Wakha izimpondo zangasendlini yonke , yilolo nalolo lwaba y izingalo eziyisihlanu ukuphakama kwalo; zanamathela endlini ngemithi yemisedari.

Ulwandle waluguqula lwaba yizwe elomileyo ; bawela umfula nge zinyawo; lapho sathokoza kuye.

Thina sesiqedile ukuhamba ngomkhumbi sisuka eTire , safika ePetolemayi , sabingelela abazalwane, sahlala nabo usuku lwaba lunye.

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Noma ngumuphi owesifazane othi enezinhlamvu zesiliva eziyishumi , uma elahlekelwe luhlamvu lwaba lunye , angokheli isibani , ashanele indlu , afunisise, aze aluthole?

UMose wayeselula isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle ; uJehova wamukisa amanzi ngomoya onamandla wasempumalanga ubusuku bonke , waphendula ulwandle lwaba ngumhlabathi owomileyo, amanzi ahlukana.

Bafaka kuso izinhla ezine zamatshe ; uhla lwesardiyu , netopazi, nerubi lwaba luhla lokuqala;

uhla lwesibili lwaba yisimaragidu, nesafire, nedayimani;

uhla lwesithathu lwaba yihiyakinte, ne-agathe, ne-amethiste;

uhla lwesine lwaba yikrisolithi , neshohamu, nejaspi; ayezungeziwe yizisekelo zegolide lapho zifakwe khona.

Benze njalo -ke; u-Aroni welula isandla sakhe nenduku yakhe , washaya uthuli lomhlabathi, lwaba ngominyane kubantu nasezinkomeni ; uthuli lonke lomhlabathi lwaba ngominyane ezweni lonke laseGibithe.

Lokho kwakungosuku lweshumi nantathu lwenyanga ka -Adari; ngosuku lweshumi nane lwayo baphumula , balwenza lwaba lusuku lwedili nolokuthokoza.

Kepha abaJuda ababe seShushani babuthana ngolweshumi nantathu lwayo nangolweshumi nane lwayo ; ngolweshumi nanhlanu lwayo baphumula , balwenza lwaba lusuku lwedili nolokuthokoza.

Kwabekwa impi yokulwa kanye nomnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke ngesiphambeko: lwaphonsa phansi iqiniso, lwenza njengentando yalo, lwaba nempumelelo.

Kepha amadoda agwedla ukuba abuyele emhlabathini , kepha ahluleka , ngokuba ulwandle lwaqhubeka lwaba nesiphepho kuwo.

UJona waqala ukungena emzini , uhambo losuku lwaba lunye , wamemeza wathi: Kusezakuba yizinsuku ezingamashumi amane, bese lichithwa iNineve.

Okwalungiselwa usuku lwaba lunye nje kwakuyinkabi nezimvu eziyisithupha ezikhethekileyo ; ngalungiselwa nezinyoni newayini eliningi lezinhlobo zonke kanye ngezinsuku eziyishumi ; nokho angicelanga isinkwa sombusi, ngokuba ubugqila babusinda phezu kwalaba bantu.