1 Lona ngumbono lowabonwa ngu-Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, ngebakaJuda nangebaseJerusalema ngesikhatsi kusabusa bo-Uziya, naJothamu, na-Ahazi, naHezekiya, emakhosi akaJuda.
2 Lalelani, nine mazulu! Lalela nawe, mhlaba! Ngobe Simakadze sewukhulume, watsi: “Bantfwabami ngibondlile ngabakhulisa, kodvwa sebangihlamukile.
3 Inkhabi iyamati umniyo, nembongolo sibaya semniyo, kodvwa Israyeli akati lutfo, sive sami asicondzi.”
4 Awu, sive lesonako, bantfu labasindvwa kona, nine ntalelwane yalabenta lokubi, bantfwana labasimilo sabo sonakele. Simakadze sebamshiyile; bamhlubukile Longcwele waka-Israyeli, bagucuka bamfulatsela.
5 Kona nisashayelwani nje? Nisachubekelani nekuhlubuka? Inhloko yenu yonkhe ilimele, nenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe ishayiwe.
6 Kusukela elutwaneni lwelunyawo lwenu kuze kuyewufika enhloko yenu, kute nakunye lokukahle, kugcwele emanceba, nemihuzuko, netilondza letikhamisile, lekungazange kugezwe nome kuboshwe kubuye kugcotjiswe ngemafutsa.
7 Live lenu selilihlane, emadolobha enu asashiswe ngemlilo; bachamuki batsatsa sivuno semasimi enu embikwenu nibuka. Live lenu selilihlane, labhujiswa ngabo.
8 INdvodzakati yaseSiyoni seyisele njengendlu yekukhosela esivinini, nanjengelichugwana ensimini yemajoti, yebo, njengelidolobha lelivinjetelwe.
9 Kube Simakadze longuSomandla akasishiyelanga insali, ngabe sesifanana neSodoma, yebo, ngabe sesifanana neGomora.
10 Lalelani livi laSimakadze, nine babusi baseSodoma; lalelani imfundziso yaNkulunkulu wetfu, nine bantfu baseGomora!
11 Simakadze utsi: “Lemihlatjelo yenu leminyenti iyini lapha kimi? Sengesutsi ngiminikelo yekushiswa yetihhanca neyemanoni etifuyo letikhuluphalisiwe, futsi angijatjuliswa yingati yetinkunzi, neyemazinyane etimvu neyetiphongo.
12 Nisuke nicelwe ngubani kutsi ningiletsele leminikelo, nanitengikhonta? Ngubani lonicele kutsi nitekudzidzitela lapha ethempelini?
13 Khawulani kuletsa iminikelo lengasho lutfo! Imphepho yenu isinengiso kimi. Imikhosi yenu yekwetfwasa kwenyanga, nemaSabatha, nemihlangano yenu yekukhonta, ngingeke ngiyibeketelele lemihlangano yenu lemibi.
14 Emadzili enu ekwetfwasa kwenyanga nalawo madzili leniwenta ngetikhatsi tawo umphefumulo wami uyawatondza. Asangumtfwalo kimi; sengidziniwe kuwetfwala.
15 Naniphakamisa tandla tenu niteneka, nithandaza, ngiyakuwafihla emehlo ami kini; nome senenta imithandazo leminyenti kangakanani, ngingeke ngiyilalele. Tandla tenu tigcwele ingati;
16 gezani, nibe ngulabahlantekile. Susani tento tenu letimbi embikwami! Yekelani kwenta lokubi,
17 nifundze kwenta lokulungile! Funani umtsetfocotfo, nikhutsate labacindzetelwe. Vikelani labo labate boyise, niyimele indzaba yemfelokati.”
18 Simakadze utsi: “Wotani manje sitewubonisana. Nome tono tenu tibovu njengengati, titawuba mhlophe njengangcocwane, nome tibovu tju, titawuba mhlophe njengeboya bemvu.
19 Nangabe nivuma futsi nilalela, niyawudla sivuno lesihle kakhulu selive;
20 kodvwa nanicinisa tinhloko nihlubuka, nitawudliwa yinkemba.” Umlomo waSimakadze sewukukhulumile loko.
21 Ase nibuke kutsi lelidolobha lebeletsembekile seligucuke laba yingwadla kanjani! Lona lake lagcwala umtsetfocotfo, belilikhaya lekulunga, kodvwa manje seligcwele babulali!
22 Isiliva yenu seyigucuke yaba ngemanyela, liwayini lenu selidvungwe ngemanti.
23 Babusi benu babahlubuki, babangani bemasela; bonkhe batsandza imidizo, balandzelana netipho. Ababavikeli labo labate boyise; ngisho nendzaba yemfelokati abayinaki.
24 Ngako-ke iNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla, lowo longuMnikati Wemandla waka-Israyeli utsi: “Awu, ngitake ngiphumule etitseni tami, ngitiphindzisele kulabangitondzako.
25 Ngitawugucula sandla sami, ngimelane nani, ngitawacengisisa onkhe emanyela enu, ngisuse konkhe kungcola kwenu.
26 Ngitawubuyisela tikhulu tenu tifanane naleto beninato ekucaleni, ngibuyisele beluleki benu, bafanane nalabo beninabo ekucaleni. Emvakwaloko nitawubitwa ngekutsi: Lidolobha Lekulunga, Lidolobha Leletsembekile.”
27 ISiyoni itawuhlengwa ngekwemtsetfocotfo, labatisolako bahlengwe ngekulunga.
28 Kodvwa bahlubuki netoni bayawufohlotwa bonkhe kanyekanye, nalabo labalahla Simakadze bayawubhubha.
29 “Niyakudliwa ngemahloni ngenca yema-okhi latithico, lese nitijabulise ngawo; niyawuhlazeka ngenca yetingadze tekukhontela tithico, lese nitikhetsile.
30 Niyawufanana nesihlahla se-okhi lesinemacembe labunako, nibe njengengadze lete emanti.
31 Emadvodza lanemandla ayawuba timbhaca, umsebenti wawo ufanane nenhlase: kokubili kuyawusha ndzawonye, kubete longawucisha lowo mlilo.”
1 Leli livi lelefika ku-Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, mayelana nesive sakaJuda nesaseJerusalema:
2 Ngemalanga ekugcina intsaba yelithempeli laSimakadze iyawucina, ibe ngulephakeme kwendlula tonkhe tintsaba; iyawuphakanyiswa ibe ngetulu kwemagcuma, tonkhe tive tiyawubekelela tiye kuyo tingasakhawuli.
3 Bantfu labanyenti bayawufika batsi: “Wotani, senyukele entsabeni yaSimakadze, endlini yaNkulunkulu waJakobe. Utasifundzisa tindlela takhe, khona sitewuhamba emikhondvweni yakhe.” Ngobe umtsetfo uyawuphuma eSiyoni, livi laSimakadze liphume eJerusalema.
4 Uyakwehlulela emkhatsini wetive, acatulule imibango yetive letinyenti. Tona-ke tiyawukhandza tinkemba tato, titente tibe ngemakhuba, tikhali tato tibe tikelo tekutsena tihlahla. Sive singeke sihlasele lesinye ngenkemba, futsi tive tingeke tisaceceshelwa kulwa imphi.
5 Kota, wenandlu yakaJakobe, sitewuhamba ekukhanyeni kwaSimakadze.
6 Ubalahlile bantfu bakho, indlu yakaJakobe, ngobe sebagcwele bungoma basemphumalanga; bagcwele nekuphengula njengemaFilisti, bamdzibimunye nemahedeni.
7 Live labo ligcwele isiliva negolide; ingcebo yabo ayinasiphetfo. Live labo ligcwele emahhashi; tincola temphi tinyenti kakhulu.
8 Live labo ligcwele tithico; bakhotsamela umsebenti wetandla tabo, loko lokwentiwe ngemino yabo.
9 Ngako umuntfu utakwehliswa neluntfu lonkhe lutfotjiswe, ungabatsetseleli.
10 Hambani niyewungena emadvwaleni, nibhace elutfulini, nibalekele kwesabeka kwaSimakadze nebumengemenge bebukhosi bakhe!
11 Emehlo ebantfu labatikhukhumetako ayawutfotjiswa, kutsi kutigcabha kwebantfu kwehliswe; Simakadze yena yedvwa uyawuphakanyiswa ngalelo langa.
12 Simakadze longuSomandla umise lilanga, ulibekele bonkhe labatigcabhako nalabatiphakamisako, nako konkhe lokuphakanyisiwe, kuze kutfotjiswe;
13 lilanga lelibekelwe yonkhe imisedari yaseLebanoni, lephakeme naletiphakamisako, futsi libekelwe onkhe ema-okhi aseBhashani;
14 lilanga lelimiselwe tonkhe tintsaba letiphakeme, futsi limiselwe onkhe emagcuma laphakeme;
15 lilanga lelibekelwe yonkhe imibhoshongo lephakeme, futsi libekelwe tonkhe tibondza letitinqaba;
16 lilanga lelimiselwe yonkhe imikhumbi yekuhweba, libekelwe yonkhe imikhumbi lemikhulu letfwele imicebo nemagugu.
17 Kutiphakamisa kwebantfu kuyakwehliselwa phansi, nekutigcabha kwebantfu kutfotjiswe; Simakadze yena yedvwa uyawuphakanyiswa ngalelo langa,
18 netithico tiyawunyamalala tiphele nya.
19 Bantfu bayawubalekela emigedzeni yasemadvwaleni, nasemigodzini lesemhlabatsini, babalekele kwesabeka kwaSimakadze nebumengemenge bebukhosi bakhe, nakasukumela kunyakatisa umhlaba.
20 Ngalelo langa bantfu bayawulahla tithico tabo emagundvwaneni nasemalulwaneni; yebo, tithico tabo tesiliva kanye netithico tabo tegolide, lababetentele kutikhonta.
21 Bayawubalekela emihumeni lesemadvwaleni kanye naseticongweni tetihhehle, babalekela kwesabeka kwaSimakadze nebumengemenge bebukhosi bakhe, nakasukumela kunyakatisa umhlaba.
22 Yekelani kwetsembela kubantfu, emakhaleni abo kunekuphefumula nje. Empeleni bayini nje?
1 Buka-ke nyalo, iNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla seyitawususa eJerusalema nakaJuda lokungenako nako konkhe lokubasekelako: konkhe kudla lokungenako nawo onkhe emanti langenako,
2 lichawe nelisotja, umehluleli nemphrofethi, sangoma nemholi,
3 indvuna yema-50 nendvodza lenesikhundla, umeluleki nengcweti lenelikhono, kanye nemtsakatsi lohlakaniphile.
4 Ngiyakwenta bafana babe tindvuna tabo; bayawuphatfwa bantfwana nje.
5 Bantfu bayawucindzetelana, umuntfu acindzetele lomunye, makhelwane acindzetele makhelwane. Labasha bayawuvukela labadzala, bantfu phaca bavukele lababaphetse.
6 Lomunye uyawubamba umnakabo emtini weyise, atsi: “Wena unelijazi, bani ngumholi wetfu; busa etikwanansi imfuhlululu!”
7 Kodvwa ngalelo langa uyawukhala atsi: “Ngeke ngibe ngumphilisi! Ngite kudla nekwekwembatsa endlini yami; ungangenti umholi wesive.”
8 IJerusalema iyayendza, Juda uyawa; emavi abo kanye netento tabo kuphambene naSimakadze, bedzelela nebukhosi bakhe.
9 Kukhetsa kwabo buso ekwehluleleni kubufakazi lobumelene nabo; bashengetisa ngesono sabo njengeSodoma, abasifihli nakancane. Maye kubo! Batiletsele inhlekelele etikwabo.
10 Tjelani labalungile kutsi kutabahambela kahle, ngobe bayawudla titselo tetento tabo.
11 Maye kulababi! Inhlekelele isetikwabo! Kuyawuphindziselwa kubo njengekwenta kwetandla tabo.
12 Awu, sive sami, nicindzetelwa bantfwana, bafati babusa etikwenu. Awu, sive sami, labo baholi benu bayanedukisa; banikhipha endleleni, lenifanele nihambe ngayo.
13 Simakadze utilungiselele kutsetsa emacala; uyasukuma atekwehlulela sive.
14 Simakadze ungena ekwehluleleni, wehlulela labadzala nebaholi besive sakhe, utsi: “Ngini lenicedze sivini sami, imphango leniyitsetse kulabamphofu igcwele etindlini tenu.
15 Nisho kutsini ngalokupitjita sive sami, nigaye buso balabamphofu?” kusho iNkhosi, Simakadze longuSomandla.
16 Simakadze utsi: “Bafati baseSiyoni bayatigcabha; bahamba belule tintsamo, bacwashacwashata ngemehlo abo, nabahambako, bashayela etulu, emacakaleni abo kukhehleta imihlobiso labayigabile.
17 Ngako-ke Simakadze utawuveta tilondza etinhloko tebafati baseSiyoni; Simakadze utawucotfula tinhloko tabo, tibe timphandla.”
18 Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawubemuka lemihlobiso yabo: emabhengela, nemibhodze leticebedvu kanye nemagcebesha asentsanyeni,
19 nemacici, nemasongo, netimvakazi,
20 nemaduku enhloko, netigcoko, nebuhlalu basemacakaleni, nemijijimba, nemabhodlela emakha, nabomdvonseni,
21 netindandatho tetimphawu, netindandatho tasemakhaleni,
22 nemijiva lemihle, netiphika, nemajazi, netipatji,
23 netibuko, netingubo telineni lecolisakele, nemishuculo kanye nematjalo.
24 Esikhundleni sekunuka kwemakha, kutawunuka luboti; esikhundleni semijijimba kube tintsambo, esikhundleni setinwele letentiwe kahle kutawuba nemphandla; esikhundleni setembatfo letinhle kutawuba ngemasaka; esikhundleni sebuhle kutawuba nesishadza.
25 Emadvodza akho ayawubulawa ngenkemba, tihlabani takho tifele emphini.
26 Emasango aseSiyoni ayawukhala alile, lidolobha selisiganga, yebo, bantfu balo batawuhlala phantsi emhlabatsini.
1 Ngalelo langa labasikati labasikhombisa bayawuhlanganyela indvodza yinye, batsi kuyo: “Sitatidlela kudla kwetfu siphindze sitembatsise; intfo nje, sicela kutsi simane sibitwe ngawe. Susa lelihlazo letfu!”
2 Ngalelo langa Ligala laSimakadze liyawuba lihle likhatimule, netitselo talelo live tiyawuba ludvumo nebuhle betinsali taka-Israyeli.
3 Labo labashiyiwe eSiyoni, labasasele eJerusalema, bayawubitwa ngekutsi ngulabangcwele, bonkhe labo labayawube babhaliswe nalabaphila eJerusalema.
4 Simakadze uyawukugeza kungcola kwalabasikati baseSiyoni; uyawuhlanta emacabhacabha engati aseJerusalema ngemoya wekwehlulela nangemoya wemlilo.
5 Ngako Simakadze uyawudala lifu emini, intfutfu nelilangabi lemlilo ebusuku, lisibekele iNtsaba yonkhe iSiyoni nabo bonkhe labahlanganela kuyo; etikwayo yonkhe lenkhatimulo kuyawuba nempheme.
6 Uyawuba sivikelo nemtfunti emini nakushisa lilanga, kube yindzawo yekuphephela neyekukhosela esivunguvungwini nasemvuleni.
1 Ngitawuhlabelela lowo lengimtsandzako ingoma ngesivini sakhe, ngitsi: Lowo lengimtsandzako abenesivini egcumeni lelivundzile.
2 Wasimba wesusa onkhe ematje kuso, wahlanyela kuso imivini yelikhetselo. Wakha umbhoshongo wekulindza ekhatsi kuso, wacopha nesikhamo seliwayini edvwaleni. Abetsembe kutsi sitawutsela emagelebisi lamahle, kodvwa satsela emagelebisi esiganga lamunyu.
3 “Nine lenihlala eJerusalema, nani madvodza akaJuda, yehlulelani emkhatsini wami nesivini sami.
4 Bekufanele ngenteni lokunye kulesivini sami, ngetulu kwaloku lese ngikwentile? Pho, kwentiwe yini kutsi nangifuna emagelebisi lamahle kuso, sona sitsele emagelebisi esiganga lamunyu?
5 Manje-ke senginitjela kutsi ngitakwentani kulesivini sami: Ngitawususa lolutsango lwaso, lesivini sibhujiswe, ngitawuhhihlita nalolubondza lwaso, sinyatselwe phansi.
6 Ngitawusenta sibe siganga lesingenalutfo, nemvini longatsenwa, nemhlaba waso awuyikulinywa. Kuyawukwena tinchachabutane nemanyeva. Ngitawuyala nemafu kutsi anganisi imvula kuso.”
7 Phela, sivini saSimakadze longuSomandla yindlu yaka-Israyeli, kantsi sive sakaJuda sona sititfombo tekujabula kwakhe. Abebheke umtsetfocotfo, kodvwa wakhandza kucitfwa kwengati, wabheka kulunga, kodvwa weva kukhala kwelusizi.
8 Maye kini nine lenengeta indlu kulenye indlu, nengete insimi kulenye insimi, kuze kubete nesikhadlana nje lesisalako, bese nihlala nodvwana eveni.
9 Simakadze longuSomandla ufunge etindlebeni tami, watsi: “Impela tindlu letinyenti titawuba tindzala, netindlu letinkhulu naletinhle tisale tingenamuntfu.
10 Sivini lesingalinywa tinkhabi letimbili ngemalanga lalishumi siyawuba nesivuno lesilibhasikidi linye nje lemagelebisi, nelisaka lenhlanyelo liyawuba nesivuno lesiyimbita yinye kuphela.”
11 Maye kulabo labavuka ekuseni ngeluvivi bagijimele etinatfweni letidzakanako, batihlalele kuze kube ngusebusuku kakhulu, badzimate behlulwe nguleliwayini labo.
12 Banemahabhu nemalire emadzilini abo, nemafahlawane nemintjingozi kanye neliwayini, kodvwa abatinaki tento taSimakadze, abayiboni imisebenti yetandla takhe.
13 Ngako-ke lesive sami sitawutfunjwa ngenca yekubate kucondza, emadvodza aso lanetikhundla atakuwa abulawe yindlala, tincumbi taso tiyawuhashulwa komela emanti.
14 Ngako-ke lithuna selandzise kakhulu kukhanuka kwalo kudla, selivule umlomo walo ngalokwengcile; bahlonishwa baso bayakwehlela khona kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu baso nabo bonkhe labajabulako babanga umsindvo lomkhulu.
15 Ngako umuntfu uyakwehliselwa phansi, neluntfu lonkhe lutfotjiswe; nemehlo alabanekutigcabha ayawutfotjiswa.
16 Kodvwa Simakadze longuSomandla utawuphakanyiswa ngekwehlulela kwakhe lokumsulwa. Nkulunkulu longcwele utabubonakalisa bungcwele bakhe ngekulunga kwakhe.
17 Timvu tiyakudla kube shangatsi ngusemadlelweni ato; emazinyane etimvu ayakudla emkhatsini wetindzala talabanjingile.
18 Maye kulabo labahudvula sono ngetintsambo temacebo, badvonse bubi kube shangatsi kungetintsambo tetincola,
19 maye kulabo labatsi: “Nkulunkulu akasheshise, akaphangise umsebenti wakhe, khona sitewubona. Longcwele waka-Israyeli akakwente masinyane loko latimisele kukwenta, khona sitekwati.”
20 Maye kulabo labatsi lokubi kuhle, nalokuhle batsi kubi, lababeka bumnyama bube kukhanya, babeke kukhanya kube bumnyama, lababeka lokubabako kube ngulokunongotelako, babeke lokunongotelako kube ngulokubabako.
21 Maye kulabo labatibona bahlakaniphile emehlweni abo, batibone bona kutsi bahlakaniphile.
22 Maye kulabo labangemachawe ekunatseni liwayini, nakulabo labangemachawe ekudidiyeleni sinatfo lesinemandla,
23 labemukela umdizo, khona batawukhulula labo labanelicala, kuze babalahle ngelicala labo labate licala.
24 Ngako-ke, njengobe lulwimi lwemlilo lukhotsa tibi, nanjengobe tjani lobomile bushona phansi, nabushiswa ngemalangabi, kanjalo timphandze tabo tiyawubola, netimbali tabo tiphephuke njengelutfuli; ngobe bawalile umtsetfo waSimakadze longuSomandla, bedzelela livi laLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
25 Ngako-ke intfukutselo yaSimakadze yasivutsela sive sakhe; waphakamisa sandla sakhe wabashaya wabalahla phansi, tintsaba tatamatama. Tidvumbu tabo taba njengemfuhlululu etitaladini. Noko ngako konkhe loku lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki, sandla sakhe sisephakeme.
26 Tive letikhashane uyakutiphakamisela siboniso, ashaye impembe atibite khona emaphetselweni emhlaba. Ngekushesha lokukhulu tiyakuta.
27 Kute lodziniwe, kute lokhubatelako, kute lowetelako nome lolalako, kute lonelibhande lelicekako elukhalweni, kute lonencabule lenemchilo lodzabukile;
28 imicibisholo yabo iyakhalipha, bonkhe butjoki babo sebugotjiwe, tinselo temahhashi abo tilukhuni njengematje, emasondvo etincola tabo temphi afanana nesiwunguwungwana semoya.
29 Kubhodla kwabo kufanana nekwemabhubesi, yebo, babhodla njengemabhubesi lamancane, atsi ahhonga abe abamba imphango yawo, ayetfwale ahambe nayo kubete longayisindzisa.
30 Ngalelo langa bayawubhodla etikwa-Israyeli njengekubhodla kwelwandle. Umuntfu uyawutsi nakabuka live, abone bumnyama lobesabekako; ngisho nekukhanya imbala emafu ayawukwenta kube bumnyama.
1 Kwatsi ngemnyaka wekufa kwenkhosi Uziya, ngabona Simakadze ahleti esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi, naso lesisetulu futsi siphakeme, umsila wesembatfo sakhe ugcwalise lonkhe lithempeli.
2 Ngetulu kwakhe kwakunemaserafi amkhonta, ngulelo nalelo lalinetimphiko letisitfupha: ngetimphiko letimbili atimbonya buso bawo, ngaletimbili atimbonya tinyawo tawo, bese kutsi ngaleti letimbili abe andiza.
3 Abememetana odvwana, ngulelo nalelo litsi: “Ungcwele, ungcwele, ungcwele, Simakadze longuSomandla! Umhlaba wonkhe ugcwele bukhosi bakhe.”
4 Ngemsindvo wemaphimbo alamaserafi tinsika teminyango kanye netisekelo tayo kwatfutfumela, nelithempeli lagcwala umusi wentfutfu.
5 Ngase ngitsi: “Maye kimi, mine ngiphelile! Ngobe ngingumuntfu lotindzebe temlomo wakhe tingcolile, futsi ngihlala emkhatsini webantfu labatindzebe tabo tingcolile. Emehlo ami ayibonile iNkhosi, Simakadze longuSomandla.”
6 Kepha lelinye lemaserafi landiza leta kimi, liphetse lilahle lelivutsako esandleni salo, lelalilitsetse ngeludlawu elatini.
7 Lafike latsintsa umlomo wami ngalo, latsi: “Buka la, loku sekutsintse umlomo wakho, ngako licala lakho selesuliwe, nesono sakho sesihlawulelwe.”
8 Ngase ngiva livi laSimakadze litsi: “Ngitawutfuma bani? Ngubani lotasiyela?” Ngase ngitsi: “Nangu mine, tfuma mine!”
9 Watsi: “Hamba utjele lesive utsi: “ ‘Lalelani njalo, kodvwa ningeva; bukani njalo, kodvwa ningaboni.’
10 Yenta inhlitiyo yalabantfu ibe ndzindzima, netindlebe tabo tibe butfuntfu ekuveni, uvale nemehlo abo, bangahle babone ngemehlo abo, beve ngetindlebe tabo, bacondzisise ngetinhlitiyo tabo, bagucuke, bese bayaphiliswa.”
11 Ngase ngitsi: “Awu! Simakadze, kutawuze kube ngunini?” Wangiphendvula watsi: “Kuyawuze kubhujiswe emadolobha, kubete bantfu labahlala kuwo; tindlu tize tibe tindzala, nemasimi abhujiswe aze onakale,
12 naSimakadze aze abasakatele khashane bantfu, live lisale lingasenalutfo selikhohlakele.
13 Nome ngabe kusekhona kwelishumi lokusasele kulo live, nako futsi kuyawulahlwa kungabi namsebenti. Kodvwa-ke njengobe umtherebinte nem-okhi kushiya tiphunti nakugawuliwe, kanjalo nenhlanyelo lengcwele iyawuba siphunti eveni.”
1 Kwatsi ngesikhatsi Ahazi, umsa waJothamu, umsa wa-Uziya, ayinkhosi yakaJuda, boResini, inkhosi yaseSiriya, naPhekha, umsa waRemaliya, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, bashuca bayawulwa neJerusalema, kodvwa noko abazange bayehlule.
2 Indlu yakaDavide yatjelwa kwatsiwa: “ISiriya itihlanganise nelaka-Efrayimu.” Ngako tinhlitiyo tabo-Ahazi kanye netebantfu bakhe tesaba tatfutfumela njengetihlahla telihlatsi, natinyakatiswa ngumoya.
3 Simakadze wakhuluma ku-Isaya, watsi: “Phuma wena nemsa wakho Sheyari Jashubi niyewuhlangabeta Ahazi ngasemseleni wesitiba lesisenhla, emgwacweni loya eNsimini yeMgezi Wetingubo.
4 Ubosho kuye utsi: ‘Caphela, uthule, ume sibindzi, ungaphelelwa ngemandla ngenca yaletiphintana letibili taletikhuni letishuncako, nangekuvutsa kwelulaka lwaResini nemaSiriya akhe nelwemsa waRemaliya.
5 Siriya, na-Efrayimu, nemsa waRemaliya bakwakhela luzungu, batsi:
6 “Asikhuphuke siyewuvimbetela lakaJuda silidzabule ekhatsi, sitehlukanisele lona, bese sibeka umsa waThabheyali kutsi abe yinkhosi etikwalo.”
7 Kodvwa naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Kungeke kwenteke, futsi kungeke kuphumelele.
8 Ngobe inhloko yaseSiriya yiDamaseko, nenhloko yeDamaseko nguResini kuphela. Kusengakapheli iminyaka lengema-65, baka-Efrayimu bayawube sebahlakateke kakhulu, sebangasesiso sive.
9 Inhloko yaka-Efrayimu yiSamariya, nenhloko yeSamariya ngumsa waRemaliya kuphela. Naningakemi nacina ekukholweni kwenu, ningeke nisema nicinile.’ ”
10 Simakadze wabuye wakhuluma ku-Ahazi, watsi:
11 “Ticelele sibonakaliso kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, nome sibe ngulesisekujuleni nome-ke lesiphakeme njengelizulu.”
12 Kodvwa Ahazi watsi: “Ngingeke ngisicele. Ngingeke ngivivinye Simakadze.”
13 Isaya wase utsi: “Lalela lapha, wenandlu yakaDavide! Kuyini kini lokube solomane nihluphana netinhlitiyo tebantfu? Nyalo senifuna nekuhlupha Nkulunkulu wami yini kantsi?
14 Ngako-ke, Nkulunkulu, yena cobo lwakhe, utawuninika sibonakaliso: Intfombi iyawukhulelwa itale indvodzana, yetsiwe libito kutsiwe ngu-Imanyuweli.
15 Iyakudla tikhihli temasi netinyosi idzimate ikwati kwala lokubi ikhetse lokuhle.
16 Kodvwa kuyawutsi lomfana asengakakwati kwala lokubi akhetse lokuhle, lelo live lalamakhosi lamabili lowesabako, liyawube selingasenalutfo.
17 Simakadze uyawuletsa kuwe nasetikwesive sakini, nasetikwendlu yeyihlo, sikhatsi lesingazange sesibe khona kusukela baka-Efrayimu bahlephuka kubakaJuda; uyawuletsa inkhosi yase-Asiriya.”
18 Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawushaya inkwela abite timphungane letingasemifuleni yaseGibhithe kanye netinyosi taseveni lase-Asiriya.
19 Tiyawubuya tonkhe titewubutsana etihosheni letehlelako kanye nasemifantfwini yemadvwala, nasetikwato tonkhe tihlahla temanyeva nasetimbotjeni tonkhe temanti.
20 Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawusebentisa insingo lecashwe ngesheya kweMfula, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, kutsi itewuhhula ngayo tinhloko tenu, kanye netiboya letisemilenteni yenu, isuse netilevu tenu.
21 Ngalelo langa indvodza iyawufuya litfokati linye netimbuti letimbili.
22 Ngenca yekutsi tiyawube tehlisa kakhulu, iyawuba netikhihli temasi letinyenti tekutondla. Bonkhe labayawube basele kulelo live bayawudla tikhihli temasi kanye netinyosi.
23 Ngalelo langa kuto tonkhe tindzawo lapho kwakunenkhulungwane yemivini leyayingabita tinhlavu letiyinkhulungwane tesiliva, sekuyakwena kube netitfwetfwe nemanyeva.
24 Emadvodza ayakuya lapho aphetse butjoki bawo nemicibisholo yawo, ngobe lelo live liyawube selene ngetitfwetfwe nangemanyeva.
25 Mayelana nato tonkhe tintsatjana letake talinywa ngemakhuba etandla, ningeke nisaya kuto, ngenca yekwesaba titfwetfwe nemanyeva; setiyawuba tindzawo lapho kudla khona imihlambi yetinkhomo, kugcobagcobe khona netimvu.
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Tsatsa incwadzi lenkhulu legocotwako ubhale kuyo ngelutsi lolwetayelekile, utsi: Maheri Shalali Hashi Bazi.
2 Ngiyawubita Uriya, umphristi, naZakhariya, umsa waJeberekhiya, bangimele njengabofakazi bami labetsembekile.”
3 Ngabe sengiya kumphrofethikati, wase uyakhulelwa, watala indvodzana. Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Metse libito utsi nguMaheri Shalali Hashi Bazi.
4 Kwatsi lomfanyana asengakakwati nakahle kutsi ‘Babe’ nome ‘Make’, umcebo waseDamaseko nemphango yaseSamariya kuyawube sekutfunjwa yinkhosi yase-Asiriya.”
5 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi futsi, watsi:
6 “Njengobe lesive siwalile emanti aseShilowa lehla kamnandzi, sajabulela Resini nendvodzana yaRemaliya,
7 ngako-ke Simakadze sewutakwehlisela etikwaso sikhukhula semanti lanemandla emfula iYufrathe, yinkhosi yase-Asiriya nabo bonkhe bukhosi bayo. Lomfula uyawugcwala uphuphume kuyo yonkhe imifula yakhona, netihoshana takhona, ugole tintsetse,
8 uze utseleke kulakaJuda uligumbucele lonkhe, ulikhukhule uze uyewukhawula entsanyeni. Ngetimphiko tawo uyawulimbonya bubanti balo lonkhe lelo live lakho, awu Imanyuweli!”
9 Hlabani inyandzaleyo, nine tive, nitfutfumele! Lalelani, nine nonkhe mave lakhashane. Tilungiseleleni kulwa imphi, nesabe! Tilungiseleleni kulwa imphi, nehlulwe!
10 Takheleni emasu enu, kodvwa atakwehlulekiswa; yentani emachinga enu, kodvwa ngeke aphumelele; ngobe Nkulunkulu unatsi.
11 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla, angecwayisa kutsi ngingatilandzeli tindlela talesive, watsi:
12 “Ningabosho kutsi luzungu, konkhe loku labakushoko labantfu kutsi luzungu, ningakwesabi loko labakwesabako; futsi ningabi naluvalo ngako.
13 Simakadze longuSomandla, nguye lekufanele nimati ngekutsi ungcwele. Nguye lekufanele nimesabe nimhloniphe. Nguye lekumele nitfutfumele ngaye.
14 Nguye loyawuba siphephelo senu; kodvwa kuto totimbili tindlu tema-Israyeli uyawuba litje leliyawukhuba bantfu nelidvwala leliyawubenta bawe. Kubantfu baseJerusalema uyawuba lugibe nasochaka.
15 “Labanyenti babo bayawukhubatela; bayakuwa bephuke nekwephuka, bayakwetsiywa baze babanjwe.”
16 Bophisisa lobufakazi, uvalele umtsetfo wami emkhatsini webafundzi bami.
17 Ngitawulindzela Simakadze lofihla buso bakhe kuyo indlu yakaJakobe. Ngiyawubeka litsemba lami kuye.
18 Ngilapha mine kanye nalabo bantfwana Simakadze langiphe bona. Sitibonakaliso netimangaliso taSimakadze longuSomandla, esiveni sema-Israyeli, yena lohlala eNtsabeni iSiyoni.
19 Bantfu batanitjela kutsi: “Yanini etangomeni nakulababhulako, labo labahlebako banhhinklile.” Batsi: “Sive akukafaneli yini kutsi sibute kuNkulunkulu waso?” Indlela ifunelwani kulabafile egameni lalabaphilako?
20 Buyelani kuwo umtsetfo waNkulunkulu nasebufakazini bakhe! Nabangakhulumi njengekwalelivi, abayiwuba nako kukhanya kwekusa.
21 Bayawukwehla benyuka eveni bajabhile futsi balambile, ngesikhatsi sebahwaywe yindlala, bayawuvutsa ngelulaka, babuke etulu, bacalekise inkhosi yabo kanye naNkulunkulu wabo.
22 Bayawube sebabuka phansi emhlabatsini babone inhlupheko yodvwa nebumnyama nelitfunti lelesabekako, nabo bayawulahlelwa ebumnyameni lobesabekako.
1 Noko kungeke kusaba nelitfunti kulabo labebahluphekile. Kadzeni walitfobisa live lakaZebuloni nelive lakaNaftali, kodvwa ngesikhatsi lesitako uyakuliphakamisa live laseGalile lebetive, endleleni leya elwandle, ngesheya kweJordane.
2 Bantfu labahamba ebumnyameni bakubonile kukhanya lokukhulu; kulabo labahlala eveni lelitfunti lekufa kukhanya sekuchamukile.
3 Sewusandzisile sive, wandzisa nekujabula kwaso; siyajabula embikwakho njengebantfu bajatjuliswa sivuno, nanjengebantfu nabajatjuliswa kwaba imphango.
4 Ngobe njengasemihleni yekwehlulwa kwakaMidiyani, ulifohlotile lelijoko belingumtfwalo kubo, nemgcala losindzako lobewusemahlombe abo, nendvuku yemcindzeteli wabo.
5 Tonkhe ticatfulo temasotja labetisebentisa emphini, nato tonkhe tembatfo tawo letibhucabhucwe engatini titawushiswa, tibe kudla kwemlilo.
6 Ngobe tsine sitalelwe umntfwana, siphiwe indvodzana. Umbuso uyawubasemahlombe akhe. Uyawutsiwa nguMeluleki Lomangalisako, nguNkulunkulu Lonemandla, nguBabe Waphakadze, yiNkhosi Yekuthula.
7 Umbuso wakhe uyawukhula, kuthula nenhlalakahle kungeke kuphele. Uyawubusa esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, nasembusweni wakhe. Uyakuwumisa awusekele ngekwemtsetfocotfo nangekulunga, kusukela kuleso sikhatsi kuze kube nguphakadze naphakadze. Inshisekelo yaSimakadze longuSomandla iyawukwenta loko.
8 Simakadze utfume livi kuyewumelana nebakaJakobe, liyakwehlela ku-Israyeli.
9 Bonkhe bantfu bayakulati, baka-Efrayimu kanye nalabakhile eSamariya, labakhuluma bachoshe, basho nangekutigabatisa kwenhlitiyo, batsi:
10 “Titini tidzilikele phansi, kodvwa tsine sitakwakha kabusha ngematje labatwe kahle. Tihlahla temakhiwa tigawuliwe, kodvwa tsine sitatenana ngetihlahla temisedari.”
11 Kodvwa Simakadze ubacinisele titsa takaResini kutsi tikwati kubhekana nabo, wahlohla titsa tabo.
12 EmaSiriya ngasemphumalanga nemaFilisti ngasenshonalanga, asakhamisele kushwabudzela ema-Israyeli. Noko ngako konkhe loku lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki; sandla sakhe sisephakeme.
13 Kodvwa bantfu abakaphendvukeli kuye lowo lowabashaya, futsi abakamfunisisi Simakadze longuSomandla.
14 Ngako Simakadze uyawujuba ka-Israyeli inhloko nemsila kokubili, ligala lelisundvu nemhlanga kokubili, ngalanga linye.
15 Labadzala nemadvodza langimisumphe ngubona bayinhloko. Baphrofethi labafundzisa emanga bona bangumsila.
16 Labo labahola lesive bayasedukisa, nalabo labaholwako bayalahlekiswa.
17 Ngako-ke Simakadze ngeke ajabule ngemajaha abo, futsi ngeke abadzabukele labo labangenaboyise kanye nebafelokati, ngobe bonkhe abanaNkulunkulu, futsi babi, bonkhe bakhuluma emanyala. Noko ngako konkhe loku, lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki, sandla sakhe sisephakeme.
18 Ngempela bubi buvutsa njengemlilo; budla bucotfule tinchachabutane nemanyeva, bulumeka emahlatsi etihlahla ngemalangabi, kutsi titewushunca tibheke etulu ngaletikhulu tikhatsa tentfutfu.
19 Ngelulaka lwaSimakadze longuSomandla live liyawugagadzeka, nebantfu bayawuba tinkhuni temlilo; kute loyawuphephisa umnakabo.
20 Ngesekudla bayawushwabudzela, kodvwa bachubeke balambe; ngesancele bayawudla, kodvwa bangeke besutse. Ngulowo nalowo uyakutondla ngenyama yentalelwane yakakhe;
21 bakaManase bayawutondla ngebaka-Efrayimu, nebaka-Efrayimu batondle ngebakaManase, bonkhe bayawugucukela bakaJuda. Noko ngako konkhe loku, lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki, sandla sakhe sisephakeme.
1 Maye kulabo labashaya imitsetfo lengakalungi, kulabo labashaya imitsetfo yekucindzetela,
2 bentele kwemuka labamphofu emalungelo abo, badlelele bantfu bami labacindzetelekile emalungelo abo emtsetfocotfo, batsatse imphango kubafelokati, badlelele labangenaboyise.
3 Niyakwenta njani ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa, ngesikhatsi sehlakalo sichamuka khashane? Niyawubalekela kubani nicele lusito? Niyakuwushiya nabani lomcebo wenu?
4 Kute leningakwenta ngaphandle kwekushosha phansi kanye nalabatfunjwako, nome niwele phansi emkhatsini walababulewe. Noko ngako konkhe loku, lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki, nesandla sakhe sisephakeme.
5 “Maye kulo lase-Asiriya, indvuku yelulaka lwami, lelisandla salo sifumbetse sagila selulaka lwami.
6 Ngilitfumela esiveni lesingenaNkulunkulu, ngilikhiphele kubantfu labangitfukutselisako, kutsi lihlutfule imphango, litsatse lokuphangiwe, nekutsi libagcobagcobe phansi njengeludzaka lwendlela.
7 Kodvwa loko akusiko lebekuhloswe yinkhosi yase-Asiriya, akusiko lebekusengcondvweni yayo. Inhloso yayo kubhubhisa, nekucedza tive letinyenti.
8 Itsi: ‘Akusito tonkhe yini tindvuna tami lesetingemakhosi?
9 IKhalno ayikafanani yini neKhakhemishi? IHamathi ayifanani yini ne-Aphadi? ISamariya yona ayifanani yini neDamaseko?
10 Njengobe sandla sami sayibamba imibuso yetithico, imibuso leyayimifanekiso yayo yayendlula leya yaseJerusalema neyaseSamariya,
11 ngingeke yini ngimelane nayo iJerusalema kanye netithico tayo, njengaloku ngemelana nayo iSamariya netithico tayo?’ ”
12 Simakadze nase acedzile yonkhe imisebenti yakhe lemelene nentsaba iSiyoni neJerusalema, uyakutsi: “Ngiyakuyijezisa inkhosi yase-Asiriya ngenca yeligcabho layo langemabomu lelisenhlitiyweni yayo nangenca yekutiphakamisa kwayo lokusemehlweni ayo.
13 Ngobe itsi: “ ‘Ngemandla esandla sami ngikwentile loku, nangekuhlakanipha kwami, ngobe nginako kucondza. Ngayisusa iminyele yetive, ngayiphanga imicebo yato. Njengalonemandla ngabawisa labakhe khona.
14 Njengalofinyelela esidlekeni senyoni, kanjalo sandla sami safinyelela kuyo imicebo yetive; njengobe bantfu babutsa emacandza lashiyiwe, kanjalo nami ngawabutsa onkhe emave, kute nalinye lelake labhengutisa luphiko nome lavula umlomo lantjilota.’ ”
15 Lizembe liyatiphakamisa yini lona, libe ngetulu kwalowo lolijikitisako? Lona lisaha liyamhhongela yini lolisebentisako? Kube shangatsi umzaca bewungamjikitisa lowo lowuphetse nome sagila singamjikitisa lowo longesiso sigodvo!
16 Ngako-ke, iNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla iyawutfumela sifo lesondzisanako kulabo labanemandla base-Asiriya; ngephansi kwalokutikhukhumeta kwabo kuyakokheleka umlilo, yebo, umlilo lofanana nemalangabi lavutsako.
17 Kukhanya kwa-Israyeli kuyawuba ngumlilo, Longcwele wakhe abe lilangabi. Ngelilanga linye uyawuvutsa, udle emanyeva akhe netitfwetfwe takhe.
18 Uyawucedza buhle bemahlatsi akhe, nemasimi akhe lavundzile, kuphele umtimba nemphefumulo, kube njengekuphela kwemuntfu logulako.
19 Nemisalela yetihlahla telihlatsi lakhe iyawuba mbalwa kangangekutsi ngisho nemntfwana angatibhala phansi.
20 Ngalelo langa insali yaka-Israyeli, ngisho labo labasasele bendlu yakaJakobe, bangeke basetsembela kuye lowo lowabashaya balahleka phansi; kodvwa bayakwetsembela ngeliciniso kuSimakadze, Longcwele waka-Israyeli.
21 Insali iyawubuyela emuva, insali yakaJakobe iyawubuyela kuSomandla longuNkulunkulu.
22 Nome sive sakho, wena Israyeli, singaba sinyenti ngangesihlabatsi saselugwini lwelwandle, kuyawubuyela insali kuphela. Imbhubhiso ikhishwe, iphuphume ngekulunga.
23 INkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla nguye loyawuchuba lembhubhiso lekhishiwe kulo lonkhe live.
24 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi, Simakadze lenguSomandla, itsi: “Awu, sive sami lesihlala eSiyoni, ningawesabi ema-Asiriya wona lanishaya ngendvuku aniphakamisele sagila, njengobe kwakwenta baseGibhithe.
25 Masinyane intfukutselo yami kini itawuncamuka. Intfukutselo yami seyiyawumelana nema-Asiriya, iwabhubhise.”
26 Simakadze longuSomandla uyakuwashaya ngesiswebhu, njengamzukwana ashaya emaMidiyani edvwaleni lase-Orebi, uyawuphakamisa indvuku yakhe ngetulu kwemanti, njengobe enta eGibhithe.
27 Ngalelo langa umtfwalo wema-Asiriya uyawususwa emahlombe enu, nelijoko lawo lisuswe entsanyeni yenu; lijoko litakwephulwa njengobe senikhuluphele kangaka nje.
28 Ema-Asiriya angena e-Aya, adzabula eMigroni, alondvolota imphahla yawo eMikmashi.
29 Angena emsahweni atsi: “Sitawumisa busuku bunye eGeba.” IRama iyatfutfumela, iGibeya yakaSawula iyabaleka.
30 Khala, Ndvodzakati yaseGalimu! Lalela, nawe Layisha! Nine base-Anathothi labahluphekile.
31 IMadmena iyabaleka; baseGebimu bagijimela kubhaca.
32 Lamuhla nje ema-Asiriya ayawumisa eNobi; ayawujikitisa tibhakela tawo entsabeni yeNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni, egcumeni laseJerusalema.
33 Bukani la, iNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla iyawujuba emagala ngemandla lamakhulu. Tihlahla letiphakeme tiyawugawulwa, leto letidze tiyawuwiswa phansi.
34 Uyawugawula tihlahla telihlatsi ngelizembe; iLebanoni iyakuwa embikwakhe Lonemandla Onkhe.
1 Kuyawuhluma lihlumela esiphuntini sakaJese; ligala lelimila etimphandzeni takhe liyawutsela titselo.
2 Moya waSimakadze uyawubasetikwakhe, Moya wekuhlakanipha newekucondza, Moya wekweluleka newemandla, Moya welwati newekwesaba Simakadze,
3 uyawutijabulisa ekwesabeni Simakadze. Angeke ehlulele ngalakubona ngemehlo akhe, nome ente sincumo ngalakuve ngetindlebe takhe;
4 kodvwa labeswele uyawubehlulela ngekwemtsetfocotfo, labamphofu belive abehlulele ngekungakhetsi. Uyawushaya umhlaba ngendvuku yemlomo wakhe; ngekuphefumula kwemlomo wakhe uyawubulala lababi.
5 Kulunga kuyawuba libhande lakhe, kwetsembeka kube ngumbhenso welukhalo lwakhe.
6 Imphisi iyawuhlalisana nelizinyane lemvu, ingwe iyawulala ndzawonye nembuti; linkhonyane, nelibhubesi lelincane, nenkhomo lekhuluphele kuyawuhlala ndzawonye; konkhe kuyakweluswa ngumntfwana lomncane.
7 Inkhomati iyakudla dlelo linye nelibhele, emankhonyane ako acambalale ndzawonye, libhubesi lidle tjani njengenkhabi.
8 Luswane luyawudlala ngasemgodzini wemfeti, kutsi nemntfwana lomncane afake sandla sakhe emgodzini welibululu.
9 Kungeke kulimate futsi kungeke kubulale nome ngangukuphi entsabeni yami lengcwele, ngobe umhlaba uyawugcwala kwati Simakadze, njengobe nemanti agcwalisa lwandle.
10 Ngalelo langa iMphandze yaJese iyakuma ibe siboniso kubetive, tive tiyawuhlangana kuyo, indzawo yayo yekuphumula ibe neludvumo.
11 Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyakwelula sandla sakhe kwesibili atibutsele imisalela yesive sakhe leyawube isasele e-Asiriya, naseGibhithe Lengentansi, neGibhithe Lengenhla, naseKushe, nase-Elamu, naseBhabhulona, naseHamathi, nasemaveni langaselwandle.
12 Uyakuphakamisela tive siboniso, abutse batfunjwa baka-Israyeli; uyawuhlanganisa bantfu bakaJuda labasakatekele emagumbini omane emhlaba.
13 Umona wa-Efrayimu uyawunyamalala, titsa takaJuda ticedvwe nya; Efrayimu angeke aphindze abe nemona ngaJuda, naJuda angeke aphindze abe nebutsa ku-Efrayimu.
14 Bayawukwehla emaceleni aseFilistiya bawahlasele enshonalanga, bobabili bayawuphanga bantfu labahlala emphumalanga. Bayawulidla live laka-Edomu nelakaMowabi, babuse etikwema-Amoni.
15 Simakadze uyakomisa sihlenge selwandle lwaseGibhithe; uyakwelula sandla sakhe lesinemandla etikweYufrathe, ayihamule ngemoya loshisako. Lomfula uyakuwehlukanisa ekhatsi, ube ngimifula lesikhombisa, khona bantfu batekwewela bafake tincabule.
16 Kuyawuba nemgwaco lomkhulu wemisalela yesive sakhe leyawube isele e-Asiriya, njengobe wawukhona nakubaka-Israyeli ngesikhatsi baphuma eGibhithe.
1 Ngalelo langa uyakutsi: “Ngiyakudvumisa, wena Simakadze, lite nome bewungitfukutselele, kodvwa kutfukutsela kwakho akusekho, esikhundleni saloko sewungidvudvutile.
2 Impela, Nkulunkulu uyinsindziso yami; ngiyakumetsemba ngingesabi, Simakadze, Simakadze ungemandla ami nengoma yami; nguye loyinsindziso yami.”
3 Ngekujabula niyawukha emanti emitfonjeni yensindziso.
4 Ngalelo langa niyawutsi: “Bongani Simakadze, nibite Libito lakhe; yatisani tive ngaloko lakwentile, nimemetele kutsi Libito lakhe liphakeme.
5 Hlabelani kuSimakadze, ngobe wente tintfo letincomekako; loku akwatiwe emhlabeni wonkhe.
6 Memetani kakhulu, nihlabele ngenjabulo, nine bantfu baseSiyoni, ngobe mkhulu lowo Longcwele waka-Israyeli losemkhatsini wenu.”
1 Leli livi lesembulo ngeBhabhulona, lelefika ku-Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, ngembono:
2 “Phakamisani siboniso semphi, nisiphakamisele esicongweni sentsaba. Memetani kakhulu, nibakhwebe, khona batewuncandzeka babuye, bangene emasangweni alabaphakeme.
3 Labangcwele bami ngibatfumile, ngiwabitile emachawe ami lanemandla kutsi ayewufeza sigwebo sentfukutselo yami, wona lawo lajabulela kungincobela.
4 “Lalelani, umsindvo etintsabeni, ufanana nalowentiwa sicumbi sebantfu! Lalelani, sidvumo emkhatsini wemibuso! Unjengetiphitsiphitsi tetive! Simakadze longuSomandla uvivisa emabutfo kutsi aphume ayekulwa imphi.
5 Baphuma emaveni lakhashane, lasekugcineni kwemazulu, nguye Simakadze netikhali telulaka lwakhe, utewubhubhisa wonkhe umhlaba.
6 “Lilani, ngobe lilanga laSimakadze selisondzele, litawufika liyimbhubhiso levela kuSomandla.
7 Ngenca yaloko, tonkhe tandla tiyawujikita, inhlitiyo yabo bonkhe bantfu iphelelwe ngemandla,
8 kutfutfumela kubabambe, tinhlungu nekucacamba kubantfonye, bajilajileke njengemfati aphetfwe ngumhelo. Bayawubukana ngekumangala, buso babo buvutse emalangabi.
9 Bukani, lilanga laSimakadze liyasondzela, lilanga lelinelulaka, nentfukutselo, nelulaka lolwesabekako; litekwenta live libe lihlane, libuye libhubhise netoni letikulo.
10 Umtsentse welizulu kanye nato tonkhe tinkhanyeti ngemabutfo ato kungeke kukuvete kukhanya kwako. Lilanga leliphumako litakwentiwa libe mnyama, ngisho nenyanga iyakwehluleka kukhanyisa.
11 “Umhlaba ngiyakuwujezisa ngenca yebubi bawo, ngijezise nalababi ngenca yetono tabo. Ngiyakulicedza ligcabho lalabo labatigcabhako, ngikutfobise kutigcabha kwalabo labanelunya.
12 Umuntfu ngiyakumenta asweleke kakhulu kunegolide lecengekile, ngimente abe yindlala kunegolide yase-Ofiri, lengatfolakali kalula.
13 Ngako-ke emazulu ngiyakuwenta atfutfumele, nemhlaba utanyatanyiswe usuke endzaweni yawo, ngenca yelulaka lwaSimakadze longuSomandla, ngalelo langa lentfukutselo yakhe levutsako.
14 “Njengenyamatane letingelwako, nanjengetimvu letingenamelusi, ngulowo nalowo uyawubalekela esiveni sakubo, ngulowo nalowo abalekele eveni lakubo.
15 Lowo loyawutfunjwa uyawugwazwa; bonkhe labayawubanjwa bayawudliwa yinkemba.
16 Tinswane tabo tiyawuphahlatwa tibe ticucu embikwabo babuka, tindlu tabo tiyawuphangwa, nebafati babo badlwengulwe.
17 “Bukani la, ngiyawuvusa emaMede kutsi abahlasele, bantfu labangatsengeki ngesiliva nalabangeke balingwe ngegolide.
18 Ngebutjoki babo lobugobile bayawudubula emajaha, abanamusa ngetinswane, futsi bate nesihawu ngebantfwana.
19 IBhabhulona ligugu lemibuso, ibuhle beligcabho lemaBhabhulona, Nkulunkulu uyakuyiketula iwe njengeSodoma neGomora.
20 Kungeke kuphindze kuhlale muntfu kuyo, kute loyawuphindze ahlale kuyo titukulwane ngetitukulwane; kute um-Arabu loyawumisa lithende lakhe lapho, kute nemelusi loyawuphumulisa imihlambi yakhe kuyo.
21 Kodvwa tilwane tasehlane tiyawulala khona, timphungutja tiyawugcwala etindlini takhona, tikhova tiyawuhlala khona, netimbuti tesiganga tiyawutjakadvula khona.
22 Timphisi tiyawushaya umkhulungwane kuleto tinqaba tayo, kanjalo netimphungutja etigodlweni tayo. Sikhatsi sayo sesisondzele, nemalanga ayo angeke andziswe.”
1 Simakadze utawubonakalisa sihawu sakhe kuJakobe, utawuphindza futsi akhetse ema-Israyeli, awabuyisele eveni lawo. Betive batawutihlanganisa nawo, batihlanganise nendlu yaJakobe.
2 Tive tiyakuwatsatsa tiwamikise endzaweni yawo. Lababendlu yaka-Israyeli bayawutsatsa betive, babasebentise njengetigcili tabo letidvuna naletisikati eveni laSimakadze. Batfumbi babo bayawubenta batfunjwa babo, babuse etikwebacindzeteli babo.
3 Kuyawutsi ngalelo langa Simakadze layawukuphumuta ngalo, wena Israyeli, ekuhluphekeni kwakho, nasekukhatsatekeni, nasebugcilini lobunesihluku,
4 uhlabele siga uphukute inkhosi yaseBhabhulona utsi: “Ase nibuke kuphela kwemcindzeteli! Intfukutselo yakhe seyifike ekugcineni!
5 Simakadze uyephulile indvuku yalababi, yebo, uyephulile indvuku yebabusi,
6 labahlasele tive ngelulaka, batigadla ngaphandle kwesihe, batigcobagcoba phansi ngentfukutselo, baphekehla lutfutfuva bahlasela.
7 Manje, njengobe umhlaba wonkhe usaphumulile unekuthula, sebayakhululeka bahlabele.
8 Ngisho tipheshula nemisedari yaseLebanoni nayo seyijabula ngawe, Bhabhulona, itsi: ‘Manje, njengaloku sewalaliswa phansi, sekute ngisho namunye umgawuli lotasijuba.’
9 “Indzawo yalabafile ngaphansi nayo iyanyakata itsakasele kutsi ikuhlangabete nawuta kuyo. Lendzawo ivusa umoya walasebalala kutsi itekuvusela bonkhe labo bebabaholi emhlabeni, ibente basukume etihlalweni tabo tebukhosi bonkhe nalababengemakhosi etive.
10 “Bonkhe bayawuphendvula batsi kuwe: ‘Nawe sewubutsakatsaka njengatsi, nawe sewufanana natsi.’
11 Bonkhe bukhatikhati bakho nekuhlabela kwemahabhu akho sekwehliselwe phansi endzaweni yalabafile; timphetfu setilicansi lakho, netibungu setisembatfo sakho.
12 “Maye, lokuwa kwakho ezulwini! Awu, nkhwekhweti yekusa! Ndvodzana yentsatsakusa! Ugeciwe walahlwa phansi, wena lowake walalisa tive lunja!
13 Ukhulume enhlitiyweni yakho watsi: ‘Ngiyakwenyukela etulu ezulwini. Ngiyawuphakamisa sihlalo sami sebukhosi, sibe ngetulu kwetinkhanyeti taNkulunkulu. Ngiyawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi etikwentsaba yenhlanganiso yabonkulunkulu, esicongweni sentsaba lengcwele.
14 Ngiyakwenyukela ngetulu kweticongo temafu. Ngiyawutenta ngifanane naNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe.’
15 Kodvwa sewehliselwe phansi endzaweni yalabafile, emajukujukwini emgodzi.
16 “Labo labakubonako bayakugolotela bakucaphele, batsi: ‘Utsi lomuntfu ngabe nguye mbamba lona lowake wadvungutelisa umhlaba, wanyakatisa nemibuso?
17 Utsi ngabe nguye lowenta umhlaba lihlane, wabhidlita emadolobha awo, longazange atikhulule tiboshwa takhe kutsi tihambe tibuyele emakhaya ato?’
18 Onkhe emakhosi etive angcwatjwe ngeludvumo, nguleyo naleyo ethuneni layo.
19 Kodvwa wena ulahliwe wangete wangcwatjwa, walahlwa njengeligala lelaliwe, walala encunjini yetidvumbu tebantfu, lababulewe ngenkemba, lese bewukele phansi emgodzini wematje. Njengesidvumbu lesinyatselwa phansi ngetinyawo,
20 ungeke usangcwatjwa kanye nalamanye emakhosi, ngobe ulibhubhisile live lakho, wabulala bantfu bakini. “Situkulwane semuntfu lomubi ngeke kuphindze kukhulunywe ngaso.
21 Ngenca yetono taboyisemkhulu tilungiseleleni kubulala emadvodzana akhe. Akukafaneli avuke adle lelive njengelifa, bese akha emadolobha yonkhe indzawo.”
22 Simakadze longuSomandla utsi: “Ngiyawusukuma ngilwe nabo, ngiyawubhubhisa iBhabhulona, ngiyishiye ite libito nemisalela, ingenabantfwana natitukulwane,” usho njalo Simakadze.
23 “Ngiyawuyenta ibe yindzawo yetikhova, kube yindzawo lelichaphoti. Ngiyawuyishanyela ngemshanyelo wembhubhiso,” usho njalo Simakadze longuSomandla.
24 Simakadze longuSomandla ufungile, watsi: “Impela, loku sengikuhlelile, futsi nakanjani kutakwenteka; njengobe sengikuhlosile nje, nakanjani kungeke kugucuke.
25 Ema-Asiriya ngitakuwapitjita eveni lami, ngiwagcobagcobele etintsabeni tami. Lelijoko lawo belibekwe etikwesive sami litawususwa etikwaso; nalomtfwalo besetfweswe wona utakwetfulwa ususwe etikwaso.
26 “Loku-ke kuluhlelo lwami lolucondzene nemhlaba wonkhe jikelele, loku-ke kusandla sami leselulelwe etikwetive tonkhe, ngitehlulele.”
27 Ngobe Simakadze longuSomandla sewutimisele ngaloko, ngubani nje longamvimbela kuloko? Sandla sakhe selulekile, ngubani nje longasijikisa?
28 Leli livi lesembulo lelefika ngemnyaka wekufa kwenkhosi Ahazi, latsi:
29 “Ningajabuli, nine nonkhe maFilisti, ngobe nitsi lendvuku leyanishaya seyephukile; nanjengobe lokumila kusuka emphandzeni bese kutsela titselo, kanjalo nasenyokeni kuyawuvela libululu lelinesihlungu kabi.
30 Timbhukudvu tetimphuya tiyawutfola emadlelo, kutsi labeswele bacambalale phansi baphephile. Kodvwa titukulwane tenu, maFilisti, ngiyakutibhubhisa ngendlala lenkhulu leyawuhhela ngisho nemisalela.
31 “Awu, sango, lila! Awu, dolobha, hhewula! Ttutfumela, wena Filistiya! Ngobe emabutfo emphi lenemandla ayeta, aphuma ngasenyakatfo; ate ngisho nome linye lisotja leliligwala.
32 “Sitawuphendvula sitsini kuletitfunywa letiphuma kulesive? Sitawusho, sitsi: Simakadze sewuyakhile yatinta iSiyoni, ngulapho sive sakhe lebesihlushwa sitawuphephela khona.”
1 Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neMowabi: Ngebusuku lekwabhujiswa ngabo i-Ari, live lonkhe lakaMowabi laphela laba tindzala. Ngebusuku lekwabhujiswa ngabo iKhiri, live lonkhe lakaMowabi lasala selitindzala.
2 IDiboni seyenyukele ethempelini, endzaweni lephakeme yekukhontela, kuyawukhala. Sive sakaMowabi sikhalela iNebo neMedeba. Tonkhe tinhloko tihhuliwe, tonkhe tilevu tihhuliwe.
3 Etitaladini bembetse emasaka, bakhala etikwetindlu, bakhale nasetinkhundleni, etihlatsini tabo kugeleta tinyembeti.
4 Bantfu baseHeshboni nebase-Eleyale bayakhala, emaphimbo esililo sabo evakala khashane, ngisho naseJahasi. Ngako-ke nemabutfo emphi akaMowabi lahlomile ayakhala, tinhlitiyo tawo tiyatfutfumela.
5 Inhlitiyo yami ikhalela Mowabi, bantfu bakhe babaleka kuye bacondza eSowari, labanye bacondza e-Eglathi Shelishiya. Benyuka bahamba bakhala baya eLuhithi, bahamba ngemgwaco baya eHoronayimu, bakhaliswa kubhujiswa kwabo.
6 Emanti aseNimrimu omile, netjani bubunile; lokumilako sekuphele konkhe, sekute lokuluhlata lokusasele.
7 Ngako leyo ngcebo yabo bese bayitfolile bayibutsisa ndzawonye, bayetfwala, bahamba nayo; bayawushona ngale kwemfudlana wemabhabhabhulomu.
8 Kulila kwabo kuhaza ngesheya kwemnyele wakaMowabi. Kukhala kwabo kuvakala e-Eglayimu, kulila kwabo kuvakale eBheri Elimu.
9 Emanti aseDiboni agcwele ingati, kodvwa iDiboni ngisetayengetela; yebo, libhubesi kulabo lababaleka kaMowabi, nakulabo labangimisalela kulelo live!
1 Tfumelani emazinyane etimvu lesuka eSela, ngasehlane, aye entsabeni yeNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni, abe setfulo enkhosini yelive.
2 Njengetinyoni letizulazulako nangabe tikhishwa etidlekeni, bayawuba njalo-ke nebafati bakaMowabi ematubukweni ase-Anoni.
3 Batsi kubakaJuda: “Sinikeni seluleko, nisentele sincumo. Nisisibekele ngesitfunti senu sibe njengebusuku emini, kala bha. Fihlani labo lababalekile, ningatsengisi ngalababalekele kini.
4 Hlalani nabo lababaleke kulakaMowabi, nibe sivikelo sabo kumbulali.” Umcindzeteli utawuphela, bese iyema imbhubhiso; umuntfu welutfutfuva utawunyamalala eveni;
5 bese sihlalo sebukhosi sima ngelutsandvo; nangekwetsembeka kuyawuhlala umuntfu kuso, umuntfu loyawuvela endlini yakaDavide, umehluleli loyakwehlulela ngekungakhetsi, ayisheshisise indlela yekulunga.
6 Sivile ngekutiphakamisa kwebakaMowabi, nangekuchosha kwabo lokukhulu nekutigcabha kwabo, nangekutigabatisa kwabo, nekucolosha kwabo; noko kutishaya sifuba kwabo kulite.
7 Ngako-ke emaMowabi ayawutikhalela; ayawulila ndzawonye ngelakaMowabi. Lilani nidzabuke ngenca yemakhekhe emagelebisi lomisiwe langasatfolakali eKhiri Heresi.
8 Emasimi aseHeshboni ayabuna, nemivini yaseSibima iyoma. Babusi betive babehlulwa liwayini lemivini yelikhetselo. Yebo, imivini leyake yenabela naseJaseri, yadzimate yefika nasehlane, yenaba yaze yayawufika naselwandle.
9 Ngako ngiyakhala, njengobe kukhala iJaseri, ngikhalela imivini yaseSibima. Awu! Heshboni, nawe Eleyale, nginenye etinyembetini! Kumemeta kwenjabulo ngetitselo tenu lesetivutsiwe kuthulisiwe, kwabindziswa nenjabulo ngetivuno tenu.
10 Injabulo nekutsakasa kususiwe emahlatsini etitselo lahlanyelwe; kute namunye losahlabela amemete etivinini, sekute losahluta liwayini ematjeni ekulihluta, ngobe ngikucedzile kumemeta.
11 Inhlitiyo yami ililela iMowabi, ikhala njengelihabhu, lingekhatsi lami lilila ngeKhiri Heresi.
12 Ngesikhatsi bakaMowabi babonakala endzaweni yabo lephakeme bavele batigugise bona nje; ngesikhatsi bayewukhuleka kuletithico tabo, abasasitakali ngalutfo.
13 Leli livi Simakadze lasavele alikhulumile macondzana nebakaMowabi.
14 Kodvwa nyalo Simakadze utsi: “Njengesisebenti lesenta sivumelwane seminyaka lemitsatfu nemcashi waso, balisisa kahle emalanga, ngobe ekugcineni kwaleso sikhatsi ludvumo lwakaMowabi luyawuba lihlazo, nalabo labayawube basele bayawuba mbalwa kakhulu futsi nabo bawombile.”
1 Livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neDamaseko: “Buka la, iDamaseko ingeke isaba lidolobha, kodvwa seyitawuba yindvundvuma nje yetindzala.
2 Emadolobha ase-Siriya atawushiywa abe ngemadlelo emihlambi yetimvu netimbuti, lapho iyawulala khona sekute nalotayesabisa.
3 Lidolobha leliyinqaba liyawunyamalala kulaka-Efrayimu, kuphele nebukhosi bendlunkhulu yaseDamaseko. Insali yaseSiriya iyawuba njengebukhosi baka-Israyeli,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
4 “Ngalelo langa bukhosi bakaJakobe buyawunyamalala; nemitsebe lebhubuka emtimbeni wakhe iyawuhusheka iphele.
5 Kuyawuba njengemvuni nakageca tinhlanga letimile, avuna tibhuluja ngetandla takhe, kube njengemuntfu lobutsa lokuwa nakavunako eSigodzini semaRefa.
6 Noko letinye tibhuluja tiyawusala, njenganakuphundlwa sihlahla semncumo, bese kusala titselo temncumo letibili nome letitsatfu emagaleni lasetulu esicongweni sesihlahla, kusale lamane nome lasihlanu emagaleni latsele kakhulu,” kusho Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
7 Ngalelo langa bantfu bayawubuka kuMdali wabo, bajikise emehlo abo bawabhekise kuye Longcwele waka-Israyeli.
8 Bangeke basabuka emalatini, lekungimisebenti yetandla tabo, futsi bangeke basatihlupha ngekunaka tinsika ta-Ashera nemalati emphepho labentiwa ngimino yabo.
9 Ngalelo langa emadolobha abo latinqaba, lababewashiyiswe ngema-Israyeli, ayawufanana netindzawo lesetishiyelwe tinchachabutane nemitfuma. Onkhe ayawubate bantfu.
10 Umkhohliwe Nkulunkulu uMsindzisi wakho; awukalikhumbuli lidvwala lelisiphephelo sakho. Ngako-ke nome ungahlanyelela tithico takho titfombo letinhle kakhulu, uhlanyele tivini letiphuma kulamanye emave,
11 nome ngalelo langa lotihlanyela ngalo uvele utente tikhule, kutsi ekuseni nawutihlanyela utente tihlume, noko sivuno sato siyawufanana nelite ngelilanga lesifo neletinhlungu letingelapheki.
12 Awu, ngekuhlokoma kwetive letinyenti, tihlokoma njengekuhlokoma kwelwandle! Awu, kuhokoma kwemsindvo webetive, tihokoma njengekuhlokoma kwemanti lamanyenti!
13 Naloku tive tihokoma njengekuhokoma kwemabhudlo emanti, Nkulunkulu nakabatsetsisa, babaleka baye khashane, bapheshulwe emoyeni njengemakhoba, nakaphephuka etulu emagcumeni, nanjengelukhula loluzushuniwe, nalukhukhulwa sihhuhhula semoya.
14 Kutsi kungahlwa, bahlanyele budlova! Kutsi kusa, babe bangasekho! Lesi sabelo salabo labaphanga tsine, likoyi lalabo labasiphangako.
1 Maye kuwe wena live leligubhutisa timphiko, lingesheya kwemifula yaseSudani,
2 lelitfumela titfunywa ngelwandle, tintante ngetikebhe temhlanga etikwemanti, ngitsi: “Hambani masinyane, mancusa lanematubane, nibuyele esiveni sakini lesibantfu baso babadze, kantsi banesikhumba semtimba lesibusheleleti, sive lesesatjwa kuyo yonkhe indzawo, sive lesineluchweba nelulwimi lolungatiwa, sive lesilive laso lehlukaniswe ngimifula.
3 “Nonkhe nine tive temhlaba, nine lenihlala kulomhlaba, nakuphakanyiswa siboniso semphi entsabeni, nibobuka, nakukhala licilongo, nilalelisise.
4 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze kimi: ‘Ngitawuhlala nje ngithule, ngibuke nje ngisendzaweni yami yekuhlala, nakuphakama sivuvu ekushiseni kwelilanga, yebo, sivuvu sematolo lakhuntsisa sivuno.’
5 Ngobe, kusengakavunwa, nase kuhhohloke tishakato, netimbali setiba titselo lesetivutsiwe temagelebisi, uyawujuba emahlumela ngesikelo sekutsena tihlahla, awalalise phansi, esuse lemiliba leyenabako.
6 Iyawusala yonkhe etulu etintsabeni, idliwe tinyoni tetintsaba netilwane tesiganga. Tinyoni tiyawutondla ngayo lihlobo lonkhe, netilwane tesiganga busika bonkhe.”
7 Ngaleso sikhatsi tipho tiyakwetfulwa kuSimakadze longuSomandla, letiphuma esiveni lesibantfu baso babadze, kantsi banesikhumba semtimba lesibusheleleti, sive lesesatjwa kuyo yonkhe indzawo, sive lesineluchweba nelulwimi lolungatiwa, sive lesilive laso lehlukaniswe ngimifula. Letipho tiyawumikiswa entsabeni iSiyoni, indzawo yeLibito laSimakadze longuSomandla.
1 Livi lesembulo lelimacondzana nelive laseGibhithe: Buka la, Simakadze ugibela lifu leligijima kakhulu, ubange kulaseGibhithe. Tithico taseGibhithe tiyawutfutfumela embikwakhe, netinhlitiyo tebantfu baseGibhithe tiyancibilika ngekhatsi kwabo.
2 “Ngitawuchukuluta umGibhithe avukele umGibhithe, umnakabo uyakulwa nemnakabo, makhelwane acabane namakhelwane, lidolobha lihlasele lidolobha, umbuso uvukele umbuso.
3 EmaGibhithe ayawuphelelwa ngemandla; emasu awo ngiyawuwacedza atsi nya. Ayawuya etithicweni ayewuphengula, aze ayewufuna labaphansi, netangoma, nalababhulako.
4 BaseGibhithe ngitabanikela etandleni tenkhosi lenemandla nalenelulaka. Bayawubuswa yinkhosi leyesabekako,” kusho iNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla.
5 Emanti emfula iNayili ayakusha ome, nekujula kwemfula kuyawukoma; yebo, kuyawusala kusebaleni.
6 Imisele yemanti iyawunuka luvundze, yebo, imifula yonkhe yaseGibhithe iyawubotja yome. Umhlanga nelikhwane kuyawubuna,
7 yebo, nayo yonkhe intfo lehlumako eceleni kwemfula lomkhulu iNayili, ekungeneleni kwawo elwandle. Tonkhe tivandze letihlanyelwe ngasemfuleni iNayili tiyawuhamuka tome, tingaphindzi tibonwe.
8 Badwebi betinhlanti bayawukhala, balile, bonkhe labajika emahhuka abo emfuleni iNayili, labo labajika emanetha abo emantini, yebo, bayawujabha baphelelwe ngemandla.
9 Labo bafati labankwefa imitiya yelineni bayawujabha, bephotseli labeluka ilineni lemhlophe bayawuphelelwa litsemba.
10 EmaGibhithe latfungako ayawuphela emandla, nabo bonkhe labahola ngelilanga bayawudzabuka etinhlitiyweni.
11 Tiphatsimandla taseSowani atisilo lutfo, kuphela nje, titibhungayeti; beluleki labahlakaniphile bakaFaro beluleka ngeteluleko letingenangcondvo. Ungasho kanjani kuFaro utsi: “Ngingulomunye walabahlakaniphile, intalo yemakhosi akadzeni”?
12 Aphi nyalo emadvodza akho lahlakaniphile? Akakukhombise, akwatise loko, Nkulunkulu longuSomandla lasahlose kukwenta ngeGibhithe.
13 Tiphatsimandla taseSowani setitibhungayeti, baholi baseMemfisi sebakhohlisiwe; imisumphe yebantfu bakhona seyedukise lonkhe live laseGibhithe.
14 Simakadze sewutfululele kubo umoya wekudzidzeka; benta iGibhithe iyendze kuko konkhe leyikwentako, iyendze njengesidzakwa emahlanteni aso.
15 Kute lokungabe kusentiwa yiGibhithe, inhloko nome umsila, ligala lelisundvu nome umhlanga.
16 Ngalelo langa baseGibhithe bayawuba njengebafati. Bayawutfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba ingalo yaSimakadze longuSomandla leyawube iphakanyiselwe kumelana nabo.
17 Live lakaJuda liyawutsela kwesaba kubantfu baseGibhithe; bonkhe labayakuva nje kuphatfwa lelibito laJuda, bayakwetfuka, ngenca yaloko Simakadze longuSomandla losahlose kukwenta kubo.
18 Ngalelo langa emadolobha lasihlanu aseGibhithe ayawukhuluma siHebheru, lulwimi lwaseKhenani, ente sifungo kuSimakadze longuSomandla. Lelinye lawo kuyawutsiwa liDolobha Lembhubhiso.
19 Ngalelo langa kuyawuba nelilati laSimakadze ekhatsi eveni laseGibhithe, nensika lesikhumbuto saSimakadze eminyeleni yaseGibhithe.
20 Kuyawuba tibonakaliso letikhumbuta ngaSimakadze longuSomandla eveni laseGibhithe. Nase bakhala kuSimakadze ngenca yebacindzeteli babo, uyawubatfumelela umsindzisi nemvikeli, yena loyawufike abephule.
21 Ngako Simakadze uyakwenta kutsi emaGibhithe amati; ngalelo langa bayawumhlonipha Simakadze. Bayawumkhonta ngemihlatjelo nangeminikelo yalokutinhlavu, bayakwenta tetsembiso kuSimakadze, futsi bayawutigcina.
22 Simakadze uyawushaya iGibhithe ngesifo lesibulalanako; uyawubashaya ngaso, aphindze abaphilise. Bayawuphendvukela kuSimakadze, naye uyawukuva kuncusa kwabo, bese uyabaphilisa.
23 Ngalelo langa kuyawuba nemgwaco losuka eGibhithe uye e-Asiriya. Base-Asiriya bayakuya eGibhithe, nebaseGibhithe bayakuya e-Asiriya. Bantfu baseGibhithe nebase-Asiriya bayakukhonta ndzawonye.
24 Ngalelo langa Israyeli uyawuba ngewesitsatfu kanye neGibhithe ne-Asiriya, kube sibusiso emhlabeni.
25 Simakadze longuSomandla uyawubabusisa, atsi: “Ayibusiswe iGibhithe, sive sami, ne-Asiriya lengumsebenti wetandla tami, na-Israyeli lolifa lami.”
1 Ngemnyaka indvuna lenkhulu yemphi, leyayitfunywe nguSagoni, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, yefikela e-Ashdodi, yayihlasela, yayitfumba,
2 ngaleso sikhatsi Simakadze wakhuluma nga-Isaya, umsa wa-Amose. Wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Khumula lamasaka emtimbeni wakho, naletincabule lapha etinyaweni takho.” Wakwenta loko Isaya, wahamba asangcunu, angakafaki lutfo nasetinyaweni.
3 Simakadze wase utsi: “Njengobe inceku yami, Isaya, beyihamba ngcunu ingakafaki lutfo nasetinyaweni iminyaka lemitsatfu, lokusibonakaliso nemhlolo kwalokutawuvelela iGibhithe neSudani,
4 kanjalo inkhosi yase-Asiriya iyawuhola baseGibhithe nebaseSudani labatfunjwe bangcunu, bangakafaki lutfo nasetinyaweni, labancane nalabadzala, bayawushwebheta ngetibunu tabo tisebaleni, kube lihlazo laseGibhithe.
5 Labo lababetsemba iSudani, batigabatisa ngeGibhithe, bayawukwesaba, batseleke ngelihlazo.
6 Ngalelo langa bantfu labahlala kulolugu bayawutsi: ‘Ase nibuke kutsi sekwentekeni kulabantfu lebesetsembele kubo, labo lesabalekela kubo sayawucela lusito nekukhululwa enkhosini yase-Asiriya! Pho-ke, sesitawuphunyula kanjani?’ ”
1 Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neBhabhulona, lihlane lelingaselwandle: Njengetiwunguwungwana tihhusha tendlula eveni laseningizimu, kanjalo umhlaseli uchamuka ngasehlane, eveni lelesabekako.
2 Ngikhonjiswe umbono lowesabekako: Bantfu labangemambuka bayatsengisana, baphangi batsatsa imphango. Hlaselani, nine ma-Elamu! Vimbetelani, nani maMede! “Ngitakucedza konkhe loko kububula lobekubangwa baseBhabhulona.”
3 Nginelusizi ngalombono lengiwubonile, buhlungu bungibambile, njengemhelo ufikela umfati nasatawubeleka. Kuyangetfusa loko lengikuvako, ngiyamangala ngaloko lengikubona ngemehlo ami.
4 Inhlitiyo yami iyaphatamiseka, kwesaba kuyangitfutfumelisa; kuhlwa lebengiloku ngikufisa sekujike kwaba sesabiso kimi.
5 Bendlala ematafula, bendlale emacansi, bayadla, banatse! Bese kuphuma simemetelo sitsi: “Sukumani, nine tindvuna! Gcobisani emahawu enu!”
6 Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze kimi, utsi: “Hamba ubeke umlindzi, umtjele akubikele ngako konkhe lakubonako.
7 Nakabona tincola temphi letiboshelwe, letinemahhashi laboshelwe ngamabili, nebagibeli betimbongolo bagibele, nome bagibeli bemakamela basetulu, akahlale acaphele ngesineke lesikhulu.”
8 Lomlindzi wamemeta watsi: “Lilanga ngelilanga, nkhosi yami, ngima etulu embhoshongweni wekulindza, busuku ngebusuku ngihlala ngisemsebentini wami.
9 Asubuke nje, naku kuta umuntfu ugibele incola yakhe yemphi, lenemahhashi laboshelwe ngamabili. Lomuntfu waphendvula watsi: ‘IBhabhulona seyiwile, iwile! Tonkhe titfombe tetithico tayo setibhidlikele phansi emhlabatsini!’ ”
10 Awu, sive sami, senipitjitelwe phansi ebaleni lekubhulela kolo, ngiyanitjela loko lengikuvile kuSimakadze longuSomandla, kuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
11 Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neDuma lelitsi: Kukhona longimemetako kaSeyiri, utsi: “Mlindzi, sekusele kangakanani kutsi kuse? Mlindzi, sekusele kangakanani kutsi kuse?”
12 Umlindzi uyaphendvula, utsi: “Kuyeta kusa, kodvwa kusesebusuku. Nanifuna kubuta, butani, nibophindze nibuye futsi.”
13 Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana ne-Arabiya lelitsi: Nine ludvwendvwe lwemakamela akaDedani, nine lenimisa emavungwini ase-Arabiya,
14 baletseleni emanti laba lasebomile; nine lenihlala eThema, baletseleni kudla laba lababalekile.
15 Babalekela tinkemba, yebo, tinkemba letiphakanyisiwe, nebutjoki lobucishiwe, nekushisa kwemphi.
16 Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze kimi, utsi: “Njengesisebenti lesenta sivumelwane semnyaka munye nemcashi waso, balisisa kahle emalanga, ngobe ekugcineni kwawo lonkhe ludvumo lwakaKhedari lutawuphela.
17 Imisalela yemadvodza lanemba ngebutjoki, langemachawe akaKhedari itawuba mbalwa.” Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wa-Israyeli sewukhulumile.
1 Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neSigodzi Sembono lelitsi: Kwentiwa yini kutsi bonkhe bantfu bakho bakhwele baye etulu etingcongwaneni tetindlu?
2 Awu dolobha leligcwele siyaluyalu! Awu dolobha lemsindvo nekujabula! Bantfu bakho labafile abakabulawa yinkemba, futsi abafelanga emphini.
3 Bonkhe baholi bakho babaleke kanyekanye; batfunjwe bangakalwi nekulwa ngebutjoki. Nonkhe nine lenibanjiwe naboshwa kanyekanye, nivele nabaleka, nome sitsa besisekhashane.
4 Ngako-ke ngatsi: “Sukani lapha kimi, ase ngikhale kabuhlungu. Ningacali netame kungidvudvuta ngekubhujiswa kwesive sakitsi.”
5 INkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla ibeke lilanga lesiyaluyalu, lekugcotjwagcotjwa nelekudzidzeka eSigodzini Sembono, lilanga lekuhhihlitwa kwetibondza, lilanga lekutikhalela etintsabeni.
6 Elamu utsatsa umgodla wemicibisholo, utseleka nebagibeli bakhe betincola kanye nemahhashi; emadvodza aseKhiri agwabula emahawu.
7 Tihosha tenu telikhetselo tigcwele tincola temphi, nebagibeli bemahhashi babekwe emasangweni elidolobha;
8 Juda sewemukwe tonkhe tivikelo takhe. Ngaleso sikhatsi nahlola tikhali taseNdlini Yelihlatsi.
9 Nabona kutsi Lidolobha laDavide linetindzawo letinyenti letibhidlikile; navimbela emanti ema eSitibeni Lesingentansi.
10 Nabala tindlu taseJerusalema, nabhidlita tindlu letinye nentela kucinisa lubondza.
11 Nakha lidamu emkhatsini wetindvonga letimbili, lidamu lekugcina emanti eSitiba Lesidzala, kodvwa anizange nibuke kuLowo lowakwenta nome nimnake Lowo lowakuhlela endvulo.
12 INkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla yanibita ngalelo langa kutsi nitewukhala nilile, kutsi nitewuhhula tinwele tenu, nembatse emasaka.
13 Kodvwa bukani, kuyajatjulwa kubuswe, kuhlatjwa tinkhomo netimvu, yebo, kudliwa inyama, kunatfwe liwayini! Nitsi: “Asidle, sinatse, ngobe kusasa sitakufa!”
14 Simakadze longuSomandla ukwembulile loku kimi, ngakuva: “Niyawuze nife solomane lesono singakahlawulelwa”, isho njalo iNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla.
15 Naku-ke lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla, itsi: “Hamba, uye endvuneni, kuShebna lophetse sigodlo, ufike utsi:
16 Wentani lapha, kona ngubani lokunike lemvume yekumba lithuna lakho lapha, nekukapuluta lithuna lakho lapha etulu ngekucota indzawo yakho yekuphumula lapha edvwaleni?
17 “Caphela-ke, Simakadze sewutakuntfonya akujikijele khashane, awu, wena ndvodza lenemandla.
18 Utakugicita kamatima njengebhola, akujikijele eveni lelikhulu. Ngulapho-ke uyawufela khona, lapho tincola takho letinhle tiyawusala khona, wena hlazo lendlu yenkhosi yakho!
19 Ngiyawukwehlisa esikhundleni sakho, ususwe esikhundleni sakho,” kusho Simakadze.
20 “Ngalelo langa ngiyawubita inceku yami, Eliyakimu, umsa waHilkiya.
21 Ngiyakumembatsisa ngemjiva wakho, ngimbophe ngelibhande lakho; emandla nemagunya akho ngiwanike yena. Uyawuba nguyise walabo labahlala eJerusalema nakubendlu yakaJuda.
22 Ngiyawubeka sikhiya sendlu yakaDavide emahlombe akhe; lakuvulako kute loyawukuvala, nalakuvalako kute loyawukuvula.
23 Ngiyakumbetsela njengesipikili esikhundleni sakhe, yena uyawuba njengesihlalo seludvumo emndenini weyise.
24 Kuleso sipikili kuyawuphanyekwa sonkhe sisindvo semndeni weyise, titukulwane takhe nemiliba yakhe, ngisho tonkhe titja letincane takhona, kusukela etindishini kuye emajekeni.”
25 Simakadze longuSomandla uyakhuluma utsi: “Ngalelo langa lesipikili besiyawushayelwa sishone sisime, siyawuphuma siwe, bese kutsi lomtfwalo bewuphanyekwe kuso udzilikele phansi emhlabatsini.” Simakadze ukhulumile.
1 Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neThire lelitsi: Lilani, nine mikhumbi yaseThashishi, ngobe iThire seyibhujisiwe, yasala ite indlu nome sikhumulo. Nivile ngalombiko ngesikhatsi nibuya eSiphrosi.
2 Bindzani, nine sive sesichingi, nani bahwebi baseSidoni, nine leseninjingiswe bashayeli bemikhumbi.
3 Sivuno salokutinhlavu sesigodzi semfula iNayili sefika ngelwandle, saba sivuno saseThire; kwatsi ngaso iThire yatsengiselana netive.
4 Bani nemahloni, wena Sidoni, bani nemahloni, nawe nqaba yaselwandle, ngobe lwandle selukhulumile lwatsi: “Angikaze ngibe nemhelo, kantsi futsi angikaze ngitale umntfwana. Angizange ngikhulise emadvodzana, nemadvodzakati futsi angizange ngiwakhulise.”
5 Nakufika tindzaba eGibhithe, bayawuba nelusizi lolukhulu, nabeva umbiko lophuma eThire.
6 Yewelani, niye eThashishi, lilani, nine sive sasesichingini.
7 Kungabe leli lidolobha lenu yini, lenake najabula nitigcabha ngalo, lelasungulwa kadzenidzeni, nalelibantfu balo bake bahamba ngetinyawo tabo bayawucaba emaveni lakhashane?
8 Ngubani lowahlela lokulwa neThire, lidolobha lebukhosi, lelibahwebi balo batikhulu, nebatsengisi balo bahlonishwa emhlabeni wonkhe?
9 NguSimakadze longuSomandla lokuhlelile kutsi entele phansi ligcabho labo bonkhe bukhatikhati, nekutsi atfobise bonkhe labadvumile emhlabeni.
10 Limani live lenu, nine baseThashishi, njengabaseNayili. Sikhumulo singeke siphindze sibe yindzawo yekutsenga nekutsengisa.
11 Simakadze welule sandla sakhe wasiphakamisela etikwelwandle, wenta imibuso yalo yatfutfumela, wayala namacondzana nelaseFenisiya, kutsi tinqaba tayo atibhujiswe.
12 Ukhulumile watsi: “Ungeke uphindze utijabulise, wena Ndvodzakati yaseSidoni, sewupitjitiwe! Sukumani newelele eSiphrosi, nakhona lapho ngeke nikutfole kuphumula.”
13 Bukani live lemaBhabhulona, lesive lese silite nyalo! Ema-Asiriya lelive asalente laba yindzawo yetilwane telihlane. Akhe imibhoshongo yekuvimbetela, ahlubula tinqaba talo, taba tindzala.
14 Lilani, nine mikhumbi yaseThashishi, inqaba yenu seyibhujisiwe!
15 Ngaleso sikhatsi iThire iyawukhohlakala iminyaka lengema-70, sikhatsi lesingangekuphila kwenkhosi. Kodvwa ekupheleni kwaleminyaka lengema-70, iThire iyawuba njengengwadla kulengoma letsi:
16 “Manje, wena ngwadla asakukhohliwe emadvodza, tsatsa ilire yakho, uyewuzula edolobheni! Dlala tingoma letinyenti kakhulu ngelihabhu, khona emadvodza atekukhumbula.”
17 Ekupheleni kweminyaka lengama-70, Simakadze utayihambela iThire. Itawubuyela emsebentini wayo webugwadla, yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba itawugwadla nayo.
18 Noko inzuzo yayo nemali yayo leyitfolako ingeke ibutsiswe ndzawonye, kodvwa iyakwehlukaniselwa Simakadze. Iyakwabelwa labo labakhonta Simakadze, babe nekudla lokunyenti netimphahla letinhle.
1 Bukani la, Simakadze utawubhubhisa umhlaba, awente ube lihlane. Umhlaba utawenta ubhidlike, asakate bonkhe labahlala kuwo.
2 Bonkhe bantfu bayawuhlupheka ngalokufananako: Umphristi njengebantfu, umcashi njengesisebenti, inkhosikati njengencekukati, umtsengisi njengemtsengi, umbolekisi njengemboleki, umkweledisi njengemkweledi.
3 Umhlaba utawubhidlitwa ube lite, uphangwe nekuphangwa. Simakadze ulikhulumile lelivi.
4 Umhlaba uyoma ubune, live lonkhe liyahhohhobala libune, labaphakeme bemhlaba nabo bayahhohhobala.
5 Umhlaba ungcoliswe bantfu bawo. Umtsetfo waNkulunkulu abawulalelanga, bephule imiyalo, bephula sivumelwane saphakadze.
6 Ngako-ke sicalekiso siyawushwabudzela umhlaba, bantfu bawo kufanele baletfwale licala labo. Ngako-ke labahlala emhlabeni bayashiswa, kusale babe mbalwa kakhulu.
7 Liwayini lelisha liyoma, nemvini uyabuna; bonkhe labatijabulisako bayabubula.
8 Kutsakasa kwemafahlawane sekubindzisiwe, nemsindvo walabatijabulisako sewuthulisiwe, lihabhu lekutjakadvula selibindzile.
9 Liwayini abasalinatsi ngengoma, tjwala sebuyababa kubanatsi babo.
10 Lidolobha lelibhidlitiwe, selisele lilihlane; onkhe emasango asavaliwe, akusangeni muntfu.
11 Etitaladini bakhalela liwayini; konkhe kujabula sekugucuke kwaba lusizi, konkhe kutsakasa sekudzingisiwe emhlabeni.
12 Lidolobha selisele litindzala, emasango alo abhidlitwe aba ticucu.
13 Kuyawuba njalo emhlabeni, nakuto tonkhe tive kube njengesihlahla semncumo nasivitsitiwe, nanjengaloko lokusele nakuvunwa emagelebisi.
14 Bantfu baphakamisa emaphimbo abo, bamemeta ngenjabulo; kusukela ngasenshonalanga badvumisa bukhosi baSimakadze.
15 Ngako-ke nine basemphumalanga, nikani Simakadze ludvumo, niphakamise Libito laSimakadze, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, nimphakamise etichingini taselwandle.
16 Siva kuhlabela kuchamuka emikhawulweni yemhlaba, kutsi: “Ludvumo kuLolungile!” Kodvwa mine ngatsi: “Ngiyahusheka! Ngiyahusheka! Maye kimi! Labenta luzungu bachubeka ngeluzungu! Luzungu lwekutsengisa labanye bantfu!”
17 Kwesabisa, nemgodzi kanye nelugibe kulindzele nine, yebo, nine bantfu bemhlaba.
18 Lowo lobalekela umsindvo wekwesabisa, uyakuhholokoshela emgodzini; lowo loyawukhuphuka kulomgodzi, uyawubanjwa lugibe. Tivalo temanti emazulwini tivuliwe, tisekelo temhlaba tiyanyikatiswa.
19 Umhlaba wephukile, umhlaba uchekeke ekhatsi, umhlaba unyakatiswa kakhulu.
20 Umhlaba uyadzayitela njengesidzakwa, ujikita njengesidleke senyoni emoyeni. Umhlaba usindvwa kakhulu licala lawo lekuhlubuka, sewuze uyawa, futsi ungeke uphindze usukume.
21 Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawujezisa tiphatsimandla tasemazulwini etulu, nemakhosi asemhlabeni phansi.
22 Bayawubutselwa ndzawonye njengetiboshwa letiboshelwe ekhulukuthu, bayawuvalelwa ejele, bajeziswe emvakwemalanga lamanyenti.
23 Inyanga iyawufiphala, lilanga lidliwe ngemahloni; ngobe Simakadze longuSomandla uyawubusa eNtsabeni yaseSiyoni naseJerusalema, yebo, abuse ngeludvumo embikwebaholi bayo.
1 Awu, Simakadze, wena unguNkulunkulu wami, ngiyakukuphakamisa, ngilidvumise Libito lakho, ngobe ngekwetsembeka kwakho lokuphelele wente tintfo letimangalisako, tintfo letahlelwa endvulo.
2 Lidolobha ulente laba yindvundvuma yemfuhlululu, yebo, lidolobha lelibiyelwe laba tindzala; siphephelo sebetive sangabe sisaba ngilo lidolobha, lingeke liphindze lakhiwe kabusha.
3 Ngako-ke tive letinemandla tiyawukudvumisa, emadolobha etive letinelunya ayawukuhlonipha.
4 Bewusiphephelo salabamphofu, siphephelo salabeswele elusizini lwabo, siphephelo sekuvikela etivunguvungwini, nemtfunti ekushiseni kwelilanga. Ngobe kuphefumula kwalabanelunya kufanana nesivunguvungu lesitimukula elubondzeni;
5 kunjengekushisa kwelihlane. Wena ubindzisa lutfutfuva lwebetive; njengekushisa nakuphotiswa litfunti lelifu, ibindziswa kanjalo-ke ingoma yalabanelunya.
6 Kulentsaba Simakadze longuSomandla utakwentela bantfu bonkhe lidzili lalokukhuluphele, lelimnandzi, yebo, lidzili leliwayini lelidzala lakadzeni, inyama lenhle kakhulu, netinhlobo letimnandzi teliwayini.
7 Kulentsaba uyawususa simbonyo lesisibekele tonkhe tive, nalendvwangu lembonye tonkhe tive,
8 amite kufa phakadze naphakadze. Somandla longuSimakadze uyawukwesula tinyembeti kubo bonkhe buso; uyawususa lihlazo lesive sakhe emhlabeni wonkhe. Simakadze sewukhulumile.
9 Ngalelo langa bayakutsi: “Ngempela, lona nguNkulunkulu wetfu, besetsembela kuye, naye wasisindzisa. Lona nguSimakadze lebesetsembele kuye; asijabule sitfokote ngensindziso yakhe.”
10 Emandla aSimakadze ayakuyengama lentsaba, kodvwa Mowabi utawunyatselwa phansi ngetinyawo, njengetibi natigcotjwagcotjwa emcubeni.
11 Bayawukweneka tandla tabo ekhatsi kuwo njengemuntfu lohlambako nakeneka tandla takhe. Nkulunkulu uyakulidzilita ligcabo labo, abubukele phansi bucwepheshe betandla tabo.
12 Uyakudzilitela phansi tibondza takaMowabi letiphakeme naletitinqaba, atihhihlitele phansi; uyakutihhihlitela phansi elutfulini.
1 Ngalelo langa kuyawuhlatjelelwa ingoma kaJuda, letsi: “Sinelidolobha lelicinile; Nkulunkulu usentela insindziso ngetibondza talo netinqaba talo.”
2 Vulani emasango, kuze sitewungena sive lesilungile, sive lesigcina kukholwa.
3 Wena Simakadze, lowo lotimiselako ngawe uyamlondvolota, umuphe kuthula nenhlalakahle, ngobe abeke litsemba lakhe kuwe.
4 Yetsembelani kuSimakadze kuze kube phakadze, ngobe Simakadze nguSimakadze loLidvwala laphakadze.
5 Uyabatfobisa labo labahlala ekuphakameni, ulalisa phansi lidolobha leliphakeme, alente lilingane nemhlabatsi, alilahle phansi elutfulini.
6 Ulenta linyatselwe phansi ngetinyawo, yebo, ngetinyawo talabacindzetelwe, ngetinyatselo talabamphofu.
7 Indlela yalolungile ibekile. Awu, wena Locondzile, wenta indlela yalolungile icondze.
8 Yebo, Simakadze, sihamba endleleni yemitsetfo yakho, silindzela wena; Libito lakho neludvumo lwakho ngutona tifiso tetinhlitiyo tetfu.
9 Umphefumulo wami ulangatelela wena ebusuku; ekuseni umoya wami ulangatelela wena. Ngesikhatsi tehlulelo takho tehlela etikwemhlaba, tive temhlaba tifundza kulunga.
10 Naloku umusa sewuphiwe lababi, bona solo abakufundzi kulunga; ngisho naseveni lebucotfo bachubeka benta lokubi, bangabunaki bukhosi baSimakadze.
11 Simakadze, sandla sakho siphakamele etulu, kodvwa noko abasiboni. Bente babone inshisekelo yakho ngesive sakho, batewudliwa ngemahloni. Akutsi umlilo lowugcinele titsa takho udle bona ubacedze.
12 Simakadze, wena usentela kuthula, konkhe loku lesiphumelele kukwenta, sikwentelwe nguwe.
13 Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, lamanye emakhosi langasiye wena abusile etikwetfu; kodvwa Libito lakho, ngilo lodvwa lesilihloniphako.
14 Nyalo asafile lawo makhosi, akasaphili, lowo moya wawo lowanyamalala awube usaphindza uvuke. Wawajezisa wawabhubhisa, wesula konkhe kukhunjulwa kwawo.
15 Simakadze, usikhulisile sive, yebo, wena usandzisile sive. Utizuzele wena ludvumo. Uyinwebile yonkhe iminyele yelive.
16 Simakadze, beta kuwe ekudzabukeni kwabo, ngesikhatsi ubajezisa babehluleka ngisho nekuhebeta umkhuleko.
17 Njengemfati lokhulelwe nasatawubeleka, uyajilajileka, akhale ngenca yemihelo, natsi sasinjalo ebukhoneni bakho, awu, Simakadze!
18 Sasikhulelwe, sajilajileka ngetinhlungu, kodvwa sesuka satala umoya. Asikayiletsi insindziso emhlabeni; asikatitali tive letisemhlabeni.
19 Kodvwa labafile bakho bayawuphila; imitimba yabo iyawuvuka. Nine lenihleti elutfulini lwemhlaba, vukani nimemete ngenjabulo. Ematolo akho anjengematolo asekuseni laphilisako, umhlaba uyawubakhipha labafile bawo.
20 Balekani, sive sami, ngenani etindlini tenu, nitivalele ngekhatsi. Tifihleni ngekhatsi kwesikhashana, kuze kwendlule lulaka lwakhe.
21 Bukani, Simakadze uphumela ngephandle kwendzawo yakhe yekuhlala, utewujezisa tive temhlaba ngenca yetono tato. Umhlaba utawuveta ebaleni yonkhe ingati leyacitsekela kuwo, lababulewe kuwo ungeke usabafihla.
1 Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawujezisa ngenkemba yakhe leyesabekako, lenkhulu nalenemandla lamakhulu, uyawujezisa Leviyathani, inyoka lenyelelako, yebo, Leviyathani, inyoka letibutsako; yena uyawubulala silo saselwandle.
2 Ngalelo langa: “Hlabelani ngesivini lesitselako.
3 Mine, longuSimakadze, ngiyaselusa, ngisinisela njalo nje, ngiselusa imini nebusuku, kuze kutsi kubete muntfu losonako.
4 Angikatfukutseli. Kube mane bekunetinchachabutane nemanyeva langisukelako! Bengitawushuca ngiyekuwahlasela emphini; bengitawahloseka onkhe ngemlilo.
5 Nome-ke wona abaleke atewubhaca kimi, akabuyisane nami, yebo, akabuyisane nami.”
6 Ngemalanga letako, Jakobe uyawumila timphandze asime, Israyeli uyawuhluma achakaze timbali, agcwalise umhlaba wonkhe ngetitselo.
7 Kungabe kambe, Simakadze umgadlile, njengaloku agadla labo labamgadlako? Ngabe kambe sewubulewe yini njengekubulawa kwalabo lababulala yena?
8 Kulwa kwakhe nebaseJerusalema kugcina ngekutsi abadvungulule baye ekutfunjweni, abakhiphe ngesikhahlo sakhe njengekuhhusha kwemoya wasemphumalanga.
9 Ngaloku-ke licala lakaJakobe liyawube selihlawulelwe, loku kuyawuba sitselo lesiphelele sekwesulwa kwesono sakhe: Ngesikhatsi enta onkhe emalati ematje, kutsi abe njengematje emcakaco, aphushuke abe timvutfu, kute nayinye insika ya-Ashera nome lilati lemphepho leliyawusala limile.
10 Lidolobha leliyinqaba lisala lite muntfu, sabelo lesishiyiwe sisale sinjengelihlane, lapho sekuyabe kudla khona ematfole, alale khona ahlabule, aphundle emagala akhona aze abe mhlophe.
11 Kuyawutsi emagala akhona nasomile, ephulwe, kufike bafati bawatfote, bayekuwabasa. Ngobe lesi sive lesingeva emadlebeni, ngako, uMenti waso akasenamunyu ngaso, uMdali waso akasenasihawu ngaso.
12 Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawubabhula kusukela emfuleni iYufrathe kuze kuyewufika emfuleni waseGibhithe, nine-ke ma-Israyeli, niyawubutfwa ngamunye ngamunye.
13 Ngalelo langa kuyawukhala licilongo lelikhulu. Labo lababelahlekile bedukela e-Asiriya, nalabo lababetfunjelwe eGibhithe bayakuta batewukhonta Simakadze entsabeni lengcwele, eJerusalema.
1 Maye kulowo mchele letitigabatisa ngawo tidzakwa taka-Efrayimu, nakuleyo mbali lebunako, bukhatikhati bebuhle bakhe lobumiswe enhloko yesigodzi lesivundzile; maye kulelo dolobha, ligcabho lalabo lasebalaliswa phansi liwayini!
2 Buka la, Simakadze unaye lonemandla nalocinile. Njengesangcotfo nesivunguvungu lesibhubhisako, nanjengemvula lekhukhulako, nesihhuhhula semanti, uyakulisacata phansi emhlabatsini ngemandla lamakhulu.
3 Lowo mchele letitigabatisa ngawo tidzakwa taka-Efrayimu, uyawugcotjwagcotjwa phansi ngetinyawo.
4 Leyo mbali lebunako, bukhatikhati bebuhle bakhe lobumiswe enhloko yesigodzi lesivundzile, iyawuba njengelikhiwa lelivutfwe kungakavunwa, lekutsi lowo nje lolibone kucala alikhe ngesandla sakhe, alifake emlonyeni, alimite masinyane.
5 Ngalelo langa Simakadze longuSomandla uyawuba ngumchele webukhosi, umchele lomuhle wensali yesive sakhe.
6 Uyawuba ngumoya wemtsetfocotfo kulowo lohlalela kwehlulela, abe sisusa semandla kulabo labajikisa imphi esangweni.
7 Nabo labo bayayendza ngenca yeliwayini, babhadzatele ngenca yetjwala, baphristi nebaphrofethi bayayendza ngenca yetjwala, basangene ingcondvo ngenca yeliwayini, badzayiteliswa tjwala, bayayendza nababona imibono, bayakhubatela nabakhipha tincumo.
8 Onkhe ematafula agcwele emahlante, kute ngisho lesincane sikhadlana lesingakangcoli.
9 “Ngubani yena lona lowetama kumfundzisa, uwuchazela bani wona lombiko wakhe? Kubantfwana labesusiwe yini elubisini lwabo, labo labavele balunyulwa nje emabeleni abonina?
10 Uyahhema utsi: Savu lasavu, savu lasavu, khavu lakhavu, khavu lakhavu, ziyere shamu, ziyere shamu.”
11 Kulungile-ke, ngetindzebe temlomo wekuchamuka nangetilimi letingatiwa Nkulunkulu uyawukhuluma kulesive,
12 lakhuluma kuso watsi: “Lena yindzawo yekuphumula, labakhatsele abaphumule kuyo,” nekutsi: “Lena yindzawo yekucambalala,” kodvwa bangeke balalele.
13 Ngako-ke livi laSimakadze kubo liyawuba kutsi: “Savu lasavu, savu lasavu, khavu lakhavu, khavu lakhavu, ziyere shamu, ziyere shamu,” kuze batewuhamba baze bawe ngetiphundvu, balimale babanjwe, bese bayatfunjwa.
14 Ngako-ke vanini livi laSimakadze, nine tedzeleli lenibusa lesive eJerusalema.
15 Niyatigabatisa nitsi: “Sesente sivumelwane nekufa, sente sivumelwane nelithuna. Ngesikhatsi sivunguvungu lesishisako siphephula sendlula kitsi, singeke sisitsintse tsine, ngobe sente emanga aba siphephelo setfu, sente emacebo aba yindzawo yetfu yekubhaca.”
16 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Buka la, ngibeka litje eSiyoni, litje lelihloliwe, litje leliligugu lekusimisa indlu, lelisisekelo lesetsembekile sendlu; lowo lowetsembele kimi ngeke ajabhe.
17 Ngitakwenta kwehlulela ngekwemtsetfocotfo kube ngumugca wekulinganisa, nekulunga kube ngumugca wekucondzisa, sangcotfo siyawuhlwitsa lesiphephelo senu lesingemanga, nesikhukhula semanti siyakwemukisa lendzawo yenu yekubhaca.
18 Sivumelwane senu lenisente nekufa siyakwentiwa sibe lite; sivumelwane senu lenisente nelithuna singeke sime. Kuyawutsi sivunguvungu sekushisa nasiphephula sendlula kini, sinishaye sinilahle phansi.
19 Njalo nje nasifika nome nini, siyakwendlula nani sinitfumbe kusa ngekusa, busuku nemini.” Kuvakala kwalomlayeto kuyawuletsa kwesaba nekutfutfumela kuphela nje.
20 Umbhedze mfishane kakhulu kutsi ungenaba kuwo, netingubo tingumntjuntju kakhulu kutsi umuntfu angatishumphetela ngato.
21 Simakadze utawuvuka, njengobe wake wenta eNtsabeni yasePherasimu, lulaka lwakhe luyakumvuselela njengaseSigodzini saseGibeyoni, kutsi ente umsebenti wakhe, yebo, umsebenti wakhe lomangalisako kutsi aphelelisele umsebenti wakhe, yebo, umsebenti wakhe longaketayeleki.
22 Nyalo-ke yekelani lokuphukuta kwenu, nakungenjalo, tinketane tenu titakuba matima, iNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla ingitjelile ngembhubhiso leseyimiselwe live lonkhe.
23 Lalelani, nive livi lami; linakekeleni, nive kutsi ngitsini.
24 Umlimi nakalima atawuhlanyela, uyaye alibale kulima yini? Vele, ulibala kugucula yini ahhalige umhlaba wakhe?
25 Nase awulime kahle umhlabatsi wakhe wawuhlanganisa waba kahle, uyaye angabe asayihlanyela yini inhlanyelo yakhe yetinandzisi, asakate nekhumini yakhe? Akahlanyeli kolo yini endzaweni yakhe, nebhali ensimini yayo, nemabele ensimini yawo?
26 Nkulunkulu wakhe uyamtjela amfundzise indlela lelungile.
27 Ikhumini ayibhulwa ngesihliphi, kanjalo nekhumini lemnyama ayibhulwa ngekuhambisa inkalishi etikwayo; kodvwa ikhumini ibhulwa ngesibhulo, kutsi ikhumini lemnyama ibhulwe ngendvuku.
28 Lokutinhlavu kufanele kusilwe kutekwentiwa sinkhwa; ngako-ke akulitjalwa kukubhula siphelane. Nome achuba emasondvo enkalishi yakhe yekubhula etikwako, emahhashi akhe akakusili.
29 Konkhe loku kuphuma kuSimakadze longuSomandla, lomangalisako ekwelulekeni kwakhe, nalobabatekako ngenhlakanipho yakhe.
1 Maye kuwe, Ariyeli, Ariyeli, lidolobha lapho kwafike kwangenisa Davide khona! Yengetani umnyaka ngemnyaka, vumelani umjikeleto wemadzili enu uchubeke.
2 Noko ngiyakuvimbetela i-Ariyeli, iyawukhala ilile kimi, iyawuba njengelilati lemlilo.
3 Ngiyawumisa emabutfo ami akutungelete. Ngiyawukutungeleta ngemibhoshongo, ngimise tindvonga tekukuvimbetela.
4 Uyawukhuluma sewulele phansi sengikwehlisile; inkhulumo yakho kuyawuba kuvungama nje kwaselutfulini. Liphimbo lakho liyawuvakala njengelesipoko emhlabatsini; livi lakho liyawuvumbuka livela elutfulini.
5 Kodvwa titsa takho letinyenti titawuba njengelutfuli lwemhlabatsi, leticumbi tebantfu labanelunya tiyawuba njengemakhoba lapheshulwa ngumoya. Ngekushesha, ngekuphatima kweliso
6 Simakadze longuSomandla uyakuta ngekudvuma nangekutamatama kwemhlaba, nangemsindvo lomkhulu, nangesikhukhula semoya nesihhushuhhushu, nangemalangabi emlilo lodlako.
7 Ngako lemilalandle yato tonkhe tive lelwa ne-Ariyeli naleyihlaselako kanye netinqaba tayo, iyivimbetele, iyawuba njengeliphupho, nanjengembono ebusuku.
8 Njengemuntfu losabulewe yindlala nakabhudza adla, kodvwa utsi navuka ekuseni akhandze indlala imphetse, nanjengemuntfu nakomile abhudze anatsa, kodvwa atsi navuka ekuseni atikhandze afile koma, kuyawuba njalo-ke nangalemilalandle yato tonkhe tive letilwa neNtsaba yaseSiyoni.
9 Yetfukani nimangale, banini timphumphutse nibe ngulabangenamehlo, dzakwani, kodvwa hhayi ngenca yeliwayini, yendzani, kodvwa ningayendziswa tjwala.
10 Simakadze wehlisele etikwenu butfongo lobukhulu: Uwavalile emehlo enu, baphrofethi, utimbonyile tinhloko tenu, baboniswa.
11 Kini wonkhe nje lombono awusilo lutfo, ngaphandle kwemagama nje lavalelwe encwadzini legocotwako. Naninika lomunye, lokwatiko kufundza, lencwadzi legocotwako, nitsi: “Fundza naku, tsine,” uyawuphendvula atsi: “Ngingeke ngikhone, ivaliwe yananyatsiselwa.”
12 Nome-ke naninganika lomunye longakwati kufundza lencwadzi legocotwako, nitsi: “Fundza naku, tsine,” angaphendvula atsi: “Angikwati kufundza.”
13 Simakadze utsi: “Labantfu basondzela kimi ngemilomo yabo, bangihlonipha ngetindzebe temilomo yabo kuphela; kodvwa tinhlitiyo tabo tikhashane kabi nami. Kungikhonta kwabo kukwenta nje leyo mitsetfo lefundziswa bantfu.
14 Ngako-ke ngisetawuphindze ngibamangalise labantfu ngetigigaba etikwetigigaba. Inhlakanipho yetihlakaniphi tabo itawuphela, kukhalipha kwemcondvo kwalabanengcondvo lekhaliphile kutawuphela.”
15 Maye kulabo labaya ematfunjini emhlaba, bayewufihla emasu abo, bawafihlele Simakadze, labentela imisebenti yabo ebumnyameni, bacabange batsi: “Ngubani nje losibonako? Ngubani loyawukwati?”
16 Niguculela tintfo, liphansi libheke etulu, nente shangatsi ngumbumbi longuyena afanana nelibumba! Loko lokwentiwe, kungasho yini kulomenti wako kutsi: “Akazange asangente mine”? Ludziwo lungasho yini kumbumbi walo kutsi: “Akati lutfo loyo”?
17 ILebanoni ingete yaguculwa yini ngesikhashana lesincane nje ibe yinsimi levundzile, nensimi levundzile ibonakale seyinjengelihlatsi?
18 Ngalelo langa tihhulu tiyakuva emavi alencwadzi legocotwako; ekhatsi ebumnyameni kahlongasibi emehlo etimphumphutse ayawubona.
19 Labatfobekile bayawubuye bajabule ngaSimakadze; labeswele bayawujabula ngaLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
20 Labanelunya bayawunyamalala, baphukuti bayawuphela, bonkhe labaneliso lengulube bayawuncanyulwa,
21 labo labenta umuntfu adliwe licala ngeligama linye nje, bambekele lugibe lowo lotsetsa emacala enkhundleni, ngebufakazi bemanga baphambukise umtsetfocotfo, badlelele longenacala.
22 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze lowahlenga Abrahama, macondzana nendlu yakaJakobe Simakadze utsi: “Jakobe akasayikuba nemahloni; nebuso babo abusayikuphaphatseka.
23 Nababona emkhatsini wabo bantfwababo, umsebenti wetandla tami, bayawuligcina lingcwele Libito lami; bayawubuhlonipha bungcwele baLongcwele wakaJakobe, bamangale ngaNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
24 Labo labanhlanhlatselako emoyeni bayawuba nelwati, labo labakhononako bayakwetsabela kufundziswa.”
1 Simakadze utsi: “Maye kulabo bantfwana labanenkhani, nakulabo labakha emasu langesiwo ami, nakulabo labenta sivumelwane kungesiko ngaMoya wami, bengete sono esonweni,
2 labo labehlela entasi eGibhithe babe bangakaceli kimi, labafunana nelusito kuFaro kutsi abavikele, nesitfunti saseGibhithe sekuphephela.
3 Kodvwa siphephelo saFaro siyakunijabhisa, sitfunti saseGibhithe siyakunitsela ngelihlazo.
4 Nome banetiphatsimandla eSowani netigijimi tabo tefika eHanesi,
5 bonkhe bantfu bayawuba nemahloni ngenca yebantfu labangenamsebenti kubo, nalabangasiti ngalutfo nalabangaletsi lutfo ngaphandle kwenjabhiso nendlisamahloni.”
6 Livi lesembulo lelimacondzana netilwane taseNegevu: Emancusa adzabula eveni lebulukhuni nenjabhiso, live lemabhubesi lamadvuna nalamasikati, lemabululu kanye netinyoka letindizako, ayalidzabula etfwala imicebo yawo ngetimbongolo, neminotfo yawo ngemalundza emakamela, aya kuleso sive lesingenanzuzo,
7 kuyo iGibhithe lengenalusito lwalutfo. Ngako-ke ngiyibita ngekutsi nguRahabi, uMenti Welite.
8 Hamba nyalo uyekubabhalela esibhelekeceni, kucophe encwadzini legocotwako, kuze kutsi ngemalanga letako kube bufakazi baphakadze.
9 Babantfu labahlubukako, bantfwana labanemanga, nalabangafuni kulalela imiyalo yaSimakadze.
10 Bakhuluma kubaboniswa batsi: “Sale ningabe nisayibona imibono,” nakubaphrofethi batsi: “Sale ningabe nisasitjela tembulo talokungiko. Sitjeleni tintfo letikitalakitanako, phrofethani emanga.
11 Yishiyeni lendlela, nisuke kulomkhondvo, niyekele nalokumelana natsi ngaLongcwele waka-Israyeli!”
12 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguLongcwele waka-Israyeli, utsi: “Ngobe niwalile lomlayeto, netsembela kumcindzeteli, natesekela ngekuyengwa,
13 lesono lesi siyawuba ngangelubondza loluphakeme kini, loseluklatuka ekhatsi selugobana, lona lolusuke selutawuhhibika masinyane.
14 Lutawucetuka tincetu njengeludziwo loluphihlitwe ngelunya, kangangekutsi emkhatsini wetincetu talo ungeke sewutfole ngisho neludzengelo lwekubutsa emalahle etiko, nome nje lwekukhelela emanti emgodzini.”
15 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, utsi: “Ekuphendvukeni nasekuphumuleni ngulapho kunensindziso yenu khona; ekuthuleni nasekwetsembeni ngulapho kunemandla enu khona; kodvwa ningeke nitsandze lutfo lwako.
16 Natsi nine: ‘Cha, tsine sitawubaleka ngemahhashi.’ Ngako-ke nitawubaleka! Nine natsi: ‘Sitawugibela emahhashini lagijimisa kwembane.’ Ngako-ke laba labanicoshako nabo bayawugijimisa kwembane!
17 Inkhulungwane iyawubaleka icoshwe kwetfuswa ngumunye nje, ngekusonga kwalabasihlanu niyawubhedvuka nonkhe nibaleke, nize nisale seninjengesibhonga lesisiboniso lesisele esicongweni sentsaba, nanjengendvwangu lephakanyiswe egcumeni.”
18 Noko Simakadze ulangatelela kangaka kutsi abe nemusa kini. Uyaphakama kutsi anihawukele, ngobe Simakadze nguNkulunkulu lowehlulela ngemtsetfocotfo. Babusisiwe bonkhe labalindzela yena.
19 Awu, bantfu baseSiyoni, nine lenihlala eJerusalema, anisayikubuye nilile. Maye, uyawuba nemusa kini, nanikhala kuye nicela lusito! Uyakwenelela kuva nje, bese uyaniphendvula.
20 Naloku Simakadze anipha sinkhwa sekuhlupheka nje, nemanti etinhlungu, bafundzisi benu abasayikufihlakala, seniyakubabona ngemehlo enu enyama.
21 Nome nijikela ngesekudla nome ngesancele, tindlebe tenu tiyakuva livi emvakwenu litsi: “Nansi indlela, hambani ngayo.”
22 Niyawube seniyatedzelela letithico tenu letembeswe ngesiliva, naletitfombe tenu letimbonywe ngegolide, niyakutilahla khashane, kube shangatsi tidvwedvwe letingcolile, nitsi kuto: “Sukani la.”
23 Utawubuye anitfumelele imvula ngenca yenhlanyelo yenu leseniyihlanyele phansi emhlabatsini, kudla lokuphuma emhlabatsini kutawunona, futsi kube kunyenti. Ngalelo langa tinkhomo tenu tiyawukudla emadlelweni labanti nalaluhlata.
24 Tinkhabi netimbongolo letiwusebentako lomhlaba tiyakudla lifolishi neluhlata lolwendlalwe ngetimfologo nangemafosholo.
25 Ngalelo langa lekuhlaba lokukhulu, ngesikhatsi nakuwa imibhoshongo, imifudlana yemanti iyawugobhota kuto tonkhe tintsaba letiphakeme, nakuwo onkhe emagcuma lamadze.
26 Inyanga iyawukhanya njengelilanga, nekukhanya kwelilanga kuyawuphindvwa kasikhombisa, ngangekukhanya kwemalanga lagcwele lasikhombisa, ngesikhatsi Simakadze nakabopha emanceba esive sakhe, elapha tilondza letavetwa nguye.
27 Bukani, Libito laSimakadze lichamuka khashane, lita nelulaka loluvutsako nangelifu lelimnyama lentfutfu, tindzebe temlomo wakhe tigcwele lulaka, nelulwimi lwakhe lungumlilo lodlako.
28 Kuphefumula kwakhe kunjengesikhukhula semanti lesigeletako, nasikhuphuka size sifike ngasentsanyeni. Unyakatisa tive esisefeni sakhe sembhubhiso; ubeka emihlatsini yebantfu litomu lekubaholela ekwedukeni.
29 Niyawuhlabela njengalobo busuku lenenta ngabo lidzili lelingcwele, tinhlitiyo tenu tiyawujabula njengesikhatsi bantfu bakhuphuka ngemintjingo, bakhuphukela eNtsabeni yaSimakadze, eDvwaleni lema-Israyeli.
30 Simakadze uyakwenta bantfu kutsi babuve bukhosi belivi lakhe, uyawubabonisa kwehla kwemkhono wakhe ngentfukutselo lekhephukako nangemlilo lodlako, nangekucheketeka kwemafu, nangekudvuma, nangesangcotfo.
31 Livi laSimakadze liyawuphihlita i-Asiriya, ngendvuku yakhe yebukhosi uyakuyishaya ayilahle phansi.
32 Kuyawutsi njalo indvuku yaSimakadze nayehlela e-Asiriya, ngisho loluswati lwakhe lwekujezisa, kuyawuhambisana nekushaywa kwemafahlawane nemahabhu, asalwa nabo emphini ngengalo yakhe lematima.
33 IThofethi seyalungiswa kadzeni, yentiwa yalungela inkhosi. Umgodzi wayo wemlilo sewagujwa waba banti wabuye washona, kwatfotwa netinkhuni letinyenti temlilo; kuphefumula kwaSimakadze lokugeleta njengemfula wesibabule lesivutsako kuyakuyilumeka ivutse.
1 Maye kulabo labaya eGibhithe bayewucela khona lusito, labetsembela emahhashini, betsembele nasebunyentini betincola tabo temphi, nasemandleni lamakhulu ebagibeli babo bemahhashi, kodvwa bangabuki kuLongcwele waka-Israyeli, nome-ke bafune lusito kuSimakadze.
2 Noko naye uhlakaniphile, futsi angayehlisa inhlekelele, emavi akhe akaphindzi awabuyise. Uyawusukuma amelane nendlu yalababi, emelane nalabo labasita labenta lokubi.
3 Kodvwa baseGibhithe bantfu nje, abasiye Nkulunkulu, nemahhashi abo ayinyama nje, akasiwo umoya. Simakadze utsi nakaphakamisa sandla sakhe, kutsi lowo lositako akhubatele, nalowo lositwako yena awe, babhubhe bonkhe kanyekanye.
4 Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze kimi, utsi: “Njengobe libhubesi lihhonga, libhubesi lelikhulu, nalibambe inyamatane yalo, ngisho nome sekuhlatjwa umkhosi kubitwa belusi labanyenti kutsi batekulwa nalo, aletfuswa kumemeta kwabo, futsi aliphatanyiswa ngulomsindvo wabo, kanjalo-ke naSimakadze longuSomandla uyakwehlela esicongcweni seNtsaba iSiyoni kutsi atekulwa imphi.
5 Njengenyoni lendizela etikwesidleke sayo, Simakadze longuSomandla uyakuvikela iJerusalema; uyakuyivikela abuye ayisindzise, uyakwendlula kuyo, ayilamulele.”
6 Buyelani kuNkulunkulu, nine ma-Israyeli, nine lesenimhlubuke kangaka.
7 Ngobe ngalelo langa ngulowo nalowo wenu uyakutilahla tithico tesiliva netegolide lenitente ngetandla tenu letigcwele kona.
8 “Ema-Asiriya ayawubhujiswa ngenkemba, inkemba lengesiyo yendvodza, inkemba lengesiyo yebantfu lababhubhako, itawagwinya. Ayakuyibalekela lenkemba, nemajaha awo ayawusetjentiswa kamatima.
9 Inqaba yawo iyawudzilika ngenca yekwesaba, netindvuna tawo tiyawutfutfumela kakhulu ekubonakaleni kwesiboniso semphi,” usho Simakadze, lomlilo wakhe useSiyoni, nembutfuma yakhe yemlilo iseJerusalema.
1 Buka la, inkhosi iyawubusa ngekulunga, nebabusi bayawubusa ngekwemtsetfocotfo.
2 Ngulowo nalowo wabo uyawufanana nesiphephelo emoyeni, abe ngumkhoselisi kuso sivunguvungu, abe njengemifula yemanti ehlane, afanane nelitfunti lelidvwala lelikhulu eveni lelomele emanti.
3 Emehlo alabo lababonako angeke asavaleka, netindlebe talabo labevako setiyawulalela.
4 Ingcondvo yalabanematata iyawukwati ibuye icondze, nelulwimi lolungingitako luyawusheshisa kukhuluma kahle nangalokuvakalako.
5 Silima singeke siphindze sibitwe ngekutsi ngumhlonishwa, yebo, nasidlani angeke ahlonishwe kakhulu.
6 Ngobe silima sikhuluma bulima, ingcondvo yaso ishikaneka ngalokubi, siphila ngekungamesabi Nkulunkulu, sisakate emanga ngaSimakadze; lolambile simshiya angenalutfo, kutsi nalowomile singamniki emanti.
7 Emasu asidlani mabi, wakha emacebo ebubi ekubhubhisa labamphofu ngemanga, ngisho nome sikhalo saloweswele sicotfo.
8 Kodvwa umuntfu locotfo wakha emasu lacotfo; imisebenti yakhe lehloniphekile imente eme.
9 Nine bafati labakhibikile, sukumani nilalele kimi, nine madvodzakati lenitivela niphephile, lalelani naku lengitakusho!
10 Ngesikhatsi nje lesingetudlwana kwemnyaka nine lenitiva niphephile nitawutfutfumela; sivuno semagelebisi siyawuba sibi, kutawubate nesivuno setitselo.
11 Tfutfumelani, nine bafati labakhibikile; yesabani, nine madvodzakati lenitivela niphephile! Khumulani kwekwembatsa kwenu. Vunulani emasaka etinkhalo tenu.
12 Yetfwalani tandla enhloko, ngenca yemasimi lamahle, nangenca yetitselo tenu letinhle temivini,
13 nangenca yelive lesive sami, live lelene emanyeva netinchachabutane, yebo, lilelani tonkhe tindlu tekutijabulisa kanye nalelidolobha lekutijabulisa.
14 Inqaba iyawusala yodvwa, lidolobha lemsindvo lisale likhala libhungane, indlu leyinqaba kanye nembhoshongo kuyawuba lihlane lelingenalutfo phakadze naphakadze, kube kujabula kwetimbongolo nelidlelo lemihlambi,
15 aze Moya wasezulwini atfululelwe etikwetfu, bese kutsi lihlane libe yinsimi levundzile, nensimi levundzile ifanane nelihlatsi.
16 Umtsetfocotfo uyawuhlala ehlane, kulunga kuhlale ensimini levundzile.
17 Sitselo sekulunga siyawuba kuthula nenhlalakahle, umphumela wekulunga uyawuba kuphumula nekulondvoloteka phakadze naphakadze.
18 Sive sami siyawuhlala etindzaweni tekuthula, emakhaya laphephile, etindzaweni tekuphumula letite lokuphatamisako.
19 Nome sangcotfo singalivitsita lihlatsi, nelidolobha silibhidlite liphele nya,
20 maye, nine niyawubusiswa, nihlanyele inhlanyelo yenu eceleni kwayo yonkhe imifula, nikhulule tinkhabi tenu netimbongolo tenu, tidle ngekutsandza.
1 Maye kuwe, wena mbhubhisi, wena losengakabhujiswa! Maye kuwe, wena lolimbuka, wena losengakatsengiswa! Nawuyekela kubhubhisa, uyakubhujiswa nawe. Nawuyekela kutsengisa bantfu, uyakutsengiswa nawe.
2 Awu Simakadze, bani nemusa kitsi; tsine silangatelela wena. Bani ngemandla etfu njalo nje ekuseni, nensindziso yetfu ngesikhatsi selusizi.
3 Ngekubhavumula kweliphimbo lakho, tive tiyabaleka; nawuphakama wena, tive tiyasakateka.
4 Imphango yenu, nine tive, iyavunwa, kube shangatsi kucatsama inkhasa yesikhonyane; emadvodza ayayibunganyela, yebo, njengelibulo lesikhonyane.
5 Simakadze uphakeme, ngobe uhlala endzaweni lephakeme, utawugcwalisa iSiyoni ngekwehlulela ngemtsetfocotfo nangekulunga.
6 Utawuba sisekelo sakho lesingusonasona ngawo onkhe emalanga akho, abe lifa lakho lensindziso, nelekuhlakanipha, nelwati. Kwesaba Simakadze kungumcebo wakhe.
7 Buka la, emadvodza akubo lanesibindzi akhala kakhulu ngephandle; emancusa ekuthula akhala kabuhlungu.
8 Imigwaco lemikhulu idvutjiwe, kute tihambi letikuleyo migwaco. Sivumelwane sephuliwe, bofakazi baso bayedzelelwa, kute namunye lohlonishwako.
9 Live liyalila ligedvuke, iLebanoni ihlazekile, iyabuna; iSharoni ifanana nelihlane i-Arabha, iBhashani neKhameli kuhhohlota emacembe ayo.
10 Simakadze utsi: “Nyalo sengitawusukuma, nyalo sengitawuphakanyiswa, nyalo sengitakwenyuselwa etulu.
11 Nemitsa emakhoba, nitale tibi; kuphefumula kwenu kungumlilo lonicotfulako.
12 Tive tiyakushiswa kube shangatsi ngumcakaco; njengetihlahla temanyeva letigawuliwe, tiyawulunyekwa ngemlilo.”
13 Nine lenikhashane, lalelani loku lengikwentile; nine lenisedvute, vumani emandla ami!
14 Toni taseSiyoni tiyatfutfumela, kutfutfumela kubabambile labangamesabi Nkulunkulu: “Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nemlilo locotfulako? Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nekuvutsa kwaphakadze?”
15 Ngulowo lohamba ngekulunga, akhulume lokungiko, lowo lowala inzuzo yekucindzetela, logodla sandla sakhe singayemukeli imidizo, avale tindlebe takhe kulababopha luzungu, avale emehlo akhe ekubukeni lokubi.
16 Ngulowo-ke umuntfu lotawuhlala ekuphakameni, losiphephelo sakhe kutawuba yinqaba yemadvwala. Uyakunikwa sinkhwa sakhe, angawesweli emanti ekunatsa.
17 Emehlo akho ayakuyibona inkhosi ebuhleni bayo, abuke nelive lelingematsafa lamahle.
18 Emicabangweni yakho uyakuzindla ngekwesatjiswa kwakucala: “Iphi lendvuna lenkhulu? Uphi lona abetsatsa imitselo? Iphi yona lendvuna lebeyibala imibhoshongo?”
19 Ungeke uphindze usibone lesive lesinebudlova, labo bantfu belulwimi lolungatiwa kahle, labalulwimi lwabo lungatiwa futsi lungevakali.
20 Buka iSiyoni, lidolobha lemadzili etfu; emehlo akho ayakuyibona iJerusalema, indzawo yekuhlala lenekuthula, nelithende lelingeke lisuswe; tikhonkhwane talo tingeke tisishulwe, kungeke kudzabuke ngisho nayinye yetindophi talo.
21 Lapho-ke Simakadze uyawuba nguLonemandla wetfu. Kuyawufanana nendzawo lenemifula lebanti nemifudlana. Kute sikebhe lesinetigwedlo lesiyawuhamba kuyo, kute ngisho nemkhumbi lonemandla lotawuntjweza kuyo.
22 Ngobe Simakadze ngumehluleli wetfu; Simakadze nguyena sishayamtsetfo setfu, Simakadze yinkhosi yetfu, nguye lotasisindzisa.
23 Tindophi takho tekubopha liseyili setiyaceka: Insika yemkhumbi ayikaboshwa yacina, liseyili alikendlaleki. Imphango lenyenti itakwehlukaniswa, ngisho nalochutako uyakuyitfola imphango.
24 Kute lohlala eSiyoni loyakutsi: “Ngiyagula,” netono talabo labahlala khona tiyawutsetselelwa.
1 Sondzelani, nine tive, nitewulalela; lalelisisani, nine tive! Umhlaba awuve, nako konkhe lokukuwo, umhlaba, nako konkhe lokuphuma kuwo!
2 Simakadze utitfukutselele tonkhe tive; intfukutselo yakhe isetikwawo onkhe emabutfo ato. Uyakuwabhubhisa onkhe awacedze, awanikele kutsi agwazwe.
3 Lababulewe bawo bayawulahlwa ngephandle, tidvumbu tawo tiyawunuka luboti; tintsaba tiyawucwila engatini yawo.
4 Tonkhe tinkhanyeti tasemazulwini tiyawuncibilika, nesibhakabhaka sigocotwe njengencwadzi legocotwako; tonkhe letinkhanyeti tasesibhakabhakeni tiyakuwa njengemacembe lomile lahhohloka esihlahleni semvini, nanjengemakhiwa lasabunile nakahhohloka esihlahleni semkhiwa.
5 Inkemba yami seyinatse yenela emazulwini, bukani, yehla ngekwehlulela, yehlela kulaka-Edomu, sive lengitasibhubhisa ngisicedze.
6 Inkemba yaSimakadze icwiliswa engatini, inemanoni yonkhe indzawo, igcwele ingati yemazinyane etimvu, nengati yetimbuti, nemanoni lesuka etinsweni tetihhanca. Ngobe Simakadze unemhlatjelo eBhosra nekuhlaba lokukhulu kulaka-Edomu.
7 Tinkhabi tesiganga tiyakuwa nabo, tinkunzana kanye netinkunzi letinkhulu. Live labo liyawucwila engatini, nelutfuli luyawuba manti emanoni.
8 Ngobe Simakadze unelilanga lekuphindzisela, umnyaka wekubuyisela ngenca yendzaba yaseSiyoni.
9 Imifudlana yaka-Edomu iyawuba litiyela, lutfuli lwakhona lube sibabule lesivutsako, live labo libe litiyela lelivutsako.
10 Singeke sicinywe ebusuku nasemini, intfutfu yaso iyawubhunya phakadze naphakadze, kusukela etitukulwaneni kuye etitukulwaneni live liyawuhlala lilihlane, kute namunye loyawuphindza adzabule ekhatsi kulo.
11 Sahhukulu sasehlane nesahhukulu lesikhalako kuyawuyitsatsa lendzawo ibe yako. Sahhukulu lesikhulu nelihhwabayi kuyawukwakhela tidleke tako khona lapho. Nkulunkulu uyakuselula etikwelive laka-Edomu silinganiso sesiphitsiphitsi, yebo, nekwekulinganisa lokuyincitsakalo.
12 Babusi balo kuyawubate labayawukubita batsi bukhosi, bonkhe baholi balo bayawunyamalala.
13 Emanyeva ayakwehlula tigodlo talo, emanyeva netinchachabutane kunyatsele tinqaba talo. Kuyawuba yindzawo yekujangaza timphungutja, nelikhaya letahhukulu.
14 Tilwane tesiganga tiyawuhlangana netimphisi, netimbuti tesiganga timemetane todvwana, netilwane tasebusuku tiyawulala lapho, tititfolele khona indzawo yekuphumula.
15 Sahhukulu siyakwakha sidleke saso lapho, sitalele emacandza, siwachobosele khona lapho, sifukamele emazini aso, ngaphansi kwemtfunti wetimphiko taso; ngisho nabolohheya bayawuhlangana lapho, ngulowo ahambe nesingani sakhe.
16 Ase nibuke encwadzini legocotwako yaSimakadze nifundze. Kute nakunye kwaloku lokuyawusilela, kute lokuyakweswela singani sako. Ngobe ngumlomo wakhe lona lokhiphe lomyalo, naMoya wakhe uyawukubutsela ndzawonye.
17 Ukunika tabelo tako ngenkatho, sandla sakhe siyakwabela live njengekwesilinganiso, seliyawuba lako kokuphela, kuhlale khona situkulwane ngesitukulwane.
1 Lihlane nelive lelihamukile kuyawujabula, lugwadvule luyawujabula luchakaze timbali.
2 Njengembali luyawuchakaza lube lusha; luyawutfokota kakhulu, lumemete ngenjabulo. Ludvumo lweLebanoni luyawunikwa lona, yebo, luyawunikwa ludvumo lweKhameli nelweSharoni; bantfu bayawubona bukhosi baSimakadze, nebukhatikhati baNkulunkulu wetfu.
3 Cinisani tandla letibutsakatsaka, nikhutsate emadvolo lacekako.
4 Khulumani kulabanetinhlitiyo letesabako nitsi: “Cinani, ningesabi, Nkulunkulu wenu uyeta, uyawufika nekuphindzisela nekujezisa kwakhe, utawufika atenisindzisa.”
5 Emehlo etimphumphutse ayawuvuleka, netindlebe tetihhulu tiyawuva.
6 Labachutako bayawusuka emagonso njengenyamatane, nelulwimi lwesimungulu luyawumemeta ngenjabulo. Emanti ayawugeleta ehlane, kube nemifudlana elugwadvule.
7 Sihlabatsi lesishisako siyawuba sitiba, umhlabatsi lowomile uphetfuke tiyalu. Nalapho kwake kwahlala timphungutja khona, kuyawumila tjani nemhlanga, kanye nemhlanga iphaphira.
8 Kuyawuba khona umgwaco lomkhulu lapho, uyawubitwa ngekutsi Yindlela Yebungcwele. Labangcolile ngeke bahambe ngawo, uyakuba walabo labahamba ngawo lomgwaco, tilima letikhohlakele ngeke tihambahambe ngawo.
9 Kuyawubate libhubesi lapho, kute ngisho nesilwane lesinelulaka, lesiyawutfolakala kuwo. Kodvwa ngulabahlengiwe bodvwa labayawuhamba kulowo mgwaco,
10 labahlengiwe baSimakadze bayawubuya. Bayawungena eSiyoni ngekuhlabela, nangekujabula kwaphakadze lokuyawuba ngumchele etinhloko tabo. Bayawuhamba ngekutfokota nangekujabula, lusizi nekububula kuyawubaleka.
1 Ngemnyaka weli-14 wekubusa kwenkhosi Hezekiya, kwesuka Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wahlasela onkhe emadolobha latinqaba akaJuda, wawatfumba.
2 Inkhosi yase-Asiriya yase itfumela indvuna yayo lenkhulu yemphi kanye nalelikhulu libutfo lemphi lelesuka eLakhishi, laya enkhosini Hezekiya eJerusalema. Kwatsi lendvuna lenkhulu yemphi nayima ngasemseleni wesitiba lesisenhla, emgwacweni loya eNsimini yeMgezi Wetingubo,
3 kwaphuma bo-Eliyakimu, umsa waHilkiya, indvuna yesigodlo, naShebna labengumabhalane, naJowa, umsa wa-Asafa, umbhalisi, baya kuyo.
4 Indvuna lenkhulu yemphi yafike yakhuluma kubo, yatsi: “Tjelani Hezekiya, nitsi: “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yinkhosi lenkhulu yase-Asiriya, itsi: Ulibeke kubani litsemba lakho?
5 Utsi unemasu nemabutfo emphi lanemandla, kodvwa ukhuluma lite nje. Ngubani lona lowetsembele kuye, lokwenta kutsi ngaye ungivukele?
6 Buka la, nyalo wetsembele eGibhithe, kulolubhatu lwendvuku yemhlanga, lolugwaza sandla semuntfu lumlimate, nakatsi ubambelela kulo! Unjalo-ke Faro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, kubo bonkhe labetsembela kuye.
7 Nangabe utsi kimi: “Setsembele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu,” akusiye yini lona Hezekiya ladzilita tindzawo takhe letiphakeme tekukhontela nemalati akhe, atsi kubakaJuda nebaseJerusalema: “Kufanele nikhonte embikwanali lilati leliseJerusalema”?
8 “ ‘Buya-ke nyalo, wente sivumelwane nemphatsi wami, inkhosi yase-Asiriya: Ngitakunika emahhashi lati-2 000, nawungaba nebantfu labangawagibela.
9 Ungayeyisa yini yona yinye nje kuto tonkhe tindvuna letincane temphatsi wami, nome ngabe wetsembele eGibhithe ngetincola temphi kanye nebagibeli bemahhashi?
10 Ngetulu kwaloko nje, kantsi lapha ngitele kutawuhlasela nekubhubhisa lelive ngaphandle kwaSimakadze yini? Simakadze nguye cobo lwakhe longitjele kutsi angishuce ngite kulelive ngitelibhubhisa.’ ”
11 Bo-Eliyakimu, naShebna, naJowa bakhuluma kulendvuna lenkhulu, batsi: “Sicela umane ukhulume ngesiSiriya etincekwini takho, ngobe ngulona lulwimi lesiluvako. Ungakhulumi natsi ngesiHebheru kuva bonkhe labantfu labalapha etulu elubondzeni.”
12 Kodvwa lendvuna lenkhulu yemphi yaphendvula, yatsi: “Kantsi inkhosi yami beyingitfume kini nalenkhosi yenu nodvwa yini kutsi ngitewukhuluma lamagama? Beyingakangitfumi yini nakubo labantfu labalapha etulu elubondzeni, nabo labanjengani, labatawudla emangcoliso abo, baphindze banatse nemichamo yabo?”
13 Lendvuna lenkhulu yemphi yase iyasukuma yamemeta ngesiHebheru, yatsi: “Lalelani emavi enkhosi lenkhulu, inkhosi yase-Asiriya!
14 Naku lokushiwo yinkhosi, itsi: ‘Ningacali niyengwe nguHezekiya. Angeke akhone kunikhulula!
15 Ningavumi kutsi Hezekiya aniyenge netsembele kuSimakadze, nakatsi: “Simakadze utasephula ngempela, lelidolobha lingeke linikelwe esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya.” ’
16 “Inkhosi yase-Asiriya itsi: ‘Ningamlaleli Hezekiya, yentani sivumelwane nami, niphume nite kimi, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza-ke iyawube seyitidlela kahle esivinini sayo, nasemkhiwaneni wayo, inatse nemanti laphuma emtfonjeni wayo,
17 ngize ngifike nginitsatse nginimikise eveni lelifanana nelenu, live lelinalokutinhlavu, nalelineliwayini lelisha, live lesinkhwa neletivini.’
18 “Ningavumi kutsi Hezekiya anedukise, nakatsi: ‘Simakadze utasikhulula.’ Ukhona yini nkulunkulu wanome ngusiphi sive lowake wakhulula live lakhe esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya?
19 Baphi nje bonkulunkulu baseHamathi, nebase-Aphadi? Baphi bonkulunkulu baseSefavayimu? Bayisindzisile yini iSamariya esandleni sami?
20 Ngumuphi kubo bonkhe labonkulunkulu balamave lowake wakhona kusindzisa live lakhe esandleni sami? Simakadze-ke yena angayisindzisa kanjani iJerusalema esandleni sami?”
21 Kodvwa labantfu babindza nje bambuka bangete basho lutfo, ngobe inkhosi yayibadvonse ngendlebe yatsi: “Ningacali nimphendvule.”
22 Bo-Eliyakimu, umsa waHilkiya, labeyindvuna yesigodlo, naShebna, labengumabhalane, kanye naJowa, umsa wa-Asafa, labengulobhalisako, bahamba bayawubikela Hezekiya sebadzabule tingubo tabo, bafike bamtjela konkhe lokwakushiwo yindvuna lenkhulu yemphi yase-Asiriya.
1 Hezekiya, inkhosi, watsi kube akuve loko, wadzabula tingubo takhe wembatsa emasaka, wahamba wangena ethempelini laSimakadze.
2 Watfumela bo-Eliyakimu, indvuna yasesigodlweni, naShebna, labengumabhalane, kanye nebaholi bebaphristi, bonkhe bagcoke emasaka baya kumphrofethi Isaya, umsa wa-Amose.
3 Bamtjela batsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguHezekiya, utsi: ‘Lelilanga lalamuhla lilanga lenjabhiso, nekutsetsiswa, nelihlazo, njenganakufika tikhatsi tekubelekwa kwebantfwana kube kute emandla ekubabeleka.
4 Kungenteka kube Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho utaweva emavi endvuna lenkhulu, letfunywe ngumphatsi wayo, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, kutsi itewuhlazisa Nkulunkulu lophilako, nekutsi yena utayitsetsisela emavi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho lawevile. Ngako-ke thandazela lensali lesolomane isasele.’ ”
5 Tatsi letindvuna takaHezekiya natifika ku-Isaya,
6 Isaya wakhuluma kuto, watsi: “Tjelani inkhosi yenu nitsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze utsi: Ningesatjiswa nguloko lenikuvile, lawo mavi ledzelelako etinceku tenkhosi yase-Asiriya letingihlambalate ngawo.
7 Lalelani! Ngitawufaka kuye umoya lotamenta kutsi atsi nakeva umbiko lotsite, ancandzeke abuyele eveni lakhe, ngulapho-ke ngiyawumenta kutsi afele khona ngenkemba.’ ”
8 Lendvuna lenkhulu yemphi yatsi kube ive kutsi inkhosi yase-Asiriya ayisekho eLakhishi, yase iyancandzeka nayo, yakhandza inkhosi ibambene etulu neLibna.
9 Senaheribi watfola umbiko wekutsi Thihakha, inkhosi yaseKushe, nayo iyashuca itewuhlasela yena. Watsi nakeva loku, watfumela tigijimi kuHezekiya nelivi lelitsi:
10 “Tjelani Hezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, nitsi: ‘Ungayengwa ngulonkulunkulu wakho lometsembako nakatsi: “IJerusalema ngeke inikelwe etandleni tenkhosi yase-Asiriya.”
11 Angitsi sewuvile kutsi entani emakhosi ase-Asiriya kuwo onkhe lamanye emave, acotfula imbokodvo nesisekelo kuwo. Wena-ke ungaphepha kanjani?
12 Labonkulunkulu betive letabhujiswa bobabemkhulu, batikhulula yini letive tabo, bonkulunkulu baseGozani, nebaseHarani, nebaseResefu kanye nebebantfu base-Edeni lababeseThelasari?
13 Iphi inkhosi yaseHamathi, nenkhosi yase-Aphadi, nenkhosi yelidolobha laseSefavayimu, neyaseHena, neyase-Ava?’ ”
14 Hezekiya watsatsa lencwadzi kuletigijimi wayifundza, wase ukhuphukela nayo ethempelini laSimakadze, wafike wayendlala embikwaSimakadze.
15 Hezekiya wase uyathandaza kuSimakadze watsi:
16 “Awu, Simakadze Somandla, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli, wena lohleli emkhatsini wemakherubhi, wena wedvwa unguNkulunkulu etikwayo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba. Wena wadala lizulu nemhlaba.
17 Vula indlebe yakho! Awu, Simakadze, vani; uvule emehlo akho, Simakadze, ubone; lalela onkhe emavi latfunyelwe nguSenaheribi ekwetfuka wena, Nkulunkulu lophilako.
18 “Kuliciniso kona, Simakadze, kutsi emakhosi ase-Asiriya atibhubhisile tonkhe letive kanye nemave ato.
19 Bajikijele bonkulunkulu bato emlilweni, bababhubhisa, ngobe bebangesibo bonkulunkulu sibili, bekutingodvo nje nematje labatwe tandla tebantfu.
20 Manje-ke, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, sephule esandleni sakhe, kuze yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba yati kutsi wena wedvwa, Simakadze, unguNkulunkulu.”
21 Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, wase utfumela kuHezekiya, atsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Njengobe uthandaze kimi mayelana naSenaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya,
22 nali-ke livi lelikhulunywe nguSimakadze lelimelene naye, litsi: “INdvodzakati yaseSiyoni iyakwedzelela, ikubukela phansi. INdvodzakati yaseJerusalema igencetisa inhloko yayo nawubaleka.
23 Ngubani lona lometfukile wamhlambalata? Ngubani lona bewumbhodlela umetfwalela emehlo? NguLongcwele waka-Israyeli!
24 Ngetigijimi takho umpongise tindvundvuma tetinhlamba kuSimakadze, futsi watsi: ‘Ngetincola tami temphi letinyenti ngigibele ticongo tetintsaba, ticongo letiphakeme kakhulu taseLebanoni. Ngijube imisedari yakhona lemidze kakhulu, kanye netipheshula telikhetselo. Ngifinyelele kuletikhashane tindzawo takhona, emahlatsi akhona elikhetselo.
25 Ngimbe imitfombo emaveni etive, nganatsa nemanti ayo khona lapho. Ngetitsendze tetinyawo tami ngomise yonkhe imifula yaseGibhithe.’
26 “Awuzange uve yini? Ngakumisa kadzeni. Ngakuhlela ngemalanga asendvulo, manje sesikhatsi sekutsi kwenteke, kutsi ugucule emadolobha latinqaba, wawaphihlita aba tindvundvuma tematje.
27 Bantfu bawo baphelelwe ngemandla, badzangele, batselwa ngelihlazo. Bafanana netihlahla tesiganga, banjengemidvumba leluhlata yemahlumela, emahlumela etjani lobusungula etikwetindlu, base bubhadliswa lilanga busamila.
28 “Kodvwa ngiyati kutsi uhlalaphi, ngikwati nawungena nome uphuma, nekutsi ungibhodlela kanjani.
29 Njengobe uyangibhodlela, nanjengobe kungicoloshela kwakho sekufikile etindlebeni tami, ngitawufaka umkhala wami ekhaleni lakho, nelitomu lami emlonyeni wakho. Ngiyawukuncandzekisa ngaleyo ndlela lote ngayo.
30 “Loku-ke kuyawuba sibonakaliso kuwe, Hezekiya: “Kulomnyaka utawudla loko lokutimilele, ngemnyaka wesibili udle emahlumela ako, kodvwa ngemnyaka wesitsatfu uyawuhlanyela uvune, uyawuhlanyela tivini ubuye udle emagelebisi ato.
31 Insali yendlu yakaJuda iyawuphindza futsi ifake timphandze tayo phansi, ngetulu itsele titselo tayo.
32 Ngobe eJerusalema kuyawuvela insali. ESiyoni kuyawuvela libutfo lalabasindze ekufeni. Kushisekela kwaSimakadze longuSomandla kuyawukuphelelisa loko.
33 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze macondzana nenkhosi yase-Asiriya: “Ngeke ingene kulelidolobha nome icibishele imicibisholo kulo. Ngeke ime embikwalo ngelihawu, futsi ngeke yente lutfo lwekulivimbetela.
34 Iyawuncandzeka ngaleyo ndlela lete ngayo. Ngeke ingene kulelidolobha,” kusho Simakadze.
35 “Ngitalivikela lelidolobha ngilisindzise, ngenca yami nangenca yenceku yami Davide.”
36 Ngako ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphuma yabhubhisa emadvodza lati-185 000, labesenkambu yema-Asiriya. Batsi bantfu nabavuka ekuseni ngakusasa, bakhangwa lucaca lwetidvumbu!
37 Ngako-ke Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wadzilita inkambu yakhe, wahamba wabuyela eNineve, wayawuhlala khona.
38 Kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga aselibele kukhonta ethempelini lankulunkulu wakhe Nisroki, kwesuka emadvodzana akhe, bo-Adrameleki naShareseri, bamjuba ngenkemba, besuka lapho babalekela eveni lase-Ararathi. Esahadoni, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi yase-Asiriya esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Kulawo malanga Hezekiya wagula wabangwa netibi. Umphrofethi Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, waya kuye, wafike watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Sale ulungisa kahle tonkhe tintfo tasemndenini wakakho, ngobe sewutakufa, ngeke usindze.”
2 Hezekiya wagucuka wabheka ngaselubondzeni, wathandaza kuSimakadze, watsi:
3 “Awu, Simakadze, khumbula kutsi bengihamba ngekwetsembeka lokunjani embikwakho, nekutsi bengitinikele kangakanani embikwakho ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami, ngenta lokuhle emehlweni akho.” Hezekiya wakhala kabuhlungu.
4 Livi laSimakadze lefika ku-Isaya, latsi:
5 “Hamba uyewutjela Hezekiya, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu weyihlomkhulu, Davide, utsi: Ngiwuvile umthandazo wakho, ngatibona netinyembeti takho. Ngitakwengetela iminyaka leli-15 ebudzeni bemphilo yakho.
6 Ngitawukhulula wena kanye nalelidolobha esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya. Ngitalivikela lelidolobha.
7 “ ‘Nasi sibonakaliso saSimakadze kuwe, sekutsi Simakadze utakwenta loko lakwetsembisile:
8 Ngitakwenta sitfunti lesentiwe lilanga siye emuva tinyatselo letilishumi lese sitewuke etitebhisini tekukala sikhatsi ta-Ahazi.’ ” Ngako-ke kukhanya kwelilanga kwafinyela ngetinyatselo letilishumi lebesekutewukile.
9 Umbhalo waHezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, emvakwekugula nekusindza kwakhe:
10 Ngatsi mine: “Kantsi kutawutsi nase ngikhulile nginemandla, ngiyakwendlula emasangweni ekufa, ngidlelelwe incenye yeminyaka lesasele yemphilo yami?”
11 Ngatsi mine: “Angisayiwuphindze ngimbone Simakadze, ngibone Simakadze eveni lalabaphilako. Angisayikuphindze ngibabuke bantfu, nome-ke ngiphindze ngihlale kanye nalabo labahleti kulomhlaba.
12 Njengelithende lemelusi, indlu yami ihhihlitelwe phansi yesuswa kimi. Njengemeluki imphilo yami uyisongile, ungincamulile emculwini webudze bemphilo, busuku nemini wetamana nekungicedza.
13 Ngilindzile ngekubeketela kwaze kwadzabuka kusa; kodvwa yena njengelibhubesi uwabhobabhobe onkhe ematsambo ami. Busuku nemini wetamana nekungicedza.
14 Ngantjilota ngikhalisa kwenkhonjane, ngabubula ngakhalisa kwelituba, emehlo ami aba luvitsi, nangitsi ngibuka etulu emazulwini, ngihluphekile. Awu Simakadze, wota ungelekelele.”
15 Kodvwa ngingatsini nje? Sewungitjelile, futsi yena cobo lwakhe ukwentile loko. Ngitawuhamba ngekubonyabonyeka yonkhe iminyaka yami, ngenca yalobuhlungu bemphefumulo wami.
16 Simakadze, bantfu baphila ngetintfo letinje, nami-ke umoya wami utfola imphilo ngato. Ubuyisele kuphila kwami kimi, wangenta ngaphila.
17 Empeleni wentele kusita mine lokutsi ngive tinhlungu letinje. Elutsandvweni lwakho wangisindzisa emgodzini wembhubhiso, utsatse tonkhe tono tami watilahla emvakwakho.
18 Ngobe lidliza lingeke likudvumise, nekufa ngeke kutigambute tibongo takho; labo labashona phansi emgodzini bangeke babeke litsemba labo ekwetsembekeni kwakho.
19 Ngulabaphilako, labaphilako bodvwa, labakudvumisako wena, njengaloku ngenta nje nami lamuhla. Bobabe batjela bantfwababo ngekwetsembeka kwakho.
20 Simakadze utangisindzisa; siyawuhlabela ngetingubhu letinetintsambo onkhe emalanga emphilo yetfu sisethempelini laSimakadze.
21 Isaya abeshito watsi: “Futfumetani sitfobo semakhiwa, bese nisifaka kulelitfumba, utabe sewuyaphila.”
22 Hezekiya abebute watsi: “Sitawuba yini sibonakaliso sekutsi ngitawukhuphukela ethempelini laSimakadze?”
1 Ngaleso sikhatsi Merodaki Baladani, umsa waBaladani, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, watfumela Hezekiya tincwadzi nesipho, njengobe abebikelwe ngekugula nangekuphiliswa kwakhe.
2 Hezekiya watemukela ngekujabula letitfunywa, watikhombisa loko lokwakusetindlini takhe tengcebo, lekwakuyisiliva, negolide, netinongo tekudla, nemafutsa lamahle, nato tonkhe tikhali takhe tekulwa, nako konkhe lokwakungatfolakala endlini yakhe yengcebo. Kwabate ngisho nakunye lokwakusesigodlweni sakhe nalokwakusembusweni wakhe wonkhe lokwasala wangete watikhombisa kona.
3 Umphrofethi Isaya wase uya ku-Hezekiya, inkhosi, wambuta watsi: “Atsiteni lamadvodza, kona abebuyaphi?” Hezekiya waphendvula watsi: “Abephuma eveni lelikhashane kakhulu, eBhabhulona, ete kimi.”
4 Lomphrofethi wabuta watsi: “Baboneni lapha esigodlweni sakho?” Hezekiya watsi: “Babone konkhe lapha esigodlweni sami. Kute nakunye lokusengcebeni yami lengingakabakhombisi kona.”
5 Isaya wase utsi kuHezekiya: “Vani livi laSimakadze longuSomandla.
6 Sikhatsi sitawufika ngempela, lapho konkhe lokusesigodlweni sakho, nako konkhe loko lokwalondvolotwa boyihlomkhulu kusukela kadzenidzeni kuze kube ngulamuhla, kutakwetfwalwa kuyiswe eBhabhulona. Kute nakunye lokutawusala, kusho Simakadze.
7 Labanye betitukulwane takho, labayinyama nengati yakho, lewuyawutalelwa bona, bayawutfunjwa bayekwentiwa tigcili, baphakulwe esigodlweni senkhosi yaseBhabhulona.”
8 Hezekiya waphendvula watsi: “Livi laSimakadze lolikhulumile lihle,” ngobe abecabanga atsi: “Kutawuba nekuthula nekuvikeleka ngesikhatsi sekuphila kwami.”
1 “Badvudvuteni, dvudvutani bantfu bami,” kusho Nkulunkulu wenu.
2 “Khulumani kahle kubaseJerusalema, nimemetele kubo kutsi umshikashika wabo wemsebenti sewuphelelisiwe, nekutsi licala lesono sabo selihlawulelwe, nekutsi sebatfole ngalokuphindziwe esandleni saSimakadze ngaletono tabo.”
3 Livi lalomemetako litsi: “Lungisani indlela yaSimakadze ehlane; yentani ucondze ekhatsi ehlane umgwaco lomkhulu waNkulunkulu wetfu.
4 Tonkhe tigodzi tiyawugcwaliswa; tonkhe tintsaba nemagcuma kuyakwehliswa. Umhlaba lomagebhugebhu uyawulinganiswa, ematsafa latigodzigodzi entiwe abeke.
5 Inkhatimulo yaSimakadze iyakwembulwa, nalo lonkhe luntfu luyakuyibona; ngobe umlomo waSimakadze sewukhulumile.”
6 Livi litsi: “Memeta.” Mine ngitsi: “Ngimemete kutsini?” “Bonkhe bantfu banjengetjani, nako konkhe kudvuma kwabo kunjengembali yesiganga.
7 Tjani buyabuna netimbali tiyahhohloka, ngobe umoya waSimakadze uhhusha etikwako. Ngempela bantfu batjani.
8 Tjani buyabuna, netimbali tiyahhohloka, kodvwa livi laNkulunkulu wetfu limile kuze kube nguphakadze.”
9 Wena loletsa tindzaba letimnandzi eSiyoni, khuphukela entsabeni lephakeme. Wena loletse tindzaba letimnandzi eJerusalema, phakamisa livi lakho, umemete, liphakamise, ungesabi. Tsanini kuwo emadolobha akaJuda: “Nangu Nkulunkulu wenu!”
10 Bukani, Simakadze longuSomandla ute ngemandla, nangemkhono wakhe uyabusa. Bukani, umvuzo wakhe unaye, nenkhokhelo yakhe ihamba naye.
11 Welusa umhlambi wakhe njengemelusi: Ugona emazinyane akhe ngemikhono yakhe, awasondzete edvutane nenhlitiyo yakhe; utihola kahle leto letinemazinyane.
12 Ngubani lolinganise emanti ngentsendze yesandla sakhe, nome lowatsi ngebubanti besandla sakhe wemisa imikhawulo yemazulu? Ngubani lolinganisa lutfuli lwemhlaba ngembita, nome lowake wakala tintsaba ngesikali, wakala nemagcuma ngesilinganiso?
13 Ngubani loke wacondza Moya waSimakadze, nome wamfundzisa angumeluleki wakhe?
14 Ngubani lowake wabutwa nguSimakadze kutsi akamkhanyisele lokutsite? Ngubani lowake wamlayela indlela lengiyo? Ngubani yena lona lowamfundzisa lwati nome wamlayela indlela yekucondza?
15 Buka, tive tifanana nelitfonsi embiteni, titsatfwa njengelutfuli esikalweni; ukala tichingi kube shangatsi tilutfuli lolucolisakele.
16 Lihlatsi laseLebanoni alikaweneli umlilo wemalati, netifuyo talo atikaweneli umnikelo wekushiswa.
17 Tonkhe tive tinjengelite emehlweni akhe, kuye titsatseka njengentfo lengenamsebenti, futsi tingaphansi kwelite.
18 Ungamfanisa nabani-ke Nkulunkulu? Ungamlinganisa nasiphi-ke sitfombe?
19 Sithico-ke sona, intfo lebunjwa yingcweti, umfuli nje usembesa ngegolide, asentele netinketane tesiliva.
20 Umuntfu lomphofu lowehluleka kunikela ngeminikelo lenjena, ukhetsa lukhuni lolungaboli kalula. Utifunela ingcweti yembumbi lohlakaniphile itemmisela sithico lesingeke siwe.
21 Anati yini? Anikeva yini? Anizange senitjelwe yini kona kwasekucaleni? Anizange nicondzisise yini kusukela umhlaba wasekelwa?
22 Nkulunkulu uhleti esihlalweni sebukhosi etikwembulunga lengumhlaba, nebantfu bakhona bafanana netintsetse. Wendlala emazulu njengempheme, awendlale njengeliseyili entele bantfu kutsi batewuhlala kuwo.
23 Utsatsa tikhulu atente lite, ehlise babusi bakulomhlaba babe lite.
24 Batsi basengakahlanyelwa, basengakatjalwa nekutjalwa, basengakasimi ngisho nasemhlabatsini, bese uyabaphuphutsa, babune, kutsi umoya losiwunguwungwane ubaphephule, ubalahle khashane njengemakhoba.
25 “Ningangilinganisa nabani nje mine? Nome-ke ngubani lofanana nami?” kusho Yena Longcwele.
26 Phakamiselani emehlo enu ezulwini: Ngubani lowadala konkhe loku? Nguye lokhipha emabutfo etinkhanyeti ngayinye ngayinye, atibite tonkhe tinkhanyeti nguleyo naleyo ngelibito layo. Ngenca yemandla akhe lamakhulu nangebukhulu bemandla akhe, kute nome yinye lesilelako.
27 Ukhononelani, wena Jakobe? Wena Israyeli, usolelani ngekutsi: “Indlela yami ifihlakele kuSimakadze; lilungelo lami alikanakeki kuNkulunkulu wami”?
28 Awati yini? Awukeva yini? Simakadze unguNkulunkulu waphakadze, uMdali wemikhawulo yemhlaba. Angeke adzinwe, futsi ngeke akhatsale, nekucondza kwakhe kute longakuphenyisisa.
29 Ubapha emandla labo labakhatsele, awandzise emandla alababutsakatsaka.
30 Nalabasha bayaphela emandla, badzinwe, nemajaha ayakhubatela awe,
31 kodvwa labo labetsembele kuSimakadze batfola emandla lamasha. Bayawukhuphuka ngemaphiko njengetinsweti, bayawugijima bangadzinwa, bayawuhamba bangaphelelwa ngemandla.
1 “Thulani embikwami, nine tichingi! Tive ativuselele emandla ato! Atiphumele ebaleni tikhulume, asihlangane kanyekanye endzaweni yekwehlulela.
2 Ngubani lochukulute lomunye kutsi esuke emphumalanga, wambitela ekulungeni kutsi ahlangabetane nekuncoba kuso sonkhe sinyatselo? Tive utinikela kuye, atfobise emakhosi embikwakhe. Ngenkemba yakhe uyabagucula babe lutfuli, nangebutjoki bakhe uyabaphephula njengemakhoba.
3 Ubalandzela ngemuva angavinjwa lutfo, abacoshe ngendlela langazange asanyatsele kuyo.
4 Ngubani lowente loku wadzimate wakuphumelelisa, wabita titukulwane kusukela ekucaleni? Mine, Simakadze, lengangikhona ekucaleni nalengiyawube ngikhona nasekugcineni, solo nginguye.”
5 Tichingi tikubonile tesaba, imikhawulo yemhlaba iyatfutfumela, bantfu bayasondzela, baphumela ebaleni.
6 Ngulowo usita lomunye, akhulume kumnakabo atsi: “Cina!”
7 Ingcweti kutekubata ikhutsata umbumbi wetegolide, nalowo lobetsela ngesandvo ushiyela kulowo locandvulako. Kulowo loshiselako utsi: “Kuhle.” Ubetsela sithico khona singetikuwa.
8 “Kodvwa wena, Israyeli, nceku yami, Jakobe, wena lengikukhetsile, wena situkulwane sa-Abrahama umngani wami,
9 ngakutsatsa emaphetselweni emhlaba, ngakubita emagunjini awo lakhashane. Ngakubita ngatsi: ‘Wena uyinceku yami,’ ngikukhetsile, ngangete ngakwala.
10 Ngako-ke ungesabi, ngobe mine nginawe; ungajabhi, ngobe mine nginguNkulunkulu wakho. Ngitakucinisa ngikusite, ngiyakukubamba ngesandla sami sekudla lesilungile.
11 “Bonkhe labakubhavumulelako, impela, bayakudliwa ngemahloni, bahlazeke; labo labemelene nawe bayawuba lite, babhubhe baphele.
12 Nome sewutiphenyisisa titsa takho, ungeke utitfole. Labo labaphekehla imphi nawe bayawuba lite lelite.
13 Ngobe mine nginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, lobamba sandla sakho sangesekudla, atsi kuwe: ‘Ungesabi, ngitakusita.’
14 Ungesabi, wena mphetfu, Jakobe, awu, mntfwanyana, Israyeli, ngobe mine matfupha ngitakusita,” kusho Simakadze, uMhlengi wakho, Longcwele waka-Israyeli.
15 “Buka la, ngitakwenta ube sihhudlo sekubhula kolo, lesisha nalesikhaliphako lesinematinyo lamanyenti. Uyawushaya tintsaba utifohlote, wehlise emagcuma abe ngemakhoba.
16 Uyakuwela, umoya uwakhetse, sivunguvungu siyakuwaphephula. Kodvwa wena uyawujabula ngaSimakadze, utibonge ngaLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
17 “Labamphofu nalabeswele batfungatsa emanti, kodvwa kute; tilwimi tabo tomile ngenca yekweswela emanti. Kodvwa mine Simakadze ngitabevela, mine, Nkulunkulu waka-Israyeli, ngingeke ngibashiye.
18 Ngiyawukwenta imifula igelete etindzaweni letiphakeme letilugwadvule, netiyalu ekhatsi etihosheni. Ngiyawugucula lihlane libe titiba temanti, nemhlaba logagadzekile ube netiyalu temanti.
19 Ehlane ngiyawubeka umsedari, nemgamba, nemabovana, nemncumo. Ngiyawumilisa tipheshula eveni leligagadzekile imferi nemsayipuresi kanyekanye,
20 kuze bantfu batewubona bati futsi, bacabange bese bayacondza kutsi sandla saSimakadze lesente loku, nekutsi Longcwele waka-Israyeli ukudalile loku.”
21 Simakadze utsi: “Bekani indzaba yenu.” INkhosi yakaJakobe itsi: “Khulumani kutsi niphika nitsini.”
22 Ngenisani tithico tenu titesitjela kutsi kutakwentekani. Tisitjele kutsi tintfo takucala kwakuyini, kuze natsi siteticabanga sati siphetfo sato.
23 Nome-ke nisitjele ngetintfo letitakwenteka, nisitjele kutsi likusasa liphetseni, kuze sitekwati kutsi nibonkulunkulu. Ase nente lutfo, loluhle nome lolubi, kuze sitewujabha sesabe.
24 Kodvwa nibancane kabi kunelite, nemisebenti yenu ilite nje. Lowo lokhetsa nine unengekile.
25 “Ngivuse longasenyakatfo, futsi uyeta lomunye lophuma ngasemphumalanga lobita Libito lami. Unyatsela etikwebabusi kube shangatsi baludzaka nje, kube shangatsi yena ungumbumbi nakanyatsela libumba.
26 Ngubani lowase wakhuluma ngaloku kusukela ekucaleni, kuze sitewukwati, nome-ke kwasendvulo, kuze natsi sitekusho sitsi: ‘Abecinisile’? Kute lowase wasitjela ngaloku, kute nalowakusho kungakenteki, kute lowake weva emavi enu.
27 Ngaba wekucala kutjela iSiyoni, ngatsi: ‘Bukani, naba!’ IJerusalema ngayipha sitfunywa setindzaba letimnandzi.
28 Ngiyabuka, kodvwa kute namunye, kute namunye emkhatsini wabo longeluleka, kute longaphendvula nangibabuta.
29 Bukani la, bonkhe balite! Tento tabo tilite; titfombe tabo tingumoya nesiphitsiphitsi.”
1 Simakadze utsi: “Nayi-ke inceku yami, lengiyicinisako, lokhetsiwe wami lengijabulako ngaye; ngiyawubeka Moya wami kuye, yena uyawuletsa umtsetfocotfo wami etiveni.
2 Angeke amemete, futsi ngeke akhale, nome aphakamise livi lakhe etitaladini.
3 Umhlanga lofecekile ngeke awephule; intsambo yesibane lebhunyako ngeke ayicime. Ngekwetsembeka kwakhe uyawuletsa umtsetfocotfo,
4 ngeke angabate nome ajabhiswe, aze emise umtsetfocotfo wami emhlabeni. Tichingi tiyawubeka litsemba lato kulomtsetfo wakhe.”
5 Naku lokushiwo nguNkulunkulu longuSimakadze, yena lowo lowadala emazulu, waweneka, wendlala nemhlaba nako konkhe lokumila kuwo, lonika kuphefumula kubantfu labakuwo, nekuphila kulabo labahamba etikwawo, utsi:
6 “Mine, Simakadze, ngikubite ngekulunga, ngiyawubamba sandla sakho. Ngitawugcina ngikwente kutsi ube sivumelwane sami nesive sami, ube kukhanya kubetive,
7 uvule emehlo langaboni, ukhulule tiboshwa ejele, ubatfukulule emgodzini lolijele labo labahlala ebumnyameni.
8 “NginguSimakadze; lelo libito lami! Inkhatimulo yami ngingeke ngiyinike lomunye, nome-ke ludvumo lwami etithicweni.
9 Buka la, tintfo takucala setentakele, sengimemetela tintfo letinsha; tisengakacali kubonakala ebaleni, senginatisa tona.”
10 Hlabelani ingoma lensha kuSimakadze, netibongo takhe kusukela emikhawulweni yemhlaba, nine lenintjweza ngemikhumbi elwandle, nako konkhe lokukulo, nine tichingi, nani nonkhe lenihlala kuto.
11 Lihlane nemadolobha alo akuphakamise emaphimbo ako; tabelo, lapho kuhlala khona bakaKhedari, atijabule. Bantfu baseSela abahlabele ngekujabula, abamemete baseticongweni tetintsaba.
12 Abanike Simakadze ludvumo, bamemetele ludvumo lwakhe etichingini.
13 Simakadze utawushuca njengendvodza lenemandla, njengelisotja uyawuchukuluta inshisekelo yakhe; uyawumemeta ahlabe inyandzaleyo, titsa takhe atehlule.
14 Simakadze utsi: “Sesikhatsi lesidze ngibindzile, bengibindzile, ngitibambile. Kodvwa nyalo, njengemfati nakabeleka, ngiyakhala, ngiyacucumuka.
15 Ngitawucitsa tintsaba nemagcuma, ngomise konkhe lokumila kuto, ngitawugucula imifula ibe tichingi, ngomise emachibi.
16 Labatimphumphutse ngitabahola ngetindlela labangazange batati, ngibahole ngetindlela letingakavami. Bumnyama ngitabenta bube kukhanya embikwabo, ngente tindzawo letimagebhugebhu tibe ngematsafa. Leti tintfo lengitawutenta; ngingeke ngitiyekele.
17 Kodvwa labo labetsembele etithicweni, labakhuluma etitfombeni batsi: ‘Nine nibonkulunkulu betfu,’ bayawuncandzekiswa bajabhile bahlazeke kakhulu.”
18 “Vanini, nine tihhulu; bukani, nine timphumphutse, nibone!
19 Ngubani loyimphumphutse ngaphandle kwenceku yami? Ngubani losihhulu njengesitfunywa lengisitfumako? Ngubani loyimphumphutse njengalotinikele kimi, loyimphumphutse njengenceku yaSimakadze?
20 Ubone tintfo letinyenti, kodvwa awukanaki, tindlebe takho tivulekile, kodvwa awuva lutfo.”
21 Kwamjabulisa Simakadze ngenca yekulunga kwakhe kutsi ente umtsetfo wakhe ube mkhulu, futsi ube neludvumo.
22 Kodvwa lesi sive lesiphangiwe sabuye sahlutjulwa, bonkhe babambeke emigodzini nome bafihlakele emajele. Sebayimphango, kute nalongabephula; bentiwe baba yimphango, kwabate nalotsi: “Bancandzeni.”
23 Ngubani emkhatsini wenu lotawulalela loku akunakisise kulesikhatsi lesitako?
24 Ngubani lowanikela Jakobe kutsi abe yimphango, wanikela Israyeli kubaphangi? Kwakungesiye yini Simakadze lesone kuye? Ngobe abazange bahambe ngetindlela takhe, abazange bawulalele umtsetfo wakhe.
25 Ngako watfululela etikwabo intfukutselo yakhe levutsako, nebudlwangudlwangu bemphi. Yabasibekela ngemalangabi, noko abazange bacondze; yabadla, kodvwa abakufakanga enhlitiyweni.
1 Kodvwa nyalo, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, lowo lowakudala, wena Jakobe, lowo lowakubumba, wena Israyeli, utsi: “Ungesabi, ngobe ngikuhlengile, Ngikubite ngelibito lakho, wena uwami.
2 Nawudzabula ekhatsi emantini, mine ngitawuba nawe; nanawudzabula ekhatsi emifuleni, ingeke ikukhukhule. Nawuhamba udzabula ekhatsi emlilweni, ngeke ushe, emalangabi ngeke akulumekele.
3 Ngobe mine nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, uMsindzisi wakho, ngitawuhlawula ngelive laseGibhithe, ngishintjiselane iKushe neSheba ngawe.
4 Njengobe wena uligugu kimi, uhloniphekile emehlweni ami, nanjengobe ngikutsandza nje, ngitawunikela bantfu ngenca yakho, netive ngitishintjise ngekuphila kwakho.
5 Ungesabi, ngobe nginawe; bantfwabakho ngitabaletsa kusuka emphumalanga, ngikubutse wena kusukela enshonalanga.
6 Ngiyawukhuluma nenyakatfo ngitsi: ‘Bakhulule,’ neningizimu ngikhulume kuyo ngitsi: ‘Ungabagodli.’ Buyisani emadvodzana ami kusukela khashane, nemadvodzakati ami kusukela emikhawulweni yemhlaba,
7 bonkhe lababitwa ngelibito lami, labo lengabadalela ludvumo lwami, yebo, labo lengababumba ngabenta.”
8 Letsani labo labanemehlo kodvwa babe batimphumphutse, labo labanetindlebe kodvwa babe batihhulu.
9 Tonkhe tive tibutsana ndzawonye, nebantfu bonkhe bayahlangana. Ngusiphi emkhatsini wetithico tabo lesake sakukhuluma kucala loku kungakenteki, samemetela kitsi tintfo takadzeni? Abaletse bofakazi babo, batewusikhombisa kahle kutsi bebasho kona, khona labanye batewuva batsi: “Kuliciniso.”
10 Simakadze utsi: “Nine ma-Israyeli, nibofakazi bami kanye nenceku yami lengiyikhetsile, kuze nitewukwati nikholwe kimi, nicondze nekutsi mine Nginguye. Ngaphambi kwami kute nkulunkulu lowake wabunjwa, futsi kute loyawubuye abe khona emvakwami.
11 Mine, nginguye Simakadze, ngaphandle kwami kute umsindzisi.
12 Ngembulile, ngasindzisa, ngamemetela, ngimi, akusiso sithico sebetive lesisemkhatsini wenu. Nine nibofakazi bami kutsi mine nginguNkulunkulu,” kusho Simakadze.
13 “Yebo, kusukela endvulo solomane Nginguye. Kute longakhulula esandleni sami. Nangenta lutfo, ngubani longakujikisa loko?”
14 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi wenu, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, utsi: “Ngenca yenu ngitawutfumela eBhabhulona, ngibabuyise njengemambuka bonkhe baseBhabhulona, ngibabuyise ngemikhumbi lababetigabatisa ngayo.
15 NginguSimakadze, Longcwele wenu, uMdali wema-Israyeli, iNkhosi yenu.”
16 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, lowo lowavula indlela ekhatsi elwandle, wenta umkhondvo ekhatsi emantini lanemandla,
17 lowadvonsa tincola temphi kanye nemahhashi, emabutfo nemachawe onkhe kanyekanye kwalala khona lapho, akuyiwuphindze futsi kuvuke, kwacinywa, kwaphuphutfwa njengentsambo yesibane.
18 Watsi: “Tikhohlweni tintfo takadzeni; ningahlali etintfweni lesetengca.
19 Bukani la, ngenta intfo lensha! Manje seyiyavumbuka, aniyiboni yini? Ngenta indlela ehlane, nemifula eveni leligagadzekile.
20 Tilwane tesiganga tiyangihlonipha, yebo, timphungutja kanye netahhukulu, ngobe ngiveta emanti ehlane nemifula eveni leligagadzekile, ngentele kunatsisa sive sami lesikhetsiwe,
21 sive lengatibumbela sona, kuze sitewumemetela ludvumo lwami.”
22 “Noko awukangibiti, wena Jakobe, awukatihluphi ngami, wena Israyeli.
23 Awukatiletsi kimi timvu temnikelo wakho wekushiswa, futsi awukangihloniphi nangemihlatjelo yakho. Angikakwetfwesi umtfwalo ngeminikelo yalokutinhlavu, nome-ke ngikuhluphe ngekufuna imphepho kuwe.
24 Awukangitsengeli nayinye imphepho letsaphukako, wangete wangenelisa nangemanoni emihlatjelo yakho. Kodvwa wena ungetfwese umtfwalo ngetono takho, wangikhatsata ngetikhubekiso takho.
25 “Mine, ngimi, losusa tiphambuko takho ngenca yami, tono takho angiphindzi ngitikhumbule.
26 Asibuyekete loko lese kwentekile, ase sikhulumisane ngalendzaba; beka indzaba yakho yekuba msulwa kwakho.
27 Uyihlomkhulu wekucala wenta sono; nalabo lababengumlomo wakho bangivukela.
28 Ngako-ke nami ngitatihlazisa tikhulu telithempeli lenu, ngivele ngitfumele Jakobe ekubhujisweni, na-Israyeli kutsi edzelelwe.”
1 “Kodvwa lalela, wena Jakobe, nceku yami, Israyeli, wena lengikukhetsile.
2 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, lowo lowakwenta, wakubumba esiswini, nalonguyena atakukusita, utsi: Ungesabi, wena Jakobe, nceku yami, Jeshuruni, lengimkhetsile.
3 Ngobe ngiyawutfululela emanti eveni lelomile, nemifula emhlabatsini lowomile; ngiyawutfululela Moya wami kubantfwana bakho, nesibusiso sami etitukulwaneni takho.
4 Bayawuhluma njengetjani emadlelweni, nanjengemabhabhabhulomu ngasemfuleni logeletako.
5 Lomunye uyawutsi: ‘Mine ngiwaSimakadze;’ lomunye utatibita ngelibito laJakobe; nalomunye uyawubhala esandleni sakhe, atsi: ‘NgiwaSimakadze,’ atsatse libito la-Israyeli.”
6 “Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze, iNkhosi neMkhululi wema-Israyeli, Simakadze longuSomandla, utsi: Mine ngiwekucala newekugcina; ngaphandle kwami kute Nkulunkulu.
7 Ngubani-ke lofanana nami? Lowo akakumemetele. Akakumemetele, akubeke embikwami, loko lokwentekile kusukela ngasungula sive sami sakadzenidzeni, naloko lokuseta, yebo, akasho kucala phela kutsi kutakwentekani.
8 Ningatfutfumeli, ningesabi. Angizange ngikumemetele yini loku, ngakhuluma ngako kungakenteki kadzeni? Nine nibofakazi bami. Kukhona yini lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami? Cha, kute lelinye Lidvwala, kute nalinye lengilatiko.”
9 Bonkhe labenta tithico balite, naletintfo letiligugu kangaka kubo tilite. Labo lababetikhulumela batimphumphutse, futsi abati lutfo, lokulihlazo kubo.
10 Ngubani lobumba sithico, asente asilolonge kahle, lesingeke simbuyisele lutfo?
11 Yena nalahambisana nabo bayawuhlaziswa; tingcweti kutekubumba atisilo lutfo, kodvwa tibantfu nje. Ababutsane ndzawonye bonkhe, beme kuloko labasime kuko; bayawehliselwa ekwesabekeni kwelihlazo lalokubi.
12 Umfuli utsatsa lithulusi asebente ngalo emalahleni; abumbe sithico ngetandvo, akubetsele ngemandla akhe onkhe. Uyalamba, aphelelwe ngemandla; anganatsi ngisho emanti, bese uyoma aze acaleke.
13 Umbati ulinganisa ngentsambo, ente luhlaka ngelutsi lwekubhala; akucandvule ngemashizolo, abekise ngemakhampasi. Ukubumba kube nesimo semuntfu, kufanane nemuntfu ngebunjalo bakhe bonkhe, entele kutsi kutewuhlaliswa endlini yetithico.
14 Ugawula imisedari, mhlawumbe atsatse umsayipuresi nome um-okhi. Uyakuyekela kukhule emkhatsini wetihlahla telihlatsi, nome ahlanyele sipheshula, imvula bese iyakukhulisa.
15 Umuntfu ukusebentisa ekubaseni umlilo; lokunye kwako akutsatse atifutfumete ngako, ubasa umlilo apheke sinkhwa. Kodvwa uphindze abate nkulunkulu wakhe, bese uyamkhonta; wenta sithico, bese ukhotsama kuso.
16 Incenye yaleso sigodvo usibasa emlilweni, alungise kudla kwakhe kulowo mlilo; wosa inyama yakhe kuwo, ayidle, esutse. Uphindze otse kuwo, atsi: “Inhhi! Sengifutfumele; ngibona umlilo.”
17 Kulesigodvo lesisele ubata nkulunkulu, lekusithico sakhe, akhotsame kuso, asikhonte. Uthandaza kuso atsi: “Ngisindzise; wena ungunkulunkulu wami.”
18 Abati lutfo, abacondzi lutfo; emehlo abo abhadziwe, kuze bangetiwubona, netingcondvo tabo tivaliwe, khona bangetiwucondzisisa.
19 Kute loke eme, acabangisise. Kute namunye lonelwati; kute nalonekucondza lotsi: “Incenye yalolukhuni ngiyibasile, ngidzimate ngapheka nesinkhwa kulamalahle alo, ngose inyama, ngayidla. Pho, ngingayenta yini intfo lesinengiso ngalolukhuni lolusele? Ngingasikhotsamela yini lesizemuzemu selugodvo?”
20 Utondla ngemlotsa, edukiswe yinhlitiyo lekhohlisiwe; angeke atisindzise nome atsi: “Lentfo lesesandleni sami sangesekudla ayisiwo yini emanga?”
21 “Khumbula letintfo, wena Jakobe, ngobe uyinceku yami, wena Israyeli. Ngikwentile, wena uyinceku yami, ngingeke ngikukhohlwe, wena Israyeli.
22 Tikhubekiso takho ngitishanyele njengelifu. netono takho njengenkhungu yasekuseni. Buyela kimi, ngobe sengikuhlengile.”
23 Hlabelani ngekujabula, nine mazulu, ngobe loku kwentiwe nguSimakadze; memetani kakhulu, nine tindzawo temhlaba letijulile. Hlokomani ngengoma, nine tintsaba, nine mahlatsi, nato tonkhe tihlahla tenu. ngobe Simakadze sewuhlenge Jakobe, ubonakalisa bukhosi bakhe ka-Israyeli.
24 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi wakho, lowakubumba esiswini, utsi: NginguSimakadze, lowente tonkhe tintfo, yena yedvwa loweneke emazulu, lowendlala umhlaba ayedvwana,
25 lophuntisa tibonakaliso tebaphrofethi bemanga, labaphengulako abente tilima, acitse kufundza kwalabahlakaniphile, akugucule akwente kube ngumbhedvo.
26 Ngimi lofeza emavi etinceku takhe, aphumelelise tiphrofetho tetitfunywa takhe, lotsi ngeJerusalema: ‘Itawuhlalwa bantfu,’ nangemadolobha akaJuda atsi: ‘Atakwakhiwa,’ nangetindzala tawo atsi: ‘Ngitativusetela.’
27 Ngimi lokhuluma nekujula kwemanti atsi: ‘Yoma, ngitakomisa imifudlana yakho.’
28 Ngimi futsi lokhuluma ngaKhuresi atsi: ‘Ungumelusi wami, uyawukwenta konkhe loko lengikutsandzako; uyawukhuluma ngeJerusalema, atsi: “Ayakhiwe kabusha,” nangelithempeli atsi: “Akwakhiwe tisekelo talo.” ’ ”
1 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze kulogcotjiwe wakhe, kuKhuresi, lengibambe sandla sakhe sangasekudla, ngentela kwehlula tive embikwakhe, ngemuke emakhosi tikhali tawo, ngivule neminyango embikwakhe, kuze emasango angetiwuvalwa, ngitsi kuye:
2 Ngiyawuhamba embikwakho ngente tintsaba tibeke. Ngiyakwephula emasango elitfusi, ngijube imigcala yetinsimbi lengimishudvo.
3 Ngiyawukunika ingcebo yebumnyama, bunjinga lobubekwe etindzaweni letiyimfihlo, khona utewukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, lokubita ngelibito lakho.
4 Ngenca yaJakobe, inceku yami, Israyeli lokhetsiwe wami, ngikubita ngelibito lakho ngikunika libito leludvumo, noko wena awungemukeli.
5 NginguSimakadze, futsi kute lomunye, ngaphandle kwami kute Nkulunkulu; ngiyawukuhlomisa, wena ungakangemukeli nje,
6 khona kutewutsi kusukela emphumalanga kuze kube ngusenshonalanga, tive tati kutsi kute lomunye ngaphandle kwami. NginguSimakadze, futsi kute lomunye.
7 Ngenta kukhanya, ngidale bumnyama, ngiletsa lokuhle, ngidale lokubi, mine Simakadze, ngitenta tonkhe letintfo.”
8 “Nisani kulunga, nine mazulu lasetulu; emafu akakutfululele phansi. Umhlaba awuvuleke kabanti, insindziso ayihlume, kulunga akukhule nayo; mine, Simakadze, ngikudalile.
9 Maye kulowo lolwa neMenti wakhe, kuye lowo loludzengelo nje emkhatsini wetindzengelo temhlaba. Libumba like lisho yini kumbumbi walo litsi: ‘Ubumbani?’ Umsebenti wakho ungake usho yini utsi: ‘Ute tandla’?
10 Maye kulowo lotsi kuyise: ‘Utele ini?’ nome kunina atsi: ‘Yini lena loyitele?’
11 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, neMenti wakhe, utsi: Macondzana netintfo letitako, niyangibuta yini ngebantfwabami, nome ningibekele umtsetfo ngemsebenti wetandla tami?
12 Ngimi lowenta umhlaba, ngadala nebantfu bonkhe labahlala kuwo. Tandla tami taweneka emazulu, ngalawula nemabutfo awo etinkhanyeti.
13 Ngiyawuvusa Khuresi ngekulunga kwami; ngiyakwenta tonkhe tindlela takhe ticondze. Uyawulakha kabusha lidolobha lami, akhulule labatfunjiwe bami, kodvwa loko akwente ngaphandle kwentsengo nemvuzo, kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.”
14 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Umkhicito waseGibhithe nalokuhwebiwe kwaseKushe, kanye nalawo maSeba, bantfu labadze, kuyawuta kuwe kube kwakho, Siyoni, bayawuhamba badzembuluka emvakwakho, bete kuwe baboshwe ngetinketane. Bayawukhotsama embikwakho bakuncenge, batsi: ‘Ngempela Nkulunkulu unani, futsi kute lomunye, kute lomunye Nkulunkulu.’ ”
15 Ngempela unguNkulunkulu lotifihlako, awu, Nkulunkulu, neMsindzisi wema-Israyeli.
16 Bonkhe babumbi betithico bayawuhlaziswa, bahlazeke; bayawulahlwa badliwe ngemahloni kanyekanye.
17 Kodvwa Israyeli uyawusindziswa nguSimakadze ngensindziso yaphakadze; ningeke nidliwe ngemahloni nome nihlazeke phakadze naphakadze.
18 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, lowo lowadala emazulu, unguNkulunkulu, lowo lowadala wabumba umhlaba, wawusekela; akazange awudalele kutsi ubete lutfo, kodvwa wawubumbela kutsi uhlale bantfu, utsi: “NginguSimakadze, kute lomunye.
19 Angikakhulumi ekusitsekeni, kulenye indzawo lelive lebumnyama. Angikasho etitukulwaneni taJakobe, ngatsi: ‘Ngifuneleni lite.’ Mine, Simakadze, ngikhuluma liciniso, ngikhuluma loko lokulungile.”
20 “Butsanani ndzawonye, nite; hlanganani, nine lenibaleke etiveni. Abati lutfo labo labetfwala tithico tetingodvo, bathandaze etithicweni letingeke tisindzise.
21 Shanoni loko lokutako, nikwetfule; abelulekane kanyekanye. Ngubani lowase wakhuluma ngaloku kungakenteki kadzeni, wakukhuluma kusesekhashane endvulo? Kwakungesimi yini, Simakadze? Futsi kute lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami, Nkulunkulu lolungile nalonguMsindzisi; kute lomunye ngaphandle kwami.
22 “Buyani kimi, nisindziswe, nonkhe nine mikhawulo yemhlaba; ngobe nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lomunye.
23 Ngitifunge mine, umlomo wami ukhulume ngabo bonkhe bucotfo livi lelingeke liphindze liguculwe, litsi: Emadvolo onkhe ayawukhotsama embikwami; tonkhe tilimi tiyawufunga ngami.
24 Bayawukhuluma ngami, batsi: ‘KuSimakadze kuphela kunekulunga nemandla.’ ” Bonkhe labemelene naye bayawuta kuye badliwe ngemahloni.
25 Kodvwa kuSimakadze tonkhe titukulwane taka-Israyeli tiyawusindziswa, futsi tiyawumdvumisa.
1 Beli uyaguca, Nebo uyakhotsama. Titfombe tabo tetfwelwe tilwane tekwetfwala. Letitfombe tabo lababetetfwala setiyasindza, tingumtfwalo kuletilwane letidziniwe.
2 Tiyakhotsama tiguce phansi kanyekanye tehluleke kuyetfula lemitfwalo letitfombe tato, tona cobo lwato tiyahamba tiye ekutfunjweni.
3 “Lalelani kimi, awu ninendlu yakaJakobe, nonkhe nine lenisasele bendlu yaka-Israyeli, nine lesolo nganetfwala kwasesiswini, lenganetfwala kusukela ekutalweni kwenu.
4 Ngisho nasebudzaleni benu nome senimphunga, nginguye, nginguloyo loyakunisimisa. Nginentile, futsi ngitanetfwala; ngitanilondvolota, nginisindzise.
5 “Nitangilinganisa nabani-ke, nome-ke ngubani lengilingana naye? Nitangifananisa nabani kwekutsi singaze silinganiswe naye?
6 Labanye batfulula igolide etikhwameni tabo, balinganise isiliva etikalini tabo, bacashe umbumbi wetegolide kutsi abentele kube sithico, bese baguca kuso basikhonte.
7 Basibeka emahlombe abo basetfwale, basibeke endzaweni yaso, bese siyema kuleyo ndzawo, asikwati nekutsi khushu. Nome umuntfu angamemeta kanjani kuso atikhalela, asikwati kumphendvula; singeke simsindzise umuntfu etinhluphekweni takhe.
8 “Khumbulani loku, nime nicinile, nikufake etinhlitiyweni, nine bahlubuki.
9 Khumbulani tintfo takadzeni, leto takadzenidzeni. Ngobe nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lomunye; nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lonjengami.
10 Ngimemetela siphetfo kusukela ekucaleni, kusukela etikhatsini takadzeni ngimemetela loko lokutakwenteka. Ngitsi mine: ‘Injongo yami iyakuma, ngiyawukwenta konkhe loko lese ngikuhlelile.’
11 Ngibita lingce emphumalanga, eveni lelikhashane ngibite umuntfu atewufeza injongo yami. Loko lese ngikushito, nguloko lengiyawukuphumelelisa; loko lese ngikuhlelile, nguloko lengiyawukwenta.
12 Lalelani kimi, nine bonhlitiyo letinenkhani, nine lenikhashane nekulunga.
13 Ngisondzeta kulunga kwami edvutane, akusekho khashane, nekusindzisa kwami kungeke kwephute. Ngitawupha iSiyoni insindziso, nenkhatimulo yami kuma-Israyeli.”
1 Simakadze utsi: “Yehla, uhlale elutfulini, wena Ndvodzakati yaseBhabhulona. Hlala emhlabatsini, ungasahlali esihlalweni sebukhosi, Ndvodzakati yebaseBhabhulona. Awusayikubitwa ngekutsi ungulobutsakatsaka nalotsambile.
2 Tsatsa ematje ekusila, usile fulaha, yembula liveyili lakho. Phakamisa tidvwaba takho, uhlubule imilente yakho, wewele udzabule imifula.
3 Bungcunu bakho buyawubekeka ebaleni, lihlazo lakho lembuleke. Ngiyawuphindzisela, futsi kute loyawusala.”
4 UMhlengi wetfu, Simakadze longuSomandla libito lakhe, unguLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
5 “Hlala uthule, ungene ebumnyameni, Ndvodzakati yemaBhabhulona, awusayikuphindza ubitwe ngekutsi Ndlovukazi yemibuso.
6 Ngangisitfukutselele sive sami, ngalilahla lifa lami, ngabanikela esandleni sakho, nawe awuzange ubahawukele ngemusa; ngisho nalasebagugile, wabagaca ngelijoko lelimatima.
7 Watsi wena: ‘Ngiyawuchubeka ngibe yindlovukazi kokuphela,’ kodvwa awuzange uticaphele letintfo nome sewubone loko lokungahle kwenteke.
8 “Nyalo-ke, lalela, wena mtsandzi wekukhibika, wena lotibusa ngekuvikeleka kwakho, ucabange utsi: ‘Ngimi ngimi, futsi kute lomunye. Ngingeke ngize ngibe ngumfelokati, nome ngive kufelwa bantfwana.’
9 Kokubili-ke loko kuyawukukhandza ngesikhashana nje, ngalanga linye, kufelwa bantfwana nebufelokati. Kuyawukufikela ngemandla lamakhulu, ngetulu kwebunyenti bekutsakatsa kwakho, nasemkhatsini webunyenti bemalumbo akho.
10 Wetsembele ebubini bakho, watsi: ‘Kute namunye longibonako.’ Kuhlakanipha nekwati kwakho kuyakonisa, nawuticabanga utsi: ‘Ngimi ngimi, kute lomunye ngaphandle kwami.’
11 Sehlakalo siyawukufikela, futsi awuyikwati kutsi uyawusicosha kanjani. Incitsakalo iyakwehlela etikwakho, ungakwati kuphunyula kuyo ngisho nangenhlawulo. Inhlekelele longasoze wayibona iseta, iyakwehlela kuwe ngekushesha.
12 “Chubeka-ke manje nalamaloyo akho, nebunyenti bekutsakatsa kwakho, lowakushikashikela kusukela ebuntfwaneni; mhlawumbe uyawuphumelela, encenye utibangele kwesaba titsa takho.
13 Tonkhe teluleko lotitfolile temacebo setikugugisile. Abavele ebaleni phela lababhuli bakho, labo labahlola tinkhanyeti, bese bayakutjela inyanga ngenyanga kutsi utakwehlelwa yini, abakusindzise kuloko lokutakwehlela.
14 Empeleni banjengemabibi etinhlanga layakusha onkhe ngemlilo, bangeke batisindzise kwabona kulamandla elilangabi. Lapha kute emalahle ekufutfumeta umuntfu, kute nemlilo longawotsa.
15 Nguloko nje kuphela labangakwentela kona, labo lebewushikashikeka nabo, solomane uhambisene nabo kusukela ebuntfwaneni. Ngulowo nalowo atichubekela ngekwakakhe kona; kute namunye longakusindzisa.”
1 “Lalelani lapha, ninendlu yakaJakobe, nine lenibitwa ngelibito la-Israyeli, futsi niyintalelwane yakaJuda, nine lenenta tifungo egameni laSimakadze, nikhonte Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kodvwa kungabi ngeliciniso nangekulunga,
2 nine lenitibita ngekutsi nitakhamiti tasedolobheni lelingcwele, netsembele kuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, Simakadze longuSomandla libito lakhe, lalelani naku:
3 Ngakhuluma ngetintfo takucala tingakefiki, ngakhuluma ngato kadzeni, umlomo wami watimemetela, ngatenta tatiwa; ngase ngiyatenta masinyane, tavele tenteka.
4 Ngobe nganginati kutsi ninenkhani kangakanani. Imisipha yetintsamo tenu kutinsimbi, nemabunti enu kungewelitfusi.
5 Nginitjele tonkhe-ke letintfo kadzenidzeni, kucala tingakenteki ngatimemetela kini, kuze ningetikusho kutsi: ‘Tithico tami takwenta loku; titfombe tami tetigodvo nabonkulunkulu lababunjwe ngensimbi bakulayeta.’
6 Nitivile tonkhe-ke letintfo, tibukeni tonkhe. Ningete nativuma yini? “Kusukela nyalo sengitabonitjela tintfo letinsha, tintfo letifihlakele kini, leningatati,
7 tintfo letidalwe nyalo, hhayi kadzeni, anizange senive ngato phambilini. Ngako-ke ningeke nisho kutsi: ‘Yebo, mine ngangivele ngati ngato.’
8 Anikeva, futsi anikacondzi, kusukela endvulo tindlebe tenu tatisolomane tivalekile. Empeleni bengati kahle hle kutsi naniyengana kanjani, nanibitwa ngekutsi nibahlubuki kusukela ekutalweni.
9 Ngenca yeLibito lami ngiyalwephutisa lulaka lwami, ngenca yeludvumo lwami ngiyalubamba, ngingalwehliseli kini, kuze ngingetikunicedza.
10 Bukani la, nginicolisisile, noko hhayi njengesiliva; nginivivinyile ngemlilo wetinhlupheko.
11 Ngenca yami, nangekwami ngiyakwenta loku. Ngingeke ngivume kutsi Libito lami lihlazeke. Ngingeke nginike lomunye inkhatimulo yami.”
12 “Lalela kimi, wena Jakobe, wena Israyeli lengakubita: Nginguye. Ngiwekucala, futsi ngiwekugcina.
13 Tandla tami tatibeka tisekelo temhlaba. Sandla sami sangesekudla sawendlala emazulu; nangikubita, kuyavela konkhe kanyekanye.
14 “Butsanani nonkhe, nitewulalela: Ngusiphi saletithico lesake satisho letintfo tingakenteki? Sihlobo lesikhetsiwe saSimakadze siyakuyifeza injongo yakhe simelane neBhabhulona. Ingalo yaso iyawumelana nebaseBhabhulona.
15 Mine, yebo mine ngekwami, sengishito, yebo sengimbitile, ngitamletsa, futsi utawuphumelela kulomsebenti wakhe.
16 “Sondzelani edvutane nami, nilalele naku: “Kusukela esimemetelweni sekucala angizange ngikhulume emasitseleni, ngalesikhatsi nakwenteka, mine ngisuke sengikhona.” Manje-ke, iNkhosi Simakadze ingitfumile kanye naMoya wayo.
17 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi wenu, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, utsi: “NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, longuyena anifundzisa kutsi ngukuphi lokuncono kunako konkhe kini, lonilayela indlela lekufanele nihambe ngayo.
18 Kube mane naniyilalela imiyalo yami, kuthula nenhlalakahle yenu ngabe kunjengemifula, kulunga kwenu kube njengemagagasi elwandle.
19 Titukulwane tenu ngabe tingangetihlabatsi. Bantfwabenu ngabe bangangetinhlavu letingenakubalwa, emabito abo abengayiwuncanyulwa lutfo, abengayiwubhujiswa embikwami.”
20 Sukani lapha eBhabhulona. Wabalekeleni emaBhabhulona. Kumemeteleni loku ngenjabulo lenkhulu, nikubabate, kutfumeleni emikhawulweni yemhlaba, nitsi: “Simakadze umhlengile Jakobe, inceku yakhe.”
21 Abazange sebome ngesikhatsi abahola ehlane; wabavulela emanti agobhota edvwaleni, wacheketa lidvwala, kwampompota emanti.
22 Simakadze utsi: “Kute kuthula kulababi.”
1 Lalelani kimi, nine tichingi, vanini loku, nine tive letikhashane, Simakadze wangibita ngisengakatalwa, kusukela ekutalweni walibita libito lami.
2 Umlomo wami wawenta waba njengenkemba leloliwe, wangitfukusa emtfuntini wesandla sakhe; wangenta ngaba ngumcibisholo lololongiwe, wangivalela emgodleni wetikhali takhe.
3 Watsi kimi: “Wena uyinceku yami. Israyeli nguloyo lengiyawukhombisa kuye inkhatimulo yami.”
4 Kodvwa ngatsi: “Ngisebentele lite. Titfukutfuku tami ngitijulukele lite, ngisebentele emahhala. Kodvwa lilungelo lami lisesandleni saSimakadze; nemvuzo wami ukuNkulunkulu wami.”
5 Manje-ke utsi Simakadze, lowo lowangibumba esiswini kutsi ngibe yinceku yakhe, kuze ngitewubuyisela Jakobe kuye, ngibutsele ema-Israyeli kuye, ngobe ngihloniphekile emehlweni aSimakadze, naNkulunkulu wami waba ngemandla ami,
6 utsi: “Kuyintfo lelula kakhulu kuwe kuba yinceku yami kubuyisela tive takaJakobe, nekubuyisa labo labasasele bema-Israyeli lengitigcinele bona. Ngitakwenta futsi ube kukhanya kubetive, kuze utewumikisa insindziso yami emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba.”
7 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi, naLongcwele waka-Israyeli, kuye lowake wedzelelwa wenyanywa sive, kuyo inceku yebabusi, utsi: “Emakhosi ayawukubona asukume, tikhulu tiyawukubona tikhotsame, ngenca yaSimakadze lowetsembekile, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, lokukhetsile.”
8 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ngiyawukuphendvula ngesikhatsi sami lengisitsandzako, nangelilanga lensindziso ngiyawukusita. Ngiyawukugcina, ngikwente ube sivumelwane sami nebantfu, kuze kubuyiselwe live, banikwe kabusha emafa labese acitsekile.
9 Utawutsi kulabatfunjiwe: ‘Phumani!’ nakulabo labasebumnyameni: ‘Khululekani!’ “Bayawudlela eceleni kwemigwaco, batfole emadlelo kuto tonkhe tintsatjana letigagadzekile.
10 Abaseyikulamba, abaseyikoma; nekushisa kwaselugwadvule nekwelilanga akuseyikubashaya. Lowo lonesihawu nabo uyakubahola, abahambise ngasemitfonjeni yemanti.
11 Ngiyawugucula tonkhe tintsaba tami tibe ngimigwaco, nemigwaco yami lemikhulu iyawuphakanyiswa.
12 Buka la: Bayawuchamuka khashane, labanye enyakatfo, labanye enshonalanga, labanye etigodzini taseSinimu.”
13 Memetani ngenjabulo, mazulu! Tsakasa, nawe mhlaba! Klabalazani nihlabele, nani tintsaba! Ngobe Simakadze uyabadvudvuta bantfu bakhe, futsi uyawuba nesihawu kulabo labadzabukisiwe bakhe.
14 Kodvwa iSiyoni yatsi: “Simakadze ungifulatsele, Simakadze ungikhohliwe.”
15 “Umfati angalukhohlwa yini luswane lolusesebeleni lakhe nekutsi abete sihawu kumntfwana lamtalako? Nome angakhohlwa, kodvwa mine ngingeke ngikukhohlwe wena.
16 Buka la; ngikucophe entsendzeni yetandla tami; tibondza takho tisembikwami njalo.
17 Bantfwabakho bancandzeka ngekushesha, nalabo labakwenta lite nalabalwa nawe bayawukubalekela.
18 Phakamisa emehlo akho ucalate, bonkhe bantfwana bakho bayabutsana, babuyele kuwe.” Simakadze utsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwami, impela uyakubembatsa bonkhe njengemhlobiso wemvunulo, uyakubagcoka njengamakoti.
19 “Naloku wawuhhihlitelwe phansi, wasala ebaleni, live lakho lasala lingasenamsebenti; nyalo-ke sewutawuba mncane kakhulu kubantfu bakho, nalabo labake bakudla bayawuba khashane kakhulu.
20 Bantfwana labatelwe ngetikhatsi tekuhlupheka kwakho bayawukhuluma uva, batsi: ‘Lendzawo seyincane kakhulu kitsi, sinike indzawo lenkhulu yekuhlala.’
21 Uyawucabanga enhlitiyweni yakho utsi: ‘Ngubani lowangitalela laba, njengobe ngangihluphekile ngiyinyumba, ngangitfunjiwe futsi ngilahliwe? Bakhuliswa ngubani kepha laba? Ngasala ngingedvwa vo, kodvwa laba nyalo, sebaphumaphi?’ ”
22 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “Buka la; ngiyawuchweba betive, ngiyawuphakamisa siboniso sami kubantfu. Bayawuletsa emadvodzana akho bawagodle ngemikhono, betfwele emadvodzakati akho emahlombe.
23 Emakhosi ayawuba bacizeli bakho, nemakhosikati awo amunyise bantfwabakho. Bayawuguca embikwakho, buso babo bubheke phansi emhlabatsini, bayawukhotsa lutfuli lwetinyawo takho ngelulwimi. Uyawube sewuyati-ke lapho kutsi mine nginguSimakadze. Labo labetsembela kimi bangeke bajabhiswe.”
24 Emabutfo angemukwa yini imphango nome tigcili letitfunjiwe tisindziswe kulabanelunya?
25 Kodvwa naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Yebo, emabutfo ayakwemukwa labatfunjiwe, nalabanelunya bemukwe imphango. Kodvwa ngiyakulwa nalabo labalwa nawe, ngibasindzise bantfwabakho.
26 Bacindzeteli bakho ngiyakubenta badle inyama yemtimba wabo, bayawudzakwa kunatsa ingati yabo kube shangatsi bebanatsa liwayini. Tive tonkhe-ke tiyawube setiyati kutsi mine Simakadze nginguMsindzisi wakho, uMhlengi wakho, longuSomandla waJakobe.”
1 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Iphi incwadzi yenyoko yesehlukaniso, lengamcosha ngayo kutsi ahambe? Nome-ke nganitsengisa kumuphi kulengibakweledako? Natsengiswa ngenca yetono tenu, ngenca yemacala enu unyoko wacoshwa.
2 Kwaya ngani ngingakhandzi muntfu nangifika? Ngesikhatsi ngimemeta, kwabate leni losabelako? Ingalo yami yayiyimfisha kakhulu yini kwekutsi yayinganisindzisa? Ngite yini mine emandla ekunephula? Mine ngekhuta kanye nje kome lwandle, ngigucula imifula ibe lugwadvule, tinhlanti tayo tibole ngenca yekweswela emanti, tife, tibulawe koma.
3 Ngembatsisa sibhakabhaka ngebumnyama, ngente emasaka kube simbonyo saso.”
4 INkhosi Simakadze inginike lulwimi lolufundzisiwe, kuze ngati livi lekucinisa labamadvolo abo asaceka. Ungivusa njalo nje, ekuseni avuse indlebe yami itewulalela, njengemuntfu nakafundziswa.
5 INkhosi Simakadze itivulile tindlebe tami, nami angikayivuseli umdlonga, angikagucuki kuyo.
6 Nganikela ngemhlane wami kulabo labebangishaya, ngabanika tihlatsi labo lababengidvonsa ngesilevu. Angizange ngibufihle buso bami ekuphukutweni nasekukhafulelweni ngematse.
7 Ngobe iNkhosi Simakadze iyangisita, ngingeke ngihlazeke, ngijabhiswe. Ngaloko-ke sengacinisa buso bami, baze baba njengelitje lemlilo, futsi ngiyati kutsi ngeke ngihlazeke, ngijabhe.
8 Lowo longivikelako sewusedvutane. Ngubani-ke longangibeka emacala? Asibhekane buso nebuso! Ngubani ummangaleli wami? Akangisukele phela!
9 YiNkhosi Simakadze lengisitako. Ngubani-ke lowo longangilahla ngelicala? Bayawuguga bonkhe njengengubo, bayawucedvwa ngimivunya.
10 Ngubani emkhatsini wenu lowesaba Simakadze nalolalela livi lenceku yakhe? Lowo lohamba ebumnyameni, longenako kukhanya, aketsembele kulo Libito laSimakadze, asime kuNkulunkulu wakhe.
11 Kodvwa nyalo, nonkhe nine lenilumekela imilidlwana, nitentele nine tidlwane letivutsako, hambani-ke ningene kuloko kukhanya kwaleyo milidlwana yenu nekwaleto tidlwane tenu lesenitilumekele tona. Naku leniyawukutfola esandleni sami: Niyawulala phansi etinhlungwini letimatima.
1 “Lalelani kimi, nine lenifunisisa kulunga, nalenifuna Simakadze: Bukani kulelo dvwala lenacetulwa kulo nakuleyo nkwali lenacotwa kuyo,
2 bukani ku-Abrahama, uyihlo, nibuke nakuSara lowanitala. Ngesikhatsi nangimbita abesemunye kuphela, ngambusisa, ngamenta waba mnyenti.
3 “Ngempela, Simakadze uyakuyidvudvuta iSiyoni, uyawutibuka ngesihawu tonkhe tindzala tayo; emahlane ayo uyakuwenta abe njenge-Edeni, tindzawo tayo letilihlane atente tibe njengensimi yaSimakadze. Kujabula nekutfokota kuyawutfolakala kuyo, yebo, kubonga kanye nemsindvo wekuhlabela.
4 “Lalelani kimi, bantfu bami, ngiveni, sive sami: Umtsetfo uyawuphuma kimi, umtsetfocotfo wami uyawuba kukhanya etiveni.
5 Kulunga kwami kusondzela ngekushesha, insindziso yami isendleleni, ngiyakwehlulela tive ngemkhono wami. Tichingi tiyawubuka kimi, tilindzele ngekwetsemba umkhono wami.
6 Phakamiselani emehlo enu emazulwini, niwubuke nemhlaba phansi; emazulu ayawunyamalala njengentfutfu, nemhlaba uguge njengengubo, nalabahlala kuwo bafe njengetimphungane. Kodvwa insindziso yami iyawukhonsa phakadze naphakadze, kulunga kwami ngeke kuphele.
7 “Ngilaleleni, nine lenati kutsi kuyini lokulungile, nine bantfu leninemtsetfo wami etinhlitiyweni tenu: Ningakwesabi kusolwa bantfu, ningetfuswa ngisho natinhlamba tabo.
8 Ngobe umvunya uyawubadla njengengubo, imphetfu iyawubamita njengensontfo. Kodvwa kulunga kwami kuyawukhonsa phakadze naphakadze, nensindziso yami iyakuma titukulwane ngetitukulwane.”
9 Vuka, vuka! Tembatsise ngemandla, wena mkhono waSimakadze; vuka, ube nguloku bewungiko kucala, njengasetitukulwaneni takadzeni. Kwakungesiwe yini lona lowacoba Rahabi waba ticucu, lowagwaza leso silwane lesikhulu nalesesabekako?
10 Kwakungesiwe yini lowa lowomisa lwandle, emanti alapho kushona khona kakhulu, lowenta umgwaco ekujuleni kwelwandle, kuze labahlengiwe bewelele ngesheya?
11 Labahlawulelwe baSimakadze bayawubuya. Bayawungena eSiyoni ngekuhlabela nangekujabula kwaphakadze lokuyawuba ngumchele etinhloko tabo. Kutfokota nekujabula kuyawuba kubo, lusizi nekububula kubabalekele.
12 “Mine, mine ngekwami, nginguye lonidvudvutako. Benibobani-ke nine kutsi ningesaba bantfu lababhubhako, emadvodzana ebantfu, latjani nje,
13 kutsi ningakhohlwa Simakadze, uMenti wenu, loweneka emazulu, wabeka tisekelo temhlaba, kutsi seningahlala ngekutfutfumela onkhe emalanga ngenca yelulaka lwemcindzeteli, lotilungiselela kunibhubhisa? Ngobe lukuphi nje lulaka lwemcindzeteli?
14 Labo labatiboshwa batawukhululwa masinyane; bangeke bafele kulomgodzi welijele labo, futsi bangeke bakweswele kudla.
15 Ngobe nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, lonyakatisa lwandle kubhodle emagagasi alo, nguSimakadze longuSomandla libito lakhe.
16 Ngibeke emavi ami emlonyeni wakho, ngakusibekela ngemtfunti wesandla sami; mine lengibeke emazulu endzaweni yawo, nalengabeka tisekelo temhlaba, ngikhuluma neSiyoni ngitsi: ‘Wena usive sami!’ ”
17 Vuka, vuka, sukuma, wena Jerusalema, wena lonatse esandleni saSimakadze indzebe yentfukutselo yakhe, wena lominyele sinatfo lesiseludziweni lesenta bantfu badzayitele.
18 Kuwo onkhe emadvodzana lowawatala kwabate nayinye yekukucondzisa endleleni; kuwo onkhe emadvodzana lowawakhulisa, kwabate nayinye leyakubamba ngesandla sakho.
19 Lamaphindze etinhlekelele ehlele etikwakho, ngubani nje longakudvudvuta? Kulokuphihlitwa nekubhujiswa, kuyo indlala kanye nenkemba, ngubani longakudvudvuta?
20 Emadvodzana akho acalekile, adzindzibele ekugcineni kwato tonkhe titaladi njengenyamatane ibanjwe elugibeni. Emadvodzana akho ehlelwe yintfukutselo yaSimakadze, ahlaselwa kwekhutwa nguNkulunkulu wakho.
21 Ngako-ke, vani naku, wena lohlushwako, nalosadzakisiwe, kodvwa hhayi ngeliwayini.
22 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, lovikela sive sakhe, utsi: “Uyabona, sengiyisusile esandleni sakho indzebe beyikwenta udzayitele; kuleyo ndzebe, ludziwo lwentfukutselo yami, ungeke uphindze unatse kuyo futsi.
23 Ngiyakuyifaka etandleni tebahluphi bakho, labakhuluma kuwe batsi: ‘Khotsama phansi, khona sitewuhamba etikwakho.’ Umhlane wakho uwente ufanane nesiyilo, ufanane nemgwaco lekungahanjwa etikwawo.”
1 Vuka, vuka, wena Siyoni, yembatsa emandla. Yembatsa tingubo takho tebukhosi, wena Jerusalema, dolobha lelingcwele. Labangakasoki nalabangcolile bangeke baphindze bangene emasangweni akho.
2 Titsintsitse lutfuli lokulo; sukuma, uhlale esihlalweni sebukhosi, wena Jerusalema. Tikhulule etinketaneni letisentsanyeni yakho, wena Ndvodzakati yaseSiyoni letfunjiwe.
3 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Watsengiswa ngelite, uyawuhlengwa ngaphandle kwemali.”
4 Ngobe naku-ke lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “Ekucaleni sive sami sehla sayawuhlala eGibhithe; emvakwaloko i-Asiriya yasicindzetela.”
5 Simakadze utsi: “Pho, yini nje manje loku lese ngikukhandza lapha? Ngobe sive sami sitsetfwe kwahanjwa naso mahhala, nalabo labasibusako bayaphukuta,” kusho Simakadze. “Libito lami liyahlanjalatwa ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
6 Ngako-ke sive sami siyawulati Libito lami. Ngalelo langa bayawukwati kutsi ngimi lowakusho loko kungakenteki. Yebo, ngimi.”
7 Maye, tinhle etintsabeni tinyawo talabo labashumayela tindzaba letimnandzi, labamemetela kuthula, baletse tindzaba letimnandzi, bamemetele insindziso kuyo iSiyoni, batsi: “Nkulunkulu wakho uyabusa!”
8 Lalela! Balindzi bakho bayamemeta; bonkhe bamemeta ngekujabula. Bayawutibonela ngewabo emehlo Simakadze nakabuyela eSiyoni.
9 Hlokomani ngetingoma tekujabula kanyekanye, nine tindzala taseJerusalema, ngobe Simakadze ubadvudvutile bantfu bakhe, iJerusalema uyikhululile.
10 Simakadze uyakwembula umkhono wakhe longcwele embikwato tonkhe tive, nayo yonkhe imikhawulo yemhlaba iyawuyibona insindziso yaNkulunkulu wetfu.
11 Sukani, sukani, niphume eBhabhulona! Ningatsintsi lutfo lolungcolile ngekwemtsetfo! Phumani kulelo dolobha, nitihlambulule nibe msulwa, nine leniphatsa titja taSimakadze.
12 Kodvwa ningeke nisuke ngekushesha, nome niphume njengalababalekako; ngobe Simakadze uyawuhamba embikwenu, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli uyawuba ngumvikeli wenu wangasemuva.
13 “Buka la, inceku yami iyawuphumelela emsebentini wayo, iyawuvuswa iphakanyiselwe etulu kakhulu.
14 Njengobe bebabanyenti babeyesaba, kubonakala kwayo kwakuhliphikile kwendlula bonkhe bantfu, nesimo sayo sasonakele kunesabo bonkhe bantfu.
15 Ngako tive letinyenti tiyawumangala ngayo, nemakhosi ayawuvala imilomo yawo ngenca yayo, ngobe bayawukubona loko labangazange sebatjelwe ngako, naloko labangazange sebakuve bayawukucondza.”
1 Ngubani lowakholwa ngumbiko wetfu? Wona umkhono waSimakadze wembulwa kubani?
2 Inceku yakhe yakhula embikwakhe njengelihlumela lelitsambile, nanjengemphandze emhlabatsini lowomile. Yayite buhle nome bukhosi kuze isikhange kutsi sisondzele kuyo, kute lebeyibonakala inako lokwakungenta kutsi siyilangatelele, siye kuyo.
3 Yedzelelwa yaliwa bantfu, umuntfu wetinsizi labekwetayele kuhlupheka. Njengemuntfu bantfu labangafuni kumbuka, yedzelelwa, asizange siyishaye mkhuba.
4 Impela yabetfwala butsakatsaka betfu, yatetjatsa netinhlungu tetfu, noko tsine sayitsatsa ngekutsi ishaywe nguNkulunkulu, yamukulwa nguye, yahlushwa.
5 Kodvwa yagwazwa ngenca yetiphambuko tetfu, yafihlitwa ngenca yekona kwetfu, sijeziso saba setikwayo, kuze tsine sibe nekuthula; ngemanceba emivimbo yayo siyaphiliswa tsine.
6 Tsine sonkhe sedukile njengetimvu, ngulowo nalowo utihambele ngendlela yakhe, Simakadze wayetfwesa kona kwetfu sonkhe.
7 Yacindzetelwa, yahlushwa, kodvwa ayizange iwuvule umlomo wayo; yaba njengelizinyane lemvu leliyiswa ekuhlatjweni, nanjengemvu lebindzile embikwebahhuli bayo, nayo ayizange iwuvule umlomo wayo.
8 Yaboshwa, yalahlwa ngelicala, yesuswa. Ngubani nje wesitukulwane sayo labenaka kutsi yancunywa eveni lalabaphilako, yashaywa ngenca yesono sebantfu bami?
9 Babeka lithuna layo nalababi, yaba kanye nalabanjingile ekufeni kwayo, noko yayingazange yente budlova, nemacebo abengekho emlonyeni wayo.
10 Simakadze utsi: “Noko kwaba yintsandvo yaSimakadze kutsi ayinyatsele, ayente ihlupheke, nome Simakadze enta kuphila kwayo kwaba ngumhlatjelo welicala, iyawubona situkulwane sayo, yandzise nemalanga ekuphila kwayo, intsandvo yaSimakadze iyawuphumelela ngesandla sayo.
11 Emvakwekuhlupheka kwemphefumulo wayo iyawukubona kukhanya kwekuphila, yeneliswe, ngelwati lwayo inceku yami lelungile iyakwenta labanyenti bemukeleke kuNkulunkulu kutsi balungile, njengobe yetfwele tiphambuko tabo.
12 Ngako-ke ngiyawuyinika sabelo emkhatsini walabakhulu, iyakwehlukanisa imphango nalabanemandla, ngobe yatfululela kuphila kwayo ekufeni, yabalwa kanye netoni. Ngobe yetfwala tono talabanyenti, yancusela toni.”
1 “Hlabela, wena mfati loyinyumba, wena longazange sewumtale umntfwana; hlokoma uhlabele, memeta ngekujabula, wena longazange sewuhelwe, ngobe banyenti bantfwana bemfati lolahliwe kunebemfati lonendvodza,” kusho Simakadze.
2 “Yandzisa indzawo yelithende lakho, yendlala tindvwangu telithende lakho, ungatibambi, yelula tintsambo takho, ucinise tikhonkhwane takho.
3 Ngobe utalendlalela ngesekudla nangesancele, titukulwane takho tiyakudla emave etive, tihlale emadolobheni ato latindzala.
4 “Ungesabi, ungeke ube nemahloni. Ungakwesabi kuhlazeka, ngeke wehliswe. Utalikhohlwa lihlazo lebusha bakho, ungaphindzi uwakhumbule emahloni ebufelokati bakho.
5 Ngobe uMenti wakho yindvodza yakho, nguSimakadze longuSomandla libito lakhe, Longcwele waka-Israyeli unguMhlengi wakho, ubitwa ngekutsi nguNkulunkulu wemhlaba wonkhe.
6 Simakadze uyawukubita ubuye, kube shangatsi bewungumfati lolahliwe nalodzabukile emoyeni, umfati lowendza asemncane wabuye futsi waliwa,” kusho Nkulunkulu wakho.
7 “Kwesikhashana nje ngakushiya, kodvwa ngesihawu lesikhulu ngiyawukubuyisa.
8 Ngemfutfo wentfukutselo yami ngakufihlela buso bami kwesikhashana, kodvwa ngemusa waphakadze ngiyawuba nesihawu kuwe,” kusho Simakadze uMhlengi wakho.
9 “Kimi loku kufanana nemalanga aNowa, ngesikhatsi ngifunga kutsi emanti aNowa angeke aphindze awumbonye umhlaba. Ngako-ke manje sengifungile kutsi ngingeke ngiphindze ngikutfukutselele, ngingeke ngiphindze ngikutsetsise.
10 Nome tintsaba tingatanyatanyiswa nemagcuma esuswe, noko lutsandvo lwami lolungapheli lengikutsandza ngalo, lungeke lutanyatanyiswe, nesivumelwane sami sekuthula singeke sisuswe,” kusho Simakadze lonesihawu kuwe.
11 “Awu, wena, dolobha lelihlushiwe lashaywa tivunguvungu langete ladvudvutwa, ngiyawukwakha ngematje lamahle, tisekelo takho ngitakhe ngemasafire.
12 Imibhoshongo yakho ngiyakuyenta ngemarubhi, emasango akho ngiwente ngematje lamanyatelako, nato tonkhe tibondza takho ngitente ngematje laligugu.
13 “Bonkhe bantfu bakho bayawufundziswa nguSimakadze, inhlalakahle nekuthula kwebantfwana bakho kuyawuba kukhulu.
14 Uyawusinyiswa ekulungeni: Kubuswa ngelunya kuyawuba khashane nawe; kute loyawukwesaba. Luvalo luyawususwa lulahlwe khashane, lungasondzeli kuwe.
15 Nakukhona lokuhlaselako, kuyawube kungaveli kimi; nome ngubani lokuhlaselako uyawutinikela kuwe.
16 “Buka la, ngimi lowadala umbumbi wetetinsimbi, lovutsela emalahle kutsi abe lilangabi, ente sikhali silungele umsebenti waso. Futsi ngimi lowadala umbhubhisi kutsi ente imbhubhiso;
17 kute sikhali lesilolelwa kulwa nawe lesiyawuphumelela, uyakuyicitsa yonkhe inkhulumo lekubeka licala. Leli lifa letinceku taSimakadze, loku ngukona kutivikela kwami,” kusho Simakadze.
1 “Wotani, nonkhe nine lenomile, wotani emantini; nani nine lenite imali, sondzelani, nitsenge nidle! Wotani, nitsenge liwayini nelubisi ngaphandle kwemali nangaphandle kwetindleko.
2 Niyicitselani imali kuloko lokungesiso sinkhwa? Niyisebentelani intfo lengenelisi? Lalelani, lalelani kimi, nidle loko lokulungile, nemphefumulo wenu uyawujabula ngekudla lokumnandzi kakhulu.
3 Bekani indlebe, nite kimi; vanini, kuze imiphefumulo yenu itewuphila. Ngitakwenta sivumelwane saphakadze nani, nginiphe tibusiso lengatetsembisa Davide.
4 Buka la, ngimbeke waba ngufakazi etiveni, yebo, umholi nendvuna yetive.
5 Impela, nawe uyawubita tive longatati, netive letingakwati tiyawusheshisa tite kuwe, ngenca yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, ngobe yena ukuphe bukhosi.”
6 Funani Simakadze asenekutfolakala; mbiteni asesedvute.
7 Lomubi akayiyekele indlela yakhe lembi, nalokhohlakele ayekele imicabango yakhe lemibi. Akaphendvuke abuyele kuSimakadze, uyawuba nemusa kuye, akabuyele kuNkulunkulu wetfu, ngobe uyawumtsetselela ngenkhululeko.
8 “Ngobe imicabango yami ayisiyo imicabango yenu, netindlela tenu akusito tindlela tami,” kusho Simakadze.
9 “Njengobe emazulu aphakeme kunemhlaba, kanjalo netindlela tami tiphakeme kunetenu, nemicabango yami iphakeme kuneyenu.
10 Njengobe imvula nesitfwatfwa kwehla kuchamuka ezulwini, kungaphindzi kubuyele kulo kungakawuniseli umhlaba, kuwente uhlume uphindze utsele titselo, khona kutewutsela inhlanyelo yemhlanyeli nesinkhwa salowo lodlako,
11 linjalo-ke nelivi lami leliphuma emlonyeni wami: Lingeke libuye kimi yabayaba, kodvwa liyawukwenta loko lengikuhlosile, liwufeze umgomo walo lengilikhiphele wona.
12 Nine niyawuphuma ngenjabulo nichubekele embili ngekuthula, tintsaba nemagcuma kuyawuhlokoma kuhlabele ingoma imbikwenu, kutsi tonkhe tihlahla tesiganga tishaye tandla tato.
13 Esikhundleni setihlahla temanyeva kuyawukhula tihlahla tesipheshula, esikhundleni senchachabutane kukhule mabovana. Loku kuyawuba sikhumbuto sekudvumisa Simakadze, kube sibonakaliso saphakadze, lesingeke sibhujiswe.”
1 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Yentani umtsetfocotfo ningawuyekeleli, nente lokulungile, ngobe insindziso yami seyisedvute, kulunga kwami kutakwembulwa masinyane.
2 Ubusisiwe umuntfu lokwentako loko, umuntfu lobambelela kuko, lowo logcina liSabatha angaloni, abambe sandla sakhe singakwenti lokubi.”
3 Akubete wekuhamba losatibophele yena kuSimakadze, lotsi: “Ngempela Simakadze uyakungehlukanisa nesive sakhe.” Akubete nemtsenwa lokhononako, atsi: “Ngisihlahla nje lesomile.”
4 Ngobe ngunaku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Batsenwa labagcina emaSabatha ami, bakhetsa kwenta lokungijabulisako, babambelele esivumelwaneni sami,
5 labo ngiyakubanika sikhumbuto ekhatsi ethempelini lami nasemkhatsini wetibondza talo, ngiyakubanika nelibito lelihle kwengca emadvodzana nemadvodzakati. Ngiyakubanika libito laphakadze, libito lelingasoze laphela nakadzeni.
6 Betive labatibophela bona kuSimakadze kutsi batemkhonta, batsandze neLibito laSimakadze bakhonte yena, bonkhe labagcina liSabatha bangaloni, lababambelela esivumelwaneni sami,
7 labo ngiyakubayisa entsabeni yami lengcwele, ngibanike kujabula endlini yami yekukhuleka. Iminikelo yabo yekushiswa nemihlatjelo yabo iyakwemukeleka elatini lami, ngobe indlu yami iyawutsiwa yindlu yemkhuleko yato tonkhe tive.”
8 INkhosi Simakadze, lena lebutsa labatfunjiwe baka-Israyeli, itsi: “Ngiyawubutsela kubo labanye ngaphandle kwalabo lasebabutsiwe.”
9 Wotani, nonkhe nine tilwane tesiganga, wotani nitewudla, nonkhe nine tilwane telihlatsi!
10 Balindzi bema-Israyeli batimphumphutse, bonkhe abati lutfo; batigolwane, abakwati ngisho nekutsi buku; balibala kutsi bunyalala, babhudze kuphela, bayakutsandza kulala.
11 Batinja letitsandza kakhulu kudla, abesutsi. Babelusi labangenakucondza, bonkhe bajikela etindleleni tabo, ngulowo nalowo bese utifunela kwakhe.
12 Ngulowo nalowo uyatikhalela atsi: “Wotani, ngitalilandza liwayini! Asinatseni tjwala njengekutsandza kwetfu! Likusasa nalo litawuba njengalamuhla, nome-ke libe ncono kakhulu!”
1 Lolungile uyabhubha, kubete nalotihluphako ngako enhlitiyweni yakhe. Bantfu labatinikelako bayesuswa, kubete nalokucondzako loko kutsi labalungile bayesuswa, kuze batewuphephiswa kulokubi.
2 Labo labahamba ngebucotfo bangena ekuthuleni; batfola kuphumula, nabangena ekufeni.
3 “Kodvwa nine, wotani la, nine madvodzana esangoma lesisikati, nine ntalo yetiphingi neyetingwababane!
4 Ngubani lona lenimphukutako? Ngubani lona lenikhombana ngaye ngetinhloko, nisinekelane ematinyo ngaye? Anisiyo yini intalelwane yebahlubuki? Anisiwo yini umliba webacali bemanga?
5 Nishiselwa tinkhanuko etihlahleni tema-okhi nangaphansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letendlala emagala ato. Ninikela ngebantfwabenu emifudlaneni nangaphansi kwemifantfu yemadvwala.
6 Emkhatsini wematje labusheleleti asemifudlaneni ukhetsa tithico takho, tona titabelo takho. Yebo, utfululele kuto iminikelo yetinatfo, wanikela nangeminikelo yalokutinhlavu. Ngifanele ngeneliseke yini ngato tonkhe letintfo?
7 Wendlale umbhedze wakho etulu etintsabeni letiphakeme, wase wenyukela khona kuyawushisa imihlatjelo.
8 Emvakwetivalo nasemvakwetinsika temnyango wakho, ubeke titfombe tetithico takho. Ungikhohliwe mine, wagwabula umbhedze wakho, wagibela kuwo, wawandzisa kakhulu, wavumelana nalabo lotsandza imibhedze yabo, wabukana nebungcunu babo.
9 Waya kuMoloki nemafutsa emncumo, wandzisa emakha akho. Watfumela emancusa akho khashane, wehlela edlizeni cobo lwalo!
10 Ukhatsatwe ngito tonkhe letindlela takho, kodvwa awuzange usho kutsi: ‘Akusiti lutfo.’ Watfola kuvusetelwa kwemandla akho, ngiko nje ungazange ucaleke.
11 “Ngubani lona lebewumvevela kangaka, umesaba, uze ungetsembeki kimi, ungasangikhumbuli, futsi ungasangicabangi ngisho nasenhlitiyweni yakho? Akwentiwa kutsi sengithule sikhatsi lesidze yini lokutsi ungasangesabi?
12 Ngitakudalula kulunga kwakho kanye nemisebenti yakho, futsi ingeke ikusite ngalutfo.
13 Nawukhala ucela kusitwa, leticumbi takho tetithico atikusindzise! Umoya uyawutiphephula tonkhe, umoyana lomncane nje uyawutikhukhula. Kodvwa lowo lowenta mine ngibe siphephelo sakhe, uyawudla lifa lelive, adle lifa lentsaba yami lengcwele.”
14 Kuyawutsiwa: “Yakhani, yakhani, lungisani umgwaco. Susani emavimbela endleleni yebantfu bami.”
15 Ngobe nguloko lokushiwo nguLophakeme Losetulu, lolibito lakhe linguLongcwele, utsi: “Ngihlala etulu endzaweni lengcwele, kodvwa nakuye lodzabukile nalotfobekile emoyeni, kutewuvuselela umoya walabatfobekile nekuvuselela tinhlitiyo talabephukile emoyeni.
16 Ngingeke ngihlale ngisola njalonjalo, futsi ngingeke ngihlale ngitfukutsele, ngobe phela umoya wemuntfu ungaze ucaleke embikwami, umphefumulo wemuntfu lengamdala.
17 Bengitfukutseliswe ngulesono sakhe sekuba bukhali, ngase ngiyamjezisa, ngabufihla buso bami ngenca yekutfukutsela, noko wachubeka nekuhlubuka kwenhlitiyo yakhe, ahamba ngendlela yakhe.
18 Sengitibonile tindlela takhe, kodvwa ngitamphilisa, ngimhole, ngibuyisele indvudvuto kuye,
19 ngidale tibongelelo etindzebeni temlomo walabalilako baka-Israyeli. Kuthula, kuthula, kulabo labakhashane nalabasedvute,” kusho Simakadze, “ngitawubaphilisa.”
20 Kodvwa lababi banjengelwandle loluyalutelako, lwandle lolute kuphumula, lolumagagasi alo akhephuta ludzaka nelubishi.
21 “Kute kuthula kulababi,” kusho Nkulunkulu wami.
1 Nkulunkulu utsi: “Kumemetele ngelivi lelikhulu, ungatibambi. Phakamisa livi lakho njengelicilongo. Tjela bantfu bami kuhlubuka kwabo, indlu yakaJakobe tono tayo.
2 Ngobe bangifuna onkhe emalanga, babonakala shangatsi banenshisekelo yekwati tindlela tami, kube shangatsi basive lesenta lokulungile, lesingakayishiyi imiyalo yaNkulunkulu waso. Babuta kimi tehlulelo leticotfo, babonakale shangatsi bashisekela kutsi Nkulunkulu asondzele kubo.
3 Babuta batsi: ‘Sizileleni kudla, wena wangete wakubona loko? Sititfobeleni, wena wangete wanaka?’ “Noko ngelilanga lenu lekuzila kudla nenta njengekutsandza kwenu, nicindzetele tonkhe tisebenti tenu.
4 Kuzila kwenu kudla kugcina sekuyimphi nemphikiswano, nishayane ngetibhakela tekonakala. Kungeke kulunge kutsi nizile kudla njengobe nenta lamuhla, bese nibheka kutsi livi lenu livakale ezulwini.
5 Ngiyona leyo yini inhlobo yekuzila kudla lengiyikhetsile mine, lilanga linye nje kutsi indvodza ititfobe? Lokuzila kwekutsi umuntfu akhotsame nje kuphela yini, ngekubhekisa inhloko phansi njengemhlanga, nekutsi embatse emasaka atitsele ngemlotsa? Nguloko-ke yini nine lenitsi kuzila kudla, lilanga lelemukelekile kuSimakadze?
6 “Ngiyo lena yini inhlobo yekuzila kudla lengiyikhetsile? Akusiko yini kutfukulula tibopho tebubi, nekukhumula tintsambo telijoko, nekukhulula labacindzetelwe, nekwephula onkhe emajoko?
7 Akusiko yini kuhlephulelana kudla kwakho nalabalambile, nekulalisa tihambi endlini yakho, nekutsi nawubona lohlubulile umembulele, ungagucukeli labo labayinyama nengati yakho?
8 Ngulapho-ke kukhanya kwakho kuyawugcama njengekukhanya kwekusa, nekuphiliswa kwakho kuyawuvela masinyane, kulunga kwakho-ke kuyawube sekukuhambela embili. Bukhosi baSimakadze buyawuba sivikelo sakho lesingemuva kwakho.
9 Uyawumemeta, Simakadze akuphendvule, uyawukhala ucele lusito, atsi yena: ‘Ngilapha.’ “Nawususa lijoko lekucindzetela, nemino lekhombako, nekukhuluma ngenzondo,
10 nawutinikela ekondleni labalambile, wenetise tidzingo talabacindzetelwe, ngulapho-ke kukhanya kwakho kuyawuphuma ebumnyameni kukukhanyisele, nebusuku bakho buyawufanana nasemini kala bha.
11 Simakadze uyawukuhola njalo, uyakwenetisa tidzingo takho, eveni lapho libalele likhipha inhlanti emantini, uyakucinisa ematsambo akho. Uyawuba njengengadze leniseleke kahle, nanjengemtfombo lapho emanti akhona angomi.
12 Bantfu bakini bayakutivusa tindzala takadzeni, bayawumisa tisekelo tasendvulo, wena uyawubitwa ngekutsi unguMvusi Wetindvonga Letiwile, uMlungisi Wetitaladi kutsi tibuye tibe nemakhaya.”
13 “Nawugcina tinyawo takho tingalephuli liSabatha, ungakwenti loko lokutsandvwa nguwe ngelilanga lami lelingcwele, nawubita liSabatha ngekutsi lilanga lenjabulo nelilanga lelingcwele laSimakadze lelihloniphekile, futsi nawulihlonipha ngekungahambi ngendlela yakho, ungenti njengekutsandza kwakho, ungakhulumi emavi lalite,
14 ngulapho uyawutfola khona-ke kujabula kwakho kuSimakadze, ngiyawukwenta ukhuphukele eticongweni telive, ube nenala udle nelifa leyihlomkhulu Jakobe.” Umlomo waSimakadze sewukhulumile.
1 Nembala, ingalo yaSimakadze ayiyimfisha kangako kutsi ingete yasindzisa, nendlebe yakhe ayisiso sihhulu kutsi ingete yeva.
2 Kodvwa tiphambuko tenu tinehlukanisile naNkulunkulu wenu; tono tenu tibusitsile buso bakhe kini, kuze angetikuniva.
3 Ngobe tandla tenu tingcoliswe yingati, nemino yenu igcwele emacala. Imilomo yenu ikhulume emanga, netilwimi tenu tihebeta tintfo letimbi.
4 Kute kini lofuna umtsetfocotfo, kute lowehlulela ngebucotfo beliciniso. Bonkhe betsembele ekuphikisaneni kwelite, bakhuluma emanga, bemitsa inhlupho, batale bubi.
5 Bachobosela emacandza emabululu, bephotsele bulembu. Bonkhe labadla emacandza awo bayakufa, nakuchamusela linye, kuphuma libululu.
6 Bulembu babo abunamsebenti ekwembatseni, abakwati kutembesa ngaloko labakwakhako. Tento tabo timbi, nemisebenti yebudlova isetandleni tabo.
7 Tinyawo tabo tigijimela esonweni, bayashesha kucitsa ingati lengenacala. Imicabango yabo ngemacebo. Imbhubhiso nekucitsa kutimphawu tetindlela tabo.
8 Indlela yekuthula abayati; kute umtsetfocotfo emikhondvweni yabo. Bayigucule bayenta tindlela letimatombetombe, kute namunye lohamba ngato loyawutfola kuthula.
9 Ngako kwehlulela ngebucotfo kukhashane natsi, nekulunga akufinyeleli kitsi. Sifuna kukhanya, kodvwa konkhe kumnyama, sifune bucwebecwebe, kodvwa sihambe kulamnyama ematfunti.
10 Njengemphumphutse, siphutsata indlela ngetandla sigudla lubondza, siphutsate indlela njengebantfu labate emehlo. Emini siyakhubatela kube shangatsi sekuhlwile, emkhatsini walabanemandla sinjengalabafile.
11 Sonkhe siyavungama njengemabhele, siyakhala sibubula njengematuba, sifuna umtsetfocotfo, kodvwa asiwutfoli; sifuna nekukhululwa, kodvwa kukhashane natsi.
12 Tiphambuko tetfu tinyenti emehlweni akho, netono tetfu tiyasimangalela. Tiphambuko tetfu tikitsi njalo nje, kona kwetfu siyakuvuma:
13 kuhlubuka nekumbulutela Simakadze, nekumfulatsela kwetfu Nkulunkulu wetfu. Sivusa umoya wencindzetelo newekuvuka indlwabane, tinhlitiyo tetfu temitse kukhuluma emanga.
14 Ngako kwehlulela ngebucotfo kukhweshiselwe emuva, nekulunga kume khashane, liciniso likhubatele etindleleni, kwetsembeka akusangeni ndzawo.
15 Liciniso alisatfolakali ndzawo. Bonkhe lababalekela bubi batingelwa njengetinyamatane. Simakadze wabuka wangete wajabula, ngenca yekutsi sekute kulandzela umtsetfocotfo.
16 Wabona kutsi kute muntfu, wamangala kakhulu ngekutsi kute namunye lomela kulunga, ngako ingalo yakhe yalwela insindziso yakhe, nekulunga kwakhe kwamsimamisa.
17 Wembatsa kulunga njengesivikelo sakhe sesifuba, nesigcoko sensindziso enhloko yakhe. Wembatsa tingubo tekukhipha sibhongobhongo, watishumphetela ngenshisekelo njengesembatfo.
18 Uyawubabuyisela njengaloko labakwentile: lulaka etitseni takhe, nekujeziswa kulabamelana naye. Tichingi uyawutikhokhela njengekwetento tato.
19 Kusukela enshonalanga kuye lapho kuphuma ngakhona lilanga, bantfu bayawulesaba Libito laSimakadze, bahloniphe bukhosi bakhe. Ngobe uyawufika njengesikhukhula semfula lokhukhulwa kuphefumula kwaSimakadze.
20 “Umhlengi uyawufika eSiyoni kulabo bakaJakobe labaphendvukako etonweni tabo,” kusho Simakadze.
21 Simakadze utsi: “Mine-ke, nasi sivumelwane sami nabo, Moya wami losetikwakho nemavi ami lengiwafake emlonyeni wakho, ngeke esuke emlonyeni wakho, ngisho nasemlonyeni webantfwabakho, kanye nasemlonyeni wetitukulwane takho, kusukela kulesikhatsi kuze kube nguphakadze,” kusho Simakadze.
1 “Vuka, Jerusalema, ukhanye njengelilanga, ngobe kukhanya kwakho kufikile. Inkhatimulo yaSimakadze iphumela etikwakho.
2 Buka la, bumnyama buyawusibekela umhlaba, nebumnyama lobumatima busetikwetive, kodvwa Simakadze uyaphuma etikwakho, nenkhatimulo yakhe ibonakala etikwakho.
3 Tive tiyawusondzela ekukhanyeni kwakho nemakhosi ete ebukhatikhatini bekusa kwakho.
4 “Phakamisa emehlo akho, ucalate ubone: Bahlangane bonkhe bete kuwe, emadvodzana akho aphuma khashane, emadvodzakati akho wona etfwelwe ngemkhono.
5 Utawube sewuyabuka umoyitele, inhlitiyo yakho iyawugcumagcuma, inetsetele ngenca yekujabula. Imicebo leselwandle iyawuletfwa kuwe, bunjinga betive buyawuta kuwe.
6 Imihlambi yemakamela iyawugcwala eveni lakho, emakamela lamancane akaMidiyani newase-Efa. Bonkhe baseSheba bayawuta, betfwele igolide nemphepho, bamemetela ludvumo lwaSimakadze.
7 Yonkhe imihlambi yaseKhedari iyawubutsanela kuwe, tihhanca takaNebayothi tiyawukukhonta, tibe ngiminikelo leyemukeleka elatini lami, ngiyawulihlobisa lithempeli leludvumo lwami.
8 “Bobani laba labandiza etulu njengemafu, nanjengematuba aya etidlekeni tawo?
9 Nayi imikhumbi yetichingi icondza kimi, kuhamba embili imikhumbi yaseThashishi, iletse emadvodzana akho laphuma khashane labuya nesiliva negolide yawo, atewudvumisa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, longuLongcwele waka-Israyeli, ngobe ukwetfwese inkhatimulo.
10 “Betive bayawutivusa tibondza takho, emakhosi abo ayawuhlehla kuwe. Noko ngakushaya ngenca yekutfukutsela, ngebubele bami ngiyawukuhawukela.
11 Emasango akho ayawuhlala avulekile, ngeke aze avalwe, busuku nemini, kuze emadvodza aniletsele lemicebo yetive, emakhosi ato achutjwe atiboshwa.
12 Ngobe sive nome umbuso longayiwuhlehla kuwe, uyakufa wona, uyawubhubha uphele.
13 “Tihlahla telikhetselo taseLebanoni tiyakuta kuwe, sipheshula, nemferi, nemsayipuresi konkhe kanyekanye, kutewuhlobisa indzawo yami lengcwele. Ngiyakuyikhatimulisa indzawo yetinyawo tami.
14 Emadvodzana ebacindzeteli bakho ayawuta kuwe akhotsama, bonkhe laba labakwedzelelako bayawukhotsama etinyaweni takho, bayawukubita batsi uLidolobha laSimakadze, Siyoni waLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
15 “Noko uke walahlwa, watondvwa, kungekho muntfu lowendlula kuwe, ngiyawukwenta ligcabho laphakadze, nenjabulo yato tonkhe titukulwane.
16 Uyawunatsa lubisi lwetive, umunyiswe emabeleni ebukhosi. Uyawube sewuyati-ke kutsi mine, Simakadze, nginguMsindzisi wakho, nekutsi Somandla wakaJakobe unguMhlengi wakho.
17 Ngiyawukuletsela igolide esikhundleni selitfusi, nesiliva esikhundleni sensimbi. Esikhundleni selukhuni ngiyawukuletsela litfusi, nensimbi esikhundleni sematje. Kuthula ngiyawukwenta kube ngumbusi wakho, kulunga ngikwente kube ngumholi wakho.
18 Akuseyiwuba nekulwa eveni lakho, kuyawubate incitsakalo nembhubhiso emikhawulweni yelive lakho. Kodvwa uyawubita tibondza takho ngekutsi yiNsindziso, nemasango akho ngekutsi Ludvumo.
19 Lilanga aliseyikuba kukhanya kwakho emini, ngisho nekukhanya kwenyeti kungeke kusakukhanyisela wena, ngobe Simakadze uyawuba kukhanya kwakho kwaphakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho abe ludvumo lwakho.
20 Lilanga lakho alisayiwuphindza lishone, nenyanga yakho ayisayiwuphindza ifiphale. Simakadze uyawuba kukhanya kwaphakadze kuwe, emalanga akho ekudzabuka ayawuphela.
21 Lapho-ke bonkhe bantfu bakho bayawuba ngulabalungile, bayawuba banikati belive kokuphela. Bangimiliba lengiyihlanyele, umsebenti wetandla tami, wekubonakalisa inkhatimulo yami.
22 Lomncane wenu uyawuba yinkhulungwane, lophansi kakhulu abe sive lesinemandla. NginguSimakadze, ngesikhatsi sako ngiyawukwenta loko ngekushesha lokukhulu.”
1 Moya weNkhosi Simakadze ukimi, ngobe Simakadze ungigcobile, kutsi ngishumayele tindzaba letimnandzi kulabamphofu. Ungitfume kutsi ngitewubopha labo labatinhlitiyo tabo tidzabukile. Ungitfume kutawumemetela kukhululwa kulabatfunjiwe, nekukhululwa kulababoshiwe.
2 Ungitfume kutsi ngitewumemetela umnyaka wemusa waSimakadze, nelilanga lekuphindzisela kwaNkulunkulu wetfu, nelekudvudvuta bonkhe labalilako,
3 labakhala eSiyoni babonelelwe, banikwe umchele webuhle esikhundleni semlotsa, banikwe nemafutsa enjabulo esikhundleni sesililo, banikwe ingubo yekudvumisa esikhundleni semoya lodzabukile. Bayawubitwa ngekutsi batihlahla tekulunga, letihlanyelwe nguSimakadze, kuze kubonakaliswe inkhatimulo yakhe.
4 Bayawutakha kabusha tindzala takadzeni, bativusetele tindzawo letabhidlitwa kadzenidzeni; bayawuvusa kabusha emadolobha lahhihlitwa, labhidlitwa etitukulwaneni tasendvulo.
5 Betive bayakwelusa imihlambi yenu, bachamuki bayawulima emasimini enu nasetivinini tenu.
6 Nine niyawubitwa ngekutsi nibaphristi baSimakadze, niyakwetsiwa emabito, kutsiwe nitikhonti taNkulunkulu wetfu. Niyawudla imfuyo yetive ngetive, nangebunjinga bato niyawutigabatisa.
7 Esikhundleni selihlazo lenu, nine bantfu bami, niyawuphiwa ngalokuphindziwe; esikhundleni sekuhlazeka niyawujabula efeni lenu; ngako niyawudla lifa ngalokuphindziwe eveni lenu, kujabula kwaphakadze kuyawuba kwenu.
8 “Ngobe mine, Simakadze, ngiyakutsandza kwehlulela ngebucotfo. Ngiyakutondza kudlelela nekona, bantfu bami ngiyawubakhokhela njengekwetsembeka kwami, ngente sivumelwane saphakadze naphakadze nabo.
9 Titukulwane tabo tiyakwatiwa emkhatsini wetive, nentalelwane yabo emkhatsini wetive. Bonkhe labababonako bayawuvuma kutsi basive lesibusiswe nguSimakadze.”
10 Ngiyajabula kakhulu ngaSimakadze; umphefumulo wami uyajabula ngaNkulunkulu wami. Ngobe ungembatsise ngetingubo tensindziso, wangihlobisa ngemjiva wekulunga, njengemyeni ahlobisa inhloko yakhe njengemphristi, nanjengamakoti lotihlobise ngebuhlalu bakhe.
11 Ngobe njengaloku nemhlaba uhlumisa emahlumela, nengadze ihlumisa inhlanyelo ikhule, kanjalo-ke neNkhosi Simakadze iyawuhlumisa kulunga neludvumo, kuhlume embikwato tonkhe tive.
1 Ngenca yeSiyoni nje, ngingeke ngibindze, ngenca yeJerusalema ngingete ngathula, kuze kulunga kwayo kukhanye njengekusa, nensindziso yayo ibe njengesidlwane lesivutsako.
2 Tive tiyawukubona kulunga kwakho, nawo onkhe emakhosi abone emandla akho. Uyawubitwa ngelibito lelisha leliyawubekwa ngumlomo waSimakadze.
3 Uyawuba ngumchele wenkhatimulo esandleni saSimakadze, umchele webukhosi esandleni saNkulunkulu wakho.
4 Abasayiwukubita ngekutsi unguLahliwe, nome betse live lakini batsi nguShiywayedvwa. Kodvwa uyawubitwa ngekutsi unguHefsiba, nelive lakini kutsiwe yiBhewula, ngobe Simakadze uyawujabula ngawe, nelive lakini liyakwendza kuye.
5 Njengelijaha nalishada nentfombi, kanjalo-ke nemadvodzana akho ayawushada nawe; njengemyeni nakajabula ngamakoti wakhe, kanjalo-ke naNkulunkulu wakho uyawujabula ngawe.
6 Ngibeke balindzi etibondzeni takho, Jerusalema, bangeke bathule imini nebusuku. Nine lenibita Simakadze, ningatiniki kuphumula,
7 naye ningamniketi kuphumula, adzimate ayakhe kabusha iJerusalema, ayente ibe ludvumo emhlabeni.
8 Simakadze ufunge ngesandla sakhe sekudla nangemkhono wakhe lonemandla, watsi: “Angisayiwuphindza ngephane ngekudla kwakho kutsi kube kudla kwetitsa takho, nebetive abasayiwuphindze balinatse liwayini lelisha lolishikashikanele kangaka.
9 Kodvwa labo labakuvunako bayawukudla badvumise Simakadze, nalabo lababutsa emagelebisi, liwayini bayawulinatsela etibuyeni tendlu yami lengcwele.”
10 Phumani, phumani emasangweni! Lungiselelani bantfu umgwaco! Yakhani, yakhani umgwaco lomkhulu! Susani ematje. Phakamiselani tive siboniso sekuncoba, titesibona.
11 Lalelani la: Simakadze sewente simemetelo lesiya emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba, lesitsi: “Tjela iNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni, utsi: ‘Buka, nanguya uMsindzisi wakho uyeta! Bukela, umvuzo wakhe ukuye, nenkhokhelo yakhe ihamba embikwakhe.’ ”
12 Bayawubitwa ngekutsi Sive Lesingcwele, Labahlengiwe baSimakadze. Wena uyawubitwa ngekutsi unguLofuniwe, Lidolobha Lelingakalahlwa.
1 Ngubani lona lochamuka ka-Edomu, lobuya eBhosra, lonetingubo letibhocwe ngalokubovu njengengati? Ngubani yena lona, lowembetse umjiva webukhosi lokhatimulako, lohamba acanase ngebukhulu bemandla akhe? “Ngimi, lengikhuluma ngekulunga, lonemandla ekusindzisa.”
2 Tentiwa yini tingubo takho kutsi tibe bovu njengetemuntfu lobekahluta emagelebisi?
3 “Nginyatsele sikhamo seliwayini ngingedvwa; kuto tonkhe tive kute namunye labekanye nami. Ngibagcobagcobile ngentfukutselo yami, ngabapitjita ngelulaka lwami. Ingati yabo yasaphatela tembatfo tami; ngatingcolisa tonkhe timphahla tami.
4 Ngobe lilanga lekuphindzisela belisenhlitiyweni yami; nemnyaka wekuhlenga labangebami sewufikile.
5 Ngabuka, kodvwa kwabate namunye labengasita. Ngamangala kakhulu kutsi kubete lowelekelelako, ngako umkhono wami wangentela insindziso yami, nelulaka lwami lwangisekela.
6 Ngagcobagcoba tive ngentfukutselo yami; ngelulaka lwami ngatenta tadzakwa, ngatfululela ingati yato emhlabatsini.”
7 Ngiyawukhuluma ngebukhulu bemusa waSimakadze, ngibonge tento takhe lekufanele advunyiselwe tona, ngidvumise konkhe loko Simakadze lasentele kona, yebo, tintfo letinyenti letinhle latentele indlu yaka-Israyeli, ngesihawu sakhe nangemusa wakhe lomkhulukati.
8 Watsi: “Ngempela, basive sami, emadvodzana langeke angiyenge;” ngaloko-ke waba nguMsindzisi wabo.
9 Kuko konkhe kukhatsateka kwabo naye abekhatsatekile, ingilosi yebukhona bakhe yabasindzisa, ngelutsandvo lwakhe nangemusa wakhe wabahlenga. Wabatsatsa wabetfwala kuwo onkhe emalanga akadzeni.
10 Noko, bamhlubuka, badzabukisa Moya wakhe Longcwele. Ngako-ke wagucuka waba sitsa sabo, yena cobo lwakhe walwa nabo.
11 Sive sakhe sase siyawakhumbula emalanga akadzeni, emalanga aboMosi kanye nesive sakhe, batsi: “Uphi lowa lowabeweta lwandle lolubovu bona kanye nebelusi bemhlambi wetimvu takhe? Uphi lowa lowafaka Moya wakhe Longcwele emkhatsini wabo,
12 lowatfumela umkhono wakhe lonemandla lamangalisako, kutsi ube ngasesandleni saMose sekudla, lowehlukanisa emanti embikwabo, aze atakhele yena Libito lelineludvumo lwaphakadze?
13 “Uphi lowa lowabahola badzabula ekujuleni kwelwandle?” Njengelihhashi eveni lelibekile, abazange sebakhubatele.
14 Njengetinkhomo letehlela ematsafeni, banikwa kuphumula ngaMoya waSimakadze. Wasihola kanjalo-ke sive sakho, watakhela wena Libito lelinebukhosi.
15 Buka phansi usezulwini lakho, ubone, usesihlalweni sakho sebukhosi lesingcwele. Kuphi kushisekela kwakho nemandla akho? Kunakekela kwakho nesihawu sakho kugodliwe kitsi.
16 Kodvwa wena unguBabe wetfu, nome nje Abrahama angasati tsine, na-Israyeli angasemukeli tsine, kodwva wena, Simakadze, unguBabe wetfu, uMhlengi wetfu; kwasemandvulo lelo Libito lakho.
17 Awu Simakadze, usivumelelani kutsi seduke etindleleni takho, utenteleni kutsi tibe lukhuni tinhlitiyo tetfu, kuze singetikuhlonipha wena? Mane ubuye ngenca yetinceku takho, tive letilifa lakho.
18 Kwaba sikhashana nje sive sakho saba tindlalifa tendzawo yakho lengcwele, kodvwa nyalo titsa tetfu setiyinyatsele phansi indlu yakho lengcwele.
19 Tsine sibakho kusukela kadzenidzeni; kodvwa shangatsi wena awukabusi etikwetfu, asikaze sabitwa ngeLibito lakho.
1 Awu, shangatsi ungadzabula emazulu, wehlele phansi. Shangatsi tintsaba tingatfutfumela embikwakho!
2 Shangatsi kungafanana nemlilo nawulumekela tinsaba, ushisise emanti aze abile! Yehla, utekwenta kutsi titsa takho tilati Libito lakho, wente netive titfutfumele embikwakho!
3 Ngobe watsi nawenta tintfo letesabekako lesasingazange sitilindzele, wehla, tintsaba tatfutfumela embikwakho.
4 Kusukela kadzenidzeni kute lowase weva, kute nendlebe leyase yeva, kute liso lelase labona lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho, lomelela labo labalindzele yena.
5 Uyabasita labo labajabulela kwenta lokulungile, labatikhumbulako tindlela takho. Kodvwa tsine sachubeka sona, wena wasitfukutselela. Kepha siyawusindziswa kanjani?
6 Sonkhe sesifanana nebantfu labangcolile, nato tonkhe tento tetfu letinhle setifanana netidvwedvwe letingcolile. Sonkhe siyabuna njengelicembe, njengemoya tono tetfu tiyasiphephula.
7 Kute namunye lobita Libito lakho, nome lotimisela kubambelela kuwe, ngobe ubufihlile buso bakho kitsi, wasicedza ngenca yetono tetfu.
8 Noko, wena Simakadze, unguBabe wetfu. Tsine silibumba, wena ungumbumbi, sonkhe singumsebenti wetandla takho.
9 Awu Simakadze, ungatfukutseli kwekwengca, ungatikhumbuli tono tetfu phakadze naphakadze. Awu, siyakuncusa, sibuke, ngobe sonkhe sibantfu bakho.
10 Emadolobha akho langcwele asalihlane, ngisho neSiyoni imbala seyilihlane, iJerusalema iyincitsakalo.
11 Lithempeli letfu lelingcwele nalelikhatimulako, lapho bobabemkhulu bebakukhonta khona, selishiswe ngemlilo, nako konkhe lebekuligugu kitsi sekuyimfuhlululu nje.
12 Awu, Simakadze, emvakwako konkhe loku utawuchubeka yini utibambe? Wena utawuthula nje, usijezise ngalokungetulu kwemandla etfu?
1 Simakadze utsi: “Ngatembula kulabo lababengazange bangicele, ngatfolwa ngulabo lababengazange sebangifune. Esiveni lesingazange silibite Libito lami, ngatsi: ‘Ngilapha, ngilapha.’
2 Lonkhe lilanga ngelule tandla tami kubantfu labanenhloko lelukhuni, labahamba etindleleni letimbi, bacoshana nemicabango yabo,
3 bantfu labachubeka nekungicunula njalo nje embikwami ngibuka, banikele ngemihlatjelo etivandzini, batfuncise nemphepho emalatini etitini,
4 labahlala emkhatsini wemadliza, bacitse busuku babo emilindzelweni leyimfihlo, badle inyama yetingulube, nemabhodo abo aphatse bubendze benyama lengcolile ngekwemtsetfo,
5 bese batsi: ‘Suka, ungasondzeli kimi, ngobe ngingcwele kakhulu kunawe!’ Bantfu labanjalo bayintfutfu emakhaleni ami, umlilo lohlala uvutsa lilanga lonkhe.
6 “Buka la, kuhlala kubhaliwe embikwami, kutsi: Ngingeke ngibindze, kodvwa ngitakukhokhela ngalokugcwele, ngitakukhokhela ematsangeni abo,
7 yebo, tono tabo netono taboyise,” kusho Simakadze. “Njengobe bashisa imihlatjelo etintsabeni, bangihlambalata emagcumeni, ngiyawukala umvuzo wabo ngiwehlisele ematsangeni abo ngalokuphelele, ngenca yetono tabo takadzeni.”
8 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Njengobe kutfolakala luju lwemagelebisi esikhehleni semagelebisi, bantfu batsi: ‘Ungasibulali, kusekhona lokuhle kuso,’ ngitakwenta kanjalo nami ngenca yetinceku tami; ngingeke ngitibhubhise tonkhe.
9 Ngiyawuveta titukulwane kuJakobe, nakuJuda labo labayawuba tindlalifa tetintsaba tami; sive sami lesikhetsiwe siyawutidla, tinceku tami tiyawuhlala lapho.
10 ISharoni iyawuba lidlelo lemihlambi yetimvu netimbuti, kutsi Sigodzi sase-Akhori sibe yindzawo yekuphumula imihlambi yetinkhomo, yebantfu bami labangifunako.
11 “Kodvwa nine lenilahla Simakadze, nikhohlwe intsaba yami lengcwele, nine lenendlala litafula nendlalele sithico lesinguNhlanhla, nigcwalise tindziwo ngeliwayini lelididiyelwe, nitigcwalisele sithico lesinguSimiselo,
12 ngiyawunimisela inkemba, nonkhe niyawukhotsamela kuhlatjwa, ngobe nganibita, kodvwa anizange nisabele, ngakhuluma, kodvwa anizange nilalele. Nenta lokubi emehlweni ami, nakhetsa loko lokungangijabulisi.”
13 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “Tinceku tami tiyawudla, kodvwa nine niyawulamba; tinceku tami tiyawunatsa, kodvwa nine niyawukoma; tinceku tami tiyawujabula, kodvwa nine niyawuhlazeka, nijabhe.
14 Tinceku tami tiyawuhlabela ngenca yekujabula lokuphuma etinhlitiyweni tato; kodvwa nine niyawukhala ngenca yekudzabuka kwetinhlitiyo, nilile ngenca yekudzabuka kwemoya.
15 Libito lenu niyawulishiya kulabakhetsiwe bami libe sicalekiso: iNkhosi Simakadze iyawunibulala. Kodvwa tinceku tayo iyawutinika lelinye libito.
16 Lowo loncenga sibusiso eveni uyawutibusisa ngaNkulunkulu lowetsembekile; lowo lowenta sifungo eveni uyawufunga ngaNkulunkulu lowetsembekile. Ngobe tinhlupheko letendlulile tiyawukhohlakala, tifihlakale emehlweni ami.”
17 “Buka la, ngiyawudala emazulu lamasha nemhlaba lomusha. Tintfo takadzeni tingeke tikhunjulwe, futsi tingeke tisabuya nasengcondvweni.
18 Kodvwa jabulani nitfokote phakadze naphakadze ngaloko lengiyawukudala, ngobe iJerusalema ngiyawuyidala ibe yintfokoto, nebantfu bayo babe yinjabulo.
19 Ngiyawutfokota ngeJerusalema, ngijabule ngebantfu bami, umsindvo wekulila newekukhala awuyiwuphindza uvakale kuyo.
20 “Kungeke kuphindze kube nemntfwana kuyo loyawuphila emalangana lambalwa, nome kube nelichegu lelingeke likhule lize likhokhobe. Umuntfu loyakufa aneminyaka lelikhulu ngebudzala uyawutsatfwa ngekutsi abesemusha, lowo longayiwufika eminyakeni lelikhulu budzala uyawutsatfwa ngekutsi ucalekisiwe.
21 Bantfu bayakwakha tindlu, bahlale kuto, bayawuhlanyela tivini, badle titselo tato.
22 Bangeke baphindze bakhe tindlu, bese kuhlala labanye bantfu kuto, nome bahlanyele, bese kudla labanye. Ngobe njengemalanga esihlahla ayawuba njalo-ke nemalanga ebantfu bami. Labakhetsiwe bami bayawutijabulisa sikhatsi lesidze ngemisebenti yetandla tabo.
23 Bangeke bashikanekele lite nome batale bantfwana labayawudliwa sehlakalo; ngobe bayawuba sive lesibusiswe nguSimakadze, bona kanye netitukulwane tabo.
24 Bayawutsi bangakangibiti, ngisabele, bayawutsi basakhuluma, ngive.
25 Imphisi nelizinyane lemvu kuyawudla edlelweni linye, nelibhubesi liyawudla tjani njengenkhomo, kodvwa lutfuli luyawuba kudla kwenyoka. Kute lokuyawulimata nalokuyawuba yingoti kuyo yonkhe intsaba yami lengcwele,” kusho Simakadze.
1 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Lizulu lisihlalo sami sebukhosi, umhlaba usenabelo setinyawo tami. Iphi-ke lendlu leningangakhela yona? Itawuba kuphi-ke indzawo yami yekuphumula?
2 Tonkhe letintfo atikentiwa sandla sami yini, kuze kutsi tibe khona?” kusho Simakadze. “Ngulowo-ke mine lengimatisako, lowo lotfobekile nalodzabukile emoyeni, nalolitfutfumelelako livi lami.
3 Batikhetsele tindlela tabo: Lowo lonikela ngemhlatjelo wenkunzi ufanana nemuntfu lobulala indvodza, nalowo lonikela ngelizinyane lemvu ufanana nemuntfu lowephula intsamo yenja. Lowo lowenta umnikelo walokutinhlavu ufanana nemuntfu lonikela ngengati yengulube, nalowo lotfuncisa imphepho yesikhumbuto ufanana nemuntfu lokhonta sithico. Imiphefumulo yabo iyatijabulisa kuleto tinengiso tabo.
4 Ngako-ke nami ngiyawukhetsa kubaphatsa ngesandla lesicinile, ngehlisele etikwabo loko labakwesabako. Ngobe ngatsi nangimemeta, kwabate losabelako; ngatsi nangikhuluma, kwabate lolalelako. Benta lokubi emehlweni ami, bakhetsa loko lokungangijabulisi.”
5 Vanini livi laSimakadze, nine lenitfutfumeliswa livi lakhe, utsi: “Bomnakenu labanitondzako banikhiphe inyumbazana ngenca yeLibito lami, batsite: ‘Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, kuze sitewubona injabulo yenu!’ Noko bayawutseleka ngelihlazo.
6 Vanini umsindvo losedolobheni, nive nemsindvo losethempelini! Ungumsindvo waSimakadze atiphindzisela etitseni takhe ngenca yetento tato.
7 “Umfati uyabeleka yini angakahelwa? Angayitala yini indvodzana angakaze wahlaselwa ngiminjunju?
8 Ngubani lowase weva ngentfo lefanana naleyo? Ngubani lowase watibona tintfo letinjengaleto? Live lingatalwa yini ngalanga linye? Sona sive sake savela yini ngesikhashana nje? Noko iSiyoni itsite ingakaphatfwa ngumhelo yatala bantfwana bayo.”
9 Simakadze utsi: “Ngiyasiletsa yini mine sikhatsi sekubeleka ngingabe ngisakufikisa kubeleka? Ngiyasivala yini sinye nase ngifikise ekubelekeni?” kusho Nkulunkulu wakho.
10 “Tfokotani kanye neJerusalema, niyitsakasele, nonkhe nine leniyitsandzako, jabulani nayo kakhulu, nonkhe nine leniyililelako.
11 Ngobe niyawumunya kuyo, neneliswe ngemabele ayo ladvudvutako; niyawunatsa neneliseke, nitijabulise ngenala yayo lenkhulu.”
12 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “IJerusalema ngiyakuyiletsela kuthula lokuyawugobhota njengemfula, bunjinga betive bute kuyo njengemfula longenelako. Niyawumunya kuyo, netfwalwe ngumkhono wayo, nidlaliselwe emadvolweni ayo.
13 Njengemfati nakadvudvuta umntfwanakhe, nami ngiyawunidvudvuta kanjalo, nginidvudvutele eJerusalema.”
14 Niyawutsi nanikubona loku, inhlitiyo yenu ijabule, niyawuhluma njengetjani; sandla saSimakadze siyawukwatiwa etincekwini takhe, atitfukutselele titsa takhe.
15 Bukani la, Simakadze uta ngemlilo, netincola takhe temphi tifanana nesiwunguwungwana; uyawukwehlisa intfukutselo yakhe ngalokwesabekako, nekutsetsa kwakhe kute ngemalangabi emlilo.
16 Ngobe uyakwehlulela bonkhe bantfu ngemlilo nangenkemba; labo lababulewe nguSimakadze bayawuba banyenti.
17 “Labo labatihlambululako, batingcwelisele kungena etivandzini, balandzela lowo losemkhatsini walabo labadla inyama yetingulube, nemagundvwane kanye naletinye tintfo letinengekako, bayawuphelela lapho kanyekanye,” kusho Simakadze.
18 “Mine-ke, ngenca yetento tabo nangemicabango yabo, sekusondzele kutsi ngite ngibutsele ndzawonye tonkhe tive netilwimi, khona tiyakuta tibone bukhosi bami.
19 “Ngiyawubeka sibonakaliso emkhatsini wabo, bese ngitfumela labanye balabo labaphephile etiveni: eThashishi, nakumaLibhiya, nemaLudi, labadvume ngekuba banembi ngebutjoki, naseThubhali, naseGrisi, nasetichingini letikhashane letingazange setive ngeludvumo lwami nome tibone bukhosi bami. Bayawumemetela bukhosi bami kubetive.
20 Bayawuletsa bonkhe bomnakenu, babakhipha kuto tonkhe tive, babayise entsabeni yami lengcwele eJerusalema, babe ngumnikelo kuSimakadze. Bayawubetfwala ngemahhashi, nangetincola temphi, nangetinkalishi, nangeminyuzi, nangemakamela,” kusho Simakadze. “Bayawuta nabo njengema-Israyeli nakaletsa iminikelo yawo yalokutinhlavu ngetitja letihlantekile ngekwemtsetfo, ateyetfula ethempelini laSimakadze.
21 Ngiyawukhetsa labanye emkhatsini wabo ngibente babe baphristi nemaLevi,” kusho Simakadze.
22 Simakadze utsi: “Njengobe emazulu lamasha nemhlaba lomusha lengikudalako kuyawuhlala kukhona embikwami, kanjalo libito lakho netitukulwane takho tiyawuhlala tikhona.
23 Kusukela ekwetfwaseni kwenyanga kuye kulelandzelako, nekusukela kulelinye liSabatha kuye kulelinye, bonkhe bantfu bayakuta bakhotsame embikwami,” kusho Simakadze.
24 “Bayawuphumela ngephandle babuke tidvumbu talabo labangihlubukile; imphetfu lebadlako ngeke ife, kanjalo nemlilo lobashisako ungeke ucinywe, bayakwenyanyeka kubo bonkhe bantfu.”