UDavide wathumba abamahhashi abayi-1 700, nemigundatshani eyizi-20 000; uDavide wanquma imisipha yawo wonke amahhashi ayedonsa izinqola, washiya kuphela ayikhulu.
UDuteronomi 17:16 - IsiZulu 2020 Kodwa akumele abe namahhashi amaningi, futhi angababuyiseli abantu eGibhithe, ukuze athole amahhashi amaningi. Ngokuba uSimakade ushilo kini, wathi: ‘Anisayukubuyela ngaleyo ndlela.’ IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Kepha akayikuzandisela amahhashi, angabuyiseli abantu eGibithe, ukuze andise amahhashi, ngokuba uJehova ushilo kini, wathi: ‘Anisayikubuyela ngaleyo ndlela.’ Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Kodwa akumelwe azandisele amahhashi futhi angavumeli abantu babuyele eGibhithe ukuze andise amahhashi; |
UDavide wathumba abamahhashi abayi-1 700, nemigundatshani eyizi-20 000; uDavide wanquma imisipha yawo wonke amahhashi ayedonsa izinqola, washiya kuphela ayikhulu.
U-Adoniya, indodana kaHagithi, wayeziphakamisa, ethi: “Yimi engizokuba yinkosi.” U-Adoniya wazilungiselela inqola yempi nabamahhashi, nabantu abangama-50 ukuba bagijime phambi kwakhe.
USolomoni wayenezipani ezingama-40 000 zamahhashi ezinqola zakhe nabasebenzisa amahhashi abayizi-12 000.
“Ngakho-ke ake uyaleze ukuba bangigawulele imisedari eLebhanoni, izinceku zami zibe nezakho. Ngiyakukunika inkokhelo yezinceku zakho ngendlela oyobiza ngayo, ngokuba wena uyazi ukuthi akukho muntu kithi ongagawula imithi njengamaSidoni.”
Amahhashi kaSolomoni ayevela eGibhithe naseKhuwe. Labo ababehwebela inkosi babewathenga eKhuwe.
USolomoni wayenamabhanqa ayizi-4 000 amahhashi nezinqola, abamahhashi abayizi-12 000, wababeka emizini yezinqola nasenkosini eJerusalema.
Abanye bagabe ngezinqola zempi, abanye ngamahhashi, kodwa thina sethembele egameni likaSimakade uNkulunkulu wethu.
Ngesikhathi uFaro ebakhulula abantu ukuba bahambe, uNkulunkulu akabavumelanga ukuba bahambe ngendlela yasezweni lamaFilisti, nakuba yayinqamulela, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wathi: “Funa abantu, uma benqwamana nempi, baguqule umqondo bese bebuyela eGibhithe.”
UNkulunkulu wenza ukuba abantu bahambe ngendlela ethathelayo yasehlane ebheke oLwandle Lomhlanga. Abantu bakwa-Israyeli baphuma eGibhithe bezilungiselele impi.
Kepha uMose wathi kubantu: “Ningesabi, qinani, nibone ukukhululwa uSimakade azonenzela khona namuhla; ngokuba laba baseGibhithe enibabona namuhla anisayukuphinde nibabone naphakade.
Izwe lakubo ligcwele isiliva negolide, ingcebo yabo ayinakubalwa; izwe labo ligcwele amahhashi, izinqola zabo zempi azinakubalwa.
“USimakade ukhulume kini nina nsali yakwaJuda, wathi: ‘Ningayi eGibhithe;’ impela yazini ukuthi ngiyanixwayisa namuhla.
Kepha inkosi yayivukela inkosi yaseBhabhele ngokuthumela izithunywa zayo eGibhithe, ukuba ithole amahhashi nabantu abaningi. Uyophumelela yini na? Uyophunyuka yini owenza lezi zinto? Uyophunyuka yini owephula isivumelwano na?
“Abayukubuyela eGibhithe, i-Asiriya libe yinkosi yabo, njengoba benqaba ukuphenduka na?
I-Asiriya aliyukusisindisa, ngeke siwagibele amahhashi, asisayukusho futhi kuyo imisebenzi yezandla zethu ukuthi onkulunkulu bethu, ngokuba nguwe ohawukela intandane.”
USimakade uthi: “Kuyakuthi ngalolo lusuku, nginqume amahhashi akho onawo, ngiqede nya ngezinqola zakho.
USimakade uyakukubuyisela eGibhithe ngemikhumbi ngendlela engasho ngayo kuwe, ngathi: ‘Awusayukuphinda uyibone futhi.’ Lapho niyakuzithengisa ezitheni zenu nibe yizigqila nezigqilakazi; ningathengwa muntu.”
Wathi: “Nansi indlela inkosi eyonibusa ngayo: izothatha amadodana enu, izibekele wona ezinqoleni zayo nasemahhashini ayo, agijime phambi kwezinqola zayo;