Kepha abadlayo babe yizinkulungwane ezine zamadoda ngaphandle kwabesifazane nabantwana.

U-Abrahama wasuka kofileyo wakhe , wakhuluma nabantwana bakwaHeti , wathi:

Ngiphe omkami nabantwana bami engikusebenzele ngabo , ngihambe, ngokuba uyawazi umsebenzi engikwenzele wona.

ULabani waphendula, wathi kuJakobe: Amadodakazi angamadodakazi ami, abantwana bangabantwana bami , imihlambi iyimihlambi yami ; konke okubonayo kungokwami ; lawa madodakazi ami ngingawenzela ntoni namuhla, nabantwana bawo abazalileyo, na?

Ake ungophule esandleni somfowethu, esandleni sika-Esawu, ngokuba mina ngiyamesaba, funa eze angichithe kanye nawonina nabantwana.

Wavuka ebusuku, wathatha omkakhe ababili, nezincekukazi zakhe ezimbili, nabantwana bakhe abayishumi nanye, wawela ezibukweni elithiwa iJaboki.

Wabeka izincekukazi n abantwana bazo ngaphambili, uLeya nabantwana bakhe ngasemuva, oRaheli noJosefa ngasekugcineni.

Waphakamisa amehlo akhe , wabona abesifazane nabantwana , wathi: Bangobani laba onabo na ? Wathi: Bangabantwana uNkulunkulu ayiphe bona inceku yakho ngomusa.

Zase zisondela izincekukazi, zona nabantwana bazo, bakhothama.

Wasondela noLeya nabantwana bakhe , bakhothama; ngasemuva wafika uJosefa enoRaheli, bakhothama.

Uyakuhlala ezweni laseGosheni, ube seduze nami , wena nabantabakho , nabantwana babantabakho, nezimvu zakho, nezinkomo zakho, nakho konke onakho,

UJosefa wabona abantwana bakwa -Efrayimi besizuk ulwane sesithathu ; nabantwana bakwaMakiri indodana kaManase bazalelwa emathangeni kaJosefa.

Wababiza oMose no-Aroni ebusuku, wathi: Vukani niphume kubantu bami, nina nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nihambe niyokhonza uJehova, njengalokho nishilo.

Base behlabelela uMose nabantwana bakwa -Israyeli leli gama , bekhuluma bethi: Ngizakuhlabelela kuJehova , ngokuba uphakeme kakhulu ; ihhashi nenkweli yalo ukuphonse elwandle.

Abantu bomela khona amanzi ; abantu bakhonona ngoMose , bathi: Usikhuphuleleni eGibithe ukuba usibulale , thina nabantwana bethu nezinkomo zethu ngokoma, na?

Uma inkosi yaso isinika umfazi , yena esizalela amadodana noma amadodakazi, umfazi nabantwana bakhe bayakuba ngabenkosi yakhe , sona siphume sodwa.

Uma isigqila siyakusho nokusho ukuthi : Ngiyathanda inkosi yami , nomkami, nabantwana bami, angiyikuphuma ngikhululekile,

Lapho ngiy akuhlangana nabantwana bakwa -Israyeli; liyakungcweliswa yinkazimulo yami.

Liluphawu phakathi kwami nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade, ngokuba ngezinsuku eziyisithupha uJehova walenza izul u nomhlaba, kepha ngosuku lwesikhombisa waphumula, waqabuleka.

Ngokuba ushiyile abantu bakho , indlu kaJakobe , lokhu begcwele ezasempumalanga, behlola imihlola njengamaFilisti , bexhawulana nabantwana babezizwe.

Ungaphindisi, ungabi namagqubu nabantwana babantu bakho , kepha wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena; nginguJehova.

andukuba aphume kuwe , yena nabantwana bakhe kanye naye , abuyele kwabomndeni wakhe, abuyele nasefeni lawoyise.

Uma engahlengwanga ngalezo zindlela, uyakuphuma ngomnyaka wejubili, yena nabantwana bakhe kanye naye.

Lezo ziyizimiso nezahlulelo nemithetho akwenzayo uJehova phakat hi kwakhe nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli entabeni yaseSinayi ngesandla sikaMose.

Ingxubevange eyayiphakathi kwabo yaqala ukufisa nokufisa ; nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuye bakhala , bathi: Ngubani oyakusipha inyama ukuba sidle na?

Yebo, bona abaneminyaka enga mashumi amabili kuya phezulu , njengalokho uJehova eyalile uMose nabantwana bakwa -Israyeli abaphuma ezweni laseGibithe.

Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi babenemfuyo eningi , nalapho belibona iz we laseJazeri nezwe lakwaGileyadi ukuthi leyo ndawo iyindawo yezinkomo,

abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni beza bakhuluma kuMose , naku-Eleyazare umpristi, nakuzo izikhulu zenhlangano, bathi:

Abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni bakhuluma kuMose , bathi: Izinceku zakho ziyakwenza njengalokhu inkosi yami iyala.

UMose wathi kubo: Uma abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni bewela nani iJordani, bonke abahlomele ukulwa , phambi kukaJehova, izwe linqotshwe phambi kwenu, niyakubanika izwe lakwaGileyadi libe yifa labo;

Abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni baphendula bathi : Njengalokho uJehova eshilo kuzo izinceku zakho, siyakwenze njalo.

UMose wayesebanika abantwana bakwaGadi nabantwana bakwaRubeni nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase indodana kaJosefa umbuso kaSihoni inkosi yama-Amori nombuso ka -Ogi inkosi yaseBashani , izwe nemizi yalo namaphethelo ayo, imizi yezwe nxazonke.

ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune ; yena uyakulibona ; ngiyakumnika yena nabantwana bakhe izwe alinyatheleyo , ngokuba umlandele uJehova wakhe ngokupheleleyo.

Abancane benu enasho ukuthi bayakuba yimpango , nabantwana benu abangakwazi namuhla okuhle nokubi bayakungena khona, ngibanike lona , balidle.

lapho ususondela m alungana nabantwana bakwa -Amoni, ungabakhathazi, ungalwi nabo, ngokuba angiyikukunika izwe labantwana bakwa -Amoni libe yifa lenu, lokhu ngibanikile lona abantwana bakwaLoti libe yifa labo.

ukuze bafundise abesifazane abasha ukuthanda amadoda abo , bathande nabantwana babo;

Kepha xwaya , ugcine kahle umphefumulo wakho , funa ukhohlwe izinto azibonayo amehlo akho , zimuke enhliziyweni yakho izinsuku zonke zokuhamba kwakho; bazise zona abantwana bakho nabantwana babantwana bakho:

usuku owema ngalo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eHorebe , lapho uJehova wathi kimi: Ngibuthele abantu, ngibezwise amazwi ami ukuba bafunde ukungesaba zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwabo emhlabeni, bafundise nabantwana babo.

Nxa uyakuzala abantwana nabantwana babantwana , nanxa senihlale isikhathi eside ezweni , none, nenze izithombe ezibaziweyo ngomfanekiso wento e thile, nenze okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho , nimthukuthelise,

ngaphesheya kweJordani esigodini malungana neBeti Peyori ezweni likaSihoni inkosi yama -Amori, owahlala eHeshiboni, owanqotshwa nguMose nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe.

inhliziyo yakhe ingaphakami ngaphezu kwabafowabo , angaphambuki emiyalweni, aye ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo , ukuze azandise izinsuku zakhe embusweni wakhe , yena nabantwana bakhe phakathi kuka - Israyeli.

kepha abesifazane , nabantwana, nezinkomo, nakho konke okusemzini, yebo, yonke impango yawo , uyakukuthatha kube yimpango yakho , uyidle impango yezitha zakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunike yona.

Oyise abayikubulawa ngenxa yabantwana , nabantwana abayikubulawa ngenxa yawoyise; yilowo nalowo uyakubulawa ngesakhe isono.

Nanka amazwi esivumelwano uJehova amyala ngaso uMose ukuba asenze nabantwana bakwa -Israyeli ezweni lakwaMowabi ngaphandle kwesivumelwano asenza nabo eHorebe.

ubuyele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ulilalele izwi lakhe njengakho konke engikuyala ngakho namuhla, wena nabantwana bakho, ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho,

Butha abantu , amadoda, nabesifazane, nabantwana, nomfokazi wakho ophakathi kwamasango akho ukuba bezwe , bafunde, bamesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, baqaphele ukuwenza onke amazwi alo mthetho,

Ngalokho zilobeleni leli hubo , ulifundise abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, ulibeke emilonyeni yabo ukuba leli hubo libe ngufakazi wami ukumelana nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Omkenu, nabantwana benu , nezinkomo zenu bayakuhlala ezweni uMose aninika lona ngaphesheya kweJordani ; kepha nina niyakuwela phambi kwabafowenu nihlomile, nonke nina maqhawe anamandla, nibasize,

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

Akwabakho zwi kukho konke akuyalayo uMose , angalifundanga uJoshuwa phambi kwebandla lonke lakwa-Israyeli, nabesifazane, nabantwana, nabafokazi ababehamba phakathi kwabo.

Khuphukelani kimi, ningisize sichithe iGibeyoni , ngokuba lenzile ukuthula noJoshuwa nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Kwathi lapho uJoshuwa nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli sebeqedile ukubaceka ngokuceka ok ukhulu kakhulu baze baqedwa , insali yabo nokho isingenile emizini ebiyelweyo,

Akwabakho muzi owenza ukuthula nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngaphandle kwamaHivi akhileyo eGibeyoni; bayinqoba yonke ngokulwa.

AmaJebusi ayakhe eJerusalema abantwana bakwaJuda babengenakuwaxosha, kepha amaJebusi ahlala nabantwana bakwaJuda eJerusalema kuze kube namuhla.

Abanye abantwana bakwaManase babelwa nabo ngemindeni yabo : abantwana bakwa-Abiyezeri, nabantwana bakwaHeleki, nabantwana bakwa- Asiriyeli, nabantwana bakwaShekemi, nabantwana bakwaHeferi, nabantwana bakwaShemida; labo babe ngabantwana besilisa bakwaManase indodana kaJosefa ngemindeni yabo.

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

Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase babuya , bamuka kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli eShilo eliyizwe laseKhanani ukuba baye ezweni lakwaGileyadi, izwe lefa labo, ababelwa lona njengesiyalezo sikaJehova ngesandla sikaMose;

sebefike eziyingeni zamatshe ngaseJordani ezisezweni laseKhanani abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase bakha khona i -altare ngaseJordani , liyi-altare e likhulu ukubonakala kwalo.

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.

Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase baphendula , bakhuluma kuzo izinhloko zemindeni yakwa - Israyeli, bathi:

UJehova wenzile iJordani umkhawulo phakathi kwethu nani , nina bantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi ; aninasabelo kuJehova ; abantwana benu bese bebuyisela emuva abantwana bethu ukuba bangabe besamesaba uJehova.

Leyo nto yaba nhle emehlweni abantwana bakwa -Israyeli; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bambonga uNkulunkulu , ababe besasho ukuthi bayakukhuphuka babahlasele, bachithe izwe ababehlala kulo abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi.

Abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi balibiza i -altare ngokuthi: Lingufakazi phakathi kwethu wokuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu.

Ngamupha u-Isaka oJakobe no-Esawu; ngamnika u-Esawu intaba yaseSeyiri ukuba ayidle; uJakobe nabantwana bakhe behlela eGibithe.

Abantwana bomKheni umukhwe kaMose benyuka emzini wamasundu nabantwana bakwaJuda , baya ehlane lakwaJuda elingaseningizimu kwase - Aradi; baya bakha nabantu bakhona.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini abawaxoshanga amaJebusi ayakhe eJerusalema, kepha amaJebusi ahlala nabantwana bakwaBenjamini eJerusalema kuze kube namuhla.

Wathuma wabiza uB araki indodana ka-Abinohama waseKedeshi Nafetali , wathi kuye : UJehova uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli akayalanga yini ngokuthi : Hamba usondele entabeni yaseThabori , uye nabantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi babantwana bakwaNafetali nabantwana bakwaZebuloni, na?

Wayesesho koZeba noSalimuna , ethi: Babe njani labo bantu enababulala eThabori na ? Bathi: Babe njengawe ; yilowo nalowo wafana nabantwana benkosi.

Abantu, izikhulu zakwaGileyadi , bathi omunye komunye : Ngumuphi umuntu oyakuqala ukulwa nabantwana bakwa -Amoni na ? Yena uyakuba yinhloko yabo bonke abakhe kwaGileyadi.

Athi kuJefta: Woza ube ngumholi wethu, silwe nabantwana bakwa-Amoni.

Amalunga akwaGileyadi athi kuJefta: Sibuyele kuwe manje ngalokhu ukuba uhambe nathi, ulwe nabantwana bakwa -Amoni, ube yinhloko phezu kwabo bonke abakhe kwaGileyadi.

Wayesethi uJefta kumalunga akwaGileyadi : Uma ningibuyi sa ukulwa nabantwana bakwa -Amoni, uJehova abanikele phambi kwami , ngiyakuba yinhloko yenu.

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

Amadoda akwa -Efrayimi abuthana , aya ngasenyakatho ; athi kuJefta : Uwelelani ukulwa nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, ungasibizanga ukuba sihambe nawe, na? Siyakushisa ngomlilo indlu yakho phezu kwakho.

UJefta wathi kubo: Mina nabantu bami sasilwa kakhulu nabantwana bakwa- Amoni; nganibiza, aningisindisanga esandleni sabo.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini babuthana eGibeya , bevela emizini , ukuba baphume balwe nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bavuka , bakhuphukela eBethele , babuza kuNkulunkulu, bathi: Ngubani oyakusik huphukelela kuqala ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini na? UJehova wathi: NguJuda kuqala.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka, bakhala phambi kukaNkulunkulu kwaze kwahlwa ; babuza kuJehova , bathi: Siyakuphinda sisondele ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini umfowethu na ? UJehova wathi : Yenyukelani kuye.

uFinehasi indodana ka -Eleyazare ka -Aroni wema phambi kwawo ngalezo zinsuku bathi: Siyakuphinda siphume ukuba silwe nabantwana bakwaBenjamini umfowethu, nokuba siyeke na? UJehova wathi: Khuphukani, ngokuba kusasa ngiyakubanikela esandleni sakho.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngosuku lwesithathu , bazihlelela ukulwa neGibeya njengakwezinye izikhathi.

USawule esethathile umbuso wakwa-Israyeli walwa nazo zonke izitha zakhe nxazonke, noMowabi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, no-Edomi, namakhosi aseSoba, namaFilisti; nomaphi lapho ebheka khona, wayehlula.

Base bethatha bonke abantu ab abi nabonakeleyo kulabo ababehamba noDavide, bathi: Njengokuba bengahambanga nathi , asiyikubanika lutho empangweni esiyikhululile , kuphela ukuba yileyo naleyo ndoda inikwe umkayo nabantwana bayo, bamuke nabo, bahambe.

abantu abaseleyo wababeka esandleni sika -Abishayi umfowabo, wabahlela ukuba balwe nabantwana bakwa-Amoni.

Kwakungekho lutho emphongolweni , kuphela izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe ezabekwa khona nguMose eHorebe , lapho uJehova enza isivumelwano nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe.

wathi kuye : Usho kanje uBeni Hada di, uthi: Isiliva lakho negolide lakho lingelami, nawomkakho nabantwana bakho abahle bangabami.

Kepha izithunywa zabuya , zathi: Usho kanj e uBeni Hadadi , uthi: Ngathumela kuwe , ngathi: Uyakunikela kimi isiliva lakho negolide lakho , nawomkakho, nabantwana bakho,

Kepha uJehova akathandanga ukuchitha uJuda ngenxa kaDavide inceku yakhe njengokusho kwakhe kuye ukuthi uyakumnika yena nabantwana bakhe isibani izinsuku zonke.

uJehu wafumana abafowabo baka -Ahaziya inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi: Nina ningobani na ? Bathi: Singabafowabo baka -Ahaziya; siyehla ukubingelela abantwana benkosi nabantwana benkosikazi.

Kepha abantwana bababulali akababulalanga njengokulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho kaMose njengokuyala kukaJehova ngokuthi : Oyise abayikubulawa ngenxa yabantwana, nabantwana abayikubulawa ngenxa yawoyise, kepha yilowo nalowo uyakufa ngesakhe isono.

Zesaba-ke lezo zizwe uJehova , kepha zakhonza izithombe zazo ezibaziweyo, kanjalo nabantwana bazo nabantwana babantwana bazo ; njengalokho benzile oyise, benze njalo nabo kuze kube namuhla.

Onkulunkulu balezo zizwe ezachithwa ngobaba , iGozani, neHarana, neResefi, nabantwana base-Edene abaseThelasari, bazophula na?

Kwafika nabantwana bakwaBenjamini noJuda enqabeni kuDavide.

Abantwana bakwa -Amoni sebebone ukuthi bazenzile ukuba banengeke kuDavide, uHanuni nabantwana bakwa -Amoni bathuma amatalenta ayinkulungwane esiliva ukuziqashela izinqola nabamahhashi e -Aramu Naharayimi, nase-Aramu Mahakha, naseSoba.

abantu abaseleyo wababeka esandleni sika -Abishayi umfow abo, bazihlela ukulwa nabantwana bakwa-Amoni.

Kwakungekho lutho emphongolweni, kuphela izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe ezabekwa khona nguMose eHorebe , lapho uJehova enza isivumelwano nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe.

Ngiwumisile lapho umphongolo okukuwo isivumelwano sikaJehova asenza nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Base bewuqinisa -ke umbuso wakwaJuda , benza uRehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni waba namandla iminyaka emithathu , ngokuba bahamba iminyaka emithathu endleleni kaDavide noSolomoni. Abafazi nabantwana bakaRehobowamu

Kwathi emva kw alokho kwafika abantwana bakwaMowabi nabantwana bakwa-Amoni benabanye bamaMehuni kuJehoshafati, beyokulwa.

Kepha uJehova akathandanga ukuchitha indlu kaDavide ngenxa yesivumelwano asenzayo noDavide, njengokusho kwakhe ukuthi uyakumnika yena nabantwana bakhe isibani izinsuku zonke.

bheka, uJehova uyakushaya ngokushaya okukhulu abantu bakho nabantwana bakho, nawomkakho, nayo yonke impahla yakho,

Kodwa akabulalanga abantwana bazo , kepha wenza njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni encwadini kaMose njengokuyala kukaJehova ngokuthi : Oyise abayikubulawa ngenxa yabantwana , nabantwana abayikubulawa ngenxa yawoyise, kepha yilowo nalowo uyakufa ngesakhe isono.

Ngokuba ekubuyeleni kwenu kuJehova abafowenu nabantwana benu bayakuthola umusa phambi kwababathumbayo , babuyele kuleli zwe , ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unomusa nesihe , akayikunifulathela, uma nibuyela kuye.

Kutsheleni abantwana benu , nabantwana benu abantwana babo, nabantwana babo esinye isizukulwane.

abantwana babalindisango: abantwana bakwaShalumi, nabantwana bakwa- Atheri, nabantwana bakwaThalimoni, nabantwana bakwa-Akubi, nabantwana bakwaHathita, nabantwana bakwaShobayi , bonke beyikhulu namashum i amathathu nesishiyagalolunye.

AmaNethini: ngabantwana bakwaSiha , nabantwana bakwaHasufa , nabantwana bakwaThabawoti,

nabantwana bakwaKerosi , nabantwana bakwaSiyaha , nabantwana bakwaPhadoni,

nabantwana bakwaLebana, nabantwana bakwaHagaba, nabantwana bakwa- Akubi,

nabantwana bakwaHagabi , nabantwana bakwaShamulayi , nabantwana bakwaHanani,

nabantwana bakwaGideli, nabantwana bakwaGahari , nabantwana bakwaRewaya,

nabantwana bakwaResini , nabantwana bakwaNekhoda , nabantwana bakwaGazamu,

nabantwana bakw a-Uza, nabantwana bakwaPhaseya , nabantwana bakwaBesayi,

nabantwana bakwa -Asina, nabantwana bakwaMehuni, nabantwana bakwaNefisimi,

nabantwana bakwaBakibuki , nabantwana bakwaHakufa , nabantwana bakwaHarihuri,

nabantwana bakwaBasiluthi , nabantwana bakwaM ehida, nabantwana bakwaHarisha,

nabantwana bakwaBarikhosi , nabantwana bakwaSisera, nabantwana bakwaThema,

nabantwana bakwaNesiya, nabantwana bakwaHathifa.

Abantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni : ngabantwana bakwaSothayi , nabantwana bakwaHasofereti, nabantwana bakwaPheruda,

nabantwana bakwaJahala , nabantwana bakwaDarikoni, nabantwana bakwaGideli,

nabantwana bakwaShefathiya , nabantwana bakwaHathili , nabantwana bakwaPhokereti Hasebayimi, nabantwana bakwa-Ami.

Onke amaNethini nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolo moni babe ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nambili.

ngabantwana bakwaDelaya , nabantwana bakwaThobiya, nabantwana bakwaNekhoda, bengamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu nambili.

Abantwana babapristi : ngabantwana bakwaHabaya , nabantwana bakwaHakhosi, nabantwana bakwaBarizilayi , owathatha umfazi emadodakazini kaBarizilayi wakwaGileyadi, wabizwa ngegama lawo.

Ngase ngimemezela khona ukuzila ukudla ngasemfuleni i -Ahava ukuba sizithobe phambi kukaNkulunkulu , sizifunele kuye i ndlela emhlophe , thina nabantwana bethu, nemfuyo yethu yonke.

U-Ezra esakhuleka , evuma izono ngokukhala , eziwise phansi phambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, kwabuthana kuye kuvela ku-Israyeli ibandla elikhulu kakhulu labesilisa nabesifazane nabantwana , ngokuba abantu bakhala ngokukhala okukhulu.

Abalindisango: abantwana bakwaShalumi , nabantwana bakwa-Atheri, nabantwana bakwaThalimoni , nabantwana bakwa -Akubi, nabantwana bakwaHathita, nabantwana bakwaShobayi : yikhulu namashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili.

AmaNethini: ngabantwana bakwaSiha , nabantwana bakwaHasufa , nabantwana bakwaThabawoti,

nabantwana bakwaKerosi , nabantwana bakwaSiya , nabantwana bakwaPhadoni,

nabantwana bakwaLebana , nabantwana bakwaHagaba , nabantwana bakwaShalimayi,

nabantwana bakwaHana ni, nabantwana bakwaGideli , nabantwana bakwaGahari,

nabantwana bakwaRewaya , nabantwana bakwaResini , nabantwana bakwaNekhoda,

nabantwana bakwaGazamu , nabantwana bakwa -Uza, nabantwana bakwaPhaseya,

nabantwana bakwaBesayi , nabantwana bakwaMehuni , nabantwana bakwaNefushesimi,

nabantwana bakwaBakibuki, nabantwana bakwaHakufa , nabantwana bakwaHarihuri,

nabantwana bakwaBasiluthi , nabantwana bakwaMehida , nabantwana bakwaHarisha,

nabantwana bakwaBarikhosi , nabantwana bakwaSisera , nabantwana bakwaThema,

nabantwana bakwaNesiya, nabantwana bakwaHathifa.

Abantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni : ngabantwana bakwaSothayi , nabantwana bakwaSofereti, nabantwana bakwaPherida,

nabantwana bakwaJahala , nabantwana bakwaDarikoni , nabantwana bakwaGideli,

nabantwana bakwaShefathiya, nabantwana bakwaHathili , nabantwana bakwaPhokereti Hasebayimi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni.

Onke amaNethini nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni babe ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisihiyagalolunye nambili.

abantwana bakwaDelaya , nabantwana bakwaThobiya , nabantwana bakwaNekhoda: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amane nambili.

Kubapristi: ngabantwana bakwaHobaya , nabantwana bakwaHakhosi , nabantwana bakwaBarizilayi owathatha umfazi kumadodakazi kaBarizilayi wakwaGileyadi, wabizwa ngegama lawo.

Nabantwana babo wabandisa ngangezinkanyezi zezulu , wabangenisa ezweni owasho ngalo koyise ukuthi bayakungena ukulidla.

Ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabantwana bakwaLevi babeyakukhuphulela umnikelo wamabele , newayini, namafutha emakamelweni, lapho kukhona izitsha zendlu engcwele , nabapristi abakhonzayo, nabalindisango, nabahlabeleli; besingenakuyishiya indlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.

Nazi izinhloko zezwe ezazihlala eJerusalema ; kepha emizini yakwaJuda bahlala emizini yabo , kwaba yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe : abakwa-Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, namaNethini, nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni.

Banikela ngemihlatshelo emikhulu ngalolo suku , bathokoza, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayebathokozisile ngentokozo enkulu ; nabesifazane nabantwana bathokoza, kwezwakala kude ukuthokoza kweJerusalema. Ukubuyiselwa kokweshumi

Inzalo yabo iyema phambi kwabo kanye nabo , nabantwana babo phambi kwamehlo abo.

lapho uSomandla wabe esenami, nabantwana bami babe besangizungeza;

Ungakhipha izinkanyezi ngesikhathi sazo , uhole iBhere nabantwana balo , na?

Wamazisa uMose izindlela zakhe, nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli izenzo zakhe.

UJehova uyakunandisa, nina nabantwana benu.

Bheka, mina, nabantwana uJehova anginike bona , siyizibonakaliso nezimangaliso kwa -Israyeli, ezivela kuJehova Sebawoti ohlezi entabeni yaseSiyoni.

Bayakuphanyeka phezu kwakhe lonke udumo lwendlu kayise , inzalo nabantwana, zonke izitsha ezincane, imicengezi nezinkamba.

Onkulunkulu balezo zizwe ezachithwa ngobaba , iGozani, neHarana, neResefi, nabantwana base-Edene ababeseThelasari bazophula na?

nenzalo yakho yayiyakuba ngangesihlabathi , nabantwana bezibilini zakho njengezinhlamvu zaso ; igama lakhe nga linganqunywanga , lachithwa ngaphambi kwami. Isiyalezo sokuphuma eBabele

Inzalo yabo iyakwaziwa phakathi kwezizwe , nabantwana babo phakathi kwabantu; bonke abababonayo bayakubavum a ukuthi bayinzalo uJ ehova ayibusisile.

Abayikushikashikela ize , bazalele izinhlupheko , ngokuba bayinzalo yababusisiweyo bakaJehova, nabantwana babo bayakuba nabo.

Ngalokho ngiyakuphikisana nani , usho uJehova, ngiphikisane nabantwana babantwana benu.

Nabantwana baseNofi naseThahipanesi baphuca ukhakhayi lwakho.

iGibithe, noJuda, no-Edomi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, noMowabi, nabo bonke abadilingiwe emaceleni amakhanda abo abakhe ehlane , ngokuba zonke izizwe azisokile, nendlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli ayisokile enhliziyweni.

Ngiyakubaphahlaza omunye komunye , oyise nabantwana ndawonye , usho uJehova; angiyikubahawukela, angiyikubasindisa, angiyikuba nasihe kubo sokuba ngingabachithi.

o-Edomi, noMowabi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni,

Ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabantwana bakwaJuda benzile okubi kuphela emehlweni ami kwasebuntwaneni babo, ngokuba abantwana bakwa- Israyeli bangicunulile kuphela ngemisebenzi yezandla zabo, usho uJehova.

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.

Bayakukhiphela amaKaledi bonke abafazi bakho nabantwana bakho ; awuyikuphunyuka esandleni sabo , kepha uyakubanjwa ngesandla senkosi yaseBabele, wenze ukuba lo muzi ushiswe ngomlilo.

Zonke izinduna zempi ezazisendle , zona nabantu bazo , sezizwile ukuthi inkosi yaseBabele imenzile uGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu umbusi ezweni nokuthi inikele kuye abesilisa , nabesifazane, nabantwana, nabayizimpofana bezwe abangathunjelwanga eBabele,

UJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zempi ezazinaye base bethatha yonke insali yabantu ayeyibuyisile ku -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya eMispa , yena esembulele uGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu, amadoda empi , nabesifazane, nabantwana, nabathenwa ayebabuyisile eGibeyoni.

abesilisa, nabesifazane, nabantwana, namadodakazi enkosi , nabo bonke abantu uNebuzaradani induna yab alindi ayebashiyile kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu kaShafani, noJeremiya umprofethi, noBaruki indodana kaNeriya,

Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi , usho uJehova, bayakufika abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bona nabantwana bakwaJuda kanyekanye, behamba bekhala, befuna uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabantwana bakwaJuda bacindezelwe kanyekanye; bonke ababathumbileyo bababamba , abavumi ukuba bahambe.

Wathi uJehova : Kanjalo nabantwana bakwa -Israyeli bayakusidla isinkwa sabo singcolile phakathi kwezizwe engiyakubaxoshela kuzo.

Uyindodakazi kanyoko owanengwa yindoda yakhe nabantwana bakhe ; ungudade wawodadewenu abanengwa ngamadoda abo nabantwana babo ; unyoko wayengumHetikazi, uyihlo wayengumAmori.

ngiwunike abasempumalanga kanye nabantwana bakwa -Amoni, ube yifa labo, ukuze abantwana bakwa -Amoni bangabe besakhunjulwa phakathi kwezizwe,

Bayakuhlala ez weni engilinike inceku yami uJakobe , ababehlala kulo oyihlo; bayakuhlala kulo, bona nabantwana babo , nabantwana babantwana babo kuze kube phakade, uDavide inceku yami abe yisikhulu sabo kuze kube phakade.

Inkosi yayaleza, alethwa lawo madoda ayemangalele uDaniyeli , aphonswa emphandwini wezingonyama , wona nabantwana bawo , nawomkawo; izingonyama zatheleka phezu k wabo, zachoboza amathambo abo , bengakafinyeleli phansi emphandwini.

Lapho uJehova eqala ukukhuluma ngoHoseya , uJehova wat hi kuHoseya : Hamba uzithathele umfazi ophingayo nabantwana bophingayo, ngokuba izwe liyaphinga nokuphinga ngokungamlandeli uJehova.

Abantwana bakwaJuda nabantwana bakwa -Israyeli bayakubuthana ndawonye, bazimisele inhloko ibe nye , bakhuphuke ezweni , ngokuba luyakuba lukhulu usuku lukaJizreyeli.

Ngalokho, kuphila kwami , usho uJehova Sebawoti , uNkulunkulu ka - Israyeli, uthi: Impela uMowabi uyakuba njengeSodoma , nabantwana bakwa- Amoni njengeGomora, izwe lezimbabazane nelemigodi kasawoti nencithakalo yaphakade; insali yabantu bami iyakubaphanga , nabaseleyo be sizwe sami bayakudla ifa labo.

Nalapho ngibahlwanyela phakathi kwabantu , bayakungikhumbula ezindaweni ezikude, baphile kanye nabantwana babo, babuye.

Kepha lesi sizukulwane ngiyakusifanisa nani na ? Sifana nabantwana abahlezi ezigcawini bememeza abanye bethi:

Kepha abadlayo kwakungathi amadoda a yizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu ngaphandle kwabesifazane nabantwana. UJesu uhamba phezu kolwandle (Mark. 6:45; Joh. 6:16)

Kepha abapristi abakhulu nababhali , bebona izimangaliso azenzayo nabantwana bememeza ethempelini, bethi: Hosiyana kuyo iNdodana kaDavide, bacasuka,

ongayikwamukeliswa ngekhulu: manje kulesi sikhathi izindlu, nabafowabo, nawodadewabo, nawonina, nabantwana, namazwe kanye nokuzingelwa , nasenkathini ezayo ukuphila okuphakade.

Bafana nabantwana abahlezi esigcawini bememezana bethi : Sinibethele imitshingo, anisinanga; salilisela, anikhalanga.

yena-ke ophakathi aphendule athi : U ngangihluphi; sekuvaliwe emnyango , nabantwana bami balele kanye nami; anginakuvuka, ngikunike, na?

Uma umuntu eza kimi engamzondi uyise, nonina, nomkakhe, nabantwana, nabafowabo, nawodadewabo, yebo, nokuphila kwakhe , angebe ngumfundi wami.

zikuwise phansi , wena nabantwana abakuwe , zingashiyi itshe phezu kwetshe phakathi kwakho , ngokuba ungasazanga isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwakho. Ukuhlanzwa kwethempeli (Math. 21:12; Mark. 11:15)

Kepha uJesu ephendukela kubo wa thi: Madodakazi aseJerusalema , ningangikhaleli mina, kodwa zikhaleleni nina nabantwana benu.

INkosi yayisithi kuye : Hamba, ngokuba lo uyisitsha sami esikhethiweyo sokuphatha igama lami phambi kwabezizwe, namakhosi, nabantwana bakwa- Israyeli,

Kwathi sesiqedile lezo zinsuku , saphuma sahamba; bonke basiphelekezela kanye nawomkabo nabantwana , kwaze kwaba ngaphandle komuzi ; saguqa ngamadolo ogwini, sakhuleka,

Kepha uHagari lo uyintaba yaseSinayi e -Arabiya, eqondene neJerusalema lakalokhu, ngokuba lisebugqileni nabantwana balo.

futhi: Ngiyakubeka ithemba lami kuye , futhi: Bheka mina nabantwana uNkulunkulu anginike bona.

Ngalokho kubonakala abantwana bakaNkulunkulu nabantwana bakaSathane; lowo ongenzi ukulunga akasiye okaNkulunkulu , naye ongamthandi umzalwane wakhe.

Ilunga kuyo inkosikazi ekhethiweyo nabantwana bayo , engibathanda ngeqiniso, kungeyimi ngedwa kodwa nabo bonke abalaziyo iqiniso,