ngenxa yezono zonke zikaBahasha nezono zika -Ela indodana yakhe one ngazo, futhi onise ngazo u -Israyeli, baze bacunula uJehova uNkulunkulu ka- Israyeli ngezithombe zabo.

Ngokuba waham ba ezindleleni zonke zikaJerobowamu , indodana kaNebati, nasezonweni zakhe onisa ngazo u -Israyeli, baze bacunula uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngezithombe zabo.

abapristi baze bangema ukukhonza ngenxa yefu , ngokuba inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu kaJehova.

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

UDavide nabantu ababe naye base bedazuluka , bekhala, baze bangabe besaba namandla okukhala.

Abantu bakwa-Israyeli baphuma eMispa, bawaxosha amaFilisti, bawabulala, baze bafika ngaphansi eBeti Kari.

Kepha abalalelanga ; uManase wabaphambukisa baze benza okubi kunabezizwe abachithayo uJehova phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

ngokuba bangishiyile , bashisela abanye onkulunkulu impepho baze bangicunula ngawo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zabo ; intukuthelo yami iyakuvuthela le ndawo, ayiyikucinywa.

Sebefike ekamu lika -Israyeli, abakwa-Israyeli basuka bashaya abakwaMowabi, baze babaleka ebusweni babo ; bangena ezweni labo bechitha abakwaMowabi.

Bawalandela baze bafika eJordani; bheka, yonke indlela yayigcwele izingubo nezimpahla ama -Aramu ayezilahlile ekubalekeni kwawo . Izithunywa zabuya, zayitshela inkosi.

Zonke izikhulu nabo bonke abantu bat hokoza, bayiletha, bayiphonsa emphongolweni, baze baqeda.

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.

UManase wadukisa uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema , baze benza okubi kunabezizwe uJehova abachitha phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

ngokuba bangishiyile, bashisela abanye onkulunkulu impepho baze bangicunula ngayo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zabo ; intukuthelo yami isithululelwe kule ndawo, ayiyikucinywa.

baze bangema abapristi ukukhonza ngenxa yefu ; ngokuba inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu kaNkulunkulu.

ibalaya ngomoya omnene abamelene nayo , kumbe uNkulunkulu angabanika ukuphenduka, baze balazisise iqiniso,

Ngalokho-ke uNkulunkulu ubathumela amandla okuduka , baze bakholwe ngamanga,

Bheka, kwafika noSadoki nawo onke amaLevi enaye , ethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu; abeka phansi umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, u- Abiyathara wenyuka, baze baphuma bonke abantu emzini.

Wathobisa izinhliziyo zabantu bonke bakwaJuda njengomuntu munye, baze bathuma enkosini, bathi: Buya wena nazo zonke izinceku zakho.

Babahaqa abakwaBenjamini nxazonke , babaxosha, babanyathela phansi endaweni yabo yokuphumula , baze bafika malungana neGibeya ngasempumalanga.

Isandla sabantwana bakwa -Israyeli saqhubeka saba namandla njalo phezu kukaJabini inkosi yaseKhanani, baze bamqeda uJabini inkosi yaseKhanani.

abantu baze bathi : Impela ukhona umvuzo wolungileyo ; impela ukhona uNkulunkulu owahlulelayo emhlabeni.

Uzidilizeleni izintango zawo, baze bawukhe bonke abadlula ngendlela, na?

Thela ubuso babo ngehlazo, baze bafune igama lakho, Jehova.

Baqhubeka emandleni, baze babonakale phambi kukaNkulunkulu eSiyoni.

Bheka, ngiyeza njengesela ; ubusisiwe olindayo , alonde izingubo zakhe ukuba angabi ngohamba ze, baze balibone ihlazo lakhe.

Base benikwa , kwaba yilowo nalowo ingubo ende emhlophe , kwashiwo kubo ukuba baphumule isikhashana, baze baphelele abayizinceku kanye nabo nabazalwane babo ababezakubulawa njengabo.

Kepha labo ababehlakazekile ngokuhlupheka okwaqala ngoStefanu bahamba, baze bafika eFenike, naseKhupro, nase-Antiyokiya, bengalikhulumi izwi koyedwa, kubaJuda kuphela.

Sebedabule isiqhingi sonke , baze bafika ePhafu , bafumana indoda ethile eyisanusi nomprofethi wamanga, umJuda, ogama lakhe linguBarjesu,

Kwase kuvela ukuphikisana okukhulu, baze bahlukana; uBarnaba wathatha uMarku, wawelela eKhupro ngomkhumbi. Uhambo lwesibili lukaPawulu

Lokho kwenzeka iminyaka emibili , baze balizwa i zwi leNkosi bonke abakhileyo e-Asiya, abaJuda namaGreki.

baze bathatha amaduku nezindwangu emzimbeni wakhe , bazibeka phezu kwabagulayo; zase zisuka kubo izifo, nomoya ababi baphuma.

Lowo muntu onomoya omubi wabadumela , wahlula ababili , wabanqoba, baze baphunyuka kuleyo ndlu behambaze, belimele.

Abazalwame sebezwile ngathi basuka khona , beza ukusihlangabeza baze bafika e -Aphiyo Foru naseTresi Thaberne ; uPawulu ebabona wabonga uNkulunkulu, wema isibindi.

Kepha abaJuda abakholwanga ngaye ukuthi wabeyimpumputhe nokuthi usethole ukubona, baze babiza abazali bakhe lowo osethole ukubona.

Kwathi sezibuthene izigidi zabantu baze banyathelana, waqala ukukhuluma, ikakhulu kubafundi bakhe, ethi: Xwayani imvubelo yabaFarisi engukuzenzisa.

Bamqaphela, bathuma izinhloli ezizishaya abalungileyo ukuba bamhile ngezwi lakhe, baze bamkhaphele emandleni nasegunyeni lombusi wezwe.

Kepha uHerode namabutho akhe bameyisa, bambhinqa, baze bamembathisa ingubo ecwebezelayo, bambuyisela kuPilatu.

ukuthi abapristi abakhulu nababusi bethu bamkhaphela ukunqunyelwa ukufa, baze bambethela esiphambanweni.

Wabahola, baze bafika ngaseBethaniya, waphakamisa izandla zakhe , wababusisa.

Kepha nginitshela ngesiminya ukuthi bakhona abanye kwabemi lapha abangayikuzwa ngempela ukufa, baze babone umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Ukukhazimuliswa kukaJesu entabeni (Math. 17:1; Mark. 9:2)

Wayesevuka, wathatha masinyane uhlaka lwakhe, waphuma phambi kwabo bonke, baze bamangala bonke, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu , bathi: Asizange sikubone okunje.

Abaningi sebebabona bemuka , baqonda, baze bagijimela khona ngezinyawo, bephuma kuyo yonke imizi, babandulela.

Wayesethi kubo : Ngiqinisile ngithi kini : Bakhona abanye kwabemi lapha abangayikuzwa ngempela ukufa , baze babone umbuso kaNkulunkulu ufikile ngamandla. Ukukhazimuliswa kukaJesu entabeni (Math. 17:1; Luk. 9:28)

Wamemeza, wamhlukumeza kakhulu, waphuma; waba njengofileyo , baze bathi abaningi: Usefile.

Esefikile emzini wakubo wabafundisa esinagogeni labo , baze bamangala, bathi: Lo ukuthathaphi lokhu kuhlakanipha nalawa mandla na?

baze bamangala abantu bebona izimungulu zikhuluma , izilima zisindile , izinyonga zihamba, izimpumputhe zibona ; bamdumisa uNkulunkulu ka - Israyeli.

Ngiqinisile ngithi kini : Bakhona abanye kwabemi lapha abangayikuzwa ngempela ukufa, baze bayibone iNdodana yomuntu iza embusweni wayo.

Wawisa amasondo ezinqola ukuba bahambise kalukhuni , baze bathi abaseGibithe: Masibaleke ebusweni buka -Israyeli, ngokuba uJehova uyabalwela emelene nabaseGibithe.

Bayehlelwa luvalo nokwesaba; ngokobukhulu bengalo yakho bathulisa okwetshe, baze bawele abantu bakho , Jehova, baze bawele abantu bakho obathengileyo.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli badla imana iminyaka engamashumi amane , baze bafika ezweni elakhiweyo ; badla imana , baze bafika emikhawulweni yezwe laseKhanani.

Uma inkabi iqhubukusha owesilisa noma owesifazane baze bafe , inkabi yokhandwa ngamatshe impela , inyama yayo ingadliwa ; kepha umnininkabi uyakuyekelwa.

UMose wababona abantu ukuthi babedlubulundile ; ngokuba u -Aroni wayebakhululile baze bahlekwa yizitha zabo;

UJehova uthulule umoya ophambeneyo phakathi kwabo , baze balintengantengise iGibithe kuyo yonke imisebenzi yal o njengesidakwa sintengantenga ebuhlanzweni baso.

Ngiyakubeka isibonakaliso phakathi kwazo , ngithume ababalekileyo babo kwabezizwe, eTharishishi, nasePhuli, naseLudi, abagoba umnsalo , nakuThubali naseJavani, eziqhingini ezikude, ezingezwanga umbiko ngami , zingabonanga inkazimulo yami, baze balande ngenkazimulo yami ezizweni.

Uma ama sela efika kuwe , nabaphangi ebusuku yeka ukuchithwa kwakh o bebengayikweba baze baneliswe na ? Uma abavuna izithelo zomvini befika kuwe, bebengayikushiya umkhothozo na?

niyakubakhiphela bobabili ngasesangweni lalowo muzi , nibakhande ngamatshe baze bafe , intombi, ngokuba ayikhalanga ingani isemzini , nendoda, ngokuba imonile umkamakhelwane wakhe ; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho.

Intukuthelo yami iyakubavuthela ngalolo suku , ngibashiye, ngifihle ubuso bami kubo ; bayakudliwa, behlelwe ngokubi nezinhlupheko eziningi , baze bathi ngalolo suku : Lokhu okubi akusehlelanga yini ngokuba uNkulunkulu wethu engekho phakathi kwethu na?

U-Abrahama wakhuleka kuNkulunkulu . UNkulunkulu wamphulukisa u - Abimeleki nomkakhe nezincekukazi zakhe, baze bazala.

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.

Bayakwahlukanisa njalo abantu abayakudabula izwe , bembele ababedabula besasele ebusweni bomhlaba, baze balihlambulule; bayakucinga ngasekugcineni kwezinyanga eziyisikhombisa.

Lapho abadlula ezweni bedlula babone ithambo lomuntu , bayakumisa isiboniso eceleni kwalo , abembelayo baze balimbele esiGodini saseHamoni Gogi.

Ngiyakuhamba, ngibuyele endaweni yami , baze bazithwese icala labo , bafune ubuso bami; osizini lwabo bayakungifunisisa.

Ngalokho bheka , ngiyakubazisa, ngibazise ngalesi sikhath i isandla sami namandla ami, baze bazi ukuthi igama lami linguJehova.

Ngiyakuthuma kubo inkemba , nendlala, nesifo, baze baphele ezweni engalinika bona nawoyise.

Ngalolo suku ababuleweyo bakaJehova bayakusukela komunye umkhawulo womhlaba, baze bafike komunye ; abayikukhalelwa, abayikubuthwa, abayikumbelwa, bayakuba ngumquba ebusweni bomhlaba.

Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Ububi buni oyihlo ababufumene kimi , baze badeda kude nami, balandela okuyize, baba yize, na?

Awunakanga yini abakukhulumileyo laba bantu , bethi: Imindeni yomibili ayikhethayo uyilahlile na? Base bebadelela abantu bami , baze bangabe besaba yisizwe ngaphambi kwabo.

Bheka, ngiyabalinda kube kubi , kungabi kuhle; bonke abantu bakwaJuda abasezweni laseGibithe bayakuphela ngenkemba nangendlala, baze baqedwe.

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

baze benza ukuba ukukhala kwabampofu kufike kuye, wezwa ukukhala kwabahluphekayo.

abathokoza baze bethabe, bajabule, uma belithola ithuna,

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.

Lase lima ilanga , nenyanga yahlala , abantu baze baziphindisela ezitheni zabo. Akulotshiwe yini lokho eNcwadini Yolungileyo na ? Ilanga lema phakathi nomkhathi, alisheshanga ukushona kungathi usuku lonke.

Kwathi lapho uJoshuwa nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli sebeqedile ukubaceka ngokuceka ok ukhulu kakhulu baze baqedwa , insali yabo nokho isingenile emizini ebiyelweyo,

Impango yonke yale mizi nezinkomo abantwana b akwa-Israyeli baziphangela khona; kepha bachitha bonke abantu ngosiko lwenkemba baze babaqeda; abashiyanga noyedwa ophefumulayo.

Ngakhipha oyihlo eGibithe; nafika elwandle; abaseGibithe babaxosha oyihlo ngezinqola nangabamahhashi, baze bafika eLwandle Olubomvu.

Asuka aya entabeni , ahlala khona izinsuku ezintathu , baze babuya abawaxoshayo; abaxoshayo babewafuna indlela yonke, abaze bawafumana.

Kwathi sebeqedile ukusoka abantu bonke , bahlala ezindaweni zabo ekamu , baze baphola.

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

Kwathi lapho u-Israyeli eseqedile ukubulala bonke abakhileyo e -Ayi endle ehlane, lapho ebebaxoshele khona , bese bewe bonke ngosiko lwenkemba baze baqedwa , bonke abakwa -Israyeli babuyela e -Ayi, balichitha ngosiko lwenkemba.

Wayesenze njalo kubo , wabophula esandleni sabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, baze bangababulali.

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,

Makenze njalo ngenkunzi; njengalokho wenza ngenkunzi yomnikelo wesono, makenze njalo nangalena . Umpristi abenzele ukubuyisana , baze bathethelelwe.

Umpristi uyakuyenzela yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli ukubuyisana, baze bathethelelwe , ngokuba kwakungengamabomu , futhi balethile umnikelo wabo , umnikelo womlilo k uJehova, nomnikelo wabo wesono phambi kukaJehova ngesiphosiso sabo;

Yisho kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli, usho kubo ukuba baze nzele insephe emiphethweni yezingubo zabo ezizukulwaneni zabo , futhi ukuba babeke igoda eliluhlaza ensepheni yemiphetho yonke;

Base behamba bobabili baze bafika eBetlehema . Kwathi sebefikile eBetlehema, wonke umuzi wanyakaziswa, bathi: Lo unguNawomi na?

URuthe wakwaMowabi wathi : Yebo, wathi kimi : Wonamathela kubafana bami, baze baqede konke ukuvuna kwami.

Kanti amazwi ami nezimiso zami engayala ngakho izinceku zami abaprofethi akubaficanga yini oyihlo , baze baphenduka , bathi: Njengalokho uJehova Sebawoti ebehlosa ukwenza kithi njengezindlela zethu nemisebenzi yethu , wenze kanjalo kithina, na? Umbono ngezinkweli zamahhashi