Bamnika-ke uJakobe izithixo zonke zabezizwe ezazisezandleni zabo , namacici ayesezindlebeni zabo ; uJakobe wakuthukusa phansi kwe -oki elalingaseShekemi.

UDebora umzanyana kaRebeka wafa , wembelwa ngenzansi neBethele phansi kwe-oki; igama lalo labizwa ngokuthi i-Alonibakuti. Ukuzalwa kukaBenjamini nokufa kukaRaheli

Basuka e -Elimi; ibandla lonke labantwana bakwa -Israyeli lafika ehlane laseSini eliphakathi kwe -Elimi neSinayi ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yesibili emva kokuphuma ezweni laseGibithe.

Iyomere lingokweshumi kwe-efa.

Wolibeka ngaphansi , phansi kosiko oluzungeza i -altare, ukuba inetha lifinyelele ngaphakathi kwe-altare ukuya phezulu.

Walenzela i-altare ihele lethusi elenziwe njengenetha phansi kosiko oluzungeza i-altare ukuba lifinyelele ngaphakathi kwe-altare ukuya phezulu.

amadodana ka -Aroni, abapristi, ahlele izitho , nenhloko, namanoni, phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwe-altare,

Alihlahlele izitho nenhloko yalo namanoni alo , umpristi akuhlele phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwe-altare,

asuse ingila nezimpaphe , akulahle ngaseceleni kwe -altare ngasempumalanga endaweni yomlotha,

Kepha uma amandla akhe enganeli ama hobhe amabili noma amaphuphu amabili amajuba , makalethe umnikelo wakhe ngalokho one ngakho , okweshumi kwe -efa lempuphu ecolekileyo , ube ngumnikelo wesono , angatheli mafutha phezu kwawo , angabeki nhlaka phezu kwawo , ngokuba kungumnikelo wesono,

Umpristi uyakwembatha isambatho selineni , afake nebhulukwe lakhe lelineni emzimbeni wakhe , asuse umlotha womlilo oshise umnikelo wokushiswa e-altare, awuthele ngaseceleni kwe-altare.

Umlilo ophezu kwe-altare uyakuhlala kulo uvutha njalo, ungacimi; umpristi uyakubasa izinkuni kulo ekuseni njalo , ahlele kulo umnikelo wokushiswa , ashise kulo amanoni eminikelo yokuthula.

Nanku umthetho weminikelo yempuphu : amadodana ka -Aroni ayakunikela ngawo phambi kukaJehova ngaphambi kwe-altare.

Nanku umnikelo ka -Aroni nowamadodana akhe abayakunikela ngawo kuJehova mhla begcotshwa: okweshumi kwe-efa lempuphu ecolekileyo kube ngumnikelo wempuphu njalonjalo , inxenye yakho ekuseni nenxenye yakho kusihlwa.

UMose wakhuluma ku -Aroni naku -Eleyazare naku -Itamari amadodana akhe aseleyo, wathi: Thathani umnikelo wempuphu osele eminikelweni yomlilo kaJehova, niwudle ungenamvubelo ngaseceleni kwe -altare, ngokuba ungcwelengcwele,

Imindeni yamadodana kaKohati iyakumisa eceleni kwe tabernakele ngaseningizimu.

indoda iyakuletha umkayo kumpristi , imlethele umnikelo wakhe , ube ngokweshumi kwe-efa lempuphu yebhali , angatheli mafutha kuyo, angabeki nanhlaka kuyo , ngokuba kungumnikelo w empuphu wesikhwele , umnikelo wempuphu wesikhumbuzo sokukhumbuza ngobubi.

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.

Lokho kwakungukwahlukaniselwa kwe-altare ngosuku lokugcotshwa kwalo ngezandla zezikhulu zakwa -Israyeli: izingqwembe eziyishumi nambili zesiliva, nezinkamba eziyishumi nambili zesiliva , nezinkezo eziyishumi nambili zegolide,

izinkomo zonke zomhlatshelo weminikelo yokuthula zaziyizinkunzi ezingamashumi amabili nane , nezinqama ezingamashumi ayisithupha , nezimpongo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, nezimvu zamaduna ezingamashumi ayisithupha. Lokho kwakungukwahlukaniselwa kwe -altare; lapho lase ligcotshiwe.

Basuka lapho , bamisa ngaphesheya kwe -Arinoni elisehlane , elivela emkhawulweni wama -Amori, ngokuba i -Arinoni lingumkhawulo welakwaMowabi, phakathi kwelakwaMowabi nama-Amori.

Uyakuma p hambi kuka -Eleyazare umpristi oyakumbuzela ngokunquma kwe-Urimi phambi kukaJehova; ngezwi lakhe bayakuphuma nangezwi lakhe bayakungena, yena nabo bonke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli kanye naye, yebo, yonke inhlangano.

kanye nokweshumi kwe -efa lempuphu ecolekileyo ibe ngumnikelo wempuphu, exovwe nokwesine kwehini lamafutha agxotshelweyo.

unikele ngeminikelo yakho yokushiswa, inyama negazi, e-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, igazi lemihlatshelo yakho lithululwe phe zu kwe-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, wena uyidle inyama.

Ungazitshaleli u-Ashera womuthi noma owaluphi uhlobo ngaseceleni kwe - altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho oyakuzenzela lona.

Kwathi ngesikhathi sokushona kwe langa uJoshuwa wayala , bawehlisa emithini, bawaphonsa emhumeni lapho ebecashe khona , babeka amatshe amakhulu emlonyeni womhume; akhona nanamuhla. Ukunqotshwa kwemizi ngaseningizimu yaseKhanani

umkhawulo wawusuphuma , waya eceleni kwe -Ekroni ngasenyakatho ; umkhawulo wasuka waya eShikeroni , wadlula waya e ntabeni yaseBahala , waphuma eJabineyeli; ukuphuma komkhawulo kwakuselwandle.

kusukela e-Ekroni kuze kufike elwandle, yonke eyayiseceleni kwe-Ashidodi nemizana yayo.

Kepha uma izwe lefa lenu lingcolile , welani, niye ezweni lefa likaJehova , lapho lihlala khona itabernakele likaJehova , nibe nefa phakathi kwethu ; kepha ningahlubuki uJehova , ningahlubuki futhi kithi ngokuzakhela i -altare ngaphandle kwe-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.

Makube kude nathi ukuba sihlubuke uJehova , sibuye namuhla ekumlandeleni uJehova ngokwakha i -altare leminikelo yo kushiswa, neleminikelo yempuphu, nelemihlatshelo, ngaphandle kwe-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu eliphambi kwetabernakele lakhe.

UJoshuwa waloba lawo mazwi encwadini yomthetho kaNkulunkulu , wathatha itshe elikhulu , walimisa lapho phansi kwe -oki elingasendlini engcwele kaJehova.

Umkhawulo wama-Amori wasukela ekwenyukeni kwe -Akarabimi naseSela, waya ngenhla njalo.

Kwafika ingelosi kaJehova , yahlala phansi kwe -oki lase -Ofira likaJowashi umAbiyezeri; indodana yakhe uGideyoni yayibhula ukolweni esikhamweni sewayini ukuba amthukusele abakwaMidiyani.

UGideyoni wangena , walungisa izinyane lembuzi namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo e -efa lempuphu ; wayibeka inyama eqomeni , wawuthela umhluzi ekhanzini, wakukhiphela kuye phansi kwe-oki, wakunikela.

Lapho abantu bomuzi bevuka ekuseni kakhulu , bheka, i-altare likaBali lase libhidliziwe, no-Ashera owayengakulo wayegawuliwe , nenkunzi yesibili yayinikelwe phezu kwe-altare elalakhiwe.

Wayesehamba ehlane, wazungeza izwe lakwa-Edomi nezwe lakwaMowabi, weza ngasempumalanga kwezwe lakwaMowabi , wamisa ngaphesheya kwe - Arinoni; kepha abangenanga emkhawulweni wakwaMowabi , ngokuba i - Arinoni lalingumkhawulo wakwaMowabi.

U-Israyeli esahlala eHeshiboni nasemizaneni yalo , nase-Aroweri nasemizaneni yalo , nasemizini yonke engaseceleni kwe -Arinoni iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu, anisaphucanga ngani yona ngaleso sikhathi na?

USamuweli wathi : UJehova uyenamela yin i iminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo, njengalokhu enamele ukulalelwa kwe zwi likaJehova , na? Bheka, ukulalela kuhle kunomhlatshelo , nokuqaphela kuhle kunamanoni ezinqama.

Wayesethi uJowabe : Anginakulibala kanje nawe . Wathatha imikhonto emithathu ngesandla sakhe, wambhokoda u-Abisalomu enhliziyweni esezwa, ephakathi kwe-oki.

U-Adoniya wahlaba izimvu , nezinkabi, namathole akhuluphalisiweyo ngasetsheni laseZoheleti eliseceleni kwe -Eni Rogeli; wamema bonke abafowabo, amadodana enkosi, nabantu bonke bakwaJuda, izinceku zenkosi;

USolomoni wema phambi kwe -altare likaJehova ebusweni balo lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli, welulela izandla zakhe ngasezulwini,

Uma umuntu ona umakhelwane wakhe , athweswe isifungo sokumfungisa, abeseza ukufunga phambi kwe-altare lakho kule ndlu,

Inkosi uSolomoni yenza imikhumbi e -Esiyoni Geberi elingasecel eni kwe - Eloti ogwini loLwandle Olubomvu ezweni lakwa-Edomi.

Wamlandela lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu , wamfumana ehlezi phansi kwe - oki; wathi kuye: Wena ungumuntu kaNkulunkulu lowo owavela kwaJuda na? Wathi: Nginguye.

Bahlala iminyaka emithathu kungekho ukulwa phakathi kwe -Aramu no - Israyeli.

UJehoyada, umpristi, wayesethatha umphongolo , wabhoboza imbobo esivalweni sawo , wawubeka eceleni kwe -altare ngakwesok unene lapho umuntu engena endlini kaJehova ; abapristi abalinda umbundu bafaka khona yonke imali eyalethwa endlini kaJehova.

Kepha i -altare lethusi elaliphambi kukaJehova , yalisusa ngaphambi kwendlu phakathi kwe -altare nendlu kaJehova , yalibeka ohlangothini lwasenyakatho lwe-altare layo.

kwasuka onke amadoda anamandla , asithatha isidumbu sikaSawule nezidumbu zamadodana akhe , aziletha eJabeshi, awembela amathambo abo phansi kwe-oki eJabeshi, azila ukudla izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

ukuba banikele njalo ngeminikelo yokushiswa phezu kwe -altare lomnikelo wokushiswa ekuseni nakusihlwa njengakho konke okulotshiweyo emthethweni kaJehova ayala ngawo u-Israyeli,

kusemi ngasempumalanga kwe -altare amaLevi, abahlabeleli bonke, kanye no-Asafa, noHemani, noJeduthuni, namadodana abo, nabafowabo, bembethe ilineni elicolekileyo , bephethe amasimbali , nezingubhu, namahabhu, kukhona kanye nabo abapristi abayikhulu namash umi amabili bekhalisa amacilongo

Wema phambi kwe-altare likaJehova ebusweni balo lonke ibandla lakwa - Israyeli, welula izandla zakhe,

Uma umuntu ona umakhelwane wakhe , athweswe isifungo sokumfungisa, abeseza ukufunga phambi kwe-altare lakho kule ndlu,

Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili benz a umhlangano ozothileyo ngokuba ukuhlanjululwa kwe -altare bakwenza izinsuku eziyisikhombisa nomkhosi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

Ngaleso sikhathi kwe za uHanani, umboni ka-Asa, inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi kuye: Ngokuba wencike enkosini yase -Aramu, ungencikanga kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho , ngalokho impi yenkosi yase -Aramu iphunyukile esandleni sakho.

Wayesethukuthela u -Uziya; wayenomcengezi womlilo esandleni sakhe ukuba ashise impepho ; esabathukuthelele abapristi , kwaqhamuka uchoko ebunzini lakhe phambi kwabapristi endlini kaJehova eceleni kwe -altare lempepho.

Zonke izinto inkosi u -Ahazi eyazilahla ekuphambukeni kwayo isabusa , sizilungisile, sazingcwelisa; bheka, seziphambi kwe-altare likaJehova.

Yena lowo Hezekiya akasusanga yini izindawo eziphakemeyo nama -altare akhe, wayala uJuda neJerusalema, wathi: Niyakukhuleka phambi kwe-altare linye, nishise impepho, na?

Senza inkatho thina bapristi namaLevi nabantu ngomnikelo wezinkuni ukuba zingeniswe endlini kaNkulunku lu wethu njengezindlu zawobaba ngezikhathi ezinqunyiweyo, iminyaka ngeminyaka, zibaswe phezu kwe-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni,

Khona uyakuyijabulela iminikelo yokulunga eshiswayo nes hiswa yonke ; khona bayakunikela ngezinkunzi phezu kwe-altare lakho.

Phakama, Nkulunkulu, phezu kwe zulu, inkazimulo ibe phezu komhlaba wonke.

Bheka, isisibekelo somthofu saziphakamisa, kwakungowesifazane owahlala phakathi kwe-efa.

Yathi: Lokhu kungububi. Wamphonsa phakathi kwe -efa, waphonsa isisindo somthofu emlonyeni walo.

Futhi ukukhanya kwenyanga kuyakuba njengokukhanya kwelanga , nokukhanya kwelanga kuyakuphindwa kasikhombisa njengokukhanya kwezimini eziyisikhombisa ngosuku uJehova abopha ngalo amanxeba abantu bakhe, aphulukise izilonda zemivimbo yabo. Ukunqotshwa kwe-Asiriya

Ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwe-Elamu imimoya emine emikhawulweni yomine yezulu, ngibahlakazele kuyo yonke leyo mimoya , kungabe kusabakho sizw e lapho abaxoshiweyo base-Elamu bengayikufika khona.

Kepha kuyakuthi ezinsukwini zokugcina ngibuyise ukuthunjwa kwe-Elamu, usho uJehova.

Lezi zaziyizilinganiso ze -altare ngezingalo , ingalo iyingalo nobubanzi besandla: isinqe sasiyingalo ukuphakama kwaso , nobubanzi buyingalo ; umncele walo ngaseceleni kwalo nxazonke wawunjengokudazuluka kweminwe; lokhu kwakungukuphakama kwe-altare;

Wayesengibuyisela emnyango wendlu ; bheka, amanzi aphuma phansi kombundu wendlu ngasempumal anga, ngokuba ubuso bendlu babungasempumalanga; amanzi ehla evela phansi , ohlangothini lokunene lwendlu, ngaseningizimu kwe-altare.

AmaKaledi aphendula phambi kwe nkosi, athi: Akukho muntu emhlabeni ongabonisa indaba yenkosi, ngokuba akukho nkosi, nanduna, nambusi owake wabuza indaba enjalo nakwesisodwa isanusi, nothwebulayo, naKaledi.

Ngezwa izwi lomuntu phakathi kwe -Ulayi elalimemeza lathi : Gabriyeli, menze lo ukuba aqonde umbono.

Umzimba wakhe wawunjengekrisolithe , nobuso bakhe bunjengokubonakala konyazi, namehlo akhe enjengezibani zomlilo , izingalo zakhe nezinyawo zakhe zinjengokubengezela kwe thusi eliphucuziweyo , nezwi lamazwi akhe linjengezwi lesixuku.

Nokho mina ngachitha ama -Amori ebusweni babo , akuphakama kwawo kwakunjengokuphakama kwe misedari, ayenamandla njengama -oki; kepha ngachitha nokho izithelo zawo phezulu nezimpande zawo phansi.

Bayakudabula elwandle lokuhlupheka , kushaywe amaza olwandle , nezintwa zonke zeN ayile ziyakoma, kwehliswe ukuziphakamisa kwe -Asiriya, isuke intonga yaseGibithe.

Ngalolo suku kuyakulotshwa ezikhencezweni zamahhashi ukuthi : Zahlukaniselwe uJehova, amakhanzi asendlini kaJehova abe njengemikhele phambi kwe-altare.

shiya lapho umnikelo wakho phambi kwe-altare, uhambe kuqala ubuyisane nomfowenu, andukuba uze unikele umnikelo wakho.

kusukela egazini lika -Abela kuze kufike egazini likaZakariya owabulawa phakathi kwe-altare nethempeli . Yebo, ngithi kini : Lizakubizwa kulesi sizukulwane.

Funani-ke phakathi kwe nu bazalwane amadoda ayisikhombisa anodumo oluhle, agcwele uMoya nokuhlakanipha, esingawamisela lowo msebenzi.

Nalapho selivula uphawu lwesihlanu , ngabona phansi kwe -altare imiphefumulo yababebulewe ngenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu nangenxa yobufakazi ababe nabo.

Kwase kufika enye ingelosi, yema ngase-altare inesitsha segolide sempepho, yanikwa impepho eningi ukuba iyelekele emikhulekweni yabangcwele bonke phezu kwe-altare legolide eliphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi.