Kwehla abathathu kwabayizinhloko ezingamashumi amathathu , baya etsheni kuDavide emhumeni wase -Adulamu; impi yamaFilisti yayimise esiGodini samaRefa.

AmaLevi ayethulile umphongolo kaJehova nebhokisi elalinawo , okwakukulo impahla yegolide , akubeka etsheni elikhulu ; abantu baseBeti Shemeshi banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa , bahlabela uJehova imihlatshelo ngalolo suku.

kepha niyivukele namuhla indlu kababa , nibulele amadodana akhe, abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa etsheni linye , nimbekile u -Abimeleki indodana yesigqilakazi sakhe inkosi yabaseShekemi ngokuba engumfowenu;

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

Ziyakukuthwala ngezandla, ungaqhuzuki ngonyawo lwakho etsheni.

Noma ugqula isiwula ngembokodwe etsheni lokusila phakathi komqhazulo, ubuwula baso abuyikusuka kuso.

Ngani na? Ngokuba akubanga ngokukholwa kodwa kungathi ngemisebenzi; baqhuzuka etsheni lokuqhuzula,

Uyakuyaleza izingelosi zakhe ngawe , zikulinde, nokuthi: Ziyakukuthwala ngezandla, ungaze waqhuzuka etsheni ngonyawo lwakho.

ababili boba besila etsheni, omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe.

Base behamba, baligcina iliba, babeka uphawu etsheni bekanye nabalindi.

wathi kuye : Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu , ziphonse phansi ; ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi : Uyakuyaleza izingelosi zakhe ngawe , zikuthwale ngezandla, ungaze waqhuzuka etsheni ngonyawo lwakho.

Uyelulela isandla sakhe etsheni lensengetsha , agumbuqele izintaba kwasezimpandeni zazo.

umkhawulo wenyukela eBeti Hogila , wadlula ngasenyakatho kweBeti Araba; umkhawulo wakhuphukela etsheni likaBohanu indodana kaRubeni;

wasuka enyakatho , waphuma e -Eni Shemeshi , waya eGeliloti elibhekene nommango wase-Adumimi, wehlela etsheni likaBohanu indodana kaRubeni;

Ngokuba bheka , itshe engilibeke phambi kukaJoshuwa kukhona amehlo ayisikhombisa etsheni lilodwa ngiyakuqopha ukuqoshwa kwalo , usho uJehova Sebawoti, ngidedisele kude ububi balelo zwe ngalusuku lunye.