Mhlawumbe Simakadze uyawukubona kuhlupheka kwami, angivuze ngalokuhle kuletinhlamba lengititfola lamuhla nje.”
Tihlabelelo 42:3 - Siswati 1996 Bible Tinyembeti tami tikudla kwami busuku nemini, ngobe lilanga lonkhe bantfu bangichwephesha batsi: “Kantsi ushonephi loNkulunkulu wakho?” |
Mhlawumbe Simakadze uyawukubona kuhlupheka kwami, angivuze ngalokuhle kuletinhlamba lengititfola lamuhla nje.”
Tandla tami ngitiphakamisela kuwe, umphefumulo wami womela wena njengemhlabatsi lowomele imvula. Cabanga.
“Phela lowo wetsembele kuSimakadze, akamkhulule yena-ke, loSimakadze wakhe; amphephise, ngobe phela usime ngaye.”
Shangatsi kufohloteka ematsambo ami titsa natingihheletela lilanga lonkhe, titsi: “Kantsi uphi loNkulunkulu wakho?”
Betive basholani kutsi: “Uphi-ke loNkulunkulu wabo?” Shangatsi kuphindzisela kwakho singakubona kwenteka kulabo labacitse ingati yetinceku takho.
Yebo, Simakadze, buyisela esifubeni sabomakhelwane betfu seyiphindvwe kasikhombisa lenhlamba labakuhlambalate ngayo.
Ncedze uyayitfola indzawo yesidleke, nenkonjane iyayitfola indzawo yekwakhela indlu yayo, lapho ingachobosela khona emazini ayo. Lendzawo ingasemalatini endlu yakho, Simakadze wemabandla, Nkhosi yami, naNkulunkulu wami.
Yonkhe iminyaka, katsatfu ngemnyaka, bonkhe labadvuna bafanele bete kutewukhonta mine, iNkhosi Simakadze.
Baphristi labakhonta embikwaSimakadze abakhale emkhatsini wemhubhe welithempeli nelilati. Yebo, abakhale batsi: “Awu, Simakadze, hawukela sive sakho, ungavumi kutsi lifa lakho lelingitsi libe yinhlekisa nentfo yekweyiswa tive. Asikho nesidzingo sekutsi letive tingaze titsi: ‘Uphi loNkulunkulu wabo?’ ”
Titsa tetfu tiyawutsi tingakubona loko tidliwe ngemahloni; tona leto titsa letake taba liphela endlebeni ngekusibuta titsi: “Uphi loSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu?” Siyawutibona setehluliwe tapitjitwa phansi, sincane seludzaka lwendlela.
Kwase kwenteka yini kutsi umuntfu lobhubhako eve liphimbo laNkulunkulu lophilako likhuluma emlilweni, njengatsi, abuye aphile?