Wathatha ingubo ka-Eliya eyayiwile kuye, washaya amanzi, wathi: “Uphi uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Eliya na?” nalapho eshaya amanzi, ahlukana, u-Elisha wawela.
UJeremiya 2:6 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Futhi abashongo ukuthi: ‘Uphi uJehova owasikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe, wasihola ehlane, ezweni eliyihlane nelemigodi, ezweni elomileyo nelethunzi lokufa, ezweni elomileyo nelethunzi lokufa. Lapho kungazange kudlule muntu khona nalapho kungazange kuhlale muntu khona? IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Abashongo ukuthi: ‘Uphi uJehova owasikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe, wasihola ehlane ezweni lezingwadule nelemigodi, ezweni elomileyo nelethunzi lokufa, ezweni elingadatshulwa muntu, nalapho kungahlali muntu khona, na?’ IsiZulu 2020 Abashongo ukuthi: ‘Uphi uSimakade owasikhuphula eGibhithe, wasihola ezweni eliyihlane nogwadule; izwe lemigodi, nesomiso, ezweni lethunzi lokufa, elingadatshulwa muntu, nalapho kungahlali muntu khona na?’ |
Wathatha ingubo ka-Eliya eyayiwile kuye, washaya amanzi, wathi: “Uphi uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Eliya na?” nalapho eshaya amanzi, ahlukana, u-Elisha wawela.
Ubumnyama nethunzi lokufa makulingcolise; ifu malihlale phezu kwalo; ubumnyama bemini mabulwesabise.
Yebo, noma ngidlula esigodini sethunzi lokufa, angesabi okubi, ngokuba wena unami; Intonga yakho nodondolo lwakho ziyangiduduza.
NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho owakukhipha ezweni laseGibhithe, endlini yobugqila.
Kukho konke ukuhlupheka kwabo wacindezelwa, ingilosi yobuso bakhe yabakhulula; othandweni lwakhe nangobubele bakhe wabahlenga; wazithwala, wazithwala zonke izinsuku zasendulo.
Futhi akakho obiza igama lakho oziphakamisayo ukuba abambelele kuwe, ngokuba usithezile ubuso bakho, wasiqeda ngenxa yobubi bethu.
Mnikeni inkazimulo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ngaphambi kokuba enze ubumnyama, futhi ngaphambi kokuba izinyawo zenu zikhubeke ezintabeni zobumnyama, futhi lapho nifuna ukukhanya, yena akuphendule ithunzi lokufa akwenze kube mnyama.
Hamba umemeze ezindlebeni zeJerusalema uthi: Usho kanje uJehova; Ngicabanga ngawe, umusa wobusha bakho, uthando lomshado wakho, lapho ungilandela ogwadule, ezweni elingatshalwanga.
Abapristi abashongo ukuthi: “Uphi uJehova na?” nabaphethe umthetho babengazi Mina;
Baphika iNkosi, bathi: “Akusiyo; futhi akukho okubi okuyosehlela; futhi ngeke sibone inkemba noma indlala.
Imizi yakhe iyihlane, izwe elomileyo nehlane, izwe okungahlali muntu kulo, kungekho ndodana yomuntu edabula kulo.
Kepha mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho kwasezweni laseGibithe, awazi nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami, ngokuba akakho umsindisi ngaphandle kwami.
Nganikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe, nganihambisa ehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane ukuba nidle ifa lezwe lama-Amori.
Abantu ababehlezi ebumnyameni babona ukukhanya okukhulu; nabahlezi ezweni nasethunzini lokufa ukukhanya kuye kwaphumela obala.
Sasuka eHorebe, sadabula lonke ihlane elikhulu nelesabekayo enalibonayo endleleni yasentabeni yama-Amori, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wasiyala; safika eKadeshi Barineya.
Wamfumana ezweni eliyihlane nasehlane eliklabalasayo; wamyisa nxazonke, wamyala, wamlondoloza njengenhlamvu yeso lakhe.
Woyikhumbula yonke indlela uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuholile ngayo le minyaka engamashumi amane ehlane ukuba akuthobise, akuvivinye, azi okusenhliziyweni yakho, uma uthanda ukugcina imiyalo yakhe noma qha.
UGideyoni wathi kuye: “Awu, Nkosi yami, uma uJehova enathi, kungani konke lokhu kusehlele na? ziphi zonke izibonakaliso zakhe okhokho bethu abasitshela ngazo, besithi: UJehova kasikhuphulanga yini eGibhithe? kepha manje uJehova usilahlile, wasinikela esandleni sakwaMidiyani.