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Xhosa - The Lightning and the Thunder

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Umbane kunye neendudumo Xa wayemisela imvula ummiselo, nendlela yombane wendudumo, wayibona, wayixela, wayilungisa, wayigocagoca. Wathi ke emntwini, Yabona, ukoyika uYehova bubulumko obo, nokusuka ebubini kukuqonda. Yobhi 28:26-28

IiPentateuch UMoses wolula intonga yakhe ezulwini, uYehova wathumela iindudumo nesichotho, nomlilo wehla emhlabeni, uYehova wanisa isichotho phezu kwelizwe laseYiputa. Thandazani kuYehova (kuba kwanele) ukuba kungabikho zindudumo zinamandla nesichotho; ndiya kunikhulula, ningabi sahlala. Wathi uMoses kuye, Ndakuphuma nje phakathi komzi, ndozolulela izandla zam kuYehova, ziyeke iindudumo, nesichotho singabi sabakho, ukuze wazi ukuba umhlaba lo ngokaYehova. Waphuma uMoses esixekweni kuFaro, wazolulela izandla zakhe kuYehova; zayeka iindudumo nesichotho, nemvula ayabi sagaleleka emhlabeni. Uthe uFaro akubona ukuba imvula nesichotho neendudumo ziphelile, wona ngakumbi, wayenza lukhuni intliziyo yakhe, yena nabakhonzi bakhe. Eksodus 9:23 , 28-29, 33-34 Kwathi ngomhla wesithathu kusasa, kwabakho iindudumo nemibane, nelifu elinzima phezu kwentaba, nesandi sesigodlo esikhulu kakhulu; kangangokuba bonke abantu ababesenkampini bangcangcazela. IEksodus 19:16 Bonke abantu babona iindudumo, nemibane, nesandi sesigodlo, nentaba itshaya umsi; bathi abantu bakukubona oko, basuka bama kude. IEksodus 20:18

Imbali Iintshaba zikaYehova ziya kuqhiphuka zibe ziingceba; Uya kududumisa phezu kwazo esezulwini; UYehova uya kuzigweba iziphelo zehlabathi, anike ukumkani wakhe amandla, aphakamise uphondo lomthanjiswa wakhe. 1 Samuweli 2:10 Kwathi, xa uSamuweli wayesenza idini elinyukayo, amaFilisti asondela elwa namaSirayeli; uYehova waduma ngendudumo enkulu ngaloo mini phezu kwamaFilisti, wawadubaduba; abulawa phambi kwamaSirayeli. 1 Samuweli 7:10 Akuvunwa ingqolowa na namhlanje? Ndiya kubiza uYehova, aze aninike iindudumo nemvula, ukuze nibone nize nibone ukuba ububi benu bukhulu, enibenzileyo emehlweni kaYehova ngokucela


Umbane kunye neendudumo

Xa wayemisela imvula ummiselo, nendlela yombane wendudumo, wayibona, wayixela, wayilungisa, wayigocagoca. Wathi ke emntwini, Yabona, ukoyika uYehova bubulumko obo, nokusuka ebubini kukuqonda. Yobhi 28:26-28

ukumkani kuni. USamuweli wabiza kuYehova; uYehova wathumela iindudumo nemvula ngaloo mini; bonke abantu bamoyika kakhulu uYehova noSamuweli. 1 Samuweli 12: 17-18 UYehova waduma ezulwini, Osenyangweni walikhupha ilizwi lakhe. Wathuma iintolo, wabachithachitha, Nemibane, wabadubaduba. 2 Samuweli 22: 14-15

Imibongo Kaloku ezi ziinxalenye zeendlela zakhe: Hayi indlela eningaziva ngayo ngaye, kodwa ngubani onokuyiqonda ingxolo yamandla akhe? UYobhi 26:14 Xa wayemisela imvula ummiselo, nendlela yombane wendudumo, wayibona, wayixela, wayilungisa, wayigocagoca. Wathi ke emntwini, Yabona, ukoyika uYehova bubulumko obo, nokusuka ebubini kukuqonda. Yobhi 28:26 -28 Uyiqondisa phantsi kwezulu lonke, Nombane wakhe uye eziphelweni zomhlaba. Emva kwayo kuvakala ilizwi elidumayo; uduma ngezwi lobungangamsha bakhe; Akabanqandi xa livakala ilizwi lakhe. UThixo ududuma ngokumangalisayo ngezwi lakhe; Wenza izinto ezinkulu esingenakuziqonda. UYobhi 37: 3-5 Ngubani owahlulahlula umjelo wamanzi ukuze kuphuphume amanzi, okanye indlela yombane weendudumo, ukuze kune imvula emhlabeni apho kungekho mntu khona, entlango apho kungekho mntu khona, ukuze kwaneliswe umhlaba ongenanto nowomileyo, kwaye kuhlume imifuno ethambileyo? Yobhi 38:25 -27 Ungathumela na imibane, ihambe, ithi kuwe, Silapha? Yobhi 38:35 Nguwe na onike ihashe amandla, wambathisa intamo yalo ngomsindo? Uthi phakathi kwezigodlo, Ha, ha, aze avumba ivumba lemfazwe esekude, ingxolo yabathetheli, nokukhwaza. UYobhi 39:19 , 25 Ngaba unengalo efana noThixo, okanye ungaduma ngelizwi elifana nelakhe? UYobhi 40:9 UYehova wadudumisa emazulwini, Ophezukonke walikhupha ilizwi lakhe, isichotho samatye namalahle omlilo. Wathuma iintolo zakhe, wabachithachitha; Wadubula imibane, wabadubaduba. INdumiso 18: 13-14 Izwi likaYehova liphezu kwamanzi; uThixo wozuko uyadudumisa; uYehova uphezu kwamanzi amaninzi. INdumiso 29:3 Ilizwi lendudumo yakho lalisezulwini; imibane yakhanyisa ihlabathi; umhlaba wangcangcazela, wanyikima. INdumiso 77:18 Wanikela iinkomo zabo kwisichotho, nemihlambi yabo kwimibane eshushu. INdumiso 78:48 Wabiza usembandezelweni, ndakuhlangula; ndakuphendula esitheleni sendudumo; ndakuvavanya emanzini aseMeribha. Sela. INdumiso 81:7 Imibane yakhe yakhanyisa ihlabathi: umhlaba wabona, waza wangcangcazela. INdumiso 97:4

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Umbane kunye neendudumo

Xa wayemisela imvula ummiselo, nendlela yombane wendudumo, wayibona, wayixela, wayilungisa, wayigocagoca. Wathi ke emntwini, Yabona, ukoyika uYehova bubulumko obo, nokusuka ebubini kukuqonda. Yobhi 28:26-28

Ngokukhalimela kwakho abaleka; ngelizwi lendudumo yakho akhawuleza emka. INdumiso 104:7 Unyusa umphunga eziphelweni zehlabathi, uyenzela imvula imibane, akhuphe umoya koovimba bakhe. INdumiso 135:7 Batsho ngombane, ubachithachithe; Thuma iintolo zakho, ubatshabalalise. INdumiso 144:6

Isiprofeto Uya kujongwa nguYehova wemikhosi ngendudumo, nangonyikimo lomhlaba, nangengxolo enkulu, ngesivuthuvuthu, nangesivuthuvuthu, nangelangatye lomlilo otshisayo. UIsaya 29:6 Xa evakalisa ilizwi lakhe, kukho ingxolo yamanzi ezulwini, kwaye unyusa umphunga uvela eziphelweni zehlabathi, wenza imibane ngemvula, kwaye ukhupha umoya koovimba bakhe. Yeremiya 10:13 Xa evakalisa ilizwi lakhe, kukho ingxolo yamanzi ezulwini, kwaye unyusa umphunga uvela eziphelweni zehlabathi, wenza imibane ngemvula, kwaye ukhupha umoya koovimba bakhe. Yeremiya 51:16 Ngokubhekisele kwimfano yezinto eziphilayo, imbonakalo yazo yayifana namalahle omlilo avuthayo, kwaye yayifana nezibane ezikhanyayo: zazihambahamba phakathi kwezinto eziphilayo; kwaye umlilo wawukhanya, kwaye emlilweni kwaphuma imibane. Izidalwa eziphilayo zabaleka zabuya zibonakala ngathi kukukhanya kombane. Hezekile 1: 13-14 Ndaphakamisa amehlo am, ndabona, nantso indoda ethile yambethe ilinen, ibhinqe esinqeni sayo igolide ecocekileyo yaseUfazi. Umzimba wakhe wawunjengekrizoli, ubuso bakhe bunjengombane, amehlo akhe enjengezikhanyiso zomlilo, iingalo zakhe neenyawo zakhe zinjengobhedu olukhazimlisiweyo, nelizwi lakhe linjengelizwi lesihlwele. Daniyeli 10: 5-6 Iinqwelo zokulwa ziya kudlongozela ezitratweni, ziya kungqubana ezitratweni, zibonakala ngathi zizikhuni ezivuthayo, zibaleka njengemibane. Nahum 2:4 UYehova uya kubonakala phezu kwabo, utolo lwakhe luphume njengombane; iNkosi uYehova iya kuvuthela isigodlo, ihambe ngeemvuthuvuthu zasezantsi. UZekariya 9:14

IiVangeli Kuba njengoko umbane uphuma empumalanga, ukhanye uye entshonalanga, kuya kuba njalo nokufika koNyana woMntu. UMateyu 24:27 Kwabakho inyikima enkulu; kuba isithunywa seNkosi sehla ezulwini, seza saliqengqa ilitye emnyango, sahlala phezu kwalo. Ubuso bakhe babunjengombane, nesambatho sakhe simhlophe njengekhephu; ngokoyika kwakhe bangcangcazela abalindi, baba njengabafileyo. Mateyu 28: 2-4 noYakobi unyana kaZebhedi, noYohane umzalwana kaYakobi, awabathiya igama lokuba nguBhowanerges, oko kukuthi, oonyana beendudumo; UMarko 3:17 Wathi kubo, Ndimbonile uSathana njengombane esiwa ezulwini. ULuka 10:18 3


Umbane kunye neendudumo

Xa wayemisela imvula ummiselo, nendlela yombane wendudumo, wayibona, wayixela, wayilungisa, wayigocagoca. Wathi ke emntwini, Yabona, ukoyika uYehova bubulumko obo, nokusuka ebubini kukuqonda. Yobhi 28:26-28

Kuba njengombane, okhanya uphuma kwelinye icala phantsi kwezulu, ukhanya uye kwelinye icala phantsi kwezulu, uya kuba njalo noNyana woMntu ngomhla wakhe. ULuka 17:24 Isihlwele esasimi apho, sakuva, sathi liyaduduma; abanye bathi, Kuthethe ingelosi kuye. UYohane 12:29

ISityhilelo Kwaphuma imibane, neendudumo, namazwi etroneni; kwakukho izibane zomlilo ezisixhenxe ezivuthayo phambi kwetrone, ezo zingooMoya abasixhenxe bakaThixo. ISityhilelo 4:5 Ndabona xa iMvana yalivulayo elinye lamatywina, ndeva esinye sezidalwa ezine eziphilileyo sisithi, “Yiza ubone.” ISityhilelo 6:1 Isithunywa sathabatha isiqhumiso, sasizalisa ngomlilo wesibingelelo, sawuphosa emhlabeni; kwabakho izandi, neendudumo, nemibane, nonyikimo. ISityhilelo 8:5 Sadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, njengengonyama igquma; sadanduluka, iindudumo ezisixhenxe zavakalisa amazwi azo. ISityhilelo 10:3 Xa iindudumo ezisixhenxe zazivakalisa amazwi azo, ndandisele ndiza kubhala, ndeva ilizwi livela ezulwini lisithi kum, Zitywine izinto ezithethwe ziindudumo ezisixhenxe, ungazibhali. ISityhilelo 10:4 Yavulwa itempile kaThixo ezulwini, kwabonakala ityeya yomnqophiso wakhe etempileni yakhe; kwabakho imibane, nezandi, neendudumo, nonyikimo lomhlaba, nesichotho esikhulu. ISityhilelo 11:19 Ndeva ilizwi liphuma ezulwini, linjengesandi samanzi amaninzi, linjengesandi sendudumo enkulu; ndeva nelizwi lababethi beehadi bebetha iihadi zabo. ISityhilelo 14:2 Kwabakho izandi, neendudumo, nemibane; kwabakho nonyikimo olukhulu, olungazange lubekho olunjalo ukususela oko kwabakho abantu emhlabeni, unyikimo olukhulu kangaka, olukhulu kangaka. ISityhilelo 16:18 Ndeva ilizwi elingathi lesihlwele esikhulu, nelizwi lamanzi amaninzi, nelizwi leendudumo ezinkulu, lisithi: Haleluya! Kuba iNkosi uThixo onamandla onke iyalawula. ISityhilelo 19:6

I-Apocrypha Ngaphambi kokuba kuqhume kwaye kukhanye, okanye ngaphambi kokuba kubekwe iziseko zeparadesi, 2 Esdras 6:2 Uya kuphosa imibane, ngubani na ongayi koyika? Uya kuduma, ngubani na ongayi koyika? 2 Esdras 16:10 Nanko isandi sengxolo, kunye neendudumo, kunye neenyikima, kunye nengxolo emhlabeni: Izongezo kuEstere 11:5

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Umbane kunye neendudumo

Xa wayemisela imvula ummiselo, nendlela yombane wendudumo, wayibona, wayixela, wayilungisa, wayigocagoca. Wathi ke emntwini, Yabona, ukoyika uYehova bubulumko obo, nokusuka ebubini kukuqonda. Yobhi 28:26-28

Emva koko iindudumo ezijolise ngasekunene ziya kuphuma zisiya ebaleni; zisuka emafini, njengesaphetha esitsalwe kakuhle, ziya kubhabha ziye kwindawo efunekayo. Ubulumko bukaSolomon 5:21 Kwaye isohlwayo sabafikela aboni ngaphandle kwemiqondiso yangaphambili ngamandla eendudumo; kuba babandezeleka ngokusesikweni ngokobubi babo, kangangokuba babesebenzisa ukuziphatha okuqatha nokuzondayo ngakumbi kubantu basemzini. Ubulumko bukaSolomon 19:13 Ngaphambi kokuba kuphume umbane, umntu oneentloni uya kuthandwa. INtshumayeli 32:10 Impahla yabangendawo iya koma njengomlambo, ize inyamalale ngengxolo, njengendudumo enkulu emvuleni. INtshumayeli 40:13 Ngomyalelo wakhe uwisa ikhephu endaweni ethile, aze athumele ngokukhawuleza imibane yomgwebo wakhe. Isandi sendudumo senza umhlaba unyikime; ngokunjalo nesaqhwithi sasentla nesivuthuvuthu; njengeentaka ezibhabhayo usasaza ikhephu, kwaye ukuwa kwalo kufana nokukhanya kweenkumbi. INtshumayeli 43:13 , 17 UYehova waduma ezulwini, waza ngesandi esikhulu wenza ilizwi lakhe lavakala. INtshumayeli 46:17 Kuba ilanga, inyanga, neenkwenkwezi, njengoko zikhanya kwaye zithunywe ukuba zenze imisebenzi yazo, ziyathobela. Ngokufanayo umbane xa uphuma ubonakala lula; kwaye ngendlela efanayo umoya uvuthuza kuwo onke amazwe. Ileta kaYeremiya 1:6 0-61 Mbongeni uYehova nina mbane namafu, nimdumise, nimphakamise ngonaphakade. Umthandazo kaAzariya 1:51 Bavula ucango olufihlakeleyo lophahla, baphosa amatye njengeendudumo, bambetha umphathi, babanqumla baba ziingceba, babanqumla iintloko, babaphosa kwabo babengaphandle. 2 Maccabees 1:16 Kodwa xa idabi laqina, kwabonakala kwiintshaba zivela ezulwini amadoda amahlanu amahle ekhwele amahashe, ephethe imikhala yegolide, kwaye amabini kuwo akhokela amaYuda, ambamba uMakabeyu phakathi kwawo, amgquma macala onke ngezixhobo, amgcina ekhuselekile, kodwa atsho ngeentolo nemibane nxamnye neentshaba: kangangokuba badideka bubumfama, bezele yinkathazo, babulawa. 2 Maccabees 10:29-30

UEnoki, uJasher, kunye neJubilees Ndaboniswa umbono ngolu hlobo: Khangela, embonweni amafu andimema kwaye inkungu yandibiza, kwaye ukuhamba kweenkwenkwezi kunye nemibane kwandikhawulezisa, kwaye imimoya embonweni yandibangela ukuba ndibhabhe kwaye yandiphakamisa, yandithwala yaya ezulwini. Ndangena ndade ndasondela eludongeni olwakhiwe ngeekristale kwaye lujikelezwe ziilwimi zomlilo: kwaye lwaqala ukundoyikisa. Ndangena kwiilwimi zomlilo ndaza ndasondela endlwini enkulu eyakhiwe ngeekristale: kwaye iindonga zendlu zazifana nomgangatho odibeneyo owenziwe ngeekristale, kwaye isiseko sayo sasiyikristale. Uphahla lwayo lwalufana nendlela yeenkwenkwezi kunye nemibane, kwaye phakathi kwazo kwakukho iikherubhi ezivuthayo, kwaye izulu lazo lalicwebe njengamanzi. UEnoki 14: 8-11

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Umbane kunye neendudumo

Xa wayemisela imvula ummiselo, nendlela yombane wendudumo, wayibona, wayixela, wayilungisa, wayigocagoca. Wathi ke emntwini, Yabona, ukoyika uYehova bubulumko obo, nokusuka ebubini kukuqonda. Yobhi 28:26-28

Ndabona umbono, Kwaye khangela! kwakukho indlu yesibini, enkulu kuneyokuqala, kwaye yonke isango yayivulekile phambi kwam, kwaye yayakhiwe ngamalangatye omlilo. Kwaye kuyo yonke into yayibalasele ngobuqaqawuli nobukhulu kunye nobubanzi kangangokuba andinakukwazi ukukuchazela ubuhle bayo kunye nobubanzi bayo. Kwaye umgangatho wayo wawungumlilo, kwaye ngaphezulu kwayo kwakukho imibane kunye nendlela yeenkwenkwezi, kwaye nophahla lwayo lwaluvutha umlilo. UEnoki 14:15-17 Ndabona iindawo zezibane, iindawo zokugcina iinkwenkwezi, neendudumo, nakwiindawo ezinzulu, apho kwakukho isaphetha esivuthayo, iintolo, umqolomba wazo, nekrele elivuthayo, nayo yonke imibane. Enoki 17:3 Apho amehlo am abona khona iimfihlo zombane neendudumo, neemfihlo zomoya, indlela ezahlulwe ngayo ukuze zivuthele phezu komhlaba, neemfihlo zamafu nombethe, ndaza ndabona apho zivela khona kuloo ndawo kwaye ziwugcwalisa umhlaba onothuli. UEnoki 41:3 Ndabona eminye imibane neenkwenkwezi zezulu, ndabona indlela awabiza ngayo zonke ngamagama azo, zaza zamphulaphula. Ndabona indlela ezilinganiswa ngayo ngokulinganisela okulungileyo ngokwemilinganiselo yazo yokukhanya: Ndabona ububanzi beendawo zazo kunye nomhla wokuvela kwazo, nendlela ukujikeleza kwazo okuvelisa ngayo imibane: ndabona nokujikeleza kwazo ngokwenani leengelosi, nendlela ezigcina ngayo ukholo omnye komnye. UEnoki 43:1-2 Kwakhona enye into endiyibonileyo malunga nemibane: indlela ezinye iinkwenkwezi eziphuma ngayo zibe yimibane kwaye zingenakwahlukana nemo yazo entsha. UEnoki 44:1 Ngaloo mihla amehlo am ayebona iimfihlo zezibane, nezezibane, nezigwebo abaziphumezayo, kwaye zikhanya njengentsikelelo okanye isiqalekiso njengoko iNkosi yemimoya ithanda. Ndabona apho iimfihlo zendudumo, nendlela xa ivakala ngayo phezulu ezulwini, isandi sayo sivakala, waza wandenza ndabona izigwebo ezenziwayo emhlabeni, nokuba zezoxolo nentsikelelo, okanye zesiqalekiso ngokwelizwi leNkosi yemimoya. Emva koko zonke iimfihlo zezibane nemibane zaboniswa kum, kwaye zikhanya njengentsikelelo nokwanelisa. UEnoki 59:1-3 Neendudumo ngokweendawo apho ziwela khona, nazo zonke izahlulo ezenziwe phakathi kwezibane ukuze zikhanyise, kwaye umkhosi wazo ukuze zithobele ngoko nangoko. Kuba indudumo ineendawo zokuphumla ezibekelwe yona ngelixa ilinde ukuduma kwayo; kwaye indudumo kunye nombane azinakwahlulwa, kwaye nangona zingeyonto inye kwaye zingahlukaniswanga, zombini zihamba kunye ngomoya kwaye azahlukani. Kuba xa umbane ukhanya, indudumo ivakalisa ilizwi layo, kwaye umoya unyanzelisa ikhefu ngexesha lokuduma, kwaye wahlule ngokulinganayo phakathi kwazo; kuba ubuncwane beepeyala zazo bunjengentlabathi, kwaye nganye yazo njengoko iduma ibanjwe ngumtya, kwaye ijikwa ngasemva ngamandla omoya, kwaye ityhalelwa phambili ngokweembombo ezininzi zomhlaba. UEnoki 60:13-15 Kwaye kukho amazwi eendudumo nokukhanya kwemibane: kukho neendawo zokugquma kwesichotho, neendawo zokugquma, neendawo zokugquma, neendawo zokugquma, neendawo zokuna kwemvula nombethe. Enoki 69:23 Ngaloo mini, iNkosi yabangela ukuba umhlaba wonke unyikime, ilanga laba mnyama, neziseko zehlabathi zazamazama, nomhlaba wonke washukuma ngamandla, nombane wakhanya, nendudumo yaduma, nemithombo yonke yomhlaba yaqhekeka, into eyayingaziwa ngabantu basekuhlaleni

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Umbane kunye neendudumo

Xa wayemisela imvula ummiselo, nendlela yombane wendudumo, wayibona, wayixela, wayilungisa, wayigocagoca. Wathi ke emntwini, Yabona, ukoyika uYehova bubulumko obo, nokusuka ebubini kukuqonda. Yobhi 28:26-28

ngaphambili; waza uThixo wenza esi senzo sinamandla, ukuze oyikise oonyana babantu, ukuze kungabikho bubi emhlabeni. Jasher 6:11 INkosi yakubona ukubandezeleka kukaYosefu, yaza iNkosi yaphinda yawabetha la madoda, yawakhalimela, iNkosi yabangela ubumnyama ukuba buwagubungele emhlabeni, kwaza kwabaneka imibane kwaza kwaduma indudumo, umhlaba washukuma ngesandi sendudumo nomoya onamandla, amadoda oyika kakhulu, engazi apho aye khona. Jasher 42:44 Kuba ngomhla wokuqala wadala amazulu angaphezulu nomhlaba namanzi nayo yonke imimoya ekhonza phambi kwakhe, iingelosi zobukho, neengelosi zobungcwele, neengelosi zomoya womlilo neengelosi zomoya womoya, neengelosi zomoya wamafu, nobumnyama, nekhephu, nesichotho, nengqele eyomileyo, neengelosi zamazwi, neendudumo, nombane, neengelosi zomoya obandayo nobushushu, nobusika, nentwasahlobo, nokwindla, nehlobo, nazo zonke izidalwa zakhe ezisezulwini nasemhlabeni, wadala inzonzobila nobumnyama, ngokuhlwa nobusuku, nokukhanya, ukusa nemini, azilungiselele ngolwazi lwentliziyo yakhe. IiYubheli 2:2

Iincwadi Ezilahlekileyo ZeBhayibhile Ukuba ngelixa babelinde ingcwaba likaYesu, kwabakho inyikima; sabona ingelosi kaThixo iqengqa ilitye lengcwaba yaza yahlala phezu kwalo; Ubuso bayo babunjengombane, nengubo yayo injengekhephu; saza ngenxa yokoyika saba njengabantu abafileyo. IVangeli likaNikodemo 10:3-4 Kwathi ke xa uSathana nenkosana yesihogo babethetha ngolu hlobo, ngequbuliso kwavakala ilizwi elinjengelendudumo nelomoya ovuthuzayo, lisithi, Phakamisani amasango enu, nina zinkosi; nize niphakame, nina zinkosi ezingunaphakade, aze angene uKumkani wozuko. Kwaza kwavakala ilizwi elikhulu, elinjengelendudumo lisithi, Phakamisani amasango enu, nina zinkosi; nize niphakame, nina zinkosi zesihogo, aze angene uKumkani wozuko. IVangeli likaNikodemo 16:1,13 Ndathi ndisahamba endleleni ndazingqina ezi zinto; ukuba uHerode wazenza ezi zinto ngam, ukuba uthethe nam, wandinyanzela ukuba ndimchase, ndimgwebe lowo ugweba bonke, ndimbethe oLungileyo, iNkosi yamalungisa. Sathi sakusondela kuye, Herode, kwavakala ilizwi elikhulu livela ezulwini, nendudumo eyoyikekayo, umhlaba wanyikima, wakhupha ivumba elimnandi, elingazange libonwe nakwitempile yaseYerusalem. Ngoku, ndimi endleleni, iNkosi yethu yandibona njengoko yayimi ithetha nabafundi bayo. Kodwa ndathandaza entliziyweni yam, kuba ndandisazi ukuba ngulowo undinike yena, ukuba uyiNkosi yezinto ezidaliweyo noMdali wazo zonke. Kodwa thina, xa sambonayo, sonke sawa ngobuso phambi kweenyawo zakhe. Ndathi ngelizwi elikhulu, Ndonile, Nkosi, ekubeni ndihleli phantsi ndikugweba, wena uphindezela bonke ngenyaniso. Kwaye khangela, ndiyazi ukuba unguThixo, uNyana kaThixo, kwaye ndibubonile ubuntu bakho kungekhona ubuThixo bakho. Kodwa uHerode, kunye nabantwana bakwaSirayeli, undinyanzele ukuba ndikwenzele ububi. Ndiba nenceba, Thixo kaSirayeli! Iincwadi zikaPilato noHerode. Emva kokuba ebethelelwe emnqamlezweni, kwabakho ubumnyama phezu kwehlabathi lonke, nelanga lafihlwa kangangesiqingatha semini, neenkwenkwezi zabonakala, kodwa akukho kukhanya kwakubonakala kuzo; nenyanga yalahlekelwa kukukhanya kwayo, ngokungathi itshiswe ligazi; nehlabathi labangasekhoyo laginywa; kangangokuba ingcwele yetempile, njengoko beyibiza njalo, ayizange ibonakale kumaYuda ngokwawo ekuweni kwawo, kodwa abona umngxuma emhlabeni, kunye nokuduma kweendudumo ezilandelelanayo. Kwaye phakathi kolu loyiko abafileyo babonakala bevuka kwakhona, njengoko amaYuda ngokwawo ayengqina, kwaye athi yayinguAbraham, noIsake, noYakobi, kunye noobawomkhulu abalishumi elinambini, kunye

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Umbane kunye neendudumo

Xa wayemisela imvula ummiselo, nendlela yombane wendudumo, wayibona, wayixela, wayilungisa, wayigocagoca. Wathi ke emntwini, Yabona, ukoyika uYehova bubulumko obo, nokusuka ebubini kukuqonda. Yobhi 28:26-28

noMoses, noYobhi, ababefe ngaphambili, njengoko besitsho, malunga neminyaka engamawaka amathathu namakhulu amahlanu. Kwaye babebaninzi kakhulu endababona bebonakala emzimbeni, kwaye babenza isijwili ngamaYuda, ngenxa yokwaphulwa komthetho okwenziwe ngabo, nangenxa yokutshatyalaliswa kwamaYuda kunye nomthetho wawo. Iileta zikaPilato noHerode Uloyiko lwenyikima lwaqhubeka ukususela kwiyure yesithandathu yokulungiselela kwada kweyesithoba; kwathi xa kuhlwa ngosuku lokuqala lweveki, kwavakala isandi esivela ezulwini, izulu laba nokukhanya okuphindwe kasixhenxe kunayo yonke eminye imihla. Kwaye ngeyure yesithathu yobusuku ilanga labonakala likhanya ngaphezu kokuba lalikhanyisile, likhanyisa lonke ilizwe. Kwaye njengoko imibane iphuma ngequbuliso kwisaqhwithi, kwabonakala amadoda, aphezulu ngobude, kwaye eqaqambile ngobuqaqawuli, umkhosi ongenakubalwa, ekhala, kwaye ilizwi lawo lavakala njengelendudumo enkulu kakhulu, uYesu owabethelelwa emnqamlezweni uvukile kwakhona: nyukani eHadesi nina nikhotyokisiweyo kwiindawo ezingaphantsi komhlaba zeHadesi. Kwaye umngxuma emhlabeni wawungathi awunasiseko; kodwa kwaba njalo kangangokuba iziseko zomhlaba zabonakala, kunye nabo bamemeza ezulwini, kwaye bahamba emzimbeni phakathi kwabafileyo abavusiweyo. Lowo wavusa bonke abafileyo waza wabopha iHadesi wathi, Yitshoni kubafundi bam ukuba uya phambi kwenu ukuya eGalili, niya kumbona apho. Iincwadi zikaPilato noHerode Ngomhla wokuqala weveki, malunga neyure yesithathu yobusuku, ilanga lavela ngendlela elalingazange likhanye ngayo ngaphambili, kwaye izulu lonke lakhanya. Njengoko imibane yayisiza ngesivuthuvuthu, amadoda athile aphezulu, anemilo emihle, nobuqaqawuli obungenakuchazeka, abonakala esibhakabhakeni, kunye nemikhosi engenakubalwa yeengelosi, ikhwaza isithi, Uzuko kuThixo phezulu, noxolo emhlabeni, inceba ebantwini: Phumani eHadesi, nina nikhotyokisiweyo enzonzobileni yeHadesi. Kwaye ngelizwi labo zonke iintaba neenduli zashukuma, namatye aqhekeka, kwaye kwenziwa imingxunya emikhulu emhlabeni, kangangokuba iindawo zenzonzobila zabonakala. Iileta zikaPilato noHerode Xa ukufa kukaPilato kwavezwa, uKesare wathi, Inene ufe ukufa okuhlazisayo, isandla sakhe singamsindisanga. Ngoko ke wabotshelelwa kwilitye elikhulu waza wacwiliswa kumlambo iTiber. Kodwa oomoya abangendawo nabangcolileyo, bevuya ngomzimba wakhe ongendawo nongcolileyo, bonke bahambahamba emanzini, baza babangela ukuba kubekho imibane eyoyikekayo kunye nezivuthuvuthu, iindudumo kunye nesichotho emoyeni, kangangokuba bonke babanjwa luloyiko olukhulu. Ngenxa yoko amaRoma amrhuqa emlanjeni iTiber, amthwala emsa eVienne, amcwilisa kumlambo iRhone. Kuba iVienne ithetha, ngokungathi kunjalo, iNdlela yeGehena, kuba ngelo xesha yayiyindawo yokuqalekisa. Kwaye oomoya ababi babelapho kwaye benza izinto ezifanayo. Iileta zikaPilato noHerode

Iincwadi Ezilityaliweyo zase-Eden Waza uThixo wacaphuka kakhulu, wacaphuka kakhulu kukufa kuka-Abheli; waza waduma ezulwini, imibane yahamba phambi kwakhe, kwaza kwafika ilizwi leNkosi uThixo livela ezulwini kuKayin, lathi kuye, “Uphi na uAbheli umntakwenu?” 1 Incwadi ka-Adam noEva 79:16 Wayendixelela yonke imisebenzi yasezulwini, yomhlaba nolwandle, nazo zonke izinto eziphilayo, iindlela ezihamba ngazo nokuhamba kwazo, kunye neendudumo zeendudumo, ilanga nenyanga, ukuhamba nokutshintsha kweenkwenkwezi, amaxesha onyaka, iminyaka, iintsuku, kunye neeyure, ukuphuma komoya, amanani eengelosi, kunye nokwakhiwa kweengoma zazo, nazo zonke izinto

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Umbane kunye neendudumo

Xa wayemisela imvula ummiselo, nendlela yombane wendudumo, wayibona, wayixela, wayilungisa, wayigocagoca. Wathi ke emntwini, Yabona, ukoyika uYehova bubulumko obo, nokusuka ebubini kukuqonda. Yobhi 28:26-28

zabantu, ulwimi lwazo zonke iingoma zomntu nobomi, imiyalelo, imiyalelo, kunye neengoma ezimnandi, nazo zonke izinto ezifanelekileyo ukuzifunda. Iimfihlo zikaEnoki 23:1 Kwaye kuyo yonke imikhosi yasezulwini ndayifanekisela umfanekiso kunye nentsingiselo yomlilo, kwaye iliso lam lajonga ilitye eliqinileyo neliqinileyo, kwaye ekukhanyeni kweliso lam umbane wafumana indalo yawo emangalisayo, engumlilo emanzini namanzi emlilweni, kwaye enye ayicimi enye, kwaye enye ayiyomisi enye, ngoko ke umbane ukhanya ngaphezu kwelanga, uthambile kunamanzi kwaye uqinile kunelitye eliqinileyo. Iimfihlo zikaEnoki 29:1 Ilanga ukuba lihambe ngokwesilwanyana ngasinye (iimpawu zezodiac), ezilishumi elinesibini, kwaye ndamisela ukulandelelana kweenyanga kunye namagama azo kunye nobomi bazo, iindudumo zazo, kunye neempawu zazo zeeyure, indlela ekufuneka ziphumelele ngayo. Iimfihlo zikaEnoki 30:6 Uva amazwi emilebeni yam, njengoko ndisiva amazwi eNkosi, njengendudumo enkulu engapheliyo kunye nokuwa kwamafu. Iimfihlo zikaEnoki 39:7 Ndazihlola zonke izinto, ndaza ndabhala indlela yeendudumo kunye nombane, baza bandibonisa izitshixo kunye nabalindi bazo, ukuphakama kwazo, nendlela ezihamba ngayo; zikhutshwa ngomlinganiselo (ngobunono) ngetyathanga, hleze ngetyathanga elinzima nangogonyamelo liphose amafu anomsindo kwaye litshabalalise zonke izinto emhlabeni. Iimfihlo zikaEnoki 40:6 Imilambo emikhulu ingamandla eNkosi: Kwaye ithwala abo bamdelelayo, kwaye iphazamisa iindlela zabo: Kwaye ikhukulisa amazibuko ayo, kwaye ibamba imizimba yabo kwaye itshabalalise ubomi babo. Kuba ikhawuleza ngaphezu kombane kwaye ikhawuleza ngakumbi, kwaye abo bayiwela ngokholo abashukunyiswa; Kwaye abo bahamba phezu kwayo bengenasiphako abayi koyika. Iindumiso zikaSolomon 39: 1-5 Emva koko ababingeleli etempileni kunye nabafazi nabantwana bambongoza uThixo ukuba eze kusindisa iNdawo yakhe eNgcwele eyayiphangwa; waza xa uApollonius kunye nomkhosi wakhe oxhobileyo bangena ukuza kuthabatha imali, kwavela izithunywa zezulu, zikhwele amahashe, zinombane ukhanya ezandleni zazo, zaza zabaphosa uloyiko olukhulu nokungcangcazela. 4 Maccabees 2:23 UHaiqâr wathi kuye: Inkosi yam nguThixo wezulu, kwaye izikhulu zakhe ziyimibane neendudumo, kwaye xa ethanda umoya uyavuthuza kwaye imvula iyana. Kwaye uyala indudumo, kwaye iyakhanyisa kwaye ine, kwaye ubamba ilanga, kwaye aliniki ukukhanya kwalo, kunye nenyanga neenkwenkwezi, kwaye azijikelezi. Ibali lika-Ahikar 5:50-51

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