UBeni Hadadi wayilalela inkosi u -Asa, wathuma izinduna zempi yakhe ukuba zihlasele imizi yakwa-Israyeli, wanqoba i-Ijoni, neDani, ne-Abela Beti Mahakha, nalo lonke iKineroti, kanye nalo lonke izwe lakwaNafetali.

Wanameka-ke yonke indlu ngegolide, yaze yaphelela indlu yonke; ne-altare lonke elalisegumbini walinameka ngegolide.

Wakha nendlu yehlathi laseLebanoni; ubude bayo babuyizingalo eziyikhulu, nobubanzi bayo babuyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu , nokuphakama kwayo kwakuyizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu phezu kwezinhla ezi ne zezinsika zemisedari, imishayo yemisedari iphezu kwezinsika.

Ngokuba itabernakele likaJehova alenza uMose ehlane ne-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa kwakusendaweni ephakemeyo eGibeyoni ngaleso sikhathi.

Imizana yabo yayiyi -Etamu, ne-Ayini, neRimoni, neThokheni, ne-Ashani, imizi eyisihlanu,

Banika amadodana ka -Aroni imizi yokuphephela , iHebroni neLibina namadlelo awo, neJatiri, ne-Eshitemowa namadlelo awo,

ne-Ashani namadlelo alo, neBetiShemeshi namadlelo alo,

nasesizweni sakwaBenjamini, iGeba namadlelo alo , ne-Alemeti namadlelo alo, ne-Anathoti namadlelo alo . Yonke imizi yawo ngemindeni yawo yayiyimizi eyishumi nantathu.

ne-Ajaloni namadlelo alo, neGati Rimoni namadlelo alo,

Amadodana kaGereshomu anikwa emndenini wenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase iGolanu, eBashani, namadlelo alo ne-Ashitaroti namadlelo alo;

neRamoti namadlelo alo, ne-Anemi namadlelo alo;

nasesizweni sakwa -Asheri iMashali namadlelo alo , ne-Abidoni namadlelo alo,

Indodakazi yakhe yayinguSheyera owakha iBeti Horoni laseNzansi nelaseNhla, ne-Uzeni Sheyera.

Bhekani u -Israyeli ngokwenyama . Abadla imihlatshelo abasibo abahlanganyela ne-altare na?

Anazi yini ukuthi abaphethe imisebenzi yethempeli badla okwethempeli nokuthi abakhonza e-altare bahlanganyela ne-altare na?

AmaFilisti abutha izimpi zawo ukuba alwe ; abuthana eSoko lakwaJuda , amisa phakathi kweSoko ne-Azeka e-Efesi Damimi.

Eseyilumulile wenyuka nayo enezinkunzi ezintathu , ne-efa lempuphu , nemvaba yewayini , wakuyisa endlini kaJehova eShilo ; umntwana wayesemncane.

Emihleni kaPheka inkosi yakwa-Israyeli kwafika uThigilati Phileseri i nkosi yase-Asiriya, wathatha i-Ijoni, ne-Abela Beti Mahakha, neJanowa, neKedeshi, neHasori, neGileyadi, neGalile, lonke izwe lakwaNafetali , wabathumbela e - Asiriya.

neSora, ne-Ajaloni, neHebroni, ekwaJuda nakwaBenjamini , imizi ebiyelweyo.

Wakha iBetlehema, ne-Etamu, neThekhowa,

neBeti Suri, neSoko, ne-Adulamu,

ne-Adorayimi, neLakishi, ne-Azeka,

U-Abiya wamxosha uJerobowamu , wamaphuca imizi : iBethele nemizana yalo, neJeshana nemizana yalo, ne-Efroni nemizana yalo.

UBeni Hadadi wayilalela inkosi u -Asa, wathuma izinduna zempi yakhe ukuba zihlasele imizi yakwa -Israyeli; zanqoba i -Ijoni, neDani, ne-Abela Mayimi, nayo yonke imizi yokubekelela yakwaNafetali.

NamaFilisti ayengenele imizi yasehlanzeni neyaseningizimu yakwaJuda , athatha iBeti Shemeshi, ne-Ajaloni, neGederoti, neSoko kanye nemizana yalo, neThimna nemizana yalo, neGimizo nemizana yalo; ahlala khona.

Base bengena phakathi kuHezekiya inkosi, bathi: Sihlambulule yonke indlu kaJehova, ne-altare leminikelo yokushiswa , kanye nazo zonke izinto zayo , netafula lezinkwa zokubukwa.

Izikhulu zakhe zabanika abantu , nabapristi, namaLevi iminikelo yesihle . OHilikiya, noZakariya, noJehiyeli, abaphathi bendlu kaNkulunkulu, babanika abapristi amawundlu ayizinkulungwa ne ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha nezinkabi ezingamakhulu amathathu, kube ngokweminikelo yephasika.

USolomoni wenza-ke zonke izinto ezazisendlini kaNkulu nkulu, kanye ne- altare legolide, namatafula okwakukhona kuwo izinkwa zokubukwa,

UMoya kaJehova waqala ukumqhuba eMahane Dani phakathi kweSora ne - Eshitawoli.

Base behla a bafowabo nayo yonke indlu kayise , bamthatha, bamenyusa, bammbela phakathi kweSo ra ne -Eshitawoli ethuneni likaManowa uyise . Wamahlulela u-Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amabili.

UJuda wathatha iGaza nomkhawulo walo , ne-Ashikeloni nomkhawulo walo, ne-Ekroni nomkhawulo walo.

Ne-Asiriya lahlangana nabo, laba yingalo yabantwana bakaLoti. Sela

Nganikwa uhlanga lufana nenduku , kwathiwa: Sukuma, ulinganise ithempeli likaNkulunkulu, ne-altare, nabakhulekayo kulo.

Kwathi sebedabulile i-Amfipholi ne-Apholoniya, bafika eThesalonika, lapho kwakukhona isinagoge labaJuda.

UPawulu wema -ke phakathi ne-Areyophagu, wathi: Madoda ase -Athene, ngiyabona ngakho konke ukuthi nikhonza kakhulu onkulunkulu.

Ngokuba kwathi ngihamba ngibuka izinto enizikhonzayo , ngafumana ne - altare okulotshwe kulo ukuthi : ELIKANKULUNKULU ONGAZIWAYO. Lokho- ke enikukhonza ningakwazi, yikho engikumemezela kini.

Kwathi ukuba sezenzekile lezo zinto , uPawulu wazimisela emoyeni uku ya eJerusalema esedabulile iMakedoniya ne -Akhaya, wathi: Emva kokufika kwami khona ngimelwe ukubona neRoma.

Zimpumputhe, yikuphi okukhulu kunomnikelo ne-altare elingcwelisa umnikelo na?

ukuba kufike phezu kwenu igazi lonke elilungileyo elachithwa emhlabeni, kusukela egazini lika -Abela olungileyo kuze kube segazini likaZakariya indodana kaBarakiya enambulala phakathi kwethempeli ne-altare.

uhla lwesithathu lube yihiyakinte, ne-agathe, ne-amethiste;

Uyakuwenza amasongo amabili egolide , uwafake emaceleni omabili esihlangu sesifuba , eceleni laso elibhekene ne ngubo yamahlombe ngaphakathi.

Ngiyakungcwelisa itende lokuhlangana kanye ne -altare, ngingcwelise no- Aroni namadodana akhe ukuba bangikhonze esikhundleni sobupristi.

Uyakwenza umcengezi wethusi , nesinqe sawo sethusi , ukuba kugezelwe kuwo, uwubeke phakathi kwetend e lokuhlangana ne -altare, uthele amanzi kuwo.

netafula nezitsha zalo zonke , nothi lwezibani nezitsha zalo , ne-altare lempepho,

ne-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa nezitsha zalo zonke , nomcengezi nesinqe sawo.

netafula nezitsha zalo, nothi oluhle lwezibani nezitsha zonke zalo , ne-altare lempepho,

ne-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa nezitsha zonke zalo , nomcengezi nesinqe sawo,

ne-altare lempepho nezinti zalo , namafutha okugcoba , nempepho ethaphukayo, neveli lomnyango ngasemnyango wetabernakele;

Wenza ngalo izinyawo zomnyango wetende lokuhlangana, ne-altare lethusi, nehele lalo lethusi, nezinto zonke ze-altare,

uhla lwesithathu lwaba yihiyakinte, ne-agathe, ne-amethiste;

ne-altare legolide , namafutha okugcoba, nempepho ethaphukayo , neveli lomnyango wetende;

Wabeka umcengezi phakathi kwetende lokuhlangana ne -altare, wathela kuwo amanzi okugeza.

Walungisa igceke lizungeza itabernakele ne -altare, walengisa iveli lesango legceke; kanjalo-ke uMose wawuqeda umsebenzi.

Ubeke umcengezi phakathi kwetende lokuhlangana ne-altare, uthele amanzi kuwo.

IHeshiboni liyadazuluka kanye ne -Elehale; izwi labo lizwakala kuze kube naseJahasi; ngalokho amabutho akwaMowabi ayakha muluka, umphefumulo wakhe uyathuthumela phakathi kwakhe.

Ngalolo suku kuyakuba kh ona umendo ophuma eGibithe uye e-Asiriya; i- Asiriya liyakungena eGibithe , iGibithe lingene e -Asiriya, iGibithe likhuleke kanye ne-Asiriya.

Ngalolo suku u-Israyeli uyakuba ngowesithathu kanye neGibithe ne-Asiriya, babe yisibusiso phakathi komhlaba,

uJehova Sebawoti ababusisa ngaso, ethi: Malibusiswe iGibithe abantu bami, ne-Asiriya umsebenzi wezandla zami, no-Israyeli ifa lami.

Ngomnyaka wokufika kukaTharithani e -Ashidodi, ethunywe nguSarigoni , inkosi yase-Asiriya, walwa ne-Ashidodi, walithatha,

Pho, ungaphindisela emuva kanjani ne nduna eyodwa ezincekwini ezincane zenkosi yami na ? Nokho wethemba iGibithe ukuthola khona izinqola nabamahhashi.

Yebo, noma kusekhona inxenye yeshumi kulo , yona iyakubuye ishiswe njengomtherebinte ne-oki okusiqu sakho simi lapho kugawulwa khona; inzalo engcwele iyisiqu sakho.

usho kuye ukuthi : Xwaya, uthule; ungesabi, nenhliziyo yakho mayingadangali ngemisila emibili yalezi zikhuni ezithunqayo , ngokuvutha kolaka lukaResini ne-Aramu nolwendodana kaRemaliya.

Ngase ngifuna ukwazi iqiniso ngesilo sesi ne esahlukile kuzo zonke zazo , esesabekayo kakhulu, esimazinyo aso ayeyinsimbi, nezinzipho zaso ziyithusi, esasidla, saphula, sanyathela okuseleyo ngezinyawo;

Sase sidlula sisuka kubafowethu, abantwana bakwa-Esawu abahlala eSeyiri, sashiya indlela yase -Araba, ne-Elati, ne-Esiyoni Geberi. Saphenduka sadlula ngendlela yasehlane lakwaMowabi.

ne-Araba futhi, neJordani elingumkhawulo, kusukela eKinereti kuze kube seLwandle lwase -Araba, uLwandle Lukasawoti , phansi kwemithambeka yasePisiga ngasempumalanga.

Wayesesuka lapho, waya entabeni ngasempumalanga kwaseBethele, wamisa itende lakhe , iBethele lingasentshonalanga ne -Ayi lingasempumalanga ; wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare, wakhuleka egameni likaJehova.

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

Abantu baseDedani babe ngabathengi bakho , iziqhingi eziningi zaziyizindawo zokuthengelana zesandla sakho ; babuyisela kuwe uphondo lwendlovu ne-eboni, kwaba yisipho sakho.

IHarana neKhane ne -Edene, abathengi baseSheba, ne-Asiriya, neKilimadi babe ngabathengi bakho.

Niyakuba nezilinganiso ezilungileyo , ne-efa elilungileyo , nebhati elilungileyo.

I-efa nebhati kuyakuba yisilinganiso sinye , ukuze ibhati lifumbathe okweshumi kwehomere, ne-efa okweshumi kwehomere, isilinganiso salo sibe ngokwehomere.

Siyakulungisela inkunzi umnikelo wempup hu, i-efa, ne-efa ngenqama , nehini lamafutha nge-efa.

Emikhosini nasemihlanganweni umnikelo wempuphu uyakuba yi -efa ngenkunzi ne -efa ngenqama , ngamawundlu ube njengamandla aso , kube yihini lamafutha nge-efa.

Siyakulungisa umnikelo wempuphu : i-efa ngenkunzi ne -efa n genqama, ngamawundlu kube njengamandla aso, kube yihini lamafutha nge-efa.

Wayesengingenisa egcekeni elingaphakathi lendlu kaJehova ; bheka, ngasemnyango weth empeli likaJehova phakathi kompheme ne -altare kwakukhona kungathi amadoda angamashumi amabili nanhlanu efulathele ithempeli likaJehova, ubuso bawo bubhekene nempumalanga, ekhonza ilanga ngasempumalanga.

U-Efrayimi uyadla umoya , ulandela umoya wasempumalanga ; uyandisa imihla yonke amanga nencithakalo; benza isivumelwano ne -Asiriya, namafutha ayiswa eGibithe.

lapho impi yenkosi yaseBabele ilwa neJerusalema nayo yonk e imizi yakwaJuda eseleyo , iLakishi ne -Azeka, ngokuba yiyo eyayisele phakathi kwemizi yakwaJuda iyimizi ebiyelweyo.

NgeDamaseku. IHamati ne -Aripadi ku jabhile, ngokuba kuzwile imibiko emibi, kuphela amandla. Kuyahlupheka njengolwandle, akunakuthula.

UJoshuwa wathatha-ke lonke lelo zwe , izintaba, neNingizimu yonke, nalo lonke izwe laseGosheni , namathafa, ne-Araba, nezintaba zakwa -Israyeli, namathafa akhe,

ne-Araba kuze kufike elwandle lwaseKinereti ngasempumalanga , kuze kube seLwandle lwase -Araba, uLwandle Lukasawoti, ngasempumalanga endleleni eya eBeti Jeshimoti nangaseningizimu ngaphansi kwemithambeka yasePisiga;

nenxenye yakwaGileyadi, ne-Ashitaroti, ne-Edireyi, imizi yombuso ka -Ogi eBashani; lokho kwaba ngokwabantwana bakwaMakiri indodana kaManase , inxenye yabantwana bakwaMakiri ngemindeni yabo.

Imizi esekupheleni kwesizwe sabantwana bakwaJuda ngasemkhawulweni wakwa-Edomi ngaseningizimu yayiyiKabiseyeli, ne-Edere, neJaguri,

neKina, neDimona, ne-Adada,

neKedeshi, neHasori, ne-Itinani,

ne-Amamu, neShema, neMolada,

neBahala, ne-Ijimi, ne-Eseme,

ne-Elitoladi, neKesili, neHorma,

neLebawoti, neShilehimi, ne-Ayini, neRimoni, yonke imizi ingamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye nemizana yayo.

Emathafeni: i-Eshitawoli, neSora, ne-Ashina,

neZanowa, ne-Eni Ganimi, neTaphuwa, ne-Enamu,

neJarimuthi, ne-Adulamu, neSoko, ne-Azeka,

neShaharayimi, ne-Aditayimi, neGedera, neGederotayimi, imizi iyishumi nane nemizana yayo.

neLakishi, neBosikati, ne-Egiloni,

ILibina, ne-Etere, ne-Ashani,

neJifita, ne-Ashina, neNesibe,

neKeyila, ne-Akizibi, neMaresha, imizi iyisishiyagalolunye nemizana yayo.

ne-Anabi, ne-Eshitemo, ne-Animi,

I-Araba, neDuma, ne-Eshani,

neJanimi, neBeti Taphuwa, ne-Afeka,

neMaharati, neBeti Anoti, ne-Elitekoni, imizi iyisithupha nemizana yayo.

neNibishani, noMuzi kaSawoti , ne-Eni Gedi , imizi iyisithupha nemizana yayo.

wadlula waya eceleni elibhekene ne-Araba ngasenyakatho, wehlela e-Araba;

Imizi yesizwe sabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngemi ndeni yabo yayiyiJeriko , neBeti Hogila, ne-Emeki Kesisi,

ne-Avimi, nePhara, ne-Ofira,

neKefari Amoni, ne-Ofini, neGeba, imizi iyishumi nambili nemizana yayo;

neRekemi, ne-Iripeyeli, neTarala,

neSela, ne-Elefi, neJebusi eliyiJerus alema, neGibeyati, neKiriyati, imizi iyishumi nane nemizana yayo. Lokho kwakuyifa labantwana bakwaBenjamini ngemindeni yabo.

neHafarayimi, neShiyoni, ne-Anaharati,

neRabiti, neKishiyoni, ne-Ebesi,

neRemeti, ne-Eni Ganimi, ne-EniHada, neBeti Phasesi;

Umkhawulo wabo wawuyiHelikati, neHali, neBetheni, ne-Akishafu,

ne-Alameleki, ne-Amadi, neMishali; wafinyelela eKarmeli ngasentshonalanga, naseShihori Libinati;

ne-Ebironi, neRehobi, neHamoni, neKhana, neSidoni Elikhulu;

neHasari Shuwali, neBala, ne-Eseme,

ne-Uma, ne-Afeki, neRehobi, imizi ingamashumi amabili nemizana yayo.

ne-Adama, neRama, neHasori,

neKedeshi, ne-Edireyi, ne-EniHasori,

ne-Elitoladi, neBethuli, neHorma,

Umkhawulo wefa labo wawuyiSora, ne-Eshitawoli, ne-Iri Shemeshi,

neShahalabini, ne-Ajaloni, neJitila,

ne-Eloni, neThimna, ne-Ekroni,

ne-Eliteke, neGibethoni, neBalati,

i-Ayini, neRimoni, ne-Etere, ne-Ashani, imizi mine nemizana yayo,

neJatiri namadlelo alo, ne-Eshitemowa namadlelo alo,

ne-Ayini namadlelo alo, neJutha namadlelo alo, neBeti Shemeshi namadlelo alo, imizi eyisishiyagalolunye kulezo zizwe zombili.

ne-Anathoti namadlelo alo, ne-Alimoni namadlelo alo, imizi mine.

ne-Ajaloni namadlelo alo, neGati Rimoni namadlelo alo, imizi mine.

neJarimuthi namadlelo alo, ne-Eni Ganimi namadlelo alo, imizi mine.

Esizweni sakwa-Asheri: iMishali namadlelo alo, ne-Abidoni namadlelo alo,

Bonke abantu bempi ayenabo bakhuphuka , basondela, baya phambi komuzi, bamisa ngasenyakatho kwase -Ayi; kwakukhona isigodi phakathi kwakhe ne-Ayi.

Wathatha amadoda kungathi izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu, wawaqamekelisa phakathi kweBethele ne-Ayi ngasentshonalanga komuzi.

UJoshuwa wayesebathuma, baya ukuyoqamekela , bahlala phakathi kweBethele ne -Ayi ngasentshonalanga kwase -Ayi; uJoshuwa wala la lobo busuku phakathi kwabantu.

Kepha bathi ukuba abakhileyo eGibeyoni bezwa lokho uJoshuwa ayekwenzile kulo iJeriko ne-Ayi,

Abapristi, izikhonzi zikaJehova, mabakhale phakathi kompheme ne -altare, bathi: Hawukela abantu bakho , Jehova, unganikeli isabelo sakho sibe yinhlamba, ukuze abezizwe bababhinqe ; yini ukuba basho phakathi kwabantu, bathi: Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo na?

Eseqedile ukwenzela indawo engcwele ukubuyisana, netende lokuhlangana ne-altare, uyakunikela ngempongo ezwayo;

Niyakuba nezilinganiso ezilungileyo , nezisindo ezilungileyo , ne-efa elilungileyo, nehini elilungileyo ; nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu owanikhipha ezweni laseGibithe.

Kusekhona inzuzo embi endlini yababi, ne-efa elincane eliqalekiswayo, na?

Bonke ababalwayo bekamu lakwaJuda babe yizinkulungwa ne eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesithupha namakhulu amane ngamabandla abo. Labo bayakusuka kuqala.

I-Atharoti, neDiboni, neJazeri, neNimra, neHeshiboni, ne-Elehale, neSebamu, neNebo, neBehoni,

Abantwana bakwaGadi bakha iDiboni, ne-Athoriti, ne-Aroweri,

ne-Athiroti Shofanu, neJazeri, neJogibeha,

Abantwana bakwaRubeni bab uye bakha iHeshiboni , ne-Elehale, neKiriyatayimi,

Kwathi ngosuku uMose aqeda ngalo ukumisa itabernakele , waligcoba, walingcwelisa kanye nayo yonke impahla yalo , ne-altare, nazo zonke izitsha zalo, wazigcoba, wazingcwelisa,

I-Ashikeloni liyakukubona, lesabe, neGaza futhi, bese lithuthumela kakhulu, kanye ne -Ekroni, ngokuba ukwethemba kwalo kuyakujabha ; inkosi iyakubhubha eGaza, ne-Ashikeloni aliyikuhlalwa.