Asatfole seluleko, Jerobowamu, inkhosi, wabumba ematfole lamabili egolide. Wakhuluma esiveni watsi: “Kumatima kini lokutsi nibohle nikhuphukela eJerusalema. Naba bonkulunkulu benu-ke, ma-Israyeli, labanikhipha eGibhithe.”
Isaya 44:10 - Siswati 1996 Bible Ngubani lobumba sithico, asente asilolonge kahle, lesingeke simbuyisele lutfo? |
Asatfole seluleko, Jerobowamu, inkhosi, wabumba ematfole lamabili egolide. Wakhuluma esiveni watsi: “Kumatima kini lokutsi nibohle nikhuphukela eJerusalema. Naba bonkulunkulu benu-ke, ma-Israyeli, labanikhipha eGibhithe.”
Kodvwa tithico tebetive tentiwa ngesiliva nangegolide, tingumsebenti wetandla temuntfu.
Sithico-ke sona, intfo lebunjwa yingcweti, umfuli nje usembesa ngegolide, asentele netinketane tesiliva.
Bukani la, bonkhe balite! Tento tabo tilite; titfombe tabo tingumoya nesiphitsiphitsi.”
“Butsanani ndzawonye, nite; hlanganani, nine lenibaleke etiveni. Abati lutfo labo labetfwala tithico tetingodvo, bathandaze etithicweni letingeke tisindzise.
Njengemlindzansimi esivandzini semajoti, letithico tabo atikwati kukhuluma, kudzingeka tize tetfwalwe, ngobe atikwati kutihambela. Ningatesabi, tingeke tinente lutfo lolubi, kantsi futsi kute naloluhle letingalwenta.”
Awu Simakadze, mandla ami nesiphephelo sami, nqaba yami ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka, tive tiyakuta kuwe tisuka emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba, titsi: “Bobabe betfu babengenalutfo ngaphandle kwabonkulunkulu labalite, tithico letingenamsebenti letingazange setibentele lutfo loluhle.
Inkhosi Nebukhadnezari yenta sithico segolide, lesasingemamitha labengaba ngema-30 kuphakama, nemamitha labengaba matsatfu bubanti, yasibeka etsafeni laseDura esifundzeni saseBhabhulona.
Nebukhadnezari wakhuluma kuwo, watsi: “Kuliciniso yini, wena Shadraki, nawe Meshaki, nawe Abednego, kutsi anibakhonti labonkulunkulu bami nekutsi lesithico segolide lengisakhile anisikhotsameli?
“Sinamsebenti muni sithico, njengaloku sibatwe ngumuntfu nje? Yebo, sisitani sitfombe lesifundzisa emanga? Ngobe lowo losibatako wetsembela emsebentini wetandla takhe, wakha tithico letingeke tize tikhulume.
Niyatibonela, futsi niyativela konkhe lokwentiwa ngulendvodza lenguPawula. Utsi bonkulunkulu labakhiwe ngetandla abasibo bonkulunkulu sibili, sewugucule bantfu labanyenti, hhayi kuleli lase-Efesu kuphela kodvwa cishe kulo lonkhe lase-Asiya.
Ngako-ke macondzana nekudla kudla lokuhlatjelwe tithico siyati kutsi: “Kute sithico lesiphilako,” nekutsi: “Nkulunkulu munye kuphela, kute lomunye.”