Ngalolo suku uJehova wasenza isivumelwano no -Abrama, wathi: Ngiyakunika inzalo yakho leli zwe, kusukela emfuleni waseGibithe kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula u-Ewufrathe:

Wabathatha, wabawelisa emfuleni, wakuwelisa nalokho anakho.

Bheka, kwakhuphuka emfuleni izithole eziyisikhombisa ezibukeka kahle , zikhuluphele, zadla emhlangeni.

Nazo ezinye izithole eziyisikhombisa zenyuka emfuleni emva kwazo , zibukeka kabi, zondile; zema kwezinye izithole ogwini lomfula.

bheka, kwase kukhuphuka emfuleni izithole eziyisikhombisa ezikhulupheleyo ezibukeka kahle; zadla emhlangeni.

UFaro wayesebayala abantu bakhe bonke , ethi: Bonke abafana abazalwayo anobaphonsa emfuleni, kepha amantombazana niwasindise onke.

Kwase kwehla indodakazi kaFaro ukuyogeza emfuleni ; amantombazana ayo ahamba eceleni komfula ; ibona ibhokisi emhlangeni yathuma intombazana ukulilanda.

Kuzakuthi-ke uma bengayikukholwa nayilezi zibonakaliso ezimbili , bengalaleli izwi lakho , uyakukha amanzi omfula , uwathele emhlabathini owomileyo; amanzi owakha emfuleni ayakuphenduka igazi emhlabathini owomileyo.

UJehova usho kanje, uthi: Ngalokhu uyokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova: bheka, ngenduku esesandleni sami ngiyakushaya phezu kwamanzi as emfuleni, aphenduke igazi.

Izinhlanzi ezisemfuleni ziyakufa , umfula unuke ; abaseGibithe bayakunengwa ngukuphuza amanzi emfuleni.

UMose wathi kuFaro : Ziphakamise phezu kwami , usho ukuthi ngizakukuncengela ngasiphi isikhathi wena nezinceku zakho , nabantu bakho ukuba achithwe amasele kuwe nasezindlini zakho, asale emfuleni kuphela.

Amasele ayakusuka kuwe , nasezindlini zakho , nasezincekwini zakho , nakubantu bakho, asale emfuleni kuphela.

Kusukela ehlane nakuleli Lebanoni kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu , umfula u-Ewufrathe, lonke izwe lamaHeti , nakuze kube seLwandle Olukhulu ngasentshonalanga, kuyakuba ngumkhawulo wenu.

wadlula waya e -Asimoni, waya emfuleni waseGibithe ; ukuphuma komkhawulo kwakungaselwandle ; lowo uyakuba ngumkhawulo wenu waseningizimu.

I-Ashidodi nemizi yalo nemizana yal o; iGaza nemizi yalo nemizana yalo , kuze kufike emfuleni waseGibithe, naseLwandle Olukhulu nogu lwalo.

Noma engena emzini, wonke u -Israyeli uyakuyisa amagoda kulowo muzi , siwuhudulele emfuleni, kungabe kusafunyanwa khona netshana elilodwa.

USolomoni wabusa phezu kwemibuso yonke kusukela eMfuleni kuze kube sezweni lamaFilisti nasemkhawulweni waseGibithe; bathela intela , bamkhonza uSolomoni zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe.

Inkosi yaseGibithe ayiphindanga futhi ukuphuma ezweni lakubo , ngokuba inkosi yaseBabele yayithathile konke okwakungokwenkosi yaseGibithe , kusukela emfuleni waseGibithe kuze kube semfuleni u-Ewufrathe. OJehoyakini noSedekiya bangamakhosi kwaJuda

Ngasempumalanga wakha kwaze kwaba sekuqaleni kwehlane elisuka emfuleni u-Ewufrathe, ngokuba izinkomo zabo zanda ezweni lakwaGileyadi.

Wabusa phezu kwawo onke amakhosi kusukela emfuleni kuze kube sezweni lamaFilisti nasemkhawulweni waseGibithe.

Ngababutha emfuleni oya e -Ahava; samisa khona izinsuku ezintathu; ngabheka abantu nabapristi , angifumananga khona noyedwa wamadodana kaLevi.

Sase sisuka emfuleni i -Ahava ngolweshumi nambili lwenyanga yokuqala ukuba siye eJerusa lema; isandla sikaNkulunkulu wethu sasiphezu kwethu , wasophula esandleni sesitha nakumqamekeli endleleni.

Iyakubusa kusukela elwandle kuze kube selwandle , kusukela emfuleni kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.

Wenabisa amagatsha awo , aze afika elwandle , namaxhantela awo , aze afika emfuleni.

Iyakuphuza emfuleni ngasendleleni; ngalokho iyakuphakamisa ikhanda.

Ngiyakunquma inqola kwa -Efrayimi nehhashi eJerusalema , nomnsalo wokulwa uyakunqunywa ; iyakukhuluma ukuthula kwabezizwe , nokubusa kwayo kuyakusukela elwandle kuze kufike elwandle, kusukela eMfuleni kuze kufike emajukujukwini omhlaba.

babhapathizwa nguye emfuleni iJordani bevuma izono zabo.

Kwaphumela kuye izwe lonke laseJudiya nabo bonke abaseJerusalema , babhapathizwa nguye emfuleni iJordani, bevuma izono zabo.

Eyesithupha yathululela isitsha sayo emfuleni omkhulu u-Ewufrathe; kwase kusha amanzi awo, ukuze indlela ilungiselwe amakhosi avela empumalanga.