Balindzi bema-Israyeli batimphumphutse, bonkhe abati lutfo; batigolwane, abakwati ngisho nekutsi buku; balibala kutsi bunyalala, babhudze kuphela, bayakutsandza kulala.
Jeremiya 14:14 - Siswati 1996 Bible Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Baphrofethi baphrofetha emanga ngelibito lami. Angikabatfumi, futsi angikabatjeli, kantsi futsi angikakhulumi kubo. Baphrofetha kini imibono lengemanga, babhule, bakhonte tithico, bashumayele nenkhohliso yetingcondvo tabo. |
Balindzi bema-Israyeli batimphumphutse, bonkhe abati lutfo; batigolwane, abakwati ngisho nekutsi buku; balibala kutsi bunyalala, babhudze kuphela, bayakutsandza kulala.
Labadzala nemadvodza langimisumphe ngubona bayinhloko. Baphrofethi labafundzisa emanga bona bangumsila.
Wena-ke Phashuri, nabo bonkhe basekhaya kakho, niyawutfunjelwa eBhabhulona. Niyawufike nifele khona lapho, ningcwatjwe khona, wena kanye nabo bonkhe labangani bakho lophrofethe kubo emanga.’ ”
wakhuluma embikwabo bonkhe bantfu watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngiyakulephula kanjalo-ke lijoko laNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngilisuse etintsanyeni tetive tonkhe temhlaba ingakapheli iminyaka lemibili.’ ” Emvakwaloko-ke umphrofethi Jeremiya wachubeka wahamba indlela yakhe.
“Hamba utjele Hananiya, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Wena wephule lijoko lesigodvo, kodvwa esikhundleni salo wena uyawutfola lijoko lensimbi.
Ngako umphrofethi Jeremiya wase ukhuluma kuHananiya, umphrofethi, watsi: “Lalela lapha, Hananiya! Wena awukatfunywa nguSimakadze, kodvwa lesive ulibele kusenta setsembe emanga akho.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, mayelana na-Ahabi, umsa waKholaya, nangaSedekiya, umsa waMaseya, labaphrofetha emanga kini egameni lami, utsi: ‘Ngitawubanikela kuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, yena uyawufike ababulale embikwemehlo enu nibuka.
“Tfumela lomlayeto kubo bonkhe labatfunjiwe, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngaShemaya waseNehelamu, utsi: Ngenca yekutsi Shemaya sewuphrofethile kini, nome abengakatfunywa ngimi nje, wanidvonsela ekutseni netsembe emanga,
Baphi labaphrofethi benu labaniphrofethela batsi: ‘Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ingeke ikuhlasele, nalelive ingeke ilente lutfo’?
Baphrofethi baphrofetha emanga, baphristi baphetse ngeligunya labo, nebantfu bami bakutsandza ngaleyo ndlela. Kodvwa nitakwenta njani ekupheleni?”
Ngako-ke bafati babo ngibanikela kulamanye emadvodza, nemasimi abo ngiwanike labanye bantfu, kutsi abe ngewabo. Kusukela kulomncane kakhulu kuye kulomkhulu kakhulu, bonkhe babogubhela kwesabo. Baphrofethi nebaphristi bayafanana, bonkhe bayayengana.
Babopha emanceba ebantfu bami, kube shangatsi yintfo nje lengenamsebenti, babe batsi: “Kuthula, kuthula,” kube kantsi kute nalokuthula.
Imibono yebaphrofethi bakho yayingemanga, futsi ingenamsebenti. Baphrofethi bakho abazange batibeke ebaleni tono takho, kuze uvikeleke kuloko kugcilateka. Letembulo labakunika tona tatitemanga netekwedukisa.
Emasango ayo ashone emhlabatsini; imicabo yayo wayifohlota wayibhubhisa. Inkhosi yayo netikhulu tayo tahlakatwa tayiswa etiveni, umtsetfo sekwabate, Nebaphrofethi bayo abasayitfoli imibono levela kuSimakadze.
“ ‘Ngobe sekuyawubate imibono yemanga nekubhula lokutsandzekako emkhatsini wesive saka-Israyeli.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha umelane nebaphrofethi baka-Israyeli labaphrofethako nyalo. Khuluma kulabo labaphrofetha loko labakususela emicabangweni yabo, utsi: ‘Vanini livi laSimakadze!
ngako-ke ningeke nisayibona imibono leyinkhohliso, ningabe nisabhula ngekubhula lokungemanga. Ngiyakubasindzisa bantfu bami etandleni tenu. Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
Lite nome sekunemibono leyinkhohliso ngawe nekubhula lokungemanga ngawe, iyawubekwa etintsanyeni talababi lekufanele babulawe, labalilanga labo lekuphela selifikile, nalabasikhatsi sabo sekujeziswa sesifikile.
Babusi balamadolobha bawabusa ngekudizelwa, kanjalo nebaphristi bayatsengwa kuze bachaze bahumushe nemtsetfo, nebaphrofethi imibono netembulo tabo batichaza ngekudizelwa; noko basajinge bachoshe ngekutsi Simakadze unabo, batsi: “Kute lokutasehlela, ngobe Simakadze unatsi.”
Tithico tikhuluma lokuyinkhohliso, labaphengulako babona imibono yemanga, bakhuluma emaphupho langesilo liciniso. Badvudvutana mahhala nje ngelite. Ngako-ke bantfu bazulazula njengetimvu, bacindzetelekile ngekweswela umelusi.
“Nangabe kukhona losachubeka nekuphrofetha, uyise nenina, labamtalako, bayakutsi kuye: ‘Wena kufanele ufe, ngobe ukhulume emanga egameni laSimakadze;’ nasaphrofetha, batali bakhe bayawumgwaza.
Kodvwa umphrofethi lotenta shangatsi ukhuluma ngelibito lami loko lengingakasho kutsi akakukhulume, nome umphrofethi lokhuluma ngelibito lalabanye bonkulunkulu, lowo kufanele abulawe.’
Batsandzekako, ningabohambe nikholwa ngibo bonkhe bomoya, nibobahlola bomoya kutsi baNkulunkulu yini, ngobe banyenti baphrofethi bemanga labaphumele eveni.