Wathi kubo : Nempela niyakusho kimi lesi saga sokuthi : Nyanga, zelaphe wena. Lokho esikuzwile kwenziwa eKapernawume, kwenze nalapha ezweni lakini.

Le nyanga iyakuba kini inhloko yezinyanga , ibe yinyanga yokuqala emnyakeni kini.

Khulumani kuyo inhlangano yonke yakwa-Israyeli, nithi: Ngolweshumi lwale nyanga yilowo nalowo makazithathele iwundlu ngokwezindlu zawoyise, kube yiwundlu ngendlu;

niyakuligcina kuze kube sosukwini lweshumi nane l waleyo nyanga; ibandla lonke lenhlangano yakwa-Israyeli liyakulihlaba ngakusihlwa.

Kuyakuthi nxa uJehova ekungenisile ezweni lamaKhanani , nelamaHeti, nelama-Amori, nelamaHivi, nelamaJebusi alifungela koyihlo ukukunika lona, izwe elivama ubisi nezinyosi, uyakugcina le nkonzo kule nyanga.

Kwase kubizwa abalobi benkosi nge nyanga yokuqala ngosuku lweshumi nantathu lwayo , kwalotshwa njengakho konke uHamani ayala angakho othulasizwe benkosi , nababusi ababephethe izifunda ngezifunda , nezikhulu zezizwe ngezizwe , izifunda ngezifunda njengokubhala kwazo , nezizwe ngezizwe njengolim i lwazo ; kwalotshwa egameni lenkosi u -Ahashiveroshi, kwanamathiselwa ngendandatho yenkosi.

UJoshuwa wayesekhuluma kuJehova mhla uJehova enikela ama -Amori phambi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, wathi eb usweni babakwa-Israyeli: Langa, yima eGibeyoni, nawe nyanga, esigodini sase-Ajaloni.

Kepha ngolweshumi lwaleyo nyanga yesikhombisa kulusuku lokubuyisana; anoba nomhlangano ongcwele, nithobise imiphefumulo yenu , ninikele ngomnikelo womlilo kuJehova.

Yisho kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli, uthi: Ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwaleyo nyanga yesikhombisa kungumkhosi wamadokodo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa kuJehova.

Ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwaleyo nyanga kungumkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo kuJehova ; niyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

Ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nane lwa leyo nyanga abantwana bakwa- Israyeli babuthana , bazila ukudla benezindwangu zamasaka nothuli phezu kwabo.

Ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwaleyo nyanga kuyakuba ngumkhosi , kudliwe isinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

Ngolweshumi lwaleyo nyanga yesikhombisa niyakuba nomhlangano ongcwele, nithobise imiphefumulo yenu; ningasebenzi msebenzi,

Ngosuku lweshumi nane lwaleyo nyanga ngakusihlwa niyakul igcina ngesikhathi salo esinqunyiweyo ; ngokwezimiso zalo zonke nangokwemithetho yalo anoligcina.