Bonkhe bantfu bayawushaywa luvalo bashumayele ngalokwentiwe nguNkulunkulu, bakucondze kahle lasakwentile.
Jeremiya 50:2 - Siswati 1996 Bible “Memetelani nikhulume emkhatsini webetive, phakamisani siboniso semphi, nimemetele, ningafihli lutfo, kodvwa tsanini: ‘IBhabhulona itawutfunjwa, Bheli utawuhlazeka, Maduki yena agcwale kwesaba. Titfombe tayo tiyawuhlazeka netithico tayo tigcwale kwesaba.’ |
Bonkhe bantfu bayawushaywa luvalo bashumayele ngalokwentiwe nguNkulunkulu, bakucondze kahle lasakwentile.
Bayahlazeka badliwe ngemahloni bonkhe labakhonta tithico, bachoshe ngetithico letingenamsebenti. Bonkhe bonkulunkulu bakhotsama kuSimakadze.
Ngalelo langa niyawutsi: “Bongani Simakadze, nibite Libito lakhe; yatisani tive ngaloko lakwentile, nimemetele kutsi Libito lakhe liphakeme.
“Phakamisani siboniso semphi, nisiphakamisele esicongweni sentsaba. Memetani kakhulu, nibakhwebe, khona batewuncandzeka babuye, bangene emasangweni alabaphakeme.
Asubuke nje, naku kuta umuntfu ugibele incola yakhe yemphi, lenemahhashi laboshelwe ngamabili. Lomuntfu waphendvula watsi: ‘IBhabhulona seyiwile, iwile! Tonkhe titfombe tetithico tayo setibhidlikele phansi emhlabatsini!’ ”
Bajikijele bonkulunkulu bato emlilweni, bababhubhisa, ngobe bebangesibo bonkulunkulu sibili, bekutingodvo nje nematje labatwe tandla tebantfu.
Ngaleso sikhatsi Merodaki Baladani, umsa waBaladani, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, watfumela Hezekiya tincwadzi nesipho, njengobe abebikelwe ngekugula nangekuphiliswa kwakhe.
Beli uyaguca, Nebo uyakhotsama. Titfombe tabo tetfwelwe tilwane tekwetfwala. Letitfombe tabo lababetetfwala setiyasindza, tingumtfwalo kuletilwane letidziniwe.
Sukani lapha eBhabhulona. Wabalekeleni emaBhabhulona. Kumemeteleni loku ngenjabulo lenkhulu, nikubabate, kutfumeleni emikhawulweni yemhlaba, nitsi: “Simakadze umhlengile Jakobe, inceku yakhe.”
Nitivile tonkhe-ke letintfo, tibukeni tonkhe. Ningete nativuma yini? “Kusukela nyalo sengitabonitjela tintfo letinsha, tintfo letifihlakele kini, leningatati,
“Batjele naku: ‘Labonkulunkulu labangazange sebalibumbe lizulu nemhlaba, batawubhubha baphele emhlabeni, ngisho nangaphansi kwemazulu.’ ”
Atinamsebenti walutfo, tintfo nje tekuhlekisa, kuyawutsi nakufika kwehlulelwa kwato, tibhubhe.
“Vanini livi laSimakadze, nine tive; limemeteleni etichingini letikhashane, nitsi: ‘Lowo lowasakata Israyeli uyawumbutsa futsi, uyakwelusa umhlambi wakhe njengemelusi.’
“Khulumani loku etiveni, nikumemetele eJerusalema, nitsi: ‘Imphi letewuvimbetela iphuma eveni lelikhashane, isuse umsindvo wekuhlaba inyandzaleyo, kutsi kuhlaselwe emadolobha akaJuda.
Hlabani inyandzaleyo kuyiwe eSiyoni! Balekani nitewusindza, ningephutisi. Ngobe ngiletsa inhlekelele lechamuka ngasenyakatfo, yebo, imbhubhiso leyesabekako.”
“Memetelani loku eGibhithe, nikwatise futsi naseMigdoli; kumemeteleni futsi naseMemfisi kanye naseThaphanesi, nitsi: ‘Manini ngetigaba tenu nilungele, ngobe inkemba iyawudla labo labanitungeletile.’
Umhlaba uyawutfutfumela ngemsindvo wekutfunjwa kweBhabhulona; kukhala kwayo kuyawuhokoma emkhatsini wetive.
Phakamisani siboniso semphi, ngasetibondzeni taseBhabhulona! Cinisani bogadzi, nimise kahle balindzi, kulalela titsa endleleni! Simakadze utayiphumelelisa injongo yakhe, utakukwenta loko labekukhuluma kubantfu baseBhabhulona.
“Phakamisani emhlabeni siboniso semphi! Shayani impalampala emkhatsini wetive! Lungisani tive, nitilungiselele kulwa neBhabhulona. Butsani lemibuso, niyisukele niyihlasele: nibite i-Ararathi, neMini kanye ne-Ashkenazi. Bekani indvuna yemphi, nimelane neBhabhulona. Tfumelani emahhashi lanjengemabulo esikhonyane.
Sigijimi lesinye silandzela lesinye, nesitfunywa silandzela lesinye sitfunywa kuyawubikela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona kutsi lonkhe lidolobha layo selitfunjiwe.
Ngiyakumjezisa Bheli eBhabhulona, ngimente akuhlantele phansi konkhe loko lakumitile. Tive atisayikubekelela tiye kuye, nelubondza lwaseBhabhulona luyakuwa.
Ngobe ngempela sikhatsi siyawufika, lapho ngiyawujezisa khona tithico taseBhabhulona. Live layo lonkhe liyawuhlazeka, nabo bonkhe labagwaziwe bakhona bayawulala lucaca ekhatsi kuyo.
“Kodvwa ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawujezisa khona tithico tayo, kulo lonkhe live layo labalimele bayawububula,” kusho Simakadze.
Ngalokutumako iBhabhulona iyakuwa ibhidlitwe. Yilileleni bo! Yitfoleleni ibhalisamu yekwelapha leminjunju yayo; mhlawumbe ingelapheka.
Ngemnyaka wema-37 wekudzingiswa kwaJehoyakhini, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngemnyaka lapho Evili Merodaki abekwa khona waba yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona, wakhulula Jehoyakhini, inkhosi yakaJuda, wamkhipha ejele mhla ingema-25 enyangeni yeli-12.
Ngako lalelani, nine tive. Caphelisisani, nani bofakazi, kutsi kuyakwenteka njani kubo.
Simakadze wanikela Jehoyakimu, inkhosi yakaJuda, kanye naletinye timphahla tasethempelini laNkulunkulu esandleni saNebukhadnezari. Letimphahla watetfwala watiyisa ethempelini lankulunkulu wakhe kulaseBhabhulona, wafike watibeka endlini yengcebo yankulunkulu wakhe.
Nebukhadnezari wakhuluma kuwo, watsi: “Kuliciniso yini, wena Shadraki, nawe Meshaki, nawe Abednego, kutsi anibakhonti labonkulunkulu bami nekutsi lesithico segolide lengisakhile anisikhotsameli?
Simakadze uyakwesabeka kubo, nase abhubhisa bonkhe bonkulunkulu balelo live. Tive letikulo lonkhe lusentse lwelwandle tiyakumkhonta, nguleso naleso sive eveni laso.
Yamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu yatsi: “Iwile, yebo, iwile iBhabhulona lenkhulu! Seyigucuke yaba likhaya lemadimoni, nesihhehle sekubhaca bonkhe bomoya lababi, nesato tonkhe tinyoni letingcolile naletenyanyekako.