Leyo ndoda uJerobowamu yayiyiqhawe elinamandla; uSolomoni wayibona leyo nsizwa ukuthi ikhuthele emsebenzini wayo , wayibeka phezu kwawo wonke umsebenzi wendlu kaJosefa.

Nezinceku zenkosi zafika ukuyibusisa inkosi yethu , inkosi uDavide , ngokuthi: U Nkulunkulu wakho makenze igama likaSolomoni libe lihle kunegama lakho , asenze isihlalo sa khe sobukhosi sibe sikhulu kunesihlalo sakho sobukhosi; inkosi yakhothama embhedeni wayo.

Wayeyindodana yomfelokazi wesizwe sakwaNafetali ; uyise wayengumuntu ogcwele ukuhlakanipha, nengqondo, nokwazi ukwenza yonke imisebenzi yethusi. Wafika enkosini uSolomoni, wasebenza wonke umsebenzi wayo.

Kuyakuthi lapho izinsuku zakho seziphelele ukuba uye koyihlo , ngiyakumisa inzalo yakho emv a kwakho , eyakuba ngeyamadodana akho ; ngiyakuqinisa umbuso wayo.

UJehova wayiyala ingelosi; yabuyisela inkemba yayo emgodleni wayo.

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

Wayesegijima uDavide, wema phezu komFilisti , wathatha inkemba yakhe , wayihosha emgodleni wayo , wambulala, wamnquma ikhanda ngayo. Lapho amaFilisti ebona ukuthi iqhawe lawo lifile, abaleka.

Anobona, uma yenyuka ngendlela yasemkhawulweni wayo ukuya eBeti Shemeshi, nguye osenzele lobo bubi obukhulu ; kepha uma kungenjalo , siyakwazi ukuthi akusiso isandla sakhe esisishayileyo; sehlelwa ingozi nje.

Imizi amaFilisti ayeyithathile ku -Israyeli yabuyiselwa ku -Israyeli, kusukela e-Ekroni kuze kube seGati; umkhawulo wayo u-Israyeli wawophula esandleni samaFilisti. Kwaba khona ukuthula phakathi kuka-Israyeli nama-Amori. USamuweli ungumahluleli

iyakuzibekela wona abe yizinduna zez inkulungwane nezinduna zamashumi ayisihlanu, alime umhlabathi wayo , avune isivuno sayo, enze izikhali zayo zokulwa nempahla yezinqola zayo.

Yashisa umnikelo wayo wokushiswa nomnikelo wayo wempuphu, yathulula umnikelo wayo wokuphuzwa, yafafaza igazi leminikelo yokuthula e-altare.

Inkosi u-Ahazi yamyala u -Uriya umpristi ngokuthi : Shisa e-altare elikhulu umnikelo wokushiswa wasekuseni , nomnikelo wempuphu wakusihlwa , nomnikelo wokushiswa wenkosi , nomnikelo wayo wempuphu kanye nomnikelo wokushiswa wabo bonke abantu bezwe , nomnikelo wabo wempuphu, neminikelo yabo yokuphuzwa , ulifafaze ngalo lonke igazi lomnikelo wokushiswa nalo lonke igazi lomhlatshelo ; kodwa i-altare lethusi liyakuba ngelami ukubuza ngalo.

Kwathi inkosi isizwile amazwi alo wesifazane , yaklebhula iz ingubo zayo isadlula phezu kogange ; abantu babuka , bheka, yayinendwangu yamasaka phansi emzimbeni wayo.

UJehova wathuma ingelosi eyanquma onke amaqhawe anamandla , nabaholi, nezinduna ekamu lenkosi yase -Asiriya. Yayisibuyela ez weni layo ijabhile. Isingenile endlini kankulunkulu wayo , ababephume ezibilinini zayo bayibulala khona ngenkemba.

Inkosi yema endaweni yayo , yenza isivumelwano phambi kukaJehova ukumlandela uJehova nokugcina imiyalo yakhe , nobufakazi bakhe, nezimiso zakhe ngayo yonke inhl iziyo yayo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wayo ukuba iwenze amazwi esivumelwano ayelotshwe kule ncwadi.

INkosi iyakungikhulula kuyo yonke imisebenzi emibi , ingisindise, ngize ngifike embusweni wayo osezulwini ; makube kuyo inkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. Isigcino

Lapho-ke uzakwambulwa lowo ongenamthetho , eyakumqeda iNkosi uJesu Kristu ngomoya womlomo wayo, imchithe ngokubonakala kokufika kwayo,

Izinceku zika -Abisalomu zenza ku -Amnoni njengokuyala kuka -Abisalomu. Amadodana onke enkosi ayesesuka , yileyo naleyo yakhwela umnyuzi wayo , abaleka.

Wayesethi yena: Inkosi ake ikhumbule uJehova uNkulunkulu wayo ukuba umphindiseli wegazi angaqhubeki ukuchitha nokuba bangayibulali indodana yami. Yathi: Kuphila kukaJehova , akuyikuwela phansi nolulodwa unwele lwendodana yakho.

Wathi-ke owesifazane: Uqambeleni okunjalo ngabantu bakaNkulunkulu na? Ngokukhuluma leli zwi inkosi injengonecala, lokhu inkosi ingabuyisi oxoshiweyo wayo.

Besesetsheni elikhulu eliseGibeyoni , u-Amasa wafika ukubahlangabeza . UJowabe wayebhince isambatho sakhe sokulwa ayelokhu esigqoka; kusona lalikhona ibhande elinenkemba emgodleni wayo elaligaxwe okhalweni lwakhe; yawa esehamba.

UJonathani indodana kaSawule wayenendodana elunyonga ngezinyawo . Yayineminyaka eyisihlanu ekufikeni kombiko ngoSawule noJonathani uvela eJizreyeli; umzanyana wayo wayithatha , wabaleka; kwathi eseshesha ukubaleka, yawa, yaba lunyonga. Igama layo lalinguMefibosheti.

Kuyakuthi lapho izinsuku zakh o seziphelile , ube usulele koyihlo , ngiyakumisa inzalo yakho emva kwakho eyakuphuma ezibilinini zakho , ngiqinise umbuso wayo.

Yiyo eyakwakhela igama lami indlu ; ngiyakuqinisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wayo kuze kube phakade.

Endaweni esithekileyo uqamekela njengengonyama emphandwini wayo ; uhlomele ukumbamba ohluphekileyo ; uyambamba ohluphekileyo ngokumngenisa esihibeni sakhe.

Ibusisiwe indoda emgodla wayo ugcwele bona ; abayikujabha lapho bekhuluma nezitha zabo esangweni.

Bongani iNkosi yamakhosi, ngokuba umusa wayo umi phakade;

Umusa wayo unqamukile njalo yini na ? Isithembiso siphelile yini ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane na?

Uchithile isivumelwano senceku yakho , wadumaza umqhele wayo , wawuphonsa emhlabathini.

Ingelosi yesikhombisa yayisibetha ; kwase kuba khona amazwi amakhulu ezulwini athi : Umbuso wezwe usungoweNkosi yethu nokaKristu wayo ; iyakubusa kuze kube phakade naphakade.

Nenyoka yakhwifa, kwaphuma emlonyeni wayo emva kowesifazane amanzi kungathi umfula ukuba immukise nomfula.

Yansala umnsalo wayo njengesitha , yema njengomelene nathi ngesokunene sayo, yabulala konke okwakumnandi emehlweni ethu . Etendeni lendodakazi yaseSiyoni yathulula ukufutheka kwayo njengomlilo.

Izimpendulo zikaNkulunkulu zisezindebeni zenkosi ; umlomo wayo awuyikuphambuka ekwahluleleni.

Nokho bahlala isikhathi eside , befundisa ngesibindi ngeNkosi eyafa kazela izwi lomusa wayo , ibanika ukuba kwenziwe izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ngezandla zabo.

Kepha uPawulu wehla , wawa phezu kwayo , wayisingatha, wathi: Ningaxokozeli, ngokuba umphefumulo wayo usekhona kuyo,

Kalokhu sengiyanibeka eNkosini nasezwini lomusa wayo , yona enamandla okwakha nokwabela ifa phakathi kwabo bonke abangcwelisiweyo.

Amakhosi omhlaba aqhelile , nababusi bayihlanganyel e iNkosi noGcotshiweyo wayo.

Ngokuba ngubani owawazi umqondo weNkosi na? Nokuba ngubani owaba ngumeluleki wayo na?

Khona uJesu wathi kuPetru : Faka inkemba emgodleni wayo ; angiyikusiphuza kanti isitsha anginike sona uBaba na? Ukuthethwa kwecala likaJesu (Math. 26:57; Mark. 14:53; Luk. 22:54)

Bhekani iminduze ukuthi imila kanjani ; ayiphothi, ayaluki, kepha ngithi kini noSolomoni ebukhazikhazini bakhe bonke wayengembathisile okomunye wayo.

Wabuyela umoya wayo, yavuka khona lapho; wayala ukuba inikwe ukudla.

Kunjengomuntu owahambela kwelinye izwe ; washiya indlu yakhe , wanika izinceku zakhe amandla , yileyo naleyo wayinika umsebenzi wayo , wayala umlindisango ukuba alinde.

INdodana yomuntu iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo , zibuthe, zikhiphe embusweni wayo konke okukhubekisayo nabenza okubi,

Ngiqinisile ngithi kini : Bakhona abanye kwabemi lapha abangayikuzwa ngempela ukufa, baze bayibone iNdodana yomuntu iza embusweni wayo.

kepha ngithi kini : NoSolomoni ebukhazikhazini bakhe bonke wayengembathisile okomunye wayo.

Wena-ke wobamise la abantu umkhawulo nxazonke , uthi: Xwayani ukuba ningakhuphukeli entabeni , ningathinti umkhawulo wayo . Lowo othinta intaba uyakubulawa impela;

Yonke intaba yaseSinayi yathunqa umusi, ngokuba uJehova wehlela phezu kwayo ngomlilo; umusi wayo wenyuka njengomusi wesithando; intaba yonke yazamazama kakhulu.

Lawa angamagama amadodana ka-Israyeli afika eGibithe noJakobe ; yileyo naleyo yafika nomuzi wayo:

Uma ubona imbongolo yalowo okuzondayo ilele phansi komt hwalo wayo, wena-ke bese wukhetha ukuyiyeka, woyikhumula nokuyikhumula ninaye.

Ibhande elalukiweyo elikuyo lokuyikhwica liyakuba njengomsebenzi wayo, libe kunye nayo , ngegolide, nangokuluhlaza nangokububende nangokubomvu, nangelineni elicolekileyo lemicu ephothiweyo.

Kepha inyama yenkunzi, nesikhumba sayo, nomswani wayo, uyakukushisa ngomlilo ngaphandle kwekamu; kungumnikelo wesono.

yebo, ngaleyo mihla lapho inkosi u -Ahashiveroshi ihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wayo, esasiseShushani endlini yenkosi,

Lapho isimemezelo senkosi eyakusenza sesiyakuzwakala embusweni wayo wonke, ngokuba mkhulu bonke abafazi bayakuwahlonipha amadoda abo , amakhulu namancane.

lapho iyibonakalisa ingcebo yombuso wayo odumileyo , nobukhosi nobuhle bobukhulu bayo izi nsuku eziningi , izinsuku eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili.

Kuzo zonke izifunda lapho kwafika khona izwi lenkosi nomthetho wayo , kwaba khona ukulila okukhulu phakathi kwabaJuda , nokuzila ukudla nokukhala ngezinyembezi , nokulila; abaningi balala phansi bembethe izindwangu zamasaka nomlotha. U-Esteri uyabikelwa indaba. Impendulo yakhe

Ezifundeni zonke nasemizini yonke lapho kufika khona izwi lenkosi nomthetho wayo , abaJuda babe nokuthokoza nokujabula , nedili, nosuku oluhle. Abezizwe abaningi baphenduka abaJuda , ngokuba babehlelwe yingebhe ngabaJuda.

Ngenyanga yeshumi nambili eyinyanga ka -Adari ngosuku lweshumi nantathu lwayo , lapho kusond ela izwi lenkosi nomthetho wayo ukuba kwenziwe, ngosuku izitha zabaJuda ezazethembile ngalo ukubusa phezu kwabo nokho kwaguqulwa ukuze abaJuda babuse phezu kwababazondayo.

Kuyakuthi lapho iNkosi isiqedile wonke umsebenzi wayo entabeni yaseSiyoni naseJerusalema, ijezise isithelo senhliziyo ezidlayo yenkosi yase - Asiriya nokuzikhukhumeza kwamehlo ayo aziphakamisayo.

Funani encwadini kaJehova, nifunde; ayiyikusilala nento eyodwa kulokhu , ayikho eyakuswela umngane wayo , ngokuba ngumlomo wakhe okuyalezile , nomoya wakhe okuhlanganisile.

Bhekani, iNkosi uJehova iyeza ngamandla ; ingalo yayo iyakumbusela ; bhekani, umvuzo wayo inawo, inkokhelo yayo iphambi kwayo.

Iyakwalusa umhlambi wayo njengomalusi, ibuthe amawundlu ngemikhono yayo, iwagone esifubeni sayo, ihole kahle izindlezane. Ngubani onjengoNkulunkulu na?

Nokho uJehova wathanda ukuyishaya ngezifo ; lapho wenza umphefumulo wayo ube ngumnikelo wecala , iyakubona inzalo yayo, yenze izinsuku zayo zibe ziningi, nentando kaJehova iyakuphumelela esandleni sayo.

Ngalokho ngiyakuyabela kanye nabakhulu , yahlukanise impango nabanamandla, ngokuba yawuthulula umphefumulo wayo ekufeni , yabalwa kanye nezelelesi; yathwala nokho izono zabaningi, yakhulekela aboni.

Yacindezelwa, kepha noma yathotshiswa , ayivulanga umlomo wayo ; njengewundlu eliyiswa ekuhlatshweni , nanjengemvu ethule phambi kwabagundi bayo, ayiwuvulanga umlomo wayo.

Babeka ithuna layo kanye nababi ; ekufeni yayinabenza okubi , noma ingenzanga indluzula, kungekho nankohliso emlonyeni wayo.

Ngalokho indawo yabafileyo yandisile isifiso sayo , yavula umlomo wayo ngokungalinganiswayo; kwehlela kuyo amakhosi abo , nesixuku sabo esixokozelayo, kanye nabajabulayo phakathi kwabo.

Iyakwanele ukuvela nje , umbuso wayo uyakufohlozwa, wahlukaniselwe emimoyeni yomine yezulu , ungabi ngowenzalo yayo , ungabi njengasekubuseni kwayo eyabusa ngakho , ngokuba umbuso wayo uyakusishulwa, ube ngowabanye ngaphandle kwalaba.

Ezintweni zonke zokuhlakanipha nezokuqonda inkosi eyayibabuza ngazo yabafumanisa b edlula kayishumi zonke izanusi nabathwebulayo ababesembusweni wayo wonke.

Yanikwa ukubusa , nobukhosi, nombuso, ukuze bonke abantu , nezizwe, nezilimi bayikhonze ; ukubusa kwayo kungukubusa okuphaka de okungayikudlula, nombuso wayo yiwo ongayikuchithwa.

Base bethi: Sizakuyibiza intombazana, sizwe emlonyeni wayo.

Kwathi emva kwalezo zinto umphathizitsha wenkosi yaseGibithe nomphekizinkwa wayo bona enkosini yabo, inkosi yaseGibithe.

Kepha inyama okukuyo umphefumulo wayo , okungukuthi igazi layo , aniyikuyidla.

yena engakwenzanga kodwa : Idla ezintabeni , ingcolisa umkamakhelwane wayo,

Ingadli ezintabeni, ingaphakamisi amehlo ayo ezithombeni zendlu yakwa - Israyeli, ingangcolisi umkamakhelwane wayo;

uthi kulo izwe lakwa -Israyeli: Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bheka, ngimelene nawe; ngiyakuhosha inkemba yami emgodleni wayo, nginqume abalungileyo nababi.

Ngenxa yokuba ngiyakunquma kuwe abalungileyo nababi , ngalokho inkemba yami iyakuphuma emgodleni wayo , iphumele inyama yonke kusukela eningizimu kuye enyakatho.

Yonke inyama iyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngihosh ile inkemba emgodleni wayo, ayisayikubuya.

Nanku umthetho wendlu: esiqongweni sentaba wonke umkhawulo wayo nxazonke uyakuba ngcwele kakhulu. Bheka, lokhu kungumthetho wendlu.

Yebo, ngiyakuwabeka abagcini benkonzo yendlu emsebenzini wonke wayo kukho konke okuyakwenziwa kuyo.

Isigijimi siyagijma , sihlangane nesinye, umbiki uhlangana nombik i ukutshela inkosi yaseBabele ukuthi umuzi wayo unqotshiwe nxazonke.

ukuba amphikele umuntu kuNkulunkul u nendodana yomuntu kumakhelwane wayo.

Iphatha kalukhuni amazinyane ayo, kungathi awasiwo awayo; ayinangebhe yokuthi umshikashika wayo ungaba yize.

Ayakwahlukanisa izabelo eziyisikhombisa: uJuda uyakuhlala emkhawulweni wakhe ngaseningizimu , indlu kaJosefa ihlale emkhawulweni wayo ngasenyakatho.

UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa : Ungesabi, ungabi naluvalo ; suka nabo bonke abantu bempi, ukhuphuke uye e-Ayi; bheka, nginikele esandleni sakho inkosi yase-Ayi, nabantu bayo, nomuzi wayo, nezwe layo;

Kuyakuthi ngasemuva ngithulule uMoya wami phezu k wayo yonke inyama; amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuprofetha , abadala benu baphuphe amaphupho, izinsizwa zenu zibone imibono;

Ngokuba umphefumulo wenyama yonke , igazi layo lihlangene nomphefumulo wayo ; ngalokho ngathi kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli: Maningadli igazi lenyama noma iyiphi , ngokuba umphefumulo wenyama yonke uyigazi layo; yilowo nalowo oyidlayo uyakunqunywa.

Noma kuyinkomazi noma imvukazi, aniyikuyihlaba kanye nomntwana wayo ngalusuku lunye.

Indodana yowesifazane wakwa -Israyeli, uyise wayo engowaseGibithe , yaphuma yaya phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli; indodana yowesifazane wakwa-Israyeli nomuntu wakwa-Israyeli baxabana ekamu;

Isikhumba senkunzi, nayo yonke inyama yayo , nenhloko yayo, namanqina ayo, nezibilini zayo, nomswani wayo,

Nxa kona induna , yenza kungengamabomu nom a yikuphi kuyo yonke imiyalo uJehova uNkulunkulu wayo ayale ngakho ukuthi akunakwenziwa , ize ibe necala,

uma-ke yaziswa isono sayo eyone ngaso , iyakuletha umnikelo wayo ube yimbuzi, eyeduna elingenasici.

Kepha inkunzi nesikhumba sayo , nenyama yayo , nomswani wayo , wakushisa ngomlilo ngaphandle kwekamu , njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

kuyakuthi uma kwenziwe kungengamabomu , futhi kungesemehlweni enhlangano, inhlangano yonke inikele ngeduna libe ngumnikelo wokushiswa wephunga elimnandi kuJehova kanye nomnikelo wayo wempuphu , nomnikelo wayo wokuphuzwa ngokomthetho , nempongo ibe nye , ibe ngumnikelo wesono.

Nenxenye eyayiyisabelo sabaphuma impi umumo wayo wawuyizimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa namakhulu ayisihlanu,

Uyakunikela ngenqama ibe ngumhlatshelo womnikelo w okuthula kaJehova kanye neqoma lesinkwa esingenamvubelo; futhi umpristi anikele ngomnikelo wayo wempuphu nangomnikelo wayo wokuphuzwa.

Konke kunesikhathi sakho, yonke indaba inomzuzu wayo phansi kwezulu.

ngokuba waphuma etilongweni ukuba abe yinkosi , yebo, wazalwa embusweni wayo empofu.