U-Ithayi wayiphendula inkosi, wathi: “Ngifunga ngiyagomela phambi kukaSimakade naphambi kwakho nkosi yami, inkosi, lapho inkosi yami, inkosi, iya khona, kungaba sekufeni noma ekuphileni, inceku yakho nayo iyakuba lapho.”
URuthe 1:16 - IsiZulu 2020 URuthi wathi: “Musa ukungincenga ukuba ngikushiye ngibuyele emuva, ngingahambi nawe, ngokuba lapho uya khona ngiyakuya khona nami, nalapho uhlala khona ngiyakuhlala khona nami. Abantu bakini bayakuba ngabakithi, noNkulunkulu wakho uyakuba nguNkulunkulu wami. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Kepha uRuthe wathi: “Ungangincengi ukuba ngikushiye, ngibuye, ngingakulandeli, ngokuba lapho uya khona, ngiyakuya khona nami, nalapho uhlala khona, ngiyakuhlala khona nami; abantu bakho bayakuba ngabantu bami, uNkulunkulu wakho abe nguNkulunkulu wami. Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 URuthe wasesithi: Ungangincengi ukuthi ngikutshiye, ngibuye ngikulandele; ngokuba lapho uya khona, ngiyakuya khona nami; nalapho nilala khona, nami ngiyakulala khona; abantu bakini bayakuba ngabantu bami, noNkulunkulu wakho abe nguNkulunkulu wami. |
U-Ithayi wayiphendula inkosi, wathi: “Ngifunga ngiyagomela phambi kukaSimakade naphambi kwakho nkosi yami, inkosi, lapho inkosi yami, inkosi, iya khona, kungaba sekufeni noma ekuphileni, inceku yakho nayo iyakuba lapho.”
Lalela-ke, ndodakazi, qaphela, ubeke indlebe yakho, ukhohlwe ngabantu bakini nangendlu kayihlo,
Umngani uyathanda ngezikhathi zonke, kodwa umfowenu wazalelwa ukukuthwalisa ngezikhathi zobunzima.
USimakade uyoba nesihawu kuJakobe, abuye amkhethe u-Israyeli, amuphe ukuthula ezweni lakhe; nabafokazi bayozihlanganisa naye, banamathele endlini kaJakobe.
Inkosi yamphendula uDaniyeli, yathi: “Ngempela uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu, neNkosi yamakhosi, umambuli wezimfihlakalo, njengalokhu ukwazile ukwambula le mfihlakalo.”
Ngalokho ngikhipha isimemezelo sokuba bonke abantu, izizwe, izilimi ezikhuluma okungafanele ngoNkulunkulu woShadirakhi, uMeshakhi, no-Abhedi Nego ziyakuhlahlelwa, izindlu zazo zenziwe incithakalo, ngokuba akekho omunye unkulunkulu ongasindisa ngale ndlela.”
Manje-ke, mina Nebukhadinezari ngiyatusa, ngiyaphakamisa, ngidumisa iNkosi yezulu, ngokuba yonke imisebenzi yayo iyiqiniso, nezindlela zayo zingubulungiswa; inamandla okubathobisa abahamba ngokuzidla.
Kepha Mina nginguSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho selokhu kwaba seGibhithe; awuyukumazi omunye uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami, akekho futhi omunye uMsindisi ngaphandle kwami.
Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uthi: “Ngalezo zinsuku amadoda alishumi, avela kuzo zonke izilimi zabezizwe, ayakubamba umphetho wengubo yomuntu wakwaJuda, athi: ‘Masihambe nani, ngokuba sizwile ukuthi uNkulunkulu unani.’ ”
Esinye isazimthetho seza kuye, sathi: “Mfundisi, ngizakukulandela, nomaphi lapho uya khona.”
UPhethro wayesethi kuye: “Nkosi, kungani ngingekulandele manje na? Ngizakudela ukuphila kwami ngenxa yakho.”
Nokho uPawula waphendula wathi: “Nenzani ukuba nikhale nidabukise inhliziyo yami na? Ngokuba mina sengikulungele, hhayi nje ukuboshwa kuphela, kodwa nokufa eJerusalema ngenxa yegama leNkosi uJesu.”
Ngokuba bona luqobo babika ngathi ukuthi nasemukela kanjani, nokuthi naphendukela kanjani kuNkulunkulu nashiya izithombe, ukuze nikhonze uNkulunkulu ophilayo noweqiniso;
USimakade waxosha bonke abantu phambi kwethu, ama-Amori ayehlala ezweni; yingakho siyomkhonza uSimakade, ngokuba unguNkulunkulu wethu.”
Laba, yilabo abangangcoliswanga ngabesifazane, ngokuba bayizindela. Laba yibo abalandela iWundlu noma kuphi lapho laliya khona. Laba bathengwa ebantwini ukuba babe lulibo kuNkulunkulu nakulo iWundlu,
UNawomi wathi kuye: “Uyabona ukuthi umnakwenu usephindele kwabakubo nakonkulunkulu bakhe, nawe mlandele ubuyele kwabakini.”
Lapho ufela khona, ngiyofela khona nami, ngingcwatshwe khona. USimakade akangiphe amandla kulesi sinqumo, angijezise ngokuphindiwe uma ngigudluka kuso; ngukufa kuphela okuyosehlukanisa.”
Inceku yamphendula yathi: “Yintombazane yakwaMowabi ebuye noNawomi ezweni lakhona.
Uzovuselela ukuphila kwakho, akugcine ebudaleni bakho, ngokuba umalokazana wakwakho okuthandayo ukuzalele yena, ongcono kuwe ukwedlula amadodana ayisikhombisa.”