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Isihe SikaNkulunkulu Nomuntu

INKOSI inomusa nomusa, yephuza ukuthukuthela, futhi inomusa omkhulu. IHubo 103:8 Ngakho-ke yibani nesihawu, njengoba noYihlo enesihawu. Luka 6:36

I-Pentateuch Kwathi esalibala, amadoda abamba isandla sakhe, nesandla somkakhe, nesandla samadodakazi akhe amabili, uJehova enomusa kuye; amkhipha, ambeka ngaphandle komuzi. Genesise 19:16 Bheka, inceku yakho ithole umusa emehlweni akho, wakhulisa umusa wakho ongibonise wona ngokusindisa ukuphila kwami; angikwazi ukubalekela entabeni, funa ububi bungifice, ngife. Genesise 19:19 Yathi: “Makabongwe uJehova, uNkulunkulu wenkosi yami u-Abrahama, ongashiyanga umusa wakhe neqiniso lakhe enkosini yami; mina ngisendleleni, uJehova wangihola wangiyisa endlini yabafowabo benkosi yami.” Genesise 24:27 Angifanele neze wonke umusa nalo lonke iqiniso olenzile encekwini yakho; ngokuba ngawela leli Jordani ngentonga yami; manje sengibe ngamaqembu amabili. Genesise 32:10 Kodwa uJehova wayenaye uJosefa, wamnika umusa, wamnika umusa emehlweni omgcini wetilongo. Genesise 39:21 UNkulunkulu uSomandla makaniphe umusa phambi kwalowo muntu, ukuze anikhululele umfowenu omunye kanye noBenjamini; uma mina ngiphucwa abantwana bami, ngiyaphucwa. Genesise 43:14 Ngomusa wakho wabahola abantu obahlengileyo, wabaholela ngamandla akho endlini yakho engcwele. Eksodusi 15:13 Futhi ngibonisa umusa ezinkulungwaneni zalabo abangithandayo, nabagcina imiyalo yami. Eksodusi 20:6 Uzakwenza isihlalo somusa ngegolide elicwengekileyo; ubude baso bube yizingalo ezimbili nengxenye, ububanzi baso bube yingalo nengxenye. Futhi uyakwenza amakherubi amabili egolide, uwafake ngomsebenzi okhandiweyo, emaphethelweni womabili esihlalo somusa. Futhi wenze ikherubi elilodwa ekugcineni ngakunye, nelinye ikherubi ekugcineni ngakunye; wenze amakherubi abe sesikhundleni somusa emaphethelweni aso womabili. Amakherubi mawalule amaphiko awo phezulu, amboze isihlalo somusa ngamaphiko awo, ubuso bawo bubhekane; ubuso bamakherubi bubheke esihlalweni somusa. Uyobeka isihlalo somusa phezu komphongolo, ufake ubufakazi engizokunika bona emphongolweni. Ngizohlangana nawe lapho, ngikhulume nawe ngiphezu kwesihlalo somusa, ngiphakathi kwamakherubi amabili aphezu komphongolo wobufakazi, ngakho konke engikuyala ngakho kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Eksodusi 25: 17-22 Uyobeka isihlalo somusa phezu komphongolo wobufakazi endaweni engcwelengcwele. Eksodusi 26:34


Isihe SikaNkulunkulu Nomuntu INKOSI inomusa nomusa, yephuza ukuthukuthela, futhi inomusa omkhulu. IHubo 103:8 Ngakho-ke yibani nesihawu, njengoba noYihlo enesihawu. Luka 6:36

Uyibeke phambi kwesihenqo esiseceleni komphongolo wobufakazi, phambi kwesihlalo somusa esiphezu kobufakazi, lapho ngizohlangana khona nawe. Eksodusi 30:6 itabernakele lokuhlangana, nomphongolo wobufakazi, nesihlalo somusa esiphezu kwalo, nazo zonke izinto zetabernakele, Eksodusi 31:7 Wathi: “Ngiyakudlulisa konke okuhle kwami phambi kwakho, ngimemezele igama likaJehova phambi kwakho, ngibe nomusa kuye engimthandayo, ngibe nomusa kuye engimthandayo.” Eksodusi 33:19 UJehova wadlula phambi kwakhe, wamemeza wathi: “UJehova, uJehova uNkulunkulu, onesihe nomusa, ophuza ukuthukuthela, ovame ubumnene neqiniso, ogcina umusa kwabayizinkulungwane, othethelela ububi neziphambeko nezono, ongayikuyekela onecala; ophindisela ububi bawoyise kubantwana nakubantwana babantwana, kuze kube sesizukulwaneni sesithathu nesesine. Eksodusi 34: 6-7 Umphongolo, nezinti zawo, nesihlalo somusa, nesihenqo sesimbozo, Eksodusi 35:12 Wenza isihlalo somusa ngegolide elicwengekileyo; ubude baso babuyizingalo ezimbili nengxenye, nobubanzi baso buyingalo nengxenye. Wenza amakherubi amabili egolide, wawenza akhandwe ngobuciko, emaphethelweni omabili esihlalo somusa; Elinye ikherubi ekugcineni ngalapha, nelinye ikherubi ekugcineni ngalapha; wenza amakherubi ngesihlalo somusa emaphethelweni aso omabili. Amakherubi elula amaphiko awo phezulu, amboza isihlalo somusa ngamaphiko awo, ubuso bawo bubhekene; ubuso bamakherubi babubheke ngisho nesihlalo somusa. Eksodusi 37: 6-9 umphongolo wobufakazi, nezinti zawo, nesihlalo somusa, Eksodusi 39:35 Wathatha ubufakazi, wabufaka emphongolweni, wafaka izinti emphongolweni, wabeka isihlalo somusa phezu komphongolo. Eksodusi 40:20 UJehova wathi kuMose: “Khuluma no-Aroni umfowenu ukuba angangeni njalo endaweni engcwele ngaphakathi kwesihenqo phambi kwesihlalo somusa esiphezu komphongolo, ukuze angafi, ngokuba ngiyakubonakala efwini phezu kwesihlalo somusa.” ULevitikusi 16:2 Uyobeka impepho emlilweni phambi kukaJehova, ukuze ifu lempepho limboze isihlalo somusa esiphezu kobufakazi, ukuze angafi. Uyothatha igazi lenkunzi, alifafaze ngomunwe wakhe esihlalweni somusa ngasempumalanga, afafaze igazi ngomunwe wakhe kasikhombisa phambi kwesihlalo somusa. Khona-ke uyakubulala imbuzi yomnikelo wesono, engeyabantu, alethe igazi layo ngaphakathi kwesihenqo, enze ngalelo gazi njengoba enza ngegazi lenkunzi, alifafaze esihlalweni somusa naphambi kwesihlalo somusa. Levitikusi 16: 13-15 Kwathi uMose engena etendeni lokuhlangana ukuyokhuluma naye, wezwa izwi lomuntu ekhuluma naye livela esihlalweni somusa esasiphezu komphongolo wobufakazi, livela phakathi kwamakherubi amabili; wakhuluma naye. Numeri 7:89 UJehova uyabekezela, unomusa omkhulu, uthethelela ububi neziphambeko, akayikuyekela onecala, ujezisa ububi bawoyise kubantwana, kuze kube sesizukulwaneni sesithathu nesesine. Ngicela uthethelele ububi balaba bantu ngokobukhulu bomusa wakho, njengoba uthethelele laba bantu kusukela eGibhithe kuze kube manje. Numeri 14: 18-19

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Isihe SikaNkulunkulu Nomuntu INKOSI inomusa nomusa, yephuza ukuthukuthela, futhi inomusa omkhulu. IHubo 103:8 Ngakho-ke yibani nesihawu, njengoba noYihlo enesihawu. Luka 6:36

(Ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu onesihe;) akayikukushiya, angakubhubhisi, angakhohlwa isivumelwano sawoyihlo asifunga kubo. UDuteronomi 4:31 Futhi ngibonisa umusa ezinkulungwaneni zalabo abangithandayo nabagcina imiyalo yami. Duteronomi 5:10 Futhi lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ebanikela phambi kwakho, kufanele ubashaye, ubabhubhise ngokuphelele; awuyikwenza isivumelwano nabo, ungabi namusa kubo. Ngakho-ke yazi ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu othembekileyo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa nabamthandayo nabagcina imiyalo yakhe kuze kube sezizukulwaneni eziyinkulungwane; Ngakho-ke kuyakuthi uma nilalela lezi zahlulelo, nizigcine, nizenze, uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uyakunigcinela isivumelwano nomusa awufungela oyihlo. Duteronomi 7:2 , 9, 12 Akuyikunamathela lutho oluqalekisiweyo esandleni sakho, ukuze uJehova aphenduke entukuthelweni yakhe evuthayo, akubonise umusa, akuhawukele, akwandise, njengalokho afunga koyihlo; UDuteronomi 13:17 Yiba nomusa, Jehova, kubantu bakho u-Israyeli obahlengile, ungabeki igazi elingenacala phambi kwabantu bakho u-Israyeli, bathethelelwe igazi. UDuteronomi 21:8 Jabulani nina zizwe, kanye nabantu bakhe, ngokuba uyakuphindisela igazi lezinceku zakhe, aphindisele kwabamelene naye, abe nesihawu ezweni lakhe nakubantu bakhe. Duteronomi 32:43

Umlando Izinhloli zabona umuntu ephuma emzini, zathi kuye: “Sitshele indlela yokungena emzini, sizokwenzela umusa.” AbaHluleli 1:24 Kodwa umusa wami awuyikusuka kuye, njengoba ngawususa kuSawule, engamsusa phambi kwakho. 2 Samuweli 7:15 Njengoba ufikile izolo nje, kufanele ngikuhambise nathi namuhla? Njengoba ngiya lapho ngingaya khona, buya, ubuyise abafowenu; umusa neqiniso makube nawe. 2 Samuweli 15:20 Konesihawu uyozibonakalisa unesihawu, nomuntu oqotho uyozibonakalisa uqotho. 2 Samuweli 22:26 Uyinqaba yensindiso yenkosi yakhe; ubonisa umusa kogcotshiweyo wakhe, kuDavide, nasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube phakade. 2 Samuweli 22:51 UDavide wathi kuGadi: “Ngisebunzimeni obukhulu; masiwele esandleni sikaJehova, ngokuba umusa wakhe mkhulu; mangingaweli esandleni somuntu.” 2 Samuweli 24:14 USolomoni wathi: “Uyibonisile inceku yakho uDavide ubaba umusa omkhulu, njengalokho ahamba phambi kwakho ngeqiniso nangokulunga nangobuqotho benhliziyo nawe; umgcinele lo musa omkhulu, wamnika indodana ukuba ihlale esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi njenganamuhla.” 1 AmaKhosi 3:6

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Isihe SikaNkulunkulu Nomuntu INKOSI inomusa nomusa, yephuza ukuthukuthela, futhi inomusa omkhulu. IHubo 103:8 Ngakho-ke yibani nesihawu, njengoba noYihlo enesihawu. Luka 6:36

Wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akakho uNkulunkulu onjengawe ezulwini phezulu noma emhlabeni phansi, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa nezinceku zakho ezihamba phambi kwakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yazo; 1 AmaKhosi 8:23 Izinceku zakhe zathi kuye: “Bheka, sizwile ukuthi amakhosi endlu yakwa-Israyeli angamakhosi anomusa; ake sigqoke indwangu yamasaka ezinkalweni zethu, nezintambo emakhanda ethu, siphume siye enkosini yakwa-Israyeli; mhlawumbe ingakusindisa.” 1 AmaKhosi 20:31 Bongani uJehova, ngokuba muhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 1 IziKronike 16:34 Bekanye nabo uHemani noJeduthuni, nabanye abakhethiweyo ababizwa ngamagama abo, ukuba babonge uJehova, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade; 1 IziKronike 16:41 Mina ngizakuba nguyise, yena abe yindodana yami; futhi angiyikususa umusa wami kuye, njengoba ngawususa kuye owayengaphambi kwakho. 1 IziKronike 17:13 UDavide wathi kuGadi: “Ngisosizini olukhulu; mangiwele esandleni sikaJehova, ngokuba umusa wakhe mkhulu kakhulu; kepha mangingaweli esandleni somuntu.” 1 IziKronike 21:13 UDavide wanika uSolomoni indodana yakhe isifanekiso sendlu yompheme, nesezindlu zayo, nesezinto zayo zokugcina izimpahla, nesamakamelo ayo aphezulu, nesamakamelo ayo angaphakathi, nesendlu yesihlalo somusa, 1 IziKronike 28:11 USolomoni wathi kuNkulunkulu: “Umenzele uDavide ubaba umusa omkhulu, wangibeka ukuba ngibe yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.” 2 IziKronike 1:8 Kwathi lapho abashayi becilongo nabahlabeleli befana ngazwi linye, bezwakalisa umsindo owodwa ekudumiseni nasekubongeni uJehova; nalapho bephakamisa izwi labo ngamacilongo namasimbali nezinto zokuhlabelela, bedumisa uJehova, bethi: “Ngokuba muhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade,” indlu yagcwala ifu, indlu kaJehova; 2 IziKronike 5:13 wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akakho uNkulunkulu onjengawe ezulwini noma emhlabeni, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa ezincekwini zakho ezihamba phambi kwakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yazo. O Jehova Nkulunkulu, ungafulatheli ubuso bogcotshiweyo wakho; khumbula umusa kaDavide inceku yakho. 2 IziKronike 6:14 , 42 Kwathi lapho bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bebona ukuthi umlilo wehla kanjani, nenkazimulo kaJehova iphezu kwendlu, bakhothama ngobuso babo emhlabathini phezu kwendawo egandayiweyo, bakhuleka, badumisa uJehova, bathi: “Ngokuba muhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.” Abapristi babemi ezikhundleni zabo, namaLevi ephethe izinto zokuhlabelela zikaJehova uDavide inkosi ayezenzile ukudumisa uJehova, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, lapho uDavide edumisa ngenkonzo yabo; abapristi bakhalisa amacilongo phambi kwabo, wonke u-Israyeli wema. 2 IziKronike 7: 3,6 Esecebisene nabantu, wamisa abahlabeleli bakaJehova, abadumisa ubuhle bobungcwele, bephuma phambi kwempi, bethi: “Dumisani uJehova, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.” 2 IziKronike 20:21

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Isihe SikaNkulunkulu Nomuntu INKOSI inomusa nomusa, yephuza ukuthukuthela, futhi inomusa omkhulu. IHubo 103:8 Ngakho-ke yibani nesihawu, njengoba noYihlo enesihawu. Luka 6:36

Ngokuba uma nibuyela kuJehova, abafowenu nabantwana benu bayakuba nomusa phambi kwababathumbileyo, baze babuyele kuleli zwe, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unomusa nesihawu, akayikunifulathela, uma nibuyela kuye. 2 IziKronike 30:9 Bahlabelela ndawonye bedumisa futhi bebonga uJehova, bethi: “Ngokuba muhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade ku-Israyeli.” Bonke abantu bamemeza ngokukhamuluka okukhulu, lapho bedumisa uJehova, ngokuba isisekelo sendlu kaJehova sase sibekiwe.” U-Ezra 3:11 Futhi unginike umusa phambi kwenkosi, nabeluleki bayo, naphambi kwazo zonke izikhulu zenkosi ezinamandla. Ngaqiniswa njengoba isandla sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wami sasiphezu kwami, ngaqoqa amadoda ayinhloko kwa-Israyeli ukuba akhuphuke nami. U-Ezra 7:28 Ngoba sasiyizigqila, kodwa uNkulunkulu wethu akasishiyanga ebugqilini bethu, kodwa uselulele umusa kithi emehlweni amakhosi asePheresiya, ukuze asinike ukuphumula, simise indlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, silungise izindawo ezichithekileyo zayo, futhi asinike udonga kwaJuda naseJerusalema. U-Ezra 9:9 Ngathi: “Ngiyakuncenga, Jehova Nkulunkulu wezulu, Nkulunkulu omkhulu nowesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa kulabo abamthandayo nabagcina imiyalo yakhe. O Nkosi, ngiyakuncenga, ake indlebe yakho ilalele umthandazo wenceku yakho, nomthandazo wezinceku zakho ezifisa ukwesaba igama lakho: futhi ngicela uphumelele inceku yakho namuhla, futhi uyinike umusa emehlweni alo muntu. Ngoba ngangingumphathi wendebe yenkosi. Nehemiya 1: 5,11 Benqaba ukulalela, abakhumbulanga izimangaliso zakho owazenza phakathi kwabo; kodwa benza lukhuni izintamo zabo, kwathi ekuhlubukeni kwabo bamisa induna ukuba babuyele ebugqilini babo; kodwa wena unguNkulunkulu othethelelayo, onomusa nesihawu, owephuza ukuthukuthela, nomusa omkhulu, kawubashiyanga. Nokho wena ngomusa wakho omkhulu awubashiyanga ehlane; insika yefu ayisukanga kubo emini ukubahola endleleni, nensika yomlilo ebusuku ukubakhanyisela nendlela ababeyakuhamba ngayo. Ngakho wabanikela esandleni sezitha zabo ezabahlupha; ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwabo, lapho bekhala kuwe, wena wabezwa usezulwini; nangobubele bakho obukhulu wabanika abasindisi ababasindisa esandleni sezitha zabo. Kodwa sebephumule, baphinda benza okubi phambi kwakho; ngalokho wabashiya esandleni sezitha zabo, zababusa; kepha lapho bebuya, bekhala kuwe, wabazwa usezulwini; wabakhulula kaningi ngokwesihawu sakho; Nokho ngenxa yesihawu sakho esikhulu awubaqedanga, awubashiyanga, ngokuba unguNkulunkulu onomusa nesihawu. Ngakho-ke, Nkulunkulu wethu, Nkulunkulu omkhulu, onamandla, nowesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa, makungabi ncane phambi kwakho konke ukuhlupheka okusifihlile, naphezu kwamakhosi ethu, naphezu kwezikhulu zethu, naphezu kwabapristi bethu, naphezu kwabaprofethi bethu, naphezu kwawobaba, naphezu kwabo bonke abantu bakho, kusukela esikhathini samakhosi ase-Asiriya kuze kube namuhla. UNehemiya 9:17 ,19,27-28,31-32 Ngayala amaLevi ukuba azihlambulule, eze alinde amasango, ukuze angcwelise usuku lwesabatha. Ngikhumbule, Nkulunkulu wami, nangalokhu, ungihawukele ngokobukhulu bomusa wakho. UNehemiya 13:22

Izinkondlo Uyakuletha, noma ngabe kube ukuqondiswa, noma ngenxa yezwe lakhe, noma ngenxa yesihawu. UJobe 37:13

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Isihe SikaNkulunkulu Nomuntu INKOSI inomusa nomusa, yephuza ukuthukuthela, futhi inomusa omkhulu. IHubo 103:8 Ngakho-ke yibani nesihawu, njengoba noYihlo enesihawu. Luka 6:36

(Kumholi womculo weNeginoth, iHubo likaDavide.) Ngiphendule lapho ngikhala, Nkulunkulu wokulunga kwami; wangikhulisa ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwami; yiba nomusa kimi, uzwe umkhuleko wami. AmaHubo 4:1 Kepha mina, ngiyakungena endlini yakho ngobuningi bomusa wakho, ngikhulekele ethempelini lakho elingcwele ngokukwesaba. AmaHubo 5:7 Ngihawukele, Jehova, ngokuba ngibuthakathaka; ngiphilise, Jehova, ngokuba amathambo ami ayathuthumela. Buya, Jehova, ukhulule umphefumulo wami; ngisindise ngenxa yomusa wakho. AmaHubo 6:2 , 4 Ngihawukele, Jehova; bheka ukuhlupheka kwami engikuhluphekayo ngabangizondayo, wena ongiphakamisa emasangweni okufa. AmaHubo 9:13 Kodwa ngithembele emuseni wakho; inhliziyo yami iyakujabula ngensindiso yakho. AmaHubo 13:5 Konomusa uyazibonakalisa unomusa, nomuntu oqotho uyazibonakalisa uqotho; Unika inkosi yakhe insindiso enkulu; ubonisa umusa kogcotshiweyo wakhe, kuDavide, nasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube phakade. IHubo 18:25 , 30 Ngokuba inkosi ithembele kuJehova, futhi ngomusa woPhezukonke ngeke inyakaziswe. AmaHubo 21:7 Impela ubuhle nomusa kuyakungilandela imihla yonke yokuphila kwami; ngiyakuhlala endlini kaJehova kuze kube phakade. AmaHubo 23:6 Khumbula, Jehova, ububele bakho nomusa wakho, ngokuba kukhona kwaphakade. Ungazikhumbuli izono zobusha bami neziphambeko zami; ngikhumbule ngokomusa wakho ngenxa yobubele bakho, Jehova. Zonke izindlela zikaJehova zingumusa neqiniso kulabo abagcina isivumelwano sakhe nobufakazi bakhe. Phendukela kimi, ube nomusa kimi, ngokuba nginesizungu futhi ngihluphekile. AmaHubo 25:6-7, 10, 16 Kepha mina ngiyakuhamba ebuqothweni bami; ngihlenge, ube nomusa kimi. AmaHubo 26:11 Yizwa, Jehova, lapho ngikhala ngezwi lami; yiba nomusa kimi, ungiphendule. AmaHubo 27:7 Yizwa, Jehova, ube nomusa kimi; Jehova, yiba ngumsizi wami. AmaHubo 30:10 Ngizojabula ngijabule ngomusa wakho, ngokuba ukubonile ukuhlupheka kwami, wazi umphefumulo wami ezinhluphekweni; Ngihawukele, Jehova, ngokuba ngisebunzimeni; iso lami liyaphela usizi, yebo, umphefumulo wami nesisu sami. Khanyisa ubuso bakho phezu kwenceku yakho; ngisindise ngenxa yomusa wakho. AmaHubo 31:7 , 9, 16 Usizi oluningi luyakuba komubi, kepha othemba uJehova uyamzungeza ngesihawu. AmaHubo 32:10 Bheka, iso likaJehova liphezu kwabamesabayo, kulabo abathemba umusa wakhe; Umusa wakho, Jehova, mawube phezu kwethu, njengalokhu sithemba kuwe. IHubo 33:18 , 22 Umusa wakho, Jehova, usezulwini, nokuthembeka kwakho kufinyelela emafwini. AmaHubo 36:5

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Isihe SikaNkulunkulu Nomuntu INKOSI inomusa nomusa, yephuza ukuthukuthela, futhi inomusa omkhulu. IHubo 103:8 Ngakho-ke yibani nesihawu, njengoba noYihlo enesihawu. Luka 6:36

Omubi uyaboleka, angabuyisi; kepha olungileyo unesihawu, uyapha. Uhlala enomusa, ebolekisa, nenzalo yakhe ibusisiwe. IHubo 37:21 , 26 Ungangigodleli isihawu sakho, Jehova; umusa wakho neqiniso lakho makungilondoloze njalo. AmaHubo 40:11 Ngathi: “Jehova, ngihawukele, uphilise umphefumulo wami, ngokuba ngonile kuwe.” Kodwa wena Jehova, ngihawukele, ungiphakamise, ukuze ngibaphindisele. AmaHubo 41:4 , 10 Vuka usisize, usikhulule ngenxa yobubele bakho. AmaHubo 44:26 (Kumholi womculo. Ihubo likaDavide, lapho uNathani umprofethi efika kuye, esengene kuBati Sheba.) Ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu, ngokomusa wakho; sula iziphambeko zami ngokobuningi bomusa wakho. AmaHubo 51:1 Kodwa mina nginjengomnqumo oluhlaza endlini kaNkulunkulu: Ngithemba umusa kaNkulunkulu kuze kube phakade naphakade. AmaHubo 52:8 (Kumholi womculo kaJonathani, uMichammu kaDavide, lapho amaFilisti emthumba eGati.) Yiba nomusa kimi, Nkulunkulu, ngokuba umuntu ufuna ukungigwinya; ukulwa kwami nsuku zonke kuyangicindezela. AmaHubo 56:1 (Kumculi oyinhloko, u-Altaschith, uMicham kaDavida, lapho ebalekela uSawule emhumeni.) Ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele, ngokuba umphefumulo wami uthembela kuwe; yebo, ngiphephela emthunzini wamaphiko akho, zize zidlule lezi zinhlekelele. Uyakuthumela evela ezulwini, angisindise ekuhlazweni yilowo ofuna ukungigwinya. Sela. UNkulunkulu uyakuthumela umusa wakhe neqiniso lakhe. Ngoba umusa wakho mkhulu kuze kube sezulwini, nokuthembeka kwakho kuze kube semafwini. AmaHubo 57:1 , 3, 10 Ngakho-ke, Jehova Nkulunkulu Sebawoti, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, vuka ukuze uvakashele zonke izizwe; ungabi nesihawu kwabaphambuki ababi. Sela. UNkulunkulu womusa wami uyakungihambela; uNkulunkulu uyakungibonisa izitha zami isifiso sami. Kepha mina ngiyakuhlabelela ngamandla akho, yebo, ngiyakuhlabelela ngomusa wakho ekuseni, ngokuba ubuyisiphephelo sami nosiphephelo sami ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwami. Ngizakuhlabelela kuwe, mandla ami, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uyisiphephelo sami, uNkulunkulu womusa wami. AmaHubo 59:5 , 10, 16-17 Uyakuhlala phambi kukaNkulunkulu kuze kube phakade; lungisa umusa neqiniso, ukuze kumlondoloze. AmaHubo 61:7 Futhi umusa ungowakho, Nkosi, ngokuba wena ubuyisela kumuntu ngamunye ngokomsebenzi wakhe. AmaHubo 62:12 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu ongawulahlanga umthandazo wami nomusa wakhe kimi. AmaHubo 66:20 (Kumculi oyinhloko weNeginoth, IHubo noma iNgoma.) UNkulunkulu makabe nomusa kithi, asibusise; futhi enze ubuso bakhe bukhanye phezu kwethu; Sela. AmaHubo 67:1

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Kepha mina, umkhuleko wami ukuwe, Jehova, ngesikhathi somusa; Nkulunkulu, ngobuningi bomusa wakho ngiphendule, ngeqiniso lensindiso yakho. Ngiphendule, Jehova, ngokuba umusa wakho muhle; phendukela kimi ngokobuningi bobubele bakho. IHubo 69:13 , 16 Ingabe umusa wakhe usuphelile kuze kube phakade? Ingabe isithembiso sakhe siphelile kuze kube phakade? UNkulunkulu ukhohliwe ukuba nomusa, uvalele isihawu sakhe ngentukuthelo na? Sela. IHubo 77: 8-9 Ungakhumbuli ububi bethu bangaphambili; isihawu sakho masisheshe sifike phambi kwethu, ngokuba sehliselwe phansi kakhulu. AmaHubo 79:8 Sibonise umusa wakho, Jehova, usiphe insindiso yakho. Umusa neqiniso kuyahlangana, ukulunga nokuthula kuyangana. AmaHubo 85:7 , 10 Yiba nomusa kimi, Nkosi; ngokuba ngikhala kuwe imihla ngemihla. Ngokuba wena, Nkosi, umuhle, ulungele ukuthethelela, unomusa omkhulu kubo bonke abakubizayo. Ngoba umusa wakho mkhulu kimi, futhi ukhulule umphefumulo wami esihogweni esiphansi kakhulu. Kodwa wena, Nkosi, unguNkulunkulu ogcwele isihawu nomusa, obekezelayo, ogcwele umusa neqiniso. Phendukela kimi, ube nomusa kimi; nika inceku yakho amandla akho, usindise indodana yencekukazi yakho. AmaHubo 86:3 , 5, 13, 15-16 (IMaskili ka-Ethani umEzra.) Ngizohlabelela ngomusa kaJehova kuze kube phakade; ngomlomo wami ngizokwazisa ukuthembeka kwakho ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. Ngoba ngithe: Umusa uyokwakhiwa kuze kube phakade; uyakuqinisa ukuthembeka kwakho emazulwini uqobo. Ukulunga nokwahlulela kuyindawo yokuhlala yesihlalo sakho sobukhosi; umusa neqiniso kuyakuhamba phambi kobuso bakho. Kodwa ukuthembeka kwami nomusa wami kuyakuba naye; egameni lami uphondo lwakhe luyakuphakama. Ngiyomgcinela umusa wami kuze kube phakade, futhi isivumelwano sami siyohlala siqinile naye. AmaHubo 89:1-2, 14, 24 , 28 Sisuthise ngomusa wakho ekuseni; ukuze sijabule, sijabule zonke izinsuku zethu. AmaHubo 90:14 Lapho ngithi, Unyawo lwami luyashelela, umusa wakho, Jehova, wangisekela. AmaHubo 94:18 Ukhumbule umusa wakhe neqiniso lakhe endlini ka-Israyeli: yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba ibonile insindiso kaNkulunkulu wethu. AmaHubo 98:3 Ngokuba uJehova muhle, umusa wakhe umi phakade, nokuthembeka kwakhe kuhlale ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. AmaHubo 100:5 (Ihubo likaDavide.) Ngizohlabelela ngomusa nangokwahlulela; ngizohlabelela kuwe, Jehova. AmaHubo 101:1 Uyovuka, ube nesihawu phezu kweSiyoni, ngokuba isikhathi sokuyiphatha kahle, yebo, isikhathi esinqunyiweyo sesifikile. AmaHubo 102:13 Okhulula impilo yakho ekubhujisweni, okuthwesa umqhele wothando nobubele; INKOSI inomusa nomusa, yephuza ukuthukuthela, futhi inomusa omkhulu. Ngoba njengoba izulu liphakeme ngaphezu komhlaba, mkhulu kangaka umusa wakhe kulabo abamesabayo. Kodwa umusa kaJehova ukhona kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade phezu kwabamesabayo, nokulunga kwakhe kubantwana babantwana; AmaHubo 103:4 , 8, 11, 17

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Dumisani uJehova, nimbonge uJehova, ngokuba muhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. Obaba bethu abaqondanga izimangaliso zakho eGibhithe; abakhumbulanga ubuningi bomusa wakho; kodwa bamvukela olwandle, ngisho naseLwandle Olubomvu. Wakhumbula isivumelwano sakhe ngenxa yabo, waphenduka ngokobuningi bomusa wakhe. AmaHubo 106:1 , 7, 45 Bongani uJehova, ngokuba muhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. AmaHubo 107:1 Ngoba umusa wakho mkhulu ngaphezu kwamazulu, neqiniso lakho lifinyelela emafwini. AmaHubo 108:4 Makungabikho muntu omenzela isihawu, futhi makungabikho muntu onomusa kubantwana bakhe abayizintandane. Ngoba wayengakhumbuli ukubonisa umusa, kodwa waxosha umuntu ompofu nompofu, ukuze abulale ngisho nodabukileyo enhliziyweni. Kepha wena Jehova Nkosi, ngiphathele ngenxa yegama lakho; ngokuba umusa wakho muhle, ngisindise. Ngisize, Jehova Nkulunkulu wami; ngisindise ngokomusa wakho. AmaHubo 109:12 , 16 , 21, 26 Hhayi kithi, Jehova, hhayi kithi, kodwa egameni lakho nika inkazimulo, ngenxa yomusa wakho, nangenxa yeqiniso lakho. AmaHubo 115:1 UJehova unomusa, ulungile; yebo, uNkulunkulu wethu unesihe. AmaHubo 116:5 Ngokuba umusa wakhe mkhulu kithina, neqiniso likaJehova limi kuze kube phakade. Dumisani uJehova. AmaHubo 117:2 Bongani uJehova, ngokuba muhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. Makathi u-Israyeli manje: “Umusa wakhe umi phakade.” Indlu ka-Aroni mayithi manje, ukuthi umusa wakhe umi phakade. Mabathi manje abamesabayo uJehova, ukuthi umusa wakhe umi phakade. Bongani uJehova, ngokuba muhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. IHubo 118:1-4 , 29 Makuze kimi umusa wakho, Jehova, insindiso yakho ngokwezwi lakho. Ngincenga umusa wakho ngenhliziyo yami yonke; yiba nomusa kimi ngokwezwi lakho. Umhlaba ugcwele umusa wakho, Jehova; ngifundise izimiso zakho. Ngiyacela, umusa wakho ube yinduduzo kimi, ngokwezwi lakho encekwini yakho. Ububele bakho mabuze kimi, ukuze ngiphile, ngokuba umthetho wakho uyintokozo yami. Yenza encekwini yakho ngokomusa wakho, ungifundise izimiso zakho. Ngibheke, ube nomusa kimi, njengalokhu uvame ukwenza kulabo abathanda igama lakho. Ububele bakho obukhulu, Jehova; ngiphilise ngokwezahlulelo zakho. AmaHubo 119:41 ,58,64,76-77,124,132,156 Bheka, njengamehlo ezinceku ebheka esandleni samakhosi azo, namehlo entombi ebheka esandleni senkosikazi yayo, kanjalo amehlo ethu abheke uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, aze abe nomusa kithi. Sihawukele, Jehova, sihawukele, ngokuba sigcwele kakhulu ukudelelwa. IHubo 123: 2-3 U-Israyeli makathembele kuJehova, ngokuba kuJehova kukhona umusa, futhi kuye kukhona ukukhululwa okukhulu. AmaHubo 130:7 AmaHubo 136 1 Bongani uJehova, ngokuba muhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 2 Bongani uNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 3 Bongani iNkosi yamakhosi, ngokuba umusa wayo umi phakade. 4 Kuye yedwa owenza izimangaliso ezinkulu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.

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5 Kuye owenza amazulu ngokuhlakanipha, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 6 Kuye owelula umhlaba phezu kwamanzi, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 7 Kuye owenza izibani ezinkulu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 8 Ilanga ukuba libuse emini, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade; 9 Inyanga nezinkanyezi ukubusa ebusuku, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 10 Kuye owashaya amaGibhithe kwamazibulo awo, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 11 Wakhipha u-Israyeli phakathi kwabo, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade; 12 Ngesandla esinamandla nangengalo eyeluliweyo, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 13 Kuye owahlukanisa uLwandle Olubomvu lwaba yizingxenye, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 14 Wawelisa u-Israyeli phakathi kwalo, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 15 Wachitha uFaro nempi yakhe eLwandle Olubomvu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 16 Yena owahola abantu bakhe ehlane, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 17 Yena owashaya amakhosi amakhulu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 18 Wabulala amakhosi adumile, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade; 19 uSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade; 20 no-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 21 Wanikela izwe labo laba yifa, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 22 Ifa lika-Israyeli inceku yakhe, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 23 Owasikhumbula ebuhlungwini bethu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade; 24 Wasikhulula ezitheni zethu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 25 Opha inyama yonke ukudla, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 26 Bongani uNkulunkulu wezulu, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. UJehova uyakuphelelisa okuqondene nami; umusa wakho, Jehova, umi phakade; ungashiyi imisebenzi yezandla zakho. AmaHubo 138:8 Futhi ngomusa wakho nquma izitha zami, ubabhubhise bonke abahlupha umphefumulo wami, ngokuba ngiyinceku yakho. AmaHubo 143:12 UJehova unomusa, ugcwele isihawu; uyephuza ukuthukuthela, unesihe esikhulu. UJehova muhle kubo bonke: isihawu sakhe siphezu kwayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe. AmaHubo 145: 8-9 UJehova uyathokoza ngabamesabayo, abathemba umusa wakhe. AmaHubo 147:11 Isihawu neqiniso makungakushiyi; kubophe entanyeni yakho, ukubhale esibhebheni senhliziyo yakho. IzAga 3:3 Umuntu onesihawu wenzela umphefumulo wakhe okuhle, kepha ononya uhlupha inyama yakhe. IzAga 11:17 Umuntu olungileyo uyayikhathalela impilo yesilwane sakhe, kodwa isihawu sababi sinonya. IzAga 12:10 Odelela umakhelwane wakhe uyona, kepha onomusa kwabampofu ubusisiwe. Abaduki yini abaceba okubi, kepha umusa neqiniso kuyakuba kubo abaceba okuhle? Ocindezela ompofu uhlambalaza uMenzi wakhe, kepha omdumisayo unomusa kompofu. IzAga 14:21 -22,31 Ngomusa nangeqiniso ububi buyahlanzwa; nangokumesaba uJehova abantu bayasuka ebubini. IzAga 16:6

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Umusa neqiniso kuyalondoloza inkosi; isihlalo sayo sobukhosi sisekelwa ngomusa. IzAga 20:28 Olandela ukulunga nomusa uthola ukuphila, ukulunga, nodumo. IzAga 21:21 Omboza izono zakhe akayikuphumelela, kepha ozivumayo azishiye uyakuthola umusa. IzAga 28:13

Isiprofetho Ngakho-ke iNkosi ayizukujabula ngezinsizwa zabo, futhi ayizukuhawukela izintandane nabafelokazi babo, ngokuba yilowo nalowo ungumzenzisi nowenza okubi, futhi wonke umlomo ukhuluma ubuwula. Ngenxa yakho konke lokhu intukuthelo yakhe ayibuyi, kodwa isandla sakhe sisalokhu siluliwe. Isaya 9:17 Ngoba uJehova uyomzwela uJakobe, futhi uyomkhetha u-Israyeli, ambeke ezweni lakubo; futhi abafokazi bayohlanganiswa nabo, futhi bayonamathela endlini kaJakobe. Isaya 14:1 Isihlalo sobukhosi siyakumiswa ngomusa, ahlale kuso ngeqiniso etendeni likaDavide, ahlulele, afune ukwahlulela, asheshise ukulunga. Isaya 16:5 Lapho amagatsha awo esebunile, ayakwaphulwa; abesifazane bayakufika, bawashise, ngokuba bangabantu abangenakuqonda; ngalokho owabenzayo akayikubahawukela, nowababumbayo akayikubahawukela. Isaya 27:11 Ngakho-ke uJehova uyakulinda, ukuze abe nomusa kini, ngakho-ke uyakuphakama, ukuze abe nesihe kini, ngokuba uJehova unguNkulunkulu wokwahlulela; babusisiwe bonke abamlindeleyo. Isaya 30:18 Ngangithukuthelele abantu bami, ngalingcolisa ifa lami, ngabanikela esandleni sakho; awuzange ubabonise umusa; phezu kwabadala ubeke ijoka lakho elinzima kakhulu. Isaya 47:6 Ngeke balambe noma bome; futhi ukushisa nelanga ngeke kubashaye; ngoba lowo onomusa kubo uzobahola, ngisho nasemithonjeni yamanzi uzobahola. Hlabelelani, nina mazulu; futhi nijabule, nina mhlaba; niqhumuke ngokuhlabelela, nina zintaba: ngoba uJehova ubaduduzile abantu bakhe, futhi uyoba nesihe kwabahluphekile bakhe. Isaya 49:10,13 “Ngikushiyile okwesikhashana, kodwa ngobubele obukhulu ngizokubutha.” “Ngentukuthelo encane ngikufihlele ubuso bami okwesikhashana, kodwa ngobubele obungapheli ngizokuhawukela,” kusho uJehova uMhlengi wakho. “Ngokuba izintaba zizomuka, namagquma azosuswa, kodwa umusa wami ngeke usuke kuwe, nesivumelwano sami sokuthula ngeke sisuswe,” kusho uJehova okuhawukelayo. Isaya 54:7-8,10 Bekani indlebe yenu, nize kimi; yizwani, umphefumulo wenu uyakuphila; ngiyakwenza isivumelwano esiphakade nani, umusa oqinisekileyo kaDavide. Omubi makashiye indlela yakhe, nomuntu ongalungile imicabango yakhe, abuyele kuJehova, uyakuba nomusa kuye, nakuNkulunkulu wethu, ngokuba uyakwenza ukuthethelela okukhulu. Isaya 55:3,7 Olungileyo uyabhubha, akekho okubeka enhliziyweni, nabantu abanomusa bayasuswa, akekho ocabanga ukuthi olungileyo ususiwe ebubini obuzayo. Isaya 57:1

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Amadodana abantu bezinye izizwe ayokwakha izindonga zakho, namakhosi abo ayokukhonza, ngokuba ngikushayile ngentukuthelo yami, kodwa ngomusa wami ngikuhawukele. Isaya 60:10 Ngizokhuluma ngomusa kaJehova, nezindumiso zikaJehova, ngakho konke uJehova asiphe khona, nobuhle obukhulu endlini ka-Israyeli, abuphe bona ngokomusa wakhe, nangobuningi bomusa wakhe. Bheka phansi usezulwini, ubone usendaweni yakho engcwele nenkazimulo yakho: kuphi intshiseko yakho namandla akho, ukuzwakala kwezibilini zakho nomusa wakho kimi? Ingabe kuvinjelwe? Isaya 63:7,15 Hamba umemezele lawa mazwi ngasenyakatho, uthi: “Buya, Israyeli ohlubukayo,” usho uJehova; “angiyikukubangela ukuba ulaka lwami lukuwise; ngokuba nginomusa,” usho uJehova, “angiyikugcina ulaka kuze kube phakade.” Jeremiya 3:12 Babamba umnsalo nomkhonto; banonya, abanasihawu; izwi labo liduma njengolwandle; bagibele amahhashi, behleliwe njengabantu abayakulwa nawe ndodakazi yaseSiyoni. Jeremiya 6:23 Ngiyobaphahlaza omunye komunye, ngisho noyise namadodana ndawonye, kusho uJehova; angiyikubahawukela, angiyikubahawukela, angiyikuba nesihe, kodwa ngiyakubabhubhisa. Jeremiya 13:14 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ungangeni endlini yokulila, ungayi ukulila, ungabakhaleli, ngokuba ngikususile ukuthula kwami kulaba bantu,” usho uJehova, “ngibaphucile ukuthula kwami, yebo, umusa nobubele.” Jeremiya 16:5 “Emva kwalokho,” usho uJehova, “ngiyakunikela uSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, nezinceku zakhe, nabantu abasele kulo muzi esifweni esiwumshayabhuqe, enkembeni, nasendlaleni, esandleni sikaNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele, nasesandleni sezitha zabo, nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwabo; uyakubashaya ngosiko lwenkemba; akayikubahawukela, angabahawukeli, angabi namusa.” Jeremiya 21:7 Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwamatende kaJakobe, ngihawukele izindawo zakhe zokuhlala; umuzi uyakwakhiwa endundumeni yawo, indlu yamakhosi ihlale ngokwesiko layo.” Jeremiya 30:18 Ingabe u-Efrayimi uyindodana yami ethandekayo? Ingabe ungumntwana omuhle? Ngoba selokhu ngikhuluma kabi ngaye, ngisamkhumbula kakhulu; ngakho-ke izibilini zami ziyamhlupha; ngizomzwela impela,” kusho uJehova. Jeremiya 31:20 Izwi lenjabulo nezwi lokuthokoza, izwi lomkhwenyana nezwi lomlobokazi, izwi lalabo abathi: “Dumisani uJehova Sebawoti, ngokuba uJehova muhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade,” nelalabo abaletha umhlatshelo wokubonga endlini kaJehova. “Ngokuba ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwezwe njengakuqala,” usho uJehova. “Khona ngiyakulahla inzalo kaJakobe noDavide inceku yami, ukuze ngingamthathi muntu enzalweni yakhe ukuba abe ngumbusi phezu kwenzalo ka-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe; ngokuba ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabo, ngibahawukele.” Jeremiya 33:11,26 Ngizonibonisa isihawu, ukuze ibe nesihawu kini, inibuyisele ezweni lakini. Jeremiya 42:12 Bazobamba umnsalo nomkhonto; banonya, futhi abayikubonisa isihawu; izwi labo lizoduma njengolwandle, futhi bazogibela amahhashi, wonke umuntu ehlelwe, njengomuntu oyokulwa, ngokumelene nawe, ndodakazi yaseBabiloni. Jeremiya 50:42

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Kungenxa yesihawu seNkosi ukuthi asiqedwa, ngoba isihawu sayo asipheli. Kodwa noma ibangela usizi, kodwa iyoba nesihawu ngokobuningi besihawu sayo. IsiLilo 3:22,32 Ngakho-ke isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Manje ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kukaJakobe, ngihawukele yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, ngibe nomhawu ngegama lami elingcwele; Hezekeli 39:25 Ukuthi bacele umusa kuNkulunkulu wasezulwini ngale mfihlakalo, ukuze uDaniyeli nabangane bakhe bangabhubhi kanye nabanye abahlakaniphileyo baseBabiloni. Daniyeli 2:18 Ngakho-ke, nkosi, iseluleko sami masibe samukeleka kuwe, ulahle izono zakho ngokulunga, nobubi bakho ngokuba nomusa kwabampofu, uma kungenzeka ukuthi kuzokwandisa ukuthula kwakho. Daniyeli 4:27 Ngathandaza kuJehova uNkulunkulu wami, ngavuma, ngathi: “Nkosi, Nkulunkulu omkhulu nowesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa kwabamthandayo nabagcina imiyalo yakhe; umusa nokuthethelela kungokwaseNkosini uNkulunkulu wethu, noma sihlubukile kuye; Nkulunkulu wami, beka indlebe yakho, uzwe; vula amehlo akho, ubone incithakalo yethu, nomuzi obizwa ngegama lakho; ngokuba asizisi phambi kwakho ngenxa yokulunga kwethu, kodwa ngenxa yobubele bakho obukhulu.” Daniyeli 9:4,9,18 Wakhulelwa futhi, wazala indodakazi. UNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “Qamba igama layo ngokuthi uLoruhama, ngokuba angisayikuba nesihawu endlini ka-Israyeli, kepha ngiyakubasusa ngokuphelele.” Kepha ngiyakuba nesihawu endlini kaJuda, ngibasindise ngoJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, ngingabasindisi ngomnsalo, nangenkemba, nangokulwa, nangamahhashi, nangamahhashi.” Hoseya 1:6-7 Angiyikuba nesihawu kubantwana bakhe, ngokuba bangabantwana bobufebe. Hoseya 2:4 Ngizokugana wena ube ngumkami kuze kube phakade, yebo, ngizokugana wena ube ngumkami ngokulunga, nangokwahlulela, nangomusa, nangobubele. Ngizomhlwanyela yena emhlabeni, ngibe nesihawu kuye ongasitholanga isihawu, ngithi kwabangesibo abantu bami, ‘Ningabantu bami,’ bona bathi, ‘NinguNkulunkulu wami.’ Hoseya 2:19,23 Yizwani izwi likaJehova nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba uJehova unecala nabakhileyo ezweni, ngokuba akukho iqiniso, namusa, nakwazi uNkulunkulu ezweni. Hoseya 4:1 Ngoba ngifisa isihawu, hhayi umhlatshelo, nolwazi ngoNkulunkulu kuneminikelo yokushiswa. Hoseya 6:6 Zihlwanyeleleni ngokulunga, nivune ngomusa; tshalani umhlabathi wenu ongalinyiwe, ngokuba sekuyisikhathi sokufuna uJehova, aze afike, aninike ukulunga. Hoseya 10:12 Ngakho-ke phendukela kuNkulunkulu wakho: gcina umusa nokwahlulela, ulinde uNkulunkulu wakho njalo. Hoseya 12:6 I-Asiriya ngeke isisindise; ngeke sigibele amahhashi, futhi ngeke sisasho emsebenzini wezandla zethu ukuthi, ‘Ningonkulunkulu bethu,’ ngoba intandane ithola umusa kuwe.” Hoseya 14:3

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Niklebhule izinhliziyo zenu, hhayi izingubo zenu, niphendukele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ngokuba unomusa, unesihe, uyephuza ukuthukuthela, unomusa omkhulu, uyazisola ngobubi. Joweli 2:13 Labo abaqaphela izinto eziyize ezingamanga bashiya umusa wabo. Jona 2:8 Wathandaza kuJehova, wathi: “Ngiyakuncenga, Jehova, bekungesilo yini izwi lami ngisesezweni lakithi na?” Ngakho-ke ngabalekela eTharishishi ngaphambili, ngokuba ngangazi ukuthi unguNkulunkulu onomusa, onesihe, owephuza ukuthukuthela, nomusa omkhulu, futhi uyazisola ngobubi.” UJona 4:2 Ukutshelile, muntu, okuhle; futhi yini uJehova ayicela kuwe, ngaphandle kokwenza ukulunga, nokuthanda umusa, nokuhamba ngokuthobeka noNkulunkulu wakho? Mika 6:8 Ngubani uNkulunkulu onjengawe othethelela ububi, adlule esiphambekweni sensali yefa lakhe? Akagcini intukuthelo yakhe kuze kube phakade, ngokuba ujabulela isihawu. Uyakumbonisa uJakobe iqiniso, nomusa ku-Abrahama, owakufungela obaba kusukela ezinsukwini zasendulo. Mika 7:18,20 Jehova, ngizwile izwi lakho, ngiyesaba; Jehova, vuselela umsebenzi wakho phakathi kweminyaka, wazise phakathi kweminyaka; khumbula umusa ngolaka. Habakuki 3:2 Ingelosi kaJehova yaphendula yathi: “Jehova Sebawoti, kuyoze kube nini ungabonisi isihawu eJerusalema nasemizini yakwaJuda, oye wayithukuthelela iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa na?” Ngakho-ke usho kanje uJehova: “Ngizobuyela eJerusalema ngomusa; indlu yami iyakwakhiwa kulo,” usho uJehova Sebawoti, “futhi kuyokwelulwa umucu phezu kweJerusalema.” Zakariya 1:12,16 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Yenzani izahlulelo eziqinisileyo, nibonise umusa nobubele, kube yilowo nalowo kumfowabo. Ngizoyiqinisa indlu kaJuda, ngisindise indlu kaJosefa, ngibabuyisele ukuze bayibeke endaweni yabo, ngokuba nginomusa kubo, babe sengathi angizange ngibalahle, ngokuba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, futhi ngizobezwa. Zakariya 10:6

AmaVangeli kanye nezEnzo Babusisiwe abanesihawu, ngokuba bayakuhawukelwa. Mathewu 5:7 Kodwa hambani nifunde ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuthi, ‘Ngifuna isihawu, hhayi umhlatshelo.’ Ngoba angizanga ukuzobiza abalungileyo, kodwa izoni ukuba ziphenduke.” UJesu esesuka lapho, izimpumputhe ezimbili zamlandela, zimemeza zithi: “Ndodana kaDavide, sihawukele.” Mathewu 9:13,27 Kepha uma benazi ukuthi kusho ukuthini lokhu ukuthi: ‘Ngifuna isihawu, hhayi umhlatshelo,’ ngabe anibalahlanga laba abangenacala.” Mathewu 12:7 Bheka, kwavela owesifazane waseKhanani evela kuleyo ndawo, wakhala kuye, wathi: “Ngihawukele, Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavide; indodakazi yami ihlushwa kakhulu yidemoni.” Mathewu 15:22

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Nkosi, hawukela indodana yami, ngokuba inesithuthwane, ihlushwa kakhulu; ngokuba iwela kaningi emlilweni, kaningi emanzini. Mathewu 17:15 Bheka, izimpumputhe ezimbili zihlezi eceleni kwendlela, lapho zizwa ukuthi uJesu udlula, zamemeza zathi: “Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavide, sihawukele!” Isixuku sabakhuza ngokuba bathule, kodwa bamemeza kakhulu, bathi: “Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavide!” Mathewu 20:30-31 Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nikhokha okweshumi kweminti, ne-anise, necumin, niyekile izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu zomthetho, ukwahlulela, nesihe, nokukholwa; lokhu bekufanele nikwenze, ningakuyeki okunye. Mathewu 23:23 Kwathi ezwa ukuthi nguJesu waseNazaretha, waqala ukumemeza ethi, “Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!” Abaningi bamkhuza bathi makathule, kodwa wamemeza kakhulu wathi, “Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele.” Marku 10:47-48 Futhi isihawu sakhe sikulabo abamesabayo izizukulwane ngezizukulwane. Uyisizile inceku yakhe uIsrayeli, ekhumbula isihawu sakhe; Omakhelwane bakhe nabazala bakhe bezwa ukuthi iNkosi yayimbonise isihawu esikhulu; bajabula naye. Ukuze abonise isihawu esathenjiswa obaba bethu, akhumbule isivumelwano sakhe esingcwele; Ngomusa omnene kaNkulunkulu wethu; lapho ukusa okuvela phezulu kusihambele khona, Luka 1:50,54,58,72,78 Ngakho-ke yibani nesihawu, njengoba noYihlo enesihawu. Luka 6:36 Kodwa umSamariya othile owayesendleleni wafika lapho ayekhona; kwathi embona, wamzwela uzwela, waya kuye, wabopha amanxeba akhe, ethela amafutha newayini, wamkhwelisa esilwaneni sakhe, wamyisa endlini yezihambi, wamnakekela. Ngakusasa esehamba, wakhipha odenariyu ababili, wabanika umninindlu, wathi kuye: Mnakekele; futhi noma yini oyisebenzisayo ngaphezulu, ngiyakukubuyisela kuwe lapho ngibuya. Ngubani kulaba abathathu, ocabanga ukuthi waba ngumakhelwane walowo owawela phakathi kwezigebengu na? Wathi: “Lowo owamenzela isihawu.” UJesu wayesethi kuye: “ Hamba, wenze njalo nawe.” Luka 10:37 Samemeza sathi: ‘Baba Abrahama, ngihawukele, uthume uLazaru, ukuba agcobhoze isihloko somunwe wakhe emanzini, apholise ulimi lwami, ngokuba ngiyahlushwa kuleli langabi. ’ Luka 16:24 Baphakamisa izwi labo, bathi: “Jesu, Nkosi, sihawukele.” Luka 17:13 Umthelisi emi kude, wayengafuni ngisho nokuphakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini, kodwa washaya isifuba sakhe, wathi: “Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mina soni.” Wamemeza wathi: “Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele.” Ababehamba phambili bamkhuza ukuba athule, kodwa wamemeza kakhulu wathi: “Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele.” Luka 18:13,38-39 Futhi ngokuphathelene nokumvusa kwabafileyo, manje engasayikubuyela ekonakaleni, wathi ngalendlela: “Ngizoninika umusa oqinisekileyo kaDavide.” IzEnzo 13:34

Izincwadi Ngoba uthi kuMose: “Ngizoba nesihawu kulowo engizomhawukela, futhi ngizoba nesihawu kulowo engizomhawukela.” Ngakho-ke akusikho othandayo, noma ogijimayo, kodwa kukaNkulunkulu onesihawu. Ngakho-ke unesihawu kulowo athanda ukuba nesihawu kuye, futhi umenza lukhuni lowo 15


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athanda ukuba lukhuni. Ukuze azise ingcebo yenkazimulo yakhe ezitsheni zesihawu, ayezilungiselele inkazimulo ngaphambili, KwabaseRoma 9:15-16,18,23. Ngokuba njengalokho nina ezikhathini ezidlule anikholwanga nguNkulunkulu, kepha manje nihawukelwe ngokungakholwa kwabo, kanjalo nalaba abakholwanga manje, ukuze ngomusa wenu nabo bahawukelwe. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ubavalele bonke ekungakholwa, ukuze abe nesihawu kubo bonke. KwabaseRoma 11:30-32 Ngakho-ke ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngobubele bukaNkulunkulu ukuba ninikele imizimba yenu ibe ngumhlatshelo ophilayo, ongcwele, owamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu, okuyinkonzo yenu yokuqonda. Noma oyalayo, ngokuyala: ophayo, makenze ngobumnene; obusa, ngenkuthalo; obonisa isihawu, ngentokozo. KwabaseRoma 12:1,8 Futhi ukuze abezizwe badumise uNkulunkulu ngenxa yesihawu sakhe, njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ngalokho ngiyakukuvuma phakathi kwabezizwe, ngihubele igama lakho.” KwabaseRoma 15:9 Kepha maqondana nezintombi anginawo umyalo weNkosi, kodwa nginikeza umbono wami njengomuntu othole isihawu seNkosi ukuba athembeke. 1 Korinte 7:25 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu, uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, uYise wobubele, noNkulunkulu wenduduzo yonke; 2 Korinte 1:3 Ngakho-ke lokhu sinale nkonzo, njengoba samukeliswe isihawu, asidangali; 2 Korinte 4:1 Bonke abahamba ngale ndlela, ukuthula nesihawu makube kubo, naku-Israyeli kaNkulunkulu. KwabaseGalathiya 6:16 Kodwa uNkulunkulu, ocebile ngesihawu, ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu asithande ngalo, kwabase-Efesu 2:4 Ngakho-ke uma kukhona induduzo kuKristu, uma kukhona induduzo yothando, uma kukhona ubudlelwano bukaMoya, uma kukhona isihawu nesihawu, KwabaseFilipi 2:1 Ngokuba nempela wayegula ecishe afe, kepha uNkulunkulu wamhawukela, kungeyena yedwa, kodwa nakimi, ukuze ngingabi nosizi phezu kosizi. KwabaseFilipi 2:27 Ngakho-ke, njengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, abangcwele nabathandekayo, yembathani isihawu, umusa, ukuthobeka, ubumnene, nokubekezela; KwabaseKolose 3:12 KuThimothi, indodana yami uqobo ekukholweni: Makube umusa, isihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu nakuJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu. 1 Thimothewu 1:2 Ngaphambili ngangingumuntu ohlambalazayo, nozingelayo, nohluphayo; kodwa ngahawukelwa, ngokuba ngakwenza ngokungazi ngokungakholwa. Umusa weNkosi yethu wawuvamé kakhulu kanye nokukholwa nothando olukuKristu Jesu. Leli yizwi elithembekile, elifanele ukwamukelwa konke, lokuthi uKristu Jesu weza ezweni ukusindisa izoni; engingesikhulu kuzo. Kepha ngenxa yalokhu ngahawukelwa, ukuze kimi kuqala uJesu Kristu abonakalise ukubekezela konke, kube yisibonelo kubo abayakukholwa nguye kuze kube phakade. 1 Thimothewu 1:13-16

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KuThimothewu, indodana yami ethandekayo: Umusa, isihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. INkosi mayinike indlu ka-Onesiforu isihawu, ngokuba wangivuselela kaningi, futhi wayengenamahloni ngezibopho zami: INkosi mayimnike ukuba athole isihawu eNkosini ngalolo suku; futhi wazi kahle ukuthi zingaki izinto angikhonza ngazo e-Efesu. 2 Thimothewu 1:2,16,18 KuThithu, indodana yami uqobo ngokokholo oluhlanganyelwe: Makube umusa, isihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba naseNkosini uJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu. Thithu 1:4 Akusikho ngemisebenzi yokulunga esayenzayo, kodwa ngokwesihawu sakhe wasisindisa, ngokugezwa kokuzalwa kabusha nangokuvuselelwa ngoMoya oNgcwele; Thithu 3:5 Ngakho-ke kwakumelwe ukuba abe njengabafowabo kukho konke, ukuze abe ngumpristi omkhulu onesihe nothembekile ezintweni zikaNkulunkulu, ukuze enze ukubuyisana ngezono zabantu. Hebheru 2:17 Ngakho-ke masisondele ngesibindi esihlalweni somusa, ukuze samukele isihawu, sifumane umusa wokusiza ngesikhathi esifaneleyo. KumaHeberu 4:16 Ngoba ngizoba nesihawu ngokungalungi angisayikukukhumbula. Hebheru 8:12

kwabo,

futhi

izono

zabo

nobubi

babo

Phezu kwayo kwakukhona amakherubi enkazimulo amboze isihlalo somusa, esingenakukhuluma ngakho ngokuningiliziwe manje. Hebheru 9:5 Lowo owayedelela umthetho kaMose wayefa ngaphandle kwesihawu ngofakazi ababili noma abathathu: Hebheru 10:28 Ngokuba ukwahlulelwa okungenasihawu kuyakumehlela lowo ongenzi isihawu, nesihawu sizibonga ngokwahlulela. Jakobe 2:13 Kodwa ukuhlakanipha okuvela phezulu kuqala kumsulwa, bese kuba nokuthula, nobumnene, nokulalela okulula, kugcwele isihawu nezithelo ezinhle, akukhethi buso, akuzenzisi. Jakobe 3:17 Bhekani, siyababiza ngokuthi bayajabula labo abakhuthazelayo. Nizwile ngokubekezela kukaJobe, nibonile nomphumela weNkosi ukuthi iNkosi inesihawu esikhulu nesihawu. Jakobe 5:11 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu noYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, owasizala kabusha ngesihawu sakhe esikhulu ukuba sibe nethemba eliphilayo ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu kwabafileyo, 1 Petru 1:3 1 Petru 2:10 enaningesibo abantu, kodwa enaningasihawukelwanga, kodwa manje senihawukelwa.

manje

seniyisizwe

sikaNkulunkulu,

Makube nani umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba, naseNkosini uJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaBaba, ngeqiniso nangothando. 2 Johane 1:3 Makwandiswe isihawu nokuthula nothando kini. Jude 1:2 Zigcineni othandweni lukaNkulunkulu, nilindele isihawu seNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, kube ngukuphila okuphakade. Jude 1:21

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I-Apocrypha Bahlabelela ngezwi elikhulu izingoma zokudumisa uJehova, ngoba umusa nenkazimulo yakhe kungokuka-Israyeli wonke kuze kube phakade. 1 Esdras 5:61 Manje, ngezinga elithile, umusa wakho usibonisile kithi, Nkosi, ukuthi kushiywe impande negama endaweni yendlu yakho engcwele; 1 Esdras 8:78 Njengoba ningishiyile, nami ngizonishiya nani; uma nifisa ukuba nginibonise umusa, angiyikuba nesihe kini. 2 Esdras 1:25 Kodwa manje ngizokwenzenjani kini? Ngingumfelokazi futhi ngishiyiwe; hambani, bantwana bami, nicele umusa kuJehova. 2 Esdras 2:4 Khumbula abantwana bakho abalele, ngokuba ngiyakubakhipha emikhawulweni yomhlaba, ngibabonise umusa, ngokuba nginomusa, usho uJehova uSomandla. Bamba abantwana bakho ngize ngifike, ubabonise umusa, ngokuba imithombo yami iyachichima, nomusa wami awuyikuphela. 2 Esdras 2:31-32 Futhi siyadlula emhlabeni njengezintethe, futhi ukuphila kwethu kuyamangaza futhi kuyasaba, futhi asifanele ukuthola isihe. 2 Esdras 4:24 Ngaphendula-ke ngathi, Ngiyazi, Nkosi, ukuthi oPhezukonke ubizwa ngokuthi onesihawu, ngokuba unesihawu kulabo abangakafiki ezweni, nokuthi unesihawu esikhulu, ngoba wandisa isihawu esikhulu kulabo abakhona, nakwabadlule, nakubo abazayo. Ngoba uma engawandisi isihawu sakhe, izwe belingeke liqhubeke nalabo abadla ifa laso. 2 Esdras 7:62,66-67 Ukuze into ebunjiweyo yondliwe isikhathi esithile, uze uyibeke esiheni sakho. Ngoba thina nobaba bethu siyafa yizifo ezinjalo; kodwa ngenxa yethu thina zoni uzobizwa ngokuthi unesihawu. Ngoba uma unesifiso sokusihawukela, uzobizwa ngokuthi unesihawu, kithina esingenamisebenzi yokulunga. Ngoba kulokhu, Nkosi, ukulunga kwakho nobuhle bakho kuzomenyezelwa, uma uba nesihawu kulabo abangenalo ithemba ngemisebenzi emihle. Ungasithukutheleli kodwa sindisa abantu bakho, futhi ube nesihawu efeni lakho: ngoba unesihawu esidalweni sakho. 2 Esdras 8:11,31-32,36,45 Ngakho-ke susa ubunzima bakho obukhulu, ususe ubuningi bezinsizi, ukuze uSomandla akuhawukele futhi, oPhezukonke akunike ukuphumula nokuphumula emsebenzini wakho. 2 Esdras 10:24 Ukuze wonke umhlaba uvuselelwe, futhi ubuye, ukhululiwe ebudloveni bakho, futhi uthembele ekwahlulelweni nasesiheni salowo owawenza. 2 Esdras 11:46 Ngoba bonke abanye abantu bami uyobakhulula ngesihawu, labo abacindezelwe emikhawulweni yami, futhi uyobenza bajabule kuze kufike usuku lokwahlulela, engakhuluma ngalo kini kusukela ekuqaleni. Mina angizange ngikushiye, futhi angizange ngisuke kuwe; kodwa ngize kule ndawo, ukuzothandazela ukuchithwa kweSiyoni, nokuthi ngicele isihawu ngenxa yendawo yakho engcwele ephansi. 2 Esdras 12:34,48 Ngakho-ke uma nizonqoba ukuqonda kwenu, niguqule izinhliziyo zenu, niyogcinwa niphila futhi ngemva kokufa niyothola isihe. 2 Esdras 14:34 18


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O Nkosi, wena ulungile, futhi yonke imisebenzi yakho nazo zonke izindlela zakho ziwumusa neqiniso, futhi wena wahlulela ngeqiniso nangobulungisa kuze kube phakade. (Tobit 3:2) Udeveli uzoyinuka, abaleke, angabe esabuya futhi: kodwa lapho usufikile kuye, vukani nobabili, nithandaze kuNkulunkulu onesihe, ozokuhawukela, anisindise: ningesabi, ngoba umiselwe nina kusukela ekuqaleni; futhi nizomlondoloza, futhi uzohamba nani. Ngaphezu kwalokho ngicabanga ukuthi uzokuzalela abantwana. Manje lapho uTobias esezwile lezi zinto, wamthanda, futhi inhliziyo yakhe yanamathela kuye. Tobit 6:17 URaguweli wathi, “Manje-ke mthathe kusukela manje ngokwesiko, ngoba ungumzala wakhe, futhi ungowakho, futhi uNkulunkulu onesihawu makakuphe impumelelo kukho konke.” Tobit 7:12 Ufanelwe ukudunyiswa, ngoba ungenze ngajabula; futhi lokho akuzange kufike kimi engangikucabanga; kodwa usiphathe ngokwesihawu sakho esikhulu. Ufanelwe ukudunyiswa ngoba ube nesihawu ngababili ababengabantwana bodwa boyise: baphe isihawu, Nkosi, futhi uqedele impilo yabo ngenjabulo nesihawu. Tobit 8:16-17 Kodwa uTobias wabonga phambi kwabo, ngoba uNkulunkulu wayenomusa kuye. Kwathi lapho esondela kuSara umalokazana wakhe, wambusisa, wathi: “Wamukelekile, ndodakazi: makabongwe uNkulunkulu okulethe kithi, makabongwe uyihlo nonyoko.” Kwaba khona injabulo phakathi kwabo bonke abafowabo ababeseNineve. Tobit 11:17 Ngoba uyashaya, futhi unesihawu; uyehlisela esihogweni, futhi uyavusa futhi; futhi akekho ongagwema isandla sakhe. Futhi uzosishaya ngenxa yobubi bethu, futhi uzophinde abe nesihawu, futhi azosiqoqa kuzo zonke izizwe, asihlakaze kuzo. Uma niphendukela kuye ngenhliziyo yenu yonke, nangengqondo yenu yonke, futhi nenze ngobuqotho phambi kwakhe, khona-ke uzophendukela kini, futhi ngeke afihle ubuso bakhe kini. Ngakho-ke bhekani ukuthi uzokwenzenjani ngani, nimvume ngomlomo wenu wonke, nidumise iNkosi yamandla, futhi nidumise iNkosi yaphakade. Ezweni lokuthunjwa kwami ngiyamdumisa, futhi ngimemezele amandla akhe nobukhosi bakhe esizweni esinesono. O nina zoni, phendukani nenze ubulungisa phambi kwakhe: ngubani ongasho ukuthi uzokwamukela, futhi abe nesihawu kini? O Jerusalema, umuzi ongcwele, uzonishaya ngenxa yemisebenzi yabantwana benu, futhi uzophinde abe nesihawu ngabantwana babalungileyo. Tobit 13:2,5-6,9 Futhi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzoba nesihawu kubo futhi, ababuyisele ezweni, lapho bezokwakha khona ithempeli, kodwa hhayi njengakuqala, kuze kube yilapho isikhathi saleso sikhathi sigcwaliseka; futhi ngemva kwalokho bazobuya kuzo zonke izindawo zokuthunjwa kwabo, bakhe iJerusalema ngobuhle, futhi indlu kaNkulunkulu izokwakhiwa kuyo kuze kube phakade ngesakhiwo esihle, njengoba abaprofethi beshilo. Ngakho-ke zonke izizwe zizodumisa iNkosi, nabantu bayo bazovuma uNkulunkulu, futhi iNkosi izophakamisa abantu bayo; futhi bonke abathanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu ngeqiniso nangobulungisa bayojabula, bebonisa isihawu kubafowethu. Kodwa gcina umthetho nemiyalo, uzibonakalise unesihawu nobulungisa, ukuze kuhambe kahle kuwe. Tobit 14:5,7,9 U-Oziya wathi kubo: “Bazalwane, yibani nesibindi, masibekezelele izinsuku ezinhlanu, lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu angasiphendulela khona umusa wakhe, ngokuba akayikusishiya ngokuphelele.” Judith 7:30

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Wabe esethi kubo ngezwi elikhulu: “Dumisani, dumisani uNkulunkulu, dumisani uNkulunkulu, ngithi, ngoba akasusanga isihawu sakhe endlini ka-Israyeli, kodwa ubhubhise izitha zethu ngezandla zami kulobu busuku.” UJudith 13:14 Ngoba izintaba ziyosuswa ezisekelweni zazo ngamanzi, amadwala ayoncibilika njengenhlaka ebusweni bakho, kodwa wena unesihawu kulabo abakwesabayo. Judith 16:15 Ngakho-ke siyale ukuthi bonke labo ababhalwe phansi kini ngu-Aman, obekwe phezu kwezindaba, futhi oseduze nathi, bonke, kanye nabafazi babo nabantwana babo, babhujiswe ngokuphelele ngenkemba yezitha zabo, ngaphandle kobubele nesihawu, ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga yeshumi nambili u-Adari walo nyaka wamanje: Izengezo ku-Esteri 13:6 Yizwa umkhuleko wami, ube nomusa efeni lakho: guqula usizi lwethu lube yinjabulo, ukuze siphile, Nkosi, sidumise igama lakho; ungachithi imilomo yabakudumisayo, Nkosi. Okungeziwe ku-Esteri 13:17 Ngakho-ke yonke imizi nezwe, noma ngabe yiliphi, elingeke lenze ngokuvumelana nalezi zinto, liyobhujiswa ngaphandle kwesihawu ngomlilo nangenkemba, futhi ngeke lenziwe libe yinto engavumeleki kubantu kuphela, kodwa futhi lizondeke kakhulu ezilwaneni zasendle nasezinyonini kuze kube phakade. Labo abathembela kuye bayoqonda iqiniso, futhi labo abathembekile othandweni bayohlala naye, ngoba umusa nomusa kukwabangcwele bakhe, futhi uyabanakekela abakhethiweyo bakhe. Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 3:9 Abantu bakubona lokhu, abakuqondanga, futhi abakubekanga lokhu ezinhliziyweni zabo, ukuthi umusa wakhe nomusa wakhe ukunabangcwele bakhe, nokuthi uyabahlonipha abakhethiweyo bakhe. Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 4:15 Ngoba isihawu sizobathethelela ngokushesha abampofu, kodwa amadoda anamandla azohlushwa kakhulu. Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 6:6 Nkulunkulu wawobaba, neNkosi yesihawu, owadala zonke izinto ngezwi lakho, Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 9:1 Ngoba lapho bevivinywa yize bejeziswa ngesihe, babazi ukuthi ababi bahlulelwa kanjani ngentukuthelo nangokuhlushwa, bome ngenye indlela kunabalungileyo. Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 11:9 Kodwa wena unesihawu kubo bonke; ngoba ungenza konke, futhi uyawashalazela izono zabantu, ngoba kufanele balungise. Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 11:23 Kodwa ngemisebenzi enjalo ufundise abantu bakho ukuthi umuntu olungileyo kufanele abe nesihawu, futhi wenze abantwana bakho babe nethemba elihle lokuthi unikeza ukuphenduka ezonweni. Ngakho-ke, njengoba usijezisa, ushaya izitha zethu izikhathi eziyinkulungwane, ngenhloso yokuthi, lapho sahlulela, sicabange ngokucophelela ngobuhle bakho, futhi lapho thina sahlulelwa, sibheke isihawu. Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 12:19,22 Kodwa wena, Nkulunkulu, unomusa futhi uqotho, uyabekezela, futhi uhlela zonke izinto ngesihawu sakho. Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 15:1

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Kodwa amadodana akho awazange anqobe amazinyo ezinyoka ezinobuthi, ngoba umusa wakho wawunabo njalo, futhi wabaphulukisa. Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 16:10 Kepha ababi, ulaka lwabafikela ngaphandle kwesihawu kwaze kwaba sekupheleni: ngokuba wayazi kusengaphambili ukuthi bazokwenzenjani; Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 19:1 Nina enimesabayo uJehova, lindelani umusa wakhe; ningaphambuki, funa niwe. Nina enimesabayo uJehova, thembani okuhle, nenjabulo nomusa ophakade. Ngokuba iNkosi igcwele ububele nomusa, iyabekezela, futhi inozwela kakhulu, ithethelela izono, futhi isindisa ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka. UmShumayeli 2:7,9,11 Bethi, “Sizowela ezandleni zeNkosi, hhayi ezandleni zabantu: ngokuba njengobukhulu bakhe, nomusa wakhe unjalo.” UmShumayeli 2:18 Futhi ungasho ukuthi isihawu sakhe sikhulu; uzothethelelwa ngenxa yezono zami eziningi: ngoba isihawu nentukuthelo kuvela kuye, futhi intukuthelo yakhe iphezu kwezoni. UmShumayeli 5:6 Futhi uma kukhona umuntu olukhuni phakathi kwabantu, kuyamangaza uma ephunyuka engajeziswanga: ngoba isihawu nentukuthelo kukuye; unamandla okuthethelela nokuthulula intukuthelo. Njengoba isihawu sakhe sikhulu, kunjalo nokuqondiswa kwakhe: wahlulela umuntu ngokwemisebenzi yakhe. Yenza indlela yawo wonke umsebenzi wesihawu: ngoba wonke umuntu uzothola ngokwemisebenzi yakhe. Isihawu sakhe sibonakala kuzo zonke izidalwa; futhi uhlukanise ukukhanya kwakhe nobumnyama nge-dampeni. UmShumayeli 16:11-12,14,16 Ngubani ongabala amandla obukhosi bakhe? Ngubani ozolanda ngomusa wakhe? Ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu uyababekezelela, futhi uthulula umusa wakhe phezu kwabo. Umusa womuntu ungowomakhelwane wakhe; kodwa umusa weNkosi uphezu kwayo yonke inyama: uyasola, futhi anakekele, futhi afundise futhi abuyisele, njengomalusi umhlambi wakhe. Unesihawu kulabo abamukela isiyalo, futhi abafuna ngenkuthalo izahlulelo zakhe. Zihlole ngaphambi kokwahlulela, futhi ngosuku lokuhanjelwa uzothola isihawu. UmShumayeli 18:5,11,13-14,20 funa ukungazi kwami kwande, nezono zami zande kube yincithakalo yami, ngiwe phambi kwezitha zami, nesitha sami sijabule ngami, ithemba laso likude nomusa wakho. UmShumayeli 23:3 Akabonisi umusa kumuntu onjengaye, futhi ingabe ucela intethelelo yezono zakhe? UmShumayeli 28:4 Onomusa uyoboleka umakhelwane wakhe; noqinisa isandla sakhe ugcina imiyalo. Kodwa-ke bekezela umuntu ompofu, ungalibali ukumbonisa umusa. UmShumayeli 29:1,8 aze abuyisele kumuntu ngamunye ngokwezenzo zakhe, nangemisebenzi yabantu ngokwezinhloso zabo, aze ahlulele icala labantu bakhe, futhi abenze bajabule ngesihe sakhe. Isihe siyavuthwa ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka, njengamafu emvula ngesikhathi sesomiso. UmShumayeli 35:19-20 Sihawukele, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wakho konke, usibheke: Nkosi, sihawukele abantu ababizwa ngegama lakho, naphezu kuka-Israyeli, obabize ngokuthi izibulo lakho. Sihawukele iJerusalema, umuzi wakho ongcwele, indawo yokuphumula kwakho. UmShumayeli 36:1,12-13 Kodwa laba babengabantu abanomusa, ukulunga kwabo okungakakhohlakali. UmShumayeli 44:10

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Wakhipha kuye umuntu onesihawu, owathola umusa emehlweni enyama yonke, ngisho noMose, othandekayo kuNkulunkulu nakubantu, osikhumbuzo sakhe sibusisiwe. UmShumayeli 45:1 Ngesikhathi sikaMose wenza umsebenzi womusa, yena noKalebi indodana kaJefune, ngokuthi bamelana nebandla, bavimbela abantu esonweni, futhi bathulisa ukububula okubi. UmShumayeli 46:7 Kodwa iNkosi ayisoze yawuyeka umusa wayo, futhi ngeke ibhubhe noma yimuphi wemisebenzi yayo, futhi ngeke iqede inzalo yabakhethiweyo bayo, futhi ngeke isuse inzalo yalowo omthandayo: ngakho-ke wanika uJakobe insali, futhi kuye wanika uDavide impande. UmShumayeli 47:22 Kodwa babiza iNkosi enesihe, belulela izandla zabo kuyo: futhi ngokushesha oNgcwele wabazwa esezulwini, wabakhulula ngenkonzo ka-Isaya. UmShumayeli 48:20 Abantu bancenga iNkosi, oPhezukonke, ngomthandazo phambi kwayo enesihawu, kwaze kwaba yilapho umkhosi weNkosi uphela, base beqeda inkonzo yayo. Ngakho-ke makabongwe uNkulunkulu wabo bonke, onguyena kuphela owenza izimangaliso yonke indawo, ophakamisa izinsuku zethu kwasesiswini, futhi osebenzelana nathi ngokomusa wakhe. Ukuze aqinise isihawu sakhe kithi, futhi asikhulule ngesikhathi sakhe! UmShumayeli 50:19,22,24 Wangikhulula, ngokobuningi bomusa nobukhulu begama lakho, emazinyweni alabo ababelungele ukungidla, nasezandleni zabafuna umphefumulo wami, nasezinhluphekweni eziningi enganginazo; Ngase ngicabanga ngomusa wakho, Jehova, nangezenzo zakho zasendulo, ukuthi ubakhulula kanjani labo abakulindele, futhi ubasindisa ezandleni zezitha. Umphefumulo wakho mawujabule ngomusa wakhe, ungabi namahloni ngodumo lwakhe. UmShumayeli 51:3,8,29 O Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu, usiphathele konke okuhle kwakho, nangokwesihe sakho esikhulu, uBharuki 2:27. Yizwa, Nkosi, ube nomusa, ngokuba wena unomusa, usihawukele, ngokuba sonile phambi kwakho. (Bharuki 3:2) Ngoba ithemba lami likuNkulunkulu oPhakade, ukuthi uzokusindisa; futhi injabulo ifikile kimi evela koNgcwele, ngenxa yesihe esizofika kuwe maduze sivela kuMsindisi wethu oPhakade. UBharuki 4:22 Ngoba uNkulunkulu uzohola u-Israyeli ngenjabulo ekukhanyeni kwenkazimulo yakhe ngesihe nokulunga okuvela kuye. (Bharuki 5:9) Abakwazi ukubonisa isihawu kumfelokazi, futhi abakwazi ukwenza okuhle ezintandaneni. Incwadi kaJeremiya 1:38 Ungasishiyi umusa wakho ngenxa ka-Abrahama othandekayo wakho, ngenxa ka-Isaka inceku yakho, nangenxa ka-Israyeli wakho ongcwele; Akukho sikhulu, namprofethi, namholi, namnikelo wokushiswa, namhlatshelo, namnikelo wokudla, nampepho, nandawo yokuhlaba phambi kwakho, nokuthola umusa. Ungasihlazisi; kodwa sebenzelana nathi ngokomusa wakho, nangokwesihawu sakho esikhulu. Bongani uJehova, ngokuba unomusa; ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. Nina nonke enimkhonzayo uJehova, bongani uNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu, nimdumise, nimbonge, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. Umthandazo ka-Azariya 1:12,15,19,67-68

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Umthandazo kaManase 1:1 O Nkosi, Nkulunkulu Somandla wawobaba bethu, u-Abrahama, u-Isaka, noJakobe, nenzalo yabo elungileyo; wena owenza izulu nomhlaba, nazo zonke izinto ezihlotshiswe ngazo; wena obophe ulwandle ngezwi lomyalo wakho; wena ovale ulwandle, waluvala ngegama lakho elibi nelikhazimulayo; wena bonke abantu abamesabayo, futhi bethuthumela phambi kwamandla akho; ngoba ubukhulu benkazimulo yakho abunakuthwalwa, futhi ukusongela kwakho ngentukuthelo kuzoni kubalulekile; kodwa isithembiso sakho somusa asinakulinganiswa futhi asinakuhlolwa; ngoba wena uyiNkosi ePhakeme kakhulu, onesihawu esikhulu, obekezelayo, onesihawu esikhulu, futhi ophendukayo ebubini babantu. Wena, Nkosi, ngokobuhle bakho obukhulu uthembise ukuphenduka nokuthethelelwa kwabo abonile kuwe; futhi ngesihawu sakho esingenamkhawulo umisele ukuphenduka kuzoni, ukuze zisindiswe. Ngakho-ke, O Nkosi, wena onguNkulunkulu wabalungileyo, awumiselanga ukuphenduka kwabalungileyo, njengo-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, abangonanga kuwe; kodwa wena umisele ukuphenduka kimi engisoni; ngoba ngonile ngaphezu kwenani lesihlabathi solwandle. Iziphambeko zami, Nkosi, zandile; iziphambeko zami zandile, futhi angifanele ukubona nokubona ukuphakama kwezulu ngenxa yobuningi bobubi bami. Ngikhothame ngezibopho eziningi zensimbi, kangangokuthi angikwazi ukuphakamisa ikhanda lami, futhi anginakho ukukhululeka; ngoba ngivuse intukuthelo yakho, ngenza okubi phambi kwakho; angizange ngenze intando yakho, futhi angigcinanga imiyalo yakho; ngimise izinengiso, futhi ngiphindaphinde iziphambeko. Ngakho-ke manje ngiguqa idolo lenhliziyo yami, ngincenga umusa wakho. Ngonile, Nkosi, ngonile, futhi ngiyazivuma iziphambeko zami: ngakho-ke, ngiyakuncenga ngokuthobeka, ngithethelele, Nkosi, ngithethelele, futhi ungangibhubhisi ngamaphutha ami. Ungangithukutheleli kuze kube phakade, ngokungigcinela okubi; futhi ungangilahli ezingxenyeni eziphansi zomhlaba. Ngoba wena unguNkulunkulu, yebo uNkulunkulu walabo abaphendukayo; futhi kimi uzobonisa bonke ubuhle bakho: ngoba uzongisindisa, engifanele, ngokwesihe sakho esikhulu. Ngakho-ke ngizokudumisa kuze kube phakade zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwami: ngoba wonke amandla asezulwini ayakudumisa, futhi inkazimulo ingeyakho kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. UDavide ngenxa yokuba nesihe wayenesihlalo sobukhosi sombuso waphakade. 1 Maccabees 2:57 Khona-ke ibandla labuthana ndawonye, ukuze lilungele impi, futhi lithandaze, licele isihawu nobubele. 1 Maccabees 3:44 Ngakho-ke masikhale ezulwini, mhlawumbe uJehova angasihawukela, akhumbule isivumelwano sawobaba bethu, abhubhise leli butho phambi kwethu namuhla: Ngemva kwalokhu babuyela emakhaya, bahlabelela ingoma yokubonga, badumisa uJehova ezulwini: ngokuba muhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade. 1 Maccabees 4:10,24 Bathi: “Ungasiphathi ngokobubi bethu, kodwa ngokomusa wakho.” 1 Maccabees 13:46 Kodwa manje sengimdala, futhi nina, ngesihe sikaNkulunkulu, senikhulile ngokwanele: yibani esikhundleni sami nomfowethu, nihambe niyolwela isizwe sethu, futhi usizo oluvela ezulwini lube nani. 1 Maccabees 16:3 Futhi umthandazo wawunje: Nkosi, Nkosi Nkulunkulu, Mdali wezinto zonke, owesabekayo nonamandla, olungile, onesihawu, futhi iNkosi ewukuphela kwayo nenomusa, 2 Maccabees 1:24 Lapho uJeremy ebona lokho, wabasola, ethi, “Ngokuqondene naleyo ndawo, ngeke ikwaziwe kuze kube yisikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu eqoqa abantu bakhe ndawonye, abamukele esiheni.” Njengoba athembisa emthethweni, uzosihawukela maduze, asiqoqele ndawonye kuwo wonke umhlaba

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ngaphansi kwezulu aye endaweni engcwele: ngoba usikhulule ezinkingeni ezinkulu, futhi uhlambulule le ndawo.” 2 Maccabees 2:7,18 Kodwa uJasoni wabulala izakhamuzi zakhe ngaphandle kwesihawu, engacabangi ukuthi ukuthola usuku lokuzihlasela kwesizwe sakubo kwakuyoba usuku olungathandeki kakhulu kuye; kodwa ecabanga ukuthi babeyizitha zakhe, hhayi abantu bakubo, abanqobayo. 2 Maccabees 5:6 Ngakho-ke akalokothi asisuse isihawu sakhe: futhi nakuba esijezisa ngokuhlupheka, kodwa akabashiyi abantu bakhe. Kodwa ngokungangabazeki uMdali wezwe, owadala isizukulwane somuntu, futhi wathola isiqalo sezinto zonke, uzoninika futhi ngomusa wakhe umoya nokuphila, njengoba manje ningazibheki nina ngenxa yemithetho yakhe. Ningesabi lo mhlukumezi, kodwa, njengoba nifanele abafowenu, thathani ukufa kwenu ukuze nginiphinde nginithole ngesihawu kanye nabafowenu. Kodwa mina, njengabafowethu, nginikela ngomzimba wami nokuphila kwami ngenxa yemithetho yokhokho bethu, nginxusa uNkulunkulu ukuba abe nesihawu ngokushesha esizweni sethu; nokuthi wena ngezinhlupho nezinhlupho uvume, ukuthi yena yedwa unguNkulunkulu; 2 Maccabees 6:16,23,29,37 Manje lapho uMakhabeyu esemzungezile, wayengenakuphikiswa yizizwe, ngoba ulaka lweNkosi lwaphenduka isihawu. Ngakho-ke lapho sebeqoqe izikhali zabo ndawonye, futhi bephanga izitha zabo, bazixakekisa ngeSabatha, bedumisa kakhulu futhi bebonga iNkosi, eyayibalondolozile kwaze kwaba yilolo suku, olwaluyisiqalo sesihawu esithululelwa kubo. Lapho lokhu sekuqediwe, futhi sebenxuse njalo, banxusa iNkosi enesihawu ukuba ibuyisane nezinceku zayo kuze kube phakade. 2 Maccabees 8:5,27,29 Kwathi lapho yena ngokwakhe engakwazi ukumelana nephunga lakhe, washo la mazwi, “Kufanelekile ukuzithoba kuNkulunkulu, nokuthi umuntu ofayo akufanele azicabangele ngokuziqhenya uma enguNkulunkulu.” Lo muntu omubi wafunga eNkosini, eyayingasayikumzwela umusa, ethi, “Umuzi ongcwele (ayephuthuma ukuwudiliza nomhlabathi, futhi awulenze indawo yokungcwaba evamile), uzowukhulula: 2 Maccabees 9:12-14 Lapho lokho sekwenziwe, bawa phansi, bancenga iNkosi ukuba ingaphinde ingene ezinkingeni ezinjalo; kodwa uma besona kuye, yena ngokwakhe uzobajezisa ngesihawu, futhi banganikelwa ezizweni ezihlambalazayo nezinobuqaba. Bawa phansi kwe-altare, bamncenga ukuba abe nesihawu kubo, futhi abe yisitha sezitha zabo, futhi abe yisitha sezitha zabo, njengoba kusho umthetho. 2 Maccabees 10:4,26 Base bedumisa uNkulunkulu onesihawu bonke kanyekanye, futhi baqina isibindi, kangangokuthi babekulungele hhayi nje ukulwa nabantu, kodwa nezilwane ezinonya kakhulu, nokubhoboza izindonga zensimbi. Ngakho-ke baqhubekela phambili begqoke izikhali zabo, benomsizi ovela ezulwini: ngoba iNkosi yayinesihawu kubo. 2 Maccabees 11:9-10 Ngakho-ke lapho bonke sebekwenzile lokhu ndawonye, futhi bancenga iNkosi enesihe ngokukhala nangokuzila ukudla, futhi belele phansi phansi izinsuku ezintathu, uJuda, esebakhuthazile, wabayala ukuba balungele. 2 Maccabees 13:12

U-Enoke Kodwa uyokwenza ukuthula nabalungileyo. Futhi uyovikela abakhethiweyo, futhi isihawu siyakuba phezu kwabo. Futhi bonke bayoba ngabakaNkulunkulu, Futhi bayochuma, Futhi bonke bayobusiswa.

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Futhi uyobasiza bonke, Futhi ukukhanya kuyovela kubo, Futhi uyokwenza ukuthula nabo. U-Enoke 1:18 Kodwa anizange nibe qotho, futhi anizange nenze imiyalo yeNkosi, Kodwa niphenduke futhi nikhulume amazwi okuqhosha nalukhuni ngemilomo yenu engcolile ngokumelene nobukhulu Bakhe. O, nina eninenhliziyo elukhuni, aniyikuthola ukuthula. Ngakho-ke niyoziqalekisa izinsuku zenu, Futhi iminyaka yokuphila kwenu iyophela, Futhi iminyaka yokubhujiswa kwenu iyokwandiswa ngokuqalekiswa okuphakade, Futhi aniyikuthola umusa. Ngalezo zinsuku niyokwenza amagama enu abe yisiqalekiso esiphakade kubo bonke abalungileyo, Futhi ngawe bonke abaqalekisayo, abaqalekisayo, Futhi bonke izoni nabangenaNkulunkulu bayothuka ngani, Futhi kini abangenaNkulunkulu kuyoba yisiqalekiso. Futhi bonke... bayojabula, Futhi kuyoba khona ukuthethelelwa kwezono, Futhi sonke isihawu nokuthula nokubekezela: Kuyoba khona insindiso kubo, ukukhanya okuhle. Futhi kini nonke izoni akuyikubakho insindiso, Kodwa kini nonke kuyohlala isiqalekiso. U-Enoke 5:4-6 Bayobona ukubulawa kwabathandekayo babo, futhi bayolila ngenxa yokubhujiswa kwezingane zabo, futhi bayonxusa kuze kube phakade, kodwa ngeke nithole umusa nokuthula. U-Enoke 12:6 Ezinsukwini zokugcina kuyakuba khona phezu kwabo umbukiso wokwahlulela okulungile phambi kwabalungileyo kuze kube phakade: lapha abanomusa bayakumbonga iNkosi yenkazimulo, iNkosi yaphakade. Ezinsukwini zokwahlulela phezu kwabokuqala, bayakumbonga ngesihe abanike sona ngokwalokho abanike khona isabelo sabo. U-Enoke 27:3-4 Kusukela lapho akekho oyozifunela isihe eNkosini yemimoya ngoba ukuphila kwakhe sekuphelile. (Enoke 38:6) Ngalezo zinsuku u-Enoke wathola izincwadi zentshiseko nentukuthelo, nezincwadi zokukhathazeka nokuxoshwa. Futhi ngeke banikezwe isihawu, kusho iNkosi yemimoya. U-Enoke 39:2 Lapha amehlo ami abona izindawo zabo zokuhlala nezingelosi zakhe ezilungileyo, Nezindawo zabo zokuphumula nabangcwele. Banxusa, banxusa, bathandazela abantwana babantu, Ukulunga kwageleza phambi kwabo njengamanzi, nomusa njengamazolo emhlabeni: Ngakho-ke kuphakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade naphakade. U-Enoke 39:5 Wathi kimi: ‘Lona owokuqala nguMikayeli, onesihe nobekezelayo; owesibili, obekwe phezu kwazo zonke izifo nazo zonke izilonda zabantwana babantu, nguRafayeli; owesithathu, obekwe phezu kwawo wonke amandla, nguGabriyeli; owesine, obekwe phezu kokuphenduka kube yithemba lalabo abadla ifa lokuphila okuphakade, ubizwa ngokuthi uFanuweli.’ Futhi laba yizingelosi ezine zeNkosi yemimoya kanye namazwi amane engawezwa ngalezo zinsuku. Enoke 40:9 Futhi ulungile futhi ekwahluleleni kwakhe, futhi ukungalungi nakho akuyikuzigcina phambi kwenkazimulo yakhe: Lapho ekwahlulela kwakhe abangaphenduki bayobhubha phambi kwakhe. Kusukela manje angiyikuba nesihawu kubo, kusho iNkosi yemimoya. U-Enoke 50:4-5 UMikayeli wathumela enye ingelosi evela kwabangcwele, wangiphakamisa, kwathi lapho engiphakamisa umoya wami wabuya; ngoba bengingakwazi ukubekezelela ukubukeka kwaleli butho, nokuxokozela nokuzamazama kwezulu. UMikayeli wathi kimi: 'Kungani ukhathazekile ngombono onje? Kuze kube yilolu suku usuku lwesihe saKhe luqhubeka; futhi ube nomusa futhi ebekezela kulabo abahlala emhlabeni. Futhi lapho kufika usuku, namandla, nesijeziso, nokwahlulela, iNkosi yemimoya elungiselele labo abangamkhonzi umthetho olungileyo, nalabo abaphika isahlulelo

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esilungileyo, nalabo abaphatha igama laKhe ngeze-lolo suku lulungiselelwe, abakhethiweyo isivumelwano, kodwa izoni ziyobuza. Lapho isijeziso seNkosi yemimoya sizohlala phezu kwabo, sizophumula ukuze isijeziso seNkosi yemimoya singafiki, ngeze, futhi sizobulala abantwana nonina nabantwana noyise. Ngemva kwalokho isahlulelo sizokwenzeka ngokwesihe saKhe nokubekezela kwaKhe. U-Enoke 60:4-6 Ngalolo suku kuyophakanyiswa izwi elilodwa, libusise, likhazimulise, liphakamise ngomoya wokholo, nangomoya wokuhlakanipha, nangomoya wokubekezela, nangomoya wobubele, nangomoya wokwahlulela nokuthula, nangomoya wobuhle, futhi bonke bayothi ngezwi elilodwa: "Ubusisiwe, futhi kwangathi igama leNkosi yemimoya lingabusiswa kuze kube phakade naphakade." Bonke abangalali phezulu ezulwini bayombusisa: Bonke abangcwele abasezulwini bayombusisa, nabo bonke abakhethiweyo abahlala ensimini yokuphila: Futhi wonke umoya wokukhanya okwazi ukubusisa, nokudumisa, nokuphakamisa, nokungcwelisa igama lakho elibusisiwe, Futhi yonke inyama iyokhazimulisa futhi ibusise igama lakho kuze kube phakade naphakade. Ngoba mkhulu umusa weNkosi yemimoya, futhi uyabekezela, Futhi yonke imisebenzi yakhe nakho konke akudalile ukwembulele abalungileyo nabakhethiweyo, egameni leNkosi yemimoya. U-Enoke 61:11-13 Futhi wonke amakhosi, nabanamandla, nabaphakanyisiwe, nalabo ababusa umhlaba, bayokhothama phambi kwakhe ngobuso babo, bakhulekele futhi babeke ithemba labo kuleyo Ndodana yomuntu, futhi bayinxusele futhi bacele isihe ezandleni zayo. U-Enoke 62:9 Maye kini enithanda izenzo zokungalungi! Kungani nithemba ukuthi okuhle kuzonifikela? Yazini ukuthi nizonikelwa ezandleni zabalungileyo, futhi bazoninquma izintamo, banibulale, futhi bangabi namusa kini. Enoke 98:12

I-Jasher Futhi seza kuleli zwe ukuze sigweme indlala, futhi le ngozi embi ingihlasele; ngakho-ke, Nkosi Nkulunkulu, sikhulule usisindise esandleni salo mcindezeli, wenze okuhle kimi ngenxa yesihe sakho. Jasher 15:18 Ngaleso sikhathi izingelosi zesihe zeza phambi kweNkosi zakhuluma naye ngo-Isaka, zathi, 67 O Nkosi, wena uyiNkosi enesihe nesihawu phezu kwakho konke okudalile ezulwini nasemhlabeni, futhi uyabasekela bonke; ngakho-ke nikeza isihlengo nesihlengo esikhundleni senceku yakho u-Isaka, futhi ube nesihawu nozwelo ku-Abrahama no-Isaka indodana yakhe, abenza imiyalo yakho namuhla. Jasher 23:66-67 URebheka wathi ku-Isaka: “Ngizwile impela, nkosi yami, ukuthi unyoko uSara wayeyinyumba ezinsukwini zakhe kwaze kwaba yilapho iNkosi yami u-Abrahama, uyihlo, imthandazela, wakhulelwa nguye. Ngakho-ke sukuma, uthandaze kuNkulunkulu, uzozwa umkhuleko wakho, asikhumbule ngesihe sakhe.” U-Isaka wathi: “O Jehova Nkulunkulu wezulu nomhlaba, obubele bakho nobubele bakho bugcwalisa umhlaba, wena owathatha ubaba endlini kayise nasendaweni yakhe yokuzalwa, wamletha kuleli zwe, wathi kuye: ‘Ngizonika inzalo yakho izwe,’ wena wamthembisa, wamtshela ukuthi: ‘Ngizokwandisa inzalo yakho ibe njengezinkanyezi zezulu nanjengesihlabathi solwandle,’ manje amazwi akho angaqinisekiswa owawakhuluma nobaba.” UJasher 26:2-3,6 Ngemva kwalokho, ngesihe esikhulu sikaNkulunkulu nomusa wakhe, ngathola izinkabi, izimbongolo, izinkomo, nezinceku, nezincekukazi. Jasher 32:5

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Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi ngomusa nomusa ngithole le ngcebo; ngakho-ke ngiyakuncenga ukuba ungikhulule namuhla ngomusa wakho futhi ungiphendule. Jasher 32:23 Wena unguYe ovusa izimpi futhi uziqede, esandleni sakho kukhona amandla namandla okuphakamisa nokuwisa; O, sengathi umthandazo wami ungamukeleka phambi kwakho ukuba uphendukele kimi ngesihe sakho, ukuze uthinte izinhliziyo zala makhosi nabantu bawo ngokwesaba amadodana ami, futhi ubasabise kanye namakamu abo, futhi ngomusa wakho omkhulu ukhulule bonke abathembela kuwe, ngoba nguwe ongakwazi ukuletha abantu ngaphansi kwethu futhi unciphise izizwe ngaphansi kwamandla ethu. Jasher 34:70 UJakobe wathandaza kuJehova ngenxa yamadodana akhe, welula izandla zakhe kuJehova, wathi, O Nkulunkulu, unguNkulunkulu uSomandla, ungubaba wethu, wasidala futhi thina siyimisebenzi yezandla zakho; Ngiyakuncenga ukuthi ukhulule amadodana ami ngomusa wakho esandleni sezitha zabo, eziza namuhla ukulwa nabo futhi ubasindise esandleni sabo, ngoba esandleni sakho kukhona amandla namandla, ukusindisa abambalwa kwabaningi. Futhi unike amadodana ami, izinceku zakho, amandla enhliziyo namandla okulwa nezitha zabo, ukubanqoba, nokwenza izitha zabo ziwe phambi kwabo, futhi ungavumeli amadodana ami nezinceku zabo bafe ngezandla zabantwana baseKhanani. Kodwa uma kubonakala kukuhle emehlweni akho ukususa ukuphila kwamadodana ami nezinceku zabo, bathathe ngomusa wakho omkhulu ngezandla zezinceku zakho, ukuze bangabhubhi namuhla ngezandla zamakhosi ama-Amori. Jasher 37:14-16 UJakobe wathi emadodaneni akhe: “Ngithembele eNkosini uNkulunkulu ukuthi izonisindisa, ininike umusa emehlweni enkosi yaseGibhithe, naphambi kwawo wonke amadoda ayo. Ngakho-ke sukani niye kulowo muntu, nimthathele isipho kulokho okungatholakala ezweni, nisilethe phambi kwakhe, uNkulunkulu uSomandla aniphe umusa phambi kwakhe, ukuze athumele uBenjamini noSimeyoni abafowenu kanye nani.” Bonke abantu basukuma, bathatha umfowabo uBenjamini, bathatha isipho esikhulu sezwe elihle kunawo wonke, bathatha nesiliva eliphindwe kabili. UJakobe wayala amadodana akhe ngokuqinile ngoBenjamini, wathi: “Mqapheleni endleleni enihamba ngayo, ningahlukani naye endleleni, naseGibhithe.” UJakobe wasukuma emadodaneni akhe, welula izandla zakhe, wathandaza kuJehova ngenxa yamadodana akhe, wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu wezulu nomhlaba, khumbula isivumelwano sakho nobaba u-Abrahama, usikhumbule nobaba u-Isaka, ube nomusa ngamadodana ami, ungawanikeli esandleni senkosi yaseGibhithe; kwenze, O Nkulunkulu ngenxa yesihe sakho, ukhulule bonke abantwana bami, ubakhulule emandleni aseGibhithe, ubathumelele abafowabo ababili. Jasher 52:22-26

AmaJubili Nkosi, masiphakamise umusa wakho phezu kwabantu bakho, udale kubo umoya oqotho, futhi ungavumeli umoya wobubi ubabuse ukuze ubamangalele phambi kwakho, futhi ubabambe kuzo zonke izindlela zokulunga, ukuze babhubhe phambi kobuso bakho. AmaJubili 1:19 Kubhaliwe futhi kumiswe ukuthi uzobonisa isihawu kubo bonke abaphenduka kuzo zonke izono zabo kanye ngonyaka. AmaJubili 5:18 Wathandaza phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, wathi: Nkulunkulu wemimoya yenyama yonke, ongibonise umusa. Wangisindisa mina namadodana ami emanzini kazamcolo, Futhi awungibangelanga ukuba ngibhubhe njengoba wenza kubantwana bokubhujiswa; Ngoba umusa wakho ube mkhulu kimi, Futhi umusa wakho ube mkhulu emphefumulweni wami; Umusa wakho mawuphakanyiswe phezu kwamadodana ami, Futhi ungavumeli imimoya emibi iwabuse. Funa ababhubhise emhlabeni. AmaJubili 10:3 27


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UThera uyise wathi kuye: Hamba ngokuthula: Kwangathi uNkulunkulu ongunaphakade angalungisa indlela yakho. INkosi mayibe nawe, ikuvikele ebubini bonke, ikuphe umusa, isihe nomusa phambi kwalabo abakubonayo, Futhi kwangathi kungabikho muntu wabantwana babantu onamandla phezu kwakho okukulimaza; Hamba ngokuthula. AmaJubili 12:29 Ningabakhonzi, futhi ningabakhulekeli, kodwa khonzani uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, nimkhonze njalo: Nithembele ebusweni bakhe njalo, nisebenze ubuqotho nokulunga phambi kwakhe, ukuze ajabule kini, aniphe umusa wakhe, aninike imvula ekuseni nakusihlwa, abusise yonke imisebenzi yenu eniyenzile emhlabeni, abusise isinkwa senu namanzi enu, abusise nezithelo zesisu senu nezithelo zomhlaba wenu, nemihlambi yezinkomo zenu, nemihlambi yezimvu zenu. AmaJubili 20:9 Nkulunkulu wami, sengathi umusa wakho nokuthula kwakho makube phezu kwenceku yakho, naphezu kwenzalo yamadodana akhe, ukuze babe yisizwe esikhethiweyo kuwe nefa elivela kuzo zonke izizwe zomhlaba kusukela manje kuze kube yizinsuku zonke zezizukulwane zomhlaba, kuze kube phakade. AmaJubili 22:9 Wambusisa uJakobe wathi: “Ndodana yami, engithokoza ngayo yonke inhliziyo yami nothando lwami, sengathi umusa wakho nomusa wakho ungaphakanyiswa phezu kwakhe naphezu kwenzalo yakhe njalo.” AmaJubili 22:28 Futhi uyovusa izoni zezizwe ngokumelene nabo, ezingenasihawu noma isihawu, futhi ezingayi kuhlonipha ubuso banoma ubani, omdala noma omncane, noma ubani, ngoba babi kakhulu futhi banamandla okwenza okubi kunabo bonke abantwana babantu. Futhi bayosebenzisa ubudlova kuIsrayeli kanye nokuphambuka kuJakobe, futhi igazi eliningi liyochithwa emhlabeni, futhi ngeke kube khona ozoqoqa futhi akekho ozongcwaba. AmaJubili 23:23 Amathambo abo ayophumula emhlabathini, nomoya wabo uyojabula kakhulu, futhi bayokwazi ukuthi yiNkosi eyenza isahlulelo, futhi ibonise umusa kumakhulu nezinkulungwane nakubo bonke abamthandayo. AmaJubili 23:31 UJakobe watshela uyise konke ebusuku, ukuthi uJehova wayembonise umusa omkhulu, nokuthi wayemphumelelisile kuzo zonke izindlela zakhe, futhi wamvikela ebubini bonke. U-Isaka wambonga uNkulunkulu kayise u-Abrahama, ongawususanga umusa wakhe nokulunga kwakhe emadodaneni enceku yakhe u-Isaka. AmaJubili 31:24-25 Ngitshele, mama, ukuthi yikuphi ukuphambuka okubonile kimi futhi ngizokufulathela, futhi umusa uzoba phezu kwami. AmaJubili 35:5 Wathi kuye: Ngiyakucela ukuthi mhla ngifa, ungingenise ungingcwabe eduze kukaSara, unina kayihlo, nokuthi wena noJakobe nithandane futhi ningabi nasifiso sokubi ngomunye, kodwa nithandane kuphela, ukuze niphumelele, madodana ami, futhi nidunyiswe phakathi kwezwe, futhi akukho sitha esiyojabula ngani, futhi niyoba yisibusiso nomusa emehlweni abo bonke abanithandayo. AmaJubili 35:20 Amadoda aseHebroni athumela kuye athi: “Bheka, umfowenu ufikile ukuzokulwa nawe, ephethe izinkemba eziyizinkulungwane ezine, ephethe izihlangu nezikhali; ngokuba babemthanda uJakobe kuno-Esawu.” Bamtshela kanjalo; ngoba uJakobe wayengumuntu onomusa nonomusa kuno-Esawu. AmaJubili 37:15

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UJehova wamnika uJosefa umusa nomusa emehlweni kaFaro, uFaro wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Asiyikumthola umuntu ohlakaniphile noqondayo njengalo muntu, ngokuba umoya kaJehova unaye.” Izwe laseGibhithe lahlala linokuthula phambi kukaFaro ngenxa kaJosefa, ngokuba uJehova wayenaye, wamnika umusa nomusa kuzo zonke izizukulwane zakhe phambi kwabo bonke ababemazi nalabo abezwa ngaye, umbuso kaFaro wawuhlelekile, futhi kwakungekho Sathane futhi kungekho muntu omubi lapho.” AmaJubili 40:5,9 U-Israyeli wathi kuJosefa: “Manje mangife selokhu ngikubonile, futhi manje makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka ongagodlanga umusa wakhe nomusa wakhe encekwini yakhe uJakobe.” AmaJubili 45:3

Izincwadi Ezilahlekile ZeBhayibheli Kwathi lapho bonke bethandaza, umpristi omkhulu, ngendlela evamile, waya ukuyobuza kuNkulunkulu. Ngokushesha kwezwakala izwi livela emphongolweni, kanye nesihlalo somusa, bonke ababekhona bezwa, ukuthi kumelwe kubuzwe noma kufunwe ngesiprofetho sika-Isaya okwakufanele sinikezwe kuye iNtombikazi futhi ithembiswe umshado; Ngoba u-Isaya uthi, kuyovela induku esiqwini sikaJese, futhi imbali iyovela empandeni yayo, Futhi uMoya weNkosi uyohlala phezu kwakhe, uMoya wokuhlakanipha nokuqonda, uMoya weseluleko namandla, uMoya wolwazi nokuzinikela, kanye noMoya wokwesaba uJehova uyomgcwalisa. IVangeli Lokuzalwa KukaMariya 5:12-15 Emlandweni wezizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli sifunda ukuthi kwakukhona umuntu othile ogama lakhe linguJoachim, owayecebile kakhulu, wanikela ngeminikelo ephindwe kabili eNkosini uNkulunkulu, esenqumile lesi sinqumo: Ingcebo yami izoba ngeyokusiza abantu bonke, futhi ngithole isihawu eNkosini uNkulunkulu ukuze ngithethelelwe izono zami. USimeyoni wasondela kuMariya oNgcwele, welula izandla zakhe kuye, wathi eNkosini uKristu: “Manje, Nkosi yami, inceku yakho iyakuhamba ngokuthula, njengezwi lakho; ngokuba amehlo ami abonile isihawu sakho, osilungiselele insindiso yezizwe zonke; ukukhanya kubo bonke abantu, nenkazimulo yabantu bakho u-Israyeli.” 1 IVangeli Lobuntwana 2:8-9 Wayesethi: “Nkosi, unomusa, unesihe, futhi unomusa; ungiphe amadodana amabili; enye yawo uyithathile, ngisindise lena.” 1 IVangeli Lobuntwana 11:4 UMariya oNgcwele wathi, “Isihawu seNkosi uJesu Kristu masibe phezu kwenu; Wabanika amanzi amancane ayewageze ngawo umzimba kaJesu Kristu, wabayala ukuba bahlanze umuntu ogulayo ngawo; okwathi sebeqedile, waphulukiswa masinyane.” Ngakho bona, nabo bonke ababekhona, badumisa uNkulunkulu; bagcwala injabulo, babuyela emzini wakubo, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu ngenxa yalokho.” 1 IVangeli Lobuntwana 12:19-21 Base bekhuleka eNkosini uJesu ngokushesha, bamncenga, bethi, Nkosi yethu Jesu, ndodana kaMariya, wena ungumelusi omuhle ka-Israyeli ngempela! yiba nesihe ezincekukazini zakho, ezimi phambi kwakho, ezingangabazi, kodwa ukuthi wena, Nkosi, uze ukusindisa, hhayi ukubhubhisa. Ngemva kwalokho, lapho iNkosi uJesu ithi, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bafana namaTopiya phakathi kwabantu; abesifazane bathi, Wena, Nkosi, uyazi zonke izinto, futhi akukho lutho olufihliwe kuwe; kodwa manje siyakuncenga, futhi sinxusa isihawu sakho ukuba ubuyisele labo bafana esimweni sabo sangaphambili. 1 IVangeli Lobuntwana 17:8-9

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Lona nguye esimkhonza ngenhlonipho yonke, ngoba wasinika ukuphila kwethu nokuba kwethu, futhi wasikhipha esizalweni sikamama. Owathatha umzimba womuntu ngenxa yethu, wasihlenga, ukuze asibambe ngesihawu esiphakade, futhi asibonise umusa wakhe omkhulu, omkhulu, nobuhle bakhe obukhulu. Makube kuye inkazimulo nodumo, namandla, nobukhosi, kusukela manje kuze kube phakade, Amen. 1 IVangeli Lobuntwana 22:5-7 Kwase kuphuma omunye umJuda, wathi: “Bengiyimpumputhe, ngizwa imisindo, kodwa angiboni muntu; kwathi uJesu esahamba, ngezwa isixuku sidlula, ngabuza ukuthi kukhonani lapho?” Bangitshela ukuthi uJesu wayedlula: ngabe sengimemeza ngithi, Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele. Wema, wathi angilethwe kuye, wathi kimi, Ufunani? Ngathi, Nkosi, ukuze ngibone. Wathi kimi: “Phinda ubone.” Ngase ngibona masinyane, ngamlandela, ngithokoza futhi ngibonga. IVangeli likaNikodemu 5:20-23 IVangeli likaNikodemu 14 1 Kodwa lapho umuntu wokuqala ubaba wethu u-Adamu ezwa lezi zinto, ukuthi uJesu wabhapathizwa eJordani, wabiza indodana yakhe, uSeti, wathi: 2 Tshela amadodana akho, okhokho nabaprofethi, konke owakuzwa kuMikayeli, ingelosi enkulu, lapho ngikuthuma emasangweni ePharadesi, ukuyocela uNkulunkulu ukuba angigcobe ikhanda lapho ngigula. 3 USeti, esondela kubokhokho nabaprofethi, wathi, Mina Seti, lapho ngithandaza kuNkulunkulu emasangweni ePharadesi, ngabona ingelosi yeNkosi, uMikayeli wabonakala kimi ethi, Ngithunywe kuwe ngivela eNkosini; ngimiselwe ukubusa imizimba yabantu. 4 Ngiyakutshela Sethi, ungamkhulekeli uNkulunkulu ngezinyembezi, futhi umnxusele amafutha omuthi wesihe ukuze ugcobe uyihlo u-Adamu ngenxa yobuhlungu bekhanda lakhe; 5 Ngoba awukwazi ukukuthola nganoma iyiphi indlela kuze kube usuku lokugcina nezikhathi, okungukuthi, kuze kudlule iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu namakhulu amahlanu. 6 Khona-ke uKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu enesihawu esikhulu, uzoza emhlabeni ukuzovusa umzimba ka-Adamu, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo ukuzovusa imizimba yabafileyo, futhi lapho efika uzobhapathizwa eJordani: 7 Khona-ke ngamafutha esihawu sakhe uyogcoba bonke labo abakholwa kuye; futhi amafutha esihawu sakhe ayoqhubeka ezizukulwaneni ezizayo, kulabo abazozalwa ngamanzi nangoMoya oNgcwele ekuphileni okuphakade. 8 Futhi lapho ngaleso sikhathi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu enesihawu esikhulu, uKristu Jesu, izokwehla emhlabeni, izokwethula ubaba wethu u-Adamu ePharadesi, emthini wesihawu. 9 Kwathi bonke obaba nabaprofethi bezwa zonke lezi zinto kuSeti, bajabula kakhulu. INkosi ibambe u-Adamu ngesandla, yamnikela kuMikayeli ingelosi enkulu; yabaholela ePharadesi, egcwele isihawu nenkazimulo; IVangeli likaNikodemu 20:1 Lapho bezwa konke lokhu kulandisa okuvela esela, bonke obabamkhulu bathi ngazwi linye, “Mawubongwe wena Nkulunkulu uSomandla, uYise wobuhle obuphakade, noYise wobubele, obonise umusa onjalo kulabo ababeyizoni kuye, futhi wabaletha esiheni sePharadesi, futhi wababeka phakathi kokudla kwakho okukhulu nokomoya, empilweni engokomoya nengcwele.” Amen. IVangeli likaNikodemu 20:14 Lokhu kungokuvumelana nalokho uNkulunkulu asivumele ukuba sikuqonde; ngakho-ke mdumiseni, niphenduke, khona-ke uyakuba nesihe kini. Ukuthula makube kini okuvela eNkosini uNkulunkulu uJesu Kristu, noMsindisi wethu sonke. Amen, Amen, Amen. IVangeli likaNikodemu 21:6

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Noma ngiphila noma ngiyafa; ngoba kimi ukuphila kuyoba ukuphila kuKristu, ukufa kuyoba injabulo. Futhi iNkosi yethu izosinika isihawu sayo, ukuze nibe nothando olufanayo, nibe nomqondo ofanayo. Incwadi kaPawulu kwabaseLawodikeya 1:8-9 Futhi njengoba nigcwele amacebo amahle, nenza ngokulangazela okukhulu kwengqondo, nangokuzethemba okungokwenkolo nelula izandla zenu kuNkulunkulu uSomandla, nimncenga ukuba abe nesihe kini, uma kukhona enimonile ngokungathandi. 1 Clement kwabaseKorinte 1:11 Ngakho-ke masilalele intando yakhe enhle nekhazimulayo; futhi sinxuse isihawu nobuhle bakhe, masikhothame phambi kwakhe, siziphonse phansi esihawini sakhe, silahle konke ukuziqhenya, nokuphikisana, nomona okuholela ekufeni. 1 Clement kwabaseKorinte 5:1 Yibani nesihawu, niyothola isihawu; thethelelani, niyothethelelwa; njengoba nenza, nani niyokwenzelwa lokho; njengoba nenza, nani niyophiwa; njengoba nehlulela, nani niyokwahlulelwa; njengoba ninomusa kwabanye, kanjalo uNkulunkulu uyakuba nomusa kini; ngesilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso, nani niyolinganiswa ngaso futhi. 1 Clement kwabaseKorinte 7:4 Kodwa masibe nomusa komunye nomunye, ngokobubele nobumnandi balowo owasidalayo. Ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi, Abanesihawu bayakudla ifa lomhlaba, futhi labo abangenabubi bayosala kuwo: kodwa abaphambuki bayobhubha ebusweni bawo. 1 Clement kwabaseKorinte 7:9-10 Kodwa yena ngokwakhe uthi kuNkulunkulu, Ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu, ngokomusa wakho wothando; ngokwesihawu sakho esikhulu, sula iziphambeko zami. 1 Clement kwabaseKorinte 8:25 Konke lokhu kunoMdali Omkhulu neNkosi yabo bonke, eyalwe ukuba igcine ukuthula nokuzwana; ibe nomusa kubo bonke. Kodwa ikakhulukazi kithina esibalekela isihawu sakhe ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; makube kuye inkazimulo nobukhosi kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. 1 Clement kwabaseKorinte 9:17-18 Ziningi izinhlupheko zababi; kodwa labo abathembela eNkosini, isihawu siyabazungeza. UBaba wethu onesihe nomusa unesihawu kulabo abamesabayo; futhi ngomusa nangothando ubapha umusa wakhe bonke abeza kuye benengqondo elula. 1 Clement kwabaseKorinte 11:8-9 Ngakho-ke, njengoba konke kubonwa futhi kuzwiwa nguNkulunkulu, masimesabe, futhi masilahle imisebenzi yethu emibi evela ezifisweni ezimbi, ukuze ngesihawu sakhe sikhululwe ekulahlweni okuzayo. Ngakho-ke masisondele kuye ngobungcwele benhliziyo, siphakamisela kuye izandla ezimsulwa nezingenabala, simthanda uBaba wethu onomusa nesihawu, owasenza sahlanganyela ekukhetheni kwakhe. 1 Clement kwabaseKorinte 13:1,6 Ngakho-ke masithandazele nalabo abawele esonweni. Ukuze, bethobeke ngokuthobeka nangokulinganisela, bangathobeli thina, kodwa intando kaNkulunkulu. Ngoba ngale ndlela bayothola inkumbulo ethela izithelo nephelele, ngesihe, kokubili emithandazweni yethu kuNkulunkulu, nasekubakhulumeni kwethu phambi kwabangcwele bakhe. Abalungileyo, uthi, bayongifundisa ngesihe futhi bangisole; kodwa amafutha ezoni mawangenyusi ikhanda lami. 1 Clement kwabaseKorinte 23:1-2,7 Ngakho-ke njengoba esibonisile isihawu esikhulu kangaka; futhi ikakhulukazi ngenxa yalokho, thina esiphilayo, manje asisahlabeli onkulunkulu abafileyo, futhi asisabakhulekeli, kodwa silethwe ngaye ekwazini uYise weqiniso. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, masimvume ngemisebenzi yethu; ngokuthandana;

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ngokungaphingi, ngokungakhulumi kabi ngomunye nomunye, ngokungahawukeli omunye nomunye; kodwa ngokuba nomoya ophansi, isihawu, okuhle. 2 Clement kwabaseKorinte 2:8,13 Ngakho-ke njengoba singabangenakuqonda, kufanele siqonde icebo likaBaba wethu onesihe. Ngoba ukhuluma nathi, ezimisele ukuthi thina esibe sephutheni elifanayo mayelana nemihlatshelo, sifune futhi sithole indlela yokusondela kuye. Incwadi Ejwayelekile kaBarnaba 2:11 Ngaphezu kwalokho kulotshiwe mayelana nesabatha, eMiyalweni Eyishumi, uNkulunkulu ayikhuluma eNtabeni iSinayi kuMose, ubuso nobuso; Ngcwelisa isabatha leNkosi ngezandla ezihlanzekile, nangenhliziyo ehlanzekile. Futhi kwenye indawo uthi: Uma abantwana bakho begcina amasabatha ami, ngizobeka isihawu sami phezu kwabo. Futhi ngisho nasekuqaleni kokudala ukhuluma ngesabatha. Futhi uNkulunkulu wenza ngezinsuku eziyisithupha imisebenzi yezandla zakhe; futhi wayiqeda ngosuku lwesikhombisa, futhi waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa, futhi walungcwelisa. Cabangani, bantwana bami, ukuthi lokho kusho ukuthini, wayiqeda ngezinsuku eziyisithupha. Incazelo yalokhu yilokhu; ukuthi eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha iNkosi uNkulunkulu izoqeda zonke izinto. Incwadi Ejwayelekile kaBarnaba 13:1-4 Ngiyazi ukuthi ngingubani nokuthi ngibhalela bani; mina, umuntu olahliwe: nina enithole isihawu; mina, ngibekwe engozini; nina, niqiniswe engozini. Incwadi ka-Ignatius eya kwabase-Efesu 3:9 Ngithandazeleni nami; mina ngesihe sikaNkulunkulu ngidinga imithandazo yenu, ukuze ngifanele isabelo engizosithola ukuze ngingatholakali ngingumuntu olahliwe. Incwadi ka-Ignatius eya kumaTrallians 3:5 U-Ignatius, obizwa nangokuthi uTheophorus, ebandleni elithole isihawu esivela ebukhosini bukaBaba oPhezukonke, neNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa uJesu Kristu; ethandekayo, futhi ekhanyiswa ngentando yalowo othanda konke okuvumelana nothando lukaJesu Kristu uNkulunkulu wethu ophethe esikhundleni sesifunda samaRoma; futhi engikubingelela egameni likaJesu Kristu njengoba sihlangene kokubili enyameni nasemoyeni kuyo yonke imiyalo yakhe, futhi sigcwele umusa kaNkulunkulu; yonke injabulo kuJesu Kristu uNkulunkulu wethu. Incwadi ka-Ignatius eya kwabaseRoma 1:1 Kodwa nginamahloni ngisho nokubalwa njengomunye wabo: Ngoba angifaneleki, ngoba ngingomncane kunabo bonke, futhi njengozelwe kungakabi yisikhathi. Kodwa ngesihe ngithole ukuba ngumuntu, uma ngifuna ukuya kuNkulunkulu. Incwadi ka-Ignatius eya kwabaseRoma 3:10 U-Ignatius, obizwa nangokuthi uTheophorus, ebandleni likaNkulunkulu uBaba, neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, eseFiladelfiya e-Asiya; othole isihawu, eqiniswe ekuvumelaneni kukaNkulunkulu, ejabula njalo ekuhluphekeni kweNkosi yethu, futhi egcwaliswe ngesihawu sonke ngokuvuka kwakhe: Engikubingelela futhi egazini likaJesu Kristu, okuyinjabulo yethu yaphakade nengangcolile; ikakhulukazi uma benobunye nombhishobhi, namalunga anaye, namadiyakoni amiswe ngokomqondo kaJesu Kristu; abamiswe ngokwentando yakhe ngokuqina konke ngoMoya wakhe oNgcwele: Incwadi ka-Ignatius kwabaseFiladelfiya 1:1 Kodwa umthandazo wakho kuNkulunkulu uzongenza ngiphelele, ukuze ngifinyelele kuleyo ngxenye, engiyinikezwe ngesihawu sikaNkulunkulu: Ukubalekela iVangeli ngokuqondene nenyama kaKristu; nakubaPhostoli ngokuqondene nabadala bebandla. Incwadi ka-Ignatius eya kwabaseFiladelfiya 2:2 U-Ignatius, obizwa nangokuthi uTheophorus, ebandleni likaNkulunkulu uBaba, nelikaJesu Kristu othandekayo, uNkulunkulu alibusisile ngesihawu ngazo zonke izipho ezinhle; ligcwele ukholo

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nothando, kangangokuthi lokhu akusweleki sipho; kufaneleke kakhulu kuNkulunkulu, futhi kunezithelo kwabangcwele: ibandla eliseSmirna e-Asiya; injabulo yonke, ngomoya wakhe omsulwa, nangezwi likaNkulunkulu. Incwadi ka-Ignatius kwabaseSmirna 1:1 Umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula, nokubekezela makube nani kuze kube phakade. Incwadi ka-Ignatius kwabaseSmirna 3:23 UPolycarp, namalunga anaye, kulo ibandla likaNkulunkulu eliseFilipi: Isihawu kini nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke; iNkosi uJesu Kristu, uMsindisi wethu, makwandiswe. Incwadi kaPolycarp eya kwabaseFilipi 1:1 Kodwa sikhumbula lokho iNkosi esifundise khona ithi, Ningahluleli, khona aniyikwahlulelwa; thethelelani, khona aniyikuthethelelwa; yibani nesihawu, khona aniyikuhawukelwa; ngokuba ngesilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso, nani niyakulinganiselwa ngaso. Incwadi kaPolycarp eya kwabaseFilipi 1:10 Abadala mababe nobubele nesihawu kubo bonke, babaphendule eziphambekweni zabo, bafune ababuthakathaka, bangakhohlwa abafelokazi, izintandane nabampofu; kodwa bahlale benakekela okuhle emehlweni kaNkulunkulu nakubantu. Incwadi kaPolycarp eya kwabaseFilipi 2:15 Noma ngingakwazi kanjani ukuncenga iNkosi ngenxa yezono zami eziningi nezinkulu? Ngingamncenga ngamazwi angakanani ukuba abe nomusa kimi? 1 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Imibono) 1:15 Kodwa manje isihawu sikaNkulunkulu sihawukele wena nendlu yakho, futhi sikududuzile kakhulu. Kodwa wena, ungazulazuli, kodwa yiba nengqondo eqotho, ududuze indlu yakho. 1 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Imibono) 1:23 Futhi lapho ezwa lezi zinto, uzozibamba, futhi uzothola isihe. 1 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Imibono) 2:11 Kodwa labo abangeke bamphika, ngesihe sakhe esikhulu kakhulu uzoba nomusa kubo. 1 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Imibono) 2:20 Amatshe ayisikwele namhlophe avumelana kahle ezinhlanganisweni zawo, ngabaphostoli, nababhishobhi, nodokotela, nabefundisi, abathi ngesihe sikaNkulunkulu bangene, babusa, bafundisa futhi bakhonza ngobungcwele nangokuthobeka kwabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, kokubili labo abalele, nabasasele; futhi bahlale bevumelana nabo, futhi babe nokuthula ngaphakathi kwabo, futhi bezwana. 1 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Imibono) 3:52 Futhi ngempela bathwala ubuthi babo emabhokisini, kodwa nina niqukethe ubuthi benu kanye nokutheleleka ezinhliziyweni zenu, futhi ngeke nizihlanze, futhi nixube ingqondo yenu nenhliziyo ehlanzekile, ukuze nithole isihe eNkosini Enkulu. 1 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Imibono) 3:103 Waphendula wathi kimi, “Awuzange uhlangane nalutho, O muntu?” Ngaphendula ngathi, “Nkosikazi, ngihlangane nesilo esinjalo, esasibonakala singakwazi ukugwinya isizwe sonke; kodwa ngamandla kaNkulunkulu, nangomusa wakhe oyingqayizivele, ngasinda kuso.” 1 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Imibono) 4:16

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Ngakho-ke iNkosi yethu enesihawu yazwelana nesidalwa sayo, yasimisela lokho kuphenduka, yanginika amandla alokho. Ngakho-ke ngithi kini, uma umuntu emva kwalolo bizo olukhulu nolungcwele elingwa udeveli nesono, unokuphenduka okukodwa. Kodwa uma evame ukona futhi ephenduka ngeke kumsize onjalo; ngoba ngeke aphilele uNkulunkulu. 2 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Imiyalo) 4:22 Ungacabangi kanjalo, kodwa phendukela eNkosini ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, ucele kuyo ngaphandle kokungabaza, khona-ke uzokwazi isihe seNkosi; ukuthi ngeke ikushiye, kodwa izogcwalisa isicelo somphefumulo wakho. 2 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Imiyalo) 9:2 Kodwa umuntu odabukile uhlala enza okubi. Okokuqala, wenza okubi, ngoba udabukisa uMoya oNgcwele, onikezwe umuntu, njengoba enesimo sokujabula. Futhi futhi wenza okubi, ngoba uthandaza ngokudabuka eNkosini, futhi akenzi ukuvuma kokuqala kokubonga kuye ngesihe sangaphambilini, futhi akakutholi kuNkulunkulu lokho akucelile. 2 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Imiyalo) 10:20 Ngakho-ke, lapho isihawu seNkosi sikhanya, khona-ke labo abakhonza uNkulunkulu bayobonakala, futhi bacace kubo bonke. Ngoba njengoba ehlobo izithelo zemithi yonke zibonakaliswa futhi zibonakala, kanjalo nemisebenzi yabalungileyo iyomenyezelwa futhi ibonakaliswe, futhi bayobuyiselwa kulowo mhlaba bejabule futhi bejabule. 3 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Izifaniso) 4:3 Kodwa manje ziqaphele; futhi njengoba uNkulunkulu enamandla onke futhi enesihawu, uzokunika ikhambi kulokho obekukwenza kabi ngaphambili, uma esikhathini esizayo ungangcolisi umzimba nomoya wakho; 3 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Izifaniso) 5:62 Ukuze nazi, kusho yena, ukuthi ubuhle nomusa weNkosi mkhulu, futhi kufanele kuhlonishwe, owabanika umoya wakhe labo abafanele ukuphenduka. 3 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Izifaniso) 8:46 Ngenxa yazo zonke lezi zinto ngibonga iNkosi, ukuthi, ishukunyiswe isihawu kubo bonke labo ababizwa ngegama layo, yasithumelela ingelosi yokuphenduka ukuba isiphathe thina esibonile kuyo; nokuthi ivuselele imimoya yethu eyayicishe yaphela, futhi esasingenalo ithemba lokusindiswa, kodwa manje sesivuselelwe ekuvuselelweni kokuphila. 3 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Izifaniso) 9:135 Bangabantu abakholwayo, futhi babehlala belungile futhi beqotho; futhi bengenakho ukungezwani phakathi kwabo, kodwa babesajabula ngezinceku zikaNkulunkulu, njengoba begqoke umoya walezi zintombi; futhi bebelokhu bezimisele ukubonisa isihawu kubo bonke abantu, bepha bonke abantu imisebenzi yabo ngaphandle kokusola, nangaphandle kokucabanga. 3 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Izifaniso) 9:211 Ngakho-ke wathi, “Ninganyatheli phansi konyawo lwakhe; kodwa mdumiseni, ngoba unesineke kakhulu ngeziphambeko zenu, hhayi njengomunye wenu; kodwa phendukani, ngoba lokho kuzosiza kini.” 3 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Izifaniso) 9:274

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wensimu, ngoba ngaphesheya kwalolo hlangothi umhlaba ubanzi kakhulu. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu noEva 1:8 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 1 3 6 UNkulunkulu ngesihawu sakhe ngo-Adamu owayenziwe ngomfanekiso wakhe nangokufana kwakhe, wamchazela ukuthi lokhu kwakuyiminyaka eyi-5,000 neyi-500; nokuthi umuntu wayezofika kanjani amsindise yena nenzalo yakhe. 7 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wayenze lesi sivumelwano nobaba wethu, u-Adamu, ngendlela efanayo, lapho ephuma ensimini, ngesikhathi eseceleni komuthi u-Eva athatha kuwo isithelo wamnika ukuba adle. 8 Njengoba nje ubaba wethu u-Adamu ephuma ensimini, wadlula eduze kwalowo muthi, wabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayeseshintshe kanjani ukubukeka kwawo waba ngesinye isimo, nokuthi wabuna kanjani. 9 Njengoba u-Adamu eya kuso wesaba, wathuthumela futhi wawa phansi; kodwa uNkulunkulu ngesihawu sakhe wamphakamisa, wabe esenza lesi sivumelwano naye. 10 Futhi, lapho u-Adamu esesesangweni lensimu, ebona ikherubi liphethe inkemba yomlilo ovuthayo esandleni salo, ikherubi lathukuthela futhi lambheka, bobabili u-Adamu no-Eva bamesaba, futhi bacabanga ukuthi uhlose ukubabulala. Ngakho bawa ngobuso babo, bathuthumela ngokwesaba. 11 Kodwa waba nesihawu kubo, wababonisa isihawu; wabafulathela, wenyukela ezulwini, wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi: 12 Nkosi, ungithumile ukuba ngilinde esangweni lensimu, ngiphethe inkemba yomlilo. 13 Kodwa lapho izinceku zakho, u-Adamu no-Eva, bengibona, zawa ngobuso bazo, zaba njengabafileyo. Nkosi yami, sizokwenzenjani ngezinceku zakho? 14 UNkulunkulu waba nesihawu kubo, wababonisa isihawu, wathumela ingelosi yakhe ukuba igcine insimu. Iyini le nsika yedwala elengayo ukuze isivikele, uma iqhathaniswa nomusa weNkosi owasibekela? 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 4:6 Wabe esesukuma, welula izandla zakhe kuNkulunkulu, emncenga ukuba acele isihawu nesihawu, wathi, O Nkulunkulu, ngithethelele isono sami, isono engisenzile, futhi ungasikhumbuli kimi. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 5:4 Wangithatha, ithambo, wangenza owesifazane okhanyayo njengaye, onenhliziyo, ukucabanga, nokukhuluma; nasenyameni, njengokwakhe; wangenza ngesimo sobuso bakhe, ngesihe sakho namandla akho. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 5:10 Lapho u-Adamu no-Eva bezwa la mazwi avela kuNkulunkulu, bakhala futhi bakhala kakhulu; kodwa baqinisa izinhliziyo zabo kuNkulunkulu, ngoba manje base benomuzwa wokuthi iNkosi kubo injengobaba nomama; futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu, bakhala phambi Kwayo, futhi bacela isihe Kuyo. 1 Incwadi Ka-Adamu No-Eva 7:1 UNkulunkulu, enesihe nomusa, wababuka belele emanzini, beseduze nokufa, wathumela ingelosi, eyabakhipha emanzini, yababeka ogwini lolwandle njengabafile. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 10:1 Kodwa iNkosi enesihawu yabuka ukufa kuka-Adamu, kanye nokuthula kuka-Eva ngenxa yokwesaba ubumnyama. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 12:5 Kwathi lapho uNkulunkulu, onesihe nesihawu, ezwa izwi lika-Adamu, wathi kuye: Kodwa lapho ngizwa ngesiphambeko sakho, ngakuphuca lokho kukhanya okukhanyayo. Kodwa, ngesihawu sami,

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angikuguqulanga waba mnyama, kodwa ngakwenza umzimba wakho wenyama, engawubeka phezu kwawo lesi sikhumba, ukuze uthwale amakhaza nokushisa. Kodwa ngesihawu sami, ngikwenze waba njengoba unjalo; lapho weqa umyalo wami, Adamu, ngakuxosha ensimini, ngakungenisa kuleli zwe; futhi ngakuyala ukuba uhlale kulo mhume; futhi ubumnyama bafika phezu kwakho, njengoba kwenza phezu kwalowo oweqa umyalo wami. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 13:1,7,9 Kodwa uNkulunkulu onesihe, obheka izidalwa zaKhe, wabheka u-Adamu no-Eva njengoba babelele befile, futhi wathumela iZwi laKhe kubo, wabavusa. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 21:8 U-Adamu wabe esekhala kakhulu wathi, O Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele, kuze kube yilapho ngikwamukela lokho engizokwenza. U-Adamu no-Eva bama ngaphansi kwe-altare bakhala, bencenga uNkulunkulu, bethi, Sithethelele isiphambeko sethu nesono sethu, usibheke ngeso Lakho lesihawu. Ngoba lapho sisensimini izindumiso zethu nezingoma zethu zenyuka phambi Kwakho ngaphandle kokuyekethisa. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 23:1,6 UNkulunkulu onesihe, omuhle futhi othanda abantu, wabheka u-Adamu no-Eva, kanye negazi labo, ababelinikele njengomnikelo kuYe; ngaphandle komyalelo ovela kuYe wokwenza kanjalo. Kodwa wamangala ngabo; wamukela iminikelo yabo. UNkulunkulu wathumela umlilo okhanyayo uvela ebusweni bakhe, owaqeda iminikelo yabo. Wazwa iphunga elimnandi leminikelo yabo, wababonisa isihe. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 24:1-3 Futhi ngaleyo ndlela kuzokwenziwa kwaziwe ukuthi unguNkulunkulu onesihe, ongathandi ukuthi kubhubhe noyedwa; ongathandi ukuthi awe; futhi ongalahli muntu ngonya, kabi, nangokubhubhisa okuphelele. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 25:5 Futhi uma ngibheka zonke izinto ezinhle owawuphila kuzo, nokuthi kungani uphume kuzo, khona-ke bengizokubonisa isihawu ngokuzithandela. Kodwa angikwazi ukuguqula isivumelwano esiphume emlonyeni wami; ukube bengizokubuyisela ensimini. Nokho, lapho isivumelwano sesigcwalisekile, khona-ke ngizokubonisa isihawu wena nenzalo yakho, ngikuyise ezweni lenjabulo, lapho kungekho khona usizi nokuhlupheka; kodwa injabulo nenjabulo ehlala njalo, nokukhanya okungapheli, nokudumisa okungapheli; nensimu enhle engeke idlule. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 26:13-15 Kodwa lapho uNkulunkulu onesihe ebona ukuthi uSathane wayefisa ukubulala u-Adamu ngamacebo akhe amaningi, futhi ebona ukuthi u-Adamu wayemnene futhi engenankohliso, uNkulunkulu wakhuluma noSathane ngezwi elikhulu, wamqalekisa. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 29:1 Lapho u-Adamu ezwa la mazwi avela kuNkulunkulu, wakhuleka phambi Kwakhe. Yena no-Eva bamkhulekela futhi bambonga, ngoba wayebaphathe ngesihe. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 31:4 Ngomusa wakho, Nkulunkulu, ngisindise kulezi zinhlupho nezivivinyo, ungiyise kwelinye izwe elihlukile kulena, uma ungangivumeli ukuba ngihlale ensimini yakho. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 41:13 Khona-ke ngizosindisa umphefumulo wakho kanye nemiphefumulo yabalungileyo ngesihawu, ukuze ngibanike ukuphumula ensimini yami. Futhi lokho kuyoba lapho ukuphela kwezwe sekufikile. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 42:6 Kodwa ngesihe sikaNkulunkulu wayengenakukwazi ukushisa umhume, ngoba uNkulunkulu wathumela ingelosi yakhe nxazonke zomhume ukuze awuvikele emlilweni onjalo, waze wacima. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 43:16

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Ukube bekungengenxa yomusa wami ngabe ngikubhubhisile wena namabutho akho emhlabeni. Kodwa ngikubekezelele kuze kube sekupheleni komhlaba. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 44:5 Bheka, umlilo ushise inyama yethu kuleli zwe; kodwa kuyoba njani uma sesifile, uSathane ezojezisa imiphefumulo yethu? Ukukhululwa kwethu akukude yini, ngaphandle kokuba uNkulunkulu eze, futhi ngesihawu asigcwalise isithembiso sakhe? 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 47:2 Kodwa, ngesihawu ngawe, njengoba nje lelo dwala laliwela phezu kwakho, ngayala ukuba lenze isivikelo phezu kwakho; nedwala elingaphansi kwakho, ukuba lizehlise. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu noEva 49:7 Kodwa u-Adamu no-Eva bavuka futhi bathandaza kuNkulunkulu emhumeni ubusuku bonke, bacela umusa kuYe. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 50:3 Kwathi lapho izidumbu zika-Adamu no-Eva sezimboziwe, bama bathandaza, bacela umusa eNkosini, nentethelelo, bambonga ngokuthi wayebahawukele, wamboza ubunqunu babo. Abazange bayeke ukuthandaza ubusuku bonke. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 52:11 Kodwa uNkulunkulu ngesihawu sakhe, wamxosha phakathi kwethu wamyisa kulomhlaba omnyama; ngoba wayesephenduke ubumnyama uqobo kanye nomsebenzi wokungalungi. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 55:14 Ngakho-ke qaphela umusa wami kuwe, nomusa wami kuwe, zidalwa zami; ukuthi angikubuyiselanga isiphambeko sakho kimi, kodwa ngesihawu sami ngawe ngikuthembisile ukuthi ekupheleni kwezinsuku ezinhlanu nengxenye ezinkulu ngizokuza ngikusindise. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 56:7 Ngoba wathi ngaphakathi kwakhe, Manje njengoba sebeqedile izinsuku ezingamashumi amane zokuzila nokuthandaza, uNkulunkulu uzobabuyisela esimweni sabo sangaphambili; kodwa uma engenzi kanjalo, ubesazoba nomusa kubo; futhi noma ebengenasihawu kubo, ubesazobanika yini okuthile okuvela ensimini ukuze babaduduze; njengoba sekuphindwe kabili ngaphambili. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 60:4 Kodwa mina ngesihawu nangomusa enganginawo kini, angimvumelanga ukuba anibhubhise; kodwa ngamxosha kini. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 61:10 Kodwa ngesihawu sikaNkulunkulu, ngokushesha nje lapho lawo makhiwane amabili esesemhlabeni, uNkulunkulu wanqoba iseluleko sikaSathane ngabo; wabenza baba yimithi emibili yezithelo, eyayimboze umhume. Ngoba uSathane wayebangcwabe ohlangothini olusempumalanga lwawo. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 62:3 Ngakho-ke, akungenxa yakhe nje kuphela ukuthi le mithi ikhule ngesikhathi esisodwa; kodwa ngikuhawukele futhi ngayala ukuba ikhule. Yakhula yaba yimithi emibili emikhulu, ukuze nisibekelwe amagatsha ayo, nithole ukuphumula; nokuthi nginibonise amandla ami nemisebenzi yami emangalisayo. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 63:9 U-Adamu wancenga iNkosi wathi, Nkosi, masingabhubhi ngokudla esikudlile. Nkosi, ungasishayi; kodwa sebenzelana nathi ngokomusa wakho omkhulu, ungasishiyi kuze kube lusuku lwesithembiso osenzele sona. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 65:5

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Base bethandaza kuNkulunkulu ukuba abe nesihawu kubo; ngemva kwalokho, izingqondo zabo zathula, izinhliziyo zabo zaphuka, futhi isifiso sabo saphola; base befana nezihambi emhlabeni. Ngalobo busuku u-Adamu no-Eva bachitha isikhathi esiningi emhumeni, lapho balala khona kakhulu ngenxa yokudla ababekudlile. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 65:10 Baphinde banikela ngalo mnikelo e-altare ababelakhe ekuqaleni. Basukuma bathandaza, banxusa iNkosi bathi, "Kanjalo, O Nkulunkulu, lapho sisensimini, izindumiso zethu zakhuphukela Kuwe, njengalo mnikelo; futhi ubumsulwa bethu bakhuphukela kuwe njengempepho. Kodwa manje, O Nkulunkulu, yamukela lo mnikelo kithi, ungasiphindiseli emuva, ngaphandle kwesihe Sakho." UNkulunkulu wabe esethi ku-Adamu no-Eva, "Njengoba nenze lo mnikelo futhi nawunikela kimi, ngizowenza ube yinyama Yami, lapho ngehlela emhlabeni ukuzonisindisa; futhi ngizowenza unikelwe njalo e-altare, ukuze kuthethelelwe futhi kube nomusa, kulabo abahlanganyela kuwo ngokufanele." 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 68:11-12 UNkulunkulu wathi ku-Adamu, “Lokhu kuyakuba ngumkhuba wakho, ukwenza kanjalo, lapho ukuhlupheka nosizi kukufikela. Kodwa ukukhululwa kwakho nokungena kwakho ensimini, ngeke kuphele izinsuku, njengoba kuvunyelwene phakathi kwakho nami; ukube bekungenjalo, bengizokubuyisela ensimini yami nasemuseni wami ngenxa yomnikelo osanda kuwunikela egameni lami.” 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 68:16 Kodwa lapho u-Adamu ebona ubunzima u-Eva ayekubo, wasukuma wathandaza kuNkulunkulu, wathi, “O Nkosi, ngibheke ngeso lakho lesihawu, umkhiphe osizini lwakhe.” 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 74:4 UNkulunkulu wayesethi kuKayini, “Noma ubani okutholayo akayikukubulala;” ngoba ngaphambi kwalokhu, uNkulunkulu wayethi kuKayini, “Ngizoyeka izijeziso eziyisikhombisa kulowo obulala uKayini.” Ngokuba ngokuqondene nezwi likaNkulunkulu kuKayini, “Uphi umfowenu?” uNkulunkulu wakusho lokhu ngesihawu kuye, ukuze azame ukumenza aphenduke. 1 Incwadi kaAdamu no-Eva 79:20 Futhi ngokuqondene nokuthi uNkulunkulu uthi kuKayini, “Makuqalekiswe umhlabathi ophuze igazi lomfowenu” lokho futhi, kwakuyisihawu sikaNkulunkulu kuKayini. Ngoba uNkulunkulu akamqalekisanga, kodwa waqalekisa umhlabathi; nakuba kwakungewona umhlabathi owabulala uAbela, futhi wenza ububi. Ngoba kwakufanele ukuthi isiqalekiso sehlele phezu kombulali; kodwa ngesihawu uNkulunkulu waphatha imicabango Yakhe kangangokuthi akekho owayengayazi, afulathele uKayini. 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 79:22-23 Ngakho-ke, Adamu, ngikuqonda inhliziyo yakho, ngikukhululile kaningi ezandleni zakhe; ukuze ngikubonise ukuthi nginguNkulunkulu onesihe; nokuthi ngikufisela okuhle, nokuthi angikufiseli ukubhujiswa. 2 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 3:16 USeti, eneminyaka eyisikhombisa ubudala, wayazi okuhle nokubi, futhi wayezila ukudla njalo futhi ethandaza, futhi wachitha ubusuku bonke ecela isihe nentethelelo kuNkulunkulu. 2 Incwadi kaAdamu no-Eva 5:1 Ngemva kwalokho, njengoba ehla e-altare, eseqedile ukunikela, uSathane wabonakala kuye ngesimo sengelosi enhle, ekhazimula ngokukhanya; ephethe intonga yokukhanya esandleni sakhe, yena ebhince ibhande lokukhanya. Wabingelela uSeti ngokumamatheka okuhle, waqala ukumkhohlisa ngamazwi amahle, ethi kuye, O Seti, uhlalani kule ntaba? Ngoba ilukhuni, igcwele amatshe

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nesihlabathi, nemithi engenazithelo ezinhle kuyo; ihlane elingenazo izindawo zokuhlala nemizi; akukho ndawo enhle yokuhlala. Kodwa konke ukushisa, ukukhathala, nobunzima. Uzohlala ezweni lethu. futhi uphumule kulo mhlaba nosizi lwawo; awusoze waphinde uzizwe uphelelwe amandla futhi ukhathele; awusoze waletha umnikelo, noma ucele isihe; ngoba awusoze wasenza isono, futhi ungashukunyiswa yizinkanuko. 2 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 5:4-5,9 USeti wema phambi kwesidumbu sikayise u-Adamu, nesikanina u-Eva, wathandaza ubusuku nemini, wacela isihawu kuye nakubantwana bakhe; nokuthi uma ebhekene nobunzima ngomntwana, uzomnika iseluleko. 2 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 11:5 Kwathi lapho ukwakhiwa kophahla sekuqediwe, wabayala ukuba benze iminikelo. Basebenza ngenkuthalo kulezi zinto, baziletha kuSeti uyise owazithatha wazinikela e-altare; bathandaza kuNkulunkulu ukuba amukele iminikelo yabo, abe nesihe emiphefumulweni yabantwana bakhe, futhi abavikele esandleni sikaSathane. 2 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 12:5 UMahalalele wema phezu kwabantu bakhe, wabondla ngokulunga nangobumsulwa, wababuka ukuze abone ukuthi abahlangani nabantwana bakaKayini. Waqhubeka futhi eMhumeni Wengcebo ethandaza futhi ekhonza phambi komzimba kababa wethu u-Adamu, ecela isihawu kuNkulunkulu kuye nakubantu bakhe; kwaze kwaba yilapho eneminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi ayisikhombisa ubudala, lapho egula. 2 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 16:1-2 UJarede wabe esenza umnikelo wawunikela e-altare, njengoba u-Adamu ayemyalile. Kwathi lapho ekhuphukela e-altare, wathandaza kuNkulunkulu ukuba amusize futhi amthethelele isono sakhe, mayelana nokucinywa kwesibani. 2 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 18:13 Waphinda wabafungisa, wathi, Ngifungisa ngokufa kukababa wethu u-Adamu, nangegazi lika-Abela, likaSeti, lika-Enoshe, likaKhenani, nelikaMahalalele, ukuba ningilalele, futhi ningasuki kule ntaba engcwele; ngoba lapho nisuka kuyo, nizoba ngabaphunyukileyo ekuphileni nasesiheni; futhi anisayikubizwa ngokuthi abantwana bakaNkulunkulu, kodwa abantwana bakaDeveli. 2 Incwadi kaAdamu no-Eva 20:27 UJarede wabe esekhala phambi kweNkosi, wacela isihawu nentethelelo kuyo. Kodwa wayefisa sengathi umphefumulo wakhe ungasuka emzimbeni wakhe, kunokuba ezwe la mazwi avela kuNkulunkulu mayelana nokwehla kwabantwana bakhe eNtabeni Engcwele. 2 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 20:36 Ngemva kwalokhu, abantwana bakaSeti baphambuka, bona, abantwana babo kanye nabafazi babo. Kwathi lapho u-Enoke, uMethusela, uLameki noNowa bebabona, izinhliziyo zabo zahlupheka ngenxa yokuwa kwabo ekungabazeni okugcwele ukungakholwa; bakhala futhi bacela umusa kaNkulunkulu, ukuba abalondoloze, nokubakhipha kuleso sizukulwane esibi. 2 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 22:3 Futhi lawo madoda amabili angiholela ohlangothini lwaseNyakatho, angibonisa lapho indawo eyesabekayo kakhulu, futhi kwakukhona zonke izinhlobo zokuhlushwa kuleyo ndawo: ubumnyama obunonya nobumnyama obungakhanyisiwe, futhi akukho ukukhanya lapho, kodwa umlilo omnyama uvutha njalo phezulu, futhi kukhona umfula ovuthayo ophumayo, futhi yonke indawo ingumlilo yonke indawo, futhi yonke indawo kukhona iqhwa neqhwa, ukoma nokuthuthumela, kuyilapho izibopho zinonya kakhulu, nezingelosi ziyesaba futhi zingenasihawu, ziphethe izikhali zolaka, ukuhlushwa okungenasihawu, ngathi: Izimfihlo zika-Enoke 10:1

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Ngokuba isihawu seNkosi siyakuba phezu kwabamesabayo ...Futhi sibe nesihawu kwabalungileyo, sibakhulule ekuhluphekeni kwesoni, senze ngokomusa waso kwabangcwele baso, AmaHubo kaSolomoni 3 Umusa wakho, Nkosi, mawube phezu kwabo bonke abakuthandayo. AmaHubo kaSolomoni 4 Ngoba wena umuhle futhi unesihawu, uyisiphephelo sabampofu; Ujabulisa umphefumulo wabathobekileyo ngokuvula isandla sakho ngesihawu. Umusa wakho, Nkosi, uphezu komhlaba wonke ngobuhle. AmaHubo kaSolomoni 5 Ubusisiwe uJehova, obonisa umusa kulabo abamthandayo ngobuqotho. AmaHubo kaSolomoni 6 Ngoba unesihawu, futhi ngeke uthukuthele kuze kube sezingeni lokusiqeda. Lapho igama lakho lihlala phakathi kwethu, sizothola isihawu; nezizwe ngeke zisinqobe. Uzosiqinisa ngesikhathi osisiza ngaso, ubonise isihawu endlini kaJakobe ngosuku owathembisa ngalo ukubasiza. AmaHubo kaSolomoni 7 Buyela, Nkulunkulu, isihawu sakho phezu kwethu, ube nomusa kithi; Buthanisa abahlakazekile bakwa-Israyeli, ngomusa nangobubele; AmaHubo kaSolomoni 8 Bheka, uhawukele, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngokuba singabakho; ungasusi umusa wakho kithi, funa basihlasele. Umusa weNkosi mawube phezu kwendlu ka-Israyeli kuze kube phakade naphakade. AmaHubo kaSolomoni 9 Futhi umusa weNkosi uphezu kwabamthandayo ngeqiniso, Futhi iNkosi ikhumbula izinceku zayo ngesihawu. Futhi kwabampofu uNkulunkulu uyoba nesihawu enjabulweni ka-Israyeli; Ngoba uNkulunkulu muhle futhi unesihawu kuze kube phakade, Futhi amabandla ka-Israyeli ayodumisa igama leNkosi. AmaHubo kaSolomoni 10 Umusa weNkosi mawube phezu kuka-Israyeli kuze kube phakade naphakade. AmaHubo kaSolomoni 11 Kodwa isihawu sikaJehova siphezu kwabangcwele, nesihawu sakhe siphezu kwabamesabayo. AmaHubo kaSolomoni 13 Abayikufunyanwa ngosuku abalungileyo abathola ngalo umusa, kepha abamesabayo uJehova bayakudla ifa lokuphila ngenjabulo. AmaHubo kaSolomoni 14 Kodwa labo abamesabayo uJehova bayakuthola umusa kuwo, baphile ngomusa kaNkulunkulu wabo, kodwa izoni ziyakubhubha kuze kube phakade. AmaHubo kaSolomoni 15 Bengiseduze namasango eShiyoli kanye nesoni, lapho umphefumulo wami usuka eNkosini uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngabe iNkosi ayizange ingisize ngomusa wayo ophakade. Ungasusi umusa wakho kimi, Nkulunkulu, noma isikhumbuzo sakho enhliziyweni yami ngize ngife. Uma olungileyo ekhuthazela kuzo zonke lezi zivivinyo, uzothola umusa eNkosini. AmaHubo kaSolomoni 16 Ngoba amandla kaNkulunkulu wethu ahlala njalo enesihawu, nombuso kaNkulunkulu wethu uhlala kuze kube phakade phezu kwezizwe ekwahluleleni. Akekho phakathi kwabo owadala isihawu neqiniso phakathi kweJerusalema. Kwangathi iNkosi ingasheshisa isihawu sayo phezu kuka-Israyeli! AmaHubo kaSolomoni 17

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Nkosi, umusa wakho uphezu kwemisebenzi yezandla zakho kuze kube phakade; Ubuhle bakho buphezu kuka-Israyeli ngesipho esikhulu. Izahlulelo zakho ziyakwenziwa emhlabeni wonke ngesihe; Futhi uthando lwakho lusenzalo ka-Abrahama, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Kwangathi uNkulunkulu angahlanza u-Israyeli ngosuku lwesihe nesibusiso, Isizukulwane esihle esiphila ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu ezinsukwini zesihe. Sela. AmaHubo kaSolomoni 18 Futhi angiyikuba yisihambi, ngoba eNkosini ePhezukonke nenesihe akukho ukukhononda. AmaHubo kaSolomoni 3:7 Ungangisusi isihawu sakho, Nkosi; ungangisusi isihawu sakho. Futhi ngokobuningi besihawu sakho, wongipha kanjalo; futhi usheshe unikeze izicelo zethu; futhi uyakwazi ukukhokhela zonke izidingo zethu. Haleluya. AmaHubo kaSolomoni 14:3,9 Ngizovula umlomo wami, umoya wakhe uzokhuluma kimi ngenkazimulo kaJehova nobuhle bakhe, umsebenzi wezandla zakhe nokusebenza kweminwe yakhe, ubuningi bomusa wakhe namandla ezwi lakhe. (Odes of Solomon 16:6-7) UMoya wavula isibeletho seNtombikazi, yakhulelwa, yazala; iNtombikazi yaba nguMama onezihawu eziningi; Amazwi kaSolomoni 19:6 Wangiphakamisa ngokomusa wakhe, wangiphakamisa ngokobuhle bakhe obukhulu. AmaHubo kaSolomoni 29:3 Wena, Nkulunkulu, uyazi ukuthi noma ngingazisindisa, ngiyafa ngezinhlupho ezivuthayo ngenxa yoMthetho wakho. Yiba nomusa kubantu bakho, futhi isijeziso sethu masibe yinhlawulo yabo. Yenza igazi lami libe msulwa kubo, futhi uthathe umphefumulo wami ukuze uhlenge imiphefumulo yabo. 4 Maccabees 3:17 Ngisho nobulungisa bukaNkulunkulu buyoba nesihawu kithi, uma siphoqelekile ngenxa yesidingo sizithoba enkosini ngokwesaba. Kungani kufanele silahle le mpilo ethandekayo futhi siziphuce leli zwe elimnandi? 4 Maccabees 4:35 Ngoba siyasazisa isihawu sakho, ngokusinika ukuphila kwethu ngenxa yokwephulwa koMthetho, into enzima ukuyithwala kunokufa uqobo. 4 Maccabees 5:5 Yilwa impi engcwele nehloniphekile ngenxa yokulunga, okungase ngayo iNhlengo elungile eyaqapha obaba bethu ibe nesihawu kubantu bayo futhi iziphindiselele kumbusi oqalekisiwe. 4 Maccabees 5:20 Futhi ngibiza uNkulunkulu wawobaba ukuba abe nesihe esizweni sakithi. 4 Maccabees 6:12 Kodwa uHaiqâr wayesegwetshwe wangena endaweni yokucasha, wezwa ukukhala kwezigqila zakhe nomakhelwane bakhe, wadumisa uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, onesihe, wabonga, futhi wayethandaza njalo futhi enxusa uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke. Indaba ka-Ahikar 3:61 Kodwa, Nkosi yami! Selokhu ngivele phambi kwakho, ungakhathali ukukucindezela! Inkosi yathi kuye: Makabongwe uNkulunkulu, okubonise isihawu, wazi ukuthi woniwe, wakusindisa, wakukhulula ekubulaweni. Indaba ka-Ahikar 4:30

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Futhi uyonikwa isibusiso, kanye nenzalo yakho yonke, kuze kube yilapho iNkosi ihambela zonke izizwe ngesihawu sayo kuze kube phakade. ITestamente likaLevi 2:6 Futhi uma ningemukeli isihawu ngo-Abrahama, u-Isaka, noJakobe, okhokho bethu, akukho noyedwa wenzalo yethu okufanele asale emhlabeni. ITestamente likaLevi 4:23 Ngenxa yemali ngalahlekelwa abantwana bami, futhi ukube ukuphenduka kwami, ukuhlazeka kwami, kanye nemithandazo kababa kwakungamukelwanga, ngabe ngafa ngingenamntwana. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wawobaba wangihawukela, ngoba ngikwenze ngokungazi. ITestamente likaJuda 3:4344 Ngakho-ke nika abantwana bakho le miyalo, ukuze, uma bona, babuyele kuJehova ngokushesha; ngokuba unesihawu, uyabakhulula, aze ababuyisele ezweni labo. ITestamente lika-Isakare 2:4 Kodwa lapho befisa ukumbulala, ngabafungisa kakhulu ngezinyembezi ukuthi bangabi nacala ngalesi sono. Ngoba uSimeyoni noGadi bahlasela uJosefa ukuze bambulale, wathi kubo ngezinyembezi: Ngihawukeleni, bafowethu, nihawukele izibilini zikaJakobe ubaba wethu; ningangibeki izandla zenu ukuze nichithe igazi elingenacala, ngokuba angikonanga kini. ITestamente likaZebuloni 1:8-9 Manje bantwana, ngininika ukuba nigcine imiyalo yeNkosi, nibonise isihawu komakhelwane benu, nibe nesihawu kubo bonke, hhayi kubantu kuphela, kodwa nasezilwaneni. Ngenxa yakho konke lokhu iNkosi yangibusisa, futhi lapho bonke abafowethu begula, ngasinda ngaphandle kokugula, ngoba iNkosi iyazi izinhloso zomuntu ngamunye. Ngakho-ke, yibani nesihawu ezinhliziyweni zenu, bantwana bami, ngoba njengoba nje umuntu enza kumakhelwane wakhe, iNkosi nayo izomphatha kanjalo. Ngoba amadodana abafowethu ayegula futhi efa ngenxa kaJosefa, ngoba awazange abonise isihawu ezinhliziyweni zawo; kodwa amadodana ami agcinwa ngaphandle kokugula, njengoba nazi. ITestamente likaZebhuloni 2:1-4 Ngakho-ke, bantwana bami, yenzani lokho uNkulunkulu aninika khona, nibonise ububele nesihawu ngaphandle kokungabaza kubo bonke abantu, futhi niphe wonke umuntu ngenhliziyo enhle. Futhi uma ningenalo ithuba lokumnika osweleyo, yibani nozwelo ngesihawu. Ngiyazi ukuthi isandla sami asitholanga ithuba lokumnika osweleyo, futhi ngahamba naye ngikhala amakhilomitha ayisikhombisa, futhi izibilini zami zazimlangazelela ngesihawu. Ngakho-ke, nani, bantwana bami, yibani nozwelo kuwo wonke umuntu ngesihawu, ukuze iNkosi ibe nozwelo nesihawu kini. Ngoba futhi, ezinsukwini zokugcina uNkulunkulu uzothumela isihawu Sakhe emhlabeni, futhi nomaphi lapho ethola khona izibilini zesihawu, uhlala kuye. ITestamente likaZebuloni 2:16-20 Ngemva kwalezi zinto niyokhumbula iNkosi niphenduke, futhi iyonihawukela, ngoba inomusa futhi inomusa. ITestamente likaZebhuloni 2:30 Ngakho-ke uma nibuyela eNkosini niyothola isihawu, futhi iyoningenisa endlini yayo engcwele, futhi iyoninika ukuthula. ITestamente likaDaniyeli 2:9 Futhi lapho seninciphile futhi seninciphile, niyakubuya nimqaphele uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu; futhi uyonibuyisela ezweni lakini, ngokwesihe sakhe esikhulu. Kuyothi ngemva kokufika kwabo ezweni lawoyise, baphinde bamkhohlwe uJehova futhi babe ngababi. UJehova uyobahlakaza ebusweni bomhlaba wonke, kuze kufike isihawu sikaJehova, umuntu owenza ukulunga futhi obonisa umusa kubo bonke abakude nakubo abaseduze. ITestamente likaNafetali 1:30-32

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Ngakho-ke, njengoba isibindi sami sasibekwe ngonya ngokumelene noJosefa, nasesibindini sami nami ngahlupheka ngonya, futhi ngahlulelwa izinyanga eziyishumi nanye, isikhathi eside njengoba ngangithukuthelele uJosefa. ITestamente likaGadi 1:36 Umuntu oyedwa uyamzonda umuntu onesihe nongalungile, nomuntu ophingayo futhi azila ukudla: nalokhu, kunesici esikabili, kodwa wonke umsebenzi muhle, ngoba ulandela isibonelo seNkosi, ngoba akamukeli okubonakala kukuhle njengokuhle kwangempela. ITestamente lika-Asheri 1:24 Kodwa iNkosi izoniqoqa ndawonye ngokholo ngesihawu sayo esimnene, nangenxa ka-Abrahama, uIsaka, noJakobe. ITestamente lika-Asheri 1:45 Ngaphonswa etilongweni, ngashaywa, ngahlekwa usulu; kodwa iNkosi yanginika ukuba ngithole isihawu, emehlweni omgcini wetilongo. ITestamente likaJosefa 1:20 Ngakho-ke, landelani isihawu sakhe ngengqondo enhle, ukuze nani nigqoke imiqhele yenkazimulo. Ngoba umuntu omuhle akanalo iso elimnyama; ngoba ubonisa isihawu kubo bonke abantu, noma beyizoni. Futhi noma bemceba ngecebo elibi, ngokwenza okuhle unqoba okubi, evikelwe nguNkulunkulu; futhi uthanda olungileyo njengomphefumulo wakhe. Uma umuntu edunyiswa, akamnamona; uma umuntu ecebile, akanamona; uma umuntu enesibindi, uyamdumisa; uyamdumisa umuntu omuhle; unomusa kompofu; unesihawu kwababuthakathaka; uyamhubela uNkulunkulu izindumiso. ITestamente likaBenjamini 1:23-26 Ngoba uma umuntu enza ubudlova kumuntu ongcwele, uyaphenduka; ngoba umuntu ongcwele unesihawu kumuntu othukayo, futhi uyazithulela. ITestamente likaBenjamini 1:31

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