Ngo-Ishmayeli lo ngikuzwile; bheka, ngiyakumbusisa, ngimuphe inzalo , ngimandise kakhulu impela , azale izikhulu eziyishumi nambili , ngimenze isizwe esikhulu.

yilawo angamadodana ka -Ishmayeli, yilawo angamagama awo ngemizi yawo nangezikaniso zawo, izikhulu eziyishumi nambili ngezizwe zawo.

Khona aphaphatheka amakhosi akwa -Edomi; izikhulu zakwaMowabi zabanjwa yitwetwe; bonke abakhe eKhanani baphelile amandla.

Akasibekanga isandla sakhe kuzo izikhulu zabantwana bakwa -Israyeli; sebembonile uNkulunkulu badla, baphuza.

Izikhulu zakho ziyizihlubuki nabangane bamasela; bonke bathanda izipho, balandela imivuzo; abahluleli izintandane, nendaba yomfelokazi ayifinyeleli kubo.

Yilabo ababebizwa enhlanganweni , izikhulu zezizwe zawoyi se; babe yizinhloko zemizi yakwa-Israyeli.

izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise zanikela ; lezo zaziyizikhulu zezizwe, zazibekwe phezu kwababalwayo.

Izikhulu zanikelela ukwahlukaniselwa kwe -altare ngosuku lokugcotshwa kwalo, izikhulu zanikela ngomnikelo wazo phambi kwe-altare.

UJehova wathi kuMose: Izikhulu ziyakunikela ngomnikelo wazo , yileso naleso ngosuku lwaso, ube ngowahlukaniselwa kwe-altare.

Uma bebetha elilodwa, izikhulu, izinhloko zezinkulungwane zakwa-Israyeli, ziyakubuthana kuwe.

bamvukela uMose benabathile babantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abangamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu , izikhulu zenhlangano , amanxusa ebandla , amadoda adumileyo;

Khuluma kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli, uthabathe kubo izintonga , ibe nye kuleyo naleyo ndlu kayise , kuzo zonke izikhulu njengezindlu zawoyise , izintonga eziyishumi nambili ; loba wena igama lalowo nalowo muntu entongeni yakhe.

UMose wakhuluma kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli, zonke izikhulu zamnika izintonga ngayinye kuleso naleso sikhulu njengezindlu zawoyise , izintonga eziyishumi nambili.

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

Wathi-ke kuwo: Hlalani lapha lobu busuku, nginibuyisele izwi, njengalokhu uJehova eyakukhuluma kimi. Izikhulu zakwaMowabi zahlala-ke kuBileyamu.

UBileyamu wavuka ekuseni , wathi kuzo izikhulu zikaBalaki : Buyelani ezweni lakini, ngokuba uJehova uyangalela ukuba ngihambe nani.

Izikhulu zakwaMowabi zasuka , zaya kuBalaki , zathi: UBileyamu uyala ukufika nathi.

UBalaki wabuye wathuma izikhulu, ziningi, zidumile kunezokuqala.

UBalaki wanikela ngezinkabi nangezimvu, wazithuma kuBileyamu nakuzo izikhulu ezinaye.

Wayesebuyela kuye ; bheka, wayemi ngasemnikelweni wokushiswa , yena nazo zonke izikhulu zakwaMowabi.

Wayesefika kuye ; bheka, wayemi ngasemnikelweni wakhe wokushiswa , izikhulu zakwaMowabi zinaye . UBalaki wathi kuye : UJehova ukhulume ngokuthini na?

OMose, no-Eleyazare umpristi, nazo zonke izikhulu zenhlangano baphuma ukubahlangabeza ngaphandle kwekamu.

abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni beza bakhuluma kuMose , naku-Eleyazare umpristi, nakuzo izikhulu zenhlangano, bathi:

Ngokuba lithi: Izikhulu zami zonke azisiwo amakhosi na?

UJoshuwa w abethembisa ukuthula , wenza isivumelwano nabo ukuba baphile; izikhulu zenhlangano zafunga kubo.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababachithanga, ngokuba izikhulu zenhlangano zazifungile kubo uJehova uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli. Yonke inhlang ano yakhonona ngezikhulu.

Zonke izikhulu zase zithi kuyo yonke inhlangano : Sifungile kubo uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; ngalokho asinakubathinta manje.

Izikhulu zase zithi kubo : Mabayekwe baphile ; baba ngabagawuli bemithi nabakhi bamanzi kuyo yonke inhlangano njengalokho izikhulu zazibatshelile.

nayo yonke imizi yasethafeni, nawo wonke umbuso kaSihoni inkosi yama- Amori owayebusa eHeshiboni, ambulalayo uMose kanye nezikhulu zakwaMidiyani, o-Evi, noRekemi, noSuri, noHure, noReba, izikhulu zikaSihoni ezazakhe kulelo zwe.

Izikhulu zakwa-Isakare zazinaye uDebora; njengo-Isakare, kanjalo noBaraki; behlela ngokushesha esigodini ezinyathelweni zakhe . Ngaseminonjaneni yakwaRubeni kwakukhona ukululekana okukhulu kwenhliziyo.

Abamba izikhulu ezimbili zakwaMidiyani , o-Orebi noZebi , ambulala u - Orebi ngasedwaleni lika-Orebi, noZebi bambulala ngasesikhamweni sewayini sikaZebi, abaxosha abakwaMidiyani ; aletha ikhanda lika -Orebi nelikaZebi kuGideyoni phesheya kweJordani.

UNkulunkulu unikele esandleni senu izikhulu zakwaMidiyani, o-Orebi noZebi; mina benginamandla okwenzani , uma kulinganiswa nokwenu , na? Kwase kubohla ukuthukuthela kwabo ngaye, eseshilo lokho. ISukoti nePhenuweli

Izikhulu zaseSukoti zathi: Izandla zikaZeba noSalimuna sezisesandleni sakho ukuba siphe impi yakho isinkwa na?

Wabamba insizwa yabantu baseSukoti , wabuza kuyo ; yona yamlobela izikhulu zaseSukoti namalunga alo , abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa.

Abantu, izikhulu zakwaGileyadi , bathi omunye komunye : Ngumuphi umuntu oyakuqala ukulwa nabantwana bakwa -Amoni na ? Yena uyakuba yinhloko yabo bonke abakhe kwaGileyadi.

Kwase kuphuma izikhulu zamaFilisti ; kwathi njalo uma zisaphuma , uDavide waziphatha ngokuhlakanipha kakhulu kunazo zonke izinceku zikaSawule, laze laduma kakhulu igama lakhe.

Zase zithi izikhulu zamaFilisti : Ayini lawa maHeberu na ? U-Akhishi wathi kuzo izikhulu zamaFilisti : Akusiye uDavide inceku kaSawule inkosi yakw a- Israyeli okade enami kulezi zinsuku nakule minyaka na ? Angifumananga lutho kuye selokhu ahlubuka weza kimi kuze kube namuhla.

Kepha izikhulu zamaFilisti zamthukuthelela; izikhulu zamaFilisti zathi kuye: Buyisa lowo muntu ukuba abuyele endaweni yakhe om mise kuyo, angehleli nathi empini, funa abe yisitha sethu empini , ngokuba lona ubeyakuyigculisa ngani inkosi yakhe kungengamakhanda alawo madoda na?

U-Akhishi waphendula, wathi kuDavide: Ngiyazi ukuthi umuhle emehlweni ami njengengelosi kaNkulunkulu , nokho izikhulu zamaFilisti zishil o ukuthi: Akayikukhuphuka, aye nathi empini.

Kepha izikhulu zabantwana bakwa-Amoni zathi kuHanuni inkosi yazo: Imbala ngokubona kwakho uDavide uthume abaduduzi kuwe ukuba atuse uyihlo na? UDavide akazithumanga yini izinceku zakhe kuwe ukuba ziphenye umuzi, ziwuhlole, ziwuchithe, na?

ngokubathanda abakuzondayo nangokubazonda abakuthandayo . Ngokuba umemezele namuhla ukuthi izikhulu nezinceku azilutho kuwe, lokhu ngibona namuhla ukuthi uma ebephilile u -Abisalomu thina sonke besifile namuhla , ngabe kulungile emehlweni akho.

Yilezi izikhulu eyayinazo: u-Azariya indodana kaSadoki wayengumpristi;

Khona uSolomoni wabutha amalunga akwa -Israyeli nezinhloko zezizwe , izikhulu zawoyise babantwana bakwa -Israyeli enko sini uSolomoni eJerusalema, ukuba bakhuphule umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova emzini kaDavide oyiSiyoni.

wabuka, bheka, inkosi yayimi ngasensikeni njengomthetho , izikhulu nabamacilongo bengasenkosini ; bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza , bakhalisa amacilongo. U-Athaliya wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe, wamemeza ngokuthi: Ngugobe! Ngugobe!

Yathumba lonke iJerusalema , nazo zonke izikhulu , nawo onke amaqhawe anamandla, abathunjwa abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi , nezinyanga zonke zemisebenzi, nabakhandi; akushiywanga muntu ngaphandle kwabantu abayizimpofana bezwe.

Kepha izikhulu zabantwana bakwa -Amoni zathi kuHanuni : Imbala ngokubona kwakho u thume abaduduzi kuwe ukuba atuse uyihlo na ? Azifikanga yini izinceku zakhe kuwe ukuba ziphenye umuzi , ziwuchithe, ziwuhlole, na?

UDavide wayala zonke izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli ukusiza uSolomoni, wathi:

Wabutha zonke izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli kanye nabapristi namaLevi.

Bahlukaniswa ngenkatho, laba nalaba, ngokuba kwakukhona izikhulu zendlu engcwele nezikhulu zikaNkulunkulu emadodaneni ka -Eleyazare nasemadodaneni ka-Itamari.

UDavide wabutha zonke izikhulu zakwa -Israyeli, izikhulu zezizwe , nezinduna zezigaba ezazikhonza inkosi , nezinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, nezinduna zayo yonke imfuyo yenkosi neyamadodana ayo , nezinduna zendlunkulu , namaqhawe, nawo onke am adoda anamandla eJerusalema.

Zase zinikela ngenhliziyo izikhulu zawoyise , nezikhulu zezizwe zakwa - Israyeli, nezinduna zezinkulungwane nez amakhulu kanye nezinduna zomsebenzi wenkosi;

Zonke izikhulu , namaqhawe, nawo onke amadodana enkosi uDavid e bazithoba phansi kukaSolomoni inkosi.

USolomoni wakhuluma kuye wonke u -Israyeli, nakuzo izinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, nakubahluleli, nakuzo zonke izikhulu kwa - Israyeli wonke, izinhloko zawoyise.

Khona uSolomoni wabutha amalunga akwa -Israyeli, nazo zonke izinhloko zezizwe, izikhulu zawoyise babantwana bakwa -Israyeli eJerusalema ukuba bakhuphule umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova emzini kaDavide oyiSiyoni.

Zase zizithoba izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli nenkosi, bathi: UJehova ulungile.

Ngomnyaka wesithath u wokubusa kwakhe wathuma izikhulu zakhe oBeni Hayili, no-Obadiya, noZakariya, noNethaneli, noMikhaya ukuba zifundise emizini yakwaJuda,

Kwathi lapho uJehu ahlulela indlu ka -Ahabi, wafumanisa izikhulu zakwaJuda namadodana abafowabo baka -Ahaziya abab ekhonza u -Ahaziya; wababulala.

wabuka; bheka, inkosi yayimi ngasensikeni yayo ekungeneni , izikhulu nabamacilongo bengasenkosini ; bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza , bakhalisa amacilongo; abahlabeleli babetha izinto zokubethwa , bahola ukuhlabelela kwendumiso. U-Athaliya wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe , wathi: Ngugobe! Ngugobe!

Zonke izikhulu nabo bonke abantu bat hokoza, bayiletha, bayiphonsa emphongolweni, baze baqeda.

Emva kokufa kukaJehoyada kwafika izikhulu zakwaJuda , zakhuleka enkosini; khona inkosi yazilalela.

Kwathi ngasekupheleni komnyaka impi yase -Aramu yakhuphukela kuye , yafika kwaJuda naseJerusalema, yabhubhisa zonke izikhulu zabantu phakathi kwabantu, yathuma yonke impango yazo enkosini yaseDamaseku.

Izikhulu zakwaJuda zinjengabasusa imincele; ngiyakuthulula phezu kwazo intukuthelo yami njengamanzi.

Izikhulu zakhe zabanika abantu , nabapristi, namaLevi iminikelo yesihle . OHilikiya, noZakariya, noJehiyeli, abaphathi bendlu kaNkulunkulu, babanika abapristi amawundlu ayizinkulungwa ne ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha nezinkabi ezingamakhulu amathathu, kube ngokweminikelo yephasika.

Ngosuku lwenkosi yeth u izikhulu zazigulisa ngokushisa kwewayini ; yona yayiselulela izideleli isandla.

Bayabuyela, kepha hhayi kongaPhezulu , bafana nomnsal o ogejayo ; izikhulu ziyakuwa ngenkemba ngenxa yolaka lolimi lwabo . Lokhu kuyakuba yinhlekiso yabo ezweni laseGibithe.

Bona bazibekela amakhosi engavelanga kimi ; bamisa izikhulu , ngingazi; isiliva labo nego lide labo bakwenza kwaba yizithombe zabo , ukuze banqunywe.

Ngiyakunquma umahluleli phakathi kwakhe, ngibulale zonke izikhulu zakhe kanye naye, usho uJehova.

Zonke izikhulu zabapristi nabantu baphambuka kakhulu ngezinengiso zabezizwe, bayingcolisa indlu kaJehova ayingcwelisileyo eJerusalema.

Kwathi sekuphelile lokho , izikhulu zasondela kimi , zathi: Abantu bakwa- Israyeli nabapristi namaLevi abazahlukanisanga nabantu bezizwe nezinengiso zabo, ezamaKhanani, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaJebusi, nama-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi, nabaseGibithe, nama-Amori.

Wayesevuka u-Ezra, wafungisa izikhulu zabapristi, namaLevi, naye wonke u- Israyeli ukuba benze ngokwaleli zwi. Bafunga-ke.

Ngase ngikhuphulela ogangeni izikhulu zakwaJuda , ngabeka izigaba ezimbili ez inkulu ezabongayo , zahlaba ihele ; esinye sahamba ngakwesokunene ogangeni, saya ngaseSangweni Lomquba;

ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwayo , yenzela izikhulu zayo zonke nezinceku zayo idili , amaqhawe asePheresiya naseMediya , nabakhulu nezikhulu zezifunda bephambi kwayo,

ababe seduze naye kwakungoKarishena , noShethari, no-Adimatha, noTharishishi, noMeresi, noMarisena, noMemukhani, izikhulu eziyisikhombisa zasePheresiya naseMediya ezaziphambi k obuso benkosi , zihlala emqoka embusweni

UMemukhani wathi phambi kwenkosi nezikhulu : UVashiti, inkosikazi, akonanga enkosini kuphela , kepha nakuzo zonke izikhulu nakubantu bonke abasezifundeni zenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi.

Inkosi yayisizenzela zonke izikhulu zayo nezinceku zayo idili elikhulu , idili lika-Esteri, wanika izifunda uk uphumula, waphana ngezipho njengokupha kwenkosi.

Emva kwalezo zinto inkosi , u-Ahashiveroshi, yamenza mkhulu uHamani indodana kaHamedatha umAgagi , yamphakamisa, yamisa isihlalo sakhe phezu kwazo zonke izikhulu ezazinayo.

Zonke izikhulu zezifunda , nawothulasizwe, nababusi, nabenza umsebenzi wenkosi, babasiza abaJuda, ngokuba babehlelwe yingebhe ngoMoridekayi.

Uthela izikhulu ngehlazo, akhumule imbonya yonamandla.

izikhulu zayeka ukukhuluma, zabeka izandla emilonyeni yazo;

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

Nango uBenjamini, omncane, umbusi wabo, neviyo lezikhulu zakwaJuda, izikhulu zakwaZebuloni nezikhulu zakwaNafetali.

Izikhulu ziyakuvela eGibithe; amaKushe ayakwelulela ngokushesha izandla zawo kuNkulunkulu.

ukuze abophe izikhulu zakhe ngokuthanda kwakhe , afundise amalunga akhe ukuhlakanipha.

ukuze amhlalise nezikhulu, yebo, izikhulu zabantu bakhe.

Kuhle ukuphephela kuJehova kunokwethemba izikhulu.

Yebo, izikhulu zihlezi zikhuluma ngami; inceku yakho iyazindla ngezimiso zakho.

Izikhulu ziyangizingela, kungekho sizathu , kepha inhliziyo yami iyesaba izwi lakho.

Izikhulu zibusa ngami, namakhosana, bonke abahluleli bomhlaba.

Baningi abancenga izikhulu; bonke bangabangane bomuntu wezipho.

Indawo yabafileyo ngaphansi inyakazisiw e ukuba ikuhlangabez e ekufikeni kwakho, ikuvusele izithunzi , zonke izikhulu zomhlaba , isukumise onke amakhosi ezizwe ezihlalweni zawo zobukhosi.

Izikhulu zaseSowani ziyiziwula impela , nesiluleko sabalulek i abahlakaniphileyo bakaFaro siphendukile ubuwula ; ningasho kanjani kuFaro ukuthi: Mina ngiyindodana yabahla kaniphileyo, ngiyindodana yamakhosi asendulo, na?

Izikhulu zaseSowani ziphendukile iziwula , izikhulu zaseNofi zikhohlisiwe ; balidukisile iGibithe abangamatshe amagumbi ezizwe zalo.

Ngokuba noma izikhulu zakhe ziseSowani , nezithunywa zakhe zifinyelela eHanesi,

Bheka, kuyakuba khona inkosi ebusa ngokulunga , izikhulu zibuse ngokwahlulela.

Phakathi kwabakhulu balo akakh o oyakumemezela umbuso , nazo zonke izikhulu zalo ziyakuba yinto engelutho.

nowenza izikhulu zibe yinto engelutho, nabahluleli ukuba babe yize.

Ngidumazile izikhulu zendlu engcwele , ngimenzile uJakobe abe yisiqalekiso, no-Israyeli abe yisithuko.

Usho kanje uJehova , uMhlengi ka -Israyeli noNgcwele wakhe , kodelelwa nokudelelwa noyisinengiso e sizweni, koyinceku yababusi , uthi: Amakhosi ayakubona, asukume, izikhulu zibone , zikhothame ngenxa kaJehova othembekile, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli okukhethileyo.

Abelusi abayikuba nandawo ukubalekela kuyo, izikhulu zomhlambi zingabi nasiphephelo.

Izikhulu zakwaJuda zazizwa lezo zinto , zakhuphuka endlini yenkosi , zaya endlini kaJehova, zahlala esikhaleni sesango elisha lendlu kaJehova.

Wayesesho uJeremiya kuzo zonke izikhulu nakubo bonke abantu , ethi: UJehova wan githuma ukuprofetha ngale ndlu nangalo muzi onke amazwi eniwezwileyo.

Zase zithi izikhulu nabo bonke abantu kubo abapristi nakubo abaprofethi : Lo muntu akafanele ukufa , ngokuba ukhulume kithi egameni likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.

Inkosi uJehoyakimi, nawo onke amaqhawe ayo, nazo zonke izikhulu bezwa amazwi akhe ; inkosi ya funa ukumbulala; kepha u-Uriya wakuzwa, wesaba, wabaleka, waya eGibithe.

Zalalela zonke izikhulu , nabo bonke abantu ababengene esivumelwaneni ukuba bavumele , kube y ilowo nalowo isigqila sakhe , yilowo nalowo isigqilakazi sakhe , ukuba zihambe , zikhululeke, kungabe kusaba khona okhonzisayo; bezwa, bavuma ukuba bahambe.

ngisho izikhulu zakwaJuda , nezikhulu zaseJerusalema , nabathenwa, nabapristi, nabo bonke abantu bezwe ababedlula phakathi kwezinhlangothi zethole,

wehlela endlini yenkosi ekamelweni lombhali ; bheka, kwakuhlezi khona zonke izikhulu , u-Elishama umbhali , noDelaya indodana kaShemaya , no- Elinathani indodana ka-Akibori, noGemariya indodana kaShafani, noSedekiya indodana kaHananiya, zonke izikhulu.

Ngalokho zonke izikhulu zathuma uJehudi indodana kaNethaniya kaShelemiya kaKushi kuBaruki , zathi: Umqulu owufundileyo ezindlebeni zabantu wuthathe ngesandla sakho , uze nawo . UBaruki indodana kaNeriya wawuthatha umqulu ngesandla sakhe, weza kuzo.

Zase zithi izikhulu kuBaruki : Hamba ucashe, wena noJeremiya , kungazi muntu lapho nikhona.

Inkosi yayisimthuma uJehudi ukuba awuland e umqulu ; wawukhipha ekamelweni lika-Elishama umbhali. UJehudi wawufunda ezindlebeni zenkosi nasezindlebeni zazo zonke izikhulu ezazimi ngasenkosini.

Izikhulu zamthukuthelela uJeremiya , zamshaya, zamfaka et ilongweni endlini kaJonathani umbhali, ngokuba zaziyenze itilongo.

Zase zithi izikhulu enkosini: Makabulawe lo muntu, njengokuba edangalisa izandla zamadoda empi asele kulo muzi nezandla zabantu bonke ngokukhuluma amazwi anjalo kubo , ngokuba lo muntu akafuni ukuthula kwalaba bantu, ubafunela okubi.

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.

Uma izikhulu zizwa ukuthi ngikhulumile nawe , bese zifika kuwe , zithi kuwe: Ake usitshele okukhulumileyo enkosini , ungasifihleli khona , asiyikukubulala, nalokho inkosi eyakukhuluma kuwe,

Zonke izikhulu zafika kuJeremiya , zambuza. Wazitshela onke lawa mazwi inkosi emyale ngawo. Zathula, zasuka kuye, ngokuba indaba ayizwakalanga.

kwangena zonke izikhulu zenkosi yaseBabele, zahlala esangweni eliphakathi, oNerigali Sareseri , noSamigari Nebo , noSaresekimi induna yezinceku , noNerigali Sareseri induna yabapristi , kanye nazo zonke ezinye i zikhulu zenkosi yaseBabele.

Ngiyakudakisa izikhulu zalo nezihlakaniphi zalo, nezinduna zalo, nababusi balo, namaqhawe alo ; bayakulala ubuthongo obuphakade , bangavuki, isho iNkosi egama layo linguJehova Sebawoti.

Inkosi yaseBabele yabulala amadodana kaSedekiya phambi kwamehlo akhe; yabulala nazo zonke izikhulu zakwaJuda eRibila.

Bonke ubukhosi bumukil e endodakazini yaseSiyoni ; izikhulu zalo sezinjengezindluzele ezingafumani idlelo, zihambile zingenamandla ebusweni babaxoshayo.

Izikhulu zaphanyekwa ngezandla zabo; ubuso babadala ababuhloniphanga.

UMoya wangiphakamisa , wangiyisa esangweni lendlu kaJehova lasempumalanga, elibhekene nempumalanga; bheka, ngasesivalweni sesango kwakukhona amadoda angamashumi amabi li nanhlanu ; ngabona phakathi kwawo uJahazaniya indodana ka -Azuri noPhelathiya indodana kaBenaya , izikhulu zabantu.

Khala, uhhewule, ndodana yomuntu , ngokuba iyakuba phezu kwabantu bami, ibe phezu kwazo zonke izikhulu zakwa -Israyeli, zinikelwe enkembeni kanye nabantu bami; ngalokho shaya ithanga lakho.

Bheka, izikhulu zakwa -Israyeli, kwaba yileso naleso njengamandla aso , zaziphakathi kwakho ukuchitha igazi.

Izikhulu zawo phakathi kwawo zinjengezimpisi ezidwengula impango ukuchitha igazi nokuqeda imiphefumulo ukuba ziphange nokuphanga.

Zonke izikhulu zolwandle ziyakwehla ezihlalweni zazo zobukhosi , zikhumule izingubo zazo , zihlubule izambatho zazo ezifekethisiweyo , zembathe ukuthuthumela , zihlale emhlabathini, zithuthumele njalonjalo , zimangale ngawe.

I-Arabiya nazo zonke izikhulu zaseKedari zazingabathengi besandla sakho; zazingabathengi bakho ngamawundlu, nangezinqama, nangezimpongo.

Lapho kukhona u -Edomi, amakhosi akhe nazo zonke izikhulu zakhe , abathe nakuba bebe nobuqhawe babekwa nababulewe ngenkemba ; bayakulala nabangasokile nabehlela egodini.

Lapho kukhona izikhulu zasenyakatho , zonke zazo , nabo bonke abaseSidoni, abehlile nabagwaziweyo ; nakuba bebesatshwa ngenxa yobuqhawe babo , sebejabhile, balele bengasokil e nababulewe ngenkemba , bethwala amahloni kanye nabehlela egodini.

Kuyakuba yifa laso ezweni lakwa -Israyeli, izikhulu zami zingasacindezeli abantu bami, kepha zinike indlu yakwa-Israyeli njengezizwe zayo.

UNebukadinesari inkosi wayesethumela ukubutha izikhulu , nababusi, nezinduna, nabahluleli, nabaphathizikhwama, nabomkhandlu, nabameli, nabo bonke abaphathizifunda ukuba beze ekwahlukaniselweni kwesithombe uNebukadinesari inkosi asimisileyo.

Khona izikhulu , nababusi, nezinduna, nabahluleli, nabaphathizikhwama, nabomkhandlu, nabameli, nabo bonke abaphathizifunda babuthelwa ukwahlukaniselwa kwesithombe uNebukadinesari inkosi abesimisile , bema phambi kwesithombe uNebukadinesari asimisileyo.

Izikhulu, nababusi, nezinduna, nabomkhandlu wenkosi babuthana, babona lawo madoda ukuthi umlilo awubanga namandla emizimbeni yaw o, kungahamukanga lunwele olulodwa emakhanda awo , engaguqukanga amayembe awo, lingasondelanga kuwo nephunga lomlilo.

Kwaba kuhle kuDariyu ukubeka phezu kombuso izikhulu eziyikhulu namashumi amabili ebeziyakuba sembusweni wonke.

Phezu kwazo wamisa abongameli abathathu , uDaniyeli engomunye wabo , ukuba izikhulu zibike kubo, ukuze inkosi ingalimali ngalutho.

Jehova, kithina kukhona amahloni obuso : kuwo amakhosi ethu , nakuzo izikhulu zethu, nakobaba, ngokuba sonile kuwe.

Ukuphuza kwabo sekuphelile ; bayafeba nokufeba ; izikhulu zabo zithandisisa ihlazo.

Bonke ububi babo buseGiligali ; ngalokho ngabazonda khona ; ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zabo ngiyakubaxosha endlini yami , angisayikubathanda; zonke izikhulu zabo zingabahlubuki.

Useyakhumbula izikhulu zakhe, ziyakhubeka ekuhambeni kwazo; zisheshela izingange zakhona, izivikelo ziyalungiswa.

Izikhulu zakho zinjengezinkumbi , nezinduna zakho zinjengamaqulo esikhonyane esihlezi phakathi kwezingange ngosuku olumakhaza , kepha lapho liphuma ilanga , sindize simuke , ingabe isaziwa indawo yaso ukuthi iphi.

Kuyakuthi ngosuku lomhlatshelo kaJehova , ngihambele izikhulu , namadodana enkosi, nabo bonke abembethe isambatho sabezizwe.

Izikhulu zawo phakathi kwawo ziyizingonyama ezibhongayo ; abahluleli bawo bayizimpisi zokuhlwa; abashiyeli lutho ingomuso.

Kwathi sekufikile usuku oluhle, lapho uHerode ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakhe ezenzela idili izikhulu zakhe, nezinduna zempi, nabanumzane baseGalile,

wathi: Izikhulu phakathi kwenu azehle nami ; uma kukhona u tho olubi kuleyo ndoda, aziyimangalele.