29 Yebo, shangatsi tinhlitiyo tabo tingatsambela ekungesabeni, bagcine imiyalo yami ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, khona kutawubahambela kahle bona nebantfwababo kuze kube phakadze!
Yebo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wabobabe Abrahama, na-Isaka, na-Israyeli, gcina lenshisekelo etinhlitiyweni tesive sakho phakadze naphakadze, wente tinhlitiyo tabo tihlale tetsembeke kuwe.
Babusisiwe labo labahamba ngebucotfo bente kulunga ngato tonkhe tikhatsi.
Impela, inceku yakho iyalwa ngato, lowo lotigcinako unemvuzo lomkhulu.
Ngubani nje longabona tiphosiso takhe? Simakadze, ngikhulule etonweni letifihlekile.
Litsemba labo batawulibeka kuNkulunkulu, kuze bangayikhohlwa imisebenti yaNkulunkulu, kepha bagcine imiyalo yakhe;
Bengiyawunipha kolo lomnandzi kakhulu, yebo, bengiyawunesutsisa ngeluju lwetinyosi temadvwala.”
Tjelani labalungile kutsi kutabahambela kahle, ngobe bayawudla titselo tetento tabo.
Kube mane naniyilalela imiyalo yami, kuthula nenhlalakahle yenu ngabe kunjengemifula, kulunga kwenu kube njengemagagasi elwandle.
Nome ngabe kuvumelana natsi nome kuyasilahla, sitamlalela Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, lesikutfuma kuye, kuze kusihambele kahle, ngobe sitamlalela Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu.”
Nganitfumelela tinceku tami baphrofethi emaphindzephindze letatitsi: ‘Ningayenti lentfo lesinengiso kimi.’
“Jerusalema, Jerusalema! Wena lobulala baphrofethi, ubagcobe ngematje labatfunywe kuwe! Kukangaki ngifisa kubutsela ndzawonye bantfu bakho, njengesikhukhukati sifukamela emantjwele aso, kodvwa awuzange sewungivumele!
Kodvwa Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Yebo, kunjalo, kodvwa lokukhulu kutsi: Babusisiwe labo labeva livi laNkulunkulu, bese bayalenta.”
Watsi: “Kube mane lamuhla bewati lokudzingwa kuthula! Kodvwa manje kufihlakele emehlweni akho.
Nine nitihlobo tami, nanenta loku lenginiyale ngako.
Ngako singemancusa aKhristu; Nkulunkulu uncusa ngatsi. Sinincenga egameni laKhristu sitsi: “Buyisanani naNkulunkulu.”
Njengobe sibambisene naNkulunkulu emsebentini wakhe, siyanincenga sitsi: Yemukelani umusa waNkulunkulu, ningawenti lite.
“Kuze kube kuhle kuwe, ube nemphilo lendze emhlabeni.”
“Manje-ke, ma-Israyeli, yini lokufunwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kini ngaphandle kwekutsi nesabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nihambe etindleleni takhe tonkhe, nimtsandze nimkhonte Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe, nangemphefumulo wenu wonkhe,
Yesabani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nimkhonte. Bambelelani kuye nitsatse tifungo tenu egameni lakhe.
“Niyawutsandza Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nente konkhe lafuna kutsi nikwente, nilalele timiso takhe, nemitsetfo yakhe kanye nemiyalo yakhe ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
Aniyikuyidla, khona kuyawunihambela kahle nine kanye nebantfwabenu emvakwenu, ngobe niyakube nenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze.
Caphelani kutsi niyilalele yonkhe lemiyalo lengininika yona, kuze kutenihambela kahle ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, nine nebantfwabenu emvakwenu, ngobe nitawube nenta lokuhle nalokwemukelekile emehlweni aSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.”
Lowo muntfu ningamhawukeli. Kufanele kukhishwe kuphele ka-Israyeli kucitsa ingati lengenacala, khona kutawunihambela kahle.”
Lamazini wona ungawakhokhela, kodvwa lonina umyekele asuke, khona kutakuhambela kahle ube nemphilo lendze.
Khumbulani lilanga lenema ngalo embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngesikhatsi akhuluma kimi eHorebe atsi: ‘Hlanganisa sonkhe sive sibutsane la embikwami. Ngifuna kutsi sive kahle emavi ami, khona sitewufundza kungihlonipha, yingci nasisaphila kulomhlaba sibuye sifundzise nebantfwabaso.’
Ningacali nengete lutfo kulamavi lenginiyala ngawo, futsi ningaphunguli lutfo kuwo, kodvwa gcinani lemiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lengininika yona.
Gcinani timiso takhe nemiyalo yakhe lengininika yona lamuhla, kuze kulungele nine nebantfwabenu, khona nitewuphila siphelane kulelo live Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona.”
“ ‘Hlonipha uyihlo nenyoko, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho akuyala, khona utewuphila sikhatsi lesidze kuze kukuhambele kahle eveni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho lakupha lona.
Hamba ubatjele bancandzeke babuyele emathendeni abo.
Hambani endleleni Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu laniyale kutsi nihambe ngayo, khona nitewuphila nichume, netinsuku tenu tandze eveni lelitawuba lenu.”
Cinisekani kutsi niyayigcina imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kanjalo futsi nato timiso laninike tona.
Yentani lokulungile nalokuhle ebusweni baSimakadze, khona kutanihambela kahle, nitsi ningangena nilitsatse lelive lelihle Simakadze laletsembisa ngesifungo kubokhokho benu,
Lalelani, ma-Israyeli, nicaphelisise kutsi niyalalela, khona kutanihambela kahle nekutsi nandze kakhulu kulelo live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyihlo anetsembisa.
Gcinani imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nihambe etindleleni takhe nimhloniphe.
Caphelani ningamali lowo lokhulumako: Nangabe bangaphunyulanga labo labamala lowo abebacaphelisa alapha emhlabeni, natsi-ke singeke siphunyule, nasala kutsatsa tecwayiso talowo lokhuluma asezulwini.
Kepha lobukisisa emtsetfweni losikhululako bese uhamba ngawo, angabi ngumlaleli lokhohlwako kepha abe ngulowentako, lowo-ke utawuba ngulobusisiwe ekwenteni kwakhe.
“Babusisiwe labo labatigezako tingubo tabo, kuze kutsi babe nelilungelo lekudla esihlahleni sekuphila, babe nelilungelo lekungena ngemasango ekhaya.
Emvakwesikhatsi Nawomi, uninatala wakhe, wakhuluma kuRuthe watsi: “Ndvodzakati! Utsi kungete kwaba ncono kutsi ngikwakhele umuti?