Ubanike luphawu labakwesabako, wabenta bacocana ngaphansi kwalo, kuze bavikeleke emicibisholweni yetitsa. Cabanga.
Isaya 5:26 - Siswati 1996 Bible Tive letikhashane uyakutiphakamisela siboniso, ashaye impembe atibite khona emaphetselweni emhlaba. Ngekushesha lokukhulu tiyakuta. |
Ubanike luphawu labakwesabako, wabenta bacocana ngaphansi kwalo, kuze bavikeleke emicibisholweni yetitsa. Cabanga.
Shangatsi bukhosi bayo bungagcwala umhlaba, busuke elwandle buye bufike elwandle lolunye; busuke eMfuleni, buze bufike ekugcineni kwemhlaba.
Niyakwenta njani ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa, ngesikhatsi sehlakalo sichamuka khashane? Niyawubalekela kubani nicele lusito? Niyakuwushiya nabani lomcebo wenu?
Uyakuphakamisela tive siboniso, abutse batfunjwa baka-Israyeli; uyawuhlanganisa bantfu bakaJuda labasakatekele emagumbini omane emhlaba.
“Phakamisani siboniso semphi, nisiphakamisele esicongweni sentsaba. Memetani kakhulu, nibakhwebe, khona batewuncandzeka babuye, bangene emasangweni alabaphakeme.
Labangcwele bami ngibatfumile, ngiwabitile emachawe ami lanemandla kutsi ayewufeza sigwebo sentfukutselo yami, wona lawo lajabulela kungincobela.
“Lalelani, umsindvo etintsabeni, ufanana nalowentiwa sicumbi sebantfu! Lalelani, sidvumo emkhatsini wemibuso! Unjengetiphitsiphitsi tetive! Simakadze longuSomandla uvivisa emabutfo kutsi aphume ayekulwa imphi.
Baphuma emaveni lakhashane, lasekugcineni kwemazulu, nguye Simakadze netikhali telulaka lwakhe, utewubhubhisa wonkhe umhlaba.
“Nonkhe nine tive temhlaba, nine lenihlala kulomhlaba, nakuphakanyiswa siboniso semphi entsabeni, nibobuka, nakukhala licilongo, nilalelisise.
Natsi nine: ‘Cha, tsine sitawubaleka ngemahhashi.’ Ngako-ke nitawubaleka! Nine natsi: ‘Sitawugibela emahhashini lagijimisa kwembane.’ Ngako-ke laba labanicoshako nabo bayawugijimisa kwembane!
Inqaba yawo iyawudzilika ngenca yekwesaba, netindvuna tawo tiyawutfutfumela kakhulu ekubonakaleni kwesiboniso semphi,” usho Simakadze, lomlilo wakhe useSiyoni, nembutfuma yakhe yemlilo iseJerusalema.
Umphrofethi Isaya wase uya ku-Hezekiya, inkhosi, wambuta watsi: “Atsiteni lamadvodza, kona abebuyaphi?” Hezekiya waphendvula watsi: “Abephuma eveni lelikhashane kakhulu, eBhabhulona, ete kimi.”
Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawushaya inkwela abite timphungane letingasemifuleni yaseGibhithe kanye netinyosi taseveni lase-Asiriya.
Bukelani, usondzela ukhephuka njengemafu, tincola takhe temphi tiyayalutela njengesiwunguwungwana, emahhashi akhe agijima kwendlula tinsweti.
Yebo, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli,” kusho Simakadze, “ngitawuletsa sive lesikhashane sitekulwa nani, sive sasendvulo lesicinile, sive lesikhuluma lulwimi leningalwati, yebo, lesikhuluma lulwimi leningaluva.
“Phakamisani emhlabeni siboniso semphi! Shayani impalampala emkhatsini wetive! Lungisani tive, nitilungiselele kulwa neBhabhulona. Butsani lemibuso, niyisukele niyihlasele: nibite i-Ararathi, neMini kanye ne-Ashkenazi. Bekani indvuna yemphi, nimelane neBhabhulona. Tfumelani emahhashi lanjengemabulo esikhonyane.
Batingeli betfu babegijima kwendlula lusweti lwasesibhakabhakeni; basigijimisa etintsabeni, basibhacela ehlane.
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Akusiwe yini lona lengakhuluma ngaye ngemalanga akadzeni ngetinceku tami baphrofethi baka-Israyeli? Ngaleso sikhatsi baphrofetha iminyakanyaka kutsi ngitawutfumela wena uyewumelana nabo.’ ”
Sihlasela njengemabutfo sicance tindvonga njengemasotja. Sonkhe sihamba silandzelane ngemigca, singaphambuki endleleni yaso.
“Emahhashi abo agijima kwendlula tingwe, esabeka kwendlula timphisi ebusuku. Emasotja abo lagibela emahhashi agijima ashiye inyosi. Bagibeli babo bemahhashi bachamuka khashane. Bandiza njengelusweti naluhlwitsa kudla.
“Ngiyawubakhweba ngibabutse bangene. Ngempela ngiyawubahlenga; bayawuba banyenti njengakucala.
“Libito lami liyawuba likhulu etiveni kusukela ekuphumeni kwelilanga kuze kube ngusekushoneni kwalo. Kuyo yonkhe indzawo imphepho neminikelo lehlantekile iyawuletfwa kulo Libito lami, ngobe Libito lami liyawuba likhulu etiveni,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
“Simakadze uyawuletsa sive lesiyawumelana nani, lesisuka khashane, emaphetselweni emhlaba sinihlwitse njengelusweti lolundizako, sive lesikhuluma lulwimi leningalwati,