Bible Reading Plan – Day 230

₁Le ndoda yandisa kwisango elijonge empumalanga, ₂ndaza ndabubona ubuqaqawuli bukaThixo kaSirayeli buvela ngasempumalanga. Ilizwi lakhe langa ngumgqumo womsinga wamanzi, waza umhlaba wakhanya bubuqaqawuli bakhe. ₃Umbono endawubonayo nqwa nalowo ndawubonayo mhlenikwezeni wayeze kutshabalalisa isixeko, kwanaloo mibono ndayibonayo phezu komlambo iKebhare, ndaza ke mna ndalala tywaa ndifihla ubuso. ₄Ubuqaqawuli *bukaNdikhoyo bangena endlwini kaThixo ngesango elijonge empumalanga. ₅UMoya wandifunqula wandibeka kwintendelezo ephakathi, yaza indlu kaThixo yazala bubuqaqawuli bukaNdikhoyo.

₆Isemi ngakum indoda leyo, ndeva kukho umntu esendlwini kaThixo ebhekisa kum, ₇wathi: “Mntundini, le yindawo yesihlalo sam nendawo endibeka kuyo iinyawo zam. Kulapha apho ndiza kuhlala khona phakathi kwamaSirayeli ngonaphakade. Indlu kaSirayeli ayisokuze iphinde ilixabhele igama lam elilodwa – nditsho wona neekumkani zawo – ngobuhenyukazi bawo nangokwenza iindawo eziphakamileyo zokungcwaba izidumbu zookumkani. ₈Athi akuyibeka imigubasi yawo ngakweyam, nemigubasi yeengcango zawo ngakweyeengcango zam, saza sahlulwa nje ludonga, alinyelisa igama lam ngezenzo zawo ezimanyumnyezi. Ke mna ndawatshabalalisa ndisemsindweni. ₉Ke ngoku amaSirayeli makabushenxise phambi kwam ubuhenyukazi bawo kwanezidumbu zookumkani bawo, ndize ke mna ndihlale phakathi kwawo ngonaphakade.

₁₀“Mntundini, bachazele ngendlu kaThixo abantu bakwaSirayeli, khon' ukuze bazidanele izono zabo. Mabayiqwalasele iplani yendlu yam, ₁₁ukuze kuthi ukuba bazidanele izono zabo ubazise ngeplani yendlu kaThixo – ukuma kwayo amasango okungena nawokuphuma, nabo bonke ubucukubhede beplani, kwanayo yonke imimiselo nemithetho yayo. Uze ezi zinto uzibhale phambi kwabo, ukuze banyaniseke eplanini, baqhube ngokwemimiselo yayo.

₁₂“Nangu ke umthetho wendlu kaThixo: yonke inkundla nommandla wayo phaya phezu kwentaba yoba yindawo yam ekhethekileyo. Unjalo umthetho wendlu kaThixo.”

₁₃“Nangu umlinganiselo weqonga lamadini ngokomlinganiselo ekulinganiselwa ngawo endlwini kaThixo: umjelo walo sisiqingatha semitha ubunzulu kwanobubanzi, unomqukumbelo oziisentimitha ezisibhozo. Naku ukuphakama kweqonga: ₁₄ukusuka phantsi kumjelo kuye kumphetho ongezantsi umphakamo yimitha, ububanzi bona sisiqingatha semitha, ukusuka kumphetho omncinane kuye komkhulu umphakamo ziimitha ezimbini, ububanzi bona bube kwasisiqingatha semitha. ₁₅Umphakamo weziko leqonga ziimitha ezimbini, kuze apho eziko kubekho iimpondo ezine ezijonge phezulu. ₁₆Iziko leqonga linamacala alinganayo; icala ngalinye lisisithandathu seemitha. ₁₇Umphetho ongentla nawo unamacala alinganayo, uziimitha ezisisixhenxe ubude nobubanzi, unomqukumbelo oziisentimitha ezingamashumi amabini anantlanu, waza wajikelezwa ngumjelo osisiqingatha semitha. Izinyuko zeqonga zijonge empumalanga.”

₁₈Waza wathi kum: “Mntundini, itsho iNkosi *uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Nantsi imigaqo yedini elitshiswayo nokutshizwa kwegazi eqongeni xa selakhiwe. ₁₉Uya kunikezela kubabingeleli abangabaLevi bendlu kaZadoki (bona banako ukuma phambi kwam bandikhonze) ngenkunzi eselula yenkomo ibe lidini lokungxengxezela isono, utsho uNdikhoyo iNkosi. ₂₀Uya kuthatha inxalenye yegazi layo uliqabe kwiimpondo zone zeqonga nakwiimbombo zone zomphetho ongentla nakulo lonke ungqameko, ube ke ngokwenjenjalo uhlambulula iqonga ulingxengxezela. ₂₁Uya kuthatha inkunzi yedini lokungxengxezela isono uyitshisele kwindawo emiselwe loo nto endlwini kaThixo, kodwa ibe ngaphandle kwesibingelelo.

₂₂“Ngosuku lwesibini uya kunikela ngenkunzi yebhokhwe engenasiphako ibe lidini lokungxengxezela isono. Iqonga lohlanjululwa njengoko bekwenziwe ngenkunzi yenkomo. ₂₃Lakuba lihlanjululwe iqonga uya kunikela ngenkunzi yenkomo eselula nenkunzi yegusha ephuma emhlambini. Zombini ke zingabi nasiphako. ₂₄Uya kuzinikela phambi kukaNdikhoyo, baze ababingeleli basasaze ityuwa kuzo, zibe lidini likaNdikhoyo elitshiswayo.

₂₅“Uya kugqiba iintsuku ezisixhenxe unikela ngenkunzi yebhokhwe ngelanga, ibe lidini lesono; uya kukhupha nenkunzi yenkomo eselula kwanenkunzi yebhokhwe emhlambini, zombini zingabi nasiphako. ₂₆Uya kuthatha iintsuku ezisixhenxe ucamagushela iqonga ulihlambulula; ngokwenjenje ke liya kuba liyanikezelwa. ₂₇Emva kwezi ntsuku, oko kukuthi ukusuka kusuku lwesibhozo, amadini atshiswayo neminikelo yobudlelane yenu iya kunikelwa ngababingeleli kweli qonga. Ngale ndlela ke niya kwamkeleka kum, itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo.”

₁Yaza ke le ndoda yandibuyisela kwisango elingaphandle lesibingelelo, eli lijonge empumalanga; lalivaliwe. ₂Wathi *uNdikhoyo kum: “Eli sango malihlale livaliwe. Lize lingavulwa; kungangeni mntu ngalo. Liza kuhlala livaliwe kuba uNdikhoyo, uThixo kaSirayeli, ungene ngalo. ₃Yinkosi kuphela komntu onokuhlala ngaphakathi kwesango atye phambi kukaNdikhoyo. Iya kungena ngevaranda yesango, ize ibuye iphume kwangayo.”

₄Indoda yandisa phambi kwendlu kaThixo ngesango elingentla. Ndakhangela ndaza ndabubona ubuqaqawuli bukaNdikhoyo buyizalisa indlu kaThixo, ndacambalala ndifihla ubuso.

₅Wathi uNdikhoyo kum: “Mntundini, jongisisa ngamehlo akho, uphulaphule kakuhle ngeendlebe, uze ukuthathele ingqalelo konke endiza kukuxelela kona ngemigaqo yonke ebhekiselele kwindlu kaNdikhoyo. Bathathele ingqalelo bonke abangenayo nabaphumayo emasangweni esibingelelo. ₆Xelela indlu kaSirayeli, abavukeli, uthi: Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Kambe, ndlu kaSirayeli, nikruqule ngamanyundululu enu ₇xeshikweni ninikela kum ngokutya, nangamanqatha, negazi, nide nangenisa esibingelelweni sam iintlanga ezingandikhonziyo ezingalukanga. Ngokwenjenjalo nasinyelisa isibingelelo, nawutyeshela umnqophiso wam ngamanyundululu enu. ₈Endaweni yokuqhuba ngokwemigaqo ebhekiselele kwizinto zam ezingcwele, niyalele bantu bambi ukuba balawule isibingelelo sam. ₉Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Akukho ntlanga ingalukanga engandikhonziyo iya kungena esibingelelweni sam, nditsho nkqu nomngeneleli ohlala phakathi kwamaSirayeli.

₁₀“Kuphela ngabaLevi abamelwe kukulawula isibingelelo sam, kanti abaLevi basuke bandityeshela ngexesha lokukreqa kwamaSirayeli, baza bahambela kude nam ngenxa *yezithixo zabo. Ke ngoko ndiyabohlwaya ngenxa yesono sabo. ₁₁Bangade beme phambi kwesibingelelo sam, balawule amasango endlu kaThixo, basebenze nakuyo; bangawaxhela amadini etshiswayo, babenzele namadini abantu; bangema phambi kwabantu bebalungiselela. ₁₂Kodwa ngenxa yokuba abantu babenzele amadini noxa bekhonza izithixo, baza ngokwenjenjalo bayeyelisela esonweni indlu kaSirayeli, ndamisa isibhozo ndisithi baza kohlwaywa ngeziphoso zabo, utsho uMhlekazi uNdikhoyo.

₁₃“Abayi kusondela kum bandilungiselele okwababingeleli, bengayi kusondela nakwiminikelo yam engcwele okanye bangene kweyona ndawo yam ingcwele. Mabalithwale ihlazo lezenzo zabo ezimanyumnyezi. ₁₄Ke ndiza kubenza abaququzeleli bendlu kaThixo, benze yonke imisebenzi abayalelwe yona.

₁₅“Kodwa ababingeleli abangabaLevi omnombo kaZadoki, bona bathi banyaniseka emsebenzini wesibingelelo xeshikweni amaSirayeli ayekreqile, bona bangasondela babingelele phambi kwam, benze iminikelo yamanqatha negazi, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo. ₁₆Ngabo kuphela abaya kungena kweyona ndawo ingcwele; ngabo kuphela abaya kundilungiselela etafileni yam, babingelele phambi kwam, bawenze umsebenzi wam.

₁₇“Xa bengena emasangweni entendelezo ephakathi mabanxibe impahla yelinen; mabanganxibi impahla eyenziwe ngoboya ngexesha balungiselelayo kwinkundla engaphakathi okanye ngaphakathi endlwini kaThixo. ₁₈Baya kuthwala iiqhiya zelinen entloko, babhinqe ngaphantsi impahla yelinen, bangayinxibi impahla eya kubenza babile. ₁₉Xa bephumela kwinkundla engaphandle, apho kuhleli abantu, kufuneka bayikhulule impahla ebebelungiselela ngayo, bayishiye kumagumbi awodwa, baze banxibe enye, ukuze bangababeki esichengeni abantu ngempahla abayinxibileyo.

₂₀“Mabangaziguguli iintloko, okanye baziyeke iinwele zabo zikhule zibe nde, kodwa ze baziphungule nje. ₂₁Makungabikho mbingeleli usela iwayini xa eza kungena kwinkundla engaphakathi. ₂₂Abanakutshata umhlolokazi okanye umfazi owaliwe yindoda; bangatshata intombi yomnombo kaSirayeli kuphela, kungenjalo umhlolokazi wombingeleli. ₂₃Kufuneka bafundise abantu bam umahluko phakathi kwezinto ezahlulelwe mna nezizezinye, nokuba babe nako ukuyahlula leyo *inomlaza kwenyulu.

₂₄“Xa kukho iimbambano kuya kwahlula ababingeleli. Ze bakwenze oko ngokwemimiselo yam. Baya kuyithobela imigaqo, bayilulamele imimiselo ejongene nayo yonke imisitho emiselweyo, bajonge ukuba *neMihla yokuPhumla ibe yimihla eyodwa.

₂₅“Umbingeleli maze angazifaki umlaza ngokusondela esidumbini somntu; kodwa xa isidumbu isesoyise kungenjalo unina, unyana kungenjalo intombi, umntakwabo kungenjalo udade wabo ongatshatanga, angasondela kuso. ₂₆Uya kulinda isixhenxe seentsuku emva kokuba ehlanjululwe. ₂₇Mhla wangena kwinkundla engaphakathi yesibingelelo kufuneka azenzele idini lesono, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo.

₂₈“Makube kuphela kwam ilifa lababingeleli. Mabanganikwa mhlaba ungowabo kwaSirayeli; ndim owabo. ₂₉Baya kutya iminikelo yokutya, neyamadini esono, nawetyala; nayo yonke into kwaSirayeli eyinxaxheba kaNdikhoyo iya kuba yeyabo. ₃₀Ulibo oluphambili lolwabo, kwanazo zonke izipho zenu ezizodwa. Niya kubanika isabelo sokuqala somgubo wenu ukuze usikeleleke umzi wenu. ₃₁Ababingeleli mabangayityi inyama yento efileyo okanye eqwengwe ngamarhamncwa, nokuba yintaka, nokuba sisilo.”

₁“Xa nisaba umhlaba olilifa niya kunikela *kuNdikhoyo isabelo somhlaba oyindawo yakhe eyodwa ube ziikhilomitha ezilishumi elinambini elinesiqingatha ubude neekhilomitha ezilishumi ububanzi; wonke ke lo mhlaba uya kuba ngumhlaba ongcwele. ₂Kuwo ke kuya kusikwa umhlaba omacala alinganayo. Icala ngalinye loba ngamakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu eemitha, ubekelwe isibingelelo sikaThixo. Uya kujikelezwa ngumhlaba ophangaleleyo ongamashumi amabini anantlanu eemitha. ₃Kulo mhlaba uwodwa maze kusikwe isiqwenga esibude bulishumi elinambini elinesiqingatha seekhilomitha, nobubanzi obuziikhilomitha ezintlanu. Phakathi kuwo kuya kubakho isibingelelo sikaThixo esiyeyona ndawo ingcwele. ₄Siya kuba ngumhlaba owodwa osikelwe ababingeleli abakhonzayo endlwini kaThixo nabasondelayo ukuza kubingelela phambi kukaNdikhoyo. Ziya kwakhiwa apho izindlu zabo, ibe lapho nendawo eyodwa yokumisa isibingelelo. ₅Umhlaba obude bulishumi elinambini elinesiqingatha seekhilomitha, nobubanzi obuziikhilomitha ezintlanu, uya kuba sisahlulo sabaLevi abangabaququzeleli bendlu kaThixo, ube yindawo yabo yokwakha imizi yabo.

₆“Kobakho isixeko esiya kwahlulelwa umhlaba obubanzi bulishumi elinambini elinesiqingatha seekhilomitha ubude neekhilomitha ezimbini ezinesiqingatha ububanzi oyamene nalowo mhlaba uwodwa. Uya kuba sisahlulo sendlu kaSirayeli iphela.

₇“Inkosi yesizwe iya kwahlulelwa umhlaba omda wayame kumhlaba owodwa nakumhlaba wesixeko. Uya kunabela entshonalanga kwicala lasentshona, uze unabele empumalanga kwicala lasempuma, ubude bawo busuke kumda wasempuma buye kuthi xhaxhe kumda wasentshona, ulingane nomhlaba osikelwe izizwe ngazinye zakwaSirayeli. ₈Lo mhlaba ke uya kuba sisabelo sayo kwaSirayeli. Iinkosi eziphantsi kwam azisokube ziphinde zibacinezele abantu bam, koko ziya kuyivumela indlu kaSirayeli ibe nomhlaba wayo ngokwezizwe zayo.

₉“Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Kwanele, zinkosi zakwaSirayeli! Yahlukanani nogonyamelo kwanengcinezelo, nenze ubulungisa nokulungileyo. Yekani ukuhlutha abantu umhlaba wabo,’ utsho uNdikhoyo iNgangalala. ₁₀‘Ze nisebenzise imilinganiso eyiyo: iefa ngqo, nebhati ngqo. ₁₁Mazilingane iefa nebhati, ibhati ibe sisishumi sehomere, ne-efa ibe sisishumi sehomere; ihomere mayibe ngumlinganiso omiselweyo wazo zombini. ₁₂Ishekele mayibe ngangamashumi amabini eegera. Amashumi amathandathu eeshekele edibene enza imina enye.’ ”

₁₃“ ‘Nangu umnikelo owodwa emaniwenze: isinye esithandathwini se-efa kwihomere nganye yengqolowa, nesinye esithathwini se-efa kwihomere nganye yehabile. ₁₄Umlinganiselo omiselweyo wamafutha, ngokomlinganiso webhati sisishumi seebhati kwikore nganye (emlinganiso wayo lishumi leebhati okanye ihomere enye, kuba ishumi leebhati lilingana nehomere). ₁₅Kwakhona makuthatyathwe igusha ibe nye kumhlambi wamakhulu amabini odla kumadlelo aluhlaza akwaSirayeli. Zona ke zosetyenziswa neminikelo yokutya, amadini atshiswayo, neminikelo yobudlelwane yokungxengxezela abantu,’ itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo. ₁₆‘Bonke abantu baya kuthatha inxaxheba kwesi sipho sisodwa esiya kusetyenziswa yinkosi kwaSirayeli. ₁₇Iya kuba luxanduva lwenkosi ukukhupha amadini atshiswayo, iminikelo yokutya, kwaneminikelo ethululwayo ngexesha lemisitho, nelokuthwasa kwenyanga, *neloMhla wokuPhumla, kuyo yonke imisitho yakwaSirayeli engummiselo. Iya kukhupha amadini esono natshiswayo, neminikelo yokutya, neyobudlelwane, ukungxengxezela indlu kaSirayeli.’