Yena wahamba uhambo losuku ehlane, waze wayohlala phansi kwesihlahla sonwele. Enhliziyweni yakhe wafisa ukufa, wathi: “Sekwanele manje, Simakade! Sale usuwuthatha umphefumulo wami, ngokuba angilungile kunokhokho bami.”
UJona 4:2 - IsiZulu 2020 Wase ekhuleka kuSimakade, wathi: “Simakade, angikushongo yini lokhu kwasekuqaleni ngesikhathi ngisesezweni lakithi na? Yingakho ngashesha ngabalekela eTharishishi, ngoba ngangazi kahle ukuthi Wena unguNkulunkulu onomusa, owephuza ukuthukuthela, unobubele obukhulu, uyayithambisa inhliziyo yakho ungabe usakwenza okubi obukuhlosile. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi: “Ngiyakuncenga, Jehova; lokho kwakungesilo izwi lami ngisekhona ezweni lakithi na? Ngalokho ngakwandulela ngokubalekela eTharishishi, ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi unguNkulunkulu onomusa nobumnene, wephuza ukuthukuthela, unesihe esikhulu, uzisola ngokubi; Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi: “Ngiyakuncenga, Jehova, akusikho lokho engakusho ngisezweni lakithi na? Ngalokho ngabalekela eTharishishi ngaphambili, ngokuba ngangazi ukuthi unguNkulunkulu onomusa nesihe, obhekakade, nochichima umusa, futhi uyaphenduka ebubini. |
Yena wahamba uhambo losuku ehlane, waze wayohlala phansi kwesihlahla sonwele. Enhliziyweni yakhe wafisa ukufa, wathi: “Sekwanele manje, Simakade! Sale usuwuthatha umphefumulo wami, ngokuba angilungile kunokhokho bami.”
Kepha Yena waba nobubele, wabathethelela ububi babo, akaze ababhubhisa, yebo, wazibamba kaningi olakeni lwakhe, wangayikhiphela kubo yonke intukuthelo yakhe.
Wena Nkosi unguNkulunkulu ohawukelayo, unomusa nokubekezela, uvame ubumnene nokwethembeka.
Wena, Nkosi umuhle, ungothethelelayo, unomusa omkhulu kubo bonke abakhala kuwe.
USimakade wawuguqula umqondo wakhe ngenhlekelele ayehlose ukuyehlisela abantu bakhe.
leso sizwe engikhulume ngaso uma siphenduka ebubini baso; ngiyakuyeka ukwenza okubi ebengihlose ukukwenza kuso.
Simakade, wangiyenga, ngayengeka; ube namandla kunami, wangehlula. Ngibe yinhlekisa usuku lonke, ngaklolodelwa yibo bonke.
Ngakho-ke lungisani izindlela zenu nezenzo zenu, nilalele izwi likaSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu, ukuze uSimakade ayeke ukunehlisela inhlekele akhulume ngayo kini.
‘Uma niphenduka, niyakuhlala nokuhlala kuleli lizwe, ngiyakunakha nginganidilizi, ngiyakunitshala nginganisiphuli, ngokuba ngiyadabuka ngokubi engikwenzile kini.
Kodwa uJona wasuka, wabaleka phambi kukaSimakade, walibhekisa eTharishishi. Wehlela eJopha, wathola umkhumbi owawuya eTharishishi. Eseyikhokhile imali, wagibela kuwo elibhekise eTharishishi, ukuba suke phambi kukaSimakade.
UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi sebephendukile ebubini babo, wase eyithambisa inhliziyo yakhe, wanquma ukungabe esababhubhisa njengoba ebeshilo.
Kwazi bani? Hleze uNkulunkulu angacabanga ngokunye, abe nobubele kithi, alubambe ulaka lwakhe oluvuthayo, angabe esasibhubhisa.”
Ngubani onguNkulunkulu njengawe othethelela ukona, ayekelele isiphambeko sensali eyifa lakhe; akahlali ethukuthele ingunaphakade ngokuba uthokozela umusa.
USimakade uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu onomusa; akayukukushiya, akayukukubhubhisa, futhi akayukusikhohlwa isivumelwano asifunga kokhokho bakho.