Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo iGibhithe
U-Isaya 19 : 1 – 25
1 Isiprofetho ngeGibhithe. Bheka, uJehova ugibele ifu elinejubane, uyeza eGibithe; onkulunkulu baseGibithe bayakuthuthumela phambi kobuso bakhe, nezinhliziyo zaseGibithe ziyakuncibilika kulo.
2 Ngiyakumisa abaseGibithe ngokumelene nabaseGibithe, balwe, kube yilowo nalowo nomfowabo, kube yilowo nalowo nomakhelwane wakhe; umuzi uvukele umuzi, nombuso uvukele umbuso.
3 Umoya waseGibhithe uyophela phakathi kwawo; futhi ngizochitha iseluleko sakhe, futhi bayofuna onkulunkulu nabathakathi nemimoya yabafileyo nabathakathi.
4 Ngiyakubanikela abaseGibithe esandleni senkosi enesihluku; futhi inkosi enesihluku iyobusa phezu kwabo, kusho uJehova, uJehova Sebawoti.
5 Amanzi ayakuphela olwandle, nomfula uyakuba yincithakalo, wome.
6 Futhi bayophendulela kude imifula; nemithombo yokuzivikela iyoba ingenalutho futhi ibune; umhlanga namafulege kuyobuna.
7 Izinhlanga ezingasehlumeni, ngasemlonyeni wehlumela, nakho konke okuhlwanyelwe ehlumeni kuyakubuna, kuphetshwe, kungabe kusaba khona.
8 Abadobi bayakukhala, bonke abaphonsa izingwegwe ezifuleni bayolila, abeneka amanetha emanzini baphele.
9 Ngaphezu kwalokho, labo abasebenza ilineni elicolekileyo nabaluka amanetha bayoba namahloni.
10 Bayakwaphulwa ngecebo lakho, bonke abenza iziganga namadamu ezinhlanzi.
11 Impela, izikhulu zaseSowani ziyiziwula, iseluleko sabeluleki abahlakaniphile bakaFaro senziwe indelelo; ungasho kanjani kuFaro ukuthi: Mina ngiyindodana yezazi, indodana yamakhosi amadala na?
12 Bangaphi? ziphi izihlakaniphi zakho na? mabakutshele manje, bazi ukuthi uJehova Sebawoti akunqumile ngeGibithe.
13 Izikhulu zaseZowani zibe yiziwula, izikhulu zaseNofi zikhohlisiwe; balidukisa iGibithe, izindawo zokuhlala ezizweni zalo.
14 UJehova waxubanisa umoya omubi kulo, balidukisa iGibhithe emisebenzini yalo yonke njengomuntu odakiwe ediyazela ebuhlanzweni bakhe.
15 Kakuyikuba khona umsebenzi eGibithe ongenziwa yinhloko noma umsila, igatsha noma isihlahla.
16 Ngalolo suku iGibithe liyakuba njengabesifazane, lithuthumele, lesabe ngenxa yokuzamazama kwesandla sikaJehova Sebawoti asinyakazisa phezu kwalo.
17 Izwe lakwaJuda liyakuba yingebhe eGibithe; yilowo nalowo okukhulumayo uyakwesaba phakathi kwakhe ngenxa yecebo likaJehova Sebawoti alinqumile ngalo.
18 Ngalolo suku imizi emihlanu ezweni laseGibithe iyakukhuluma ulimi lwaseKhanani, ifunge uJehova Sebawoti; omunye uyakuthiwa: uMuzi Wokubhujiswa.
19 Ngalolo suku kuyakuba khona i-altare likaJehova phakathi kwezwe laseGibithe, netshe lesikhumbuzo kuJehova emngceleni walo.
20 Kuyakuba yisibonakaliso nobufakazi kuJehova Sebawoti ezweni laseGibithe; ngoba bayombiza uJehova ngenxa yabacindezeli, futhi uyobathumelela umsindisi nomkhulu, futhi uyobakhulula.
21 UJehova uyokwaziwa eGibhithe, futhi abaseGibhithe bayomazi uJehova ngalolo suku, futhi bayoletha iminikelo neminikelo eyenziwa ngomlilo; yebo, kumelwe benze isithembiso kuJehova futhi basigcwalise.
22 UJehova uyakulishaya iGibithe; Uyoyishaya futhi ayiphulukise; futhi bayobuyela kuJehova, futhi uyobazwa futhi abaphulukise.
23 Ngalolo suku kuyakuba khona umgwaqo omkhulu ophuma eGibithe uya e-Asiriya, i-Asiriya lingene eGibithe, abaseGibithe baye e-Asiriya, abaseGibithe bakhonze kanye ne-Asiriya.
24 Ngalolo suku u-Israyeli uyakuba ngowesithathu kanye neGibithe ne-Asiriya, abe yisibusiso phakathi nezwe.
25 INkosi yamabandla izababusisa ngokuthi: Babusisiwe abantu bami iGibhithe, lomsebenzi wezandla zami iAsiriya, lelifa lami uIsrayeli.
U-Isaya 19 : 21 – 25
21 UJehova uyokwaziwa eGibhithe, futhi abaseGibhithe bayomazi uJehova ngalolo suku, futhi bayoletha iminikelo neminikelo eyenziwa ngomlilo; yebo, kumelwe benze isithembiso kuJehova futhi basigcwalise.
22 UJehova uyakulishaya iGibithe; Uyoyishaya futhi ayiphulukise; futhi bayobuyela kuJehova, futhi uyobazwa futhi abaphulukise.
23 Ngalolo suku kuyakuba khona umgwaqo omkhulu ophuma eGibithe uya e-Asiriya, i-Asiriya lingene eGibithe, abaseGibithe baye e-Asiriya, abaseGibithe bakhonze kanye ne-Asiriya.
24 Ngalolo suku u-Israyeli uyakuba ngowesithathu kanye neGibithe ne-Asiriya, abe yisibusiso phakathi nezwe.
25 INkosi yamabandla izababusisa ngokuthi: Babusisiwe abantu bami iGibhithe, lomsebenzi wezandla zami iAsiriya, lelifa lami uIsrayeli.
IsAmbulo 11 : 8
8 Izidumbu zabo zizakuba semgwaqweni womuzi omkhulu othiwa ngokomoya iSodoma leGibhithe, lapho leNkosi yethu yabethelwa khona.
UZakariya 10 : 11
11 Futhi uyodabula ulwandle ngosizi futhi ashaye amagagasi olwandle, futhi zonke izizinda zomfula ziyokoma; nokuzigqaja kwe-Asiriya kuyakwehliswa, nentonga yobukhosi yaseGibithe iyomuka.
UGenesise 47 : 18 – 26
18 Kwathi lowo nyaka usuphelile, beza kuye ngomnyaka wesibili, bathi kuye: “Asiyikufihlela inkosi yami ukuthi imali yethu yachithwa kanjani; Inkosi yami inemihlambi yezinkomo; akusele lutho emehlweni enkosi, kuphela imizimba yethu namasimu ethu.
19 Kungani siyakufa phambi kwamehlo akho, thina nezwe lakithi? sithenge thina namazwe ethu ngesinkwa, thina namazwe ethu sibe yizinceku zikaFaro; futhi usinike inzalo, ukuze siphile, singafi, ukuze izwe lingabi yincithakalo.
20 UJosefa wamthengela uFaro izwe lonke laseGibithe; ngokuba abaseGibithe bathengisa, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngesiqephu sakhe somhlaba, ngokuba indlala yabehlula, izwe laba ngelikaFaro.
21 Kepha abantu, wabayisa emizini kusukela kolunye uhlangothi lomkhawulo waseGibithe kuze kube kolunye uhlangothi lwalo.
22 Yizwe labapristi kuphela angalithenganga; ngoba abapristi bababela isabelo sikaFaro, badla isabelo sabo uFaro abanika sona; ngalokho abathengisanga ngezwe labo.
23 UJosefa wayesethi kubantu: “Bhekani, namuhla nginithengele uFaro nina nezwe lenu; bheka, nansi imbewu yenu, nihlwanyele ezweni.
24 Esakhiweni niyonika uFaro okwesihlanu, futhi izingxenye ezine ziyoba zenu njengembewu yensimu nokudla kwenu nokwabendlu yenu nokudla kwabancane benu.
25 Bathi: “Usindisile ukuphila kwethu; masithole umusa emehlweni enkosi yami, sibe yizinceku zikaFaro.
26 UJosefa wabeka umthetho phezu kwezwe laseGibhithe kuze kube namuhla ukuthi uFaro athole ingxenye yesihlanu; ngaphandle kwezwe labapristi lodwa, elingazange libe ngelikaFaro.
UGenesise 15 : 18
18 Ngalolo suku uJehova wenza isivumelwano no-Abrama, wathi: “Inzalo yakho ngiyinike leli zwe, kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu, umfula u-Ewufrathe.
U-Isaya 36 : 6
6 Bheka, wethemba udondolo lwalo mhlanga owaphukileyo eGibithe; okuthi uma umuntu encika kulo, lungene esandleni sakhe, lusihlabe; unjalo uFaro, inkosi yaseGibithe, nabo bonke abamethembayo.
UHezekeli 29 : 1 – 21
1 Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi, ngenyanga yeshumi, ngosuku lweshumi nambili lwenyanga, izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
2 Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kuFaro, inkosi yaseGibithe, uprofethe ngaye nangeGibithe lonke.
3 Khuluma uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi; Bheka, nginakho ngawe, Faro, nkosi yaseGibithe, udrako omkhulu olele phakathi kwemifula yakhe, owathi: ‘Umfula wami ungowami, ngizenzele wona ngokwami.’
4 Kepha ngiyakufaka izingwegwe emihlathini yakho, ngenze izinhlanzi zemifula yakho zinamathele emaxolweni akho, ngikukhuphule phakathi kwemifula yakho, nezinhlanzi zonke zemifula yakho zinamathele emaxolweni akho.
5 Ngiyakukwenza ukuba uphonseke ehlane, wena nazo zonke izinhlanzi zemifula yakho; uyakuwa endle; awuyikubuthwa, ungaqoqwa; ngikunike ukuba ube ngukudla kwezilwane zasendle nokwezinyoni zezulu.
6 Bonke abakhileyo eGibhithe bayokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, ngoba babengumhlanga kuyo indlu ka-Israyeli.
7 Lapho bebamba isandla sakho, wena waphuka, waklebhula lonke ihlombe labo; nalapho bencika kuwe, wena waphuka, wamisa zonke izinkalo zabo.
8 Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela inkemba phezu kwakho, nginqume kuwe abantu nezilwane.
9 Izwe laseGibithe liyakuba yihlane nehlane; bayakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, ngokuba wathi: Umfula ungowami, ngiwenzile.
10 Ngakho-ke bheka, ngimelene nawe nemifula yakho, futhi ngiyakwenza izwe laseGibithe libe yincithakalo nehlane, kusukela embhoshongweni waseSiena kuze kube semngceleni waseKushe.
11 Akuyikudabula unyawo lomuntu kulo, nonyawo lwesilwane olungenqamuki kulo, aliyikuhlalwa iminyaka engamashumi amane.
12 Ngiyakwenza izwe laseGibithe libe yihlane phakathi kwamazwe achithekileyo, nemizi yalo phakathi kwemizi eyincithakalo ibe yihlane iminyaka engamashumi amane; ngiyakubahlakazela abaseGibithe ezizweni, ngibahlakazele emazweni.
13 Kodwa nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: Ekupheleni kweminyaka engamatshumi amane ngizabutha amaGibhithe ebantwini lapho abahlakazekele khona.
14 Ngiyokubuyisa ukuthunjwa eGibhithe ngibabuyisele ezweni lasePhatirosi, ezweni lokuhlala kwabo; futhi bayoba nombuso omncane lapho.
15 Uyoba phansi kunayo yonke imibuso; futhi ngeke lisaziphakamisa ngaphezu kwezizwe, ngoba ngizobanciphisa, ukuze bangabe besabusa phezu kwezizwe.
16 Futhi ngeke kusaba ithemba lendlu ka-Israyeli ekhumbula ububi bayo lapho ibanakekela; kodwa bayokwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova.
17 Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nesikhombisa, ngenyanga yokuqala, ngolokuqala lwenyanga, izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
18 Ndodana yomuntu, uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele wenza impi yakhe yasebenza inkonzo enkulu phezu kweTire; kepha wayengenamvuzo nebutho lakhe leTire ngomsebenzi ayenawo. Inikezwe ngokumelene:
19 Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakunikela izwe laseGibithe kuNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele; iyakuthatha isixuku salo, aphange impango yalo, aphange impango yalo; futhi lokhu kuyoba umvuzo webutho lakhe.
20 Ngamnika izwe laseGibithe ngomsebenzi wakhe awusebenzele kulo, ngokuba bangisebenzele, isho iNkosi uJehova.
21 Ngalolo suku ngiyakuhlumisa uphondo lwendlu yakwa-Israyeli, ngikunike ukuvulwa komlomo phakathi kwabo; bazakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
UHezekeli 48 : 28
28 Eceleni komngcele kaGadi, ohlangothini oluseningizimu, ukuya eningizimu, umkhawulo uyakuba kusukela eTamari kuze kube semanzini okuphikisana eKadeshi, nasemfuleni, kuze kube seLwandle Olukhulu.
UJeremiya 9 : 26
26 iGibithe, noJuda, no-Edomi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi, nabo bonke abasemagumbini ahlala ehlane; ngoba zonke lezi zizwe azisokile, futhi yonke indlu ka-Israyeli isokile enhliziyweni.
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