yebo, inkemba iyakudabula nowakho umphefumulo -- ukuba kwambulwe izizindlo zezinhliziyo eziningi.

Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu bese nobuhlungu , amadodana amabili kaJakobe, oSimeyoni noLevi, abanewabo bakaDina, bathatha, kwaba yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe, bahlasela umuzi ngesibindi, babulala bonke abesilisa.

Zathi kubo : UJehova makanibheke , ahlulele, ngokuba nilenzile iphunga lethu linuke kabi emeh lweni kaFaro nasemehlweni ezinceku zakhe , nibeke inkemba esandleni sabo ukuba basibulale.

Isitha sathi: Ngiyakubaxosha, ngibafice, ngahlukanise impango , inhliziyo yami idele ngabo; ngiyakuhosha inkemba yami, isandla sami sibachithe.

Wayesethi kuwo: Usho njalo uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Akube yilowo nalowo kini abhince inkemba yakhe ethangeni lakhe, adabule ekamu, aye emuva , aye phambili , kusukela kwelinye isango kuze kube kwelinye isango lekamu, yilowo nalowo abulale umfowabo , nalowo umngane wakhe , nalowo umakhelwane wakhe.

Uyakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe , anqume phakathi kwabantu abaningi ; bayakukhanda izinkemba zabo zibe ngamakhuba , nemikhonto yabo ibe ngocelemba; isizwe asiyikuphakamisela isizwe inkemba , zingabe zisafunda ukulwa.

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

Nina-ke ngiyakunihlakazela ezizweni , ngihoshe inkemba emva kwenu , izwe lakini libe yincithakalo, nemizi yenu ibe yizwekufa.

Abaseleyo bakini ngiyakubehlisela itwetwe ezinhliziyweni zabo emazweni ezitha zabo ; ubuhashahasha beqabunga elinyakaziswayo buyakubaxosha , babaleke njengalokhu umuntu ebalekela inkemba , bawe bengaxoshwa muntu.

UBileyamu wathi embongolweni : Ngokuba ungiswabulele; sengathi ngabe kukhona inkemba esandleni sami, ngokuba ngabe sengikubulele.

Ngaphandle inkemba iyakwaphuca , ingebhe phakathi emakamelwe ni: izinsizwa nezintombi, oncelayo kanye nempunga.

uma ngilola inkemba yami ebenyezelayo , nesandla sami sibambelela ekwahluleleni, ngiyakubuyisela impindiselo kwabamelene nami , ngibaphindisele abangizondayo.

Ngiyakudakisa imicibisholo yami ngegazi , inkemba yami idle inyama, ngegazi lababuleweyo nelabathunjwa , kuqala kuwo amakhanda abaholi bezitha.

U-Ehudi wazenzela inkemba ebukhali izinsiko zombil i, ubude bayo buyingalo, wayibhinca phansi kwengubo yakhe ethangeni lokunene. Ukufa kuka-Egiloni

U-Ehudi wayeselula isandla sakhe sokhohlo, wabamba inkemba ethangeni lakhe lokunene, wamgwaza esiswini sakhe;

kwangena nesibambo emva kwenkemba , amanoni azungeza inkemba , ngokuba akayikhiphanga inkemba esiswini sakhe; yaphumela emuva.

Izigaba zontathu zabetha amacilongo , zaphohloza izitsha , zaphatha izimbaqa ngezandla zokhohlo namacilongo ngez andla zokunene ukuba ziwabethe; zamemeza zathi: Inkemba kaJehova nekaGideyoni!

Abetha amacilongo angamakhulu amathathu, uJehova wabhekisa inkemba yalowo nalowo ngakumngane wakhe nakulo ikamu lonke ; ikamu labaleka kwaze kwaba seBeti Shitha ngaseSerera , laze lafika emkhawulweni we -Abela Mehola ngaseThabati.

OZeba noSalimuna babeseKarkori , izimpi zabo zinabo kungathi abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nanhlanu, bonke ababesele empini yonke yabasempumalanga, ngokuba kwakuwile abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili abahloma inkemba.

Wayesethi kuJetheri izibulo lakhe: Suka ubabulale . Kepha umfana kahoshanga inkemba yakhe, ngokuba wesaba lokhu engumfana.

Wayeseshesha ebiza udibi olwaluphethe izikhali zakhe , wathi kulo: Hosha inkemba yakho, ungibulale ukuba abantu bangasho ngami ukuthi: Wabulawa ngowesifazane. Udibi lwakhe lwase lumgwaza, wafa.

Izinhloko zabantu bonke , izizwe zonke zakwa -Israyeli, zafika ebandleni labantu bakaNkulunkulu , abantu abayimigundatshani ; abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane, abahlome inkemba.

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.

Abantu bakwa -Israyeli ngaphandle kukaBenjamini babalwa baba yizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane , amadoda ahlome inkemba ; bonke labo babe ngamadoda empi.

UBenjamini waphuma eGibeya ukuhlangabezana nabo ngosuku lwesibili , wabuye wabulala kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili; bonke labo babehlome inkemba.

UJehova wanqoba uBenjamini phambi kuka -Israyeli; abantwana bakwa - Israyeli babulala ngalolo suku kwaBenjamini abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu nekhulu; bonke labo babehlome inkemba.

Bonke abawa ngalolo suku kwaBenjamini babe ngabantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu abahlome inkemba ; bonke labo babe ngamaqhawe.

USamuweli wathi : Njengalokho inkemba yakho ibaphucile abesifazane abantwana, kanjalo unyoko uyakwaphucwa abantwana kunabanye . USamuweli wayesehlahlela u-Agagi phambi kukaJehova eGiligali.

UDavide wabhinca inkemba yakhe phezu kwezambatho zakhe , wazama ukuhamba, ngokuba wayengakazilingi . UDavide wathi k uSawule: Anginakuhamba nalezi, angikazilingi. UDavide wayesezikhumula.

Wayesegijima uDavide, wema phezu komFilisti , wathatha inkemba yakhe , wayihosha emgodleni wayo , wambulala, wamnquma ikhanda ngayo. Lapho amaFilisti ebona ukuthi iqhawe lawo lifile, abaleka.

UDavide wathi ku -Ahimeleki: Akukho lapho phansi kwesandla sakho umkhonto noma inkemba na? Ngokuba angifikanga nenkemba yami nezikhali zami, ngokuba udaba lwenkosi lwalusheshisa.

Wayesethi umpristi : Inkemba kaGoliyati umFilisti owambulala esigodini sase-Ela, bheka, ilapho, isongiwe ngengubo emva kwengubo yamahlombe . Uma uthanda ukuyithatha, yithathe, ngokuba ayikho lapha enye ngaphandle kwayo. UDavide wathi: Ayikho enjengayo; nginike yona.

UDavide wathi kubantu bakhe : Bhincani, kube yilowo nalowo inkemba yakhe. Zabhinca-ke, kwaba yilowo nalowo inkemba yak he; naye uDavide wabhinca inkemba yakhe ; kwakhuphuka emva kukaDavide abantu kungathi abangamakhulu amane, kepha abangamakhulu amabili bahlala empahleni.

USawule wayesethi odibini lwezikhali zakhe : Hosha inkemba yakho , ungigwaze ngayo , funa labo abangasokile bafike , bangigwaze, bangone. Kepha aluvumanga udibi lwezikhali zakhe, ngokuba lwesaba kakhulu . Ngalokho uSawule wayithatha inkemba, wawela phezu kwayo.

U-Abineri wayesememeza kuJowabe , wathi: Inkemba iyakudla njalonjalo na? Awazi yini ukuthi kuyakuba khona umunyu ekugcineni na ? Koze kube nini ungabayali abantu ukuba babuye ekubalandeleni abafowabo na?

UDavide wayesethi kuso isithunywa : Uyakusho kanje kuJowabe , uthi: Le nto mayingabi mbi emehlweni akho , ngokuba inkemba idla omunye njengomunye; qinisa impi yakho ngasemzini, uwuchithe; bese wumqunga isibindi.

Ngalokho inkemba ayiyikusuka endlini yakho , ngokuba ungidelele , wathatha umka-Uriya umHeti ukuba abe ngumkakho.

Kodwa u-Amasa akayinakanga inkemba eyayisesandleni sikaJowabe ; wamgwaza ngayo esiswini , wachithela izibilini zakhe emhlaba thini; wafa engamphindanga. OJowabe no -Abishayi umfowabo bamxosha uSheba indodana kaBikri.

U-Ishibi Benobi wabantwana bamaRefa osisindo somkhonto wakhe sasingamashekeli angamakhulu amathathu ethusi , ebhince inkemba entsha , wathi uyakumbulala uDavide.

UJowabe wayesenika inkosi umumo wabantu ababaliweyo ; kwaba khona kwa-Israyeli amadoda anamandla ayizinkulungwane ezi ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili ahloma inkemba ; amadoda akwaJuda ayeyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu. Isifo

Yathi inkosi: Ngiletheleni inkemba. Baletha inkemba enkosini.

Kuyakuthi obalekela inkemba kaHazayeli abulawe nguJehu ; obalekela inkemba kaJehu uyakubulawa ngu-Elisha.

Yathi ibona inkosi yakwaMowabi ukuthi ukulwa kuyayahlula , yathatha abantu abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa abahosha inkemba ukufohlela enkosini yakwa-Edomi, kepha bahluleka.

USawule wayesethi odibini lwezikhali zakhe : Hosha inkemba yakho , ungigwaze ngayo , funa labo abangasokile bafike , bangone. Kepha aluvumanga udibi lwezikhali zakh e, ngokuba lwesaba kakhulu . Ngalokho uSawule wayithatha inkemba, wawela phezu kwayo.

UJowabe wanika uDavide umumo wabantu ababaliweyo ; wonke u -Israyeli wayeyizinkulungwane eziyinkulungwane nezinkulungw ane eziyikhulu abahloma inkemba ; uJuda wayeyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane namashumi ayisikhombisa.

UJehova wayiyala ingelosi; yabuyisela inkemba yayo emgodleni wayo.

Kepha uDavide wayengenakuya phambi kwalo ukubuza kuNkulunkulu , ngokuba wagebhezelela inkemba yengelosi kaJehova.

Uma sehlelwa ngokubi, inkemba, nokwahlulelwa, nesifo, nendlala, siyakuma phambi kwale ndlu naphambi kwakho, ngokuba igama lakho likule ndlu, sikhale kuwe ekuhluphekeni kwethu, uyakuzwa, usisindise.

yesabani inkemba, ngokuba ulaka lungolwezono ezifanele inkemba , ukuze nazi ukuthi ukwahlulelwa kukhona.

Uma abantwana bakhe banda, bandela inkemba; inzalo yakhe ayiyikusutha ngokudla.

Ungowokuqala wezidalwa zikaNkulunkulu; ekwenziweni waphiwa inkemba yakhe.

Noma inkemba ifinyelela kuye, ayinakusiza, noma umkhonto nomcibisholo nengcula.

Uma umuntu engaphenduki , uyakulola inkemba ya khe, ansale umnsalo wakhe, awulungisele,

Ababi bahosha inkemba , bansale umnsalo wab o ukuba bamwise phansi ohluphekileyo nompofu, babulale abandlela ilungile.

Inkemba yabo izakungena kweyabo inhliziyo, iminsalo yabo yaphulwe.

Bophela inkemba yakho okhalweni lwakho wena qhawe , kube ngukuphakama kwakho nobukhosi bakho.

ngiyakuninqumela inkemba , nikhothamele nonke ukuhlatshwa , ngokuba lapho nganibiza , aniphendulanga, nalapho ngakhu luma, anizwanga, kepha nenza okubi emehlweni ami, nakhetha lokhu engingathokozanga ngakho.

Ngibashayele ize abantwana benu , abakwamukelanga ukulaywa; inkemba yenu ibadlile abaprofethi benu njengengonyama echithayo.

Ngase ngithi: Awu, Nkosi Jehova, ubakhohlisile nokubakhohlisa laba bantu neJerusalema ngokuthi : Niyakuba nokuthula ; nokho inkemba ifinyelele emphefumulweni.

Zimphikile uJehova, zathi: Hhayi yena! Okubi akuyikusehlela, asiyikubona inkemba nendlala.

Ngiyakubahlakazela ezizweni abangazazanga bona nawoyise , ngithume emva kwabo inkemba, ngize ngibaqede.

Abaphangi bafikele onke amaduli angenalutho, ngokuba inkemba kaJehova iyadla, kusukela komunye umkhawulo womhlab a kuze kufike komunye , nenyama enokuthula ayikho.

Ngase ngithi: E, Nkosi Jehova, bheka, abaprofethi bathi kubo: Aniyikubona inkemba, nendlala ayiyikunehlela , kepha ngiya kuninika ukuthula okuqinisileyo kule ndawo.

Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova ngabaprofethi abaprofetha ngegama lami , ngingabathumanga, bathi: Akuyikubakho inkemba nendlala kuleli zwe , uthi: Ngenkemba nangendlala bayakuphela laba baprofethi.

Ngiyakubamisela izinhlobo ezine , usho uJehova : inkemba yokubulala , nezinja zokud onsa, nezinyoni zezulu nezilwane zomhlaba zokudla nezokuchitha.

Ngiyakuthuma kubo inkemba , nendlala, nesifo, baze baphele ezweni engalinika bona nawoyise.

yebo, usho uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Bhekani, ngiyakuthuma kubo inkemba, nendlala, nesifo, ngibenze babe njengamakhiwane amabi angenakudliwa ngobubi bawo.

Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Nina aningilalelanga u kuba nimemezele ukukhululeka, kube yilowo nalowo kumfowabo , yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe ; bhekani, sengiyanimemezela ukukhululeka , usho uJehova, nginikhululele inkemba , nesifo, nendlala, nginenze ukuba nihlupheke emibusweni yonke yomhlaba.

inkemba eniyesabayo iyakunifica khona ezweni laseGibithe , indlala eninovalo ngayo inamathele kini lapho eGibithe, nifele khona.

Lolu suku lungusuku lweNkosi uJehova Sebawoti , usuku lokuphindisela lokuba aziphindisele kwabamelene naye . Inkemba iyakudla isuthe , izanelise ngegazi labo , ngokuba iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti inom hlatshelo ezweni lasenyakatho ngasemfuleni u-Ewufrathe.

Yazisani eGibithe , nizwakalise eMigidoli , nizwakalise naseNofi naseThahipanesi, nithi: S uka ume , uzilungise, ngokuba inkemba iyadla nxazonke zakho.

Udumo lukaMowabi alusekho ; eHeshiboni bacebe okubi ngaye ngokuthi : Wozani simnqume , angabe esaba yisizwe . Nawe Madimeni uyakuthuliswa , inkemba ikulandele.

Makaqalekiswe owenza umsebenz i kaJehova ng okunganakekeli, aqalekiswe naye ogodla inkemba yakhe egazini.

Ngiyakwenza ukuba i -Elamu liphele amandl a ngaphambi kwezitha zal o naphambi kwabafuna ukuphila kwabo , ngibehlisele okubi , ukufutheka kwentukuthelo yami, usho uJehova, ngithume inkemba emva kwabo , ngize ngibaqede.

Makufike inkemba phezu kwamaKaledi , usho uJehova , naphezu kwabakhileyo eBabele, naphezu kwezikhulu zalo , naphezu kwezihlakaniphi zalo.

Inkemba ifike phezu kwabaprofethi bamanga , babe yiziwula, inkemba ifike phezu kwamaqhawe alo, aphele amandla.

Inkemba ifike phezu kwamahhashi alo , naphezu kwezinqola zalo, naphezu kwayo yonke ingxubevange yabantu ephakathi kwalo, babe njengabesifazane; inkemba ifike phezu kwengcebo yalo, ize iphangwe.

Wena ndodana yomuntu , zithathele inkemba ebuk hali, uzithathele yona njengempuco yomgundi , uyihambise ekhanda lakho nasesilevini sakho , uzithathele isilinganiso sokulinganisa, wahlukanise izinwele.

Inxenye yesithathu uyakuyishisa ngomlilo phakathi komuzi , seziphelile izinsuku z okuvinjezelwa, uthathe enye inxenye yesithathu , ugalele ngenkemba nxazonke zayo , nenye inxenye yesithathu uyihlakaze emoyeni , ngihoshe inkemba emva kwazo.

Inxenye yesithathu yakho iyakufa ngesifo , baphele nangendlala phakath i kwakho; inxenye yesithathu iyakuwa ngenkemba nxazonke zakho , nenxenye yesithathu iyakuhlakazwa kuyo yonke imimoya , ngihoshe inkemba emva kwabo.

ngithumele kini indlala nezilwane ezimbi, zikwaphuce abantwana, kudlule phezu kwakho isifo negazi , ngehlisele inkemba phezu kwakho . Mina Jehova ngikhulumile.

Nina zintaba zakwa -Israyeli, yizwani izwi leNkosi uJehova kuzo izintaba nakuwo amagquma , kuyo imifula yamanzi nakuzo izigodi , lithi: Bhekani, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwenu inkemba , ngichithe izindawo zenu eziphakemeyo.

Niyesabile inkemba; ngiyakunehlisela inkemba, isho iNkosi uJehova.

Bonke abasizungezayo ukusisiza namaviyo aso ngiyakubahlakazela kuyo yonke imimoya, ngihoshe inkemba emva kwabo.

Nokuba bengiyakwehlisela inkemba phezu kwalelo zwe , ngithi: Inkemba mayidabule ezweni, ukuze nginqume kulo abantu nezilwane,

Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Kakhulu kangakanani , lapho ngithuma eJerusalema izahlulelo zami ezine ezimbi, inkemba, nendlala, nezilwane ezesabekayo, nesifo ukuba nginqume kulo abantu nezilwane, na?

uthi kulo izwe lakwa -Israyeli: Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bheka, ngimelene nawe; ngiyakuhosha inkemba yami emgodleni wayo, nginqume abalungileyo nababi.

Ngenxa yokuba ngiyakunquma kuwe abalungileyo nababi , ngalokho inkemba yami iyakuphuma emgodleni wayo , iphumele inyama yonke kusukela eningizimu kuye enyakatho.

Yonke inyama iyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngihosh ile inkemba emgodleni wayo, ayisayikubuya.

Ndodana yomuntu, profetha uthi: Isho kanje iNkosi, ithi: Thana: Inkemba, inkemba iloliwe, futhi iphucuziwe.

Uyinikele ukuphucuzwa ukuba ibanjwe ngesandla ; yebo, isiloliwe inkemba, isiphucuziwe ukuba inikelwe esandleni sombulali.

Wena ndodana yomuntu, profetha, ushayanise izandla, inkemba iphindwe kathathu, ibe ngeyababulawayo nenkemba yokubulawa komkhulu, ibahaqe.

Ukuba izinhliziyo zabo ziphele amandla , nezikhubekiso zabo zande , ngiyakubeka inkemba ekhazimulayo kuwo onke amasango abo; awu, yenziwe njengonyazi, ihoshelwe ukubulala!

Wena ndodana yomuntu , profetha uthi : Isho kanje iNkosi uNku lunkulu ngabantwana bakwa -Amoni nangehlazo labo , ithi: Thana wena: Inkemba, inkemba ihoshiwe, iphucuzelwe ukubulala nokuqothula, ibe njengonyazi,

Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwakho inkemba, nginqume kuwe abantu nezilwane.

Inkemba iyakulehlela iGibithe, kube yimihelo eKushe, lapho abagwaziweyo bewa eGibithe; bayakususa ingcebo yalo, kudilizwe izisekelo zalo.

Ndodana yomuntu , ngaphulile ingalo kaFaro inkosi y aseGibithe; bheka, ayiboshiwe ukuba kuthelwe imithi , kufakwe umzongolozelo wokubopha , ukuze iqiniselwe ukubamba inkemba.

Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Bheka, ngimelene noFaro inkosi yaseGibithe; ngiyakwaphula izingalo zakhe, eqinileyo neyaphukileyo, ngenze ukuba inkemba iwe esandleni sakhe.

Ngiyakuqinisa izingalo zenkosi yaseBabele , ngibeke inkemba yami esandleni sayo ; kepha ngiyakwaphula izingalo zikaFaro , abubule phamb i kwami ngokububula kogwaziweyo.

Yebo, ngiyakuqinisa izingalo zenkosi yaseBabele , izingalo zikaFaro ziwe , bazi ukuthi nginguJehova , lapho ngibeka inkemba yami esandleni senkosi yaseBabele; yona iyakuyelula phezu kwezwe laseGibithe.

Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehov a, ithi: Inkemba yenkosi yaseBabele iyakukwehlela.

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

nalapho yena esebona inkemba yehla phezu kwezwe , abethe icilongo , axwayise abantu,

okuzwayo ukukhala kwecilongo angaxwayi kodwa , bese yehla inkemba, imsuse, igazi lakhe liyakuba sekhanda lakhe.

Kepha uma umlindi ebona inkemba yehla , angabethi icilongo , abantu bangaxwayi, bese yehla inkemba, isuse umuntu kubo , uyasuswa ngenxa yobubi bakhe kepha igazi lakhe ngiyakulibiza esandleni somlindi.

Ngiyakumbizela inkemba kuzo zonke izintaba zami , isho iNkosi uJehova , inkemba yalowo nalowo imelane nomfowabo.

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

Noma beya ekuthunjweni phambi kwezitha zabo , ngiyakubiza inkemba ukuba iphume khona , ibabulale, ngibeke amehlo ami kub o kube kubi , kungabi kuhle.

Uyakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe eziningi , anqume phakathi kwezi zwe ezinamandla ezikude ; ziyakukhanda iz inkemba zazo zibe ngamakhuba , imikhonto yazo ibe ngocelemba ; isizwe asiyikuphakamisela isizwe inkemba , zingabe zisafuna ukulwa.

Bheka, ngimelene nawe , usho uJehova Sebawoti ; ngiyakushisa izinqola zakho emsini , inkemba idle amabhongo akho ezingonyama ; ngiyakunquma impango yakho emhlabeni, nezwi lezithunywa zakho alisayikuzwakala.

Lapho umlilo uyakukuqeda , inkemba ikunqume, ikudle njengenkasa ; zandise njengenkasa, zandise njengesikhonyane!

Ngokuba ngizigobela uJuda njengomnsalo , ngibeka u -Efrayimi kuwo , ngivusela amadodana akho , Siyoni, kumadodana akho , Javani, ngikwenze inkemba yeqhawe.

Maye kumalusi oyisiwula oshiya izimvu ! Inkemba iyakuba sengalweni yakhe nasesweni l akhe lokunene ; ingalo yakhe iyakubuna nokubuna, neso lakhe lokunene liyakufiphala nokufiphala.

Ningasho ukuthi ngize ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni ; angizanga ukuletha ukuthula kepha inkemba.

Bheka, omunye kwababe noJesu welula isandla , wahosha inkemba yakhe, wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe.

UJesu wayesethi kuye: Buyisela inkemba yakho endaweni yayo , ngokuba bonke abaphatha inkemba bayakubhubha ngenkemba.

Omunye kwababemi khona wahosha inkemba, wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe.

Wayesethi kubo : Kepha manje onesikhwama kasithathe , neyika futhi ; oswelayo kathengise ngengubo yakhe, athenge inkemba.

Khona uJesu wathi kuPetru : Faka inkemba emgodleni wayo ; angiyikusiphuza kanti isitsha anginike sona uBaba na? Ukuthethwa kwecala likaJesu (Math. 26:57; Mark. 14:53; Luk. 22:54)

Kwathi umgciniziboshwa ephaphama , wabona iminyango yetilongo ivulekile; wayesehosha inkemba efuna ukuzibulala, ngokuba wathi iziboshwa ziphunyukile.

Ngubani ozakusahlukanisa nothando lukaKristu na ? Noma ukuhlupheka, noma ukubandezeka, noma ukuzingelwa, noma indlala, noma ukuhamba ze, noma ingozi, noma inkemba, na?

ngokuba uyisikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu , kube kuhle kuwe . Kepha uma wenza okubi, yesaba; ngokuba awuyiphatheli ize inkemba ; ngokuba uyisikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu, umphindiseli wokwehlisela ulaka kowenza okubi.

futhi wayephethe izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sokunene , nasemlonyeni wakhe kwaphuma inkemba ebukhali esika nhlangothi zombili , nobuso bakhe bunjengelanga likhanya ngamandla alo.

Emlonyeni wakhe kwaphuma inkemba ebukhali , ukuze ashaye izizwe ngayo; yena uyakuzibusa ngentonga yensimbi ; yena uqobo uyanyathela isikhamo sewayini lentukuthelo yolaka lukaNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke.