Emva kwalokho kwafika izwi likaJehova ku-Abrama ngombono, lathi: “Ungesabi, Abrama, ngiyisihlangu sakho, nomvuzo wakho mkhulu kakhulu;
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Emva kwalokho kwafika izwi likaJehova ku-Abrama ngombono, lathi: “Ungesabi, Abrama, ngiyisihlangu sakho, nomvuzo wakho mkhulu kakhulu;
Manje buyisela indoda leyo umkayo; ngokuba ungumprofethi, uyakunikhulekela, niphile.
Waphupha, bheka, kwakumi isikhwelo emhlabeni, isihloko saso sifinyelela ezulwini; futhi bheka, izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zenyuka phezu kwawo futhi zehlela phezu kwawo.
UJakobe waphaphama ebuthongweni bakhe, wathi: “Impela uJehova ukhona kule ndawo; futhi bengingakwazi.
Waphupha elinye iphupho, walitshela abafowabo, wathi: “Bhekani, ngiphuphe elinye iphupho; bheka, ilanga nenyanga nezinkanyezi eziyishumi nanye kukhothama phambi kwami.
UNkulunkulu wakhuluma ku-Israyeli ngemibono yasebusuku, wathi: “Jakobe, Jakobe! Wathi: “Ngilapha.”
Wavuka uSolomoni; bheka, kwakuyiphupho. Wafika eJerusalema wema phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo yokubonga, walungisela zonke izinceku zakhe idili.
EGibeyoni, uJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni ngephupho ebusuku, futhi uNkulunkulu wathi: “Cela into engizokunika yona.”
Ephusheni, embonweni wasebusuku, lapho ubuthongo obunzima bubehlela abantu, ebuthongweni embhedeni;
Khona-ke wakhuluma koNgcwele wakho embonweni wathi: “Nginikeze usizo olunamandla; ngiphakamisile okhethiweyo phakathi kwabantu.
INkosi yasisithi kuMozisi: Khangela, ngikwenze unkulunkulu kuFaro; njalo uAroni umnewenu uzakuba ngumprofethi wakho.
Ngizwile abakutshoyo abaprofethi abaprofetha amanga ebizweni lami besithi: Ngiphuphile, ngiphuphile.
Umprofethi onephupho makalandise iphupho; futhi noma ubani onezwi lami, makakhulume izwi lami ngokwethembeka. Ayini amakhoba kakolweni? kusho uJehova.
Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu, ngenyanga yesine, ngolwesihlanu lwenyanga, ngiphakathi kweziboshwa ngasemfuleni iKebari, lavuleka izulu, ngabona imibono kaNkulunkulu.
Ngase ngisele ngedwa, ngabona lo mbono omkhulu, aphela amandla kimi, ngokuba ubuhle bami baphenduka ukonakala kimi, angibange ngibe namandla.
Khona-ke imfihlo yembulwa kuDaniyeli ngombono wasebusuku. UDaniyeli wasembonga uNkulunkulu wezulu.
Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaBelishasari inkosi yaseBabele uDaniyeli waba nephupho nemibono yekhanda lakhe embhedeni wakhe; wayesebhala phansi iphupho, walandisa ingqikithi yezindaba.
Ngasengibona embonweni; ngabona, ngiseShushani endlini yenkosi esesifundeni sase-Elamu; ngabona embonweni, ngasemfuleni i-Ulayi.
Kukhona ukungabi nabulungisa eGileyadi? impela ziyize; bahlaba izinkunzi eGiligali; yebo, ama-altare abo anjengezinqwaba emiseleni yensimu.
Ngokuba bhekani, ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi, lapho ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kukaJuda neJerusalema,
Ngabuka ebusuku, bheka, nango umuntu ekhwele ihhashi elibomvu emi phakathi kwemibomvana eyayiphansi; futhi emva kwakhe kwakukhona amahhashi abomvu, ezimanakanaka namhlophe.
Wathi yena owezwa amazwi kaNkulunkulu, owabona ubuso bukaSomandla, owabanjwa yisiyezi, kodwa amehlo akhe avuleka.
Esacabanga ngalezi zinto, bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuye ngephupho, ithi: “Josefa, ndodana kaDavide, ungesabi ukumthatha uMariya umkakho, ngokuba lokho akukhulelweyo kungokwasezulwini uMoya oNgcwele.
Kwathi esefile uHerodi, khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala ngephupho kuJosefa eGibhithe.
Ngakho-ke, bhekani, mina ngithumela kini abaprofethi, nabahlakaniphileyo, nababhali; abanye kubo niyakubashaya emasinagogeni enu, nibazingele imizi ngemizi;
Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi, okhanda ngamatshe abathunywe kuwe, kukangaki ngithanda ukubuthela ndawonye abantwana bakho, njengesikhukhukazi sibuthela amatshwele aso ngaphansi kwamaphiko aso, kodwa anivumanga!
Esehlezi esihlalweni sokwahlulela, umkakhe wathumela kuye, wathi: “Ungabi nandaba nalowo muntu olungileyo, ngokuba ngihlupheke kakhulu namuhla ngaye ephusheni.
Esephumile wahluleka ukukhuluma labo, basebeqonda ukuthi ubone umbono ethempelini, wasebaqhweba, wahlala eyisimungulu.
Kepha uma sithi: Kubantu; abantu bonke bazosikhanda ngamatshe, ngokuba bakholiwe ukuthi uJohane ungumprofethi.
Wabona izulu livulekile, nesitsha esithile sehlela kuye, njengendwangu enkulu, eboshiwe emagumbini omane, yehliselwa emhlabeni;
Kwathi uPetru esangabaza phakathi kwakhe ukuthi uyini lowo mbono awubonileyo, bheka, amadoda abethunyiwe evela kuKorneliyu ayebuzile indlu kaSimoni, emi ngasesangweni;
Wapha abanye ukuthi babe ngabaphostoli; labanye abaprofethi; labanye, abavangeli; labanye bangabelusi labafundisi;
UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukuvusela umprofethi phakathi kwakho kubafowenu onjengami; Kumelwe nimlalele;
Ngiyakubavusela umprofethi phakathi kwabafowabo onjengawe, ngibeke amazwi ami emlonyeni wakhe; futhi uyokhuluma kubo konke engimyala ngakho.
UNkulunkulu owakhuluma endulo kokhokho ngabaprofethi ngamathuba amaningi nangezindlela eziningi.
Nabakhileyo emhlabeni bayakujabula ngabo, bajabule, bathumele izipho omunye komunye; ngoba laba baprofethi ababili babahlupha abakhileyo emhlabeni.
Ngizanika ofakazi bami ababili amandla, njalo bazaphrofetha insuku eziyinkulungwane lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisithupha bembethe isaka.
Lapho uSawule ebuza kuJehova, uJehova akamphendulanga, kungengamaphupho, nange-Urimi, nangabaprofethi.
USamuweli walala kwaze kwasa, wavula iminyango yendlu kaJehova. USamuweli wesaba ukubonisa u-Eli ubuso.
UJehova wabuye wabonakala eShilo, ngokuba uJehova wazibonakalisa kuSamuweli eShilo ngezwi likaJehova.