UJakobe wezwa ukuthi ungcolisile indodak azi yakhe uDina ; amadodana akhe ayesezinkomeni endle; uJakobe wathula, aze afika.

Ijuba lafika kuye ngakusihlwa ; bheka, kusemlonyeni walo iqabunga lomnqumo elikhiweyo. Wase azi uNowa ukuthi amanzi anciphile emhlabeni.

Udadewabo wayemi kudana, ukuze azi ukuthi kuyakwenziwani kuye.

Woyikhumbula yonke indlela uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuholile ngayo le minyaka engamashumi amane ehlane ukuba akuthobise , akuvivinye, azi okusenhliziyweni yakho, uma ubuyakuyigcina imiyalo yakhe noma qha.

awuyikulalela amazwi alowo mprofethi, noma lowo mphuphi wamaphupho, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uya kulinga ukuba azi ukuthi uyathanda yini uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho na?

Kuyakuthi lapho sebehlelwe ngokubi nezinhlupheko eziningi , leli hubo lifakaze phambi kwabo njengofak azi, ngokuba aliyikukhohlakala emilonyeni yenzalo yabo , lokhu ngiyazi imicabango yabo abayicabangayo namanje , ngingakabangenisi ezweni engalifungela bona.

Kwathi uJowabe esahlozinga umuzi , wammisa u-Uriya endaweni lapho azi ukuthi kukhona amadoda anamandla.

Kwathi u-Elisha umuntu kaNkulunkulu esezwile ukuthi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli iklebhulile izingubo zayo, wathumela enkosini, wathi: Uklebhuleleni izingubo zakho na? Makeze kimi, aze azi ukuthi kukhona umprofethi kwa-Israyeli.

Uyakudla amangqanga nezinyosi aze azi ukwala okubi, akhethe okuhle.

Kanjalo namaqondana nezithunywa zezikhulu zaseBabele ezathumela kuye ukubuza ngesibonakaliso esenziwa ezweni uNkulunkulu wamshiya ukumvivinya nje ukuba azi konke okusenhliziyweni yakhe.

UMoridekayi wayehamba zonke izinsuku phambi kwegceke lendlu yabesifazane ukuba azi impilo ka-Esteri nokuthi kwenziwe njani kuye.

mangilinganiswe ngesilinganiso esilungileyo , ukuze uNkulunkulu azi ukuphelela kwami.

naphansi kwesaliwak azi ekuganeni kwaso , nencekukazi ekulidleni ifa lenkosikazi yayo.

Umbono wakho konke lokho wawusuba kini njengamazwi encwadi enamathelisiweyo enikwa ow azi incwadi ngokuthi : Ake ufunde lokhu , abesethi yena: Angikwazi, ngokuba inamathelisiwe,

Nqanda unyawo lwakho lungabi olungenasicathulo , nomphimbo wakho ukuba ungomi ; kepha wathi : Kuyize; cha, ngithandile abafok azi, ngiyakubalandela.

Khona owesifazane esaba ethuthumela , azi okwenzekile kuye , weza waziphonsa phansi phambi kwakhe, wamtshela iqiniso lonke.

Kepha waz azi izizindlo zabo wathi kuyo indoda esandla sishwabene : Sukuma, ume phakathi. Wasukuma-ke, wema.

Kwathi esebuyile ekuthatheni umbuso, wathi azibizelwe kuye lezo zinceku abezinike imali ukuba azi ukuthi yileyo naleyo izuzeni ngokuhweba.

UJesu embona elele , azi ukuthi usenesikhathi eside enjalo , wathi kuye : Uyathanda ukusinda na?

Ngakho-ke uJesu azi ukuthi bazakuza , bambambe, bambeke inkosi , wamonyukela futhi entabeni yena yedwa. UJesu uhamba phezu kolwandle (Math. 14:22; Mark. 6:45)

Kepha uJesu azi phakathi kwakhe uku thi abafundi bakhe bayakhonona ngalokho, wathi: Lokhu kuyanicunula na?

Kwathi ngaphambi komkhosi wePhasika uJesu azi ukuthi isikhathi sakhe sesifikile ukuba amuke kuleli zwe , aye kuYise , ebathandile abakhe abasezweni wabathanda kwaze kwaba sekupheleni.

Yena wayefundisiwe indlela yeNkosi ; evutha emoyeni wakhuluma , wafundisa ngesineke izindaba eziqo ndene noJesu , azi ukubhapathiza kukaJohane kuphela;

Kepha kwathi uPawulu azi ukuth i enye inxenye yabo ingabaSadusi nenye ingabaFarisi, wamemeza emphakathini , wathi: Madoda, bazalwane, ngingumFarisi mina , ngiyindodana yabaFarisi ; ngimangalelwa ngethemba nangokuvuka kwabafileyo.

Uma umuntu ethi wazi utho, kakazi njengokuba kufanele ukuba azi;

nokuthi kusukela ebuntwaneni w azi imibhalo engcwele enamandla okukuhlakaniphisa, kube yinsindiso ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu.

Uthando silw azi ngalokho ukuthi yena wabeka ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yethu; nathi sifanele ukubeka ukuphila ngenxa yabazalwane.

Ngalokho thokozani nina mazulu nabahlala kuwo ; maye kuwe mhlaba nakuwe lulwandle , ngokuba uSathane wehlele kini enolak a olukhulu , azi ukuthi unesikhathi esifushane!