uNafetali,unyanawesibhozokaYakobi noBhilihaImbalekiIsifundokwiphysiology
1IkopiyomnqophisokaNafetali, awayimisayoekufenikwakhe,ngomnyaka wekhuluelinamancimathathuwokudla kwakheubomi.
2Bahlanganisanaoonyanabakhengenyanga yesixhenxe,ngolokuqalaenyangenileyo, besempilwenientle,wabenzelaisidlosokutya newayini.
3Evukekusasa,wathikubo,Ndiyafa; abakholwanguye.
4KwayenjengokowayizukisayoiNkosi, womelelawazawathiemvakomthendeleko wayizolouyakufa
5Wazawaqalisaukuthi:“Yivani,bonyana bam,ninabonyanabakaNafetali,niveamazwi kayihlo
6MnandazalwanguBhiliha;ngokuba uRakeliebeshiyile,wamnikauYakobi uBhilihaesikhundlenisakhe;wamitha, wandizalelaemadolwenikaRakeli;ngenxa yokowandithiyaigamaelinguNafetali.
7NgokubauRakeliwandithandakunene ngenxayokubandizalelweesifubenisakhe; wayedlangokundangandisemncinane,esithi, Mandibenomzalwanawakhokwasesizalweni sam,onjengawekwasesizalwenisam.
8Ekuphumenikwakheaphonayewayefana namezintwenizonke,ngokwemithandazo kaRakeli.
9UmamakeyayinguBhiliha,intombikaRoti, umnakwabokaDebhora,umondlikaRebheka, owazalwangamini-nyenoRakeli
10uRotiwayengowendluka-Abraham, engumKaledi,emoyikauThixo, engokhululekileyo,esidwangube
11Wafuduswake,wathengwanguLabhan; WamnikakeuEna,umkhonzazanawakhe, ukubaabengumfazi;wazalaintombi,wathi igamalayonguZilipa,ngegamalelali ebethinjwekuyo.
12WazalauBhiliha,esithi,Intombiyam ikhawulezelaukuzala;
13Kemnandimengeenyawonjengexhama;
14Kuba,njengokubaumbumbiesazikakuhle isitya,ukubasingakananina,ukuba singakananina,azeasondezwenodongwe, yenjenjaloiNkosiukuwenzaumzimba, ngokufananomoya,yayeisukaiwufake ngokwamandlaomzimbawayoumoya.
15Yayealunakusilelakwenyeisahlulo sesithathusonwele;kubayonkeindalo yenziwangomlinganiselo,nangomlinganiselo, nangolawulo.
16Njengokubakeumbumbiewazikakuhle umsebenziwesityangasinye,ukubasimelwe kukuthininaukusikwa,kwangokunjalonayo iNkosiiyawaziumzimba,ukubauya kuzingisakangakananinaekulungeni, nasekuqalekenikokubi.
17Ngokubaakukhokutyekelanakucinga, akwaziyouYehova;ngokubawadalaelowo ngokomfanekiselowakhe.
18Kubanjengamandlaomntu,unjalo nangomsebenziwakhe;linjaloilisolakhe ebuthongweni;njengomphefumlowakhe, kwanjalonangelizwilakhe,nokuba ngumthethoweNkosi,nokubangumthetho wamatshijolo.
19Njengokubakekukhoumahlukophakathi kokukhanyanobumnyama,phakathi kokubonanokuva,ngokunjalokubakho ukwahlukanaphakathikwendodanendoda, naphakathikomfazinomfazi;yayeakufanele kutshiwoukubaomnyeufananomnyeenoba kusebusweniokanyeengqondweni.
20KubazonkeizintouThixowazenza zalungangolungelelwanolwazo, ngokwamandlaamahlanuentloko, wayimanyanentlokoentanyeni,entloko, neenweleezinde,ukubazibenesidima nesihombo,kwanentliziyoyengqondo,nesisu sibesesikhumbeni;nesisusokusila, uqhoqhoqhongokuphefumla,isibindi ngokucaphuka,inyongongobukrakra, udakadangokuhleka,izintsongokuba nobuqili,imisiphayesinqeukubaibe namandla,imiphungangokutsala,amanqe. amandla,njalonjalo.
21Ngokoke,bantwanabam,mayenziwe ngokwenjongoentle,ninokuhlonelauThixo;
22Kubaxauthewalibizailisoukubalive, alinako;ngokunjalonisebumnyameni,ningabi nakoukwenzaimisebenziyokukhanya 23Musani,kengoko,ukonakalisaizenzo zenungokubawa,okanyengamazwi alambathayo,nokulukuhlaimiphefumloyenu; Ngokuba,ukubanithenahlala ebuhlambulukenibentliziyo,nothinikuqonde okoukubanikubambenkqiukuthanda kukaThixo,nokukulahlanokuthanda kukaThixo.
24Ilanganenyanganeenkwenkwezi azilutshintshiulungelelwanolwazo; Ngokunjalonanianiwutshintshiumthetho kaThixongokunxaxhakwezenzozenu.
25Ziyezalahlekaiintlanga,zayishiyaiNkosi, zabawiselaumthethoumthethowazo, zithobelaimithinamatye,oomoyabenkohliso 26Keaniyikubanjalo,bantwanabam, ekubeniniyaziesibhakabhakeni,emhlabeni, naselwandle,nakwizintozonkeezidaliweyo, iNkosieyenzazonkeizinto,ukuzeningabi njengeSodom,eyaluguqulayoulungelelwano lwehlabathi.indalo.
27Kwangokunjalokenabalindibaliguqula isimosabo,awabaqalekisayouYehova ngonogumbe,awathingenxayawowalenza ihlabathiukubalingabinammi,lingabi nasiqhamo.
28Ezizintondizitshokuni,bantwanabam, kubandifundileekubhalenikukaEnoki okokubananingokwenuniyakumka eNkosini,nihambangokobugwenxa beeNtlanga,kwayeniyakwenza ngokunxulumenenayoyonkeinkohlakalo yeentlanga.eSodom.
29UYehovauyakuniziselaukuthinjwa, nikhonzekhonaaphoiintshabazenuNiya kuqubudakuzozonkeiimbandezelo neembandezelo,adeuYehovaanigqibenonke 30Kwayeemvakokubaninciphile nabambalwa,niyabuyanizeniyivumeiNkosi uThixowenu;wonibuyiselakeemhlabeni wenungokwencebayakheenkulu.
31Kwayekuyakwenzeka,okokubaemva kokubabefikilekwilizwelooyise,baya kuphindabayilibaleiNkosibazebangabi nabuthixo.
32KwayeiNkosiiyakubachithachithaphezu kwehlabathilonke,ideifikeimfesane yeNkosi,indodaeyenzaubulungisanenceba kubobonkeabakudenakwabakufuphi
ISAHLUKO2
Wenzaisicelosokuphilangocwangco. Okuphawuleka ngobulumko bawo obungunaphakadeziindinyana27-30.
1Kubangomnyakawamashumiomane wokudlakwamubomi,ndabonaumbono eNtabeniyemiNquma,ngasempumalanga eYerusalem,zimiilanganenyanga.
2NankouIsake,uyisekabawo,wathikuthi; Baleka,ubambeelowongokwamandlaakhe; Lowouzithimbayoliyakubalilanganenyanga 3Sagidimakunyesonkesonke,wazauLevi walibambailanga,wazauYuda wabagqabiselaabanye,wayibambainyanga, baphakamabobabinikunyenabo.
4KwathiuLeviwabanjengelanga,wabona umfanaothilewamnikaamasebealishumi elinamabiniesundu;UYudaubengezela njengenyanga,ephantsikweenyawozakhe yimisebeelishumielinamibini.
5Bagidimaabobobabini,uLevinoYuda, bababamba.
6Nantsoinkunzientshaemhlabeni, ineempondoezimbiniezinkulu,inamaphiko okhoziemhlanawayo;Besifunaukumbamba, kodwasenjenjalo.
7WezauYosefu,wambamba,wenyukanaye wayaphezulu.
8Ndabonake,ngokubabendilapho,nanko kubonakalakuthiumbhaloongcwele,othi, Ama-Asiriya,namaMedi,namaPersi, namaKaledi,nama-Aram,ayakuthinjwa izizweezilishumielinazibinizakwaSirayeli 9Kwayekwakhona,emvakweentsuku ezisixhenxe,ndabonaubawowethuuYakobi emingakulwandlelwaseYamniya,kwaye sasikunyenaye.
10Kwabonakalakusizaumkhombe, ungenawooomatiloshe,ungenamqhubi; kwayeemkhombenikwakubhaliwekwathiwa, InqanawakaYakobi.
11Wathiubawokuthi,Yizani,sikhwele enqanaweniyethu;
12Kekaloku,akubon'ukubaungene emkhombeni,kwabakhouqhwithelaolukhulu, nomoyaovuthuzayo,ovuthuzayo;wemka kuthiubawoobephetheisihlalo.
13Sazasaqhutywangumoyaovuthuzayo, saqhutywasaqhutywaelwandle;waza umkhombewazalangamanzi,uqhutywa ngamazaanamandla,wadawaqhekeka.
14UYosefuwasabangomkhombeomncinane, sazasahlukanasonkekwiiplangaezisithoba, uLevinoYudababendawonye.
15Kwayesonkesasasazwaukuyakwiziphelo zomhlaba.
16WazibhinqisaezirhwexayouLevi, wasithandazelasonkekuYehova.
17Lakudambauqhwithela,inqanawaleyo yafikaemhlabeniinoxolo.
18Yabona,ubawowafika,savuyasonke ngamxhelomnye
19Lamaphuphaomabinindawaxelelaubawo; sazasathikum,Ezizintozimeleukuzaliseka ngexeshalazo,emvenikokubauSirayeli enyamezeleizintoezininzi.
20Ngokoubawowathikum:Ndiyakholwa kuThixoukubauYosefuuyaphila,kuba ndisolokondibonaukubaiNkosiimbalela kunyenani.
21Wathielila,Hee,nyanawamYosefu, uhlelinje,nangonandingakuboniyo,akuboni noYakobiwakuzalayo.
22Wandibangelakanjalonam,kengoko, ukubandililengalamazwi,ndazandavutha entliziyweniyamukubandivakaliseukuba uYosefuuthengisiwe,kodwandandiboyika abantakwethu
23Kwaye,khangela!bantwanabam, ndiniboniseamaxeshaokugqibela,ukuba yonkeintoiyakwenzekakwaSirayeli
24Ninangoko,bamiselenioonyanabenu, ukubabanamathelekuLevinakuYuda; ngokubangazokuyakuvelausindiso kuSirayeli,asikelelwengazouYakobi.
25KubangezizwezabouThixouya kubonakalaehleliphakathikwabantu emhlabeni,ukuzeasindiseuhlanga
lukaSirayeli,nokuhlanganisandawonye amalungisaphakathikweentlanga
26Ukubanisebenzaokokulungileyo, bantwanabam,kunyeabantuneengelosiziya kunisikelela;wayeuThixouyakuzukiswa ngaweiintlanga,akubalekeuMtyholi,akoyike amarhamncwa,ikuthandeiNkosi,zinamathele kuweizithunywazezulu.
27Njengomntuoqeqesheumntwanakakuhle, ukhunjuzwangobubele;ngokunjalo nasemsebenziniolungileyo,kukho ukukhunjulwaokulungileyophambikoThixo.
28Kodwalowoungakwenziyookulungileyo, zombiniiingelosinabantubayakuqalekisa, kwayeuThixouyakuhlaziswaphakathi kweentlangangaye,kwayeumtyholiuya kumenzaabesisixhoboesikhethekileyosakhe, kwayeonkeamarhamncwaayakumlawula, azeamlawule.uYehovauyakumthiya.
29Kubaimiyaleloyomthethointlu-mbini, kwayengobulumkoimeleukuzaliseka
30Kubakukhoixeshalokubaindoda imangaleleumkayo,kunexeshalakoukuba izikhwebulakulongenxayokuthandaza kwayo.
31Ngokokeimithethoemibini;kwaye, ngaphandlekokubazenziwengolungelelwano olufanelekileyo,zizisaisonoesikhulukakhulu phezukwabantu.
32Kunjalokenakweminyeimithetho.
33NgokoyibaninobulumkokuThixo, bantwanabam,nibeyingqondi,niwuqonde ulungelelwanolwemithethoyakhe; nemithethoyamazwionke,ukuzeuYehova akuthande;
34Wabakhalimelakeamazwiamaninzi anjengalawo,wabavuselelaukuba bawakhupheamathamboakheeHebron, bamngcwabekooyise
35Wadla,wasela,enentliziyoechwayithileyo, wagqubuthelaubusobakhe,wafa
36Benzaoonyanabakhenjengakokonke awabawiselaumthethongakouNafetaliuYise.