Wothabatha umcengezi womlilo ogcwele amalahle omlilo ase -altare phambi kukaJehova , izandla zakhe zigcwele impepho ethaphukayo icolisisiwe, akulethe ngaphakathi kwesihenqo,

ngokuba umlilo uphumile eHeshiboni ; ilangabi livelile emzini kaSi honi; liqedile i-Ari lakwaMowabi nabakhe emadulini ase-Arinoni.

Kwase kukhuphukela khona abantu abayizinkulungwane ezintathu , kepha babaleka phambi kwamadoda ase-Ayi.

Amadoda ase -Ayi abulala abantu abangamashumi amathathu nesithupha , abaxosha esuka phambi kwesango aze afika eShebarimi , ababulala emthambekeni; izinhliziyo zabantu zaphela amandla, zaba njengamanzi.

Lapho amadoda ase-Ayi ebheka emva kwabo, abona, bheka, umusi womuzi wenyukela ngasezulwini ; ayengenamandla ukubaleka ngalapha noma ngalapha, lapho abantu ababebalekele ngasehlane sebephendukela ababaxoshayo.

Ngokuba nxa uJoshuwa nabo bonke abakwa -Israyeli bebona ukuthi abaqamekeleyo bawuthathile umuzi nokuthi umusi womuzi wenyuka , base bebuyela emuva, bawabulala amadoda ase-Ayi.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli b ase besuka , bafika emizini yabo ngosuku lwesithathu; imizi yabo yayiyiGibeyoni , neKefira, neBeroti, neKiriyati Jeharimi.

Abantwana abaseleyo bamaKohati babelwa emindenini yesizwe sakwa - Efrayimi, nasesizweni sakwaDani , nakuyo inxenye yesizwe sakwaMan ase imizi eyishumi.

Abantu bakwa -Israyeli nabakwaJuda basuka bakhamuluka , bawaxosha amaFilisti kwaze kwaba seGayi nasemasangweni ase -Ekroni. Abalimeleyo bamaFilisti bawa ngasendleleni eya eShaharayimi, kwaze kwaba seGati nase- Ekroni.

ngaphandle kokuvela kubahwebi , nasenzuzweni yabathengisi , nasemakhosini ase-Arabiya, nakubabusi bezwe.

Inqola yenyuka yaphuma eGibithe ngamashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha esiliva nehhashi ngayikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu ; bawakhiphela kanjalo onke amakhosi amaHeti namakhosi ase-Aramu ngezandla zabo.

Bheka, wena uzwile okwenziwe ngamakhosi ase-Asiriya kuwo onke amazwe ngokuwachitha; pho, wena uyakophulwa na?

Yiqiniso, Jehova; amakhosi ase-Asiriya achithile izizwe namazwe azo,

Bakhuphula, bakhipha eGibithe inqola ngamashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha esiliva , nehhashi ng ayikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu ; bawakhiphela kanjalo onke amakhosi amaHeti namakhosi ase -Aramu ngezandla zabo.

ngaphandle kokuvela kubahwebi nabathengisi ; onke amakhosi ase-Arabiya nababusi bezwe baletha igolide nesiliva kuSolomoni.

Ngaleso sikhathi inkosi u -Ahazi yathumela emakhosini ase -Asiriya ukuba ayisize.

Wahlabela onkulunkulu baseDamaseku ababemshayile , wathi: Ngokuba onkulunkulu bamakhosi ase -Aramu bawasiza , ngiyakubahlabela ukuba bangisize nami. Kepha baba yisikhubekiso kuye nakuye wonke u-Israyeli.

Zase zihamba izigijimi nezincwadi eziphuma esandleni senkosi nasezikhulwini zayo, zaya kuye wonke u -Israyeli noJuda ngesiyalezo senkosi sokuthi: Nina bantwana bakwa -Israyeli, buyelani kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka - Abrahama noka -Isaka noka -Israyeli ukuba abuyele kuyo insali yenu yabasindileyo esandleni samakhosi ase-Asiriya.

Kwabuthana abantu abaningi , bavimba yonke imithombo , nomfudlana owawugobhoza phakathi nezwe , bathi: Kungangani ukuba kufike amakhosi ase-Asiriya, afumane amanzi amaningi, na?

Kuyakuthi njengezinyoni ezizulazulayo , njengamaphuphu ahlakazekileyo , abe njalo amadodakazi akwaMowabi emazibukweni ase-Arinoni.

amadoda ase-Anathoti: yikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;

amadoda ase-Anathoti: yikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;

Ngalokho, Nkulunkulu wethu , Nkulunkulu omkhulu onamandla owesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa , yonke le nkathazo mayingabi ncane ebusweni bakho esificile thina , namakhosi ethu , nezikhulu zethu , nabapristi bethu, nabaprofethi bethu, nawobaba, nabo bonke abantu bakho , kusukela esikhathini samakhosi ase-Asiriya kuze kube namuhla.

Bheka, wena uzwile okwenziwa ngamakhosi ase-Asiriya kuwo onke amazwe ngokuwachitha; pho, wena uyakophulwa na?

Yiqiniso, Jehova; amakhosi ase -Asiriya achithile izizwe zonke namazwe azo,

nayo yonke ingxubevange yabantu ; onke amakhosi ase -Uzi, nawo onke amakhosi asezweni lamaFilisti e -Ashikeloni, naseGaza, nase-Ekroni, nensali yase-Ashidodi;

nawo onke amakhosi ase -Arabiya, nawo onke amakhosi engxubeva nge yabantu ehlala ehlane,

nawo onke amakhosi aseZimri, nawo onke amakhosi ase-Elamu, nawo onke amakhosi aseMediya,

bungakambulwa ububi bakho , njengasesikhathini sehlazo lamadodakazi ase-Aramu nawo onke amadodakazi amaFilisti alihaqayo, akudumaza nxazonke.

Wabanika ubufebe bakhe , bengamadoda akhethekileyo ase -Asiriya; bonke abakhanukelayo, wangcoliswa ngazo zonke izithombe zabo.

Bathi ukuzwa lokho , bathula, badumisa uNkulunkulu , bathi: Kanti uNkulunkulu unike nabezizwe ukuphendukela ekuphileni. Amakholwa ase-Antiyokiya athiwa amaKristu

UPawulu wema -ke phakathi ne-Areyophagu, wathi: Madoda ase -Athene, ngiyabona ngakho konke ukuthi nikhonza kakhulu onkulunkulu.

Kepha umbhali esebathulisile abantu wathi: Madoda ase -Efesu, kukhona yini phakathi kwabantu ongaziyo ukuthi umuzi wase -Efesu ungumlondi wethempeli likaDiyana omkhulu nowesithombe esawa ezulwini na?

Amabandla ase -Asiya ayakhonza kini . O-Akwila noPriska bakhonza kakhulu kini eNkosini, kanye nebandla elisendlini yabo.

UJohane kuwo amabandla ayisikhombisa ase -Asiya: Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuye okhona nowayekhona nozayo , nakoMoya abayisikhombisa abaphambi kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi,