ayinkulu kunami kule ndlu ; futhi ayingigodlelanga lutho ngaphandle kwakho kuphela , ngokuba ungumkayo ; pho, ngingenza kanjani lobo bubi obungaka, ngone kuNkulunkulu na?

AbaseGibithe bayakusholoni ukuthi : Wabakhiphela okubi ukuba ababulale ezintabeni, abaqothule ebusweni bomhlaba . Phenduka olakeni lwakho oluvuthayo, uguquke kulobu bubi ngakubantu bakho.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini bezwa ukuthi abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babenyukele eMispa. Bathi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli: Sitsheleni ukuthi lobu bubi benziwa kanjani na?

Anobona, uma yenyuka ngendlela yasemkhawulweni wayo ukuya eBeti Shemeshi, nguye osenzele lobo bubi obukhulu ; kepha uma kungenjalo , siyakwazi ukuthi akusiso isandla sakhe esisishayileyo; sehlelwa ingozi nje.

Futhi, baba, bheka, yebo, bheka, umphetho wengubo yakho usesandleni sami, ngokuba lokhu ngasika umphetho wengubo yakho ngingakubulalanga , yazi, ubone ukuthi akukho bubi nasiphambeko esandleni sami , angonanga kuwe, noma uqamekela ukuphila kwami ukuba ukuthathe.

Wawa ngasezinyaweni zakhe , wathi: Lobo bubi mabube phezu kwami , nkosi; incekukazi yakho mayikhulume ezindlebeni zakho , uzwe amazwi encekukazi yakho.

U-Akhishi wambiza uDavide , wathi kuye : Kuphila kukaJehova , wena uqotho; ukuphuma kwakho nokungena kwakho nami empini kuhle emehlweni ami , ngokuba angifumananaga bubi kuwe kusukela osukwini lokufika kwakho kimi kuze kube namuhla ; nokho emehlweni amakhosi awumuhle.

Yena wayesethi kuye: Lobu bubi bokungixosha bukhulu kunalokho okunye okwenze kimi. Kepha akavumanga ukumlalela.

Lapho ingelosi yelula isandla sayo kulo iJerusalema ukulichitha , uJehova wazisola ngalobo bubi, wathi engelosini eyachitha abantu: Sekwanele; buyisa isandla sakho. Ingelosi kaJehova yayisesibuyeni sika-Arawuna umJebusi.

Esakhuluma nawo , bheka, inkosi yehlela kuye ; yathi: Bheka, lobu bubi buvela kuJehova; ngisamhlalelelani uJehova na?

UNkulunkulu wathuma ingelosi eJerusalema ukulichitha ; kwathi lapho isalichitha, uJehova wabuka , wazisola ngalobo bubi , wathi engelosini echithayo: Sekwanele; buyisa isandla sakho . Ingelosi kaJehova yayimi ngasesibuyeni sika-Orinani umJebusi.

U-Efrayimi uthi: Impela ngicebile, ngithole imfuyo; kukho konke ukuzuza kwami abayikufumana bubi obuyisono.

Bathi, kwaba yilowo nalowo kumngane wakhe : Wozani senze inkatho, sazi ukuthi kungenxa kabani lobu bubi buphezu kwethu . Base benza inkatho ; inkatho yamudla uJona.

Base bethi kuye : Ake usitshele ukuthi kungenxa kabani lobu bubi buphezu kwethu. Umsebenzi wakho uyini ? Uvelaphi? Liphi izwe lakini , ungowasiphi isizwe na?

Wayesethi: Ngokuba wenze bubi buni na? Kepha bamemeza kakhulu, bathi: Makabethelwe esiphambanweni.

Kodwa uPilatu wathi kubo : Ngokuba wenze bubi buni na ? Kepha bamemeza kakhulu, bathi: Mbethele esiphambanweni!

Wayesethi kubo ngokwesithathu : Kanti lo wenze bubi buni na ? Angifumananga kuye icala lokufa; ngakho ngiyakumshaya, ngimkhulule.

UJesu wasiphendula wathi : Uma ngikhulume kabi , fakaza ngalobo bubi ; kodwa uma kukuhle, ungishayelani na?

Ngakho-ke phenduka kulobu bubi bakho , unxuse eNkosini , ingabe ungathethelelwa yini isizindlo senhliziyo yakho,