Bayifulatsela yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, batakhela tabo tithico letimbili letimise kwematfole, batakhela nensika ya-Ashera. Bakhotsama tinkhanyeti, bakhonta sithico saBhali.
Jeremiya 44:17 - Siswati 1996 Bible Nakanjani sitawukwenta konkhe lesitsite sitakwenta: Sitawutfuncisela imphepho kuyo iNkhosikati yeLizulu, sitfululele iminikelo yesinatfo kuyo, njengobe tsine nabobabe, nemakhosi etfu, netiphatsimandla tetfu tatenta emadolobheni akaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema. Ngaleso sikhatsi sasinekudla lokunyenti kakhulu, sime kahle, singahlushwa lutfo. |
Bayifulatsela yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, batakhela tabo tithico letimbili letimise kwematfole, batakhela nensika ya-Ashera. Bakhotsama tinkhanyeti, bakhonta sithico saBhali.
Njengobe bangikhohliwe mine, batfuncisa imphepho kulabanye bonkulunkulu, bangitfukutselisa ngato tonkhe letithico labatente ngetandla tabo, intfukutselo yami itawuvutsela lendzawo, futsi ingeke icisheke.’
Wanikela ngemihlatjelo etithicweni tebantfu baseDamaseko lebase bamehlulile; ngobe abecabange watsi: “Njengobe tithico temakhosi aseSiriya tiwasitile emaSiriya, nami ngitakwenta umhlatjelo kuto, khona titakungisita.” Kodvwa ngito kanye letamwisa, taphindze tawisa onkhe ema-Israyeli.
Emakhosi etfu, nebaholi betfu, nebaphristi betfu kanye nabobabe betfu abazange bawulandzele umtsetfo wakho; abazange bayinake imiyalo yakho kanye neteluleko takho lowabanika tona.
Shangatsi Simakadze angabajuba tilwimi laba labakhuluma bachoshe batsi: “Sigabe ngelulwimi lwetfu sitawutikhulumela, iphi leyo nkhosi lengasikhona tsine?”
Sakhuluma kubo satsi: “Sifisa shangatsi ngabe Simakadze wamane wasibulalela khona le eGibhithe, ngobe phela lapho besitihlalela phansi ngasemabhodweni, bese sidla inyama nekudla ngekutsandza kwetfu. Kodvwa nisiletse lapha ehlane kutewusibulala ngendlala sonkhe lesive.”
Nginitjele tonkhe-ke letintfo kadzenidzeni, kucala tingakenteki ngatimemetela kini, kuze ningetikusho kutsi: ‘Tithico tami takwenta loku; titfombe tami tetigodvo nabonkulunkulu lababunjwe ngensimbi bakulayeta.’
Ngiyawukhipha tigwebo tami esiveni sami ngenca yabo bonkhe bubi baso: ngekungifulatsela kwaso, ngekutfuncisa imphepho kulabanye bonkulunkulu, nangekukhonta loko lokwentiwe tandla tabo.
Emadolobha akaJuda kanye nebantfu baseJerusalema bayawuhamba bayewukhala kubonkulunkulu labatfuncisa kubo imphepho, kodvwa bangeke babasite nakancane nje nase behlelwa ngulenhlekelele.
Noko sive sami singilahlile mine; satfuncisa imphepho etithicweni letingenamsebenti, letabakhubatelisa etindleleni tabo nasemikhondvweni yakadzeni. Tabahambisa ngetindlela letijubako nangemigwaco lengakakhiwa kahle.
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!’ ”
“Simakadze akayikhumbulanga yini wayicabanga imphepho leyayitfunciswa emadolobheni akaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema, itfunciswa ngini naboyihlo nemakhosi enu, netiphatsimandla tenu, kanye nebantfu balelive?
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Nine nabomkenu nikhombise ngetento tenu loko lenakwetsembisa nanitsi: ‘Nakanjani, sitatifeza tifungo lesatenta sitayitfuncisa imphepho sitsele neminikelo yesinatfo eNkhosikatini yeLizulu.’ “Chubekani-ke, nikwente loko lenakwetsembisa! Gcinani tifungo tenu!
Senibukhohliwe yini lobubi lobentiwa boyihlo, nemakhosi akaJuda nemakhosikati awo kanye nebubi lobentiwa ngini nebafati benu eveni lakaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema?
Bantfwana batfota tinkhuni, emadvodza alumekela imililo, bafati badovana nenhlama, babhaka emakhekhe eNdlovukazi yeliZulu. Batfulula iminikelo yetinatfo kulabanye bonkulunkulu bentela kuchukuluta lulaka lwami.
“ ‘Nikhuluma nitsi: “Sifuna kuba njengaletinye tive natsi, sibe njengetive temhlaba letikhonta tigodvo nematje.” Kodvwa loko leninako engcondvweni kungeke kuze kwenteke.’ ”
“ ‘Kodvwa bangivukela, bangete bangilalela; abazange batilahle letitfombe tabo letenyanyekako lebese babeke emehlo abo kuto, futsi abazange batilahle tithico taseGibhithe. Ngako ngatsi ngitawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngicedzele kutfukutsela kwami etikwabo eGibhithe.
Wahlala etikwembhedze lomuhle, kunelitafula lelendlalwe embikwawo, lapho wawubeke khona imphepho yami nemafutsa labengewami.
Wase ungiyisa esibuyeni lesisekhatsi nekhatsi endlini yaSimakadze, lapho ekungeneni kwelithempeli, emkhatsini wemhubhe nelilati, kwakunemadvodza langema-25. Imihlane yawo ibheke ngasethempelini laSimakadze, buso bawo bubheke ngasemphumalanga, babekhotsamela lilanga ngasemphumalanga.
Ngako-ke benta umhlatjelo emanetheni abo ekuhudvula, bashisele imphepho emanetheni abo ekuhudvula, ngobe ngalamanetha abo badla ngaloludzala, batijabulise ngekudla kudla lokukhetsekile.
Kodvwa nangabe indvodza yakhe imalela kutsi atifeze leto tetsembiso netincumo takhe ngesikhatsi iva ngato, leto tetsembiso netincumo takhe latishito ngemlomo wakhe atiyikuma. Indvodza yakhe itawube itente lite, Simakadze uyakumkhulula kuto.
Nangabe umuntfu enta sincumo kuSimakadze nome ente sifungo sekutibopha ngesetsembiso, kufanele angawephuli emavi akhe, kodvwa ente konkhe lakukhulumile.
Inkhosi yadzabuka kakhulu; kodvwa ngenca yesifungo, lebeseyisentile embikwetivakashi tayo, ayitsandzanga kusephula.
Konkhe loke wakuphumisela ngemlomo wakho bani neliciniso kutsi uyakwenta, ngobe wente setsembiso sakho ngekukhululeka kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, wasenta ngewakho umlomo.
Kuphela kwabo kubhujiswa, nkulunkulu wabo sisu, ludvumo lwabo lusehlazweni labo, bangulabanaka tintfo temhlaba.
Nati kutsi nahlengwa ngani ekuhambeni kwenu lokwakulite, lenakunikwa bokhokho. Anihlengwanga ngetintfo letigugako njengesiliva negolide;
Yona yaphendvula yatsi: “Babe, nangabe wente sincumo kuSimakadze, yenta kimi njengobe ufungile kuSimakadze, ngobe nguye lokuphindziselele etitseni takho, ema-Amoni.