Kepha uJehova wathi kuSamuweli : Ungabheki isimo sakhe nobude bomzimba wakhe, ngokuba ngimalile, lokhu uJehova engabuki si okomuntu; umuntu ubheka okusemehlweni, kepha uJehova ubheka okusenhliziyweni.

USawule wayesewela phan si ngekhanda, wesaba kakhulu ngenxa yamazwi kaSamuweli, akwabakho mandla kuye , ngokuba akadlanga lutho ngosuku lonke nobusuku bonke.

Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya ukuba kufezeke izwi likaJehova ngomlomo kaJeremiya uJehova wavusa umoya kaKoresi inko si yasePheresiya ukuba amemezele embusweni wakhe wonke , alobe futhi ngokuthi:

Ngokuba inko si yayinemikhumbi eyaya eTharishishi kanye nezinceku zikaHiramu; kanye ngeminyaka emithathu yafika imikhumbi yaseTharishishi iletha igolide, nesiliva, nezimpondo zendlovu, nezimfene, namapikoko.

ukuze nikhumbule amazwi ashunyayelwa phambili yibo abaprofethi abangcwele nomyalo weNkosi noMsindi si owashunyayelwa ngabaphostoli benu,

Wamphonsa uDavide ngamatshe kanye nezinceku zonke zenko si uDavide , bonke abantu nawo onke amaqhawe bengasesandleni sakhe sokunene nangakwesokhohlo.

Wazitapa ngezandla zakhe, wahamba, wahamba edla, wafika kuyise nonina, wabapha, badla nabo ; kepha akabatshelanga ukuthi wayetape izinyo si esidumbini sengonyama.

Mdumiseni ngenxa yezenzo zakhe zamandla , nimdumise ngenxa yobukho si bakhe obukhulu.

Saphendula sathi : Woyithanda iNko si uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho , nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho , nangawo onke amandla akho , nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho , nomakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.

Kwashaywa ifilaki si nebhali , ngokuba ibhali lalikhahlele , nefilakisi laliqhakazile.

Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nane wenko si uHezekiya, uSaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya, wenyuka wahlasela yonke imizi ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda , wayithatha.

Yebo, bayizinja ezihahayo , abakwazi ukusutha ; yebo, laba bangabelu si abangenakuqonda, baphendukela bonke ezindleleni zabo , kube yilowo nalowo enzuzweni yakhe, bonke kanyekanye.

Wazibeka ukuba zilindwe endlini yenduna yemilindanko si etilongweni , indawo lapho wayeboshwe khona uJosefa.

Ngalokho profetha , ndodana yomuntu , uthi kuGogi : Isho kanje iNko si uJehova, ithi: Ngalolo suku , lapho abantu bami u -Israyeli behlala belondekile, angithi uyakukwazi na?

Kusukela phan si kuze kube phezu komnyango kwakwenziwe amakherubi namasundu, kanjalo nasodongeni lwethempeli.

UHezekiya inko si yakwaJuda naye wonke uJuda bambulala impela na ? Angithi bamesaba uJehova , bamncenga uJehova , uJehova wabuya kukho okubi ayekukhulume kubo , na? Besiyakwenza okubi okukhulu kuyo imiphefumulo yethu.

Kuyakuthi yilowo nalowo ophumela ngaphandle kweminyango yendlu yakho, igazi lakhe libe sekhanda lakhe , thina singabi nacala ; kodwa lowo okuwe endlini , igazi lakhe liyakuba sekhanda lethu , uma si bekwa isandla kuye.

Uyakuba ngumbuyi si wokuphila kuwe , nomondli ebudaleni bakho , ngokuba umalokazana wakho okuthandayo , omuhle kuwe kunamadodana ayisikhombisa umzele.