31 “Ngiyonweba umngcele wenu kusukela oLwandle Olubomvu kuye olwandle lwamaFilisti, kusukela ehlane kuye eMfuleni; *+ ngoba abakhe ezweni ngizobanikela esandleni senu futhi niyobaxosha basuke phambi kwenu. + 32 Ningasenzi isivumelwano nabo noma nonkulunkulu babo. + 33 Akufanele bahlale ezweni lenu ukuze banganenzi none kimi. Uma kwenzeka nikhonza onkulunkulu babo, nakanjani kuyoba ugibe kini.” +

3 Akumele niganiselane nazo.* Amadodakazi akho ungawaniki amadodana azo, noma uthathele amadodana akho amadodakazi azo. + 4 Ngoba ziyoyekisa amadodana akho ukungilandela bese ekhonza abanye onkulunkulu; + ngenxa yalokho uJehova uyokuthukuthelela, akuqothule ngokushesha. +

12 “Kodwa uma ningake nje niphenduke ninamathele kulezi zizwe ezisele + phakathi kwenu, niganiselane *+ nazo futhi nizihlanganise nazo, nazo zizihlanganise nani, 13 kufanele nazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngeke aqhubeke ezixosha* lezi zizwe ngenxa yenu. + Ziyoba yisicupho nogibe kanye nohlupho nxazonke zenu, + zibe ngameva emehlweni enu kuze kube yilapho senishabalele kuleli zwe elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aninike lona.

2 Nina, akumele nenze isivumelwano nabantu bakuleli zwe, + kufanele niwadilize ama-altare abo.’ + Kodwa anizange nililalele izwi lami. + Nikwenzeleni lokhu? 3 Yingakho nami ngithe: ‘Ngeke ngibaxoshe phambi kwenu, + bayoba ugibe kini, + nonkulunkulu babo bayoniyenga.’ ” +