U-Abhrahama wafa esemdala kakhulu, egculisekile yiminyaka ayiphilile, wangcwatshwa koyisemkhulu.
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U-Abhrahama wafa esemdala kakhulu, egculisekile yiminyaka ayiphilile, wangcwatshwa koyisemkhulu.
Inkosi uDavide yayisikhulile, neminyaka yayo isiminingi impela. Bayembesa ngezingubo, kepha kwanhlanga zimuka nomoya; ayifudumalanga.
UDavide wathi: “USimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli unikile abantu bakhe ukuphumula, uhleli eJerusalema, kuze kube phakade.
Nanti inani labantu bakwa-Israyeli ngokwezinhloko zezindlu zoyise, abakhuzi bempi bezinkulungwane nabezamakhulu, izikhulu zabo ezazikhonza inkosi kukho konke ngokwezigaba, ezazingena ziphuma inyanga nenyanga, ezinyangeni zonke zonyaka. Babekhona kuleso naleso sigaba, bekhonza, sebebonke beyizi-24 000.
U-Abhiya wayeselaliswa kokhokho bakhe, bammbela emzini kaDavide. U-Asa, indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. Emihleni yakhe izwe laba nokuthula iminyaka elishumi.
Wasusa kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda izindawo eziphakemeyo, nama-althare empepho; umbuso wazola phambi kwakhe.
Umbuso kaJehoshafathi waba nokuthula ngenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu wakhe wayemnike ukuphumula nxazonke.
Uqeda izimpi kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba, wephula umnsalo, anqume umkhonto, izinqola zempi azishise ngomlilo.
Njengezinkomo zehlela ethafeni, uMoya kaSimakade wabaphumuza. Wabahola kanjalo abantu bakho, ukuze uzenzele igama elimangalisayo.
wathi kubo: “Namuhla ngineminyaka eyi-120 angisakwazi kuphuma nakungena; uSimakade uthe kimi: ‘Awuyukuliwela leli Jordani.’
Ngakho-ke uJoshuwa walidla lonke izwe njengakho konke uSimakade ayekushilo kuMose; uJoshuwa walinika u-Israyeli laba yifa lakhe, wamabela ngokwezizwe zakhe. Izwe laphumula ekulweni.
UJoshuwa wayesemdala, eseneminyaka eminingi; uSimakade wathi kuye: “Usukhulile, neminyaka yakho isihambile, liseliningi izwe okusafanele ukuba lidliwe.
USimakade wayesebapha ukuthula nhlangothi zonke njengalokhu ayefungile kokhokho babo; akukho nasinye ezitheni zabo esama phambi kwabo, ngokuba uSimakade wayezinikele zonke izitha zabo ezandleni zabo.
Manje uSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu usebanike ukuthula abafowenu njengoba ayebathembisile; ngakho-ke buyelani emuva emathendeni enu ezweni eliyisabelo senu, izwe uMose inceku kaSimakade aninika lona ngaphesheya kweJordani.
Manje bhekani, inkosi sekuyiyo ehamba phambi kwenu; mina sengimdala, ngiyimpunga. Nanka amadodana ami anani; selokhu ngahamba phambi kwenu, kusukela ebusheni bami kuze kube namuhla.