18 Mbwenye Aizraeli nee aapha thangwi atsogoleri a mbumba ya Izraeli akhadadumbira kuna iwo pamaso pa Yahova,+ Mulungu wa Izraeli. Natenepa, mbumba yonsene yatoma kudungunya thangwi ya atsogoleri. 19 Penepo atsogoleri onsene alonga kuna mbumba kuti: “Nakuti ife tadumbira kuna iwo pamaso pa Yahova Mulungu wa Izraeli, ife nee tisafunika kuacita cinthu cakuipa. 20 Pinafuna kucita ife ndi ipi: Ife nee tinaapha, toera Mulungu akhonde kuipirwa na ife thangwi ya dumbiro idacita ife kuna iwo.”+

34 Buluka penepo, Yefite abwerera kunyumba kwace ku Mispa,+ penepo mwanace wankazi abwera kudzantambira mbakaimba pandero na kubvina! Mwanace akhali unoyu basi. Kusiyapo iye, nee akhali na mwana unango wamamuna peno wankazi. 35 Pidamuona iye, Yefite apandula nguwo zace mbalonga: “Mama ine mwananga! Iwe wanditsukwalisa kakamwe, thangwi wadzakhala ule anathamangisa ine. Ine ndapikira kuna Yahova, pontho ndisafunika kucita pidapikira ine.”+

33 “Imwe mwabvambo pidapangwa anthu a mu ndzidzi wakale kuti: ‘Leka kudumbira papezi,+ mbwenye usafunika kucita pidapikira iwe kuna Yahova.’*+