12 Muzonezerwa imbere ya Yehova Imana yanyu+ mwe n’abahungu banyu, abakobwa banyu, abashumba banyu b’abagabo n’ab’abagore hamwe n’Abalewi baba mu bisagara* vyanyu, kuko ata mugabane canke intoranwa bahawe muri mwebwe+.

10 Nehemiya ababwira ati: «Genda murye indya ziryoshe*, munywe n’ibinyobwa biryoshe, kandi murungikire imfungurwa+ abadafise ico barya kuko uwu musi ari mweranda ku Mukama wacu. Ntimubabare kuko umunezero Yehova atanga ari wo buhungiro bwanyu*.»

17 Abantu bose bari baravuye mu bunyagano bubaka rero insago, maze bazibamwo. Abisirayeli bagira umunezero mwinshi cane+ kubera ko batari bwigere bahimbaza uwo musi mukuru gutyo kuva mu misi ya Yosuwa+ mwene Nuni.

18 Iki ni co nabonye ko ari ciza kandi kibereye: ni uko umuntu yorya, akanywa kandi agahimbarwa n’ibikorwa vyose+ yabiriye akuya munsi y’izuba mu misi mikeyi y’ubuzima Imana y’ukuri yamuhaye, kuko iyo ari yo mpembo* yiwe+.