8 Abrahama wafa asamdzala kakhulu asenelisekile emphilweni; walandzela bokhokho bakhe.
Wena-ke utawukhula, ufe ngekuthula sewumdzala kakhulu, ungcwatjwe.
Ishmayeli waphila iminyaka leli-137, wafa; walandzela bokhokho bakhe.
Abrahama waphila iminyaka leli-175.
Kwatsi nasafa wetsa loluswane lwakhe watsi nguBhenoni, kodvwa uyise wametsa libito watsi nguBhenjamini.
Onkhe emadvodzana akhe ase eta kuye atekumdvudvuta. Kodvwa wala kudvudvutwa watsi: “Ngiyawuze ngehle ngiye endzaweni yalabafile, lapho kunendvodzana yami khona, seloku ngililela indvodzana yami.” Ngako-ke uyise wachubeka walila.
Jakobe wabe sewuyabayala utsi: “Sekusele kancane ngilandzele bokhokho. Ngicela ningingcwabe kubokhokho emhumeni losensimini ya-Efroni, umHethi.
Watsi kube Jakobe acedze kuwayala emadvodzana akhe, wabuyela walala wafa, walandzela bokhokho bakhe.
Emadvodzana aJakobe ametfwala uyise ambuyisela eveni laseKhenani, amngcwaba emhumeni wensimi yaseMakhaphela, ngasemphumalanga yeMamre. Lomgedze watsengwa kanye nensimi ngu-Abrahama ku-Efroni, umHethi, kutsi ube yindzawo yekungcwaba.
Kwatsi Davide nasakhulile kakhulu asalikhehla, wase ubeka Solomoni, umsa wakhe, kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli.
Wafa asamdzala kakhulu, asatenelisile ngemphilo lendze, nangemcebo, nangekuhlonishwa. Solomoni, umsa wakhe, watsatsa sikhundla sakhe waba yinkhosi.
Jehoyada abesamdzala kakhulu, asagugile, wafa asaneminyaka leli-130.
Lapho ahambe khona kusala kunemagwebu, ungaze ucabange kutsi kujula kunetinwele letimhlophe.
Jobe wafa asamdzala, asakhulile ngeminyaka.
Uyawuya ethuneni ugcwele emandla, wenelisekile ngebudzala njengetitfungo letibutfwa ngesikhatsi sato lesifanele.
Ludvumo lwalabasha ngemandla abo; labadzala bahlonishelwa bumphunga babo.
Kodvwa mine ngigcwele lulaka lwaSimakadze, futsi ngingeke ngisalubeketelela lukimi. Simakadze wase utsi kimi: “Lutfululele kubantfwana labasetitaladini, nasemajaheni labutsene ndzawonye; bonkhe bafati nemadvodza abo bayawubhajwa kulo, kanye nalabadzala labo lasebahanjelwe ngiminyaka.
“Aroni sewutakuya kulabafile bakubo, ngako akasoze angene eveni lengilinike ema-Israyeli, ngobe nine nobabili aningihloniphanga ngasemantini aseMeribha.
Utawutsi ungalibona nawe bese uya kubakini, njengemnakenu Aroni,
Khona lapho ingilosi yeNkhosi yashaya Herodi, ngobe abengamniki Nkulunkulu ludvumo. Wadliwa tibungu waze wafa.
“Phela Davide wenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu ngesikhatsi sekuphila kwakhe; wase uyafa, wembelwa eceleni kwabokhokho bakhe, wabola;
Masinyane Safira washayeka phansi ngasetinyaweni taPhetro, wafa. Angena futsi emajaha abona kutsi sewufile, asayamtfwala amkhiphela ngephandle amngcwaba eceleni kwendvodza yakhe.
Watsi nakeva lamavi Ananiyase washayeka phansi wafa; bonkhe labeva ngalesehlo besaba kakhulu.
Lapho-ke kuleyo ntsaba lotayekhwela ngulapho uyawufela khona, uye kubakini, njengemnakenu Aroni lowafela eNtsabeni iHori, waya kubakubo.
Kwatsi kube sonkhe leso situkulwane sife siphele, kwavela lesinye situkulwane saka-Israyeli lesasingazange simati Simakadze singatani nangetintfo lake watentela sive saka-Israyeli.
Gideyoni, umsa waJowashi, wafa asakhulile kakhulu ngeminyaka. Wangcwatjwa ethuneni leyise, Jowashi, lelalise-Ofra, kulema-Abiyezeri.