5 Umhlaba ungcoliswe bantfu bawo. Umtsetfo waNkulunkulu abawulalelanga, bephule imiyalo, bephula sivumelwane saphakadze.
“Indlu yami ayikalungi yini kuNkulunkulu? Akenti nami yini sivumelwane saphakadze naphakadze, lesihlelwe kahle savikeleka macala onkhana? Akayikuphumelelisa yini kusindziswa kwami, anginike konkhe lengikufisako?
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ngitakwehlisela inhlekelele eJerusalema nakaJuda, kangangekutsi tindlebe talowo loyawuva ngayo tiyawuncencetsa.
ngobe yente lokubi emehlweni ami yangitfukutselisa, ngatfukutsela kusukela mhlazana bokhokho bayo baphuma eGibhithe kuze kube ngulamuhla.’ ”
Kodvwa Manase wabedukisa bantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema, ngako benta lokubi kakhulu kwendlula letive letabhujiswa nguSimakadze, ngesikhatsi nakufika ema-Israyeli.
wasicinisa kuJakobe, saba ngumtsetfo, ku-Israyeli saba sivumelwane saphakadze.
Ngiphetfwe kwesaba nekutfutfumela, neluvalo selungicedze emandla.
Ngilitfumela esiveni lesingenaNkulunkulu, ngilikhiphele kubantfu labangitfukutselisako, kutsi lihlutfule imphango, litsatse lokuphangiwe, nekutsi libagcobagcobe phansi njengeludzaka lwendlela.
Babantfu labahlubukako, bantfwana labanemanga, nalabangafuni kulalela imiyalo yaSimakadze.
Imigwaco lemikhulu idvutjiwe, kute tihambi letikuleyo migwaco. Sivumelwane sephuliwe, bofakazi baso bayedzelelwa, kute namunye lohlonishwako.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Iphi incwadzi yenyoko yesehlukaniso, lengamcosha ngayo kutsi ahambe? Nome-ke nganitsengisa kumuphi kulengibakweledako? Natsengiswa ngenca yetono tenu, ngenca yemacala enu unyoko wacoshwa.
Ngako-ke Simakadze ngeke ajabule ngemajaha abo, futsi ngeke abadzabukele labo labangenaboyise kanye nebafelokati, ngobe bonkhe abanaNkulunkulu, futsi babi, bonkhe bakhuluma emanyala. Noko ngako konkhe loku, lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki, sandla sakhe sisephakeme.
Babuyela etonweni tabokhokho babo, labala kulalela emavi ami. Balandzele labanye bonkulunkulu, bakhonta bona. Indlu yaka-Israyeli nendlu yakaJuda, totimbili tisephulile sivumelwane lengasenta nabokhokho bato.
Bayawubuta indlela leya eSiyoni, emabombo abo bawabhekise khona. Bayawuta batetibophela bona kuSimakadze ngesivumelwane saphakadze lesingeke siphindze sikhohlakale.
“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngitakuphatsa ngendlela lekufanele ngikuphatse ngayo, ngobe usedzelele sifungo sami ngekutsi wephule lesivumelwane.
“ ‘Noko bantfu baka-Israyeli bangivukela ehlane. Bangete bahamba ngetimiso tami, bayala imitsetfo yami, noko umuntfu loyilalelako uyawuphila ngayo, bawona kakhulu emaSabatha ami. Ngako ngatsi ngitawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo ngibabhubhisele ehlane.
ngobe abayilalelanga imitsetfo yami, kodvwa batala timiso tami, bawona emaSabatha ami, emehlo abo anaka tithico taboyise.
Ngiyawukwenta sivumelwane sekuthula nabo, siyawuba sivumelwane saphakadze. Ngiyawubahlalisa kahle batinte, ngibente bandze, ngibeke indzawo yami lengcwele emkhatsini wabo phakadze naphakadze.
Iyawukhuluma ihlambalate Longetulu Kwako Konkhe, icindzetele labangcwele bakhe, yetame kugucula tikhatsi temikhosi lemisiwe nemitsetfo. Labangcwele bayawunikelwa kuyo kube sikhashana, netikhatsi, nencenye yesikhatsi.
asikalilaleli livi laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, futsi asikayigcini imitsetfo lasinika yona ngetinceku takhe baphrofethi.
sonile kuwe senta lokubi. Besibabi kakhulu, futsi sakuvukela; siphambukile sashiya imiyalo yakho nemitsetfo yakho.
Njenga-Adamu, sebasephulile sivumelwane, abaketsembeki kimi.
“ ‘Gcinani yonkhe imitsetfo yami niyilandzele, khona lelive lapho nginimikisa khona kutsi niyewuhlala kulo lingeke linihlante.
Ngaso sonkhe lesikhatsi live lenu lisaphundlekile liyawuba nekuphumula lelalingazange selibe nako ngesikhatsi semaSabatha enu nisahlala kulo.
Sukumani nihambe, lena akusiyo indzawo lapho ningabalekela khona, ngobe ingcolile; lendzawo itawubhujiswa ngelulaka lolukhulu.
Bobabili babephila imphilo lengcwele kuNkulunkulu, babeyigcina yonkhe imiyalo nemitsetfo yeNkhosi.
“Jeshuruni wazimuka wakhahlela; wesutsa kudla, wesuleka, watamasa. Wamfulatsela Nkulunkulu lowamenta, walala Lidvwala lelinguMsindzisi wakhe.
Watsi: ‘Ngiyawubufihla buso bami kubo, ngibone kutsi siphetfo sabo kutawuba yini. Ngobe basitukulwane lesigwegwile, bantfwana labangaketsembeki.
Shangatsi Nkulunkulu wekuthula lowavusa iNkhosi yetfu Jesu kulabafile, wamenta uMelusi Lomkhulu wetimvu ngengati yakhe yesivumelwane saphakadze,
Sivumelwane sekucala sasinemitsetfo yekukhonta Nkulunkulu. Indzawo yaso lengcwele yayakhiwe bantfu.
Nanisephula lesivumelwane saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, laniyale ngaso, nahamba nakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu, nakhotsama embikwabo, intfukutselo yaSimakadze itanivutsela, nibhubhe ngekushesha kulelive lelihle laniphe lona.”
Ngalelo langa Joshuwa bantfu wabentela sivumelwane, khona lapho eShekhemu wase ubabhalela timiso nemitsetfo.