U-Etere 6; 12–15

U-Etere umPhrofethi

Isexwayiso seNkosi esizweni

abantu abajabule emakethe yedolobha

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

amaJarede athukuthele futhi akhombe u-Etere ngeminwe

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

U-Etere uhlezi futhi uyafundisa, abanye abantu bathukuthele

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 uhlezi emhumeni uyabhala

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

UKoriyantuma ubheka phambili

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

U-Etere ukhuluma noKoriyantuma

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

UShizi nebutho lakhe balwa nebutho likaKoriyantuma, futhi u-Etere uyabuka

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

Ibutho likaKoriyantuma lilwa nebutho likaShizi, futhi uKoriyantuma ubhala incwadi

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

amadoda, abesifazane, kanye nabantwana bamasha njengamasosha, futhi u-Etere uyabuka

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 uguqa emvuleni ephethe umkhonto

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 uyaguqa futhi ukhuleka kuNkulunkulu e-altare eliphezu kwegquma, futhi imibhalo egciniwe igcinwa emhumeni oseduze

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