Ngalokho umthombo wabizwa ngokuthi iBeri Lahayi Royi ; bheka, uphakathi kweKadeshi neBeredi.

Bethi-ke bona uphakathi kwabahambisana nabo bahamba ibanga losuku , bamfuna phakathi kwezihlobo nabazana nabo.

babatshele abakhe kuleli zwe ; bezwile ukuthi wena Jehova uphakathi kwalaba bantu, babonane nawe Jehova ubuso nobuso ; ifu lakho limi phezu kwabo, wena uhamba phambi kwabo usensikeni yefu emini nasensikeni yomlilo ebusuku.

Ngalokho awuyikuzesaba, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uphakathi kwakho, uNkulunkulu omkhulu nowesabekayo.

Wathi uJoshuwa : Niyakwazi ngalokhu ukuthi uNkulunkulu ophilayo uphakathi kwenu nokuthi uyakuxosha nokuxosha phambi kwenu amaKhanani, namaHeti, namaHivi, namaPherizi, namaGirigashi, nama- Amori, namaJebusi.

UFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare umpristi wathi kubantwana bakwaRubeni nakubantwana bakwaGadi nakubantwana bakwaManase : Namuhla siyazi ukuthi uJehova uphakathi kwethu , ngokuba anenzanga lesi siphambeko kuJehova; manje senophulile abantwana bakwa -Israyeli esandleni sikaJehova.

Kwathi bonke ababemazi kuqala sebebona ukuthi waprofetha nabaprofethi, abantu bathi omunye komunye : Kuyini lokhu okwehlele indodana kaKishi na? Kanti naye uSawule uphakathi kwabaprofethi na?

Kwaphendula umuntu wakhona , wathi: Ngubani uyise na ? Ngalokho kwaba yisaga ukuthi: Naye uSawule uphakathi kwabaprofethi na?

Naye wakhumula izingubo zakhe, waprofetha naye phambi kukaSamuweli, walala phansi enqunu lonke lolo suku nabo bonke lobo busuku . Ngalokho kwathiwa: Naye uSawule uphakathi kwabaprofethi na?

Namaqondana nendaba esikhulume ngayo mina nawe , bheka, uJehova uphakathi kwakho nami kuze kube phakade.

Kwabikwa kuDavide ukuthi : U-Ahithofeli uphakathi kwabozungu luka - Abisalomu. Wayesethi uDavide : Jehova, mawuntumazelise amasu ka - Ahithofeli.

UNkulunkulu uphakathi kwawo , awuyikuzanyazanyiswa; uNkulunkulu uyakuwusiza ngovivi lokusa.

Umphefumulo wami uphakathi kwezingonyama ; ngilala kwabavutha umlilo, abantwana babantu abamazinyo abo ayimikhonto nemicibisholo , abalulimi lwabo luyinkemba ebukhali.

Yini ukuba ube ngumuntu odidekileyo , njengeqhawe elingenakusindisa, na? Nokho uphakathi kwethu, Jehova, sibiziwe ngegama lakho; ungasishiyi.

Abenzi izenzo zokuba babuyele kuNkulunkulu, ngokuba umoya wobufebe uphakathi kwabo, noJehova abamazi.

UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uphakathi kwakho, iqhawe eliyakukusindisa; uyakujabula ngawe ngentokozo , athule othandweni lwakhe , ethabe ngawe ngokuhlabelela.

Futhi kabayikusho ukuthi : Bhekani, nanku, nokuba, nankuya; ngokuba bhekani, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kini.