Isizwe saphahlazwa yisizwe nomuzi ngumuzi , ngokuba uNkulunkulu wabesabisa ngezinkathazo zonke.

Izikhulu zabantu zibuthene , zibe yisizwe sikaNkulunkulu ka -Abrahama, ngokuba izihlangu zomhlaba zingezikaNkulunkulu; uphakeme kakhulu.

Bathi: Wozani sibaqothule , bangabe besaba yisizwe , negama lika -Israyeli lingabe lisakhunjulwa.

UPetru esesangulukile wathi : Manje sengiyazi ngeqiniso ukuthi iNkosi ithumile ingelosi yayo , yangikhulula esandleni sikaHerode nakukho konke okubhekwe yisizwe sabaJuda.

Ngalokho ngiyeke ukuba ulaka lwami lubavuthele , ngibaqede, ngikwenze ube yisizwe esikhulu.

Ngiyakunithatha nibe yisizwe sami , mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu ; niyokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu onikhipha emithwalweni yabaseGibithe.

Kwase kuwa isichotho nomlilo owanyazima njalo phakathi kwesichotho ; kwakunzima kakhulu , okwakungazange kube khona ezweni laseGibithe okungangako, selokhu laba yisizwe.

Omncane uyakuba yinkulungwane, ophansi abe yisizwe esinamandla; mina nginguJehova, ngiyakukusheshisa ngesikhathi sakho.

Ngokuba inhloko yase -Aramu iyiDamaseku , nenhloko yeDamaseku inguResini; phakathi kweminyaka engamashum i ayisithupha nanhlan u u- Efrayimi uyakwaphulwa angabe esaba yisizwe.

Ngokuba ningabantu abangcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ; uJehova unikhethile nibe yisizwe senzuzo yakhe ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke ezisebusweni bomhlaba.

uJehova ukuqinisele namuhla ukuthi uyakuba yisizwe senzuzo yakhe njengokukwethembisa kwakhe, ugcine yonke imiyalo yakhe,

ukuze akuphakamise phezu kwazo zonke izizwe azenzileyo ngok ubongwa, nangegama, nangodumo, ube yisizwe esingcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho njengokusho kwakhe.

Wena uyakuphendula, uthi phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho: Ubaba wayengumAramu ozulayo , wehlela eGibithe , wagogobala khona nabantu abayingcosana; waba yisizwe khona, esikhulu, nesinamandla, nesiningi;

Izithelo zomhlabathi wakho nayo yonke imisebenzi yakho kuyakudliwa yisizwe ongasaziyo, wena ucindezelwe kuphela, uchotshozwe

UJehova uyakukumisa ube yisizwe esingcwele kuye njengokufunga kwakhe kuwe, uma uyigcina imiyalo k aJehova uNkulunkulu wakho , uhambe ezindleleni zakhe.

ukuze azimisele wena namuhla ube yisizwe sakhe , yena abe nguNkulunkulu wakho, njengalokho akhuluma kuwe , nanjengalokho afunga koyihlo, o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe.

Ngokuba uyisizwe esingcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho : uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukukhethile ukuba ube yisizwe senzuzo yakhe phezu kwezizwe zonke ezisebusweni bomhlaba.

ngiyeke ukuba ngibabhubhise, ngesule igama labo phansi kwezulu , ngenze wena ube yisizwe esinamandla nesikhulu kunabo.

U-Abrahama uyakuba yisizwe esikhulu, esinamandla; ziyakubusiswa kuyena izizwe zonke zomhlaba.

siyakuninika amadodakazi ethu, sizithathele amadodakazi enu, sihlale nani, sibe yisizwe sinye.

Kuphela ngalokho bayasivumela laba bantu ukuhlala nathi , sibe yisizwe sinye, ukuthi bonke abesilisa bakithi basokwe, njengalokho bona besokiwe.

Kepha uyise wa la, wathi: Ngiyazi, ndodana yami, ngiyazi; naye uyakuba yisizwe, abe mkhulu naye; kodwa umfowabo uyakuba mkhulu kunaye, inzalo yakhe ibe yizizwe eziningi.

Uma lezi zimiso zisuka ebusweni bami , usho uJehova , yilapho inzalo yakwa-Israyeli iyakuphela , ingabe isaba yisizwe phambi kwam i kuze kube nanini.

Awunakanga yini abakukhulumileyo laba bantu , bethi: Imindeni yomibili ayikhethayo uyilahlile na? Base bebadelela abantu bami , baze bangabe besaba yisizwe ngaphambi kwabo.

Udumo lukaMowabi alusekho ; eHeshiboni bacebe okubi ngaye ngokuthi : Wozani simnqume , angabe esaba yisizwe . Nawe Madimeni uyakuthuliswa , inkemba ikulandele.

UMowabi uyakuchithwa, angabe esaba yisizwe , ngokuba uzikhukhumezile kuJehova.

Bhekani, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwen u isizwe esivela kud e nina ndlu ka - Israyeli, usho uJehova; yisizwe esinamandla, yisizwe esidala, yisizwe ongazi ulimi lwaso, nongezwa lokhu abakukhulumayo.

ngenze abaqhugayo babe yinsali , abadediselwe kude babe yisizwe esinamandla; uJehova uyakubusa phezu kwabo entabeni yaseSiyoni kusukela manje kuze kube phakade.

Abamisa eceleni kwakhe bayakuba yisizwe sakwaSimeyoni ; isikhulu sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni siyakuba nguShelumiyeli indodana kaSurishadayi.

Abamisa eceleni kwakhe bayakuba yisizwe sakwa -Asheri; isikhulu sabantwana bakwa-Asheri siyakuba nguPagiyeli indodana ka-Okirani.

Abamisa eceleni kwakhe bayakuba yisizwe sakwa-Isakare; isikhulu sabantwana bakwa-Isakare siyakuba nguNethaneli indodana kaSuwari;