Solomoni wase uma embikwelilati laSimakadze, embikwaso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, waphakamisa tandla takhe watibhekisa ngasezulwini,
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Solomoni wase uma embikwelilati laSimakadze, embikwaso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, waphakamisa tandla takhe watibhekisa ngasezulwini,
Kwatsi kube Solomoni acedze kwenta yonkhe lemithandazo nekuncusa kuSimakadze, wabe sewuyasukuma embikwelilati laSimakadze, lapho abekadze aguce khona, tandla takhe atiphakamisele ezulwini.
Kwatsi ngesikhatsi semhlatjelo wakusihlwa, ngasukuma lapho ekujabheni kwami, ingubo nesembatfo sami kudzabukile, ngaguca ngemadvolo tandla tami tivulekile embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wami,
Kutfutfumela kumgabadzela njengetikhukhula, sivunguvungu simkhukhule sihambe naye ebusuku.
Liciniso, Nkulunkulu akayilaleli imibhedvo yetikhalo tabo. Somandla akatinaki, njengobe tilite nje.
Hhawu, Nkulunkulu, beka indlebe, ulalele umthandazo wami, ungakufulatseli kuncusa kwami.
Mosi wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Ngitawutsi ngingaphuma la edolobheni, bese ngiphakamisa tandla tami ngithandaze kuSimakadze; lokudvuma kutawukhawula nalesangcotfo siphele, kuze wati kutsi umhlaba ngewaSimakadze.
“Bayawube sebayangibita, kodvwa ngingeke ngisabele; batangifunisisa, kodvwa bangeke bangitfole.
Simakadze uyawukugeza kungcola kwalabasikati baseSiyoni; uyawuhlanta emacabhacabha engati aseJerusalema ngemoya wekwehlulela nangemoya wemlilo.
Kuzila kwenu kudla kugcina sekuyimphi nemphikiswano, nishayane ngetibhakela tekonakala. Kungeke kulunge kutsi nizile kudla njengobe nenta lamuhla, bese nibheka kutsi livi lenu livakale ezulwini.
Akusiko yini kuhlephulelana kudla kwakho nalabalambile, nekulalisa tihambi endlini yakho, nekutsi nawubona lohlubulile umembulele, ungagucukeli labo labayinyama nengati yakho?
Kute namunye lobita Libito lakho, nome lotimisela kubambelela kuwe, ngobe ubufihlile buso bakho kitsi, wasicedza ngenca yetono tetfu.
Ngitawulindzela Simakadze lofihla buso bakhe kuyo indlu yakaJakobe. Ngiyawubeka litsemba lami kuye.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngiyakwehlisela etikwabo inhlekelele labangeke bakhone kuyibalekela. Nome bangakhala bacele lusito kimi, ngingeke ngibalalele.
Nome bangazila, ngingeke ngikulalele kukhala kwabo; nome banganikela ngeminikelo yekushiswa nangeminikelo yalokutinhlavu, ngingeke ngibemukele. Esikhundleni saloko ngitababhubhisa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako.”
Ngiva kukhala lokunjengekwemfati lophetfwe ngumhelo, kuquma lokunjengekwalowo lobeleka litubulo lakhe, kukhala kweNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni, lephefumulela etulu, leyelula tandla tayo itsi: “Maye, ngiyacaleka, kuphila kwami kunikelwe etandleni tebabulali.”
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lamadvodza asafake tithico etinhlitiyweni tawo, emisa nematje lamabi ekukhubekisa embikwebuso bawo. Kufanele ngiwavumele yini kutsi abute kimi?
Netive titakwati kutsi sive saka-Israyeli saya ekutfunjweni ngenca yetono taso, ngobe babengaketsembeki kimi. Ngako ngase ngiyabufihla buso bami kubo, ngabaniketa etandleni tetitsa tabo. Bonkhe bafa ngenkemba.
Nabahamba nemihlambi yabo yetimvu netimbuti kanye nemihlambi yetinkhomo kuyawufuna Simakadze, bangeke bamtfole; sewutisusile kubo.
Siyeta sikhatsi lapho nitawukhala khona kuSimakadze, kodvwa angeke aniphendvule. Angeke ayilalele imithandazo yenu, ngobe nente lokubi kuye.
“Simakadze longuSomandla utsi: ‘Ngatsi nangibabita bangete balalela ngekusabela, ngako-ke nabo nabamemeta, angizange ngibalalele.
“Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Nivimbela bantfu umbuso welizulu, nibe nine ningangeni, nebantfu labafuna kungena anibavumeli kutsi bangene. [
“Kodvwa nanithandazako, ningalibali kukhuluma emagama lamanyenti langasho lutfo, njengebetive labacabanga kutsi batawuvakala ngekukhuluma kwabo lokunyenti.
Siyati kutsi Nkulunkulu akativa toni; kodvwa nangabe umuntfu amesaba Nkulunkulu, ente intsandvo yakhe, lowo uyamuva.
Ngako-ke ngifisa shangatsi emadvodza yonkhe indzawo angakhuleka aphakamise tandla letingcwele, ate lulaka nembango.