Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bathuma kubantwana bakwaRubeni nakubantwana bakwaGadi nakuyo inxenye yesizwe sakw aManase ezweni lakwaGileyadi uFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare umpristi,

Abendlu kaJosefa bathuma bahlola iBethele ; igama lomuzi laliyiLuze kuqala.

Kepha a bantwana bakwa -Israyeli bakhala kuJehova , uJehova wabavusela umsindisi, u-Ehudi indodana kaGera , umBenjamini, umuntu oyinxele ; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathuma isipho ngaye ku -Egiloni inkosi yakwaMowabi.

Abantwana bakwaDani bathuma abantu abayisihlanu bomn deni wabo , bephuma kuso sonke isizwe sabo , amaqhawe, beseSora nase -Eshitawoli, ukuba bahlole izwe , balicinge; bathi kubo: Hambani, nilicinge izwe, bafika ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi endlini kaMika, bahlala khona.

Bathuma babuthela kubo on ke amakhosi amaFilisti , bathi: Siyakwenzani ngomphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli na ? Athi: Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli mawususelwe eGati . Bawususela umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli khona.

Bathuma babutha onke amakhosi amaFilisti , bathi: Wususeni umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, ubuyele endlini yawo , ukuba ungasibulali thina nabantu bakithi, ngokuba kwakukhona ukungquzuka okokufa emzini wonke; isandla sikaNkulunkulu sasinzima kakhulu khona.

Bathuma izithunywa kwabakhileyo eKiriyati Jeharimi , bathi: AmaFilisti awubuyisele umphongolo kaJehova; yehlani, niwukhuphulele kini.

Abantwana bakwa-Amoni sebebone ukuthi banengekile kuDavide , abakwa- Amoni bathuma baqasha ama -Aramu aseBeti Rehobe nama -Aramu aseSoba, imigundatshani eyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili , nenkosi yaseMahakha inabantu abayinkulungwan e, nabantu baseThobi beyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili.

Wathobisa izinhliziyo zabantu bonke bakwaJuda njengomuntu munye, baze bathuma enkosini, bathi: Buya wena nazo zonke izinceku zakho.

kepha bathuma bambiza -- uJerobowamu nebandla lonke lakwa -Israyeli beza, bakhuluma kuRehobowamu, bathi:

Kwathi wonke u -Israyeli esezwile ukuthi uJerobowamu ubuyile , bathuma bambizela emhlanganweni , bambeka inkosi phezu kuka -Israyeli wonke ; akubangakho muntu olandela indlu kaDavide, isizwe sakwaJuda kuphela.

Abantwana bakwa -Amoni sebebone ukuthi bazenzile ukuba banengeke kuDavide, uHanuni nabantwana bakwa -Amoni bathuma amatalenta ayinkulungwane esiliva ukuziqashela izinqola nabamahhashi e -Aramu Naharayimi, nase-Aramu Mahakha, naseSoba.

Bathuma bambiza ; uJerobowamu naye wonke u -Israyeli beza , bakhuluma kuRehobowamu, bathi:

bathuma incwadi kuye okulotshwe kuyo ukuthi : KuDariyu inkosi; makube ngukuthula konke.

Phezu kwalokho abakhulu bakwaJuda bathuma ngalezo z insuku izincwadi eziningi kuThobiya, nezikaThobiya zafika kubo.

Abakhulu babo bathuma abancane babo emanzini ; bafika emigodini, kepha abafumani manzi, babuya, izitsha zabo zingenalutho; banamahloni, bajabhile, bamboza amakhanda abo.

bathuma bamkhipha uJeremiya egcekeni letilongo , bamnikeza kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu kaShafani ukuba amyise ekhaya; wayesehlala phakathi kwabantu.

Bathuma kuye abafundi babo kanye nabakaHerode , bathi: Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uqinisile , ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso ; awukhathali ngamuntu, ngokuba awubheki ubuso babantu.

Kepha abantu bomuzi wakhe babemzonda , bathuma amanxusa emva kwakhe, bethi: Asithandi ukuba lo abuse phezu kwethu.

Bamqaphela, bathuma izinhloli ezizishaya abalungileyo ukuba bamhile ngezwi lakhe, baze bamkhaphele emandleni nasegunyeni lombusi wezwe.

Kepha iLida laliseduze neJopha ; ngakho-ke abafundi sebezwile ukuthi uPetru ukhona lapho , bathuma kuye amadoda amabili emnceng a ethi : Ungalibali ukuza kithi.