Ezinsukwini zakhe uHiyeli waseBethele wabuye wakha iJeriko ; wabeka isisekelo salo ngokulahlekelwa ngu-Abiramu izibulo lakhe, wamisa amasango alo ngokulahlekelwa yithunjana lakhe uSegubi , njengezwi likaJehova owalikhuluma ngesandla sikaJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.

Inkosi yayala , baqopha amatshe amakhulu , amatshe anenani elikhulu , ukuba babeke isisekelo sendlu ngamatshe abaziweyo.

Ngomnyaka wesine isisekelo sendlu kaJehova sase sibekiwe ngen yanga kaZivi.

bezibekelela isisekelo esihle sesikhathi esizayo , ukuze babambe ukuphila okuyikho. Isigcino

Ngokuba akakho ongabeka esinye isisekelo , kuphela leso esibekiweyo, esinguJesu Kristu.

Yilesi isisekelo uSolomoni asibekela ukub a kwakhiwe indlu kaNkulunkulu : ubude ngezingalo zesilinganiso esidala babuyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, ububanzi babuyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili.

Wonke umsebenzi kaSolomoni walungiswa kwaze kwaba lusuku lokubeka isisekelo sendlu kaJehova, yaze yaphela. Yayisiphelile indlu kaJehova. Imikhumbi kaSolomoni

Nokho isisekelo esiqinileyo sikaNkulunkulu simi, sinalolu phawu lokuthi : INkosi iyabazi abangabayo, nokuthi: Yilowo nalowo ophatha igama likaKristu makadede kukho ukungalungi.

Isisekelo asibekileyo sisezintabeni ezingcwele.

Ngelakho izulu, ngowakho umhlaba; izwe nokugcwala kwalo, kukho konke ubeke isisekelo.

Izisekelo zogange lomuzi zivunulisiwe ngawo onke amatshe anena ni elikhulu; isisekelo sokuqala siyijaspi , esesibili yisafire , esesithathu yikhalkedoni, esesine yisimaragidu,

nokuthi: Wena Nkosi , ekuqaleni wabeka isisekelo somhlaba ; amazulu angumsebenzi wezandla zakho.

Ngakho-ke masidlule esifundisweni sokuqala ngoKristu , siqhubekele kokupheleleyo, singabuyi sibeke isisekelo sokuphenduka emisebenzini efileyo, nokukholwa nguNkulunkulu,

Funa kuthi esebeke isisekelo , engenamandla okuqeda, bonke abakubonayo baqale ukumhleka,

Ufana nomuntu owayakha indlu , wemba washonisa , wabeka isisekelo edwaleni. Ekufikeni kwesikhukhula umfula washaya leyo ndlu , kepha wawungenamandla okuyinyakazisa, ngokuba yayakhiwe kahle.

Lapho abakhi sebebeka isisekelo sethempeli likaJehova , bamisa abapristi begqokile benamacilongo kanye namaLevi , amadodana ka -Asafa, enamasimbali ukuba badumise uJehova njengehlelo likaDavide inkosi yakwa- Israyeli.

Baphendulana ngokumdumisa nangokumbonga uJehova , bathi: Ngokuba muhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade phezu kuka -Israyeli. Bonke abantu bakhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu ekumdumiseni kwabo uJehova, ngokuba isisekelo sendlu kaJehova sase sibekiwe.

Ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesikhombisa baqala ukunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova; kepha isisekelo sethempeli sasingakabekwa.

Izithunywa zesizwe ziyakuphendulwa ngokuthini na ? Ukuthi nguJehova obeke isisekelo eSiyoni; abahluphekayo babantu bakhe bayakuphephela kulo.

oshoyo ngoKoresi ukuthi: Ungumalusi wami, uyakufeza konke okwentando yami, athi ngeJerusalema: Liyakwakhiwa, nakulo ithempeli: Isisekelo sakho siyakubekwa.

Yebo, isandla sami sisibekile isisekelo somhlaba , nesokunene sami silenekile izulu; lapho ngikubizayo, kuma ndawonye.

Ukhohliwe uJehova uMenzi wakh o owaleneka izulu nowasibeka isisekelo somhlaba; uthuthumele njalo izinsuku zonk e ngokufutheka komcindezel i njengokungathi ozilungiselela ukuchitha; kuphi ukufutheka komcindezeli na?

Ngiwabekile amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho , ngikusibekele emthunzini wesandla sami , ukuze ngiwatshale amazulu , ngisibeke isisekelo somhlaba , ngithi kulo iSiyoni: Wena uyisizwe sami.

Uphumela ukusindiswa kwabantu bakho, yebo, ukusindiswa kogcotshiweyo wakho; uphohloza uphahla endlini yababi , wambula isisekelo kuze kube sentanyeni. Sela

Ake nikubeke ezinhliziyweni zenu , kusukela kulolu suku nangaphambili , kwasosukwini lwamashumi amabili nane lwenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, kwasosukwini okwabekwa ngalo isisekelo sethempeli likaJehova , yebo, nikubeke ezinhliziyweni zenu.

Ngiyakulubhidliza ugange enalunameka ngodaka olungavuthiwe , ngiludilizele phansi , lunamathele emhlabathini , kwambulwe isisekelo salo ; yebo, luyakuwa, nina niphele phakathi kwalo, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.

Ukumesaba kwakho uNkulunkulu akusilo ithemba lakho yini , nokuphelela kwezindlela zakho akusiso isisekelo sakho na?

UJoshuwa wabafungisa ngaleso sikhathi , wathi: Makaqalekiswe phambi kukaJehova umuntu osuka akhe lo muzi waseJeriko ; uyakubeka isisekelo sawo ngokulahlekelwa yizibulo lakhe, amise amasango awo ngokulahlekelwa ngomncinyane wakhe.

Ngiyakwenza iSamariya libe yizihlephu zasendl e nendawo yokutshala izivini, ngiqulele amatshe alo esigodini, ngambule isisekelo salo.

Isiprofetho. Izwi likaJehova ngo -Israyeli. UJehova oweneka amazulu , wabeka isisekelo somhlaba , wabumba umoya womuntu phakathi kwakhe , uthi:

Izandla zikaZerubabele zibe ke isisekelo sale ndlu , futhi izandla zakhe ziyakuyiqeda, wazi ukuthi nguJehova Sebawoti ongithumile kini.

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uthi: Maziqine izandla zenu nina enizwa kulezi zinsuku lawa mazwi avela emlonyeni wabaprofethi ababe khona mhla sibekwa isisekelo sendlu kaJehova Sebawoti, ithempeli, ukuba yakhiwe.