1 yaPhetro 2:11 - Siswati 1996 Bible Batsandzekako, ngiyanincenga, njengobe nitihambi nalabendlulako kulomhlaba, kutsi nitikhweshele tinkhanuko tenyama letilwa nemphefumulo. |
“Ngisihambi nemchamuki la emkhatsini wenu. Ngicela ningitsengisele indzawo yekungcwaba, khona ngitewungcwaba lesidvumbu semkami.”
Jakobe wamphendvula watsi: “Iminyaka yami yekuzulazula seyili-130. Leminyaka lembalwa inebulukhuni emphilweni yami. Noko ngisengakabi mdzala ngefika eminyakeni yabokhokho ekuzulazuleni kwabo.”
Tsine sitihambi nebafokati embikwakho, njengabo bonkhe bokhokho betfu. Emalanga etfu lapha emhlabeni afanana nesitfunti, kute litsemba.
Timiso takho tingumgogodla wetingoma lengitihlabelako, nome kukuphi lapha ngihlala khona.
Hhawu, Simakadze! Lalela umkhuleko wami, ubeke indlebe yakho ekuncuseni kwami, ungatitibi tinyembeti tekukhala kwami. Ngobe mine ngingumfokati lokhosele kuwe, ngisihambi njengabokhokho bami bonkhe.
Nangabe indvodza ilele nemfati kwase kuchitseka sidvodza, bobabili bafanele bageze imitimba yabo ngemanti, babe ngulabangcolile kuze kuhlwe.’ ”
“ ‘Indzawo aniyiwuyitsengisa siphelane, ngobe phela lelive ngelami, nine nitihambi nebacashi bami.
“Ticaphelisiseni! Ningatifaki kakhulu emadzilini nasekunatseni lokudzakanako, nasekunakeni tintfo talomhlaba, funa lelo langa linitume;
kuphela nje asibabhalele incwadzi sibatjele kutsi bangakudli kudla lokungcoliswe ngekunikelwa etithicweni, babalekele bugwadla, bangadli lokucumbelene, bangayidli nengati.
Ningakudli kudla lokungcoliswe ngekunikelwa etithicweni, ningayidli ingati, ningadli lokucumbelene; nibalekele bugwadla. Niyawube nente kahle naniyigcinile lemiyalo. Salani kahle.”
Ngako-ke, bazalwane, njengobe Nkulunkulu ube nesihawu lesikhulu kangaka kitsi, ngiyanincenga ngitsi nikelani imitimba yenu ibe ngumnikelo lophilako, nalongcwele, nalowemukeleka kuNkulunkulu; leyo-ke nguyona nkonzo yenu sibili.
Kodvwa ngibona umtsetfo lomunye losebenta emalungeni ami ulwa nemtsetfo wengcondvo yami. Ungenta ngibe sigcili semtsetfo wesono lesihlala emalungeni ami.
Ngobe naniphila ngekwenyama, nitawufa; kodvwa nangabe nibulala imisebenti yenyama ngaMoya, nitawuphila.
Ngako singemancusa aKhristu; Nkulunkulu uncusa ngatsi. Sinincenga egameni laKhristu sitsi: “Buyisanani naNkulunkulu.”
Njengobe sibambisene naNkulunkulu emsebentini wakhe, siyanincenga sitsi: Yemukelani umusa waNkulunkulu, ningawenti lite.
Bazalwane, njengobe letetsembiso titetfu, asitihlante kuko konkhe lokungcolisa umtimba nemoya, siphile imphilo yebungcwele lobuphelele ngekwesaba Nkulunkulu.
BaKhristu Jesu bayibetsele esiphambanweni inyama nekushangashanga kwayo kanye netinkhanuko tayo.
Ngako-ke anisesito tihambi nemihambima, kodvwa nyalo seningumndeni munye nalabangcwele, senibendlu yaNkulunkulu.
Ngako-ke mine siboshwa eNkhosini, ngiyanincenga kutsi nihambe ngalokufanele kubitwa lenabitwa ngako.
Ngako-ke balekela tinkhanuko tebusha, kodvwa hambisana nalabo labakhuleka eNkhosini ngenhlitiyo lehlambululekile, ujonge kulunga, nekukholwa, nelutsandvo, nekuthula.
Bonkhe laba bafa bakholiwe bangakakwemukeli loko lababetsenjiswe kona, kodvwa bakubona bakwemukela kusekhashane, bavuma kutsi lapha emhlabeni babafokati netihambi.
Kodvwa, bazalwane bami, nome sikhuluma kanjena nje, asesabi lutfo ngani, ngobe siyanati kutsi ninako lokuncono lokumacondzana nensindziso yenu.
Letimphi nalokulwa kuphumaphi emkhatsini wenu? Akuchamuki yini etinkhanukweni tenu letilwa etitfweni tenu?
Lencwadzi iphuma kuPhetro, umphostoli waJesu Khristu; iya kulabakhetsiwe lababakhoseli labasakatekele ePhontusi, naseGalathiya, naseKhaphadosiya, nase-Asiya, naseBhithiniya.
Nanimbita ngekutsi nguBabe, lowo lowehlulela ngaphandle kwekukhetsa buso bemuntfu, ehlulele ngekwemisebenti yemuntfu, hambani ngekwesaba kulesikhatsi nisetihambi kulomhlaba.
Batsandzekako, ningamangaliswa ngulokuvivinywa lokubuhlungu kakhulu lokunikhantingako, kube shangatsi nehlelwa yintfo lengakavami.
Ngako ngesikhatsi nisesemhlabeni, ningabe nisaphila ngetinkhanuko talelive, kodvwa ngentsandvo yaNkulunkulu.
Bazalwane bami, lena seyincwadzi yami yesibili lenginibhalele yona. Kuto totimbili ngetamile kuvusa tingcondvo tenu ngekunikhumbuta, kutsi nicabange loko lokufanele,