1 Nifayi 3

Ukubuyela eYerusalem

Uhambo lwamacwecwe obhedu

Usapho lukaLihayi noSaraya lwahamba entlango. Ephupheni, iNkosi yaxelela uLihayi ngezibhalo ezibhalwe kumacwecwe obhedu. Indoda egama linguLabhan wayenawo eYerusalem. INkosi yathi usapho lukaLihayi kwakufuneka luthabathe lamacwecwe obhedu kuhambo lwalo.

3 Nifayi 3:1–3, 19–20

INkosi yaxelela uLihayi ukuba athumele oonyana bakhe emva eYerusalem ukuba bayokulanda amacwecwe obhedu. Abazalwana bakaNifayi bakhalaza. Baxelela uLihayi ukuba yinto enzima ukuyenza. Babengafuni ukuya.

1 Nifayi 3:4–5

Yayiyinto enzima kakhulu ukuyenza, kodwa uNifayi wayefuna ukuthobela. Wayesazi ukuba iNkosi iya kumnceda yena nabazalwane bakhe. UNifayi waxelela uLihayi ukuba uya kubuyela eYerusalem kwaye athathe amacwecwe obhedu.

1 Nifayi 3:6–8

ULeymeni, uLamuweli, uSam, noNifayi babuyela eYerusalem. Ukufika kwabo apho, bagqiba ekubeni uLeymeni uya kuya endlwini kaLabhan aze acele amacwecwe obhedu.

1 Nifayi 3:9–11

Xa uLeymeni ecela amacwecwe obhedu, uLabhan wambiza umphangi. ULabhan wathi uyakumbulala uLeymeni.

1 Nifayi 3:11–13

ULeymeni wabaleka waza waxelela abantakwabo okwenzekileyo.

1 Nifayi 3:14

Abantakwe abane babebuhlungu. ULeymeni, uLamuweli, noSam babefuna ukubuyela kubazali babo entlango, kodwa uNifayi weyenombono. Wathi bagenza urhwebo noLabhan ukuze bafumane amacwecwe obhedu. Babuyela kwikhaya labo esixekweni bathabatha yonke igolide nesilivere yabo ukuze barhwebe ngayo.

1 Nifayi 3:14–16, 22–24

Xa babonisa igolide nesilivere kuLabhan, yena wayifuna yonke. Kodwa akavuma ukubanika amacwecwe obhedu. Kunoko, waxelela izicaka zakhe ukuba zibulale abantakwe ukuze athathe igolide nesilivere yabo.

1 Nifayi 3:16, 23–25

Abantakwe abane babalekela ubomi babo bashiya igolide nesilivere yabo ngasemva. Izicaka zikaLabhan zange zibenako ukubabamba. Abantakwe bazimela emqolombeni.

1 Nifayi 3:26–27

Emva kwazo zonke ezi zinto zinzima, uLeymeni noLemuweli bamqumbela uNifayi. Babetha uNifayi noSem ngentonga.

1 Nifayi 3:28

Ngequbuliso, ingelosi yeza yabuza ukuba kutheni babebetha uNifayi. Ingelosi yathi uNifayi wonyulwa ukuba abakhokele. Emveni koko ingelosi yabaxelela ukuba mababuyele eYerusalem. INkosi yayiza kubalungiselela indlela yokufumana amacwecwe obhedu.

1 Nifayi 3:29