Ngabagaya baba njengelutfuli, baba njengelutfuli lwemhlaba. Ngabagcobagcoba ngagidza etikwabo njengeludzaka lwendlela.
Isaya 10:6 - Siswati 1996 Bible Ngilitfumela esiveni lesingenaNkulunkulu, ngilikhiphele kubantfu labangitfukutselisako, kutsi lihlutfule imphango, litsatse lokuphangiwe, nekutsi libagcobagcobe phansi njengeludzaka lwendlela. |
Ngabagaya baba njengelutfuli, baba njengelutfuli lwemhlaba. Ngabagcobagcoba ngagidza etikwabo njengeludzaka lwendlela.
Ngetulu kwaloko nje, kantsi lapha ngitele kutawuhlasela nekubhubhisa lendzawo ngaphandle kwaSimakadze yini? Simakadze nguye cobo lwakhe longitjele kutsi angishuce ngite kulelive ngitekulibhubhisa.’ ”
Live lakaJuda liyawutsela kwesaba kubantfu baseGibhithe; bonkhe labayakuva nje kuphatfwa lelibito laJuda, bayakwetfuka, ngenca yaloko Simakadze longuSomandla losahlose kukwenta kubo.
INkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla ibeke lilanga lesiyaluyalu, lekugcotjwagcotjwa nelekudzidzeka eSigodzini Sembono, lilanga lekuhhihlitwa kwetibondza, lilanga lekutikhalela etintsabeni.
Umhlaba ungcoliswe bantfu bawo. Umtsetfo waNkulunkulu abawulalelanga, bephule imiyalo, bephula sivumelwane saphakadze.
Simakadze utsi: “Labantfu basondzela kimi ngemilomo yabo, bangihlonipha ngetindzebe temilomo yabo kuphela; kodvwa tinhlitiyo tabo tikhashane kabi nami. Kungikhonta kwabo kukwenta nje leyo mitsetfo lefundziswa bantfu.
Ngobe silima sikhuluma bulima, ingcondvo yaso ishikaneka ngalokubi, siphila ngekungamesabi Nkulunkulu, sisakate emanga ngaSimakadze; lolambile simshiya angenalutfo, kutsi nalowomile singamniki emanti.
Maye kuwe, wena mbhubhisi, wena losengakabhujiswa! Maye kuwe, wena lolimbuka, wena losengakatsengiswa! Nawuyekela kubhubhisa, uyakubhujiswa nawe. Nawuyekela kutsengisa bantfu, uyakutsengiswa nawe.
Toni taseSiyoni tiyatfutfumela, kutfutfumela kubabambile labangamesabi Nkulunkulu: “Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nemlilo locotfulako? Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nekuvutsa kwaphakadze?”
“Ngivuse longasenyakatfo, futsi uyeta lomunye lophuma ngasemphumalanga lobita Libito lami. Unyatsela etikwebabusi kube shangatsi baludzaka nje, kube shangatsi yena ungumbumbi nakanyatsela libumba.
Bantfwabakho bancandzeka ngekushesha, nalabo labakwenta lite nalabalwa nawe bayawukubalekela.
Kodvwa naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Yebo, emabutfo ayakwemukwa labatfunjiwe, nalabanelunya bemukwe imphango. Kodvwa ngiyakulwa nalabo labalwa nawe, ngibasindzise bantfwabakho.
Ngako-ke intfukutselo yaSimakadze yasivutsela sive sakhe; waphakamisa sandla sakhe wabashaya wabalahla phansi, tintsaba tatamatama. Tidvumbu tabo taba njengemfuhlululu etitaladini. Noko ngako konkhe loku lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki, sandla sakhe sisephakeme.
Kubhodla kwabo kufanana nekwemabhubesi, yebo, babhodla njengemabhubesi lamancane, atsi ahhonga abe abamba imphango yawo, ayetfwale ahambe nayo kubete longayisindzisa.
Manje-ke senginitjela kutsi ngitakwentani kulesivini sami: Ngitawususa lolutsango lwaso, lesivini sibhujiswe, ngitawuhhihlita nalolubondza lwaso, sinyatselwe phansi.
“Nginyatsele sikhamo seliwayini ngingedvwa; kuto tonkhe tive kute namunye labekanye nami. Ngibagcobagcobile ngentfukutselo yami, ngabapitjita ngelulaka lwami. Ingati yabo yasaphatela tembatfo tami; ngatingcolisa tonkhe timphahla tami.
Ngagcobagcoba tive ngentfukutselo yami; ngelulaka lwami ngatenta tadzakwa, ngatfululela ingati yato emhlabatsini.”
Simakadze uyawuletsa kuwe nasetikwesive sakini, nasetikwendlu yeyihlo, sikhatsi lesingazange sesibe khona kusukela baka-Efrayimu bahlephuka kubakaJuda; uyawuletsa inkhosi yase-Asiriya.”
Kwatsi lomfanyana asengakakwati nakahle kutsi ‘Babe’ nome ‘Make’, umcebo waseDamaseko nemphango yaseSamariya kuyawube sekutfunjwa yinkhosi yase-Asiriya.”
uze utseleke kulakaJuda uligumbucele lonkhe, ulikhukhule uze uyewukhawula entsanyeni. Ngetimphiko tawo uyawulimbonya bubanti balo lonkhe lelo live lakho, awu Imanyuweli!”
Ngako-ke Simakadze ngeke ajabule ngemajaha abo, futsi ngeke abadzabukele labo labangenaboyise kanye nebafelokati, ngobe bonkhe abanaNkulunkulu, futsi babi, bonkhe bakhuluma emanyala. Noko ngako konkhe loku, lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki, sandla sakhe sisephakeme.
Ngelulaka lwaSimakadze longuSomandla live liyawugagadzeka, nebantfu bayawuba tinkhuni temlilo; kute loyawuphephisa umnakabo.
ngitawubita tonkhe tive tangasenyakatfo kanye nenceku yami Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngibaletse batekulwa nalelive kanye netakhamiti talo nato tonkhe tive letibomakhelwane,” kusho Simakadze. “Ngiyawubabhubhisa ngibacedze nya, ngibente intfo yekwesabisa, nenhlekisa, nencitsakalo yaphakadze.
Ngetulu kwako konkhe loko, dzadzewabo longetsembeki, Juda, akazange abuyele kimi ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe, kodvwa kwaba ngekutentisa nje,” kusho Simakadze.
Simakadze utsi: Ngiyawukhipha umlayeto ngibabuyise kulelidolobha. Bayakulwa nalo, balitfumbe bese bayalishisa. Emadolobha akaJuda ngiyakuwenta abe tindzala, kuze kusale kukhala libhungane kuwo.”
Maye kitsi, ngobe sibhujisiwe. Maye Jerusalema, geza bubi lobusenhlitiyweni yakho, khona utewusindziswa. Uyawuyifukamela kuze kube ngunini lemicabango yakho lemibi?
Ngimnike iGibhithe, yaba yinkhokhelo yekukhandleka kwakhe, ngobe yena nemabutfo akhe bakwentela mine, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
Ngiyawubaphanga, ngibemuke timphahla, bese ngijikisela sandla sami kuletindzawo lebetidzilitiwe lesetakhiwe kabusha, nakulabantfu lababutfwe etiveni ngetive, sive lesesifuye kakhulu, kantsi sinetimphahla letinyenti futsi, bantfu labahlala enkhabeni yelive.”
BaseSheba, nebaseDedani, nebahwebi baseThashishi nebakuyo yonkhe imiti yayo bayawutsi kuwe: “Utewuphanga yini? Lolucucaba lwakho ulubutsele kutasemuka timphahla yini, wetfwale isiliva kanye negolide, utsatse tifuyo netimphahla, utsatse nemphango lenyenti?” ’
Titsa tetfu tiyawutsi tingakubona loko tidliwe ngemahloni; tona leto titsa letake taba liphela endlebeni ngekusibuta titsi: “Uphi loSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu?” Siyawutibona setehluliwe tapitjitwa phansi, sincane seludzaka lwendlela.
Awu, Simakadze, awusiye yini wena wasendvulo? Nkulunkulu wami, wena Longcwele wami, singeke sife. Awu, Simakadze, ubeke bona baseBhabhulona kutsi behlisele kitsi sijeziso. Awu, dvwala letfu, umise bona kutsi batewusishaya.
Nasebahlangene bayawuba njengemadvodza lanemandla lamakhulu, abhocota ludzaka etitaladini nakuliwa imphi. Bayawukulwa bancobe, ngobe Simakadze unabo, bayawuncoba bagibeli bemahhashi.