Zulu - Tobit

ISAHLUKO 1 1 Incwadi yamazwi kaThobiti, indodana kaThobiyeli, indodana ka-Ananiyeli, indodana Aduweli, indodana Gabayeli, wenzalo ka-Asayeli, owesizwe sakwaNafetali; 2 owathunjwa ngesikhathi sika-Enemesari inkosi yase-Asiriya eLebe elingakwesokunene salowo muzi othiwa ngokufanelekile iNafetali eGalile phezu kwe-Aseri.

3 Mina Tobithi ngihambe zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwami ezindleleni zeqiniso nokulunga, futhi ngenze izipho eziningi zomusa kubafowethu, kanye nesizwe sami, esafika nami eNineve, ezweni lase-Asiriya.

4 Futhi lapho ngisezweni lakithi, ezweni lakwa-Israyeli ngisemncane, sonke isizwe sikaNafetali ubaba sawa endlini yaseJerusalema, eyayikhethwe kuzo zonke izizwe zakwaIsrayeli, ukuze zonke izizwe zinikele. lapho, lapho ithempeli lendlu yoPhezukonke langcweliswa futhi lakhiwa iminyaka yonke.

5 Manje zonke izizwe ezahlubuka kanyekanye, kanye nendlu kababa uNefitali, zahlabela isithole esinguBhali.

6 Kepha mina ngedwa ngaya kaningi emikhosini eJerusalema, njengalokho kwakunqunyelwe kubo bonke abantu bakwaIsrayeli ngomthetho waphakade, nginolibo nokweshumi kwezithelo, kanye nalolo olugundiwe kuqala; zona ngazinikela e-altare kubapristi, abantwana bakwa-Aroni.

7 Ingxenye yokuqala yeshumi yayo yonke inzuzo ngayinika amadodana ka-Aroni ayekhonza eJerusalema, futhi enye ingxenye yeshumi ngathengisa ngayo, futhi ngangihamba ngiyoyichitha iminyaka yonke eJerusalema.

8 Eyesithathu ngayinika labo okwakufanele, njengoba uDebora umama kababa ayeyalile kimi, ngoba ubaba wangishiya ngiyintandane.

9 Ngaphezu kwalokho, lapho sengineminyaka yobudala, ngashada no-Ana wesihlobo sami, futhi ngayezala uThobiya.

10 Futhi lapho sithunjelwa eNineve, bonke abafowethu nabomndeni wami badla isinkwa sabezizwe.

11 Kodwa ngazibamba, ngingadli; 12 Ngoba ngakhumbula uNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo yami yonke.

13 OPhezukonke wangipha umusa nomusa phambi kukaEnemessari, ngaze ngaba umhlawuleli wakhe.

14 Ngaya eMediya, ngashiya kuGabayeli, umfowabo kaGabriya, eRage, umuzi waseMediya, amathalenta ayishumi esiliva.

15 Wafa u-Enemesari, uSenaheribi indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe; olifa labo lazanyazanyiswa, ukuze ngingabi lekungena eMediya.

16 Futhi ngesikhathi sika-Enemesari ngabapha izipho eziningi abafowethu, futhi isinkwa sami ngabapha abalambileyo; 17 Nezingubo zami kwabanqunu; uma ngibona omunye wesizwe sakithi efile, noma egasele ezindongeni zaseNineve, ngammbela.

18 Uma inkosi uSaneheribi yayibulele umuntu, lapho ifika, yabaleka eJudiya, mina ngiyabambela ngasese; ngoba ngolaka lwakhe wabulala abanengi; kepha izidumbu azitholakalanga lapho zifunwa enkosini.

19 Kwathi omunye wabaseNineve waya wakhononda ngami enkosini, ngabangcwaba, ngacatsha; ngokuqonda ukuthi ngangifunwa ukubulawa, ngahoxa ngenxa yokwesaba.

20 Khona-ke zonke izimpahla zami zathathwa ngendluzula, futhi akusalanga lutho, ngaphandle komkami u-Ana noThobiya indodana yami.

21 Akuphelanga izinsuku ezingamashumi amahlanu nanhlanu ngaphambi kokuba amadodana akhe amabili ambulale, abalekela ezintabeni zase-Ararati; uSarikedonu indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe; owamisa phezu

kwezindaba zikayise naphezu kwazo zonke izindaba zakhe, uAhikaru indodana ka-Anayeli umfowethu.

22 U-Ahikharu wangincenga, ngabuyela eNineve. U-Ahicharo wayengumphathizitsha, umlindi wendandatho, nomphathi, nombonisi wezindaba; uSarikedono wammisa eceleni kwakhe; wayeyindodana yomfowethu.

ISAHLUKO 2 1 Kwathi sengibuyile futhi ekhaya, nomkami u-Ana esebuyiselwe kimi, kanye noThobiya indodana yami, ngomkhosi wePhentekoste, ongumkhosi ongcwele wamasonto ayisikhombisa, ngalungiselwa isidlo esihle, Ngahlala phansi ngadla.

2 Kwathi ngibona inala yokudla ngathi endodaneni yami: Hamba ulethe loba ngubani ompofu ozakuthola kubazalwane bethu abakhumbula iNkosi; futhi bheka, ngilindele wena.

3 Kodwa wabuye weza, wathi: Baba, omunye wesizwe sakithi uklinyiwe, uphoselwe esigcawini.

4 Khona-ke ngingakayidli inyama, ngasukuma ngakhuphukela naye ekamelweni laze lashona ilanga.

5 Ngase ngibuya, ngageza, ngadla ukudla kwami ngidabukile; 6 Nikhumbula isiprofetho sika-Amose njengokusho kwakhe ukuthi: “Imikhosi yenu iyakuphenduka isililo, nakho konke ukuthokoza kwenu kube-yisililo.

7 Ngase ngikhala; emva kokushona kwelanga ngahamba ngenza ithuna, ngammbela.

8 Kepha omakhelwane bami bangiklolodela, bathi: “Lo muntu akesabi ukubulawa ngale ndaba; kepha, bheka, usebuye wembela abafileyo.

9 Ngabo lobo busuku ngabuya ethuneni, ngalala ngasemdulini weguma lami, ngingcolile, ubuso bami bumbumbulukile; 10 Ngangingazi ukuthi kwakukhona ondlunkulu odongeni, namehlo ami evulekile, nondlunkulu bathulisa ubulongwe obufudumele emehlweni ami, futhi kwaba mhlophe emehlweni ami; ngaya ezinyangeni, kepha azingisizanga; UAhikharu wanginakekela, ngaze ngaya e-Elimayi.

11 Futhi umkami u-Ana wathatha imisebenzi yabesifazane ukuba ayenze.

12 Kwathi esezibuyisele kubanikazi, basebemnika iholo, bamnika lanezinyane lembuzi.

13 Lapho isendlini yami, futhi iqala ukukhala, ngathi kuye: Livelaphi leli zinyane? ayintshontshiwe? inikeze abanikazi bayo; ngoba akuvunyelwa ukudla loba yini eyebiweyo.

14 Kodwa yaphendula kimi yathi: Isiphiwe isipho esidlula umholo. Nokho angikholwanga nguye, kodwa ngathi makakubuyisele kubanikazi; Kepha wangiphendula wathi: “Ziphi izipho zakho zomusa nokulunga kwakho na? bheka, wena nayo yonke imisebenzi yakho iyaziwa.

ISAHLUKO 3 1 Ngase ngidabukile ngakhala, ngakhuleka osizini, ngathi: 2 O Nkosi, wena ulungile, futhi yonke imisebenzi yakho nazo zonke izindlela zakho ziyisihawu neqiniso, futhi wena wahlulela ngeqiniso nangokulunga kuze kube phakade.

3 Ngikhumbule, ungibheke, ungangijezisi ngezono zami nokungazi kwami, nezono zawobaba abonile phambi kwakho; 4 Ngokuba abalalelanga imiyalo yakho; ngalokho wasinikela ukuba sibe yimpango, nasekuthunjweni, nasekufeni, nesaga sehlazo kuzo zonke izizwe esihlakazekele phakathi kwazo.

5 Manje izahlulelo zakho ziningi, ziyiqiniso; yenza kimi njengezono zami nezobaba, ngokuba asigcinanga imiyalo yakho, asihambanga ngeqiniso phambi kwakho.

6 Ngakho-ke yenza kimi njengoba kukuhle emehlweni akho, futhi uyale ukuthi umoya wami ususwe kimi, ukuze

ngincibilike ngibe umhlabathi, ngoba kungcono kimi ukufa kunokuba ngiphile, ngoba ngizwile amanga. ngihlambalaza, nginosizi olukhulu; ngalokho yala ukuba manje ngikhululwe kulolu hlupho, ngiye endaweni yaphakade; ungabususi ubuso bakho kimi.

7 Kwathi ngalona lolo suku, e-Ekibhatane, umuzi waseMediya, uSara indodakazi kaRaguweli naye wathukwa yizincekukazi zikayise; 8 Ngokuba wayeshade nabayeni abayisikhombisa, ababulawa ngu-Asmodewu umoya omubi, bengakalala naye. Anazi yini ukuthi uklinyiwe amadoda akho na? usunamadoda ayisikhombisa, awubizwanga ngegama lawo.

9 Usishayeleni ngenxa yabo na? uma zifile, hamba uzilandele, singaze sikubone indodana noma indodakazi.

10 Wathi ekuzwa lokho wadabuka kakhulu, waze wacabanga ukuthi uziklimile; yathi: Ngingedwa indodakazi kababa; uma ngenza lokhu, kuyakuba yihlazo kuye, futhi ngiyoletha ukuguga kwakhe ngosizi ethuneni.

11 Wakhuleka ngasefasiteleni, wathi: “Mawubongwe wena Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, igama lakho elingcwele nelikhazimulayo malituswe, lidunyiswe kuze kube phakade; yonke imisebenzi yakho mayikubonge kuze kube phakade.

12 Manje, O Jehova, ngibhekise amehlo ami nobuso bami kuwe.

13 uthi: ‘Ngikhiphe emhlabeni, ukuze ngingabe ngisakuzwa ukuthukwa.

14 Uyazi, Nkosi, ukuthi ngimsulwa kuzo zonke izono kumuntu; 15 futhi kangizange ngilingcolise ibizo lami lebizo likababa elizweni lokuthunjwa kwami; esaphila, engingazigcinela yona ngibe ngumkakhe; amadoda ami ayisikhombisa asefile; futhi ngiphilelani? kepha uma ungakuthandi ukuba ngife, yisho ukuba nginakwe, uhawukele, ukuze ngingabe ngisazwa inhlamba.

16 Ngakho-ke imithandazo yabo bobabili yezwakala phambi kobukhosi bukaNkulunkulu omkhulu.

17 URafayeli wathunywa ukuba abaphulukise bobabili, okungukuthi, ukususa ubumhlophe bamehlo kaThobithi, futhi anike uSara indodakazi kaRaguweli abe ngumkakhe kuThobiya indodana kaThobiti; nokubopha u-Asmodeus umoya omubi; ngoba wayengokaThobiya ngelungelo lefa.

Ngaso leso sikhathi uThobithi wafika ekhaya, wangena endlini yakhe; uSara indodakazi kaRaguweli wehla evela ekamelweni lakhe eliphezulu.

ISAHLUKO 4 1Ngalolo suku uTobiti wakhumbula imali ayeyinikele kuGabayeli eRages of Media, 2 wathi phakathi kwakhe: Bengifisa ukufa; kungani ngingambizi uThobiya indodana yami ukuze ngimbonise imali ngaphambi kokuba ngife?

3 Wambiza wathi: “Ndodana yami, uma sengifile, ngimbele; ungamdeleli unyoko, kodwa mhloniphe zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho, wenze okuhle kuye, ungamdabuki.

4 Khumbula, ndodana yami, ukuthi wabona izingozi eziningi ngawe usesesiswini sakhe; 5 Ndodana yami, khumbula uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu zonke izinsuku zakho, futhi ungavumeli intando yakho ibekwe esonweni noma ukweqe imiyalo yakhe; 6 Ngokuba uma wenza ngeqiniso, izenzo zakho ziyakuphumelela kuwe nakubo bonke abaphila ngokulunga.

7 Phana izipho ngempahla yakho; futhi lapho upha izipho, iso lakho malingabi nomhawu, futhi ungabususi ubuso bakho kunoma yimuphi ompofu, futhi ubuso bukaNkulunkulu abuyikufulathela kuwe.

8 Uma ninokuchichima, yiphani izipho njengalokho; uma ninokuncane, ningesabi ukupha ngalokho okuncane; 9 Ngokuba uzibekelela ingcebo enhle ngosuku oludingekayo.

10 ngoba izipho zomusa ziyakhulula ekufeni, njalo kazivumeli ukungena ebumnyameni.

11 Ngokuba isipho siyisipho esihle kubo bonke abasiphayo phambi kwamehlo oPhezukonke.

12 Qaphela bonke ubufebe, ndodana yami, futhi uthathe kuqala umfazi enzalweni yawoyihlo, futhi ungathathi owesifazane wesinye isizwe ongeyena owesizwe sikayihlo, ngoba singabantwana babaprofethi, uNowa, u-Abrahama. , Isaka, noJakobe: khumbula, ndodana yami, ukuthi okhokho bethu kusukela ekuqaleni, ngisho ukuthi bonke baganwa abafazi ezihlotsheni zabo siqu, futhi babusiswa kubantwana babo, futhi inzalo yabo iyodla ifa lezwe.

13 Ngakho-ke, ndodana yami, thanda abafowenu, ungadeleli enhliziyweni yakho abafowenu, amadodana namadodakazi abantu bakini, ngokungathathi kubo umfazi, ngokuba ngokuzidla kukhona ukubhujiswa nokuhlupheka okukhulu, nasebufebeni kukhona ukubola. nokuswela okukhulu, ngokuba ubufebe bungunina wendlala.

14 Inkokhelo yanoma yimuphi umuntu akusebenzele mayingahlali nawe, kodwa mnike yona, ngokuba uma ukhonza uNkulunkulu, uyakukubuyisela futhi; qaphela indodana yami kukho konke okwenzayo, uhlakaniphe kukho konke ukukhuluma kwakho.

15 Ungenzi lokho kumuntu omzondayo; ungaphuzi iwayini ukuze udakwe, futhi ungavumeli ukudakwa kuhambe nawe ekuhambeni kwakho.

16 Nika olambileyo ukudla kwakho, lezembatho zakho kwabahamba ze; yipha izipho ngokwechichima kwakho, iso lakho malingabi nomhawu lapho upha abampofu.

17 Thela isinkwa sakho phezu kokungcwatshwa kwabalungileyo, kodwa unganiki lutho kwababi.

18 Buza iseluleko kubo bonke abahlakaniphileyo, futhi ungadeleli noma isiphi iseluleko esiwusizo.

19 Bonga uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho njalo, ufise kuye ukuba izindlela zakho ziqondiswe, ukuze zonke izindlela zakho namacebo akho aphumelele, ngokuba zonke izizwe azinasiluleko; kodwa iNkosi uqobo inika zonke izinto ezinhle, futhi iyamthobisa ethanda ukumthobisa, njengoba ithanda; ngakho-ke, ndodana yami, khumbula imiyalelo yami, futhi ungayivumeli ukuba isuswe engqondweni yakho.

20 Manje ngibonisa lokhu kubo ukuthi nganikela amatalenta ayishumi kuGabayeli indodana kaGabriya eRage + laseMediya.

21 Ungesabi, ndodana yami, ukuthi simpofu, ngokuba unengcebo eningi, uma umesaba uNkulunkulu, usuka kuzo zonke izono, wenze okulungile emehlweni akhe.

ISAHLUKO 5 1 UThobiya waphendula wathi: “Baba, ngiyakwenza konke ongiyale ngakho; 2 Kodwa ngingayithola kanjani imali, njengoba ngingamazi?

3 Wasemnika umbhalo, wathi kuye: Zifunele umuntu ozahamba lawe, ngisekhona, njalo ngizamnika iholo; 4 Ngakho lapho eyofuna umuntu, wathola uRafayeli owayeyingelosi.

5 Kodwa yena wayengazi; wathi kuye: Ungahamba nami eRage? futhi uyazazi kahle lezo zindawo?

6 Ingelosi yathi kuye: "Ngiyakuhamba nawe, futhi ngiyayazi indlela, ngokuba ngilala nomfowethu uGabayeli."

7 UThobiya wathi kuye: "Ngilinde, ngize ngitshele ubaba."

8 Wasesithi kuye: Hamba ungalibali. Wasengena, wathi kuyise: Khangela, sengimtholile ozahamba lami. Wathi:

"Mbizeni kimi, ukuze ngazi ukuthi ungowasiphi isizwe, nokuthi uyindoda ethembekileyo ukuhamba nawe yini."

9 Wambiza, wangena, babingelelana.

10 UTobiti wayesethi kuye: "Mfowethu, ngibonise ukuthi ungowesizwe sini nomndeni."

11 Wathi kubo: "Ufuna isizwe noma umndeni, noma umqashwa ukuba ahambe nendodana yakho na?" Wayesethi uTobiti kuye: "Ngithanda ukwazi, mfowethu, izihlobo zakho negama lakho."

12 Wathi: "Ngingu-Azariya indodana ka-Ananiya omkhulu kanye nabafowenu."

13 UTobithi wasesithi: Kuhle, mfowethu; ungangithukutheleli manje, ngokuba ngifunile ukwazi isizwe sakho nomndeni wakho; ngokuba wena ungumfowethu, ongowembewu enhle nelungileyo; ngokuba ngiyamazi o-Ananiya noJonatha, amadodana kaSamaya omkhulu, njengokuba sasihamba kanyekanye eJerusalema ukuyokhuleka, sanikela ngezibulo nokweshumi kwezithelo; futhi kabayengwa ngesiphambeko sabafowethu: mfowethu, ungowohlobo oluhle.

14 Kodwa ngitshele, ngizakupha umvuzo bani? Uyafuna yini idrakema ngosuku, nezinto ezidingekayo endodaneni yami na?

15 Yebo, phezu kwalokho, uma ubuya uphephile, ngiyakwenezela emalini yakho.

16 Ngakho bathokoza. Yathi kuThobiya, Zilungisele indlela, uNkulunkulu akuthumele uhambo oluhle. Kwathi indodana yakhe isilungisele konke okwendlela, uyise wathi: Hamba laye lomuntu, njalo uNkulunkulu ohlezi ezulwini uzaphumelelisa uhambo lwakho, lengilosi kaNkulunkulu ikugcine. Base bephuma bobabili, nenja yensizwa inabo.

17 Kepha u-Ana unina wakhala izinyembezi, wathi kuTobiti: “Uyimukiseleni indodana yethu na? Akasilo udondolo lwesandla sethu, ekungeneni nasekuphumeni phambi kwethu?

18 Ungahaheli ukwenezela imali emalini, kepha kube njengezibi kubantwana bethu.

19 Ngokuba lokho iNkosi esinike khona ukuthi siphile nakho kuyasanelisa.

20 UTobiti wayesethi kuye: “Ungakhathazeki, dadewethu; uyakubuya elondekile, amehlo akho ambone.

21 Ngokuba ingelosi enhle iyomgcina, futhi uhambo lwakhe luyophumelela, futhi uyobuya ephephile.

22 Wabe esekhala.

ISAHLUKO 6 1 Kwathi ekuhambeni kwabo bafika kusihlwa emfuleni iTigris, balala khona.

2 Kwathi insizwa yehla ukuyogeza, kwaqhamuka inhlanzi emfuleni, yayifuna ukuyidla.

3 Ingilosi yasisithi kuye: Thatha inhlanzi. Ijaha layibamba inhlanzi, yayidonsela emhlabathini.

4 Ingelosi yathi kubo: Vula inhlanzi, uthathe inhliziyo nesibindi nenyongo, ukubeke ngokuphepha.

5 Insizwa yenza njengokuyala kwengelosi; sebegazingiwe izinhlanzi, badla, bahamba bobabili, baze basondela eEkibhatane.

6 Khona-ke insizwa yathi engelosini: “Mfowethu u-Azariya, iyini inhliziyo, nesibindi, nomlotha wezinhlanzi na?

7 Wathi kuye: “Ngokuthinta inhliziyo nesibindi, uma idemoni noma umoya omubi ekhathaza omunye, siyakushunqisa phambi kwendoda noma kowesifazane, futhi umkhosi ungabe usaqhubeka.

8 Kepha inyongo, kuhle ukugcoba umuntu omhlophe emehlweni akhe, futhi uyakusinda.

9 Kwathi sebesondele eRage.

10 Ingelosi yathi ensizwa: “Mfowethu, namuhla sizolala noRaguweli ongumzala wakho; futhi unendodakazi eyodwa,

igama layo linguSara; Ngizomkhulumela, ukuze anikwe wena abe ngumkakho.

11 Ngokuba ilungelo lempahla yakhe likuwe, lokhu wena wedwa ungowakubo.

12 Intombi yinhle, ihlakaniphile; ngalokho ngizweni, ngikhulume kuyise; futhi lapho sesibuya eRages siyogubha umshado, ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi uRaguweli akanakumganisa komunye ngokomthetho kaMose, kodwa uyakuba necala lokufa, ngokuba ilungelo lefa lingcono kuwe kunanoma yimuphi omunye. okunye.

13 Ijaha layiphendula ingilosi, lathi: Ngizwile, mfowethu Azariya ukuthi le ncekukazi iphiwe amadoda ayisikhombisa afela endlini yomshado.

14 Manje mina ngingedwa indodana kababa, futhi ngiyesaba, funa uma ngingena kuye, ngife njengalowo ngaphambili, ngokuba umoya omubi uyamthanda, ongazwisi umzimba , kepha abeza kuye. wakhe; ngalokho nami ngiyesaba funa ngife, ngiyise umphefumulo kababa nomama ethuneni ngosizi, ngokuba abanayo enye indodana engabambela.

15 Ingelosi yathi kuye: “Awuzikhumbuli yini iziyalezo uyihlo akunika zona zokuthi uganwe umfazi wesihlobo sakho na? ngalokho ngizwe, mfowethu; ngokuba uyakunikwa ube ngumkakho; futhi ungabaleli umoya omubi; ngoba ngalobu busuku uzakunikelwa kuwe emadodeni.

16 “Nxa ungena endlini yomshado, uthathe umlotha wamakha, ubeke phezu kwawo okwenhliziyo nesibindi sezinhlanzi, ushise ngawo; 17 USathane uyakuhogela, abaleke, angabe esabuya; ungesabi, ngokuba umiselwe wena kwasekuqaleni; uyakumlondoloza, ahambe nawe. Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi uzokuzalela abantwana. Kwathi uThobiya esezwile lezizinto, wamthanda, futhi inhliziyo yakhe yanamathela ngokuphumelelayo kuye.

ISAHLUKO 7 1 Sebefikile e-Ekibhatane, bafika endlini kaRaguweli; uSara wabahlangabeza; sebebingelelane, wabangenisa endlini.

2 URagueli wayesethi ku-Edna umkakhe: “Leli nsizwa lifana kanjani noThobiti umzala wami na?

3 URaguweli wasebabuza wathi: Livela ngaphi, bazalwane? bathi kubo: "Singabamadodana kaNafetali, abathunjelwe eNineve."

4 Wayesethi kubo: "Niyamazi uTobiti isihlobo sethu na?"

Basebesithi: Siyamazi. Wayesethi: “Uphilile na?

5 Bathi: "Uyaphila, uyaphila." UThobiya wathi: "Ungubaba."

6 URaguweli wayesegxuma, wamanga, wakhala; 7 Wambusisa, wathi kuye: “Wena uyindodana yomuntu oqotho nolungileyo; Kodwa lapho ezwa ukuthi uThobithi uyimpumputhe, wadabuka, wakhala.

8 U-Edna umkakhe noSara indodakazi yakhe bakhala ngokunjalo. Ngaphezu kwalokho bababungaza ngokwenama; sebehlabe inqama emhlambini, babeka ukudla etafuleni.

Khona-ke uThobiya wathi kuRafayeli, umfowethu u-Azariya, khuluma lezo zinto osukhulume ngazo endleleni, futhi le ndaba mayithunyelwe.

9 Waseyikhuluma indaba kuRaguweli; uRaguweli wasesithi kuThobiya: Yidla uphuze, ujabule; 10 Ngokuba kufanele ukuba ushade nendodakazi yami; 11 Ngendisile indodakazi yami emadodeni ayisikhombisa afa ngalobo busuku angena kuyo; nokho thokozani okwamanje.

Kodwa uTobias wathi, ngeke ngidle lutho lapha, size sivumelane futhi sifunge omunye nomunye.

12 URaguweli wathi: "Khona-ke mthathe njengokwesimiso, ngokuba ungumzala wakhe, futhi ungowakho; uNkulunkulu onomusa makakuphumelelise ezintweni zonke.

13 Wabiza indodakazi yakhe uSara, waya kuyise, wayibamba ngesandla, wamnika uThobiya ukuba abe ngumkaThobiya, wathi: “Bheka, mthathe ngokomthetho kaMose, umyise endlini yakho. ubaba. Wababusisa; 14 Futhi wabiza u-Edna umkakhe, futhi wathatha iphepha, futhi wabhala ithuluzi lezivumelwano, futhi walinamathisela.

15 Basebeqala ukudla.

16 URaguweli wabiza u-Edna umkakhe, wathi kuye: “Dadewethu, lungisa elinye ikamelo, umngenise khona; 17 Esekwenzile njengokumyala kwakhe, wamyisa khona, wakhala, wemukela izinyembezi zendodakazi yakhe, wathi kuye: 18 Duduzeka, ndodakazi yami; iNkosi yezulu nomhlaba mayikuphe intokozo ngenxa yalolu sizi lwakho: khululeka, ndodakazi yami.

ISAHLUKO 8 1 Kwathi sebedlile, bangenisa uThobiya kuye.

2 Esahamba, wakhumbula amazwi kaRafayeli, wathatha umlotha wamakha, wabeka phezu kwawo inhliziyo nesibindi senhlanzi, wakushunqisa ngawo.

3 Iphunga lapho umoya omubi usuzwile, wabalekela emaphethelweni aseGibhithe, ingelosi yambopha.

4 Kwathi sebevalekile bobabili kanyekanye, uThobiya wavuka embhedeni, wathi: “Dadewethu, vuka, sikhuleke ukuba uNkulunkulu asihawukele.

5 UThobiya waqala ukuthi: “Ubusisiwe wena Nkulunkulu wawokhokho bethu, futhi malibongwe igama lakho elingcwele nelikhazimulayo kuze kube phakade; malikubusise izulu nezidalwa zakho zonke.

6 Nguwe owamenza u-Adamu, wamupha u-Eva umkakhe ukuba abe ngumsizi nendoda yokuhlala: kubo kwaphuma abantu; masenze kuye usizo olunjengaye.

7 Manje, O Nkosi, lo dadewethu angimthathi njengokwenkanuko kodwa njengokulunga; 8 Wasesithi kuye: Amen.

9 Balala bobabili ngalobo busuku. Wasuka uRagueli, waya, wenza ithuna; 10 esithi: Ngesaba ukuthi laye usefile.

11 Kodwa lapho uRaguweli engena endlini yakhe.

12 Wathi kumkakhe u-Edna. Thumela enye yezincekukazi, ibone ukuthi uyaphila; uma engekho, ukuze simngcwabe, kungaziwa muntu.

13 Incekukazi yasivula umnyango, yangena, yabafica belele bobabili; 14 Wasephuma wabatshela ukuthi uyaphila.

15 Khona-ke uRaguweli wadumisa uNkulunkulu, futhi wathi: O Nkulunkulu, ufanele ukudunyiswa ngayo yonke indumiso emsulwa nengcwele; ngakho-ke abangcwele bakho mabakudumise kanye nazo zonke izidalwa zakho; zonke izingelosi zakho nabakhethiweyo bakho mabakubonge kuze kube phakade.

16 Ufanele ukudunyiswa, ngokuba ungenze ngajabula; futhi lokho akufikanga kimi engangikusola; kepha wenzile kithi ngokomusa wakho omkhulu.

17 Ufanele ukudunyiswa ngokuba uhawukele ababili ababezelwe yodwa oyise: baphe umusa, Nkosi, futhi baqede ukuphila kwabo bephilile ngentokozo nangomusa.

18 URaguweli wayesethi izinceku zakhe zigcwalise ithuna.

19 Wenza umshado izinsuku eziyishumi nane.

20 Ngokuba zingakapheleli izinsuku zomshado, uRaguweli wafunga kuye ngesifungo ukuthi akayikumuka zize ziphele izinsuku eziyishumi nane zomshado;

21 Khona-ke kufanele athathe ingxenye yempahla yakhe, aye kuyise ngokulondeka; futhi kufanele ngithole ukuphumula lapho mina nomkami sesifile.

ISAHLUKO 9 1 UThobiya wabiza uRafayeli, wathi kuye: 2 Mfowethu u-Azariya, thatha kanye nawe inceku namakamela amabili, uye eRage Mediya eGabayeli, ungilethele imali, uyilethe emshadweni.

3 Ngokuba uRaguweli ufungile ukuthi angiyikumuka.

4 Kodwa ubaba ubala izinsuku; futhi uma ngilibala, uzozisola kakhulu.

5 URafayeli wayesephuma, walala noGabayeli, wamnika umbhalo wesandla; 6 Kwathi kusesekuseni baphuma bobabili, baya emshadweni; uThobiya wabusisa umkakhe.

ISAHLUKO 10 1 UThobithi uyise wayebala izinsuku zonke, kwathi seziphelile izinsuku zokuhamba, bengafikanga.

2 Wayesethi uTobithi: “Bavalelwe na? noma ufile uGabayeli, akukho muntu ongamnika imali?

3 Ngakho wadabuka kakhulu.

4 Umkakhe wasesithi kuye: Indodana yami ifile, lokhu ihlale isikhathi eside; waqala ukulila wathi.

5 Manje angikhathali, ndodana yami, njengoba ngikuyekile ukuhamba, ukukhanya kwamehlo ami.

6 uTobiti wathi kuye: Thula, ungakhathazeki, ngokuba uphephile.

7 Kodwa yena wathi: Thula, ungangikhohlisi; indodana yami ifile. Waphuma zonke izinsuku endleleni ababehamba ngayo, akadlanga kudla emini, futhi akayekanga ukulilela uThobiya indodana yakhe ubusuku bonke, zaze zaphela izinsuku eziyishumi nane zomshado, uRaguweli ayefungile ukuthi uzoyichitha. chitha lapho. Wayesethi uThobiya kuRaguweli: "Ngiyeke ngihambe, ngokuba ubaba nomame abasangiboni."

8 Kepha umukhwe wakhe wathi kuye: "Hlala nami, ngithumele kuyihlo, bamtshele ukuthi kuhamba kanjani nawe."

9 Kodwa uThobiya wathi: Hatshi; kodwa ngivumele ngiye kubaba.

10 URaguweli wayesesuka, wamnika uSara umkakhe, nengxenye yempahla yakhe, nezinceku, nezinkomo, nemali; 11 Wababusisa, wabamukisa, ethi: “UNkulunkulu wasezulwini makaninike uhambo oluhle, bantwana bami.

12 Wasesithi endodakazini yakhe: Hlonipha uyihlo lonyokozala, abangabazali bakho khathesi, ukuze ngizwe umbiko omuhle ngawe. Wase emanga. U-Edna wayesethi kuThobiya: “INkosi yezulu ikubuyisele, mfowethu othandekayo, ungiphe ukuba ngibone abantwana bakho bendodakazi yami uSara ngingakafi, ukuze ngijabule phambi kukaJehova; ukwethenjwa okukhethekile; lapho ekhona ungamncengi okubi.

ISAHLUKO 11 1 Emva kwalokho uThobiya wahamba ebonga uNkulunkulu ngokuthi umhambisele kahle, wabusisa uRaguweli no-Edna umkakhe, wahamba, baze basondela eNineve.

2 URafayeli wayesethi kuThobiya: “Uyazi wena, mfowethu, ukuthi umshiye kanjani uyihlo; 3 Masiphuthume phambi komkakho, silungise indlu.

4 Uphathe ngesandla sakho inyongo yenhlanzi. Bahamba-ke, nenja yabalandela.

5 Manje u-Ana wayehlezi ebuka indlela yendodana yakhe.

6 Esembonile eza, wathi kuyise: "Bheka, indodana yakho iyeza, nalo muntu owayehamba nayo."

7 URafayeli wasesithi: Ngiyazi, Tobias, ukuthi uyihlo uzavula amehlo akhe.

8 Ngakho gcoba amehlo akhe ngenyongo, uhlatshwe ngayo, uyakuhlikihla, bube mhlophe, abone wena.

9 Khona-ke u-Ana wagijima, wawela entanyeni yendodana yakhe, futhi wathi kuyo: Njengoba ngibonile, ndodana yami, kusukela manje kuqhubeke ngivuma ukufa. Bakhala bobabili.

10 UTobithi laye waphuma waya emnyango, wakhubeka; kodwa indodana yakhe yagijimela kuye.

11 Wambamba uyise, wabhoboza inyongo emehlweni oyise, wathi: "Yiba nethemba, baba."

12 Kwathi amehlo akhe eseqala ukuphaphatheka, wawacikica; 13 Futhi ubumhlophe busuka ekhoneni lamehlo akhe, futhi lapho ebona indodana yakhe, wawela entanyeni yakhe.

14 Wakhala, wathi: “Mawubongwe wena Nkulunkulu, futhi malibongwe igama lakho kuze kube phakade; futhi zibusisiwe zonke izingelosi zakho ezingcwele.

15 Ngokuba ungishayile, wangihawukela, ngokuba bheka, ngibona uThobiya indodana yami. Indodana yakhe yangena ithokoza, yamtshela uyise izinto ezinkulu ezimehleleyo eMediya.

16 UTobiti wayesephuma ukuyohlangabeza umalokazana wakhe esangweni laseNineve, ethokoza, edumisa uNkulunkulu; 17 Kodwa uThobiya wabonga phambi kwabo, ngoba uNkulunkulu wayemhawukele.

Esesondela kuSara umalokazana wakhe, wambusisa, wathi: “Kulungile, ndodakazi; makabusiswe uNkulunkulu okulethile kithi, makabusiswe uyihlo nonyoko. Kwaba khona intokozo phakathi kwabafowabo bonke baseNineve.

18 Kwasekufika uAhicharo loNasbasi indodana yomfowabo.

19 Umshado kaThobiya wenziwa izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngentokozo enkulu.

ISAHLUKO 12 1 UTobithi wayesebiza uThobiya indodana yakhe, wathi kuye: “Ndodana yami, bheka ukuthi lowo muntu unenkokhelo yakhe eyahamba nawe; 2 UThobiya wathi kuye: “Baba, akukubi kimi ukumnika ingxenye yalezo zinto engizilethile; 3 Ngokuba ingibuyisele kuwe ngokulondeka, yamphilisa umkami, yangilethela imali, nawe wakuphulukisa.

4 Ixhegu lathi: Kumelwe kuye.

5 Yasibiza ingelosi, yathi kuyo: “Thatha ingxenye yakho konke ozilethile, uhambe ngokuphepha.

6 Wayesebahlukanisa bobabili, wathi kubo: “Bongani uNkulunkulu, mdumiseni, nimkhulise, nimdumise ngalokho anenzele khona phambi kwabo bonke abaphilayo. Kuhle ukudumisa uNkulunkulu, nokuphakamisa igama lakhe, nokumemezela imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu ngokuhlonipheka; ngalokho ungalibali ukumdumisa.

7 Kuhle ukugcina imfihlo yenkosi, kodwa kuwudumo ukuveza imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Yenza okuhle, futhi akukho okubi ngeke kukuthinte.

8 Umthandazo muhle kanye nokuzila ukudla kanye nezipho nokulunga.

Okuncane kanye nokulunga kungcono kunokuningi kanye nokungalungi. Kungcono ukupha izipho kunokubuthela igolide; 9 Ngokuba izipho zomusa ziyakhulula ekufeni, futhi ziyosusa sonke isono. Labo abasebenzisa izipho nokulunga bayogcwaliswa ngokuphila: 10 Kodwa abonayo bayizitha zempilo yabo.

11 Ngokuqinisekile angiyikugodla lutho kuwe. Ngokuba ngithe: Kuhle ukugcina imfihlakalo yenkosi, kepha bekukuhle ukuveza imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu.

12 “Ngakho-ke lapho ukhuleka, wena noSara umalokazana wakho, ngenza isikhumbuzo semikhuleko yakho phambi koNgcwele; nalapho umbela abafileyo, nami nganginawe.

13 Futhi lapho ungalibalanga ukuvuka nokushiya isidlo sakho, uhambe uyekusibekela abafileyo, umsebenzi wakho omuhle awufihlekanga kimi, kepha nganginawe.

14 Manje uNkulunkulu ungithumile ukuba ngiphulukise wena kanye noSara umalokazana wakho.

15 Mina nginguRafayeli, enye yezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezingcwele, ezethula imikhuleko yabangcwele, futhi ezingena ziphuma phambi kwenkazimulo yoNgcwele.

16 Base besaba bobabili, bawa ngobuso, ngokuba babesaba.

17 Kodwa wathi kubo: Ningesabi, ngokuba niyakunihambela kahle; ngakho-ke dumisani uNkulunkulu.

18 Ngokuba angizanga ngokuthanda kwami, kodwa ngentando kaNkulunkulu wethu; ngalokho mdumiseni kuze kube phakade.

19 Zonke lezi zinsuku ngizibonakalisile kuwe; kodwa kangidlanga, kanginathanga, kodwa labona umbono.

20 Ngakho-ke bongani uNkulunkulu, ngokuba ngenyukela kongithumileyo; kodwa loba konke okwenziwa egwalweni.

21 Kwathi sebesukuma kababe besambona.

22 Basebevuma imisebenzi emikhulu lezimangaliso kaNkulunkulu, lokuthi ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala kubo.

ISAHLUKO 13 1 UTobit wayesebhala umkhuleko wokuthokoza, wathi: “Makabongwe uNkulunkulu ophilayo kuze kube phakade, nombuso wakhe mawubusiswe.

2 Ngokuba uyashaya, uhawukele, wehlisela endaweni yabafileyo, abuye akhuphule; 3 Mvumeni phambi kwabezizwe nina bantwana bakwaIsrayeli, ngokuba usihlakazile phakathi kwabo.

4 memezelani lapho ubukhulu bakhe, nimdumise phambi kwabaphilayo, ngokuba uyiNkosi yethu, unguNkulunkulu uBaba wethu kuze kube phakade.

5 Futhi uyosibhaxabula ngenxa yobubi bethu, futhi uyophinde abe nomusa, futhi uyosiqoqa aphume kuzo zonke izizwe, esihlakazele phakathi kwazo.

6 Uma niphendukela kuye ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu nangayo yonke ingqondo yenu, nenza ngobuqotho phambi kwakhe, uyakuphendukela kini, angeke anifihlele ubuso bakhe. Ngakho-ke bhekani azokwenza kini, niyivume ngomlomo wenu wonke, nidumise iNkosi yamandla, nidumise iNkosi yaphakade.

Ezweni lokuthunjwa kwami ngiyakumdumisa, ngimemezele amandla akhe nobukhosi bakhe esizweni esonayo. phendukani nina zoni, nenze ukulunga phambi kwakhe; 7 Ngiyakumdumisa uNkulunkulu wami, umphefumulo wami udumise iNkosi yezulu, uthokoze ngobukhulu bakhe.

8 Abantu bonke mabakhulume, bonke bamdumise ngokulunga kwakhe.

9 Jerusalema, muzi ongcwele, uyakukubhaxabula ngenxa yemisebenzi yabantwana bakho, aphinde abe nomusa emadodaneni abalungileyo.

10 Bongani uJehova, ngokuba muhle, nidumise iNkosi yaphakade, ukuze ithabhanekele layo lakhiwe kuwe ngokujabula, bajabule phakathi kwakho abathunjwa, bathande kuwe kuze kube phakade abathunjwa. ezibuhlungu.

11 Izizwe eziningi ziyakuvela kude egameni leNkosi uJehova ziphethe izipho ezandleni zazo, yebo izipho eNkosini yezulu; izizukulwane zonke ziyakukudumisa ngokuthokoza okukhulu.

12 Baqalekisiwe bonke abakuzondayo, babusiswe bonke abakuthandayo kuze kube phakade.

13 Jabulani nijabule ngabantwana babalungileyo, ngokuba bayakubuthwa, badumise iNkosi yabalungileyo.

14 Babusisiwe abakuthandayo, ngokuba bayakujabula ekuthuleni kwakho; ngokuba bayakujabula ngawe, lapho beyibonile yonke inkazimulo yakho, bajabule kuze kube phakade.

15 Umphefumulo wami mawumbonge uNkulunkulu iNkosi enkulu.

16 Ngokuba iJerusalema liyakwakhiwa ngamasafire* nesimaragidu* namatshe ayigugu, izingange zakho nemibhoshongo yakho nezindonga ngegolide elicwengekileyo.

17 Izitaladi zaseJerusalema ziyakugandaywa ngekrisolithe, nerubhu, namatshe ase-Ofiri.

18 Zonke izitaladi zalo ziyakuthi: Haleluya! bayakumdumisa, bathi: “Makabongwe uNkulunkulu okuphakamisile kuze kube phakade.

ISAHLUKO 14 1 Ngakho uTobit waphetha ukudumisa uNkulunkulu.

2 Wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu lesificaminwembili lapho ephambuka, okwathi ngemva kweminyaka eyisificaminwembili wabuyiselwa; wapha izipho, wakhula ekumesabeni uJehova uNkulunkulu, wamdumisa.

3 Kwathi esemdala kakhulu wabiza indodana yakhe lamadodana endodana yakhe, wathi kuye: Ndodana yami, thatha abantwana bakho; ngokuba bheka, sengimdala, futhi sengilungele ukusuka kulokhu kuphila.

4 Yana eMediya ndodana yami; futhi kungcono kube ukuthula okwesikhashana eMediya; nokuthi abafowethu bayakuhlakazeka emhlabeni bephuma kulelo zwe elihle; 5 Futhi nokuthi futhi uNkulunkulu uyoba nomusa kubo, futhi ababuyisele ezweni, lapho beyokwakha khona ithempeli, kodwa kungabi njengelokuqala, kuze kugcwaliseke isikhathi saleyo nkathi; futhi emva kwalokho bayobuya bevela kuzo zonke izindawo zabo zokuthunjwa, futhi bayokwakha iJerusalema ngenkazimulo, futhi indlu kaNkulunkulu iyokwakhiwa kuyo kuze kube phakade ngesakhiwo esikhazimulayo, njengoba nje abaprofethi bekhuluma ngayo.

6 Zonke izizwe ziyakuphenduka, zesabe iNkosi uJehova ngeqiniso, zimbele izithombe zazo.

7 Ngakho zonke izizwe ziyakuyidumisa iNkosi, nabantu bayo bayovuma uNkulunkulu, futhi uJehova uyobaphakamisa abantu bakhe; futhi bonke labo abathanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu ngeqiniso nangokulunga bayojabula, bebonisa umusa kubafowethu.

8 Manje, ndodana yami, suka eNineve, ngoba lezozinto umprofethi uJona azikhuluma ziyokwenzeka ngempela.

9 Kepha gcina umthetho nemiyalo, ubonise umusa nolungileyo, ukuze kukuhambele kahle.

10 ungimbele ngokufaneleyo, nonyoko kanye nami; kodwa ungabe usahlala eNineve. Khumbula, ndodana yami, ukuthi uAmani wamphatha kanjani u-Ahicharo owamkhuphula, ukuthi wamyisa ebumnyameni ephuma ekukhanyeni, nokuthi wabuye wamvuza kanjani; UManase wapha izipho, waphunyuka ezingibeni zokufa ababembekele zona, kepha uAmani wawela ogibeni, wabhubha.

11 Ngakho-ke, ndodana yami, bheka manje okwenziwa izipho, nokuthi ukulunga kukhulula kanjani. Eseshilo lokho wafa embhedeni, eneminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nesishiyagalombili; wammbela ngokuhlonipheka.

12 Kwathi u-Ana unina esefile, wamngcwaba kuyise. Kepha uThobiya wahamba nomkakhe nabantwana bakhe baya eEkibatane kuRaguweli uyisezala.

13 Lapho aguga khona ngodumo, wangcwaba uyise noninazala ngokuhlonipheka, wadla ifa labo, nelikayise uThobiti.

14 Wafela e-Ekibhatane yaseMediya, eneminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili nesikhombisa; 15 Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba afe wezwa ngokubhujiswa kweNineve, eyathathwa uNebukhadinezari no-Ashiveroshi, futhi ngaphambi kokufa kwakhe wajabula ngeNineve.