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Iingonyama AmalungisaNabangendawo

Abangendawobayabalekakungekhomntuubasukelayo,kodwaamalungisaanesibindi njengengonyamaIMizekeliso28:1

Yibaninobungcathu,phaphani;ngokubaumchasiwenu,uMtyholi,uhambanjengengonyama egqumayo,efunaubaniangamginyayo;1Petros5:8

IiPentateuch

UYudalitholelengonyama;unyukeexhobeni,nyanawam,unyuke;ugobile,ulelenjengengonyama, nanjengengonyamakazi;ngubaninaoyakumvusa?IGenesis49:9

Khangela,abantubayakuvukanjengengonyamaenkulu,baphakamenjengengonyamaentsha;abayi kulalaphantsi,badebadleixhoba,baseleigazilababuleweyoINumeri23:24

Walalaphantsinjengengonyama,nanjengengonyamaenkulu,ngubaninaoyakumvusa? Makabongwelowoukusikelelayo,aqalekiswelowoukuqalekisayo.INumeri24:9

NgoGadiwathi,MakabongwelowowandisauGadi;Uhlalanjengengonyama,uqwengaingalo nophahlalwentloko.WathingoDan,UDanlitholelengonyama;uyakutshayaeBhashan.Duteronomi 33:20,22

Imbali

WehlakeuSamsonnoyisenonina,bayaeTimnati,bafikaezidiliyenizaseTimnati;nankoingonyama entshaigqumaphambikwakheEmvakwexeshaelithilewabuyaukuzeayithabathe,wajikawaya kukhangelaisidumbusengonyama;nankokukhoigqubaleenyosinobusiesidumbinisengonyama. Wathabathaesandlenisakhe,waqhubekaesitya,wayakuyisenonina,wabanika,badla;kodwa akabaxelelangaukubauthabatheubusiesidumbinisengonyamaAthiamadodaesixekokuye ngomhlawesixhenxengaphambikokubailangalitshone:“Yintoninaemnandikunobusi,kwaye yintonienamandlakunengonyama?”Wathikubo:“Ukubabeningalimangangethokazilam, ngeningalifumanangaiqhinalam.”Abagwebi14:5,8-9,18

WathiuDavidekuSawule,Umkhonziwakhoebesalusaiigushazikayise,kwafikaingonyamanebhere, zathabathaixhwaneemhlambini.Umkhonziwakhowayibulalaingonyamanebhere;lomFilisti

ungalukileyouyakubanjengenyeyazo,kubaungcikivileimikhosikaThixoophilayoUDavidewathi: “UYehovaowandihlangulayoemathupheniengonyamanasethuphenilebhere,nguyeoya kundihlangulaesandlenisalomFilisti”USawulewathikuDavide:“Hamba,uYehovaabenawe”1 Samuweli17:34,36-37

USawulenoYonatanbabeziinzwana,bethandekaebominibabo,nasekufenikwaboabazange bahlukane;babekhawulezangaphezukweenkozi,babenamandlangaphezukweengonyama.2 Samuweli1:23

Kananjalonomntuonobukroti,ontliziyoyakheinjengentliziyoyengonyama,uyakunyibilikakuphele; kubaonkeamaSirayeliayaziukubauyihloligorha,nabobanayebangamadodaanobukroti2 Samuweli17:10

UBhenayaunyanakaYehoyada,unyanawendodaenobukrotiyaseKabhetseli,owenzaimisebenzi emininzi,wabulalaamadodaamabiniakwaMowabhiafananeengonyama;wehla,wabulala ingonyamaemhadiningexeshalekhephu2Samuweli23:20

Kwayekwiimbomboezaziphakathikweembombokwakukhoiingonyama,iinkomo,neekherubhi; kwayephezukweembombokwakukhoisisekongaphezulu;kwayephantsikweengonyama neenkomokwakukhoizidangaezenziwengobugcisa.Kubaphezukwamacwecweeengqamekozayo, nasemacaleniayo,wakrolaiikherubhi,iingonyama,nemithiyesundu,ngokwemilinganiseloyayo nganye,kunyenezidangaezijikelezileyo.1Kumkani7:29,36

Itroneyayinezinyukoezithandathu,nomphezuluwetronewawujikelezilengasemva;kwakukho iindawozokubekaiingalomacalaomabinikwindawoyokuhlala,kumiiingonyamaezimbiniecaleni kwezondawozokubekaiingaloKwayekumiiingonyamaezilishumielinambiniaphoezinyukweni ezithandathu,kwelinyeicala,kwelinyeicala;akuzangekwenziweintoenjengaleyonakweyiphina ikumkani.1Kumkani10:19-20

Utheakumka,wafunyanwayingonyamaendleleni,yambulala;isidumbusakhesalahlwaendleleni; iesilelemaecalenikwaso,nengonyamayemaecalenikwesidumbuKwaye,khangela,amadoda ayedlula,asibonaisidumbusilahliweendleleni,nengonyamaimiecalenikwesidumbu;afikaaxela okokuloomziawayehlalakuwoumprofetiomdala.Xaumprofetiowayembuyisileendlelenievayo, wathi:“NguloomfokaThixo,ongazangealiphulaphuleilizwilikaYehova,ngokokeuYehova umnikeleengonyameni,yamqwengayambulala,ngokwelizwilikaYehovaabelithethilekuye.” Wahambake,wasifumanaisidumbusakhesilahliweendleleni,iesilenengonyamazimiecaleni kwesidumbu;ingonyamayayingasidlangaisidumbu,ingasiqwengangaiesile1Kumkani13:2426,28

Wathikuye,NgenxayokubaungaliphulaphulangailizwilikaYehova,yabona,wakubaumkilekum, ingonyamaiyakukubulala.Wakubaemkilekuye,ingonyamayamfumana,yambulala.1Kumkani 20:36

Kwathiekuqalenikokuhlalakwaboapho,abamoyikauYehova;ngokokeuYehovawathumela iingonyamaphakathikwabo,zabulalaabanyebabo.BathethakekukumkaniwaseAsiriya,besithi, Iintlangaozifudusileyo,wazibekaemiziniyaseSamariya,azilaziisikoloThixowelilizwe;ngokoke uthumeleiingonyamaphakathikwazo;yabona,ziyazibulala,kubazingalaziisikoloThixowelilizwe 2Kumkani17:25-26

UBhenayaunyanakaYehoyada,unyanawendodaeligorhayaseKabhetseli,owenzaimisebenzi emininzi,wabulalaamadodaamabinianjengeengonyamaakwaMowabhi;wehlawayakubulala ingonyamaemhadiningeminiyekhephu1IziKronike11:22

KwanakumaGadiazahlulelakuDavideenqabenientlangoamadodaanamandla,amadodaemfazwe alungeleimfazwe,ephetheikhakanomkhonto,ubusobawobunjengobusobeengonyama,ekhawuleza njengeembabalaezintabeni;1IziKronike12:8

Kwakukhoizinyukoezithandathueziyaetroneni,nesihlaloseenyawosegolide,ezibotshelelwe etroneni,neendawozokumamacalaomabiniendawoyokuhlala,neengonyamaezimbinizimiecaleni kwezondawozokumaKwayekumiiingonyamaezilishumielinambiniaphokwizinyuko ezithandathu,kwelinyeicalanakwelinyeicala.Akuzangekwenziwentoinjalonakweyiphina ikumkani.2Kronike9:18-19

Imibongo

Ukugqumakwengonyama,nelizwilengonyamaenoburhalarhume,namazinyoeengonyamaezintsha, ayaphukaIngonyamaendalaiyatshabalalangenxayokuswelaixhoba,namatholeengonyama eyomeleleyoachithachitheke.UYobhi4:10-11

KubaiyakhulaUndizingelanjengengonyamaenoburhalarhume,Wazawaphindawazibonakalisa umangalisakum.UYobhi10:16

Amatholeeengonyamaakahambangakuyo,nengonyamaeyoyikekayoayidlulangakuyo.UYobhi 28:8

Uyakuzingelelanaingonyamainyamakazi,okanyeuzaliseiphangoleengonyamaezintsha,UYobhi 38:39

Hlezeawuqwengeumphefumlowamnjengengonyama,awuqwenge,kungekhomhlanguli.INdumiso 7:2

Uhlalaecaleninjengengonyamaemqolombeniwayo;Uhlalaecaleniukuzeabambeihlwempu; UbambaihlwempuxaelitsalelaemnatheniwaloINdumiso10:9

Njengengonyamaenqwenelaixhobalayo,nanjengengonyamaentshaehlelikwiindawo ezifihlakeleyo.INdumiso17:12

Bandivuleumlomowabo,njengengonyamaeqwengayonegqumayoNdisindiseemlonyeni wengonyama,ngokubaundivilekwiimpondozeenyathi.INdumiso22:13,21

Iingonyamaezintshaziyaswela,zilambe;kebonaabafunauYehovaabayikuswelantoilungileyo. INdumiso34:10

Nkosi,kodakubenininaundibona?Sindisaumphefumlowamkwiintshabalalozabo,sthandwasam ezingonyameniINdumiso35:17

Umphefumlowamuphakathikweengonyama;ndilalaphakathikwabobatshiswangumlilo,oonyana babantu,abanamazinyoaziintshuntsheneentolo,nolwimilwabolukreleelibukhaliINdumiso57:4

Yaphulaamazinyoaboemlonyeniwabo,Thixo;Yaphulaamazinyoamakhulueengonyamaezintsha, Yehova.INdumiso58:6

Uyakunyathelaphezukwengonyamanephimpi,unyatheleingonyamaentshanenambangeenyawo INdumiso91:13

Iingonyamaezintshazigqumazifunaixhobalazo,zifunaukutyakwazokuThixo.INdumiso104:21

Umsindowokumkaniunjengokugqumakwengonyama,kodwaisisasakhesinjengombetheengceni IMizekeliso19:12

Uloyikolokumkanilunjengokugqumakwengonyama;lowoumcaphukisayowonaumphefumlo wakhe.IMizekeliso20:2

Indodaelivilaithi,Kukhoingonyamangaphandle,ndiyakubulawaezitratweni.IMizekeliso22:13

Indodaelivilaithi,Kukhoingonyamaendleleni,kukhoingonyamaezitratweni.IMizekeliso26:13

Abangendawobayabalekakungekhomntuubasukelayo;kebonaabalungileyobanesibindi njengengonyama.Njengengonyamaegqumayo,nebhereelirhabaxayo,unjaloumlawuliongendawo phezukwabantuabasweleyoIMizekeliso28:1,15

Ingonyamaenamandlaphakathikwezilwanyana,engajikiyongenxayento;IMizekeliso30:30

Kubakowouhlangenenabobonkeabaphilayokukhoithemba:kubainjaephilayoingcono kunengonyamaefileyoINtshumayeli9:4

YizanamsivelaeLebhanon,mtshakaziwam,sivelaeLebhanon;khangelauvelaencotsheniyeAmana, encotsheniyeSenirneHermon,emingxunyeniyeengonyama,ezintabenizeengweINgomayazo iiNgoma4:8

Isiprofeto

Ukugqumakwabokuyakubanjengengonyama,bayakugqumanjengeengonyamaezintsha;ewe, bayakugquma,babambeixhoba,balithwalengokukhuselekileyo,kungabikhouhlangulayo.UIsaya 5:29

Ingcukaiyakuhlalanemvana,ingweilalenetakanelebhokhwe;itholelenkomo,nengonyamaentsha, netholeelityetyisiweyondawonye;nomntwanaomncinciuyakuzikhokelaInkomonebhereziya kudla,amatholeazoalalekunye;ingonyamaiyakudlaumququnjengenkomo.Isaya11:6-7

KubaamanziaseDimonazeleligazi;kubandiyakuzisaokungakumbiphezukweDimon,iingonyama phezukwabasindileyobakwaMowabhi,naphezukwabaseleyobelizwe.UIsaya15:9

Wadandulukawathi,“Nkosiyam,ndihlalandimiphezukwenqabaemini,ndihlalendilindileubusuku bonke”UIsaya21:8

Isihlaboesingezilwanyanazasezantsi:Sizakuyakwilizwelembandezelonentlungu,aphokuvela khonaingonyamaentshanexhego,inyokaeyoyikekayonenyokaebhabhayo,bazakuthwalaubutyebi

baboemagxeniamatholeeesile,nobutyebibabophezukweenkamela,bayekubantuabangayi kubanceda.UIsaya30:6

KubauYehovautshilokumukuthi,Njengokubaingonyamanengonyamaigqumaphezukwexhoba layo,xaisihlwelesabalusisibizelwaukubasiyilwele,ayiyikoyikiswalilizwilabo,okanyeithotywe yingxoloyabo:ngokunjalouYehovawemikhosiuyakuhlaukuzealweleintabayeZiyonnentaba yayo.UIsaya31:4

Akuyikubakhongonyamaapho,akukhonasinyeisilwanyanaesirhabaxasiyakukhwelakuyo;akuyi kufunyanwaapho;kodwaabahlawulelweyobayakuhambakhona.UIsaya35:9

Ndicingakwadakwasa,ukuba,njengengonyama,uyakuwaphulaonkeamathamboam;ukususela eminiukuyaebusukuuyakunditshabalalisa.UIsaya38:13

Ingcukanemvanaziyakudlandawonye,ingonyamaidleumququnjengenkomo;uthuliluyakuba kukudlakwenyokaAziyikwenzakalisa,aziyikonakalisakuyoyonkeintabayamengcwele,utsho uYehova.UIsaya65:25

Iingonyamaezintshazamgqumela,zakhala,zalenzailizwelakhelabayinkangala;imiziyakhe yatshiswa,ayabanabemi.Ndibabetheleabantwanabenuilize;abayamkelangaingqeqesho;ikrele lenulibadleabaprofetibenunjengengonyamaetshabalalisayoUYeremiya2:15,30

Ingonyamainyukileiphumaemahlathiniayo,kwayeumtshabalalisiweentlangauyeza;uphumile endaweniyakheukuzeenzeilizwelakholibeyinkangala;nemiziyakhoiyakubayinkangala,ingabi nabemi.UYeremiya4:7

Ngenxayokoingonyamaevelaehlathiniiyakubabulala,ingcukayasezintabeniiyakubaphanga, ingweiyakubalindaimiziyabo;bonkeabaphumaaphobayakuqwengwa;ngokubaizikreqozabo zininzi,nokuphambukakwabokwandileUYeremiya5:6

Ilifalamlinjengengonyamaehlathinikum;liyandikhalela;ngenxayokondilithiyileUYeremiya12:8

Uyishiyileindawoyakheyokuhlala,njengengonyama;kubailizwelaboliyinkangalangenxa yobushushubomcinezeli,nangenxayomsindowakheovuthayoUYeremiya25:38

Yabona,uyakunyukanjengengonyamaephumaekufukukenikweJordaniayeekhayenielinamandla; kodwangequbulisondiyakumenzaabalekeemkekulo;kwayengubaninaokhethiweyo, endingammiselaphezukwalo?Kubangubaninaonjengam?Ngubaninaoyakundimiselaixesha? Ngubaninaloomalusioyakumaphambikwam?UYeremiya49:19

USirayeliyimvuesasazekileyo,iingonyamazimgxothile;kuqalaukumkaniwaseAsiriyaumdlile; ekugqibeleniuNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheliumphuleamathamboakheYabona,uya kunyukanjengengonyamaephumaekwenenikweJordaniayeekhayenielinamandla;kodwandiya kubagxothangequbulisokulo;kwayengubaninaokhethiweyo,endingammiselaphezukwalo?Kuba ngubaninaonjengam?Ngubaninaoyakundimiselaixesha?Ngubaninaumalusioyakumaphambi kwam?UYeremiya50:17,44

Bayakugqumakunyenjengeengonyama,bakhalenjengamatholeeengonyama.UYeremiya51:38

Kumwayenjengebhereelilaleleyo,nanjengengonyamaefihlakeleyoIZililo3:10

Ngokubhekiselekwimfanoyobusobazo,zonezazinobusobomntu,nobusobengonyama ngasekunene;zonezazinobusobenkomongasekhohlo;zonezazinobusobokhoziUHezekile1:10

Nganyeyayinobusoobune:ubusobokuqalababubusobekherubhi,ubusobesibinibubusobomntu, obesithathububusobengonyama,nobesinebubusobokhoziUHezekile10:14

Uzeuthi,Ungubaniunyoko?Ingonyamakazi:Ibuthephakathikweengonyama,yondlaamatholeayo phakathikweengonyamaezintshaYakhulisaelinyelamatholeayo,labayingonyamaentsha,yafunda ukubambaamaxhoba;yadlaabantu.Yakubonaukubailindile,ithembalayolilahlekile,yathabatha elinyelamatholeayo,yalenzaingonyamaentshaWahambahambaphakathikweengonyama,waba yingonyamaentsha,wafundaukubambaamaxhoba,wadlaabantu.UHezekile19:2-3,5-6

Kukhoicebolabaprofetibayophakathikwayo,njengengonyamaegqumayoeqwengaixhoba;badle imiphefumlo;bathabatheubuncwanenezintoezixabisekileyo;bandiseabahlolokazibayophakathi kwayoUHezekile22:25

Nyanawomntu,yenzaisimbononongoFaroukumkaniwaseYiputa,uthikuye,Unjengengonyama entshayeentlanga,kwayeunjengengwenyaelwandle;kwayewaphumanemilamboyakho, wawagxobhaamanzingeenyawozakho,wangcolisaimilamboyawo.UHezekile32:2

IShebha,neDedan,nabarhwebibaseTarshishe,neengonyamazayozonkeezintsha,bayakuthikuwe, Uzekuthimbana,nahlanganiseiqelalakho,ukubalithabatheisiliverenegolide,lithabatheiinkomo neempahla,lithabatheamaxhobaamaninzi?UHezekile38:13

Ubusobomntubabujongeemthiniwesundukwelinyeicala,nobusobengonyamaentshabujonge emthiniwesundukwelinyeicala;benziwekuyoyonkeindlumacalaonkeUHezekile41:19

Bonkeoongamelibobukumkani,abalawuli,neenkosana,nabacebisi,neerhuluneli,bacebisenekunye ukumiselaumthethowobukumkani,nokwenzaumyalelooqinileyo,wokubanabaninaocelaisicelo kuyenawuphinauThixookanyeumntukangangeentsukuezingamashumiamathathu,ngaphandle kwakho,kumkani,uyakuphoswaemhadiniweengonyamaBasondela,bathethaphambikokumkani malunganomthethowokumkani,bathi:“Awuwusayinanganaumthethowokubawonkeumntuocela umthandazokuyenawuphinauThixookanyekumntu,ngaphandlekwakho,kumkani,kwiintsuku ezingamashumiamathathu,uyakuphoswaemhadiniweengonyama?”Ukumkaniwaphendulawathi: “Lentoiyinyani,ngokomthethowamaMedinamaPersi,ongaguqukiyo.”Wazaukumkaniwayalela, bamzisauDaniyeli,bamphosaemhadiniweengonyamaWathethaukumkani,wathikuDaniyeli, UThixowakhoomkhonzarhoqo,uyakukuhlangula.Wavukakeukumkanikusasakakhulu,waya emhadiniweengonyamangokukhawulezaAkufikaemhadini,wadandulukangezwielibuhlungu kuDaniyeli.Wathethaukumkani,wathikuDaniyeli,Daniyeli,mkhonziwoThixoophilileyo,uThixo wakhoomkhonzarhoqo,unakonaukukuhlangulaezingonyameni?UThixowamuthumeleingelosi yakhe,wayivalaimilomoyeengonyama,ukubazingandenzakalisi;kubaphambikwakhekufunyenwe ukubandimsulwa;naphambikwakho,kumkani,andenzangabubi.Ukumkaniwayalela,bazisaloo madodaayemangaleleuDaniyeli,bawaphosaemhadiniweengonyama,wonanabantwanabawo, nabafazibawo;iingonyamazabalawula,zawaqhekezaonkeamathamboabookanyengaphambi kokubabafikeezantsiemhadini.Uyasindisa,ahlangule,enzeimiqondisonezimangaezulwini nasemhlabeni,yenaumhlanguleuDaniyeliemandlenieengonyamaDaniyeli6:7,12,16,19-20,22, 24,27

Elokuqalalalinjengengonyama,linamaphikookhozi;ndalijonga,adeamaphikoaloancothulwa, laphakanyiswaemhlabeni,lamiswangeenyawonjengomntu,lanikwaintliziyoyomntu.Daniyeli7:4

KubandiyakubanjengengonyamakuEfrayim,nanjengengonyamaentshakwindlukaYuda;mna ndiyakuqwengandimke,ndithabathe,kungabikhomhlanguli.UHoseya5:14

BayakulandelauYehova;uyakugqumanjengengonyama;xaegquma,abantwanabaya kungcangcazelabevelaentshonalanga.UHoseya11:10

Ngokokendiyakubanjengengonyamakubo;ndiyakubalandelanjengengweendleleni.Ndiya kubahlangabezanjengebhereehluthweamatholeayo,ndiwukrazuleumqolombawentliziyoyabo, ndibadlekhonanjengengonyama;irhamncwalasendleliyakubaqwenga.Hoseya13:7-8

Kubauhlangalunyukelwazaelizwenilam,lunamandla,alunakubalwa,lunamazinyo anjengeengonyama,lunamazinyoemihlathinjengeengonyamaezinkulu.UYoweli1:6

Ingonyamaingagqumanaehlathiniingenaxhoba?Ingonyamaentshaingakhalanaiphuma emqolombeniwayo,ingabambanganto?Ingonyamaigqumile,ngubaninaongayikoyika?INkosi uYehovaithethile,ngubaninaongayikuprofeta?ItshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Njengokubaumalusi ekhuphaemlonyeniwengonyamaimilenzeemibini,okanyeisiqwengasendlebe,bayakusindiswa ngokunjalooonyanabakaSirayeliabahlalaeSamariyaekhonenilebhedi,naseDamaskoebhedini Amosi3:4,8,12

Kunjengokubaumntuebalekaingonyama,azeahlanganenebhere;okanyeangeneendlwini, abambeleleeludongeni,inyokaimlume.UAmosi5:19

AmasalelakaYakobiayakubaphakathikweentlangaphakathikwezizweezininzinjengengonyama phakathikwezilwanyanazasehlathini,njengengonyamaentshaphakathikwemihlambiyezimvu:ethi, xaidlula,inyathele,iqwenge,kungabikhomntuunokuhlangulaUMika5:8

Iphinaindawoyokuhlalayeengonyama,nendawoyokutyayeengonyamaezintsha,aphoingonyama, nengonyamakazi,yayihambakhona,netholelengonyama,kungekhomntuwoyikisayo?"Ingonyama iqwengengokwaneleyoamatholeayo,yazikrwitshaiingonyamakazizayo,yazalisaimingxumayayo ngamaxhoba,nemingxumayayongokuqwenga"“Yabona,ndichasenenawe,”utshouYehova wemikhosi,“ndiyakuzitshisaiinqwelozakhozokulwaemsini,ikrelelizidleiingonyamazakho ezintsha,ndinqumleixhobalakhoemhlabeni,nelizwilabathunywabakhoalisayikuphindaliviwe.” UNahum2:11-13

Iinkokhelizalophakathikwaloziingonyamaezigqumayo;abagwebibaloziingcukazangokuhlwa; azityimathambokudekubekusasa.UZefaniya3:3

Kukhoilizwilokubhombolozakwabalusi;ngokubauzukolwabolubhujisiwe;ilizwilokugquma kweengonyamaezintsha;ngokubaiqhayiyalaseYordanlibhujisiwe.UZekariya11:3

KodwaiNkosiyemanam,yandomeleza,ukuzengamiindabaezilungileyozizaliseke,neentlanga zonkezive;ndazandahlangulwaemlonyeniwengonyama.2Timoti4:17

Abathengokholoboyisaizikumkani,benzaubulungisa,bazuzaizithembiso,bavalaimilomo yeengonyama,Hebhere11:33

Yibaniziingcathu,phaphani;kubaumchasiwenu,uMtyholi,uhambanjengengonyamaegqumayo, efunaubaniangamginyayo;1Petros5:8

Isilosokuqalasasifananengonyama,esesibinisasifananethole,esesithathusasinobusoobufana nobomntu,esesinesasifananokhoziolubhabhayo.ISityhilelo4:7

Omnyewamadodaamakhuluwathikum,Musaukulila;khangela,iNgonyamayesizwesakwaYuda, iNgcambukaDavide,yoyisileukuyivulaincwadi,nokuwavulaamatywinaayoasixhenxeISityhilelo 5:5

Zazineenweleezingathiziinwelezabafazi,namazinyoazoayengathingamazinyoeengonyama Ndawabonakeloomahasheembonweni,nabobabehleliphezukwawo,benezigcina-sifubazomlilo, nezehiyakinte,nezesalfure;neentlokozamahashezazinjengeentlokozeengonyama,nasemilonyeni yawokuphumaumlilo,nomsi,nesalfure.ISityhilelo9:8,17

Sadandulukangezwielikhulu,njengengonyamaigquma;sadanduluka,iindudumoezisixhenxe zavakalisaamazwiazo.ISityhilelo10:3

Irhamncwaendalibonayolalifananengwe,iinyawozalozinjengezebhere,umlomowalo unjengomlomowengonyama;inambayalinikaamandlaayo,nesihlalosayo,negunyaelikhulu. ISityhilelo13:2

I-Apocrypha

Uzeajongeingonyama,ahambeebumnyameni;azexaeyebile,ephangile,ephangile,ayizise eluthandwenilwakhe.1Esdras4:24

Ndabona,ndazandabona,ngathiyingonyamaegqumayoigxothwaehlathini;ndazandabonaukuba ithumelailizwilomntukukhozi,yathi,2Esdras11:37

Kwathi,ngelixaingonyamayayithethalamazwikukhozi,ndabona,Nengonyama,oyibonileyo iphumaehlathini,igquma,ithethanokhozi,ikhalimelangenxayobubibayongayoyonkeinto oyivileyo;2Esdras12:1,31

Ngabakukhoumntuonokuyigxothaingonyamaelambileyoehlathini,okanyeumntuonokuyicima umlilokwiindiza,xaseleuqalileukutsha?2UEzra16:6

Ndinikeintethoecacileyoemlonyeniwamphambikwengonyama;yiguquleintliziyoyakheukuba imthiyelowoulwanathi,ukuzebaphelebonanabobonkeabacinganjengaye.IzongezokuEstere 14:13

KubaisandlasakhoesinguSomandla,owadalaihlabathilezintoezingenasimo,asizangesifune zindlelazokuthumelaphakathikwaboinqwabayeebhereokanyeiingonyamaezinoburhalarhume, UbulumkobukaSolomon11:17

Musaukubanjengengonyamaendlwiniyakho,ungabinaxhalaphakathikwabakhonzibakho INtshumayeli4:30

Njengeesilelasendleliyixhobalengonyamaentlango;ngokunjaloizityebiziyabadlaabasweleyo. INtshumayeli13:19

Balekaisononjengobusobenyoka;kubaukubausondelakakhulukuso,siyakukuluma;amazinyo asoanjengamazinyoengonyama,ebulalaimiphefumloyabantuINtshumayeli21:2

Ndingathandaukuhlalanengonyamanenyoka,kunokubandihlalenenkosikaziengendawo. INtshumayeli25:16

Njengengonyamaelalelaixhoba,sinjaloisonokwabobenzaubugwenxaIngcikivonehlazozivela kubakhukhumali;kodwaimpindezelo,njengengonyama,iyakubalalela.INtshumayeli27:10,28

AbobamshiyayouYehovabayakuwelakuyo;iyakutshaphakathikwabo,ingacimi;iyakuthunyelwa kubonjengengonyama,ibadlenjengengwe.INtshumayeli28:23

Wadlalaneengonyamangokungathiudlalaneebhokhwe,nangamabherengathiudlalaneemvana. INtshumayeli47:3

Bamphosaemhadiniweengonyama:aphowahlalakhonaiintsukuezintandathu.Kwayeemhadini kwakukhoiingonyamaezisixhenxe,kwayebabebanikaimihlangemihlaizidumbuezimbini, neegushaezimbini;kodwaabazangebazinikwe,ukuzebamdleuDaniyeli.Kodwaisithunywa seNkosisathikuHabhakuki,Hamba,uyenesidlosangokuhlwaozakusenzaeBhabhelikuDaniyeli, osemhadiniweengonyamaUBelkunyeneDrako1:31-32,34

UDaniyelingenxayokubamsulwakwakhewahlangulwaemlonyeniweengonyama1Maccabees 2:60

Ngezenzozakhewayefananengonyama,nanjengetholelengonyamaeligqumayolifunaixhobalalo1 Maccabees3:4

Bathibehlaselaiintshabazabonjengeengonyama,babulalaishumielinesinelamawakalamajoni ahambangeenyawo,kunyenamakhulualishumielinesithandathulamawakaamahashe,bazabonke abanyebabaleka2Maccabees11:11

UEnoki,uJasher,iiJubilee

Ngaloomihlaizithunywazezuluziyakubuya,zizeziziphoseempumakumaPartinamaMedi:Ziya kuvusaookumkani,ukuzeumoyawokungalawulekiufikephezukwabo,Zibavuseezitronenizabo, ukuzebaphumenjengeengonyamaezindlwinizabo,nanjengeengcukaezilambileyophakathi kwemihlambiyazoEnoki56:5

Baqalaukuvelisaizilwanyanazasendleneentaka,kangangokubakwavelaiintloboezahlukeneyo: iingonyama,iingwe,iingcuka,izinja,iingcuka,iihaguzasendle,iimpungutye,oosquirrel,iihagu, oofalcons,amaxhalanga,iikawusi,iinkozi,namahlungulu;kwayephakathikwabokwazalwainkunzi emhlopheWabanikelaezandlenizeengonyamaneengwe,neengcukaneengcuka,nasesandleni seempungutye,nakuzozonkeizilwanyanazasendle,kwayeezozilwanyanazasendlezaqala ukuziqwengaezogusha.Ndabonaukubawayishiyaindluyabonenqabayabo,wabanikelabonke ezandlenizeengonyama,ukubabaziqwengebazidle,esandlenisezilwanyanazasendlezonke Ndabonadeabobalusibatyangexeshalabo,bazabaqalaukubulalanokutshabalalisangaphezukoko

babekuceliwe,bazabanikelaezozimvuesandleniseengonyamaKwayeiingonyamaneengwezadla zazazadlainxalenyeenkuluyezozimvu,kwayeiingulubezasendlezadlakunyenazo;baza bayitshisaloonqababazabayichithaloondluUEnoki89:10,55-56,65-66

Kwafikaingonyamakazi,inabantwanabayoababini,inkunzinemazi,bazabobathathubaqubuda phambikukaNowa,bazaabobantwanababinibavukelaingonyamakazi,bayibetha,bayigxotha endaweniyayo,yazayemka,babuyelakwiindawozabo,baqubudaemhlabeniphambikukaNowa. Ingonyamakaziyabaleka,yemaendaweniyeengonyama.UJasher6:5-6

Zonkeizidalwaeziphilayoezazisemkhombenizoyikakakhulu,iingonyamazagquma,neenkomo zatshongelizwielikhulu,neengcukazabhomboloza,zonkeizidalwaeziphilayoemkhombeni zathethazazazalilangolwimilwazo,kangangokubaamazwiazoafikelelakude,uNowanoonyana bakhebakhalabalilakwiingxakizabo;babesoyikakakhuluukubabafikeleleemasangweniokufa. UJasher6:30

AbemibaseArbelanbevaisandisokukhwazakoonyanabakaYakobi,nokugqumakwabo okunjengesandiseengonyama,nokugqumakolwandlenamazaalo.Jasher39:7

Kwathibesaba,uYudanabazalwanabakhebabasukelabayaendlwinikaFaro,bazabonkebasinda, wazauYudawahlalakwakhonaphambikukaYosefu,wabhongakuyenjengengonyama,waza wamemezakakhulu

UkumkanineenkosanakunyenawoonkeamadodaokulwababemthandauMoses,kubawayemkhulu kwayeefanelekile,ubudebakhebabunjengengonyamaehloniphekileyo,ubusobakhe babunjengelanga,namandlaakheayenjengengonyama,kwayewayengumcebisiwokumkani.Jasher 72:24

Bakufikaesangwenilokumkani,iingonyamaezimbiniezincincizazivalelweaphoziphetheizixhobo zesinyithi,kwayeakukhomntuuphumayookanyeongenaphambikwazo,ngaphandlekwalabo ukumkaniwayebayaleleukubabeze,xaamagqwirhaefikaazeasuseiingonyamangemilingoyawo, kwayeokukwazisakukumkaniUMoseswakhawulezawaphakamisaintongaphezukweengonyama, wazikhulula,wazauMosesnoAronbangenaendlwiniyokumkaniIingonyamanazozahambanazo ngovuyo,zazazabalandelazavuyanjengenjaivuyelainkosiyayoxaibuyaendle.Ukumkani wabaxelelaonkeamazwiuMosesnomntakwabouAronababewathethilekuye,kwayeizazizathi kukumkani,Kodwaamadodaafikenjanikuwe,ngenxayeengonyamaezazivalelweesangweni? Ukumkaniwathi,Kubabaphakamiseintongayabophezukweengonyamabazikhulula,bezakum, neengonyamanazozavuyakubonjengenjaivuyelaukudibananenkosiyayoUJasher79:21-23,28-29

Kwanabantunezilwanyanaezafunyanwangaphandlezatshabalalangamalangatyeomlilonesichotho, nazozonkeiingonyamaezintshazaphelaamandla.

Ukubaingonyamaibangumhlobowenkomoizeixolelanenayo,Ukubaibotshelelwephantsi kwedyokhweenyenayoizeilimenayo,ndiyakuxolelananawe.IiJubhili37:22

IincwadiEzilahlekileyoZeBhayibhile

Ekugqibelenikwafikaimini,aphoizilwanyanazazizakukhutshwaukuzezibonwe;wazauThecla waziswakwi-amphitheatre,wafakwaemhadiniaphokwakukhoingonyamayenkomo enoburhalarhumeobukhulu,phambikwesihlwelesababukeliUTrifina,ngaphandlekokumangaliswa, wahambanoThecla,kwayeingonyamayenkomoyazikhothaiinyawozikaThecla.Isihloko

esibhaliweyoesibonisaulwaphulo-mthetholwakhe,sasisithi,UkungabinabulungisaWazaumfazi wadandulukawathi,OwuThixo,izigwebozalomziazilunganga.IzenzozikaPawulosnoThecla8:3-4

EmvakokouTheclawathatyathwaesandlenisikaTrifina,wahlutywawaze,wanxitywaibhanti, waphoswakwindawoeyayimiselweukulwanezilwanyana:iingonyamaneebherezakhululwaphezu kwakheKodwaingonyamayenkazana,eyayinoburhalarhumekakhulu,yabalekayayaeThecla,yawa ezinyawenizakhe.Aphoinkithayabafaziyakhwazakakhulu.Emvakokoibhereyenkazanayabaleka ngamandlayayakuye;kodwaingonyamayenkazanayadibananebhere,yaliqwenga.Kwakhona, ingonyamayenkazana,eyayiqheleukuqwengaamadoda,neyayingeka-Alexander,yabalekayaya kuye;kodwaingonyamayenkazanayadibananengonyamayenkazana,bazababulalana.Emvakoko abafazibabexhalabilengakumbi,kubaingonyamayenkazana,eyayincedeuThecla,yayifileIZenzo zikaPawulosnoThecla9:1-5

Baqhubekangokwesisigqibo,bazaabantubayaentabeni,benoburhalarhumenjengeengonyamabaya emqolombeni,benkqonkqozaemnyango.IZenzozikaPawulosnoThecla11:4

Sithininakebazalwana?NgabauDaniyeliwaphoswaemhadiniweengonyama,ngabantu abamoyikayouThixo?UAnaniya,uAzariya,noMisayeli,ngababaphoswaemhadiniovuthayo ngabantu,besithibanqulauPhezukonkengendlelaezukileyonezukileyo?Makungazekuthiwe1 ClementkwabaseKorinte20:9

IincwadiEzilityaliweyozase-Eden

Emvakoko,kwakhona,Nkosi,ngalooyureyesithathuowandidalangayo,wazisakumzonke izilwanyana,neengonyama,neenciniba,neentakazezulu,nazozonkeizintoezihambaemhlabeni, owazidalayokwiyureyokuqalangaphambikwamngoLwesihlanu1Incwadika-Adamno-Eva34:7

EmvakokokwafikaiLizwilikaThixolathikuye,Adam,thabathauEvauzeelunxwemenilolwandle, aphowawuzilakhonangaphambili.Aphouyakufumanaizikhumbazeegusha,inyamayazoyadliwa ziingonyama,nezikhumbazazozasala.Zithabatheuzenzeleiingubo,kwayeuzambathise.Incwadi yoku-1ka-AdamnoEva50:7

Babengekudekakhulunomqolomba,xauSathanawezakubo,wazimelaphakathikwabo nomqolomba,phantsikwesimoseengonyamaezimbiniezirhabaxaiintsukuezintathuzingatyi,eza kuAdamnoEva,ngokungathizizakubaqhekezazibeziingcebakwayezibaqwenge.Emvakoko uAdamnoEvabalila,bathandazakuThixoukubaabahlanguleezinzwanenizaboEmvakokoiLizwi likaThixolafikakubo,lazalagxothaiingonyamakubo.Incwadiyoku-1kaAdamnoEva53:1-3

EmvakokouYarediwagcinaumyalelokayise,wazawavukanjengengonyamaphezukwabantu bakhe.Wabaphangobulungisanangobumsulwa,wazawabayalelaukubabangenzintongaphandle kwengcebisoyakheKubawayesoyikangabo,hlezebayekubantwanabakaKayinKutheniwabanika imiyaleloephindaphindayo;waqhubekaesenzanjalodekwabasekuphelenikweminyaka engamakhuluamaneanamashumiasibhozoanesihlanuyobomibakhe.Ekuphelenikwaleminyaka ikhankanyiweyo,kwafikakuyelomqondisoNjengokouYarediwayeminjengengonyamaphambi kwezidumbuzooyise,ethandazakwayeelumkisaabantubakhe,uSathanawammonela,wazawenza umbonoomhle,kubauYarediwayengavumeliabantwanabakhebenzentongaphandlekwengcebiso yakhe.2Incwadika-Adamno-Eva17:1-3

Ndazandajongandabonaezinyeizintoezibhabhayozelanga,amagamaazoangamaPhoenixes namaChalkydri,zimangalisakwayeziyamangalisa,zineenyawonemisilaefananengonyama,

nentlokoyengwenya,imbonakaloyazoinombalaobomvu,njengomnyama;ubukhulubazo buziimithaezingamakhulualithoba,amaphikoazoafananaweengelosi,nganyeineshumielinesibini, kwayeziyahambakwayezihambanelanga,zithweleubushushunombethe,njengokoziyalelwe nguThixoIimfihlozikaEnoki12:1

Ndibonakalise,ngokoke,ukubaamadodaakaphumelelanganjekuphelakwiintlunguzawo,kodwa nomfaziuyewadelelaiintlunguezoyikekayo.KwayeiingonyamaezazingqongeuDaniyeli zazingengoburhalarhumekangako,izikolomliloelivuthayolikaMishayelilalingeshushukangako, njengokokwakutshisakuyeimvakaleloyokubangumamaxaebonaoonyanabakheabasixhenxe behlushwa.KodwangeNgqiqoyakheekhokelwalunqulo,umamawazicimaiimvakalelozakhe, ezininzikwayezinamandlanangonazazininzi4Maccabees7:25-27

Owumntwanawam!Ithangaleseleesandlenisakholilungilekunehansiembizeniyommelwane wakho;kwayeimvuekufutshanenaweingconokunenkomoekude;kwayeintakumbaesandleni sakhoingconokunentakumbaeziliwakaezibhabhayo;kwayeubuhlwempuobuqokelelayobungcono kunokuchithachithaukutyaokuninzi;kwayeimpungutyeephilayoingconokunengonyamaefileyo; kwayeipontiyoboyaingconokunepontiyobutyebi,nditshoigolidenesilivere;kubaigolidenesilivere zifihliwekwayezigqunyweemhlabeni,kwayeazibonakali;kodwauboyabuhlalaezimarikenikwaye buyabonakala,kwayebubuhlekuyeobunxitywayoIbalilika-Ahikar2:49

Owunyanawam,tyelelaihlwempuelisentlungwiniyalo,uthethengalophambikoMbusi,kwaye wenzekonkeokusemandleniakhoukumsindisaemlonyeniwengonyama.Ibalilika-Ahikar2:57

Owumfowam,ubufananengonyamakumeyakhaubuhlobonembongolo,kwayeimbongolo yayihambaphambikwengonyamaokwethutyana;kwayengenyeiminiingonyamayakhwela embongolweniyazayayidlaIbalilika-Ahikar7:21

Ndibuleleingonyama,ndalikhuphaitakaneemlonyeniwayo.ITestamentekaYuda1:11

OonyanabambayakusondelakuLevi,bamonisenabokuyoyonkeinto;oonyanabakaYudabaya kubangabanyolukileyo,baphangeimpahlayabanyeabantunjengeengonyamaITestamente kaDaniyeli2:7

Ngokokebendilindaumhlambiebusuku;yayexaingonyamaifika,okanyeingcuka,okanyenasiphi naisilwanyanasasendle,bendisisukela,ndisifumane,ndisibambengesandla,ndisijikeilitye, ndisibulale.

NdabonaukubakuYudakwazalwaintombienxibeinguboyelinen,kwayekuyo,kwazalwaimvana engenabala;kwayengasekhohlokwakhekwakukhoingonyama;kwayezonkeizilwanyanazabaleka zayakuye,kwayeimvanayazoyisa,zazazatshabalalisazazazanyathelaphantsikweenyawo. ITestamentekaYosefu2:74

Omnyewabobandibethangentonga,wadibananengonyama,yambulala.ITestamentekaBhenjamin 1:10

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