“Maye, wena umkhulu! Awu! Nkhosi, Simakadze! Kute lonjengawe, futsi kute Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho, njengobe tsine sativela ngetindlebe tetfu.
Eksodusi 15:11 - Siswati 1996 Bible “Ngubani lonjengawe, Simakadze, emkhatsini wabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu? Ngubani lofanana nawe ngebungcwele bakho lobumangalisako? Ngubani lonebukhosi lobesabekako ente imimangaliso nemisebenti yemandla njengawe? |
“Maye, wena umkhulu! Awu! Nkhosi, Simakadze! Kute lonjengawe, futsi kute Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho, njengobe tsine sativela ngetindlebe tetfu.
watsi: “Awu! Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli! Kute Nkulunkulu lonjengawe, ezulwini etulu, nasemhlabeni phansi, wena logcina sivumelwane sakho selutsandvo netinceku takho letichubeka njalo ngenhlitiyo yato yonkhe, endleleni yakho.
Ngobe mkhulu Simakadze, ufanele kudvunyiswa kakhulu, ufanele kwesatjwa kunabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu.
“Lelithempeli lengitawulakha litawuba likhulu kakhulu, ngobe Nkulunkulu wetfu mkhulu kunabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu labakhona.
Watsi: “Awu! Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli! Kute Nkulunkulu lonjengawe ezulwini nasemhlabeni, wena logcina sivumelwane sakho selutsandvo netinceku takho letichubeka njalo ngenhlitiyo yato yonkhe endleleni yakho.
“Nine lenesaba Simakadze, mdvumiseni! Nani nonkhe madvodzana aJakobe, mtuseni! Nonkhe nine ntalo ya-Israyeli, mhlonipheni!
Ematsambo onkhe ami ayawutsi: “Yebo, Simakadze, ngubani lofana nawe, wena lokhulula lobutsakatsaka etandleni tesichwaga, ukhulule lobutsakatsaka naloweswele etandleni temcindzeteli?”
Yebo, Simakadze, ngitase ngikhumbule imisebenti yaNkulunkulu, yebo, ngikhumbule netimangaliso takho tasendvulo.
Indlela yakho yadzabula lwandle, umvila wakho uselwandle lolujulile, noko tinyatselo takho tatingabonakali.
Kubo bonkhe bonkulunkulu kute lofanana nawe, Simakadze; kute nalokufanana nemisebenti yakho.
Sihlangu setfu sakho, Simakadze, siyinkhosi yetfu lesayinikwa nguLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
Ngubani lowati emandla entfukutselo yakho, yebo, nelulaka lwakho, kuze akwesabe ngalokufanele?
Nyalo-ke sengiyati kutsi Simakadze mkhulu kunabo bonkhe labanye bonkulunkulu, ngobe ema-Israyeli uwakhulule ekugcilatweni ngesihluku ngemaGibhithe.”
Ngiyakwelula sandla sami ngishaye iGibhithe ngetinhlupheko letinyenti lengiyawutenta kuyo. Emvakwaloko-ke uyawube sewuyanivumela kutsi nihambe.
Faro wamphendvula watsi: “Kusasa.” Mosi watsi: “Kulungile, nkhosi, kutakwenteka njengobe ufuna, kuze wati kutsi kute lofanana naSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu.
Ngako-ke Aroni wayengamisa etikwemanti aseGibhithe. Tigogodvolo taphuma tananabuka nalo lonkhe live laseGibhithe.
Ngobe manje letishayo ngitatitfumelela kuletiphatsimandla takho nakubantfu bakho ngicedze ngendlulele kuwe imbala, khona utekwati kutsi kute lofanana nami emhlabeni wonkhe jikelele.
Yishiyeni lendlela, nisuke kulomkhondvo, niyekele nalokumelana natsi ngaLongcwele waka-Israyeli!”
“Ningangilinganisa nabani nje mine? Nome-ke ngubani lofanana nami?” kusho Yena Longcwele.
Khumbulani tintfo takadzeni, leto takadzenidzeni. Ngobe nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lomunye; nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lonjengami.
Ngobe nguloko lokushiwo nguLophakeme Losetulu, lolibito lakhe linguLongcwele, utsi: “Ngihlala etulu endzaweni lengcwele, kodvwa nakuye lodzabukile nalotfobekile emoyeni, kutewuvuselela umoya walabatfobekile nekuvuselela tinhlitiyo talabephukile emoyeni.
Abememetana odvwana, ngulelo nalelo litsi: “Ungcwele, ungcwele, ungcwele, Simakadze longuSomandla! Umhlaba wonkhe ugcwele bukhosi bakhe.”
Lowo Losabelo sakaJakobe akafanani naleti, ngobe yena unguMenti wato tonkhe tintfo, wamenta na-Israyeli, sive lesilifa lakhe, nguSimakadze Somandla libito lakhe.
“Njengelibhubesi nalichamuka emahlatsini aseJordane liya eveni lelinemadlelo laluhlata, ngiyawubatuma base-Edomu, ngibacoshe eveni labo. Ngubani lokhetsiwe, lengiyawumbekela loku? Ngubani lonjengami? Kona nje ngubani longangicela insayeya? Ngumuphi umelusi longamelana nami?
“Khuluma kulo lonkhe libandla lema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Banini ngcwele, ngobe mine Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu, ngingcwele.
Kute nkulunkulu lofana nawe, Simakadze; wena utsetselela tono tensali yakho lesele ekubhujisweni. Awuhlali utfukutsele siphelane, kodvwa ujabulela kusikhombisa umusa wakho.
Kodvwa ngitaneluleka ngalenifanele kumesaba. Mesabeni lowo longuYena anemandla ekubulala umtimba aphindze ashisane esihogweni; yebo, nginitjela ngitsi: Yesabani lowo!
Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, lohamba embikwenu, utanilwela njengobe enta eGibhithe embikwenu nibuka,
‘Hawu! Nkhosi Simakadze, sewucalile kukhombisa inceku yakho bukhulu bakho nesandla sakho lesinemandla. Ngumuphi nje nkulunkulu losezulwini nome losemhlabeni longenta lemisebenti nalemimangaliso yemandla loyentako?
“Kute lonjengaNkulunkulu, Jeshuruni, logibela emazulu kuze atewusita wena, agibele nemafu ngebukhosi bakhe.
Sikhona yini sithico lesake setama kutikhetsela sive emkhatsini waletinye tive ngetivivinyo, nangetibonakaliso letimangalisako, nangetimangaliso, nangemphi, nangesandla lesinemandla, nangengalo leyelulekile nome ngetento letinkhulu naletimangalisako, njengato tonkhe letintfo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu latenta kini eGibhithe emehlweni enu nibuka?
Bantfu bakhonta lonyokangwenya, ngobe emandla akhe abewanike lesilo; lesilo basikhonta batsi: “Ngubani longalwa naso?”
Ngubani longayikwesaba advumise libito lakho, Nkhosi? Ngobe nguwe wedvwana longcwele. Tonkhe tive tiyawufika kuwe tikukhonte, ngobe tehlulelo takho letilungile setibonakalisiwe.”
Tonkhe letidalwa letine tatinemaphiko lasitfupha sisinye, tinemehlo yonkhe indzawo, ngephandle nangekhatsi. Tatihlabelela imini nebusuku tingakhawuli titsi: “Ingcwele, ingcwele, ingcwele iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu, Somandla, labekhona, nalokhona, nalotako!”
“Kute longcwele njengaSimakadze, kute nalomunye ngaphandle kwakho, kute lidvwala lelinjengaNkulunkulu wetfu.