UJehova uNkulunkulu wathi : Bheka, u-Adamu usenjengomunye wethu , uyakwazi okuhle nokubi ; kepha manje makangeluli isandla sakhe , athathe nakuwo umuthi wokuphila, adle, aphile kuze kube phakade.

Lokhu kuyindaba kaJakobe . UJosefa eseneminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa wawalusa umhlambi kayise enabafowabo; engumfana nje wayekuwo amadodana kaBiliha nakuwo amadodana kaZilipa omkayise; uJosefa waletha kuyise imibiko emibi ngabo.

Niyakugcina le nto ibe ngumthetho kuwena nakuwo amadodana akho kuze kube phakade.

Ngalolo suku abantu bayakulahla kuw o amavukuzi nakuwo amalulwan e izithombe zabo zesiliv a nezithombe zabo zegolide , abazenzele zona ukuba bakhuleke kuzo,

nowakwenzayo kuyo impi yaseGibithe , nakuwo amahhashi abo , nakuzo izinqola zabo , nokwenza kwakhe ukuba amanzi oLwandle Olubomvu abaminzise ekunixosheni kwabo , nokubabhubhisa kukaJehova kuze kube namuhla,

nakuwo amakhosi angasenyakatho ezintabeni , nase-Araba ngaseningizimu kwaseKinereti, nasemathafeni, nasezintabeni zaseDori ngasentshonalanga,

nakuwo amaKhanani ngasempumalanga nangasentshonalanga, nakuwo ama- Amori, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaJebusi ezintabeni, namaHivi ngaphansi kweHermoni ezweni laseMispa.

UJehova wathi kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli: Anginisindisanga yini kubo abaseGibithe, nakuwo ama-Amori, nakubo abantwana bakwa-Amoni, nakuwo amaFilisti, na?

Athi: Uyakuba yini umnikelo wecala esiyakuwubuyisela kuye na ? Bathi: Amathumba ayisihlanu egolide namagundane ayisihlan u egolide njengomumo wamakhosi amaFilisti , ngokuba kuyisifo sinye esikubo bonke nakuwo amakhosi enu.

Wadabula izizwe zonke zakwa -Israyeli, waze wafika e -Abela, naseBeti Mahakha, nakuwo onke amaBeri; babuthana bamxosha nakhona.

Wamethemba uJehova uNkulunkulu w akwa-Israyeli kwaze kwangabakho onjengaye phakathi kwawo onke amakhosi akwaJuda nakuwo ayengaphambi kwakhe.

nakuwo amaNethini uDavide nezikhulu ababewanikele enkonzweni yamaLevi amaNethini angamakhulu amabili namashumi amabili , abizwa onke ngamagama.

Kuzo zonke izintaba eziphakemeyo nakuwo onke amagquma amade kuyakuba khona imifula nemifudlana yamanzi ngosuku lokuhlaba okukhulu, lapho kuyakuwa imibhoshongo.

Bheka, ngiyakuthumela kubadobi abaningi , usho uJehova , babadobe; besengithumela kubazingeli abaningi , babazingele kuzo zonke izintaba , nakuwo onke amagquma, nakuyo imifantu yeziwa.

Bayakufika, bahlabelele ngokujabul a ekuphakameni kwaseSiyoni , bagobhozele kukho okuhle kukaJehova , yebo, emabeleni, nasewayinini, nasemafutheni, nakuwo amazinyane e zimvu nawezinkomo , umphefumulo wabo ube njengensimu eniselweyo, bangabe besaba nosizi futhi.

Nina zintaba zakwa -Israyeli, yizwani izwi leNkosi uJehova kuzo izintaba nakuwo amagquma , kuyo imifula yamanzi nakuzo izigodi , lithi: Bhekani, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwenu inkemba , ngichithe izindawo zenu eziphakemeyo.

Bheka, nakhu ukona kukadadewenu iSodoma ; ukuzidla, nokusutha ukudla, nokuzinza okuthuleyo kwakukhona kulo nakuwo amadodakazi alo , kepha aliqinisanga isandla sabampofu nabaswelayo.

Izimvu zami zazulazula kuzo zonke izintaba nakuwo onke amagquma aphakemeyo, yebo, izimvu zami zazihlakazekele ebusweni bonke bomhlaba , akwabakho ozifunayo nozicingayo.

ngalokho, zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, zwanini izwi leNkosi uJehova lokuthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova kuzo izintaba nakuwo amagquma, kuyo imifula nakuzo izigodi, nakuzo izi ndawo ezichithekileyo , nakuyo imizi eshiyiweyo , osekuyimpango nenhlekiso yezizwe eziseleyo ezikhona nxazonke,

ngalokho profetha ngezwe lakwa -Israyeli, uthi kuzo izintaba nakuwo amagquma, kuyo imifula nakuzo izigodi : Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Bhekani, ngikhulume ngomhawu wami nangokufutheka kwami , ngokuba nithwele ihlazo labezizwe.

Izindawo eziphakemeyo zase -Aveni, isono sakwa -Israyeli, ziyakuchithwa; ameva namakhakhasi ayakukhuphukela ema -altare abo ; bayakuthi kuzo izintaba: Sisibekeleni, nakuwo amagquma: Welani phezu kwethu.

Ngakho-ke wakhuluma esinagogeni kubaJuda nakuwo amakholwa nasesigcawini imihla ngemihla kubo ababesuke bekhona.

Kepha njengalokho nivamile kukho konke : ukukholwa, namazwi, nokwazi, nokukhuthala konke, nothando enisithanda ngalo , manivame nakuwo lowo msebenzi womusa.