akayikwazisa uyise noma unina ; kanjalo nilenze laba yize izwi likaNkulunkulu ngesiko lenu.

no-Ofiri, noHavila, noJababi; bonke laba babengamadodana kaJokothane.

Laba babe ngamadodana kaShemi ngemindeni yawo nangezilimi zawo , emazweni awo nasezizweni zawo.

Base bethi omunye komunye : Wozani, ake senze izitini , sizishisise. Izitini zaba ngamatshe abo, nebitume laba ludaka lwabo.

Bonke laba bahlangana esiGodini saseSidimi esiluLwandle Lukasawoti.

uBetuweli wazala uRebeka ; laba abayisishiyagalombili uMilka wabazalela uNahori umfowabo ka-Abrahama.

UJakobe wavuka ekuseni , walithatha itshe abelibeke phansi kwekhanda lakhe, walimisa laba yinsika, wathela amafutha esihlokweni salo.

UJakobe wayesethatha itshe, walimisa laba yinsika.

Waphakamisa amehlo akhe , wabona abesifazane nabantwana , wathi: Bangobani laba onabo na ? Wathi: Bangabantwana uNkulunkulu ayiphe bona inceku yakho ngomusa.

Kuphela ngalokho bayasivumela laba bantu ukuhlala nathi , sibe yisizwe sinye, ukuthi bonke abesilisa bakithi basokwe, njengalokho bona besokiwe.

Laba bangabanumzane bamadodana ka -Elifazi izibulo lika -Esawu: Ngumnumzane uThemani , nomnumzane u -Omari, nomnumzane uSefo , nomnumzane uKenazi,

Laba bangabantwana baka -Ana: ngoDishoni no-Oholibama indodakazi ka - Ana.

Laba bangabanumzane abavela kuwo amaHori : ngumnumzane uLothani , nomnumzane uShobali, nomnumzane uSibeyoni, nomnumzane u-Ana,

Leli zwi laba lihle emehlweni kaFaro nasemehlweni ezinceku zakhe zonke.

U-Israyeli wabona amadodana kaJosefa, wathi: Ngobani laba na?

Selokhu ngafika kuFaro ukukhuluma egameni lakho , ubaphathe kabi laba bantu, nawe awubophulanga nakanci abantu bakho.

Laba bayizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise : amadodana kaRubeni izibulo lika - Israyeli: ngoHanoki, noPhalu, noHesironi, noKarmi; yile imindeni kaRubeni.

Kwase kuwa isichotho nomlilo owanyazima njalo phakathi kwesichotho ; kwakunzima kakhulu , okwakungazange kube khona ezweni laseGibithe okungangako, selokhu laba yisizwe.

Ngokuba sasibekela ubuso bonke bomhlaba, laze laba mnyama izwe . Sadla imifino yonke nezithelo zonke zemithi ezishiywe yisichotho ; akwasala lutho oluluhlaza emithini nasemifinweni yasendle ezweni lonke laseGibithe.

Uma wenza lokhu, noNkulunkulu ekuyala kanje, uzakuba namandla okuma, nabo bonke laba bantu bayakubuyela ezindaweni zabo benokuthula.

UJehova wathi kuMose : Ngibabonile laba bantu ; bheka, bangabantu abantamo ilukhuni.

Wayeselithatha ithole ababelenzile , walishisa ngomlilo , walicolisisa laze laba luthuli, walivumvuzela emanzini, wabaphuzisa wona abantwana bakwa- Israyeli.

UMose wathi ku -Aroni: Benzeni kuwe laba bantu ukuba ubehlisele isono esingaka na?

UMose wabuyela kuJehova , wathi: Hawu, laba bantu benzile isono esikhulu, bazenzele onkulunkulu ngegolide.

UMose wathi kuJehova : Bheka, uthi kimi : Khuphula laba bantu , kepha awungazisanga yena oyakumthuma nami . Nokho ushilo ukuthi : Ngiyakwazi ngegama, ufumene umusa emehlweni ami.

Laba ubagcwalisile ngokuhlakanipha kwenhliziyo ukuba basebenze yonke imisebenzi, eyomqophi neyengcweti neyomfekethisi , ngokuluhlaza nangokububende nangokubomvu , nangelineni elicolekileyo , neyomaluki, neyabasebenza namuphi umsebenzi, nabaqamba imisebenzi yobungcweti.

Walenza i-altare lempepho ngomuthi womtholo; ubude balo babuyingalo , nobubanzi balo babuyingalo ; laba nezinhlangothi ezine ezilingeneyo ; nokuphakama kwalo kwakuyizingalo ezimbili; izimpondo zalo zazikunye nalo.

Walenza i -altare lomnikelo wokushiswa ngomuthi womtholo ; ubude balo babuyizingalo eziyisihlanu, nobubanzi balo babuyizingalo eziyisihlanu ; laba nezinhlangothi ezine ezilingeneyo ; nokuphakama kwalo kwakuyizingalo ezintathu.

Wazifaka izinti emasongweni ezinhlangothini ze -altare ukuba lithwalwe ngazo; walenza ngamapulangwe laba yigobongo.

Ithusi lomnikelo laba ngamatalenta angamashumi ayisikhombisa namashekeli ayizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amane.

Balikhanda igolide laba ngongcwecwe, balisika izincingwana ukuba zalukwe nokuluhlaza nokububende nokubomvu , nelineni elicolekileyo , umsebenzi wengcweti.

naseqomeni lezinkwa ezingenamvubelo elalisebusweni buka Jehova wathatha iqebelengwane laba linye elingenamvubelo , neqebelengwane laba linye lesinkwa samafutha, nomqathane munye, wakubeka phezu kwamanoni naphezu komlenze wokunene,

umpristi ambheke ; uma ibala l iphendukile laba mhlophe , bheka, khona umpristi uyakusho athi onesifo uhlambulukile; uhlambulukile.

Umfelokazi noma umfazi olahliweyo noma owesifazane owonakelyo , isifebe, laba akayikubathatha , kepha uyakuthatha intombi yabantu bakubo ibe ngumkakhe.

UMose wathi kuJehova : Uyiphatheleni kabi inceku yakho na ? Angifumananga ngani umusa emehlweni akho ukuba ubeke umthwalo wabo bonke laba bantu phezu kwami na?

Ngakhulelwa bonke laba bantu yini , ngabazala, ukuze uthi kimi : Bagone ngasesifubeni sakho njengomondli egona umntwana oncelayo , ubayise ezweni owalifungela oyise, na?

Ngingathathaphi inyama ukubanika bonke laba bantu na? Ngokuba bakhala kimi, bathi: Siphe inyama ukuba sidle.

Anginakuthwala bonke laba bantu ngedwa, ngokuba kuyangisinda.

UJehova wayesekhuluma kuMose , wathi: Koze kube nini laba bantu bengidelela na ? Koze kube nini bengakholwa yimi ngezibonakaliso z onke engizenzile phakathi kwabo na?

UMose wathi kuJehova : Khona abaseGibithe bayakukuzwa , ngokuba wakhuphula laba bantu ngamandla akho phakathi kwabo,

Manje-ke uma ubulala laba bantu njengomuntu munye, izizwe ezizwe udumo lwakho ziyakukhuluma zithi:

Ake uthethelele ububi balaba bantu ngokobukhulu bomusa wakho , njengalokho uyekele laba bantu kusukela eGibithe kuze kube manje.

Uma laba bantu befa ngokufa kwabantu bonke, noma behlelwa ngokwehlela abantu bonke, uJehova uyakube kangithumanga.

Kepha uma uJehova edala into entsha , umhlaba uvule umlomo wawo , ubagwinye kanye nakho konke okwabo , bashone besezwa endaweni yabafileyo, niyakuqonda ukuthi laba bantu bamdelele uJehova.

U-Israyeli wenza isithembiso kuJehova, wathi: Uma unikela nokunikela laba bantu esandleni sami, ngiyakuchitha impela imizi yabo.

ngalokho ake uze manje , ungiqalekisele laba bantu, ngokuba bayangahlula; mhlawumbe ngingaze ngibe namandla ukuba sibanqobe , ngibaxoshe ezweni, ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi ombusisayo ubusisiwe, nomqalekisayo uqalekisiwe.

ngokuba ngiyakukunika udumo olukhulu , nakho konke ongitshela khona ngiyakukwenza; ake uze ngalokho manje, ungiqalekisele laba bantu.

Bheka manje , ngibuyela kubantu bakithi ; woza ngikumemezelele ukuthi laba bantu bayakwenzani kubantu bakini ngezinsuku ezizayo.

Amadodana ka -Eliyabe: ngoNemuweli, noDathani, no-Abiramu. Laba bangoDathani no-Abiramu labo ababizwa yinhlangano ukuba balwe noMose no-Aroni bekulo iviyo likaKora, lilwa noJehova;

Bhekani, laba benza ukuba abant wana bakwa -Israyeli ngesiluleko sikaBileyamu baphambeke kuJehova ngendaba yasePeyori, kwaba khona isifo phakathi kwenhlangano kaJehova.

OMose no -Eleyazare umpristi bamukela igolide kuzo izinduna zezinkulungwane nakwezamakhulu , baliletha etendeni lokuhlangana, laba yisikhumbuzo sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli phambi kukaJehova.

Ngokuba uma nibuyela emuva ekumlandeleni, uyakubuye abashiye ehlane, nize nibhubhise laba bantu.

laba bathiwa namaRefa njengama -Anaki, kepha abakwaMowabi bababiza ngokuthi ama-Emi.

UJehova wabuye wakhuluma kimi , wathi: Ngibabonile laba bantu; bheka, bangabantu abantamo ilukhuni;

Ngase ngithatha isono senu , ithole enanilenzile , ngalishisa ngomlilo , ngaligxoba, ngaligayisisa laze laba njengothuli , ngaphonsa uthuli lwalo emfudlaneni owehla entabeni.

Laba bayakuma entabeni yaseGerizimu ukubusisa abantu, lapho seniwelile iJordani: oSimeyoni, noLevi, noJuda, no-Isakare, noJosefa, noBenjamini;

laba bayakuma entabeni yase -Ebali babe ngabokuqalekisa : oRubeni, noGadi, no-Asheri, noZebuloni, noDani, noNafetali.

sathatha izwe lakubo , salinika laba yifa labakwaRubeni , nelabakwaGadi, nelenxenye yesizwe sabakwaManase.

UJehova wathi kuMose : Bheka, wolala koyihlo ; laba bantu bayak usuka, baye ukuphinga nawonkulunkulu babezizwe abasezweni abaya kulo ukuba bahlale phakathi kwabo , bangishiye, basaphule isivumelwano engisenzile nabo.

Qina, ume isibindi , ngokuba uyakwenza ukuba laba bantu badle izwe engalifungela oyise ukubanika lona.

UJoshuwa wathi: Maye, Nkosi Nkulunkulu! Ubaweliseleni iJordani nakanye laba bantu ukuba usinikele esandleni sama -Amori, usibhubhise, na? Sengathi nga saneliswa ukuhlala ngaphesheya kweJordani!

UJoshuwa wayeselishisa i -Ayi, walenza laba yiduma lenxiwa kuze kube phakade; liyincithakalo kuze kube namuhla.

UMose inceku kaJehova na bantwana bakwa -Israyeli babebabulele ; uMose inceku kaJehova wabanika lona abakwaRubeni , nabakwaGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase, laba yifa labo.

Ngalokho iHebroni laba yifa likaKalebi indodana kaJefuni, umKhenizi, kuze kube namuhla , ngokuba wamlandela uJehova uNk ulunkulu ka -Israyeli ngokupheleleyo.

ngokuba amadodakazi kaManase aba nefa phakathi kwamadodana akhe ; izwe lakwaGileyadi laba ngelamanye amadodana kaManase.

Amathambo kaJosefa akhushulwa eGibithe ngabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, bawembela eShekemi esiqeshini sezwe asithengayo uJakobe kumadodana kaHamori uyise kaShekemi ngamakesita ayikhulu , laba ifa labantwana bakwaJosefa.

UMowabi wathotshiswa kanjalo ngalolo suku phansi kwesandla sakwa - Israyeli. Izwe laba nokuthula iminyaka engamashumi ayisihiyagalombili. UShamgari

Sengathi laba bantu nga besesandleni sami ; bengiyakumsusa u-Abimeleki. Wathi ku-Abimeleki: Yandisa impi yakho, uphume.

Wathi kuwo : Nenzelani izinto ezinjalo na ? Ngokuba ngiyezwa imisebenzi yenu emibi kubo bonke laba bantu.

USawule wathukuthela kakhulu , laba libi lelo zwi emehlweni akhe ; wathi: Bamnike uDavide izinkulungwane eziyishumi , kepha mina banginike izinkulungwane nje; sekumsalele umbuso kuphela.

Kwazalelwa uDavide amadodana eHebroni ; izibulo lakhe laba ngu -Amnoni ku-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli;

Nami ngibuthakathaka namuhla noma ngigcotshiwe ngibe yinkosi ; laba bantu, amadodana kaSeruya , balukhuni kunami ; uJehova makaphindisele owenza okubi njengobubi bakhe.

Ngalokho yiphe inceku yakho inhliziyo elalelayo ukwahlulela abantu bakho ukuba ngahlukanise okuhle nokubi, ngokuba ngubani ongahlulela laba bantu bakho abakhulu kangaka na?

Uyihlo wenza ijoka lethu laba lukhuni ; ngalokho yenza wena ube lula umsebenzi olukhuni kayihlo nejoka lakhe elisindayo owalibeka ph ezu kwethu, siyakukukhonza.

Uma laba bantu benyuka ukunikela ngemihlatshelo endlini kaJehova eJerusalema, inhliziyo yalaba bantu iyakuphindela enkosini yabo , kuRehobowamu inkosi yakwaJuda , bangibulale mina , babuyele kuRehobowamu inkosi yakwaJuda.

Ngiphendule, Jehova, ngiphendule ukuba laba bantu bazi ukuthi wena Jehova unguNkulunkulu nokuthi uphendukisela kuwe izinhliziyo.

Wayesethi: Ngabona wonke u-Israyeli ehlakazekile ezintabeni njengezimvu ezingenamalusi; uJehova wathi : Laba abasenankosi ; mababuyele, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe ngokuthula.

Kwathi ekuseni waphuma , wema, wathi kubantu bonke : Nina nilungile ; bhekani, mina ngenzele inkosi yami ugob e, ngayibulala, kepha ngubani ogence bonke laba na?

U-Ahazi wathatha isiliva negolide elafunyanwa endlini kaJehova nasengcebeni endlini yenkosi, walithuma enkosini yase-Asiriya laba yisipho.

UFaro Nekho wambeka u -Eliyakimi indodana kaJosiya inkosi esikhundleni sikaJosiya uyise, waguqula igama lakhe laba nguJehoyakimi, kepha wamsusa uJehowahazi, waze waya eGibithe, wafela khona.

Inkosi yaseBabele yambeka uMathaniya , uyisekazi, inkosi esikhundleni sakhe, yaguqula igama lakhe laba nguSedekiya.

Laba babe ngamadodana kaKalebi: amadodana kaHure izibulo lika-Efratha: nguShobali uyise kaKiriyati Jeharimi,

Laba babe ngamadodana kaDavide azalelwa wona eHebroni : izibulo ngu - Amnoni ku -Ahinohama umHizreyelikazi; owesibili nguDaniyeli ku -Abigayili umKarmelikazi;

Ngenxa yokuba laba bantu badelela amanzi aseShilowa ahamba kancane , bathokoza ngoResini nendodana kaRemaliya,

Bahlukaniswa ngenkatho, laba nalaba, ngokuba kwakukhona izikhulu zendlu engcwele nezikhulu zikaNkulunkulu emadodaneni ka -Eleyazare nasemadodaneni ka-Itamari.

Uyihlo wenza ijoka lethu laba lukhuni ; ngalokho yenza wena ube lula umsebenzi olukhuni kayihlo nejoka lakhe elisindayo owalibeka phezu kwethu, siyakukukhonza.

Wayesethi: Ngabona wonke u -Israyeli ehlakazekile ezintabeni njengezimvu ezingenamalusi; uJehova wathi : Laba abasenankosi ; mababuyele, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe ngokuthula.

Wakhuluma phambi kwabafowabo nempi yaseSamariya, wathi: Benzani laba baJuda abangenamandla na? Bayekwe bebodwa na? Bahlabe yini? Bakuqede ngosuku na? Bavuse amatshe emfuthumfuthwini yamabibi lokhu eshisiwe na?

Ngikhumbulele, Nkulunkulu wami, ngenxa yakho konke engikwenzele laba bantu, kube kuhle kimi.

Laba lihle lelo zwi emehlweni enkosi nasezikhulwini ; yenza-ke inkosi njengezwi likaMemukhani;

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.

Bheka, laba bayibo ababi; bazinza njalo; bandisa imfuyo.

Ne-Asiriya lahlangana nabo, laba yingalo yabantwana bakaLoti. Sela

Intukuthelo kaJehova yokheleka ngakubantu bakhe ; ifa lakhe laba yisinengiso kuye.

Laba babona imisebenzi kaJehova nezimangaliso zakhe ekujuleni.

Wanika izwe labo laba yifa, laba yifa lika-Israyeli, isizwe sakhe.

owanika izwe labo laba yifa, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade;

laba yifa lika-Israyeli inceku yakhe, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade;

Kepha laba baqamekela elabo igazi, babhacela okwabo ukuphila.

Ningasho ukuthi kuluzungu konk e abakushoyo laba bantu ukuthi kuluzungu, ningesabi abakwesabayo, nibe novalo ngakho.

Ngokuba abahola laba bantu bayabadukisa, nabaholwa yibo bayagwinywa.

owenza izwe laba yihlane , wayichitha imizi yalo , akavumela iziboshwa zakhe ukuba zigoduke, na?

Ngase ngithi kuyo ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami: Laba baliyisaphi i-efa na?

Bheka, izwe lamaKaledi , leso sizwe esingasekho , esanqunyelwa yi -Asiriya izilwane zasehlane, limisa imibhoshongo, lizenza ize izindlu zaso zamakhosi , lenza laba yincithakalo.

Laba bayaphakamisa izwi labo , bamemeze; bajabula ngobukhosi bukaJehova entshonalanga.

Ngalokho yizwani izwi likaJehov a nina bantu abadelelayo , enibusa laba bantu baseJerusalema.

Yathi iNkosi : Ngenxa yokuba laba bantu besondela , bangidumise ngemilomo yabo nangezindebe zabo , kodwa bazidedisele kude nami izinhliziyo zabo , nokungesaba kwabo kungumyalo wabantu abawufundisiweyo nje,

ngalokho ngiyakubuy e ngenzele laba bantu izenzo ezimangalisayo , izimangaliso impela; ukuhlakanipha kwabahlakaniphileyo babo kuyakuphela, nokuqonda kwabaqondileyo babo kuyakusitheka.

Kepha laba bangabantu abaphangiweyo nabamukiweyo ; bonke bacushiwe emigodini, bafihliwe ematilongweni ; bangabokuphangwa, akakho obophulayo, yebo, bayimpango, kungekho oshoyo ukuthi: Buyisa.

laba bantu engizenzele bona ukuba bashumayele udumo lwami.

Bheka, laba bayakuvela kude ; bheka, laba bayakuvela enyakatho nasentshonalanga, nalaba ezweni laseSinimi.

Bese wusho enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi : Ngubani ongizalele laba , lokhu ngaphuciwe abantwana bami , ngingenalutho, ngingumthunjwa, ngingozulazulayo, na? Ngubani okhulise laba na ? Bheka, ngasala ngedwa ; laba babephi na?

Yebo, bayizinja ezihahayo , abakwazi ukusutha ; yebo, laba bangabelu si abangenakuqonda, baphendukela bonke ezindleleni zabo , kube yilowo nalowo enzuzweni yakhe, bonke kanyekanye.

Ngobani laba abandiza njengefu, nanjengamajuba aya ezidlekeni zawo, na?

Ohlaba inkunzi ebulala nomuntu, nohlaba iwundlu eyaphula nentamo yenja, nonikela ngomnikelo wempuphu , kepha enikela nangegazi lezingulube , noshisa inhlaka , ebonga nesithombe , yebo, laba bakhethile izindlela zabo , nemiphefumulo yabo iyathokoza ngezinengiso zabo.

Nganingenisa ezweni elivundileyo ukuba nidle izithelo zalo nokuhle kwalo , kepha lapho seningenile , nalingcolisa izwe lami , nenza ifa lami laba yisinengiso.

Amabhongo ezingonyama abhongile phezu kw akhe, akhonya, alenza izwe lakhe laba yincithakalo; imizi yakhe ishisiwe, kungekho owakhe kuyo.

Ngase ngithi: Awu, Nkosi Jehova, ubakhohlisile nokubakhohlisa laba bantu neJerusalema ngokuthi : Niyakuba nokuthula ; nokho inkemba ifinyelele emphefumulweni.

Ngase ngithi mina : Laba bayiz impofana nje , bayiziwula, ngokuba abayazi indlela kaJehova, ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu wabo.

Kepha laba bantu banenhliziy o eyambukileyo nehlubukileyo ; bambuka, bahamba.

Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bheka, ngiyakubekela laba bantu izikhubekiso, oyise namadodana bakhubeke kanyekanye kuzo, umakhelwane abhubhe kanye nomngane wakhe.

Wena-ke ungakhulekeli laba bantu , ungabaphakamiseli ukukhala nomkhuleko, ungabanxuseli kimi, ngokuba angiyikuzwa.

Bahlehlelani laba bantu baseJerusalem a ngokuhlehla njalonjalo na ? Babambelela enkohlisweni, bala ukubuya.

Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakubanika laba bantu ukuba badle umhlonyane , baphuze amanzi enyongo.

Ngalokhu ungabakhulekeli laba bantu , ungabaphakamiseli ukukhala nokuthandaza, ngokuba angiyikubezwa mhla bekhala kimi ngokuhlupheka kwabo.

Laba bantu ababi abala ukuzwa amazwi ami , abahamba ngobulukhuni bezinhliziyo zabo , balandela abanye onkulunkulu ukuba babakhonze , bakhuleke kubo, bayakuba njengaleli bhande elingasenamsebenzi.

UJehova wathi kimi: Ungabakhulekeli laba bantu ukuba baphiwe okuhle.

Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova ngabaprofethi abaprofetha ngegama lami , ngingabathumanga, bathi: Akuyikubakho inkemba nendlala kuleli zwe , uthi: Ngenkemba nangendlala bayakuphela laba baprofethi.

Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Uma ubuya , ngiyakukubuyisa, ume phambi kwami ; uma ukhipha okuyigugu kokungamanyala , uyakuba ngumlomo wami ; laba bayakubuyela kuwe , kepha wena awuyikubuyela kubo.

Kuyakuthi lapho ubatshela laba bantu on ke lawa mazwi , basho kuwe ukuthi: UJehova ukhulumeleni phezu kwethu konke lokhu okubi na ? Ububi bethu buyini? Yisiphi isono esone ngaso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu na?

uthi kuwo: Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Ngiyakubulala kanjalo laba bantu nalo muzi njengokwaphulwa kwesitsha sombumbi esingasezukubuye sihlanganiswe; bayakumbela eThofeti , ngokuba akuyikubakho ndawo yokumbela.

Bheka, ngimelene nabaprofetha amaphupho amanga , usho uJehova, bawalandise, badukise abantu bami ngamanga abo nangokuwawa za kwabo; mina-ke angibathumanga nokho, angibayalanga, futhi abasizanga laba bantu, usho uJehova.

Nxa laba bantu , noma umprofethi, noma umpristi, bekubuza bethi: Iyini indaba kaJehova ? uyakubatshela ukuthi : Yinina eniyindaba , nokuthi: Ngiyakunilahla, usho uJehova.

Ngase ngikhuluma kubapristi nakubo bonke laba bantu, ngithi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ningawalaleli amazwi abaprofethi benu abaprofetha kini ukuthi: Bhekani, izitsha zendlu kaJehova ziyakubuyiswa eBabele masinyane. Ngokuba baprofetha amanga kini.

Wayesethi umprofethi uJeremiya kuHananiya umprofet hi: Mawuzwe, Hananiya; uJehova kakuthumanga , kepha wena wenza laba bantu ukuba bethembe amanga.

Awunakanga yini abakukhulumileyo laba bantu , bethi: Imindeni yomibili ayikhethayo uyilahlile na? Base bebadelela abantu bami , baze bangabe besaba yisizwe ngaphambi kwabo.

Njengokuba amadodana kaJonadaba indodana kaRekabi egcinile umyalo kayise awayala ngawo, kepha laba bantu bengangilalelanga.

Nkosi yami , nkosi, laba bantu benzile okubi ngakho konke abakwenzile kuJeremiya umprofethi, abamphonsile emgodini; uyakufela endaweni lapho ekhona ngokulamba, ngokuba akusekho ukudla emzini.

Yakhulisa elinye lamawundlu ayo , laba yibhongo ; lafunda ukubamba impango, ladla abantu.

Ilineni elicolekileyo elifekethisiweyo elivela eGibith e lalinguseyili wakho , laze laba yibhanela kuwe ; isimbozo sakho sasiluhlaza sibubende , sivela eziqhingini zase-Elisha.

Laba babangasokile abawileyo abayikulala namaq hawe ehlela endaweni yabafileyo enezikhali zawo zokulwa , abekwa izinkemba zawo phansi kwamakhanda, nezihlangu zawo ziphezu kwamathambo awo , ngokuba besabisa amaqhawe ezweni labaphilayo.

Nxa sebefika ezizweni lapho beya khona , balihlambalaza igama lami elingcwele, lapho kwakuthiwa ngabo : Laba bangabantu bakaJehova, kepha nokho baphumile ezweni lakubo.

Wayesethi kimi : Profetha kuwo umoya , profetha, ndodana yomuntu , uthi kuwo umoya: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Woza, moya, uvele emimoyeni yomine, uphefumulele laba ababuleweyo ukuba baphile.

Laba bafana abane uNkulunkulu wabanika ukwazi nokuqonda encwadini nasekuhlakanipheni; uDaniyeli wayenengqondo kuyo yonke imibono namaphupho.

Kwase kuchotshozwa kanyekanye insimbi , nebumba, nethusi, nesiliva, negolide, kwaba njengamakhoba ezibuya zasehlobo , kwasuswa ngumoya , akutholwanga ndawo ; itshe elalisishay a isithombe laba yintaba enkulu , lawugcwalisa umhlaba wonke.

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uthi: Laba bantu bathi : Akukabi yisikhathi sokuza, isikhathi sokwakha indlu kaJehova.

Wayesethatha uHagayi , wathi: Banjalo laba bantu , sinjalo lesi sizw e ngaphambi kwami , usho uJehova ; injalo futhi yonke imisebenzi yezandla zabo; nalokhu abakusondeza khona kungcolile.

Ngase ngithi : Bayini laba ? Ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami yathi kimi : Ngiyakukubonisa ukuthi bayini laba.

Umuntu owayemi phakathi kwemibomvana wathatha wathi : Laba yibo uJehova abathumile ukuba bahambahambe emhlabeni.

Ngathi: Laba bafike ukwenzani na? Wakhuluma wathi: Leziya ziyizimpondo ezazimhlakaza uJuda ngangokuba kungabangakho muntu ophakamisa ikhanda lakhe , kepha laba bafikile ukubashaya ngovalo , bawise phansi izimpondo zabezizwe ezaziphakamisa uphon do ngezwe lakwaJuda ukuba lihlakazwe.

Ngiyakubahlakazela phakathi kwezizwe zonke abangazazanga . Izwe selichithekile emva kwabo , ukuze kungabikho muntu odlulayo nobuyayo , ngokuba benza izwe elihle laba yincithakalo.

Laba abayishumi nambili uJesu wabathuma , wabayala wathi : Ningayi ngendlela yabezizwe, ningangeni emzini wamaSamariya;

Kepha sebemuka laba , uJesu waqala ukukhuluma ezixukwini ngoJ ohane, wathi: Naphuma naya ehlane ukuyobonani na ? Umhlanga ontengantengiswa ngumoya na?

Kepha uma benazi ukuba kuyini lokhu ukuthi : Ngifuna isihawu , hhayi umhlatshelo, nga ningabalahlanga laba abangenacala.

bathi: Laba abokugcina basebenze ihora linye nje , ubalinganise nathi esithwalile ubunzima nesifudumezi semini.

bathi kuye: Uyakuzwa lokhu abakushoyo laba na? UJesu wathi kubo: Yebo, anizange nifunde yini ukuthi : Emlonyeni wezingane nowabancelayo uzilungisele indumiso, na?

UJesu wathi kubo : Anizange nifunde yini emibhalweni ukuthi : Itshe abalinqabayo abakh i lona laba yinhloko yegumbi ; lona lavela eNkosini ; liyisimangaliso emehlweni ethu, na?

enye wayinika amatalenta ayisihlanu , enye aba mabili , enye laba linye , kwaba yileyo naleyo njengamandla ayo; wamuka-ke.

Laba bayakumuka , baye ekujezisweni okuphakade , kodwa abalungileyo baye ekuphileni okuphakade.

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

Wayesemisa laba abayishumi nambili: uSimoni owamqamba igama lokuthi uPetru,

noJakobe kaZebedewu , noJohane umfowabo kaJakobe ; laba wabaqamba igama lokuthi oBowanergesi okungukuthi amadodana okuduma;

Abafundi bakhe bamphendula bathi : Umumtu angatholaphi lapha ehlane izinkwa zokusuthisa laba na?

Aniwufundanga yini lo mbhalo othi : Itshe abalinqabayo abakhi lona laba yinhloko yegumbi;

abadla izindlu zabafelokazi, bekhuleka isikhathi eside ngokuzenzisa ; laba bayakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu. Umnikelo womfelokazi (Luk. 21:1)

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

Abasedwaleni yilabo abathi sebezwile , balamukele izwi ngokuthokoza ; kepha laba kabanampande , bakholwa isikhasha na nje , kuthi ngesikhathi sokulingwa bahlubuke.

Kepha wathi kubo : Bapheni nina ukudla . Bathi-ke: Esinakho yizinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili kuphela ngaphandle kokuba siyobathengela bonke laba bantu ukudla.

Waphendula wathi: Ngithi kini: Uma bethula laba, amatshe azakumemeza.

Kepha wababheka , wathi: Yini, pho, lokhu okulotshiweyo ukuthi : Itshe abalinqabayo abakhi lona laba yinhloko yegumbi ?

abadla izindlu zabafelokazi , bekhuleka isikhathi eside ngokuzenzisa ; laba bayakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu.

Ngokuba bonke laba babeka eminikelweni kokuchichimileyo kwabo , kepha yena ebumpofini bakhe ubeke konke abephila ngakho. Ukuchithwa kweJerusalema nokufika kweNdodana yomuntu (Math. 24:1; Mark. 13:1)

Kuthe uJesu ephakamisa amehlo, wabona ukuthi isixuku esikhulu siza kuye, wathi kuFiliphu: Sizakuzithengaphi izinkwa ukuba badle laba na?

Angiceleli laba bodwa kepha nalabo abakholwa yimi ngezwi labo

UJesu waphendula wathi: Nginitshelile ukuthi yimina; uma-ke nifuna mina, bayekeni laba, bahambe,

Kuthe amabutho esembethele uJesu esiphambanweni , athatha izingubo zakhe, azenza izabelo ezine , kwaba yilelo nalelo butho laba nesabelo , neyembe futhi . Kepha iyembe lalingenamthungo, lalukiwe lonke kusukela phezulu.

Bonke laba baqinisela nganhliziyonye ekukhulekeni kanye nabesifazane , noMariya unina kaJesu, nabafowabo. Ukukhethwa kukaMathiya abe ngomunye wabaphostoli esikhundleni sikaJuda

Bethuka, bamangala bathi : Bheka, bonke laba abakhulumayo abasibo abaseGalile na?

Ngokuba laba kabadakiwe njengokucabanga kwenu , lokhu kuseyihora lesithathu lemini;

bathi: Sizakubenzani laba bantu na ? Ngokuba kusobala kubo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema ukuthi isibonakaliso esiqhamileyo senziwe yibo , asinakukuphika.

Leli zwi laba lihle kulo lonke ibandla ; base bekhetha uStefanu , umuntu owayegcwele ukukholwa noMoya oNgcwele , noFiliphu, noProkhoro, noNikanori, noThimoni, noPharmena, noNikolawu, iproselite lase-Antiyokiya,

Njalo-ke ibandla laba nokuthula kulo lonke laseJudiya , naseGalile, naseSamariya, lakheka, lihamba ekwesabeni iNkosi , landa ngenduduzo kaMoya oNgcwele. UPetru uphilisa u-Eneya

Ukhona yini ongala namanzi ukuba bangabhapathizwa laba abamukela uMoya oNgcwele njengathi na?

Yona yamlandela uPawulu nathi, yamemeza yathi: Laba bantu bayizinceku zikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ezimemezela kini indlela yensindiso.

babayisa ezinduneni , bathi: Laba bantu banyakazisa umuzi wakithi bengabaJuda;

kepha bengabafumani bamhudulela uJasoni kanye nabazalwane abathile kubaphathimuzi, bamemeza bathi : Laba abayaluzisa izwe lonke sebefikile nalapha,

uJasoni ubamukele; bonke laba benza okuphambene nezimiso zikaKesari , bethi kukhona enye inkosi, nguJesu.

Laba basandulela, basilindela eTrowa.

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

Kepha uma ngonile ngenza utho olufanele ukufa , angali ukufa; kodwa uma kungekho lutho lwalokho laba abangimangalela ngakho , akakho onganginikela kubo. Ngilidlulisela kuKesari.

uPawulu wathi enduneni yekhulu nasemabuthweni : Uma laba bengahlali emkhunjini, ningesindiswe nina.

Ngokuba nxa abezizwe abangenawo umthetho ngokwemvelo benza okomthetho, laba, bengenawo umthetho, bangumthetho wabo ngokwabo,

Lokhu kungukufanekisa ; ngokuba laba bayizivumelwano ezimbili , esinye ngesasentabeni yaseSinayi, esizalela ubugqila, esinguHagari.

laba bashumayela ngothando, bazi ukuthi ngimiselwe ukuvikela ivangeli,

NjengoJane noJambre bamelana noMose , kanjalo laba bamelana neqiniso , abantu abonakele ingqondo, abehluleka enkolweni.

Bonke laba bafa bekholiwe , bengazamukeliswanga izithembiso , kepha bezibonile, bezithakazele zikude, bevumile ukuthi bangabafokazi nezihambi emhlabeni.

Kepha laba behlambalaza , benjengezidalwa ezingenangqondo , ngemvelo zizalelwe ukubanjwa nokubhujiswa, nabo bazakubhujiswa ekubhujisweni kwazo, behlambalaza abangakwaziyo,

Kepha laba bayahlambalaza konke abangakwaziyo , nalokho abakwaziyo ngemvelo njengezidalwa ezingenangqondo babhubha ngakho.

Ngase ngibona lapho livula uphawu lwesithupha , kwaba khona ukuzamazama okukhulu komhlaba , nelanga laba mnyama njengendwangu yesaka loboya, nenyanga yonke yaba njengegazi,

Elinye lamalunga lase liphendula , lithi kimi : Laba abembethe izingubo ezimhlophe bangobani, bavelaphi, na?

Ngase ngithi kulo: Nkosi yami, nguwe owaziyo. Lase lithi kimi : Laba yibo abaphuma osizini olukhulu , bahlanza izingubo zabo , bazenza zaba mhlophe egazini leWundlu.

Uma kukhona ofuna ukona laba , kuphuma umlilo emlonyeni wabo , udle izitha zabo, uziqede; yebo, uma kukhona ofuna ukona laba , kumelwe ukuba abulawe kanjalo.

Banamandla laba okuvala izulu ukuba lingani ngezinsuku zokuprofetha kwabo, futhi banamandla phezu kwamanzi okuwaphendula igazi nawokushaya umhlaba ngezinhlupho zonke , noma kung aba kangaki ngokuthanda kwabo.

Nabakhileyo emhlabeni bayakujabula ngabo, bethabe, bathumelane izipho, ngokuba laba baprofethi ababili babebahluphile abakhileyo emhlabeni.