umthombo ezawumba izikhulu , abawugubha abakhulu babant u ngentonga yobukhosi nangezindondolo zabo. Basuka ehlane, baya eMathana.

Ngalokho abakhulu ngezaga basho bathi: Wozani eHeshiboni; makwakhiwe, umuzi kaSihoni umiswe;

Kwakuhlala khona kuqala ama -Emi, abantu abakhulu , abaningi, abade njengama-Anaki;

abantu abakhulu , abaningi, abade njengama -Anaki; kepha uJehova wabachitha phambi kwabo; babaxosha, bakha esikhundleni sabo,

Abakhulu balo babehlambulukile kunongqoqwane , babe mhlophe kunobisi; imizimba yabo yayibomvana kunekorali, isimo sabo sasinjengesafire.

abantu abakhulu nabade , amadodana ama -Anaki owaziyo , ozwile ngawo ukuthi: Ngubani ongema phambi kwamadodana ka-Anaki na?

Khona wayenza insali ukuba ibus e abakhulu; abantu bakaJehova bangibeka ukuba ngibuse iziqhwaga.

Ngalokho yiphe inceku yakho inhliziyo elalelayo ukwahlulela abantu bakho ukuba ngahlukanise okuhle nokubi, ngokuba ngubani ongahlulela laba bantu bakho abakhulu kangaka na?

Kwathi uHiramu ezwile amazwi kaSolomoni wathokoza kakhulu , wathi: Makabusiswe uJehova namuhla omnikile uDavide indodana ehlakaniphileyo phezu kwalabo bantu abakhulu.

UJehu wayesebulala bonke a baseleyo bendlu ka -Ahabi eJizreyeli , nabo bonke abakhulu bakhe , nabazana naye , nabapristi bakhe , waze wangamshiyela noyedwa owasalayo.

ngokuba abalindi abane abakhulu ababe ngamaLevi babe sesikhundleni njalo, bephethe amakamelo nengcebo endlini kaNkulunkulu.

nganginawe nomaphi lapho wawuya khona , nganquma zonke izitha zakho ngaphambi kwakho ; ngiyakukwenza igama njengamagama abakhulu abasemhlabeni.

Ngiphe manje ukuhlakanipha nokwazi ukuba ngiphume , ngingene phambi kwalabo bantu , ngokuba ngubani ongahlulela labo bantu bakho abakhulu kangaka na?

Phansi kwakhe kwakungo -Edene, noMiniyamini, noJeshuwa, noShemaya, no-Amariya, noShekaniya emizini yabapristi ezikhundleni zabo ukuba babele abafowabo ngezigaba zabo abakhulu njengabancane,

Inkosi yakhuphukela endlini kaJehova kanye nabo bonke abantu bakwaJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema , nabapristi, namaLevi, nabantu bonke, abakhulu nabancane, wafunda ezindlebeni zabo onke amazwi encwadi yesivumelwano ebifunyenwe endlini kaJehova.

Eceleni kwabo kwalungisa abaseThekhowa , kepha abakhulu babo abafakanga izintamo zabo emsebenzini wenkosi yabo.

Phezu kwalokho abakhulu bakwaJuda bathuma ngalezo z insuku izincwadi eziningi kuThobiya, nezikaThobiya zafika kubo.

UNkulunkulu wami wabeka enhlizi yweni yami ukuba ngibuthe abakhulu , nababusi, nabantu, ukuze babhalwe ngezizukulwane . Ngafumana incwadi yezizukulwane zabakhuphuka kuqala, ngafumana kulotshiwe kuyo ukuthi:

babambelela kubafowabo , abakhulu babo , benza isithembiso nesifungo sokuba bahambe emthethweni k aNkulunkulu owanikwa ngesandla sikaMose inceku kaNkulunkulu, bagcine, benze yonke imiyalo kaJehova iN kosi yethu, nezahlulelo zakhe, nezimiso zakhe

Seziphelile lezo zinsuku , inkosi yenzela abantu bonke ab abe khona eShushani endlini yenkosi , abakhulu nabancane , idili izinsuku eziyisikhombisa egcekeni lensimu yendlu yenkosi.

Abakhulu abahlakaniphile, nabadala abaqondi ukwahlulela.

Misani ibhanela entabeni elucwatha , nibaphakamisele izwi , nibaqhwebe ngezandla ukuba bangene emasangweni abakhulu.

Abakhulu nabancane bayakufela kuleli zwe , abayikumbelwa, abayikulilelwa; abantu abayikuzisika, abayikuziphucula ngenxa yabo;

Abakhulu babo bathuma abancane babo emanzini ; bafika emigodini, kepha abafumani manzi, babuya, izitsha zabo zingenalutho; banamahloni, bajabhile, bamboza amakhanda abo.

Bheka, bonke abesifazane abasele endlini yenkosi yakwaJuda bayakukhishelwa izikhulu zenkosi yaseBabele ; bheka, bayakuthi: Abahlobo bakho abakhulu bakududile , bakwahlula; kepha lapho izinyawo zakh e zishone exhaphozini, babuyele emuva.

Inkosi yaseBabe le yabulala amadodana kaSedekiya eRibila phambi kwamehlo akhe ; futhi inkosi yaseBabele yabulala bonke abakhulu bakwaJuda.

Ngiyakuthatha insali yakwaJuda ebhekise ubuso bayo ukuba ingene ezweni laseGibithe ukuba igogobale khona , baphele bonke , bawe ez weni laseGibithe, baphele ngenkemba nangendlala , abakhulu nabancane bafe ngenkemba nangendlala , babe yisithuko , nesimangaliso, nesiqalekiso, nehlazo.

Yayisithatha owenzalo yobukhosi, yenza isivumelwano naye , yamngenisa phansi kwesifungo, yasusa abakhulu bezwe,

Nalo lamukiswa , laya ekuthunjweni , nezingane zalo zachotshozwa ezingosini zazo zonke izitaladi ; benza inkatho ngezikhulu zalo , nabo bonke abakhulu balo baboshwa ngamaketanga.

Abelusi bakho balele , nkosi yase -Asiriya; abakhulu bakho bayaphumula ; abantu bakho bahlakazekile ezintabeni, akakho obabuthayo.

Wabutha bonke abapristi abakhulu nababh ali besizwe, wabuza kubo ukuthi uKristu uzakuzalelwaphi.

Kusukela kuleso sikhathi uJesu waqala ukubonisa abafundi bakhe ukuba umelwe ukuya eJerusalema, ahlushwe ngokuningi ngamalunga nangabapristi abakhulu nababhali, abulawe, kepha avuswe ngosuku lwesithathu.

Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema ; iNdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa kubapristi abakhulu nababhali; bazakuyinqumela ukuba ife,

Kepha abapristi abakhulu nababhali , bebona izimangaliso azenzayo nabantwana bememeza ethempelini, bethi: Hosiyana kuyo iNdodana kaDavide, bacasuka,

Kuthe engena ethempelini, kweza kuye abapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe, esafundisa, bathi: Ukwenza lokhu ngagunya lini na ? Futhi ngubani okunike leli gunya na?

Base bemphendul a uJesu , bethi: Asazi. Wayesethi kubo naye : Nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini. Ukukhuzwa kwabapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi

Abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi beyizwa imifanekiso yakhe bazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngabo.

Khona kwabuthana abapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe egcekeni lompristi omkhulu othiwa uKayafase.

Khona kwasuka omunye wabayishumi nambili othiwa uJuda Iskariyothe , waya kubapristi abakhulu,

Esakhuluma, bheka, kwafika uJuda , omunye wabayishumi nambili , enesixuku esikhulu sinezinkemba nezind uku, sivela kubapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe.

Abapristi abakhulu no mphakathi wonke bafuna ubufakazi bamanga ngoJesu, ukuze bambulale;

Kwathi sekusile, bonke abapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe benza icebo ngoJesu lokuba bambulale;

Kepha abapristi abakhulu bazithatha izinhlamvu zesiliva , bathi: Akuvunyelwe ukuzifaka emnikelweni, ngokuba kuyimali yegazi.

Kwathi lapho abapristi abakhulu namalunga bemthwesa icala , kaphendulanga lutho.

Kepha abapristi abakhulu namalunga bancenga izixuku ukuba zicele uBaraba, zimbulale uJesu.

Kanjalo nabapristi abakhulu bambhinqa kanye nababhali namalunga, bathi:

Kepha ngangomuso okungolulandela usuku lokulungisela abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi babuthana kuPilatu,

Besahamba, bheka, abanye kubalindi bafika emzini , babikela abapristi abakhulu konke okwenzekileyo.

Khona waqala ukubafundisa ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi , ilahlwe ngamalunga nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, ibulawe, ivuswe emva kwezinsuku ezintathu.

Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema; iNdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa kubapristi abakhulu nababhali ; bazakuyinqumela ukuba ife , bayikhaphele kwabezizwe;

Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bekuzwa lokho bazindla ngokuthi bangambhubhisa kanjani , ngokuba babemesaba, lokhu isixuk u sonke samangala ngokufundisa kwakhe.

Babuye bafika eJerusalema ; kwathi ehamba ethempelini , beza kuye abapristi abakhulu, nababhali, namalunga,

Emva kwezinsuku ezimbili kwaba khona iPhasika nomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo; abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna isu lokumbamba ngobuqili, bambulale.

UJuda Iskariyothe , omunye wabayishumi nambili , wayeseya kubapristi abakhulu ukuba amkhaphele kubo.

Khona masinyane esakhuluma , kwafika uJuda , omunye wabayishumi nambili, enesixuku esinezinkemba nezinduku , sivela kubapristi abakhulu nababhali namalunga.

Base bemusa uJesu kumpristi omkhulu ; kwabuthana bonke abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali.

Abapristi abakhulu nomphakathi wonke bafuna ubufakazi ngoJesu ukuba bambulale, kepha ababufumananga.

Kwathi masinyane ekuseni abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali nomphakathi wonke benza icebo , bambopha uJesu , bamqhuba, bamnikela kuPilatu.

Abapristi abakhulu bammangalela ngokuningi.

Ngokuba wayekwazi ukuthi abapristi abakhulu bamnikele ngomhawu.

Kepha abapristi abakhulu babhebhezela isixuku ukuba okungcono asikhululele uBaraba.

Kanjalo nabapristi abakhulu bambhinqa bebodwa kanye nababhali , bathi: Wasindisa abanye, angezisindise yena.

wathi: INdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi , ilahlwe ngamalunga nabapristi abakhulu nababhali , ibulawe, ivuswe ngosuku lwesithathu.

Wayefundisa ethempelini imihla ngemihla . Kepha abapristi abakhulu , nababhali, nezikhulu zabantu bafuna ukumbulala.

Kwathi ngolunye lwezinsuku lezo esafundisa abantu ethempelini , eshumayela ivangeli , abapristi abakhulu nababhali bekanye namalunga bamvukela.

Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna ukuba bangambulala kanjani; ngokuba babesaba abantu. Umvuzo wokumkhaphela uJesu (Math. 26:14; Mark. 14:10)

Wasuka wakhuluma nabapristi abakhulu nezinduna ngokuthi angamkhaphela kanjani kubo.

Wathi uJesu kubapristi abakhulu , nezinduna zethempeli , namalunga ababeze kuye : Niphumile kungathi nize kumphangi niphethe izinkemba nezinduku.

Kwathi sekusile, kwabuthana amalunga abantu nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, bamyisa emphakathini wabo,

Wayesethi uPilatu kubapristi abakhulu nakuzo izixuku : Angifumani cala kulo muntu.

Abapristi abakhulu nababhali babemi bemmangalela kakhulu.

UPilatu wabizela ndawonye abapristi abakhulu nababusi nabantu,

ukuthi abapristi abakhulu nababusi bethu bamkhaphela ukunqunyelwa ukufa, baze bambethela esiphambanweni.

AbaFarisi bezwa isixuku sikhonona ngalezo zinto ngaye; abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi base bethuma izikhonzi ukuba zimbambe.

Zafika-ke izikhonzi kubapristi abakhulu nakubaFarisi . Bathi kuzo : Animlethanga ngani na?

Ngalokho abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi base bemema umphakathi , bathi: Siyakwenze njani na? Lo muntu wenza izibonakaliso eziningi;

Abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi babekhiphe umyalo wokuthi uma kukh ona owaziyo lapho ekhona, ababikele, ukuze bambambe.

Kepha abapristi abakhulu benza icebo lokuba babulale noLazaru,

Khona uJuda, esethole isigaba samabutho nezikhonzi kubapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi, waya lapho, benezihlanti nezibani nezikhali.

UPilatu waphendula wathi: Kanti ngingumJuda yini mina na? Isizwe sakini nabapristi abakhulu bakunikezele kimi; wenzeni na?

Bathi bembona abapristi abakhulu nezikhonzi , bamemeza bathi: Mbethele, mbethele esiphambanweni! UPilatu wathi kubo : Mthatheni nina, nimbethele esiphambanweni, ngokuba angifumani cala kuye.

Ngakho bamemeza bathi : Susa, susa, mbethele esiphambanweni ! Wathi kubo uPilatu : Ngibethele inkosi yenu na ? Abapristi abakhulu baphendula bathi: Asinankosi, uKesari kuphela.

Base bethi abapristi abakhulu babaJuda kuPilatu : Ungalobi ukuthi: Inkosi yabaJuda, kepha ukuba yena wathi: NgiyiNkosi yabaJuda.

Sebeyekiwe baya kwabakubo, babika konke abapristi abakhulu namalunga abekushilo kubo.

Kwathi ukuba induna yethempeli nabapristi abakhulu bezwe lawo mazwi , basambatheka ngawo ngokuthi kungaba yini lokho na?

nalapha unamandla avela kubapristi abakhulu okubopha bonke abakhuleka egameni lakho.

Kepha bamangala bonke abezwayo , bathi: Lo asiye yini owachitha eJerusalema abakhuleka kulelo gama, nalapha uze ngalokhu ukuba abaqhube beboshiwe kubapristi abakhulu na?

Ngangomuso bangena eKesar iya. UKorneliyu wayebalindele esebizile izihlobo nabangane bakhe abakhulu.

Kwathi ngangomuso ifuna ukwazi iqiniso lalokho amangalelwe ngakho ngabaJuda, yamkhulula, yayala ukuba abapristi abakhulu nomphakathi wonke ubuthane, yamehlisa uPawulu phambi kwabo.

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

abapristi abakhulu nezikhulu zabaJuda base bemangalela uPawulu kuye , bamncenga,

kwathi ngiseJerusalema , abapristi abakhulu namalunga abaJuda babika ngaye becela ukuba ilahlwe;

lokho ngase ngikwenza -ke eJerusalema ; mina ngabafaka abaningi kwabangcwele ematilongw eni, ngiwatholile amandla kubapristi abakhulu , nalapho bebulawa ngabalahla ngevoti lami.

Kwathi lapho ngisaya eDamaseku ngamandla nangokuthunywa ngabapristi abakhulu,

Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu wabizela ndawonye kuye abakhulu babaJuda; sebebuthene, wathi kubo : Madoda, bazalwame, noma mina ngingenzanga lutho oluphambene nesizwe namasiko awobaba , nokho ngasuswa eJerusalema ngiyisiboshwa, nganikelwa ezandleni zamaRoma;

amakhosi nabo bonke abakhulu , ukuze sihlale kahle nangokuthula, ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu nangesizotha esipheleleyo.

ongadingi imihla ngemihla njengalab o bapristi abakhulu ukunikela ngemihlatshelo ngenxa yezakhe izono kuqala nangasemuva ngenxa yezabantu; ngokuba wenza lokho kanye mhla ezinikela yena.

Ngokuba umthetho umisa abantu babe ngabapristi abakhulu abanobuthakathaka, kepha izwi lesifungo elaland ela umthetho limisa iNdodana epheleliswe kuze kube phakade.

Ngabona abafileyo , abakhulu nabancane , bemi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi; izincwadi zavulwa ; nenye incwadi yavulwa , ngeyokuphila; nabafileyo bahlulelwa ngalokho okulotshiwe ezincwadini njengokwemisebenzi yabo.