Base befuna intombi enhle phakathi kwemikhawulo yonke yakwa -Israyeli, bathola u-Abishagi waseShunemi, bamletha enkosini.

Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi , usho uJehova, bayakufika abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bona nabantwana bakwaJuda kanyekanye, behamba bekhala, befuna uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.

Bonke aban tu balo bayabubula , befuna isinkwa sabo ; banika okumnandi kwabo ngokudla ukuba babuyise umphefumulo . Bheka, Jehova, ubhekisise, ngokuba ngiyadelelwa.

Khona abongameli nezikhulu base befuna ukuthola utho ngoDaniyeli oluqondene nombuso, kepha abatholanga lutho nacala kuye , ngokuba wayethembekile; akutholwanga siphosiso nacala kuye.

Esashumayela ezixukwini , bheka, unina nabafowabo babemi ngaphandle befuna ukukhuluma naye.

Omunye wathi kuye : Bheka, unyoko nabafowenu bemi ngaphandle befuna ukukhuluma nawe.

Base befuna ukumbamba ; kepha bazesaba izixuku , ngokuba zazithi ungumprofethi.

Khona kwafika abaFarisi , baqala ukuphendulana naye befuna kuye isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini, bemlinga.

Base befuna ukumbamba , kepha besaba isixuku ; ngokuba bazi ukuthi ukhulume lo mfanekiso ngabo. Base bemshiya bamuka. Intela kaKesari (Math. 22:15; Luk. 20:19)

Wabikelwa ukuthi: Unyoko nabafowenu bemi ngaphandle befuna ukukubona.

Kepha bamcindezela ngokumemeza okukhulu befuna ukuba abethelwe . Ukumemeza kwabo kwanqoba.

Ngalokho-ke abaJuda kwayikhona befuna kakhulu ukumbulala , ngokuba wayengaphulile i sabatha kuphela , kodwa wabuye wathi uNkulunkulu unguYise, ezenza olingana noNkulunkulu. UJesu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu

Base befuna futhi ukumbamba, kepha waphunyuka esandleni sabo.

Kepha abaJuda benomhawu bathatha kumabhukudwane abalisa abathile ababi, besusa isiyaluyalu phakathi kwabantu , baxokozelisa umuzi; bahlasela indlu kaJasoni befuna ukubakhiphela kubantu;

ngokuba bengakwazi ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu , befuna ukumisa okwabo , abakuthobelanga ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu.

befuna ukuba babe ngabafundisi bomthe tho, ingani kabaqondi abakushoyo nabaqinisa ngakho begomela.