UJese wathi kuDavide indodana yakhe : Ake uthathele abafowenu i -efa lalolu tshwele nalezi zinkwa eziyishumi, usheshe uye ekamu labafowenu,

kepha uhambe ngendlela yamakhosi akwa -Israyeli, wenza uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema ukuba baphinge njengokwenza kwendlu ka -Ahabi, futhi wabulala abafowenu bendlu kayihlo abahle kunawe,

Ngokuba ekubuyeleni kwenu kuJehova abafowenu nabantwana benu bayakuthola umusa phambi kwababathumbayo , babuyele kuleli zwe , ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unomusa nesihe , akayikunifulathela, uma nibuyela kuye.

Lihlabeni iphasika , nizingcwelise, nilungisele abafowenu ukuba benze njengezwi likaJehova ngesandla sikaMose.

Uyise nonina base bethi kuye : Akakho yini owesifazane phakathi kwamadodakazi abafowenu noma phakathi kwabo bonke abantu bami, ukuze uye kuthatha umfazi kumaFilisti angasokile , na? USamsoni wathi kuyise : Ngithathele yena, ngokuba uyathandeka kimi.

kepha mina ngikunxusele ukuba ukukholwa kwakho kungapheli ; wena-ke, nxa usuphendukile, uqinise abafowenu.

Futhi uma nibingelela abafowenu b odwa, nenza lukhulu luni na ? Abenzi njalo nabezizwe na?

Yizwani izwi likaJehov a nina enithuthumela ngezwi lakhe . Abafowenu abanizondayo, abanixosha ngenxa yegama lami, bashilo bathi: Makazidumise uJehova ukuba sibone intokozo yenu, kepha bona bayakujabha.

uJehova aze aphe abafowenu ukuphumula njengani , nabo balidle izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ayakubanika lona ngaphesheya kweJordani , andukuba nibuyele, kube yilowo nalowo ezweni lakhe engininike lona.

U-Israyeli wathi kuJosefa : Abafowenu abawalusi umhlambi eShekemi na ? Woza, ngiyakukuthuma kubo. Wathi kuye: Ngilapha.

Wayesethi kuye: Hamba-ke, ubone ukuthi basahlezi kahle yini abafowenu nomhlambi, uze ungibuyisele izwi . Wamthuma esuka esigodini saseHebroni , waze wafika eShekemi.

Juda, abafowenu bazakukudumisa wena ; isandla sakho siyakuba sesijingweni sezitha zakho; amadodana kayihlo ayakukukhothamela.

Niyakusho kuJosefa ukuthi: Ake uthethelele abafowenu isiphambeko sabo nesono sabo , ngokuba bakwenzela okubi . Manje siyakucela ukuthi : Ake uthethelele isiphambeko sezinceku zikaNkulunkulu kayihlo . UJosefa wakhala, besakhuluma kuye.

Ndodana yomuntu, abafowenu, yebo, abafowenu abayizihlobo zakho nayo yonke indlu yakwa -Israyeli, bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema abashilo kubo ukuthi: Dedani kuJehova; leli zwe linikiwe thina libe yifa.

Bese nibiza abafowenu ngokuthi u-Ami, nawodadewenu ngokuthi uRuhama.

Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova ngenkosi ehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide nangabo bonke abantu abahlala kulo muzi , abafowenu abangayanga nani ekuthunjweni,

Ngiyakunilahla ebusweni bami, njengalokho ngabalahla bonke abafowenu, yonke inzalo yakwa-Efrayimi.

Yilowo nalowo makaxwaye umakhelwane wakhe , ningethembi nakumfowenu, ngokuba abafowenu bonke bayaqinela , nabo bonke abakhelwane bayahambahamba behleba.

uJehova aze aphumuze abafowenu njengani , nabo badle izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu abanika lona, andukuba nibuyele ezweni lefa lenu aninika lona uMose inceku kaJehova ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga , nilidle.

anishiyanga abafowenu lezi zinsuku eziningi kuze kube namuhla , kepha nigcinile imfanelo yomyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.

Manje uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ubanikile abafowenu ukuphumula njengalokho ebekhuluma kubo ; ngalokho buyani , niye e matendeni enu ezweni lefa lenu aninika lona uMose inceku kaJehova ngaphesheya kweJordani.

UMose wabiza oMishayeli no-Elisafani amadodana ka-Uziyeli, uyisekazi ka- Aroni, wathi kubo : Sondelani, nibasuse abafowenu ngaphambi kwendlu engcwele, nibakhiphele ngaphandle kwekamu.

UMose wayesethi ku -Aroni naku -Eleyazare naku -Itamari amadodana akhe : Ningathukululi izinwele zamakhanda enu , ningaklebhuli izambatho zenu ukuba ningafi , ingathukuthelelwa yonke inhlangano , kepha abafowenu , yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, mabalilele ukushisa akuphembileyo uJehova.

Lapho sengibhekile, ngasuka ngathi kwabakhulu nakubabusi nakwabanye abantu: Ningabesabi; khumbulani iNkosi enkulu neyesabekayo , nilwele abafowenu, namadodana enu , namadodakazi enu , nawomkenu, nezindlu zenu.

Bhekani, mina ngithabathe abafowenu amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; bayisipho kini , benikelwe kuJehova ukwenza umse benzi wetende lokuhlangana.

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