Zulu - Courage Is Beautiful - Psalm 27

Isibindi I-Pentateuch

Ukwesabanokwesabakwenukuyakubaphezukwezilwanezonkezomhlaba,naphezukwazozonkeizinyonizezulu, naphezukwakhokonkeokuhambaemhlabeni,naphezukwazozonkeizinhlanzizolwandle;zinikelweesandleni senuGenesise9:2

NgemvakwalezizintoizwilikaJehovalafikaku-Abramangombono,lathi:“Ungesabi,Abrama;ngiyisihlangu sakho,nomvuzowakhoomkhulukakhulu”Genesise15:1

UNkulunkuluwezwaizwilomfana;ingelosikaNkulunkuluyamemezakuHagariisezulwini,yathikuye:“Kuyini, Hagari?Ungesabi,ngokubauNkulunkuluulizwileizwilomfanalaphoekhona”Genesise21:17

UJehovawabonakalakuyengalobobusuku,wathi:“NginguNkulunkuluka-Abrahamauyihlo;ungesabi,ngokuba nginawe;ngiyakukubusisa,ngandiseinzaloyakhongenxayencekuyamiu-Abrahama”Genesise26:24

Kwathingosukulwesithathu,laphobesebuhlungwini,amadodanaamabilikaJakobe,uSimeyoninoLevi,abafowabo bakaDina,bathathainkembayabo,bafikaemziningesibindi,babulalabonkeabesilisaGenesise34:25

Wathi:“Ukuthulamakubekini,ningesabi;uNkulunkuluwenunoNkulunkulukayihlounipheingceboemasakeni enu;minangiyithathileimaliyenu”WabeesebakhiphelauSimeyoniGenesise43:23

Wathi:“NginguNkulunkulu,uNkulunkulukayihlo;ungesabiukwehlelaeGibhithe,ngokubangiyakukwenzaisizwe esikhululapho.”Genesise46:3

UJosefawathikubo:“Ningesabi;ngokubangisesikhundlenisikaNkulunkuluna?Kephaninanangicabangelaokubi; kephauNkulunkuluwayehloseokuhle,ukuzeakwenze,njenganamuhla,asindiseabantuabaningiNgakho-ke ningesabi;ngiyakunondlaninanezinganezenu”Wabaduduza,wakhulumanabongomusaGenesise50:19-21

UMosewathikubantu:“Ningesabi;yimaniniboneinsindisokaJehovaazakunenzelayonanamuhla;ngokuba abaseGibitheenibabonilenamuhlaanisayikubabonafuthinaphakade”Eksodusi14:13

Ngubanionjengawe,Jehova,phakathikonkulunkulu?Ngubanionjengaweokhazimulangobungcwele, owesabekayoezindumisweni,owenzaizimangaliso?Ukwesabanokwesabakuyakwehlelaphezukwabo; ngobukhulubengaloyakhobayakuthulanjengetshe,bazebadluleabantubakho,Jehova,bazebadluleabantu obathengile.Eksodusi15:11,16

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

Futhi-keuyakukhethakubobonkeabantuamadodaanamandla,amesabayouNkulunkulu,amadodaeqiniso,azonda ukuhaha;uwabekephezukwabo,abeyizindunazezinkulungwane,nezindunazamakhulu,nezindunazamashumi ayisihlanu,nezindunazamashumi:Eksodusi18:21

UMosewathikubantu:“Ningesabi,ngokubauNkulunkuluuzeukunivivinya,nokumesabakubephambikobuso benu,ukuzeningoni”Eksodusi20:20

Ngizothumelaukwesabakwamiphambikwakho,futhingizobhubhisabonkeabantuozakufikakubo,futhi ngizokwenzazonkeizithazakhozikufulatheleEksodusi23:27

Yilowonalowomakamesabeuninanoyise,nigcineamasabathaami;nginguJehovauNkulunkuluwenu Ningaqalekisiisithulu,ningabekiisikhubekisophambikwempumputhe,kephayesabaniuNkulunkuluwenu: nginguJehova.Niyakusukumaphambikwempunga,nihlonipheubusobomdala,nesabeuNkulunkuluwenu: nginguJehovaLevitikusi19:3,14,32

Ngakho-keaniyikucindezelana,kephayesabaniuNkulunkuluwenu,ngokubanginguJehovauNkulunkuluwenu. Ningathathinzalokuye,nomainzuzokuye;kephayesabaniuNkulunkuluwenu,ukuzeumfowenuahlalenani Ningambusingokhahlo,kodwayesabaniuNkulunkuluwenu.Levitikusi25:17,36,43

Ngiyonikaukuthulaezweni,nilalephansi,kungabikhomuntuoyonethusa;futhingizosusaizilwaneezimbiezweni, nenkembangekeidabuleezwenilakiniLevitikusi26:6

nokuthiizwelinjani,nomalivundilenomalimpofu,nomakukhonaizinkunikulo,nomachaYibaninesibindi, niletheizithelozezwe.Kwasekuyisikhathisamagilebhisiokuqalaavuthiwe.Numeri13:20

KuphelaningahlubukikuJehova,futhiningesabiabantubezwe,ngokubabayisinkwasethu;ukuzivikelakwabo kusukilekubo,uJehovaunathi;ningabesabi.Numeri14:9

UJehovawathikuMose:“Ungamesabi,ngokubangimnikeleesandlenisakho,nabobonkeabantubakhe,nezwe lakhe;wenauyakwenzakuyenjengalokhowenzakuSihoniinkosiyama-Amori,owayehlalaeHeshiboni.”Numeri 21:34

Ningakhethiabantuekwahluleleni,kephalalelaniomncanekanyenomkhulu,ningesabiubusobomuntu,ngokuba ukwahlulelakungokukaNkulunkulu;indabaenzimakininiyilethekimi,ngiyakuyizwaDuteronomi1:17

Bhekani,uJehovauNkulunkuluwenuulibekileizwephambikwenu:khuphukaninilidle,njengalokhouJehova uNkulunkuluwawoyihloeshilokini;ningesabi,ningapheliamandlaNgathikini:Ningabesabi,ningabesabi Duteronomi1:21,29

Yalaabantu,uthi:‘Niyakudabulaumkhawulowabafowenu,abantwanabakwa-EsawuabahlalaeSeyiri;’ bayakunesaba;ngakho-keziqaphelenikahle:Namuhlangiyakuqalaukubekaukwesabanokwesabakwenuphezu kwezizweezingaphansikwezululonke,eziyakuzwaumbikongawe,zithuthumele,zibenovalongenxayakho.’ Duteronomi2:4,25

UJehovawathikimi:‘Ungamesabi,ngokubangiyakumnikelayenanabobonkeabantubakhenezwelakheesandleni sakho,wenawenzekuyenjengalokhowenzakuSihoniinkosiyama-Amori,owayehlalaeHeshiboni’Ningabesabi, ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwenuuyakunilwela.’Duteronomi3:2,22

IkakhulukazingosukuowemangalophambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoeHorebe,laphouJehovaethikimi: “Ngibutheleabantundawonye,ngibazwiseamazwiami,ukuzebafundeukungesabazonkeizinsukuzokuphila kwaboemhlabeni,bafundiseabantwanababo.”Duteronomi4:10

Sengathikungabakhonainhliziyoenjalokubo,ukuzebangesabe,bagcineyonkeimiyaleloyaminjalo,kubekuhle kubonakubantwanababokuzekubephakade!Duteronomi5:29

UkuzeumesabeuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,ugcineyonkeizimisozakhenemiyaloyakheengikuyalangayo, wenanendodanayakhonendodanayendodanayakho,zonkeizinsukuzokuphilakwakho,ukuzeizinsukuzakho

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

zande.WomesabauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,umkhonze,ufungeigamalakhe.UJehovawasiyalaukubasenze zonkelezizimiso,sesabeuJehovauNkulunkuluwethu,kubekuhlekithinjalo,ukuzeasigcinesiphila, njenganamuhlaDuteronomi6:2,13,24

Ungabesabi,kodwakhumbulakahlelokhouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakwenzakuFaronakulolonkeiGibhithe, izilingoezinkuluazibonayoamehloakho,nezibonakaliso,nezimangaliso,nesandlaesinamandla,nengalo eyeluliweyo,uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakukhiphangayo;uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakwenzakanjalo kubobonkeabantuobesabayoDuteronomi7:18-19

Ngakho-kewogcinaimiyalokaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,uhambeezindlelenizakhe,umesabeDuteronomi8:6

Manje-ke,Israyeli,uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoufunanikuwengaphandlekokubaumesabeuJehovauNkulunkulu wakho,uhambengezindlelazakhezonke,umthande,umkhonzeuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhongayoyonke inhliziyoyakhonangawowonkeumphefumulowakho,womesabauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,umkhonze, unamathelekuye,ufungeigamalakhe?Duteronomi10:12,20

Akukhomuntuoyokumaphambikwenu,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwenuuyakubekauvalonokwesabangani ezwenilonkeeniyakunyathelakulo,njengalokhoeshilokini.Duteronomi11:25

NiyakuhambaemvakukaJehovauNkulunkuluwenu,nimesabe,nigcineimiyaloyakhe,nilaleleizwilakhe, nimkhonze,ninamathelekuyeWonkeu-Israyeliuyakuzwa,esabe,angabeesakwenzaububiobunjengalobu phakathikwenuDuteronomi13:4,11

UyodlaphambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,endaweniayoyikhethaukubaigamalakhelihlalekuyo, okweshumikwamabeleakho,okwewayinilakho,namafuthaakho,namazibuloezinkomozakhonokwezimvu zakho,ukuzeufundeukumesabauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhonjaloDuteronomi13:24

Bonkeabantubayakuzwa,besabe,bangabebesakwenzangokuzikhukhumeza.Kuyakubanaye,afundekuwozonke izinsukuzokuphilakwakhe,ukuzeafundeukwesabauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhe,agcineonkeamazwialo mthethonalezizimiso,azenze:Duteronomi17:13,19

UmaumprofethiekhulumaegamenilikaJehova,umalentoingalandeli,ingenzeki,lesoyisonaintouJehova angakhulumanga,kodwaumprofethiukhulumengokuziqhenya:ungamesabi.Duteronomi18:22

Laboabaseleyobayakuzwa,besabe,bangabebesabenzaububiobunjalophakathikwenuDuteronomi19:20

Umauphumauyokulwanezithazakho,uboneamahhashi,nezinqola,nabantuabaningikunawe,ungabesabi, ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhounawe,owakukhuphulaezwenilaseGibhitheUyothikubo:“Yizwani, Israyeli,namuhlanisondelaukulwanezithazenu;izinhliziyozenumazingapheliamandla,ningesabi,ningathuki, ningesabingenxayazo;Izikhuluziyakukhulumafuthikubantu,zithi:‘Ngumuphiumuntuowesabayonodangeleyo na?’Makahambe,abuyeleendliniyakhe,funainhliziyoyabafowaboidangalekanyenenhliziyoyakheDuteronomi 20:1,3,8

BonkeabantubomhlababayakubonaukuthiubizwangegamalikaJehova,bakwesabeUmaungaqapheliukwenza wonkeamazwialomthethoalotshwekulencwadi,ukuzewesabeleligamaelikhazimulayonelesabekayo,elithi INKOSIUNKULUNKULUWAKHO;Duteronomi28:10,58

Qina,ubenesibindi,ungesabi,ungesabingabo,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhonguyenaohambanawe; akayikukushiya,angakushiyiUMosewambizauJoshuwa,wathikuyeemehlweniabobonkeabakwa-Israyeli: “Qina,ubenesibindi,ngokubauyakuhambanalababantuuyeezweniuJehovaalifungelaoyiseukubanikalona; wenauyakubanikalona.UJehovanguyeohambaphambikwakho;uyakubanawe;akayikukushiya,angakushiyi; ungesabi,ungabinaluvalo”WamyalauJoshuwaindodanakaNuni,wathi:“Qina,ubenesibindi,ngokuba uyakungenisaabantwanabakwa-Israyeliezweniengalifungelabona;minangiyakubanawe”Duteronomi31:6-8,23

Buthaabantundawonye,amadoda,nabesifazane,nabantwana,nomfokaziwakhoophakathikwamasangoakho, ukuzebezwe,bafunde,bamesabeuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,baqapheleukwenzaonkeamazwialomthetho:

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

nabantwanababoabangazangaluthobezwe,bafundeukwesabauJehovauNkulunkuluwenuisikhathisonke sokuhlalakwenuezwenieniwelaiJordaniukuyolidlaDuteronomi31:12-13

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Qina,ubenesibindi,ngokubauyakubabelalababantuifalezweengalifungelaoyiseukubanikalona.Qinakuphela, ubenesibindikakhulu,uqapheleukwenzangokomthethowonkeakuyalangawouMoseincekuyami; ungaphambukikuwouyengakwesokunenenomangakwesokhohlo,ukuzeuphumelelenomaphilaphouyakhona Angikuyalangayinimina?Qina,ubenesibindi;ungesabi,ungapheliamandla,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkulu wakhounawenomaphilaphouyakhonaNomangubaniohlubukaemyalweniwakho,angalaleliamazwiakho kukhokonkeomyalangakho,uyakubulawa;qinakuphela,ubenesibindiJoshuwa1:6-7,9,18

Kwathinjelaphosesizwilelezizinto,izinhliziyozethuzaphelaamandla,akwabekusabakhosibindikumuntu ngenxayenu,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwenuunguNkulunkuluezulwiniphezulunasemhlabeniphansi Joshuwa2:11

UkuzebonkeabantubomhlababaziisandlasikaJehovaukuthisinamandla,ukuzenesabeuJehovauNkulunkulu wenukuzekubephakade.Joshuwa4:24

UJehovawathikuJoshuwa:“Ungesabi,ungapheliamandla;thathabonkeabantubempi,usuke,ukhuphukelee-Ayi; bheka,nginikeleesandlenisakhoinkosiyase-Ayi,nabantubayo,nomuziwayo,nezwelayo.”Joshuwa8:1

UJehovawathikuJoshuwa:“Ningabesabi,ngokubangibanikileesandlenisakho;akuyikumamuntukubophambi kwakho.”UJoshuwawathikubo:“Ningesabi,ningapheliamandla;yibaninesibindi,ngokubauJehovauyakwenza kanjalokuzozonkeizithazenuenilwanazo”Joshuwa10:8,25

UJehovawathikuJoshuwa:“Ungesabingenxayabo,ngokubakusasangalesisikhathingizabanikelabonke bebulewephambikuka-Israyeli;uyakusikaamahhashiaboimisipha,ushiseizinqolazabongomlilo”Joshuwa11:6

Ngakho-keyibaninesibindiesikhulusokugcinanokwenzakonkeokulotshiweencwadiniyomthethokaMose,ukuze ningaphambukikukhongakwesokunenenomangakwesokhohlo;Joshuwa23:6

Ngakho-keyesabaniuJehova,nimkhonzengobuqothonangeqiniso,nisuseonkulunkuluababekhonzwaoyihlo ngaphesheyakoMfulanaseGibhithe,nimkhonzeuJehovaJoshuwa24:14

Ngathikini:‘NginguJehovauNkulunkuluwenu;ningesabionkulunkulubama-Amorienihlalaezwenilawo’ Kodwaanilalelangaizwilami”UJehovawathikuye:“Ukuthulamakubekuwe;ungesabi;awuyikufa”AbaHluleli 6:10,23

Ngakho-kememezaezindlebenizabantu,uthi:‘Nomangubaniowesabayonowesabayo,makabuye,asukeentabeni yakwaGileyadiekuseni.’Kwabuyaabantuabayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinambili,kwasala abayizinkulungwaneeziyishumiAbaHluleli7:3

Manje,ndodakaziyami,ungesabi;ngizokwenzelakonkeokudingayo:ngobawonkeumuziwabantubakithiuyazi ukuthiungowesifazaneomuhleRuthe3:11

UmanimesabauJehova,nimkhonze,nilaleleizwilakhe,ningahlubukiemyalwenikaJehova,khona-keninanenkosi enibusayoniyakuqhubekanimlandelauJehovauNkulunkuluwenu:USamuweliwathikubantu:“Ningesabi;nenzile konkelokhuokubi;nokhoningaphambukiekumlandeleniuJehova,kodwamkhonzeniuJehovangayoyonke inhliziyoyenu;yesabaniuJehovakuphela,nimkhonzengeqinisongayoyonkeinhliziyoyenu,ngokubabhekani okukhuluanenzelekhona1Samuweli12:14,20,24

USawulewamesabauDavide,ngobauJehovawayenaye,futhiwayemshiyileuSawule.Ngakho-keuSawuleebona ukuthiuhlakaniphilekakhulu,wamesabaUSawulewamesabakakhuluuDavide;uSawulewabayisithasikaDavide njalo1Samuweli18:12,15,29

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

Hlalanami,ungesabi,ngokubaofunaukuphilakwamiufunaukuphilakwakho,kephauzakubangophephilekimi.1 Samuweli22:23

UDavidewathikuye:“UngesabikanjaniukwelulaisandlasakhoukubhubhisaogcotshiweyokaJehovana?”2 Samuweli1:14

UDavidewathikuye:“Ungesabi,ngokubangiyakukwenzelaumusangenxakaJonathaniuyihlo,ngikubuyisele lonkeizwelikaSawuleuyihlo;wenaudleisinkwaetafulenilaminjalo”2Samuweli9:7

Yibanesibindi,masizibonakalisesingamadodangenxayabantubakithinangenxayemizikaNkulunkuluwethu; uJehovamakenzeokuhleemehlweniakhe2Samuweli10:12

U-Abisalomuwayeseyalileizincekuzakhe,wathi:“Bhekanimanje,laphoinhliziyoka-Amnoniithokozangewayini, laphongithikini:‘Bulalaniu-Amnoni,’besenimbulala,ningesabi;angithiminanginiyalilena?Yibaninesibindi, nibengamaqhawe.”2Samuweli13:28

UDavidewakhulumakuJehovaamazwialengomamhlauJehovaemkhululaesandlenisezithazakhezonke nasesandlenisikaSawule:wathi:“UJehovauyidwalalami,nenqabayami,nomkhululiwami;uNkulunkuluwedwala lami;ngiyakwethembakuye;uyisihlangusami,nophondolokusindiswakwami,umbhoshongowamiophakeme, nesiphephelosami,nomsindisiwami;uyangisindisaebudloveniNgiyakubizauJehovaofaneleukudunyiswa; ngakhongiyakusindiswaezithenizamiLaphoamazaokufaengizungeza,izikhukhulazabantuababizangethusa; izinhluphekozesihogozangizungeza;izingibezokufazangivimbela;ekuhluphekenikwamingambizauJehova, ngakhalakuNkulunkuluwami;wezwaizwilamiesethempelinilakhe,ukukhalakwamikwangenaezindlebeni zakhe.2Samuweli22:1-7

UNkulunkuluka-Israyeliwathi,iDwalalika-Israyelilikhulumilekimi,lithi:“Obusaabantukumelweabe ngolungile,abusengokwesabauNkulunkulu.”2Samuweli23:3

UkuzebakwesabezonkeizinsukuzokuphilakwaboezweniowalinikaobababethuLalelawenaezulwini,indawo yakhoyokuhlala,wenzenjengakhokonkeumfokaziakubizayo,ukuzebonkeabantubomhlababaziigamalakho, bakwesabe,njengabantubakhou-Israyeli,baziukuthilendluengiyakhileibizwangegamalakho1AmaKhosi 8:40,43

U-Eliyawathikuye:“Ungesabi;hambawenzenjengokushokwakho:kephangenzeleiqebelengwaneelincane kuqala,ulilethekimi,besewenzawenanendodanayakhoemvakwalokho”1AmaKhosi17:3

IngelosikaJehovayathiku-Eliya:“Yehlanaye;ungamesabi”Wasukumawehlanayewayaenkosini2AmaKhosi 1:15

Waphendulawathi:“Ungesabi,ngokubaabanathibaningikunabanabo”2AmaKhosi6:16

Kodwabesabakakhulu,bathi:“Bhekani,amakhosiamabiliawazangeamephambikwakhe;pho,thinasingama kanjanina?”2AmaKhosi10:4

Khona-keomunyewabapristiababebathumbileeSamariyawezawahlalaeBethele,wabafundisaukuthikufanele bamesabekanjaniuJehovaUJehovawenzaisivumelwanonaye,wabayalawathi:“Aniyikwesabaabanye onkulunkulu,ningakhothamelikubo,ningabakhonzi,ningahlabelikubo;kephauJehovaowanikhuphulaezweni laseGibhithengamandlaamakhulunangengaloeyeluliweyo,nguyeeniyakummesaba,nimkhonze,nimhlabele. Izimiso,nezahlulelo,nomthetho,nomyaloanilobelawona,niyakugcinaukukwenzakuzekubephakade;ningesabi abanyeonkulunkuluIsivumelwanoengisenzilenanianiyikusikhohlwa;ningesabiabanyeonkulunkuluKodwa uJehovauNkulunkuluwenuniyakummesaba;uyakunikhululaesandlenisazozonkeizithazenu.”2AmaKhosi 17:28,35-39

U-Isayawathikubo:“Niyakushokanjeenkosiniyenu,nithi:‘UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:Ungesabiamazwi owezwileyo,izincekuzenkosiyase-AsiriyaezingihlambalazengawoBhekani,ngiyakuthumaumoyaphezu kwakhe,ezweamahemuhemu,abuyeleezwenilakubo,ngimenzeawengenkembaezwenilakubo.’2AmaKhosi 19:6-7

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

UGedaliyawafungakubonakubantubabo,wathikubo:“NingesabiukubayizigqilazamaKaledi;hlalaniezweni, nikhonzeinkosiyaseBabele,kuzakubakuhlekini”2AmaKhosi25:24

UdumolukaDavidelwasakazekaemazwenionke,uJehovawalethaukwesabaphezukwezizwezonke1IziKronike 14:17

Mesabeniphambikwakhe,mhlabawonke:umhlabanawouyohlalauzinzile,ukuzeunganyakaziswa1IziKronike 16:30

Yibanesibindi,masizibonakalisesinesibindingenxayabantubakithinangenxayemizikaNkulunkuluwethu; uJehovamakenzeokuhleemehlweniakhe.1IziKronike19:13

Khona-keuyophumelela,umauqaphelaukufezaizimisonezahlulelouJehovaayalangazouMosengo-Israyeli:qina, ubenesibindi;ungesabi,ungapheliamandla.1IziKronike22:13

UDavidewathikuSolomoniindodanayakhe:“Qina,ubenesibindi,ukwenze;ungesabi,ungapheliamandla, ngokubauJehovauNkulunkulu,uNkulunkuluwami,uyakubanawe;akayikukuyeka,akushiye,uzeuqedewonke umsebenziwenkonzoyendlukaJehova.”1IziKronike28:20

Ukuzebakwesabe,bahambengezindlelazakho,isikhathisonkesokuhlalakwaboezweniowalinikaobabaYizwa wenausezulwini,ngishousezindawenizakhozokuhlala,wenzenjengakhokonkeumfokaziakubizayo,ukuze bonkeabantubomhlababaziigamalakho,bakwesabe,njengabantubakhou-Israyeli,baziukuthilendlu engiyakhileyoibizwangegamalakho.2IziKronike6:31,33

BachithayonkeimiziezungezeiGerari,ngokubaukwesabauJehovakwabafikela,bayiphangayonkeimizi, ngokubakwakukhonaimpangoeningikakhulukuyo.2IziKronike14:14

Laphou-Asaezwalamazwinesiprofethosika-Odediumprofethi,waziqinisaisibindi,wasusaizithombe ezinengekayokulolonkeizwelakwaJudanelakwaBenjamini,nasemiziniayeyithathileezintabenizakwa-Efrayimi, wavuselelai-altarelikaJehovaelaliphambikomphemekaJehova2IziKronike15:8

UkwesabauJehovakwehlelaphezukwayoyonkeimibusoyamazweazungezeuJuda,kabazangebalwe noJehoshafati2IziKronike17:10

Ngakho-kemanjeukwesabauJehovamakubephezukwenu;qaphelaninikwenze,ngokubaakukhoububikuJehova uNkulunkuluwethu,nomaukukhethaabantu,nomaukwamukelaiziphoWabayalawathi:“Niyakwenzakanje ngokwesabauJehova,ngokwethembekanangenhliziyoepheleleyoBhekani,u-Amariyaumpristiomkhuluuphezu kwenukuzozonkeizindabazikaJehova;noZebadiyaindodanaka-Ishmayeli,umbusiwendluyakwaJuda,kuzo zonkeizindabazenkosi;namaLeviayakubayizikhuluphambikwenuYibaninesibindi,uJehovaabenabahle”2 IziKronike19:7,9,11

Wathi:“LalelanininanonkebakwaJuda,nanibakhileyoeJerusalema,nawenkosiJehoshafati,nithi:‘Ushokanje uJehovakini,uthi:Ningesabi,ningapheliamandlangenxayalesisixukuesikhulu,ngokubaimpiayisiyoeyenu, ingekaNkulunkulu.’2IziKronike20:15

Akudingekiukubanilwekulempi;zihleleni,nime,niboneinsindisokaJehovaenani,ninaJudaneJerusalema; ningesabi,ningapheliamandla;phumaniniyekubokusasa,ngokubauJehovaunani.UkwesabauNkulunkulukwaba phezukwayoyonkeimibusoyalawomazwe,laphoisizwileukuthiuJehovaulwenezithazika-Israyeli2IziKronike 20:17,29

Qinani,nibenesibindi,ningesabi,ningapheliamandlangenkosiyase-Asiriyanangesixukusonkeesinaye,ngokuba mkhuluonathikunonaye:2IziKronike32:7

Sukuma,ngobalendabaingeyenu;nathisizobanawe;yibanesibindi,ukwenzeEzra10:4

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

ONkosi,ngiyakuncenga,akeindlebeyakhoilaleleumkhulekowencekuyakho,nomkhulekowezincekuzakho ezifisaukwesabaigamalakho;yenzeincekuyakhoibenempumelelonamuhla,uyinikeumusaemehlwenialo muntuNgokubangangingumphathiwendebeyenkosiNehemiya1:11

Ngabuka,ngasukuma,ngathikwabakhulunakubabusinakwabanyeabantu:“Ningabesabi;khumbulaniiNkosi enkuluneyesabekayo,nilweleabafowenu,amadodanaenu,namadodakazienu,omkenu,nezindluzenu”Nehemiya 4:14

Ngathifuthi:“Akukuhleenikwenzayo;akufaneleyininihambengokwesabauNkulunkuluwethungenxa yesihlambasezithazethuzabezizwena?”Nehemiya5:9

Kuzozonkeizifundazwe,nakuwowonkeamadolobha,laphoumyalowenkosinomthethowayokwakufikakhona, amaJudaabanenjabulonenjabulo,idilinosukuoluhle.AbantuabaningibezwebabaamaJuda;ngokubaukwesaba amaJudakwabehlelaEsteri8:17

AmaJudaabuthanaemiziniyawokuzozonkeizifundazenkosiu-Ahashiveroshi,ukuzeabambelaboababefuna ukulimaza;futhiakekhoowayengamelananawo,ngobaukwesabakwawokwakuphezukwabobonkeabantu Bonkeababusibezifunda,nezinduna,nezinduna,nezikhuluzenkosi,babasizaamaJuda,ngobaukwesaba uMoridekayikwabehlela.U-Esteri9:2-3

Izinkondlo

Wathikumuntu:“Bheka,ukwesabauJehovalokhokungukuhlakanipha;nokusukaebubinikungukuqonda.”Jobe 28:28

Ngakho-keabantubayamesaba:akabahloniphiabahlakaniphileenhliziyweniJobe37:24

Uhlekausuluukwesaba,akesabi,futhiakabuyienkembeniJobe39:22

Emhlabeniakekhoofananaye,owenziwengaphandlekokwesabaJobe41:33

KhonzauJehovangokwesaba,futhiujabulengokuthuthumela.IHubo2:11

AngiyikwesabaizinkulungwaneeziyishumizabantuabangizungezileVuka,Jehova,ngisindise,Nkulunkuluwami, ngokubaushayezonkeizithazamiemhlathini,waphulaamazinyoababi.IHubo3:6-7

Kephamina,ngiyakungenaendliniyakhongobuningibomusawakho,ngikhulekeleethempelinilakhoelingcwele ngokukwesaba.IHubo5:7

Besabe,Jehova:ukuzeizizwezaziukuthizingabantunjeSelaIHubo9:20

Laphobabesabakakhulu,ngokubauNkulunkuluusesizukulwanenisabalungileyoIHubo14:5

Odelelwaemehlweniakheumuntuomubi,kodwauyabahloniphalaboabamesabayouJehova,ofunga ngokuzilimaza,kodwaangaguqukiIHubo15:4

UkwesabauJehovakuhlanzekile,kuhlalakuzekubephakade;izahlulelozikaJehovaziyiqiniso,zilungile ngokupheleleIHubo19:9

NinaenimesabayouJehova,mdumiseni;ninanonkenzalokaJakobe,mdumiseni;nimesabeninanonkenzalokaIsrayeliUdumolwamiluyakubanganiebandlenielikhulu;ngiyakugcwalisaizifungozamiphambi kwabamesabayoIHubo22:23,25

Yebo,nomangihambaesigodinisethunzilokufa,angiyikwesabaokubi,ngokubawenaunami;intongayakho nodondololwakhokuyangiduduzaIHubo23:4

ImfihlokaJehovaikulaboabamesabayo,futhiuzobazisaisivumelwanosakheIHubo25:14

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

(IHubolikaDavide)UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizomesababani?UJehovaungamandla okuphilakwami;ngizomesababani?Nomaimpiingihlasela,inhliziyoyamingekeyesabe;nomaimpiingivukela, ngizoqinisekangalokhu.LindelauJehova:yibanesibindi,futhiuzoqinisainhliziyoyakho;ngithi,lindelauJehova. IHubo27:1,3,14

Yekaubukhulubobuhlebakhoobugcineleabakwesabayo,obenzeleabathembelakuwephambikwabantwana babantu!Yibaninesibindi,aqiniseinhliziyoyenu,ninanonkeenithembauJehovaIHubo31:19,24

UmhlabawonkemawumesabeuJehova,bonkeabakhileyoemhlabenimabamesabeBheka,isolikaJehovaliphezu kwabamesabayo,abathembaumusawakhe;IHubo33:8,18

IngelosikaJehovaiyamisanxazonkekuboabamesabayo,ibakhulule.MesabeniuJehovaninabangcwelebakhe, ngokubaabasweliluthokwabamesabayoWozani,bantwana,ningilalele:NgizonifundisaukwesabauJehova IHubo34:7,9,11

UNkulunkuluuyisiphephelosethunamandlaethu,usizoolutholakalakakhuluekuhluphekeniNgakho-ke asiyikwesaba,nomaumhlabaushukunyiswa,nomaizintabazithululwaphakathikolwandle,nomaamanzialo ehlokoma,enyakaziswa,nomaizintabazizamazamangokukhukhumalakwalo.Sela.IHubo46:1-3

Ungesabilaphoumuntueceba,laphoudumolwendluyakhelukhula;ngokubalaphoefaakayikuthathalutho; udumolwakhealuyikwehlaemvakwakheIHubo49:16-17

Ngesikhathiengisesabayo,ngizokwethembawena.NgizodumisaizwilakhekuNkulunkulu,ngithembele kuNkulunkulu;ngekengesabeukuthiinyamaingangenzaniNgithembelekuNkulunkulu:ngekengesabeukuthi umuntuangangenzaniIHubo56:3-4,11

Ubanikileibhanelalaboabakwesabayo,ukuzeliphakanyiswengenxayeqiniso.Sela.IHubo60:4

Yizwaizwilami,Nkulunkulu,emthandazweniwami:londolozaimpiloyamiekwesabeniisitha.Bonkeabantu bayakwesaba,bamemezeleumsebenzikaNkulunkulu,ngokubabayakuqondangokuhlakaniphaumsebenziwakhe IHubo64:1,9

Wozaninizwe,ninanonkeenesabauNkulunkulu,ngizolandisalokhoakwenzeleumphefumulowamiIHubo66:16

UNkulunkuluuzosibusisa,futhiyonkeimikhawuloyomhlabaizomesaba.IHubo67:7 Bayokwesaba,njengobanjeilanganenyangazikhona,kuzozonkeizizukulwaneIHubo72:5

Impelainsindisoyakheiseduzenabamesabayo,ukuzeinkazimuloihlaleezwenilakithi.IHubo85:9

Ngifundiseindlelayakho,Jehova;ngiyakuhambaeqiniswenilakho;yenzainhliziyoyamiibenyeukuzeyesabe igamalakho.IHubo86:11

Ngubaniowaziyoamandlaentukutheloyakho,ngishonolakalwakholunjengokwesabakwakho?IHubo90:11

Impelauyakukusindisaogibenilomcuphiwezinyoni,nasesifweniesibiUzokumbozangezimpaphezakhe,futhi uzothembelangaphansikwamaphikoakhe;ukwethembekakwakhekuyakubayisihlangusakhonesihlangu. Awuyikwesabaukwesabaebusuku,nomaumcibisholoondizaemini,nomaisifoesihambaebumnyameni,noma incithakaloebhubhisayoeminiIHubo91:3-6

KhonzaniuJehovangobuhlebobungcwele:Mesabeniphambikwakhe,mhlabawonke.IHubo96:9

Ngakho-keabezizwebayakwesabaigamalikaJehova,nawowonkeamakhosiomhlabainkazimuloyakhoIHubo 102:15

Ngokubanjengobaizululiphakemengaphezukomhlaba,mkhulukangakaumusawakhekulaboabamesabayo. Njengobauyiseehawukelaabantwanabakhe,kanjalouJehovauyabahawukelaabamesabayo.Kephaumusa

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

kaJehovaukhonakwaphakadephezukwabamesabayo,nokulungakwakhekubantwanababantwana;IHubo 103:11,13,17

IGibhithelajabulalaphobesuka,ngobaukwesabakwabokwabehlela.IHubo105:38

Ubapheukudlalaboabamesabayo;uyohlalaekhumbulaisivumelwanosakheUkumesabauJehovakungukuqala kokuhlakanipha:bonkeabenzaimiyaloyakhebanengqondoenhle;udumolwakhelumikuzekubephakade.IHubo 111:5,10

Ngekeesabeizindabaezimbi:inhliziyoyakheiqinile,yethembauJehovaInhliziyoyakheiqinile,akayikwesaba, azeaboneisifisosakhesiphezukwezithazakheIHubo112:7-8

NinaenimesabayouJehova,thembaniuJehova;ulusizolwabonesihlangusabo.UyobabusisaabamesabayouJehova, abancanenabakhuluIHubo115:11,13

MabathimanjeabamesabayouJehova,ukuthiumusawakheumiphakade.UJehovaungakimi,angiyikwesaba; umuntuangangenzanina?IHubo118:4,6

Qinisaizwilakhoencekwiniyakhoezinikeleekwesabenikwakho.Susaisihlambasamiengikwesabayo,ngokuba izahlulelozakhozinhleNgingumnganewabobonkeabakwesabayo,nabagcinaiziyalezozakhoAbakwesabayo bayakujabulalaphobengibona,ngokubangithembeleezwinilakhoAbakwesabayomabaphendukelekimi,nalabo abaziyoubufakazibakhoInyamayamiiyathuthumelangokwesabawena;ngiyesabaizahlulelozakhoIHubo 119:38,39,63,74,79,120

MbongeniuJehovaninandlukaLevi:ninaenimesabayouJehova,mbongeniuJehovaIHubo135:20 Uyakugcwalisaisifisosabamesabayo,uyezwaukukhalakwabo,abasindise.IHubo145:19

INKOSIiyathokozangabamesabayo,ngabathembaumusawayoIHubo147:11

Kodwaongilalelayouyakuhlalaephephile,athuleengesabiokubiIzAga1:33

Khona-keuyokuqondaukwesabauJehova,utholeulwazingoNkulunkulu.IzAga2:5

Ungabingohlakaniphileemehlweniakho;yesabauJehova,udedeebubiniLaphoulalaphansi,awuyikwesaba;yebo, uyolalaphansi,ubuthongobakhobuyobamnandi.Ungesabiukwesabaokuzumayo,nomaincithakaloyababi,lapho ifikaIzAga3:7,24-25

UkwesabauJehovakungukuzondaokubi;ukuzidla,nokuzikhukhumeza,nendlelaembi,nomlomoophambeneyo, ngiyakuzondaIzAga8:13

UkwesabauJehovakungukuqalakokuhlakanipha,nokwazioNgcwelekungukuqonda.IzAga9:10

UkwesabauJehovakwandisaizinsuku,kodwaiminyakayababiiyancishiswaIzAga10:27

EkwesabeniuJehovakukhonaithembaeliqinile,nabantwanabakhebayakubanesiphepheloUkumesabauJehova kungumthombowokuphila,ukuzekudedweezingibenizokufa.IzAga14:26-27

KungconookuncanekanyenokwesabauJehovakunengceboeningikanyenokuhluphekaUkumesabauJehova kungukufundiswakokuhlakanipha;futhiukuthobekakuyandulelaudumoIzAga15:16,33

Ngomusanangeqinisoububibuyahlanzwa,nangokumesabauJehovaabantubayasukaebubiniIzAga16:6

UkwesabauJehovakuyaphilisa,kephaonakhouyakuhlalaenelisekile,akahanjelwangububiIzAga19:23

NgokuthobekanokwesabauJehovakukhonaingcebo,nodumo,nokuphila.IzAga22:4

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

Inhliziyoyakhomayingabinamhawungezoni,kephayesabauJehovausukulonke.IzAga23:17

Ndodanayami,yesabauJehovanenkosi,ungahlanganinabaguqukayo:IzAga24:21

Ababibayabalekanomakungekhomuntuobaxoshayo,kephaabalungileyobanesibindinjengengonyamaIzAga 28:1

Ukwesabaabantukulethaugibe,kephaothembauJehovauyalondekaIzAga29:25

Akayesabiiqhwangabendluyakhe,ngobabonkeabendluyakhebagqokaokubomvuIzAga31:21

NgiyaziukuthikonkeuNkulunkuluakwenzayokuyakubakhonakuzekubephakade;akukholuthoolungafakwa kukho,futhiakukholuthoolungasuswakukho;futhiuNkulunkuluuyakwenzaukuzeabantubesabephambikwakhe. UmShumayeli3:14

Ngokubaemaphusheniamaninginamazwiamaningikukhonanokuzenzisaokuningi,kephayesabauNkulunkulu. UmShumayeli5:7

Ngubanionjengomuntuohlakaniphileyo?Ngubaniowaziyoincazeloyendaba?Ukuhlakaniphakomuntukwenza ubusobakhebukhanye,nokuqhoshakobusobakhekuyaguqulwaNomaisonisenzaokubiizikhathieziyikhulu, izinsukuzasozande,nokhongiyaziimpelaukuthikuzakubakuhlekwabamesabayouNkulunkulu,abesabayo phambikwakhe:UmShumayeli8:1,12

Akesizweisiphethosalendabayonke:MesabeuNkulunkulu,ugcineimiyaloyakhe,ngokubalokhukuyisibopho sonkesomuntuUmShumayeli12:13

Abaprofethi

Ngenaedwaleni,ucasheothulini,ngenxayokwesabauJehova,nangenxayenkazimuloyobukhosibakhe. Bayakungenaemihumeniyamadwala,nasemathuneniomhlaba,ngenxayokwesabauJehova,nangenxa yenkazimuloyobukhosibakhe,laphoevukaukuzamazamaumhlabakakhuluUkuzeangeneemihumeni yamadwala,naseziqongwenizamadwalaaqhekezekileyo,ngenxayokwesabauJehova,nangenxayenkazimulo yobukhosibakhe,laphoevukaukuzamazamaumhlabakakhulu.Isaya2:10,19,21

Cebaniicebondawonye,futhilizachitheka;khulumaniizwi,futhialiyikuma,ngobauNkulunkuluunathi.Ngoba iNkosiikhulumilekimingesandlaesinamandla,yangiyalaukuthingingahambingendlelayalababantu,yathi: “Ningashoukuthi,‘Ubambiswano,’kubobonkelabolababantuabazokushokuboukuthi,‘Ubambiswano,’ ningesabiukwesabakwabo,futhiningesabi.NgcwelisaniiNkosiyamabutho,futhimayibeukwesabakwenu,futhi mayibeukwesabakwenu”Isaya8:10-13

Ngakho-keishokanjeiNkosiuJehovaSebawoti,ithi:“ObantubamienakheeSiyoni,ningesabiumAsiriya; uyakunishayangentonga,aphakamiseleudondololwakhekiningendlelayaseGibhitheNgokubakuseyisikhashana nje,intukutheloiyakuphela,nentukutheloyamiibesekubhujiswenikwabo”Isaya10:24-25

UMoyakaJehovauyohlalaphezukwakhe,umoyawokuhlakaniphanokuqonda,umoyaweselulekonamandla, umoyawolwazinowesabauJehova;futhiuyomenzaabenokuqondaokusheshayoekwesabeniuJehova:futhingeke ahlulelengokubonakwamehloakhe,futhingekeasolengokuzwakwezindlebezakhe:Isaya11:2-3

Bheka,uNkulunkuluuyinsindisoyami;ngizomethemba,angiyikwesaba,ngokubauJehovauJehovaungamandla aminengomayami;futhiubeyinsindisoyami.Isaya12:2

OJehova,unguNkulunkuluwami;ngizokuphakamisa,ngizodumisaigamalakho;ngobawenzeizinto ezimangalisayo;amaceboakhoasenduloathembekilefuthiayiqiniso.Ngobawenzeumuziwabayinqwaba;umuzi ovikelwewabayincithakalo;indluyabafokaziukubaingabingumuzi;ngekeyakhiweNgakho-keabantu abanamandlabayakukudumisa,umuziwezizweezimbiuyakwesabaIsaya25:1-3

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

Kodwalaphoebonaabantwanabakhe,umsebenziwezandlazami,phakathikwakhe,bayakungcwelisaigamalami, bangcweliseoNgcwelekaJakobe,besabeuNkulunkuluka-IsrayeliIsaya29:23

NgokubauJehovaushokanjekimi,uthi:“Njengengonyamanengonyamaebhongaphezukwempangoyayo,lapho abelusiabaningibebizelwakuyo,ayiyikwesabaizwilabo,ingathotshiswangumsindowabo,kanjalouJehova SebawotiuyakwehlaukuyolwaentabeniyaseSiyoninasegqumenilayo”Isaya31:4

Ukuhlakaniphanolwazikuyakubaukuqinakwezikhathizakho,namandlaensindiso;ukwesabauJehovakuyingcebo yakheIsaya33:6

Yishonikwabanenhliziyoeyesabayoukuthi:“Qinani,ningesabi;bhekani,uNkulunkuluwenuuyeza ngokuphindisela,uNkulunkuluenembuyiselo;uyezaukunisindisa.”Isaya35:4

U-Isayawathikubo:“Niyakushokanjeenkosiniyenu,nithi:‘UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:Ungesabiamazwi owezwileyo,izincekuzenkosiyase-Asiriyaezingihlambalazengawo.’Bheka,ngiyakuthumaumoyaphezukwakhe, ezweamahemuhemu,abuyeleezwenilakubo,ngimenzeawengenkembaezwenilakubo.’Isaya37:6-7

WenaSiyoni,olethaizindabaezinhle,khuphukelaentabeniephakeme;wenaJerusalema,olethaizindabaezinhle, phakamisaizwilakhongamandla;liphakamise,ungesabi;yithiemiziniyakwaJuda:“BhekaniuNkulunkuluwenu!” Isaya40:9

Basizanayilowonalowonomakhelwanewakhe,bathikumfowabo:“YimaisibindiUngesabi,ngokubanginawe; ungapheliamandla,ngokubanginguNkulunkuluwakho;ngiyakuqinisa,yebo,ngiyakusiza,yebo,ngiyakusekela ngesandlasokunenesokulungakwami.”NgokubaminaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhongiyakubambaisandlasakho sokunene,ngithikuwe:“Ungesabi,minangiyakusiza”Ungesabi,wenampethu,Jakobe,nanibantubakwa-Israyeli; ngiyakusiza,”ushouJehova,noMhlengiwakho,oNgcweleka-IsrayeliIsaya41:6,10,13-14

KephamanjeushokanjeuJehovaowakudalayo,Jakobe,nowakubumbayo,Israyeli,uthi:Ungesabi,ngokuba ngikuhlengile,ngikubizilengegamalakho;ungowamiUngesabi,ngokubanginawe;ngiyakulethainzaloyakho empumalanga,ngikubutheentshonalanga;Isaya43:1,5

UshokanjeuJehovaowakudalayo,wakubumbakwasesiswini,ozokusiza,uthi:Ungesabi,Jakobe,ncekuyami, naweJeshuruniengimkhethileyo.Ungesabi,ungesabi;angikutshelangakusukelangalesosikhathi,ngikumemezele; ningofakazibamiIngabeukhonauNkulunkulungaphandlekwami?yebo,akakhouNkulunkulu;angazimuntu Isaya44:2,8

Ngilalelenininaenaziukulunga,abantuabanhliziyozabozigcweleumthethowami;ningesabiukuhlanjalazwa ngabantu,ningesabiizithukozaboNgokubainunduiyakubadlanjengengubo,nempethuiyakubadlanjengoboya bezimvu;kephaukulungakwamikuyakuhlalakuzekubephakade,nensindisoyamiizizukulwanengezizukulwane. Isaya51:7-8

Mina,minanginguyeoniduduzayo;ungubaniwenaukubawesabeumuntuozokufa,nendodanayomuntu eyakwenziwaibenjengotshani?Isaya51:12

Ungesabi,ngokubaawuyikujabha,ungabinamahloni,ngokubaawuyikujabha,ngokubauyakukhohlwaihlazo lobushabakho,ungabeusakhumbulaihlazolobufelokazibakhoUyakumiswangokulunga;uyakubakude nokucindezelwa,ngokubaawuyikwesaba,nokwesaba,ngokubaakuyikusondelakuwe.Isaya54:4,14

Futhiubaniobesabanomaobesabangaye,wazewaqambaamanga,wangangikhumbula,futhiungakubekanga enhliziyweniyakho?Angizangengithuleyinikwasendulo,futhiawungesabi?Isaya57:11

Ngakho-kebayakwesabaigamalikaJehovakusukelaentshonalanga,nenkazimuloyakhekusukelaempumalanga Laphoisithasifikanjengesikhukhula,uMoyakaJehovauyophakamisaibhanelangokumelenenasoIsaya59:19

Ungesabiubusobabo,ngokubanginaweukubangikukhulule,ushouJehovaJeremiya1:8

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

Ziqondilenjengesihlahlasesundu,kodwaazikhulumi;kumelwezithwalwe,ngobaazikwaziukuhamba.Ungazesabi; ngobaazikwaziukwenzaokubi,futhiazikhokuzoukwenzaokuhleNgubaniongekeakwesabe,Nkosiyezizwe? Ngobazikufanelewena;ngobaphakathikwabobonkeabahlakaniphileyobezizwe,nakuyoyonkeimibusoyazo, akekhoonjengawe.Jeremiya10:5,7

Ngiyakumisaabelusiphezukwazoabazozalusa;azisayikwesaba,azisayikwesaba,aziyikuswela,ushouJehova Jeremiya23:4

Ngakho-keungesabi,ncekuyamiJakobe,ushouJehova;ungapheliamandla,Israyeli,ngokubabheka, ngiyakukusindisausekude,nenzaloyakhoezwenilokuthunjwakwayo;uJakobeuyakubuya,aphumule,athule, angesatshiswamuntuJeremiya30:10

Ngiyobanikainhliziyoeyodwanendlelaeyodwa,ukuzebangesabekuzekubephakade,kubekuhlekubo nakubantwanababoemvakwabo:Ngiyokwenzaisivumelwanoesiphakadenabo,sokuthiangiyikuphendukakubo, ngibenzeleokuhle;kodwangizofakaukwesabakwamiezinhliziywenizabo,ukuzebangasukikimi.Jeremiya32:3940

Kodwangizokukhululangalolosuku,kushouJehova,futhingekeunikelweesandlenisabantuobesabayo.Jeremiya 39:17

NingayesabiinkosiyaseBabeleeniyesabayo;ningayesabi,ushouJehova,ngokubanginaniukubanginisindise, nginikhululeesandlenisayoJeremiya42:11

Kephaungesabi,ncekuyamiJakobe,ungapheliamandla,Israyeli,ngokubabheka,ngiyakukusindisausekude, nenzaloyakhoezwenilokuthunjwakwayo;uJakobeuyakubuya,aphumule,aphumule,angesabimuntuUngesabi, Jakobe,ncekuyami,ushouJehova,ngokubanginawe;ngokubangiyakuqedazonkeizizweengikuxoshelekuzo; kephaangiyikukuqeda,kephangiyakukuqondisangesilinganiso;nokhoangiyikukushiyaungajeziswanga.Jeremiya 46:27-28

Wenandodanayomuntu,ungabesabi,ungesabiamazwiabo,nomakukhonaamakhakhasinamevakuwe,uhlala phakathikwamafecera;ungesabiamazwiabo,ungapheliamandlangobusobabo,nomabeyindluehlubukayo Hezekeli2:6

Ngenzeibunzilakholibenjengedayimanielilukhunikunetsheeliqinile;ungesabi,ungapheliamandlangobusobabo, nomabeyindluehlubukayoHezekeli3:9

IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:“Ngiyakuchithanezithombe,ngiqedeizithombezazoeNofi;akusayikubakhona sikhulusezwelaseGibithe;ngiyakubekaukwesabaezwenilaseGibithe”Hezekeli30:13

Ngekebesabayimpangoyezizwe,nezilwanezezweaziyikubadla;kephabayakuhlalabephephile,kungabikho obenzababesabeHezekeli34:28

Ngemvakwalokhobayothwalaihlazolabonazozonkeiziphambekozaboabaphambekengazokimi,laphobehlala bephephileezwenilabo,kungekhomuntuobathusayoHezekeli39:26

Ngikhiphaisimemezelosokuthikuzozonkeizifundazombusowamiabantumabathuthumelefuthibesabephambi kukaNkulunkulukaDaniyeli,ngobaunguNkulunkuluophilayo,ohlalanjalokuzekubephakade,nombusowakhe yiwoongekeuchithwe,nokubusakwakhekuyakumakuzekubesekupheleni.Daniyeli6:26

Wayesethikimi:“Ungesabi,Daniyeli,ngokubakusukelaosukwinilokuqalaowabekangaloinhliziyoyakho ukuqondanokuzisolaphambikukaNkulunkuluwakho,amazwiakhoezwiwa,minangifikilengenxayamazwiakho.”

Wathi:“Omuntuothandekayo,ungesabi;ukuthulamakubekuwe,qina,yebo,qina”Laphoesekhulumilenami, ngaqiniswa,ngathi:“Mayikhulumeinkosiyami,ngokubaungiqinisile”Daniyeli10:12,19

Emvakwalokhoabantwanabakwa-Israyelibayakubuya,bamfuneuJehovauNkulunkuluwabo,noDavideinkosi yabo,besabeuJehovanobuhlebakheezinsukwinizokugcina.Hoseya3:5

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

Ungesabi,lizwe;jabulauthokoze,ngokubauJehovauyakwenzaizintoezinkulu.Ungesabi,zilwanezasendle, ngokubaamadleloasehlaneayahluma,ngokubaumuthiuthelaizithelozawo,umkhiwanenomvinikuvezaamandla akhoUJoweli2:21-22

Wathikubo:“NgingumHebheru;ngiyamesabauJehova,uNkulunkuluwezulu,owenzaulwandlenomhlabathi owomile”UJona1:9

Kodwabayohlala,kubeyilowonalowophansikomviniwakhenaphansikomkhiwanewakhe,futhiakekho oyobesabisa,ngobaumlomokaJehovawamabuthoukukhulumileMika4:4

Bayokhothauthulinjengenyoka,bayophumaemigodiniyabonjengezibunguzomhlaba;bayokwesabauJehova uNkulunkuluwethu,futhibayokwesabangenxayakho.Mika7:17

Jehova,ngizwileizwilakho,ngiyesaba;Jehova,vuselelaumsebenziwakhophakathikweminyaka,wazisephakathi kweminyaka;khumbulaumusangolaka.Habakuki3:2

Insaliyakwa-Israyeliayiyikwenzaokubi,ingakhulumiamanga,nolimiolukhohlisayoaluyikufunyanwaemlonyeni wayo;ngokubaiyakudla,ilalephansi,kungabikhooyakubesabisa.NgalolosukukuyakuthiwaeJerusalema: Ungesabi;nakuloiSiyoni:Izandlazakhomazingabibuthakathaka.Zefaniya3:13,16

UZerubabeleindodanakaSheyalitiyeli,noJoshuwaindodanakaJehosadaki,umpristiomkhulu,kanyenayoyonke insaliyabantu,balalelaizwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwabo,namazwikaHagayiumprofethi,njengalokhouJehova uNkulunkuluwaboemthumile;abantubesabaphambikukaJehovaHagayi1:12

NjengezwiengalifungelananiekuphumenikwenueGibhithe,umoyawamiuhlalaphakathikwenu;ningesabi Hagayi2:5

Kuyothi,njengobananiyisiqalekisophakathikwezizwe,ninandlukaJuda,nanindluka-Israyeli,kanjalo ngiyakunisindisa,nibeyisibusiso;ningesabi,kephaizandlazenumaziqineKanjalongibuyengacabangaukwenza okuhleeJerusalemanasendlinikaJuda;ningesabi.Zakariya8:13,15

Indodanaiyamdumisauyise,nencekuinkosiyayo;umanginguyise,kuphiudumolwami?Umangiyinkosi,kuphi ukwesatshwakwami?ushouJehovaSebawotikinininabapristienidelelaigamalami.Nithi-ke,Silidelelekanjani igamalakho?Malaki1:6

Isivumelwanosaminayesasingukuphilanokuthula;ngamnikakonangenxayokwesabakwakheukungesaba, wesabaigamalamiMalaki2:5

Kephakinienimesabayoigamalamikuyakuphumailangalokulunga,linokuphilisaemaphikwenialo;niyakuphuma, nikhulenjengamatholeesibayeniMalaki4:2

AmaVangeli

Kodwaesazindlangalezizinto,bheka,ingelosiyeNkosiyabonakalakuyeephusheni,yathi:“Josefa,ndodana kaDavide,ungesabiukumthathauMariyaumkakho,ngokubalokhoakukhulelweyokungoMoyaoNgcwele” Mathewu1:20

Wayesethikubo:“Nisabelanininabokukholwaokuncanena?”Wavuka,wakhuzaimimoyanolwandle,kwaba khonaukuthulaokukhuluMathewu8:26

Ngakho-keningabesabi,ngokubaakukhookumboziweokungekekwambulwe,nokufihliweokungekekwaziwe Ningabesabiababulalaumzimba,bengenakuwubulalaumphefumulo,kodwamesabenikakhuluonamandla okubhubhisaumphefumulonomzimbaesihogweni.Ngakho-keningesabi,ninanibalulekekakhulukunezinyoni eziningiMathewu10:26,28,31

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

KwathingomlindowesinewobusukuuJesuwezakuboehambaphezukolwandle.Kwathilaphoabafundibembona ehambaphezukolwandle,bakhathazeka,bathi:“Uyisipoki,”bamemezangokwesabaKodwauJesuwakhuluma nabomasinyane,wathi:“Yimaniisibindi;yimina;ningesabi”Mathewu14:25-27

Esakhuluma,bhekaifuelikhanyayolabasibekela;bhekaizwilivelaefwini,lithi:“LouyiNdodanayami ethandekayo,engithokozilengayo;yizweni”Kwathilaphoabafundibezwalokho,bawangobusobabo,besaba kakhulu.UJesuwasondela,wabathinta,wathi:“Sukumani,ningesabi.”Mathewu17:5-7

Ingelosiyaphendulayathikwabesifazane:“Ningesabinina;ngokubangiyaziukuthinifunauJesuowabethelwa esiphambanweni”Basukamasinyaneethuneningokwesabanangokujabulaokukhulu,bagijimaukuyobikela abafundibakheUJesuwathikubo:“Ningesabi;hambaninitsheleabafowethuukubabayeeGalile,lapho bazongibonakhona.”Mathewu28:5,8,10

Wathikubo:“Nisabelanikangaka?Kunganiningenaloukholo?”Marku4:40

Esakhuluma,kwafikaabanyebevelaendliniyomphathiwesinagoge,bathi:“Indodakaziyakhoisifile; usamhluphelaniuMfundisina?”UJesuezwaizwielikhulunywayo,wathikumphathiwesinagoge:“Ungesabi, kholwakuphela.”Marku5:35-36

Ngobabonkebambona,bakhathazekaWakhulumanabomasinyane,wathikubo:“Yimaniisibindi;yimina; ningesabi”Marku6:50

UJosefawase-Arimatheya,ilungalomphakathielihloniphekile,nayeowayelindeleumbusokaNkulunkulu,weza, wangenangesibindikuPilatu,wacelaisidumbusikaJesu.Marku15:43

Kodwaingelosiyathikuye:“Ungesabi,Zakariya,ngokubaumkhulekowakhouzwakele;umkakhou-Elisabethe uzakukuzalelaindodana,uyiqambeigamalokuthiuJohane.”Ingelosiyathikuye:“Ungesabi,Mariya,ngokuba utholeumusakuNkulunkulu.”Luka1:13,30

Ingelosiyathikubo:“Ningesabi;ngokubabhekani,nginibikelaizindabaezinhlezenjabuloenkuluezobakubantu bonke”Luka2:10

KanjalonoJakobenoJohane,amadodanakaZebedewu,ababengabalinganinoSimoni.UJesuwathikuSimoni: “Ungesabi;kusukelamanjeuzakubambaabantu”Bonkebamangala,bamdumisauNkulunkulu,bagcwala ukwesaba,bathi:“Sibonileizintoezingavamilenamuhla”Luka5:10,26

Ukwesabakwafikakubobonke,badumisauNkulunkulu,bathi:“Kuveleumprofethiomkhuluphakathikwethu,” nokuthi:“UNkulunkuluubahambeleabantubakhe”Luka7:16

Wayesethikubo:“Kuphiukukholwakwenu?”Besaba,bamangala,bathiomunyekomunye:“Ungubanilo,lokhu eyalanomoyanamanzi,kumlalele?”Luka8:25

KodwauJesuekuzwalokho,wamphendulawathi:“Ungesabi;kholwakuphela,izakusinda”Luka8:50

Futhingithikinibanganebami:Ningabesabiababulalaumzimba,bengasenakwenzaokunyeemvakwalokho. Kodwangizonitshelakusengaphambiliukuthiubanieniyakumesaba:Mesabenilowoothiesebulele,abenamandla okuphonsaesihogweni;yebo,ngithikini:Mesabenilowo.Kodwanezinwelezekhandalenuzibaliwezonke. Ngakho-keningesabi;nibalulekekakhulukunezinyonieziningi.Ningesabi,mhlambiomncane;ngokuba kuyintokozokaYihloukuninikaumbusoLuka12:4-5,7,32

Ngakhosebegwedlileamastadiyuangabaamashumiamabilinanhlanunomaamashumiamathathu,babonauJesu ehambaphezukolwandle,esondelaemkhunjini;besabaKephawathikubo:“Yimi;ningesabi”Johane6:19-20

Kodwabheka,ukhulumangesibindi,futhiabasholuthokuyeIngabeababusibayazingempelaukuthilo unguKristu?Johane7:26

Ungesabi,ndodakaziyaseSiyoni:bheka,iNkosiyakhoiyeza,ikhweleetholenilembongolo.Johane12:15

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

Ukuthulangikushiyakini,ukuthulakwaminginiphakhona;akunjengokuphakwezwe,nginiphakhonaIzinhliziyo zenumazingakhathazeki,futhimazingesabiJohane14:27

IzEnzo

Ukwesabakwehlelaphezukwayoyonkeimiphefumulo:futhikwenziwaizimangalisonezibonakalisoeziningi ngabaphostoliIzEnzo2:43

KwathibebonaisibindisikaPetrunoJohane,beqondaukuthibangabantuabangafundilenabangenalwazi,bamangala; babaziukuthibabenoJesuManje,Nkosi,bhekaizinsongozabo;unikeizincekuzakhoukubazikhulumeizwilakho ngesibindisonke.Kwathisebekhulekile,indawoyazamazamalaphobabebuthenekhona;bonkebagcwalauMoya oNgcwele,bakhulumaizwilikaNkulunkulungesibindiIzEnzo4:13,29,31

U-Ananiyaezwalawomazwiwawaphansi,wafa:ukwesabaokukhulukwehlelabonkeabezwalokho.Ukwesaba okukhulukwehlelalonkeibandla,nabobonkeabezwalokhoIzEnzo5:5,11

KodwauBarnabawamthatha,wamyisakubaphostoli,wabatshelaukuthiuyibonileiNkosiendleleni,nokuthi ikhulumilenaye,nokuthiwashumayelangesibindieDamasekungegamalikaJesuWakhulumangesibindiegameni leNkosiuJesu,waphikisananamaGreki;kodwabazamaukumbulala.Khona-keamabandlaaphumulakulolonke elaseJudiya,naseGalile,naseSamariya,akha,ahambaekwesabeniiNkosi,nasenduduzokaMoyaoNgcwele.IzEnzo 9:27,29,31

UPawuluwasukuma,waqhwebangesandlasakhe,wathi:“Madodaakwa-Israyeli,nanienesabauNkulunkulu, lalelani”UPawulunoBarnababakhulumangesibindi,bathi:“BekudingekaukubaizwilikaNkulunkulu likhulunywekinikuqala;kodwanjengobanililahla,nizibhekanjengabangafaneleukuphilaokuphakade,bhekani, sesiphendukelakwabezizwe.”IzEnzo13:16,46

NgakhobahlalaisikhathiesidebekhulumangesibindieNkosini,eyafakazelaizwilomusawayo,yabanika izibonakalisonezimangalisongezandlazaboIzEnzo14:3

INkosiyasikhulumakuPawulungombonoebusuku,yathi:“Ungesabi,kodwakhuluma,ungathuli,ngokuba nginawe,futhiakekhoozokusukelaakulimaze,ngobanginabantuabaningikulomuzi.”IzEnzo18:9-10

Waqalaukukhulumangesibindiesinagogeni;kwathiu-AkwilanoPrisilasebezwile,bamthathabamchazelaindlela kaNkulunkulungokuningiliziweIzEnzo18:26

Wangenaesinagogeni,wakhulumangesibindiizinyangaezintathu,ephikisanafuthiebakholisangezindaba zombusokaNkulunkuluLokhukwaziwayibobonkeamaJudanamaGrekiahlalae-Efesu;ukwesabakwabehlela bonke,igamaleNkosiuJesulaphakanyiswaIzEnzo19:8,17

Ethi:“Ungesabi,Pawulu;kumelweumiswephambikukaKesari;bheka,uNkulunkuluukuphilebonkeabahamba nawengomkhumbi”IzEnzo27:24

Kusukelalapho,laphoabazalwanebezwangathi,bezaukusihlangabezabazebafikae-AphiyoForumnase-The ThreeTavern;uPawuluebabona,wabongauNkulunkulu,wamaisibindiIzEnzo28:15

Izincwadi

Kodwau-Isayaunesibindiesikhulu,uthi:“Ngafunyanwayilaboabangangifunanga;ngabonakalakulabo abangangibuzanga”KwabaseRoma10:20

Kulungile;ngenxayokungakholwaaphulwa,wena-keumingokukholwaUngazikhukhumezi,kodwayesaba: KwabaseRoma11:20

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

Ngokubaababusiabamesabiimisebenziemihle,kodwaababi.Pho-ke,awuyikwesabaamandla?Yenzaokuhle, uyakudunyiswayiwo;ngokubauyisikhonzisikaNkulunkulukuwe,kubekuhleKephaumawenzaokubi,yesaba; ngokubaakayiphatheliizeinkemba;ngokubauyisikhonzisikaNkulunkulu,umphindiseliwokwehliselaulaka kowenzaokubi.Ngakho-kenikanibonkeimfaneloyabo:intelakofaneleintela;inkokhisokofaneleinkokhiso; ukwesabakofaneleukwesatshwa;udumokofaneleudumoKwabaseRoma13:3-4,7

Nokho,bazalwane,nginilobelengesibindiesikhulungandlelathile,njengokunikhumbuza,ngenxayomusa engiwuphiwenguNkulunkulu,KwabaseRoma15:15

UmauThimothewuefika,qaphelaniukuthiahlalekiniengenakwesaba,ngokubausebenzaumsebenziweNkosi njengami1Korinte16:10

Ngakho-ke,njengobasinalezizithembiso,bathandekayo,masizihlanzekukhokonkeukungcolakwenyama nokomoya,sipheleliseubungcwelengokwesabauNkulunkuluIsibindisamiesikhulukini,ukuzibongakwami kukhulungani;ngigcweleinduduzo,ngijabulekakhuluosizinilwethulonke.2KwabaseKorinte7:1,4

MinaPawulungokwamingiyanincengangobumnenenangobumnenebukaKristu,minaengithobekilephakathi kwenunxangikhona,kephaumangingekhonginesibindikini:Ngiyanincengaukubanxangikhonangingabi nesibindingalokhokuqinisekaengicabangaukuthinginesibindingakhokwabanyeabacabangangathisengathi sihambangokwenyama2KwabaseKorinte10:1-2

Ngikhulumangokuhlambalaza,sengathibesibuthakathakaKodwanomangabeubaniunesibindikangakanani, (ngikhulumangobuwula),naminginesibindi2Korinte11:21

KuyesinesibindinokungenangokuqinisekangokukholwakuyeKwabase-Efesu3:12

NithobelanengokwesabauNkulunkulu.Kwabase-Efesu5:21

Zinceku,lalelaniamakhosienungokwenyama,ngokwesabanangokuthuthumela,ngobumsulwabenhliziyoyenu, njengokungathinikuKristu;Kwabase-Efesu6:5

Futhininginxuselemina,ukuzenginikweizwi,ukuzengivuleumlomowamingesibindi,ukuzengaziseimfihlakalo yevangeli,engiyisithunywasaloesiboshiweyo,ukuzengikhulumengesibindingalo,njengobakufanelengikhulume. Kwabase-Efesu6:19-20

FuthiabaningikubazalwaneeNkosini,beqinisekangezibophozami,banesibindiesikhulusokukhulumaizwi ngaphandlekokwesabaKwabaseFilipi1:14

Njengokulindelakwamiokukhulunethembalami,ukuthiangizukubanamahloningalutho,kodwaukuthingesibindi sonke,njengasezikhathinizonke,namanjeuKristuuzokhuliswaemzimbeniwami,nomangabekungokuphila,noma ngokufaKwabaseFilipi1:20

Ngakho-ke,bathandekayobami,njengobanilalelenjalo,kungesikhongisekhonakuphela,kodwakakhulumanje ngisengekho,sebenzelaniukusindiswakwenungokwesabanangokuthuthumelaKwabaseFilipi2:12

Ngokubalaboabasebenzisekahleisikhundlasobudiyakonibazizuzelaizingaelihlenesibindiesikhuluekukholweni okukuKristuJesu.1Thimothewu3:13

NgobauNkulunkuluakasinikangaumoyawokwesaba,kodwaowamandla,nothando,nowokuzikhuza2 Thimothewu1:7

Kodwangishonangemvakokubasesihluphekilengaphambili,saphathwakabi,njengobanazi,eFilipi,saba nesibindikuNkulunkuluwethusokunishumayezaivangelilikaNkulunkulungokulwaokukhulu1Thesalonika2:2

Ngakho-ke,nomanginesibindiesikhulukuKristusokukuyalaokulungelewena,nokhongenxayothando ngiyakuncengakakhulu,njengokubanginjengoPawuluosekhulile,manjefuthingiyisiboshwasikaKristuuJesu. KuFilemoni1:8-9

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

Ngakho-kenjengokubaabantwanabehlanganyelaigazinenyama,nayeuqobowahlanganyelakukholokho,ukuze ngokufaambhubhiselowoowayenamandlaokufa,okungukuthiuDeveli,abakhululelaboababeboshelweebugqilini ngokwesabaukufakonkeukuphilakwabo.Hebheru2:14-15

Ngakho-kemasisondelengesibindiesihlalwenisomusa,ukuzesamukeleisihawu,sifumaneumusawokusiza ngesikhathiesifaneleyo.KumaHeberu4:16

Ngakho-ke,bazalwane,sinesibindisokungenaendaweniengcwelengegazilikaJesu,ngendlelaentshanephilayo, asivuleleyona,edabulaisihenqo,okungukuthiinyamayakhe;Hebheru10:19-20

KuyesabekaukuwelaezandlenizikaNkulunkuluophilayo.KumaHebheru10:31

NgokholouNowa,exwayisiwenguNkulunkulungezintoezingakabonwa,esaba,wakhaumkhumbiwokusindisa indluyakhe;ngalokhowalahlaizwe,wabayindlalifayokulungaokuvelangokukholwa.NgokholouMoseesezelwe wafihlwangabazalibakheizinyangaezintathu,ngokubabebonaukuthiungumntwanaomuhle;abawesabanga umyalowenkosiHebheru11:7,23

Ngakho-kenjengobasamukelaumbusoongenakunyakaziswa,masibenomusa,esingamkhonzangawo uNkulunkulungokumthokozisayo,ngokumhloniphanangokumesabauNkulunkulu:KumaHeberu12:28

Ingxoxoyenumayingabinokuhaha,yaneliswaniyizintoeninazo,ngokubaushilowathi:“Angisozengakushiya, angisozengakushiya”Ukuzesishongesibindisithi:“INkosiingumsiziwami,angiyikwesabaukuthiumuntu angangenzani.”Hebheru13:5-6

HloniphanibonkeabantuThandaniabazalwaneMesabeniuNkulunkuluHloniphaniinkosiZinceku,thobelani amakhosienungokwesabakonke,kungabingamahlenamnenekuphela,kodwanangamahlongandlebe.1Petru 2:17-18

NjengobauSarawamlalelau-Abrahama,embizangokuthiinkosi;ninaningamadodakaziakhe,umanenzakahle, ningesabingokumangalaKephaumanihluphekangenxayokulunga,nibusisiwe;ningesabiukwesabakwabo, ningakhathazeki;kodwangcwelisaniiNkosiuNkulunkuluezinhliziywenizenu,nihlalenilungeleukuphendula wonkeumuntuonibuzaisizathusethembaelikiningobumnenenangokwesaba:1Petru3:6,14-15

Uthandolwethuluphelelisiwengalokhu,ukuzesibenesibindingosukulokwahlulelwa,ngokubanjengalokhuenjalo yena,sinjalonathikulelizwe.Akukhoukwesabaothandweni;kodwauthandoolupheleleluyaxoshaukwesaba, ngokubaukwesabakunesijezisoOwesabayoakapheleleothandweni1Johane4:17-18

IsAmbulo

Kwathilaphongimbona,ngawaezinyawenizakhenjengofileyo.Wabekaisandlasakhesokunenephezukwami, wathikimi:“Ungesabi;ngingowokuqalanowokugcina”IsAmbulo1:17

Ungesabilokhoozakuhluphekangakho;bheka,uDeveliuzakuphonsaabanyekinietilongweni,ukuzenilingwe; futhiniyakubanosiziizinsukueziyishumi;thembekakuzekubesekufeni,futhingizokunikaumqhelewokuphila IsAmbulo2:10

Izizwezathukuthela,ulakalwakhoselufikile,nesikhathisabafileyosokwahlulelwakwabo,nokunikaumvuzo izincekuzakhoabaprofethi,nabangcwele,nabesabaigamalakho,abancanenabakhulu,nokubhubhisaababhubhisa umhlaba.IsAmbulo11:18

Ithingezwielikhulu:“MesabeniuNkulunkulu,nimdumise,ngokubaihoralokwahlulelakwakheselifikile; nimkhulekeleowenzaizulu,nomhlaba,nolwandle,nemithomboyamanzi.”IsAmbulo14:7

Ngubaniongayikwesaba,Nkosi,adumiseigamalakho,ngokubawenawedwaungcwele,ngokubazonkeizizwe ziyakuza,zikhulekephambikwakho,ngokubaizahlulelozakhozibonakalisiwe.IsAmbulo15:4

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

Kwasekuphumaizwiesihlalwenisobukhosi,lithi:“DumisaniuNkulunkuluwethu,ninanonkezincekuzakhe,nani enimesabayo,abancanenabakhulu”IsAmbulo19:5

I-Apocrypha

Ungesabi,wenamamawabantwana,ngokubangikukhethile,kushouJehova.2Esdras2:17

Ngakho-keumalikhulumaungesabi,ngokubaizwiliyisiphetho,futhiisisekelosomhlabasiyaqondakala2Esdras 6:15

NgobaizwilakholizwakalaphambikoPhezukonke:ngobauSomandlaukubonileukulungakwakho,ububonile nobumsulwabakho,obulokhuunabokusukelaebushenibakho.Ngakho-keungithumileukubangikutshelezonke lezizinto,futhingithikuwe:Yibanesibindifuthiungesabi2Esdras6:32-33

Inkonzoyakheiyakwaziumoyanomlilo;izwilakheliyiqiniso,namazwiakheahlalanjalo;umyalowakhe unamandla,nesimisosakhesiyesabeka;2Esdras8:22

Ngakho-kegcinausizilwakhokuwe,ubekezelelengesibindilokhookukwehlele.Ngakho-keungesabi,inhliziyo yakhomayingesabi,kodwangena,uboneubuhlenobukhulubesakhiwo,ngangokubaamehloakhoangabona:2 Esdras10:15,55

Bheka,khulumaezindlebenizabantubamiamazwiesiprofethoengizowafakaemlonyeniwakho,kushouJehova: Futhiwenzeukubaabhalweephepheni,ngobaathembekilefuthiayiqiniso.Ungesabiimicabangoemelenenawe, ungavumeliukungakholwakwabokukukhathaze,abakhulumakabingawe.Ngobabonkeabangathembekile bayakufaekungathembekinikwabo2Esdras15:1-4

Bhekani,uNkulunkuluungumahluleliuqobolwakhe,mesabeniyena:yekaniizonozenu,nikhohlweububibenu, ningasaphazamisaninabokuzekubephakade;kanjalouNkulunkuluuyakunihola,anikhululekuzozonke izinkathazo.2Esdras16:67

Ningesabifuthiningangabazi;ngobauNkulunkuluungumholiwenu,nomholiwalaboabagcinaimiyaloyami nezimisozami,kushoiNkosiuJehova:izonozenumazinganisindi,futhiububibenubungaphakamisi.2Esdras 16:75-76

Umaunensada,nikelaiziphongokufanele;umaunencane,ungesabiukunikezangokwalokhookuncane:Futhi ungesabi,ndodanayami,ukuthisenziweabampofu:ngobaunengceboeningi,umawesabauNkulunkulu,futhi ushiyazonkeizono,futhiwenzeokumjabulisayoemehlweniakheTobit4:8,21

Udeveliuzoyinuka,abaleke,angabeesabuyafuthi:kodwalaphousufikilekuye,vukaninobabili,nithandaze kuNkulunkuluonesihe,ozokuhawukela,anisindise:ningesabi,ngobaumiselweninakusukelaekuqaleni;futhi nizomlondoloza,futhiuzohambanani.Ngaphezukwalokhongicabangaukuthiuzokuzalelaabantwana.Manje laphouTobiasesezwilelezizinto,wamthanda,futhiinhliziyoyakheyanamathelakuyeTobit6:17

Kodwawathikubo:“Ningesabi,ngobakuzonihambelakahle;ngakho-kedumisaniuNkulunkulu.”UTobit12:17

Wayeneminyakaeyisishiyagalombilinamashumiamahlanuubudalalaphoelahlekelwaukubonakwakhe, okwabuyiselwakuyengemvakweminyakaeyisishiyagalombili:futhiwanikelangezipho,wakhulaekwesabeni iNkosiuNkulunkulu,wamdumisaZonkeizizweziyophenduka,zesabeiNkosiuNkulunkulungeqiniso,futhi ziyongcwabaizithombezazoTobit14:2,6

U-Oziyawathikubo:“Bazalwane,yibaninesibindi,masibekezeleleizinsukuezinhlanu,laphouJehova uNkulunkuluwethuangasiphendulelakhonaumusawakhe,ngokubaakayikusishiyangokuphelele”Judith7:30

AmaPheresiyaathuthumelangesibindisakhe,namaMedeesabangokuqinakwakheNgobaizintabaziyakususwa ezisekelwenizazongamanzi,amadwalaayakuncibilikanjengenhlakaebuswenibakho;nokhowenaunomusa kulaboabakwesabayo.Futhiakekhoowabangelaukubaabantwanabakwa-Israyelibesabesabeezinsukwini zikaJudith,nomaesikhathiniesidengemvakokufakwakheUJudith16:10,15,25

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

Khumbula,Nkosi,zazisengesikhathisokuhluphekakwethu,ungipheisibindi,Nkosiyezizwe,neNkosiyamandla onkeONkulunkuluonamandlangaphezukwakhokonke,yizwaizwilabaswele,usikhululeezandlenizababi, ungikhululeekwesabenikwami.Okungeziweku-Esteri14:12,19

Khona-keolungileyouyokumangesibindiesikhuluphambikwalaboabamhluphile,futhiabangazangebaqaphele umsebenziwakhe.UkuhlakaniphaKukaSolomoni5:1

NgobaiNkosiphezukwakhokonkengekeyesabeubusobamuntu,futhingekeyesabeubukhulubanomayimuphi umuntu:ngobawenzeabancanenabakhulu,futhiunakekelabonkengokufanayoUkuhlakaniphakukaSolomoni6:7

Ngobalaphoabantubengakholwaukuthiunamandlaaphelele,ubonisaamandlaakho,futhiphakathikwabawaziyo ubonakalisaisibindisabo.UkuhlakaniphakukaSolomoni12:17

Ngobaukwesabaakukhookunyengaphandlekokukhaphelausizoolunikezwayingqondo.Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni17:12

UkwesabaiNkosikuyinkazimulo,nenkazimulo,nenjabulo,nomqhelewenjabulo.UkwesabaiNkosikwenza inhliziyoijabule,futhikunikezainjabulo,nenjabulo,nokuphilaisikhathieside.UkwesabaiNkosikungukuqala kokuhlakanipha:futhikwadalwangabathembekileesibelethweniUkwesabaiNkosikungukugcwala kokuhlakanipha,futhikugcwalisaabantungezithelozakhoUkwesabaiNkosikungumqhelewokuhlakanipha, okwenzaukuthulanempiloephelelekuchume;kokubiliokuyiziphozikaNkulunkulu:futhikwandisainjabuloyabo abamthandayoImpandeyokuhlakaniphaiwukwesabaiNkosi,namagatshaayoayimpiloendeUkwesabaiNkosi kuyaxoshaizono;futhilaphokukhonakhona,kususaintukuthelo.NgobaukwesabaiNkosikungukuhlakanipha nokufundiswa:nokukholwanobumnenekuyinjabuloyakheUngathembiukwesabaiNkosiumaumpofu:futhi ungasondelikuyengenhliziyoembaxambiliUngaziphakamisi,funauwe,uletheihlazoemphefumulweniwakho, uNkulunkuluavezeizimfihlozakho,akulahlephakathikwebandla,ngobaawuzangeufikengeqinisoekwesabeni iNkosi,kodwainhliziyoyakhoigcweleinkohliso.Izingcaphunoezivelaku-Ecclesiasticus1

NinaenimesabayouJehova,lindelaniumusawakhe;ningaphambuki,funaniwe.NinaenimesabayouJehova, kholwaninguye;umvuzowenuawuyikuphelaNinaenimesabayouJehova,thembaniokuhle,nenjabulonomusa ophakadeBhekaniizizukulwanezakudala,nibone;wakewathembelakuJehova,wadumala?Nomaukhona owahlalaekwesabenikwakhe,washiywa?Nomaubaniowamdelela,owambizayo?UmShumayeli2:7-10

Mayeezinhliziyweniezesabayo,nasezinyaweniezibuthakathaka,kanyenesoniesihambangezindlelaezimbili! UmShumayeli2:12

LaboabamesabayouJehovangekebangalilaleliiZwilakhe;nalaboabamthandayobayakugcinaizindlelazakhe LaboabamesabayouJehovabayakufunaokuhlenokumthokozisayo;futhilaboabamthandayobayakugcwaliswa ngumthethoLaboabamesabayouJehovabayakulungisaizinhliziyozabo,futhibathobeimiphefumuloyabo emehlweniakhe,bethi,‘SizowelaezandlenizeNkosi,hhayiezandlenizabantu:ngobanjengobukhulubakhe,unjalo umusawakhe.’UmShumayeli2:15-18

Ngokuphathelenenokuhlawulela,ungesabiukwengezaisonoesonweni:UmShumayeli5:5

Umnganeothembekileungumuthiwokuphila;futhilaboabesabaiNkosibayomtholaUmShumayeli6:16

Ungafuniukubangumhluleli,ngobaawukwaziukususaububi;funanomaniniwesabeubusobomuntuonamandla, isikhubekisoendleleniyakhoyobuqothoMesabeuJehovangomphefumulowakhowonke,futhiuhlonipheabapristi bakheMesabeuJehova,futhiumhlonipheumpristi;futhiumnikeisabelosakhe,njengobakuyaliwe;umnikelo wokuqala,nomnikelowecala,nesiphosamahlombe,nomhlatshelowokungcweliswa,kanyenowokuqalawezinto ezingcweleUmShumayeli7:6,29,31

Futhiabantuabalungileyomabadlefuthibaphuzenawe,futhiukuzibongakwakhomakubesekwesabeniiNkosi UmShumayeli9:16

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

LaboabesabaiNkosibayimbewueqinisekile,nalaboabamthandayobayisitshaloesihloniphekile;labo abangawunakiumthethobayimbewuehlazisayo;laboabeqaimiyalobayimbewuekhohlisayoPhakathi kwabazalwaneoyinhlokouyahlonishwa;banjalonalaboabesabaiNkosiemehlweniakheUkwesabaiNkosi kuhambangaphambikokutholaigunya:kodwaubulukhuninokuzidlakuyikulahlekelwayilo.Kungakhathaliseki ukuthiucebile,uhloniphekile,nomaumpofu,udumolwaboluwukwesabaiNkosiUmShumayeli10:19-22

INkosiiyazondazonkeizinengiso;futhilaboabamesabayouNkulunkuluabakuthandi.Amehloakheaphezu kwabamesabayo,futhiuyaziyonkeimisebenziyomuntuUmShumayeli15:13,19

Wabekaukwesabaabantuphezukwayoyonkeinyama,wamnikaukubusaphezukwezilwanenezinyoni UmShumayeli17:4

Umuntuohlakaniphileyouyokwesabakukhokonke,futhingosukulokonauyoqaphelaukukhubeka:kodwaisiwula asigciniisikhathiUmShumayeli18:27

Umauzwileizwi,malifenawe;futhiyibanesibindi,ngekelikushaye.UkwesabauJehovakuyisinyathelosokuqala sokwamukelwanguye,nokuhlakaniphakutholauthandolwakheUkwesabauJehovakungukuhlakaniphakonke; futhikukhokonkeukuhlakaniphakukhonaukusebenzakomthetho,nolwazilwamandlaakheonke.UmShumayeli 19:10,18,20

OgcinaumthethoweNkosiuyawuqonda,futhiukuphelelakokwesabaiNkosikungukuhlakaniphaUmShumayeli 21:11

Impungaehleziendaweniephakemeayisozeyamelananomoya:kanjalonenhliziyoeyesabayoemicabangweni yesiwulaayinakumelanananomayikuphiukwesabaUmauvuleumlomowakhongokumelenenomnganewakho, ungesabi;ngobakungabakhonaukubuyisana:ngaphandlekokusola,nomaukuqhosha,nomaukudalulaizimfihlo, nomainxebaelikhohlisayo:ngobangenxayalezizintowonkeumnganeuzohamba.UmShumayeli22:18,22

AbaseleyobayokwaziukuthiakukhookungconokunokwesabauJehova,nokuthiakukhookumnandikunokulalela imiyaloyeNkosi.UmShumayeli23:27

Okuhlangenwenakhookuningikungumqhelewabadala,futhiukwesabauNkulunkulukuyinkazimuloyabo UkwesabaiNkosikungukuqalakothandolwakhe:futhiukhololuwukuqalakokunamathelakuye.UmShumayeli 25:6,12

Umfaziomuhleuyisabeloesihle,esizonikezwaisabelosalaboabamesabayouJehova.Owesifazaneongenamahloni uzobhekwanjengenja;kodwaonamahloniuzomesabauJehovaUmShumayeli26:3,25

UmaumuntuengazibambingenkuthaloekwesabeniiNkosi,indluyakheizobhujiswamaduze.UmShumayeli27:3

Ukufakwalokuwukufaokubi,ithunalalingconokunaloAliyikubusaphezukwalaboabesabauNkulunkulu,futhi abayikushiswailangabilalo.UmShumayeli28:21-22

LaboabesabaiNkosibayakutholaukwahlulela,futhibayokhanyisaukulunganjengokukhanyaUmShumayeli 32:16

UmoyawalaboabamesabayouJehovauyakuphila,ngokubaithembalabolikuYeosindisayo.OwesabayouJehova akayikwesaba,akayikwesaba,ngokubauyithembalakhe.UmShumayeli34:13-14

Sihawukele,NkosiNkulunkuluwakhokonke,usibheke:Thumelaukwesabakwakhophezukwazozonkeizizwe ezingakufuni.Phakamisaisandlasakhophezukwezizweezingaziwa,ziboneamandlaakho.UmShumayeli36:1-3

Ingcebonamandlakuyaphakamisainhliziyo:kephaukwesabauJehovakungaphezukwakhokokubili:akukho ukuswelaekwesabeniuJehova,futhiakudingekiukufunausizoUkwesabauJehovakuyinsimuethelayo,futhi kummbozangaphezukwayoyonkeinkazimuloUmShumayeli40:26-27

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

Ungesabiisigwebosokufa,khumbulaababengaphambikwakho,nalaboabazayo;ngobalesiyisinqumoseNkosi phezukwayoyonkeinyamaUmShumayeli41:3

Wakhiphakuyeumuntuonesihawu,owatholaumusaemehlwenienyamayonke,ngishonoMose,othandekayo kaNkulunkulunabantu,osikhumbuzosakhesibusisiweWamenzawafananabangcweleabakhazimulayo, wamphakamisa,kangangokuthiizithazakhezamsabaNgamazwiakhewenzaizimangalisozaphela,wamenza wakhazimulaemehlweniamakhosi,wamnikaumyalowabantubakhe,wambonisaingxenyeyenkazimuloyakhe. UmShumayeli45:1-3

OwesithathuenkazimulweninguFinehasiindodanaka-Eleyazare,ngobawayenentshisekoyokwesabauJehova, futhiwemangesibindisenhliziyo:laphoabantubebuyaemuva,benzaukubuyisanano-IsrayeliUmShumayeli 45:23

Futhingenxayalesisizathuufakeukwesabakwakhoezinhliziywenizethu,ngenhlosoyokubasibizeigamalakho, sikudumiseekuthunjwenikwethu:ngobasikhumbulebonkeububibokhokhobethu,abonaphambikwakho.Lowo othumelaukukhanya,besekuhamba,uyakubizafuthi,futhikuyamlalelangokwesaba.UBharuki3:7,33

ManjenizobonaeBabilonionkulunkulubesiliva,nabegolide,nabemithi,bethwelweemahlombe,abenzaizizwe zesabe.Ngenxayalokhokwaziwaukuthiabangonkulunkulu;ngakho-keningabesabi.Ngalokhunizokwaziukuthi abasiboonkulunkulu;ngakho-keningabesabiAbesifazanenabesifazaneabakhulelweyobadlaimihlatsheloyabo; ngalezizintonizokwaziukuthiabasiboonkulunkulu;ningabesabiNgakho-kenaziukuthiabasiboonkulunkulu, ningabesabi,ngakho-keasikhoisizathusokubonakalakithiukuthibangonkulunkulu;ngakho-keningabesabi IncwadikaJeremiya1:4,16,23,29,65,69

Manjesikulandelangenhliziyoyethuyonke,siyakwesaba,futhisifunaubusobakhoUmthandazoka-Azariya1:18 ONkosi,NkulunkuluSomandlawawobababethu,u-Abrahama,u-Isaka,noJakobe,nenzaloyaboelungileyo;wena owenzaizulunomhlaba,nazozonkeizintoezihlotshiswengazo;wenaobopheulwandlengezwilomyalowakho; wenaovaleulwandle,waluvalangegamalakhoelibinelikhazimulayo;wenabonkeabantuabamesabayo,futhi bethuthumelaphambikwamandlaakho;ngobaubukhulubenkazimuloyakhoabunakuthwalwa,futhiukusongela kwakhongentukuthelokuzonikubalulekile;kodwaisithembisosakhosomusaasinakulinganiswafuthi asinakuhlolwa;ngobawenauyiNkosiePhakemekakhulu,onesihawuesikhulu,obekezelayo,onesihawuesikhulu, futhiophendukayoebubinibabantu.Wena,Nkosi,ngokobuhlebakhoobukhuluuthembiseukuphenduka nokuthethelelwakwaboabonilekuwe;futhingesihawusakhoesingenamkhawuloumiseleukuphendukakuzoni, ukuzezisindisweNgakho-ke,ONkosi,wenaonguNkulunkuluwabalungileyo,awumiselangaukuphenduka kwabalungileyo,njengo-Abrahama,no-Isaka,noJakobe,abangonangakuwe;kodwawenaumiseleukuphenduka kimiengisoni;ngobangonilengaphezukwenanilesihlabathisolwandleIziphambekozami,Nkosi,zandile; iziphambekozamizandile,futhiangifaneleukubonanokubonaukuphakamakwezulungenxayobuningibobubi bami.Ngikhothamengezibophoeziningizensimbi,kangangokuthiangikwaziukuphakamisaikhandalami,futhi anginakhoukukhululeka;ngobangivuseintukutheloyakho,ngenzaokubiphambikwakho;angizangengenze intandoyakho,futhiangigcinangaimiyaloyakho;ngimiseizinengiso,futhingiphindaphindeiziphambeko Ngakho-kemanjengiguqaidololenhliziyoyami,ngincengaumusawakho.Ngonile,Nkosi,ngonile,futhi ngiyazivumaiziphambekozami:ngakho-ke,ngiyakuncengangokuthobeka,ngithethelele,Nkosi,ngithethelele, futhiungangibhubhisingamaphuthaamiUngangithukuthelelikuzekubephakade,ngokungigcinelaokubi;futhi ungangilahliezingxenyenieziphansizomhlaba.NgobawenaunguNkulunkulu,yebouNkulunkuluwalabo abaphendukayo;futhikimiuzobonisabonkeubuhlebakho:ngobauzongisindisa,engifanele,ngokwesihesakho esikhulu.Ngakho-kengiyakukudumisakuzekubephakadezonkeizinsukuzokuphilakwami,ngokubaonke amandlaasezulwiniayakudumisa,futhiinkazimuloingokwakhokuzekubephakadenaphakade.Amen. UmthandazokaManase1:1

Ngakho-keungesabiamazwiomuntuonesono:ngobaudumolwakheluyobayindlenezimpethu.1Maccabees2:62

Ngezenzozakhewayenjengengonyama,nanjengetholelengonyamaelibhongelainyamazaneyaloNgokuba waxoshaababi,wabafuna,washisalaboabahluphaabantubakheNgakho-keababibathuthumelangenxa yokumesaba,nabobonkeabenzibobubibahlushwa,ngobainsindisoyayiphumelelaesandlenisakheWadabukisa namakhosiamaningi,wenzauJakobewajabulangezenzozakhe,nesikhumbuzosakhesibusiswekuzekubephakade. 1Maccabees3:4-7

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

Ngobaukunqobakwempiakumiebunzinibempi;kodwaamandlaavelaezulwiniBasihlaselangokuziqhenya okukhulunangobubiukuzebasibhubhise,thinanabafazibethunabantwanabethu,futhibasiphange;kodwasilwela izimpilozethunemithethoyethu.Ngakho-keiNkosiuqoboizobachithaphambikobusobethu;nina-ke,ningabesabi. 1Maccabees3:19-22

KwasekuqalaukwesabauJudanabafowabo,nokwesabaokukhulukakhulu,kwehlelaizizweezibazungezile:1 Maccabees3:25

Kodwalaboabakhaizindlu,nomaababethembiseneabafazi,nomaababetshalaizivini,nomaababesaba,wabayala ukubababuyele,yilowonalowoendliniyakhe,ngokomthetho1Maccabees3:56

UJudawathikubantuababenaye:“Ningesabiisixukusabo,ningesabiukuhlaselwakwabo.”Khumbulaniukuthi okhokhobethubakhululwakanjanioLwandleOlubomvu,laphouFaroebaxoshangebutho1Maccabees4:8-9

Eseqedilelokhu,uJudawabuyanebutholakheekubalekeleni,wathikubantu:“Ningahaheliimpangongoba kukhonaimpiphambikwethu,futhiuGorgianebutholakhebalaphaeduzekwethuentabeni;kodwayimanimanje nilwenezithazethu,nizinqobe,futhingemvakwalokhuningathathaimpangongesibindi.”1Maccabees4:16-18

Ngakho-kewamgijimelangesibindiphakathinempi,ebulalangakwesokunenenangakwesobunxele,kangangokuthi bahlukananayenhlangothizombili1Maccabees6:45

UNkulunkulumakabenomusakini,akhumbuleisivumelwanosakheasenzano-Abrahama,no-Isaka,noJakobe, izincekuzakheezithembekile;aninikenonkeinhliziyoyokumkhonza,neyokwenzaintandoyakhe,ngesibindi nangengqondoevumayo;2Maccabees1:2-3

Futhiumthandazowawunje:Nkosi,NkosiNkulunkulu,Mdaliwezintozonke,owesabekayononamandla,olungile, onesihawu,futhiiNkosiewukuphelakwayonenomusa,2Maccabees1:24

Njengobaelaphokanyenabaqaphibakheeduzekwengcebo,iNkosiyemimoya,kanyeneNkosiyamandlaonke, yabangelaumbonoomkhulu,kangangokuthibonkeababecabangaukuthibazongenanayebamangalangamandla kaNkulunkulu,baphelaamandla,besabakakhulu2Maccabees3:24

KodwabadumisaiNkosi,eyayiyidumisengokuyisimangalisoindawoyayo:ngobaithempeli,elalikadeligcwele ukwesabanokukhathazeka,laphoiNkosiuSomandlaibonakala,lagcwalainjabulonokuthokoza2Maccabees3:30

Futhishiyaisiboneloesiphawulekayokulaboabasebashasokufangokuzithandelanangesibindingenxayemithetho ehloniphekilenengcweleKwathieseshilolamazwi,ngokusheshawayaekuhluphekeni:Laboabamholayoeguqula intandoenhlebamfakainzondokancanengaphambili,ngobaizinkulumoezishiwongaphambilizaqhubeka, njengobababecabanga,engqondweniephelelweyithembaKodwalaphoeselungeleukufangemivimbo,wabubula, wathi,KusobalaeNkosini,onolwaziolungcwele,ukuthinakubangangingakhululwaekufeni,manjengibekezelela izinhlunguezibuhlunguemzimbeningokushaywa:kodwaemphefumulweniwamingiyanelisekaukuhlupheka ngalezizinto,ngobangiyamesabaNgakho-kelomuntuwafa,eshiyaukufakwakhenjengesibonelosesibindiesihle, nesikhumbuzosobuhle,hhayinjeezinsizweni,kodwanakubobonkeabantubakubo2Maccabees6:28-31 Washongesibindiwathi,“Lezingizitholilezivelaezulwini;futhingenxayemithethoyakhengiyazenyanya;futhi ngithembaukuzitholakuyefuthi.”Kangangobainkosi,nalaboababenaye,bamangalangesibindisalensizwa,ngoba yayingabunakiubuhlungu.Kodwauninawayemangalisangaphezukwakhokonke,futhiefanelweyinkumbulo ehloniphekile:ngobalaphoebonaamadodanaakheayisikhombisaebulawaesikhathinisosukuolulodwa, wakuthwalangesibindiesihle,ngenxayethembaayenaloeNkosiniYebo,wabakhuthazabonkengolimilwakhe, egcweleimimoyayesibindi;futhievusaimicabangoyakheyobufazingesisusobudoda,wathikubo,2Maccabees 7:11-12,20-21

Ungamesabilomhlukumezi,kodwa,njengobaufaneleabafowenu,thathaukufakwakhoukuzengikwamukelefuthi ngesihawukanyenabafowenu2Maccabees7:29

Laboababesaba,futhibengathembiubulungisabukaNkulunkulu,babaleka,bahamba.2Maccabees8:13

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

NgakhouMakhabeyuwabizaamadodaakhendawonye,abayizinkulungwaneeziyisithupha,wabakhuthazaukuba bangabesabiisitha,futhibangesabiisixukuesikhulusezizwe,esasibahlaselangokungafanele;kodwabalwe ngobuqhawe,2Maccabees8:16

Ngakho-ke,esebaqinisengalamazwi,eselungeleukufelaumthethonezwe,wahlukanisaibutholakhelabayizigaba ezine;Wahlanganisanabafowabo,abaholibeqembungalinye,noSimoni,noJosefa,noJonathani,ngamunyeenika amadodaangamakhuluayisihlanu2Maccabees8:21-22

KodwalaboababenoMaccabeusbavimbezelainqabangesibindiizinsukuezineKodwangosukulwesihlanu ekuseniizinsizwaezingamashumiamabilizeqembulikaMaccabeus,zivuthaintukuthelongenxayokuhlambalaza, zahlaselaudongangobuqhawe,futhingesibindiesinamandlazabulalabonkeababehlangananabo.2Maccabees 10:33,35

Ekugcinenibagcwalisaikamungokwesabanokuxokozela,bahambangempumeleloenkulu.2Maccabees13:16

Ngobaezikhathinizangaphambili,laphobengahlanganinabeZizwe,wayemangalelwengobuJuda,futhiwabeka umzimbawakhenokuphilakwakheengoziningesibindinangayoyonkeinkoloyamaJuda.Kodwaephuthelwa ukushaywakwakhengokuxhamazela,isixukusigijimelangaphakathikweminyango,wagijimangesibindiwaya odongeni,waziphonsaphansingamandlaphakathikwabobonke2Maccabees14:38,43

Ngakho-kewanxusaabantubakheukubabangesabiukufikakwezizweezizomelananabo,kodwabakhumbuleusizo ababelutholeezikhathinizangaphambililuvelaezulwini,futhimanjebalindeleukunqobanosizo,oluzofikakubo luvelakuSomandla.2Maccabees15:8

Ngakho-kebeduduzwekakhulungamazwikaJuda,ayemahlekakhulu,futhiekwaziukubakhuthazaukubababe nesibindi,futhibakhuthazeizinhliziyozezinsizwa,banqumaukungamisiikamu,kodwangesibindibalwenabo, futhingobuqhawebahlulelelendabangokungqubuzana,ngobaumuzinendawoengcwelenethempeli kwakusengozini2Maccabees15:17

Ngakho-kemanje,Nkosiyezulu,thumelaingelosienhlephambikwethuukuzeibesabefuthiibesabe;futhi ngamandlaengaloyakhomabashayweuvalolaboabezakubantubakhoabangcweleukuzohlambalazaWaphetha kanje.2Maccabees15:23-24

U-Enoke

Waphendulawathikimi,ngezwaizwilakhe:Ungesabi,Enoke,wenamuntuolungileyonombhaliwokulunga: sondelalaphauzweizwilami.U-Enoke15:1

Ningabesabiizoni,ninabalungileyo;ngokubauJehovauzophindeabanikeleezandlenizenu,ukuzenibahlulele ngokwezifisozenu.Enoke95:3

Ngakho-keningesabi,ninaenihluphekile;ngokubaukuphulukiswakuyakubayisabelosenu,nokukhanyaokukhulu kuyakunikhanyisela,nezwilokuphumulaniyolizwalivelaezulwini.Enoke96:3

Futhiphezukwabobonkeabalungileyonabangcweleuyomisaabaqaphiphakathikwezingelosiezingcwele,ukuze babaqaphenjenge-apulaleso,Kuzekubeyilaphoeqedabonkeububinazozonkeizono,Futhinakubaabalungileyo belalaubuthongoobude,abanakhoukwesabaU-Enoke100:5

Bhekaniizulu,ninabantwanabezulu,nayoyonkeimisebenziyoPhezukonke,nimesabe,ningenziokubiphambi kwaKheU-Enoke101:1

Ningesabininamiphefumuloyabalungileyo,futhiyibaninethembaninaenifenilungile.Enoke102:4

Manjeningesabininabalungileyo,laphonibonaizoniziqinafuthiziphumelelaezindlelenizazo:ningahlanganyeli nazo,kodwahlalanikudenobudlovabazo;ngobanizobaabanganebebutholasezulwini.Enoke104:6

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

I-Jasher

UMethuselawenzangobuqothoemehlwenikaNkulunkulu,njengobauyiseu-Enokeayemfundisile,futhinaye phakathinayoyonkeimpiloyakhewafundisaamadodanaabantuukuhlakanipha,ulwazinokwesabauNkulunkulu, futhiakaphambukangaendlelenienhlengakwesokunenenomangakwesobunxeleJasher4:3

Wathikubo:“Ningesabi,ningesabi,ngokubazonkeizithazethuzizonikelwaezandlenizethu,futhinenzengazo njengobanithanda”Jasher7:36

InkosiyafikayahlalaphambikukaSarayi,bhekaingelosikaJehovaimiphezukwabo,yabonakalakuSarayiyathi kuye:“Ungesabi,ngokubauJehovauwuzwileumthandazowakho”Jasher15:20

NgalesosikhathiuJehovawabonakalafuthiku-AbramaeHebroni,wathikuye:“Ungesabi,umvuzowakhomkhulu kakhuluphambikwami,ngokubaangiyikukushiya,ngizengikwandise,ngikubusise,ngenzeinzaloyakhoibe njengezinkanyezizasezulwini,ezingenakulinganiswanomaezingenakubalwa.Futhingiyakunikainzaloyakho wonkelawamazweowabonayongamehloakho,ngiyowanikawonaabeyifakuzekubephakade,kodwaqina ungesabi,hambaphambikwamiubengophelele”Jasher16:20-21

IngelosikaJehovayamtholaendawenilaphoayebalekelekhona,ngasemthonjeni,yathikuye:“Ungesabi,ngokuba ngiyakwandisainzaloyakho,ngokubauzakuzalaindodana,uyiqambeigamalokuthiu-Ishmayeli;buyelakuSarayi inkosikaziyakho,uzithobephansikwesandlasakhe.”Jasher16:34

INkosiyathikuSathane,“Uyiqaphelekanjeincekuyamiu-Abrahama?Ngobaakekhoonjengayeemhlabeni, umuntuophelelenolungilephambikwami,owesabauNkulunkulufuthiogwemaokubi;njengobangiphila,uma bengingathikuye,Lethau-Isakaindodanayakhophambikwami,ubengekeayigodlekimi,kakhuluuma bengimtshelaukuthialetheumnikelowokushiswaphambikwamiemhlambiniwakhenomaezinkomenizakhe” Jasher22:54

NgalesosikhathiuJehovawabonakalaku-Abrahama,wambizaesezulwini,wathikuye:“Ungabekiisandlasakho kumfana,ungenziluthokuye,ngokubangiyazimanjeukuthiuyamesabauNkulunkulungokwenzalesisenzo, nangokungangigodleliindodanayakho,indodanayakhoeyodwa”Jasher23:69

FuthiakuvelangamuntuowesabauNkulunkulunjengo-Abrahama,ngobawayemesabauNkulunkuluwakhe kusukelaebushenibakhe,futhiwayekhonzeuJehova,futhiwayehambekuzozonkeizindlelazakheempilweni yakhe,kusukelaebuntwanenibakhekuzekubesosukwinilokufakwakhe.Jasher26:34

UkwesabakukaJakobenokwesabakwakhekwehlelaphezukomfowabou-Esawu,ngobau-Esawuwayemesaba kakhuluuJakobengalokhoizingelosizikaNkulunkuluezazikwenzileku-Esawu,futhiintukutheloka-Esawu ngoJakobeyaphendukaumusaLaphou-EsawuebonauJakobeegijimelakuye,nayewagijimelakuye,wamanga, wawelaentanyeniyakhe,bamanga,bakhalaUNkulunkuluwabekaukwesabanomusakuJakobeezinhliziyweni zamadodaayehambano-Esawu,bamanganoJakobe,bamanga.Futhino-Elifazi,indodanaka-Esawu,nabafowabo abane,amadodanaka-Esawu,bakhalanoJakobe,bamanga,bamanga,ngobaukwesabauJakobekwasekubafikele bonkeJasher32:55-58

Manjethulakubofuthiulahleukwesabakwakho,kodwathembelaeNkosiniuNkulunkuluwethu,uthandazekuye ukubaasisizefuthiasikhulule,futhianikeleizithazethuezandlenizethuUJudawathikuSimeyoninoLevi,nakubo bonkeabafowabo:“Qinaninibengamadodanaanamandla,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwethuunathi, ningabesabi”UJasher34:56,59

UJehovawayizwaimithandazoka-IsakanoJakobe,wagcwalisaizinhliziyozabobonkeabelulekibamakhosi ngokwesabaokukhulunokwesabakangangokuthibamemezangazwilinyebathi,“Uyisiwulanamuhla,noma akukhoukuqondakuwe,ukuthiuzolwanamaHebheru,futhikunganiuzojabulangokubhujiswakwakhonamuhla?” BhekaababilibabobafikaemziniwaseShekemibengesabinomabesaba,babulalabonkeabakhileyoemzini, kangangokuthiakukhomuntuowamelananabo,futhiuzokwazikanjaniukulwanabobonke?”Amakhosi aphendukaazibambaamadodanakaJakobe,ngobaawazangealokotheasondelekuboukuzealwenabo,ngoba babesabakakhulu,futhiizinhliziyozabozancibilikangaphakathikubongenxayokubesaba.Jasher35:2-3,23

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

UkwesabanokwesabakwagcwalaizinhliziyozabongenxayamadodanakaJakobe,bazebabesabakakhulu, babalekaphambikwabobangenaemzini,amadodanakaJakobeabaxoshakwazekwabasesangwenilomuzi,bafika emziniAmadodanabesifazaneabacishebabeamashumiayisishiyagalombilibabesakhuphukaodongenibesuka emzini,bazungezauJuda,uJehovawafakaukwesabakukaJudaezinhliziywenizabo,kangangokuthi babengenakukwaziukusondelakuyeLendodaenamandlangemvakokushayauJudayabalekaukuzeisindise impiloyayo,ngenxayokwesabakukaJuda,izinyawozayozashelelaodongeni,yawelaphakathikwamadodana kaJakobeayengaphansikodonga,amadodanakaJakobeamshayaambulala.UJasher39:8,35,39

BonkeabakhileyoemiziniyamaKhanani,nabobonkeababengaphesheyakweJordani,besabakakhulu ngamadodanakaJakobe,ngobabathi,“Bheka,kuzokwenziwaokufanayokithinjengobakwenziwakuleyomizi, ngobangubaniongemangokumelenenamandlaayoamakhulu?”Jasher40:10

Ngakho-kendodanayami,Josefandodanayami,thembaeNkosini,umlindeungesabi,ngokubauJehovaunawe, uyakukukhululakuzozonkeizinhluphekoSukumandodanayami,wehleleeGibhithenamakhosiakho,ungesabi, ngokubauJehovaunawe,ndodanayami.WaqhubekaekhulumalawamazwikuJosefa,wathula.UJasher42:39-40

Ngakho-kendodanayami,fundisaabantwanabakhonabantwanababantwanabakhoukwesabauJehova, nokuhambangendlelaenhleezomjabulisauJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,ngobaumaugcinaizindlelazikaJehova nezimisozakhe,uJehovauzokugcinanaweisivumelwanosakheno-Abrahama,futhiuzokwenzelaokuhlewena nenzaloyakhozonkeizinsukuJasher47:8

AwubonangaizindabazikahulumeniwaseGibhitheezilawulwanguye,ngaphandlekokubuzakuFaroinkosiyakhe; awubonangaukwesabanokwesabaakufakakubobonkeabaseGibhitheJasher52:16

KwathingesikhathisaseminiuJosefawathumelaukubakuthathweamadodakanyenoBenjamini,amadodaatshela umphathiwendlukaJosefangesilivaesasibuyiselweemasakeniawo,wathikubo:“Kuzobakuhlekini,ningesabi” WalethaumfowabouSimeyonikubo.UJasher53:4

UJudawathikuJosefa:“Impelakufanelewenanabantubakhoukungesaba;njengobauJehovaephila,umangike ngahoshainkembayami,angiyikuyibekaesikhonkwaneningizengibulalelonkeiGibhithenamuhla,futhingizoqala ngawengiqedengoFaroinkosiyakho”Jasher54:10

UJuda,ebonaabanyebabafowabobethukile,wathikubo:“Nisabelani,kantiumusakaNkulunkuluunathi?”Kwathi laphouJudaebonabonkeabantubaseGibhithebebazungezilengomyalokaJosefawokubasabisa,uJosefakuphela owabayala,wathi:“Ningathintimuntukubo”UJasher54:42

BhekaizwilikaJehovalezakuye,lathi:“YehlauyeeGibhithewenanendluyakhoyonke,uhlalekhona,ungesabi ukwehlelaeGibhithe,ngokubangiyakukwenzaisizweesikhululapho”UJakobewathienhliziyweniyakhe: “NgizohambangiyobonaindodanayamiukuthiingabeukumesabauNkulunkuluwayokusesenhliziyweniyayo phakathikwabobonkeabakhileyoeGibhithe”UJehovawathikuJakobe:“UngesabingoJosefa,ngokuba usabambeleleekuphelelenikwakheukungikhonza,njengobakubonakalakukuhleemehlweniakho”UJakobe wajabulakakhulungendodanayakhe.UJasher55:2-4

FuthiukuzengaziizibonakalisonezimangalisoezinkuluuJehovaayezozenzaeGibhithengenxayabantubakheuIsrayeli,ukuzeabantwanabakwa-IsrayelibamesabeuJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyise,bahambeezindlelenizakhe zonke,bonanenzaloyabongemvakwabozonkeizinsukuJasher63:8

UJehovawabangelaukwesabaokukhuluekamulamakhosi,kangangokuthiukwesabaabantwanabakwa-Israyeli kwabehlelaBonkeabantubaseGibhithebabonaububiabantwanabakwa-Israyeliababebenzekubo,ngakhobonke abaseGibhithebesabakakhuluabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,ngobababeboneamandlaaboamakhulu,nokuthiakukho noyedwakuboowawa.Jasher64:36,49

KodwaababelethisibabemesabauNkulunkulu,abalalelangainkosiyaseGibhithenamazwiayo,kwathilapho abesifazaneabangamaHebherubezalelaumbelethisiindodananomaindodakazi,khona-keumbelethisiwayesenza konkeokwakudingekakumntwana,amyekeaphile;benzakanjaloababelethisizonkeizinsukuJasher66:27

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

UMosewayemesabauJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyise,kangangokuthiakasondelangakuye,futhiakazange ambhekeUMosewayemesabauJehovauNkulunkuluwakheimpiloyakheyonke,futhiuMosewahambaphambi kukaJehovangeqiniso,ngayoyonkeinhliziyoyakhenomphefumulowakhe,akaphambukangaendleleniefanele zonkeizinsukuzokuphilakwakhe;akaphambukangaendlelenieyangakwesokunenenomangakwesobunxele,lapho u-Abrahama,u-IsakanoJakobebabehambekhonaJasher73:32,37

BonkeabantwanabakwaKushebesabaukwelulaisandlasabongokumelenenoMose,ngobauJehovawayenoMose, futhiabantwanabakwaKushebakhumbulaisifungoabasifungakuMose,ngakho-keabamlimazangaJasher76:10

UMosewathikuFaro:“Bheka,nomauyizibulolikanyoko,ungesabi,ngokubaawuyikufa,ngokubauJehovauyalile ukubauphile,ukuzeakuboniseamandlaakheamakhulunengaloyakheeyeluliweyoenamandla”Jasher80:57

UMosewathikubo,“Ningesabi,yimaniniboneinsindisokaJehovaazonenzelayonanamuhla.”Isigabasesibili sasingesabantwanabakwaZebuloni,uBenjamininoNafetali,basebenqumaukubuyelaeGibhithenabaseGibhithe UMosewathikubo,“Ningesabi,ngobanjengobaniboneabaseGibhithenamuhla,anisayikubabonanaphakade.” IsigabasesithathusasingesabantwanabakwaJudanoJosefa,basebenqumaukuyakuhlangabezaabaseGibhithe ukuzebalwenaboUMosewathikubo,“Yimaniezindawenizenu,ngokubauJehovauzakunilwela,ninanithule” IsigabasesinesasingesabantwanabakwaLevi,abaGadi,nabakwa-Asheri,basebenqumaukungenaphakathi kwabaseGibhitheukuzebabaphazamise,uMosewathikubo,“Hlalaniezindawenizenuningesabi,memezani uJehovakuphelaukubaanisindiseezandlenizabo”UJasher81:28-33

NgalesosikhathiuJehovawathikubantwanabakwa-Israyeli:“Ningamesabi,ngokubangimnikeleesandlenisakho yenanabobonkeabantubakhenezwelakhelonke,wenawenzekuyenjengobawenzakuSihoni”Jasher85:26

UJehovawamyalauJoshuwaindodanakaNuni,wathikuye:“Qina,ubenesibindi,ngokubauyakubangenisa abantwanabakwa-Israyeliezweniengalifungelaukubanikalona,minangizakubanawe”UMosewathikuJoshuwa: “Qina,ubenesibindi,ngokubauzokwenzaabantwanabakwa-Israyelibabeyifalezwe,uJehovauyakubanawe; akayikukushiya,akulahle,ungesabi,ungadangali.”UJasher87:3-4

Akukhomuntuoyokumaphambikwakhozonkeizinsukuzokuphilakwakho;njengobanganginayeuMose,nami ngiyobanawe;qinakuphela,ubenesibindisokugcinawonkeumthethouMoseakuyalangawo,ungaphambuki endleleniuyengakwesokunenenomangakwesobunxele,ukuzeuphumelelekukhokonkeokwenzayoEkupheleni kwezinsukueziyisikhombisabafikakuJoshuwaekamu,bathikuye:“UJehovaunikeleizwelonkeesandlenisethu, nabakhileyokulobancibilikilengenxayethu”UJehovawathikuJoshuwa:“Ungesabi,ungapheliamandla,bheka, nginikeleesandlenisakhoi-Ayi,inkosiyalo,nabantubalo,wenawenzekubonjengalokhowenzaeJeriko nasenkosiniyalo;impangoyalonezinkomozalokuphelaniyakuzithathelazonazibeyimpangoyenu;beka abaqamekelibomuzingemuvakwawo”UJasher88:4,8,38

UJehovawathikuJoshuwa:“Ungabesabi,ngokubakusasangalesisikhathingiyobanikelabonkebebulewephambi kwakho,unqumeamahhashiaboimisipha,ushiseizinqolazabongomlilo”Jasher89:42

Ziqiniseni,futhiizinhliziyozenunonkeenithembelaeNkosinimazibenesibindi.Ukuphela.Jasher91:17

AmaJubili

Nina-ke,zalani,nandeemhlabeni,nandekuwo,nibeyisibusisokuwoNgizofakaukwesabakwenunokwesaba kwenukukhokonkeokusemhlabeninaselwandle.AmaJubili6:5

NgiyobanguNkulunkuluwakho,nendodanayakho,nendodanayendodanayakho,nenzaloyakhoyonke;ungesabi, kusukelamanjekuzekubesezizukulwanenizonkezomhlaba,nginguNkulunkuluwakho.AmaJubili12:24

Ngemvakwalezizinto,ngonyakawesinewalelisonto,ngenyangayesithathu,izwilikaJehovalafikaku-Abrama ephusheni,lathi:‘Ungesabi,Abrama;ngingumvikeliwakho,umvuzowakhouyakubamkhulukakhulu.’AmaJubili 14:1

Ngathikuye:‘Ungabekiisandlasakhokumfana,ungenziluthokuye,ngokubasengibonisilemanjeukuthi uyamesabauJehova,awungigodlangaindodanayakho,izibulolakho’AmaJubili18:11

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

Ungesabi,ndodanayamiJakobe,Ungakhathazeki,ndodanaka-Abrahama:KwangathiuNkulunkuluoPhezukonke angakuvikelaekubhujisweni,FuthikwangathiangakukhululakuzozonkeizindlelazokudukaAmaJubili22:23

UJehovawabonakalakuyengalobobusuku,ngenyangayokuqala,wathikuye:‘NginguNkulunkuluka-Abrahama uyihlo;ungesabi,ngokubanginawe,ngiyakukubusisa,ngandiseinzaloyakhoibengangesihlabathisomhlaba, ngenxayencekuyamiu-Abrahama.’AmaJubili24:22

Ungesabi,mama;qinisekaukuthingizokwenzaintandoyakhofuthingihambengobuqotho,futhiangizonakalisi izindlelazamikuzekubephakadeAmaJubili25:10

Ungesabingenxayakhe,dadewethu,ngobausendlelenieqondilefuthiuyindodaephelele:futhiuthembekilefuthi ngekeabhubhe.Ungakhali.AmaJubili27:17

WathikuJuda:“KwangathiuJehovaangakunikaamandlanamandlaokunyathelaphansibonkeabakuzondayo;wena kanyenenyeyamadodanaakho,uzobayisikhuluphezukwamadodanakaJakobe;igamalakhonegamalamadodana akholihambelidabulewonkeamazwenezifundaKhona-keizizweziyakwesabaphambikwakho,nezizwezonke ziyakuthuthumela.”AmaJubili31:18

Ungesabi,ngobanjengobaukubonilenokufunda,kuyakubanjalokonke;futhiubhalephansikonkenjengoba ukubonilenokufundaAmaJubili32:24

FuthiungesabingenxakaJakobe,ngobaumgcinikaJakobemkhulu,unamandlafuthiuyahlonishwa,futhi udunyiswakakhulukunomgcinika-Esawu.AmaJubili35:17

Manjengizonifungisaisifungoesikhulungobaakukhosifungoesikhulukunasongegamaelithi,“elikhazimulayo nelihloniphekilenelikhulunelikhazimulayonelimangalisayonelinamandla,”owadalaamazulunomhlabanazo zonkeizintondawonyesokuthinizomesabafuthinimkhulekele.”AmaJubili36:7

KwathingosukulweshuminesithuphaiNkosiyabonakalakuye,yathikuye:‘Jakobe,Jakobe’;wathi:‘Ngilapha.’ Yathikuye:‘NginguNkulunkuluwawoyihlo,uNkulunkuluka-Abrahamano-Isaka;ungesabiukwehlelaeGibhithe, ngokubangizokwenzaisizweesikhululaphoNgizokwehlanawe,futhingizokukhuphula(futhi),futhikulelizwe uzongcwatshwa,futhiuJosefauzobekaizandlazakhephezukwamehloakho.’AmaJubili44:5

IzincwadiEzilahlekileZeBhayibheli

Ungesabi,Joachim,futhiungakhathazekingokungibona,ngobangiyingelosiyeNkosiethunyelweyiyokuwe,ukuze ngikwazise,ukuthiimithandazoyakhoizwakele,nokuthiiziphozakhozenyukileemehlwenikaNkulunkulu. IVangeliLokuzalwaKukaMariya2:3

Ngemvakwalokhoingelosiyabonakalaku-Anaumkakheyathi:Ungesabi,futhiungacabangiukuthilokho okubonayokungumoyaNgobangiyingelosieyeyanikelaimithandazoyakhoneziphozakhophambi kukaNkulunkulu,futhimanjengithunyelwekuwe,ukuzengikwaziseukuthiuzozalelwaindodakazi,ezobizwa ngokuthiuMariya,futhiibusiswengaphezukwabobonkeabesifazane.IVangeliLokuzalwaKukaMariya3:1-2

UMoyaweNkosiuyohlalaphezukwakhe,uMoyawokuhlakaniphanokuqonda,uMoyaweselulekonamandla, uMoyawolwazinokuzinikela,futhiuMoyawokwesabauJehovauyomgcwalisa.IVangeliLokuzalwaKukaMariya 5:15

Kodwaesacabangangalezizinto,bhekaingelosiyeNkosiyabonakalakuyeebuthongwenibakhe,yathiJosefa, ndodanakaDavide,ungesabi;ungavumiukubananomayikuphiukusolaukuthiiNtombikaziinecalalobufebe, nomaukucabangaukuthikukhonaokubingayo,futhiungesabiukuyithathaibengumkakho;ngobalokhookuzelwe kuyofuthimanjeokukhathazayoingqondoyakho,akusiwoumsebenziwomuntu,kodwauMoyaoNgcwele. IVangeliLokuzalwaKukaMariya8:8-10

Umpristiomkhuluwaphendulawathi,Josefa,yesabaiNkosiuNkulunkuluwakho,ukhumbuleukuthiuNkulunkulu waphathakanjaniuDathani,uKora,no-Abiramu,ukuthiumhlabawavulekawabagwinyakanjani,ngenxa

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

yokuphikisanakwabo.Ngakho-ke,Josefa,yesabauNkulunkulu,funakwenzekeizintoezinjaloemndeniniwakho. I-Protevangelion8:14-15

Bheka,ingelosiyeNkosiyemangakuye,yathi:“Ungesabi,Mariya,ngokubautholeumusaemehlweni kaNkulunkulu;Protevangelion9:9

Ungesabiukumthathalowowesifazaneosemusha,ngobaokungaphakathikuyekuvelakuMoyaoNgcwele;futhi uzozalaindodana,futhiuzoyiqambaigamalokuthiuJesu,ngobauzosindisaabantubakheezonwenizaboIProtevangelion10:18-19

Umamawathikuye:“Ungesabindodakazi;myekeazeasondelekuwe!”Beseumtshengisaindwanguyokusonga, esiyinikweyiNkosikaziuMariya,sizobonalesisenzakalo.IVangeliloku-1lobuntwanabukaJesuKristu13:15

UJesuwathikuye:“Ungesabi,ungapheliamandla;IVangeliloku-1lobuntwanabukaJesuKristu16:12

FuthisezwaingelosiithikwabesifazaneababesethunenilikaJesu,Ningesabi;ngiyaziukuthinifunauJesu owabethelwaesiphambanweni;uvukilenjengobaayebikezeleIVangelilikaNikodemu10:5

KodwauJesuwangibambaisandla,wangiphakamisaemhlabathini,kwathiamazoloangifafaza;kodwa,esulaubuso bami,wangiqabula,wathikimi:“Ungesabi,Josefa;ngibheke,ngobayimi”IVangelilikaNikodemu11:21

Ngakho-keungubaniwena,ongenangesibindikangakaphakathikwezindawozethuzokuhlala,futhiongagcininje ngokungesabiukusongelangezijezisoezinkulukakhulu,kodwafuthiuzamaukusindisabonkeabanye emaketangeniesibabambekuwo?IVangelilikaNikodemu17:11

UmprofethiwasebukhosiniuDavidewamemezangesibindi,wathi:“HlabelelaniiNkosiingomaentsha,ngokuba yenzeizimangaliso;isandlasayosokunenenengaloyayoengcwelekumtholeleukunqoba.”IVangelilikaNikodemu 19:13

Ngakho-ke,bathandekayobami,njengobanizwilengokufikakweNkosi,cabanganifuthinenzengokwesaba, khona-kekuyakubakiniukuphilaokuphakade;IncwadikaPawulukwabaseLawodikeya1:10

Ngenxayalokhu,uNkulunkuluwathumelaiNdodanayakheuJesuKristu,engiyishumayelayo,futhiengifundisa abantuukubababekeithembalabonjengalowomuntuowayenesihawuesikhuluezwenielidukisiwe,ukuze lingalahlwa,mbusi,kodwalibenokholo,ukwesabauNkulunkulu,ulwazilwenkolo,nothandolweqinisoNjengoba ebonauPawuluukuthiakasabiukuhlupheka,kodwaukuthingosizolukaNkulunkuluwayeziphathangesibindi, ukhololwakhelwakhulakakhulukangangokuthiwamangangamaketangaakheIzEnzozikaPawulunoThecla 4:5,12

Kwasekufikaizwilivelaezulwini,lithi:“Ungesabi,Thekla,ncekuyamiethembekileyo,ngokubanginaweBheka, uboneindawoevulekelewena;laphokuyakubakhonaindawoyakhoyokuhlalayaphakade;laphouzotholakhona umbonoomuhle.”IzEnzozikaPawulunoThekla11:11

Ngakho-keukuthobekanokwesabauNkulunkulukwalamadodaamakhulunavelele,okulotshweemiBhalweni, ngokulalela,akusenzangathinakuphela,kodwanezizukulwaneezandulelayozibengcono;ngishonabobonke abamukeleamazwiakheangcwelengokwesabanangeqinisoIncwadiyoku-1kaClementkwabaseKorinte9:1

Masibahloniphelaboabasiphethe;masibahlonipheasebekhulileabaphakathikwethu;futhimasifundiseabesilisa abasha,ekufundiseninasekumesabeniiNkosiUthandolwabomalungabinabandlululokubobonkeabesaba uNkulunkulungokwenkoloFuthiikakhulukazimabafundeukuthiukuthobekakunamandlaamakhulukangakanani kuNkulunkulu;ukuthiuthandooluhlanzekilenolungcweleluzuzisakangakananikuye;ukuthiukwesabakwakhe kuhlekangakananifuthikukhulukangakanani;nokuthikuzosindisakanjanibonkeabaphendukelakuye ngobungcwelengengqondoehlanzekileIncwadiyoku-1kaClementkwabaseKorinte10:7,11,13

Wozanibantwana,ningilalele,ngizonifundisaukwesabaiNkosiNgubaniumuntuofisaukuphila,othandaukubona izinsukuezinhle?Gcinaulimilwakhokokubi,nezindebezakhozingakhulumiinkohliso.Sukakokubi,wenze

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

okuhle;funaukuthula,ukulandele.UBabawethuonesihenomusaunesihawukulaboabamesabayo;futhingomusa nangothandoubaphabonkeabezakuyebenengqondoelulaIncwadiyoku-1kaClementkwabaseKorinte11:2-4,9

Ngakho-ke,umasibonakonkekubonwafuthikuzwiwanguNkulunkulu,masimesabe,futhimasilahleimisebenzi yethuemibievelaezifisweniezimbi,ukuzengesihawusakhesikhululweekulahlweniokuzayoIncwadiyoku-1 kaClementkwabaseKorinte13:1

Uyofihlwaekushaywenikolimi;futhingekewesabeukubhujiswalaphokufikaUyohlekaababinezoni;futhingeke wesabeizilwanezomhlabaIsilosasendlesiyohlalanawengokuthulaIncwadiyoku-1kaClementkwabaseKorinte 23:10-11

Makanikewonkeumphefumulowomuntuobizaigamalakheelikhazimulayonelingcwele,ukukholwa,ukwesaba, ukuthula,ukubekezela,ukubekezela,ukuzithiba,ubungcwelenokuqonda,kubobonkeabamthokozisayoemehlweni akhe;ngoMpristiwethuOmkhulunoMvikeliuJesuKristu,okungayeinkazimulo,nobukhosi,namandla,nodumo, kubekuyemanjenaphakade.Amen.Incwadiyoku-1kaClementkwabaseKorinte24:2

Futhimasingamesabiabantu,kodwauNkulunkuluNgakho-ke,umasingenzaizintoezimbikangaka,iNkosiithe: Nomaninganamathelakimi,ngishonasesifubenisami,ningagciniimiyaloyami,bengizonilahla,ngithikini:Sukani kimi;angaziukuthinivelaphi,ninabenzibokubi.Incwadiyesi-2kaClementkwabaseKorinte2:15

Ngakho-ke,bazalwane,njengobasishiyangokuzithandelaukuhlalakwethukulelizwengenxakanembeza,masenze intandoyalowoosibizile,singesabiukuhambakulelizweNgokubaiNkosiithi,Niyakubanjengezimvuphakathi kwezimpisiUPetruwaphendulawathi,Kuthiwaniumaizimpisizidwengulaizimvu?UJesuwathikuPetru, “Ningazesabiizimvungemvakokufa:Futhinaniningabesabiabanibulalayo,futhingemvakwalokho ningasenakwenzaluthokini;kodwayesabanilowongemvakokufakwenuonamandlaokuphonsakokubili umphefumulonomzimbaesihogwenisomlilo”Incwadiyesi-2kaClementkwabaseKorinte3:1-2

Manjeabasizibokhololwethuukwesabanokubekezela;abalwiesikanyenabo,ukubekezelanokuzithiba.Incwadi EjwayelekileKaBarnaba2:2

Masibeyithempelielingokomoya,eliphelelekuNkulunkuluNomangabesikuphi,masizindlengokwesaba uNkulunkulu;futhisizamengamandlaethuonkeukugcinaimiyaloyakhe;ukuzesijabulengezahlulelozakhe ezilungileyo.IncwadiEjwayelekileKaBarnaba3:12

Futhikulokhuwakhulumakahle,ehloniphaumyaloNgakho-ke,uthini?Ukuzesibambelelekulaboabamesabayo uJehova;nalaboabazindlangomyalowezwiabalitholileezinhliziywenizabo;nalaboabamemezelaizahlulelo zeNkosiezilungileyo,futhibagcineimiyaloyakhe;IncwadiEjwayelekilekaBarnaba9:17

Futhifuthi:Uyohlalaemgodiniophakemewedwalaeliqinile.Besekuthi-ke,yinielandelayokumprofethiofanayo? Amanziakheathembekile;niyobonainkosingenkazimulo,futhiumphefumulowenuuyofundaukwesabaiNkosi Futhiyinielandelayo?Kwakukhonaumfulaogelezangakwesokunene,kwakhulaimithiemihleecelenikwawo; futhinomaubaniodlakuwouyophilakuzekubephakade.Lokhukushoukuthini:ukuthisehlelaemanziniagcwele izononokungcola;kodwasiphindesikhuphuke,sitheleizithelo;ezinhliziywenizethusinokwesabanethemba elikuJesu,ngomoyaFuthinomaubaniodlakuwouyophilakuzekubephakadeIncwadiEjwayelekileKaBarnaba 10:6,14

Ungasusiisandlasakhoendodaneniyakho,nomaendodakaziniyakho;kodwakumelweubafundisekusukela ebushenibaboukwesabauJehova.Ungafisiizintozomakhelwanewakho;futhiungabingumphangi.Futhiinhliziyo yakhomayingahlanganinabantuabazidlayo;kodwauyobalwaphakathikwabalungileyonabaphansiNomangabe yiziphiizenzakaloezizokwehlela,uyozamukelanjengezinhleUngabinhliziyombili,nomaokhulumaizilimi ezimbili;ngobaulimiolubililuyisihibesokufa.UyothobelaiNkosikanyenamakhosiaphansinjengabameleli bakaNkulunkulu,ngokwesabanangenhloniphoUngabinomsindoemiyalweniyakhokunomaiyiphiyezinceku zakhoezithembelakuNkulunkulu;funaungesabiyenaophezukwakhokokubili;ngobaakazelangaukubizanoma ubaningokukhethaabantu,kodwalowoumoyaomenzeleyenaIncwadiEjwayelekileKaBarnaba14:12-15

Izikhathizokugcinasezifikilekithi:Ngakho-kemasibenenhloniphoenkulufuthisesabeukubekezela kukaNkulunkulu,ukuzekungabikithiokusiholelaekulahlweni.Ngobamasesabeulakaoluzayo,nomamasithande

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

umusaesiwujabulelayonjengamanje:ukuzengomunye,nomaomunye,walaba,sitholakalekuKristuJesu, ekuphilenikweqinisoIncwadika-Ignatiuseyakwabase-Efesu3:5-6

Ngobamanjekufanelengesabekakhulu,ngingalalelilaboabangikhukhumezayo.Incwadika-IgnatiuseyakwabaseEfesu1:13

Kodwa,laphosengibuyileengqondweniyami,futhingikhumbulainkazimulokaGadi,futhingibanesibindi,ngawa ngamadoloami,futhingaqalaukuvumaizonozaminjengakuqalaUmalusikaHermas(Imibono)3:8

OkokuqalakholwaukuthikukhonauNkulunkuluoyedwaowadalafuthiwabumbazonkeizintongaphandlekolutho zibeyisidalwaUqondazonkeizinto,futhimkhulukakhulu,ongenakuqondwayinomaubaniOngenakuchazwa ngamazwi,nomaaqondweyingqondo.Ngakho-kekholwakuye;futhiumesabe;futhiumesabeudedekukhokonke okubi.Gcinalezizinto,futhiulahlekonkeukukhanukanobubikudenawe,wembatheukulunga,futhiuzophila kuNkulunkulu,umaugcinalomyaloIncwadiyesi-2kaHermas(Imiyalo)1:1-5

Ngakuyala,kushoyena,emiyalweniyamiyokuqala,ukuthikufaneleugcineukholonokwesaba,nokuphenduka. Yebo,Mnumzane,kushominaIncwadiyesi-2kaHermas(Imiyalo)6:1

Uthi,“MesabeuNkulunkulu,ugcineimiyaloyakhe.Ngobaumaugcinaimiyaloyakhe,uzobanamandlakuyo yonkeimisebenzi,futhiyonkeimisebenziyakhoiyobamihlekakhuluNgobangokwesabauNkulunkulu, uyokwenzakonkekahleLokhukwesabaokumelweuthintekengakhoukuzeusindisweKodwaungamesabi udeveli:ngobaumawesabaiNkosi,uyobusaphezukwayo;ngobaakukhomandlakuyoManjeumakungekho mandlakuyo,khona-kenayeakufaneleesatshweKodwalowoonamandlaamakhulu,kumelweesatshwe;ngoba wonkeumuntuonamandla,kumelweesatshwe.Kodwaongenamandlauyadelelwayibobonke.Mesabeimisebenzi kadeveli,ngobamibiNgobangokwesabaiNkosi,uyokwesabafuthiungenziimisebenzikadeveli,kodwauzigcine kuyoNgakho-kekukhonaukwesabaokukabili;umaungafuniukwenzaokubi,yesabaiNkosifuthiawuyikukwenza Kodwaumauzokwenzaokuhle,ukwesabaiNkosikunamandla,kukhulufuthikuyakhazimula.Ngakho-keyesaba uNkulunkulu,uyakuphila;futhinomangubaniomesabayo,agcineimiyaloyakhe,ukuphilakwakhekuseNkosini. Kodwalaboabangagcini,akukhoukuphilakuboIncwadiyesi-2kaHermas(Imiyalo)7:1-6

Ungayekiimisebenziemihle,kodwayenzeni"Lalelani,"kushoyena,"ukuthiubuhlebaleyomisebenziemihle buyini,ukuzeusindisweOkokuqalaukukholwa;ukwesabaiNkosi;uthando;ukuvumelana;ukulunga;iqiniso; ukubekezela;ubumsulwa."Incwadiyesi-2kaHermas(Imiyalo)8:8

KodwalaboabamesabayouJehova,nabafunaiqinisongoNkulunkulu,benazozonkeizizindlozabongeNkosi, bayaqondakonkeokushiwokubo,bakuqondengokushesha,ngobabanokwesabauJehovakubo.Incwadiyesi-2 kaHermas(Imiyalo)10:13

Ngakho-kenomaubaniosukakuzozonkeizifisoezimbi,uyophilakuNkulunkulu;kodwalaboabangaphansikwazo bayokufaphakadeNgobalokhukufisaokubikuyabulalaNgakho-kegqokaisifisosokulunga,futhiuhlome ngokwesabaiNkosi,umelanenakhokonkeukufisaokubiNgobalokhukwesabakuhlalaezifisweniezinhle;futhi laphoukufisaokubikukubonauhlomengokwesabaiNkosi,futhiumelanenakho,kuyokubalekelakude,futhi kungaveliphambikwakho,kodwayesabaizikhalizakhoFuthiuzobanokunqoba,futhiuthwesweumqhelengakho; futhiuzofinyelelakulesosifisoesihle;futhiuzonikauNkulunkuluukunqobaokutholile,futhiumkhonzengokwenza lokhowenaobuzokwenza.Ngobaumaukhonzaizifisoezinhle,futhiuzithobela;uzokwaziukubusaphezu kwezifisozakhoezimbi;futhiziyozithobakuwenjengobauthandaNgathi,Nkosi,bengizokwaziukukhonzaleso sifisoesihle?Lalela,kushoyena,MesabeuNkulunkulufuthiumethembe,futhiuthandeiqinisonokulunga,futhi wenzeokuhle.IncwadiYesibiliKaHermas(Imiyalo)12:6-10

FuthiphendukelanieNkosiniuNkulunkuluwenu,nimshiyeudevelinezinjabulozakhe,ngobazimbi,ziyababa,futhi azihlanzekile.Ningesabiudeveli,ngobaakanawoamandlaphezukwenu.Ngobanginani,isithunywasokuphenduka, esinegunyaphezukwakheUdeveliuyabesabisaabantungempela;kodwaukwesabakwakhekuyizeNgakho-ke ningesabi,futhiuzokubalekelaNgobaumanimelananaye,uzonibalekelangokudidekaKodwalaboabangagcwele okholweni,yesabaniudeveli,njengokungathiunamandlaamakhuluNgobaudeveliuvivinyaizinceku zikaNkulunkulufuthiumaezitholazingenalutho,uyazibhubhisaKodwamina,isithunywasokuphenduka,ngithi kini,ningesabiudeveli,ngobangithunyelwekini,ukuzengibenani,bonkeabazophendukangenhliziyoyenuyonke, futhinginiqiniseokholweni.Ngakho-keningesabinakancaneezinsongwenizakhe,ngobaazinamandla,

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

njengemizwayomuntuofile.Kodwangilaleleni,nesabeiNkosiuSomandla,enamandlaokunisindisa nokunibhubhisa,nigcineimiyaloyakhe,ukuzeniphileleuNkulunkuluIncwadiyesi-2kaHermas(Imiyalo)12:2223,27,30,33

KodwalokhoenizokwenzaegamenileNkosi,niyokutholaedolobhenilakini,futhiniyobanenjabulongaphandle kokudabukanomaukwesabaNgakho-keningafisiingceboyezizwe;ngobaiyabhubhisaizincekuzikaNkulunkulu IncwadiYesithathuKaHermas(Izifaniso)1:9

KodwathembelaeNkosini,ukuthiumawenzalezizinto,umesaba,futhiudedakuyoyonkeimisebenziemibi, uzophilakuNkulunkuluIncwadiYesithathuKaHermas(Izifaniso)5:6

Ngathikuye:“Nkosi,ngiyakuncengaukuthiusangiboniseintoeyodwamanje.”Wathi,“Ucelani?”Ngathikuye: IngabelaboabasukaekwesabeniuNkulunkulu,bahlushwaisikhathiesifanayonjengobabejabulelainjabuloyabo yamanganezinjabulo?”Wangiphendula:BahlushwangesikhathiesifanayoIncwadiyesi-3kaHermas(Izifaniso) 6:28

Ngathikuye,Nkosi,ngithembaukuthibonkelaphobezwalezizinto,bazophendukaNgobangithembaukuthi wonkeumuntuovumaamacalaakhe,futhiesabaiNkosi,uzobuyelaekuphendukeni.IncwadiYesithathuKaHermas (Izifaniso)8:81

Kodwamanjeusukhanyiselweyingelosi,kodwanokhongoMoyaofanayoKodwakufaneleucabangelezonke izintongokucophelela;ngobayingakhongithunyelweendliniyakhoyilesosithunywaesihloniphekile,ukuzelapho usubonezonkeizintongamandla,ungesabinjengakuqalaIncwadiYesithathuKaHermas(Izifaniso)9:4

Kodwalaboababesabafuthibenokungabaza,futhibexoxisanengokuthikufanelebavumenomabamphikeuKristu, kodwanokhobahlupheke,izithelozabozincane,ngobalomcabangowangenaezinhliziywenizaboIncwadi YesithathuKaHermas(Izifaniso)9:237

YazifuthiuboneukuthingosukuowanikelangalouJesukimi,ngazihawukela,futhingafakazangokugezaizandla zami(ukuthingangimsulwa),ngayeowavukaethuneningemvakwezinsukuezintathu,futhiwangenzaintokozo yakhokuye,ngobawawufisaukuthingihlanganenaweekubethelwenikwakheKodwamanjesengifunda kubabulalikanyenamasoshaayebhekeithunalakheukuthiwavukakwabafileyoFuthingikuqinisekisile ngokukhethekilelokhoengikutsheliwe,ukuthiwabonakalaeGalilengokomzimba,ngesimoesifanayo,nangezwi elifanayo,nangemfundisoefanayo,kanyenabafundiabaphilileengqondweni,engashintshilutho,kodwa eshumayelangesibindiuvukolwakhe,nombusowaphakadeIncwadikaPilatueyakuHerode

IzincwadiZase-EdeneEzikhohliwe

Qinisainhliziyoyakho,ungesabiLobubumnyamaabuyonaisijezisoKodwa,Adamu,ngenzeimini,ngabeka ilangakuyoukuzelikhanyise;ukuzewenanabantwanabakhonenzeumsebenziwenuIncwadiyoku-1ka-Adamu no-Eva13:12

Kwathilaphobebonaukukhanyakubuyelakubo,bazibambaekwesabeni,baqinisaizinhliziyozaboNjengobanje ngesikhathiesensiminifuthiezwaizwilikaNkulunkulunomsindoawenzaensimini,futhiemesaba,u-Adamu akazangeakuboneukukhanyakwelangaokukhazimulayo,futhiukushisakwalookuvuthayoakuzangekuthinte umzimbawakheIncwadiyoku-1ka-Adamuno-Eva16:2,7

"Kephamanjeqinisainhliziyoyakho,ungesabi;nginawekuzekubesekuphelenikwezinsukuengizinqumile ngawe"Incwadiyoku-1ka-Adamuno-Eva19:6

KodwauNkulunkuluwathiku-Adamuno-Eva,“Ningesabi,angiyikukuvumelaukubaisondelekini;ngiyixoshile kinikulentaba;futhiangiyikushiyaluthokuyooluzonilimaza”Incwadiyoku-1ka-Adamuno-Eva20:2

U-AdamuwathikuNkulunkulu,“Ngesikhathingisensiminibengingaziukushisa,nomaukukhathala,noma ukuhambahamba,nomaukuthuthumela,nomaukwesaba;kodwamanjeselokhungafikakulelizwe,konkelokhu kuhluphekakungifikele.”UNkulunkuluwabeesethifuthiku-Adamu,“Ngenxayokuthiuthweleukwesaba

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

nokuthuthumelakulelizwe,nomaukukhathalanokuhluphekauhambahamba,uhambakulentaba,futhiushona kuyo,ngizothathakonkelokhuukuzengikusindise”Incwadiyoku-1ka-Adamuno-Eva22:3,6

Ngemvanjekokubau-Adamuesholokhu,ingelosievelakuNkulunkuluyabonakalakuyeemhumeni,yathikuye: “OAdam,ungesabiLonguSathanenamabuthoakhe;ufunaukukukhohlisanjengobaekukhohlisaekuqaleni Okokuqala,wayefihliweenyokeni;kodwakulokhuufikilekiningesimosengelosiyokukhanya;ukuze,lapho nimkhulekela,akuthokozise,phambikukaNkulunkulu.”IngelosiyabeisixoshauSathanenamabuthoakhekuAdamuno-Eva,yathikubo:“Ningesabi;uNkulunkuluowanidalayo,uzoniqinisa”Incwadiyoku-1ka-AdamunoEva27:12,15

LokhuuNkulunkuluwakwenzangokuhlakaniphakwakhe,ukuzelezizindukuzegolide,ezazino-Adamuemhumeni, zikhanyengokukhanyaebusukunxazonkezakhe,futhiziqedeukwesabakwakheubumnyama.Incwadiyoku-1kaAdamuno-Eva29:7

IZwilikaNkulunkululabeselifikaku-Adamu,lathikuye:“O,Adamu,kunganiungenalololuvalo,nalokhukuzila ukudla,nalokhukukhathazeka,nalokhu?Futhikunganiungenalololuvalongaphambikokubawone?Incwadi yoku-1ka-Adamuno-Eva40:1

Kodwa,Adamu,ungesabi,futhiungashoenhliziyweniyakhoukuthingisakazelelidwalanjengesivikelophezu kwakho,ukuzengikuhluphengaloIncwadiyoku-1ka-Adamuno-Eva49:5

UNkulunkuluwayalaizingelosizaKheukubazihambiseu-Adamuno-Evaemhumeningenjabulo,esikhundleni sokwesabaokwakubehleleIncwadiyoku-1ka-Adamuno-Eva56:10

KwabesekufikaiZwilikaNkulunkuluku-Adamuno-Eva,elabavusaekuhluphekenikwabo,uNkulunkuluwathikuAdamu:“Qina,ungamesabilowoosandakufikakuwe”Incwadiyoku-1ka-Adamuno-Eva59:4

Bheka-ke,OAdamu,futhiumbhekeeboshiwephambikwakho,emoyeni,engakwaziukubaleka!Ngakho-ke,ngithi kuwe,ungamesabi;kusukelamanjemqaphele,futhiumqaphele,kungakhathalisekiukuthiangakwenzanikuwe Incwadiyesi-2ka-Adamuno-Eva4:5

Ungesabi,ndodanayami;akukhoukuhlazekakukhoNgifisasengathiungashada,ngenxayokwesabaukuthiisitha singakunqobi.Incwadiyesi-2ka-Adamuno-Eva7:3

Kodwamanje,Seti,ndodanayami,zibekephambilikubantubakini;banakekelefuthiubaqaphengokwesaba uNkulunkulu;futhiubaholeendlelenienhle,ubayaleukubabazileukudlakuNkulunkulu;futhiubaqondiseukuthi akufanelebalaleleuSathane,funaababhubhiseIncwadiyesi-2ka-Adamuno-Eva8:14

USetiwayevameukuzilaukudlanjaloezinsukwiniezingamashumiamane,njengobakwenzanezinganezakhe ezindalaNgobaumndenikaSetiwawuzwaiphungalemithiensimini,laphoumoyauvunguzangaleyondlela Babejabule,bengenacala,bengenakwesabaokungazelelwe,kwakungekhomhawu,kungekhosenzoesibi,kungekho nzondophakathikwabo.Kwakungekhosifisosezilwane;akukhomlomophakathikwaboowaphumaamazwiamabi nomaisiqalekiso;akukhoselulekoesibinomaukukhwabanisaNgobaabantubangalesosikhathiabakazebafunge, kodwangaphansikwezimoezinzima,laphoabantukumelwebafunge,babefungangegazilika-Abelaolungileyo Incwadiyesi-2ka-Adamuno-Eva11:11-12

U-Enokewathikubo:“Qaphelaniimiphefumuloyenu,nibambelelengokwesabauNkulunkulunangokumkhonza kwenu,nimkhonzengokholooluqotho,nimkhonzengokulunga,ngobumsulwanangokwahlulela,ngokuphenduka nangokuhlanzeka”Incwadiyesi-2ka-Adamuno-Eva22:7

Yibanesibindi,Enoke,ungesabi;uNkulunkuluwaphakadeusithumilekuwe,futhibheka!Namuhlauzokhuphukela nathiezulwini,futhiuzotshelaamadodanaakhonabobonkeabendluyakhokonkeabazokwenzangaphandle kwakhoemhlabeniendliniyakho,futhimakungabikhomuntuokufunayokuzekubeyilaphoiNkosiikubuyisele kuboIzimfihlozika-Enoke1:10

Ngilaleleni,bantwanabami,angaziukuthingiyaphi,nomaukuthikuzongehlelani;ngakho-ke,bantwanabami, ngithikini:NingaphendukikuNkulunkuluphambikobusobabangenamsebenzi,abangadalangaiZulunomhlaba,

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

ngobalababazobhubhakanyenalaboababakhulekelayo,futhikwangathiiNkosiingaqinisekisaizinhliziyozenu ekumesabeniManje-ke,bantwanabami,makungabikhomuntuocabangaukungifuna,kuzekubeyilaphoiNkosi ingibuyiselakiniIzimfihlozika-Enoke2:1

Yibanesibindi,Enoke,ungesabi,’wangibonisaiNkosiikude,ihleziesihlalwenisayosobukhosiesiphakeme kakhuluNgobayiniekhonaezulwinileshumi,njengobaiNkosiihlalalapha?Izimfihlozika-Enoke20:2

INkosiyathumelaomunyewabakhazimulayobayo,ingelosienkuluuGabriyeli,yathikimi:‘Yibanesibindi,Enoke, ungesabi,sukumaphambikobusobeNkosikuzekubephakade,vuka,wozanami’Izimfihlozika-Enoke21:4

Yibanesibindi,Enoke,ungesabi,vukaumephambikobusobamikuzekubephakadeIzimfihlozika-Enoke22:5

Njengobaunyakaowodwauhloniphekilekunomunye,kanjalonomuntuoyedwauhloniphekilekunomunye,abanye ngenxayempahlaenkulu,abanyengenxayokuhlakaniphakwenhliziyo,abanyengenxayokuhlakanipha okukhethekile,abanyengenxayobuqili,omunyengenxayokuthulakwezindebe,omunyengenxayokuhlanzeka, omunyengenxayamandla,omunyengenxayobuhle,omunyengenxayobusha,omunyengenxayokuhlakanipha okubukhali,omunyengenxayesimosomzimba,omunyengenxayokuhluzeka,makuzwakaleyonkeindawo,kodwa akekhoongconokunowesabauNkulunkulu,uyobanenkazimuloenkuluesikhathiniesizayo.Izimfihlozika-Enoke 43:2

Ngakho-kengiyanazisaninabantwanabami,futhingininikeizincwadikubantwanabenu,kuzozonkeizizukulwane zenu,naphakathikwezizweeziyobanomqondowokwesabauNkulunkulu,mazizamukele,futhikwangathi zingazithandangaphezukwanomayikuphiukudlanomaamaswidiasemhlabeni,futhiziwafundefuthizizikhandle kuzo.FuthilaboabangamqondiuJehova,abangamesabiuNkulunkulu,abangazamukeli,kodwaabenqabayo, abangazamukeli(bhekaizincwadi),isahluleloesibisilindeleleziIzimfihlozika-Enoke48:5-6

NgobaithembalamiliseNkosini,angiyikwesaba,futhingobauJehovauyinsindisoyami,angiyikwesaba:AmaHubo kaSolomoni5:9

Ngaqinaeqinisweni,ngabangcwelengokulungakwakho;bonkeabaphikisananamibabengesaba;AmaHubo kaSolomoni25:10

Futhilaboabahambaphezukwazobengenasicingekebesabe.AmaHubokaSolomoni39:5

Futhiezandlenizethu,uyalangokucacileukuthiuphawuluboshwe,okubonisangokusobalaukuthikufanelesenze yonkeintongokulunga,sikhumbuleindaloyethu,futhingaphezukwakhokonkeukwesabauNkulunkulu.Incwadi ka-Aristeas6:48

Waphendulawathi,‘Umaumuntuegcinaubuqothokubobonke,uyohlalaenzakahlengasosonkeisikhathi, ekhumbulaukuthiyonkeimicabangoiyaziwanguNkulunkuluUmauthathaukwesabauNkulunkulunjengendawo yokuqala,ngekeuphuthelweumgomo’Incwadika-Aristeas7:35

Wathi,‘UmauqondakahleukuthibonkeabantubamisweuNkulunkuluukubababelanengobubiobukhulukanye nobuhleobukhulu,njengobakungenakwenzekaukuthiumuntuongumuntuakhululwekulezizintoKodwa uNkulunkuluokufanelesimthandazelengasosonkeisikhathi,usikhuthazangesibindisokukhuthazela.’Wabe esebuzaindoda,‘Iyiniinhlosoyangempelayesibindi?’Yaphendula,‘Umauhleloolufanelelwenziwangehora lengozingokuvumelananenhlosoyokuqala.NgobazonkeizintozenziwanguNkulunkuluukuzekuzuzewena, nkosi,njengobainhlosoyakhoiyinhle.’Incwadika-Aristeas7:49,51-52

Waphendulawathi,'Umaubonisaumusakubobonkeabantufuthiuzuzeubunganebabo,akudingekiwesabemuntu UkuthandwangabantubonkekuyisiphoesihlekakhuluongasitholakuNkulunkulu!Incwadika-Aristeas8:32

Ngemvakokumnikaudumoolufanayonolwabanye,inkosiyabuzaomunye,ukuthiangayitholakanjaniinkululeko ekwesabeni?Yathi,'Laphoingqondoiqaphelaukuthiayizangeyenzeokubi,nalaphouNkulunkulueyiqondisakuzo zonkeizelulekoezinhle'Incwadika-Aristeas9:13-14

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

Inkosiyamemezaimpendulongokuzwakalayoyabeisibhekaindodaelandelayoyathi,‘Ubaniokufanelesimmise abeyizikhuluphezukwamabutho?’Yachaza,‘Laboabavelelengesibindinokulungakanyenalaboabakhathalela kakhuluukuphephakwamadodaabokunokutholaukunqobangokubekaizimpilozaboengoziningokuxhamazela NgobanjengobauNkulunkuluenzakahlekubobonkeabantu,naningokumlingisaningabasizibabobonkeabantu enibabusayo’Incwadika-Aristeas10:9-10

Ngobaukunconywakwesibindinokukhuthazelakwabo,hhayinjekuphelayizwelonkekodwanangababulalibabo uqobo,kwabenzababaababhalibokuwakobushiqelaisizwesethuesasingaphansikwabo,benqobaumashiqela ngokukhuthazelakwabo,kangangokuthingaboizwelabolahlanzwaManjeukuhlakaniphakubonakaliswa ngaphansikwezinhlobozokwahlulelanokulunga,nesibindi,nokuzithibaIncwadiYesineYamaMaccabees1:9,16

FuthiungangcolisiumlomoomsulwawokugugakwamikanyenokunamathelakwamikonkeeMthethweni.Obaba bamibazongamukela,bengesabiizinhlunguzakhokuzekubesekufeni.IncwadiYesineYamaMaccabees2:57

Kulokhu,ngokwengxenyebezwelananokugugakwakhe,ngokwengxenyebezwelananomnganewabo, ngokwengxenyebezwelananesibindisakhe,abanyebezikhuluzenkosibayakuyebathi:IncwadiYesine YamaMaccabees3:8

Kodwabona,bezwaizinkolelozakhe,futhibebonaimishiniyakheeyesabekayo,ababonisanganjekuphela ukwesabakodwaempelenibahlelaifilosofiyabongokumelenenombusi,futhingesizathusaboesifanelebalulaza ubudlovabakheIncwadiYesineYamaMaccabees4:30

Kodwabathukuthelakakhulungenkulumoyesibindiyalomuntu,baphucaizandlanezinyawozakhengezinjinizabo zokuphuca,bakhiphaimilenzeyakheezingoxwenizayo,bayikhulula;basontaiminweyakhe,izingalozakhe, nemilenzeyakhe,kanyenamalungaakheendololwaneIncwadiYesineYamaMaccabees5:31

Bonkendawonye,bebukanangokukhanyanangesibindiesikhulu,bathi,“Ngenhliziyoyonkesizozinikela kuNkulunkuluowasinikaimiphefumuloyethu,futhimasinikeleimizimbayethuekugcineniuMthetho.Masingesabi lowoocabangaukuthiuyabulala;ngobaumzabalazoomkhulunengoziyomphefumuloilindeleekuhluphekeni okuphakadelaboabeqaumthethokaNkulunkulu.”IncwadiYesineYamaMaccabees6:26-27

Kodwa,kubobonkeomama,yenakumadodanaayisikhombisawayenothandoolungaphezukwabanye,ebona ukuthi,ethweleabantwanaabayisikhombisaezwaububelebomamangesithelosesibelethosakhe,futhiecindezelwe ngenxayezinhlungueziningiayezithwelengazo,nokhongokwesabauNkulunkuluwenqabaukuphephakwamanje kwezinganezakheAwuzangeukhalelaphoubonaamehloabobobabiliphakathikokuhluphekabebhekengesibindi ebuhlungwiniobufanayo,futhiwabonaemakhaleniaboethuthumelaizimpawuzokufaokusondelayo.Ngoba wabonaengqondweniyakhe,njengobakwakunjalongabameliabahlakaniphileekamelwenilomkhandlu,imvelo, nobuzali,nothandolukamama,nezinganezakhezisesikhwameni,futhikwakunjengokungathiyena,umama, wayenokukhethaphakathikwamavotiamabiliendabeniyezinganezakhe,elilodwalokufakwazonelinye lokubasindisa,ngalokhoakakunakangaukusindiswakwamadodanaakheayisikhombisaisikhashana,kodwa, njengendodakazika-Abrahamayangempela,wakhumbulaisibindisakhesokwesabauNkulunkuluIncwadiYesine YamaMaccabees7:5,14,20

KodwaumamaongcwelenowesabauNkulunkuluakazangeakhalengalesisililonganomayimuphikubo,futhi akazangeacelemuntuukubaabalekeleukufa,futhiakazangeabakhalelenjengabantuabafayo;kodwa,sengathi unomphefumulooqinilefuthiulethainanilamadodanaakhe,okwesibili,ekuphileniokungenakufa,wanxusa kakhulufuthiwabancengaukubabafengenxayenkolo.IncwadiYesineYamaMaccabees7:34

Ondodanayami!namathelakubantuabahlakaniphileabesabauNkulunkulufuthiufanenabo,ungasondeli kwabangazi,funaufanenayefuthiufundeizindlelazakheOndodanayami!IndodaeyesabauNkulunkulu,yesaba uNkulunkulufuthiumdumise.Ondodanayami!UngesabiiNkosiyakhoeyakudala,funaithulekuwe.Ondodana yami!Umuntuongenakhoukuphumula,ukufakwakhekwakungconokunokuphilakwakhe;futhiumsindo wokukhalaungconokunomsindowokuhlabelela;ngobausizinokukhala,umaukwesabauNkulunkulukukhona kubo,kungconokunomsindowokuhlabelelanokuthokozaIndabaka-Ahikar2:14,20,34,48

UJehovaungukukhanyakwaminensindisoyami;ngizakwesababani?UJehovauyinqabayokuphilakwami;ngizakwesababanina?IHubo27:1

UFarowadidekangenxayokukhululekakolimilwakhenesibindisakhesokuphendula.UFarowasukuma esihlalwenisakhesobukhosi,wemaphambikukaHaiqâr,wathikuye:“Ngitshele,ukuzengaziukuthiinkosiyakho inkosiifananobani,nezikhuluzayo,zifananobani”Indabaka-Ahikar5:49

Ngakho-ke,bantwanabami,ningalaleliubuhlebabesifazane,futhiningagxiliezindabenizabo;kodwahambani ngenhliziyoeyodwangokwesabauJehova,nisebenzeleimisebenziemihle,nokufundakanyenemihlambiyenu, kuzekubeyilaphouJehovaeninikaumfazi,amthandayo,ukuzeningahluphekinjengami.ITestamentelikaRubeni 2:1

Ngakho-keiminyakaemibilingahluphaumphefumulowamingokuzilaukudlangokwesabauJehova,futhi ngafundaukuthiukukhululwaemonenikuzangokwesabauNkulunkuluITestamentelikaSimeyoni1:18

Manje,bantwanabami,ngiyaniyala:MesabeniuJehovauNkulunkuluwenungenhliziyoyenuyonke,nihambe ngobumnenengokuvumelananomthethowakhewonkeTholaniukuhlakaniphangokwesabauNkulunkulu ngenkuthalo;ngobanomakukhonaukuholwaekuthunjweni,futhiimizinamazwekubhujiswe,negolidenesiliva nayoyonkeimpahlaishabalale,ukuhlakaniphakwabahlakaniphileyoakukholuthoolungakususa,ngaphandle kobumpumputhebokungamesabiuNkulunkulu,kanyenokungabinandabaokuvelaesonweniITestamentelikaLevi 4:1,8

Basebesaba,bayekaukulwanathiNgangineminyakaengamashumiamabiliubudalalaphokuqalalempi AmaKhananiayengesabaminanabafowethuITestamentelikaJuda1:23,51

Umaniphuzaiwayiningokuthokoza,yibaninesizothaekwesabeniuNkulunkuluNgobaumaenjabulweniyenu ukwesabauNkulunkulukunyamalala,khona-keukudakwakuyavukafuthiukungabinamahlonikuyangena. ITestamenteLakwaJuda3:25-26

KodwayesabaniiNkosiuNkulunkuluwethungamandlaenuonkeizinsukuzonkezokuphilakwenu.ITestamente likaZebhuloni2:40

ManjeyesabaniiNkosi,bantwanabami,niqapheleuSathanenemimoyayakhe.ITestamentelikaDaniyeli2:14

Ngakho-ke,bantwanabami,yonkeimisebenziyenumayibengehlelekilengenhlosoenhlengokwesaba uNkulunkulu,futhiningenziluthongokungahlelekilengokudelelanomangokungafanelengesikhathisalo. ITestamentelikaNafetali1:21

Umanenzaokuhle,bantwanabami,abantunezingelosibazonibusisa;futhiuNkulunkuluuzokhazinyuliswa phakathikwezizwengani,futhiudeveliuzonibalekela,nezilwanezasendlezizonesaba,futhiiNkosiizonithanda, nezingelosizizonamathelakiniITestamentelikaNafetali2:26

Akakhulumikabingomuntuongcwele,ngobaukwesabauNkulunkulukunqobainzondoNgobaesabaukuthi angacasulaiNkosi,ngekeenzeokubikunomaubani,ngishonasemicabangweniITestamentelikaGadi1:29-30

NgobaiNkosiayibashiyiabamesabayo,nomaebumnyameni,nomaekuboshweni,nomaekuhluphekeni,noma ekusweleniNgobauNkulunkuluakanamahloninjengomuntu,nomanjengendodanayomuntuayesabi,noma njengomuntuozelweemhlabeniakabuthakathakanomawethukile.ITestamentelikaJosefa1:21-22

Abafowethubabaziukuthiubabawayengithandakangakanani,kodwaangizangengiziphakamiseengqondweni yami:nakubangiseyingane,nganginokwesabauNkulunkuluenhliziyweniyami;ngobangangaziukuthizonke izintozizodlulaFuthiangizangengiziphakamisengokumelenenabongenhlosoembi,kodwangabahlonipha abafowethu;futhingenxayokubahlonipha,ngishonalaphongithengiswa,ngagwemaukutshelaama-Ishmayeli ukuthingiyindodanakaJakobe,indodaenkulunenamandla.Nanifuthi,bantwanabami,yesabaniuNkulunkulu kuyoyonkeimisebenziyenuphambikwamehloenu,futhinihlonipheabafowenuITestamentelikaJosefa2:5-7

YesabaniiNkosi,nithandeumakhelwanewenu;nomaimimoyayababiithiinihluphangayoyonkeintoembi, kodwangekeibusephezukwenu,njengobaingazangeibusephezukukaJosefaumfowethuBangakiabantu ababefisaukumbulala,uNkulunkuluwamvikela!NgobalowoowesabauNkulunkulufuthiothandaumakhelwane wakheakanakushaywaumoyawababi,evikelweukwesabauNkulunkulu.ITestamentelikaBenjamini1:14-16