Ubaba wafela ehlane ; wayengekho phakathi kweviyo labahlanganyela uJehova kulo iviyo likaKora; kepha wafa ngesakhe isono engenamadodana.

Bheka, izinceku zikaDavide nezikaJowabe zabuya eviyweni , zaletha impango enkulu; kepha u-Abineri wayengekho kuDavide eHebroni , ngokuba wayemmukisile, wahamba ngokuthula.

Bayithatha inkunzi a bayinikwayo, bayilungisa, balibiza igama likaBali kwasekuseni kwaze kwaba semini ngokuthi : Bali, siphenduleni; kepha akubangakho zwi , nophendulayo wayengekho. Baxhuma ngase -altare ebelenziwe.

Wathi: Phuma, ume entabeni phambi kukaJehova . Bheka, uJehova wadlula, umoya omkhulu onamandla wadabula izintaba , waphahlaza amadwala phambi kukaJehova ; kepha uJehova wayen gekho emoyeni; emva komoya kwazamazama umhlaba ; kepha uJehova wayengekho ekuzamazameni komhlaba;

emva kokuzamazama komhlaba ngumlilo ; kepha uJehova wayengekho emlilweni; emva komlilo yizwi elincane elihashazayo.

Wabona ukuthi akukho muntu , wamangala ukuthi wayengekho omelayo ; yayisimsindisa ingalo yakhe, nokulunga kwakhe kwamphasa.

Zazihlakazekile, ngokuba umalusi wayengekho; zaba ngukudla kwazo zonke izilwane zasendle, zahlakazeka.

Kepha uTomase , omunye kwabayishumi nambili , othiwa uDidimu , wayengekho kubo mhla efika uJesu.

Yebo, ngiyamazi umuntu onjalo -- nakuba wayesemzimbeni , nakuba wayengekho emzimbeni, angazi, nguNkulunkulu owaziyo --