Nahume 1:3 - Siswati 1996 Bible Simakadze akasheshi atfukutsele, kodvwa unemandla lamakhulu. Simakadze angeke ahlale angabajezisi labanelicala. Indlela yakhe isesiwunguwungwini nasesivunguvungwini; emafu alutfuli lwetinyawo takhe. |
Bala kulalela, abazange bakhumbule timangaliso lewawutentile kubo. Bahlubuka baba netinhloko letilukhuni, baze ngekutiphakamisa kwabo batikhetsela umholi wabo labetabahola ababuyisele ebugcilini babo. Kodvwa wena unguNkulunkulu lotsetselelako, nalonemusa, nesihawu, lowephutako kutfukutsela ugcwele lutsandvo. Ngako awuzange ubalahle,
Kuhlakanipha kwaNkulunkulu kujulile, emandla akhe abanti kakhulu. Ngubani nje lowake wacinisa inhloko kuye, wachubeka waphumelela angulote sici?
indlu yakho yebukhosi, uyakhe etikwemanti lasetulu. Emafu lamnyama lahlomile ayincola yakho, ugibele emaphiko emoya.
Nkulunkulu wetfu uyeta, angeke abindze. Embikwakhe kunemlilo locotfulako, utungeletwe sivunguvungu lesesabekako.
Khulumani kuNkulunkulu nitsi: “Maye, imisebenti yakho mikhulu iyesabeka. Titsa takho titawuta kuwe tikhasa ngemadvolo, ngenca yemandla akho lamakhulu.
Livi lesembulo lelimacondzana nelive laseGibhithe: Buka la, Simakadze ugibela lifu leligijima kakhulu, ubange kulaseGibhithe. Tithico taseGibhithe tiyawutfutfumela embikwakhe, netinhlitiyo tebantfu baseGibhithe tiyancibilika ngekhatsi kwabo.
Simakadze longuSomandla uyakuta ngekudvuma nangekutamatama kwemhlaba, nangemsindvo lomkhulu, nangesikhukhula semoya nesihhushuhhushu, nangemalangabi emlilo lodlako.
Bukani la, Simakadze uta ngemlilo, netincola takhe temphi tifanana nesiwunguwungwana; uyawukwehlisa intfukutselo yakhe ngalokwesabekako, nekutsetsa kwakhe kute ngemalangabi emlilo.
Bukelani, usondzela ukhephuka njengemafu, tincola takhe temphi tiyayalutela njengesiwunguwungwana, emahhashi akhe agijima kwendlula tinsweti.
“Embonweni wami wasebusuku, ngabona embikwami kwakume umuntfu labenjengendvodzana yemuntfu, abehla ngemafu asezulwini. Wasondzela kuloLophila Phakadze Naphakadze, waholeleka ebukhoneni bakhe.
“Bahlanyela umoya bavune siwunguwungwana. Luhlanga alunaso sishakato; lungeke lusivete sivuno. Kube belungatsela tinhlavu, betive bebangaluphanga.
Dzabulani tinhlitiyo tenu, hhayi tembatfo tenu. Buyelani kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ngobe unemusa nesihawu, uyephuta kutfukutsela, unelutsandvo loluphuphumako, atsambe, angete ayehlisa inhlekelele.
Wathandaza kuSimakadze watsi: “Awu, Simakadze! Akusiko yini loku lengakusho ngiseseveni lakitsi kutsi kutakwenteka? Ngiko ngabaleka ngaya eThashishi; ngobe ngangati kutsi wena unguNkulunkulu lonemusa nesihawu, uyephuta kutfukutsela, unelutsandvo loluphuphumako, uyatisola ngekutfumela lokubi.
Simakadze uyawube sewuyabonakala kubo, umcibisholo wakhe uyawugijima njengembane. INkhosi Simakadze iyawushaya impalampala, iyawushuca ngetivunguvungu taseningizimu,
‘Simakadze uyephuta kutfukutsela andze ngemusa, atsetselele sono nekuhlubuka. Noko lonelicala akamshiyi angakamjezisi; yena ujezisa bantfwana ngesono saboyise situkulwane sesitsatfu nesesine.’
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Usho kona. Noko ngitsi kini: “ ‘Kusukela manje seniyakuyibona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ihleti ngesekudla saLonemandla, ita ngemafu asezulwini.’ ”
Bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, khumbulani naku: Ngulowo nalowo muntfu akasheshe kuva, ephute kukhuluma, ephute nekutfukutsela;
Lalelani la, uyeta ngemafu, onkhe emehlo ayawumbona, ngisho nabo bonkhe labamgwaza, nato tonkhe tive temhlaba tiyawukhala tilile ngaye. Yebo, akube njalo. Amen.