U-Israyeli Ngezinsuku ZikaDavide NoSolomoni

UNKULUNKULU wathembisa ukunikeza inzalo ka-Abrama izwe ‘elisukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kufike emfuleni i-Ewufrathe.’ (Gen 15:18; Eks 23:31; Dut 1:7, 8; 11:24) Ngemva kokuba uJoshuwa engenile eKhanani, kwaze kwadlula iminyaka engaba amakhulu amane ngaphambi kokuba leyo nzalo ifike kuleyo mikhawulo yeZwe Lesithembiso.

INkosi uDavide yanqoba umbuso waseZoba wama-Aramu, owawuze ufike emfuleni i-Ewufrathe enyakatho yeSiriya.a Eningizimu, ukunqoba kukaDavide amaFilisti kwamenza wakwazi ukwandisa umbuso wakhe waze wafika emngceleni weGibhithe.—2Sam 8:3; 1Kro 18:1-3; 20:4-8; 2Kro 9:26.

USolomoni yena wabusa “kusukela eMfuleni [i-Ewufrathe] kuze kube sezweni lamaFilisti nasemngceleni waseGibhithe,” efanekisela ukubusa kukaMesiya okunokuthula. (1Kho 4:21-25; 8:65; 1Kro 13:5; IHu 72:8; Zak 9:10) Noma kunjalo, kwakuvame ukuba kuthiwe indawo ka-Israyeli ‘isuka kwaDani kuze kube seBheri-sheba.’—2Sam 3:10; 2Kro 30:5.

INkosi uSolomoni ayimlalelanga uNkulunkulu, yazandisela amahhashi nezinqola. (Dut 17:16; 2Kro 9:25) Yayikwazi ukuhamba ngawo emigwaqweni emikhulu nemincane. (Josh 2:22; 1Kho 11:29; Isaya 7:3; Math 8:28) Imbalwa imigwaqo esinemininingwane ngayo, ‘njengomgwaqo omkhulu osuka eBhethele ukhuphukele eShekemi nangaseningizimu yeLebona.’—AbA 5:6; 21:19.

Incwadi ethi The Roads and Highways of Ancient Israel ithi: “Inkinga esobala eba khona uma kucingwa imigwaqo yakwa-Israyeli wasendulo iwukuthi azikho izimpawu ezicacile ezibonisa ukuthi imigwaqo yayikhona ngenkathi yeThestamente Elidala ngoba imigwaqo yayingagandayiwe [ngaleso sikhathi].” Noma kunjalo, isimo sendawo nemivubukulo yemizi kuyabonisa ukuthi yayihambaphi imigwaqo eminingi.

Imigwaqo iyona eyayinquma ukuthi amabutho azohamba kanjani. (1Sam 13:17, 18; 2Kho 3:5-8) Ngesikhathi amaFilisti ehlasela u-Israyeli, amasha esuka e-Ekroni naseGati aya endaweni ‘ephakathi kweSoko ne-Azeka.’ Ibutho likaSawulu latholana nawo “ethafeni eliphansi lase-Elahi.” Ngemva kokuba uDavide ebulale uGoliyati, amaFilisti abaleka aphindela eGati nase-Ekroni, uDavide yena wakhuphukela eJerusalema.—1Sam 17:1-54.

Umuzi waseLakishi (D10), owase-Azeka (D9), nowaseBheti-shemeshi (D9) yayiphahle indlela enqamula eShefela eya ngasezintabeni zaseJudiya. Ngakho le mizi yayisendaweni enhle yokuvimba izitha ezihamba ngeNdlela YaseMaris zingangeni phakathi kwa-Israyeli.—1Sam 6:9, 12; 2Kho 18:13-17.

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IZINCWADI ZEBHAYIBHELI EZALOTSHWA NGALE NKATHI:

Eyoku-1 neyesi-2 Samuweli

AmaHubo (ingxenye yawo)

IzAga (ingxenye yazo)

IsiHlabelelo SeziHlabelelo

UmShumayeli

[Amabalazwe asekhasini 17]

(Ukuze ubone ukuthi indaba ihlelwe kanjani, bheka encwadini)

Izindawo Nemigwaqo Ngenkathi Umbuso Usahlangene

Imingcele (Ngezinkathi sikaSomoni)

IThifisa

IHamati

ITadimori

IBherothayi (IKhuni?)

ISidoni

IDamaseku

IThire

KwaDani

IJerusalema

IGaza

I-Aroweri

IBheri-sheba

IThamari

I-Eziyoni-gebheri

I-Elati (I-Eloti)

[Imifula nemihosha]

I-Ewufrathe

I.S. SaseGibhithe

UDavide NoSolomoni (imigwaqo)

B10 IGaza

C8 IJopha

C9 I-Ashidodi

C10 I-Ashikeloni

C11 IZikilagi

C12 IHLANE LASEPHARANU

D5 IDori

D6 IHeferi

D8 I-Afeki

D8 IRama

D9 IShahalibhimi

D9 IGezeri

D9 IMakazi

D9 I-Ekroni

D9 IBheti-shemeshi

D9 IGati

D9 I-Azeka

D10 ISoko

D10 I-Adulamu

D10 IKheyila

D10 ILakishi

D11 IJatiri

D12 IBheri-sheba

E2 IThire

E4 IKhabuli

E5 IJokineyamu (IJokimeyamu?)

E5 IMegido

E6 IThahanaki

E6 I-Arubhoti

E7 IPirathoni

E8 ILebona

E8 IZereda

E8 IBhethele

E9 IBheti-horoni Elisezansi

E9 IBheti-horoni Elingenhla

E9 IGeba

E9 IGibheyoni

E9 IGibheya

E9 IKiriyati-jeyarimi

E9 INobi

E9 IBhali-pherazimi

E9 IJerusalema

E9 IBhetlehema

E10 IThekhowa

E10 IHebroni

E11 IZifi

E11 IHoreshi?

E11 IKarmeli

E11 IMawoni

E11 I-Eshitemowa

F5 I-Eni-dori

F5 IShunemi

F5 IJizreyeli

F6 IBheti-sheyani

F7 ITiriza

F7 IShekemi

F8 IZaretani

F8 IShilo

F8 I-Ofira?

F9 IJeriko

F11 I-Eni-gedi

G2 I-Abela-bheti-mahakha

G2 KwaDani

G3 IHazori

G3 IMAHAKHA

G5 ILo-debari (IDebhiri)

G5 IRogelimi

G6 I-Abela-mehola

G7 ISukoti

G7 IMahanayimi

H1 ISIRIYA

H4 IGESHURI

H6 IRamoti-gileyadi

H8 IRaba

H9 IMedeba

H11 I-Aroweri

H12 KWAMOWABI

I4 IHelamu?

I9 KWA-AMONI

[Imigwaqo Emikhulu]

C10 INdlela YaseMaris

H6 UMgwaqo WeNkosi

[Izintaba]

F5 INt. IGilibowa

[Amachibi amanzi]

C8 ULwandle LwaseMedithera (ULwandle Olukhulu)

F10 ULwandle Lukasawoti (ULwandle Olufile)

G4 (ULwandle LwaseGalile)

[Umthombo]

E9 I-Eni-rogeli

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