24Now after writing all the words of this law in a book till the record of them was complete,
25Moses said to the Levites who were responsible for taking up the ark of the Lord's agreement,
26Take this book of the law and put it by the ark of the Lord's agreement, so that it may be a witness against you.
27For I have knowledge of your hard and uncontrolled hearts: even now, while I am still living, you will not be ruled by the Lord; how much less after my death?
28Get together before me all those who are in authority in your tribes, and your overseers, so that I may say these things in their hearing, and make heaven and earth my witnesses against them.
29For I am certain that after my death you will give yourselves up to sin, wandering from the way which I have given you; and evil will overtake you in the end, because you will do evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath by the work of your hands.
30Then in the hearing of all the meeting of Israel, Moses said the words of this song, to the end.
