Kodvwa kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wema-23 wekubusa kwenkhosi Jowashi solomane baphristi bangakalakhi kabusha lithempeli.
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Kodvwa kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wema-23 wekubusa kwenkhosi Jowashi solomane baphristi bangakalakhi kabusha lithempeli.
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.
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.’ ”
“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?
“ ‘Ungehluleli ngekukhetsa, ngekulahla lomphofu ngelicala uvune lomkhulu, kodvwa mehlulele ngekulunga makhelwane wakho.
Sive sami sedukiswa baphrofethi labetsembisa kuthula kulabo lababapha imali, kantsi labo labangabadizeli babetsembisa babasongele ngemphi. Kulabo baphrofethi Simakadze utsi:
“Lotsandza uyise nome unina kwengca mine, akangifaneli; nalotsandza indvodzana yakhe nome indvodzakati yakhe kwengca mine, akangifaneli.
Base batfumela kuye labanye bafundzi babo kanye nemalunga ephathi yemaHerodi. Befike batsi: “Mfundzisi, siyati kutsi wena uneliciniso, ufundzisa indlela yaNkulunkulu ngeliciniso, awunaki muntfu, ngobe awubuki buso bemuntfu.
“Lota kimi angeke abe ngumfundzi wami ngaphandle kwekutsi adzele uyise nenina, umfati wakhe nebantfwabakhe, bomnakabo nabodzadzewabo, yebo, kanye nemphilo yakhe lucobo lwayo.
Ngobe labo labenta njalo, abakhonti yena Khristu iNkhosi yetfu, kodvwa bakhonta tisu tabo; nangemavi lamahle nalamnandzi bayenga tinhlitiyo talabo labangakahlakaniphi.
Ngako kusukela nyalo asiseyikwati muntfu ngekwenyama. Nome sake samati Khristu ngekwenyama nyalo asisamati kanjalo.
“Jeshuruni wazimuka wakhahlela; wesutsa kudla, wesuleka, watamasa. Wamfulatsela Nkulunkulu lowamenta, walala Lidvwala lelinguMsindzisi wakhe.
Wakhuluma ngeyise nenina watsi: ‘Anginandzaba nabo.’ Akazange abanake bomnakabo, wabatsalalisela bantfwabakhe. Kodvwa walilindza livi lakho, wasilondvolota nesivumelwane sakho.
Kodvwa kuhlakanipha lokuchamuka ngetulu kwekucala kumsulwa, bese kuba nekuthula, nekutfobeka, nekulalela, kugcwele bubele netitselo letihle; akunalo lubandlululo nekutentisa.
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sahlangana ndzawonye eShilo semisa lithende lekuhlangana khona lapho. Ema-Israyeli abesalincobile lonkhe live,
Ngobe ngamtjela kutsi indlu yakhe ngitayehlulela phakadze naphakadze ngenca yesono lasatiko: Emadvodzana akhe atidvonsele sicalekiso, naye akazange awekhute kutsi ayekele.