UDuteronomi 12:30 - IsiZulu 2020 emveni kokuba sezibhujisiwe, qaphela ukuba zingabi wugibe kuwe, ngokuba ubuze ngonkulunkulu bazo, uthi: ‘Lezi zizwe bezibakhonza kanjani onkulunkulu bazo, ukuze nami ngenze kanjalo na?’ IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE xwaya ukuba ungacushwa ukuzilandela sezichithiwe phambi kwakho, ungabuzi ngawonkulunkulu bazo, uthi: ‘Lezi zizwe zikhonza kanjani onkulunkulu bazo na? Nami ngiyakwenza kanjalo.’ Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Qaphela ukuthi ungacutshwa ngokuzilandela ngemva kokuba sezichithiwe phambi kwakho; futhi ungabuzi konkulunkulu bazo, uthi: Lezi zizwe zabakhonza kanjani onkulunkulu bazo? Nami ngizokwenza okufanayo. |
Inkosi u-Ahazi yaya eDamaseku yayohlangabeza uThigilathi Phileseri, inkosi yase-Asiriya, yabona i-althare elaliseDamaseku. Inkosi u-Ahazi yathumela ku-Uriya, umphristi, imtshela nge-althare, isimo salo, nokuthi injani indlela elenziwe ngayo, nakho konke okwakukulo.
Badelela izimiso zakhe, isivumelwano sakhe asenza nokhokho babo nezexwayiso ayebaxwayisa ngazo, balandela okuyize. Benza okuyize, baba yize njengezizwe abazilandelayo ezazibazungezile, uSimakade ayebayale ukuba bangenzi njengazo.
Ungabakhothameli onkulunkulu bawo, ungahuheki ukuba ubakhonze, ungazenzi izinto azenzayo. Kodwa uyobabhidliza onkulunkulu bawo, ucekele phansi izinsika zabo zamatshe.
Usho kanje uSimakade, uthi: “Ningayifundi indlela yabezizwe, ningashaywa wuvalo ngezibonakaliso esibhakabhakeni, ngokuba abezizwe bayazesaba.
Niyakukwazi ukuthi Mina nginguSimakade, ngokuba anihambanga ngezimiso zami, nezehlulelo zami anizigcinanga, kodwa nenze njengezehlulelo zezizwe ezinizungezileyo.” ’ ”
ngesikhathi sengibangenise ezweni engangifungile ukuthi ngiyobanika lona. Kwathi lapho bebona amagquma aphakemeyo nazo zonke izihlahla ezinamacembe, base benikela lapho ngemihlatshelo yabo, bangichukuluza ngeminikelo yabo, benza lapho kwaba nephunga elimnandi, bathululela lapho iminikelo yokuphuzwayo.
“ ‘ “Lokhu okusengqondweni yenu, impela akusoze kwenzeka, enicabanga, nithi: Siyakufana nezizwe, sifane nabantu bezwe, nathi sikhonze ukhuni netshe.
Aniyukwenza njengokwemisebenzi yeGibhithe enanihlala kulo, futhi aniyukwenza njengokwemisebenzi yeKhanani enginiyisa kulo, aniyukuhamba ngemithetho yabo.
Ngalokho, gcinani umyalo wami ukuze ningenzi nasinye sezinengiso ezenziwa ngaphambi kwenu, ningazingcolisi ngazo; nginguSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu.’ ”
niyakuxosha bonke abakhileyo ezweni phambi kwenu, nibhubhise yonke imifanekiso yabo, nibulale zonke izithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo, nibhidlize zonke izindawo zabo eziphakemeyo.
Ningalingisi leli lizwe, kodwa niguqulwe isimo ngokwenziwa ibe yintsha ingqondo yenu ukuze nikwazi ukuhlolisisa okuyintando kaNkulunkulu, okuhle, okuthandekayo, nokupheleleyo.
Ngakho-ke ngiyafakaza eNkosini, ngithi ningabe nisahamba njengalokhu kuhamba abezizwe ngobuze bengqondo yabo,
“Qaphelani funa inhliziyo yenu ikhohliseke, niphambuke, nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu, nibakhothamele,
“Lapho uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho esezibhubhisile izizwe eziphambi kwakho, sewuzongena ukuba uzephuce izwe, nalapho sewuzephucile izwe, wahlala kulo,
Awuyukwenza kanjalo kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuba zonke izinto uSimakade azenyanyayo zizenzile lezi zizwe, zenzela onkulunkulu bazo, zibashisele ngisho amadodana namadodakazi azo emlilweni.
“Kuyothi nxa usufike ezweni uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona, ungalokothi ufunde ukwenza izinengiso njengalabo bezizwe.
ukuze banganifundisi ukwenza zonke izinengiso zabo abazenzele onkulunkulu babo, bese nona kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu.
Uyakuziqeda nya zonke izizwe uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuzinikela kuwe; iso lakho aliyukuzihawukela, awuyukubakhonza onkulunkulu bazo, ngokuba lokho kuyakuba lugibe kuwe.