Kepha uJehoshafati wathi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Ake ubuze namuhla izwi likaJehova.”
AbAhluleli 1:1 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Kwathi emva kokufa kukaJoshuwa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bambuza uJehova, bathi: “Ngubani phakathi kwethu oyakusikhuphukelela kuwo amaKhanani kuqala ukulwa nawo na?” IsiZulu 2020 Emveni kokufa kukaJoshuwa, abantu bakwa-Israyeli babuza kuSimakade, bathi: “Ngubani ozosihola siyokulwa namaKhanani, na?” Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Kwathi emva kokufa kukaJoshuwa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bambuza uJehova, bathi: “Ngubani phakathi kwethu oyakusikhuphukela kuqala ukulwa namaKhanani na? |
Kepha uJehoshafati wathi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Ake ubuze namuhla izwi likaJehova.”
UMose wathi kumukhwe wakhe: “Kungokuba abantu beza kimi ukuyombuza uNkulunkulu.
Ufake esihlangwini sesifuba sokwahlulela i-Urimi neThumimi,* ahlale phezu kwenhliziyo ka-Aroni, nxa engena phambi kukaJehova; u-Aroni athwale ukwahlulelwa kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli phezu kwenhliziyo yakhe phambi kukaJehova njalo.
Uyakuma phambi kuka-Eleyazare umpristi oyakumbuzela ngokunquma kwe-Urimi* phambi kukaJehova; ngezwi lakhe bayakuphuma nangezwi lakhe bayakungena, yena nabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kanye naye, yebo, yonke inhlangano.”
UManase akaxoshanga abaseBeti Sheyani nemizana yalo, nabaseThahanaki nemizana yalo, nabakhe eDori nemizana yalo, nabakhe eJibileyamu nemizana yalo, nabakhe eMegido nemizana yalo; amaKhanani aphumelela ukuhlala kulelo zwe.
angiyikuphinda ngixoshe phambi kwabo noyedwa walezo zizwe azishiyayo uJoshuwa ekufeni kwakhe,
Bammbela emkhawulweni wefa lakhe eThimnati Heresi ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi ngasenyakatho kwentaba yakwaGahashi.
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bavuka, bakhuphukela eBethele, babuza kuNkulunkulu, bathi: “Ngubani oyakusikhuphukelela kuqala ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini na?” UJehova wathi: “NguJuda kuqala.”
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphuka, bakhala phambi kukaNkulunkulu kwaze kwahlwa; babuza kuJehova, bathi: “Siyakuphinda sisondele ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini umfowethu na?” UJehova wathi: “Yenyukelani kuye.”
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuza kuJehova ngokuba umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu wawulapho ngalezo zinsuku;
uFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare ka-Aroni wema phambi kwawo ngalezo zinsuku bathi: “Siyakuphinda siphume ukuba silwe nabantwana bakwaBenjamini umfowethu, nokuba siyeke na?” UJehova wathi: “Khuphukani, ngokuba kusasa ngiyakubanikela esandleni sakho.”
Babuye babuza uJehova ukuthi: “Usezakufika lowo muntu na?” UJehova waphendula wathi: “Bheka, ucashile empahleni.”