Ilanga laphumela emhlabeni, uLoti esangena eSowari.

Wafika endaweni ethile , wahlala khona ubusuku bonke , ngokuba ilanga lase lishonile ; wathatha elinye lamatshe aleyondawo , walibeka phansi kwekhanda lakhe, walala kuleyo ndawo.

Ilanga lamphumela esadlula iPheniyeli, waqhuga enyongeni yakhe.

Waphupha nelinye iphupho, wabalandisa lona abafowabo , wathi: Bhekani, ngiphuphe nelinye iphupho ; bhekani-ke ilanga nenyanga nezinkanyezi eziyishumi nanye kwangikhothamela.

Bakubutha ekuseni njalo imihla ngemihla , kwaba yilowo nalowo muntu njengokudla kwakhe; kepha nxa ilanga selibalele, kwancibilika.

Kodwa izandla zikaMose zaba nzima ; bathatha itshe , walibeka phambi kwakhe, wahlala kulo ; o-Aroni noHure basekela izandla zakhe , omunye engalapha, omunye engalapha ; zase zihlala ziqinile izandla zakhe laze lashona ilanga.

Uma ilanga lase liphumile phezu kwalo , kuyakuba yicala legazi phezu kwalo. Isela liyakukhokha nokukhokha ; uma lingenalutho, kuyakuthengiswa ngalo ngenxa yokweba kwalo.

Uma uthatha ingubo yomakhelwane wakho , ibe yisibambiso , uyakuyibuyisela kuye lingakashoni ilanga;

Selishonile ilanga uyakuba ngohlambulukile , andukuba adle izinto ezingcwele, ngokuba ziyisinkwa sakhe.

lezi zizwe ezimbili nenxenye zathola ifa lazo ngaphesheya kweJordani ngaseJeriko ngasempumalanga, lapho kuphuma khona ilanga. Ukukhethwa kwamadoda okwahlukanisa ifa lezwe

funa uphakamisele amehlo akho ezulwini, nalapho ubona ilanga nenyanga nezinkanyezi, lonke ibandla lezulu , uyengwe, uze ukhuleke kukho , ukukhonze, okwabelwe izizwe zonke eziphansi kwezulu nguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

wahamba, wakhonza abanye onkulunkulu , wakhuleka kubo , noma ilanga , noma inyanga, noma ibandla lezulu, engingayalanga ngakho,

kepha ngakusihlwa uyakugeza ngamanzi , nanxa selishonile ilanga, uyakungena ekamu.

uyakuyinika inkokhelo yayo ngosuku lwayo , ilanga lingakashoni phezu kwayo, ngokuba impofu , ibeka inhliziyo yayo kuyo , funa ikhale ngawe kuJehova, kube yisono kuwe.

Lase lima ilanga , nenyanga yahlala , abantu baze baziphindisela ezitheni zabo. Akulotshiwe yini lokho eNcwadini Yolungileyo na ? Ilanga lema phakathi nomkhathi, alisheshanga ukushona kungathi usuku lonke.

wajika wasuka eSaridi ngasempumalanga , lapho kuphum a khona ilanga , kuze kube semkhawulweni waseKisiloti Thabori , waphuma waya eDabe rati, wenyukela eJafiya;

kuyakuthi ekuseni lisaphuma ilanga , uvuke, uhlasele umuzi; bheka, lapho yena nabantu abanye bephuma ukuba balwe nawe , wenze kubo njengokubona kwakho.

Abantu bom uzi bathi kuye ngosuku lwesikhombisa , lingakashoni ilanga : Kuyini okumnandi kunezinyosi ? Kuyini okunamandla kunengonyama na ? Wathi kubo: Uma beningalimanga ngesithokazi sami , ngabe ningayiqandelanga imfumbe yami.

Wavuka ekuseni kakhulu ngosuku lwesihlanu ukuba ahambe ; uyise wentombi wathi : Ake uhlumelele inhliziyo yakho , nihlale lize lithambame ilanga. Badla-ke bobabili.

Lapho umuntu esesukuma ukuba ahambe , yena nesancinza sakhe nenceku yakhe, umukhwe wakhe , uyise wentombi, wathi kuye : Bheka, ilanga seliyathambama, sekuzakuhlwa; ake uhlale ubusuku bonke ; yebo, ilanga seliyakuphela; hlala lapha ukuba inhliziyo yakho ithokoze , nivuke kusasa ekuseni kakhulu, nihambe indlela yenu ukuba ufike etendeni lakho.

SebengaseJebusi, ilanga lase lidlulile kakhulu ; inceku yathi en kosini yayo: Ake uze, siphambukele kulo muzi wamaJebusi, sihlale kuwo.

Base bethula bahamba ; ilanga lashona bengaseGibeya elingelakwaBenjamini.

Bathi kuzo izithunywa ezazifikile : Niyakusho kanje kubantu ba seJabeshi Gileyadi, nithi: Kusasa lapho ilanga libalele niyakukhululwa . Izithunywa zafika, zabatshela abantu baseJabeshi; bathokoza.

Kwathi ngangomuso uSawule waviva abantu ngezigaba ezintathu ; bafika phakathi kwekamu ngomlindo wokusa , babulala abakwa-Amoni, laze lashisa ilanga; kwathi abaseleyo bahlakazeka, akusalanga kubo ababili bendawonye.

UDavide wathi enhliziyweni yakhe : Ngiyakubhubha ngelinye ilanga ngesandla sikaSawu le; akukho okungcono kimi kunokuba ngibaleke , ngiye ezweni lamaFilisti ; uSawule uyakungiyeka , angabe esangifuna emikhawulweni yonke yakwa-Israyeli, ngiphunyuke esandleni sakhe.

Kepha oJowabe no -Abishayi bamxosha u -Abineri; ilanga lashona befike ngasegqumeni lase -Ama elingaphambi kweGiya ngasendleleni yasehlane laseGibeyoni.

Bonke a bantu bafika ukuba bamdlise uDavide isinkwa kusesemini ; kepha uDavide wafunga wathi : Makenze njalo kimi uNkulunkulu , enezele futhi , uma ngidla isinkwa noma okunye lingakashoni ilanga.

Amadodana kaRimoni waseBeyeroti oRekabi noBahana ahamba , afika selishisa ilanga endlini ka-Ishi Bosheti ephumula embhedeni emini.

Bavuka ekuseni , ilanga lakhanya emanzini , abakwaMowabi bawabona amanzi malungana nabo ebomvu njengegazi;

Kwathi ngelinye ilanga u -Elisha wadlulela eShunemi lapho kwakukhona owesifazane ocebileyo , wamcindezela ukuba adle isinkwa . Kwakuthi njalo nxa edlula, waphambukela khona ukuba adle.

Kwathi ngelinye ilanga wafika khona , waphambukela ekamelweni, walala khona.

Kwathi umfana esekhulile , waphuma ngelinye ilanga , waya kuyise kubavuni.

Yabasusa abapristi bezithombe amakhosi akwaJuda abamisele ukushisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo e mizini yakwaJuda nanxazonke zeJerusalema, kanye nabashisa impepho kuBali nakulo ilanga n enyanga nezinkanyezi nalo lonke ibandla lasezulwini.

Yasusa namahhashi amakhosi akwaJuda anikele ngawo kulo ilanga ngasendleleni yokungena endlini kaJehova ngasekamelweni likaNathani Meleki induna yasePariwarimi, yashisa izinqola zelanga ngomlilo.

Ukukhanya kumnandi, yebo, kuhle emehlweni ukubona ilanga.

yebo, lingakabi mnyama ilanga , nokukhanya, nenyanga, nezinkanyezi, namafu engakabuyi emva kwemvula,

Ngathi kubo : Amasango aseJerusalema mawangavulwa lize lishise ilanga ; besemi, mabavale izivalo , baziqinise; bekani abalindi kwabakhileyo eJerusalema, kube yilowo nalowo emlindweni wakhe, yilowo abe malungana nendlu yakhe.

Kwathi ngelinye ilanga kwafika amadodana kaNkulunkulu ema phambi kukaJehova, kwafika noSathane phakathi kwawo.

Kwathi futhi ngelinye ilanga afika amadodana kaNkulunkulu , ema phambi kukaJehova; noSathane wafika phakathi kwawo ukuba eme phambi kukaJehova.

oyala ilanga lingaphumi, avalele izinkanyezi;

Isilinganiso sawo siphumele emhlabeni wonk e namazwi awo emkhawulweni womhlaba. Ulimisele ilanga itende kulo.

Mababe njengomnenke oncibilika , uphele, njengokuphuphume kowesifazane okungalibonanga ilanga.

Ilanga liyaphuma, ilanga liyashona , lishesha ukuya endaweni yalo lapho liphuma khona.

Bayakwesaba wena , kusekhona ilanga nenyanga , izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

Igama layo liyakuma kuze kube phakade ; igama layo liyakuxhanta , lisekhona ilanga; bayakuzibusisa ngayo; bonke abezizwe bayakuthi ibusisiwe.

Wenza inyanga ibe ngeyokwahlukanisa izikhathi ; ilanga liyazi ukushona kwalo.

Liphuma ilanga, bese zibuyela phansi zilale emihumeni yazo.

Ilanga aliyikukushaya emini nenyanga ebusuku.

ilanga ukuba libuse emini, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade;

Ukuhlakanipha kuhle njengefa, yebo, kunenzuzo kwabalibonayo ilanga,

Ningangibuki ukuthi ngimnyamana, ngokuba ilanga lingifusile. Amadodana kamame angifutha , angenza umlindizivini , kepha isivini esingesami angisilindanga.

Kuze kuphole ilanga , namathunzi abaleke , mawube njengensephe , wena othandiweyo wami , nanjengesixhumu sendluzel e ezintabeni eziqhekezekileyo.

Ngokuba izinkanyezi zezulu nawondwenjana baz o akuyikukhanya; ilanga liyakuba mnyama ekuphumeni kwalo , nenyanga ayisayikukhipa ukukhanya kwayo.

bheka, isithunzi sezinyathelo ilanga elizehlile ezinyathelweni zelanga zika - Ahazi ngiyakusibuyisa izinyathelo eziyishumi . Ilanga labuya -ke izinyathelo eziyishumi ezinyathelweni elizehlileyo. Ihubo likaHezekiya

Ilanga alisayikuba ngukukhanya kuwe emini , nenyanga ayisayikukukhanyisela ngokukh azimula ebusuku ; uJehova uyakuba ngukukhanya okuphakade kuwe, uNkulunkulu wakho abe ludumo lwakho.

Ilanga lakho alisayikushona , nenyanga yakho ayisayikuncipha , ngokuba uJehova uyakuba ngukukhanya okuphakade kuwe , nezinsuku zokulila kwakho ziyakuphela.

Zingcweliseleni ukulwa nayo ; vukani, sikhuphuke emini . Maye kithina ! Ngokuba ilanga liyaphenduka, namathunzi okuhlwa aselulekile.

Owazala abayisikhombisa usedangele , waphuma u moya; ilanga lakhe lishonile kuse semini ; ujabhile, wayangaza; insali yabo ngiyakuyinikela enkembeni ngaphambi kwezitha zabo, usho uJehova. Ukukhala kukaJeremiya

Usho kanje uJehova obeka ilanga libe ngukukhanya emini , nezimiso zenyanga nezezinkanyezi zokuba zibe ngukukhanya ebusuku, ovusa ulwandle ukuba kuhlokome amaza alo, ogama lakhe linguJehova Sebawoti, uthi:

Wayesengingenisa egcekeni elingaphakathi lendlu kaJehova ; bheka, ngasemnyango weth empeli likaJehova phakathi kompheme ne -altare kwakukhona kungathi amadoda angamashumi amabili nanhlanu efulathele ithempeli likaJehova, ubuso bawo bubhekene nempumalanga, ekhonza ilanga ngasempumalanga.

Lapho ngikucisha , ngiyakusibekela izulu , ngenze mnyama izinkanyezi , ngimboze ilanga ngefu, inyanga ingakhanyisi ngokukhanya kwayo.

Umhlaba uyazamazama phambi kwabo, amazulu ayathuthumela ; ilanga nenyanga kuphenduka ubumnyama, nezinkanyezi zisusa ukukhanya kwazo.

Ilanga liyakuphenduka ubumnyama , inyanga ibe yigazi , lungakafiki usuku olukhulu nolwesabekayo lukaJehova.

Ilanga nenyanga kuba mnyama, izinkanyezi zisusa ukukhanya kwazo.

Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku , isho iNkosi uJehova , ngilishonise ilanga emini , ngenze ukuba kube mnyama emhlabeni emini ekhanyayo.

Kwathi ekup humeni kwelanga uNkulunkulu walungisela umoya oshisayo wasempumalanga; ilanga lashaya ekhanda likaJona , waba nesiyezi , wazicelela ukuba afe, wathi: Kungcono kimi ukufa kunokuphila.

Ngalokho ubusuku buyakunehlela ukuze ningabi nambono , kuhlwe kini , ningabe nisabhula ; ilanga liyakushonela abaprofethi , usuku lube mnyama phezu kwabo.

Izikhulu zakho zinjengezinkumbi , nezinduna zakho zinjengamaqulo esikhonyane esihlezi phakathi kwezingange ngosuku olumakhaza , kepha lapho liphuma ilanga , sindize simuke , ingabe isaziwa indawo yaso ukuthi iphi.

Ilanga nenyanga kwema endaweni yakh o ngokukhanya kwemicibisholo yakho egijimayo nangokubengezela kwemikhonto yakho ecwebezelayo.

Kepha kinina enilesabayo igama lami kuyakuphuma ilanga lokulunga , linokuphilisa emaphikweni alo ; niyakuphuma, nitshekule njengamathole esibaya.

ukuba nibe ngabant wana bakaYihlo osezulwini ; ngokuba yena uphumisa ilanga lakhe phezu kwababi nabahle , anise imvula phezu kwabalungileyo nabangalungile.

Kodwa seliphumile ilanga, yahwamuka; nangokuba ingenampande, yabuna.

Kepha masinyane emva kosizi lwalezo zinsuk u ilanga liyakufiphazwa , nenyanga ayiyikukhanya, nezinkanyezi ziyakuwa ezulwini , namandla ezulu ayakuzanyazanyiswa.

Kwathi ukuba kuhlwe , selishonile ilanga , baletha kuye bonke abagulayo nabakhwelwe ngamademoni.

Kwathi ukuba liphume ilanga , yahamuka; nangokuba ingenampande , yabuna.

Kodwa ngalezo zinsuku emva kwalolo sizi ilanga liyakufiphazwa, nenyanga ayiyikukhanya,

kwafiphala ilanga, isihenqo sethempeli sadabuka phakathi.

Ilanga liyakuphenduka ubumnyama, inyanga ibe yigazi, lungakafiki usuku olukhulu noluqhamileyo lweNkosi.

Bheka, isandla seNkosi siphezu kwakho manje . Uzakuba yimpumputhe , kube yisikhathi ungaliboni ilanga . Kwase kumfikela khona lapho ukufiphala nobumnyama, wahamba efuna abazakumhola ngesandla.

Khona-ke ilanga nezinkanyezi zingasabonakali izinsuku eziningi , nesiphepho esingesincane siqinisa njalo , lase liphela ithemba lonke lokuba singasindiswa.

Thukuthelani ningoni; ilanga malingashoni nisathukuthele.

Ngokuba ilanga liphuma libalele , libunisa utshani , imbali yabo iwele phansi, nobuhle besimo sabo bunyamalale ; kanjalo nesicebi siyakudlula ezindleleni zaso.

Yayisivula umgodi wakwalasha ; kwenyuka umusi emgodini njengomusi weziko elikhulu, kwafiphazwa ilanga nomkhathi ngomusi womgodi.

Kwaba khona ezulwini isibonakaliso esikhulu: owesifazane embethe ilanga , nenyanga iphansi kwezinyawo zakhe , nasekhanda lakhe kukhona umqhele wezinkanyezi eziyishumi nambili,

Umuzi awudingi ilanga nenyanga ukuba kukhanye kuwo , ngokuba inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu iyawukhanyisa, nesibani sawo siyiWundlu.