Yehla, uhlale othulini wena ntombi , ndodakazi yaseBabele , uhlale emhlabathini, kungekho sihlalo sobukhosi , wena ndodakazi yamaKaledi, ngokuba awusayikubizwa ngokuthi uthambile nokuthi uyatetema.

Bamthatha, bamphonsa emgodini ; umgodi wawungenalutho , kungekho manzi kuwo.

Kwathi ngosuku lumbe engena endlini ukuyokwenza imisebenzi yakhe , kungekho lapho phakathi noyedwa owendlu,

Kepha uma umpristi elibheka , kungekho boya obumhlophe kulo , lingashonile kunesikhumba , kodwa lifiphele , bheka, khona umpristi uyakumvalela izinsuku eziyisikhombisa;

Kepha uma umpristi elibheka , kungekho boya obumhlophe ebaleni elikhanyayo, lingashonile kunesikhumba , kodwa lifiphele , bheka, khona umpristi uyakumvalela izinsuku eziyisikhombisa,

Uma umpristi ebheka ibala lomuna, libonakala lingashonile kunesikhumba, kungekho zinwele ezimnyama kulo , bheka, khona umpristi uyakumvalela onesifo somuna izinsuku eziyisikhombisa,

ngosuku lwesikhombisa umpristi abheke isifo ; uma umuna ungandile, futhi kungekho zinwele ezimpofu kuwo , umuna ubonakala ungashonile kunesikhumba,

alale nenye indoda kusithekile emehlweni endoda yakhe , kufihlwe, angcoliswe, kungekho fakazi nokho ngaye, futhi engabanjwanga,

Nasikhuphulelani eGibithe, ukuze silethwe kule ndawo embi , na? Akusiyo indawo yembewu, noma eyamakhiwane , noma eyemivini , noma eyamapomegranati, kungekho futhi amanzi okuphuza.

lapho kungekho mGreki namJuda , ukusoka nokungasoki, owezizwe noma umSkithe, isigqila noma okhululekileyo, kepha uKristu uyikho konke , ukubo bonke.

izwe lapho uyakudla khona isinkwa kungekho kuswela ; awuyikudinga lutho; izwe elimatshe alo ayinsimbi, nelizintaba zalo ungemba kuzo ithusi.

Ngokuba uJehova uyakubahlulela abantu bakhe , azihawukele izinceku zakhe, lapho ebona ukuthi amandla abo aphelile, kungekho omunye ovalelweyo noma okhululekileyo.

Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku kungekho inkosi kwa-Israyeli, kwakukhona umLevi othile owayegogobele ohlangothini olungasemuva kwezintaba zakwa - Efrayimi, owazithathela isancinza eBetlehema Juda.

Amalunga aseJabeshi athi kuye : Siyeke izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ukuba sithume izithunywa emikhawulweni yonke yakwa -Israyeli; uma kungekho osisindisayo, siyakuphumela kuwe.

UDavide wayeseya eNobi ku -Ahimeleki umpristi ; u-Ahimeleki waya ukumhlangabeza uDavide ethuthumela , wathi ku ye: Yini ukuba uwedwa , kungekho muntu nawe, na?

uma kungekho ongakhokha ngakho , ubuyakususelwani umbhede wakho phansi kwakho na?

Ungabi ngufakazi ngomakhelwane wakho kungekho sizathu ; wothi ukhohlise ngezindebe zakho na?

Kwa-Israyeli wonke kwakungekho muntu omuhle njengo -Abisalomu owababazeka kakhulu, kungekho sici kuye kusukela ematheni onyawo kuze kube sokhakhayini.

Uma bengisebenzile inkohliso ngokuphila kwakhe , njengokuba kungekho nto efihlwa enkosini, nawe uqobo ngabe umelene nami.

U-Ahimahasi indodana kaSadoki wabuye wathi kuJowabe : Noma kanjani, ake ngigijime nami , ngimlandele umKushe . Kepha uJowabe wathi : Uyakugijimelani wena mntanami , lokhu kungekho mvuzo wombiko kuwe , na?

Ngokuphela kwezinkuni umlilo uyacimeka, nalapho kungekho abancethezi, kuyabodla ukuxabana.

Ababi bayabaleka , noma kungekho obaxoshayo , kepha abalungileyo banesibindi njengengonyama.

Lapho kungekho mbono khona , abantu bayadlubulunda , kepha ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe.

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

Bahlala iminyaka emithathu kungekho ukulwa phakathi kwe -Aramu no - Israyeli.

Kepha ingelosi kaJehova yathi ku -Eliya waseThishibi : Suka ukhuphuke ukuhlangabeza izithu nywa zenkosi yaseSamariya , uthi kuzo : Kungokuba kungekho Nkulunkulu kwa -Israyeli ukuba niye nibuze kuBali Zebubi unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni na?

Zathi kuye : Kwakhuphuka umuntu ukuba asihlangabeze, wathi kithi : Hambani, nibuyele enkosini enithumileyo , nithi kuyo: Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Kungokuba kungekho Nkulunkulu kwa -Israyeli ukuba uthume ukubuza kuBali Zebubi unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni na? Ngalokho umbhede okhuphukele kuwo awuyikwehlika kuwo, kepha uyakufa nokufa.

Wayesethi kuyo : Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Lokhu uthume izithunywa ukubuza kuBali Zebubi unkulunkulu wase -Ekroni kungokuba kungekho Nkulunkulu kwa -Israyeli ukuba kubuzwe ngezwi lakhe na ? Ngalokho awuyikwehlika embhedeni okhuphukele kuwo, kepha uyakufa nokufa.

Ngokuba uJehova wabona ukuhlupheka kuka-Israyeli ukuthi kwakumunyu kakhulu, abancane nabakhulu baphela amandla , kungekho omsizayo u - Israyeli.

UDavide waphuma ukubahlangabeza , wathatha, wathi kubo : Uma nize nokuthula kimi ukungisiza, inhliziyo yami iyakuba nye nani , kepha uma kungukungikhohlisa ezitheni zami , lokhu kungekho okubi ezandleni zami , uNkulunkulu wawobaba makakubheke, akujezise.

Ukubhonga kwabo kunjengokwengonyamakazi, bayakubhonga njengamabhongo ebhubesi, yebo, bayakugwavuma, babambe impango yabo , bamuke nayo, kungekho oyophulayo.

Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvukaz i ezikhuphuka zigeziwe , zinamawele zonke, kungekho neyodwa phakathi kwazo efelweyo.

Ngokuba ngiyakuba njengengonyama ku -Efrayimi, nebhongo lengonyama kuyo indlu yakwaJuda ; mina yebo , mina ngiyakudwengula , besengimuka; ngiyakususa, kungekho owophulayo.

Bonke bashisa njengeziko, badla abahluleli babo; onke amakhosi abo ayawa, kungekho phakathi kwabo ongibizayo.

Umhlanga ungahluma lapho kungekho xhaphozi na ? Incema ingamila kungekho manzi na?

noma kungekho ubudlova ezandleni zami nokukhuleka kwami kulungile.

uma ngibone obhubhile ngokuswela isambatho , kungekho okokuzimboza kompofu;

Yebo, nga ekuvusa ukuba uphume emlonyeni wosizi, uye endaweni ebanzi, lapho kungekho kunyinyeka khona, kunone okubekwa etafuleni lakho.

ukunisa imvula emhlaben i lapho kungekho muntu khona , nasehlane elingenamuntu,

ngisindise kubo bonke abangizingelayo , ungikhulule, bangaze bawudwengule umphefumulo wami njengengonyam a eklebhula, kungekho okhululayo.

uma ngiphindise okubi kohlalisene nami ngokuth ula, ngaphanga isitha sami kungekho sici,

Ubusisiwe umuntu uJehova angambaleli isiphambeko , kungekho nkohliso emoyeni wakhe.

Ngokuba bangenzele ngasesitha igebe lenetha labo , kungekho sici, bembele umphefumulo wami umgodi, kungekho cala.

Besaba nokwesaba , lapho kungekho okwesabisayo ; ngokuba uNkulunkulu wasakaza amathambo akhe owamisa ngakuwe ; wena ubajabhisile, ngokuba uNkulunkulu ubalahlile.

Ngokuba bhek a, baqamekela umphefumulo wami ; iziqhwaga ziyangihlanganyela, kungekho siphambeko, kungekho sono kimi, Jehova.

Ziyagijima, zizilungisele, kungekho cala kimi; vuka, ungihlangabeze, ubone.

Ngishone odakeni lobishi olujulileyo , kungekho kuma; ngingene emanzini alutwa; imisinga iyangicwilisa.

Abangizonda ngeze baningi kunezinwele zekhanda lami ; baningi abafuna ukungiqeda beyizitha zami kungekho sici ; nengingakuphanganga ngakubuyisela.

Wayesebakhipha benesiliva negolide, kungekho ontengezelayo emindenini yakubo.

Wathobisa inhliziyo yabo ngokuhlupheka; bawa kungekho osizayo.

Bangizungeza ngamazwi enzondo; balwa nami, kungekho sizathu.

Abazidlayo mabajabhe, ngokuba bangicindezele, kungekho sizathu; kepha mina ngiyakuzindla ngeziyalezo zakho.

Izikhulu ziyangizingela, kungekho sizathu , kepha inhliziyo yami iyesaba izwi lakho.

lapho izinkabi zethu zithweswe kakhulu, nalapho kungekho ukufohla kwesitha nokungena empini nezikhalo ezitaladini zethu,

Lapho kungekho iziluleko, abantu bayawa, kepha lapho kukhona abeluleki abaningi, lapho kukhona ukuphumelela.

Lapho kungekho khona izinkomo , umkhombe awunalutho , kepha inzuzo inkulu ngamandla ezinkabi.

Yini ukuba kube yimali esandlen i sesiwula ukuthenga ukuhlakanipha , kungekho ukuqonda, na?

Ngenxa yobusika ivila ali yikulima; ngalokho uyakuthekela ngesikhathi sokuvuna, kungekho lutho.

Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvukaz i ezisand ukugundwa, ezikhuphuka zigeziwe , zinamawele zonke , kungekho neyodwa phakathi kwazo efelweyo.

Awuyikubona abantu abanobudlova , abantu abanokukhuluma okujulileyo ongenakukuzwa, nabalulimi lwabo olukwitizayo kungekho ongaluqonda.

Kepha laba bangabantu abaphangiweyo nabamukiweyo ; bonke bacushiwe emigodini, bafihliwe ematilongweni ; bangabokuphangwa, akakho obophulayo, yebo, bayimpango, kungekho oshoyo ukuthi: Buyisa.

Babeka ithuna layo kanye nababi ; ekufeni yayinabenza okubi , noma ingenzanga indluzula, kungekho nankohliso emlonyeni wayo.

Amabhongo ezingonyama abhongile phezu kw akhe, akhonya, alenza izwe lakhe laba yincithakalo; imizi yakhe ishisiwe, kungekho owakhe kuyo.

Ngiyakuphakamisela izintaba ukukhala nokulila , namadlelo asehlane ukulilisela, ngokuba ashisiwe kungekho muntu odlula kuwo , kungezwakali ukukhonya kwezinkomo; izinyoni zezulu nezilwane zibalekile, zahamba.

Ngubani umuntu ohlakaniphileyo ongakuqonda lokhu , okhulumile kuye umlomo kaJehova, akumemezele, na? Izwe lichithelweni, lasha njengehlane, kungekho odabulayo, na?

Khuluma! Usho k anje uJehova , uthi: Izidumbu zabantu ziyakuwa njengomquba endle, nanjengesithonto emva komvuni, kungekho okubuthayo.

Izimbongolo zasendle ziyema emadulini angenalutho , zihogela umoya njengamakhanka; amehlo azo ayaphela, ngokuba kungekho tshani.

Amasimu ayakuthengwa kuleli zwe enish o ngalo ukuthi liyincithakalo , lapho kungekho muntu nazilwane khona , nokuthi linikelwe esandleni samaKaledi.

UJehova wayengasenakuthwala okubi kwemisebenzi yenu nezinengiso zenu enizenzileyo; ngalokho izwe lakini seliyincithakalo , nesimangaliso, nesiqalekiso, kungekho owakhile kulo njenganamuhla.

IJerusalema liyakhumbula ezinsukwin i zokuhlupheka kwalo nezinsizi zal o konke okuhle okwakukhona ezinsukwini zasendulo ; lapho abantu balo bewela esandleni sezitha , kungekho olisizayo , abamelene nalo balibona , bahleka ukuchithwa kwalo.

Amasango alo ashona emhlabathini ; wachitha, wayaphula imigoqo yalo . Inkosi nezikhulu zalo baphakathi kwezizwe , lapho kungekho khona umthetho. Nabaprofethi balo abatholi mbono kuJehova.

Ngokuba, yebo, ngokuba bedukisile abantu bami ngokuthi: Ngukuthula, kungekho ukuthula, nangokuba lapho kwakhiwa ugange, bheka, balunameka ngodaka olungavuthiwe,

abaprofethi bakwa -Israyeli abaprofetha ngeJerusalema , ababona imibono yokuthula ngalo, ukuthula kungekho, isho iNkosi uJehova.

Uyakuthi: Ngiyakwenyukela ezweni elisobala, ngiye kwabazinzileyo abahlala belondekile , bonke abahlala bengenalugange , kungekho kubo imigoqo nezicabha,

Yizwani izwi likaJehov a nina bantwana bakwa -Israyeli, ngokuba uJehova unokuphikisana nabakhileyo ezweni , lokhu kungekho qiniso , namusa, nakumazi uNkulunkulu ezweni.

Funani uJehova , niphile, funa afikele indlu kaJosefa njengomlilo, udle, kungekho owucimayo eBethele.

Insali yakwaJakobe iyakuba phakathi kwezizwe , phakathi kwabantu abaningi, njengengonyama phakathi kwezilwane zasehlathini , njengebhongo lengonyama phakathi kwemihlambi yezimvu , elithi lapho lidabula , linyathele, lidwengule, kungekho owophulayo.

Uphi umphandu wezingonyama , nedlelo lamabhongo ezingonyama , lapho kwahamba ingonyama nengo nyamakazi nebhongo lengonyama , kungekho okwesabisayo na?

ngabamahhashi abasukelayo , nenkemba enjengelangabi , nomkhonto onyazimayo, abaningi ababuleweyo nenqwaba yezidumbu , kungekho ukuphela kwezidikadika; bakhubeka ngezidikadika zabo,

Wo koshoyo kumuthi ukuthi : Vuka! nakulo itshe eliyisimungulu: Phaphama! Lokhu kungafundisa na ? Bheka, kunamekwe ngegolide nangesiliva, kungekho neze umoya phakathi kwakho.

Insali yakwa -Israyeli ayisayikwenza okubi , ingakhulumi amanga , kungafunyanwa emlonyeni wabo ulimi olukhohlisayo; yebo, bayakwaluka, babuthise, kungekho obesabisayo.

Ngokuba amatherafi akhulumile okuyize, nababhuli babone okungamanga; bakhuluma amaphupho angelutho , baduduza n geze; ngalokho bayasuka njengezimvu, bathotshisiwe, ngokuba kungekho umalusi.

ngokuba wayeseboshwe kaningi ngawozankosi nangamaketanga , kepha amaketanga ayegqashuliwe nguye nawozankosi babephuliwe , kungekho noyedwa owayenamandla okumthambisa.

Ngangomuso isixuku esasingaphesheya kolwandle sabona kungekho omunye umkhunjana khona , sazi ukuthi ubumunye nje nokuthi uJesu wayengangenanga emkhunjini kanye nabafundi bakhe , kepha ukuthi abafundi bakhe babewele bodwa,

Kodwa uma umuntu ehamba ebusuku , uyakhubeka, ngokuba kungekho ukukhanya kuye.

Yona yathi: Ngingakwazi kanjani, uma kungekho ongiholayo na? Yamnxusa uFiliphu ukuba akhwele ahlale nayo.

Ngokuba-ke sisengozini yokumangalelwa ngomsindo wanamuhla , lokhu kungekho sizathu esingazilandulela ngaso ngalesi siwiliwili.

okuthe ngikulokho bangifumana ethempelini ngihlanjululiwe , kungekho isixuku nomsindo,

Kepha uma ngonile ngenza utho olufanele ukufa , angali ukufa; kodwa uma kungekho lutho lwalokho laba abangimangalela ngakho , akakho onganginikela kubo. Ngilidlulisela kuKesari.

wona esengihlolile afuna ukungikhulula , ngokuba kungekho cala kimi lokuba ngife;

ngokuba umthetho ubanga intukuthelo , kepha lapho kungekho khona umthetho, akukho nakweqa.

owathi kungekho themba wakholwa ngethemba , ukuze abe nguyise wezizwe eziningi, njengalokho okwashiwo ukuthi: Yoba njalo inzalo yakho;

Kepha bayakukhuleka kanjani kuye abangakholwanga nguye na ? Bayakukholwa kanjani abangezwanga ngaye na ? Bayakuzwa kanjani , kungekho oshumayelayo na?

kepha uma kungekho ohumushayo , kathule ebandleni, azikhulumele yena yedwa nakuNkulunkulu.

Kepha uma kungekho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, akavuswanga naye uKristu.

Icala eliqondene nelunga ungalemukeli , kungekho ofakazi ababili noma abathathu.

Ngokuba lapho uNkulunkulu wamthembisa u -Abrahama, wazifunga yena, lokhu kungekho omkhulu kunaye angamfunga,