u-Ahiya indodana ka -Ahithubi, umfowabo ka-Ikabodi indodana kaFinehasi ka-Eli, umpristi kaJehova eShilo , wayembethe ingubo yamahlombe. Abantu babengazi ukuthi uJonathani uhambile.

Kepha uyise nonina babengazi ukuthi lokho kwavela kuJehova , ngokuba wayefuna ithuba lokulwa namaFilisti . Ngaleso sikhathi amaFilisti ayebusa phezu kuka-Israyeli.

Kweza malungana neGibeya abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi abakhethiweyo kuye wonke u-Israyeli; ukulwa kwakunzima, kepha babengazi ukuthi ingozi isifikile kubo.

Khona-ke abanye bamemeza okunye nabanye okunye ; ngokuba ibandla layaluza nje, nabaningi babengazi ukuthi babuthanele indabani.

Kuthe sekusa , uJesu wayemi ogwini . Kepha abafundi babengazi ukuthi nguJesu.

Esebuya futhi wabafumana belele, ngokuba amehlo abo ayenzima ; babengazi ukuthi bazakumphendula ngokuthini.

Bakubona abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, bathi omunye komunye : Yini le ? ngokuba babengazi ukuthi kuyini . UMose wathi kubo : Kuyisinkwa uJehova aninike sona ukuba nisidle.

Babengazi ukuthi uJosefa uyabezwa , ngokuba kwakukhona ihumusha phakathi kwabo.

Abapristi abashongo ukuthi : U phi uJehova ? Abaphethe umthetho babengazi, ababusi baphamb uka kimi , abaprofethi baprofetha ngoBali , balandela okungenakusiza.

Ababusi babengazi lapho ngangiye khona nengikwenzileyo ; futhi ngangingakabatsheli abaJuda , nabapristi, nabakhulu, nababusi, nabanye ababewenza umsebenzi.