Abantu sebebone ukuthi uMose ulibele ukwehla entabeni, abantu babuthana ku-Aroni, bathi kuye : Vuka usenzele onkulunkulu abazakuhamba phambi kwethu, ngokuba uMose lowo , umuntu owasikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe, asazi ukuthi wehlelwe yini.

Wathuma izithunywa kulo lonke lakwaManase , nabo babuthana , bamlandela; wathuma izithunywa ku -Asheri, nakuZebuloni, nakuNafetali, bakhuphuka ukuba babahlangabeze.

Kwabuthwa aba ntwana bakwa -Amoni, bamisa kwaGileyadi . Kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana, bamisa eMispa.

Sebekude nendlu kaMika abantu abasezindlini eziseduze nendlu kaMika babuthana, babafica abantwana bakwaDani.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini babuthana eGibeya , bevela emizini , ukuba baphume balwe nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Babuthana eMispa, bakha amanzi, bawathulula phambi kukaJehova, bazila ngalolo suku , bathi khona : Sonile kuJehova . USamuweli wahlulela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli eMispa. Ukwahlulwa kwamaFilisti

USawule nabo bonke abantu ababe naye babuthana, baya ekulweni; bheka, yilowo nalowo washaya omunye ngenkemba , kwaba khona ukungquzuka okukhulu kakhulu.

USawule nabantu bakwa -Israyeli babuthana , bamisa esigodini sase -Ela, bahlela impi ukuhlangabezana namaFilisti.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini babuthana emva kuka -Abineri, baba yiviyo linye, bema esiqongweni segquma elithile.

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

Sebezwile bonke abakwaMowabi ukuthi amakhosi enyukile ukulwa nabo , babuthana bonke abaqale ukubhinca izikhali kuya phezulu , bema emkhawulweni.

Base beziqashela izinqola eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili kanye nenkosi yaseM ahakha nabantu bayo abeza ukumisa ngaphambi kweMedeba . Abantwana bakwa -Amoni babuthana ndawonye bephuma emizini yabo; baya ukulwa.

Babuthana eJerusalema ngenyanga yesi thathu ngomnyaka weshumi nanhlanu wokubusa kuka-Asa.

Ngosuku lwesine babuthana esiGodini saseBerakha , ngokuba bambonga uJehova khona ; ngalokho igama laleyo ndawo labizwa ngokuthi isiGodi saseBerakha kuze kube namuhla.

Lapho isisondela inyanga yesikhombisa , abantwana bakwa -Israyeli besemizini, abantu babuthana eJerusalema njengomuntu munye.

Bonke abantu bakwaJuda nabakwaBenjamini babuthana eJerusalema ngezinsuku ezintathu ; kwakuyinyanga yesishiyagalolunye , ngolwamashumi amabili lwenyanga ; bonke abantu bahlala esigcawini ngaphambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu bethuthumela ngale ndaba nangemvula enkulu.

Bonke abantu babuthana njengomuntu munye esigcawini esasiphambi kweSango Lamanzi ; bakhuluma ku -Ezra, umbhali, ukuba alethe incwadi yomthetho kaMose, uJehova ayeyale ngawo u-Israyeli.

Ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nane lwa leyo nyanga abantwana bakwa- Israyeli babuthana , bazila ukudla benezindwangu zamasaka nothuli phezu kwabo.

Abantwana babahlabeleli babuthana bevela ethafeni elalizungeza iJerusalema nasemizaneni yamaLevi,

AbaJuda babuthana emizini yabo ezifundeni zonke zenkosi u -Ahashiveroshi ukuba babek e izandla kulabo ababefuna ukubalimaza ; akubangakho ongamelana nabo, ngokuba abantu bonke babehlelwe yingebhe ngabo.

Abanye abaJuda ababe sezifundeni zenkosi babuthana , bamela ukuphila kwabo, baphumula ezitheni za bo, babulala abay izinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu ababazondayo , kepha ababekanga izandla zabo empangweni.

Kepha abaJuda ababe seShushani babuthana ngolweshumi nantathu lwayo nangolweshumi nane lwayo ; ngolweshumi nanhlanu lwayo baphumula , balwenza lwaba lusuku lwedili nolokuthokoza.

Kepha ekuweni kwami bahlekisa ngami , babuthana ndawonye ; abashayi engingabaziyo bangibunganyela; badumaza bengayeki.

Phakamisa amehlo akho nxazonke , ubone; babuthana bonke, beza kuwe ; amadodana akho ayakuvela kude, namadodakazi akho ayakuphathwa ngezingalo.

Ngingakuthethelela kanjani na ? Abantwana bakho bangishiyile , bafunga okungesibo onkulunkulu. Ngabafungisa, kepha baphinga, babuthana endlini yezifebe.

Izikhulu, nababusi, nezinduna, nabomkhandlu wenkosi babuthana, babona lawo madoda ukuthi umlilo awubanga namandla emizimbeni yaw o, kungahamukanga lunwele olulodwa emakhanda awo , engaguqukanga amayembe awo, lingasondelanga kuwo nephunga lomlilo.

AbaFarisi sebezwile ukuthi uJesu ubathulisile abaSadusi , babuthana ndawonye.

Kepha ngangomuso okungolulandela usuku lokulungisela abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi babuthana kuPilatu,

Abaphostoli babuthana kuJesu , bambikela ababekwenzile nababekufundisile.