Bambiza uLoti, bathi kuye: Aphi lawa madoda angenise kuwe ebusuku na ? Sikhiphele wona ukuba siwazi.

Bhekani, nginamadodakazi amabili angayazi ndod a; ake nginiphumisele wona, nenze kuwo njengokufanele emehlweni enu ; kepha kulawa madoda ningenzi lutho, ngokuba angene emthunzini wophahla lwami.

Kwathi mhla uNkulunkulu engiphumisa endli ni kababa, ngathi kuye: Yilo umusa ozakungenzela wona: ezindaweni zonke esiyakufika kuzo, yisho ngami ukuthi: Ungumnewethu.

ukuba angiphe umhume waseMakaphela anawo emkhawulweni wensimu yakhe, awunike kimi ngemali efanele wona , ube yindawo yokumbela phakathi kwenu.

Cha, nkosi; ngilalele: ngiyakunika le nsimu , nomhume okuyo ngikunika wona; ebusweni bamadodana abantu bami ngikunika wona; mmbele lapho ofileyo wakho.

Unina wayesethi kuye : Isiqalekiso sakho , ndodana yami , masibe phezu kwami; lalela izwi lami, uhambe ukungithathela wona.

Ngiphe omkami nabantwana bami engikusebenzele ngabo , ngihambe, ngokuba uyawazi umsebenzi engikwenzele wona.

Wathi futhi: Nquma umvuzo wakho, ngikuphe wona.

u-Oholibama wazala oJewushe, noJalamu, noKora; lawo angamadodana ka- Esawu azalelwa wona ezweni laseKhanani.

Wakhuluma kuyo wona lawa mazwi , wathi: Le nceku engumHeberu , osilethele yona, ize kimi ukuba idlale ngami;

Kwathi ekuseni umoya wakhe wakhathaz eka; wathuma wabiza izanusi zonke zaseGibithe nezihlakaniphi zonke zalo ; uFaro wazilandisa iphupho lakhe; kepha akubangakho ongachazela wona uFaro.

UJosefa wazalelwa amadodana amabili, kungakafiki mnyaka wendlala, amzalela wona u-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase-Oni.

Ngakusasa nxa sekusile, amadoda amukiswa, wona nezimbongolo zawo.

Yilawo angamadodana kaLeya amzalela wona uJakobe ePhadani Aramu kanye noDina indodakazi yakhe ; yonke imiphe fumulo yamadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe yayingamashumi amathathu nantathu.

Yilawo angamadodana kaZilipa uLabani amnika yena uLeya indodakazi yakhe; wamzalela wona uJakobe, abantu abayishumi nesithupha.

Yilawo angamadodana kaRahel i azalelwa wona uJakobe ; bonke abantu babe yishumi nane.

Yilawo angamadodana kaBiliha uLabani amnika uRaheli indodakazi yakhe ; wamzalela wona uJakobe; bonke abantu babe yisikhombisa.

Amadodana kaJosefa azalelwa wona eGibithe ayengabantu ababili ; bonke abantu bendlu kaJakobe abeza eGibithe babe ngamashumi ayisikhombisa. UJakobe uhlangana noJosefa

Manje amadodana akho amabili owazalelwa wona ezweni laseGibithe , ngingakafiki kuwe eGibithe , angawami; o-Efrayimi noManase njengoRubeni noSimeyoni bazakuba ngabami.

UJosefa wathi kuye : Ngamadodana ami angiphe wona lapha uNkulunkulu . Wayesethi: Ake uwalethe kimi, ngiwabusise.

UFaro esebonile ukuthi imvula nesichotho nokuduma sekunqamukile , wabuye wona, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe, yena nezinceku zakhe.

UJehova wayesewuphendula umoya waba ngowasentshonalanga onamandla amakhulu ; wona wasusa isikhonyane , wasilahla eLwandle Olubomvu; akwasala sikhonyane nesisodwa ezweni lonke laseGibithe.

Wayeselithatha ithole ababelenzile , walishisa ngomlilo , walicolisisa laze laba luthuli, walivumvuzela emanzini, wabaphuzisa wona abantwana bakwa- Israyeli.

Ngathi enhliziyweni yami : Kungenxa yamadodana abantu ukuze uNkulunkulu awavivinye, wona azibonele ukuthi anjengezilwane nje.

Anidlanga ngani umnikelo wesono endaweni yendlu engcwele, njengokuba ungcwelengcwele, futhi niphiwe wona ukuba nisuse ububi benhlangano , niyenzele ukubuyisana phambi kukaJehova, na?

umpristi uyakunike la ngelinye libe ngumnikelo wesono nangelinye libe ngumnikelo wokushiswa , amenzele ukubuyisana , ngokuba wona ngenxa yofileyo; abesengcwelisa ikhanda lakhe ngalolo suku.

Ngokuba mina nginikiwe wona phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli; esikhundleni sakho konke okuvula isizalo , amazibulo abo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngizithabathele wona.

Ngokuba onke amazibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli angawami, awabantu nawezilwane ; mhla ngishaya amazibulo onke ezweni laseGibithe ngazingcwelisela wona.

Kwase kusuka amaKohati ethwala izinto ezingcwele; itabernakele lamiswa, wona engakafiki.

wona lawo madoda aletha umbiko omubi ngezwe afa ngesifo phambi kukaJehova.

Kepha onke amantombazana angazanga ndoda ngokulala nayo , nizisindisele wona.

Amadlelo emizi eniyakunika wona amaLevi ayakusuka ogangeni lomuzi izingalo eziyinkulungwane nxazonke.

Wona ayesephenduka, akhuphukela entabeni, afika esiGodini sase-Eshikoli, asihlola.

ubafundise impela wona abantwana bakho , uwakhulume lapho uhlezi endlini yakho, nalapho uhamba endleleni, nalapho ulala, nalapho uvuka.

Uma uyakuzwa ngomunye wemizi yakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akupha wona ukuba wakhe kuwo, kuthiwa:

Awunakuhlaba iphasika phakathi kwamasango akho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika wona;

Uyakuzikhethela abahluleli nezinduna emasangweni akho onke uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika wona njengezizwe zakho ; bayakwahlulela abantu babo ngokwahlulela okulungileyo.

Uma kutholakala phakathi kwakho, ngaphakathi kwelithile lamasango akho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika wona , owesilisa noma owesifazane owenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngokweqa isivumelwano sakhe,

amhlawulise ngamashekeli esiliva ayikhulu, amnike wona uyise wentombi , ngokuba uveze igama elibi phezu kwentombi yakwa -Israyeli, yona ibe ngumkakhe; angeyilahle zonke izinsuku zakhe.

Manje-ke, bheka, sengilethile ulibo lwezithelo zomhlaba onginike wona wena Jehova ; bese wukubeka phansi phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ukhuleke phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,

Bheka phansi usezindlini zakho ezingcwele ezulwini, ubusise abantu bakho u-Israyeli nomhlaba osinike wona njengokufunga kwakho kobaba , izwe elivame ubisi nezinyosi.

Uyakudla inzalo yesakho isisu, inyama yamadodana akho neyamadodakazi akho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunike wona ekuvinjezelweni nasekuxinekeni izitha zakho eziyakukuxina ngakho.

Awusezulwini ukuba uthi : Ngubani oyakusikhuphukelela ezulwini , asilethele wona, siwuzwe, siwenze, na?

Futhi awuphesheya kolwandle ukuba uthi : Ngubani oyakusiwelela ulwandle, asilethele wona, siwuzwe, siwenze, na?

UMose waloba lowo mthetho, wabanika wona abapristi, amadodana kaLevi, ababethwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova namalunga onke akwa- Israyeli.

Umuzi uyakwahlukaniselwa uJehova , wona nakho konke okukuwo ; uRahabi isifebe kuphela uyakusinda , yena nabo bonke abakuye endlini , ngokuba wazithukusa izithunywa esazithumayo.

Ngalokho amakhosi ayisihlanu ama -Amori, inkosi yaseJerusalema, nenkosi yaseHebroni, nenkosi yaseJarimuthi , nenkosi yaseLakishi , nenkosi yase - Egiloni, ahlangana, akhuphuka, wona nawo onke amabandla awo , amisa malungana neGibeyoni, alwa nalo.

Aphuma wona nawo onke amabandla awo enawo , abantu abaningi , bengangesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle ngobuningi , namahhashi nezinqola eziningi kakhulu.

Lawa angamafa abawathathayo abantwana bakwa -Israyeli ezweni laseKhanani abababela wona u -Eleyazare umpristi , noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, nezinhloko zawoyise bezizwe zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,

Bathi abantwana bakwaJosefa: Izintaba azisanele; onke amaKhanani ahlala ezweni lesigodi anezinqola zensimbi, wona aseBeti Sheyani kanye nemizana yalo nawo asesiGodini saseJizreyeli.

Bathi: Siyakukunika wona impela. Beneka ingubo, baphonsa khona, kwaba yilowo nalowo amacici empango yakhe.

Kuyakuthi lapho oyise noma abanewabo befika ukuphikisana nathi , sithi kubo: Sinikeni wona ngomusa, ngokuba asithathanga, kwaba yilowo nalowo umkakhe empini, futhi anibanikanga wona; khona ngabe nitholile icala.

Wathi: Nanka amalungelo enkosi eyakubusa phezu kwenu : iyakuthatha amadodana enu, izibekele wona ezinqoleni zayo nasemahhashini ayo, agijime phambi kwezinqola zayo;

iyakuzibekela wona abe yizinduna zez inkulungwane nezinduna zamashumi ayisihlanu, alime umhlabathi wayo , avune isivuno sayo, enze izikhali zayo zokulwa nempahla yezinqola zayo.

Kepha esakhuluma nabo , bheka, kwenyuka iqhawe elik hulu, umFilisti waseGati, nguGoliyati igama lalo, ephuma ezinhleni zamaFilisti, wakhuluma wona lawo mazwi; uDavide wawezwa.

Ohlakaniphileyo angenyukela emzini wamaqhawe , awise phansi inqaba ayethembayo wona.

Bawungenisa umphongolo kaJehova , bawubeka endaweni yawo phakathi kwetende uDavide alimisele wona ; uDavide wanik ela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula phambi kukaJehova.

Qeda umsebenzi wakho ngaphandle , uzilungiselele wona ensimini , wakhe ngasemuva indlu yakho.

Inkosi yathi kuSadoki : Buyisela emzini umphongolo k aNkulunkulu; uma ngiyakufumana umusa emehlweni kaJehova , uyakungibuyisa, angibonise wona nendlu yawo;

Wasuka kuye , wazivalela yena namado dana akhe ngesivalo ; wona aletha kuye, yena wathela.

Inkosi uJoramu yabuyela ukwelashwa eJizreyeli emanxebeni ayo ayemlimaze wona ama -Aramu eRama ekulweni kwayo noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu. U-Ahaziya, indodana kaJehoramu , inkosi yakwaJuda , wehlela ukumbona uJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi eJizreyeli, ngokuba wayegula.

kepha inkosi uJoramu yayibuyele eJizreyeli ukuba yelashwe emanxebeni ayo eyayilinyazwe wona ngama -Aramu ekulweni kwayo noHazayeli , inkosi yase-Aramu, uJehu wathi: Uma kungumqondo wenu lokhu , makungabaleki muntu, aphume emzini, aye ukubika eJizreyeli.

Laba babe ngamadodana kaDavide azalelwa wona eHebroni : izibulo ngu - Amnoni ku -Ahinohama umHizreyelikazi; owesibili nguDaniyeli ku -Abigayili umKarmelikazi;

wona bawanika iHebroni ezweni lakwaJuda namadlelo alizungezayo.

Nina niyizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise bamaLevi ; zingcweliseni nina nabafowenu ukuba niwukhuphulele umphongolo kaJehova uNkulunkulu ka- Israyeli endaweni engiyilungisele wona.

Bawungenisa umphongolo kaNkulunkulu , bawubeka phakathi netende uDavide ayelimisele wona ; banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

Yanika inkosi amatalenta ayikhulu namashumi amabili egolide , namakha amaningi kakhulu , namatshe ayigugu ; awazange abe khona amakha anjengalawo inkosi uSolomoni eyaphiwa wona yinkosikazi yaseSheba.

Manje nit hi niyakumelana nobukhosi bukaJehova obusesandleni samadodana kaDavide , lokhu niyisixuku esikhulu , futhi kukhona amathole egolide enenzelwa wona nguJerobowamu ukuba abe ngonkulunkulu benu.

Bammbela emathuneni akhe owayeziqophele wona emzini kaDavide , bambeka embhedeni ogcwele iphunga elimnandi namakha ayizinhlobonhlobo, alungisiwe ngokwenza komthaki ; bamenzela ukushisa kwempepho okukhulu kakhulu.

Wabuyela ukwelashwa eJizreyeli ngenxa yaman xeba ayemlimaze wona eRama ekulweni kwakhe noHazayeli inkosi yase -Aramu. U-Azariya indodana kaJehoramu, inkosi yakwaJuda, wehla ukumbona uJehoramu indodana ka - Ahabi eJizreyeli, ngokuba wayegula.

UJowashi, inkosi, akakhumbulanga umusa uJehoyada amenzele wona , wabulala indodana yakhe . Ekufeni kwakhe wathi : UJehova makakubone lokhu, akuphindisele.

Ngasemuva azilungiselela wona nabapristi, ngokuba abapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni, babesekunikeleni iminikelo namanoni kwaze kwaba sebusuku ; ngalokho amaLevi azilungiselela wona nabapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni.

silethe ulibo lomgqakazo wethu , neminikelo yethu yokuphakanyiswa , nezithelo zemithi yezinhlobo zonke , newayini namafutha kubapristi emakamelweni endlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, nokweshumi komhlabathi wethu kumaLevi, ngokuba wona amaLevi amukela okweshumi emizini yonke esilima kuyo.

Yayisithi inkosi: Ngubani osegcekeni na? UHamani wayesandUkungena nje egcekeni elingaphandle lendlu yenkosi ukuba akhulume enkosini ngokuphanyekwa kukaMoridekayi emthini abemlungisele wona.

Inyama yakhe iyezwa ubuhlungu bayo kuphela ; umphefumulo wakhe uzidabukela wona kuphela.

Uma wona, wenzani kuye na ? Uma iziphambeko zakho ziziningi , wenzani kuyena na?

Yeka ubukhulu bomusa wakh o obagodlele wona abakwesabayo , owenzele bona ababalekela kuwe, phambi kwabantwana babantu.

Amakhosi ezimpi ayabaleka ; ayabaleka wona ; isifazane esihlezi ekhaya sabela impango.

Ngakho-ke isizwe sakhe sibuyela lapha ; amanzi amaningi bazimuncela wona.

Wakhipha umvini eGibithe, waxosha abezizwe, watshala wona.

Enyuka izintaba, ehla izigodi, aze afika endaweni owawuyimisele wona.

Ingebhe ngenkosi injengokubhonga kwengonyama; oyithukuthelisayo wona umphefumulo wakhe.

Uyihlo wokuqala wona, abahumushi bakho bangihlubukile.

Isabelo sakho siphakathi kwamatshe abushelezi asesigodini ; wona yiwo angawenkatho yakho ; nakuwona uthululele umnikelo wokuphuzwa , wenza umnikelo wempuphu. Ngiyakwaneliswa ngalokhu na?

Phakamisani amehlo enu , nibone abavela enyakatho ; uphi umhlambi owaphiwa wona, izimvu zakho ezinhle, na?

Mababe namahloni abangizingelayo , kepha mina mangingabi nawo ; baphele amandla bona , mina ngingaphe li wona kodwa ; behlisele usuku lobubi, ubaphule ngokwaphula okuphindiweyo. Isabatha

Ngokuba uma nenza lokhu impela , kuyakungena ngamasango ale ndlu amakhosi ahlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide , ekhwele izinqola namahhashi, wona nezinceku zawo nabantu bawo.

ngalokho ngiyakuniphaka misa nokuniphakamisa , nginilahle ebusweni bami, nina nomuzi enganinika wona, nina nawoyihlo,

Wathi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, sidlise isisu sakho, ugcwalise izibilini zakho ngalo mqulu engikunika wona . Ngase ngiwudla , wawumnandi emlonyeni wami njengezinyosi.

Zithathele ucwecwe lwensimbi , ulubeke lube ludonga lwensimbi phakathi kwakho nomuzi , uqondise ubuso bakho kuwo , wona uvinjezelwe , uvinjezelwe nguwe . Lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kuyo indlu yakwa - Israyeli.

noma ebekhona phakathi kwalo lawa madoda amathathu , oNowa, noDaniyeli, noJobe, wona ayeyakophula imiphefumulo yawo kuphela ngokulunga kwawo, isho iNkosi uJehova.

noma ebekhona lawo madoda amathathu phakathi kwalo , kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova , ayengayikophula amadodana noma amadodakazi , ophulwe wona odwa, izwe libe yincithakalo.

noma ebekhona lawo madoda amathathu phakathi kwalo , kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova , ayengayikophula amadodana noma amadodakazi , ophulwe wona odwa.

Wawathatha amadodana akho namadodakazi akho owangizalela wona , wawahlabela zona ukuba adliwe. Babubuncane ubufebe bakho

Usuyakuzikhumbula izindlela zakho , ujabhe, lapho uyakubamukela odadewenu, omkhulu nomncane , ngikunike wona abe ngamadodakazi , kungabi ngesivumelwano sakho kodwa.

Ngokuba baphingile, negazi lisezandleni zabo; baphingile nezithombe zabo, badabulise emlilweni amadodana abo abangizalela wona , abe ngukudla kwazo.

Futhi nithumele amadoda avela kude , okwathunywa kuwo isithunywa ; bheka, afika; wazihlanzela wona, wawagqabela amehlo akho , wazivunulisa ngezivunulo,

Ndodana yomuntu, uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele waseb enzisa impi yakhe umsebenzi omkhulu ngeTire ; onke amakhanda aphuculwa , onke amahlombe acothulwa, nokho yena nempi yakhe babengenankokhelo evela eTire ngomsebenzi abalenzela wona.

ngalokho, kuphila kwami , isho iNkosi uJehova , ngiyakwenza njengolaka lwakho nanjengomhawu wakho obafel e wona ngokubazonda kwakho , ngizazise kubo, lapho ngikwahlulela.

Ezinsukwini zalawo makhosi uNkulunkulu wasezulwini uyakumisa umbuso ongasoze wachithwa nobukhosi bawo bungayikushiyelwa kwabanye abantu , kepha uyakuchoboza, uqede yonke le mibuso, wona uqobo ume phakade.

Inkosi yayaleza, alethwa lawo madoda ayemangalele uDaniyeli , aphonswa emphandwini wezingonyama , wona nabantwana bawo , nawomkawo; izingonyama zatheleka phezu k wabo, zachoboza amathambo abo , bengakafinyeleli phansi emphandwini.

Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku ngiphendule, usho uJehova, ngiphendule amazulu, wona aphendule umhlaba.

Ucebele indlu yakho okubi ngokuchitha abantu abaningi , wona kuwo umphefumulo wakho.

Uma mina ngikhipha amademoni ngoBelzebule, amadodana enu awakhipha ngobani na? Ngalokho-ke wona ayakuba ngabahluleli benu.

Kwakukhona-ke omunye , nguBaraba igama lakhe , owayeboshiwe kanye namahlubuka; wona ayebulele umuntu ekuhlubukeni.

Wamengama, wakhuza umkhuhlane ; wona wamyeka ; wasuka masinyane , wabakhonza.

Uma mina ngikhipha amademoni ngoBelzebule, amadodana enu awakhipha ngobani na? Ngalokho-ke wona ayakuba ngabahluleli benu.

nanjengokuba uBaba engimisele umbuso, nami nginimisela wona

kepha lowo oyakuphuza amanzi engiyakumni ka wona kasayikoma naphakade; kepha amanzi engiyakumnika wona , phakathi kwakhe ayakuba ngumthombo wamanzi aphuphumayo, kube ngukuphila okuphakade.

UJesu wabaphendula wathi : Nginitshengise im isebenzi eminingi emihle evela kuBaba; yimuphi umsebenzi kulena eningikhandela wona na?

Ngikukhazimulisile emhlabeni , ngifeze umsebenzi ongiphe wona ukuba ngiwenze.

Ngokuba amazwi ongiphe wona ngibaphile wona , bawamukela, bazi isibili ukuthi ngavela kuwe, bakholwa ukuthi wangithuma wena.

Nguye lowo owayesebandleni ehlane kanye nengelosi eyakhuluma naye entabeni yaseSinayi kanye nawobaba , nowamukela amazwi okuphila , ukuze aninike wona.

Kwathi bekhonza iNkosi , bezila, uMoya oNgcwele wathi : Ngahlukaniseleni oBarnaba noSawulu ukuba baye emsebenzini engibabizele wona.

wathathe wona, uzihlambulule kanye nawo, uwakhokhele ukuba aphucule ikhanda; khona bazakwazi bonke ukuthi akukho lutho lwalokho abakubikelwe ngawe, kepha ukuthi nawe uhamba ulonda umthetho.

Kepha ngangomuso ashiya izinkweli ukuba zihambe naye ; wona abuyela ekamu;

wona esengihlolile afuna ukungikhulula , ngokuba kungekho cala kimi lokuba ngife;

ngafa mina; umyalo obungowokuphila wona wafunyanwa ungowokufa kimi,

kanjalo nalaba kalokhu abalalelanga, ukuze ngomusa enenzelwe wona nabo bahawukelwe manje.

Balekelani ubufebe . Zonke izono azenzayo umuntu zingaphandle komzimba; kepha owenza ubufebe wona owakhe umzimba.

Ngokuba noma ngingaze ngizibonge ngaphezulwana ngamandla ethu eyasipha wona iNkosi ukuba nakhiwe kungengukuba nibhidlizwe , angiyikujabhiswa,

Ngalokho ngilob a lezi zinto ngingekho , ukuze, nxa ngikhona , ngingenzi kabukhali ngokwamandla eyanginika wona iNkosi, kube ngawokwakha , kungabi ngawokubhidliza. Isigcino

Pho, sekwayaphi ukuzihalalisela kwenu na ? Ngokuba ngiyanifakazela ngokuthi, uma kwakungenzeka , nanizakukhipha amehlo enu , ninginike wona.

ukuze kutuswe in kazimulo yomusa wakhe asiphe wona ngesihle ngaye oThandiweyo;

sengibekelwe umqhele wokulunga eyakungipha wona ngalolo suku iNkosi , umahluleli olungileyo , kungeyimi ngedwa , kepha bonke abathandile ukubonakala kwayo. UThimothewu ucelwa ukuba afike kuPawulu

Wona ayakubhubha , kepha wena umi njalo ; wona onke ayakuguga njengengubo.

kungabi njengabazenza amakhosi phezu kwamabandla enabelwa wona , kodwa nibe yizibonelo zomhlambi;