U-Abrama wahlala ezweni laseKhanani ; uLoti wahlala emizini yasethafeni , wamisa itende lakhe ngaseSodoma.

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

Mababuthe konke ukudla kwale minyaka emihle ezayo, banqwabele phansi kwesandla sikaFaro amabele emizini, abe ngukudla, bawalonde.

Waqoqa konke ukudla kwale minyaka eyisikhombisa eyayisezweni laseGibithe, wabekelela ukudla emizini; ukudla kwamasimu azungeza yilowo nalowo muzi wakubekelela kuwo.

Abantu wabayisa emizini , ebasusa komunye umncele wezwe laseGibithe kwaze kwaba komunye umncele walo.

Ngiyakunehlisela inkemba yempindiselo eyakuphindisela isivumelwano sami; senibuthelwe emizini yenu , ngiyakuthuma isifo phakathi kwenu , ninikelwe esandleni sesitha.

U-Israyeli wathatha yonke le mizi ; u-Israyeli wahlala emizini yonke yama - Amori eHeshiboni nasemizini yonke yalo.

kepha thina uqobo lwethu siyakushesha sihlome , sihambe phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, size sibafinyelelise endaweni yabo , abancane bethu bahlale emizini ebiyelweyo ngenxa yabakhileyo ezweni.

Abancane bethu, nawomkethu, nezimvu zethu, nazo zonke izinkomo zethu kuyakuba lapho emizini yakwaGileyadi,

Kepha omkenu , nabancane benu , nezinkomo zenu -- ngiyazi ukuthi ninezinkomo eziningi -- bayakuhlala emizini yenu engininike yona,

Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyakunquma izizwe ezizwe lazo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona , bese wuzixosha, wakhe emizini yazo nasezindlini zazo,

Kodwa emizini yalaba bantu uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika bona babe yifa lakho awuyikusindisa lutho oluphefumulayo,

kuyakufika amalunga akho nabahluleli bakho , balinganise amabanga okuya emizini emzungezayo obuleweyo,

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

kepha ningemi nina ; xoshani izitha zenu , nibulale ezingasemuva , ningazivumeli ukuba zingene emizini yazo , ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uzinikele esandleni senu.

Kwathi lapho uJoshuwa nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli sebeqedile ukubaceka ngokuceka ok ukhulu kakhulu baze baqedwa , insali yabo nokho isingenile emizini ebiyelweyo,

umkhawulo wawususuka esiqongweni sentaba , waya emthonjeni wamanzi aseNefitowa, waphuma waya emizini yasentabeni yase -Efroni; umkhawulo wasuka waya eBahala eliyiKiriyati Jeharimi;

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini babuthana eGibeya , bevela emizini , ukuba baphume balwe nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini abavela emizini babalwa ngalolo suku baba ngamadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili n esithupha ahlome inkemba ngaphandle kwabakhileyo eGibeya ababalwa baba ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa, amadoda akhethiweyo.

Ngalokho bafulathela phambi kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli, bahamba ngendlela yasehlane, kepha ukulwa kwabalandela ; abaphuma emizini bababulala phakathi kwayo.

Kwathi ekufikeni kwabo , uDavide esebuya ekubulaleni umFilisti , abesifazane baphuma emizini yonke yakwa -Israyeli, behlabelela besina , ukuba bamhlangabeze uSawule inkosi ngezigubhu , nangokuthokoza, nangezinkenenezo.

Emizini kaHadadezeri iBetha neBerothayi inkosi uDavide yathatha ithusi eliningi kakhulu.

USolomoni wabutha izinqola nabamahhashi ; wayenezinqola eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amane nabamahhashi abayizink ulungwane eziyishumi nambili owakubeka emizini yezinqola nasenkosini eJerusalema.

Kepha abantwana bakwa -Israyeli abakhe emizini yakwaJuda , uRehobowamu wabusa phezu kwabo.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli benza ngasese izinto ezingalungile kuJehova uNkulunkulu, bazakhela izindawo eziphakemeyo emizini yabo yonke ngasemibhoshongweni yabalindi nasemizini ebiyelweyo.

Inkosi yase -Asiriya yalanda abantu eBabele , naseKhutha, nase-Ava, naseHamati, naseSefarivayimi, yabahlalisa emizini yaseSamariya esikhundleni sabantwana bakwa -Israyeli; badla iSamariya , bahlala emizi ni yalo.

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.

Kodwa zonke izizwe zazenzela onkulunkulu bazo , zababeka ezindlini zezindawo eziphakemeyo ezazenziwe ngama Samariya, kwaba yileso naleso sizwe emizini esasihlezi kuyo.

Yakhipha bonke abaprist i emizini yakwaJuda , yangcolisa izindawo eziphakemeyo, lapho abapristi bebeshise khona impepho , kusukela eGeba kuze kube seBeri Sheba ; yadiliza izindawo eziphakemeyo zasemasangweni asesikhaleni sesango likaJoshuwa umphathimuzi , ezazingakwesokhohlo somuntu ngasesangweni lomuzi.

Abakhileyo kuqala emafeni abo emizini yabo babe ngu -Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, namaNethini.

UDavide wathi kulo lonke ibandla lakwa -Israyeli: Uma kukuhle kini , uma kuvela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, masihlakazeke sithumele kubafowethu abasele ezweni lonke lakwa -Israyeli kanye nabapristi namaLevi emizini yabo enamadlelo ukuba babuthane kithi,

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.

USolomoni wabutha izinqola nabam ahhashi; wayenezinqola eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amane nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, owakubeka emizini yezinqola nasenkosini eJerusalema.

USolomoni wayenezipani eziyizinkulungwane ezine zamahhashi nezinqola, nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili , owababeka emizini yezinqola nasenkosini eJerusalema.

Kepha abantwana bakwa -Israyeli abakhe emizini yakwaJuda , uRehobowamu wabusa phezu kwabo.

Emizini yonke , yileyo naleyo , wabeka izihlangu nemikhonto , wayiqinisa kakhulu impela. ElakwaJuda nelakwaBenjamini lalingelakhe. Abapristi namaLevi baya kwaJuda

Wenza ngokuhlakanipha, wahlakaza onke amadodana akhe emazweni onke akwaJuda noBenjamini , emizini yonke ebiyelweyo, wawanika ukudla okuningi, wawafunela abafazi abaningi.

Wabeka amabutho emizini yonke ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda , wabeka amakhanda ezweni la kwaJuda, nasemizini yakwa -Efrayimi u -Asa uyise ayithathileyo.

Ngomnyaka wesithath u wokubusa kwakhe wathuma izikhulu zakhe oBeni Hayili, no-Obadiya, noZakariya, noNethaneli, noMikhaya ukuba zifundise emizini yakwaJuda,

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

Wayenemisebenzi eminingi emizini yakwaJuda kanye namadoda empi , amaqhawe anamandla, eJerusalema.

Yilabo ababekhonza inkosi ngaphandle kwalabo inkosi eyababeka emizini ebiyelweyo kulo lonke lakwaJuda.

Wamisa abahluleli ezweni emizini yonke ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda , imizi ngemizi, wathi kubahluleli:

Yonke imibango efika kini ivela kubafowenu abahlala emizini yabo phakathi kwegazi negazi, noma phakathi komthetho nomyalo, noma phakathi kwezimiso nezahlulelo , niyakubaxwayisa ngayo ukuba bangabi nacala kuJehova, nehlelwe yintukuthelo nina nabafowenu; yenzani njalo, aniyikuba nacala.

UJuda wabuthana ukucela ukusizwa nguJehova ; baphuma emizini yonke yakwaJuda, bafika ukumfuna uJehova.

Zazungeza kwaJuda , zabutha amaLevi emizini yonke yakwaJuda , nezinhloko zawoyise bakwa-Israyeli, bafika eJerusalema.

Wabutha abapristi namaLevi, wathi kubo: Phumani niye emizini yakwaJuda, niqoqe ku -Israyeli wonke imali yokulungisa indlu kaNkulunkulu wenu iminyaka ngeminyaka, niyisheshise le ndaba. Kepha amaLevi awasheshanga.

Izigijimi zazilokhu zidlula emizini ngemizi ezweni lakwa -Efrayimi nelakwaManase kwaze kwaba kwaZebuloni ; kepha bazihleka usulu , baziklolodela.

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.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli nabakwaJuda ababehlala emizini yakwaJuda baletha nabo okweshumi kwezinkabi nezimv u nokweshumi kwezinto ezingcwele ezazingcweliselwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo , bakubeka izinqwaba ngezinqwaba.

Phansi kwakhe kwakungo -Edene, noMiniyamini, noJeshuwa, noShemaya, no-Amariya, noShekaniya emizini yabapristi ezikhundleni zabo ukuba babele abafowabo ngezigaba zabo abakhulu njengabancane,

Emva kwalokho wakha ugange olungaphandle komuzi kaDavide ngasentshonalanga kwaseGihoni esigodini kuze kube sekungeneni kweSango Lezinhlanzi; walihaqa i -Ofeli, waliphakamisa kakhulu ; wabeka izinduna ezinamandla emizini yonke ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda.

Emizini y akwaManase, nakwa-Efrayimi, nakwaSimeyoni kwaze kwaba nakwaNafetali wacinga ezindlini zabo nxazonke.

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

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.

bezwakalise, bathumele izwi emizini yabo yonke naseJerusalema lokuthi : Phumani, niye entabeni, nilande amagatsha omnqumo , namagatsha omnqumo wasendle , namagatsha ombomvana , namagatsha esundu , namagatsha emithi edumbileyo, nenze amadokodo njengokulotshiweyo.

silethe ulibo lomgqakazo wethu , neminikelo yethu yokuphakanyiswa , nezithelo zemithi yezinhlobo zonke , newayini namafutha kubapristi emakamelweni endlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, nokweshumi komhlabathi wethu kumaLevi, ngokuba wona amaLevi amukela okweshumi emizini yonke esilima kuyo.

Nazi izinhloko zezwe ezazihlala eJerusalema ; kepha emizini yakwaJuda bahlala emizini yabo , kwaba yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe : abakwa-Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, namaNethini, nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni.

AbaJuda babuthana emizini yabo ezifundeni zonke zenkosi u -Ahashiveroshi ukuba babek e izandla kulabo ababefuna ukubalimaza ; akubangakho ongamelana nabo, ngokuba abantu bonke babehlelwe yingebhe ngabo.

zikhunjulwe lezo zinsuku , zigcinwe ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane , emindenini ngemindeni, ezifundeni ngezifunda, emizini ngemizi, lezo zinsuku zePhurimi, zingaphuthi phakathi kwabaJuda , nesikhumbuzo sazo singapheli enzalweni yabo.

Wahlala emizini ebiyakuchithwa, nasezindlini ebezingahlalwa, ezaziyakuba ngamanxiwa nje.

Khuphukela entabeni ende , wena, Siyoni, obika okujabulisayo, uphakamise ngamandla izwi lakho , wena Jerusalema obika okujabulisayo , uliphakamise ungesabi, usho emizini yakwaJuda ukuthi : Bhekani, nangu uNkulunkulu wenu.

Khulumani kwaJuda , nizwakalise eJerusalema, nithi: Bethani amacilongo ezweni, nimemeze nithi: Buthanani, singene emizini ebiyelweyo.

Awuboni ukuthi benzani emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema na?

Ngiyakuthulisa emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema izwi lokujabula nezwi lokuthokoza, izwi lomyeni nezwi lomakoti , ngokuba izwe liyakuba yincithakalo.

Sihlalelani na ? Buthanani, singene emizini ebiyelweyo, sibhubhe khona , ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu usibhubhisile , wasiphuzisa amanzi enyongo, ngokuba sonile kuJehova.

Wayesethi uJehova kimi : Memeza onke lawa mazwi emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema , uthi: Zwanini amazwi alesi sivumelwano , niwenze.

Bayakufika bephuma emizini yakwaJuda, nasemaphandleni aseJerusalema, nasezweni lakwaBenjamini, nasehlanzeni, nasezintabeni, naseningizimu, beletha iminikelo yokushiswa , nemihlatshelo, neminikelo yempuphu , nenhlaka, befika neminikelo yokubonga endlini kaJehova.

Emizini yasezintabeni, nasemizini yasehlanzeni, nasemizini yaseningizimu, nasezweni lakwaBenjamini , nasemaphethelweni aseJerusalema , nasemizini yakwaJuda izimvu ziyakubuye zidlule phansi kwezandla zozibalayo , usho uJehova.

Hamba wena , ufunde emqulwini owulobileyo , uthathe emlonyeni wami , amazwi kaJehova ezindl ebeni zabantu endlini kaJehova ngosuku lokuzila ukudla, uwafunde nasezindlebeni zabo bonke abakwaJuda abavela emizini yakubo.

Kwathi ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya , inkosi yakwaJuda, ngenyanga yesishiyagalolunye bonke abantu baseJerusalema nabo bonke abantu ababevela emizini yakwaJuda beza eJerusalema , bamemezela ukuzila ukudla phambi kukaJehova.

Bhekani, mina ngiyakuhlala eMispa, ngiwakhonze lawo maKaledi ayakufika kithina, kepha nina , buthani iwayin i, nezithelo, namafutha, nikubeke ezitsheni zenu, nihlale emizini yenu eniyithathileyo.

Kwase kuthululwa ukufutheka kwami nentukuthelo yami, kwavutha emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema , kwaba yincithakalo nokuchitheka njenganamuhla.

Kepha siyakwenza nokwenza onke amazwi aphumile emilonyeni yethu , sishisele inkosikazi yezulu impepho , siyithululele iminikelo yokuphuzwa , njengalokho senzile , thina nawobaba , namakhosi ethu , nezikhulu zethu emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema, ngokuba sasisuthi isinkwa, sahlala kahle, asabona okubi.

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

Ngabantwana bakwa -Amoni. Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: U-Israyeli kanamadodana, kanandlalifa, na? UMilkomu udleleni ifa likaGadi , abantu bakhe bahlale emizini yakhe, na?

Ozikhukhumezayo uyakukhubeka , awe, angabi naye omvusayo ; ngiyakuphemba umlilo emizini yakhe, udle konke okumzungezayo.

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

Abahlala emizini yakwa -Israyeli bayakuphuma , baphembe umlilo ngezikhali, bazishise, izihlangu namahawu , iminsalo nemicibisholo , nezinduku, nemikhonto, benze umlilo ngakho iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Ngokuba u -Israyeli ukhohliwe uMdali wakhe , wakha izindlu zamakhosi , noJuda wandisile imizi ebiyelweyo , ngiyakuthuma umlilo emizini yakhe , uqede izindlu zayo zobukhosi.

Inkemba iyakutheleka emizini yab o, iqede imigoqo yayo , ibadle ngenxa yeziluleko zabo.

Iphi inkosi yakho manje ukuba ikusindise emizini yakho yonke; nabahluleli bakho, wena owathi: Ngiphe inkosi nezikhulu ?

Mina nganinika ukuhlanzeka kwa mazinyo emizini yenu yonk e nokuswela isinkwa kuzo zonke izindawo zenu, kepha anibuyelanga kimi, usho uJehova.

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uthi: Kusazakufika izizwe nabakhe emizini eminingi,

Kwathi ukuba uJesu aqede ukuyala abafundi bakhe abayishumi nambili , wamuka lapho ukuyofundisa nokushumayela emizini yabo. Ukufakaza kukaJesu kubafundi bakaJohane nakubantu (Luk. 7:18)

Wathi uJesu esekuzwile lokho , wamuka lapho ngomkhumbi , waya endaweni eyihlane eyedwa. Kepha izixuku zathi sezikuzwile , zamlandela ngezinyawo ziphuma emizini.

UJesu wayesephuma kanye nabafundi bakhe , waya emizini yaseKesariya Filipi. Besendleleni, wababuza abafundi bakhe , wathi kubo : Abantu bathi ngingubani na?

Kwathi ngolunye lwalezo zinsuku yena esafundisa , kwakuhlezi khona abaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho ababephuma emizini yonke yaseGalile neJudiya neJerusalema. Namandla eNkosi ayekuye ukuba aphulukise.

Sekubuthene kuye isixuku esikhulu sivela emizini ngemizi , wakhuluma ngomfanekiso, wathi:

Emva kwalokho iNkosi yamisa abanye abangamashumi ayisikhombisa , yabathumela ngababili phambi kwayo emizini nasezindaweni zonke ebizakuya kuzo yona.

Kwabuthana nesixuku esivela emizini ezungeze iJerusalema , beletha abagulayo nabakhathazwa ngawomoya abangcolileyo; baphulukiswa bonke. Ukuboshwa nokukhululwa kwabaphostoli

bathi sebekwazi lokho, babalekela emizini yaseLikawoniya, iListra neDerbe, nasezweni langakhona,

Ngokuba uMose unabo abashumayelayo emizini yonke kwasezizukulwaneni zasendulo efundwa emasinagogeni amasabatha ngamasabatha.

Emva kwezinsuku ezithile uPawulu wayesethi kuBarnaba : Ake sibuye , sihambele abazalwane emizini yonke ngaminye esashumayela kuyo izwi leNkosi, sibone ukuthi bahlezi kanjani.

Ngakushiya eKrethe ngenxa yalokhu ukuba uhlele okusaseleyo , umise amalunga emizini yonke, njengokuba ngakuyala,