9 Nangabe indvodzakati yemphristi itingcolisa ngekugwadla, ihlazisa uyise, iyawushiswa ngemlilo ize ife.
Emvakwetinyanga letintsatfu wabikelwa Juda kwatsiwa: “Thamari, malukatana wakakho ugwadlile, manje nje sewutetfwele.” Juda waphendvula watsi: “Mkhipheni, nimshise aze afe.”
Kufanele nigcine liSabatha ngobe lingcwele kini; wonkhe umuntfu longaligcini kufanele abulawe. Lowo losebenta ngalelo langa kufanele ancunywe kubantfu bami.
Toni taseSiyoni tiyatfutfumela, kutfutfumela kubabambile labangamesabi Nkulunkulu: “Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nemlilo locotfulako? Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nekuvutsa kwaphakadze?”
Bulalani nicedze emadvodza lamadzala, nemajaha, netintfombi, nebafati, nebantfwana, kodvwa ningatsintsi namunye loneluphawu. Calani endlini yami lengcwele.” Ngako bacala ngebaholi lababesembikwelithempeli.
“ ‘Ungahlazisi indvodzakati yakho ngekuyenta ingwadla, funa live lonkhe ligcwale bugwadla nako konkhe kungcola.
Nangabe indvodza ishada nendvodzakati kanye nenina walendvodzakati, loko kubi. Lendvodza kanye nabo kufanele bashiswe ngemlilo, khona kungetikuba khona lokusinengiso emkhatsini wenu.
“Ngenca yenu, ngiyakutekhuta titukulwane tenu; ngiyakuwendlala ebusweni benu lamatfumbu emihlatjelo yenu yemadzili, nani niyawususwa kanye nawo.
lendvodzakati batayitsatsa bayekuyibeka emnyango wendlu yeyise, lapho takhamiti titawufike tiyigcobele khona ngematje ize ife, ngobe ihlazise Israyeli wonkhe, ngekuvula sibaya seyise isesekhaya kubo. Niyawukukhipha kanjalo-ke lokubi lokumila emkhatsini wenu.
Umbonisi kufanele angasoleki, abe yindvodza lenemfati munye, lenebantfwana labakholwako nalabalalelako, labangakadvumi ngebubi.
Loyo loyawutfolakala analetintfo lekufanele tibhujiswe uyawubulawa ngemlilo kanye nako konkhe lokungekwakhe. Ngobe wephule sivumelwane saSimakadze, wenta intfo lelihlazo esiveni saka-Israyeli.’ ”
Joshuwa watsi: “Usiletseleleni lembhubhiso? Simakadze utayiletsa kuwe imbhubhiso lamuhla.” Ngako-ke onkhe ema-Israyeli amgcoba ngematje kanye nako konkhe kwakhe, base bayakushisa-ke.
Leso sono saletinsizwa saba sikhulu kakhulu emehlweni aSimakadze, ngobe umnikelo waSimakadze abewuphatsa ngekwedzelela lokukhulu.
“ ‘Loko lokutakwehlela emadvodzana akho, boHofni naFinehasi, kuyawuba sibonakaliso kuwe, bayakufa bobabili langa linye.