Inkosi yaphendula abantu kalukhuni , yalahla isiluleko samalunga ameluleke ngaso,

Inkosi isithathe isiluleko , yenza amathole amabili egolide , yathi kubo : Sekwanele ukuba nikhuphukele eJerusalema ; bheka onkulunkulu bakho , Israyeli, abakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe.

Kepha walahla isiluleko samalunga ameluleke ngaso, welulekana nezinsizwa eziyintanga yakhe, ezazimi phambi kwakhe.

Inkosi yabaphendula kalukhuni ; inkosi uRehobowamu yalahla isiluleko samalunga,

Kepha walahla isiluleko samalunga ameluleke ngaso, welulekana nezinsizwa eziyintanga yakhe, ezazimi phambi kwakhe.

Kwathi esakhuluma naye , wathi kuye : Sikubeke umluleki wenkosi na ? Yeka, ubuyakubulawelani na? Wayeseyeka umprofethi, wathi: Ngiyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu unqumile ukukubhubhisa , ngokuba wenzile lokho , ungalalelanga isiluleko sami.

Wayesethi u-Abisalomu ku-Ahithofeli: Sipheni isiluleko sokuthi siyakwenze njani.

Isiluleko sika-Ahithofeli aluleka ngaso ngalezo zinsuku sasinjengokungathi bekubuzwe kuNkulunkulu; zazinjalo iziluleko zika-Ahithofeli kuDavide naku- Abisalomu.

U-Abisalomu nabantu bonke bakwa -Israyeli bathi : Isiluleko sikaHu shayi umArki singcono kunesiluleko sika-Ahithofeli. Ngokuba uJehova wayenqumile ukuba kushafiswe isiluleko esihle sika -Ahithofeli, ukuze uJehova amehlisele u-Abisalomu okubi.

Lapho u -Ahithofeli ebona ukuthi isiluleko sakhe asilandelwanga , wayibophela imbongolo yakhe, wasuka, waya ekhaya emzini wakhe , wayala ngendlu yakhe, waziphanyeka, wafa, wembelwa ethuneni likayise. UDavide useMahanayimi

UHushayi wathi ku -Abisalomu: Isiluleko u-Ahithofeli eluleke ngaso manje asisihle.

Bashesha bakhohlwa imisebenzi yakhe, abalindelanga isiluleko sakhe.

ngokuba babephambene namazwi kaNkulunkulu , babesidelele isiluleko soPhezukonke.

Yizwa isiluleko, wamukele ukulaywa, ukuze uhlakaniphe ekugcineni.

Kukhona amacebo amaningi enhliziyweni yomuntu , kepha isiluleko sikaJehova siyakuma.

Isiluleko enhliziyweni yomuntu sinjengamanzi ajulileyo , kepha umuntu oqondileyo uyakusikhipha.

Bona sebezwile bathukuthela, bafuna ukubabulala. Isiluleko sikaGamaliyeli

nezilimi zonke zivume ngokuthi UJESU KRISTU UYINKOSI , kube yinkazimulo kuNkulunkulu uYise. Isiluleko sokuqaphelisisa ukusindiswa

abasho ukuthi : Makaphuthume, asheshise umsebenzi wakhe ukuba siwubone, kusondele isiluleko soNgcwele ka-Israyeli, sifike ukuba sisazi!

Ngalokho, nkosi, masamukeleke kuwe isiluleko sami , unqamule izono zakho ngokulunga , nobubi bakho ngokuba nomusa kwabampofu ; mhlawumbe kungelulwa ukuthula kwakho.

Ngalokho yizwani isiluleko sikaJehov a asinike ngo -Edomi namaceb o awacebile ngabakhileyo eThemani ukuthi : Abancinyane bomhlambi bayakudonswa, basuswe, ikhaya labo limangale ngabo.

Ngalokho yizwani isiluleko sikaJehov a asinike ngeBabele namaceb o awacebe ngezwe lamaKaledi ukuthi: Abancinyane bomhlambi bayakudonswa, basuswe impela, ikhaya labo limangale ngabo.

Ngubani lo owenza mnyama isiluleko ngamazwi angenalwazi na?

Uyabamba abahlakaniphileyo ebuqilini babo ; isiluleko soyisigwegwe siyachithwa ngokuphuthuma.

Kuphume kuwe owamcebela uJehova okubi, wanika isiluleko esibi.