uBahana indodana ka -Ahiludi eThahanaki, naseMegido, nakulo lonke iBeti Sheyani elingaseceleni kweSaretani, ngenzansi kwaseJizreyeli, kusukela eBeti Sheyani kuze kube se-Abela Mehola nangaphesheya kweJokimeyamu,

Kepha uma nithi kimi: Siyamethemba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, akusiye yini ozindawo zakhe eziphakemeyo nama -altare akhe aku susile uHezekiya , wathi kuJuda nakulo iJerusalema : Niyakukhuleka phambi kwaleli altare eJerusalema, na?

Yabasusa abapristi bezithombe amakhosi akwaJuda abamisele ukushisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo e mizini yakwaJuda nanxazonke zeJerusalema, kanye nabashisa impepho kuBali nakulo ilanga n enyanga nezinkanyezi nalo lonke ibandla lasezulwini.

Abetha amacilongo angamakhulu amathathu, uJehova wabhekisa inkemba yalowo nalowo ngakumngane wakhe nakulo ikamu lonke ; ikamu labaleka kwaze kwaba seBeti Shitha ngaseSerera , laze lafika emkhawulweni we -Abela Mehola ngaseThabati.

Amadoda akwa -Israyeli ayebuthene evela kwaNafetali , nakwa-Asheri, nakulo lonke lakwaManase, abaxosha abakwaMidiyani.

Labo yibo abangangcoliswanga yisifazane, ngokuba bayizintombi. Labo yibo abalandela iWundlu noma liyaphi . Labo bathengwa ebantwini , babe lulibo kuNkulunkulu nakulo iWundlu,

Nakho konke okudaliweyo okusezulwini , nokusemhlabeni, naphansi komhlaba, naselwandle, nakho konke okukukho , ngakuzwa kuthi : Kuyena ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhos i nakulo iWundlu makube yisibusiso, nodumo, nenkazimulo, namandla kuze kube phakade naphakade.

Sinike isandla sethu kulo iGibithe nakulo i-Asiriya ukuba sisuthe isinkwa.

Khona kwaba kuhle kubaphostoli namalunga nakulo ibandla lonke ukuthumela e -Antiyokiya noPawulu noBarnaba amadoda akhethiweyo phakathi kwabo , uJuda o thiwa uBarsaba noSila , amadoda angabaholi phakathi kwabazalwane,

kodwa ngamemezela kuqala kwabaseDamaseku nakwabaseJerusalema , nakulo lonke izwe laseJudiya nakwabezizwe ukuba baphenduke, baguqukele kuNkulunkulu, benze imisebenzi efanele ukuphenduka.

naku-Apifiya udadewethu , naku-Arkiphu, ibutho kanye nathi , nakulo ibandla elisendlini yakho:

ngaphezu kwakho konke ukubusa , negunya, namandla, nobukhosi, namagama onke aphathwayo, kungekuleli zwe lodwa kepha nakulo elizayo;

Kwaphumela leli zwi ngaye kulo lonke iJudiya nakulo lonke langakhona. Ukufakaza kukaJesu kubafundi bakaJohane nakubantu (Math. 11:2)

UJehova wayesethi kuMose : Ngisezakuletha inhlupheko eyodwa kuFaro nakulo iGibithe; ngasemuva uyakunivumela ukuba nisuke lapha ; yebo, nxa eniyeka ukuba nihambe, uzakunixosha nokunixosha lapha.

Kepha uma nithi kimi: Siyamethemba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, akusiye yini ozindawo zakhe eziphakemeyo nama -altare akhe akususile uHezek iya, wathi kuJuda nakulo iJerusalema: Niyakukhuleka phambi kwaleli altare, na?

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

nezibonakaliso zakhe, nezenzo zakhe owazenza phakathi kweGibithe kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe nakulo lonke izwe lakhe,

nalapho ungaphambuki nakulo elilodwa lamazwi engikuyala ngawo namuhla ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo ukulandela abanye onkulunkulu ukuba ubakhonze.

UMose wabiza bonke abakwa-Israyeli, wathi kubo: Nibonile konke uJehova akwenzayo phambi kwamehlo enu ezweni laseGibithe kuFaro , nakuzo zonke izinceku zakhe, nakulo lonke izwe lakhe:

UJehova uyakwenza kuz o njengokwenza kwakhe kuSihoni naku -Ogi amakhosi ama-Amori nakulo izwe lakubo ababulalayo.

ngezibonakaliso nangezimangaliso zonke amthumela uJehova ukuba azenze ezweni laseGibithe kuFaro, nakuzo zonke izinceku zakhe , nakulo lonke izwe lakubo,

ungazesabi, kodwa ukhumbule kahle lokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akwenza kuFaro nakulo lonke iGibithe:

Ngalokho ngithembise lapha ngokufunga uNk ulunkulu ukuthi awuyikungikhohlisa mina nendodana yami nomzukulwana wami ; kepha ngokomusa engiwenzile kuwe, mawuwenze nakimi nakulo izwe osugogobele kulo.

Wo koshoyo kumuthi ukuthi : Vuka! nakulo itshe eliyisimungulu: Phaphama! Lokhu kungafundisa na ? Bheka, kunamekwe ngegolide nangesiliva, kungekho neze umoya phakathi kwakho.

kuze kube phezu komnyango nasendlini engaphakathi , nangaphandle, nakulo lonke udonga nxazonke ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwakulinganisiwe,

Ngaleso sikhathi kuyakuthiwa kulaba bantu nakulo iJerusalema : Ishisandlu elivela emadulini angenalutho liya endodakazini y abantu bami , lingayikubahlakaza, lingayikubahlunga.

baweneke elang eni nasenyangeni nakulo lonke ibandla lasezulwini , abakuthandile, bakukhonza, bakulandela, bakufuna, bakhuleka kukho ; awayikubuthwa, awayikumbelwa, ayakuba ngumquba ebusweni bomhlabathi.

walithatha kanye nenkosi yalo nayo yonke imizi yalo , bayichitha ngosiko lwenkemba. Baqothula bonke ababekulo , akashiyanga noyedwa owasalayo ; njengalokho ebenzile kulo iHebroni , wenze njalo kulo iDebiri nakuyo inkosi yalo, njengalokho ebenzile nakulo iLibina nakuyo inkosi yalo.

ebusa entabeni yaseHermoni , naseSaleka, nakulo lonke iBashani kuze kube semkhawulweni wamaGeshuri nowamaMahakhati, nenxenye yakwaGileyadi, umkhawulo kaSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni.

UJoshuwa wabenza ngalolo suku abagawuli bemithi nabakhi bamanzi kuyo inhlangano nakulo i -altare likaJehova kuze kube namuhla endaweni abeyakuyikhetha.

Uyakuphuma, aye e -altare eliphambi kukaJehova , alenzele ukubuyisana , athabathe kulo igazi lenkunzi nakulo igazi lempongo, alibhece ezimpondweni ze-altare nxazonke.

wakhuluma kuKora nakulo iviyo lakhe , wathi: Kusasa uJehova uyakwazisa ukuthi ngubani ongowakhe nokuthi ngubani ongcwele , amsondeze kuye ; lowo ayakumkhetha uyakumsondeza kuye.

Bheka, ngiyakwenza iJerusalema libe yindebe yokutengezela kubo bonke abantu nxazonke nakulo iJuda ekuvinjezelweni kweJerusalema.