Simakadze watsi ku-Abrama: “Yati ngempela kutsi situkulwane sakho siyawuba sihambi eveni lekungesilo laso; siyawuba sigcili sakulelo live, sigcilateke iminyaka lengema-400.
Eksodusi 1:14 - Siswati 1996 Bible imphilo yawo ayenta yababa ngekuwagcilata kamatima: awabhucisa ludzaka, awafolomisa netitini, awentisa yonkhe inhlobo yemisebenti yasemasimini. Kuko konkhe labekwenta emaGibhithe asebentisa ema-Israyeli kamatima. |
Simakadze watsi ku-Abrama: “Yati ngempela kutsi situkulwane sakho siyawuba sihambi eveni lekungesilo laso; siyawuba sigcili sakulelo live, sigcilateke iminyaka lengema-400.
yalandzela seluleko sabontsanga yayo yatsi: “Babe wanetfwesa umtfwalo losindzako; mine-ke ngitawengeta unisindze kakhulu kunakucala. Babe abenibhacabula ngetiswebhu; mine ngitanibhacabula ngetiswebhu letinetipikili.”
ngesikhatsi emadvodza asaphumula etibayeni. Imphango bekulituba lelinetimphiko tesiliva, tinsiba tiyigolide lecwebetelako.
Ngako-ke emaGibhithe agcilata ema-Israyeli ngekuwabekela tindvuna letatiwashayela njengetinkhabi, tiwahlupha ngekuwetfwesa imitfwalo lematima. Ema-Israyeli akhela boFaro iPhithomu neRamsesi lekwakutingungumadolobha.
Inkhosi yaseGibhithe yakhuluma kuboShifra naPhuwa, labo bekubabelekisi bebafati bemaHebheru, yatsi:
Emvakweminyaka leminyenti Faro waseGibhithe wafa. Ema-Israyeli abubula ngalokugcilatwa kwawo, akhala kuNkulunkulu acela lusito. Kukhala kwawo kwenyuka kwefika kuNkulunkulu.
Mosi wawatjela loko ema-Israyeli, kodvwa akazange amlalele, ngobe umoya wawo wawephulwe sihluku nekugcilatwa kwawo.
Njengelibhubesi lelibhodlako nelibhele lelihhongako, unjalo umbusi lomubi lobusa bantfu labeswele.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi, Simakadze lenguSomandla, itsi: “Awu, sive sami lesihlala eSiyoni, ningawesabi ema-Asiriya wona lanishaya ngendvuku aniphakamisele sagila, njengobe kwakwenta baseGibhithe.
labahlasele tive ngelulaka, batigadla ngaphandle kwesihe, batigcobagcoba phansi ngentfukutselo, baphekehla lutfutfuva bahlasela.
Ngiyakuyifaka etandleni tebahluphi bakho, labakhuluma kuwe batsi: ‘Khotsama phansi, khona sitewuhamba etikwakho.’ Umhlane wakho uwente ufanane nesiyilo, ufanane nemgwaco lekungahanjwa etikwawo.”
Simakadze utsi: “Pho, yini nje manje loku lese ngikukhandza lapha? Ngobe sive sami sitsetfwe kwahanjwa naso mahhala, nalabo labasibusako bayaphukuta,” kusho Simakadze. “Libito lami liyahlanjalatwa ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
“Ngiyo lena yini inhlobo yekuzila kudla lengiyikhetsile? Akusiko yini kutfukulula tibopho tebubi, nekukhumula tintsambo telijoko, nekukhulula labacindzetelwe, nekwephula onkhe emajoko?
Letigcili ningatishiyela bantfwabenu tibe lifa labo; nabatsandza bangatenta tibe tigcili tabo siphelane. Kodvwa umnakenu longum-Israyeli awuyikumbusa ngelulaka. Ningabusani lomunye etikwalomunye.
Kufanele atsatfwe njengemuntfu lobekacashiwe yonkhe leminyaka, kubukisiswe nekutsi lomnikati wakhe akamphatsi kabi ngesihluku yini.
Nidla inyama yemitimba yesive sami, nihlube inyama yaso ematsanjeni aso nihlahlele ematsambo aso, nicobe inyama yemitimba yabo njengenyama icotjelwa kufakwa ebhodweni.
Khani lamanti utilungiselele kuvinjetelwa, ucinise tinqaba takho. Tsatsa inhlabatsi ubhuce ludzaka, utilungiselele, ufolome sitini.
Bobabemkhulu behlela eveni laseGibhithe, sahlala lapho sikhatsi lesidze. Bantfu baseGibhithe basigcilata kanye nabobabe betfu,
Yacala yasihlupha sive sakitsi, yaba nelulaka kubokhokho betfu, ibaphoca ngekutsi ibalahlise tinswane tabo, khona phela titewufa.
Ngibukile ngabona kuhlupheka kwesive sami eGibhithe. Sengikuvile kukhala nekububula kwaso, sengehlile kutasisindzisa. Wota-ke manje, ngitekutfumela eGibhithe.’
Kodvwa nine, Simakadze wanikhipha eGibhithe, emlilweni lomkhulu loncibilikisa insimbi, kutsi nitekuba sive lesilifa lakhe, njengobe senaba ngilo nje.
Wabaphendvula watsi: “Hhayi, ningasangibiti ngekutsi nginguNawomi, sale senitsi nginguMara, ngobe Nkulunkulu Somandla ungihlanekele, wangiletsela kuhlupheka.