1 Nefi 18

Isiphepho oLwandle

Ukuthola ukuthula eNkosini

INkosi yatshela uLehi ukuthi kwasekuyisikhathi sokungena emkhunjini. Imindeni yapakisha ukudla okuningi okuzodliwa ngesikhathi ihamba. Base begibela bonke emkhunjini base bebheka ngasezweni lesethembiso.

1 Nefi 18:5–8

Emva kwezinsuku eziningi olwandle, abanye abantu baqala ukungahloniphi futhi bedelela. Bakhohlwa ukuthi iNkosi yabasiza.

1 Nefi 18:9

UNefi wayekhathazekile ukuthi bangase bacasule iNkosi. Ngaphandle kosizo lweNkosi, umkhumbi wabo wawungeke uphephe. UNefi wacela abafowabo ukuba bayeke.

1 Nefi 18:10

ULamani noLamuweli babemuthukuthelele uNefi. Bamubopha futhi babemuphatha kabi. Babengayilaleli iNkosi, neLiyahona yayeka ukusebenza. Maduze kwaza isiphepho esikhulu. Emva kwezinsuku ezintathu esiphephweni, babesaba ukuthi babezominza.

1 Nefi 18:10–13

Umndeni kaNefi wancenga uLamani noLamuweli ukuba baqaqe uNefi. Kepha uLamani noLamuweli baqhubeka nokunqabela noma ubani ukuba amqaqe. USariya noLehi babebuhlungu base begula kakhulu. Isiphepho asizange siphele.

1 Nefi 18:17–19

Ngosuku lwesine, uLamani noLamuweli babazi ukuthi umkhumbi wawusuzocwila. Baguquka baphinde baqaqa uNefi. Ngenkathi uNefi ekhuleka, isiphepho sanqamuka. ILiyahona yayisisebenza futhi. UNefi wayisebenzisa ukuqondisa umkhumbi khona uzohamba indlela ekwiyona.

1 Nefi 18:14–15, 20–22

Emva kwezinsuku eziningi, imindeni yafinyelela ezweni lesithembiso.

1 Nefi 18:23