Kwathi u-Abhrama eseneminyaka engama-99, uSimakade wabonakala kuye wathi: “NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla. Hamba phambi kwami ungenasici.
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Kwathi u-Abhrama eseneminyaka engama-99, uSimakade wabonakala kuye wathi: “NginguNkulunkulu uSomandla. Hamba phambi kwami ungenasici.
U-Eliya wasondela kubo bonke abantu, wathi: “Kuyoze kube nini ninqikaza phakathi kwezinhlangothi ezimbili na? Uma uSimakade enguNkulunkulu, mlandeleni Yena, kodwa uma kunguBhali, landelani yena.” Kepha abantu kabamphendulanga ngazwi.
AbaLevi base bebeka uHemani, indodana kaJoweli, nakubafowabo babeka u-Asafa, indodana kaBherekhiya, nasemadodaneni kaMerari, abafowabo, u-Ethani, indodana kaKhushaya.
UDavide wayeseshiya u-Asafa nabafowabo phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaSimakade ukuba bakhonze njalo phambi komphongolo, ngokwenza imisebenzi yemihla ngemihla.
emadodaneni ka-Asafa: nguZakhuri, uJosefa, uNethaniya no-Asharela, amadodana ka-Asafa, ephethwe ngu-Asafa owayephrofetha ngokulawulwa yinkosi.
Bonke laba babephethwe nguyise ekuhlabeleleni endlini kaSimakade ngamasimbali, ngezingubhu nangamahabhu ekukhonzeni endlini kaNkulunkulu. U-Asafa, uJeduthuni noHemani babephethwe yinkosi.
UHezekiya, inkosi, nezikhulu bayala abaLevi ukuba badumise uSimakade ngamazwi kaDavide nangaka-Asafa, umboni. Badumisa ngokuthokoza, bakhothamisa amakhanda abo, bakhuleka.
“Ngakho-ke, Nkulunkulu wethu, Nkulunkulu omkhulu, onamandla nowesabekayo, uhlale usigcina njalo isivumelwano sakho somusa. Yonke le nkathazo esehlelayo mayingabi ncane ebusweni bakho, thina namakhosi ethu, nezikhulu zakithi, nabaphristi bakithi, nabaphrofethi, nawokhokho, nabo bonke abantu bakho, kusukela ezinsukwini zamakhosi ama-Asiriya kuze kube namuhla.
“Nguwe wedwa onguSimakade, nguwe owenza izulu, izulu lamazulu, nayo yonke imikhosi ekulo, umhlaba nakho konke okukuwo, nezilwandle nakho konke okukuzo, konke ukuphe ukuphila, imikhosi yasezulwini iyakukhothamela.”
Nkulunkulu, usilahleleni kwaze kwaba phakade na? Izimvu zedlelo lakho uzithunqiselelani ngentuthu yolaka lwakho na?
Siyakubonga Nkulunkulu, siyabonga; igama lakho liseduze, balanda ngezimangaliso zakho.
Ngikhala kuNkulunkulu ngezwi eliphakemeyo, ngiyamemeza ukuze angizwe uNkulunkulu.
Nkulunkulu, abezizwe bahlasele ifa lakho, bangcolisa ithempeli lakho elingcwele, iJerusalema baliphendula incithakalo.
Lalela, Malusi ka-Israyeli, Wena ohola uJosefa njengomhlambi. Uhlezi phezu kwamakherubhi, khazimula
Halalisani kuNkulunkulu ongamandla ethu, nimemeze ngenjabulo kuNkulunkulu kaJakobe.
Yizwani mazulu, ubeke indlebe we mhlaba, ngokuba uSimakade ukhuluma, uthi: “Ngikhulisile, ngondla abantwana, kodwa bangihlubukile.
Manje, Simakade Nkulunkulu wethu, sisindise esandleni sakhe ukuze yonke imibuso yomhlaba yazi ukuthi Wena wedwa, unguSimakade.”
Ngokuba uMenzi wakho ungumyeni wakho, nguSimakade Wamabandla, igama lakhe; oNgcwele ka-Israyeli onguMhlengi wakho, obizwa ngokuthi nguNkulunkulu womhlaba wonke.
Ngokuba sizalelwe uMntwana, siphiwe iNdodana; umbuso uyokuba semahlombe akhe. IGama lakhe kuyothiwa nguMeluleki omangalisayo, uNkulunkulu onamandla, uYise ongunaphakade, uMbusi wokuthula.
Ingonyama ibhongile, pho ngubani ongayukwesaba na? INkosi uSimakade ikhulumile, pho ngubani ongayukuphrofetha na?
“Ngokuba kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga lize liyoshona iGama lami likhulu phakathi kwezizwe. Kuzo zonke izindawo iGama lami lilethelwa impepho neminikelo ehlanzekileyo, ngokuba likhulu iGama lami ezizweni,” kusho uSimakade Wamabandla.
Zonke izizwe ziyakubuthelwa phambi kwayo; ihlukanise abanye kwabanye, njengomelusi ehlukanisa izimvu nezimbuzi.
“Simakade, Nkulunkulu wonkulunkulu! USimakade, uNkulunkulu wonkulunkulu uyazi, no-Israyeli makazi! Uma kungukuhlubuka noma kungukwephula ukholo kuSimakade, ningasiyekeli sisinde namuhla,