Kwafika abanye kwabakwaManase kuDavide , lapho efika namaFilisti ukulwa noSawule , kepha abawasizanga , ngokuba izinduna zamaFilisti sezilulekene zammukisa , zathi: Uyakuhlubukela enkosini yakhe uSawule , amakhanda ethu abe sengozini.

Wamisa amakhanda kwa -Edomi; bonke abakwa -Edomi baba yizinceku zikaDavide. UJehova wamnqobisa uDavide nomaphi lapho eya khona. Izinduna zikaDavide

UDavide wamisa amakhanda e -Aramu laseDamaseku ; ama-Aramu aba yizinceku zikaDavide, athela intela. UJehova wamnqobisa uDavide nomaphi lapho eya khona.

Wayeseloba incwadi yesibili kubo , ethi: Uma ninami , nilalela izwi lami , thathani amakhanda alaba bantu , amadodana enkosi yenu , nize kimi eJizreyeli ngalesi sikhathi kusasa . Amadodana en kosi engabantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa ayekwabakhulu bomuzi ababewondla.

Kwathi incwadi isifikile kubo , bawathatha amadodana enkosi , bawabulala, abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa, babeka amakhanda awo emaqomeni, bawathuma kuye eJizreyeli.

Kwafika is ithunywa, samtshela ukuthi : Balethile amakhanda amadodana enkosi. Wathi: Wabekeni abe yizinqwaba ezimbili ngasesikhaleni sesango kuze kube sekuseni.

Wabeka amabutho emizini yonke ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda , wabeka amakhanda ezweni la kwaJuda, nasemizini yakwa -Efrayimi u -Asa uyise ayithathileyo.

UHezekiya inkosi nezikhulu bawayala amaLevi ukumdumisa uJehova ngamazwi kaDavide nangaka-Asafa umboni . Badumisa ngokuthokoza , bakhothamisa amakhanda abo, bakhuleka.

Wamisa amakhanda kwa -Edomi; kulo lonke lakwa -Edomi wamisa amakhanda, nabo bonke abakwa-Edomi baba yizinceku zikaDavide. UJehova wamnqobisa uDavide nomaphi lapho eya khona.

UDavide wamisa amakhanda e -Aramu laseDamaseku , ama-Aramu aba yizinceku zikaDavide, athela intela. UJehova wamnqobisa uDavide nomaph i lapho eya khona.

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

Futhi ngaba yisihlamba kubona; bengibheka banikina amakhanda abo.

Iyakwahlulela phakathi kwabezizwe , kugcwale izidumbu, ichoboze amakhanda ezizweni eziningi.

Bonke abangibonayo bayangiklolodela , baphukule imilomo , banikine amakhanda,

Nguwena owahlukanisa ulwandle ngamandla akho, wachofoza amakhanda ezilo ezesabekayo emanzini.

Nguwena owaphohloza amakhanda kaLeviyathani , wamnika abe ngukudla kwezidalwa zasehlane.

Nansi in gqondo enokuhlakanipha . Amakhanda ayisikhombisa ayizintaba eziyisikhombisa, lapho owesifazane ehlezi phezu kwazo . Futhi zingamakhosi ayisikhombisa;

Ngase ngibona izihla lo zobukhosi ; bahlala kuzo , banikwa ukwahlulela ; ngabona nemiphefumulo yababenqunywe amakhanda ngenxa yokufakaza ngoJesu nangenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu , nalabo abangakhulekanga kuso isilo nomfanekiso waso , nabangamukelanga uphawu lwesilo ebunzini labo nasesandleni sabo ; baphila, babusa kanye noKristu iminyaka eyinkulungwane.

Amalunga endodakazi yaseSiyoni ahlezi emhlabathini, athule; athele uthuli emakhanda awo , abhince indwangu yamasaka . Izintombi zaseJerusalema zithobisela phansi amakhanda azo.

Bonke abadlula ngendlela bakushayela ihlombe , bancimfe, banikine amakhanda abo ngenxa yendodakazi yaseJerusalema ngokuthi: Yiwo lo muzi owawubizwa ngokuthi ubuhle obupheleleyo nentokozo yomhlaba wonke na?

Kepha nxa kuqala ukuvela lokho , lulamani, niphakamise amakhanda enu , ngokuba kusondele ukukhululwa kwenu.

Abadlulayo bamhlambalaza benikina amakhanda abo , bathi: Eya wena odiliza ithempeli, ubuye ulakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu;

Kepha abadlulayo bamhlambalaza benikina amakhanda abo,

Bazondelela amakhanda abampofu ukuba abe sothulini lomhlabathi , bachezukisa indlela yabathobileyo; indoda noyise baya entombininye , ukuze balihlambalaze igama lami elingcwele,

Ngiyakuphendula imikhosi yenu ibe ngukukhala, nezihlabelelo zenu zonke zibe yizililo, ngibeke izindwangu zamasaka ezinkalweni zonke, nobumpandla kuwo onke amakhanda , ngikwenze kube njengokulilela indodana eyodwa , ukuphela kwakho kube njengosuku olumunyu. Indlala yezwi likaNkulunkulu

Bayakhuphukela ethempelini; iDiboni lenyukela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo ukuyokhala; uMowabi uyaklewula eNebo naseMedeba ; onke amakhanda ayizimpandlana, zonke izilevu ziphuculiwe.

Ngiyakudakisa imicibisholo yami ngegazi , inkemba yami idle inyama, ngegazi lababuleweyo nelabathunjwa , kuqala kuwo amakhanda abaholi bezitha.

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.

Abayikuphucula amakhanda abo , bangavumi izihluthu zabo zibe zide , kepha bayakugunda amakhanda abo.

Bayakubhinca izindwangu zamasaka , uvalo lubasibekele , amahloni abe sebusweni bonke, nobumpandla kuwo onke amakhanda abo.

Abakhulu babo bathuma abancane babo emanzini ; bafika emigodini, kepha abafumani manzi, babuya, izitsha zabo zingenalutho; banamahloni, bajabhile, bamboza amakhanda abo.

Ngenxa yomhlabathi odabukileyo , ngokuba akubangakho mvula ezweni , abalimi banamahloni, bamboza amakhanda abo.

iDedani, neThema, neBuzi, nabo bonke abadilingiwe emaceleni amakhanda abo,

Ngokuba onke amakhanda ayizimpandla , nazo zonke izilevu zigundiwe ; zonke izandla zisikiwe, nasezinkalweni zonke kukhona indwangu yamasaka.

Amakamela aso ayakuba yimpango , nezinkomo zaso eziningi ziyakuphangwa. Ngiyakubahlakazela emimoyeni yonke , bonke abadilingiwe emaceleni amakhanda abo , ngehlisele phezu kwab o izingozi ezivela nxazonke, usho uJehova.

iGibithe, noJuda, no-Edomi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, noMowabi, nabo bonke abadilingiwe emaceleni amakhanda abo abakhe ehlane , ngokuba zonke izizwe azisokile, nendlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli ayisokile enhliziyweni.

Lapho bephakamisa amehlo abo besekude , abamazanga; badazuluka bakhala, baklebhula, kwaba yilowo nalowo ingubo yakhe , bafafaza amakhanda abo ngothuli beluphonsa phezulu.

Aniyikudilinga amakhanda enu emaceleni ; ungoni isilevu sakho emaceleni.

Abayikuzigega amakhanda abo , bangasiphuculi isilevu emaceleni , bangazigcabi emzimbeni.

Ngase ngikhuleka ngathi : Yizwa, Nkulunkulu wethu , ngokuba sidelelekile, ubuyisele inhlamba yabo phezu kw amakhanda abo , ubanikele ukuba baphangwe ezweni lokuthunjwa;