baphaka impi noBera inkosi yaseSodoma , noBirisha inkosi yaseGomora , noShinabe inkosi yas e-Adima, noShemebere inkosi yaseSeboyimi , nenkosi yaseBela eliyiSowari.

Yaphuma inkosi yaseSodoma , nenkosi yaseGomora , nenkosi yase -Adima, nenkosi yaseSeboyimi , nenkosi yaseBela eliyiSowari ; bahloma, balwa nabo esiGodini saseSidimi.

USara wahleka phakathi kwakhe , wathi: Lapho sengimdala, nenkosi yami igugile, ngiyakuba nalenjabulo na?

Kepha w athi: Bheka, ngiqalile ukukhuluma neNkosi . Mhlawumbe kungatholakala abangamashumi amabili khona . Wathi: Angiyikuwubhubhisa ngenxa yabangamashumi amabili.

Kalokhu akuyinina enangithuma lapha, kepha uNkulunkulu; ungibeke uyise kaFaro, nenkosi yendlu yakhe yonke, nombusi wezwe lonke laseGibithe.

Ngokuba iHeshiboni lalingumuzi kaSihoni inkosi yama -Amori owayelwile nenkosi endala yakwaMowabi , wathatha lonke izwe lakhe esandleni sakhe kwaze kwafika e-Arinoni.

nibekezelelane, nithethelelane, uma umuntu enensolo komunye ; njengokuba neNkosi yanithethelela, yenzani njalo nani.

Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unguNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu , neNkosi yamakhosi , uNkulunkulu omkhulu onamandla nowesabekayo , ongakhethi buso bamuntu, nongamukeli mvuzo.

UJehova uyakuyisa wena nenkosi oyibeke phezu kwakho kuso isizwe ongasazi, wena nawoyihlo , ukhonze lapho abanye onkulunkulu , imithi namatshe.

UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa : Bheka, nginikele esandleni sakho iJeriko , nenkosi yalo, namaqhawe anamandla.

uyakwenza kulo i-Ayi nenkosi yalo njengalokho wenza kulo iJeriko nenkosi yalo; impango yalo kuphela nezinkomo zalo niyakuziphangela khona . Wuqamekele umuzi emva kwawo.

Kwathi lapho u -Adoni Sedeki inkosi yaseJerusalema esezwile ukuthi uJoshuwa uthathile i -Ayi, waliqeda nya njengalokho ebenzile kulo iJeriko nenkosi yalo , wayenze njalo kulo i -Ayi nenkosi yalo no kuthi abakhileyo eGibeyoni benzile ukuthula no-Israyeli, baba phakathi kwabo,

Ngalokho amakhosi ayisihlanu ama -Amori, inkosi yaseJerusalema, nenkosi yaseHebroni, nenkosi yaseJarimuthi , nenkosi yaseLakishi , nenkosi yase - Egiloni, ahlangana, akhuphuka, wona nawo onke amabandla awo , amisa malungana neGibeyoni, alwa nalo.

Benze njalo -ke; bawakhiphela kuye lawo makhosi omahlanu emhumeni : inkosi yaseJerusalema, nenkosi yaseHebroni, nenkosi yaseJarimuthi, nenkosi yaseLakishi, nenkosi yase-Egiloni.

UJoshuwa wathatha iMakheda ngalolo suku , walichitha ngosiko lwenkemba kanye nenkosi yalo , wabaqothula nabo bonke abakulo , akashiyanga noyedwa owasalayo ; wenza-ke kuyo inkosi yaseMakheda njengalokho ebenzile kuyo inkosi yaseJeriko.

uJehova walinikela nalo nenkosi yalo esandleni sakwa -Israyeli, walichitha ngosiko lwenkemba nabo bonke abakulo , akashiyanga noyedwa owasala phakathi kwalo; wenza-ke kuyo inkosi yalo njengalokho ebenzile kuyo inkosi yaseJeriko.

Balithatha, balichitha ngosiko lwenkemba kanye nenkosi yalo , nayo yonke imizi yalo , nabo bonke ababekulo ; akashiyanga noyedwa owasalayo njengakho konke abekwenzile kulo i -Egiloni, waliqothula nabo bonke abakulo.

walithatha kanye nenkosi yalo nayo yonke imizi yalo , bayichitha ngosiko lwenkemba. Baqothula bonke ababekulo , akashiyanga noyedwa owasalayo ; njengalokho ebenzile kulo iHebroni , wenze njalo kulo iDebiri nakuyo inkosi yalo, njengalokho ebenzile nakulo iLibina nakuyo inkosi yalo.

Kodwa uma nisenza okubi, niyakubhubha nina nenkosi yenu.

Uma nimesaba uJehova , nimkhonze, nilalele izwi lakhe , ningahlubuki esiyalezweni sakhe , khona nina nenkosi yenu e busa phezu kwenu niyakulandela uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu;

UDavide wathi kuJonathani : Bheka, kusasa iyakwethwasa inyanga ; angifanele ukuphu tha ukuhlala nenkosi ekudleni , kepha ngivumele ukuba ngihambe, ngicashe endle kuze kube sosukwini lwesithathu ngakusihlwa.

Ndodana yami, yesaba uJehova nenkosi, ungahlangani nabahlubukayo.

Abantwana bakwa-Amoni sebebone ukuthi banengekile kuDavide , abakwa- Amoni bathuma baqasha ama -Aramu aseBeti Rehobe nama -Aramu aseSoba, imigundatshani eyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili , nenkosi yaseMahakha inabantu abayinkulungwan e, nabantu baseThobi beyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili.

Mina-ke ngingayaphi nehlazo lami na ? Nawe uyakuba njengomunye weziwula zakwa -Israyeli. Ngalokho ake ukhulume nenkosi , ngokuba ayiyikunginqabela nawe.

Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma, bheka, afika amadodana enkosi, adazuluka, akhala; nenkosi nazo zonke izinceku zayo zakhala ngokukhala okukhulu kakhulu.

Inkosi yayisithi ku -Ithayi umGiti: Nawe uhambelani nathi na ? Buya uhlale nenkosi, ngokuba ungumfokazi nomxoshwa endaweni yakho.

Izwe lonke lakhala ngezwi elikhulu, nabantu bonke bawela ; nenkosi futhi yawela umfudlana iKidroni, nabantu bonke bawela ngasendleleni yasehlane.

Wathi: Nkosi yami , nkosi, inceku yami yangikhohlisa , ngokuba inceku yakho yathi : Ngiyakuzibophelela imbongolo ukuba ngiyikhwele , ngihambe nenkosi, ngokuba inceku yakho ilunyonga.

UBarizilayi wak waGileyadi wehla eRogelimi ; wawela iJordani kanye nenkosi ukuyiwelisa iJordani.

Wayesethi uBarizilayi enkosini : Zingaki izinsuku zeminyaka yokuhamba kwami ukuba ngenyukele eJerusalema nenkosi na?

Inceku yakho iyakusimze iwele nje iJordani nenkosi ; pho, inkosi iyakungivuzelani ngomvuzo ongaka na?

Mayibuyele emuva inceku yakho ukuba ngifele emzini wami ngasethuneni likababa nelikamame . Kepha bheka , inceku yakho uKimihamu mayiwele nenkosi yami, inkosi, wenze kuyo okuhle emehlweni akho.

Bonke abantu bawela iJordani, nenkosi yawela; inkosi yamanga uBarizilayi, yambusisa; wabuyela endaweni yakhe. Ukuphikisana kuka-Israyeli noJuda

Bheka, usakhuluma lapho nenkosi , nami ngiyakungena emva kwakho , ngiqinise amazwi akho.

Bheka, esakhuluma nenkosi, wangena uNathani umprofethi.

Njengalokho uJehova waba nenkosi yami , inkosi, makabe naye uSolomoni, asenze isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sibe sikhulu kunesihlalo sobukhosi senkosi yami, inkosi uDavide.

Abantu ababemisile bezwa kuthiwa : UZimri wenzile ugobe , ubulele nenkosi; ngalokho wonke u -Israyeli wambeka u -Omri induna yempi abe yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli ngalolo suku ekamu.

nibeke amadoda amabili , abantu ababi , phambi kwakhe , afakaze ngaye ngokuthi: U thukile uNkulunkulu nenkosi , bese nimkh iphela ngaphandle , nimkhande ngamatshe, afe.

Lawo madoda amabili , abantu ababi , angena, ahlala phambi kwakhe ; bafakaza labo bantu ababi ngaye, bathi: Yena uNaboti uthukile uNkulunkulu nenkosi. Base bemkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi , bamkhanda ngamatshe , wafa.

Kepha inkosi yase -Aramu ibiyalile izinduna ezingamashumi amathathu nambili zezinqola zayo ngokuthi : Ningalwi namuntu , omncane noma omkhulu, kuphela nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli yodwa.

UJehoshafati wenza ukuthula nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

Yayisihamba inkosi yakwa -Israyeli, nenkosi yakwaJuda , nenkosi yakwa - Edomi; azungeza indlela yezinsuku eziyisikhombisa ; kwakungekho manzi empi nawezinkomo ezibalandelayo.

Wayesethi uJehoshafati: Izwi likaJehova likuye . Base behlela kuye inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, noJehoshafati, nenkosi yakwa-Edomi.

UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kukaJehova nenkosi nabantu ukuba babe ngabantu bakaJehova, naphakathi kwabantu nenkosi.

Ngalokho ake uvumelane nenkosi yami, inkosi yase-Asiriya, ngiyakukunika amahhashi ayizinkulungwane ezimbili, uma ungabeka izinkweli kuwo.

Iphi inkosi yaseHamati , nenkosi yase -Aripadi, nenkosi yomuzi waseSefarivayimi, naseHena, nase-Iva, na?

Labo babe ngababumbi nabakhileyo eNethayimi naseGedera; bahlala khona nenkosi ngomsebenzi wayo.

Base beziqashela izinqola eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili kanye nenkosi yaseM ahakha nabantu bayo abeza ukumisa ngaphambi kweMedeba . Abantwana bakwa -Amoni babuthana ndawonye bephuma emizini yabo; baya ukulwa.

Zase zizithoba izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli nenkosi, bathi: UJehova ulungile.

Kepha inkosi yase -Aramu ibiyalile izinduna zezinqola zayo ngokuthi : Ningalwi namuntu, omncane noma omkhulu, kuphela nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli yodwa.

Lonke ibandla lenza isivumelwano nenkosi endlini kaNkulunkulu ; uJehoyada wathi : Bhekani, indodana yenkosi iyakubusa njengokukhuluma kukaJehova ngamadodana kaDavide.

AmaLevi ayakuyizungeza inkosi nxazonke , yilowo nalowo abe nezikhali zakhe esandleni sakhe ; ongena endlini makabulawe ; yibani nenkosi ekungeneni kwayo nasekuphumeni kwayo.

UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kwakhe nabantu bonke nenkosi ukuba babe ngabantu bakaJehova.

Walwa nenkosi yabantwana bakwa -Amoni, wabahlula. Abantwana bakwa - Amoni bamnika ngawo lowo mnyaka amatalenta ayikhulu esiliva, namakhora ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi kakolweni , nawebhali ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi. Lokho-ke abantwana bakwa-Amoni bakuyisa kuye nangomnyaka wesibili nangowesithathu.

UHamani wathi futhi : U-Esteri, inkosikazi, akangenisanga muntu kanye nenkosi edilini alilungisileyo ngaphandle kwami; nakusasa mina ngimenyiwe nguye kanye nenkosi.

Wayesethi uZereshi umkakhe nabo bonke abangane bakhe kuye : Yenza umuthi, ukuphakama kwawo kube yizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu , ukhulume ekuseni enkosini ukuba uMoridekayi aphanyekwe kuwo , besewungena ngokuthokoza kanye nenkosi edilini . Laba lihle lelo zwi kuHamani, wenza umuthi.

nehhashi lempi kanye nempongo, nenkosi phambi kwempi yayo.

Ngiyakubanikeza abaseGibith e esandleni senkosi elukhuni , nenkosi enamandla iyakubusa phezu kwabo, isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti.

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

Ngalokho ake uvumelane nenkosi yami , inkosi yase-Asiriya, ngiyakukunika amahhashi ayizinkulungwane ezimbili, uma ungabeka izinkweli kuzo.

Iphi inkosi yaseHamati , nenkosi yase -Aripadi, nenkosi yomuzi waseSefarivayimi, naseHena, nase-Iva na?

Kepha uJehova unguNkulunkulu weqiniso , unguNkulunkulu ophilileyo neNkosi yaphakade ; ngentukuthelo yakhe umhlaba uyazamazama , izizwe azinakuma ngokufutheka kwakhe.

Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakubuyisa izikhali zokulwa ezisezandleni zenu , enilwa ngazo nenkosi yaseBabele namaKaledi anivimbezelayo ngaphandle kogange , ngizibuthe phakathi nalo muzi.

nawo onke amakhosi asenyakatho , akude naseduze , yileyo naleyo , nayo yonke imibuso yezwe esebusweni bomhlaba ; nenkosi yaseSheshaki iyakuphuza emva kwabo.

Inkosi yamphendula uDaniyeli , yathi: Ngempela uNku lunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu , neNkosi yamakhosi , umambuli wezimfihlakalo, lokhu ubunamandla okubonakalisa le mfihlakalo.

Inceku enje yenkosi yami ingakhuluma kanjani nenkosi yami enje na ? Ngokuba mina , khona lapho akusalanga mandla kimi , nokuphefumula bekungasekho kimi.

Inkosi yaseningizimu iyakubaba , iphume, ilwe nenkosi yasenyakatho ; iyakuveza isixuku esikhulu, isixuku sinikelwe esandleni sayo.

Ukudla kungokwesisu, nesisu singesokudla; kepha uNkulunkulu uyakuqeda kokubili. Kepha umzimba asiwo owobufebe , ungoweNkosi, neNkosi ingeyomzimba;

Kepha ohlangene neNkosi ungumoya munye nayo.

nokho kithina kukhona uNkulunkulu munye , uYise, okuvela kuye konke , nathi sikhonela yena , nenkosi inye , uJesu Kristu , okungaye konke , nathi sikhona ngaye.

ababulala neNkosi uJesu nabaprofethi , basixosha nathi , bengamthokozisi uNkulunkulu, bemelana nabantu bonke,

Sengathi uNkulunkulu noBaba wethu uqobo neNkosi yethu uJesu angayiqondisa indlela yethu yokuza kini,

ngazi ukuthi kuseduze ukususwa kwedokodo lami , njengalokho neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu yangitshengisa;

Ngokuba sebengenile ngokunyenya abantu abathile okwalotshwa ngabo phambili endulo ukuthi bayakwehlelwa y ilokhu kulahlwa , abangamesabi uNkulunkulu, bephendukezela umusa kaNkulunkulu wethu ube ngamanyala , bephika uMbusi oyedwa neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.

Nezidumbu zabo ziyakusala ezitaladini zomuzi omkhulu othiwa ngokomoya iSodoma neGibithe, lapho neNkosi yabo yabethelwa khona.

Yayisithi kimi : Lawo mazwi athembekile , aqinisile, neNkosi uNkulunkulu wemimoya yabaprofethi iyithumile ingelosi yayo ukuzikhombisa izinceku zayo okuzakwenzeka masinyane.