IzEnzo Chapter 7
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Umpristi omkhulu wayesethi: Nembala lokhu kunjalo na?
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Yena wathi : Madoda, bazalwane, nani bobaba, lalelani. UNkulunkulu wenkazimulo wabonakala kubaba u -Abrahama eseMesopotamiya, engakakhi eHarana,
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wathi kuye : Phuma ezweni lakini nasezihlotsheni zakho , uye ezweni engizakukukhombisa lona.
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Khona waphuma ezweni lamaKaledi , waya wakha eHarana. Kwathi esefile uyise, uNkulunkulu wamsusa lapho, wamhlalisa kuleli zwe enakhe kulo nina manje.
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Kepha akamnikanga ifa kulo , ngisho nelingangonyawo, wathembisa kodwa ukuthi uzakumnika lona libe ngelakhe nelenzalo yakhe emva kwakhe , engakabi namntwana.
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UNkulunkulu wakhuluma kanje , wathi: Inzalo yakhe izakuba ngumfokazi ezweni lezizwe ; bayakuyenza izigqila , bayiphathe kabi iminyaka engamakhulu amane.
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Kepha leso sizwe abayakuba yizigqila kuso ngiyakusahlulela mina , washo uNkulunkulu, andukuba baphume, bangikhonze kule ndawo.
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Wayesemnika isivumelwano sokusoka; kanjalo-ke wazala u-Isaka, wamsoka ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili ; u-Isaka wazala uJakobe , uJakobe wazala okhokho abayishumi nambili.
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Okhokho baba nomhawu ngoJosefa, bathengisa ngaye , wasiwa eGibithe ; kodwa uNkulunkulu wayenaye,
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wamkhipha kuzo zonke izinhlupheko zakhe , wamupha umusa nokuhlakanipha phambi kukaFaro inkosi yaseGibithe ; yena wammisa abe ngumbusi eGibithe nakuyo yonke indlu yakhe.
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Kepha kwafika indlala kulo lonke iGibithe nakwaKhanani , nokuhlupheka okukhulu; obaba kabafumana ukudla.
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UJakobe esezwile ukuthi kukhona ukudla eGibithe , wathuma obaba ngokokuqala;
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kwathi ngokwesibili uJosefa waziwa ngabafowabo ; kwabonakala kuFaro isizwe sakubo kaJosefa.
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UJosefa wayesethumela wabiza u Jakobe uyise nabakubo bonke , abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu.
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UJakobe wehlela eGibithe; wafa yena nawobaba.
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Bayiswa eSikemi, babekwa ethuneni alithenga u-Abrahama ngenani lesiliva kumadodana kaHamori eSikemi.
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Kepha sesisondele isikhathi sesithembiso uNkulunkulu asisho ku - Abrahama, banda abantu, baba baningi eGibithe,
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kwaze kwavela enye inkosi eGibithe ebingamazi uJosefa.
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Yona yasiphatha ngobuqili isizwe sakithi, yabahlupha obaba ngokubalahlisa izingane zabo zingaphili.
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Ngaleso sikhathi kwazalwa uMose , waba muhle kuNkulunkulu ; wondliwa izinyanga ezintathu endlini kayise;
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eselahliwe, indodakazi kaFaro yamthola , yazondlela yena ukuba abe yindodana yayo.
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UMose wafundiswa ukuhlakanipha konke kwabaseGibithe ; waba namandla ngamazwi nangemisebenzi yakhe.
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Kuthe eseneminyaka engamashumi amane ezelwe , kwafika enhliziyweni yakhe ukuba abamele abafowabo, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
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Wabona umuntu ephathwa kabi , wamvikela, wamphindisela ohlushwayo, wambulala owaseGibithe.
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Ubethemba ukuth i abafowabo bayakuqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubanika ukusindiswa ngesandla sakhe; kepha abakuqondanga.
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Nangangomuso wafika kubo belwa , wazama ukubalamula, babuyisane, wathi: Madoda, ningabazalwane; niphathanelani kabi na?
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Kepha lowo owayemona umakhelwan e wakhe wamhlohloloza wathi : Ubekwe ngubani ube ngumbusi nomahluleli phezu kwethu na?
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Usufuna ukungibulala nami, njengalokho ubulele owaseGibithe izolo na?
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Khona uMose wabaleka ngenxa yalelo zwi , waba ngumfokazi ezweni lakwaMidiyani, lapho azala khona amadodana amabili.
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Kwathi sekuphelele iminyaka engamashumi amane , kwabonakala kuye ehlane lentaba yaseSinayi ingelosi iselangabini lomlilo esihlahleni.
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UMose ekubona wamangala ngalowo mbono ; esasondela ukuba abhekisise, kwafika izwi leNkosi, lathi:
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NginguNkulunkulu wawoyihlo , uNkulunkulu ka -Abrahama noka -Isaka nokaJakobe. UMose wathuthumela, akaba nasibindi sokubhekisisa.
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INkosi yayisithi kuye : Khumula izicathulo ezinyaweni zakho , ngokuba indawo omi kuyo ingumhlabathi ongcwele.
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Ngikubonile nokukubona ukuhlushwa kwesizwe sami esiseGibithe, ngizwile ukububula kwaso ; sengehlile ukuba ngibakhiphe . Woza kalokhu, ngizakukuthumela eGibithe.
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UMose lowo abamalayo bethi: Ubekwe ngubani ube ngumbusi nomahluleli na? nguyena amthumayo uNkulunkulu ngesandla sengelosi eyabonakala kuye esihlahleni, abe ngumbusi nomhlengi.
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Yena lowo wabakhipha enza izimangaliso nezibonakaliso ezweni laseGibithe, naseLwandle Olubomvu , nasehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane.
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Nguye uMose lowo owathi kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli: U Nkulunkulu uyakunivusela umprofethi kubafowenu onjengami.
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Nguye lowo owayesebandleni ehlane kanye nengelosi eyakhuluma naye entabeni yaseSinayi kanye nawobaba , nowamukela amazwi okuphila , ukuze aninike wona.
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Kepha obaba abavumanga ukumlalela , kodwa bamhlohloloza, babuyela emuva eGibithe ngezinhliziyo zabo,
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bathi ku-Aroni: S enzele onkulunkulu abazakuhamba phambi kwethu ; ngokuba uMose lowo owasikhipha ezweni laseGibithe , asazi ukuba wehlelwe yini.
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Benza ithole ngaleyo mihla , baletha umhlatshelo e sithombeni, bajabula ngemisebenzi yezandla zabo.
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Kepha uNkulunkulu wabafulathela, wabadedela ukuba bakhonze ibandla lezulu, njengokuba kulotshiwe encwadini yabaprofethi ukuthi : Naningilethela iminikelo nemihlatshel o iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane nina ndlu ka-Israyeli na?
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Qha, nathatha itende likaMolok i nenkanyezi kankulunkulu uRemfani , imifanekiso enayenza ukuba nikhuleke kuyo. Ngiyakunimukisela ngaphambili kweBabiloni.
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Kwakukhona itende lobufakazi kobaba ehlane njengalokho akuyalayo yena owakhuluma noMose ukuba alenze ngomfanekiso abewubonile;
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obaba benoJoshuwa balamukela , balingenisa ezweni lezizwe azixoshayo uNkulunkulu ebusweni bawobaba, kwaze kwaba semihleni kaDavide
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owathola umusa ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu , wacela ukufunela uNkulunkulu kaJakobe idokodo.
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Kepha nguSolomoni owamakhela indlu.
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Kodwa oPhezukonke akahlali ezindlini ezenziwe ngezandla njengokusho komprofethi ukuthi:
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Izulu liyisihlalo sami sobukhosi , nomhlaba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zami ; ngenjani indlu eniyakungakhela yona, isho iNkosi, noma yiyiphi indawo yami yokuphumula na?
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Isandla sami asikwenzanga konke lokho na?
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Nina bantamo zilukhuni , abangasokile ezinhliziyweni nasezindlebeni , nimelana njalo noMoya oNgcwele; njengoyihlo ninjalo nani.
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Ngumuphi kubaprofethi oyihlo abangamzingelanga na ? Bababulala ababememezela ngaphambili ukuza koLungileyo , eseningabakhapheli nababulali bakhe,
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nina enamukela umthetho ngokuyala kwezingelosi, kepha aniwugcinanga. Ukufa kukaStefanu
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Kwathi bekuzwa lokho, bahlabeka ezinhliziyweni, bamgugudela amazinyo.
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Kepha yena egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wagqolozela ezulwini , wabona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, noJesu emi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu,
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wathi: Bheka, ngibona izulu livuliwe , neNdodana yomuntu imi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu.
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Base bekhamuluka ngezwi elikhulu , bavala izindlebe , batheleka kuye kanyekanye,
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bamkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi , bamkhanda ngamatshe. Ofakazi babeka izingubo zabo ngasezinyaweni zensizwa egama layo linguSawulu.
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UStefanu bamkhanda ngamatshe ekhuleka et hi: Nkosi Jesu , yamukela umoya wami.
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Wayeseguqa phansi , wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu , wathi: Nkosi, ungababaleli lesi sono. Eseshilo lokho walala ubuthongo.