Kwathi ngaleso sikhathi , lapho uJerobowamu ephumile eJerusalema , umprofethi u -Ahiya waseShilo wamfumana endlel eni, embethe ingubo entsha; labo bobabili babebodwa endle.

uzibalele impi njengaleyo mpi olahlekelwe yiyo , ihhashi ngehhashi, inqola ngenqola, silwe nabo ethafeni , sibahlule impela . Yalalela izwi labo , yenze njalo.

Lawo madoda amabili , abantu ababi , angena, ahlala phambi kwakhe ; bafakaza labo bantu ababi ngaye, bathi: Yena uNaboti uthukile uNkulunkulu nenkosi. Base bemkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi , bamkhanda ngamatshe , wafa.

Igazi labo liyakubuyela ekhanda likaJowabe nasekh anda lenzalo yakhe kuze kube phakade ; kepha kuDavide , nakuyo inzalo yakhe , nakuyo indlu yakhe, nakuso isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi kuyakuba ngukuthula kuze kube phakade, kuvela kuJehova.

mawuzwe wena ezulwin i, uthethelele isono sezinceku zakho nesabantu bakho u -Israyeli, lapho ubafundisa indlela enhle abayakuhamba ngayo , uthume imvula ezweni lakho obanike abantu bakho libe yifa labo.

USawule wayesethi odibini lwezikhali zakhe : Hosha inkemba yakho , ungigwaze ngayo , funa labo abangasokile bafike , bangone. Kepha aluvumanga udibi lwezikhali zakh e, ngokuba lwesaba kakhulu . Ngalokho uSawule wayithatha inkemba, wawela phezu kwayo.

Labo abathathu bafohla ikamu lamaF ilisti, bakha amanzi emthonjeni waseBetlehema owawungasesangweni , bawathatha, bawaletha kuDavide ; kepha uDavide akavumanga ukuwaphuza , kodwa wawathululela uJehova , wathi:

Kubantwana bakwa -Isakare ngabazi ukuqonda izikhathi ukuba bazi okufanele ukwenziwa ngu -Israyeli; izinhloko zabo zazingamakhulu amabili; bonke abafowabo balalela izwi labo.

UDavide washo ezinduneni zamaLevi ukuba zibeke abafowabo abahlabeleli, benezinto zokubetha , izingubhu, namahabhu, namasimbali, bakubethe, baphakamise izwi labo ngokuthokoza.

no-Ofiri, noHavila, noJobabi; bonke labo babe ngamadodana kaJokothane;

noJeturu, noNafishi, noKhedema. Labo babe ngamadodana ka-Ishmayeli.

Amadodana kaMidiyani: ngo-Efa, no-Eferi, noHanoki, no-Abida, no-Elidaha. Bonke labo babe ngamadodana kaKetura.

Labo bazalwa ngamaRefa eGati , bawa ngesandla sikaD avide nangesandla sezinceku zakhe.

Amadodana kaShimeyi : ngoJahati, noZina, noJewushe, noBeriya. Labo bobane babe ngamadodana kaShimeyi.

Amadodana kaShimeyi : ngoShelomoti, noHaziyeli, noHarana, bebathathu. Labo babe yizinhloko zawoyise bakaLadani.

bonke labo babe ngamadodana kaHemani umboni wenk osi ngamazwi kaNkulunkulu okuphakamisa uphondo lwakhe ; uNkulunkulu wamnika uHemani amadodana ayishumi nane namadodakazi amathathu.

Bonke labo babe ngamadodana ka -Obede Edomi , bona namadodana abo nabafowabo, amadoda aqinileyo anamandla enkonzweni , engamashumi ayisithupha nambili ka-Obede Edomi.

uJazizi umHagiri wayephethe izimvu . Bonke labo babe yizinduna zemfuyo yenkosi uDavide.

OGeshuri no-Aramu babaphuca imiz i kaJayirem, kanye neKhenati nemizi yalo, imizi engamashumi ayisithupha . Bonke labo babe ngamadodana kaMakiri uyise kaGileyadi.

Amadodana kaJuda : ngo-Eri, no-Onani, noShela; labo abathathu bazalwa nguye kuBati Shuwa , umKhananikazi. Kepha u -Eri, izibulo likaJuda , wayemubi emehlweni kaJehova; wambulala.

Amadodana kaJonathani : ngoPheleti noZaza . Labo babe ngamadodana kaJerameli.

Imindeni yababhali ababehlala eJabesi : ngamaThirati, namaShimeyati, namaSukati. Labo babe ngamaKheni avela kuHamati uyise wendlu kaRekabi.

Bonke labo babe ngamadodana kaDavide ngaphandle kwamadodana ezancinza; uTamari wayengudadewabo.

Labo babe ngababumbi nabakhileyo eNethayimi naseGedera; bahlala khona nenkosi ngomsebenzi wayo.

Labo ababizwe ngamagama babeyizikh ulu emindenini yabo ; izindlu zawoyise zanda kakhulu.

Labo abalotshwe ngamagama bafika ezinsukwini zikaHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, bachitha amatende abo namaMehuni afunyanwa khona , bawaqothula kuze kube namuhla , bahlala esikhundleni sabo , ngokuba kwakukhona idlelo lezimvu zabo lapho.

Labo babe ngamadodana ka -Abihayili kaHuri kaJa rowa kaGileyadi kaMikayeli kaJeshishayi kaJahido kaBuzi;

Bonke labo babhalwa ngezi zukulwane zabo emihleni kaJothamu inkosi yakwaJuda nasemihleni kaJerobowamu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

Bonke labo babe ngamadodana kaJediyayeli ngezinhloko zezindlu zawoyise, amaqhawe anamandla , beyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesikhombisa namakhulu amabili abangaphuma impi ukuyokulwa.

Amadodana ka -Ulamu: nguBedani. Labo ba be ngamadodana kaGileyadi kaMakiri kaManase.

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

Amadodana kaJafeleti : ngoPhasaki, noBimihali, no-Ashivati. Labo babe ngabantwana bakaJafeleti.

Bonke labo babe ngabantwana baka -Asheri, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise , amaqhawe akhethekileyo anamandla , izinhloko zezikhulu . Umumo wabo ubhalwe ngezizukulwane zabo ukuba balwe empini wawungabantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nesithupha.

Amadodana kaBekeri: ngoZemira, noJowashi, no-Eliyezeri, no-Eliyohenayi, no-Omri, noJeremoti, no-Abiya, no-Anathoti, no-Alemeti. Bonke labo babe ngamadodana kaBekeri.

noJewuse, noShakiya, noMirima. Labo babe ngamadodana akhe , izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise.

Labo babe yizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise , izinhloko ezizukulwaneni zabo , bahlala eJerusalema.

u-Aseli wayenamadodana ayisithupha; amagama awo yilawa : o-Azirikamu, noBokeru, no-Ishmayeli, noShehariya, no-Obadiya, noHanani. Bonke labo babe ngamadodana ka-Aseli.

Amadodana ka -Ulamu ayengamaqhawe anamandla , ansala umnsalo ; ayenamadodana amaningi namadodana amadodan a amaningi , eyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu. Labo babe ngamadodana kaBenjamini.

Bonke labo ababekhethiwe ukuba babe ngabalindisango babe ngamakhulu amabili neshumi nambili . Babhalwa ngezizukulwane emizaneni yabo , bamiswa ngoDavide noSamuweli umboni ezikhundleni zabo.

Labo babe yizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise bamaLevi , izinhloko ezizukulwaneni zabo, bahlala eJerusalema.

u-Aseli wayenamadodana ayisithupha; amagama awo yilawa : o-Azirikamu, noBokeru, no-Ishmayeli, noShehariya, no-Obadiya, noHanani; labo babe ngamadodana ka-Aseli.

nabafowabo ngezizukulwane zabo , bengamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha . Bonke labo bantu babe yizinh loko zezindlu zawoyise ngokwezindlu zawoyise.

Uma umuntu ebona umzalwane wa khe ona ngesono esingesiso esokufa , makacele, uyakumnika ukuphila , ekunika labo abenza isono esingesiso esokufa. Sikhona isono sokufa; angisho ukuba kucelwe ngaleso.

uMoya, namanzi, negazi; labo abathathu bavumelana entweni inye.

kodwa kube ngobumnene nang okwesaba, nibe nonembeza omuhle , ukuze kuthi kulokho abanihleba ngakho bajabhiswe labo abathuka ukuhamba kwenu okuhle kuKristu.

Kepha uma umfelokazi enabantwana noma enabazukulwane , labo-ke mabafunde kuqala ukuhlonipha indlu yakwabo , babuyisele okufaneleyo kubazali babo, ngokuba kuyabongeka lokho phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

Abanabanumzane abakho lwayo bangabadeleli , ngokuba bengabazalwane, kodwa kube yikhona bebakhonza kakhulu , ngokuba bengabakholwayo nabathandekayo labo abasizakala ngomsebenzi wabo . Wofundisa lezo zinto , uyale ngazo. Isifundiso masibe ngesiqinisileyo

Kepha iningi labo uNkulunkulu wayengathokozi ngabo ; ngokuba bashaywa phansi ehlane.

emva kwalokho wabonwa ngasikhathi sinye ngabazalw ane abadlula amakhulu ayisihlanu , iningi labo lisekhona nakalokhu , kepha abanye sebelele;

Ekufikeni kwami labo enibakhethayo ngizakubathuma , bephethe izincwadi, ukuba bayise izipho zenu zothando eJerusalema;

Kepha anazi yini ukuthi ohlangana nesifebe ungumzimba munye naso na? Ngokuba uthi yena: Labo ababili bayakuba nyamanye.

Bonke abancintisanayo bayazithiba ezintweni z onke; labo benza ukuze bathole umqhele ophelayo, kepha thina ukuze sithole ongapheliyo.

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

USawule wayesethi kuSamuweli : Ngonile, ngokuba ngeqile isiyalezo sikaJehova namazwi akho, lokhu ngesaba abantu, ngalalela izwi labo.

Nokho labo bantu basiphatha kahle , asilimalanga, asilahlekelwanga lutho zonke izinsuku sisahambisana nabo sisendle;

Kepha wala wathi: Angiyikudla. Kodwa zamcindezela izinceku zakhe kanye nowesifazane, walilalela izwi labo . Wayesevuka emhlabathini , wahlala embhedeni.

USawule wayesethi odibini lwezikhali zakhe : Hosha inkemba yakho , ungigwaze ngayo , funa labo abangasokile bafike , bangigwaze, bangone. Kepha aluvumanga udibi lwezikhali zakhe, ngokuba lwesaba kakhulu . Ngalokho uSawule wayithatha inkemba, wawela phezu kwayo.

UJehova wathi kuSamuweli : Lalela izwi labo , ubanike inkosi. USamuweli wathi kubantu bakwa -Israyeli: Hambani niye , kube yilowo nalowo emzini wakini.

Manje lalela izwi labo , ugamele nokugamela kubo kuphela , ubatshele amalungelo enkosi eyakubusa phezu kwabo.

Wayesefika u -Isaya umprofethi enkosini uHezekiya , wathi kuye : Batheni labo bantu ; beze kuwe bevelaphi na ? Wathi uHezekiya: Bavela ezweni elikude eBabele.

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

Kepha wathi : Awuyikubabulala; ungababulala yini labo obathumbile ngenkemba yakho nangomnsalo wakho na ? Beka isinkwa namanzi phambi kwabo ukuba badle, baphuze, baye enkosini yabo.

Labo abanochoko sebefike emaphethe lweni ekamu , bangena kwelinye itende, badla, baphuza, basusa khona isiliva , negolide, nezingubo, baya bakuthukusa; babuya, bangena kwelinye itende , basusa nakhona , baya bakuthukusa.

U-Asa wayenempi ephethe izihlangu nemikhonto , evela kwaJuda , iyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu, nevela kwaBenjamini, ephethe amahawu nensala iminsalo , iyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisishiyagalombili; bonke labo babe ngamaqhawe anamandla.

Isithunywa ebesihambile ukumbiza uMikhaya sakhuluma kuye, sathi: Bheka, amazwi abaprofethi mahle enkosini ngamlomo munye ; ngalokho izwi lakho malibe njengelinye labo, ukhulume okuhle.

Ngiphe manje ukuhlakanipha nokwazi ukuba ngiphume , ngingene phambi kwalabo bantu , ngokuba ngubani ongahlulela labo bantu bakho abakhulu kangaka na?

Wayenabafowabo, amadodana kaJehoshafati : ngo-Azariya, noJehiyeli, noZakariya, no-Azariyahu, noMikayeli, noShefathiya; bonke labo babengamadodana kaJehoshafati inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

Bayishiya indlu kaJehov a uNkulunkulu wawoyise , bakhonza o -Ashera nezithombe; uJuda neJerusalema kwehlelwa yintukuthelo ngaleli cala labo.

Bema ezindaweni zabo njengehlelo labo ngokomthetho kaMose , umuntu kaNkulunkulu; abapristi bafafaza ngegazi elalisesandleni samaLevi.

Base besukuma abapristi namaLevi , bababusisa abantu ; izwi labo lezwakala, nomkhuleko wabo wafika endaweni yakhe engcwele ezulwini.

Anazi yini ukuthi mina nawobaba senzeni kubo bonke abezizwe na ? Onkulunkulu babezizwe babe namandla yini nakanjani okophula izwe labo esandleni sami na?

mawuzwe wena ezulwini , uthethelele isono sezinceku zakho nesabantu bakho u -Israyeli, lapho ubafundisa indlela enhle abayakuhamba ngayo , uthume imvula ezweni lakho obanike abantu bakho libe yifa labo.

bazithobe abantu bami ababizwa ngegama lami , bakhuleke, bafune ubuso bami, baphenduke ezindleleni zabo ezimbi , ngiyakuzwa ezulwini , ngithethelele isono sabo, ngiphilise izwe labo.

Ngokuba abakhohlisi abaningi baphumele ezweni, labo abangamvumi uJesu Kristu ukuthi uzile ngenyama; lowo ungumkhohlisi nomphikukristu.

ikakhulu labo abahamba ngokwenyama enkanukweni yokuzingcolisa , bedelela ubukhosi ; bengamaphikankani nabaziqhenyayo abesabi nokuhlambalaza abenkazimulo,

bamukele umvuzo wokungalu ngi. Labo bathi ukutamasa emini kungukujabula; bayizisihla nezinsolo , bezitika ekukhohliseni kwabo bedla nani;

Labo bayimithombo en genamanzi nezinkungu eziqhutshwa yisiphepho , abagcinelwe ubumnyama bobumnyama.

Ngokuba bekhuluma udwadwa , amazwi ayize, babayenga ngezinkanuko zenyama nangamanyala labo abasaphephayo abahamba ngokuduka;

nezwi labo liyakubhibha njengesilonda esibhucukayo , abaphakathi kwabo ngoHimenewu noFiletu

nabanesimo sokumesaba uNkulunkulu , kepha amandla akho bewaphika ; labo-ke wobagwema.

ngokuba ngiyalwazi uthando lwenu engizincoma ngalo ngani kwabaseMakedoniya, uma ngithi i -Akhaya lase lizilungisele kwany akenye nokuthi ukushisekela kwenu kuvusile iningi labo.

Labo bobane bazalwa ngamaRefa eGati ; bawa ngesandla s ikaDavide nangesandla sezinceku zakhe.

wabanikela ezandleni zabaseGibeyoni , babaphanyeka entabeni phambi kukaJehova, bawa labo abayisikhombisa kanyekanye ; babulawa ngesikhathi sokuvuna ezinsukwini zokuqala ngasekuqaleni kokuvunwa kwebhali.

Wakhala phambi kwakhe izinsuku eziyisikhombisa , lisekhona idili labo ; kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa wayesemtshela, ngokuba wamcindezela kakhulu; wayisho imfumbe kwabakubo.

Labo sebengenile endlini kaMika basithatha isithombe esiba ziweyo, nengubo yamahlombe, namatherafi, nesithombe esibunjiweyo; umpristi wathi kubo: Nenzani na?

Base bemuka labo bantu abayisihlanu , bafika eLayishi , babona abantu abakulo ukuthi basahlala belondekile ngendl ela yamaSidoni , benokuthula, bengenaluvalo, ngokuba kwakungekho ezweni onamandla ukuba abajabhise ngalutho; babekude namaSidoni, bengenandaba nabanye abantu.

Ngalokho khiphani labo bantu , abantu ababi , abaseGibeya, ukuba sibabulale, sixoshe ububi kwa -Israyeli. Kepha uBenjamini kavumanga ukulalela izwi labafowabo, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Phakathi kwabo bonke labo bantu kwakukhona amadoda angamakhulu ayisikhombisa akhethiweyo angamanxele; onke ayekwazi ukuphonsa amatshe ngisho nasonweleni, engageji.

Abantu bakwa -Israyeli ngaphandle kukaBenjamini babalwa baba yizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane , amadoda ahlome inkemba ; bonke labo babe ngamadoda empi.

UBenjamini waphuma eGibeya ukuhlangabezana nabo ngosuku lwesibili , wabuye wabulala kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili; bonke labo babehlome inkemba.

UJehova wanqoba uBenjamini phambi kuka -Israyeli; abantwana bakwa - Israyeli babulala ngalolo suku kwaBenjamini abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu nekhulu; bonke labo babehlome inkemba.

Kwawa abantu bakwaBenjamini abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili; bonke labo babe ngamaqhawe.

Bonke abawa ngalolo suku kwaBenjamini babe ngabantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu abahlome inkemba ; bonke labo babe ngamaqhawe.

Abantu base befika eBethele , bahlala khona kwaze kwahlwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, baphakamisa izwi labo, bakhala kakhulu.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini benze njalo , bazithathela abafazi njeng enani labo kwabasinayo , ababaqhwagayo; bahamba, babuyela efeni labo , bakha imizi, bahlala kuyo.

kuphela ukuba izizukulwane zabantwana bakwa -Israyeli zazi , zifundiswe impi, ikakhulu labo ababengayazi ngaphambili.

nganophula esandleni sabaseGibithe nasesandleni sabo bonke abanicindezelayo, ngabaxosha phambi kwenu, nganinika izwe labo,

Wayesesho koZeba noSalimuna , ethi: Babe njani labo bantu enababulala eThabori na ? Bathi: Babe njengawe ; yilowo nalowo wafana nabantwana benkosi.

ukuba ubudlo va obenziwe kuwo amadodana angamashumi ayisikhombisa kaJerubali bufike , negazi labo libekwe phezu kuka -Abimeleki umfowabo owababulala, naphezu kwabaseShekemi abaqinisa izandla zakhe ukuba abulale abafowabo.

UZebule wayesethi kuye: Uphi manje umlomo wakho ukuba uthi : Ngubani u-Abimeleki ukuba simkhonze na ? Akusibo labo bantu obadeleleyo na? Ake uphume manje, ulwe nabo.

Izwe labo lagcwala amasele nasezindlini zamakhosi abo.

Wabanika isichotho saba yimvula yabo, amalangabi omlilo ezweni labo.

Washaya nemivini yabo nemikhiwane yabo ; waphula imithi yasezweni labo.

Kokheleka umlilo eviyweni labo; ilangabi lashisa laqeda ababi.

Kaningi wabakhulula ; kepha bahlubuka ngecebo labo , bawiswa phansi ngobubi babo.

Wanika izwe labo laba yifa, laba yifa lika-Israyeli, isizwe sakhe.

owanika izwe labo laba yifa, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade;

Bonakalisa isihe sakho esimangalisay o wena osindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene labo abaphephela kuwe kwababahlaselayo.

Labo bayakhala, uJehova uyezwa; uyabakhulula kuzo zonke izinhlupheko zabo.

Ngokuba bangenzele ngasesitha igebe lenetha labo , kungekho sici, bembele umphefumulo wami umgodi, kungekho cala.

UJehova uyazazi izinsuku zabaqotho ; ifa labo liyakuma kuze kube phakade.

Mabashaqeke ngenxa yehlazo labo abathi kimi: Ashila, ashila!

labo abathemba imfuyo yabo bezigabisa ngomcebo wabo omkhulu, na?

Ubeke injabulo enhliziyweni yam i edlula eyamabele abo newayini labo sekuvamile.

Itafula labo malibe yisihibe phambi kwabo , libe lugibe kwabahlezi bezithulele.

Ngokuba uNkulunkulu uzakulisindisa iSiyoni , akhe imizi yakwaJuda; bazakuhlala khona, ibe yifa labo.

Iyakukhulula umphefumulo wabo okhahlweni nasendluzuleni ; igazi labo liyakuba yigugu emehlweni ayo.

Wakwehlisa phakathi kwekamu labo naphakathi kwezindlu zabo.

Base bekhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyidwala labo ; uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ungumkhululi wabo.

babeke ithemba labo kuNkulunkulu , bangakhohlwa imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu, kepha bagcine imiyalo yakhe.

Bachithile igazi labo njengamanzi nxazonke zeJerusalema, akwababikho obembelayo.

Ujezisile abezizwe , wabhubhisa ababi; igama labo ulesulile kuze kub e phakade naphakade.

Kepha ngiyathanda ukunikhumbuza, nokuba kade benikwazi konke , ukuthi iNkosi, isisindisile isizwe isikhipha ezweni laseGibithe , yabuye yabhubhisa labo abangakholwanga,

Labo bayiminqumo emibili nezinti zezibani ezimbili ezimi phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba.

Udrako wamthukuthelela owesifazane , wamuka, wayokulwa nabaseleyo benzalo yakhe , labo abagcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu nabanobufakazi bukaJesu.

Senza futhi ukuba bonke , abancane nabakhulu, nabacebileyo nabampofu, nabakhululekileyo nabayizigqila, bazibeke uphawu esandleni sabo sokunene noma ebunzini labo

Labo yibo abangangcoliswanga yisifazane, ngokuba bayizintombi. Labo yibo abalandela iWundlu noma liyaphi . Labo bathengwa ebantwini , babe lulibo kuNkulunkulu nakulo iWundlu,

Isilo owasibonayo sasikhona , asisekho; kepha sesizakwenyuka , siphuma kwalasha, siye ekubhujisweni; nabakhileyo emhlabeni bayakumangala , labo abamagama abo angalotshwanga encwadini yokuphila , selokhu kwasekelwa izwe, nxa bebona isilo ukuthi sasikhona , kepha asisekho , kanti sizakuba khona.

Isilo sase sibanjwa nomprofethi wamanga okanye naso owenza izibonakaliso phamb i kwaso , abadukisa ngazo abamukela uphawu lwesilo nabakhuleka kumfanekiso waso ; labo bobabili baphonswa besezwa echibini lomlilo elivutha isibabule.

Ngase ngibona izihla lo zobukhosi ; bahlala kuzo , banikwa ukwahlulela ; ngabona nemiphefumulo yababenqunywe amakhanda ngenxa yokufakaza ngoJesu nangenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu , nalabo abangakhulekanga kuso isilo nomfanekiso waso , nabangamukelanga uphawu lwesilo ebunzini labo nasesandleni sabo ; baphila, babusa kanye noKristu iminyaka eyinkulungwane.

Babusisiwe abahlanza izingubo zabo ukuba bathole ilu ngelo labo emthini wokuphila, bangene emzini ngamasango.

Kwathiwa kuso masingoni utshani bomhlaba , nanye into e luhlaza, nowodwa umuthi, kuphela labo bantu abangenalo uphawu lukaNkulunkulu emabunzini abo.

Wabiza njengasosukwini lomhlangan o izesabiso zami nxazonke ; akubangakho ngosuku lwentukuthel o kaJehova ow asindayo nowasalayo . Labo engangibaphathile, ngabondla, izitha zami zibaqedile.

Ngangomuso besahamba labo, sebesondela emzini, uPetru wenyukela phezu kwendlu ukuyokhuleka ngehora lesithupha.

UMoya wayesethi kimi angihambe nabo ngingangabazi ngalutho . Bangiphelekezela labo bazalwane abayisithupha, saya sangena endlini yaleyo ndoda.

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

Ngakho mina ngithi masingabakhathazi labo kwabezizwe abaphendukela kuNkulunkulu,

Kepha sekusile, izinduna zathuma izikhonzi, zathi: Bakhulule labo bantu.

Labo-ke babebahle kunabaseThesalonika , balamukela izwi ngenhliziyo yonke, bahlolisisa imibhalo imihla ngemihla ukuba zinjalo yini lezo zinto.

kepha seniyabona, niyezwa futhi ukuthi akukuphela e -Efesu kodwa cishe kulo lonke i-Asiya uPawulu lona udukisile abantu abaningi ngokubancenga , ethi akusibo onkulunkulu labo abenziwe ngezandla.

Khona labo ababebuthene bambuza bathi: Nkosi, usawubuyisela umbuso ku- Israyeli ngalesi sikhathi na?

Ngakho-ke ngiyafakaza kini ngalolu suku lwanamuhla ngithi anginacala egazini labo bonke.

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

Kepha labo ababe nami bakubona ukukhanya , kodwa izwi lowakhuluma nami abalizwanga.

Njengokuba itheku lalingalungile ukuhlala khona ebusika , iningi labo laluleka ukuba kusukwe khona , mhlawumbe kwenzeke ukuba bafinyelele eFeniksi, itheku lase Krethe elibheke entshonalanga ya seningizimu nasentshonalanga yasenyakatho, bahlale khona ebusika.

kepha induna yekhulu ithanda ukusindisa uPawulu yawavimbela enhlosweni yawo, yayala ukuba labo abakwazi ukuhlamba baziphonse kuqala emanzini, bafike emhlabathini,

Thina singofakazi balezo zinto kanye noMoya oNgcwele uNkulunkulu amnikile labo abamlalelayo.

Kepha icebo labo laziwa nguSawulu. Babemhlalela nasemasangweni imini nobusuku ukuba bambulale.

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

Ngokuba ngomnikelo munye uphelelise njalonjalo labo abangcwelisiweyo.

Labo bonke, befakazelwe ngokukholwa, abazuzanga isithembiso,

Ukulaya konke okwamanje kungathi akusikho okwentokozo , kepha kungokosizi, kodwa ngasemuva kuyabathelela isithelo esihle sokulunga labo abahlakahliswe yikho. Qinisani izandla ezibuthakathaka namadolo axegayo

Bhekani, ningamali okhulumayo ; ngokuba uma bengaphunyukanga labo ababemala lowo owabaxwayisa emhlabeni , kakhulu asiyikuphuny uka thina esimfulathelayo oxwayisa esezulwini,

abakhulule bonke labo abathi ngokwesaba ukufa ekuhambeni kwabo konke babeboshelwe ebugqileni.

ukuba ningabi buthuntu , kodwa nibaling ise labo abadla ifa lesithembiso ngokukholwa nangokubekezela.

Ngokuba akunakwenzeka ukuba labo asebake bakhanyiswa banambitha isiphiwo sasezulwini, benziwa abahlanganyeli kuMoya oNgcwele,

Futhi ngalokho ukuth i akubanga ngaphandle kokufunga -- ngokuba labo kambe babekwa babe ngabapristi ngaphandle kokufunga,

ngenyama yakhe ewenzile ize umthetho wemiyalo esezimisweni ukuba adale kuyena labo ababili babe muntu munye omusha, enze ukuthula,

Ngenxa yalokho umuntu uyakushiya uyise nonina , anamathele kumkakhe; labo ababili bayakuba nyamanye.

kepha labo bamemezela uKristu ngombango kungenganhliziyo emhlophe , bethi bazakungivusela ukukhathazeka ekuboshweni kwami.

abakuphela kwabo ngukubhujiswa , abankulunkulu wabo yisisu , nodumo lwabo lusehlazweni labo, abangabanaka okomhlaba.

Yebo, ngiyakunxusa nawe ma na wami oqotho , yelekelela labo besifazane , lokhu babambisana nami evangelini , kanye noKlemente nezinye izisebenzi zami abamagama abo asencwadini yokuphila.

Zinceku, lalelani ezintweni zonke labo abangamakhosi enu ngokwenyama , kungengokuthenga amehlo njengabathokozisa abantu kodwa ngobuqotho benhliziyo, niyesabe iNkosi.

Kepha ngithi : Abezwanga yini na ? Yebo, impela: Izwi labo liphumele emhlabeni wonke, nokusho kwabo kuye nasemikhawulweni yelakhiweyo.

Ngokuba uma wena wanqunywa emnqumweni ongowasendle ngemvelo , wafakelwa emnqumweni omuhle ngokuphambene nemvelo , ikakhulu labo abangabemvelo bayakufakelwa emnqumweni wakubo. Ngokukholwa kwabezizwe abakwa-Israyeli bayakubuyiswa

NoDavide uthi : Itafula labo malibe yisihibe nogibe , nesikhubekiso nempindiselo kubo,

labo abafuna ngokukhuthazela ekwenzeni okuhle inkazimulo nodumo nokungabhubhi bothola ukuphila okuphakade;

kepha labo ab anombango bengalaleli iqiniso , belalela ukungalungi, bothola ulaka nentukuthelo.

Ngokuba bonke abaholwa nguMoya kaNkulunku lu, labo bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.

Ngokuba labo ayebazi ngaphambili wabamisa ngaphambili, bafane nesimo seNdodana yakhe, ukuze yona ibe yizibulo phakathi kwabazalwane abaningi;

labo abamisile ngaphambili ubabizile futhi ; labo ababizile ubalungisisile futhi; labo abalungisisileyo ubaphile nenkazimulo futhi. Umuntu unqoba ngaye uJesu

Lokhu kungukuthi akusibo abantwana benyama abangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu labo, kodwa abantwana besithembiso bathiwa inzalo.

Angisekho ezweni mina, basezweni bona, mina ngiza kuwe. Baba ongcwele, bagcine egameni lakho labo ongiphe bona, ukuze babe munye njengathi.

Lapho ngise nabo ezweni , ngabagcina egameni lakho labo ongiphe bona , ngabalonda; akakho kubo owalahleka, kuphela indodana yokulahlwa, ukuba kugcwaliseke umbhalo.

Angiceleli laba bodwa kepha nalabo abakholwa yimi ngezwi labo

Baba, ngithanda ukuba labo ongiphe bona nabo babe khona nami lapha ngikhona, ukuze babone inkazimulo yami ongiphe yona ; ngokuba wangithanda, kungakasekelwa izwe.

Ngiyabakhulekela bona ; angikhulekeli izwe kepha labo ongiphe bona , ngokuba bengabakho.

Kepha bonke abamamukelayo wabapha amandla okuba babe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, labo abakholwa egameni lakhe,

Labo ababethunyiwe babevela kubaFarisi.

Ngokuba njengalokhu uYise evusa abafileyo, abaphilise, kanjalo neNdodana iyabaphilisa labo ethanda ukubaphilisa.

UJesu wayeselul ama; engaboni muntu ngaphandle kowesifazane wathi kuye: Sifazane, baphi labo bamangaleli bakho na? Akakho okulahlayo na?

Labo kubaFarisi ababenaye bezwa lokho , bathi kuye : Pho, nathi siyizimpumputhe na?

Ngaleso sikhathi kwakukhona abathile abamtshela ngabaseGalile igazi labo uPilatu ayelixubanisile nemihlatshelo yabo.

Waphendula, wathi kubo: Nithi labo baseGalile babe yizoni kunabo bonke abaseGalile, ngokuba behlelwa yilokho, na?

Uzakuza, ababhubhise labo balimi , isivini asinike abanye . Bekuzwa bathi: Qha, makungabi njalo.

Kepha labo abazakuthiwa bafanele ukufinyelela kuleyo nkathi nasekuvukeni kwabafileyo kabaganwa, kabendiswa;

Uma nitsheleka labo enithemba ukwamukela kubo, ninakubongwa kuni na? Nezoni zitsheleka izoni ukuba zamukele okungako.

labo ababili bayakuba nyamanye; ngakho abasebabili, kepha sebenyamanye.

Kepha labo balimi bakhuluma bodwa , bathi: Lo uyindlalifa ; wozani siyibulale, ifa libe ngelethu.

Uzakwenzani umninisivini na ? Uzakuza, ababhubhise labo balimi , isivini asinike abanye.

Yena wahamba wababikela labo ababe naye uJesu, besalila bekhala.

Wamuka lapho, wangena esinagogeni labo.

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

wathi: Ngenxa yalokho umuntu uyakushiya uyise nonina , anamathele kumkakhe; labo ababili bayakuba nyamanye, na?

Pho-ke, mhla kufika umninisivini, uzakubenze njani labo balimi na?

Bathi kuye: Uzakubabhubhisa kabi labo ababi, isivini sakhe sinikwe abanye abalimi abayakumnika izithelo ngezikhathi zazo.

Kepha inkosi yathukuthela, yathuma amabutho ayo, yabulala labo babulali, yashisa umuzi wabo.

Ngiyakubatshala ezweni labo , bangabe besasishulwa ezweni labo engibanike lona, usho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa niyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo ; yebo, ngosuku lokuqala noyikhipha imvubelo ezindlini zenu, ngokuba bonke abadla okuvutshelweyo, kusukela osukwini lokuqa la kuze kufike usuku lwesikhombisa, labo bantu bayakunqunywa kwa-Israyeli.

Yibo labo o-Aroni noMose uJehova athi kubo : Khiphani ezweni laseGibithe abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngamabandla abo.

Yibo labo ababekhuluma kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe ukuba akhiphe abantwana bakwa-Israyeli eGibithe; yibo oMose no-Aroni.

Banika izandla zabo zokuthi bayakulahla abafazi babo ; lokhu benecala , banikela ngenqama yomhlambi ngecala labo.

Bonke labo babethathe abesifazane babezizwe ; kwakukhona phakathi kwabo abesifazane ababezele abantwana.

Labo bafuna ukubhalwa kwabo phakathi kwababhaliweyo ngezizukulwane , kepha kabafunyanwanga ; ngalokho bakhishwa ebupristini , kwathiwa bangcolile.

Makuyalezwe ukuba labo bantu bathiywe , ungakhiwa lowo muzi , ngize ngiyaleze mina.

Futhi ngikhipha isimemezelo ngeniyakukwenza kulawo malunga abaJuda ukuba kwakhiwe leyo ndlu kaNkulunkulu : labo bantu mabanikwe kakhulu izindleko empahleni yenkosi , intela yaphesheya koMfula , ukuba bangathiywa.

Mina uqobo ngibayalile abangcwele bami , yebo, ngibizele amaqhawe ami okwentukuthelo yami, bona labo abami abajabula ngokuziqhenya.

Abantu bayakubathatha , babayise ezindaweni zabo ; indlu yakwa-Israyeli iyakubenza ifa ezweni likaJehova , babe yiz inceku nezincekukazi , babathumbe labo abakade bethunjiwe yibo , babuse phezu kwabacindezeli babo.

IHeshiboni liyadazuluka kanye ne -Elehale; izwi labo lizwakala kuze kube naseJahasi; ngalokho amabutho akwaMowabi ayakha muluka, umphefumulo wakhe uyathuthumela phakathi kwakhe.

Bayakuphela amandla , babe namahloni ngeKushe ithemba labo nangeGibithe udumo lwabo.

Laba bayaphakamisa izwi labo , bamemeze; bajabula ngobukhosi bukaJehova entshonalanga.

Wo kubona abajula ukuba basithezele uJehova isu labo, abamisebenzi yabo isebumnyameni, nabasho ukuthi: Ngubani osibonayo, ngubani osaziyo, na?

Ngokuba usho kanje kimi uJehova , uthi: Njengengonyama ebhongayo , ibhongo lengonyama phezu kwempango yalo , lapho abelusi abaningi belibizelwe, aliyikwesaba izwi labo , lingazithobi ngomsindo wabo , kanjalo uJehova Sebawoti uyakwehl a ukuba alwe entabeni yaseSiyoni nasegqumeni layo.

Ababuleweyo bazo balahliwe , nokunuka kuyenyuka ezidunjini zabo ; izintaba zincibilika ngegazi labo.

Izinyathi ziwa kanye nazo , nezinkunzana kanye nezinkunzi ; izwe labo liyakugcwala igazi, nothuli lwabo luyakunona ngamanoni.

Wayesefika u -Isaya, umprofethi, enkosini uHezekiya , wathi kuye : Batheni labo bantu ; beze kuwe bevelaphi na ? Wathi uHezekiya: Bavela ezweni elikude, iBabele, beze kimi.

Uyakubafuna, ungabafumani kodwa, labo bantu abaxabana nawe ; abalwa nawe bayakuba njengento engelutho nanjengeze.

Bayakubuyiselwa emuva, bajabhe nokujabha labo abethemba ezithombeni ezibaziweyo, abasho ezithombeni ezibunjiweyo ukuthi : Ningonkulunkulu bethu.

Ngiyakudlisa abacindezeli bakho inyama yabo , badakwe yigazi labo njengangewayini elimnandi ; inyama yonke iyakwaz i ukuthi mina Jehov a nginguMsindisi wakho, noMhlengi wakho, uMninimandla kaJakobe.

Isikhamo sewayini ngisinyathele ngingedwa; kwakungekho nami noyedwa kubantu; ngabanyathela ngentukuthelo yami , ngabaciphiza ngokufutheka kwami, negazi labo lasaphazeka ezingutsheni zami , ngazingcolisa zonke izambatho zami.

Ngase nginyathela abantu ngentukuthelo yami, ngabachoboza ngokufutheka kwami, ngathululela phansi igazi labo.

Wahlangabeza labo ababethokoza ng okwenza ukulunga , labo abakukhumbulayo ezindleleni zakho. Wena wathukuthela, thina sona; sahlala kukho nasendulo; siyakusindiswa na?

Base bebuthana labo bongameli nez ikhulu enkosini , basho kanje kuyo , bathi: Mana njalo, nkosi Dariyu.

abapristi, amadodana kaLevi , bayakusondela, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ubakhethile ukuba bamkhonze , babusise egameni likaJehova; ngezwi labo konke ukuxabana nokushaya kuyakunqunywa;

Uma kukhona ukuxabana phakathi kwabantu , baye ukwahlulelwa , kuthethwe icala labo, bayakuyekela olungileyo, balahle onecala,

lapho ususondela m alungana nabantwana bakwa -Amoni, ungabakhathazi, ungalwi nabo, ngokuba angiyikukunika izwe labantwana bakwa -Amoni libe yifa lenu, lokhu ngibanikile lona abantwana bakwaLoti libe yifa labo.

ningalwi nabo , ngokuba angiyikuninika izwe labo , ngisho nendawo yamathe onyawo, lokhu ngimnikile u-Esawu intaba yaseSeyiri ibe yifa lakhe.

UJehova wayesethi kimi : Ungakhathazi uMowabi, ungalwi nabo ekulweni , ngokuba angiyikukunika izwe lakhe libe yifa , lokhu ngibanikile abantwana bakwaLoti i-Ari libe yifa labo.

Emunye angaxosha kanjani inkulungwane; ababili bangabhengula kanjan i izinkulungwane eziyishumi , uma iDwala labo lingathengisanga ngabo , uJehova ebengabakhapheli, na?

Ngokuba idwala labo alinjengeDwala lethu; nezitha zethu ziyakubona.

iwayini labo liyisihlungu sawodrako, lingubuthi obesabekayo bamabululu.

Khuphukela entabeni yase -Abarimi, intaba yaseNebo esezweni lakwaMowabi, emalungana neJeriko, ulibheke izwe laseKhanani engibanika lona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba libe yifa labo,

ukuba axoshe izizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunawe phambi kwakho , angenise wena, akunike izwe labo libe yifa lakho njenganamuhla.

ngiyeke ukuba ngibabhubhise, ngesule igama labo phansi kwezulu , ngenze wena ube yisizwe esinamandla nesikhulu kunabo.

Labo babe ngamadodana kaHamu ngemindeni yawo nangezilimi zawo emazweni awo nasezizweni zawo.

Kepha kweza ophunyukileyo , wamtshela u-Abrama umHeberu , ngokuba wayehlala ngasema -okini kaMamre umAmori , umfowabo ka -Eshikoli nomfowabo ka-Anere; labo babehlangene no-Abrama.

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.

U-Abrahama wayesethatha izimvu nezinkabi , wazipha u -Abimeleki; labo bobabili benza isivumelwano.

Amadodana kaMidiyani ayengo-Efa, no-Eferi, noHanoki, no-Abida, no- Elidaha. Bonke labo babengamadodana kaKetura.

Labo bantu bahlezi ngokuthula nathi ; ngalokho mabahlale ezweni , balihambe, ngokuba bheka , izwe libanzi inxa zombili phambi kwabo ; asizithathele amadodakazi abo abe ngomkethu, sibaphe amadodakazi ethu.

Yilawo angamadodana ka-Esawu; labo bangabanumzane bawo; yena ungu- Edomi. Inzalo kaSeyiri

noDishoni, no-Eseri, noDishani; labo bangabanumzane abavela kuwo amaHori, abantwana bakaSeyiri ezweni lakwa-Edomi.

nomnumzane uMagidiyeli, nomnumzane u-Iramu; yilabo abangabanumzane bakwa-Edomi ngokwakha kwabo ezweni elaliyifa labo ; nguyena u -Esawu uyise wabakwa-Edomi.

Kwase kudlula abathengi bakwaMidiyani ; bamdonsa uJosefa , bamkhuphula emgodini , bathengisa ngoJosefa kwabakwa -Ishmayeli ngezinhlamvu ezingamashumi amabili ze siliva. Labo-ke bamusa uJosefa eGibithe.

Yizwe labapristi kuphela angalithenganga , ngokuba abapristi babethole isabelo kuFaro , badla isabelo sabo abapha sona uFaro ; ngalokho abathengisanga ngezwe labo.

Kepha lapho sengilele kobaba , uze ungikhiphe eGibithe , ungimbele ethuneni labo. Wathi: Ngizakwenza njengezwi lakho.

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

Ungangeni emkhandlwini wabo, mphefumulo wami; ungahlangani nebandla labo, nhliziyo yami , ngokuba ngolaka lwabo babulala abantu ; ngobudlova babo basika izinkabi umsipha.

Wabadala owesilisa nowesifazane , wababusisa, waqamba igama labo ngokuthi abantu mhla bedalwa.

Kepha labo abanhliziyo zabo zilandela izinhliziyo zokuzondekayo kwabo nezinengiso zabo , ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwamakhanda abo indlela yabo , isho iNkosi uJehova.

Babonile okuyize nokubhula kwamanga abathi : Kusho uJehova , kepha uJehova kabathumanga, kodwa bethemba ukuthi ubeyakuqinisa izwi labo.

Lapho ngangibangenise ezweni engaphakamisela isandla sami ukubanika lona, bebona amagquma onke aphakemeyo nayo yonke imithi edumbileyo , bese benikela khona ngemihlatshelo yabo , banika khona isicunulo somnikelo wabo, babeka lapho iphunga labo elimnandi, bathulula khona iminikelo yabo yokuphuzwa.

Wena ndodana yomuntu , profetha uthi : Isho kanje iNkosi uNku lunkulu ngabantwana bakwa -Amoni nangehlazo labo , ithi: Thana wena: Inkemba, inkemba ihoshiwe, iphucuzelwe ukubulala nokuqothula, ibe njengonyazi,

ngiwunike abasempumalanga kanye nabantwana bakwa -Amoni, ube yifa labo, ukuze abantwana bakwa -Amoni bangabe besakhunjulwa phakathi kwezizwe,

bheka, ngalokho ngiyakukunikela kwabasempumalanga , ube yifa labo , bamise amakamu abo phakathi kwakho , babeke amakhaya ab o kuwe, badle isithelo sakho, baphuze ubisi lwakho.

bezwakalise izwi labo phezu kwakho , bakhale ngomunyu , bathele uthuli emakhanda abo, bahuquzele emlotheni,

Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Lapho ngibutha indlu yakwa -Israyeli ezizweni abahlakazekele phakathi kwazo , ngingcweliswe kubo emehlweni ezizwe, bayakuhlala ezweni labo engalinika inceku yami uJakobe.

amathuna alo engaphakathi kwegodi, iviyo lalo lizungeza ithuna nxazonke, bonke balo bebulewe bewe ngenkemba , labo ababebanga ukuba besatshwe ezweni labaphilayo.

Ngiyakuhambisa abantu phezu kwenu , abantu bami u -Israyeli; bayakukuzuza, ube yifa labo; awusayikubaphuca abantwana.

yebo, ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Impela ngomlilo womhawu wami ngikhulumile ngensali yezizwe nangawo wonke u-Edomi, ababeke izwe lami libe yifa labo ngentokozo yenhliziyo yabo yonke nangamafundululu omphefumulo, ukuze lilahlwe libe yimpango;

Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Ngiphakamisile isandla sami ngokuthi: Impela abezizwe abakini nxazonke bayakuthwala ihlazo labo.

Bayakuba nefa ; mina ngiyifa labo ; aniyikubanika imfuyo kwa -Israyeli; mina ngiyimfuyo yabo.

Bayakuphonsa isiliva labo ezitaladini , igolide labo libe yinto engcolileyo , isiliva labo negolide labo kungabi namandla okubophula ngosuk u lwentukuthelo kaJehova; abayikusuthisa imiphefumulo yabo , bangagcwalisi izibilini zabo, ngokuba kade kuyisikhubekiso sobubi babo.

Nami-ke, iso lami aliyikubahawukela , ngingabi nabubele , kepha ngiyakwehlisela indlela yabo phezu kwekhanda labo.

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

Lapho sebehamba , ngiyabenekela inetha lami , ngibehlise njengezinyoni zezulu, ngibajezise njengokuzwakeleyo ebandleni labo.

Maye kubo, ngokuba bangibalekele! Makube ngukuchithwa kubo, ngokuba baphambukile kimi ! Bengiyakubahlenga min a labo abakhulume amanga ngami na?

Abakhalanga kimi ngezinhliziyo zabo , kepha bahhewula emibhedeni yabo ; banovalo ngamabele abo nangewayini labo, kepha mina bayangihlubuka.

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

Niyakusho kanje kubo, nithi: Onkulunkulu abangenzanga izulu nomhlaba, labo bayakubhubha emhlabeni nangaphansi kwezulu.

Uyakuthini lapho emisa phezu kwakh o labo okade ubafundisil e ukuba babe ngabangane bakho , babe yinhloko , na? Awuyikubanjwa lusiz i njengowesifazane obelethayo na?

Umuntu angazenzela onkulunkulu na? Labo abasibo onkulunkulu.

benze izwe labo libe yisimangalis o nento encimfelwayo njalo ; bonke abadlula khona bayakumangala, banikine ikhanda.

Kepha uJehova unami njengeqhawe elesabisayo; ngalokho abangizingelayo bayakukhubeka, bangangahluli; bayakuba namahloni kakhulu , ngokuba abenzanga ngokuhlakanipha, nehlazo labo eliphakade aliyikukhohlakala.

Ngiyakunihambela njengezithelo zezenzo zenu , usho uJehova, ngiphembe umlilo ehlathini labo, uqede konke okungakhona.

Yizwi lokukhala kwabelusi, nokuhhewula kwezikhulu zomhlambi, ngokuba uJehova uyachitha idlelo labo,

Uwushiyile umphandu wakhe njengengonyama , ngokuba izwe labo seliyincithakalo ngenxa yokufutheka kwenkemba ecindezelay o nangenxa yokufutheka kolaka lwalo.

Ngalezo zinsuku indlu yakwaJuda iyakuya endlini yakwa-Israyeli, ziphume kanyekanye ezweni lasenyakatho , ziye ezweni engalinika oyihlo libe yifa labo.

Lolu suku lungusuku lweNkosi uJehova Sebawoti , usuku lokuphindisela lokuba aziphindisele kwabamelene naye . Inkemba iyakudla isuthe , izanelise ngegazi labo , ngokuba iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti inom hlatshelo ezweni lasenyakatho ngasemfuleni u-Ewufrathe.

UMowabi uyakujabha ngoKemoshi , njengalokhu indlu ka -Israyeli yajabha ngeBethele, ithemba labo.

Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bheka, labo okwakungesibo okwabo ukuphuza indebe bayakuyiphuza nokuyiphuza; ubuyakuba ngongenacala na? Awuyikuba ngongenacala, ngokuba uyakuyiphuza nokuyiphuza.

Ngalokho yizwani isiluleko sikaJehov a asinike ngo -Edomi namaceb o awacebile ngabakhileyo eThemani ukuthi : Abancinyane bomhlambi bayakudonswa, basuswe, ikhaya labo limangale ngabo.

Khumbuzani izizwe ; bhekani, nizwakalise eJerusalem a ukuthi kufika abavimbezeli abaphuma ezweni elikude ; baliphakamisa izwi labo ngakuyo imizi yakwaJuda.

Babamba umnsalo nomkhonto ; banonya, abanamusa; izwi labo liduma njengolwandle; bakhwele amahha shi, behleliwe njengabantu abayakulwa nawe ndodakazi yaseBabele.

Ngalokho yizwani isiluleko sikaJehov a asinike ngeBabele namaceb o awacebe ngezwe lamaKaledi ukuthi: Abancinyane bomhlambi bayakudonswa, basuswe impela, ikhaya labo limangale ngabo.

Ngokuba o -Israyeli noJud a abashiywanga nguNkulunkulu wabo , uJehova Sebawoti, noma izwe labo ligcwele icala koNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

Babamba umnsalo nomkhonto ; banonya, abanamusa, izwi labo liduma njengolwandle, bakhwele amahhashi , behleliwe njengabantu abayakulwa , behlelelwe ukulwa nawe ndodakazi yaseSiyoni.

Kepha amehlo ababi ayakufiphala ; abayikuba nandawo yokuphephela ; ithemba labo liyakuba ngukuphuma komphefumulo.

Ababeyizifuba zami bayanengwa yimi ; labo ababengithanda sebengifulathele.

Ngokuba ithunzi lokufa kubo bonke labo linjengokusa , lokhu beyazi ingebhe yethunzi lokufa.

Ukoma nokushisa kuyaqeda amanzi eqhwa; kanjalo indawo yabafileyo labo abonileyo.

Intambo yetende labo ayisishulwa yini phakathi kwabo, bafe bengazelele, na?

UMose inceku kaJehova na bantwana bakwa -Israyeli babebabulele ; uMose inceku kaJehova wabanika lona abakwaRubeni , nabakwaGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase, laba yifa labo.

Kepha isizwe sakwaLevi uMose akasinikanga fa ; uJehova uNkulunkulu ka - Israyeli uyifa labo njengokukhuluma kwakhe kubo.

ngenkatho yefa labo, njengalokho uJe hova ebeyalile ngesandla sikaMose ngezizwe eziyisishiyagalolunye nangenxenye yesizwe.

Abantwana bakwaJosefa, oManase no-Efrayimi, base belidla ifa labo.

Umkhawulo wabantwana bakwa -Efrayimi ngemindeni yabo wawunje : umkhawulo wefa labo ngasempumalanga wawuyi -Atharoti Adari kuze kube seBeti Horoni laseNhla;

Abanye abantwana bakwaManase babelwa nabo ngemindeni yabo : abantwana bakwa-Abiyezeri, nabantwana bakwaHeleki, nabantwana bakwa- Asiriyeli, nabantwana bakwaShekemi, nabantwana bakwaHeferi, nabantwana bakwaShemida; labo babe ngabantwana besilisa bakwaManase indodana kaJosefa ngemindeni yabo.

Ngokuba amaLevi awanasabelo phakathi kwenu , lokhu ubupristi bukaJehova buyifa lawo ; oGadi noRubeni nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase sebamukela ifa labo ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga abanika lona uMose inceku kaJehova.

Inkatho yesibili yadla uSimeyoni , isizwe sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni ngemindeni yabo; ifa labo laliphakathi kwefa labantwana bakwaJuda.

Inkatho yesithathu yadla abantwana bakwaZebuloni ngemindeni yabo ; umkhawulo wefa labo wafika eSaridi;

Ifa labo laliyiBeri Sheba, neSheba, neMolada,

Umkhawulo wefa labo wawuyiSora, ne-Eshitawoli, ne-Iri Shemeshi,

Ifa labantwana bakwaSimeyoni lavela esabelweni sabantwana bakwaJuda , ngokuba isabelo sabantwana bakwaJuda sasisikhulu kubo ; ngalokho abantwana bakwaSimeyoni babenefa phakathi kwefa labo. Isabelo sakwaZebuloni

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli base bewanika amaLevi efeni labo njengesiyalezo sikaJehova le mizi kanye namadlelo ayo.

Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase babuya , bamuka kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli eShilo eliyizwe laseKhanani ukuba baye ezweni lakwaGileyadi, izwe lefa labo, ababelwa lona njengesiyalezo sikaJehova ngesandla sikaMose;

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

IGibithe liyakuba yincithakalo , u-Edomi abe yihlane lencithakal o ngenxa yendluzula e yenziwe kubantwana bakwaJuda , ngokuba bachithile igazi elingenacala ezweni labo.

Ngiyakuphindisela igazi labo engingakaliphindiseli , ngokuba uJehova wakhile eSiyoni.

Umuntu olala nomkayise wambulile ubunqunu bukayise ; bobabili bobulawa nokubulawa, igazi labo libe phezu kwabo.

Uma umuntu elala nomalokazana wakhe , bobabili bobulawa nokubulawa; benzile ichilo; igazi labo malibe phezu kwabo.

Uma indoda ilala nowesilisa njenganowesifazane , bobabili benzile isinengiso; bobulawa nokubulawa, igazi labo libe phezu kwabo.

Uma owesifazane esondela esilwaneni , alale n aso, wobulala owesifazane nesilwane; bobulawa nokubulawa, igazi labo libe phezu kwabo.

Kepha ngishilo kini ukuthi : Niyakulidla ifa lezwe labo , ngininike lona libe ngelenu, izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi , nginguJehova onahlukanisile nabezizwe.

Owesilisa noma owesifazane , elikubo idlozi, noma umthakathi bobulawa nokubulawa, bakhandwe ngamatshe, igazi labo libe phezu kwabo.

Niyakubenza ifa labantwana benu emva kwenu ukuba babe yifa labo ; niyakuthatha kubo izigqila zenu kuze kube phakade ; kepha aniyikubusa kalukhuni phezu kwabafowenu, abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, omunye phezu komunye.

noMahaziya, noBiligayi, noShemaya; labo babe ngabapristi.

Labo babe khona emihleni kaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa kaJosadaki nasemihleni kaNehemiya umbusi no-Ezra, umbhali.

noSalu, no-Amoki, noHilikiya, noJedaya. Labo babe yizinhloko zabaprist i nezabafowabo emihleni kaJeshuwa.

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

ungalisibekeli icala labo, masingesulwa isono sabo phambi kwakho, ngokuba bakucunulile ngaphambi kwabakhi.

Labo bafuna ukubhalwa kwabo phakathi kwababhaliweyo ngezizukulwane, kepha akufunya nwanga; ngalokho kwathiwa bangcolile , bakhishwa ebupristini.

Kepha amadoda ayenyuke naye athi: Asinakwenyuka, sihlasele labo bantu, ngokuba banamandla kunathi.

lokhu bonke labo bantu ababone inkazimulo yami nezibonakaliso zami engazenza eGibithe nasehlane bengilingile kayishumi, abalalela izwi lami,

Bhekani, ngibanikile abantwana bakwaLevi konke okweshumi kwa-Israyeli, kube yifa labo , ngomsebenzi abawusebenzayo , inkonzo yetende lokuhlangana.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaRubeni , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nesithupha namakhulu ayisihlanu.

Kubantwana bakwaSimeyoni, izizukulwane zabo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise , labo ababalwayo kubo njengokomumo wamagama , ngezinhloko zabo, bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, bonke abangaphuma impi:

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaSimeyoni , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nesishiyagalolunye namakhulu amathathu.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaGadi , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nanhlanu namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaJuda , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nane namakhulu ayisithupha.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwa -Isakare, babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nane namakhulu amane.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaZebuloni , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nesikhombisa namakhulu amane.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwa -Efrayimi, babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane namakhulu ayisihlanu.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaManase , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili namakhulu amabili.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaBenjamini , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nanhlanu namakhulu amane.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaDani , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nambili namakhulu ayisikhombisa.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwa-Asheri, babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nanye namakhulu ayisihlanu.

labo ababalwayo kubo , abesizwe sakwaNafetali , babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu nantathu namakhulu amane.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakumisa amatende abo, kube yilowo nalowo ekamu labo, yilowo nalowo ngasebhaneleni labo, ngamabandla abo.

Izwe liyakwahlukaniselwa bona labo , libe yifa labo njengokomumo wamagama.

Amadodana ka -Eliyabe: ngoNemuweli, noDathani, no-Abiramu. Laba bangoDathani no-Abiramu labo ababizwa yinhlangano ukuba balwe noMose no-Aroni bekulo iviyo likaKora, lilwa noJehova;

Bonke ababalwayo bekamu lakwaRubeni babe yizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nanye namakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu ngamabandla abo. Labo bayakusuka babe ngabesibili.

Bonke ababalwayo bekamu lakwa -Efrayimi babe yizinkulungwane eziyikhulu nesishiyagalombili nekhulu ngamabandla ab o. Labo bayakusuka babe ngabesithathu.

Bonke ababalwayo bekamu lakwaDani babe yizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nesikhombisa namakhulu ayisithupha . Labo bayakusuka babe ngabokugcina namabhanela abo.

Bonke ababalwayo bekamu lakwaJuda babe yizinkulungwa ne eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesithupha namakhulu amane ngamabandla abo. Labo bayakusuka kuqala.

Asiyikubuyela ezindlini zethu , abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bengakalidli ifa labo, kube yilowo nalowo wabo.

UMose wathi kubo: Uma abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni bewela nani iJordani, bonke abahlomele ukulwa , phambi kukaJehova, izwe linqotshwe phambi kwenu, niyakubanika izwe lakwaGileyadi libe yifa labo;

Kepha uma ningaxoshi abantu bezwe phambi kwenu , labo enibashiyayo bayakuba njengezinkandi emehlweni enu nanjengameva ezinhlangothini zenu, banikhathaze ezweni enihlala kulo.

Yala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba banike amaLevi kulo izwe eliyifa labo imizi ukuba ahlale kuyo; niyakunika amaLevi namadlelo emizi nxazonke.

zathi: UJehova wayiyala inkosi yami ukubanika abantwana bakwa -Israyeli izwe libe yifa labo ngenkatho ; inkosi yami yayalwa futhi nguJehova ukuba ifa likaSelofehadi umfowethu iwanike lona amadodakazi akhe.

Labo ababalwayo kubo njengokomumo wabesilisa bonke kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu , ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu ayisihlanu.

Labo ababalwayo kubo n jengokomumo wabesilisa bonke kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu babe yizinkulungwane eziyisithupha namakhulu amabili.

Labo ab amisa phambi kwetabernakele ngasempumalanga , ngaphambi kwetende lokuhlangana ngasekuphumeni kwelanga , bayakuba ngoMose no - Aroni namadodana akhe, begcina inkonzo yendlu engcwele, begcina imfanelo yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; umfokazi osondelayo uyakubulawa.

Ukuba kuhlengwe labo abangamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu bamazibulo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abadlula amaLevi,

labo ababalwayo kubo ngemindeni yabo babe yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisihlanu.

Labo ababalwayo bamadodana kaGereshoni ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise,

labo ababalwayo kubo ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise babe yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amathathu.

Labo ababalwayo bemindeni yamadodana kaMerari ngemindeni yawo nangezindlu zawoyise,

labo ababalwayo kubo ngemindeni yabo babe yizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu amabili.

labo ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili namakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili.

Ngokuba angisayikubahawukela abakhileyo ezweni , usho uJehova , kepha bheka, ngiyakunikela abantu, kube yilowo nalowo esandleni somakhelwane wakhe nasesandleni senkosi yakhe ; bona bayakushaya izwe labo , kepha angiyikubophula esandleni sabo.

UJehova Sebawoti uyakubavikela , badle, banyathele phansi amatshe endwayimana; bayakuphuza igazi labo njengewayini , bagcwale njengemikhele, njengamagumbi e-altare.

Ngiyakukhipha igazi labo emlonyeni wabo , nezinengiso zabo phakathi kwamazinyo abo , nabo uqobo babe yinsali kuNkulunkulu wethu , babe ngababusi kwaJuda nase-Ekroni njengamaJebusi.

Ngiyakucindezela abantu , bahambe njengezimpumputhe, ngokuba bonile kuJehova; igazi labo liyakuthululwa njengothuli , nenyama yabo njengomquba.

Nasiliva labo nago lide labo akuyikuba namandla okubophul a ngosuku lwentukuthelo lukaJehova , kepha umhlaba wonke uyakudliwa ngumlilo womhawu wakh e, ngokuba uyakuqeda , yebo, aqede ngokuzumayo bonke abakhileyo ezweni.

Ngalokho, kuphila kwami , usho uJehova Sebawoti , uNkulunkulu ka - Israyeli, uthi: Impela uMowabi uyakuba njengeSodoma , nabantwana bakwa- Amoni njengeGomora, izwe lezimbabazane nelemigodi kasawoti nencithakalo yaphakade; insali yabantu bami iyakubaphanga , nabaseleyo be sizwe sami bayakudla ifa labo.

Bhekani, ngaleso sikhathi ngiyakuphatha bonke abakuhluphayo, ngisindise abaqhugayo, ngibuthe abaxoshiweyo , ngibenze indumiso negam a abahlazo labo lalisemhlabeni wonke.

nokusafunwa ngumphefumulo wami , ngingakakufumani kodwa : indoda inye phakathi kwenkulungwane ngiyifumene , kepha owesifazane phakathi kwabo bonke labo angimfumananga.