Kodwa ungasidli isithelo somuthi wolwazi lokuhle lokubi, ngoba mhla usidla kuwo uzakufa lokufa.
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Kodwa ungasidli isithelo somuthi wolwazi lokuhle lokubi, ngoba mhla usidla kuwo uzakufa lokufa.
UJerobowamu wakha iShekemi ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, wahlala kulo; waphuma lapho, wakha iPnuweli.
Ngaphambi kokubhujiswa inhliziyo yomuntu iyazidla, ukuthobeka kwandulela udumo.
Ngokuba zonke lezi zinto zenziwe yisandla sami, futhi zonke lezi zinto zenzekile, kusho uJehova; kepha lo ngiyakumbheka ompofu nobuthakathaka emoyeni, othuthumela ngezwi lami.
Ngokuba inhloko yama-Aramu yiDamaseku, nenhloko yeDamaseku nguResini; phakathi kweminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu u-Efrayimi uyakwaphulwa angabi yisizwe.
Njengalokhu bababiza, basuka kanjalo kubo, bahlabela oBali, bashisela izithombe ezibaziweyo impepho.
Manje ngizakwembula ihlazo lakhe phambi kwamehlo ezithandwa zakhe, njalo kakho ozamsindisa esandleni sami.
Ngokuba wayengazi ukuthi yimina engimnike amabele, newayini, namafutha, ngandisa isiliva negolide abakulungisela uBali.
Babeka amakhosi, kodwa kungengami; benza izikhulu, mina ngingazi; ngesiliva labo nangegolide labo bazenzele izithombe, ukuze babhujiswe.
Lase likhuphuka ibhanela lekamu labantwana bakwa-Efrayimi ngamabandla abo; phezu kwebandla lakhe kwakungu-Elisama indodana ka-Amihudi.
Lawa angamagama amadoda uMose awathuma ukuba ahlole izwe. UMose wabiza uHoseya, indodana kaNuni, ngokuthi uJoshuwa.
Ngokuba yilowo nalowo oziphakamisayo uyakuthotshiswa; lalowo ozithobayo uzaphakanyiswa.
Ngakho njengalokhu ngamuntu munye isono sangena emhlabeni, langesono ukufa; kanjalo ukufa kwedlulela kubantu bonke, lokhu bonke bonile;
Ngokuba uthando lukaKristu luyasiqhubezela; ngokuba sibona kanje, ukuthi munye wafela bonke, khona-ke bonke bafile;
INkosi yasisithi kuJoshuwa: Lamuhla ngizaqala ukukukhulisa phambi kwamehlo kaIsrayeli wonke, ukuze bazi ukuthi njengalokho nganginaye uMozisi, ngokunjalo ngizakuba lawe.
Abantu bakwa-Efrayimi babuthana, bakhuphukela ngasenyakatho, bathi kuJefta: “Uweleleni ukulwa nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, ungasibizanga ukuba sihambe nawe, na? siyakushisa indlu yakho phezu kwakho ngomlilo.
Abantu bakwa-Efrayimi bathi kuye: “Usikhonzeleni, ungasibizanga ekulweni kwakho nabakwaMidiyani na? Base bexabana kakhulu naye.
Wayesethi uSamuweli: “Umncane emehlweni akho, awubekwanga waba yinhloko yezizwe zakwa-Israyeli, uJehova wakugcoba ukuba ube yinkosi kwa-Israyeli na?