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SIPHAKULA KOOVIMBA BETHU
Imbalasane Eyomelez’ Ukholo Igqiba Iminyaka Elikhulu
“Xa ujonge uMzalwan’ uRussell kwiPhoto-Drama, uba ngathi ubona yena uqobo!”—Watsho njalo umntu owayebukele i-“Photo-Drama” ngo-1914.
KULO nyaka i-“Photo-Drama of Creation,” imbalasane yefilimu eyayenzelwe ukwakha ukholo lokuba iBhayibhile iliLizwi likaThixo, igqiba iminyaka elikhulu ukususela kumboniso wayo wokuqala. Ngexesha apho abaninzi babephelelwe lukholo ngenxa yemfundiso yokuba izinto zazivelela, ukugxekwa namathandabuzo, i-“Photo-Drama” yakhuthaza into yokuba uYehova unguMdali.
UCharles T. Russell, owayekhokela kumsebenzi waBafundi beBhayibhile, wayesoloko ekhangela ezona ndlela zisebenzayo nezikhawulezayo zokusasaza inyaniso yeBhayibhile. ABafundi beBhayibhile babesele begqibe iminyaka engaphezu kwe-30 besasaza le nyaniso ngeencwadi. Kwathi kusenjalo, kwavela indlela entsha eyabangela umdla yokusasaza le nyaniso: imifanekiso eshukumayo.
UKUSHUMAYELA NGEMIFANEKISO ESHUKUMAYO
Ngeyee-1890 kwavela indlela entsha yemifanekiso eshukumayo eyayingenamazwi. Kwasekuqaleni kuka-1903, kwadlala ifilimu kwicawa yeSixeko SaseNew York. Ishishini leefilimu lalisandul’ ukubakho ngo-1912 xa uRussell waba nesibindi elungiselela ukuqalisa i-“Photo-Drama.” Waqonda ukuba le ndlela yokunxibelelana yayiza kudlulisela inyaniso yeBhayibhile ebantwini ngendlela eyayingenakufezwa ziincwadi kuphela.
Le filimu ithatha iiyure ezisibhozo zonke, yayisahlulwa ibe ziinxalenye ezine, nalapho isithethi esinelizwi elimnandi selo xesha sasisithi gqabagqaba ngeemfundiso zeBhayibhile ezirekhodiweyo eziyi-96. Njengoko kuvela imifanekiso kwakuvakala umculo weklasiki. Kwakubakho amachule adlala igramafoni enamazwi nomculo orekhodiweyo. Loo mazwi ayehambisana nemifanekiso eshukumayo enemibala yamabali aziwayo aseBhayibhileni.
“Yayisizobela umfanekiso wento eyayisenzeka ukususela ekudalweni kweenkwenkwezi ukuya kutsho kuvutho-ndaba loLawulo LukaKristu Lweminyaka Eliwaka.” —F. Stuart Barnes, owayeneminyaka eyi-14 ngo-1914
Inkoliso yemifanekiso nezilayidi zeglasi zazithengwa kwezinye iinkampani. Ezi zilayidi nemifanekiso zazipeyintwa ngesandla ngabazobi basePhiladelphia, eNew York, eParis, naseLondon. Kwakukho namaqela abazalwana baseBheteli ababepeyinta, belungisa izilayidi ezaphukileyo. Ukongezelela kwezo zilayidi zithengiweyo, intsapho yaseBheteli yayidla ngokufota eYonkers, eNew York, njengokuba yayidlala indima ka-Abraham, ekaIsake, neyengelosi eyanqanda uAbraham xa wayeza kubingelela ngonyana wakhe.—Gen. 22:9-12.
Omnye umzalwana owayesebenza noMzalwana uRussell waxelela amajelo eendaba ukuba le ndlela yokusasaza yayiza “kwenza amawaka abantu abe nomdla eZibhalweni, ngaphezu kwayo nayiphi na enye indlela yokushumayela eyakha yasetyenziswa.” Ngaba abafundisi beecawa babeza kuwuncoma lo mgudu wokufikelela izihlwele ezilambele inyaniso yeBhayibhile? Nakanye! Kunoko basuka bayigxeka le “Photo-Drama,” abanye bade benza amayelenqe okuthintela abantu ekuyibukeleni. Kwenye indawo, iqela labafundisi lanyanzelisa ukuba kucinywe umbane.
Sekunjalo, abantu babethontelana ukuza kule “Photo-Drama” yayibukelwa simahla. EUnited States, suku ngalunye yayibukelwa kwizixeko ezifikelela kwi-80. Abaninzi babebamb’ ongezantsi kuba beqala ukubona ‘imuvi ethethayo.’ Loo muvi yayibonisa nento eyenzekayo xa intshontsho liqanduselwa, lize liphume eqandeni. Loo nkcazelo yesayensi yayiboniswa apho yabalaselisa ubulumko anabo uYehova. Njengokuba kuye kwachazwa ekuqaleni, xa wayebona uMzalwan’ uRussell etshayelela i-“Photo-Drama,” omnye umntu wade wathi “uba ngathi ubona yena uqobo!”
IMBALASANE KWIMFUNDISO YEBHAYIBHILE
Umbhali nombhali-mbali weefilimu uTim Dirks uchaza i-“Photo-Drama” ngokuthi “yifilimu yokuqala ethethayo, enemifanekiso eshukumayo nenemibala.” Iifilimu ezazingaphambi kwayo zazinazo ezinye zezi zinto, kodwa i-“Photo-Drama” yaba yeyokuqala ukuba nazo zonke ezi zinto, ngakumbi kwiifilimu ezithetha ngeBhayibhile. Akukho nanye kuzo eyabukelwa ngabantu abaninzi ngolo hlobo—malunga nezigidi ezisithoba kuMntla Merika, eYurophu, eOstreliya naseNew Zealand kunyaka nje wayo wokuqala!
I-“Photo-Drama” yaboniswa okokuqala ngoJanuwari 11, 1914, kwiSixeko saseNew York. Kwiinyanga ezisixhenxe iphumile kwaqhambuka iMfazwe Yehlabathi I. Sekunjalo, abantu babesathontelana ukuya kuyibukela, ibe yayibathuthuzela ngenxa yezithembiso zayo zeentsikelelo zoBukumkani. Xa ucinga ngeemeko ezazikho ngo-1914, ayikho into eyayinokuthelekiswa naloo “Photo-Drama.”


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IBhayibhile Kwi-Intanethi | INGUQULELO YEHLABATHI ELITSHA YEZIBHALO EZINGCWELE
Ngaba ungathanda ukufunda eli nqaku ngolu lwimi:
1 Kwathi ke emva kokufa kukaSawule, xa noDavide wayebuyile ekuxabeleni ama-Amaleki,+ uDavide waqhubeka ehlala eTsikelage+ iintsuku ezimbini.
2 Kwathi ke ngomhla wesithathu, khangela! kwakusiza indoda+ evela enkampini, kuSawule, zikrazukile+ iingubo zayo nasentloko inothuli;+ kwathi yakufika kuDavide, kwaoko yawa phantsi emhlabeni+ yaza yaqubuda.
3 Wathi ke uDavide kuyo: “Uvela phi na?” ukuze nje yona ithi kuye: “Ndibaleke enkampini yakwaSirayeli.”
4 Waza uDavide wahlabela mgama wathi kuyo: “Kube njani? Khawuncede undixelele.” Yathi yona: “Abantu basabile edabini nabaninzi ebantwini bawile kangangokuba bafile,+ kwanoSawule+ noYonatan+ unyana wakhe bafile.”
5 Wandula ke uDavide wathi kumfana owayemxelela: “Wazi njani ngokwenene ukuba uSawule ufile kwanoYonatan unyana wakhe?”+
6 Umfana owayemxelela wathi: “Kwenzeke ngokungalindelekanga ukuba ndibe seNtabeni yeGilbhowa,+ yaye wayelapho uSawule ezixhase ngomkhonto wakhe;+ yaye, khangela! abaqhubi beenqwelo nabamahashe babemfumene.+
7 Wathi akujika waza wandibona, wandula ke wandibiza, ndaza ndathi, ‘Ndim lo!’
8 Yena waqhubeka wathi kum, ‘Ungubani na?’ mna ke ndathi kuye, ‘NdingumAmaleki.’+
9 Wandula ke wathi, ‘Nceda, khawume phezu kwam uze ngokuqinisekileyo undibulale, kuba ndibanjwe yinkantsi, ngenxa yokuba wonke umphefumlo wam+ usekum.’
10 Ngoko ndema phezu kwakhe ndaza ngokuqinisekileyo ndambulala,+ kuba bendisazi ukuba akanakuphila emva kokuwa kwakhe. Ndandula ke ndathabatha isithsaba+ esibe sisentlokweni yakhe nesacholo esibe sisengalweni yakhe, ukuze ndizizise apha enkosini yam.”
11 UDavide wabamba izambatho zakhe waza wazikrazula,+ enjenjalo nawo onke amadoda awayekunye naye.
12 Benza ke isijwili balila+ baza bazila ukutya+ kwada kwangokuhlwa ngenxa kaSawule nangenxa kaYonatan unyana wakhe nangenxa yabantu bakaYehova nangenxa yendlu kaSirayeli,+ ngenxa yokuba babewile ngekrele.
13 Ke kaloku uDavide wathi kumfana owayemxelela: “Uvela phi na?” koku ke yena wathi: “Ndingunyana womphambukeli, umAmaleki.”+
14 Wandula ke uDavide wathi kuye: “Kwenzeke njani na ukuba ungoyiki+ ukolula isandla sakho wonakalise othanjisiweyo+ kaYehova?”
15 UDavide ke wabiza omnye wabafana waza wathi: “Sondela. Mbethe.” Yena ke wamxabela ngokokuze afe.+
16 Wandula ke wathi uDavide kuye: “Ityala legazi lakho malibe phezu kwentloko yakho,+ ngenxa yokuba umlomo wakho uye wangqina nxamnye nawe,+ usithi, ‘Mna ngokwam ngokuqinisekileyo ndimbulele othanjisiweyo kaYehova.’”+
17 UDavide ke wenza esi simbonono+ ngenxa kaSawule noYonatan unyana wakhe+
18 waza wathi oonyana bakaYuda+ bafanele bafundiswe “ISaphetha.”+ Khangela! Sibhaliwe encwadini kaYashare:+
19 “Ubuhle, Sirayeli, bubulewe kwiindawo zakho eziphakamileyo.+Hayi indlela awe ngayo amadoda anamandla!
20 Musani ukukuxela eGati;+Ningakwazisi ezitratweni zeAshkelon,+Ngokoyikela ukuba iintombi zamaFilisti zisenokuba nemihlali,Ngokoyikela ukuba iintombi zabantu abangalukanga zisenokugcoba.+
21 Nina zintaba zaseGilbhowa,+ makungabikho mbethe, kungabikho mvula phezu kwenu, kungabikho namasimi eminikelo engcwele;+Ngenxa yokuba apho kwangcoliselwa khona ikhaka labanamandla,Ikhaka likaSawule, khon’ ukuze kungabikho bani uthanjiswe ngeoli.+
22 Egazini lababuleweyo, nasemanqatheni abo banamandla,Isaphetha sikaYonatan besingajiki,+Nekrele likaSawule belingabuyi lingaphumelelanga.+
23 USawule noYonatan,+ abathandekayo nabahle ebudeni bobomi babo,Nasekufeni kwabo abahlulwanga.+Babekhawuleza ngakumbi kuneenkozi,+Babenamandla ngakumbi kuneengonyama.+
24 Nina zintombi zakwaSirayeli, mlileleni uSawule,Owanambesa ezingqombela ngobuyokoyoko,Owafaka izihombo zegolide kwizinxibo zenu.+
25 Hayi indlela abawe ngayo abanamandla phakathi edabini!+UYonatan ubulawelwe kwiindawo zakho eziphakamileyo!+
26 Ndibandezelekile ngenxa yakho, mntakwethu Yonatan,Ubuthandeka kakhulu kum.+Uthando lwakho belumangalisa ngakumbi kum kunothando lwabafazi.+
27 Hayi ukuwa kwabo banamandla+Nezixhobo zemfazwe zatshabalala!”
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NGABA YADALWA?
Ukumangalisa Kweliso Lentethe
XA IINTETHE zifuduka, zihamba ziligquba elinokuba “zizigidi eziyi-80.” Sekunjalo, azikhe zingqubane. Ithini imfihlelo yazo?
Khawucinge ngoku: Emva kweliso lentethe kukho iseli eyinceda ukuba ikwazi ukuva nantoni na ekufutshane nayo. Xa kukho into eza kungqubana nayo, le seli ithumela umyalezo emaphikweni nasemilenzeni ukuba mayiphephe msinyane. Enyanisweni, uthi uqhwanyaza nje ibe intethe sele iphephe kahlanu.
Le seli ikwiliso lentethe iye yanceda oososayensi benza umatshini ohambayo osebenza ngekhompyutha okwaziyo ukuva izinto ezikufutshane kuwo uze uziphephe. Besebenzisa kwainkqubo efanayo, abaphandi baye benza izithuthi ezilumkisa umqhubi xa esondela entweni anokungqubeka kuyo, nto leyo enokunciphisa iingozi. UProfesa uShigang Yue weYunivesithi yaseLincoln eUnited Kingdom uthi: “Ininzi into esinokuyifunda kwisinambuzane esibonakala singenamsebenzi njengentethe.”
Ucinga ntoni? Ngaba iliso elimangalisayo lentethe lazivelela? Okanye ngaba ladalwa?


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Chapter 19
1 Kwaxelwa kuYowabhi, kwathiwa, Nanko ukumkani elila, esenza isijwili ngoAbhisalom.
2 Usindiso lwajika lwaba sisijwili ngaloo mini ebantwini bonke; ngokuba abantu beva ngaloo mini kusithiwa, Ukumkani wenza isijwili ngonyana wakhe.
3 Abantu banyebeleza ngaloo mini ukungena kwabo phakathi komzi, njengokunyebeleza kwabantu abazihlazisileyo ngokusaba ekulweni.
4 Ke ukumkani wazigqubuthela ubuso, wahlahlamba ukumkani ngezwi elikhulu, wathi, Nyana wam, Abhisalom! Abhisalom, nyana wam, nyana wam!
5 Weza uYowabhi kukumkani endlwini, wathi, Ubudanisile namhla ubuso babakhonzi bakho bonke, abawusindisileyo namhla umphefumlo wakho, nomphefumlo woonyana bakho noweentombi zakho, nomphefumlo wabafazi bakho, nomphefumlo wamashweshwe akho,
6 ngokubathanda abakuthiyayo, nangokubathiya abakuthandayo. Ngokuba uxelile namhla, ukuba abanto kuwe abathetheli nabakhonzi; ngokuba ndazile namhla, ukuba ngekulungile emehlweni akho, ukuba ubethe wadla ubomi uAbhisalom, thina safa sonke siphela.
7 Vuka kaloku, uphume, uthethe kakuhle nabakhonzi bakho; ngokuba ndifunga uYehova; ukuba akuthanga uphume, inene, akuyi kuhlala mntu nawe ngobu busuku; kube kubi kuwe oko, ngaphezu kobubi bonke obukufikeleyo, kuthabathela ebuncinaneni bakho kuzise kweli xesha.
8 Wavuka ke ukumkani, wahlala esangweni; kwaxelwa ebantwini bonke, kwathiwa, Nanko ukumkani ehleli esangweni. Beza ke bonke abantu phambi kokumkani. Ke amaSirayeli abesabile, elowo waya ententeni yakhe.
9 Abantu bonke babephikisana ezizweni zonke zakwaSirayeli, besithi, Ukumkani wasisiza esandleni seentshaba zethu, wasisindisa esandleni samaFilisti; ngoku ubalekile kweli lizwe ngenxa ka-Abhisalom;
10 ke uAbhisalom, esamthambisayo ukuba abe phezu kwethu, ufele emfazweni; ke ngoko nithele cwaka ni na, ukuba ningambuyisi nje ukumkani?
11 Ke kaloku ukumkani uDavide wathumela kuTsadoki nakuAbhiyatare ababingeleli, wathi, Thethani kumadoda amakhulu akwaYuda, nithi, Yini na ukuba nibe ngabokugqibela ekumbuyiseleni endlwini yakhe ukumkani, intetho yamaSirayeli onke ifikile nje kukumkani endlwini yakhe?
12 Ningabazalwana bam, nilithambo lam, nenyama yam; yini na ukuba nibe ngabokugqibela ekumbuyiseni ukumkani?
13 Nithi ke kuAmasa, Akulilo ithambo lam nenyama yam na? UThixo makenjenje kum, aqokele ukwenjenje, ukuba akuthe waba ngumthetheli womkhosi phambi kwam yonke imihla esikhundleni sikaYowabhi.
14 Wayitsala intliziyo yamadoda onke akwaYuda njengandoda-nye; athumela kukumkani athi, Buya wena, nabakhonzi bakho bonke.
15 Wabuya ke ukumkani, wafika eYordan. Ke amaYuda afika eGiligali, esiya kumkhawulela ukumkani, amweze ukumkani eYordan.
16 UShimehi unyana kaGera, umBhenjamin waseBhahurim, wakhawuleza, wehla namadoda akwaYuda, esiya kumkhawulela ukumkani uDavide,
17 enewaka lamadoda akwaBhenjamin, noTsibha umkhonzi wendlu kaSawule, noonyana bakhe abalishumi elinabahlanu, nabakhonzi bakhe abangamashumi amabini kunye naye; baphumela eYordan phambi kokumkani.
18 Kwawela umkhombe wokuweza, ukuba uyiweze indlu yokumkani, wenze okulungileyo emehlweni akhe. UShimehi, unyana kaGera, wawa phambi kokumkani ekuweleni kwakhe eYordan,
19 wathi kukumkani, Inkosi yam mayingabaleli bugwenxa kum, ungakukhumbuli oko wakwenzayo umkhonzi wakho ngobugwenxa, ngalaa mini yaphuma ngayo inkosi yam ukumkani eYerusalem, ukuba ukumkani akubekele intliziyo oko.
20 Ngokuba umkhonzi wakho lo uyazi, ukuba wona ngalaa nto; nanku, ndingowokuqala ofikileyo namhla wasendlwini yonke kaYosefu, ukuba ndihle ndiyikhawulele inkosi yam ukumkani.
21 Waphendula uAbhishayi unyana kaTseruya, wathi, UShimehi akayi kubulawa na ngalaa nto, ngokuba wamtsha bhisayo umthanjiswa kaYehova?
22 Wathi uDavide, Yintoni na enam nani, nina nyana bakaTseruya, ngokuba ningabachasi bam namhla? Kukho mntu na kwaSirayeli apha uya kubulawa namhla? Ngokuba andazi yini na, ukuba ndingukumkani kwaSirayeli namhlanje?
23 Wathi ukumkani kuShimehi, Akuyi kufa. Ukumkani wamqinisisa ngesifungo.
24 Ke uMefibhoshete, unyana kaSawule, wehla waya kumkhawulela ukumkani, engazihlambanga iinyawo zakhe, engazichazanga iindevu zakhe, engazihlambanga neengubo zakhe, kususela kwimini yokumka kokumkani, kwada kwayimini yokufika kwakhe enoxolo.
25 Kwathi, ekufikeni kwakhe eYerusalem, eza kukhawulela ukumkani, wathi ukumkani kuye, Ibiyini na ukuba ungahambi nam, Mefibhoshete?
26 Wathi, Nkosi yam kumkani, umkhonzi wam lowa undikhohlisile; ngokuba umkhonzi wakho lo undim ubesithi, Ndiya kuzibophela iesile, ndikhwele kulo, ndihambe nokumkani; ngokuba umkhonzi wakho lo undim usisiqhwala.
27 Wesuka yena wamhleba umkhonzi wakho lo undim enkosini yam ukumkani. Inkosi yam ukumkani injengesithunywa sikaThixo; yenza okulungileyo emehlweni akho.
28 Ngokuba yonke indlu kabawo ibingento yimbi enkosini yam ukumkani, ibingabantu bokufa; wena wambeka umkhonzi wakho lo undim phakathi kwabadla etafileni yakho. Ndisenabango lini na ke, ndisenakukhala ngantoni na kukumkani?
29 Wathi ukumkani kuye, Usathethela ntoni na ngeendawo zakho? Ndithe, Yahlulelanani ngomhlaba lowo wena noTsibha.
30 Wathi uMefibhoshete kukumkani, Makawuthabathe wonke, iselifikile nje inkosi yam ukumkani inoxolo endlwini yayo.
31 UBharzilayi waseGiliyadi wehla eRogelim, wawela nokumkani eYordan, ukuba amkhaphele phesheya kweYordan.
32 Ke uBharzilayi ebeyingwevu enkulu, eminyaka imashumi asibhozo ezelwe. Yena ebemxhasile ukumkani ekuhlaleni kwakhe eMahanayim; ngokuba ebengumntu omkhulu kunene.
33 Wathi ukumkani kuBharzilayi, Wela nam wena, ndikuxhase ukum eYerusalem.
34 Wathi uBharzilayi kukumkani, Mingaphi na imihla yeminyaka yokudla kwam ubomi, ukuba ndinyuke ndiye eYerusalem nokumkani?
35 Namhla ndiminyaka imashumi asibhozo ndizelwe; ndinako na ukwazi okulungileyo kokubi? Unako na umkhonzi wakho lo ukuyiva into ayidlayo nayiselayo? Ndisenako na ukuva ilizwi leemvumi neleemvumikazi? Yini na ukuba umkhonzi wakho lo abuye abe ngumthwalo kwinkosi yam ukumkani?
36 Umkhonzi wakho lo uya kuyiwela ke iYordan nokumkani umzuzwana; yini na ukuba ukumkani andiphathe ngale mpatho?
37 Makhe abuye umkhonzi wakho lo, ukuze ndifele emzini wam, ngasengcwabeni likabawo noma. Nanko umkhonzi wakho, uKimham; makuwele yena nenkosi yam ukumkani, umenzele okulungileyo emehlweni akho.
38 Wathi ukumkani, UKimham wowela nam, ndimenzele mna okulungileyo emehlweni akho; nento yonke othe wayinyula, wayibeka phezu kwam, ndokwenzela.
39 Bawela ke bonke abantu eYordan. Ewelile ukumkani, ukumkani wamanga uBharzilayi, wamsikelela; waza wabuyela endaweni yakhe.
40 Wawela ke ukumkani, waya eGiligali, wawela ke naye uKimham; bonke abantu bakwaYuda bamweza ukumkani, kwanesiqingatha sabantu bakwaSirayeli.
41 Nanko kusiza onke amadoda akwaSirayeli kukumkani, athi kukumkani, Yini na ukuba abazalwana bethu, amadoda akwaYuda, bambe, bamweze ukumkani nendlu yakhe eYordan, enamadoda onke kaDavide?
42 Aphendula onke amadoda akwaYuda kumadoda akwaSirayeli, athi, Kungokuba ukumkani esalamana nathi; yini na ukuba nivuthe ngumsindo ngale ndawo? sikhe sadla nto na kukumkani? sikhe saphiwa nto na?
43 Aphendula amadoda akwaSirayeli kumadoda akwaYuda, athi, Sinezahlulo ezilishumi thina kukumkani nakuDavide sinokungaphezu kwenu; yini na ukuba nisicukuceze? Ilizwi lethu lokumbuyisa ukumkani wethu belingaqale kuthi yini na? Laba lukhuni ilizwi lamadoda akwaYuda kunelizwi lamadoda akwaSirayeli.


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Chapter 2
1 Emva kwezi zinto, bakudamba ubushushu bokumkani uAhaswerosi, wamkhumbula uVashti, noko abekwenzile, noko bekugqitywe ngaye.
2 Athi amadodana akwakumkani abelungiselela kuye, Ukumkani makafunelwe iintombi eziseziintombi, ezimbonakalo intle.
3 Ukumkani makayalele abaphathi emazweni onke obukumkani bakhe, bahlanganise zonke iintombi eziseziintombi, ezimbonakalo intle, bazizise eShushan komkhulu, endlwini yabafazi, phantsi kwesandla sikaHegayi, ithenwa lokumkani, umgcini wabafazi, zinikwe izinto zokuthambisa.
4 Ize ithi intombi ethe yalunga emehlweni okumkani, ibe ngukumkanikazi esikhundleni sikaVashti. Lalunga elo lizwi emehlweni okumkani; wenjenjalo ke.
5 Kwakukho ke eShushan komkhulu indoda engumYuda, egama linguMordekayi, unyana kaYahire, unyana kaShimehi, unyana kaKishe, indoda engumBhenjamin;
6 eyayithinjiwe eYerusalem nabathinjwa, ababethinjwe noYekoniya ukumkani wakwaYuda, owathinjwa nguNebhukadenetsare, ukumkani waseBhabheli.
7 Yaye ingumondli kaHadasa (nguEstere ke lowo), intombi kayisekazi; ngokuba ebengenayise nanina. Intombi leyo yayimile kakuhle, intle nasebusweni. Emva kokufa kukayise nonina, uMordekayi wayithabatha yaba yintombi yakhe.
8 Kwathi ekuvakaleni kwelizwi lokumkani nomthetho wakhe, ekuhlanganisweni kweentombi ezininzi eShushan komkhulu, phantsi kwesandla sika Hegayi, wasiwa noEstere endlwini yokumkani, phantsi kwesandla sikaHegayi, umgcini wabafazi.
9 Yamkholisa intombi leyo, wayenzela ububele, wakhawuleza, wayinika izinto zayo zokuthambisa, nezabelo zayo, wayinika neentombi ezisixhenxe ezihleliweyo, ezivela endlwini yokumkani; wayibeka yona nomthinjana wayo kweyona ndawo intle kwindlu yabafazi.
10 UEstere ubengabaxelanga abantu bakowabo nemizalwane yakhe; kuba uMordekayi wayemwisele umthetho wokuba angabaxeli.
11 UMordekayi waye mana ukuhamba imihla ngemihla yonke phambi kwentendelezo yendlu yabafazi, ukuba akwazi ukuphila kukaEstere, nokwenziwayo kuye.
12 Ke kaloku ekufikeni kwexesha lentombi ngentombi lokuya kukumkani uAhaswerosi, ekupheleni kokwenziwa kwesiko labafazi iinyanga ezilishumi elinambini (kuba bekunjalo ukuzaliseka kwemihla yokuthanjiswa kwazo; iinyanga ezintandathu bekusenziwa ngeoli yemore, ezinye iinyanga ezintandathu ngobulawu nangeento zokuthambisa abafazi),
13 ngelo xesha ke ibe isithi intombi ukuya kukumkani, kuthi konke ebikunqwenela ikunikwe, ihambe nako, iphuma endlwini yabafazi ukuya endlwini yokumkani.
14 Ibisakuya ngokuhlwa, ngengomso ibuyele kweyesibini indlu yabafazi, ephantsi kogcino lukaShahashgazi, ithenwa lokumkani, umgcini wamashweshwe. Ibingabi saya kukumkani, engayinanzanga ukumkani, ayibize ngegama.
15 Ekufikeni kwexesha likaEstere, intombi ka-Abhihayili, uyisekazi kaMordekayi, obeyithabathe ukuba ibe yintombi yakhe, lokuba aye kukumkani, akafunanga nto ingaxelwanga nguHegayi ithenwa lokumkani, umgcini wabafazi. UEstere wababalwa ngabo bonke abambonayo.
16 Wasiwa ke uEstere kukumkani uAhaswerosi, endlwini yakhe yobukumkani, ngenyanga yeshumi (leyo yinyanga enguTebhete), ngomnyaka wesixhenxe wobukumkani bakhe.
17 Ukumkani wamthanda uEstere ngaphezu kwabafazi bonke; wambabala, wamenzela inceba ngaphezu kweentombi zonke; unkontsho lobukumkanikazi walubeka entlokweni yakhe, wamenza ukumkanikazi esikhundleni sikaVashti.
18 Ukumkani wabenzela isidlo esikhulu abathetheli bakhe nabakhonzi bakhe, isidlo sikaEstere; wawaphumza amazwe, wapha izipho ngokwamandla okumkani.
19 Ke kaloku ekuhlanganisweni kweentombi okwesibini, ubehleli uMordekayi esangweni lokumkani.
20 UEstere ubengayixelanga imizalwane yakhe nabantu bakowabo, njengoko uMordekayi wayemmisele; ngokuba ilizwi likaMordekayi ubelenza uEstere, njengokuba wayesondliwa nguye.
21 Ngaloo mihla kwathi, uMordekayi ehleli esangweni lokumkani, baba noburhalarhume uBhigetan noTereshe, amathenwa amabini okumkani, abagcini bomnyango, bafuna ukumsa izandla ukumkani uAhaswerosi.
22 Yaziwa loo nto nguMordekayi, waxelela uEstere ukumkanikazi; uEstere waxelela ukumkani egameni likaMordekayi.
23 Yancinwa loo nto, yafunyanwa; baxhonywa bobabini emthini. Yabhalwa loo nto encwadini yemicimbi yemihla phambi kokumkani.


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1:1 Amazwi ka-Amosi, obengowakubo abalusi baseTekowa, awawabonayo ngokusingisele kwaSirayeli, ngemihla kaUziya ukumkani wakwaYuda, ngemihla kaYarobheham unyana kaYowashe, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, iminyaka emibini phambi konyikimo.
1:2 Wathi: UYehova uyabharhula eZiyon, akhuphe ilizwi lakhe eYerusalem, amakriwa abalusi enze isijwili, incopho yeKarmele yome.
1:3 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zeDamasko, ngenxa yezineandiyi kuyibuyisa umva le ntongenxa yokuba bambhulayo uGiliyadi ngezibhulo zesinyithi:
1:4 ndiya kuphosa umlilo endlwini kaHazayeli, utshise iingxande ezinde zikaBhen-hadade.
1:5 Ndowaphula umvalo weDamasko, ndinqumle ummi wasesihlanjeni seAven, nophethe intonga yobukumkani eBhete-eden; bathinjwe abantu bakwa-Aram, baye eKire; utsho uYehova.
1:6 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zeGaza, ngenxa yezineandiyi kuyibuyisa umva le ntongenxa yokuthimba kwabo abathinjwa ngokuzeleyo, ukuze babanikele kuEdom:
1:7 ndiya kuthumela umlilo eludongeni lweGaza, utshise iingxande zayo ezinde.
1:8 Ndomnqumla omiyo eAshdode, nophethe intonga yobukumkani eAshkelon; ndisibuyisele isandla sam phezu kwe-Ekron, atshabalale amasalela amaFilisti; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
1:9 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zeTire, ngenxa yezineandiyi kuyibuyisa umva le ntongenxa yokubanikela kwabo abathinjwa bephelele kuEdom, abawukhumbula umnqophiso wobuzalwana:
1:10 ndiya kuthumela umlilo eludongeni lweTire, utshise iingxande zayo ezinde.
1:11 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zakwaEdom, ngenxa yezineandiyi kuyibuyisa umva le ntongenxa yokumsukelisa kwakhe umzalwana wakhe ngekrele, eyilahlile imfesane yakhe, umsindo wakhe uhlala uqwenga, emana egcine ukuphuphuma komsindo wakhe:
1:12 ndiya kuthumela umlilo kwaTeman, utshise iingxande ezinde zaseBhotsera.
1:13 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zoonyana baka-Amon, ngenxa yezineandiyi kuyibuyisa umva le nto ngenxa yokuqangqulula kwabo abamithiyo baseGiliyadi, ukuze bandise umda wabo:
1:14 ndiya kubasa umlilo eludongeni lweRabha, utshise iingxande zayo ezinde, kuhlatywa umkhosi ngemini yokulwa, kukho umoya ovuthuzayo ngemini yesaqhwithi.
1:15 Uya kuthinjwa emke ukumkani wabo, yena nabathetheli bakhe kunye naye; utsho uYehova.
2:1 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zakwaMowabhi, ngenxa yezineandiyi kuyibuyisa umva le nto ngenxa yokuwatshisa kwakhe amathambo ookumkani bakwaEdom, aba yikalika:
2:2 ndiya kuthumela umlilo kwaMowabhi, utshise iingxande ezinde zeKeriyoti, afe uMowabhi, kuphithizelwa, kuhlatywa umkhosi, kuvuthelwa izigodlo.
2:3 Ndomnqumla umgwebi phakathi kwakhe, ndibabulale bonke abathetheli bakhe kunye naye; utsho uYehova.
2:4 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zakwaYuda, ngenxa yezineandiyi kuyibuyisa umva le ntongenxa yokuwucekisa kwabo umyalelo kaYehova, abayigcina imimiselo yakhe; amanga abo, ababelandela wona ooyise, abandwendwisa:
2:5 ndiya kuthumela umlilo kwaYuda, utshise iingxande ezinde zeYerusalem.
2:6 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zakwaSirayeli, ngenxa yezineandiyi kuyibuyisa umva le nto ngenxa yokuba bathengisa ilungisa ngesilivere, bathengisa ihlwempu ngeembadada ezimbini;
2:7 bona abo bazondayo ukuba intloko yezisweli ibe nothuli lomhlaba, bayijike indlela yabalulamileyo; umntu noyise baya ntombini-nye, ukuze balihlambele igama lam elingcwele;
2:8 banaba phezu kweengubo ezisisibambiso ngasezibingelelweni zonke, basela iwayini yabahlawulisiweyo endlwini yothixo wabo.
2:9 Kanti mna ndamtshabalalisa ebusweni babo umAmori, obude bunjengobude bemisedare, obeliqele njengemioki; ndasitshabalalisa isiqhamo sakhe ngaphezulu, neengcambu zakhe ngaphantsi.
2:10 Ke mna ndaninyusa ezweni laseYiputa, ndanikhokela entlango iminyaka emashumi mane, ukuze nilihluthe ilizwe lomAmori.
2:11 Ndavelisa koonyana benu abokuba ngabaprofeti, nakumadodana enu abokuba ngabazahlulileyo. Hi, akunjalo na, nyana bakaSirayeli? utsho uYehova.
2:12 Ke nisuke nabaseza iwayini abazahlulileyo; abaprofeti nabawisela umthetho wokuthi, Ize ningaprofeti.
2:13 Yabonani, ndiya kunixinzelela phantsi, njengokuba ixinzelelwa phantsi inqwelo ezele zizithungu.
2:14 Wokhohlwa kukusaba onamendu, owomeleleyo angawaqinisi amandla akhe, igorha lingabusindisi ubomi balo.
2:15 Nophethe isaphetha akayi kumisa, nonyawo zinamendu angazisindisi, nokhwele ehasheni angabusindisi ubomi bakhe;
2:16 nontliziyo ikhaliphileyo phakathi kwamagorha asabe eze ngaloo mini; utsho uYehova.
3:1 Liveni eli lizwi alithethileyo uYehova ngani, nyana bakaSirayeli, ngayo yonke imizalwane endayinyusayo ezweni laseYiputa, lisithi,
3:2 Ndaze nina nedwa emizalwaneni yonke yehlabathi; ngenxa yoko ndiya kubuvelela kuni ubugwenxa benu bonke.
3:3 Bakha bahambe ndawonye na ababini, bengavani?
3:4 Ikha ibharhule na ingonyama ehlathini, ingenanto iyiqwengayo? Ingonyama entsha ikha igqume na emqolombeni wayo, ingabambanga nto?
3:5 Ikha yeyele na intaka esibatheni emhlabeni, kungekho sango liyithiyeleyo? Wojuba na umgibe emhlabeni, ungabambisanga nokubambisa?
3:6 Khona khe sivuthelwe na isigodlo phakathi komzi, bangothuki abantu? Khe bubekho na ububi phakathi komzi, engabenzanga uYehova?
3:7 Inene, ayikhe yenze into iNkosi uYehova, ingathanga iluhlakaze ucweyo lwayo kubakhonzi bayo abaprofeti.
3:8 Ingonyama ibharhule, ngubani na ongoyikiyo? INkosi uYehova ithethile, ngubani na ongayi kuprofeta.
3:9 Memezani ezingxandeni ezinde zaseAshdode, nasezingxandeni ezinde zezwe laseYiputa, nithi, Hlanganisani ezintabeni zelakwaSamari, nibone isaqunge esikhulu esiphakathi kwalo, nabacudisiweyo abasesazulwini salo.
3:10 Kuba abakwazi ukwenza okuthe gca, utsho uYehova, abo bafumba ugonyamelo nobhuqo ezingxandeni zabo ezinde.
3:11 Ngako oko itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Umbandezeli uya kuba ngeenxa zonke elizweni; uya kuwathoba amandla akho kuwe, ziphangwe iingxande zakho ezinde.
3:12 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Njengokuba umalusi ehlangula emlonyeni wengonyama ooxhongo ababini, nokuba sisiqwenga sendlebe, baya kwenjiwa njalo ukuhlangulwa oonyana bakaSirayeli, abahlala kwaSamari phezu kwephundu lesingqengqelo, naphezu kweengubo zomandlalo eziluhlobo lweDamasko.
3:13 Yivani, ningqine kwindlu kaYakobi; itsho iNkosi uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi.
3:14 Kuba, mini ndiya kuzivelela izikreqo zendlu kaSirayeli phezu kwayo, ndiya kuzivelela ezibingelelweni zaseBheteli, zixakaxwe iimpondo zesibingelelo, ziwe emhlabeni.
3:15 Ndoyichitha indlu yasebusika, kunye nendlu yasehlotyeni, zitshabalale izindlu zeempondo zeendlovu, ziphele izindlu ezininzi; utsho uYehova.
4:1 Liveni eli lizwi, nina zimazi zaseBhashan, zisezintabeni zakwaSamari, zizicudisayo izisweli, ziwavikivayo amahlwempu, zithi ezinkosini zazo, Zisani sisele.
4:2 INkosi uYehova ifunge ubungcwele bayo, yathi, Yabonani, nizelwa yimihla eniya kuqweqwediswa ngamagwegwe, nabokugqibela kuni ngamaqerhu okubambisa iintlanzi.
4:3 Niya kuphuma ngamathuba okuqhekezwa kodonga, elowo aphume ngelilunge naye, niye kuphoswa eHarmon; utsho uYehova.
4:4 Yiyani eBheteli nikreqe; yiyani eGiligali, nandise ukukreqa; nizise imibingelelo yenu imiso ngemiso, nezishumi zenu kanye ngemihla emithathu;
4:5 niqhumisele umbingelelo wemibulelo ngento enegwele, nimemeze imibingelelo yokuqhutywa yintliziyo; memezani, kuba nithanda njalo, nyana bakaSirayeli; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
4:6 Kananjalo mna ndininike ubumsulwa bamazinyo emizini yenu yonke, nokusweleka kwesonka ezindaweni zenu zonke; anibuyanga nize kum noko; utsho uYehova.
4:7 Kananjalo mna ndayithintela imvula kuni, zisentathu iinyanga zokuba kuvunwe; ndayinisa komnye umzi, andayinisa komnye; esinye isahlulo somhlaba sanelwa yimvula, esinye isahlulo esinganelwanga satsha;
4:8 imizi emibini, emithathu, ibhadulele kumzi omnye, ukuze isele amanzi ingakholwa; anabuya nize kum noko; utsho uYehova.
4:9 Ndanibetha ngembabala nangexoshomba; imiyezo yenu nezidiliya zenu, nemikhiwane yenu, neminquma yenu emininzi, yadliwa yinkumbi enqunquthayo; anabuya nize kum noko utsho uYehova.
4:10 Ndathumela phakathi kwenu indyikitya yokufa, ngokuya kwaseYiputa, ndawabulala ngekrele amadodana enu, kwanamahashe enu angamaxhoba, ndanyusa ukunuka kweminquba yenu, kweza ezimpumlweni zenu; anabuya nize kum noko; utsho uYehova.
4:11 Ndibabhukuqile abanye benu, njengoko wabhukuqa ngako uThixo iSodom neGomora, naba njengesikhuni esinyothulwe emlilweni; anabuya nize kum noko; utsho uYehova.
4:12 Ngako oko ndiya kwenjenje kuwe, Sirayeli; ngokokuba ndiya kwenjenje ke kuwe, zilungiselele ukuhlangabeza uThixo wakho, Sirayeli.
4:13 Ngokuba, yabona, uloyila iintaba, ulodala umoya, uloxelela umntu into okuyiyo ukuthelekelela kwakhe, ulowenza mnyama isifingo, ulonyathela phezu kwemimango yehlabathi: nguYehova uThixo wemikhosi, igama lakhe.
5:1 Liveni eli lizwi ndiliphakamisayo ngani, esi simbonono, ndlu kaSirayeli.
5:2 Iwile, ayisayi kubuya ivuke intombi enguSirayeli; ikhahleleke emhlabeni, akukho uyiphakamisayo,
5:3 Ngokuba itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Umzi ophuma unewaka, uya kusala nekhulu; ophuma unekhulu, uya kusala neshumi kwindlu kaSirayeli.
5:4 Ngokuba utsho uYehova kwindlu kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Quqelani kum, niphile;
5:5 musani ukuquqela eBheteli, ningangeni eGiligali, ningaweleli niye eBher-shebha; kuba iGiligali, inene, iya kuthinjwa, neBheteli ibe yinto engeyakonto.
5:6 Quqelani kuYehova, naniya kuphila; hleze ayifikele indlu kaYosefu njengomlilo, utshise, kungabikho uwucimela iBheteli,
5:7 nina abo bajika okusesikweni kube ngumhlonyane, babukhahlele phantsi ubulungisa emhlabeni.
5:8 Quqelani kulowenza isiLimela namaKroza, uloguqula ithunzi lokufa libe ngumso, imini ayenze mnyama, ibe bubusuku; ulobiza amanzi olwandle, awathululele phezu komhlaba: nguYehova igama lakhe.
5:9 Ngulotshangazisa imbuqo phezu koliqele, imbuqo iyifikele inqaba.
5:10 Bayamthiya owohlwayayo esangweni, bamenze isikizi othetha okugqibeleleyo.
5:11 Ngako oko, ngenxa yokusigqusha kwenu isisweli, nithabathe kuso unikelo lwengqolowa, niya kwakha izindlu ngamatye aqingqiweyo, ningahlali kuzo; nityale izidiliya ezinqwenelekayo, ningaseli wayini yazo.
5:12 Kuba ndiyazazi izikreqo zenu ukuba zininzi kwazo, nezono zenu ukuba zikhulu kwazo; nibandezela ilungisa, nisamkele isicengo, nisijike isigwebo samahlwempu esangweni.
5:13 Ngako oko, onengqiqo uthe cwaka ngeli xesha; kuba lixesha elibi eli.
5:14 Funani okulungileyo, ningafuni okubi, ukuze niphile; aze uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi, abe nani, njengoko nitshoyo.
5:15 Thiyani okubi, nithande okulungileyo, nimise okusesikweni esangweni; mhlawumbi uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi, wowababala amasalela kaYosefu.
5:16 Ngako oko utsho uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi, iNkosi, ukuthi, Ezindaweni zonke zembutho kukumbambazela; ezitratweni zonke bathi, Yoo! yoo! Babizela umlimi esijwilini, babizela abasaziyo isimema, bathi, Mbambazelani.
5:17 Ezidiliyeni zonke kukumbambazela, ngokuba ndicanda esazulwini sakho; utsho uYehova.
5:18 Yeba ke, nina banqwenela imini kaYehova! Iyintoni na imini kaYehova kuni? Ibubumnyama, ayikukukhanya.
5:19 Injengokuthi umntu abaleke engonyameni, aqubisane nebhere; angene endlwini, abambelele ngesandla eludongeni, inyoka imlume.
5:20 Ayiyi kuba bubumnyama yini na imini kaYehova, ingabi kukukhanya? Ayiyi kuba sisithokothoko, yini na, ingabi nabumhlophe?
5:21 Ndiyithiyile, ndiyayicekisa imithendeleko yenu; andilisezeli ivumba lengqungquthela.
5:22 Ngokuba, xa nithe nandinyusela amadini anyukayo, neminikelo yenu yokudla, akakholeki kum; nombingelelo wenu woxolo wamathole atyetyisiweyo andiwubheki.
5:23 Yisuse kum ingxokozelo yeengoma zakho, nokubetha kwemirhubhe yakho andikuphulaphuli.
5:24 Makugaleleke umgwebo njengamanzi, nobulungisa njengomlambo ongatshiyo.
5:25 Imibingelelo neminikelo yokudla naniyizisa kum yini na entlango, iminyaka emashumi mane, ndlu kaSirayeli?
5:26 Nasuka nathwala umnquba wokumkani wenu, noseko lwemifanekiso yenu, inkwenkwezi yoothixo benu, enazenzelayo.
5:27 Ndiya kuni fudusela kude ke ngaphaya kweDamasko; utsho uYehova; nguThixo wemikhosi igama lakhe.
6:1 Yeha ke abatyeshileyo eZiyon, nabakholose ngentaba yakwaSamari; abadumileyo ngamagama kwintlahlela yeentlanga, eza kubo indlu kaSirayeli!
6:2 Welelani eKalene, nibone; nisuke khona niye eHamati enkulu, nihle niye eGati yamaFilisti; ukuba ilungile na loo mizi kunezikumkani; ukuba mikhulu na imida yayo kunemida yenu.
6:3 Nina, baba imini yokubi ikude, basondeza isihlalo sogonyamelo;
6:4 nina, balele ezingqengqelweni zeempondo zeendlovu, banabe emandlalweni yabo, badle amatakane emhlambini, namathole asesitalini;
6:5 nina, baphololoza kukubetha umrhubhe, bazicingela ukwenza izinto zokuvuma njengoDavide;
6:6 nina, baseli bewayini ngezitya zokutshiza zemibingelelo, bazithambise ngentlahlela yeoli, bangahlabeki kukwaphuka kukaYosefu.
6:7 Ngako oko baya kuthinjwa bemke ngoku, kwasentloko kubathinjwa, iphele ingxobotshane yabanabileyo.
6:8 INkosi uYehova izifungile, utsho uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi; yathi, Lisikizi kum iqhayiya likaYakobi, ndizithiyile iingxande zakhe ezinde; ngako oko ndowunikela umzi nenzaliseko yawo.
6:9 Kuya kuthi, ukuba kuthe kwasala amadoda alishumi ndlwini-nye, afe.
6:10 Umntu wophakanyiswa nguyisekazi, umngcwabi wakhe, ukuba awakhuphe amathambo akhe endlwini, athi kosentla endlwini, Kusekho na okuwe? athi lowo, Akusekho nto; wothi yena, Thwize; ngokuba alingekhankanywa igama likaYehova.
6:11 Ngokuba, uyabona, uYehova uwisa umthetho, bayibethe indlu enkulu ibe ngamavithi, nendlu encinane ibe ziintanda.
6:12 Amahashe ayabaleka na phezu kweengxondorha? bayalima na khona ngeenkomo? ukuba nikujike nje okusesikweni kube bubuhlungu, nesiqhamo sobulungisa sibe ngumhlonyane;
6:13 nina bavuyela okungelutho; bathi, Sizenzela iimpondo ngawethu amandla.
6:14 Ke yabonani, ndinivusela uhlanga, ndlu kaSirayeli; utsho uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi; luya kunixina, luthabathele ekuyiweni eHamati, luse esihlanjeni seArabha.
7:1 Yenjenje ukundibonisa iNkosi uYehova: Yabona, idala imiqikela yeenkumbi ekuqalekeni kokuhluma kwesihlabane sotyani; naso isihlabane eso, emva kokusikelwa kokumkani ingca.
7:2 Kwathi, yakugqiba ukuyidla imifuno yelizwe, ndathi mna, Nkosi Yehova, khawuxolele; wothini na uYakobi ukuma? kuba mncinane yena.
7:3 Wazohlwaya uYehova ngenxa yoko: Oko akuyi kubakho; watsho uYehova.
7:4 Yenjenje ukundibonisa iNkosi uYehova: Nantso iNkosi uYehova ibiza umlilo, ukuba yohlwaye ngawo; wawagqiba amanzi amaninzi enzonzobila, wasitshisa isahlulo sehlabathi.
7:5 Ndathi, Nkosi Yehova, khawuyeke; wothini na uYakobi ukuma? kuba mncinane yena.
7:6 Wazohlwaya uYehova ngenxa yoko: Nako oko akuyi kubakho; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
7:7 Yenjenje ukundibonisa: Nantso iNkosi imi eludongeni olumpuluswa, iphethe ngesandla ilothe yokulungelelanisa.
7:8 UYehova wathi kum, Ubona ntoni na, Amosi? Ndathi, Ilothe yokulungelelanisa. Yathi iNkosi, Yabona, ndibeka ilothe esazulwini sabantu bam amaSirayeli; andiyi kubuya ndiphinde ndidlule kubo.
7:9 Ziya kuchithwa iziganga zakwaIsake, zibengamanxuwa iingcwele zakwaSirayeli, ndisukele phezulu kwindlu kaYarobheham ngekrele.
7:10 UAmatsiya, umbingeleli waseBheteli, wathumela kuYarobheham ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, esithi, Ukucebile uAmosi esazulwini sendlu kaSirayeli; ilizwe alinakuwanyamezela onke amazwi akhe.
7:11 Ngokuba uAmosi utsho ukuthi, Uya kufa likrele uYarobheham, amaSirayeli aya kuthinjwa, afuduswe emke elizweni lawo.
7:12 Wathi uAmatsiya kuAmosi, Mboni, hamba, urhole uye ezweni lakwaYuda, udle khona isonka sakho, uprofete khona;
7:13 kodwa uze ungabi saphinda uprofete eBheteli, kuba yingcwele yokumkani khona, yindlu yakomkhulu leyo.
7:14 Waphendula uAmosi, wathi kuAmatsiya, Andimprofeti, andinyana wamprofeti; ndingumalusi weenkomo, ndingumbuthi weziqhamo zomthombe.
7:15 Kuba uYehova wandithabatha ndisalusa umhlambi, uYehova wathi kum, Yiya uprofete kubantu bam amaSirayeli.
7:16 Ngoko ke live ilizwi likaYehova. Uthi wena, Akuyi kuprofeta kumaSirayeli, akuyi kuwisa ntetho kwindlu kaIsake.
7:17 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova ukuthi, Umfazi wakho uya kuhenyuza phakathi komzi, bawe likrele oonyana bakho neentombi zakho; umhlaba wakho wabiwe ngolutya, ke wena ufele emhlabeni oyinqambi; amaSirayeli aya kuthinjwa, afuduswe emke elizweni lawo.
8:1 Yenjenje ukundibonisa iNkosi uYehova: Nantso ingobozi ineziqhamo zasehlotyeni.
8:2 Yathi kum, Ubona ntoni na, Amosi? Ndathi, Ingobozi, ineziqhamo zasehlotyeni. Wathi uYehova kum, Isiphelo sibafikele abantu bam amaSirayeli; andiyi kubuya ndiphinde ndidlule kubo.
8:3 Ziya kuba kukubhomboloza iingoma zetempile ngaloo mini; itsho iNkosi uYehova. Zininzi izidumbu; uziqungquluzisile ezindaweni zonke; thwize!
8:4 Yivani oku, nina bawazondayo amahlwempu, ukuba nibaphelise abaziintsizana belizwe, nisithi,
8:5 Kuya kugqitha nini na ukuthwasa kwenyanga, sithengise ngengqolowa? Iya kugqitha nini na isabatha, sivule izisele zengqolowa, ukuze sinciphise iefa, sikhulise ishekele, sigqwethe isikali, sibe sesokukhohlisa?
8:6 ukuze sizithenge izisweli ngesilivere, namahlwempu ngeembadada ezimbini, sithengise ngomdlungu wengqolowa?
8:7 Ulifungile uYehova iqhayiya likaYakobi, esithi, Inyaniso, andiyi kuzilibala naphakade izenzo zabo zonke.
8:8 Aliyi kugungqa na ngenxa yoku ilizwe, benze isijwili bonke abemiyo kulo? aliyi kunyuka na lonke liphela njengoMnayile, lisuke amadlu, liwuthe njengoMnayile waseYiputa?
8:9 Kothi ngaloo mini, itsho iNkosi uYehova, ndilitshonise ilanga emini enkulu, ndenze ubumnyama ehlabathini ngemini elisileyo.
8:10 Ndiya kuyijika imithendeleko yenu ibe sisijwili, neengoma zenu zonke zibe sisimbonono; ndinxibe ezimnyama zokuzila ezinqeni zonke; ndichebe zonke iintloko, ndikwenze konke oko, kube njengesijwili esenzelwa umntwana okuphela kwamzeleyo, nokuphela kwako kube njengomhla okrakra.
8:11 Yabonani, kuza imihla, itsho iNkosi uYehova, endiya kuthumela ukulamba kulo ilizwe, kungabi kuko ukulambela isonka, kungabi kuko ukunxanela amanzi; kube kukulambela ukuva amazwi kaYehova.
8:12 Baya kubhadula bethabathela kolunye ulwandle, base kolunye ulwandle; bethabathela entla, base empumalanga; betyhutyha, befuna ilizwi likaYehova, bangalifumani.
8:13 Ngaloo mini uya kuwa isiduli umthinjana omhle nomlisela, linxano.
8:14 Bona abo bafunga ityala lakwaSamari; bathi, Ehleli nje uThixo wakho, Dan; bathi, Ihleli nje indlela yaseBher-shebha: bona baya kuwa, bangabi savuka.
9:1 Ndayibona iNkosi imi ngasesibingeleweni. Yathi, Zibethe iinqanam, inyikime imigubasi yomnyango, uziqobe ezo zinto, ziwe entlokweni yabo bonke bephela, ndibabulale abokugqibela babo ngekrele. Osabayo kubo akasayi kusinda, angasindi nokuzisindisa kubo.
9:2 Ukuba bathe bagqobhozela elabafileyo, sobathabatha nakhona isandla sam; nokuba bathe benyuka baya ezulwini, ndobahlisa nakhona.
9:3 Nokuba bathe bazimela encotsheni yeKarmele, ndofuna, ndibathabathe nalapho; nokuba bathe bazisithelisa phambi kwamehlo am emazantsi olwandle, ndoyiwisela umthetho nalapho inyoka, ibalume.
9:4 Nokuba bathe bathinjwa phambi kweentshaba zabo, ndoliwisela umthetho nalapho ikrele, libabulale, ndiwamise kubo amehlo am, ukuba kube kubi, kungalungi.
9:5 INkosi uYehova wemikhosi ngulophatha ilizwe, linyibilike, benze isijwili bonke abemiyo kulo; linyuke lonke liphela njengoMnayile, libuye liwuthe njengoMnayile waseYiputa;
9:6 ngulowakhela emazulwini amagumbi akhe aphezulu, nophahla lwawo alusekele phezu kwehlabathi; ngulobiza amanzi olwandle, awathululele phezu kwehlabathi: nguYehova igama lakhe.
9:7 Aninjengoonyana bamaKushi na kum, nina nyana bakaSirayeli? utsho uYehova. Andiwanyusanga na amaSirayeli ezweni laseYiputa, amaFilisti eKafetori, ama-Aram eKire?
9:8 Yabonani, amehlo eNkosi uYehova asebukumkanini obonayo, ndibutshabalalise, bungabikho phezu komhlaba; kodwa andiyi kuyitshabalalisa iphele indlu kaYakobi; utsho uYehova.
9:9 Ngokuba, yabonani, ndiwisa umthetho, ndiyihlungule indlu kaSirayeli ezintlangeni zonke, njengoko kuhlungulwa ingqolowa ngesihlungulo, kungawi nokhozo emhlabeni.
9:10 Baya kufa ngekrele bonke aboni babantu bam; abo bathi, Abuyi kusifumana, abuyi kusithintela ububi.
9:11 Ngaloo mini ndiya kuwuvusa umnquba kaDavide, lowo uwileyo, ndizivingce iintanda zawo, ndizivuse iindawo zawo ezigungxulweyo, ndiwakhe ube njengokwemihla yamandulo;
9:12 ukuze bawathimbe amasalela akwaEdom, neentlanga zonke, ezibizwa ngegama lam; utsho uYehova okwenzayo oku.
9:13 Yabonani, kuza imihla, utsho uYehova, aya kuthi afumanane umlimi nomvuni, umxovuli weediliya afumanane nomhlwayeli wembewu; iintaba zivuze incindi yeediliya, neenduli zonke zinyibilike.
9:14 Ndiya kukubuyisa ukuthinjwa kwabantu bam amaSirayeli, bayakhe imizi engamanxuwa, bayihlale, batyale izidiliya, basele iwayini yazo, benze imiyezo, badle iziqhamo zayo.
9:15 Ndobatyala emhlabeni wabo, bangabi sanyothulwa emhlabeni wabo endabanikayo; utsho uYehova uThixo wakho.


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Chapter 2
1 USolomon wacinga ukulakhela indlu igama likaYehova, nokubakhela indlu ubukumkani bakhe.
2 USolomon wamisa amashumi osixhenxe amawaka amadoda angabathwali, namashumi asibhozo amawaka amadoda angabaqingqi bamatye, nangabasebenzi bemithi, ezintabeni; nabongameli bawo abangamawaka amathathu anamakhulu mathandathu.
3 Wathumela uSolomon kuHiram ukumkani waseTire, wathi, Njengoko wakwenzayo kuDavide ubawo, wathumela kuye imisedare yokuzakhela indlu yokuba ahlale kuyo, yenjenjalo nakum.
4 Yabona, ndilakhela indlu igama likaYehova uThixo wam, ukuba ingcwaliselwe yena, kuqhunyiselwe phambi kwakhe isiqhumiso esiqholiweyo, kucwangciswe ngamaxesha onke ukucwangciswa kwezonka, kunyuswe amadini anyukayo kusasa nangokuhlwa, ngeesabatha, nasekuthwaseni kwenyanga, nangamaxesha amisiweyo nguYehova uThixo wethu; yeyaphakade loo nto kumaSirayeli.
5 Indlu endiyakhayo inkulu; ngokuba mkhulu uThixo wethu koothixo bonke.
6 Ngubani na onamandla okumakhela indlu; ngokuba izulu, nezulu lawo amazulu, alimlingene? Ndingubani na ke mna, ukuba ndimakhele indlu, ingaba yeyokuqhumisela phambi kwakhe kodwa?
7 Ndithumele ke ngoko indoda enobugcisa ukusebenza ngegolide, nangesilivere, nangobhedu, nangesinyithi, nangemisonto emfusa nebomvu nemsi, ekwaziyo ukukrola ndawonye nabalumkileyo abakum kwaYuda naseYerusalem, abalungiswayo nguDavide ubawo.
8 Ndithumele nemisedare, nemisipres, nemialgumi, evela eLebhanon; ngokuba ndiyazi mna ukuba abakhonzi bakho bayakwazi ukugawula imithi eLebhanon. Yabona abakhonzi bam bohamba nabakhonzi bakho,
9 bandilungisele imithi emininzi; ngokuba indlu endiyakhayo inkulu ngokubalulekileyo.
10 Yabona abaqingqi abo nabasebenzi bemithi, abakhonzi bakho abo, ndobanika ingqolowa ukuba ibe kukudla, iikore ezingamawaka angamashumi mabini, nerhasi iikore ezingamawaka angamashumi mabini, neebhate zewayini ezingamawaka angamashumi mabini, neebhate zeoli ezingamawaka angamashumi mabini.
11 UHiram ukumkani waseTire wathumela kuSolomon ngokubhala, wathi, UYehova, ngokubathanda kwakhe abantu bakhe, ukumisile ukuba ube ngukumkani kubo.
12 Wathi uHiram, Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, owenza izulu nehlabathi, omnikileyo uDavide ukumkani unyana olumkileyo, owaziyo, oqiqayo, oqondayo, oya kumakhela indlu uYehova, nendlu yobukumkani bakhe.
13 Ngoko ndithumela indoda eligcisa, eyaziyo, eqondayo, inkunkqele uHuram,
14 unyana wentokazi yasezintombini zakwaDan. Uyise ngumfo waseTire, okwaziyo ukusebenza ngegolide, nangesilivere, nangobhedu, nangesinyithi, nangamatye, nangemithi, nangemisonto emfusa nemsi, nangelinen ecikizekileyo, nangemisonto ebomvu, nokukrola konke, nokuyila zonke iintlobo zomsebenzi awuphathisiweyo, ndawonye nezilumko zakho, nezilumko zenkosi yam, uDavide uyihlo.
15 Ingqolowa ke, nerhasi, neoli, newayini, ethethe ngazo inkosi yam, mayizithumele kubakhonzi bayo.
16 Ke thina sogawula imithi eLebhanon njengokufuna kwakho konke, siyizise kuwe eYafo ngokuyidadisa elwandle, uyinyuse wena, uyise eYerusalem.
17 USolomon wawabala onke amadoda angawasemzini, abe esezweni lamaSirayeli, emva kokubala awawabala ngako uDavide uyise; afumaneka elikhulu elinamanci amahlanu amawaka, elinesithathu samawaka, anamakhulu amathandathu.
18 Wamisa amashumi asixhenxe amawaka kuwo aba ngabathwali; namashumi asibhozo amawaka aba ngabasebenzi bemithi, nabaqingqi bamatye ezintabeni; namawaka amathathu anamakhulu amathandathu aba ngabongameli bokusebenzisa abantu.


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Ngaba ungathanda ukufunda eli nqaku ngolu lwimi:
IBhayibhile Kwi-Intanethi | INGUQULELO YEHLABATHI ELITSHA YEZIBHALO EZINGCWELE
Ngaba ungathanda ukufunda eli nqaku ngolu lwimi:
3 Ekugqibeleni uSolomon waqala ukuyakha indlu kaYehova+ eYerusalem kwiNtaba yaseMoriya,+ apho [uYehova] wabonakala khona kuDavide uyise,+ kwindawo awayilungisayo uDavide esandeni sikaOrnan+ umYebhusi.
2 Waqalisa ukwakha ngenyanga yesibini ngomhla wesibini, ngonyaka wesine wolawulo lwakhe.+
3 Oku uSolomon wakubeka njengesiseko sokwakha indlu kaTHIXO oyinyaniso, ubude ngokomlinganiselo weekubhite wangaphambili babuziikubhite ezingamashumi amathandathu, ububanzi buziikubhite ezingamashumi amabini.+
4 Iveranda+ eyayingaphambi kwecala elide yayiziikubhite ezingamashumi amabini ngaphambi kwecala elibanzi lendlu, ukuphakama kwayo kwakulikhulu elinamashumi amabini; wayaleka ngaphakathi ngegolide esulungekileyo.
5 Yaye indlu enkulu+ wayigubungela ngomthi wejunipha, waza wawugubungela ngegolide,+ wandula waleka phezu kwayo umthi wamasundu+ nemixokelelwane.+
6 Ngaphezu koko, waleka indlu ngamatye axabisekileyo ukuze ibe ntle;+ igolide+ yayiyigolide evela kwilizwe legolide.
7 Wahlabela mgama wagubungela indlu, imiqadi, imibundu neendonga zayo neengcango zayo ngegolide;+ waza wakrola iikherubhi ezindongeni.+
8 Wenza indlu yeYona Ngcwele,+ ubude bayo ngangobubanzi bendlu babuziikubhite ezingamashumi amabini, ububanzi bayo babuziikubhite ezingamashumi amabini;+ waza wayigubungela ngegolide entle engamakhulu amathandathu eetalente.
9 Ubunzima bezikhonkwane+ babuziishekele ezingamashumi amahlanu zegolide; yaye igumbi eliseluphahleni waligubungela ngegolide.
10 Waza endlwini yeYona Ngcwele wenza imifanekiso yeekherubhi ezimbini,+ wayaleka ngegolide.+
11 Amaphiko eekherubhi,+ ubude bawo babuziikubhite ezingamashumi amabini, elinye iphiko liziikubhite ezintlanu lifikelela eludongeni lwendlu, nelinye iphiko liziikubhite ezintlanu lifikelela kwiphiko lenye ikherubhi.+
12 Ke iphiko lekherubhi elizikubhite ezintlanu lalifikelela kudonga lwendlu, yaye elinye iphiko eliziikubhite ezintlanu lalihlangana nephiko lenye ikherubhi.+
13 Amaphiko ezo kherubhi oluleka iikubhite ezingamashumi amabini; zema ngeenyawo zikhangele ngaphakathi.
14 Ngaphezu koko, wenza ikhuselo+ ngomsonto oluhlaza+ nangoboya obudaywe bamfusa bubomvu nobomvu bungqombela nelaphu elicikizekileyo, wenza iikherubhi kuwo.+
15 Wandula wenza phambi kwendlu iintsika ezimbini,+ eziziikubhite ezingamashumi amathathu anesihlanu ubude, neengqukuva+ ezaziphezu kwayo nganye yazo zaziziikubhite ezintlanu.
16 Ngaphezu koko, wenza imixokelelwane+ yentsimbi yomqala waza wayibeka phezu kweentsika, wenza iirharnati ezilikhulu+ wazibeka kwimixokelelwane leyo.
17 Wazimisa iintsika ngaphambi kwetempile, enye yangasekunene enye yangasekhohlo, emva koko wathi igama leyasekunene nguYakin negama leyasekhohlo nguBhohazi.+
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Bona isizathu sokuba izigidi iingcali ukhetha kuthi. Ukusuka imbali yethu etyebileyo eqinisekisiwe kugqaliselo lwethu ezintsha nobuchwepheshe.
Judin Industrial Co., Ltd. kunye Hong Kong utyalo-mali kunye nemvelaphi ubugcisa, ziye specialising ekuveliseni monofilaments ezikumgangatho ophezulu ngenxa emyezweni, ulwakhiwo, ulimo, namantshontsho kunye nezinye iindawo kumazwe ahlukeneyo ukususela 2000. Siye saba nguvulindlela kwinkalo monofilament imboni extrusion.
Kweli xesha, siye sabona iireyithi ri for ezahlukeneyo zokonyusa iimveliso kunye nokufika ngokungenamkhethe yakutshanje ye RDF (Kwenkunkuma iSibasi efunyenwe) kunye SRF (Imigaqo iSibasi wachacha) iimarike, lona eyabangela ukuba ukubheka phambili kwi eendaba ezizezinye wokubopha kunye nemveliso ezizinzileyo .


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Eyesi-2—Wunyamekele Umzimba Wakho
“Akukho mntu wakha wayithiya eyakhe inyama; kodwa uyayondla aze ayiphathe ngononophelo.”—Efese 5:29. Ukunyamekela umzimba wakho kunokwenza umahluko omkhulu empilweni yakho.
Phumla ngokwaneleyo. “Kulunge ngakumbi ukuzalisa isandla ngokuphumla kunokuzalisa izandla zozibini ngomsebenzi onzima ngokusukelana nomoya.” (INtshumayeli 4:6) Ubomi banamhlanje obuxakekileyo benza abantu bangalali ngokwaneleyo. Kodwa ukuze ube sempilweni kubalulekile ukulala. Uphando lubonisa ukuba xa ulele, umzimba nengqondo ziyazihlaziya yaye loo nto iphucula inkumbulo ize ikwenze wonwabe.
Ukulala komeleza inkqubo yomzimba yokulwa nezifo yaye kunciphisa amathuba okuba nezifo ezinjengesifo seswekile, isifo sentliziyo, umhlaza, ukutyeba ngokugqithiseleyo, uxinezeleko mhlawumbi nesifo sika-Alzheimer. Kuhle ukuba silale kunokuba silwe nobuthongo ngokutya iilekese, izinto ezinecaffeine okanye ezinye izinto ezikwenza ungalali. Inkoliso yabantu abadala kufuneka balale iiyure ezisixhenxe ukuya kwezisibhozo ukuze bakhangeleke kakuhle, bazive besempilweni nokuze bakwazi ukusebenza kakuhle. Ulutsha lona lufanele lulale ixesha elingakumbi. Ulutsha olungalaliyo ludla ngokuba neengxaki zengqondo nto leyo elwenza lulale naxa luqhuba.
Ukulala kubalulekile ngokukodwa xa umntu egula. Imizimba yethu iyakwazi ukuzoyisa izigulo ezinjengomkhuhlane xa silala ngokwaneleyo size sisele amanzi amaninzi nezinye izinto.
Nyamekela amazinyo akho. Ukuxukuxa nokuvungula emva kokutya, ngokukodwa ngaphambi kokuba uye kulala kunceda amazinyo angaboli yaye kulwa nesifo seentsini nokuphunyelwa ngamazinyo. Asikunandiphi ngokupheleleyo ukutya xa singenamazinyo. Kuthiwa iindlovu azibulawa kukwaluphala kodwa zibulawa yindlala ngenxa yokuphunyelwa ngamazinyo zize zingakwazi ukuhlafuna kakuhle. Abantwana abafundiswe ukuxukuxa nokuvungula emva kokuba betyile baba sempilweni ubomi babo bonke.
Yiya kugqirha. Ezinye izigulo zifuna ukuba uye kwagqirha. Ukuzazi kwangoko ukuba uyagula kudla ngokuba luncedo yaye kunciphisa iindleko. Ngoko, xa uziv’ ugula yiya kwagqirha ukuze kunyangwe isigulo eso kunokuba ulwe nje neempawu zaso.
Ukumane usiya kuxilongwa kunokuzithintela iingxaki ezininzi njengokuba kunjalo ngokuya rhoqo kwagqirha xa ukhulelwe. * Kodwa ke ukhumbule ukuba oogqirha abayenzi imimangaliso. Zonke izigulo zethu ziya kuphela, kuphela xa uThixo esenza ‘zonke izinto zibe ntsha.’—ISityhilelo 21:4, 5.
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- Umsebenzi wekhasi lokumisela
Ngokuqhelekileyo, xa izikhonkco zakho ziboniswa uluhlu lwe-SERPs , abantu bahamba kwi-homepage yewebhu okanye iblogi yakho yokuxhasa. Kodwa ukuba ujongene neprojekthi yorhwebo, umzekelo, kwisitoreji se-intanethi, ungcono ube nekhasi lokuzimela elikhethekileyo nelungileyo ukuze kuveliswe ukuthengisa okungcono okanye abanye abalandeli. Ukudala iphepha lokuhlawula kuthetha ukuba nekhasi lewebhu elizinikezelwe liqhutywa ngesihloko esithile. Ngokubhekiselele kwimibuzo ye-SEO, ndincoma apha ukwenza konke ukusetyenziswa kusetyenziswa inyathelo ngesinyathelo. Okokuqala, ngaphambi kokuba uqale ukwakhiwa kwekhasi lokufika, kufuneka ukhethe ibinzana elingundoqo lomsila. Ngaleyo ndlela, sebenzisa isihloko sayo kunye nenkcazelo ye-meta. Yenza iphepha lakho lokumisa elakhiwe ngamagama angama-2,000, njengokuba kukho indawo ekhangelekileyo ebonakalayo ephezulu kwiziphumo zophando zeGoogle. Musa ukufaka imali ekutyala imali ethile kwi-web design. Ekugqibeleni, zama ukufumana ubungqina kwiphepha lakho lokumisa kwaye ujabulele ukuhlala etroneni.
Iindlela ezilungileyo ze-SEO zomxholo zisekelwe kwimbono elula - umxholo kukumkani. Ewe, ndiyingozi apha, kuba ingcamango enengqiqo yokusebenza kanzima kumxholo wakho ukufezekisa iimpawu eziphezulu zekhwalithi kunye nesipili. Nangona kunjalo, kunokuba luphelele kwaye lusebenze ixesha. Esikhundleni sokwenza njalo, ndincoma ukufaka izicelo ezithile ze-SEO ezintle kwiimibhalo zetekisi. Se benzisa nje umxholo ofanayo uhlaziywa kwiifom ezahlukeneyo, umzekelo, ukuba uboniswe ukusetyenziswa okusebenzayo nangokufanelekileyo. Ndiyathetha ukuba unokwenza lula ukuba izithuba zeblogi zakho zenziwe kwakhona (ubuncinci) zibe zifundo ezixabisekileyo zevidiyo, iintetho ezonwabisayo, iipodcasts ezimnandi kunye ne-infographics, okanye ezinye izinto ezixhasa inkxaso kwifomati yePD. Ngenxa yesiphumo esiphezulu, yenza ezo ziqabane zedatha-nxaxheba yolwazi ukuze ufumane unxibelelwano olongezelelweyo kunye nezithuthi. Awusayi kuze uzisole ukuchitha ixesha kwilo xesha.


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Ngaba ULizwi ‘WayenguThixo’ Okanye ‘Uthixo’?
Ngaba uLizwi ‘WayenguThixo’ okanye ‘uthixo’?
XA ABAGUQULELI beBhayibhile babeguqulela indinyana yokuqala yeVangeli kaYohane kwafuneka bacingisise ngalo mbuzo. KwiNguqulelo Yehlabathi Elitsha le ndinyana ithi: “Ekuqaleni wayekho uLizwi, uLizwi wayekunye noThixo, yaye uLizwi wayenguthixo.” (Yohane 1:1) Xa ziguqulela inxalenye yokugqibela yale ndinyana ezinye iinguqulelo zidlulisela ingcamango yokuba uLizwi ‘wayengokobuthixo,’ okanye enye ingcamango efanayo. (A New Translation of the Bible, by James Moffatt; The New English Bible) Noko ke, iinguqulelo ezininzi, ziyiguqulela ngolu hlobo inxalenye yokugqibela kaYohane 1:1: “Yaye uLizwi wayenguThixo.”—The Holy Bible—New International Version; The Jerusalem Bible.
Igrama yesiGrike nomongo wayo ibonisa ukuba iNguqulelo Yehlabathi Elitsha ichanile yaye “uLizwi” akafanele afaniswe ‘noThixo’ ekuthethwe ngaye ekuqaleni kwale ndinyana.
ISahidic sisiyelelana solwimi lwamaCopt. IsiCopt sasithethwa eYiputa kwiinkulungwane zasemva kwexesha lobulungiseleli bukaYesu emhlabeni, yaye kwakusetyenziswa esi siyelelane xa kubhalwa ulwimi lwantlandlolo. Ngokuphathelele iinguqulelo zeBhayibhile zesiCopt, iThe Anchor Bible Dictionary ithi: “Ekubeni [iSeptuagint] [nemibhalo yamaKristu yesiGrike] zaziguqulelwa kwisiCopt ngenkulungwane yesithathu yeXesha Eliqhelekileyo, le nguqulelo isekelwe kweyona [mibhalo-ngqangi yesiGrike] emidala kuleyo isetyenziswayo ngoku.”
Umbhalo weSahidic yesiCopt ubangel’ umdla ngenxa yezizathu ezibini. Okokuqala, njengokuba kuchazwe ngasentla, icacisa iSibhalo sangaphambi kwenkulungwane yesine, esasisetyenziswa xa imfundiso kaBathathu Emnye yayisamkelwa ngokusemthethweni. Okwesibini, igrama yesiCopt iyelelene kwigrama yesiNgesi ngenkalo enye ebalulekileyo. IiNguqulelo ZeZibhalo ZamaKristu ZesiGrike zazibhalwe ngesiSiriya, isiLatin nesiCopt. Ngokufanayo nesiGrike saloo maxesha, isiSiriya nesiLatin azinayo i-indefinite article. Ukanti sona isiCopt sinayo. Ngaphezu koko, kwincwadi yakhe ethi Introduction to Sahidic Coptic, umphengululi uThomas O. Lambdin uthi: “Ukusetyenziswa kwedefinite neindefinite articles kuyavisisana nokusetyenziswa kwazo kwisiNgesi.”
Ngenxa yoko inguqulelo yesiCopt inobungqina obubangel’ umdla obubonisa indlela uYohane 1:1 awayeqondwa ngayo ngaloo maxesha. Bubuphi obo bungqina? Kwinxalenye yokugqibela kaYohane 1:1, inguqulelo yeSahidic yolwimi lwesiCopt isebenzisa i-indefinite article negama “uthixo.” Ngoko xa eguqulelwa kwisiNgesi sanamhlanje ufundeka ngolu hlobo: “ULizwi wayenguthixo.” Oku kubonisa ukuba abaguquleli bamandulo babeqonda ukuba amazwi kaYohane akuYohane 1:1 ayengathethi ukuba uYesu unguThixo uSomandla. ULizwi wayenguthixo, kungekhona uThixo uSomandla.
[Umzobo/Imifanekiso ekwiphepha 24]
(Ukuba ufuna inkcazelo ehlahlelwe kakuhle, yiya kwimpapasho)
YOHANE 1:1. ISAHIDIC COPTIC TEXT; P. CHESTER BEATTY-813; NENGUQULELO YEINTERLINEAR
(Isangqa sokuqala esikumgca wesithathu sibonisa idefinite article, ngoxa esesibini sona sibonisa i-indefinite article.)
Ekuqaleni wayekho uLizwi
yaye uLizwi wayekho kunye
noThixo yaye uthixo waye-
nguLizwi
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Chapter 16
1 Ngomnyaka wamashumi omathathu anesithandathu wobukumkani buka-Asa, wenyuka uBhahesha ukumkani wamaSirayeli, esiza kulwa namaYuda; wayakha iRama, ukuze angavumi ukuba kuphume bani aye kuAsa ukumkani wakwaYuda.
2 Wayirhola ke uAsa isilivere negolide ebuncwaneni bendlu kaYehova, nobendlu yokumkani, wazithumela kuBhen-hadade ukumkani wama-Aram, ohleli eDamasko, esithi,
3 Kukho umnqophiso phakathi kwam nawe, phakathi kobawo noyihlo; nanko ndikuthumele isilivere negolide; yiya uwaphule umnqophiso wakho noBhahesha ukumkani wamaSirayeli, ukuba emke kum.
4 UBhen-hadade wamphulaphula ukumkani uAsa, wathumela abathetheli bempi abenabo emizini yakwaSirayeli, wayithimba i-Iyon, nowakwaDan, neAbhele-mayim, nemizi yonke engoovimba yakwaNafetali.
5 Kwathi, akuva uBhahesha, wayeka ukuyakha iRama, wawuyeka umsebenzi wakhe.
6 UAsa ukumkani wawathabatha onke amaYuda; awasusa amatye eRama, nemithi yayo, awayesakha ngayo uBhahesha; wakha ke ngayo iGebha neMizpa.
7 Ngelo xesha uHanani, imboni, weza kuAsa, ukumkani wamaYuda, wathi kuye, Ekubeni wayama kukumkani wama-Aram, akwayama kuYehova uThixo wakho, ngoko ke iphulukile esandleni sakho impi yokumkani wama-Aram.
8 AmaKushi namaLubhi abengeyeyona impi ininzi, enento eninzi kunene yeenqwelo zokulwa nabamahashe? Ukanti ngokuba wayama kuYehova, anikelwa esandleni sakho.
9 Ngokuba uYehova, amehlo akhe asingasinga ehlabathini lonke, ukuba azomelezele abantliziyo ziphelele kuye. Wenza ubudenge ngale nto; ngokuba kususela ngoku woba neemfazwe.
10 UAsa wayiqumbela imboni leyo, wayifaka endlwini yesitokisi; ngokuba wayeyijalele ngale nto. UAsa wayicinezela inxenye yabantu ngelo xesha.
11 Yabona, izinto zika-Asa, ezokuqala nezokugqibela, nanzo zibhaliwe encwadini yookumkani bakwaYuda nabakwaSirayeli.
12 Ngomnyaka wamashumi omathathu anesithoba wobukumkani bakhe, uAsa wayesifa ziinyawo, sada senyuka isifo sakhe; kananjalo esifeni sakhe akamquqelanga uYehova, waquqela amagqirha.
13 UAsa walala kooyise; wafa ngomnyaka wamashumi omane anamnye wobukumkani bakhe.
14 Bamngcwabela engcwabeni lakhe, awazimbelayo emzini kaDavide, bamlalisa esililini esizele bubulawu, iintlobo ngeentlobo, ezenziwe ubuqholo ngobugcisa babaqholi; bamenzela ibaso elikhulu kunene.


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Chapter 22
1 Ke kaloku, wawusondela umthendeleko wezonka ezingenagwele, ekuthiwa yipasika.
2 Baye ababingeleli abakhulu nababhali befuna ukuba bangathini na ukumbulala, kuba bebesoyika abantu.
3 Wangena ke uSathana kuYuda, ogama limbi linguSikariyoti, ongowenani labalishumi elinababini.
4 Wemka, waya wathetha nababingeleli abakhulu nabaphathi betempile, ukuba angathini na ukumnikela kubo.
5 Bavuya, banqophisana naye ukumnika imali,
6 wabavumela, wamana efuna ithuba elimlungeleyo lokumnikela kubo, kungekho siphendu.
7 Wafika ke umhla wezonka ezingenagwele, ekwakumele ukuthi ngawo kubingwe imvana yepasika.
8 Wesusa uPetros noYohane, wathi, Hambani niye kusilungisela ipasika, ukuze sidle.
9 Bathe ke bona kuye, Ufuna ukuba siyilungise phi na?
10 Uthe ke yena kubo, Yabonani, nakungena kuwo umzi lo, nohlangatyezwa ngumntu ethwele umphanda wamanzi; mlandeleni, niye endlwini angena kuyo.
11 Nothi kumninindlu, Uthi uMfundisi kuwe, Liphi na igumbi labahambi, apho ndingadlela khona ipasika nabafundi bam?
12 Kwayena wonibonisa igumbi eliphezulu elikhulu, landlelwe; lungisani apho ke.
13 Bemka ke, bafumana kunjengoko ebetshilo kubo, bayilungisa ipasika.
14 Uthe ke lakufika ilixa, wahlala phantsi, nabapostile abalishumi elinababini kunye naye.
15 Wathi kubo, Asikuko nokuba ndinqwenile ukuyidla nani le pasika, ndingekabuva ubunzima.
16 Kuba ndithi kuni, Andiyi kubuya ndibe sadla kuyo, ide izaliseke ebukumkanini bukaThixo.
17 Wamkela indebe, wabulela, wathi, Yithabatheni, nabelane ngayo.
18 Kuba ndithi kuni, Andisayi kusela kwisiqhamo somdiliya, bude bufike ubukumkani bukaThixo.
19 Wathabatha isonka, wathi akubulela waqhekeza, wabanika, esithi, Ngumzimba wam lo, onikelwa ngenxa yenu; oku kwenzeleni ukundikhumbula.
20 Kwangokunjalo nayo indebe wayithabatha, kwakukhovwa ukudliwa, esithi, Le ndebe ingumnqophiso omtsha osegazini lam, eliphalalela nina.
21 Kodwa niyabona, isandla sondingcatshayo sinam etafileni apha.
22 UNyana woMntu okunene uyemka, njengoko kumisiweyo; kodwa ke, yeha, loo mntu angcatshwa nguye!
23 Baqala bona ukubuzana phakathi kwabo, ukuba ingaba ke nguwuphi na kubo, oza kuyenza le nto.
24 Ke kaloku kwabakho nokubangisana phakathi kwabo, kokuthi, nguwuphi na kubo ekungathiwa ngomkhulu.
25 Uthe ke yena kubo, Ookumkani beentlanga bayazigagamela; kwanabo benza ngegunya kuzo, kuthiwa ngabancedi.
26 Ke nina ze ningabi njalo: omkhulu kuni, makabe njengomnci; nongumphathi makabe njengomlungiseleli.
27 Kuba nguwuphi na omkhulu: ngulowo uhleli esithebeni, ngulowo ulungiselelayo, kusini na? Asingulowo uhleli esithebeni na? Ke mna phakathi kwenu ndinjengomlungiseleli.
28 Nina ke ningabo basoloko behleli nam ekulingweni kwam.
29 Nam ndinimisela ubukumkani, njengokuba uBawo endimisele mna,
30 ukuze nidle, nisele, esithebeni sam ebukumkanini bam, nihlale ezitroneni, nigweba izizwe ezilishumi elinazibini zakwaSirayeli.
31 Ithe ke iNkosi, Simon, Simon, uyabona, uSathana ubenibanga, ukuba anele njengengqolowa.
32 Ke mna ndikhungile ngawe, ukuba ukholo lwakho lungapheli; nawe ke, xa ubuye wabuya, uze ubazimase abazalwana bakho.
33 Wathi ke yena kuyo, Nkosi, sendikulungele ukuya nawe nasentolongweni, nasekufeni.
34 Ithe ke yona, Ndithi kuwe, Petros, ayisayi kulila namhlanje inkuku, ungekakhanyeli kathathu ukuba uyandazi.
35 Yathi kubo, Okuya ndanithuma ningenangxowa yamali, nangxowa yamphako, nazimbadada, khe naswela nto na? Bathi ke bona, Nento le.
36 Ithe ke kubo, Kungokunje, lowo unengxowa yemali makayithabathe, enjenjalo nonengxowa yomphako; nalowo usweleyo, makathengise ngengubo yakhe, athenge ikrele.
37 Kuba ndithi kuni, Oku kubhaliweyo kusamele ukufezeka kum, khona oku: Wabalwa nabachasi-mthetho; kuba kananjalo izinto ezingam zinemfezeko.
38 Bathi ke bona, Nkosi, uyabona, nanga amakrele emabini. Ithe ke yona kubo, Kwanele.
39 Uphumile ke, waya ngokwesiko lakhe eNtabeni yemiNquma, bamlandela ke nabafundi bakhe.
40 Efikile ke kuloo ndawo, wathi kubo, Thandazani, ningangeni ekulingweni.
41 Waziqhiwula yena kubo umgama ongangokugibisela ilitye, waguqa ngamadolo wathandaza,
42 esithi, Bawo, ukuba uyavuma, mayidlule le ndebe, kum; kodwa makungabi kukuthanda kwam, makube kokwakho okwenzekayo.
43 Kwabonakala ke kuye isithunywa, sivela ezulwini, simomeleza.
44 Uthe ke, eneminzunzu, kwaba kukhona athandaza enyamekile. Kwathi ke ukubila kwakhe kwanga kungamathontsi amakhulu egazi, esiwa emhlabeni.
45 Wavuka ekuthandazeni, weza kubafundi bakhe, wabafumana belele ngokuba buhlungu kwentliziyo.
46 Wathi kubo, Yini na ukuba nilale? Vukani, nithandaze, ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni.
47 Ke kaloku, akubon’ ukuba usathetha, kwathi gqi indimbane, waye nalowo kuthiwa nguYuda, omnye weshumi elinababini, ehamba phambi kwabo; wasondela kuYesu eza kumanga.
48 Uthe ke uYesu kuye, Yuda, umngcatsha uNyana woMntu ngokumanga na?
49 Ke kaloku abo babemphahlile, bakukubona okuza kuhla, bathi kuye, Nkosi, sixabele na ngekrele?
50 Omnye kubo abo wamxabela umkhonzi wombingeleli omkhulu, wamnqamla indlebe yokunene.
51 Waphendula ke uYesu wathi, Yekani, kwanele. Wayichukumisa indlebe yakhe, wamphilisa.
52 Uthe ke uYesu kwabo babemfikele, ababingeleli abakhulu, nabaphathi betempile, namadoda amakhulu, Niphume ninamakrele neentonga na, nanga nize esihangeni?
53 Bendinani imihla ngemihla etempileni, anolula zandla ngakum; kambe eli lilixa lenu, negunya lobumnyama.
54 Bambambile ke, bamrhola, bamsa endlwini yombingeleli omkhulu; waye ke uPetros elandela ekude.
55 Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba babase umlilo phakathi kwentendelezo, behleli phantsi ndawonye, uthe wahlala uPetros phakathi kwabo.
56 Ke umkhonzazana othile umbonile ehleli ebandezini, wamjonga wathi, Nalo ube enaye.
57 Wamkhanyela ke yena, esithi, Nkazanandini, andimazi.
58 Kwakuba mzuzwana, omnye wambona wathi, Nawe ungowabo. Wathi ke uPetros, Mntundini, andinguye.
59 Kwakuba kuhambe ilixa ngathi linye, omnye uqinisele wathi, Inyaniso, nalo ubenaye; kuba ukwangowaseGalili.
60 Uthe ke uPetros, Mntundini, andiyazi into oyithethayo. Kuthe kwangoko, esathetha, yalila inkuku.
61 Yajika iNkosi, yondela kuPetros. Walikhumbula ke uPetros ilizwi leNkosi, njengoko ibithe kuye, Ingekalili inkuku, uya kundikhanyela kathathu.
62 Waza uPetros, ephume phandle, walila ngokukrakra.
63 Aye amadoda ambambileyo uYesu edlala ngaye, emtyakatya.
64 Athe akuba emgqubuthele, ambetha ebusweni, ambuza esithi, Profeta; ngubani na lo ukubethileyo?
65 Aye emthethela nezinye izinto ezininzi, enyelisa.
66 Kuthe kwakusa, yahlanganisana intlanganiso yamadoda amakhulu abantu, nababingeleli abakhulu, kwanababhali, bamrholela entlanganisweni yabo yamatyala, besithi,
67 Ukuba unguye uKristu wena, sixelele. Uthe ke yena kubo, Ukuba ndithe ndanixelela, anisayi kukholwa;
68 nokuba ke ndithe ndanibuza, anisayi kundiphendula, anisayi kundikhulula.
69 Ethabathela kweli xa, uNyana woMntu uya kuba ehleli ekunene kwamandla kaThixo.
70 Bathi ke bonke, Unguye na ke wena uNyana kaThixo? Uthe ke yena kubo, Nani nithi ndinguye.
71 Bathi ke bona, Sisabufunelani na ubungqina, kuba thina ngokwethu sivile ngomlomo wakhe.


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Chapter 14
1 Lowo ke uswele amandla elukholweni, mamkeleni, kodwa ke kungabi ngokucalula zicamango.
2 Omnye okunene uyakholwa ukuba angazidla izinto zonke; kodwa yena oswele amandla udla imifuno yodwa.
3 Lowo udlayo, makangamenzi into engeyakonto ongadliyo; nalowo ungadliyo, makangamgwebi odlayo; kuba uThixo umamkele.
4 Ungubani na wena ugweba isicaka somnye? Ukuma kwaso, nokuba kukuwa kwaso, kusenkosini yaso. Siya kuma ke; kuba uThixo unako ukusimisa.
5 Omnye okunene ubeka umhla othile kunomnye umhla, wumbi ke ubeka imihla yonke. Elowo nalowo makaqiniseke kweyakhe ingqiqo.
6 Lowo uwunyamekelayo umhla, uwunyamekelela iNkosi; nalowo ungawunyamekeliyo umhla, engawunyamekeli nje, wenzela iNkosi; lowo udlayo, udlela iNkosi, kuba ebulela kuThixo; nalowo ungadliyo, engadli nje, wenzela iNkosi, abe ebulela kuThixo.
7 Kuba akukho namnye kuthi uzidlelayo ubomi, akukho namnye uzifelayo.
8 Kuba nokuba sithi sidle ubomi, sibudlela iNkosi; nokuba sithi sife, sifela iNkosi. Ngoko ke, nokuba sithi sidle ubomi, nokuba sithi sife, singabeNkosi.
9 Kuba uKristu wafa, wabuya wavuka, wabuya wadla ubomi, ngenxa yoku, ukuze aphathe ubukhosi kwabafileyo, kwanakwabaphilileyo.
10 Ke wena, yini na ukuba umgwebe umzalwana wakho? Hi wena, yini na ukuba umenze into engeyakonto umzalwana wakho? Kuba thina siya kuma sonke phambi kwesihlalo sokugweba sikaKristu.
11 Kuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Ndihleli nje mna, itsho iNkosi, aya kugoba kum onke amadolo, Zidumise uThixo zonke iilwimi.
12 Ngoko ke elowo kuthi uya kuziphendulela kuThixo.
13 Masingabi sagwebana ngoko; kanye yithini ukugweba, makungabekwa siwiso, nasikhubekiso, phambi komzalwana.
14 Ndiyazi, ndeyisekile, ndiseNkosini uYesu nje, ukuba akukho nto iyinqambi ngokwayo; kodwa ke kuye obalela into ekuthini iyinqambi, kulowo iyinqambi.
15 Ukuba ke umzalwana wakho wenziwa buhlungu ngenxa yokusuka udle, akusahambi ngokothando. Musa ukumtshabalalisa ngokudla kwakho, yena lowo uKristu wamfelayo.
16 Ngoko okulungileyo kwenu makunganyeliswa.
17 Kuba ubukumkani bukaThixo abukukudla nakusela; bubulungisa noxolo novuyo kuMoya oyiNgcwele.
18 Kuba omkhonzayo uKristu kwezo zinto, ukholekile kakuhle kuye uThixo; ucikidekile nakubo abantu.
19 Ngoko ke masisukele izinto zoxolo, nezinto zokwakhana.
20 Musa ukuthi, ngenxa yokudla, uwuchithe umsebenzi kaThixo. Okunene, konke kuhlambulukile; kodwa ke kubi kuloo mntu uthi ngokudla akhubekise.
21 Kuhle ukuba ungadli nyama, ungaseli wayini, ungenzi nto angabetheka kuyo umzalwana wakho, akhubeke kuyo, aswele amandla okuzigcina.
22 Wena unokholo na? Hlala nalo emehlweni kaThixo. Unoyolo lowo ungazigwebiyo kuloo nto ayicikidileyo.
23 Ke lowo uthandabuzayo, ukuba uthe wadla, uselegwetyiwe, kuba engadli ngokwaselukholweni; konke ke okungekokwaselukholweni kusisono.


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Chapter 10
1 Ke andithandi ukuba ningazi, bazalwana, ukuba oobawo babephantsi kwalo ilifu bonke; balucanda ulwandle bonke;
2 babhaptizelwa bonke kuye uMoses efini elo naselwandle;
3 badla bonke oko kudla kunye kukokomoya;
4 basela bonke olo luselo lunye lulolomoya (kuba babesela kwiliwa elilelomoya elibe libalandela, iliwa elo ke lalinguye uKristu).
5 Kanti noko uThixo akakholiswanga ngabona baninzi; kuba bathiwa waca entlango apho.
6 Ezo zinto ke zabe ziyimizekelo kuthi, ukuze singabi ngabakhanuki bezinto ezimbi, njengokuba bakhanukayo bona abo.
7 Kanjalo musani ukuba ngababusi bezithixo, njengenxenye yabo; njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Abantu bahlala phantsi ukuba badle, basele, baza besuka bema ukuba badlale.
8 Kanjalo masingenzi mbulo, njengokuba inxenye yabo yenza umbulo, kwawa ngamini-nye amawaka amashumi mabini anamathathu.
9 Kanjalo masingamhendi uKristu, njengokuba inxenye yabo yahendayo, yaza yatshabalala ziinyoka.
10 Kanjalo musani ukukrokra, njengokuba inxenye yabo yakrokrayo, yaza yatshabalala ngumtshabalalisi.
11 Zonke ke ezo zinto, zabahlelayo bona, beziyimifuziselo; zabhalelwa ke ukululeka thina aba, bafikelweyo ziziphelo zawo amaphakade.
12 Ngoko ke lowo uba umi, makalumke angawi.
13 Anibanjwanga silingo singesesabantu. Uthembekile ke uThixo, ongayi kuvumela ukuba nilingwe ngaphezu kweninako; owothi, kunye nesilingo eso, avelise ithuba lokuphuma kuso, ukuba nibe nako ukuthwala.
14 Kungoko ndithi, zintanda zam, kubalekeni ukubusa izithixo.
15 Ndithetha njengakwiingqondi; kucaluleni nina endikuthethayo.
16 Indebe yentsikelelo le siyisikelelayo, asibubudlelane na begazi likaKristu? Isonka esi sisiqhekezayo, asibubudlelane na bomzimba kaKristu?
17 Ngokuba thina, sibaninzi nje, sisonka sinye, simzimba mnye, kuba sonke sabelana ngeso sonka sinye.
18 Khangelani abangamaSirayeli ngokwenyama. Abo bawadlayo amadini, abadlelani nesibingelelo eso, yini na?
19 Ndithini na ke ngoko? Ndithi, isithixo siyinto na? Ndithi, amadini enzelwa izithixo ayinto na?
20 Anditsho! Ndithi, Amadini eziwenzayo iintlanga, ziwenzela iidemon, aziwenzeli uThixo. Andithandi ke ukuba nibe ngamadlelane needemon nina.
21 Aninako ukusela indebe yeNkosi nendebe yeedemon; aninako ukwabelana ngesithebe seNkosi nesithebe seedemon.
22 Siyayikhweletisa na iNkosi? Sinamandla kunayo, yini na?
23 Zonke izinto zivumelekile kum, noko azindilungele zonke; zonke izinto zivumelekile kum, noko azakhi zonke.
24 Makungabikho namnye ufuna okukokwakhe ukulungelwa; elowo makafune nokomnye.
25 Yonke into ethengelwa endaweni yokuthenga inyama, yidleni, ningaphicothi nto ngenxa yesazela;
26 kuba umhlaba lo ngoweNkosi, nenzaliseko yawo.
27 Ukuba ke ubani wakubo abangakholwayo uthi animeme, nithande ukuya, yonke into ebekwa phambi kwenu yidleni, ningaphicothi nto ngenxa yesazela.
28 Kodwa ke ukuba ubani uthe kuni, Le nto ilidini elenzelwe izithixo, musani ukudla, ngenxa ke yalowo uyithe thupha loo ndawo, nangenxa yesazela; kuba umhlaba lo ngoweNkosi, nenzaliseko yawo.
29 Ndithi, isazela ke, singesiso esakho wena; sisesomnye lowo. Kuba yini na ukuba inkululeko yam igwetywe sesinye isazela?
30 Ke ukuba mna ndidla ndibulela, yini na ukuba ndinyeliswe ngenxa yoko ndikubulelayo mna?
31 Ke ngoko nokuba niyadla, nokuba niyasela, nokuba nenza yiphi na into, zenzeleni uzuko lukaThixo izinto zonke.
32 Yibani ngabangebawisi nakumaYuda, nakumaGrike, nakulo ibandla likaThixo;
33 njengokuba nam ndikholisa bonke ezintweni zonke, ndingafuni okwam ukulungelwa, ndifuna okwabaninzi, ukuze basindiswe.


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Chapter 3
1 Ndim indoda ebone iintsizi, ngentonga yokuphuphuma komsindo wakhe.
2 Undikhokele wandihambisa ebumnyameni, akwaba sekukhanyeni.
3 Ubuye wasiguqulela kum ndedwa isandla sakho imini yonke.
4 Uyonakalisile inyama yam nolusu lwam; uwaphule amathambo am.
5 Undakhele wandirhaqa ngenyongo nendiniso.
6 Undibele ezindaweni ezimnyama, njengabafe ngonaphakade.
7 Undibiyele ngeenxa zonke, andinakuphuma; uwenze aba nzima amakhamandela am obhedu.
8 Noko ndikhalayo, ndizibikayo, uyawuvingcela umthandazo wam.
9 Uzibiyele iindlela zam ngamatye aqingqiweyo, uzenze goso iingqushu zam.
10 Kum uyibhere elalelayo, uyingonyama esezintsithelweni.
11 Uzityekisile iindlela zam, wandidlavula; undenze inxuwa.
12 Usigobile isaphetha sakhe, wandimisa ndaba yitekeni yotolo lwakhe.
13 Uzise ezintsweni zam iintolo zomphongolo wakhe.
14 Ndisuke ndayintlekisa kubantu bonke bakowethu; ndiyingoma yabo imini yonke.
15 Undihluthise ngeento ezikrakra, wandiseza ndahlutha umhlonyane.
16 Uwaphule ngohlalu amazinyo am; undixinzelele phantsi eluthuthwini.
17 Uwuhlambile umphefumlo wam, awaba naluxolo; ndiyilibele into elungileyo.
18 Ndathi, aphelile amandla am, nokulinda kwam kuYehova.
19 Zikhumbule iintsizi zam, nokutshutshiswa kwam, umhlonyane nenyongo.
20 Umphefumlo wam uyazikhumbula unangoku ezo zinto, usibekekile kum.
21 Oko ndikunyamekele ngentliziyo: ngenxa yoko ndilindile.
22 Kungeenceba zikaYehova le nto singagqityelwanga, ngokuba azipheli iimfesane zakhe.
23 Zintsha imiso ngemiso; kukhulu ukuthembeka kwakhe.
24 Isabelo sam nguYehova, utsho umphefumlo wam; ngenxa yoko ndilindele kuye.
25 UYehova ulungile kwabathembele kuye, kumphefumlo omquqelayo.
26 Kulungile ukuba umntu alulindele, ethe cwaka, usindiso lukaYehova.
27 Kuyilungele indoda ukuba iyithwale idyokhwe kwasebutsheni bayo.
28 Mayihlale yodwa ithe cwaka, xa iyithwalisiweyo.
29 Mayiwubeke eluthulini umlomo wayo; kungabakho ithemba mhlawumbi.
30 Mayisinikele isidlele sayo koyibethayo; mayihluthe yingcikivo.
31 Ngokuba iNkosi yam ayiyi kumhlamba umntu ngonaphakade,
32 Ngokuba naxa imhlisele usizi, noko yoba nemfesane ngokobuninzi benceba yayo.
33 Ngokuba ayibacinezeli ngokuphuma entliziyweni yayo, ibenze babe nosizi oonyana babantu.
34 Ekutyunyuzweni kwababanjiweyo bonke behlabathi phantsi kweenyawo;
35 Ekulijikeni ityala lomfo phambi kobuso bOsenyangweni;
36 Ekuphenulweni komntu ekubambaneni kwakhe nomnye: iNkosi yam ayiboni na?
37 Ngubani na okhe wathetha, kwenzeka, iNkosi yam ingawisanga mthetho?
38 Akuphumi okubi nokulungileyo emlonyeni wOsenyangweni na?
39 Yini na ukuba umntu akhalaze ephilile? Umfo makakhalaze ngenxa yezono zakhe.
40 Masiziphengulule iindlela zethu, sizigocagoce, sibuyele kuYehova.
41 Masizinyuse iintliziyo zethu kunye nezandla zethu, sizise kuThixo emazulwini.
42 Thina sikreqile saba neenkani; wena akuxolelanga.
43 Uzigqubuthele ngomsindo, wasisukela; ubulele akwaconga.
44 Uzigqubuthele ngelifu, ukuze ungaphumeli umthandazo wethu.
45 Usenze inkunkuma, imvuthuluka esazulwini sezizwe.
46 Zisakhamisele umlomo wazo zonke iintshaba zethu.
47 Kokwethu ukunkwantya, nomgongxo, nesibatha, nokutshabalala, nokwaphuka.
48 Iliso lam lihla imijelo yamanzi, ngenxa yokwaphuka kwentombi yabantu bakowethu.
49 Iliso lam liyatyityizela, aliyeki, alinqamki,
50 Ade aqondele abone uYehova, esemazulwini.
51 Iliso lam liyawubulala umphefumlo wam, ngenxa yeentombi zonke zomzi wakowethu.
52 Zindizingele zandizingela njengentaka iintshaba zam ngelize.
53 Zibubhangisile ubomi bam ngokundeyelisela emhadini, zandigibisela ngamatye.
54 Amanzi ahambe phezu kwentloko yam, ndathi, Ndinqanyulwe.
55 Ndinqule igama lakho, Yehova, kongaphantsi umhadi.
56 Izwi lam waliva; musa ukuyifihla indlebe yakho ekubefuzeni kwam, ekuzibikeni kwam.
57 Wasondela ngemini yokukunqula kwam, wathi, Musa ukoyika.
58 Uwathethile amatyala omphefumlo wam, Nkosi yam; ubukhulule ubomi bam ngokubumisela.
59 Ukubonile, Yehova, ukuphenulwa kwam; ligwebe ityala lam.
60 Uyibonile yonke impindezelo yabo, uzivile zonke iingcinga zabo ngam.
61 Ukuvile ukungcikiva kwabo, Yehova, uzivile zonke iingcinga zabo ngam,
62 Umlomo wabo basukela phezulu kum, nezicamango zabo ngam yonke imini.
63 Ukuhlala kwabo nokusuka kwabo kubheke; ndiyingoma yabo.
64 Babuyisele imbuyekezo, Yehova, ngokwezenzo zezandla zabo.
65 Banike ubumfama bentliziyo; intshwabulo yakho mayibe kubo.
66 Basukele ngomsindo, ubatshabalalise, bangabikho phantsi kwamazulu kaYehova.


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Ngubani Okanye Yintoni Ilizwi LikaThixo?
Impendulo esuka eBhayibhileni
Ibinzana elithi “ilizwi likaThixo” lidla ngokubhekisela kumyalezo okanye imiyalezo kaThixo. (Luka 11:28) Kwiivesi ezithile zeBhayibhile, xa kuthethwa ngomntu kuthiwa “nguLizwi likaThixo” okanye ‘nguLizwi.’
Umyalezo kaThixo. Abaprofeti babedla ngokuthi imiyalezo ababeyichaza yayililizwi likaThixo. Ngokomzekelo, xa uYeremiya eprofeta wayeqala ngokuthi “kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum.” (Yeremiya 1:4, 11, 13; 2:1) Xa wayeza kuxelela uSawule ukuba uThixo ukhethe yena ukuba abe ngukumkani, umprofeti uSamuweli wathi: “Yima ngxi ukuze ndikuvise ilizwi likaThixo.”
Igama lomntu. Xa ithetha ngoYesu Kristu ngoxa ekumzimba womoya ezulwini naxa wayelapha emhlabeni, iBhayibhile ithi ‘nguLizwi.’ Nazi izizathu ezibangela ukuba itsho:
ULizwi wayephila ngaphambi kokubakho kwayo yonke indalo. “Ekuqaleni wayekho uLizwi. . . Ekuqaleni yena wayekunye noThixo.” (Yohane 1:1, 2) UYesu ‘ulizibulo kwindalo yonke; ungaphambi kwazo zonke ezinye izinto.’
—Kolose 1:13-15, 17.
ULizwi weza emhlabeni engumntu. “ULizwi waba yinyama waza wahlala phakathi kwethu.” (Yohane 1:14) UKristu Yesu “waziqongqotha waza wathabatha ubume bekhoboka, wafana nabantu.”
—Filipi 2:5-7.
ULizwi nguNyana kaThixo. Emva kokuba ethe “uLizwi waba yinyama,” njengokuba kuchazwe ngasentla, umpostile uYohane wathi: “Salubona uzuko lwakhe, uzuko olunjengolo lonyana okuphela kozelweyo nguyise.” (Yohane 1:14) UYohane waphinda wathi: ‘UYesu nguNyana kaThixo.”
—1 Yohane 4:15.
ULizwi uneempawu ezifana nezikaThixo. “ULizwi wayenguthixo.” (Yohane 1:1) UYesu “uyimbonakaliso yozuko lwakhe [uThixo] nembonakaliso yoko kanye akuko.”
—Hebhere 1:2, 3.
ULizwi ngukumkani. IBhayibhile ithi kwintloko kaLizwi likaThixo kukho ‘izithsaba ezininzi.’ (ISityhilelo 19:12, 13) ULizwi ukwabizwa ngokuthi ‘nguKumkani wookumkani neNkosi yeenkosi.’ (ISityhilelo 19:16) NoYesu ubizwa ngendlela efanayo.
—1 Timoti 6:14, 15.
ULizwi sisithethi sikaThixo. Igama elithi “uLizwi” kusenokwenzeka ukuba lichaza umnikazi walo ngokuthi ngulowo usetyenziswa nguThixo ukudlulisela inkcazelo okanye imiyalelo yakhe. UYesu wathi wenza kanye loo nto: “UBawo ondithumileyo undinike umyalelo mayela noko mandikuxele noko mandikuthethe. . . . Ngoko ke izinto endizithethayo, kanye njengoko uBawo endixelele zona, ndenjenjalo ukuzithetha.”
—Yohane 12:49, 50.


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Chapter 7
1 Oonyana bakaIsakare nguTola, noPuwa, noYashubhi, noShimron; babebane.
2 Oonyana bakaTola ngu-Uzi, noRefaya, noYeriyeli, noYamayi, noIbhesam, noSamuweli, iintloko zezindlu zooyise zikaTola; amagorha anobukroti, ngokweenzala zawo. Inani lawo ngemihla kaDavide laba ngamashumi amabini anamabini amawaka, anamakhulu amathandathu.
3 Oonyana bakaUzi nguIzerahiya. Noonyana bakaIzerahiya nguMikayeli, no-Obhadiya, noYoweli, noIshiya; babebahlanu, beziintloko bonke.
4 Ndawonye nabo ngokweenzala zabo, ngokwezindlu zooyise, kwakukho izimpi zomkhosi wokulwa, amashumi amathathu anamathandathu amawaka; ngokuba babenabafazi noonyana abaninzi.
5 Abazalwana babo, ngokwemizalwane yonke yakwaIsakare, amagorha anobukroti, baye bengamashumi asibhozo anesixhenxe amawaka, ukubhalwa kwabo emilibeni yabo yokuzalwa bebonke.
6 Oonyana bakaBhenjamin nguBhela, noBhekere, noYedihayeli; bebebathathu.
7 Oonyana bakaBhela nguEtsebhon, noUzi, noUziyeli, noYerimoti, noIri; baye bebahlanu, iintloko zezindlu zooyise, amagorha anobukroti; ngokubhalwa kwabo emilibeni yokuzalwa babengamashumi amabini anamabini amawaka, anamanci mathathu anesine.
8 Oonyana bakaBhekere nguZemira, noYowashe, noEliyezere, noEliyohenayi, no-Omri, noYeremoti, noAbhiya, noAnatoti, noAlamete; bonke abo ngoonyana bakaBhekere;
9 ngokubhalwa kwabo emilibeni yokuzalwa ngokweenzala zabo zeentloko zezindlu zooyise, amagorha anobukroti, babengamashumi amabini amawaka, anamakhulu amabini.
10 Oonyana bakaYedihayeli nguBhilehan. Oonyana bakaBhilehan nguYehushe, noBhenjamin, noEhudi, noKenahana, noZetan, noTarshishe, noAhishahare.
11 Bonke abo babengoonyana bakaYedihayeli, ngokweentloko zezindlu zooyise, amagorha anobukroti, alishumi elinesixhenxe lamawaka, anamakhulu mabini, aphuma umkhosi aye kulwa.
12 OoShupim noHupim ngoonyana bakaIre; ooHushim ngoonyana baka-Ahere.
13 Oonyana bakaNafetali nguYatsiyeli, noGuni, noYetsere, noShalum, oonyana bakaBhiliha.
14 Oonyana bakaManase nguAsheriyeli, awamzalelwayo. Ishweshwe lakhe, umAramikazi, lazala uMakire, uyise kaGiliyadi.
15 UMakire wazeka udade booHupim noShupim; igama lodade wabo belinguMahaka; igama lowesibini belinguTselofehadi; ke uTselofehadi ubeneentombi.
16 UMahaka umkaMakire wazala unyana, wathi igama lakhe nguPereshe; igama lomninawa wakhe belinguShereshe; oonyana bakhe ngu-Ulam noRekem.
17 Oonyana bakaUlam nguBhedan. Ngabo abo oonyana bakaGiliyadi, unyana kaMakire, unyana kaManase.
18 Udade wabo, uHamolekete, wazala uIshodi, noAbhihezere, noMahala.
19 Oonyana bakaShemida babengooAhiyan, noShekem, noLiki, noAniyam.
20 Oonyana bakaEfrayim nguShutela, noBherede unyana wakhe, noTahati, unyana wakhe, noEliyada unyana wakhe, noTahati unyana wakhe,
21 noZabhadi unyana wakhe, noShutela unyana wakhe, noEzere, noEladi; abababulalayo abantu bakwaGati, ababezalelwe kwelo zwe; ngokuba babehle beza kuthabatha imihlambi yabo.
22 Wenza isijwili uEfrayim, uyise, imihla emininzi, beza kumkhuza abazalwana bakhe.
23 Wamngena umfazi wakhe; wakhawula, wazala unyana, wathi igama lakhe nguBheriya; ngokuba bekuhle ububi endlwini yakhe.
24 Intombi yakhe ibinguShera; yayakha iBhete-horon, eyasezantsi neyasentla, neUzen-shera.
25 URefa ebengunyana wakhe, noReshefe; uTela ngunyana wakhe, noTahan unyana wakhe,
26 uLadan unyana wakhe, uAmihudi unyana wakhe, uElishama unyana wakhe,
27 uNun unyana wakhe, uYoshuwa unyana wakhe.
28 Ke kaloku ilifa labo, namakhaya abo, yiBheteli namagxamesi ayo; ngasempumalanga yiNaharan; ngasentshonalanga yiGezere namagxamesi ayo, nowakwaShekem namagxamesi awo, kwesa eGaza namagxamesi ayo.
29 Esezandleni zoonyana bakaManase yiBhete-shehan namagxamesi ayo, yiTahanaki namagxamesi ayo, yiMegido namagxamesi ayo, yiDore namagxamesi ayo. Kulapho kwakumi oonyana bakaYosefu, unyana kaSirayeli.
30 Oonyana baka-Ashere nguImna, noIshwa, noIshevi, noBheriya, noSera udade wabo.
31 Oonyana bakaBheriya nguHebhere, noMalekiyeli, onguyise kaBhirzaviti.
32 UHebhere wazala uYafelete, noShomere, noHotam, noShuwa udade wabo.
33 Oonyana bakaYafelete nguPasaki, noBhimhali, noAshevati. Ngabo abo oonyana bakaYafelete.
34 Oonyana bakaShemere nguAhi, noRoga, noYehubha, noAram.
35 Oonyana bakaHelem umzalwana wakhe nguTsofa, noImna, noSheleshe, noAmali.
36 Oonyana bakaTsofa nguSuwa, noHarenefere, noShuwali, noBheri, noImra,
37 nguBhetsere noHodi, noShama, noShilesha, noItran, noBhehera.
38 Oonyana bakaYetere nguYefune, noPisepa, noAra.
39 Oonyana bakaUla nguAra, noHaniyeli, noRitsiya.
40 Bonke abo babengoonyana baka-Ashere: iintloko zezindlu zooyise, amagorha ahleliweyo anobukroti, iintloko zezikhulu. Ukubhalwa kwabo emilibeni yokuzalwa kwasemkhosini, ukuba balwe, babengamadoda angamashumi omabini anamathandathu amawaka, inani lawo.