Kwathi ngaleso sikhathi uJuda was uka kubafowabo, wehla, waya kumuntu wase-Adulamu ogama lakhe linguHira.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bas uka eRamsesi , bafika eSukoti , kungathi abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha behamba phansi , bengamadoda ngaphandle kwabantwana.

Ngase ngiphend uka ngehla entabeni , ngazifaka izibhebhe emphongolweni engiwenzile; zikhona lapho, njengalokho uJehova ebengiyala. Ukufa kuka-Aroni

Lowo muntu weny uka emzini wakhe iminyaka ngeminyaka ukukhonza nokuhlabela uJehova Sebawoti eShilo . Kwakukhona lapho amadodana amabili ka-Eli, oHofini noFinehasi, bengabapristi bakaJehova.

Uyakwazi ukuhlala kwami nokuv uka kwami , uqonda umcabango wami ukude.

Abapristi abashongo ukuthi : U phi uJehova ? Abaphethe umthetho babengazi, ababusi baphamb uka kimi , abaprofethi baprofetha ngoBali , balandela okungenakusiza.

Yazisani eGibithe , nizwakalise eMigidoli , nizwakalise naseNofi naseThahipanesi, nithi: S uka ume , uzilungise, ngokuba inkemba iyadla nxazonke zakho.

Ngokuba akukho okusithekileyo okungayikuhlal uka nokuyisifuba okungayikwaziwa, kube sobala.

Bhekani, ningamali okhulumayo ; ngokuba uma bengaphunyukanga labo ababemala lowo owabaxwayisa emhlabeni , kakhulu asiyikuphuny uka thina esimfulathelayo oxwayisa esezulwini,