1 Ngemnyaka wema-30, enyangeni yesine, ngelilanga lesihlanu, ngangisesemkhatsini walababetfunjiwe, ngasemfuleni iKhebari, kwavuleka emazulu, ngabona imibono yaNkulunkulu.
2 Kwatsi mhlazana tisihlanu enyangeni, ngemnyaka wesihlanu inkhosi Jehoyakhini yatfunjwa,
3 kwefika livi laSimakadze kumphristi Hezekeli, umsa waBuzi, ngasemfuleni iKhebari eveni lemaBhabhulona. Ngulapho-ke lapho sandla saSimakadze sasisetikwakhe khona.
4 Ngabuka, ngabona sivunguvungu sichamuka ngasenyakatfo, bekulifu lelikhulukati linebumanyamanya bembane, lalitungeletwe kukhanya lokumengetelako. Ekhatsi enkhabeni yalomlilo kwakukhona lokwakufanana nelitfusi lelimanyatelako,
5 ekhatsi kulowo mlilo kukhona lokwakufanana netidalwa letine letiphilako. Tatibonakala tinesimo semuntfu,
6 kodvwa nguleso naleso sasinebuso lobune netimphiko letine.
7 Tatinemilente lecondzile; tinyawo tato tatifanana netelitfole timanyatela njengelitfusi lelilolongiwe.
8 Ngaphansi kwetimphiko tato kulemihlubulo yato lemine tatinetandla temuntfu. Totine tatinebuso netimphiko,
9 letimphiko tato tatitsintsana. Nguleso naleso sidalwa sasihamba sicondze embili; tatingagucuki ngesikhatsi natihamba.
10 Buso bato babubukeka kanje: Nguleso naleso kuletidalwa letine sasinebuso bemuntfu, ngesekudla kwaso sinebuso belibhubesi, ngesancele sinebuso benkhomo, ngemuva sinebuso belusweti.
11 Babunjalo-ke buso bato. Timphiko tato tatendlalekele etulu; sisinye sasinetimphiko letinye letimbili, lunye luphiko lutsintsana neluphiko lwalesinye sidalwa ngala nangale, bese kutsi leti letinye timphiko letimbili tembese umtimba waso.
12 Nguleso naleso sasihamba sicondze embili. Njalo nje lapho kuya khona Moya, nato tatiya khona; tatingagucuki ekuhambeni kwato.
13 Simo saletidalwa letiphilako sasifanana nemalahle lavutsako emlilo nome tinjengetidlwane. Umlilo wawehla wenyuka lapha emkhatsini waletidalwa. Lomlilo wawumanyatela, kuphuma umbane kuwo.
14 Letidalwa tatigijima tiye emuva nasembili, njengekubaneka kwembane.
15 Ngatsi ngisabuka kuletidalwa letiphilako, ngabona lisondvo emhlabatsini emhlubulweni waleso naleso sidalwa lesinebuso lobune.
16 Kubonakala nekwakhiwa kwalamasondvo kwakume kanje: Abemanyatela njengekhrisolithe, onkhe omane abefanana. Ngulelo nalelo sondvo lalibukeka lakheke njengelisondvo leligabance kulelinye lisondvo.
17 Njengobe abehamba nje abengahamba acondze kunome nguyiphi indzawo kuleti letine, lapho letidalwa tatibheke ngakhona; lamasondvo abengagucuki, nakuhamba letidalwa.
18 Emarimu alamasondvo abephakeme esabeka, omane abegcwele emehlo yonkhe indzawo.
19 Kwakutsi letidalwa letiphilako natihamba, nalamasondvo lasemihlubulweni yato ahambe; tatitsi natiphakama emhlabatsini letidalwa letiphilako, nalamasondvo nawo aphakame.
20 Nome ngukuphi lapho Moya abengaya khona naletidalwa tatiya khona, nalamasondvo abeyaye aphakame kanye nato, ngobe lomoya waletidalwa letiphilako wawukulamasondvo.
21 Tatitsi natihamba letidalwa, nawo ahambe; natima letidalwa, nalamasondvo eme, atsi dvu; titsi letidalwa natiphakama emhlabatsini, nalamasondvo aphakame kanye nato, ngobe umoya waletidalwa letiphilako wawukulamasondvo.
22 Lokwakwendlaleke ngetulu kwetinhloko taletidalwa kwakuyintfo leyayifanana nemkhatsi, kucwebetela njengangcocwane, futsi kwesabeka.
23 Ngaphansi kwalomkhatsi timphiko tato tatendlalekele kuyawutsintsana todvwana, nguleso naleso sasinetimphiko letimbili letatembese umtimba waso.
24 Tatitsi natihamba letidalwa, ngive umsindvo wetimphiko tato unjengekudvuma kwemanti lagijimako, nanjengeliphimbo laSomandla, nanjengemdvumo wemphi. Tatitsi natima, tehlise timphiko tato.
25 Kwase kufika livi liphuma ngetulu kwalomkhatsi lowawusetikwetinhloko tato, ngesikhatsi tima, timphiko tato setehlile.
26 Ngetulu kwalomkhatsi lowawusetikwetinhloko tato bekunentfo leyayifanana nesihlalo sebukhosi lesakhiwe ngesafire, ngetulu kwalesihlalo sebukhosi kwakunentfo leyayinesimo lesasifanana nesemuntfu.
27 Ngabona kutsi kusukela kuloko lokwakubonakala shangatsi kulukhalo lwakhe kuya ngenhla kwalo abefanana nelitfusi lelimanyatelako, kube shangatsi ligcwele umlilo, bese kutsi kusuka elukhalweni kuye phansi abefanana nemlilo. Abetungeletwe kukhanya lokumanyatelako.
28 Lokukhanya kwakumtungeletile njengemushi wenkosazana ubonakala emafini, ngelilanga lekuna kwemvula. Loku bekukubonakala lokwakubonakalisa bukhosi baSimakadze. Ngatsi kube ngikubone konkhe loku, ngawa ngibhekise buso bami phansi, ngase ngiva livi lalokhulumako.
1 Wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, sukuma ume ngetinyawo takho, ngitawukhuluma nawe.”
2 Watsi asakhuluma, Moya wangena kimi wangisukumisa, ngema ngetinyawo tami, ngamuva akhuluma kimi.
3 Watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngikutfumela kuma-Israyeli, esiveni lesihlubukako nalesingihlubukile; bona naboyise solomane bayangihlubuka kuze kube ngulamuhla.
4 Lesive lengikutfumela kuso sinenkhani nenhloko lelukhuni. Khuluma kuso, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze.’
5 Nome bayakulalela nome abakulaleli, ngobe phela bayindlu lenenkhani, kodvwa bayawukwati kutsi bekunemphrofethi emkhatsini wabo.
6 Wena-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, ungabesabi ngisho nemavi abo. Ungesabi ngisho nome tinchachabutane nemanyeva sekukutungeletile, yebo, nome sewuhlala emkhatsini wabofecela. Ungakwesabi loko labakushoko, futsi ungesatjiswa ngibo, lite nome bayindlu yekuhlubuka nje.
7 Kufanele wena ukhulume emavi ami kubo, nome bayakulalela nome abakulaleli, ngobe banenkhani.
8 Kodvwa wena, ndvodzana yemuntfu, lalela loko lengikushoko kuwe. Ungahlubuki njengalendlu lehlubukako; vula umlomo wakho udle loko lengikunika kona.”
9 Ngase ngiyabuka, ngabona sandla selulelwe ngakimi. Ekhatsi kuso kwakunencwadzi legocotwako,
10 layisombulula embikwami. Ngala nangale kwayo kwakubhalwe emavi ekulila, newekukhala kanye newelusizi.
1 Wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, dlani loko lokusembikwakho, dlani lencwadzi legocotwako; bese uyahamba uyawukhuluma kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli.”
2 Ngako ngavula umlomo wami, wanginika lencwadzi legocotwako kutsi ngiyidle.
3 Wase ukhuluma kimi, utsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, dlani lencwadzi legocotwako lengikunika yona, ugcwalise sisu sakho ngayo.” Ngako ngayidla, ngayiva inongotela njengeluju emlonyeni wami.
4 Wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, hamba nyalo uye kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli, ufike ukhulume emavi ami kuyo.
5 Awutfunyelwa kubantfu labanelulwimi lolungacondzakali nalolulukhuni, kodvwa utfunyelwa kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli,
6 hhayi etiveni letinyenti letinelulwimi lolungacondzakali nalolulukhuni, naletikhuluma emavi longeke uwacondze. Nembala kube bengikutfumele kuto, betitakulalela.
7 Kodvwa indlu yaka-Israyeli ayikatimiseli kukulalela, ngobe ayikatimiseli nekulalela mine, ngobe yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli inenhloko lelukhuni nenhlitiyo lelitje.
8 Kodvwa wena ngitakwenta ungabatsambeli futsi ube lukhuni njengabo.
9 Ngiyakwenta libunti lakho libe lukhuni njengelitje lelilukhuni kakhulu, libe lukhuni kwendlula litje lemlilo. Ungabesabi futsi ungetfuswa ngibo, lite nome bayindlu lehlubukako nje.”
10 Wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lalelisisa, bese uyawatsatsa onkhe lamavi lengiwakhuluma kuwe uwafake enhlitiyweni yakho.
11 Hamba nyalo uye kubantfu bakini labatfunjiwe, ufike ukhulume kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze,’ nome bayakulalela nome abakulaleli.”
12 Moya wase uyangiphakamisa, ngeva emvakwami livi lemsindvo lomkhulu lodvumako, litsi: “Bukhosi baSimakadze abudvunyiswe endzaweni yakhe yekuhlala!”
13 Ngeva umsindvo wekutsintsana kwetimphiko tetidalwa letiphilako, nemsindvo wemasondvo lasemihlubulweni yato, lowawudvuma kakhulu njengekutamatama kwemhlaba.
14 Moya wangiphakamisela etulu wangisusa, ngahamba ngibuhlungu, umoya wami umunyu; ngobe sandla lesimatima saSimakadze sasisetikwami.
15 Ngefika kulabatfunjiwe lababehlala eTheli Abibi ngasemfuleni iKhebari. Ngefika lapho bebahlala khona, ngahlala emkhatsini wabo emalanga lasikhombisa, ngimangele.
16 Ekupheleni kwemalanga lasikhombisa livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
17 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, sengikubeke kutsi ube ngumlindzi wendlu yaka-Israyeli; ngako-ke vani livi lengilikhulumako, ubanike secwayiso lesiphuma kimi.
18 Nangikhuluma kumuntfu lomubi, ngitsi: ‘Nakanjani utakufa,’ wena-ke ungete wamecwayisa nome ukhulume kuye kutsi atiyekele tindlela takhe letimbi, khona utewusindzisa imphilo yakhe, lowo muntfu lomubi uyakufa ngenca yesono sakhe; mine-ke ingati yakhe ngiyakuyibita esandleni sakho.
19 Kodvwa nangabe wena uyamecwayisa umuntfu lomubi, yena ajinge achubeke nebubi bakhe nome etindleleni takhe letimbi, uyakufa ngenca yesono sakhe, kodvwa wena uyawube utisindzisile.
20 “Kantsi futsi, nangabe umuntfu lolungile ajika ekulungeni kwakhe ente lokubi, bese ngibeka intfo letamgila embikwakhe, yena uyakufa. Njengobe wena ungakamecwayisi, yena uyakufa ngenca yesono sakhe. Konkhe lokulungile lakwentile kungeke kukhunjulwe; mine-ke ingati yakhe ngiyakuyibita esandleni sakho.
21 Kodvwa nangabe wena umecwayisa umuntfu lolungile kutsi angoni, avele angete ona, impela uyawuphila yena, ngobe asitsetse leso secwayiso, nawe uyawube utisindzisile.”
22 Sandla saSimakadze sasisetikwami lapho, wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Sukuma, uhambe uye etsafeni, ngitawakhuluma nawe lapho.”
23 Ngako ngasukuma, ngahamba ngaya etsafeni. Inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yayime khona lapho, ifanana nenkhatimulo lengangiyibone ngasemfuleni iKhebari, ngakhotsama ngibhekise buso bami phansi.
24 Moya wase ungena kimi, wangisukumisa, ngema ngetinyawo. Wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Hamba uyewutivalela endlini yakho.
25 Wena-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, batakubopha ngetindophi; utawuboshwa, kuze ungetiwukhona kuphumela ngephandle uye kubantfu.
26 Lulwimi lwakho ngitalunamatsisela elwangeni lwakho, khona utewubindza ungakwati kubakhalima, nome bayindlu lehlubukako nje.
27 Kodvwa mine nangikhuluma nawe, ngitawuvula umlomo wakho, futsi utabatjela utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze.’ Lowo loyakuva akeve, nalowo longafuni akale; ngobe bayindlu lehlubukako.”
1 “Manje-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, tsatsa sibhelekeca selibumba, usibeke embikwakho, bese udvweba lidolobha laseJerusalema kuso.
2 Ubobe sewenta siboniso sekuvinjetelwa kwalo: Yakha tindvonga tekuvimbetela, wakhe lutsango lwekulivimbetela, umise tinkambu eceleni kwalo, bese ufaka imigcala yekulibhidlita ilitungelete,
3 ubobe sewutsatsa lipani lensimbi ulibeke libe njengelubondza lwensimbi emkhatsini wakho nalelidolobha, bese uyagucuka uyalibuka. Liyawube selivimbetelekile, futsi uyawulivimbetela. Loku kuyawuba sibonakaliso kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli.
4 “Ubobe sewulala ngemhlubulo wakho wangesancele, ubeke sono sendlu yaka-Israyeli etikwakho. Kufanele usetfwale lesono sabo emalanga langangalawo ekulala kwakho ngalowo mhlubulo.
5 Ngikumisele emalanga langangeminyaka yekona kwabo. Ngako kutawuphela emalanga langema-390 wetfwele sono sendlu yaka-Israyeli.
6 “Utawutsi ungakucedza loku, uphindze ulale phansi futsi, ngemhlubulo wakho wangesekudla, wetfwale sono sendlu yakaJuda. Ngikumisele emalanga langema-40, lilanga lilinye limele umnyaka munye.
7 Gucula buso bakho ububhekise ngasekuvinjetelweni kweJerusalema, nangemkhono lohlutjuliwe phrofetha umelane nabo.
8 Wena ngitakubopha ngetindophi, kuze ungetiwukhona kugucuka kulomhlubulo uye kulomunye, uze ucedze lawo malanga ekuvimbetela kwakho.
9 “Tsatsa kolo nebhali, emabhontjisi netinhlumaya, nemabele nesipileti, ukufake esitjeni sekuphatsa, bese utentela sinkhwa. Kufanele udle sona kulamalanga langema-390 lotawulala ngawo ngemhlubulo wakho.
10 Kala kudla lokungemagremu langema-230 lekufanele ukudle njalo nje ngelilanga, ukudle ngetikhatsi letimisiwe.
11 Ubophindze futsi ukale tinkomishi letimbili letinkhulu temanti lekufanele uwanatse ngetikhatsi letimisiwe.
12 Lokudla ubokudla njenganawudla licebelengwane lebhali; ubokupheka embikwebantfu babuka, lomlilo uwubase ngemigodvo yebantfu leyomile.”
13 Simakadze watsi: “Ngalendlela bantfu baka-Israyeli bayakudla kudla lokungcolile emkhatsini wetive, lapho ngiyawubacoshela khona.”
14 Mine ngaphendvula ngatsi: “Cha, Nkhosi Simakadze! Mine angizange sengitingcolise. Kusukela kwasebusheni bami kuze kube ngunyalo angizange sengiyidle ingcuba nome inyama yesilwane lesibulewe tilwane tesiganga. Akuzange sekungene nyama lengcolile ngekwemtsetfo kulomlomo wami.”
15 Wakhuluma watsi: “Kulungile. Ngitakuvumela kutsi usebentise emalongo etinkhomo esikhundleni sewemuntfu ekuphekeni lesinkhwa sakho.”
16 Wachubeka watsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngitawunciphisa kutfolakala kwekudla lapha eJerusalema. Bantfu bayawudla kudla kwekwemukeliswa bancenekile, banatse nemanti ekwemukeliswa bakhatsatekile,
17 ngobe kudla nemanti kuyawube kweswelekile. Bayawumangala nababonana, bayawukondza babe tingodvo ngenca yesono sabo.”
1 “Nyalo-ke, wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, tsatsa inkemba lekhaliphako, uyisebentise njengensingo yemhhuli, uhhule inhloko nesilevu sakho. Ubobe sewutsatsa tikali, wehlukanise letinwele takho katsatfu.
2 Ngesikhatsi nakuphelela emalanga ekuvinjetelwa, shisa incenye yesitsatfu yaletinwele ngemlilo ekhatsi edolobheni. Tsatsa lenye incenye yesitsatfu uyisakate ngenkemba yonkhe indzawo edolobheni. Lencenye lenye yesitsatfu uyisakatele emoyeni. Ngobe ngitabacosha ngenkemba.
3 Kodvwa ubotsatsa imicu lembalwa yaletinwele uyitfukuse emificitweni yalengubo yakho.
4 Ubophindze futsi utsatse imicu yato lembalwa uyijike emlilweni uyishise. Umlilo uyawukwandza kusukela lapho, uyigcwalise yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli.
5 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Lena yiJerusalema, lengiyimise emkhatsini wetive, nemave ayitungelete yonkhe indzawo.
6 Noko ngebubi bayo iyihlubukile imitsetfo yami netimiso tami, kwendlula tive nemave layitungeletile. Iyilahlile imitsetfo yami, yangete yatilandzela netimiso tami.
7 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nine nibe ngemahlongandlebe kakhulu kwendlula letive letinitungeletile, nangete natilandzela timiso tami kanye nemitsetfo yami. Empeleni lizinga lekuphila kwenu alikefiki ngisho nakuleli letive letinitungeletile.
8 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Mine, matfupha, ngimelene nawe, Jerusalema, futsi ngiyawukushaya ngesijeziso embikwato letive tibukile.
9 Ngenca yato tonkhe letithico takho letisinengiso, ngiyakwenta kuwe loko lengingazange sengikwente ngaphambili, futsi ngingeke ngiphindze ngikwente.
10 Ngako-ke ngekhatsi kwakho boyise bayawudla bantfwababo, nebantfwana badle boyise. Ngitakushaya ngesijeziso, ngisakate yonkhe insali yakho emimoyeni.
11 Ngako-ke ngifunga kuphila kwami, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze, njengobe ungcolise indzawo yami lengcwele ngato tonkhe letitfombe takho letingemanyala nangetento takho letinengekako, ngitakususa lokukubonelela kwami kuwe; ngingeke ngisakubuka ngesihawu nome ngikuphephise.
12 Incenye yesitsatfu yebantfu bakho, Jerusalema, itakufa ngesifo lesibulalanako, nome ibhujiswe yindlala ngekhatsi kwakho; incenye yesitsatfu itakufa ngenkemba ngaphandle kwetibondza takho; kutsi lenye incenye yesitsatfu isakateleke emimoyeni, ngiyicoshe ngenkemba leyeluliwe.
13 “Intfukutselo yami-ke iyakube seyiyaphela, nelulaka lwami kubo lubohle, ngikhipheleke sibhongo. Ngiyawutsi nase ngilukhiphele kubo lulaka lwami, bayawukwati kutsi mine Simakadze sengikhulumile ngenshisekelo yami.
14 “Ngiyawukwenta ube yincitsakalo nelihlazo emkhatsini wetive letibomakhelwane bakho, embikwabo bonkhe bantfu labendlulako.
15 Uyawuba lihlazo, nesihhala, nesecwayiso, nentfo leyesabisako kuletive letikutungeletile, nase ngikwehlulela ngentfukutselo, nangelulaka, nangekutsetsisa lokubuhlungu. Mine, Simakadze, sengikhulumile.
16 Nanginidubula ngemicibisholo yami lenashevu nalebhubhisako ngendlala, ngiyawudubulela kutsi nginibhubhise. Ngiyakunehlisela indlala etikwendlala, nekudla lokuta kini ngikuncamule.
17 Ngiyawutfumela indlala netilwane tesiganga letiyawumelana nani, futsi tiyawunishiya nite bantfwana. Tifo letibulalanako nekucitseka kwengati kuyawunikhukhula, ngiyawunihlasela ngenkemba leyawumelana nani. Mine, Simakadze, sengikhulumile.”
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, buka ngasetintsabeni taka-Israyeli, phrofetha kuto, utsi:
3 ‘Awu, tintsaba taka-Israyeli, lalelani livi leNkhosi Simakadze. Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze kini, nine tintsaba nemagcuma, nani mifudlana netihosha, itsi: Sekusedvutane kutsi ngehlisele inkemba etikwenu, futsi ngitatibhubhisa letindzawo tenu letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico.
4 Emalati enu atawubhidlitwa, nemalati enu emphepho atawuphihlitwa, ngitawubulala bantfu benu embikwetithico tenu.
5 Ngitakwendlala tidvumbu tebantfu baka-Israyeli embikwetithico tabo, ngisakate ematsambo enu atungelete lamalati enu.
6 Nome ngukuphi lapho nihlala khona, emadolobha enu ayawudzilitelwa phansi, asale atindzala, netindzawo letiphakeme tibhidlitwe, kuze emalati enu asale angemabolela, tithico tenu tiyawuphihlitwa tibe tindvundvuma, nemalati enu emphepho adzilitelwe phansi, naloko lenikubumbile kwesulwe kungabikho.
7 Bantfu bakini bayawubulawa bawele phansi emkhatsini wenu, kuze nati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
8 “ ‘Kodvwa ngitawushiya insali, ngobe labanye benu bayawuphunyula enkembeni ngesikhatsi nisakatekele emaveni ngemave, nasetiveni.
9 Kuyawutsi-ke etiveni lapho bebatfunjelwe khona, labo labaphunyulile bangikhumbule, kutsi ngeva buhlungu kanjani ngalokungihlubuka kwabo ngetinhlitiyo tabo, bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu, besuka kimi, ngeva buhlungu nangemehlo abo labukeka akhanuka tithico tabo. Bayawutenyanya kwabona ngalobubi labayawube babentile, nangato tonkhe tintfo tabo letinengekako labatentako.
10 Ngulapho-ke bayakungati kahle kutsi mine nginguSimakadze. Akusho kutsi ngangimane ngikhuluma nje, nangitsi ngitakwehlisela letigemegeme etikwabo.
11 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Yetfwalani tandla etinhloko, nishaye ngetinyawo phansi nikhale, nimemete, nitsi: “Maye!” ngenca yato tonkhe letento letimbi tendlu yaka-Israyeli; nyalo sebatawubulawa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako.
12 Lowo lokhashane kakhulu uyawubulawa sifo lesibulalanako, lowo losedvutane abulawe ngenkemba, kutsi lowo lophunyulile wasala, abulawe yindlala. Ngiyakulufeza kanjalo-ke lulaka lwami etikwabo.
13 Ngulapho-ke bayawungati kahle kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, bantfu babo nase balele lunja emkhatsini wetithico tabo, batungelete emalati abo kuwo onkhe emagcuma laphakeme, nakuto tonkhe ticongo tetintsaba, nangaphansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letendlala emagala ato, nangaphansi kwawo onkhe ema-okhi lanemacembe lacebetelako, tindzawo lapho bebentela khona iminikelo yemphepho lenuka kamnandzi kuto tonkhe tithico tabo.
14 Ngiyakwelula sandla sami etikwabo, ngente lelive labo lisale likhala libhungane, kusukela ehlane kuze kuyewufika eDibla, kuyo yonkhe indzawo lapho bahlala khona. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, eveni laka-Israyeli, itsi: Kuphela! Kuphela sekufikile emagumbini omane elive.
3 Siphetfo nyalo sesifikile kuwe, ngiyawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwakho. Ngiyakukwehlulela njengekutiphatsa kwakho, ngikukhokhele ngangekwetento takho tonkhe letinengekako.
4 Angiyikukubuka ngesihawu, nome ngikushiye, ngempela ngiyakukubuyisela njengekutiphatsa kwakho nangaletinengiso letisemkhatsini wenu. Ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
5 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Sigemegeme! Sigemegeme lekungazange sekuvakale ngaso siyeta.
6 Kuphela sekufikile! Kuphela sekufikile! Sekufikile kulwa nawe. Sekufikile!
7 Kubhujiswa sekufikile kuwe, wena lohlala eveni. Sikhatsi sesifikile, lilanga selisondzele, kunekwesaba, hhayi kujabula etikwetintsaba.
8 Sengitawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwakho, ngifeze intfukutselo yami kuwe; ngitakwehlulela njengekutiphatsa kwakho, ngikukhokhele ngangekwetento takho tonkhe letinengekako.
9 Ngingeke ngikubuke ngesihawu nome ngikushiye, ngitakukhokhela njengekutiphatsa kwakho nangaletinengiso letisemkhatsini wenu. Khona-ke utawube sewuyati kutsi mine Simakadze ngimi lona logalela ngalendvuku.
10 “Lilanga selilapha! Selifikile! Imbhubhiso seyehlile, indvuku seyihlumile, kutidla kwachakaza!
11 Budlwangudlwangu sebukhule baba yindvuku yekujezisa bubi, kute namunye loyawusala angajeziswa kulabo bantfu, kute namunye kuleso sicumbi, kute lokuyawusala ebunjingeni nasebukhosini babo.
12 “Sikhatsi sesifikile, lilanga selikhona. Lowo lotsengako akangajabuli, nalowo lotsengisako angadzabuki, ngobe lulaka lusetikwaso sonkhe lesicumbi.
13 Umtsengisi angeke aphindze abuyelwe ngaloko lakutsengisile, yingci nabasaphila bobabili, ngobe umbono macondzana naso sonkhe lesicumbi ngeke usahlehliselwa nyovana. Ngenca yetono tabo, kute namunye wabo loyawuphephisa kuphila kwakhe.
14 Nome bakhalisa licilongo, batilungiselele ngako konkhe, kute namunye loyakuya emphini, ngobe lulaka lwami lusetikwalesicumbi sonkhe.”
15 “Ngephandle yinkemba, ngekhatsi sifo lesibulalanako nendlala; labo labasemaphandleni bayakufa ngenkemba, nalabo labasedolobheni bayawudliwa yindlala nesifo lesibulalanako.
16 Bonkhe labasele labaphunyulile bayawubasetintsabeni babubule njengematuba asetihosheni, ngulowo ngenca yetono takhe.
17 Tonkhe tandla tiyawube ticeka, nemadvolo onkhe ayawugedletela.
18 Bayawukwembatsa emasaka, bagcokiswe lusizi. Buso babo bonkhe buyakwembatsa emahloni, netinhloko tabo bonkhe tiyawuhhulwa.
19 Bayawulahla isiliva yabo etitaladini, negolide yabo iyawuba yintfo lengcolile lengenamsebenti. Isiliva negolide yabo ingeke ikhone kubasindzisa ngelilanga lelulaka lwaSimakadze. Ingeke ikwesutsise kulamba kwabo, futsi bangeke batigcwalise tisu tabo ngayo, ngobe ngiyo lebente bakhubatela baze bangena esonweni.
20 Babetigabatisa ngetimvunulo tabo nangekwekugaba kwabo lokuhle lababekusebentisa ekubumbeni kwabo letithico tabo letisinengiso, netitfombe letingenamsebenti. Ngako-ke ngiyawutigucula ngitente tingcole tingabi namsebenti.
21 Ngiyawukunikela konkhe kube yimphango yebetive nentfo lephangwe ngulababi bemhlaba, futsi bayawukungcolisa.
22 Ngiyawubafulatsela, nabo bayawuyonakalisa lendzawo yami leligugu kangaka; bosidlani bayawungena ngekhatsi kuyo bayingcolise.
23 “Lungisani tinketane, ngobe lelive ligcwele kugobhota kwengati, nelidolobha ligcwele budlwangudlwangu.
24 Ngiyawuletsa tive letimbi kakhulu kutsi titewutsatsa tindlu tabo; ngiyawukucedza kutigabatisa kwalabanemandla, netindzawo tabo lekutsiwa tingcwele tiyawungcoliswa.
25 Nakufika kwesabisa, bayawukufuna kuthula, kodvwa abayiwukutfola.
26 Kuyawufika sigemegeme etikwesigemegeme, nemahemuhemu etikwemahemuhemu. Bayakwetama kutfola sembulo kumphrofethi; kulahleke nemfundziso yemtsetfo kumphristi, kuphele neteluleko talabadzala.
27 Inkhosi iyawulila, sikhulu sembatse kujabha, netandla tebantfu eveni tiyawuchachatela. Ngiyawubaphatsa njengalokufanele kutiphatsa kwabo, ngibehlulele njengekwemitsetfo yabo. Ngulapho-ke bayawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.”
1 Ngemnyaka wesitfupha, enyangeni yesitfupha, ngelilanga lesihlanu, ngisahleti endlini yami ngikanye nebaholi bakaJuda bahleti embikwami, sandla seNkhosi Simakadze sehlela etikwami khona lapho.
2 Ngabuka, ngabona intfo lenesimo semuntfu. Kusukela lapho lokwakungatsi kulukhalo lwakhe kuya phansi kwakunjengemlilo, kusukela elukhalweni lwakhe kuya etulu abebonakala shangatsi umanyatela njengekucwebetela kwelitfusi lelivutsako.
3 Welula loko lokwakungatsi kusandla, wangibamba ngesihlutfu. Moya wangiphakamisela emkhatsini wemhlaba nelizulu: Wangitsatsa embonweni waNkulunkulu, wangitsatsa saya eJerusalema, ekungeneni kwelisango langasenyakatfo lesibuya lesisekhatsi nekhatsi, lapho kwakume khona lesithico lesibanga intfukutselo lenkhulu.
4 Lokubukhosi baNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli kwakulapho embikwami, njengasembonweni lengawubona etsafeni.
5 Wase uyakhuluma kimi, utsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, buka ngasenyakatfo.” Ngako ngabuka, ngasenyakatfo ekungeneni kwelisango lelilati, ngabona lesithico lesibanga intfukutselo.
6 Wase utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, uyabona yini kutsi bentani, letintfo letinengeka kangaka letentiwa yindlu yaka-Israyeli lapha, tintfo letitangicoshela khashane kakhulu nendzawo yami lengcwele? Kodvwa usetawubona letinye tintfo letinengeka kakhulu kunaleti.”
7 Wase ungiyisa ekungeneni kwesibuya. Ngabuka, ngabona imbobo elubondzeni.
8 Watsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, manje-ke gubha lapha elubondzeni;” ngako ngase ngigubha elubondzeni, ngabona umnyango lapho.
9 Watsi kimi: “Ngena ngekhatsi utewubona letintfo letimbi naletinengekako labatentako lapha.”
10 Ngako ngangena ngekhatsi ngabuka, ngabona kudvwetjwe tonkhe letibondza yonkhe inhlobo yetintfo letinwabutelako, netilwane letinengekako, nato tonkhe tithico tendlu yaka-Israyeli.
11 Embikwato bekume baholi bendlu yaka-Israyeli labangema-70, naJazaniya, umsa waShafani, abeme emkhatsini wabo. Ngulowo abephetse sitja sekutfuncisa esandleni sakhe, kwakutsaphuka lifu lemphepho lenyuka.
12 Watsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ubonile kambe kutsi bentani baholi bendlu yaka-Israyeli lapha entimeni, nguloyo endvumbeni yesithico sakhe? Batsi: ‘Simakadze akasiboni. Simakadze sewulishiyile lelive.’ ”
13 Waphindza futsi watsi kimi: “Utawubabona benta letinye tintfo letinengeka kakhulu kunaloku.”
14 Wase ungiyisa ekungeneni kwelisango lelingasenyakatfo lendlu yaSimakadze, ngabona bafati bahleti phansi lapho, balilela Thamuzi.
15 Watsi kimi: “Uyakubona loku, ndvodzana yemuntfu? Usetawubona letinye futsi tintfo letinengeka kakhulu kunaloku.”
16 Wase ungiyisa esibuyeni lesisekhatsi nekhatsi endlini yaSimakadze, lapho ekungeneni kwelithempeli, emkhatsini wemhubhe nelilati, kwakunemadvodza langema-25. Imihlane yawo ibheke ngasethempelini laSimakadze, buso bawo bubheke ngasemphumalanga, babekhotsamela lilanga ngasemphumalanga.
17 Watsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ukubonile loko? Kuyintfo lencane yini kutsi indlu yakaJuda yente letintfo letisinengiso kangaka labatentako lapho? Kufanele yini kutsi nabo baphindze bagcwalise nelive ngebudlwangudlwangu bachubeke nekungichukuluta kutsi ngitfukutsele? Ase ubabuke nje, nase bahlohlela ligala emakhaleni abo!
18 Ngako-ke ngitawubesukela ngente kubo njengekwentfukutselo yami; ngingeke ngibabuke ngemehlo esihawu, futsi ngeke ngibayekele. Nome bangamemeta badzatimule etindlebeni tami, ngingeke ngibeve.”
1 Ngase ngiyamuva Simakadze amemeta ngelivi lelikhulu, atsi: “Sondzelani lapha nine lenitawujezisa lelidolobha, ngulowo nalowo aphatse sikhali sekubulala esandleni sakhe.”
2 Ngase ngibona kuchamuka emadvodza lasitfupha ngasesangweni lelingenhla, lelibuke ngasenyakatfo, nguleyo naleyo iphetse silimato lesibi ngesandla sayo. Emkhatsini wawo kwakunendvodza leyayembetse telineni, leyayinesipatji setintfo tekubhala engculwini yayo. Angena lamadvodza, afike ema eceleni kwelilati lelitfusi.
3 Ngaleso sikhatsi inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli yenyuka isuka etikwemakherubhi, lapho yayisolo ikhona, yaya emnyango welithempeli. Simakadze wase ubita lendvodza leyayigcoke telineni, leyayinesipatji sekwekubhala engculwini yayo,
4 watsi kuyo: “Lihlamahlame lonkhe lidolobha laseJerusalema, ubeke luphawu emabuntini abo bonkhe labakhatsatekile babubula ngenca yato tonkhe letintfo letinengekako letentiwa lapha kulo.”
5 Ngatsi ngisalalele, watsi kulaba labanye: “Nani mlandzeleni kulo lonkhe lelidolobha nibulale, ningabuki muntfu ngesihawu, ningabi naluvelo.
6 Bulalani nicedze emadvodza lamadzala, nemajaha, netintfombi, nebafati, nebantfwana, kodvwa ningatsintsi namunye loneluphawu. Calani endlini yami lengcwele.” Ngako bacala ngebaholi lababesembikwelithempeli.
7 Wase utsi kubo: “Ngcolisani lelithempeli, nigcwalise tibuya talo ngetidvumbu talababulewe. Hambani!” Ngako baphuma-ke, bacala kubulala kulo lonkhe lidolobha.
8 Kwatsi basabulala, sengisele ngedvwa, ngawa phansi ngebuso, ngakhala kakhulu ngatsi: “Awu, Nkhosi, Simakadze! Sewutawubhubhisa yonkhe yini lensali yaka-Israyeli kulokuphuphuma kwelulaka lwakho etikweJerusalema?”
9 Wangiphendvula watsi: “Sono sendlu yaka-Israyeli neyakaJuda sikhulu ngalokwengcile; live seligobhota ingati, nelidolobha seligcwele kungabi namtsetfo. Batsi: ‘Simakadze ulikhohliwe lelive; Simakadze akaboni.’
10 Ngako ngingeke ngibabuke ngemehlo esihawu, futsi ngeke ngibayekele, kodvwa ngiyakwehlisela etinhloko tabo loko labakwentile.”
11 Lendvodza leyayigcoke telineni inesipatji sekwekubhala engculwini yayo yase ibuyisa livi, itsi: “Sengente njengobe bewungitjelile.”
1 Ngabuka, ngabona lokwakufanana nesihlalo sebukhosi sesafire kusetikwemkhatsi lowawungetulu kwetinhloko temakherubhi.
2 Simakadze wakhuluma kulendvodza leyayigcoke telineni, watsi: “Ngena lapha emkhatsini wemasondvo ngaphansi kwemakherubhi. Gcwalisa tandla takho ngemalahle lavutsako lasemkhatsini wemakherubhi, bese uwasakata etikwalelidolobha.” Ngatsi ngisabukile, yangena.
3 Emakherubhi-ke wona abeme ngaseningizimu nelithempeli ngesikhatsi lendvodza ingena, lifu lasibekela sibuya lesisekhatsi nendzawo.
4 Inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yase iyesuka etikwemakherubhi, yehlela emnyango welithempeli. Lifu lagcwalisa lithempeli, nesibuya sagcwaliswa bukhatikhati benkhatimulo yaSimakadze.
5 Umsindvo wetimphiko temakherubhi wawungevakala khashane, ngisho nasesibuyeni sangephandle, njengelivi laNkulunkulu Somandla, nakakhulumako.
6 Kwatsi Simakadze nakatjela lendvodza yetelineni, atsi: “Tsatsa umlilo lapha emkhatsini wemasondvo lasemkhatsini wemakherubhi,” lendvodza yangena yema eceleni kwelisondvo.
7 Lelinye lemakherubhi lelulela sandla salo kulomlilo lowawusemkhatsini wawo. Lahlaphuta lomunye wawo, lawubeka etandleni talendvodza yetelineni, leyawutsatsa yaphumela nawo ngephandle.
8 Ngaphansi kwemaphiko emakherubhi kwakubonakala intfo leyayifanana netandla temuntfu.
9 Ngabuka, ngabona eceleni kwemakherubhi emasondvo lamane, lilinye licondzene nalinye lemakherubhi; lamasondvo abecwebetela njengekhrisolithe.
10 Macondzana nekubukeka kwawo, abefanana omane, lilinye lalifanana nelisondvo leligabance kulelinye lisondvo.
11 Njengobe abehamba nje, abengahamba acondze kunome ngukuyiphi indzawo kuleti letine, lapho lamakherubhi abheke ngakhona; lamasondvo abengagucuki nakuhamba lamakherubhi. Lamakherubhi abebheka nome ngukuphi lapho kubheke ngakhona leli leliyinhloko, ngaphandle kwekugucuka nakahamba.
12 Wonkhe umtimba wawo, ngisho nemihlane yawo kanye netandla tawo, netimphiko tawo tatigcwele emehlo yonkhe indzawo, futsi nawo lamasondvo awo lamane abegcwele emehlo.
13 Ngeva lamasondvo abitwa ngekutsi “ngemasondvo lashulunganako.”
14 Lilinye lalamakherubhi lalinebuso lobune: Bekucala buso kwakubuso belikherubhi, besibili kubuso bemuntfu, besitsatfu kubuso belibhubesi, besine kubuso belusweti.
15 Lamakherubhi ase ayaphakama. Loko-ke bekutidalwa letiphilako lengangitibone ngasemfuleni iKhebari.
16 Kwakutsi lamakherubhi nakanyakata ahamba, nalamasondvo lasemihlubulweni yawo ahambe, kutsi lamakherubhi nakavula timphiko tawo afuna kundiza, esuke emhlabatsini, lamasondvo angete esuka lapha emihlubulweni yawo.
17 Kwakutsi lamakherubhi nakemile, nalamasondvo eme, lamakherubhi nakaphakama nawo aphakame kanye nawo, ngobe lomoya waletidalwa letiphilako wawukuwo lamasondvo.
18 Inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yase iyesuka kulomnyango welithempeli, yaya yayakuma ngetulu kwalamakherubhi.
19 Ngatsi ngisabukile, emakherubhi ase avula timphiko tawo, esuka lapha emhlabatsini, atsi asaphakama, nalamasondvo aphakama kanye nawo. Efika ema emnyango welisango langasemphumalanga lelithempeli laSimakadze, nenkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli yayisetikwawo.
20 Loko-ke bekutidalwa letiphilako lengatibona ngaphansi kwaloNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ngasemfuleni iKhebari, ngase ngiyabona kutsi kwakungemakherubhi.
21 Lilinye lalinebuso lobune, netimphiko letine, nangaphansi kwetimphiko tawo kwakunentfo leyayifanana netandla temuntfu.
22 Buso bawo babufanana nebalawa lengangiwabone ngasemfuleni iKhebari. Ngulelo nalelo lahamba lacondza embili.
1 Moya wangiphakamisa wangiyisa esangweni lendlu yaSimakadze lelalibheke ngasemphumalanga. Ekungeneni kwalelisango bekunemadvodza langema-25, emkhatsini wawo ngabona naJazaniya, umsa wa-Azuri, naPhelatiya, umsa waBhenaya, lekwakubaholi besive.
2 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, laba bantfu labakha luzungu lwebubi baphindze beluleke ngalokubi kulelidolobha.
3 Batsi: ‘Kungeke yini kusheshe kube sikhatsi sekwakha tindlu? Lelidolobha lilibhodo lekupheka, tsine-ke siyinyama.’
4 Ngako-ke, phrofetha umelane nabo; phrofetha, ndvodzana yemuntfu.”
5 Ngako Moya waSimakadze wehlela etikwami, wangitjela kutsi angitsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Loku nguloku lenikushoko ninendlu yaka-Israyeli, kodvwa ngiyakwati loko lokusetingcondvweni tenu.
6 Nibulele bantfu labanyenti kulelidolobha, titaladi talo natigcwalisa ngetidvumbu.
7 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Letidvumbu talabo lenibabulele lapho tiyinyama, lelidolobha lona lilibhodo, kodvwa ngitanikhipha kulo.
8 Niyayesaba inkemba; ngiyakunehlisela inkemba, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
9 Ngitanikhipha kulelidolobha, ngininiketele etandleni tebetive nginijezise.
10 Nitawubulawa ngenkemba, bese ngehlisela sigwebo kini ngaseminyeleni yaka-Israyeli. Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
11 Lelidolobha lingeke libe libhodo kini, nani futsi ningeke nibe yinyama lekulo, ngiyakwehlisela sigwebo kini ngaseminyeleni yaka-Israyeli.
12 Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, ngobe anikatilandzeli timiso tami, nemitsetfo yami anikayigcini, kodvwa nisuke nalingisa letive letinitungeletile.”
13 Ngatsi ngisaphrofetha, Phelatiya, umsa waBhenaya, wafa. Ngawa ngebuso bami bubheke phansi, ngakhala kakhulu, ngatsi: “Hhawu, Nkhosi, Simakadze! Lensali yaka-Israyeli utayibhubhisa yonkhe yini?”
14 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
15 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bomnakenu, yebo, bomnakenu lekutihlobo takho tengati kanye nayo yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli, ngulabo bantfu baseJerusalema labakhulume ngabo, batsi: ‘Labatfunjiwe bakhashane kakhulu naSimakadze, lelive selinikwe tsine kutsi libe lifa letfu.’
16 “Ngako-ke tsani: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nome ngibatfumele khashane emkhatsini wetive, ngabasakatela emaveni, noko kwesikhashana bengiyindzawo yabo lengcwele kulawo mave lapho bebakhona khona.’
17 “Ngako-ke tsani: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngitanibutsa kuto tonkhe tive nginibuyise, nisuke kuwo onkhe lawo mave lebenginisakatele kuwo, ngiyawuphindze futsi ngininike lelive laka-Israyeli.’
18 “Bayawubuyela kulo, besuse tonkhe letitfombe talo letimbi kanye netithico letinengekako.
19 Ngiyawubanika inhlitiyo yinye, ngifake umoya lomusha ekhatsi kubo; ngiyakuyisusa kubo inhlitiyo yabo yelitje, ngibanike inhlitiyo yenyama.
20 Bayawube sebalandzela timiso tami, banakekele kugcina imitsetfo yami. Bayawuba bantfu bami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.
21 Kodvwa-ke labo labanetinhlitiyo letitinikele etitfombeni letingemanyala nakuto tithico letinengekako, ngiyakwehlisela etikwetinhloko tabo loko labakwentile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
22 Kwabe sekutsi emakherubhi labenemasondvo emihlubulweni yawo, endlala timphiko tawo, inkhatimulo yaSimakadze wema-Israyeli yayisetikwawo.
23 Inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yakhuphukela etulu isuka ngekhatsi kwalelidolobha, yema ngetulu kwentsaba lengasemphumalanga kwalo.
24 Moya wangiphakamisa wangimikisa kulabo labebatfunjelwe eBhabhulona ngisembonweni lengangiwunikwe nguMoya waNkulunkulu. Lombono lengangiwubonile wenyuka wesuka kimi,
25 ngabe sengitjela lababetfunjiwe konkhe loko Simakadze labengikhombise kona.
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, uhlala emkhatsini wesive lesihlubukako. Banemehlo ekubona kodvwa ababoni, banetindlebe tekuva kodvwa abeva, ngobe basive lesihlubukako.
3 “Ngako-ke, wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, bopha timphahla takho tekutfunjwa, phuma lapho ukhona, uphume emini babuka, uye kulenye indzawo. Mhlawumbe batakucondzisisa loko, lite nome bayindlu lehlubukako.
4 Kutawutsi emini babuka, ukhiphe lomtfwalo wakho wetimphahla takho sewuvele ulungele kuya ekutfunjweni. Kutawutsi kusihlwa, basabuka, uphume uhambe njengalabo labaya ekutfunjweni.
5 Batawutsi basabukile, umbe lubondza ulubhobose imbobo, bese uphuma kuyo lembobo kanye netimphahla takho.
6 Tetjatse ehlombe lakho babukile uhambe nato nakucala kuhwalala, buso bakho ubumbonyile, khona ungetulibona live, ngobe sengikwente sibonakaliso kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli.”
7 Ngako ngenta njengobe ngangitjeliwe. Kwatsi emini ngakhipha timphahla tami letase tingumtfwalo wekuya ekutfunjweni. Kwase kutsi kusihlwa ngemba ngabhobosa lubondza ngetandla tami. Ngatsatsa timphahla tami nakucala kuhwalala, ngatetjatsa ehlombe babukile.
8 Ekuseni livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
9 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ayikakubuti yini lendlu yaka-Israyeli lehlubukako, kutsi: ‘Wentani?’
10 “Khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Lelivi lesiphrofetho limacondzana nenkhosi leseJerusalema kanye nayo yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli lelapho.’
11 Khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Mine ngisibonakaliso kini.’ “Njengobe ngentile nje, kuyakwenteka kanjalo nakubo. Bayakuya ekutfunjweni batitfunjwa.
12 “Lenkhosi lesemkhatsini wabo iyakwetjatsa timphahla tayo ehlombe kusihlwa ihambe, kuyawumbiwa imbobo elubondzeni, imbelwe yona, kutsi itewuphuma kuyo. Iyawumbonya buso bayo, khona ingetilibona lelive.
13 Ngiyakuyetsiya ngelinetha lami, futsi iyawubanjwa kulolo lugibe lwami; ngiyakuyiyisa eBhabhulona, eveni lemaKhaledi, kodvwa ngeke ilibone, ngulapho iyawufela khona.
14 Ngiyawubasakatela emimoyeni, bonkhe labo labayisingatsile, tisebenti tayo nawo onkhe emabutfo ayo, ngiyawubacosha ngenkemba.
15 “Bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nase ngibahlakatele emkhatsini wetive, ngibasakatele emaveni ngemave.
16 Kodvwa ngiyawubaphephisa labambalwa babo enkembeni, nasendlaleni kanye nasesifweni lesibulalanako, kuze kutsi kuleto tive lapho baya khona bativume tonkhe tento tabo letimbi letisinengiso. Ngulapho-ke bayawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.”
17 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
18 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, tfutfumela nawudla kudla kwakho; yebo, utfutfumele ngekwesaba usanatsa emanti akho.
19 Khuluma kulabantfu balelive, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze ngalabo labahlala eJerusalema naseveni lema-Israyeli, itsi: Bayawudla kudla kwabo baseluvalweni, banatse emanti abo bangasenatsemba, ngobe live labo liyakwemukwa konkhe lelinako ngenca yebudlova babo bonkhe labahlala kulo.
20 Lamadolobha lanebantfu ayawudzilitelwa phansi, nalelive libe lihlane. Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
21 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
22 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, saga sini lesi leninaso lapha eveni laka-Israyeli, lesitsi: ‘Emalanga ayendlula, yonkhe imibono igucuka ibe lite’?
23 Khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngitasicedza lesaga, bangaphindzi basikhulume lapha ka-Israyeli.’ Khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Emalanga asasondzele lapho yonkhe imibono iyawugcwaliseka.
24 “ ‘Ngobe sekuyawubate imibono yemanga nekubhula lokutsandzekako emkhatsini wesive saka-Israyeli.
25 Kodvwa mine, Simakadze, ngiyawukhuluma loko lengikutsandzako, futsi kuyagcwaliseka ngaphandle kwekulibala. Ngobe ngemalanga enu, ninendlu lehlubukako, ngiyawukufeza konkhe lengikukhulumile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
26 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
27 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, indlu yaka-Israyeli itsi: ‘Lombono lawubonako ngeweminyaka leminyenti kusukela nyalo, futsi uphrofetha ngetintfo letiyakwenteka kadzeni.’
28 “Ngako-ke khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Kute nalinye lemavi ami leliyawulibala, konkhe lengikushoko kuyawugcwaliseka, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha umelane nebaphrofethi baka-Israyeli labaphrofethako nyalo. Khuluma kulabo labaphrofetha loko labakususela emicabangweni yabo, utsi: ‘Vanini livi laSimakadze!
3 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Maye kulabo baphrofethi labatilima, labalandzela umoya wabo, babe bangakaboni lutfo!
4 Awu, Israyeli, baphrofethi bakho bafanana netimphungutja letisemfuhlululwini.
5 Anikenyukeli etulu etikhaleni letiselubondzeni lwendlu yaka-Israyeli, kutsi nitivale khona lutakuma lucine lulungele imphi ngelilanga laSimakadze.
6 Imibono yabo iyinkhohliso, nekubhula kwabo kungemanga. Bakhuluma batsi: “Kusho Simakadze,” abe Simakadze angazange asabatfume; kunjalo nje, babheke kutsi lamavi abo agcwaliseke.
7 Ngitsi kubo: Anizange niyibone yini imibono leyinkhohliso nekubhula lokungemanga ngesikhatsi nitsi: “Kusho Simakadze”, nome ngingakaze ngikhulume?
8 “ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “Ngenca yemavi enu layinkhohliso nangemibono yenu lengemanga, ngimelene nani,” kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
9 Sandla sami siyawumelana nebaphrofethi lababona imibono leyinkhohliso, baphengule lokungemanga. Bangeke babe belibandla lebantfu bami nome babhaliswe etincwadzini tebantfu bendlu yaka-Israyeli, futsi bangeke bangene eveni lema-Israyeli. Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Simakadze.
10 “ ‘Njengobe bedukisa bantfu bami, batsi: “Kuthula”, kube kute naloko kuthula, nangenca yekutsi nakwakhiwa lubondza lolulula, bona baluhuca ngemcakaco,
11 ngako-ke batjele labo labaluhuca ngemcakaco kutsi lutakuwa lolubondza. Imvula lenkhulu itakuna, futsi ngitawutfumela sangcotfo lesitawutfululekela phansi, kuvungute imimoya lenemandla.
12 Nase luwa lolubondza, bantfu bangeke yini banibute batsi: “Uphi lomcakaco beniluhuce ngawo?”
13 “ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngiyawudedela sivunguvungu lesinemandla ngenca yelulaka lwami, ngentfukutselo lenkhulu ngitfulule sangcotfo, nemvula lenkhulu iyakwehla ngentfukutselo yami lenkhulu yembhubhiso.
14 Ngiyakuluhhihlitela phansi lolubondza loluhucwe ngemcakaco, ngiludzilite lube litsafa, kuze tisekelo talo tisale ebaleni. Ngesikhatsi naluwa, nani niyawubhujiswa kulo. Ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
15 Ngako lulaka lwami ngiyakulusebentisa ekulweni nelubondza nasekulweni nalabo labaluhuce ngemcakaco. Ngiyawukhuluma kini ngitsi: “Lubondza alusekho, kanjalo nalabo labaluhucile abasekho,
16 kanye nebaphrofethi baka-Israyeli labaphrofetha kuyo iJerusalema, babona nemibono yekuthula kwayo, kube kona kungekho kuthula, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.” ’ ”
17 “Nyalo-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho kuwo emadvodzakati esive sakini laphrofetha loko lokusuka emicabangweni yawo. Phrofetha umelane nawo,
18 utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Maye kubo bonkhe labo labasikati labegaba imitsi yekuhhungula etihlakaleni tetandla, bente imiyeko lemihibahiba ngebudze lobehlukene, bentele kumbonya tinhloko tabo, khona batekwetsiya bantfu. Ningatetsiya yini timphilo tebantfu bami, kodvwa nine nisindze?
19 Nine ningihlambalatile emkhatsini wesive sami, ngobe nicondze kutfola emabinta lambalwa nje ebhali netingebhuta letimbalwa tesinkhwa. Ngekukhuluma emanga esiveni sami, lesilalela emanga, nibabulele labo lebekufanele bangafi, nasindzisa lebekufanele bafe.
20 “ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngimelene nalobutsi benu bekuhhungula lenihhungula ngabo bantfu nibetsiye njengetinyoni, futsi ngitabudzabula lapho emikhonweni yenu. Ngiyawubakhulula labo bantfu lese nibetsiye njengetinyoni.
21 Ngiyakuyidzabula lemiyeko yenu ngisindzise sive sami etandleni tenu, singeke siphindze sibe yimphango yemandla enu. Ngulapho-ke niyakungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
22 Njengobe nibajabhisile labalungile ngalamanga enu, ngibe mine ngingakabadzabukisi, nangenca yekutsi nikhutsate lababi kutsi bangaphendvuki etindleleni tabo letimbi kuze basindzise timphilo tabo,
23 ngako-ke ningeke nisayibona imibono leyinkhohliso, ningabe nisabhula ngekubhula lokungemanga. Ngiyakubasindzisa bantfu bami etandleni tenu. Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
1 Labanye bebabaholi baka-Israyeli beta kimi, bafike bahlala embikwami.
2 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
3 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lamadvodza asafake tithico etinhlitiyweni tawo, emisa nematje lamabi ekukhubekisa embikwebuso bawo. Kufanele ngiwavumele yini kutsi abute kimi?
4 “Ngako-ke khuluma kuwo uwatjele, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nome ngabe ngumuphi kuma-Israyeli lofaka tithico enhlitiyweni yakhe, emise nelitje lelibi lekukhubekisa embikwebuso bakhe, bese uya kumphrofethi, mine Simakadze ngiyakumphendvula mine cobo lwami ngangekwebukhulu bekukhonta kwakhe tithico.
5 Loko ngiyawukwenta kuze ngitetibamba kabusha tinhlitiyo tebantfu baka-Israyeli, lase bangilahle bonkhe baya etithicweni tabo.’
6 “Ngako-ke khuluma kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Phendvukani! Gucukani nishiye letithico tenu, nikulahle konkhe lokunengekako ningasakwenti.
7 “ ‘Nangabe nome ngumuphi um-Israyeli nome wetive lohlala ka-Israyeli lowehlukana nami afake tithico enhlitiyweni yakhe, emise litje lelibi lelisikhubekiso embikwakhe, bese uya kumphrofethi ayewubuta ngami, mine Simakadze ngiyakumphendvula mine cobo lwami.
8 Ngiyawubhekisa buso bami ngakulowo muntfu, ngimente abe sibonelo nentfo yekuhlekisa. Ngiyakumncuma esiveni sami. Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
9 “ ‘Nangabe umphrofethi acindzetelekile kutsi aphimisele siphrofetho, ngimi Simakadze lomcindzetele lowo mphrofethi, futsi ngiyakwelula sandla sami ngimelane naye, ngimbhubhise emkhatsini wesive sami, ema-Israyeli.
10 Bayakwetfwala licala labo, lowo mphrofethi uyawuba nelicala ngalokufananako nalowo muntfu labute kuye.
11 Yebo, sive sema-Israyeli singeke siphindze seduke kimi, futsi singeke siphindze sitingcolise ngato tonkhe letono taso. Bayawuba bantfu bami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
12 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
13 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, nangabe live lona kimi ngekungetsembeki, bese ngelula sandla sami ngimelane nalo ngekuncamula umtfombo wekudla kwalo, ngitfumele indlala kulo, ngibulale bantfu labakulo kanye netilwane,
14 ngisho nome nalamadvodza lamatsatfu, boNowa, naDanyela, naJobe bebakulo, bebayakutisindzisa bona kuphela ngekulunga kwabo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
15 “Kube bengingatfumela tilwane tesiganga kulelo live, tilishiye lite bantfwana, libe lihlane kangangekutsi kubete namunye longendlula kulo alidzabule ekhatsi ngenca yaleto tilwane,
16 iNkhosi Simakadze itsi: Ngifunga kuphila kwami, ngisho nome ngabe lamadvodza lamatsatfu abekulo, abengeke awasindzise emadvodzana nemadvodzakati awo. Ngawo kuphela labengasindziswa, kodvwa live lona beliyakuba lihlane.
17 “Nome kube bengingaletsa inkemba ngitewumelana nalelo live ngitsi: ‘Lenkemba ayidzabule kulo lonkhe lelo live,’ ngibulale bantfu balo netilwane talo,
18 iNkhosi Simakadze itsi: Ngifunga kuphila kwami, ngisho nome ngabe lamadvodza lamatsatfu abekulo, abengeke awasindzise emadvodzana nemadvodzakati awo. Ngawo kuphela labengasindziswa.
19 “Nome kube bengingatfumela sifo lesibulalanako kulelo live, ngitfululele lulaka lwami etikwalo ngekubhubhisa lokukhulu, ngibulale bantfu balo netilwane talo,
20 iNkhosi Simakadze itsi: Ngifunga kuphila kwami, ngisho nome ngabe boNowa, naDanyela, naJobe bebakulo, babengeke basindzise indvodzana nome indvodzakati. Bebayawutisindzisa bona kuphela ngekulunga kwabo.
21 “Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Kuyawuba kubi kangakanani-ke nangitfumela tehlulelo tami letine letiyawumelana neJerusalema: inkemba, nendlala, netilwane tesiganga kanye nesifo lesibulalanako, kutsi titewubulala bantfu bayo netilwane tayo!
22 Noko kuyawuba khona insali, emadvodzana nemadvodzakati, leyawukhishwa kuyo. Iyawuta kini, nani niyawutsi nanibona kutiphatsa kwayo netento tayo, bese niyadvudvuteka macondzana nalenhlekelele lengiyehlisele etikweJerusalema, yebo, yonkhe inhlekelele lengiyehlisele etikwayo.
23 Niyawudvudvuteka, nanibona simo sekutiphatsa kwayo netento tayo, ngobe niyawukwati kutsi kute lengikwente ngaphandle kwesizatfu, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lukhuni lwemvini luncono ngani kunelweligala lalesinye nje sihlahla lesisehlatsini?
3 Lukhuni luke lutsatfwe yini kuwo kutsi kutekwentiwa ngalo intfo lenelusito? Bayawenta yini emahhuka ngawo ekulengisa timphahla?
4 Lutsi lungafakwa emlilweni njengelukhuni, nemlilo ulushise ngala nangale, luvutse ekhatsi nendzawo, luphindze lube nawo yini lomunye umsebenti?
5 Nangabe belungenamsebenti walutfo lusaphelele, belutawuba lusito kancane kangakanani-ke, nase lulunyekwe ngemlilo lwasha lwaphela?
6 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Njengobe nginike lukhuni lwemvini emkhatsini wetihlahla telihlatsi kutsi lubaswe emlilweni, ngiyawubaphatsa kanjalo-ke bantfu labahlala eJerusalema.
7 Ngiyawubhekisa buso bami ngakubo ngimelane nabo. Nome baphumile emlilweni, noko lomlilo usetawubacedza. Ngesikhatsi ngibhekisa buso bami ngakubo ngimelana nabo, niyawukwati-ke kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
8 Ngiyawukwenta live libe lihlane, ngobe bebangaketsembeki, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, sukela iJerusalema uyitjele ekhaleni ngaletintfo letinengekako letentile,
3 utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, kuwe Jerusalema, itsi: Inkhaba yakho nekutalwa kwakho kwakuseveni lemaKhenani; uyihlo abengum-Amori, unyoko angumHethi.
4 Ngelilanga lowatalwa ngalo, inongwane yakho ayizange ijutjwe, futsi nawe awuzange ugezwe ngemanti kuze utewuhloba, futsi awuzange ukhuhlelwe ngeluswayi nome uphutfwe ngeticephu.
5 Kute namunye lowake wakubuka ngesihawu nome lowaba neluvelo ngawe, lolwenele kutsi akwentele kunye kwaletintfo. Esikhundleni saloko walahlelwa ngaphandle esigangeni, ngobe ngelilanga lowabelekwa ngalo, wavele wedzeleleka nje.
6 “ ‘Ngatsi ngiyendlula nje kuwe, ngakubona ukhahlela usengatini yakho, watsi uselele lapho engatini yakho, ngakhuluma kuwe ngatsi: “Phila!”
7 Ngakwenta wakhula njengesihlahla sesiganga. Wakhula waya etulu, watfutfuka, waze waba buhlalu lobuhle ngalokwendlulele kubo bonkhe. Kwaphuma timphumamlotsa, netinwele takho takhula, wena lowawungcunu uhamba bhushubhushu.
8 “ ‘Kamuva ngatsi ngengca ngakuwe, ngatsi ngiyabuka ngakuwe, ngabona kutsi sewukhulile, sewungagana, ngakumbonya ngesembatfo sami ngakwembesa ngaso, ngivala bungcunu bakho. Ngakunika sifungo sami lesicinile, ngangena esivumelwaneni nawe, wena wase uba wami, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
9 “ ‘Ngakugezisa ngemanti, ngageza ingati kuwe, ngase ngikugcobisa ngemafutsa.
10 Ngakwembatsisa ngengubo lehlotjiswe kahle, ngakufaka tincabule tesikhumba etinyaweni takho. Ngakwembatsisa ngelineni lecolisakele, ngakwembesa ngetembatfo letidulile.
11 Ngakuvunulisa ngemihlobiso yebuhlalu: Ngakwegabisa busenga emkhonweni wakho nengcibo entsanyeni yakho,
12 ngakufaka indandatho ekhaleni lakho, nemacici etindlebeni, nemchele lomuhle enhloko yakho.
13 Ngako wase uhlotjiswe ngegolide nangesiliva; kwekwembatsa kwakho kwakukwelineni lecolisakele nekwemtiya lodulile, nendvwangu lehlotjisiwe. Kudla kwakho kwakukwafulaha locolisakele, nekweluju lwetinyosi, nekwemafutsa emncumo. Wagucuka waba muhle wacitsa sikhatsi, wadzimate waba yinkhosikati yasebukhosini.
14 Ludvumo lwakho lwandza etiveni ngenca yebuhle bakho, ngobe phela lobucwebecwebe lengakupha bona benta kutsi buhle bakho buphelele, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
15 “ ‘Kodvwa wena wesuke wase wetsembela kulobuhle bakho, lelidvumela lakho lakwenta waba yingwababane. Watfululela konkhe kukhanuka kwakho kunome ngubani labendlula ngendlela, buhle bakho baba bake.
16 Watsatsa letinye tetimphahla takho wenta ngato tindzawo letiphakeme letinemibala lemihle, lapho wawuchubela khona bugwababane bakho bekukhontela tithico. Tintfo letinjalo atikafaneli kutsi tenteke, futsi akukafaneli nje kutsi tibe khona.
17 Wabuye watsatsa leyo mihlobiso lengakunika yona, imihlobiso leyayentiwe ngegolide yami nangesiliva yami, watibumbela ngayo tithico letidvuna lewawugwadla nato.
18 Watsatsa tembatfo takho letihlotjisiwe wembatsa tona, wase unikela ngemafutsa ami nangemphepho yami kuto.
19 Wanikela nangekudla lengangikunikete wena kutsi udle: fulaha locolisakele, nemafutsa emncumo, neluju lengakunika kona kutsi ukudle, wakunikela kuto, kwaba yimphepho letsaphuka liphunga lelimnandzi. Nguloko-ke lokwenteka, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
20 “ ‘Watsatsa emadvodzana nemadvodzakati akho lowangitalela wona, wawenta umhlatjelo wekudla kwetithico. Lobugwadla bakho babungakeneli yini?
21 Wahlaba bantfwana bami wenta ngabo umhlatjelo kuletithico.
22 Kuto tonkhe letento takho letinengekako, nakulobugwababane bakho, awuzange sewuwakhumbule emalanga ebusha bakho, ngesikhatsi usengcunu, ungakembatsi lutfo, usakhahlekhahlela esitibeni sengati yakho.’ ”
23 “ ‘Maye! Maye kuwe, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. Ngetulu kwako konkhe lokukhohlakala kwakho,
24 watakhela wena sibundvuma, kuto tonkhe tinkhundla watentela sitfombe lesihle lesikhontwako.
25 Ekucaleni kwato tonkhe titaladi watimisela khona tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, watehlisa wena ebuhleni bakho, ngekunikela ngemtimba wakho ngekugwadla nekuphinga nabo bonkhe labendlula ngendlela.
26 Wacala kugwadla nebaseGibithe, bomakhelwane bakho labagcwele inkhanuko, wangitfukutselisa ngebugwadla nebuphingi bakho lobandzako.
27 Ngako-ke ngelulela sandla sami etikwakho, ngalinciphisa live lakho; ngakunikela ebugovini betitsa takho, emadvodzakati emaFilisti, labeshacekile ngekutiphatsa kabi kwakho.
28 Wesukelana nekugwadlisa base-Asiriya futsi, ngobe wawusolo ungakeneliseki; nangemva kwaloko futsi wasala ungakeneli.
29 Wase uyabandzisa bugwadla bakho, kuze kubeseveni lebahwebi, ngisho eveni lemaBhabhulona, kodvwa awuzange weneliswe ngisho nangulobo.
30 “ ‘Maye, ulihatsa bo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze, nase wenta tonkhe letintfo, uyaye ulingise ingwadla lengatibambi ledle lubangalala!
31 Ngesikhatsi wakha tibundvuma ekucaleni kwato tonkhe titaladi, wenta tindzawo takho letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico kuto tonkhe tinkhundla, wawungafanani nengwababane, ngobe wawukubukela phansi kubhadalwa.
32 “ ‘Wena mfati loyingwadla! Ucolela kuba nemashende esikhundleni sekuba nendvodza yakho!
33 Tonkhe tingwadla titfola imbhadalo, kodvwa wena nguwe lowawubhadala onkhe lamashende akho, uwadizela wentele kutsi ete kuwe achamuke kuto tonkhe tinkhalo, etele lokutawugwadla nawe.
34 Ngako-ke ngebugwadla bakho wena awufanani nalabanye, kute namunye lobangisana nawe kulamashende akho. Wena nje wehlukile kuletinye tingwadla, ngobe wena nguwe lobapha tipho, kube kute lutfo lolunikwe wena.’ ”
35 “ ‘Ngako-ke, wena ngwababane, vani livi laSimakadze!
36 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngenca yekutsi watfulula bunjinga bakho, weneka bungcunu bakho ebaleni ngebuphingi nangebugwadla bakho nalamashende akho, nangenca yato tonkhe letithico takho letinengekako, nangenca yekutsi watinika ingati yebantfwana bakho,
37 ngako-ke sengitawabutsa onkhe lamashende akho, lebewutijabulisa ngawo, lawo lebewuwatsandza nalawo lebewuwenyanya. Ngiyakuwabutsa kuyo yonkhe indzawo, akuvukele onkhe ngikungcunule embikwawo, futsi ayakububona bonkhe bungcunu bakho.
38 Ngiyawukugweba ngesijeziso sebafati labagwadlako nalabacitsa ingati; ngiyakwehlisela etikwakho imphindziselo yengati ngekwelulaka lwami nangekwentfukutselo yesikhwele sami.
39 Ngiyawube sengikunikela kulamashende akho, layawutihhihlitela phansi letibundvuma takho, abhubhise letindzawo takho letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico. Ayakukhumula tonkhe timphahla takho, atsatse lemihlobiso yakho lemihle kakhulu, akushiye ungcunu, uhamba bhushubhushu.
40 “ ‘Bayawuta kuwe nelibutfo labosidlani leliyawukugcoba ngematje, likuhlahlele ube ticucu ngetinkemba talo.
41 Liyawushisa tindlu takho, lehlisele sijeziso etikwakho embikwebafati labanyenti. Ngiyawubucedza lobugwadla bakho, futsi awuseyiwuphindza utibhadale letiphingi takho logwadla nato.
42 Ngulapho-ke lapho intfukutselo yami kuwe iyawubotja khona, nentfukutselo yami yesikhwele iyawuncandzeka kuwe, ngiyawutithulela ngingabe ngisakutfukutselela.
43 “ ‘Njengobe awuzange uwakhumbule emalanga ebusha bakho, kodvwa wangitfukutselisa ngato tonkhe letintfo, ngempela ngiyawukwehlisela etikwenhloko yakho loku lokwentile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. Awukabengeti nje lobugwababane bakho kuto tonkhe letindlela takho letinengekako?’ ”
44 “ ‘Bonkhe labacaphuna etishweni bayawucaphuna kulesisho ngawe, batsi: “Ludziwo lufute imbita.”
45 Uyindvodzakati sibili ufute unyoko, labeyedzelela indvodza yakhe nebantfwabakhe, futsi wena vele wafuta bodzadzewenu wangete wabashiya, lababengawahloniphi emadvodza abo nebantfwababo. Unyoko abengumHethi, uyihlo angum-Amori.
46 Dzadzewenu lomdzala abenguSamariya, labehlala nemadvodzakati akhe ngasenyakatfo kwakho; dzadzewenu lomncane bekunguSodoma labehlala nemadvodzakati akhe ngaseningizimu kwakho.
47 Wena-ke awuzange umane ubalingise nje kuphela, nome-ke ukope kuphela nje letindlela tabo letinengekako, kodvwa kuto tonkhe tindlela takho wena washesha wase wonakala kakhulu kunabo.
48 Ngifunga kuphila kwami, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze, dzadzewenu Sodoma kanye nebantfwabakhe, akazange asakwente naku lokwentiwe nguwe nemadvodzakati akho.
49 “ ‘Manje-ke, lesi bekungusona sono sadzadzewenu Sodoma: Yena nemadvodzakati akhe babetigcabha, bondleke kakhulu bangenandzaba nalutfo, babengabasiti labamphofu nalabeswele.
50 Babetiphakamisa, benta tintfo letinengekako emehlweni ami. Ngako-ke ngabalahla, njengobe ubonile nje.
51 Samariya akazange ente ngisho nencenye nje yaletono lotentile wena. Wena wente tintfo letinyenti letinengekako kunabo, wadzimate wenta labodzadzewenu babonakala shangatsi bona sebalungile ngato tonkhe letintfo lotentile wena.
52 Letfwale-ke lelihlazo lakho, ngobe nguwe lowente tizatfu tabodzadzewenu babonakale shangatsi bona balungile. Ngenca yekutsi tono takho tibe tibi kakhulu kunetabo, bona sebabonakala shangatsi balungile kunawe. Ngako-ke bani nemahloni, uletfwale lelihlazo lakho, ngobe nguwe lowente bodzadzewenu babonakala balungile.’ ”
53 “ ‘Noko, ngiyawutibuyisela tinhlanhla taSodoma netemadvodzakati akhe, netaSamariya netemadvodzakati akhe, ngibuyisele netinhlanhla takho kanye netabo,
54 kuze utewuletfwala lelihlazo lakho udliwe ngemahloni ngako konkhe loku lokwentile kwekubadvudvuta.
55 Bodzadzewenu Sodoma nemadvodzakati akhe, naSamariya nemadvodzakati akhe, bayawubuyela babe nguloku labebanguko kucala; wena kanye nemadvodzakati akho niyawubuyela kuloko lenaninguko ngaphambili.
56 Wawungeke sewumbite nangelibito dzadzewenu Sodoma ngetikhatsi tekutiphakamisa kwakho,
57 ngesikhatsi busengakangcunuleki bubi bakho. Noko nanyala asakubukela phansi emadvodzakati a-Edomu kanye nabo bonkhe bomakhelwane bakhe nemadvodzakati emaFilisti, bonkhe laba labakutungeletile labakubukela phansi.
58 Utawutfola umvuzo walobugwababane bakho, newetento takho letinengekako, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
59 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngitakuphatsa ngendlela lekufanele ngikuphatse ngayo, ngobe usedzelele sifungo sami ngekutsi wephule lesivumelwane.
60 Noko ngiyawusikhumbula sivumelwane lengasenta nawe ngesikhatsi sebusha bakho, ngiyawube sengimisa sivumelwane saphakadze nawe.
61 Uyawube sewuyatikhumbula-ke tindlela takho, ube nemahloni nase wemukela bodzadzewenu, yebo, labo labadzala kunawe kanye nalabo labancane kunawe. Ngiyawukunika bona njengemadvodzakati, noko, hhayi njengekutsi ngente nawe sivumelwane.
62 Ngako-ke ngiyawumisa sivumelwane sami nawe, uyawube sewuyati-ke kutsi nginguSimakadze.
63 Ngiyawutsi-ke nase ngikwentele inhlawulo yakho, yako konkhe loku lose ukwentile, bese uyakhumbula udliwe ngemahloni, ungaphindzi uwuvule umlomo wakho ngenca yalokuhlazeka kwakho lokungaka, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, beka imfumbe, utjele indlu yaka-Israyeli umfanekiso.
3 Khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Kwefika lusweti lolukhulu eLebanoni, lusweti lolunetimphiko letinemandla netinsiba letindze, tinsiba letiphelele futsi timibalabala. Lwefika lwatsatsa sihloko semsedari,
4 lwahlutfula ligala lelisha lelisetulu, lwaletfwala lwaya nalo eveni lebahwebi, lapho lwefike lwalihlanyela khona edolobheni lebatsengisi.
5 “ ‘Lwatsatsa letinye tetinhlanyelo telive lenu lwatifaka emhlabatsini lovundzile. Lwatihlanyela njengemnyetane ngasemitfonjeni yemanti,
6 tahluma taba ngumvini lomfisha lowenabako. Kwatsi emagala awo agucukela ngakulo, kodvwa timphandze tawo tasala ngephansi kwalo; kanjalo-ke waba ngumvini lowaba nemagala lahluma, waba nemacembe lamanyenti.
7 “ ‘Kodvwa kwakukhona lolunye lusweti lolukhulu lolwalunetimphiko letinemandla netinsiba letindze. Lomvini wabhekisa timphandze tawo ngakulo kusuka kulendzawo lapho wawuhlanyelwe khona, wase wenabisa emagala awo, aya kulo kuyawufuna emanti.
8 Wawuhlanyelwe emhlabatsini lomuhle ngasemantini lamanyenti kuze utewuhlumisa emagala, utsele titselo, ube ngumvini lomuhle.’
9 “Khuluma kubo utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Lomvini utawuphumelela yini? Ungeke yini usishulwe netimphandze tawo, uhhululwe tonkhe letitselo tawo, khona utewubuna? Onkhe lamahlumela awo lamasha atawubuna. Ungeke udzinge emandla lamakhulu nome nje-ke bantfu labanyenti kutsi bawusiphule ngetimphandze tawo.
10 Kona kube bewungahlanyelwa kabusha, bewungaphumelela yini? Ungete wabuna yini uphele, nawushaywa ngumoya wasemphumalanga? Ungete wabuna yini kulendzawo lapho wakhulela khona?’ ”
11 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
12 “Khuluma kulendlu lehlubukako, utsi: ‘Anati yini kutsi tisho kutsini letintfo?’ Shano kubo utsi: ‘Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yaya eJerusalema yatsatsa inkhosi yakhona nalabahloniphekile bakhona, yeta nabo eBhabhulona.
13 Yatsatsa lomunye wasebukhosini, yenta naye sivumelwane, yamfungisa. Yatfumba nebaholi balelo live,
14 kuze lowo mbuso wehle, ungaphindzi uvuke futsi, uphumelele nje kuphela ngekutsi ugcine sivumelwane sakhe.
15 Kodvwa inkhosi lensha yayivukela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ngekutsi itfumele emancusa ayo eGibhithe kutsi ayewutfola emahhashi nemphi lenkhulu. Iyawuphumelela yini? Uyawuphumelela yini umuntfu lowenta tintfo letinje? Angasephula yini sivumelwane aphindze aphumelele?
16 “ ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwami, uyawufela eBhabhulona, eveni laleyo nkhosi leyambeka esihlalweni sebukhosi, lowo lowedzelela sifungo sayo wephula nesivumelwane sayo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
17 Faro kanye nemphi yakhe lenemandla nemabutfo akhe lamakhulu bangeke bamsite ndzawo kulemphi, nase kwakhiwe tintsango tekubhidlita kanye netinqaba setimisiwe titewubhubhisa imiphefumulo leminyenti.
18 Wedzelela sifungo ngekwephula sivumelwane. Njengobe naye wafaka sandla kulesetsembiso, noko wenta tonkhe letintfo, kodvwa angeke aphunyule.
19 “ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngifunga kuphila kwami, ngiyakwehlisela etikwenhloko yakhe lesifungo sami lasedzelele, kanye nalesivumelwane sami lasephulile.
20 Ngiyawumendlalela linetha lami, uyawuvele abhajwe elugibeni lwami. Ngiyakumyisa eBhabhulona, ngikhiphe sigwebo kuye khona lapho, ngobe angazange etsembeke kimi.
21 Onkhe lamabutfo akhe labalekako ayakuwa ngenkemba, nalabo labayawuphunyula bayawusakatelwa emimoyeni. Ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona kutsi mine Simakadze ngikhulumile.’ ”
22 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Mine, cobo lwami, ngiyawusincamula etulu sihloko semsedari ngisihlanyele. Ngiyawuhlutfula umdvumba wesihloko sawo losetulu kakhulu ngiwuhlanyele entsabeni lephakeme nalendze,
23 ngiwuhlanyele eticongweni tetintsaba letiphakeme taka-Israyeli. Uyawukhipha emagala utsele titselo, ube sihlahla lesihle semsedari. Kuyawukwakhela kuso tinhlobonhlobo tato tonkhe tinyoni, tiyawukhosela emtfuntini wemagala aso.
24 Tonkhe tihlahla tesiganga tiyawukwati kutsi mine Simakadze ngehlisa sihlahla lesidze, bese ngenta sihlahla lesifishane sikhule sibe sidze. Ngomisa sihlahla lesiluhlata, bese ngihlumisa sihlahla lesomile sibe luhlata. “ ‘Mine Simakadze sengikhulumile, futsi ngitawukwenta loko.’ ”
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Nisho kutsini nine bantfu nanisuke nicaphune lesaga eveni lema-Israyeli lesitsi: “ ‘Boyise badla emagelebisi lamunyu, bese kutsi ematinyo ebantfwana ayaphatima’?
3 “INkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngifunga kuphila kwami, anisayikusicaphuna lesaga lapha ka-Israyeli.
4 Ngobe wonkhe umuntfu lophefumulako, wami, uyise kanye nemsa wakhe, bonkhe ngalokufananako, bami. Umuntfu lowonako nguye loyakufa.
5 “Ase sitsi kunemuntfu lolungile lowenta lokucotfo nalokulungile:
6 Akadleli etindvumbeni tetithico letisetintsabeni, akabuki futsi kuletithico tendlu yaka-Israyeli. Akamoni nemfati wamakhelwane wakhe, nome-ke alale nemfati losesikhatsini.
7 Akacindzeteli muntfu, kodvwa ubuyisela sibambiso lasitsatsile nakenta sebolekiso. Akadleleli, kodvwa wephana nangekudla kwakhe kulabalambile, anikele ngekwekwembatsa kulabo labahlubulile.
8 Akebolekiseli kutsi atfole inzuzo lenkhulu, nome-ke atsatse intalo lenkhulu kakhulu. Uyasibamba sandla sakhe ekwenteni lokubi, futsi wehlulela ngekungakhetsi emkhatsini wemuntfu nemuntfu.
9 Ulandzela timiso tami, agcine nemitsetfo yami ngekwetsembeka. Lowo muntfu ulungile, ngempela uyawuphila, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
10 “Ase sitsi lomuntfu unemntfwana losidlova, lohlala ngekucitsa ingati njalo nje, nome ente lokunye nje kwaletintfo letinye,
11 nome ngabe loyise akenti nakunye kwato: “Udlela etindvumbeni tetithico letisetintsabeni. Wona umfati wamakhelwane wakhe.
12 Ucindzetela labamphofu nalabeswele, adlelele bantfu. Akasibuyiseli sibambiso. Ubuka tithico. Wenta tintfo letisinengiso.
13 Webolekisela kutsi atfole inzuzo lenkhulu, atsatse nentalo lenkhulu kakhulu. Umuntfu lonjalo angaphila kanjani-ke? Ngeke! “Njengobe ente tonkhe letintfo letisinengiso, ngempela loyo uyawubulawa, nengati yakhe iyawubasetikwenhloko yakhe.
14 “Ase sitsi-ke lendvodzana nayo seyinendvodzana lebona tonkhe letono letentiwa nguyise, itsi nome itibona ingete yatenta yona tintfo letinjalo:
15 “Ayidleli etindvumbeni tetithico letisetintsabeni, nome ibuke kuletithico tendlu yaka-Israyeli. Ayimoni umfati wamakhelwane wayo.
16 Ayicindzeteli muntfu nome-ke ifune sibambiso sesebolekiso. Ayidleleli muntfu, kodvwa inikela ngekudla kwayo kulabalambile nangetintfo tekwembatsa kulabangcunu.
17 Iyasibamba sandla sayo ekoneni. Ayebolekiseli inzuzo lenkhulu, ayiyitsatsi intalo lenkhulu kakhulu. Igcina imitsetfo yami, ilandzele netimiso tami. “Leyo-ke ngeke ife ngenca yesono seyise; ngempela leyo iyawuphila.
18 Kodvwa uyise yena uyakufa ngenca yesono sakhe, ngobe nguye lowenta kuphanga ngebugebengu, wadlelela umnakabo, wenta lokubi kubantfu bakubo.
19 “Kodvwa nine niyabuta nitsi: ‘Kwentiwa yini kutsi indvodzana ingetfwali licala leyise?’ Njengobe indvodzana yente lokulungile nalokucotfo, futsi beyivele icaphele kutsi igcine tonkhe timiso tami, ngempela iyawuphila.
20 Umuntfu lowonako nguye loyakufa. Indvodzana ngeke iletfwale licala leyise, futsi neyise ngeke aletfwale licala lendvodzana. Kulunga kwalolungile kuyawukhokhelwa ngalokuhle kuye, nebubi balomubi buyawubitwa kuye.
21 “Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu lomubi aphendvuka kuto tonkhe tono latentile, agcine tonkhe timiso tami, ente lokucotfo nalokulungile, akasayikufa, uyawuphila.
22 Kute nasinye setono labesatentile lesiyawukhunjulwa kuye simelane naye. Ngenca yebucotfo layawube asabentile sewuyawuphila.
23 Ngiyajabula yini mine ngekufa kwalomubi? Kunaloko angijabuli kakhulu yini nakaphendvuka etindleleni takhe aphile? Kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
24 “Kodvwa nangabe lolungile agucuka ekulungeni kwakhe ente sono, ente tintfo letifananako netalomubi letisinengiso, utsi kambe lonjalo angaphila? Cha, kute nakunye kwetintfo letinhle latentile lokuyawukhunjulwa. Ngenca yekungetsembeki lasanelicala lako, nangenca yetono layawube asatentile, uyawukufa.
25 “Kodvwa nine nitsi: ‘Indlela yaSimakadze ayikalungi.’ Lalelani-ke, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli, ayikalungi yini indlela yami? Angitsi tindlela tenu letingakalungi?
26 Nangabe umuntfu lonebucotfo agucuka ekulungeni kwakhe, ente sono, uyakusifela; uyawukufa ngenca yesono lasentile yena.
27 Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu lomubi agucuka ebubini bakhe labentile, ente lokucotfo nalokulungile, lowo uyawusindzisa imphilo yakhe.
28 Ngenca yekutsi atinake tonkhe tono takhe labesatentile, agucuke kuto, lowo ngempela uyawuphila; angeke afe.
29 Noko indlu yaka-Israyeli itsi: ‘Indlela yaSimakadze ayikalungi.’ Atikalungi yini tindlela tami, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli? Akusito tindlela tenu yini leti letingakalungi?
30 “Ngako-ke, awu, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli, ngiyawukwehlulela, ngulowo nalowo ngekwetindlela takhe, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. Phendvukani! Gucukani kuto tonkhe tiphambuko tenu; khona-ke sono senu ngeke sibe kufa kwenu.
31 Titsintsitseni kuto tonkhe letono tenu lebesenitentile, nitfole inhlitiyo lensha nemoya lomusha. Nitawufelani nje, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli?
32 Ngobe angijabuli ngekufa kwanome ngubani. Phendvukani nitewuphila! Kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
1 “Phakamisa sililo ulilele tikhulu taka-Israyeli, utsi:
2 “ ‘Maye, unyoko abelibhubesikati emkhatsini walamanye emabhubesi! Abelala phansi emkhatsini wemabhubesi lamancane, afuye emagomodlwane akhe.
3 Wakhulisa lelinye lalamagomodlwane akhe, lakhula laba libhubesi lelinemandla. Lafundza nalo kudladlabula tinyamatane litidle, lashwabudzela nebantfu.
4 Tive teva ngalo, lagcumukela emdzibini wato. Talidvonsa ngetintweba, talimikisa eGibhithe.
5 “ ‘Latsi lelibhubesikati nalibona litsemba lalo lingakafezeki, nelitsemba lalo seliphelile, latsatsa lelinye lemazinyane alo, lalenta laba libhubesi lelinemandla.
6 Lajangaza emkhatsini wemabhubesi, ngobe phela lase lilibhubesi lelicinile. Lafundza kudladlabula tinyamatane, lakhona nekushwabudzela bantfu.
7 Labhidlita tinqaba tabo, labhubhisa nemadolobha abo. Live kanye nalabo labakhile kulo betfuka batfutfumela ngenca yekubhavumula kwalo.
8 Tive tase tiyalihlasela, leto letisemaveni lakhelene nalo. Taletsiya ngekwendlala lugibe lwato, lavele labhajwa emgodzini wato.
9 Talidvonsa ngetintweba, talifaka ehhokweni, tase tilimikisa enkhosini yaseBhabhulona, talivalela ejele, ngako akuzange kuphindze kuvakale kubhavumula kwalo, etintsabeni taka-Israyeli.
10 “ ‘Unyoko abefanana nesihlahla semvini esivinini, sihlahla lesasihlanyelwe ngasemantini; sasitsela kakhulu futsi sinemagala laluhlata, ngenca yalamanti lamanyenti.
11 Emagala aso abecinile, alungele nekuba yindvuku yebukhosi. Sakhula saphakama saba ngetulu kwawo onkhe emacembe lamanyenti; sabonakala ngekuphakama kwaso nangemagala aso lamanyenti.
12 Kodvwa sazuphuneka ngenca yelulaka, salahlwa phansi emhlabatsini. Umoya wasemphumalanga wasomisa, saphundleka titselo taso, emagala aso lacinile abuna, umlilo wawadla.
13 Nyalo sesihlanyeleke ehlane, eveni lelomile naleligagadzekile.
14 Umlilo wabhebheteleka kulelinye lemagala aso lamakhulu wadla titselo taso. Kute nalinye ligala lelicinile lelisasele kuso lelilungele kutsi libe yindvuku yebukhosi.’ “Lesi-ke sililo, lesaba sililo lesisetjentiswa njalo nje.”
1 Kwatsi ngemnyaka wesikhombisa, enyangeni yesihlanu, ngelilanga lelishumi, labanye baholi bema-Israyeli beta batawutibutela kuSimakadze, befika bahlala phansi embikwami.
2 Livi laSimakadze lase liyefika kimi, latsi:
3 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma kulabaholi bema-Israyeli, utsi kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nitele kutawubuta mine yini? Ngifunga kuphila kwami, ngingeke nginivumele kutsi nibute lutfo kimi, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’
4 “Utawubehlulela yini, ndvodzana yemuntfu? Nakunjalo-ke, besukele ubacondze ngetintfo letisinengiso letentiwa boyise,
5 utsi kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngelilanga lengakhetsa ngalo ema-Israyeli, ngafunga ngiphakamise sandla kuto titukulwane tendlu yakaJakobe, ngatembula mine kubo baseseGibhithe. Ngatsi ngiphakamise sandla sami, ngatsi kubo: “NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.”
6 Ngalelo langa ngafunga kubo kutsi ngiyawubakhipha eGibhithe, ngibayise eveni lengilicingele bona, live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, live lelihle kwendlula onkhe lamanye emave.
7 Ngabuye ngatsi kubo: “Ngulowo nalowo wenu akalahle letitfombe letenyanyekako lese nibeke emehlo enu kuto, ningatingcolisi ngaletitfombe taseGibhithe. NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.”
8 “ ‘Kodvwa bangivukela, bangete bangilalela; abazange batilahle letitfombe tabo letenyanyekako lebese babeke emehlo abo kuto, futsi abazange batilahle tithico taseGibhithe. Ngako ngatsi ngitawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngicedzele kutfukutsela kwami etikwabo eGibhithe.
9 Kodvwa ngenca yeLibito lami, ngenta loko lokwakungaligcina lingakonakali emehlweni etive labebahlala emkhatsini wato, nalengatembula embikwato kuma-Israyeli ngekubakhipha eveni laseGibhithe.
10 Ngako-ke ngabahola ngabakhipha eGibhithe, ngabefikisa ehlane.
11 Ngabanika timiso tami, ngabatisa imitsetfo yami, ngobe umuntfu loyilalelako uyawuphila ngayo.
12 Ngabuye ngabanika emaSabatha ami abe sibonakaliso emkhatsini wetfu, kuze bati kutsi mine Simakadze ngimi lengabenta baba ngcwele.
13 “ ‘Noko bantfu baka-Israyeli bangivukela ehlane. Bangete bahamba ngetimiso tami, bayala imitsetfo yami, noko umuntfu loyilalelako uyawuphila ngayo, bawona kakhulu emaSabatha ami. Ngako ngatsi ngitawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo ngibabhubhisele ehlane.
14 Kodvwa ngenca yeLibito lami, ngenta loko lokwakungaligcina lingakonakali emehlweni etive, leto lengangibakhiphe embikwato.
15 Ngafunga futsi kubo ngekuphakamisa sandla ehlane, kutsi ngingeke ngisabayisa kulelive lengangibanike lona, live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, live lelihle kwendlula onkhe lamanye emave,
16 ngobe bayala imitsetfo yami, bangete bahamba ngetimiso tami, bawona emaSabatha ami. Ngobe tinhlitiyo tabo babetinikele ngalokuphelele etithicweni tabo.
17 Noko ngababuka ngesihawu, ngangete ngababhubhisa, ngangete ngabacedza ehlane.
18 Ngakhuluma kubantfwababo ehlane, ngatsi: “Ningatilandzeli timiso taboyihlo, futsi ningagcini nanemitsetfo yabo, nome nitingcolise ngetithico tabo.
19 NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, landzelani timiso tami, nicaphele kugcina imitsetfo yami.
20 Gcinani emaSabatha ami angcwele, kuze abe sibonakaliso emkhatsini wetfu. Ngulapho-ke niyakwati khona kutsi nginguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu.”
21 “ ‘Kodvwa bantfwababo bangivukela: Abazange bahambe ngetimiso tami, abazange bakunakekele kugcina imitsetfo yami, noko umuntfu loyilalelako uyawuphila ngayo, bawona emaSabatha ami. Ngako ngatsi ngiyawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngicedzele intfukutselo yami etikwabo ehlane.
22 Kodvwa ngasibamba sandla sami, nangenca yeLibito lami ngenta loko lokwakungaligcina lingakonakali emehlweni etive leto, lengangibakhiphe embikwato.
23 Ngafunga kubo ngiphakamise sandla ehlane kutsi ngiyawubasakatela emkhatsini wetive, ngibahlakatele emaveni ngemave,
24 ngobe abayilalelanga imitsetfo yami, kodvwa batala timiso tami, bawona emaSabatha ami, emehlo abo anaka tithico taboyise.
25 Ngabe sengibanikela etimisweni letingakalungi nasemitsetfweni lababengeke baphile ngayo;
26 ngabenta baba ngulabangcolile ngekwemtsetfo ngenca yetipho tabo, umhlatjelo wako konkhe lokulitubulo, khona ngitekubesabisa, kuze batekwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’
27 “Ngako-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma kulabantfu baka-Israyeli utsi kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Kuloku naboyihlo bangihlambalata ngekungikhohlwa:
28 Nangibafikisa eveni lengafunga kutsi ngitalinika bona, benelela kufika kulo, babona tonkhe tintsaba letiphakeme netihlahla letimacembe ato avoshokile, base besuka banikelela khona imihlatjelo yabo, benta iminikelo leyangicunula mine ngase ngiyatfukutsela, betfula imphepho yabo letsaphukako, batfulula iminikelo yabo yetinatfo.
29 Ngase ngitsi kubo: Iyini yona lendzawo lephakeme leniya kuyo?’ ” Kuze kube ngulamuhla solomane kusatsiwa yiBhama.
30 “Ngako-ke khuluma kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nitawutingcolisa yini nani njengaloku boyihlo benta bakhanukana netitfombe tabo letenyanyekako?
31 Nanetfula tipho tenu, imihlatjelo lengemadvodzana enu emlilweni, nichubeka nekutingcolisa ngato tonkhe letithico tenu kuze kube ngulamuhla. Mine-ke sekufanele nginivumele yini kutsi nibute kimi, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli? Kona ngifunga kuphila kwami, ngingeke nginivumele nibute kimi, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
32 “ ‘Nikhuluma nitsi: “Sifuna kuba njengaletinye tive natsi, sibe njengetive temhlaba letikhonta tigodvo nematje.” Kodvwa loko leninako engcondvweni kungeke kuze kwenteke.’ ”
33 “ ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwami, ngiyawubusa etikwenu ngesandla lesinemandla, nangemkhono locinile, nangekutfululelwa kwelulaka, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
34 Ngiyawunibuyisa kuleto tive, nginibutse emaveni ngemave, konkhe lapho niyawube nisakatelwe khona, nginibuyise ngesandla lesinemandla nangemkhono locinile, nangekutfululwa kwelulaka.
35 Ngiyawunimikisa ehlane letive, lapho-ke siyawube sibukene buso nebuso, ngiyawukhipha sigwebo senu kini.
36 Njengaloku ngagweba boyihlo ehlane laseveni laseGibhithe, nani ngiyakunigweba kanjalo-ke, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
37 “ ‘Ngiyawunicaphela ngesikhatsi nendlula ngaphansi kwendvuku yami, bese nginifaka kuso sibopho sesivumelwane.
38 Ngiyawuphenya emkhatsini wenu bonke labo labangivukelako bahlubuke kimi. Nome ngiyawubakhipha eveni lapho bahlala khona nje, noko bangeke bangene eveni laka-Israyeli. Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
39 “ ‘Macondzana nani, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Hambani niyewukhonta tithico tenu, nonkhe! Kodvwa ngicinisile ngitsi, emvakwaloko niyawulalela mine, ningasaphindzi nilihlambalate Libito lami lelingcwele ngetipho tenu nangetithico tenu.
40 Ngobe entsabeni yami lengcwele, intsaba lephakeme yaka-Israyeli, lapho kulelo live yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli iyawukhonta mine, lapho-ke ngulapho ngiyawubemukela khona, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. Lapho-ke ngiyakuyifuna iminikelo yenu netipho tenu telikhetselo, kanye nemihlatjelo yenu lengcwele.
41 Ngiyawunemukela njengeliphunga lelimnandzi lemphepho, nanginikhipha emkhatsini wetive, nginibutsa emaveni lapho benisakatelwe khona, ngiyawutibonakalisa mine ngingcwele emkhatsini wenu emehlweni etive.
42 Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nanginimikisa eveni laka-Israyeli, live lengalifungela ngekuphakamisa sandla sami kutsi ngitalipha boyihlo.
43 Lapho-ke niyawukhumbula kutiphatsa kwenu nato tonke tento tenu lenatingcolisa ngato, nani niyawutenyanya ngabo bonkhe bubi lenibentile.
44 Niyawube seniyati-ke kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nase nginisukele nginiphetse matima, ngenca yeLibito lami, hhayi njengekwetindlela tenu letimbi, nangetento tenu temonakalo, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
45 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
46 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngaseningizimu; shumayela ubhekise ngaseningizimu, uphrofethe umelane nelihlatsi langaseningizimu nelive.
47 Khuluma kulo lihlatsi langaseningizimu, utsi: ‘Vani livi laSimakadze. Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Sekusedvute kutsi ngikulumeke ngemlilo, futsi utawushwabudzela tonkhe tihlahla takho, tonkhe letiluhlata naletomile. Lelilangabi lelilavukako lemlilo lingeke licishwe ngumuntfu, nabo bonkhe buso kusuka ngaseningizimu kuya enyakatfo buyawubhadliswa ngilo.
48 Bonkhe bantfu bayawubona-ke kutsi mine Simakadze ngiwulumekile; ungeke ucisheke.’ ”
49 Ngase ngitsi: “Awu, Nkhosi, Simakadze! Bakhuluma ngami batsi: ‘Utsi akakhulumi tinganekwane nje yena lo?’ ”
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngaseJerusalema, ushumayele umelane netindzawo tekukhontela lekutsiwa tingcwele. Phrofetha umelane nelive laka-Israyeli,
3 ukhulume kulo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Ngimelene nawe. Ngitawukhokha inkemba yami emgodleni wayo, ngibabulale ngayo ngibesuse kuwe labalungile nalababi.
4 Njengobe ngitawubesusa kuwe labalungile nalababi, inkemba yami itawuphuma emgodleni wayo, iphumele kubo bonkhe bantfu kusukela eningizimu kuye enyakatfo.
5 Ngulapho-ke bonkhe bantfu bayawukwati khona kutsi mine Simakadze ngiyikhokhile inkemba yami emgodleni wayo; futsi ngingeke ngiphindze ngiyibuyisele.’
6 “Ngako-ke bubula, ndvodzana yemuntfu! Bubula embikwabo ngenhlitiyo leyephukile nalenelusizi lolukhulu.
7 Nabakubuta batsi: ‘Ububulelani?’ ubobaphendvula utsi: ‘Ngibubula ngenca yaletindzaba letitako. Tonkhe tinhlitiyo tiyawuncibilika, nato tonkhe tandla tiyawuceka; yonkhe imiphefumulo iyawukhatsala, nawo onkhe emadvolo ayawugeba angenwe ngemanti.’ Kuyeta! Nakanjani kutakwenteka loko, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
8 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
9 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Inkemba, inkemba, leloliwe nalelolongiwe,
10 ilolelwe kugwaza, ilolongwe kuze imanyatele njengembane! “ ‘Singajabula yini? Wena, ndvodzana yami uludzelele luswati nato tonkhe teluleko.
11 “ ‘Inkemba seyibekelwe kulolongwa, kutsi ibanjwe ngesandla; seyiloliwe yalolongwa, seyilungele sandla semgwazi.
12 Khala ulile, ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngobe lenkemba imelene nesive sami; imelene nato tonkhe tikhulu tema-Israyeli. Tilahlelwe enkembeni kanye nesive sami. Ngako-ke yetfwala imikhono enhloko.
13 “ ‘Nakanjani kuvivinywa kuyeta. Kwentiwa yini kutsi wedzelele luswati? Kungaba njani nalungete lwaphumelela? Kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’
14 “Ngako phrofetha, ndvodzana yemuntfu, ugcizelele ngekushaya tandla. Inkemba ayigadle kabili nakatsatfu. Yinkemba yekugwaza, yinkemba yekugwaza lokukhulu, lebavimbetela ndzawo tonkhe.
15 Kuze tinhlitiyo titewujabha, nalabawile babe banyenti, inkemba sengiyimisele kugwaza kuwo onkhe emasango abo. Awu! Yentelwe kumanyatela njengembane, ibanjelwe kugwaza.
16 Awu nkemba, gawula ubheke ngesekudla, bese uya ngesancele, nome ngukuphi lapho kudla kwakho kubheke ngakhona.
17 Nami futsi ngitabe sengishaya tandla, nelulaka lwami luyawubohla. Mine, Simakadze sengikhulumile.”
18 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
19 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bekisa imigwaco lemibili lengeta ngayo inkemba yenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, yomibili isuke eveni linye. Mbela sikhombandlela lapho lomgwaco uphambuka khona ucondze edolobheni.
20 Bekisa lomunye umgwaco wenkemba itewumelana neRabha yema-Amoni, nalomunye kuze itewumelana nelakaJuda, ngisho neJerusalema lebiyelwe.
21 Ngobe inkhosi yaseBhabhulona itakuma lapho lomgwaco wehlukana khona, esiphambanweni semigwaco lemibili, bese iyaphengula: Itakwenta inkatho ngemicibisholo, ibute etithicweni tayo, ihlole nasesibindzini sesilwane.
22 Esandleni sayo sangesekudla kuyawuta inkatho yaseJerusalema, lapho itakwakha khona imigcala yekudzilita lubondza, iyale kutsi kugwazwe, kuhlatjwe umkhosi, nekutsi kwakhiwe imigcala yekudzilita macondzana nemasango, kwakhiwe lutsango netakhiwo tekuvimbetela.
23 Kuyawubonakala shangatsi lokuphengula kungemanga kulabo labafungele kuyihlonipha lenkhosi, kodvwa iyakubakhumbuta ngelicala labo ibatfumbe.
24 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: ‘Njengobe nine bantfu seningikhumbute ngelicala lenu ngekuhlubuka kwenu lokusebalenni, navumbulula tono tenu ngako konkhe loku lenikwentako, ngiko ngitsi njengobe-ke nente konkhe loku, nitawutfunjwa.
25 “ ‘Awu, mbusi waka-Israyeli, wena lohlambalatako nalokhohlakele, wena lolilanga lakhe selifikile, nalosikhatsi sakhe sekujeziswa sesifikile,
26 naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Khumula lomshuculo wenhloko, ususe lomchele. Kungeke kube njengaloko kwakunjalo: Lotfobekile uyawuphakanyiswa, lophakeme ehliswe.
27 Imbhubhiso! Imbhubhiso! Lelidolobha ngiyakulenta libe yimbhubhiso! Kodvwa kungeke kwenteke, aze yena efike lowo lokunguyena kungelakhe sibili; ngiyakulinika yena.’ ”
28 “Wenka-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze ngema-Amoni nangetinhlamba tawo, utsi: “ ‘Inkemba, inkemba, ikhokhelwe kugwaza, ilolongelwe kutsi ibhubhise, nekutsi imanyatele njengembane.
29 Lite nome sekunemibono leyinkhohliso ngawe nekubhula lokungemanga ngawe, iyawubekwa etintsanyeni talababi lekufanele babulawe, labalilanga labo lekuphela selifikile, nalabasikhatsi sabo sekujeziswa sesifikile.
30 Buyisela inkemba emgodleni wayo. Endzaweni lapho wadalelwa khona, eveni labokhokho bakho ngiyawukwehlulela.
31 Ngiyawulutfululela etikwakho lulaka lwami, ngikuphefumulele ngentfukutselo yami levutsako. Ngiyawukwetfula etandleni tebantfu labanelunya, bantfu labanelikhono lekubhubhisa.
32 Uyawuba tinkhuni tekubasa umlilo, ingati yakho iyawucitselwa eveni lakho, ungeke uphindze ukhunjulwe; ngobe mine, Simakadze sengikhulumile.’ ”
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, uyakulehlulela yini? Uyakulehlulela yini lelidolobha lekucitsa ingati? Ngako lisukele umelane nalo ngato tonkhe tento talo letisinengiso,
3 utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Awu, wena dolobha lelitiletsela lona imbhubhiso ngekucitsa ingati ekhatsi kulo, liphindze litingcolise ngekwakha tithico,
4 sewunelicala ngenca yekucitsa ingati, wabuye watingcolisa ngetithico lotentile. Sewente emalanga akho ashesha kuphela, nesiphetfo seminyaka yakho sesifikile. Ngako-ke ngitakwenta ube yintfo yekuhlekisa nentfo yekuphukutwa kuwo onkhe emave.
5 Labo labasedvutane nalabo labakhashane kakhulu kuwe bayawukuphukuta, wena dolobha lelilihlazo naleligcwele siphitsiphitsi.
6 “ ‘Ase ubuke kutsi leso naleso sikhulu saka-Israyeli lesikuwe siwasebentisa kanjani emandla aso ekucitseni ingati.
7 Kuwe tikhulu tabaphatsa kabi boyise, nabonina tabedzelela; ekhatsi kuwe tabacindzetela betive, taphatsa kabi intsandzane nemfelokati.
8 Utedzelele tintfo tami letingcwele, wawona emaSabatha ami.
9 Kuwe kunebantfu labahlebako, labanhloso yabo isekucitseni ingati; ekhatsi kuwe kunalabo labadlela etintsabeni lekutsiwa tingcwele, bavusele khona tinkhanuko tekulalana.
10 Kuwe kunalabo labalalana nabomkayise, ekhatsi kuwe kunalabo labalala nebesifazane nabasesikhatsini basesengcolile ngekwemtsetfo.
11 Kuwe kunemuntfu lophinga nemfati wamakhelwane wakhe, lomunye ente lihlazo ngekuphinga namalukatane wakakhe, lomunye adlwengule indzodzakati letalwa nguyise cobo.
12 Kuwe kunemadvodza lemukela imidizo entele kucitsa ingati; utsatsa intalo ugale inzuzo lenkhulu, wente intalo yebutulujane kumakhelwane wakho ngekumcindzetela. Sewungikhohliwe mine, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
13 “ ‘Ngempela, ngiyakwetfwala imikhono enhloko ngaleyo nzuzo lembi loyitfolile, nangengati loyicitse emkhatsini wenu.
14 Siyawukuma yini leso sibindzi sakho? Tona tandla takho tiyawucina yini ngelilanga lengiyawubhekana nawe ngalo? Mine Simakadze sengikhulumile, futsi ngitakwenta loko.
15 Ngitanisakatela emkhatsini wetive, nginihlakatele emaveni ngemave; ngiyawukucedza kungcola kwenu.
16 Niyawutsi-ke nase ningcolisiwe emehlweni etive, bese niyati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
17 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
18 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, indlu yaka-Israyeli seyingemanyela kimi; bonkhe sebalitfusi, nemfimfi, nensimbi kanye nemtfofu lokusele ekhatsi embutfumeni yemlilo. Bangemanyela nje esiliva.
19 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: ‘Njengobe nonkhe seniphendvuke naba ngemanyela, ngitanibutsela eJerusalema.
20 Njengobe bantfu bacocela ndzawonye isiliva, nelitfusi, nensimbi, nemtfofu, nemfimfi bakufake embutfumeni yemlilo batewukuncibilikisa ngemlilo lovutsako, kanjalo nami ngiyakunigcogcela ndzawonye ngentfukutselo yami nangelulaka lwami, nginifake ekhatsi edolobheni nginincibilikise.
21 Ngiyawunigcogcela ndzawonye bese nginivutsela ngelulaka lwami lolushisako, niyawuncibilikela ekhatsi kulo.
22 Njengesiliva incibilikiswa yimbutfuma yemlilo, kanjalo nani ngiyakunincibilikisela ekhatsi kulo, niyawube seniyati-ke kutsi mine Simakadze ngitfululele lulaka lwami etikwenu.’ ”
23 Livi laSimakadze laphindze lefika kimi, latsi:
24 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma eveni, utsi: ‘Wena ulive lelingakahlanteki nome linetfwa yimvula ngelilanga lelulaka lwami.’
25 Kuneluzungu lwetikhulu talo letisekhatsi kulo njengelibhubesi lelibhodlako nalidladlabula inyamatane yalo lelitayidla, tishwabudzela bantfu, titsatse ingcebo netintfo letingemagugu, tente bafelokati labanyenti ekhatsi kulo.
26 Baphristi balo bephula umtsetfo wami bahlambalate tintfo tami letingcwele; abehlukanisi emkhatsini walokungcwele nalokutintfo nje; bafundzisa kutsi kute umehluko emkhatsini walokuhlantekile nalokungcolile ngekwemtsetfo; bavala emehlo abo bangakunaki kugcina emaSabatha ami, khona ngitewuhlanjalatwa emkhatsini wabo.
27 Tiphatsimandla talo letisemkhatsini welive tifanana netimphisi letidladlabula tinyamatane tato; ticitsa ingati tibulale bantfu, khona titewutfola inzuzo lembi.
28 Baphrofethi balo bahuca letento tabo ngemcakaco ngemibono leyinkhohliso nekubhula lokungemanga. Batsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze,’ kube Simakadze angakaze wakhuluma lutfo.
29 Bantfu bakulelive baphanga nekuphanga bagcekeze nekugcekeza; bacindzetela labamphofu nalabeswele, babaphatse kabi bekuhamba, bangabaphatsi ngekwemtsetfocotfo.
30 “Ngafuna umuntfu emkhatsini wabo labengakha lubondza eme embikwami esikhaleni, emele lelive, kuze ngingetikulibhubhisa, kodvwa angitfolanga namunye.
31 Ngako-ke ngiyawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngibagwinye ngentfukutselo yami levutsako, ngikwehlisele etinhloko tabo konkhe loko labakwentile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, kwakukhona emantfombatana lamabili, tintfombi letitalwa ngumfati munye.
3 Tagucuka taba tingwababane eGibhithe. Tagwadla kusukela kwasebusheni bato. Kulelo live emabele ato abebhujungwa, netingono tebuntfombi bato tatiphiciketwa khona.
4 Libito lalendzala bekungu-Ohola, dzadzewabo kungu-Oholibha. Babe ngebami, base batala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati. Ohola yiSamariya, kantsi Oholibha yiJerusalema.
5 “Ohola wangenela bugwababane asewami; wakhanuka emashende akhe, ema-Asiriya, lekwakutihlabani
6 letatembatsa letiluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, babusi netindvuna temphi, bonkhe babengemajaha lamahle, kwakubagibeli bemahhashi.
7 Watinikela kuba yingwababane, wagwadla nawo onkhe emadvodza elikhetselo ase-Asiriya ladvumile, watingcolisa ngato tonkhe tithico tabo bonkhe bantfu labebakhanuka.
8 Akazange akuyekele kugwadla labekucale eGibhithe, lekwatsi ngesikhatsi sebusha bakhe emadvodza alala naye, amphiciketa khona tingono tebutjitji bakhe, atfululela inkhanuko yawo kuye.
9 “Ngako-ke ngavele ngamnikela etandleni temashende akhe, ema-Asiriya, labewakhanuka.
10 Amdlundluluta bume eneka bungcunu bakhe ebaleni, atsatsa emadvodzana nemadvodzakati akhe, yena ambulala ngenkemba. Wagucuka waba siga emkhatsini webafati, wanikwa sijeziso.
11 “Dzadzewabo Oholibha wakubona loku, noko yena ekukhanukeni nasekugwadleni kwakhe abengembili kakhulu kunalodzadzewabo.
12 Naye futsi wakhanuka ema-Asiriya, babusi, netindvuna temphi, netihlabani letatembatsa temphi, babebagibeli bemahhashi, bonkhe kwakungemajaha lamahle lasemancane.
13 Ngabona kutsi naye futsi watingcolisa; bobabili bahamba ngandlelanye.
14 “Kodvwa Oholibha bugwababane bakhe bendlulela ngembili. Abebona emadvodza ladvwetjwe elubondzeni, titfombe temaKhaledi ladvwetjwe ngalokubovu,
15 atibophe ngemabhande etinkhalweni tawo, kukhephuka imishuculo etinhloko tawo; onkhe abefanana netindvuna tetincola temphi taseBhabhulona, imisinsi yekutimilela eBhabhulona.
16 Watsi nje kube awabone, washa emashushu ngawo, wase utfumela titfunywa kuwo eBhabhulona.
17 Ngako emaBhabhulona ase ayeta kuye, atewulala naye, amngcolisa ngenkhanuko yawo. Watsi kube angcoliswe ngawo, wesuka kuwo asawenyanya.
18 Watsi ngesikhatsi agwadla ebaleni ahlubula nebungcunu bakhe, ngagucuka ngamfulatsela ngijabhile, njengaloku ngangifulatsele dzadzewabo.
19 Noko yena wachubeka wadlanga ngalobugwababane bakhe, njengobe abekhumbula emalanga ebusha bakhe ngesikhatsi asagwadla eGibhithe.
20 Lapho wakhanukana nalamashende akhe labenemitoto leyayifanana neyetimbongolo leyayikhihlita sidvodza lesifanana nesemahhashi.
21 Ngako wafisa kuba neluntjingintjingi lwenkhanuko yebusha bakho, ngesikhatsi useseGibhithe lapho tingono temabele akho tatiphiciketwa khona netimphumamlotsa takho tatibhujungwa khona.”
22 “Ngako-ke, Oholibha, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngiyawuchukuluta emashende akho akuvukele, lawo lowawafulatsela ujabhile, ngiyakuwaletsa atekuhlasela aphuma ndzawo tonkhe,
23 emaBhabhulona nawo onkhe emaKhaledi, emadvodza asePhekodi, newaseShowa, newaseKhowa kanye nawo onkhe ema-Asiriya lanawo, emajaha lamahle, onkhe lababusi netindvuna temphi, netindvuna tetincola temphi kanye nemadvodza laphakeme, bonkhe bagibele emahhashi.
24 Bayakuta batekumelana nawe ngetikhali, nangetincola temphi, nangetinkalishi, nesicumbi sebantfu; bayawutsatsa tindzawo tabo bamelane nawe yonkhe indzawo ngemahawu lamakhulu nalamancane, bafake timphantitje enhloko. Ngiyawukunikela kubo kutsi bakujezise, futsi bayakukujezisa njengekwehlulela kwabo.
25 Intfukutselo yami lenesikhwele ngiyakuyicondzisa ngco imelane nawe; yebo, bayawukuphatsa ngelulaka, bayakuhhumbula emakhala akho netindlebe takho, yebo, nemisalela yenu iyawubulawa ngenkemba. Bayawuwatsatsa emadvodzana akho nemadvodzakati akho, bese kutsi labo benu labasele bashwabudzelwe ngumlilo.
26 Bayawuphindze bakuhlubule timphahla takho batsatse lokwekutihlobisa kwakho lokuligugu.
27 Ngiyawulucedza kanjalo-ke loluntjingintjingi lwakho lwebugwadla lowabucala eGibhithe. Ungeke letintfo utibuke ngesifiso sekutsi ungaze uphindze ukhumbule iGibhithe futsi.
28 “Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Sengitakunikela kulabo lobatondzako, labo loncandzeke wesuka kubo ujabhile.
29 Batakuphatsa ngenzondo, bakwemuke konkhe loko lokusebentele. Batakushiya ungcunu ungenalutfo, nelihlazo lebugwababane bakho libekeke ebaleni. Luntjingintjingi lwenkhanuko yakho nebugwababane bakho
30 kukwehlisele loku, ngobe washa emashushu, wakhanuka tive ngetive, watingcolisa wena ngetithico tato.
31 Uhambe ngendlela yadzadzewenu; ngako ngitawubeka indzebe yakhe esandleni sakho.
32 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “Uyawunatsa indzebe yadzadzewenu, yebo, indzebe lenkhulu legubhile; iyawuletsa kwedzelelwa nekuphukutwa, ngobe inemtsamo lomkhulu.
33 Uyakugcwaliswa kudzakwa nelusizi, indzebe yembhubhiso neyencitsakalo, indzebe yadzadzewenu Samariya.
34 Uyakuyinatsa uyicedze, iphele, uyibhidlite ibe ticucu, uklebhule emabele akho. “Sengikhulumile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
35 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Njengobe sewungikhohliwe wangilahla ngemuva kwakho, ufanele uwetfwale umphumela weluntjingintjingi lwakho lwenkhanuko nebugwababane bakho.”
36 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, utawubehlulela yini bo-Ohola na-Oholibha? Ngako bhekana nabo ngaletento tabo letinengekako,
37 ngobe baphingile, nengati isetandleni tabo. Baphinge netithico tabo; baze benta nemhlatjelo ngebantfwababo lababengitalele bona kutsi babe kudla kwato.
38 Baphindze bakwenta kimi loku: Ngasona leso sikhatsi bangcolisa indzawo yami lengcwele, bangete bawahlonipha nemaSabatha ami.
39 Ngalona lelo langa benta umhlatjelo ngebantfwababo etithicweni tabo, bangena endzaweni yami lengcwele bayingcolisa. Nguloko labakwenta endlini yami.
40 “Badzimate batfumela titfunywa kutsi tilandze emadvodza labephuma khashane kakhulu, atsi kube efike wageza, wagezela wona, wapenda emehlo akho, wegaba imihlobiso yakho.
41 Wahlala etikwembhedze lomuhle, kunelitafula lelendlalwe embikwawo, lapho wawubeke khona imphepho yami nemafutsa labengewami.
42 “Umsindvo wesicuku sebantfu labanganaki wawumtungeletile; emaSeba aletfwa esuka ehlane akanye nemadvodza labephuma esicukwini setihlangananhloko, bagabisa lomfati emabhengele emikhonweni yakhe kanye nadzadzewabo, bafaka nemichele lemihle etinhloko tabo.
43 Ngabe sengikhuluma ngalona labesagugiswe kuphinga, ngatsi: ‘Nyalo-ke sale bamsebentisa njengengwababane, ngobe nguloko kuphela langiko.’
44 Balala naye njengobe emadvodza alala nengwababane, alala kanjalo-ke nalamantfombatane labephetfwe luntjingintjingi lwenkhanuko, bo-Ohola na-Oholibha.
45 Kodvwa emadvodza lalungile ayakubalahla ngesijeziso salabasikati labagwadlako nalabacitsa ingati, ngobe batingwadla, ingati isetandleni tabo.
46 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Letsa lolucucaba lwetihlangananhloko lutewumelana nabo bese ubanikela ekwesatjisweni nasekuphangweni.
47 Lolucucaba lwetihlangananhloko lutawubagcoba ngematje lubajube ngetinkemba talo; luyawubulala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati abo, lushise netindlu tabo.
48 “Ngiyawulucedza kanjalo-ke loluntjingintjingi lwenkhanuko eveni, kuze kutsi bonkhe besifazane batsatse lesecwayiso bangalingisi nine.
49 Nine niyakusetfwala lesijeziso seluntjingintjingi lwenu lwenkhanuko, netfwale nemiphumela yetono tenu tekukhonta tithico. Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Simakadze.”
1 Ngemnyaka wemfica, enyangeni yelishumi, ngelilanga lelishumi, livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, libhale phansi lelilanga, lelilanga lona leli, ngobe inkhosi yaseBhabhulona seyivimbetele iJerusalema ngalo lelilanga.
3 Tjela lendlu lehlubukako nankhu umzekeliso, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Beka etiko lelibhodo lekupheka; libeke etiko, bese utsela emanti ekhatsi kulo.
4 Faka ekhatsi kulo lamacatsa enyama, tonkhe letitfo letikhetsekile, umlente nemkhono. Ligcwalise ngalancono alamatsambo,
5 khetsa telikhetselo emhlambini wetimvu. Fumbela tinkhuni ngaphansi kwalo wentele lamatsambo, ubase kuze kubile, upheke lamatsambo lasebhodweni.
6 “ ‘Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Maye kulelo dolobha lekucitsa ingati, kulelo bhodo lese linetincwencwe, letincwencwe talo tingeke tisesuka. Khipha kulo licatsa ngalinye ngalinye ngaphandle kwekuwentela inkatho.
7 “ ‘Ngobe lengati leliyicitsile isekhatsi kulo: Layitsela edvwaleni lelingenalutfo; alizange liyitsele emhlabatsini, lapho beyitawumbonywa khona lutfuli.
8 Kuze nginyakatise lulaka ngitikhiphele nesibhongo, ngabeka ingati yalo edvwaleni lelingenalutfo, kuze ingetiwumbonyeka.
9 “ ‘Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Maye kulelo dolobha lekucitsa ingati! Nami futsi ngiyawufumbela tinkhuni timponge.
10 Ngako fumbela tinkhuni, ulumeke umlilo. Yipheke kahle lenyama, uyihlanganise netinandzisi; nalamatsambo adzimate ashe.
11 Ubobe sewubeka lelibhodo lelingenalutfo etikwemalahle, lize lishise nelitfusi lalo limanyatele, kuze kutsi nekungcola kwalo kuncibilike, netincwencwe talo tize tishe tiphele.
12 Liyikhinyabete yonkhe imitamo; tincwencwe talo letinkhulu atikesuswa ngisho nangemlilo.
13 “ ‘Manje kungcola kwakho luntjingintjingi lwenkhanuko yakho. Ngobe ngetama kukugeza, kodvwa wangete wavuma kugezwa kulokungcola kwakho, ungeke uphindze uhlanteke, luze lubotje lulaka lwami kuwe.
14 “ ‘Mine Simakadze sengikhulumile. Sikhatsi sami sesifikile sekutsi ngikwente. Ngingeke ngisatibamba; ngingeke ngisaba nesihawu, futsi nenhlitiyo yami ingeke isabohla. Uyakwehlulelwa ngangekutiphatsa kwakho nangekwetento takho, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
15 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
16 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngekugadla kanye nje sengitawususa kuwe loko lokuyinjabulo yemehlo akho. Noko ungalili, futsi ungasidzindzi sililo nome ukhale tinyembeti.
17 Bubula nje uthule; ungamlileli lowo lofile. Umshuculo wakho awuhlale uboshelwe enhloko, netincabule takho tihlale etinyaweni takho; ungalimbonyi lingentansi lebuso bakho, futsi ungakudli kudla kwelisiko kwalabalilako.”
18 Ngako ngakhuluma kubantfu ekuseni, kwatsi entsambama umkami wafa. Ngakusasa ekuseni ngenta njengobe ngangitjeliwe.
19 Bantfu bangibuta, batsi: “Ungete wasitjela yini kutsi letintfo tiphatselene ngani natsi?”
20 Ngako ngakhuluma kubo ngatsi: “Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
21 ‘Khuluma kulendlu yaka-Israyeli, utsi: Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Indzawo yami lengcwele sengitayingcolisa, lenqaba lenitigcabha ngayo, injabulo yemehlo enu, intfo lehawukelwa ngumphefumulo wenu. Emadvodzana nemadvodzakati lenawashiya emuva atawubulawa ngenkemba.
22 Nani niyawukwenta njengobe nami ngentile. Aniyikulimbonya lingentansi lebuso benu, kantsi futsi ningeke nikudle kudla kwelisiko kwalabalilako.
23 Imishuculo yenu nitakuyiyekela ibesetinhloko tenu netincabule tenu tisetinyaweni tenu. Ningeke nizile nome nilile, kodvwa niyawukondza ngenca yetono tenu, nibubule lomunye kulomunye.
24 Hezekeli utakuba sibonakaliso kini; niyawukwenta njengobe naye entile. Nakwenteka-ke loku, ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Simakadze.’
25 “Wena-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngalelilanga lengiyawutsatsa ngalo inqaba yabo, kujabula kwabo neludvumo lwabo, injabulo yemehlo abo, nesifiso senhlitiyo yabo, kanye nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati abo,
26 ngalelo langa umkhoseli uyawuta kuwe atekutjela letindzaba.
27 Ngaleso sikhatsi umlomo wakho uyawuvuleka; uyawukhuluma naye ungasabindzi. Ngako uyawuba sibonakaliso kubo, futsi-ke bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.”
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngakuma-Amoni, uphrofethe umelane nawo.
3 Khuluma kuwo utsi: ‘Vanini livi leNkhosi Simakadze. Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngobe nakhuluma natsi: “Hha” kuyo indzawo yami lengcwele ngesikhatsi ingcoliswa, nakulo live laka-Israyeli nalicitfwa, nakubo bantfu bakaJuda nabatfunjwa,
4 ngako-ke ngiyawunikela ngani kuso sive sasemphumalanga kutsi nibe lifa laso; labo bantfu bayakumisa tinkambu tabo, bemise emathende abo emkhatsini wenu; bayawukudla titselo tenu, banatse nelubisi lwenu.
5 Ngiyakuyigucula iRabha ibe lidlelo lemakamela, kutsi i-Amoni ngiyente ibe yindzawo yekuphumulela timvu. Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
6 Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Njengobe ushaye tandla takho wagidza ngetinyawo takho, wajabula ngabo bonkhe bubi benhlitiyo yakho umelene nelive laka-Israyeli,
7 ngako-ke ngiyakwelula sandla sami ngimelane nawe, ngikunikele kutsi ube yimphango yetive. Ngiyawukkususa etiveni, ngikutsanyele emaveni. Ngiyawukubhubhisa. Ngulapho-ke uyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
8 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: ‘Njengobe boMowabi naSeyiri batsi: “Ase nibuke indlu yakaJuda seyigucuke yafanana nato tonkhe letinye tive,”
9 ngako-ke umhlubulo welakaMowabi ngitawembula usale ungenamadolobha, kusukela emadolobheni alo langasemnyeleni, iBhethi Jeshimothi, neBhali Meyoni kanye neKhiriyathayimu, lokungemagugu alelo live.
10 IMowabi kanye nema-Amoni ngitabanikela esiveni lesisemphumalanga kutsi babe lifa laso, kuze kutsi ema-Amoni angaphindzi akhunjulwe emkhatsini wetive;
11 iMowabi yona ngiyakuyishaya ngesijeziso. Ngulapho-ke bayakungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
12 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: ‘Njengobe Edomu wakhiphela sibhongo endlini yakaJuda waba nelicala kakhulu ngekwenta njalo,
13 ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngiyakwelula sandla sami ngimelane na-Edomu, ngibulale bantfu bakhe netilwane takhe. Ngiyakumenta abe lihlane, kusukela eThemani kuze kuyewufika eDedani bayawubulawa ngenkemba.
14 Ngiyawukhiphela sibhongo etikwa-Edomu ngesandla sesive sami ema-Israyeli, i-Edomu bayakuyiphatsa ngendlela lefanele intfukutselo yami nelulaka lwami; bayakuyati imphindziselo yami, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
15 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: ‘Njengobe emaFilisti enta imphindziselo, akhipha sibhongo ngebubi lobusetinhlitiyweni tawo, nangenzondo yakadzeni leyayicondze kubhubhisa Juda,
16 ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Sekusedvute kutsi ngelule sandla sami ngimelane nemaFilisti, ngitawacedza emaKherethi, ngiwabhubhise lawo lasesele kugudla lwandle.
17 Ngiyakwehlisela imphindziselo lenkhulu etikwawo, ngiwajezise ngelulaka lwami. Ngulapho-ke bayawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nase ngehlisela imphindziselo etikwawo.’ ”
1 Ngemnyaka weli-11, ngelilanga lekucala lenyanga, kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, njengobe iThire seyikhulume ngeJerusalema, yatsi: ‘Hha! Lisango lebetive selephukile, netivalo talo setigedvukele kimi, njengaloku seyibhidlikile iJerusalema, mine Thire sengitawuphumelela.’
3 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngimelana nawe, wena Thire, futsi ngitakuvusela tive letinyenti tikuhlasele, njengelwandle nalugubha emagagasi alo.
4 Tiyawubhidlita tibondza taseThire, tihhihlite nemibhoshongo yayo, ngiyawukhekhebula yonkhe imfuhlululu yayo, ngiyente ibe lidvwala lelingenalutfo.
5 Lena ekhatsi nelwandle iyawuba yindzawo yekweneka emanetha ekudweba, ngobe sengikhulumile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. Iyawuba yimphango yetive ngetive,
6 netabelo tayo letingaselwandle eveni layo tiyawuklabelwa ngenkemba. Ngulapho-ke bayawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
7 “Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngiyawuvusela iThire Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, avela ngasenyakatfo ayinkhosi yemakhosi lenemahhashi, netincola temphi, nebagibeli bemahhashi, nemphi lenkhulu.
8 Uyawuklabela tabelo tenu eveni lenu ngenkemba; uyawukwakha tinqaba tekuvimbetela nine, akhe lutsango lwekuvimbetela luze lufike elubondzeni lwenu, anihlasele ngekuphakamisa emahawu, alwe nani.
9 Uyawucondzisa imijijimeto yakhe yemigcalakati yekubhidlita ngasetibondzeni takho, ashaye abhidlite imibhoshongo yakho ngetilimato takhe.
10 Emahhashi akhe ayawuba manyenti kangangekutsi lutfuli lalususako luyawunimbonya. Tibondza takho tiyawudledletela ngenca yemsindvo wemahhashi emphi, netinkalishi, netincola temphi, ngesikhatsi angena emasangweni akho njengebantfu nabangena edolobheni lelitibondza talo tifohliwe.
11 Tinselo temahhashi akhe tiyawugcobagcoba tonkhe titaladi takho, uyawubulala bantfu bakho ngenkemba, netinsika takho leticinile tiyawulahleka phansi.
12 Bayawuphanga bunjinga bakho, batfumbe netimphahla takho letitsengwa titsengiswe, bayawubhidlitela phansi tibondza takho, bahhihlite tindlu takho letinhle, balahle ematje akho, netingodvo leticinile, nayo yonkhe imfuhlululu elwandle.
13 Ngiyakuticedza tonkhe tingoma takho letinemsindvo; nemculo wemahabhu akho awusayiwuphindza uvakale.
14 Ngiyawukwenta ube lidvwala lelingenalutfo, uyawuba yindzawo yekweneka emanetha ekudweba. Awusayiwuphindza wakhiwe kabusha, ngobe mine Simakadze sengikhulumile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
15 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze kuyo iThire, itsi: Akayiwutfutfumela yini emave langaselwandle ngenca yemsindvo wekuwa kwakho, ngesikhatsi labanemanceba babubula bakhala nase babulawa ngenkemba kuwe, Thire?
16 Lapho-ke bonkhe labakhulu bemave langaselwandle bayawukwehlela phansi, besuka etihlalweni tabo tebukhosi, babeke eceleni imijiva yabo, bakhumule tembatfo tabo letihlotjisiwe. Bayawuhlala phansi emhlabatsini bembetse kwesaba, batfutfumela ngato tonkhe tikhatsi, bamangaliswe nguwe.
17 Bayawube sebadzindza sililo macondzana nawe, batsi: “ ‘Awu, dolobha lelidvume kangaka, ubhujiswe kanjani, bewugcwele emadvodza aselwandle! Wawungemandla etikwetilwandle, wena kanye nebantfu labahlala kuwe; wagcwalisa ngekwesaba bonkhe lababehlala lapho.
18 Manje asayatfutfumela emave langaselwandle ngelilanga lekuwa kwakho; tichingi taselwandle tiyesaba ngekubhubha kwakho.’
19 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nangikwenta lidolobha lese likhala libhungane njengemadolobha langasahlalwa bantfu, nangesikhatsi ngikhuphula tisekelo telwandle ngitibeke ngetulu kwakho nemanti alo akusibekela,
20 ngulapho-ke ngiyawukwehlisa nawe kanye nalabo labehlela phansi emgodzini, kubantfu basemandvulo. Ngiyawukuhlalisa endzaweni lengaphansi kwemhlaba, njengasetindzaleni takadzeni kanye nalabo labehlela phansi emgodzini, futsi ngeke ubuye nome utewutsatsa indzawo yakho eveni lalabaphilako.
21 Ngiyawukufikisa esiphetfweni lesesabekako, futsi ngeke uphindze ube khona. Uyawufunwa, ungete watfolakala, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
1 Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, dzindza sililo macondzana neThire.
3 Khuluma kuyo iThire, lengasesangweni lelibheke ngaselwandle, ingumhwebi webantfu basemaveni lagudla lwandle, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Awu, Thire, ukhuluma utsi: “Ngimuhle ngiphelele.”
4 Indzawo yakho yekubusa yayisetilwandle letijulile; bakhi bakho benta buhle bakho baphelela, waba ngumkhumbi lomuhle.
5 Benta tonkhe tigodvo takho tetipheshula taseSeniri, balandza umsedari eLebanoni kutsi batekwakhela insika ngawo.
6 Ngema-okhi aseBhashani bakwentela emaphini ekugwedla. Ngetigodvo temsayipuresi lesuka elusentseni lwaseSiphrosi benta indzawo yakho yekuhambahamba emkhunjini, yahlotjiswa ngematinyo etindlovu.
7 Ilineni lecolisakele nalehlotjisiwe yaseGibhithe kwakungulona seyili lakho lelalisebenta njengesiboniso sakho; emathende akho abentiwe ngalokuluhlata njengesibhakabhaka nangalokubukhwebeletane lokuphuma etichingini tase-Elisha.
8 Emadvodza aseSidoni newase-Avadi bekunguwona madvodza ekugwedla umkhumbi wakho; emadvodza akho labetingcweti, wena Thire, abekhwele emkhunjini angematilosi akho.
9 Bongcongcoshe betingcweti taseGebali babekhwele emkhunjini babakhi bemikhumbi labahlalele kuvala timbobo. Yonkhe imikhumbi yaselwandle nebagibeli bayo beta nabo, batewutsengiselana nawe.
10 “ ‘Emadvodza asePheresiya, newaseLidiya, newasePhuthi abengemasotja emphini yakho. Agaca emahawu awo netimphantitje tawo kuwe, akuletsela ludvumo nekwatiwa.
11 Emadvodza ase-Avadi newaseHeleki abesetibondzeni takho yonkhe indzawo; emadvodza aseGamadi abesemibhoshongweni yakho. Agaca emahawu awo etikwetibondza takho, befikisa buhle bakho ekupheleleni.
12 “ ‘IThashishi yatsengiselana nawe ngenca yebunyenti bebunjinga bakho betimphahla; babeshintjiselana nawe ngesiliva, nangensimbi, nangemfimfi, nangemtfofu, ngetimphahla takho.
13 “ ‘BaseGrisi, nebaseThubhali kanye nebaseMesheki babetsenga timpahla takho; babeshintjiselana nawe ngetigcili nangetintfo telitfusi ngetimphahla takho.
14 “ ‘Emadvodza aseBhethi Togama ashintjiselana nawe ngemahhashi emisebenti, newemphi nangeminyuzi ngetimphahla takho.
15 “ ‘Emadvodza aseDedani atsengiselana nawe, nemave lamanyenti langaselwandle abekutsengisela kakhulu; abuyisela kuwe ematinyo etindlovu netigodvo letimnyama temsimbithi.
16 “ ‘Base-Aramu babetsengiselana nawe ngenca yebunyenti bemikhitsito yakho, babekutsengisela timphahla takho ngematje laligugu laluhlata, nangetindvwangu letibukhwebeletane, naletihlotjisiwe, nangelineni lecolisakele, nangekhorali, nangemarubhi.
17 “ ‘Bahwebi bakaJuda nebaka-Israyeli babetsengiselana nawe; babekutsengisela timphahla takho ngakolo labephuma eMinithi, nangabojece, nangeluju lwetinyosi, nangemafutsa, nangebhalisamu.
18 “ ‘BaseDamaseko nabo babekutsengisela kakhulu ngemikhitsito yakho nangebunjinga bakho lobukhulu betinhlobonhlobo tetimphahla letitsengiswako, bona-ke babekutsengisela tona ngeliwayini laseHelboni nangensontfo yaseSahari.
19 “ ‘BakaDani nemaGriki ase-Uzali babetsenga timphahla takho ngensimbi lebunjiwe, nangetinandzisi ikhasiya nekhalamusi.
20 “ ‘BaseDedanki bona babetsengiselana nawe ngetingubo tetihlalo temahhashi.
21 “ ‘Base-Arabiya nabo bonkhe labakhulu baseKhedari bekunguwona makhasimende akho lamakhulu, bona-ke babetsengiselana nawe ngemazinyane etimvu, nangetihhanca tetimvu kanye netimbuti.
22 “ ‘Bahwebi baseSheba nebaseRama babetsengiselana nawe; ngetimphahla takho tekutsengiswa babekunika tinhlobonhlobo tetinongo leticolisakele, netematje laligugu, negolide.
23 “ ‘BaseHarani, nebaseKhane, nebase-Edeni kanye nebahwebi baseSheba, nebase-Asiriya, nebaseKhilmadi nabo babetsengiselana nawe.
24 Emakethe yakho babetsengiselana nawe ngekwekwembatsa lokuhle, nangetindvwangu letiluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, nangetintfo letihlotjisiwe, nangematjalo langemabhadvubhadvu, nangetimvakazi letephotfwe kahle tase tifinywa lifindvo lelihle nalelicinile.
25 “ ‘Imikhumbi yaseThashishi nguyona yetfwala timphahla takho letitsengiswako. Wena wetfwele uyasesa imitfwalo lematima ekhatsi nekhatsi elwandle.
26 Bagwedli bakho bemikhumbi bakuvakashisa etilwandle letijulile. Kodvwa umoya wasemphumalanga uyawukucoba ube timvutfu ekhatsi emajukujukwini elwandle.
27 Bunjinga bakho, netimphahla takho tekutsengiswa, nematilosi akho, nebashayei bakho bemikhumbi, nebalungisi bemikhumbi, nebahwebi bakho, nawo onkhe emasotja akho, nabo bonkhe labanye labasemikhunjini bayawushona phansi ekhatsi emajukujukwini elwandle, mhlazana kubhidlika umkhumbi wakho.
28 Emave langaselwandle ayawutfutfumela, ngesikhatsi sekukhala kwematilosi akho.
29 Bonkhe labasebentisa emaphini ekugwedla imikhumbi bayakuyishiya imikhumbi yabo. Ematilosi nabo bonkhe bashayeli bemikhumbi bayakuma elusentseni lwelwandle.
30 “ ‘Bayawuphakamisa emavi abo bakhale kabuhlungu ngenca yakho. Bayawutsela lutfuli etinhloko tabo batigicite emlotseni.
31 Bayawuhhula tinhloko tabo ngenca yakho, bembatse emasaka. Bayawukukhalela tinyembeti ngemiphefumulo ledzabukile nangekulila lokumunyu.
32 Bayawukhihla lesikhulu sililo ngesikhatsi babubula bakhala ngenca yakho, batsi: “Ngubani nje lowake wathuliswa njengeThire, letungeletwe lwandle?”
33 Ngesikhatsi timphahla takho tekutsengiswa tisatfunyelwa elwandle, kwakusitakala tive letinyenti; ngebunjinga bakho lobunyenti nangetimphahla takho tekutsengiswa wawanjingisa emakhosi emhlaba.
34 Manje sewucitfwe lwandle, lwakufaka emajukujukwini emanti; timphahla takho letitsengiswako nabo bonkhe lonabo sekushone kanye nawe phansi ekujuleni.
35 Bonkhe labahlala emaveni langaselwandle bayamangala ngawe; emakhosi abo ayatfutfumela ngenca yeluvalo, nebuso bawo sebuhhwabile ngenca yekwesaba.
36 Bahwebi emkhatsini wetive bayekhuta bababate ngenca yakho; sewufike ekwephetseni lokwetfusanako, futsi ungeke uphindze ube khona.’ ”
1 Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, shano kumbusi waseThire, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Ukhuluma ngekutigcabha enhlitiyweni yakho, utsi: “Mine ngingunkulunkulu; ngihlala esihlalweni sebukhosi sankulunkulu ekhatsi nekhatsi elwandle.” Kodvwa ungumuntfu, awusiye nkulunkulu, nome nje uticabanga kutsi uhlakaniphe njengankulunkulu.
3 Uhlakaniphile yini kunaDanyela? Kute yini imfihlo lengakakhanyi kuwe?
4 Ngekuhlakanipha kwakho nangekucondza kwakho utibutsele wena bunjinga, netindvundvuma tegolide netesiliva etingungwini takho tengcebo.
5 Ngebuchwephesha bakho ekutsengiseni ubandzisile bunjinga bakho; nangenca yebunjinga bakho inhlitiyo yakho seyikhukhumukiswe ngumgcabho.
6 “ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Njengobe uticabanga kutsi uhlakaniphile, uhlakaniphe njengankulunkulu,
7 ngako-ke ngitawuvusa tive tikuhlasele, tive letinelulaka nelunya kakhulu, tiyawukhokha tinkemba tato titibhekise ngasebuhleni bakho nangasekuhlakanipheni kwakho, tigwaze bukhatikhati beludvumo lwakho.
8 Bayawukwehlisela phansi emgodzini, uyawufa kabuhlungu ekhatsi nekhatsi kwetilwandle.
9 Uyawube usasho yini kutsi: “Ngingunkulunkulu mine” ebukhoneni balabo labakubulalako? Noko uyawuba ngumuntfu nje, hhayi nkulunkulu, etandleni talabo labayawube bakubulala.
10 Uyawufa kufa kweligwala etandleni tebachamuki. Sengikhulumile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
11 Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi:
12 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, dzindza sililo ngenkhosi yaseThire, utsi kuyo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Wena bewusibonelo sekuphelela, ugcwele kuhlakanipha, futsi uphelele ngebuhle.
13 Wawuse-Edeni, sivandze saNkulunkulu. Wawuhlotjiswe ngawo onkhe ematje laligugu: ngemarubhi, nangemathophazi, nangema-emeraldi, nangemakhrisolithe, nangema-oniksi, nangemajasiphi, nangemasafire, nangemathekhosi, nangemabherili. Kwekuhlanganisa lamatje akho laligugu nekwekuwanamatsisela kwakwentiwe ngegolide. Kwalungiswa kahle konkhe loko ngelilanga lowadalwa ngalo.
14 Wagcotjwa waba likherubhi lelingumelusi, ngobe ngakugcobela kona loko. Wawusentsabeni lengcwele yaNkulunkulu; wawuhambahamba emkhatsini wematje emlilo.
15 Wawungasoleki etindleleni takho kusukela ngelilanga lowadalwa ngalo, kwadzimate kwaba ngumhlazana bubi butfolakala kuwe.
16 Ngekutsengisa kwakho lokunyenti wagcwala budlova, wase uyona. Ngako ngakulahla ngobe ungcolile ngekwemtsetfo, ngakususa entsabeni yaNkulunkulu, ngakucosha, awu, kherubhi lelalingumelusi, wesuka emkhatsini wematje emlilo.
17 Inhlitiyo yakho yakhukhumuka ngenca yebuhle bakho, wona buhlakaniphi bakho ngenca yekucwebetela kwakho. Ngako ngase ngikulahlela emhlabeni, ngakwenta inhlekisa embikwemakhosi.
18 Utingcolisile tindzawo takho letingcwele ngetono takho letinyenti nangekungetsembeki kwakho ekutsengiseni kwakho. Ngako ngase ngenta kutsi kuphume umlilo kuwe, waphuma wadla wena, ngakwehlisa waba ngumlotsa emhlabatsini, embikwabo bonkhe lababekubukile.
19 Tonkhe tive letatikwati, timangele ngawe; ngobe sewufike ekugcineni lokubi, futsi ngeke uphindze ube khona.’ ”
20 Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi:
21 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngaseSidoni; uphrofethe umelane nayoy,
22 utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Awu, Sidoni, ngiyemelana nawe, futsi ngitawutibutsela ludvumo ngawe. Bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nangehlisela sijeziso etikwakho, ngitikhombise mine ngingcwele ekhatsi kuwe.
23 Ngiyawutfumela sifo lesibulalanako etikwakho, ngigeletise ingati etitaladini takho. Labahlatjiwe bayawusacatekela ekhatsi kuwe, inkemba iyawukuhlasela macala onkhe. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
24 “ ‘Bantfu baka-Israyeli abaseyikuba nabo bomakhelwane labanetinhlitiyo letedzelelako, labangemanyeva lanesitfozi nalacijile. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Simakadze.
25 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nangibutsa sive saka-Israyeli etiveni, lapho besihlakatelwe khona, ngiyawutibonakalisa ngingcwele emkhatsini waso embikwetive. Siyawube sesihlala eveni lelingelaso, lengaliniketa inceku yami Jakobe.
26 Siyawuhlala lapho siphephile, sakhe tindlu, sihlanyele emasimi emagelebisi; sona siyawuhlala siphephile, nase ngehlisela sijeziso kubo bonkhe bomakhelwane baso labasidlela umona. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo.’ ”
1 Ngemnyaka welishumi, enyangeni yelishumi, ngelilanga leli-12, kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngakuFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, uphrofethe umelane nayo kanye nayo yonkhe iGibhithe.
3 Khuluma kuyo utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Ngimelene nawe, Faro, nkhosi yaseGibhithe, wena nyokangwenya lenkhulu, wena locambalele emkhatsini wemifudlana yakho. Ukhuluma utsi: “INayili yami, ngatakhela yona mine.”
4 Kodvwa ngiyawufaka emadweba emihlatsini yakho, ngente tinhlanti temifula yakho tinamatsele etincwencweni takho. Ngiyawukukhipha emkhatsini wemifudlana yakho, ngikukhiphe nato tonkhe tinhlanti letinamatsele etincwencweni letisemtimbeni wakho.
5 Ngiyawukulahla ehlane wena kanye nato tonkhe tinhlanti temifula yakho. Uyakuwela ebaleni kalashameshame, ungaphindzi ubutfwe nome ugcogcwe. Ngiyawukwenta ube kudla kwetilwane tesiganga nekwetinyoni tasemoyeni.
6 “ ‘Ngulapho-ke bonkhe labahlala eGibhithe bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze. “ ‘Bewuyindvuku yemhlanga kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli.
7 Batsi nabakubamba ngetandla tabo, wavavabuka ekhatsi, wadzabula emahlombe abo avuleka; batsi beyama kuwe, wephuka, imihlane yabo yashumphuka.
8 “ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngiyawutfumela inkemba imelane nawe, ngibulale bantfu bakakho netifuyo tabo.
9 IGibhithe iyawuba lihlane lelingenamsebenti walutfo. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze. “ ‘Njengobe watsi: “INayili ngeyami, ngayenta,”
10 ngako-ke ngiyemelana nawe kanye nemifula yakho, live laseGibhithe ngiyawulenta libe yimfuhlululu, lisale likhala libhungane, kusukela eMigdoli kuye e-Aswani, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni waseKushe.
11 Kute lunyawo lwemuntfu nome lwesilwane loluyawunyatsela kulo. Kute loyawuhlala kulo kuze kuphele iminyaka lengema-40.
12 Live laseGibhithe ngiyawulenta libe lihlane kunawo onkhe emave lagagadzekile, nemadolobha alo ayawusala angenabantfu iminyaka lengema-40 emkhatsini wemadolobha labhidlitiwe. Ngiyawubahlakata baseGibhithe ngibayise etiveni, ngibasakatele emaveni ngemave.
13 “ ‘Noko naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ekupheleni kweminyaka lengema-40 ngiyawubabutsa baseGibhithe etiveni ngetive, lapho bebahlakatekele khona.
14 Ngiyawubabuyisa ekutfunjweni, ngibabuyisele ePhathrosi, live labokhokho babo. Lapho-ke bayawuba ngumbuso lotfobekile.
15 Kuyawuba ngumbuso lotfobe kunayo yonkhe leminye, futsi ngeke uphindze utiphakamise ngetulu kwaletinye tive. Ngiyakuwenta ube butsakatsaka kakhulu kangangekutsi ungasaphindzi ubuse etikwetive.
16 IGibhithe ingeke isaba ngumtfombo wemandla esibindzi kubantfu baka-Israyeli, kodvwa iyawuba sikhumbuto sesono sabo, nabajikela kuyo bacela lusito. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
17 Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi ngemnyaka wema-27, enyangeni yekucala, ngelilanga lekucala, latsi:
18 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, washucisa emabutfo akhe kamatima wahlasela iThire; tonkhe tinhloko tasingwa taba tincacadvu, nawo onkhe emahlombe abo aba nesikofu. Noko yena kanye nemabutfo akhe abazange babuyelwe lutfo ngalomkhankhaso labawenta ngekuhlasela iThire.
19 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngitawunikela iGibhithe kuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, uyawutfumba umcebo wayo. Uyawuphanga atfumbe ingcebo yalelive kube yinkhokhelo yemabutfo akhe.
20 Ngimnike iGibhithe, yaba yinkhokhelo yekukhandleka kwakhe, ngobe yena nemabutfo akhe bakwentela mine, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
21 “Ngalelo langa ngiyawukhulisa luphondvo lwendlu yaka-Israyeli, futsi ngiyawukuvumela, wena Hezekeli, kutsi ubuye uvule umlomo wakho emkhatsini wabo. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.”
1 Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Lilani nitsi: “Maye ngalelo langa!”
3 Ngobe lilanga selisedvute, lilanga laSimakadze selisondzele, lilanga lemafu, sikhatsi sekubhubha kwetive.
4 Inkemba iyawubefikela baseGibhithe, nebuhlungu benhlitiyo buyawubehlela baseKushe. Ngesikhatsi lasebagwaziwe bawa eGibhithe, umcebo wayo uyawutfunjwa, netisekelo tayo tiyawucheketwa ekhatsi.
5 “ ‘Tonkhe tihlabani letaticashiwe: taseKushe netasePhuthi, netaseLidiya, netakuyo yonkhe i-Arabiya, netaseLibhiya kanye nebantfu belive lesivumelwane sami nabo bayakuwa ngenkemba kanye nebaseGibhithe.
6 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Labo labalekelelana nebaseGibhithe, bayakuwa, nemandla ayo letigabatisa ngawo ayawukwehluleka. Bayakuwela ekhatsi kuyo ngenkemba, kusukela eMigdoli kuye e-Aswani, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
7 Ngulapho-ke bayawuba lihlane emkhatsini wemave langemahlane. Emadolobha abo ayawubasemkhatsini wemadolobha lasabhidlitiwe.
8 Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nangilumeka umlilo eGibhithe nabo bonkhe labasitana nayo bayawupitjitwa.
9 “ ‘Ngalelo langa kuyawuphuma titfunywa kimi, tiphume ngemikhumbi tiyekwesabisa baseKushe, kuze baphelelwe kutamasa kwabo. Bayakwehlelwa kwesaba lokukhulu, mhlazana baseGibhithe behlelwa sehlakalo, ngobe ngempela siyawufika.
10 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Ngiyawuticedza leticumbi taseGibhithe, ngitibulale ngesandla saNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona.
11 Yena nemphi yakhe, bantfu labanelunya lolukhulu etiveni tonkhe, bayawuletfwa batewubhubhisa live. Bayawukhokha tinkemba tabo batibhekise eGibhithe, bagcwalise live ngetidvumbu talabagwaziwe.
12 Ngiyakomisa imifudlana yaseNayili, ngitsengise live kubantfu lababi; ngetandla tebachamuki live ngiyawulibhubhisa nako konkhe lokukulo. Mine Simakadze sengikhulumile.
13 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Ngiyawutibhubhisa tithico, ngiticedze tonkhe titfombe eMemfisi. Akusayikuba nambusi eGibhithe, futsi ngiyawusakata kwesaba kulo lonkhe live.
14 IPhathrosi ngiyakuyenta ibe lihlane, iSoyani ngiyilumeke ngemlilo, iThebesi ngiyehlisele sijeziso.
15 Ngiyawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwePhelusiyumi, lekunguyona nqaba yaseGibhithe, futsi ngincamule ticumbi tebantfu baseThebesi.
16 Ngiyawulumeka umlilo eGibhithe; iPhelusiyumi iyawujilajileka ngenca yebuhlungu. IThebesi iyawuhlaselwa ifohlwe; iMemfisi iyawukhukhulwa.
17 Emajaha aseHeliyopholisi newaseBubastisi ayakuwa ngenkemba, nemadolobha cobo lwawo ayawutfunjwa.
18 Lilanga liyawuba bumnyama eThaphanesi, mhlazana ngigamula lijoko laseGibhithe; lapho-ke emandla ayo letigabatisa ngawo ayawuphela. Iyawusibekelwa ngemafu, netabelo tayo tiyawutfunjwa.
19 Ngako ngiyakwehlisela sijeziso eGibhithe, futsi bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
20 Ngemnyaka weli-11, enyangeni yekucala, ngelilanga lesikhombisa, livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
21 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngiwephulile umkhono waFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe. Bewungakaboshelwa kutsi uphiliswe, futsi ungakasinyiswa nangetindvuku kuze ucine ngalokwenele kutsi ubambe inkemba.
22 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngimelene naFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe. Ngiyakuyephula yomibili imikhono yakhe, wona lona losengakephuki kanye nalona losewephukile, ngidzilite inkemba esandleni sakhe.
23 BaseGibhithe ngiyawubasakatela etiveni ngetive, ngibasakatele emaveni ngemave.
24 Ngiyakuyicinisa imikhono yenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngifake inkemba yami esandleni sayo, kodvwa yona imikhono yaFaro ngiyakuyigamula. Uyawububula embikwenkhosi yaseBhabhulona njengemuntfu phaca logwaziwe.
25 Ngiyakuyicinisa imikhono yenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, kodvwa imikhono yaFaro iyawulenga ijikite. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, mzukwana ngibambisa inkhosi yaseBhabhulona inkemba yami ngesandla sayo, iyijikitisele bona baseGibhithe.
26 BaseGibhithe ngiyakubahlakatela, etiveni ngetive, ngibasakatele emaveni ngemave. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.”
1 Ngemnyaka weli-11, enyangeni yesitsatfu, ngelilanga lekucala, livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma kuFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, nakuletihlwele takhe temabutfo, utsi: “ ‘Ngubani nje longalinganiswa nawe ngekuhlonipheka?
3 Cabanga nge-Asiriya, leyake yaba ngumsedari waseLebanoni, lewawunemagala lamahle wengamele lihlatsi; waphakamela etulu kakhulu, sihloko sawo sasingetulu kwemacembe lahlangene.
4 Emanti awunisela, tiyalu letijulile tawukhulisa, waba mudze; imifudlana yato yayigeleta ngala nangala kwawo, emanti ageleta ngemisele yawo ayawunisela tonkhe tihlahla tesiganga.
5 Ngako wakhula waya etulu, wengca tonkhe tihlahla tesiganga; emagala awo lamakhulu andza, yebo, emagala akhula aba madze, enaba ngenca yekutfola emanti lamanyenti.
6 Tonkhe tinyoni tasemoyeni takhela tidleke tato emagaleni awo lamakhulu, netilwane tonkhe tesiganga tatalela ngaphansi kwemagala awo; tive tonkhe letikhulu tahlala ngaphansi kwemtfunti wawo.
7 Bewuhlonipheka ngebuhle bawo, nemagala awo lamakhulu lenebe, ngobe timphandze tawo tatishone phansi, taya lapho kunemanti lamanyenti khona.
8 Imisedari leyayisengadzeni yaNkulunkulu ayizange ikhone kulinganiswa nawo, ngisho netihlahla tetipheshula tatingeke tilingane nemagala awo lamakhulu, ngisho netihlahla tepleni tatingeke tilinganiswe nemagala awo, kute sihlahla engadzeni yaNkulunkulu lebesingalinganiswa nebuhle bawo.
9 Ngawenta waba muhle ngemagala lamanyenti, wahawukelwa ngito tonkhe tihlahla tase-Edeni ensimini yaNkulunkulu.
10 “ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Njengobe wawuphakeme, wengamele onkhe emacembe lahlangene, nanjengobe bewutigcabha ngalobudze bawo,
11 ngawuniketela etandleni tembusi wetive, kuze kutsi yena atewuphatsa ngaleyo ndlela yebubi bawo. Ngawukhweshisela eceleni,
12 kwase kutsi tive tangaphandle letinelunya kakhulu tawujuba, tase tiyawushiya. Emagala awo lamakhulu awela etintsabeni nasetigodzini tonkhe; emagala awo asala phansi ephukile kuto tonkhe tihosha telive. Tonkhe tive temhlaba taphuma ngaphansi kwemtfunti wawo, tawushiya.
13 Tonkhe tinyoni tasemoyeni tahlala etikwalesihlahla lesiwile, nato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga tabasemkhatsini walamagala awo.
14 Ngako-ke kute letinye tihlahla letingasemantini letiyawuphakama tiye etulu ngekutigcabha, tiphakamisele tihloko tato tengamele emacembe lahlangene. Kute letinye tihlahla letiniselwa kahle letiyawuke tikhule tibe tidze ngangaleso sihlahla; tonkhe timiselwe kufa, tiye ngaphansi kwemhlaba, emkhatsini webantfu lababhubhako, kanye nalabo labehlela emgodzini.
15 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngalelo langa lomsedari lowehliselwa ngalo ethuneni ngambonya tiyalu letingaphansi kwemhlaba ngekuwulilela; ngavimbela imifudlana yato, kwatsi lamanti ato lamanyenti ema, angete ageleta. Ngenca yawo iLebanoni ngayembatsisa lusizi, kwatsi tonkhe tihlahla tesiganga tabuna.
16 Tive ngatitfutfumelisa ngemsindvo wekuwa kwawo ngesikhatsi ngiwehlisela ethuneni kanye nalabo labehlela emgodzini. Ngako tonkhe tihlahla tase-Edeni, telikhetselo naletinhle kakhulu taseLebanoni, tonkhe tihlahla letatiniselwa kahle, tadvudvuteka emhlabeni longaphansi.
17 Labo labebahlala emtfuntini wawo, tihlobo tawo emkhatsini wetive, nabo behlela nawo ethuneni, bahlangana nalabo lababulewe ngenkemba.
18 “ ‘Ngutiphi taletihlahla tase-Edeni letingalinganiswa nawe ngebukhatikhati nangekuhlonipheka? Noko nawe, futsi, utakwehliswa kanye naletihlahla tase-Edeni niye emhlabeni longaphansi; uyawulala emkhatsini walabebangakasokwa, kanye nalababebulewe ngenkemba. “ ‘Lona nguFaro nato tonkhe tihlwele takhe temabutfo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
1 Ngemnyaka weli-12, enyangeni yeli-12, ngelilanga lekucala, livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lila, ulilele Faro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, utsi: “ ‘Ufanana nelibhubesi emkhatsini wetive; ufanana nanyokangwenya etilwandle, ushaya lidamu emifudlaneni yakho, uphehle emanti ngetinyawo takho, udvunge lemifudlana.
3 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Ngesicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu ngiyawuphonsa linetha lami etikwakho, bayawukuhudvulela ngaphandle ngelinetha lami.
4 Ngiyawukulahla emhlabatsini, ngikujikijele esigangeni. Ngiyawukwenta tonkhe tinyoni telizulu takhele etikwakho, bese kutsi tonkhe tilwane temhlaba tikudle tikushwabudzele.
5 Ngiyakwembesa tintsaba ngetidvumbu takho letibolako, ngigcwalise tihosha ngenseketse yakho.
6 Live ngiyakulenya engatini yakho legeletako yonkhe indlela kuya etintsabeni, kutsi tigodzi tigcwaliswe ngenyama yakho.
7 Nase ngikucisha, ngiyakuwasibekela emazulu, ngente tinkhanyeti tawo tibe mnyama. Lilanga ngiyakulimbonya ngelifu, nenyanga ingakukhiphi kukhanya kwayo.
8 Tonkhe tikhanyisi leticwebetelako emazulwini ngiyawutenta tibe mnyama etikwakho; ngiyakwehlisela bumnyama etikwelive lakho, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
9 “ ‘Ngiyawutihlupha tinhlitiyo tetive letinyenti, nase ngiletsa imbhubhiso yakho emkhatsini wetive, yebo, emaveni longazange sewuwati.
10 Tive letinyenti ngiyawutenta titfutfumele ngawe, nemakhosi ato ayawushaciswa kwesaba ngenca yakho, nase ngijikitisa inkemba yami embikwawo. Ngelilanga lekuwa kwakho ngulowo nalowo uyawutfutfumela ngekuphila kwakhe kuyo yonkhe imizuzwana yalelo langa.
11 “ ‘Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “ ‘Inkemba yenkhosi yaseBhabhulona iyawuta itewukuhlasela.
12 Ticumbi tebantfu bakho ngiyawutilahla phansi ngetinkemba temachawe lanemandla, yebo, emachawe lanelunya kwendlula tonkhe tive. Umgcabho waseGibhithe ayakuwuphihlita, kutsi tonkhe ticumbi tebantfu bayo tiketulwe.
13 Ngiyakutibhubhisa tonkhe tinkhomo tayo eceleni kwemanti lamanyenti, langaseyiwuphindze anyakatiswe lunyawo lwemuntfu, nome advungwe tinselo tetinkhomo.
14 Emanti ayo ngiyakuwenta aphindze ahlobe, nemifudlana yayo igelete njengemafutsa, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
15 Ngiyawutsi nase ngenta iGibhithe ibe lihlane, live ngilihlubule konkhe lelinako, nase ngibashaya bonkhe labaphilako lapho, ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’
16 “Lesi sililo labayakuyihlabelela sona. Emadvodzakati etive ayakusihlabela; ngobe ayawulilela iGibhithe neticumbi tayo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
17 Ngemnyaka weli-12, ngelilanga leli-15 lenyanga yekucala, livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
18 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lilela ticumbi tebantfu baseGibhithe, bese ubehlisela emhlabeni longaphansi, yona kanye nemadvodzakati etive letinemandla kanye nalabo labehlela emgodzini.
19 Khuluma kubo utsi: ‘Nine nitsandvwe kwendlula labanye yini? Yehlani niyewulaliswa emkhatsini walabangakasoki.’
20 Bayawukuwa emkhatsini walabo lababulewe ngenkemba. Inkemba seyikhokhiwe; iGibhithe ayihudvulwe kanye nato tonkhe leto ticumbi tayo tebantfu.
21 Tingwazi letatinemandla kanye nalabebasitana neGibhithe, bemukela emaGibhithe eveni lalabafile. Bememeta batsi: ‘Labangakasoki sebehlile, sebalele lapha, sebabulewe ngenkemba!’
22 “I-Asiriya ikhona lapho kanye nayo yonkhe imphi yayo; itungeletwe ngemathuna abo bonkhe lababulewe bayo, bonkhe labo lababulewe ngenkemba.
23 Emathuna abo asekujuleni kwemgodzi, nemphi yayo ilala itungelete lithuna layo. Bonkhe labo lababange kutfutfumela eveni lalabaphilako bagwaziwe, balahlwa phansi ngenkemba.
24 “I-Elamu ilapho, kanye nato tonkhe ticumbi tebantfu bayo labatungelete lithuna layo. Bonkhe bagwaziwe, balahlwa phansi ngenkemba. Bonkhe labo lababange kutfutfumela eveni lalabaphilako behla bangakasoki baya ngaphansi kwemhlaba. Betfwele lihlazo labo kanye nalabo labehlela emgodzini.
25 I-Elamu yendlalelwe umbhedze emkhatsini walabagwaziwe, kanye nato tonkhe ticumbi tebantfu bayo letitungelete lithuna layo. Bonkhe abakasokwa, babulewe ngenkemba. Njengobe kutfutfumelisa kwabo sekwandze nelive lonkhe lalabaphilako, betfwele lihlazo labo kanye nalabo labehlela emgodzini; balaliswe emkhatsini walabagwaziwe.
26 “BoMesheki naThubali balapho, bakanye nato tonkhe ticumbi tebantfu babo letitungelete emathuna abo. Bonkhe abakasokwa, babulewe ngenkemba ngobe babange kutfutfumela eveni lalabaphilako.
27 Abalali yini kanye nalamabutfo langakasokwa lasabulewe, lehlele phansi ethuneni kanye netikhali tawo temphi, latinkemba tawo tabekwa ngaphansi kwetinhloko tawo? Sijeziso ngetono tawo sahlala ematsanjeni awo, lite nome kwesatjwa kwalamabutfo kwase kulisibekele lelive lalabaphilako.
28 “Awu Faro, nawe futsi utakwephulwa ulale emkhatsini walabangakasoki, labo lababulewe ngenkemba.
29 “I-Edomu ilapho, emakhosi ayo nato tonkhe tiphatsimandla tayo; nome babenemandla, noko balaliswe kanye nalababulewe ngenkemba nalabo labangakasokwa, kanye nalabo labehlela emgodzini.
30 “Tonkhe tiphatsimandla tasenyakatfo nabo bonkhe baseSidoni balapho; behlela phansi kanye nalabagwaziwe bahlazekile, lite nome kwase kunekwesaba lokwase kubangwe ngemandla abo. Balele bangakasokwa kanye nalabo lababulewe ngenkemba, betfwala lihlazo labo kanye nalabo labehlela emgodzini.
31 “Faro, yena kanye nayo yonkhe imphi yakhe, utawubabona, bese uyadvudvuteka ngenca yato tonkhe leticumbi tebantfu bakhe letabulawa ngenkemba, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
32 Lite nome ngamenta wabanga kutfutfumela eveni lalabaphilako, kodvwa Faro nato tonkhe ticumbi tebantfu bakhe bayawulaliswa emkhatsini walabangakasoki, nalabo lababulewe ngenkemba, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma kubantfu bakini, utsi: ‘Nase ngiletsa inkemba ngimelana nelive lelitsite nebantfu balo, bese bakhetsa indvodza ibe yinye emkhatsini wabo bayente ibe ngumlindzi wabo,
3 lotawutsi nakabona inkemba ita itekumelana nelive, bese ushaya impalampala ecwayise bonkhe bantfu,
4 nangabe lomunye ayiva lempalampala kodvwa angasinaki lesecwayiso, inkemba ize ifike imbulale, ingati yakhe iyawubasenhloko yakhe.
5 Njengobe abeyivile impalampala nayikhala, kodvwa wangete wasinaka lesecwayiso, ingati yakhe iyawubasetikwakhe. Kube abesinakile lesecwayiso, abetawusindzisa kuphila kwakhe.
6 Kodvwa nangabe lomlindzi abona inkemba ita, angayishayi impalampala kwecwayisa bantfu, bese kuta inkemba idle munye wabo, lowo muntfu uyawususwa ngenca yesono sakhe, kodvwa ingati yalowo muntfu ngiyawuyibita kulowo mlindzi.’
7 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, sengikubeke kutsi ube ngumlindzi wendlu yaka-Israyeli; ngako-ke vani livi lengilikhuluma kuwe, ubanike secwayiso lesiphuma kimi.
8 Nangikhuluma kumuntfu lomubi, ngitsi: ‘Awu wena muntfu lomubi, ngempela utakufa,’ wena-ke ungabe usakukhuluma loko kuye kutsi atiyekele tindlela takhe letimbi, lowo muntfu lomubi uyakufa ngenca yesono sakhe, mine-ke ngiyakuyibita kuwe ingati yakhe.
9 Kodvwa nangabe wena umecwayisa lomuntfu lomubi kutsi atiyekele tindlela takhe letimbi, yena angete atiyekela, lowo muntfu uyakufa ngenca yesono sakhe, kodvwa wena uyawube utisindzisile.”
10 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Naku lenikushoko nitsi: “Tikhubekiso tetfu netono tetfu kusidvonsela phansi, natsi sesiyahusheka ngenca yato. Manje-ke sitawuphila kanjani?” ’
11 Khuluma kubo utsi: ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwami, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze, angikujabuleli kufa kwalomubi, kodvwa ngitsandza kutsi agucuke etindleleni takhe letimbi aphile. Gucukani! Gucukani etindleleni tenu letimbi! Ningafelani, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli?’
12 “Ngako-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma kulabantfu bakini, utsi: ‘Kulunga kwemuntfu lolungile kungeke kumsindzise nangabe aphambuka, nebubi bemuntfu lomubi bungeke bumente awe, nangabe agucuka kubo. Umuntfu lolungile, nangabe ona, angeke avunyelwe kutsi aphile ngenca yekulunga kwakhe kwakucala.’
13 Nangabe ngitjela lolungile kutsi ngempela utawuphila, kodvwa yena bese wetsembela kuloko kulunga kwakhe, ente lokubi, kute nome sinye kuletento takhe letinhle latente kucala lesiyawukhunjulwa; uyakufa ngenca yaloko lokubi lakwentile.
14 Nangabe ngikhuluma kumuntfu lomubi, ngitsi: ‘Ngempela utakufa,’ kodvwa bese uyaphendvuka esonweni sakhe, ente loko lokucotfo nalokulungile,
15 nangabe abuyisela loko lakutsatsa njengesibambiso seseboleko, abuyisele naloko lakweba, alandzele timiso tekuphila, angakwenti lokubi, ngempela uyawuphila; angeke afe.
16 Kute nome sinye sono kuleto latentile lesiyawukhunjulwa simelane naye. Wente lokucotfo nalokulungile; ngempela uyawuphila.
17 “Noko bantfu bakini batsi: ‘Indlela yaSimakadze ayikalungi.’ Kodvwa yindlela yabo lena lengakalungi.
18 Nangabe umuntfu lolungile agucuka ekulungeni kwakhe ente lokubi, loko uyawukufela.
19 Kantsi nangabe umuntfu lomubi agucuka ebubini bakhe ente lokucotfo nalokulungile, uyawuphila ngekwenta loko.
20 Noko, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Indlela yaSimakadze ayikalungi.’ Kodvwa ngulowo nalowo wenu ngiyakumehlulela ngekwetindlela takhe.”
21 Ngemnyaka weli-12 wekutfunjwa kwetfu, enyangeni yelishumi, ngelilanga lesihlanu, indvodza leyayibaleke eJerusalema yeta kimi, yefika yatsi: “Lidolobha seliwile!”
22 Ngayitolo kusihlwa lendvodza isengakefiki, sandla saSimakadze sasisetikwami, wavula umlomo wami ekuseni lendvodza isengakefiki. Ngako umlomo wami wavuleka, ngangabe ngisabindza.
23 Livi laSimakadze lase liyefika kimi, latsi:
24 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bantfu labahlala kulawo madzibikelo eveni laka-Israyeli, batsi: ‘Abrahama bekunguye yedvwa, noko lonkhe lelive belilakhe. Kodvwa tsine sibanyenti; nakanjani lelive linikwe tsine kutsi libe letfu.’
25 “Ngako-ke khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Njengobe senidla inyama lenengati, nibuke tithico tenu, nicitse ingati, kufanele yini kutsi lelive libe lenu?
26 Netsembele enkembeni yenu, nente tintfo letinengekako, ngulowo nalowo wenu ungcolisa umkamakhelwane wakhe. Kufanele yini kutsi lelive libe lenu?’
27 “Khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngifunga kuphila kwami, labo labasemadzilikelweni bayawubulawa ngenkemba, labo labasemaphandleni ngiyawubanikela etilwaneni tesiganga kutsi tibashwabudzele, kutsi labo labasetinqabeni nasemigedzeni babulawe sifo lesibulalanako.
28 Live ngiyawulenta libe lihlane lelingenalutfo, nemandla abo labebatigcabha ngawo ayakuphela atsi nya, tintsaba taka-Israyeli tiyakuba sikhotsa, kangangekutsi kubete nalowengca kuto.
29 Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nase ngente lelive laba lihlane lelingenalutfo ngenca yato tonkhe letintfo letinengekako labatentile.’ ”
30 “Wena-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, bantfu bakini bakhuluma ngawe ngasetindvongeni nangaseminyango yetindlu, bakafana imilomo ngawe, batsi: ‘Wotani nitekuva livi leliphuma kuSimakadze.’
31 Bantfu bami beta kuwe, njengobe bavame kwenta, bahlale embikwakho balalele emavi akho, kodvwa abawenti. Ngemilomo yabo bakhuluma kutsi batinikele, kodvwa tinhlitiyo tabo tibukhali, tifuna inzuzo lembi.
32 Yebo, kubo awusilutfo, ufanana nemuntfu lohlabela tingoma telutsandvo ngeliphimbo lelimnandzi, adlale nemntjingozi kamnandzi, ngobe emavi akho bayaweva, kodvwa bangawenti.
33 “Kuyawutsi konkhe loku nase kwenteka, ngobe vele kutakwenteka, ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi umphrofethi abesemkhatsini wabo.”
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha umelane nebelusi baka-Israyeli; phrofetha ukhulume kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nako kubelusi baka-Israyeli labatinakekela bona kuphela! Belusi akukafaneli yini kutsi banakekele umhlambi?
3 Nidla lihongo, nitembatsise ngetimphahla tensontfo, nitihlabele tifuyo telikhetselo, kodvwa aniwunakekeli umhlambi.
4 Anikaticinisi letibutsakatsaka naletigulako, anikatelaphi nabopha nemanceba aletilimele. Letedukile anikatifuni natibuyisa, nangete natifuna naletilahlekile. Nitibuse ngelunya, natiphatsa ngesihluku.
5 Ngako timvu tavele tasakateka, ngobe bekute umelusi, tatsi kube tisakateke, tagucuka taba kudla kwato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga.
6 Timvu tami tazulazula kuto tonkhe tintsaba nakuwo onkhe emagcuma laphakeme. Tasakateka kuwo wonkhe umhlaba, kwabate lotifunako nalotelusako.
7 “ ‘Ngako-ke, nine belusi, vanini livi laSimakadze, lelitsi:
8 Ngifunga kuphila kwami, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze, njengobe umhlambi wami weswele umelusi, waze waphangwa wagucuka waba kudla kwato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga, nanjengobe belusi bami bangazange bawufune umhlambi wami, kodvwa batinakekela bona kakhulu kunekunakekela umhlambi wami,
9 ngako-ke, awu, belusi, vanini livi laSimakadze, lelitsi:
10 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngimelene nalabelusi, futsi ngiyawubabeka licala ngalomhlambi wami. Ngiyawubesusa ekweluseni lomhlambi, khona labelusi bangetiwuchubeka nekutondla bona. Ngiyawutephula timvu tami emilonyeni yabo, futsi tingeke tiphindze tibe kudla kwabo.’ ”
11 “ ‘Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Mine ngekwami ngitatifunela letimvu tami, ngitelusele.
12 Njengemelusi nakeluse umhlambi wetimvu takhe losakatekile, nakanato, kanjalo nami ngiyawutelusela timvu tami. Ngiyawutephula kuto tonkhe tindzawo lapho tisakatelwe khona ngalelo langa lemafu nelebumnyama.
13 Ngiyawutikhipha emkhatsini wetive, ngitibutse emaveni, bese ngitibuyisela eveni lato. Ngiyakutelusela etintsabeni taka-Israyeli, ngasemifuleni, nasetindzaweni tonkhe letakhiwe eveni.
14 Ngiyawutelusela edlelweni lelihle, netintsaba letiphakeme taka-Israyeli tiyawuba ngemadlelo ato. Lapho-ke tiyawulala phansi edlelweni lelihle, ngulapho tiyawuklaba khona edlelweni lelineluhlata, etintsabeni taka-Israyeli.
15 Mine ngekwami ngiyawukwelusa timvu tami ngitilalise phansi, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
16 Ngiyakutifuna letilahlekile, naletedukile ngitibuyise. Letilimele ngiyawutibopha emanceba, ngiticinise emadvolo letibutsakatsaka, kodvwa letesulekile naleticinile ngiyawutibhubhisa. Ngiyakwelusa umhlambi ngemtsetfocotfo.
17 “ ‘Wena-ke, mhlambi wami, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngiyawukwehlulela emkhatsini wemvu nemvu nasemkhatsini wetihhanca netiphongo.
18 Akukeneli yini kini kutsi niklabe edlelweni lelihle? Futsi kufanele yini kutsi nigcobagcobe lencenye yelidlelo ngetinyawo tenu? Akukeneli yini kini kunatsa lamanti lahlobile? Kufanele yini kutsi niwadvunge ngetinyawo tenu lamanti?
19 Lomhlambi wami kufanele yini udle loko lese nikugcobagcobile, uphindze unatse loko lese kudvungwe tinyawo tenu?
20 “ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze kubo, itsi: Bukani la, mine matfupha ngitakwehlulela emkhatsini wetimvu letikhuluphele netimvu letondzile.
21 Njengobe nitifuca ngemhlubulo nangelihlombe, nitigcubule ngetimphondvo tenu tonkhe timvu letibutsakatsaka, nize niticoshe tihambe,
22 mine-ke ngitawusindzisa umhlambi wami, ungeke uphindze uphangwe. Ngiyakwehlulela emkhatsini wemvu nemvu.
23 Ngiyawubeka etikwato umelusi abe munye, inceku yami Davide, yena uyawutinakekela; uyakuba ngumelusi wato, atinakekele.
24 Mine Simakadze ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wato, nenceku yami Davide abe yinkhosi emkhatsini wato. Mine, Simakadze, sengikhulumile.
25 “ ‘Ngiyakwenta sivumelwane sekuthula nato kutsi tilwane tesiganga ngitisuse eveni, khona timvu tami titewuhlala ehlane tilale emahlatsini tiphephile.
26 Ngiyawubusisa tona kanye netindzawo letitungelete ligcuma lami. Ngiyakwehlisa timvula ngesikhatsi sato; kuyawuba netimvula tesibusiso.
27 Tihlahla tesiganga tiyawutsela titselo tato, nemhlaba umilise tilimo tawo; bantfu bayawuhlala baphephile eveni labo. Bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nase ngephula lijoko labo lensimbi, ngibephula etandleni talabo lababagcilatile.
28 Bangeke baphiindze baphangwe tive, netilwane tesiganga futsi tingeke tiphindze tibashwabudzele. Bayawuhlala baphephile, kute futsi loyawubesabisa.
29 Ngiyawubalungiselela live lelatiwa ngetilimo talo, bangeke baphindze babe kudla kwendlala kulelo live, nome babe yintfo yekwedzelelwa tive.
30 Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo nginabo, nekuktsi bona labayindlu yaka-Israyeli, basive sami, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
31 “ ‘Nine, timvu tami, timvu telidlelo lami, nisive sami, mine nginguNkulunkulu wenu, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngaseveni letintsaba i-Edomu, phrofetha, umelane nayo,
3 utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngimelene nawe, Edomu, live letintsaba, ngiyakwelula sandla sami ngimelane nawe, ngikwente ube lihlane lelingenalutfo.
4 Emadolobha akho ngiyakuwagucula abe ngemadzibikelo, live lakho libe lihlane. Ngulapho-ke uyawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
5 “ ‘Njengobe wafukamela butsa bakadzeni, wanikela ema-Israyeli enkembeni ngesikhatsi senhlekelele yawo, ngesikhatsi sesijeziso sawo sekuphela, ehlulelwa ngenca yalokubi kwawo,
6 ngako-ke, ngifunga kuphila kwami, ngiyawukunikela ekucitfweni kwengati yakho, futsi kuyawukucosha ngemuva, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. Njengobe ungazange sewukutondze kucitsa ingati, kucitsa ingati kuyawukucosha ngemuva.
7 Live laka-Edomu letintsaba ngiyawulenta libe lihlane lelingenalutfo, ngincamule bonkhe labaphuma bangene kulo.
8 Tintsaba takho ngiyawutigcwalisa ngalabo labagwaziwe; yebo, labo lababulewe ngenkemba bayakuwa etikwemagcuma akho, nasetihosheni takho, nakuyo yonkhe imifudlana yakho.
9 Ngiyawukwenta ube lihlane phakadze; emadolobha akho angeke abe nebantfu. Ngulapho-ke uyawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
10 “ ‘Njengobe ukhulume watsi: “Letive letimbili nalamave lamabili kutawuba kwetfu, futsi siyawukutsatsa kube kwetfu,” lite nome mine Simakadze bengikhona lapho,
11 ngako-ke, ngifunga kuphila kwami, ngiyawukuphatsa ngentfukutselo nangemona lowakubonakalisa kubaka-Israyeli ngekubatondza kwakho, nami ngiyawutenta ngatiwe emkhatsini wabo, nangikwehlulela, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
12 Ngulapho-ke uyawukwati khona kutsi mine Simakadze ngitivile tonkhe letintfo tekwedzelela letimbi lotikhulume ngetintsaba taka-Israyeli. Watsi: “Tentiwe taba lihlane, taniketwa tsine kutsi sitishwabudzele.”
13 Wangichoshela, wakhuluma kabi ngami ngaphandle kwekutibamba, ngakuva loko.
14 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Kuyawutsi umhlaba wonkhe usajabula, wena ngikwente ube lihlane.
15 Njengobe wajabula ngesikhatsi lifa lendlu yaka-Israyeli liba lihlane, nami-ke ngiyawukuphatsa kanjalo. Uyawuba lihlane, wena live letintsaba taseSeyiri, yebo, wena nalo lonkhe laka-Edomu. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
1 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha kuto tintsaba taka-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Awu nine, tintsaba taka-Israyeli, vanini livi laSimakadze.
2 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Sitsa sakhuluma ngani, satsi: “Hha! Ticongo takadzeni setilifa letfu.” ’
3 Ngako-ke phrofetha, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngenca yekutsi banona kangaka banicosha yonkhe indzawo, naze naba lifa lato tonkhe letinye tive, nentfo yekuhlekisa neyekucashatwa bantfu,
4 ngako-ke vanini livi leNkhosi Simakadze, nine tintsaba taka-Israyeli: Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, kuto tintsaba nemagcuma, nasemifudlaneni, nasetihosheni, nakuto tindzawo letidzilitiwe, nakumadolobha lasala akhala libhungane, laphangwa laphukutwa ngito tonkhe tive letisele letinitungeletile.
5 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngentfukutselo yami levutsako ngikhulume ngemelana nato tonkhe tive letisele, kanye nalo lonkhe laka-Edomu, ngobe batsatsa live lami balenta labo ngekujabula, nangenhlitiyo lembi, bentela kuphanga emadlelo alo.’
6 “Ngako-ke phrofetha macondzana nelive laka-Israyeli, ukhulume kuto tintsaba nemagcuma, nasemifudlaneni netihosha, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngikhuluma ngelulaka lwami nangesikhwele sami, ngobe senive buhlungu bekwedzelelwa tive.
7 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngifunga ngekuphakamisa sandla sami, ngitsi, tive lenakhelene nato tiyawuva buhlungu bekwedzelelwa.
8 “ ‘Kodvwa nine, tintsaba taka-Israyeli, niyawuhluma emagala, nitselele sive sami ema-Israyeli titselo tenu, ngobe siyawubuya ekhaya masinyane.
9 Ngobe ngihluphekile ngani, futsi ngiyawunibuka ngeluvelo, niyawulinywa nihlanyelwe,
10 ngibuye ngandzise sibalo sebantfu kini, yebo yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli. Emadolobha ayawuphindze ahlalwe bantfu, netindzawo letibhidlitiwe takhiwe kabusha.
11 Ngiyakwandzisa sibalo sebantfu nesetilwane kini, yebo, kuyawutalana kwandze. Ngiyawuhlalisa bantfu kini njengaloku kwakwenteka kucala, ngibuye nginente niphumelele ninjinge kakhulu kunakucala. Ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
12 Ngiyawukwenta bantfu, lekusive sami ema-Israyeli, kutsi bahambe etikwenu. Nine seniyawuba babo, nibe lifa labo; aniseyiwuphindze nibemuke bantfwababo.
13 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngenca yekutsi bantfu bakhuluma kuwe, live laka-Israyeli, batsi: “Udla bantfu, udlelele sive sakho bantfwabaso,”
14 ngako-ke awusayikudla bantfu nome wente sive sakho singabi nabantfwana, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
15 Angisayikwenta uphindze uve kuchukulutwa tive, futsi awusayikubuva buhlungu bekuhlekwa betive nome uwise sive sakho, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
16 Livi laSimakadze laphindze lefika kimi, latsi:
17 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngesikhatsi sive sema-Israyeli sisahlala eveni laso, salingcolisa ngekutiphatsa kabi kwaso nangetento taso. Kutiphatsa kwaso emehlweni ami kwakufanana nekungcola kwemfati kwanyangatonkhe.
18 Ngako ngatfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngobe bese bacitse ingati kulelo live, nangobe bese balingcolise ngaletithico tabo.
19 Ngabahlakatela emkhatsini wetive, basakateka emaveni ngemave; ngabehlulela ngangekwekutiphatsa kwabo, nangangekwenta kwabo.
20 Yonkhe indzawo lapho baya khona etiveni balihlambalata Libito lami lelingcwele, ngobe kwakukhulunywa ngabo kutsiwe: ‘Lesi sive saSimakadze, kodvwa noko kwakufanele balishiye live lakhe.’
21 Ngaphatseka kabi ngeLibito lami lelingcwele, lelahlanjalatwa yindlu yaka-Israyeli emkhatsini wetive, lapho bebaye khona.
22 “Ngako-ke khuluma kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Akusiko ngenca yakho, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli, lokutsi ngitatenta letintfo, kodvwa kungenca yeLibito lami lelingcwele lewulihlambalatile emkhatsini wetive lapho wawuhlanhlatseke waya khona.
23 Ngitawukhombisa bungcwele beLibito lami lelikhulu, lebeselihlanjalatwe emkhatsini wetive, Libito lenilihlambalate emkhatsini wato. Ngulapho-ke tive tiyawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nase ngitibonakalisa ngani kutsi mine ngingcwele, embikwemehlo ato, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
24 “ ‘Ngobe ngiyawunikhipha emkhatsini wetive, ngiyawunibutsa kuwo onkhe emave, nginibuyisele eveni lelingelenu.
25 Ngiyawunifafata ngemanti lahlobile, bese niyahlanteka; ngiyawunihlanta kuko konkhe kungcola kwenu nakuto tonkhe tithico tenu.
26 Ngiyawuninika inhlitiyo lensha, ngifake umoya lomusha ekhatsi kini; ngiyawuyikhipha inhlitiyo lelitje kini, ngininike inhlitiyo yenyama.
27 Ngiyawufaka Moya wami kini, nginente nilandzele timiso tami, nicaphele kugcina imitsetfo yami.
28 Niyawuhlala eveni lengalipha boyihlomkhulu, niyawuba sive sami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.
29 Ngiyawuniphephisa kuko konkhe kungcola kwenu. Ngiyawubita lokutinhlavu, ngikwandzise kube kunyenti, ngingayehliseli kini indlala.
30 Nigyakwandzisa titselo tetihlahla, netivuno temasimi, kuze ningetiwutseleka ngelihlazo emkhatsini wetive ngenca yendlala.
31 Lapho-ke niyawutikhumbula tindlela tenu letimbi netento tenu letinengekako, niyawutenyanya ngenca yetono tenu nangetento tenu letinengekako.
32 Ngifuna nati kutsi loko angikwenti ngenca yenu. Banini nemahloni nihlazeke ngenca yekutiphatsa kwenu kabi, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
33 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Mzukwana nginihlanta kuto tonkhe tono tenu, ngiyakuwatintisa kabusha emadolobha enu, netindzawo tenu lebetibhidlitiwe tiyakwakhiwa kabusha.
34 Live lelase likhala libhungane liyawulinywa esikhundleni sekutsi lisale liliihlane lelingenalutfo emehlweni abo bonkhe labengca kulo.
35 Bayawutsi: “Lelive belilihlane lelingenalutfo selihlume laba njengensimi yase-Edeni; emadolobha labesasele atindzala, sekukhala libhungane kuwo, asabhujisiwe, nyalo asabiyelwe futsi asahlalwa bantfu.”
36 Lapho-ke tive leniyawube nakhelene nato letiyawube tisasele tiyawukwati kutsi mine Simakadze, ngikwakhe kabusha loko lokwase kubhujisiwe, ngabuye ngahlumisa loko lokwase kulihlane. Mine Simakadze sengikhulumile, futsi ngitawukwenta.’
37 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nangaloku ngiyawulalela kukhala kwendlu yaka-Israyeli, ngibentele naku: Ngiyawukwenta sive sabo sandze sibe ngangetimvu,
38 babe banyenti ngangemihlambi yeminikelo eJerusalema, ngetikhatsi temikhosi yakhona lemisiwe. Kanjalo-ke kulamadolobha labebhidlitiwe kuyawunyakatela bantfu. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.”
1 Sandla saSimakadze sasisetikwami, wangikhiphela ngaphandle ngaMoya waSimakadze, wangimisa ekhatsi nendzawo esigodzini. Lesigodzi sasigcwele ematsambo.
2 Wangihola angiyisa enhla nentasi emkhatsini walamatsambo. Ngabona kutsi sonkhe lesigodzi sasigcwele ematsambo lapha phansi, lamatsambo futsi abome nkhwa.
3 Wangibuta watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lamatsambo angaphila yini?” Ngatsi mine: “Awu, Nkhosi, Simakadze, nguwe wedvwa lowatiko.”
4 Wase utsi kimi: “Phrofetha kulamatsambo, utsi kuwo: ‘Nine matsambo lomile, vanini livi laSimakadze!
5 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze kulamatsambo, itsi: Ngitakwenta umphefumulo ungene kini, nitabe seniyaphila.
6 Ngitawuhlumisa imisipha kini, ngente inyama imile kini, nginembese ngesikhumba, ngitawufaka umphefumulo kini, nitawube seniyaphila. Ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
7 Ngako ngaphrofetha njengobe ngangiyaliwe. Ngatsi ngisaphrofetha, kwaba nemsindvo, kwakhala bukhehlekhehle, ematsambo ahlangana, litsambo laya etsanjeni.
8 Ngatsi ngiyabuka, kwavela kuwo imisipha nenyama, ngabona sikhumba siwembesa, kodvwa kwakute umphefumulo kuwo.
9 Wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Phrofetha emphefumulweni, phrofetha, ndvodzana yemuntfu, ukhulume kuwo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Wena mphefumulo, chamuka emimoyeni yomine, uphefumulele kulaba lababulewe, khona batewuphila.’ ”
10 Ngako ngaphrofetha njengaloku abengiyalile, umphefumulo wangena kuwo, ase ayaphila, asukuma ema ngetinyawo, kwakuyimphi lenkhulu kakhulu.
11 Wase utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lamatsambo lawa, angiyo yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli. Batsi: ‘Ematsambo etfu omile, nelitsemba letfu liphelile; sincanyuliwe saphela nya.’
12 Ngako-ke phrofetha, utsi kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Awu, sive sami, ngitawugwabula emadliza enu, nginikhiphe kuwo; ngiyawunibuyisela eveni lenu laka-Israyeli.
13 Ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona, nine bantfu bami, kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, mhlazane ngivula emathuna enu nginikhipha kuwo.
14 Ngiyawufaka Moya wami kini, bese niyaphila, ngiyawunihlalisa eveni lenu. Lapho-ke niyawube seniyati kutsi mine Simakadze sengikhulumile, futsi sengikwentile, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
15 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
16 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, tsatsa umzaca ubhale kuwo, utsi: ‘LongewakaJuda nema-Israyeli latihlanganise naye.’ Bese utsatsa lomunye futsi umzaca ubhale kuwo, utsi: ‘Longewaka-Efrayimu, nalongewakaJosefa nabo bonkhe bendlu yaka-Israyeli labatihlanganise naye.’
17 Yihlanganise ndzawonye, uyente ibe ngumzaca munye, khona itewuba yintfo yinye esandleni sakho.
18 “Nabakubuta bantfu bakini, batsi: ‘Ungete wasitjela yini kutsi usho kutsini ngaloku?’
19 ubobatjela kutsi mine, iNkhosi Simakadze, ngitawutsatsa lomzaca lomelele baka-Israyeli ngiwubeke kanyekanye nalona lomelele bakaJuda. Ngalemizaca lemibili ngitakwenta umzaca ube munye lengitawuphatsa ngesandla sami.
20 “Bamba ngesandla sakho lemizaca yomibili lobhale kuyo, wentele kutsi bantfu bayibone,
21 bese-ke uyabatjela kutsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngitawubutsa sonkhe sive sami saka-Israyeli kuto tonkhe tive lapho sahlakatekela khona, ngisibutsele ndzawonye ngize ngisibuyisele eveni lelingelaso.
22 Ngiyawubenta babe sive sinye kulelo live, etintsabeni taka-Israyeli. Kuyawuba nenkhosi yinye leyawubabusa bonkhe, futsi abasayiwuphindze babe tive letimbili letehlukene nome behlukane babe ngimibuso lemibili.
23 Abasayikutingcolisa bona ngetithico tabo nangetitfombe letinengekako, nanganome ngusiphi setono tabo, ngobe ngiyawubasindzisa kuto tonkhe tono tabo tekuhlubuka, ngibageze. Bayakuba bantfu bami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.
24 “ ‘Inceku yami, Davide, iyawuba yinkhosi yabo, futsi bonkhe bayawuba nemelusi munye. Bayawulandzela imitsetfo yami, bacaphele kugcina timiso tami.
25 Bayawuhlala eveni lengalipha inceku yami Jakobe, live lapho kwakuhlala khona boyihlomkhulu. Bona kanye nebantfwababo, kanye nebantfwana bebantfwababo, bayawuhlala lapho phakadze naphakadze; naDavide, inceku yami, uyawuba yinkhosi yabo phakadze naphakadze.
26 Ngiyawukwenta sivumelwane sekuthula nabo, siyawuba sivumelwane saphakadze. Ngiyawubahlalisa kahle batinte, ngibente bandze, ngibeke indzawo yami lengcwele emkhatsini wabo phakadze naphakadze.
27 Indzawo yami yekuhlala iyawuba kubo; mine ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe bantfu bami.
28 Ngulapho-ke tive tiyawukwati khona kutsi mine Simakadze ngenta Israyeli kutsi abe ngcwele, ngesikhatsi indzawo yami lengcwele iyawuba kubo phakadze naphakadze.’ ”
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngakuGogi waseveni lakaMagogi, indvuna lenkhulu yesive sakaMesheki nakaThubali. Phrofetha kuye,
3 utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngimelene nawe, wena Gogi, ndvuna lenkhulu yakaMesheki nakaThubali.
4 Ngitakushayisa situngeletane, ngifake emadweba emihlatsini yakho, ngikukhiphe kanye nayo yonkhe imphi yakho, emahhashi akho, nebagibeli bakho bemahhashi labahlome baphelela, nelucucaba lwebantfu labahlome ngisho nangemahawu lamakhulu nalamancane, bonkhe bamengetelisa tinkemba tabo.
5 IPheresiya, neKushe, nePhuthi iyawuba kanye nabo, bonkhe banemahawu netimphantitje,
6 kanye neGomeri inawo onkhe emabutfo ayo, neBhethi Togama lengasekugcineni kwasenyakatfo nawo onkhe emabutfo akhona; tive letinyenti tikanye nawe.
7 “ ‘Caphela, tilungiselele, wena kanye nalolucucaba lwebantfu lababutsene lapha kuwe, ubahole.
8 Emvakwemalanga lamanyenti utawubitelwa embutfweni. Kuleminyaka letako utawuhlasela live leselibuyiswe emphini, lelibantfu balo babutfwa etiveni letinyenti, bayiswa etintsabeni taka-Israyeli letase tikhala libhungane kadzenidzeni. Bakhishwe etiveni ngetive, kodvwa nyalo bonkhe sebahlala bavikelekile.
9 Wena kanye nawo onkhe emabutfo akho netive letinyenti letinawe niyawukhuphuka, nishulungane njengesihhuhhula semoya, niyawuba njengelifu lelimbonya live.
10 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngalelo langa kuyawufika imizindlo engcondvweni yakho, uyawukwakha lisu lelibi.
11 Uyakutsi: “Ngitawungenela live lelitabelo talo tingakabiyelwa, ngiyawuhlasela sive lesinekuthula, sive lesingakacapheli lutfo, bonkhe bahlala ebaleni bangakavikeleki, abanamasango namicabo.
12 Ngiyawubaphanga, ngibemuke timphahla, bese ngijikisela sandla sami kuletindzawo lebetidzilitiwe lesetakhiwe kabusha, nakulabantfu lababutfwe etiveni ngetive, sive lesesifuye kakhulu, kantsi sinetimphahla letinyenti futsi, bantfu labahlala enkhabeni yelive.”
13 BaseSheba, nebaseDedani, nebahwebi baseThashishi nebakuyo yonkhe imiti yayo bayawutsi kuwe: “Utewuphanga yini? Lolucucaba lwakho ulubutsele kutasemuka timphahla yini, wetfwale isiliva kanye negolide, utsatse tifuyo netimphahla, utsatse nemphango lenyenti?” ’
14 “Ngako-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha utsi kuGogi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngalelo langa, mzukwana sive sami, ema-Israyeli, sesihlala sivikelekile, awuyiwukubona yini?
15 Uyawuchamuka endzaweni yakho lesenyakatfo lekhashane, wena netive letinyenti letikanye nawe, bonkhe bagibele emahhashi, inyakanyaka yemabutfo, imphi lenemandla kakhulu.
16 Uyawushuca usukele sive sami, ema-Israyeli, njengelifu lelisibekela live. Kulamalanga letako wena, Gogi, ngitakuyisa eveni lami, kuze tive titewungati mine nase ngitibonakalisa bungcwele bami ngawe tibukile.
17 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Akusiwe yini lona lengakhuluma ngaye ngemalanga akadzeni ngetinceku tami baphrofethi baka-Israyeli? Ngaleso sikhatsi baphrofetha iminyakanyaka kutsi ngitawutfumela wena uyewumelana nabo.’ ”
18 “ ‘Naku-ke lokuyakwenteka ngalelo langa: Mzukwana Gogi ahlasela live laka-Israyeli, intfukutselo yami leshisako iyawuvuka, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
19 Ngenshisekelo yami nangelulaka lwami loluvutsako, ngiyasho ngitsi: Ngalelo langa kuyawuba nalokukhulu kutamatama kwemhlaba eveni laka-Israyeli.
20 Tinhlanti taselwandle, netinyoni tasemoyeni, netilwane tesiganga, nato tonkhe tilwanyakatana letinwabutelako emhlabatsini, nabo bonkhe bantfu labasebusweni bemhlaba, kuyawutfutfumela ebukhoneni bami. Tintsaba tiyawugumbuceleka, emawa ahhihlikele phansi, nato tonkhe tindvonga tiyawudzilikela emhlabatsini.
21 Ngiyawumbitela inkemba Gogi, imelane naye kuto tonkhe tintsaba tami. Inkemba yalowo nalowo muntfu iyawumelana nemnakabo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
22 Ngiyawukhipha sigwebo sesifo lesibulalanako nesekucitseka kwengati; ngiyakwehlisela sihhuhhula semvula lenesangcotfo nesibabule lesivutsako etikwakhe nasetikwemabutfo akhe, nasetikwetive letinyenti letikanye naye.
23 Ngiyawubukhombisa kanjalo-ke bukhulu bami nebungcwele bami, ngiyawutenta kutsi ngatiwe emehlweni etive letinyenti. Ngulapho-ke bayawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
1 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha umelane naGogi, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngimelene nawe Gogi, wena ndvuna lenkhulu yakaMesheki nakaThubali.
2 Ngitakushayisa situngeletane ngikuhudvule. Ngiyawukususa enyakatfo lekhashane, ngikuyise kuyawumelana netintsaba taka-Israyeli.
3 Ngiyawube-ke sengivitsita butjoki bakho esandleni sakho sangesancele, ngiyilahle phansi imicibisholo yakho lesesandleni sakho sangesekudla.
4 Uyakuwa etintsabeni taka-Israyeli, wena kanye nawo onkhe emabutfo akho netive letikanye nawe. Ngiyawukwenta ube kudla kuto tonkhe tinhlobonhlobo tetinyoni letidla letinye tilwane, nasetilwaneni tesiganga.
5 Uyawuwela phansi esigangeni kalashameshame, ngobe sengikhulumile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
6 Ngiyawutfumela umlilo kuMagogi, nakulabo labahlala bavikelekile emaveni lagudla lwandle, bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
7 “ ‘Libito lami lelingcwele ngiyawulenta latiwe emkhatsini wesive sami, ema-Israyeli. Yebo, Libito lami lelingcwele ngingeke ngisaliyekela lihlanjalatwe, netive tiyawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, Longcwele ka-Israyeli.
8 Kuyeta! Nome kanjani kutakwenteka! Kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. Leli ngilo lilanga lengakhuluma ngalo.
9 “ ‘Labo-ke labahlala emadolobheni aka-Israyeli bayawuphuma bayewubutsa tikhali lebetilahlwe ngemabutfo akho batewutibasa. Bayawubasa emahawu lamakhulu nalamancane, nebutjoki, nemicibisholo, netizeze, netikhali. Kuyawuba ngiminyaka lesikhombisa basebentisa tona ekubaseni umlilo.
10 Abasayiwudzinga kutsi bayewutfota tinkhuni etigangeni, nome batikabhe emahlatsini, ngobe bayawusebentisa letikhali ekubaseni umlilo. Bayawuphanga labo labebaphangile, babemuke timphahla labo lababebemuke timphahla tabo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
11 “ ‘Ngalelo langa ngiyawuniketa Gogi indzawo yekungcwatjwa ka-Israyeli, esigodzini salabo labahamba besuka emphumalanga babheke ngaselwandle. Lendzawo iyawuvimba indlela yetihambi, ngobe Gogi kanye nalo lonkhe lolucucaba lwakhe bayawungcwatjwa lapho. Ngako-ke seyiyawubitwa ngekutsi sigodzi sakaHamona Gogi.
12 “ ‘Kuyawudzimate kuphele tinyanga letisikhombisa solomane indlu yaka-Israyeli ibangcwaba, kuze kuhlanteke lelive.
13 Bonkhe bantfu belive bayawubangcwaba, futsi lelo langa lengiyawukhatimuliswa ngalo kuyawuba lilanga leliyawuba yincophamlandvo kubo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
14 “ ‘Kuyawukhetfwa emadvodza latsite kutsi ehle enyuke nalo lonkhe live ahambe angcwaba tonkhe tidvumbu latitfola tidzindzibele eveni, entele kuhlanta live. Kuyawutsi ekupheleni kwaletinyanga letisikhombisa acale kuphenya.
15 Kuyawutsi ekuhambeni kwabo eveni lonkhe, ngulowo atsi nakakhandza litsambo lemuntfu afinye lifindvo eceleni kwalo, kuze kufike laba labangcwabako, balitsatse bayelingcwaba esigodzini sakaHamona Gogi.
16 Lidolobha lekutsiwa yiHamona liyawuba khona lapho. Bayawulihlanta kanjalo-ke live.’
17 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Bita tonkhe tinhlobo tetinyoni, nato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga, utsi: ‘Butsanani ndzawonye nonkhe nisuka kuyo yonkhe indzawo, nite edzilini lenginilungiselele lona, umhlatjelo lomkhulu etintsabeni taka-Israyeli. Lapho-ke niyawufike niniphite inyama, nibuye nehlise ngengati.
18 Niyawudla inyama yemadvodza lanemandla, ninatse ingati yebabusi bemhlaba, kube shangatsi bekutimvu nemazinyane, timbuti netinkunzi, konkhe kutilwane letikhuluphalisiwe taseBhashani.
19 Kulo lelidzili lenginilungisela lona, niyakudla emanoni nize ninafune, ninatse ingati nize nidzakwe.
20 Edzilini lami niyawudla nize nidzabuke tisu yinyama yemahhashi neyebagibeli bawo, neyetingwazi letinemandla neyayo yonkhe inhlobo yetihlabani,’ kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
21 “Ngiyawubonakalisa bukhosi bami emkhatsini wetive, tonkhe tive tiyawusibona sijeziso sami kuto nesandla sami lengisibeka etikwato.
22 Kusukela ngalelo langa kuye embili indlu yaka-Israyeli iyawungati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wayo.
23 Netive titakwati kutsi sive saka-Israyeli saya ekutfunjweni ngenca yetono taso, ngobe babengaketsembeki kimi. Ngako ngase ngiyabufihla buso bami kubo, ngabaniketa etandleni tetitsa tabo. Bonkhe bafa ngenkemba.
24 Ngabaphatsa njengalokungcola kwabo, nanjengekona kwabo, ngabufihla buso bami kubo.
25 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Manje sengitambuyisa Jakobe ekutfunjweni, ngibe nesihawu kubo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli, ngiyawulishisekela Libito lami lelingcwele.
26 Bayakulikhohlwa lihlazo labo nako konkhe kungetsembeki kwabo labakwenta kimi, ngesikhatsi basahleti eveni labo bavikelekile, kute namunye labengabesabisa.
27 Nase ngibabuyisile etiveni sengibabutsile emaveni etitsa tabo, ngiyawubonakalisa bungcwele bami ngabo, emehlweni ato tonkhe tive.
28 Lapho-ke bayawube sebayati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo, ngobe nome ngabayisa ekutfunjweni emkhatsini wetive, ngiyawuphindze ngibabutsisele eveni lelingelabo, ngingashiyi namunye ngemuva.
29 Angisayikubufihla buso bami kubo, ngobe ngiyawutfululela Moya wami kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
1 Kwatsi ngemnyaka wema-25 sitfunjiwe, ekucaleni nje kwemnyaka, tilishumi enyangeni, ngemnyaka weli-14 emvakwekuwa kweJerusalema, ngalona lelo langa nje sandla saSimakadze sasisetikwami, wangitsatsa wangiyisa khona.
2 Emibonweni yaNkulunkulu wangitsatsa wangiyisa eveni laka-Israyeli, wafike wangimisa entsabeni lephakeme kakhulu, lekwatsi ngaseningizimu kwayo kwakunetindlu letatibukeka shangatsi ngulelikhulu lidolobha.
3 Wangiyisa khona, ngafike ngabona indvodza leyayibukeka njengelitfusi; yayime esangweni inelucotfo lwelineni nendvuku yekulinganisa esandleni sayo.
4 Lendvodza yakhuluma kimi, yatsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, buka ngemehlo akho uve ngetindlebe takho, ulalelisise konkhe lengitakukukhombisa kona, ngobe nguloko lokungukona ukuletselwe lapha. Tjela indlu yaka-Israyeli konkhe loku lokubonako.”
5 Ngabona lubondza lolutungelete yonkhe lendzawo yelithempeli. Budze balendvuku yekulinganisa leyayisesandleni salendvodza babungemamitha labengaba matsatfu, wakala lolubondza. Lwalungemamitha labengaba matsatfu kuphakama, nemamitha labengaba matsatfu bucinsi balo.
6 Wase uya ngasendlini yelisango lelibheke ngasemphumalanga. Wakhuphuka titebhisi talo, wase ukala lobubanti bemphundvu yelisango, babungemamitha labengaba matsatfu.
7 Ngale kwemphundvu yelisango kwakunemhubhe lowawunemakamelo abogadzi lamatsatfu ngala nangala kwawo, likamelo lilinye lalisikwele lesimacala angemamitha labengaba matsatfu lilinye, letibondza letisemkhatsini wawo tatingemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu bucinsi bato. Ngale kwalamakamelo abogadzi, kwakunalenye imphundvu yelisango leyayingemamitha labengaba matsatfu bubanti leyayingena emhubheni lowawubukene nelithempeli.
8 Wase ukala umhubhe welisango;
9 wawungemamitha labengaba mane bubanti, tibondza tawo tatingaba limitha linye bucinsi. Lomhubhe walendlu yelisango wawubukene nelithempeli.
10 Ngekhatsi kwalendlu yelisango langasemphumalanga kwakunemakamelo lamatsatfu luhlangotsi lulunye, omatsatfu abelingana ngebukhulu, naletibondza kuwo onkhe emacala awo tatilingana.
11 Lendvodza yase ilinganisa bubanti basekungeneni kwalelisango; babungemamitha labengaba sihlanu, bese kutsi budze bonkhe balo bube ngemamitha labengaba sitfupha nesigamu.
12 Embikwalelo nalelo kamelo labogadzi kwakunelubondza lolufishatane lolwalungaba sigamu selimitha kuphakama, nesigamu selimitha bucinsi balo, lamakamelo abesikwele lesingemamitha labengaba matsatfu.
13 Lendvodza yase ilinganisa bubanti balendlu yelisango, kusuka etulu elubondzeni lolungemuva kwelikamelo linye kuya etulu elubondzeni lolungemuva lwalelinye likamelo lelicondzene nalo lelimshiya ngaloya kwemhubhe wangekhatsi; yatfola kutsi babungemamitha labengaba li-12 nesigamu.
14 Lendvodza yakala kugudla lingembili letibonza, letiphume taphondla kutungeleta lingekhatsi lendlu yelisango, kwakungemamitha labengaba ngema-30. Lesilinganiso sasifikela kulomhubhe lowawubukene nesibuya.
15 Sebubonkhe budze balendlu yelisango kusukela elubondzeni lolungephandle ngasekungeneni kwalelisango kuya ekugcineni kwalomhubhe wekugcina, babungemamitha labengaba ngema-25.
16 Bekunemafasitelo lamancane kulolubondza lolungephandle lwalamakamelo abogadzi nakuleti letatisemkhatsini walamakamelo kanye nakulomhubhe yonkhe indzawo. Bekunetihlahla temasundvu letaticoshwe kuletibondza letingekhatsi letatibheke kulomhubhe wangekhatsi.
17 Lendvodza yase ingimikisa esibuyeni lesasingephandle. Nalapho ngafike ngabona emakamelo nesiyilo lesasakhiwe kuso sonkhe lesibuya kusitungeleta; kwakunemakamelo langema-30 kulesibuya, embikwawo kwakunelibala lelaliyilwe ngematje.
18 Lesiyilo sasiseceleni kwaletindlu temasango, bubanti baso babulingene nebudze baletindlu temasango. Lesi kwakusiyilo lesasingentansi.
19 Kwakunendlu yelisango leyayingenhla iphumela kuso sibuya sangekhatsi. Lendvodza yase ilinganisa budze kusukela ekugcineni kwalendlu yelisango kuya ekungeneni kwalena lenye, kwakungemamitha labengaba ngema-50.
20 Lendvodza yase ilinganisa budze nebubanti bendlu yelisango langasenyakatfo leyayiphumela esibuyeni lesingephandle.
21 Emakamelo ayo abogadzi, omatsatfu ngalapha nangalapha kwemhube wangekhatsi, netibondza letatisemkhatsini wawo, kanye nalomhubhe lobukene nesibuya, konkhe bekulingana nekwelisango langasemphumalanga. Sebubonkhe budze balendlu yelisango babungemamitha labengaba ngema-25, nebubanti bayo bungemamitha labengaba li-12 nesigamu.
22 Umhubhe wayo lobukene nesibuya, nemafasitelo ayo, netihlahla temasundvu letaticoshwe kuyo, konkhe kwakufanana tjika nalokwa kwendlu yelisango langasemphumalanga. Lapha titebhisi letisikhombisa tatikhuphukela emnyango walelisango, lomhubhe wayo wawusekugcineni, ubuke lesibuya.
23 Mshiya ngaloya kwalesibuya, kusuka kulendlu yelisango langasenyakatfo kwakunalenye indlu yelisango leyayiphumela kulesibuya sangekhatsi, njengasemphumalanga. Lendvodza yase ikala budze emkhatsini waletindlu temasango omabili, yakhandza kutsi bungemamitha labengaba ngema-50.
24 Lendvodza yase ingiyisa ngaseluhlangotsini lwangaseningizimu, nalapho sabona lenye indlu yelisango. Yakala tibondza tayo nemhubhe wayo lobukene nesibuya, konkhe kwakufanana tjika naloku lokunye.
25 Lendlu yelisango, nemhubhe wayo, kwakunemafasitelo yonkhe indzawo, njengakuleta letinye. Sebubonkhe budze balendlu yelisango babungemamitha labengaba ngema-25, bubanti bayo bungemamitha labengaba li-12 nesigamu.
26 Kwakunetitebhisi letisikhombisa letatikhuphukela kuyo, umhubhe wakhona nawo wawusekugcineni ubuke kulesibuya. Nakhona kwakunetihlahla temasundvu letaticoshwe kuletibondza letatibheke kulomhubhe wangekhatsi.
27 Nakhona lapha kwakunendlu yelisango leyayiphumela kulesibuya sangekhatsi. Lendvodza yase ikala budze kusuka kulelisango kuya kulelisango langaphandle ngaseningizimu, yakhandza kutsi bungemamitha labengaba ngema-50.
28 Lendvodza yangitsatsa yangidzabulisa indlu yelisango langaseningizimu, yaya nami kulesibuya sangekhatsi. Yayikala lendlu yelisango, yakhandza kutsi iyafanana naleti letinye letatikulolubondza lwangephandle.
29 Emakamelo ayo abogadzi, netibondza tayo tangekhatsi kanye nalomhubhe wayo kwakulingana nekwaleti letinye. Lendlu yelisango nalomhubhe wayo kwakunemafasitelo yonkhe indzawo. Yayingemamitha labengaba ngema-25 budze, nemamitha labengaba li-12 nesigamu bubanti.
30 Imihubhe yaletindlu temasango letatitungeleta sibuya sangekhatsi yayingemamitha labengaba li-12 nesigamu budze, nemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu bubanti.
31 Umhubhe walendlu yelisango langaseningizimu wawukulesibuya sangephandle; tihlahla temasundvu taticoshwe kuletibondza tayo tangekhatsi. Kwakunetitebhisi letisiphohlongo letatikhuphukela ekungeneni kwelisango.
32 Lendvodza yangidzabulisa indlu yalelisango langasemphumalanga, yangingenisa esibuyeni sangekhatsi. Yayikala lendlu yelisango, yakhandza kutsi ilingana tjika naleti letinye.
33 Emakamelo ayo abogadzi netibondza tayo tangekhatsi kanye nalomhubhe wayo kwakulingana ncamashi nekwaleti letinye. Lendlu yelisango nalomhubhe wayo kwakunemafasitelo yonkhe indzawo. Sebubonkhe budze bayo babungemamitha labengaba ngema-25, nebubanti bayo babungemamitha labengaba li-12 nesigamu.
34 Lomhubhe wayo wawubheke esibuyeni sangephandle. Kwakucoshwe tihlahla temasundvu kuletibondza tayo tangekhatsi emaceleni omabili. Kwakunetitebhisi letisiphohlongo letatikhuphukela ekungeneni kwelisango.
35 Lendvodza yase ingiyisa endlini yelisango langasenyakatfo. Yayikala, yakhandza kutsi ilingana tjika naleti letinye.
36 Njengato nayo yayinemakamelo abogadzi, netibondza tangekhatsi, nemhubhe lobukene nesibuya, nemafasitelo yonkhe indzawo. Sebubonkhe budze bayo babungemamitha labengaba ngema-25, nebubanti bayo babungemamitha labengaba li-12 nesigamu.
37 Lomhubhe wayo lomunye wawubheke kulesibuya sangephandle. Kwakucoshwe tihlahla temasundvu kuletibondza tangekhatsi emaceleni omabili. Kwakunetitebhisi letisiphohlongo letatikhuphukela ekungeneni kwelisango.
38 Kulesibuya sangephandle kwakunesakhiwo, lesasichunywe kulendlu yelisango lelingekhatsi ngasenyakatfo. Sasiphumela kulomhubhe wayo lowawubheke kulesibuya, lapho-ke ngulapho babegezela khona letilwane letatitekwentiwa umhlatjelo wekushiswa samuku.
39 Kulomhubhe lobukene nesibuya kwakunematafula lamane, kumunye ngamunye umhlubulo wawo amabili, kutsi kuhlatjelwe etikwawo tilwane temhlatjelo wekushiswa samuku, netemhlatjelo wesono, netemnikelo wenhlawulo.
40 Ngephandle kwalomhubhe lobukene nesibuya kwakunematafula lamane lafananako, amabili ngala nangale kwemnyango welisango langasenyakatfo.
41 Asawonkhe lamatafula abesiphohlongo, lapho letilwane letatiba ngumhlatjelo tatibulawelwa khona: Lamane abengekhatsi kulomhubhe, lamane angephandle esibuyeni.
42 Lamatafula lamane lekwakulungiselelwa kuwo imihlatjelo leyayitawushiswa samuku, abengewematje lacotwe kahle. Abengaba sigamu selimitha kuphakama kwawo, bese kutsi lingetulu lawo lalisikwele lesasingemasentimitha labengaba ngema-75. Tonkhe letimphahla letatisetjentiswa ekuhlabeni letilwane temihlatjelo tatibekwa kulamatafula.
43 Kwakunemingcengcema leyayingemamilimitha labengaba ngema-75 bubanti, leyayitungeleta lamatafula. Yonkhe inyama yemihlatjelo yayibekwa etikwalamatafula.
44 Lendvodza yase ingimisa kulesibuya sangekhatsi. Kwakunemakamelo lamabili lavulekela kulesibuya sangekhatsi, lilinye laliseceleni kwelisango langasenyakatfo, lalibheke ngaseningizimu, leli lelinye liseceleni kwelisango langaseningizimu libheke ngasenyakatfo.
45 Lendvodza yangitjela kutsi lelikamelo lelibheke ngaseningizimu lalilebaphristi lababekhonta ethempelini,
46 lelikamelo lelalibheke ngasenyakatfo lalilebaphristi lababekhonta elatini. Labaphristi kwakuyintalelwane yaSadoki, kwakungabo kuphela emalunga labewesive semaLevi labenelilungelo lekusondzela ebukhoneni baSimakadze ayewumkhonta.
47 Lendvodza yakala lesibuya sangekhatsi, yatfola kutsi sasisikwele lesasingemamitha labengaba ngema-50. Lithempeli lalingasenshonalanga, embikwalo kwakunelilati.
48 Yase iyangitsatsa yangiyisa kulomhubhe wekungena ethempelini. Yakala umnyango wawo, wawungemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu budze, nemamitha labengaba sikhombisa bubanti, netibondza tawo tatingaba limitha linye nesigamu bucinsi bato, ngala nangale.
49 Kwakunetitebhisi letatikhuphukela emnyango walomhubhe wekungena ethempelini, lomhubhe wawungemamitha labengaba lishumi bubanti, nemamitha labengaba sitfupha budze. Kwakunetinsika letimbili lapha ekungeneni, iyinye ngala nangale kwemnyango.
1 Lendvodza yase ingingenisa endzaweni lengcwele, yakala tibhonga temnyango, bubanti bato babungemamitha labengaba matsatfu ngala nangale.
2 Lomnyango wawungemamitha labengaba sihlanu bubanti, kwatsi lolubondza ngala nangale kwaba ngemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu. Yaphindze yakala lendzawo lengcwele yangephandle; yayingemamitha labengaba ngema-20 budze nemamitha labengaba lishumi bubanti.
3 Yase ingena kulendzawo lengcwele leyayingekhatsi, yakala letibhonga temnyango, sisinye sasingaba limitha bubanti. Lomnyango wawungemamitha labengaba matsatfu bubanti, budze betibondza tangasemaceleni emnyango babungemamitha labengaba matsatfu nesigamu.
4 Yabe seyikala lendzawo lengcwele yangekhatsi, yayingemamitha labengaba lishumi budze, nemamitha labengaba lishumi bubanti. Yakhuluma kimi yatsi: “Lena yindzawo lengcwelengcwele.”
5 Lendvodza yase ilinganisa lubondza lwelithempeli; yalukhandza lungemamitha labengaba matsatfu bucinsi, bubantsi balelo nalelo kamelo latungeleta lithempeli babungemamitha labengaba mabili.
6 Lamakamelo asemaceleni abetitezi letintsatfu, lesinye singetulu kwalesinye, kuleso nakuleso sitezi kwakunemakamelo langema-30. Lingephandle lwelubondza lwelithempeli kuleso naleso sitezi kwakunemingcengcema leyayitungelete lolubondza lwelithempeli leyayisimisa lamakamelo lasemaceleni, kuze tisimiso tingafakwa elubondzeni lwelithempeli.
7 Lamakamelo lasemaceleni kutungeleta lithempeli abeya ngekuba banti kakhulu kuleso nakuleso sitezi lesilandzelako. Lesakhiwo lesasitungelete lithempeli sasakhiwe ngekwenyuka kwetigaba, ngaloko lamakamelo abeya ngekuba banti, nawenyukela etulu. Kwakunetitebhisi letenyukako kusukela esitezi lesingaphansi kuye esitezi lesisetulu ekugcineni, kwendlula kulesisekhatsi.
8 Ngabona kutsi lelithempeli lalinendzawo lephakeme lelitungeletile. Lendzawo lephakeme ngiyo leyayakha sisekelo salamakamelo lasemaceleni. Lesisekelo salamakamelo sasingemamitha labengaba matsatfu kuphakama kwaso.
9 Lubondza lwangaphandle lwalamakamelo lwalungemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu bucinsi balo. Lelibala lelisemkhatsini walamakamelo lasemaceleni elithempeli
10 nemakamelo ebaphristi lalingemamitha labengaba lishumi bubanti; lelibala lalitungeleta lithempeli.
11 Lamakamelo abeneminyango lebheke ngakulelibala, lomunye ungasenyakatfo lomunye ungaseningizimu; lendzawo lephakeme leyayigudla lelibala yayinemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu bubanti yonkhe indzawo.
12 Lendlu leyayibhekene nelibala lelithempeli ngasenshonalanga yayingemamitha labengaba ngema-35 bubanti. Lubondza lwalendlu lwalungemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu bucinsi, kutungeleta yonkhe indzawo, bese kutsi budze balendlu bube ngemamitha labengaba ngema-45.
13 Lendvodza yase ilinganisa lelithempeli; lalingemamitha labengaba ngema-50 budze, bese kutsi ngasenshonalanga libala lelithempeli nalendlu yakhona netibondza tayo kwakungemamitha labengaba ngema-50 budze.
14 Bubanti balelibala lelithempeli ngasemphumalanga, kanye nelingembili lelithempeli kwakungemamitha labengaba ngema-50.
15 Yase ikala budze balendlu leyayibheke ngasebaleni ngemuva kwelithempeli, kanye nematsala ayo ngala nangale kwaba ngemamitha labengaba ngema-50. Lendzawo lengcwele, nendzawo lengcwelengcwele, nemhubhe lobhekene nesibuya,
16 kanye neminyango, nemafasitelo lamancane, nematsala labetungeleta letindzawo letintsatfu, kanye nako konkhe lokunye kanye nelingephandle leminyango kwakwembeswe ngelugodvo. Siyilo nelubondza kuze kuyewufika emafasitelweni, kwakumbonyiwe.
17 Ngetulu kwemnyango longena endzaweni lengcwele, nasetibondzeni, kuletikhala letifananako, kutungeleta lingekhatsi nelingephandle lendzawo lengcwele,
18 bekucoshwe umhlobiso wemakherubhi netihlahla temasundvu. Letihlahla tatilandzelana nemakherubhi. Likherubhi lilinye lalinebuso lobubili:
19 Nganhlanye kwakunebuso bemuntfu lobabubheke ngasesihlahleni selisundvu, bese kutsi ngakulesinye sihlahla selisundvu kubheke buso belibhubesi. Bekucoshwe kuyo yonkhe indzawo ethempelini.
20 Kusukela phansi kuye ngetulu kwemnyango, emakherubhi netihlahla temasundvu bekucoshwe elubondzeni lwendzawo lengcwele.
21 Tibhonga temnyango wendzawo lengcwele tatingucaladze, kanjalo netemnyango wendzawo lengcwelengcwele tatifanana nato.
22 Bekunelilati letigodvo lelalingaba limitha nesigamu kuphakama, nelimitha budze nebubanti; emakona alo, nesisekelo salo, nemihlubulo yalo kwakukwetigodvo. Lendvodza yatsi kimi: “Leli litafula lelisembikwaSimakadze.”
23 Indzawo lengcwele nendzawo lengcwelengcwele kokubili bekunetivalo letingatimbili.
24 Ngulowo nalowo mnyango wawunetivalo letingumphacambili, tivalo letimbili letijikitako esivalweni sisinye.
25 Kuletivalo talendzawo lengcwele bekucoshwe emakherubhi netihlahla temasundvu njengaloko lokwakusetibondzeni, bekunesivikelo lesasentiwe ngesigodvo singetulu kwemnyango wemhubhe.
26 Kuletibondza tasemaceleni temhubhe bekunemafasitelo lamancane netihlahla temasundvu letaticoshwe ngala nangale. Lamakamelo lasemaceleni elithempeli nawo abenato leto tivikelo.
1 Lendvodza yangihola yangicondzisa ngasenyakatfo esibuyeni sangephandle, yangiyisa emakamelweni lamacondzana nelibala lelithempeli namalungana nelubondza lwangephandle ngasenyakatfo.
2 Lendlu leyayinemnyango lowawubheke ngasenyakatfo, yayingemamitha labengaba ngema-50 budze, nemamitha labengaba ngema-25 bubanti.
3 Kuyo yomibili lemihlubulo, umhlubulo lowawungemamitha labengaba lishumi, kanye nalomhlubulo lomalungana nesiyilo sesibuya sangephandle, lendlu yayinelitsala lelibhekene nelitsala etigabeni letintsatfu.
4 Embikwalamakamelo ayo bekunemhubhe wangekhatsi lowawungemamitha labengaba sihlanu bubanti, nemamitha labengaba ngema-50 budze. Iminyango yalemihubhe yayingasenyakatfo.
5 Lamakamelo langetulu abengumntjuntju, ngobe lamatsala abetsetse indzawo lenkhulu kuwo kunakulamakamelo langaphansi nakulawo lasemkhatsini waleyondlu.
6 Lamakamelo lasesitezi sesitsatfu abete tinsika njengaletibuya; abenetiyilo letincane kunetalawa labengaphansi netalawa labesemkhatsini.
7 Kwakunelubondza lwangephandle lolwalulinganise nalamakamelo nalesibuya sangephandle, lwalujuba embikwalamakamelo emamitha labengaba ngema-25 budze.
8 Loluhla lwemakamelo langasesibuyeni sangephandle lwalungemamitha labengaba ngema-25 budze, bese kutsi loluhla lolusedvutane nendzawo lengcwele lona lube ngemamitha labengaba ngema-50 budze.
9 Lamakamelo langaphansi wona abenemnyango ngasemphumalanga, nangabe umuntfu angena esuka esibuyeni sangephandle.
10 Ngaseningizimu kwelibala lelithempeli kugudla lubondza lwesibuya sangephandle, kwakunemakamelo labhekene nelubondza lwangephandle. Lamakamelo
11 abenemhubhe embikwawo, abefanana nalamakamelo langasenyakatfo; afanana ngebudze, nangebubanti, nangeminyango yekuphuma, nangebukhulu. Leminyango leyayingasenyakatfo
12 yayifanana ncamashi neyemakamelo langaseningizimu. Kwakunemnyango ekucaleni kwalomhubhe lowawulinganise nalolubondza lolwalushona ngasemphumalanga, lekwakungenwa ngawo emakamelweni.
13 Lendvodza yakhuluma kimi, yatsi: “Lamakamelo langasenyakatfo nangaseningizimu labhekene nelibala lelithempeli ngemakamelo langcwele ebaphristi, lapho baphristi labatakuya kuSimakadze batawufike badlele khona iminikelo lengcwelengcwele. Ngulapho-ke lapho bayawubeka khona iminikelo lengcwelengcwele: iminikelo yalokutinhlavu, neminikelo yesono kanye neminikelo yelicala, ngobe lendzawo ingcwele.
14 Batawutsi labaphristi bangangena kulendzawo lengcwele, bangabe basangena esibuyeni lesingephandle, bangakakhumuli tingubo labatembatsako nabakhontako, ngobe leti tingcwele. Kufanele bembatse letinye timphahla basengakasondzeli etindzaweni tebantfu.”
15 Yatsi kube icedze kukala lokungekhatsi ethempelini, yangikhipha ngelisango lelingasemphumalanga, yakala yonkhe leyo ndzawo ngephandle.
16 Yakala umhlubulo wangasemphumalanga ngendvuku yekukala; kwaba ngemamitha labengaba ngema-250.
17 Yakala umhlubulo wangasenyakatfo ngalendvuku yekukala; kwaba ngemamitha labengaba ngema-250.
18 Yakala umhlubulo wangaseningizimu ngalendvuku yekukala; kwaba ngemamitha labengaba ngema-250.
19 Yabe seyigucukela emhlubulweni wangasenshonalanga yalukala ngalendvuku yekukala; kwaba ngemamitha labengaba ngema-250.
20 Ngako yabe seyikala lendzawo kuyo yonkhe imihlubulo yomine. Yayinelubondza lolwaluyitungeleta, kwakungemamitha labengaba ngema-250 budze, nemamitha labengaba ngema-250 bubanti, lwehlukanisa lokungcwele kulokungengcwele.
1 Lendvodza yangitsatsa yangimikisa esangweni lelibheke ngasemphumalanga,
2 lapho ngabona khona inkhatimulo yebukhona baNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli ichamuka ngasemphumalanga. Livi lakhe lalifanana nekudvuma kwemabhudlo emanti, live lalicwebetela ngenca yenkhatimulo yakhe.
3 Lombono lengawubona wawufanana nembono lengangiwubone, nakefika kutewubhubhisa lidolobha, uphindze ufanane nemibono lengangiyibone eceleni kwemfula iKhebari, ngawa ngibhekise buso phansi.
4 Inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yangena ethempelini ngelisango lelibheke ngasemphumalanga.
5 Moya wase uyangiphakamisa wangingenisa esibuyeni sangekhatsi, inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yagcwalisa lithempeli.
6 Yatsi lendvodza iseme eceleni kwami, ngeva lomunye akhuluma kimi ngekhatsi ethempelini.
7 Wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lena yindzawo yesihlalo sami sebukhosi nendzawo yekwenabela tinyawo tami. Ngulapha-ke lapho ngitawuhlala khona emkhatsini wema-Israyeli kuze kube phakadze. Indlu yaka-Israyeli ingeke iphindze ilihlambalate Libito lami lelingcwele, yona kanye nemakhosi ayo, ngebugwadla bayo nangetithico letingaphili temakhosi ayo etindzaweni tayo letiphakeme.
8 Nababeka umnyango wabo eceleni kwemnyango wendlu yami, netinsika tabo temnyango eceleni kwetinsika tami temnyango, kunelubondza kuphela emkhatsini wami nabo, balihlambalata Libito lami lelingcwele ngetintfo tabo letinengekako labatentako. Ngako ngase ngiyababhubhisa ngentfukutselo yami.
9 Manje-ke ababususe kimi lobugwadla babo naletithico letingaphili temakhosi abo, ngiyawube sengihlala emkhatsini wabo phakadze naphakadze.
10 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, chaza lithempeli esiveni saka-Israyeli, kuze batewuba nemahloni ngetono tabo. Bente balicabangisise lelipulani.
11 Nangabe banemahloni ngako konkhe labakwentile, bachazele ngelipulani lelithempeli, nekuhleleka kwalo, iminyango yalo yekuphuma neyekungena, lonkhe lipulani lalo, nayo yonkhe imiyalo nemitsetfo yalo. Kubhale phansi loku embikwabo, khona batekwetsembeka kulelipulani lalo, balandzele nemitsetfo yalo.
12 “Lona ngumtsetfo welithempeli: Yonkhe lendzawo lelitungeletile esicongweni sentsaba iyakuba ngcwelengcwele. Unjalo-ke umtsetfo welithempeli.”
13 “Leti-ke tilinganiso telilati, nase usebentisa indvuku yekukala lefanana naleyo yekukala lithempeli: Kutungeleta sonkhe sisekelo selilati bekunemsedlana lewawungemasentimitha labengaba ngema-50 kushona, nemasentimitha labengaba ngema-50 bubanti, bese kutsi lapha emaceleni emngcengcemeni ube ngemasentimitha labengaba ngema-25 kuphakama.
14 Kusuka kulomsedlana phansi kuye etulu bekungaba limitha linye bese kutsi bubanti bube sigamu selimitha. Lencenye lelandzelako yayentiwe yaba ngemasentimitha labengaba ngema-50 bubanti, bese kuba ngemamitha labengaba mabili kuphakama. Lencenye lelandzela leyo nayo yayihleleke kusukela emngcengcemeni wayo kwaba ngemasentimitha labengaba ngema-50 kutungeleta.
15 Lendzawo lengetulu, lapho kwakushiselwa khona imihlatjelo, bekungemamitha labengaba mabili kuphakama. Timphondvo talo temakona lamane tatiphakeme kunalesibebesi salo.
16 Lingetulu lelilati lalisikwele lesingemamitha labengaba sitfupha yonkhe indzawo.
17 Likhatsinendzawo lalo nalo lalisikwele, lingemamitha labengaba sikhombisa, yonkhe indzawo lalinemngcengcema lolitungeleta ngephandle ungemasentimitha labengaba ngema-25 kuphakama. Lomsedlana wawungemasentimitha labengaba ngema-50 bubanti. Titebhisi letatenyukela etulu kulelilati tatingasemhlubulweni wangasemphumalanga.”
18 Wabe sewukhuluma kimi, utsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Lena kutawuba ngimitsetfo yeminikelo yemhlatjelo yekushiswa neyekunyenyeta ingati etikwelilati, nase lakhiwe:
19 Kufanele unikele ngenkunzana kutsi ibe ngumnikelo wesono kubaphristi, labangemaLevi, bendlu yakaSadoki, labasondzelako kutewukhonta embikwami, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
20 Kufanele utsatse lenye yengati yayo uyibeke kuletimphondvo letine telilati, nasemakoneni omane emngcengcema longetulu, nakuwo wonkhe lomngcengcema, khona utewuhlambulula lilati ulentele inhlawulo.
21 Wena kufanele utsatse lenkunzana ibe ngumnikelo wesono, uyishisele lapho imiselwe kushiselwa khona, lekuyindzawo yelithempeli lengephandle kwendzawo lengcwele.
22 “Ngelilanga lesibili kufanele unikele ngesiphongo lesingenasiyela kube ngumnikelo wesono, nelilati kufanele lihlanjululwe, njengobe lalihlanjululwe ngenkunzi.
23 Utawutsi ungacedza kulihlambulula, uyawube sewunikela ngenkunzana kanye nangesihhanca lesiphuma emhlambini, kokubili kungabi nasiyela.
24 Kufanele konkhe ukunikele embikwaSimakadze, baphristi kufanele banyenyete ngeluswayi etikwako, bakunikele kube ngumhlatjelo wekushiswa kuSimakadze.
25 “Kuwo onkhe lamalanga lasikhombisa kufanele unikele ngesiphongo kube ngumnikelo wesono, kufanele futsi kube nenkunzana nesihhanca lesiphuma emhlambini, kokubili kungabi nasiyela.
26 Kuwo onkhe lamalanga lasikhombisa kufanele bente inhlawulo yelilati, balihlambulule.
27 Ekupheleni kwalamalanga, kusukela elangeni lesiphohlongo kuya embili, baphristi kufanele betfule iminikelo yenu yekushiswa kanye neminikelo yenu yekuthula etikwelilati. Ngiyawube sengiyanemukela-ke, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
1 Lendvodza yase ingibuyisela emuva esangweni lelingephandle lendzawo lengcwele, lelo lelibheke emphumalanga, lalivaliwe.
2 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Lelisango kufanele lihlale livaliwe. Kufanele lingavulwa; akubete namunye longena ngalo. Kufanele lihlale livaliwe, ngobe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ungene ngalo.
3 Inkhosi lengumbusi ngiyo kuphela lengahlala ngekhatsi kwelisango kutsi itewudla embikwaSimakadze. Kufanele ingene ngendlela yemhubhe welisango, iphindze iphume ngaleyo ndlela.”
4 Lendvodza yase ingihola ngendlela yelisango langasenyakatfo ingiyisa embikwelithempeli. Ngatsi ngiyabuka, ngabona inkhatimulo yaSimakadze igcwalisa lithempeli laSimakadze, ngawa ngibhekise buso bami phansi.
5 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bukisisa, sondzela ulalele ukunakisise konkhe loko lengikutjela kona macondzana nayo yonkhe imitsetfo lephatselene nelithempeli laSimakadze. Yinakekele yonkhe imitsetfo yekungena ethempelini nayo yonkhe yekuphuma endzaweni lengcwele.
6 “Khuluma kuyo indlu lehlubukako yaka-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Awu, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli, setenele letento tenu letinengekako!
7 Ngetulu kwato tonkhe letinye tintfo tenu lenitentako letinengekako niletse betive labangakasokwa enhlitiyweni nasenyameni, nabangenisa endzaweni yami lengcwele, nangcolisa lithempeli lami ngesikhatsi ninikela kimi ngekudla, nangemanoni, nangengati, nephula sivumelwane sami.
8 Esikhundleni sekwenta umsebenti wenu macondzana netintfo tami letingcwele, nibeke labanye bantfu kutsi baphatse indzawo yami lengcwele.
9 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Kufanele kubete namunye wetive longakasokwa enhlitiyweni nasenyameni longena endzaweni yami lengcwele, kubete ngisho nebetive labahlala emkhatsini wema-Israyeli.’ ”
10 “ ‘EmaLevi langibalekela ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli eduka nangesikhatsi azulazula esuka kimi, alandzela tithico tawo, kufanele ayetfwale leyo miphumela yesono sawo.
11 Angakhonta endzaweni yami lengcwele, engamele emasango alelithempeli, akhonte ngekhatsi kulo; angabahlabela bantfu iminikelo yabo yekushiswa kanye nemihlatjelo, eme embikwebantfu, abakhonte.
12 Kodvwa njengobe abebakhonta embikwetithico tabo enta indlu yaka-Israyeli yawela esonweni, ngako-ke ngifunge ngesandla lesiphakanyisiwe kutsi kufanele etfwale imiphumela yesono sawo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
13 Akukafaneli asondzele atengikhonta njengebaphristi nome-ke asondzele nome ngangukutiphi tintfo tami letingcwele nome iminikelo lengcwelengcwele; kufanele aletfwale lihlazo ngaletento tabo letisinengiso.
14 Noko ngiyawubabeka kutsi bengamele imisebenti letsite yasethempelini nawo wonkhe umsebenti lekufanele wentiwe ekhatsi kulo.’ ”
15 “ ‘Kodvwa baphristi, labangemaLevi lababatukulu baSadoki, labebayenta ngekwetsembeka imisebenti yendzawo yami lengcwele ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli aphambuka kimi, kufanele bona basondzele batewukhonta embikwami. Kufanele beme embikwami batewunikela ngemhlatjelo wemanoni newengati, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
16 Ngabo bodvwa lekufanele bangene endzaweni yami lengcwele; ngabo bodvwa lekufanele basondzele elatini lami kutawukhonta embikwami, bente inkonzi yami.
17 “ ‘Nabangena emasangweni esibuya lesingekhatsi, kufanele bembatse timphahla telineni; akukafaneli bembatse imphahla leyentiwe ngensontfo, ngesikhatsi benta inkonzo emasangweni esibuya sangekhatsi nome ngekhatsi ethempelini.
18 Kufanele bashucule ngemishuculo yelineni etinhloko tabo, netimphahla tabo tangaphansi tibe telineni etinkhalo tabo. Akukafaneli bembatse nome ngabe yini letabenta bajuluke.
19 Nase baphumela esibuyeni lesingephandle, lapho kunebantfu khona, kufanele batikhumule letimphahla tabo bebatembetse nabakhontako, bese batishiya emakamelweni langcwele, bembatse letinye timphahla, kuze bangetiwulimata bantfu ngetimphahla tabo letingcwele.
20 “ ‘Kufanele bangatihhuli tinhloko tabo nome bavume tinwele tabo tibe tindze, kodvwa kufanele tinwele tihlale tiphunguliwe.
21 Kufanele kubete umphristi lonatsa liwayini, nakatawungena esibuyeni lesingekhatsi.
22 Abakafaneli batsatse nebafelokati, nome bafati labalahliwe, bangatsatsa tintfombi tema-Israyeli ngekutalwa nome bafelokati bebaphristi.
23 Kufanele bafundzise bantfu bami umehluko emkhatsini walokungcwele nalokungengcwele, babakhombise kwehlukanisa emkhatsini walokungcolile nalokuhlantekile ngekwemtsetfo.
24 “ ‘Kuyo yonkhe imibango, baphristi kufanele babe behluleli, bakhiphe sincumo lesihambisana netimiso tami. Kufanele bayigcine imitsetfo yami netimiso tami tayo yonkhe imikhosi yami lebekiwe, bagcine nemaSabatha ami angcwele.
25 “ ‘Umphristi akukafaneli atingcolise ngekusondzela edvute nesidvumbu; noko, nangabe lomuntfu lofile abenguyise nome unina, indvodzana nome indvodzakati, umnakabo nome dzadzewabo losengakendzi, ngako angatingcolisa.
26 Nasahlanjululiwe, kufanele eme angakhonti elatini emalanga lasikhombisa.
27 Mhlazana angena esibuyeni lesingekhatsi sendzawo lengcwele kutewukhonta endzaweni lengcwele, kufanele atentele umnikelo wesono, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
28 “ ‘Kufanele kube ngimi kuphela lolifa lebaphristi. Kufanele banganikwa lifa ka-Israyeli; mine ngiyawuba lifa labo.
29 Bayawudla iminikelo yalokutinhlavu neminikelo yesono, neminikelo yesono, neminikelo yelicala. Konkhe lokunikelwe kuSimakadze ka-Israyeli kuyawuba kwabo.
30 Tonkhe tilinga tetitselo telikhetselo nako konkhe kwetipho tenu telikhetselo kuyawuba kwebaphristi. Niyawubanika sabelo sekucala semphuphu legayiwe, kuze sibusiso sehlele etikwetindlu tenu.
31 Baphristi kufanele bangadli lutfo, inyoni nome silwane, lokutfolakele kutifele nome kudladlabulwe tilwane tesiganga.’ ”
1 “ ‘Nase kwabiwa live ngenkatho kunikwa leso naleso sive lifa laso, lesinye sabelo sibohlukaniselwa Simakadze. Kufanele sibe ngemakhilomitha langaba li-12 nesigamu budze, nemakhilomitha langaba sihlanu bubanti. Yonkhe-ke leyo ndzawo iyawuba ngcwele.
2 Kulesabelo kufanele kube nendzawo lesikwele, lendzawana yelithempeli ibe ngemamitha langaba ngema-250 luhlangotsi lulunye, kufanele kube nelibala leliyitungeletile, nalo libe ngemamitha langaba ngema-25 bubanti.
3 Kulendzawo incenye yayo lengemakhilomitha langaba li-12 nesigamu budze, inebubanti lobungemakhilomitha langaba sihlanu, kufanele ikalwe kahle, ngobe itawuba yelithempeli, indzawo lengcwelengcwele.
4 Kuyawuba yindzawana lengcwele eveni, leyehlukaniselwe baphristi labasondzela kuSimakadze bakhonte ethempelini lakhe. Iyakuba yindzawo yetindlu tabo, ibe nendzawo yelithempeli.
5 Indzawo lesele lengemakhilomitha langaba li-12 nesigamu budze, nebubanti lobungemakhilomitha langaba sihlanu, kufanele ibe sabelo semaLevi languwona enta inkonzo ethempelini. Kuyawuba nemadolobha lapho batawuhlala khona.
6 “ ‘Lapho eceleni kwalendzawo lengcwele kufanele kube nalenye indzawo lengemakhilomitha langaba li-12 nesigamu budze, nemakhilomitha langaba mabili nesigamu bubanti, ibekelwe kwakhiwa kwelidolobha, lapho kuyawuhlala nome ngubani waka-Israyeli.’ ”
7 “ ‘Kufanele kube nelive futsi lelehlukaniselwa umbusi lobusako. Kusukela emnyeleni longasenshonalanga wendzawo lengcwele liyawuchubekela elwandle iMedithera; kusuka ngasemnyeleni wasemphumalanga liyawuchubekela ngasemphumalanga yelive, kuze kutsi budze balo bulingane nebudze balenye yetindzawo letabelwe tive taka-Israyeli.
8 Lendzawo iyawuba sabelo sembusi lobusako eveni laka-Israyeli, kuze angasayiwuphindza acindzetele bantfu bami, kodvwa uyawuvumela lonkhe leli lelinye live libe letive tema-Israyeli.’ ”
9 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Senone kakhulu, nine babusi baka-Israyeli. Khawulani lobudlova benu bekucindzetela bantfu. Yentani lokulungile nalokwemukelekako kuNkulunkulu kutsi kulungile. Ningaphindzi nicoshe bantfu bami eveni labo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
10 “ ‘Kufanele nisebentise tisindvo netikali letetsembekile letisemtsetfweni, kube: yi-efa lengiyo nebhathi lengiyo.
11 “ ‘I-efa yekukala lokomile kufanele ilingane nebhathi yalokumanti. Lizingasikali yihomeri. Lokuphumako lapha kutsi: “ ‘Ihomeri ilingane nema-efa lalishumi, kulingane nemabhathi lalishumi.
12 Tisindvo tenu tifanele tibe kanje: emagera langema-20 alingane nelishekheli, emashekheli langema-60 alingane nemina.’ ”
13 “ ‘Lena nguyona ndlela leniyawukala ngayo iminikelo yenu yelikhetselo: “ ‘Kolo: Niyawutsatsa kunye kwema-60 kwesivuno senu, ibhali: kunye kwema-60 kwesivuno senu,
14 emafutsa emncumo: kunye kwelikhulu kwetitselo tetihlahla tenu; nikukale ngebhathi; ngobe emabhathi lalishumi alingana nehomeri, ihomeri yinye ilingene nekhori yinye.
15 Timvu: Imvu yinye itsatfwe kuwo umhlambi wema-200 tasemadlelweni lanemanti aka-Israyeli. Kufanele niletse iminikelo yalokutinhlavu, netilwane letitawushiswa samuku, netilwane temnikelo webudlelwane, kuze kutewuhlawulela tono tenu. Mine iNkhosi Simakadze sengikhulumile.
16 “ ‘Bonkhe bantfu bakulelive kufanele bayitsatse leminikelo bayimikise kumbusi lobusako ka-Israyeli.
17 Kuyawuba ngumsebenti wakhe kutsi aletse tilwane letitawushiswa samuku, neminikelo yalokutinhlavu, neminikelo yesinatfo saso sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli ngemikhosi yekwetfwasa kwenyanga, nangemaSabatha, nangaleminye imikhosi. Kufanele aletse iminikelo yesoni, neminikelo yalokutinhlavu, neminikelo yekushiswa, neminikelo yebudlelwane, kuze atewuhlawulela tono tesive saka-Israyeli.’ ”
18 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngenyanga yekucala elangeni lekucala kufanele nitsatse inkunzana leseyincane, lengenasiyela, nihlambulule lithempeli.
19 Umphristi uyawutsatsa incenye yengati yemnikelo wesono, ayibhoce etinsikeni temnyango wasethempelini, nasemakoneni omane emngcengcemeni longetulu elatini, nasetinsikeni temasango laphumela esibuyeni lesingekhatsi.
20 Ngelilanga lesikhombisa lenyanga uyakwenta njalo futsi, entele nome ngubani lowone ngesiphosiso, nome one ngekungati. Ngaleyo ndlela-ke niyawulihlawulela lithempeli.
21 “ ‘ Ngelilanga leli-14 lenyanga yekucala niyawugubha uMkhosi weliPhasika. Kuyawuphela emalanga lasikhombisa bonkhe bantfu badla sinkhwa lesingenamvubelo.
22 Ngelilanga lekucala lemkhosi, umbusi lobusako kufanele anikele ngenkunzi, kube ngumhlatjelo wetono takhe netabo bonkhe bantfu.
23 Onkhe-ke lawo malanga lasikhombisa lombusi kufanele anikele kuSimakadze tinkunzi letisikhombisa, netihanca letisikhombisa, letingenasiyela, akushise samuku. Kufanele futsi ente umhlatjelo wesiphongo onkhe emalanga kube ngumnikelo wesono.
24 Inkunzi iyinye nesihhanca sinye lesentiwe umhlatjelo, kufanele selekelwe ngemnikelo walokutinhlavu longemalitha langaba li-17 nencenye, nangemafutsa emncumo langemalitha langaba mane.
25 “ ‘NgeMkhosi Wemadlangala locala ngelilanga leli-15 enyangeni yesikhombisa, umbusi uyawunikela onkhe emalanga umnikelo lofananako wesonok, kuze kuphele lamalanga lasikhombisa, anikele nangemnikelo lofananako wekushiswa samuku, nemnikelo lofananako walokutinhlavu kanye nemafutsa emncumo.’ ”
1 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Lisango langasemphumalanga lelingenela esibuyeni sangekhatsi kufanele lihlale livaliwe kuwo onkhe lamalanga lasitfupha emsebenti, kodvwa kufanele libovulwa ngeliSabatha nangemikhosi yekwetfwasa kwenyanga.
2 Lombusi lobusako uyawuphuma kulesibuya sangephandle angene emhubheni welisango, eme ngasensikeni yelisango, ngesikhatsi baphristi basashisa umnikelo wakhe wekushiswa, banikele nangeminikelo yakhe yebudlelwane. Kufanele akhonte akhotsame khona lapho emphundvwini, bese usuka lapho uyaphuma. Lelisango kufanele lingavalwa kuze kuhlwe.
3 Ngawo onkhe emaSabatha nangayo yonkhe imikhosi yekwetfwasa kwenyanga, bonkhe bantfu kufanele batewukhotsama phansi bakhonte Simakadze embikwalelisango.
4 “ ‘NgeliSabatha umbusi kufanele aletse kuSimakadze umhlatjelo wekushiswa samuku, kube ngemazinyane etimvu lasitfupha nesihhanca, konkhe kungabi nasiyela.
5 Sisinye sihhanca kufanele aselekele ngemnikelo walokutinhlavu longemalitha langaba li-17 nencenye, nelizinyane lilinye lemvu kufanele alelekele nganome yini lafuna kuyinikela. Umunye umnikelo walokutinhlavu kufanele awuletse nemalitha langaba mane emafutsa emncumo.
6 Ngemkhosi wekwetfwasa kwenyanga, uyawunikela ngenkunzana, nangemazinyane etimvu lasitfupha, nangesihhanca, konkhe kungabi nasiyela.
7 Iyinye inkunzana, nesihhanca sisinye lomnikelo kufanele ube nemalitha langaba li-17 nencenye yalokutinhlavu, nemazinyane etimvu kufanele lombusi awelekele nganome yini lafuna kuyinikela. Wonkhe umnikelo walokutinhlavu longangemalitha langaba li-17 nencenye kufanele awengetele ngemalitha langaba mane emafutsa emncumo.
8 Lombusi kufanele naphuma lapha emhubheni welisango, aphume ngaleyo ndlela langene ngayo.
9 “ ‘Bantfu nabeta kutawukhonta Simakadze nome ngukumuphi umkhosi, labo labangena ngelisango langasenyakatfo kufanele baphume ngelisango langaseningizimu, nase bacedze kukhonta; nalabo labangene ngelisango langaseningizimu kufanele baphume ngelisango langasenyakatfo. Kute namunye lokufanele aphume ngelisango langene ngalo, kodvwa kufanele aphume ngalelinye lisango lelimalungana nalelo langene ngalo.
10 Umbusi naye kufanele angene, nakungena labanye bantfu, aphume nase baphuma nabo.
11 Ngemalanga emadzili nangemikhosi lemisiwe, umnikelo walokutinhlavu uyawuba ngemalitha langaba li-17 nencenye, uhambisane nenkunzi yinye, nemalitha langaba li-17 nencenye lahambisana nesihhanca, nemazinyane etimvu nanome ngabe yini-ke leyo loyo lokhontako lafuna kuyinikela. Umnikelo lonjalo walokutinhlavu kufanele uhambisane nemalitha langaba mane emafutsa emncumo.
12 “ ‘Nangabe umbusi alungisa umnikelo wakhe wesihle kuSimakadze, nome ngumhlatjelo wekushiswa samuku nome iminikelo yebudlelwane, lisango langasemphumalanga lelingenela esibuyeni sangekhatsi liyawuvulelwa yena. Uyawukwenta umnikelo wakhe njenganakenta ngemalanga emaSabatha, lelisango kufanele liphindze livalwe, nase aphumile.’ ”
13 “ ‘Simakadze utsi: Onkhe emalanga ekuseni kufanele kwentiwe umhlatjelo wekushiswa samuku, welizinyane lelinemnyaka munye budzala, futsi lingabi nasiyela, kube ngumnikelo kuSimakadze. Lomnikelo kufanele wentiwe onkhe emalanga.
14 Kufanele kwentiwe nemnikelo walokutinhlavu njalo nje ekuseni, kube ngufulaha longemakhilogremu langaba mabili, nemafutsa emncumo langaba lilitha linye nencenye yesitsatfu yelilitha kutewubhucwa ngawo lofulaha. Lemitsetfo yaleminikelo lena kuSimakadze iyawuhlala imile phakadze naphakadze.
15 Lizinyane lemvu, nafulaha, nemafutsa emncumo kufanele kunikelwe kuSimakadze onkhe emalanga ekuseni.’ ”
16 “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nangabe umbusi lobusako apha indvodzana yakhe incenye yelive lakhe, njengesipho nje, seliyawuba laleyo ndvodzana yakhe neletitukulwane tayo, kuhlale kuyincenye yelifa lakabo.
17 Kodvwa nangabe umbusi lobusako apha nome ngubani nje lamsebentelako incenye yelive lakhe, lelo live liyawubuye libe lalombusi futsi, nase kufike uMnyaka Wekubuyiselwa; futsi ngawo nemadvodzana awo kuphela lelingaba labo kokuphela lelo live.
18 Umbusi lobusako akufanele emuke ngenkhani bantfu bakhe live labo. Live layakulipha emadvodzana akhe kufanele kube nguleliyincenye yelive lakhe, lelisabelo sakhe, khona angayiwuze acindzetele bantfu bami ngekubemuka live labo.’ ”
19 Lendvodza yase ingiyisa ekungeneni kwemakamelo labheke ngasenyakatfo eceleni kwelisango langaseningizimu kwesibuya sangekhatsi. Lawo-ke bekungemakamelo langcwele ebaphristi. Yase ingikhombisa lenye indzawo ngasenshonalanga kwalamakamelo,
20 yatsi: “Lena-ke yindzawo, lapho baphristi batabobilisela khona inyama yemhlatjelo welicala neyemnikelo wesono, nalapho batawubhakela khona umnikelo wafulaha, kuze kutebate nakunye lokungcwele lokuyawukhishelwa esibuyeni lesingephandle, lapho kungahle kulimate bantfu khona.”
21 Yase ingiyisa esibuyeni lesingephandle, yangitungeletisa kuwo onkhe emakona aso omane, ngabona kulelo nalelo kona lesinye sibuya.
22 Kulamakona omane alesibuya lesingephandle, kwakunetibuya letibiyelwe, sisinye singemamitha labengaba ngema-20 budze, nebubanti bungemamitha labengaba li-15, nguleso naleso sibuya kulamakona lamane kwakulingana.
23 Kutungeleta lingekhatsi laleso naleso sibuya saletibuya letine kwakunemngcengcema wematje nematiko lakhiwe ngaphansi kwalomngcengcema.
24 Lendvodza yangitjela yatsi: “Lawa-ke ngemadladla, lapho tisebenti tasethempelini tibilisela khona lemihlatjelo lenikelwa bantfu.”
1 Lendvodza yangibuyisela ekungeneni kwelithempeli. Kwakunesiyalu semanti lesasicubuka phansi emnyango, emanti aso agelete abheke ngasemphumalanga, lapho kwakubuke khona umnyango welithempeli. Abegeleta ehla esuka ngaseningizimu kwelithempeli endlule ngaseningizimu kwelilati.
2 Lendvodza yase ingikhiphela ngephandle kwendzawo yelithempeli ngendlela yelisango langasenyakatfo, yangigegisa, saze sefika esangweni langephandle lelibheke emphumalanga. Nalapho kwakunemfudlana wemanti lowawumpompota, usuka ngaseningizimu kwelisango.
3 Ngalendvuku yayo yekukala lendvodza yase ikala emamitha labengaba ngema-500 kwehla nalomfudlana, abheka ngasemphumalanga, yase ingitjela kutsi angiklabhute kulomfula khona lapho. Emanti akhuphuka efika emacakaleni.
4 Yaphindza yakala lamanye emamitha labengaba ngema-500 emanti akhuphukela emadvolweni. Yakala lamanye futsi emamitha labengaba ngema-500 kwewuka, emanti efika elukhalo.
5 Yabuye yakala lamanye futsi emamitha labengaba ngema-500, lapho-ke umfula wase ushona kakhulu, kangangekutsi ngangingasakhoni kuklubhuta ngetinyawo. Kwase kushona kakhulu kumatima kwewela ngaphandle kwekuhlamba.
6 Yangibuta yatsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, uyakubona-ke loku?” Yase iyangihola njalo yangibuyisela elusentseni lwemfula.
7 Ngatsi nangifika lapho, ngabona lihlatsi ngala nangale kwemfula.
8 Yatsi kimi: “Lamanti lawa ageletela ngaseveni langasemphumalanga, ehle aze ayewufika eSigodzini saseJordane i-Arabha, lapho afike angene khona elwandle, emanti-ke lapho afike abe mnandzi.
9 Emabulo etintfo letiphilako naletinwabutelako kuyawuphila nome ngukuphi lapho ayawugeletela khona. Kuyawuphetfuka incumbi yetinhlanti lapho, ngobe lamanti ageletela khona ente lamanti lamunyu abe mnandzi; ngako lapho lamanti ageletela khona, konkhe kuyawuphila.
10 Badwebi betinhlanti bayawukuma lugele lapha elusentseni; kusukela e-Eni Gedi kuye e-Eni Eglayimu kuyawuba netindzawo tekwendlala emanetha. Letinhlanti kuyawuba tinhlobonhlobo, letingangetetinhlanti taseLwandle Lolukhulu tibe tinyenti.
11 Kodvwa emachaphoti nematete akayiwuhluma abe luhlata abe mahle, ayawusala aluswayi.
12 Kuyawukhula tinhlobonhlobo tetihlahla tetitselo ngala nangale elusentseni lwemfula. Emacembe ato akasoze abune, netitselo tato tingeke tiphele. Tiyawutsela ngato tonkhe tinyanga, ngobe emanti lasuka ethempelini ageletela kuto. Titselo tato tiyawuba tekudla, bese kutsi emacembe ato abe ngewekuphilisa.”
13 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: “Lena-ke ngiminyele leniyakwehlukanisa ngayo live lekulifa letive letili-12 tema-Israyeli, sive sakaJosefa sona sibe netabelo letimbili.
14 Kufanele nehlukaniselane ngalokulinganako emkhatsini wato. Ngobe mine ngafunga ngekuphakamisa sandla kutsi ngiyawulinika boyihlomkhulu, lelive leli liyawuba lifa lenu.
15 “Lona-ke kuyawuba ngumnyele welive: “Ngasenyakatfo uyawusuka eLwandle Lolukhulu, ujube ngemgwaco waseHethiloni, wendlule eLebo Hamathi uyewushona eSedadi,
16 naseBerotha, naseSibrayimu lesemkhatsini weminyele yelive laseDamaseko neyalaseHamathi, udzimate uyewufika eHaseri Hathikhoni, lesemnyeleni waseHawurani.
17 Lomnyele uyawuchubeka kusukela elwandle kuya eHasari Enani, ugudle umnyele welaseDamaseko kanye nemnyele welaseHamathi longasenyakatfo. Lowo-ke kuyawuba ngumnyele wasenyakatfo.
18 “Ngasemphumalanga umnyele uyawudzabula emkhatsini weHawurani neDamaseko, ugudle iJordani, emkhatsini weGileyadi nelive laka-Israyeli, ucondze elwandle lwasemphumalanga, uze uyewufika eThamari. Lowo-ke kuyawuba ngumnyele wangasemphumalanga.
19 “Ngaseningizimu uyawusuka eThamari ubange ngasemantini aseMeribha Khadeshi, ugudle uMfudlana waseGibhithe, ucondze eLwandle Lolukhulu. Lowo-ke kuyawuba ngumnyele wangaseningizimu.
20 “Ngasenshonalanga umnyele kuyawuba Lwandle Lolukhulu kuze kube ngulapho kubukene khona neLebo Hamathi. Lowo-ke kuyawuba ngumnyele wangasenshonalanga.
21 “Lelive niyakulehlukaniselana emkhatsini wenu ngekwetive taka-Israyeli.
22 Kufanele nilabe ngenkatho njengelifa lenu nalabo lababetive labahlala emkhatsini wenu, lasebatele nebantfwana. Niyakubatsatsa njengemisinsi yekutimilela yema-Israyeli. Nabo njengani kufanele babelwe lifa emkhatsini wetive tema-Israyeli.
23 Nome ngukusiphi sive lapho lona wetive ahleti khona, kufanele nimabele khona lapho naye sabelo selifa,” kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
1 “Leti-ke tive lese tilandzelaniswe ngemabito ato: Emnyeleni wangasenyakatfo, Dani uyawuba nesabelo sinye, siyawujuba ngemgwaco waseHethiloni, siye eLebo Hamathi. I-Hasari Enani, nemnyele wangasenyakatfo weDamaseko, eceleni kweHamathi, kuyakuba yincenye yemnyele waso, losukela ngasemphumalanga uye ngasenshonalanga.
2 “Asheri uyawuba nesabelo sinye; siyawugudla umnyele welive lakaDani kusukela ngasemphumalanga kuye ngasenshonalanga.
3 “Naftali uyawuba nesabelo sinye; siyawugudla umnyele welive laka-Asheri kusukela ngasemphumalanga kuye ngasenshonalanga.
4 “Manase uyawuba nesabelo sinye; siyawugudla umnyele welive lakaNaftali kusukela ngasemphumalanga kuye ngasenshonalanga.
5 “Efrayimu uyawuba nesabelo sinye; siyawugudla umnyele welive lakaManase kusukela ngasemphumalanga kuye ngasenshonalanga.
6 “Rubeni uyawuba nesabelo sinye; siyawugudla umnyele welive laka-Efrayimu kusukela ngasemphumalanga kuye ngasenshonalanga.
7 “Juda uyawuba nesabelo sinye; siyawugudla umnyele welive lakaRubeni kusukela ngasemphumalanga kuye ngasenshonalanga.
8 “Ngasemnyeleni welive lakaJuda, kusuka ngasemphumalanga kuye enshonalanga, kuyawuba sabelo leniyawusenta umnikelo wenu welikhetselo. Siyawuba ngemakhilomitha langaba li-12 nesigamu bubanti, budze baso kusukela emphumalanga kuye ngasenshonalanga, silingane nalesinye setabelo tetive tenu. Lithempeli liyawubasenkhabeni yalesabelo.
9 “Lesabelo senu selikhetselo leniyawusinikela kuSimakadze siyawuba ngemakhilomitha langaba li-12 nesigamu bubanti, nemakhilomitha langaba sihlanu budze.
10 Lena-ke kuyawuba yindzawo lengcwele leyehlukaniselwe baphristi. Iyawuba ngemakhilomitha langaba li-12 nesigamu budze ngasenyakatfo, nemakhilomitha langaba sihlanu bubanti ngasenshonalanga, nemakhilomitha langaba sihlanu bubanti ngasemphumalanga, nemakhilomitha langaba li-12 nesigamu budze ngaseningizimu. Kuyawutsi enkhabeni yalo kube nelithempeli laSimakadze.
11 Leyo-ke kuyawuba yebaphristi labehlukaniselwe, bakaSadoki, lababetsembekile ekungikhonteni, bangete beduka njengobe kwenta emaLevi ngesikhatsi kweduka ema-Israyeli.
12 Kuyawuba sipho selikhetselo kubo, esabelweni lesingcwele selive, indzawo lengcwelengcwele, ngasemnyeleni welive lemaLevi.
13 “Kugudla live lebaphristi, emaLevi ayawuba nesabelo lesingemakhilomitha lali-12 nesigamu budze, nemakhilomitha langaba sihlanu bubanti. Sebubonkhe budze baso buyawuba ngemakhilomitha langaba li-12 nesigamu, nemakhilomitha langaba sihlanu bubanti.
14 Abayikusitsengisa, futsi abayiwuntjintjisa nangalokuncane kwaso. Lena nguyona ncenye yelive yelikhetselo, akukafaneli yendluliselwe kuletinye tandla, ngobe ingcwele kuSimakadze.
15 “Lendzawo lesele lengemakhilomitha langaba li-12 nesigamu budze, nemakhilomitha langaba mabili nesigamu bubanti, yona ayisingcwele, kodvwa yekusetjentiswa ngunome ngumuphi umsebenti welidolobha, wekwakha tindlu newemadlelo etinkhomo. Lidolobha liyawubasenkhabeni yawo,
16 liyawuma kanje: Ngasenyakatfo liyawuba ngemamitha langaba ti-2 250 budze, ngaseningizimu libe ngulati-2 250, ngasemphumalanga libe ngemamitha lati-2 250 budze, nangasenshonalanga libe ngulati-2 250 budze.
17 Emadlelo alelidolobha ayawuba ngemamitha langaba li-125 ngasenyakatfo, nemamitha langaba li-125 ngaseningizimu, nemamitha langaba li-125 ngasemphumalanga, nemamitha langaba li-125 ngasenshonalanga.
18 Incenye lesele yaleyo ndzawo lesemnyeleni wendzawo lengcwele, igudla budze bayo, iyawuba ngemakhilomitha langaba sihlanu budze ngasemphumalanga, nemakhilomitha langaba sihlanu budze ngasenshonalanga. Sivuno sayo siyawukondla tisebenti takulelidolobha.
19 Balimi bakulelidolobha labayawulima kulo bayawube bachamuka kuto tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli.
20 Yonkhe leyo ndzawo iyawuba sikwele, emacala ayo ayawuba ngemakhilomitha langaba li-12 nesigamu lilinye. Njengesipho senu selikhetselo, niyawubeka eceleni lendzawo lengcwele kanye nendzawo yelidolobha.
21 “Loko lokuyawusala macala omabili alendzawo lengcwele, nalendzawo yelidolobha, kuyawuba kwembusi lobusako. Kuyawubheka ngasemphumalanga kusuka kulamakhilomitha langaba li-12 nesigamu alelithempeli kuya ngasemnyeleni wasemphumalanga, nangasenshonalanga kusuka kulamakhilomitha langaba li-12 nesigamu kuya emnyeleni wangasenshonalanga. Totimbili-ke letindzawo letigudla tabelo tetive, tiyawuba tembusi lobusako, nendzawo lengcwele lenendzawo lengcwelengcwele yasethempelini, iyawubasenkhabeni yato.
22 Ngako indzawo yemaLevi nendzawo yelidolobha iyawubasenkhabeni yalendzawo lengiyona iyembusi. Lendzawo yembusi iyawubasemkhatsini wemnyele wakaJuda nemnyele wakaBhenjamini.
23 “Mayelana netive letisele: Bhenjamini uyawuba nesabelo sinye; siyawusukela ngasemphumalanga siye ngasenshonalanga.
24 “Simeyoni uyawuba nesabelo sinye, siyawugudla umnyele welive lakaBhenjamini kusukela ngasemphumalanga kuye ngasenshonalanga.
25 “Isakhari uyawuba nesabelo sinye; siyawugudla umnyele welive lakaSimeyoni kusukela ngasemphumalanga kuye ngasenshonalanga.
26 “Zebuloni uyawuba nesabelo sinye; siyawugudla umnyele welive laka-Isakhari kusukela ngasemphumalanga kuya ngasenshonalanga.
27 “Gadi uyawuba nesabelo sinye; siyawugudla umyele welive lakaZebuloni kusukela ngasemphumalanga kuye ngasenshonalanga.
28 “Umnyele wangaseningizimu wakaGadi uyawushona ngaseningizimu kusukela eThamari kuye emantini aseMeribha Khadeshi, ugudle uMfudlana waseGibhithe kuya eLwandle Lolukhulu.
29 “Leli-ke live leniyawulaba ngenkatho njengelifa letive tema-Israyeli, loko-ke kuyawuba tabelo tabo,” kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
30 “Lawa-ke kuyawuba ngemasango elidolobha ekuphuma: Kusukela emhlubulweni wangasenyakatfo, longemamitha langaba ti-2 250 budze,
31 emasango alelidolobha ayakwetsiwa ngemabito etive taka-Israyeli. Emasango lamatsatfu angasenyakatfo kuyawuba: lisango lakaRubeni, nelakaJuda, nelakaLevi.
32 “Ngasemhlubulweni wangasemphumalanga, longemamitha langaba ti-2 250 budze, kuyawuba nemasango lamatsatfu: lisango lakaJosefa, nelakaBhenjamini, nelakaDani.
33 “Ngasemhlubulweni wangaseningizimu, longemamitha langaba ti-2 250 budze, kuyawuba nemasango lamatsatfu: lisango lakaSimeyoni, nelaka-Isakhari, nelakaZebuloni.
34 “Ngasemhlubulweni wangasenshonalanga, longemamitha langaba ti-2 250 budze, kuyawuba nemasango lamatsatfu: lisango lakaGadi, nelaka-Asheri, nelakaNaftali.
35 “Sebubonkhe budze balelidolobha kutungeleta lonkhe buyawuba ngemakhilomitha langaba yimfica. “Libito lalelidolobha kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi sekuyawutsiwa: ngusimakadze ulapha.”