Ungasheshi ukhulume ngemlomo wakho, ungabi nematata enhlitiyweni yakho kutsi ukhulume nome yini kuNkulunkulu. Nkulunkulu usezulwini, wena usemhlabeni, ngako emavi akho akabe mbalwa.
Matewu 14:9 - Siswati 1996 Bible Inkhosi yadzabuka kakhulu, kepha ngenca yesifungo sayo lebeseyisentile embikwabo bonkhe lebeyihleti nabo ekudleni, yayaleta kutsi inikwe njengekufisa kwayo. |
Ungasheshi ukhulume ngemlomo wakho, ungabi nematata enhlitiyweni yakho kutsi ukhulume nome yini kuNkulunkulu. Nkulunkulu usezulwini, wena usemhlabeni, ngako emavi akho akabe mbalwa.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Nine nabomkenu nikhombise ngetento tenu loko lenakwetsembisa nanitsi: ‘Nakanjani, sitatifeza tifungo lesatenta sitayitfuncisa imphepho sitsele neminikelo yesinatfo eNkhosikatini yeLizulu.’ “Chubekani-ke, nikwente loko lenakwetsembisa! Gcinani tifungo tenu!
Herodi abefuna kumbulala, kodvwa wesaba bantfu, ngobe bebamtsatsa ngekutsi ngumphrofethi.
Yona seyitjelwe ngunina yatsi: “Ngiphe inhloko yaJohane uMbhabhatisi ibekwe emgcwembeni.”
Inkhosi Herodi yakuva loko, ngobe ligama laJesu lase lidvume kakhulu. Labanye babetsi: “Johane uMbhabhatisi sewuvukile kulabafile. Ngiko nje enta letimangaliso letingaka.”
Herodi bekamesaba Johane amati kahle kutsi ungumuntfu lolungile nalongcwele, ngako-ke abemvikela. Abetsi, nakamuva akhuluma, adzidzeke, noko ajabulele kumlalela.
Inkhosi yadzabuka kakhulu; kodvwa ngenca yesifungo, lebeseyisentile embikwetivakashi tayo, ayitsandzanga kusephula.
Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Hambani nitjele leyo mphungutja nitsi: ‘Ngikhipha emadimoni ngiphilise lamuhla nakusasa, lomsebenti wami ngiyawucedzela ngemhlomunye.’
Kwatsi kube kuphele letinyanga letimbili, yehla yabuyela kuyise. Uyise wenta kuyo njengobe abefungile. Bekuyintfombi leyayingayati indvodza. Lavela lapho-ke lisiko lema-Israyeli,
Emadvodza abente sifungo aseseMispa, atsi: “Kute ngisho namunye loyakwendzisa indvodzakati yakhe kumuntfu wesive sakaBhenjamini.”
Emadvodza aka-Israyeli abaselusizini ngalelo langa, ngobe Sawula abesabophe sonkhe sive ngesifungo watsi: “Akacalekiswe umuntfu lotakudla lilanga lisengakashoni, nami ngingakatiphindziseli etitseni tami!” Ngako kute nome munye lowake wanambitsa kudla kulamabutfo.
Lelinye lalamabutfo lakhuluma kuye, latsi: “Uyihlo ubophe sonkhe sive ngesifungo lesimatima kabi, watsi: ‘Akacalekiswe umuntfu lodla kudla lamuhla!’ Nguko nje phela lamadvodza asacaleka.”
Shangatsi Simakadze angangibulala, nangingakababulali bonkhe labadvuna kusengakasi lamuhla nje!”
Sawula wafunga kuso ngaSimakadze, watsi: “Ngempela kuphila kwaSimakadze, ungeke ukufele loko.”