Ngokuba oyihlo baphambukile , benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu , bamshiya, baphendula ubuso babo endl ini kaJehova , bamfulathela.

Bonke abantu bakwaJuda baphendula abantu bakwa -Israyeli, bathi: Ngokuba inkosi iyisih lobo sethu impela ; kungani ukuba nithukuthele ngale nto na? Sike sadla ntoni engeyenkosi na? Isixoshisile ngamaxosho na?

Abantu bakwa-Israyeli baphendula abantu bakwaJuda, bathi: Sinezinxenye eziyishumi kunani enkosini , yebo, nakuDavide; nisideleleni na ? Izwi lethu lokubuyisa inkosi lalingesilo elokuqala na? Kepha amazwi abantu bakwaJuda ayelukhuni kunamazwi abantu bakwa-Israyeli.

Kepha oPetru noJohane baphendula , bathi kubo : Nqumani nina ukuba kulungile yini ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu ukulalela nina kunoNkulunkulu,

Kepha uPetru nabaphostoli baphendula bathi : Simelwe ukulalela uNkulunkulu kunabantu.

Baphendula, bathi kuye : Uma lona ebengesiye owenza okubi , nga singamlethanga kuwe.

Ngakho bamemeza bathi : Susa, susa, mbethele esiphambanweni ! Wathi kubo uPilatu : Ngibethele inkosi yenu na ? Abapristi abakhulu baphendula bathi: Asinankosi, uKesari kuphela.

Ngakho-ke abaJuda baphendula, bathi kuye: Usitshengisa isibonakaliso sini ukuba wenze lokhu na?

Baphendula, bathi kuye: Kanti nawe ungowaseGalile na? Phenyisisa, ubone ukuthi akuveli mprofethi eGalile.

Baphendula, bathi kuye : Ubaba ngu -Abrahama. UJesu wathi kubo : Uma beningabantwana baka-Abrahama; beniyakwenza imisebenzi ka-Abrahama.

Baphendula abaJuda, bathi kuye: Asisho kahle yini ukuthi ungumSamariya nokuthi unedemoni na?

Baphendula, bathi kuye : Wena wazalwa ezonweni ngokwempela , wena ufundisa thina na? Base bemkhiphela phandle.

Abathile bababhali baphendula bathi: Mfundisi, ukhulume kahle.

Baphendula bathi: UJohane uMbhapathizi; kepha abanye bathi : Ngu-Eliya; abanye kodwa bathi: Kuvukile umprofethi othile wabadala.

Nithini na? Kepha baphendula bathi: Ufanele ukufa.

Bonke abantu baphendula kanyekanye , bathi: Konke akukhulumileyo uJehova siyakukwenza. UMose wabuyisela kuJehova amazwi abantu.

UMose weza wabatshela abantu onke amazwi kaJehova nezahlulelo zonke; abantu bonke baphendula ngazwi linye , bathi: Onke amazwi uJehova awakhulumileyo siyakuwenza.

OShadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abedi Nego baphendula , bathi enkosini : Nebukadinesari, thina asidingi ukukuphendula kule ndaba.

Khona uNebukadinesari inkosi wethuka , wasuka wakhuluma, wathi kwabomkhandlu wakhe : Angithi siphonse amadoda amathathu eboshiwe phakathi komlilo na? Baphendula, bathi enkosini: Uqinisile, nkosi.

Abantwana bakwaHeti baphendula u-Abrahama, bathi kuye:

ORaheli noLeya baphendula , bathi kuye: Sisenesabelo nefa endlini kababa na?

Uma umuntu ephethe inyama engcwele emphethweni wengubo yakhe , ethinta ngomphetho wakhe isinkwa , noma ukudla , noma iwayini , noma amafutha, noma yikuphi ukudla, kuyakuba ngcwele na ? Abapristi baphendula bathi: Qha.

Wayesethi uHagayi : Uma ongcolile ngesidumbu ethinta noma yikuphi kulokhu, kuyakungcola na? Abapristi baphendula bathi: Kuyakungcola.

Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase baphendula , bakhuluma kuzo izinhloko zemindeni yakwa - Israyeli, bathi:

Abantu baphendula bathi: Makube kude nathi ukumshiya uJehova ukuba sikhonze abanye onkulunkulu,

U-Ezra wambonga uJehova uNkulunkulu omkhulu . Bonke abantu baphendula bathi : Amen, Amen, bephakamisa izandla zabo ; bakhothama, bakhuleka kuJehova, ubuso babo bubheke phansi.

wabaxwayisa ukuba ubabuyisele emthethweni wakho, kepha baqholosha, kabayilalelanga imiyalo yakho, kodwa bona ezahlulelweni zakho, okothi uma umuntu ezenza , uyakuphila ngazo , baphendula ihlombe ngenkani , benza lukhuni intamo yabo, abaze bezwa.

Abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni baphendula bathi : Njengalokho uJehova eshilo kuzo izinceku zakho, siyakwenze njalo.