Nehemiya 4:2 - Siswati 1996 Bible akhuluma embikwebangani bakhe nasembikwemabutfo aseSamariya, watsi: “Tentani letiyatsayatsa temaJuda? Tingaluvusa yini lolubondza lwato? Tiyawunikela yini ngemihlatjelo? Tingalucedza yini ngalanga linye? Lamatje lashile aba ngumlotsa tingawavusa yini aze abe yintfo lephilako?” |
Ngesikhatsi sekunikelwa kwelubondza lweJerusalema, emaLevi afunwa aze atfolakala lapho abehlala khona, atsatfwa aletfwa eJerusalema kutsi atewungenela lomkhosi ngenjabulo, nangetingoma tekubonga, nangemculo wabokhencekhence, newemahabhu, newemalire lanetintsambo letinyenti.
Ngalelo langa banikela ngalemikhulu imihlatjelo bajabula, ngobe Nkulunkulu abebentele injabulo lenkhulu. Bafati nebantfwana nabo bajabula. Umsindvo wekujabula lowawuseJerusalema wawungevakala khashane kakhulu.
Bantfu bakaJuda batsi: “Emandla alaba labakhako asayaphela, kantsi kusenemfuhlululu lenyenti kakhulu, singeke sikhone kuluvusa kabusha lolubondza.”
Lubondza lwaphela kwakhiwa ngelilanga lema-25 enyangeni ya-Eluli, emvakwemalanga langema-52.
Batsi: “Wotani sibacotfule bangabe basaba ngiso sive, kuze libito laka-Israyeli lingaphindze likhunjulwe.”
“Mikha waseMoreshethi waphrofetha ngetikhatsi taboHezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda. Watjela bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda watsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “ ‘ISiyoni iyawulinywa njengensimi. IJerusalema iyawuba yincumbi yencintsakalo, intsaba yelithempeli ibe yindvundvuma lehlume lihlatsi letinchachabutane.’
“Awukanaki yini kutsi labantfu batsi: ‘Simakadze uyilahlile lemibuso lemibili layikhetsa’? Ngako bababukela phansi labantfu bami, ababatsatsi ngekutsi nabo basive.
“Yati loku ukucondzisise: Kusukela ekumisweni kwesimiso sekutsi kubuye kuvuswe kabusha iJerusalema yakhiwe, kuze kufike umbusi Logcotjiwe, kuyawuba netikhatsi letisikhombisa netikhatsi letingema-62. Iyakwakhiwa kabusha netitaladi tayo, kumbiwe nemsele wayo, kodvwa kuyawube sekutikhatsi tenhlupheko.
Awu Simakadze, ngivile ngeludvumo lwakho; ngimangaliswa tento takho, wena Simakadze. Phindza utivusetele nangalamalanga etfu, tente tatiwe nangaletikhatsi tetfu. Elulakeni lwakho khumbula umusa.
Ngalelo langa Simakadze uyawubavikela labo labahlala eJerusalema, kuze kutsi lababutsakatsaka kakhulu emkhatsini wabo babe njengaDavide, bese kutsi indlu yaDavide yona ifanane naNkulunkulu, ibe njengengilosi yaSimakadze lehamba embikwabo.
“Ngubani lowedzelela lilanga letintfo letincane? Emadvodza ayawujabula nakabona intsambo yekucondzisa isesandleni saZerubhabheli. “Lamehlo lasikhombisa ngewaSimakadze, azulazula emhlabeni wonkhe, jikelele.”
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wakhetsa lokubulima emhlabeni, kuze ajabhise labahlakaniphile, wakhetsa lokubutsakatsaka, kuze ajabhise lokunemandla.