UJakobe wayesethi koSimeyoni noLevi : Ningihluphile, ningenzile ukuba nginukele kabi abantu bezwe , amaKhanani namaPherizi , lokhu ngiyingcosana, bayakungihlanganyela, bangibulale, ngichithwe mina nendlu yami.

Indlala yayisebusweni bezwe lonke ; uJosefa wavula zonke izinqolobane , wathengisela abaseGibithe; indlala yayinzima ezweni laseGibithe.

UJosefa wayengumbusi ezweni ; nguyena owathengisela abantu bonke bezwe; bafika-ke abafowabo bakaJosefa, bamkhothamela ngobuso phansi.

UJosefa wayesekhumbula amaphupho awaphupha ngabo , wathi kubo : Niyizinhloli; nize ukubona ubuze bezwe.

Wathi kubo: Qhabo, nize ukubona ubuze bezwe.

UJehova wathi kuMose : Bheka, ngiza kuwe ngefu elinzima ukuba abantu bezwe, nxa ngikhuluma nawe , bakholwe nguwe kuze kube phakade . UMose walandisa uJehova amazwi abantu.

Kepha uma ningaxoshi abantu bezwe phambi kwenu , labo enibashiyayo bayakuba njengezinkandi emehlweni enu nanjengameva ezinhlangothini zenu, banikhathaze ezweni enihlala kulo.

Butha abantu , amadoda, nabesifazane, nabantwana, nomfokazi wakho ophakathi kwamasango akho ukuba bezwe , bafunde, bamesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, baqaphele ukuwenza onke amazwi alo mthetho,

nokuba abantwana babo abangawaziyo bezwe , bafunde ukumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu isikhathi sonke sokuhlala kwenu ezweni eniwela iJordani ukuba ningene kulo ukulidla.

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.

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

wabuka, bheka, inkosi yayimi ngasensikeni njengomthetho , izikhulu nabamacilongo bengasenkosini ; bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza , bakhalisa amacilongo. U-Athaliya wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe, wamemeza ngokuthi: Ngugobe! Ngugobe!

Bonke abantu bezwe baya endlini kaBali , bayibhidliza; ama-altare akh e nezithombe zakhe bakuphahlaza kakhulu , babulala uMathani , umpristi kaBali, phambi kwama-altare. Umpristi wamisela indlu kaJehova ababonisi.

Wayesethatha izinduna zamakhulu , namaKhari, nabalindi, nabo bonke abantu bezwe ; bayehlisa inkosi endlini kaJehov a, baya endlini yenkosi ngendlela yesango labalindi. Yahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi.

Bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza , umuzi wazola ; bambulala u-Athaliya ngenkemba endlini yenkosi.

UJehova wayishaya inkosi , yaba ngonochoko kwaze kwafika usuku lokufa kwayo, yahlala endlini eyahlukanisiweyo . UJothamu, indodana yenkosi , wayephezu kwendlu ahlulela abantu bezwe.

Inkosi u-Ahazi yamyala u -Uriya umpristi ngokuthi : Shisa e-altare elikhulu umnikelo wokushiswa wasekuseni , nomnikelo wempuphu wakusihlwa , nomnikelo wokushiswa wenkosi , nomnikelo wayo wempuphu kanye nomnikelo wokushiswa wabo bonke abantu bezwe , nomnikelo wabo wempuphu, neminikelo yabo yokuphuzwa , ulifafaze ngalo lonke igazi lomnikelo wokushiswa nalo lonke igazi lomhlatshelo ; kodwa i-altare lethusi liyakuba ngelami ukubuza ngalo.

Kepha abantu bezwe bababulala bonke ababeyenzela inkosi u -Amoni ugobe; abantu bezwe bambeka uJosiya indodana yakhe inkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

Izinceku zayo zayisusa ngenqola eMegido ifile , zayiyisa eJerusalema , zayimbela ethumeni layo . Abantu bezwe bamthatha uJeh owahazi indodana kaJosiya, bamgcoba, bambeka inkosi esikhundleni sikayise. OJehowahazi noJehoyakimi bangamakhosi kwaJuda

UJehoyakimi wamnika uFaro isiliva negolide, kepha wathelisa izwe ukuba anike imali njengezwi likaFaro . Wakhiphisa abantu bezwe isiliva negolide , kwaba yilowo nalowo njengentela yakhe ukunika uFaro Nekho.

Yathumba lonke iJerusalema , nazo zonke izikhulu , nawo onke amaqhawe anamandla, abathunjwa abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi , nezinyanga zonke zemisebenzi, nabakhandi; akushiywanga muntu ngaphandle kwabantu abayizimpofana bezwe.

Yathumba uJehoyakini , yamyisa eBabele ; nonina wenkosi , nabafazi benkosi, nezinduna zayo , nabakhulu bezwe yabamukisa ngokubathumba eJerusalema, yabayisa eBabele.

Ngosuku lwesishiyagalolunye lwenyanga indlala yaba namandla emzini , akubangakho kudla kubantu bezwe.

Kepha induna yabalindi yashiya abantu bezwe abayizimpofana ukuba baphathe izivini namasimu.

yathatha emzini induna eyayimiswe phezu kwamadoda empi , nabantu abayisihlanu kwababesebu sweni benkosi abafunyanwa emzini , nombhali wenduna yempi eyayibala abantu bezwe , nabantu bezwe abangamashumi ayisithupha abafunyanwa emzini.

Yenza inhliziyo yalaba bantu ukuba ikhuluphale , nezindlebe zabo zibe buthuntu, ufiphaze amehlo abo , funa babone ngamehlo abo , bezwe ngezindlebe zabo, baqonde ngenhliziyo yabo, babuye, baphiliswe.

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

wabuka; bheka, inkosi yayimi ngasensikeni yayo ekungeneni , izikhulu nabamacilongo bengasenkosini ; bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza , bakhalisa amacilongo; abahlabeleli babetha izinto zokubethwa , bahola ukuhlabelela kwendumiso. U-Athaliya wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe , wathi: Ngugobe! Ngugobe!

Wazithatha izinduna zamakhulu, nabakhulu, nababusi babantu, nabo bonke abantu bezwe, wayehlisa inkosi endlini kaJehova , bafika ngesango lasenhla endlini yenkosi, bayibeka inkosi esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso.

Bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza ; umuzi wazola ; bambulala u -Athaliya ngenkemba.

U-Uziya, inkosi, wayesengonochoko kwaze kwafika usuku lokufa kwakhe , wahlala endlini eyahlukanisiweyo, lokhu engonochoko, ngokuba wanqunywa endlini kaJehova . UJothamu indodana yakhe wayephezu kwendlu yenkosi , ahlulela abantu bezwe.

Kepha abantu bezwe bababulala bonke ababeyenzele inkosi u -Amoni ugobe; abantu bezwe bambeka uJosiya indodana yakhe inkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

Abantu bezwe bathatha uJ ehowahazi indodana kaJosiya , bambeka inkosi esikhundleni sikayise.

Nampa abantwana bezwe abakhuphuka ekuthunjweni kwababethunjiw e bayiswa eBabele nguNebukadinesari , inkosi yaseBabele , babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo,

UShekaniya, indodana ka Jehiyeli, enye yamadodana ka -Elamu, wathatha wathi ku -Ezra: Siphambukile kuNkulunkulu wethu , sithathe abesifazane babezizwe kubantu bezwe. Nokho lisekhona ithemba ku-Israyeli ngale nto.

Ngalokho vumani izono kuJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo , nenze intando yakhe, nizahlukanise nabantu bezwe nabesifazane babezizwe.

Nampa abantwana bezwe abakhuphuka ekuthunjweni kubo ababethunjwe nguNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele , babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda , kwaba yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo,

wenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso kuFaro nasezincekwini zakhe zonke , nakubo bonke abantu bezwe lakhe , ngokuba wazi ukuthi babebaqholoshela , wazenzela igama, njengalokhu kunjalo nanamuhla.

Abantwana bangena -ke, balidla izwe , wahlula phambi kwabo abakhe ezweni, amaKhanani, wabanikela ezandleni zabo , kanye namakhosi abo , nabantu bezwe, ukuba benze kubo njengokuthanda kwabo.

Abantu abaseleyo , abapristi, namaLevi, nabalindisango, nabahlabeleli, namaNethini, nabo bonke ababezahlukanisile nabantu bezwe ukuba bazihlanganise nomthetho kaNkulunkulu , nawomkabo, namadodana a bo, namadodakazi abo, bonke ababe nolwazi nokuhlakanipha,

ukuba singabaniki abantu bezwe amadodakazi ethu , singathatheli amadodana ethu amadodakazi abo,

nokuba lapho abantu bezwe beletha impahla , noma uhlobo oluthile lwamabele ngosuku lwesabatha ukuba bathengise ngakho, singathengi kubo ngesabatha nangosuku olungcwele , futhi siwuyeke umnyaka wesikhombisa nazo zonke izikwenetu.

utheleke kwaJuda, ukhukhule, udlule, ufinyelele entanyeni, besewugcwalisa ngamaphiko awo eluliweyo ububanzi bezwe lakho, Imanuweli.

Lungiselani abantwana bakhe ukubulaw a ngobubi bawoyise , ukuze bangavuki, badle ifa lomhlaba, bagcwalise ubuso bezwe ngemizi.

Ngomphefumulo wami ngikulangazelela ebusuku , yebo, ngomoya wami ophakathi kwami ngiyakufunisisa , ngokuba lapho izahlulelo zakho zisemhlabeni, abakhileyo bezwe bafunda ukulunga.

Ngathi: Angiyikumbona uJehova , uJehova ezweni labaphilayo ; angisayikubuka muntu nginabakhileyo bezwe.

Izizwe zonke mazibuth elwe ndawonye, abantu bonke babuthane ; ngubani phakathi kwabo ongamemezela lokhu , asizwise izinto zakuqala ; mabalethe ofakazi babo ukuba balungisiswe, bezwe, bathi: Kuyiqiniso.

Ngokuba bheka , ngikubekile namuhla ube ngumuzi obiyelweyo , nensika yensimbi, nezingange zethusi ngakulo izwe lonke , nangawo amakhosi akwaJuda nezikhulu zalo, nangakubo abapristi balo nabantu bezwe.

Ngiyakukhuluma kubani , ngifakaze ukuba bezwe , na? Bheka, izindlebe zabo azisokile, abanakulalela; bheka, izwi likaNkulunkulu seliyihlazo kubo , abathokozi ngalo.

ngisho izikhulu zakwaJuda , nezikhulu zaseJerusalema , nabathenwa, nabapristi, nabo bonke abantu bezwe ababedlula phakathi kwezinhlangothi zethole,

Kepha yena nezinceku zakhe nabantu bezwe abawalalelanga amazwi kaJehova awakhulumayo ngesandla sikaJeremiya umprofethi.

Zonke izinduna zempi ezazisendle , zona nabantu bazo , sezizwile ukuthi inkosi yaseBabele imenzile uGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu umbusi ezweni nokuthi inikele kuye abesilisa , nabesifazane, nabantwana, nabayizimpofana bezwe abangathunjelwanga eBabele,

Impepho enayishisa emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema nina nawoyihlo, namakhosi enu , nezikhulu zenu , nabantu bezwe , uJehova akayikhumbulanga, ayingenanga enhliziyweni yakhe, na?

Ngenyanga yesine ngolwesishiyagalolunye lwenyanga indlala yaba namandla emzini, akubangakho kudla kubantu bezwe.

Kepha uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi washiya abantu abathile bezwe abayizimpofana ukuba baphathe izivini namasimu.

yathatha emzini induna eyayimiswe phezu kwamadoda empi , nabantu abayisikhombisa kwaba besebusweni benkosi abafunyanwa emzini, nombhali wenduna yempi eyayibala abantu bezwe , nabantu bezwe abangamashumi ayisithupha abafunyanwa phakathi komuzi.

Inkosi iyakulila , isikhulu siyakwembatha incithakalo , nezandla zabantu bezwe ziyakuhlushwa; ngiyakwenza kubo njengezindlela zabo , ngibahlulele njengezimfanelo zabo, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.

uthi kubantu bezwe: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova ngabakhileyo eJerusalema ezweni lakwa -Israyeli, ithi: Bayakudla isinkwa sabo ngokwesaba , baphuze amanzi abo n gokumangala, ngokuba izwe lalo liyakuchithwa , laphucwe konke ukugcwala kwalo ngenxa yobudlova babo bonke abahlala kulo.

Yayisithatha owenzalo yobukhosi, yenza isivumelwano naye , yamngenisa phansi kwesifungo, yasusa abakhulu bezwe,

Abantu bezwe bacindezele nokucindezela , baphangile nokuphanga , yebo, bakhathazile abampofu nabaswelayo , bacindezele abafokazi ngokungengamthetho.

bheka, ngalokho ngiyakuvula umthambeka kaMowabi angabe esaba nemizi , kusukela emizini yasemikhawulweni, ubukhosi bezwe: iBeti Jeshimoti, neBali Mehoni, neKiriyatayimi,

Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma kubantwana babantu bakho, uthi kubo: Lapho ngehlisela phezu kwezwe inkemba , abantu bezwe bese bethatha umuntu phakathi kwabo, bambeke umlindi wabo,

Bonke abantu bezwe bayakubembela , kube ludumo lwabo ngosuku engiyakukhazimuliswa ngalo, isho iNkosi uJehova.

Bonke abantu bezwe bayakuba kulo mnikelo wesikhulu sakwa-Israyeli.

Ngalolo suku isikhulu siyakuzilungisela sona nabantu bonke bezwe inkunzi ibe ngumnikelo wesono.

Kepha lapho abantu bezwe bengena phambi kukaJehova emikhosini emisiweyo, ongena ngen dlela yesango lasenyakatho ukuyokhuleka uyakuphuma ngendlela yesango laseningizimu ; ongena ngendlela yesango laseningizimu uyakuphuma ngendlela yesango lasenyakatho ; kayikubuya ngendlela yesango angene ngalo , kepha kuyakuphunywa kwelimalungana nalo.

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

U-Israyeli wayengumvini owenabileyo , ngokobuningi bezithelo zakhe wandisa ama-altare akhe; ngokobuhle bezwe lakhe wenza izinsuku ezinhle.

Kwathi lapho sesidlile utshani bezwe, ngathi: Nkosi Jehova, ake uthethelele; uJakobe uyakuma kanjani, ngokuba mncane.

Yizwani lokhu nina enigwinya abampofu, nenichitha abaswelayo bezwe,

Kepha qina manje , Zerubabele, usho uJehova , U be namandla , Joshuwa, ndodana kaJehosadaki , mpristi omkhulu , niqine nonke nina bantu bezwe , usho uJehova, nisebenze ngokuba nginani, usho uJehova Sebawoti.

Khuluma kubo bonke abantu bezwe nakubo abapristi, uthi: Ekuzileni kwenu nasekulileni ngenyanga yesihlanu nangeyesikhombisa le minyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa nangizilela nokungizilela mina na?

Benza izi nhliziyo zabo zaba yidayimani , funa bezwe umthetho namazwi ayewathume uJehova Sebawoti ngoMoya wakhe ngesandla sabaprofethi bokuqala; ngalokho kwavela intukuthelo enkulu ivela kuJehova Sebawoti.

ngokuba inhliziyo yalesi sizwe isiyaba lukhuni , bezwa kanzima ngezindlebe, amehlo abo bawacimezile, funa mhlawumbe babone ngamehlo , bezwe ngezindlebe, baqonde ngenhliziyo, baphenduke, ngibaphulukise.

ukuze ngokubona babone, bangabonisisi, nangokuzwa bezwe, bangaqondi, funa baphenduke, bathethelelwe.

Kwathi ukuba induna yethempeli nabapristi abakhulu bezwe lawo mazwi , basambatheka ngawo ngokuthi kungaba yini lokho na?

Kwathi ukuba abaphostoli baseJerusalema bezwe ukuthi iSamariya lilamukele izwi likaNkulunkulu, bathumela kubo oPetru noJohane;

Sebephikisene kakhulu, wasukuma uPetru, wathi kubo: Madoda, bazalwane, niyazi ukuthi sekukade uNkulunkulu wakhetha phakathi kwenu ukuba abezizwe bezwe izwi levangeli ngomlomo wami, bakholwe.

Kwathi ukuba bezwe ukuthi ungumJuda , bamemeza bonke ngazwi linye kwangathi amahora amabili, bathi: Mkhulu uDiyana wabase-Efesu.

ngokuba inhliziyo yalesi sizw e seyaba buthuntu ; bezwa kanzima ngezindlebe, amehlo abo bawacimezile, funa mhlawumbe babone ngamehlo , bezwe ngezindlebe, baqonde ngenhliziyo, baphenduke, ngibaphilise.

ngokuba asibambene negazi nen yama, kodwa sibambene nemibuso , namandla, nababusi bezwe balobu bumnyama , nabawomoya bobubi emkhathini.

kodwa iNkosi yangimela , yangipha amandla ukuba intshumayelo ipheleliswe ngami , nabezizwe bonke bezwe ; ngase ngikhululwa emlonyeni wengonyama.