1 Israyeli abengumvini lowenabako watitselela yena titselo. Satsi sitselo sakhe sisandza, wakha emalati lamanye; latsi live lakhe lisatfutfuka, wahlobisa ematje akhe lakhontwako.
Batakhela tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhonta tithico, netinsikamatje tato lekwakutsiwa tingcwele kanye netinsika ta-Ashera eticongweni tato tonkhe tintsaba letiphakeme nangaphansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letendlala emagala ato.
Ninabonkulunkulu labanyenti labangangalamadolobha enu, nine maJuda; nalamalati leniwamisele kutfuncisa imphepho kuwo, niyitfuncisele sithico lesilihlazo lesinguBhali, manyenti angangetitaladi taseJerusalema.’
Simakadze Somandla lowakuhlanyela, sewukumisele inhlekelele, ngobe indlu yaka-Israyeli nendlu yakaJuda tente lokubi tangicunula, ngatfukutsela ngekutfuncisa kwato imphepho kuBhali.
Baphi kantsi labonkulunkulu benu lenatentela bona? Abete phela, nangabe banganisindzisa nanisekuhluphekeni! Maye Juda, ninabonkulunkulu labanyenti ngangemadolobha enu.
Gileyadi ukhohlakele yini? Bantfu bakhe akusibantfu balutfo! Bayayenta imihlatjelo yetinkunzi eGilgali, ngako-ke emalati abo ayawufanana netincumbi tematje lasensimini lelinyiwe.
Efrayimu uyatigabatisa, utsi: “Nginjinge kakhulu; senginemfuyo lenyenti. Ngalobunjinga bami bonkhe bangeke bakutfole lokubi nome sono kimi.”
Ngisho nome angahluma njengembali emkhatsini wetinhlanga, umoya waSimakadze, wangasemphumalanga, uyakuta, uhhusha uchamuka ngasehlane, umtfombo waka-Efrayimu uyawuphelelwa ngemanti, nesicobho sakhe some. Likamelo lakhe lekulondvolota liyawuphangwa tonkhe tintfo talo letingemagugu.
Manje bachubeka nako kona; batentela tithico ngesiliva yabo, titfombe letakhiwe ngekuhlakanipha lokukhulu. Konkhe kungumsebenti wencondzi yetekubata. “Benta imihlatjelo ngebantfu bange letithico letimise kwematfole.”
Ngatsi nangibondla emadlelweni lamahle, besutsa; batsi kube besutse, base bayatigabatisa, base bayangikhohlwa.
Ngako nyalo sengitabungcunula lobubheva bakhe, embikwemashende akhe abuka; kute lotamephula lapha etandleni tami.
Usengakatsandzi kuvuma kutsi kwakungimi lona lowamnika kudla lokutinhlavu, neliwayini lelisha, nemafutsa, lowatfululela kuye isiliva negolide, lababekusebentisa kuBhali.
Ngako ema-Israyeli asetawuhlala emalanga lamanyenti angenambusi, angenankhosi, angenamhlatjelo nome ematje langcwele, angenasidziya sebaphristi nome sithico.
Ngekwandza kwebaphristi kanjalo kwandza nekona kwabo kimi, ngitakwenanisa ngebukhosi babo batselwe lihlazo.
“Lite nome Efrayimu akhe emalati lamanyenti eminikelo yesono, lamalati asagucuke aba ngemalati ekwenta tono.
Batibekela emakhosi bangakancutfulisi kimi, batikhetsela babusi bangakabonwa ngimi. Ngesiliva yabo nangegolide yabo batentela tithico letitababhubhisa bona.
“ ‘Ningatenteli nkulunkulu nome sithico lesibatwe ngelitje, nome umfanekiso waluphi luhlobo lobatwe ngelitje eveni lenu kutsi nitewukhotsama embikwawo. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu.
Simakadze utawubuyisela ludvumo lwakaJakobe njengeludvumo lwaka-Israyeli, nome nje babhubhisi sebabacekele phansi babhubhisa netihlahla tabo temagelebisi.
Ngako kusukela nyalo asiseyikwati muntfu ngekwenyama. Nome sake samati Khristu ngekwenyama nyalo asisamati kanjalo.
Ngobe bonkhe labanye batifunela kwabo, abafuni kona kwaJesu.