Athi: Uyakuba yini umnikelo wecala esiyakuwubuyisela kuye na ? Bathi: Amathumba ayisihlanu egolide namagundane ayisihlan u egolide njengomumo wamakhosi amaFilisti , ngokuba kuyisifo sinye esikubo bonke nakuwo amakhosi enu.

Wamethemba uJehova uNkulunkulu w akwa-Israyeli kwaze kwangabakho onjengaye phakathi kwawo onke amakhosi akwaJuda nakuwo ayengaphambi kwakhe.

Kepha njengalokho nivamile kukho konke : ukukholwa, namazwi, nokwazi, nokukhuthala konke, nothando enisithanda ngalo , manivame nakuwo lowo msebenzi womusa.

Wadabula izizwe zonke zakwa -Israyeli, waze wafika e -Abela, naseBeti Mahakha, nakuwo onke amaBeri; babuthana bamxosha nakhona.

UJehova wathi kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli: Anginisindisanga yini kubo abaseGibithe, nakuwo ama-Amori, nakubo abantwana bakwa-Amoni, nakuwo amaFilisti, na?

Ngakho-ke wakhuluma esinagogeni kubaJuda nakuwo amakholwa nasesigcawini imihla ngemihla kubo ababesuke bekhona.

Niyakugcina le nto ibe ngumthetho kuwena nakuwo amadodana akho kuze kube phakade.

nakuwo amaNethini uDavide nezikhulu ababewanikele enkonzweni yamaLevi amaNethini angamakhulu amabili namashumi amabili , abizwa onke ngamagama.

Ngalolo suku abantu bayakulahla kuw o amavukuzi nakuwo amalulwan e izithombe zabo zesiliv a nezithombe zabo zegolide , abazenzele zona ukuba bakhuleke kuzo,

Kuzo zonke izintaba eziphakemeyo nakuwo onke amagquma amade kuyakuba khona imifula nemifudlana yamanzi ngosuku lokuhlaba okukhulu, lapho kuyakuwa imibhoshongo.

nowakwenzayo kuyo impi yaseGibithe , nakuwo amahhashi abo , nakuzo izinqola zabo , nokwenza kwakhe ukuba amanzi oLwandle Olubomvu abaminzise ekunixosheni kwabo , nokubabhubhisa kukaJehova kuze kube namuhla,

Lokhu kuyindaba kaJakobe . UJosefa eseneminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa wawalusa umhlambi kayise enabafowabo; engumfana nje wayekuwo amadodana kaBiliha nakuwo amadodana kaZilipa omkayise; uJosefa waletha kuyise imibiko emibi ngabo.

UJehova uNkulunkulu wathi : Bheka, u-Adamu usenjengomunye wethu , uyakwazi okuhle nokubi ; kepha manje makangeluli isandla sakhe , athathe nakuwo umuthi wokuphila, adle, aphile kuze kube phakade.

Bheka, nakhu ukona kukadadewenu iSodoma ; ukuzidla, nokusutha ukudla, nokuzinza okuthuleyo kwakukhona kulo nakuwo amadodakazi alo , kepha aliqinisanga isandla sabampofu nabaswelayo.

Izimvu zami zazulazula kuzo zonke izintaba nakuwo onke amagquma aphakemeyo, yebo, izimvu zami zazihlakazekele ebusweni bonke bomhlaba , akwabakho ozifunayo nozicingayo.

ngalokho, zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, zwanini izwi leNkosi uJehova lokuthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova kuzo izintaba nakuwo amagquma, kuyo imifula nakuzo izigodi, nakuzo izi ndawo ezichithekileyo , nakuyo imizi eshiyiweyo , osekuyimpango nenhlekiso yezizwe eziseleyo ezikhona nxazonke,

ngalokho profetha ngezwe lakwa -Israyeli, uthi kuzo izintaba nakuwo amagquma, kuyo imifula nakuzo izigodi : Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Bhekani, ngikhulume ngomhawu wami nangokufutheka kwami , ngokuba nithwele ihlazo labezizwe.

Nina zintaba zakwa -Israyeli, yizwani izwi leNkosi uJehova kuzo izintaba nakuwo amagquma , kuyo imifula yamanzi nakuzo izigodi , lithi: Bhekani, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwenu inkemba , ngichithe izindawo zenu eziphakemeyo.

Izindawo eziphakemeyo zase -Aveni, isono sakwa -Israyeli, ziyakuchithwa; ameva namakhakhasi ayakukhuphukela ema -altare abo ; bayakuthi kuzo izintaba: Sisibekeleni, nakuwo amagquma: Welani phezu kwethu.

Bheka, ngiyakuthumela kubadobi abaningi , usho uJehova , babadobe; besengithumela kubazingeli abaningi , babazingele kuzo zonke izintaba , nakuwo onke amagquma, nakuyo imifantu yeziwa.

Bayakufika, bahlabelele ngokujabul a ekuphakameni kwaseSiyoni , bagobhozele kukho okuhle kukaJehova , yebo, emabeleni, nasewayinini, nasemafutheni, nakuwo amazinyane e zimvu nawezinkomo , umphefumulo wabo ube njengensimu eniselweyo, bangabe besaba nosizi futhi.

nakuwo amakhosi angasenyakatho ezintabeni , nase-Araba ngaseningizimu kwaseKinereti, nasemathafeni, nasezintabeni zaseDori ngasentshonalanga,

nakuwo amaKhanani ngasempumalanga nangasentshonalanga, nakuwo ama- Amori, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaJebusi ezintabeni, namaHivi ngaphansi kweHermoni ezweni laseMispa.