Xhosa - Biblical Laws of Power

ImithethoYamandla

EBhayibhileni

AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

WezauYesu,wathethakubo,esithi,Ndinikweonkeamandlaezulwininasemhlabeni.Hambanike ngoko,niyekufundisazonkeiintlanga,nibabhaptizeegameniloYise,neloNyana,neloMoya oyiNgcwele;nibafundisaukubabazigcinezonkeizintoendiniwiseleumthethongazo;niyabona,mna ndinaniimihlayonke,kudekubesekuphelenikwehlabathiAmenMateyu28:18-20

Kodwaniyakwamkelaamandla,akubauMoyaoyiNgcweleefikilephezukwenu,nibengamangqina ameYerusalem,nakulolonkeelakwaYuda,naseSamariya,kudekusenasekuphelenikomhlaba

IZenzo1:8

IiPentateuch

Niyazikeninaukubandimkhonzeuyihlongamandlaamonke.Kusemandleniesandlasam ukunenzakalisa;kodwauThixokayihlouthethenamizoloebusuku,esithi,Zilumkele,ungathethinto kuYakobi,nokubayelungileyonokubayembiGenesis31:6,29

Wathi,IgamalakhoakusayikubasathiwanguYakobi,kuyakuthiwanguSirayeli;kubaulwe njengomlawulinoThixonabantu,woyisaIGenesis32:28

Rubhen,wenaulizibulolam,amandlaam,nesiqalosokuqinakwam,incasayobukhulu,nencasa yamandla.IGenesis49:3

Kwayengenenendikumiselengenxayesisizathu,ukuzendibonakaliseamandlaamkuwe,kwaye ukuzeigamalamlivakaliswekwihlabathiliphela.IEksodus9:16

Isandlasakhosokunene,Yehova,sidumisekilengamandla;Isandlasakhosokunene,Yehova, sityumzeutshaba.IEksodus15:6

Ukubaayimkholisiinkosiyayo,eyimiseleyona,yoyivumelaukubaikhululwe;ayiyikubanagunya lokuyithengisakubantubasemzini,kubaiyikhohlisileIEksodus21:8

UMoseswambongozauYehovauThixowakhe,wathi,Yinina,Yehova,ukubaumsindowakho uvuthekubantubakhoobakhuphileyoezwenilaseYiputangamandlaamakhulu,nangesandlaesithe nkqi?IEksodus32:11

Ndiyakwaphulaiqhayiyalamandlaenu,ndilenzeizululenulibenjengesinyithi,nomhlabawenuube njengobhedu;Bayakuwaomnyephezukomnye,ngokungathibaphambikwekrele,kungekho ubasukelayo;aniyikubanamandlaokumaphambikweentshabazenuLevitikus26:19,37

Kalokuke,ndiyakubongoza,amandlaeNkosiyammakabemakhulu,njengokouthethileyo,usithi, INumeri14:17

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

WathiuBhilehamkuBhalaki,Yabona,ndifikilekuwe;ndinamandlanakengokuokuthethainto? IlizwialifakayouThixoemlonyeniwam,ndiyakulithethaeloINUMERI22:38

Ngenxayokubawayebathandaooyihlo,wayinyulaimbewuyaboemvakwabo,wakukhuphaeYiputa phambikwakhengamandlaakheamakhulu;IDuteronomi4:37

Uzeuthientliziyweniyakho,Amandlaamnamandlaesandlasamandinikeobubutyebi.Uze umkhumbuleuYehovauThixowakho,kubanguyeokunikaamandlaokuzuzaubutyebi,ukuze awumiseumnqophisowakheawawufungelaooyihlo,njengokokunjalonamhla.Duteronomi8:17-18

Kebonangabantubakhonelifalakho,obakhuphileyongamandlaakhoamakhulunangengaloyakho eyolukileyo.IDuteronomi9:29

NgokubauYehovauyakubagwebaabantubakhe,azisolengenxayabakhonzibakhe,xaebonaukuba amandlaaboaphelile,kungekhobaniuvalelweyo,okanyeoshiyweIDuteronomi32:36

Imbali

AthiamadodaaseAyiakujongaemvakwawo,abona,nangoumsiwomziunyukausiyaezulwini, engenamandlaokubalekangalendlelaokanyengaleya;abantuababebalekeleentlangobajika babajongaabobabebasukela.Yoshuwa8:20

UYoshuwawathikwindlukaYosefu,kuEfrayimnakuManase,Ningabantuabaninzi,ninamandla amakhulu;aniyikubaneqashisoelinyekuphela;Yoshuwa17:17

KwakukhoindodayakwaBhenjamin,egamalinguKishe,unyanaka-Abhiyeli,unyanakaZerore, unyanakaBhekorati,unyanaka-Afiya,umBhenjamin,indodaenamandla1Samuweli9:1

UDavidenabantuababenayebaphakamisailizwilabo,balila,kwadaakwabakhomandlaokulila.1 Samuweli30:4

UThixoungamandlaamnamandlaam,kwayeuyenzaigqibeleleindlelayam2Samuweli22:33

NguYehova,owanikhuphayoezwenilaseYiputangamandlaamakhulunangengaloeyolukileyo, eniyakumoyika,nimnqule,nimbingele2Kumkani17:36

Ngenxayokoabemibayobabenamandlaamancinci,baqhiphukaumbilini,badana;babanjengotyani basendle,nohlaza,njengotyaniobuphezukwezindlu,nanjengengqolowaetshisiweyoingekakhuli2 Kumkani19:26

Kwathiekuphelenikonyaka,ngexeshalokunyukakookumkaniukuyaemfazweni,uYowabhi wakhokelaumkhosi,walichithailizweloonyanabaka-Amon,wezawayingqingaiRabha.UDavide wahlalaeYerusalem;uYowabhiwayithimbaiRabha,wayitshabalalisa1IziKronike20:1

OwuYehova,ubukhulu,namandla,nozuko,noloyiso,nobungangamsha;ngokubakonke okusezulwininasemhlabenikungokwakho;ubukumkanibobakho,Yehova;uphakamilenjengentloko phezukwakokonke.Ubutyebinozukoluvelakuwe,wenaulawulakonke;esandlenisakhokukho amandlanobugorha;esandlenisakhokukhoukwenzamkhulunokunikaamandlabonke1IziKronike 29:11-12

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

UAsawabizakuYehovauThixowakhe,wathi,Yehova,akukhontoikuweyokunceda,nokuba ngoobanina,nokubangoobaninaabangenamandla;sincede,YehovaThixowethu;ngokuba sithembelekuwe,sizeegamenilakhonxamnyenesisixaYehova,unguThixowethu;makangabi namandlaumntuokumelananawe.2Kronike14:11

Wathi,Yehova,Thixowoobawobethu,akunguyenauThixoemazulwini?Akuwenaumlawulikuzo zonkeizikumkanizeentlanga?Akukhomandlanobugorhaesandlenisakho,akukhomntu unokumelananawe?2Kronike20:6

WamfunauAhaziya,bambamba(kubawayezimeleeSamariya),bamzisakuYehu,bambulala, bamngcwaba;ngokubabathi,wayengunyanakaYehoshafati,owayemfunauYehovangentliziyo yakheyonke.Indluka-Ahaziyayayingenawoamandlaokugcinaubukumkani.2Kronike22:9

Kodwaukubauyahamba,yenza,yomelelaemfazweni;uThixouyakukuwisaphambikotshaba;kuba uThixounamandlaokuncedanawokuwisa2Kronike25:8

Phantsikwesandlasabokwakukhoumkhosi,amakhuluamathathuamawakaanesixhenxeamawaka anamakhuluamahlanu,owawulwangamandlaamakhulu,ukuncedaukumkaninxamnyenotshaba2 Kronike26:13

EmvakokouSenaribheukumkaniwaseAsiriyawathumelaabakhonzibakheeYerusalem,(yena wayeyingqingileiLakishe,enamandlaakheonke),kuHezekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,nakumaYuda onkeaseYerusalem,esithi,2Kronike32:9

EmvakokubaumbhalowencwadikakumkaniuArtashashtaufundwephambikoRehum,noShimshayi umbhali,nabalinganebabo,bakhawulezabayaeYerusalemkumaYuda,bawamisangamandla nangamandla.UEzra4:23

Kubandandineentloniukucelakukumkaniumkhosiwamajoninabakhwelibamahasheukuba basincedekutshabaendleleni,kubasasithekukumkani,IsandlasikaThixowethusiphezukwabo bonkeabamfunayo,ukuzekulungelwebona;kodwaamandlaakhenomsindowakheuphezukwabo bonkeabamshiyayo.UEzra8:22

Abakengabakhonzibakho,nabantubakho,obakhululengamandlaakhoamakhulu,nangesandla sakhoesiqinileyo.UNehemiya1:10

Kalokuinyamayethuinjengenyamayabazalwanabethu,nabantwanabethubanjengoonyanababo; kwaye,khangela,sibenzaamakhobokaoonyanabethuneentombizethu,ukuzebabengamakhoboka, kwayeezinyezeentombizethuselezikhotyokisiwe;kwayeasinawoamandlaokuzikhulula;kuba abanyeabantubanemihlabanezidiliyazethu.UNehemiya5:5

Ngomnyakawesithathuwobukumkanibakhe,wabenzelaisidlobonkeabathethelibakhenabakhonzi bakhe,amagunyaasePersinaseMedi,izikhulunabathethelibamazwe,ababephambikwakhe;UEstere 1:3

KulencwadiukumkaniwavumelaamaYudaakwimizingemiziukubaahlanganisane,akhusele ubomibawo,atshabalalise,abulale,atshabalaliseonkeamandlaabantunamazweawayebahlasela, abantwananabafazi,athabatheamaxhobaaboabelixhoba,UEstere8:11

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Ngenyangayeshumielinesibini,okokukuthi,inyangaka-Adare,ngomhlaweshumielinesithathu waloomini,xailizwilokumkaninomthethowakhewasondelayoukubauphunyezwe,ngomhla iintshabazamaYudaezazinethembalokubanamandlaphezukwazo,nangonakwaguqulwa okwahlukileyo,amaYudaabalawulaabobabewathiyile;UEstere9:1

Zonkeizenzozakhezamandlaakhe,nobugorhabakhe,nengxeloyobukhulubukaMordekayi, awamnyuselakuboukumkani,azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbiyemihlayookumkani bamaMedinamaPersi?UEstere10:2

Imibongo

WathiuYehovakuSathana,Yabona,konkeanakokusesandlenisakho;kodwaungasoluliisandla sakhophezukwakheWazauSathanawemkaebuswenibukaYehovaUYobhi1:12

Ngexeshalendlalauyakukukhululaekufeni,nasemfazweniemandleniekreleUYobhi5:20

Kutheninaabangendawobephila,babebadala,babenamandlaamakhulu?UYobhi21:7

Angandichasangamandlaakheamakhuluna?Hayi,kodwaangandinikaamandla.UYobhi23:6

Uyabatsalaabanamandlangamandlaakhe;uyaphakama,kungabikhomntuuqinisekileyongobomi UYobhi24:22

Utheninawenaukumncedaongenamandla,Ungayisindisanjaniingaloengenamandla?UYobhi26:2

Ngamandlaakheuyahlulahlulaulwandle,azengengqondoyakheatshabalaliseabanekratshiKaloku eziziinxalenyezeendlelazakhe:Hayiindlelaeningazivangayongaye,kodwangubanionokuyiqonda ingxoloyamandlaakhe?Yobhi26:12,14

Yabona,uThixouphakamisangamandlaakhe;ngubaninaofundisanjengaye?UYobhi36:22

NgokuphatheleleuSomandla,asinakumfumana:unamandlaamakhulu,nobulungisaobukhulu,akayi kucinezelaUYobhi37:23

Andiyikuzifihlaiinxalenyezakhe,namandlaakhe,nobuhlebakhe.UYobhi41:12

Phakama,Yehova,ngamandlaakho;sizesivume,sidumiseamandlaakho.INdumiso21:13

Ndihlanguleekreleniumphefumlowam,wenasthandwasamemandlenienjaINdumiso22:20

IlizwilikaYehovalinamandla,ilizwilikaYehovalizelebubungangamshaINdumiso29:4

Ndimbonileongendawoenamandlaamakhulu,esasazekenjengomthioluhlazaoluhlaza.INdumiso 37:35

KodwauThixouyakuwukhululaumphefumlowamesandleniselabafileyo,ngokubauyakundimkela Sela.INdumiso49:15

Musaukubabulala,hlezeabantubambalibale;bachithachithengamandlaakho;uzeubawisephantsi, Nkosiyam,khakalethu.Kodwamnandiyakuculangamandlaakho,ewe,ndiyakuculangenceba

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

yakhokusasa,kubaubuyinqabayamnendawoyokusabelangeminiyokubandezelekakwam INdumiso59:11,16

UThixouthethekanye,ndivekabinioku,ukubaamandlangakaThixoINdumiso62:11

Ukuzendiboneamandlaakhonozukolwakho,njengokondikubonileyokwindawoengcwele INdumiso63:2

Ulozinzisaiintabangamandlaakhe,Ebhinqeamandla;INdumiso65:6

YithinikuThixo,Hayiindlelaowoyikekangayoimisebenziyakho!Ngenxayobukhulubamandla akhoiintshabazakhoziyakuzithobakuwe.Ulawulangamandlaakhengonaphakade,Amehloakhe ayazibonaiintlanga;Abakreqimabangaphakamisi.INdumiso66:3,7

Thixo,woyikekakwiindawozakhoezingcwele:uThixokaSirayelinguyeobanikaamandlanamandla abantubakheMakabongweuThixoINdumiso68:35

Thixo,musaukundishiya,ndidendibemdala,ndibeyingwevu;ndidendiwatyhileamandlaakho kwesisizukulwana,namandlaakhokubobonkeabayakuzaINdumiso71:18

Wavuthuzaumoyawasempumalangaezulwini,wazangamandlaakhewavuthuzaumoyawasezantsi INdumiso78:26

Makuzephambikwakhoukuncwinakwababanjiweyo;ngokobukhulubamandlaakhobasindiseabo bamiselweukufa;INdumiso79:11

Ngubaninaowaziyoamandlaomsindowakho,ngokokoyikwakwakho,unjaloumsindowakho? INdumiso90:11

Nangonakunjalowabasindisangenxayegamalakhe,ukuzeabonakaliseamandlaakheamakhulu. INdumiso106:8

Abantubakhobayakuvumangeminiyamandlaakho,benobuhlebobungcwelekwasekuzalweni kokusa;uyakubanombethewobutshabakhoINdumiso110:3

Ubabonisileabantubakheamandlaemisebenziyakhe,ukuzeabanikeilifaleentlanga.INdumiso 111:6

Bayakuthethangozukolobukumkanibakho,bathethengamandlaakho;INdumiso145:11

INkosiyethuinkulu,inamandlaamakhulu;ukuqondakwayoakunasiphelo.INdumiso147:5

DumisaniuYehova.DumisaniuThixoengcweleniyakhe;Mdumiseniesibhakabhakenisamandla akheINdumiso150:1

Musaukwalaokulungileyokwabobafaneleukukufumana,xakusemandleniesandlasakho ukukwenzaIMizekeliso3:27

Ukufanobomikusemandleniolwimi;keabobaluthandayobayakudlaisiqhamosaloIMizekeliso 18:21

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Ndabuyake,ndaziqwalaselazonkeiingcinezeloezenziwayophantsikwelanga;ndabonaiinyembezi zabacinezelweyo,bengenamthuthuzeli;kwayekwicalalabacinezelibabokwakukhoamandla;kodwa bonababengenamthuthuzeliINtshumayeli4:1

Kananjalowonkeumntu,atheuThixowamnikaubutyebinobutyebi,wamnikanegunyalokudlakubo, nokuthabathaisabelosakhe,nokuvuyelaumsebenziwakhe:esosisiphosikaThixo.INtshumayeli 5:19

IndodauThixoayinikeubutyebi,ubutyebi,nozuko,ukuzeingaswelintokumphefumlowayokuyo yonkeintoeyinqwenelayo,kodwauThixoakayinikiamandlaokutyakuyo,kodwaidliwangumntu wasemzini:okungamampunge,sisifoesibi.INtshumayeli6:2

Aphoilizwilokumkanilikhoyo,kukhoamandla;ngubaninaonokuthikuye,Wenzantonina? Akukhomntuunegunyaphezukomoyaukubaawuthinteleumoya;akanaloigunyangomhlawokufa; akukhokukhululwakuloomfazwe;ububiabuyikubahlangulaabobabunikelweyoINtshumayeli8: 4,8

Isiprofeto

Ngenxayokoabemibayobabenamandlaamancinci,baqhiphukaumbilini,badana:babanjengotyani basendle,nohlaza,njengotyaniobuphezukwezindlu,nanjengengqolowaetshisiweyoingekakhuli. Isaya37:27

Phakamiselaniamehloenuphezulu,niboneukubangubaninaowadalaezizinto,okhuphaumkhosi wazongenani;uzibizazonkengamagamangobukhulubamandlaakhe,kubaenamandlaamakhulu; akukhonanyeephelayo.Unikaamandlakwabatyhafileyo;nabangenamandlauyabandisaamandla. Isaya40:26,29

Ukhuphainqweloyokulwanehashe,umkhosinamandla;bayakulalakunye,abayikuvuka;baphelile, bacinyiwenjengentamboIsaya43:17

Yabona,bayakubanjengeendiza,umlilouyakubatshisa,abayikuzihlangulaemandlenielangatye, akuyikubakholahlelakuzifudumeza,akuyikubakhomlilowokuhlalaphambikwawoIsaya47:14

Kuthenina,xandifikayo,kungekhomntu?xandibiza,akukhomntuuphendulayo?Ngabaisandla samsifutshanekwaphela,ukubasingakhululi?okanyeandinamandlaokuhlangula?Yabona,xa ndikhalimelandiyawomisaulwandle,ndiwenzeimilamboibeyintlango;iintlanzizaboziyanuka, kubakungekhomanzi,ziyafalunxanoIsaya50:2

Nguyeowenzaihlabathingamandlaakhe,ulizinzisileihlabathingobulumkobakhe,wanekaamazulu ngengqiqoyakhe.Yeremiya10:12

Mnandenzaumhlaba,umntunesilwanyanaesiphezukomhlaba,ngamandlaamamakhulu nangengaloyameyoluliweyo,kwayendiwunikelowondibonakufanelekilekum.Yeremiya27:5

HayiNkosiyamYehova,yabona,wenaulenzileizulunehlabathingamandlaakhoamakhulu nangengaloyakhoeyolukileyo;akukhontoinzimakuwe:Yeremiya32:17

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Nguyeowenzaihlabathingamandlaakhe,ulizinzisileihlabathingobulumkobakhe,wanekaizulu ngengqondoyakhe.Yeremiya51:15

Yithi,ItshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Uyakuphumelelana?Akayikuzincothulanaiingcambuzawo, azinqumleiziqhamozawo,ukuzeubune?Uyakubunakuwoonkeamagqabiawo,kungekhomandla makhuluokanyeabantuabaninzibokuwususaezingcanjinizawo?UHezekile17:9

Khangela,izikhuluzakwaSirayeli,nganyenganye,yayikuwe,ngokwamandlaayo,ukuzeichithe igaziHezekile22:6

UtshouYehovaukuthi,NabobayixhasayoiYiputabayakuwa,neqhayiyalamandlaayoliyakuhla, bawekulongekrele,besukaenqabeniyaseSiyene;itshoiNkosiuYehova.Hezekile30:6

Wenakumkani,ungukumkaniwookumkani,kubauThixowamazuluukunikeubukumkani,amandla, namandla,nozuko.Daniyeli2:37

Zahlanganisanaiinkosana,nabaphathibamaphondo,nabaphathibamaphondo,namagosaokumkani, bazabawabonalamadoda,umliloungenawoamandlaemizimbeniyawo,nalunwelelwawo lungatshanga,neengubozawoazitshintshanga,nevumbalomlilolingadlulangakuwoDaniyeli3:27

Ukumkaniwathethawathi,“AsiyiyonaleiBhabheliinkulu,endiyakheleindluyobukumkani ngamandlaamamakhulu,nangenxayozukolobungangamshabam?”Daniyeli4:30

Uyahlangulaazeahlangule,kwayewenzaimiqondisonemimangalisoezulwininasemhlabeni,yena ohlanguleuDaniyeliemandlenieengonyama.Daniyeli6:27

Yafikakwinkunziyegushaeyayineempondoezimbini,endandiyiboneimiphambikomlambo, yabalekayayakuyongamandlaayoaqatha.Ndayibonaisondelakwinkunziyegusha,yachukumiseka kakhulu,yayibethainkunziyegusha,yazaphulaiimpondozayoezimbini;inkunziyegusha yayingenawoamandlaokumaphambikwayo,kodwayayiphosaphantsi,yayinyathela,kwaye kwakungekhomntuunokuyihlangulainkunziyegushaesandlenisayoDaniyeli8:6-7

Kaloku,ekubeniyaphukile,kwathikwavelaezineendaweniyayo,kwavelaizikumkaniezine eziphumaeluhlangeni,kodwakungengamandlaayoAmandlaayoayakubanamandla,kodwa kungengamandlaayo;kwayeiyakutshabalalisangokumangalisayo,iphumelele,yenze,itshabalalise abantuabanamandlanabangcwele.Daniyeli8:22,24

Ekuphelenikweminyakabayakudibana,kubaintombiyokumkaniwasezantsiiyakuzakukumkani wasentlaukuzeyenzeisivumelwano,kodwaayiyikubanamandlaengalo,nayeakayikuma,nengalo yakhe;kodwaiyakunikelwa,nabobayizisayo,nalowowayizalayo,nalowowayiqinisayongaloo maxesha.Daniyeli11:6

Uyakuvuselelaamandlaakhenesibindisakhenxamnyenokumkaniwasezantsingomkhosiomkhulu, azeukumkaniwasezantsiaxhokonxelweimfazweenomkhosiomkhulunonamandlakakhulu,kodwa akayikuma,kubabayakucebaamacebonxamnyenaye.Daniyeli11:25

Kodwauyakubanegunyaphezukobutyebibegolidenesilivere,naphezukwazozonkeizinto ezixabisekileyozaseYiputa:amaLibhiyanamaKushiayakumlandela.Daniyeli11:43

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Ndayivaindodaeyayinxibeilinen,eyayiphezukwamanziomlambo,xayayiphakamisaisandlasayo sokunenenesasekhohloezulwini,yafungangohlelingonaphakade,yathi,Kuyakubalixesha, amaxesha,nesiqingathasexesha;yakubaigqibileukusasazaamandlaabantuabangcwele,zonkeezi zintoziyakugqitywaDaniyeli12:7

Wambambaumntakwabongesithendeesibelekweni,wazangamandlaakhewabanamandlanoThixo: Ewe,wayenamandlaphezukwesithunywa,wazawoyisa;walila,wambongoza;wamfumanaeBheteli, aphowayethethanathi;Hoseya12:3-4

Ndiyakubakhululaemandleniengcwaba;ndiyakubakhululaekufeni:Owukufa,ndiyakuba zizibethozakho;Owungcwaba,ndiyakubayintshabalaloyakho:inguqukoiyakufihlwaemehlweni am.Hoseya13:14

Yehakeabobacingaububi,benzeububiezililinizabo!Xakusakhanya,bayakwenzaoko,kuba kusemandleniabo.Mika2:1

KodwakemnandizelengamandlangomoyakaYehova,nangobulungisa,nangobugorha,ukuze ndimxeleleuYakobiukreqolwakhe,noSirayeliisonosakhe.Mika3:8

UYehovauzekakadeumsindo,unamandlaamakhulu,akayikubagwebabonkeabangendawo; uYehovaunendlelayakheesivuthuvuthunasesivuthuvuthwini,namafualuthulilweenyawozakhe Nahum1:3

Utshabalalisileunyukephambikwakho;gcinainqaba,lindaindlela,yomelezaizinqezakho, womelezeamandlaakhokunene.Nahum2:1

Emvakokoingqondoyakheiyakuguquka,azeadlule,azeonakalise,ebalelaokukumandlaakhe kuthixowakhe.Habhakuki1:11

Yeha,lowounqwenelaindluyakheinkohlakalo,ukuzeamiseindluyakhephezulu,ukuze ahlangulweesandlenisobubi!Habhakuki2:9

Ukukhanyakwakhekwakunjengokukhanya,iimpondoziphumaesandlenisakhe,aphokeamandla akheayefihliwekhonaHabhakuki3:4

Waphendulake,wathikum,ElililizwilikaYehovakuZerubhabheli,lisithi,Akungamandla, kungengamandla;kungoMoyawam,utshouYehovawemikhosiZekariya4:6

Yabona,iNkosiiyakuyigxotha,iwabetheamandlaayoelwandle,yonaitshiswengumliloZekariya 9:4

IiVangelikunyeneZenzo

Ungasingenisiekulingweni,kodwasihlanguleebubini:Kubaubukumkanibakho,namandla,nozuko, ngonaphakade.Amen.UMateyu6:13

KodwaukuzenaziukubauNyanawoMntuunegunyaemhlabenilokuxolelaizono(wandulawathi kofeumzimba),Vuka,uthabatheukhukolwakho,uyeendlwiniyakho.UMateyu9:6

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Bakukubonaokoabantuabaninzi,bamangaliswa,bamzukisauThixo,onikeabantuigunyaelingaka UMateyu9:8

Wazawababizelakuyeabafundibakheabalishumielinababini,wabanikaigunyaphezukoomoya abangcolileyo,lokubakhupha,nokuphilisazonkeizifonezigulo.UMateyu10:1

WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Niyalahleka,kubaningazaziizibhalo,namandlakaThixo.UMateyu 22:29

Kwangokoke,emvakwembandezeloyaloomihla,ilangaliyakwenziwamnyama,inyanga ingakhanyisi,neenkwenkweziziyakuwaezulwini,namandlaasezulwiniazanyazanyiswaUya kubonakalakeumqondisowoNyanawoMntuezulwini;zizekezonkeizizwezomhlabazizilile, zimboneuNyanawoMntuesizaemafiniezuluenamandlanobuqaqawuliobukhulu.UMateyu24:2930

UYesuwathikuye,Utshilonawe;kendithikuni,EmvenikokuniyakumbonauNyanawoMntuehleli ngasekunenekwamandla,esizaemafiniezulu.UMateyu26:64

WezauYesu,wathethakubo,esithi,NdinikwelonkeigunyaezulwininasemhlabeniHambanike ngokoniyekufundisazonkeiintlanga,nibabhaptizeegameniloYise,neloNyana,neloMoya oyiNgcwele;20nibafundiseukubabazigcinezonkeizintoendiniwiseleumthethongazo;niyabona, mnandinaniimihlayonke,kudekubesekuphelenikwehlabathi.Amen.Mateyu28:18-20

KodwaukuzenaziukubauNyanawoMntuunamandlaemhlabeniokuxolelaizono,(uthikonedumbe), UMarko2:10

nokubanegunyalokuphilisaizifo,nokukhuphaiidemonUMarko3:15

Wabizaabalishumielinababini,waqalaukubathumangababini,wabanikaigunyaphezukoomoya abangcolileyo;UMarko6:7

Wathikubo,Inenendithikuni,Kukhoabanyekwabemiyoapha,abangayikukhabevekufa,bade babuboneubukumkanibukaThixobufikangamandla.UMarko9:1

WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Anilahlekina,kubaningazaziizibhalokwanamandlakaThixo? UMarko12:24

Iinkwenkwezizezuluziyakuwa,namandlaasezulwiniayakuzanyazanyiswa.Bayakumbonake uNyanawoMntuesizaemafinienamandlaamakhulunobuqaqawuliMarko13:25-26

WathikeuYesu,Ndinguye;niyakumbonauNyanawoMntuehlelingasekunenekwamandla,esiza emafiniezuluUMarko14:62

UyakuhambaphambikwakheenomoyanamandlakaEliya,ukuzeabuyiseleiintliziyozooyise kubantwana,nabangathobeliyoebulumkwenibamalungisa,alungiseleleiNkosiabantu abalungisiweyo.ULuka1:17

Saphendulaisithunywasathikuye,UMoyaoyiNgcweleuyakuzaphezukwakho,athinamandla Osenyangweniakusibekele;kungokokeloontoingcweleizalwanguweiyakubizwangokuba nguNyanakaThixoULuka1:35

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

UMtyholiwathikuye,Ndokunikalonkeeligunya,nozukolwazo;ngokubalinikelwekum;kwaye ndilinikanabaninaendithandayoULuka4:6

UYesuwabuyaenamandlaoMoyawayaeGalili;kwaphumaudumolwakhekulolonkeilizwe elijikelezileyoBamangaliswayimfundisoyakhe;ngokubailizwilakhelalinamandlaBamangaliswa bonke,bathethabodwa,besithi,Lilizwielinjaninaeli,kubangegunyanangamandlauyabakhalimela oomoyaabangcolileyo,bazebaphume?ULuka4:14,32,36

Kwathingaminiithile,efundisa,kwakumiabaFarisinabafundisi-mthetho,bephumakuyoyonke imiziyaseGalili,neyakwaYuda,neyaseYerusalem;namandlaeNkosiayekhoukubaphilisaKodwa ukuzenaziukubauNyanawoMntuunegunyaemhlabenilokuxolelaizono(wathikonedumbe), Ndithikuwe,Vuka,uthabatheukhukolwakho,uyeendlwiniyakho.ULuka5:17,24

Wazawababizelandawonyeabafundibakheabalishumielinambini,wabanikaamandlanegunya phezukwazozonkeiidemon,nokuphilisaizifoBamangaliswabonkebubungangamshabukaThixo BathibesamangalisiwebonkezizintozonkeawazenzayouYesu,wathikubafundibakhe:ULuka9:1, 43

Yabonani,ndininikaigunyalokunyathelaphezukweenyokanoonomadudwane,naphezukwawo onkeamandlaotshaba;akukhontoiyakunenzakalisaULuka10:19

Kodwandiyakunixelelakwangaphambiliukubangubaninaeniyakumoyika:Yoyikanilowouthi emvakokubulalaabenegunyalokuphosaesihogweni;ewe,ndithikuni,YoyikanilowoXabathe banizisaezindlwinizesikhungu,nakubagwebi,nakwabasemagunyeni,zeningaxhaleliukubaniza kuziphendulelanjanina,nokubanizakuthethantonina;Luka12:5,11

Bamlinda,bathumelaiintlola,ezizenzaamalungisa,ukuzezimbambengamazwiakhe,ukuze zimnikeleemandleninasegunyenilerhuluneliULuka20:20

Iintliziyozabantuziyaphelaluloyiko,nokulindelaizintoezizayoemhlabeni:kubaamandlaezuluaya kuzanyazanyiswaBayakumbonakeuNyanawoMntuesizaefinienamandlanobuqaqawuli obukhulu.ULuka21:26-27

Bendinaniimihlangemihlaetempileni,anizangenindithintele;kodwaelilixalenu,namandla obumnyama.UkususelangokuuNyanawoMntuuyakuhlalangasekunenekwamandlakaThixo. ULuka22:53,69

Yabonani,mnandithumelakuniidingalikaBawo;keninahlalanikwisixekosaseYerusalem,nide nambathisweamandlaavelaphezulu.ULuka24:49

Kebonkeabamamkelayo,wabanikaigunyalokubangabantwanabakaThixo,abokebakholwayo egamenilakhe;UYohane1:12

Akukhomntuundihluthayo,ndizinikelangokwam.Ndinegunyalokubuncama,ndinegunya lokubuthabathakwakhona.LomyalelondiwufumenekuBawo.UYohane10:18

Njengokoumnikeigunyaphezukwenyamayonke,ukuzebonkeomnikebonaabanikeubomi obungunaphakadeUYohane17:2

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

AthikeuPilatokuye,Akuthethinakum?Awazinaukubandinegunyalokukubethelela emnqamlezweni,ndinegunyalokukukhulula?WaphendulauYesuwathi,Ubungenagunyanakanye kum,ukubaubungalinikwangalivelaphezulu;ngenxayokolowoundinikeleyokuweunesono esikhulungakumbiYohane19:10-11

Wathikubo,Asikokwenuukwaziamaxeshaokanyeamaxesha,awamisengamandlaakheuBawo Kodwaniyakwamkelaamandla,akubauMoyaoyiNgcweleefikilekuni;nibengamangqinaam eYerusalem,nakulolonkeelakwaYuda,naseSamariya,kudekusenasekuphelenikomhlaba.IZenzo1: 7-8

AkukubonaokouPetros,waphendulawathiebantwini:“MadodaakwaSirayeli,kutheninaukuba nimangalisweyilento,okanyekutheninisijongangenyamekokangaka,ngokungathisimenzelo mntuwahambangamandlaethuokanyengobungcwelebethu?”IZenzo3:12

Bakubabebamisephakathi,bababuzabesithi,Nikwenzengagunyalininaoku,nangaliphinaigama? BayeabapostilebengqinangamandlaamakhulungovukolweNkosiuYesu;kwayekwakukho ubabaloolukhulukubobonke.IZenzo4:7,33

Ngethubaibisekhona,ibingeyoyakhona?Emvakokubaithengisiwe,ibingengawoamandlaakhona? Kutheninaukubauyicingelentoentliziyweniyakho?Awuxokangaebantwini,uxokekuThixo. IZenzo5:4

UStefano,ezelelukholonamandla,wayesenzaimimangalisoemikhulunemimangalisophakathi kwabantuIZenzo6:8

Bamphulaphulabonke,ukususelakomncinaneukuyakomkhulu,besithi,Lomntuungamandla amakhulukaThixoesithi,Ndinikeninameligunya,ukuzelowondimbekaizandlaamkeleuMoya oyiNgcwele.IZenzo8:10,19

IndlelauThixoawamthambisangayouYesuwaseNazaretengoMoyaoyiNgcwelenangamandla: owahambahambaesenzaokulungileyo,ephilisabonkeabacinezelweyonguMtyholi;kubauThixo wayenayeIZenzo10:38

Ukuvulaamehloabo,nokubaguqulaebumnyamenibayeekukhanyeni,nokubasusaemandleni kaSathanabayekuThixo,ukuzebamkeleuxolelolwezono,nelifaphakathikwabobangcwalisiweyo ngokukholwakum.IZenzo26:18

Iileta

WazawamiswaukubaunguNyanakaThixongamandla,ngokoMoyawobungcwele,ngokuvuka kwabafileyo,KubaandinazintloningeendabaezilungileyozikaKristu;kubazingamandlakaThixo okusindisabonkeabakholwayo,kumYudakuqala,nakumGrike.Kubaizintozakheezingabonakaliyo kwasekudalwenikwehlabathizibonakalangokucacileyo,ziqondwangezintoezenziweyo,amandla akheangunaphakadenobuThixobakhe,ukuzebangabinakuzithethelelaKwabaseRoma1:4,16,20

Kubandeyisekilekukubanakufa,nabomi,nazithunywazezulu,nazilawuli,namagunya,nazinto zikhoyo,nazintozizayo,KwabaseRoma8:38

KubaisibhalosithikuFaro,Ndikumiselengenxayesisizathu,ukuzendiwabonakaliseamandlaam kuwe,nokubaigamalamlaziswekulolonkeihlabathi.Akanagunyanaumbumbiphezukodongwe,

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

ndizenzezingabinandlekoiindabaezilungileyozikaKristu,ukuzendingasebenzisikakubiigunya lamkwiindabaezilungileyo.1kwabaseKorinte9:12,18

Ngenxayesisizathuumfaziufaneleukubaabenegunyaphezukwentlokoyakhengenxayezithunywa zezulu.1kwabaseKorinte11:10

Kwandulekekufikeisiphelo,xaathewabunikelaubukumkanikuThixouYise,xaathewabuchitha bonkeubulawuli,nalolonkeigunya,namandla.1kwabaseKorinte15:24

Uhlwayelwausweleimbeko,uvuswaunobuqaqawuli;uhlwayelwaubuthathaka,uvuswaunamandla; 1kwabaseKorinte15:43

Kodwaesibutyebisibuphethengezityazodongwe,ukuzeubukhulubamandlabubebobukaThixo, bungavelikuthi2kwabaseKorinte4:7

Ngelizwilenyaniso,ngamandlakaThixo,ngesikrweqesobulungisangasekunenenangasekhohlo,2 kwabaseKorinte6:7

Ngokubandiyangqinaukubabazinikelengamandlaaboonke,ewe,nangaphezukwamandlaabo;2 kwabaseKorinte8:3

Kalokubonabathi,iincwadizakhezinzima,zinamandla;kodwaukubakhokwakhengesiqu kubuthathaka,nokuthethakwakheakuntoyanto.2kwabaseKorinte10:10

Wathikum,Ubabalolwamlukwanele;kubaamandlaamazalisekiswakubuthathaka.Ngokokendiya kuqhayisangobubelebam,ukuzeamandlakaKristuahlalephezukwam2kwabaseKorinte12:9

Kubanangonawabethelelwaemnqamlezweningenxayobuthathaka,kodwauphilangamandla kaThixoKubanathisibuthathakakuye,kodwasiyakuphilanayengamandlakaThixokuni2 kwabaseKorinte13:4

Ngenxayokondibhalaezizintondingekho,ukuzendingathi,ndakubandikho,ndisebenziseamazwi abukhali,ngokwegunyaendalinikwayiNkosilokubandilakhe,ndingalichithi.2kwabaseKorinte 13:10

Kwayeyintoninaubukhuluobugqithisileyobamandlaakhekuthithinabakholwayo, ngokokusebenzakwamandlaakheamakhulu,ngaphezukwalolonkeulawulo,negunya,namandla, nobukhosi,nalolonkeigamaelikhankanywayo,kungekukokwelihlabathilodwa,kodwanakwelo lizayo:Kwabase-Efese1:19,21

Enibenihambakuzongaphambilingokwendlelayelihlabathi,ngokomlawuliwegunya lesibhakabhaka,umoyaosebenzayongokukubantwanabokungathobeli;Kwabase-Efese2:2

Ndenziwaumlungiseleliwalo,ngokwesiphosobabalolukaThixo,endasiphiwangokusebenza kwamandlaakhe.ukuzengokuoorhulumentenamagunyaasezulwinibaziswengaloibandla ubulumkobukaThixoobuziintlobongeentlobo,Kuyekeonakoukwenzaokungaphezukweento zonkeesizicelayonesizicingayo,ngokwamandlaasebenzayongaphakathikwethu,Kwabase-Efese 3:7,10,20

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Ekugqibeleni,bazalwanabam,yomelelanieNkosini,nasemandleniayoamakhuluKubaasilwi nenyamanegazi,kodwasilwanoorhulumente,namagunya,nabalawulibobumnyamabelihlabathi, nabasemagunyenibomoyaabangendawokwiindawoeziphakamileyoKwabase-Efese6:10,12

ukuzendimaziyena,namandlaokuvukakwakhe,nokubanobudlelanenayekwiintlunguzakhe, ndifaniswenokufakwakhe;KwabaseFilipi3:10

niqiniswengamandlaonke,ngokokomelelakwakheokuzukileyo,nizenibenomondenokunyamezela, nivuya;Owasihlangulayoegunyenilobumnyama,wasifuduselaebukumkaniniboNyanawakhe othandekayo;Ngokubazadalwangayezonkeizinto,ezisezulwininezisemhlabeni,ezibonakalayo nezingabonakaliyo,nokubaziitrone,nokubazibubukhosi,nokubazizilawuli,nokubangamagunya; zonkeizintozadalwanguye,zadalelwayena.KwabaseKolose1:11,13,16

Niyekenigqibelelekuye,oyintlokoyabobonkeubulawulinamandla;Waza,ebahluthile oorhulumentenamagunya,wabenzababonakalaekuhleni,ebagqwesakuwo.KwabaseKolose2:10, 15

Kubaiindabaezilungileyozethuazizangakuningelizwilodwa,kodwanangamandla,nangoMoya oyiNgcwele,nangengqinisekoenkulu;njengokonaziyoukubasasingabantuabanjaninaphakathi kwenungenxayenu.1KwabaseTesalonika1:5

Abobayakohlwaywangentshabalaloengunaphakade,bemkeebuswenibeNkosi,nasebuqaqawulini bamandlaayo;Ngenxayokosihlalasithandazangenxayenu,ukubauThixowethuanibaleleekuthini nifaneleubizolwenu,azeazalisekonkeukuthandakwakheokulungileyo,nomsebenziwokholo ngamandla;2Tesalonika1:9,11

Lowoke,ukufikakwakhekungokokusebenzakukaSathana,ngayoyonkeimisebenziyamandla nemiqondisonezimangazobuxoki,2KwabaseTesalonika2:9

Asikukoukubasingenawoamandla,kodwaukuzesizenzeumzekelokuniukuzenisilandele.2 KwabaseTesalonika3:9

Okuphelakwakheonokungafi,ehleliekukhanyeniokungenakusondelwamntu,ekungekhonamnye umntuowakhawambona,nongenakumbona;kuyemakubekhoimbekonamandlaangunaphakade Amen.1Timoti6:16

KubauThixoakasinikangamoyawokoyika,kodwaowamandla,nothando,nengqondoephilileyo NgokokemusaukubanazintloningobungqinabeNkosiyethu,nangammnambanjwawayo;2 Timoti1:7-8

BenokumilakokuhlonelauThixo,kodwabewakhanyelaamandlaako;abobanjalosukani.2Timoti 3:5

Bakhumbuzeukubabathobeleoorhulumentenamagunya,bathobeleoorhulumente,balungeleyonke imisebenzielungileyo,KuTito3:1

Yena,ekukukhanyakobuqaqawulibakhe,nomfanekisowobuntubakhe,ephethezonkeizinto ngelizwilamandlaakhe,akubaehlanjululweizonozethu,wahlalaphantsingasekunenekoBukhulu enyangweni;Hebhere1:3

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Ekubenikeabantwanabengamadlelaneenyamanegazi,nayengokwakhewabelanangezozinto, ukuzengokufaamtshabalaliselowounamandlaokufa,okokukuthi,uMtyholi;Hebhere2:14

KubailizwilikaThixoliphilile,linamandla,libukhalingaphezukwalonaliphinaikreleelintlangothimbini,lihlabalidelahluleumphefumlonomoya,amalungunomongo,kwayeliyakwaziukuqonda iingcinganeenjongozentliziyoHebhere4:12

NdiyivileincasayelizwielihlelikaThixo,namandlaehlabathielizayo,Hebhere6:5

Owenziwe,kungekhonangokomthethowomyalelowenyama,kodwangamandlaobomi obungenasipheloHebhere7:16

NinanigcinwangamandlakaThixongokholo,nidenisindiswe,nilungeleukutyhilwangexesha lokugqibela1Petros1:5

Owenyukewayaezulwini,esekunenekukaThixo,zithotyelwephantsikwakheizithunywazezulu, namagunya,namandla.1Petros3:22

NjengokoamandlaakheobuThixoesinikezonkeizintoezisingiseebomininasekuhloneleniuThixo, ngokumazilowowasibizayongozukonesidima.Kubaasilandelangaiintsomiezicwangcisiweyo ngobuqili,xasasinazisaamandlanokufikakweNkosiyethuuYesuKristu,kodwasasingamangqina obungangamshabakhe.2Petros1:3,16

Kantiizithunywazezulu,nangonazinamandlaamakhulu,azibamangalelingantophambikweNkosi 2Petros2:11

KuThixoolumkileyoyedwa,uMsindisiwethu,makubekhouzuko,nobukhulu,namandla,nangoku, naphakade.Amen.UYuda1:25

ISityhilelo

Lowowoyisayo,nogcinaimisebenziyamkudekubesekupheleni,ndiyakumnikaigunyaphezu kweentlanga;ISityhilelo2:26

Ufanele,Nkosi,ukwamkelauzuko,nembeko,namandla;ngokubawenawadalazonkeizinto, nangenxayokuthandakwakhozikho,zadalelwazonaISityhilelo4:11

besithingezwielikhulu:IfaneleiMvanaeyaxhelwayoukwamkelaamandla,nobutyebi,nobulumko, namandla,nembeko,nozuko,nentsikeleloISityhilelo5:12

Zonkeizidalwaezisezulwini,nasemhlabeni,naphantsikomhlaba,nakuzozonkeeziselwandle,nazo zonkeizintoezikuzo,ndazivazisithi:“Kulowouhlelietroneni,nakuyoiMvana,makubekho intsikelelo,nembeko,nozuko,namandla,ngonaphakadekanaphakade.”ISityhilelo5:13

Kwaphumaelinyeihasheelibomvu;lowowayehleliphezukwalowanikwaigunyalokususauxolo emhlabeni,nokubababulalane;wanikwaikreleelikhuluNdabona,naloihasheeliluthuthu,igama lakheelalihleliphezukwalolalinguKufa,nesihogosamlandela.Banikwaigunyaphezukwesahlulo sesinesomhlaba,lokubulalangekrele,nangendlala,nangokufa,nangamarhamncwaomhlaba. ISityhilelo6:4,8

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

besithi:Amen:Ukubongwa,nozuko,nobulumko,nombulelo,nembeko,namandla,nokomelela, makubekuThixowethu,kuseemaphakadeniasemaphakadeni.Amen.ISityhilelo7:12

Kwaphumaiinkumbiemsini,zezaemhlabeni;zanikwaigunya,njengokubaoonomadudwane bomhlababenegunya.Zazinemisilaefananeyoonomadudwane,kwayekwakukhoizinyoemisileni yazo;kwayeamandlaazoayekukwenzakalisaabantuiinyangaezintlanuKubaamandlaazo asemlonyeniwazonasemisileniyazo;kubaimisilayazoyayifananeenyoka,ineentloko,kwaye ngayozenzakalisa.ISityhilelo9:3,10,19

Ndiyakubanikaamandlaamangqinaamamabini,azeaprofeteimihlaeliwakaelinamakhuluamabini anamancimathandathu,enxibeirhonyaAbabanegunyalokuvalaizulu,ukubaimvulaingani ngemihlayokuprofetakwabo;banegunyaphezukwamanzilokuwaguqulaabeligazi,nokuwubetha umhlabangazozonkeizibetho,ngokufuthikangangokobethanda.ISityhilelo11:3,6

besithi:Siyabulelakuwe,NkosiThixoSomandla,wenaukhoyo,wawukho,uzayo,kuba uwathabathileamandlaakhoamakhulu,wabangukumkaniISityhilelo11:17

Ndazandevailizwielikhuluezulwinilisithi,Ngokulufikileusindiso,namandla,nobukumkani bukaThixowethu,namandlakaKristuwakhe;kubaummangaleliwabazalwanabethuuphoswe phantsi,lowoubamangalelayophambikoThixowethuimininobusuku.ISityhilelo12:10

Irhamncwaendalibonayolalifananengwe,iinyawozalozinjengezebhere,umlomowalo unjengomlomowengonyama;inambayalinikaamandlaayo,nesihlalosayo,negunyaelikhulu. Bayinqulainambaeyanikairhamncwaigunya,balinqulairhamncwa,besithi,Ngubaninaofana nerhamncwa;ngubaninaonakoukulwanalo?Sanikwaumlomoothethaizintoezinkulunezinyeliso, sanikwanegunyalokuhlalaiinyangaezingamashumiamaneanesibiniISityhilelo13:2,4,5

Lanikwaigunyalokulwanabangcwele,nokubaboyisa;lanikwaigunyaphezukwazozonkeizizwe, neelwimi,neentlangaLenzalonkeigunyalerhamncwalokuqalaphambikwalo,libangelaukuba umhlabanabobonkeabahlalakulobanquleirhamncwalokuqala,elaphiliswainxebalaloelibulalayo. Kwayeibalahlekisaabobahlalaemhlabeningemiqondisoeyayinikweamandlaokuyenzaemehlweni erhamncwa,isithikwabobahlalaemhlabeni,mabalenzeleumfanekisoirhamncwa,elalinenxeba lekrele,lazalaphila.Kwayeyayinikweigunyalokunikaumfanekisowerhamncwaubomi,ukuze umfanekisowerhamncwauthethe,kwayeubangeleukubabonkeabangawunquliyoumfanekiso werhamncwababulawe.ISityhilelo13:7,12,14,15

Kwaphumaesinyeisithunywasezuluesibingelelweni,sinegunyaphezukomlilo;sadandulukangezwi elikhulukulowounerhengqaelibukhali,sisithi,Lifakeirhengqalakhoelibukhali,uqokeleleizihloko zomdiliyawomhlaba,ngokubaiidiliyazawozivuthiwengokupheleleyoISityhilelo14:18

ItempileyazaliswangumsiovelakuzukolukaThixo,nasemandleniakhe;akukhomntuunako ukungenaetempileni,zadazazalisekaizibethoezisixhenxezezithunywaezisixhenxeISityhilelo15:8

Isithunywasesinesayiphalazaingqayiyasoelangeni,sanikwaigunyalokutshisaabantungomlilo Abantubatshabubushushuobukhulu,bamnyelisauThixo,onegunyaphezukwezizibetho; abaguqukangabamzukise.ISityhilelo16:8-9

Iimpondoezilishumiozibonileyozingookumkaniabalishumi,abangekafumanibukumkani,kodwa bamkelaigunyanjengookumkaniilixaelinyekunyenerhamncwaAbabanenjongoenye,baza kunikelaamandlaabonamandlaabokwirhamncwaISityhilelo17:12-13

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Emvakokondabonaesinyeisithunywasezulusisihlasivelaezulwini,sinamandlaamakhulu; umhlabawakhanyiswabubuqaqawulibasoISityhilelo18:1

Emvakokondevailizwielikhululesihlweleesikhuluezulwini,lisithi:Haleluya!Usindiso,nozuko, nembeko,namandla,kuyeiNkosiuThixowethuISityhilelo19:1

Unoyolokwayeungcwelelowounesabelokuvukolokuqala;ukufakwesibiniakunagunyakubo abanjalo,kodwabayakubangababingelelibakaThixonabakaKristu,balawulekunyenayeiminyaka eliwaka.ISityhilelo20:6

I-Apocrypha

Kengokuanindikholelwana?Akamkhulunaukumkaningamandlaakhe?Azingoyikinazonke iindawoukumchukumisa?1Esdras4:28

Akukhobulungisaekugwebenikwayo;kwayeingamandla,ubukumkani,amandla,nobukhulu,bayo yonkeiminyakaMakabongweuThixowenyaniso1Esdras4:40

KodwaxaoobawobamcaphukisayouThixo,bonaeNkosinikaSirayeliesemazulwini,wabanikela esandlenisikaNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli,wamaKaledi;1Esdras6:15

KubabesitshilokukumkaniukubaamandlaeNkosiuThixowethuabenabobamfunayo,abaxhase ngeendlelazonke.1Esdras8:52

Ndibatshabalalisileookumkaniabaninzingenxayabo,ndibatshabalalisileuFaro,kunyenabakhonzi bakhe,namandlaakheonke.2Esdras1:10

Inanilabantwanabakho,owawubalangazelela,lizalisekile:celaamandlaeNkosi,ukuzeabantubakho, ababizwakwasekuqaleni,bangcwaliswe.2Esdras2:41

Ngaphambikokubakubonakaleiintyatyamboezintle,okanyengaphambikokubakumiselwe amandlaashukumayo,ngaphambikokubainkithayeengelosiezingenakubalwaihlanganiselwe ndawonye,2Esdras6:3

KwangokunjaloamaxeshaoPhezukonkeanesiqaloesicacileyongemimangalisonemisebenzi yamandla,kwayeisiphelosisebenzangemiphumonemiqondiso.2Esdras9:6

Wezaowesine,woyisazonkeizilwanyanaezazikhongaphambili,wabanegunyaphezukwehlabathi ngoloyikoolukhulu,naphezukwayoyonkeimimandlayomhlabangengcinezeloenkulu;waza wahlalaixeshaelideemhlabeningenkohliso2Esdras11:40

Kubakuyakubakhoisiphithiphithiphakathikwabantu,bahlaseleomnyenomnye;abayi kubakhathalelaookumkanibaboneenkosanazabo,kwayeikhondolezenzozaboliyakuma emandleniabo.Andiyikubasindisa:hambani,bantwana,ningabinamandla,ningayingcolisiingcwele yam2Esdras15:16,25

KananjaloamaKarmaniyaanomsindoayakuphumanjengeengulubezasendlezasehlathini,aze ngamandlaamakhulueze,alwenazo,achitheinxenyeyelizwelama-AsiriyaKwayekeiidragoni

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

ziyakubanamandla,zikhumbulaindaloyazo;kwayeukubaziyakujika,zenzeiyelenqekunye ngamandlaamakhuluukubatshutshisa,ziyakuthicwaka,zizezisaba.2Esdras15:30-32

Uzukolwamandlaakholuyakomanjengentyatyambo,kuveleubushushuobuthunyelwephezu kwakho.2Esdras15:50

Umhlabauyanyikima,nezisekozawo;ulwandlelunyukangamazaavelaenzonzobileni,namazaalo ayashukuma,neentlanzizalo,phambikweNkosi,naphambikobuqaqawulibamandlaayo:Ukuqala kweentlungunokulilaokukhulu;Ukuqalakwendlalanokufaokukhulu;Ukuqalakweemfazwe, namandlaayakumangoloyiko;Ukuqalakobubi!Ndizakwenzantonixaezizintozimbizifika?2 Esdras16:12,18

WazakewahambangezixhobozakhezokulwangamandlaakhenxamnyenokumkaniuArfaksadi ngonyakaweshumielinesixhenxe,wazawoyisaedabinilakhe:kubawawachithaonkeamandlakaArfaksadi,nabobonkeabakhwelibakhebamahashe,nazozonkeiinqwelozakhezokulwa,uJudith 1:13

Kubandihlelinje,nangamandlaobukumkanibam,konkeendikuthethileyo,ndiyakukwenza ngesandlasam”Wazawaphumanawoonkeamandlaakheukuyaphambikokumkani uNebhukadenetsarekuhambolwakhe,nokugubungelalonkeubusobomhlabangasentshona ngeenqwelozakhezokulwa,nabakhwelibamahashe,namajoniakheakhethiweyoeenyawoUJudith 2:12,19

Bathigqumauthuthuezintlokwenizabo,bakhalaeNkosiningamandlaaboonke,ukubaayibone yonkeindlukaSirayelingobubele.Judith4:15

Wathikubo,Ndixeleleni,nyanabakaKanan,ngoobaniababantubahlalaezintabeni,nokubaziziphi naizixekoabahlalakuzo,nokubazingakananinainkithayomkhosiwabo,nokubaamandlaabo namandlaaboaphi,nokubanguwuphinaukumkaniobekwephezukwabo,okanyeumphathi womkhosiwabo;Kuba,bathi,asiyikuboyikaubusobabantwanabakaSirayeli;kuba,yabonani, ngabantuabangenamandlanamandlaokulwaimfazweenamandlaUJudith5:3,23

Uyakuthumelaamandlaakhe,azeabatshabalaliseebuswenibomhlaba,uThixowaboakayi kubahlangula:kodwathinabakhonzibakhesiyakubatshabalalisanjengomntuomnye,kubaabanako ukuxhasaamandlaamahasheethu.Judith6:3

Kubaukubaakasincedikulemihlamihlanu,unamandlaokusikhuselananininaxaethanda,yonke imihla,okanyeokusitshabalalisaphambikweentshabazethu.Judith8:15

Kuba,khangela,ama-Asiriyaanamandlaamaninzi;aphakamengamahashenamadoda;aqhayisa ngamandlaamajoniawo;athembelekwikhaka,nomkhonto,nesaphetha,nesalingi;kwayeabazi ukubaunguYehovaochithaiimfazwe;nguYehovaigamalakhoLahlaamandlaabongamandlaakho, kwayewehliseamandlaabongomsindowakho:kubabacebeukungcolisaingcweleyakho, nokungcolisaumnqubaaphoigamalakhoelizukileyolihlalakhona,nokuwisauphondo lwesibingelelosakhongekrele.Jongaikratshilabo,kwayeuthumeleumsindowakhophezu kweentlokozabo:banikeleesandlenisam,mnaongumhlolokazi,amandlaendiwakhulelweyo.Kuba amandlaakhoakamingobuninzi,namandlaakhoakamikumadodaanamandla;kubaunguThixo wababandezelekileyo,umncediwabacinezelweyo,umsekeliwababuthathaka,umkhuseli wabasweleyo,umsindisiwabobangenathembaKwayeyenzazonkeiintlanganezizwezivumeukuba

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

unguThixowamandlaonkenamandlaonke,kwayeakukhonamnyeokhuselaabantubakwaSirayeli ngaphandlekwakho.UJudith9:7-9,11,14

NjengokouNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwehlabathilonkeephila,namandlaakheephila, owakuthumayoukubauxhaseyonkeintoephilayo:kubaakukuphelakwabantuabayakumkhonza ngawe,kodwanezilwanyanazasendle,neenkomo,neentakazezulu,ziyakuphilangamandlaakho phantsikukaNebhukadenetsarenendluyakheyonke.UJudith11:7

Baphumakebonke,akwasalanamnyekwigumbilokulala,nokubamncinciokanyemkhuluWaza uJudith,emiecalenikwebhediyakhe,wathientliziyweniyakhe,NkosiThixoonamandlaonke, khangelaesisiphongemisebenziyezandlazamukuzeiJerusalemiphakanyisweWazawathiuJudith ekude,kubalindibesango,Vulani,vulaningokuisango:UThixo,uThixowethu,unathi,ukuze abonakaliseamandlaakheeYerusalem,nemikhosiyakhenxamnyenotshaba,njengokoenzilenamhla. Ngenxayoku,ukuzithembakwenuakuyikusukaentliziyweniyabantu,abakhumbulaamandla kaThixongonaphakade.UJudith13:4,11,19

Besithi,Nkosi,Nkosi,KumkaniuSomandla,ngokubaihlabathiliphelalisezandlenizakho,ukuba umiseleukusindisauSirayeli,akukhomntuunokukuchasa:IzongezokuEstere13:9

Khumbula,Nkosi,zazisengexeshalokubandezelekakwethu,undinikeinkalipho,Kumkani weentlanga,neNkosiyamandlaonkeUkongezwakuEstere14:12

KalokuiingcingaezigwenxaazifaninoThixo,kwayeamandlaakhe,xaevavanywa,ayabakhalimela abobangengabobulumkoUbulumkobukaSolomon1:3

NgokubaamandlaanikweyiNkosi,nobukumkaniobuvelakoPhezukonke,oyakuyivavanya imisebenziyakho,azeayihlolisiseamaceboakhoUbulumkobukaSolomon6:3

Unobubelekumntu,oqinileyo,oqinisekileyo,ongenaxhala,onamandlaonke,olawulazonkeizinto, kwayeuhambakuyoyonkeingqondo,omoyaococekileyo,noqondakalayo.Kubaungumphefumlo wamandlakaThixo,kunyenempembeleloecocekileyoephumakuzukolukaSomandla:ngokoke akukhontoingcolileyoenokuwelakuyoKubaingukukhanyakokukhanyaokungunaphakade,isipili esingenabalasamandlakaThixo,kunyenomfanekisowokulungakwakhe.UbulumkobukaSolomon 7:23,25-26

Kubauyazikwayeuyaziqondazonkeizinto,kwayeuyakundikhokelangobulumkokwizenzozam, andigcineemandleniakheUbulumkobukaSolomon9:11

WamnikaigunyalokulawulazonkeizintoAkazangeamshiyeentolongweni,dewamnikaintonga yobukumkani,negunyanxamnyenabobamcinezelayo.Abobabemtyhola,wababonisaukuba bangamaxoki,wazawamnikauzukoolungunaphakade.UbulumkobukaSolomon10:2,14

Ewe,ngaphandlekwezizinto,ngebabenokuwelaphantsingomsindoomnye,betshutshiswa ngempindezelo,bazebasasazekengomoyawamandlaakho;kodwawenaucwangcisezonkeizinto ngomlinganiselo,inani,nobunzima.Kubaungabonisaamandlaakhoamakhulungamaxeshaonkexa uthanda;ngubaninaonokumelananamandlaengaloyakho?UbulumkobukaSolomon11:20-21

Ngokoke,ekubeniulilungisawenangokwakho,ulawulazonkeizintongobulungisa,ucingaukuba akuvumelekangangamandlaakhoukumgwebalowoungafanelangaukugwetywaKubaamandla akhoyisiqalosobulungisa,kwayekubaunguNkosiyabobonke,kukwenzaubenobubelekubobonke

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Kubaxaabantubengakholelwaukubaunamandlaapheleleyo,ubonakalisaamandlaakho,kwaye phakathikwabobawaziyoubonakalisaisibindisabo.Kodwawena,ulawulaamandlaakho,ugweba ngobulungisa,kwayeusiyalelangobubeleobukhulu:kubaungasebenzisaamandlaxauthanda UbulumkobukaSolomon12:15-18

Ukubabamangaliswangamandlaabonobuhlebabo,mabaqondengaboukubaunamandla kangakananinalowowabenzayo.UbulumkobukaSolomon13:4

Kubaasikukoamandlaabobafungangabo,kodwayimpindezeloyobulungisayaboni,esolokoijezisa ububibabangendawo.UbulumkobukaSolomon14:31

Kubaukubasonile,singabakho,sisaziamandlaakho;kodwaasiyikonakala,sisaziukubasibalelwa kuwe.Kubaukukwaziwenabubulungisaobugqibeleleyo:ewe,ukwaziamandlaakhoyingcambu yokungafiUbulumkobukaSolomon15:2-3

Kubaunamandlaobominokufa:Ukhokelelaemasangweniesihogo,kwayeuyavusakwakhona UbulumkobukaSolomon16:13

Kwayengelinyeixeshaitshaphakathikwamanzingaphezukwamandlaomlilo,ukuzeitshabalalise iziqhamozelizweelingendawo.UbulumkobukaSolomon16:19

Akukhomandlaomliloayenokubakhanyisela:namalangatyeeenkwenkweziayengenakukwazi ukumelananokukhanyakobobusukububi.UbulumkobukaSolomon17:5

Umlilowawunamandlaemanzini,ulibaleamandlaakhe,kwayeamanzialibalaubuntubakhe bokucimaUbulumkobukaSolomon19:20

NgokubaamandlaeNkosimakhulu,kwayeizukilengabathobekileyo.I-Ecclesiasticus3:20

Yizakuyongentliziyoyakhoyonke,ugcineiindlelazayongamandlaakhoonke.I-Ecclesiasticus 6:26

Musaukubangummelingaphezukwamandlaakho;kubaukubaungummeli,qinisekaukuba uyayihlawulaloontoEcclesiasticus8:13

Zigcinekudenomntuonamandlaokubulala;ngokokeungayithandabuziintoyokoyikaukufa:kwaye ukubaufikakuye,ungamtyholi,hlezeakubulalengoku;khumbulaukubaungenaphakathi kwezibatha,kwayeuhambaphezukweenqabazesixeko.I-Ecclesiasticus9:13

AmandlaomhlabaasesandlenisikaYehova,kwayengexeshaelifanelekileyouyakumiselaphezu kwawolowounenzuzo.INtshumayeli10:4

Musaukuzithwalisaumthwaloongaphezukwamandlaakhongelixausaphila;kwayeungabi nabudlelwanenomntuonamandlanobutyebikunawe:kubaiketilenembizayodongwezivumelana njani?Kubaukubaenyeitshaywekwenye,iyakwaphuka.I-Ecclesiasticus13:2

KubaubulumkobeNkosibukhulu,kwayeinamandlaamakhulu,kwayeibonazonkeizinto: INtshumayeli15:18

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

INkosiyamqinisauFaro,ukuzeangamazi,ukuzeimisebenziyakheyamandlayaziwelihlabathi Ecclesiasticus16:15

Wabanikaimihlaembalwa,nexeshaelifutshane,negunyaphezukwezintoezikuyoUbonaamandla okuphakamakwezulu;kwayebonkeabantubangumhlabanothuthu.INtshumayeli17:2,32

Lowoulawulaihlabathingesandlasakhe,kwayezonkeizintozithobelaintandoyakhe:kuba unguKumkaniwabobonke,ngamandlaakheehlulaizintoezingcwelephakathikwazonezingcolileyo. Ngubaninaamnikeamandlaokuvakalisaimisebenziyakhe?kwayengubanioyakufumanisa imisebenziyakheemihle?I-Ecclesiasticus18:3-4

Ukubangenxayokungabinamandlauyathintelwaukubaangoni,kodwaxaefumanaithubauya kwenzaububi.Ecclesiasticus19:28

EbandleniloPhezukonkeuyakuwuvulaumlomowakhe,azeaqhayisephambikwamandlaakhe. Ngokunjaloemziniothandekayoundinikeukuphumla,kwayeeJerusalemkwakukhoamandlaamIEcclesiasticus24:2,11

Ncedaummelwanewakhongamandlaakhoonke,uzeulumkeungawikuloontoEcclesiasticus 29:20

Musaukumnikaunyanawakhonomfaziwakho,umzalwanawakhonomhlobowakho,igunyaphezu kwakhongelixausaphila,kwayeungamnikiomnyeumntuimpahlayakho:hlezeazisole,uzeucele kwakhonaEcclesiasticus33:19

Phakamisaisandlasakhonxamnyeneentlangazasemzini,ukuzeziboneamandlaakhoIEcclesiasticus36:3

INkosiayibanikangaabangcweleamandlaokuvakalisayonkeimisebenziyayoemangalisayo,iNkosi uSomandlaeyimisilengokuqinileyo,ukuzekonkeokukhoyokumiselweuzukolwayo.Ecclesiasticus 42:17

Ngamandlaakheamakhuluuyawaqinisaamafu,kwayeamatyeesichothoayaqhekeka.INkosi iyoyikekakwayeinkulukakhulu,kwayeamandlaayoayamangalisaI-Ecclesiasticus43:15,29

INkosiibenzeleuzukoolukhulungamandlaayoamakhuluukususelaekuqaleni.Abobabelawula ezikumkaninizabo,amadodaadumileyongamandlaawo,enikaiingcebisongokuqondakwawo, evakalisaiziprofeto:INtshumayeli44:2-3

Wazangesichothoesinamandlaamakhuluwenzaukubaidabiliwengamandlaphezukweentlanga, wazaekwehlenikweBhete-horonwabatshabalalisaabobabechasa,ukuzeiintlangaziwazionke amandlaazo,kubawayelwaphambikoYehova,wazawalandelauSomandlaI-Ecclesiasticus46:6

Ngenxayokowanikelaamandlaabokwabanye,nozukolwabokuhlangaolungaqhelekanga (INtshumayeli49:5)

Baqokelelaimalingokwegunyalomntungamnye:uBharuki1:6

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Kalokuke,YehovaThixokaSirayeli,owabakhuphaabantubakhoezwenilaseYiputangesandla esinamandla,nangengaloephakamileyo,nangemiqondiso,nangezimanga,nangamandlaamakhulu, wazawazenzelaigama,njengokokunjalonamhla:Bharuki2:11

Musaukukhumbulaubugwenxaboobawomkhulubethu,kodwakhumbulaamandlaakhonegama lakhongokungelixesha(Bharuki3:5)

Yomelelani,bantwanabam,khalanikuYehova,uyakunihlangulaemandleninasezandleni zeentshaba(Bharuki4:21)

Kungokokekungconoukubangukumkaniobonakalisaamandlaakhe,okanyeisityaesiluncedo endlwini,esizakusetyenziswangumniniyo,kunoothixobobuxokiabanjalo;okanyeukuba ngumnyangoendlwini,ogcinaizintoezinjalokuyo,kunoothixobobuxokiabanjalo.okanyeintsika yomthiebhotwe,kunoothixobobuxokiabanjaloKwayeumliloothunyelwephezuluukutshisaiinduli namahlathiwenzanjengokokuyalelwe;kodwaababafananabongokubonakalisaokanyengamandla. IletakaYeremiya1:59,63

Mabadanengamandlaaboonkenobugorhababo,baphulweamandlaabo;NinanonkemandlaeNkosi, mbongeniuYehova:Mdumiseninimphakamisengaphezukwayoyonkeintongonaphakade Umthandazoka-Azariya1:21,39

Ngokokeukumkaniwababulala,wazawanikelauBheleesandlenisikaDaniyeli,owamtshabalalisa yenanetempileyakhe.

Nkosi,ThixoSomandlawoobawobethu,uAbraham,uIsake,noYakobi,nembewuyaboelungileyo; wenaowenzaizulunomhlaba,nazozonkeizintoezihonjisiweyo;wenaobopheulwandlengelizwi lomyalelowakho;wenaovaleulwandle,walutywinangegamalakhoeloyikekayonelizukileyo;wena bonkeabantuabamoyikayo,nabangcangcazelayophambikwamandlaakho;kubaubukhulubozuko lwakhoabunakuthwalwa,kwayeukusongelakwakhongomsindokwabonikubalulekile;kodwa isithembisosakhosencebaasinakulinganiswakwayeasinakuphengululwa;kubawenaunguYehova oPhezukonke,onovelwanoolukhulu,ozekakadeumsindo,onencebakakhulu,noguqukayoebubini babantuWena,Nkosi,ngokobubelebakhoobukhuluubathembiseinguqukonoxolelokwabo bonileyokuwe;kwayengencebayakhoengenasipheloubamiseleinguqukokuboni,ukuze basindisweKengoko,Nkosi,wenaunguThixowabalungileyo,awumiselangainguquko kwabalungileyo,njengoAbraham,noIsake,noYakobi,abangonangakuwe;kodwaundimisele inguqukomnandingumoni;kubandonilengaphezukwenanilentlabathiyolwandle.Iziphambeko zam,Nkosi,zininzi;iziphambekozamzininzi,andifanelekangaukubonanokubonaukuphakama kwezulungenxayobuninzibeziphambekozam.Ndigobilephantsingeentambozesinyithiezininzi, kangangokubaandinakuphakamisaintlokoyam,andinakukhululeka;kubandikucaphukisileumsindo wakho,ndenzaububiphambikwakho;andizangendenzeukuthandakwakho,andizangendiyigcine imiyaleloyakho;ndimiseamasikizi,kwayendiphindaphindeiziphambeko.Ngokukendiguqaidolo lentliziyoyam,ndicelaubabalokuweNdonile,Nkosi,ndonile,kwayendiyavumaubugwenxabam: ngenxayoko,ndiyakucelangokuthobeka,ndixolele,Nkosi,ndixolele,kwayeunganditshabalalisi ngobugwenxabamMusaukundicaphukelangonaphakade,ngokundigcinelaububi;ungandigwebi kwiindawoezisezantsizomhlaba.KubawenaunguThixo,uThixowabobaguqukayo;kwayeuya kubonisakumkonkeukulungakwakho:kubauyakundisindisa,endingafanelekanga,ngokwenceba yakhoenkuluNgenxayokondiyakukudumisangonaphakadeyonkeimihlayobomibam:kubaonke amandlaasezulwiniayakudumisa,kwayeuzukololwakhongonaphakadekanaphakade.Amen. UmthandazokaManase

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Baphumakengamandlaaboonke,bezabamisaiintenteecalenikwe-Emawusikwilizweelisecaleni Abathengisibelizwe,bevaudumolwabo,bathabathaisiliverenegolideeninzikakhulu,kunye nabakhonzi,bezaenkampiniukuyakuthengaabantwanabakwaSirayeliukubababengamakhoboka: negunyalaseSiriyanelaseFilistilazibandakanyanabo1Maccabees3:40-41

ValelalomkhosiesandlenisabantubakhoamaSirayeli,kwayemabadanengamandlaabo nangabamahashebabo:1Maccabees4:31

Emvakokowawelelakoonyanabaka-Amoni,aphowafumanakhonaamandlaamakhulu,nabantu abaninzi,kunyenoTimotiumphathiwabo.1Maccabees5:6

KwayeuLisiya,owaphumakuqalaenamandlaamakhulu,wagxothwangamaYuda;nokuba omelezwezizikrweqe,namandla,nezintoezininziawazithathayokwimikhosiawayeyitshabalalisile: Ndazandacingangaphakathikwam,Ndifikekwimbandezeloenjanina,kwayehayiindlelaenkulu ngayoimbandezeloendikuyongoku!Kubandandinobutyebikwayendithandwangamandlaam.1 Maccabees6:6,11

Basukake,bafikaneqelaelikhulukwilizwelakwaJuda,aphobathumelakhonaizithunywakuYudas nakubazalwanabakhengamazwioxoloenkohlisoKodwaabazangebawaphulaphuleamazwiabo; kubababebonaukubabezeneqelaelikhulu.1Maccabees7:10-11

WazakewalinikelailizwekuAlkimus,washiyanayeigunyalokumnceda:ngokokeuBakidewaya kukumkani.Bonkeabobabebakhathazaabantubabuyelakuye,abo,emvakokubabefumeneilizwe lakwaYudaesandlenisabo,benzaububiobukhulukwaSirayeli1Maccabees7:20,22

UthekeuBacchidesakukuvaoku,wafikaelunxwemenilweJordanngesabathaenamandlaamakhulu 1Maccabees9:43

Sivilengawe,ukubauyindodaenamandlaamakhulu,kwayekufanelekileukubaubengumhlobo wethu.1Maccabees10:19

Wenawedwauziphakamisanxamnyenathi,kwayendiyahlekwangenxayakho,kwayendihlaziswa; kwayekutheniuziqhayisangamandlaakhonxamnyenathiezintabeni?Ngokuke,ukubauthembela ngamandlaakho,yizakuthiuyeendle,kwayeaphomasivavanyelentokunye:kubaamandlaemizi anam.Ngenxayokongokuawuyikukwaziukumelananabakhwelibamahashekunyenamandla amakhulukangakaethafeni,aphokungekholityenalitye,nandawoyokubalekelakuyo.1Maccabees 10:70-71,73

KodwauAleksandireakukuvaoku,wezakulwanaye,wazaukumkaniuPtolemeewakhuphaumkhosi wakhe,wamhlangabezangamandlaamakhulu,wambulala.1Maccabees11:15

XauYonatanwevayoukubaiinkosanazikaDemetriyozifikileeKadeshe,eseGalili,zinamandla amakhulu,zicebaukumsusakwelolizwe,1Maccabees11:63

WathumelauYonatanunyanaka-Abhisalom,kunyeneqelaelikhulu,eYopa;bawagxothaabo babekuyobahlalaapho.NgokokeuTrifonwemkaePtolemauseneqelaelikhuluukuzeahlaseleilizwe lakwaJuda,kwayeuYonatanwayekunyenayeelondolozweni1Maccabees13:11-12

Njengokowayelaphokunyenomlindiwakhebejikelezeingcebo,iNkosiyemimoya,kunye neNkosanayamandlaonke,yabangelaumbonoomkhulu,kangangokubabonkeababecingaukuba

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

bangenenayebamangaliswangamandlakaThixo,batyhafa,boyikakakhuluNgaloondlela,lowo usandul’ukufikanomkhosiomkhulukunyenabobonkeabalindibakhebangenakwingcebo ekuthethwangayo,bamthwala,bengenakuzincedangezixhobozakhe:kwayengokucacileyobavuma amandlakaThixoKwayeekubeniutshayweuvelaezulwini,xelelabonkeabantuamandlaamakhulu kaThixo.Kwayexabethethelamazwi,abasabonakali.Ukubaunotshabaokanyeumngcatshi, mthumeleapho,kwayeuyakumamkelaetshaywekakuhle,ukubauyakubalekanobomibakhe:kuba kuloondawo,akukhomathandabuzo;kukhoamandlaakhethekileyokaThixo.2Maccabees 3:24,28,34,38

Kodwaekuziswenikwakhephambikokumkani,xawayemzukisilengenxayobuqaqawuli bokubonakalakwakhe,wafumanaububingeleli,enikelangaphezukukaJasonngeetalentezesilivere ezingamakhuluamathathu.Ngokokengenxayokukhanukakwabobabenegunya,uMenelauswahlala esemandleni,esandaebubini,kwayeengumthengisiomkhulukubemi.2Maccabees4:24,50

Wazawajongakukumkani,wathi,Unegunyaphezukwabantu,ungonakala,wenzaintooyifunayo; kodwaungacingiukubaisizwesethusilahliwenguThixo;kodwahlalaumzuzwana,uzeubone amandlaakheamakhulu,indlelaazakukuthuthumbisangayowenanembewuyakho.2Maccabees 7:16-17

Ngaloondlelalowowayecingaukubaangayalelaamazaolwandle,(wayezidlakakhulungaphaya kwesimosomntu)azealinganiseiintabaeziphakamileyo,ngokuwaphoswaemhlabeni,wathwalwa ngehashe,ebonisaamandlakaThixoabonakalayo.Ewe,nokubawayezakubangumYudangokwakhe, azeadlulekulolonkeihlabathielalimiwe,azeavakaliseamandlakaThixo.2Maccabees9:8,17

EngacinginangayiphinaindlelangamandlakaThixokodwawakhukhumalangamawakaalishumi eenqanawazakhe,namawakaabakhwelibakhe,neendlovuzakheezingamashumiasibhozo2 Maccabees11:4

KodwaxauYudasneqelalakhebabebizekuThixouSomandla,owaphulangamandlaakheamandla eentshabazakhe,bawoyisaloomzi,bazababulalaamashumiamabinianesihlanuamawakaabo babengaphakathi,2Maccabees12:28

NgomnyakawekhuluelinamashumiamaneanesithobakwaxelwakuYudaukubauAntiochusEupator wayesizaenamandlaamakhulukwaYuda,kunyenoLisiya,umkhuseliwakhe,nomlawuliwemicimbi yakhe,ngamnyekuboenebutholamaGrikeelinamajoniahambangeenyawo,ikhuluelineshumi lamawaka,nabakhwelibamahasheabangamawakaamahlanuanamakhuluamathathu,neendlovu ezingamashumiamabinianesibini,kunyeneenqwelozokulwaezingamakhuluamathathu ezixhotyiswengeengwegwe.2Maccabees13:1-2

EmvakweminyakaemithathuuJudaswaxelelwaukubauDemetriyounyanakaSeleucus,engene ngasechwebenilaseTripolienamandlaamakhulukunyenomkhosiwaselwandle,2Maccabees14:1

KwenzekilekengoNikanore:ukususelangeloxeshaukuyaphambiliamaHebhereayephetheisixeko. Kwayendizakusiphelisaapha2Maccabees15:37

UEnoki

Nguweodalezonkeizinto,kwayeunegunyaphezukwezintozonke:kwayezonkeizintozizekwaye zivulekileemehlweniakho,kwayeubonazonkeizinto,kwayeakukhontoinokusithelakuweEnoki 9:5

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Njengokoedalewazawanikaumntuamandlaokuqondailizwilobulumko,ngokunjaloundidalile namwazawandinikaamandlaokukhalimelaabalindi,abantwanabasezulwini(Enoki14:3)

Ukususelangeloxeshaabobanelungelolomhlabaabayikubanamandlakwayebaphakame:kwaye abayikukwaziukubonaubusobongcwele,kubaiNkosiyemimoyaibangeleukukhanyakwayo kubonakaleebuswenibabangcwele,abalungileyonabakhethiweyo.Enoki38:4

Wathikum:LongowokuqalanguMikayeli,onencebanozekakadeumsindo;owesibini,omiselwe phezukwazozonkeizifonazozonkeiinxebazabantwanababantu,nguRafayeli;owesithathu, omiselwephezukwawoonkeamandla,nguGabriyeli;owesine,omiselwephezukwenguqukoukuze kubenethembalabobadlailifalobomiobungunaphakade,ubizwangokubanguFanuweli.Kwayela ngamangelosiamaneeNkosiyeeMimoyakunyenamazwiamaneendawavayongaloomihla.UEnoki 40:9

Kubaakukhosithunywasezulusithintelayo,akukhogunyalinokukwaziukuthintela;kubaumisela umgwebikubobonke,azeabagwebebonkephambikwakhe.(Enoki41:9)

Abangabobagwebaiinkwenkwezizezulu,BaphakamiseizandlazabonxamnyenoPhezukonke, Banyatheleemhlabenibazebahlalekuwo.Zonkeizenzozabozibonakalisaukungalungi,Amandla aboaxhomekekekubutyebibabo,Ukhololwabolukoothixoababenzengezandlazabo,Baye bayalikhanyelaigamaleNkosiyeeMimoya,uEnoki46:7.

Ezintabauzibonileyoamehloakho,intabayesinyithi,nentabayobhedu,nentabayesilivere,nentaba yegolide,nentabayesinyithiesithambileyo,nentabayelothe,Zonkeezizintoziyakubaphambi koMnyulwanjengomthwebeba:phambikomlilo,nanjengamanziaqukuqelaevelaphezuluphezu kwezontaba,kwayeaziyikubanamandlaphambikweenyawozakheUEnoki52:6

Xakufikaimini,namandla,nesohlwayo,nomgwebo,iNkosiyooMoyaewulungiseleleabo bangawunquliyoumthethowobulungisa,nabobakhanyelaumgwebowobulungisa,nabobalibiza igamalayongezeloominiilungiselelweabanyuliweyoumnqophiso,kodwaabonibayakubuza imibuzoUEnoki60:5

Neegumbizomoya,nendlelaumoyaowahlulwengayo,nendlelaolinganiswangayo,nendlela amasangoomoyaabalwangayo,ngalinyengokwamandlaomoya,namandlaokukhanyakwenyanga, nangamandlaafanelekileyo:kunyenokwahlulwakweenkwenkwezingokwamagamaazo,nendlela zonkeizahluloezahlulwengayoEnoki60:12

Kubaxaumbaneukhanya,indudumoivakalisailizwilayo,kwayeumoyaunyanzelisaukunqumama ngexeshalesandi,kwayewahlulengokulinganayophakathikwabo;kubaubuncwanebesandisabo bunjengentlabathi,kwayenganyenganyeyabonjengokoisandisayosibanjwangumtya,kwaye ijikwangamandlaomoya,kwayeityhalelwaphambilingokweembomboezininzizomhlabaUEnoki 60:15

Bonkeabobahlalaphezuluezulwinibafumanaumyalelonamandla,ilizwielinye,nokukhanya okufananomlilo.Enoki61:6

Uzakubizawonkeumkhosiwezulu,nabobonkeabangcweleabaphezulu,nomkhosikaThixo, iKherubhi,iSeraphinkunyene-Ophannin,nazozonkeiingelosizamandla,nazozonkeiingelosi

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

zoorhulumente,kunyenoKhethiweyo,kunyenamanyeamandlaemhlabeninaphezukwamanzi UEnoki61:10

Kwayeamandlaakhoayamangalisakuzozonkeizintoezifihlakeleyokwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana,Nozukolwakhongonaphakadekanaphakade:Zonkeiimfihlozakhozinzulukwaye azinakubalwa,kwayeubulungisabakhoabunakubalwaEnoki63:3

KwayekuphumeumyaleloovelaebuswenibeNkosimalunganabobahlalaemhlabeniwokuba ukutshatyalaliswakwabokufezekiswekubabefundezonkeiimfihlozeengelosi,nalolonke ugonyamelolukaSathana,nawoonkeamandlaabo-lawoafihlakeleyokakhulu-nawoonkeamandla abobenzaubugqwirha,namandlaobugqwirha,namandlaabobenzaimifanekisoetyhidiweyo yomhlabawonke:Enoki65:6

Emvakokowandibonisaiingelosizesohlwayoezilungeleukuzazikhululeonkeamandlaamanzi angaphantsikomhlabaukuzeziziseumgwebonentshabalalokubobonkeabahlalaemhlabeni.Kwaye iNkosiyemimoyayayalelaiingelosiezaziphumaukubazingabangeliamanziukubaanyukekodwa ziwathintele;kubaezongelosizaziphezukwamandlaamanzi.UEnoki66:1-2

NgaloominiuMikayeliwaphendulauRafayeliwathi:Amandlaomoyaayandithwalaazeandenze ndingcangcazelengenxayobukhalibomgweboweemfihlo,umgweboweengelosi:ngubani onokunyamezelaumgweboonzimaoselewenziwe,kwayengaphambikwawoziyanyibilika?UEnoki 68:2

Kubaabantubadalwakanyenjengeengelosi,ngenjongoyokubabahlalebemsulwakwayebelungile, kwayeukufa,okutshabalalisayonkeinto,bekungenakubabamba,kodwangenxayokuulwazilwabo bayatshabalala,kwayengenxayalomandlakuyandidlaEnoki69:11

Kwayelangamandlaesisifungo,kubasinamandlakwayesinamandla,wazawabekaesisifungo uAkâeesandlenisikaMikayeliEnoki69:15

BonkeababayakholwabazebabulelephambikweNkosiyeeMimoya,bazebayizukisengamandla aboonke,kwayeukutyakwabokukhokuyoyonkeintoyokubulela:bayabulela,badumisa,badumisa igamaleNkosiyeeMimoyangonaphakadekanaphakade.Enoki69:24

Ndawangobuso,umzimbawamwonkewakhululeka,nomoyawamwaguquka;Ndadanduluka ngezwielikhulu,...ngomoyawamandla,Kwayendisikelelwe,ndizukiswekwayendidunyiswe. Enoki71:11

Kwayeunamandlaphezukobusukuneminiesibhakabhakeniokwenzaukubaukukhanya kukhanyiseleabantuilanga,inyanganeenkwenkwezi,nawoonkeamandlaezuluajikeleza kwiinqwelozawoezijikelezayo.UEnoki82:8

Makabongwewena,Nkosi,Kumkani,Umkhulukwayeunamandlangobukhulubakho,Nkosi yendaloyonkeyasezulwini,KumkaniwookumkaninoThixowehlabathilonkeAmandlaakho nobukumkanibakhonobukhulubakhobuhlalengonaphakadekanaphakade,Nolawulolwakhokuzo zonkeizizukulwana;Kwayeonkeamazuluayitroneyakhongonaphakade,Nomhlabawonke usisihlaloseenyawozakhongonaphakadekanaphakadeEnoki84:2

Emvakokondazibonaiingcuka,nendlelaezazizicinezelangayokakhuluizimvungamandlaazoonke; zazaizimvuzadandulukakakhuluNdazibonaizimvuzadazemkaphakathikweengcuka;kodwa

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

amehloeengcukaayemfamekile,kwayeezongcukazemkazilandelaizimvungamandlaazoonke UEnoki89:19,21

Ezozimvuzandazanda;kodwazonkeizinja,neempungutye,neehaguzasendlezoyikazazazabaleka phambikwayo,loonkunziyazihlabayazayazibulalaizilwanyanazasendle,kwayeezozilwanyana zasendleazisabinamandlaphakathikwezimvukwayeazisaphangintoLoonkunziyazalaizimvu ezininziyazayalala;kwayeimvuencinciyabayinkunziendaweniyayo,yabayinkosananenkokeli yezozimvu.UEnoki89:49

Ndazandaqalisaukudandulukangamandlaamonke,ndazandacelaeNkosiniyezimvu,ndaza ndamelakuYeizimvuezazityiwezizilwanyanazasendlezonkeEnoki89:57

Loomahlungulualwanayo,alwanayo,azaafunaukuyithobauphondolwayo,kodwaayengenawo amandlakuyoEnoki90:12

Izululokuqalaliyakumkalizelidlule,Kuzakuvelaizuluelitsha,Kwayeonkeamandlaezuluaya kukhanyisakasixhenxe.Enoki91:16

Uyakubanencebakwilungisaazealinikeubulungisaobungunaphakade,azealinikeamandlaukuze linikweukulunganobulungisa,azeahambeekukhanyeniokungunaphakade.Enoki92:4

Kubaamadodaayakunxibaizintozokuhombaezingaphezulukumfazi,neenguboezinemibala ngaphezukwentombi:Ngobukhosinangobungangamshanamandla,nangesiliverenangegolide nangemfusa,nangobuqaqawulinangokutya,ziyakuthululwanjengamanziUEnoki98:2

IJasher

Bahlanganisabonkeookumkanineenkosanaezilikhuluelinamashumiamathathu,bazabamisa uEnokiukubaabengukumkaniphezukwabo,bonkebabephantsikwamandlaakhenomyalelowakhe.

UYehovawathumelazonkeizilwanyananezilwanyanaezazimizijikelezeityeyaIzilwanyanazaza zaboyisa,zabagxothakuloondawo,wonkeumntuwahambaindlelayakhe,bazabaphindabasasazeka emhlabeniJasher6:25

KwayexauNimrodwayeneminyakaengamashumiamaneubudala,ngeloxeshakwabakhoimfazwe phakathikwabazalwanabakhenabantwanabakaYafete,kangangokubababaphantsikwamandla eentshabazabo.

Zonkeiintlanganeelwimizevangodumolwakhe,zabuthelanakuye,zaqubudaemhlabeni,zazisa iminikelokuye,wazawabayinkosinokumkaniwazo,zazazonkezahlalanayekwisixeko saseShinare,uNimrodwalawulaemhlabeniphezukwabobonkeoonyanabakaNowa,kwayebonke babephantsikwamandlaakhenecebolakhe.UJasher7:45

Abakhonzibakhobamangaliswangumbonoesawubonayo,boyikakakhulu,sazasagqibakwelokuba loombono,sazasazingobulumkobethuukubautolikolwawolufanelekile,ukubalentoiphathelele umntwanaozelwenguTera,oyakukhulaandekakhulu,abenamandla,abulalebonkeookumkani bomhlaba,azeadleilifalonkeilizwelabo,yenanembewuyakhengonaphakade.Jasher8:11

UTerawabonaukubaumsindowokumkaniuyavuthakuye,wazawaphendulaukumkaniwathi, “Konkeendinakokusezandlenizokumkani;nantoninaukumkanianqwenelaukuyenzakumkhonzi

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

wakhe,makayenze,ewe,nonyanawam,usezandlenizokumkani,akanaxabisolokutshintshiselana, yenanabazalwanabakheababiniabadalakunaye.”(Jasher8:28)

Ngabakukhoumoya,umphefumlookanyeamandlakwabathixookwenzakonkeondixelelekona? Abangomthinamatye,kwayeandizangendibenzemna,kwayeungathethaubuxokiobunje,uthi uthixoomkhuluowayenaboubabethile?Nguweowabekaisaphethaezandlenizakhe,wazawathi ubabethilebonke.UAbramwamphendulauyisewathi,Ungakhonzanjanikeezizithixozingenawo amandlaokwenzanantonina?Ngabaezozithixouzithembileyozingakunceda?Ngabazingayiva imithandazoyakhoxauzibiza?Ngabazingakuncedanaezandlenizeentshabazakho,okanye zingakulwelaiimfazwezakhonxamnyeneentshabazakho,ukuzeukhonzeumthinamatye angenakuthethaokanyeangeva?UJasher11:42-43

UkumkaniwathikuAbram,“Babenalonaigunyalokuthethanokutyanokwenzanjengoko uthethileyo?”UAbramwaphendulaukumkani,wathi,“Ukubaakukhogunyakubo,kutheni ubakhonza,ubangeleukubaoonyanababantubalahlekiswebubudengebakho?Ucingaukuba banokukuhlangulaokanyebenzenantoninaencinciokanyeenkulu,ukubaubakhonze?Kutheni ungamqondiuThixowendaloyonke,owakudalayo,onamandlaokubulalanokugcinaubomi?” UJasher11:54-55

WathiuAbramkukumkani,UThixowezulunomhlabaendimthembayo,onamandlaonke, undihlanguleemlilweniondiphosekuwoJasher12:35

Ngomnyakawesihlanuwokuhlalakuka-AbramezwenilakwaKanan,abantubaseSodomnaseGomora nazozonkeizixekozasethafenibavukelauKedorlahomere,ukumkaniwase-Elam;kubabonke ookumkanibezixekozasethafenibabekhonzauKedorlahomereiminyakaelishumielinesibini, bemnikairhafuyonyaka,kodwangaloomihlakunyakaweshumielinesithathu,bamvukelaJasher 13:11

UYehovawaliphulaphulailizwilikaSarayi,wazauYehovawathumelaingelosiukubaihlangule uSarayiesandlenisikaFaro.

Ngeloxeshaukumkaniwase-ElamuKedorlahomerewathumelakubobonkeookumkani ababekufutshane,kuNimrod,ukumkaniwaseShinareowayephantsikolawulolwakhengeloxesha, nakuTidali,ukumkaniwamaGoyim,nakuAriyoki,ukumkaniwase-Elasare,awathiwenza umnqophisonabo,esithi,Nyukaninizekumnindincede,ukuzesiyitshabalaliseyonkeimizi yaseSodomnabemibayo,kubabandivukelekuleminyakailishumielinesithathu.UJasher16:1

UAbrahamwaqhubekaekhalimelauSathana,wazauSathanawemkakubo,wazaakubonaukuba akanakubanqobawazimelakubo,wahambawayakudlulaphambikwaboendleleni;wazawaziguqula wabangumlamboomkhuluwamanziendleleni,bazauAbrahamnoIsakekunyenamadodanaakhe amabinibafikakuloondawo,bazababonaumlamboomkhulunonamandlanjengamanziamakhulu. UJasher23:34

Kwayengexeshaabaqubudakulo,lithethanabokuyoyonkeintoabayicelayo,ngamandlaegama elibhaliweyokulo.Jasher31:42

UYashubhi,ukumkaniwaseTapnaki,wacebisananabacebisibakhengalento,bazaabacebisibakhe bathikuye,“AwuyikuwanqobaamaHebherewedwa,kubaameleabenamandlaokwenzalo msebenzikulolonkeisixeko”UJasher34:44

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Ngesandlasakhoesinamandlanangengaloyakhoeyoluliweyobahlanguleoonyanabamnabakhonzi babokubo,kubaamandlanamandlaasezandlenizakhoukwenzakonkeoku.OonyanabakaYakobi nabakhonzibabobayakwabakumkani,bathembelakuYehovauThixowabo,kwayengelixa behamba,uYakobiuyisewathandazaeNkosiniwathi,NkosiThixo,uThixoonamandla nophakamileyo,obulawulaukususelakwimihlayakudala,ukususelaaphokudekubengoku, ngonaphakade;WenaunguLowouvuselelaiimfazwekwayeuziphelise,esandlenisakhokukho amandlanamandlaokuphakamisanokuwisa;Ngamanaumthandazowamungamkelekaphambi kwakhoukubaubuyelekumngeencebazakho,ukuchukumisaiintliziyozabakumkaninabantubabo ngoloyikoloonyanabam,kwayeuboyikisebonakunyeneenkampuzabo,kwayengobubelebakho obukhulubahlangulebonkeabobakholosengawe,kubanguweonokuzisaabantuphantsikwethu kwayeunciphiseiintlangaphantsikwamandlaethuJasher34:68-70

UYakobiwathandazakuYehovangenxayoonyanabakhe,wazawolulaizandlazakhekuYehova, wathi,Thixo,unguThixouSomandla,ungubawowethu,wenawasidalayokwayethina singumsebenziwezandlazakho;ndiyakubongozaukubausindiseoonyanabamngencebayakho esandleniseentshabazabo,ezizakulwanabonamhlanjekwayeubasindiseesandlenisabo,kuba esandlenisakhokukhoamandlanamandla,ukusindisaabambalwakwabaninzi.Jasher37:14

UYashubhinomkhosiwakhewonkebabesondelakwaYuda,ekhweleihasheelinamandlakakhulu nelinamandla,kwayeuYashubhiwayeyindodaenesibindikakhulu,egqunywengentsimbinobhedu ukusukaentlokoukuyaezinyaweniUJasheri37:28

AkubaukumkaniwaseShilouIhuriefile,ookumkaniabaneabaseleyobabalekakwindawoyabo kunyenabanyeabaphathi,bazabazamaukubuyelaumva,besithi,AsinawoamandlakumaHebhere emvakokubaebabuleleookumkaniabathathukunyeneenkokhelizaboezazinamandlakunathi.

ULeviwathabathaikrelelendodaeligorhaesandlenisakhe,walithabathangenkaniendodeni,waza ngalowabethaentlokweniyendodaenamandla,wayinqumlaintloko.Amadodaalishumielinanye asondelaukulwanoLevi,kubaabonaukubaomnyewaboubulewe,kwayeoonyanabakaYakobi balwa,kodwaoonyanabakaYakobiabazangebakwaziukubanqoba,kubaloomadodaayenamandla kakhuluBathioonyanabakaYakobibakubonaukubaabanakubanqoba,uSimeyonwakhwaza kakhulu,kwayeamadodaalishumielinanyeanamandlaothukalilizwilokukhwazakukaSimeyon UYudawayekudeelaziilizwilokukhwazakukaSimeyon,kwayeuNafetalinoYudababaleka neengweletshetshezabobayakuSimeyonnoLevi,bazababafumanabesilwanaloomadoda anamandla,bengenakubanqobanjengokoiingweletshetshezabozaziphukile.UJasher38:39-42

BonkeabemibomziwaseSartonbabengamadodaanamandla,omnyekubowayesukelaiwaka, ababinikubobabengayikusabakwishumilamawakalamadodaaseleyo.

AkubonauYudaukubaamadodaaseGahasheayenzimakakhulukunabo,wenzaisikhaloesikhulu nesinzima,onkeamadodaaseGahasheothukakakhululilizwilesikhalosikaYuda,amadodaawela eludongeningesikhalosakheesikhulu,bonkeabobabengaphandlenangaphakathikwesixekoboyika kakhuluubomibabo.UJasher39:19

Yintoniingxakiyakhoedabiniukubaungakwaziukoyisa?Ngabaungenzanakekwisixeko esinamandlasaseGahashenabemibasonjengokowenzayokwizixekozama-Amori ezazingenamandlakangako?Ngokuqinisekileyokwabobabuthathakaphakathikwethuwenzeezo zinto,wababulalaesangwenilesixeko,kubababengenamandlaxababesoyikangesandisokukhwaza kwakhoJasher39:25

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

IntlokokaJudayamtshowafangenxayokubethwayindodaenamandla,kangangokubauJuda wayeseleezakufangenxayoko.

BakubaoonyanabakaYakobibegqibileukubulalaabemibaseGahashe,bajikelezaisixekoukuze bahlubebonkeababuleweyo,bazabafikangaphakathikwesixeko,baqhubekabedibananamadoda amathathuanamandlakakhulu,kungekhokreleesandlenisaboOonyanabakaYakobibafikaapho babekho,amadodaanamandlaabaleka,omnyewabowambambauZebhulon,awambonayoukuba ngumfanaomfutshane,wazangamandlaakhewamtyhalawawaemhlabeni.UJasher39:56-57

Indodaenamandlayavukaemhlabeniinomsindoomkhulu,uYudawezakuyeengekayinyatheli, wayibethaentlokongekrele,intlokoyakheyaqhekeka,wafaIndodaenamandlayesithathu,yakubona ukubaamaqabaneayoabulewe,yabalekaphambikoonyanabakaYakobi,oonyanabakaYakobi bayisukelaesixekweni;kwayengelixaindodaenamandlaibaleka,yafumanaenyeyamakreleabemi besixeko,yalithathayajikayajongakoonyanabakaYakobi,yalwanabongalookreleIndoda enamandlayabalekayayakuYudaukuzeimbetheentlokongekrele,kwayekwakungekhokhaka esandlenisikaYuda;kwayengelixawayejongeukumbetha,uNafetaliwathabathaikhakalakhe ngokukhawulezawalibekaentlokwenikaYuda,kwayeikrelelendodaenamandlalahlaselaikhaka likaNafetalikwayeuYudawasindaekreleni.USimonnoLevibabalekakwindodaenamandla ngamakreleabobazabayibethangamandlangamakreleabo,kwayeamakreleamabiniangena emzimbeniwendodaenamandlaazaawahlulakubini,ubudebawo.UJasher39:60-63

AbantubaseBethchorinbalwaubusukubonke,omnyeelwanomntakwabo,nomnyeelwa nommelwanewakhe,bazabamemezamacalaonkeenqabeni,kwayeisikhalosabosavakalakude, kwayewonkeumhlabawashukumangelizwilabo,kubababenamandlangaphezukwabobonke abantubomhlaba.Jasher40:7

Ngokuamadodaanamandlananamandlaamthengisekuthi,amandlaalowonimbonileyonamhlanje; mhlawumbibambileezwenilakhengamandlaabonangengaloyaboenamandla,bazekengoko bamthengiselekuthingexabisoelincinciesalinikabonaJasher42:22

KwathingenyeiminiuYosefuwayesenzaumsebenziwenkosiyakheendlwini,uZelikawezangasese wazawawangequbulisophezukwakhe,wazauYosefuwavukelakuye,wazawabanamandla ngaphezukwakhe,wazawamthobaemhlabeni.Jasher44:40

Iimazizeenkomoezisixhenxeezimbiziinkosanaezisixhenxe,eziyakumanxamnyenazongemihla yokugqibelazizezizitshabalalise;kwayeizikhwebuezisixhenxezengqolowaziinkosanaezisixhenxe ezinkuluzaseJiputa,eziyakuwaezandlenizeenkosanaezisixhenxeezingenamandlazeentshabazazo, kwiimfazwezenkosiyethuukumkani.UJasher48:17

Izikhwebuezisixhenxeezilungileyonezimbiozibonileyokwiphuphalesibiningabantwana abalishumielinesine,kwayekuyakuthingemihlayokugqibelabamebalwebodwa,kwaye abasixhenxekubobayakubulalaabasixhenxeabanamandlangakumbiAbanyebabobathethala mazwikukumkani,besithi,Iinkomoezisixhenxeezilungileyozibonisaukubauzakuzalwa ngabantwanaabasixhenxe,kwayeziyakubulalaabasixhenxekubantwanabakhongemihla yokugqibela;kwayeizikhwebuezisixhenxeezilungileyoozibonileyokwiphuphalesibini,zezo zikhulueziyakulwanazoezinyeiinkosanaezisixhenxeezingenamandlazizezizitshabalalise ngemihlayokugqibela,ziphindezeleityalalabantwanabakho,kwayeurhulumenteuyakubuyela kwakhonakwimbewuyakho.UJasher48:22-23

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

WaphumauYosefukubo,wayaegumbini,walilakakhulu,kubawayenovelwanongabo,wahlamba ubusobakhe,wabuyelakubokwakhona,wamthabathauSimeyonkubo,wayalelaukubaaboshwe, kodwauSimeyonwayengafuniukwenziwanjalo,kubawayeyindodaenamandlakakhulu,kwaye babengenakumbophaUJasher51:37

Awazina,kwayeawuvanganaukubalokumkaniunamandlakakhulukwayeulumkile,kwaye akukhounjengayeemhlabeniwonke?Khangela,sibonebonkeookumkanibomhlabakwaye asimbonangaomnyeonjengalowokumkani,ukumkaniwaseYiputa;ngokuqinisekileyophakathi kwabobonkeookumkanibomhlabaakukhomntumkhulukunoAbhimelekiukumkaniwamaFilisti, kodwaukumkaniwaseYiputamkhulukwayeunamandlakunaye,kwayeuAbhimeleki unokuthelekiswanomnyewabaphathibakheUJasher52:12

Ngabaubabonilebonkeabantwanabethubelilelawenangenxayendlala,kwayeakukhomandla esandlenisakhookubanelisa?Ngokokemakubenencebayakhokubo,umthumeleumnakwethunathi, sizesihambe.Jasher52:20

WesukauYakobikoonyanabakhe,wolulaizandlazakhe,wathandazakuYehovangenxayoonyana bakhe,esithi,Yehova,Thixowezulunomhlaba,khumbulaumnqophisowakhonoAbraham,ubawo, uwukhumbulenoIsake,ubenzeleincebaoonyanabam,ungabanikeliesandlenisokumkani waseYiputa;kwenzeoko,Thixo,ngenxayencebayakho,ukhululebonkeabantwanabam, ubahlanguleemandleniaseYiputa,ubathumeleleabazalwanababoababiniUJasher52:26

UkususelakumkhonziwakhouYakobi,unyanakaIsake,unyanaka-AbrahamumHebhere,isikhulu sikaThixo,ukuyakukumkanionamandlanolumkileyo,umtyhiliweemfihlakalo,ukumkani waseYiputa,Uxolo.

Awazina,kumkaniwaseYiputa,ukubaamandlakaThixoanathi,nokubauThixouhlalaeyiva imithandazoyethu,akasishiyiyonkeimihla?(Jasher52:38)

UYudawathikuye,“Ukubandithendavulaumlomowamngakuwenamhlanje,bendiyakukuginya, utshabalaleemhlabeni,utshabalaleebukumkaninibakhonamhlanje”UYosefuwathi,“Ukubauvula umlomowakho,ndinamandlaokuvalaumlomowakhongelitye,udeungakwaziukuthethanto; khangelaukubamangaphiamatyephambikwethu,ndingathathailitye,ndilifakeemlonyeniwakho, ndiliphuleimihlathiyakho”UJasher54:12

WathiuYosefu,Asininininanodwaabanikweamandla,kubanathisingamadodaanamandla,kutheni nizigwagwisangathisonke?UYudawathikuYosefu,Ndicelaumthumeleleumntakwethu, ungalonakalisiilizwelakhonamhlanje.

WaphendulauYosefuwathi,Nithethainyaniso,akukhobuxokiemlonyeniwenu;kubasixelelwe ukubaamaHebhereanamandla,nokubauYehovauThixowawouyawathanda,ngubaninake onokumaphambikwawo?Jasher54:61

BakubonaoonyanabakaEsawuukubaoonyanabakaSehirebanamandlakunabo,amadodaathile oonyanabakaEsawuajikaazaabancedaoonyanabakaSehireiintshabazabo.

LonkeiJiputalaliphantsikolawulolukaYosefu,wazauYosefuwalwanazozonkeiintshabazakhe ezazimngqongile,wazawazoyisa;nalolonkeilizwenawoonkeamaFilisti,ukuyakuthigakwimida yaseKanan,uYosefuwoyisa,kwayebonkebabephantsikolawulolwakhe,bazabamnikaumrhumo wonyakakuYosefu

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

UZefowalawulabonkeoonyanabaseKitimngokukhuselekileyo,kodwawayengaziuYehova owayemhlanguleyenanabantubakhebonkeesandlenisokumkaniwaseAfrika;kwayeimikhosi yaseAfrikaayizangeiphindeyezeeKitimukuzeiphangenjengesiqhelo,kubayayisazingamandla kaZefoowayebabulelebonkengohlangothilwekrele,ngokokeuAngeaswayemoyikauZefounyana kaElifazi,kunyenabantwanabaseKitimyonkeimihlaUJasher64:6

OnkeamadodaaseYiputaabubonaububiababenzileyokuwooonyanabakaSirayeli,kangangokuba onkeamaYiputaoyikakakhuluoonyanabakaSirayeli,kubaayeboneamandlaawoamakhulu, nokubaakukhonamnyekuboowawayo.Jasher64:49

Kwayeuwabonileamandlaaboamakhulu,kubalamandlaavelakooyise,kubaamadodaambalwa emenxamnyenabantuabaninzinjengentlabathi,ababulalangohlangothilwekrele,kwayeakukho namnyekuboowawayo,ngokokeukubababebaninzingebabebatshabalalisengokupheleleyoJasher 65:4

WathiuYobhikukumkani,Yabona,bonkeabemibelilizwebasesandlenisakho,ukumkanimakenze okokulungileyoemehlweniakhe.

NgemihlayakheuMowabhiwavukelaumbusowamaEdom,ukususelangemihlakaHadadiunyana kaBhedadi,owabatshabalalisayokunyenamaMidiyan,wazawawathobelaamaMowabhiphantsi koEdom.

Akubaelawula,wazimiselaukulwanabantwanabakwaMowabhi,ukuzeabathobephantsikwesandla sabantwanabakwaEsawunjengokobabenjalongaphambili,kodwaakabanako,kubaoonyana bakwaMowabhibevaoku,basukabakhawulezabazinyulelaukumkaniphakathikwabazalwanababo UJasher78:4

WathiakufikaeHorebhe,uYehovawabonakalakuyeaphoetyholweni,walifumanaityhololivutha ngumlilo,kodwaumlilowawungenamandlaphezukwetyholoukulitshisa.Jasher79:3

WathiuFarokubo,Ndixeleleniamandlaakhenamandlaakhe;bathikuye,Nguyeowadalaizulu nomhlaba,iilwandlenazozonkeiintlanzizazo,wadalaukukhanya,wadalaubumnyama,wabangela imvulaemhlabeni,wawunkcenkceshela,wenzaimifunonengcaukubaihlume,wadalaumntu nezilwanyananezilwanyanazasehlathini,iintakazezuluneentlanzizolwandle,kwayengomlomo wakheziphilazizezife.Jasher79:49

Ngokokemasivukekusasasibabuyisele,sizekeukubababuyelanathieYiputakwiinkosizabo,sazi ukubakukhoukholokubo,kodwaukubaababuyi,siyakulwanabo,sibabuyiselengamandla amakhulunangesandlaesomeleleyo.Jasher81:10

OwuYehovaThixowomhlabawonke,sindisaabantubakhoobakhuphileyoeYiputa, mawangazigwagwisiamaYiputaesithiamandlanobugorhangawawo.Jasher81:35

U-OgiukumkaniwaseBhashanwayeyindodaenamandlakakhulu,kodwaunyanawakheuNaharon wayenamandlakakhulu,enamandlangaphezukwakhe.

AthiamadodaamakhuluakwaMowabhi,Yabonani,ookumkaniababinibama-Amori,uSihonno-Ogi, ababenamandlangaphezukwabobonkeookumkanibehlabathi,abanakumelananoonyana bakaSirayeli;singathininakethinaukumelananabo?Jasher85:35

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Bonkeookumkanibomhlababayakukudumisa,izikhuluzehlabathiziyakukubethelaingoma, oonyanabakaSirayelibayakuvuyangosindisolwakho,bayakucula,badumiseamandlaakhoJasher 89:4

IiJubhili

Kodwangabantubakhonelifalakho,obahlangulengamandlaakhoamakhuluesandlenisamaYiputa: dalakubointliziyoecocekileyonomoyaoyingcwele,kwayeungabavumeliukubababanjwezizono zaboukususelangokukudekubengunaphakadeIiYubheli1:20

KwayeingelosiyobukhoeyayihambaphambikwenkampuyamaSirayeliyathabathaamacwecwe okwahlulahlulwakweminyakaukususelakwixeshalokudalwakomthethonobungqinabeeveki ze-jubilee,ngokweminyakanganye,ngokwenanilonkele-jubilee[ngokweminyakanganye], ukususelangomhlawokudalwa[okutsha]xaamazulunomhlabaziyakuhlaziywakunyenayoyonke indaloyazongokwamandlaezulu,nangokudalwakwayoyonkeumhlaba,kudekubeyilapho ingcweleyeNkosiiyakwenziwaeYerusalemeNtabeniyeZiyon,kwayezonkeizikhanyisoziya kuhlaziywaukuzekuphiliswekwayekubekhouxolokunyenentsikelelokubobonkeabanyuliweyo bakwaSirayeli,kwayeukuzekubenjaloukususelangaloominiukuyakuzozonkeiintsukuzomhlaba. IiYubile1:28

Mabangalawuliimimoyayabaphilayo;kubanguwewedwaonokubalawula.Mabangalawulioonyana bamalungisaukususelangokuukuyakutshongonaphakadeINkosiuThixowethuyasiyalelaukuba sibophebonke.Intlokoyemimoya,uMastêmâ,yezayathi:Nkosi,Mdali,mabahlaliseabanyephambi kwam,bazebaphulaphuleilizwilam,benzekonkeendibaxelelakona;kubaukubaabanyebabo abashiywangakum,andiyikukwaziukwenzaamandlaentandoyamphezukoonyanababantu;kuba ababangonakalisikwayebalahlekisaphambikomgwebowam,kubaububiboonyanababantu bukhuluIiJubhili10:6-8

UyiseuTerawathikuye:Hambangoxolo:NgamanauThixoongunaphakadeangawulungisaumendo wakhoUYehovamakabenawe,akukhuselekuyoyonkeintoembi,Akunikeubabalo,inceba, nobabalophambikwabobakubonayo,Kwayemakungabikhonamnyekubantwanababantuonegunya phezukwakhoukubaakwenzeokubi;HambangoxoloIiJubhili12:29

KodwaphezukukaSirayeliakazangeamisenanyeingelosiokanyeumoya,kubanguyeyedwa umlawuliwabo,kwayeuyakubalondolozaazeabafuneesandleniseengelosizakhenomoyawakhe, nasesandlenisamandlaakheonkeukuzeabalondolozeazeabasikelele,bazebabengabakhekwaye YenaabengowaboukususelangokukudekubengunaphakadeIiYubheyi15:32

Akazangeamqonde,kubayayililungiseleloelivelaezulwinilokususaamandlaakheokuqondakodwa uIsakeakaqondanga,kubaizandlazakhezazinoboyanjengezomntakwabouEsawu,kangangokuba wamsikelela.IiJubhili26:18

WathikuYuda:“NgamanauYehovaangakunikaamandlanamandlaokunyathelabonke abakuthiyileyo;uyakubayinkosana,wenanomnyewoonyanabakho,phezukoonyanabakaYakobi; igamalakhonegamaloonyanabakholingaphumalihambekuwoonkeamazwenemimandlaZiya koyikaiintlangaphambikwakho,neentlangazonkeziyakunyikima.”IiYubheli31:18

MusaukoyikangenxakaYakobi;kubaumgcinikaYakobimkhulu,unamandla,uhloniphekile,kwaye udunyiswangaphezukomgcinikaEsawu.IiJubhili35:17

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Bathikuye,Asiyikukuphulaphulaukubasenzeuxolonaye;kubaamandlaethumakhulukunamandla akhe,kwayesinamandlakunaye;siyakumchasasimbulale,simtshabalaliseyenanoonyanabakhe Kwayeukubaawuvumiukuhambanathi,siyakwenzakalisanaweIiJubhili37:5

EmvakokouYudawathethanoYakobi,uyise,wathikuye:“Gobaisaphethasakho,bawo,uthume iintolozakho,uwisephantsiutshaba,ubulaleutshaba;ungafumanaamandla,kubaasiyikumbulala umntakwenu,kubaunjengawe,kwayeunjengawe,masimnikeoluzuko.”IiYubheli38:1

AkazangenangamandlaakheonkeafuneukukubulalanokuhlangulaamaYiputaesandlenisakhoxa ebonaukubauthunyelweukwenzaumgwebonempindezelokumaYiputa?Nangonazonkeezi zibonakalisonezimanga,inkosanauMastêmâayizangeihlazekekubayazimiselayazayakhala kumaYiputaukubaakusukelengawoonkeamandlaamaYiputa,ngeenqwelozawozokulwa, nangamahasheawo,nangayoyonkeimikhosiyabantubaseYiputaIiJubhili48:3,12

Kubangobobusuku,ukuqalakomthendelekonokuqalakovuyo,benisityaipasikaeYiputa,xaonke amandlakaMastêmâayekhululweukubaabulaleonkeamazibuloezwenilaseYiputa,ukususela kwizibulolikaFaroukuyakwizibulolesicakakaziesibanjweesityeni,nakwiinkomo.AmandlaeNkosi enzayonkeintonjengokouYehovawayebayalele,badlulabonkeoonyanabakaSirayeli,kwaye isibethoasifikangakuboukutshabalalisanawuphinaumphefumlowenkomo,umntu,okanyeinja. IiJubhili49:2,4

IincwadiEzilahlekileyoZeBhayibhile

KubauMoyaoyiNgcweleuyakuzaphezukwakho,namandlaoPhezukonkeayakukugubungela, ngaphandlekobushushubenkanukoIVangelilokuZalwakukaMariya7:19

Kodwaingelosiyaphendulayathi,Hayi,Mariya,kodwauMoyaoyiNgcweleuyakuzaphezukwakho, namandlaOsenyangweniayakukugubungela;Protevangelion9:13

Ngenxayodumolwakheelilizwelangcangcazela,kwayeekufikenikwakhekukhoingxolonoloyiko olukhoyo,kwayethinangokwethusoyikiswabubukhulubamandlaakhe.1Iindabaezilungileyo zoBusana4:12

UkususelangeloxeshainkwenkweyaphiliswangamandlaeNkosiuKristu,yazayaqalaukucula iindumiso,yabulelaiNkosieyayiyiphilisile1Iindabaezilungileyozobuntwana4:17

Kubakwangokonjeakufikaphakathikwethu,isithixosaphuka,bonkeoothixobawaphantsi,baza batshatyalaliswangamandlaamakhulu1IindabaezilungileyozoBusana4:22

Wathikunyanawakhe,OwuYesuKrestu,buyiselaokanyeuphilisengokwamandlaakho angaqhelekangalembongolo,kwayeuyinikeukubaiphindeibenesimosomntunesidalwa esinengqondo,njengokoyayinjalongaphambili.1IindabaEzilungileyoZobuntwana7:25

Wazauninawathi,OMariya,ndiqinisekilengokuukubaamandlakaThixoahlalakuwe,ukuze unyanawakhoakwaziukuphilisaabantwanaabafananaye,kwangokonjeukubabachukumise iingubozakhe.1IVangeliloBusana11:7

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Waphendula,wamchazelaifiziksikunyene-metaphysicsKwanezozintozingaphezulunangaphantsi kwamandlaendalo;Amandlaomzimba,amahlayaawo,kunyenemiphumoyawo.1IVangeli loBusana21:12-14

Kuyemakubekhouzuko,nendumiso,namandla,nobukhosi,ukususelangokukuseemaphakadeni asemaphakadeniAmen1Iindabaezilungileyozobuntwana22:7

WazawathiuPilato,“Ukukhuphaiidemonakubonakalingathingumsebenziwomoyaongcolileyo, kodwakuphumaemandlenikaThixo”IVangelilikaNikodemo1:6

UYesuwaphendulawathi,Ukubabebengenaloulwimi,ngebengenakuthetha;kodwangenxayokuba wonkeumntuekwaziukuthethaulwimilwakhe,ukuthethaokulungileyonokubi,makalujonge. IVangelilikaNikodemo2:5

UYesuwathikuPilato,“Kholwaukubainyanisoikhoemhlabeniphakathikwabo,xabenamandla okugweba,balawulwayinyaniso,bazebenzeumgweboolungileyo”IVangelilikaNikodemo3:14

Abanyebabobathi,“LamandlaakanakuvelakuThixo.”UPilatowathikumaJuda,“Kutheniiidemon zingabathobelioogqirhabenu?”Abanyebathi,“AmandlaokulawulaiidemonakanakuvelakuThixo” IVangelilikaNikodemo5:42-44

Kubaubathinteleabakhonzibakhoukubabavakaliseizintoezifihlakeleyo,ezenziwengamandlaakho angcweleesihogweni.IVangelilikaNikodemo13:2

KuloontoinkosanayesihogoyaphendulakuSathanayathi,Ngubaniloonkosanainamandlakangaka, kodwakeumntuowoyikaukufa?Kubabonkeabalawulibomhlababaphantsikwamandlaam, owabathobayongamandlaakhoKodwaukubaunamandlakangakakwimveloyakheyobuntu, ndiyakuqinisekisangenyaniso,ukubaunamandlaonkekwimveloyakheyobuThixo,kwayeakukho mntuunokumelananamandlaakheIVangelilikaNikodemo15:4-6

Abobagcinweaphadebaphilekwakhonaemhlabeni,basuswaapha,kungengamandlaabo,kodwa ngemithandazoeyenziwakuThixo,kwayeuThixowaboonamandlaonkewabasusakumNgubanike looYesuwaseNazareteowathingelizwilakhewasusaabafileyokumngaphandlekomthandazo kuThixo?MhlawumbinguyelowowandisusauLazaroemvakokubaeneentsukuezineefile,waza wanukawazawabola,kwayeendandinayenjengomntuofileyo,kodwawamvusakwakhona ngamandlaakhe.USathanawaphendula,waphendulakwinkosanayesihogo,wathi,Nguyekanyeloo mntu,uYesuwaseNazareteXainkosanayesihogoyakuvayo,yathikuye,Ndiyakufungisangamandla akhonangam,ukubaungamzisikum.Kubandakuvangamandlaelizwilakhe,ndangcangcazela luloyiko,kwayebonkeabantubamabangahloneliThixobaphazamisekangaxeshanye;Asikwazanga ukumbambauLazaro,kodwawazingcangcazela,kwayengazozonkeiimpawuzobubi,wemkakuthi ngokonangoko;kwayeumhlabakanye,aphoumzimbakaLazarowawulelekhona,ngokuumvulele ephilaIVangelilikaNikodemo15:12-18

Xaisikhulusesihogosakuvaoku,sathikuSathana,“Sukakum,uphumekwiindawozamzokuhlala; ukubaungumlwionamandla,yilwanoKumkaniwozuko.”Kodwayintonionokuyenzanaye? IVangelilikaNikodemo16:2.

XabonkeabangcwelebevaezizintozithethwanguIsaya,bathikwinkosanayesihogo,“Vula amasangoakhongoku,ukhupheimivaloyentsimbi;kubangokuuzakubanjwa,ungabinamandla” UDavidewaphendulakwinkosanayesihogo,wathi,“Ndiyawaqondaamazwialoolizwi,kuba

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

ndiwathethengomoyawakhe”Ngoku,njengokobenditshilongasentla,ndithikuwe,iNkosi enamandlanenamandla,iNkosienamandlaemfazweni:inguKumkaniwozuko,kwayeyiNkosi ezulwininasemhlabeni;Wazawaqhawulaimixokelelwaneeyayingenakuqhawulwangaphambili; wazangamandlaakheangenakunqotshwawabatyelelaabobabehleliebumnyameniobunzulungenxa yobubi,nethunzilokufangenxayesono.”IVangelilikaNikodemo16:12,15,19

Ungubaniwena,unamandlakangaka,ubuthathakakangaka,mkhulukangaka,umncincikangaka, kodwaungumsoldatiophambili,onokulawulangendlelayesicakanjengesoshaeliqhelekileyo?Uvela phi,YesuKristu,ukubaungumntuonamandlakangaka,ozukileyongobuqaqawuli,okhanyayo kangangokubaakanabala,kwayeumsulwakangangokubaawunatyala?Kubaelohlabathiliphantsi, elaliphantsikwethukudekubengoku,aphosafumanakhonairhafu,alizangelisithumeleleumntu ofileyongaphambili,alizangelithumeleiziphoezinjalokwiinkosanazesihogo.Ungubanikewena, ongenangesibindikangakaphakathikweendawozethuzokuhlala,kwayeungoyikinjekuphela ukusisongelangezohlwayoezikhulu,kodwauzamanokusindisabonkeabanyekwiintambo esibabambekuzo?MhlawumbiunguYesulowo,uSathanaasandul’ukuthethangayekwinkosana yethu,ukubangokufakomnqamlezowawuseleuzakufumanaamandlaokufaEmvakokouKumkani wozukowanyathelaukufa,wabambainkosanayesihogo,wayihluthaonkeamandlaayo,waza wathabathaubawowethuwasemhlabeniuAdamwayanayeeluzukwenilwakhe.IVangeli likaNikodemo17:4,10-13

KubakhangelaningokuukubauYesuwaseNazarete,ngokukhanyakobuqaqawulibakheobuzukileyo, ugxothaonkeamandlaobumnyamanokufa;iVangelilikaNikodemo18:3

Ubahlanguleabaphilayongomnqamlezowakho,wazawehlawezakuthi,ukuzengokufa komnqamlezousihlanguleesihogweni,nangamandlaakhoekufeni.IVangelilikaNikodemo19:9

Ezizijikaingqondozabantungendlelaenamandlakangakakwiindlelazabozokuziphatha zangaphambili,kangangokubabendisolokondimangaliswa,kwayendiqinisekilengokupheleleyo ngazongeengxoxoezininzingaphambiliUSenecakuPawulos9:2

Kodwayena,ekubeniwayengumntuonamandlaamakhulueAntiyokwe,wambambaesitratweni wazawamanga;ntoleyouTheklawayengafuniukuyinyamezela,kodwawamjongauPawulos, wadandulukangezwielikhuluelibuhlungu,wathi:“Musaukundinyanzela,ndingumntuwasemzini; musaukundinyanzela,ndingumkhonzikaThixo;ndingomnyewabantuabaphambilieIkoniyo,kwaye kwafunekandimkekuloomzikubandandingavumiukutshatanoThamyris.”IZenzozikaPawulos noThekla7:4

Oomoyaabangcolileyobakhutshwa,besenzaingxolo;bonkebabamkelaabagulayobabobephilile, bamzukisauThixo,onikeintombiuTheklaamandlaanjalo;IZenzozikaPawulosnoThekla10:17

Amadodaemaemangaliswekakhulungummangalisoomkhulukangaka,kwayeayengenawo amandlaokumbambaumkhonzikaThixo;kodwakuphela,ebambeisigqubuthelosakhe,okanye isicikosakhe,asikrazula;IZenzozikaPawulosnoThecla11:13

Ukuzebonkeabantubazi,ukubaabobaneengqondoezimbini,abangathembiyoamandlakaThixo, balungeleukugwetywa,nokubangumqondisokuzozonkeizizukulwanaezizayo.1Clementtothe Corinthians6:4

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Kwakhonauthi,Ndimbonileongendawoenamandlaamakhulu,ezisasazanjengomsedare waseLebhanon.Ndadlula,ndabonaukubaakakho;Ndayifunaindawoyakhe,kodwaayifumananga.1 ClementtotheCorinthians7:11

KwayengokukodwamabafundeindlelaukuthobekaokunamandlangayokuThixo;indlelauthando olucocekileyonolungcweleolufumanekangayokuye;indlelaolukhulunolubalaseleyongayo uloyikolwakhe;nendlelaoluyakubasindisangayobonkeabobabuyelakuyengobungcwele ngengqondoecocekileyo.1ClementkwabaseKorinte10:13

Kwayeukususelaekuqhekekeni,amandlaamakhuluokubonelelakweNkosiayayivusakwakhona; kwayekwimbewuenyekuvelaabaninzi,baveliseisiqhamo1ClementkwabaseKorinte11:20

NgabakengokosicingaukubayintoenkulunengaqhelekangaukubaiNkosiyabobonkeivuseabo bamnqulayongokuqinisekakokholooluhle,nangonaisibonisaubukhulubamandlaayoukuzalisekisa isithembisosayo?Ngelizwilamandlaayowenzazonkeizinto;kwayengelizwielifanayounako ukuzitshabalalisananininaxaethandaNgubaninaoyakuthikuye,Wenzantonina?Ngubaninaoya kulwanamandlaayo?1ClementkwabaseKorinte12:6,13-14

NgamandlaakheuSomandlawamisaamazulu,wazangobulumkobakheobungenakuqondwa wawahombisa.Ngokunjalonolwandle,nazozonkeizidalwaezikulo;emvakokubaezidalilekuqala, wazifihlaaphongamandlaakhe1ClementkwabaseKorinte15:3,6

Umntumakathembeke,abenamandlaekuthetheniulwazi,abenobulumkoekugwebeniamazwi ngokuchanekileyo,abemsulwakuzozonkeizenzozakhe1ClementtotheCorinthians20:30

Uyakukuhlangulakwiimbandezeloezintandathu;ewe,kwezisixhenxeakuyikuchukunyiswabububi Ngexeshalendlalauyakukuhlangulaekufeni;nasemfazweniemandleniekrele1Clement kwabaseKorinte23:9

Makanikewonkeumphefumlowomntuobizaigamalakheelizukileyonelingcwele,ukholo,uloyiko, uxolo,ukuzekakadeumsindo,umonde,ukuzeyisa,ubungcwelenokuzola,kubobonke abamkholisayo;ngoMbingeleliwethuOmkhulunoMkhuseliuYesuKristu,ngayemakubeluzuko, nobukhulu,namandla,nembeko,kuyengoku,kudekubengunaphakade.Amen.1Clement kwabaseKorinte24:2

KubaiNkosiithi,Niyakubanjengezimvuphakathikweengcuka.WaphendulauPetroswathi, Kuthekaniukubaiingcukaziyakuziqwengaizimvu?UYesuwathikuPetros,“Musaniukuzoyika izimvuemvakokufa;naniningaboyikiabobanibulalayo,bazeemvakokobangabinanto banokuyenzakini;kodwayoyikanilowoemvakokufakwenu,unamandlaokuphosaumphefumlo nomzimbaesihogwenisomlilo.”2ClementkwabaseKorinte3:2

Ekubenikeimihlaimbikakhulu,kwayeumchasienegunyakwelihlabathilangoku,sifanelesinikele ingqaleloengakumbiekuhlolisiseniimigweboyobulungisayeNkosi.IletakaBharnabhasJikelele2:1

Masibeyitempileyokomoya,itempileegqibeleleyokuThixo.UkubasicingangokoyikauThixo, masicamngcengakokonkeokusemandleniethuukugcinaimiyaleloyakhe,ukuzesivuye ngemigweboyakheyobulungisaIletakaBharnabhasJikelele3:12

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Kodwangubaninangokuonokukwaziukulawulaizilwanyanazasendle,okanyeiintlanzi,okanye iintakazezulu?Kubaniyaziukubaukulawulakuthethaukubanegunya,ukubaumntuabekwephezu kwentoayilawulayoIletaJikelelekaBharnabhas5:23

INkosiyathikuye:“Kukhoiintlangaezimbiniesizalwenisakho,kuzakuphumaizizweezimbini esizalwenisakho;esinyesiyakubanegunyaphezukwesinye,esikhulusiyakukhonzaesincinci” QondaaphaukubangubaniuIsake;ngubaniuRebheka;kwayengubaniokwaxelwakwangaphambili ngaye,ababantubayakubabaninzikunabo.IletaJikelelekaBharnabhas12:4

MasiqhubekelekolunyeuhlobololwazinemfundisoKukhoiindlelaezimbinizemfundisonamandla; enyeyokukhanya,enyeyobumnyamaIletaJikelelekaBharnabhas14:3

Kodwaindlelayobumnyamaigosogosokwayeizelesisiqalekiso.Kubayindlelayokufa okungunaphakade,enesohlwayo;aphoabobahambayobadibananezintoezitshabalalisaimiphefumlo yabo.Ezizintozilandelayo:unqulo-zithixo,ukuzithemba,ikratshilamandla,uhanahaniso,ingqondo embaxa,ukukrexeza,ukubulala,ukudlwengula,ikratshi,ukwaphulaumthetho,inkohliso,ububi, ikratshi,ubugqwirha,ukukhanuka,kunyenokuswelaukoyikauThixo.IletaEpheleleyo kaBharnabhas15:1-2

Makungabikhomntuuzikhohlisayo;ukubaumntuakakhoesibingelelweni,uphucwaisonka sikaThixoKubaukubaimithandazoyomnyeokanyeemibiniinamandla,njengokosixelelwe,ingaba inamandlakangakananinaleyoyobhishophukunyenebandlaliphela?Iletaka-IgnatiuseyakwabaseEfese2:2

Ndiyanibongozaukubanihlalenindixhasa,ukuzendifumanekendikwisabelosamaKristuase-Efese, awayesolokoevumelananabapostile,ngamandlakaYesuKristuNgokokemakubelukhuthalolwenu ukuhlanganangokupheleleyo,ukuzekudunyisweuThixoKubaxanihlanganangokupheleleyo kwindawoenye,amandlakaMtyholiayatshatyalaliswa,kwayeububibakhebuyachithwabubunye bokhololwaboKubaubuKrestuabungomsebenziwokuvumangaphandle;kodwabuzibonakalisa ngamandlaokholo,ukubaumntuufunyenweethembekilekudekubesekupheleni.IncwadikaIgnatiuseyakwabase-Efese3:8,11,17

Ngokokeonkeamandlaomlingoanyibilika;kwayeyonkeintamboyobubiyatshatyalaliswa: ukungazikwabantukwasuswa;kwayeubukumkaniobudalabasuswa;uThixongokwakhe wabonakalaekwimoyomntu,ukuzekuhlaziyweubomiobungunaphakade.Incwadika-Ignatiuseya kwabase-Efese4:13

Kungokokekuyakubakuhleukubaungamsebenzisiubhishophuwakhongokuqhelekakakhulu ngenxayobutshabakhe;kodwaumnikeimbekoyonkengamandlakaThixouYise;njengoko ndiqondaukubaabadalabakhoabangcwelebenzanjalo:ungacingingeminyakayakhe,ebonakala iselulangembonakalo;kodwanjengokokufaneleabobalumkileyokuThixo,bezithobakuye,okanye hayikuye,kodwakuYiseweNkosiyethuuYesuKristu,umbhishophuwethusonkeIletakaIgnatius eyakwabaseMagnesian1:6

Obonabusobakhebufundisayo;kwayeubulalibakhebunamandla:lowondiqinisekileyoukuba, bonakanyeabangakholwayoabanakuyishiyaintlonelo.I-EpistleofIgnatiustotheTrallians1:10

OwayengowesizwesikaDavidengokwenyama,kodwaenguNyanakaThixongokokuthanda namandlakaThixo;wazalwayiNtombikazingokwenene,wabhaptizwanguYohane;ukuzekuzaliseke ubulungisabonkengayeIncwadikaIgnatiuseyakwabaseSmirna1:3

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Kuphelakufunekanibathandazele,ukuzeukubakukuthandakukaThixobaguquke;ntoleyoeyakuba nzimakakhuluKodwaokukunamandlaeNkosiyethuuYesuKristu,obubomibethubokwenene IletakaIgnatiuseyakumaSmirna2:3

Ndiyabulisaiintsaphozabazalwanabam,kunyenabafazibabonabantwanababo;kunyeneentombi ezibizwangokubangabahlolokazi.YomelelaningamandlaoMoyaoyiNgcwele.UPhilo,okhoyonam, uyanibulisa.Incwadika-IgnatiuseyakumaSmirna3:24

UmKristuakanawoamandlaakhe:kodwaumeleahlaleephumlengenxayenkonzokaThixo.Lo msebenzingokaThixonowakho:xaniwugqibileIletaka-IgnatiuseyakuPolycarp3:3

Xaunakoukwenzaokulungileyo,musaukulibazisa,kubauthandoluyahlangulaekufeni.Ileta kaPolycarpeyakwabaseFilipi3:11

KhangelaiNkosienamandla,eyathingamandlaayoangabonakaliyo,nangobulumkobayo obubalaseleyoyenzaihlabathi,yazangecebolayoelizukileyoyahombisaindaloyayo,yazangelizwi lamandlaayoyamisaizulu,yazayasekaumhlabaphezukwamanzi;yazangalendlelainamandla yasekaiCawayayoeNgcwele,eyibusisileyo1IncwadiyoMalusiwaseHermas(Imibono)1:28

Yivakengokoisizathusokubainqabayakhiwephezukwamanzi:kubaubomibakhobuya kusindiswangamanzi.Kubabusekwengelizwilegamaelinamandlanelihloniphekileyo,kwaye buxhaswangamandlaangabonakaliyonobuhlebukaThixo.1IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Imibono) 3:42

Yaphendulayathikum,“Akukhontoikufikeleyona,ndoda?”Ndaphendulandathi,“Nkosikazi, ndifikelwesisiloesinjalo,esibonakalangathisinokuqwengaabantubonke;kodwangamandla kaThixo,nangencebayakheekhethekileyo,ndisindilekuso.”1IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas (Imibono)4:16

Kodwangenxayezonozabozangaphambili,uThixoonamandlaokuphilisauyakubanikaunyango; kubaunamandlaezintozonke2IncwadiyoMalusiwaseHermas(Imiyalelo)4:12

NgokokeiNkosiyethuenencebayasivelaisidalwasayo,yazayamiselaologuquko,yazayandinika amandlaalo.Kengokondithikuni,ukubanabaninaemvakolobizolukhulunolungcweleuya kulingwangumtyholinesono,uguqukakanye.Kodwaukubauyakonakaninziazeaguqukeakuyi kumncedaumntuonjalo;kubaakanakuphilakuThixo2IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Imiyalelo) 4:22

Ngokuke,utsho,yivaububibomsindo;indlelaobubinobubingayo,nendlelaobubhukuqangayo abakhonzibakaThixo;kubaabunakwenzakalisaabobazelelukholokubaamandlakaThixoanabo; kodwabubhukuqaabobathandabuzayo,nabobangenalukholoKubaezizintozibubudenge, azibalulekanga,kwayeazinamsebenzikubakhonzibakaThixo.Kodwaukulinganakunamandla, kwayekuyanyanzelisa;kwayekunamandlaamakhulu,kwayekuhlalakukhulu;kuyavuya,kuvuya ngoxolo;kwayekuzukisauThixongamaxeshaonkengobumnene.2IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas (Imiyalelo)5:11,13

Utsho,yoyikauThixo,ugcineimiyaleloyakhe.Kubaukubauyayigcinaimiyaleloyakhe,uyakuba namandlakuyoyonkeimisebenziyakho,kwayeyonkeimisebenziyakhoiyakubantleKuba ngokoyikauThixo,uyakwenzayonkeintokakuhleOlulololoyikoekufunekauchukunyiswengalo

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

ukuzeusindisweKodwamusaukumoyikaumtyholi:kubaukubauyamoyikauYehova,uyakuba nobukhosiphezukwakhe;kubaakukhomandlakuye.Ngokuukubaakukhomandlakuye,ngokoke nayeakafaneleoyikweKodwalowounamandlaamakhulukuye,ufaneleoyikwe:kubawonke umntuonamandla,ufaneleoyikweKodwalowoungenamandlauyadelelwangumntuwonke2 IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Imiyalelo)7:1-3

Yidelelekengoko,kwayeuyakuyilawulangamaxeshaonke.Yambathaukholooluqinileyo nolunamandla:kubaukhololuthembisazonkeizintokwayelugqibelelisazonkeizinto.Kodwa ukuthandabuzaakuyikukholwa,ukubakuyakuzuzanantonina,ngakokonkeolunokukwenza Uyabonakengoko,utsho,indlelaukholooluvelangayophezulu,luvelakuThixo;kwayelunamandla amakhuluKodwaukuthandabuzangumoyawasemhlabeni,kwayekuvelakumtyholi,kwaye akunamandla.2IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Imiyalelo)9:9-10

KwayelomprofetiuxokayoengenamandlakuyeoMoyaoyiNgcwele,uyabaphendula ngokweemfunozabo,azeazaliseimiphefumloyabongezithembisonjengokobenqwenela.Kodwa loomprofetiulilize,kwayeuphendulaizintoezingentokwabobangento2IncwadiyoMalusi kaHermas(Imiyalelo)10:5

KubawonkeumoyaovelakuThixoakufunekiucelwe;kodwaukubanamandlaobuThixokuthetha zonkeizintongokwawo;kubauvelaphezulu,emandlenikaThixo.2IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas (Imiyalelo)10:9

Ngaloondlelaubonaubomibohlobongalunyelwabaprofeti.Ngokokebonisaloomntungobomi bakhenangemisebenziyakhe,othiunoMoyaoyiNgcweleKwayekholwanguMoyaovelakuThixo, kwayeunamandlaanjalo.Kodwamusaniukukholwangumoyawasemhlabeninongenanto,ovela kumtyholi,ongenaloukholookanyeisidimakuye2IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Imiyalelo)11:12

Qondangakumbiamandlaavelaphezulu,ngoluhlobo.Iinkozozesichothoeziwelaphantsizincinci kakhulu;kodwaxaziwelaentlokweniyomntu,zibangelanjaniintlungukuyo?Kwayekwakhona; cingangamathontsiendlu:indlelaamathontsiamancinciawelaemhlabeni,enzangayoumngxuma ematyeniNgokokeizintoezincinciezivelaphezulu,zizeziweleemhlabeni,zinamandlaamakhulu Ngokokezibandakanyenalomoya,onamandla;kwayeusukekwenyeengenanto2Incwadi yoMalusikaHermas(Imiyalelo)11:15-17

AkahlaliengaziubukhulubukaThixoukubamkhulukangakananikwayeuyamangalisa;owadala ihlabathingenxayomntu,wazawazenzazonkeizidalwazamthobela:wazawamnikaonkeamandla, ukuzeakwaziukuzalisekisayonkelemiyalelo2IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Imiyalelo)12:19

NizeniguqukeleeNkosiniuThixowenu,nimshiyeumtyholikunyeneziyolozakhe,kubazimbi, zikrakra,kwayeazicocekanga.Nizeningoyikiumtyholi,kubaakanaloigunyaphezukwenu.2 IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Imiyalelo)12:22

Kodwaumtyholiulukhuni,kwayengamandlaakheulawulaabakhonzibakaThixo.Wathi akanakulawulaabakhonzibakaThixo,abamthembayongeentliziyozabozonkeUmtyholiangalwa, kodwaakanakoyisa.Kubaukubaniyamchasa,uyakubalekaedidekile.Kodwaabobangaphelelanga elukholweni,boyikeniumtyholi,ngokungathiunamandlaamakhulu.Kubaumtyholiuyabavavanya abakhonzibakaThixokwayeukubaubafumanabengenanto,uyabatshabalalisa2IncwadiyoMalusi kaHermas(Imiyalelo)12:25-27

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Ndathikuye,Nkosi,ngokundiqinisekisiwekuyoyonkeimiyaleloyeNkosingelixaunam,kwaye ndiyaziukubauzakuwaphulaonkeamandlaomtyholi.2IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Imiyalelo) 12:34

Owumntuungento,othandabuzayo,nolusizi;ongaqondiyoukubazonkeezizintozezabanyeabantu, kwayeziphantsikwamandlaomnyeumntuKubaiNkosiyalomziithikuwe:Gcinaimithethoyam, okanyeuphumekwisixekosam.3IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Izifaniso)1:3

Ngokoke,xaisityebisinikelauncedokubantuabasweleyo,umntuolihlwempuuthandazelaisityebi eNkosini;azeuThixoanikeisityebizonkeizintoezilungileyo,kubaumntuolihlwempuusisityebi emthandazweni;kwayeizicelozakhezinamandlaamakhulueNkosini3IncwadiyoMalusi kaHermas(Izifaniso)2:7

Wenakengokouqinisweyiloomthunywauhloniphekileyo,wazawafumanaisiphoesinamandla kangakasomthandazo;ekubeniungengonqeni,kutheniungaceliukuqondaeNkosini,uzeukwamkele? 3IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Izifaniso)5:40

Mamelani,utshilo;uNyanakaThixoakabekwangakwimekoyesicaka,kodwausemandleniamakhulu negunyaNdathikuye,'Njani,nkosi?Andiqondi'3IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Izifaniso)5:50

Uyabona,watsho,ukubauyiNkosiyabantubakhe,efumeneonkeamandlakuYiseKodwakutheni iNkosiyamcebisauNyanawayo,malunganokwahlulailifa,kunyeneengelosiezilungileyo,yiva ngoku.3IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Izifaniso)5:53

Waphendulawathi,Ngokuphatheleleizenzozabantuzangaphambiliabazenzileyongokungazi, nguThixokuphelaonokuzilungisa;kubaonkeamandlaangawakhe3IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas (Izifaniso)5:61

IngelosienkulunehloniphekileyooyibonileyoyayinguMikayeli,onamandlaphezukwabantubakhe, kwayeuyabalawula.Kubautyaleumthethoezintliziywenizabobakholwayo;kwayengenxayoko uyabatyelelaaboabanikeumthetho,ukuzeaboneukubabawugcinilena3IncwadiyoMalusi kaHermas(Iifaniso)8:25

Ndathikuye,Nkosi,kutheniethumeleezinyeenqabeni,ezinyewazishiyaaphakuwe?Waphendula wathi,abobaphuleumthetho,abawufumenekuye,bashiyweemandleniam,ukuzebaguquke ezonwenizabo:kodwaabobawuzalisekisayoumthethobazabawugcina,baphantsikwamandlaakhe. 3IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Izifaniso)8:27

Kodwangokuukhanyiselweyingelosi,kodwanguMoyaofanayoKodwakufunekauziqwalasele zonkeizintongenyameko;kubayiyoloontondithunyelweendlwiniyakhonguloomthunywa uhloniphekileyo,ukuzexaseleuzibonilezonkeizintongamandla,ungoyikinjengangaphambili.3 IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Izifaniso)9:4

KubaakuyikukuncedangantoukulithabathaigamaloNyanakaThixo,ngaphandlekokubauya kufumananesambathosabokubo.KubaezintombizingamandlaoNyanakaThixo.Ngokokeindoda iyakulithwalaigamalayongeze,ngaphandlekokubainikweamandlaayo.3IncwadiyoMalusi kaHermas(Izifaniso)9:122

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Ngokuphatheleleloomatye,waqhubeka,awathi,ehlangulwengezandlazawo,wawabonaehleli esakhiweni,enxibeamandlaawo;ngenxayesosizathuubonayonkeinqabaenombalaofanayo nelitye,kwayeyenziwenjengelityeelinye3IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Izifaniso)9:125

Uthe,"Uyabona,qaphelaukubauphandengenkuthalokuzozonkeizinto,uvenangalamatye alahliweyo"BonkeababamkelaigamaloNyanakaThixo,kwayengaloondlelabanikwaamandlaezi ntombi.3IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Izifaniso)9:128

Kodwaemvakokobabanjwaabobafaziubabonileyobenxibeinguboemnyama,bekhululekile emagxeniabokwayeiinwelezabozikhululekile;bagxilakwiinkanukozabokubo,behendwabubuhle babo;kwayebanxityiswangamandlaabo,kwayebalahlaiingubozeentombi:3IncwadiyoMalusi kaHermas(Izifaniso)9:130

Bazakungena,watsho,ukubabayakuyishiyayonkeimisebenziyabobafazi,bazebaphinde basebenziseamandlaabobafazi,bazebahambengemisebenziyabo.3IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas (Izifaniso)9:133

Watshoesithi,"Yivaniamagamaaloontombizinamandlangakumbi,nizenimeezimbombeni zesango"Ngawolaamagamaazo:ElokuqalalibizwangokubaluKholo;elesibinilibizwangokuba yiContinence;elesithathu,liMandla;elesine,liQina;ezinyeezimiphantsikwezi,Ubulula, Ubumsulwa,Ubunyulu,Uvuyo,Inyaniso,Ukuqonda,Isivumelwano,Uthando3IncwadiyoMalusi kaHermas(Iifaniso)9:141-142

Waphendulawathi,Kubaababapostilenabafundisi,abashumayelaigamaloNyanakaThixo,befa emvakokubabefumeneukholonamandlaakhe,bashumayelakwabobabefilengaphambili;baza babanikaoluphawu3IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Izifaniso)9:157

Akacinginakengokoukubalowoufaneleukulandelaukulunga,ukubaukhethainxalenyeyesono, wonengakumbikunalowoukhubekisayoengawaziamandlakaThixo?3IncwadiyoMalusi kaHermas(Izifaniso)9:172

UThixowethuneNkosiyethu,olawulazonkeizinto,kwayeunamandlaphezukwazozonkeizidalwa zakhe,akayikuzikhumbulaizonozethu,kodwauyaxoliswalulangabobavumaizonozabo:kodwa umntu,ediniwe,engumntuofayo,ebuthathaka,kwayeezelezizono,uyaqhubekanomsindowakhe nxamnyenomntu;ngokungathikusemandleniakheukumsindisaokanyeukumtshabalalisa.3Incwadi yoMalusikaHermas(Izifaniso)9:208

Kodwaabanyekubo,emvakokuguquka,basindiswa,kwayenabanyeabanjalobayakusindiswa, ukubabayakuguquka;kodwaukubaakunjalo,bayakufangabobafaziabanawoamandlanamandla 3IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Izifaniso)9:228

Kubazonkeiintlangaziyabagwebaabakhonzibazoabangafuniyoiinkosizazo;nicingaukubaiNkosi iyakwenzantonikuni,ninaninamandlaezintozonke?3IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Izifaniso) 9:242

Thabathakengokouzukolwakhenokuthobekakwakhekuwe,uzeuxelelebonke,ukuba uhloniphekilekwayeudumilekuThixo,kwayeuyinkosanaenegunyaelikhulukwayeunamandla kwisikhundlasakhe.Kuyekuphelaamandlaokuguqukaanikezelwakwihlabathiliphela. Akabonakalikuwenjengomntuonegunyaelikhulu?3IncwadiyoMalusikaHermas(Izifaniso)10:5-6

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Ukubaikhoindawoyesicelosethu,Pilato,kubasasikhesalawula,ngcwabaindluyamngononophelo; kubakufanelekileukubasingcwatywenguwe,kunokubasingcwatywengababingeleli,abathi,emva kwexeshaelifutshane,njengokoiZibhalozisitsho,ekufikenikukaYesuKristu,impindezeloiya kufunyanwaIletakaHerodeeyakuPilatouMlawuli

Ndifumeneulwazi,obalaseleyo,ngenxayokondibanjweluloyikonokungcangcazelaKubakweli phondondililawulayo,elinyelezixekozalolibizwangokubayiYerusalem,lonkeiqelalamaYuda landinikaindodaethileegamalinguYesu,lazalazisaizityholoezininzinxamnyenayo,abangazange bakwaziukuzisekangobungqinaobuhambelanayoKodwabamtyholangemfundisoenye ngokukodwa,eyile,yokubauYesuwathiiSabathayayingelulouphumlo,kwayeayifaneleigcinwe ngaboKubawenzaukuphilisaokuninzingaloomini,wenzaiimfamazabona,neziqhwalazahamba, wavusaabafileyo,wahlambululaabaneqhenqa,waphilisaabafeumzimbaababengakwazikwaphela ukushukumisaimizimbayabookanyeukuqinisaimithambo-luvoyabo,kodwababekwaziukuthetha nokuthethakuphela,wazawabanikaamandlaokuhambanokubaleka,esusaubuthathakababo ngelizwilakhelodwa.Kukhoesinyeisenzoesinamandlakakhuluesingaqhelekangakoothixoesinabo: wavusaindodaeyayiseleineentsukuezineifile,wayibizangelizwilakhelodwa,xaindodaefileyo yayiseleiqalileukubola,kwayeumzimbawayowonakalaziimpethuezazikhuliswe,kwayeyayinuka njengenja;kodwa,akumbonaeleleengcwabeni,wamyalelaukubaabaleke,kwayeloomntuufileyo akazangealibazise,kodwanjengomyeniophumaegumbinilakhe,waphumaengcwabenilakhe,ezele yivumbaelimnandi.Ngaphezukoko,kwanabobabengabasemzini,nababeneedemonngokucacileyo, ababehlalaentlango,bedlainyamayabo,behambahambanjengeenkomonezintoezirhubuluzayo, wajikawabangabemibezixeko,wazangelizwiwabenzabaqonda,wabalungiselelaukubababe nobulumkonamandla,nabadumileyo,besityaukutyakwabonazozonkeiintshabazoomoya abangcolileyoababetshabalalisakubo,wazawabaphosaelwandleIngxelokaPilatouMbusi, MalunganeNkosiyethuuYesuKristu;eyathunyelwaku-AgastoKesare,eRoma.

AkubaeziswekwisixekosamaRoma,uKesarewevaukubaufikile,wahlalaetempileniyoothixo, ngaphezukwayoyonkei-senate,kunyenomkhosiwonke,kunyenalolonkeigunyalakhe,waza wayalelaukubauPilatoameemnyangoWathiuKesarekuye,“Mntundiniongendawo,xaubona imiqondisoemikhulukangakaeyenziwayiloondoda,kutheniudewenzenjalo?Ngokuzama ukwenzaisenzoesibi,utshabalaliselonkeihlabathi”UPilatowathi,“KumkaninoMlawuli, andinatyalangezizinto,kodwaliqelalamaYudaelinobuqhophololokwayelinetyala”WathiuKesare, “Ngoobanibona?”UPilatowathi,“Herode,Arkelawo,Filipu,AnasnoKayafa,kunyeneqelalonke lamaYuda”UKesarewathi,“Kungasizathusininaukubaniphumezeinjongoyabo?”UPilatowathi, “Uhlangalwaboluvukelaurhulumentekwayealuthobeli,kwayealuthobeliigunyalakho.”Wathi uKesare,Xabamnikelakuwe,ubufaneleukubaumkhusele,umthumelekum,ungavumangaukuba bambetheleleemnqamlezweniumntuonjalo,owayelilungisa,wenzaimimangalisoemikhulu nelungileyo,njengokoutshilokwingxeloyakho.1KubangemimangalisoenjalouYesu wabonakaliswaukubaunguKristu,uKumkaniwamaYudaItyalakunyenokugwetywakukaPilato

Wamnikelaebantwiningomhlaongaphambikwesonkaesingenagwele,isidlosabo.Bamthabatha iNkosibamtyhalanjengokobabebaleka,bathi,MasimrhuqeuNyanakaThixo,efumeneigunyaphezu kwakhe.Bamnxibisangenguboebomvu,bambekaesihlalwenisokugweba,besithi,Gweba ngobulungisa,kumkaniwakwaSirayeliOmnyekubowazisaisithsabasameva,wasibekaentlokweni yeNkosi.Abanyebema,bamtshicelaemehlweni,abanyebambethaezidleleni;abanyebamhlaba ngengcongolo;abanyebamtyakatya,besithi,NgalembekomasimzukiseuNyanakaThixo.IVangeli likaPetros1:3

Kwakuseminiemaqanda,kwazakwafikaubumnyamaphezukwelakwaYudalonke,bakhathazeka, hlezeilangalitshoneesaphila;kubakubhaliwekuboukuthi,ilangaalitshonikulowoubuleweyo

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Omnyekubowathi,MnikeniinyongonevinigaBamxuba,bamnikaukubaasele,bazabazalisekisa zonkeizinto,bazabafezaizonozaboentlokweniyabo.Abaninzibabehambahambabenezibane, becingaukubakusebusuku,bawaYazaiNkosiyadandulukayathi,“Amandlaam,mandlaam, undishiyile”Akubaetshilo,waphakanyiswaNgaloolixa,isigqubuthelosetempileyaseYerusalem sakrazukakubini.IVangelilikaPetros1:5

IincwadiEzilityaliweyozase-Eden

Kubawena,Thixo,wambangelaubuthongo,wathabathaithamboecalenilakhe,wabuyiselainyama endaweniyalo,ngamandlaakhoobuthixoWandithabatha,ithambo,wandenzaumfaziokhanyayo njengaye,onentliziyo,ingqiqo,nentetho;nasenyameni,njengowakhe;wandenzangokomfanekiso wobusobakhe,ngencebayakhonamandlaakho.1Incwadika-Adamno-Eva5:9-10

Kodwaxawawufikawahlalakwelilizwelingaqhelekanga,umzimbawakhowesilwanyana wawungenakubasemhlabeningaphandlekokutyakwasemhlabeni,ukuwuqinisanokubuyisela amandlaawo1Incwadika-Adamno-Eva40:2

EmvakokouAdamwathikuEva,“Khangelalomliloesinawoisabelosawo:owawusinike ngaphambili,kodwaawusawenziloonto,ngokuekubenisidluleumdawendalo,sazasatshintsha imekoyethu,kwayeindaloyethuitshintshile.Kodwaumliloawutshintshikwindaloyawo,kwaye awutshintshikwindaloyawoNgenxayokongokuunamandlaphezukwethu;kwayexasisondela kuwo,uyatshisainyamayethu.”Incwadiyoku-1ka-Adamno-Eva44:9

UThixowaphindawathikuEva,Yintoniawakuthembisayonaemyezweni,esithi,Ngexeshaenithe nadlangaloemthini,amehloenuayakuvuleka,nibenjengoothixo,naziokulungileyonokubi.Kodwa khangelani,utshiseimizimbayenungomlilo,wanenzanangcamlaincasayomlilo,ngenxayencasa yomyezo;wanenzanabonaukutshakomlilo,nobubibawo,namandlaanawophezukwenu.Incwadi yoku-1ka-Adamno-Eva46:6

Yabona,ndambophadewafikawambona,wabonanobuthathakabakhe,kangangokubaakukho mandlaaseleyokuye1Incwadika-Adamno-Eva51:10

KodwauSathana,umthiyiwezintoezilungileyozonke,akabavumelangaukubabaphelise imithandazoyaboKubawabizaimikhosiyakhe,yazayeza,yonkeWazawathikubo,Ekubeni uAdamnoEva,esibakhohlisileyo,bevumelenekunyeukuthandazakuThixoubusukunemini, nokumcelaukubaabahlangule,kwayeekubenibengayikuphumaemqolombenikudekube sekuphelenikomhlawamashumiamane.Kwayeekubenibeyakuqhubekanemithandazoyabo njengokobobabinibevumeleneukwenza,ukubaabahlanguleezandlenizethu,ababuyiselekwimeko yaboyangaphambili,bonaukubasizakwenzantonikuboImikhosiyakheyathikuye,Amandlaakho, Nkosiyethu,okwenzaokoukufunayo.1Incwadika-AdamnoEva59:1-2

Hayingenxayakhenjekuphela,lemithiayikhulangangaxeshanye;kodwandikusikelele,ndaza ndayalelaukubaikhule.Yakhulayabayimithiemibiniemikhulu,ukuzenigqunywengamasebeayo, nifumaneukuphumla;kwayendiniboniseamandlaamnemisebenziyamemangalisayoKwaye, kwakhona,ukuzendiniboniseubukrwadabukaSathana,nemisebenziyakheemibi,ukususelaoko naphumaemyezweni,akayekanga,hayi,nangalunyeusuku,ukunenzakalisaKodwaandimnikanga gunyaphezukwenu.Incwadiyoku-1ka-Adamno-Eva63:9-10

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Kubasiyaziimisebenziyakhoemangalisayo,Thixo,ukubamikhulu,nokubangamandlaakho ungavelisaenyeintokwenye,ngaphandlekwentandoyomntu.Kubaamandlaakhoangenzaamatye abeyimithi,nemithiibengamatyeIncwadiyoku-1ka-Adamno-Eva63:14

EmvakokoingelosiyasukakuAdamnoEva,abatyaamakhiwanedebaneliseindlalayabo.Emva kokobabekaecaleniokuseleyo;kodwangamandlakaThixo,amakhiwaneagcwala njengangaphambili,kubauThixowabasikelela.Incwadiyoku-1kaAdamnoEva64:8

Aphobabonaumthi,bazabafumanakuwoimanaeqinileyo;bazabamangaliswangamandlakaThixo Iingelosizabayalelaukubabatyeimanaxabelambile.1Incwadika-Adamno-Eva68:8

Siyalele,Thixo,ukubasingabavumelingaphandlekomyalelowakho,hlezeusitshabalalise.Kuba ukubaawusinikimyalelo,siyakoyiswa,sizesilandeleelocebisolikaSathana;kwayeuya kusitshabalalisakwakhona1Incwadika-Adamno-Eva72:22

KodwaxauAdamwafikawazawabonaubuhlebomntwana,ubuhlebakhe,nomzimbawakhe ogqibeleleyo,wavuyangaye,wazawathuthuzelekangenxaka-Abheli.Wazawamthiyaigama lomntwanangokuthinguSete,okokukuthi,"uThixouwuvileumthandazowam,wandihlangula ekubandezelekenikwam"Kodwakuthetha"amandlanamandla"2Incwadika-Adamno-Eva2:3

Khangela,Adam,lowowathingayeunguThixo!NgabauThixoangabamnyama?NgabauThixo angathabathaisimosomfazi?NgabakukhomntuunamandlakunoThixo?Ngabaanganqotshwa?2 Incwadika-AdamnoEva4:4

Emvakoko,njengokowayesihlaesibingelelweni,emvakokugqibaumnikelowakhe,uSathana wabonakalakuyengesimosesithunywaesihle,esikhazimlayongokukhanya;ephetheintonga yokukhanyaesandlenisakhe,yenaebhinqeumbhinqowokukhanyaKubakwelihlabathilethu asinaThixo;kodwasonkesingoothixo;sonkesingabokukhanya,basezulwini,banamandla,bomelele kwayebazukile2Incwadika-AdamnoEva5:4,11

AkubauAdamegqibileumyalelowakhekuSete,amalunguakheakhululeka,izandlaneenyawo zakhezaphelelwangamandla,umlomowakhewabasisimumu,nolwimilwakhelwayekaukuthetha Wavalaamehloakhewazawaphumaumphefumlo.2Incwadika-Adamno-Eva9:1

EmvakokoamalungukaSeteakhululwa;izandlaneenyawozakhezaphelelwangamandla;umlomo wakhewabasisimumu,akakwaziukuthetha;wazawaphumaumphefumlowazawafangosuku olulandelayoemvakweminyakayakheengama-900aneshumielinesibini;ngomhlawamashumi amabinianesixhenxewenyangaka-Abhibhi;uEnokiwayeneminyakaengamashumiamabiniubudala ngeloxesha2Incwadika-Adamno-Eva12:13

ULamekiwamsizela,wathi,Inene,xaeyedwa,angahlulwangabantubalendawo.2IncwadikaAdamno-Eva13:3

KodwangokundicelaWena,Thixo,ukubaundihlangulekoluhlanga,endihlalaphakathikwalo ngoku,njengokowandihlangulakwezodemon.Thumelaingelosiyakhoukubaindikhuphephakathi kwabo;kubaandinawoamandlaokubalekaphakathikwabo.2Incwadika-Adamno-Eva17:47

KodwangelixeshaxabangenaemqolombeniabazangebamfumaneuYaredi,kodwabafumana isibanesicinyiwe,nemizimbayooyiseiphoswengaphanangapha,kwazakwaphumaamazwikubo ngamandlakaThixo,athi,“USathanangesithunziumkhohlisileunyanawethu,efuna

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

ukumtshabalalisa,njengokowamtshabalalisaunyanawethuuKayin”Bathikwakhona,“NkosiThixo wezulunomhlaba,hlangulaunyanawethuesandlenisikaSathana,owenzaisiphosoesikhulu nesobuxokiphambikwakhe,”Bathethanangezinyeizinto,ngamandlakaThixo2Incwadika-Adam noEva18:2-3

EmvakokoonkeamazwiaphelangaphandlekwelizwilikabawowethuuAdam,owathethanoYaredi ngamandlakaThixo,kanyenjengokubaumntuebeyakuthethanomnyewakhe,esithi,OwuYaredi, nyanawam,nikelaiziphokuThixongokukuhlangulaesandlenisikaSathana;kwayexauzisaloo minikelo,makubenjaloukubauyinikeleesibingelelweniendanikelakusoKwakhona,lumka kuSathana;kubaundikhohlisileamaxeshaamaninzingemibonoyakhe,efunaukunditshabalalisa, kodwauThixowandihlangulaesandlenisakhe2Incwadika-Adamno-Eva18:10

Bathiabantubakubonaukubaboyisiwe,babonanabanyeabangoyiswayo,abobabethwebaya kuGenun,babalekelakuye,wazawabenzaabamelibakhe2Incwadika-AdamnoEva20:9

Kodwandiyazi,ngamandlakaThixo,ukubaakayikukushiyakulentabaingcwele,kubaabantwana bakhobawaphuleumthethowakhenowoobawobethu,esasiwufumenekubo.2Incwadika-AdamnoEva21:5

Kwayeomnyeophumakuluhlulweengelosi,emvakokubaejikilenomyaleloowawuphantsikwakhe, wacingaingcingaengenakwenzeka,yokubekaitroneyakhephezulungaphezukwamafungaphezu komhlaba,ukuzealinganenamandlaam.IimfihlozikaEnoki29:3

Angazifihlaphikeumntukulwazilwakho,Thixo?Imisebenziyethuixhomekekekukhetholwethu namandlaethuokwenzaokulungileyonokubikwimisebenziyezandlazethu;Kwayengobulungisa bakhouyabavelelaoonyanababantuIiNdumisozikaSolomon9

Kubangubaninaonamandla,Thixo,ngaphandlekokubulelakuwengenyaniso?Yayengubanina onamandlangaphandlekokubulelaigamalakho?IiNdumisozikaSolomon15

Akukhomntu,Thixowam,otshintshaindawoyakhoengcwele;Kwayeakunakwenzekaukuba ayitshintsheayibekekwenyeindawo:kubaakanaloigunyakuyo:IiNdumisozikaSolomon4:1-2

Vumaniamandlaakhe,niboniseubabalolwakheHaleluyaIindumisozikaSolomon7:28

Kubababengavunyelwangaukubabakhululeuphawulwayo:kubaamandlaawayephezukophawu ayengaphezulukwaboIiNdumisozikaSolomon23:8

Wambonisaumqondisowakhe:wandikhokelaekukhanyenikwakhe,wandinikaintongayamandla akhe;Ukuzendoyiseiingcingazabantu;namandlaamadodaanamandlaukubathoba;Ukulwa ngelizwilakhe,nokuzeathabatheuloyisongamandlaakhe.IiNdumisozikaSolomon29:7-9

Kwabasikelelweyokukhouvuyooluvelaezintliziywenizabo,nokukhanyaokuvelakuLowouhlala kubo:NamazwiavelakwiNyaniso,owaziqalelayena:kubauqiniswangamandlaangcwele oPhezukonke:kwayeakanakuphazanyiswangonaphakadekanaphakade.Haleluya.IiNdumiso zikaSolomon32:1-2

ImilamboemikhuluingamandlaeNkosi:IindumisozikaSolomon39:1

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Kwincwadika-Aristeas,enyeyezonazintozibalulekileyonezidalaezifunyenweyokulengqokelela, sihambeindlelaendeukusukakuAdamnoEva,indlelaendeukusukakuNogumbe.Lencwadiibonisa umbonisowokuqinakoluntu,oluyelwazalisauMhlabangokutsha,nezizweezinamandlaezihlala ngobuqaqawulinangobukhazikhaziIntshayeleloyeNcwadika-Aristeas

Njengokonilangazelelakangakaukufumanaulwazilwezintoezinokuncedaingqondo,ndivakalelwa kukubandinoxanduvalokuninikalonkeulwaziolusemandleniam.Iletaka-Aristeas1:7

UhlonitshwekakhulunguThixouSomandlawazawaphakanyiswangaphezukwabobonkeookhokho bakhongozuko,kwayekufanelekileukubaunikelekuyeumbuleloomkhulungamandlaakho.Ileta ka-Aristeas1:36

Ndicingaukubakuyakubaluncedoukufakaikopiyomyalelo,kubangalendlelaububelebokumkani, owayenikweamandlanguThixookusindisaizihlweleezingaka,buyakwenziwabucacengakumbi Iletaka-Aristeas1:40

EkubenikukhoamaYudaamaninziahlalakubukumkanibethuawathinjwaeJerusalemngamaPersi ngexeshalolawulolwawokunyenamanyeamaninziafikanobawoeYiputanjengabathinjwa amananiamakhulualamaYudawawabekaemkhosiniwazawawahlawulaimivuzoephezulu kunesiqhelo,wazaakubaebonakaliseukuthembekakweenkokhelizawowakhaiinqabawaza wawabekaphantsikolawulolwawoukuzeamaYiputaasekuhlalenioyikengaboIletaka-Aristeas 2:16

KubaokokuqalawabonisaukubakukhouThixoomnyekuphelanokubaamandlaakheabonakala kuyoyonkeindalo,kubayonkeindawoizaliswebubukhosibakhekwayeakukhonanyeyezinto ezenziwengasesengabantuemhlabeniengazintongayeKubakonkeakwenzayoumntunakokonke okuzakwenzekakwixeshaelizayokuyabonakalakuyeEsebenzaezinyanisongononophelokwaye ezenzezacaca,wabonisaukubanokubaumntuangacingangokwenzaububi-singathethinto ngokubenzangokwenene,-akayikubalekaukubhaqwa,kubawakwenzakwacacaukubaamandla kaThixoayegcweleumthethowonke.Ukususelaekuqalenikwakhe,waqhubekaebonisaukubalonke uluntungaphandlekwethulukholelwaekubenikukhooothixoabaninzi,nangonabonangokwabo banamandlakakhulukunezidalwaabazinqulayongokungenamsebenziIletaka-Aristeas6:6-9

Kubanangona,ngokubanzi,zonkeizintoziyafanangokwendaloyazo,kubazonkezilawulwaligunya elinye,kodwakukhoisizathuesinzulukwimekonganyeyokubakuthenisingasebenzisiizintoezithile sizesonwabeleukusetyenziswangabanye.Iletaka-Aristeas6:23

Kungokokeesikhuthazaukubasikhumbuleukubalamalunguakhankanyiweyoaphangasentla agcinwakunyengamandlakaThixongobuchuleobupheleleyoIletaka-Aristeas6:44

Kubangemiyaleloayinikayomalunganenyamaneziselokunyeneemekoezithilezokuchukumisa, uyasiyalelaukubasingenziokanyesingamamelinantoninangaphandlekokucingaokanye sisebenziseukungabikhokobulungisangokusebenzisakakubiamandlaokuqiqa.Iletaka-Aristeas 6:52

Esamkelalempendulo,wabuzaomnyeukubaangabanjani.yintoeyoyikekayokwiintshabazakhe. Wazawaphendulawathi,Ukubangelixaegcinaizixhoboezininzikunyenemikhosiwayekhumbula ukubaezizintoazinamandlaokufikelelakwisiphumoesihlalasihlelinesigqibeleleyo.KubanoThixo ufakauloyikoezingqondwenizabantungokunikaabantuithubalokuphumlanokwenzanjeumboniso wobukhulubamandlaakheLomfoukumkaniwamncomawazawathikomnye,Yintonieyonanto

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

ilungileyoebomini?Wazawaphendulawathi,UkwaziukubauThixoyiNkosiyeNdaloiphela, nokubakwimpumeleloyethuentleasisithiabafikelelakwimpumelelokodwanguThixoofezekisa zonkeizintongamandlaakheazeasikhokelelekwinjongoIletaka-Aristeas7:42-45

KwayeuMenedemus,isazinzulusefilosofisase-Eretria,wathi,Yinyani,Kumkani,kubaekubeni indaloilawulwangobulumkokwayeekubenisiqondangokufanelekileyoukubaumntuyindalo kaThixo,kulandelaukubaonkeamandlanobuhlebentethobuvelakuThixo.Iletaka-Aristeas7:54

Ukumkaniwamdumisawazawabuzaomnyeukubaangayigcinanjaniinyaniso?Ephendulaumbuzo wathi,Ngokuqondaukubaubuxokibuzisaihlazoelikhulukubobonkeabantu,ngakumbiookumkani. Kubaekubenibenamandlaokwenzanantoninaabayifunayo,kuthenibefanelebasebenziseubuxoki? Ukongezakokukufunekauhlaleukhumbula,Kumkani,ukubauThixoungumthandiwenyaniso.Ileta ka-Aristeas8:6-7

Kangangokondikwaziyoukugqiba,ndifikelelekwisigqiboesilandelayo.Kufunekangandlelazonke, Kumkani,ulawuleamazwiakhonezenzozakhongomthethowobungcweleukuzeubenokuqonda ukubaugcinaisidimakwayeawukhethiukuzanelisangaphandlekwengqiqokwayeungaze usebenziseamandlaakhokakubiugwebeubulungisa.Iletaka-Aristeas8:21

Evuyangalamazwi,ukumkaniwabuzaolandelayo,ukubaangakhululekanjaniemnatheni?Emva kokumakancinciwaphendulawathi,UkubaucingakuqalaukubanguThixoonikabonkeookumkani uzukonobutyebiobukhulukwayeakukhomntuungukumkaningamandlaakhe.Bonkeabantu banqwenelaukwabelanangoluzukokodwaabanakukwazi,kubasisiphosikaThixo!Iletaka-Aristeas 8:29-30

Ukumkaniwathethanayengobubelewazawabuzaolandelayo,“Yintoniefananobuhlengexabiso?” Wathi,“Ukuzinikela,kubaluhloboolubalaseleyolobuhle,kwayeamandlaaloakwithando, oluyisiphosikaThixo.”Okuseleukufumenekwayekunyenazozonkeiintsikelelozobomi.”IletakaAristeas8:39-40

Ngosukuolulandelayokwenziwaamalungiseleloafanayoesidlo,wazaukumkani,kwangokonje ithubalavela,waqalisaukubuzaimibuzokumadodaawayehleliecalenikwabobabeselebephendule, wazawathikowokuqala,Ngabaubulumkobunokufundiswa?Wathi,Umphefumlowenziwe ngendlelayokubangamandlakaThixounakoukwamkelakonkeokulungileyonokungavumi okuchasenenoko.Iletaka-Aristeas9:1-2

Ngosukuolulandelayo,xaithubalivela,ukumkaniwabuzaindodaelandelayo,wathi,“Yeyiphi indlelaembikakhuluyokungakhathali?”Wazawaphendulawathi,“Ukubaindodaayibakhathaleli abantwanabayokwayeinikelayonkeimizamoemfundweniyaboKubasihlalasithandazakuThixo, kungekhonakakhulukuthikodwanakubantwanabethu,ukubazonkeiintsikelelozibezezabo. Umnqwenowethuwokubaabantwanabethubabenokuzibambaufezekiswakuphelangamandla kaThixo”Iletaka-Aristeas9:22-23

Ukumkaniwavakalisaisivumelwanosakhewazawabuzaolandelayo,ukubaangakhululekanjani kwimpazamo?Wazawaphendulawathi,Ukubauhlalausenzangokuzimiselakwayeungaze ukholelwekwiintlebendwane,kodwauzingqineleizintoezithethwakuwekwayeugqibe ngokwesigqibosakhoiziceloezenziwakuwekwayewenzeyonkeintongokukhanyakwesigqibo sakho,uyakukhululekakwimpazamo,Kumkani.Kodwaulwazikunyenokuziqhelanisanezizinto ngumsebenziwamandlakaThixoEvuyangalamazwi,ukumkaniwabuzaomnye,ukuba angakhululekanjanikwingqumbo?Wathiekuphenduleniumbuzo,Ukubawayeqondaukuba

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

unamandlaphezukwabobonkenokubabulala,ukubawayevumelaingqumbo,kwayebekungayikuba luncedokwayekubelusiziukubayena,kubanjeeyinkosi,wahluthaubomiobuninzi.IletakaAristeas9:28-31

Ukumkaniwathiuphendulekakuhlewazawabuzaindodaelandelayo,“Lithiniicebisoelihle?” Ukuziphathakakuhlengamaxeshaonkenangokucingisisangokufanelekileyo,”wachaza,ethelekisa okokuluncedokumgaqo-nkqubowethunemiphumoemibieyakubangelwakukwamkelwakombono ochaseneyo,ukuzengokulinganisayonkeingongomasibenokucetyiswakakuhlekwayeinjongo yethuifezekisweKwayeokonakubalulekekakhulu,ngamandlakaThixolonkeicebolakholiya kuzalisekakubauqheliselaubuthixo.Iletaka-Aristeas9:33-34

Ukumkaniwamncomawazawabuzaomnye,wathi,Iyintoniinjongoyentetho?Wazawaphendula wathi,Ukweyiselautshabalwakhongokumbonisaiimpazamozakhekumkhosiweengxoxo ocwangcisiweyokakuhleKubangalendlelauyakuphumelelaumphulaphuliwakho, kungengokumchasa,kodwangokumdumisangenjongoyokumcenga.KwayengamandlakaThixo ukweyiselakufezwaIletaka-Aristeas9:51-52

Ukumkaniwavuyakakhuluyilempendulo,wazawabuzaomnye,“Kuphantsikwaziphiiimekoapho umntukufunekaeveubuhlungu?”Kwiingxakiezehlelaabahlobobethu,waphendula,xasibona ukubazindekwayeazilungiseki.Ingqiqoayisivumeliukubasizileleabobafileyonabakhululwe ebubini,kodwabonkeabantubayasizilelangenxayabokubabecingangabokuphelakunyenenzuzo yabo.NgamandlakaThixokuphelaesinokuphephaububibonke!Iletaka-Aristeas9:55-56

Ukumkaniwathiuphendulekakuhlewazawabuzaomnye,wathi,Nguwuphiumntuofanelwe kukunconywa?Wazawaphendulawathi,Ngumntuonikweudumo,ubutyebinamandla,kwaye unomphefumloolingananazozonkeWenangokwakhoubonisangezenzozakhoukubaufanele ukunconywangoncedolukaThixookwenzewakhathalelaezizintoIletaka-Aristeas10:11-12

AsikukonaukubaiNgqondoinamandlaokuthintelainkanuko?NgokoluvolwamkunjaloKuba ukubaiNgqondoibingenawoamandlaokulawulaumsindowabo,ngeyingazangeithethengoluhlobo. 4Maccabees1:28,47

Akukhonamnyekunionokususaumoyawobubi,kodwaingqiqoinokubangumxhasiwakhe onamandlaekuthinteleniukugungqiswabububi4Maccabees2:5

UApolloniusemvakokubaephandeiinkcukachazalomba,wancomauSimonngenkonzoyakhe ethembekileyokukumkani,wazawakhawulezawayakwinkundlakaSeleucus,wamtyhilelaubutyebi obuxabisekileyo;emvakoko,emvakokufumanaigunyalokujongananalomba,wangena ngokukhawulezakwilizwelethu,ehambanoSimonoqalekisiweyokunyenomkhosionamandla kakhulu,wazawavakalisaukubaulaphongokomyalelowenkosiwokuthathaiimalizabucala kwingxowa-mali.4Maccabees2:20

UAntiochus,emjongile,wathi:‘Ngaphambikokubandivumeleukuthuthunjiswakuqalekuwe,ndoda ihloniphekileyo,ndingakunikaelicebiso,lokubautyeinyamayehaguuzeusindiseubomibakho; kubandiyayihloniphaiminyakayakhoneenwelezakhoezingwevu,nangonandizinxibileixeshaelide kangaka,kodwandisabambelelekunqulolwamaYuda,kundenzandicingeukubaawungomntu wefilosofiKubacingangalento,nokubakukhouMandlaothileojongaolunqulolwakho,uya kuhlalaexolelaisiphambekoesenziwengokunyanzelwa.’4Maccabees2:38,42

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

Ngaphandlekwamathandabuzoke,iNgqondoephefumlelweyoilawulaiinkanuko;kubaukuba iinkanukookanyeiintlunguzakhebezingaphezulukweNgqondoyakhe,ngesasizinikeobubungqina bamandlaazoaphezuluKodwangokuiNgqondoyakheseleyoyisileiinkanukozakhe, ngokufanelekileyosiyinikaamandlaokuzilawula4Maccabees3:19-20

Kubaamandlaomliloabukhalikwayeaqinile,kwayengokukhawulezaayenzayaphelaimizimba yabo.4Maccabees6:40

Nangonakunjalo,nangonawayenezilingoezininzizokuvumelaiimvakalelozakhezobunina,akukho nanyeimekoaphoiintlobongeentlobozeentlunguezoyikekayozazinamandlaokuguqulaingqiqo yakhe;kodwaumamawakhuthazaunyanangamnyengokwahlukeneyo,kwayebonkebebonke, ukubabafeleunqulolwabo.4Maccabees7:8

Kengoko,lamadoda,emvakokubaezingcwalisilengenxakaThixo,akafumananganjekuphelaolu dumo,kodwaafumananodumolokubangaboutshabaalusekhomandlaphezukwabantubethu, kwayeumlawuliokhohlakeleyowafumanaisohlwayo,kwayeilizwelethulahlanjululwa,njengoko lalinjalolibeyintlawuleloyesonosesizwesethu;kwayengegazilalamadodaalungileyokunye nentlawuleloyokufakwawo,uMbonelelokaThixowakhululauSirayeliowayephathwakakubi ngaphambili4Maccabees8:15

EmvakokouHaiqârwayakuNadanunyanawodadewaboWazawamnqula,wamnqwenelela amandlanembeko.Wazawamjonga,wamncoma,wavuyangaye,wathikuHaiqâr:Ngabalo ngunyanawakho,Haiqâr?NdithandazaukubauThixoamlondoloze.Njengokoundikhonzemna nobawouSarhadum,kwangalomfanawakhoangandikhonza,azalisekiseimisebenziyam,iimfuno zam,kunyenomsebenziwam,ukuzendimzukise,ndimenzeabenamandlangenxayakho.UHaiqâr waqubudakukumkani,wathikuye,“Intlokoyakhomayiphile,nkosiyamkumkani,ngonaphakade! NdifunakuweukubaubenomondekumfanawamuNadan,umxoleleiimpazamozakhe,ukuze akukhonzenjengokokufanelekile.”Emvakokoukumkaniwamfungelaukubauzakumenzaoyena mkhulukwiintandazakhe,kwayeabenamandlakakhulukubahlobobakhe,nokubaabenaye ngembekonentloniphoyonke.Wamangaizandlazakhewazawamvalelisa.Ibalilika-Ahikar1:21-24

Nyanawam,musaukumelananomntungemihlayobugorhabakhe,nomlambongemihlayesikhukula sawo.Ibalilika-Ahikar2:62

EmvakokouHaiqârwahlalaphantsiendlwiniyakhewazawanikauNadanzonkeiimpahlazakhe, amakhoboka,izicakakazi,amahashe,neenkomo,nayoyonkeintoawayenayoneyayifunyenweyo; kwayeamandlaokubhidanokuthintelaahlalaesandlenisikaNadanUHaiqârwahlalaephumle endlwiniyakhe,kwayengamanyeamaxeshauHaiqârwayesiyakunikelaimbekokukumkani,waza wabuyelaekhayaXauNadanwabonaukubaamandlaokubhidanokuthintelaayesesandlenisakhe, wadelelaisikhundlasikaHaiqârwazawamhlekausulu,wazawaqalisaukumgxekananininaxaefika, esithi,UmalumewamuHaiqârusesichengeni,kwayeakazintongoku.Ibalilika-Ahikar3:2-4

XauNadanwaqondaokwenzekileyo,wabanomonanomona,wazawaqalisaukukhalazakubobonke ababembuza,nokuhlekisangoninalumewakheuHaiqâr,esithi:Umalumeundigxothileendlwini yakhe,kwayeukhetheumntakwethukunam,kodwaukubauThixoOsenyangweniangandinika amandla,ndiyakumziselaishwangushalokubulawa.Ibalilika-Ahikar3:11

UNadanwamthabathawayanayekukumkani.AkufikauHaiqârebuswenibokumkani,waqubuda phambikwakheemhlabeni,wacelaukubaukumkanianikweamandlanobomiobungunaphakade Ibalilika-Ahikar3:32

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

EmvakokouNadanwakhwazawathi,Hayiqâr,wenamnyama!Uncedantoninaukucamngca kwakhookanyeamandlaakhoekwenzeniesisenzokukumkani?Ibalilika-Ahikar3:36

Kwayemna,ngoncedolukaThixoOsenyangweni,nangencebayakhoezukileyo,nangamandlaenkosi yamukumkani,ndiyakuyakhanjengokouthandaIbalilika-Ahikar5:23

Eyesihlanungamandlaokuthetha,aphokuvelakhonaulwazi.Eyesixhenxengamandlaokuzala nokwabelanangesondo,aphoizonozingenakhonangokuthandaulonwaboITestamentekaRubhen 1:18,20

Kubaabafazibangendawo,bantwanabam;kwayeekubenibengenawoamandlaokanyeamandla phezukwamadoda,basebenzisaamaqhingangokutsalaamehloabo,ukuzebamtsalelekubo. ITestamentekaRubhen2:13

KodwandakuvaokundamcaphukelakakhuluuYuda,ndazandamvumelaukubaahambeephila, ndazandaqhubekandimcaphukelakangangeenyangaezintlanu.KodwauYehovawandithintela, wandivimbaamandlaezandlazam;kubaisandlasamsokunenesasimilekangangesiqingatha kangangeentsukuezisixhenxeNdazike,bantwanabam,ukubaokukundihlelengenxakaYosefu, ndazandazisolandalila;ndazandacelaiNkosiuThixoukubaisandlasamsibuyiselwe,ndize ndizigcinekudenokungcolakonke,nomona,nakubobonkeubuyathaITestamentekaSimeyon1:1214

KwayeumntuohlaziyaumthethongamandlaoPhezukonke,niyakumbizangokubangumkhohlisi; kwayeekugqibeleniniyakumkhawulelanimbulale,ningayaziisidimasakhe,nithabatheigazi elingenatyalangobungendawophezukweentlokozenuITestamentekaLevitikus4:27

KwayeuMtyholiuyakubotshwanguye,azeanikeabantwanabakheamandlaokunyathelaimimoya emibiITestamentekaLevitikus5:27

NdathindakufikaemanziniaseKozebha,amadodaaseYobhiasihlasela,salwanawo,sawabulala,saza sawabulalaamaqabaneawoaseShilo,asiwavumelangaukubaangenekuthiITestamentekaYuda 1:37-38

Kubanangonaumntuengukumkaniazeahenyuze,uthathwaubukumkanibakhengokubalikhoboka lobuhenyu,njengokonamndibandezelekile.Kubandinikeintongayam,okokukuthi,isisekosesizwe sam;nebhantiyam,okokukuthi,amandlaam;nesithsabasam,okokukuthi,uzukolobukumkanibam ITestamentekaYuda3:19-20

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Kwayeimimoyayobuxokiayinamandlakuye,kubaakabujongiubuhlebabafazi,hlezeangcolise ingqondoyakhengokonakala.ITestamentekaIsakare1:35

Kubaumsindoyintoembibantwanabam,kubauyawukhathazaumphefumlongokwawoKwaye umzimbawomntuonomsindouyawenzaowawo,kwayephezukomphefumlowakheufumana ulawulo,kwayeunikaumzimbaamandlaokwenzakonkeokungalungangaKwayexaumzimba wenzazonkeezizinto,umphefumlouyayithethelelaintoeyenziweyo,kubaawubonikakuhleNgoko

ImithethoYamandlaEBhayibhileni AmandlaapheleleyokaYesuKristuawonakalisi.

kelowounomsindo,ukubauyindodaenamandla,unamandlaamathathuengqumboyakhe:elinye ngoncedolwabakhonzibakhe;kwayeelesibiningobutyebibakhe,aphoekholisaazeoyise ngokungalunganga;kwayeokwesithathu,enegunyalakhelemvelousebenzangaloububiNangona umntuonomsindoebuthathaka,kodwaunamandlaaphindwekabinikokokungokwemvelo;kuba umsindouhlalauncedaabanjaloekuchaseniumthetho.Lomoyauhlalauhleliulelengasekunene kukaSathana,ukuzeimisebenziyakheyenziwengenkohlakalonangokuxokaNgokoke,qondani amandlaengqumbo,ukubaayilutho.ITestamentekaDan1:15-21

KubauThixowadalazonkeizintozilungilengokulandelelanakwazo,izivamvoezintlanuentlokweni, wazawadibanisaentanyeninentloko,wongezaiinwelekuyoukuzezibenobuhlenozuko,emvakoko intliziyoyokuqonda,isisusendle,nesisusokusila,umbhobhowomoyawokuphefumla,isibindi sengqumbo,inyongoyekrakra,ipleyiniyokuhleka,izintsozobulumko,izihlunuzesinqezamandla, imiphungayokudonsa,isinqesamandla,njalonjalo.ITestamentekaNafetali1:20

Omnyeuyakrexezaazeahenyuze,azeangadlinto,azexaezilaukutyaenzeububi,azengamandla obutyebibakheagqithiseleabaninzi;kwayenangonaegqithisileububibakhewenzaimiyalelo:oku nakokuneenkaloezimbini,kodwakonkekubi.ITestamenteka-Asheri1:17

KodwaukuzewaziukubaububibabangendawoabunamandlakwabobanqulauThixongobunyulu, khangela,ndiyakuyithabathandizendiyidlephambikwakho.ITestamentekaYosefu1:55

Ingqondoyomntuolungileyoayikhoemandlenienkohlisoyomoyawobutshijolo,kubaingelosi yoxoloiyawukhokelaumphefumlowakhe.ITestamentekaBhenjamin1:33