Kepha akamphendulanga ngazwi . Base besondela kuye abafundi bakhe , bamncenga, bathi: Mmukise ngokuba uyakhala emva kwethu.

Base bezwa izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu ehamba ensimini kusihlwa ngokuphola kwelanga ; u-Adamu nomkakhe bacasha ebusweni bukaJehova uNkulunkulu phakathi kwemithi yensimu.

Kwathi ngomnyaka wamakhulu ayisithupha nanye ngenyanga yokuqala ngolokuqala lwenyanga amanzi abeseshile emh labeni; uNowa wasusa uphahla lomkhumbi, wabona, bheka, ubuso bomhlaba base bomile.

Base bethi omunye komunye : Wozani, ake senze izitini , sizishisise. Izitini zaba ngamatshe abo, nebitume laba ludaka lwabo.

Base bebuyela emuva , beza e -Eni Mishipati eliy iKadeshi, bachitha izwe lonke lama-Amaleki nelama-Amori ayehlala eHasasoni Tamari.

Kepha o -Abrahama noSara base begugile , beneminyaka eminingi ; kwase kuphelile kuSara okwabesifazane.

Base benza isivumelwano eBeri Sheba ; u-Abimeleki wasukuma noPikoli induna yempi yakhe, babuyela ezweni lamaFilisti.

Base bephendula oLabani noBetuweli , bethi: Le ndaba ivela kuJehova ; asinakusho lutho kuwe, noma okubi noma okuhle.

Base bedla bephuza , yona nabantu eyayinabo , balala; sebevuke ekuseni , yathi: Ngithumeni enkosini yami.

Base bethi: Sizakuyibiza intombazana, sizwe emlonyeni wayo.

Base bemukisa udadewabo uRebeka , nomzanyana wakhe , nenceku ka - Abrahama, namadoda ayo.

Base bethi : Singekwenze lokho ingakabuthani imihlambi yonke , balisuse itshe emlonyeni womthombo; yikhona siyakuphuzisa izimvu. Ukubonana kukaJakobe noRaheli

Wathi uJakobe kubafowabo: Buthani amatshe , bathatha amatshe , benza inqwaba; base bedla khona phezu kwenqwaba.

Base bethi: Ngabe bemenza udadewethu isifebe na?

Base bemuka ; ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kwakuphezu kwemizi eyayikhona nxazonke; abawaxoshanga amadodana kaJakobe.

Base besuka eBethele ; kwakuse yibangana ukuya e -Efrati; uRaheli wayesebeletha, wabeletha enemihelo enzima.

Base bethi kuye abafowabo : Impela uyakuba yinkosi yethu , usibuse na ? Bamzonda kakhulu kunakuqala ngenxa yamaphupho akhe namazwi akhe.

Base bethatha ingubo kaJosefa, bahlaba impongo, bacwilisa ingubo egazini.

Base behla abafowabo bakaJosefa abayishumi , baya kuthenga amabele eGibithe.

Base bethi kuye : Thina zinceku zakho ziy izelamani eziyishumi nambili , amadodana andodanye ezweni laseKhanani ; bheka, encane ikubaba manje , enye ayisekho.

Base bethi omunye komunye : Impela sitholile icala ngomfowethu , njengokuba sabona usizi lwenhliziyo yakhe, esincenga, kasamlalela; ngalokho lolu sizi selufike phezu kwethu.

Base bethwesa izimbongolo zabo ngamabele abo, bamuka khona.

Base bethi : Usisindisile; masifumane umusa emehlweni enkosi , sibe yizinceku zikaFaro.

Base bethumela kuJosefa, bethi: Uyihlo wayala engakafi, wathi:

Base befika nabafowabo , bawa phansi ebusweni bakhe , bathi: Bheka, siyizinceku zakho.

Abantu bakholwa -ke. Sebezwile ukuthi uJehova ubahambele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nokuthi ukubonile ukuhlupheka kwabo , base bekhothama , bakhuleka.

Base bethi : UNkulunkulu wamaHeberu uhlangene nathi ; ake sihambe ibanga lezinsuku ezintathu , siye ehlane , sihlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, funa asehlele ngesifo nangenkemba.

Base behlakazeka abantu ezweni lonke laseGibithe ukuyobutha izinhlanga zibe yibona tshani babo.

OMose no -Aroni base bekwenza -ke njengalokho uJehova ebayalile ; waphakamisa induku , washaya amanzi asemfuleni emehlweni kaFaro nasemehlweni ezinceku zakhe; onke amanzi asemfuleni aphenduka igazi.

Base bethatha umlotha waseziko , bema phambi kukaFaro ; uMose wawusakazela ngasezulwini, waphenduka amathumba aqhamuka nezilonda kubantu nasezinkomeni.

Kungabi njalo; hambani nina madoda nimkhonze uJehova , ngokuba yikho enikufunayo. Base bexoshwa ebusweni bukaFaro.

Abantu base bethatha inhlama yabo ingakavutshelwa , nezingqwembe zabo zokuxova isinkwa, ziboshwe ezingutsheni zabo emahlombe abo.

UFaro esesondela , abantwana bakwa -Israyeli baphakamisa amehlo abo ; bheka, abaseGibithe babebalandela; base besaba kakhulu; abantwana bakwa- Israyeli bakhala kuJehova.

U-Israyeli wabona umsebenzi omkhulu uJehova awenzile phezu kwabaseGibithe; abantu base bemesaba uJehova , bakholwa nguJehova nenceku yakhe uMose.

Base behlabelela uMose nabantwana bakwa -Israyeli leli gama , bekhuluma bethi: Ngizakuhlabelela kuJehova , ngokuba uphakeme kakhulu ; ihhashi nenkweli yalo ukuphonse elwandle.

Base bephumula-ke abantu ngosuku lwesikhombisa.

Ngase ngithi kubo : Onalo igolide makalikhumule ; base benginika lona , ngaliphonsa emlilweni, kwaphuma leli thole.

UMose wayeseyala , kwamenyezelwa ekamu , kwathiwa: Makungabe kusasetshenzwa ngowesilisa nangowesifazane omunye umsebenzi womnikelo wendlu engcwele. Base bevinjelwa abantu ukuletha.

Base befaka amaketanga omabili egolide athandelweyo emasongweni omabili emaceleni esihlangu sesifuba.

Base bewenza amasongo amabili egolide , bawafaka emaceleni omabili esihlangu sesifuba , eceleni laso elibhekene nengubo yamahlombe ngaphakathi.

Base bebopha isihlangu sesifuba ngamasongo aso emasongweni engubo yamahlombe ngentambo eluhlaza ukuba sibe phezu kwebhande elifekethisiweyo le ngubo yamahlombe , ukuze isihlangu sesifuba singakhumuki engutsheni yamahlom be, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

Base bebalukela u -Aroni namadodana akhe amabhantshi eline ni elicolekileyo lomsebenzi owalukiweyo,

Base besondela , babasusa bembethe amabhantshi abo , babakhiphela ngaphandle kwekamu, njengalokho eshilo uMose.

OMose no-Aroni base bethatha lawo madoda aseshiwo ngamagama.

Njengesiyalezo sikaJehova babalwa ngesandla sikaMose , yilowo nalowo ngokomsebenzi wakhe nangokomthwalo wakhe . Base bebalwa -ke, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

Nalapho ifu lenyuswa etendeni , base behamba abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, nasendaweni lapho ifu lalima khona, lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamisa khona.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba ngokulandelana kanjalo ngamabandla abo; base besuka-ke. Ukululekana noHobabi

Abantu base bekhala kuMose; uMose wakhuleka kuJehova, umlilo wabohla.

Base behamba -ke, bahlola izwe kusukela ehlane laseSini kuze kube seRehobe ekuyeni ngaseHamati.

Base bebuya ekuhloleni iz we ngasekupheleni kwezinsuku ezingamashumi amane.

Base belandisa abantwana bakwa -Israyeli umbiko omubi ngezwe ababelihlolile, bathi: Izwe esilidabulile ukulihlola liyizwe elidla abakhileyo kulo; bonke abantu esababona kulo bangabantu abajaheleyo.

Base bethatha , kwaba yilowo nalowo umcengezi wakhe womlilo , bafaka kuyo umlilo , babeka impepho ngaphezulu , bema ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana kanye noMose no-Aroni.

Base bekhuphuka ekamu likaKora nelikaDathani nelika Abiramu nxazonke ; oDathani no-Abiramu baphuma, bema ngasemnyango wamatende abo kanye nawomkabo, namadodana abo, nezingane zabo.

Base bemnqoba -ke, namadodana akhe , nabo bonke abantu bakhe , waze wangasalelwa muntu; badla izwe lakubo.

UJehova wathi kuMose : Bheka, izinsuku zakho sezisondele zokuba ufe ; mbize uJoshuwa, nime etendeni lokuhlangana ukuba ngimyale . OMose noJoshuwa base behamba, bema etendeni lokuhlangana.

ayesema amanzi avela ngenhla , afukuka aba nqwabanye kude kakhulu ngase-Adamu, umuzi oseceleni kweSaretani ; lawo ewuka eya ngaseLwandle lwase-Araba, uLwandle Lukasawoti, anqamuka impela ; abantu base bewela maqondana neJeriko.

Imana lanqamuka ngang omuso, nxa sebedla ezithelweni zezwe ; abakwa- Israyeli ababe besaba nemana futhi, kepha base bedla ezithelweni zezwe laseKhanani ngalowo mnyaka. Isikhulu sebandla lasezulwini

Wayesenza ukuba umphongolo kaJehova uzunge ze umuzi , wawuhaqa kanye; base befika ekamu, balala ubusuku ekamu.

Abantu base bekhamuluka , amacilongo abethwa ; kwathi lapho abantu bezwe ukukhala kwecilongo , abantu bakhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu, ugange lwawela phansi endaweni yalo , abantu benyukela emzini , yilowo nalowo waqonda phambili nje, bawuthatha umuzi.

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

Bonke abawa ngalolo suku , abesilisa nabesifazane, babeyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, abantu bonke base-Ayi.

Abantwana bakwaJosefa, oManase no-Efrayimi, base belidla ifa labo.

Base beqeda ukwabelana izwe libe yifa ngemikhawulo yalo ; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamnika uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni ifa phakathi kwabo;

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli base bewanika amaLevi efeni labo njengesiyalezo sikaJehova le mizi kanye namadlelo ayo.

Kepha yena wabuya endaweni yezithombe ezibaziweyo engaseGiligali , wathi: Nginendaba eyisifuba kuwe nkosi. Wathi: Thulani. Base bephuma bonke ababemi ngakuye.

Base behlabelela oDebora noBaraki indodana ka -Abinohama ngalolo suku , bethi:

Abakwa-Israyeli baphela amandla ngenxa yakwaMidiyani; base bekhala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kuJehova.

Base bethi abantu bomuzi kuJowashi : Khipha indodana yakho ukuba ife , ngokuba ilibhidlizile i -altare likaBali nangokuba imgawul ile u -Ashera owayengakulo.

UJehova wathi kuGideyoni : Abantu base baningi ; behlisele ngasemanzini , ngikulingele bona khona; kuyakuthi lowo engizakusho ngaye kuwe ukuthi: Lo uzakuhamba nawe , yena aha mbe nawe ; nalowo engizakusho ngaye kuwe ukuthi: Lo akayikuhamba nawe, yena akayikuhamba.

Abantu base bethatha umphako ngesandla sabo namacilongo abo ; bonke abanye abakwa-Israyeli wabathuma , kwabayilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe , wagcina lawo madoda amakhulu amathathu; ikamu lakwaMidiyani laliphansi kwakhe esigodini.

UGideyoni namadoda ayikhulu ayenaye base befika emaphethelweni ekamu ngasekuqaleni komlindo ophakathi , besand ukubeka abalindi ; babetha amacilongo, baphohloza izitsha abaziphetheyo ngezandla.

Base bethi oZeba noSalimuna : Suka wena , usihlasele, ngokuba njengendoda anjalo amandla ayo . Wayesesuka uGideyoni, wababulala oZeba noSalimuna, wathatha izimbe du ezinjengenyanga ezazisezintanyeni zamakamela abo. UGideyoni uyala ukubekwa inkosi

Abafowabo bakanina base bekhuluma ngaye ezindlebeni zabo bonke abantu baseShekemi onke lawo mazwi ; izinhliziyo zabo zathanda ukumlandela u - Abimeleki, ngokuba bathi: Ungumfowethu.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babuye benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova , babakhonza oBali , no-Ashitaroti, nawonkulunkulu base -Aramu, nawonkulunkulu baseSidoni , nawonkulunkulu bakwaMowabi , nawonkulunkulu babantwana bakwa -Amoni, nawonkulunkulu bamaFilisti , bamshiya uJehova, kabamkhonza.

Base besusa onkulunkulu babezizwe phakathi kwabo , bamkhonza uJehova; umphefumulo wakhe wakhathazeka ngokuhlupheka kwabakwa-Israyeli.

bathi kuye : Shono uthi : S hiboleti, abesethi: Siboleti, ngokuba engaqaphelanga ukuliphimisa kahle ; base bembamba , bambulala ngasemazibukweni aseJordani ; kwawa ngaleso sikhathi abakwa -Efrayimi abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nambili. Ukufa kukaJefta

Uyise nonina base bethi kuye : Akakho yini owesifazane phakathi kwamadodakazi abafowenu noma phakathi kwabo bonke abantu bami, ukuze uye kuthatha umfazi kumaFilisti angasokile , na? USamsoni wathi kuyise : Ngithathele yena, ngokuba uyathandeka kimi.

Base bethi kuye : Sehlele ukuba sikubophe , ukuze sikunikele esandleni samaFilisti. USamsoni wathi kubo : Fungani kimi ukuthi nina aniyikungisukela.

Base behla a bafowabo nayo yonke indlu kayise , bamthatha, bamenyusa, bammbela phakathi kweSo ra ne -Eshitawoli ethuneni likaManowa uyise . Wamahlulela u-Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amabili.

Base bethi kuye : Ake umbuze uNkulunkulu ukuze sazi uma indlela y ethu esiyihambayo iyakuba nempumelelo.

Base bemuka labo bantu abayisihlanu , bafika eLayishi , babona abantu abakulo ukuthi basahlala belondekile ngendl ela yamaSidoni , benokuthula, bengenaluvalo, ngokuba kwakungekho ezweni onamandla ukuba abajabhise ngalutho; babekude namaSidoni, bengenandaba nabanye abantu.

Abantu abayisihlanu ababeyile ukuhlola izwe laseLayishi base bephendula, bathi kubafowabo : Niyazi yini ukuthi kukho na kulezi zindlu ingubo yamahlombe, namatherafi, nesithombe esibaziweyo , nesithombe esibunjiweyo na? Ngalokho cabangani manje ukuthi niyakwenzani.

Abantwana bakwaDani base beth i kuye : Izwi lakho malingezwakali phakathi kwethu , funa abantu bathukuthele , banehlele, ulahlekelwe ngukuphila kwakho kanye nabendlu yakho.

Base bemisa isithombe esibaziweyo sikaMika abesenzile sonke isikhathi indlu kaNkulunkulu iseShilo.

Base bethula bahamba ; ilanga lashona bengaseGibeya elingelakwaBenjamini.

Base bephuma bonke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, inhlangano yahlangana njengomuntu munye , kusukela kwaDani kwaze kwaba seBeri Sheba kanye nezwe lakwaGileyadi kuJehova eMispa.

Base bekhuphuka bonke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, abantu bonke, bafika eBethele, bakhala, bahlala khona phambi kukaJehova , bazila ukudla ngalolo suku kwaze kwahlwa ; banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula phambi kukaJehova.

Base bebona abantwana bakwaBenjamini u kuthi banqotshiwe ; abantu bakwa-Israyeli bamdela uBenjamini lokhu bebebethemba abaqamekeli ababebabekile ngaseGibeya.

Base bephenduka abantu bakwa -Israyeli, nabantu bakwaBenjamini bashaywa luvalo, ngokuba babona ukuthi behlelwe ngububi.

Abantu base befika eBethele , bahlala khona kwaze kwahlwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, baphakamisa izwi labo, bakhala kakhulu.

Base behamba bobabili baze bafika eBetlehema . Kwathi sebefikile eBetlehema, wonke umuzi wanyakaziswa, bathi: Lo unguNawomi na?

U-Eli wabusisa u -Elkana nomkakhe , wathi: UJehova makakunike inzalo ngalo wesifazane ngenxa yalokho uJehova atshelekwa khona . Base bebuyela ekhaya.

Abantu base bethumela eShilo , bathatha khona umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova Sebawoti ohlezi phezu kwamakherubi ; amadodana amabili ka-Eli, oHofini noFinehasi , ayelapho nomphongolo wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu.

Abantu base -Ashidodi sebebona ukuthi kunjalo bathi : Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli awuyikuhlala kithi , ngokuba isandla sakhe silukhuni phezu kwethu naphezu kukaDagoni unkulunkulu wethu.

Base bethuma umphongolo kaNkulunkulu e -Ekroni. Kwathi ekufikeni komphongolo kaNkulunkulu e -Ekroni abase -Ekroni bakhala bathi : Balethile umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli kithi ukuba usibulale thina nabantu bakithi.

Abantu baseBeti Sheme shi base bethi : Ngubani ongema phambi kukaJehova, lo Nkulunkulu ongcwele , na? Uyakwenyukela kubani esuka kithina na?

Abakwa-Israyeli base besusa oBali no -Ashitaroti, bamkhonza uJehova yedwa. Ukukhiwa kwamanzi eMispa

Wadabula izintaba zakwa -Efrayimi, wadabula izwe laseShalisha , kepha abazifumananga; base bedabula izwe laseShahalimi, nalapho zazingekho ; wadabula izwe labakwaBenjamini, kepha kabazifumana.

USawule wayesethi kuyo inceku yakhe : Lihle izwi lakho ; woza sihambe . Base beya emzini lapho lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu wayekhona.

USamuweli wathi kubo bonke abantu : Mbhekeni amkhethileyo uJehova ukuthi akakho onjengaye kub antu bonke. Base bekhamuluka abantu bonke , bathi: Mayime njalo inkosi.

Base bemtshela uSawule, bethi: Bheka, abantu bayona kuJehova ngokudla okunegazi. Wathi: Nenze kabi; gingqelani kimi itshe elikhulu namuhla.

USawule nabo bonke abantu bakwa -Israyeli base besesigodini sase -Ela, belwa namaFilisti.

Base besuka, baya eZifi phambi kukaSawule; kepha uDavide nabantu bakhe babesehlane laseMahoni e-Araba ngaseningizimu kwasehlane. UDavide useMahoni

wasiletha phambi kukaSawule naphambi kwezinceku zakhe , badla. Base besuka bahamba ngalobo busuku.

UDavide nabantu ababe naye base bedazuluka , bekhala, baze bangabe besaba namandla okukhala.

Base bethatha bonke abantu ab abi nabonakeleyo kulabo ababehamba noDavide, bathi: Njengokuba bengahambanga nathi , asiyikubanika lutho empangweni esiyikhululile , kuphela ukuba yileyo naleyo ndoda inikwe umkayo nabantwana bayo, bamuke nabo, bahambe.

OJowabe no -Abishayi umfowabo base bembulele u -Abineri, ngokuba wayebulele umfowabo u-Asaheli eGibeyoni empini.

Base beqonda bonke abantu naye wonke u -Israyeli ngalolo suku ukuthi kwakungesikho okwenkosi ukubulala u-Abineri indodana kaNeri.

Wababela bonke abantu esixukwini sonke sakwa -Israyeli, abesilisa nabesifazane, kwaba yilowo nalowo ucezu lwesinkwa , nesicubu senyama , nesigaxa sezithelo zomvini ezomileyo . Base behamba abantu bonke , baya, kwaba yilowo nalowo ekhaya lakubo.

Washaya nabakwaMowabi , wabalinganisa ngentambo, wabalalisa emhlabathini, wabalinganisa ngezintambo ezimbili abayakubulawa nangentambo epheleleyo abayakusindiswa . AbakwaMowabi base beba yizinceku zikaDavide, bathela intela.

UJowabe nabantu ababe naye base besondela ukuba balwe nama -Aramu; kepha abaleka phambi kwakhe.

Kepha umfana wababona, wamtshela u-Abisalomu; base beshesha, bahamba bobabili, bafika endlini yomuntu waseBahurimi owayenomthombo egcekeni lakhe; behlela khona.

Base bephumela endle ukulwa no -Israyeli, kwaliwa ehlathini lakwa - Efrayimi.

Yayisisuka inkosi , yahlala esangweni . Kwathiwa kubo bonke abantu : Bhekani, inkosi ihlezi esangweni . Base befika abantu bonke phambi kwenkosi. Kepha ab akwa-Israyeli babebalekele , kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe.

Bheka, base befika bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli enkosini, bathi enkosini: Abafowethu amadoda akwaJuda bakwebeleni, bawelisa inkosi nabendlu yayo iJordani kanye nabo bonke abantu bakwaDavide benaye, na?

Bonke abantu bakwa -Israyeli base benyuka bengasamlandeli uDavide , bamlandela uSheba indodana kaBikri; kepha abantu bakwaJuda babambelela enkosini yabo kusukela eJordani kuze kube seJerusalema.

UDavide wafika endlini yakhe eJerusalema ; inkosi yathatha abesifazane abayishumi, izancinza zayo, eyayibashiyile ukuba bayilinde indlu , yababeka endlini yokulindela , yabapha uk udla, kepha ayingenanga kubo . Base bevalelwe kwaze kwaba sosukwini lokufa kwabo, behlezi njengabafelokazi.

Wathi-ke: Endulo babevama ukukhuluma ngokuthi : Kuyakubuzwa nokubuzwa e-Abela. Base beqeda.

Kepha u-Abishayi indodana kaSeruya wamsiza , wamshaya umFi listi wambulala. Base befunga kuye abantu bakaDavide , bathi: Awusayikuphuma impi nathi, funa ucime isibani sakwa-Israyeli.

Wangophula esitheni sam i esinamandla nakubo abangizondayo, ngokuba base bengahlulile.

Abafo bazithoba phansi k wami; banele ukungizwa nje ngendlebe , base bengilalela.

base befika kwaGileyadi nasezweni laseTahetimi Hodishi ; bafika naseDani Jahani nangaseSidoni,

Base befuna intombi enhle phakathi kwemikhawulo yonke yakwa -Israyeli, bathola u-Abishagi waseShunemi, bamletha enkosini.

Base behla uSadoki umpristi , noNathani umprofethi, noBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, namaKhereti namaPheleti , bamkhwelisa uSolomoni kuwo umnyuzi wenkosi uDavide, bamyisa eGihoni.

UJerobowamu nabantu bonke base befika kuRehobowamu ngosuku lwesithathu njengokusho kwenkosi, ithi: Buyelani kimi ngosuku lwesithathu.

Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nesikhombisa ka -Asa inkosi yakwaJuda, uZimri waba yinkosi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa eTirisa . Abantu base bemisile ngaseGibethoni elalingelamaFilisti.

Base bahlukaniselana izwe ukuba balidabule : u-Ahabi wahamba ngenye indlela eyedwa, u-Obadiya naye wahamba ngenye indlela eyedwa.

Base bememeza ngezwi elikhulu , bazisika ngawomese nangemikhonto ngomthetho wabo, kwaze kwatshaza igazi kubo.

Base bemisile bebhekana izinsuku eziyisikhombisa . Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa kwaqala ukuliwa ; abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babulala ama - Aramu ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu ayimigundatshani ngalusuku lunye.

Lawo madoda amabili , abantu ababi , angena, ahlala phambi kwakhe ; bafakaza labo bantu ababi ngaye, bathi: Yena uNaboti uthukile uNkulunkulu nenkosi. Base bemkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi , bamkhanda ngamatshe , wafa.

Base bethumela ku-Izebeli, bethi: UNaboti ukhandiwe ngamatshe, wafa.

Inkosi yakwa -Israyeli, noJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda , base benyukela eRamoti Gileyadi.

Wayesethi uJehoshafati: Izwi likaJehova likuye . Base behlela kuye inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, noJehoshafati, nenkosi yakwa-Edomi.

Base bethululela abantu ukuba badle . Kwathi besadla lokho kudla , bakhala bathi: We muntu k aNkulunkulu, kukhona ukufa ekhanzini . Babengasenakudla.

Kwathi sebefike eSamariya , u-Elisha wathi : Jehova, vula amehlo alaba bantu ukuba babone . UJehova wavula amehlo abo , babona; bheka, base bephakathi kweSamariya.

Base bethi omunye komunye : Asenzi kahle . Lolu suku lwanamuhla lungusuku l wentokozo; uma sithula nje silinda kuze kube sekuntweleni kokusa, siyakuficwa yicala; ngalokho masihambe, sitshele indlu yenkosi.

Base behamba, babiza abalindisango bomuzi, babatshela ukuthi: Sike safika ekamu lama -Aramu; bheka, kwakungekho muntu lapho , nazwi lomuntu, kuphela ngamahhashi aboshiweyo , nezimbongolo eziboshiweyo, namatende enjengalokhu enjalo.

Wayesethi: Hamba nami , ubone ukushisekela kwami uJehova . Base bemkhwelisa enqoleni yakhe.

Base bemdedela nxazombili, wahamba ngendlela yokungena kwamahhashi endlini yenkosi; wabulawa khona.

Base bekhuluma enkosini yase -Asiriya, bethi: Abezizwe obasusileyo wabahlalisa emizini yaseSamariya abawazi umthetho kaNkulunkulu wezwe ; ngalokho uthumile izingonyama phakathi kwabo ; bheka, ziyababulala, ngokuba abawazi umthetho kaNkulunkulu wezwe.

Base bethi u -Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya noShebina noJowa kuRabi Shake: Ake ukhulume ezincekwini zakho ngesi -Aramu, ngokuba siy aluzwa, ungakhulumi kithi ngolimi lwabaJuda ezindlebeni zabantu abasogangeni.

Base befika u -Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya owayephezu kwendlu , noShebina umlobi , noJowa indodana ka -Asafa, umabhalana, kuHezekiya, izingubo zabo ziklebhukile, bamlandisa amazwi kaRabi Shake.

Onkulunkulu balezo zizwe ezachithwa ngobaba , iGozani, neHarana, neResefi, nabantwana base-Edene abaseThelasari, bazophula na?

Base behamba uHilikiya umpristi , no-Ahikamu, no-Akibori, noShafani, no- Asaya, baya kuHulida umprofethikazi , umkaShalumi, indodana kaThikiva kaHarihasi, umgcinizingubo -- wahlala eJ erusalema enxenyeni yesibili -- bakhuluma kuye.

Wathi: Myekeni; mawanganyakaziswa muntu amatham bo akhe . Base beyeka amathambo akhe kanye namathambo alowo mprofethi owavela eSamariya.

Base benyukela eBali Pherasimi , uDavide wa wachitha; uDavide wathi : UNkulunkulu ufohlele izitha zami ngesandla sami njengokufohla kwamanzi . Ngalokho baqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iBali Pherasimi.

Base bezingcwelisa abapristi namaLevi ukuba bawukhuphule umphongolo kaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

Base behamba baya, kwaba yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe; uDavide wabuya ukubusisa indlu yakhe.

Base beziqashela izinqola eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili kanye nenkosi yaseM ahakha nabantu bayo abeza ukumisa ngaphambi kweMedeba . Abantwana bakwa -Amoni babuthana ndawonye bephuma emizini yabo; baya ukulwa.

UJowabe nabantu ababe naye base besondela kuwo ama -Aramu ukuba balwe; kepha abaleka phambi kwakhe.

UDavide nezinduna zempi base bahlukanisela inkonzo amanye amadodana ka-Asafa, nakaHemani, nakaJeduthuni, ayeyakuprofetha ngamahabhu , nangezingubhu, nangamasimbali; umumo wabantu balo msebenzi wenkonzo wawunje:

Inkatho yasempumalanga yadla uShelemiya . Base benza inkatho ngoZakariya indodana yakhe , umluleki ohlakaniphileyo ; wadliwa yinkatho yasenyakatho.

Inkosi nabo bonke abantu base benikela ngomhlatshelo phambi kukaJehova.

Base bewuqinisa -ke umbuso wakwaJuda , benza uRehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni waba namandla iminyaka emithathu , ngokuba bahamba iminyaka emithathu endleleni kaDavide noSolomoni. Abafazi nabantwana bakaRehobowamu

Base bekhamuluka abantu bakwaJuda , nalapho abantwana bakwaJuda bekhamuluka, uNkulunkulu washaya oJerobowamu no -Israyeli wonke phambi kuka-Abiya noJuda.

Wathi kuJuda : Masakhe le mizi , siyihaqe ngogange , nangemibhoshongo, nangezivalo, nangemigoqo; izwe lisephambi kwethu , ngokuba simfunile uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu; simfunile, wasiphumuza nxazonke. Base bakha- ke, baphumelela.

Base befundisa kwaJuda benencwadi yomthetho kaJehova ; bazungeza baya emizini yonke yakwaJuda, bafundisa phakathi kwabantu.

Inkosi yakwa -Israyeli noJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda base bekhuphukela eRamoti Gileyadi.

Base bebuya bonke abantu bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalema , uJehoshafati ephambi kwabo, ukuba babuyele eJerusalema ngentokozo, ngokuba uJehova wayesebathokozisile phezu kwezitha zabo.

Base beyikhipha indodana yenkosi, wayifaka umqhele, wayinika ubufakazi, bayibeka inkosi; uJehoyada namadodana akhe bayigcoba bathi : Mana njalo, nkosi.

Base bemdedela nxazombili , waya ekungeneni kwesango lamahhashi endlini yenkosi; bambulala khona.

Ngokuba impi yase -Aramu yafika neviyo elincane labantu , nokho uJehova wanikela impi enkulu kakhulu esandleni sabo , ngokuba babemshiyile uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise. Base bemahlulela uJowashi.

Abahlomileyo base bebashiya abathunjwa nempango phambi kwezikhulu nebandla lonke.

Base bengena phakathi kuHezekiya inkosi, bathi: Sihlambulule yonke indlu kaJehova, ne-altare leminikelo yokushiswa , kanye nazo zonke izinto zayo , netafula lezinkwa zokubukwa.

Base bezihlaba izinkunzi; abapristi bamukela igazi, bafafaza ngalo i-altare; bazibulala izinqama , bafafaza i -altare ngegazi ; bawabulala amawundlu , bafafaza i-altare ngegazi.

Base besondeza izimpongo ngenxa yomnikelo wesono phambi kwenkosi nebandla; babeka izandla zabo phezu kwazo;

Abapristi babe yingcosana nje , babengenakuhlinza yonke iminikelo yokushiswa; abafowabo amaLevi base bebasiza , waze waphela umsebenzi , nabapristi baze bazingcwelisa , ngokuba amaLevi ayelungele ngezinhliziyo kunabapristi ukuba azingcwelise.

Base belihlaba iphasika ngolweshumi nane lwenyanga yesibili ; abapristi namaLevi babe namahloni , bazingcwelisa, baletha iminikelo yokushiswa endlini kaJehova.

Base besukuma abapristi namaLevi , bababusisa abantu ; izwi labo lezwakala, nomkhuleko wabo wafika endaweni yakhe engcwele ezulwini.

Sekuphelile konke lokho , u-Israyeli wonke owayekhona wap huma waya emizini yakwaJuda, waphula izinsika, wagawula o-Ashera, wadiliza izindawo eziphakemeyo nama -altare kwaJuda wonke , nakwaBenjamini, nakwa- Efrayimi, nakwaManase, waze waqeda konke . Base bebuyel a bonke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, kwaba yilowo nalowo ef eni lakhe , emizini yakubo.

Base bengenisa iminikelo , nokweshumi, nezinto ezingcwele ngokuthembeka; uKhonaniya, umLevi, waba ngumphathi walokho; uShimeyi umfowabo waba ngowesibili.

abantwana base-Azimaveti: ngamashumi amane nambili;

Base behlala abapristi, namaLevi, nabanye abantu abathile , nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango, namaNethini emizini yabo , bonke abakwa -Israyeli emizini yabo.

Base bema uJeshuwa namadodana akhe nabafowabo , noKadimiyeli namadodana akhe , amadodana akwaJuda , njengomuntu munye ukuba babonise izisebenzi endlini kaJehova , kanye namadodana kaH enadadi namadodana awo nabafowabo amaLevi.

Abantu balelo zwe base bedangalisa izandla zabantu bakwaJuda, babesabisa ekwakheni,

Base bamukela abapristi namaLevi okulinganisiweyo , isiliva negolide nezitsha, ukuba bakuyise eJerusalema endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu.

Base bethi : Sizakubuyisela kubo , singabizi lutho kubo ; sizakwenza njengokusho kwakho . Ngase ngibiza abapristi , ngabafungisa ukuba benze njengalelo zwi.

Ngavuthulula ingubo yami , ngathi: UNkulunkulu makavuthulule kanjalo bonke abantu abangagcini leli zwi ezindlini zabo nasemfuyweni yabo ; mabavuthululwe kanjalo , babe yize . Lonke ibandla lathi : Amen, ladumisa uJehova. Abantu base benza njengalelo zwi.

Base behlala -ke abapristi , namaLevi, nabalindisango, nabahlabeleli, nabanye abantu, namaNethini, naye wonke u -Israyeli emizini yabo . Kwathi lapho inyang a yesikhombisa isifikile , abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babe semizini yabo.

Base bephuma abantu, balanda lokho, bazenzela amadokodo, kwaba yilowo nalowo opha hleni lwendlu , nasemagcekeni abo , nasemagcekeni endlu kaNkulunkulu, nasesigcawini seSango Lamanzi, nasesigcawini seSango lakwa- Efrayimi.

Abapristi namaLevi base bezihlambulula ; bahlambulula nabantu , namasango, nogange.

Abathengi nabathengisi bezimpahla zezinhlobo zonke base belala ngaphandle kweJerusalema kanye nakabili.

Futhi ngalezo zinsuku ngabona abaJuda ababezithathele abesifazane base - Ashidodi, nabakwa-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi.

Yathi inkosi: Msheshiseni uHamani ukuba kwenziwe njengezwi lika -Esteri. Base beya inkosi noHamani edilini alilungisileyo u-Esteri.

Base bemphanyeka -ke uHamani emthini ayewulungisele uMoridekayi . Yayisibohla intukuthelo yenkosi.

AbaJuda base benakho ukukhanya, nokuthokoza, nokujabula, nodumo.

U-Esteri inkosikazi , indodakazi ka -Abihayili, noMoridekayi umJuda base beloba ngamandla onke ukuba baqinise le ncwadi yesibili yePhurimi.

Base behamba u -Elifazi umThemani , noBilidadi umShuhi , noSofari umNahama, benza njengokukhuluma kukaJehova kubo; uJehova wavuma-ke ubuso bukaJobe. Ukubusiswa kukaJobe

Wangophula esitheni sami esinamandl a nakubo abangizondayo, ngokuba base bengahlulile.

Banele ukungizwa nje ngendlebe, base bengilalela; abafo bazithoba phansi kwami.

Base bekhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyidwala labo ; uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ungumkhululi wabo.

Base bekhala kuJehova ekuhluphekeni kwabo; wabakhulula ezinsizini zabo.

Base bekhala kuJehova ekuhluphekeni kwabo, wabakhulula ezinsizini zabo.

Base bekhala kuJehova ekuhluphekeni kwabo; wabakhulula ezinsizini zabo.

Base bekhala kuJehova ekuhluphekeni kwabo, wabakhulula ezinsizini zabo.

Base bethokoza , ngokuba kwaba ngukuthula ; wabaholela ethekwini lokufisa kwabo.

Base be thi o-Eliyakimi noShebina noJowa kuRabi Shake : Ake ukhulume ezincekwini zakho ngesi -Aramu, ngokuba siyaluzwa , ungakhulumi kithi ngolimi lwabaJuda ezindlebeni zabantu abasogangeni.

Base befika u -Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya owayephezu kwendlu , noShebina umbhali , noJowa indodana ka-Asafa, umabhalana, kuHezekiya, izingubo zabo ziklebhukile, bamlandisa amazwi kaRabi Shake.

Onkulunkulu balezo zizwe ezachithwa ngobaba , iGozani, neHarana, neResefi, nabantwana base-Edene ababeseThelasari bazophula na?

Abantu bakhe base bekhumbul a izinsuku zakuqala zikaMose , bathi: Uphi yena owabakhipha elwandl e kanye nabelusi bomhlambi wakhe , na? Uphi yena owabeka uMoya wakhe oNgcwele phakathi kwabo,

Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova ngabantu base-Anathoti abafuna ukuphila kwakho, bathi: Awuyikuprofetha ngegama likaJehova , ukuze ungafi ngesandla sethu;

nensali ayiyikuba khona kubo , ngokuba ngiyakubehlisela abantu base - Anathoti okubi ngomnyaka wokuhanjelwa kwabo.

Base bethi : Wozani simcebele uJeremiya amacebo, ngokuba umthetho awuyikuphela kumpristi, nesu kohlakaniphileyo, nezwi kumprofethi, sihambe simshaye ngolimi, singaqapheli nelilodwa lamazwi akhe.

Base bethi abapristi nabaprofethi ezikhulwini nakubo bonke abantu, bathi: Lo muntu ufanele ukufa , ngokuba uprofethile ngalo muzi , njengalokho nizwile ngezindlebe zenu.

Awunakanga yini abakukhulumileyo laba bantu , bethi: Imindeni yomibili ayikhethayo uyilahlile na? Base bebadelela abantu bami , baze bangabe besaba yisizwe ngaphambi kwabo.

Base bemdonsa uJeremiya ngezintambo , bamkhipha emgodini; uJeremiya wahlala egcekeni letilongo. UJeremiya uhlangana ngasese noSedekiya

UNebuzaradani induna yabalindi kanye noNebushazibani induna yezinceku, noNerigali Sareseri induna yabapristi , nezikhulu zonke zenkosi yaseBabele base bethumela,

Base bephenduka bonke abantu u-Ishmayeli ayebathumbile eMispa, babuya, baya kuJohanani indodana kaKhareya.

UJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zempi ezazinaye base bethatha yonke insali yabantu ayeyibuyisile ku -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya eMispa , yena esembulele uGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu, amadoda empi , nabesifazane, nabantwana, nabathenwa ayebabuyisile eGibeyoni.

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

Abantu base-Arvadi kanye nempi yakho babe sezingangeni zakho nxazonke, nabaseGamadi babe semibhoshongweni yakho ; baphanyeka i zihlangu zabo ezingangeni zakho nxazonke; baphelelisa ubuhle bakho.

Inkosi yakhuluma nabo ; phakathi kwabo bonke akufunyaniswanga muntu onjengoDaniyeli, noHananiya, noMishayeli, no-Azariya; base bemi ngaphambi kwenkosi.

Khona uNebukadinesari wayaleza ngolaka nangokufutheka ukuba kulethwe oShadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abedi Nego. Base beletha lawo madoda phambi kwenkosi.

Wayesesondela uNebukadinesari emnyango wesithando somlilo ovuthayo ; wakhuluma wathi : Shadiraki, Meshaki, no-Abedi Nego , nina zinceku zikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke , phumani nize lapha . Base bephuma oShadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abedi Nego phakathi komlilo.

Base beletha izitsha zegolide ezazikhishwe ethempelini lendlu kaNkulunkulu yaseJerusalema, inkosi, nezikhulu zayo , nawomkayo, nezancinza zayo baphuza ngazo.

Base bengena bonke abahlakaniphileyo benkosi , kepha behluleka ukuwufunda umbhalo nokwazisa inkosi incazelo.

Khona abongameli nezikhulu base befuna ukuthola utho ngoDaniyeli oluqondene nombuso, kepha abatholanga lutho nacala kuye , ngokuba wayethembekile; akutholwanga siphosiso nacala kuye.

Base bebuthana labo bongameli nez ikhulu enkosini , basho kanje kuyo , bathi: Mana njalo, nkosi Dariyu.

Ngiyakwaphula imigoqo yaseDamaseku , nginqume abakhileyo eBikati Aveni, nophethe intonga eBeti Edene, abantu base-Aramu bathunjelwe eKhiri, usho uJehova.

Bathi, kwaba yilowo nalowo kumngane wakhe : Wozani senze inkatho, sazi ukuthi kungenxa kabani lobu bubi buphezu kwethu . Base benza inkatho ; inkatho yamudla uJona.

Base bethi kuye : Ake usitshele ukuthi kungenxa kabani lobu bubi buphezu kwethu. Umsebenzi wakho uyini ? Uvelaphi? Liphi izwe lakini , ungowasiphi isizwe na?

Base besaba abantu ngokwesaba okukhulu , bathi kuye : Kuyini lokh u okwenzileyo na? Ngokuba base bazi ukuthi ubalekile ebusweni bukaJehova , lokhu ebatshelile.

Base bethi kuye : Siyakwenze njani kuwe , ukuze ulwandle luthule kithina , ngokuba ulwandle luyaqhubeka lube nesivunguvungu.

Base bethatha , bathi kuyo ingelosi kaJehova eyayimi phakathi kwemibomvana: Sihambahambile emhlabeni; bheka, wonke umhlaba uhlezi uthule.

Ngase ngithi : Mababeke isigqoko esihlanzekileyo ekhanda lakhe . Base bebeka isigqoko esihlanzekileyo ekhanda lakhe , bamembathisa izingubo , ingelosi kaJehova isemi khona.

Base bewashiya masinyane amanetha, bamlandela.

Ngiyakungenisa inxenye yesithathu emlilweni , ngibacwengisise njengokucwengisiswa kwesiliva, ngibavivinye njengokuvivinywa kwegolide ; bayakubiza igama lami, ngibaphendule, ngithi: Bangabantu bami; base bethi: UJehova unguNkulunkulu wami.

Base beshiya masinyane umkhumbi noyise, bamlandela.

Base bephuma abaFarisi, benza isigungu ngaye ukuba bambhubhise.

Base bemphendul a uJesu , bethi: Asazi. Wayesethi kubo naye : Nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini. Ukukhuzwa kwabapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi

Base beyibamba, bayiphonsa ngaphandle kwesivini, bayibulala.

Base befuna ukumbamba ; kepha bazesaba izixuku , ngokuba zazithi ungumprofethi.

wathi: Niyakunginikani, ngimkhaphele kini, na? Base bemnika izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu.

Base bemkhafulela ngamathe ebusweni , bamdushuza, kepha abanye bammukula,

Abantu bonke base bephendula bethi : Igazi l akhe malibe phezu kwethu naphezu kwabantwana bethu.

Base behamba, baligcina iliba, babeka uphawu etsheni bekanye nabalindi.

Base beshesha bamuka ethuneni benokwesaba nokuthokoza okukhulu , bagijima baya ukubikela abafundi bakhe.

Base bewashiya masinyane amanetha, bamlandela.

Wababiza masinyane ; base bemshiya uyise uZebedewu emkhunjini kanye nezisebenzi, bamlandela.

Base bethi kuye abaFarisi : Bheka, bakwenzelani ngesabatha okungavunyelwe na?

AbaFarisi base bephuma masinyane bacebisana ngaye nabakaHerode ukuthi bangambhubhisa kanjani.

Base bemukisa isixuku , bahamba naye, njengalokho ebesemkhunjini ; kwakukhona neminye imikhumbi ihambisana naye.

Base befika phesheya kolwandle ezweni lamaGerasa.

Ababezalusa babaleka , baya babika emzini nasemaphandleni ; base beza ukuyobona okwenzekileyo.

Bafika kuJesu, bambona obekhwelwe ngamademoni ehlezi embethe , esangulukile, yena owayenelegiyona; base besaba.

Base beqala ukumncenga ukuba amuke ezweni lakubo.

Base behlala phansi amaviyo ngamaviyo , kwaba ngamakhulu nangamashumi ayisihlanu.

Lo akusiye umbazi , indodana kaMariya , nomfowabo kaJakobe , noJose, noJuda, noSimoni, na? Nawodadewabo abakho yini lapha kithi na ? Base bekhubeka ngaye.

Base behamba beshumayela ukuba abantu baphenduke.

Base bemuka ngomkhumbi, baya endaweni eyihlane bebodwa.

Bafika eBetsayida . Base beletha kuye impumputhe , bamncenga ukuba ayiphathe.

Base bembuza , bethi: Basholoni ababhali ukuthi u-Eliya umelwe ukufika kuqala na?

Base beza eKapernawume . Kwathi esengene endlini , wababuza wathi : Beniphendulana ngantoni endleleni na?

Basho kubo njengokusho kukaJesu; base bebayeka.

Base bemphendula uJesu , bathi: Asazi. Wayesethi uJesu kubo : Nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini.

Base beyibamba bayibulala, bayiphonsa ngaphandle kwesivini.

Base befuna ukumbamba , kepha besaba isixuku ; ngokuba bazi ukuthi ukhulume lo mfanekiso ngabo. Base bemshiya bamuka. Intela kaKesari (Math. 22:15; Luk. 20:19)

Bahamba abafundi bafika emzini , bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo ; base belungisa iphasika.

Base bembeka izandla, bambamba.

Base bemusa uJesu kumpristi omkhulu ; kwabuthana bonke abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali.

Abanye base beqala ukumkhafulela ngamathe nokumgubuzela ubuso nokumdushuza, bathi kuye: Profetha. Nezikhonzi zamthatha zammukula. Ukuphika kukaPetru (Math. 26:69; Luk. 22:54; Joh. 18:17, 25)

Base bephuma, babaleka ethuneni, ngokuba babefikelwe ngukuthu thumela nokumangala, kabashongo lutho kumuntu, ngokuba babesaba. Ukuzibonakalisa kukaJesu emva kokuvuka kwakhe nokukhuphukela kwakhe ezulwini

Kepha babengenamntwana , ngokuba u -Elisabethe wayeyinyumba ; bobabili base bekhulile.

Abezwayo base bethi: Pho, kungasindiswa bani na?

Base bethi kuye : Abafundi bakaJohane bazila kaningi , benze imikhuleko, kanjalo nababaFarisi, kepha abakho bayadla, baphuze.

Base begcwala ukuhlanya , bakhuluma bodwa ngokuthi bangamenze njani uJesu. Ukukhethwa kwabaphostoli (Math. 10:1; Mark. 3:13)

Yasondela, yathinta uhlaka ; abaluthweleyo base bema . Yayisithi: Nsizwa, ngithi kuwe: Vuka!

Base besondela , bamvusa bathi : Nkosi, Nkosi, safa. Wavuka-ke, wakhuza umoya nokugubha kwamanzi. Kwanqamuka, kwathula kwathi du.

Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ayizanga ukubhubhisa imiphefumulo yabantu kodwa ukuyisindisa, base beya komunye umuzi. Ukumlandela uJesu (Math. 8:18)

AbaFarisi nababhali base bakhonona bethi : Lo muntu wamukela izoni , adle nazo.

ngokuba le ndodana yami ibifile , yabuye yaphila ; ibilahlekile, seyatholakala; base beqala ukujabula.

Abaphostoli base bethi eNkosini: Yandisa ukukholwa kwethu.

Base bephendula, bethi kuye : Kuphi, Nkosi? Wathi kubo: Lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe eyakubuthana khona.

Base beyitshela ukuthi: Kudlula uJesu waseNazaretha.

Base beliletha kuJesu; babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwethole , bamkhwelisa uJesu.

Base bephendula ukuthi abazi lapho evela khona.

Base bembuza bethi : Mfundisi, lokhu kuyakuba nini na ? Nesibonakaliso siyakuba yini, lapho sekuyakwenzeka lokhu, na?

Basuka, bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo; base belungisa iphasika.

Base beqala ukubuzana bodwa ukuthi kungase kube ngubani kubo ozakukwenza lokho.

Base bethi: Nkosi, bheka, nazi izinkemba ezimbili. Wathi kubo: Kwanele. EGetsemane (Math. 26:36; Mark. 14:32)

Base bembamba, bamuka naye, bamusa endlini yompristi omkhulu. UPetru walandela ekude.

Base bethi bonke: Kanti uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu na? Wathi kubo: Nisho khona, ngokuba ngiyiyo.

Base bebuyela emuva , balungisa amakha namafutha ; kepha ngesabatha baphumula njengokomthetho.

Base bebuya ethuneni , babika konke lokho kwabayishumi nanye nakubo bonke abanye.

Wathi kubo : Zindaba zini lezi enikhuluma ngazo omunye nomunye nihamba na? Base bema benyukumele.

Base besondela emzaneni ababeya kuwo yena washaya sengathi udlulela phambili.

Base besuka ngasona leso sikhathi , baphindela eJerusalema , bafumana abayishumi nanye nababe nabo behlangene ndawonye,

Base belanda nabo okwenzekileyo endleleni , nokuthi yaziwa kanjani yibo ekuhlephuleni isinkwa. Ukuzibonakalisa kukaJesu kubafundi bonke (Mark. 16:14; Joh. 20:19)

Base bethi kuye: Ungubani na? ukuze sibaphendule abasithumileyo; uzisho ukuthi ungubani na?

Base beza kuJohane , bathi kuye : Rabi, lowo owayenawe phesheya kweJordani, owamfakazelayo, bheka, uyabhapathiza, bonke beza kuye.

Base bekhuluma bodwa abafundi, bethi: Ukhona yini omlethele ukudla na?

Base bethi kowesifazane : Asisakholwa ngokulanda kwakho nje , ngokuba sesizizwele ngokwethu, siyazi ukuthi lo ngempela unguMsindisi wezwe.

Khona base bethi abaJuda ko philisiweyo: Yisabatha, akuvunyiwe uthwale uhlaka.

Base bebutha , bagcwalisa iziqabetho eziyishumi nambili ngemvuth uluka yezinkwa eziyisihlanu zebhali eyasala kwabadlileyo.

Base bephikisana bodwa abaJuda , bethi: Lo angasinika kanjani inyama yakhe, siyidle, na?

Base bethi kuye abafowabo : Muka lapha, uye eJudiya , ukuze nabafundi bakho babone imisebenzi yakho oyenzayo.

Base bethi abanye kwaba seJerusalema: Lo akusiye yini abafuna ukumbulala na?

AbaFarisi bezwa isixuku sikhonona ngalezo zinto ngaye; abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi base bethuma izikhonzi ukuba zimbambe.

Base behamba, kwaba yilowo nalowo waya ekhaya.

Base bethi kuye: Uphi uyihlo na? UJesu waphendula ngokuthi: Anazi nami naBaba; uma beningazi mina, nga nimazi noBaba.

Base bethi abaJuda : Imbala uzakuzibulala yini , lokhu ethi : Lapho ngiya khona mina, ningeze nina, na?

Base bethi kuye: Wena ungubani na? Wathi kubo uJesu: Lokho enganitshela khona kwasekuqaleni.

Base bethi kuye abaJuda : Awukabi naminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu , kanti u-Abrahama usuke wambona na?

Base bethatha amatshe ukuba bamkhande . Kepha uJesu wasithela , waphuma ethempelini.

Base bethi kuye: Pho, amehlo akho avulwe kanjani na?

Abazali bakhe base bephendula bethi : Siyazi ukuthi lo uyindodana yethu nokuthi wazalwa eyimpumputhe;

Abazali bakhe basho lokho , ngokuba besaba abaJuda . Ngokuba abaJuda base bevumelene ngokuthi, uma ekhona ovuma ukuba unguKristu, kakhishwe esinagogeni.

Baphendula, bathi kuye : Wena wazalwa ezonweni ngokwempela , wena ufundisa thina na? Base bemkhiphela phandle.

Base bemhaqa abaJuda bethi kuye : Koze kube nini ulibazisa izinhliziyo zethu na? Uma wena unguKristu, sitshele ngokuchachileyo.

AbaJuda base bebuye bethatha amatshe ukuba bamkhande.

Base befuna futhi ukumbamba, kepha waphunyuka esandleni sabo.

Abafundi bakhe base bethi kuye: Nkosi, uma elele, uyakusinda.

Ngalokho abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi base bemema umphakathi , bathi: Siyakwenze njani na? Lo muntu wenza izibonakaliso eziningi;

Base bemenzela ukudla khona ; uMarta wayephaka , kepha uLazaru wayengomunye wababehlezi ekudleni naye.

Lokho abafundi bakhe abakuqondanga ekuqaleni; kodwa esekhazimulisiwe uJesu, base bekhumbula ukuthi kulotshiwe lokho ngaye nokuthi babekwenzile lokho kuye.

Ngakho abanye kubo abafundi bakhe base bekhuluma bodwa, bethi: Kuyini lokho akushoyo kithi ukuthi: Kusezakuba yisikhashana ningabe nisangibona , kubuye kube yisikhashana ningibone, nokuthi: Ngokuba ngiya kuBaba, na?

Base bekhipha uJesu kuKayafase , bemyisa endlini yokwa hlulela; kwakusekuseni. Kepha bona kabangenanga enqabeni ukuba bangangcoli kodwa babe nokudla iphasika.

Base bethi abapristi abakhulu babaJuda kuPilatu : Ungalobi ukuthi: Inkosi yabaJuda, kepha ukuba yena wathi: NgiyiNkosi yabaJuda.

Ngakho base besithatha isidumbu sikaJesu , basisonga ngezindwangu zelineni kanye namakha njengesiko labaJuda lokumbela.

Base bemuka abafundi, baphindela kubo. Ukuzibonakalisa kukaJesu

Eseshilo lokho wabakhombisa izandla nohlangothi lwakhe. Base bethokoza abafundi beyibona iNkosi.

USimoni Petru wathi kubo: Ngiya kodoba. Bathi kuye: Nathi sihamba nawe. Base bephuma , bangena emkhunjini ; kepha ngalobo busuku ababambanga lutho.

Wayesethi kubo : Phonsani inetha ngakwesokunene somkhumbi , nizakuthola. Base bephonsa , ababe besaba namandla ukulidonsa ngenxa yobuningi bezinhlanzi.

Base bemisa ababili , uJosefa othiwa uBarsaba , othiwa futhi uJustu , kanye noMathiya.

Base bekhuleka bethi : Wena Nkosi, owazi izinhliziyo zabantu bonke , ake ukhombe omunye kulaba ababili omkhethileyo

Base bebenzela inkatho; yadla uMathiya ; wabalwa kanye nabaphostoli abayishumi nanye.

Base begcwala bonke uMoya oNgcwele , baqala ukukhuluma ngezinye izilimi, njengalokho uMoya wabapha ukuphumisela.

Kepha base bemazi ukuba nguyena owayehlalela ukuphiwa ngaseMnyango Omuhle wethempeli , behlelwa ngukwesaba nokumangala ngokwenzakele kuye. UPetru ukhuluma ngoKristu ukuthi uyiNkosi yokuphila

Base bebabi za, babayala ngokuthi bangakhulumi , bangafundisi nakanye ngegama likaJesu.

Base bebabiza abaphostoli , babashaya, babayala ngokuthi bangakhulumi ngegama likaJesu, babakhulula.

Abayishumi nambili base bebiza ibandla labafundi , bathi: Akukuhle ukuba thina sishiye izwi likaNkulunkulu, sikhonze ematafuleni.

Leli zwi laba lihle kulo lonke ibandla ; base bekhetha uStefanu , umuntu owayegcwele ukukholwa noMoya oNgcwele , noFiliphu, noProkhoro, noNikanori, noThimoni, noPharmena, noNikolawu, iproselite lase-Antiyokiya,

Base bekhamuluka ngezwi elikhulu , bavala izindlebe , batheleka kuye kanyekanye,

Abahlakazekileyo base behamba, beshumayela izwi levangeli.

Khona babeka izandla phezu kwabo; base bamukela-ke uMoya oNgcwele.

USawulu wayesevuka phansi ; kepha esevulile amehlo akhe , kabonanga lutho. Base bembamba ngesandla, bamyisa eDamaseku.

Abafundi base bemtha tha ebusuku , bamehlisa ogangeni , bemewula ngeqoma.

Wayeseyala ukuba babhapathizwe egameni leNkosi. Base bemncenga ukuba ahlale izinsuku ezithile.

Abafundi base bezimisela ukuba yilowo nalowo kubo athumele njengamandla akhe okokusiza abazalwane abakhe eJudiya.

Base bedabula iPhisidiya, baya ePhamfiliya.

Base behlala nabafundi isikhathi esingesincane.

Base bebuthana abaphostoli namalunga, ukuze bayihlole leyo ndaba.

Base bedabula izwe laseFrigiya nelaseGalathiya , benqatshelwe nguMoya oNgcwele ukulikhuluma izwi e-Asiya;

Base bemshumayeza izwi likaNkulunkulu , yena nabo bonke ababesendlini yakhe.

Base bephuma etilongweni, bangena kwaLidiya ; kwathi sebebabonile abazalwane babaduduza, bamuka.

Base bevuma abanye kubo , bazihlanganisa noPawulu noSila, futhi nesixuku esikhulu samaGreki akholwayo , kanye nabesifazane abadumileyo abangeyingcosana.

Base bemthatha, bamyisa e-Areyophagu, bethi: Ungesazise ukuthi siyini lesi sifundiso esisha esikhulunywa nguwe na?

Wathi: Pho, nabhapathizelwa kukuphi na? Base bethi: Kukho ukubhapathiza kukaJohane.

Kwathi uPawulu esebekile izandla phezu kwabo, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo; base bekhuluma ngezilimi, baprofetha.

Nabanye bababusi base -Asiya, bengabahlobo bakhe , bathumela kuye , bamncenga ukuba angaze angena esigcawini sokubukela.

Base bekhipha u -Aleksandru esixukwini , abaJuda bamqhubela phambili; kepha u-Aleksandru waqhweba ngesandla, efuna ukuziphendulela kubantu.

Base bemletha umfana ephilile, baduduzeka kakhulu.

belusizi kakhulu ngezwi alishilo lokuthi abasayikubona ubuso bakhe . Base bemphelekezela, baya emkhunjini.

Kwathi sezizakuphela lezo zinsuku eziyisikhombisa , abaJuda base -Asiya bembonile ethempelini, bayaluzisa sonke isixuku, babeka izandla kuye,

Kepha bamlalela kwaze kwaba kulelo zw i; base bephakamisa izwi labo , bethi: Msuseni onje emhlabeni, ngokuba akufanele ukuba aphile.

Ababemi khona base bethi: Uthuka umpristi omkhulu kaNkulunkulu na?

Bona base beza kubapristi abakhulu nasemalungeni , bathi: Sizibophe ngesilokothelo sokuthi asiyikuzwa ukudla size simbulale uPawulu.

abaJuda abathile base-Asiya ababefanele ukuvela phambi kwakho , bangimangalele, uma benotho ngami.

abapristi abakhulu nezikhulu zabaJuda base bemangalela uPawulu kuye , bamncenga,

Base bephonsa intambo yokulinganisa , bafumana kung amafatome angamashumi amabili ; sebeqhubekile kancane bayiphonsa futhi , bafumana kungamafatome ayishumi nanhlanu;

Base bema isibindi bonke, badla nabo.

Base bethi kuye : Thina asamukelanga ncwadi ngawe evela eJudiya , akufikanga namuntu wabazalwane ukubika nokukhuluma utho olubi ngawe.

Ngase ngibona, bheka, nanto ihhashi elimpofu nohlezi phezu kwalo , igama lakhe lalingukuFa , neHayidese lalandelana naye ; base benikwa amandla phezu kokwe sine komhlaba ukuba babulale ngenkemba , nangendlala, nangokufa, nangezilwane zomhlaba.

Base benikwa , kwaba yilowo nalowo ingubo ende emhlophe , kwashiwo kubo ukuba baphumule isikhashana, baze baphelele abayizinceku kanye nabo nabazalwane babo ababezakubulawa njengabo.

base bethi ezintabeni nasemaweni : Welani phezu kwethu , nisisithe ebusweni balowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi nasolakeni lweWundlu,

Kwathi emva kwalezo zinsuku ezintathu nenxenye umoya wokuphila ovela kuNkulunkulu wangena kubo ; base bema ngezinyawo zabo , nabababonayo behlelwa ngukwesaba okukhulu.

Bezwa izwi elikhulu livela ezulwini , lithi kubo : Yenyukelani lapha. Base benyukela ezulwini ngefu, nezitha zabo zababona.

Base bethela uthuli emakhanda abo , badazuluka bekhala , belila bethi : Maye, maye kuwe muzi omkhulu, abacebile kuwe bonke abanemikhumbi elwandle ngenxa yengcebo enqabileyo yakho , ngokuba ngehora linye nje uchithekile!