“Maye, ubusisiwe umuntfu locondziswa nguNkulunkulu! Ngako ungakwedzeleli kuyalwa nguSomandla.
Jeremiya 31:18 - Siswati 1996 Bible “Impela ngikuvile kububula kwa-Efrayimu, kutsi: “ ‘Wangicondzisa njengelitfole lelisichomoketi, futsi vele sengifundzisekile. Ngibuyisele, ngitawubuyela, ngobe wena unguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wami. |
“Maye, ubusisiwe umuntfu locondziswa nguNkulunkulu! Ngako ungakwedzeleli kuyalwa nguSomandla.
Lokwa ngisengakahlupheki ngenca yekushaywa kwami, ngangivamise kweduka, manje sengiyaligcina livi lakho.
Ngiyati, Nkulunkulu, kutsi tehlulelo takho tilungile, nekutsi ungijezise njengobe kungifanele.
Emalanga ekuphila kwami asesandleni sakho, ngephule esandleni setitsa tami nakubo labangitingelako.
Ningabi njengelihhashi nome umnyuzi kona lokungenakucondza kudzimate kucondziswe ngematomu.”
Sibuyisele kuwe, Nkulunkulu wemabandla! Khanyisa buso bakho bumengetele, kuze sisindziswe.
Sibuyisele kuwe, Nkulunkulu wemabandla! Khanyisa buso bakho bumengetele, kuze sisindziswe.
Kona nisashayelwani nje? Nisachubekelani nekuhlubuka? Inhloko yenu yonkhe ilimele, nenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe ishayiwe.
Emadvodzana akho acalekile, adzindzibele ekugcineni kwato tonkhe titaladi njengenyamatane ibanjwe elugibeni. Emadvodzana akho ehlelwe yintfukutselo yaSimakadze, ahlaselwa kwekhutwa nguNkulunkulu wakho.
Yacindzetelwa, yahlushwa, kodvwa ayizange iwuvule umlomo wayo; yaba njengelizinyane lemvu leliyiswa ekuhlatjweni, nanjengemvu lebindzile embikwebahhuli bayo, nayo ayizange iwuvule umlomo wayo.
Kodvwa wena unguBabe wetfu, nome nje Abrahama angasati tsine, na-Israyeli angasemukeli tsine, kodwva wena, Simakadze, unguBabe wetfu, uMhlengi wetfu; kwasemandvulo lelo Libito lakho.
Kodvwa bantfu abakaphendvukeli kuye lowo lowabashaya, futsi abakamfunisisi Simakadze longuSomandla.
Awu, Simakadze, ngelaphe, ngitawuphila, ngephule, ngitawusindziswa, ngobe nguwe lengimdvumisako.
“Ngajezisa bantfu bakini, kodvwa akukanisiti, abakaphendvuki nasekujezisweni kwabo. Inkemba yenu ishwabudzele baphrofethi benu, njengelibhubesi lelifukutsako.
Asilale phansi ngenca yelihlazo letfu, sidliwe ngemahloni. Sonile kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, yebo, tsine kanye nabobabe betfu; kusukela ebusheni betfu kuze kube ngulamuhla, asikamlaleli Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.”
Kuyawuba khona lilanga lapho balindzi bayawumemeta emagcumeni aka-Efrayimu, batsi: ‘Wotani, sikhuphukele eSiyoni kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”
Bayawuta bakhala; bayawuthandaza ngisababuyisela emuva. Ngiyawubaholela ngasemifuleni yemanti endleleni lebekile, lapho bangeyiwukhubatela khona, ngobe mine nginguyise wa-Israyeli, Efrayimu uyindvodzana yami yematubulo.
Awu Simakadze, emehlo akho akafuni lona yini liciniso? Wabashaya, kodvwa abazange babuve buhlungu, wabapitjita, kodvwa bakwala kucondziswa. Benta buso babo baba lukhuni kunelitje, bala kuphendvuka.
Awu! Simakadze, sibuyisele kuwe, kuze natsi sitewubuyela kuwe; sivusetele emalanga etfu abe njengemalanga asendvulo.
Lapho-ke niyawukhumbula kutiphatsa kwenu nato tonke tento tenu lenatingcolisa ngato, nani niyawutenyanya ngabo bonkhe bubi lenibentile.
Njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni waMosi, yonkhe lenhlekelele yehlele etikwetfu, kodvwa tsine sisengakabufunisisi buso baSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, ngekutsi siphendvuke etonweni tetfu, sinakekele ngekucophelela liciniso lakho.
“Efrayimu ulitfokati leliceceshiwe, lelikutsandzako kubhula emabele; ngako ngiyawubeka lijoko entsanyeni yakhe lenhle. Ngiyawubopha Efrayimu, Juda kufanele alime, Jakobe advube umhlabatsi.
Ema-Israyeli anenkhani, anjengesitfokati lesinenkhani. Pho, Simakadze angabelusa kanjani njengemazinyane etimvu lasedlelweni?
Ngiyawube sengibuyela endzaweni yami, baze balivume licala labo. Bayawufuna buso bami; baseselusizini lwabo bayawungifunisisa.”
Watsi kube Nkulunkulu abone loko labasebakwentile, kutsi batishiye tindlela tabo letimbi, watisola ngalokubi labeshito kutsi utabehlisela kona. Akazange abajezise.
Alihloniphi muntfu, alivumi kucondziswa. Aletsembeli kuSimakadze. alisondzeli kuNkulunkulu walo.
Nalabo-ke labesaba Nkulunkulu bakhulumisana bodvwana, Simakadze walalela weva. Incwadzi legocotwako yesikhumbuto yabhalwa embikwakhe macondzana nalabo labesaba Simakadze bahloniphe Libito lakhe.
Uyawuguculela tinhlitiyo taboyise kubantfwababo, netinhlitiyo tebantfwana kuboyise; ngaphandle kwaloko ngiyawuta ngitewushaya lelive ngesicalekiso.”
“Ngasenshonalanga kutawuba yinkambu yeticheme tesiboniso sebuve baka-Efrayimu. Umholi wesive saka-Efrayimu ngu-Elishama, umsa wa-Amihudi.
Uyawuhamba embikwakhe ngemoya nangemandla njengemphrofethi Elija. Uyawuhlanganisa boyise nebantfwana babo babuye babe nebudlelwane, agucule bantfu labangalaleli babe ngulabalungile; uyakwenta bantfu balungele kuta kweNkhosi yabo.”
Ngako-ke yesuka yahamba yaya kuyise. “Yayisekudzeni kabi nelikhaya ngesikhatsi uyise ayibona. Inhlitiyo yeyise yagcwala sihawu, wayihawukela wagijima wayihlangabeta. Wayigaca ngemkhono wakhe, wayanga.
Ngako Nkulunkulu wasikhetsa wasitfuma Sisebenti sakhe kini kucala kutenibusisa ngekunenta nonkhe niphendvuke nitishiye tindlela tenu tekonakala.”
Seniwukhohliwe yini lomyalo lokhuluma kini njengakumadvodzana lotsi: “Ndvodzana yami, ungakwedzeleli kuyala kweNkhosi, ungapheli emandla nawukhalinyelwa yiNkhosi;
Labo lengibatsandzako ngiyabakhalimela ngibajezise; ngako-ke shisekela lokuhle, uphendvuke.