Mbucakabede Cisi ca Israyeli Nibakali Kupona ba Davida a Solomoni

LEZA wakasyomezya kuti wakali kuyoopa lunyungu lwa Abramu nyika “kuzwa kumulonga wa-Egepita kusikila . . . [ku]mulonga Firate.” (Ma 15:18; Ku 23:31; Dt 1:7, 8; 11:24) Naakanjila mu Kanana Joshua, kwakacisyeede myaanda yamyaka iitandila kuli yone kuti Nyika Yakasyomezyegwa ikomene boobo.

Mwami Davida wakazunda bwami bwaba Aramu bwa Zoba ibwakali kweendelezya kusikila kumulonga wa Firate Aramu nkoili kunyika. * Kumusanza, ikuzwidilila kwa Davida mukulwisya ba Filisti kwakamusisya kumunyinza a Egepita.—2Sa 8:3; 1Mk 18:1-3; 20:4-8; 2Mk 9:26.

Mpoonya Solomoni wakali kweendelezya “kuzwa kumulonga wa-Firate kusikila kunyika yaba-Filisti akumugaano wa-Egepita,” icakali kwiiminina bweendelezi bwa Mesiya ibwaluumuno. (1Ba 4:21-25; 8:65; 1Mk 13:5; In 72:8; Zk 9:10) Nokuba boobo, ibusena nkobakakkala bana Israyeli bunji bwaziindi bwakali kwaambwa kuti bwakali “kuzwa ku-Dani akusikila ku-Beereseba.”—2Sa 3:10; 2Mk 30:5.

Katyola mulawo wa Leza, Mwami Solomoni wakalivwuzizya mabbiza alimwi ankalaki. (Dt 17:16; 2Mk 9:25) Wakali kweenzya mabbiza ankalaki eezyi mumigwagwa alimwi anzila zinji. (Jos 2:22; 1Ba 11:29; Is 7:3; Mt 8:28) Tujisi buyo makani masyoonto aamba nzila eezyi mbuli “mugwagwa uuzwa ku-Beteli akuya ku-Sekemu, akumusanza wa-Lebona.”—Bb 5:6; 21:19.

Ibbuku lyakuti The Roads and Highways of Ancient Israel lyaamba kuti: “Ipenzi lipati mukusinizya mbubwakabede bweende bwamigwagwa mu Israyeli yansiku ndyakuti kunyina zitondezyo zilibonya kabotu ziciliko mubuyale bwanyika izitondezya migwagwa yacisi kuzwa kuciindi ca Cizuminano Cakale, akaambo kakuti migwagwa eeyo kunyina pe noyakali kuyalwa mabwe [kuciindi] eeco.” Nokuba boobo, ibuyale bwanyika alimwi azyakavwukkulwa mumatongo aaminzi zilatondezya kwakali kwiinda migwagwa minji.

Imigwagwa yakaliko bunji bwaziindi yakali kweendelezya ooko kwakali kuyooinda basikalumamba. (1Sa 13:17, 18; 2Ba 3:5-8) Ikutegwa balwane bana Israyeli, ba Filisti bakeenda kuzwa ku Ekroni alimwi a Gati kuya kubusena buli “akati ka-Soko a-Azeka.” Impi ya Saulo nkoyakabaswaanganya ooko “mukuti lya-Ela.” Davida naakamujaya Goliati, ba Filisti bakatija akupilukila ku Gati alimwi a Ekroni, alimwi Davida wakatanta kuya ku Jerusalemu.—1Sa 17:1-54.

Minzi ya Lakisi (D10), Azeka (D9), alimwi a Betisemesi (D9) yakali anzila zyacilengwaleza ziinda mubusena bwatulundulundu (Shephelah) alimwi kufwaafwi akumalundu aaku Judaya. Aboobo minzi eeyi yakali kuyandika kapati mukusinkilila basinkondo bali boonse bakali munzila ya Via Maris (Nzila Yakulwizi) kuti batasiki akati kanyika yabana Israyeli yakali kuyandika.—1Sa 6:9, 12; 2Ba 18:13-17.

Bupanduluzi buyungizidwe

[Kabbokesi kali apeeji 16]

MABBUKU AA BBAIBBELE AAKALEMBWA KUZWA KUCIINDI EECI AKALI:

1 a 2 Samuele

Intembauzyo (cibeela)

Tusimpi (cibeela buyo)

Lwiimbo lwa-Solomoni

Mukambausi

 [Mamaapu aali apeeji 17]

(Kutegwa mubone bwini mbwaakkede mabala, amubone bbuku lini)

Icooko Alimwi Amigwagwa Icisi Nocakacikamantene

Boundaries (Solomon’s time)

Tipsa

Hamati

Tadimori

Sidoni

Damasko

Turo

Dani

Jerusalemu

Gaza

Aroeri

Beereseba

Berotai (Kuni?)

Tamara

Ezioni Geberi

Elati (Eloti)

[Milonga alimwi atulonga]

Firate

M.W. ka Egepita

David and Solomon (roads)

C8 Jopa

C9 Asidodo

C10 Asikeloni

C11 Zikilaga

INKANDA YA PARANI

D5 Doro

D6 Heferi

D8 Afeki

D8 Rama

D9 Saalibimu

D9 Gezer

D9 Makazi

D9 Ekroni

D9 Betisemesi

D9 Gati

D9 Azeka

D10 Soko

D10 Adulamu

D10 Keila

D10 Lakisi

D11 Jatiri

D12 Beereseba

E2 Turo

E4 Kabulu

E5 Jokineamu (Jokimeamu?)

E5 Megido

E6 Taanaki

E6 Aruboti

E7 Piratoni

E8 Lebona

E8 Zereda

E8 Beteli

E9 Beti-horoni Waatala

E9 Beti-horoni Wamukkuti

E9 Geba

E9 Gibeoni

E9 Gibea

E9 Kiriyati-Jearimu

E9 Nobi

E9 Baalaperazimu

E9 Jerusalemu

E9 Betelehemu

E10 Tekowa

E10 Hebroni

E11 Zifi

E11 Horesi?

E11 Karimeli

E11 Maoni

E11 Esitimoa

F5 Eni-doro

F5 Sunemu

F5 Jezreeli

F6 Beti-seani

F7 Tiriza

F7 Sekemu

F8 Zaretani

F8 Silo

F8 Ofira?

F9 Jeriko

F11 En-gedi

G2 Abeli-Beti-Maaka

G2 Dani

G3 Hazori

G3 MAAKA

G5 Lodebara (Dibiri)

G5 Rogelimu

G6 Abelimehola

G7 Sukoti

G7 Mahanaimu

H1 ARAMU

H4 GESURI

H6 Ramoti-Gileadi

H8 Raba

H9 Medeba

H11 Aroeri

H12 MOABU

I4 Helamu?

I9 AMONI

Gaza

[Migwagwa Mipati]

C10 Via Maris

H6 Mugwagwa wa Mwami

[Malundu]

F5 Cilundu ca Giliboa

[Zizyiba zyamaanzi]

C8 Lwizi lwa Mediterranean (Lwizi Lupati)

F10 Lwizi Lwamunyo (Lwizi Lutakwe Zilenge Zyuumi)

G4 Lwizi lwa Galilaya

[Tusensa twamaanzi alimwi azikala]

E9 Eni-rogeli

[Zifwanikiso izili apeeji 16]

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