Ijuba lafika kuye ngakusihlwa ; bheka, kusemlonyeni walo iqabunga lomnqumo elikhiweyo. Wase azi uNowa ukuthi amanzi anciphile emhlabeni.

Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nanhlanu wokubusa kukaTiberiyu Kesari , uPontiyu Pilatu engumbusi waseJudiya , uHerode engumtetrarki waseGalile , uFiliphu umfowabo engumtetrarki wezwe lase -Itureya nelaseTrakhoniti, uLisaniya engumtetrarki wase-Abilene,

U-Israyeli wasuka, wamisa itende lakhe ngaphambi kombhoshongo wase - Edere.

Kwathi ngaleso sikhathi uJuda was uka kubafowabo, wehla, waya kumuntu wase-Adulamu ogama lakhe linguHira.

Emva kwezinsuku eziningi yafa indodakazi kaShuwa umkaJuda ; eseduduzekile uJuda wakhuphuka , waya kubo abagundi bezimvu zakhe eThimna, yena kanye nomhlobo wakhe uHira wase-Adulamu.

UJuda wathuma izinyane lembuzi ngesandla somhlobo wakhe wase - Adulamu ukuba athathe isibambiso esandleni sowesifazane , kepha akamfumananga.

UFaro waqamba igama likaJosefa ngokuthi uSafenati Phaneya; wamnika u- Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase -Oni abe ngumkakhe . UJosefa waphuma, wahamba izwe lonke laseGibithe.

UJosefa wazalelwa amadodana amabili, kungakafiki mnyaka wendlala, amzalela wona u-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase-Oni.

KuJosefa kwazalelwa ezwe ni laseGibithe oManase no -Efrayimi, amzalela bona u-Asenati indodakazi kaPotifera umpristi wase-Oni.

UMose wathi ku -Aroni: Thatha umcengezi wakho womlilo , ubeke kuwo umlilo wase -altare, ufake impepho ngaph ezulu, ukuyise masinyane kuyo inhlangano, uyenzele ukubuyisana, ngokuba kuphume intukuthelo kuJehova; isifo sesiqalile.

UBalaki esezwa ukuthi uBileyamu uyeza , waphuma ukumhlangabeza e -Iri Mowabi elisemkhawulweni wase-Arinoni, liseceleni komkhawulo.

kusukela eSihori elingaphambi kweGibithe kuze kube semkhawulweni wase- Ekroni ngasenyakatho , elibalelwa kumaKhanani, amakhosi ayisihlanu amaFilisti: amaGaza, nama-Ashidodi, nama-Ashikeloni, namaGiti, nama- Ekroni, nama-Avi,

waphuma waya ngaseningizimu kommango wase -Akarabimi, wadlula waya eSini, wakhuphuka ngaseningizimu kwaseKadeshi Barineya , wadlula ngaseHesironi, wenyukela e-Adari, wajika waya eKaraka;

umkhawulo wenyukela eDebiri usuka esigodini sase -Akori ngasenyakatho , ubheka ngaseGiligali elibhekana nommango wase -Adumimi elingaseningizimu komfula ; umkhawulo wawusudlula , waya emanzini asemthonjeni waseShemeshi ; ukuphuma kwawo kwakungasemthon jeni waseRogeli;

wasuka enyakatho , waphuma e -Eni Shemeshi , waya eGeliloti elibhekene nommango wase-Adumimi, wehlela etsheni likaBohanu indodana kaRubeni;

UDavide wayesesuka khona , wabaleka, waya emhumeni wase -Adulamu; lapho abafowabo nabo bonke abendlu kayise bekuzwa, behlela khona kuye.

Kwehla abathathu kwaba yizinhloko ezingamashumi amathathu , bafika kuDavide ngesikhathi sokuvuna emhumeni wase -Adulamu; impi yamaFilisti yayimise esiGodini samaRefa.

no-Abiyezeri wase-Anathoti, noMebunayi umHushati,

no-Abi Aliboni wase-Araba, no-Azimaveti waseBarhumi,

noShama waseHarari, no-Ahiyamu indodana kaSharari wase-Arari,

noHeserayi waseKarmeli, noPhaharayi wase-Arabi,

uyakumgcoba uJehu indodana kaNimishi abe yinkosi kwa -Israyeli, umgcobe u-Elisha indodana kaShafati wase -Abela Mehola abe ngumprofethi esikhundleni sakho.

Abaseleyo babalekela emzini wase-Afeki; ugange lwawela phezu kwabantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nesikhombisa abaseleyo . Naye uBeni Hadadi wabaleka, wangena emzini amakamelo ngamakamelo.

U-Ahaziya wawa eheleni lekame lo lakhe eliphezulu laseSamariya , wagula, wathuma izithunywa , wathi kuzo : Hambani nibuze kuBali Zebubi unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni, uma ngiyakusinda kulokhu kugula kwami.

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.

Kepha uGehazi inceku ka-Elisha umuntu kaNkulunkulu wathi: Bheka, inkosi yami imyekile uNahamani lo wase -Aramu ngokungamukeli ezandleni zakhe akulethayo; kuphila kukaJehova, ngiyakugijima, ngimlandele, ngithathe into kuye.

Kwehla abathathu kwabayizinhloko ezingamashumi amathathu , baya etsheni kuDavide emhumeni wase -Adulamu; impi yamaFilisti yayimise esiGodini samaRefa.

no-Ira indodana ka-Ikheshi waseThekhowa, no-Abiyezeri wase-Anathoti,

noHurayi wangasemifudlaneni yakwaGahashi, no-Abiyeli wase-Araba,

no-Uziya wase -Ashitaroti, noShama noJehiyeli amadodana kaHothamu wase-Aroweri,

inhloko u -Ahiyezeri noJowashi amadodana kaShemaha waseGibeya , noJeziyeli noPheleti amadodana ka -Azimaveti, noBerakha, noJehu wase - Anathoti,

Kepha lapho uSanebalati , umHoroni, noThobiya inceku yakwa -Amoni, noGeshemi wase -Arabiya bezwa lokho , basihleka usulu , basidelela, bathi: Yini lokhu enikwenzayo na? Niyakuyihlubuka inkosi na?

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

manje awumsolanga ngani uJeremiya wase-Anathoti, oprofetha kini na?

UMoya wayesengiphakamisa, wangiyisa ngombono ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu eKalideya kubathunjwa. Wase wenyuka kimi umbono engiwubonileyo.

Wambula ubufebe bakhe, wambula ubunqunu bakhe. Wase wahlukana naye umphefumulo wami , njengalokho umphefumulo wami wahlukana nodadewabo.

Ngokuba bhekani , ngiyakunivusela isizw e nina ndlu ka -Israyeli, usho uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti ; bayakunicindezela kusukela ekuyeni eHamati kuze kube semfuleni wase-Araba.

Isiprofetho ngeNineve, incwadi yombono kaNahume wase-Elikoshi.

Sekuhlwile, kwafika umuntu ocebileyo wase -Arimatheya, igama lakhe nguJosefa, owayengumfundi kaJesu naye;

kwafika uJosefa wase -Arimatheya, ilunga elidumileyo lomphakathi , owayewubheka naye umbuso kaNkulunkulu; wangena ngesibindi kuPilatu, wacela isidumbu sikaJesu.

Emva kwalokho uJosefa wase -Arimatheya, engumfundi kaJesu kepha ekufihla ngokwesaba abaJuda , wacela kuPilatu ukuba asuse isidumbu sikaJesu; uPilatu wavuma-ke. Wayesefika, wasisusa isidumbu sikaJesu.

Kepha amadoda athile anamathela kuye , akholwa; phakathi kwawo kwakukhona noDiyonisiyu wase -Areyophagu, nowesifazane ogama lakhe linguDamari, nabanye kanye nabo.

Kwathi uGaliyu engumbusi wase -Akhaya, abaJuda bamvukela uPawulu nganhliziyonye, bamyisa phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela,

UmJuda othile ogama lakhe lingu -Apholo, wase-Aleksandriya ngokuzalwa, indoda efundileyo nenamandla emibhalweni, wehlela e-Efesu.

Kepha umbhali esebathulisile abantu wathi: Madoda ase -Efesu, kukhona yini phakathi kwabantu ongaziyo ukuthi umuzi wase -Efesu ungumlondi wethempeli likaDiyana omkhulu nowesithombe esawa ezulwini na?

Ngokuba babebonile ngaphambili uTrofimu wase -Efesu enaye emzini , ababesho ngaye ukuthi uPawulu umngenisile ethempelini.

Sangena emkhunjini wase -Adramitiyu obusuzakuya ezindaweni zangase - Asiya, u-Aristarku umMakedoniya waseThesalonika enathi.

Lapho-ke induna yafumana umkhumbi wase -Aleksandriya oqonde e -Italiya, yasingenisa kuwo.

Emva kwezinyanga ezintathu sase simuka ngomkhumbi wase -Aleksandriya owawudlulisa ubusika esiqhingini, uphawu lwawo lungolwamaWele.

Ingelosi yayisithabatha isitsha sempepho , yasigcwalisa ngomlilo wase - altare, yasiphonsa emhlabeni ; kwase kuba khona ukuduma , namazwi, nemibani, nokuzamazama komhlaba. Izingelosi eziyisikhombisa zimi phambi kukaNkulunkulu ziphethe amacilongo. Ezine zokuqala ziyabetha amacilongo