Cha, ngeke, ngobe Abrahama ngimkhetsile kutsi ayale emadvodzana akhe netitukulwane takhe emvakwakhe, kutsi bagcine intsandvo yaSimakadze ngekwenta lokuhle nalokulungile. Khona-ke Simakadze uyawunika Abrahama loko lametsembisa kona.”
Genesisi 35:2 - Siswati 1996 Bible Ngako-ke Jakobe wakhuluma emndenini wakhe nakubo bonkhe lababekakhe, watsi: “Lahlani tonkhe tithico tebetive leninato, nitihlambulule, nembatse tingubo letihlobile. |
Cha, ngeke, ngobe Abrahama ngimkhetsile kutsi ayale emadvodzana akhe netitukulwane takhe emvakwakhe, kutsi bagcine intsandvo yaSimakadze ngekwenta lokuhle nalokulungile. Khona-ke Simakadze uyawunika Abrahama loko lametsembisa kona.”
Rakheli bekatsetse letithico watifihla ngaphansi kwesihlalo selikamela, wahlala etikwato. Labani, watiphumphutsa lonkhe lithende laRakheli, wangete watitfola.
Shekhemu, umsa waHamori umHivi, labesikhulu saleyo ndzawo, watsi nakambona, wamtsatsa wayakumdlwengula, wamhlazisa.
Israyeli asahleti kuleyo ndzawo, Rubeni walala nenina lomncane, Bhilha, lomunye webafati beyise. Israyeli wakuva loko. Asawonkhe emadvodzana aJakobe abelishumi namabili.
Kona ngubani nje lonjengesive sakho, ema-Israyeli, sive lekukuphela kwaso emhlabeni Nkulunkulu lowaphuma wayakusikhulula kutsi sibe sive sakhe, atakhele libito lelikhulu, watakwenta timangaliso letinkhulu naletishacisako ngekudvungulula tive ngetive kanye nabonkulunkulu bato embikwesive sakho lowasikhulula eGibhithe?
Noko, nguleso sive satentela taso tithico kulawo madolobha letatihleti kuwo, satimisa etindzaweni letatihlonishwa letatakhiwe ngulabantfu baseSamariya etindzaweni letiphakeme.
Elisha watfumela sitfunywa kuye watsi: “Hamba, ufike ugeze kasikhombisa emfuleni iJordane, umtimba wakho utawuphila ube musha, uhlambuluke.”
Bekutsi kungendlula lesikhatsi semadzili, bese Jobe utfumela kubantfwabakhe abahlambulule. Abevuka ekuseni ngetingweti abentele bonkhe umnikelo wekushiswa ngekwelinani labo, acabanga atsi: “Mhlawumbe bantfwabami bonile bacalekisa Nkulunkulu etinhlitiyweni tabo.” Lona bekungumkhuba waJobe, labewenta njalo nje.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Buyela kubantfu ubatjele kutsi batihlambulule lamuhla nakusasa, bageze tingubo tabo;
“Kulalele konkhe loku lengikushito kuwe. Ungawadvumisi emabito alabanye bonkulunkulu, ungawaphatsi ngisho nangemlomo wakho.”
Caphela tinyatselo takho, nawuya endlini yaNkulunkulu. Ngobe kuncono kusondzela nekulalela kunekutsi unikele ngemhlatjelo wetilima, letingati kutsi ngekwenta loko tiyona.
gezani, nibe ngulabahlantekile. Susani tento tenu letimbi embikwami! Yekelani kwenta lokubi,
Sukani, sukani, niphume eBhabhulona! Ningatsintsi lutfo lolungcolile ngekwemtsetfo! Phumani kulelo dolobha, nitihlambulule nibe msulwa, nine leniphatsa titja taSimakadze.
konkhe kuphinga kwakho, nako konkhe kushangashangiswa kwakho yinkhanuko, nebugwadla bakho lobulihlazo! Ngitibonile tento takho letisinengiso emagcumeni nasetikhotseni. Awu, nako kuwe, Jerusalema! Uyawuhlala ungcolile kuze kube ngunini?”
“Kufanele ngani kutsi nginitsetselele? Bantfwabenu bangishiyile mine, bafunga ngemabito abonkulunkulu labangesibo bonkulunkulu. Ngabanika konkhe lababekweswele, noko bachubeka nekuphinga, babutsana etindlini tetingwadla.
Titsintsitseni kuto tonkhe letono tenu lebesenitentile, nitfole inhlitiyo lensha nemoya lomusha. Nitawufelani nje, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli?
Ngabuye ngatsi kubo: “Ngulowo nalowo wenu akalahle letitfombe letenyanyekako lese nibeke emehlo enu kuto, ningatingcolisi ngaletitfombe taseGibhithe. NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.”
Ngiyawunifafata ngemanti lahlobile, bese niyahlanteka; ngiyawunihlanta kuko konkhe kungcola kwenu nakuto tonkhe tithico tenu.
Batsi basanatsa liwayini, babe badvumisa bonkulunkulu begolide, nebesiliva, nebelitfusi, nebensimbi, nebetigodvo, nebematje.
nome ngubani lotsintsa lombhedze wayo, kufanele ageze timphahla takhe ngemanti, aphindze ageze nemtimba wakhe, abe ngulongcolile kuze kuhlwe.
Ngelilanga lesikhombisa niyawugeza timphahla tenu, bese niba ngulabahlambululekile. Emvakwaloko-ke seningangena enkambu.”
Niyatibonela, futsi niyativela konkhe lokwentiwa ngulendvodza lenguPawula. Utsi bonkulunkulu labakhiwe ngetandla abasibo bonkulunkulu sibili, sewugucule bantfu labanyenti, hhayi kuleli lase-Efesu kuphela kodvwa cishe kulo lonkhe lase-Asiya.
Futsi ningabi ngulabakhonta tithico njengalabanye babo, nanjengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Bantfu bahlala phansi balibala kudla nekunatsa, batsi besuka lapho basukuma bagidza.”
Bazalwane, njengobe letetsembiso titetfu, asitihlante kuko konkhe lokungcolisa umtimba nemoya, siphile imphilo yebungcwele lobuphelele ngekwesaba Nkulunkulu.
Kuyawuba sicalekiso kini, naningayilaleli imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, niphindze niphambuke endleleni lenginiyale ngayo lamuhla, bese nilandzela labanye bonkulunkulu leningazange senibati.
Bamenta waba nesikhwele ngabonkulunkulu babo betive; bamtfukutselisa ngaleto tithico tabo letinengekako.
Tithico tato niyakutishisa ngemlilo. Ningacali nihawukele isiliva negolide lekuto, ningatitsatseli loko, ngobe nitawubanjwa lugibe lwato, ngobe loko kusinengiso kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.
Ngako-ke asisondzele kuNkulunkulu ngenhlitiyo lecinisile, nangekwetsemba lokuphelele kwekukholwa, tinhlitiyo tetfu tinyenyetiwe tahlanjululwa kunembeza lomubi, nemitimba yetfu igeziwe ngemanti lahlobile.
Sondzelani kuNkulunkulu, naye utawusondzela kini. Gezani tandla tenu, nine toni, nihlambulule tinhlitiyo tenu, nine bantfu labanetinhlitiyo letimbili.
Ningatihlanganisi nato letive letisasele tilapha emkhatsini wenu. Ningacali nikhuleke nome nifunge ngaleto tithico tato. Kufanele ningatikhonti nome nikhotsame kuto.
“Ngako yesabani Simakadze nimkhonte ngekwetsembeka konkhe. Balahleni bonkulunkulu bebakhontwa bokhokho benu ngesheya kweMfula, naseGibhithe, nikhonte Simakadze.
Kodvwa nangabe kukhonta Simakadze kubonakala kungatsandzeki kini, ngako khetsani lamuhla kutsi nitawukhonta bani, nome bonkulunkulu lababekhontwa bokhokho benu ngesheya kweMfula, nome bonkulunkulu bema-Amori, akulelive lese nakhe kulo. Kodvwa mine nendlu yami sitawukhonta Simakadze.”
Joshuwa wakhuluma kuso sonkhe lesive, watsi: “Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Kadzeni, bokhokho benu, kanye naThera, uyise wa-Abrahama naNahori, babehlala ngesheya kweMfula, bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu.
Nanihlubuka Simakadze bese nikhonta bonkulunkulu betive, utawujika aniletsele inhlekelele etikwenu, anente niphele, nome bekamuhle kini.”
Joshuwa wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Manje sale senibalahla labonkulunkulu betive labasemkhatsini wenu bese ninikela tinhlitiyo tenu kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.”
Labanye basindziseni nibahlwitse emlilweni. Kodvwa labanye nibevele ngekwesaba, ningatitsintsi tingubo letingcoliswe tinkhanuko tabo letimbi.
Base bayabesusa bonkulunkulu betive lababesemkhatsini wabo, bakhonta Simakadze. Inhlitiyo yakhe yase iyatsintseka ngenca yekukhala kwesive sema-Israyeli.
Ngako-ke Nawomi wakhuluma kuRuthe, watsi: “Angitsi uyabona kutsi dzadzewenu sewuhambile wabuyela kubo, nawe-ke ncandzeka kanye naye.”
Samuweli waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, ngite ngesihle; ngitekwenta umhlatjelo kuSimakadze. Tingcweliseni, bese nita emhlatjelweni kanye nami.” Ngako wase ungcwelisa boJese kanye nemadvodzana akhe wabamemela emhlatjelweni.
Samuweli wakhuluma esiveni sonkhe saka-Israyeli, watsi: “Naniphendvukela kuSimakadze ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu, kufanele nitisuse tonkhe letithico tebetive kanye nabo-Ashtarothe benu, bese nitinikela kuSimakadze nikhonte yena yedvwa, yena-ke utawube sewuyanikhulula esandleni semaFilisti.”