1 Nifayi 16–17

Abafazi eNtlango

Ukuhamba neNkosi

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

1 Nephi 16:7; 17:1

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

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

1 Nifayi 16:39

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

1 Nifayi 17:1; 18:7

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

1 Nifayi 17:1–3

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

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