U-Adoniya wahlaba izimvu , nezinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo ngasetsheni laseZoheleti eliseceleni kwe -Eni Rogeli; wamema bonke abafowabo, amadodana enkosi, nabantu bonke bakwaJuda, izinceku zenkosi;

Kubantwana bakwaBenjamini , abafowabo bakaSawule , yizinkulungwane ezintathu, ngokuba kuze kube manje imvama yabo yayithembekile endlini kaSawule.

Kubantwana bakwa -Isakare ngabazi ukuqonda izikhathi ukuba bazi okufanele ukwenziwa ngu -Israyeli; izinhloko zabo zazingamakhulu amabili; bonke abafowabo balalela izwi labo.

Babe lapho noDavide izinsuku ezintathu , bedla, bephuza, ngokuba abafowabo babebalungisele.

UDavide washo ezinduneni zamaLevi ukuba zibeke abafowabo abahlabeleli, benezinto zokubetha , izingubhu, namahabhu, namasimbali, bakubethe, baphakamise izwi labo ngokuthokoza.

AmaLevi ayesebeka uHemani indodana kaJoweli , nakubafowabo u -Asafa indodana kaBerekiya , nakumadodana kaMerari , abafowabo, u-Ethani indodana kaKushaya,

bekanye nabo abafowabo besigaba sesibili: oZakariya, noBeni, noJahaziyeli, noShemiramoti, noJehiyeli, no-Uni, no-Eliyabe, noBenaya, noMahaseya, noMatithiya, no-Elifelehu, noMikineya, no-Obede Edomi , noJehiyeli, abalindisango,

U-Eleyazare wafa engenamadodana , enamadodakazi odwa ; abafowabo, amadodana kaKishi, bawathatha.

bayakugcina imfanelo yetende lokuhlangana , nemfanelo yendawo engcwele, nemfanelo yamadodana ka -Aroni abafowabo ekukhonzeni endlini kaJehova.

Abafowabo: ku-Eliyezeri: nguRehabiya indodana yakhe , noJeshaya indodana yakhe , noJoramu indodana yakhe , noZikiri indodana yakhe , noShelomoti indodana yakhe.

KumaHebroni uHashabiya n abafowabo, amaqhawe anamandla , beyinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa, babe ngababonisi kwa -Israyeli phesheya kweJordani ngasentshonalanga emsebenzini wonke kaJehova nasenkonzweni yenkosi.

Abafowabo, amaqhawe anamandla , babe yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisikhombisa , izinhloko zawoyise , ezenziwa ababonisi phezu kwabakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sabakwaManase ezindabeni zonke zikaNkulunkulu nasezindabeni zenkosi.

UShimeyi wayenamadodana ayishumi nesithupha namadodakazi ayisithupha; kepha abafowabo babengenabantwana abaningi , nomndeni wabo awandanga njengabantwana bakwaJuda.

Amadodana kaMerari abafowabo ayengakwesokunene : ngu-Ethani kaKishi ka-Abidi kaMaluki

Abafowabo amaLevi banikelelwa yonk e inkonzo yetabernakele lendlu kaNkulunkulu.

U-Efrayimi uyise walila izinsuku eziningi; abafowabo beza ukumduduza.

Abafowabo kuyo yonke imindeni ka -Isakare, amaqhawe anamandla , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesikhombisa , bebhalwe bonke ngezizukulwane zabo.

Abafowabo emizaneni yabo babeyakungena emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa njalo izikhathi ngezikhathi ukuba babe nabo,

Abanye abafowabo bamadodana amaKohati babephethe izinkwa zokubukwa ukuba bazilungise onke amasabatha.

UDavide washiya impahla yakhe esandleni somlindi wempahla , wagijimela empini, wabingelela abafowabo.

UDavide wayesesuka khona , wabaleka, waya emhumeni wase -Adulamu; lapho abafowabo nabo bonke abendlu kayise bekuzwa, behlela khona kuye.

uJehu wafumana abafowabo baka -Ahaziya inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi: Nina ningobani na ? Bathi: Singabafowabo baka -Ahaziya; siyehla ukubingelela abantwana benkosi nabantwana benkosikazi.

UJehoramu esemile embusweni kayise , eseziqinisile, wabulala bonke abafowabo ngenkemba kanye nabathile bezikhulu zakwa-Israyeli.

Kwathi lapho uJehu ahlulela indlu ka -Ahabi, wafumanisa izikhulu zakwaJuda namadodana abafowabo baka -Ahaziya abab ekhonza u -Ahaziya; wababulala.

Babutha abafowabo , bazingcwelisa, bangena njengesiyalezo senkosi ngamazwi kaJehova ukuba bayihlambulule indlu kaJehova.

Abapristi babe yingcosana nje , babengenakuhlinza yonke iminikelo yokushiswa; abafowabo amaLevi base bebasiza , waze waphela umsebenzi , nabapristi baze bazingcwelisa , ngokuba amaLevi ayelungele ngezinhliziyo kunabapristi ukuba azingcwelise.

Phansi kwakhe kwakungo -Edene, noMiniyamini, noJeshuwa, noShemaya, no-Amariya, noShekaniya emizini yabapristi ezikhundleni zabo ukuba babele abafowabo ngezigaba zabo abakhulu njengabancane,

Abahlabeleli, amadodana ka -Asafa, babe sendaweni yabo njengokwesiyalezo sikaDavide , no-Asafa, noHemani, noJeduthuni umboni wenkosi; abalindisango babengasesangweni; kwakungadingeki ukuba basuke emsebenzini wabo, ngokuba abafowabo amaLevi babalungisela.

OKhonaniya, noShemaya, noNethaneli, abafowabo, noHashabiya noJehiyeli, noJozabadi, izinduna zamaLevi , bawanika amaLevi amawundlu ayizinkulungwane eziyisihl anu nezinkabi ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu , kube ngokweminikelo yephasika.

U-Abineri wayesememeza kuJowabe , wathi: Inkemba iyakudla njalonjalo na? Awazi yini ukuthi kuyakuba khona umunyu ekugcineni na ? Koze kube nini ungabayali abantu ukuba babuye ekubalandeleni abafowabo na?

UJowabe wathi : Kuphila kukaNkulunkulu , uma ubungakhulumanga , ngempela abantu bonke bebeyakube sebenyukile kusasa ekuxosheni abafowabo.

U-Abineri wathukuthela kakhulu ngenxa yalawo mazwi ka -Ishi Bosheti , wathi: Ngiyikhanda lenja engeyakwaJuda na ? Namuhla ngiyayenzela indlu kaSawule uyihlo umusa , abafowabo nabangane bayo , angikunikelanga esandleni sikaDavide; nokho ungibeka icala namuhla ngalowo wesifazane.

UJefta wabalekela abafowabo , wahlala ezweni laseThobi ; kwabuthana kuJefta amayiyane, aphuma naye.

Babuye bafika kubafowabo eSora nase -Eshitawoli; abafowabo bathi kubo : Nithini na?

ukuba ubudlo va obenziwe kuwo amadodana angamashumi ayisikhombisa kaJerubali bufike , negazi labo libekwe phezu kuka -Abimeleki umfowabo owababulala, naphezu kwabaseShekemi abaqinisa izandla zakhe ukuba abulale abafowabo.

Abafowabo bakanina base bekhuluma ngaye ezindlebeni zabo bonke abantu baseShekemi onke lawo mazwi ; izinhliziyo zabo zathanda ukumlandela u - Abimeleki, ngokuba bathi: Ungumfowethu.

Waya endlini kayise e -Ofira, wabulala abafowabo , amadodana kaJerubali, abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa etsheni linye , kepha kwasala uJothamu indodana encinyane kaJerubali, ngokuba wacasha.

Kanjalo uNkulunkulu wabuyisela ububi buka -Abimeleki abebenzile kuyise ngokubulala abafowabo abangamashumi ayisikhombisa.

Kuthe eseneminyaka engamashumi amane ezelwe , kwafika enhliziyweni yakhe ukuba abamele abafowabo, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Ubethemba ukuth i abafowabo bayakuqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubanika ukusindiswa ngesandla sakhe; kepha abakuqondanga.

Sebenyukele emkhosini abafowabo , naye-ke wenyuka, kungesobala kepha kungathi kungasese.

Base bethi kuye abafowabo : Muka lapha, uye eJudiya , ukuze nabafundi bakho babone imisebenzi yakho oyenzayo.

Wathi kubo : Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akukho muntu oshiye indlu , noma umkakhe, noma abafowabo, noma abazali, noma abantwana ngenxa yombuso kaNkulunkulu,

UJesu wathi : Ngiqinisile ngithi kini : Akukho muntu oshiye indlu , noma abafowabo, noma odadewabo , noma unina , noma uyise , noma abantwana , noma amazwe ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli,

Nalowo oshiye izindlu , noma abafowabo, noma odadewabo, noma uyise, noma unina , noma abantwana, noma amazwe ngenxa yeg ama lami , uyakwamukeliswa okuphindwe kaningi, adle ifa lokuphila okuphakade.

UJosefa wafa, nabo bonke abafowabo, naso sonke leso sizukulwane.

uyakukhonza egameni likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe njengokwenza kwabo bonke abafowabo amaLevi emiyo khona phambi kukaJehova.

owathi ngoyise nangonina : Angibabonanga, angabavuma futhi abafowabo , angabazi abantwana bakhe , ngokuba baliqaphele izwi lakho , bagcina isivumelwano sakho.

Wayesethatha abafowabo , wamlandela ibanga lezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, wamfica entabeni yakwaGileyadi.

UJakobe wanikela ngomhlatshelo entabeni, wabiza abafowabo ukuba badle isinkwa; badla isinkwa, bahlala ubusuku bonke entabeni.

Abafowabo baba nomhawu ngaye, kepha uyise wawalonda lawa mazwi. Ukuthengiswa kukaJosefa

Abafowabo baya ukwalusa umhlambi kayise eShekemi.

Wathi lowo muntu : Basukile lapha , ngokuba ngabezwa bethi : Asiye eDotayini. UJosefa walandela abafowabo, wabafumana eDotayini.

Wozani sithengise ngaye kwabakwa -Ishmayeli, isandla senu singabi phezu kwakhe, ngokuba ungumfowethu, uyinyama yethu. Abafowabo bamlalela.

Abafowabo babona ukuthi uyise umthanda kunabafowabo bonke ; khona bamzonda, bengenakukhuluma kuye ngokuthula.

UJosefa waphupha iphupho , wabalandisa lona abafowabo ; babelokhu bemzonda kakhulu.

Base bethi kuye abafowabo : Impela uyakuba yinkosi yethu , usibuse na ? Bamzonda kakhulu kunakuqala ngenxa yamaphupho akhe namazwi akhe.

Waphupha nelinye iphupho, wabalandisa lona abafowabo , wathi: Bhekani, ngiphuphe nelinye iphupho ; bhekani-ke ilanga nenyanga nezinkanyezi eziyishumi nanye kwangikhothamela.

Base behla abafowabo bakaJosefa abayishumi , baya kuthenga amabele eGibithe.

UJosefa wayengumbusi ezweni ; nguyena owathengisela abantu bonke bezwe; bafika-ke abafowabo bakaJosefa, bamkhothamela ngobuso phansi.

UJosefa wabona abafowabo , wabazi, kepha wazishaya ongabaziyo kubo , wakhuluma kalukhuni kubo, wathi kubo: Nivelaphi na? Bathi: Sivela ezweni laseKhanani, size ukuthenga ukudla.

UJosefa wabazi abafowabo, kepha bona abamazanga.

Wabanga bonke abaf owabo, wakhalela kubo ; emva kwalokho abafowabo bakhuluma naye. Abafowabo bakaJosefa babuyela ekhaya

Leli zwi lezwakala endlini kaFaro , lithi: Abafowabo bakaJosefa bafikile . Kwaba kuhle emehlweni kaFaro nasemehlweni ezinceku zakhe.

Wayesebamukisa abafowabo, bahamba; wathi kubo: Ningaxabani endleleni.

Wathi uJosefa kubafowabo : NginguJosefa; ubaba usekhona na ? Abafowabo babengenakumphendula, ngokuba bashaqeka ebusweni bakhe.

Sebebonile abafowabo bakaJosefa ukuthi uyise ufile , bathi: Mhlawumbe uJosefa uzakusizonda, asiphindisele nokusiphindisela konke okubi esakwenza kuyena.

UHamu uyise kaKhanani wabona ubunqunu bukayise , watshela abafowabo bobabili bengaphandle.

Kwase kufika kuye bonke abafowabo, nabo bonke odadewabo, nabo bonke ababazana naye ngaphambili , badla endlini yakhe ; bamkhalela, bamduduza ngakho konke okubi uJehova amehlis ele khona , yilowo nalowo wamnika uhlamvu lwemali necici legolide.

noBakibukiya no-Uno abafowabo, bemalungana nabo ngezigaba.

Ngabeka abaphathizikhwama phezu kwengcebo : nguShelemiya umpristi , noSadoki umbhali , noPhedaya wamaLevi ; eceleni kwabo kwakunguHanani kaZakuri kaMathaniya , ngokuba kwat hiwa bathembekile; babeyakwabela abafowabo.

Emva kwakhe kwalungisa abafowabo , uBavayi indodana kaHenadadi , umbusi wenxenye yesifunda saseKeyila.

Uma engenabafowabo, niyakunika abafowabo bakayise ifa lakhe.

Uma engenandodakazi, niyakunika abafowabo ifa lakhe.