UJosefa wabona abafowabo , wabazi, kepha wazishaya ongabaziyo kubo , wakhuluma kalukhuni kubo, wathi kubo: Nivelaphi na? Bathi: Sivela ezweni laseKhanani, size ukuthenga ukudla.

Baya kuJoshuwa ekamu laseGiligali , bathi kuye nakumadoda akwa -Israyeli: Sivela ezweni elikude; ngalokho manenze manje isivumelwano nathi.

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.

Kwafika abanye , bamtshela uJehoshafati , bathi: Kusondela kuwe isixuku esikhulu sivela phesheya kolwandle e-Aramu; bheka, sebeseHasasoni Thamari eliyi-Eni Gedi.

Ngaleso sikhathi kuyakulethwa isipho kuJehova Sebawot i yibo abantu abadephileyo nabakhazimulayo , sivela kubantu abesa bekayo lapha nasekudeni, isizwe esinamandla amakhulu nesinyathelayo , esilizwe laso lidatshulwe yimifula , endaweni yegama likaJehova Sebawoti , intaba yaseSiyoni.

Ngokuba kukhuphukela kulo isizwe sivela enyakatho, esiyakwenza izwe lalo libe yincithakalo, kungabikho ohlala kulo; abantu nezilwane kuyakubaleka , kuhambe.

Ilineni elicolekileyo elifekethisiweyo elivela eGibith e lalinguseyili wakho , laze laba yibhanela kuwe ; isimbozo sakho sasiluhlaza sibubende , sivela eziqhingini zase-Elisha.

Esakhuluma, bheka, kwafika uJuda , omunye wabayishumi nambili , enesixuku esikhulu sinezinkemba nezind uku, sivela kubapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe.

UJesu wasuka kanye nabafundi bakhe, waya ngaselwandle; isixuku esikhulu samlandela sivela eGalile, naseJudiya,

Khona masinyane esakhuluma , kwafika uJuda , omunye wabayishumi nambili, enesixuku esinezinkemba nezinduku , sivela kubapristi abakhulu nababhali namalunga.

Sekubuthene kuye isixuku esikhulu sivela emizini ngemizi , wakhuluma ngomfanekiso, wathi:

Emva kwalokho ngabona , bheka-ke, isixuku esikhulu ebesingenakubalwa muntu, sivela kuzo zonke izizwe , nemindeni, nabantu, nezilimi, simi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi naphambi kweWundlu , sembethe izingubo ezinde ezimhlophe, siphethe amahlamvu esundu ngezandla zaso,

Isichotho esikhulu esisinda njengetalenta sivela ezulwini sehlela phezu kwabantu; abantu bamhlambalaza uNkulunkulu ngenxa yohlupho lwesichotho, ngokuba uhlupho lwaso lulukhulu kakhulu.