Lokhu kudla kuyakubekelelwa izw e ngenxa yeminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala eyakuba khona ezweni laseGibithe ukuba izwe lingabhubhi ngendlala. Ukuphakanyiswa kukaJosefa

bamisa mayelana nabo , bachitha izithelo zomhlaba kwaze kwaba seGaza , abashiyanga kudla kwa-Israyeli, nazimvu, nazinkomo, nazimbongolo.

UJonathani wasuka etafuleni evutha ulaka , akadlanga kudla ngosuku lwesibili lwenyanga , ngokuba wayenosizi ngenxa kaDavide, lokhu uyise emhlazisile.

Amalunga endlu yakhe asuka aya kuye ukumvusa emhlabathini , kepha akavumanga, futhi kadlanga kudla nawo.

Wavuka, wadla, waphuza, wahamba ngamandla alokho kudla izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane , waya entabeni kaNkulunkulu iHorebe.

Base bethululela abantu ukuba badle . Kwathi besadla lokho kudla , bakhala bathi: We muntu k aNkulunkulu, kukhona ukufa ekhanzini . Babengasenakudla.

Ngosuku lwesishiyagalolunye lwenyanga indlala yaba namandla emzini , akubangakho kudla kubantu bezwe.

Ngalezo zinsuku ngabona kwaJuda abanyathela izikhamo zewayini ngesabatha nabaletha izithungu zamabele , bethwesa izimbongolo, newayini, nezithelo zewayini , namakhiwane, nemithwalo yonke , bekungenisa eJerusalema ngosuku lwesabatha ; ngabaxwayisa ngosuku abathengisa ngalo lokho kudla.

Ngenyanga yesine ngolwesishiyagalolunye lwenyanga indlala yaba namandla emzini, akubangakho kudla kubantu bezwe.

Ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu awusikho u kudla nokuphuza kepha ungukulunga, nokuthula, nokuthokoza eMoyeni oNgcwele,

bonke badla kudla kunye komoya;