Yonkhe indzawo lapho bengihamba khona nema-Israyeli, ngase ngasho yini khona kumunye webaholi babo, lengangibatfuma kutsi beluse sive sami ema-Israyeli, ngatsi: “Awukangakheli ngani indlu yekuhlala yemisedari?” ’
Levithikusi 26:11 - Siswati 1996 Bible Ngiyawuhlala emkhatsini wenu ngisethendeni lekukhontela, ngingesuki kini. |
Yonkhe indzawo lapho bengihamba khona nema-Israyeli, ngase ngasho yini khona kumunye webaholi babo, lengangibatfuma kutsi beluse sive sami ema-Israyeli, ngatsi: “Awukangakheli ngani indlu yekuhlala yemisedari?” ’
ngempela sengikwakhele lithempeli lelihle kakhulu, indzawo yakho lapho kutabohlala wena khona phakadze naphakadze.”
“Kodvwa vele, Nkulunkulu angahlala yini emhlabeni? Emazulu, ngisho nalo lizulu leliphakeme kunawo onkhe emazulu, ungeke wenele kulo. Kangakanani-ke lelithempeli lengikwakhele lona!
Ngako-ke intfukutselo yaSimakadze yasivutsela sive sakhe, loko lokulifa lakhe kwaba sinengiso kuye.
Bayawukwati kutsi nginguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo, lowabakhipha eveni laseGibhithe, ngentela kuhlala emkhatsini wabo. NginguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo.”
Ngenca yeLibito lakho ungasibukeli phansi, ungasenteli phansi sihlalo sakho sebukhosi bakho lobukhulu. Khumbula sivumelwane sakho lowasenta natsi, ungasephuli.
Simakadze ulilahlile lilati lakhe, wayishiya indzawo yakhe lengcwele. Unikele tibondza tetigodlo taseSiyoni etitseni; tamemeta kakhulu ekhatsi endlini yaSimakadze, kwaze kwaba shangatsi ngungelilanga lelidzili lelamiswa.
Niyawube seniyati kutsi ngika-Israyeli, nekutsi nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nekutsi futsi kute lomunye ngaphandle kwami. Sive sami singeke siphindze sihlazeke.”
Ningacali nente lawo masiko aleto tive lengitatikhipha nisengakangeni. Tingicunulile ngalawo masiko ato.
ningatilandzeli netimiso tami, ningayenti nemitsetfo yami, nehluleke nekuyifeza lemiyalo yami ngekuphambana nesivumelwane sami,
Lelo live bayawulifulatsela lisale litijabulisa ngemaSabatha alo ngesikhatsi liselihlane bangekho kulo. Bayawukhipha inkhokhelo yetono tabo, ngobe bayilahlile imitsetfo baticansukela netimiso tami.
Kodvwa nome kunjalo, nasebaseveni letitsa tabo, ngingeke ngibadvube, futsi ngingeke ngibacansukele kangangekutsi ngize ngibabhubhise baphele nya, ngephule sivumelwane sami nabo. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wabo.
Nganyanga yinye ngesusa labelusi labatsatfu. Umhlambi wangenyanya, nami ngadzinwa nguwo,
“Simakadze wakubona loko, wabalahla, ngobe abetfukutseliswe ngemadvodzana nemadvodzakati akhe.
Nangabe lelive lenilidlile lingcolile, yewelani nite ngalapha eveni laSimakadze, lapho kume khona lithende laSimakadze, nehlukaniselane natsi lelive. Kodvwa ningacali nihlubuke Simakadze nome tsine ngekutakhela lelinye lilati, ngaphandle kwalelilati laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.
Finehasi, umsa wa-Eleyazare, umphristi, wakhuluma esiveni sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi, nesakaManase, watsi: “Lamuhla sesiyati kutsi Simakadze unatsi, ngobe kute lapha lenikwentile lokukhombisa kungetsembeki kwenu kuSimakadze ngalendzaba. Ema-Israyeli seniwasindzisile esandleni saSimakadze.”
Ngeva livi liphuma esihlalweni sebukhosi limemeta kakhulu litsi: “Nalo likhaya laNkulunkulu likubantfu. Nkulunkulu utawuhlala emkhatsini wabo, bona babe bantfu bakhe. Nkulunkulu cobo lwakhe uyawuhlala nabo, abe nguNkulunkulu wabo.
Kungako nje basembikwesihlalo sebukhosi saNkulunkulu, bamkhonta imini nebusuku ethempelini lakhe; lowo lohlala esihlalweni sebukhosi uyawubasingatsa ngebukhona bakhe.