Ngokuba osuka ethanda ukuphila nokubona izinsuku ezinhle, makanqande ulimi lwakhe kokubi, nezindebe zakhe zingakhulumi inkohliso,

Kepha kalokhu uThimothewu esefikile kithi evela kini , esibikela izindaba ezinhle zokukholwa nothando lwenu , nokuthi nisikhumbula kahle njalo , nokuthi nilangazelela ukusibona , njengokuba nathi silangazelela ukubona nina,

USawule wathi : Babuye nazo kuma -Amaleki, ngokuba abantu bayeka ezinhle zezimvu nezezinkabi ukuba bahlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ; ezinye siziqedile nya.

Iyakuthatha izinceku zenu , nezincekukazi zenu , nezinsizwa zenu ezinhle , nezimbongolo zenu, izenze ukuba zisebenze imisebenzi yayo.

Bachitha imizi , naseziqeshini zonke ezinhle zomhlaba baphonsa , kwaba yilowo nalowo itshe lakhe, bazigcwalisa; bavimba yonke imithombo yamanzi, bawisa yonke imithi emihle , kwaze kwasala amatshe aseKhiri Haresheti kuphela; kepha abezindwayimana bazungeza, balishaya.

Wayesehamba uHazayeli ukumhlangabeza , wazithathela ngesandla sakhe izipho ezintweni zonke ezinhle zaseDa maseku, imithwalo yamakamela angamashumi amane, weza wema phambi kwakhe , wathi: Indodana yakho uBeni Hadadi, inkosi yase-Aramu, ingithumile kuwe ngokuthi: Ngiyakusinda kulesi sifo na?

Nokho kufunyaniswa kuwe nezin to ezinhle , ngokuba ususile o -Ashera ezweni, wabhekisa inhliziyo yakho ukuba ifune uNkulunkulu. UJehoshafati umisa abahluleli

Ezinye izindaba zikaHezekiya nezenzo zakhe ezinhle , bheka, zilotshiwe embonweni ka-Isaya umprofethi, indodana ka-Amose, encwadini yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli.

Ezinye izindaba zikaJosiya , nezenzo zakhe ezinhle nj engokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaJehova,

umuntu owangit shela ukuthi : Bheka, uSawule ufile , ecabanga ukuthi ulethile izindaba ezinhle , ngambamba, ngambulala eSikilagi , ethi ngangiyakumnika umvuzo wezindaba zakhe;

Kepha umkhiwane wathi kuyo : Ngiyakubuyeka yini ubumnandi bami nezithelo zami ezinhle, ngiye ngintengantenge phezu kwemithi, na?

Ngiyakubuyiselani kuJehova ngazo zonke izenzo zakhe ezinhle kimina na?

Izabelo zingehlele ezindaweni ezinhle, yebo, nginalo ifa elihle.

Izipho zonke ezinhle neziphiwo zonke ezipheleleyo zivela phezulu , zehla kuYise wokukhanya okungekho kuye ukuguquka nasithunzi sokuphenduka.

Kepha ukuhlakanipha okwaphezulu okokuqala kumhlophe , andukuba kube nokuthula, nokuva, nokulalela, kugcwele isihawu nezithelo ezinhle ; akunakungabaza, akunakuzenzisa.

Ukukhanya kwamehlo kuyathokozisa inhliziyo , nezindaba ezinhle ziyanonisa amathambo.

ukuze ohlakaniphileyo ezwe , aqhubeke ekufundeni , noqondileyo athole iziluleko ezinhle

Khona uyakuqonda ukulunga nokwahlulela, neqiniso, yebo, nezindlela zonke ezinhle.

Ngokuba ngiyaninika izifundiso ezinhle; ningawushiyi umthetho wami.

Ngokuba lokhu umthetho unes ithunzi sezinto ezinhle ezizayo , ungesiwo umfanekiso wazo uqobo , ungeze waba namandla ngemihlatshelo enikelwa njalonjalo iminyaka ngeminyaka ukubenza baphelele labo abasondelayo;

kepha kalokhu unikiwe inkonzo enhle kakhulu, njengalokhu engumlamuleli wesivumelwano esihle kakhulu , esimisiwe ngokwezithembiso ezinhle kakhulu. Isivumelwano esisha sikhulu kunesidala

Kepha lokhu uKristu esefikile , engumpristi omkhulu wezinto ezinhle ezizayo, wadabula itabernakele elikhulu neliphelele kunalelo, elingenziwanga ngezandla, okungukuthi elingesilo lalokhu kudalwa,

Kepha yena ofundiswa izwi makahlanganyele nalowo omfundisayo kuzo zonke izinto ezinhle.

Bayakushumayela kanjani , uma bengathunywa na ? Njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Yeka, zinhle izinyawo zabashumayela izindaba ezinhle.

Ngakho-ke uma nina eningababi nikwazi ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, kakhulu kangakanani uYihlo osezulwini uzakubapha abacela kuye uMoya oNgcwele. Isono sokuhlambalaza (Math. 12:22; Mark. 3:20)

Ingelosi yaphendula , yathi kuye : NginguGabriyeli mina , omiyo phambi kukaNkulunkulu; ngithunyiwe ukuba ngikhulume kuwe , ngikubikele lezi zindaba ezinhle.

Abalambileyo ubasuthisile ngezinto ezinhle, abacebileyo ubamukise ze.

Ingelosi yathi kubo : Ningesabi; ngokuba bhekani , nginibikela izindaba ezinhle zokuthokoza okukhulu okuzakuba kubantu bonke,

lithe seligcwele , balidonsela ogwini , bahlala phansi , babuthela ezinhle ezitsheni, kepha ezimbi bazilahla.

Izembe selibekiwe empandeni yemithi ; ngakho yonke imithi engatheli izithelo ezinhle iyanqunywa, iphonswe emlilweni.

Ngakho-ke uma nina enibabi naz i ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, kakhulu uYihlo osezulwini uzakubapha okuhle abacela kuye.

Kanjalo yilowo nalowo muthi omuhle uthela izithelo ezinhle , kepha umuthi omubi uthela izithelo ezimbi.

Umuthi omu hle ungethele izithelo ezimbi , nomuthi omubi ungethele izithelo ezinhle.

Yilowo nalowo muthi ongatheli izithelo ezinhle uyanqunywa , uphonswe emlilweni.

Ngalokho, ngokuba ninyathela abampofu, namukele kuye isipho samabele, noma nakha izindlu ngamatshe abaziwey o aniyikuhlala kuzo , nokuba nitshala izivini ezinhle aniyikuphuza iwayini lazo.

Ngalolo suku izintombi ezinhle nezinsizwa ziyakudangala ukoma.

nesigqoko selineni elicolekileyo , nezinye izigqoko ezinhle zelineni elicolekileyo, namabhulukwe elineni ngelineni elicolekileyo lemicu ephothiweyo,

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

Vuka, vuka, wembathe amandla akho , Siyoni, uzigqoke izingubo zakho ezinhle, Jerusalema, muzi ongcwe le, ngokuba akusayikungena kuw e ongasokile nongcolileyo.

Zimnandi kangakanani ezintabeni izinyawo zoletha izindaba ezinhle , nomemezela ukuthula , obika izindaba ezinhle , ezwakalise ukusindiswa , oshoyo kulo iSiyoni ukuthi: UNkulunkulu wakho uyinkosi.

nezindlu ezigcwele zonke izinto ezinhle ongazigcwalisanga , nemithombo embiweyo ongayimbanga , nezivini neminqumo ongakutshalanga , nalapho udla usuthe,

Inceku yayisithatha amakamela ayishumi emakameleni enkosi yayo , yahamba, izinto zonke ezinhle zenkosi yayo zisesandleni sayo ; yasuka, yaya eMesopotamiya emzini kaNahori.

URebeka wayesethatha izingubo ezinhle zika-Esawu indodana yakhe enkulu ezazikuye endlini, wamembathisa zona uJakobe indodana yakhe encane.

Izikhwebu ezincane zagwinya izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ; ngakulandisa izanusi, kepha sasingekho esingangazisa khona.

Izithole eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa ; izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezinhle ziyiminyaka eyisikhombisa; iphupho linye.

Kuyise wathuma kanje : izimbongolo eziyishumi, zithwesiwe izinto ezinhle zaseGibithe, nezimbongolokazi eziyishumi , zithwesiwe amabele , nesinkwa, nomphako kayise endleleni.

Wathatha izinto zakho ezinhle , egolideni lami nasesiliveni lami engangikunike khona, wazenzela izithombe zabesilisa, wafeba nazo.

Ngiyakukunikela esandleni sazo , zilibhidlize iqhugwane lakho , zizidilize izindawo zakho eziphakemeyo , zikuhlubule izingu bo zakho , zithathe izinto zakho ezinhle, zikushiye unqunu, uze.

Bayakukuhlubula izingubo zakho, basuse izivunulo zakho ezinhle.

uqoqele kulo izinqamu zalo , zonke izinqamu ezinhle , ithanga n ehlombe, uligcwalise ngamathambo akhethekileyo.

Bayakuphanga imfuyo yakho , bagcugce impahla yakho ethengiswayo , babhidlize izingange zakho , badilize izindlu zakho ezinhle , babeke amatshe akho nemithi yakho nesihlabathi sakho phakathi kwamanzi.

IDedani lalingumthengi wakho ngezindwangu ezinhle zokugibela.

U-Israyeli wayengumvini owenabileyo , ngokobuningi bezithelo zakhe wandisa ama-altare akhe; ngokobuhle bezwe lakhe wenza izinsuku ezinhle.

Ngiyakumhambela ngenxa yezinsuku zawoBal i owabashisela ngazo impepho, wahloba ngamacici akhe nangezinto zakhe ezinhle , wazilandela izithandwa zakhe, wangikhohlwa, usho uJehova.

UJehova wabiza igama lakh o ngokuthi umnqumo oluhlaza obukekayo, onezithelo ezinhle ; ngomsindo wesidumo esikhul u uyakuphemba umlilo kuwo, kwaphuke amagatsha awo.

Phakamisani amehlo enu , nibone abavela enyakatho ; uphi umhlambi owaphiwa wona, izimvu zakho ezinhle, na?

Bhekani, namuhla ngiyahamba indlela yomhlaba wonke ; niyazi ezinhliziyweni zenu zonke nasemiphefumulweni yenu yonke ukuthi akuphuthanga nento eyodwa kuzo zonke izinto ezinhle azikhuluma uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngani; kwenziwa konke kini, akuphuthanga nento eyodwa kukho.

Kuyakuthi njengalokho zonke izinto ezinhle zenziwe kini akhuluma ngazo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kini , kanjalo uJehova ehlisele phezu kwenu zonke izinto ezimbi, aze anibhubhise kuleli zwe elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aninike lona.

njengalokho nithathile isiliva lami negolide lami , nangenisa izinto zami ezinhle emathempelini enu,

Bheka ezintabeni izinyawo zoletha izindaba ezinhle, omemezela ukuthula. Gubha imikhosi yakho , Juda, ugcwalise izithembiso zakho , ngokuba omubi akasayikudabula kuwe; unqunyiwe ngokupheleleyo.

Bakhuluma ngezenzo zakhe ezinhle phambi kwami, bamukisa kuye amazwi ami. UThobiya wathuma izincwadi ukungesabisa.