Xhosa - Tobit

ISAHLUKO 1 1 Incwadi yamazwi kaTobhi, unyana kaTobhiyeli, unyana ka-Ananiyeli, unyana ka-Aduweli, unyana kaGabhayeli, wembewu ka-Asaheli, wesizwe sakwaNafetali; 2 owathi ngemihla kaEnemesare, ukumkani waseAsiriya, wathatyathwa ekuthinjweni eLebhe, esekunene kwaloo mzi, lowo kuthiwa ngowakwaNafetali kwelaseGalili, phezu kweAshere.

3 Mna Tobit ndihambe yonke imihla yobomi bam ngeendlela zenyaniso nobulungisa, kwaye ndenze izipho ezininzi zenceba kubazalwana bam, nesizwe sakowethu, esahamba nam eNineve, kwilizwe lama-Asiriya.

4 Kwaye xa ndandisezweni lakowethu, ezweni lakwaSirayeli ndisemncinane, sonke isizwe sikaNafetali ubawo sawa endlwini yaseYerusalem, eyayinyuliwe kuzo zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli, ukuze zonke izizwe zibingelele. apho, apho yangcwaliswa khona itempile yendawo yokuhlala yOsenyangweni, yaza yakhiwa iminyaka yonke.

5 Ngoku zonke izizwe ezakreqayo kunye, nendlu kabawo uNafetali, zazibingelela kwithokazi elinguBhahali.

6 Mna ke bendisiya ndedwa emithendelekweni eYerusalem, njengoko ibimiselwe bonke abantu bakwaSirayeli ummiselo ongunaphakade, inentlahlela, nezishumi zongeniselo, ngolo hlobo luchetyiweyo; ndaza ndazinikela esibingelelweni kubabingeleli, oonyana baka-Aron.

7 Isishumi sokuqala songeniselo lonke ndasinika oonyana baka-Aron ababelungiselela eYerusalem; 8 Eyesithathu ndayinika abo kuthe tye, njengoko wandiyalelayo uDebhora umama kabawo, ngokuba ndashiywa ndiseyinkedama ngubawo.

9 Ngaphezu koko, xa ndabudala, ndatshata noAna wentsapho yakowethu, ndaza ngaye ndazala uTobhiya.

10 Kwathi, ekufuduselweni kwethu ekuthinjweni, sasiwa eNineve, badla bonke abazalwana bam nemizi yakowethu kwisonka seentlanga.

11 Ndazila ukudla; 12 Ngokuba ndimkhumbula uThixo ngentliziyo yam yonke.

13 Kwaye Osenyangweni wandenzela ubabalo netarhu phambi koYehaza, ukuze ndibe ngumcazululi wakhe.

14 Ndaya ke kwelamaMedi, ndaza ndashiyeka kuGabhayeli, umzalwana kaGabriya, eRage, umzi wakwaMedi, ishumi leetalente zesilivere.

15 Wafa uEnemesare, wathi uSenaribhe, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe; omizi yakhe yakhwankqiswa, ukuba ndingabi nako ukuya kwelaseMedi.

16 Yaye ngexesha lika-Enemesare ndabanika amalizo abazalwana bam abaninzi, nesonka sam ndasipha abalambileyo; 17 neengubo zam koze; xa ndithe ndabona umntu wohlanga lwakowethu efile, okanye ejikijelwe ngeendonga zaseNineve, ndiya kumngcwaba.

18 Ke ukuba ukumkani uSaneribhe wayebulele umntu, ekufikeni kwakhe, wasaba kwelakwaYuda, bendiya kumngcwaba ngasese; kuba ngomsindo wakhe wabulala abaninzi; azafunyanwa ke izidumbu, ekufuneni kwazo kukumkani.

19 Kwathi, xa omnye waseNineve waya wakhalaza ngam kukumkani, ndaza ndabangcwaba, ndazimela; Ndaqonda ukuba ndimiselwe ukubulawa, ndarhoxa kukoyika.

20 Yahluthwa yonke impahla yam, akwasala nto kum, ingenguwo uAna umkam, noTobhiya unyana wam.

21 Akudlulanga iintsuku ezimashumi mahlanu anantlanu, bengekambulali ababini koonyana bakhe; basabela ezintabeni zeArarati. uSarkedono unyana wakhe waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe; owamisa emicimbini kayise, nemicimbi yakhe yonke, uAhikarosi, unyana kaAnayeli, umninawa wam.

22 Waza uAhikarosi wandibongoza, ndabuyela eNineve.

Ke uAhikarosi ebengumngcamli, engumtywina wetywina, negosa, nomveleli wengxelo; uSarkedono wammisela kufuphi naye, ubengunyana womninawa wam.

ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ke kaloku, ndakuba ndibuyele ekhaya, waye uAna umkam ebuyiselwe kum, enoTobhiya unyana wam, ngomthendeleko wepentekoste, ongumthendeleko ongcwele weeveki ezisixhenxe, ndiye ndalungiselwa isidlo esilungileyo, ekwakusithiwa ngabo. Ndahlala phantsi ndatya.

2 Ndabona intabalala yokudliwa, ndathi kunyana wam, Hamba uye uthabathe ihlwempu elo othe walifumana kubazalwana bethu, abayikhumbulayo iNkosi; uyabona, ndikulindile.

3 Wabuya ke weza wathi, Bawo, omnye wohlanga lwakowethu ukrwitshiwe, ulahlwe endaweni yembutho.

4 Ndithe ndingekayiva na nyama, ndaphakama, ndaya naye egumbini, ndada ndatshona ilanga.

5 Ndabuya ke, ndahlamba, ndadla ukudla kwam kunzima; 6 Khumbulani isiprofeto sika-Amosi, njengoko watshoyo ukuthi, Imithendeleko yenu iya kuba sisijwili, novuyo lwenu lonke lube sisijwili.

7 Ndalila ke emva kokutshona kwelanga, ndaza ndenza ingcwaba, ndalingcwaba.

8 Bandigculela abamelwane bam, bathi, Le ndoda ayikankwantyi ukubulawa ngale ndawo; uyabona, uyabangcwaba abafileyo kwakhona.

9 Ndabuya engcwabeni ngobo busuku, ndalala eludongeni lwentendelezo yam, ndingcolile, butyhilekile ubuso bam; 10 Bendingazi ukuba kukho oongqatyana eludongeni, namehlo am evulekile, Oongqatyana bathubeleza ilindle elishushu emehlweni am, kwathi qwele kwamehlo am, ndaza ndaya kumagqirha, akandinceda; Wandondla uAhikarosi, ndada ndaya kufika kwaElimayi; 11 Kwaye umfazi wam uAna waye wathabatha imisebenzi yabafazi ukuba ayenze.

12 Wathi akuzindulula kubanikazi, bamnika umvuzo wakhe, bamnika netakane lebhokhwe.

13 sathi sakuba sendlwini yam, sakhala, ndathi kuso, Liphuma phi na eli takane? ayibiwanga na? yinike abaniniyo; kuba akuvumelekile ukuyidla into ebiweyo.

14 Sathi kum, Lisikelwe ngaphezu komvuzo; Andikholwanga nguye; ndathi makayibuyisele kumniniyo, ndasuke ndadana nguye. Sandiphendula sathi kum, Buphi na ubulungisa bakho, nobulungisa bakho? uyabona, uyaziwa wena nayo yonke imisebenzi yakho.

ISAHLUKO 3 1 Ke mna ndibuhlungu, ndalila, ndithandaza ndisentlungwini, ndisithi, 2 Owu Nkosi, ulilungisa, kwaye zonke izenzo zakho nazo zonke iindlela zakho ziyinceba nenyaniso, kwaye ugweba ngenyaniso nangobulungisa ngonaphakade.

3 Ndikhumbule, undibheke, ungandohlwayi ngenxa yezono zam, nokungazi kwam, nezono zoobawo, abonileyo phambi kwakho; 4 Ngokuba abayithobelanga imithetho yakho, Wasinikela ukuba sithinjwe, sithinjwe, sibese ekufeni, sibe ngumzekeliso wesingcikivo ezintlangeni zonke esasasazwa kuzo.

5 Ke kaloku maninzi amasiko akho, ayinyaniso; yenza kum ngokwezono zam, nezoobawo; 6 Ke ngoko ndenzele okulungileyo emehlweni akho, uwukhuphe kum umoya wam, ndichithakale, ndibe ngumhlaba; zingcikive, zibe nomvandedwa; yitsho ngoko ndihlangulwe kolu kubandezeleka, ndiye endaweni engunaphakade; musa ukubususa ubuso bakho kum.

7 Kwathi kwangaloo mini, e-Ekebhatane, umzi wakwaMedi uSara, intombi kaRaguweli, wangcikivwa ngumthinjana kayise; 8 ngenxa yokuba wayekwendiselwe amadoda asixhenxe, awathi uAsmodeyu wababulala, bengekalali naye. Akwazi na, ukuba uwakrwitshiweyo amadoda akho? ubunamadoda asixhenxe, ekungabizwanga ngamagama kuwo.

9 Yini na ukuba usibethe ngenxa yabo? ukuba zifile, landela zona, maze singakuboni nonyana nokuba yintombi.

10 Ezivile ke ezo ndawo, waba buhlungu kakhulu, ngokokude azikrwitshe. Wathi, Ndim ndedwa intombi kabawo; ukuba ndithe ndenza le nto, ibe sisingcikivo kuye; 11 Wathandaza ngasefestileni, wathi, Ungowokubongwa, Yehova Thixo wam; 12 Kaloku, Yehova, ndiwabhekise kuwe amehlo am nobuso bam; 13 uthi, Ndisuse emhlabeni, ukuze ndingabi sakuva isingcikivo.

14 Uyazi wena, Nkosi yam, ukuba ndimsulwa kuso sonke isono emntwini; 15 ukuba ndingazanga ndilihlambele igama lam, negama likabawo, ezweni lokuthinjwa kwam:ndim ndedwa intombi kabawo; akanandlalifa yakhe; edla ubomi, endiya kuzigcinela yena ukuba ndibe ngumfazi wakhe: amadoda am asixhenxe aselefile; yini na ukuba ndiphile? Ke ukuba akukubi emehlweni akho ukuba ndife, yithi mandithande, undibabale, ndingeva kungcikivwa.

16 Yaviwa ke imithandazo yabo bobabini phambi kobungangamsha boThixo omkhulu.

17 Wathunyelwa uRafayeli ukuba abaphilise bobabini, oko kukuthi, bususe ubumhlophe bamehlo kaTobhi, noSara, intombi kaRegiweli, abe ngumfazi kuTobhiya, unyana kaTobhi; nokubopha uAsmodeus umoya ongendawo; ngokuba ubengokaTobhiya ngokwelifa. Kwangelo xesha, uTobhite waya endlwini yakhe, wangena endlwini yakhe, wehla uSara, intombi kaRaguweli, evela egumbini lakhe eliphezulu.

ISAHLUKO 4 1 Wakhumbula ngaloo mini uTobhite imali abeyinikele kuGabhayeli, kwelakwaMedi; 2 wathi ngaphakathi kwakhe, Bendinqwenela ukufa; Yini na ukuba ndingambizi uTobias unyana wam, ukuze ndimbonise imali ngaphambi kokuba ndife?

3 Wambiza wathi, Nyana wam, ndakuba ndifile, ndingcwabe; uze ungamdeli unyoko; mzukise yonke imihla yokudla kwakho ubomi, wenze oko kukholekileyo kuye;

4 Khumbula, nyana wam, ukuba wabona iingozi ezininzi ngawe kwasesizalweni sakhe; 5 Nyana wam, mkhumbule uYehova uThixo wethu yonke imihla yakho, ungakuvumeli ukuba wenze isono, ugqithise imithetho yakhe; 6 Ngokuba xa uthe wenza ngenyaniso, ziya kuphumelela izenzo zakho kuwe, nakubantu bonke abahamba ngobulungisa.

7 Nika amalizo ngempahla yakho; Yaye xa sukuba usenza ububele, iliso lakho malingabi namona, ungabususi ubuso bakho kulo naliphi na ihlwempu, nobuso bukaThixo abuyi kutyeka kuwe.

8 Ukuba uthe waba nentabalala, yenzani amali ngoko; 9 Kuba uziqwebela ubuncwane obulungileyo, ngemini ekunzima ukuyifumana.

10 Ngokuba amalizo ahlangula ekufeni, akakuvumeli ukungena ebumnyameni.

11 Ngokuba isibabalo silungile kubo bonke abasinikelayo emehlweni yOsenyangweni.

12 Kulumkele konke ubuhenyu, nyana wam; uzeke ngokukodwa umfazi embewini yooyihlo, uze ungazeki mfazi wasemzini, ongengowesizwe sikayihlo; ngokuba singabantwana babaprofeti, uNowa, uAbraham. , Isake, noYakobi: khumbula, nyana wam, ukuba oobawo kwasekuqalekeni, ukuba bonke bazeka abafazi emizalwaneni yabo, basikelelwa kubantwana babo, nembewu yabo ilidle ilifa ilizwe.

13 Kaloku ke, nyana wam, bathande abazalwana bakho, ungadeli abazalwana bakho entliziyweni yakho, oonyana bakho, neentombi zabantu bakowenu, ngokungazeka umfazi kubo; nokuswela okukhulu; kuba ubuhenyu ngunozala wendlala.

14 Musa ukuba umvuzo wakhe umntu akusebenzeleyo, uhlale kuwe, kodwa mnike esandleni; kuba ukuba uthe wamkhonza uThixo, wokubuyekeza nawe. Uze ube sisilumko kuyo yonke ihambo yakho.

15 Musa ukwenza loo nto nakubani na ukuthiyileyo; 16 Nika olambileyo isonka sakho, unike abahamba ze; uze wenze amalizo ngokwentaba yakho; 17 Thulula isonka sakho phezu kokungcwatywa kwelungisa, unganiki nto ongendawo.

18 Buza icebo kwizilumko zonke, Ungalideli icebo elilungileyo.

19 Mbonge uYehova uThixo wakho ngamaxesha onke, unqwenele kuye, ukuba zingqinelane iindlela zakho, ube nempumelelo zonke iindlela zakho namacebo akho; kodwa iNkosi ngokwayo inika zonke izinto ezilungileyo, kwaye iyamthoba lowo ithandayo, njengoko ithanda; ke ngoko, nyana wam, khumbula imiyalelo yam, kwaye ungayivumeli ukuba isuswe engqondweni yakho.

20 Ke kaloku ndixela ukuba ndanikela ishumi leetalente kuGabhayeli unyana kaGabriya eRage kwelaseMedi.

21 Musa ukoyika, nyana wam, ukuba singamahlwempu; ISAHLUKO 5 1 Waphendula uTobhiya wathi, Bawo, zonke izinto ondiwisele umthetho ngazo, ndozenza.

2 Ndingathini na ke ukuyifumana loo mali, ndingamazi nje?

3 Wamnika ke umbhalo, wathi kuye, Zifunele indoda eya kuhamba nawe, ndisadla ubomi nje, ndiya kumnika umvuzo lowo, uye wayithabatha imali leyo.

4 Wathi ke esiya kufuna indoda, wafumana uRafayeli, owayesisithunywa sezulu.

5 Kodwa yena wayengazi; wathi kuye, Ungahamba na nam siye eRage? uyazazi kakuhle ezo ndawo?

6 Sathi kuye isithunywa eso, Ndiya kuhamba nawe, kwaye ndiyayazi indlela kakuhle; 7 Wathi uTobhiya kuye, Ndilinde, ndide ndimxelele ubawo.

8 Wathi kuye, Hamba uze ungalibali. Wangena wathi kuyise, Uyabona, ndifumene owohamba nam. Wathi, Mbizeni kum, ndisazi ukuba ungowasizwe sini na, ukuba uyindoda ethembekileyo na ekuhambeni nawe.

9 Wambiza ke, wangena, babulisana.

10 Wathi uTobhi kuye, Mzalwana, ndibonise ukuba ungowasiphi isizwe na, ungowaluphi na umzi.

11 Wathi kubo, Ufuna isizwe na, nokuba ukhangele umqeshwa na, ukuba ahambe nonyana wakho? Wathi uTobhite kuye, Ndingathanda ukwazi, mzalwana, imizalwane yakho negama lakho.

12 Wathi, Mna ndinguAzariya, unyana ka-Ananiyas omkhulu, nakubazalwana bakho.

13 Wathi uTobhite, Wamkelekile, mzalwana; musa ukundiqumbela ngoku, kuba ndiquqele ukusazi isizwe sakowenu nemizalwane yakho; Kuba wena ungumzalwana wam, oyingxilimbela, ulungileyo; abalukuhlwanga ngobugwenxa babazalwana bethu; mzalwana wam, usisididi esihle wena.

14 Khawutsho ke, ukuba ndiya kukunika umvuzo mni na? Ùya kufuna idrarhima na ngemini, nezinto eziyimfuneko, ngokubhekisele konyana wam?

15 Ngaphezu koko, ukuba uthe wabuya wabuya unoxolo, ndongeza emvuzweni wakho.

16 Bavuya ke ngoko. Wathi kuTobhiya, Zilungisele uhambo; uThixo makakundulule uhambo oluhle.

Wazilungiselela ke unyana wakhe zonke izinto zendlela, wathi uyise, Hamba uhambe nala ndoda, uthi uThixo, ohleli emazulwini, akwenzele kakuhle uhambo lwakho, nesithunywa sikaThixo sikugcine. Baphuma ke bobabini, inenja yomfana.

17 Walila uAna unina, wathi kuTobhite, Yini na ukuba umndulule unyana wethu? Akangumsimelelo wesandla sethu na, ngokungena nokuphuma phambi kwethu?

18 Musa ukukungxamela ukongeza imali; mayibe njengenkunkuma emntwaneni wethu.

19 Kuba oko iNkosi yasinikayo ukuba siphile ngayo kusanele.

20 Wathi uTobhi kuye, Musa ukubakhathali, dade wethu; uya kubuya ekholosile, ambone amehlo akho.

21 Kuba isithunywa sezulu esilungileyo siya kumgcina, kwaye uhambo lwakhe luya kuba nempumelelo, kwaye uya kubuya ekhuselekile.

22 Wasuka walila.

ISAHLUKO 6 1 Ke kaloku, ekuhambeni kwabo, bafika ngokuhlwa emlanjeni oyiTigris, balala khona.

2 Wehla umfana lowo, esiya kuhlamba, kwesuka intlanzi emlanjeni, yafuna ukuyidla.

3 Sathi kuye isithunywa, Thabatha intlanzi. Wayibamba umfana loo ntlanzi, wayitsalela emhlabeni; 4 Sathi kuye isithunywa, Vula intlanzi, uthabathe intliziyo, nesibindi, nenyongo, uzigcine ukhuselekile.

5 Wenza ke umfana njengoko samwiselayo isithunywa sezulu; Bayosa intlanzi, badla; bahamba ke bobabini, bada basondela e-Ekbhatane.

6 Wathi umfana kwisithunywa eso, Mzalwana uAzariya, iyintoni na intliziyo, nesibindi, nomhlehlo wentlanzi?

7 Wathi ke yena kuye, Ngasentliziyo nasesibindini, ukuba uthe wakhathazwa yidemon, nokuba ngumoya ombi, masiqhumisele ngayo phambi kwendoda nenkazana, ukuze singabi saquleka.

8 Ke yona inyongo, kulungele ukuthambisa indoda enobumhlophe emehlweni, ize iphiliswe.

9 Basondela ke eRage.

10 Sathi isithunywa kumfana lowo, Mzalwana, namhlanje siya kulala kwaRaguweli, umzala wakho; Kananjalo wayenentombi enye, egama linguSara.

Ndiya kumthethelela, anikwe abe ngumfazi wakho.

11 Ngokuba ilungelo lakhe likuwe; 12 Ke intombi leyo iyinzwakazi, isilumko; Sithi, ekubuyeni kwethu eRage, sibe nomsitho womtshato; kuba ndiyazi ukuba uRaguweli akanakumzeka omnye ngokomthetho kaMoses; woba netyala lokufa, ngokuba lilunge ngakumbi kuwe ilifa, ngaphezu kwalo lonke igunya. enye.

13 Yaphendula indodana kwisithunywa eso, yathi, Ndivile, mzalwana uAzariya, ukuba le mkhonzazana inikwe amadoda asixhenxe, afele onke egumbini lomtshato.

14 Kungokunje ndim ndedwa unyana kabawo; ndiyoyika ke, hleze ndithi, ndithe ndangena kuye, ndife njengowangaphambili; yena; Kungoko ndoyikelayo ukufa, ndiwuzise umphefumlo kabawo nomama ngenxa yam kwelabafileyo ndinesingqala, ngokuba bengenanyana wumbi wokungcwaba.

15 Sathi kuye isithunywa, Akuyikhumbuli na imimiselo awakuwiselayo uyihlo, yokuba uthabathe umfazi wesizwe sakowenu? Ngako oko ndive, mzalwana wam; ngokuba ùya kunikezelwa ube ngumkakho; uze ungamphenduli umoya okhohlakeleyo; ngokuba kwangobo busuku uya kwendiswa.

16 Ekungeneni kwakho egumbini lomsitho, uthabathe uthuthu lwesiqhumiso, ulubeke phezu kwalo inxalenye yentliziyo nesibindi sentlanzi, uqhumisele ngalo; 17UMtyholi uya kulijoja, asabe, angabi sabuya; ke wakufika kuyo, sukani nime nobabini, nithandaze kuThixo onenceba, oya kuba nemfesane kuni, anisindise. musa ukoyika, ngokuba wamiselwa wena kwasekuqaleni; woyilondoloza, ihambe nawe. Ke mna ndithi uya kuzalela abantwana. Ke kaloku, akuziva ezi zinto uTobhiya, wamthanda, yanamathela kuye intliziyo yakhe.

ISAHLUKO 7 1 Akufika e-Ekbhatane, afika endlwini kaRahuweli; uSara wawahlangabeza; babuzana, wawangenisa endlwini.

2 Wathi uRagueli kuEdna umkakhe, Ufana njani na lo mfana kuTobhite umzala wam?

3 Wathi uRaguweli kubo, Nivela phi na, bazalwana? bathi kubo, Singoonyana bakaNafetali, abathinjwa eNineve.

4 Wathi kubo, Niyamazi na uTobhi umkhuluwa wethu?

Bathi ke bona, Siyamazi. Wathi, Usaphilile na?

5 Bathi bona, Uhleli, uphilile. Wathi uTobhiya, Ngubawo lowo.

6 Wesuka umtsi uRahuweli, wamanga, walila;

7 Wamsikelela, wathi kuye, Wena ungunyana wendoda elilungisa, elilungisa wena; Uthe ke akuva ukuba uTobhite uyimfama, waba buhlungu, walila.

8 Kwangokunjalo uEdna umkakhe, noSara intombi yakhe, walila. Bamana besonwabisa bechwayitile; Bayixhela inkunzi yegusha emhlambini, babeka etafileni intwana yenyama. Wathi uTobhiya kuRafayeli, mzalwana uAzariya, thetha izinto ozithethileyo endleleni, uwuthumele ke lo mcimbi.

9 Wayithetha ke le nto kuRaguweli, wathi uRaguweli kuTobhiya, Yidla, usele, ube nemihlali; 10 Ngokuba kufanelekile ukuba uthabathe intombi yam, kodwa ndiya kukuxelela inyaniso.

11 Intombi yam ndiyinike amadoda asixhenxe, awafayo ngobo busuku, awangena kuyo ngobo busuku; Wathi uTobias, Andizukutya nto apha, side sivumelane kwaye sifunge omnye komnye.

12 Wathi uRagueli, Mthabathe ngoku ngokwesiko, ngokuba unguyisezala, ungowakho; 13 Wayibiza uSara intombi yakhe, yeza yena kuyise, wayibamba ngesandla, wayinika uTobhiya ukuba ibe ngumfazi, esithi, Yabona, mthabathe ngokomyalelo kaMoses, umse, umse endlwini yakho. utata. Wabasikelela; 14 Kwaye wabiza uEdna umkakhe, waza wathabatha iphepha, kwaye wabhala isixhobo seminqophiso, waza walitywina.

15 Baqala ke ukudla.

16 URaguweli wambiza uEdna umkakhe, wathi kuye, Dade, lungisa elinye igumbi, umngenise khona.

17 Yakwenza njengoko abeyithethe kuyo, wayizisa khona, walila, wamkela iinyembezi zentombi yakhe, wathi kuyo.

18 Yomelela, ntombi yam; iNkosi yezulu nehlabathi mayikuvuyise ngenxa yesi ntlungu yakho: yomelela, ntombi yam.

ISAHLUKO 8 1Kwakuba kudlile, bamngenisa uTobhiya kuye.

2 Uthe esahamba, wawakhumbula amazwi kaRafayeli, waluthabatha uthuthu lweziqholo, wabeka phezu kwalo intliziyo nesibindi sentlanzi, waqhumisa ngalo.

3 Ithe yakuva ivumba lomoya okhohlakeleyo, yasaba, yaya ekupheleni kweYiputa; 4 Bakuba bevalelwe ndawonye bobabini, wavuka uTobhiya ebhedini, wathi, Dade, vuka, sithandazele uThixo, asibabale.

5 Waza waqala uTobhiya ukuthi, Ubongwe wena, Thixo woobawo, malibongwe igama lakho elingcwele, elizukileyo ngonaphakade. malikuthamsanqele izulu, nezidalwa zakho zonke.

6 Nguwe owamenza uAdam, wamnika uEva umkakhe ukuba abe ngumncedisi nomgcini; masenze kuye uncedo olufana naye.

7 Ngoku ke, Nkosi yam, lo dade wethu andimthabatheli ekumkhanukeni kodwa; 8 Wathi kuye, Amen.

9 Balala ke bobabini ngobo busuku. Wesuka uRagueli, waya kungcwaba ingcwaba.

10 esithi, Ndiyoyika ukuba naye ufile.

11 Uthe akufika uRaguweli endlwini yakhe.

12 Wathi kuEdna umkakhe. Thumela omnye umthinjana, akhangele ukuba uhleli na; ukuba akanguye na, simngcwabe kungaziwa mntu.

13 Yaluvula ke ucango isicakazana, yangena, yabafumana belele bobabini.

14 Ephumile ke wabaxelela ukuba uhleli.

15 URaguweli wamdumisa uThixo, wathi, Thixo, Ufanele ukudunyiswa ngayo yonke indumiso enyulu, nengcwele; ke ngoko abangcwele bakho mabakudumise ngezidalwa zakho zonke; mazikubonge zonke izithunywa zakho nabanyuliweyo bakho.

16 Mawubongwe, ngokuba undivuyisile; ke loo nto ayifikanga kum into ebendiyikrokrela; ke usenze ngokwenceba yakho enkulu.

17 Udunyiswe ngenxa yenceba yakho, ngenxa enokuba wabenzela inceba ababini, ekukuphela kwabo abazelwe booyise, Úbenzele inceba, Nkosi, ubugqibe ubomi babo ngovuyo nangenceba.

18 URahuweli wathi kubakhonzi bakhe, balizalise ingcwaba.

19 Wenza umsitho iintsuku ezilishumi elinesine.

20 Kuba, ingekazaliseki imihla yomtshato, uRaguweli ubefungile kuye, ukuba mabanganduluki, de zizaliseke iintsuku ezilishumi elinane; 21 Wothabatha isiqingatha sempahla yakhe, aye kuyise ekholosile; kwaye kufuneka siphumle xa mna nomfazi wam sifile.

ISAHLUKO SE-9 1 UTobhiya wambiza uRafayeli, wathi kuye, 2 Mzalwana uAzariya, thabatha umkhonzi wakho, neenkamela zibe mbini, uye eRage kwaMedi eGabhayeli, undizisele imali leyo, umse emsithweni.

3 Kuba uRagueli ufungile ukuba andiyi kumka.

4 Kodwa ubawo ubala imihla; ukuba ndithe ndalibala, uya kuzisola kakhulu.

5 Waphuma ke uRafayeli, walala uGabhayeli, wamnika umbhalo, wazirhola iingxowa ezitywiniweyo, zitywinwe, wamnika.

6 Baphuma bobabini, kwakusasa, baya emsithweni; uTobhiya wamsikelela umkakhe.

ISAHLUKO SE-10 1 Ke kaloku uTobhite uyise wayebala imihla yonke, zakuzaliseka iintsuku zohambo, abafika.

2 Wathi uTobhite, Bavalelwe na? Ufile na uGabhayeli, akwabakho bani unokumnika imali?

3 Waba buhlungu kakhulu ngenxa yoko.

4 Wathi umkakhe kuye, Unyana wam ufile; waqala ke yena ukumbambazela, wathi.

5 Kungokunje andikhathali, nyana wam; ndikundulule, Ukukhanya kwamehlo am.

6 Wathi uTobhite kuye, Yithi tu, ungazikhathazi, ngokuba ekhuselekile.

7 Wathi yena, Yithi tu, ungandilukuhli; unyana wam ufile.

Wayephuma yonke imihla, esiya endleleni ababehamba ngayo, engadli kudla emini, angayekanga ukumbambazela unyana wakhe uTobhiya, ubusuku bonke, zada zazaliseka iintsuku ezilishumi elinane zomsitho womtshato, awawufungelayo uRaguweli ukuba uza kumbamba. chitha apho. Wathi uTobhiya kuRagueli, Ndindulule, ngokuba ubawo noma abasandiboni.

8 Wathi uyise womkakhe kuye, Hlala nam, ndithumele kuyihlo, bamxelele indlela ohamba ngayo.

9 Wathi uTobhiya, Hayi; kodwa ndivumele ndiye kubawo.

10 Wesuka uRagueli, wamnika uSara umkakhe, nesiqingatha sempahla yakhe, nabakhonzi, neenkomo, nemali.

11 Wabasikelela, wabandulula, esithi, UThixo wamazulu makaniphumelelise, bantwana bam.

12 Wathi ke entombini yakhe, Beka uyihlo nonyokozala, abangabazali bakho ngoku, ukuze ndive udaba olulungileyo ngawe. Uye wamanga. Wathi uEdna kuTobhiya, UYehova wamazulu akubuyisele, mzalwana wam oyintanda, ukuba ndibone abantwana bakho bentombi yam uSara, ndingekafi, ukuba ndigcobe phambi koYehova; intembeko eyodwa; apho nikhona, musani ukuyicenga.

ISAHLUKO SE-11 1 Emveni kwezi zinto, wemka uTobhiya, ebonga uThixo, ngokuba ebemphumelelisile, wabasikelela uRaguweli noEdna umkakhe, wahamba ngendlela yakhe, bada basondela eNineve.

2 Wathi uRafayeli kuTobhiya, Uyazi nawe, mzalwana, ukumshiya kwakho uyihlo; 3 Masikhawuleze phambi komkakho, silungise indlu.

4 Yiphathe ngesandla inyongo yentlanzi. Bahamba ke indlela yabo, yaza inja yabalandela.

5 Ke uAna wayehleli ejonge endleleni yonyana wakhe.

6 Wambona esiza, wathi kuyise, Nanku unyana wakho esiza, nendoda ebihamba naye.

7 Wathi uRafayeli, Ndiyazi, Tobhiya, ukuba uyihlo uya kuwavula amehlo akhe.

8 Ngako oko wathambise amehlo akhe ngenyongo; 9 Wagidima ke uAna, wawa phezu kwentamo yonyana wakhe, wathi kuye, Ndibona wena, nyana wam; Balila bobabini.

10 Waphuma noTobhi waya emnyango, wakhubeka; kodwa unyana wakhe wabalekela kuye.

11 Wambamba uyise, wabetha inyongo emehlweni ooyise, esithi, Themba, bawo.

12 Wathi akuqalisa ukuba norhatyazo, wawacikica; 13 Ubumhlophe busuka kwiikona zamehlo akhe, wathi akumbona unyana wakhe, wawa entanyeni yakhe.

14 Walila wathi, Mawubongwe wena, Thixo, Malibongwe igama lakho ngonaphakade; zaye, zinoyolo zonke izithunywa zakho ezingcwele.

15 Ngokuba undityakatye, wandisizela; uyabona, ndibona unyana wam uTobhiya. Waya unyana wakhe, evuya, waxelela uyise izinto ezinkulu ezimhleleyo kwelaseMedi.

16 Waphuma uTobhi, waya kumkhawulela umolokazana wakhe, esangweni laseNineve, evuya, edumisa uThixo; 17 Ke uTobhiya wabulela phambi kwabo, ngokuba uThixo wamenzela inceba. Wasondela kuSara umolokazana wakhe, wamsikelela, wathi, Ntombi yam, makabongwe uThixo okuzisileyo kuthi; makabongwe uyihlo nonyoko.

Kwabakho uvuyo phakathi kwabazalwana bakhe bonke eNineve.

18 Kweza uAhikarosi, noNabhas unyana womninawa wakhe; 19 Umtshato kaTobhiya wenziwa iintsuku zasixhenxe ngovuyo olukhulu.

ISAHLUKO SE-12 1 UTobhite wambiza uTobhiya unyana wakhe, wathi kuye, Nyana wam, khangela ukuba laa ndoda ihambe nawe ingumvuzo wayo, umnike engaphezulu.

2 Wathi uTobhiya kuye, Bawo, akukho nto imbi kum ukumnika isiqingatha sezinto endize nazo.

3 Ngokuba undibuyisele kuwe ndikholosile, wamphilisa umkam, wayizisa imali kum, wenjenjalo nawe ukukuphilisa.

4 Yathi indoda enkulu, Kungenxa yakhe.

5 Wasibiza ke isithunywa, sathi kuso, Thabatha isiqingatha sezinto zonke oze nazo, uhambe unoxolo.

6 Wabathabatha ke bobabini, wathi kubo, Mbongeni uThixo, mbongeni, nimzukise, nimdumise ngenxa yezinto anenzele zona phambi kwabaphilileyo bonke. Kulungile ukudumisa uThixo, nokuliphakamisa igama lakhe, nokuxela imisebenzi kaThixo ngozuko; Ngoko ke musani ukulibala ukumdumisa.

7 Kulungile ukusibekela isigqubuthelo sokumkani, Kunguzuko ukuyityhila imisebenzi kaThixo. Yenza okulungileyo, akuyi kuchukunyiswa bububi.

8 Umthandazo ulungile ngokuzila ukutya, nenceba, nobulungisa. Ilungile intwana encinane enobulungisa, ngaphezu kokuninzi okungendawo. Kulungile ukupha amalizo, kunokuqwebela igolide; 9 Kuba amalizo ahlangula ekufeni, ahlambulule ke isono.

Abo benza amalizo nobulungisa baya kuzaliswa bubomi: 10 Ke bona abonayo baziintshaba kowabo umphefumlo; 11 Inene, andiyi kukubamba; Ngokuba ndathi, Kulungile ukusigcina imfihlelo yokumkani; 12 Ke kaloku, kwakuthandaza wena, wena noSara umolokazana wakho, ndakukhumbuza ukuthandaza kwakho phambi koyiNgcwele. Xa wawungcwaba abafileyo, bendinawe ngoku.

13 akukulibalanga ukuvuka, nokuba usishiye isidlo sakho, uye uye kugubungela abafileyo, ukulunga kwakho bekungafihlekanga kum; bendinawe mna.

14 Kwaye ngoku uThixo undithumile ukuba ndikuphilise, wena noSara umolokazana wakho.

15 Mna ndinguRafayeli, enye yeengelosi ezisixhenxe ezingcwele, ezinikela imithandazo yabangcwele, nezingena ziphuma phambi kobuqaqawuli boyiNgcwele.

16 Bothuka ke bobabini, bawa ngobuso, kuba bebesoyika.

17 Wathi ke kubo, Musani ukoyika; kuba kuya kunihambela kakuhle; Mdumiseni ke uThixo.

18 Ngokuba andizanga kukuthanda kwam, ndize ngokuthanda kukaThixo wethu; Ngenxa yoko, mdumiseni ngonaphakade.

19 Yonke le mihla ndabonakala kuwe; andidlanga, ndingaseli, nasuka nabona umbono.

20 Ngoku ke bulela kuThixo; kuba ndiyenyuka, ndiya kowandithumayo; kodwa zibhaleni zonke izinto ezenziwayo encwadini.

21 Besukile ke, ababa sambona.

22 Baye beyixela imisebenzi emikhulu nemimangaliso kaThixo, nokubonakala kwabo kubo isithunywa seNkosi.

ISAHLUKO SE-13 1 Waza uTobhite wabhala umthandazo wovuyo, wathi, Makabongwe uThixo ohleli ngonaphakade, Mabubongwe ubukumkani bakhe.

2 Kuba uya kutyakatywa, enenceba; 3 Mvumeni yena phambi kweentlanga, nyana bakaSirayeli; ngokuba usichithachithe phakathi kwazo.

4 chazani khona ubukhulu bakhe, nimzukise phambi kwabaphilileyo bonke; ngokuba yena uyiNkosi yethu, nguThixo uBawo wethu ngonaphakade.

5 Kwaye uya kusityabula ngenxa yobugwenxa bethu, kwaye uya kuba nenceba kwakhona, kwaye uya kusihlanganisa siphuma kuzo zonke izizwe, phakathi kwazo athe wasichithachithela.

6 Ukuba nithe nabuyela kuye ngentliziyo yenu yonke, nangengqondo yenu iphela, ukuba nenze ngokuthe tye phambi kwakhe, wobuyela kuni, angabusitheli ubuso bakhe kuni. Yibone ngoko aya kukwenza kuwe, umdumise ngomlomo wakho uphela, nimdumise uYehova wemikhosi, nimzukise uKumkani ongunaphakade. Ezweni lokuthinjwa kwam ndiya kumdumisa, ndixele ubugorha bakhe nobungangamsha bakhe kuhlanga olonayo. jikani, nina boni, nenze ubulungisa phambi kwakhe; 7 Ndiya kumbeka uThixo wam, umphefumlo wam umdumise uKumkani wamazulu, ugcobe ngobukhulu bakhe.

8 Mabathethe bonke abantu, Bamdumise bonke ngenxa yobulungisa bakhe.

9 Yerusalem, mzi ungcwele, uyakukubetha ngenxa yezenzo zoonyana bakho, abuye abe nemfesane phezu koonyana bamalungisa.

10 Mdumiseni uYehova, ngokuba elungile; mdumiseni uKumkani ongunaphakade, ukuze kubuye kwakhiwe umnquba wakhe kuwe ngovuyo, agcobe phakathi kwakho abathinjwa, abathande ngawe ngonaphakade. ezilusizi.

11 Izizwe ezininzi ziya kuza egameni leNkosi uYehova, ziphethe izipho esandleni sazo, ziziphosise kuKumkani wezulu; ziya kukudumisa ngovuyo olukhulu zonke izizukulwana.

12 Baqalekisiwe bonke abakuthiyayo, Basikelelwe bonke abakuthandayo ngonaphakade.

13 Vuyani nigcobe ngabantwana bamalungisa; ngokuba baya kuhlanganisana ndawonye, bayidumise iNkosi yamalungisa.

14 Hayi, uyolo lwabakuthandayo; ngokuba baya kuvuya benoxolo lwakho; ngokuba baya kuvuya ngawe, bakububona bonke ubuqaqawuli bakho, bavuye ngonaphakade.

15 Umphefumlo wam mawumbonge uThixo, uKumkani omkhulu.

16 Iya kwakhiwa iYerusalem ngeesafire, nangeemeraldi, namatye anqabileyo; 17 Izitrato zaseYerusalem ziya kugangathwa ngekrisolite, nekarbhunkile, namatye aseOfire.

18 Zonke izitrato zayo ziya kuthi, Haleluya! zimdumise, zisithi, Makabongwe uThixo, lowo Waliphakamisayo ngonaphakade.

ISAHLUKO SE-14 1 Wagqiba ke uTobhite ukudumisa uThixo.

2 Ubeminyaka imashumi mahlanu anesibhozo ezelwe, ukuba bube bumbona; waza wabuyiswa emva kweminyaka esibhozo; 3 Uthe ke, xa wayesele aluphele kakhulu, wambiza unyana wakhe, noonyana bonyana wakhe, wathi kuye, Nyana wam,

thabatha abantwana bakho; ngokuba, uyabona, mna ndaluphele, sendilungele ukumka kobu bomi.

4 Yiya kwelaseMedi, nyana wam; Okomzuzwana kuya kubakho uxolo kwaMedi; nabazalwana bethu baya kuchithachithwa emhlabeni, bephuma kwelo zwe lihle, neYerusalem ibe senkangala, nendlu kaThixo iya kutsha, ibe senkangala okwethutyana; 5 Kwaye kwakhona uThixo uya kuba nenceba kubo, aze ababuyisele kwakhona elizweni, apho baya kwakha itempile, kodwa ingabi njengeyokuqala, kude kube lixesha laloo phakade lizaliseke; Emveni koko baya kubuya bevela ezindaweni zonke zokufuduselwa kwabo, bayakhe iYerusalem ngobuqaqawuli, nendlu kaThixo yakhiwe kuyo ngonaphakade, inesakhiwo esizukileyo, njengoko bathethayo ngayo abaprofeti.

6 Ziya kuguquka zonke iintlanga, ziyiyike iNkosi uYehova ngenyaniso, zizingcwabe izigodo zazo.

7 Ziya kudumisa uYehova zonke iintlanga, Bamdumise uYehova abantu bakhe, INkosi ibaphakamise abantu bayo; kwaye bonke abo bathanda iNkosi uThixo ngenyaniso nangobulungisa baya kuvuya, bebonisa inceba kubazalwana bethu.

8 Kaloku ke, nyana wam, hamba uye eNineve; 9 Ke wena wugcine umyalelo nemithetho, ube nenceba nobulungisa, ukuze kulunge kuwe.

10 undingcwabe ngokundilekileyo, unonyoko ndawonye nam; uze ungabi sahlala eNineve. Khumbula, nyana wam, indlela uHaman awaqhubana ngayo noAhikarosi owamnyusayo, indlela awamkhupha ngayo ebumnyameni ekukhanyeni, nendlela awabuya wamvuza ngayo; UManase wenza amalizo, wasinda kwimigibe yokufa, ababembekele yona; 11 Kaloku ke, nyana wam, khawubone ukwenza ububele, nendlela ubulungisa obuhlangula ngayo. Uthe ke, akuba ezithethile ezi zinto, waphuma umphefumlo elukhukweni, eminyaka ilikhulu elinamanci mahlanu anesibhozo; wamngcwaba ngokubekekileyo.

12 Wafa uAna unina, wamngcwaba noyise. Wemka ke uTobhiya nomkakhe nabantwana bakhe, waya eEkibhatane kuRaguweli uyisezala.

13 Apho walupheleyo ngozuko, waza wangcwatywa uyise noninazala ngokubekekileyo, waza walidla ilifa ubutyebi babo, kwanobukayise uTobhi.

14 Wafela e-Ekebhatane kwelaseMedi, eminyaka ilikhulu elinamanci mabini anesixhenxe ezelwe.

15 Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba afe, weva ngokutshatyalaliswa kweNineve, eyathinjwa nguNebhukadenetsare noAsswerosi, yaye ngaphambi kokufa kwakhe wayivuyelela iNineve.