“Kodvwa vele, Nkulunkulu angahlala yini emhlabeni? Emazulu, ngisho nalo lizulu leliphakeme kunawo onkhe emazulu, ungeke wenele kulo. Kangakanani-ke lelithempeli lengikwakhele lona!
Ezra 1:2 - Siswati 1996 Bible “Naku lokushiwo nguKhuresi, inkhosi yasePheresiya, utsi: “ ‘Simakadze, Nkulunkulu welizulu, unginike yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba, wangiyala nekutsi ngimakhele lithempeli lakhe eJerusalema kulakaJuda. |
“Kodvwa vele, Nkulunkulu angahlala yini emhlabeni? Emazulu, ngisho nalo lizulu leliphakeme kunawo onkhe emazulu, ungeke wenele kulo. Kangakanani-ke lelithempeli lengikwakhele lona!
Akabongwe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, uMdali welizulu nemhlaba. Uphe inkhosi Davide indvodzana lehlakaniphile, legcwele emasu ekuhlakanipha nekucondza, nyalo seyitilungiselela kwakha lithempeli laSimakadze, itakhele nesigodlo sayo.
Kwatsi baholi bemindeni yakaJuda neyakaBhenjamini, nebaphristi, nemaLevi, nabo bonkhe Nkulunkulu latsintsa tinhlitiyo tabo kutsi bahambe bayewulakha lithempeli laSimakadze, batilungiselela kwenyukela eJerusalema.
Base bakhipha imali bayinika bakhi nebabati, bapha bantfu baseSidoni naseThire kudla, nesinatfo kanye nemafutsa; babentela kutsi khona batekubaletsela tingodvo temisedari ngelwandle, kusuka eLebanoni kuye eJopha, njengobe bekusho Khuresi, inkhosi yasePheresiya.
Kodvwa Zerubhabheli, naJeshuwa, kanye nebaholi labanye bemindeni yaka-Israyeli baphendvula batsi: “Aninanhlanganyelo natsi ekwakheni lithempeli laNkulunkulu wetfu. Ngitsi kuphela lesitawulakha silakhele Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, njengobe Khuresi, inkhosi yasePheresiya, isiyalile.”
wayitjela watsi: “Tsatsa letimphahla uhambe nato ufike utibeke ethempelini eJerusalema; wakhe kabusha indlu yaNkulunkulu endzaweni yayo.”
khona batewunikela imihlatjelo lejabulisako kuNkulunkulu wasezulwini, kuthandazelwe inkhosi nemadvodzana ayo kutsi konkhe kubahambele kahle.
“Ngemnyaka wekucala wekubusa kwenkhosi Khuresi, inkhosi yakhipha umtsetfo macondzana nelithempeli laNkulunkulu eJerusalema lowatsi: ‘Lithempeli alakhiwe kabusha, khona litewuba yindzawo yekwenta iminikelo, netisekelo talo atakhiwe. Lifanele libe ngemamitha langaba ngema-27 kuphakama, nemamitha langaba ngema-27 bubanti,
“Iphuma ku-Athazeksesi, inkhosi yemakhosi. Iya ku-Ezra, umphristi nemfundzisi wemtsetfo waNkulunkulu losezulwini. Ngiyakubingelela.
Ngatsi nangikuva loko, ngahlala phansi ngakhala. Kwaphela emalanga ngilila ngizila nekudla ngithandaza kuNkulunkulu wasezulwini,
ngase ngitsi: “Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu welizulu, wena unguNkulunkulu lomkhulu nalowesabekako, logcina sivumelwane sakhe selutsandvo kulabo labamtsandzako nalabagcina imiyalo yakhe.
Ngubani lochukulute lomunye kutsi esuke emphumalanga, wambitela ekulungeni kutsi ahlangabetane nekuncoba kuso sonkhe sinyatselo? Tive utinikela kuye, atfobise emakhosi embikwakhe. Ngenkemba yakhe uyabagucula babe lutfuli, nangebutjoki bakhe uyabaphephula njengemakhoba.
Ngimi lofeza emavi etinceku takhe, aphumelelise tiphrofetho tetitfunywa takhe, lotsi ngeJerusalema: ‘Itawuhlalwa bantfu,’ nangemadolobha akaJuda atsi: ‘Atakwakhiwa,’ nangetindzala tawo atsi: ‘Ngitativusetela.’
Ngimi futsi lokhuluma ngaKhuresi atsi: ‘Ungumelusi wami, uyawukwenta konkhe loko lengikutsandzako; uyawukhuluma ngeJerusalema, atsi: “Ayakhiwe kabusha,” nangelithempeli atsi: “Akwakhiwe tisekelo talo.” ’ ”
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze kulogcotjiwe wakhe, kuKhuresi, lengibambe sandla sakhe sangasekudla, ngentela kwehlula tive embikwakhe, ngemuke emakhosi tikhali tawo, ngivule neminyango embikwakhe, kuze emasango angetiwuvalwa, ngitsi kuye:
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Lizulu lisihlalo sami sebukhosi, umhlaba usenabelo setinyawo tami. Iphi-ke lendlu leningangakhela yona? Itawuba kuphi-ke indzawo yami yekuphumula?
“Batjele naku: ‘Labonkulunkulu labangazange sebalibumbe lizulu nemhlaba, batawubhubha baphele emhlabeni, ngisho nangaphansi kwemazulu.’ ”
Ngemandla ami lamakhulu nangengalo yami leyelulekile, ngadala umhlaba kanye nebantfu labahlala kuwo kanye netilwane letikuwo, futsi ngiwunika nome ngubani lengimtsandzako.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Naseyiphelile iminyaka lengema-70 yeBhabhulona, ngitawufika kini ngitewugcwalisa setsembiso sami semusa kutsi nginibuyise kulendzawo.
Ugucula tikhatsi netikhatsi temnyaka; ubeka emakhosi aphindze awehlise. Ubanika kuhlakanipha labahlakaniphile, anike lwati kulabacondzako.
kodvwa ukhona Nkulunkulu losezulwini lowembula timfihlakalo. Nguye lobonise inkhosi Nebukhadnezari loko lokutakwenteka kulamalanga letako. Liphupho lakho nemibono yakho leyendlule lapha engcondvweni yakho usalele embhedzeni wakho ngunaku:
Utawucoshwa emkhatsini webantfu, uhlale netilwane tesiganga; utawudla tjani njengetinkhomo, unetfwe ngematolo asezulwini. Kutakwendlula tikhatsi letisikhombisa kuwe, uze uvume kutsi Longetulu Kwako Konkhe wengamele imibuso yonkhe yebantfu, uyinika nome ngubani lowo latsandza kumupha yona.
Wena sewutawukhishwa emkhatsini webantfu, uyewuhlala emkhatsini wetilwane tesiganga; utawudla tjani njengetinkhomo. Kutakwendlula tikhatsi letisikhombisa kuwe, uze uvume kutsi Longetulu Kwako Konkhe wengamele yonkhe imibuso yebantfu, nekutsi uyinika nome ngubani umuntfu latsandza kumupha yona.”
Esikhundleni saloko, sewutiphakamisile wamelana naNkulunkulu welizulu. Baletsa letindzebe tasethempelini lakhe kuwe, kwatsi wena netindvuna takho, nemakhosikati akho, nemaphovela akho nanatsa ngato liwayini. Nikhuleke nadvumisa bonkulunkulu besiliva nebegolide, nebelitfusi, nebensimbi, nebetigodvo kanye nebematje labangakwati kubona, nome kuva, nome kucondza. Kodvwa awukamdvumisi Nkulunkulu lophetse kuphila kwakho nato tonkhe tindlela takho esandleni sakhe.
Inkhosi Dariyusi yabhalela bonkhe bantfu, netive, nebantfu bato tonkhe tilwimi emhlabeni wonkhe jikelele, yatsi: “Nginifisela inchubekela embili!
Wabaphendvula watsi: “NgingumHebheru; ngikhonta Simakadze, Nkulunkulu welizulu, lowadala umhlaba nelwandle.”