Ezra 9:3 - Siswati 1996 Bible Ngatsi kube ngikuve loko, ngaklebhula ingubo nesembatfo sami, ngahhula tinwele tami nesilevu sami, ngahlala phansi ngijabhile. |
Bo-Eliyakimu, umsa waHilkiya, labeyindvuna yesigodlo, naShebna labengumabhalane, kanye naJowa, umsa wa-Asafa, labengulobhalisako, bahamba bayawubikela Hezekiya, sebadzabule tingubo tabo, bafike bamtjela konkhe lokwakushiwo yindvuna lenkhulu yemphi yase-Asiriya.
Ngatsi nangikuva loko, ngahlala phansi ngakhala. Kwaphela emalanga ngilila ngizila nekudla ngithandaza kuNkulunkulu wasezulwini,
Ngabatsetsisa kamatima, ngaze ngabacalekisa. Ngavele ngawashaya lamanye alawo madvodza, ngaze ngawabamba ngetihlutfu. Ngabafungisa ngelibito laNkulunkulu, ngatsi: “Aniyikwendzisa emadvodzakati enu emajaheni abo, futsi nani ningawatsatseli emadvodzana enu bafati etintfombini tabo, nani futsi ningabatsatsi bafati kubo.
Watsi kube akuve loko Jobe, wasukuma waklebhula timphahla takhe, wahhula inhloko yakhe. Wesuka lapho watilahla phansi emhlabatsini wakhotsama,
Nangibona tikhohlakali tephula umtsetfo wakho ngemabomu, ngitfukutsela ngigcwale kokana.
Khulumani kuNkulunkulu nitsi: “Maye, imisebenti yakho mikhulu iyesabeka. Titsa takho titawuta kuwe tikhasa ngemadvolo, ngenca yemandla akho lamakhulu.
IDiboni seyenyukele ethempelini, endzaweni lephakeme yekukhontela, kuyawukhala. Sive sakaMowabi sikhalela iNebo neMedeba. Tonkhe tinhloko tihhuliwe, tonkhe tilevu tihhuliwe.
Inkhosi kanye nabo bonkhe lababeyisingatsile, labaweva onkhe lawo mavi, abazange sebakhombise nalokuncane nje kwesaba, futsi abatihluphanga ngekudzabula tingubo tabo ngekutisola.
Hhulani tinwele tenu, nine bantfu baseJerusalema, nitilahle, nilile sililo emagcumeni laphakeme, ngobe Simakadze usilahlile, wasishiya lesitukulwane lesingaphansi kwelulaka lwakhe.’ ”
Ngefika kulabatfunjiwe lababehlala eTheli Abibi ngasemfuleni iKhebari. Ngefika lapho bebahlala khona, ngahlala emkhatsini wabo emalanga lasikhombisa, ngimangele.
Bayawukwembatsa emasaka, bagcokiswe lusizi. Buso babo bonkhe buyakwembatsa emahloni, netinhloko tabo bonkhe tiyawuhhulwa.
Ngako Danyela, labebitwa ngekutsi nguBhelteshasari, wadideka kakhulu kwesikhashana, imicabango yakhe yametfusa. Ngako inkhosi yakhuluma kuye, yatsi: “Bhelteshasari, ungavumi likwetfuse leliphupho kanye nenchazelo yalo.” Bhelteshasari waphendvula, watsi: “Nkhosi yami, kube mane leliphupho belicondzene netitsa takho nenchazelo yalo icondzene nalabo labemelene nawe!
Mine Danyela ngaphela emandla, ngalala ngigula emalanga lamanyenti. Ngase ngiyavuka ngachubeka nemsebenti wenkhosi. Ngangimangaliswe ngulombono, futsi wawungetulu kwengcondvo yemuntfu.
“ ‘Baphristi abafanele bahhule tinwele, nome basinge tilevu, nome basike imitimba yabo bakhombise kutsi bazilile.
Takhamiti takaJuda, hhulani tinwele tenu, nililele bantfwabenu lenibatsandzako. Singani tinhloko tenu tibe tincacadvu njengemphandla, ngobe bantfwabenu batawutfunjwa.
Joshuwa wadzabula tembatfo takhe, wawa ngebuso phansi embikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, kwaze kwaba kusihlwa. Nebaholi baka-Israyeli benta njalo, batitsela ngelutfuli enhloko.