Ngokuba um a icilongo likhala ngezwi elingaqondakaliyo , ngubani oyakuzilungiselela ukulwa na?

ngesikhashanyana, ngokuphazima kweso , ngecilongo lokugcina ; ngokuba icilongo liyakukhala, abafileyo bavuswe bengenakubola, thina siguqulwe.

UJonathani wachitha ikhanda lamaFilisti elaliseGeba , amaFilisti akuzwa . USawule wabetha icilongo ezweni lonke, wathi: Makezwe amaHeberu.

Zase zishesha, zathatha, kwaba yileyo naleyo ingubo yayo, zazibeka phansi kwakhe esikhwelweni, zabetha icilongo, zathi: UJehu uyinkosi.

UJowabe wayesebetha icilongo , abantu babuya ekumxosheni u -Israyeli, ngokuba uJowabe wabagodla abantu.

Kwakukhona umuntu omubi ogama lakhe lalinguSheba indodana kaBikri umBenjamini; wabetha icilongo , wathi: Asinasabelo kuDavide , asinafa endodaneni kaJese; yiyani nonke ematendeni enu, Israyeli.

Owesifazane wayeseya ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe kubantu bonke . Bamnquma uSheba indodana kaBikri ikhan da, baliphonsa kuJowabe . Yena wabetha icilongo , bahlakazeka kulowo muzi , baya, kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe. UJowabe wabuyela eJerusalema enkosini.

UJowabe wayesebetha icilongo; bonke abantu bema, ababe besamxosha u- Israyeli, futhi ababe besalwa.

Kwathi esefikile , wabetha icilongo ezintabeni zakwa -Efrayimi, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli behla naye ezintabeni, yena ephambi kwabo.

Kepha uMoya kaJehova wammboza uGideyoni , wabetha icilongo , kwabuthana ama-Abiyezeri, amlandela.

Nxa ngibetha icilongo, mina nabo bonke abanami, bethani nani amacilongo nxazonke zekamu, nithi: EkaJehova nekaGideyoni!

Bethani icilongo ekwethwaseni kwenyang a nasekuhlanganeni kwenyanga ngosuku lomkhosi wethu.

kepha ngezinsuku zezwi lengelosi yesikhombisa , lapho isizakubetha icilongo, imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu isiyakube ifeziwe , njengalokho azazisa izinceku zakhe abaprofethi ngezindaba ezijabulisayo.

Kwadlula uMaye wesibili; bheka, uMaye wesithathu uyeza masinyane. Icilongo lesikhombisa

Ngakho-ke nxa wabela isipho , ungakhalisi icilongo phambi kwakho , njengalokhu kwenza abazenzisi emasinagogeni nasemigwaqweni ukuba badunyiswe ngabantu. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Sebewamukele umvuzo wabo.

Kungabethwa icilongo emzini , bangesabi abantu , na? Umuzi ungehlelwa ngokubi, engakwenzamga uJehova, na?

makangaphathwa ngesandla , kepha impela uyakukhandwa ngamatshe nokuba ahlatshwe ngemicibisholo ; noma kuyinkomo noma kungumuntu , akuyikuphila. Nxa icilongo likhala linganqamuki , bayakukhuphukela entabeni.

Nonke nina enakhileyo ezweni nani nonke enihlezi emhlaben i bhekani, lapho ibhanela liphakanyiswa ezintabeni; zwanini, lapho icilongo libethwa.

Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku libethwe icilongo elikhulu , kufike ababelahlekile ezweni lase-Asiriya nabaxoshiweyo ezweni laseGibithe, bakhuleke kuJehova entabeni engcwele eJerusalema.

nalapho yena esebona inkemba yehla phezu kwezwe , abethe icilongo , axwayise abantu,

Kepha uma umlindi ebona inkemba yehla , angabethi icilongo , abantu bangaxwayi, bese yehla inkemba, isuse umuntu kubo , uyasuswa ngenxa yobubi bakhe kepha igazi lakhe ngiyakulibiza esandleni somlindi.

Babethile icilongo, balungisile konke, kepha akakho ophuma impi, ngokuba ukufutheka kwami kuphezu kwaso sonke isixuku sabo.

Beka icilongo emlonyeni wakho ; onjengokhozi wehlela indlu kaJehova ; ngokuba beqile isivumelwano sami, baphambuka emthethweni wami.

Bethani icilongo eSiyoni , nihlabe umkhosi entabeni yami engcwele; mabathuthumele bonke abakhe ezweni , ngokuba luyeza usuku lukaJehova , ngokuba lusondele;

Bethani icilongo eSiyoni, ningcwelise ukuzila ukudla, nibize umhlangano;

nabakhi bonke babe nenkemba ibhincwe ezinkalweni zabo , bakha kanjalo. Owabetha icilongo wayengaseceleni kwami.

UJehova abesebonakala phezu kwabo , umcibisholo wakhe uphume njengonyazi; iNkosi uJehova iyakubetha icilongo , ihambe ngezivunguvungu zaseningizimu.