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

Ngokuba uNkulunkulu wathi: Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko, nokuthi: Othuka uyise noma unina makafe nokufa.

Owesifazane ebona ukuthi umuthi ulungele ukudliwa , nokuthi uyabukeka emehlweni, nokuthi umuthi unxanelekile ekuhlakaniphiseni , wathatha izithelo zawo, wadla, wanika nendoda yakhe kanye naye, nayo yadla.

Kepha uJehova wabona ukuthi ububi bomuntu bukhulu emhlabe ni nokuthi zonke izizindlo zemicabango yenhliziyo yakhe zimbi njalo.

U-Esawu ebona ukuthi u -Isaka umbusisile uJakobe , wamthuma ePhadani Aramu ukuyothatha khona umfazi , nokuthi lapho embusisa wamyala wathi : Awuyikuthatha umfazi kuwo amadodakazi aseKhanani,

nokuthi uJakobe walalela uyise nonina, waya ePhadani Aramu,

UJakobe wayesemtshela uRaheli ukuthi ungumfowabo kayise nokuthi uyindodana kaRebeka; wagijima, watshela uyise.

Wathi kuye : Uyazi wena ukuthi ngikukhonze kanjani nokuthi izinkomo zakho zazinjani kimi.

le nqwaba ayibe ngufakazi, nensika ibe ngufakazi ukuthi angiyikudlula kule nqwaba, ngiye kuwe, nokuthi wena awuyikudlula kule nqwaba nakule nsika, uze kimi, ngokubi.

Wathi kuye: Inkosi yami iyazi ukuthi abantwana bancane nokuthi izimvu nezinkomazi ezinami ziyizindlezane ; uma bezish ishinga usuku olulodwa , umhlambi wonke uyakufa.

Inkosi yakhe yabona ukuthi uJehova unaye nokuthi konke akwe nzayo uJehova wakuphumelelisa esandleni sakhe.

Abantu bakholwa -ke. Sebezwile ukuthi uJehova ubahambele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nokuthi ukubonile ukuhlupheka kwabo , base bekhothama , bakhuleka.

UMose wayesemlandisa umukh we wakhe konke uJehova abekwenzile kuFaro nakubo abaseGibithe ngenxa ka -Israyeli, konke ukushikashikeka okwabehlela endleleni, nokuthi uJehova wabophula.

Nibonile lokhu engikwenzile kwabaseGibithe nokuthi nganithwala ngamaphiko okhozi, nganisondeza kimi.

Futhi ngabona phansi kwelanga ukuthi kukhona okubi endaweni yokwahlulela nokuthi kukhona ukushinga endaweni yokulunga.

Bayakuvuma ububi babo nobub i bawoyise ngeziphambeko zabo abaphambeka ngazo kimi, nokuthi njengokuba bahamba bephambene nami,

nokuthi: INkosi iyazazi izizindlo zabahlakaniphileyo ukuthi ziyize.

nokuthi izwe abakhe kulo linjani , noma lihle noma libi , nokuthi imizi abahlala kuyo injani, noma ngamakamu noma yizinqaba,

nokuthi izwe linjani, noma livundile noma limpofu, noma linezinkuni noma qha. Yibani nesibindi, nibuye nezithelo zezwe . Kwase kuyisikhathi sezithelo zokuqala zomvini.

wakhuluma kuKora nakulo iviyo lakhe , wathi: Kusasa uJehova uyakwazisa ukuthi ngubani ongowakhe nokuthi ngubani ongcwele , amsondeze kuye ; lowo ayakumkhetha uyakumsondeza kuye.

nokuthi ukusondezile wena, nabafowenu bonke, amadodana kaLevi, kanye nawe na? Senifisa nobupristi futhi na?

Futhi uJehova wangithukuthelela ngenxa yenu , wafunga ukuthi angiyikuwela iJordani nokuthi angiyikungena kulelo zwe elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona libe yifa lakho,

Wokhumbula ukuthi wawuyinceku ezwe ni laseGibit he nokuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakukhipha khona ngesandla esinamandla nangengalo eyeluliweyo; ngalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakuyala ukugcina usuku lwesabatha.

Uyakukhumbula ukuthi wawuyisigqila ezweni laseGibithe nokuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakuhlenga; ngalokho ngiyakuyala ngale nto namuhla.

kepha ukhumbule ukuthi wawuyisigqila eGibithe nokuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakuhlenga khona ; ngalokho ngiyakuyala ukwenza le nto.

ngokuba nina niyazi ukuthi sahlala ezweni laseGibithe nokuthi sad lula phakathi kwezizwe enadabula kuzo,

wathi kumadoda: Ngiyazi ukuthi uJehova uninikile izwe , nokuthi sehlelwe ngukunesaba, nokuthi bonke abakhileyo ezweni baphela amandla pham bi kwenu.

Ngokuba sizwile ukuthi uJehova womisa amanzi oLwandle Olubomvu phambi kwenu ekuphumeni kwenu eGibithe nokuthi wenzani kuwo amakhosi amabili ama -Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani , oSihoni no -Ogi, enawaqothulayo.

Wathi uJoshuwa : Niyakwazi ngalokhu ukuthi uNkulunkulu ophilayo uphakathi kwenu nokuthi uyakuxosha nokuxosha phambi kwenu amaKhanani, namaHeti, namaHivi, namaPherizi, namaGirigashi, nama- Amori, namaJebusi.

U-Akani wamphendula uJoshuwa , wathi: Kuyiqiniso, ngonile kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngenza ukuthi nokuthi.

Ngokuba nxa uJoshuwa nabo bonke abakwa -Israyeli bebona ukuthi abaqamekeleyo bawuthathile umuzi nokuthi umusi womuzi wenyuka , base bebuyela emuva, bawabulala amadoda ase-Ayi.

Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu sebesenzile isivumelwano nabo, bezwa ukuthi bangabakhelwane babo nokuthi bahlala phakathi kwabo.

Amakhosi amaFilisti enyukela kuye , athi kuye : Myenge, ubone ukuthi amandla akhe amakhulu aphi nokuthi singamahlula ngani ukuba simbophe , simnqobe; siyakukunika, kube yilowo nalowo, izinhlamvu eziyinkulungwane nekhulu zesiliva.

UDelila wathi kuSamsoni : Ake ungitshele ukuthi amandla akho amakhulu aphi nokuthi ungaboshwa ngani, unqotshwe.

Wathi kubo: UMika ungenzele ukuthi nokuthi; ungiqashile ngaba ngumpristi wakhe.

UBowazi waphendula, wathi kuye: Kubikiwe kimi konke omenzele khona unyokozala selokhu afa umyeni wakho nokuthi ushiyile uyihlo nonyoko nezwe lokuzalwa kwakho, weza kubantu ongabazanga ngaphambili.

U-Eli wayesemdala kakhulu , wezwa konke amadodana akhe akwenzayo ku-Israyeli wonke, nokuthi ayelala nabesifazane ababekhonza ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.

Umalokazana wakhe , umkaFinehasi, wayekhulelwe esezakubeletha ; esezwile umbiko wokuthi umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uthathiwe nokuthi kufile uyisezala nomyeni wakhe , wakhonkobala, wabeletha, ngokuba wafikelwa yimihelo.

Wonke u -Israyeli wezwa kuthiwa uSawule uchithile ikhan da lamaFilisti nokuthi u -Israyeli uyanengeka kuwo amaFilisti . Abantu babuthwa ukuba bamlandele uSawule, baye eGiligali.

USamuweli wathi : Wenzeni na ? USawule wathi : Njengokuba ngabona ukuthi abantu bahlakazekile kimi , nokuthi awufikanga ngesikhathi esimisiweyo, nokuthi amaFilisti abuthene eMikimashi,

Manihambe, niqinise, nazi, nibone indawo yakhe lapho kukhona unyawo lwakhe nokuthi ubonwe ngubani khona , ngokuba ngitsheliwe ukuthi unobuqili impela.

Ngalokho ngifungele uJehova ukuthi awuyikunquma inzalo yami emva kwami nokuthi awuyikwesula igama lami endlini kababa.

akuyikuba yisikhubekiso kuwe, kungabi nesanya enhliziyweni yenkosi yami ukuthi uchithile igazi ngeze nokuthi inkosi yami izisindisile ; kepha lapho uJehova eseyenzele inkosi yami okuhle, khumbula incekukazi yakho.

Ungalibuki iwayini ukuthi libomvu , nokuthi liyacwebezela endebeni , ukuba lehle kalula.

Lapho abantu bakwa -Israyeli ababe ngaphesheya kwesigodi nalabo ababe ngaphesheya kweJordani bebona ukuthi abantu bakwa -Israyeli babaleka nokuthi uSawule namadodana akhe bafile, bashiya imizi, babaleka; amaFilisti afika, ahlala kuyo.

UDavide waqonda ukuthi uJehova wayemmisile impela ukuba abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli nokuthi uphakamisile umbuso wakhe ngenxa yabantu bakhe u - Israyeli.

Esefikile kuye u -Uriya, uDavide wabuza kuye impilo yakhe , nempilo yabantu, nokuthi impi ihamba kanjani.

Wathi futhi uHushayi : Uyamazi uyihlo nabant u bakhe ukuthi bangamaqhawe nokuthi bacasukile ezinhliziyweni zabo njengebhere elaphucwe amazinyane alo endle ; uyihlo uyindoda yempi , akayikuhlala nabantu.

Wathi-ke: Uyazi wena ukuthi umbuso wawungowami nokuthi wonke u - Israyeli wabhekisa kimi ubuso bakhe ukuba ngibuse ; kepha umbuso usuguquliwe, sewaba ngowomfowethu, ngokuba wawuthola kuJehova.

Kwabikelwa uSolomoni ukuthi uShimeyi wayesukile eJerusalema ukuya eGati nokuthi ubuyile.

UHadadi esezwile eGibithe ukuthi uDavide ulele koyise nokuthi uJowabe induna yempi ufile, uHadadi wathi kuFaro: Ngivumele ukuba ngihambe ngiye ezweni lakithi.

Ezinye izindaba zikaJerobowamu , ukuthi walwa kanjani nokuthi wabusa kanjani, bheka, zilotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli.

Owesifazane wathi ku-Eliya: Manje sengiyazi ukuthi wena ungumuntu kaNkulunkulu nokuthi izwi likaJehova elisemlonyeni wakho liyiqiniso.

Kwathi ngesikhathi sokunikela ngomnikelo wempuphu u -Eliya umprofethi wasondela, wathi: Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Abrahama noka-Isaka noka-Israyeli, makwazeke namuhla ukuthi wena unguNkulu nkulu kwa -Israyeli, nokuthi mina ngiyinceku yakho, nokuthi ngenzile konke lokhu ngezwi lakho.

Ngiphendule, Jehova, ngiphendule ukuba laba bantu bazi ukuthi wena Jehova unguNkulunkulu nokuthi uphendukisela kuwe izinhliziyo.

Yangena, yatshela inkosi yayo, yathi: Intombazana yasezweni lakwa-Israyeli yasho ukuthi nokuthi.

Kepha zathi : Amanga; ake usitshele . Wayesethi: Wakhuluma kimi ukuthi nokuthi, ethi: U sho kanje uJehova , uthi: Sengikugcobile ube yinkosi kwa- Israyeli.

Wayesethi uHezekiya ku-Isaya: Siyakuba yini isibonakaliso sokuthi uJehova uyangiphilisa nokuthi ngiyakwenyukela endlini kaJehova ngosuku lwesithathu na?

Lapho bonke abantu bakwa -Israyeli ababe sesigodini bebona ukuthi babaleka nokuthi uSawule namadodana akhe bafile , bashiya imizi yabo , babaleka; amaFilisti afika, ahlala kuyo.

Lapho uHezekiya esebona ukuthi uSaneheribi ufikile nokuthi uqonda ukulwa neJerusalema,

Kukhona okuyize okwenziwa emhlabeni kokuthi kukhona abalungileyo abehlelwa ngokomsebenzi wababi , nokuthi kukhona ababi abehlelwa ngokomsebenzi wabalungileyo; ngathi: Nalokho kuyize.

nezinye izizwe ezathunjwa ngu -Osinaphari omkhulu nodumileyo , zahlaliswa emzini waseSamariya nakwelinye phesheya koMfula , nokuthi nokuthi.

Nansi impinda yencwadi abayithu ma ku -Aritahishashita inkosi yokuthi : Izinceku zakho, abantu abaphesheya koMfula, nokuthi nokuthi.

ukuba kucingwe encwadini yezindaba yawoyihlo ; uyakufumana encwadini yezindaba, wazi ukuthi lo muzi ungumuzi ohlubukayo , olimaza amakhosi namazwe, nokuthi benzile ukwambuka phakathi kwawo kwasendulo ; ngalokho lo muzi wachithwa.

Inkosi yayisithuma incwadi kuRehumi unqamulajuqu noShimshayi umbhali nabanye abangane babo ababehlala eSamariya nakwelinye phesheya koMfula yokuthi: Ukuthula, nokuthi nokuthi.

Ngayaleza, kwacingwa, kufumanisekile ukuthi lowo muzi uziphakamisele amakhosi kwasendulo nokuthi ukuhlubuka nokwambuka kwenziwe ph akathi kwawo.

U-Aritahishashita, inkosi yamakhosi ku -Ezra, umpristi nombhali womthetho kaNkulunkulu wezulu; ukuthula, nokuthi nokuthi.

Kepha kwathi oSanibalati , noThobiya, nabase-Arabiya, nabakwa-Amoni, nabase-Ashidodi sebezwa ukuthi ukulungiswa kwezingange zaseJerusalema kuyaqhubeka, nokuthi izimfa seziqale ukuvalwa, bathukuthela kakhulu,

Kwathi izitha zethu sezizwile ukuthi kwazeke kithi nokuthi uNkulunkulu wayeshafisile icebo labo , sabuyela sonke ogangeni , kwaba yilowo nalowo emsebenzini wakhe.

Kwathi lapho oSanibalati , noThobiya, noGeshemi wase -Arabiya, nezinye izitha sebezwile ukuthi ngivusile ugange nokuthi akusasele sikhala, noma ngaleso sikhathi ngangingakamisi izivalo emasangweni,

UMoridekayi wayehamba zonke izinsuku phambi kwegceke lendlu yabesifazane ukuba azi impilo ka-Esteri nokuthi kwenziwe njani kuye.

U-Esteri wayesebiza uHathaki wezinduna zenkosi eyayimmisile ukuba amkhonze, wamyala ukuba aye kuMoridekayi , ukuze akwazi ukuthi kuyini nokuthi kungani na?

noma ukwazi ukuthi angimubi nokuthi akakho ongophula esandleni sakho.

bokuthi omubi ugodlelwa usuku lokubhujisw a nokuthi bayamukiswa ngosuku lwentukuthelo, na?

njengokuba uthi : Kungisiza ngani ? nokuthi: Ngizuzeni kunalokho ebengiyakukuzuza, uma ngonile, na?

kakhulu kangakanani, lapho uthi awumboni nokuthi, noma icala liphambi kwakhe, usamhlalela, na?

Iyakhohlwa ukuthi unyawo lungawachoboz a nokuthi isilwane sasendle singawanyathela.

Qha, uyakubona ukuthi abahlakaniphileyo bayaf a nokuthi isiwula kanye nesiphukuphuku ziyabhubha, imfuyo yabo bayishiyele abanye.

Khumbula ukuthi isikhathi sami singakanani nokuthi wadalela ize bonke abantwana babantu.

Khumbula, Nkosi, ihlazo lezinceku zakho nokuthi ngithwele esifubeni sami ihlazo lezizwe eziningi kakhulu,

Ngiyazi ukuthi izahlulelo zakho zilungil e nokuthi wangilaya ngokuthembeka.

Impela ngiyazi ukuthi uJehova mkhul u nokuthi iNkosi yethu iphezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu.

Kepha akazi ukuthi kuyizithunzi ezilaph o nokuthi izimenywa zakhe zisezigodini zendawo yabafileyo.

Qungani iJerusalema isibindi , nimemeze kulo ukuthi ukulwa kwalo sekuphelile nokuthi buhlanguliwe ububi balo , ngokuba lamukeliswe esandleni sikaJehova ngokuphindiweyo ngazo zonke izono zalo.

ukuze babone , bazi, baqaphele, baqonde kanyekany e ukuthi isandla sikaJehova sikwenzile lokhu nokuthi oNgcwele ka-Israyeli wakudala.

Ububi bakho buyakukulaya, nokuhlehla kwakho kuyakukusola; yazi, ubone ukuthi kuyinto embi nebabay o yokuthi umhlub ukile uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho nokuthi ukungesaba akukho kuwe, isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti.

Nxa laba bantu , noma umprofethi, noma umpristi, bekubuza bethi: Iyini indaba kaJehova ? uyakubatshela ukuthi : Yinina eniyindaba , nokuthi: Ngiyakunilahla, usho uJehova.

Niyakusho kanje, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe , kube yilowo nalowo kumfowabo , nithi: U Jehova uphendule wathini ? nokuthi: UJehova ukhulumeni?

Uyakusho kanje kumprofethi, uthi: UJehova ukuphendule wathini? nokuthi: UJehova ukhulumeni?

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

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,

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,

Waweneka phambi kwami ; wawulotshiwe ngaphakathi nangaphandle , kubhaliwe kuwo izililo nezililiselo, nokuthi: Maye!

Ziyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wazo nginazo nokuthi zona , indlu yakwa-Israyeli, zingabantu bami, isho iNkosi uJehova.

Isho kanj e iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Ngokuba isitha sisho kuwe , sithi: Ashila, nokuthi: Izindawo eziphakemeyo zamandulo seziyifa lethu,

Njengalokho wabona itshe ukuthi laqheshulwa entabeni kungengazandla , nokuthi lachoboza insimbi , nethusi, nebumba, nesiliva, negolide, uNkulunkulu omkhulu uyazisil e inkosi okuyakuba khona emva kwalokhu ; iphupho liqinisile, nencazo yalo iyiqiniso.

Beliteshasari, wena nduna yezanusi, ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi umoya wawonkulunkulu abangcwele ukuwe nokuthi awukhathazwa mfihlakalo , ngitshele imibono yephupho lami engilibonileyo nencazo yalo.

Ngizwile ngawe ukuthi umoya wawonkulunkulu ukuwe nokuthi kufunyenwe kuwe ukukhanya nokuqonda nokuhlakanipha okudluleleyo.

Niyakwazi ukuthi ngiphakathi kuka -Israyeli nokuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, akakho omunye ; abantu bami abayikujabha kuze kube phakade.

Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi iziphambeko zenu zining i nokuthi izono zenu zinkulu, nina enicindezela abalungileyo , namukela umvuzo , nenichezukisa abampofu esangweni.

Abafunga icala laseSamariya, bathi: Kuphila kukankulunkulu wakho, Dani, nokuthi: Kuphila kothandiw eyo wakho , Beri Sheba , bayakuwa, bangabe besavuka.

Ngiyakuma endaweni yami yokulinda , ngigcule enqabeni , ngikhangele ukubona ukuthi uyakukhulumani kimi nokuthi ngiyakuphendulani ngokusola kwami.

Nithi: Kuyize ukukhonza uNkulunkulu ; kuyinzuzoni ukuthi sigcinile imfanelo yakhe nokuthi sihambe ngokukhedamisa phambi kukaJehova Sebawoti na?

Kepha kuyakuthi , nxa benikhaphela , ningakhathazeki ngokuthi niyakukhuluma kanjani nokuthi niyakuthini , ngokuba niyakuphiwa ngaso leso sikhathi eniyakukukhuluma.

Anikaqondi yini, futhi anizikhumbuli izinkwa eziyisihlanu zezinkulungwane eziyisihlanu nokuthi nabutha iziqabetho ezingaki na?

Nezinkwa eziyisikhombisa zezinkulungwane ezine nokuthi nabutha amaqoma amangaki na?

UPilatu esebona ukuthi akanakwenza lutho nokuthi isiphithiphithi sesanda kakhulu, wathatha amanzi , wahlamba izandla phambi kwesixuku , wathi: Anginacala egazini lalo muntu; ziboneleni nina.

Ngokuba uMose wathi : Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko , nokuthi: Othuka uyise noma unina makafe nokufa;

Beza bathi kuye : Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uqinisile nokuthi awukhathali ngamuntu, ngokuba awubheki ubuso babantu , kodwa indlela kaNkulunkulu uyifundisa ngeqiniso . Kuvunyelwe ukuthela kuKesari noma qha ? Sithele nokuba singatheli na?

Kwathi bona sebezwile ukuthi uyaphila nokuthi uboniwe nguye , abaze bakholwa.

Uyakuyaleza izingelosi zakhe ngawe , zikulinde, nokuthi: Ziyakukuthwala ngezandla, ungaze waqhuzuka etsheni ngonyawo lwakho.

Bafikelwa ngukwesaba bonke , bamdumisa uNkulunkulu , bathi: Kuvele umprofethi omkhulu phakathi kwethu , nokuthi: UNkulunkulu ubahambele abantu bakhe.

Owesifazane ebona ukuthi kanakufihleka , weza ethuthumela , eziphonsa phansi phambi kwakhe , walanda phambi kwabantu bonke isisusa sokuba amthinte nokuthi usinde khona lapho.

Konke ngikunikelwe nguBaba ; akakho owazi ukuthi iNdodana ingubani , kuphela uYise, nokuthi uYise ungubani, kuphela iNdodana nalowo iNdodana ethanda ukumambulela yena.

Base belanda nabo okwenzekileyo endleleni , nokuthi yaziwa kanjani yibo ekuhlephuleni isinkwa. Ukuzibonakalisa kukaJesu kubafundi bonke (Mark. 16:14; Joh. 20:19)

UJesu wap hendula, wathi kuye : Uma ubusazi isipho sikaNkulunkulu nokuthi ngubani othi kuwe : Ngiphuzise, nga ucele kuye , yena nga ekunikile amanzi aphilayo.

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,

Lizwi lini leli alishoyo lokuthi : Niyakungifuna, ningangifumani, nokuthi: Lapho ngikhona, ningeze nina, na? Amanzi okuphila

UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Noma ngizifakazela mina, ubufakazi bami buqinisile, ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi ngavelaphi nokuthi ngiyaphi ; kepha nina anazi ukuthi ngivelaphi nokuthi ngiyaphi.

Baphendula abaJuda, bathi kuye: Asisho kahle yini ukuthi ungumSamariya nokuthi unedemoni na?

Kepha abaJuda abakholwanga ngaye ukuthi wabeyimpumputhe nokuthi usethole ukubona, baze babiza abazali bakhe lowo osethole ukubona.

Abazali bakhe base bephendula bethi : Siyazi ukuthi lo uyindodana yethu nokuthi wazalwa eyimpumputhe;

kepha ukuthi usebona kanjani kalokhu asazi, nokuthi ngubani ovule amehlo akhe asazi; mbuzeni yena, usekhulile, uzozikhulumela yena.

Lokho abafundi bakhe abakuqondanga ekuqaleni; kodwa esekhazimulisiwe uJesu, base bekhumbula ukuthi kulotshiwe lokho ngaye nokuthi babekwenzile lokho kuye.

uJesu ekwazi ukuthi uYise unikele konke ezandleni zakhe nokuthi wavela kuNkulunkulu, futhi ubuyela kuNkulunkulu,

kodwa kungukuba izwe lazi ukuthi ngiyamthanda uBaba nokuthi ngenza njengokuba uBaba engiyalile. Sukumani simuke lapha.

Ngakho abanye kubo abafundi bakhe base bekhuluma bodwa, bethi: Kuyini lokho akushoyo kithi ukuthi: Kusezakuba yisikhashana ningabe nisangibona , kubuye kube yisikhashana ningibone, nokuthi: Ngokuba ngiya kuBaba, na?

UMariya Magdalena weza wabikela abafundi ukuthi : Ngiyibonile iNkosi , nokuthi: Ishilo lokho kimi.

Ngokuba kulotshiwe eNcwadini yamaHubo ukuthi : Umuzi wakhe mawube yihlane, kungabikho ohlala kuwo , nokuthi: Isikhundla sakhe asithathwe ngomunye.

Madoda, bazalwane, ake ngikhulume kini ngokusobala ngokhokho uDavide ukuthi wafa , nokuthi wembelwa , nokuthi ithuna lakhe lisekhona kithi nanamuhla.

Kodwa uBarnaba wamthatha, wamyisa kubaphostoli, wabalandisa ngokuthi uyibonile iNkosi endle leni, nokuthi ikhulumile kuye , nokuthi eDamaseku wayeshumayele ngesibindi ngegama likaJesu.

Wayesethi: Niyazi ukuthi akuvunyelwe ukuba umuntu ongumJuda ahlangane, ahambelane nowesinye isizwe ; kepha uNkulunkulu ungitshengisile ukuba ngingasho nangoyedwa ukuthi unechilo nokuthi ungcolile.

Kwathi ukuba bafike , balibutha ibandla , balanda ngakho konke uNkulunkulu akwenzile ngabo nokuthi uvulele nabezizwe isango lokukholwa.

nokuthi angigwemanga ukunitshela okusizayo nokunifundisa p hambi kwabantu nakuzo izindlu ngezindlu,

Khona induna yenkulungwane yasondela , yamthatha, yayala ukuba aboshwe ngamaketanga amabili, yabuza ukuthi ungubani nokuthi wenzeni.

Ngakho basuka kuye masinyane abase bezakumhlola ; kepha induna yenkulungwane yesaba, isiyazi ukuthi ungumRoma nokuthi ibimbophile.

Kepha uFestu waphendula ngokuthi uPawulu ugcinwe eKesariya nokuthi naye usezakuya khona masinyane;

ukuthi uKristu nga ehlupheka nokuthi engowokuqala ekuvukeni kwabafileyo uzakumemezela ukukhanya kuso isizwe nakwabezizwe.

nokuthi, senikhululiwe esonweni, naba yizinceku zokulunga.

nokuthi: Dumisani iNkosi nina nonke bezizwe , niyibabaze, nina bantu bonke.

umsebenzi walowo nalowo uyakuvela obala ; ngokuba usuku luyakuwudalula, lokhu kwambulwa ngomlilo , nokuthi umsebenzi walowo nalowo unjani, umlilo uqobo uyakukuvivinya lokho.

Anazi yini ukuthi niyithempeli likaNkulunkulu nokuthi uMoya kaNkulunkulu uhlala kini na?

Kepha anazi yini ukuthi umzimba wenu uyithempeli likaMoya oNgcwele okinina, enimamukele kuNkulunkulu, nokuthi anisibo abenu na?

Ngakho-ke maqondana nokudla okuhlats helwe izithombe siyazi ukuthi asikho isithombe ezweni nokuthi akakho omunye uNkulunkulu , munye kuphela.

Anazi yini ukuthi abaphethe imisebenzi yethempeli badla okwethempeli nokuthi abakhonza e-altare bahlanganyela ne-altare na?

Ngakho ngithini pho? Ngithi okuhlatshelwe isithombe kuyinto na? nokuthi isithombe siyinto na?

Kepha yilowo nalowo owesifazane osuke ekhuleka nokuba eprofetha , ikhanda lakhe lingagutshuzelwe, uhlazisa ikhanda lakhe , ngokuba lokho kukunye nokuthi uphucile.

nokuthi uma owesifazane enezinwele ezinde , kuludumo kuye na? Ngokuba uphiwe izinwele zibe yisimbozo.

nokuthi wembelwa , nokuthi wavuswa kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu njengokwemibhalo,

nokuthi wabonwa nguKhefase; wayesebonwa ngabayishumi nambili;

Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, niyayazi indlu kaStefana ukuthi ingulibo lwase- Akhaya nokuthi bazimisele ukukhonza abangcwele

Ngokuba asizishumayeli thina , kodwa sishumayela uKristu Jesu eyiNkosi nokuthi siyizikhonzi zenu ngenxa kaJesu.

ngokuba ngiyalwazi uthando lwenu engizincoma ngalo ngani kwabaseMakedoniya, uma ngithi i -Akhaya lase lizilungisele kwany akenye nokuthi ukushisekela kwenu kuvusile iningi labo.

ukuthi abezizwe bayizindlalifa kanye nathi , nokuthi bamzimba munye nathi, nokuthi bangabahlanganyeli besithembiso kanye nathi kuKristu Jesu ngevangeli;

Nani makhosi , yenzani okunjalo kuzo , niyeke ukusongela, nazi ukuthi neyazo neyenu iNkosi isezulwini nokuthi ukukhetha umuntu akukho kuye. Izikhali zamaKristu

nokuthi iningi labazalwane eNkosini betholile ithemba ngezibopho zami bazuzile kakhulu isibindi sokukhuluma izwi likaNkulunkulu ngokungesabi.

kungesikho ukuthi sengibambile nokuthi sengiphelelisiwe , kepha ngijonga ukuba kumbe ngingakubamba yini lokho nami engabanjelwa khona nguKristu Jesu.

Ngokuba bona uqobo balanda ngathi ukuthi kwaba njani ukungena kwethu kinina nokuthi naphendu kela kanjani kuNkulunkulu , nishiya izithombe , ukuba nikhonze uNkulunkulu ophilayo oweqiniso,

Kepha kalokhu uThimothewu esefikile kithi evela kini , esibikela izindaba ezinhle zokukholwa nothando lwenu , nokuthi nisikhumbula kahle njalo , nokuthi nilangazelela ukusibona , njengokuba nathi silangazelela ukubona nina,

Siyethemba eNkosini ngani ukuthi lokhu esiniyala ngakho niyakwenza nokuthi nizakukwenza.

Nokho isisekelo esiqinileyo sikaNkulunkulu simi, sinalolu phawu lokuthi : INkosi iyabazi abangabayo, nokuthi: Yilowo nalowo ophatha igama likaKristu makadede kukho ukungalungi.

nokuthi kusukela ebuntwaneni w azi imibhalo engcwele enamandla okukuhlakaniphisa, kube yinsindiso ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu.

Ngokuba yiyiphi yezingelosi ake asho kuyo ukuthi: UyiNdodana yami wena, namuhla ngikuzele , na? nokuthi: Ngiyakuba nguYise kuyona , yona ibe yiNdodana kimina, na?

nokuthi: Wena Nkosi , ekuqaleni wabeka isisekelo somhlaba ; amazulu angumsebenzi wezandla zakho.

kepha-ke ngaphandle kokukholwa akwenzeki ukumthokozisa ; ngokuba ozayo kuNkulunkulu umelwe ukukholwa ukuthi ukhona nokuthi ungumvuzi walabo abamfunayo.

Uyabona ukuthi ukukholwa kwasebenza kanye nemisebenzi ya khe nokuthi ukukholwa kwapheleliswa ngemisebenzi,

Kubehlele njengokwesaga esiqinisileyo esithi : Inja yabuyela ebuhlanzweni bayo, nokuthi: Ingulube igezwe qede yaphindela ukuzibhixa odakeni.

Kodwa, bathandekayo, maningakhohlwa lento inye yokuthi kuyo iNkosi usuku lunye lunjengeminyaka eyinkulungwane nokuthi iminyaka eyinkulungwane injengosuku lunye.

Siyazi ukuthi singabakaNkulunkulu nokuthi izwe lonke limi ebubini.

Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho , nemizamo yakho , nokubekezela kwakho , nokuthi kawunakubamela ababi ; wabavivinya abazisho ukuthi bangabaphostoli bengesibo, wabafumana beqamba amanga;

Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yak ho, nothando, nokukholwa, nokukhonza, nokubekezela kwakho , nokuthi imisebenzi yakho yokugcina miningi kuneyokuqala.