Khuluma kuRehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni inkosi yakwaJuda, nakuyo yonke indlu yakwaJuda neyakwaBenjamini, nakubantu abaseleyo, ngokuthi:

Inkosi yathi kuye: Yenza njengokusho kwakhe, umsukele, ummbele, ukuba ususe kimi nakuyo indlu kababa igazi elachithwa ngeze nguJowabe.

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.

Ngiqale namuhla yini ukumbuzela kuJehova na? Makube kude nami; inkosi mayingabeki cala encekwini yayo , nakuyo yonke indlu kaba ba, ngokuba inceku yakho ayazi lutho lwayo yonke le ndaba, oluncane noma olukhulu.

Nakuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda , imizi ngemizi , wenza izindawo eziphakemeyo zokuba ashisele abanye onkulunkulu impepho , wamcunula uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.

Bafika kuHilikiya umpristi omkhulu , bayinikeza imali eyayilethwe endlini kaNkulunkulu iqoqwe ngamaLevi, abalindisango, esandleni sakwaManase no- Efrayimi, nakuyo yonke insali yakwa -Israyeli, nakuye wonke uJuda noBenjamini, nakwabakhileyo eJerusalema;

U-Abineri wakhuluma futhi ezindlebeni zakwaBenjamini ; u-Abineri waya futhi ukukhuluma ezindle beni zikaDavide eHebroni konke okwakukuhle ku - Israyeli nakuyo yonke indlu yakwaBenjamini.

maliwele ekhanda likaJowabe nakuyo yonke indlu ka yise. Makungaphuthi endlini kaJowabe ukuba kube khona ocucuzayo , nonochoko, nozimelelayo ngodondolo, nowayo ngenkemba, noswele isinkwa.

Baliyisa ikhanda lika-Ishi Boshethi kuDavide eHebroni, bathi enkosini: Nanti ikhanda lika-Ishi Bosheti indodana kaSawule; isitha sakho ebesifuna ukuphila kwakho; uJehova uphindisele namuhla inkosi yami, inkosi, kuSawule nakuyo inzalo yakhe.

Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla lasePhergamu loba ukuthi : Nakhu akushoyo onenkemba ebukhali esika nhlangothi zombili, uthi:

Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseThiyathira loba ukuthi : Nakhu ekushoyo iNdodana kaNkulunkulu enamehlo anjengamalangabi omlilo, nezinyawo zayo zifana nethusi elikhazimulayo, ithi:

Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseSmirna loba ukuthi : Nakhu akushoyo owokuqala nowokugcina, owayefile kepha osephila, uthi:

Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseSardesi loba ukuthi : Nakhu akushoyo onawoMoya abayisikhombisa bakaNkulunkulu nezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa, uthi: Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho ukuba unegama lokuthi uyaphila , kanti ufile.

Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseLawodikeya loba ukuthi: Nakhu akushoyo u- Amen, ufakazi othembekayo noqinisileyo , ukuqala kokudaliweyo kukaNkulunkulu, uthi:

Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseFiladelfiya loba ukuthi : Nakhu akushoyo ongcwele, oqinisileyo, onesihluthulelo sikaDavid e, ovula kungavali muntu , novalayo kungavuli muntu, uthi:

wamkhipha kuzo zonke izinhlupheko zakhe , wamupha umusa nokuhlakanipha phambi kukaFaro inkosi yaseGibithe ; yena wammisa abe ngumbusi eGibithe nakuyo yonke indlu yakhe.

nasebandleni lamazibulo abhaliwe ezulwini , nakuNkulunkulu, uMahluleli wabo bonke, nakuyo imimoya yabalungileyo abaphelelisiweyo,

u-Aroni namadodana akhe bawafake , nxa bengena etendeni lokuhlangana , nanxa besondela e -altare ukuyokhonza endaweni engcwele , ukuba bangathwali ububi, bafe; kuyakuba yisimiso kuye nakuyo inzalo yakhe emva kwakhe kuze kube phakade.

mabahlambe izandla zabo nezinyawo zabo ukuba bangafi , kube yisimiso esiphakade kubo, kuyena nakuyo inzalo yakhe ezizukulwaneni zabo. Amafutha angcwele okugcoba

ngiyakumembathisa ingubo yakho, ngimqinise ngebhande lakho, nginikeze ukubusa kwakho esandleni sakhe , abe nguyise kwabakhileyo eJerusalema nakuyo indlu yakwaJuda.

Wo kuwo umqhele wokuziphakamis a wezidakwa zakwa -Efrayimi, nakuyo imbali ebunayo yobuhle bakhe obukhazimulayo , esenhloko yesigodi esivundileyo sabanqotshwe yiwayini.

Ngiyakusho kuyo inyakatho , ngithi: Balethe, nakuyo iningizimu : Ungabagodli. Lethani amadodana ami akude , namadodakazi am i ukuba aphume emikhawulweni yomhlaba,

Ngilaleleni nina enilandela ukulunga , nina enimfunayo uJehova ; bhekani kulo idwala eniqhezulwe kulo, nakuyo imibhobo yomgodi enakhishwa kuyo.

uyakuthatha usungulo , ubhobozele indlebe yakhe emnyango , abeseba yinceku yakho kuze kube phakade . Nakuyo incekukazi yakho uyakwenze njalo.

Umuntu othambileyo notetemayo phakathi kwenu , iso lakhe liyakuba libi kumfowabo, nakumkakhe osesifubeni sakhe, nakuyo insali yabantwana bakhe abaseleyo,

UJosefa wathi kubafowabo nakuyo indlu kayise : Ngizakukhuphuka, ngimtshele uFaro , ngithi kuye : Abafowethu nendlu kababa ababesezweni laseKhanani sebefike kimi.

Ake ukhulume kuZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli, umbusi wakwaJuda, nakuJoshuwa indodana kaJehosadaki , umpristi omkhulu , nakuyo insali yabantu, uthi:

Ngiyakugcwalisa izintaba zayo ngababuleweyo bayo , abagwazwe ngenkemba bawa emagqumeni akho , nasezigodini zakho , nakuyo yonke imifula yakho.

ngalokho, zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, zwanini izwi leNkosi uJehova lokuthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova kuzo izintaba nakuwo amagquma, kuyo imifula nakuzo izigodi, nakuzo izi ndawo ezichithekileyo , nakuyo imizi eshiyiweyo , osekuyimpango nenhlekiso yezizwe eziseleyo ezikhona nxazonke,

Kwakukhona amafasitele avaliweyo , kuwo amakamelo nakuzo izinsika ngaphakathi kwesango nxazonke , kanjalo nakuyo imen gamo; kwakukhona amafasitele nxazonke ngaphakathi namasundu ezinsikeni.

Kwakukhona amafasitele kulo nakuyo imengamo yalo nxazonke njengamafasitele angenhla; ubude babuyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu , nobubanzi buyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu.

Amakamelo alo abalindi , nezinsika zalo , nemengamo yalo kwakunjengezilinganiso zasenhla ; kwakukhona amafasitele kulo nakuyo imengamo nxazonke ; ubude balo babuyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu , nobubanzi balo babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu.

namakamelo alo abalindi, nezinsika zalo , nemengamo yalo njengezilinganiso zasenhla; kwakukhona amafasitele kulo nakuyo imengamo yalo nxazonke ; ubude babuyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihl anu, nobubanzi buyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu.

Ngubani ongekwesabe, Nkosi yezizwe, ngokuba uyimfanelo yakho, ngokuba phakathi kwabo bonk e abahlakaniphileyo bezizw e nakuyo yonke imibuso yabo akakho onjengawe.

Yisho kuyo inkos i nakuyo indlovukazi ukut hi: Hlalani phansi ngokuzithoba, ngokuba izigqoko zenu ziwile phansi , umqhele wodumo lwenu.

Bheka, ngiyakuthumela kubadobi abaningi , usho uJehova , babadobe; besengithumela kubazingeli abaningi , babazingele kuzo zonke izintaba , nakuwo onke amagquma, nakuyo imifantu yeziwa.

Ngokuba bheka, ngiyakubiza yonke imindeni yemibuso yasenyakatho, usho uJehova. Iyakufika, yilowo nalowo ubeke isihlalo sawo sobu khosi ezikhaleni zamasango aseJerusalema , nakuzo zonke izingange zalo nxazonke , nakuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda.

Kepha njengamakhiwane amabi engenakudliwa ngobubi bawo , impela kanjalo, usho kanje uJehova , ngiyakwenza kuSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda , nasezikhulwini zakhe , nakuyo insali yaseJerusalema , abasele kuleli zwe nabakhile ezweni laseGibithe.

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uthi: Kuyakubuye kube khona kule ndawo echithekileyo, engenamuntu nazilwane , nakuyo yonke imizi yayo ikhaya labelusi abenza ukuba izimvu zabo zibuthise.

walithatha kanye nenkosi yalo nayo yonke imizi yalo , bayichitha ngosiko lwenkemba. Baqothula bonke ababekulo , akashiyanga noyedwa owasalayo ; njengalokho ebenzile kulo iHebroni , wenze njalo kulo iDebiri nakuyo inkosi yalo, njengalokho ebenzile nakulo iLibina nakuyo inkosi yalo.

Kwathi lapho uJabini inkosi yaseHasori ekuzwa lokho , wathumela kuJobabi inkosi yaseMadoni , nakuyo inkosi yaseShimroni , nakuyo inkosi yase - Akishafu,

UJoshuwa wakhuluma kwabakwaRubeni , nabakwaGadi, nakuyo inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase, wathi:

Abantwana abaseleyo bamaKohati babelwa emindenini yesizwe sakwa - Efrayimi, nasesizweni sakwaDani , nakuyo inxenye yesizwe sakwaMan ase imizi eyishumi.

Abantwana bakwaGereshoni babelwa emindenini yesizwe sa kwa-Isakare, nasesizweni sakwa -Asheri, nasesizweni sakwaNafetali , nakuyo inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase eBashani imizi eyishumi nantathu.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bathuma kubantwana bakwaRubeni nakubantwana bakwaGadi nakuyo inxenye yesizwe sakw aManase ezweni lakwaGileyadi uFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare umpristi,

Bafika kubantwana bakwaRubeni nakubantwana bakwaGadi nakuyo inxenye yesizwe sakwaManase ez weni lakwaGileyadi , bakhuluma kubo , bathi:

Baya bafika kuMose naku -Aroni nakuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ehlane lasePharanu eKadeshi , babuyisela izwi kubo nakuyo yonke inhlangano, bababonisa izithelo zezwe.

Abamfumana ethez a izinkuni bamyisa kuMose naku -Aroni nakuyo yonke inhlangano.

Yonke iminikelo yezinto ezingcwele abantwana bakwa -Israyeli abanikela ngayo ngiyinikile wena namadodana akho namadodakazi akho kanye nawe ibe yimfanelo ephakade ; kuyisivumelwano sikasawoti kuze kube phakade ngaphambi kukaJehova kuwena nakuyo inzalo yakho kanye nawe.

siyakuba kuye nakuyo inzalo yakhe emva kwakhe isivumelwano sobupristi obuphakade, ngokuba wayenomhawu ngoNkulunkulu wakhe , wabenzela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukubuyisana.

Baletha abathunjwa , nempango, nempahla edliweyo kuMose naku - Eleyazare umpristi , nakuyo inhlangano yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli ekamu emathafeni akwaMowabi angaseJordani ngaseJeriko.

Yayisithatha ingelosi kaJehova , yathi: Jehova Sebawoti , koze kube nini ungabi nasihe kulo iJerusalema nakuyo imizi yakwaJuda oyithu kuthelele le minyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa na?