Hoseya 9:8 - Siswati 1996 Bible Umphrofethi utfunyelwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi abe ngumlindzi wa-Efrayimu, noko tingibe timele umphrofethi kuto tonkhe tindlela takhe, nebutsa busendlini yaNkulunkulu wakhe. |
Elija waseThishbe, labewekutalwa eThishbe kulakaGileyadi, wakhuluma ku-Ahabi watsi: “Ngelibito laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu lophilako wema-Israyeli, lengimkhontako, ngiyakutjela ngitsi kungeke kube khona ematolo ngisho nemvula kuleminyaka lembalwa letako, kuze kusho mine.”
Emvakwesikhatsi lesidze, emnyakeni wesitsatfu wesomiso, livi laSimakadze lefika ku-Elija, latsi: “Hamba uyekutiveta ku-Ahabi, ngitawutfumela imvula eveni.”
Bita sonkhe sive eveni lonkhe laka-Israyeli kuyewuhlanganelwa eNtsabeni iKhameli. Letsa labaphrofethi baBhali labangema-450 kanye nebaphrofethi ba-Ashera labangema-400, labadla naJezebeli etafuleni lakhe.”
Sedekiya, umsa waKhenana, yena abesente timphondvo tensimbi, wamemeta atsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: ‘Ngaleti utawuhlaba emaSiriya aze afe, aphele.’ ”
“Simakadze wawubuta watsi: ‘Kanjani?’ “Umoya waphendvula watsi: ‘Ngitawuphuma ngibe ngumoya wemanga emlonyeni wabo bonkhe baphrofethi bakhe.’ “Simakadze watsi: ‘Cha, wena-ke utawuphumelela kumhunga nembala. Hamba, wente njalo.’
Mikhaya watsi: “Nawungahle nje ubuye uphephile, Simakadze utawube akaze wakhuluma ngami.” Wachubeka watsi: “Nonkhe nine tive, wanakeni lamavi ami.”
Ngako inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yase ibutsela ndzawonye baphrofethi lababengaba ngema-400, emadvodza odvwa, yababuta yatsi: “Ngingaya yini kuyawuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, nome ngiyekele?” Baphendvula batsi: “Hamba, ngobe Simakadze utayinikela etandleni tenkhosi.”
Kwake kwatsi ngalesinye sikhatsi baka-Israyeli, basalibele kungcwaba lenye indvodza, betfuka sekuchamuka libutfo lebahlaseli lita livivile; base bajika lesidvumbu salendvodza ethuneni la-Elisha. Satsi lesidvumbu nasitsintsana nematsambo a-Elisha, sidvumbu savuka saphila, umuntfu wasukuma wema ngetinyawo.
Wabe sewushaya lamanti emfula ngalengubo. Wabuta watsi: “Uphi-ke loSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wa-Elija?” Watsi kube awashaye lamanti, ehlukana ekhatsi, aya ngesekudla nangesancele, wabe sewuyewela.
Wahamba waya kulomtfombo, wafike wafaka loluswayi ekhatsi, watsi: “Naku-ke lokukhulunywa nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Lamanti sengiwaphilisile. Angeke aphindze futsi ente kufa nome ente lelive liphuphe.’ ”
Elisha watsi: “Letsani fulaha.” Wase umfaka ekhatsi ebhodweni, watsi: “Phakelani labantfu badle.” Kwabate lokwaba yingoti ebhodweni.
Inceku yakhe yabuta, yatsi: “Ngingabaphakela kanjani lentfo lencane bantfu labalikhulu?” Kodvwa Elisha waphendvula, watsi: “Nika labantfu badle. Ngobe nguloko lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Bayawukudla, kuze kusale.’ ”
Ngako wavele wahamba wafike waticwilisa kasikhombisa emfuleni iJordane, njengobe umuntfu waNkulunkulu abeshito kuye, umtimba wakhe wahlambuluka wabuyela waba musha, waba njengewemfanyana losemncane.
Bulephelo baNamani sebutawunamatsela kuwe kanye nasetitukulwaneni takho siphelane.” Watsi Gehazi nakaphuma, esuka embikwa-Elisha, wabe asanebulephelo asamhlophe njengangcocwane.
Lendvuna beyikhulume kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu, yatsi: “Buka la, khona kube Simakadze abengavula emafasitelo azamcolo wasezulwini, bekungenteka yini loko?” Lomuntfu waNkulunkulu abeyiphendvule watsi: “Utakubona loko wena ngewakho emehlo, kodvwa wena ngeke udle lutfo lwako.”
Lendvuna, inkhosi leyayicamele emkhonweni wayo, yakhuluma ku-Elisha, yatsi: “Buka la: Ngisho nome Simakadze abengavula onkhe emafasitelo emvula ezulwini, loko bekungenteka yini?” Elisha waphendvula watsi: “Utatibonela wena ngemehlo akho. Kodvwa wena awuyikudla lutfo lwako!”
Siphunyule njengenyoni iphunyula elugibeni lwebaciphi. Tingibe utidzabulile, saphunyula.
Ngetulu kwaloko kute umuntfu lowatiko kutsi sikhatsi sakhe siyawufika nini: Njengenhlanti ibanjwa enetheni, nenyoni igcotjwa sifu, kanjalo nebantfu babanjwa kufikelwa tikhatsi letimbi bangakaticapheli.
Balindzi basebusuku bangitfola ngesikhatsi bajikeleta ekhatsi edolobheni. Ngatsi kubo: “Nimbonile yini lotsandvwa yinhlitiyo yami?”
Ngibeke balindzi etibondzeni takho, Jerusalema, bangeke bathule imini nebusuku. Nine lenibita Simakadze, ningatiniki kuphumula,
Bengifanana nelizinyane lemvu lelitfobile liyewuhlatjwa; ngangingati kutsi kantsi bese bente lisu lekungenta silo sengubo, batsi: “Asisibhubhise lesihlahla kanye netitselo taso, asimkhweshise eveni lalabaphilako, kuze libito lakhe lingaphindzi likhunjulwe.”
Kodvwa ngatsi: “Awu Nkhosi Simakadze, baphrofethi balibala kubatjela, batsi: ‘Ningeke niyibone inkemba nome nihlushwe yindlala. Impela, ngiyakuninika kuthula lokungeke kuphele kulendzawo.’ ”
“Emkhatsini webaphrofethi baseSamariya ngayibona lentfo leyenyanyekako: Babephrofetha egameni laBhali, bedukisa bantfu bami ema-Israyeli.
Kuyawuba khona lilanga lapho balindzi bayawumemeta emagcumeni aka-Efrayimu, batsi: ‘Wotani, sikhuphukele eSiyoni kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”
Babopha emanceba ebantfu bami kube shangatsi yintfo nje lengenamsebenti, babe batsi: ‘Kuthula, kuthula,’ kube kantsi kute nalokuthula.
Ngabeka balindzi etikwenu, ngatsi: ‘Lalelani kukhala kwempalampala,’ kodvwa nine natsi: ‘Ngeke sikulalele.’
Imibono yebaphrofethi bakho yayingemanga, futsi ingenamsebenti. Baphrofethi bakho abazange batibeke ebaleni tono takho, kuze uvikeleke kuloko kugcilateka. Letembulo labakunika tona tatitemanga netekwedukisa.
Kodvwa kwenteka ngenca yetono tebaphrofethi bayo, nangetiphambuko tebaphristi bayo, labacitsa ingati yalabamsulwa ekhatsi kuyo.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, sengikubeke kutsi ube ngumlindzi wendlu yaka-Israyeli; ngako-ke vani livi lengilikhulumako, ubanike secwayiso lesiphuma kimi.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, sengikubeke kutsi ube ngumlindzi wendlu yaka-Israyeli; ngako-ke vani livi lengilikhuluma kuwe, ubanike secwayiso lesiphuma kimi.
“Lalelani lapha, nine baphristi! Nakisisani, nine ma-Israyeli! Lalelani, ninendlu yebukhosi! Lesehlulelo simelene nani: Nibe lugibe eMispa, naba linetha lelendlalelwe eThabori.
Emalanga esijeziso ayeta, yebo emalanga emphindziselo asasondzele, Israyeli kufanele akwati loko. Njengobe tono tenu titinyenti kangaka nebutsa benu bubukhulu kangaka, umphrofethi sewutsatfwa njengesilima, umuntfu wesembulo atsatfwe njengeluhlanya.
Bonakele ngalokujulile njengasetikhatsini taseGibeya. Nkulunkulu uyawubukhumbula bubi babo, abajezisele tono tabo.
Ngisho labancono babo nalabetsembeke kakhulu kunabo bonkhe abanamsebenti, bafana nelukhula. Selifikile lilanga lapho Nkulunkulu ayakujezisa bantfu, njengobe vele abebacwayisile ngebalindzi bakhe lababaphrofethi. Kwamanje sebadzidzekile.
Kube bengingakenti imisebenti lemikhulu lengazange seyentiwe ngumuntfu emkhatsini wabo, ngabe bate licala lesono, kodvwa manje sebangibonile base batondza naBabe.
Kodvwa nangabe bucili bami busita ludvumo lwaNkulunkulu ngekwenta liciniso lakhe libonakale kakhulu, ngingalahlelwani njengesoni?
Hloniphani baholi benu, nilalele imitsetfo yabo, ngobe balindza imiphefumulo yenu bangaphumuli, njengobe bayawulandzisa ngayo. Nanenta njalo, nibasita, umsebenti wabo batawenta ngekujabula, hhayi ngelusizi; ngobe nani kungeke kunisite loko.