kodwa yena uyakuba nesizwe sibe sinye ngenxa yenceku yami uDavide nangenxa yeJerusalema , umuzi engiwukhethileyo ezizweni zonke zakwa - Israyeli

URehobowamu es efikile eJerusalema wabutha yonke indlu yakwaJuda nesizwe sakwaBenjamini , abantu abakhethiweyo abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili , amabutho, ukuba balwe nendlu yakwa-Israyeli, bawubuyisele umbuso kuRehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni.

Kuphila kukaJehova , uNkulunkulu wakho , akukho sizwe nambuso lapho inkosi yami ingathumanga khona ukukufuna , nanxa bethi akakho lapha , yafungisa umbuso nesizwe ukuthi abakufumananga.

Khumbula lokhu , Jehova, ukuthi isitha sithukile , nesizwe esinobuwula silihlambalazile igama lakho.

Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu wabizela ndawonye kuye abakhulu babaJuda; sebebuthene, wathi kubo : Madoda, bazalwame, noma mina ngingenzanga lutho oluphambene nesizwe namasiko awobaba , nokho ngasuswa eJerusalema ngiyisiboshwa, nganikelwa ezandleni zamaRoma;

abuye athi: Jabulani nina bezizwe kanye nesizwe sakhe,

uma simyeka njalo, bazakukholwa nguye bonke ; amaRoma ayakufika , asamuke indawo nesizwe.

nibe ngumbuso wabapristi kimi , nesizwe esingcwele . Yilawo mazwi ozakuwakhuluma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Inkosi yathi kuHamani: Isiliva liyanikwa wena, nesizwe futhi, ukuba wenze kuso okuhle emehlweni akho.

ngokuba kuthe ngisiwe ngathi , mina nesizwe sakithi , ukuba sichithwe , sibulawe, sibhubhe. Uma bekuthengisiwe ngathi sibe yizigqila nezigqilakazi kuphela, ngabe ngithulile , ngokuba usizi lwethu alwanele ukuba sisinde inkosi.

Kepha u -Abimeleki wayengakasondeli kuye ; wathi: Nkosi, uyakubhubhisa nesizwe esilungileyo na?

Kuyakuthi la pho iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa isigcwalisekile , ngihambele inkosi yaseBabele nesizwe leso , usho uJehova , ngobubi babo , kanye nezwe lamaKaledi, ngilenze libe yincithakalo ephakade.

Oyisabelo sikaJakobe akanjengalezo, ngokuba nguye obumbile konke, yebo, nesizwe sefa lakhe; nguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe.

Nesizwe sakwaGadi : isikhulu sabantwana bakwaGadi siyakuba ngu - Eliyasafa indodana kaRehuweli.

Nesizwe sakwaBenjamini ; isikhulu sabantwana bakwaBenjamini siyakuba ngu-Abidani indodana kaGideyoni.

Nesizwe sakwaNafetali: isikhulu sabantwana bakwaNafetali siyakuba ngu - Ahira indodana ka-Enani.

ngokuba isizwe sabantwana bakwaRubeni njengezindlu z awoyise nesizwe sabantwana bakwaGadi njengezindlu zawoyise sezilitholile, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase isilitholile ifa layo;