Maye kulowo mchele letitigabatisa ngawo tidzakwa taka-Efrayimu, nakuleyo mbali lebunako, bukhatikhati bebuhle bakhe lobumiswe enhloko yesigodzi lesivundzile; maye kulelo dolobha, ligcabho lalabo lasebalaliswa phansi liwayini!
Hoseya 7:1 - Siswati 1996 Bible nase ngifuna kuphilisa Israyeli, tono ta-Efrayimu tibekwa ebaleni, nemacala eSamariya ayembulwa. Benta emacebo, emasela agcekeze tindlu, tigebengu tibamba inkunzi etitaladini; |
Maye kulowo mchele letitigabatisa ngawo tidzakwa taka-Efrayimu, nakuleyo mbali lebunako, bukhatikhati bebuhle bakhe lobumiswe enhloko yesigodzi lesivundzile; maye kulelo dolobha, ligcabho lalabo lasebalaliswa phansi liwayini!
Tiphambuko tetfu tinyenti emehlweni akho, netono tetfu tiyasimangalela. Tiphambuko tetfu tikitsi njalo nje, kona kwetfu siyakuvuma:
kuhlubuka nekumbulutela Simakadze, nekumfulatsela kwetfu Nkulunkulu wetfu. Sivusa umoya wencindzetelo newekuvuka indlwabane, tinhlitiyo tetfu temitse kukhuluma emanga.
Ngako kwehlulela ngebucotfo kukhweshiselwe emuva, nekulunga kume khashane, liciniso likhubatele etindleleni, kwetsembeka akusangeni ndzawo.
“ ‘Ngabe sesiyiphilisile iBhabhulona, kodvwa ayelapheki, asiyishiye, ngulowo nalowo aye eveni lakubo, ngobe kwehlulelwa kwayo kufikela esibhakabhakeni.
Dzadzewenu lomdzala abenguSamariya, labehlala nemadvodzakati akhe ngasenyakatfo kwakho; dzadzewenu lomncane bekunguSodoma labehlala nemadvodzakati akhe ngaseningizimu kwakho.
Libito lalendzala bekungu-Ohola, dzadzewabo kungu-Oholibha. Babe ngebami, base batala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati. Ohola yiSamariya, kantsi Oholibha yiJerusalema.
“ ‘Manje kungcola kwakho luntjingintjingi lwenkhanuko yakho. Ngobe ngetama kukugeza, kodvwa wangete wavuma kugezwa kulokungcola kwakho, ungeke uphindze uhlanteke, luze lubotje lulaka lwami kuwe.
Bantfu labahlala eSamariya bayalesabela, lelitfole lelisithico saseBhethi Aveni. Bantfu balo bayawulililela, kanjalo nebaphristi balo labalikhontako, labo lababetsakasele inkhatimulo yalo yegolide, bayawulililela ngobe itsatfwe kubo yayiswa ekutfunjweni.
Efrayimu ungitungelete ngemanga, indlu yaka-Israyeli yangitungeleta ngenkhohliso. Juda naye usichomoketi lesimelene naNkulunkulu, yebo, umelene naLongcwele lowetsembekile.
“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.
Efrayimu utondla ngemoya, ucoshana nemoya wasemphumalanga lonkhe lilanga, wandzise emanga nebudlova. Wakha sivumelwane ne-Asiriya, atfumele emafutsa emncumo eGibhithe.
Simakadze ubeka Juda licala, utawujezisa Jakobe njengekwetindlela takhe, amkhokhele ngangekwemisebenti yakhe.
Lokukhona ticalekiso kuphela, nekucala emanga, nekugwazana, nekweba kanye nebuphingi; bephula tonkhe tikhonkhwane teminyele letibekiwe; kucitsa ingati kulandzela kucitfwa kwengati.
“Lalelani lapha, nine baphristi! Nakisisani, nine ma-Israyeli! Lalelani, ninendlu yebukhosi! Lesehlulelo simelene nani: Nibe lugibe eMispa, naba linetha lelendlalelwe eThabori.
“Ngingentani ngawe, Efrayimu? Ngingentani ngawe, Juda? Lutsandvo lwenu lufanana nenkhungu yasekuseni, lunjengematolo asekuseni lanyamalalako.
Maye kubo! Ngobe besukile kimi! Imbhubhiso kubo! Ngobe bangihlubukile bemelana nami! Ngifisa kangaka kubahlenga, kodvwa bakhuluma emanga ngami.
Awu, Samariya, silahle lesithico sakho selitfole! Intfukutselo yami iyanivutsela, kuyawudzimate kube ngunini solomane nehluleka kuba ngulabamsulwa?
Ngobe sebakhuphukele e-Asiriya kuyawufuna lusito njengembongolo yesiganga lezulazula yodvwana. Efrayimu sewutitsengise yena emashendeni akhe.
Simakadze utsi: “Abati kutsi bangakwenta njani lokulungile, labo lababutsise budlova nemphango etigodlweni tabo.”
Memetelani etigodlweni tase-Ashdodi nasetigodlweni taseGibhithe, nitsi: “Butsanani ndzawonye etintsabeni taseSamariya; bonani umsindvo lomkhulu losemkhatsini wayo kanye nekucindzetelwa lokukuyo.”
Labo labafunga ngetithico taseSamariya nome batsi: ‘Ngekuphila kwankulunkulu wakho, Dani,’ nome: ‘Ngekuphila kwankulunkulu wakho, Bherisheba,’ bayakuwa phansi, bangaphindzi bavuke.”
Loko kuyakwenteka, ngobe nilandzele imikhuba lemibi yenkhosi Omri nendvodzana yakhe Ahabi. Nichubeke nalandzela imitsetfo yabo, ngaloko-ke ngiyawunibhubhisa; bonkhe bantfu bayawunibukela phansi. Bantfu yonkhe indzawo bayawunedzelela ngendzelelo.”
“Jerusalema, Jerusalema! Wena lobulala baphrofethi, ubagcobe ngematje labatfunywe kuwe! Kukangaki ngifisa kubutsela ndzawonye bantfu bakho, njengesikhukhukati sifukamela emantjwele aso, kodvwa awuzange sewungivumele!
“Jerusalema, Jerusalema! Ubulala baphrofethi, ugcobe ngematje titfunywa taNkulunkulu letitfunyelwe kuwe! Sekukangaki ngifuna kufukamela bonkhe bantfu bakho, njengesikhukhukati sifukamela emantjwele ngaphansi kwemaphiko aso, kodvwa awuzange ungivumele!
Watsi: “Kube mane lamuhla bewati lokudzingwa kuthula! Kodvwa manje kufihlakele emehlweni akho.