Basuka kwaMidiyani , beza ePharanu ; bathatha amadoda ePharanu , baya nawo eGibithe kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe; yena wamnika indlu, wamnqumela ukudla, wamnika nezwe.

Abantu batheleka empangweni , bathatha izimvu , nezinkabi, namankonyane, bakubulalela phansi; abantu bakudla kanye negazi.

Kepha abantu bathatha kuyo impango , izimvu nezinkabi , okuhle kokuqalekisiweyo, ukuba bahlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eGiligali.

Abantu base bethumela eShilo , bathatha khona umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova Sebawoti ohlezi phezu kwamakherubi ; amadodana amabili ka-Eli, oHofini noFinehasi , ayelapho nomphongolo wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu.

Abantu benze njalo ; bathatha izinkomo ezimbili ezincelisayo , bazibophela enqoleni, bazivalela amankonyane azo ekhaya,

Bonke abantu bakwaJuda bathatha u -Azariya owayeneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha, bambeka inkosi esikhundleni sikayise u-Amasiya.

Bathatha izinqola ezimbili namahhashi ; inkosi yathumela emva kwempi yama-Aramu ngokuthi: Hambani nibone.

AmaLevi naye wonke uJuda b enza njengakho konke uJehoyada umpristi ayale ngakho , bathatha, kwaba yilowo nalowo abantu bakhe ababeyakungena ngesabatha kanye nababeyakuphuma ngesabatha , ngokuba uJehoyada umpristi akamukisanga izigaba.

Kepha abantu bempi ababebuyiselwe emu va ngu -Amasiya ukuba bangaphumi impi naye baphundla imizi yakwaJuda kusukela eSamariya kuze kube seBeti Horo ni, babulala kuyo izinkulungwane ezintathu , bathatha impango eningi.

Bonke abantu bakwaJuda bathatha u -Uziya owayeneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha, bambeka inkosi esikhundleni sikayise u-Amasiya.

Abantu bezwe bathatha uJ ehowahazi indodana kaJosiya , bambeka inkosi esikhundleni sikayise.

UDavide wayeseyaleza izinsizwa zakhe , zababulala, zabanquma izandla nezinyawo, zabaphanyeka ngaseceleni kwechibi laseHebroni. Kepha bathatha ikhanda lika-Ishi Bosheti, balimbela ethuneni lika-Abineri eHebroni.

Babengenile-ke endlini esalele embhedeni ekamelweni lakhe , bamgwaza, bambulala, bamnquma ikhanda, bathatha ikhanda lakhe, bahamba ngendlela yase-Araba ubusuku bonke.

Bathatha abekwenzile uMika nompristi wakhe , bafika eLayishi kubantu abanokuthula belondekile , bababulala ngosiko lwenkemba; bashisa umuzi ngomlilo.

bathatha amadodakazi awo aba ngomkabo , banika amadodana awo amadodakazi abo, bakhonza onkulunkulu bawo. U-Otheniyeli

Kepha abaJuda benomhawu bathatha kumabhukudwane abalisa abathile ababi, besusa isiyaluyalu phakathi kwabantu , baxokozelisa umuzi; bahlasela indlu kaJasoni befuna ukubakhiphela kubantu;

bathatha isibambiso kuJasoni nakwabanye, babakhulula. UPawulu ushumayela eBereya

baze bathatha amaduku nezindwangu emzimbeni wakhe , bazibeka phezu kwabagulayo; zase zisuka kubo izifo, nomoya ababi baphuma.

bathatha amahlamvu esundu, baphuma ukumhlangabeza. Bamemeza bathi: Hosiyana! Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi, yebo, iNkosi ka-Israyeli.

Khona kwagcwaliseka okwashiwo ngomprofethi uJeremiya ukuthi: Bathatha izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu , inani lowamiselwa inani onani lakhe lamiswa ngamadodana ka-Israyeli;

Kodwa izandla zikaMose zaba nzima ; bathatha itshe , walibeka phambi kwakhe, wahlala kulo ; o-Aroni noHure basekela izandla zakhe , omunye engalapha, omunye engalapha ; zase zihlala ziqinile izandla zakhe laze lashona ilanga.

Bathatha yonke impahla yaseSodoma neyaseGomora kanye nakho konke ukudla, bamuka.

Wathi uJakobe kubafowabo: Buthani amatshe , bathatha amatshe , benza inqwaba; base bedla khona phezu kwenqwaba.

Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu bese nobuhlungu , amadodana amabili kaJakobe, oSimeyoni noLevi, abanewabo bakaDina, bathatha, kwaba yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe, bahlasela umuzi ngesibindi, babulala bonke abesilisa.

Bathatha i mfuyo yabo nempahla yabo ababeyizuze ezweni laseKhanani , bafika eGibithe, uJakobe nayo yonke inzalo yakhe kanye naye.

OShemi noJafete bathatha ingubo , bayifaka emahlombe abo bobabili , bahamba nyovane , basibekela ubunqunu bukayise ; ubuso babo babubh eka emuva, abaze babona ubunqunu bukayise.

Kukhona uzungu lwabaprofethi bawo phakathi kwawo njengengonyama ebhongayo edwengula impango ; badlile imiphefumulo , bathatha ingcebo nokuyigugu; benzile abafelokazi babo babe baningi phakathi kwawo.

Bona bambula ubunqunu bakhe , bathatha amadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe; yena bambulala ngenkemba , waba yisaga phakathi kwabesifazane , lapho kwenziwa ukwahlulelwa kuye.

bathatha bonke abantu, baya ukulwa no-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya, bamfumana ngasemanzini amaningi aseGibeyoni.

UJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni kakhulu , abapristi bathatha umphongolo kaJehova.

ONadabi no-Abihu amadodana ka-Aroni bathatha bobabili imicengezi yabo yomlilo, bafaka umlilo kuyo , babeka impepho phezulu , banikela phambi kukaJehova ngomlilo ongafanele, angabayalanga ngawo.

Kepha ababusi bokuqala ababe phambi kw ami babebathwesile abantu , bathatha kubo isinkwa n ewayini kanye namashekeli angamashumi amane esiliva; nezinceku zachachaza phezu kwabantu ; kepha mina angenzanga kanjalo ngenxa yokumesaba uNkulunkulu.

Bathatha imizi ebiyelweyo nezwe elivundileyo , badla izindlu ezigcwele okuhle konke: imithombo embiweyo, nezivini, neminqumo, nemithi eminingi yokudliwa; badla-ke, basutha, bakhuluphala, benama ngobuhle bakho obukhulu.

UKora kaJisihari kaKohati kaLevi, kanye noDathani no-Abiramu, amadodana ka-Eliyabe, no-Oni indodana kaPheleti , amadodana kaRubeni , bathatha amadoda,

UMose wathuma ukuhlola iJazeri, bathatha imizi yalo, baxosha ama-Amori ayelapho.

Bathatha yonke impango nayo yonke impahla edliweyo, abantu nezilwane.