UBeni Hadadi wayesethumela kuye , wathi: Onkulunkulu mabenze njalo kimi, benezele futhi, uma uthuli lwaseSamariya luyakwanela abantu bonke abasezinyathelweni zami ukuba babe nokhweshe.

Wathi kuyo: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ngokuba umyekile ukuba aphume esandleni sakho umuntu engangimqalekisile , ukuphila kwakho kuyakuba sesikhundleni sokuphila kwakhe, nabantu bakho babe sesikhundleni sabantu bakhe.

OJuda no -Israyeli babe baningi ngangesihlaba thi solwandle ngobuningi , bedla, bephuza, bejabula.

o-Elihorefi no -Ahiya amadodana kaShisha babe ngababhali , noJehoshafati indodana ka-Ahiludi wayengumabhalana;

uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada wayephezu kwempi ; oSadoki no-Abiyathara babe ngabapristi;

Wabathuma eLebanoni , beyizinkulungwane eziyishumi ngenyanga , bededelana; babe seLebanoni inyanga , babe sekhaya izinyanga ezimbili ; u- Adoniramu wayephezu kwezisebenzi.

Inkosi uSolomoni nayo yonke inhlangano yakwa -Israyeli eyayihlangene kuyo babe nayo phambi komphongolo , behlaba izimvu nezinkabi ezingenakulotshwa, zingenakubalwa ngobuningi bazo.

Ngokuba wena wabahlukanisa nabantu bonke bomhlaba , babe yifa lakho , njengalokho wakhuluma ngesandla sikaMose inceku yakho ekukhipheni obaba eGibithe, Nkosi Jehova.

Kodwa kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli uSolomoni akakhiphanga izigqila ngokuba bona babe ngamadoda empi , nezinceku zakhe , nezikhulu zakhe , nezinduna zakhe, nabaphathi bezinqola zakhe, nabamahhashi bakhe.

Nampa abafika kuDavide eSikilagi esagogobele ebusweni bukaSawule indodana kaKishi; babe phakathi kwamaqhawe, abasizi bakhe empini.

Bamsiza uDavide eviyweni, ngokuba babe ngamaqhawe anamandla bonke, beyizinduna zempi.

Babe lapho noDavide izinsuku ezintathu , bedla, bephuza, ngokuba abafowabo babebalungisele.

noZakariya, no-Aziyeli, noShemiramoti, noJehiyeli, no-Uni, no-Eliyabe, noMahaseya, noBenaya ukuba babe nezingubhu ezilungiselwe i-Alamoti,

noMatithiya, no-Elifelehu, noMikineya, no-Obede Edomi , noJehiyeli, no- Azaziya ukuba babe namahabhu alungiselwe iSheminiti ukuba bahole.

OBerekiya no-Elkana babe ngabalindisango bomphongolo.

OShebaniya, noJehoshafati, noNethaneli, no-Amasayi, noZakariya, noBenaya, no-Eliyezeri, abapristi, bashaya amacilongo phambi komphongolo kaNkulunkulu; o-Obede Edomi noJehiya babe ngabalindisango bomphongolo.

kanye no -Obede Edomi nabafowabo abangamashumi ayisithupha nesishiyagalombili u -Obede Edomi indodana kaJeduthuni noHosa babe ngabalindisango

kusukela emihl eni engayaleza ngayo abahluleli ukuba babe phezu kwabantu bami u -Israyeli; ngiyakunqoba zonke izitha zakho . Futhi ngiyakutshela ukuthi uJehova uyakukwakhela indlu.

Yisiphi isizwe emhlabeni esinjengabantu bakho u -Israyeli, uNkulunkulu aya ukuzihlengela bona babe ngabantu bakhe , ukukwenzela igama ngezinto ezinkulu nezesabekayo ngokuxosha abezizwe ebusweni babantu bakho owabahlenga eGibithe, na?

Ngokuba abantu bakho u-Israyeli wabenza babe ngabantu bakho kuze kube phakade, wena Jehova ube nguNkulunkulu wabo.

uSadoki, indodana ka-Ahithubi, no-Abimeleki indodana ka -Abiyathara, babe ngabapristi; noShawusha wayengumbhali;

no-Ofiri, noHavila, noJobabi; bonke labo babe ngamadodana kaJokothane;

noJeturu, noNafishi, noKhedema. Labo babe ngamadodana ka-Ishmayeli.

Amadodana kaMidiyani: ngo-Efa, no-Eferi, noHanoki, no-Abida, no-Elidaha. Bonke labo babe ngamadodana kaKetura.

Amadodana kaShimeyi : ngoJahati, noZina, noJewushe, noBeriya. Labo bobane babe ngamadodana kaShimeyi.

Amadodana kaShimeyi : ngoShelomoti, noHaziyeli, noHarana, bebathathu. Labo babe yizinhloko zawoyise bakaLadani.

Kepha oNadabi no -Abihu bandulela uyise ukufa , bengenabantwana; ngalokho o-Eleyazare no-Itamari kuphela babe ngabapristi.

Abaseleyo emadodaneni kaLevi babe yilaba : emadodaneni ka -Amramu nguShubayeli; emadodaneni kaShubayeli nguJehedeya.

Kwafunyaniswa emadodaneni ka -Eleyazare amadoda amaningi ayizinhloko kunasemadodaneni ka -Itamari; bahlukaniswa kanje : emadodaneni ka - Eleyazare kwaku khona abayishumi nesithupha abayiz inhloko zezindlu zawoyise, nasemadodaneni ka -Itamari babe yisishiyagalombili njengezindlu zawoyise.

bonke labo babe ngamadodana kaHemani umboni wenk osi ngamazwi kaNkulunkulu okuphakamisa uphondo lwakhe ; uNkulunkulu wamnika uHemani amadodana ayishumi nane namadodakazi amathathu.

Inkatho yokuqala yadla uJosefa ka -Asafa, neyesibili uGedaliya ; yena nabafowabo namadodana akhe babe yishumi nambili;

noHilikiya owesibili, noThebaliya owesithathu, noZakariya owesine ; onke amadodana nabafowabo bakaHosa babe yishumi nantathu.

KumaHebroni uHashabiya n abafowabo, amaqhawe anamandla , beyinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa, babe ngababonisi kwa -Israyeli phesheya kweJordani ngasentshonalanga emsebenzini wonke kaJehova nasenkonzweni yenkosi.

Abafowabo, amaqhawe anamandla , babe yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisikhombisa , izinhloko zawoyise , ezenziwa ababonisi phezu kwabakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sabakwaManase ezindabeni zonke zikaNkulunkulu nasezindabeni zenkosi.

Bonke labo babe ngamadodana ka -Obede Edomi , bona namadodana abo nabafowabo, amadoda aqinileyo anamandla enkonzweni , engamashumi ayisithupha nambili ka-Obede Edomi.

uJazizi umHagiri wayephethe izimvu . Bonke labo babe yizinduna zemfuyo yenkosi uDavide.

OGeshuri no-Aramu babaphuca imiz i kaJayirem, kanye neKhenati nemizi yalo, imizi engamashumi ayisithupha . Bonke labo babe ngamadodana kaMakiri uyise kaGileyadi.

Amadodana kaJonathani : ngoPheleti noZaza . Labo babe ngamadodana kaJerameli.

Laba babe ngamadodana kaKalebi: amadodana kaHure izibulo lika-Efratha: nguShobali uyise kaKiriyati Jeharimi,

Imindeni yababhali ababehlala eJabesi : ngamaThirati, namaShimeyati, namaSukati. Labo babe ngamaKheni avela kuHamati uyise wendlu kaRekabi.

Laba babe ngamadodana kaDavide azalelwa wona eHebroni : izibulo ngu - Amnoni ku -Ahinohama umHizreyelikazi; owesibili nguDaniyeli ku -Abigayili umKarmelikazi;

Bonke labo babe ngamadodana kaDavide ngaphandle kwamadodana ezancinza; uTamari wayengudadewabo.

UMehonothayi wazala u -Ofira; uSeraya wazala uJowab e uyise wesigodi sabakhandi, ngokuba babe ngabakhandi.

Umkakhe umJudakazi wazala uJeredi uyise kaGedori , noHebere uyise kaSoko, noJekuthiyeli uyise kaZanowa. Kepha abanye babe ngamadodana kaBithiya indodakazi kaFaro eyathathwa nguMeredi.

Labo babe ngababumbi nabakhileyo eNethayimi naseGedera; bahlala khona nenkosi ngomsebenzi wayo.

Bafumana idlelo elivundileyo nelihle ; izwe lalibanzi nxazombili , lizolile, linokuthula, ngokuba ababehlala khona kuqala babe ngabakwaHamu.

Labo babe ngamadodana ka -Abihayili kaHuri kaJa rowa kaGileyadi kaMikayeli kaJeshishayi kaJahido kaBuzi;

Bonke labo babe ngamadodana kaJediyayeli ngezinhloko zezindlu zawoyise, amaqhawe anamandla , beyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesikhombisa namakhulu amabili abangaphuma impi ukuyokulwa.

OShuphimi noHuphimi babe ngamadodana ka -Iri; uHushimi wayeyindodana ka-Aheri.

Amadodana kaJafeleti : ngoPhasaki, noBimihali, no-Ashivati. Labo babe ngabantwana bakaJafeleti.

Kanye nawo kwakukhona ngezizukulwane zawo ngezindlu zawoyise amaviyo empi yokulwa , abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nesithupha, ngokuba babe nabafazi abaningi namadodana amaningi.

Bonke labo babe ngabantwana baka -Asheri, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise , amaqhawe akhethekileyo anamandla , izinhloko zezikhulu . Umumo wabo ubhalwe ngezizukulwane zabo ukuba balwe empini wawungabantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nesithupha.

Abafowabo kuyo yonke imindeni ka -Isakare, amaqhawe anamandla , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesikhombisa , bebhalwe bonke ngezizukulwane zabo.

Amadodana kaBekeri: ngoZemira, noJowashi, no-Eliyezeri, no-Eliyohenayi, no-Omri, noJeremoti, no-Abiya, no-Anathoti, no-Alemeti. Bonke labo babe ngamadodana kaBekeri.

noJewuse, noShakiya, noMirima. Labo babe ngamadodana akhe , izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise.

Labo babe yizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise , izinhloko ezizukulwaneni zabo , bahlala eJerusalema.

u-Aseli wayenamadodana ayisithupha; amagama awo yilawa : o-Azirikamu, noBokeru, no-Ishmayeli, noShehariya, no-Obadiya, noHanani. Bonke labo babe ngamadodana ka-Aseli.

Amadodana ka -Ulamu ayengamaqhawe anamandla , ansala umnsalo ; ayenamadodana amaningi namadodana amadodan a amaningi , eyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu. Labo babe ngamadodana kaBenjamini.

Kwaze kwaba kuleso sikhathi babe sesangweni lenkosi ngasempumalanga ; babe ngabalindisango bekamu labantwana bakwaLevi.

Abakhileyo kuqala emafeni abo emizini yabo babe ngu -Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, namaNethini.

Bonke labo ababekhethiwe ukuba babe ngabalindisango babe ngamakhulu amabili neshumi nambili . Babhalwa ngezizukulwane emizaneni yabo , bamiswa ngoDavide noSamuweli umboni ezikhundleni zabo.

Abafowabo emizaneni yabo babeyakungena emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa njalo izikhathi ngezikhathi ukuba babe nabo,

ngokuba abalindi abane abakhulu ababe ngamaLevi babe sesikhundleni njalo, bephethe amakamelo nengcebo endlini kaNkulunkulu.

Kepha abanye , abahlabeleli, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise zamaLevi , babe semakamelweni bekhululekile kokunye , ngokuba babe semsebenzini wabo imini nobusuku.

Labo babe yizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise bamaLevi , izinhloko ezizukulwaneni zabo, bahlala eJerusalema.

u-Aseli wayenamadodana ayisithupha; amagama awo yilawa : o-Azirikamu, noBokeru, no-Ishmayeli, noShehariya, no-Obadiya, noHanani; labo babe ngamadodana ka-Aseli.

nabafowabo ngezizukulwane zabo , bengamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha . Bonke labo bantu babe yizinh loko zezindlu zawoyise ngokwezindlu zawoyise.

kepha ngahawukelwa ngalokhu ukuze uJesu Kristu abonakalise kimi engingesikhulu konke ukubekezela kwakhe , ngibe yisibonelo kwabazakukholwa nguye, baze babe nokuphila okuphakade.

befuna ukuba babe ngabafundisi bomthe tho, ingani kabaqondi abakushoyo nabaqinisa ngakho begomela.

Nalabo mabaqale bahlolwe , andukuba babe ngamad iyakoni, uma bengasoleki.

Abaprofethi-ke, kukhulume ababili noma babe bathathu , abanye bakuhlole.

Ngakho-ke uma ninamacala alokhu kuphila , niyababeka yini abangenasithunzi ebandleni babe ngabahluleli na?

Ngisho lokhu kodwa , bazalwane, ukuthi isikhathi sesinciphile; ngakho emva kwalokhu abanabafazi mababe njengaba ngenabo, nabakhalayo babe njengabangakhaliyo,

nabathokozayo babe njengabangathokoziyo , nabathengayo babe njengabangenanto,

nabasebenzisa leli zwe babe njengabangalisebenzisi, ngokuba isimo saleli zwe siyadlula.

Nokho ngingathanda ukuba abantu bonke babe njengami ; kepha yilowo nalowo unesakhe isiphiwo somusa esivela kuNkulunkulu , omunye kanje , omunye kanje.

Wababala eBezeki ; abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babe yizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu , nabantu bakwaJuda babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu.

USawule wahlala emaphethelweni aseGibeya phansi kompomegranati oseMigroni; abantu ababe naye babe ngamakhulu ayisithupha;

UKishi uyise kaSawule noNeri uyise ka -Abineri babe ngamadodana ka - Abiyeli.

babe lugange kithi ubusuku nemini, sonke isikhathi sinabo salusa izimvu.

Manje sengizwile ukuthi unabagundi ; abelusi bakho babe nathi , asibalimazanga, abalahlekelwa lutho zonke izinsuku beseKarmeli.

Igama lendoda na yakhe eyizibulo lalinguJoweli ; igama leyesibili lalingu - Abiya; babe ngabahluleli eBeri Sheba.

UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kukaJehova nenkosi nabantu ukuba babe ngabantu bakaJehova, naphakathi kwabantu nenkosi.

abesithathu babe sesangweni laseSuri , abesithathu babe sesangweni emva kwabalindi, niyilinde nokuyilinda indlu, nidedelane.

alahlile onkulunkulu bawo emlilweni , ngokuba babengesibo onkulunkulu , babe ngumsebenzi wezandla zomuntu kuphela , umuthi namatshe; ngalokho abachithile.

Abakhe kuyo babe namandla amancane , besaba, bajabha; baba njengotshani basendle , nembali notshani obuluhlaza , nokuluhlaza ezimpahleni zezindlu, namabele ahamukile engakakhuli.

Kwakhala ku-Elisha owesifazane othile wabafazi bamadodana abaprofethi, wathi: Inceku yakho , indoda yami , ifile; wena uyazi ukuthi incek u yakho yayimesaba uJehova ; sekufike umtshelekisi ukuzithathela abafana bami ababili babe yizigqila.

Kepha uJerobowamu wayegwegwesisile abaqamekeli ukuba bafike emuva ; babe phambi kukaJuda, abaqamekeli babe semva kwabo.

U-Asa wayenempi ephethe izihlangu nemikhonto , evela kwaJuda , iyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu, nevela kwaBenjamini, ephethe amahawu nensala iminsalo , iyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisishiyagalombili; bonke labo babe ngamaqhawe anamandla.

UJuda esefike embonisweni wasehlane , babheka isixuku ; bheka, babe yizidumbu nje eziwele phansi, akusindanga noyedwa.

UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kwakhe nabantu bonke nenkosi ukuba babe ngabantu bakaJehova.

abesithathu babe sendlini yenkosi , abesithathu babe seSangweni Lesisekelo , bonke abantu babe semagcekeni endlu kaJehova.

Kwathi u -Amasiya esebuyile ekubulaleni abakwa -Edomi, waletha onkulunkulu babantwana baseSeyiri, wabamisa babe ngonkulunkulu bakhe , wakhothama phambi kwabo, wabashisela impepho.

Manje-ke nithi niyakunyathela phansi abantwana bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalema babe yizigqila nezigqilakazi zenu . Kepha aniyikuba necala kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngalokho kuphela na?

Abapristi babe yingcosana nje , babengenakuhlinza yonke iminikelo yokushiswa; abafowabo amaLevi base bebasiza , waze waphela umsebenzi , nabapristi baze bazingcwelisa , ngokuba amaLevi ayelungele ngezinhliziyo kunabapristi ukuba azingcwelise.

USolomoni wabala bonke abezizwe ababesezweni lakwa -Israyeli ngokubalwa uDavide uyi se ayebabalile ngakho ; kwafumaniseka ukuthi babe yizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nezinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisithupha.

Kubona wamisa izinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa ukuba bathwale imithwalo , nezinkulungwane ezingama shumi ayisishiyagalombili ukuba babe ngababazi ezintabeni , nezinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisithupha ukuba babe ngababonisi bokusebenzisa abantu.

USolomoni wabala abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa ukuba bathwale imithwalo , nabantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishiyagalombili ukuba babe ngababazi bamatshe ezintabeni , nezinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisithupha ukubabonisa.

Base belihlaba iphasika ngolweshumi nane lwenyanga yesibili ; abapristi namaLevi babe namahloni , bazingcwelisa, baletha iminikelo yokushiswa endlini kaJehova.

Ngokuba babe baningi ebandleni ababengazingcwelisanga ; amaLevi ayephezu kokuhlatshwa kwamaphasika abo bonke ababengahlambulukile ukuba abangcwelisele uJehova.

OJehiyeli, no-Azaziya, noNahati, no-Asaheli, noJerimoti, noJozabadi, no- Eleyeli, noJisimakiya, noMahati, noBenaya babe ngababonisi phansi kwesandla sikaKhonaniya noShimeyi umfowabo ngesiyalezo sikaHezekiya inkosi no-Azariya umphathi wendlu kaNkulunkulu.

Anazi yini ukuthi mina nawobaba senzeni kubo bonke abezizwe na ? Onkulunkulu babezizwe babe namandla yini nakanjani okophula izwe labo esandleni sami na?

Amadoda enza umsebenzi wawo ngokuthembeka ; ababonisi phezu kwabo babe ngoJahati no-Obadiya amaLevi, emadodaneni akwaMerari, noZakariya noMeshulamu emadodaneni amaKohati , ukuba babahole , kanye namaLevi onke ayeqonda izinto zokubethwa.

Abahlabeleli, amadodana ka -Asafa, babe sendaweni yabo njengokwesiyalezo sikaDavide , no-Asafa, noHemani, noJeduthuni umboni wenkosi; abalindisango babengasesangweni; kwakungadingeki ukuba basuke emsebenzini wabo, ngokuba abafowabo amaLevi babalungisela.

Inkosi uSolomoni nayo yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli eyayihlangene kuyo babe phambi komphongolo behlaba izimvu nezinkabi ezingenakulotshwa , zingenakubalwa ngobuningi bazo.

Linakuvumelana kuni ithempeli likaNkulunkulu nezithombe na ? Ngokuba thina siyithempeli likaNkulunkulu ophilayo, njengokuba washo uNkulunkulu ukuthi: Ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabo, ngihambe phakathi kwabo; ngiyakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami.

USheva wayengumbhali; oSadoki no-Abiyathara babe ngabapristi;

kusukela osukwini engayaleza ngalo abahluleli ukuba babe phezu kwabantu bami u -Israyeli, ngikuphumuze ezitheni zakho zonke . Futhi uJehova uyakutshela ukuthi uJehova uyakukwenzela wena indlu.

Yisiphi isizwe nesisodwa emhlabeni esinjengabantu bakho u -Israyeli, uNkulunkulu ayakuzihlengela bona ukuba babe ngabantu bakhe , azenzele igama, anenzele nina izinto ezinkulu, alenzele izwe lakini izinto ezesabekayo phambi kwabantu bakho owazihlengela bona eGibithe ezizweni nakubo onkulunkulu bazo, na?

Wazimisela ukuba abantu bakho u-Israyeli babe ngabantu bakho kuze kube phakade, wena Jehova ube nguNkulunkulu wabo.

uSadoki indodana ka -Ahithubi no-Ahimeleki indodana ka -Abiyathara babe ngabapristi; uSeraya wayengumbhali;

UMefibosheti wayenendodana encane egama layo linguMika . Bonke ababehlala endlini kaSiba babe yizinceku zikaMefibosheti.

Kwathi lapho bembona, baletha abayeni abangamashumi amathathu ukuba babe naye.

Abantwana bakwaDani bazimisela isithombe esibaziweyo ; uJonathani indodana kaGereshomu kaMos e yena namadodana akhe babe ngabapristi besizwe sakwaDani kwaze kwaba ngosuku lokuthunjwa kwezwe.

Bheka, kwafika ixhegu livela emsebenzini walo ensimini kusihlwa ; lalingumuntu wasezintabeni zakwa -Efrayimi, lagogobala eGibeya ; kepha abantu baleyo ndawo babe ngabakwaBenjamini.

Abantu bakwa -Israyeli ngaphandle kukaBenjamini babalwa baba yizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane , amadoda ahlome inkemba ; bonke labo babe ngamadoda empi.

Kwawa abantu bakwaBenjamini abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili; bonke labo babe ngamaqhawe.

Bonke abawa ngalolo suku kwaBenjamini babe ngabantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu abahlome inkemba ; bonke labo babe ngamaqhawe.

Amalunga enhlangano ayesethi : Siyakwenze njani ukuba abaseleyo babe nabafazi, lokhu abesifazane bechithiwe kwaBenjamini, na?

Siyakwenze njani ukuba abaseleyo babe nabafazi , lokhu sifungile uJehova ukuthi asiyikubanika amadodakazi ethu abe ngomkabo, na?

Ngalokho ngithi manje : Angiyikubaxosha phambi kwenu , kepha bayakuba sezinhlangothini zenu, onkulunkulu babo babe lugibe kini.

Wayesesho koZeba noSalimuna , ethi: Babe njani labo bantu enababulala eThabori na ? Bathi: Babe njengawe ; yilowo nalowo wafana nabantwana benkosi.

Wathi: Babe ngabafowethu, amadodana kamame. Kuphila kukaJehova, uma benibayekile baphila, bengingayikunibulala.

lapho babe yingcosana ngomumo, yebo, lapho babe yingcosana, futhi babe yizihambi kulo.

Wandisa kakhulu abantu bakhe; wabenza babe namandla kunezitha zabo.

Babe yizithutha ngenxa yeziphambeko zabo ; ngenxa yobubi babo babehlushwa.

Umkakho uyakuba njengomnqumo othelayo phakathi kwendlu yakho , abantwana bakho babe njengezithombo zomnqumo, bezungeza itafula lakho.

Uyakubenza babe njengesithando somlilo , nxa ubonakalisa ubuso bakho ; uJehova uyakubagwinya ngentukuthelo yakhe, umlilo uyakubaqeda.

Cela kimi, ngikunike abezizwe babe yifa lakho, nemikhawulo yomhlaba ibe yimfuyo yakho.

Mabajabhe, babe namahloni bonke abajabula ngokuhlupheka kwami ; abazikhukhumeza ngami mabembathiswe ukujabha nendumazo.

Mabajabhe, babe namahloni bonk e abafuna umphefumulo wami ukuba bawuhlwithe; abafisa ukulimala kwami mababuyiselwe emuva, bajabhiswe.

Bayakunikelwa esandleni senkemba, babe yisabelo sezimpungushe.

Impela ubabeka ezindaweni ezibushelezi; ubawisa babe yincithakalo.

Nkulunkulu wami, benze babe njengezibi ezikhwishizayo , njengamakhoba amuka nomoya.

Nasebudaleni bayakuthela izithelo, bahlume babe luhlaza,

OMose no -Aroni babe phakathi kwabapristi bakhe ; uSamuweli wayephakathi kwabakhulekayo egameni l akhe. Bakhuleka kuJehova , yena waphendula.

Yizwani, bazalwane bami abathandekayo . UNkulunkulu akakhethanga yini abampofu ezweni babe ngabacebileyo ekukholweni nezindlalifa zombuso awuthembisa bona abamthandayo na?

Bazalwane, misani abaprofethi ababekhuluma egameni leNkosi babe yisibonelo sokuhlupheka nokubekezela.

Labo yibo abangangcoliswanga yisifazane, ngokuba bayizintombi. Labo yibo abalandela iWundlu noma liyaphi . Labo bathengwa ebantwini , babe lulibo kuNkulunkulu nakulo iWundlu,

Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu livela esihlalweni sobukhosi , lithi: Bheka, itabernakele likaNkulunkulu likubantu ; uyakuhlala nabo , babe ngabantu bakhe, yena uNkulunkulu abe nabo,

wabenza babe ngumbuso nabapristi kuNkulunkulu wethu , babuse emhlabeni.

ISiyoni liyelula izandla zalo , akakho oliduduzayo . UJehova uyalile ngoJakobe ukuba abamzungezayo babe yizitha zakhe . IJerusalema linjengesinengiso phakathi kwabo.

Abakhulu balo babehlambulukile kunongqoqwane , babe mhlophe kunobisi; imizimba yabo yayibomvana kunekorali, isimo sabo sasinjengesafire.

Babe ngcono ababebulawa ngenkemba kunababebulawa ngendlala, ababuna behlatshiwe ngokuswela ukudla kwensimu.

Ekufikeni kwabo eSalami bashumayela izwi likaNkulunkulu emasinagogeni abaJuda; babe noJohane eyisikhonzi sabo.

Babe ngamadoda angathi ishumi nambili bebonke.

kodwa babe nokuphikisana okuthile naye ngenkolo yakubo nangomuntu othile, uJesu, owafayo, asho ngaye uPawulu ukuthi uyaphila.

UPawulu wayesethi: Bengingafisa kuNkulunkulu ukuba , noma kukancane noma kukakhulu, kungabi wena wedwa kodwa bonke abangizwayo namuhla babe njengami, ngaphandle kwalezi zibopho.

Bonke abakholwayo babe ndawonye, bahlanganyela izinto zonke;

Kwenziwa izimangaliso nezibonakaliso eziningi ebantwini ngezandla zabaphostoli; bonke babe nhliziyonye besemphemeni kaSolomoni.

kanjalo nabesifazane abadala baziphathe ngokufanele abangcwele , bangabi ngabahlebi, bangabi yizigqila zewayini eliningi, babe ngabafundisi bokuhle,

babe ngabaqondileyo, abamhlophe, abaphatha kahle amakhaya, abamnene, abathobela amadoda abo ukuba izwi likaNkulunkulu lingahlanjalazwa.

Ngokunjalo ubayale abesilisa abasha ukuba babe ngabaqondileyo,

bangahlambalazi muntu , bangabi yizilwi , babe ngabavileyo , bebonakalisa ubumnene obukhulu kubantu bonke.

Futhi ngalokho ukuth i akubanga ngaphandle kokufunga -- ngokuba labo kambe babekwa babe ngabapristi ngaphandle kokufunga,

Kulabo-ke baba baningi ababekwa babe ngabapristi , ngokuba bathiyeka ngenxa yokufa ukuba baqhube njalo;

Ngokuba umthetho umisa abantu babe ngabapristi abakhulu abanobuthakathaka, kepha izwi lesifungo elaland ela umthetho limisa iNdodana epheleliswe kuze kube phakade.

Ngokuba yilesi esiyisivumelwano engiyakusenza nendlu ka -Israyeli emva kwalezo zinsuku , isho iNkosi : ngiyakufaka imithetho yami engqondweni yabo, ngiyilobe ezinhliziyweni zabo, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami.

ngenyama yakhe ewenzile ize umthetho wemiyalo esezimisweni ukuba adale kuyena labo ababili babe muntu munye omusha, enze ukuthula,

Nguyena futhi owanika abanye ukuba babe ngabaphostoli , abanye abaprofethi, abanye abavangeli, abanye abelusi nabafundisi,

Ngiyamyala u-Evodiya, ngiyamyala noSintike ukuba babe nokuqonda kunye eNkosini.

Kepha kwabadumile ngokuthi bayinto -- nokuba babe yini , akulutho kimi; uNkulunkulu akakhethi ubuso bamuntu -- ngokuba kimi abadumileyo abenezelanga lutho.

ukuze izinhliziyo zabo ziduduzwe , behlanganisiwe othandweni babe nengcebo yonke yokwazi okuphelele , bazisise imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu enguKristu,

wokuba ngibe yisikhonzi sikaKristu Jesu kwabezizwe , ngikhonze ivangeli likaNkulunkulu njengompristi , ukuze abezizwe babe ngumnikelo owamukeleka kahle, ungcwelisiwe ngoMoya oNgcwele.

Isela kalizi kungengokweba nokubulala nokubhubhisa ; mina ngize ukuba babe nokuphila, babe nakho kuchichime.

kungengenxa yesizwe kuphela , kepha ukuba abuthele ndawonye abantwana bakaNkulunklu abahlakazekileyo, babe munye.

Angisekho ezweni mina, basezweni bona, mina ngiza kuwe. Baba ongcwele, bagcine egameni lakho labo ongiphe bona, ukuze babe munye njengathi.

Sengiza kuwe kalokhu; ngikhuluma lokhu ezweni ukuba babe nokuthokoza kwami, kugcwale kubo.

ukuba bonke babe munye , njengalokhu wena Baba ukimi , nami ngikuwe, ukuba nabo babe kithina, ukuze izwe likholwe ukuthi wena ungithumile.

Nenkazimulo ongiphe yona ngiyip hile bona , ukuze babe munye , njengalokhu thina simunye,

Baba, ngithanda ukuba labo ongiphe bona nabo babe khona nami lapha ngikhona, ukuze babone inkazimulo yami ongiphe yona ; ngokuba wangithanda, kungakasekelwa izwe.

Base bekhipha uJesu kuKayafase , bemyisa endlini yokwa hlulela; kwakusekuseni. Kepha bona kabangenanga enqabeni ukuba bangangcoli kodwa babe nokudla iphasika.

Kepha bonke abamamukelayo wabapha amandla okuba babe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, labo abakholwa egameni lakhe,

Bakusho lokho bemlinga , ukuze babe nokummangalela . Kepha uJesu wakhothama, waloba ngomunwe emhlabathini.

Wathi uJesu : Mina ngizele ukwahlulela kuleli zwe ukuba abangaboniyo babone, nababonayo babe yizimpumputhe.

Waphendula, wathi kubo: Nithi labo baseGalile babe yizoni kunabo bonke abaseGalile, ngokuba behlelwa yilokho, na?

Nalabo abayishumi nesishiyagalombili owawela phezu kwabo umbhoshongo waseSilowama, wababulala, nithi bona babe namacala kunabantu bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema na?

Ngakho-ke ekuvukeni owesifazane uyakuba ngumfazi wamuphi kubo, lokhu abayisikhombisa babe naye engumkabo.

Esesondela esangweni lomuzi , bheka, kwaphunyiswa ofileyo , indodana eyodwa kanina, yena engumfelokazi; nabantu abaningi bomuzi babe naye.

Kwathi ekhuleka ngasesitha , abafundi babe naye ; wababuza ethi : Abantu bathi ngingubani na?

Kepha abaningi abokuqala bayakuba ngabokugcina , nabokugcina babe ngabokuqala. UJesu ukhuluma futhi ngokufa nokuvuka kwakhe (Math. 20:17; Luk. 18:31)

Ekuvukeni mhla bevukayo uyakuba ngumkabani kubo , lokhu abayisikhombisa babe naye engumkabo, na?

Kwathi edlula ngaselwandle lwaseGalile , wabona oSimoni no -Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni bephonsa inetha elwandle, ngokuba babe ngabadobi.

Kwathi ehlezi ekudleni endlini yakhe , abathelisi abaningi nezoni bahlala noJesu nabafundi bakhe; ngokuba babe baningi, bamlandela.

Wamisa abayishumi nambili ukuba babe naye nokuba abathume baye kushumayela,

babe namandla okukhipha amademoni.

Wayesethi kubo : Zanini nina nodwa endaweni eyih lane, niphumule ingcosana. Ngokuba babe baningi abezayo nabahambayo , abaze bathola nasikhathi sokudla.

Wathi ephuma, wabona isixuku esikhulu, waba nesihe ngabantu, ngokuba babe njengezimvu ezingenamalusi; waqala ukubafundisa okuningi.

Ababedlile izinkwa babe ngamadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu. UJesu uhamba phezu kolwandle (Math. 14:22; Joh. 6:16)

Babe nezinhlanzana eziyingcosana futhi; esezibusisile wathi abababele nazo.

Kepha abadlayo babe yizinkulungwane ezine zamadoda ngaphandle kwabesifazane nabantwana.

Kepha abaningi abokuqala bayakuba ngabokugcina , nabokugcina babe ngabokuqala.

Kanjalo abokugcina bayakuba ngabokuqala , nabokuqala babe ngabokugcina. UJesu ukhuluma ngokuhlupheka kwakhe (Mark. 10:32; Luk. 18:31)

Pho, ekuvukeni kwabafileyo uyakuba ngumkabani kwabayisikhombisa , lokhu bonke babe naye, na?

Ngaleso sikhathi babe nesiboshwa esidumileyo esithiwa uBaraba.

UJesu ehamba ngaselwandle lwase Galile wabona izelamani ezimbili , uSimoni othiwa uPetru no -Andreya umfowabo , bephonsa inetha elwandle ; ngokuba babe ngabadobi.

babe sebelungile ngosuku lwesithathu ; ngokuba ngosuku lwesithathu uJehova uyakwehlela entabeni yaseSinayi emehlweni abantu bonke.

Bonke abantu abaphuma okhalweni lukaJakobe babe ngabantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa; uJosefa wayeseGibithe.

ulaka lwami luyakuvutha , ngikubulale ngenkemba; omkenu babe ngabafelokazi, abantwana benu babe yizintandane.

Ubabhincise amabhande u -Aroni namadodana akhe , uzibophe izigqoko kubo, babe nobupristi , kube yisimiso esiphakade , wahlukanise u -Aroni namadodana akhe.

Xwaya ukuba ungasenzi isivumelwano nabakhileyo ezweni oya kulo , funa babe lugibe kuwe.

Nezanusi zenze njalo ngemilingo yazo ukuba ziveze omiyane , kepha zahluleka. Omiyane babe khona kubantu nasezinkomeni.

Ezweni laseGosheni kuphela, lapho babe khona abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, kwakungawi sichotho.

Ezifundeni zonke nasemizini yonke lapho kufika khona izwi lenkosi nomthetho wayo , abaJuda babe nokuthokoza nokujabula , nedili, nosuku oluhle. Abezizwe abaningi baphenduka abaJuda , ngokuba babehlelwe yingebhe ngabaJuda.

Onke amaNethini nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolo moni babe ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nambili.

ngaphandle kwezinceku zabo nezincekukazi zabo ezaziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa; babe nabahlabeleli besilisa nabesifazane abangamakhulu amabili.

Balimisa i -altare endaweni yalo , ngokuba babe novalo ngenxa yabantu balawo mazwe , banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova phezu kwalo , yebo, iminikelo yokushiswa ekuseni nakusihlwa.

Ngosuku lwesine kwalinganiswa isiliva negolide nezitsha endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu , kwanikezwa esandleni sikaMeremoti , indodana ka - Uriya, umpristi; u-Eleyazare indodana kaFinehasi wayenaye ; uJozabadi indodana kaJeshuwa noNohadiya, indodana kaBinuwi, amaLevi, babe nabo,

ukuchezukisa abampofu ekwahluleleni , nokwaphuca abaswelayo babantu bami umthetho , ukuze abafelokazi babe yimpango yabo , baqhwage izintandane.

Abantu bayakubathatha , babayise ezindaweni zabo ; indlu yakwa-Israyeli iyakubenza ifa ezweni likaJehova , babe yiz inceku nezincekukazi , babathumbe labo abakade bethunjiwe yibo , babuse phezu kwabacindezeli babo.

Ngalolo suku u-Israyeli uyakuba ngowesithathu kanye neGibithe ne-Asiriya, babe yisibusiso phakathi komhlaba,

Bayakuphela amandla , babe namahloni ngeKushe ithemba labo nangeGibithe udumo lwabo.

Intengo yalo nenzuzo yalo iyakuba ngcwele kuJehova ; ayiyikunqwabelwa, ilondolozwe, ngokuba intengo yalo iyakuba ngeyabahlala phambi kukaJehova, ukuze badle basuthe, babe nezingubo ezinhle.

Jehova, isandla sakho siphakeme , kepha kababoni ; kodwa mababone ukushisekela kwakho abantu, babe namahloni; yebo, umlilo uyakuqeda izitha zakho.

alahlile onkulunkulu bawo emlilweni , ngokuba babengesibo onkulunkulu , babe ngumsebenzi wezandla zomuntu ku phela, umuthi namatshe; ngalokho abachithile.

Abakhe kuyo babe namandla amancane , besaba, bajabha; baba njengotshani basendle , nembali notshani obuluhlaza , nokuluhlaza ezimpahleni zezindlu, namabele ahamukile engakakhuli.

Ngiyakubanika abafana babe yizikhulu zabo, nezingane ziyakubabusa.

nowenza izikhulu zibe yinto engelutho, nabahluleli ukuba babe yize.

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?

Bayakujabha, babe namahloni bonk e kanyekanye; bayakuhamba benamahloni bonke abenza izithombe.

Nabezizwe abazihlanganisa noJehov a ukumkhonza uJehova nokulithanda igama likaJehov a ukuba babe yizinceku zakh e bonke abaligcina isabatha , bangaloni, nababambelela esivumelwaneni sami,

Abezizwe bayakumela ukwalusa imihlambi yenu , abafokazi babe ngabalimi benu nabaphathi bezivini zenu.

Kepha jabulani , nethabe kuze kube phakade ngengikudalayo , ngokuba bheka, ngilidala iJerusalema libe ngukwethaba, nabantu balo babe yinjabulo.

Bayakuletha bonke a bafowenu bebakhipha ezizweni zonke ngamahhashi, nangezinqola, nangezinhlaka, nangeminyuzi, nangamakamela, babe ngumnikelo kaJehova , beze entabeni yami engcwele eJerusalema , usho uJehova, njengalokhu abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bewuletha umnikelo wabo ngesitsha esihlambulukileyo endlini kaJehova.

Bayakuphuma, babone izidumbu zabantu abaphambukile kimi , ngokuba impethu yabo ayiyikufa nomlilo wabo awuyikucima , babe yisinengiso kuyo yonke inyama.

Ngokuba njengal okho niphuzile entabeni yami engcwele , bayakuphuza kanjalo bonke abezizwe, baphuze, bagwinye, babe njengokungathi abazange babe khona.

Kodwa emizini yalaba bantu uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika bona babe yifa lakho awuyikusindisa lutho oluphefumulayo,

laba bayakuma entabeni yase -Ebali babe ngabokuqalekisa : oRubeni, noGadi, no-Asheri, noZebuloni, noDani, noNafetali.

ababedla amanoni emihlatshelo yabo , beliphuza iwayini lomnikelo wabo wokuphuzwa, na? Mabavuke, banisize, babe yisivikelo senu.

Labo babe ngamadodana kaHamu ngemindeni yawo nangezilimi zawo emazweni awo nasezizweni zawo.

Laba babe ngamadodana kaShemi ngemindeni yawo nangezilimi zawo , emazweni awo nasezizweni zawo.

U-Isaka waphendula , wathi ku -Esawu: Bheka, ngimmisile abe yinkosi yakho, nabafowabo bonke ngimnike bona babe yizinceku zakhe ; ngimphasile ngamabele nangewayini; ngingase ngikwenzeleni wena ndodana yami na?

Yilawo angamadodana kaRahel i azalelwa wona uJakobe ; bonke abantu babe yishumi nane.

Yilawo angamadodana kaBiliha uLabani amnika uRaheli indodakazi yakhe ; wamzalela wona uJakobe; bonke abantu babe yisikhombisa.

Bonke abantu abeza noJakobe eGibithe abaphuma okhalweni lwakhe , ngaphandle kwabafazi bamadodana kaJakobe , bonke abantu babe ngamashumi ayisithupha nesithupha.

Amadodana kaJosefa azalelwa wona eGibithe ayengabantu ababili ; bonke abantu bendlu kaJakobe abeza eGibithe babe ngamashumi ayisikhombisa. UJakobe uhlangana noJosefa

ingelosi engisindise ebubini bonke mayibusise abafana ; mababizwe ngegama lami nangegama lawobaba o -Abrahama no -Isaka; mabande, babe baningi phakathi kwezwe.

wenze abantu babe njengezinhlanzi zaselwandle , njengezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo ezingenambusi phezu kwazo na?

ukuba bahambe ngezimi so zami , bagcine izahlulelo zami , bazenze, babe ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.

Kukhona uzungu lwabaprofethi bawo phakathi kwawo njengengonyama ebhongayo edwengula impango ; badlile imiphefumulo , bathatha ingcebo nokuyigugu; benzile abafelokazi babo babe baningi phakathi kwawo.

Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Ngiyakubenyusela isixuku , ngibanikele ukuba babe yingebhe nempango.

Ngiyakwenza iRaba libe yindawo yokuhlala amakamela , abantwana bakwa- Amoni babe yindawo yokubuthisa kwezimvu, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.

AbasePheresiya noLude noPhuthi babe sempini yakho , amadoda empi yakho; baphanyeka izihlangu nezigqoko kuwe; baveza ubuhle bakho.

Abantu base-Arvadi kanye nempi yakho babe sezingangeni zakho nxazonke, nabaseGamadi babe semibhoshongweni yakho ; baphanyeka i zihlangu zabo ezingangeni zakho nxazonke; baphelelisa ubuhle bakho.

IJavani noThubali noMesheke bona babe ngabathengi bakho , benana abantu boqobo nezitsha zethusi ngempahla yakho.

Abantu baseDedani babe ngabathengi bakho , iziqhingi eziningi zaziyizindawo zokuthengelana zesandla sakho ; babuyisela kuwe uphondo lwendlovu ne-eboni, kwaba yisipho sakho.

UJuda nezwe lakwa -Israyeli babe ngabathengi bakho ; benana impahla yakho ngokolweni waseMiniti , nangawojeqe, nangezinyosi, nangamafutha, nangebhalisamu.

Abathengi baseSheba naseRama babe ngabathengi bakho , benana impahla yakho ngawo onke amakha aphambili , nangawo onke amatshe anqabileyo , nangegolide.

IHarana neKhane ne -Edene, abathengi baseSheba, ne-Asiriya, neKilimadi babe ngabathengi bakho.

Bona babe ngabathengi bakho ngempahla enhle , ngezambatho eziluhlaza nezifekethisiweyo, nangezindwangu ezimibalabala , nangezintambo ezalukiweyo eziqinileyo, ezindaweni zakho zokuthengelana.

Abakhileyo eSidoni nase -Arvadi babe ngabagwedli bakho ; izihlakaniphi zakho, Tire, zazikuwe, zazingabashayeli bakho.

Amalunga aseGebali nezihlakaniphi zal o babe ngaba vimbi zimfa bakho kuwe. Yonke imikhumbi yaselwandle namatilosi ay o babe kuwe ukuba bathengise ngempahla yakho.

ngibuyise ukuthunjwa kwaseGibithe , ngibabuyisele ezweni lasePhatirosi , izwe lokudabuka kwabo, babe ngumbuso ophansi khona.

khuluma kubo , uthi: Isho kan je iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Bheka, ngiyakuyithatha induku kaJosefa esesandleni sika -Efrayimi nezizwe zakwa - Israyeli, abangane bakhe , ngiyibeke endukwini kaJuda , ngizenze zibe yinduku inye, babe munye esandleni sami.

Abasayikuzingcolisa ngezithombe zabo , nangokuzondekayo kwabo , nangesisodwa seziphambeko zabo , kepha ngiyakubasindisa kukho konke ukuhlehla kwabo abone ngakho, ngibahlambulule, baze babe ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.

Itabernakele lami liyakuba phezu kwabo; ngiyakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami.

Wena ndodana yomuntu , bonisa abendlu yakwa -Israyeli le ndlu ukuba babe namahloni ngobubi babo, balinganise isimo sayo.

Bayakuba nezigqoko zelineni emakhanda abo , babe namabhulukwe elineni okhalweni lwabo, bangabhinci okujulukisayo.

Abayikuthatha umfelokazi nolahliweyo babe ngabafazi babo , kepha bathathe izintombi zozalo lwendlu yakwa -Israyeli, noma umfelokazi ongumfelokazi wompristi.

lokhu ningenisile abezizwe abangasokile ngenhliziyo nabangasokile ngenyama ukuba babe sendlini yami engcwele , bayingcolise indlu yami, lapho ninikela ngesinkwa sami , nangamanoni, nangegazi, naphula isivumelwano sami ngazo zonke izinengiso zenu.

Abaphunyukileyo babo bayakuphunyuka , babe sezintabeni njengamajuba asezigodini, bakhale bonke, kube yilowo nalowo ngezono zakhe.

UNkulunkulu wami uyakubalahla , ngokuba abamlalelanga , babe ngabazulazulayo phakathi kwabezizwe.

Ulungile wena Jehova , noma ngimelana nawe ; ngiyakukhuluma nawe ngokwahlulela: iphumelelani indlela yababi, kungani ukuba babe nokuthula abakhohlisa nokukhohlisa, na?

Ngokuba njengalokhu ibhande linamathela okhalweni lomuntu , kanjalo ngiyinamathelisile kimi yonke indlu yakwa -Israyeli nayo yonke indlu yakwaJuda, usho uJehova , U kuba babe ngabantu bami , negama, nodumo, nendumiso, kepha kabalalelanga. Izimvaba ezaphukileyo

Uyakuthini lapho emisa phezu kwakh o labo okade ubafundisil e ukuba babe ngabangane bakho , babe yinhloko , na? Awuyikubanjwa lusiz i njengowesifazane obelethayo na?

Ngalokho nikela abantwana babo endlaleni , ubakhaphele osikweni lwenkemba, abafazi babo baphucwe abantwana , babe ngaba felokazi, amadoda abo abulawe ngukufa, izinsizwa zabo zishaywe ngenkemba empini.

Ngiyakubenza babe yingebhe nokubi emibusweni yonke yomhlaba , babe yihlazo nesaga, isifenqo nesiqalekiso ezindaweni zonke engiyakubaxoshela kuzo.

bheka, ngiyakuthumela, ngilande yonke imindeni yasenyakatho , usho uJehova, noNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele , inceku yami , ngibehlisele phezu kwaleli zwe nabakhileyo kulo , naphezu kwazo zonke lezi zizwe nxazonke, ngibaqalekise, ngibenze babe yisimangaliso nento encimfelwayo , nencithakalo ephakade.

yebo, usho uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Bhekani, ngiyakuthuma kubo inkemba, nendlala, nesifo, ngibenze babe njengamakhiwane amabi angenakudliwa ngobubi bawo.

Ngiyakubalandela ngenkemba , nangendlala, nangesifo, ngibenze babe yingebhe emibusweni yonke yomhlaba , babe yisiqalekiso , nesimangaliso, nento encimfelwayo, nehlazo ezizweni zonke engibaxoshele kuzo,

Kuyakuphuma kubo udumiso nezwi labathokozayo ; ngiyakubenza babe baningi, bangabi ngabayingcosana, ngibadumise, bangeyiswa.

Kepha yilesi esiyisivumelwano engizakusenza nendlu ka -Israyeli emva kwalezo zinsuku , usho uJehova: ngiyakufaka umthetho wami ezibilinini zabo, ngiwulobe ezinhliziyweni zabo, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami;

babe ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo,

Buyani, bantwana abahlehlayo , usho uJehova , ngokuba ngingumyeni wenu, nginithabathe, abe munye emzini , babe babili emndenini , nginiyise eSiyoni,

Uyakufika, ashaye izwe laseGibithe , abokufa babe ngabokufa , abokuthunjwa babe ngabokuthunjwa, abenkemba babe ngabenkemba.

Ngiyakuthatha insali yakwaJuda ebhekise ubuso bayo ukuba ingene ezweni laseGibithe ukuba igogobale khona , baphele bonke , bawe ez weni laseGibithe, baphele ngenkemba nangendlala , abakhulu nabancane bafe ngenkemba nangendlala , babe yisithuko , nesimangaliso, nesiqalekiso, nehlazo.

Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi , usho uJehova , kuyakufunwa ukona kuka-Israyeli, akuyikubakho, nezono zakwaJuda, kepha aziyikufunyanwa , ngokuba ngiyakubathethelela engibashiya ukuba babe yinsali.

Inkemba ifike phezu kwabaprofethi bamanga , babe yiziwula, inkemba ifike phezu kwamaqhawe alo, aphele amandla.

Inkemba ifike phezu kwamahhashi alo , naphezu kwezinqola zalo, naphezu kwayo yonke ingxubevange yabantu ephakathi kwalo, babe njengabesifazane; inkemba ifike phezu kwengcebo yalo, ize iphangwe.

Abantu bami babe yizimvu ezilahlekileyo; abelusi babo babadukisile , babazulazulisa ezintabeni , basuka entabeni , baya egqumeni , bakhohlwa indawo yabo yokuphumula.

Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nantathu kaNebukadinesari uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wathumba abaJuda, abantu abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amane nanhlanu . Bonke abantu babe yizinkulungwane ezine namakhulu ayisithupha. Ukukhululwa kukaJehoyakini

Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawo ti, uthi: Ngokuba nikhuluma leli zwi , bhekani, ngiyakwenza amazwi am i abe ngumlilo emlonyeni wakho, nalaba bantu babe yizinkuni, ubadle.

Umukisa abaluleki bephangiwe; uyenza abahluleli babe yiziwula.

Ababi baphilelani, baze babe badala, yebo, bakhule emandleni, na?

lapho uSomandla wabe esenami, nabantwana bami babe besangizungeza;

Uyakwazi ukuthi inzalo yakho iyakuba nkulu , abantwana bakho babe njengotshani bomhlaba.

Kwathi besabalekela u -Israyeli behla eBeti Horoni , uJehova wawisa phezu kwabo amatshe amakhulu , ehla ezulwini , baze bafika e -Azeka, bafa; babe baningi abafa ngesichotho kunababulawa ngu-Israyeli ngenkemba.

Abanye abantwana bakwaManase babelwa nabo ngemindeni yabo : abantwana bakwa-Abiyezeri, nabantwana bakwaHeleki, nabantwana bakwa- Asiriyeli, nabantwana bakwaShekemi, nabantwana bakwaHeferi, nabantwana bakwaShemida; labo babe ngabantwana besilisa bakwaManase indodana kaJosefa ngemindeni yabo.

Labo abanye baphuma emzini ukuba babahlasele baze babe phakathi kuka- Israyeli, abanye ngalapha, abanye ngalapha, bababulala, kwaze kwangasala muntu owaphunyuka, wabaleka.

usuku lobumnyama nolwesigayegaye , usuku lwamafu nolobumnyama obukhulu, njengokusa kwenekwe ezintabeni , abantu abaningi abanamandl a abangazange babe ngabanjalo kwasendulo , nabangasoze baba ngabanjalo emva kwabo kuze kube naseminyakeni yezizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

Khandani amakhuba enu abe yizinkemba , ocelemba benu babe yimikhonto, obuthakathaka asho ukuthi ngiyiqhawe.

Bonke abathwala utho lwezidumbu zazo bayakuhlanza izingubo zabo , babe ngabangcolile kuze kuhlwe.

Nowesifazane elale naye indoda, imlalile yamthela ngamalotha, bayakugeza bobabili ngamanzi, babe ngabangcolile kuze kuhlwe.

Ngalokho abogcina isiyalezo sami , funa babe nesono ngaso , bafele kuso , uma besihlambalaza, nginguJehova obangcwelisayo.

Futhi kubantwana babafokazi abagogobeleyo kini , kubona niyakuthenga nakwabomndeni wabo abakini ababazalile ezweni lakini, babe yifa lenu.

Niyakubenza ifa labantwana benu emva kwenu ukuba babe yifa labo ; niyakuthatha kubo izigqila zenu kuze kube phakade ; kepha aniyikubusa kalukhuni phezu kwabafowenu, abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, omunye phezu komunye.

Uma-ke yonke inhlangano yakwa -Israyeli iduka , leyo nto isitheke emehlweni ebandla, benza noma yikuphi kuyo yonke imiyalo uJehova ayale ngakho ukuthi akunakwenziwa, baze babe necala,

Bayakuba ngabami, usho uJehova Sebawoti , babe yimfuyo yami ngosuku engiyakulwenza, ngibahawukele, njengalokhu umuntu ehawukela indodana yakhe emkhonzayo.

ngenze abaqhugayo babe yinsali , abadediselwe kude babe yisizwe esinamandla; uJehova uyakubusa phezu kwabo entabeni yaseSiyoni kusukela manje kuze kube phakade.

Abezizwe bayakubona , babe namahloni ngamandla abo onke , babeke isandla sabo emlonyeni wabo, izindlebe zabo zibe yizithulu.

IKushe neGibithe kwakungamandla alo angenakuphela ; uPhuthi namaLubi babe ngabasizi bakho.

noMahaziya, noBiligayi, noShemaya; labo babe ngabapristi.

Abalindisango o -Akubi noThalimoni nabafowabo ababelinda ngasemasangweni babe yikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili.

Abakwa-Israyeli abaseleyo , abapristi namaLevi , babe semizini yonke yakwaJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe.

AmaNethini ahlala e-Ofeli; oSiha noGishipha babe phezu kwamaNethini.

OMathaniya, noBakibukiya, no-Obadiya, noMeshulamu, noThalimoni, no- Akubi babe ngabalindisango, belinda izindlu zokubekelela ngasemasangweni.

Labo babe khona emihleni kaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa kaJosadaki nasemihleni kaNehemiya umbusi no-Ezra, umbhali.

noSalu, no-Amoki, noHilikiya, noJedaya. Labo babe yizinhloko zabaprist i nezabafowabo emihleni kaJeshuwa.

Kusukela kulolo suku inxenye yezinceku zami yasebenza emisebenzini , nenxenye yazo yaphatha imikhonto , nezihlangu, neminsalo, namabhantshi ensimbi; ababusi babe semva kwendlu yonke yakwaJuda.

nabakhi bonke babe nenkemba ibhincwe ezinkalweni zabo , bakha kanjalo. Owabetha icilongo wayengaseceleni kwami.

Ngavuthulula ingubo yami , ngathi: UNkulunkulu makavuthulule kanjalo bonke abantu abangagcini leli zwi ezindlini zabo nasemfuyweni yabo ; mabavuthululwe kanjalo , babe yize . Lonke ibandla lathi : Amen, ladumisa uJehova. Abantu base benza njengalelo zwi.

Babe khona nabathi : Sibambisile ngamasimu ethu , nangezivini zethu , nangezindlu zethu; masithole amabele ngenxa yendlala.

Babe khona nabathi : Sitshelekile imali yokuthela enkosini ngamasimu ethu nangezivini zethu.

Wayeqashelwe lokhu kokuba ngesabe , ngenze kanjalo , ngone, babe nombiko omubi, bangijivaze.

Umuzi wawubanzi nxazombili; wawumkhulu, kepha abantu babe yingcosana phakathi kwawo, izindlu zingakakhiwa.

Onke amaNethini nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni babe ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisihiyagalolunye nambili.

Nampa abakhuphuka eTheliMela, naseTheli Harisha , naseKherubi, nase- Adoni, nase-Imeri, kepha bebengenakusho izindlu zawoyise nozalo lwabo ukuba babe ngabakwa-Israyeli yini:

ngaphandle kwezinceku zabo nezi ncekukazi zabo ezaziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa; babe nabahlabeleli besilisa nabesifazane abangamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nanhlanu.

Base behlala -ke abapristi , namaLevi, nabalindisango, nabahlabeleli, nabanye abantu, namaNethini, naye wonke u -Israyeli emizini yabo . Kwathi lapho inyang a yesikhombisa isifikile , abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babe semizini yabo.

UMose wabathuma-ke besuka ehlane lasePharanu ngesiyalezo sikaJehova ; bonke babo babe ngabantu abayizinhloko zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Abafile ngesifo babe yizinkulungwane eziyishumi nane namakhulu ayisikhombisa ngaphandle kwalabo abafa ngendaba kaKora.

Yilabo ababebizwa enhlanganweni , izikhulu zezizwe zawoyi se; babe yizinhloko zemizi yakwa-Israyeli.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaRubeni , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nesithupha namakhulu ayisihlanu.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaSimeyoni , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nesishiyagalolunye namakhulu amathathu.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaGadi , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nanhlanu namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaJuda , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nane namakhulu ayisithupha.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwa -Isakare, babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nane namakhulu amane.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaZebuloni , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nesikhombisa namakhulu amane.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwa -Efrayimi, babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane namakhulu ayisihlanu.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaManase , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili namakhulu amabili.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaBenjamini , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nanhlanu namakhulu amane.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaDani , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nambili namakhulu ayisikhombisa.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwa-Asheri, babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nanye namakhulu ayisihlanu.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaNafetali , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nantathu namakhulu amane.

bonke ababalwayo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisith upha nantathu namakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi ayisihlanu.

Abafayo ngaleso sifo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

Yilawo angamadodana kaBenjamini ngemindeni yawo ; ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulung wane ezingamashumi amane nanhlanu namakhulu ayisithupha.

Yileyo eyimindeni kaNafetali ngemindeni yayo ; ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nanhlanu namakhulu amane.

Ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nantathu, bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu ; ngokuba ababalwanga phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, lokhu abanikwanga ifa phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Yileyo eyimindeni yabakwaRubeni; ababalwayo kuyo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nantathu namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amathathu.

Ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kulo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nesithupha namakhulu ayisihlanu.

Ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nesishiyagalolunye namakhulu amathathu.

Ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nanhlanu namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu.

Bonke ababalwayo bekamu lakwaRubeni babe yizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nanye namakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu ngamabandla abo. Labo bayakusuka babe ngabesibili.

Ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane namakhulu ayisihlanu.

Ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili namakhulu amabili.

Ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nanhlanu namakhulu amane.

Bonke ababalwayo bekamu lakwa -Efrayimi babe yizinkulungwane eziyikhulu nesishiyagalombili nekhulu ngamabandla ab o. Labo bayakusuka babe ngabesithathu.

Ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nambili namakhulu ayisikhombisa.

Ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nanye namakhulu ayisihlanu.

Ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nantathu namakhulu amane.

Bonke ababalwayo bekamu lakwaDani babe yizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nesikhombisa namakhulu ayisithupha . Labo bayakusuka babe ngabokugcina namabhanela abo.

Yilabo ababalwayo kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli ngezindlu zawoyise; bonke ababalwayo bamakamu ngama bandla abo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha nantathu namakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi ayisihlanu.

Ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nane namakhulu ayisithupha.

ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kulo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nane namakhulu amane.

ibandla lakhe nalabo ababalwayo kulo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nesikhombisa namakhulu amane.

Bonke ababalwayo bekamu lakwaJuda babe yizinkulungwa ne eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesithupha namakhulu amane ngamabandla abo. Labo bayakusuka kuqala.

Abantu babe yizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesithupha, intela kaJehova kubo ingamashumi amathathu nambili.

Labo ababalwayo kubo njengokomumo wabesilisa bonke kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu , ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu ayisihlanu.

Njengokomumo wabo bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu babe yizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili namakhulu ayisithupha, begcina inkonzo yendlu engcwele.

Labo ababalwayo kubo n jengokomumo wabesilisa bonke kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu babe yizinkulungwane eziyisithupha namakhulu amabili.

Bonke ababalwayo bamaLevi ababalwa nguMose nangu -Aroni ngesiyalezo sikaJehova ngemindeni yabo, bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu, babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili.

labo ababalwayo kubo ngemindeni yabo babe yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisihlanu.

labo ababalwayo kubo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise babe yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amathathu.

labo ababalwayo kubo ngemindeni yabo babe yizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu amabili.

labo ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili namakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili.

Igama lalowo muntu lalingu-Elimeleki, igama lomkakhe lalinguNawomi , amagama amadodana akhe amabili ayengoMahaloni noKiliyoni; babe ngama- Efratha aseBetlehema Juda. Bafika ezweni lakwaMowabi, bahlala khona.

Intukuthelo yami ivuthele abelusi ; ngiyakujezisa izimpongo , ngokuba uJehova Sebawoti uyakuhambela umhlambi wakhe, indlu yakwaJuda, abenze babe njengehhashi elinobukhosi ekulweni.

Ngiyakuqinisa indlu yakwaJuda, ngisindise indlu yakwaJosefa, ngibabuyise, ngokuba nginomusa kubo , babe kungathi angizange ngibalahle , ngokuba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo; ngiyakubezwa.

Ngiyakuthululela phezu kwendlu kaDavide naphezu kwabakhileyo eJerusalema umoya womusa nowokunxusa , bambheke abamgwazileyo , bamlilele njengokulilela ozelwe yedwa , babe nomunyu ngaye njengonomunyu ngezibulo lakhe.

Ngalolo suku ngiyakwenza ababusi bakwaJuda babe ngumcengezi womlilo phakathi kwemithi nobhaqa lomlilo phakathi kwezithungu ; bayakuqeda bonke abantu n xazonke ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo , iJerusalema libe lisahlala endaweni yalo eJerusalema.

Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku abaprofethi babe namahloni , kube yilowo n alowo ngombono wakhe ekuprofetheni kwakhe , bangembathi ingubo yoboya ukuyokhohlisa;

Bhekani, ngiyakuqhweba ngesandla phezu kwabo , babe yimpango yababebakhonza, nazi ukuthi nguJehova Sebawoti ongithumileyo.

Ngase ngiphakamisa ameh lo ami , ngabona; bheka, kwaphuma abesifazane ababili, umoya usemaphikweni abo ; babe namaphiko njengamaphiko kanogolantethe, baliphakamisa i-efa emkhathini wezulu nomhlaba.

ngibahambise, bakhe phakathi kweJerusalema , babe ngabantu bami , mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo ngeqiniso nangokulunga.

Ngiyakukhipha igazi labo emlonyeni wabo , nezinengiso zabo phakathi kwamazinyo abo , nabo uqobo babe yinsali kuNkulunkulu wethu , babe ngababusi kwaJuda nase-Ekroni njengamaJebusi.