Shangatsi labangimangalelako bangahlazeka, shangatsi emahloni angabambonya njengengubo.
Jeremiya 51:51 - Siswati 1996 Bible “Sihlazekile, ngobe setfukiwe, lihlazo lisimbonye buso betfu, ngobe bantfu bekuhamba bangenile etindzaweni letingcwele tendlu yaSimakadze.” |
Shangatsi labangimangalelako bangahlazeka, shangatsi emahloni angabambonya njengengubo.
Shangatsi labo labafuna kuphila kwami bangadliwa ngemahloni babhubhe; shangatsi bangasibekelwa bubi nelihlazo labo labacondze kungilimata.
Awu, Nkulunkulu! Bahedeni sebangene efeni lakho, bangcolisa lithempeli lakho lelingcwele, bagucula iJerusalema bayenta tindzala.
Yebo, Simakadze, buyisela esifubeni sabomakhelwane betfu seyiphindvwe kasikhombisa lenhlamba labakuhlambalate ngayo.
Sesijike saba yinhlekisa kubomakhelwane betfu, bayasihaya bahlekisa ngatsi kulabakhelene natsi.
Kuyawuze kube ngunini, Simakadze, utifihla siphelane ngingakuboni? Kuyawuze kube ngunini lulaka lwakho luvutsa njengemalangabi emlilo?
Simakadze utawubonakalisa sihawu sakhe kuJakobe, utawuphindza futsi akhetse ema-Israyeli, awabuyisele eveni lawo. Betive batawutihlanganisa nawo, batihlanganise nendlu yaJakobe.
Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neBhabhulona, lihlane lelingaselwandle: Njengetiwunguwungwana tihhusha tendlula eveni laseningizimu, kanjalo umhlaseli uchamuka ngasehlane, eveni lelesabekako.
Simakadze utsi: “Yehla, uhlale elutfulini, wena Ndvodzakati yaseBhabhulona. Hlala emhlabatsini, ungasahlali esihlalweni sebukhosi, Ndvodzakati yebaseBhabhulona. Awusayikubitwa ngekutsi ungulobutsakatsaka nalotsambile.
Bahlonishwa batfumela tisebenti tabo kutsi tiyewubakhelela emanti; tiya etitibeni temanti kodvwa tikhandze kute emanti. Tibuya netimbita tato temanti tingenalutfo, tijabhile futsi tiphelelwe litsemba.
nawo onkhe emakhosi asenyakatfo, edvutane nakhashane, lenye emvakwalenye, nayo yonkhe imibuso lesebusweni bemhlaba. Kuyawutsi emvakwabo bonkhe inkhosi yaseSheshaki nayo iyawulinatsa.
Emvakwekweduka kwami ngaphendvuka; emvakwekucondza kwami ngatisola. Ngadliwa ngemahloni, ngatfotjiswa, ngobe ngetfwele lihlazo lebusha bami.’
Walumeka umlilo ethempelini laSimakadze nasesigodlweni senkhosi, nakuto tonkhe tindlu taseJerusalema; tonkhe letatibalulekile watishisa.
Sitsa sabeka tandla taso kuyo yonkhe imicebo yayo; iJerusalema yabona betive bangena ethempelini layo, labo lowabalela kutsi bangene ebandleni lakho.
“Buka, Simakadze, unakisise. Ngubani nje lowake wamphatsa ngalendlela? Kufanele yini bafati badle batukulu babo, bantfwana lababongile babakhulisa? Baphrofethi nebaphristi kufanele yini babulawe bafele endlini lengcwele yaSimakadze?
‘Khuluma kulendlu yaka-Israyeli, utsi: Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Indzawo yami lengcwele sengitayingcolisa, lenqaba lenitigcabha ngayo, injabulo yemehlo enu, intfo lehawukelwa ngumphefumulo wenu. Emadvodzana nemadvodzakati lenawashiya emuva atawubulawa ngenkemba.
Nigyakwandzisa titselo tetihlahla, netivuno temasimi, kuze ningetiwutseleka ngelihlazo emkhatsini wetive ngenca yendlala.
Bayawukwembatsa emasaka, bagcokiswe lusizi. Buso babo bonkhe buyakwembatsa emahloni, netinhloko tabo bonkhe tiyawuhhulwa.
Wase utsi kubo: “Ngcolisani lelithempeli, nigcwalise tibuya talo ngetidvumbu talababulewe. Hambani!” Ngako baphuma-ke, bacala kubulala kulo lonkhe lidolobha.
“Emabutfo ayo lahlomile ayawuvuka angcolise inqaba yelithempeli, acedze imihlatjelo yemalanga onkhe. Bese-ke emisa sinengiso lesingusona sibanga incitsakalo.
“Tindzawo letiphakeme taka-Isaka tekukhontela tithico tiyawubhujiswa, netindlu taka-Israyeli tekukhontela bonkulunkulu tiyawubhidlitwa. Ngenkemba yami ngiyawuvukela indlu yakaJerobowamu.”
Loko kuyakwenteka, ngobe nilandzele imikhuba lemibi yenkhosi Omri nendvodzana yakhe Ahabi. Nichubeke nalandzela imitsetfo yabo, ngaloko-ke ngiyawunibhubhisa; bonkhe bantfu bayawunibukela phansi. Bantfu yonkhe indzawo bayawunedzelela ngendzelelo.”
Titsa tetfu tiyawutsi tingakubona loko tidliwe ngemahloni; tona leto titsa letake taba liphela endlebeni ngekusibuta titsi: “Uphi loSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu?” Siyawutibona setehluliwe tapitjitwa phansi, sincane seludzaka lwendlela.