Uyihlo wenza ijoka lethu laba lukhuni ; ngalokho yenza wena ube lula umsebenzi olukhuni kayihlo nejoka lakhe elisindayo owalibeka ph ezu kwethu, siyakukukhonza.

Wathi kuzo : Nina ningeluleka ukuba sibuyisele mpenduloni kulaba bantu abakhulume kimi ngokuthi : Yenza ijoka uyihlo alibeka phezu kwethu libe lula, na?

Thanini: Sisindise, Nkulunkulu wokusindiswa kwethu , usibuthe, usophule kwabezizwe ukuba sidumise igama lakho elingcwele, sethabe ekukudumiseni.

ngokuba konke okuzelwe nguNkulunkulu kuyalinqoba izwe ; lokhu kuyinqobo enqobe izwe: ukukholwa kwethu.

Kepha uma uKristu engavuswanga kwabafileyo , ukushumayela kwethu kuyize, nokukholwa kwenu kuyize.

Senize nasutha , senize naceba , senabusa ngaphandle kwethu ; yebo-ke sengathi ngabe niyabusa, ukuze nathi sibuse kanye nani.

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

Ngokuba niyazi nina bazalwane ukuthi ukungena kwethu kinina akubanga yize.

Ngokuba nina niludumo lwethu nokuthokoza kwethu.

Ngokuba ukuyala kwethu akusikho okokuduka nokokungcola nangenkohliso,

Ngokunjalo lokhu besinilangazelele , sasifuna ukuninika kungesilo ivangeli likaNkulunkulu kuphela , kepha nokuphila kwethu uqobo , ngokuba nase ningabathandekayo kithina.

Ngokuba niyakhumbula , bazalwane, ukukhandleka nokushikashikeka kwethu; sisebenza ubusuku nemini , ukuze singasindi noyedwa kinina , sanishumayeza ivangeli likaNkulunkulu.

Ngalokho nami, lapho ngingasenakubekezela, ngathumela ukuba ngiqonde ukukholwa kwenu, ingabe mhlawumbe umlingi unilingile yini, ukukhandleka kwethu kube yize. Esebuyile uThimothewu, uPawulu uyathokoza; uyabakhulekela

kepha namuhla nimlahlile uNkulunkulu wenu , yena owanisindisa ezingozini zenu zonke nasezinsizini zenu , nishilo nathi : Hhayi, kepha beka inkosi phezu kwethu . Ngalokho yimani phambi kukaJehova ngezizwe zenu nangezinkulungwane zenu.

Abantu bathi kuSawule : Ngubani oshilo ukuthi uSawule uyak uba yinkosi phezu kwethu na? Lethani labo bantu ukuba sibabulale.

Kwathi abantu bengena ekamu , amalunga akwa -Israyeli athi : UJehova usibulaleleni phambi kwamaFilisti na ? Masithathe umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova eShilo , siwulethe kithi , ufike phakathi kwethu , usisindise esandleni sezitha zethu.

Abantu base -Ashidodi sebebona ukuthi kunjalo bathi : Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli awuyikuhlala kithi , ngokuba isandla sakhe silukhuni phezu kwethu naphezu kukaDagoni unkulunkulu wethu.

Kepha abantu bala ukulalela izwi likaSamuweli , bathi: Hhayi, sifuna ukuba kube khona inkosi phezu kwethu,

ukuze nathi sibe njengezizwe zonke , inkosi yethu isahlulele , iphume phambi kwethu, ilwe izimpi zethu.

Besehlela ngasekugcineni komuzi , uSamuweli wathi kuSawule: Yisho kuyo inceku ukuba idlule phambi kwethu -- yadlula-ke -- kepha yima wena manje ukuba ngikuzwise izwi likaNkulunkulu.

Ekufikeni kwayo, bheka, izinduna zempi zazihlezi; yathi: Nginendaba kuwe nduna. Wathi uJehu: Kubani phakathi kwethu sonke na ? Yathi-ke: Kuwena nduna.

Uyihlo wenza ijoka lethu laba lukhuni ; ngalokho yenza wena ube lula umsebenzi olukhuni kayihlo nejoka lakhe elisindayo owalibeka phezu kwethu, siyakukukhonza.

Wathi kuzo : Nina niluleka ukuba sibuyis e mpenduloni kulaba bantu abakhulume kimi ngokuthi : Yenza ijoka uyihlo alibeka phezu kwethu libe lula, na?

Wathi kuJuda : Masakhe le mizi , siyihaqe ngogange , nangemibhoshongo, nangezivalo, nangemigoqo; izwe lisephambi kwethu , ngokuba simfunile uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu; simfunile, wasiphumuza nxazonke. Base bakha- ke, baphumelela.

Uma sehlelwa ngokubi, inkemba, nokwahlulelwa, nesifo, nendlala, siyakuma phambi kwale ndlu naphambi kwakho, ngokuba igama lakho likule ndlu, sikhale kuwe ekuhluphekeni kwethu, uyakuzwa, usisindise.

Hambani ningibuzele kuJehova, mina nabaseleyo kwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda ngamazwi encwadi efunyenweyo , ngokuba inkulu intukuthelo kaJehova ethululelwe phezu kwethu , ngokuba obaba abaligcinanga izwi likaJehova ukwenza njengakho konke okulotshiweyo kule ncwadi. Umprofethikazi uHulida

Nginokuningi kokunilobela, angithandanga ukukuloba ngephepha noyinki, kodwa ngiyethemba ukuza kini , ngikhulume nani umlomo nomlomo , ukuze ukuthokoza kwethu kuphelele.

Ngokuba ukuzibonga kwethu yilokhu , okungubufakazi bukanembeza wethu, ukuthi sahamba ezweni kakhulu maqondana na ni ngobungcwele nangobuqotho bukaNkulunkulu , kungengokuhlakanipha kwenyama kodwa ngomusa kaNkulunkulu.

Ngokuba njengalokho izinhlupheko zikaKristu zivamile kithi , kanjalo nokududuzeka kwethu kuvamile ngoKristu.

nibonakala ukuthi niyincwadi kaKristu eyenziwe ngokukhonza kwethu , ilotshiwe kungengoyinki kodwa ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu ophilayo , kungabi sezibhebheni zamatshe kodwa ezibhebheni eziyizinhliziyo zenyama.

Ngalokho siduduz ekile. Nasekududuzekeni kwethu sathokoza impela , ikakhulu ngokuthokoza kukaThithu , ngokuba umoya wakhe uhlunyelelwe yinina nonke;

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

Ngokuba nasekufikeni kwethu eMakedoniya inyama yethu ayib anga nakuphumula, kodwa sakhathazeka nxazonke ; ngaphandle kwakukhona ukulwa, ngaphakathi ukwesaba.

kungesikho lokho kuphela, kodwa ukhethiwe futhi yiwo amabandla ukuba ahambisane nathi ngendaba yalo mnikelo osetshenzwe yithi , kube ludumo kuyo iNkosi, kubonakalise ukukhuthala kwethu,

Ngakho manibonakalise kubo phambi kwamabandla ubufakazi bothando lwenu nokuzincoma kwethu ngani.

futhi akubanga njengokwethemba kwethu kuphela , kepha bazinikela bon a uqobo kuqala eNkosini nakithi futhi ngentando kaNkulunkulu,

Kepha ngithumile abazalwane ukuba ukuzincoma kwethu ngani kungenziwa ize maqondana nalokhu, ukuze kuthi njengokusho kwami nibe senilungisele,

nxa efika ukuba akhazimuliswe kubo abangcwele bakhe , abe ngomangalisayo kubo bonke abakholwa ngalowo muhla, ngokuba nakholwa ngukufakaza kwethu.

Kepha siyanxusa , bazalwane, mayelana nokufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu nokubuthanela kwethu kuyo,

U-Abisalomu esamgcoba ukuba abe phezu kwethu usefile empini . Manje nithuleleni, ningayibuyisi inkosi na? Ukubuyiswa kukaDavide

U-Abineri wathi kuJowabe : Ake zisuke izinsizwa , ziqakulizane phambi kwethu. UJowabe wathi: Mazisuke.

Ngesikhathi esidlulileyo , uSawule eseyinkosi phezu kwethu , nguwe owakhipha nowangenisa u-Israyeli; uJehova wathi kuwe : Wena uyakwalusa abantu bami u-Israyeli, wena uyakuba ngumbusi wakwa-Israyeli.

UDemetriyu ufakazelwa yibo bonke nayilo iqiniso uqobo lwalo ; nathi-ke siyafakaza ngaye, wazi nawe ukuthi ukufakaza kwethu kuqinisile. Isigcino

Awuyikudla lelo uKemoshi unkulunkulu wakho akunika lona ukuba ulidle na? Kanjalo bonke uJehova , uNkulunkulu wethu, abaxosha phambi kwethu , siyalidla elabo.

Abantu abayizinkulungwane ezintathu bakwaJuda behlela ofantwini lwedwala lase -Etamu, bathi kuSamsoni : Awukwazi yini ukuthi amaFilisti abusa phezu kwethu na ? Kuyini, pho, lokho okwenzile kithina na ? Wathi kubo: Njengalokho benza kimi, ngenze njalo kubo.

Abantu bambona, bamtusa unkulunkulu wabo, ngokuba bathi: Unkulunkulu wethu unikele esandleni sethu isitha sethu nomchithi wezwe lakithi obulele abaningi phakathi kwethu.

Abantwana bakwaDani base beth i kuye : Izwi lakho malingezwakali phakathi kwethu , funa abantu bathukuthele , banehlele, ulahlekelwe ngukuphila kwakho kanye nabendlu yakho.

Kwathi emva kokufa kukaJoshuwa aban twana bakwa -Israyeli bambuza uJehova, bathi: Ngubani phakathi kwethu oyakusikhuphukelela kuwo amaKhanani kuqala ukulwa nawo na?

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini bathi: Babulewe phambi kwethu njengakuqala. Kepha abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bathi : Masibaleke, sibadonse, baphume emzini, baye emendweni.

Abantu bakwa -Israyeli babuyela emuva empini ; uBenjamini wayeseqalile ukubulala nokuceka kubantu bakwa -Israyeli kungathi abantu abangamashumi amathathu, ngokuba bathi: Impela babulewe phambi kwethu njengasekulweni kwakuqala.

Ngokuba uyakwazi ukubunjwa kwethu; uyakhumbula ukuthi siluthuli.

amanzi ngabe asewele phezu kwethu , kudlule isikhukhula phezu komphefumulo wethu,

Buyisa, Jehova, ukuthunjwa kwethu njengemifula yaseningizimu.

abathi: Siyakunqoba ngolimi lwethu ; izindebe zethu zinathi ; ngubani oyinkosi phezu kwethu na?

Sindisa, Jehova! INkosi mayisiphendule ngosuku lokukhala kwethu.

Umphefumulo wethu ulindela uJehova ; ungukusiza kwethu nesihlangu sethu.

Umusa wakho , Jehova, mawube ph ezu kwethu , njengalokhu sithemba wena.

Ubufihlelani ubuso bakho , ukhohlwe ukuhlupheka nokucindezelwa kwethu, na?

Wathobisa abantu phansi kwethu, nezizwe phansi kwezinyawo zethu.

Baningi abathi : Ngubani oyakusibonisa okuhle na ? Jehova, phakamisa ukukhanya kobuso bakho phezu kwethu.

UNkulunkulu makabe nomusa kithina , asibusise; makakhanyise ubuso bakhe phezu kwethu, Sela

Yebo, ubuhle beNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu abube phezu kwethu , umise umsebenzi wezandla zethu phezu kwethu ; yebo, umsebenzi wezandla zethu uwumise.

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

Amehlo ethu ayaphela ukubheka usizo lwethu oluyize ; ekulindeni kwethu silindela isizwe esingenakusindisa.

Bazingela izinyathelo zeth u ukuba singahambi ezigcawini zethu . Ukugcina kwethu kuseduze, izinsuku zethu zigcwele, yebo, ukugcina kwethu kufikile.

Intokozo yenhliziyo yethu iphelile; ukusina kwethu kuphenduke ukulila.

Sithola ukudla kwethu ngokuzidela amathamb o ngenxa yenkemba yasehlane.

yenza inkatho yakho phakathi kwethu, sibe nesikhwama sinye sonke,

futhi akahlukanisanga ngalutho phakathi kwethu nabo , ehlambulula izinhliziyo zabo ngokukholwa.

Ngakho kulawo madoda ayehamba nathi isikhathi sonke , lapho iNkosi uJesu ingena, iphuma phakathi kwethu,

wathi kubo : Madoda, ngiyabona ukuthi lolu hambo luzakuba nengozi nokuchithakala okukhulu , kungabi ngokwempahla nokomkhumbi kuphela kepha nokokuphila kwethu.

wathi: Saniyala nokuniyala ukuba ningafundisi ngalelo gama; bhekani, senigcwalise iJerusalema ngesifundiso senu, nihlose ukwehlisela igazi lalowo muntu phezu kwethu.

Kepha lowo owayemona umakhelwan e wakhe wamhlohloloza wathi : Ubekwe ngubani ube ngumbusi nomahluleli phezu kwethu na?

bathi ku-Aroni: S enzele onkulunkulu abazakuhamba phambi kwethu ; ngokuba uMose lowo owasikhipha ezweni laseGibithe , asazi ukuba wehlelwe yini.

amthelayo kakhulu phezu kwethu ngaye uJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu,

singakuyeki ukuhlangana kwethu njengomkhuba wabanye , kepha masivuselelane, ikakhulu njengokuba nibona usuku lusondela.

ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayesibonele okuhle kunalokho , ukuze bangapheleliswa ngaphandle kwethu.

sibhekile kuJesu , umqalisi nomphelelisi w okukholwa kwethu , owathi esikhundleni sentokozo ayibekelweyo wathwala isiphambano engalinaki ihlazo, wahlala ngakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu.

makaniphelelise kukho konke okuhle , ukuze nenze intando yakhe , esebenza phakathi kwethu khona lokho okuthokozisayo emehlweni akhe ngoJesu Kristu ; makube kuye inkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade . Amen.

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

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

nxa ebonakaliswa uKristu ongukuphila kwethu , khona-ke nani niyakubonakaliswa kanye naye ekukhazimuleni.

Ngokuba akakho phakathi kwethu oziphilela yena, akakho nozifela yena;

Ngokuba konke okwalotshwa ngaphambili kw alotshelwa ukufundiswa kwethu, ukuze ngokubekezela nangenduduzo yemibhalo sibe nethemba.

okungukuthi siduduzane kanye nani phakathi kwenu ngokukholwa kwethu okwenu nokwami.

Kepha uma ukungalungi kwethu kubonakalisa ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu , siyakuthini na? Imbala uNkulunkulu ungongalungile yini owehlisa ulaka na ? Ngikhulumisa okomuntu.

owanikelwa ngenxa yeziphambeko zethu, wavuswa ngenxa yokulungisiswa kwethu.

akusikho lokho kuphela , kepha nathi uqobo lwethu esinolibo lukaMoya siyabubula phakathi kwethu , silindele isimo sobuntwana , ukukhululwa komzimba wethu.

ukuba izwi lika -Isaya umprofethi ligcwaliseke , alikhuluma lokuthi: Nkosi, ngubani owakholwa ngukushumayela kwethu na ? Ingalo yeNkosi yambulelwa bani na?

ULizwi waba yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu, sabona inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo njengeyozelwe yedwa kuYise, egcwele umusa neqiniso.

Nangaphezu kwakho konke lokho kubekiwe umhosha omkhulu phakathi kwethu nani ukuba abafuna ukusuka lapha baye kini bangekwenze , nabalapho bangaweleli kithi.

Abaphostoli base bethi eNkosini: Yandisa ukukholwa kwethu.

Kepha abantu bomuzi wakhe babemzonda , bathuma amanxusa emva kwakhe, bethi: Asithandi ukuba lo abuse phezu kwethu.

Njengokuba abaningi sebezamile ukulanda ngokuhlelekile ngalezo zindaba ezigcwaliseke phakathi kwethu,

Khona bayakuqala ukuthi ezintab eni: Welani phezu kwethu , nasemagangeni: Sisibekeleni.

Bathi omunye komunye: Inhliziyo yethu ibingavuthi yini phakathi kwethu , lapho ekhuluma kithi endleleni, nalapho esivulela imibhalo, na?

Bafikelwa ngukwesaba bonke , bamdumisa uNkulunkulu , bathi: Kuvele umprofethi omkhulu phakathi kwethu , nokuthi: UNkulunkulu ubahambele abantu bakhe.

Kepha akamphendulanga ngazwi . Base besondela kuye abafundi bakhe , bamncenga, bathi: Mmukise ngokuba uyakhala emva kwethu.

Abantu bonke base bephendula bethi : Igazi l akhe malibe phezu kwethu naphezu kwabantwana bethu.

Waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iMasa neMeriba ngenxa yokuphikisana k wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nangokuba bemlinga uJehova , bethi: Ukhona yini uJehova phakathi kwethu noma qha? Ukulwa no-Amaleki

Wathi yena: Ngubani okumise induna nomahluleli phezu kwethu na? Ufuna ukungibulala mina , njengalokho ubulele owas eGibithe, na? UMose wayesesaba, ethi: Impela le ndaba iyazeka.

Abantu sebebone ukuthi uMose ulibele ukwehla entabeni, abantu babuthana ku-Aroni, bathi kuye : Vuka usenzele onkulunkulu abazakuhamba phambi kwethu, ngokuba uMose lowo , umuntu owasikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe, asazi ukuthi wehlelwe yini.

Wathi: Nkosi, uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho , iNkosi mayihambe iphakathi kwethu , ngokuba bangabantu abantamo ilukhuni ; usithethelele ububi bethu nokona kwethu, usithabathe sibe yifa lakho.

Ngesandla esihle sikaNkulunkulu wethu esasiphezu kwethu b asilethela umuntu onengqondo wamadodana kaMaheli indodana kaLevi ka -Israyeli, kanye noSherebiya namadodana akhe nabafowabo , beyishumi nesishiyagalombili,

Sase sisuka emfuleni i -Ahava ngolweshumi nambili lwenyanga yokuqala ukuba siye eJerusa lema; isandla sikaNkulunkulu wethu sasiphezu kwethu , wasophula esandleni sesitha nakumqamekeli endleleni.

Ngasemva kwakho konke okufike phezu kwethu ngenxa yezenzo zethu ezimbi, nangecala lethu elikh ulu, nangokuba wena Nkulunkulu wethu awusijezisanga ngokufanele izono zethu , wasinika isigaba sabasindileyo njengalesi,

uMoya aze athululwe phezu kwethu evela phezulu , nehlane liphenduke insimu, nensimu ithiwe ihlathi.

Izoni zaseSiyoni ziyesaba, ukuthuthumela kubambile abangenaNkulunkulu. Ngubani phakathi kweth u ongahlala nomlilo oqothulayo ; ngubani phakathi kwethu ongahlala nokunkewuzela okuphakade na?

Jehova, yiba nomusa kithi, sihlalela wena. Yiba yingalo yethu ekuseni njalo, nokusindiswa kwethu ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka.

UJehova uyakungisindisa ; ngalokho siyakubetha n gezingubhu ezinezintambo zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwethu endlini kaJehova.

Ngokuba iziphambeko zeth u zandile phambi kwakho , nezono zethu ziyafakaza ngathi ; ngokuba iziphambeko zethu zikithi , nokona kwethu siyakwazi:

Sonke saba njengongcolileyo, nokulunga kwethu konke kwakunjengengubo enindiweyo; sabuna sonke njengeqabunga , nobubi bethu basisusa njengomoya.

asililalelanga izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ukuba sihambe ngemithetho yakhe ayibeka phambi kwethu ngezinceku zakhe abaprofethi.

Wonke u -Israyeli weqile umthetho wakho , echezuka ukuze bangalilaleli izwi lakho ; ngalokho isiqalekiso sithululwe phezu kwethu kanye nesifungo esilotshiwe emthethweni kaMose inceku kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba sonile kuye.

Nkulunkulu wami, beka indlebe yakho , uzwe; vula amehlo akho , ubheke izincithakalo zethu nomuzi obizwe ngegama lakho , ngokuba asilethi ukunxusa kwethu phambi kwakho ngenxa yokulunga kwethu kepha ngomusa wakho omkhulu.

Nasondela kimi nina nonke , nathi: M asithume amadoda phambi kwethu ukuba asihlolele izwe , asibuyisele izwi ngendlela esimelwe ukukhuphuk a ngayo, nangemizi esiyakufika kuyo.

sase sikhala kuJehova uNkulunkulu wawobaba , uJehova walizwa izwi lethu, wabona ukuhlupheka kwethu , nomshikashika wethu, nokucindezelwa kwethu;

UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wamnikela phambi kwethu , samnqoba yena namadodana akhe nabantu bakhe bonke.

Kusukela e -Aroweri elisosebeni lomfula i-Arinoni nasemzini osesigodini kuze kube kwaGileyadi akubangakho muzi owasahlula ngokuphakama ; uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wayinikela yonke phambi kwethu;

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?

Sizwe, nkosi; wena uyisikhulu sikaNkulunkulu phakathi kwethu ; mmbele ofileyo wakho kwelihle kuwo onke amathu na ethu; akakho phakathi kwethu ozakugodlela wena ithuna lakhe ukuba ummbele ofileyo wakho.

Bathi: Sesibone nokubona ukuthi uJehova unawe . Sathi: Akube khona manje phakathi kwethu isifungo, phakathi kwethu nawe, senze isivumelwano nawe

Njengalokho usufunisisile kuyo yonke impahla yami , uthole ntoni yezinto zonke zendlu yakho na ? Yibeke lapha phambi kwabafowethu nabafowenu ukuba banqume phakathi kwethu sobabili.

UNkulunkulu ka -Abrahama noNkulunkulu kaNahori , uNkulunkulu wawoyise, makahlulele phakathi kwethu . UJakobe wafunga ukwesaba kukayise u-Isaka.

wothi: Ngezenceku yakho uJakobe; kuyisipho esithunywa enkosini yami u - Esawu; bheka, naye uyeza, ungasemuva kwethu.

Niyakukhuluma nithi : Futhi bheka , inceku yakho uJakobe iyeza , isemva kwethu. Ngokuba wathi : Ngizakumthoba ngalesi sipho esihamba pha mbi kwami, andukuba ngibone ubuso bakhe; mhlawumbe angangamukela.

Base bethi omunye komunye : Impela sitholile icala ngomfowethu , njengokuba sabona usizi lwenhliziyo yakhe, esincenga, kasamlalela; ngalokho lolu sizi selufike phezu kwethu.

Wena ndodana yomuntu , yisho kuyo indlu yakwa -Israyeli, uthi: Nisho kanje, nithi: Impela iziphambeko zethu nezono zethu ziphez u kwethu , siyonda ngenxa yazo; pho, siyakuphila kanjani na?

Kwathi ngomnyaka weshu mi nambili wokuthunjwa kwethu , ngenyanga yeshumi, ngolwesihlanu lwenyanga , kwafika kimi ophunyukileyo eJerusalema, wathi: Umuzi unqotshiwe.

Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nanhlanu, wokuthunjwa kwethu ekuqaleni komnyaka, ngolweshumi lwenyanga , ngomnyaka weshumi nane , emva kokunqotshwa komuzi , ngalona lolo suku , isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kwami, wangiyisa khona.

Izindawo eziphakemeyo zase -Aveni, isono sakwa -Israyeli, ziyakuchithwa; ameva namakhakhasi ayakukhuphukela ema -altare abo ; bayakuthi kuzo izintaba: Sisibekeleni, nakuwo amagquma: Welani phezu kwethu.

Koze kube nini izwe lidabuka, nemifino yonke yasendle ibuna, na? Ngobubi babakhileyo khon a izinkomo nezinyoni ziyabhubha , ngokuba bathi : Akayikubona ukugcina kwethu.

Noma izono zethu zifakaza ngathi , sebenza, Jehova, ngenxa yegama lakho ; ngokuba ukuhlehla kwethu kuningi, sonile kuwe.

Yini ukuba ube ngumuntu odidekileyo , njengeqhawe elingenakusindisa, na? Nokho uphakathi kwethu, Jehova, sibiziwe ngegama lakho; ungasishiyi.

Kuyakuthi lapho ubatshela laba bantu on ke lawa mazwi , basho kuwe ukuthi: UJehova ukhulumeleni phezu kwethu konke lokhu okubi na ? Ububi bethu buyini? Yisiphi isono esone ngaso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu na?

Ezinsukwini zalo uJuda uyakusindiswa, u-Israyeli ahlale elondekile ; nanti igama eliyakubizwa ngalo lokuthi: UJEHOVA UNGUKULUNGA KWETHU.

Ngalezo zinsuku uJuda uyakusindiswa, neJerusalema liyakuhlala lilondekile; yileli gama eliyakubizwa ngalo , elithi: UJEHOVA UNGUKULUNGA KWETHU.

zathi kuJeremiya umprof ethi: Ukunxusa kwethu makwamukeleke ngaphambi kwakho, usikhulekele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho , unxusele yonke le nsali , ngokuba sisele singaba yingcosana kwabaningi , njengalokhu amehlo akho ekubona nje,

Wakhubekisa abaningi, yebo, bawa omunye phezu komunye, bathi: Sukani, sibuyele kubantu bakith i nasezweni lokuzalwa kwethu , sisuke enkembeni ecindezelayo.

Ngokuba izwi lokukhala lizwakal a livela eSiyoni, lithi: Yeka ukuphangwa kwethu! Sijabhile kakhulu , ngokuba silishiyile izwe , ngokuba badilizile izindlu zethu.

Ngokuba uyenezela ukuhlubuka esonweni sakhe ; ushaya ihlombe phakathi kwethu, andise amazwi akhe kuNkulunkulu.

Masizikhethele okulungileyo, sazi phakathi kwethu okuhle.

Akukho mnqamulajuqu phakathi kweth u ongabeka isand la sakhe phezu kwethu sobabili.

Ayesekhala kuJehova, athi: Siyakuncenga: masingabhubhi ngenxa yalo muntu, ungabeki phezu kwethu igazi elingenacala , ngokuba wena Jehova wenzile njengokuhlosa kwakho.

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

Base bethi kuye : Ake usitshele ukuthi kungenxa kabani lobu bubi buphezu kwethu. Umsebenzi wakho uyini ? Uvelaphi? Liphi izwe lakini , ungowasiphi isizwe na?

Kepha uma izwe lefa lenu lingcolile , welani, niye ezweni lefa likaJehova , lapho lihlala khona itabernakele likaJehova , nibe nefa phakathi kwethu ; kepha ningahlubuki uJehova , ningahlubuki futhi kithi ngokuzakhela i -altare ngaphandle kwe-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.

UJehova wenzile iJordani umkhawulo phakathi kwethu nani , nina bantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi ; aninasabelo kuJehova ; abantwana benu bese bebuyisela emuva abantwana bethu ukuba bangabe besamesaba uJehova.

kepha libe ngufakazi phakathi kwethu nani naphakathi kwezizukulwane zethu emva kwethu , ukuze senze inkonzo kaJehova phambi kwakhe ngeminikelo yethu yokushiswa , nangemihlatshelo ye thu, nangeminikelo yethu yokuthula , ukuba abantwana benu bangasho kubantwana bethu ngesikhathi esizayo ukuthi: Aninasabelo kuJehova.

Sathi-ke: Kuyakuthi lapho besho kanjalo kithi nakuzo izizukulwane zethu ngesikhathi esizayo , sisho ukuthi : Bhekani isifanekiso se -altare likaJehova abalenzayo obaba , lingabi ngeleminikelo yokushiswa nelemihlatshelo ; lingufakazi phakathi kwethu nani.

UFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare umpristi wathi kubantwana bakwaRubeni nakubantwana bakwaGadi nakubantwana bakwaManase : Namuhla siyazi ukuthi uJehova uphakathi kwethu , ngokuba anenzanga lesi siphambeko kuJehova; manje senophulile abantwana bakwa -Israyeli esandleni sikaJehova.

Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi balibiza i -altare ngokuthi: Lingufakazi phakathi kwethu wokuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu.

UJehova waxosha phambi kwethu bonke abantu , nama-Amori futhi ayehlala ezweni ; ngalokho nathi siyakumkhonza uJehova , ngokuba unguNkulunkulu wethu.

uma ekufikeni kwethu ezweni ungabophi le ntambo ebomvu efasiteleni osehlise ngalo , uzibuthele endlini y akho uyihlo , nonyoko, nabafowenu, nabendlu bonke bakayihlo.

Athi kuJoshuwa : UJehova unikile ezandleni zethu izwe l onke; bonke abakhileyo ezweni baphela amandla phambi kwethu.

ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu wawamisa amanzi aseJordani phambi kwenu, naze nawela, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu wenza eLwandle Olubomvu, alomisa phambi kwethu, saze sawela,

Bayakuphuma, basilandele, size sibasuse emzini, ngokuba bayakusho ukuthi: Babaleka phambi kwethu njengakuqala, bese sibaleka phambi kwabo;

UJoshuwa wababiza , wakhuluma kubo , wathi: Nisikhohliseleni ngokuthi : Sikude kakhulu nani, lokhu nakhile phakathi kwethu, na?

Bamphendula uJoshuwa , bathi: Kungokuba izinceku zakho zatshelwa nokutshelwa ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wa kho wayala inceku yakhe uMose ukuba aninike izwe lonke , achithe bonke abakhileyo ezweni phambi kwenu; ngalokho sesaba kakhulu ngokuphila kwethu ngenxa yenu , sakwenza lokho.

Amadoda akwa-Israyeli athi kumaHivi : Mhlawumbe nakhile phakathi kwethu; singenza kanjani isivumelwano nani na?

Akunqunywanga ukudla kwethu phambi kwamehlo ethu , intokozo nenjabulo endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, na?

Uma nisho ukuthi : Siyakudlani ngomnyaka wesikhombisa ? Bheka, asiyikulima, asiyikubutha ukudla kwethu,

elizinhloko zalo zahlulela ngemivuzo , nelibapristi balo bafundisa ngenkokhelo, nelibaprofethi balo babhula ngemali, bencike nokho kuJehova, bethi: UJehova akaphakathi kwethu na? Asiyikwehlelwa ngokubi.

Ngathi futhi : Akukuhle enikwenzayo ; beningehambe yini ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu wethu ngenxa yokuthukwa kwethu ngabezizwe , izitha zethu, na?

Lithelela kakhulu amakhosi owabeke phezu kwethu ngenxa yezono zethu ; abusa phezu kwemizimba yethu naphezu kwezinkomo zethu njengokuthanda kwawo; thina sisekuhluphekeni okukhulu. Abantu benza isivumelwano noNkulunkulu

U-Aroni wathi kuMose : O nkosi , ake ungabeki isono phezu kwethu ngalokho esikwenzile ngobuwula, nangalokho esone ngakho.

kuyinto encane yini ukuthi wasikhuphula ezweni elivame ubisi nezinyosi ukuba usibulale ehlane; usuyazenza nesikhulu phezu kwethu na?

Kukhona yini into okuthiwa ngayo : Bheka, intsha le . Yayikhona nasemandulo ayengaphambi kwethu.