Watsi nasatakufa, wabita indvodzana yakhe Josefa, watsi kuyo: “Nangemukeleka kuwe, beka sandla sakho ngaphansi kwelitsanga lami, wetsembise ngesifungo kimi kutsi ungeke ungingcwabe lapha eGibhithe.
1 Samuweli 26:10 - Siswati 1996 Bible Ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze kutsi nguSimakadze cobo lwakhe lotakumshaya. Loko kuyakwenteka ngekutsi kufike sikhatsi sakhe sekufa, nome atsi uye emphini afike afele khona. |
Watsi nasatakufa, wabita indvodzana yakhe Josefa, watsi kuyo: “Nangemukeleka kuwe, beka sandla sakho ngaphansi kwelitsanga lami, wetsembise ngesifungo kimi kutsi ungeke ungingcwabe lapha eGibhithe.
Nangabe umuntfu afa, uyawuphindze aphile yini? Kuwo onkhe emalanga ekusebenta kwami kamatima ngiyakuma kuze kufike kuvuseleleka kwami.
Emalanga ekuphila kwemuntfu asancunywa, nelinani letinyanga tekuphila kwakhe walimisa; kwajutjwa ngisho nemikhawulo yakhe langeke ayengce.
“Umuntfu ute yini umsebenti lomatima lapha emhlabeni? Khona emalanga akhe akanjengawo yini emuntfu locashiwe?
Emvakwesikhashana benti balokubi bayawunyamalala, uyakutsi uyabafuna bangabe basatfolakala.
Uyawukwehlisela tono tabo etikwabo, ababhubhise ngenca yebubi babo; Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, uyawubabhubhisa.
Kunesikhatsi sekutalwa nesikhatsi sekufa, sikhatsi sekuhlanyela nesikhatsi sekusiphula,
Pho, Nkulunkulu utakwehlulwa yini kubevela labakhetsiwe bakhe, labakhala kuye imini nebusuku bacela lusito? Uyawubina yini ekubasiteni?
Bazalwane bami, ningatiphindziseleli, kodvwa yekelelani konkhe elulakeni lwaNkulunkulu; ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Kuphindzisela ngekwami, mine ngiyawubuyisela, kusho iNkhosi.”
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Manje lilanga lakho selisondzele. Bita Joshuwa ute naye ethendeni lekuhlangana, lapho ngitamnikela khona imiyalo nangimbeka.” Ngako boMosi naJoshuwa beta ethendeni lekuhlangana.
Kuphindzisela kwami; ngimi loyawutibuyiselela. Ngesikhatsi lesikahle lunyawo lwabo luyawushelela. Lilanga labo lekuhlupheka selisedvute, kubhujiswa kwabo kuyabahlasela.”
Siyamati lowo lowatsi: “Kubuyisela ngekwami, ngimi lotawunenanela.” Uphindze atsi: “Simakadze uyawusehlulela sive sakhe.”
Ngako-ke tinhlupheko tayo tiyawufika ngalanga linye: kufa, lusizi, nendlala. Iyawushiswa ngemlilo, ngobe inemandla iNkhosi Nkulunkulu leyehlulelako.”
Shangatsi Simakadze angakhipha sigwebo emkhatsini wetfu sobabili. Shangatsi Simakadze angangiphindziselela ngabo bonkhe lobubi lobente kimi; kodvwa mine sandla sami singeke sikutsintse.
Shangatsi Simakadze angaba ngumehluleli ehlulele emkhatsini wetfu sobabili, angimelele ngekungitfola ngite licala, angikhulule esandleni sakho.”
“Njengobe Simakadze ukuphephisile wena, nkhosi yami, ekucitseni ingati kanye nasekutikhipheleni sibhongo ngetandla takho, ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze nangekwakho ngitsi, shangatsi tonkhe titsa takho nabo bonkhe labafuna kukwenta silo sengubo bangafanana naNabali.
Watsi kube Davide eve kutsi Nabali sewufile, watsi: “Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, longiphindziselele kuNabali ngekungetfuka kwakhe. Ungigcinile, ngangete ngakwenta lokubi, kodvwa wajezisa Nabali ngenca yekona kwakhe.” Davide watfumela livi ku-Abigayili, amsoma kutsi abe ngumkakhe.
Sawula wakhuluma neludzibi lwakhe, watsi: “Khipha inkemba yakho ungicedzele, kungaze kufike labantfu labangasoki bangicedzele, ngihlazeke.” Kodvwa loludzibi lwakhe lwalwesaba, lungeke lukwente loko; ngako Sawula watsatsa inkemba yakhe, watiwisela kuyo, atibulala.
Sawula nemadvodzana akhe omatsatfu, kanye neludzibi lwakhe, nawo onkhe emabutfo akhe bafela ndzawonye ngalanga linye.