U-Etere 6; 12–15

U-Etere umPhrofethi

Isexwayiso seNkosi esizweni

INkosi yaletha umfowabo kaJarede kanye nomndeni wakhe ezweni lesethembiso. Babethobekile futhi begcina imiyalelo kaNkulunkulu. Iqembu labo lakhula iminyaka eminingi, futhi babefuna inkosi ezobahola. Umfowabo kaJarede wabaxwayisa ngokuthi ukuba nenkosi kungaholela enkingeni, kodwa wabavumela ukuba bakhethe inkosi.

U-Etere 6:5, 12–18, 22–24, 27

Emiyakeni engamakhulu, amaJarede ahlala ezweni lesethembiso. Ngezinye izikhathi amakhosi abo ayebaholela ekwenzeni okuhle, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi ayengakwenzi lokho. Abaphrofethi baNkulunkulu babebaxwayisa abantu ukuba baphenduke. Lapho belalela futhi begcina imiyalelo kaNkulunkulu, Wababusisa. Umphrofethi wokugcina wamaJarede kwakuthiwa u-Etere.

U-Etere 7:23–27; 9:26–30; 10:16–17, 28; 11:1–8, 12–13, 20–22; 12:2

Abantu babengamlaleli uNkulunkulu. Kodwa uMoya weNkosi wawuno-Etere. Wabafundisa kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwahlwa. Wathi abakholelwa kuNkulunkulu futhi baphenduke noma bazobhujiswa. Uma babenokholo, babengaba nethemba lokuphinde baphile noNkulunkulu futhi babe namandla okwenza izinto ezinhle. Abantu abakholwanga.

U-Etere 11:22; 12:2–5; 13:2

U-Etere wabukela ukuthi abantu benzani. Wacasha emhumeni emini futhi wabhala phansi lokho akubonayo. Abantu abaphendukanga futhi baqala ukulwa bodwa.

U-Etere 13:13–15

U-Etere wabona ukuthi inkosi yamaJarede, uKoriyantuma, kwakufanele ilwe nabantu abaningi ababefuna ukuba yinkosi. UKoriyantuma wasebenzisa ibutho lakhe ukuze azivikele.

U-Etere 12:1; 13:15–19

Ngolunye usuku, iNkosi yatshela u-Etere ukuthi axwayise uKoriyantuma kanye nabantu bakhe ukuthi baphenduke. Uma benza kanjalo, iNkosi yayizobasiza futhi yayizovumela uKoriyantuma agcine umbuso wakhe. Uma kungenjalo, abantu babezobhubhisana. UKoriyantuma wayezophila isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuze abone ukuthi amazwi eNkosi ayiqiniso. Bese eyafa naye.

U-Etere 13:20–21

UKoriyantuma kanye nabantu bakhe abazange baguquke. Abantu bazama ukubulala u-Etere, kodwa u-Etere wabalekela emhumeni wakhe. Indoda eyayibizwa ngokuthiwa uShizi yalwa noKoriyantuma. Abantu bakhetha ukuzibandakanya nebutho likaShizi noma nebutho likaKoriyantuma. La mabutho amabili abe nezimpi eziningi. Kwafa abantu abaningi.

U-Etere 13:22–25; 14:17–20; 15:2

UKoriyantuma wakhumbula lokho u-Etere ayekushilo. Kwamphatha kabi ukuthi abantu bakhe abaningi bafa. Wakhumbula ukuthi bonke abaphrofethi baxwayisa ngalokhu ukuthi kuzokwenzeka. Waqala ukuphenduka futhi wathumela incwadi kuShizi. Uthe uzodela ubukhosi uma abantu bakhe bengasindiswa. Kodwa uShizi wayefuna ukulwa.

U-Etere 15:1–5

Abantu baKoriyantuma babethukuthele befuna ukulwa. Abantu baShizi nabo babethukuthele befuna ukulwa. Akekho owayefuna ukuphenduka. U-Etere wabona ukuthi wonke umuntu uya empini. Kwafa abantu abaningi abengeziwe.

U-Etere 15:6, 12–17

UKoriyantuma wayefuna ukumisa impi. Wacela uShizi ukuthi athathe umbuso angalimazi abantu bakhe. Kodwa wonke umuntu wayethukuthele. Babengenawo uMoya weNkosi. U-Etere wabona ukuthi wonke umuntu wayelokhu elwa kwaze kwaba yilapho uKoriyantuma sekunguye yedwa omunye umJarede ophilayo. Mase uKoriyantuma waquleka.

U-Etere 15:18–30, 32

U-Etere wabona ukuthi konke iNkosi eyayikushilo kwakuyiqiniso. U-Etere waqeda ukubhala phansi okwenzeka. Wabe eseqinisekisa ukuthi abantu bazokwazi ukuthola imibhalo yakhe esehambile. U-Etere wayemethemba uNkulunkulu futhi wabheka ngabomvu ukuba Naye ngelinye ilanga.

U-Etere 15:33–34