“Batinceku takho nesive sakho lowasikhulula ngemandla akho lamakhulu nangesandla sakho lesinemandla.
Eksodusi 13:9 - Siswati 1996 Bible Lomkhosi uyawufanana nesibonakaliso lesiboshelwe esandleni sakho nesikhumbuto lesinanyatsiselwe ebuntini lakho. Loko kuyawunikhumbuta kutsi umtsetfo waSimakadze niwati ngenhloko nikhulume ngawo, ngobe Simakadze wanikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla. |
“Batinceku takho nesive sakho lowasikhulula ngemandla akho lamakhulu nangesandla sakho lesinemandla.
Lelilanga liyawuba sikhumbuto kini, niyawuligcina libe lilanga lemkhosi kuSimakadze. Tonkhe titukulwane tenu tiyawulenta libe lilanga lemkhosi kuze kube ngunini nanini.”
Tonkhe letive tema-Israyeli taphuma eveni laseGibhithe mhlazana kuhlangana leminyaka lengema-430.
Nangabe indvodzana yakho ibuta itsi: ‘Nikwentelani loku?’ uboyiphendvula utsi: ‘Simakadze wasebentisa sandla sakhe lesinemandla kusikhipha eGibhithe, lapho sasitigcili khona.
Lelisiko liyawufanana nesibonakaliso lesiboshelwe esandleni sakho, kube luphawu ebuntini lakho; ngobe Simakadze wasikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla.”
Mosi wakhuluma kubantfu, watsi: “Nibolikhumbula lelilanga leniphume ngalo eGibhithe, endlini yebugcili, ngobe Simakadze unikhiphe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla kulendzawo. Ningasidli sinkhwa lesifakwe imbiliso.
Ngiyakwelula sandla sami ngishaye iGibhithe ngetinhlupheko letinyenti lengiyawutenta kuyo. Emvakwaloko-ke uyawube sewuyanivumela kutsi nihambe.
Faro angeke anilalele, ngako-ke ngiyakwehlisela sandla sami eGibhithe, ngiyijezise kabuhlungu, ngikhiphe sive sami, bantfwana baka-Israyeli, eGibhithe.
ngobe iyakuba ngumhlobiso lonjengemchele wenhloko yakho, nanjengeligcebesha lentsamo yakho.
Ngibeke njengeluphawu etikwenhlitiyo yakho, yebo, njengeluphawu emkhonweni wakho; ngobe lutsandvo lunemandla njengekufa, sikhwele salo asitfobiseki, sinjengelithuna. Lushisa njengemlilo lovutsako, yebo, njengelilangabi lelinemandla.
Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawujezisa ngenkemba yakhe leyesabekako, lenkhulu nalenemandla lamakhulu, uyawujezisa Leviyathani, inyoka lenyelelako, yebo, Leviyathani, inyoka letibutsako; yena uyawubulala silo saselwandle.
Bukani, Simakadze longuSomandla ute ngemandla, nangemkhono wakhe uyabusa. Bukani, umvuzo wakhe unaye, nenkhokhelo yakhe ihamba naye.
Lomunye uyawutsi: ‘Mine ngiwaSimakadze;’ lomunye utatibita ngelibito laJakobe; nalomunye uyawubhala esandleni sakhe, atsi: ‘NgiwaSimakadze,’ atsatse libito la-Israyeli.”
Vuka, vuka! Tembatsise ngemandla, wena mkhono waSimakadze; vuka, ube nguloku bewungiko kucala, njengasetitukulwaneni takadzeni. Kwakungesiwe yini lona lowacoba Rahabi waba ticucu, lowagwaza leso silwane lesikhulu nalesesabekako?
Simakadze utsi: “Mine-ke, nasi sivumelwane sami nabo, Moya wami losetikwakho nemavi ami lengiwafake emlonyeni wakho, ngeke esuke emlonyeni wakho, ngisho nasemlonyeni webantfwabakho, kanye nasemlonyeni wetitukulwane takho, kusukela kulesikhatsi kuze kube nguphakadze,” kusho Simakadze.
Simakadze utsi: “Kuphila kwami, ngisho nawe Jehoyakhini, msa waJehoyakimu, inkhosi yakaJuda, bewuyindandatho yeluphawu esandleni sami sekudla, nanyalo ngisengakudvonsa ngikususe.
“Manje-ke, awu Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, wena lowakhipha sive sakho eveni laseGibhithe, ngesandla sakho lesinemandla, wena watakhela Libito lelihle, lelema kwadzimate kwaba ngulamuhla, sonile sente lokubi.
Simakadze uyabhavumula embikwalemphi yakhe. Emabutfo akhe manyenti ngalokungabaleki; banemandla labo labalalela umyalo wakhe. Lilanga laSimakadze likhulu, liyesabeka. Ngubani nje longemelana nalo?
Niyawutsi nanitibuka letimvakaza, bese nikhumbula yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze, niyilalele, khona ningetiwuba tingwadla ngekudvonswa tinkhanuko tetinhlitiyo tenu netemehlo enu.
Konkhe labakwentako kwekutiveta kubantfu. Ngobe la etinhloko tabo sebandzise emabhande lanetikhehle temabhokisana letinemavesi emiBhalo, bese belula timvakaza temijiva yabo.
Kodvwa umBhalo utsi: “Livi laNkulunkulu lisedvute nawe lisemlonyeni wakho nasenhlitiyweni yakho.” Lelo livi lekukholwa lesilishumayelako.
Khumbula kutsi nawe bewusigcili eGibhithe nekutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho wakukhipha lapho ngesandla lesinemandla nemkhono lowelulekile. Ngako-ke Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho ukuyalile kutsi uligcine liSabatha.
uyawuphendvula utsi: ‘Sasitigcili taFaro eGibhithe, kodvwa Simakadze wasikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla.
Ngako-ke tinhlupheko tayo tiyawufika ngalanga linye: kufa, lusizi, nendlala. Iyawushiswa ngemlilo, ngobe inemandla iNkhosi Nkulunkulu leyehlulelako.”
Bafulatsela Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyise, lowabakhipha eGibhithe. Balandzela bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu labehlukene baleto tive labebahlala emkhatsini wato. Batfukutselisa Simakadze,