O-Abrama noNahori bazithathela abafazi ; igama lomka -Abrama lalinguSarayi; igama lomkaNahori lalinguMilka , indodakazi kaHarana, uyise kaMilka noyise kaJiska.

Ngalobo busuku ayesemphuzisa uyise iwayini ; enkulu yangena yalala noyise, engazi ukulala kwayo nokuvuka kwayo.

Kwathi sebethulula amasaka abo, bheka, isikhwama semali salowo nalowo sasisesakeni lakhe ; lapho bona noyise bebona izikhwama zabo zemali , bashaywa luvalo.

Yilowo nalowo makahloniphe unina noyise , nigcine amasabatha ami ; nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.

ngaphandle kwezihlobo ezinyamanye naye , okungukuthi unina , noyise, nendodana yakhe, nendodakazi yakhe, nomfowabo,

Indodakazi yompristi, uma izingcolisa ngokufeba , iyamhlambalaza noyise; yoshiswa ngomlilo.

Izinsizwa ezaziyizinhloli zangen a, zamkhipha uRahabi , noyise, nonina, nabafowabo, nabo bonke anabo , zakhipha bonke abomuzi wakhe , zababeka ngaphandle kwekamu lakwa-Israyeli.

UJoshuwa wathi kubantu bonke : Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka - Israyeli, uthi: Oyihlo bahlala endulo ngaphesheya koMfula, uThera uyise ka- Abrahama noyise kaNahori, bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu.

USamsoni wayesehla noyise nonina , baya eThimna , bafika ezivinini zaseThimna; bheka, ibhongo lengonyama lamhlangabeza libhodla.

AmaFilisti ayesethi : Ngubani okwenzile lokho na ? Bathi: NguSamsoni, umkhwenyana wowaseThimna , ngokuba yena uthathe umkakhe , wamnika umngane wakhe. AmaFilisti akhuphuka, amshisa yena noyise ngomlilo.

Wazala noShahafi uyise kaMadimana , noSheva uyise kaMakibena , noyise kaGibeya; indodakazi kaKalebi yayingu-Akisa.

Bazondelela amakhanda abampofu ukuba abe sothulini lomhlabathi , bachezukisa indlela yabathobileyo; indoda noyise baya entombininye , ukuze balihlambalaze igama lami elingcwele,

Base beshiya masinyane umkhumbi noyise, bamlandela.

Kepha umuntu uyakukhaphela umfowabo ekufeni , noyise umntanakhe ; abantwana bayakuvukela abazali babo, bababulale.

Yebo, ngize ukuphambanisa umuntu noyise , nendodakazi nonina , nomalokazana noninazala.

Khona umuntu uyakukhaphela umfowabo ekufeni noyise umntanakhe , yebo, abantwana bayakuvukela abazali babo, bababulale.

Esefike endlini kavumanga ukuba kungene muntu naye , kuphela oPetru , noJohane, noJakobe, noyise wentombazana, nonina.

bayakwahlukana, uyise nendodana , indodana noyise ; unina nendodakazi , indodakazi nonina ; uninazala nomalokazana wakhe , umalokazana noninazala.

Ngokuba noYise kahluleli muntu; ukunike iNdodana konke ukwahlulela

ukuba bonke bazise iNdodana , njengokuba bazisa uYise . Ongayazisi iNdodana kamazisi noYise oyithumileyo.

Nina ningabakayihlo uSathane , nithanda ukwenza izinkanuko zikayihlo . Yena wayengumbulali wabantu kwasekuqaleni , akemi eqinisweni , ngokuba iqiniso lingekho kuye . Nxa ekhuluma amanga , ukhuluma okungokwakhe , lokhu engumqambimanga noyise wawo.

UNkulunkulu noYise weNkos i uJesu , obongekayo phakade naphakade, uyazi ukuthi angiqambi amanga.

lokho esikubonileyo, sakuzwa, sinishumayeza khona nani , ukuze nani nibe nenhlanganyelo nathi . Kepha thina sinenhlanganyelo noYise naneNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu.

Yilowo nalowo ophika iNdodana akanaye uYise ; ovuma iNdodana unaye noYise.