Vani kuncusa kwenceku yakho kanye nekwesive sakho sema-Israyeli, nasithandaza sibheke kulendzawo. Vani usetulu ezulwini, indzawo yakho yekuhlala, ubotsi ungeva, bese uyatsetselela.
Ezra 10:1 - Siswati 1996 Bible Watsi Ezra asathandaza, avuma tono akhala, atijika phansi embikwendlu yaNkulunkulu, sicumbi lesikhulu sema-Israyeli, emadvodza, nebafati kanye nebantfwana sabutsana kuye samtungeleta. Naso sasikhala kakhulukati. |
Vani kuncusa kwenceku yakho kanye nekwesive sakho sema-Israyeli, nasithandaza sibheke kulendzawo. Vani usetulu ezulwini, indzawo yakho yekuhlala, ubotsi ungeva, bese uyatsetselela.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Ngiwuvile umthandazo wakho nekuncenga kwakho lokwente kimi; lelithempeli lolakhile sengilingcwelisile, ngekutsi ngibeke Libito lami lapho kulo phakadze naphakadze. Emehlo ami nenhlitiyo yami kuyawuhlala kulapho kulo ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
Onkhe emadvodza akaJuda kanye nabomkawo, nebantfwana, netinswane bema embikwaSimakadze.
‘Nasehlelwa yinhlekelele, kungaba yinkemba yekwehlulela nome sifo lesibulalanako nome yindlala, siyakuma embikwakho kulelithempeli lelineLibito lakho, sikhale kuwe siselusizini lwetfu, wena uyakusiva usisindzise.’
Ezra wesuka embikwendlu yaNkulunkulu, wahamba waya endlini yaJehohanani, umsa wa-Eliyashibi. Ngesikhatsi aselapho akazange adle kudla, akazange anatse ngisho nemanti, ngobe abechubeka nekulilela kungetsembeki kwalabatfunjwa.
Ngatsi nangikuva loko, ngahlala phansi ngakhala. Kwaphela emalanga ngilila ngizila nekudla ngithandaza kuNkulunkulu wasezulwini,
Indlebe yakho ayilalele, nemehlo akho avuleke, khona utekuva umthandazo wenceku yakho lewuthandaza embikwakho imini nebusuku, ithandazela tinceku takho, sive sema-Israyeli. Ngiyativuma tono tetfu, tsine ma-Israyeli, ngitifaka ekhatsi nami, sonkhe kanye nendlu yaketfu kutsi sonile kuwe.
Labanye-ke bantfu balesive bekubaphristi nemaLevi, nabomahlalesangweni, nebahlabeli, netisebenti tasethempelini, nabo bonkhe lababetehlukanisile ngenca yemtsetfo waNkulunkulu kuletive letatakhelene nabo, bakanye nebafati babo, nawo onkhe emadvodzana nemadvodzakati abo, lawo labesakwati kwehlukanisa kahle tintfo,
Batsi kube bantfu beve ngaloko lokwakufunwa ngumtsetfo, batsintseka badzimate bakhala. Ngako boNehemiya, umbusi, na-Ezra, labengumphristi nengcweti yetemtsetfo, kanye nemaLevi labenguwona achaza lomtsetfo, bakhuluma kulabantfu bonkhe, batsi: “Lelilanga lalamuhla lingcwele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ngako akukafaneli kutsi nilibale kukhala nidzindze sililo.”
Ngasivuma kuwe sono sami, angizange ngisifihle siphambuko sami. Ngatsi: “Ngiyawutivuma kuSimakadze tono tami.” Wena walitsetselela licala lesono sami. Cabanga.
Kodvwa naningalaleli, ngiyawukhala emasitseleni ngenca yeligcabho lenu. Emehlo ami ayawukhala kabuhlungu kabi agobhote tinyembeti, ngobe umhlambi waSimakadze uyawube utfunjiwe.
Kube mane inhloko yami beyisiyalu semanti nemehlo ami abe ngumtfombo wetinyembeti, bengitawukhala busuku nemini, ngenca yekubulawa ngesihluku kwesive sami!
Ngatsi ngisakhuluma ngithandaza, ngivuma tono tami netono tesive sema-Israyeli akitsi, ngiletsa kuncusa kwami kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wami ngentsaba yakhe lengcwele,
Tsatsani emavi nibuyele nawo kuSimakadze. Thandazani kuye, nitsi: “Sitsetselele tonkhe tono tetfu, usemukele ngemusa, khona sitewunikela ngetitselo temilomo yetfu.
“Ngiyawutfululela etikwendlu yakaDavide nasetikwabo bonkhe labahlala eJerusalema Moya wemusa newekuncusa. Bayakumbuka lowo lebamgwaza, bese bayamlilela njenganakulilelwa umntfwana lotelwe waba yedvwa kabo, bamdzabukele kakhulu, njengemuntfu nakadzabukela indvodzana yematubulo.
Khoneliyuse waphendvula watsi: “Kwakucishe kube ngito letikhatsi kutsanti kwayitolo ngesikhatsi ngithandaza endlini yami ngeli-awa lesitsatfu ntsambama ngabona indvodza yembetse tingubo letikhatimulako ime embikwami
Kepha kwatsi kube kuphele sikhatsi sekuhlala kwetfu nabo, sabashiya sachubeka neluhambo lwetfu. Basiphekeletela bonkhe kanye nalabasikati nebantfwana, baze basibeka ngephandle kwalelidolobha. Sefika elugwini saguca sathandaza.
Hlanganisani sonkhe sive, emadvodza, nebafati, nebantfwana kanye nebetive labahlala emadolobheni enu, khona batewulalela bafundze nekwesaba Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Nibowalandzela ngekucophelela lokukhulu onkhe lamavi alomtsetfo.
Joshuwa wadzabula tembatfo takhe, wawa ngebuso phansi embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, kwaze kwaba kusihlwa. Nebaholi baka-Israyeli benta njalo, batitsela ngelutfuli enhloko.
Kwabate ngisho nalinye livi laloko Mosi labeyale ngako Joshuwa lalishiya wangete wasifundzela sive saka-Israyeli sonkhe sihlangene, bafati, nebantfwana kanye nebetive lababehlala emkhatsini wabo.