Kwathi emva kwalokho uNahashi inkosi yabantwana bakwa -Amoni wafa , indodana yakhe yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

Wakhipha nabantu ababe phakathi kwawo , wabanquma ngamasaha , nangezibhuqo zensimbi , nangamazembe; wenze njalo uDavide kuyo yonke imizi yabantwana bakwa -Amoni. UDavide nabo bonke abantu babuyela eJerusalema.

nangasemikhawulweni yabantwana bakwaManase iBeti Sheyani nemizana yalo, neThahanaki nemizana yalo , neMegido nemizana yalo , neDori nemizana yalo. Kuleyo kwahlala abantwana bakaJosefa indodana ka-Israyeli.

Kepha lapho nabona uNahashi inkosi yabantwana bakwa -Amoni ephuma ukulwa nani , nathi kimi : Hhayi, kepha masibuswe yinkosi , ingani uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu wayeyinkosi yenu.

Ngamkhetha kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ukuba abe ngumpristi wami, anikele e -altare lami , ashise impepho , afake ingubo yamahlombe phambi kwami, nganika indlu kayihlo yonke iminikelo yomlilo yabantwana bakwa - Israyeli.

Kepha abantwana bababulali akababulalanga njengokulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho kaMose njengokuyala kukaJehova ngokuthi : Oyise abayikubulawa ngenxa yabantwana, nabantwana abayikubulawa ngenxa yawoyise, kepha yilowo nalowo uyakufa ngesakhe isono.

Kodwa akabulalanga abantwana bazo , kepha wenza njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni encwadini kaMose njengokuyala kukaJehova ngokuthi : Oyise abayikubulawa ngenxa yabantwana , nabantwana abayikubulawa ngenxa yawoyise, kepha yilowo nalowo uyakufa ngesakhe isono.

Walwa nenkosi yabantwana bakwa -Amoni, wabahlula. Abantwana bakwa - Amoni bamnika ngawo lowo mnyaka amatalenta ayikhulu esiliva, namakhora ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi kakolweni , nawebhali ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi. Lokho-ke abantwana bakwa-Amoni bakuyisa kuye nangomnyaka wesibili nangowesithathu.

Kwathi emva kwalokho inkosi yabantwana bakwa -Amoni yafa , uHanuni indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sayo.

Udeleleleni izwi likaJehova ukuba wenze okubi emehlweni akhe na ? Ubulele u -Uriya umHeti ngenkemba , wathatha umkakhe abe ngumkakho , wambulala ngenkemba yabantwana bakwa-Amoni.

Mina ngiyakuba nguyise , yona ibe yindodana yami ; uma yenza okubi , ngiyakuyilaya ngenduku yabantu nangemivimbo yabantwana babantu,

UJefta wathuma izithunywa enkosini yabantwana bakwa -Amoni, wathi: Unamsebenzi muni nami ukuba uze kimi ukulwa nezwe lakithi na?

Inkosi yabantwana bakwa -Amoni yath i kuzo izithunywa zikaJefta : Ngokuba u-Israyeli walithatha izwe lakithi ekukhuphukeni kwakhe eGibithe , kusukela e -Arinoni kuze kube seJaboki naseJordani , buyisani lawo mazwe ngokuthula.

UJefta wabuye wathuma izithunywa enkosini yabantwana bakwa-Amoni,

Kodwa ink osi yabantwana bakwa -Amoni ayilalelanga amazwi kaJefta awathuma kuyo.

Khumbula, Jehova, usuku lweJerusalema , ngenxa yabantwana bakwa - Edomi abathi: Dilizani, dilizani, kuze kube sesisekelweni salo.

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

ethembeni lokuthi nakho okudaliweyo kuyakukhululwa ebugqileni bokubhubha, kube ngukukhululeka kwenkazimulo yabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.

Kodwa waphendula , wathi kuye : Yebo, Nkosi; kepha nezinjana zidla imvuthuluka yabantwana phansi kwetafula.

Kwathi u -Aroni esakhuluma kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa - Israyeli, babheka ngasehlane ; bheka, inkazimulo kaJehova yabonakala efwini.

UMose wathi ku -Aroni: Yisho kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa - Israyeli ukuthi : S ondelani phambi kukaJehova , ngokuba uzwile izinkonono zenu.

UMose wabutha yo nke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, wathi kuyo: Yilawa mazwi awayalile uJehova ukuba niwenze.

Yayisisuka yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli ebusweni bukaMose.

UMose wakhuluma kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, wathi: Yile nto ayale ngayo uJehova, ethi:

Wakwenza-ke lokho uJehova ngangomuso ; yafa yonke imfuyo yaseGibithe , kepha emfuyweni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli akwafa neyodwa.

Abathunjwa bale mpi yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli abaphakathi kwamaKhanani kuze kube seSarefat i nabathunjwa baseJerusalema abaseSefaradi bayakudla ifa lemizi yaseningizimu.

Iyakungena nasezweni elihle , namanye amaningi ayakukhubeka , kepha lana ayakophulwa esandleni sayo : o-Edomi, noMowabi, nemvama yabantwana bakwa-Amoni.

Oyise abayikubulawa ngenxa yabantwana , nabantwana abayikubulawa ngenxa yawoyise; yilowo nalowo uyakubulawa ngesakhe isono.

Umuntu othambileyo notetemayo phakathi kwenu , iso lakhe liyakuba libi kumfowabo, nakumkakhe osesifubeni sakhe, nakuyo insali yabantwana bakhe abaseleyo,

ukuba angabaniki inyama yabantwana bakhe abadlayo ngokuba engasalelwanga lutho olunye ekuvinjezelweni nasekuxinekeni eziyakukuxina ngakho izitha zakho kuwo onke amasango akho.

ukuthume enkosini yakwa -Edomi, nasenkosini yakwaMowabi , nasenkosini yabantwana bakwa-Amoni, nasenkosini yaseTire , nasenkosini yaseSidoni ngesandla sezithunywa ezifika eJerusalema kuSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda,

bathi kuye : Uyazi yini ukuthi uBahalisi inkosi yabantwana bakwa -Amoni uthume u -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya ukuba akubulale na ? Kepha uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu akabakholwanga.

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

Yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli yabuthana eShilo , yamisa khona itende lokuhlangana; izwe lanqotshwa phambi kwabo.

Yonke imizi yabantwana bakwa -Aroni, abapristi, yayiyimizi eyishumi nantathu namadlelo ayo.

Imindeni yabantwana bamaKohati amaLevi , abantwana abaseleyo bamaKohati, yabelwa ngenkatho imizi yabo esizweni sakwa-Efrayimi.

Yonke imizi yemindeni yabantwana abaseleyo bamaKohati yayiyishumi namadlelo ayo.

Imindeni yabantwana bakwaMerari, abaseleyo kumaLevi, yabelwa esizweni sakwaZebuloni iJokineyamu namadlelo alo, neKarita namadlelo alo,

Yonke imizi yabantwana bakwaMerari ngemindeni yabo , imindeni eseleyo yamaLevi, isabelo sabo sasiyimizi eyishumi nambili.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli sebezwile lokho , yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli yabuthana ngaseShilo ukuba ikhuphuke ilwe nabo.

Kwathi onke amakhosi ama -Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani ngasentshonalanga, nawo onke amakhosi amaKhanani ayengaselwandle esezwa ukuthi uJehova womise amanzi aseJordani phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli saze sawela , izinhliziyo zabo zaphela amandla , kungabe kusaba khona sibindi ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

UJehova uyaduma eseSiyoni , ezwakalise izwi lakhe eseJerusalema ; izulu nomhlaba kuyazamazama , kepha uJehova uyisiphephelo sabantu bakhe , nenqaba yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Isifuba sokuzuliswa nomlenze wokuphakanyiswa niyakukudla endaweni ehlambulukileyo, wena namadodana akho namadodakazi akho kanye nawe , ngokuba kuphiwe kube yimfanelo yakho nemfanelo yamadodana akho emihlatshelweni yeminikelo yokuthula yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Wothabatha enhlanganweni yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli izimpongo ezimbili zibe ngumnikelo wesono, nenqama ibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa.

Yisho kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, uthi kuyo : Niyakuba ngcwele, ngokuba mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngingcwele.

Amasabatha ngamasabatha uyakuzihlela phambi kukaJehova njalo ; kungenxa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kuyisivumelwano esiphakade.

Ziphucule, zigunde ngenxa yabantwana bokwenama kwakho , wandise ubumpandla bakho njengenqe, ngokuba bayakuthunjwa kuwe.

ukuba indlebe yakho ilalele, namehlo akho avuleke, ukuze uzwe umkhuleko wenceku yakho engiwukhuleka phambi kwakho ngalesi sikhathi imini nobusuku ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli izinceku zakho, lapho ngivuma izono zabantwana bakwa -Israyeli esone ngazo kuwe ; yebo, nami nendlu kababa sonile.

Baya bafika kuMose naku -Aroni nakuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ehlane lasePharanu eKadeshi , babuyisela izwi kubo nakuyo yonke inhlangano, bababonisa izithelo zezwe.

Khona oMose no -Aroni bawa ngobuso babo phambi kwebandla lonke lenhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

bakhuluma kuyo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, bathi: Izwe esalidabula ukulihlola liyizwe elihle kakhulu.

Umpristi uyakuyenzela yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli ukubuyisana, baze bathethelelwe , ngokuba kwakungengamabomu , futhi balethile umnikelo wabo , umnikelo womlilo k uJehova, nomnikelo wabo wesono phambi kukaJehova ngesiphosiso sabo;

yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli iyakuthethelelwa kanye nomfokazi ogogobeleyo kubo , ngokuba kubo bonke abantu kwakungesiphosiso.

Lokhu kungokwakho: umnikelo wokuphakanyiswa wesipho sabo , nayo yonke iminikelo yokuzuliswa yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli; ngiyinikile wena namadodana akho namadodakazi akho kanye nawe ibe yimfa nelo ephakade; yilowo nalowo ohlambulukileyo endlini yakho uyakukudla.

Umuntu ohlambulukileyo uyakubutha umlotha wesithole , awubekele ngaphandle kwekamu endaweni ehlambulukileyo , ugcinelwe inhlangano yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli kube ngamanzi okuphothula ; kungumnikelo wesono.

Balani umumo wenhlangano yonke yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngemindeni yabo nangezindlu zawoyise njengokomumo wamagama abo , bonke abesilisa ngezinhloko zabo;

Kepha amaLevi ayakumisa nxazonke zetabernakele lobufakazi , ukuze kungabikho lulaka phezu kwenhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, amaLevi agcine izimfanelo zetabernakele lobufakazi.

UMowabi wayesesaba kakhulu abantu , ngokuba babebaningi ; uMowabi waba nosizi ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Bheka, umuntu wabantwana bakwa -Israyeli wafika eletha kubafowabo owesifazane wakwaMidiyani emehlweni kaMose nasemehlweni enhlangano yonke yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, besakhala ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.

Balani umumo wenhlangano yonke yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu , ngezindlu zawoyise, bonke abakwa-Israyeli abangaphuma impi.

Uyakubeka udumo lwakho phezu kwakhe ukuba yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ilalele.

Baletha abathunjwa , nempango, nempahla edliweyo kuMose naku - Eleyazare umpristi , nakuyo inhlangano yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli ekamu emathafeni akwaMowabi angaseJordani ngaseJeriko.

Enxenyeni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli wothabatha kube kunye emashumini ayisihlanu, awabantu, nawezinkomo, nawezimbongolo, nawezimvu, yebo, awezilwane zonke , ukunike amaLevi agcina inkonzo yetabernakele likaJehova.

Enxenyeni yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli uMose ayahlukanisa neyamadoda ayelwile

yebo, kule nxenye yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli uMose wathatha kube kunye emashumini ayisihlan u, awabantu nawezilwane , wakunika amaLevi agcina inkonzo yetabernakele likaJehova, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

Niqedelani inhliziyo yabantwana bakwa -Israyeli ukuba bangaweli ukuya ezweni uJehova abanike lona na?

Ngokuba ekukhuphukeni kwabo ukuya esiGodini sase -Eshikoli balibona izwe, baqeda inhliziyo yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bangangeni ezweni uJehova abanike lona.

Labo ab amisa phambi kwetabernakele ngasempumalanga , ngaphambi kwetende lokuhlangana ngasekuphumeni kwelanga , bayakuba ngoMose no - Aroni namadodana akhe, begcina inkonzo yendlu engcwele, begcina imfanelo yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; umfokazi osondelayo uyakubulawa.

Benze njalo-ke oMose no-Aroni nayo yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa- Israyeli kumaLevi ; njengakho konke uJehova amyala ngakho uMose ngamaLevi, benze njalo kuwo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Uyakuletha amaLevi phambi kwetende lokuhlangana , ubuthe yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,