Inkosi yami ayitshelwanga yini lokho engakwenzayo lapho u-Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova , ukuthi ngafihla abantu abayikhulu kubaprofethi bakaJehova ngamashumi ayisihlanu emhumeni , ngabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi, na?

ngokuba kwathi lapho u -Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova , u-Obadiya wathatha abaprofethi abayikhulu , wabafihla emhumeni ngamashumi ayisihlanu, wabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi.

Lowo muntu weny uka emzini wakhe iminyaka ngeminyaka ukukhonza nokuhlabela uJehova Sebawoti eShilo . Kwakukhona lapho amadodana amabili ka-Eli, oHofini noFinehasi, bengabapristi bakaJehova.

Inkosi yathi kuzo izigijimi ezazimi ngakuyo : Sondelani, nibulale abapristi bakaJehova, ngokuba nesandla sabo sinaye uDavide nangokuba bazi ukuthi uDavide wabaleka , bengakwambulelanga kimi . Kepha izinceku zenkosi azivumanga ukwelula isandla sazo ukuba zisukele abapristi bakaJehova.

U-Abiyathara wamtshela uDavide ukuthi uSawule ubulele abapristi bakaJehova.

Hhayi, madodana ami , akusilo izwi elihle engilizwayo lenekwa ngabantu bakaJehova.

UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kukaJehova nenkosi nabantu ukuba babe ngabantu bakaJehova, naphakathi kwabantu nenkosi.

Yasukuma, yangena endlini; yathela amafutha ekhanda lakhe , yathi kuye: Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, uthi: Ngikugcobile ube yinkosi yabantu bakaJehova kwa-Israyeli.

Ngokuba amaLevi ashiya amadlelo awo nefa lawo , aya kwaJuda naseJerusalema, ngokuba uJerobowamu namadodana akhe bawalahla ukuba angabe esaba ngabapristi bakaJehova,

Anixoshanga yini abapristi bakaJehova , amadodana ka -Aroni namaLev i, nazenzela abapristi ngendlela yabantu bezizwe ; bonke abafika ukwahlukaniselwa, bephethe iduna nezinqama eziyisikhombisa , bangaba ngabapristi babangesibo onkulunkulu.

UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kwakhe nabantu bonke nenkosi ukuba babe ngabantu bakaJehova.

U-Azariya umpristi wangena em va kwakhe, bekhona kanye naye abapristi bakaJehova abangamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, amadoda anamandla;

Balila, bakhala, bazila ukudla kwaze kwahlwa ngenxa kaSawule , noJonathani indodana yakhe , nabantu bakaJehova, nendlu ka -Israyeli, ngokuba bebewile ngenkemba.

Wayesethi uDavide kuMikhali : Ngaphambi kukaJehova owangikhetha phezu kukayihlo naphezu kwayo yonke indlu yakhe ukungimisa ukuba ngibe ngumbusi wabantu bakaJehova kwa -Israyeli, yebo, ngaphambi kukaJehova ngathokoza.

Ekwahlukaniseni impango phakath i kwemiqengqe yamanzi balanda khona izenzo ezilungileyo zikaJehova , ukulunga kokubusa kwakhe kwa -Israyeli; khona abantu bakaJehova behlela emasangweni.

Khona wayenza insali ukuba ibus e abakhulu; abantu bakaJehova bangibeka ukuba ngibuse iziqhwaga.

Mabasho njalo abahlengiweyo bakaJehova, abahlengileyo esandleni sesitha;

Manibe ngababusisiweyo bakaJehova owenzile izulu nomhlaba.

Abazondi bakaJehova bebeyakuzithobela kuye , kepha isikhathi sabantu bami besiyakuba khona kuze kube phakade.

Abahlengiweyo bakaJehova bayakubuy a baye eSiyoni ngokwethaba , intokozo engunaphakade ibe phezu kwamakhanda abo ; bayakuthola ukujabula nokuthokoza, kubaleke usizi nokububula.

Abahlawulelweyo bakaJehova bayakubuya , bafike eSiyoni bejabula ; intokozo engapheliyo iyakuba semakhanda abo , bathole injabulo nentokozo, usizi nokububula kubaleke.

Bonke abantwana bakh o bayakuba ngabafundi bakaJehova , nokuthula kwabantwana bakho kuyakuba kukhulu.

Kepha nina niyakuthiwa abapristi bakaJehova , niyakubizwa ngokuthi izikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu wethu ; niyakudla imfuyo yezizwe , nizibonge ngodumo lwazo.

Bayakubizwa ngokuthi abantu abangcwele , abahlengiweyo bakaJehova ; wena uyakuthiwa Ofuniweyo, uMuzi Ongashiyiwe.

Abayikushikashikela ize , bazalele izinhlupheko , ngokuba bayinzalo yababusisiweyo bakaJehova, nabantwana babo bayakuba nabo.

Ningabantwana bakaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ; aniyikuzisika, ningaziphuculi phezu kwamehlo enu ngenxa yabafileyo.

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

Ngalolo suku ababuleweyo bakaJehova bayakusukela komunye umkhawulo womhlaba, baze bafike komunye ; abayikukhalelwa, abayikubuthwa, abayikumbelwa, bayakuba ngumquba ebusweni bomhlaba.

UMose wathi kubo : Unomhawu ngenxa yami na ? Sengathi bonke abantu bakaJehova bangaba ngabaprofethi , uJehova abeke uMoya wakhe phezu kwabo.

Kepha ngolwangakusasa yonke inhlangano yabantw ana bakwa-Israyeli yakhonona ngoMose nango-Aroni, yathi: Nibabulele abantu bakaJehova.

Lokhu kuyakuba sesikhundleni sokuzipha kamisa kwabo , ngokuba bathukile, bazikhulisela abantu bakaJehova Sebawoti.