Kwala nome Nkulunkulu asatfumela baphrofethi kulesive sakhe basiyala kutsi sibuyele kuye, nome babebacwayisa ngetindlela letehlukene, kodvwa abazange babalalele.
Nehemiya 13:15 - Siswati 1996 Bible Ngalawo malanga ngabona emadvodza akaJuda agcobagcoba litje lekuhlutela emagelebisi ngelilanga leliSabatha, bangenisa lokutinhlavu bakwetjatsisa timbongolo, batetfwesa neliwayini, nemagelebisi, nemakhiwa, nayo yonkhe nje leminye imitfwalo. Konkhe loko babekumikisa eJerusalema kuliSabatha. Ngako ngabadvonsa ngendlebe kutsi bangabokutsengisa kudla ngelilanga leliSabatha. |
Kwala nome Nkulunkulu asatfumela baphrofethi kulesive sakhe basiyala kutsi sibuyele kuye, nome babebacwayisa ngetindlela letehlukene, kodvwa abazange babalalele.
“Ngesikhatsi labantfu lesakhelene nabo nabeta netintfo tabo tekutsengiswa nome emabele nemimbila yabo ngemaSabatha batsi batesitsengisela, ngeke sitsenge lutfo lwabo ngeliSabatha, ngisho nangalelinye nje lilanga lelingcwele. “Njalo nje ngemnyaka wesikhombisa singeke siwulime umhlaba, futsi siyawucisha tonkhe tikwelede.
“Siyawuvuma umtfwalo wekwenta yonkhe imiyalo sikhiphe emagremu langaba mane esiliva yonkhe iminyaka umuntfu amunye, sentele kuhlangabetana nato tonkhe tindleko tasendlini yaNkulunkulu wetfu:
Emadvodza aseThire labehlala eJerusalema abeletsa tinhlanti nako konkhe lokutsengwa kutsengiswe, atewutsengisela emaJuda, eJerusalema ngeliSabatha.
Kodvwa noko ngabayala ngatsi: “Nilalelani busuku bonkhe lapha ngephandle kwelubondza? Naniphindza nikwenta loko, ngitawugcina senginiphetse ngetandla.” Kusukela ngalelo langa abazange baphindze babuye kutewutsengisa ngeliSabatha.
“Wabeluleka kutsi ababuyele emtsetfweni wakho, kodvwa bona bakudvwalela, bangete bayihlonipha imiyalo yakho. Bona ngekuphambana netimiso takho lekufanele umuntfu aphile ngato nangabe atihlonipha. Bakufulatsela ngenkhani, baba netinhlitiyo letilukhuni, bala kulalela wena.
Ungetsembela yini kuyo kutsi ingakuletsela sivuno sakho, isibutsisele ndzawonye ebaleni lakho lekubhulela?
“Lalelani-ke, sive sami, nginitjele. Ye Israyeli, nginibeka licala! Ngimi Nkulunkulu, longuNkulunkulu wenu.
Ngako-ke ema-Israyeli leliSabatha kufanele aligcine titukulwane ngetitukulwane kube sivumelwane saphakadze naphakadze.
“Uyawusebenta emalanga lasitfupha, kodvwa ngelilanga lesikhombisa uyawuphumula, ngisho nangesikhatsi sekulima nesekuvuna.
Kufanele nente imisebenti yenu emalanga lasitfupha, kodvwa lilanga lesikhombisa nilingcwelise kube liSabatha, lilanga lekuphumula, lilanga lelinikelwe kuSimakadze. Losebenta ngalelo langa kufanele abulawe.
Labo labephula umtsetfo ngemabomu badvumisa lababi; kodvwa labo labahlonipha umtsetfo baphambana nebantfu lababi.
“Nawugcina tinyawo takho tingalephuli liSabatha, ungakwenti loko lokutsandvwa nguwe ngelilanga lami lelingcwele, nawubita liSabatha ngekutsi lilanga lenjabulo nelilanga lelingcwele laSimakadze lelihloniphekile, futsi nawulihlonipha ngekungahambi ngendlela yakho, ungenti njengekutsandza kwakho, ungakhulumi emavi lalite,
“ ‘Simakadze utsi: Kodvwa nanicaphela ningilalele ningete nangenisa imitfwalo emasangweni alelidolobha nakuliSabatha, kodvwa nigcine liSabatha lingcwele, ngekungenti namunye umsebenti ngalelo langa,
Kodvwa naningangilaleli mine, kutsi nigcine liSabatha lami lingcwele ngekutsi ningetfwali nalomncane umtfwalo ngesikhatsi nisangena emasangweni aseJerusalema ngeliSabatha, ngako ngiyawube sengilumeka umlilo longacimeki emasangweni aseJerusalema, loyawudla netinqaba tayo.’ ”
“Awu, nsali yakaJuda, Simakadze sewunitjelile watsi: ‘Ningayi eGibhithe.’ Kufanele nati kahle kutsi: Lamuhla ngiyanecwayisa
“ ‘Noko bantfu baka-Israyeli bangivukela ehlane. Bangete bahamba ngetimiso tami, bayala imitsetfo yami, noko umuntfu loyilalelako uyawuphila ngayo, bawona kakhulu emaSabatha ami. Ngako ngatsi ngitawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo ngibabhubhisele ehlane.
nikhuluma nitsi: “Ingabe umkhosi longcwele wekwetfwasa kwenyanga uyakwendlula nini, khona sitewutsengisa ngesivuno salokutinhlavu, neliSabatha litawuphela nini, khona sitewutsengisa ngakolo?” Ngaloko nentela kunciphisa tikali nenyuse intsengo, nitewuganga ngekusebentisa tikali letingekho emtsetfweni,
Phetro wafakaza kubo abancenga ngemavi lamanyenti, atsi: “Tisindziseni kulesitukulwane lesiphambene!”
Kuwo emaJuda nemaGriki, ngalokufananako ngayala kakhulu ngiwatjela kutsi akaphendvukele kuNkulunkulu, nekutsi akholwe yiNkhosi yetfu Jesu.
Ngiyafakaza futsi kunobe ngubani wekusoka kutsi ubophelekile ekwenteni konkhe lokufunwa ngumtsetfo.
Ngako-ke ngiyasho, ngifakaza eNkhosini ngitsi, ningabe nisahamba njengalabanye betive labanemicondvo lengacabangi.
“Nanike nakhohlwa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nalandzela labanye bonkulunkulu nabakhonta naze nakhotsama kubo, ngiyanecwayisa lamuhla kutsi nakanjani niyawubhujiswa.
Akubete lowonako aphambe umzalwane wakhe nome ngani, ngobe Nkulunkulu ungumphindziseli kuto tonkhe letintfo, njengobe saniyalisisa nje.