Namuhla uJehova uyakukunikela esandleni sami ; ngiyakukubulala, ngisuse ikhanda lakho kuwe , nginike namuhla izinyoni zezulu nezilwane zomhlaba izidumbu zempi yamaF ilisti, ukuze umhlaba wonke wazi ukuthi kukhona uNkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli,

Kepha uJowabe esebona ukuthi izimpondo zempi zimhaqile ngaphambili nangasemuva wakhetha kwabakhethekileyo bakwa-Israyeli, wabahlela ukuba balwe nama-Aramu;

UJowabe wayesethuma wamtshela uDavide zonke izindaba zempi;

wasiyala isithunywa ngokuthi : Lapho uqedile ukuyitshela inkosi zonke izindaba zempi,

Nokho izwi lenkosi lamahlula uJowabe nezinduna zempi . UJowabe nezinduna zempi baphuma ebusweni benkosi ukuba babale abantu bakwa - Israyeli.

Ngokuba wehlile namuhla; uhlabile izinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo, nezimvu eziningi , umemile onke amadodana enkosi , nezinduna zempi , no- Abiyathara umpristi; bheka, bayadla, bephuza phambi kwakhe , bathi: Mana njalo, nkosi Adoniya.

UBeni Hadadi wayilalela inkosi u -Asa, wathuma izinduna zempi yakhe ukuba zihlasele imizi yakwa-Israyeli, wanqoba i-Ijoni, neDani, ne-Abela Beti Mahakha, nalo lonke iKineroti, kanye nalo lonke izwe lakwaNafetali.

Ekufikeni kwayo, bheka, izinduna zempi zazihlezi; yathi: Nginendaba kuwe nduna. Wathi uJehu: Kubani phakathi kwethu sonke na ? Yathi-ke: Kuwena nduna.

Zonke izinduna zempi , zona nabantu bazo , sezizwile ukuthi inkosi yaseBabele imenzile uGedaliya umbusi ezweni , zaya kuGedaliya eMispa : u- Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya, noJohanani indodana kaKhareya, noSeraya indodana kaThanihumeti waseNethofa , noJahazaniya indodana yomMahakha, bona nabantu babo.

Abantu bonke , abancane nabakhulu , nezinduna zempi basuka baya eGibithe, ngokuba besaba amaKaledi.

Lawo madodana kaGadi ayeyizinhloko zempi ; encinyane kuwo yayilingana nekhulu, yalingana nenkulungwane.

Bamsiza uDavide eviyweni, ngokuba babe ngamaqhawe anamandla bonke, beyizinduna zempi.

Ngaphesheya kweJordani kwabakwaGadi nasenxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase, benezikhali zonke zempi zokulwa, yizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili.

UDavide nezinduna zempi base bahlukanisela inkonzo amanye amadodana ka-Asafa, nakaHemani, nakaJeduthuni, ayeyakuprofetha ngamahabhu , nangezingubhu, nangamasimbali; umumo wabantu balo msebenzi wenkonzo wawunje:

Yena uShelomoti nabafowabo babephethe yonke ingcebo yezinto ezingcwele ezangcweliswa nguDavide inkosi , nezinhloko zawoyise , nezinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, nezinduna zempi.

Wayengowabantwana bakwaPheresi , inhloko yazo zonke izinduna zempi ngenyanga yokuqala.

UBeni Hadadi wayilalela inkosi u -Asa, wathuma izinduna zempi yakhe ukuba zihlasele imizi yakwa -Israyeli; zanqoba i -Ijoni, neDani, ne-Abela Mayimi, nayo yonke imizi yokubekelela yakwaNafetali.

Wabeka izinduna zempi phezu kwabantu , wazibuthela bona esigcawini ngasesangweni lomuzi, wakhuluma kahle kubo, wathi:

Ngalokho-ke uJehova wabehlisela izinduna zempi yen kosi yase-Asiriya; zambamba uManase ngamaketanga , zambopha ngawozankosi , zamuyisa eBabele.

Ngase ngifika kubabusi phesheya koMfula , ngabanika izincwadi zenkosi . Inkosi yayithume nami izinduna zempi nabamahhashi.

Uphelisa ukulwa kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba ; uyaphula umnsalo, anqume umkhonto, izinqola zempi azishise ngomlilo.

Zonke izinduna zempi ezazisendle , zona nabantu bazo , sezizwile ukuthi inkosi yaseBabele imenzile uGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu umbusi ezweni nokuthi inikele kuye abesilisa , nabesifazane, nabantwana, nabayizimpofana bezwe abangathunjelwanga eBabele,

UJohanani ind odana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zempi ezazisendle beza kuGedaliya eMispa,

Kepha lapho uJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zempi ezazinaye sebezwi le konke okubi u -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya abekwenzile,

Kwathi lapho bonke abantu ababe no -Ishmayeli bembona uJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zempi ezazinaye, bathokoza.

UJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zempi ezazinaye base bethatha yonke insali yabantu ayeyibuyisile ku -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya eMispa , yena esembulele uGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu, amadoda empi , nabesifazane, nabantwana, nabathenwa ayebabuyisile eGibeyoni.

Zase zisondela zonke izinduna zempi , noJohanani indodana kaKhareya , noJezaniya indodana kaHoshaya, nabantu bonke abancane nabakhulu,

Wayesembiza uJohanani indodana kaKhareya , nazo zonke izinduna zempi ezazinaye, nabo bonke abantu abancane nabakhulu, wathi kubo:

UJohanani indodana kaKhareya, nazo zonke izinduma zempi, nabantu bonke abalilalelanga izwi likaJehova lokuba bahlale ezweni lakwaJuda.

Kepha uJohanani ind odana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zempi bayithatha yonke insali yakwaJuda eyayibuye ezizweni zonke eyayixoshelwe kuzo ukuba igogobale ezweni lakwaJuda,

Bophelani amahhashi, nikhwele nina bamahhashi, nisuke nime ninezigqoko zempi, niphucuze imikhonto, nembathe amabhantshi ensimbi.

Kwathi sekufikile usuku oluhle, lapho uHerode ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakhe ezenzela idili izikhulu zakhe, nezinduna zempi, nabanumzane baseGalile,