Uzakugcina umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo , udle isinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa , njengalokho ngakuyala , ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo senyanga ka -Abibi, ngokuba waphuma ngayo eGibithe, kungabonakali muntu phambi kwami ongaphethe lutho,

Umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo wowugcina . Uyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa , njengalokho ngakuyala , ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo senyanga ka -Abibi, ngokuba ngenyanga ka -Abibi waphuma eGibithe.

Futhi abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bayakugcina iphasika ngesikhathi salo esinqunyiweyo.

Ngosuku lweshumi nane lwaleyo nyanga ngakusihlwa niyakul igcina ngesikhathi salo esinqunyiweyo ; ngokwezimiso zalo zonke nangokwemithetho yalo anoligcina.

Lawo madoda at hi kuye : Singcolisiwe yisidumbu somuntu ; sivinjelelwani ukunikela ngomnikelo kaJehova ngesikhathi sawo esinqunyiweyo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli na?

Kepha umuntu ohlambulukileyo , engekho ekuhambeni , oyeka ukulenza iphasika, lowo muntu uyakunqunywa kubantu bakubo , ngokuba akanikelanga ngomnikelo kaJehova ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo ; lowo muntu uyakuthwala ububi bakhe.

UMose wabayala wathi : Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa njalo , ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo somnyaka woyekelo ngomkhosi wamadokodo,

Isiboniso esinqunyiweyo phakathi kwa bantu bakwa -Israyeli nabaqamekeli sasiyilesi sokuba bathunqise umusi omkhulu wenyuke emzini.

UJehova wayesethuma isifo phezu kuka -Israyeli kusukela ekuseni kuze kube sesikhathini esinqunyiweyo ; kwafa abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa kusukela kwaDani kuze kube seBeri Sheba.

Izinduna zethu mazime phambi kwebandla lonke ; bonke abasemizini yethu abathathe abesifazane babezizwe mabeze ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo , benamalunga emizi ngemizi nabahluleli ba yo, ize ibuye kithi intukuthelo evuthayo kaNkulunkulu wethu kule ndaba.

abaJuda banquma bamukela , bona nenzalo yabo , nabo bonke ababezihlanganisa nabo , ukuthi bayakugcina lezo zinsuku zombili njengokubhalwa kwazo nanjengesikhathi sazo esinqunyiweyo iminyaka yonke, bangaphuthi,

Ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo iyakubuya , iye eningizimu; kepha akuyikuba sekugcineni njengasekuqaleni.