Bible Reading Plan – Day 229

₁Ngonyaka wamashumi amabini anesihlanu wokuthinjwa kwethu, kanye ekuqalekeni konyaka, ngomhla weshumi enyangeni, kunyaka weshumi elinane emva kokoyiswa kweJerusalem, ngaloo mini kanye ndasiva isandla *sikaNdikhoyo, wandithatha wandisa eJerusalem. ₂Wandithatha ngemibono evela kuThixo, wandisa kwilizwe lakwaSirayeli, waza wandibeka phezu kwentaba ephakamileyo eyayinezakhiwo ezazingathi sisixeko kwicala langezantsi. ₃Wandisa apho, ndaza ndabona umfo owayekhangeleka ngathi sisinyithi. Wayemi esangweni, ephethe intsontelo yelinen noluthi lokulinganisa. ₄Wathi kum: “Mntundini, uze ujonge ngamehlo akho, uphulaphule ngeendlebe zakho, uyithathele ingqalelo yonke into endiza kukubonisa yona, kuba ulapha nje uziselwe loo nto. Uze umzi wakwaSirayeli uwuxelele konke okubonileyo.”

₅Ndabona udonga olujikeleze yonke inkundla yendlu kaThixo. Ubude boluthi lokulinganisa olwaluphethwe yiloo ndoda babuziimitha ezintathu. Yalinganisa udonga, yaza yafumana luziimitha ezintathu ububanzi ngokunjalo nomphakamo.

₆Iye kwisango elijonge empumalanga. Ihambe ngezinyuko zesango, yalinganisa umgubasi walo, yaza yafumana uziimitha ezintathu ukungena. ₇Amagumbi abalindi eludongeni ayeziimitha ezintathu ubude nobubanzi, baza ububanzi beendonga eziwahlula-hlulayo baziimitha ezimbini ezinesiqingatha. Umgubasi wesango ekungeneni kwevaranda ejongene nendlu kaThixo wawuziimitha ezintathu ukungena.

₈Yaza ke yalinganisa ivaranda yesango. ₉Yayiziimitha ezine ukungena, aza amacala ayo ayimitha ububanzi. Ivaranda yesango yayijongene nendlu kaThixo.

₁₀Apha ngaphakathi kwesango elijonge empumalanga ayemathathu amagumbi eludongeni macala. Ayelingana omathathu, ngokunjalo neendonga eziwahlula-hluleyo. ₁₁Ke ngoko yalinganisa ububanzi besango; babuziimitha ezintlanu, ubude bona buziimitha ezintandathu ezinesiqingatha. ₁₂Phambi kwegumbi eliseludongeni ngalunye kwakukho udonga olusisiqingatha semitha ukuphakama, wona amagumbi aseludongeni enamacala alinganayo aziimitha ezintathu. ₁₃Yaza ke yalinganisa isango ukusuka emantla odonga olungemva lwegumbi olusedongeni elikwelinye icala kuye kuthi nqo kwelingaphesheya, yafumana ingumgama oziimitha ezilishumi elinambini nesiqingatha phakathi kwawo. ₁₄Yenze umlinganiso wazo zonke iindonga eziphongomileyo apha ngaphakathi kwesango, yafumana iimitha ezingamashumi amathathu. Lo mlinganiso uthi ngqu ngevaranda ejongene nentendelezo. ₁₅Umgama ukusuka ekungeneni kwesango kuye kuma entla evaranda wawungamashumi amabini anantlanu eemitha. ₁₆Phezu kwamagumbi aseludongeni kunye neendonga eziphongomileyo ngaphakathi kwesango kwakwakhiwe udongana olulungqameko luneendawo ezivulekileyo. Kwakunjalo nasevarandeni. Zonke iindawo ezivulekileyo zazijonge ngaphakathi. Iindonga eziphongomileyo bezihonjiswe ngesundu.

₁₇Le ndoda yandingenisa kwintendelezo yokuqala. Apho ke ndabona amagumbi nendlela egangathiweyo ejikeleze yonke intendelezo. Amagumbi ayayamene nendlela le ayengamashumi amathathu. ₁₈Le ndlela igangathiweyo yayihamba ithi ngqu emasangweni, ububanzi bayo bulingana nobude bawo. Le ke ibiyindlela esemazantsi. ₁₉Yalinganisa umgama ukusuka phakathi kwisango elingezantsi kuye kuthi gaa ngaphandle kwentendelezo engaphakathi; wawuziimitha ezimashumi mahlanu kwisango lasempumalanga ngokunjalo nakwelingentla.

₂₀Yaza yalinganisa ubude nobubanzi besango elijonge emantla nelingena kwintendelezo yokuqala. ₂₁Amagumbi aseludongeni, emathathu kwicala ngalinye, iindonga zawo, eziphongomileyo kwanevaranda yalo, zifana nqwa ngomlinganiselo neziya ndawo zesango lokuqala. Ubude bebuziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anantlanu, ububanzi buziimitha ezilishumi elinambini nesiqingatha. ₂₂Iimbombo zalo nevaranda yalo nemihombiso yesundu zazilingana totse neziya zesango elijonge empumalanga. Amanqwanqwa alo asixhenxe ayejongene nevaranda. ₂₃Kwakukho isango lenkundla engaphakathi elijongene nesango elingentla njengoko kunjalo empumalanga. Wenza umlinganiselo ukusuka kwelinye isango ukuya kwelinye, waza waba ngamashumi amahlanu eemitha.

₂₄Yaza yandisa kwicala elingezantsi, apho ndibone isango elijonge ngezantsi. Yenza umlinganiselo wamacala alo kwanowevaranda yalo, yafumana ufana nowamanye amasango. ₂₅Isango nevaranda yalo lalineembobo phezulu njengakwamanye amasango. Ubude balo yayiziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anantlanu, ububanzi buziimitha ezilishumi elinambini nesiqingatha. ₂₆Amanqwanqwa alo ayesixhenxe, ejongene nevaranda yalo. Lalinemihombiso yesundu ezindongeni eziphongomileyo macala omabini. ₂₇Nayo intendelezo engaphakathi yayinesango elijonge emazantsi. Yenza umlinganiso womgama ukusuka kwisango elingaphakathi kuye kwelingaphandle, waba ngamashumi amahlanu eemitha.

₂₈Le ndoda yandingenisa kwintendelezo engaphakathi ngesango langezantsi, yaza yenza umlinganiso wesango elo. Lalilingana namanye. ₂₉Amagumbi aseludongeni neendonga eziphongomileyo nevaranda yalo zazilingana nezamanye amasango. Isango nevaranda yalo zazineembobo zijikelezile macala onke. Ubude balo babuziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anantlanu, ububanzi buziimitha ezilishumi elinambini nesiqingatha. ₃₀(Iivaranda zamasango angena kwintendelezo engaphakathi ayeziimitha ezilishumi elinambini nesiqingatha ububanzi, neemitha ezimbini ezinesiqingatha semitha ukungena.) ₃₁Ivaranda yayijonge kwintendelezo yokuqala. Amacala ayo ayehonjiswe ngamasundu. Amanqwanqwa okuya kuyo ayesibhozo.

₃₂Yaza yandisa empumalanga yentendelezo yangaphakathi, yenza umlinganiso wesango; wawulingana nowamanye. ₃₃Amagumbi aseludongeni neendonga eziphongomileyo nevaranda yayo zazimlinganiso mnye nowamanye. Isango nevaranda zazineembobo zijikelezile macala onke. Ubude balo babuziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anantlanu, ububanzi buziimitha ezilishumi elinambini nesiqingatha. ₃₄Ivaranda yalo yayijonge kwintendelezo yokuqala, amacala ayo ehonjiswe ngamasundu, esibhozo amanqwanqwa okungena kuyo.

₃₅Yandisa kwisango elingentla, yaza yenza umlinganiso walo. Ifumene lilingana namanye, ₃₆ngokunjalo namagunjana aseludongeni neendonga eziphongomileyo kwanevaranda eyayineembobo yonke. Ubude balo babuziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anantlanu, ububanzi buziimitha ezilishumi elinambini nesiqingatha. ₃₇Ivaranda yalo yayijonge kwintendelezo engaphandle. Amacala ayo omabini ayehonjiswe ngesundu, amanqwanqwa aya kuyo esibhozo.

₃₈Malunga nevaranda yesango ngalinye kwaphakathi kwakukho igumbi elinomnyango apho ayehlanjwa khona amadini atshiswayo. ₃₉Kwivaranda yesango kwakumi iitafile ezimbini macala omabini ekwakuxhelelwa kuzo amadini atshiswayo, nawesono, nawetyala. ₄₀Malunga nodonga olungaphandle lwevaranda yesango kufuphi namanqwanqwa aya ekungeneni kwesango elingentla kwakumi iitafile ezimbini, zaza zambini kwakhona ngaphaya kwawo. ₄₁Ngoko ke zazine iitafile kwicala ngalinye lesango – iitafile ezisibhozo zizonke – apho ayexhelelwa khona amadini. ₄₂Kwakukho iitafile ezine zelitye elilungisiweyo zokusebenzela amadini atshiswayo, itafile nganye iziisentimitha ezingamashumi asixhenxe anantlanu ubude, ikwanjalo nobubanzi, neesentimitha ezingamashumi amahlanu umphakamo. Amadini atshiswayo namanye amadini ayehlinzwa phezu kwazo ngempahla yokuhlinza ₄₃eyayibekwa ethaleni eliseludongeni, thala elo elalibubanzi bungangesandla. Iitafile zazenzelwe ukubeka inyama yamadini.

₄₄Ngaphandle kwesango elingaphakathi kwakukho amagumbi amabini, elinye limi ecaleni lesango elingentla lijonge ezantsi, elinye ecaleni lesango elingezantsi lijonge entla. ₄₅Le ndoda yathi kum: “Igumbi elijonge ngezantsi lelababingeleli abasebenza indlu kaThixo, ₄₆elijonge ngentla lelababingeleli abasebenza iqonga. Abo ngoonyana bakaZadoki, ekukuphela kwabaLevi abanokusondela *kuNdikhoyo babingelele phambi kwakhe.”

₄₇Yenza umlinganiso wentendelezo, yafumana amacala elingana: amashumi amahlanu eemitha ubude namashumi amahlanu eemitha ububanzi. Lona iqonga lamadini laliphambi kwendlu kaThixo.

₄₈Le ndoda yandisa kwivaranda yendlu kaThixo, yaza yalinganisa amacala evaranda leyo; ububanzi macala babuziimitha ezimbini ezinesiqingatha. Ekungeneni ububanzi babuziimitha ezisixhenxe, ububanzi beendonga eziphongomileyo macala buyimitha enesiqingatha. ₄₉Ivaranda yayiziimitha ezilishumi ububanzi, yaza yaba ziimitha ezintandathu ukusuka ekungeneni kuye entla. Bekunyukwa ngamanqwanqwa ukuya kuyo, kumi iintsika malunga namacala ayo.

₁Le ndoda yandisa kwigumbi lesibingelelo esingaphandle, yaza yenza umlinganiso wamacala aso. Ububanzi bawo babuziimitha ezintathu icala ngalinye. ₂Ububanzi ekungeneni babuziimitha ezintlanu, zona iindonga ezimi macala ziziimitha ezimbini ezinesiqingatha semitha ububanzi. Yenza nomlinganiselo wegumbi lesibingelelo elingaphandle, wafumana sibubude obuziimitha ezingamashumi amabini nobubanzi obuziimitha ezilishumi.

₃Yandula ukuya kwigumbi lesibingelelo eliphakathi, yenza umlinganiselo wamacala esango. Icala ngalinye laliyimitha ububanzi. Isango laliziimitha ezintathu ububanzi, bona ububanzi beendonga zamacala esango buziimitha ezintathu ezinesiqingatha. ₄Yenza umlinganiso wobude beli gumbi eliphakathi, yafumana bulishumi leemitha, ububanzi bukwalishumi leemitha ukusuka kwigumbi eliphandle. Yathi ke kum: “Le yiNgcwele kaNgcwele.”

₅Yaza yenza umlinganiselo wodonga lwendlu kaThixo, yafumana ububanzi buziimitha ezintathu, kanti wona amagumbi ayame endlwini kaThixo eyijikelezile ayeziimitha ezimbini ububanzi. ₆La magumbi ayeyimigangatho emithathu, oko kukuthi elinye lakhiwe phezu kwelinye, engamashumi amathathu kumgangatho ngamnye. Udonga lwendlu kaThixo lwalujikelezwe lungqameko lokuxhasa amagumbi ayame kulo, ngoko ke kwakungekho zixhaso zingena eludongeni. ₇Amagumbi ayame endlwini kaThixo ayebanzi elingentla kunelingaphantsi kwalo. Ungqameko olujikeleze indlu kaThixo lwalwakhiwe ngokuya lunyuka, into ke leyo eyatsho namagumbi aye evuleka ngokunyuka kwawo. Kwakukho amanqwanqwa okunyuka ukusuka kumgangatho wokuqala ezantsi, agqobhoze kophakathi, aye kutsho kophezulu.

₈Indlu kaThixo yayirhangqwe ludonga emazantsi, olwalusisiseko samagumbi ayamileyo. Umlinganiso walo wawulinganiswa noluthi lokulinganisa, oko kukuthi luziimitha ezintathu. ₉Ububanzi bodonga olungaphandle lunamagumbi babuziimitha ezimbini ezinesiqingatha. Ububanzi bebala eliphakathi kwamagumbi ayamileyo ₁₀namagumbi ababingeleli lijikeleze yonke indlu kaThixo babulishumi leemitha. ₁₁Ibala eli lalinamasango amabini okuya kumagumbi ayamileyo, elinye lijonge emazantsi, elinye lijonge emantla. Ibala laliziimitha ezimbini ezinesiqingatha ububanzi lonke njengokuba lijikelezile.

₁₂Ububanzi bendlu eyayimi entshonalanga yentendelezo yendlu kaThixo babuziimitha ezingamashumi amathathu anantlanu, ububanzi bodonga lwayo buziimitha ezimbini ezinesiqingatha, ubude buziimitha ezingamashumi amane anantlanu.

₁₃Yenza umlinganiso wendlu kaThixo. Ubude bayo babungamashumi amahlanu eemitha. Intendelezo nesakhiwo esikufuphi, nazo zazibubude obungamashumi amahlanu eemitha. ₁₄Ububanzi bentendelezo engasempumalanga, bubandakanya nebala lendlu kaThixo, babuziimitha ezingamashumi amahlanu.

₁₅Yenza umlinganiso wesakhiwo esimalunga nentendelezo engemva kwendlu kaThixo, yafumana ubude baso budibene nobeevaranda zaso buziimitha ezingamashumi amahlanu.

Igumbi langaphandle nelangaphakathi lesibingelelo, nevaranda ejonge entendelezweni, ₁₆kwanemigubasi neefestilana neevaranda zayo yomithathu, nayo yonke into ngaphaya kwayo, zazigqunywe ngamaplanga. Ngokunjalo umgangatho, udonga ukuya kuthi gaa ngeefestile, nkqu iifestile ngokwazo, zazigqunywe ngamaplanga. ₁₇Kule ndawo iphezu kwesango ngaphandle kwentendelezo ephakathi, nasezindongeni zeentendelezo ephakathi neyokuqala, ₁₈kwakuhonjiswe ngemifanekiso *yezithunywa ezimaphiko neyamasundu. Amasundu ayebolekisana nezithunywa ezimaphiko. Isithunywa esimaphiko ngasinye sasinobuso obubini. ₁₉Ubuso bomntu babujonge kwisundu, obengonyama bujonge kwelinye isundu. Le mifanekiso yayikrolwe kuyo yonke indlu kaThixo. ₂₀Ukusuka emgangathweni kuye phezu kwesango kwakukrolwe izithunywa ezimaphiko namasundu kudonga lwegumbi elingaphandle lesibingelelo.

₂₁Umgubasi wegumbi elingaphandle lesibingelelo wawumilise buxande, ngokunjalo nalowo wawumi phambi kweNgcwele kaNgcwele. ₂₂Kwakukho iqonga lomthi elimpakamo uyimitha enesiqingatha nelimacala alinganayo ayimitha enye ngalinye. Iimbombo zalo, nesiseko, kwakunye namacala, konke kwakungumthi. Yathi kum le ndoda: “Le yitafile emi phambi *kukaNdikhoyo.” ₂₃Umnyango wegumbi elingaphandle lesibingelelo nolweNgcwele kaNgcwele wawuneengcango ezimbini. ₂₄Umnyango ngamnye wawahlulwe kubini, ucango ngalunye luqhotyoshelwe kwicala lalo. ₂₅Kwakukrolwe izithunywa ezimaphiko namasundu ezingcangweni zegumbi elingaphandle lesibingelelo, njengoko kwakunjalo ezindongeni; kwakukho isixwexwe seplanga phezu kwevaranda ngaphambili. ₂₆Kwakukho iifestile kwiindonga ezingamacala evaranda, kwaza kwahonjiswa ngemifanekiso yesundu macala kuzo. Amagumbi ayamane nendlu kaThixo nawo ayenezixwexwe zamaplanga.

₁Le ndoda yaya nam kwicala elingentla, sangena kwintendelezo yokuqala, yandisa kumagumbi ajongene nentendelezo yendlu kaThixo angqalene nodonga lwangaphandle emantla. ₂Indlu emnyango ujonge emantla yayinobude obungamashumi amahlanu eemitha nobubanzi obungamashumi amabini anantlanu eemitha. ₃Kumacala omabini, icala elaliziimitha ezilishumi ukusuka kwintendelezo ephakathi nakwicala elalingqalene nendlela yentendelezo engaphandle yayiyimigangatho emithathu yeevaranda ezijongeneyo. ₄Ngaphambi kwamagumbi kwakukho inyoba ebubanzi busisihlanu seemitha nobude obungamashumi amahlanu eemitha. Iminyango engena enyobeni yayijonge emantla. ₅Awona magumbi aphezulu ayemxinwa, kuba ayedlelelelwe ziivaranda kunalawo akumgangatho osezantsi nophakathi. ₆Amagumbi omgangatho wesithathu ayengenazo iintsika njengoko kwakunjalo kwintendelezo; ngako oko ayemancinane kunalawo omgangatho osezantsi nophakathi. ₇Kwakukho udonga olungaphandle olungqalene namagumbi kwanentendelezo engaphandle; ukusuka egumbini lwaluziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anantlanu. ₈Njengokuba uluhlu lwamagumbi ayame intendelezo engaphandle lwaluziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anantlanu ubude, olo lwalukwicala elisondele esibingelelweni lwalungamashumi amahlanu eemitha ubude. ₉Amagumbi asezantsi ayenesango elingasempumalanga xa uwavelela kwintendelezo engaphandle.

₁₀Kwicala langezantsi mayela nobude bodonga lwentendelezo yangaphandle olwayame intendelezo yendlu kaThixo kwakukho amagumbi ₁₁anenyoba ngaphambi kwawo. Ayefana namagumbi angasentla: ayefana ngobude, ububanzi, iminyango ilingana nokulingana. Iminyango yamagumbi angasentla ₁₂yayifana naleyo yamagumbi angasezantsi. Kwakukho umnyango ekungeneni kwenyoba eyayingqalene nodonga elibude bubhekise empuma, ekwakungenwa ngawo xa kuyiwa emagumbini.

₁₃Le ndoda yathi kum: “Amagumbi angasentla nangasezantsi ajonge intendelezo yendlu kaThixo ngawababingeleli, apho, xa besondela *kuNdikhoyo, batyela khona eyona minikelo ingcwele. Kulapho baya kugcina khona awona madini yeyona minikelo ingcwele – eyokutya, eyesono, neyetyala – kuba yindawo engcwele. ₁₄Bakuba ababingeleli bengene kulo mhlaba uwodwa abanako ukuphumela kwintendelezo engaphandle de babe bazishiye ngaphakathi izambatho ababesebenza ngazo, kuba zingcwele. Kufuneka bafake zambatho zimbi xa beza kusondela kumhlaba osikelwe abantu.”

₁₅Yakuba iwenzile umlinganiso wezinto ezaziphakathi kwenkundla yendlu kaThixo yaphuma nam ngesango lasempuma, yaza yenza umlinganiso weendonga zangaphandle jikelele. ₁₆Yenza umlinganiso wodonga lecala lasempuma ngoluthi lwayo lomlinganiso, yafumana iimitha ezingamakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu. ₁₇Yalinganisa iindonga zecala lasemantla, yafumana amakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu eemitha ngokoluthi lwayo lokulinganisa. ₁₈Yalinganisa iindonga zecala lasemazantsi, yafumana amakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu eemitha ngokoluthi lomlinganiso. ₁₉Yaza yaya kulinganisa iindonga zecala lasentshona, yafumana amakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu eemitha ngokoluthi lokulinganisa. ₂₀Ke ngoko yenza umlinganiso wamacala omane ale ndawo. Yayirhangqwe ludonga olubude buziimitha ezingamakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu, nobubanzi obuziimitha ezingamakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu. Olu donga lwalusahlula indawo engcwele kumndilili.