abathenwa

Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo abathenwa

Mathewu 19 : 12
12 Ngokuba kukhona abathenwa, abazalwa benjalo kwasesiswini sikanina; kukhona nabathenwa, abathenwa ngabantu; Lowo okwaziyo ukuwemukela, makawemukele.

U-Isaya 56 : 3 – 5
3 Njalo indodana yowezizweni ozihlanganisa le Nkosi ingakhulumi ithi: I Nkosi ingahlukanisele lokungihlukanisa labantu bayo; nenduna mayingasho ukuthi: Bheka, ngimuthi owomileyo.
4 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova kubathenwa abagcina amasabatha ami, bakhetha engikuthandayo, nababambelela esivumelwaneni sami;
5 Nabo ngiyakubanika endlini yami naphakathi kwezindonga zami indawo negama elingcono kunelamadodana namadodakazi; ngiyakubanika igama eliphakade, elingayikunqunywa.

IzEnzo 8 : 26 – 39
26 Ingelosi yeNkosi yakhuluma kuFiliphu, yathi: “Suka uye ngaseningizimu endleleni ephuma eJerusalema ehla eGaza, eyihlane.
27 Wasesukuma wahamba; khangela-ke, indoda yeEtiyopiya, umthenwa, isikhulu sikaKhandakhe indlovukazi yamaEtiyopiya, eyayiphethe yonke inotho yayo, eyayize eJerusalema ukukhuleka;
28 Wayesebuya ehlezi enqoleni yakhe efunda umprofethi u-Isaya.
29 UMoya wayesethi kuFiliphu: “Sondela, unamathele kule nqola;
30 UFiliphu wagijima waya kuyo, wayizwa ifunda umprofethi u-Isaya, wathi: “Uyakuqonda yini okufundayo na?
31 Wathi: Ngingakwazi kanjani, ngaphandle kokuba umuntu angiqondise na? Yasicela uFiliphu ukuthi akhwele ahlale layo.
32 Indawo yombhalo eyayiwufunda yayisithi: Wayiswa ekuhlatshweni njengemvu; nanjengewundlu elithule phambi komgundi walo, akawuvulanga umlomo wakhe;
33 Ekuthotshisweni kwakhe ukwahlulelwa kwakhe kwasuswa; njalo ngubani ongalandisa ngesizukulwana sakhe? ngoba ukuphila kwakhe kuyasuswa emhlabeni.
34 Umthenwa waphendula uFiliphu, wathi: “Ngiyakuncenga, umprofethi ukhuluma lokhu ngobani na? ngaye, noma ngomunye umuntu na?
35 UFiliphu wayesevula umlomo wakhe, waqala ngawo lowo mbhalo, washumayela ivangeli ngoJesu.
36 Kwathi besahamba endleleni, bafika emanzini; umthenwa wathi: Khangela, nanka amanzi; kwalani ukuba ngibhapathizwe na?
37 UFiliphu wasesithi: Uba ukholwa ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, kungenziwa. Wasephendula wathi: Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
38 Wayala ukuba inqola ime; behla bobabili emanzini, uFiliphu nomthenwa; wasembhabhathiza.
39 Sebekhuphukile emanzini, uMoya weNkosi wamhlwitha uFiliphu, umthenwa akabe esambona, kodwa wahamba ngendlela yakhe ethokoza.

U-Isaya 56 : 1 – 12
1 Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Gcina ukulunga, nenze ukulunga, ngokuba insindiso yami iseduze ukufika, nokulunga kwami ukwambulwa.
2 Ubusisiwe umuntu okwenzayo nendodana yomuntu ebambelela kukho; ogcina isabatha ukuze angalingcolisi, ogcina isandla sakhe singenzi okubi.
3 Njalo indodana yowezizweni ozihlanganisa le Nkosi ingakhulumi ithi: I Nkosi ingahlukanisele lokungihlukanisa labantu bayo; nenduna mayingasho ukuthi: Bheka, ngimuthi owomileyo.
4 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova kubathenwa abagcina amasabatha ami, bakhetha engikuthandayo, nababambelela esivumelwaneni sami;
5 Nabo ngiyakubanika endlini yami naphakathi kwezindonga zami indawo negama elingcono kunelamadodana namadodakazi; ngiyakubanika igama eliphakade, elingayikunqunywa.
6 Futhi abantwana bowezizwe abazihlanganisa noJehova ukumkhonza nokuthanda igama likaJehova ukuba babe yizinceku zakhe, wonke ogcina isabatha ukulingcolisa, abambe isivumelwano sami;
7 Ngisho nami ngiyobaletha entabeni yami engcwele futhi bajabule endlini yami yokukhuleka; iminikelo yabo yokushiswa neminikelo yabo iyakwamukeleka e-altare lami; ngoba indlu yami izabizwa ngokuthi yindlu yokukhuleka yabantu bonke.
8 INkosi uJehova, ebutha abaxoshiweyo bakwa-Israyeli, ithi: “Nokho ngiyakubuthela abanye kuye, ngaphandle kwalabo ababuthelwe kuye.
9 Nina nonke zilwane zasendle, wozani nizodla, yebo, nonke nina zilwane zehlathi.
10 Abalindi bakhe bayizimpumputhe, bonke abanalwazi, bonke bayizinja eziyizimungulu, azikwazi ukukhonkotha; lala, qamba amanga, uthanda ukulala.
11 Yebo, bayizinja ezihahayo ezingenakusutha, futhi bangabelusi abangaqondi; bonke babheka endleleni yabo, yilowo nalowo ukuze azuze, endaweni yakhe.
12 Wozani, bathi: Ngizaletha iwayini, futhi sizasuthisa ngophuzo olulamandla; kusasa lizakuba njenganamuhla, libe lichime kakhulu.

UDuteronomi 23 : 1
1 Olinyazwe ngamatshe noma enqunyiwe isitho sakhe, makangangeni ebandleni likaJehova.

UDaniyeli 1 : 1 – 21
1 Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kukaJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda, uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, wafika eJerusalema walivimbezela.
2 UJehova wanikela uJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, esandleni sakhe kanye nengxenye yezitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu aziletha ezweni laseShineyari endlini kankulunkulu wakhe; wazingenisa izitsha endlini yengcebo kankulunkulu wakhe.
3 Inkosi yasikhuluma ku-Aspenasi induna yabathenwa bakhe ukuthi alethe abanye babantwana bakoIsrayeli labenzalo yenkosi leyeziphathamandla;
4 Abantwana abangenasici kubo, kodwa abathandekayo nabanamandla kukho konke ukuhlakanipha nobuqili olwazini nasekuqondeni kwesayensi, ababenamandla okuma esigodlweni senkosi, ababengafundisa kubo ukufunda nolimi lamaKaledi.
5 Inkosi yababekela isabelo semihla ngemihla sokudla kwenkosi nesewayini eliphuzayo; ngakho wabapha ukudla iminyaka emithathu, ukuze ekupheleni kwayo beme phambi kwenkosi.
6 Phakathi kwabo kwakukhona kubantwana bakwaJuda, uDaniyeli, noHananiya, noMishayeli, no-Azariya;
7 Induna yabathenwa yabaqamba amagama, ngokuba yaqamba uDaniyeli ngokuthi uBelitshasari; noHananiya kaShadiraki; noMishayeli kaMeshaki; no-Azariya, ku-Abhedinego.
8 Kepha uDaniyeli wanquma enhliziyweni yakhe ukuthi angazingcolisi ngokudla kwenkosi nangewayini aliphuzayo; ngakho wacela induna yenkundla ukuthi ingamngcolisi.
9 UNkulunkulu wamenzela uDaniyeli umusa nesisa enduneni yabathenwa.
10 Induna yabalindi yathi kuDaniyeli: “Ngiyayesaba inkosi yami, inkosi, emisile ukudla kwenu nesiphuzo senu; khona-ke kumelwe ubeke ikhanda lami engozini ngenxa yenkosi.
11 Khona-ke uDaniyeli wathi kuMelzari owabeka induna yezikhulu phezu kukaDaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli no-Azariya:
12 Zivivinye izinceku zakho izinsuku eziyishumi; futhi mabasinike imifino ukuze sidle namanzi ukuba siphuze.
13 Khona ubuso bethu mabube ubuso bakho nobuso babantwana abadla isabelo sokudla kwenkosi, wenze ezincekwini zakho ngokubona kwakho.
14 Wavumelana nabo kule ndaba, wabavivinya izinsuku eziyishumi.
15 Ekupheleni kwezinsuku eziyishumi ubuso babo babonakala buhle kakhulu, zikhuluphele kunabo bonke abantwana abadla ukudla kwenkosi.
16 Ngakho uMelzari wathatha ingxenye yenyama yabo newayini ababenalo ukuze baliphuze; futhi wanikeza umphefumulo wabo.
17 Kepha laba bantwana abane uNkulunkulu wabanika ukwazi nokuqonda kuyo yonke imfundo nokuhlakanipha; uDaniyeli wayenengqondo kuyo yonke imibono namaphupho.
18 Kwathi ekupheleni kwezinsuku inkosi eyayithe mabangeniswe ngazo, induna yabalindi yabangenisa phambi kukaNebukadinesari.
19 Inkosi yasikhuluma kubo; futhi phakathi kwabo bonke akutholakalanga owayenjengoDaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli, no-Azariya; ngakho bema phambi kwenkosi.
20 Kuzo zonke izindaba zokuhlakanipha nokuqonda inkosi eyayibabuza yona, yathola ukuthi babengcono ngokuphindwe kashumi kunabo bonke abahlola imilingo nabahlola izinkanyezi ababesembusweni wayo wonke.
21 UDaniyeli wahlala kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wokuqala kaKoresi inkosi.

Mathewu 19 : 9 – 12
9 Nami ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe, kungengenxa yokuphinga, aganwe ngomunye, uyaphinga;
10 Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: Uba injalo indaba yendoda lomkayo, akukuhle ukuganwa.
11 Kepha wathi kubo: “Bonke abanakulamukela leli zwi, kuphela abalinikiweyo.
12 Ngokuba kukhona abathenwa, abazalwa benjalo kwasesiswini sikanina; kukhona nabathenwa, abathenwa ngabantu; Lowo okwaziyo ukuwemukela, makawemukele.

IzEnzo 10 : 35
35 Kodwa ezizweni zonke omesabayo lowenza ukulunga uyamukeleka kuye.

IzEnzo 8 : 26 – 29
26 Ingelosi yeNkosi yakhuluma kuFiliphu, yathi: “Suka uye ngaseningizimu endleleni ephuma eJerusalema ehla eGaza, eyihlane.
27 Wasesukuma wahamba; khangela-ke, indoda yeEtiyopiya, umthenwa, isikhulu sikaKhandakhe indlovukazi yamaEtiyopiya, eyayiphethe yonke inotho yayo, eyayize eJerusalema ukukhuleka;
28 Wayesebuya ehlezi enqoleni yakhe efunda umprofethi u-Isaya.
29 UMoya wayesethi kuFiliphu: “Sondela, unamathele kule nqola;