Shangatsi lidzili labo lingaba lugibe kubo, shangatsi inhlalakahle yabo ingaba ngusochaka kubo.
Malakhi 2:2 - Siswati 1996 Bible Naningalaleli, futsi naningatimiseli ngenhlitiyo yenu kutsi nihloniphe Libito lami, ngitanitfumelela sicalekiso, netibusiso tenu ngiticalekise. Yebo, vele sengiticalekisile, ngobe anikatimiseli enhlitiyweni yenu kutsi ningihloniphe,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. |
Shangatsi lidzili labo lingaba lugibe kubo, shangatsi inhlalakahle yabo ingaba ngusochaka kubo.
Ngako watfululela etikwabo intfukutselo yakhe levutsako, nebudlwangudlwangu bemphi. Yabasibekela ngemalangabi, noko abazange bacondze; yabadla, kodvwa abakufakanga enhlitiyweni.
Watsi wena: ‘Ngiyawuchubeka ngibe yindlovukazi kokuphela,’ kodvwa awuzange uticaphele letintfo nome sewubone loko lokungahle kwenteke.
“Ngubani lona lebewumvevela kangaka, umesaba, uze ungetsembeki kimi, ungasangikhumbuli, futsi ungasangicabangi ngisho nasenhlitiyweni yakho? Akwentiwa kutsi sengithule sikhatsi lesidze yini lokutsi ungasangesabi?
“Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Anikangilaleli; anikayimemeteli inkhululeko yebantfu bakini. Ngako manje sengimemetela ‘inkhululeko’ yenu, kusho Simakadze, ‘inkhululeko’ yekubulawa ngenkemba, nangesifo lesibulalanako kanye nangendlala. Ngiyawunenta nenyanyeke kuyo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba.
Kodvwa indlu yaka-Israyeli ayikatimiseli kukulalela, ngobe ayikatimiseli nekulalela mine, ngobe yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli inenhloko lelukhuni nenhlitiyo lelitje.
Nihlanyele kakhulu, navuna kuncane. Niyadla, anesutsi; niyanatsa, kodvwa anikholwa. Niyembatsa, kodvwa anifutfumali. Niyahola imali yenu, niyifake esipatjini lesinetimbobo.”
“Benilindzele sivuno lesikhulu, kodvwa navuna kuncane. Loko lenikubuyise ekhaya ngikuphuphutsile, kwahamba. Leni?” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Ngenca yendlu yami lesolomane ihleti itindzala, ngalesikhatsi lapho kungulowo nalowo wenu aphishaneke ngeyakhe indlu.
Akatfolakalanga namunye yini, lowabuyela emuva weta kutawubonga Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwalomchamuki?”
Joshuwa wakhuluma ku-Akhani, watsi: “Ndvodzana yami, nika Simakadze ludvumo, ukhulume liciniso kuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, uvume kuye. Ngitjele kutsi wenteni, ungafihli lutfo kimi.”
Nangabe umuntfu akhuluma, akakhulume ngekwemavi aNkulunkulu; nangabe umuntfu akhonta, akakhonte ngemandla lawanikwa nguNkulunkulu, kuze kutsi kuko konkhe kudvunyiswe Nkulunkulu ngaJesu Khristu, lekukuye bukhosi nemandla phakadze naphakadze. Amen.
Yakhuluma ngelivi lelikhulu yatsi: “Yesabani Nkulunkulu, nimnike ludvumo, ngobe sikhatsi sekwehlulela kwakhe sesifikile; mkhonteni yena lowo lowenta lizulu nemhlaba, nelwandle, nemitfombo yemanti!”
Bantfu bashiswa kakhulu, badzimate bacalekisa libito laNkulunkulu lonemandla etikwaletinhlupho; kodvwa abazange baphendvuke badvumise nebukhosi bakhe.