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₁Ukukholwa ke kukuqiniseka ngezinto esinethemba lazo; kukwakukuqiniseka nangobukho bezinto esingaziboniyo. ₂Abantu bamandulo bagqwesa ngenxa yokuthembela kwabo kuThixo.

₃Ngokholo siyaqonda ukuba indalo yavela ngelizwi likaThixo, zaza izinto ezibonakalayo zabakho kungekho nto ibonakalayo adala ngayo.

₄Ngokholo lagqwesa kuThixo elika-Abheli idini kunelikaKayin. Ngokholo uAbheli wamkelwa nguThixo waba lilungisa, kuba uThixo ngokwakhe wakholiswa ngumnikelo wakhe. Ngako ukukholwa kwakhe ke, naxa afileyo nje uAbheli, usathetha.

₅Ngokholo uInoki wathwetyulwa engakhange afe. *IziBhalo zithi: “Akazange aziwe bani apho akhoyo, kuba wayethathwe nguThixo.” Futhi ziyangqina iziBhalo ukuba uInoki wamkholisa uThixo ngaphambi kokuba athathwe. ₆Lungekho ke ukholo akukho ukumkholisa uThixo. Kaloku wonke ubani ozayo kuye kufuneka akholwe ukuba ukho uThixo, yaye uyabavuza abo bamlangazelelayo.

₇Ngokholo uNowa, xa wayexelelwa nguThixo ngezinto ezaziza kuhla, waphulaphula wakha inqanawa, walusindisa usapho lwakhe. Ngokholo lwakhe wabudandalazisa ubugwenxa behlabathi, waza wenziwa ilungisa nguThixo ngenxa yokuthembela kwakhe kuye.

₈Ngokholo uAbraham walusabela ubizo lokuya kuma kwilizwe elalithenjiswe nguThixo kuye nakwinzala yakhe. Walishiya elakowabo, engazi nokuba makabheke ngaphi na. ₉Ngokholo wahlala engumphambukeli kwilizwe lesithembiso. Wayehlala ezintenteni. Benjenjalo nooIsake noYakobi abakwaziindlamafa zeso sithembiso. ₁₀Kaloku wayenxubile elindele elo lizwe liziseko zingagungqiyo, lakhiwe nguThixo.

₁₁Ngokholo nkqu noSara owayengazali, naxa wayeselegugile nje, wafumana amandla, wakhawula, kuba wathemba ukuba uThixo lo uthembisileyo wosigcina isithembiso sakhe. ₁₂Yiyo ke loo nto kuthe kwindoda enye, naxa yayiselifana nofileyo nje kukwaluphala, kwavela inzala ebuninzi bungangeenkwenkwezi, ingenakubalwa okwentlabathi elunxwemeni lolwandle.

₁₃Bonke aba bantu bafa benokholo. Babengekazixhamli iziqhamo zesithembiso. Kodwa naxa zazikude babezibona, bezilangazelela, bevuma ukuba bona baziindwendwe nje ezidlulayo kweli lizwe. ₁₄Abantu abenjenje ukuthetha kucace mhlophe ukuba bafuna elakowabo, ₁₅bengalikhumbuli ilizwe abalishiyileyo. Kaloku ngebabebuyele ukuba kwakunjalo. ₁₆Koko sibabona benxubele ilizwe elihle – izulu. Yiyo ke loo nto angenazintloni uThixo xa kuthiwa unguThixo wabo; kaloku ubalungiselele isixeko.

₁₇Ngokholo uAbraham wamnikela uIsake akuvavanywa nguThixo. Lo Abraham zazenziwe kuye izithembiso, nguye kanye lo wayeselemnikela unyana okwakukuphela kwakhe; ₁₈lo kanye kwakuthiwe ngaye: “Inzala yakho yokwaziwa ngomlibo kaIsake.” ₁₉Kaloku uAbraham yena wayeqonda ukuba uThixo unako ukubavusa abafileyo – ngathi ke uThixo wamvusa kwabafileyo noIsake.

₂₀Ngokholo uIsake walisikelela ikamva looYakobi noEsawu.

₂₁Ngokholo uYakobi wabasikelela bonke ngabanye, ngaphambi kokuba abhubhe, oonyana bakaJosefu. Wangqiyama ngomsimelelo wakhe, wanqula uThixo.

₂₂Xa wayeselukhukweni lokufa, uJosefu ngokholo wayolela ngemfuduko yamaSirayeli eJiputa, wayaleza namathambo akhe.

₂₃Ngokholo abazali bakaMosis bamfihla iinyanga ezintathu emva kokuba ezelwe. Kaloku wayelusana oluthandekayo, baza ke àbasithobela isimiselo sekumkani ngokwenza loo nto.

₂₄Ngokholo, akuba mdala uMosis, akazange avume ukuba kuthiwe ungunyana wentombi yokumkani waseJiputa. ₂₅Wakhetha ukuhlupheka kunye nabantu bakaThixo kunokuba axhamle isono nokuba ngumzuzwana nje. ₂₆Ingcikivo kaKrestu wayithatha njengento ebaluleke ngaphezu kwabo bonke ubutyebi baseJiputa, kuba wayenethemba lomvuzo ozayo.

₂₇Ngokholo uMosis wayishiya iJiputa, phofu kungengakuba wayesoyika umsindo wekumkani. Wayefunzele phambili ngokungathi wayembona uThixo ongabonwayo. ₂₈Ngokholo wamisela isidlo *sePasika. Wayalela ukuba makutshizwe imigubasi ngegazi, khon' ukuze isithunywa sokufa singawatshabalalisi amazibulo amaSirayeli.

₂₉Ngokholo amaSirayeli aluwela uLwandle oluBomvu ngokungathi ahamba emhlabeni owomileyo, kodwa wona amaJiputa eyela akuwalinganisa.

₃₀Lukholo olwadiliza iindonga zeJeriko, akuba amaSirayeli ezijikeleze iintsuku zasixhenxe. ₃₁Lukholo olwasindisa ihenyukazi uRahabhi ekutshabalaleni kunye nabo bangamthobeliyo uThixo, kuba lona lazamkela ngobubele iintlola.

₃₂Ndibalisa ntoni na? Lingaphela tu ixesha ndithetha ngoGidiyon, noBharaki, noSamson, uJafta, noDavide, uSamweli, *nabashumayeli bamandulo. ₃₃Ngokholo bona babhukuqa izikumkani, benza ubulungisa, bazuza izinto ezazithenjiswe nguThixo. Babevingca imilomo yeengonyama ezigqumayo, ₃₄bacime imililo edwanguzayo, basinde ekufeni ngekrele. Baphiwa amandla xa babengenawo. Babengamagorha emfazweni; babezichitha iintshaba zibe ziintsalu. ₃₅Ngokholo abafazi babebuyiselwa abafileyo babo bevuswe ekufeni. Abanye bâla ukukhululwa, bafa ngokungxwelerhwa, khon' ukuze bavukele kobona bomi. ₃₆Bambi babesenziwa intlekisa, bekatswa, bekhonkxwa ngamatyathanga, bevalelwa entolongweni. ₃₇Babekhandwa ngamatye, besarhwa kubini, bebulawa ngekrele. Babehamba benxibe iimfele zeegusha nezikhumba zeebhokhwe, beswele, betshutshiswa, bephethwe gadalala. ₃₈Babengafanelanga ukuhlala kweli hlabathi linje, ngenxa yokulunga kwabo. Babezizibhadu-bhadu ezazihamba zihlala koozintlango nasezintabeni, koomiqolomba nasemingxunyeni phantsi komhlaba.

₃₉Bayakhunjulwa bonke ngabanye aba, ngenxa yokugqwesa kokholo lwabo. Kambe ke abazizuzanga izinto ezathenjiswayo nguThixo, ₄₀kuba kaloku uThixo ube nacebo limbi lilungileyo: uthande ukuba bangazixhamli izithembiso zakhe ngaphandle kwethu.