4 Ema-Israyeli sive saNkulunkulu lasenta emadvodzana akhe. Wawanika sabelo ebukhosini bakhe, watenta nawo tivumelwane, wawanika umtsetfo, nendlela lengiyo yekukhonta ethempelini, wabapha netetsembiso.
Ngalo lelo langa Simakadze wenta sivumelwane na-Abrama, watsi: “Lelive ngilinika situkulwane sakho, kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kufike emfuleni lomkhulu iYufrathe,
Naku-ke kwekugcina sivumelwane sami lekufanele ukwente wena kanye nentalo yakho emvakwakho: Bonkhe labadvuna niyawubasoka.
Ngitakwenta sivumelwane sami nawe ngikwandzise kakhulukati.”
“Ngiyawumisa sivumelwane sami nawe nentalo yakho, emvakwakho, etitukulwaneni ngetitukulwane, kube sivumelwane saphakadze. Ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wakho naNkulunkulu wetitukulwane takho emvakwakho.
Lendvodza yatsi: “Libito lakho lingeke lisaba nguJakobe, kodvwa sewutawuba ngu-Israyeli, ngobe ubambene naNkulunkulu nebantfu, wajinge wancoba.”
Baphristi abazange basakwati kuchubeka nekwenta inkonzo yabo ngenca yalelo lifu, ngobe inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yaligcwalisa lithempeli lakhe.
Awu, Nkulunkulu wami, bakhumbule, ngobe bayingcolisile inkonzo yebuphristi nesivumelwane sebuphristi nesebuLevi.
Wembula livi lakhe kuJakobe, timiso nemiyalo yakhe ku-Israyeli.
Ngikubonile wena endzaweni yakho lengcwele, ngawabona emandla akho nebukhosi bakho.
Ngempela, Nkulunkulu ubaphatsa kahle baka-Israyeli nalabo labamsulwa etinhlitiyweni.
wayekelela titsa, tatfumba libhokisi lesivumelwane lelisiboniso semandla nenkhatimulo yakhe.
Wena ukhulume watsi: “Sengente sivumelwane nalokhetsiwe wami, ngafunga kuDavide inceku yami ngatsi:
Sivumelwane sami ngingeke ngisephule; nemavi lese ngiwakhulumile ngingeke ngiwagucule.
Shangatsi tinceku takho tingake tikubone usebenta, nemandla akho ebukhosi abonakale nasetitukulwaneni tato.
Lomkhosi niyawuchubeka kuwenta nome seningenile eveni Simakadze laninika lona njengobe abetsembisile.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Wabhale lamavi, ngobe lesivumelwane lesengisente nawe nema-Israyeli sisime kulamavi.”
Ubokhuluma kuFaro utsi: ‘Simakadze utsi: Israyeli litubulo lami.
Lifu lasibekela lithende lekuhlangana, inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yagcwalisa lithende lekukhontela.
“Kodvwa wena, Israyeli, nceku yami, Jakobe, wena lengikukhetsile, wena situkulwane sa-Abrahama umngani wami,
“Lalelani kimi, awu ninendlu yakaJakobe, nonkhe nine lenisasele bendlu yaka-Israyeli, nine lesolo nganetfwala kwasesiswini, lenganetfwala kusukela ekutalweni kwenu.
Wasimba wesusa onkhe ematje kuso, wahlanyela kuso imivini yelikhetselo. Wakha umbhoshongo wekulindza ekhatsi kuso, wacopha nesikhamo seliwayini edvwaleni. Abetsembe kutsi sitawutsela emagelebisi lamahle, kodvwa satsela emagelebisi esiganga lamunyu.
Lilanga aliseyikuba kukhanya kwakho emini, ngisho nekukhanya kwenyeti kungeke kusakukhanyisela wena, ngobe Simakadze uyawuba kukhanya kwakho kwaphakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho abe ludvumo lwakho.
Efrayimu akasiyo yini indvodzana yami letsandzekako, umntfwana lengijabulako ngaye? Nome ngivamise kukhuluma ngimelane naye, kodvwa noko ngisamkhumbula. Ngako-ke inhlitiyo yami iyamlangatelela; nginesihawu lesikhulu ngaye,” kusho Simakadze.
Simakadze utsi: “Ngulesi sivumelwane lengiyakusenta nendlu yaka-Israyeli emvakwaleso sikhatsi: Ngiyawufaka umtsetfo wami etingcondvweni tabo, ngiwubhale etinhlitiyweni tabo. Ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe bantfu bami.
Bayawuta bakhala; bayawuthandaza ngisababuyisela emuva. Ngiyawubaholela ngasemifuleni yemanti endleleni lebekile, lapho bangeyiwukhubatela khona, ngobe mine nginguyise wa-Israyeli, Efrayimu uyindvodzana yami yematubulo.
Lokukhanya kwakumtungeletile njengemushi wenkosazana ubonakala emafini, ngelilanga lekuna kwemvula. Loku bekukubonakala lokwakubonakalisa bukhosi baSimakadze. Ngatsi kube ngikubone konkhe loku, ngawa ngibhekise buso bami phansi, ngase ngiva livi lalokhulumako.
“Ngesikhatsi Israyeli asengumntfwana, ngamtsandza, indvodzana yami ngayibita, ngayikhipha eGibhithe.
Ngesikhatsi Mosi angena ethendeni lekuhlangana kuyawukhuluma naSimakadze, weva livi likhuluma naye liphuma esihlalweni semusa lesasisetikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane emkhatsini wemakherubhi lamabili. Bakhulumisana.
“Lalelani nangu lomunye umfanekiso: Kwake kwaba khona umlimi labenelipulazi. Wahlanyela sivini, wasibiyela ngelutsango, wemba umgodzi wekuhlutela emagelebisi etjeni, wakha nendlwana lesetulu yekulindza, wase uyasicashisa lesivini. Yena-ke wase uyahamba uya khashane.
Umtsetfo waniketwa ngaMosi; umusa neliciniso kwavela ngaJesu Khristu.
Jesu wabona Nathanayeli eta kuye, wakhuluma ngaye watsi: “Bheka, nango-ke um-Israyeli wangempela, lekute bucili kuye.”
Ngobe setsembiso saNkulunkulu senu nesebantfwabenu kanye nabo bonkhe labakhashane, lowo nalowo loyawubitwa nguNkulunkulu, iNkhosi yetfu, kutsi ete kuye.”
Vele kusita ngalokuphelele. Kwekucala Nkulunkulu emavi akhe wawaphatsisa emaJuda.
Ngobe anemukelanga umoya webugcili wekutsi nibuye nesabe, kodvwa nemukela Moya losenta emadvodzana, sikhulume ngaye kuNkulunkulu sitsi: “Babe! Babe wami!”
Kodvwa akusiko kutsi livi laNkulunkulu selehlulekile. Ngobe akusibo bonkhe labasitukulwane sa-Israyeli labangema-Israyeli.
BangemaHebheru yini? Nami nginguye. Bangema-Israyeli yini? Nami nginguye. Batitukulwane ta-Abrahama yini? Mine-ke ngingiso.
Mayelana netetsembiso letanikwa Abrahama nentalo yakhe: “Intalo” yinye, hhayi lenyenti. Akukhulunywa ngalenyenti, kodvwa kushiwo yinye; leyo-ke nguKhristu.
Nikhumbule nekutsi ngaleto tikhatsi benehlukanisiwe naKhristu, ningephandle kwembuso waka-Israyeli, nitihambi letite sabelo etivumelwaneni tesetsembiso, nite litsemba, nite naNkulunkulu emhlabeni.
“Nine nibantfwana baSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Ningatisiki nome nihhule lingembili letinhloko tenu ngenca yalabafile,
Lawa-ke ngemavi esivumelwane Simakadze layala ngawo Mosi kutsi asente nesive saka-Israyeli eveni lakaMowabi, kwengetela kuleso sivumelwane lasenta nabo baseseNtsabeni iHorebe.
Ngenta lesivumelwane, nesifungo saso, hhayi nani kuphela,
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Wena sewutawuhamba uyewuphumula nabokhokho bakho, emvakwekufa kwakho lesive siyawugwadla nabonkulunkulu betive takulelo live lesiyawungena kulo. Siyawungishiya, sephule nesivumelwane lengasenta naso.
Wetfula kini sivumelwane sakhe semiyalo lelishumi laniyala kutsi nihambe ngayo, wase uyibhala phansi etibhelekeceni letimbili tematje.
Ngobe nine nisive lesingcwele saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu unikhetse emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive letisebusweni bemhlaba, kutsi nibe sive sakhe, sive lesiligugu lelingelakhe.
Sivumelwane sekucala sasinemitsetfo yekukhonta Nkulunkulu. Indzawo yaso lengcwele yayakhiwe bantfu.
Ngobe phela loko kucondzene nalokudliwako nalokunatfwako nemisimeto yekuhlantwa. Lena yimitsetfo nje lephatselene nelingephandle letfu lebekelwe kutsi isebente, kudzimate kufike ingucuko yalokusha.
Ngemuva kwendvwangu yesibili bekunendzawo lebeyibitwa ngekutsi yindzawo lengcwelengcwele.
Ngetulu kwalelo bhokisi bekunemakherubhi ebukhosi baNkulunkulu labengamele sihlalo semusa. Kodvwa kwanyalo ngingeke ngichazisise ngalokuphelele ngaletintfo.
Konkhe-ke solomane kuhlelwa ngalendlela, baphristi bangena njalo nje kuleyo ndzawo lengcwele bente imisebenti yabo yekukhonta Nkulunkulu.