Wase uniketa wonkhe umuntfu labekhona kuleso sicuku umkhama wesinkhwa, nelicebelengwane lemasundvu kanye nelemagelebisi lomisiwe, onkhe ema-Israyeli, labadvuna nalabasikati. Bonkhe bantfu bacitseka babuyela emakhaya abo.
Hoseya 3:1 - Siswati 1996 Bible Simakadze wakhuluma kimi watsi: “Hamba, uphindze umtsandze umkakho, lite nome asatsandvwe ngulomunye futsi, ayingwadla. Mtsandze wena njengobe Simakadze atsandza ema-Israyeli, kwala nome sebagucukele kulabanye bonkulunkulu, batsandza emacebelengwane emagelebisi lomisiwe.” |
Wase uniketa wonkhe umuntfu labekhona kuleso sicuku umkhama wesinkhwa, nelicebelengwane lemasundvu kanye nelemagelebisi lomisiwe, onkhe ema-Israyeli, labadvuna nalabasikati. Bonkhe bantfu bacitseka babuyela emakhaya abo.
Kodvwa Simakadze waba nemusa nabo, waba nesihawu, wabanakekela ngenca yesivumelwane sakhe na-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe. Kuze kube ngulamuhla akakavumi kubabhubhisa abacoshe ebukhoneni bakhe.
Wesuka lapho wanika wonkhe longum-Israyeli, lomdvuna nalomsikati, sinkhwa nelicebelengwane lemasundvu, nelicebelengwane lemagelebisi lomisiwe.
Kodvwa ngemusa wakho lomkhulu awuzange ubacedze, futsi awubalahlanga, ngobe wena unguNkulunkulu lonemusa nesihawu.
Yebo, njengobe inceku yencike enkhosini yayo, nanjengobe umzanyana encike kumphatsi wakhe, natsi-ke sincike kuSimakadze, longuNkulunkulu wetfu, aze abe nesihawu kitsi.
Ngakusasa bavuka ekuseni ngeluvivi baletsa iminikelo yekushiswa kanye neminikelo yekuthula. Bantfu bahlala phansi, badla, banatsa, basukuma badlala.
Ngiciniseni ngemagelebisi lomisiwe, ningihlumelelise ngemahhabhula, ngobe ngiyafa lutsandvo.
“Buyani kimi, nisindziswe, nonkhe nine mikhawulo yemhlaba; ngobe nginguNkulunkulu, futsi kute lomunye.
Kodvwa njengemfati longaketsembeki endvodzeni yakhe, kanjalo, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli, awuketsembeki kimi,” kusho Simakadze.
Efrayimu akasiyo yini indvodzana yami letsandzekako, umntfwana lengijabulako ngaye? Nome ngivamise kukhuluma ngimelane naye, kodvwa noko ngisamkhumbula. Ngako-ke inhlitiyo yami iyamlangatelela; nginesihawu lesikhulu ngaye,” kusho Simakadze.
“Ngingakuyekelela kanjani, wena Efrayimu? Ngingakulahla kanjani, wena Israyeli? Ngingakuphatsa kanjani njenga-Adma? Ngingakwenta kanjani ufanane naSeboyimu? Inhlitiyo yami iguculiwe ngekhatsi kwami; sonkhe sihawu sami sivuselelekile.
Unina abengaketsembeki, wabemitsa ngekwelihlazo, watsi: ‘Ngitawulandzela emashende ami, labo labangipha kudla kwami nemanti ami, insontfo yami, nelineni yami, emafutsa ami kanye nesinatfo sami.’
Ngelilanga lemkhosi wenkhosi yetfu babusi badzakwa liwayini, yona yaselulela baphukuti sandla.
Bacambalala phansi eceleni kwalelo nalelo lati ngetingubo tesibambiso. Endlini yaNkulunkulu wabo banatsa liwayini lalabahlawulisiwe.
Ninatsa liwayini ngetitja letigcwele, nitigcobise ngemafutsa lanuka kamnandzi, kodvwa anidzabuki ngekucitfwa kwaJosefa.
Kodvwa mine ngitakwetsembela kuSimakadze, ngilindzele Nkulunkulu ngesibindzi, ngobe nguye lotangiphephisa. Nkulunkulu wami utangiva.
“Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngiyawubuyela ngesihawu eJerusalema, ngulapho kuyawukwakhiwa khona kabusha indlu yami. Intsambo yekukala iyakwelulelwa etikweJerusalema, yakhiwe kabusha,’ kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Ningeke ninatse endzebeni yeNkhosi niphindze niyewunatsa endzebeni yemadimoni. Ningeke nihlanganyele esidlweni seNkhosi niphindze nihlanganyele esidlweni semadimoni.
Futsi ningabi ngulabakhonta tithico njengalabanye babo, nanjengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Bantfu bahlala phansi balibala kudla nekunatsa, batsi besuka lapho basukuma bagidza.”
Ngobe lesikhatsi lesendlulile besenele kutsi nente lokutsandvwa ngemahedeni ngekuphila ngemanyala, nangetinkhanuko, nangekudzakwa, nangekumita, nangemsindvo, nangekukhonta tithico lokungakavumeleki.
Base bayabesusa bonkulunkulu betive lababesemkhatsini wabo, bakhonta Simakadze. Inhlitiyo yakhe yase iyatsintseka ngenca yekukhala kwesive sema-Israyeli.
Batsi kube baphume bonkhe baye emasimini abo bayewuvuna emagelebisi, babuya bawahluta, base benta lidzili ethempelini lesithico sabo. Babetsi ngesikhatsi banatsa, badla, bacalekise Abimeleki.