Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo amatshe amathuna
2 Amakhosi 23 : 17
17 Wathi: “Sibizo sini lesi engisibonayo na?” Abantu bomuzi bathi kuye: “Nanti ithuna lomuntu kaNkulunkulu owavela kwaJuda wamemezela lezi zinto ozenzile e-altare laseBethele.
2 kuThimothewu 3 : 16
16 Yonke imibhalo iphefumulelwe nguNkulunkulu, ilungele ukufundisa, nokusola, nokuqondisa, nokuyala ekulungeni;
UJoshuwa 1 : 1 – 18
1 Kwathi emva kokufa kukaMose inceku kaJehova, uJehova wakhuluma kuJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, inceku kaMose, wathi:
2 Inceku yami uMose ifile; Suka manje, uwele leli Jordani, wena nabo bonke laba bantu, niye ezweni engizabanika lona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
3 Zonke izindawo ayakunyathela kuzo amathe onyawo lwenu, ngininikile zona, njengalokho ngasho kuMose.
4 Kusukela ehlane nakuleli Lebanoni kuze kufike emfuleni omkhulu, umfula u-Ewufrathe, lonke izwe lamaHeti, kuze kube seLwandle Olukhulu ekushoneni kwelanga, kuyakuba ngumkhawulo wenu.
5 Akuyikuma muntu phambi kwakho zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho; njengalokho nganginaye uMose, kanjalo ngiyakuba nawe; angiyikukushiya, angiyikukushiya.
6 Qina, ume isibindi, ngokuba laba bantu uyakubanika izwe engalifungela oyise ukubanika lona libe yifa labo.
7 Qina kuphela, ube nesibindi kakhulu, ukuze wenze ngokucophelela ngokomthetho wonke uMose, inceku yami, akuyala ngawo: ungaphambuki kuwo uye kwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo, ukuze ube nempumelelo nomaphi lapho uya khona.
8 Le ncwadi yomthetho mayingasuki emlonyeni wakho; kodwa wozindla ngayo imini nobusuku, ukuze wenze ngokucophelela njengakho konke okulotshwe kuyo;
9 Angililayanga yini? Qina, ume isibindi; ungesabi, ungapheli amandla, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unawe nomaphi lapho uya khona.
10 UJoshuwa wayeseyala ababonisi babantu, wathi:
11 Dlulani phakathi kwempi, niyale abantu, nithi: Zilungiseleni ukudla; ngoba phakathi kwezinsuku ezintathu lizakudabula leli Jordani ukuze lingene ukulidla ilizwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu azalinika lona ukuba ngilidle.
12 UJoshuwa wakhuluma kwabakwaRubeni, nabakwaGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase, wathi:
13 Khumbulani izwi uMose inceku kaJehova aniyala ngalo ngokuthi: ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uniphumzile, waninika leli zwe.
14 Umkenu, nabantwana benu, nemfuyo yenu kuyakuhlala ezweni uMose aninika lona phesheya kweJordani; kodwa kufanele nidlule nihlomile phambi kwabafowenu, wonke amaqhawe anesibindi, futhi nibasize;
15 uJehova waze waphumuza abafowenu njengalokho aninika khona, balidla nabo izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu abanika lona; khona-ke niyakubuyela ezweni lefa lenu, nidle lokho uMose inceku kaJehova aninika khona nganeno kweJordani ekuphumeni kwelanga.
16 Bamphendula uJoshuwa, bathi: “Konke osiyala ngakho siyakukwenza; futhi nomaphi lapho usithumela khona, sizoya.
17 Njengalokho samlalela uMose kukho konke, kanjalo siyakulalela nawe; kuphela uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho makabe nani, njengalokho ayenoMose.
18 Noma ubani ovukela umyalo wakho futhi angalaleli amazwi akho kukho konke omyala ngakho kumelwe abulawe; vele uqine ugcwale isibindi.
U-Isaya 66 : 1 – 24
1 Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Izulu liyisihlalo sami sobukhosi, nomhlaba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zami. Iphi indlu oNgakhela yona? iphi indawo yami yokuphumula na?
2 Ngokuba zonke lezi zinto zenziwe yisandla sami, futhi zonke lezi zinto zenzekile, kusho uJehova; kepha lo ngiyakumbheka ompofu nobuthakathaka emoyeni, othuthumela ngezwi lami.
3 Ohlaba inkomo unjengobulala umuntu; onikela ngewundlu unjengonquma intamo yenja; onikela ngomnikelo wempuphu unjengonikela ngegazi lezingulube; onyusa impepho njengobusisa isithombe. Yebo, bazikhethele izindlela zabo, futhi umphefumulo wabo ujabulela izinengiso zabo.
4 Futhi ngiyokhetha iziphambeko zabo ngehlisele phezu kwabo usizi lwabo; ngokuba lapho ngibiza, akwaphendula muntu; lapho ngikhuluma, abalalelanga, kodwa benza okubi emehlweni ami, bakhetha lokho engingathokozi ngakho.
5 Yizwani izwi likaJehova nina enithuthumela ngezwi lakhe! Abafowenu abanizondayo, abanixosha ngenxa yegama lami, bathi: “Makadunyiswe uJehova, kepha uyakubonakala ngokujabula kwenu, bajabhe.
6 Yizwi lomsindo elivela emzini, yizwi elivela ethempelini, izwi likaJehova ephindisela ezitheni zakhe.
7 Ngaphambi kokuba abelethe, wabeletha; zingakafiki ubuhlungu wabeletha umntwana wesilisa.
8 Ngubani oke wezwa into enje? Ubani owabona izinto ezinjalo? Ingabe ngolunye usuku umhlaba uyoveza? kumbe isizwe sizazalwa masinyane? ngoba lapho nje iSiyoni selizala, lizala abantwana balo.
9 Ngibelethe ngingazali na? usho uJehova, uthi: “Ngiyakwenza ukuba isisu sikanina sizale, ngisivale na? usho uNkulunkulu wakho.
10 Thokozani kanye neJerusalema, nithokoze kanye nalo, nina nonke enilithandayo; jabulani kanye nalo, nonke abalilelayo.
11 Ukuze nincele, nisuthe emabeleni enduduzo yalo; ukuze nisenge, nithokoze ngokuchichima kwenkazimulo yalo.
12 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakulinika ukuthula njengomfula, nenkazimulo yabezizwe njengomfula ogobhozayo; khona-ke uyakuncela, uthwalwe emaceleni akhe, uphonseke emadolweni akhe.
13 Njengoduduza unina, kanjalo ngiyakuniduduza; futhi niyoduduzwa eJerusalema.
14 Lapho ubona, inhliziyo yakho iyojabula, namathambo akho ayoqhakaza njengesitshalo; futhi isandla sikaJehova sizokwaziwa ezincekwini zakhe nolaka lwakhe phezu kwezitha zakhe.
15 Ngokuba bhekani, uJehova uyakuza ngomlilo nezinqola zakhe njengesivunguvungu, ukuze abekezelele ulaka lwakhe ngolaka nokusola kwakhe ngamalangabi omlilo.
16 Ngoba ngomlilo nangenkemba yakhe uJehova uyolwa nayo yonke inyama, futhi labo abanqotshwa uJehova bayoba baningi.
17 Labo abazingcwelisayo, bazihlambulule ezivandeni emva kwesihlahla esiphakathi, badle ingulube, nesinengiso, negundane, bayakuqedwa kanyekanye,” usho uJehova.
18 Ngokuba ngiyazazi izenzo zabo nemicabango yabo; kuyofika lapho ngiyobutha zonke izizwe nezilimi; futhi bazakuza babone inkazimulo yami.
19 Ngiyakwenza isibonakaliso phakathi kwabo, ngibathume abaphunyukileyo kubo ezizweni, eTharishishi, nasePhuli, naseLudi, abansala umnsalo, eThubali naseJavani, eziqhingini ezikude, ezingazange zibe khona. Wezwa amahemuhemu ami, akabonanga inkazimulo yami; bayakumemezela inkazimulo yami phakathi kwezizwe.
20 Bayakuletha bonke abafowenu kube ngumhlatshelo kuJehova bevela ezizweni zonke begibele amahhashi, nangezinqola, nangezikebhe, naphezu kweminyuzi, nangezilwane ezinejubane, entabeni yami engcwele eJerusalema,” usho uJehova, “njengalokho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli beletha. “Umnikelo ngesitsha esihlambulukileyo endlini kaJehova.
21 Futhi ngizothatha kubo babe ngabapristi namaLevi,” kusho uJehova.
22 Ngokuba njengalokhu izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha engiyakuwenza kuyakuma phambi kwami, usho uJehova, kanjalo kuyakuma inzalo yenu negama lenu.
23 Kusukela ekwethwaseni kwenyanga kuye kwenye, kusukela kwelinye isabatha kuye kwelinye, yonke inyama iyakuza ukukhuleka phambi kwami,” usho uJehova.
24 Bayakuphuma babone izidumbu zamadoda aphambuke kimi; ngoba impethu yabo kayiyikufa, lomlilo wabo kawuyikucitsha; bayakuba yisinengiso kuyo yonke inyama.
IsAmbulo 20 : 13
13 Ulwandle lwakhipha abafileyo ababekulo; nokufa nesihogo kwakhipha abafileyo ababekukho, bahlulelwa yilowo nalowo njengokwemisebenzi yakhe.
Amahubo 90 : 12
12 Ngakho sifundise ukubala izinsuku zethu, ukuze siphendule izinhliziyo zethu ekuhlakanipheni.
IzEnzo 2 : 29
29 Madoda, bazalwane, ake ngikhulume kini ngokusobala ngokhokho uDavide ukuthi wafa wangcwatshwa, nethuna lakhe lisekhona kithi kuze kube namuhla.