ISAHLUKO 1
UBenjamin, unyana weshumi elinesibini kaYakobi kunye noRakeli, usana lwentsapho, ujikaisithandisobulumkokunyenesisa.
1 Ikopi yamazwi kaBhenjamin, awabawisela oonyana bakhe ukuba bayigcine, emveni kokuba ebekhululwe iminyaka elikhulu elinamancimabinianamihlanu.
2 Wabanga, wathi, Njengokuba uIsake wazalelwayo kuAbraham ekwaluphaleni kwakhe,namndabanjalokuYakobi.
3KubawafayouRakeli,umaekuzalenikwam, ndingekabi nabisi; ndanyanyiswa nguBhiliha, umkhonzazanawakhe.
4 Ke uRakeli wahlala iminyaka elishumi elinamibini eludlolo, emveni kokumzala kwakhe uYosefu; Wathandaza kuYehova ezila ukudlaiintsukuezilishumielinambini,wamitha, wazalamna.
5 Kuba ubawo ubemthanda uRakeli, ethandazelaukubaabazaleoonyanaababini.
6 Ngenxa yoko ndabizwa ngokuba nguBhenjamin, oko kukuthi, Ndingunyana wemihla;
7 Ndaya eYiputa kuYosefu, wandikhumbula umninawa wam, wathi kum, Babesithini na kubawongokuthengisakwabongam?
8 Ndathi kuye, Bayitshize ingubo yakho ngegazi, bayithumela, bathi, Yazi, ukuba yinguboyonyanawakhona?
9 Wathi kum, Ewe, mzalwana, bakundihluba ingubo yokwaleka, bandinika amaIshmayeli, bandinika umbhinqo, bandityakatya, bathi mandigidime.
10 Kwathi ke omnye wabo bandibetha ngentonga, wahlangatyezwa yingonyama, yambulala.
11Bazaboyikakenamahlakaniakhe.
12 Yenzani nani, ke ngoko, bantwana bam, nithande iNkosi uThixo wezulu nomhlaba, kwaye nigcine imiyalelo Yayo, nilandela umzekelo wendoda elungileyo nengcwele uYosefu.
13 Kwaye ingqondo yenu mayibe kokulungileyo, njengokuba nindazi mna; kuba lowo uyihlambayo ingqondo yakhe ulungisa izintozonke.
14 Mhlonele uYehova, umthande ummelwane wakho; Nokuba oomoya abangamaBheliyali banibanga ukuba banibandezele ngabo bonke ububi, abayi kuniphatha ngabukhosi, njengoko bebangabanga nagunya phezu kwenu uYosefu, umkhuluwawam.
15 Hayi, ukuba mangaphi amadoda afuna ukumbulala,kodwauThixowamkhusela!
16 Kuba lowo umoyikayo uThixo aze athande ummelwane wakhe akanako ukubethwa ngumoya wobuBheliyare, ekhuselwe kukoyika uThixo.
17 Kananjalo akanakulawulwa nayingcinga yomntu okanye yenkomo, kuba uYehova uncedwa ngokuthanda kwakhe ummelwane wakhe.
18 Kuba naye uYosefu wambongoza ubawo ukuba abathandazele abazalwana bakhe, ukuze uYehovaangababaleli kubonjengesono,bonke ububiababenzileyokuye.
19 Wadanduluka ke uYakobi, wathi, Mntwana wam olungileyo, ugagamele kwizibilini zikayihlouYakobi.
20Wamwola,wamangaiiyureezimbini,esithi:
21 Kuwe siya kuzalisekiswa isiprofetho sezulu ngokunxulumene neMvana kaThixo, noMsindisi wehlabathi, nokokuba ongenakusoleka uya kunikelwa ngenxa yabachasi-mthetho, kwaye ongenasono uya kufela abantu abangahloneli Thixo ngegazi lomnqophiso. , ukuze zisindise iintlanga namaSirayeli, atshabalalise uBheliyare nabakhonzibakhe.
22Niyabonakengoko,bantwanabam,isiphelo somntuolungileyo?
23 Yibani ngabaxelisa imfesane yakhe, ngoko ninomphefumloolungileyo,ukuzenanininxibe izithsabazozuko.
24 Kuba umntu olungileyo akanamehlo amnyama; kuba unenceba kubo bonke, nakuba bangaboni.
25 Nokuba bayila ububi, bayila ububi. ngaye uthingokwenzaokulungileyouyaboyisaububi, ekhuselekile kuThixo. ulithanda ilungisa njengomphefumlowakhe.
26Ukubaubaniuyazukiswa,akanamonangaye; ukuba ubani uthe watyeba, akanakhwele; Ukubaubaniuthewabanesibindi,uyamdumisa; Umntu onesidima uyamncoma; Uba nenceba kwihlwempu;unemfesanekwabasweleamandla; UvumauhadikuThixo.
27Obabalwengumoyaolungileyo,uyamthanda njengomphefumlowakhe.
28 Ukuba ngoko nani niba nesimilo esihle, boba noxolo bobabini nani, athi ongendawo, anihlonele, aguqukele kokulungileyo; Ababawayoakayikuphezainkanukoyabo;
29 Ukuba nenza okulungileyo, noomoya abangcolileyo baya kunibaleka; ankwantye amarhamncwa.
30 Kuba apho kukho ukoyika imisebenzi emihle, nokukhanya kwengqiqo, buthi, ubumnyamabumkekuye.
31Kubaumntuothewachasaumntuongcwele, uyazohlwaya; ngokuba indoda engcwele inencebakumtshabhisiwayo,ithecwaka.
32Keukubaubaniungcatshaumntuolilungisa, lowo ulilungisa lithandaza; nakuba lithe lathotywa kancinane, kade abonakale enobuqaqawuli obugqithileyo, njengoYosefu umkhuluwawam.
33 Utyekelo lomntu olungileyo alukho emandlenienkohlisoyomoyakaBheliyare,kuba
ingelosi yoxolo iwukhokela umphefumlo wakhe.
34Kananjaloakajongiizintoezinokonakala;
35 Yena akazinani neziyolo, akamenzi buhlunguummelwanewakhe;
36 Utyekelo olulungileyo alwamkeli uzuko nehlazo ebantwini, kwaye alwazi nabuphi na ubuqhetseba, okanye ubuxoki, okanye ukulwa okanye ukutshabhisa; kuba iNkosi ihlala kuye kwaye ikhanyise umphefumlo wakhe, kwaye ugcobakubobonkeabantungamaxeshaonke.
37 Intliziyo entliziyo ilungileyo ayinazilwimi zimbini:ezentsikelelo nezokuqalekisa, ezehlazo nembeko,ezenkxwaleko,nezovuyo,nezolileyo, nezodubedube,nezobuhanahaniso, nezenyaniso, nezobuhlwempu,nezobutyebi;kelonalunoluvo lunye, olungenakonakala, olunyulu, kubantu bonke.
38Ayinakubonakubini,ayinakuvakabini;kuba kuyoyonkeintoayenzayo,okanyeayithethayo, okanye ayibonayo, uyazi ukuba iNkosi iwujongileumphefumlowayo.
39 Kwaye uyayihlambulula ingqondo yakhe ukuze angabi nakugwetywa ngabantu ngokunjalonoThixo.
40 Kwangokunjalo nemisebenzi yobutshijolo intlu-mbini,akukhokufelakuyo.
41 Ngoko ke, bantwanana, ndithi kuni, Babalekeni ububi bobuxoki; ngokuba ubanika ikreleabobamvayo.
42 Ikrele lizele izinto ezimbi ezisixhenxe. Kuqala ingqiqo ikhawulel’ oBheliyare, kuqala ibe ligazi. okwesibini intshabalalo; okwesithathu yimbandezelo; okwesine, ukuthinjwa; okwesihlanu, indlala; okwesithandathu, ukuphakuzela; okwesixhenxe, intshabalalo.
43 Kungoko uThixo uKayin wamnikela impindezelo ezisixhenxe, ngokuba uYehova wabeka isibetho phezu kwakhe iminyaka elikhulu.
44 Kwaye xa wayeneminyaka engamakhulu amabini ubudala waqala ukuva ubunzima, kwaye ngomnyaka wamakhulu asithoba watshatyalaliswa.
45 Kuba ngenxa ka-Abheli umninawa wakhe wagwetywanabobonkeububi,kodwauLameki wagwetywaamashumiasixhenxeanesixhenxe.
46 Kuba abo banjengoKayin ngomona nokuthiywa ngabazalwana, baya kohlwaywa kwangaloomgwebongonaphakade.
ISAHLUKO 2
Indinyana 3 iqulethe umzekelo omangalisayo wobumebekhaya kodwaubucacileyobezafobe zabasolusaphobamandulo.
1 Ke nina, bantwanana, kubalekeni ukwenza okubi, umona, ukuthiya abazalwana, namathelanikokulungileyonothando.
2 Lowo untliziyo ihlambulukileyo eluthandweni, akafuneki kumfazi ngokurheletya; ngokuba ebengenazinqambi entliziyweni yakhe, ngokuba uMoya kaThixo uhleliphezukwakhe.
3 Kuba njengokuba nelanga lingadyojwa kukubengezelaeludongeninaseludakeni,lisuka lome kokubini, likhuphe ivumba elibi; kwangokunjalo ke, kwanengqiqo enyulu, xa ijikelezwe ziziinqambi zomhlaba, noko iyabahlambulula,ingabinazinqambi.
4 Kwaye ndiyakholwa ukuba kuya kubakho kanjalo izenzo ezibi phakathi kwenu, ezivela kumazwi kaEnoki olilungisa: ukuba niya kuhenyuzanobuhenyubaseSodom,kwayeniya kutshabalala,nonkengaphandlekwabambalwa, kwaye niya kuvuselela izenzo eziziintloni kunye nabafazi. ; nobukumkani beNkosi abuyi kuba phakathi kwenu, kuba iya kwaoko ibuthabathe.
5 Nangona kunjalo itempile kaThixo iya kuba kwisabelo sakho, kwaye itempile yokugqibela iyakubanobuqaqawulikuneyokuqala.
6 Izizwe ezilishumi elinazibini ziya kuhlanganiselwa khona, nazo zonke iintlanga, ade Osenyangweni athumele usindiso lwakhe ngokuvelelwakokuphelakozelweyoumprofeti.
7 Kwaye uya kungena kweyokuqala itempile, kwaye apho iNkosi iya kuphathwa ngomsindo, kwayeiyakuphakanyiswaemthini.
8Layeikhuselolengcweleliyakukrazulwa,aze uMoya kaThixo adlulele kuzo iintlanga njengomliloothululwayo.
9Uyakunyukaephumakwelabafileyo,aphume emhlabeni,ayeemazulwini.
10 Ndiyazi ke ukuba kuthotywa kwakhe emhlabeni,nozukolwakheemazulwini.
11 Kwathi, akuba uYosefu eseYiputa, ndalangazelela ukubona imbonakalo yakhe, nokumilakobusobakhe;kwayengemithandazo kaYakobi ubawo ndambona, ngoxa evukile emini, nkqu nesiqu sakhe siphela kanye njengokowayenjalo.
12 Akuba ezithethile ezi zinto, wathi kubo, Yazinikengoko,bantwanabam,ukubandiyafa.
13 Qinani ngoko, elowo kummelwane wakhe, niwugcine umyalelo kaYehova nemithetho yakhe.
14Kubaezizintondinishiya,ukuzenibelilifa.
15Ninakengokozinikenioonyanabenu,babe lilifa elingunaphakade; kuba benjenjalo bobabiniuAbraham,noIsake,noYakobi.
16Kuba zonke ezi zintobasinikailifa,besithi, YigcineimithethokaThixo,ideiNkosielutyhile usindisolwayokuzozonkeiintlanga.
17Kwayengokoniyakubona uEnoki,uNowa, noShem, noAbraham, noIsake, noYakobi, bephakamangasekunenebenemihlali.
18Siyakwandulakesisukenathi,elowophezu kwesizwe sakowethu, simnqule uKumkani wezulu, owabonakala emhlabeni ekwimo yendodaethobekileyo.
19 Bonke abakholwayo kuye emhlabeni baya kuvuyakunyenaye.
20 Ngelo xesha baya kuvuka bonke abantu, abanyekozuko,abanyekokwehlazo.
21 UYehova uya kuwagweba kuqala amaSirayeli, ngenxa yobugwenxa babo; kuba xa wabonakalaliswayo njengoThixo esenyameni, ukuba abakhulule, abakholwa nguye.
22 Kwaye ngoko Uya kuzigweba zonke iintlanga, njengoko zingakonga ukukholwa kuYeekubonakalenikwakheemhlabeni.
23 Uya kuwohlwaya uSirayeli ngenxa yabanyulwa beentlanga, njengoko wamkhalimelayo uEsawu ngamaMidiyan, ababalahlekisayo abazalwana bawo, bawela kuhenyuzo nasekukhonzeni izithixo; baye bezahlukanisiwe noThixo, bengabantwana ngenxayesabelosabobamoyikayouYehova.
24 Ke ukuba nina, bantwana bam, nihamba ebungcweleni ngokwemithetho yeNkosi, niya kubuyanihlalenamnikholosile,ahlanganiselwe kuYehovaonkeamaSirayeli.
25 Andiyi kuba sathiwa ndiyingcuka eqwengayo,ngenxayokuqwengakwenu;
26 Ke ekupheleni kwemihla kuya kuvela intanda yeNkosi, yesizwe sakwaYuda nesakwaLevi, owenza ukuthanda kwayo ngomlomowayo,ezikhanyiselaiintlanga.
27 kude kube sekuphelisweni kwephakade eli, uya kuhlala ezindlwini zesikhungu zeentlanga, naphakathi kwabaphathi bazo, njengomculo, emlonyeniwabobonke.
28 Uya kubhalwa ezincwadini ezingcwele, umsebenzi wakhe kwanelizwi lakhe, abe ngumnyulwa kaThixo, kuse emaphakadeni asemaphakadeni.
29 Kwaye ngabo uya kubheka ngapha nangapha njengoYakobi ubawo, esithi: Uya kuzalisekisaokokuswelekileyokwisizwesakho.
30Akuba ezithethileezizinto, wolula iinyawo zakhe.
31Wafaebuthongweniobuhlenobumnandi.
32 Benza ke oonyana bakhe njengoko wabawisela umthetho ngako; basithwala isidumbu sakhe, basingcwabela eHebron kooyise.
33 Yaye inani lemihla yobomi bakhe laba yiminyaka elikhulu elinamanci mabini anesihlanu.