Elija waphendvula watsi: “Kute lengimhluphe ngako Israyeli, kodvwa nguwe nemndeni weyihlo. Uyiyekele imiyalo yaSimakadze, wabe sewulandzela boBhali.
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Elija waphendvula watsi: “Kute lengimhluphe ngako Israyeli, kodvwa nguwe nemndeni weyihlo. Uyiyekele imiyalo yaSimakadze, wabe sewulandzela boBhali.
Umphrofethi Shemaya weta kuRehobowamu nakubaholi bakaJuda lababehlanganele eJerusalema ngenca yekwesaba Shishaki, wafike wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ningilahlile, nami-ke senginiyekelela kuShishaki.’ ”
Kuze kube ngulamuhla naloku baka-Edomu seloku bayiphuma balwisana nebakaJuda. Ngasona leso sikhatsi nebakaLibna bavuka umbhejazane, bavukela Jehoramu, ngobe Jehoramu abesafulatsele Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu.
Watsi asakhuluma lomphrofethi, inkhosi yamjuba lulwimi yatsi: “Sesikubeke kutsi ube ngumeluleki wenkhosi yini wena? Thula! Ulahleka phansi khona nyalo!” Lomphrofethi wathula, kodvwa waloyela watsi: “Manje ngiyati kutsi Nkulunkulu sewumise kutsi akubulale, ngobe wente loku, wangete wasitsatsa seluleko sami.”
Kukhetsa kwabo buso ekwehluleleni kubufakazi lobumelene nabo; bashengetisa ngesono sabo njengeSodoma, abasifihli nakancane. Maye kubo! Batiletsele inhlekelele etikwabo.
Manje-ke senginitjela kutsi ngitakwentani kulesivini sami: Ngitawususa lolutsango lwaso, lesivini sibhujiswe, ngitawuhhihlita nalolubondza lwaso, sinyatselwe phansi.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Iphi incwadzi yenyoko yesehlukaniso, lengamcosha ngayo kutsi ahambe? Nome-ke nganitsengisa kumuphi kulengibakweledako? Natsengiswa ngenca yetono tenu, ngenca yemacala enu unyoko wacoshwa.
Ngiyawukhipha tigwebo tami esiveni sami ngenca yabo bonkhe bubi baso: ngekungifulatsela kwaso, ngekutfuncisa imphepho kulabanye bonkulunkulu, nangekukhonta loko lokwentiwe tandla tabo.
Nawutibuta utsi: “Loku kwentekeleni kimi?” phela kungenca yetono takho letinyenti, lokutsi tidvwaba takho tidzatjulwe, nemtimba wakho uphatseke kabi.
Ngabe anikatiletseli nine yini loku, ngalokutsi nishiye Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngesikhatsi asanihola kahle endleleni?
“Ncandzekani sive lesingaketsembeki, ngiyawunelapha kulokuhlubuka kwenu.” “Yebo, siyakuta kuwe, ngobe wena unguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.
“Kutiphatsa kwakho netento takho, nguko lokwehlisele loku etikwakho. Lesi sijeziso sakho. Maye, kubuhlungu bo! Maye, kuyayihlaba inhlitiyo bo!”
Kufanele ningangesabi yini mine?” kusho Simakadze. “Akufanele yini nitfutfumele ebukhoneni bami? Ngenta sihlabatsi saba ngumnyele welwandle, umtsangala waphakadze lolungeke luwengce. Emagagasi angakhephuka, kodvwa angeke aphumelele, angabhodla, kodvwa angeke awengce.
Abatekhuti bona batsi: ‘Asesabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, lowehlisa timvula tasekwindla netasentfwasahlobo, ngesikhatsi lesifanele; losinika siciniseko ngekutsi sikhatsi sekuvuna sitawufika.’
Ngako-ke batawuhlaselwa libhubesi leliphuma ehlatsini, batawuphangwa yimphisi lephuma ehlane, ingwe itawubalalela endleleni edvutane nemadolobha abo; itemdzabudzabula abe ticucu nome ngubani lotsi uyaphuma, ngobe kuhlubuka kwabo kukhulu, nekweduka kwabo kunyenti.
Kodvwa ngimi yini lona labamchukulutako? kusho Simakadze. Abatilimati bona yini, batitsele bona ngelihlazo?
Bahlubukeleni kepha labantfu? IJerusalema yentiwa yini lokuhlubuka njalo nje? Banamatsela ekuyengweni, bala kubuya.
kukwehlisele loku, ngobe washa emashushu, wakhanuka tive ngetive, watingcolisa wena ngetithico tato.
Bantfu bami batimisele kusuka kimi. Ngisho nome sebangambita Longetulu Kwako Konkhe, angeke abaphakamise ngisho nangayiphi indlela.
Awu, ma-Israyeli, buyani, nibuyele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Tono tenu ngito letiniwisile.
Ema-Israyeli anenkhani, anjengesitfokati lesinenkhani. Pho, Simakadze angabelusa kanjani njengemazinyane etimvu lasedlelweni?
Kutigcabha kwema-Israyeli kubufakazi lobumelene nawo; ema-Israyeli, ngisho na-Efrayimu, bayakhubateka esonweni sabo; ngisho naJuda ukhubateka kanye nabo.
kodvwa ababoni kutsi ngitikhumbula tonkhe tento tabo letimbi. Tono tabo tiyabagabudzela, tisembikwami ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.”
Awu, Israyeli, ungajabuli; ungatsakasi njengaletinye tive. Ngobe nine aniketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wenu. Nitsandza inkhokhelo yebugwadla bekukhonta tithico; nifuna kukhokhelwa kuwo onkhe emabala ekubhulela kolo.
Emadzili enu enkholo ngiyakuwagucula abe sililo, nako konkhe kuhlabela kwenu kube kukhala. Ngiyawunenta nonkhe nembatse emasaka, nihhule tinhloko tenu. Leso sikhatsi ngiyawusenta sifanane nesekulilela indvodzana letelwe yodvwa kabo. Lelo langa liyawugcina kabuhlungu kakhulu.”
Konkhe loku kuyakwenteka, ngobe Israyeli onile wahlubuka kuNkulunkulu. Empeleni nje ngubani lekufanele asoleke ngenca yekuhlubuka kwa-Israyeli? Vele, yiSamariya. Ngubani lonelicala lekukhonta tithico kaJuda? Vele, yiJerusalema matfupha.
Kodvwa nine nangifulatsela mine, nakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu; ngako-ke ngingeke ngiphindze nginisindzise.