Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo ibhizinisi
Umshumayeli 9 : 10
10 Konke isandla sakho esikufumanayo ukukwenza, kwenze ngamandla akho; ngoba akukho msebenzi, nacebo, nakwazi, nakuhlakanipha endaweni yabafileyo, lapho uya khona.
Mathewu 6 : 24
24 Akakho ongakhonza amakhosi amabili, ngokuba uyakuzonda enye, athande enye; noma ibambelele kwenye, idelele enye. Anikwazi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu noMamona.
UHabakuki 2 : 2
2 UJehova wangiphendula, wathi: “Loba umbono, uwucacise ezibhebheni, ukuze ofundayo agijime.
UDuteronomi 8 : 18
18 Kodwa kumelwe nicabange ngoJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ngoba nguye onipha amandla okuzuza inotho ukuze aqinise isivumelwano sakhe asithembisa okhokho benu ngesifungo njenganamuhla.
KwabaseKolose 3 : 17
17 Nanoma yini eniyenzayo, ngezwi noma ngomsebenzi, kwenzeni konke egameni leNkosi uJesu, nimbonge uNkulunkulu uYise ngayo.
IzEnzo 16 : 1 – 40
1 Khona wafika eDerbe naseListra; bheka, kwakukhona lapho umfundi othile, uThimothewu igama lakhe, indodana yowesifazane ongumJuda okholiweyo; kepha uyise wayengumGreki.
2 Owayefakazelwa kahle ngabazalwane baseListra nase-Ikoniyu.
3 Yena uPawulu wathanda ukuba ahambe naye; wamthatha, wamsoka ngenxa yabaJuda ababekulezo zindawo, ngokuba bonke babazi ukuthi uyise ungumGreki.
4 Kwathi bedabula imizi, babanika izimiso ezamiswa ngabaphostoli namalunga aseJerusalema ukuba bazigcine.
5 Ngakho-ke amabandla aqiniswa ekukholweni, anda ngenani imihla ngemihla.
6 Sebedabule izwe laseFrigiya nelaseGalathiya, benqatshelwe nguMoya oNgcwele ukulishumayela izwi e-Asiya;
7 Sebefikile eMisiya balinga ukungena eBhithiniya, kodwa uMoya kabavumelanga.
8 Sebedlula eMisiya behlela eTrowa.
9 Kwabonakala umbono kuPawulu ebusuku; kwakumi indoda yaseMakedoniya, imncenga, ithi: Welela eMakedoniya, usisize.
10 Esewubonile umbono, sahle sazama ukuya eMakedoniya, sesibonile impela ukuthi iNkosi isibizile ukuba sishumayele ivangeli kubo.
11 Ngakho sasuka eTrowa ngomkhumbi, saqonda eSamotraki, ngangomuso safika eNeyapholi;
12 Sisuka lapho saya eFiliphi, umuzi oyinhloko yesifunda saseMakedoniya, uyikoloni; sahlala izinsuku ezithile kulowo muzi.
13 Kwathi ngesabatha saphumela ngaphandle komuzi ngasemfuleni, lapho okwakumelwe ukukhuleka khona; sahlala phansi, sakhuluma kwabesifazane ababebuthene khona.
14 Owesifazane othile ogama lakhe linguLidiya, engumthengisi wezibubende, womuzi waseThiyathira, okhonza uNkulunkulu, wasizwa, onhliziyo yakhe iNkosi yayivula ukuba alalele okwakhulunywa nguPawulu.
15 Kuthe esebhapathiziwe kanye nendlu yakhe, wasincenga, wathi: “Uma nithi ngikholekile eNkosini, ngenani endlini yami, nihlale khona. Futhi wasicindezela.
16 Kwasekusithi siyakukhuleka, intombazana ethile eyayilomoya wokubhula yasihlangabeza, eyayizuzela abaniniyo inzuzo enkulu ngokubhula.
17 Yona yamlandela uPawulu nathi, yamemeza yathi: “Laba bantu bayizinceku zikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ezishumayela kithi indlela yensindiso.
18 Wakwenza lokho izinsuku eziningi. Kepha uPawulu edabukile waphenduka, wathi kumoya: “Ngiyakuyala ngegama likaJesu Kristu ukuba uphume kuyo.” Waphuma ngaso leso sikhathi.
19 Abaphathi bakhe sebebonile ukuthi ithemba lenzuzo yabo seliphelile, babamba oPawulu noSila, babadonsela esigcawini kubaphathi;
20 Wabayisa ezinduneni, wathi: Laba bantu bengamaJuda bawuhlupha kakhulu umuzi wakithi.
21 Futhi bafundisa amasiko esingavunyelwe ukuba siwamukele kumbe siwenze, singamaRoma.
22 Isixuku sabavukela, nezinduna zayala ukuba bashaywe.
23 Sebebashayile imivimbo eminingi, babaphonsa etilongweni, bayala umgciniziboshwa ukuba abagcine ngokunesizotha;
24 yena esemukele umyalo onjalo wabaphonsa etilongweni elingaphakathi, wabopha izinyawo zabo ogongolweni.
25 Kepha phakathi kobusuku oPawulu noSila bakhuleka, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu ngamahubo, iziboshwa zabezwa.
26 Kwase kuba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, kwaze kwazanyazanyiswa izisekelo zetilongo; kwavuleka khona lapho iminyango yonke, athukululwa nezibopho zabo bonke.
27 Kwathi umgciniziboshwa ephaphama, ebona iminyango yetilongo ivulekile, wahosha inkemba yakhe, efuna ukuzibulala, ngokuthi iziboshwa zibalekile.
28 Kepha uPawulu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Ungazilimazi, ngokuba sikhona sonke.
29 Wasebiza isibane, wagijimela phakathi, weza ethuthumela, wawa phambi kukaPawuli loSila.
30 Wabakhiphela phandle, wathi: “Makhosi, ngimelwe ukwenzani ukuba ngisindiswe na?
31 Basebesithi: Kholwa yiNkosi uJesu, njalo uzasindiswa wena lendlu yakho.
32 Base bekhuluma kuye izwi leNkosi nakubo bonke ababesendlini yakhe.
33 Wabathatha ngaso leso sikhathi sobusuku, wabageza imivimbo; wabhapathizwa khona lapho, yena nabo bonke abakhe.
34 Wabangenisa endlini yakhe, wababekela ukudla, wathokoza kanye nendlu yakhe yonke ngokukholwa nguNkulunkulu.
35 Kwathi sekusile, izinduna zathuma izikhonzi, zithi: “Khulula labo bantu;
36 Umgciniziboshwa wabikela uPawulu lawo mazwi, wathi: “Izinduna zithumele ukuba nikhululwe;
37 Kepha uPawulu wathi kubo: “Basishayile obala singalahlwanga cala, thina singamaRoma, basiphonsa etilongweni; manje basikhipha ngasese na? cha impela; kodwa mabeze bona basikhiphe.
38 Izikhonzi zakhuluma lawo mazwi ezinduneni, zesaba zizwa ukuthi bangamaRoma.
39 Beza babancenga, babakhipha, babacela ukuba baphume emzini.
40 Base bephuma etilongweni, bangena endlini kaLidiya; sebebonile abazalwane, babaduduza, bamuka.
KuThithu 2 : 9 – 12
9 Yala izinceku ukuba zilalele amakhosi azo, zibathokozise ezintweni zonke; angaphenduli futhi;
10 ingazenzisi, kodwa ibonise ukwethembeka konke okuhle; ukuze bahlotshise imfundiso kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu ezintweni zonke.
11 Ngoba umusa kaNkulunkulu oletha insindiso usubonakalisiwe ebantwini bonke;
12 Isifundisa ukuthi, sidele ukungamesabi uNkulunkulu nezinkanuko zezwe, sihambe ngokuqonda, nangokulunga, nangokumesaba uNkulunkulu kuleli zwe lamanje;
Izaga zikaSolomoni 2 : 9
9 Khona uyakuqonda ukulunga nokwahlulela nokulunga; yebo, yonke imigwaqo emihle.
UZakariya 11 : 17
17 Maye kumalusi okhonza izithombe oshiya umhlambi! inkemba iyakuba phezu kwengalo yakhe naphezu kweso lakhe lokunene; ingalo yakhe iyobuna ihlanzekile, neso lakhe lokunene liyoba mnyama ngokuphelele.
Izaga zikaSolomoni 21 : 20
20 Kukhona ingcebo efiselekayo namafutha endlini yohlakaniphileyo; kodwa umuntu oyisiwula uyakudla.
1 Amakhosi 19 : 1 – 21
1 U-Ahabi wamtshela u-Izebeli konke u-Eliya ayekwenzile, nendlela ayebulele ngayo bonke abaprofethi ngenkemba.
2 U-Izebeli wayesethuma isigijimi ku-Eliya ukuthi: “Mabenze lokhu kimi onkulunkulu, bengezelele kanjalo, uma ngingenzi ukuphila kwakho kube njengempilo yomunye wabo kusasa ngalesi sikhathi.
3 Lapho ekubona, wasukuma, wabaleka ukuze asindise umphefumulo wakhe, wafika eBeri Sheba elingelakwaJuda, washiya inceku yakhe lapho.
4 Kepha yena wahamba ibanga losuku ehlane, wafika wahlala phansi komjunipha; futhi wazibuza ukuthi kufanele afe; wathi: Kwanele; manje, Jehova, susa ukuphila kwami; ngoba kangingcono kulobaba.
5 Esalele phansi kojunipha, bheka, ingelosi yamthinta, yathi kuye: “Vuka udle.”
6 Wabheka, bheka, nanto iqebelengwane elibhakiwe phezu kwamalahle, nembiza yamanzi ngasekhanda lakhe. Wadla, waphuza, wabuye walala;
7 Ingelosi kaJehova yabuya ngokwesibili, yamthinta, yathi: “Vuka udle; ngoba uhambo lukhulu kakhulu kuwe.
8 Wavuka, wadla, waphuza, ngamandla alokho kudla izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane waya eHorebe, intaba kaNkulunkulu.
9 Wangena khona emhumeni, walala khona; bheka, izwi likaJehova lafika kuye, lathi kuye: “Wenzani lapha, Eliya?
10 Wathi: “Ngaba nobukhwele obukhulu kuJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basishiyile isivumelwano sakho, badilize ama-altare akho, babulala abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba; ngase ngisele ngedwa; futhi bafuna umphefumulo wami ukuze bawususe.
11 Wathi: “Phuma, ume entabeni phambi kukaJehova.” Bheka, uJehova wadlula, umoya omkhulu onamandla wadabula izintaba, waphahlaza amadwala phambi kukaJehova; kepha uJehova wayengekho kulowo moya, emva komoya ukuzamazama komhlaba; kepha uJehova wayengekho ekuzamazameni komhlaba.
12 Emva kokuzamazama komhlaba umlilo; kepha uJehova wayengekho emlilweni, emva komlilo izwi elincane elizolile.
13 U-Eliya ekuzwa lokho wagubuzela ubuso bakhe ngengubo yakhe, waphuma wema emnyango womhume. Bheka, kwafika kuye izwi, lathi: “Wenzani lapha, Eliya?
14 Wathi: “Ngangishisekela nokushisekela uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basishiyile isivumelwano sakho, badilize ama-altare akho, babulala abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba; ngase ngisele ngedwa; futhi bafuna umphefumulo wami ukuze bawususe.
15 UJehova wathi kuye: “Hamba, ubuyele ehlane laseDamaseku; lapho usufikile, umgcobe uHasayeli abe yinkosi phezu kwe-Aramu.
16 Futhi uJehu, indodana kaNimsi, kumelwe umgcobe abe yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli; futhi u-Elisa, indodana kaShafati, wase-Abela Mehola, kumelwe umgcobe abe umprofethi esikhundleni sakho.
17 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ukuthi uJehu uyombulala lowo owaphunyuka enkembeni kaHazayeli; ophunyuka enkembeni kaJehu, u-Elisha uyakumbulala.
18 Kodwa ngizishiyele kwa-Israyeli abayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, wonke amadolo angaguqanga kuBhali, nayo yonke imilomo engazange imange.
19 Wasuka lapho, wafumana u-Elisa, indodana kaShafati, elima ngezinkabi eziyishumi nambili phambi kwakhe, yena ekweshumi nambili; u-Eliya wadlula kuye, waphonsa ingubo yakhe phezu kwakhe.
20 Wazishiya izinkabi, wagijima emva kuka-Eliya, wathi: “Ake ngange ubaba nomame, bese ngiyakulandela.” Wathi kuye: “Buyela emuva, ngokuba ngenzeni kuwe na?”
21 Wabuya ekumlandeleni, wathatha izinkabi, wazihlaba, wapheka ukudla kwazo ngezitsha zezinkabi, wanika abantu, badla. Wasuka-ke, wamlandela u-Eliya, wamkhonza.
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