Thera watsatsa Abrama, indvodzana yakhe, naLoti, umtukulu wakhe umsa waHarani, namalukatana wakhe Sarayi, labengumka-Abrama, umsa wakhe, wahamba nabo esuka e-Uri yemaKhaledi, bacondze eveni laseKhenani. Batsi kube befike eHarani, bakha khona.
Isaya 41:2 - Siswati 1996 Bible Ngubani lochukulute lomunye kutsi esuke emphumalanga, wambitela ekulungeni kutsi ahlangabetane nekuncoba kuso sonkhe sinyatselo? Tive utinikela kuye, atfobise emakhosi embikwakhe. Ngenkemba yakhe uyabagucula babe lutfuli, nangebutjoki bakhe uyabaphephula njengemakhoba. |
Thera watsatsa Abrama, indvodzana yakhe, naLoti, umtukulu wakhe umsa waHarani, namalukatana wakhe Sarayi, labengumka-Abrama, umsa wakhe, wahamba nabo esuka e-Uri yemaKhaledi, bacondze eveni laseKhenani. Batsi kube befike eHarani, bakha khona.
Kwatsi Abrama nasaneminyaka lengema-99 budzala, Simakadze wabonakala kuye watsi: “NginguNkulunkulu Somandla; hamba entsandvweni yami, ube msulwa.
Ngabagaya baba njengelutfuli, baba njengelutfuli lwemhlaba. Ngabagcobagcoba ngagidza etikwabo njengeludzaka lwendlela.
Kwase kute lokwase kusele emabutfweni akaJehoyahazi ngaphandle kwebagibeli bemahhashi lababengema-50, netincola temphi letilishumi, nemasotja labeshuca ngetinyawo labeti-10 000. Inkhosi yemaSiriya yayiwabhubhise onkhe lamanye, yawenta aba njengelutfuli lwanakubhulwako.
“Naku lokushiwo nguKhuresi, inkhosi yasePheresiya, utsi: “ ‘Simakadze, Nkulunkulu welizulu, unginike yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba, sewungiyalile kutsi ngimakhele lithempeli eJerusalema kulakaJuda. Manje-ke, ngulowo nalowo kini nine sive saNkulunkulu losemkhatsini wenu, shangatsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe angaba naye, ahambe aye khona.’ ”
“Naku lokushiwo nguKhuresi, inkhosi yasePheresiya, utsi: “ ‘Simakadze, Nkulunkulu welizulu, unginike yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba, wangiyala nekutsi ngimakhele lithempeli lakhe eJerusalema kulakaJuda.
Batsi basengakahlanyelwa, basengakatjalwa nekutjalwa, basengakasimi ngisho nasemhlabatsini, bese uyabaphuphutsa, babune, kutsi umoya losiwunguwungwane ubaphephule, ubalahle khashane njengemakhoba.
“Ngivuse longasenyakatfo, futsi uyeta lomunye lophuma ngasemphumalanga lobita Libito lami. Unyatsela etikwebabusi kube shangatsi baludzaka nje, kube shangatsi yena ungumbumbi nakanyatsela libumba.
“Mine, Simakadze, ngikubite ngekulunga, ngiyawubamba sandla sakho. Ngitawugcina ngikwente kutsi ube sivumelwane sami nesive sami, ube kukhanya kubetive,
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze kulogcotjiwe wakhe, kuKhuresi, lengibambe sandla sakhe sangasekudla, ngentela kwehlula tive embikwakhe, ngemuke emakhosi tikhali tawo, ngivule neminyango embikwakhe, kuze emasango angetiwuvalwa, ngitsi kuye:
Ngiyawuvusa Khuresi ngekulunga kwami; ngiyakwenta tonkhe tindlela takhe ticondze. Uyawulakha kabusha lidolobha lami, akhulule labatfunjiwe bami, kodvwa loko akwente ngaphandle kwentsengo nemvuzo, kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.”
Ngibita lingce emphumalanga, eveni lelikhashane ngibite umuntfu atewufeza injongo yami. Loko lese ngikushito, nguloko lengiyawukuphumelelisa; loko lese ngikuhlelile, nguloko lengiyawukwenta.
Mine, yebo mine ngekwami, sengishito, yebo sengimbitile, ngitamletsa, futsi utawuphumelela kulomsebenti wakhe.
“Simakadze uwalahlile onkhe emabutfo lengisemkhatsini wawo, sewuhlomise imphi letewumelana nami kutsi itewuhlifita onkhe emajaha akami. Simakadze uyihlifitile iNtfombi yakaJuda njengemagelebisi etjeni lekuhlutela liwayini.
LoMelkhisedeki kwakuyinkhosi yaseSalema, angumphristi waNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe. Ngesikhatsi Abrahama aphuma emphini lapho ancoba khona emakhosi lamane, Melkhisedeki wamhlangabeta, wambusisa.
Ingilosi yesitfupha yatfululela sitja sayo etikwemfula lomkhulu i-Yufrathe. Emanti awo oma, kwavuleka indlela yemakhosi laphuma emphumalanga.
Ngase ngibona lenye ingilosi yenyuka iphuma emphumalanga, iphetse luphawu lwaNkulunkulu lophilako; yamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu, imemeta letingilosi letine letatinikwe emandla ekulimata umhlaba nelwandle,