Abantu ababemisile bezwa kuthiwa : UZimri wenzile ugobe , ubulele nenkosi; ngalokho wonke u -Israyeli wambeka u -Omri induna yempi abe yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli ngalolo suku ekamu.

Bheka, usakhuluma lapho nenkosi , nami ngiyakungena emva kwakho , ngiqinise amazwi akho.

Bheka, esakhuluma nenkosi, wangena uNathani umprofethi.

Njengalokho uJehova waba nenkosi yami , inkosi, makabe naye uSolomoni, asenze isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sibe sikhulu kunesihlalo sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi uDavide.

nibeke amadoda amabili , abantu ababi , phambi kwakhe , afakaze ngaye ngokuthi: U thukile uNkulunkulu nenkosi , bese nimkh iphela ngaphandle , nimkhande ngamatshe, afe.

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.

Kepha inkosi yase -Aramu ibiyalile izinduna ezingamashumi amathathu nambili zezinqola zayo ngokuthi : Ningalwi namuntu , omncane noma omkhulu, kuphela nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli yodwa.

UJehoshafati wenza ukuthula nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

Base beziqashela izinqola eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili kanye nenkosi yaseM ahakha nabantu bayo abeza ukumisa ngaphambi kweMedeba . Abantwana bakwa -Amoni babuthana ndawonye bephuma emizini yabo; baya ukulwa.

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

Ukudla kungokwesisu, nesisu singesokudla; kepha uNkulunkulu uyakuqeda kokubili. Kepha umzimba asiwo owobufebe , ungoweNkosi, neNkosi ingeyomzimba;

Kepha ohlangene neNkosi ungumoya munye nayo.

nokho kithina kukhona uNkulunkulu munye , uYise, okuvela kuye konke , nathi sikhonela yena , nenkosi inye , uJesu Kristu , okungaye konke , nathi sikhona ngaye.

ababulala neNkosi uJesu nabaprofethi , basixosha nathi , bengamthokozisi uNkulunkulu, bemelana nabantu bonke,

Sengathi uNkulunkulu noBaba wethu uqobo neNkosi yethu uJesu angayiqondisa indlela yethu yokuza kini,

Uma nimesaba uJehova , nimkhonze, nilalele izwi lakhe , ningahlubuki esiyalezweni sakhe , khona nina nenkosi yenu e busa phezu kwenu niyakulandela uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu;

Kodwa uma nisenza okubi, niyakubhubha nina nenkosi yenu.

UDavide wathi kuJonathani : Bheka, kusasa iyakwethwasa inyanga ; angifanele ukuphu tha ukuhlala nenkosi ekudleni , kepha ngivumele ukuba ngihambe, ngicashe endle kuze kube sosukwini lwesithathu ngakusihlwa.

UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kukaJehova nenkosi nabantu ukuba babe ngabantu bakaJehova, naphakathi kwabantu nenkosi.

Ngalokho ake uvumelane nenkosi yami, inkosi yase-Asiriya, ngiyakukunika amahhashi ayizinkulungwane ezimbili, uma ungabeka izinkweli kuwo.

Iphi inkosi yaseHamati , nenkosi yase -Aripadi, nenkosi yomuzi waseSefarivayimi, naseHena, nase-Iva, na?

Wayesethi uJehoshafati: Izwi likaJehova likuye . Base behlela kuye inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, noJehoshafati, nenkosi yakwa-Edomi.

Yayisihamba inkosi yakwa -Israyeli, nenkosi yakwaJuda , nenkosi yakwa - Edomi; azungeza indlela yezinsuku eziyisikhombisa ; kwakungekho manzi empi nawezinkomo ezibalandelayo.

Zase zizithoba izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli nenkosi, bathi: UJehova ulungile.

Kepha inkosi yase -Aramu ibiyalile izinduna zezinqola zayo ngokuthi : Ningalwi namuntu, omncane noma omkhulu, kuphela nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli yodwa.

UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kwakhe nabantu bonke nenkosi ukuba babe ngabantu bakaJehova.

Lonke ibandla lenza isivumelwano nenkosi endlini kaNkulunkulu ; uJehoyada wathi : Bhekani, indodana yenkosi iyakubusa njengokukhuluma kukaJehova ngamadodana kaDavide.

AmaLevi ayakuyizungeza inkosi nxazonke , yilowo nalowo abe nezikhali zakhe esandleni sakhe ; ongena endlini makabulawe ; yibani nenkosi ekungeneni kwayo nasekuphumeni kwayo.

Walwa nenkosi yabantwana bakwa -Amoni, wabahlula. Abantwana bakwa - Amoni bamnika ngawo lowo mnyaka amatalenta ayikhulu esiliva, namakhora ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi kakolweni , nawebhali ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi. Lokho-ke abantwana bakwa-Amoni bakuyisa kuye nangomnyaka wesibili nangowesithathu.

ngazi ukuthi kuseduze ukususwa kwedokodo lami , njengalokho neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu yangitshengisa;

Abantwana bakwa-Amoni sebebone ukuthi banengekile kuDavide , abakwa- Amoni bathuma baqasha ama -Aramu aseBeti Rehobe nama -Aramu aseSoba, imigundatshani eyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili , nenkosi yaseMahakha inabantu abayinkulungwan e, nabantu baseThobi beyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili.

Mina-ke ngingayaphi nehlazo lami na ? Nawe uyakuba njengomunye weziwula zakwa -Israyeli. Ngalokho ake ukhulume nenkosi , ngokuba ayiyikunginqabela nawe.

Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma, bheka, afika amadodana enkosi, adazuluka, akhala; nenkosi nazo zonke izinceku zayo zakhala ngokukhala okukhulu kakhulu.

Inkosi yayisithi ku -Ithayi umGiti: Nawe uhambelani nathi na ? Buya uhlale nenkosi, ngokuba ungumfokazi nomxoshwa endaweni yakho.

Izwe lonke lakhala ngezwi elikhulu, nabantu bonke bawela ; nenkosi futhi yawela umfudlana iKidroni, nabantu bonke bawela ngasendleleni yasehlane.

Wathi: Nkosi yami , nkosi, inceku yami yangikhohlisa , ngokuba inceku yakho yathi : Ngiyakuzibophelela imbongolo ukuba ngiyikhwele , ngihambe nenkosi, ngokuba inceku yakho ilunyonga.

UBarizilayi wak waGileyadi wehla eRogelimi ; wawela iJordani kanye nenkosi ukuyiwelisa iJordani.

Wayesethi uBarizilayi enkosini : Zingaki izinsuku zeminyaka yokuhamba kwami ukuba ngenyukele eJerusalema nenkosi na?

Inceku yakho iyakusimze iwele nje iJordani nenkosi ; pho, inkosi iyakungivuzelani ngomvuzo ongaka na?

Mayibuyele emuva inceku yakho ukuba ngifele emzini wami ngasethuneni likababa nelikamame . Kepha bheka , inceku yakho uKimihamu mayiwele nenkosi yami, inkosi, wenze kuyo okuhle emehlweni akho.

Bonke abantu bawela iJordani, nenkosi yawela; inkosi yamanga uBarizilayi, yambusisa; wabuyela endaweni yakhe. Ukuphikisana kuka-Israyeli noJuda

Ngokuba sebengenile ngokunyenya abantu abathile okwalotshwa ngabo phambili endulo ukuthi bayakwehlelwa y ilokhu kulahlwa , abangamesabi uNkulunkulu, bephendukezela umusa kaNkulunkulu wethu ube ngamanyala , bephika uMbusi oyedwa neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.

Nezidumbu zabo ziyakusala ezitaladini zomuzi omkhulu othiwa ngokomoya iSodoma neGibithe, lapho neNkosi yabo yabethelwa khona.

Yayisithi kimi : Lawo mazwi athembekile , aqinisile, neNkosi uNkulunkulu wemimoya yabaprofethi iyithumile ingelosi yayo ukuzikhombisa izinceku zayo okuzakwenzeka masinyane.

Ndodana yami, yesaba uJehova nenkosi, ungahlangani nabahlubukayo.

nehhashi lempi kanye nempongo, nenkosi phambi kwempi yayo.

nibekezelelane, nithethelelane, uma umuntu enensolo komunye ; njengokuba neNkosi yanithethelela, yenzani njalo nani.

UHamani wathi futhi : U-Esteri, inkosikazi, akangenisanga muntu kanye nenkosi edilini alilungisileyo ngaphandle kwami; nakusasa mina ngimenyiwe nguye kanye nenkosi.

Wayesethi uZereshi umkakhe nabo bonke abangane bakhe kuye : Yenza umuthi, ukuphakama kwawo kube yizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu , ukhulume ekuseni enkosini ukuba uMoridekayi aphanyekwe kuwo , besewungena ngokuthokoza kanye nenkosi edilini . Laba lihle lelo zwi kuHamani, wenza umuthi.

Ngiyakubanikeza abaseGibith e esandleni senkosi elukhuni , nenkosi enamandla iyakubusa phezu kwabo, isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti.

Indawo yokushisela kade yahlelwa , yebo, yalungiselwa nenkosi ; uyenze yajula, yaba banzi; igoqo layo lingumlilo nezinkuni eziningi , nokuphefumula kukaJehova kunjengomfula wesibabule; kuyayokhela.

Ngalokho ake uvumelane nenkosi yami , inkosi yase-Asiriya, ngiyakukunika amahhashi ayizinkulungwane ezimbili, uma ungabeka izinkweli kuzo.

Iphi inkosi yaseHamati , nenkosi yase -Aripadi, nenkosi yomuzi waseSefarivayimi, naseHena, nase-Iva na?

Inceku enje yenkosi yami ingakhuluma kanjani nenkosi yami enje na ? Ngokuba mina , khona lapho akusalanga mandla kimi , nokuphefumula bekungasekho kimi.

Inkosi yaseningizimu iyakubaba , iphume, ilwe nenkosi yasenyakatho ; iyakuveza isixuku esikhulu, isixuku sinikelwe esandleni sayo.

Inkosi yamphendula uDaniyeli , yathi: Ngempela uNku lunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu , neNkosi yamakhosi , umambuli wezimfihlakalo, lokhu ubunamandla okubonakalisa le mfihlakalo.

Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unguNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu , neNkosi yamakhosi , uNkulunkulu omkhulu onamandla nowesabekayo , ongakhethi buso bamuntu, nongamukeli mvuzo.

UJehova uyakuyisa wena nenkosi oyibeke phezu kwakho kuso isizwe ongasazi, wena nawoyihlo , ukhonze lapho abanye onkulunkulu , imithi namatshe.

baphaka impi noBera inkosi yaseSodoma , noBirisha inkosi yaseGomora , noShinabe inkosi yas e-Adima, noShemebere inkosi yaseSeboyimi , nenkosi yaseBela eliyiSowari.

Yaphuma inkosi yaseSodoma , nenkosi yaseGomora , nenkosi yase -Adima, nenkosi yaseSeboyimi , nenkosi yaseBela eliyiSowari ; bahloma, balwa nabo esiGodini saseSidimi.

USara wahleka phakathi kwakhe , wathi: Lapho sengimdala, nenkosi yami igugile, ngiyakuba nalenjabulo na?

Kepha w athi: Bheka, ngiqalile ukukhuluma neNkosi . Mhlawumbe kungatholakala abangamashumi amabili khona . Wathi: Angiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yabangamashumi amabili.

Kalokhu akuyinina enangithuma lapha, kepha uNkulunkulu; ungibeke uyise kaFaro, nenkosi yendlu yakhe yonke, nombusi wezwe lonke laseGibithe.

Kepha uJehova unguNkulunkulu weqiniso , unguNkulunkulu ophilileyo neNkosi yaphakade ; ngentukuthelo yakhe umhlaba uyazamazama , izizwe azinakuma ngokufutheka kwakhe.

Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakubuyisa izikhali zokulwa ezisezandleni zenu , enilwa ngazo nenkosi yaseBabele namaKaledi anivimbezelayo ngaphandle kogange , ngizibuthe phakathi nalo muzi.

nawo onke amakhosi asenyakatho , akude naseduze , yileyo naleyo , nayo yonke imibuso yezwe esebusweni bomhlaba ; nenkosi yaseSheshaki iyakuphuza emva kwabo.

Kwathi lapho u -Adoni Sedeki inkosi yaseJerusalema esezwile ukuthi uJoshuwa uthathile i -Ayi, waliqeda nya njengalokho ebenzile kulo iJeriko nenkosi yalo , wayenze njalo kulo i -Ayi nenkosi yalo no kuthi abakhileyo eGibeyoni benzile ukuthula no-Israyeli, baba phakathi kwabo,

Benze njalo -ke; bawakhiphela kuye lawo makhosi omahlanu emhumeni : inkosi yaseJerusalema, nenkosi yaseHebroni, nenkosi yaseJarimuthi, nenkosi yaseLakishi, nenkosi yase-Egiloni.

UJoshuwa wathatha iMakheda ngalolo suku , walichitha ngosiko lwenkemba kanye nenkosi yalo , wabaqothula nabo bonke abakulo , akashiyanga noyedwa owasalayo ; wenza-ke kuyo inkosi yaseMakheda njengalokho ebenzile kuyo inkosi yaseJeriko.

uJehova walinikela nalo nenkosi yalo esandleni sakwa -Israyeli, walichitha ngosiko lwenkemba nabo bonke abakulo , akashiyanga noyedwa owasala phakathi kwalo; wenza-ke kuyo inkosi yalo njengalokho ebenzile kuyo inkosi yaseJeriko.

Balithatha, balichitha ngosiko lwenkemba kanye nenkosi yalo , nayo yonke imizi yalo , nabo bonke ababekulo ; akashiyanga noyedwa owasalayo njengakho konke abekwenzile kulo i -Egiloni, waliqothula nabo bonke abakulo.

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.

Ngalokho amakhosi ayisihlanu ama -Amori, inkosi yaseJerusalema, nenkosi yaseHebroni, nenkosi yaseJarimuthi , nenkosi yaseLakishi , nenkosi yase - Egiloni, ahlangana, akhuphuka, wona nawo onke amabandla awo , amisa malungana neGibeyoni, alwa nalo.

UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa : Bheka, nginikele esandleni sakho iJeriko , nenkosi yalo, namaqhawe anamandla.

uyakwenza kulo i-Ayi nenkosi yalo njengalokho wenza kulo iJeriko nenkosi yalo; impango yalo kuphela nezinkomo zalo niyakuziphangela khona . Wuqamekele umuzi emva kwawo.

Ngokuba iHeshiboni lalingumuzi kaSihoni inkosi yama -Amori owayelwile nenkosi endala yakwaMowabi , wathatha lonke izwe lakhe esandleni sakhe kwaze kwafika e-Arinoni.