Wambusisa uJosefa, wathi: UNkulunkulu abahamba ebusweni bakhe obaba o-Abrahama no-Isaka, uNkulunkulu ongondlile konke ukuhamba kwami kuze kube namuhla,

ukuthi obaba behlela eGibithe , sahlala eGibithe isikhathi eside ; abaseGibithe basiphatha kabi thina nawobaba;

wasikhipha lapho ukuba asingenise ukusinika izwe alifungela obaba.

Uyakuya kumpristi oyakuba khona ngalezo zinsuku , uthi kuye : Ngiyabika namuhla kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuthi sengifikile ezweni uJehova alifungela obaba ukusinika lona.

Sathi-ke: Kuyakuthi lapho besho kanjalo kithi nakuzo izizukulwane zethu ngesikhathi esizayo , sisho ukuthi : Bhekani isifanekiso se -altare likaJehova abalenzayo obaba , lingabi ngeleminikelo yokushiswa nelemihlatshelo ; lingufakazi phakathi kwethu nani.

UGideyoni wathi kuyo : O nkosi yami , uma uJehova enathi , konke lokhu kusehlele ngani na? Ziphi izimangaliso zakhe abasitshela ngazo obaba, bathi: UJehova akasikhuphulanga eGibithe na ? Kepha manje uJehova u silahlile, wasinikela esandleni sakwaMidiyani.

ukuba bakwesabe zonke izinsuku zokuhlala kwabo ezweni owalinika obaba.

Ngokuba wena wabahlukanisa nabantu bonke bomhlaba , babe yifa lakho , njengalokho wakhuluma ngesandla sikaMose inceku yakho ekukhipheni obaba eGibithe, Nkosi Jehova.

ukuze adonsele izinhliziyo zethu kuye ukuba sihambe ngezindlela zakhe zonke, sigcine imiyalo yakhe , nezimiso zakhe , nezahlulelo zakhe ayala ngakho obaba.

Hambani ningibuzele kuJehova , mina nabantu , naye wonke uJuda ngamazwi ale ncwadi efunyenweyo , ngokuba inkulu intukuthelo kaJehova esivuthelayo, ngokuba obaba abalalelanga amazwi ale ncwadi ukwenza njengakho konke okulotshiwe ngathi. Umprofethikazi uHulida

Ngokuba singabafokazi phambi kwakho nezihambi njengabo bonke obaba ; izinsuku zethu emhlabeni zinjengethunzi, nethemba alikho.

Jehova, Nkulunkulu ka -Abrahama noka -Isaka noka -Israyeli, obaba, gcina lokhu njalo ezizindlweni zemicabango yenhliziyo yabantu bakho , uqondisele inhliziyo yabo kuwe,

ukuba bakwesabe, bahambe ngezindlela zakho zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwabo ezweni owalinika obaba.

Bhekani, obaba bawile ngenkemba , amadodana ethu namadodakazi ethu nawomkethu basekuthunjweni ngenxa yalokho.

Hambani ningibuzele kuJehova, mina nabaseleyo kwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda ngamazwi encwadi efunyenweyo , ngokuba inkulu intukuthelo kaJehova ethululelwe phezu kwethu , ngokuba obaba abaligcinanga izwi likaJehova ukwenza njengakho konke okulotshiweyo kule ncwadi. Umprofethikazi uHulida

Kepha ngokuba obaba bese bemthukuthelisile uNkulunkulu wezulu , wabanikela esandleni sikaNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele , umKaledi, owachitha le ndlu, wabamukisa, wabayisa eBabele.

Bheka, siyizinceku namuhla, nezwe owalinika obaba ukuba badle izithelo zalo nokuhle kwalo, bheka, siyizinceku kulo.

Obaba bethu babekwethemba; babethemba, wena wabakhulula.

Ngokuba wamisa ubufakazi kwaJakobe , wabeka umthetho kwa -Israyeli, ayala ngawo obaba ukuba bafundise abantwana babo,

Obaba abaqondanga izibonakaliso zakho eGibithe , abakhumbulanga ubuningi bezenzo zakho zomusa ; bahlubuka ngaselwandle , uLwandle Olubomvu.

Indlu yethu engcwele nemangalisayo , lapho obaba babekudumisa khona , ishisiwe ngomlilo , nazo zonke izindawo zethu ezithandekayo ziphendukile izincithakalo.

Jehova, mandla ami nenqaba yami , siphephelo sami ngosuku lokuhlupheka, bayakuza kuwe a bezizwe, bevela emajukujukwini omhlaba , bathi: Obaba badlile ifa lamanga kuphela , okuyize, engekho kukho insizakalo.

Obaba bona abasekho; thina sithwala ububi babo.

Uyakunika uJakobe ukuth embeka no -Abrahama umus a owakufungela obaba kwasezinsukwini zasendulo.

Kepha kwafika indlala kulo lonke iGibithe nakwaKhanani , nokuhlupheka okukhulu; obaba kabafumana ukudla.

UJakobe esezwile ukuthi kukhona ukudla eGibithe , wathuma obaba ngokokuqala;

Yona yasiphatha ngobuqili isizwe sakithi, yabahlupha obaba ngokubalahlisa izingane zabo zingaphili.

Kepha obaba abavumanga ukumlalela , kodwa bamhlohloloza, babuyela emuva eGibithe ngezinhliziyo zabo,

obaba benoJoshuwa balamukela , balingenisa ezweni lezizwe azixoshayo uNkulunkulu ebusweni bawobaba, kwaze kwaba semihleni kaDavide

UNkulunkulu walesi sizwe sakwa -Israyeli wabakhetha obaba, wabaphakamisa abantu bengabafokazi ezweni laseGibithe ; wabakhipha kulo ngengalo ephakemeyo.

Manje-ke nimlingelani uNkulunkulu ngokubeka ijoka entanyeni yabafundi, obaba nathi esasingenamandla okulithwala na?

Kepha manje ngimi ngimangalelwe ngenxa yethemba lesithembiso asenzayo uNkulunkulu kubo obaba,

bethi: Siphi isithembiso sokufika kwakhe na ? Ngokuba kuselokhu obaba balala, konke kumi kunjalo njengakwasekuqaleni kokudalwa.