Juda ufanana neliwundlu lelibhubesi, ndvodzana yami, usukile enyamataneni loyibulele wabuyela esikhundleni sakho, waguca, walala njengelibhubesi nanjengelibhubesikati, ngubani nje longahle akucale?
Isaya 5:29 - Siswati 1996 Bible Kubhodla kwabo kufanana nekwemabhubesi, yebo, babhodla njengemabhubesi lamancane, atsi ahhonga abe abamba imphango yawo, ayetfwale ahambe nayo kubete longayisindzisa. |
Juda ufanana neliwundlu lelibhubesi, ndvodzana yami, usukile enyamataneni loyibulele wabuyela esikhundleni sakho, waguca, walala njengelibhubesi nanjengelibhubesikati, ngubani nje longahle akucale?
“Caphelani loku nine lenedzelela Nkulunkulu, funa nginiklebhuklebhule, kubete nalongahle aniphephise.
Ngilitfumela esiveni lesingenaNkulunkulu, ngilikhiphele kubantfu labangitfukutselisako, kutsi lihlutfule imphango, litsatse lokuphangiwe, nekutsi libagcobagcobe phansi njengeludzaka lwendlela.
Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze kimi, utsi: “Njengobe libhubesi lihhonga, libhubesi lelikhulu, nalibambe inyamatane yalo, ngisho nome sekuhlatjwa umkhosi kubitwa belusi labanyenti kutsi batekulwa nalo, aletfuswa kumemeta kwabo, futsi aliphatanyiswa ngulomsindvo wabo, kanjalo-ke naSimakadze longuSomandla uyakwehlela esicongcweni seNtsaba iSiyoni kutsi atekulwa imphi.
Kuyawubate libhubesi lapho, kute ngisho nesilwane lesinelulaka, lesiyawutfolakala kuwo. Kodvwa ngulabahlengiwe bodvwa labayawuhamba kulowo mgwaco,
Kodvwa lesi sive lesiphangiwe sabuye sahlutjulwa, bonkhe babambeke emigodzini nome bafihlakele emajele. Sebayimphango, kute nalongabephula; bentiwe baba yimphango, kwabate nalotsi: “Bancandzeni.”
Nguloko nje kuphela labangakwentela kona, labo lebewushikashikeka nabo, solomane uhambisene nabo kusukela ebuntfwaneni. Ngulowo nalowo atichubekela ngekwakakhe kona; kute namunye longakusindzisa.”
Emabhubesi abhodlile, amhhongela. Live lakhe alente laba lihlane lelingenalutfo, emadolobha akhe ashisiwe, asala akhala libhungane.
Libhubesi liphumile emhumeni walo; umbhubhisi wetive sewuphumele ngephandle. Selisukile endzaweni yalo, litewuphundla lelive lenu. Emadolobha enu atawuba tindzala, abete bantfu labahlala kuwo.
“Njengelibhubesi nalichamuka emahlatsini aseJordane liya eveni lelinemadlelo laluhlata, ngiyawubatuma base-Edomu, ngibacoshe eveni labo. Ngubani lokhetsiwe, lengiyawumbekela loku? Ngubani lonjengami? Kona nje ngubani longangicela insayeya? Ngumuphi umelusi longamelana nami?
“Israyeli unjengemhlambi wetimvu letisakatekile ticoshwe ngemabhubesi. Lekucala lelamudla kwaba yinkhosi yase-Asiriya; lekugcina lelabhoba ematsambo akhe, kwaba nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona.”
Bantfu bakhona bonkhe babhodla njengemabhubesi lasemancane, bayahhonga njengemankhonyane emabhubesi.
Bayawulandzela Simakadze; uyawubhodla njengelibhubesi. Nakabhodla, bantfwabakhe bayawuta batfutfumela, bachamuka ngasenshonalanga.
Nakubhodla libhubesi, ngubani longahlala angesabi? INkhosi Simakadze seyikhulumile, ngubani longahlala angaphrofethi?
Insali yema-Israyeli iyakubasemkhatsini wetive letinyenti, ifanane nelibhubesi lelitingela ehlatsini noma edlelweni: Lisuka lingene emkhatsini wetimvu, litisukele litidzabudzabule ticucwana, litsemba lato lekusindza lingabikho.
Seliphi-ke nyalo lelidolobha lebelingumhume wemabhubesi, indzawo lapho abebondlela khona bantfwabawo, lapho emabhubesi lamadvuna nalamasikati abeshangashanga khona, nebantfwabawo awakhulisela khona, angesabi lutfo?
Tiphatsimandla talo tingemabhubesi labhodlako, tikhulu talo titimphisi takusihlwa, letingashiyi lutfo lwangakusasa ekuseni.
Lalelani kulila kwebelusi betimvu, emadlelo abo laluhlata asabhujisiwe. Lalelani kubhodla kwemabhubesi; lomenakati welihlatsi laseJordane ubhujisiwe.
Njengelibhubesi bayahoshoba bacambalale phansi, yebo, nanjengelibhubesi lelisikati, ngubani nje longacala abavuse? “Ababusiswe labo labakubusisako, bacalekiswe labo labakucalekisako!”