u-Eziri indodana kaKelubi wayephethe abenza umsebenzi wasendle wokulima umhlabathi;

U-Abishayi wathi kuDavide : UNkulunkulu unikele isitha sakho esandleni sakho namuhla ; ngalokho mangimgwaze kanye ngomkhonto uze udle umhlabathi, ngingamphindi.

iyakuzibekela wona abe yizinduna zez inkulungwane nezinduna zamashumi ayisihlanu, alime umhlabathi wayo , avune isivuno sayo, enze izikhali zayo zokulwa nempahla yezinqola zayo.

Wakha imibhoshongo ehlane , wemba imigodi eminingi yamanzi , ngokuba wayenezinkomo eziningi ehlanzeni nasethafeni , wayenabalimi nabaphathi bezivini ezintabeni naseKarmeli, ngokuba wayengothanda umhlabathi.

Uyakumlimela umhlabathi , wena namadodana akho nezinceku zakho , uvune ukuba indodana yenkosi yakho ibe nokudla , kepha uMef ibosheti indodana yenkosi yakho uyakudla njalo etafuleni lami . USiba wayenamadodana ayishumi nanhlanu nezinceku ezingamashumi amabili.

Njengalokhu umuntu elima , eklaya umhlabathi , amathambo ethu ahlakazekile ngasemlonyeni wendawo yabafileyo.

Ngokuba umhlabathi , ophuze imvula efika kaningi phezu kwawo , umilisa imifino ebasizayo abawulinyelwayo, uyabusiswa nguNkulunkulu;

Umhlabathi uthela isithelo ngokwawo , kuqala ikhaba , khona isikhwebu , besekuba yizinhlamvu ezipheleleyo esikhwetshini.

Izwe lakini liyihlane , imizi yenu ishisiwe ngomlilo , umhlabathi w enu udliwa ngabafokazi phambi kwenu, kuyihlane njengokuchitha kwabafokazi.

Umlimi, eyakutshala, ulima lonke usuku na ? Uyaduba abhuqe umhlabathi wakhe njalo na?

Izinkabi nezimbongolo ezilima umhlabathi ziyakudla ukudla okuyolisiweyo, okweliweyo ngefosholo nangembenge.

UNkulunkulu wathi : Amanzi aphansi kwezulu mawaqoqekele ndawonye , kubonakale umhlabathi owomileyo, kwaba njalo.

Kwakungakabikho sihlahla endle , namifino yayingakamili emhlabathini , ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wayengakan isi imvula emhlabeni , kungakabikho muntu wokulima umhlabathi.

Wayesethi ku -Adamu: Njengokuba ulalele izwi lomkakho , wadla kulowo muthi engakuyala ngawo ukuthi ungadli kuwo , ngalokho umhlabathi uqalekisiwe ngenxa yakho. Uyakudla kuwo ngokukhathazeka zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho.

Ngesithukuthuku sobuso bakho uyakudla isinkwa sakho , uze ubuyele emhlabathini, lokhu wathathwa kuwo ; ngokuba ungumhlabathi , uyakuphenduka umhlabathi.

UJehova uNkulunkulu wammukisa ensimini yase-Edene ukuba alime umhlabathi athathwe kuwo.

Uma ulima umhlabathi , awusayikukunika isithelo sawo ; wena uyakuba ngumhambuma nozulane emhlabeni.

Ziyakuchitha izingange zaseTire , zibhidlize imibhoshongo yalo ; ngiyakukhukhuza umhlabathi walo kulo, ngilenze idwala eliyinyabule.

Umuthi osendle uyakuthela izithelo zawo , umhlabathi uthele ukudla kwawo, zihlale zilondekile ezweni lazo , zazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho sengaphulile izikeyi zejoka lazo , ngazophula esandleni salabo ezenziwa izikhonzi yibo.

Ngolaka lwalo nangokufutheka kwalo liyagwinya umhlabathi ; alimi ngokukhala kwecilongo.

Amasimu achithekile , umhlabathi u yalila, ngokuba amabele achithiwe ; iwayini elisha lishile, amafutha ayawuma.

Ngokuba kuyakuba khona imbewu yokuthula ; umvini uyakuthela izithelo zawo, umhlabathi uveze ukudla kwawo, amazulu anike amazolo awo, ngenze ukuba insali yalaba bantu idle ifa lazo zonke lezi zinto.