Kwathi kusukela osukwini umphongolo owahlala ngalo eKiriyati Jeharimi , kwaba yisikhathi eside , ngokuba saba yiminyaka engamashumi amabili ; yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli yakhalela uJehova.

Kwakukhona ukulwa isikhathi eside phakathi kwendlu kaSawule nendlu kaDavide; uDavide waqhubeka ngokuqina njalo , kepha indlu kaSawule yaqhubeka ngokuncipha njalo. Amadodana kaDavide

Nokho bahlala isikhathi eside , befundisa ngesibindi ngeNkosi eyafa kazela izwi lomusa wayo , ibanika ukuba kwenziwe izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ngezandla zabo.

esenyukile wahlephula isinkwa , wadla, wakhuluma nabo isikhathi eside kwaze kwasa; wayesemuka-ke.

Kwakuhlezi efasiteleni insizwa ethile igama layo lingu -Evitiku, eyazunywa ngubuthongo obunzima , uPawulu eshumayela isikhathi eside ; isiyahlulwe ngubuthongo, yawa phansi isuka esitezi sesithathu, yathathwa isifile.

Sekuyisikhathi eside bengasadli lutho, uPawulu wasukuma phakathi kwabo, wathi: Madoda, ngabe nalalela mina , kanamuka eKrethe , naphepha kule ngozi nakulokhu kuchithakala.

Kwathi sekudlulile isikhathi eside , sekuyingozi ukuhamba ngomkhumbi , ngokuba isikhathi seNzilo sase sidlulile, uPawulu wabaluleka,

Kepha babheka ukuthi usezakuvuvuka, nokuba awe phansi masinyane , afe. Kepha sebebheka isikhathi eside , bebona ukuthi akafikelwa ngozi , baphenduka bathi ungunkulunkulu. UPawulu uphilisa iziguli

babenamathela kuye , ngokuba ebamangalisile isikhathi eside ngemilingo yakhe.

UJesu embona elele , azi ukuthi usenesikhathi eside enjalo , wathi kuye : Uyathanda ukusinda na?

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

Wayeseqala ukulandisa lo mfanekiso , ethi kubantu : Umuntu watshala isivini, wasiqashisa kubalimi, waya kwelinye izwe isikhathi eside.

Esephumele emhlabathini , kwamhlangabeza indoda ethile yomuzi eyayinamademoni; kwase kuyi sikhathi eside ingembathi ngubo , ingahlali endlini kodwa emathuneni.

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

Kepha emva kwesikhathi eside yafika inkosi yalezo zinceku , yalandisana nazo.

Sekuyisikhathi eside ngithulile , ngathula ngazibamba ; sengiyakukhala njengobelethayo, ngiphefuzele, ngibitoze kanyekanye.

UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wakhuluma kithi eHorebe , wathi: Sekuyisikhathi eside nihlale kule ntaba;

Nxa uvimbezela umuzi isikhathi eside ngokulwa nawo ukuba uwuthathe , awuyikuyichitha imithi ngokuyigalela ngezembe , ngokuba ungadla kuyo ; ungayigawuli, ngokuba umuthi wasendle ungumuntu yini ukuba uvinjezelwe nguwe na?

uJehova uyakwenza izifo zakho ukuba zimangalise , kanye nezifo zenzalo yakho, izifo ezinkulu ezihlala isikhathi eside nokugula okubi okuhlala isikhathi eside.

Nxa uyakuzala abantwana nabantwana babantwana , nanxa senihlale isikhathi eside ezweni , none, nenze izithombe ezibaziweyo ngomfanekiso wento e thile, nenze okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho , nimthukuthelise,

Kwathi esehlale khona isikhathi eside , u-Abimeleki inkosi yamaFilisti walunguza efasiteleni , wabona; bheka, u-Isaka wayetekula noRebeka umkakhe.

UJosefa wayesebophela inqola yakhe , wakhuphuka ukumhlangabeza u - Israyeli uyise eGosheni ; wazibonakalisa kuye , wawa entanyeni yakhe , wakhala ngasentanyeni yakhe isikhathi eside.

UJoshuwa walwa isikhathi eside nawo onke lawo makhosi.

ukuthi obaba behlela eGibithe , sahlala eGibithe isikhathi eside ; abaseGibithe basiphatha kabi thina nawobaba;