Mefiboshethi wakhotsama, watsi: “Iyini inceku yakho, kutsi ungaze unakekele inja lefile njengami?”
2 Samuweli 24:14 - Siswati 1996 Bible Davide watsi kuGadi: “Ngiselusizini lolukhulu asimane siwele etandleni taSimakadze, ngobe umusa wakhe mkhulu, kodvwa ungavumi siwele etandleni tebantfu.” |
Mefiboshethi wakhotsama, watsi: “Iyini inceku yakho, kutsi ungaze unakekele inja lefile njengami?”
Inceku yemuntfu waNkulunkulu Elisha yatsi iyavuka ekuseni, iphumela ngephandle, yakhangwa ngulenkhulu imphi yemahhashi netincola leyase itungelete lonkhe lidolobha. Yaphutfuma ku-Elisha kuyawuhlaba umkhosi, yatsi: “Awu! nkhosi yami! Sitakwenta njani?”
Davide watsi kuGadi: “Ngiselusizini lolukhulu. Angimane ngiwele etandleni taSimakadze, ngobe umusa wakhe mkhulu, kodvwa ungavumi ngiwele etandleni tebantfu.”
Ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu, ngekwemusa wakho; yesula tiphambuko tami ngekwesihawu sakho lesikhulu.
Kodvwa wena, Simakadze, unguNkulunkulu lonesihawu, nebubele, nekubeketela, uphuphuma umusa nekwetsembeka.
Ngobe wena, Nkhosi, ulungile futsi ulungele kutsetselela, umusa wakho uyabaphuphumela labo labakhala kuwe.
Ngangisitfukutselele sive sami, ngalilahla lifa lami, ngabanikela esandleni sakho, nawe awuzange ubahawukele ngemusa; ngisho nalasebagugile, wabagaca ngelijoko lelimatima.
Lomubi akayiyekele indlela yakhe lembi, nalokhohlakele ayekele imicabango yakhe lemibi. Akaphendvuke abuyele kuSimakadze, uyawuba nemusa kuye, akabuyele kuNkulunkulu wetfu, ngobe uyawumtsetselela ngenkhululeko.
Kodvwa ngiyakukwephula wena ngalelo langa, ngeke uniketelwe etandleni talabo lobesabako, kusho Simakadze.
Ngenca yelutsandvo lolukhulu lwaSimakadze asikadliwa sacedvwa, ngobe sihawu sakhe singeke siphele.
Wathandaza kuSimakadze watsi: “Awu, Simakadze! Akusiko yini loku lengakusho ngiseseveni lakitsi kutsi kutakwenteka? Ngiko ngabaleka ngaya eThashishi; ngobe ngangati kutsi wena unguNkulunkulu lonemusa nesihawu, uyephuta kutfukutsela, unelutsandvo loluphuphumako, uyatisola ngekutfumela lokubi.
Kute nkulunkulu lofana nawe, Simakadze; wena utsetselela tono tensali yakho lesele ekubhujisweni. Awuhlali utfukutsele siphelane, kodvwa ujabulela kusikhombisa umusa wakho.
Uyawuphindze ube nemusa futsi kitsi. Tono tetfu utatigcobagcoba ngetinyawo utigcumukisele tishone ekujuleni kwelwandle!
Bengingakatfukutseli kangaka, kodvwa tive letitibona kutsi tiphephile setengete kulenhlekelele, tangitfukutselisa kakhulu.’
“Manje inhlitiyo yami ilusizi. Ngitawutsini nje? Ngitsi: ‘Babe, ngisindzise kulomzuzu’? Cha, phela lapha emhlabeni ngetela lomzuzu.
Kepha ngisemkhatsini walokubili: Nginesifiso sekuhamba ngiyewuba naKhristu, ngobe ngiko lokuhle kakhulu.
Atsi kube emadvodza aka-Israyeli abone kutsi simo sawo sasisibi kakhulu, kantsi futsi abesabandzetelekile, abese abhaca emigedzeni, nasetincumatsini, nasemifantfwini yemadvwala, nasemigodzini, nasemitfonjeni.