Udosi lokufa yisono; amandla esono ngumthetho.

UDavide wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova, uJehova uyakumshaya, noma kufika nje usuku lwakhe lokufa, noma ehlela empini, abhubhe.

UJehova wayishaya inkosi , yaba ngonochoko kwaze kwafika usuku lokufa kwayo, yahlala endlini eyahlukanisiweyo . UJothamu, indodana yenkosi , wayephezu kwendlu ahlulela abantu bezwe.

U-Uziya, inkosi, wayesengonochoko kwaze kwafika usuku lokufa kwakhe , wahlala endlini eyahlukanisiweyo, lokhu engonochoko, ngokuba wanqunywa endlini kaJehova . UJothamu indodana yakhe wayephezu kwendlu yenkosi , ahlulela abantu bezwe.

kulaba siyiphunga lokufa kube ngukufa , kodwa kulabo siyiphunga lokuphila kube ngukuphila. Ngubani ongangalokho na?

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.

UMikhali indodakazi kaSawule akazalanga mntwana kwaze kwaba lusuku lokufa kwakhe.

Kepha wathi kimi : Bheka, uyakukhulelwa, uzale indodana ; ngakho ungaphuzi wayini naluphuzo olunamandla , ungadli lutho olungcolileyo , ngokuba umntwana uyakuba ngumNaziri kaNkulunkulu kwasesizalweni kuze kube sosukwini lokufa kwakhe.

Wabakhipha ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa, wagqabula izibopho zabo.

Amandla ami omile njengodengezi ; ulimi lwami lunamathela olwangeni lwami; ungibeka othulini lokufa.

Noma ngihamba esigodini sethunzi lokufa , angesabi okubi, ngokuba wena unami, intonga yakho nodondolo lwakho ziyangiduduza.

uze usiphahlaze endaweni yezimpungushe, usimboze ngethunzi lokufa.

nakuba bengafumananga icala lokufa kuye , nokho bacela kuPilatu ukuba abulawe.

Wayesethi kubo ngokwesithathu : Kanti lo wenze bubi buni na ? Angifumananga kuye icala lokufa; ngakho ngiyakumshaya, ngimkhulule.

isizwe esasihlezi ebumnyameni sibonile ukukhanya okukhulu , nababehlezi ezweni nasethunzini lokufa kuphumele kubo ukukhanya.

nimfune owenza isiLimela neMpambano , ophendula ithunzi lokufa libe ngukusa, ayenze imini ibe mnyama njengobusuku , obiza amanzi olwandle , awathululele ebusweni bomhlaba nguJehova igama lakhe

Abantu abahamba ebumnyamen i babona ukukhanya okukhulu ; abahlezi ezweni lethunzi lokufa ukukhanya kuyabakhanyisela.

Wayesethi: Bheka, sengimdala, angilwazi usuku lokufa kwami.

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

Abashongo ukuthi : U phi uJehova owasikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe , wasihola ehlan e ezweni lezingwadule nelemigodi , ezweni elomileyo nelethunzi lokufa, ezweni elingadatshulwa muntu, nalapho kungahlali muntu khona, na?

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

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

Uyambula izinto ezijulileyo ebumnyameni , akhiphele ekukhanyeni ithunzi lokufa.

Ubuso bami bubomvu ngok ukhala; ezinkosheni zami kukhona ithunzi lokufa,

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

Ubumnyama bubekelwa umkhawulo ; kuyacingwa kuze kube sekupheleni konke amatshe esigayegaye nethunzi lokufa.

Abukho ubumnyama , nethunzi lokufa alikho , lapho abenza okubi bengacasha khona.

Amasango okufa uwavulelwe, wabona amasango ethunzi lokufa, na?

Ubumnyama nethunzi lokufa maluphiwe khona , kuhlale ifu phezu kwalo ; okwenza mnyama usuku makulwesabise.

Igama elihle lingcono kunamafutha amahle , nosuku lokufa lungcono kunosuku lokuzalwa.