“Ngalokho-ke ngithi kini: ningakhathazeki ngokuphila kwenu ukuthi niyakudlani noma niyakuphuzani, nangomzimba wenu ukuthi niyakwembathani. Ukuphila akukukhulu kunokudla, nomzimba kunesembatho na?
1 Samuweli 9:5 - IsiZulu 2020 Kwathi lapho befika eZufi, uSawule wathi encekwini yakhe eyayihamba naye: “Woza, siphindele emuva, funa ubaba ayeke ukukhathazeka ngezimbongolo, bese ekhathazeka ngathi.” IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Sebefikile ezweni laseSufi, uSawule wathi kuyo inceku yakhe eyayinaye: “Woza sibuye, funa ubaba aziyeke izimbongolo, enqene ngathi.” Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Lapho sebefikile ezweni laseSufi, uSawule wathi encekwini yakhe eyayinaye: “Woza sibuyele emuva; ukuthi ubaba akayeki ukunakekela izimbongolo nokusicabangela. |
“Ngalokho-ke ngithi kini: ningakhathazeki ngokuphila kwenu ukuthi niyakudlani noma niyakuphuzani, nangomzimba wenu ukuthi niyakwembathani. Ukuphila akukukhulu kunokudla, nomzimba kunesembatho na?
“Kungani nikhathazeka ngokokwembatha na? Qaphelani iminduze yasendle ukuthi imila kanjani; kayikhandleki, kayiphothi,
Ngakho-ke ningakhathazeki ngengomuso, ngokuba ingomuso liyakukhathalela okwalo. Inkathazo yosuku yanele lona.”
“Uma benihudulela emasinagogweni nakubabusi neziphathimandla ukuba nehlulelwe, ningakhathazeki ukuthi niyakuphendula kanjani, nokuthi niyakuthini.
Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Ngakho-ke ngithi kini: ningakhathazeki ngokuphila kwenu nangemizimba yenu ukuthi niyakudlani, nanokuthi niyakwembathani.
Kwakukhona umuntu othile eRamathayimi Zofimu kwelezintaba kwa-Efrayimi, igama lakhe kungu-Elikhana, indodana kaJerohamu ka-Elihu kaTholu kaZufi, wakwa-Efrayimi.
Uma ususukile lapha kimi namuhla, uzohlangana nabantu ababili ngasethuneni likaRaheli, emngceleni wakwaBhenjamini eZeliza. Bayakuthi kuwe: ‘Izimbongolo owawuphume ukuyozifuna sezitholakele. Manje uyihlo akasakhathazekile ngezimbongolo, usekhathazeke ngani, uthi: “Ngiyakwenzenjani ngomntanami, na?” ’