Wayesesuka waya eSarefati; esefikile esangweni lomuzi, bheka, umfelokazi wayecakasha khona ; wambiza wathi : Ake ungilethele ingcosana yamanzi esitsheni, ngiphuze.

U-Ahabi wathi ku -Obadiya: Hamba ezwe ni, uye emithonjaneni yonke yamanzi nasemifudlaneni yonke; mhlawumbe singafumana utshani, sisindise amahhashi neminyuzi, izilwane zingabhubhi.

Niyakuchitha yonke imizi ebiyelweyo nayo yonke imizi ekhethekileyo ; niyakuwisa yonke imithi emihle, nivimbe yonke imithom bo yamanzi , none zonke iziqephu zomhlaba ngamatshe.

Bachitha imizi , naseziqeshini zonke ezinhle zomhlaba baphonsa , kwaba yilowo nalowo itshe lakhe, bazigcwalisa; bavimba yonke imithombo yamanzi, bawisa yonke imithi emihle , kwaze kwasala amatshe aseKhiri Haresheti kuphela; kepha abezindwayimana bazungeza, balishaya.

Wakha imibhoshongo ehlane , wemba imigodi eminingi yamanzi , ngokuba wayenezinkomo eziningi ehlanzeni nasethafeni , wayenabalimi nabaphathi bezivini ezintabeni naseKarmeli, ngokuba wayengothanda umhlabathi.

Kwase kubonakala imisinga yamanzi ; izisekelo zomhlaba zambulw a ngesijeziso sikaJehova, ngokufutha komoya wamakhala akhe.

Wathi kuye : Ngiphe isipho ; lokhu unginike izwe laseningizimu ngiphe nemithombo yamanzi. UKalebi wamupha imithombo yasenhla nemithombo yasenzansi.

Wayesethi kuye : Ake ungiphuzise ingcosana yamanzi , ngokuba ngomile . Wavumbulula igabha lobisi, wamphuzisa, wamembesa.

Ekwahlukaniseni impango phakath i kwemiqengqe yamanzi balanda khona izenzo ezilungileyo zikaJehova , ukulunga kokubusa kwakhe kwa -Israyeli; khona abantu bakaJehova behlela emasangweni.

Imifula wayiphendula ihlane, nemithombo yamanzi isigagadu,

Ihlane waliphendula amachibi amanzi, nomhlabathi owomileyo imithombo yamanzi.

Imifula yamanzi iyehlela emehlweni ami , ngokuba abagcini umthetho wakho.

Kwase kubonakala imisinga yamanzi ; izisekelo zomhlaba zambulwa ngesijeziso sakho, Jehova, ngokufutha komoya wamakhala akho.

Unjengomuthi otshaliwe ngasemifuleni yamanzi , othela isithelo sawo ngesikhathi sawo , oqabunga lawo lingabuni , nakho konke akwenzayo uyakuba nenhlanhla kukho.

isho ngezwi elikhulu , ithi: Mesabeni uNkulunkulu , nimnike inkazimulo , ngokuba ihora lokwahlulela kwakhe selifikile ; nikhuleke kuye owenza izulu nomhlaba nolwandle nemithombo yamanzi.

Neyesithathu yathululela isitsha sayo emifuleni nasemithonjeni yamanzi , kwase kuba yigazi.

Ngezwa ingelosi yamanzi ithi : Ulungile wena okhona nowawukhona , oNgcwele, ngokuba wakunquma lokho,

nezinyawo zakhe zifana nethusi elikhazimulayo sengathi zazishiswe esithandweni, nezwi lakhe linjengenhlokomo yamanzi amaningi;

ngokuba iWundlu elingaphakathi nesihlalo sobukhosi liyakubelusa , libaholele emithonjeni yamanzi okuphila ; noNkulunkulu uyakwesula izinyembezi zonke emehlweni abo.

Ingelosi yesithathu yayisibetha ; kwase kuwa ezulwini inkanyezi enkulu ivuthisa okwesibani , yawela phezu kokwesithathu kwemifula naphezu kwemithombo yamanzi.

Amehlo akhe anjengamajuba ngasemifuleni yamanzi , ageziwe ngobisi ehlezi ngasemifudlaneni egcweleyo.

Inhliziyo yenkosi isesandleni sikaJehova njengemifula yamanzi ; uyayiphendulela lapho ethanda khona.

Imithombo iyaphalala ngaphandle yini, nemifula yamanzi ezigcawini, na?

Okholwa yimi , njengokusho kombhalo , esiswini sakhe kuyakugobhoza imifula yamanzi aphilayo.

Wathi kubo: Bhekani, seningene emzini niyakuhlangana nomuntu othwele imbiza yamanzi; mlandeleni, niye endlini angena kuyo,

Wayesethuma ababili kubafundi bakhe , wathi kubo: Hambani niye emzini; khona nizakuhlangana nomuntu othwele imbiza yamanzi; mlandeleni.

Yilowo nalowo oniphuzisa inkezo yamanzi ngegama lami ngokuba ningabakaKristu, ngiqinisile n githi kini : Akasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe.

Yilowo nalowo oyakuphuzisa abe munye kulaba abancinyane , ngisho inkezo eyodwa yamanzi aqandayo ngegama lomfundi, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe.

Bafika e -Elimi, lapho kwakukhona imithombo eyishumi nambili yamanzi namasundu angamashumi ayisikhombisa; bamisa khona ngasemanzini.

Kuzo zonke izintaba eziphakemeyo nakuwo onke amagquma amade kuyakuba khona imifula nemifudlana yamanzi ngosuku lokuhlaba okukhulu, lapho kuyakuwa imibhoshongo.

Umuntu uyakuba yindawo yokucashela umoya nesivikelo esivunguvungwini njengemifula yamanzi endaweni eyomileyo , njengomthunzi wedwala ezweni eliyethileyo.

Isihlabathi esibengezelayo siyakuba yichibi , isigagadu sibe yimithombo yamanzi; ekhaya lamakhanka lapho ayebuthisa khon a kuyakuba khona igceke lomhlanga nekhwani.

bayakuhluma phakathi kotshan i njengeminyezane ngasemifudlaneni yamanzi.

Abayikulamba, abayikoma, abayikushaywa yisifudumezi nelanga, ngokuba yena onomusa kubo uyakubahola, abayise emithonjeni yamanzi.

Basuka lapho , baya eGudigoda; basuka eGudigoda baya eJothabata , izwe lemifudlana yamanzi. Ukwahlukaniswa kwamaLevi

Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho useyakungenisa ezweni elihle , izwe elinemifudlana yamanzi , nemithombo, nezinzulu eziphuphuma ezigodini nasezintabeni,

U-Abrahama wavuka ekuseni , wathatha isinkwa nemvaba yamanzi , wakunika uHagari ekubeka ehlombe lakhe kanye nomntwana , wammukisa; wahamba, wazulazula ehlane laseBeri Sheba.

Inceku yayisigijima ukuyihlangabeza , yathi: Ake ungiphuzise ingcosana yamanzi embizeni yakho.

bheka, sengimi ngasemthonjeni wamanzi ; kuyakuthi intombazana eza ukuyokukha, engisho kuyo ukuthi : Ake ungiphuzise ingcosana yamanzi embizeni yakho,

U-Isaka wabuye wemba imithombo yamanzi ababeyimbile ezinsukwini zika-Abrahama uyise , ngokuba ama Filisti ayeyivalile emva kokufa kuka - Abrahama; wayibiza ngamagama ayiqamba ngawo uyise.

Wazifaka izinti abezebulile emikhombeni nasemiqengqeni yamanzi phambi kwemihlambi, lapho imihlambi iza khona ukuphuza ; yamitha ekufikeni kwayo ukuphuza.

UNowa wangena emkhunjini namadodana akhe , nomkakhe, nabafazi bamadodana akhe bekanye naye ngenxa yamanzi kazamcolo.

Unyathela ulwandle ngamahhashi akho, inqaba yamanzi amaningi.

Unyoko wayenjengomvini , usahlezi ngokuthula , utshalwe ngasemanzini ; wawunezithelo namahlumela ngenxa yamanzi amaningi.

Nina zintaba zakwa -Israyeli, yizwani izwi leNkosi uJehova kuzo izintaba nakuwo amagquma , kuyo imifula yamanzi nakuzo izigodi , lithi: Bhekani, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwenu inkemba , ngichithe izindawo zenu eziphakemeyo.

Bayakufika bekhala, ngibahambise bekhuleka, ngibayise emifuleni yamanzi ngendlela eqondileyo abangayikukhubeka kuyo , ngokuba nginguyise ka - Israyeli, no-Efrayimi uyizibulo lami.

Wathi: Ngiphe isipho ; lokhu unginike izwe laseningizimu , ngiphe nemithombo yamanzi . Wamupha imithombo yasenhla nemithombo yasenzansi.

Yebo, nezilwane zasendle ziyakulangazelela , ngokuba imifula yamanzi ishile, nomlilo udlile amadlelo asehlane.

Basuka eMara , bafika e -Elimi; e-Elimi kwakukhona imithombo eyishumi nambili yamanzi namasundu angamashumi ayisikhombisa; bamisa khona.