Kepha kwathi isiphuma leyo nceku , yafumana enye yezinceku ezikanye nayo enecala kuyo lawodenariyu abayikhulu , yayibamba, yayiklinya, yathi: Khokha icala lakho.

Abayisihlanu kini b ayakuxosha abayikhulu, nabayikhulu kini bayakuxosha izinkulungwane eziyishumi, izitha zenu ziwe phambi kwenu ngenkemba.

ngokuba kwathi lapho u -Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova , u-Obadiya wathatha abaprofethi abayikhulu , wabafihla emhumeni ngamashumi ayisihlanu, wabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi.

Inkosi yami ayitshelwanga yini lokho engakwenzayo lapho u-Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova , ukuthi ngafihla abantu abayikhulu kubaprofethi bakaJehova ngamashumi ayisihlanu emhumeni , ngabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi, na?

Kepha wathi : Lethani impuphu . Wayiphonsa ekhanzini , wathi: Thululela abantu ukuba badle. Kwakungasekho okubi ekhanzini. U-Elisha usuthisa abantu abayikhulu

Kepha isikhonzi sakhe sathi : Uthini? Ngibeke lokhu phambi kwabantu abayikhulu na ? Wathi: Banike ukuba badle , ngokuba usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bayakudla, kusale.

kusemi ngasempumalanga kwe -altare amaLevi, abahlabeleli bonke, kanye no-Asafa, noHemani, noJeduthuni, namadodana abo, nabafowabo, bembethe ilineni elicolekileyo , bephethe amasimbali , nezingubhu, namahabhu, kukhona kanye nabo abapristi abayikhulu namash umi amabili bekhalisa amacilongo

Kumadodana kaShekaniya , kumadodana kaPharoshi : nguZakariya; kanye naye kwabhalwa ngezizukulwane abesilisa abayikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu.

Kumadodana kaShelomiti : yindodana kaJosifiya ; kanye nayo ngabesilisa abayikhulu namashumi ayisithupha.

Kumadodana ka-Azigadi: nguJohanani indodana kaHakathani ; kanye naye ngabesilisa abayikhulu neshumi.

AbaJuda nababusi , abantu abayikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu , badla etafuleni lami, kanye nabafika kithi bevela kwabezizwe abasizungezayo.

Uma umuntu ezala abantwana abayikhulu, ehamba iminyaka eminingi, zibe ziningi izinsuku zeminyaka yakhe , kodwa umphefumulo wakhe ungasuthi ngokuhle, futhi angabi nakumbelwa , ngithi okuphuphumileyo kungcono kunaye,