Ngokuba waham ba ezindleleni zonke zikaJerobowamu , indodana kaNebati, nasezonweni zakhe onisa ngazo u -Israyeli, baze bacunula uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngezithombe zabo.

ukuba amehlo akho avulekele le ndlu ubusuku nemini , indawo owathi ngayo: Igama lami liyaku ba khona lapho, uze ulalele umkhuleko inceku yakho eyakuwukhuleka ibhekene nale ndawo.

Amadodana ka -Ulamu: nguBedani. Labo ba be ngamadodana kaGileyadi kaMakiri kaManase.

Bathi kuzo izithunywa ezazifikile : Niyakusho kanje kubantu ba seJabeshi Gileyadi, nithi: Kusasa lapho ilanga libalele niyakukhululwa . Izithunywa zafika, zabatshela abantu baseJabeshi; bathokoza.

Ngiqale namuhla yini ukumbuzela kuJehova na? Makube kude nami; inkosi mayingabeki cala encekwini yayo , nakuyo yonke indlu kaba ba, ngokuba inceku yakho ayazi lutho lwayo yonke le ndaba, oluncane noma olukhulu.

UJerobowamu nabantu bonke ba se befika kuRehobowamu ngosuku lwesithathu njengokusho kwenkosi ithi: Buyelani kimi ngosuku lwesithathu.

Abapristi ba wungenisa umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova endaweni yawo egumbini lendlu , indawo engcwelengcwele , phansi kwamaphiko amakherubi.

Emva kwakhe kwaphuma amadoda kaJowabe , namaKhereti namaPheleti , namaqhawe onke; baphuma eJerusalema ukuba ba mxoshe uSheba indodana kaBikri.

Wathi u -Arawuna: Kungani uku ba inkosi yami , inkosi, ifikile encekwini yayo na ? UDavide wathi : Ukuba ngithenge kuwe isibuya , ngimakhele uJehova i-altare, ukuze lesi sifo sinqamuke kubantu.

AbakwaGileyadi bavimba amazibuko aseJordani phambi kwabakwa - Efrayimi; kwathi lapho ababalekileyo ba kwa-Efrayimi bethi : Mangiwele, abantu bakwaGileyadi bathi kuye: Ungowakwa-Efrayimi na? Uma ethi: Cha,

Kepha kwathi ekufeni komahluleli babuyela emuva , bona kakhulu kunawoyise, ngokulandela abanye onkulunkulu ukuba ba bakhonze, babakhothamele; abayekanga izenzo zabo nendlela yabo yenkani.

Abaholi ba phela kwa -Israyeli, banqamuka, ngaze ngavuka mina Debora , ngavuka ngingunina kwa-Israyeli.

Ukulunga kobufakazi bakho kumi phakade ; ngiphe ukuqonda uku ba ngiphile.

Umkhiwane, bazalwane ba mi, ungaba namandla yini okuthela izithelo zomnqumo, noma umvini amakhiwane na ? Amanzi kasawoti angeveze amnandi. Ukuhlakanipha okuvela phezulu

Owayekhuluma nami wayenohlanga lwegolide uku ba alinganise umuzi , namasango awo, nogange lwawo.

Ngumuphi ngokubona kwakho kula ba abathathu owaba ngumakhelwane wakhe owatheleka phakathi kwezigcwelegcwele na?

Abaphostoli sebebuyile ba mlandisa konke abakwenzileyo ; wabathatha, wamuka nabo bebodwa ukuya emzini othiwa iBetsayida.

Khona baletha kuye abantwanyana uku ba abaphathe ; kepha abafundi babakhuza.

Izindlu zakho , nezindlu zezinceku zakho zonke , nezindlu zabo bonke abaseGibithe ziyakugcwaliswa yiso , abangazange basibone esinjalo oyihlo nawoyise bawoyihlo , selokhu ba fika emhlabeni kuze kube namuhla . Waphenduka, waphuma kuFaro.

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.

Ngalokho uma kukuhle enkosini , makucingwe endlini yengcebo yenkosi elapho eBabele ukuba kunjalo yini ukuthi uKoresi inkosi wakhipha isimemezelo soku ba kwakhiwe le ndlu kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema ; inkosi mayithume kithi inhloso yayo ngalokho.

Abantwana ba kwa-Israyeli ababebuyile ekuthunjweni , nabo bonke ababezahlukanisele kubo nokungcola kwabezizwe balelo zwe ukuba bafune uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli badla;

Kathathu ngomnyaka bonke abesilisa ba kho bayakubonakala phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho endaweni ayakuyikhetha : ngomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo , nangomkhosi wamasonto , nangomkhosi wamadokodo; bangabonakali phambi kukaJehova bengenalutho;

Lapho elizwakalisa izwi lakhe , kungukuhlokoma kwamanzi ezulwini ; uzikhuphula izinkungu emikhawulweni yomhla ba, enzele imvula unyazi , awukhiphe umoya endlini yengcebo.

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

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bezwa kuthiwa : Bhekani, abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana ba kwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase bakhile i -altare malungana nezwe laseKhanani eziyingeni zamatshe ngaseJordani ngaphesheya kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Abantwana ba kwa-Israyeli bamisa eGiligali , bagcina iphasika ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga ngakusihlwa emathafeni aseJeriko.

Kepha abantwana bakwa -Israyeli beqa ngokuqalekisiweyo, lokhu u -Akani kaKarmi kaZabidi kaZera , owesizwe sakwaJuda , ethatha kukho okuqalekisiweyo; intukuthelo kaJehova yabavuthela abantwana ba kwa- Israyeli.

Lo mnyaka wamashumi ayisihlanu uyaku ba yijubili kini ; aniyikulima, ningavuni amakhikhizela awo, ningakhi ngawo ezomvini ongatheniwe.

Kepha uma ningaxwayiswa yimi ngalezo zinto, kodwa niham ba niphambene nami,

Futhi awusingenisanga ezweni elivame ubisi nezinyosi , awusinikanga ifa lamasimu nelezivini ; uyakubhoboza amehlo ala ba bantu na ? Asiyikukhuphuka.

Wathuma izithunywa kuBileyamu indodana kaBeyori ePethori elingasemfuleni ezweni labantwana babantu ba khe ukumbiza ngokuthi : Bheka, nampa abantu abaphumile eGibithe ; bheka, basibekela ubuso bomhlaba; sebehlala malungana nami;

Ungavumeli umlomo wakho uku ba wonise inyama yakho , futhi ungasho phambi kwesithunywa sikaNkulunkulu ukuthi kuyiphutha ; yini ukuba uNkulunkulu athukuthelele izwi lakho , achithe umsebenzi wezandla zakho , na?