UJakobe wafika ku-Isaka uyise eMamre ngaseKiriyati Araba, okuyiHebroni, lapho o-Abrahama no-Isaka kade bebegogobele khona.

Lokhu okukhona yikho ok wakukhona, nalokhu okuyakuba khona kade kwakukhona; uNkulunkulu ufuna okudlulileyo. Umuntu ufana nezilwane

Ngakho-ke njengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu , abangcwele nabathandekayo, yembathani ububele benhliziyo , nesisa, nokuzithoba, nobumnene, nokubheka kade,

Ngokuba nathi kade sasiyiziwula , abangalaleliyo, abadukiswayo, sikhonza izinkanuko nokutamasa okuyizinhlobonhlobo, sihlezi ebubini nangomhawu , sizondekile sizondana.

Kuyakuthi lapho bekhalisa kade uphondo lwejubili nalapho nil izwa izwi lecilongo, bonke abantu bakhamuluke ngokukhamuluka okukhulu , ugange lomuzi luwele phansi endaweni yalo , abantu bakhuphuke , yilowo nalowo aqonde phambili nje.

U-Abisalomu umnewabo wathi kuye: Umnewenu u-Amnoni kade enawe na? Thula, dadewethu; ungumnewenu, ungabeki inhliziyo yakho kule nto . UTamari wahlala eyisikhwebu nje endlini ka-Abisalomu umnewabo.

kepha uma ubuyela emzini, uthi ku-Abisalomu: Ngiyakuba yinceku yakho, nkosi; kade ngiyinceku kayihlo , manje ngiyakuba yinceku y akho, khona uyakungishafisela amasu ka-Ahithofeli.

Ngokubekezela kade isikhulu singavunyiswa , nolimi oluthambileyo luyaphula amathambo.

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

Ngaleso sikhathi uMerodaki Baladani indodana kaBaladani , inkosi yaseBabele, wathuma abanezincwadi nesipho kuHezekiya , ngokuba wayezwile ukuthi uHezekiya kade egula.

Wafa kanjalo -ke uSawule ngesiphambeko sakhe aphambuka ngaso kuJehova ngenxa yezwi likaJehova angaligcinanga nangokuba kade eyile ukubhula konedlozi ukuba abuze kuye,

Kanjalo ngabona ukuthi ababi bembelwa, ababengenile bephuma endaweni engcwele, bababazeka emzini lapho kade benza okunjalo; nalokho kuyize.

Kade kwakukhona amakhosi anamandla naphezu kweJerusalema, ayebusa lonke elingaphesheya koMfula; aphiwa intela, nenkokhiso, nemali yendlela.

wayemlungisele ikamelo elikhulu , lapho kade bebeka khona iminikelo yempuphu, nenhlaka, nezitsha, nokweshumi kwamabele , newayini, namafutha, okwakunqunyelwe ngomthetho amaLevi , nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango, kanye neminikelo yabapristi.

Kade ngimusha, manje sengimdala; angizange ngibone olungileyo eshiyiwe nenzalo yakhe iphanza ukudla.

Indawo yokushisela kade yahlelwa , yebo, yalungiselwa nenkosi ; uyenze yajula, yaba banzi; igoqo layo lingumlilo nezinkuni eziningi , nokuphefumula kukaJehova kunjengomfula wesibabule; kuyayokhela.

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

Ngaleso sikhathi uMerodaki Baladani indodana kaBaladani inkosi yaseBabele wathuma abanezincwadi nesipho kuHezekiya , lapho ezwile ukuthi kade egula, kepha usesimamile.

Kuyakuthi uma beyakuzifunda nokuzifunda izindlela zabantu bami ukuba bafunge igama lami ngokuthi : Kuphila kukaJehova, njengalokhu kade befundisa abantu bami ukufunga uBali, bakhiwe phakathi kwabantu bami.

Bona-ke, noma bezwa noma benganaki, ngokuba bayindlu ehlubukayo , bayakwazi nokho ukuthi kade ekhona umprofethi phakathi kwabo.

Bayakuphonsa isiliva labo ezitaladini , igolide labo libe yinto engcolileyo , isiliva labo negolide labo kungabi namandla okubophula ngosuk u lwentukuthelo kaJehova; abayikusuthisa imiphefumulo yabo , bangagcwalisi izibilini zabo, ngokuba kade kuyisikhubekiso sobubi babo.

Esakhuluma nami , ngalala ubuthongo obukhulu , ubuso bami bubheke phansi; kepha wangithinta, wangimisa lapho kade ngimi khona.

Kepha isikhulu sasembusweni wasePheresiya samelana nam i izinsuku ezingamashumi amabili nanye , kepha bheka, uMikayeli, omunye wezikhulu zokuqala, weza ukungisiza, noma kade ngishiyiwe ngedwa khona namakhosi asePheresiya.

Abahlakaniphileyo bayakukhanya njengokukhazimula kwesibhakabhaka , nabaphendulela abaningi ekulungeni njengezinkanyezi kuze kube pha kade naphakade.

Kepha kade bevukile abantu bami baba yizitha ; nihlubula ingubo esambathweni sabadlula ngethemba, befulathele ukulwa.

Ngiyakubahlabela ikhwelo, ngibabuthe, ngokuba ngibahlengile; bayakwanda njengalokho kade banda.

Maye kuwe Korazini ! Maye kuwe Betsayida ! Ngokuba uma kwakwenziwe eTire naseSidoni imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kini , ngakube kade yaphenduka, ihlala ngesaka nangomlotha.

Wabaphendula wathi : Kade nginitshela , kepha anizwanga ; nifunelani ukuzwa futhi na? Niyafuna yini nani ukuba ngabafundi bakhe na?

Kwathi bebona isibindi sikaPetru noJohane , beqonda ukuthi bangabantu abangafundile, bayimifunda nje, bamangala; babazi ukuthi kade benoJesu;

Ngokuba njengalokho nina kade ningamlaleli uNkulunkulu , kepha manje nihawukelwe ngenxa yokungalaleli kwabo,

Ngokuba manje sibona esibukweni kalufifi ; kepha lapho sobukana ubuso nobuso; manje ngazi inxenye , kepha lapho , ngiyakwazi ngokuphelele , njengokuba kade ngaziwa ngokuphelele.

Ngisho ngamahloni ukuthi kade sibuthakathak a. Kepha kulokho umuntu anesibindi ngakho -- ngikhuluma ngobuwula -- nami nginesibindi ngakho.

Kade nicabanga ukuthi siyaziphendulela kini . Thina sikhuluma phambi kukaNkulunkulu sikuKristu ; kepha konke , bathandwa, kwenzelwa ukwakhiwa kwenu.

ngokuthobeka konke nobumnene, ngokubheka kade nokubekezelelana ngothando,

Ngokuba kade naningubumnyama , kepha manje ningukukhanya eNkosini ; hambani njengabantwana bokukhanya,

ukuze kube kuhle kuwe, uhlale kade emhlabeni.

niqiniswe nokuqiniswa konke ngokwamandla enkazimulo yakhe, kuze kube ngukubekezela konke nokubheka kade ngokujabula;

noma kade ngingohlambalaza yo, nozingelayo, nohluphayo; kodwa ngahawukelwa ngokuba ngakwenza ngokungazi, ngokungakholwa.

Kepha wena walandela isifundiso sami nokuziphatha , nomgomo, nenkolo, nokubheka kade, nothando, nokubekezela,

Ngokuba kade babezihlobisa kanjalo abesifazane abangcwele abamethembayo uNkulunkulu, bethobela amadoda abo,

Kepha ngiyathanda ukunikhumbuza, nokuba kade benikwazi konke , ukuthi iNkosi, isisindisile isizwe isikhipha ezweni laseGibithe , yabuye yabhubhisa labo abangakholwanga,