6 Wakha iBetlehema leEtamu leTekowa
6 iBhethilehema, le-Ethamu, leThekhowa,
URaheli wafa, wambelwa endleleni eya eEfrathi, eliliBetlehema.
Wasethumela ilizwi eTekowa ukuba alande khona owesifazana ohlakaniphileyo, wathi kuye: Ake uzitshaye olilayo, ugqoke izigqoko zokuzila; ungazigcobi ngamagcobo, kodwa ube njengowesifazana oselilele ofileyo insuku ezinengi.
Nanka amadodana kayise kaEtamu; oJezereli loIshma loIdibashi; udadewabo wawo wayenguHazeleliponi.
Imizana yabo yayiyiEtamu leAyini leRimoni leTokeni leAshani, indawo ezinhlanu,
URehobowamu wahlala eJerusalema, wakha imizi eyizinqaba koJuda.
leBeti‐Zuri leSoko leAdulamu
Basebevuka ekuseni, baya enkangala yaseTekowa; ekuphumeni kwabo uJehoshafati wema wathi kibo: Ngilalelani lina abakoJuda labaseJerusalema. Thembani iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, lizakuqina; likholwe abaprofethi bayo, lizaphumelela.
Ngemva kwakhe abaseTekowa babesakha enye ingxenye maqondana lomphotshongo omkulu othutshayo, kwaze kwaba semdulini waseOfeli.
eceleni kwakhe kusakha abaseTekowa; kodwa izikhulu zabo zala ukusebenzela umphathi wabo.
Balekani ukuze liphephe, lina bantu bakoBenjamini, liphume phakathi kweJerusalema. Khalisani uphondo eTekowa, liphakamise uphawu eBeti‐Hakeremi, ngoba ububi bubonakala ngasenyakatho lokuchitheka okukhulu.
La ngamazwi kaAmosi owayengomunye wabelusi baseTekowa, awaboniswa ngoIsrayeli ensukwini zikaUziya inkosi yakoJuda, lasensukwini zikaJerobowamu indodana kaJowashi inkosi yakoIsrayeli iminyaka emibili ngaphambi kokuzamazama komhlaba.
Wabahlasela ngamandla wonke, wabulala abanengi. Wasuka wayahlala obhalwini lweliwa laseEtamu.
UDavida wayeyindodana yomEfrathi waseBetlehema koJuda, othiwa nguJese; wayelamadodana aficaminwembili. Ngesikhathi sikaSawuli lowomuntu wayeseluphele eseleminyaka eminengi.