U-Abisalomu wavuka ekuseni , wema ngaseceleni kwendlela yesango ; kwakuthi wonke um untu onecala eliya enkosini ukuba lithethwe , u- Abisalomu wambiza wathi : Ungowamuphi umuzi na ? athi: Inceku yakho ingowesinye sezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.

Wayesethatha izinduna zamakhulu , namaKhari, nabalindi, nabo bonke abantu bezwe ; bayehlisa inkosi endlini kaJehov a, baya endlini yenkosi ngendlela yesango labalindi. Yahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi.

Kepha wawusufohlwa umuzi , onke amadoda empi abaleka ebusuku ngendlela yesango phakathi kwezingange zombili ezazingasensimini yenkosi amaKaledi ayekhona nxazonke zomuzi ahamba ngendlela yase-Araba.

Benza inkatho yesango ngesango , omncane njengomkhulu , ngezindlu zawoyise.

Kepha wawusufohlwa umuzi , onke amadoda empi abaleka , aphuma emzini ebusuku ngendlela yesango phakathi kwezingange zombili ezazingasensimini yenkosi -- amaKaledi ayekhona nxazonke zomuzi -- ahamba ngendlela yase - Araba.

Lapho eseqede ukulinganisa indlu engaphakathi , wangiphumisa ngendlela yesango elingasempumalanga, walinganisa ukuzungeza.

Inkazimulo kaJehova yangena endlini ngendlela yesango elibheke ngasempumalanga.

Wayesengibuyisa ngendlela yesango elingaphandle lendlu engcwele , elibheke ngasempumalanga.

Wayesengiyisa ngaphambi kwendlu ngendlela yesango lasenyakatho ; ngabuka, bheka, inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa i ndlu kaJehova , ngawa ngobuso bami.

Isikhulu siyakungen a ngendlela yompheme wesango ngaphandle , sime ngasensikeni yesango , abapristi balungise umnikelo waso wokushiswa neminikelo yaso yokuthula , sikhuleke ngasembundwini wesango ; bese siphuma, kepha isango aliyikuvalwa kuze kube kusihlwa.

Kepha lapho abantu bezwe bengena phambi kukaJehova emikhosini emisiweyo, ongena ngen dlela yesango lasenyakatho ukuyokhuleka uyakuphuma ngendlela yesango laseningizimu ; ongena ngendlela yesango laseningizimu uyakuphuma ngendlela yesango lasenyakatho ; kayikubuya ngendlela yesango angene ngalo , kepha kuyakuphunywa kwelimalungana nalo.

Wayesengiphumisa ngendlela yesango ngasenyakatho , wangizungezisa ngendlela engaphandle esangweni elingaphandle , elibheke en dleleni yasempumalanga; bheka, kwampompoza amanzi ohlangothini lokunene.

Lonke izwe liyakuphenduka ithafa kusukela eGeba kuze kube seRimoni ngaseningizimu kwaseJerusalema; liyakuphakanyiswa, lihlale endaweni yalo, kusukela eSangweni likaBenjamini kuze kube sendaweni yesango lakuqala , kuze kube seSangweni Lasegumbini , kusukela eMbhoshongweni kaHananeli kuze kube sesikhamweni sewayini senkosi.