Kodvwa Abrama watsi enkhosini yaseSodoma: “Ngiphakamisela sandla sami, ngifunga kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe, uMdali welizulu nemhlaba,
Isaya 3:7 - Siswati 1996 Bible Kodvwa ngalelo langa uyawukhala atsi: “Ngeke ngibe ngumphilisi! Ngite kudla nekwekwembatsa endlini yami; ungangenti umholi wesive.” |
Kodvwa Abrama watsi enkhosini yaseSodoma: “Ngiphakamisela sandla sami, ngifunga kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe, uMdali welizulu nemhlaba,
Bantfu bakini bayakutivusa tindzala takadzeni, bayawumisa tisekelo tasendvulo, wena uyawubitwa ngekutsi unguMvusi Wetindvonga Letiwile, uMlungisi Wetitaladi kutsi tibuye tibe nemakhaya.”
Sewumlahle kokuphela yini Juda? Umbukela phansi yini Siyoni? Usishayelani sive singete sakhona kuphiliswa nje? Sasetsemba kutsi kutawuba nekuthula nenhlalakahle, kodvwa kute nakunye lokuhle lokusehlele. Setsemba sikhatsi sekuphiliswa, kodvwa kwaba nekutfutfumela kuphela.
Ngingatsini nje ngawe? Ngingakufananisa nani nje, wena Ndvodzakati yaseJerusalema? Yini nje lengingakulinganisa nayo, kuze ngikudvudvute, wena Ntfombi yaseSiyoni? Linceba lakho lishona njengelwandle. Ngubani longakwelapha?
Anikaticinisi letibutsakatsaka naletigulako, anikatelaphi nabopha nemanceba aletilimele. Letedukile anikatifuni natibuyisa, nangete natifuna naletilahlekile. Nitibuse ngelunya, natiphatsa ngesihluku.
“Watsi kube Efrayimu abone kugula kwakhe, naJuda abone emanceba akhe, Efrayimu wase ugucukela e-Asiriya, watfumela enkhosini lenkhulu kuyawucela lusito. Kodvwa iyehluleka kunelapha, iyehluleka kupholisa emanceba enu.
“Wotani, asibuyele kuSimakadze. Sewusidzabule saba ticucu, kodvwa uyawusiphilisa; usilimatile, kodvwa uyakuwabopha emanceba etfu.
Kudla akukapheli yini embikwetfu? Kujabula nekutfokota akukakhawuli yini endlini yaNkulunkulu wetfu?
Ngiphakamisela sandla sami ezulwini, ngimemetele ngitsi: ‘Njengobe ngiphila kuze kube phakadze,