Bayifulatsela yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, batakhela tabo tithico letimbili letimise kwematfole, batakhela nensika ya-Ashera. Bakhotsama tinkhanyeti, bakhonta sithico saBhali.
Jeremiya 19:13 - Siswati 1996 Bible Emakhaya laseJerusalema nalawo emakhosi akaJuda, ayawungcola njengalendzawo, iThofethi, yebo, tonkhe tindlu lapho batfuncisele khona imphepho eluphahleni, batfuncisela emabutfo etinkhanyeti tasemazulwini, batfulula iminikelo yetinatfo kulabanye bonkulunkulu!’ ” |
Bayifulatsela yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, batakhela tabo tithico letimbili letimise kwematfole, batakhela nensika ya-Ashera. Bakhotsama tinkhanyeti, bakhonta sithico saBhali.
Inkhosi Josaya yahlazisa indzawo iThofethi, leyayiseSigodzini sakaBheni Hinomu, ngako kwabate umuntfu labengayisebentisa ekunikeleni indvodzana yakhe nome indvodzakati yakhe ngekutsi ishiswe ngemlilo kuMoloki.
Wawabhidlita onkhe lamalati labekakhiwe ngemakhosi akaJuda etulu eluphahleni eceleni kwelikamelo la-Ahazi lelisesitezi; wabhidlita nalamalati Manase labewakhe kuletibuya letimbili ethempelini laSimakadze. Wawesusa lapho, wawabhidlita, aba timvitsi letakhukhulelwa emfudlaneni iKhidroni.
Josaya waphahlata ematje lekwakutsiwa angcwele, wagumula tinsika ta-Ashera, wasakata ematsambo ebantfu kuleto tindzawo.
Indlu yakho lengcwele tiyokhele ngemlilo, tayingcolisa lendzawo yelibito lakho, tayidzilita tacotfula imbokodvo nesisekelo.
Awu, Nkulunkulu! Bahedeni sebangene efeni lakho, bangcolisa lithempeli lakho lelingcwele, bagucula iJerusalema bayenta tindzala.
Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neSigodzi Sembono lelitsi: Kwentiwa yini kutsi bonkhe bantfu bakho bakhwele baye etulu etingcongwaneni tetindlu?
Nako-ke lengitakwenta kulendzawo nakulabo labahlala kuyo, kusho Simakadze: Lelidolobha ngitalenta lifanane neThofethi.
LamaBhabhulona lahlasela lelidolobha atawungena alilumeke ngemlilo. Atalishisa alicedze, kanye naletindlu lapho kuhlala khona labantfu labangitfukutselisa ngekutfuncisa imphepho etikweluphahla kuBhali kanye nangekutfululela iminikelo yetinatfo kulabanye bonkulunkulu.
Kodvwa seloku sayekela kutfuncisa imphepho kuyo iNkhosikati yeLizulu sayekela nekutfululela iminikelo yesinatfo kuyo, asisenalutfo, futsi solo siyabhubha siyaphela ngenkemba nangendlala.”
Walumeka umlilo ethempelini laSimakadze nasesigodlweni senkhosi, nakuto tonkhe tindlu taseJerusalema; tonkhe letatibalulekile watishisa.
Bantfwana batfota tinkhuni, emadvodza alumekela imililo, bafati badovana nenhlama, babhaka emakhekhe eNdlovukazi yeliZulu. Batfulula iminikelo yetinatfo kulabanye bonkulunkulu bentela kuchukuluta lulaka lwami.
Ayawukwenekwa elangeni, nasenyangeni, nakuto tonkhe tinkhanyeti tasemazulwini lababekutsandzile, bakusebentela, bakulandzela, bakufuna, bakukhotsamela. Akayiwubutfwa futsi akayiwungcwatjwa, kodvwa ayawuba njengemfucuta yetibi lelahlwe emhlabatsini.
Nangibafikisa eveni lengafunga kutsi ngitalinika bona, benelela kufika kulo, babona tonkhe tintsaba letiphakeme netihlahla letimacembe ato avoshokile, base besuka banikelela khona imihlatjelo yabo, benta iminikelo leyangicunula mine ngase ngiyatfukutsela, betfula imphepho yabo letsaphukako, batfulula iminikelo yabo yetinatfo.
nalabo labakhotsama etulu etingcongwaneni tetindlu bakhonte tinkhanyeti telizulu, nalabo labakhotsama bafunge batsi batakwetsembeka kuSimakadze baphindze bafunge nangaMoloki
Ngakusasa, nase basondzele eJopha, Phetro waya egumeni lelalisetulu eluphahleni lwendlu emini ayewuthandaza.
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wabashiya basale bakhonta tinkhanyeti tasezulwini, njengobe kubhaliwe encwadzini yebaphrofethi kutsi: “ ‘Bantfu baka-Israyeli! Kwakungimi yini lona lenamhlabela imihlatjelo yetilwane, iminyaka lengema-40 ehlane?
Nicaphele ningatikhonti tinkhanyiso lenitibona esibhakabhakeni njengelilanga, nenyanga, netinkhanyeti. Ningacali niwungeke ngekutikhotsamela nikhonte leto tintfo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu latabela tonkhe tive ngephansi kwelizulu.