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11 “Malungana nami, ngomnyaka wokuthoma kaDariyasi+ umMede, ngasikima bona ngimsekele bengimqinise. 2 Lokho engizokutjela khona nje kuliqiniso:

“Qala! Kuzokusikima amanye amakhosi amathathu ePheresiya begodu yesine izokubuthelela umnotho omkhulu ukudlula woke amanye. Izakuthi ingaba namandla ngebanga lomnothwayo, ivuse yoke into bona ilwe nombuso weGirisi.+

3 “Ikosi enamandla izokusikima ibuse ngamandla amakhulu,+ izenzele umathanda. 4 Kodwana kuzakuthi nasele isikimile, umbuswayo uzokuphulwa uhlukaniselwe emimoyeni emine yezulu+ kodwana ingasi ebantwaneni bayo begodu ingasi ngamandla ebeyibusa ngawo ngombana umbuswayo uzokuruthulwa uye kwabanye.

5 “Ikosi yesewula izokuba namandla. Ikosi leyo ingenye yamakhosanayo kodwana omunye uzoyihlula begodu abuse ngamandla amakhulu adlula amandlayo wokubusa.

6 “Ngemva kweminyaka ethileko bazokwenza itjhebiswano, indodakazi yekosi yesewula izokuza ekosini yetlhagwini bona izokwenza isivumelwano. Kodwana indodakazi leyo angekhe iwabulunge amandla womkhonwayo begodu ikosi angekhe ijame nomkhonwayo angekhe ujame; indodakazi izokunikelwa emandleni wabanye, yona nalabo abayingenisako, uyise naloyo oyenza ibe namandla ngeenkhathezo. 7 Elinye ilunga elivela emndenini wendodakazi lizokuthatha isikhundla sakayise, lizokuza ebuthweni begodu lize lizokusahlela indawo evikelekileko yekosi yetlhagwini, lizokulwa nabo libahlule. 8 Godu lizokuza eGibhide liphethe abozimu balo, iinthombe zalo zesimbi, izinto zalo eziligugu zesiliva, zegolide nabathunjiweko. Lizokukhambela kude nekosi yetlhagwini iminyaka ethileko. 9 Kodwana ikosi yetlhagwini leyo izokuza izokulwa nombuso wekosi yesewula, ibuyele enarhenayo.

10 “Malungana namadodanayo, azokubhincela ipi begodu abuthelele ibutho elikhulu. Mbala izokuza begodu irhurhule njengesikhukhula. Kodwana izokubuyela emva begodu izokusolo ilwa beyiyokufika endawenayo evikelekileko.

11 “Ikosi yesewula izokusilingeka begodu izokuphuma iyokulwa nekosi yetlhagwini; yona izokubuthelela isiqubuthu esikhulu kodwana isiqubuthweso sizokunikelwa esandleni sekosi yangesewula. 12 Isiqubuthweso sizokuthathwa. Ihliziywayo izozikhakhazisa, izokubangela ukuwa kwamatjhumi weenkulungwana kodwana angekhe isisebenzise isikhundla sayo esinamandla.

13 “Ikosi yetlhagwini izokubuya, ibuthelele isiqubuthu esikhulu kunesekuthomeni; ekupheleni kweenkhathi, ngemva kweminyaka ethileko, izokuza nebutho elikhulu neentlabagelo ezinengi. 14 Ngeenkhathezo abanengi bazokuphikisana nekosi yesewula.

“Abanenturhu hlangana nabantu bekhenu bazokuthatheka bona balinge ukwenza umbono ube liqiniso kodwana bazokubhalelwa.

15 “Ikosi yetlhagwini izokuza yakhe umbundu wokuragelela begodu ithumbe idorobho elivikelekileko. Amabutho wekosi yesewula namasotjayo aphuma phambili angekhe ajame; angekhe abe namandla wokuragela phambili ajamile. 16 Loyo ozokulwa nekosi yesewula uzozenzela umathanda begodu akekho ozokujama phambi kwakhe. Uzokujama enarheni yomKghabiso,+ namandla wokutjhabalalisa azokuba sesandleni sakhe. 17 Uzozimisela ukuza ngawo woke amandla wombuswakhe begodu uzokwenza isivumelwano nayo; uzokwenza ngokuphumelelako. Malungana nendodakazi yabafazi, uzokunikelwa bona ayitjhabalalise. Angekhe ijame begodu angekhe irage ingeyakhe. 18 Uzokujikela eenarheni ezimagega nelwandle begodu uzokuthumba ezinengi. Umlawuli uzokuqeda ihlazo ebekamhlazisa ngalo, bona ihlazo lakhe liphele. Uzolenza libuyele kiloyo. 19 Ngemva kwalokho uzokubuyela endaweni evikelekileko yenarhakhe, uzokutherezela awe begodu angekhe asafumaneka.

20 “Esikhundleni sakhe kuzokujama omunye ozokubangela bona umthelisi adlule embusweni wobukhazikhazi kodwana ngemva kwamalangana uzokuphuka kodwana ingasi ngelaka namkha ngepi.

21 “Esikhundleni sakhe kuzokujama omunye onyenyisako begodu angekhe anikelwe ubukhulu bombuso; uzokufika hlangana nesikhathi sevikeleko* athathe umbuso ngobuqili. 22 Amabutho wesikhukhula azokurhurhulwa ngebanga lakhe begodu azokuphulwa njengombana kuzokuba njalo ngoMdosiphambili+ wesivumelwano.+ 23 Ngebanga letjhebiswano abanalo naye, uzokuragela phambili nokukhohlisa bekavuke abe namandla ngesitjhaba esincani. 24 Hlangana nesikhathi sevikeleko uzokuza eengcenyeni ezinothileko zesifunda begodu uzokwenza lokho abokhokho bakhe abangakhange bakwenze. Uzobahlukanisela okudlelezelweko, izinto ezifunyenwe epini nepahla; uzokuluka amanwakhe ngokujamelene neendawo ezivikelekileko kodwana lokho kuzokwenzeka isikhatjhana.

25 “Anebutho elikhulu uzokuvusa amandlakhe nehliziywakhe ngokujamelene nekosi yesewula, ikosi yesewula izozilungiselela ukulwa inebutho elikhulu khulu nelinamandla. Angekhe akghone ukujama ngombana bazokuluka amano ngokujamelene naye. 26 Labo abadla ukudla kwakhe okumnandi bazokubangela ukuwa kwakhe.

“Ibutho lakhe, lizokurhurhulwa begodu abanengi bazokurhayilwa.

27 “Malungana namakhosi amabili la, iinhliziyo zawo zizokutjhigamela ekwenzeni okumbi begodu azokuhlala etafuleni linye aleyelane amala. Kodwana akunalitho elizokuphumelela ngombana ukuphela kungokwesikhathi esibekiweko.+

28 “Ikosi yetlhagwini izokubuyela enarhenayo iphethe ipahla enengi, ihliziywayo izokulwisana nesivumelwano esicwengileko. Izokwenza ngokuphumelelako begodu ibuyele enarhenayo.

29 “Ngesikhathi esibekiweko izokubuya begodu isahlele isewula. Kodwana nje angekhe kube njengaphambilini, 30 ngombana imikhumbi yeKithi+ izokujamelana nayo begodu izokuthotjiswa.

“Izokubuyela emva inqophise ilaka layo esivumelwaneni esicwengileko+ begodu izokwenza ngokuphumelelako, izokubuyela emva begodu izokutjheja labo abatjhiye isivumelwano esicwengileko. 31 Amabutho avela kiyo azokusikima begodu azokuhlambalaza indlu ecwengileko,+ indawo evikelekileko, asuse neminikelo eyenziwa qobe.+

“Azokuhloma into enyenyisako ebangela ukutjhabalala.+

32 “Labo abenza ngokukhohlakala ngokujamelene nesivumelwano, izobadosela ekuhlubukeni ngamezwi wobuqili. Kodwana abantu abazi uZimabo bazokuthumba begodu benze ngokuphumelelako. 33 Bese kuthi labo abanelemuko+ hlangana nabantu bazokwenza abanengi bazwisise. Bazokwenziwa bona bawe ngesabula nangamalangabi, ngokuthunjwa nangokudlelezelwa, amalanga athileko. 34 Kodwana nabawiswako, bazokufumana isizo elincani begodu abanengi bazozibandakanya nabo ngokusebenzisa amezwi wokukhohlisa. 35 Kuthi abanye balabo abanelemuko bazokwenziwa bawe, bonyana kwenziwe umsebenzi wokucwengisa ngebanga labo, kuhlwengiswe begodu kwenziwe kube mhlophe twa+ bekufike isikhathi sokuphela ngombana kungokwesikhathi esibekiweko.

36 “Ikosi le izozenzela umathanda, iziphakamise begodu izidumise ukudlula nanyana ngimuphi uzimu; izokukhuluma izinto ezirarako nangokujamelene noZimu wabozimu.+ Izozibonakalisa iphumelela bekube kulapho isahlulelo sifika emaphethelweni ngombana okuquntiweko kufuze kwenzeke. 37 Angekhe ibe nendaba noZimu wabokhokho bayo namkha ibe nendaba nesifiso sabafazi namkha sananyana ngimuphi omunye uzimu kodwana izoziphazimulisa ngaphezu kwawo woke umuntu. 38 Esikhundleni sakhe izokuphazimulisa uzimu wendawo evikelekileko; izokunikela uzimu abokhokho bayo abangakhenge bamazi iphazimulo ngegolide, isiliva, amatje aligugu nangezinto eziligugu. 39 Izokwenza ngokuphumelelako malungana neendawo zokuphepha ezivikelekileko, isizwa nguzimu wezinye iintjhaba. Izokudumisa labo abayisekelako,* izobenza babuse hlangana nabanengi begodu izokwaba inarha ngentengo.

40 “Esikhathini sokuphela ikosi yesewula izokusunduzana nayo, ikosi yetlhagwini izokuza kiyo njengesiwuruwuru ineenkarana namabutho akhwele iinjomani nangemikhumbi eminengi; izokungena eenarheni izirhurhule njengesikhukhula. 41 Godu izokungena enarheni yomKghabiso+ begodu iinarha ezinengi zizokwenziwa bona ziwe. Kodwana ngilaba abazokuphunyurha esandleni sayo: ngu-Edomu, nguMowabi nengcenye ekulu yama-Amoni. 42 Izokusolo isebenzisa amandlayo ngokujamelene neenarha; godu malungana nenarha yeGibhide, angekhe iphunyurhe. 43 Izokubusa phezu kwamagugu afihliweko wegolide, wesiliva nakizo zoke izinto eziligugu zeGibhide. Bese kuthi amaLibhiya namaTopiya azoyilandela.

44 “Kodwana izokuthikanyezwa mibiko evela epumalanga netlhagwini, yeke izokuphuma ngelaka elikhulu bona iyokurhayila begodu inikele abanengi ekutjhatjalalisweni. 45 Izokuhloma amatende wobukhosi bayo hlangana nelwandle elikhulu nentaba ecwengileko yomKghabiso,+ izokutjhatjalaliswa begodu angekhe ibe nomsizi.