Kuyakuthi lapho usuzwa umsindo wokuhamba ezihlokweni zamajikijolo , uphume impi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uphumile ngaphambi kwakho ukuchitha impi yamaFilisti.

Kepha uJehova akathandanga ukuchitha uJuda ngenxa kaDavide inceku yakhe njengokusho kwakhe kuye ukuthi uyakumnika yena nabantwana bakhe isibani izinsuku zonke.

Kepha uJehova akathandanga ukuchitha indlu kaDavide ngenxa yesivumelwano asenzayo noDavide, njengokusho kwakhe ukuthi uyakumnika yena nabantwana bakhe isibani izinsuku zonke.

Wayesethi yena: Inkosi ake ikhumbule uJehova uNkulunkulu wayo ukuba umphindiseli wegazi angaqhubeki ukuchitha nokuba bangayibulali indodana yami. Yathi: Kuphila kukaJehova , akuyikuwela phansi nolulodwa unwele lwendodana yakho.

Mina ngingowokuthula nothembekileyo kwa-Israyeli; wena ufuna ukuchitha umuzi nonina kwa-Israyeli; uyakuligwinyelani ifa likaJehova na?

Kuyakuthi lapho usuzwa umsindo wokuhamba ezihlokweni zamajikijolo , usheshe, ngokuba kuyilapho uJehova eyakube ephumile ngaphambi kwakho ukuchitha impi yamaFilisti.

UJehova wayecebile ukuchitha ugang e lwendodakazi yaseSiyoni; wawelula umucu wokulinganisa, akabuyisanga isandla sakhe ekuchitheni; wenza ukuba kukhale ugange nodonga, kudangale kanyekanye.

ngokuba izinyawo zazo zigijimela ebubini, zishesha ukuchitha igazi.

Ukuchitha kwababi kuyabaqothula, ngokuba benqaba ukwenza ukulunga.

Ngokuba izinhliziyo zabo ziceba ukuchitha, nezindebe zabo zikhuluma ngengozi.

izinyawo zabo zishesha ukuchitha igazi,

Ningathi ngize ukuchitha umthetho nabaprofethi ; angizanga ukuchitha , ngize ukugcwalisa.

owenza ukuchitha ukuba kunyazime phezu kwabanamandla , nencithakalo ukuba yehlele izinqaba.

Nokho akusiwo umqondo walo , inhliziyo yalo ayicabangi kanjalo , kepha kusenhliziyweni yalo ukuchitha nokunquma izizwe ezingeyingcosana.

Wo kuwena ochithayo , kungachithwanga wena , nakuwe okhohlisayo , kungakhohliswanga wena ! Lapho uqede ukuchitha uyakuchithwa , nalapho usugcine ukukhohlisa, uyakukhohliswa nawe.

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?

Izinyawo zabo zigijimela ebubini , bashesha ukuchitha igazi elingenacala ; imicabango yabo iyimicabango yobubi ; incithakalo nokubhujiswa kusezindleleni zabo.

Iyakwethuswa yimibiko evela empumalanga nasenyakatho ; iyakuphuma ngokufutheka okukhulu ukuchitha nokubhubhisa abaningi.

Izikhulu zawo phakathi kwawo zinjengezimpisi ezidwengula impango ukuchitha igazi nokuqeda imiphefumulo ukuba ziphange nokuphanga.

Bheka, izikhulu zakwa -Israyeli, kwaba yileso naleso njengamandla aso , zaziphakathi kwakho ukuchitha igazi.

Abantu abahlebayo babekuwe ukuchitha igazi , badla kuwe ezintabeni , benza ubufebe phakathi kwakho.

Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Ngenxa yokuba amaFilisti enze impindiselo, ephindisele nokuphindisela ngamafundululu emphefumulweni ukuchitha ngobutha obungapheliyo,

Ngiyakubahlenga esandleni sendawo yabafileyo , ngibahlawulele ekufeni; ziphi izifo zakho , kufa, kuphi ukuchitha kwakho , ndawo yabafileyo , na? Ukuguquka kufihlekile emehlweni ami.

Bona, ngiyakubeka namuhla phezu kwezizwe naphezu kwemibuso ukusiphula nokudiliza, ukuchitha nokubhubhisa, ukwakha nokutshala.

NgoJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda uyakusho uthi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Uwushisile lo mqulu ngokuthi : Ulobeleni kuwo ukuthi inkosi yaseBabele iyakufika nokufika ukuchitha leli zwe , yenze ukuba kuphele kulo abantu nezilwane, na?

Izwi uJehova alikhuluma kuJeremiya umprofethi ngokuza kukaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, ukuchitha izwe laseGibithe.

ngenxa yosuku olufika ukuchitha onke amaFilist i nokunquma eTire naseSidoni bonke aba sizi abaseleyo , ngokuba uJehova uyakuwachitha amaFilisti, insali yesiqhingi saseKafitori.

Uyakufihlwa enkalivasini yolimi; awuyikwesaba lapho kufika ukuchitha.

Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku ngifune ukuchitha bonke abezizwe abahlasela iJerusalema.