Kwafunyaniswa emadodaneni ka -Eleyazare amadoda amaningi ayizinhloko kunasemadodaneni ka -Itamari; bahlukaniswa kanje : emadodaneni ka - Eleyazare kwaku khona abayishumi nesithupha abayiz inhloko zezindlu zawoyise, nasemadodaneni ka -Itamari babe yisishiyagalombili njengezindlu zawoyise.

Kepha kwathi ngenyanga yesikhombisa wafika u -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya ka -Elishama wozalo lwenkosi , abantu abayishumi benaye , wamshaya uGedaliya waze wafa , kanye nabaJuda namaKaledi ayenaye eMispa.

URehobowamu wamthanda uMahakha indodakazi ka-Abisalomu phezu kwabo bonke abafazi bakhe nezancinza zakhe , ngokuba wathatha abafazi abayishumi nesishiyagalombili nez ancinza ezingamashumi ayisithupha , wazala amadodana angamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili namadodakazi angamashumi ayisithupha.

Kepha u -Abiya waba namandla , wazithathela abafazi abayishumi nane , wazala amadodana angamashumi amabili nambili namadodakazi ayishumi nesithupha.

Yayisiphuma inkosi , bonke abendlu bayo beyilandela. Inkosi yashiya abesifazane abayishumi abayizancinza ukuba balinde indlu.

UDavide wafika endlini yakhe eJerusalema ; inkosi yathatha abesifazane abayishumi, izancinza zayo, eyayibashiyile ukuba bayilinde indlu , yababeka endlini yokulindela , yabapha uk udla, kepha ayingenanga kubo . Base bevalelwe kwaze kwaba sosukwini lokufa kwabo, behlezi njengabafelokazi.

UJowabe wabuya ekumxosheni u -Abineri; lapho esebuthile bonke abantu , kwasilala kuzo izinceku zi kaDavide abantu abayishumi nesishiyagalolunye no-Asaheli.

sithathe abantu abayishumi ekhulwini kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa -Israyeli, nabayikhulu enkulungwaneni , nabayinkulungwane ezinkulungwaneni eziyishumi, ukuba balande ukudla kwabantu , nalapho sebefike eGibeya lakwaBenjamini benze ngokobuwula ababenzile kwa-Israyeli.

Ugange lomuzi lwalunezisekelo eziyishumi nambili , naphezu kwazo amagama ayishumi nambili abaphostoli abayishumi nambili beWundlu.

Base bebenzela inkatho; yadla uMathiya ; wabalwa kanye nabaphostoli abayishumi nanye.

Abayishumi nambili base bebiza ibandla labafundi , bathi: Akukuhle ukuba thina sishiye izwi likaNkulunkulu, sikhonze ematafuleni.

Wayesemnika isivumelwano sokusoka; kanjalo-ke wazala u-Isaka, wamsoka ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili ; u-Isaka wazala uJakobe , uJakobe wazala okhokho abayishumi nambili.

UJesu wabaphendula wathi : Mina anginikhethanga nina abayishumi nambili na? Kepha omunye kini ungusathane.

Nalabo abayishumi nesishiyagalombili owawela phezu kwabo umbhoshongo waseSilowama, wababulala, nithi bona babe namacala kunabantu bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema na?

Kunjalo nani , nxa nikwenzile konke enikuyaliweyo , anothi: Asizinceku zalutho; sikwenzile nje ebesifanele ukukwenza. Ukuphulukiswa kwabanochoko abayishumi

Kepha uJesu waphendula wathi: Akuhlanjululwanga abayishumi na? Baphi, pho, abayisishiyagalolunye na?

Wayesebasondeza kuye abayishumi nambili , wathi kubo : Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema ; konke okulotshwe ngabaprofethi ngeNdodana yomuntu kuyakugcwaliseka.

Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukufuna nokusindisa okulahlekileyo. Omina* abayishumi (Math. 25:14)

Wayesebiza izinceku zakhe eziyishumi , wazinika omina abayishumi, wathi kuzo: Hwebani ngabo, ngize ngibuye.

Yavela-ke eyokuqala, yathi: Nkosi, umina wakho uzuze omina abayishumi.

Wayesethi kwababemi khona : M aphuceni umina , nimnike onawomina abayishumi.

Kepha bathi kuye: Nkosi, unawomina abayishumi.

Base besuka ngasona leso sikhathi , baphindela eJerusalema , bafumana abayishumi nanye nababe nabo behlangene ndawonye,

Kwathi sekusile , wababiza abafundi bakhe , wakhetha kubo abayishumi nambili, wabaqamba ngokuthi abaphostoli:

Kwathi emva kwalokho wayehamba imizi nemizana eshumayela ememezela ivangeli lombuso, benaye abayishumi nambili

Wayesebabizela ndawonye abayishumi nambili, wabanika amandla negunya phezu kwamademoni onke nokuphulukisa izifo.

Seliqala ukushona, beza kuye abayishumi nambili , bathi: Bamukise abantu ukuba baye emizaneni nasezweni elizungezileyo , bangenise, bathole ukudla, ngokuba lapha sisendaweni eyihlane.

Babesendleleni bekhuphukela eJerusalema ; uJesu wayehamba phambi kwabo; ababelandela babethukile , besaba. Wayesethatha futhi abayishumi nambili, waqala ukubatshela okuzakumehlela, ethi:

Bathi ukuzwa lokho abayishumi , baqala ukuthukuthelela oJakobe noJohane.

Wamisa abayishumi nambili ukuba babe naye nokuba abathume baye kushumayela,

Wayesemisa laba abayishumi nambili: uSimoni owamqamba igama lokuthi uPetru,

Wayesebabiza abayishumi nambili , waqala ukubathuma ngababili , wabanika amandla phezu kwawomoya abangcolileyo.

Wayesehlala phansi , wababiza abayishumi nambili , wathi kubo : Uma umuntu ethanda ukuba ngowokuqala , makabe ngowokugcina kubo bonke nesikhonzi sabo bonke.

Wayesebabiza abafundi bakhe abayishumi nambili , wabanika amandla phezu kwawomoya abangcolileyo ukuba babakhiphe , nawokuphulukisa izifo zonke nokugula konke.

Amagama abaphostoli abayishumi nambili yilawa : owokuqala nguSimoni othiwa uPetru , no-Andreya umfowabo , noJakobe kaZebedewu , noJohane umfowabo,

Laba abayishumi nambili uJesu wabathuma , wabayala wathi : Ningayi ngendlela yabezizwe, ningangeni emzini wamaSamariya;

Kwathi ukuba uJesu aqede ukuyala abafundi bakhe abayishumi nambili , wamuka lapho ukuyofundisa nokushumayela emizini yabo. Ukufakaza kukaJesu kubafundi bakaJohane nakubantu (Luk. 7:18)

Kwathi uJesu esezakwenyukela eJerusalema , wathatha abafundi abayishumi nambili, wagudluka nabo; besesendleleni, wathi kubo:

Bathi ukuzwa lokho abayishumi, bazithukuthelela izelamani ezimbili.

Kwathi sekuhlwile, wayehlezi ekudleni nabafundi abayishumi nambili.

Kepha abafundi abayishumi nanye baya eGalile kuleyo ntaba uJesu ayebayalele yona;

Ngase ngahlukanisa ezikhulwini zabapristi abayishumi nambili: oSherebiya, noHashabiya, nabafowabo abayishumi kanye nabo,

Wayesethi: Mayingathukutheli iNkosi ukuthi ngisakhuluma kanye nje . Mhlawumbe kungafunyanwa abayishumi khona. Wathi: Angiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yalabo abayishumi.

Wavuka ebusuku, wathatha omkakhe ababili, nezincekukazi zakhe ezimbili, nabantwana bakhe abayishumi nanye, wawela ezibukweni elithiwa iJaboki.

Base behla abafowabo bakaJosefa abayishumi , baya kuthenga amabele eGibithe.

Yilawo angamadodana kaZilipa uLabani amnika yena uLeya indodakazi yakhe; wamzalela wona uJakobe, abantu abayishumi nesithupha.

Nxa ngaphula uzime lwesinkwa , abesifazane abayishumi bayakupheka isinkwa sakho eziko linye , babuyise isinkwa senu ngesisindo ; niyakudla ningasuthi.

Ukuhlakanipha kumenza ohlakaniphileyo ukuba abe namandla kunababusi abayishumi abasemzini.