Abiya wemisa eNtsabeni iSemarayimu, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, wamemeta watsi: “Jerobowamu nani nonkhe sive saka-Israyeli, lalelani kimi!
Isaya 40:9 - Siswati 1996 Bible Wena loletsa tindzaba letimnandzi eSiyoni, khuphukela entsabeni lephakeme. Wena loletse tindzaba letimnandzi eJerusalema, phakamisa livi lakho, umemete, liphakamise, ungesabi. Tsanini kuwo emadolobha akaJuda: “Nangu Nkulunkulu wenu!” |
Abiya wemisa eNtsabeni iSemarayimu, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, wamemeta watsi: “Jerobowamu nani nonkhe sive saka-Israyeli, lalelani kimi!
Lona ngumbono lowabonwa ngu-Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, ngebakaJuda nangebaseJerusalema ngesikhatsi kusabusa bo-Uziya, naJothamu, na-Ahazi, naHezekiya, emakhosi akaJuda.
Impela, Nkulunkulu uyinsindziso yami; ngiyakumetsemba ngingesabi, Simakadze, Simakadze ungemandla ami nengoma yami; nguye loyinsindziso yami.”
Ngalelo langa bayakutsi: “Ngempela, lona nguNkulunkulu wetfu, besetsembela kuye, naye wasisindzisa. Lona nguSimakadze lebesetsembele kuye; asijabule sitfokote ngensindziso yakhe.”
Njengembali luyawuchakaza lube lusha; luyawutfokota kakhulu, lumemete ngenjabulo. Ludvumo lweLebanoni luyawunikwa lona, yebo, luyawunikwa ludvumo lweKhameli nelweSharoni; bantfu bayawubona bukhosi baSimakadze, nebukhatikhati baNkulunkulu wetfu.
Ngaba wekucala kutjela iSiyoni, ngatsi: ‘Bukani, naba!’ IJerusalema ngayipha sitfunywa setindzaba letimnandzi.
Ngimi lofeza emavi etinceku takhe, aphumelelise tiphrofetho tetitfunywa takhe, lotsi ngeJerusalema: ‘Itawuhlalwa bantfu,’ nangemadolobha akaJuda atsi: ‘Atakwakhiwa,’ nangetindzala tawo atsi: ‘Ngitativusetela.’
“Mine, mine ngekwami, nginguye lonidvudvutako. Benibobani-ke nine kutsi ningesaba bantfu lababhubhako, emadvodzana ebantfu, latjani nje,
“Ngilaleleni, nine lenati kutsi kuyini lokulungile, nine bantfu leninemtsetfo wami etinhlitiyweni tenu: Ningakwesabi kusolwa bantfu, ningetfuswa ngisho natinhlamba tabo.
Ngako-ke sive sami siyawulati Libito lami. Ngalelo langa bayawukwati kutsi ngimi lowakusho loko kungakenteki. Yebo, ngimi.”
Kuzila kwenu kudla kugcina sekuyimphi nemphikiswano, nishayane ngetibhakela tekonakala. Kungeke kulunge kutsi nizile kudla njengobe nenta lamuhla, bese nibheka kutsi livi lenu livakale ezulwini.
Moya weNkhosi Simakadze ukimi, ngobe Simakadze ungigcobile, kutsi ngishumayele tindzaba letimnandzi kulabamphofu. Ungitfume kutsi ngitewubopha labo labatinhlitiyo tabo tidzabukile. Ungitfume kutawumemetela kukhululwa kulabatfunjiwe, nekukhululwa kulababoshiwe.
“Yenyuka uye eLebanoni, umemete, liphimbo lakho alivakale eBhashani, khala use-Abarimu, ngobe bonkhe bangani bakho bapitjitiwe.
Ngobe ngiyawati emasu lenginawo ngani, yebo, emasu ekuniphumelelisa, hhayi ekunilimata, emasu ekuninika litsemba nelikusasa.
Bukani lapha etikwetintsaba, tinyawo talowo loniletsela tindzaba letimnandzi, lowo lomemetela kuthula. Gubhani imikhosi yenu, nine maJuda, nigcwalise tifungo tenu. Sekute lababi labayakunihlasela. Bayawubhubha bonkhe baphele.
nekutsi egameni lakhe kumelwe kushunyayelwe etiveni tonkhe kuphendvuka kube kutsetselelwa kwetono, kucalwe eJerusalema.
Kodvwa Phetro wasukuma akanye nebaphostoli labali-11, wakhuluma ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Sive semaJuda, nani nonkhe lenakhile eJerusalema, yatini loku; bekani indlebe ningilalele kahle.
Emalunga aleLiqoqo letiphatsimandla amangala kubona sibindzi saboPhetro naJohane, nekubona kutsi babebantfukatana nje labebangakafundzi. Bavele babona kutsi babehamba naJesu.
“Manje-ke, Nkhosi, ake ubukisise lokusesabisa kwabo bese uyasivumela, tsine tinceku takho, kutsi sikhulume livi lakho ngaso sonkhe sibindzi.
Kodvwa ngiyabuta ngitsi: “Abakeva yini?” Empeleni bevile, “ngobe inkhulumo yabo iphumele emhlabeni wonkhe, nemavi abo asafike emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba.”
Ningithandazele nami, khona ngitewuphiwa livi, ngitsi nangivula umlomo wami ngiyishumayele ngaso sonkhe sibindzi imfihlakalo yeliVangeli.
Siyavuma kutsi yinkhulu kakhulu imfihlakalo yenkholo yetfu yekutsi: Wabonakaliswa angumuntfu, wafakazelwa nguMoya, wabonwa tingilosi, washunyayelwa kubetive, wakholeka emhlabeni, wenyukela enkhatimulweni.
Kepha nangabe nihlushwa ngenca yekwenta lokulungile, nibusisiwe. Ningesabi muntfu, ningakhatsateki.
Jothamu watsi kube atjelwe ngaloko, wenyuka waya esicongweni seNtsaba iGerizimu, wafike wamemetela khona watsi: “Lalelani kimi, takhamiti taseShekhemu, kuze Nkulunkulu anilalele.