nowakwenzayo kuDathani naku -Abiramu amadodana ka -Eliyabe kaRubeni ukuthi umhlaba wavula umlomo wawo , wabagwinya nabendlu yabo , namatende abo, nayo yonke imfuyo eyabalandelayo phakathi kwabo bonke abakwa-Israyeli.

nidle khona phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu , nename kukho konke enibeka kukho isandla senu , nina nabendlu yenu , uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akubusise ngakho.

uthenge ngaleyo mali noma intoni umphefumulo wakho oyithandayo , izinkabi, noma izimvu, noma iwayini , noma uphuzo olunamandla , noma intoni umphefumulo wakho oyifunayo , udle khona phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, wename, wena nabendlu yakho;

Uyakulidla phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho iminyaka ngeminyaka endaweni uJehova ayakuyikhetha, wena nabendlu yakho.

uma ekufikeni kwethu ezweni ungabophi le ntambo ebomvu efasiteleni osehlise ngalo , uzibuthele endlini y akho uyihlo , nonyoko, nabafowenu, nabendlu bonke bakayihlo.

Kepha uRahabi isifebe , nabendlu kayise , nabo bonke anabo , uJoshuwa wabasindisa; uhlala phakathi kuka-Israyeli kuze kube namuhla , lokhu wathukusa izithunywa uJoshuwa azithuma ukuba zihlole iJeriko.

Kwenyukela eBethele nabendlu kaJosefa; uJehova wayenabo.

Abantwana bakwaDani base beth i kuye : Izwi lakho malingezwakali phakathi kwethu , funa abantu bathukuthele , banehlele, ulahlekelwe ngukuphila kwakho kanye nabendlu yakho.

Bheka, base befika bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli enkosini, bathi enkosini: Abafowethu amadoda akwaJuda bakwebeleni, bawelisa inkosi nabendlu yayo iJordani kanye nabo bonke abantu bakwaDavide benaye, na?

USolomoni wayenezinduna eziyishumi nambili phezu kwabo bonke abakwa- Israyeli ezazifunela inkosi nabendlu yayo ukudla ; yileyo naleyo yayifuna ukudla inyanga inye ngomnyaka.

U-Elisha wayekhulumile nowesifazane ondodana yakhe ayivusile ngokuthi : Suka uhambe wena nabendlu yakho, uhlale lapho ungahlala khona, ngokuba uJehova umemezele indlala, futhi iyakufika ezweni iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Wasuka lowo wesifazane , wenza njengezwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu ; wahamba nabendlu yakhe , wagogobala ezweni lamaFilisti iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu wahlala nabendlu ka -Obede Edomi endlini yakhe izinyanga ezintathu; uJehova wayibusisa indlu ka-Obede Edomi nakho konke anakho.

Ngaye bonke abaprofethi bafakaza ukuthi ngegama lakhe bonke abakholwa nguye bayakwamukela ukuthethelelwa kwezono. Ukubhapathizwa kukaKorneliyu nabendlu yakhe

Kodwa ngabhapathiza nabendlu kaStefana ; ngaphandle kwalokho angazi ukuba ngabhapathiza omunye.