Wayenemfuyo yezimvu, nemfuyo yezinkomo, nezinceku eziningi; amaFilisti ayenomhawu ngaye.

Usuphelile lowo mnyaka , beza kuye ngomnyaka wesibili , bathi kuye : Asiyikufihlela inkosi ukuthi imali yethu yonke isiphelile ; imihlambi yezinkomo isingeyenkosi ; akukho okuseleyo emehlweni enkosi ngaphandle kwemizimba yethu namazwe ethu.

Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi babenemfuyo eningi , nalapho belibona iz we laseJazeri nezwe lakwaGileyadi ukuthi leyo ndawo iyindawo yezinkomo,

UJehova uyakukwandisela okuhle: inzalo yesisu sakho, nenzalo yezinkomo zakho, nezithelo zomhlabathi wakho ezweni uJehov a alifungela oyihlo ukukunika lona.

Siyakuyidla inzalo yezinkomo zakho , nezithelo zomhlabathi wakho , uze ubhujiswe, singakushiyeli amabele , noma iwayini , noma amafutha , noma isanda sezinkomo zakho, noma amazinyane ezimvu zakho, aze akuqede.

UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukwandisa emisebenzini yonke yesandla sakho, nasenzalweni yesisu sakho , nasenzalweni yezinkomo zakho , nasezithelweni zomhlabathi wakho, kube kuhle, ngokuba uJehova uyakubuye athokoze ngawe ukuba kube kuhle njengokuthokoza kwakhe ngawoyihlo,

Yeka, ukububula kwezilwane ! Imihlambi yezinkomo ikhungathekile , ngokuba ayinadlelo, yebo, nemihlambi yezimvu izithwese icala.

Ngathenga izinceku nezincekukazi , nganginazo ezazalwa endlini ; yebo, nganginemfuyo enkulu yezinkomo neyezimvu phezu kwakho konke okwakuphambi kwami eJerusalema.

Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, usho uJehova, lapho ngiyakuhlwanyela indlu ka - Israyeli nendlu kaJuda ngembewu yabantu nangembewu yezinkomo.