Ngokuba ngiyamazi, ukuze ayale abantwana bakhe nendlu yakhe emva kwakhe, bagcine indlela yeNkosi, benze ukulunga nokulunga; ukuze uJehova amehlisele u-Abrahama lokho ekushilo ngaye.
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Ngokuba ngiyamazi, ukuze ayale abantwana bakhe nendlu yakhe emva kwakhe, bagcine indlela yeNkosi, benze ukulunga nokulunga; ukuze uJehova amehlisele u-Abrahama lokho ekushilo ngaye.
Futhi uNkulunkulu uSomandla akubusise futhi akwenze uzale futhi akwandise, ukuze ube yisixuku sabantu;
Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: “Nokho, leli zwi bayakulisebenzisa ezweni lakwaJuda nasemizini yalo, lapho ngibuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabo; UJehova makakubusise, wena khaya lokulunga nentaba yobungcwele.
Ingelosi yangena kuye, yathi: “Sawubona, wena ophiwe umusa, uJehova unawe; ubusisiwe wena phakathi kwabesifazane.
Kepha iNkosi yokuthula uqobo mayiniphe ukuthula ngezikhathi zonke ngezindlela zonke. INkosi mayibe nani nonke.
Labanenkosi abakholwayo, kababedeleli, ngoba bengabazalwane; kodwa kunalokho bakhonze, ngoba bathembekile nabathandekayo, abahlanganyeli bosizo. Fundisa lezizinto, ukhuthaze.
INkosi uJesu Kristu mayibe nomoya wakho. Umusa mawube nani. Amen. (Incwadi yesibili eya kuThimothewu, owagcotshwa umbhishobhi wokuqala webandla lase-Efesu, yalotshwa eRoma, lapho uPawulu elethwa phambi kukaNero okwesibili.)
Uma kukubi emehlweni enu ukumkhonza uJehova, zikhetheleni namuhla ukuthi ngubani eniyakumkhonza; noma onkulunkulu ababakhonzayo oyihlo ababephesheya komfula, nonkulunkulu bama-Amori enihlala ezweni lawo; kepha mina nendlu yami siyakumkhonza uJehova.
UJehova wasesithi kuye: Isibili ngizakuba lawe, njalo uzatshaya amaMidiyani njengomuntu munye.
Bonke abantu ababesesangweni namadoda amakhulu bathi: “Singofakazi.” UJehova makenze owesifazane ongene endlini yakho abe njengoRaheli nanjengoLeya abakha indlu yakwa-Israyeli bobabili; wenza kahle e-Efrati, waduma eBetlehema.
Futhi uDavide wathi: “UJehova owangisindisa esandleni sengonyama nasoshawini lwebhere, nguyena oyangisindisa esandleni salo mFilisti. USawuli wasesithi kuDavida: Hamba, njalo uJehova uzakuba lawe.