Yizwa lokhu wena ndlu kaJakob e obiziwe ngegama lika-Israyeli, waphuma emanzini akwa Juda, ofunga igama likaJehova , odumisa uNkulunkulu ka - Israyeli, kungengaqiniso nakulunga kodwa.

Juda, abafowenu bazakukudumisa wena ; isandla sakho siyakuba sesijingweni sezitha zakho; amadodana kayihlo ayakukukhothamela.

Kwakukhona insizwa yaseBetlehema Juda yomndeni wakwaJuda eyayingumLevi; yayigogobele khona.

Lowo muntu wamuka emzini, iBetlehema Juda, ukuyobona lapho engathola khona indawo ; ekuhambeni kwakhe wafika ezintabeni zakwa -Efrayimi endlini kaMika.

UMika wathi kuye : Uvelaphi na? Wathi kuye: NgingumLevi waseBetlehema Juda; ngiyahamba ukubona lapho ngingathola khona indawo.

Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku kungekho inkosi kwa-Israyeli, kwakukhona umLevi othile owayegogobele ohlangothini olungasemuva kwezintaba zakwa - Efrayimi, owazithathela isancinza eBetlehema Juda.

Isancinza sakhe samgilela ubufebe , sasuka kuye , saya endlini kayise eBetlehema Juda, sahlala khona isikhathi esiyizinyanga ezine.

Wathi kulo : Siyadlula sivela eBetlehema Juda , siya ohlangothini olungasemuva kwezintaba zakwa-Efrayimi; ngivela khona; ngaya eBetlehema Juda; sengiya endlini kaJehova , kepha akukho muntu ongamukela en dlini yakhe.

Kwathi emihleni abahlulela ngayo abahluleli kwaba khona indlala ezweni . Umuntu othile waseBetlehema Juda waya u kuyohlala ezweni lakwaMowabi, yena nomkakhe, namadodana akhe amabili.

Igama lalowo muntu lalingu-Elimeleki, igama lomkakhe lalinguNawomi , amagama amadodana akhe amabili ayengoMahaloni noKiliyoni; babe ngama- Efratha aseBetlehema Juda. Bafika ezweni lakwaMowabi, bahlala khona.

UDavide wayeyindodana yalowo mEfrati waseB etlehema Juda ogama lakhe lalinguJese ; wayenamadodana ayisishiyagalombili ; lowo muntu wayemdala ezinsukwini zikaSawule phakathi kwabantu.

UDavide wahamba nabo bonke abantu ababe naye , besuka eBali Juda ukwenyusa khona umphongolo kaNkulunkulu obizwa ngeGama , lona igama likaJehova Sebawoti ohlala phezu kwamakherubi.

Akusikho okwenu ukulwa kule mpi ; zihleleni, nime, nibone ukunisindisa kukaJehova, nina Juda neJerusalema ; ningesabi, ningapheli amandla ; phumelani kubo kusasa, ngokuba uJehova unani.

Bavuka ekuseni, baphuma baya ehlane laseThekhowa; ekuphumeni kwabo uJehoshafati wema , wathi: Ngizweni, Juda nani bakhileyo eJerusalema ! Kholwani nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu , niyakuqiniswa; kholwani ngabaprofethi bakhe, niyakuphumelela.

Ngiyakwenzani kuwe Efr ayimi, ngiyakwenzani kuwe Juda , na? Uthando lwenu lunjengefu lokusa nanjengamazolo amuka ekuseni.

Nawe Juda ulungiselwe ukuvunwa, lapho ngibuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabantu bami.

Baphi onkulunkulu bakh o ozenzele bona na ? Mabavuke, uma bengakusindisa ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwakho , ngokuba njengomumo wemizi yakho, banjalo onkulunkulu bakho, Juda.

Ngokuba njengomumo wemizi yakho, banjalo onkulunkulu bakho , Juda, nanjengomumo wezitaladi zaseJerusalema nimisele uBosheti ama -altare, ama-altare okushisela uBali impepho.

Futhi lapho bonke abaJuda ababekwaMowabi , naphakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Amoni, nakwa-Edomi, nababesemazweni onke sebezwile ukuthi inkosi yaseBabele ishiyile insali kwa Juda nokuthi ibeke phezu kwabo uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu kaShafani ukuba abe ngumbusi phezu kwabo,

Bheka ezintabeni izinyawo zoletha izindaba ezinhle, omemezela ukuthula. Gubha imikhosi yakho , Juda, ugcwalise izithembiso zakho , ngokuba omubi akasayikudabula kuwe; unqunyiwe ngokupheleleyo.

Kepha uJesu wathi kuye : Juda, uyayikhaphela iNdodana yomuntu ngokuyanga na?