baze bamangala abantu bebona izimungulu zikhuluma , izilima zisindile , izinyonga zihamba, izimpumputhe zibona ; bamdumisa uNkulunkulu ka - Israyeli.

Kwathi sebethulula amasaka abo, bheka, isikhwama semali salowo nalowo sasisesakeni lakhe ; lapho bona noyise bebona izikhwama zabo zemali , bashaywa luvalo.

Kwathi uFaro esebavumele abantu ukuba bahambe , uNkulunkulu akabaholanga ngendlela yasezweni lamaFilisti , noma kwakuyiyona eseduze ; ngokuba uNkulunkulu wathi: Funa mhlawumbe abantu bazisole, nxa bebona impi, babuyele eGibithe.

Isizukulwane esizayo , abantwana benu abayakuvela emva kwenu , nomfokazi oyakuphuma ezweni eliku de bayakusho , lapho bebona izinhlupheko zaleso sizwe, nezifo uJehova aligulise ngazo,

Ngokuba nxa uJoshuwa nabo bonke abakwa -Israyeli bebona ukuthi abaqamekeleyo bawuthathile umuzi nokuthi umusi womuzi wenyuka , base bebuyela emuva, bawabulala amadoda ase-Ayi.

Base bebona abantwana bakwaBenjamini u kuthi banqotshiwe ; abantu bakwa-Israyeli bamdela uBenjamini lokhu bebebethemba abaqamekeli ababebabekile ngaseGibeya.

Lapho abantu bakwa -Israyeli bebona ukuthi basengcingweni , ngokuba bacindezelwa kakhulu , abantu bacasha emihumeni , nasemahlozini, nasemaweni, nasezinqabeni, nasemigodini.

Lapho abantu bakwa -Israyeli ababe ngaphesheya kwesigodi nalabo ababe ngaphesheya kweJordani bebona ukuthi abantu bakwa -Israyeli babaleka nokuthi uSawule namadodana akhe bafile, bashiya imizi, babaleka; amaFilisti afika, ahlala kuyo.

Lapho abantwana bakwa -Amoni bebona ukuthi ama -Aramu abalekile , babaleka nabo phambi kuka-Abishayi, bangena emzini. UJowabe wayesebuya kubantwana bakwa-Amoni, weza eJerusalema.

Kwathi lapho bebona ukuthi ikhona imali eningi emphongolweni , umbhali wenkosi nompristi omkhulu benyuka , bayibopha, bayibala imali eyafunyanwa endlini kaJehova.

Lapho bonke abantu bakwa -Israyeli ababe sesigodini bebona ukuthi babaleka nokuthi uSawule namadodana akhe bafile , bashiya imizi yabo , babaleka; amaFilisti afika, ahlala kuyo.

Lapho abantwana bakwa -Amoni bebona ukuthi ama -Aramu abalekile , babaleka nabo phambi kuka-Abishayi umfowabo , bangena emzini ; kepha uJowabe waya eJerusalema.

Lapho a bantwana bakwa -Israyeli bebona ukwehla komlilo , nenkazimulo kaJehova iphezu kwendlu , bakhothama phansi ngobuso phezu kwendawo egandaywe ngamatshe , bakhuleka, babonga uJehova , ngokuba muhle nangokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.

Wabutha wonke uJuda noBenjamini nabagogobele kubo bevela kwa - Efrayimi, nakwaManase, nakwaSimeyoni, ngokuba abaningi bahlubukela kuye bevela kwa-Israyeli, lapho bebona ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe unaye.

Lapho ngangibangenise ezweni engaphakamisela isandla sami ukubanika lona, bebona amagquma onke aphakemeyo nayo yonke imithi edumbileyo , bese benikela khona ngemihlatshelo yabo , banika khona isicunulo somnikelo wabo, babeka lapho iphunga labo elimnandi, bathulula khona iminikelo yabo yokuphuzwa.

Abaprofethi bawo babanamekele ngodaka olungavuthiwe, bebona okuyize, bebabhulela amanga , bethi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , noma uJehova engakhulumanga.

Kepha abaFarisi bebona lokho bathi kuye : Bheka, abafundi bakho benza okungavunyelwe ukuba kwenziwe ngesabatha.

Kepha abapristi abakhulu nababhali , bebona izimangaliso azenzayo nabantwana bememeza ethempelini, bethi: Hosiyana kuyo iNdodana kaDavide, bacasuka,

Kepha kwathi abalimi bebona indodana , bakhuluma bodwa , bathi: Lo uyindlalifa; wozani siyibulale, sidle ifa layo.

Kepha abafundi bakhe bebona lokho bathukuthela , bathi: Kwenzelwani lokho kuchitha na?

Wathi-ke: Niphiwe nina ukwazi izimfihlakalo zombuso kaNkulunkulu , kepha abanye bakuphiwa ngemifanekiso ukuba bebona bangaboni , bezwa bangaqondi.

Kwathi ababezalusa bebona okwenzekileyo , babaleka, bakubika emzini nasemaphandleni.

Kwathi eseJerusalema ngePhasika emkhosini , abaningi bakholwa egameni lakhe bebona izibonakaliso zakhe azenzayo;

Kwathi-ke abantu bebona isibonakaliso uJesu asenzayo , bathi: Impela lo ungumProfethi ozayo ezweni.

AbaJuda ababesendlini naye bemkhuza , bebona uMariya esuka masinyane ephuma, bamlandela, bathi: Uya ethuneni ukuba akhale khona.

Khona abaningi kubaJuda ababezile ku Mariya bebona abekwenzile , bakholwa nguye.

Kwathi bebona isibindi sikaPetru noJohane , beqonda ukuthi bangabantu abangafundile, bayimifunda nje, bamangala; babazi ukuthi kade benoJesu;

kepha bebona umuntu ophilisiweyo emi nabo, babengenakuphika lutho.

Kepha abaJuda bebona izixuku bagcwala umhawu , bakuphika okwakukhulunywa nguPawulu behlambalaza.

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

Kepha kunalokho , lapho bebona ukuthi ngithenjiwe ngevangeli kwabangasokiyo njengoPetru kwabasokayo,

lapho oyihlo bangilinga bengihlola, noma bebona imisebenzi yami iminyaka engamashumi amane;

Isilo owasibonayo sasikhona , asisekho; kepha sesizakwenyuka , siphuma kwalasha, siye ekubhujisweni; nabakhileyo emhlabeni bayakumangala , labo abamagama abo angalotshwanga encwadini yokuphila , selokhu kwasekelwa izwe, nxa bebona isilo ukuthi sasikhona , kepha asisekho , kanti sizakuba khona.

badazuluka bebona umusi wokusha kwalo , bethi: Ngumuphi umuzi ofana nalowo muzi omkhulu na?