UJerobowamu waqinisa iShekemi ezintabeni zakwa -Efrayimi, wahlala khona; waphuma lapho, waqinisa iPhenuweli.

Wayesethi: Ngabona wonke u-Israyeli ehlakazekile ezintabeni njengezimvu ezingenamalusi; uJehova wathi : Laba abasenankosi ; mababuyele, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe ngokuthula.

Nanka amagama azo: oBeni-Huri ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi,

USolomoni wayenabathwalayo imithwalo abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa , nababazi bamatshe ezintabeni abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili,

KwabakwaGadi abanye bazahlukanisa baya kuDavide enqabeni ehlane , amaqhawe anamandla, abantu abazilungiselele ukulwa, abakwazi ukuphatha isihlangu nomkh onto, ababuso babo bafana nobuso bezingonyama , abanejubane njengezinsephe ezintabeni:

Bayinika imizi yokuphephela : iShekemi ezintabeni zakwa -Efrayimi namadlelo alo, neGezeri namadlelo alo,

Abantu bonke bakwa -Israyeli ababecashile ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi sebezwile ukuthi amaFilisti abaleka, nabo bawaxosha ekulweni.

UDavide wahlala ehlane ezinqabeni, wahlala ezintabeni ezisehlane laseZifi. USawule wamfuna zonke izinsuku , kepha uNkulunkulu akamnikelanga esandleni sakhe.

Ngalokho igazi lami malingaweli emhlabathini ngikude noJehova, ngokuba inkosi yakwa -Israyeli iphumele ukufuna intwakumba eyodwa , njengalokhu kuzingelwa intendele ezintabeni.

Ngesandla sezithunywa zakho uyijivazile inkosi , wathi: Ngobuningi bezinqola zami ngenyuke mina phezulu ezintabeni ngaphakathi kweLebanoni; ngigawula imisedari yalo emide nemisayipuresi yalo ekhethekileyo ngangena endaweni yalo yokugcina nasehlathini lalo eliminyeneyo.

Wathi: Sisahlezi kahle . Inkosi yami ingithumile ngokuthi : Bheka, manje kufike kimi izinsizwa ezimbili zamadodana abaprofethi zivela ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi; ake uzinike italenta lesiliva nezingubo ezimbili zokuphendulela.

Lapho u -Asa esezwa lawo mazwi nesiprofetho sika -Azariya ka -Odedi umprofethi, waziqinisa isibindi , wasusa izinengiso ezweni lonke lakwaJuda noBenjamini, nasemizini ayeyithathile ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, walivusa i- altare likaJehova elaliphambi kompheme kaJehova.

Wayesethi: Ngabona wonke u -Israyeli ehlakazekile ezintabeni njengezimvu ezingenamalusi; uJehova wathi : Laba abasenankosi ; mababuyele, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe ngokuthula.

Wakha imibhoshongo ehlane , wemba imigodi eminingi yamanzi , ngokuba wayenezinkomo eziningi ehlanzeni nasethafeni , wayenabalimi nabaphathi bezivini ezintabeni naseKarmeli, ngokuba wayengothanda umhlabathi.

Wakha imizi ezintabeni zakwaJuda ; emahlathini wakha izinqaba nemibhoshongo.

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.

Emva kuka-Abimeleki kwavela uThola indodana kaPhuwa kaDodo , umuntu wakwa-Isakare, ukuba asindise u -Israyeli; wayehlala eShamiri ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi.

Yathi kuyise: Mangenzelwe lokhu: ngiyeke izinyanga ezimbili ukuba ngiye , ngehlele ezintabeni, ngililele ubuntombi bami, mina nabangane bami.

Wathi: Hamba. Wayimukisa izinyanga ezimbili ; yamuka yona nabangane bayo, yalilela ubuntombi bayo ezintabeni.

U-Abidoni indodana kaHileli wasePir athoni wafa , wembelwa ePirathoni ezweni lakwa-Efrayimi ezintabeni zama-Amaleki.

Lowo muntu wamuka emzini, iBetlehema Juda, ukuyobona lapho engathola khona indawo ; ekuhambeni kwakhe wafika ezintabeni zakwa -Efrayimi endlini kaMika.

Basuka khona, baya ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, bafika endlini kaMika.

Abantwana bakwaDani bathuma abantu abayisihlanu bomn deni wabo , bephuma kuso sonke isizwe sabo , amaqhawe, beseSora nase -Eshitawoli, ukuba bahlole izwe , balicinge; bathi kubo: Hambani, nilicinge izwe, bafika ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi endlini kaMika, bahlala khona.

Ama-Amori adudulela abantwana bakwaDani ezintabeni , ngokuba awabavumelanga ukwehlela esigodini.

Ngasemuva behla abantwana bakwaJuda ukuba balwe namaKhanani ayakhe ezintabeni, nangaseningizimu, nasenzansi.

Bammbela emkhawulweni wefa lakhe eThimnati Heresi ezintabeni zakwa- Efrayimi ngasenyakatho kwentaba yakwaGahashi.

Kwathi esefikile , wabetha icilongo ezintabeni zakwa -Efrayimi, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli behla naye ezintabeni, yena ephambi kwabo.

Wayehlala phansi kwesundu likaDebora phakathi kweRama neBethele ezintabeni zakwa -Efrayimi; abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bakhuphukela kuye ukuba bahlulelwe.

UGideyoni wayesethuma izithunywa ezintabeni zonke zakwa -Efrayimi, wathi: Yehlani, nihlangabezane nabakwaMidiyani, nibavimbe emanzini kuze kube seBetha Bara naseJordani. Onke amadoda akwa-Efrayimi ayesebuthana, abavimbela emanzini kwaze kwaba seBetha Bara naseJordani.

Ngiphakamisela amehlo ami ezintabeni; usizo lwami luvelaphi na?

Kufana namazolo aseHermon i ehlela ezintabeni zaseSiyoni . Ngokuba uJehova wayaleza khona isibusiso, yebo, ukuphila kuze kube phakade.

osibekela izulu ngamafu , olungisela umhlaba imvula , ohlumisa utshani ezintabeni.

Uyakhazimula ngobukhosi, lapho uvela ezintabeni zempango.

base bethi ezintabeni nasemaweni : Welani phezu kwethu , nisisithe ebusweni balowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi nasolakeni lweWundlu,

Kuze kuphole ilanga , namathunzi abaleke , mawube njengensephe , wena othandiweyo wami , nanjengesixhumu sendluzel e ezintabeni eziqhekezekileyo.

Nanto izwi lothandiweyo wami ! Bheka, uyeza eqa ezintabeni , etshekula emagqumeni.

Shesha, othandiweyo wami , ufane nensephe nesixhumo sendluzel e ezintabeni zamakha.

Abasixoshayo babenejubane kunezinkozi zezulu ; basizingela ezintabeni , basiqamekela ehlane.

Khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni, abaphakathi kwalo baphume, abasemaphandleni bangangeni kulo.

Kepha nxa nibona amanyala encithakalo emi lapho kungafanele khona -- ofundayo makaqaphele -- khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni,

Nithini na ? Uma umuntu enezimvu eziyikhulu , kuduke enye kuzo , akazishiyi ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ezintabeni, ahambe ayofuna edukileyo, na?

khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni,

Zwakalisani ezindlini zamakhosi zase -Ashidodi, nasezindlini zamakhosi zasezweni laseGibithe , nithi: Buthanani ezintabeni zaseSamariya , nibone izidumo ezinkulu eziphakathi kwalo, nokucindezelwa okukulo.

AbaseGibithe bayakusholoni ukuthi : Wabakhiphela okubi ukuba ababulale ezintabeni, abaqothule ebusweni bomhlaba . Phenduka olakeni lwakho oluvuthayo, uguquke kulobu bubi ngakubantu bakho.

ukuthi ngiyakumaphula owase -Asiriya ezweni lami , ngimnyathele phansi ezintabeni zami ; bese lisuka kubo ijoka lakhe , nomthwalo wakhe usuke emahlombe abo.

Nonke nina enakhileyo ezweni nani nonke enihlezi emhlaben i bhekani, lapho ibhanela liphakanyiswa ezintabeni; zwanini, lapho icilongo libethwa.

Ayakushiywa ndawonye abe ngawamanqe as ezintabeni nawezilwane zasemhlabeni; amanqe ayakuhlala ehlobo phezu kwawo, nazo zonke izilwane zomhlaba ziyakuhlala ebusika phezu kwawo.

Ngokuba kulusuku lokukhathazeka , nolokunyathelwa ph ansi, nolokukhungatheka, oluvela eNkosini uJehova Sebawoti esiGodini Sombono kanye nokudilizwa kwezingange nokumemeza ezintabeni.

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

ububi babo nobubi bawoyise kanyekanye , usho uJehova, abashisa impepho ezintabeni, bangihlambalaza emagqumeni; ngiyakulinganisa kuqala umvuzo wabo ezifubeni zabo.

Ezintabeni zonke ezilinywa ngegeja akuyikuyiwa khona ngokwesaba amakhakhasi nameva , kepha ziyakuba ngezokuqhubela izinkabi nezokunyathela kwezimvu.

Niyakuchitha nokuchitha zonke izindawo , lapho izizwe eniyakuzidla zazikhonza khona onkulunkulu bazo ezintabeni eziphakemeyo, nasemadulini, naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza,

phendukani nihambe , niye entabeni yama -Amori nasezindaweni zonke eziseduze nakhona e -Araba, ezintabeni, nangenzansi, naseningizimu, nangasogwini lolwandle , ezweni lamaKhanani , naseLebanoni, kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula u-Ewufrathe.

Ngenyanga yesikhombisa ngosuku lweshumi nesikhombisa enyangeni umkhumbi wema ezintabeni zase-Ararati.

yena engakwenzanga kodwa : Idla ezintabeni , ingcolisa umkamakhelwane wayo,

Ingadli ezintabeni, ingaphakamisi amehlo ayo ezithombeni zendlu yakwa - Israyeli, ingangcolisi umkamakhelwane wayo;

engadli ezintabeni, engaphakamisi amehlo akhe ezithombeni zendlu yakwa - Israyeli, engangcolisi umkamakhelwane wakhe , engasondeli kowesifazane ekungcoleni kwakhe;

Zalifaka endlwaneni evaliweyo ngezingwegwe, zaliyisa enkosini yaseBabele, zalingenisa ezinqabeni ukuba izwi lalo lingabe lisezwakala ezintabeni zakwa - Israyeli.

Abantu abahlebayo babekuwe ukuchitha igazi , badla kuwe ezintabeni , benza ubufebe phakathi kwakho.

Abafokazi, abesabekayo bezizwe , bawunqumile, bawushiya. Amagatsha awo awele ezintabeni nasezigodini , nezingatsha zawo zaphukile kuyo yonke imifudlana yezwe, nabo bonke abantu behlile emthunzini wawo, bawushiya.

Ngiyakubeka inyama yakho ezintabeni , ngigcwalise izigodi ngezidumbu zakho.

Ngiyakuzikhipha kubantu , ngiziqoqe emazweni , ngiziyise ezweni lazo , ngizaluse ezintabeni zakwa -Israyeli, ngasemifuleni, nasezindaweni zonke ezakhiweyo zezwe.

Ngiyakuzalusela emadlelweni amahle , isibaya sazo sibe sezintabeni zempakama yakwa -Israyeli; ziyakubuthisa khona esibayeni esihle , ziklabe emadlelweni aluhlaza ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli.

ngibenze isizwe sinye ezweni, ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, kube yinkosi inye kubo bonke , bangabe besaba yizizwe ezimbili , bangabe besahlukaniselwa imibuso emibili.

Emva kwezinsuku eziningi uyakubuthwa ; ngeminyaka yokugcina uyakungena ezweni elibuyiswe enkembeni , liqoqwe ezizweni eziningi , ezintabeni zakwa -Israyeli ezaziyincithakalo njalo , eselikhishiwe kubantu , bahlale belondekile bonke.

Wena ndodana yomuntu, isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Yisho ezinyonini zezinhlobo zonke nasezilwaneni zasendle, uthi: Buthani, nifike, nihlanganyele umhlatshelo wami nxazonke engiwuhlaba ngenxa yenu , umhlatshelo omkhulu ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, ukuba nidle inyama, niphuze igazi.

Ngiyakukuguqula, ngikuhole, ngikwenyuse ekugcineni komhlaba , ngikuyise ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli,

Uyakuwa ezintabeni zakwa -Israyeli, wena namaviyo akho onke , nabantu abanawe, ngikunikele ezinyonini eziyoculayo zezinhlobo zonke nasezilwaneni zasendle ukuba udliwe.

Ndodana yomuntu , bhekisa ubuso bakho ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, uprofethe ngazo, uthi:

Sekufikile kuwe ohlala ezweni ; isikhathi sesifikile , usuku lusondele , olokukhathazeka, kungesilo olokujabula ezintabeni.

Mnikeni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu udumo , engakalihlwisi, futhi zingakakhubeki izinyawo zen u ezintabeni zokuhwelela , nothi nisabheka ukukhanya, akuphendule ithunzi lokufa, akwenze kube yisigayegaye.

Uyakubuye utshale izivin i ezintabeni zaseSamariya; abatshali bayakuzitshala, badle izithelo zazo.

Ngokuba izwi liyamemezela liphuma kwaDani ; lizwakalisa okubi kuvela ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi.

Ngiyakumbuyisela u-Israyeli ekhaya lakhe , aklabe eKarmeli naseBashani , umphefumulo wakhe waneliswe ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi nezakwaGileyadi.

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

Okufunyanwa ezintabeni kuyidlelo layo: ifuna zonke izinto eziluhlaza.

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.

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

UJoshuwa wafika ngaleso sikhathi , wanquma ama -Anaki ezintabeni eHebroni, naseDebiri, nase-Anabi, nasezintabeni zakwaJuda , nasezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, uJoshuwa wawaqothula kanye nemizi yawo.

nakuwo amaKhanani ngasempumalanga nangasentshonalanga, nakuwo ama- Amori, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaJebusi ezintabeni, namaHivi ngaphansi kweHermoni ezweni laseMispa.

ezintabeni, nasemathafeni, nase-Araba, nasemithambekeni, nasehlane, naseningizimu: amaHeti, nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi:

bonke abakhileyo ezintabeni , kusukela eLebanoni kuze kube seMisirefoti Mayimi, onke amaSidoni ; mina ngiyakuwaxosha phambi kwa bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wena-ke ulabele abakwa -Israyeli ngenkatho , libe yifa njengokukuyala kwami.

Ezintabeni: iShamiri, neJatiri, neSoko,

Isabelo sabantwana bakwaJosefa sasuka eJordani ngaseJeriko emanzini aseJeriko ngasempumalanga , ihlane elenyuka eJeriko ezintabeni ukuya eBethele;

Umkhawulo wabo ngasohlangothini lwasenyakatho waphuma eJordani ; umkhawulo wenyuka eceleni kweJeriko ngasenyakatho , wakhuphukela ezintabeni ngasentshonalanga; ukuphuma kwawo kwakungasehlane laseBeti Aveni.

ngesiyalezo sikaJehova bamnika umuzi awu celayo, iThimnati Sera , ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi; wakha umuzi, wahlala kuwo.

Bangcwelisa iKedeshi laseGalile ezintabeni zakwaNafetali , neShekemi ezintabeni zakwa -Efrayimi, neKiriyati Araba eliyiHebroni ezintabeni zakwaJuda.

Bawanika umuzi ka-Araba owayenguyise ka-Anaki, oyiHebroni, ezintabeni zakwaJuda, kanye namadlelo awo nxa zonke zawo.

Bayinika iShekemi namadlelo alo ezintabeni zakwa -Efrayimi, umuzi wokuphephela wombulali, neGezeri namadlelo alo,

U-Eleyazare indodana ka -Aroni wafa ; bammbela egqumeni likaFinehasi indodana yakhe, abenikiwe lona ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi.

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

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.

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

Abelusi bakho balele , nkosi yase -Asiriya; abakhulu bakho bayaphumula ; abantu bakho bahlakazekile ezintabeni, akakho obabuthayo.

UMose wabathuma ukuhlola izwe laseKhanani , wathi kubo : Yenyukani ngalapha, niye ngaseningizimu, nikhuphukele ezintabeni,

U-Amaleki wakhile ezweni laseningizimu; amaHeti, namaJebusi, nama- Amori ahlala ezintabeni ; amaKhanani akhile ngaselwandle naseceleni kweJordani.

Wayesethatha isisho sakhe , wathi: E-Aramu uBalaki ungilandile , inkosi yakwaMowabi ezintabeni zasempumalanga : woza ungiqalekisele uJakobe ; woza umdlelesele u-Israyeli.

Basuka e-Alimoni Dibilatayimi, bamisa ezintabeni zase-Abarimi ngaphambi kweNebo.

Basuka ezintabeni zase -Abarimi, bamisa emathafeni akwaMowabi ngaseJordani ngaseJeriko.