U-Orinani wathi kuDavide : Zithathele yona; inkosi yami, inkosi, mayenze okuhle emehlweni ayo ; bheka, ngiyakupha izinkabi zibe ngezeminikelo yokushiswa, nezibhulo zibe yizinkuni , nokolweni abe ngumnikelo wempuphu; ngikunika konke.

UDavide wabutha zonke izikhulu zakwa -Israyeli, izikhulu zezizwe , nezinduna zezigaba ezazikhonza inkosi , nezinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, nezinduna zayo yonke imfuyo yenkosi neyamadodana ayo , nezinduna zendlunkulu , namaqhawe, nawo onke am adoda anamandla eJerusalema.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli banika amaLevi leyo mizi namadlelo ayo.

Wathi: Nanka amalungelo enkosi eyakubusa phezu kwenu : iyakuthatha amadodana enu, izibekele wona ezinqoleni zayo nasemahhashini ayo, agijime phambi kwezinqola zayo;

U-Eliya waphendula , wathi enduneni yamashumi ayisihlanu : Uma ngingumuntu kaNkulunkulu , makwehle umlilo ezulwini , ukuqede wena namashumi ayisihlanu akho . Wehla-ke umlilo ezulwini , wayiqeda yona namashumi ayisihlanu ayo.

Wabuye wathuma kuye enye induna yamashumi ayisihlanu inamashumi ayisihlanu ayo . Yathatha yathi kuye : We muntu kaNkulunkulu , isho kanje inkosi, ithi: Shesha wehle.

Wayesephendula u -Eliya, wathi kubo : Uma ngingumuntu kaNkulunkulu , makwehle umlilo ez ulwini, ukuqede wena namashumi ayisihlanu akho . Wehla-ke umlilo kaNkulunkulu ezulwini , wayiqeda yona namashumi ayisihlanu ayo.

Wabuye wathuma induna yesithathu yamashumi ayisihlanu inamashumi ayisihlanu ayo . Yakhuphuka le nduna yesithathu yamashumi ayisi hlanu, yafika yaguqa ngamadolo phambi kuka -Eliya, yamnxusa, yathi kuye : We muntu kaNkulunkulu , ukuphila kwami nokuphila kwalezi zinceku zakho ezingamashumi ayisihlanu makube yigugu emehlweni akho.

Wayesethuma kuye induna yamashumi ayisihlanu inamashumi ayisihlanu ayo. Yakhuphukela kuye; bheka, wayehlezi esiqongweni sentaba. Yakhuluma kuye, yathi: We muntu kaNkulunkulu, inkosi ishilo ukuthi: Yehla.

Kwakungekho nkosi phambi kwakhe eyaphendukela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yayo nangawo onke amandla ayo njengawo wonke umthetho kaMose, nangasemva kwakhe akuvelanga enjengaye.

U-Elisha wakhuleka , wathi: Jehova, ake uvule amehlo ayo ukuba ibone . UJehova wavula-ke amehlo aleyo nceku , yabona; bheka, intaba yayigcwele amahhashi nezinqola zomlilo nxazonke zakhe u-Elisha.

Inkosi uJoramu yabuyela ukwelashwa eJizreyeli emanxebeni ayo ayemlimaze wona ama -Aramu eRama ekulweni kwayo noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu. U-Ahaziya, indodana kaJehoramu , inkosi yakwaJuda , wehlela ukumbona uJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi eJizreyeli, ngokuba wayegula.

kepha inkosi uJoramu yayibuyele eJizreyeli ukuba yelashwe emanxebeni ayo eyayilinyazwe wona ngama -Aramu ekulweni kwayo noHazayeli , inkosi yase-Aramu, uJehu wathi: Uma kungumqondo wenu lokhu , makungabaleki muntu, aphume emzini, aye ukubika eJizreyeli.

bakhuphukela ukulwa noJuda , bafohlela kuye , basusa yonke impahla eyayifumaniseka endlini yenkosi kanye namadodana akhe nawomkakhe ; akusalanga ndodana kuyo, uJehowahazi omncane emadodaneni ayo kuphela.

Kepha u-Abisalomu wabaleka. Insizwa elindayo yaphakamisa amehlo ayo , yabuka; bheka, kwaqhamuka abantu abaningi ngasendleleni yentaba emva kwayo.

Kwawela isikebhe sokuwelisa abendl u yenkosi nokwenza okwakukuhle emehlweni ayo. UShimeyi indodana kaGera wawela phansi phambi kwenkosi isiyakuliwela iJordani.

Wayesethi u -Arawuna kuDavide : Inkosi yami , inkosi, mayithathe, inikele ngokuhle emehlweni ayo ; bheka, nazi izinkabi zomnikelo wokushiswa , nezibhulo, nezinto zokubophela izinkabi zibe yizinkuni;

Base bethi oZeba noSalimuna : Suka wena , usihlasele, ngokuba njengendoda anjalo amandla ayo . Wayesesuka uGideyoni, wababulala oZeba noSalimuna, wathatha izimbe du ezinjengenyanga ezazisezintanyeni zamakamela abo. UGideyoni uyala ukubekwa inkosi

INkosi yethu inkulu , makhulu amandla ayo ; ukuqonda kwakhe akunakulinganiswa.

Hosha umkhonto , uvimbe indlela kwabangizingel ayo; yisho kuwo umphefumulo wami, uthi: Mina ngiyinsindiso yakho.

Iyakukhulula umphefumulo wabo okhahlweni nasendluzuleni ; igazi labo liyakuba yigugu emehlweni ayo.

Ngokuba umzwilili ufumene indlu , nenkonjane isidleke sayo , lapho ibeka khona amazinyane ayo , ngisho ama -altare akho , Jehova S ebawoti, Nkosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami.

yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu njengokubhonga kwengonyama , nalapho isimemezile, imidumo eyisikhombisa yezwakalisa amazwi ayo.

Ngidonse emva kwakho, sigijime; inkosi isingingenisile emakamelweni ayo. Abangane: Siyakujabula, sithokoze ngawe, sikhulume ngothando lwakho kunewayini. Umakoti: Kufanele ukuba bakuthande.

Vuka, moya wasenyakatho , uze wena Ningizimu , uphephethe ensimini yami, ukuze amakha ayo athaphuke; othandiweyo wami makangene ensimini yakhe, adle izithelo zayo ezinqabileyo.

Owesifazane okhutheleyo ungumqhele kuyo indoda yakhe , kepha ohlazisayo unjengokubola kwamathambo ayo.

Inkosi ehlezi esihlalweni sokwahlulela ihlakaza konke okubi ngamehlo ayo.

Elokugcina, qinani eNkosini nasemandleni ayo amakhulu.

Eseshilo lokho wafela amathe emhlabathini , wenza udaka ngamathe, waninda amehlo ayo ngodaka.

Ngithi kini: Lo wehlela endlini yakhe elungisisiwe kunomunye . Ngokuba yilowo nalowo oziphakamisayo uzakuthotshiswa , kodwa ozithob ayo uzakuphakanyiswa. Ukubusiswa kwabantwana (Math. 19:13; Mark. 10:13)

Wayibamba impumputhe ngesandla , wayiholela ngaphandle komuzi , wafela amathe emehlweni ayo , wabeka izandla phezu kwayo , wayibuza wathi: Ubona utho na?

Khona waphinda wabeka izandla phezu kwamehlo ayo , yabhekisisa, yasinda, yabonisisa konke.

Kepha inkosi yathukuthela, yathuma amabutho ayo, yabulala labo babulali, yashisa umuzi wabo.

Iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo ngokukhala okukhulu kwecilongo , ziqoqe abakhethiweyo b ayo emimoyeni yomine , kusukela emkhawulweni omunye wezulu kuze kube komunye.

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

yiyona ewakhayo amakamelo ayo aphezulu ezulwini , isekele igobela lawo emhlabeni; yiyona ewabizayo amanzi olwandle , iwathululele ebusweni bomhlaba; nguJehova igama layo.

Iyakuba neziziba ezimbili zasemahlombe, zihlangene emaceleni ayo omabili, ukuba ihlanganiswe.

Uyihlahlele inqama , uzihlanze izibilini zayo namanqina ayo , ukubeke ndawonye nezitho zayo nenhloko yayo.

Kwase kwehla indodakazi kaFaro ukuyogeza emfuleni ; amantombazana ayo ahamba eceleni komfula ; ibona ibhokisi emhlangeni yathuma intombazana ukulilanda.

Ngokuba ifu likaJehova laliphezu kwetabernakele emini , nomlilo wawukulo ebusuku emehlweni ayo yonke indlu yakwa -Israyeli ezinkambeni zabo zonke. ULEVITIKUS

Inkosi yamthanda u -Esteri phezu kwabo bonke abesifazane, wafumana umusa nesihe emehlweni ayo kunazo zonke izintombi , wamfaka umqhele wobukhosi, wamenza inkosikazi esikhundleni sikaVashiti.

Kwathi lapho inkosi ibona u -Esteri inkosikazi emi egcekeni , wafumana umusa emehlweni ayo ; inkosi yamelulela u -Esteri intonga yegolide esesandleni sayo. Wayesesondela u-Esteri, wasithinta isihloko sentonga.

Wathi: Uma kukuhle enkosini , noma ngifumene umusa phambi kwayo , noma le nto ilungile phambi kwenkosi , uma ngithandeka emehlweni ayo , makulotshwe ukuba zibuyiswe izincwadi zamacebo kaHamani indodana kaHamedatha umAgagi azilobayo ukuba bachithwe abaJuda abasezifundeni zenkosi;

ukuba banikele ngemihlatshelo yephunga elimnandi kuNkulunkulu wezulu, bakhulekele ukuphila kwenkosi namadodana ayo.

Konke okusesimemezelweni sikaN kulunkulu wezulu makwenzelwe ngesineke indlu kaNkulunkulu wezulu , ngokuba kungase kube khona intukuthelo phezu kombuso wenkosi namadodana ayo na?

Ngokuba nganginamahloni ukucela enkosini impi nabamahhashi ukuba basisize ezitheni zasendleleni, ngokuba sasikhulumile enkosini, sathi: Isandla sikaNkulunkulu wethu siphezu kwabo bonke abamfun ayo ukuba kube kuhle , kepha amandla akhe nentukuthelo yakhe kuphezu kwabo bonke abamshiyayo.

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

Kepha ukuhwelela akuyikuba khona kohluphek ayo. Njengesikhathi esidlule senza ukuba kufiliswe izwe lakwaZebuloni nezwe lakwaNafetali , isikhathi esizayo siyakwenza ukuba ikhazimule indlela yolwandle ngaphesheya kweJordani, isifunda sabezizwe.

Amadodana ayo ayakuhloma , abuthe isixuku sezimpi eziningi ; ziyakufika nokufika, zikhukhule, zidlule; ziyakubuya, zilwe kuze kube senqabeni yayo.

Yayisiyaleza inkosi ukuba kubizwe izanusi , nabathwebulayo, nabalumbi, namaKaledi ukuba bachazele inkosi amaphupho ayo . Bangena, bema phambi kwenkosi.

Kwase kuguquka ukucwebez ela kwayo , nemicabango yayo yayesabisa , zaxhega izinyonga zokhalo lwayo, namadolo ayo ashayana.

Impongo iyinkosi yaseJavini ; uphondo olukhulu olusemkhathini wamehlo ayo luyinkosi yokuqala.

Ngisacabanga, bheka, kwavela impongo ngasentshonalanga ebusweni bawo wonke umhlaba , ingawuthinti umhlaba kodwa; impongo yayinophondo oluqhamileyo emkhathini wamehlo ayo.

USarayi wathi ku -Abrama: Okubi okwenziwe kimi akube phezu kwakho . Mina nganikela incekukazi yami esifubeni sakho; kepha nxa isibonile ukuthi ikhulelwe, ngase ngideleleka emehlweni ayo ; uJehova makahlulele icala phakathi kwami nawe.

UNkulunkulu wathi : Qha, uSara umkakho uyakukuzalela indodana ; uyakubiza igama l ayo ngokuthi u -Isaka; ngiyakusimisa isivumelwano sami naye, sibe yisivumelwano esiphakade nenzalo yakhe emva kwakhe.

Umhlaba wawusuveza utshani nemifino ethela imbewu ngezinhlobo zayo , nemithi ethela izithelo ngezinhlobo z ayo, ekuyo imbewu yayo; uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.

Yaguqisa amakamela ayo ngaphandle komuzi ngasemthonjeni wamanzi kusihlwa, ngesikhathi abaphuma ngaso abesifazane ukuyokukha amanzi.

Yashesha yathululela imbiza yayo emqengqeni , yabuye yaphuthuma emthonjeni ukuyokukha, yakhelela onke amakamela ayo.

Base bemukisa udadewabo uRebeka , nomzanyana wakhe , nenceku ka - Abrahama, namadoda ayo.

Ngalokho wozani , siyibulale, siyiphonse komunye wemigodi , bese sithi : Isilwane esibi siyidlile, sibone ukuthi azakuba yini amaphupho ayo.

UJosefa wafumana umusa emehlweni ayo , wayikhonza; yambeka abe yinduna phezu kwendlu yayo , nakho konke okwayo yakunikela esandleni sakhe.

icindezela abampofu nabaswelayo , iphanga nokuphanga , ingabuyisi isibambiso, iphakamisa amehlo ayo ezithombeni, yenza izinengiso;

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

Unyoko wayeyingonyamakazi enjani phakathi kwezingonyama! Yabuthisa phakathi kwamabhongo, yondla amawundlu ayo.

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

Nxa isilindile , yabona ukuthi ithemba layo liphelile ; yathatha elinye lamawundlu ayo, yalenza ibhongo.

Wathi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, lokhu kuyindawo yesihlalo sami sobukhosi, nendawo yamathe ezinyawo zami , lapho ngiyakuhla la khona phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli kuze kube phakade ; indlu yakwa -Israyeli ayisayikulingcolisa igama lami elingcwele , yona namakhosi ayo , ngokuphinga kwayo nangezidumbu zamakhosi ayo ezindaweni zayo eziphakemeyo,

Ngasemfuleni osebeni lwawo ngalapha nangalapha kuyakumila yonke imithi edliwayo emaqabunga ayo angayikubuna, nezithelo zayo zingayikuphela; iyakuthela ezintsha izinyanga zonke , ngokuba amanzi ayo avela endlini engcwele ; izithelo zayo ziyakuba ngukudla , amaqabunga ayo abe ngawokuphilisa. Imikhawulo yezwe elingcwele

UmKushe angasiguqula isikhumba sakhe , nengwe amabala ayo, na? Khona ningenza okuhle nina enifundisiwe ukwenza okubi.

Inkosi uJehoyakimi, nawo onke amaqhawe ayo, nazo zonke izikhulu bezwa amazwi akhe ; inkosi ya funa ukumbulala; kepha u-Uriya wakuzwa, wesaba, wabaleka, waya eGibithe.

uSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda angaphunyuki esandleni samaKaledi , kepha anikelwe nokunikelwa esandleni senkosi yaseBabele, akhulume nayo umlomo nomlomo, amehlo akhe awabone amehlo ayo,

Yiya endlini yamaRekabi , ukhulume kuwo , uwangenise endlini kaJehova kwelinye lamakamelo ayo, uwaphuzise iwayini.

Mhlawumbe indlu yakwaJuda iyakuzwa konke okubi engicabanga ukukwenza kuyo ukuba ibuye , kube yilo wo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi , ngiyithethelele amacala ayo nezono zayo.

Ungayethemba, ngokuba amandla ayo makhulu , ushiye umshikashika wakho kuyo, na?

Ngokuba iyashiya amaqanda ayo emhlabathini, iwafudumeze othulini.

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

Yonke imizi yalawo makhosi nawo onke amakhosi ayo uJoshuwa wakuthatha, wakuchitha ngosiko lwenkemba , wakuqothula njengokuyala kukaMose inceku kaJehova.

Kepha imizi eyayimi emagqumeni ayo u-Israyeli akashisanga namunye kuyo ngaphandle kweHasori kuphela; lowo uJoshuwa wawushisa.

Ngokuba abantwana bakwaJosefa ba be yizizwe ezimbili , oManase no - Efrayimi; abawanikanga amaLevi isabelo ezweni , kuphela imizi ukuhlala kuyo, namadlelo ayo ezinkomo zawo, neyemfuyo yawo.

Yonke imizi yabantwana bakwa -Aroni, abapristi, yayiyimizi eyishumi nantathu namadlelo ayo.

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

Yonke imizi yemindeni yabantwana abaseleyo bamaKohati yayiyishumi namadlelo ayo.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli base bewanika amaLevi efeni labo njengesiyalezo sikaJehova le mizi kanye namadlelo ayo.

Yonke imizi y amaGereshoni ngemindeni yawo yayiyimizi eyishumi nantathu namadlelo ayo.

Yonke imizi yamaLevi phakathi kwefa labant wana bakwa -Israyeli yayiyimizi engamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili namadlelo ayo.

Leyo mizi yonke yayinamadlelo ayo nxazonke zayo ; kwakunjalo kuyo yonke leyo mizi.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bawanika amaLevi ngenkatho leyo mizi kanye namadlelo ayo, njengalokho uJehova ebeyalile ngesandla sikaMose.

Imbewu iyabola phansi kwamagade ayo ; izingobo zichithakele , izinqolobane zidiliziwe, ngokuba amabele omile.

Woyibhidliza, amatshe ayo namapulangwe ayo nalo lonke udaka lwendlu akukhiphe emzini, akulahle endaweni engcolileyo.

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

Ingonyama yadwengula okwanele amabhongo ayo , yabindela izingonyamakazi zayo ; yagcwalisa imiphandu yayo ngempang o nemigede yayo ngengcugco.

Emizaneni inamasimu ayo kwahlala abanye abantwana bakwaJuda : eKiriyati Araba nasemizaneni yalo , naseDiboni nasemizaneni yalo , naseJekabiseyeli nasemizaneni yalo,

UMose wayesebanika abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase indodana kaJosefa umbuso kaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori nombuso ka -Ogi inkosi yaseBashani , izwe nemizi yalo namaphethelo ayo, imizi yezwe nxazonke.

Yonke imizi eniyakuyinika amaLevi iyakuba ngamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili, yona kanye namadlelo ayo.

Ngiyakusiphumisa, usho uJehova Sebawoti , S ingene endlini yesela nasendlini yofunga amanga ngegama lami , sihlale phakathi kwendlu yakhe , siyiqede kanye nemithi yayo namatshe ayo. Owesifazane ose-efeni*