When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb,(A) at Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys(B) you set out to look for have been found. And now your father has stopped thinking about them and is worried(C) about you. He is asking, “What shall I do about my son?”’

“Then you will go on from there until you reach the great tree of Tabor. Three men going up to worship God at Bethel(D) will meet you there. One will be carrying three young goats, another three loaves of bread, and another a skin of wine. They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread,(E) which you will accept from them.

“After that you will go to Gibeah(F) of God, where there is a Philistine outpost.(G) As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets(H) coming down from the high place(I) with lyres, timbrels,(J) pipes(K) and harps(L) being played before them, and they will be prophesying.(M) The Spirit(N) of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed(O) into a different person.

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