Ngokuba mhla uphuma, uwele umfudlana iKidroni, yazisisa ukuthi uyakufa nokufa; igazi lakho liyakuba sekhanda lakho.

Inkosi yayisithuma yambiza uShimeyi , yathi kuye : Angithi ngikufungisile uJehova, ngaqinisa kuwe ukuthi: Mhla uphuma uye nomaphi, yazisisa ukuthi uyakufa nokufa, na? Wathi kimi: Izwi engilizwileyo lihle.

Ngokuba, kuphila kukaJehova osindisa u -Israyeli, nokuba sikuJonathani indodana yami , uyakufa nokufa . Kepha akwabakho noyedwa owamphendulayo.

USawule wathi : Makenze njalo uNkulunkulu , enezele futhi , ngokuba uyakufa nokufa, Jonathani!

UDavide wabuye wafunga , wathi: Uyihlo uyazi kahle ukuthi ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho; uthi: Makangazi lokhu uJonathani, funa abe nosizi. Kepha, kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila kwakho, kukhona isinyathelo esisodwa nje phakathi kwami nokufa.

Inkosi yayisithi : Uyakufa nokufa , Ahimeleki, wena nayo yonke indlu kayihlo.

UJowashi wayeselala koyise ; uJerobowamu wahlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi; uJowashi wembelwa eSamariya namakhosi akwa-Israyeli. Ukugula nokufa kuka-Elisha

Wayesethi kuyo : Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Lokhu uthume izithunywa ukubuza kuBali Zebubi unkulunkulu wase -Ekroni kungokuba kungekho Nkulunkulu kwa -Israyeli ukuba kubuzwe ngezwi lakhe na ? Ngalokho awuyikwehlika embhedeni okhuphukele kuwo, kepha uyakufa nokufa.

Ngalokho uJehova usho kanje , uthi: Umbhede okhuphukele kuwo awuyikwehlika kuwo, kepha uyakufa nokufa. Wayesesuka u-Eliya.

Zathi kuye : Kwakhuphuka umuntu ukuba asihlangabeze, wathi kithi : Hambani, nibuyele enkosini enithumileyo , nithi kuyo: Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Kungokuba kungekho Nkulunkulu kwa -Israyeli ukuba uthume ukubuza kuBali Zebubi unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni na? Ngalokho umbhede okhuphukele kuwo awuyikwehlika kuwo, kepha uyakufa nokufa.

U-Elisha wathi kuye : Hamba, uthi kuye : U yakusinda nokusinda , kodwa uJehova ungibonisile ukuthi ngempela uyakufa nokufa.

U-Asa wacunuka ngomboni, wamfaka endlini yezitokisi, ngokuba wamfutha ngenxa yale nto. U-Asa wabadlova nabathile babantu ngaleso sikhathi. Ukugula nokufa kuka-Asa

Abaningi baletha izipho kuJehova eJerusalema namagugu kuHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda , waze waphakanyiswa emehlweni abo bonke abezizwe ngasemuva. Ukugula nokufa kukaHezekiya

Nokho, ngokuba ngaleso senzo waveza ithuba elikhulu lokuba izitha zikaJehova zihlambalaze, umntwana omzalelweyo uyakufa nokufa.

UManowa wathi kumkakhe : Siyakufa nokufa, ngokuba simbonile uNkulunkulu.

Nokho izinwele zekhanda lakhe zaqala ukuhluma futhi esephuculiwe. Isenzo sokugcina sikaSamsoni nokufa nokumbelwa kwakhe

AbakwaMidiyani bathotshiswa kanjalo phambi kwabantwana bakwa - Israyeli, ababe besaphakamisa amakhanda abo . Izwe lathula iminyaka engamashumi amane ezinsukwini zikaGideyoni. Amadodana kaGideyoni nokufa kwakhe

Nolwandle lwakhipha abafileyo ababekulo , nokufa neHayidese kwakhipha abafileyo ababekukho , bahlulelwa yilowo nalowo njengokwemisebenzi yakhe.

Khona uPawulu waphendula wathi : Nenzelani ukukhala nichoboza inhliziyo yami na ? Ngokuba sengilungele , kungesikho ukuboshwa kuphela kepha nokufa eJerusalema ngenxa yegama leNkosi uJesu.

kepha akusikho lokho kuphela , kodwa sizibonga futhi ngoNkulunkulu ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, esesamukelisiwe ngaye ukubuyisana. Isono nokufa kwafika ngo-Adamu

Wayesemnikela kubo ukuba abethelwe esiphambanweni. Ukubethelwa nokufa nokumbelwa kukaJesu (Math. 27: 33; Mark. 15: 22; Luk. 23: 26) Bamthatha-ke uJesu, bahamba naye.

Ngokuba uMose wathi : Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko , nokuthi: Othuka uyise noma unina makafe nokufa;

Ngokuba uNkulunkulu wathi: Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko, nokuthi: Othuka uyise noma unina makafe nokufa.

Ngokuba nithe : Senzile isivumelwano nokufa , sivumelene nendawo yabafileyo; lapho isiswebhu esikhukhulayo sidlula , asiyikusehlela thina, ngokuba senzile amanga abe yisiphephelo sethu , sicashile phansi kwenkohliso.

Futhi isivumelwano senu nokufa siyakuchithwa , nokuvumelana kwenu nendawo yabafileyo akuyikum a; lapho isiswebhu esikhukhulayo sidlula , niyakunyathelwa phansi yiso.

Ngokuba indawo yabafileyo ayikubongi , nokufa akukudumisi ; abehlela egodini ababheki ukuthembeka kwakho.

Ngifakazisa namuhla izulu nomhlaba ngani ukuthi ngibeke phambi kwenu ukuphila nokufa , isibusiso nesiqalekiso; ngalokho khethani ukuphila ukuba niphile, wena nenzalo yakho,

Kepha manje wen a, buyisa umfazi wendoda , ngokuba ingumprofethi ; iyakukukhulekela ukuba uphile ; uma ungambuyiseli , yazi ukuthi uyakufa nokufa, wena nabo bonke abakho.

kepha ungadli kuwo umuthi wokwazi okuhle nokubi , ngokuba mhla udla kuwo uyakufa nokufa. Ukudalwa kowesifazane

Kwathi u -Israyeli esehlala kulelo zwe , uRubeni waya walala noBiliha isancinza sikayise; u-Israyeli wakuzwa lokho. Amadodana kaJakobe nokufa kuka-Isaka Amadodana kaJakobe ayeyishumi nambili.

UDebora umzanyana kaRebeka wafa , wembelwa ngenzansi neBethele phansi kwe-oki; igama lalo labizwa ngokuthi i-Alonibakuti. Ukuzalwa kukaBenjamini nokufa kukaRaheli

Inyoka yathi kowesifazane: Aniyikufa nokufa;

Lapho ngithi komubi : U yakufa nokufa , yena abesephenduka kodwa esonweni sakhe, enze okufaneleyo nokulungileyo,

Lapho ngithi komubi : M untu omubi , uyakufa nokufa , bese wungakhulumi ukuba uxwayise omubi ashiye indlela yakhe , lowo muntu omubi uyakufa ngenxa yobubi bakhe, kepha igazi lakhe ngiyakulibiza esandleni sakho.

Lapho ngithi komubi: Uyakufa nokufa, bese wungamxwayisi, ungakhulumi ukumxwayisa omubi ngendlela yakhe ukuba umsindise , yena lowo omubi uyakufela ezonweni zakhe, kepha igazi lakhe ngiyakulibiza esandleni sakho.

Bayakuba nokufa okwesabekayo, abayikulilelwa, abayikumbelwa; bayakuba ngumquba emhlabathini, baqedwe ngenkemba nangendlala , izidumbu zabo zibe ngukudla kwezinyoni zezulu nokwezilwane zasemhlabeni.

Kwathi lapho uJeremiya eseqedile ukukhuluma konke uJehova amyale ngakho ukuba akukhulume kubo bonke abantu , abapristi, nabaprofethi, nabantu bonke, bambamba, bathi: Uyakufa nokufa.

Ukubhujiswa nokufa kuthi: Ngezindlebe zethu sizwile amahemuhemu akho.

ukuze umphefumulo wami ukhethe ukuklinywa nokufa kunalawa mathambo ami.

Ngokuba uJehova wayeshilo ngabo wathi : Bayakufa nokufa ehlane . Akusalanga muntu kubo ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.