Yehla, uhlale othulini wena ntombi , ndodakazi yaseBabele , uhlale emhlabathini, kungekho sihlalo sobukhosi , wena ndodakazi yamaKaledi, ngokuba awusayikubizwa ngokuthi uthambile nokuthi uyatetema.

Kwakungakabikho sihlahla endle , namifino yayingakamili emhlabathini , ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wayengakan isi imvula emhlabeni , kungakabikho muntu wokulima umhlabathi.

Kepha kwenyuka inkungu ivela emhlabathini , yanisela ubuso bonke bomhlaba.

UJehova uNkulunkulu wahlumisa emhlabathini imithi yonke ebukekayo , emihle, edliwayo, nomuthi wokuphila phakathi nensimu , nomuthi wokwazi okuhle nokubi.

Ngesithukuthuku sobuso bakho uyakudla isinkwa sakho , uze ubuyele emhlabathini, lokhu wathathwa kuwo ; ngokuba ungumhlabathi , uyakuphenduka umhlabathi.

Usuqalekisiwe emhlabathini ovulile umlomo wawo ukwamukela igazi lomfowenu esandleni sakho.

Waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uNowa , ethi: Lo uyakusiduduza emsebenzini wethu nasenkathazweni yezandla zethu emhlabathini awuqalekisa uJehova.

Izingelosi zombili zafika eSodoma sekuhlwile ; uLoti wayehlezi esangw eni laseSodoma; uLoti ezibona wasukuma wazihlangabeza ; wakhothamela emhlabathini ngobuso,

Wachitha leyo mizi nethafa lonke , nabo bonke abakhe emizini , nalokho okuhlumayo emhlabathini.

Yathi ukuzwa amazwi abo , inceku ka-Abrahama yakhothama emhlabathini phambi kukaJehova.

Waphupha, bheka, nanko umkhwelo umiswe emhlabathini , isihloko sawo sifinyelela ezulwini; nezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zenyuka, zehla kuwo.

Yena uqobo wadlulela phambi kwabo , wakhothamela emhlabathini kasikhombisa, waze wafika kumfowabo.

Wabalandisa uyise nabafowabo; uyise wamsola, wathi kuye: Yiphupho lini leli oliphuphileyo na ? Impela mina nonyoko nabafowenu siyakuza , sikukhothamele emhlabathini na?

U-Onani wayekwazi ukuthi inzalo ayiyikuba ngeyakhe ; kwathi nxa engena kumkamfowabo, wachitha emhlabathini ukuba angamniki umfowabo inzalo.

UJosefa wayesethi kubantu : Bhekani, namuhla nginithengile nibe ngabakaFaro nina nezwe lenu ; nansi imbewu yenu , nize nihlwanyele emhlabathini.

Kuzakuthi-ke uma bengayikukholwa nayilezi zibonakaliso ezimbili , bengalaleli izwi lakho , uyakukha amanzi omfula , uwathele emhlabathini owomileyo; amanzi owakha emfuleni ayakuphenduka igazi emhlabathini owomileyo.

Phakamisa wena induku yakho , welule isandla sakho phezu kolwandle , ulwahlukanise; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bazakuhamba phakathi kolwandle emhlabathini owomileyo.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bangena phakathi kolwandle emhlabathini owomileyo; amanzi aba lugange kubo ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo.

Kepha abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bahamba emhlabathini owomileyo phakathi kolwandle ; amanzi aba lugange kubo ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo.

Ngokuba amahhashi kaFaro angena elwandle kanye nezinqola zakhe nabamahhashi bakhe , uJehova wabuyisela amanzi olwandle phezu kwabo ; kepha abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bahamba emhlabathini owomileyo ngaphakathi kolwandle.

Esenyukile amazolo akade elele khona , bheka, nakho okuthile okuncane okunjengenkwethu, kuncane njengongqoqwane emhlabathini.

UMose washesha wakhothamela emhlabathini, wakhuleka.

Amasango alo ayakukhala, alile; liyakuba yize, lihlale emhlabathini.

Kuphela igazi lalo awuyikulidla; lithululele emhlabathini njengamanzi.

Owesifazane othambileyo notetemayo phak athi kwenu obengenasibindi sokubeka amathe onyawo lwakhe emhlabathini ngenxa yokutetema nokuthambeka, iso lakhe liyakuba libi endodeni esesifubeni sakhe , nasendodaneni yakhe, nasendodakazini yakhe,

Abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova bema baqi na emhlabathini owomileyo nga phakathi neJordani , abantu bonke bawela emhlabathini owomileyo, saze sawela iJordani isizwe sonke saphelela.

Kwathi lapho abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova sebenyuke phakathi kweJordani , amathe ezinyawo zabapristi esefike emhlabathini owomileyo , amanzi aseJordani abuyela endaweni yawo , aphuphuma lonke ugu njengakuqala.

anobazisa abantwana benu , nithi: U -Israyeli wawela leli Jordani emhlabathini owomileyo,

Yathi: Qha, ngifikile njengesikhulu sebandla likaJehova . UJoshuwa wayesewa ngobuso emhlabathini, wakhuleka, wathi kuyo: Ithini inkosi yami encekwini yayo na?

UJoshuwa waziklebhula izingubo zakhe , wawa n gobuso emhlabathini phambi komphongolo kaJehova kwaze kwahlwa , yena namalunga akwa - Israyeli; bathela uthuli emakhanda abo.

Ngabona empangweni ingubo enhle yaseShineyari , namashekeli angamakhulu amabili esiliva, nesigaxa segolide esinesisindo esing amashekeli angamashumi ayisihlanu , ngakufisa, ngakuthatha; bheka, kuthukusiwe emhlabathini phakathi kwetende lami, nesiliva liphansi kwakho.

UJayeli umkaHebere wayesethatha isikhonkwane setende, waphatha isando ngesandla, wanyonyobela kuye , wambethela esikhaleni sendlebe ngesikhonkwane, sagqobhoza, saphumela emhlabathini , ngokuba wayelele ubuthongo obukhulu ediniwe; wafa kanjalo.

bheka, ngiyakubeka uboya obugundiweyo esibuyeni; uma kukhona amazolo eboyeni bodwa komile emhlabathini wonke , ngiyakwazi ukuthi uzakusindisa u-Israyeli ngesandla sami, njengalokho ukhulumile.

UGideyoni wathi kuNkulunkulu : Intukuthelo yakho mayingangivutheli , ngizakukhuluma kanye kuphela : Ake ngilinge kanye kuphela ngoboya; makube komile eboyeni bodwa, kube khona amazolo emhlabathini wonke.

Wenze njalo uNkulunkulu ngalobo busuku , ngokuba kwakomile eboyeni bodwa, kepha emhlabathini wonke kwakukhona amazolo.

Kwathi ilangabi lisaphuma e -altare lenyukela ngasezulwini , ingelosi kaJehova yenyuka elangabini le -altare; uManowa nomkakhe babukela; bawa ngobuso emhlabathini.

Wayesewa ngobuso bakhe , wakhothamela emhlabathini , wathi kuye : Ngifumaneleni umusa emehlweni akho ukuba unginake , lokhu ngingowezizwe, na?

ODavide no -Abishayi bafika kubantu ebusuku ; bheka, uSawule wayelele ubuthongo ezinqoleni , umkhonto wakhe ugxunyekiwe emhlabathini ngasekhanda lakhe; u-Abineri nabantu bakhe babelele ngakuye nxazonke.

Ngalokho igazi lami malingaweli emhlabathini ngikude noJehova, ngokuba inkosi yakwa -Israyeli iphumele ukufuna intwakumba eyodwa , njengalokhu kuzingelwa intendele ezintabeni.

Inkosi yayisithi kuye: Ungesabi; ubonani na? Owesifazane wathi kuSawule: Ngibona unkulunkulu ephuma emhlabathini.

Kepha wala wathi: Angiyikudla. Kodwa zamcindezela izinceku zakhe kanye nowesifazane, walilalela izwi labo . Wayesevuka emhlabathini , wahlala embhedeni.

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

UDavide wamncenga uNkulunkulu ngomntwana ; uDavide wazila ukudla , wangena, walala emhlabathini ubusuku bonke.

Amalunga endlu yakhe asuka aya kuye ukumvusa emhlabathini , kepha akavumanga, futhi kadlanga kudla nawo.

UDavide wayesevuka emhlabathini , wageza, wazigcoba, waphendulela izingubo zakhe, wangena endlini kaJehova , wakhuleka; wayeseya endlini yakhe; lapho esecela ukudla, bakubeka phambi kwakhe, wadla.

Inkosi yayisisuka , yaklebhula izingubo zayo , yalala emhlabathini, nazo zonke izinceku zema lapho, izingubo zazo ziklebhukile.

Lapho owesifazane waseThekhowa ekhuluma enkosini , wawa ngobuso emhlabathini, wakhuleka, wathi: Siza, nkosi.

Ngokuba simelwe ukufa , sinjengamanzi achith wa emhlabathini , angenakuqoqwa futhi; uNkulunkulu akasusi ukuphila , kepha uqamba amasu ukuba oxoshiweyo angabi ngumxoshwa kuye.

Sesiyakumfikela endaweni ethile lapho engatholakala khona , simehlele njengokuwela kwamazolo emhlabathini ; kuyena nabantu bonke abanaye asiyikushiya noyedwa.

unjengokukhanya kwasekuseni ekuphumeni kwelanga, isasa elingenamafu, lapho kuvela ekukhanyeni uhlaza emhlabathini emva kwemvula.

Wathi uSolomoni : Uma eyakuba yindoda enamandla , akuyikuwela emhlabathini nolulodwa unwele lwakhe , kepha uma okub i kufumaniseka kuye, uyakufa.

Inkosi yazibumba ethafeni laseJordani emhlabathini webumba p hakathi kweSukoti neSaretani.

U-Eliya wathatha ingubo yakhe , wayisonga, washaya amanzi , ahlukana ngalapha nangalapha, bawela bobabili emhlabathini owomileyo.

Wayesethi: Thatha imicibisholo . Yayithatha-ke. Wathi enkosini yakwa - Israyeli: Shaya emhlabathini. Yashaya kathathu, yayeka.

Ngubani owaziyo ukuthi umoya wamadodana abantu ukhuphukela phezulu, nomoya wezilwane ukuthi wehlela phansi emhlabathini, na?

Kepha izwi likaJehova lafika kimi , lathi: U chithile igazi eliningi , uphake izimpi ezinkulu ; awuyikwakhela igama lami indlu , ngokuba uchithe igazi eliningi emhlabathini emehlweni ami;

Inkosi yakubumba ethafeni likaJordani emhlabathini webumba phakathi kweSukoti neSereda.

Wahlukanisa ulwandle phambi kwabo , badabula phakathi kolwandle emhlabathini owomileyo ; nababaxoshayo wabaphonsa otweni njengetshe emanzini anamandla.

Wayesesukuma uJobe , waklebhula ingubo yakhe , waphucula ikhanda lakhe, wawela emhlabathini, wakhuleka,

Bahlala phansi naye emhlabathini izinsuku eziyisikhombisa nobusuku obuyisikhombisa, akukhulumanga muntu kuye, ngokuba babona ukuthi usizi lwakhe lwalulukhulu kakhulu.

Ngokuba usizi aluveli othulini, nokuhlupheka akuphumi emhlabathini,

Noma impande yawo iguga emhlabathini, nesiphunzi sawo sifela othulini,

Abacibishelayo bakhe bangihaqa ; uyaqhekeza izinso zami engenasihawu ; uchithela inyongo yami emhlabathini.

Uthukuselwe inkintshela emhlabathini, nesihibe emgwaqweni.

Insimbi iyakhishwa emhlabathini; amatshe ayancibilikiswa abe yithusi.

Ngokuba iyashiya amaqanda ayo emhlabathini, iwafudumeze othulini.

Amazwi kaJehova angamazwi ahlanzekileyo , anjengesiliva elihlanjululwe esithandweni emhlabathini, lihlanjululwe kasikhombisa.

Noma siyaphi , bayangizungeza; amehlo abo bawabhekisa kukho ukungiwisa phansi emhlabathini.

Ngokuba umphefumulo wethu ukhothamele othulini ; umzimba wethu unamathele emhlabathini.

Zayokhela indlu yakho engcwele ; indlu yegama lakho zayidumaza kwaze kwaba phansi emhlabathini.

Uchithile isivumelwano senceku yakho , wadumaza umqhele wayo , wawuphonsa emhlabathini.

Ususile inkazimulo yakhe , wawisa phansi emhlabathini isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi.

Ngokuba isitha siyazingela umphefumulo wami , sicindezela phansi emhlabathini ukuphila kwami ; singihlalisile ebumnyameni njengabakade bafa.

Ngifundise ukwenza intando yakho, ngokuba wena unguNkulunkulu wami; umoya wakho omuhle mawungihole emhlabathini olelezekileyo.

Umoya wakhe uyaphuma , yena abuyele emhlabathini wakhe ; ngalona lolo suku amacebo akhe ayaphela.

UJehova uyaphakamisa abathobekileyo ; ababi uyabawisa phansi emhlabathini.

uthuli lubuyele emhlabathini, njengokuba lwalunjalo , umoya ubuyele kuNkulunkulu owawunikayo.

Uyakubhidlizelwa phansi , ukhulume usemhlabathini; ukukhuluma kwakho kuyakuthotshiselwa phansi , kuphume othulini , izwi lakho libe njengelonedlozi livela emhlabathini , ukukhuluma kwakho kubethe imiloz i othulini.

Uyakunika imbewu yakho oyakuyihlwanyela emhlabathini imvula , aveze nesinkwa ezithelweni zomhlabathi oyakuvunda, uthele kakhulu; ngalolo suku izinkomo zakho ziyakuklaba emadlelweni abanzi.

Emhlabathini wabantu bami kuyakumila amakhakhasi nameva, yebo, kuzo zonke izindlu zokujabula emzini ojabulayo,

Yebo, banele ukutshalwa nje, yebo, banele ukuhlwanyelwa nje, yebo, isiqu sanele ukugxila emhlabathini, abesephephetha kubo, babune, isivunguvungu sibasuse njengamabibi.

Ngokuba yakhula njengehlumela phambi kwakhe , nanjengempande emhlabathini owomileyo ; yayingenasimo nabuhle ukuba siyibuke , yayingabukeki ukuba siyifune.

UJuda uyalila , amasango akhe ad angele, ahlezi emhlabathini edabukile , nokukhala kweJerusalema kwenyukile.

Bayakuba nokufa okwesabekayo, abayikulilelwa, abayikumbelwa; bayakuba ngumquba emhlabathini, baqedwe ngenkemba nangendlala , izidumbu zabo zibe ngukudla kwezinyoni zezulu nokwezilwane zasemhlabeni.

O, themba lika -Israyeli, Jehova, bonke abakushiyayo bayakujabha ; abachezuka kimi bayakulotshwa emhlabathini, ngokuba bamshiyile uJehova, umthombo wamanzi aphilayo.

INkosi igwinyile onke amakhaya kaJakobe ingahawukelanga. Ngentukuthelo yayo, ibhidlizile izinqaba zendodakazi yakwaJuda, yazidilizela emhlabathini, yangcolisa umbuso nezikhulu zawo.

Amasango alo ashona emhlabathini ; wachitha, wayaphula imigoqo yalo . Inkosi nezikhulu zalo baphakathi kwezizwe , lapho kungekho khona umthetho. Nabaprofethi balo abatholi mbono kuJehova.

Amalunga endodakazi yaseSiyoni ahlezi emhlabathini, athule; athele uthuli emakhanda awo , abhince indwangu yamasaka . Izintombi zaseJerusalema zithobisela phansi amakhanda azo.

Amehlo ami ayaphela izinyembezi , izibilini zami ziyaxhaphazela ; isibindi sami sithululelwe emhlabathini ngenxa yokuchitheka kwendodakazi yabantu bami, ngokuba izingane nabancelayo bayadangala ezigcawini zomuzi.

Ngisabuka izidalwa, bheka, nanto isondo emhlabathini eceleni kwezidalwa, kuleso naleso sazo zozine.

Amakherubi aphakamisa amaphiko awo , enyuka emhlabathini phambi kwamehlo ami ekuphumeni kwawo , amasondo eseceleni kwawo ; ema ngasesivalweni sesango lasempumalanga lendlu kaJehova ; inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli yayiphezu kwawo.

Ngiyakulubhidliza ugange enalunameka ngodaka olungavuthiwe , ngiludilizele phansi , lunamathele emhlabathini , kwambulwe isisekelo salo ; yebo, luyakuwa, nina niphele phakathi kwalo, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.

Lwathatha nasembewini yezwe , lwayitshala emhlabathini othelayo , lwayibeka ngasemanzini amaningi, lwayifaka njengomnyezane.

Ngokuba izingazi zawo ziphakathi kwawo ; wazibeka edwaleni eliyinyabule; akazithelanga emhlabathini ukuzisibekela ngothuli.

Zonke izikhulu zolwandle ziyakwehla ezihlalweni zazo zobukhosi , zikhumule izingubo zazo , zihlubule izambatho zazo ezifekethisiweyo , zembathe ukuthuthumela , zihlale emhlabathini, zithuthumele njalonjalo , zimangale ngawe.

Bonke ababambe amaphini , amatilosi nabo bonke abashayeli baselwandle, bayakwehla emikhunjini yabo, beme emhlabathini,

Ngiyakukuphonsa emhlabathini , ngikuntshinge endle , ngihlalise phezu kwakho zonke izinyoni zezulu, ngisuthise zonke izilwane zomhlaba ngawe.

Ngokuba ayelakanyene kathathu; ayengenazinsika njengezinsika zamagceke; ngalokho angaphezulu ayehlehlile kunaphansi naphakathi kusukela emhlabathini.

kusukela esinqeni emhlabathini kuze kube sonqenqemeni oluphansi kwakuyizingalo ezimbili , ububanzi buyingalo ; kusukela onqenqemeni oluncane kuze kube sonqenqemeni olukhulu kwakuyizingalo ezine , ububanzi buyingalo.

Nokho shiya isiqu sezimpande zawo emhlabathini , sinesibopho sensimbi nesethusi, ohlazeni lwasendle, simanziswe ngamazolo ezulu, isabelo saso sibe nezilwane zasetshanini bomhlaba;

Njengalokho inkosi yabona umlindi ongcwele ehla ezulwini , ethi: Gawula umuthi, uwuchithe, kepha shiya isiqu sezimpande zawo emhlabathini, sinesibopho sensimbi nesethusi , ohlazeni lwasendle, simanziswe ngamazolo ezulu, isabelo saso sibe nezilwane zasendle , kuze kudlule izikhathi eziyisikhombisa phezu kwaso,

Abaningi abalele emhlabathini wothuli bayakuvuka, abanye bavukele ukuphila okuphakade, abanye ihlazo nokunengwa okuphakade.

Inyoni iwela og ibeni emhlabathini , ingenasihibe, na? Ugibe luyaxhuma emhlabathini, lungabambanga nokubamba, na?

Ngokuba bheka, ngiyakuyaleza, ngizulazulise indlu yakwa-Israyeli phakathi kwabo bonk e abezizwe , njengalokhu kuhlungwa ngesihlungo , kepha akuyikuwela nembewu eyodwa emhlabathini.

Kepha amadoda agwedla ukuba abuyele emhlabathini , kepha ahluleka , ngokuba ulwandle lwaqhubeka lwaba nesiphepho kuwo.

UJehova wakhuluma kuyo inhlanzi , yamhlanzela uJona emhlabathini owomileyo.

Kepha enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle ; yathela isithelo, enye ngekhulu, enye ngamashumi ayisithupha, enye ngamashumi amathathu.

Kepha ohlwanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle nguye olizwa izwi , aliqonde, athele impela isithelo , omunye aveze ngekhulu , omunye ngamashumi ayisithupha, omunye ngamashumi amathathu.

Kepha umkhumbi wawususukile amastadiyu amaningi emhlabathini , ushukunyiswa ngamaza, ngokuba umoya wawuphambene nabo.

Kepha obamukele lalinye waya wemba emhlabathini, wayifihla imali yenkosi yakhe.

ngesaba, ngaya ngalithukusa emhlabathini italenta lakho ; bheka, nakhu okwakho.

Enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle ; yahluma, yakhula, yathela isithelo , yaveza ngamashumi amathathu, nangamashumi ayisithupha, nangekhulu.

Nabahlwanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle yilabo abalizwa izwi , balamukele, bathele isithelo ngamashumi amathathu , nangamashumi ayisithupha , nangekhulu.

Wayesethi: Unjalo umbuso kaNkulunkulu ; unjengokuba umuntu ephonsa imbewu emhlabathini,

Unjengenhlamvu yesinaphi ethi , nxa ihlwanyelwe emhlabathini , incinyane kunazo zonke izimbewu ezisemhlabeni,

Kwathi sekuhlwile , umkhumbi wawuphakathi nolwandle , yena eyedwa emhlabathini.

Bayiletha kuye . Kwathi umoya embona , wayihlukumeza kakhulu masinyane, yawa phansi emhlabathini, yazigingqa ikhihliza amagwebu.

Esengene komunye wemikhumbi ongokaSimoni wamcela ukuba asuke kancane emhlabathini. Wahlala phansi, wabafundisa abantu esemkhunjini.

Sebeyilethile imikhumbi emhlabathini bashiya konke, bamlandela. UJesu uphilisa umuntu onochoko (Math. 8:1; Mark. 1:40)

Kodwa ozwayo engenzi unjengom untu owakha indlu emhlabathini ingenasisekelo; umfula wayishaya , yawa masinyane ; kwaba kukhulu ukudilika kwaleyo ndlu.

Enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle; kuthe imila, yathela ngekhulu. Ekusho lokhu wamemeza wathi: Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe.

Esephumele emhlabathini , kwamhlangabeza indoda ethile yomuzi eyayinamademoni; kwase kuyi sikhathi eside ingembathi ngubo , ingahlali endlini kodwa emathuneni.

Esosizini olunzima wakhuleka eqinisela , izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamathonsi egazi, aconsela emhlabathini.

Bakusho lokho bemlinga , ukuze babe nokummangalela . Kepha uJesu wakhothama, waloba ngomunwe emhlabathini.

Waphinda wakhothama, waloba emhlabathini.

Eseshilo lokho wafela amathe emhlabathini , wenza udaka ngamathe, waninda amehlo ayo ngodaka.

Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini : Uma inhlamvu kakolweni iwela emhlabathini ingafi, ihlala yodwa; kepha uma ifa, ithela izithelo eziningi.

Kuthe sebephumele emhlabathini , babona umlilo wamalahle , nezinhlanzi zibekwe kuwo, nesinkwa.

Wasuka uSimoni Petru , walihudulela emhlabathini inetha . Ligcwele izinhlanzi ezinkulu , ziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nantathu ; noma zingako, inetha alidabukanga.

Wawa phansi emhlabathini , wezwa izwi lithi kuye : Sawulu, Sawulu, ungizingelelani na? Kulukhuni kuwe ukukhahlela ezinkandini.

ngawa phansi emhlabathini , ngezwa izwi lithi kimi : S awulu, Sawulu, ungizingelelani na?

kepha induna yekhulu ithanda ukusindisa uPawulu yawavimbela enhlosweni yawo, yayala ukuba labo abakwazi ukuhlamba baziphonse kuqala emanzini, bafike emhlabathini,

nabaseleyo bafike , abanye ngamapulangwe , abanye ngezinye izinto zomkhumbi. Kanjalo-ke kwenzeka ukuba bonke baphumele emhlabathini besindile.