Basuka kwaMidiyani , beza ePharanu ; bathatha amadoda ePharanu , baya nawo eGibithe kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe; yena wamnika indlu, wamnqumela ukudla, wamnika nezwe.

Wayesethi kuye: Woza siye ekhaya, uthole ukudla.

Wayesethi kuye : Nami ngingumprofethi njengawe ; kwakhuluma kimi ingelosi ngezwi likaJehova ngokuthi: Mbuyise, uye naye endlini yakho ukuba athole ukudla, aphuze amanzi. Kodwa waqamba amanga kuye.

U-Adoniya nabo bonke abamenyiweyo ababe naye bawuzwa sebeqedile ukudla. UJowabe esezwa ukukhala kwecilongo wathi : Ngowani lo msindo wokuxokozela emzini na?

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babalwa , baphiwa ukudla , bahamba ukuhlangabezana nabo ; abakwa-Israyeli bamisa phambi kwabo njengemihlanjana emibili yamazinyane ezimbuzi , kepha ama -Aramu agcwalisa izwe.

Amemezela ukuzila ukudla, ambeka uNaboti emqoka kubantu.

Kwathi u -Ahabi esezwile lawo mazwi , waklebhula izingubo zakhe , wembatha indwangu yamasak a emzimbeni wakhe , wazila ukudla , walala endwangwini yamasaka, wahambahamba kancane.

Waloba ezincwadini ukuthi : Memezelani ukuzila ukudla , nimbeke uNaboti emqoka kubantu,

Ukudla kukaSolomoni ngosuku olulodwa kwakungamakhora angamashumi amathathu empuphu ecolekileyo , namakhora angamashumi ayisithupha empuphu,

Izinduna lezo zafunela ukudla inkosi uSolomoni nabo bonke abasondela etafuleni lenkosi uSolomoni , kwaba yileyo naleyo ngenyanga yayo ; kwakungasweleki lutho.

USolomoni wayenezinduna eziyishumi nambili phezu kwabo bonke abakwa- Israyeli ezazifunela inkosi nabendlu yayo ukudla ; yileyo naleyo yayifuna ukudla inyanga inye ngomnyaka.

USolomoni wamnika uHiramu amakhora ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili kakolweni , ukudla kwabendlu yakhe , namakhora angamashumi amabili amafutha akhanyiweyo ; uSolomoni wamnika kanjalo uHiramu iminyaka ngeminyaka.

Izinceku zami ziyakuyehlisa eLebanoni, ziyiyise elwandle, mina ngiyenze ibe yizihlenga ezihamba elwandle , ziye endaweni oyakungiyalela yona , zihlakazwe khona; wena wozithatha khona, ufeze engikufunayo ngokubapha abendlu yami ukudla.

kwasuka onke amadoda anamandla , asithatha isidumbu sikaSawule nezidumbu zamadodana akhe , aziletha eJabeshi, awembela amathambo abo phansi kwe-oki eJabeshi, azila ukudla izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

benqabela ukuganana , bethi akuzilwe ukudla akudalayo uNkulunkulu ukuba kwamukelwe ngokubonga yibo abakholwayo nabalaziyo iqiniso.

Ngakho-ke nxa nibuthana ndawonye, akusikho ukudla isidlo seNkosi lokho;

ngokuba ekudleni kwenu yilowo nalowo uthatha okwakhe ukudla ngaphambili, omunye alambe, omunye adakwe.

Nganiphuzisa ubisi, anganipha ukudla okuqinileyo, ngokuba beningakaqini. Yebo, nakalokhu anikaqini,

Ukudla kungokwesisu, nesisu singesokudla; kepha uNkulunkulu uyakuqeda kokubili. Kepha umzimba asiwo owobufebe , ungoweNkosi, neNkosi ingeyomzimba;

Ngalokhu uma ukudla kumkhubekisa umzalwane wami , angisoze ngadla nyama kuze kube phakade, ukuze ngingamkhubekisi umzalwane wami.

Kepha ukudla akusisondezi kuNkulunkulu ; ngokuba noma singadli , asilahlekelwa lutho; noma sidla, asizuzi lutho.

Abantu bakwa -Israyeli babecindezelwa ngalolo suku , kepha uSawule wafungisa abantu, wathi: Makaqalekiswe umuntu odla ukudla kungakahlwi , ngingakaziphindiseli ezitheni zami. Akwabakho muntu owezwa ukudla.

Kwase kuthatha omunye wa bantu, wathi: Uyihlo wabafungisa nokubafungisa abantu , ethi: M akaqalekiswe umuntu odla ukudla namuhla . Abantu babephelile amandla.

Athatha amathambo abo , awembela phansi komtamariske eJabeshi , azila ukudla izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

U-Elisha wabuyela eGiligali ; kwakukhona indlala kulelo zwe ; amadodana abaprofethi ayehlezi phambi kwakhe ; wathi encekwini yakhe: Bheka ikhanzi elikhulu, uphekele amadodana abaprofethi ukudla.

Kwavela umuntu waseBali Shalisha, walethela lo muntu kaNk ulunkulu ukudla kolibo, izinkwa zebhali ezingamashumi amabili nezikhwebu ezintsha zamabele enqalathini yakhe. Wathi: Banike abantu ukuba badle.

Wenza ngokuhlakanipha, wahlakaza onke amadodana akhe emazweni onke akwaJuda noBenjamini , emizini yonke ebiyelweyo, wawanika ukudla okuningi, wawafunela abafazi abaningi.

UJehoshafati wayeseshaywa luvalo , wabhekisa ubuso bakhe ukumfuna uJehova, wamemezela ukuzila ukudla kulo lonke lwakwaJuda.

Namadoda abizwe ngamagama ayesesukuma , abathatha abathunjwa, abembathisa impango bonke ababehamba ze , abembathisa, abafaka izicathulo, abapha ukudla , abaphuzisa, abagcoba, abakhweza ezimbongolweni bonke ababebuthakathaka , abayisa eJeriko umuzi wamasundu kubafowabo; ayesebuyela eSamariya.

ngokukhandleka nangokukhathazeka , kaningi ngokuqwasha ebusuku , ngokulamba nangokoma , kaningi ngokuzila ukudla , nasemakhazeni nangokuhambaze;

nasekushayweni, nasekuboshweni, naseziyaluyalwini, nasekukhandlekeni, nasekuqwasheni, nasekuzileni ukudla,

UDavide wamncenga uNkulunkulu ngomntwana ; uDavide wazila ukudla , wangena, walala emhlabathini ubusuku bonke.

UDavide wayesevuka emhlabathini , wageza, wazigcoba, waphendulela izingubo zakhe, wangena endlini kaJehova , wakhuleka; wayeseya endlini yakhe; lapho esecela ukudla, bakubeka phambi kwakhe, wadla.

Zase zithi izinceku zakhe kuye : Yintoni le oyenzileyo na ? Wazila ukudla, wakhala ngomntwana esekhona, kepha lapho esefile, uvukile wadla.

Wathi-ke yena : Umntwana esekhona ngazila ukudla , ngakhala, ngokuba ngathi: Ngubani owaziyo ingabe uJehova uyakuba nomusa kimi ukuba umntwana aphile na?

Wayesethi u -Amnoni kuTamari : Letha ukudla ekamelweni lami ukuba ngidle esandleni sakho. UTamari wawathatha amaqebelengwane awenzileyo, wawangenisa ekamelweni ku-Amnoni umnewabo.

Wayesethi uJonadaba kuye: Lala embhedeni wakho, uzishaye ogulayo; lapho eseza uyihlo ukukubona, uthi kuye: Ake kuze uTamari udadewethu , angiphe ukudla, akulungise ukudla emehlweni ami ukuba ngikubone , ngikudle esandleni sakhe.

UDavide wayesethumela endlini kaTamari ngokuthi : Hamba manje , uye endlini ka-Amnoni umnewenu, umlungisele ukudla.

Wayesethatha ikhanzi, wawathulula phambi kwakhe; kepha wala ukudla. U- Amnoni wathi: Khipha bonke abantu kimi. Baphuma bonke kuye.

UBarizilayi wayengumuntu omdala kakhulu , eneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili; wayekade eyipha inkosi ukudla isahlezi eMahanayimi , ngokuba wayengumuntu omkhulu kakhulu.

Balila, bakhala, bazila ukudla kwaze kwahlwa ngenxa kaSawule , noJonathani indodana yakhe , nabantu bakaJehova, nendlu ka -Israyeli, ngokuba bebewile ngenkemba.

Ingelosi kaJehova yathi kuManowa: Noma ungilibazisa, angiyikudla ukudla kwakho; uma ulungisa umnikelo wokushiswa, uyakunikela ngawo kuJehova. Ngokuba uManowa wayengazi ukuthi uyingelosi kaJehova.

Wayesethi kubo : Kodlayo kwaphuma ukudla , konamandla kwavela okumnandi. Babengenakuyiqandela imfumbe ngezinsuku ezintathu.

Wayesethi u -Adoni Bezeki : Amakhosi angamashumi ayisikhombisa enqunyiwe izithupha nawoqukula acosha ukudla kwa wo phansi kwetafula lami; njengalokho ngenzile, kanjalo uNkulunkulu uphindisele kimi . Bamyisa eJerusalema, wafela khona.

sithathe abantu abayishumi ekhulwini kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa -Israyeli, nabayikhulu enkulungwaneni , nabayinkulungwane ezinkulungwaneni eziyishumi, ukuba balande ukudla kwabantu , nalapho sebefike eGibeya lakwaBenjamini benze ngokobuwula ababenzile kwa-Israyeli.

Base bekhuphuka bonke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, abantu bonke, bafika eBethele, bakhala, bahlala khona phambi kukaJehova , bazila ukudla ngalolo suku kwaze kwahlwa ; banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula phambi kukaJehova.

Inhliziyo yami ishayiwe , ibunile njengotshani , ngokuba ngiyakhohlwa ukudla isinkwa sami.

Uhlumisela izinkomo utshan i nemifino yokusiza umuntu , ukuze aveze ukudla emhlabeni,

Izingonyama ezintsha zibhongela impango , zifuna ukudla kwazo kuNkulunkulu.

Zonke lezi zidalwa zibheka wena, ukuze uzinike ukudla kwazo ngesikhathi esiyiso.

Uyazinika ukudla, zibuthe; uvula isandla sakho, zisuthe ngokuhle.

Umphefumulo wabo wenyanya konke ukudla ; basondela emasangweni okufa.

Amadolo ami abuthakathaka ngokuzila ukudla , nomzimba wami uswele ukukhuluphala.

Abamesabayo ubapha ukudla; ukhumbula njalo isivumelwano sakhe.

Ngiyakubusisa kakhulu ukudla kwalo ; abampofu balo ngiyakubasuthisa ngesinkwa.

onika inyama yonke ukudla, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.

Amehlo abo bonke alinda wena; uyabanika ukudla ngesikhathi esiyiso.

obenzela abacindezelweyo ukwahlulela , obapha abalambileyo ukudla ; uJehova uyakhulula iziboshwa.

Unika izinkomo ukudla kwazo, namazinyane egwababa akhalayo.

Kanti ekuguleni kwabo mina ngangembethe ezokuzila; umphefumulo wami ngawuhlupha ngokuzila ukudla; umkhuleko wami wabuyela esifubeni sami.

Kade ngimusha, manje sengimdala; angizange ngibone olungileyo eshiyiwe nenzalo yakhe iphanza ukudla.

Zizulazulela ukudla; uma zingasuthi, zihlala nasebusuku.

Uhambela umhlaba, unisa imvula , uwuvundisa kakhulu ; umfula kaNkulunkulu ugcwele amanzi ; ubalungisela abantu ukudla , ngokuba uwulungisa kanjalo umhlaba.

Kuyakuba khona inala kakolweni ezwen i esiqongweni sezintaba ; ukudla kwalo kuyakuhashazela njengeLebanoni ; abemizi bayakukhahlela njengotshani bomhlaba.

Bamlinga uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yabo ngokucela ukudla abakufisayo.

abantu badla isinkwa sezingelosi, bathunyelwa ukudla ngokugcweleyo.

Bebengakahlukani nokufisa kwabo, ukudla kwabo kusesemlonyeni wabo,

Wanika imiswenya ukudla kwabo, nomsebenzi wabo isikhonyane.

Uma umzalwane noma umzalwanekazi behamba ze , beswela ukudla kwemihla ngemihla,

Ngazibiza izithandwa zami, zangikhohlisa. Abapristi bami namalunga ami bafela emzini, besafuna ukudla ukuba babuyise umphefumulo wabo.

Babe ngcono ababebulawa ngenkemba kunababebulawa ngendlala, ababuna behlatshiwe ngokuswela ukudla kwensimu.

Sithola ukudla kwethu ngokuzidela amathamb o ngenxa yenkemba yasehlane.

Odelelwayo eyinceku udlula ozidumisayo eswele ukudla.

Emqathweni wabampo fu kukhona ukudla okuningi , kepha kukhona okuchithwa ngenxa yokungalungi.

Ungadli ukudla koneso elibi, ungafisi izilovela zakhe,

Uma okuzondayo elambile, mnike ukudla, adle; uma omile, muphe amanzi, aphuze.

Ukudla izinyosi eziningi akukuhle, nokuzifunela udumo kakusilo udumo.

Kuyakuba khona ubisi lwezimbuz i olwanele ukudla kwakho nokudla kwendlu yakho, nokuphila kwamantombazana akho.

Umuntu oswelayo ocindezela abampof u unjengemvula ekhukhulayo engashiyi ukudla.

izintuthwane ziyisizwe esingenamandla , kanti ziyalungisa ukudla kwazo ehlobo;

Unjengemikhumbi yabathengi; ulanda kude ukudla kwakhe.

ilungisa nokho ehlobo isinkwa sayo , ibuthe ngesikhathi sokuvuna ukudla kwayo.

Khona walamba kakhulu , wafuna ukudla; kepha besamlungisela wehlelwa yisiyezi,

Khona bazila ukudla bakhuleka, babeka izandla phezu kwabo, babamukisa. Ukushumayela kukaPawulu eKhupro

Sebebakhethele amalunga amabandla ngamabandla , bakhuleka bezila ukudla, babanikela eNkosini asebekholwa yiyo.

wabenyusela endlini, wababekela ukudla, wathokoza kanye nendlu yakhe yonke ngokukholwa nguNkulunkulu.

Bona base beza kubapristi abakhulu nasemalungeni , bathi: Sizibophe ngesilokothelo sokuthi asiyikuzwa ukudla size simbulale uPawulu.

Eseshilo lokho wathatha isinkwa , wabonga uNkulunkulu phambi kwabo bonke, wasihlephula, waqala ukudla.

Sebesuthi ukudla benza lula umkhumbi belahla ukolweni elwandle.

Imihla ngemihla baqinisela nganhliziyonye ethempelini, bahlephula isinkwa ekhaya, badla ukudla kwabo ngentokozo nangobumhlophe benhliziyo,

Kepha kwafika indlala kulo lonke iGibithe nakwaKhanani , nokuhlupheka okukhulu; obaba kabafumana ukudla.

UJakobe esezwile ukuthi kukhona ukudla eGibithe , wathuma obaba ngokokuqala;

Ngokuba niyazi ukuthi , nokuba ngasemuva ethanda ukudla ifa lesibusiso, waliwa, ngokuba akalitholanga ithuba lokuphenduka , noma ekufunisisa ngezinyembezi.

Ngokuba noma benifanele ukuba nibe ngabafundisi, uma kuya ngesikhathi, nisadinga futhi ukuba kube khona onifundisa iziqalo zezifundiso zamazwi kaNkulunkulu; senaba ngabadinga ubisi, kungesikho ukudla okuqinileyo.

Kepha ukudla okuqinileyo kun gokwabakhulileyo, abathi ngokujwayela ukuwusebenzisa umqondo , sebenawo osulungele ukwahlukanisa okuhle nokubi.

Base bemenzela ukudla khona ; uMarta wayephaka , kepha uLazaru wayengomunye wababehlezi ekudleni naye.

UJesu wathi-ke kubo: Bantwana, aninakho ukudla na ? Bamphendula bathi: Qha.

Base bekhuluma bodwa abafundi, bethi: Ukhona yini omlethele ukudla na?

UJesu wathi kubo : Ukudla kwami kungukwenza intando yongithumileyo , ngifeze umsebenzi wakhe.

Ngokuba abafundi bakhe babehambile baya emzini beyothenga ukudla.

Ningasebenzeli ukudla okuphelayo kepha ukudla okuhlala kuze kube ngukuphila okuphakade , eyakunipha khona iNdodana yomuntu , ngokuba uYise uNkulunkulu ubekile uphawu kuyona.

Wazindla phakathi kwakhe , wathi: Ngizakwenzani, lokhu ngingenandawo engingabuthela kuyo ukudla kwami, na?

Wayesethi: Ngizakwenza lokhu: ngizakudiliza izinqolobane zami, ngakhe ezinkulu, ngibuthele khona ukudla kwami konke nempahla yami.

Kwathi ekungeneni kwakhe ngesabatha endlini yomunye waba yizikhulu kubaFarisi ukuba adle ukudla, bona uqobo babemqaphele.

Ngizila ukudla kabili ngeviki , nginikela okweshumi kukho konke enginakho.

Wayesethi kubo : Nginxanele nokunxanela ukudla nani leli phasika ngingakahlupheki.

Kepha bengakakholwa ngenxa yentokozo bemangala , wathi kubo: Ninakho ukudla lapha na?

Kangizelanga ukubiza abalungileyo kodwa izoni ukuba ziphenduke. Ukuzila ukudla (Math. 9:14; Mark. 2:18)

Wabuyela umoya wayo, yavuka khona lapho; wayala ukuba inikwe ukudla.

Seliqala ukushona, beza kuye abayishumi nambili , bathi: Bamukise abantu ukuba baye emizaneni nasezweni elizungezileyo , bangenise, bathole ukudla, ngokuba lapha sisendaweni eyihlane.

Kepha wathi kubo : Bapheni nina ukudla . Bathi-ke: Esinakho yizinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili kuphela ngaphandle kokuba siyobathengela bonke laba bantu ukudla.

UJesu ekuzwa lokho wathi kubo : Abaphilileyo abadingi inyanga , ngabagulayo bodwa; kangizelanga ukubiza abalungileyo kodwa izoni. Ukuzila ukudla (Math. 9:14; 12:1; Luk. 5:33)

Abafundi bakaJohane nabaFarisi babezila ukudla ; beza bathi kuye : Yini ukuba abafundi bakaJohane nabafundi babaFarisi bazile ukudla , kodwa abafundi bakho bangazili na?

Wabayalisisa ukuba lokhu kungaziwa muntu ; futhi wathi mayiphiwe ukudla.

bamukise ukuba baye emaphandleni nasemizaneni ezungezileyo , bazithengele ukudla.

Wayesephendula, ethi kubo : Bapheni nina ukudla . Bathi kuye : Sihambe yini, siyothenga izinkwa zawodenariyu abangamakhulu amabili , sibaphe badle na?

Ngokuba akungeni enhliziyweni yakhe , kodwa kungena esiswini , kuphumele ngaphandle, kuhlambulula ukudla konke.

Wayesethi kubo: Lolu hlobo lungephume ngalutho , kuphela ngokukhuleka nangokuzila ukudla. UJesu ukhuluma futhi ngokuhlupheka kwakhe (Math. 17:22; Luk. 9:43)

nasikhwama sendlela , namabhantshi amabili , nazicathulo, naludondolo, ngokuba isisebenzi sifanele ukudla kwaso.

Selishonile, abafundi bakhe beza kuye , bathi: Le ndawo iyihlane, isikhathi sesihambile; mukisa izixuku ukuba ziye emizaneni, zizithengele ukudla.

Kepha uJesu wathi kubo : Akuswelekile ukuba bamuke ; bapheni nina ukudla.

Yilezo zinto ezimngcolisayo umuntu ; kodwa ukudla ngezandla ezingahlanjiwe akumngcolisi umuntu. Owesifazane waseKhanani (Mark. 7:24)

Kepha lolo hlobo aluphumi ngaphandle kokuba kube ngokukhuleka nokuzila ukudla. UJesu ukhuluma futhi ngokuhlupheka kwakhe. Imali yethempeli (Mark. 9:30; Luk. 9:43)

Waphinda wathuma ezinye izinceku , wathi: S honini kwabamenyiweyo ukuthi: Bhekani, sengilungisile ukudla kwami ; izinkabi zami nokunonileyo sekuhlatshiwe; konke sekulungile, wozani emshadweni.

Pho, ngubani oyinceku ethembekileyo neqondayo , inkosi yayo eyimisile phezu kwabendlu yayo ukuba ibanike ukudla ngesikhathi sakho na?

Ngokuba ngangilambile , nangipha ukudla ; ngangomile, nangiphuzisa; ngangingumfokazi, nangingenisa;

Khona bayakuyiphendula abalungileyo ngokuthi : Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile sakupha ukudla, noma womile sakuphuzisa, na?

Ngokuba ngangilambile , aningiphanga ukudla ; ngangomile, aningiphuzisanga;

Yena uJohane wayenengubo yoboya bekamela noqhotho lwesikhumba okhalweni lwakhe; ukudla kwakhe kwakuyizinkumbi nezinyosi zasendle.

Esezilile ukudla izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, wagcina walamba.

Futhi nxa nizila ukudla , ninganyukumali njengabazenzisi ; ngokuba bona banyakamisa ubuso babo, ukuze babonakale kubantu ukuthi bazilile . Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Sebewamukele umvuzo wabo.

Kepha hambani nifunde ukuba kuthini ukuthi : Ngifuna isihawu , hhayi umhlatshelo. Ngokuba angizanga ukubiza abalungileyo kepha izoni ukuba ziphenduke. Ukuzila ukudla (Mark. 2:18; Luk. 5:33)

Khona kwase kufika kuye abafundi bakaJohane , bathi: Yini ukuba thina nabaFarisi sizila ukudla; kepha abafundi bakho abazili ngani na?

Uma iyithathela esinye , ayiyikunciphisa ukudla kwaso , nezingubo zaso , namalungelo omshado.

Niyakumkhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu , abusise ukudla kwenu namanzi enu; ngiyakususa izifo phakathi kwenu.

Hambani nibuthe bonke abaJuda abakhona eShushani , ningizilele ukudla, ningadli, ningaphuzi izinsuku ezintathu ubusuku nemini ; nami nezintombi zami siyakuzila kanjalo , ngingene enkosini noma kungengamthetho ; uma ngibhubha, mangibhubhe.

Kuzo zonke izifunda lapho kwafika khona izwi lenkosi nomthetho wayo , kwaba khona ukulila okukhulu phakathi kwabaJuda , nokuzila ukudla nokukhala ngezinyembezi , nokulila; abaningi balala phansi bembethe izindwangu zamasaka nomlotha. U-Esteri uyabikelwa indaba. Impendulo yakhe

ukuba aqinise lezo zinsuku zePhurimi ngezikhathi zazo ezinqunyiweyo njengokuzimisa kukaMoridekayi umJuda no-Esteri inkosikazi, nanjengalokho bezimisele bona nenzalo yabo ngendaba yokuzila ukudla nokukhala kwabo.

Banika nababazi bamatshe imali kanye nababazi bemithi; banika amaSidoni nabaseTire ukudla nokuphuza namafutha ukuba balande imisedari eLebanoni, bayiyise elwandle eJopha ngemvume kaKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya kubo.

Ngase ngimemezela khona ukuzila ukudla ngasemfuleni i -Ahava ukuba sizithobe phambi kukaNkulunkulu , sizifunele kuye i ndlela emhlophe , thina nabantwana bethu, nemfuyo yethu yonke.

Ngukulungisa itafula yini ? Ngukwendlala izindwangu , ukudla nokuphuza , na? Hhayi, sukumani, zikhulu, nicobe izihlangu.

kepha bheka , nakhu ukujabula , nokuthokoza, nokubulala izinkabi , nokuhlaba izimvu , ukudla inyama nokuphuza iwayini , ngokuthi: Masidle, siphuze, ngokuba ngomuso sizakufa.

Izinkabi nezimbongolo ezilima umhlabathi ziyakudla ukudla okuyolisiweyo, okweliweyo ngefosholo nangembenge.

Bathi: S izileleni ukudla , ungaboni, na? Sizihlupheleni izinhliziyo zethu , ungakwazi, na? Bhekani, ngosuku lokuzila kwen u niyaqhuba umsebenzi , nicindezele zonke izisebenzi zenu.

Abadla ukudla kwayo okumnandi bayakuyibhubhisa, impi yayo ikhukhulwe; abaningi bayakuwa phansi begwaziwe.

Induna yabathenwa yathi kuDaniyeli : Mina ngiyesaba ukuthi inkosi yami , inkosi, emisile ukudla kwenu nokuphuza kwenu , iyakubona ubuso benu ukuba buxhozekile kunabafana abayintanga yenu , nilifake engozini ikhanda lami enkosini.

Amaqabunga awo ayemahle , nezithelo zawo zaziziningi , kukhona kuwo ukudla kubo bonke; izilwane zasendle zazinomthunzi phansi kwawo, izinyoni zezulu zazihlala emagatsheni awo, nenyama yonke yondliwa kuwo.

omaqabunga awo ayemahle , nezithelo zawo zaziziningi , kukhona ukudla kuwo kubo bonke ; ozilwane zasendle zahlala phansi kwawo , nezinyoni zezulu zakha emagatsheni awo:

Ngase ngibhekisa ubuso bami kuyo iNkosi uNkulunkulu ukuba ngikhuleke , nginxuse ngokuzila ukudla, nangendwangu yamasaka, nangomlotha.

Uyenza ukwahlulela kwezintandane nokomfelokazi , uyathanda umfokazi ngokumnika ukudla nezingubo.

Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyakwandisa umkhawulo wa kho njengokukwethembisa kwakhe , uze uthi : Ngiyakudla inyama , lokhu umphefumulo wakho ufisa ukudla inyama , ungayidla inyama njengesifiso sonke somphefumulo wakho.

Uyakuthengisa kimi ukudla ngemali ukuba ngidle, ningiphe amanzi ngemali ukuba ngiphuze; mangidabule kuphela ngezinyawo,

Niyakuthenga kubo ukudla ngemali ukuba nidle, nithenge kubo futhi amanzi ngemali ukuba niphuze.

Bathatha yonke impahla yaseSodoma neyaseGomora kanye nakho konke ukudla, bamuka.

Kwabekwa phambi kwakhe ukudla ukuba adle , kepha wathi: Angiyikudla ngingakakhulumi indaba yami. Wathi: Khuluma.

Kwathi uJakobe wapheka ukudla, kwafika u-Esawu evela endle, ediniwe.

Yashiya konke okwayo esandleni sikaJosefa; yayingazi lutho olwayo, ukudla eyakudlayo kuphela. UJosefa wayengumgembeleza, eyigeza. Ubumhlophe bukaJosefa

Mababuthe konke ukudla kwale minyaka emihle ezayo, banqwabele phansi kwesandla sikaFaro amabele emizini, abe ngukudla, bawalonde.

Waqoqa konke ukudla kwale minyaka eyisikhombisa eyayisezweni laseGibithe, wabekelela ukudla emizini; ukudla kwamasimu azungeza yilowo nalowo muzi wakubekelela kuwo.

Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala yayisiqala ukufika , njengalokho eshilo uJosefa; kwakuyindlala emazweni onke ; kepha ezweni lonke laseGibithe ukudla kwakukhona.

Bathi kuye: Qha, nkosi, izinceku zakho zize ukuba zithenge ukudla.

Kwathi omunye evula isaka lakhe ukuba ayinike imbongolo yakhe ukudla endlini yezihambi , wabona imali yakhe ; bheka, yayisemlonyeni wesaka lakhe.

Lowo muntu, inkosi yezwe, wayesethi kithi: Ngalokhu ngiyokwazi ukuthi ningabaqotho: shiyani kimi omunye wabafowenu, niphathele indlala yezindlu zenu ukudla, nimuke,

UJosefa wabona abafowabo , wabazi, kepha wazishaya ongabaziyo kubo , wakhuluma kalukhuni kubo, wathi kubo: Nivelaphi na? Bathi: Sivela ezweni laseKhanani, size ukuthenga ukudla.

athi: O nkosi, ngempela safika kuqala ukuthenga ukudla.

Sehle nenye imali esandleni sethu ukuba sithenge ukudla ; asazi ukuthi ngubani owayifaka imali yethu emasakeni ethu.

Inceku yayisingenisa amadoda endlini kaJosefa , yawanika amanzi ; ageza izinyawo zawo; yazipha izimbongolo zawo ukudla.

Wageza ubuso bakhe, waphuma; wazibamba, wathi: Lethani ukudla.

Bambekela ukudla ngokwakhe , nalabo ngokwabo , nabaseGibithe abadla naye ngokwabo, lokhu abaseGibithe bangedle namaHeberu , ngokuba kuyanengeka kubo abaseGibithe.

Uma umthuma nathi umfowethu, sizakwehla, sithenge ukudla;

Ukudla kwakungekho ezweni lonke , ngokuba indlala yayinzima kakhulu ; izwe laseGibithe nezwe laseKhanani afa indlala.

Isiphelile imali ezweni laseGibithe nasezweni laseKhanani , bonke abaseGibithe beza kuJosefa , bathi: Siphe ukudla ; siyakufelani phambi kwakho na? Ngokuba isiphelile imali.

Baletha-ke izinkomo zabo kuJosefa ; uJosefa wabenanela ukudla ngamahhashi, nangezimvu, nangezinkomo, nagezimbongolo; wabapha ukudla ngezinkomo zabo zonke ngalowo mnyaka.

Zithathele kukho konke ukudla okudliwayo , ukubuthele kuwe ; kuyakuba ngukudla kwakho nokwabo.

Ngalokho uyahlabela inetha lakhe , ashisele inetha lakhe elihudulwayo impepho, ngokuba isabelo sakhe siy anona ngakho , kube mnandi ukudla kwakhe.

Amahhashi aso anejubane kunezingwe , anonya kunezimpisi zakusihlwa ; abamahhashi baso bayaqinisela; yebo, bavela kude abamahhashi baso , bandiza njengokhozi oluphuthuma ukudla.

Noma umkhiwane ungakhahleli , kungabikho izithelo emvinini , umsebenzi womnqumo uphuthe , amasimu angavezi ukudla , izimvu zinqunywe esibayeni, kungabikho nkomo ezibayeni,

Uma umuntu ephethe inyama engcwele emphethweni wengubo yakhe , ethinta ngomphetho wakhe isinkwa , noma ukudla , noma iwayini , noma amafutha, noma yikuphi ukudla, kuyakuba ngcwele na ? Abapristi baphendula bathi: Qha.

Bheka, ngase ngelulela isandla sami kuwe , nganciphisa ukudla owakunqunyelwayo, ngakunikela entandweni yabakuzondayo, amadodakazi amaFilisti, ayenamahloni ngendlela yakho yokukhanuka.

Bheka, nakhu ukona kukadadewenu iSodoma ; ukuzidla, nokusutha ukudla, nokuzinza okuthuleyo kwakukhona kulo nakuwo amadodakazi alo , kepha aliqinisanga isandla sabampofu nabaswelayo.

Umuthi osendle uyakuthela izithelo zawo , umhlabathi uthele ukudla kwawo, zihlale zilondekile ezweni lazo , zazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho sengaphulile izikeyi zejoka lazo , ngazophula esandleni salabo ezenziwa izikhonzi yibo.

Ukudla kwakho oyakukudla kuyakuba ngesil inganiso, amashekeli angamashumi amabili ngosuku, ukudle izikhathi ngezikhathi.

Ngabadonsa ngezintambo zomuntu , ngamagoda othando ; ngaba kubo njengophakamisa ijoka entanyeni yabo, ngagobela kubo, ngabanika ukudla.

Noma bezila ukudla, angiyikuzwa ukumemeza kw abo; noma benikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa nangowempuphu , angiyikuthokoza ngabo , kepha ngiyakubaqeda ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo.

Hamba wena , ufunde emqulwini owulobileyo , uthathe emlonyeni wami , amazwi kaJehova ezindl ebeni zabantu endlini kaJehova ngosuku lokuzila ukudla, uwafunde nasezindlebeni zabo bonke abakwaJuda abavela emizini yakubo.

Kwathi ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya , inkosi yakwaJuda, ngenyanga yesishiyagalolunye bonke abantu baseJerusalema nabo bonke abantu ababevela emizini yakwaJuda beza eJerusalema , bamemezela ukuzila ukudla phambi kukaJehova.

Nkosi yami , nkosi, laba bantu benzile okubi ngakho konke abakwenzile kuJeremiya umprofethi, abamphonsile emgodini; uyakufela endaweni lapho ekhona ngokulamba, ngokuba akusekho ukudla emzini.

nithi: Qha, ngokuba siyakuya ezweni laseGibithe , lapho singayikubona khona impi , singezwa ukukhala kwecilongo , singalambeli ukudla , sihlale khona,

Indlebe ayivivinyi yini amazwi, njengolwanga lunambitha ukudla, na?

Uyazulazulela ukudla : kuphi na ? Uyazi ukuthi usuku lobumnyama selungasesandleni sakhe.

kuyaguquka nokho ukudla kwakhe phakathi kwakhe , kube yinyongo yamabululu ezibilinini zakhe.

Awumphuzisanga owomileyo amanzi, wamgodlela olambileyo ukudla.

Bheka, njengezimbongolo ehlane bayaphumela emisebenzini yabo befunisisa ukudla; ihlane lingukudla kwabo abakunika abantwana babo.

Umhlaba-ke, kuwona kuvela ukudla , kepha ngaphansi kwawo uyaphendukezelwa njengangomlilo.

Inhliziyo iyanengwa ngukudla, nomphefumulo wakhe uzonda ukudla okade ukufisa.

Ngokuba indlebe iyavivinya amazwi, njengokuba ulwanga luzwa ukudla.

Ngubani olungisela igwababa ukudla kwalo , lapho amaphuphu alo ekhala kuNkulunkulu, ezulazula ngokuswela ukudla, na?

Lulapho luhlola ukudla kwalo; amehlo alo akubona kusekude.

Izintaba ziyamvezela ukudla, lapho kudlala khona izilwane zonke zasendle.

Abantu baseNineve bakholwa nguNkulunkulu; bamemezela ukuzila ukudla, bembatha izindwangu zamas aka, kusukela kwabakhulu babo kwaze kwaba kwabancane.

Ngcwelisani ukuzila ukudla , nibize umhlangano; buthani amalunga, yebo, bonke abakhe ezweni , endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu , nikhale kuJehova.

Akunqunywanga ukudla kwethu phambi kwamehlo ethu , intokozo nenjabulo endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, na?

Kepha manje, usho uJehova, phendukelani kimi ngenhliziyo yenu yonke , nangokuzila ukudla, nangokukhala, nangokulila.

Bethani icilongo eSiyoni, ningcwelise ukuzila ukudla, nibize umhlangano;

Konke ukudla okudliwayo okukuzo , afika kukho futhi amanzi anjalo , kuyakuba ngokungcolile , nakho konke okuphuzwayo k uzo izitsha ezinjalo kuyakuba ngokungcolile.

Uma nisho ukuthi : Siyakudlani ngomnyaka wesikhombisa ? Bheka, asiyikulima, asiyikubutha ukudla kwethu,

khona ngiyakuyala isibusiso sami sehlele ph ezu kwenu ngomnyaka wesithupha, uze uthele ukudla kweminyaka emithathu.

Awuyikumnika imali yakho ngenzalo , ungamuphi ukudla kwakho ngenzuzo.

Amandla enu ayakuchithwa ngeze, ngokuba izwe lakini aliyikuthela ukudla kwalo, nemithi yezwe ayiyikuthela izithelo zayo.

ngiyakuninika imvula ngesikhathi sayo , izwe lithele ukudla kwalo , imithi yasendle ithele izithelo zayo.

Kepha niyalihlambalaza ngokusho kwenu ukuthi: Itafula leNkosi lingcolile lona, nesithelo salo, ukudla kwalo, sidelelekile.

Kwathi lapho ngizwa lawo mazwi , ngahlala phansi, ngakhala izinyembezi, ngalila izinsuku ezithile, ngazila ukudla, ngakhuleka phambi kukaNkulunkulu wezulu,

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

Wayesesuka nawomalokazana bakhe ukuba abuye ezweni lakwaMowabi , ngokuba wayezwile ezweni lakwaMowabi ukuthi uJehova uhambele abantu bakhe ukuba abaphe ukudla.

Ngakho-ke geza, ugcobe, ugqoke isambatho sakho, wehlele esibuyeni, kepha ungazazisi kulowo muntu, aze aqede ukudla nokuphuza.

Ngokuba kuyakuba khona imbewu yokuthula ; umvini uyakuthela izithelo zawo, umhlabathi uveze ukudla kwawo, amazulu anike amazolo awo, ngenze ukuba insali yalaba bantu idle ifa lazo zonke lezi zinto.