UHadadi wafumana umusa omkhulu emehlweni kaFaro , waze wamnika umlamu wakhe abe ngumkakhe, udadewabo wenkosikazi uThahipenesi.

Wathi: Phuma, ume entabeni phambi kukaJehova . Bheka, uJehova wadlula, umoya omkhulu onamandla wadabula izintaba , waphahlaza amadwala phambi kukaJehova ; kepha uJehova wayen gekho emoyeni; emva komoya kwazamazama umhlaba ; kepha uJehova wayengekho ekuzamazameni komhlaba;

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

USolomoni wathi : Wenzele inceku yakho uDavide ubaba umusa omkhulu njengokuhamba kwakhe phambi kwakho ngeqiniso , nangokulunga, nangobuqotho benhliziyo kuwe , wamgcinela futhi lowo musa omkhulu , wamnika indodana ukuba ihlale esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi , njengokuba kunjalo namuhla.

kuyakuthi, nxa esebonakaliswa uMalusi omkhulu , niyakuzuza umqhele wenkazimulo ongabuniyo.

ngokuba ngivulelwe umnyango omkhulu wethuba lokusebenza; nabamelene nami baningi.

U-Eliyabe umfowabo omkhulu wezwa lapho ekhuluma kubantu ; intukuthelo ka -Eliyabe yamvuthela uDavide, wathi: Wehleleni na? Uzishiye kubani leziya zimvu ezingengakanani ehlane na ? Mina ngiyakwazi ukuziphakamisa kwakho nobubi benhliziyo yakho , ngokuba wehlile ukuba ubuke impi.

Kepha umuntu othile wezinceku zikaSawule wayelapho ngalolo suku , ebambekile phambi kukaJehova , ogama lakhe lalingu Dowegi wabakwa - Edomi, omkhulu wabelusi bakaSawule.

Akwasilala muntu , omncane noma omkhulu , namadodana noma amadodakazi, nempango noma okunye ababezithathele khona ; uDavide wabuyisa konke.

Ngalokho ngibizele bonke abaprofethi bakaBali, zonke izinceku zakhe, nabo bonke abapristi bakhe, kungasali muntu, ngokuba nginomhlatshelo omkhulu kuBali; bonke abafunyaniswa bengekho abayikuphila . Kepha uJehu wakwenza ngobuqili ukuba abhubhise izinceku zikaBali.

Kwathi lapho bebona ukuthi ikhona imali eningi emphongolweni , umbhali wenkosi nompristi omkhulu benyuka , bayibopha, bayibala imali eyafunyanwa endlini kaJehova.

Yenyukela kuHilikiya umpristi omkhulu ukuba abale imali eyiswe endlini kaJehova, iqoqwe ngabalindimnyango kubantu,

UHilikiya, umpristi omkhulu, wathi kuShafani umbhali: Ngifumene incwadi yomthetho endlini kaJehova . UHilikiya wanika uShafani leyo ncwadi, wayifunda.

Inkosi yayisiyala uHilikiya umpristi omkhulu , nabapristi besigaba sesibili , nabalindimnyango ukukhipha ethempelini likaJehova zonk e izinto ezazenzelwe oBali , no-Ashera, nebandla lonke lasezulwini , yazishisa ngaphandle kweJerusalema emasimini aseKidroni , yayisa umlotha wazo eBethele.

Induna yabalindi yathatha uSeraya umpristi omkhulu , noZefaniya umpristi wesibili, nabalindimnyango abathathu;

UNahamani induna yempi yenkosi yase -Aramu wayengumuntu omkhulu phambi kwenkosi yakhe , otusekayo, ngokuba uJehova wayenikile i -Aramu ukunqoba ngaye; futhi wayeyiqhawe elinamandla, kepha wayenochoko.

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

Bheka, u-Amariya umpristi omkhulu uphezu kwenu kuzo zonke izindaba zikaJehova, noZebadiya indodana ka -Ishmayeli, umbusi wendlu yakwaJuda , kuzo zonke izindaba zenkosi ; namaLevi ayakuba yizinduna ngaphambi kwenu. Yibani namandla ekwenzeni kwenu, uJehova uyakuba nabalungileyo.

Wayesethi uSolomoni kuNkulunkulu : Umenzele uDavide ubaba umusa omkhulu, wangibeka inkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

Kwathi ngesikhathi umphongolo owayiswa ngaso ezinduneni zenkosi ngesandla samaLevi , nalapho zibona ukuthi imali iningi , umbhali wenkosi nenduna yompristi omkhulu beza , bawuthulula umphongolo , bawuthatha, bawubuyisela endaweni yawo . Benze njalo imihla ngemihla , baqoqa imali eningi.

U-Azariya, umpristi omkhulu , nabo bonke abapristi bambuka ; bheka, wayenochoko ebunzini lakhe; bashesha bamkhipha khona; naye waphuthuma ukuphuma, ngokuba uJehova wayemshayile.

U-Azariya umpristi omkhulu wendlu kaSadoki wathi : Kusukela ekuqaleni kokulethwa kweminikelo endlini kaJehova sidlile sasutha , sashiya okuningi, ngokuba uJehova ubusisile abantu bakhe; okuseleyo yile ngcebo.

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;

banilangazelele futhi ngokunikhulekela ngenxa yomusa omkhulu kakhulu kaNkulunkulu okini.

Bamthatha u -Abisalomu, bamlahla emgodini omkhulu ehlathini , babeka phezu kwakhe inqwaba enkulu kakhulu yamatshe ; bonke abakwa -Israyeli, kwaba yilowo nalowo, babalekela ematendeni abo.

UBarizilayi wayengumuntu omdala kakhulu , eneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili; wayekade eyipha inkosi ukudla isahlezi eMahanayimi , ngokuba wayengumuntu omkhulu kakhulu.

Inkosi yathi ezincekwini zayo : Anazi yini ukuthi kufile umbusi nomuntu omkhulu kwa-Israyeli namuhla na?

Amakhosi amaFilisti abuthana ukuba ahlabele uDagoni unkulunkulu wawo umhlatshelo omkhulu, athokoze, ngokuba athi: Unkulunkulu wethu unikele uSamsoni isitha sethu esandleni sethu.

Isiboniso esinqunyiweyo phakathi kwa bantu bakwa -Israyeli nabaqamekeli sasiyilesi sokuba bathunqise umusi omkhulu wenyuke emzini.

Abantu bamkhonza uJehova izinsuku zonke zikaJoshuwa nezinsuku zonke zamalunga asalayo emva kukaJoshuwa, ayebonile wonke umsebenzi omkhulu ayewenzele u-Israyeli.

Nenceku yakho iyayalwa ngayo; oyigcinayo uyakuba nomvuzo omkhulu.

labo abathemba imfuyo yabo bezigabisa ngomcebo wabo omkhulu, na?

Indlela yakho , Nkulunkulu, isebungcweleni; ngubani ongunkulunkulu omkhulu njengoNkulunkulu na?

Ngokuba wena, Nkosi, umuhle, ungothethelelayo, unomusa omkhulu kubo bonke abakhala kuwe.

Ngokuba uJehova unguNkulunkulu omkhulu , uyinkosi enkulu phezu kwawonkulunkulu bonke.

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

Kwabonakala esinye isibonakaliso ezulwini; bheka, nango udrako omkhulu obomvu, enamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi , nasemakhanda akhe enemiqhele eyisikhombisa;

Wayesephonswa phansi udrako omkhulu , inyoka endala ethiwa uMhlebi noSathane, odukisa izwe lonke , waphonswa phansi emhlabeni , nezingelosi zakhe zaphonswa kanye naye.

Eyesithupha yathululela isitsha sayo emfuleni omkhulu u-Ewufrathe; kwase kusha amanzi awo, ukuze indlela ilungiselwe amakhosi avela empumalanga.

Umuzi omkhulu waba yizinqamu ezintathu , nemizi yabezizwe ya wa. NeBabiloni elikhulu lakhunjulwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuba alinike isitsha sewayini lolaka lwakhe oluvuthayo.

Owesifazane owambonayo ungumuzi omkhulu onombuso phezu kwamakhosi omhlaba.

emi kude ngokwesaba ukuhlupheka kwalo ethi : M aye, maye kuwe muzi omkhulu waseBabiloni, muzi onamandla, ngokuba ngehora linye nje, kufikile ukwahlulelwa kwakho!

bethi: Maye, maye kuwe muzi omkhulu owawembethe ilineni elicolekileyo, nokububende, nokubomvu, uvunule ngegolide nangamatshe anenani nangamaparele!

badazuluka bebona umusi wokusha kwalo , bethi: Ngumuphi umuzi ofana nalowo muzi omkhulu na?

Base bethela uthuli emakhanda abo , badazuluka bekhala , belila bethi : Maye, maye kuwe muzi omkhulu, abacebile kuwe bonke abanemikhumbi elwandle ngenxa yengcebo enqabileyo yakho , ngokuba ngehora linye nje uchithekile!

Ingelosi enamandla yafukula itshe linjengelokusila elikhulu , yaliphonsa elwandle, yathi: Ngokunjalo iBabiloni umuzi omkhulu liyakuphonswa phansi ngamandla, lingabe lisafunyanwa.

nezinkanyezi zezulu zawela emhlabeni njengomkhiwane uvuthulula umphobo wawo, nxa uzanyazanyiswa ngumoya omkhulu,

lithi kuyo ingelosi yesithupha enecilongo : Thukulula izingelosi ezine eziboshwe ngasemfuleni omkhulu u-Ewufrathe.

Ngokuba kwaba kuhle kuMoya oNgcwele nakithi ukuba singanithwesi umthwalo omkhulu ngaphandle kwalezi zinto ezifunekayo

USkeva othile , umJuda, umpristi omkhulu , wayenamadodana ayisikhombisa ayekwenza lokho.

Ngakho akusikho lokhu kuphela ukuba umsebenzi wethu usengozini yokudelelwa, kodwa nethempeli lonkulunkulukazi omkhulu uDiyana liyakuthiwa aliy into yalutho , nobukhulukazi bakhe sebuzakuphela , yena elimkhonzayo lonke i-Asiya nezwe lonke.

Kepha umbhali esebathulisile abantu wathi: Madoda ase -Efesu, kukhona yini phakathi kwabantu ongaziyo ukuthi umuzi wase -Efesu ungumlondi wethempeli likaDiyana omkhulu nowesithombe esawa ezulwini na?

njengokuba nompristi omkhulu ufakaza ngami namalunga onke ; ngamukela kubo izincwadi ezilotshelwe abazalwane , ngaya eDamaseku ukuba nababe khona lapho ngibayise eJerusalema beboshiwe, ukuze bajeziswe.

Kepha umpristi omkhulu u -Ananiya wayala ababemi khona ukuba bamshaye umlomo.

Ababemi khona base bethi: Uthuka umpristi omkhulu kaNkulunkulu na?

UPawulu wayesethi: Bengingazi, bazalwane, ukuthi ungumpristi omkhulu ; ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ungakhulumi kabi ngombusi wesizwe sakini.

Kwase kuvela umsindo omkhulu, kwasukuma abathile kubabhali benxenye yabaFarisi, balwa kakhulu , bathi: Asifumani lutho olubi kulo muntu ; uma, pho, kukhulume kuye umoya noma ingelosi na?

Emva kwezinsuku eziyisihlanu umpristi omkhulu u-Ananiya wewuka kanye namalunga athile nommeli othile uTertulu ; laba bammangalela uPawulu kumbusi.

Abaphostoli baveza ngamandla amakhulu ubufakazi ngokuvuka kweNkosi uJesu; umusa omkhulu wawuphezu kwabo bonke.

no-Anase umpristi omkhulu , noKayafase, noJohane, no-Aleksandru, nabo bonke abendlu yompristi omkhulu,

Kwathi sebezwile , bangena ethempelini ekuthatheni kokusa , bafundisa. Kepha kwafika umpristi omkhulu nababe naye , babizela ndawonye umphakathi nezigele zonke zabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, bathumela en dlini yeziboshwa ukuba balethwe.

Sebebalethile babamisa emphakathini; umpristi omkhulu wababuza,

Ngokuba ngaphambi kwalezi zinsuku kwasuka uThewuda ezishaya omkhulu; kwanamathela kuye amadoda angathi amakhulu amane; wabulawa yena nabo bonke abamlalelayo, bachitheka, baphela.

Umpristi omkhulu wayesethi: Nembala lokhu kunjalo na?

Kepha kwakukhona indoda ethile , nguSimoni igama layo, eyayikade yenza imilingo kulowo muzi , isimangalisa isizwe saseSamariya , izishaya umuntu omkhulu;

Kepha uSawulu esafutha ngokusongela nokubulala abafundi beNkosi , waya kumpristi omkhulu,

sibheke ithemba elibusisiweyo nokuvela kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu omkhulu noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu

sinompristi omkhulu wendlu kaNkulunkulu,

Ngakho-ke maningalahli isibindi senu esinomvuzo omkhulu.

Ngokuba izidumbu zalezo zilwane ezigazi lazo lingeniswa ngumpristi omkhulu endaweni engcwele ngenxa yezono zishiswa ngaphandle kwekamu.

Kepha uNku lunkulu wokuthula owakhuphula kwabafileyo umalusi omkhulu wezimvu ngegazi lesivumelwano esimiyo njalo, iNkosi yethu uJesu,

Ngakho-ke kwamfanela ukuba abe njengabafowabo kukho konke , ukuze abe ngumpristi omkhulu ohawukelayo nothembekayo kokukaNkulunkulu , kube yinhlawulo yezono zabantu.

Ngakho-ke, bazalwane abangcwele, enihlanganyela ukubiza kwasezulwini , qaphelani umPhostoli nomPristi omkhulu wesivumo sethu uJesu,

futhi akukho nto edaliweyo engabonakali phambi kwakhe , kepha konke kwambuliwe kusobala emehlweni akhe esiyakuzilanda kuye. SinomPristi omkhulu ongasisiza

Ngakho-ke lokhu sinomPristi omkhulu kakhulu odabulile amazulu , uJesu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, masibambelele kuso isivumo sethu.

Ngokuba asinaye umPristi omkhulu ongenakuzwelana nobuthakathaka bethu, kepha olingiwe kukho konke njengathi, engenasono.

Ngokuba y ilowo nalowo mpristi omkhulu okhethwa kubantu umiselwa abantu kokukaNkulunkulu , ukuze anikele izipho nemihlatshelo ngenxa yezono;

ebizwa n guNkulunkulu ukuthi umpristi omkhulu ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki. Basengabantwana ekukholweni

Kanjalo noKristu akazidumisanga yena aze abe ngumpristi omkhulu , kepha wadunyiswa nguye owakhuluma kuye , wathi: UyiNdodana yami wena , namuhla ngikuzele,

Ngokuba lapho uNkulunkulu wamthembisa u -Abrahama, wazifunga yena, lokhu kungekho omkhulu kunaye angamfunga,

Ngokuba abantu bafunga omkhulu kunabo ; kubona isifungo siyaqeda ukuphikisana konke, siqinise.

lapho uJesu eyisigijimi sokusandulela wangena khona, esewaba ngumpristi omkhulu kuze kube phakade ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki.

Ngokuba umpristi omkhulu onjalo usifanele thina , ongcwele, ongenacala, ongenabala, owahlukanisiwe nezoni, owenziwa aphakame phezu kwamazulu,

Kepha okuyindikimba kwesikushoyo yilokhu : sinompristi omkhulu onjalo osewahlala ngakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi soMkhulu emazulwini,

Ngokuba yilowo nalowo mpristi omkhulu umiselwa ukunikela ngeminikelo nemihlatshelo; ngakho-ke kuyadingeka ukuba naye lo abe nakho okuthile kokunikela.

Kepha lokhu uKristu esefikile , engumpristi omkhulu wezinto ezinhle ezizayo, wadabula itabernakele elikhulu neliphelele kunalelo, elingenziwanga ngezandla, okungukuthi elingesilo lalokhu kudalwa,

kungesikho futhi ukuba azinikele kaningi , njengalokhu umpristi omkhulu engena endaweni engcwele iminyaka ngeminyaka , ephethe igazi elingesilo elakhe;

kodwa kwelesibili kungena umpristi omkhulu yedwa kanye ngomnyaka , kungengaphandle kwegazi anikela ngalo ngenxa yakhe uqobo nangenxa yezono zabantu,

kungabi ngemisebenzi, kodwa kube ngaye obizayo , kwashiwo kuye ukuthi: Omkhulu uyakukhonza omncane,

Kepha othile wabo , uKayafase, engumpristi omkhulu walowo mnyaka , wathi kubo: Anazi lutho nina;

Lokho kakushongo ngokwakhe , kodwa engumpristi omkhulu walowo mnyaka waprofetha ukuba uJesu wayezakufa ngenxa yesizwe;

USimoni Petru enenkemba wayihosha , wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yokunene. Igama lenceku lalinguMalkusi.

baqala bamyisa ku-Anase, ngokuba engumukhwe kaKayafase obengumpristi omkhulu walowo mnyaka.

USimoni Petru walandela uJesu nomunye umfundi. Lowo mfundi wayaziwa ngumpristi omkhulu, wangena noJesu egcekeni lompristi omkhulu;

kepha uPetru wayemi ngaphandle emnyango. Waphuma-ke lowo mfundi omunye owaziwa ngumpristi omkhulu , wakhuluma nomlindikazi womnyango, wamngenisa uPetru. Ukuphika kukaPetru (Math. 26:69; Mark. 14:66; Luk. 22:54)

Kepha umpristi omkhulu wabuza uJesu ngabafundi bakhe nangemfundiso yakhe.

Esasho lokho , esinye isikhonzi esasimi khona sammukula uJesu , sathi: Uphendula umpristi omkhulu kanjalo na?

U-Anase wamthumela eboshiwe kuKayafase umpristi omkhulu. UJesu uphikwa nguPetru ngokwesibili nangokwesithathu

Enye yezinceku zompristi omkhulu, eyisihlobo salowo ondlebe yaso uPetru abeyinqumile, yathi: Angikubonanga yini mina ensimini unaye na?

Kwavunguza umoya omkhulu, lwavuka ulwandle.

Nxa umenyiwe ngumuntu ukuya emshadweni , ungahlali esihlalweni esiphambili, funa ngabe ukhona omkhulu kunawe omenyiwe nguye,

Nangaphezu kwakho konke lokho kubekiwe umhosha omkhulu phakathi kwethu nani ukuba abafuna ukusuka lapha baye kini bangekwenze , nabalapho bangaweleli kithi.

Bheka, kwakukhona indoda , igama layo linguZakewu , ingumthelisi omkhulu, icebile.

Kwavela nokuphikisana phakathi kwabo kokuthi ngumuphi kubo ongathiwa omkhulu.

Kepha nina aninjalo ; kodwa omkhulu kini makabe njengomncinyane, nobusayo makabe njengokhonzayo.

Ngokuba ngumuphi omkhulu , ohlezi ekudleni noma okhonzayo , na? Akusiye ohlezi ekudleni na ? Kepha mina ngiphakathi kwenu njengokhonzayo.

Omunye othile kubo wayigadla inceku yompristi omkhulu , wayinquma indlebe yokunene.

Base bembamba, bamuka naye, bamusa endlini yompristi omkhulu. UPetru walandela ekude.

Waphumela phandle, wakhala kamunyu. UJesu uphathwa kabi egcekeni lompristi omkhulu, alahlwe (Math. 26:57; Mark. 14:53; Joh. 18:12)

u-Anase engumpristi omkhulu noKayafase , kwafika izwi likaNkulunkulu kuJohane indodana kaZakariya ehlane.

Wasuka esinagogeni , wangena endlini kaSimoni . Kepha umkhwekazi kaSimoni wayebanjwe ngumkhuhlane omkhulu; bamnxusa ngaye.

Bafikelwa ngukwesaba bonke , bamdumisa uNkulunkulu , bathi: Kuvele umprofethi omkhulu phakathi kwethu , nokuthi: UNkulunkulu ubahambele abantu bakhe.

Ngithi kini : Kwabazelwe ngabesifazane akakho omkhulu kunoJohane ; kepha omncane embusweni kaNkulunkulu mkhulu kunaye.

wathi kubo : Yilowo nalowo oyakwamukela lo mntwana ngegama lami uyangamukela mina , ongamukela mina uyamamukela ongit humileyo; ngokuba omncinyane kini nonke nguye omkhulu.

Owesibili yilo : Womthanda umakhelwame wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. Awukho omunye umyalo omkhulu kunale.

Sukumani sihambe. Bhekani, ongikhaphelayo usesondele. Ukuboshwa kukaJesu nokuthethwa kwecala phambi kompristi omkhulu (Math. 26:47; Luk. 22:47; Joh. 18:2)

Omunye kwababemi khona wahosha inkemba, wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe.

Base bemusa uJesu kumpristi omkhulu ; kwabuthana bonke abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali.

UPetru wamlandela ekude , waze wangena egcekeni lompristi omkhulu ; wayehlezi kanye nezikhonzi otha umlilo.

Kwase kusukuma umpristi omkhulu phakathi kwabo , wambuza uJesu , wathi: Awuphenduli lutho na? Kuyini abakufakaza ngawe laba na?

Kepha wathula, akaphendula lutho. Umpristi omkhulu wabuye wambuza , wathi kuye: UnguKristu, iNdodana yoBongekayo na?

Khona umpristi omkhulu waklebhula izingubo zakhe , wathi: Sisaswelelani ofakazi na?

UPetru esesegcekeni ngaphansi , kwafika enye yamantombazana ompristi omkhulu,

ukuthi w angena endlini kaNkulunkulu enkathini ka-Abiyathara umpristi omkhulu, wadla izinkwa zokubukwa ezingavunyelwe ukudliwa muntu , ngabapristi bodwa, wanika nababe naye, na?

Kwakukhona lapho ngasentabeni umhlambi omkhulu wezingulube ziklabile.

Kepha bathula, ngokuba bebekhulumisene endleleni ngokuthi ngubani omkhulu.

Ngiqinisile ngithi kini : Kwabazelwe ngabesifazane akuvelanga omkhulu kunoJohane u Mbhapathizi; kepha omncane embusweni wezulu mkhulu kunaye.

Ngaleso sikhathi abafundi basondela kuJesu , bathi: Ngubani omkhulu embusweni wezulu na?

Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo oyakuzithoba njengalo mntwana nguyena omkhulu embusweni wezulu.

Mfundisi, ngumuphi umyalo omkhulu emthethweni na?

Yilowo umyalo omkhulu nowokuqala.

Kodwa omkhulu kini akabe yisikhonzi senu.

Khona kwabuthana abapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe egcekeni lompristi omkhulu othiwa uKayafase.

Bheka, omunye kwababe noJesu welula isandla , wahosha inkemba yakhe, wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe.

Ababembambile uJesu bamusa kuKayafase umpristi omkhulu , lapho kwakubuthene khona ababhali namalunga.

Kepha uPetru wamlandela ekude kwaze kwaba segcekeni lompristi omkhulu; wangena phakathi , wahlala phansi nezikhonzi ukuba abone isigcino.

Kwase kusukuma umpristi omkhulu , wathi kuye : Awuphenduli lutho na ? Kuyini abakufakaza ngawe laba na?

Kepha uJesu wathula . Wayesethi kuye umpristi omkhulu : Ngikufungisa uNkulunkulu ophilayo ukuba usitshele uma unguKristu , iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.

Khona umpristi omkhulu waklebhula izingubo zakhe , wathi: Usehlambalazile; sisaswelelani ofakaz i na ? Bheka, kalokhu nikuzwile ukuhlambalaza kwakhe.

U-Israyeli wabona umsebenzi omkhulu uJehova awenzile phezu kwabaseGibithe; abantu base bemesaba uJehova , bakholwa nguJehova nenceku yakhe uMose.

Wayesephuma uMoridekayi ebusweni benkosi embethe isambatho sobukhosi esiluhlaza nesimhlophe , enomqhele omkhulu wegolide nengubo yelineni elicolekileyo nebubende; umuzi waseShushani wajabula, wathokoza.

nezinye izizwe ezathunjwa ngu -Osinaphari omkhulu nodumileyo , zahlaliswa emzini waseSamariya nakwelinye phesheya koMfula , nokuthi nokuthi.

Makwazeke enkosini ukuthi saya ezweni lakwaJuda endlini kaNkulun kulu omkhulu eyakhiwe ngamatshe amakhulu , imithi ifakwe ezindongeni ; lo msebenzi uqhubeka ngesineke, unempumelelo ezandleni zabo.

ka-Abishuwa kaFinehasi ka-Eleyazare ka-Aroni umpristi omkhulu,

Uyakuhanjelwa nguJehova Sebawoti ngokuduma nangokuzamazama , nangomsindo omkhulu , nangesivunguvungu, nangesiphepho, nangelangabi lomlilo oqothulayo.

Kunalokho uJehova uyakuba nathi khona ebukhosini esikhundleni semifula nemifudlana ebanzi , lapho kungayikuhamba khona izikebhe ezinamaphini , nomkhumbi omkhulu ungadluli kuyo.

Ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nane lwenyanga yokuqala , ngiseceleni komfula omkhulu iHidekeli,

Ngashiywa ngedwa ; ngawubona lombono omkhulu, akusalanga mandla kimi, ngokuba ubuhle bami baphenduka ukonakala kimi, angaba namandla.

Njengalokho wabona itshe ukuthi laqheshulwa entabeni kungengazandla , nokuthi lachoboza insimbi , nethusi, nebumba, nesiliva, negolide, uNkulunkulu omkhulu uyazisil e inkosi okuyakuba khona emva kwalokhu ; iphupho liqinisile, nencazo yalo iyiqiniso.

Nkulunkulu wami, beka indlebe yakho , uzwe; vula amehlo akho , ubheke izincithakalo zethu nomuzi obizwe ngegama lakho , ngokuba asilethi ukunxusa kwethu phambi kwakho ngenxa yokulunga kwethu kepha ngomusa wakho omkhulu.

Ngakhuleka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wami , ngavuma ngathi: O Nkosi , Nkulunkulu omkhulu nowesabekayo , ogcina isivumelwano nomusa kwabamthandayo nabagcina imiyalo yakhe,

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

njengakho konke owakufisa kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eHorebe ngosuku lomhlangano ngokuthi : M angingabe ngisalizwa izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami , ngingabe ngisawubona lomlilo omkhulu futhi , funa ngife.

phendukani nihambe , niye entabeni yama -Amori nasezindaweni zonke eziseduze nakhona e -Araba, ezintabeni, nangenzansi, naseningizimu, nangasogwini lolwandle , ezweni lamaKhanani , naseLebanoni, kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula u-Ewufrathe.

Makaphile uRubeni, angafi; amadoda akhe abe ngumumo omkhulu.

Esezulwini wakuzwisa izwi lakhe ukuba akufundise; emhlabeni wakubonisa umlilo wakhe omkhulu; wena wezwa amazwi akhe evela phakathi komlilo.

Ngalokho siyakufelani na ? Ngokuba lo mlilo omkhulu uyakusiqeda; uma silizwa futhi izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, siyakufa.

Ngalokho awuyikuzesaba, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uphakathi kwakho, uNkulunkulu omkhulu nowesabekayo.

neResene phakathi kweNineve neKhala; lo ungumuzi omkhulu.

Ngalolo suku uJehova wasenza isivumelwano no -Abrama, wathi: Ngiyakunika inzalo yakho leli zwe, kusukela emfuleni waseGibithe kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula u-Ewufrathe:

UJehova wathi kuye : Esiswini sakho kukhona izizwe ezimbili ; izinhlobo ezimbili zabantu ziyakwahlukana ezibilinini zakho ; esinye isizwe siyakwahlula esinye, omkhulu akhonze omncane.

Ngomnyaka wesibili kaDariyu inkosi ngenyanga yesithupha ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga lafika izwi likaJehova ngesandla sikaHagayi umprofethi kuZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli , umbusi wakwaJuda , nakuJoshuwa indodana kaJehosadaki, umpristi omkhulu, ngokuthi:

UZerubabele indodana kaSheyali tiyeli noJoshuwa indodana kaJehosadaki , umpristi omkhulu , nayo yonke insali yabantu balalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo namazwi kaHagayi umprofethi , njengokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo emthumile; abantu besaba phambi kukaJehova.

UJehova wavuselela umoya kaZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli, umbusi wakwaJuda, nomoya kaJoshuwa indodana kaJehosadaki , umpristi omkhulu, nomoya wensali yonke y abantu, bafika, benza umsebenzi endlini kaJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu wabo,

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

Kepha qina manje , Zerubabele, usho uJehova , U be namandla , Joshuwa, ndodana kaJehosadaki , mpristi omkhulu , niqine nonke nina bantu bezwe , usho uJehova, nisebenze ngokuba nginani, usho uJehova Sebawoti.

Udadewenu omkhulu uyiSamariya elihlezi namadodakazi alo ngakwesokhohlo sakho; udadewenu omncane ohlezi ngakwesokunene sakho uyiSodoma namadodakazi alo.

Usuyakuzikhumbula izindlela zakho , ujabhe, lapho uyakubamukela odadewenu, omkhulu nomncane , ngikunike wona abe ngamadodakazi , kungabi ngesivumelwano sakho kodwa.

Amagama abo ayengu -Ohola, omkhulu, no-Oholiba udadewabo ; baba ngabami, bazala amadodana namadodakazi. Amagama abo: iSamariya lingu- Ohola, neJerusalema lingu-Oholiba.

Ndodana yomuntu, uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele waseb enzisa impi yakhe umsebenzi omkhulu ngeTire ; onke amakhanda aphuculwa , onke amahlombe acothulwa, nokho yena nempi yakhe babengenankokhelo evela eTire ngomsebenzi abalenzela wona.

ukhulume uthi : Isho kanje iNk osi uJehova , ithi: Bheka, ngimelene nawe Faro, nkosi yaseGibithe, drako omkhulu, obuthisa phakathi kwemifula yakho uthi: Umfula ungowami, mina ngiwenzile.

Wena ndodana yomuntu, isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Yisho ezinyonini zezinhlobo zonke nasezilwaneni zasendle, uthi: Buthani, nifike, nihlanganyele umhlatshelo wami nxazonke engiwuhlaba ngenxa yenu , umhlatshelo omkhulu ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, ukuba nidle inyama, niphuze igazi.

UPhashuri indodana ka -Imeri umpristi owayengumbonisi omkhulu endlini kaJehova wamuzwa uJeremiya eprofetha ngalezo zinto.

Izizwe eziningi ziyakudlula kulo muzi , zisho, kube yileso naleso kwesinye , ukuthi: UJehova wenzeleni okunje kulo muzi omkhulu na?

wena owenza umusa kubo abayizinkulungwane , ophindisela ububi bawoyise esifubeni sabantwana babo emva kwabo , ogama lakho linguNkulunkulu omkhulu oyiqhawe, uJehova Sebawoti,

omkhulu emaswini, onamandla ezenzweni, omehlo akho avulekele zonke izindlela zabantu ukuba unike , kube yilowo nalowo njengezindlela zakhe nanjengezithelo zemisebenzi yakhe;

Umgodi u -Ishmayeli alahla kuwo zonke izidumbu zabantu ayebabulele wawungumgodi omkhulu owenziwa yinkosi u -Asa ngenxa kaBahasha inkosi ka-Israyeli; u-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya wawugcwalisa ngababuleweyo.

Umoya omkhulu kunokuba kwenziwe lokhu uyakuphuma kimi . Manje sengiyakukhuluma nami ukwahlulela kubo.

ngokuba uJehova uyalichitha iBabele , aqede phakathi kwalo umsindo omkhulu; amaza alo ayahlokoma njengamanzi amakhulu , nomsindo wokuhlokoma kwawo uyezwakala,

Induna yabalindi yathatha uSeraya, umpristi omkhulu, noZefaniya, umpristi wesibili, nabalindimnyango abathathu;

bheka, kwafika, kwadabula ihlane umoya omkhulu , washaya amagumbi omane endlu , yawa phezu kwezinsizwa , zafa; mina ngedwa kuphela ngisindile, ukuze ngikubikele.

Suka uye eNineve, umuzi omkhulu, umemeze phezu kwalo, ngokuba ububi balo benyukele ebusweni bami.

Kodwa uJehova waphonsa umoya omkhulu elwandle , kwaba yisiphepho esikhulu elwandle; kwacatshangwa ukuthi umkhumbi uyakwaphulwa.

Suka uye eNineve , umuzi omkhulu, umemezele kulo isimemezelo esikhulu engasikhuluma kuwe.

Wayesesuka uJona , waya eNineve njengezwi likaJehova . INineve lalingumuzi omkhulu kakhulu, uhambo lwezinsuku ezintathu.

mina-ke bengingayikulihawukela iNineve , umuzi omkhulu , okukuwo abantu abangaphezu kwezinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili abangakwazi ukwahlukanisa isandla sokunene nesokhohlo, kanye nezinkomo eziningi, na?

besaba kakhulu , ngokuba iGibeyoni lalingumuzi omkhulu njengomunye wemizi yamakhosi nangokuba lalilikhulu kune -Ayi, onke amadoda alo engamaqhawe.

Kusukela ehlane nakuleli Lebanoni kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu , umfula u-Ewufrathe, lonke izwe lamaHeti , nakuze kube seLwandle Olukhulu ngasentshonalanga, kuyakuba ngumkhawulo wenu.

Uyakuhlala kulowo muzi aze eme phambi kwenhlangano ukuba kuthet hwe icala, kuze kufe umpristi omkhulu okhona ngalezo zinsuku , andukuba umbulali abuye, afike kowakhe umuzi, nakweyakhe indlu, yebo, kulowo muzi abaleka kuwo.

Ongumpristi omkhulu phakathi kwabafowabo , kuthelwe ekhanda lakhe amafutha okugcoba , nowahlukaniselwa ukuba embathe izambatho, akayikuthukulula izinwele zekhanda lakhe, angaklebhuli izambatho zakhe,

Izandla zabo ziphezu kokubi ukukuthuthukisa; isikhulu sinesicelo , umahluleli ubhe ka umvuzo ; omkhulu ukhuluma ngesifiso somphefumulo wakhe; bayakwalukanisa.

Enye yamadodana kaJoyada indodana ka -Eliyashibi umpristi omkhulu yayingumkhwenyana kaSanibalati umHoroni; ngamxosha kimi.

ngathi: Ngiyanxusa, Jehova Nkulunkulu wezulu, wena Nkulunkulu omkhulu nowesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa nabakuthandayo nabagcina imiyalo yakho,

Kwasuka u -Eliyashibi umpristi omkhulu nabafowabo abapristi , balakha iSango Lezimvu , balingcwelisa, bamisa izivalo zalo , yebo, kwaze kwaba naseMbhoshongweni KaHameya ababewungcwelisa , kwaze kwaba naseMbhoshongweni KaHananeli.

Emva kwakhe kwalungisa nokulungisa uBaruki indodana kaZabayi elinye ibanga, kusukela eNqutshini kuze kube semnyango wendlu ka -Eliyashibi umpristi omkhulu.

Emva kwakhe kwalungisa abaseThekhowa elinye ibanga malungana nombhoshongo omkhulu ophumeleleyo kwaze kwaba sogangeni lwase-Ofeli.

Ngathuma izithunywa kubo , ngathi: Ngisebenza umsebenzi omkhulu , anginakwehla; umsebenzi ubuyakumelani, ngiwuyeke, ngehlele kini, na?

U-Ezra wambonga uJehova uNkulunkulu omkhulu . Bonke abantu baphendula bathi : Amen, Amen, bephakamisa izandla zabo ; bakhothama, bakhuleka kuJehova, ubuso babo bubheke phansi.

nokho wena ngomusa wakho omkhulu awubashiyanga ehlane ; insika yefu ayisukanga phezu kwabo emini ukubahola endleleni , nensika yomlilo ebusuku ukubakhanyisela endleleni ababeyakuhamba ngayo.

Wawusubanikela esandleni sezitha zabo ezabahlupha ; ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwabo sebekhala kuwe, wena wabezwa usezulwini, nangomusa wakho omkhulu wabanika abasindisi ababasindisa esandleni sezitha zabo.

Kepha sebephumulile , babuye benza okubi ebusweni bakho ; wawusubashiya esandleni sezitha zabo , zaze zabusa phezu kwabo ; kodwa lapho bebuye bekhala kuwe , wena wabezwa usezulwini , wabophula kaningi ngomusa wakho omkhulu,

Nokho ngomusa wakho omkhulu awubaqothulanga , awubashiyanga, ngokuba unguNkulunkulu onomusa nobumnene.

Ngalokho, Nkulunkulu wethu , Nkulunkulu omkhulu onamandla owesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa , yonke le nkathazo mayingabi ncane ebusweni bakho esificile thina , namakhosi ethu , nezikhulu zethu , nabapristi bethu, nabaprofethi bethu, nawobaba, nabo bonke abantu bakho , kusukela esikhathini samakhosi ase-Asiriya kuze kube namuhla.

inhlangano imophule umbulali esandleni somphindiseli wegazi, inhlangano imbuyisele emzini wakhe wokuphephela lapho ebebalekele khona , ahlale kuwo aze afe umpristi omkhulu owayegcotshiwe ngamafutha angcwele.

ngokuba nga ehlalile emzini wakhe wokuphephela waze wafa umpristi omkhulu; kepha emva kokufa kompristi omkhulu umbulali uyakubuyela ezweni eliyifa lakhe.

Wathi kubo : Ningangibizi ngokuthi uNawomi ; ngibizeni ngokuthi uMara , ngokuba uSomandla ungiphathe ngomunyu omkhulu.

Yebo, kuqinisile ukuthi ngingumhlengi, kepha kukhona umhlengi omkhulu kunami.

Wayesengibonisa uJoshuwa umpristi omkhulu emi phambi kwengelosi kaJehova, noSathane emi ngakwesokunene sakhe ukumelana naye.

Ake uzwe , Joshuwa, mpristi omkhulu , wena nabangane bakho abahlala phambi kwakho , ngokuba bangabantu abayisibonakaliso : bhekani, ngiyakuveza inceku yami, uHlumela.

Lapho wamukele isiliva negolide , yenza umqhele , uwubeke ekhanda likaJoshuwa indodana kaJehosadaki, umpristi omkhulu,

Yayisimemeza kimi , yakhuluma kimi , yathi: Bheka, aphumela ezweni lasenyakatho, ayakuthulisa uMoya wami ezweni lasenyakatho. Ukugcotshwa kukaJoshuwa umpristi omkhulu

Kungcono ababili kunoyedwa , ngokuba banomvuzo omkhulu ngomshikashika wabo.

Uma ubona u kudlovelwa kwabampofu nokuphangwa kokwahlulela nokokulunga ezweni , ungamangali ngakho , ngokuba omkhulu uqaphela omkhulu kunaye, futhi kukhona nabakhulu kunabo.