Inkosi uSolomoni yaba nkulu kunaw o onke amakhosi omhlaba ngengcebo nangokuhlakanipha.

Inqola yenyuka yaphuma eGibithe ngamashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha esiliva nehhashi ngayikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu ; bawakhiphela kanjalo onke amakhosi amaHeti namakhosi ase-Aramu ngezandla zabo.

Wayenabafazi abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa abangamadodakazi amakhosi , nezancinza ezingamakhulu amathathu ; omkakhe bayiphambukisa inhliziyo yakhe.

U-Ahabi wamenza u -Ashera; u-Ahabi wenezela waze wacunula uJehova , uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, kunawo onke amakhosi akwa -Israyeli ayengaphambi kwakhe.

Baphuma emini . Kepha uBeni Hadadi wayephuza waze wadakwa emadokodweni, yena namakhosi, amakhosi angamashumi amathathu nambili amsizayo.

Futhi yenza lokhu: Susa amakhosi onke, kube yileyo naleyo endaweni yayo, ubeke ababusi ezikhundleni zawo,

Kepha izinceku zakhe zathi ku ye: Bheka, sizwile ukuthi amakhosi endlu yakwa-Israyeli angamakhosi anomusa ; ake sembathe izindwangu zamasaka ezinkalweni zethu nezintambo emakhanda ethu , siphume, siye enkosini yakwa-Israyeli; mhlawumbe iyakusindisa ukuphila kwakho.

Wabusa ezweni lonke ngaphesheya koMfula kusukela eThifisa kuze kube seGaza phezu kwawo onke amakhosi ngaphesheya koMfula ; wayenokuthula nxazonke zakhe.

Akavumelanga muntu ukubahlupha, wajezisa amakhosi ngenxa yabo,

Abantwana bakwa -Amoni baphuma , bahlela impi ngasesangweni lo muzi; kepha amakhosi ayefikile ayewodwa endle.

Nina zinceku, thobelani amakhosi ngokwesaba konke , kungabi ngamahle navileyo kuphela kodwa nayizixhwanguxhwangu.

kungabi njengabazenza amakhosi phezu kwamabandla enabelwa wona , kodwa nibe yizibonelo zomhlambi;

amakhosi nabo bonke abakhulu , ukuze sihlale kahle nangokuthula, ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu nangesizotha esipheleleyo.

Amakhosi amaFilisti adlula ngamakhulu nangezinkulungwane ; uDavide nabantu bakhe badlula emuva kanye no-Akhishi.

U-Akhishi wambiza uDavide , wathi kuye : Kuphila kukaJehova , wena uqotho; ukuphuma kwakho nokungena kwakho nami empini kuhle emehlweni ami , ngokuba angifumananaga bubi kuwe kusukela osukwini lokufika kwakho kimi kuze kube namuhla ; nokho emehlweni amakhosi awumuhle.

Ngalokho buya , uhambe ngokuthula , ungenzi okubi emehlweni amakhosi amaFilisti.

Bathuma babutha onke amakhosi amaFilisti , bathi: Wususeni umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, ubuyele endlini yawo , ukuba ungasibulali thina nabantu bakithi, ngokuba kwakukhona ukungquzuka okokufa emzini wonke; isandla sikaNkulunkulu sasinzima kakhulu khona.

Bathuma babuthela kubo on ke amakhosi amaFilisti , bathi: Siyakwenzani ngomphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli na ? Athi: Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli mawususelwe eGati . Bawususela umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli khona.

Izinkomo zaqonda endleleni, zaya ngaseBeti Shemeshi, zahamba ngomendo, zihamba zikhala, zingaphambukeli ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo ; amakhosi amaFilisti azilandela, aze afika emkhawulweni waseBeti Shemeshi.

Amakhosi ayisihlanu amaFilisti esekubonile abuyela e-Ekroni ngalolo suku.

Athi: Uyakuba yini umnikelo wecala esiyakuwubuyisela kuye na ? Bathi: Amathumba ayisihlanu egolide namagundane ayisihlan u egolide njengomumo wamakhosi amaFilisti , ngokuba kuyisifo sinye esikubo bonke nakuwo amakhosi enu.

AmaFilisti esezwile ukuthi abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babuthene eMispa , amakhosi amaFilisti akhuphuka ukulwa no -Israyeli. Abantwana bakwa - Israyeli bekuzwile lokho bawesaba amaFilisti.

Kepha besaba kakhulu impela , bathi: Bheka, amakhosi amabili awemanga phambi kwakhe; pho, thina singema kanjani na?

UJehowashi, inkosi yakwaJuda , wathatha zonke izinto ezingcwele , ezingcwelisiwe ngoJehoshafati noJehoramu no-Ahaziya oyise , amakhosi akwaJuda, nezinto zakhe ezingcwelisiwe , nalo lonke igolide elafunyanwa engcebeni endlini kaJehova nasendlini yenkosi , wakuthuma kuHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu; wayesesuka eJerusalema.

UJerobowamu wayeselala koyise , amakhosi abakwa -Israyeli; uZakariya waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

U-Azariya wayeselala koyise; bammbela koyise emzini kaDavide; uJothamu, indodana yakhe, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. Amanye amakhosi akwa-Israyeli

Wamethemba uJehova uNkulunkulu w akwa-Israyeli kwaze kwangabakho onjengaye phakathi kwawo onke amakhosi akwaJuda nakuwo ayengaphambi kwakhe.

Yiqiniso, Jehova; amakhosi ase-Asiriya achithile izizwe namazwe azo,

Yasusa namahhashi amakhosi akwaJuda anikele ngawo kulo ilanga ngasendleleni yokungena endlini kaJehova ngasekamelweni likaNathani Meleki induna yasePariwarimi, yashisa izinqola zelanga ngomlilo.

Yabasusa abapristi bezithombe amakhosi akwaJuda abamisele ukushisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo e mizini yakwaJuda nanxazonke zeJerusalema, kanye nabashisa impepho kuBali nakulo ilanga n enyanga nezinkanyezi nalo lonke ibandla lasezulwini.

Sebezwile bonke abakwaMowabi ukuthi amakhosi enyukile ukulwa nabo , babuthana bonke abaqale ukubhinca izikhali kuya phezulu , bema emkhawulweni.

bathi: Lokhu kuyigazi ; ngempela amakhosi alwile , abulalene enye nenye ; ngalokho ekuphangeni-ke, Mowabi!

INkosi ibiyizwisile impi yama -Aramu umsindo wezinqola , nomsindo wamahhashi, nomsindo wempi enkulu aze akhuluma omunye komunye ngokuthi: Bheka, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli isiqashele amakhosi amaHeti namakhosi aseGibithe ukuba asifikele.

uyakuphiwa ukuhlakanipha nokwazi ; ngiyakukunika nengcebo, nemfuyo, nodumo, angazange abe nakho okungako amakhosi ayengaphambi kwakho , nalandelayo emva kwakho awayikuba nakho.

Bakhuphula, bakhipha eGibithe inqola ngamashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha esiliva , nehhashi ng ayikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu ; bawakhiphela kanjalo onke amakhosi amaHeti namakhosi ase -Aramu ngezandla zabo.

Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyisihiyagalombili eJerusalema , wamuka engakhalelwanga muntu ; bammbela emzini kaDavide , kepha kungesemathuneni amakhosi.

Lapho sebemukile kuye ngokuba bamshiya egula kakhulu izinceku zakhe zamenzela ugobe ngenxa yegazi lamadodana kaJehoyada umpristi, zambulala embhedeni wakhe, wafa; bammbela emzini kaDavide, kodwa abammbelanga emathuneni amakhosi.

U-Uziya wayeselala koyise ; bammbela koyise ngaphandle kwamathuna amakhosi, ngokuba bathi: Ungonochoko. UJothamu, indodana yakhe, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

U-Ahazi wayeselala koyise ; bammbela emzini , iJerusalema, ngokuba abamyisanga emathuneni amakhosi akwa-Israyeli; uHezekiya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

Kwabuthana abantu abaningi , bavimba yonke imithombo , nomfudlana owawugobhoza phakathi nezwe , bathi: Kungangani ukuba kufike amakhosi ase-Asiriya, afumane amanzi amaningi, na?

bayinika nababazi nabakhi ukuba bathenge amatshe abaziweyo nemithi yokuhlanganisa, benze imishayo yezindlu amakhosi akwaJuda abezichithile.

Alenziwanga iphasika elinjengalelo kwa -Israyeli kusukela emihleni kaSamuweli umprofethi , nawo onke amakhosi akwa -Israyeli awenzanga iphasika elinjengalelo elenziwa nguJosiya, nabapristi, namaLevi, naye wonke uJuda no-Israyeli owayekhona, kanye nabakhileyo eJerusalema.

ngaphandle kokuvela kubahwebi nabathengisi ; onke amakhosi ase-Arabiya nababusi bezwe baletha igolide nesiliva kuSolomoni.

Inkosi uSolomoni yaba nkulu kunawo onke amakhosi omhlaba ng engcebo nangokuhlakanipha.

Onke amakhosi omhlaba afuna ubuso bukaSolomoni ukuba ezwe ukuhlakanipha kwakhe, uNkulunkulu akubekile enhliziyweni yakhe.

Wabusa phezu kwawo onke amakhosi kusukela emfuleni kuze kube sezweni lamaFilisti nasemkhawulweni waseGibithe.

Lapho onke amakhosi ayeyizinceku zikaHadadezeri ebonile ukuthi anqotshiwe phambi kuka -Israyeli, enza ukuthula no -Israyeli, abakhonza. Ama-Aramu ayesesaba ukusiza abantwana bakwa-Amoni futhi.

UDelila wabona ukuthi wayemtshelile yonke inhliziyo yakhe ; wathuma wawabiza amakhosi amaFilisti , wathi: Yenyukani kalokhu , ngokuba ungitshelile yonke inhliziyo yakhe . Ayesenyukela kuye amakhosi amaFilisti , aletha imali esandleni sawo.

Amakhosi amaFilisti abuthana ukuba ahlabele uDagoni unkulunkulu wawo umhlatshelo omkhulu, athokoze, ngokuba athi: Unkulunkulu wethu unikele uSamsoni isitha sethu esandleni sethu.

Amakhosi amaFilisti enyukela kuye , athi kuye : Myenge, ubone ukuthi amandla akhe amakhulu aphi nokuthi singamahlula ngani ukuba simbophe , simnqobe; siyakukunika, kube yilowo nalowo, izinhlamvu eziyinkulungwane nekhulu zesiliva.

Amakhosi amaFilisti ayeseletha kuye izinsinga eziyisikhombisa ezimanzi ezingakomi, wambopha ngazo.

Wayesethi u -Adoni Bezeki : Amakhosi angamashumi ayisikhombisa enqunyiwe izithupha nawoqukula acosha ukudla kwa wo phansi kwetafula lami; njengalokho ngenzile, kanjalo uNkulunkulu uphindisele kimi . Bamyisa eJerusalema, wafela khona.

Amakhosi ayisihlanu amaFilisti , nawo onke amaKhanani , namaSidoni, namaHivi ahlala entabeni yaseLebanoni, kusukela entabeni yaseBali Hermoni kuze kube sekuyeni eHamati.

Amakhosi afika alwa , alwa amakhosi aseKhanan i eThahanaki ngasemanzini aseMegido; awathathanga nzuzo yamali.

OZeba noSalimuna babaleka , wabaxosha; wawabamba amakhosi omabili akwaMidiyani, oZeba noSalimuna, wachitha impi yonke.

Wayesethi kubantu baseSukoti : Ake niphe abantu abangilandelayo izinkwa, ngokuba bayethile, ngisaxosha oZeba noSalimuna amakhosi akwaMidiyani.

Khona abezizwe bayakulesaba igama likaJehova , amakhosi onke omhlaba inkazimulo yakho.

Akavumelanga muntu ukubahlupha, wajezisa amakhosi ngenxa yabo,

INkosi ingakwesokunene sakho ; iyakuchoboza amakhosi ngosuku lwentukuthelo yayo.

Washaya izizwe ezinkulu, wabulala amakhosi anamandla:

owashaya amakhosi amakhulu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade;

owabulala amakhosi adumileyo, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade;

Onke amakhosi omhlaba ayakukubonga , Jehova, lapho ezwile amazwi omlomo wakho.

Nguye onika amakhosi insindiso , okhulula inceku yakhe uDavide enkembeni elimazayo.

babophe amakhosi abo ngamaketang a nabadumileyo babo ngezibopho zensimbi,

Amakhosi omhlaba ayazihlanganisa , nababusi baceba iceb o ngoJehova nangogcotshiweyo wakhe ngokuthi:

Amadodakazi amakhosi aphakathi kwabes ifazane bakho abadumileyo ; inkosikazi imi ngakwesokunene sakho, ihlobe igolide lase-Ofiri.

Ngokuba bheka, amakhosi abuthana; aqhubeka kanyekanye.

Amakhosi ezimpi ayabaleka ; ayabaleka wona ; isifazane esihlezi ekhaya sabela impango.

Nxa uSomandla ehlakaza amakhosi kulo, likhithika iqhwa eSalimoni.

Ngenxa yethempeli lakho eJerusalema amakhosi ayakukulethela izipho.

Amakhosi aseTharishishi naweseziqhingini ayakuletha izipho ; amakhosi aseSheba naseSeba ayakwethula izipho.

Onke amakhosi ayakuziwisa phambi kwayo; zonke izizwe ziyakuyikhonza.

Uyanquma umoya wezikhulu, wesabeka kuwo amakhosi omhlaba.

Eyesithupha yathululela isitsha sayo emfuleni omkhulu u-Ewufrathe; kwase kusha amanzi awo, ukuze indlela ilungiselwe amakhosi avela empumalanga.

afeba naso amakhosi omhlaba , nabakhileyo emhlabeni badakiswa yiwayini lobufebe baso.

Amakhosi omhlaba ayefeba nalo ehlala ngokutamasa ayakukhala ambongoze ngalo, nxa ebona umusi wokusha kwalo,

Amakhosi omhlab a ayengakholwa kanye nabo bonke abak hileyo ezwen i ukuthi abamelene nabo nezitha zab o babeyakungena emasangweni aseJerusalema.

Unganiki a besifazane amandla akho , nezindlela zakho kwababhubhisa amakhosi.

Amakhosi abusa ngami, nababusi bamisa ukulunga.

Amakhosi omhlaba aqhelile , nababusi bayihlanganyel e iNkosi noGcotshiweyo wayo.

Yala izinceku ukuba zithobele amakhosi azo , zikholeke ezintweni zonke , zingaphiki nkani,

Ngokuba uMelkisedeki lo , inkosi yaseSalema , umpristi kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, owahlangabeza u -Abrahama mhla ebuya ekubulaleni amakhosi, wambusisa;

Akukho nceku engakhonza amakhosi amabili , ngokuba kokunye iyakuzonda enye , ithande enye , noma ibambelele kwenye , iyeyise enye . Ningeze nakhonza uNkulunkulu noMamona.

Uwisile amakhosi ezihlalweni, uphakamisile abantukazana.

Wayesethi kubo : Ababusi bezizwe bazenza amakhosi phezu kwazo , neziphathimandla zazo zithiwa abazenzela okuhle.

UJesu wayesebabiza , wathi kubo : Niyazi ukuthi abathiwa babusa izizwe bazenza amakhosi phezu kwazo , nezikhulu zazo ziphethe amandla phezu kwazo.

Wathi: Uyayithela. Esengene endlini uJesu wamandulela , wathi: Usho ukuthini, Simoni? Amakhosi omhlaba athatha kubaphi intela nenkokhiso , kumadodana awo noma kubafo, na?

Kepha uJesu wababiza , wathi: Niyazi ukuthi ababusi bezizwe bazenza amakhosi phezu kwazo, nezikhulu zazo ziphethe amandla phezu kwazo.

Akakho ongakhonza amakhosi amabili . Ngokuba uyakuzonda enye , athande enye , noma abambelele kwenye , adelele enye . Ningekhonze uNkulunkulu noMamona.

Khona aphaphatheka amakhosi akwa -Edomi; izikhulu zakwaMowabi zabanjwa yitwetwe; bonke abakhe eKhanani baphelile amandla.

Makwazeke enkosini , kalokhu, ukuthi uma lo muzi wakhiwa, ziqedwe izingange, abayikuthela intela, nenkokhiso, nemali yendlela, okuyakulimaza amakhosi ekugcineni.

ukuba kucingwe encwadini yezindaba yawoyihlo ; uyakufumana encwadini yezindaba, wazi ukuthi lo muzi ungumuzi ohlubukayo , olimaza amakhosi namazwe, nokuthi benzile ukwambuka phakathi kwawo kwasendulo ; ngalokho lo muzi wachithwa.

Ngayaleza, kwacingwa, kufumanisekile ukuthi lowo muzi uziphakamisele amakhosi kwasendulo nokuthi ukuhlubuka nokwambuka kwenziwe ph akathi kwawo.

Kade kwakukhona amakhosi anamandla naphezu kweJerusalema, ayebusa lonke elingaphesheya koMfula; aphiwa intela, nenkokhiso, nemali yendlela.

Xwayani ukuba ningayekethisi kulokho ; kungase kwande ukonakala , kulimaze amakhosi, na?

uNkulunkulu ohlalise khona igama lakhe awise phansi onke amakhosi nabantu abayakwelula izandla zabo ukuba baguqule lokho , bachithe le ndlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema . Mina Dariyu ngikhiphe isimemezelo ; masenziwe ngaso sonke isineke.

Ngokuba siyizigqila ; nokho uNkulunkulu wethu akasishiyanga ebugqileni bethu, kepha usenzele isihawu emehlweni amakhosi asePheresiya ukuba asinike ikhefu , simise ind lu kaNkulunkulu wethu , sivuse incithakalo yayo , asinike ugange kwaJuda naseJerusalema.

Ngokuba lithi: Izikhulu zami zonke azisiwo amakhosi na?

Onke amakhosi ezizwe, onke alala ngodumo, yileyo naleyo endlini yayo.

Indawo yabafileyo ngaphansi inyakazisiw e ukuba ikuhlangabez e ekufikeni kwakho, ikuvusele izithunzi , zonke izikhulu zomhlaba , isukumise onke amakhosi ezizwe ezihlalweni zawo zobukhosi.

Ngokuba amasimu aseHeshiboni abunil e kanye nomvini waseSibima ; amakhosi ezizwe achithil e amagatsha awo ; afinyelela naseJazeri , edukela nasehlane; amahlumela awo elulwa, awela ulwandle.

Umbono ka-Isaya, indodana ka-Amose, awubonayo ngoJuda neJerusalema emihleni ka-Uziya, noJothamu, no-Ahazi, noHezekiya, amakhosi akwaJuda.

Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu , amanye amakhosi angaphandle kwakho asibusile, kepha kuwena wedwa siyadumisa igama lakho.

Yiqiniso, Jehova; amakhosi ase -Asiriya achithile izizwe zonke namazwe azo,

Ngubani ovusile ukulung a kuphume empumalan ga, akubize ukuba kumlandele, anikele izizwe phambi kwakhe , amenze ukuba abuse amakhosi , abenze babe njengothuli ngenkemba yakhe , nanjengamabibi aphephezeliswayo ngomnsalo wakhe, na?

Amakhosi ayakuba ngabazanyana bakho , namakhosikazi awo ayakuba ngabancelisi bakho; bayakukukhothamela ubuso bubheke phansi , bakhothe uthuli lwezinyawo zakho ; uyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova , abethemba kimi abayikujabha.

Usho kanje uJehova , uMhlengi ka -Israyeli noNgcwele wakhe , kodelelwa nokudelelwa noyisinengiso e sizweni, koyinceku yababusi , uthi: Amakhosi ayakubona, asukume, izikhulu zibone , zikhothame ngenxa kaJehova othembekile, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli okukhethileyo.

kanjalo iyakwethusa izizwe eziningi; amakhosi ayakuvala imilomo yawo ngenxa yayo, ngokuba lokho angatshelwanga khona ayakukubona , nalokho angakuzwanga ayakukuqonda.

Ngalokho indawo yabafileyo yandisile isifiso sayo , yavula umlomo wayo ngokungalinganiswayo; kwehlela kuyo amakhosi abo , nesixuku sabo esixokozelayo, kanye nabajabulayo phakathi kwabo.

Abezizwe bayakuzakha izingange zakho , amakhosi abo akukhonze ; noma ngakushaya ngentukuthelo yami, sengiyakuhawukela ngomusa wami.

Amasango akho ayakuvuleka njalo , awayikuvalwa imini nobusuku , ukuze imfuyo yezizwe ilethwe kuwe, amakhosi azo eqhutshwa eboshiwe.

Uyakuncela ubisi lwezizwe , uncele namabele amakhosi ; uyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova nginguMsindisi wakho , noMhlengi wakho , uMninimandla kaJakobe.

Kalokhu ngiyakukutshela iqiniso. Bheka, kusezakuvela amakhosi amathathu ePheresiya; eyesine iyakunotha kunawo onke ; isiqinile ngengcebo yayo iyakuvusa bonke ukulwa nombuso waseJavani.

Amakhosi-ke omabili, izinhliziyo zawo ziyakuba ngezokwenza okubi ; ayakukhuluma amanga esetafuleni linye , kepha akuyikuphumelela, ngokuba ukuphela kusezakuba sesikhathini esimisiweyo.

uyaguqula izikhathi nezinkathi; uyasusa amakhosi, abeke amakhosi; unika abahlakaniphileyo ukuhlakanipha, nokwazi kwabaqonda ukwazi;

Izimpondo eziyishumi-ke, kulowo mbuso kuyakuvela amakhosi ayishumi , kuvele enye emva kwawo ; iyakwahluka kwawokuqala , ithobise amakhosi amathathu.

Jehova, kithina kukhona amahloni obuso : kuwo amakhosi ethu , nakuzo izikhulu zethu, nakobaba, ngokuba sonile kuwe.

UJehova uyakwenza kuz o njengokwenza kwakhe kuSihoni naku -Ogi amakhosi ama-Amori nakulo izwe lakubo ababulalayo.

Balithatha izwe lakhe , balidla kanye nezwe lika -Ogi inkosi yaseBashani , amakhosi amabili ama -Amori ayengaphe sheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga,

Uyakuwanikela amakhosi azo esandleni sakho, wena uqede igama lawo phansi kwezulu ; akuyikubakho muntu ongema phambi kwakho , uze uzichithe.

Balwa noKe dorlawomere inkosi yase -Elamu, noTidali inkosi yezizwe , no- Amrafeli inkosi yaseShineyari , no-Ariyoki inkosi yase -Elasare; amakhosi amane alwa nayisihlanu.

Ngiyakumbusisa, ngikunike indodana ngaye ; yebo, ngiyakumbusisa abe yizizwe, kuvele kuye amakhosi abantu.

UNkulunkulu wathi kuye: NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla ; mawuzale, wande; isizwe, yebo, ibandla lezizwe liyakuvela kuwe ; amakhosi ayakuphuma okhalweni lwakho;

Yebo, sibhinqa amakhosi, nababusi balusulu kuso ; sihleka zonke izinqab a, sinqwabela uthuli, sizithathe.

Ekuphumeni kwempahla yakho elwandl e wasuthisa abantu abaning i; ngobuningi bengcebo yakho nempahla yakho wacebisa amakhosi omhlaba.

Bonke abakhileyo eziqhingini bamangala ngawe ; amakhosi az o ayaqhakanyeka, aphaphatheke ebusweni.

Ngiyakwenza ukuba abantu abaningi bamangale ngawe , amakhosi abo aqhakanyeke, lapho ngisikaza ngenkemba phambi kwawo , aqhaqhazele imizuzwana yonke , kube yileyo naleyo ngokuphila kwayo ngosuku lokuwa kwakho.

Lapho kukhona u -Edomi, amakhosi akhe nazo zonke izikhulu zakhe , abathe nakuba bebe nobuqhawe babekwa nababulewe ngenkemba ; bayakulala nabangasokile nabehlela egodini.

Izwi likaJehova elafika kuHoseya indodana kaBeri ezinsukwini zawo -Uziya, noJothamu, no-Ahazi, noHezekiya, amakhosi akwaJuda , nasezinsukwini zikaJerobowamu indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

Bonke bashisa njengeziko, badla abahluleli babo; onke amakhosi abo ayawa, kungekho phakathi kwabo ongibizayo.

Bona bazibekela amakhosi engavelanga kimi ; bamisa izikhulu , ngingazi; isiliva labo nego lide labo bakwenza kwaba yizithombe zabo , ukuze banqunywe.

Usho kanje kimi uJehova, uthi: Hamba ume esangweni lamadodana abantu, angena ngalo amakhosi akwaJuda , aphuma ngalo futhi , nasemasangweni onke aseJerusalema,

kungene ngamasango alo muzi amakhosi nezikhulu a bahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide bekhwele izinqola namahhashi , bona nezikhulu zabo , abantu bakwaJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema , nalo muzi uyakuhlala kuze kube phakade.

Ngokuba bheka , ngikubekile namuhla ube ngumuzi obiyelweyo , nensika yensimbi, nezingange zethusi ngakulo izwe lonke , nangawo amakhosi akwaJuda nezikhulu zalo, nangakubo abapristi balo nabantu bezwe.

Ngokuba uma nenza lokhu impela , kuyakungena ngamasango ale ndlu amakhosi ahlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide , ekhwele izinqola namahhashi, wona nezinceku zawo nabantu bawo.

nayo yonke ingxubevange yabantu ; onke amakhosi ase -Uzi, nawo onke amakhosi asezweni lamaFilisti e -Ashikeloni, naseGaza, nase-Ekroni, nensali yase-Ashidodi;

nawo onke amakhosi aseTire , nawo onke amakhosi aseSidoni , namakhosi aseziqhingini ezingaphesheya kolwandle;

nawo onke amakhosi ase -Arabiya, nawo onke amakhosi engxubeva nge yabantu ehlala ehlane,

nawo onke amakhosi aseZimri, nawo onke amakhosi ase-Elamu, nawo onke amakhosi aseMediya,

nawo onke amakhosi asenyakatho , akude naseduze , yileyo naleyo , nayo yonke imibuso yezwe esebusweni bomhlaba ; nenkosi yaseSheshaki iyakuphuza emva kwabo.

uyakufa ngokuthula ; njengokushiselwa kwawoyihlo , amakhosi okuqala ayengaphambi kwakho , kanjalo bayakukushisela wena , bakulilele, bathi: Maye, nkosi! Ngokuba ngilikhulumile izwi, usho uJehova.

Lingcweliseleni izi zwe, amakhosi aseMediya , nezinduna zalo , nababusi balo, nalo lonke izwe elibuswa yibo.

Ngaleso sikhathi , usho uJehova , bayakuwakhipha amathambo amakhosi akwaJuda, namathambo ezikhulu zakhe, namathambo abapristi namathambo abaprofethi, namathambo abakhileyo eJerusalema emathuneni abo,

Ngalokho amakhosi ayisihlanu ama -Amori, inkosi yaseJerusalema, nenkosi yaseHebroni, nenkosi yaseJarimuthi , nenkosi yaseLakishi , nenkosi yase - Egiloni, ahlangana, akhuphuka, wona nawo onke amabandla awo , amisa malungana neGibeyoni, alwa nalo.

Amadoda aseGibeyoni athumela kuJoshuwa ekamu laseGiligali , athi: Ungayekethisi isandla sakho ezincekwini zakho ; shesha ukhuphukele kithi usisindise, usisize, ngokuba onke amakhosi ama -Amori akhile ezintabeni asihlanganyele.

Yonke imizi yalawo makhosi nawo onke amakhosi ayo uJoshuwa wakuthatha, wakuchitha ngosiko lwenkemba , wakuqothula njengokuyala kukaMose inceku kaJehova.

kusukela entabeni yaseHalaki kwenyukela eSeyiri , yebo, naseBali Gadi esigodini saseLebanoni ngaphansi kwentaba yaseHermoni ; onke amakhosi abo wawathatha, wawagenca, wawabulala.

nakuwo amakhosi angasenyakatho ezintabeni , nase-Araba ngaseningizimu kwaseKinereti, nasemathafeni, nasezintabeni zaseDori ngasentshonalanga,

inkosi yaseTirisa: inye; onke amakhosi ayengamashumi amathathu nanye.

kusukela eSihori elingaphambi kweGibithe kuze kube semkhawulweni wase- Ekroni ngasenyakatho , elibalelwa kumaKhanani, amakhosi ayisihlanu amaFilisti: amaGaza, nama-Ashidodi, nama-Ashikeloni, namaGiti, nama- Ekroni, nama-Avi,

Ngathuma iminyovu phambi kwenu eyawaxosha phambi kwenu amakhosi omabili ama-Amori, kungengankemba yakho noma ngomnsalo wakho.

Ngokuba sizwile ukuthi uJehova womisa amanzi oLwandle Olubomvu phambi kwenu ekuphumeni kwenu eGibithe nokuthi wenzani kuwo amakhosi amabili ama -Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani , oSihoni no -Ogi, enawaqothulayo.

Kwathi onke amakhosi ama -Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani ngasentshonalanga, nawo onke amakhosi amaKhanani ayengaselwandle esezwa ukuthi uJehova womise amanzi aseJordani phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli saze sawela , izinhliziyo zabo zaphela amandla , kungabe kusaba khona sibindi ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Kwathi lapho onke amakhosi ayengaphesheya kweJordani , ezintabeni, nasemathafeni, nasogwini lonke loLwandle Olukhulu olubhekene neLebanoni, amaHeti, nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, esezwa lokho,

nakho konke akwenza kuwo amakhosi omabili ama-Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani, uSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni no -Ogi inkosi yaseBashani , eyayise-Ashitaroti.

Izwi likaJehova elafika kuMika waseMoresheti ezinsukwini zikaJothamu , no-Ahazi, noHezekiya, amakhosi akwaJuda , owalibona ngeSamariya neJerusalema.

Ngalokho uyakupha iMoresheti Gati isipho sokuvalelisana ; izindlu zase - Akizibi ziyakuba yinkohliso kuwo amakhosi akwa-Israyeli.

Lithelela kakhulu amakhosi owabeke phezu kwethu ngenxa yezono zethu ; abusa phezu kwemizimba yethu naphezu kwezinkomo zethu njengokuthanda kwawo; thina sisekuhluphekeni okukhulu. Abantu benza isivumelwano noNkulunkulu

Babulala amakhosi akwaMidiyani kanye nabanye ababulawayo : o-Evi, noRekemi, noSuri, noHure, noReba, amakhosi ayisihlanu akwaMidiyani ; noBileyamu indodana kaBeyori bambulala ngemkemba.