Kodwa lokhu kokubili kuyakufika kuw e ngokuphazima kweso ngalusuku lunye, ukufelwa, kwabantwana nobufelokaz i kufike phezu kwakho ngokugcweleyo phakathi kobuningi bamalumbo akho , nobuningi beziphonso zakho.

U-Efroni wayehlezi phakathi kwabantwana bakwaH eti: u-Efroni umHeti wamphendula u -Abrahama ezindlebeni zabantwana bakwaHeti phambi kwabo bonke abangena esangweni lomuzi wakhe, wathi:

Ake idlule inkosi phambi kwenceku yayo , mina ngiseseze njengokuhamba kwempahla ephambi kwami nanjengokuhamba kwabantwana , ngize ngifike enkosini yami eSeyiri.

Bheka, manje uku khala kwabantwana bakw a-Israyeli sekufike kimi ; futhi ngikubonile ukucindezela abaseGibithe ababacindezela ngakho.

Yebo, futhi ngizwile ukububula kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli abenziwe izigqila ngabaseGibithe; ngiyakhumbula isivumelwano sami.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bas uka eRamsesi , bafika eSukoti , kungathi abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha behamba phansi , bengamadoda ngaphandle kwabantwana.

Ukuhlala kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli abakuhlalayo eGibithe kwakuyiminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu.

Ngahlukanisele onke amazibulo , konke okuvula isizalo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kubantu nasezinkomeni; kungokwami.

Ngenyanga yesithathu emva kokuphuma kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe, ngalona lolo suku, bafika ehlane laseSinayi.

Sondeza kuwe u -Aroni umfowenu namadodana akhe phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bangikhonze esikhundleni sobupristi, o- Aroni, noNadabi, no-Abihu, no-Eleyazare, no-Itamari, amadodana ka-Aroni.

Ufake esihlangwini sesifuba sokwahlulela i-Urimi neThumimi, ahlale phezu kwenhliziyo ka -Aroni, nxa engena phambi kukaJehova ; u-Aroni athwale ukwahlulelwa kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli phezu kwenhliziyo yakhe phambi kukaJehova njalo.

Ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.

enzele indawo engcwele ukubuyisana ngenxa yokungcola kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli nangenxa yeziphambeko zabo ezonweni zabo zonke ; akenzele njalo netende lokuhlangana elihlezi nabo phakathi kokungcola kwabo.

Uyakulifafaza ngegazi kasikhombisa ngomunwe wakhe , alihlambulule, alingcwelise ekungcoleni kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Uma umuntu ethatha udadewabo , indodakazi kayise noma indodakazi kanina, abone ubunqunu bakhe , naye abone ubunqunu bakhe , kuyihlazo; bayakunqunywa phambi kwabantwana b abantu bakubo ; wambulile ubunqunu bukadadewabo; uyakuthwala ububi bakhe.

Ningahlambalazi igama lami elingcwele ; kepha ngiyakungcweliswa phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; nginguJehova oningcwelisayo,

Indodana yowesifazane wakwa -Israyeli, uyise wayo engowaseGibithe , yaphuma yaya phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli; indodana yowesifazane wakwa-Israyeli nomuntu wakwa-Israyeli baxabana ekamu;

Uma umLevi engahlengi , indlu okwathengiswa ngayo nomuzi wefa lakhe kuyakuphuma ngejubili, ngokuba izindlu zemizi yamaLevi ziyifa lawo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Isizwe sakwaLevi kuphela awuyikusibala , ungabali umumo waso phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,

Kepha amaLevi ayengabalwa phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

Mina ngikhiphile amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli esikhundleni samazibulo onke avula isizalo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa - Israyeli; amaLevi ayakuba ngawami.

UMose wabala , njengalokho uJehova emyalile , onke amazibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Thabatha amaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo onke phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli nezinkomo zamaLevi esikhundleni sezinkomo zabo , amaLevi abe ngawami; nginguJehova.

Thabatha amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ubahlambulule.

Uyakwahlukanisa amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, amaLevi abe ngawami.

Ngokuba mina nginikiwe wona phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli; esikhundleni sakho konke okuvula isizalo , amazibulo abo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngizithabathele wona.

Ngokuba onke amazibulo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli angawami, awabantu nawezilwane ; mhla ngishaya amazibulo onke ezweni laseGibithe ngazingcwelisela wona.

Ngiwanikile amaLevi abe yisipho sika -Aroni nesamadodana akhe esivela kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli ukusebenza umsebenzi wabantwana bakwa - Israyeli etendeni lokuhlangana nokwenzela abantwana bakwa -Israyeli ukubuyisana, ukuze kungabikho sifo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli besondela endlini engcwele.

Lawo madoda at hi kuye : Singcolisiwe yisidumbu somuntu ; sivinjelelwani ukunikela ngomnikelo kaJehova ngesikhathi sawo esinqunyiweyo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli na?

Koze kube nini le nhlangano embi ikhono na ngami na ? Ngizwile ukukhonona kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abakhonona ngakho ngami.

Niyakuba nomthetho munye kowenza kungengamabomu , nakowokuzalwa ekhaya phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli nakumfokazi ogogobeleyo phakathi kwabo.

Kuyakuthi umuntu engiyakumkhetha , intonga yakhe ihlume , ngenze ukuba kuphele ngakimi ukukhonona kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli abakhonona ngakho ngani.

Niyakugcina inkonzo yendlu engcwele nenkonzo yase -altare, ukuze ulaka lungabe lusaba khona phezu kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Bhekani, mina ngithabathe abafowenu amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; bayisipho kini , benikelwe kuJehova ukwenza umse benzi wetende lokuhlangana.

UJehova wathi ku -Aroni: Awuyikuba nafa ezweni lakubo , futhi ungabi nasabelo phakathi kwabo ; mina ngiyisabelo sakho nefa lakho phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Kepha amaLevi ayakugcina inkonzo yetende lokuhlangana, athwale ububi bawo; kuyakuba yisimiso esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu ; naphakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abayikuba nafa.

Ngokuba okweshumi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abanikela ngakho, kube ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa kuJehova , ngikunikile amaLevi kube yifa lawo; ngalokho ngishilo kuwo, ngathi: Phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli aniyikuba nafa.

Ababalwayo kubo babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nantathu, bonke abesilisa kusukela kwabanenyanga kuya phezulu ; ngokuba ababalwanga phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, lokhu abanikwanga ifa phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Ngalokho bulalani manje bonke abesilisa phakathi kwabantwana , nibulale nabo bonke abesifazane abayazi indoda ngokulala nayo.

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

U-Aroni umpristi wakhuphukela entabeni yaseHori ngesiyalezo sikaJehova, wafela khona ngomnyaka wamashumi amane emva kokuphuma kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe, ngenyanga yesihlanu ngolokuqala lwenyanga.

UmKhanani, inkosi yase-Aradi, owahlala eningizimu ezweni laseKhanani, wezwa ngokufika kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Aniyikungcolisa izwe enakhe kulo, ngokuba mina Jehova ngihlala phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Yiwo umthetho uMose awubeka phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli;

kepha avume ukuba indodana yowaliwayo ibe yizibulo ngokuyinika isabelo esiphindiweyo sakho konke anakho , ngokuba yona ingukuqala kwamandla akhe; ilungelo lezibulo lingelayo. Ukuphathwa kwabantwana abanenkani

ngokuba naphambuka kimi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli ngasemanzini aseMeriba laseKadeshi ehlane laseSi ni, lokhu ningangingcwelisanga phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Ngo-Asheri wathi: U-Asheri makabusiswe phezu kwabantwana , amukeleke kubafowabo, acwilise unyawo lwakhe emafutheni.

Abantwana bakwaRubeni , nabantwana bakwaGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase bawela behlomile phambi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, njengalokho uMose ebekhulumile kubo;

Kwathi onke amakhosi ama -Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani ngasentshonalanga, nawo onke amakhosi amaKhanani ayengaselwandle esezwa ukuthi uJehova womise amanzi aseJordani phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli saze sawela , izinhliziyo zabo zaphela amandla , kungabe kusaba khona sibindi ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Waloba khona ematsheni impinda yomthetho kaMose ayilobayo phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

UJoshuwa wayesekhuluma kuJehova mhla uJehova enikela ama -Amori phambi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, wathi eb usweni babakwa-Israyeli: Langa, yima eGibeyoni, nawe nyanga, esigodini sase-Ajaloni.

Wamnika uKalebi indodana kaJefune isabelo phakathi kwabantwana bakwaJuda njengesiyalezo sikaJehova kuJoshuwa , umuzi ka-Araba uyise ka- Anaki, oyiHebroni.

Kwasala phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezingakabelwa ifa lazo.

Inkatho yadla isizwe sabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngemindeni yabo ; umkhawulo wesabelo sabo waphuma phakathi kwabantwana bakwaJuda nabantwana bakwaJosefa.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bezwa kuthiwa : Bhekani, abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana ba kwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase bakhile i -altare malungana nezwe laseKhanani eziyingeni zamatshe ngaseJordani ngaphesheya kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Ngalolo suku uNkulunkulu wamnqoba uJabini inkosi yaseKhanani phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

AbakwaMidiyani bathotshiswa kanjalo phambi kwabantwana bakwa - Israyeli, ababe besaphakamisa amakhanda abo . Izwe lathula iminyaka engamashumi amane ezinsukwini zikaGideyoni. Amadodana kaGideyoni nokufa kwakhe

Mina angikonanga, kepha wena wenza okubi kimi ngokulwa nami; uJehova uMahluleli makahlulele namuhla phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli nabantwana bakwa-Amoni.

Wababulala kusukela e -Aroweri kuze kufike eMiniti , imizi engamashumi amabili, nase-Abela Keramimi ngokuceka okukhulu kakhulu . Kanjalo abantwana bakwa-Amoni banqotshwa phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Indodakazi kaJefta

Wayenendodana egama layo lalinguSawule , insizwa enhle ; kwakungekho muntu omuhle kunaye phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli; kusukela emahlombe akhe kuya phezulu wayemude kunabo bonke abantu.

Kwathi ngomnyaka wamakhulu a mane namashumi ayisishiyagalombili emva kokuphuma kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe , ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kukaSolomoni phezu kwabakwa-Israyeli, ngenyanga kaZivi eyinyanga yesibili, waqala ukwakha indlu kaJehova.

ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, ngingabashiyi abantu bami u-Israyeli.

Kwakukhona nezifebe zethempeli kulelo zwe ; benza njengazo zonke izinengiso zabezizw e uJehova abaxosha phambi kwabantwana bakwa - Israyeli. UShishaki usukela iJerusalema

Wenza isinengiso esikhulu ngokulandela izithombe njengakho konke ukwenza kwama -Amori axoshwa nguJehova ngaphambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Kepha wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa -Israyeli, yebo, wadabulisa nendodana yakhe emlilweni njengezinengiso zabezizwe uJehova abaxosha phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

bahamba ngezimiso zabezizwe uJehova abaxosha phamb i kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli nezamakhosi akwa-Israyeli azenzileyo.

Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengezinengiso zabezizwe uJehova abaxosha phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Kepha abalalelanga ; uManase wabaphambukisa baze benza okubi kunabezizwe abachithayo uJehova phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Lawa angamakhosi abusa ezweni lakwa -Edomi, kungakabusi nkosi phezu kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli: uBela indodana kaBeyori. Igama lomuzi wakhe laliyiDinihaba.

Washisa impepho esigodini sendodana kaHinomu , washisa abantwana bakhe emlilweni njengezinengiso zabezizwe uJehova abaxosha phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengezinengiso zabezizwe uJehova abaxosha phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

UManase wadukisa uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema , baze benza okubi kunabezizwe uJehova abachitha phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Isithelo sabo uyakusichitha emhlaben i kanye nenzalo yabo phakathi kwabantwana babantu.

Yeka ubukhulu bomusa wakh o obagodlele wona abakwesabayo , owenzele bona ababalekela kuwe, phambi kwabantwana babantu.

funa baphuze , bakhohlwe izimiso , baguqule ukwahlulelwa kwabantwana bokuhlupheka.

Ngalolo suku imizi yabo enamandla iyakuba njengezindawo ezishiyiweyo zasehlathini nezaseziqongweni zezintaba abazishiya pha mbi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli zibe yincithakalo.

Ngokuba ngiyakuthela amanzi phezu kokomileyo , nezikhukhula phezu kokushileyo, ngithulule uMoya wami phezu kwenzalo yakho, nesibusiso sami phezu kwabantwana bakho;

Bonke abantwana bakh o bayakuba ngabafundi bakaJehova , nokuthula kwabantwana bakho kuyakuba kukhulu.

Izwi liyezwakala emadul ini angenalutho , ukukhala nokukhuleka kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba bayihlanekezele indlela yabo , bakhohlwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.

Ngalokho ngigcwele ukufutheka kukaJehova , ngikhathele ukunyamezela. Kuthululele phezu kwabantwana ezitaladini , nasemihlanganweni yezinsizwa kanyekanye, ngokuba nendoda iyakuthathwa nomkayo , ogugileyo kanye nozinsuku zakhe zigcwele.

ngenxa yakho konke okubi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli nabantwana bakwaJuda abakwenzileyo ukuba bangicunule , bona namakhosi abo , nezikhulu zabo , nabapristi babo , nabaprofethi babo , namadoda akwaJuda , nabakhileyo eJerusalema.

Futhi lapho bonke abaJuda ababekwaMowabi , naphakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Amoni, nakwa-Edomi, nababesemazweni onke sebezwile ukuthi inkosi yaseBabele ishiyile insali kwa Juda nokuthi ibeke phezu kwabo uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu kaShafani ukuba abe ngumbusi phezu kwabo,

Kepha ngasemuva ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabantwana bakwa-Amoni, usho uJehova. Isiprofetho ngo-Edomi

ukuba kungabikho muthi ngasemanzini okhukhumala ngokuphakama kwawo, ungabeki isihloko sawo emafwini , yebo, nenamandla ingemi ngokuziphakamisa, yonke ephuze amanzi ; ngokuba yonke inikelwe ekufeni kokuphansi komhlaba phakathi kwabantwana babantu , kwabehlelayo egodini.

Wathi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, lokhu kuyindawo yesihlalo sami sobukhosi, nendawo yamathe ezinyawo zami , lapho ngiyakuhla la khona phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli kuze kube phakade ; indlu yakwa -Israyeli ayisayikulingcolisa igama lami elingcwele , yona namakhosi ayo , ngokuphinga kwayo nangezidumbu zamakhosi ayo ezindaweni zayo eziphakemeyo,

Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Akuyikungena endlini yami engcwele owezizwe ongasokile ngenhliziyo nongasokile ngenyama kubo bonke abezizwe abaphakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Kuyakuvela ukuxokozela phakathi kwabantu bakho , zichithwe zonke izinqaba zakho , njengalokho uShalimani achitha iBeti Aribeli ngosuku lokulwa, unina echotshozwa phezu kwabantwana.

wahlala khona, waze wafa uHerode , ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi: Ngayibiza indodana yami iphume eGibithe. Ukubulawa kwabantwana baseBetlehema

Ngokuba kukhona abathenwa abazalwa benjalo kwasesiswini sikanina ; kukhona nabathenwa abathenwe ngabantu ; kukhona futhi abathenwa abazithenileyo ngenxa yombuso wezulu. Ongakwamukela lokho akwamukele. Ukubusiswa kwabantwana (Mark. 10:13; Luk. 18:15)

Abantu bonke base bephendula bethi : Igazi l akhe malibe phezu kwethu naphezu kwabantwana bethu.

Naye, uma elahla indoda yakhe, agane enye, uyaphinga. Ukubusiswa kwabantwana (Math. 19:13; Luk. 18:15)

Ngithi kini: Lo wehlela endlini yakhe elungisisiwe kunomunye . Ngokuba yilowo nalowo oziphakamisayo uzakuthotshiswa , kodwa ozithob ayo uzakuphakanyiswa. Ukubusiswa kwabantwana (Math. 19:13; Mark. 10:13)

Ngokuba ukulangazela kokudaliweyo kulindele ukwambulwa kwabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.

Masingakhohliswa muntu ngamazwi ayize , ngokuba ngenxa yalezo zinto ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwehlela phezu kwabantwana bokungalaleli.

Ngokukholwa uJosefa esezakufa wakhuluma ngok uphuma kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wayaleza ngamathambo akhe.

Nokho kukhona okuyingcosana enginakho ngaw e, ngokuba unabo lapho ababambisisa isifundiso sikaBalami owafundisa uBalaki ukuphonsa isikhubekiso phambi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli sokuba badle okuhlatshelwe izithombe nokuba bafebe.