Lomunye waphunyuka wabaleka wayawubikela Abrama, umHebheru, labehlala ngasetihlahleni tema-okhi aMamre, um-Amori, umnakabo-Eshkoli na-Aneri. Bonkhe-ke laba bebabambisene na-Abrama.
Jeremiya 34:9 - Siswati 1996 Bible Bonkhe bantfu kwakufanele bakhulule tigcili tabo letingemaHebheru, bonkhe labadvuna nalabasikati; bekufanele kubete namunye losagcilate umnakabo longumJuda. |
Lomunye waphunyuka wabaleka wayawubikela Abrama, umHebheru, labehlala ngasetihlahleni tema-okhi aMamre, um-Amori, umnakabo-Eshkoli na-Aneri. Bonkhe-ke laba bebabambisene na-Abrama.
Empeleni ngebiwa eveni lemaHebheru; kunjalo nje nakhona lapha eGibhithe kute lengikwentile lokubangele kutsi ngifakwe lapha ejele.”
Lendvodzakati yaFaro yatsi nayisivula lesitja, yakhandza kuneluswane lwemfana, lukhala. Yaluhawukela, yase itsi: “Lolu ngulolunye lwetinswane temaHebheru.”
“Bantfu bami batakulalela loko lokushoko. Wena-ke nebaholi bema-Israyeli nitawube seniya kuFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, nifike nitsi: ‘Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wemaHebheru uhlangene natsi. Sicela kutsi usikhulule sitsatse luhambo lwemalanga lamatsatfu siye ehlane, kuze siyekwenta umhlatjelo kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu.’
Bona matfupha bayawugcilatwa tive letinyenti nangemakhosi lamakhulu. Ngiyawubakhokhela ngaloko lokubafanele ngetento tabo nangemsebenti wetandla tabo.”
Tive tonkhe tiyawumkhonta, nendvodzana yakhe kanye nemtukulu wakhe, kuze kube sikhatsi lapho live lakhe liwa khona, tive letinyenti nemakhosi lamakhulu amehlule.
“ ‘Ngalelo langa ngiyawulephula lijoko etintsanyeni tabo, ngitidzabule tibopho tabo; betive abaseyiwubagcilata,’ kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Ngako tonkhe tindvuna nebantfu labangena kulesivumelwane bavumelana kutsi batatikhulula tigcili tabo letidvuna naletisikati, bangabe basabagcilata. Bavumelana, base bayatikhulula letigcili.
BangemaHebheru yini? Nami nginguye. Bangema-Israyeli yini? Nami nginguye. Batitukulwane ta-Abrahama yini? Mine-ke ngingiso.
“Nangabe umnakenu longumHebheru, indvodza nome umfati, atsengiswa kuwe, abotsi angakusebentela iminyaka lesitfupha, ngemnyaka wesikhombisa umkhulule ahambe.
Ngobe ngasokwa ngelilanga lesiphohlongo, futsi ngiweluhlanga lwaka-Israyeli, wesive sakaBhenjamini, umHebheru wemaHebheru; ngekwemtsetfo ngingumFarisi.
Ngako bahamba bobabili, bafike batibonakalisa enkambu yemaFilisti. EmaFilisti atsi: “Ase nibuke! EmaHebheru akhokhotela aphuma emigodzini labebhace kuyo.”
EmaFilisti atsi nakeva lomsindvo lomkhulu kangaka, abutana atsi: “Wani lomsindvo longaka losenkambu yemaHebheru?” Batsi kube beve kutsi libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze selifikile enkambu,
Cinani-ke, maFilisti! Banini ngemadvodza, ngaphandle kwaloko nitawuba tigcili temaHebheru, njengobe nawo abetigcili tenu. Banini ngemadvodza, nilwe!”