Levithikusi 26:19 - Siswati 1996 Bible Ligcabho lenu lelinenkhani ngiyawulifohlota; sibhakabhaka senu ngiyawusenta sibe njengensimbi, sibete imvula; umhlaba ngiyakuwomisa ube lukhuni njengelitfusi. |
Elija waseThishbe, labewekutalwa eThishbe kulakaGileyadi, wakhuluma ku-Ahabi watsi: “Ngelibito laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu lophilako wema-Israyeli, lengimkhontako, ngiyakutjela ngitsi kungeke kube khona ematolo ngisho nemvula kuleminyaka lembalwa letako, kuze kusho mine.”
“Nangabe-ke emazulu avalekile litulu lingani, ngobe sive sakho sonile kuwe, bese siyathandaza sibheke kulendzawo, silivume Libito lakho, siphendvuke esonweni saso, ngobe wena sewusishayile,
Simakadze longuSomandla umise lilanga, ulibekele bonkhe labatigcabhako nalabatiphakamisako, nako konkhe lokuphakanyisiwe, kuze kutfotjiswe;
Bayawukweneka tandla tabo ekhatsi kuwo njengemuntfu lohlambako nakeneka tandla takhe. Nkulunkulu uyakulidzilita ligcabo labo, abubukele phansi bucwepheshe betandla tabo.
Uyabatfobisa labo labahlala ekuphakameni, ulalisa phansi lidolobha leliphakeme, alente lilingane nemhlabatsi, alilahle phansi elutfulini.
Maye kulowo mchele letitigabatisa ngawo tidzakwa taka-Efrayimu, nakuleyo mbali lebunako, bukhatikhati bebuhle bakhe lobumiswe enhloko yesigodzi lesivundzile; maye kulelo dolobha, ligcabho lalabo lasebalaliswa phansi liwayini!
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngalokufananako ngitalibhidlita ligcabho lakaJuda kanye neligcabho lelikhulu laseJerusalema.
Ngako-ke imvula yabanjwa langete lana, kwabate nembodlisamahlanga. Noko waba nelibunti lelomile lebugwababane, wangete wadliwa nangemahloni ngaloko.
‘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.
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Labo labalekelelana nebaseGibhithe, bayakuwa, nemandla ayo letigabatisa ngawo ayawukwehluleka. Bayakuwela ekhatsi kuyo ngenkemba, kusukela eMigdoli kuye e-Aswani, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
Live ngiyawulenta libe lihlane lelingenalutfo, nemandla abo labebatigcabha ngawo ayakuphela atsi nya, tintsaba taka-Israyeli tiyakuba sikhotsa, kangangekutsi kubete nalowengca kuto.
Ngiyawuletsa tive letimbi kakhulu kutsi titewutsatsa tindlu tabo; ngiyawukucedza kutigabatisa kwalabanemandla, netindzawo tabo lekutsiwa tingcwele tiyawungcoliswa.
Manje, mine Nebukhadnezari, ngibabata ngiphakamise ngekudvumisa iNkhosi yelizulu, ngobe konkhe lekwentako kulungile, nato tonkhe tindlela tayo tiphelele ngekulunga. Labo labahamba ngekutigcabha, uyakwati kubatfobisa.”
Ngalelo langa ungeke udliwe ngemahloni ngako konkhe lokubi lokwentile kimi, ngobe kulelidolobha ngiyawubesusa labo labajabula ngeligcabho labo. Ungeke uphindze utigcabhe etikwaleligcuma lami lelingcwele.
“Lalelani la kimi, kuliciniso kutsi bekunebafelokati labanyenti ka-Israyeli ngesikhatsi sa-Elija, ngesikhatsi lingani iminyaka lemitsatfu netinyanga letisitfupha, kwase kuba khona indlala lenkhulu eveni lonkhe.
Ngobe lulaka lwaSimakadze luyawunivutsela, avale emazulu kuze kungabikho mvula lenako, nemhlaba ubete sitselo, nani nibhubhe niphele kulelo live lelihle Simakadze lanipha lona.
Sibhakabhaka lesingetulu kwetinhloko tenu siyawufanana nelitfusi, bese kutsi umhlaba longaphansi kwetinyawo tenu ufanane nensimbi.
Libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu latfunjwa, nemadvodzana a-Eli omabili, boHofni naFinehasi, abulawa.
Kwatsi emabutfo nakabuya enkambu, baholi bema-Israyeli babutana bodvwa, batsi: “Wentiwe yini kutsi Simakadze lamuhla asiyekelele sibhujiswe sehlulwe ngemaFilisti? Asilandze libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze eShilo, kuze litewuhamba kanye natsi lisephule etandleni tetitsa tetfu.”