UHiramu wayesenika uSolomoni imisedari nemisayipuresi njengakho konke ukufuna kwakhe.

UDavide wabona ukuthi uSawule uphumele ukufuna ukuphila kwakhe ; uDavide wayesehlane laseZifi eHoreshi.

Ngalokho igazi lami malingaweli emhlabathini ngikude noJehova, ngokuba inkosi yakwa -Israyeli iphumele ukufuna intwakumba eyodwa , njengalokhu kuzingelwa intendele ezintabeni.

Kwathi inkosi yakwa -Israyeli isiyifundile incwadi , yaklebhula izingubo zayo, yathi: Mina nginguNkulunkulu yini ukuba ngibulale , ngiphilise, ukuze lo athumele kimi umuntu ukumphilisa ochokweni lw akhe, na? Ake niqonde, nibone ukufuna kwakhe ithuba lokulwa nami.

Emva kwabo kwaphuma ezizweni zonke zakwa -Israyeli abanhliziyo zabo zibhekiswe ukufuna uJehova uNkulun kulu wakwa -Israyeli, bafika eJerusalema ukuhlabela uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.

bonke ababebhekisa izinhliziyo zabo ukufuna uNkulunkulu , uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise, noma kungenjengokuhlanjululwa kwendlu engcwele.

Ngomnyaka wesishiyagalombili wokubusa kwakhe esengumfana waqal a ukufuna uNkulunkulu kaDavide uyise ; ngomnyaka weshumi nambili waqala ukuhlambulula uJuda neJerusalema , wasusa izindawo eziphakemeyo , nawo- Ashera, nezithombe ezibaziweyo, nezithombe ezibunjiweyo.

uma ukufuna njengesiliva, ukuphenya njengamagugu afihliweyo,

Abafundi bathi kuye : Rabi, abaJuda basand ukufuna ukukukhanda ngamatshe; usaya futhi khona na?

Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukufuna nokusindisa okulahlekileyo. Omina* abayishumi (Math. 25:14)

Bayakuzulazula kusukela elwandle kuze kube selwandle , kusukela enyakatho kuze kube sempumalanga , bahambahambe ukufuna izwi likaJehova, kepha abayikulifumana.

ngokuba u-Ezra wayebhekise inhliziyo yakhe ukufuna umthetho kaJehova , nokwenza nokufundisa izimiso nezahlulelo kwa-Israyeli.

Amadoda ayephandle kwendlu awashaya ngobumpumputhe , amancane namakhulu, aze akhathala ukufuna umnyango.

Ulungisa kahle kanjan i indlela yakho ukufuna uthando ! Ngalokho nabesifazane ababi ubafundisile izindlela zakho.

Kepha lapho umHoroni , uSanibalati, noThobiya inceku yakwa -Amoni sebezwile lokho , kwaba kubi kakhulu kubo ukuthi kufike umuntu ukufuna inhlalakahle ka-Israyeli.

Kuyakufika abantu abaningi nezizwe ezinamandla ukufuna uJehova Sebawoti eJerusalema nokunxusa ebusweni bukaJehova.

Nganikela inhliziyo yami ukufuna nokuvivinya ngokuhlakanipha konke okwenziwa phansi kwezulu ; kungumshikashika omubi uNkulunkulu awunikile amadodana abantu ukuba awushikashike.