Kwathi inkosi isizwile izwi lalowo muntu kaNkulunkulu alibiza ngalo i - altare laseBethele , uJerobowamu waselula isandla sakhe ese -altare, wathi: Mbambeni. Kepha isandla sakhe aselulela kuye sashwabana, akaba namandla okusibuyisela kuye.

Igama lalowo muntu lalinguNabali ; igama lomkakhe lalingu -Abigayili; owesifazane wayehlakaniphile, ebukeka emuhle , kepha indoda yayilukhuni inobubi emisebenzini yayo; yayingekaKalebi.

Wayesethi: Yitshe lini leli engilibonayo na ? Abantu bomuzi bamtshela bathi: Yithuna lalowo muntu kaNkulunkulu owavela kwaJuda , wamemezela lezi zindaba osuzenzile nge-altare laseBethele.

wathi: Saniyala nokuniyala ukuba ningafundisi ngalelo gama; bhekani, senigcwalise iJerusalema ngesifundiso senu, nihlose ukwehlisela igazi lalowo muntu phezu kwethu.

niyakubakhiphela bobabili ngasesangweni lalowo muzi , nibakhande ngamatshe baze bafe , intombi, ngokuba ayikhalanga ingani isemzini , nendoda, ngokuba imonile umkamakhelwane wakhe ; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho.

Indaba kaJehova anisayikuyikhumbula, ngokuba izwi lalowo nalowo muntu liyakuba yindaba yakhe , lokhu niwahlanekezele amazwi kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu wethu.

Khuluma kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli, uthabathe kubo izintonga , ibe nye kuleyo naleyo ndlu kayise , kuzo zonke izikhulu njengezindlu zawoyise , izintonga eziyishumi nambili ; loba wena igama lalowo nalowo muntu entongeni yakhe.

Igama lalowo muntu lalingu-Elimeleki, igama lomkakhe lalinguNawomi , amagama amadodana akhe amabili ayengoMahaloni noKiliyoni; babe ngama- Efratha aseBetlehema Juda. Bafika ezweni lakwaMowabi, bahlala khona.