ngokuba kwathi lapho u -Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova , u-Obadiya wathatha abaprofethi abayikhulu , wabafihla emhumeni ngamashumi ayisihlanu, wabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi.

Inkosi yami ayitshelwanga yini lokho engakwenzayo lapho u-Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova , ukuthi ngafihla abantu abayikhulu kubaprofethi bakaJehova ngamashumi ayisihlanu emhumeni , ngabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi, na?

U-Ahabi wayesethumela kubo bo nke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, wabutha abaprofethi entabeni yaseKarmeli.

Wayesethi u-Eliya kubantu: Yimi ngedwa oseleyo engumprofethi kaJehova, kepha abaprofethi bakaBali bangabantu abangamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu.

U-Eliya wathi kubo : Bambani abaprofethi baka Bali, kungabaleki noyedwa kubo. Bababamba, u-Eliya wabehlisela emfudlaneni iKishoni , wababulala khona.

U-Ahabi wamtshela u -Izebeli konke akwenzile u -Eliya, naphakathi kwalokho ukuthi ubulele bonke abaprofethi ngenkemba.

Wathi: Ngishisekele nokushisekela uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti , ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli balahlile isivumelwano sakho , badilizile ama-altare akho , babulele abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba , kusele mina ngedwa; sebefuna umphefumulo wami ukuba bawususe. Ukubizwa kuka-Elisha

Umuntu othile wamadodana abaprofethi wathi kumngane wakhe ngezwi likaJehova: Ake ungishaye. Kepha lowo muntu wala ukushaya.

Inkosi yakwa -Israyeli noJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda babehlezi , kwaba yilowo nalowo esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi , bembethe izambatho zabo , esibuyeni ngasesikhaleni sesango laseSamariya; bonke abaprofethi baprofetha phambi kwabo.

Bonke abaprofethi baprofetha kanje , bathi: Yenyukela eRamoti Gil eyadi, ube nempumelelo, ngokuba uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni senkosi.

Isithunywa ebesihambile ukumbiza uMikhaya sakhuluma kuye , sathi: Bheka, amazwi abaprofethi mahle enkosini ngamlomo munye ; ngalokho izwi lakho malibe njengezwi lomunye wabo, ukhulume okuhle.

Amadodana abaprofethi ayeseBethele aphuma , aya ku -Elisha, athi kuye : Uyazi yini ukuthi uJehova uyakususa inkosi yakho kuwe namuhla na? Wathi: Yebo, ngiyakwazi; thulani.

Amadodana abaprofethi ayeseJeriko asondela ku -Elisha, athi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi uJehova uyakususa inkosi yakho kuwe namuhla na? Wathi: Yebo, ngiyakwazi; thulani.

Abantu abangamashumi ayisihlanu bamadodana abaprofethi baya bema khashana maqondana nabo; bona bobabili bema ngaseJordani.

Esembonile amadodana abaprofethi aseJeriko ayemalungana naye , athi: Umoya ka -Eliya uhlezi phezu kuka -Elisha. Afika ukumhlangabeza , akhothamela phansi phambi kwakhe.

Kwakhala ku-Elisha owesifazane othile wabafazi bamadodana abaprofethi, wathi: Inceku yakho , indoda yami , ifile; wena uyazi ukuthi incek u yakho yayimesaba uJehova ; sekufike umtshelekisi ukuzithathela abafana bami ababili babe yizigqila.

U-Elisha wabuyela eGiligali ; kwakukhona indlala kulelo zwe ; amadodana abaprofethi ayehlezi phambi kwakhe ; wathi encekwini yakhe: Bheka ikhanzi elikhulu, uphekele amadodana abaprofethi ukudla.

Wathi: Sisahlezi kahle . Inkosi yami ingithumile ngokuthi : Bheka, manje kufike kimi izinsizwa ezimbili zamadodana abaprofethi zivela ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi; ake uzinike italenta lesiliva nezingubo ezimbili zokuphendulela.

Amadodana abaprofethi athi ku-Elisha: Bheka, indawo esihlezi kuyo phambi kwakho, siminyene kuyo.

U-Elisha umprofethi wabiza enye yamadodana abaprofethi , wathi kuyo : Khwica, uphathe lo mfuma wamafutha esandleni sakho , uye eRamoti Gileyadi.

Uyakuchitha indlu ka -Ahabi inkosi yakho ukuba ngiphindisele igazi lezinceku zami abaprofethi negazi lezinceku zonke zikaJehova esandleni sika- Izebeli.

Ngalokho ngibizele bonke abaprofethi bakaBali, zonke izinceku zakhe, nabo bonke abapristi bakhe, kungasali muntu, ngokuba nginomhlatshelo omkhulu kuBali; bonke abafunyaniswa bengekho abayikuphila . Kepha uJehu wakwenza ngobuqili ukuba abhubhise izinceku zikaBali.

Nokho uJehova wayexwayisile o -Israyeli noJuda ngesandla sabo bonke abaprofethi nababoni ukuthi : Phendukani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi , nigcine imiyalo yami nezimiso zami njengawo wonke umth etho engayala ngawo oyihlo nengawuthuma kini ngesandla sezinceku zami abaprofethi.

uJehova waze wamsusa u -Israyeli ebusweni bakhe njengokukhuluma kwakhe ngesandla sazo zonke izinceku zakhe abaprofethi . Wayesethunjwa u- Israyeli ezweni lakubo, wayiswa e-Asiriya kuze kube namuhla. AmaSamariya nokukhonza kwawo izithombe

UJehova wayesekhuluma ngezinceku zakhe abaprofethi, wathi:

UJehova wathuma kuye amaviyo amaKaledi , namaviyo ama-Aramu, namaviyo abakwaMowabi, namaviyo abantwana bakwa -Amoni, wawathuma kuJuda ukumchitha njengezwi likaJehova alikhulumayo ngesandla sezinceku zakhe abaprofethi.

ethi: Ningathinti abagcotshiweyo bami, ningoni abaprofethi bami.

Inkosi yakwa -Israyeli yayisibutha abaprofethi , amadoda angamakhulu amane, yathi kubo : Sihambe siye yini eRamoti Gileyadi ukulwa, noma ngiliyeke na ? Bathi: Khuphukani, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uyakul inikela esandleni senkosi.

Inkosi yakwa -Israyeli noJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda babehle zi, kwaba yilowo nalowo esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi , bembethe izambatho zabo , behlezi esibuyeni ngasesikhaleni sesango laseSamariya ; bonke abaprofethi baprofetha phambi kwabo.

Bonke abaprofethi baprofetha kanje , bathi: Khuphukela eRamoti Gileyadi , ube nempumelelo, ngokuba uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni senkosi.

Isithunywa ebesihambile ukumbiza uMikhaya sakhuluma kuye, sathi: Bheka, amazwi abaprofethi mahle enkosini ngamlomo munye ; ngalokho izwi lakho malibe njengelinye labo, ukhulume okuhle.

Kepha wathuma abaprofethi kubo ukuba bababuyisele kuJehova ; babaxwayisa, kepha kababekanga ndlebe.

kepha baziklolodela izithunywa zikaNkulunkulu, bawadelela amazwi akhe, babaphatha kabi abaprofethi bakhe , yaze yavuka intukuthelo kaJehova ngabantu bakhe, kwaze kwangabakho ukwelashwa.

Abaprofethi, uHagayi umprofethi noZakariya indodana ka -Ido, baprofetha kubaJuda ababekwaJuda naseJerusalema ngegama likaNkulunkulu ka - Israyeli owayephezu kwabo.

Kwase kusuka uZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli noJeshuwa , indodana kaJosadaki, baqala ukwakha indlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema ; abaprofethi bakaNkulunkulu babenabo bebasiza.

oyale ngayo ngezandla zezinceku zakho abaprofethi ngokuthi : Izwe eniya kulo ukulidla liyizwe elingcolileyo ngenxa yokungcola kwabantu bezizwe ngezinengiso zabo eziligcwalisile ngokonakalisa kwabo , kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kufike ekugcineni.

Futhi ubekile abaprofethi ukuba bashumayele ngawe eJerusalema ukuthi uyinkosi kwaJuda. Njengokuba lawo mazwi eyakuzwakala enkosini, mawuze, silulekane.

Ngakhuleka ngathi: Khumbula, Nkulunkulu wami, oThobiya noSanibalati ngalezo zenzo zabo , nomprofethikazi uNohadiya , nabanye abaprofethi , ababengesabisa. Ukuphela kogange

Kepha babengalaleli , bakuhlubuka, balahla nyovane umthetho wakho , bababulala abaprofethi bakho abafakaza ngabo ukubabuyisela kuwe , benza izithuko ezinkulu.

ethi: Ningathinti abagcotshiweyo bami, ningoni abaprofethi bami.

Ngokuba uJehova uthulule phezu kwen u umoya wobuthongo obunzima ; uwavalile amehlo enu, usibekele abaprofethi benu nezinhloko zenu ababoni.

Abapristi abashongo ukuthi : U phi uJehova ? Abaphethe umthetho babengazi, ababusi baphamb uka kimi , abaprofethi baprofetha ngoBali , balandela okungenakusiza.

Ngibashayele ize abantwana benu , abakwamukelanga ukulaywa; inkemba yenu ibadlile abaprofethi benu njengengonyama echithayo.

Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku , usho uJehova , inhliziyo yenkosi iphel e kanye nezinhliziyo zezikhulu; abapristi bayakumangala, abaprofethi bethuke.

Abaprofethi bayakuba ngumoya, akakho okhulumayo kubo; kuyakwenziwa kanjalo kubo.

Abaprofethi baprofetha amanga , abapristi babusa eceleni kwabo ; abantu bami bayakuthanda kanjalo, kepha niyakwenze njani ekupheleni na?

Kusukela osukwini oyihlo abaphuma ngalo ezweni laseGibithe kuze kube namuhla ngithumile kini zonke izinceku zami abaprofethi , ngibathuma imihla ngemihla njalonjalo.

Ngaleso sikhathi , usho uJehova , bayakuwakhipha amathambo amakhosi akwaJuda, namathambo ezikhulu zakhe, namathambo abapristi namathambo abaprofethi, namathambo abakhileyo eJerusalema emathuneni abo,

Ngase ngithi: E, Nkosi Jehova, bheka, abaprofethi bathi kubo: Aniyikubona inkemba, nendlala ayiyikunehlela , kepha ngiya kuninika ukuthula okuqinisileyo kule ndawo.

Wayesethi uJehova kimi : Abaprofethi baprofetha amanga egameni lami ; angibathumanga, angibayalanga, angikhulumanga kubo; baprofetha imibono yamanga, nokubhula, nokuyize, nenkohliso yenhliziyo yabo.

kepha ukuthi: Kuphila kukaJehova owayikhuphula , wayihola inzalo yendlu ka-Israyeli ezweni lasenyakatho nas emazweni onke lapho ngangibaxoshele khona. Iyakwakha ezweni lakubo. Abaprofethi bamanga

Mina angibathumanga abaprofethi , nokho bagijima ; bengingakhulumile kubo, nokho baprofetha.

Ngizwile ukuthi bathini abaprofethi abaprofetha amanga egameni lami , bethi: Ngiphuphile, ngiphuphile.

UJehova uthumile kin i zonke izinceku zakhe abaprofethi , ebathuma njalonjalo, kepha anilalelanga, anibekanga indlebe ukuba nizwe

niwalalele amazwi ezinceku zami abaprofethi engi bathumile kini , ngibathuma njalonjalo, nina ningalalelanga,

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

Kepha nina ningabalaleli abaprofethi benu , nababhuli benu , namaphupho enu, nabahlola imihlola phakathi kwenu , nabalumbi benu abakhuluma kini , bethi: Aniyikuyikhonza inkosi yaseBabele,

Ningawalaleli amazwi abaprofethi ababesho kini ukuthi : Aniyikuyikhonza inkosi yaseBabele, ngokuba baprofetha amanga kini.

Ngase ngikhuluma kubapristi nakubo bonke laba bantu, ngithi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ningawalaleli amazwi abaprofethi benu abaprofetha kini ukuthi: Bhekani, izitsha zendlu kaJehova ziyakubuyiswa eBabele masinyane. Ngokuba baprofetha amanga kini.

Abaprofethi ababengaphambi kwami nangaphambi kwakho kusukela endulo baprofetha ngamazwe amaningi nan gemibuso eminingi , ngezimpi, nangokubi, nangesifo.

Ngokuba nishilo ukuthi: UJehova usivusele abaprofethi eBabele.

ngokuba abawalalelanga amazwi ami , usho uJehova , engawathuma kubo ngezinceku zami abaprofethi , ngibathuma njalonjalo ; yebo, kanilalelanga, usho uJehova.

Futhi ngithume kini zonke izinceku zami abaprofethi , ngibathuma njalonjalo, ngokuthi: Ake nibuye, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi , nenze imisebenzi yenu ibe mihle , ningalandeli aban ye onkulunkulu ukuba nibakhonze; khona niyakuhlala ezweni engilinike nina nawoyihlo . Kepha anibekanga izindlebe zenu, aningizwanga.

Baphi manje abaprofethi benu ababeprofetha kini ngokuthi : Inkosi yaseBabele ayiyikunehlela nina naleli zwe, na?

Kepha ngathuma kini zonke izinceku zami abaprofethi , ngizithuma njalonjalo, ngathi: Maningenzi le nto enengekayo engiyizondayo.

Abaprofethi bakho bakubonele imibono eyize nobuwula ; abambulanga ukona kwakho ukuba babuyise ukuthunjwa kwakho . Kepha bakubonele iziprofetho eziyize nezikhohlisayo.

Bheka, Jehova, ubone ukuthi wenzile kanjalo kubani . Abesifazane bayakudla yini izithelo zabo , izingane eziphathiweyo kahle, na? Abaprofethi nabapristi bayakubulawa endlini engcwele yeNkosi, na?

O Israyeli , abaprofethi bakho banjengezim pungushe ezindaweni ezichithekileyo.

abaprofethi bakwa -Israyeli abaprofetha ngeJerusalema , ababona imibono yokuthula ngalo, ukuthula kungekho, isho iNkosi uJehova.

Abaprofethi bawo babanamekele ngodaka olungavuthiwe, bebona okuyize, bebabhulela amanga , bethi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , noma uJehova engakhulumanga.

Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Wena unguye engakhuluma ngaye ngezinsuku zamandulo ngezandla zezinceku zami abaprofethi bakwa -Israyeli ababeprofetha ngalezo zinsuku iminyaka eminingi ukuthi ngiyakukuyisa kubo na?

asilalelanga izinceku zakho abaprofethi ezazikhuluma egameni lakho emakhosini ethu , nasezikhulwini zethu , nakobaba, nakubo bonke abantu bezwe.

asililalelanga izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ukuba sihambe ngemithetho yakhe ayibeka phambi kwethu ngezinceku zakhe abaprofethi.

Ngokuba iNkosi uJehova ayenzi lutho , ingayambulanga imfihlakalo yayo ezincekwini zayo abaprofethi.

Ngalokho ubusuku buyakunehlela ukuze ningabi nambono , kuhlwe kini , ningabe nisabhula ; ilanga liyakushonela abaprofethi , usuku lube mnyama phezu kwabo.

Abaprofethi bawo bangamayiyane nabakhohlisi ; abapristi bawo bayingcolisile indlu engcwele, bawudlovulile umthetho.

Ningabi njengawoyihlo abaprofethi bokuqala abamemeza kubo , bathi: Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uthi: Ake nibuye ezindlelen i zenu ezimbi nasezenzweni zenu ezimbi ; kepha kabalalelanga , kabangiqaphelanga, usho uJehova.

Kanti amazwi ami nezimiso zami engayala ngakho izinceku zami abaprofethi akubaficanga yini oyihlo , baze baphenduka , bathi: Njengalokho uJehova Sebawoti ebehlosa ukwenza kithi njengezindlela zethu nemisebenzi yethu , wenze kanjalo kithina, na? Umbono ngezinkweli zamahhashi

Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku, usho uJehova Sebawoti , nginqume amagama ezithombe ezweni, zingabe zisakhunjulwa, ngidlulise abaprofethi nawomoya abangcolileyo ezweni.

Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku abaprofethi babe namahloni , kube yilowo n alowo ngombono wakhe ekuprofetheni kwakhe , bangembathi ingubo yoboya ukuyokhohlisa;

Jabulani, nithokoze, ngokuba umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini ; ngokuba kanjalo babazingela abaprofethi abananduleleyo.

Xwayani abaprofethi bamanga abeza kini bembathise okwezimvu, kepha ngaphakathi bayizimpisi eziphangayo.

Ngokuba abaprofethi bonke nomthetho baprofetha , kwaze kwafika uJohane.

Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini : Baningi abaprofethi na balungileyo ababefisa ukubona enikubonayo , abakubonanga, nokuzwa enikuzwayo , abakuzwanga.

Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi , bazenzisi, ngokuba nakha amaliba abaprofethi, nihlobisa amathuna abalungileyo!

Kanjalo niyazifakazela nina ukuthi ningamadodana ababulala abaprofethi.

Ngakho-ke, bhekani, mina ngithuma kini abaprofethi , nabahlakaniphileyo, nababhali; abanye kubo niyakubabulala, nibabethele; abanye niyakubashaya emasinagogeni enu, nibaxoshe imizi ngemizi

Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi nokhanda ngamatshe abathunyelwe kuwe, kukangaki ngithanda ukubuthela ndawonye abantwana bakho njengesikhukukazi sibuthela amazinyane aso phansi kwamaphiko aso , kepha anivumanga.

Kuyakuvela abaprofethi bamanga abaningi, badukise abaningi.

Ngokuba ngithi kini: Baningi abaprofethi namakhosi ababethanda ukubona enikubonayo, abakubonanga, nokuzwa enikuzwayo, abakuzwanga. Umfanekiso womSamariya onesihawu (Math. 22:34; Mark. 12:28)

Maye kinina , ngokuba niyawakha amathuna abaprofethi , kanti oyihlo bababulala!

Ngenxa yalokho ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu kwathi : Ngiyakuthumela kubo abaprofethi nabaphostoli; abanye bayakubabulala, abanye babazingele,

Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi , okhanda ngamatshe abathunyelwe kuwe, bengithanda kangaki ukubuthela ndawonye abantwana bakho njengesikhukukazi sibuthela amazinyane aso phansi kwamaphiko ; kepha anivumanga.

Wayesethi kubo: O nina eningaqondiyo nenilibele enhliziyweni ukuk holwa yikho konke abakushilo abaprofethi!

Namazwi abaprofethi ayavum elana nalokho , njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi:

Nina ningamadodana abaprofethi nawesivumelwano uN kulunkulu asenzayo nawoyihlo, ethi ku -Abrahama: Ngenzalo yakho iyakubusiswa imindeni yonke yomhlaba.

Ngaye bonke abaprofethi bafakaza ukuthi ngegama lakhe bonke abakholwa nguye bayakwamukela ukuthethelelwa kwezono. Ukubhapathizwa kukaKorneliyu nabendlu yakhe

Ngalezo zinsuku kwehlela e-Antiyokiya abaprofethi bevela eJerusalema.

Kwakukhona e -Antiyokiya ebandleni lakhona abaprofethi nabafundisi : oBarnaba, noSimeyoni othiwa uNigeri , noLukiyu waseKhurene, noManayeni owayondliwe kanye noHerode umtetrarki, noSawulu.

Ngokuba abakhileyo eJerusalema nababusi babo abamazanga yena , namazwi abaprofethi afundwa amasaba tha ngamasabatha bawagcwalisa ngokumlahla;

Ngitholile usizo kuNkulunkulu ngimi kuze kube kulolu suku ngifakaza kwabancane nakwabakhulu , angikhulumi lutho ngaphandle kwalokho abakukhulumile abaprofethi noMose ukuthi kuzakwenzeka,

Nkosi, bababulele abaprofethi bakho , badilizile ama -altare akho , mina ngisele ngedwa, sebefuna ukungibulala nami, na?

UNkulunkulu umisile abathile ebandleni , kuqala abaphostoli , okwesibili abaprofethi, okwesithathu abafundisi, bese kuba yimisebenzi yamandla, bese kuba yiziphiwo zomusa zokuphulukisa , nokusiza, nokubusa, nezilimi ngezilimi.

Abaprofethi-ke, kukhulume ababili noma babe bathathu , abanye bakuhlole.

imimoya yabaprofethi ithobela abaprofethi;

Nguyena futhi owanika abanye ukuba babe ngabaphostoli , abanye abaprofethi, abanye abavangeli, abanye abelusi nabafundisi,

Bazalwane, misani abaprofethi ababekhuluma egameni leNkosi babe yisibonelo sokuhlupheka nokubekezela.

Ngayo leyo nsindiso babefunisisa bephenyisisa abaprofethi ababeprofetha ngomusa obuzakuza kinina,

ukuze nikhumbule amazwi ashunyayelwa phambili yibo abaprofethi abangcwele nomyalo weNkosi noMsindi si owashunyayelwa ngabaphostoli benu,

Bathandekayo, maningakholwa yibo bonke omoya , kepha hlolani omoya ukuthi bangabakaNkulunkulu yini ; ngokuba baningi abaprofethi bamanga abaphumele ezweni.

kepha ngezinsuku zezwi lengelosi yesikhombisa , lapho isizakubetha icilongo, imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu isiyakube ifeziwe , njengalokho azazisa izinceku zakhe abaprofethi ngezindaba ezijabulisayo.

nezizwe zazinolaka , kepha kwafika ulaka lwakho , nesikhathi sokwahlulelwa kwabafileyo , nokunika umvuzo izinceku zakho , abaprofethi nabangcwele nabesabayo igama lakho , abancane nabakhulu , nokubhubhisa ababhubhisa umhlaba.

Yayisithi kimi : Musa; ngiyinceku kanye nawe nabazalwane bakho abaprofethi nabagcina amazwi ale ncwadi; khuleka kuNkulunkulu.