Inkosi uSolomoni yenza izihlangu ezingamakhulu amabili zegolide elikhandiweyo, kwaba ngamashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha egolide elikhandiweyo kuso isihlangu sisinye,

Baletha, kwaba yilowo nalowo isipho sakhe , izitsha zesiliva , nezitsha zegolide, nezingubo, nezikhali, namakha, namahhashi, neminyuzi, okwenziwa iminyaka ngeminyaka.

Kwathi emva kwalokho indodana yalowo mfelokazi , umnikazindlu, yagula; ukugula kwayo kwaba namandla kangaka ngangokuba yayingasenakho ukuphefumula.

Bayithatha inkunzi a bayinikwayo, bayilungisa, balibiza igama likaBali kwasekuseni kwaze kwaba semini ngokuthi : Bali, siphenduleni; kepha akubangakho zwi , nophendulayo wayengekho. Baxhuma ngase -altare ebelenziwe.

Abamenyiweyo bonke baka -Adoniya besaba , basuka, bahamba bonke , kwaba yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe.

Babulala, kwaba yilowo nalowo umuntu wakhe ; ama-Aramu abaleka , u- Israyeli wawaxosha ; uBeni Hadadi inkosi yama -Aramu waphunyuka ngehhashi kanye nabamahhashi.

Inkosi yakwa -Israyeli noJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda babehlezi , kwaba yilowo nalowo esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi , bembethe izambatho zabo , esibuyeni ngasesikhaleni sesango laseSamariya; bonke abaprofethi baprofetha phambi kwabo.

Nokho abantu babehlaba ezindaweni eziphakemeyo , ngokuba kwakungakhelwanga igama likaJehova indlu kwaze kwaba yilezo zinsuku.

OJuda no -Israyeli bahlala belondekile , kwaba yilowo nalowo phansi komvini wakhe nomkhiwane wakhe , kusukela kwaDani kuze kube seBeri Sheba, zonke izinsuku zikaSolomoni.

Izinduna lezo zafunela ukudla inkosi uSolomoni nabo bonke abasondela etafuleni lenkosi uSolomoni , kwaba yileyo naleyo ngenyanga yayo ; kwakungasweleki lutho.

Nebhali, nefoliji lamahhashi , namahhashi anejubane zakuletha endaweni lapho zikhona, kwaba yileyo naleyo njengokunqunyelwe yona. Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni

Ngokuba imihla ngemihla bafika kuDavide ukumsiza , kwaze kwaba yimpi enkulu njengempi kaNkulunkulu. Umumo wabantu abambeka uDavide inkosi eHebroni

Base behamba baya, kwaba yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe; uDavide wabuya ukubusisa indlu yakhe.

UHanuni wayesebamba izinceku zikaDavide , waziphucula, wahina izingubo zazo phakathi, kwaze kwaba sezinqeni zazo, wazimukisa.

Kwabuye kwaba khona impi namaFilisti ; u-Elihanani, indodana kaJayire , wabulala uLahimi umfowabo kaGoliyati , umGiti, oluthi lomkhonto wakhe lwalunjengogongolo lomaluki.

Kwabuye kwaba khona impi eGati , lapho kwakukhona umuntu omude ; iminwe yakhe nezinzwani z akhe kwakungamashumi amabili nane , isithupha esandleni sisinye, nesithupha onyaweni lulunye; naye wazalwa yiRefa.

Kwaba kubi emehlweni kaNkulunkulu; ngalokho washaya u-Israyeli.

kanye nakho konke uSamuweli umboni , noSawule indodana kaKishi , no- Abineri indodana kaNeri , noJowabe indodana kaS eruya ababekungcwelisile; yilowo nalowo owayengcwelisile okuthile , kwaba phansi kwesandla sikaShelomoti nabafowabo.

UJowabe indodana kaSe ruya waqala ukubala , kepha akaqedanga; kwaba khona ulaka ngalokho phezu kuka-Israyeli, nomumo awufakwanga encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yenkosi uDavide.

kanye nayo yonke imizana eyayiyizungeza le mizi kwaze kwaba seBali . Lezo zaziyizindawo zabo, bebhalwe ngezizukulwane zabo.

Amadodana kaGadi ahlala malungana nabo ezweni laseBashani kwaze kwaba seSaleka:

Bahlala kwaGileyadi eBashani nasemizini yalo nasemadlelweni onke aseSharoni kwaze kwaba semikhawulweni yawo.

noBela ka -Azazi kaShema kaJoweli , owahlala e -Aroweri kwaze kwaba seNebo noBali Mehoni.

Ngasempumalanga wakha kwaze kwaba sekuqaleni kwehlane elisuka emfuleni u-Ewufrathe, ngokuba izinkomo zabo zanda ezweni lakwaGileyadi.

Ifa labo nezindawo zabo zokuhlala kwakuyiBethele nemizana yalo , nangasempumalanga iNaharani, nangasentshonalanga iGezeri nemizana yalo, neShekemi nemizana yalo, kwaze kwaba se-Aya nemizana yalo;

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

Ngokuba naye uKristu wahlupheka kwaba kanye ngezono , olungileyo ngenxa yabangalungile , ukuba asiyise kuNkulunkulu , ebulawa enyameni kepha ephiliswa emoyeni,

Kepha lokho kwaba yizibonelo kithi , size singafisi okubi, njengalokho bona babekufisa.

Kepha nxa lokhu okubolayo sekwembethe ukungaboli, nalokhu okufayo sekwembethe ukungafi, kuzakugcwaliseka izwi elilotshiweyo lokuthi : Ukufa kugingiwe kwaba ngukunqoba.

Ngokuba njengalokho ekuhlakanipheni kukaNkulunkulu izwe alimazanga uNkulunkulu ngokuhlakanipha kwalo, kwaba kuhle kuNkulunkulu ukusindisa abakholwayo ngobuwula bentshumayelo.

nokukhuluma kwami nokushumayela kwami akubanga ngamazwi okuhlakanipha ahungayo , kepha kwaba ngesibonakaliso sikaMoya nesamandla,

Pho, uyini u -Apholo? Uyini uPawulu na ? Bayizikhonzi enakholwa ngazo , kwaba yilowo nalowo njengokupha kweNkosi.

Ngokuba bona uqobo balanda ngathi ukuthi kwaba njani ukungena kwethu kinina nokuthi naphendu kela kanjani kuNkulunkulu , nishiya izithombe , ukuba nikhonze uNkulunkulu ophilayo oweqiniso,

Kepha thina, bazalwane, lokhu besahlukanisiwe nani isikhashana ngobuso kungenganhliziyo, kwaba yikhona sikhuthalela kakhulu ukubona ubuso benu ngokunxanela okukhulu.

Ngokuba kuthe sisekhona kini , sanitshela ngaphambili ukuthi siyakuhlushwa, njengokuba kwaba njalo, nani nikwazi.

Kwaphendula umuntu wakhona , wathi: Ngubani uyise na ? Ngalokho kwaba yisaga ukuthi: Naye uSawule uphakathi kwabaprofethi na?

USawule wazikhethela abantu abayizinkulungwane ezintathu kwa -Israyeli; izinkulungwane ezimbili zazinoSawule eMikimashi nasentabeni yaseBetlehema, nenkulungwane yayinoJonathani eGibeya lakwaBenjamini ; abanye abantu wabamukisa, kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe.

Bonke abakwa -Israyeli behlela kuwo amaFilisti , kwaba yilowo nalowo ukuba alole umese wakhe , nempumulo yakhe , nembazo yakhe , nesikela lakhe;

Kwaba khona ukuthuthumel a ekamu , nasendle, naphakathi kwabantu bonke; ikhanda nabaphangi bathuthumela nabo , nomhlaba wazamazama , kwaze kwaba ngukuthuthumela okukhulu.

USawule nabo bonke abantu ababe naye babuthana, baya ekulweni; bheka, yilowo nalowo washaya omunye ngenkemba , kwaba khona ukungquzuka okukhulu kakhulu.

Wathi uSawule : Hlakazekelani phakathi kwabantu , nithi kubo : Lethani kimi, kube yilowo nalowo inkabi yakhe, nalowo imvu yakhe, nizihlabe lapha, nidle, ningoni kuJehova ngokudla okunegazi . Bonke abantu baletha , kwaba yilowo nalowo inkabi yakhe ngalobo b usuku ngesandla sakhe , bazihlaba khona.

Abantu bakwa -Israyeli nabakwaJuda basuka bakhamuluka , bawaxosha amaFilisti kwaze kwaba seGayi nasemasangweni ase -Ekroni. Abalimeleyo bamaFilisti bawa ngasendleleni eya eShaharayimi, kwaze kwaba seGati nase- Ekroni.

UMikhali indodakazi kaSawule wamthanda uDavide ; bamtshela uSawule , kwaba kuhle emehlweni akhe.

Izinceku zakhe zamtshela uDavide lawo mazwi , kwaba kuhle emehlweni kaDavide ukuba abe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi, kepha izinsuku zazingakapheleli;

UJonathani wakhumula ingubo ayenayo , wayinika uDavide , nezinye izambatho zakhe kwaze kwaba nenkemba yakhe, nomnsalo wakhe, nebhande lakhe.

Kwabuye kwaba khona impi futhi ; uDavide waphuma walwa namaFilisti , wawaceka ngokuceka okukhulu; ambalekela.

UDavide wathi kubantu bakhe : Bhincani, kube yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe. Zabhinca-ke, kwaba yilowo nalowo inkemba yak he; naye uDavide wabhinca inkemba yakhe ; kwakhuphuka emva kukaDavide abantu kungathi abangamakhulu amane, kepha abangamakhulu amabili bahlala empahleni.

U-Abigayili wafika kuNabali ; bheka, wayenedili endlini yak he, linjengedili lenkosi; inhliziyo kaNabali yayithokoza phakathi kwakhe , ngokuba wayephuze kakhulu ; ngalokho akamtshelanga lutho oluncane nolukhul u kwaze kwaba sekuseni.

UDavide wahlala no -Akhishi eGati , yena nabantu bakhe , kwaba yilowo nalowo nomuzi wakhe , uDavide enawomkakhe bobabili , o-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli no-Abigayili waseKarmeli umkaNabali.

Kwaba njalo kusukela kulolo suku kuya phambili ; wamisa isimiso nomthetho kwa-Israyeli kuze kube namuhla.

UDavide wayehlupheka kakhulu , ngokuba abantu bekhuluma ngokumkhanda ngamatshe , lokhu izinhliziyo zabo bonke abantu zazinomunyu, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngenxa yamadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe ; kepha uDavide waziqinisa kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.

AmaFilisti alwa , u-Israyeli wachithwa , babaleka, kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe; kwaba khona ukuceka okukhulu, ngokuba kwawa ku-Israyeli abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu aba yimigundatshani.

Imizi amaFilisti ayeyithathile ku -Israyeli yabuyiselwa ku -Israyeli, kusukela e-Ekroni kuze kube seGati; umkhawulo wayo u-Israyeli wawophula esandleni samaFilisti. Kwaba khona ukuthula phakathi kuka-Israyeli nama-Amori. USamuweli ungumahluleli

Kwathi kusukela osukwini umphongolo owahlala ngalo eKiriyati Jeharimi , kwaba yisikhathi eside , ngokuba saba yiminyaka engamashumi amabili ; yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli yakhalela uJehova.

Abalindi bema , kwaba yilowo nalowo enezikhali zakhe esandleni sakhe , kusukela ohlangothini lokunene lwendlu kuze kube sohlangothini lwesokhohlo lwendlu, ngase-altare nasendlini nxazonke zenkosi.

Izinduna zamakhulu zenza njengakho konke ukuyala kukaJehoyada umpristi, zathatha, kwaba yileyo naleyo abantu bayo ababeyakungena ngesabatha kanye nababeyakuphuma ngesabatha, zeza kuJehoyada umpristi.

UJuda wahlulwa phambi kuka -Israyeli; babaleka, kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe.

Yilelo izwi likaJehova alikhuluma kuJehu ngokuthi: Amadodana akho kuze kube sesizukulwaneni sesine ayakuhlala esihlalweni sakwa -Israyeli. Kwaba njalo.

UMenahemu wakhiphisa u-Israyeli imali, bonke abantu abacebileyo, kwaba yilowo nalowo amashekeli angamashumi ayisihlanu esiliva ukuwan ika inkosi yase-Asiriya. Yayisibuyela emuva inkosi yase -Asiriya, ayihlalanga khona ezweni.

Kodwa zonke izizwe zazenzela onkulunkulu bazo , zababeka ezindlini zezindawo eziphakemeyo ezazenziwe ngama Samariya, kwaba yileso naleso sizwe emizini esasihlezi kuyo.

Kwaba njalo , ngokuba abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babonile kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo owabakhuphula ezweni laseGibithe esandleni sikaFaro inkosi yaseGibithe, besaba abanye onkulunkulu,

Wasusa izindawo eziphakemeyo , wadiliza izinsika , wanquma o -Ashera, wachitha inyoka yethusi ayeyenzile uMose , ngokuba abantwana bakwa - Israyeli babeshisa impepho kuyo kwaze kwaba ngalezo zinsuku ; yabizwa ngokuthi uNehushitani.

Wachitha amaFilisti kwaze kwaba seGaza nemikhawulo yalo , imibhoshongo yabalindi nemizi ebiyelweyo. IJerusalema lihlaselwa ngoShalimaneseri noSaneheribi

UJehoyakimi wamnika uFaro isiliva negolide, kepha wathelisa izwe ukuba anike imali njengezwi likaFaro . Wakhiphisa abantu bezwe isiliva negolide , kwaba yilowo nalowo njengentela yakhe ukunika uFaro Nekho.

Impela kwaba khona lokho kwaJuda ngezwi likaJehova ukubasusa ebusweni bakhe ngenxa yezono zikaManase njengakho konke akwenzileyo,

Wawusuvinjezelwa umuzi kwaze kwaba ngumny aka weshumi nanye wenkosi uSedekiya.

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.

Yamthatha, yamyisa kunina ; wahlala emathangeni akhe kwaze kwaba semini, wafa.

Kwaba khona indlala enkulu eSamar iya; bheka, balivimbezela kwaze kwathengiswa ngekhanda lembongolo ngezinhlamvu ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili zesiliva nokwesine kwesigaxa somswani wejuba ngezinhlamvu eziyisihlanu zesiliva.

Kwaba njalo kuyo: abantu bayinyathela esangweni, yafa.

Zase zishesha, zathatha, kwaba yileyo naleyo ingubo yayo, zazibeka phansi kwakhe esikhwelweni, zabetha icilongo, zathi: UJehu uyinkosi.

Wayesethi uJoramu: Bophela. Babophela-ke inqola yakhe. UJoramu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli no -Ahaziya inkosi yakwaJuda baphuma , kwaba yilowo nalowo ngenqola yakhe , baphuma ukum hlangabeza uJehu , bamfumana esiqeshini sezwe likaNaboti waseJizreyeli.

U-Asa na bantu ababe naye bawaxosha kwaze kwaba seGerari, kwawa amaKushe kwaze kwangasala muntu ophilayo , ngokuba achithwa phambi kukaJehova naphambi kwempi yakhe, bamuka nempango enkulu kakhulu.

Akwabe kusaba khona ukulwa kwaze kwaba semnyakeni wamashumi amathathu nanhlanu wokubusa kuka-Asa.

Ukulwa kwaqina ngalolo suku ; inkosi yakwa -Israyeli yasekelwa enqoleni yayo malungana nama -Aramu kwaze kwaba kusihlwa , yafa ngesikhathi sokushona kwelanga.

Inkosi yakwa -Israyeli noJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda babehle zi, kwaba yilowo nalowo esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi , bembethe izambatho zabo , behlezi esibuyeni ngasesikhaleni sesango laseSamariya ; bonke abaprofethi baprofetha phambi kwabo.

Abantwana bakwa -Amoni nabakwaMowabi bamelana nabakhileyo entabeni yaseSeyiri ukuba babachithe, babaqothule; sebebaqedile abakhileyo eSeyiri basiza, kwaba yilowo nalowo, ngokubulalana bodwa.

Lapho uJehoshafati nabantu bakhe befika ukuqoqa impango kubo , bafumanisa phakathi kwabo ubuningi bengcebo nezidumbu nezinto ezinxanelekayo, bazihlubulela zona , kwaze kwangabakho ongazithwala ; kwaba yizinsuku ezintathu beqoqa impango, ngokuba yayiningi kangaka.

Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengokwenza kwendlu ka -Ahabi, ngokuba bona babengabamelulekayo emva kokufa kukayise , kwaba ngukuchithwa kwakhe.

Wamisa abantu bonke , kwaba yilowo nalowo enesikhali sakhe esandleni sakhe, kusukela ohlangothini lokunene lwendlu kuze kube sohlangothini lwesokhohlo lwendlu, ngase-altare nasendlini nxazonke zenkosi.

AmaLevi naye wonke uJuda b enza njengakho konke uJehoyada umpristi ayale ngakho , bathatha, kwaba yilowo nalowo abantu bakhe ababeyakungena ngesabatha kanye nababeyakuphuma ngesabatha , ngokuba uJehoyada umpristi akamukisanga izigaba.

UJuda wahlulwa phambi kuka -Israyeli; babaleka, kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe.

Kepha lapho eseziqinisile , inhliziyo yakhe yazikhukhumeza kwaze kwaba ngukubhubha kwakhe , waphambuka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe , wangena ethempelini likaNkulunkulu ukuba ashise impepho e -altare lempepho.

Izigijimi zazilokhu zidlula emizini ngemizi ezweni lakwa -Efrayimi nelakwaManase kwaze kwaba kwaZebuloni ; kepha bazihleka usulu , baziklolodela.

Sekuphelile konke lokho , u-Israyeli wonke owayekhona wap huma waya emizini yakwaJuda, waphula izinsika, wagawula o-Ashera, wadiliza izindawo eziphakemeyo nama -altare kwaJuda wonke , nakwaBenjamini, nakwa- Efrayimi, nakwaManase, waze waqeda konke . Base bebuyel a bonke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, kwaba yilowo nalowo ef eni lakhe , emizini yakubo.

UHezekiya wamisa izigaba zabapristi nezamaLevi ngezigaba zabo , kwaba yilowo nalowo njengenkonzo yakhe , abapristi namaLevi beminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yokuthula, ukuba bakhonze , babonge, badumise emasangweni ekamu likaJehova,

Kepha uHezekiya akabuyiselanga okuhle okwenzelwe yena , ngokuba inhliziyo yakhe yayikhukhumele ; ngalokho kwaba khona ulaka phezu kwakhe, naphezu kukaJuda, naphezu kweJerusalema.

Emizini y akwaManase, nakwa-Efrayimi, nakwaSimeyoni kwaze kwaba nakwaNafetali wacinga ezindlini zabo nxazonke.

Wawadiliza ama -altare, waphula o-Ashera nezithombe ezibaziweyo kwaba luthuli, wawanquma onke ama -altare empepho ezweni lonke lakwa -Israyeli, wabuyela eJerusalema.

Ngasemuva azilungiselela wona nabapristi, ngokuba abapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni, babesekunikeleni iminikelo namanoni kwaze kwaba sebusuku ; ngalokho amaLevi azilungiselela wona nabapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni.

Naye uJeremiya wamlilela uJosiya ; bonke abahlabeleli besilisa nabesifazane bakhuluma ngoJosiya ekulileni kwabo kuze kube namuhla ; bakwenza kwaba yisimiso kwa-Israyeli; bheka, kulotshiwe eziLilweni.

Wonke umsebenzi kaSolomoni walungiswa kwaze kwaba lusuku lokubeka isisekelo sendlu kaJehova, yaze yaphela. Yayisiphelile indlu kaJehova. Imikhumbi kaSolomoni

Inkosi uSolomoni yenza izihlangu ezingamakhulu amabili zegolide elikhandiweyo, kwaba ngamashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha egolide elikhandiweyo kuso isihlangu sinye,

Baletha, kwaba yilowo nalowo isipho sakhe , izitsha zesiliva , nezitsha zegolide, nezingubo, nezikhali, namakha, namahhashi, neminyuzi, okwenziwa iminyaka ngeminyaka.

Kepha abasayikuqhubekela phambili ; ngokuba ubuwula babo buyakuba sobala kubo bonke, njengokuba kwaba njalo nobabo. Ukubambelela esifundisweni esilungileyo

Ngokuba asizeluli ngokweqisa ngokungathi asifinyeleli kini , ngokuba sifikile kwaze kwaba nakini ngevangeli likaKristu,

Ngokuba uma lokho obekuzakuphela kwaba nenkazimulo , ikakhulu okumiyo njalo kunenkazimulo.

ngokuba uma ngake ngazincoma ngento kuyena ngani , angijabhiswanga; kepha njengokuba konke esakukhuluma kini kwakuyiqiniso, kanjalo nokuzibonga kwethu kuThithu kwaba yiqiniso.

Nakuba nganidabukisa ngencwadi yami , angizisoli; nakuba ngangizisola -- ngiyabona ukuthi leyo ncwadi yanidabukisa noma kwaba yisikhathi nje --

manje ngiyathokoza , kungengokuba nadabukiswa , kodwa ngokuba nadabukiswa kwaba ngukuphenduka ; ngokuba nadabukiswa ngokukaNkulunkulu, ukuze ningalahlekelwa lutho ngathi.

kepha manje fezani nokwenza , ukuze njengalokho kwaba khona inhliziyo ethandayo, kanjalo kube khona nokufeza njengeninakho.

UHanuni wayesebamba izinceku zikaDavide , waphucula inxenye yezilevu zazo, wahina izingubo zazo phakathi kwaze kwaba sezinqeni zazo , wazimukisa.

Isithunywa sathi kuDavide : Amadoda ayesehlula, asiphumela endle, kepha sawaficezela kwaze kwaba sesikhaleni sesango.

Bamthatha u -Abisalomu, bamlahla emgodini omkhulu ehlathini , babeka phezu kwakhe inqwaba enkulu kakhulu yamatshe ; bonke abakwa -Israyeli, kwaba yilowo nalowo, babalekela ematendeni abo.

Naye uMefibosheti indodana kaSawule wehla ukuhlangabeza inkosi ; wayengalungisanga izinyawo zakhe , engalungisanga nesil evu sakhe , engahlanzanga futhi izingubo zakhe , kwasukela osukwini inkosi eyamuka ngalo kwaze kwaba lusuku owabuya ngalo ngokuthula.

Yayisisuka inkosi , yahlala esangweni . Kwathiwa kubo bonke abantu : Bhekani, inkosi ihlezi esangweni . Base befika abantu bonke phambi kwenkosi. Kepha ab akwa-Israyeli babebalekele , kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe.

Owesifazane wayeseya ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe kubantu bonke . Bamnquma uSheba indodana kaBikri ikhan da, baliphonsa kuJowabe . Yena wabetha icilongo , bahlakazeka kulowo muzi , baya, kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe. UJowabe wabuyela eJerusalema enkosini.

UDavide wafika endlini yakhe eJerusalema ; inkosi yathatha abesifazane abayishumi, izancinza zayo, eyayibashiyile ukuba bayilinde indlu , yababeka endlini yokulindela , yabapha uk udla, kepha ayingenanga kubo . Base bevalelwe kwaze kwaba sosukwini lokufa kwabo, behlezi njengabafelokazi.

Kwaba khon a indlala ezinsukwini zikaDavide iminyaka emithathu ngokulandelana; uDavide wafuna ubuso bukaJehova . UJehova wathi : Kungenxa kaSawule nangenxa yendlu yakhe yegazi , ngokuba wabulala abaseGibeyoni.

Kwabuye kwaba khona impi namaFilisti eGobi ; u-Elihanani indodana kaJahari Oregimi waseBetlehema wabulala uGoliyati umGiti oluthi lomkhonto wakhe lwalunjengogongolo lomaluki.

Kwabuye kwaba khona impi eGati , lapho kwakukhona umuntu omude owayeneminwe ey isithupha esandleni nezinzwani eziyisthupha onyaweni , kungamashumi amabili nane kukonke; naye wazalwa yiRefa.

Kwehla abathathu kwaba yizinhloko ezingamashumi amathathu , bafika kuDavide ngesikhathi sokuvuna emhumeni wase -Adulamu; impi yamaFilisti yayimise esiGodini samaRefa.

UJowabe wayesenika inkosi umumo wabantu ababaliweyo ; kwaba khona kwa-Israyeli amadoda anamandla ayizinkulungwane ezi ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili ahloma inkemba ; amadoda akwaJuda ayeyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu. Isifo

Abantu bakhe ababe noDavide wabenyusa , kwaba yilowo nalowo nomuzi wakhe; bahlala emizaneni yaseHebroni.

Indoda yakhe yahamba na ye, ikhala isahamba, yamlandela kwaze kwaba seBahurimi. U-Abineri wayesethi kuyo: Buya. Yabuya-ke.

Bonke abantu bakubona , kwaba kuhle emehlweni abo , njengalokho konke eyakwenza inkosi kwaba kuhle emehlweni abantu bonke.

Wababela bonke abantu esixukwini sonke sakwa -Israyeli, abesilisa nabesifazane, kwaba yilowo nalowo ucezu lwesinkwa , nesicubu senyama , nesigaxa sezithelo zomvini ezomileyo . Base behamba abantu bonke , baya, kwaba yilowo nalowo ekhaya lakubo.

UMikhali indodakazi kaSawule akazalanga mntwana kwaze kwaba lusuku lokufa kwakhe.

Kwaba yisimiso kwa -Israyeli ukuba amadodakazi akwa-Israyeli aye yonke iminyaka ukuyitusa indodakazi kaJefta wakwaGileyad i izinsuku ezine ngomnyaka.

Kwathi lapho emcindezela yonke imihla ngamazwi akhe , emgqugquza, wakhathazeka umphefumulo wakhe kwaze kwaba sekufeni.

USamsoni walala kwaze kwaba phakathi kwamabili ; wavuka phakathi kobusuku, wabamba izivalo zesango lomuzi nezinsika zombili , wazincothula kanye nomgoqo , wazibeka emahlombe akhe , wazikhuphulela esiqongweni sentaba ephambi kweHebroni. UDelila

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

Kepha abantu kabavumanga ukumlalela; khona lowo muntu wasibamba isancinza sakhe , wasikhiphela kubo ; basazi, basona ubusuku bonke kwaze kwaba sekuseni; ekuthatheni kokusa basiyeka.

Lapho esengenile endlini yakhe , wathatha umese , wabamba isancinza sakhe, wasihlahlela ithambo ngethambo , kwaba yizinqamu eziyishumi nambili, wasithuma emikhawulweni yonke yakwa-Israyeli.

Base bephuma bonke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, inhlangano yahlangana njengomuntu munye , kusukela kwaDani kwaze kwaba seBeri Sheba kanye nezwe lakwaGileyadi kuJehova eMispa.

Kuyakuthi lapho oyise noma abanewabo befika ukuphikisana nathi , sithi kubo: Sinikeni wona ngomusa, ngokuba asithathanga, kwaba yilowo nalowo umkakhe empini, futhi anibanikanga wona; khona ngabe nitholile icala.

Kepha uHebere umKheni wayezahlukanisile namaKheni , abantwana bakwaHobabi umukhwe kaMose, wamisa itende lakhe kwaze kwaba se -okini laseShananimi eliseduze neKedeshi. UBaraki uyanqoba uSisera

Kepha uBaraki waxosha izinqola nempi kwaze kwaba seHarosheti labezizwe; yonke impi kaSisera yawa ngosiko lwenkemba, akwasala muntu.

UZebuloni wayengaba ntu abazidel a kwaze kwaba sekufeni , uNafetali kanjalo ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zezwe.

Kwaba njalo, ngokuba wavuka ekuseni ngangomuso, wabucindezela uboya, wakhama amazolo eboyeni, kwagcwala isitsha amanzi.

bamisa mayelana nabo , bachitha izithelo zomhlaba kwaze kwaba seGaza , abashiyanga kudla kwa-Israyeli, nazimvu, nazinkomo, nazimbongolo.

Wahlukanisela amadoda angamakhulu amathathu izigaba ezintathu , wawanika, kwaba yi leyo naleyo amacilongo ezandleni zawo , nezitsha ezingenalutho, nezimbaqa zisezitsheni.

Onke amadoda ayemi , kwaba yileyo naleyo , ahaqa ikamu ; bonke abasekamu bagijima bamemeza.

Abetha amacilongo angamakhulu amathathu, uJehova wabhekisa inkemba yalowo nalowo ngakumngane wakhe nakulo ikamu lonke ; ikamu labaleka kwaze kwaba seBeti Shitha ngaseSerera , laze lafika emkhawulweni we -Abela Mehola ngaseThabati.

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.

Bathi: Siyakukunika wona impela. Beneka ingubo, baphonsa khona, kwaba yilowo nalowo amacici empango yakhe.

U-Abimeleki wamxosha , wabaleka phambi kwakhe , kwawa abaningi bekhutshaziwe kwaze kwaba sesikhaleni sesango.

Bonke abantu bagawula , kwaba yilowo nalowo igatsha lakhe kanjalo , bamlandela u-Abimeleki, bawabeka enqabeni, bayithungela inqaba ngomlilo phezu kwabo ; bafa bonke abantu abasembhoshongweni waseShekemi , kungathi abayinkulungwane, abesilisa nabesifazane.

Kwathi abantu bakwa -Israyeli bebonile ukuthi u -Abimeleki ufile , bamuka baya, kwaba yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe.

Kwaze kwaba yisikhathi elagcwaliseka nga so izwi lakhe , izwi likaJehova lamhola.

Wathuma ubumnyama , wenza kwaba mnyama , kepha baphambana namazwi akhe.

Bamcunula ngasemanzini aseMeriba; kwaba kubi kuMose ngenxa yabo.

Wathulisa isiphepho , kwaze kwaba ngukuthula , kwathula namadlambi olwandle.

Base bethokoza , ngokuba kwaba ngukuthula ; wabaholela ethekwini lokufisa kwabo.

Lokhu kwaba ngokwami, ngokuba ngagcina iziyalezo zakho.

Bakhuluma amanga , kwaba yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe ; ngezindebe ezithophayo bakhuluma nganhliziyombili.

Waphendula ukukhala kwami kwaba ngukusina ; wangikhumula izingubo zami zokulila, wangembathisa ukujabula,

Ngokuba wakhuluma, kwaba khona; wayaleza, kwema khona.

Ngokuba abalidlanga izwe ngenkemba yabo, nengalo yabo ayibasindisanga; kepha kwaba yisandla sakho sokunene , nengalo yakho, nokukhanya kobuso bakho, ngokuba wawubathanda.

Ngakhala, umphefumulo wami wazila; kwaba ngukudunyazwa kwami.

Kwathi ngic abanga ukuba ngikuqonde lokho , kwaba luhlupho emehlweni ami,

Kepha mina , izinyawo zami zicishe zakhubeka ; kwaba kancane ukuba izinyathelo zami zishelele.

Zayokhela indlu yakho engcwele ; indlu yegama lakho zayidumaza kwaze kwaba phansi emhlabathini.

Kwaba kaningi kangakanani bephambana naye ehlane , bemdabukisa kwahlongasibi.

Bathandekayo, njengokuba ngenza inkuthalo yonke ukunilobela ngensindiso esiyihlanganyele sonke , ngacindezeleka ukunilobela ukuba nginivuselele ukulwela inkolo abayinikelwayo abangcwele kwaba kanye.

Ngalelo hora kwaba khona ukuzamazama okukhulu komhlaba , kwawa okweshumi komuzi , nangokuzamazama komhlaba kwabulawa abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa , nabaseleyo b ashaywa luvalo , bamdumisa uNkulunkulu wezulu.

Kwaba khona ezulwini isibonakaliso esikhulu: owesifazane embethe ilanga , nenyanga iphansi kwezinyawo zakhe , nasekhanda lakhe kukhona umqhele wezinkanyezi eziyishumi nambili,

Nabo uqobo lwabo bamnqoba ngegazi leWundlu nangezwi lobufakazi babo, futhi abakuthandanga ukuphila kwabo kwaze kwaba sekufeni.

Kwase kuba khona imibani , namazwi, nokuduma, kwaba khona nokuzamazama okukhulu komhlaba okungazange kube khona okunjalo , selokhu kwaba khona abantu emhlabeni , ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu kangaka.

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

Ngase ngibona lapho livula uphawu lwesithupha , kwaba khona ukuzamazama okukhulu komhlaba , nelanga laba mnyama njengendwangu yesaka loboya, nenyanga yonke yaba njengegazi,

Igama lenkanyezi lithiwa uMhlonyane . Okwesithathu kwamanzi kwaba ngumhlonyane, nabaningi kubantu bafa ngamanzi, ngokuba enziwa ababa.

Ingelosi yesibili yayisibetha ; kwangathi intaba enkulu ivutha umlilo , yaphonswa elwandle; okwesithathu kolwandle kwaba yigazi,

Sanikwa ukuba singababulali kepha sibahluphe izinyanga eziyisihlanu; nokuhlushwa kwabo kwaba njengobuhlungu bukafezela , nxa emqosela umuntu.

USolomoni wayenesivini eBali Hamoni ; wasinika isivini kubaphathi ; baletha, kwaba yilowo nalowo , izinhlamvu eziyinkulungwane ze siliva ngezithelo zaso.

Wayigqolozela enokwes aba, wathi: Kwenze njani , Nkosi? Yathi kuye : Imikhuleko yakho nokwabela kwakho abampofu izipho kwenyukile kwaba yisikhumbuzo emehlweni kaNkulunkulu.

Sekusile, kwaba khona ukunyakaza okukhulu phakathi kwamabutho kokuthi uPetru wehlelwe yini.

kwadlula kungathi iminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu . Emva kwalokho wabanika abahluleli kwaze kwaba nguSamuweli umprofethi.

Khona kwaba kuhle kubaphostoli namalunga nakulo ibandla lonke ukuthumela e -Antiyokiya noPawulu noBarnaba amadoda akhethiweyo phakathi kwabo , uJuda o thiwa uBarsaba noSila , amadoda angabaholi phakathi kwabazalwane,

kwaba kuhle kithi sesinhliziyonye ukuthuma kini amadoda akhethiweyo kanye nabathandiweyo bethu oBarnaba noPawulu,

Ngokuba kwaba kuhle kuMoya oNgcwele nakithi ukuba singanithwesi umthwalo omkhulu ngaphandle kwalezi zinto ezifunekayo

Kepha kwaba kuhle kuSila ukuba asale khona.

kwaze kwaba lusuku akhushulwa ngalo , esebayalile ngoMoya oN gcwele abaphostoli ayebakhethile;

kuqalela embhapathizweni kaJohane kwaze kwaba lusuku akhushulwa ngalo kithi, kumelwe ukuba enye kuwo ibe ngufakazi kanye nathi ngokuvuka kwakhe.

Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lweviki , sesibuthene ukuba sihlephule isinkwa , uPawulu washumayela kubo ebezakumuka ngangomuso, welula amazwi akhe kwaze kwaba phakathi kobusuku.

Kwathi sesiqedile lezo zinsuku , saphuma sahamba; bonke basiphelekezela kanye nawomkabo nabantwana , kwaze kwaba ngaphandle komuzi ; saguqa ngamadolo ogwini, sakhuleka,

Kepha bamlalela kwaze kwaba kulelo zw i; base bephakamisa izwi labo , bethi: Msuseni onje emhlabeni, ngokuba akufanele ukuba aphile.

ngayizingela leyo Ndlela kwaz e kwaba sekufeni , ngibopha ngibakhaphela ematilongweni abesilisa nabesifazane,

Nasemasinagogeni onke kaningi ngabajezisa ngibacindezela ukuba bahlambalaze; ngahlanya kakhulu ngabo, ngibazingela kwaze kwaba semizini yabezizwe.

Ngakho indlu yonke yakwa -Israyeli mayazi impela ukuthi uNkulunkulu umenzile iNkosi noKristu uJesu lo enambethela nina esiphambanweni. Ukuphenduka nokubhapathizwa kwaba yizinkulungwane ezintathu

Kepha kwaba yilowo nalowo muntu wehlelwa ngukwesaba ; kwenziwa ngabaphostoli izimangaliso nezibonakaliso eziningi.

kwathi kuzwakele lowo mdumo, uquqaba lwabuthana, lwaphithiza, ngokuba kwaba yilowo nalowo wabezwa bekhuluma ngolimi lwakubo.

bayibeka ngasezinyaweni zabaphostoli ; kwaba yilowo nalowo wabelwa njengokuswela kwakhe.

obaba benoJoshuwa balamukela , balingenisa ezweni lezizwe azixoshayo uNkulunkulu ebusweni bawobaba, kwaze kwaba semihleni kaDavide

kwaba khona ukuthokoza okukhulu kulowo muzi. USimoni oyisanusi

wasimisela ngaphambili ukuba sibe ngabantwana kuye ngoJesu Kristu , njengalokho kwaba kuhle kuye ngentando yakhe,

Ngokuba yena ungukuthula kwethu , owenza ko kubili kwaba kunye , nowabhidliza udonga olwahlukanisayo olungubutha,

wathi efunyenwe enjengomuntu ngesimilo , wazithobisa, elalela kwaze kwaba sekufeni, yebo, ekufeni kwesiphambano.

Kepha-ke mhla kwaba kuhle kuNkulunkulu owangahlukanisela kwasesiswini sikamame, wangibiza ngomusa wakhe

Kepha kwaba ngenxa yabazalwane bamanga abangeniswa ngasese, abangena ngokunyenya, bezakuhlola ukukhululeka kwethu esinakho kuKristu Jesu , ukuze basenze izigqila,

kepha niyazi ukuthi kwaba ngenxa yobuthakathaka benyama ukuba ngishumayele ivangeli kini okokuqala,

ngokuba kwaba kuhle kuye ukuba ukugcwala konke kuhlale kuyo

Ngokuba kwaba kuhle kwabaseMakedoniya nabase -Akhaya ukwenzela abampofu kwabangcwele baseJerusalema umnikelo othile.

Kwaba kuhle, ngokuba nembala banecala kubo ; ngokuba uma abezizwe behlanganyela nabo ezintweni zabo zokomoya , banecala futhi lokubakhonza ngezokwenyama.

Ngenxa yalokho uNkulunkulu wabanikela ekuhuhekeni okuyihla zo; ngokuba abesifazane babo baguqula ukwenza okwemvelo kwaba ngokuphambene nemvelo;

nokho ukufa kwabusa kusukela ku -Adamu kwaze kwaba kuMose , naphezu kwabangonanga ngendlela yeseqo sika -Adamu oyisifanekiso sakhe obeyakuza. Ukulunga nokuphila kwafika ngoJesu

Isipho asinjengokona kwalowo emunye , ngokuba uma ukwahlulela kwaba ngoyedwa kube ngukulahlwa , isipho somusa sona -ke saba ngeziphambeko eziningi kube ngukulungisiswa.

Ngalokho-ke njengokuba ngasiphambeko sinye kwaba khona ukulahlwa kubantu bonke , kanjalo ngasenzo sinye sokulunga kwaba khona ukulungisiswa kukho ukuphila kubantu bonke;

Ngikhulumisa okomuntu ngenxa yobuthakathaka benyama yenu . Ngokuba njengalokho nanikela izitho zenu zibe yizinceku zamanyala nezokungalungi kwaba ngukungalungi , kanjalo nikelani manje izitho zenu zibe yizinceku zokulunga kube ngukungcweliswa.

Pho, okuhle kwaba ngukufa kimi na ? Qha nakanye ; kepha isono , ukuba sibonakale ukuthi siyisono , sangibangela ukufa ngakho okuhle , ukuze isono ngawo umyalo sibe ngesonayo kakhulu. Ubugqila bomuntu phansi komthetho

Akuyilokhu kuphela , kodwa kwaba njalo nakuRebeka ekhulelisiwe ngoyedwa, u-Isaka, ukhokho wethu;

Kwaba khona futhi ukwahlukana phakathi kwabaJuda ngalawo mazwi.

Kwathi ngaphambi komkhosi wePhasika uJesu azi ukuthi isikhathi sakhe sesifikile ukuba amuke kuleli zwe , aye kuYise , ebathandile abakhe abasezweni wabathanda kwaze kwaba sekupheleni.

Kuthe amabutho esembethele uJesu esiphambanweni , athatha izingubo zakhe, azenza izabelo ezine , kwaba yilelo nalelo butho laba nesabelo , neyembe futhi . Kepha iyembe lalingenamthungo, lalukiwe lonke kusukela phezulu.

Ngakho bathi abaJuda : Leli thempeli kwaba yiminyaka engamashumi amane nesithupha lakhiwa, wena-ke uzakulivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu na?

Kwaba khona ukukhonona okukhulu ngaye phakathi kwezixuku . Abanye bathi: Muhle; abanye bathi: Qha, ngokuba udukisa abantu.

Base bethi abanye kwaba seJerusalema: Lo akusiye yini abafuna ukumbulala na?

Ngakho kwaba khona ukwahlukana ngaye esixukwini.

Base behamba, kwaba yilowo nalowo waya ekhaya.

Bathi ukuzwa lokho , belahlwa yizinhliziyo zabo baphuma ngabanye , beqalela kwabadala kwaze kwaba ngabokugcina , uJesu wasala yedwa ; nowesifazane wayemi khona.

Ngakho abanye kubaFarisi bathi : Lona kaveli kuNkulunkulu , lokhu engagcini isabatha . Abanye bathi : Umuntu oyisoni angazenza kanjani izibonakaliso ezinje na? Kwaba khona ukwahlukana phakathi kwabo.

Ngasona leso sikhathi wathokoza ngoMoya oNgcwele , wathi: Ngiyakubonga, Baba, Nkosi yezulu nomhlaba , ngokuba ukufihlile lokho kwabahlakaniphileyo nabanokuqonda, wakwambulela izingane; yebo, Baba, ngokuba kwaba kuhle phambi kwakho ukuba kube njalo.

Bheka, kwaba khona owesifazane onomoya wobuthakathaka iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili, eseqhothile engenakululama nempela.

UJesu embona wathi : Kulukhuni kangakanani kwaba nomnotho ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu.

Kwaba yisikhathi engavumi ; kepha ngasemuva wathi phakathi kwakhe : Nakuba ngingamesabi uNkulunkulu, nginganaki muntu,

Wakhula-ke umntwana , waba namandla emoyeni ; wahlala ehlane kwaze kwaba lusuku lokubonakaliswa kwakhe ku-Israyeli.

ngokomthetho wobupristi kwaba nguye owabelwa ukungena ethempelini leNkosi, azoshisa impepho.

Kungaba yihora lesithupha kwase kuba mnyama emhlabeni wonke , kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye;

Masinyane kwaba khona kanye nengelosi uquqaba lwebandla lasezulwini , lumdumisa uNkulunkulu, luthi:

Kepha ngempela ngithi kini : Kwakukhona kwa -Israyeli abafelokazi abaningi emihleni ka-Eliya, lapho izulu lalivalekile iminyaka emi thathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha, kwaba khona indlala enkulu ezweni lonke;

Kodwa ozwayo engenzi unjengom untu owakha indlu emhlabathini ingenasisekelo; umfula wayishaya , yawa masinyane ; kwaba kukhulu ukudilika kwaleyo ndlu.

Emva kwezinsuku ezimbili kwaba khona iPhasika nomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo; abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna isu lokumbamba ngobuqili, bambulale.

Sekufikile ihora lesithupha kwaba mnyama emhlabeni wonke, kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye.

baphathe izinyoka ; uma bephuza okubulalayo , akusoze kwaba nangozi ; bayakubeka izandla phezu kwabagulayo, basinde.

Wayesevuka, wakhuza umoya , wathi kulo ulwandle : Thula, uthi du . Kwanqamuka umoya, kwaba khona ukuthula okukhulu.

Base behlala phansi amaviyo ngamaviyo , kwaba ngamakhulu nangamashumi ayisihlanu.

Mhla ziyisikhombisa kwaba yizinkulungwane ezine , nabutha amaqom a amangaki agcwele imvuthuluka na? Bathi: Isikhombisa.

yebo, Baba, ngokuba kwaba kuhle phambi kwakho ukuba kube njalo.

Ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwaba nje : unina uMariya esemiselwe uJosefa , bengakahlangani wafunyanwa ekhulelwe ngoMoya oNgcwele.

Kuthe befika abehora leshumi nanye , kwaba yilowo nalowo wamukela udenariyu.

Kanjalo nowesibili nowesithathu, kwaze kwaba kowesikhombisa.

enye wayinika amatalenta ayisihlanu , enye aba mabili , enye laba linye , kwaba yileyo naleyo njengamandla ayo; wamuka-ke.

Badabuka kakhulu , baqala ukusho kuye , kwaba yilowo , nalowo, ukuthi: Kungaba yimi, Nkosi, na?

Kepha uPetru wamlandela ekude kwaze kwaba segcekeni lompristi omkhulu; wangena phakathi , wahlala phansi nezikhonzi ukuba abone isigcino.

Kepha kusukela ngehora l esithupha kwaba mnyama emhlabeni wonke , kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye.

Bheka, kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu , ngokuba ingelosi yeNkosi yehla ezulwini, yeza yagingqa itshe, yahlala phezu kwalo.

Layithela imvula , kwafika izikhukhula , kwavunguza imimoya , yayishaya leyo ndlu, yawa, kwaba kukhulu ukuwa kwayo!

Wayesethi kubo: Nesabelani nina bokukholwa okuncane na? Khona wavuka wakhuza umoya nolwandle, kwaba khona ukuthula okukhulu.

Amahhashi ayagijima emadwaleni , kulinywa elwandle ngezinkabi , na? Ngokuba niphendulile ukwahlulela kwaba yisihlungu , nezithelo zokulunga zaba ngumhlonyane,

UMose wayeseselula isandla sakhe ngasezulwini; kwaba khona isigayegaye esinzima ezweni lonke laseGibithe izinsuku ezintathu.

UFaro wavuka ebusuku , yena nezinceku zakhe zonke , nabo bonke abaseGibithe; kwaba khona ukukhala okukhulu eGibithe , ngokuba kwakungekhondlu, lapho kungafanga muntu khona.

Bakubutha ekuseni njalo imihla ngemihla , kwaba yilowo nalowo muntu njengokudla kwakhe; kepha nxa ilanga selibalele, kwancibilika.

Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu sekusile, kwaba khona ukuduma nokunyazima kombani, nefu elinzima phezu kwentaba, nezwi lecilongo elizwakala kakhulu; bonke abantu abasekamu bathuthumela.

Kepha ngokubahlupha kwazo kwaba yikhona banda , basabalala; baba novalo ngabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Benza ukuphila kwabo kwaba munyu ngemisebenzi esindayo odakeni nasezitinini, nangemisebenzi yonke yasendle , yebo, yonke imisebenzi yabo ababebakhonzisa ngayo.

Bonke abantu bayibona insika yefu imi ngasemnyango wetende ; bonke abantu basukuma, bakhuleka, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngasemnyango wetende lakhe.

Kwathi uMose ephuma eya etendeni , bonke abantu basukuma bema , kwaba yilowo nalowo ngasemnyango wetende lakhe , bambuka uMose waze wangena etendeni.

Bafika, kwaba yilowo nalowo owavuswa yinhliziyo ya khe nowaqhutshwa ngumoya wakhe , baletha umnikelo kaJehova ube ngowomsebenzi wetende lokuhlangana, nowenkonzo yonke yalo, nowezambatho ezingcwele.

Wazenza izinkibaniso ezingamashumi ayisihlanu zegolide , wazihlanganisa izilenge esinye nesinye ngezinkibaniso, kwaba yitabernakele linye.

Bonke abahlakaniphileyo ababeyisebenza yonke imisebenzi yendlu engcwele beza, kwaba yilowo nalowo wavela emsebenzini wakhe owawusebenzayo,

Kwaba njalo nakwelinye icele : ngalapha nangalapha kwesango legceke zazikhona izilenge eziyizingalo eziyishumi nanhlanu ; izinsika zazo zazintathu, nezinyawo zazo zazintathu.

kwaba yilowo nalo wo wanikela ngebeka eliyinxenye yeshekeli ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele kubo bonke abadlulela kwababaliweyo abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu , abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha nantathu namakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi ayisihlanu.

Ngenyanga yokuqala eyinyanga kaNisani ngomnyaka weshumi nambili wenkosi u -Ahashiveroshi benza iPhure eliyinkatho phambi kukaHamani imihla ngemihla i zinyanga ngezinyanga, kwaze kwaba ngeyeshumi nambili eyinyanga ka-Adari.

Kuzo zonke izifunda lapho kwafika khona izwi lenkosi nomthetho wayo , kwaba khona ukulila okukhulu phakathi kwabaJuda , nokuzila ukudla nokukhala ngezinyembezi , nokulila; abaningi balala phansi bembethe izindwangu zamasaka nomlotha. U-Esteri uyabikelwa indaba. Impendulo yakhe

njengezinsuku abaJuda abathola ngazo ukuphumula ezitheni zabo nenyanga eyaguqulwa kubo osizini yaba ngeyokuthokoza nasekulilen i kwaba lusuku oluhle, bazenze zibe yizinsuku zedili nezokuthokoza nezokuthumelana izipho omunye komunye, kanye nezipho kwabampofu.

Nampa abantwana bezwe abakhuphuka ekuthunjweni kwababethunjiw e bayiswa eBabele nguNebukadinesari , inkosi yaseBabele , babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo,

Wawusuthiywa umsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema. Wathiywa kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wesibili wokubusa kukaDariyu inkosi yasePheresiya.

babaqashela abeluleki , bashafisa amasu abo zonke izinsuku zikaKoresi , inkosi yasePheresiya , kwaze kwaba sekubuseni kukaDariyu inkosi yasePheresiya.

Kwase kubuthana kimi bonke abathuthumela ngamazwi kaNkulunkulu ka - Israyeli ngenxa yesiphambeko sabathunjwa ; ngahlala ngimangele kwaze kwaba sesikhathini somnikelo wakusihlwa.

Inkulungwane iyakubaleka ngokusongela koyedwa ; ngokusongela kwaba yisihlanu niyakubaleka, nize nishiywe njengensika esiqongweni sentab a nanjengebhanela phezu kwegquma.

Ngakhala kwaze kwaba sekuseni ; njengengonyama uyaphula onke amathambo ami; kusukela emini kuze kube sebusuku uyangiqeda.

Kwaba kuh le kuJehova ngenxa yokulunga kwakh e ukuba akhulise umthetho, awudumise.

Ngalokho ekufikeni kwam i kwaba ngani ukuba kungabikho muntu , nasekubizeni kungabikho ophendulayo , na? Isandla sami sifinyeziwe nokufinyezwa, ukuze singahlengi na ? Noma angisenamandla okophula na ? Bheka, ngokukhuza kwami ngiyomisa ulwandle , ngenze imifula ibe yihlane ; izinhlanzi zalo ziyanuka, ngokuba awakho amanzi, ziyafa ukoma.

Akusikho ukwabela abalambileyo isinkwa sakho , nokuyisa abampofu nemihambima ekhaya lakho , nokwembesa ohamba ze , lapho umbonayo , nokungazisithezi kwaba yinyama yakho, na?

Iqiniso lisilele; osuka ebubini uzenza impango ; uJehova wakubona lokho , kwaba kubi emehlweni akhe ukuthi ukwahlulela akukho.

UDaniyeli wayekhona kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wokuqala kaKoresi inkosi.

Kwase kuchotshozwa kanyekanye insimbi , nebumba, nethusi, nesiliva, negolide, kwaba njengamakhoba ezibuya zasehlobo , kwasuswa ngumoya , akutholwanga ndawo ; itshe elalisishay a isithombe laba yintaba enkulu , lawugcwalisa umhlaba wonke.

Umuthi wakhula, waqina, ubude bawo bafinyelela ezulwini nokubonakala kwawo kwaze kwaba sekugcineni komhlaba.

Umuthi owawubonayo , owakhula, waqina, obude bawo bafinyelela ezulwini nokubonakala kwawo kwaze kwaba sekugcineni komhlaba;

Ngasona leso sikhathi wabuyela kimi umqondo wami , nobukhosi bami nokucwebezela kwami kwabuyela kimi , kwaba ludumo lombuso wami ; abomkhandlu bami nezinduna zami bangifuna ; ngase ngibekwa embusweni wami, ngenezelwa ubukhulu obudluleleyo.

Kwaba kuhle kuDariyu ukubeka phezu kombuso izikhulu eziyikhulu namashumi amabili ebeziyakuba sembusweni wonke.

Lapho inkosi isizwile lawa mazwi , yadabuka kakhulu , yayibeka inhliziyo yayo kuDaniyeli ukuba imkhulule , yazama ukumophula kwaze kwaba sekushoneni kwelanga.

Lwakhula kwaze kwaba nasebandleni lasezulwini , lwaphonsa phansi okunye kwebandla, okwezinkanyezi, lwakunyathela.

Yebo, lwazikhulisa kwaze kwaba nasesikhulwini sebandla , lwasaphuca umnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke , nendawo yendlu yaso engcwele yaphonswa phansi.

Leyo nto yaba nhle emehlweni ami , ngathatha kini amadoda ayishumi nambili, kwaba yindoda inye kuleso naleso sizwe.

Nase niphendula , nithi kimi : S onile kuJehova ; siyakukhuphuka silwe njengakho konke asiyala ngakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu . Nabhincisa, kwaba yilowo nalowo izikhali zakhe zokulwa ; kwase kuba lula kini ukuba nikhuphukele entabeni.

Ama-Amori ayehlala kuleyo ntaba aphuma anihlasela , anixosha njengokwenza kwezinyosi, aninqoba eSeyiri, kwaze kwaba seHorma.

kanjalo nama -Avi ayehlala emizaneni kwaze kwaba seGaza , anqoba amaKafitori ayevela eKafitori, akha esikhundleni sawo.

UMose wakhuphuka emathafeni akwaMowabi , waya entabeni yaseNebo esiqongweni sasePisiga esimalungana neJeriko . UJehova wamtshengisa izwe lonke lakwaGileyadi kwaze kwaba kwaDani,

noNafetali wonke , nezwe lakwa -Efrayimi, nelakwaManase, nezwe lonke lakwaJuda kwaze kwaba selwandle lwasentshonalanga,

AbakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi ngabanika okusukela kwaGileyadi kuze kube sesigodini sase-Arinoni phakathi nesigodi kwaba ngumkhawulo nasemfuleni iJakobi elingumkhawulo wabantwana bakwa-Amoni,

Kepha izinkomo nempango yemizi sakuthatha kwaba yimpango yethu.

Nase nisondela , nema phansi kwentaba ; intaba yavutha umlilo kwaze kwaba phakathi kwezulu, inobumnyama, namafu, nesigayegaye.

Ngokuba ake ubuze izinsuku ezidlulileyo ezaziphambi kwakho , kusukela osukwini uNkulunkulu adala n galo umuntu emhlabeni , kusukela kolunye uhlangothi lwezulu kuze kufike kolunye , uma kwake kwaba khona into engaka nokuba kwake kwezwakala okungangayo na?

Kuvela kulabo iziqhingi zabezizwe zahlukaniselwa amazwe abo , kwaba yilelo nalelo ngolimi lwalo, nangemindeni yalo, nangezizwe zalo.

ULoti waphakamisa amehlo akhe , wabona ukuthi ithafa lonke laseJordani lalinamanzi lonke ; uJehova engakachithi iSodoma neGomora , lalinjengensimu kaJehova nanjengezwe laseGibithe kwaze kwaba seSowari.

Nxa u -Abrama esezwile ukuthi umzalwane wakhe uLoti uthunjiwe , wabutha izinceku z akhe ezifundisiweyo ebezizelwe endlini yakhe , ezingamakhulu amathathu neshumi nesishiyagalombili , wabaxosha kwaze kwaba kwaDani.

namaHori entabeni yawo iSeyiri, kwaze kwaba se-Eli Pharanu ngasehlane.

Wamthathela zonke lezo , wazinquma phakathi , wabeka kwaba yileyo naleyo nxenye ukuba ibhekane nenye; kepha izinyoni akazinqumanga.

Kwathi ngokushona kwelanga kwaba mnyama , bheka, nanto iziko elithunqayo, nelangabi lomlilo ladabula phakathi kwalezo zinxenye.

Wakholwa nguJehova; wambalela lokho kwaba ngukulunga.

U-Abrahama wathatha u -Ishmayeli indodana yakhe , nabo bonke ababezelwe endlini yakhe, nabo bonke ababethengwe ngemali yakhe , bonke abesilisa phakathi kwaba ntu bendlu ka -Abrahama, wasoka inyama yejwabu labo ngalona lolo suku, njengalokho uNkulunkulu emtshelile.

UNkulunkulu wathi: Umhlaba mawuveze utshani, nemifino ethela imbewu, nemithi yezithelo ethela izithelo ngezinhlobo zayo , ekuyo imbewu yayo , emhlabeni, kwaba njalo.

Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba ngukusa, usuku lwesithathu.

zibe yizinkanyiso emkhathini wezulu zokukhanyisa emhlabeni , kwaba njalo.

Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba ngukusa, usuku lwesine.

Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba ngukusa, usuku lwesihlanu.

UNkulunkulu wathi: Umhlaba mawuveze izilwane eziphilayo ngezinhlobo zazo, izinkomo, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, nezilo zomhlaba ngezinhlobo zazo, kwaba njalo.

UNkulunkulu wathi: Makube khona ukukhanya, kwaba khona ukukhanya.

Kepha zonke izilwane zomhlaba , nezinyoni zonke zezulu , nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni , eziphefumulayo, zona nginike yonke imifino eluhlaza ibe ngukudla, kwaba njalo.

UNkulunkulu wabona konke akwenzileyo; bheka, kwakukuhle kakhulu . Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba ngukusa, usuku lwesithupha.

UNkulunkulu wabiza ukukhanya ngokuthi imini ; ubumnyama wabubiza ngokuthi ubusuku. Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba ngukusa, usuku lokuqala.

UNkulunkulu wenza umkhathi , wahlukanisa amanzi aphansi komkhathi namanzi aphezu komkhathi; kwaba njalo.

UNkulunkulu wabiza umkhathi ngokuthi izulu . Kwaba ngukuhlwa , kwaba ngukusa, usuku lwesibili.

UNkulunkulu wathi : Amanzi aphansi kwezulu mawaqoqekele ndawonye , kubonakale umhlabathi owomileyo, kwaba njalo.

Ukuhamba kukaSara kwaba yiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili nesikhombisa; yileyo iminyaka yokuhamba kukaSara.

kwaba yinzuzo k a-Abrahama emehlweni abantwana bakwaHeti phambi kwabo bonke abangena esangweni lomuzi wakhe.

Bahlala-ke kwasukela eHavi la kwaze kwaba seShuri elingaphambi kwaseGibithe ekuhambeni ukuya e -Asiriya; wakha ngasempumalanga kwabafowabo. Ukuzalwa kuka-Esawu noJakobe

Kwaba khona indlala ezweni ngaphandle kwendlala yokuqal a eyayikhona emihleni ka-Abrahama; u-Isaka waya eGerari ku-Abimeleki inkosi yamaFilisti.

UJakobe wayeseshaywa luvalo kakhulu , ekhathazeka; wahlukanisa abantu ababenaye, nezimvu, nezinkomo, namakamela, kwaba ngamaqembu amabili,

Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu bese nobuhlungu , amadodana amabili kaJakobe, oSimeyoni noLevi, abanewabo bakaDina, bathatha, kwaba yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe, bahlasela umuzi ngesibindi, babulala bonke abesilisa.

Kwaba kubi emehlweni kaJehova lokho akwenzileyo ; wambulala naye futhi.

Baphupha iphupho bobabili, kwaba yilowo nalowo iphupho lakhe ngabusuku bunye , yilowo nalowo ngoko kuchazwa kwephupho lakhe , umphathizitsha nomphekizinkwa wenkosi yaseGibithe , ababeboshwe etilongweni.

Saphupha iphupho ngabona lobo busuku mina naye . Saphupha, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngokokuchazwa kwephupho lakhe.

Kwakukhona nathi lapho insizw a, umHeberu, inceku yenduna yemilindankosi; sayilandisa yona , yasichazela amaphupho ethu , yachazela, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngokwephupho lakhe.

Kwathi njengalokho yasichazela , kwaba njalo ; mina inkosi yangibuyisela esikhundleni sami, yena yamphanyeka.

Ayeseshesha ukwehlisela phansi , kwaba yileyo naleyo isaka layo , yileyo naleyo yavula isaka layo.

Leli zwi lezwakala endlini kaFaro , lithi: Abafowabo bakaJosefa bafikile . Kwaba kuhle emehlweni kaFaro nasemehlweni ezinceku zakhe.

Kubo bonke , kwaba yilowo nalowo , wanika izingubo zokuphendulela ; kepha uBenjamini wamupha izinhlamvu ezingamakhulu amathathu zesiliva nezingubo eziyisihlanu zokuphendulela.

Abantu wabayisa emizini , ebasusa komunye umncele wezwe laseGibithe kwaze kwaba komunye umncele walo.

Wabona uJosefa ukuthi uyise wabeka isandla sakhe sokunene ekhanda lika- Efrayimi, kwaba kubi emehlweni akhe ; wasibamba isandla sikayise ukuba asisuse ekhanda lika-Efrayimi, asibeke ekhanda likaManase.

Bonke labo bayizizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa -Israyeli; yilokhu uyise akukhuluma kubo , wababusisa; wababusisa, kwaba yilowo ngokwesibusiso sakhe.

Yebo, nina nangisongozela okubi , kepha uNkulunkulu wakuceba kwaba kuhle ukuba akwenze kube njenganamuhla, asindise abantu abaningi.

Kwakhuphuka nabo nezinqola , nabamahhashi; kwaba yibandla elikhulu impela.

Kwaba nguzamcolo emhlabeni izinsuku ezingamashumi amane ; amanzi anda, aphakamisa umkhumbi; waphakama phezu komhlaba.

Amanzi ancipha njalonjalo, kwaze kwaba senyangeni yeshumi . Ngeyeshumi ngolokuqala lwenyanga iziqongo zezintaba zabonakala.

Umsindo wamaphiko amakherubi wezwakala kwaze kwaba segcekeni elingaphandle njengezwi likaNkulunkulu uSomandla, lapho ekhuluma.

Nesinkwa sami engangikunike sona , impuphu ecolekileyo , namafutha, nezinyosi engangikudlise khona , wakubeka phambi kwazo , kwaba yiphunga elimnandi; kwaba njalo, isho iNkosi uJehova.

Kepha bangihlubuka, abangilalelanga, abalahlanga, kwaba yilowo nalowo okuzondekayo kwamehlo akhe , abazishiyanga izithombe zaseGibithe ; ngase ngithi ngiyakuthulula ukufutheka kwami phezu kwabo , ngifeze intukuthelo yami kubo phakathi kwezwe laseGibithe.

Bheka, izikhulu zakwa -Israyeli, kwaba yileso naleso njengamandla aso , zaziphakathi kwakho ukuchitha igazi.

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

Ngaprofetha njengalokho ngiyaliwe , nalapho ngiprofetha kwaba khona umsindo nokugunquza; amathambo asondelana, ithambo kulo ithambo.

Amakamelo ezinhlangothi aba banzi ekukhuphukeni njalo nxazonke , ngokuba okuzungeza indlu kwakhuphuka nja lo nxazonke zendlu ; ngalokho indlu yaba banzi ekukhuphukeni njalo; kwakhushukwa ekamelweni eliphansi kwaze kwaba kweliphezulu ngeliphakathi.

Kwaba njengesimo sombono engawubonayo , yebo, njengombono engawubona lapho ngeza ukuwuchitha umuzi ; imibono yayinjengombono engawubona ngasemfuleni iKhebari; ngawa ngobuso bami.

Ukukhazimula kwezimvunulo zakho baku beka kwaba ngukuziqhenya , benza ngakho izithombe ezinengekayo nezizondekayo; ngalokho ngikwenzile kwaba yinto engcolileyo kubo.

Kwakumi phambi kwabo abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa bamalunga endlu yakwa -Israyeli, naphakathi kwabo uJahazaniya indodana kaShafani, kwaba yilowo nalowo enomcengezi wakhe womlilo esandleni sakhe, nephunga lefu lempepho lenyuka.

Lapho bebabiza, kwaba yilokhu besuka kubo ; babahlabela oBali, bashisela izithombe ezibaziweyo impepho.

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

Kepha abalalela, ababekanga izindlebe zabo, kepha bahamba, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngobulukhuni benhliziyo yakhe embi; ngase ngehlisela phezu kwabo onke amazwi alesi sivumelwano engabayala ukuwenza , kepha kabawenzanga.

Uyinkosi ngokuba ushisekela imisedari na? Angithi uyihlo wadla, waphuza, wenza ukwahlulela nokulunga, kwaba kuhle kuye, na?

Wahlulela abaswelayo nabampofu , kwaba kuhle ; angithi lokhu kungukungazi mina na? usho uJehova.

Kepha aningi lalelanga, usho uJehova , naze nangicunula ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu, kwaba kubi kini.

Kepha seniphendukile futhi , nalihlambalaza igama lami , nabuyisa, kwaba yilowo nalowo isigqila sakhe , yilowo nalowo isigqilakazi sakhe , enanizivumele ukuba zihambe , zikhululeke ngokuthanda kwazo, nazithobisa ukuba zibe yizigqila zenu nezigqilakazi zenu.

Kwathi lapho sezizwile onke amazwi , zaphendukelana ngokwesaba, kwaba yileso naleso kumakhelwane waso , zathi kuBaruki : Siyakuyitshela nokuyitshela inkosi lawa mazwi.

Kwase kuthululwa ukufutheka kwami nentukuthelo yami, kwavutha emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema , kwaba yincithakalo nokuchitheka njenganamuhla.

Yakhipha namehlo kaSedekiya ; inkosi yaseBabele yambopha ngamaketanga, yamyisa eBabele , yamfaka etilongweni kwaze kwaba sosukwini lokufa kwakhe.

yathatha emzini induna eyayimiswe phezu kwamadoda empi , nabantu abayisikhombisa kwaba besebusweni benkosi abafunyanwa emzini, nombhali wenduna yempi eyayibala abantu bezwe , nabantu bezwe abangamashumi ayisithupha abafunyanwa phakathi komuzi.

Isabelo sakhe sasiyisabelo esimiyo semihla ngemihla , asiphiwa yinkosi yaseBabele zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe kwaze kwaba sosukwini lokufa kwakhe.

Wawusuvinjezelwa umuzi kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka weshumi nanye wenkosi uSedekiya.

Ngembatha ukulunga , kwaba yisambatho kimi ; ukwahlulelwa kwami kwakunjengengubo nomqhele kimi.

Lapho abangane abathathu bakaJobe sebezwe ngakho konke lokho okubi okumehleleyo, bafika kuye bevela , kwaba yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe : ngu-Elifazi umThema ni, noBilidadi umShuhi , noSofari umNahama ; bavumelana ukuba baye bamkhalele, bamduduze.

Lapho bephakamisa amehlo abo besekude , abamazanga; badazuluka bakhala, baklebhula, kwaba yilowo nalowo ingubo yakhe , bafafaza amakhanda abo ngothuli beluphonsa phezulu.

Emva kwalokho uJobe wayesekhona iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amane, wabona amadodana akhe namadodana amadodana akhe kwaze kwaba yizizukulwane ezine.

Kodwa uJehova waphonsa umoya omkhulu elwandle , kwaba yisiphepho esikhulu elwandle; kwacatshangwa ukuthi umkhumbi uyakwaphulwa.

Khona amatilosi esaba , akhala, kwaba yilelo nalelo kunkulunkulu walo , aphonsa elwandle impahla ebisemkhunjini ukuba ube lula kubo. Kepha uJona wayehlele phakathi komkhumbi, wayeselele ubuthongo.

Bathi, kwaba yilowo nalowo kumngane wakhe : Wozani senze inkatho, sazi ukuthi kungenxa kabani lobu bubi buphezu kwethu . Base benza inkatho ; inkatho yamudla uJona.

Amanzi angihaqa kwaze kwaba nasekuphileni kwami , utwa lwangikaka . Umhlanga wathandela ekhanda lami.

Abantu baseNineve bakholwa nguNkulunkulu; bamemezela ukuzila ukudla, bembatha izindwangu zamas aka, kusukela kwabakhulu babo kwaze kwaba kwabancane.

Kepha lokho kwaba kubi kakhulu kuJona, wathukuthela.

UJehova wabangquzula ngaphambi kuka -Israyeli, wabaceka ngokuceka okukhulu ngaseGibeyoni , wabaxosha ngendlela ekhuphukela eBeti Horoni , wababulala kwaze kwaba se-Azeka naseMakheda.

UJehova wabanikela esandleni sakwa -Israyeli, babanqoba, babaxosha kwaze kwaba seSidoni Elikhulu , naseMisirefoti Mayimi , nasesigodini saseMispa ngasem pumalanga, bababulala, abaze bamshiyela noyedwa owasalayo.

UMose wanika inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase : kwaba ngokwenxenye yesizwe sabantwana bakwaManase ngemindeni yabo.

nenxenye yakwaGileyadi, ne-Ashitaroti, ne-Edireyi, imizi yombuso ka -Ogi eBashani; lokho kwaba ngokwabantwana bakwaMakiri indodana kaManase , inxenye yabantwana bakwaMakiri ngemindeni yabo.

Ayesehamba amadoda , adabula izwe , aliloba ngemizi , kwaba yizabelo eziyisikhombisa encwadini; afika kuJoshuwa ekamu laseShilo.

Kuthe uFinehasi umpristi , nezikhulu zenhlangano , izinhloko zemindeni yakwa-Israyeli ezazinaye sezizwile amaz wi akhulunywa ngabantwana bakwaRubeni, nangabantwana bakwaGadi , nangabantwana bakwaManase , kwaba kuhle emehlweni abo.

Yizwani lokhu nina badala , nibeke indlebe nina nonke enihlezi ezweni . Kwake kwaba khona emihleni yenu noma emihleni yawobaba na?

Esezwile lokho uMose, kwaba kuhle emehlweni akhe.

umpristi wobheka ; uma uchoko lusibekele yonke inyama yakhe , bheka, uyakusho athi onesifo uhlambulukile ; konke kuphendukile kwaba mhlophe : uhlambulukile.

wakubeka konke ezandleni zika-Aroni, nasezandleni zamadodana akhe , wakuzulisa kwaba ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova.

UMose wayesekuthatha ezandleni zabo , wakushisa e -altare emnikelweni wokushiswa; kwakungokokwahlukaniselwa, kwaba yiphunga elimnandi , umnikelo womlilo kuJehova.

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

Nazi izinhloko zezwe ezazihlala eJerusalema ; kepha emizini yakwaJuda bahlala emizini yabo , kwaba yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe : abakwa-Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, namaNethini, nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni.

Izinhloko zawoyise babantwana bakwaLevi zalotshwa encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla , kwaze kwaba semihleni kaJohanani indodana ka - Eliyashibi.

NgaseSangweni Lomthombo malungana nabo bakhuphuka ngezikhwelo zomuzi kaDavide ezikhwelweni zogange , ngasenhla kwendlu kaDavide , kwaze kwaba seSangweni Lamanzi.

Esinye isigaba saya ngakwes okhohlo, mina ngasilandela kanye nenxenye yabantu ogangeni , ngasenhla koMbhoshongo Wezithando , kwaze kwaba soGangeni Olubanzi,

nangenhla kweSango lakwa -Efrayimi, naseSangweni Elidala, naseSangweni Lezinhlanzi, naseMbhoshongweni KaHananeli naseMbhoshongwe ni KaHameya, kwaze kwaba seSangweni Lezimvu; bema eSangweni Letilongo.

Ngase ngazi ukuthi amaLevi awanikwanga izabelo zawo ; amaLevi nabahlabeleli abenza umsebenzi babebalekele , kwaba yilowo nalowo ensimini yakhe.

Ngase ngibahlambulula kukho konke okwabezizwe , nganquma izimfanelo zabapristi namaLevi, kwaba yilowo nalowo emsebenzini wakhe,

Kwaba kubi kakhulu kimi; ngalahla phandle zonke izinto zendlu kaThobiya zikhishwe ekamelweni.

Kepha lapho umHoroni , uSanibalati, noThobiya inceku yakwa -Amoni sebezwile lokho , kwaba kubi kakhulu kubo ukuthi kufike umuntu ukufuna inhlalakahle ka-Israyeli.

Inkosi yathi kimi, inkosikazi ihlezi eceleni kwayo: Uhambo lwakho luyakuba yisikhathi esingakanani , nokubuya kuyakuba nini na ? Kwaba kuhle -ke enkosini ukuvuma ukuba ngihambe; ngayitshela isikhathi esithile.

Kwasuka u -Eliyashibi umpristi omkhulu nabafowabo abapristi , balakha iSango Lezimvu , balingcwelisa, bamisa izivalo zalo , yebo, kwaze kwaba naseMbhoshongweni KaHameya ababewungcwelisa , kwaze kwaba naseMbhoshongweni KaHananeli.

ISango Lesigodi lalungiswa nguHanuni nabakhe eZanowa ; balakha, bamisa izivalo zalo nezihluthelelo zalo nemigoqo yalo , nezingalo eziyinkulungwane zogange kwaze kwaba seSangweni Lomquba.

ISango Lomthombo lalungiswa nguShaluni, indodana kaKholi Hoze, umbusi wesifunda saseMispa; walakha, walifulela, wamisa izivalo zalo nezihluthulelo zalo nemigoqo yalo , nogange lwaseChibini laseShela ngasensimini yenkosi , kwaze kwaba sezikhwelweni ezehla emzini kaDavide.

Emva kwakhe kwalungisa uNehemiya indodana ka -Azibuki, umbusi wenxenye yesifunda saseBeti Suri , kwaze kwaba sendaweni malungana namathuna kaDavide, nasechibini elimbiweyo, naseNdlini Yamaqhawe.

AmaNethini ayehlezi e -Ofeli kwaze kwaba sendaweni malungana neSan go Lamanzi ngasempumalanga nombhoshongo ophumeleleyo.

Emva kwakhe kwalungisa abaseThekhowa elinye ibanga malungana nombhoshongo omkhulu ophumeleleyo kwaze kwaba sogangeni lwase-Ofeli.

Phezu kweSango Lehhashi kwalungisa abapristi , kwaba yilowo nalowo malungana nendlu yakhe.

Emva kwakhe kwalungisa uMalikhiya , omunye wabakhandi begolide , kwaze kwaba sendlini yamaNethini neyabathengi malungana neSango Lokubala, kwaze kwaba nasekamelweni eliphezulu laseGumbini.

Eceleni kwabo kwalungisa u -Uziyeli indodana kaHarihaya wabakhandi begolide. Eceleni kwakhe kwalungisa uHananiya wabathaki . Baliyeka iJerusalema kwaze kwaba soGangeni Olubanzi.

Kwathi izitha zethu sezizwile ukuthi kwazeke kithi nokuthi uNkulunkulu wayeshafisile icebo labo , sabuyela sonke ogangeni , kwaba yilowo nalowo emsebenzini wakhe.

Kwaba khona ukukhala okukhulu kwabantu nawomkabo ngabafowabo abaJuda.

Nampa abantwana bezwe abakhuphuka ekuthunjweni kubo ababethunjwe nguNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele , babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda , kwaba yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo,

Base bephuma abantu, balanda lokho, bazenzela amadokodo, kwaba yilowo nalowo opha hleni lwendlu , nasemagcekeni abo , nasemagcekeni endlu kaNkulunkulu, nasesigcawini seSango Lamanzi, nasesigcawini seSango lakwa- Efrayimi.

UMose wezwa abantu bekhala emindenini yabo , kwaba yilowo nalowo muntu ngasemnyango wetende lakhe ; intukuthelo kaJehova yavutha kakhulu; kwakukubi emehlweni kaMose.

Ayesehla ama -Amaleki kanye namaKhanani ayehlala kuleyo ntaba , abashaya, abaqothula kwaze kwaba seHorma.

Base bethatha , kwaba yilowo nalowo umcengezi wakhe womlilo , bafaka kuyo umlilo , babeka impepho ngaphezulu , bema ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana kanye noMose no-Aroni.

Yilabo ababalwayo, ababalwa nguMose nangu -Aroni kanye nezikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, zingamadoda ayishumi nambili, kwaba yileyo naleyo yamela indlu kayise.

Ingelosi kaJehova yayisima endleleni engumngcingo phakathi kwezivini , kwaba ludonga ngalapha nodonga ngalapha.

Ngokwenkatho izwe liyakwahlukaniswa phakathi kwaba ningi nabayingcosana.

Benze njalo -ke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli: njengakho konke uJehova amyale ngakho uMose , kanjalo bamisa ngasemabhaneleni abo , kanjalo basuka, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise.

Bhekani, laba benza ukuba abant wana bakwa -Israyeli ngesiluleko sikaBileyamu baphambeke kuJehova ngendaba yasePeyori, kwaba khona isifo phakathi kwenhlangano kaJehova.

Silethile umnikelo kaJehova , kwaba yilowo nalowo lokho akutholileyo , izinto zegolide , nezigqizo, namasongo, nezindandatho, namacici, nemigexo ukuyenzela imiphefumulo yethu ukubuyisana phambi kukaJehova.

Ngokuba amadoda empi ayezithathele impango , kwaba yileyo naleyo ngokwayo.

UMose wabathuma empini , kwaba yinkulung wane kuleso naleso sizwe , bona noFinehasi indodana ka -Eleyazare umpristi, baye naye empini ephethe impahla yendlu engcwele namacilongo okuhlaba umkhosi esandleni sakhe.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathumba abesifazane bakwaMidiyani nabancane babo; nazo zonke izinkomo zabo , nazo zonke izimvu zabo , nayo yonke impahla yabo bakuthatha kwaba yimpango yabo.

Wanikela kwaba ngumnikelo wakhe uqwe mbe lwesiliva , isisindo salo singamashekeli ayikhulu namashumi amathathu , nokhamba olungamashekeli angamashumi ayisikhombisa ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele, zombili zigcwele impuphu ecolekileyo exovwe namafutha, kube ngumnikelo wempuphu,

Ngosuku itabernakele elamiswa ngalo ifu lalisibekela itabernakele , itende lobufakazi; ngakusihlwa laliphezu kwetabernakele njengokubonakala komlilo kwaze kwaba sekuseni.

Nangesinye isikhathi ifu lahlala kusihlwa kwaze kwaba sekuseni ; nalapho ifu lenyuswa ekusen i, bahamba; noma lahlala ubusuku nemini , bahamba lapho ifu lenyuswa.

Kwathi emihleni abahlulela ngayo abahluleli kwaba khona indlala ezweni . Umuntu othile waseBetlehema Juda waya u kuyohlala ezweni lakwaMowabi, yena nomkakhe, namadodana akhe amabili.

Wayesenamathela-ke kuwo amantombazana kaBowazi ukukhothoza kwaze kwaba sekugcineni kokuvunwa kwebhali nokukakolweni ; wahlala-ke noninazala.

Ngokuba ngaphambi kwalezo zinsuku kwakungekho nkokhelo yomuntu nanzuzo yenkomo , nakophumayo nakongenayo kwakungekho ukuthula ngenxa yesitha , ngokuba ngakhulula bonke abantu , kwaba yilowo nalowo wamelana nomfowabo.

Okwake kwaba khona yikho okuyakuba khona , nokwake kwenziwa yikho okuyakwenziwa; akukho okusha phansi kwelanga.

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