uGadi,indodanayesishiyagalolunye kaJakobenoZilipaUmalusinendoda enamandlakodwaengumbulali enhliziyweniIvesi25liyincazelo ephawulekayoyenzondo.
1IkhophiyesivumelwanosikaGadi, lokhoakukhulumaemadodaneniakhe, ngomnyakawekhulunamashumiamabili nanhlanuwokuphilakwakhe,wathikuwo: 2Lalelani,bantwabami,mina ngiyindodanayesificamunwemunye kaJakobe,njalongangilamaqhawe ekwaluseniumhlambi.
3Ngakhongalindaumhlambiebusuku; futhinomaninilaphoingonyama,noma impisi,nomayisiphiisilosasendle sihlaselaisibaya,ngangiyisukela,futhi ngayificangalubambaunyawolwalo ngesandlasamingayijikijelaintoengaba ukujikijelaitshe,ngayibulala.
4UJosefaumfowethuwayelusa umhlambikanyenathiizinsuku ezingaphezu kwezingamashumi amathathu,futhiesemncanewagula ngenxayokushisa.
5WabuyelaeHebronikubabaowamlalisa eduzekwakhe,ngobawayemthanda kakhulu.
6UJosefawamtshelaubabaukuthi amadodanakaZilipanoBilihaayebulala umhlambiomuhlekakhulu,azidla ngokumelenenesahlulelosikaRubeni noJuda.
7Ngokubawabonaukuthi ngangikhululileiwundluemlonyeni webhere,futhingabulalaibhere;kodwa sasilihlabeiwundlu,sidabukilengalo ukuthilalingenakuphila,nokuthisilidlile 8NgamthukuthelelauJosefangalendaba kwazekwabalusukuathengiswangalo
9Futhiumoyawenzondowawukimi, futhiangizangengithandeukuzwa ngoJosefangezindlebe,nomaukumbona ngamehlo,ngobawasisolaebusweni bethungokuthisasidlaumhlambi ngaphandlekukaJuda
10Ngobazonkeizintoazitshelaubaba wethu,wamkholwa.
11Manjengiyasivumaisonosami, bantwanabami,ukuthingangifisa kaningiukumbulala,ngoba ngangimzondangokusukaenhliziyweni.
12Ngabuyengamzondangenxa yamaphuphoakhe;ngasengifisa ukumkhothaelizwenilabaphilayo, njengenkomoikhothautshanibeganga.
13UJudawathengisangayengasese kwabakwa-Ishmayeli.
14KanjalouNkulunkuluwawobaba wamkhululaesandlenisethu,ukuze singenziububiobukhulukwa-Israyeli.
15Manje,bantwanabami,lalelani amazwieqinisoukuzenenzeukulunga, nawowonkeumthethowoPhezukonke, futhiningadukingomoyawenzondo, ngokubakubikuzozonkeizenzozabantu.
16Konkeakwenzayoumuntu okuzondayokuyamzonda;nomaumuntu emesabauJehova,ejabulelaukulunga, akamthandi.
17Udelelaiqiniso,uyamhawukela onenhlanhla,uyakwamukelaabakhuluma okubi,uthandaukuzikhukhumeza, ngokubainzondoiphuphuthekisa umphefumulowakhe;njengobanami ngasengibukauJosefa.
18Ngakho-keqaphelani,bantwanabami benzondo,ngokubayenzaokubingisho nakuyoiNkosiuqobo.
19Ngokubaaliyikuzwaamazwiemiyalo yakhengokuthandaumakhelwanewakho, futhiyonakuNkulunkulu.
20Ngokubaumaumzalwaneekhubeka, uyajabulaukukumemezelamasinyane
kubobonke,kuyaphuthumaukuba ahlulelwengakho,ajeziswefuthi abulawe.
21Futhiumakuyincekuiyivuselainkosi yayo,futhingakhokonkeukuhlupheka icebangokumelenenayo,uma kungenzekaibulawe.
22Ngokubainzondoisebenza ngomhawukwabaphumelelayo;
23Ngobanjengalokhuuthando luzaphilisalabafileyo,lubuyise abagwetshelweukufa,ngokunjalo inzondoiyababulalaabaphilayo,lalabo abonilekabuhlungukayikubavumela ukuthibaphile.
24Ngokubaumoyawenzondousebenza kanyenoSathane,ngokuxhamazela kwemimoya,kuzozonkeizintokuze kubesekufenikwabantu;kodwaumoya wothandousebenzakanyenomthetho kaNkulunkuluekubekezeleniukuze kusindisweabantu.
25Ngakho-ke,inzondoimbi,ngokuba ihambisananjalonokuqambaamanga, ikhulumangokumeleneneqiniso;futhi yenzaizintoezincanezibezinkulu,futhi yenzeukukhanyakubeubumnyama, futhiibizeokubabayookumnandi,futhi ifundiseukunyundela,futhiivuseulaka, futhiibhebhethekiseimpi,nobudlova kanyenakhokonkeukuhaha;igcwalisa inhliziyongobubinobuthibodeveli.
26Ngakho-ke,lezizinto,ngizishokini ngokuzibonela,bantwanabami,ukuze nixosheinzondo,ekadeveli,futhi ninamatheleothandwenilukaNkulunkulu.
27Ukulungakuyayikhiphainzondo, ukuthobekakuchithaumona.
28Ngokubaolungileyonothobekileyo unamahloniukwenzaokubi,engasolwa ngomunye,kodwangenhliziyoyakhe, ngokubauJehovauyakubona ukuthambekelakwakhe
29Akakhulumikabingongcwele, ngokubaukumesabauNkulunkulu kuyayinqobainzondo.
30Ngokubaesabafunaakhubekise uJehova,akenziokubikumuntu,ngisho nangokucabanga
31Lezizintongazifundaekugcineni, emvakokuthisengiphendukilemayelana noJosefa.
32Ngokubaukuphendukakweqiniso okunjengokumesabauNkulunkulu kuchithaukungazi,futhikuxosha ubumnyama,futhikukhanyisaamehlo, futhikunikezaulwaziemphefumulweni, futhikuholelaingqondoensindisweni.
33Futhilezozintoelingazifundanga kumuntu,lizazingokuphenduka.
34NgokubauNkulunkuluwehlisela phezukwamiisifosesibindi;futhi imikhulekokaJakobeubabaayizange ingisize,yayingekeiphele,kodwaumoya wamiwawumukile.
35Ngobangalokhoumuntueqangakho futhiuyajeziswa.
36Ngakho-ke,njengoba,ngakho-ke, isibindisamisabekwangokungenabubele ngokumelenenoJosefa,esibindinisami namingahluphekangokungenasihawu, futhingahlulelwaizinyangaeziyishumi nanye,isikhathiesidenjengoba ngangithukutheleleuJosefa.
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UGadiunxusaizilalelizakheukubazilwe nenzondoebonisaukuthiimfakekanjani enkingenienkulu.Amavesi8-11 awakhumbuleki.
1Manje,bantwanabami, ngiyanikhuthaza,ukuthinithandane yilowonalowoumfowabo,futhinikhiphe inzondoezinhliziywenizenu,nithandane
ngesenzo,nangezwi,nangokuthambekela komphefumulo.
2Ngokubaphambikukababa ngakhulumangokuthulakuJosefa;futhi laphosengiphumile,umoyawenzondo wawenzamnyamaumqondowami,futhi wanyakazisaumphefumulowamiukuba ngimbulale.
3Thandananingokusukaenhliziyweni; Umaumuntuonakuwe,khulumanaye ngokuthula, ungabambeleli emphefumulweniwakho;futhiuma ephendukafuthievuma,mthethelele.
4Kodwaumaephika,ungamthukutheleli, funaathatheisihlungukuwe,afunge, wenzeisonongokuphindwekabili.
5Makungabikhoomunyeumuntuezwa izimfihlozakholaphoesembangweni womthetho,funaafikeazokuzondafuthi abeyisithasakho,futhienzeisono esikhulukuwe;ngokubaukhulumakuwe kaningingobuqili,nomaukhuluma ngawengenhlosoembi.
6Nomaephikafuthienamahlonilapho esolwa,yekelaukumsola.
7Ngokubaophikayoangaphenduka ukuzeangaphindiakwenzeokubi;yebo, futhiangakudumisa,futhiesabefuthiabe nokuthulanawe.
8Futhiumaebanamahlonifuthi ephikelelaesonwenisakhe,kanjalo mthethelelengokusukaenhliziyweni, futhiushiyelekuNkulunkuluimpindiselo.
9Umaumuntuephumelelakakhulu kunani,ningakhathazeki,kodwafuthi nimkhulekele,ukuzeabenempumelelo ephelele
10ngobangokunjalokuyalisiza.
11Futhiumaeqhubekaephakanyiswa, ungabinamhawungaye,ukhumbula
ukuthiyonkeinyamaiyokufa;nidumise uNkulunkuluonikaabantubonkeizinto ezinhlenezinosizo
12FunaniizahlulelozeNkosi,futhi ingqondoyakhoiyophumulafuthiibe nokuthula.
13Nomaumuntuecebangokubi,ungabi namonanjengo-Esawuumfowabo kababa;kodwalindelaukuphela kweNkosi.
14Ngokubaumaemukaumuntuingcebo ezuzwengobubi,uyamthethelelauma ephenduka,kephaongaphendukiyo ugcinelweukujeziswaokuphakade.
15Ngokubaumuntuompofu,uma engenamhawuethokozisaiNkosi ezintwenizonke,ubusisiwengaphezu kwabantubonke,ngokuba akanamishikashikayabantuabayize.
16Ngakholahlaniumhawu emiphefumulweniyenu,nithandane ngobuqothobenhliziyo.
17Ngakho-kezitshelenilezizinto kubantwanabenu,ukuzebahloniphe oJudanoLevi,ngokubauJehova uyakuvusakuboukusindiswakukaIsrayeli.
18Ngokubangiyaziukuthiekugcineni abantwanabakhobayakumukakuye, bahambeebubini,nasebunzimeni, nasebubiniphambikukaJehova.
19Esephumuleisikhashana,wabuye wathi;Bantwanabami,lalelaniuyihlo, ningingcwabekubobaba;
20Wadonsaizinyawozakhe,walala ngokuthula.
21Kwathiemvakweminyakaemihlanu bamkhuphulelaeHebroni,bamlalisa koyise.