1 Nifayi 16–17

Abafazi eNtlango

Ukuhamba neNkosi

abafazi besebenza

Iintombi zika-Ishmayeli zahamba kunye nosapho lwazo entlango. Uhambo lwalunzima. Emva kwexesha elithile, batshata oonyana bakaLihayi noSaraya.

1 Nephi 16:7; 17:1

iintombi zibuhlungu ngakwingcwaba lika-Ishmayeli

Ngenye imini, u-Ishmayeli wafa. Iintombi zakhe zaba buhlungu kakhulu. Bamkhumbula uyise. Iintombi zabanexhala lokuba nazo neentsapho zazo ziya kufela entlango. Babenomsindo kuLihayi noNifayi, kwaye babefuna ukubuyela ekhaya eYerusalem.

1 Nifayi 16:34–36

oodade bethuthuzelana

Ilizwi leNkosi lathetha neentombi zika-Ishmayeli neentsapho zazo. Baguquka, yaye iNkosi yabasikelela.

1 Nifayi 16:39

USaraya nabantwana abancinane

Abafazi baba nabantwana entlango. USaraya kananjalo wazala abanye oonyana ababini, uYakobi noYosefu.

1 Nifayi 17:1; 18:7

Iintsapho zihamba

INkosi yabanceda abafazi kuhambo lwabo. Yona yabasikelela ngobisi oluyintabalala lweentsana zabo. Wabanceda abafazi ukuba bomelele njengoko behamba.

1 Nifayi 17:1–3

oomama nabantwana ententeni

INkosi yathi Yona yayikhokelela iintombi neentsapho zazo kwilizwe lesithembiso. INkosi yathembisa iintsapho ukuba ziya kuba nazo zonke eziyimfuneko ekuhambeni kwazo. Wakwenza ukutya ababekuzingela kwaba kuhle ukuba bakudle, waza Yena wabakhokela.

1 Nifayi 17: 3, 5, 12–14

iintsapho elunxwemeni lolwandle

Emva kweminyaka esibhozo entlango, ezi ntsapho zafikelela elwandle. Abafazi bavuya neentsapho zabo. Umhlaba ongaselwandle wawumhle. Bayibiza ngokuba yiNdyebo kuba yayizele ziziqhamo nobusi bobutya. INkosi yayibalungiselele bonke.

1 Nifayi 17:4–6