U-Ebere wazala amadodana ama bili; igama lomunye lalinguPhelege , ngokuba emihleni yakhe izwe ladatshulwa. Igama lomfowabo lalinguJokothane.

Kwathi emihleni ka -Amrafeli inkosi yaseShineyari , no-Ariyoki inkosi yase - Elasare, noKedorlawomere inkosi yase-Elamu, noTidali inkosi yezizwe,

Kwaba khona indlala ezweni ngaphandle kwendlala yokuqal a eyayikhona emihleni ka-Abrahama; u-Isaka waya eGerari ku-Abimeleki inkosi yamaFilisti.

UJakobe wathi kuFaro : Izinsuku ze minyaka yokugogobala kwami ziyiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu ; ziyingcosana, zimbi izinsuku zeminyaka yokuhamba kwami , azifinyelelanga ezinsukwini zeminyaka yokuhamba kwawobaba emihleni yokugogobala kwabo.

Umbono ka-Isaya, indodana ka-Amose, awubonayo ngoJuda neJerusalema emihleni ka-Uziya, noJothamu, no-Ahazi, noHezekiya, amakhosi akwaJuda.

Kwathi emihleni abahlulela ngayo abahluleli kwaba khona indlala ezweni . Umuntu othile waseBetlehema Juda waya u kuyohlala ezweni lakwaMowabi, yena nomkakhe, namadodana akhe amabili.

Zonke izitsha zokuphuza zenkosi uSolomoni zaziyigolide , nazo zonke izitsha zendlu yehlathi laseLebanoni zaziyigolide elicwengekileyo , kungekho ezesiliva, lona lingento yalutho emihleni kaSolomoni.

Kepha angiyikukwenza emihleni yakho ngenxa kaDavide uyihlo , kodwa ngiyakuwuhlwitha esandleni sendodana yakho.

Ubonile yini ukuthi u -Ahabi uyazithoba phambi kwami na ? Ngokuba ezithoba phambi kwami angiyikwehlisa okubi emihleni yakhe ; kepha emihleni yendodana yakhe ngiyakwehlisela indlu yakhe okubi.

Insali yezifebe zethempeli ezazisasele emihleni kayise u -Asa wayixosha ezweni.

Emihleni yakhe u -Edomi wahlubuka phansi kwesandla sakwaJuda , wazibekela inkosi.

Emihleni kaPheka inkosi yakwa-Israyeli kwafika uThigilati Phileseri i nkosi yase-Asiriya, wathatha i-Ijoni, ne-Abela Beti Mahakha, neJanowa, neKedeshi, neHasori, neGileyadi, neGalile, lonke izwe lakwaNafetali , wabathumbela e - Asiriya.

Awuzwanga ukuthi kade ngakuhlela na? Emihleni yasendulo ngakunquma; manje sengikulethile ukuba uchithe imizi ebiyelweyo, ibe yizinqwaba.

Wayesethi uHezekiya ku-Isaya: Lihle izwi likaJehova olikhulumileyo. Wathi futhi: Akunjalo, uma kuyakuba khona ukuthula nokulondeka emihleni yami , na?

Ngokuba iphasika elinjalo lalingagcinwanga kusukela emihleni yabahluleli abahlulela u -Israyeli, nasemihleni yonke yamakhosi akwa -Israyeli, nakweyakwaJuda.

Emihleni yakhe uFaro Nekho inkosi yaseGibithe wenyukela enkosini yase- Asiriya ngasemfuleni u -Ewufrathe; inkosi uJosiya yaya ukuhlangabezana naye; wayibulala eMegido, isanele ukumbona nje.

Emihleni yakhe kwenyuka uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele; uJehoyakimi wayeyinceku yakhe iminyaka emithathu; wayesebuya, wamhlubuka.

U-Ebere wazala amadoda na amabili : igama lomunye lalinguPhelege , ngokuba emihleni yakhe izwe ladatshulwa . Igama lomfowabo lalinguJokothane.

Emihleni kaSawule baphaka impi kumaHagiri, awa ngesandla sabo; bahlala ematendeni abo ngasempumalanga yonke yakwaGileyadi.

Bonke labo babhalwa ngezi zukulwane zabo emihleni kaJothamu inkosi yakwaJuda nasemihleni kaJerobowamu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

bheka, uyakuzalelwa indodana eyakuba ngumuntu wokuthula ; ngiyakumnika ukuphumula ezitheni zakhe nxazonke , ngokuba igama lakhe liyakuba nguSo lomoni; ukuthula nokuzola ngi yakumnika khona u -Israyeli emihleni yakhe;

Zonke izitsha zokuphuza zenkosi uSolomoni zaziyigolide , nazo zonke izitsha zendlu yehlathi laseLebanoni zaziyigolide elicwengekil eyo, isiliva lingento yalutho emihleni kaSolomoni.

Futhi uJerobowamu akabe esaba namandla emihleni ka -Abiya; uJehova wamshaya, wafa.

U-Abiya wayeselala koyise ; bammbela emzini kaDavide ; u-Asa indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe: emihleni yakhe izwe lazola iminyaka eyishumi.

Emihleni yakhe u -Edomi wahlubuka phansi kwes andla sakwaJuda , wazibekela inkosi.

Wayelokhu emfuna uNkulunkulu emihleni kaZakariya owafundisa ekumesabeni uJehova; emihleni yokumfuna kwakhe uJehova, uNkulunkulu wamhlahlamelisa.

Kepha lapho uHezekiy a esezithoba ekukhukhumaleni kwenhliziyo yakhe , yena nabakhileyo eJerusalema , ulaka lukaJehova alubehlelanga emihleni kaHezekiya.

Alenziwanga iphasika elinjengalelo kwa -Israyeli kusukela emihleni kaSamuweli umprofethi , nawo onke amakhosi akwa -Israyeli awenzanga iphasika elinjengalelo elenziwa nguJosiya, nabapristi, namaLevi, naye wonke uJuda no-Israyeli owayekhona, kanye nabakhileyo eJerusalema.

Yizwani lokhu nina badala , nibeke indlebe nina nonke enihlezi ezweni . Kwake kwaba khona emihleni yenu noma emihleni yawobaba na?

Thokoza, nsizwa, ebusheni bakho , inhliziyo yakho ikuphe ukwenam a emihleni yobunsizwa bakho , uhambe ngezindlela zenhliziyo yakh o njengokubona k wamehlo akho , kepha yazi ukuthi ngakho konke lokh o uNkulunkulu uyakukungenisa ekwahlulelweni.

Futhi khumbula uMdali wakh o emihleni yobusha bakho, zingakafiki izinsuku ezimbi , ingakasondeli iminyaka osho ngayo ukuthi : Angithokozi ngayo;

Emihleni ka -Aritahishashita oBishilamu , noMithiredati, noThabeyeli, nabanye abangane bakhe baloba ku -Aritahishashita inkosi yasePheresiya ; okulotshiweyo kwakunjengokulotshwa kwesi -Aramu, kwachazwa ngesi - Aramu.

noSalu, no-Amoki, noHilikiya, noJedaya. Labo babe yizinhloko zabaprist i nezabafowabo emihleni kaJeshuwa.

Emihleni kaJoyakimi izinhloko zawoyise babapristi zaziyilezi : ekaSeraya: nguMeraya; ekaJeremiya: nguHananiya;

AmaLevi abhalwa emihleni ka-Eliyashibi, noJoyada, noJohanani, noJaduwa njengezinhloko zawoyise kanye nabapristi ekubuseni kukaDariyu umPheresiya.

Labo babe khona emihleni kaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa kaJosadaki nasemihleni kaNehemiya umbusi no-Ezra, umbhali.

Kwathi emihleni ka -Ahashiveroshi yena ungu-Ahashiveroshi lowo owabusa kusukela e -Indiya kuze kube seKushe phezu kwezifunda eziyikhulu namashumi amabili nesikhombisa

inyama yakhe ibe ntsha kuneyomntwana, abuyele emihleni yobusha bakhe,

Emihleni yakho uyalile ukusa, wazisa umthende wokusa indawo yawo

Nkulunkulu, sizwile ngezindlebe zethu , okhokho besilandisa ngesenz o owasenzayo emihleni yabo, emihleni yasendulo.

Konke ngikubonile emihleni yami eyize : kukhona olungileyo obhubhile ekulungeni kwakhe , kukhona nomubi owelula ukuphila kwakhe ebubini bakhe.

Awuzwanga ukuthi kade ngakwenza na? Emihleni yasendulo ngakunquma; manje sengikulethile ukuba uchithe imizi ebiyelweyo ibe yizinqwaba.

Wayesethi uHezekiya ku-Isaya: Lihle izwi likaJehova olikhulumileyo . Wathi futhi: Ngokuba kuyakuba khona ukuthula nokulondeka emihleni yami.

UJehova wathi kimi emihleni kaJosiya inkosi : Ubonile okwenziwe ngu - Israyeli ohlehlayo na ? Ukhuphukele kuzo zonke izintaba eziphakemeyo naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza, wafeba khona.

Amazwi ka -Amose owayephakathi kwabelusi baseThekhowa, owabonayo ngo-Israyeli emihleni ka -Uziya, inkosi yakwaJuda , nasemihleni kaJerobowamu indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, iminyaka emibili ngaphambi kokuzamazama komhlaba.

Kusukela emihleni yawoyihlo nichezukile ezimisweni zami , anizigcinanga. Buyelani kimi , ngiyakubuyela kini , usho uJehova Sebawoti . Nokho nithi : Siyakubuyela kanjani?

UJesu esezelwe eBetlehema laseJudiya emihleni kaHerode inkosi , bheka, kwafika izazi eJerusalema, zivela empumalanga, zithi:

Kepha kusukela emihleni kaJohane uMbhapathizi kuze kube manje umbuso wezulu uyafuzulwa, nabafuzulayo bayawuphanga.

Nithi: U ma sasikhona emihleni yawobaba , sasingayikuhlanganyela nabo egazini labaprofethi.

Emihleni kaHerode inkosi yaseJudiya kwakukhona umpristi othile ogama lakhe nguZakariya, esigabeni sika-Abiya, nomkakhe engowamadodakazi ka - Aroni, igama lakhe ngu-Elisabethe.

Yenze njalo iNkosi kimi emihleni eyangibheka ngayo ukususa ihlazo lami phakathi kwabantu.

Kepha ngempela ngithi kini : Kwakukhona kwa -Israyeli abafelokazi abaningi emihleni ka-Eliya, lapho izulu lalivalekile iminyaka emi thathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha, kwaba khona indlala enkulu ezweni lonke;

Njengokuba kwenzeka emihleni kaNowa , kuyakuba njalo nasemihleni yeNdodana yomuntu.

Kwasukuma omunye kubo ogama lakhe lingu -Agabu, wakhomba ngoMoya ukuthi kuzakuba khona indlala enzima ezweni lonke ; yaba khona emihleni kaKlawudiyu.

Bhekani nina zideleli, nimangale, ninyamalale, ngokuba mina ngisebenza umsebenzi emihleni yenu , umsebenzi eningayikukholwa yiwo , nakuba umuntu enilandisa ngawo. Izwi lamukelwa ngabezizwe, liphikwa ngabaJuda

owathi esenikele emihleni yenyama yakhe ngemikhuleko , nokunxusa, nokudazuluka okukhulu , nezinyembezi kuyena onamandla okumsindisa ekufeni, wezwiwa ngenxa yokumesaba uNkulunkulu.