UDavide wamesaba uJehova ngalolo suku. Wathi: “Umphongolo kaJehova uyakuza kanjani kimi na?”
1 Samuweli 5:7 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Abantu base-Ashidodi sebebona ukuthi kunjalo bathi: “Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli awuyikuhlala kithi, ngokuba isandla sakhe silukhuni phezu kwethu naphezu kukaDagoni unkulunkulu wethu.” IsiZulu 2020 Abantu base-Ashidodi sebebona ukuthi kunjalo, bathi: “Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli awuyukuhlala kithi, ngokuba isandla sakhe sinzima phezu kwethu naphezu kukaDagoni, unkulunkulu wethu.” Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Lapho abantu base-Ashidodi bebona ukuthi kunjalo, bathi: “Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli awunakuhlala kithi, ngokuba isandla sakhe sinzima kithina nakunkulunkulu wethu uDagoni.” |
UDavide wamesaba uJehova ngalolo suku. Wathi: “Umphongolo kaJehova uyakuza kanjani kimi na?”
Ngokuba ngenxa yokungawuthwali kwenu kuqala uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wafohla kithina, ngokuba singamfunanga njengomthetho.”
Kepha izinceku zikaFaro zathi kuye: “Lo muntu uzakuba lugibe kuze kube nini na? Bavumele abantu ukuba bahambe bakhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo. Awukwazi ukuthi iGibithe seliyashabalala na?”
AbaseGibithe babebacindezela abantu ukuba babakhiphe ezweni ngokushesha, ngokuba bathi: “Thina sonke sifile.”
Wayesethi uFaro: “Ngizakunivumela ukuba nihambe nihlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ehlane, kepha ningayi kude kakhulu nokho; ngikhulekeleni.”
Khona uFaro wababiza oMose no-Aroni, wathi: “Ncengani uJehova ukuba asuse amasele kimi nakubantu bami; ngizakuvumela abantu ukuba bahambe, bahlabele uJehova.”
Ncengani kuJehova, ngokuba sekwanele lokhu kuduma okungaka nesichotho; ngizakunivumela ukuba nihambe, ningabe nisahlala.”
UJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakujezisa u-Amoni waseNo, noFaro, neGibithe, nawonkulunkulu balo, namakhosi alo, yebo, uFaro nabamethembayo,
Ngokuba ngenxa yokwethemba kwakho imisebenzi yakho nengcebo yakho nawe uyakubanjwa, uKemoshi aye ekuthunjweni, abapristi bakhe nezikhulu zakhe kanyekanye.
Maye kithina! Ngubani oyakusophula esandleni salaba onkulunkulu abanamandla na? Yilaba onkulunkulu abashaya abaseGibithe ngazo zonke izifo ehlane.
Kepha isandla sikaJehova sasinzima phezu kwabase-Ashidodi, wabachitha, wababulala ngamathumba, i-Ashidodi nemikhawulo yalo.
Bathuma babuthela kubo onke amakhosi amaFilisti, bathi: “Siyakwenzani ngomphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli na?” Athi: “Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli mawususelwe eGati.” Bawususela umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli khona.
Abantu baseBeti Shemeshi base bethi: “Ngubani ongema phambi kukaJehova, lo Nkulunkulu ongcwele, na? Uyakwenyukela kubani esuka kithina na?”