Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bazala , bachuma, banda, baba baningi ; izwe lagcwala bona. Abakwa-Israyeli baphenduka izigqila

Baphenduka, bakhuphuka ngendlela yaseBashani; u-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani waphuma, wabasukela, yena nabo bonke abantu bakhe , ukuyokulwa ngase- Edireyi.

Baphenduka, bamuka, babeka izingane , nezinkomo, nempahla phambi kwabo.

Bamemeza kubantwana bakwaDani, baphenduka, bathi kuMika: Yini ukuba ufike nesixuku na?

Baphenduka babalekela ehlane edwaleni lakwaRimon i; bakhothoza kubo emendweni abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu , babaxosha kwaze kwabaseGideyomu, babulala kubo abantu abayizinkulungwane ezimbili.

Kepha abantu abangamakhulu ayisithupha baphenduka , babalekela ehlane edwaleni lakwaRimoni, bahlala edwaleni lakwaRimoni izinyanga ezine.

Ezifundeni zonke nasemizini yonke lapho kufika khona izwi lenkosi nomthetho wayo , abaJuda babe nokuthokoza nokujabula , nedili, nosuku oluhle. Abezizwe abaningi baphenduka abaJuda , ngokuba babehlelwe yingebhe ngabaJuda.

Bahoshekela emuva, bakhohlisa njengawoyise, baphenduka njengomnsalo ogejayo.

Kepha emva kwalokho baphenduka , bazibuyisa izigqila nezigqilakazi ababezivumele ukuba zihambe , zikhululeke, bazithobisa zaba yizigqila nezigqilakazi.

Ngashiywa ngedwa ; ngawubona lombono omkhulu, akusalanga mandla kimi, ngokuba ubuhle bami baphenduka ukonakala kimi, angaba namandla.

Kanti amazwi ami nezimiso zami engayala ngakho izinceku zami abaprofethi akubaficanga yini oyihlo , baze baphenduka , bathi: Njengalokho uJehova Sebawoti ebehlosa ukwenza kithi njengezindlela zethu nemisebenzi yethu , wenze kanjalo kithina, na? Umbono ngezinkweli zamahhashi

Kepha babheka ukuthi usezakuvuvuka, nokuba awe phansi masinyane , afe. Kepha sebebheka isikhathi eside , bebona ukuthi akafikelwa ngozi , baphenduka bathi ungunkulunkulu. UPawulu uphilisa iziguli