Joshuwa 18:3 - Siswati 1996 Bible Ngako Joshuwa wakhuluma kuma-Israyeli, watsi: “Nitawuma kuze kube ngunini ningacali kudla lelive Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyihlo lanipha lona? |
Umuntfu lolivila ufisa lokunyenti agcine angakatfoli lutfo; kodvwa lokhutsele unikwa lokunyenti.
Indlela yelivila iyena, ivinjwe ngemanyeva; kodvwa indlela yemuntfu locotfo ifanana nemgwaco lomkhulu lokhanyako.
Wonkhe umsebenti losetandleni takho wente ngemandla akho onkhe, ngobe ethuneni lapho uya khona, kute kusebenta, nekucabanga, nelwati kanye nekuhlakanipha.
Ngalelo langa bayawusho kuyo iJerusalema, batsi: “Ungesabi, Siyoni, netandla takho ungatiyeketsisi.
Kwakungacishe kube li-awa lesihlanu entsambama lapho atsi uyaphuma futsi, wakhandza labanye bemile. Wafike wababuta watsi: ‘Nimeleni lapha lonkhe lelilanga seloku ningenti lutfo?’
Ningabosebentela kudla lokuphelako, kepha nibosebentela kudla lokutawukhonsa kuze kubesekuphileni lokuphakadze leyawunipha kona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu. Ngobe Nkulunkulu uYise ulubekile luphawu kuyo.”
“Cina, ube nesibindzi, ngobe utawuhola lesive kutsi siyekudla lelive lengaletsembisa boyisemkhulu ngesifungo kutsi ngitabapha lona libe lifa labo.
Kwatsi Joshuwa nasamdzala, asakhulile nangeminyaka, Simakadze wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Sewumdzala kakhulu, kantsi kusenetifundza letinkhulu lekufanele titsatfwe.
Khetsani emadvodza lamatsatfu kuleso nakuleso sive. Ngitawatfuma kutsi ayewuhlola lelive, abhale phansi, alichaze kutsi linjani, njengekwabelwa kwaleso naleso sive. Atawube asayabuya eta kimi.
Abaphendvula atsi: “Asihambeni sibahlasele! Sesibonile kutsi lelive lihle kakhulu. Anisiwulibala kuhlala lapha ningenti lutfo. Buyani silihlasele silidle.