Simakadze ubeka baka-Israyeli licala1 Lalelani kutsi Simakadze umbeka cala lini Israyeli: “Sukuma, Simakadze, usho licala lombeka lona Israyeli. Tintsaba nemagcuma akakuve kutsi utsini, akabe bofakazi. 2 Nine tintsaba, nani tisekelo taphakadze temhlaba lalelani licala lelibekwa nguSimakadze! Simakadze ubeka sive sakhe licala. Utsi sive sakhe, lesingu-Israyeli, sinelicala.” 3 Simakadze utsi: “Sive sami, ngenteni kini? Nginetfwese mtfwalo muni? Ngiphendvuleni. 4 Nganikhipha eGibhithe; nganikhipha ebugcilini, ngatfumela boMosi na-Aroni, naMiriyamu kutsi banihole. 5 Sive sami, khumbulani inkhosi Bhalaki waseMowabi kutsi abefuna kwentani kini; nikhumbule nekutsi Bhalamu, umsa waBheyori, wamphendvula kanjani. Khumbulani konkhe lokwanehlela endleleni nisuka emathendeni aseShithimu niya eGilgali. Khumbulani yonkhe imisebenti yaSimakadze, khona-ke nitabe seniyabona kutsi ngatihlupha kanganani kuze nginisindzise.” Lokufunwa nguSimakadze6 Ngiyawuletsani mine kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wemazulu, nangitemkhonta? Ngiyawuletsa emazinyane lamnyaka munye abe ngumnikelo wekushiswa kuye yini? 7 Kungabe Simakadze uyawujabula yini, nangimletsela tinkhulungwane tetimvu nome imifula lengancamuki yemafutsa emncumo? Ngifanele yini kunikela kuye ngelitubulo lami, lekusitselo semtimba wami, kutsi libe yinhlawulo yetono tami? 8 Cha, Simakadze usitjelile lokungukona kukuhle. Lakufunako kitsi ngunaku: Ufuna sente kulunga, siphatsane ngemusa, siphilele Nkulunkulu ngentfobeko. Simakadze uyawusijezisa sive sakhe9 Kuhlakanipha kumesaba Simakadze. Uyamemeta edolobheni utsi: “Lalelani nine bantfu lenibutsana edolobheni! 10 Etindlini talababi kugcwele umcebo labawutfola ngebubi. Basebentisa tikali ngebucili, lekunguyonantfo lengiyitondzako. 11 “Ngingabatsetselela kanjani bantfu labasebentisa tikali ngebucili netisindvo letiphambene nemtsetfo? 12 “Bantfu bakini labatinjinga baphanga laba labamphofu, nani nonkhe ningulabacalemanga nalabakhohlisanako. 13 Manje sengicalile kunigulisa nginibhubhise ngenca yekona kwenu. 14 Niyawudla kudla, kodvwa ningesutsi; empeleni, niyawuchubeka nilambe. Niyawutibekela tivuno, kodvwa aniyiwukhona konga. Konkhe lenikongako ngiyawukucedza ngemphi. 15 “Niyawuhlanyela, kodvwa aniyiwuvuna. Niyawuhluta emafutsa etitselweni tawo, kodvwa aniyikuwasebentisa. Niyawuphisa liwayini, kodvwa ningalinatsi. 16 Loko kuyakwenteka, ngobe nilandzele imikhuba lemibi yenkhosi Omri nendvodzana yakhe Ahabi. Nichubeke nalandzela imitsetfo yabo, ngaloko-ke ngiyawunibhubhisa; bonkhe bantfu bayawunibukela phansi. Bantfu yonkhe indzawo bayawunedzelela ngendzelelo.” |
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