Leyo ndoda uJerobowamu yayiyiqhawe elinamandla; uSolomoni wayibona leyo nsizwa ukuthi ikhuthele emsebenzini wayo , wayibeka phezu kwawo wonke umsebenzi wendlu kaJosefa.

U-Ahiya wayibamba leyo ngubo entsha eyayikuye, wayiklebhula imidweshu eyishumi nambili.

Leyo nto yaba yisono, ngokuba abantu baya phambi kwelinye nakwaDani.

Leyo nto yaba yisono kuyo indlu kaJero bowamu ngangokuba inqunywe , ichithwe ebusweni bomhlaba.

Leyo nkulumo yaba nhle emehlweni eN kosi ukuba uSolomoni wayecele leyo nto.

Wathi uNkulunkulu kuye: Ngokuba ucele leyo nto, ungazicelelanga izinsuku eziningi, ungazicelelanga namfuyo, ungacelanga futhi ukufa kwezitha zakho , uzicelele ukwahlukanisa lokho okuzwayo ekwahluleleni,

UHiramu wayenza leyo micengezi , namafosholo, nezitsha. UHiramu wayeseqeda ukwenza wonke umsebenzi abewenzela inkosi uSolomoni endlini kaNkulunkulu:

UDavide wadabuka ngokuba uJehova emhlasele u -Uza, wayibiza leyo ndawo ngokuthi iPheresi-Uza kuze kube namuhla.

Lonke ibandla lathi liyakwenze njal o, ngokuba leyo nto yayilungile emehlweni abo bonke abantu.

URewaya indodana kaShobali wazala uJahati ; uJahati wazala o -Ahumayi noLahadi. Leyo yayiyimindeni yamaSorati.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli banika amaLevi leyo mizi namadlelo ayo.

Banika ngenkatho leyo mizi ebizwe ngamagama esizweni sabantwana bakwaJuda, nasesizweni sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni , nasesizweni sabantwana bakwaBenjamini.

Ngayo leyo nsindiso babefunisisa bephenyisisa abaprofethi ababeprofetha ngomusa obuzakuza kinina,

Kukhona izinkonzo ezahlukeneyo, kepha yiyo leyo Nkosi.

Wayesebuya uSawule ekumxosheni uDavide, wahamba ukuhlangabezana namaFilisti; ngalokho babiza leyo ndawo ngokuthi iSela Hamalekoti.

Kepha leyo nto yaba mbi emehlweni kaSamuweli , lapho bethi: Siphe inkosi ukuba isahlulele. USamuweli wayesekhuleka kuJehova.

UJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi wabuye waphuca esandleni sikaBeni Hadadi indodana kaHazayeli leyo mizi ayaphucile esandleni sikaJehowahazi uyise ngokulwa . UJowashi wamahlula kathathu , wabuyisa imizi yakwa - Israyeli.

UHilikiya, umpristi omkhulu, wathi kuShafani umbhali: Ngifumene incwadi yomthetho endlini kaJehova . UHilikiya wanika uShafani leyo ncwadi, wayifunda.

Yayisihamba leyo nsizwa, insizwa engumprofethi, yaya eRamoti Gileyadi.

Ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwakhe waqhubeka ekuphambukeni kuJehova , yona leyo nkosi u-Ahazi.

UHezekiya wathokoza kanye nabantu bonke ngenxa yalokho uNkulunkulu ayebalungisele khona abantu, ngokuba leyo nto yavela ingalindelwanga.

Leyo nto yabe ilungile emehlweni enkosi nasebandleni lonke.

Kodwa ingqondo yabo yaba lukhuni . Ngokuba kuze kube sosukwini lwanamuhla, nxa kufundwa isivumelwano esidala , leyo ndwangu isahle zi ingambuliwe, ngokuba iyapheliswa kuKristu;

Nakuba nganidabukisa ngencwadi yami , angizisoli; nakuba ngangizisola -- ngiyabona ukuthi leyo ncwadi yanidabukisa noma kwaba yisikhathi nje --

U-Uriya wathi kuDavide : Umphongolo, no-Israyeli, noJuda bahlezi emadokodweni; inkosi yami uJowabe nezinceku zenkosi yami zimisile endle ; mina-ke, pho, ngingene endlini yami, ngidle, ngiphuze, ngilale nomkami na? Kuphila kwakho nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikuyenza leyo nto.

Sekuphelile ukulila , uDavide wathum a wamletha endlini yakhe ; waba ngumkakhe, wamzalela indodana . Kepha leyo nto eyenziwe nguDavide yayimbi emehlweni kaJehova.

Wayenengubo enemibala , ngokuba amadodakazi enkosi ayeyizintombi ayegqoka izingubo ezinjalo . Leyo nceku yayisimkhiphela phandle , yahluthulela emnyango emva kwakhe.

Zabambana ngekhanda , zagwaza ngenkemba ohlangothini lwezimelene nazo, zawa kanyekanye ; ngalokho leyo ndawo yabizwa ngokuthi iHelikati Hasurimi eliseGibeyoni.

Manje uJehova makanenzele umusa neqiniso , nami nginibuyisele lowo musa, ngokuba niyenzile leyo nto.

Bawuhambisa umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ngengqukumbane entsha , bewukhipha endlini ka -Abinadaba eyayisegqumeni ; o-Uza no -Ahiyo amadodana ka-Abinadaba bashayela leyo ngqukumbane entsha.

UDavide wadabuka ngokuba uJehova emhlasele u-Uza, wayibiza leyo ndawo ngokuthi iPheresi-Uza kuze kube namuhla.

Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma , wawulahla umhlathi esandleni sakhe ; leyo ndawo yathiwa iRamati Lehi.

UMika wayesahlukanisela umLevi , leyo nsizwa yaba ngumpristi wakhe , yahlala endlini kaMika.

Yena wathi kunina : Lezo zinhlamvu eziyinkulungwane nekhulu zesiliva ezathathwa kuwe, owaziqalekisa, wakhuluma ngazo ezindlebeni zami, bheka, leyo mali ikimi; ngayithatha. Unina wathi: Mayibusiswe nguJehova indodana yami.

Benyuka, bamisa eKiriyati Jeharimi kwaJuda; ngalokho bayibiza leyo ndawo ngokuthi iMah ane Dani kuze kube namuhla ; bheka, lingasemva kweKiriyati Jeharimi.

Wahlukanisela amadoda angamakhulu amathathu izigaba ezintathu , wawanika, kwaba yi leyo naleyo amacilongo ezandleni zawo , nezitsha ezingenalutho, nezimbaqa zisezitsheni.

Ngakhala kakhulu ngokuba kungafunyanwanga namunye ofanele ukuyivula leyo ncwadi, abuke kuyo.

Ogcina umthetho uyindodana eqondi leyo, kepha ongumngane weziminzi uhlazisa uyise.

Base bebuthana abaphostoli namalunga, ukuze bayihlole leyo ndaba.

kwaziwa yibo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema , yaze yaqanjwa leyo nsimu ngolimi lwakubo ngokuthi i-Akeldama, okungukuthi iNsimu Yegazi.

ngayizingela leyo Ndlela kwaz e kwaba sekufeni , ngibopha ngibakhaphela ematilongweni abesilisa nabesifazane,

Ngakho sebebuthene lapha , angilibalanga; ngangomuso ngahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela, ngayala ukuba leyo ndoda ilethwe;

Kuthe mina ngisakhohliwe ukuthi leyo n daba ngizakuyihlola kanjani , ngathi angathanda yini ukuya eJerusalema ukuba ahlulelwe khona ngalezo zinto.

Lisekhona belingesilo elakho na? Selithengisiwe belingekho emandleni akho na? Uyibekeleni leyo nto enhliziyweni yakho na ? Awuqambanga amanga kubantu kepha kuNkulunkulu.

Abapristi bonke kambe bemi bekhonza imihla ngemihla , benikela kaningi ngayona leyo mihlatshelo engasoze yaba namandla okususa izono;

Ngokukholwa uJakobe esezakufa wabusisa leyo naleyo yamadodana kaJosefa, wakhuleka encikile esihlokweni sodondolo lwakhe.

Nxa le ncwadi isifundiwe kini , bhekani ukuba ifundwe nasebandleni labaseLawodikeya; nani niyifunde leyo evela eLawodikeya.

NoJuda owamkhaphelayo wayeyazi leyo ndawo , ngokuba uJesu wayevama ukuhlangana khona nabafundi bakhe.

Khona abaningi babaJuda bafunda leso saziso; ngokuba indawo leyo, lapho uJesu wabethelwa khona esiphambanweni , yayiseduze nomuzi. Kwakulotshiwe ngesiHeberu, nangesiRoma, nangesiGreki.

Kepha wathi : Maye nakinina zazimthetho , ngokuba nithwesa abantu imithwalo ethwaleka kalukhuni ! Nina-ke uqobo lwenu aniyithinti leyo mithwalo nangowodwa weminwe yenu.

Ibusisiwe leyo nceku okuyakuthi inkosi yayo , nxa ifika , iyifumane yenze njalo.

Kepha uma leyo nceku ithi enhliziyweni yayo : Inkosi yami ilibele ukufika , iqale ukushaya abafana namantombazana, idle, iphuze, idakwe,

Njalo-ke leyo nceku ebiyazi intando yenkosi yayo ingalungiselanga , ingenzanga ngokwentando yayo, iyakushaywa imivimbo eminingi;

Kepha uma kungenzeke , ingathi isekude leyo , ithuma amanxusa, icele okokuthula.

kodwa kuthe ukuba ifike leyo ndodana yakho eqede imfuyo yakho nezifebe, wayihlabisa ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo.

Kwathi u kuba zimuke kubo izingelosi ziya ezulwini , abelusi bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: Asihambe manje , size sifike eBetlehema , sibone leyo nto eyenzekileyo iNkosi esazisile yona.

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

Nendlu, uma yahlukene yodwa, leyo ndlu ayizukuma.

Umbuso wezulu ufana nengcebo efihlwe ensimini , yafunyanwa ngumuntu, wayithukusa; ngokuthokoza kwakhe uyahamba , athengise ngakho konke anakho, athenge leyo nsimu.

Kwathi uJesu eseqedile leyo mifanekiso, wamuka lapho.

Kepha kwathi isiphuma leyo nceku , yafumana enye yezinceku ezikanye nayo enecala kuyo lawodenariyu abayikhulu , yayibamba, yayiklinya, yathi: Khokha icala lakho.

Ibusisiwe leyo nceku, okuyakuthi kufika inkosi yayo, iyifumane yenze njalo.

Kodwa uma leyo nceku embi ithi enhliziyweni yayo: Inkosi yami ilibele,

Leyo nceku engasiziyo yiphonseni ebumnyameni obungaphandle ; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala ngokugedla amazinyo. Ukwahlulela kweNdodana yomuntu

Ngalokho insimu leyo ithiwa insimu yegazi kuze kube namuhla.

Layithela imvula , kwafika izikhukhula , kwavunguza imimoy a, yayishaya leyo ndlu; kepha kayiwanga, ngokuba yayisekelwe yidwala.

Layithela imvula , kwafika izikhukhula , kwavunguza imimoya , yayishaya leyo ndlu, yawa, kwaba kukhulu ukuwa kwayo!

Kepha uma inkabi ibizinge ihlaba nangaphambili , futhi lokhu kufakaziwe kumniniyo, engayigcinanga kodwa , inkabi isibulele owesilisa noma owesifazane, leyo nkabi yokhandwa, abulawe nomniniyo.

Leyo ndaba yaziwa nguMoridekayi , wayitshela u-Esteri inkosikazi; u-Esteri wayisho enkosini egameni likaMoridekayi.

Intombi enhle emehlweni enk osi mayib e yinkosikazi esikhundleni sikaVashiti. Yaba nhle leyo nto emehlweni enkosi, yenze njalo.

Kepha iso likaNkulunkulu wabo laliphezu kwamalunga abaJuda , ababathiyanga, ize iye leyo ndaba kuDariyu , kubuyiselwe impendulo ngayo ngencwadi.

Yaqedwa leyo ndlu ngosuku lwesithathu lwenyanga ka -Adari ngomnyaka wesithupha wokubusa kukaDariyu inkosi.

Futhi ngikhipha isimemezelo ngeniyakukwenza kulawo malunga abaJuda ukuba kwakhiwe leyo ndlu kaNkulunkulu : labo bantu mabanikwe kakhulu izindleko empahleni yenkosi , intela yaphesheya koMfula , ukuba bangathiywa.

Lapho ngizwa leyo ndaba, ngaklebhula ingubo yami nejazi lami, ngahluthula izinwele zekhanda lami nesilevu sami, ngahlala phansi ngimangele.

Ngokuba angiyikulwa kuze kube phakade , angiyikuthukuthela njalonjalo, ngokuba umoya ubuyakuphela phambi kwami , leyo miphefumulo engiyenzileyo.

Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Izulu liyisihlalo sami sobukhosi , umhlaba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zami ; iphi leyo ndlu ebeniyakungakhela yona , iphi indawo yami yokuphumula, na?

Asondela, akhuluma phambi kwenkosi ngesiyalezo senkosi , athi: Asithi ulobile isiyalezo sokuthi yilowo nalowo ocela nakumuphi unkulunk ulu noma kumuntu ngezinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu , kuphela kuwe nkosi , uyakuphonswa emphandwini wezingonyama na ? Inkosi yaphendula yathi : Iqinisile leyo nto ngokomthetho wamaMede namaPheresiya ongenakuguquka.

Kodwa indawo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ayakuyikhetha kuzo zonke izizwe zenu ukuba abeke igama lakhe kuyo , leyo ndlu yakhe niyakuyifuna , nize kuyo,

wobuza, uphenye, ubuzisise; bheka, uma kuyiqiniso , leyo nto iqinisekile ukuthi isinengiso esinjalo senziwe phakathi kwakho,

besewubikelwa khona, ukuzwe, wokubuzisisa; bheka, uma kuqinisile , leyo nto iqinisekile yokuthi isinengiso esinjalo senziwe kwa-Israyeli,

uyakukhiphela lowo wesilisa noma lowo wesifazane owenze leyo nto embi emasangweni akho , lowo wesilisa noma lowo wesifazane umkhande ngamatshe ukuba afe.

yazi-ke ukuthi lokhu umprofethi akukhulumayo egameni likaJehova, bese ingenzeki leyo nto , ingaveli iyiyo leyo nto , akusiye uJehova oyikhulumile ; umprofethi uyikhulumile ngokuziqhenya; ungamesabi.

Leyo nto yaba nhle emehlweni ami , ngathatha kini amadoda ayishumi nambili, kwaba yindoda inye kuleso naleso sizwe.

Ake ngiwele, ngilibone izwe elihle elingaphesheya kweJordani , leyo ntaba enhle, neLebanoni.

Kuzo izinkambo zakhe wasuka eningizimu , wafika eBethele , leyo ndawo lapho lalikhona itende lakhe kuqala, phakathi kweBethele ne-Ayi,

Wachitha leyo mizi nethafa lonke , nabo bonke abakhe emizini , nalokho okuhlumayo emhlabathini.

Ngalokho waqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi iBeri Sheba , ngokuba bafunga khona bobabili.

Kwathi u Josefa esefike kubafowabo , bamkhumula ingubo yakhe , leyo ngubo enemikhono emide ayeyigqokile.

Bathumela leyo ngubo enemikhono emide , bayiyisa kuyise , bathi: Siyitholile lena; ake ubone, uma le ngubo ingeyendodana yakho yini , noma akusiyo na?

Kuyakuthi konke okuphilayo okuswebezelayo kuphile ezindaweni zonke lapho ifika khona leyo mifula emibili , kube yizinhlanz i eziningi kakhulu , ngokuba esefike khona lawa manzi , awolwandle ayakuphiliswa , kuphile konke, lapho umfula ufika khona.

Ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwe-Elamu imimoya emine emikhawulweni yomine yezulu, ngibahlakazele kuyo yonke leyo mimoya , kungabe kusabakho sizw e lapho abaxoshiweyo base-Elamu bengayikufika khona.

UJoshuwa wabuya ngaleso sikhathi, wathatha iHasori, wabulala inkosi yalo ngenkemba, ngokuba iHasori laliyinhloko yayo yonke leyo mibuso kuqala.

Kodwa abantwana bakwaManase babengenakunqoba leyo mizi ; kepha amaKhanani ayethanda ukuhlala kulelo zwe.

Umkhawulo wehlela emfudlaneni iKhana ngaseningizimu komfula ; leyo mizi yayingeka-Efrayimi phakathi kwemizi kaManase ; umkhawulo kaManase wawungasenyakatho komfula; ukuphuma kwawo kwakuselwandle;

Lokho kwakuyifa labantwana bakwaZebuloni ngemindeni yabo , leyo mizi kanye nemizana yayo. Isabelo sakwa-Isakare

Lokho kwakuyifa lesizwe sabantwana bakwa-Asheri ngemindeni yabo, leyo mizi kanye nemizana yayo. Isabelo sakwaNafetali

Lokho kwakuyifa lesizwe sabantwana b akwaDani ngemindeni yabo , leyo mizi kanye nemizana yayo. Isabelo sikaJoshuwa

Leyo yayiyimizi emis elwe bonke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli nabafokazi ababegogobele phakathi kwabo , ukuze yilowo nalowo obulele umuntu ngesiphosiso abaleke le khona , angafi ngesandla somphindiseli wegazi , aze eme phambi kwenhlangano.

Leyo mizi yonke yayinamadlelo ayo nxazonke zayo ; kwakunjalo kuyo yonke leyo mizi.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bawanika amaLevi ngenkatho leyo mizi kanye namadlelo ayo, njengalokho uJehova ebeyalile ngesandla sikaMose.

Leyo nto yaba nhle emehlweni abantwana bakwa -Israyeli; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bambonga uNkulunkulu , ababe besasho ukuthi bayakukhuphuka babahlasele, bachithe izwe ababehlala kulo abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi.

ukuba kwahlukaniswe okungcolileyo nokuhlambuluki leyo, okuphilayo okudliwayo nokuphilayo okungadliwayo.

Uma ingahlengwanga umnyaka usuphelile , leyo ndlu esemzini onogange iyakuqiniswa ibe ngeyakhe owayithenga kuze kube phakade ezizukulwaneni zakhe; ayiyikuphuma ngejubili.

Leyo iyimiyalo uJehova ayala ngayo uMose ngabantwana bakwa -Israyeli entabeni yaseSinayi.

Uma-ke yonke inhlangano yakwa -Israyeli iduka , leyo nto isitheke emehlweni ebandla, benza noma yikuphi kuyo yonke imiyalo uJehova ayale ngakho ukuthi akunakwenziwa, baze babe necala,

Ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nane lwa leyo nyanga abantwana bakwa- Israyeli babuthana , bazila ukudla benezindwangu zamasaka nothuli phezu kwabo.

Leyo ndawo yathiwa isiGodi sase -Eshikoli ngenxa yehlukuzo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abalinquma khona.

Ebandleni kuyakuba yisimiso sinye kini nakumfokazi ogogobe leyo kini , isimiso esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu ; njengani uyakuba njalo umfokazi phambi kukaJehova.

Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi babenemfuyo eningi , nalapho belibona iz we laseJazeri nezwe lakwaGileyadi ukuthi leyo ndawo iyindawo yezinkomo,

Leyo iyimiyalo nezahlulelo uJehova ayala ngakho ngesandla sikaMose abantwana bakwa -Israyeli emathafeni akwaMowabi ngaseJordani ngaseJeriko.

Namadodana kaMerari ngemindeni yawo: oMaheli noMushi . Leyo iyimindeni yamaLevi ngezindlu zawoyise.

Wafika kuninazala ; wathi yena : Ungubani, ndodakazi yami ? Wamtshela konke leyo ndoda ebimenzele khona.

Wathi: Hlala, ndodakazi yami, uze wazi ukuba le ndaba iyakuphethelaphi , ngokuba leyo ndoda ayiyikuphumula ingakaqedi indaba namuhla.

Kwathi phakathi kwamabili yethuka leyo ndoda , yaphenduka; bheka, kwakulele owesifazane ngasezinyaweni zayo.

Uma sekuthiwa kuye : Iyini leyo mivimbo esezandleni zakho na ? uyakuthi: Engashaywa ngayo endlini yabathandiweyo bami. Umalusi wamanga

kepha kwafunyanwa kuwo indoda empofu ehlakaniphileyo ; yawukhulula umuzi ngokuhlakanipha kwayo, kodwa nokho akakho okhumbula leyo ndoda empofu.