Jabula jaha, ebusheni bakho, inhlitiyo yakho ayikujabulise ngemalanga ebusha bakho. Landzela tindlela tenhlitiyo yakho nako konkhe lokubonwa ngemehlo akho; kodvwa ukhumbule kutsi Nkulunkulu uyawukwehlulela ngako konkhe lokwentile.
Amose 4:4 - Siswati 1996 Bible Simakadze utsi: “Sive saka-Israyeli, hambani niye eBetheli, indzawo lengcwele, niyekona, nichubeke niye eGilgali, nandzise khona tono tenu, njengobe nitsandza kwenta. Onkhe emalanga ekuseni niletse imihlatjelo yenu, bese kutsi kanye ngeminyaka lemitsatfu niletse kwelishumi kwenu. |
Jabula jaha, ebusheni bakho, inhlitiyo yakho ayikujabulise ngemalanga ebusha bakho. Landzela tindlela tenhlitiyo yakho nako konkhe lokubonwa ngemehlo akho; kodvwa ukhumbule kutsi Nkulunkulu uyawukwehlulela ngako konkhe lokwentile.
“ ‘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.
Gileyadi ukhohlakele yini? Bantfu bakhe akusibantfu balutfo! Bayayenta imihlatjelo yetinkunzi eGilgali, ngako-ke emalati abo ayawufanana netincumbi tematje lasensimini lelinyiwe.
“Awu Israyeli, nome sewuphinga kangaka nje, ningamenti Juda abe nelicala naye. “Ningayi eGilgali; ningayi eBhethi Aveni. Ningafungi futsi nitsi: ‘Kuphila kwaSimakadze!’
“Ngenca yabo bonkhe baseGilgali ngabazonda khona lapho. Ngenca yetono tabo labatentile, ngitabacosha lapha endlini yami. Ngingeke ngiphindze ngibatsandze; bonkhe baholi babo bayangihlubuka.
“Mhlazana ngijezisa ema-Israyeli ngenca yetono tawo, ngiyawubhidlita emalati aseBetheli, netimphondvo telilati tiyawujutjwa tilahleke phansi.
Ningangifuni eBetheli, ningayi naseGilgali, ningayi ngisho naseBherisheba. Ngobe iGilgali ngempela itawudzingiswa, kutsi iBetheli incishiswe ize ibe lite.”
Jesu wefika kubafundzi bakhe watsi: “Nisalele namanje, niyaphumula? Bukani-ke, sikhatsi sesisondzele, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu seyiniketwe etandleni tetoni.
Wabuya kwesitsatfu watsi kubo: “Kantsi nisalele nanyalo? Nisaphumulile? Sekwenele; sikhatsi sesifikile. Ase nibuke-ke, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu seyiniketwa etandleni tetoni.
“Niyawutsi nase nicedzile kwehlukanisa kwelishumi kwato tonkhe tivuno temhlaba wenu ngemnyaka wesitsatfu, lekunguwona mnyaka wekwelishumi, niyawukunika emaLevi, tindzindzi, netintsandzane, nebafelokati, kuze badle besutse emadolobheni enu.