Yebo, njengobe inceku yencike enkhosini yayo, nanjengobe umzanyana encike kumphatsi wakhe, natsi-ke sincike kuSimakadze, longuNkulunkulu wetfu, aze abe nesihawu kitsi.
Malakhi 1:6 - Siswati 1996 Bible Simakadze Somandla utsi: “Indvodzana ihlonipha uyise, kantsi nesisebenti sihlonipha inkhosi yaso. Nangabe nginguyihlo, aningihloniphi leni? Nangabe ngiyinkhosi, aningihloniphi ngani? Ngini nine baphristi, lenedzelela Libito lami. “Kodvwa niyabuta nitsi: ‘Siledzelele kanjani Libito lakho?’ |
Yebo, njengobe inceku yencike enkhosini yayo, nanjengobe umzanyana encike kumphatsi wakhe, natsi-ke sincike kuSimakadze, longuNkulunkulu wetfu, aze abe nesihawu kitsi.
Kubantfu labadzala kungumchele lomuhle kuba nebatukulu; nasetinsizweni kunjalo, boyise baludvumo lwato.
Liso leliphukuta uyise, ledzelele nenina nasagugile, liyawukhokhwa ngemahhwabayi; yebo, lowo muntfu uyawuba kudla kwemangce.
Lalelani, nine mazulu! Lalela nawe, mhlaba! Ngobe Simakadze sewukhulume, watsi: “Bantfwabami ngibondlile ngabakhulisa, kodvwa sebangihlamukile.
Awukatiletsi kimi timvu temnikelo wakho wekushiswa, futsi awukangihloniphi nangemihlatjelo yakho. Angikakwetfwesi umtfwalo ngeminikelo yalokutinhlavu, nome-ke ngikuhluphe ngekufuna imphepho kuwe.
Kute namunye lobita Libito lakho, nome lotimisela kubambelela kuwe, ngobe ubufihlile buso bakho kitsi, wasicedza ngenca yetono tetfu.
Noko, wena Simakadze, unguBabe wetfu. Tsine silibumba, wena ungumbumbi, sonkhe singumsebenti wetandla takho.
“Umphrofethi kanye nemphristi, bobabili, abakholwa kuNkulunkulu, ngisho nasethempelini ngitfola bubi babo,” kusho Simakadze.
Bayawuta bakhala; bayawuthandaza ngisababuyisela emuva. Ngiyawubaholela ngasemifuleni yemanti endleleni lebekile, lapho bangeyiwukhubatela khona, ngobe mine nginguyise wa-Israyeli, Efrayimu uyindvodzana yami yematubulo.
Titukulwane taJonadabi, umsa waRekhabi, tona tiwentile lomyalo letanikwa wona ngukhokho wato, kodvwa labantfu abakangilaleli mine.’
Baphristi balo bephula umtsetfo wami bahlambalate tintfo tami letingcwele; abehlukanisi emkhatsini walokungcwele nalokutintfo nje; bafundzisa kutsi kute umehluko emkhatsini walokuhlantekile nalokungcolile ngekwemtsetfo; bavala emehlo abo bangakunaki kugcina emaSabatha ami, khona ngitewuhlanjalatwa emkhatsini wabo.
Efrayimu uyatigabatisa, utsi: “Nginjinge kakhulu; senginemfuyo lenyenti. Ngalobunjinga bami bonkhe bangeke bakutfole lokubi nome sono kimi.”
bantfu bami bayabhujiswa ngenca yekweswela lwati. “Njengobe nikulahlile kwati mine, nami-ke sengiyanilahla kutsi ningete naba baphristi bami; njengobe niwutsalalisele umtsetfo waNkulunkulu wenu, nami-ke ngiyawubatsalalisela bantfwabenu.
“Lalelani lapha, nine baphristi! Nakisisani, nine ma-Israyeli! Lalelani, ninendlu yebukhosi! Lesehlulelo simelene nani: Nibe lugibe eMispa, naba linetha lelendlalelwe eThabori.
Nguloyo naloyo kufanele ahloniphe unina neyise, agcine emaSabatha ami. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu.
Baphrofethi balo bayatigcabha; bangemadvodza labotulujane. Baphristi balo bahlazisa indzawo lengcwele, bephule umtsetfo waNkulunkulu.
AsinaBabe munye sonkhe yini? Asidalwanga nguNkulunkulu munye yini? Pho, sisihlambalatelani lesivumelwane sabokhokho betfu ngekungetsembeki kwetfu lomunye kulomunye?
Kodvwa nine senisukile kuleyo ndlela, kwatsi ngalemfundziso yenu nakhubatelisa bantfu labanyenti, bawa; nisephulile sivumelwane sami naLevi,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
“Ngako, ngiyawusondzela kini kutakwehlulela. Ngiyawushesha kutsi ngifakaze ngimelane netangoma, netiphingi, nabofakazi bemanga, ngimelane nalabo labadlelela tisebenti emaholo ato, labo labacindzetela bafelokati netintsandzane, bemuke betive emalungelo abo, kodvwa bangangesabi mine,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Ngobe Nkulunkulu watsi: ‘Hlonipha uyihlo nenyoko,’ nekutsi: ‘Wonkhe lokhuluma kabi ngeyise nome ngenina, ufanele afe nekufa.’
akusadzingeki kumhlonipha uyise nome unina.’ Kanjalo nilente laba lite livi laNkulunkulu, nase nilandzela emasiko enu.
“Akusibo bonkhe labatsi kimi: ‘Nkhosi, Nkhosi,’ labayawungena embusweni welizulu, kodvwa ngulabo labenta intsandvo yaBabe losezulwini.
Uyayati imiyalo letsi: ‘Ungabulali, ungaphingi, ungebi, ungafakazi emanga, ungatsatsi lutfo ngebucili, hlonipha uyihlo nenyoko.’ ”
Mosi watsi: ‘Hlonipha uyihlo nenyoko,’ nekutsi: ‘Umuntfu lowetfuka uyise nome unina, akabulawe afe.’
Uyayati imiyalo letsi: ‘Ungaphingi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungacali emanga, hlonipha uyihlo nenyoko’?”
kanjalo nasehlane futsi. Nabona lapho kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu wanetfwala kanjani, njengababe etfwele indvodzana yakhe, kuyo yonkhe indlela nahamba naze nefika kuyo lendzawo.’
Kungabe lena nguyona ndlela yini lenibonga ngayo kuSimakadze, nine sive lesilibele nalesingakahlakaniphi? Akusiyena yini longuyihlo, uMdali wenu, lowo lowanenta wanibumba?
“ ‘Hlonipha uyihlo nenyoko, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho akuyala, khona utewuphila sikhatsi lesidze kuze kukuhambele kahle eveni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho lakupha lona.
Nanimbita ngekutsi nguBabe, lowo lowehlulela ngaphandle kwekukhetsa buso bemuntfu, ehlulele ngekwemisebenti yemuntfu, hambani ngekwesaba kulesikhatsi nisetihambi kulomhlaba.