nalapho ngikhona kini ngiswele , angibanga mthwalo kumuntu , ngokuba abazalwane abavela eMakedoniya bakuqeda ukuswela kwami ; ezintweni zonke ngazilinda ukuba nginganisindi, futhi ngisezakuzilinda.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini abavela emizini babalwa ngalolo suku baba ngamadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili n esithupha ahlome inkemba ngaphandle kwabakhileyo eGibeya ababalwa baba ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa, amadoda akhethiweyo.

Ahlabelela igama elisha , athi: Ufanele wena ukuyithabatha incwad i nokuvula izimpawu zayo , ngokuba wahlatshwa, wabathengela uNkulunkulu ngegazi lakho abavela kuyo yonke imindeni, nezilimi, nabantu, nezizwe,

baloba ngesandla sabo ngokuthi : Abaphostoli namalunga , abazalwane, bayabingelela abazalwane abavela kwabezizwe abase -Antiyokiya, nabaseSiriya, nabaseKhilikhiya.

Njengalokho sizwile ukuthi abanye abavela kithi banikhathazile ngamazwi, benyakazisa imiphefumulo esingabayalelanga khona,

Akusikho okungathi izwi likaNkulunkulu liphuthile . Ngokuba asibo bonke abavela ku-Israyeli abangabakwa-Israyeli;

Lase liseduze iPhasika labaJuda ; abaningi abavela emaphandleni bakhuphukela eJerusalema ngaphambi kwePhasika ukuba bazihlambulule.

Khona wehla nabo , wema endaweni eyithafa kanye nesixuku esikhulu sabafundi bakhe noquqaba lwabantu abavela kulo lo nke laseJudiya , naseJerusalema, nangaselwandle lwaseTire neSidoni,

Abavela kuwe bayakwakha izincithakalo ezindala , ubuye wakhe izisekelo zezizukulwane ezidlulileyo , ubizwe ngokuthi uMvalisikhal a noMlungisi wemikhondo ukuba kuhlalwe khona.

nomnumzane uKora , nomnumzane uGathamu , nomnumzane u -Amaleki; yilabo abangabanumzane abavela ku -Elifazi ezweni lakwa -Edomi; yilawo angamadodana ka-Ada.

Lawa angamadodana kaRehuweli indodana ka -Esawu: ngumnumzane uNahati, nomnumzane uZera , nomnumzane uShama , nomnumzane uMiza ; yilabo abangabanumzane abavela kuRehuweli ezweni lakwa -Edomi; yilawo angamadodana kaBasemati umka-Esawu.

Lawa angamadodana ka-Oholibama umka-Esawu: ngumnumzane uJewushe, nomnumzane uJalamu , nomnumzane uKora ; yilabo abangabanum zane abavela ku-Oholibama indodakazi ka-Ana umka-Esawu.

noDishoni, no-Eseri, noDishani; labo bangabanumzane abavela kuwo amaHori, abantwana bakaSeyiri ezweni lakwa-Edomi.

Laba bangabanumzane abavela kuwo amaHori : ngumnumzane uLothani , nomnumzane uShobali, nomnumzane uSibeyoni, nomnumzane u-Ana,

nomnumzane uDishoni , nomnumzane u -Eseri, nomnumzane uDishani ; yilabo abangabanumzane abavela kuwo amaHori , abanumzane ngabanumzane ezweni laseSeyiri.

Lawa angamagama abanumzane abavela ku -Esawu ngemindeni yabo , nangezindawo zabo , nangamagama abo : ngumnumzane uThimna , nomnumzane u-Aliva, nomnumzane uJeteti,

Phakamisani amehlo enu , nibone abavela enyakatho ; uphi umhlambi owaphiwa wona, izimvu zakho ezinhle, na?

Hamba wena , ufunde emqulwini owulobileyo , uthathe emlonyeni wami , amazwi kaJehova ezindl ebeni zabantu endlini kaJehova ngosuku lokuzila ukudla, uwafunde nasezindlebeni zabo bonke abakwaJuda abavela emizini yakubo.