Kepha izinceku zakhe zathi ku ye: Bheka, sizwile ukuthi amakhosi endlu yakwa-Israyeli angamakhosi anomusa ; ake sembathe izindwangu zamasaka ezinkalweni zethu nezintambo emakhanda ethu , siphume, siye enkosini yakwa-Israyeli; mhlawumbe iyakusindisa ukuphila kwakho.

ukuze adonsele izinhliziyo zethu kuye ukuba sihambe ngezindlela zakhe zonke, sigcine imiyalo yakhe , nezimiso zakhe , nezahlulelo zakhe ayala ngakho obaba.

Jehova, akakho onjengawe , akukho Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho njengakho konke esikuzwileyo ngezindlebe zethu.

Ngokuba singabafokazi phambi kwakho nezihambi njengabo bonke obaba ; izinsuku zethu emhlabeni zinjengethunzi, nethemba alikho.

Lokho okwakukhona kwasekuqaleni , esakuzwa, sakubona ngamehlo ethu , sakubheka, nezandla zethu zakuphatha, okwezwi lokuphila --

Uma sizivuma izono zethu, uthembekile, ulungile ukuba asithethelele izono, asihlambulule kukho konke ukungalungi.

yena uyinhlawulo ngezono zethu, kungengezethu zodwa kodwa nangezezwe lonke.

Uthando lukulokhu , kungesikho ukuthi thina samthanda uNkulunkulu , kepha ukuthi yena wasithanda thina , wathuma iNdodana yakhe ibe yinhlawulo ngezono zethu.

yena owathwala izono zethu emzimbeni wakhe emthini , ukuze kuthi sesifile ezonweni siphile ekulungeni , oyena imivimbo yakhe naphulukiswa ngayo;

Ngokuba okokuqala nganinika lokho engakwamukela nami uk uthi uKristu wafa ngenxa yezono zethu njengokwemibhalo,

siyakhandleka, sisebenza ngezandla zethu ; sithi sithukwa , sibe sibusisa ; sithi sizingelwa, sibe sibekezela;

kepha njengokuba sivunyiwe nguNkulunkulu ukuba siphathiswe ivangeli , siyakhuluma ngokunjalo, singenzeli ukuthokozisa abantu kepha uNkulunkulu ovivinya izinhliziyo zethu.

Bakhala kuJehova , bathi: S onile, ngokuba simshiyile uJehova , sakhonza oBali no -Ashitaroti; kodwa kalokhu sophule esandleni sezitha zethu , siyakukukhonza.

Bonke abantu bathi kuSamuweli : Khulekela izinceku zakho kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuba singafi, ngokuba senezele kuzo zonke izono zethu ububi bokuzicelela inkosi.

Uma enamandla okulwa nami , angibulale, siyakuba yizigqila zenu ; kepha uma ngimahlula, ngimbulale, niyakuba yizigqila zethu, nisikhonze.

Kwathi abantu bengena ekamu , amalunga akwa -Israyeli athi : UJehova usibulaleleni phambi kwamaFilisti na ? Masithathe umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova eShilo , siwulethe kithi , ufike phakathi kwethu , usisindise esandleni sezitha zethu.

ukuze nathi sibe njengezizwe zonke , inkosi yethu isahlulele , iphume phambi kwethu, ilwe izimpi zethu.

Wayesethi uSawule kuyo inceku yakhe : Kepha bheka , uma siya khona , siyakulethani kulowo muntu na ? Ngokuba isinkwa siphelile ezitsheni zethu ; akukho nto esingayiyisa kulowo muntu kaNkulunkulu; sinani, pho, na?

bathi kubo : Ningabangenisi abathunjwa lapha , ngokuba nicabanga okuyakuba yicala lethu kuJehova ukuba kwenezele ezonweni zethu nasecaleni lethu, ngokuba icala lethu selilikhulu namanje ; ulaka olushisayo luphezu kuka-Israyeli.

okunaye yingalo yenyama; okunathi nguJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ukuba asisize, alwe izimpi zethu . Abantu bencika emazwini kaHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda.

ngokuba izikhali zethu zokulwa kasizo ezenyama , kodwa ngaye uNkulunkulu zinamandla okubhidliza izinqaba, sichitha izizindlo,

owasibeka nophawu nowas ipha isibambiso esinguMoya ezinhliziyweni zethu.

Nina niyi ncwadi yethu elotshwe ezinhliziyweni zethu , eyaziwa ifundwa ngabantu bonke,

Ngokuba uNkulunkulu owathi : Akuvele ukukhanya ebumnyameni, kukhanye, nguyena owakhanyisa ezinhliziyweni zethu ukuba kukhanye ukwazi inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ebusweni bukaKristu. Amandla avela evangelini ayaqinisa ezinhluphekweni nasezingozini

Angikusho ngokunilahla ; ngokuba ngasho ngaphambili ukuthi nisezinhliziyweni zethu ukuba sife kanye nani, siphile kanye nani.

Wathi-ke umuntu kuJowabe : Noma bengiyakukhokhelwa izinhlamvu eziyinkulungwane zesiliva esandleni sami , nokho bengingayikuselulela isandla sami endodaneni yenkosi, ngokuba ezindlebeni zethu inkosi yakuyala wena no-Abishayi no-Ithayi ukuthi: Yilondeni insizwa u-Abisalomu.

Kepha abantu bathi : Awuyikuphuma, ngokuba uma sibaleka, abayikusinakekela; noma kufa inxenye yethu , abayikusikhathalela, kepha wena unjengezinkulungwane eziyishumi zethu; ngalokho kuhle ukuba usisize usemzini.

Bonke abantu babephikisana ezizweni zonke zakwa -Israyeli, bethi: Inkosi yasophula esandleni sezitha zethu , yasikhulula esandleni samaFilisti ; manje isibalekile ezweni, imbalekele u-Abisalomu.

Ngalokho umkhulu , Nkosi Jehova , ngokuba akakho onjengawe , akukho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho njengakho konke esikuzwileyo ngezindlebe zethu.

Kukhona nokho utshani nefoliji lezimbongolo zethu ; mina-ke nginesinkwa newayini, kanjalo nencekukazi yakho nensizwa enathi , izinceku zakho ; akusweleke lutho.

Akasiphathi njengokufanele izono zethu, akasivuzi njengokwamacala ethu.

Njengokuba impumalanga yahlukene nentshonalanga , udedisile kangaka kithi iziphambeko zethu.

Akusiwena Nkulunkulu osilahlileyo na ? Nkulunkulu, awusaphumi nezimpi zethu.

NgoNkulunkulu siyakwenza izenzo zamandla ; yena uyakunyathela phansi izitha zethu.

Izinyawo zethu sezimi emasangweni akho, Jerusalema,

abathi: Siyakunqoba ngolimi lwethu ; izindebe zethu zinathi ; ngubani oyinkosi phezu kwethu na?

owasikhulula ezitheni zethu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade;

lapho izingobo zethu zigcwele , ziveza izinhlobo ngezinhlobo , nezimvu zethu zizala ngezinkulungwane, yebo, ngezinkulungwane eziyishumi emadlelweni ethu;

lapho izinkabi zethu zithweswe kakhulu, nalapho kungekho ukufohla kwesitha nokungena empini nezikhalo ezitaladini zethu,

Nkulunkulu, sizwile ngezindlebe zethu , okhokho besilandisa ngesenz o owasenzayo emihleni yabo, emihleni yasendulo.

Inhliziyo yethu ayibuyelanga emuva ; izinyathelo zethu aziphambukanga endleleni yakho,

Uma ngabe sikhohliwe igama likaNkulunkulu wethu , sazelulela izandla zethu kunkulunkulu mumbe,

Ngawe sizakulahla phansi izitha zethu ; ngegama lakho sizakunyathela abasivukelayo.

kepha nguwe owasisindisa ezitheni zethu, wajabhisa abasizondayo.

Nokho ususilahlile, wasijabhisa; awusaphumi nezimpi zethu.

Wathobisa abantu phansi kwethu, nezizwe phansi kwezinyawo zethu.

Akusiwena Nkulunkulu osilahlileyo na ? Nkulunkulu, awusaphumi nezimpi zethu.

NgoNkulunkulu siyakwenza izenzo zamandla ; yena uyakunyathela phansi izitha zethu.

Izenzo ezimbi zangahlula; iziphambeko zethu uyaziyekela.

Wasingenisa enetheni; wabeka umthwalo onzima ezinkalweni zethu.

Izimpawu zethu asiziboni ; akusekho mprofethi ; akakho kithina owaziyo ukuthi koze kube nini.

Sisize, Nkulunkulu wensindiso yethu , ngenxa yenkazimulo yegama lakho ; usikhulule, usithethelele izono zethu ngenxa yegama lakho.

Usenza sibe yinto ebangwa ngabakhelwane bethu , nezitha zethu zisihleka usulu.

Sifundise, Nkosi, ukubala izinsuku zethu , sizuze inhliziyo enokuhlakanipha.

Sisuthise ngomusa wakho, kuse sekuseni, ukuze sithokoze, sijabule izinsuku zethu zonke.

Yebo, ubuhle beNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu abube phezu kwethu , umise umsebenzi wezandla zethu phezu kwethu ; yebo, umsebenzi wezandla zethu uwumise.

Ubekile amacala ethu phambi kwakho , izono zethu ezifihliweyo ekukhanyeni kobuso bakho.

Ngokuba izinsuku zethu ziyadlula ngentukuthelo yakho ; siyafeza iminyaka yethu njengephefu.

nolimi lungumlilo , ulimi lumi luyizwe lokungalungi phakathi kwezitho zethu, lungcolisa umzimba wonke , luthungela ukuphila konke , luthungelwa yisihogo.

nakuJesu Kristu ufakazi othembekayo, izibulo labafileyo nombusi wamakhosi omhlaba . Kuye osithandayo nowasikhululayo ezonweni zethu ngegazi lakhe

Sibambeleni izimpungushe , izimpungushe ezincan e ezichitha izivini , ngokuba izivini zethu zinezimbali. Umakoti:

Masiphenye, sicinge izindlela zethu, sibuyele kuJehova.

Masiphakamise izinhliziyo zethu kanye nezandla zeth u kuNkulunkulu ezulwini.

Zonke izitha zethu zisikhamisele imilomo yazo.

Bazingela izinyathelo zeth u ukuba singahambi ezigcawini zethu . Ukugcina kwethu kuseduze, izinsuku zethu zigcwele, yebo, ukugcina kwethu kufikile.

Ifa lethu seliphendulelwe abafokazi, nezindlu zethu kwabezizwe.

Sibuyisele kuwe Jehova , siyakubuya; yenza izinsuku zethu zibe zintsha njengasendulo,

Amanzi ethu siyawaphuza ngemali, izinkuni zethu ziza ngentengo.

Abasixoshayo basezintayeni zethu; sikhathele, asinakuphumula.

yonke impahla eyigugu siyakuyifumana , sigcwalise izindlu zethu ngempango;

Ngokuba uletha ezindlebeni zethu okuthile okungaziwayo; ngalokho sifuna ukwazi ukuthi lokhu kungaba yini.

Kepha kwafika uLisiya induna yenkulungwane , wamthatha ngendluzula enkulu ezandleni zethu,

masisondele ngenhliziyo eqinisileyo ngokwethemba okupheleleyo kokukholwa, zifafaziwe izinhliziyo zethu kungasekho valo lokubi , umzimba wethu ugeziwe ngamanzi acwebileyo;

engamthumela kini ngakho lokho ukuba nazi izindaba zethu , nokuba aduduze izinhliziyo zenu.

owazinikela ngenxa yezono zethu , ukuze asophule kuleli zwe elibi lamanje ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu uBaba wethu;

Nani-ke ebenifile ngeziphambeko nangokungasoki kwenyama yenu wanenza nibe ngabaphilayo kanye naye esithethelela zonke izono zethu;

owanikelwa ngenxa yeziphambeko zethu, wavuswa ngenxa yokulungisiswa kwethu.

ithemba alijabhisi, ngokuba uthando lukaNkulunkulu lutheliwe ezinhliziyweni zethu ngoMoya oNgcwele esimuphiweyo.

Ngokuba kwathi sisenyameni , ukuhuheka kwezono okwavela ngomthetho kwasebenza ezithweni zethu ukuthelela ukufa izithelo;

Base bemhaqa abaJuda bethi kuye : Koze kube nini ulibazisa izinhliziyo zethu na? Uma wena unguKristu, sitshele ngokuchachileyo.

Nothuli lomuzi wenu olunamathele ezinyaweni zethu siyaluhlangulela kini; nokho-ke yazini lokhu ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu usondele.

usithethelele izono zethu , ngokuba nathi sibathethelela bonke abanecala kithi; ungasingenisi ekulingweni, kodwa usikhulule kokubi.

insindiso ezitheni zethu nasesandleni sabo bonke abasizondayo,

ukusinika ukuba sithi sikhululiwe esandleni sezitha zethu , siyikhonze singenakwesaba

ngobungcwele nangokulunga phambi kwayo zonke izinsuku zethu.

ukubakhanyisela abahlezi ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokuf a nokuqondisa izinyawo zethu endleleni yokuthula.

Eziyiziwula zase zithi kwezihlakaniphileyo : S ipheni amafutha kwawenu , ngokuba izibani zethu ziyacima.

ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngo -Isaya umprofethi ukuthi : Yena wabetshatha ubuthakathaka bethu, wathwala izifo zethu. Ukumlandela uJesu (Luk. 9:57)

UMose wathi : Siyakuhamba nabasha bethu , nabadala bethu , namadodana ethu, namadodakazi ethu , nezimvu zethu , nezinkomo zethu , ngokuba sinomkhosi kaJehova.

nithi: Kungumhlatshelo wephasika likaJehova owadlula kuzo izindlu zabantwana bakwa -Israyeli mhla ebulala abaseGibithe , ezophula izindlu zethu. Abantu bakhothama, bakhuleka.

Abantu bomela khona amanzi ; abantu bakhonona ngoMose , bathi: Usikhuphuleleni eGibithe ukuba usibulale , thina nabantwana bethu nezinkomo zethu ngokoma, na?

masizihlakaniphele maqondana nabo , funa bande , kuze kuthi lapho kuphuma impi, bahlangane nezitha zethu, balwe nathi, bamuke ezweni.

Izinduna zethu mazime phambi kwebandla lonke ; bonke abasemizini yethu abathathe abesifazane babezizwe mabeze ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo , benamalunga emizi ngemizi nabahluleli ba yo, ize ibuye kithi intukuthelo evuthayo kaNkulunkulu wethu kule ndaba.

Ngasemva kwakho konke okufike phezu kwethu ngenxa yezenzo zethu ezimbi, nangecala lethu elikh ulu, nangokuba wena Nkulunkulu wethu awusijezisanga ngokufanele izono zethu , wasinika isigaba sabasindileyo njengalesi,

ngathi: Nkulunkulu wami , nginamahloni, ngiyakhophoza ukuba ngiphakamisele ubuso bami kuwe Nku lunkulu wami , ngokuba izono zethu zandile ngaphezu kwamakhand a ethu , namacala ethu akhulile kuze kube sezulwini.

Kusukela ezinsukwini zawobaba kuze kube namuhla sinecala elikhulu ; ngenxa yezono zethu sanikelwa thina namakhosi ethu nabapristi bethu ezandleni zamakhosi abezizwe enkembeni , nasekuthunjweni, nasekuphangweni, nasemahlonini obuso njenganamuhla.

Mabazisondeze, basitshele okuyakwenzeka ; izinto zakuqala ziyini na ? Mabasitshele zona ukuba sizibeke ezinhliziyweni zethu, sazi ukuphela kwazo, noma nisizwise okuzayo.

Ngalolo suku abesifazane abayisikhombisa bayakubamba indoda inye, bathi: Siyakudla isinkwa sethu , sembathe izingubo zethu . Masibizwe kuphela ngegama lakho, ususe ihlazo lethu. Inkazimulo yaseSiyoni

Kepha yazithwala izifo zethu , yabetshatha ubuhlungu bethu , kodwa thina sathi ijezisiwe, ishaywe nguNkulunkulu, ihlushiwe.

Yebo, yalinyazwa ngenxa y eziphambeko zethu , yachotshozwa ngobubi bethu; isijeziso sasiphezu kwayo ukuba sibe nokuthula , nangemivimbo yayo siphilisiwe thina.

Bathi: S izileleni ukudla , ungaboni, na? Sizihlupheleni izinhliziyo zethu , ungakwazi, na? Bhekani, ngosuku lokuzila kwen u niyaqhuba umsebenzi , nicindezele zonke izisebenzi zenu.

Ngokuba iziphambeko zeth u zandile phambi kwakho , nezono zethu ziyafakaza ngathi ; ngokuba iziphambeko zethu zikithi , nokona kwethu siyakwazi:

Jehova, usidukiselani ezindleleni zakho , uzenze lukhuni izinhlizi yo zethu zingakwesabi, na? Buya ngenxa yezinceku zakho, izizwe zefa lakho.

Indlu yethu engcwele nemangalisayo , lapho obaba babekudumisa khona , ishisiwe ngomlilo , nazo zonke izindawo zethu ezithandekayo ziphendukile izincithakalo.

Nkosi, ngakho konke ukulunga kwakho mawubuyise intukuthelo yakho nokufutheka kwakho emzini wa seJerusalema, intaba yakho engcwele, ngokuba ngenxa yezono zethu nangobubi bawobaba iJerusalema nabantu bakho sebe yihlazo kubo bonke abasizungezayo.

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.

asilalelanga izinceku zakho abaprofethi ezazikhuluma egameni lakho emakhosini ethu , nasezikhulwini zethu , nakobaba, nakubo bonke abantu bezwe.

Jehova, kithina kukhona amahloni obuso : kuwo amakhosi ethu , nakuzo izikhulu zethu, nakobaba, ngokuba sonile kuwe.

Siyakukhuphukelaphi na ? Abafowethu benzile izinhliziyo zethu ziphele amandla ngokusho ukuthi : Abantu bakhulu , bade kunathi ; imizi mikhulu , ibiyelwe kuze kube sezulwini; futhi sibonile amadodana ama-Anaki khona.

aphendule athi : Izandla zethu azichithanga leli gazi , namehlo ethu awakubonanga.

Ngokuba idwala labo alinjengeDwala lethu; nezitha zethu ziyakubona.

Amadoda esaba , ngokuba angeniswa e ndlini kaJosefa , athi: Singeniswe lapha ngenxa yemali eyabuyiselwa emasakeni ethu kuqala ukuba asizume , asehlele, asenze izigqila kanye nezimbongolo zethu.

Bathi: Wabuza nokubuza lowo muntu ngathi nangezihlobo zethu , wathi: Usekhona uyihlo na ? Ninomunye umfowenu na ? Samlandisa njengalawa mazwi; sasingakwazi kanjani ukuba uyakuthi: Yehlisani umfowenu, na?

UJuda wathi ku -Israyeli uyise : Thuma umfana nami , size sisuke , sihambe ukuba siphile, singafi, thina nawe kanye nezingane zethu.

Waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uNowa , ethi: Lo uyakusiduduza emsebenzini wethu nasenkathazweni yezandla zethu emhlabathini awuqalekisa uJehova.

Wena ndodana yomuntu , yisho kuyo indlu yakwa -Israyeli, uthi: Nisho kanje, nithi: Impela iziphambeko zethu nezono zethu ziphez u kwethu , siyonda ngenxa yazo; pho, siyakuphila kanjani na?

I-Asiriya aliyikusisindisa , asisayikukhwela amahhashi , singasasho kuyo imisebenzi yezandla zethu ukuthi ngonkulunkulu bethu , ngokuba intandane iphiwa umusa kuwe.

Noma izono zethu zifakaza ngathi , sebenza, Jehova, ngenxa yegama lakho ; ngokuba ukuhlehla kwethu kuningi, sonile kuwe.

Bheka, ngimelene nawe , wena owakhileyo esigodini , wena litshe lasethafeni, usho uJehova , nina enithi : Ngubani oyakusehlela , ngubani oyakungena ezindlini zethu, na?

Sililalele izwi likaJonadaba indodana kaRekabi ubaba kukho konke asiyala ngakho ukuba singaphuzi iwayini zonke izinsuku zethu , thina nawomkethu, namadodana ethu, namadodakazi ethu,

Zathi kuye : Ake uhlale phansi , ufunde ezindlebeni zethu . UBaruki wayesefunda ezindlebeni zazo.

Kepha siyakwenza nokwenza onke amazwi aphumile emilonyeni yethu , sishisele inkosikazi yezulu impepho , siyithululele iminikelo yokuphuzwa , njengalokho senzile , thina nawobaba , namakhosi ethu , nezikhulu zethu emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema, ngokuba sasisuthi isinkwa, sahlala kahle, asabona okubi.

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, uthi: Nina nawomkenu nikhulumile ngemilomo yenu , nakugcwalisa ngezandla zenu , nathi: S iyakugcwalisa nokugcwalisa izithembiso zethu esizenzileyo zokushisela inkosikazi yezulu impepho nokuyithululela imin ikelo yokuphuzwa. Qinisani nokuqinisa izithembiso zenu, nigcwalise nokugcwalisa izithembiso zenu.

Sizwile imibiko yalokho : izandla zethu ziyadangala ; usizi lusibambile , imihelo njengeyobelethayo.

basheshe basikhihlele isililo , ukuze amehlo ethu amululeke izinyembezi , nezinkophe zethu ziphophoze amanzi.

Ngokuba izwi lokukhala lizwakal a livela eSiyoni, lithi: Yeka ukuphangwa kwethu! Sijabhile kakhulu , ngokuba silishiyile izwe , ngokuba badilizile izindlu zethu.

Ngokuba ukufa kwenyukele emafasiteleni ethu , kungene ezindlini zethu zamakhosi ukunquma abantwana ezitaladini, nezinsizwa ezigcawini.

Ukubhujiswa nokufa kuthi: Ngezindlebe zethu sizwile amahemuhemu akho.

bakhuluma kubo eShilo ezweni laseKhanani , bathi: UJehova wayala ngesandla sikaMose ukuba siphiwe imizi ukuhlala kuyo kanye namadlelo ayo, abe ngawezinkomo zethu.

kepha libe ngufakazi phakathi kwethu nani naphakathi kwezizukulwane zethu emva kwethu , ukuze senze inkonzo kaJehova phambi kwakhe ngeminikelo yethu yokushiswa , nangemihlatshelo ye thu, nangeminikelo yethu yokuthula , ukuba abantwana benu bangasho kubantwana bethu ngesikhathi esizayo ukuthi: Aninasabelo kuJehova.

Sathi-ke: Kuyakuthi lapho besho kanjalo kithi nakuzo izizukulwane zethu ngesikhathi esizayo , sisho ukuthi : Bhekani isifanekiso se -altare likaJehova abalenzayo obaba , lingabi ngeleminikelo yokushiswa nelemihlatshelo ; lingufakazi phakathi kwethu nani.

Sathi sikuzwa lokho , izinhliziyo zethu zaphela amandla , akwabe kusabakho sibindi kumuntu phambi kwenu , ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unguNkulunkulu ezulwini phezulu nasemhlabeni phansi.

Athi kuJoshuwa : UJehova unikile ezandleni zethu izwe l onke; bonke abakhileyo ezweni baphela amandla phambi kwethu.

Kwathi uJoshuwa esengaseJeriko , waphakamisa amehlo akhe , wabona, bheka, nanso i ndoda malungana naye enenkemba yayo ihoshiwe esandleni sayo; uJoshuwa waya kuyo, wathi kuyo: Uvuna thina noma izitha zethu na?

Lesi sinkwa somphako wethu sasithatha sisashisa ezindlini zethu ngosuku esaphuma ngalo ukuba siye kini; kepha manje, bhekani, sesomile, sikhuntile;

lezi zimvaba zewayini esazigcwalisa zazizintsha ; bhekani, seziklebhukile; lezi zingubo zethu nezicathulo zethu sezigugile ngenxa yendlela ende kakhulu.

Ukuthula kuyakuba yilokhu : lapho umAsiriya engena ezweni lakithi , anyathele ezindlini zethu zobukhosi, siyakumvusela abelusi abayisikhombisa nezikhulu zabantu eziyisishiyagalombili.

kulethwe endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu namazibulo amadodana ethu , nawezimpahla zethu njengokulotshiweyo emth ethweni, namazibulo ezinkomo zethu nawezimvu zethu , kubapristi abakhonza endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu;

Kwathi izitha zethu sezizwile ukuthi kwazeke kithi nokuthi uNkulunkulu wayeshafisile icebo labo , sabuyela sonke ogangeni , kwaba yilowo nalowo emsebenzini wakhe.

Nami nabafowethu nezinceku zethu sibatsheleke imali namabele . Ake siyeke ukubiza le nzalo.

Babe khona nabathi : Sibambisile ngamasimu ethu , nangezivini zethu , nangezindlu zethu; masithole amabele ngenxa yendlala.

Babe khona nabathi : Sitshelekile imali yokuthela enkosini ngamasimu ethu nangezivini zethu.

Nokho inyama yethu injengenyama yabafowethu , abantwana bethu banjengabantwana babo ; bheka, sithobisa amadodana ethu namadodakazi ethu, abe yizigqila; amanye amadodakazi ethu asethotshisiwe ; futhi awakho amandla ezandleni zethu , ngokuba amasimu ethu nezivini zethu sekungokwabanye.

Ngathi futhi : Akukuhle enikwenzayo ; beningehambe yini ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu wethu ngenxa yokuthukwa kwethu ngabezizwe , izitha zethu, na?

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.

namakhosi ethu, nezikhulu zethu, nabapristi bethu, nawobaba abagcinanga umthetho wakho , kabalalelanga imiyalo yak ho nezixwayiso zakho obaxwayise ngazo.

Lithelela kakhulu amakhosi owabeke phezu kwethu ngenxa yezono zethu ; abusa phezu kwemizimba yethu naphezu kwezinkomo zethu njengokuthanda kwawo; thina sisekuhluphekeni okukhulu. Abantu benza isivumelwano noNkulunkulu

Ngenxa yakho konke lokho senza isivumelwano esiqinisileyo , sasiloba; kwanamatheliswa ngophawu yizikhulu zethu , namaLevi ethu , nabapristi bethu.

Niletheleni ibandla likaJehova kuleli hlane , ukuze sifele lapha , thina nezinkomo zethu, na?

Basondela kuye , bathi: Siyakwakhela lapha izinkomo zethu izibaya nabancane bethu imizi;

Asiyikubuyela ezindlini zethu , abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bengakalidli ifa labo, kube yilowo nalowo wabo.

Abancane bethu, nawomkethu, nezimvu zethu, nazo zonke izinkomo zethu kuyakuba lapho emizini yakwaGileyadi,

Kanti amazwi ami nezimiso zami engayala ngakho izinceku zami abaprofethi akubaficanga yini oyihlo , baze baphenduka , bathi: Njengalokho uJehova Sebawoti ebehlosa ukwenza kithi njengezindlela zethu nemisebenzi yethu , wenze kanjalo kithina, na? Umbono ngezinkweli zamahhashi