Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo amaholide
UJeremiya 10 : 3 – 4
3 Ngokuba imikhuba yabantu iyize, ngokuba umuntu ugawula umuthi ehlathini, umsebenzi wezandla zesisebenzi ngembazo.
4 Balihlobisa ngesiliva nangegolide; bayibethela ngezipikili nangezando, ukuze inganyakazi.
UGenesise 2 : 1 – 25
1 Kwase kupheleliswa izulu nomhlaba kanye nebandla lakho lonke.
2 UNkulunkulu waqeda ngosuku lwesikhombisa umsebenzi wakhe abewenzile; waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe abewenzile.
3 UNkulunkulu walubusisa usuku lwesikhombisa walungcwelisa, ngoba waphumula ngalo ngemva komsebenzi wonke wendalo ayewenzile.
4 Lona-ke umlando wamazulu nomhlaba ekudalweni kwakho nomuntu ensimini ngosuku uJehova uNkulunkulu akwenza ngalo.
5 Kanye nazo zonke izimila zasendle zingakabikho emhlabeni, nezitshalo zonke zasendle zingakahlumi, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu akazange anise imvula emhlabeni, futhi kwakungekho muntu wokulima umhlabathi hhayi.
6 Kodwa kwenyuka inkungu isuka emhlabeni yanisela bonke ubuso bomhlaba.
7 INkosi uNkulunkulu yabumba umuntu ngothuli lomhlaba, yaphefumulela emakhaleni akhe umoya wokuphila; umuntu waba ngumphefumulo ophilayo.
8 UJehova uNkulunkulu watshala insimu e-Edene ngasempumalanga; futhi lapho wahlala phansi umuntu ayembumbile.
9 UJehova uNkulunkulu wahlumisa emhlabathini imithi eminingi emihle, enezithelo ezimnandi, ezidliwayo. Phakathi nensimu kwakumi umuthi wokuphila kanye nomuthi wokwazi okuhle nokubi.
10 Kwaphuma umfula e-Edene wokunisela insimu; kusukela lapho wehlukaniswa waba amakhanda amane.
11 Igama lowokuqala yiPishoni; ezungeza izwe lonke laseHawila, lapho kukhona igolide;
12 Igolide lalelo zwe lihle: kukhona ibhalsamu netshe leshohamu.
13 Igama lomfula wesibili yiGihoni; ezungeza yonke indawo yaseKus.
14 Igama lomfula wesithathu yiHidekeli; elihamba ngasempumalanga kwase-Asiriya. Umfula wesine ungu-Ewufrathe.
15 UJehova uNkulunkulu wayesemthatha umuntu, wambeka ensimini yase-Edene ukuba ayilime, ayigcine.
16 UJehova uNkulunkulu wamyala umuntu, wathi: “Ungadla kuyo yonke imithi yensimu ngokuthanda kwakho.”
17 Kodwa ungasidli isithelo somuthi wolwazi lokuhle lokubi, ngoba mhla usidla kuwo uzakufa lokufa.
18 INkosi uNkulunkulu yathi: Akukuhle ukuba umuntu ahlale yedwa; Ngizomenzela umsizi ozolingana naye.
19 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasibumba ngomhlabathi zonke izilwane zasendle nezinyoni zonke zezulu; futhi waziletha ku-Adamu ukuze abone ukuthi uzoziqamba ngokuthini; nokuthi konke u-Adamu aziqamba ngakho konke okuphilayo, kwaba ngamagama azo.
20 U-Adamu waziqamba amagama zonke izinkomo, nezinyoni zonke zezulu, nezilwane zasendle; kepha u-Adamu akafunyanwanga umsizi onjengaye.
21 UJehova uNkulunkulu wamehlisela umuntu ubuthongo obunzima, walala;
22 Ngobambo uJehova uNkulunkulu aluthatha kumuntu, wenza owesifazana, wamletha kumuntu.
23 Wayesethi u-Adamu: “Lo useyithambo lamathambo ami nenyama yenyama yami; uyakubizwa ngokuthi iNdodakazi, ngokuba uthathwe endodeni.”
24 Ngakho indoda izatshiya uyise lonina inamathele kumkayo, njalo bazakuba nyamanye.
25 Babenqunu bobabili, umuntu nomkakhe, bengenamahloni.
ULevitikusi 25 : 2 – 7
2 Tshono ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uthi kibo: Nxa lifika elizweni engilinika lona, ilizwe lizagcina isabatha lokuyidumisa iNkosi.
3 Iminyaka eyisithupha uyakulima ezweni lakho, iminyaka eyisithupha uyakuthena isivini sakho, ubuthe izithelo zaso;
4 Kepha ngomnyaka wesikhombisa kuyakuba yisabatha lokuphumula kwezwe, isabatha leNkosi; awuyikulima insimu yakho, ungathena isivini sakho.
5 Okumilayo koyedwa esivunweni sakho akumelwe ukuvune, futhi akumelwe uzinqume izithelo zomvini wakho, ngoba kuwunyaka wokuphumula kwezwe.
6 Isabatha lezwe liyakuba ngukudla kini; ngawe, nenceku yakho, nencekukazi yakho, nesisebenzi sakho, nomfokazi wakho ogogobeleyo kuwe;
7 Futhi okwezinkomo zakho nokwezilwane ezisezweni lakho, wonke umkhiqizo walo kumelwe ube ukudla.
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