14 “Ngako yesabani Simakadze nimkhonte ngekwetsembeka konkhe. Balahleni bonkulunkulu bebakhontwa bokhokho benu ngesheya kweMfula, naseGibhithe, nikhonte Simakadze.
Kwatsi Abrama nasaneminyaka lengema-99 budzala, Simakadze wabonakala kuye watsi: “NginguNkulunkulu Somandla; hamba entsandvweni yami, ube msulwa.
Ngako-ke Jakobe wakhuluma emndenini wakhe nakubo bonkhe lababekakhe, watsi: “Lahlani tonkhe tithico tebetive leninato, nitihlambulule, nembatse tingubo letihlobile.
“Awu, Simakadze, khumbula kutsi bengihamba ngekwetsembeka lokunjani embikwakho, nekutsi bengitinikele kangakanani embikwakho, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami, ngenta lokuhle emehlweni akho.” Hezekiya wakhala kabuhlungu.
lowasinika yona ngetinceku takho baphrofethi ngesikhatsi utsi: ‘Lelive lenitawungena kulo kutsi libe lenu, live lese lingcoliswe kungcola kwetive talo. Letintfo letinengekako lenitentako setiligcwalise ngekungcola nebubi lelive kusuka ngala kwalo kuye ngale kwalo.
Eveni lase-Usi kwakunendvodza, libito layo kunguJobe. Lendvodza yayimsulwa, ilungile, futsi imesaba Nkulunkulu, ikubalekela konkhe lokubi.
Wase ukhuluma kumuntfu, watsi: ‘Buka la, kwesaba Nkulunkulu libito lako kuhlakanipha. Kubalekela lokubi loko kukucondza.’ ”
Kwesaba Nkulunkulu sicalo sekuhlakanipha. Bonkhe labahamba ngemitsetfo yakhe banengcondvo lenhle. Umelwe kudvunyiswa phakadze naphakadze.
Babusisiwe labo labatindlela tabo timsulwa, labo labahamba ngemitsetfo yaNkulunkulu.
Shangatsi inhlitiyo yami ingagcina timiso takho, kuze ngingehlelwa ngemahloni, ngihlazeke.
Kodvwa wena uyasitsetselela, kuze sitewuhlala ngekukwesaba.
Ngimi Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu, lowanikhuphula eveni laseGibhithe. Khamisisani imilomo yenu, mine-ke ngitanifunta nginesutsise.
Ngakhuluma kubantfwababo ehlane, ngatsi: “Ningatilandzeli timiso taboyihlo, futsi ningagcini nanemitsetfo yabo, nome nitingcolise ngetithico tabo.
Tagucuka taba tingwababane eGibhithe. Tagwadla kusukela kwasebusheni bato. Kulelo live emabele ato abebhujungwa, netingono tebuntfombi bato tatiphiciketwa khona.
Emvakwaloko ema-Israyeli ayawuphendvuka afune Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wawo, naDavide, inkhosi yawo. Bayawubuyela batitfobe kuSimakadze nakuto tibusiso taSimakadze ngemalanga ekugcina.
Kufanele bangasakuphindzi kunikela imihlatjelo yabo kuletithico letisatimbuti, labaphinga nato. Loku kutawuba ngumtsetfo wetitukulwane ngetitukulwane.’
Cha, Simakadze usitjelile lokungukona kukuhle. Lakufunako kitsi ngunaku: Ufuna sente kulunga, siphatsane ngemusa, siphilele Nkulunkulu ngentfobeko.
Kuhlanyelwa kwaleyo leyawela emhlabatsini lovundzile kufanekisa labo labalivako livi laNkulunkulu baligcine ngekutitfoba lokukhulu babeketele, baze batsele titselo letihle.”
Ngako-ke libandla kulo lonkhe laseJudiya naseGalile naseSamariya laba nesikhatsi sekuthula. Lakhiwa, lakhula ngebunyenti ngekusitwa nguMoya Longcwele liphila imphilo yekwesaba iNkhosi.
Kutibonga kwetfu kunye, kutsi nembeza wetfu umhlophe embikwebantfu, ikakhulu kini. Ekutiphatseni kwetfu besimsulwa sesaba Nkulunkulu ngeliciniso, hhayi ngekuhlakanipha kwetfu, kepha ngemusa waNkulunkulu.
Umusa awube nabo bonkhe labatsandza iNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu ngelutsandvo lolungapheli.
“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,
Kufanele nibe msulwa embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.”
Yesabani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nikhonte yena yedvwa, nifunge ngelibito lakhe.
nize nikwati kwehlukanisa lokuncono, nibe msulwa nibete sici, kuze kube lilanga laKhristu.
Joshuwa wakhuluma kuso sonkhe lesive, watsi: “Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Kadzeni, bokhokho benu, kanye naThera, uyise wa-Abrahama naNahori, babehlala ngesheya kweMfula, bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu.
Joshuwa wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Manje sale senibalahla labonkulunkulu betive labasemkhatsini wenu bese ninikela tinhlitiyo tenu kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.”
Kuyawuba kuhle kini, naniyakumesaba Simakadze, nimkhonte yena, nimlalele, ningamelani nemiyalo yakhe, nangabe nine kanye nenkhosi yenu lebusa etikwenu niyawulandzela Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.
Kodvwa nine cinisekani kutsi nesaba Simakadze, nikhonte yena ngekwetsembeka, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu. Nikhumbule kutsi tinkhulu kanganani tintfo lanentela tona.
Samuweli wakhuluma esiveni sonkhe saka-Israyeli, watsi: “Naniphendvukela kuSimakadze ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu, kufanele nitisuse tonkhe letithico tebetive kanye nabo-Ashtarothe benu, bese nitinikela kuSimakadze nikhonte yena yedvwa, yena-ke utawube sewuyanikhulula esandleni semaFilisti.”