Isaya 9 - Siswati 1996 BibleSitalelwe umntfwana 1 Noko kungeke kusaba nelitfunti kulabo labebahluphekile. Kadzeni walitfobisa live lakaZebuloni nelive lakaNaftali, kodvwa ngesikhatsi lesitako uyakuliphakamisa live laseGalile lebetive, endleleni leya elwandle, ngesheya kweJordane. 2 Bantfu labahamba ebumnyameni bakubonile kukhanya lokukhulu; kulabo labahlala eveni lelitfunti lekufa kukhanya sekuchamukile. 3 Sewusandzisile sive, wandzisa nekujabula kwaso; siyajabula embikwakho njengebantfu bajatjuliswa sivuno, nanjengebantfu nabajatjuliswa kwaba imphango. 4 Ngobe njengasemihleni yekwehlulwa kwakaMidiyani, ulifohlotile lelijoko belingumtfwalo kubo, nemgcala losindzako lobewusemahlombe abo, nendvuku yemcindzeteli wabo. 5 Tonkhe ticatfulo temasotja labetisebentisa emphini, nato tonkhe tembatfo tawo letibhucabhucwe engatini titawushiswa, tibe kudla kwemlilo. 6 Ngobe tsine sitalelwe umntfwana, siphiwe indvodzana. Umbuso uyawubasemahlombe akhe. Uyawutsiwa nguMeluleki Lomangalisako, nguNkulunkulu Lonemandla, nguBabe Waphakadze, yiNkhosi Yekuthula. 7 Umbuso wakhe uyawukhula, kuthula nenhlalakahle kungeke kuphele. Uyawubusa esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, nasembusweni wakhe. Uyakuwumisa awusekele ngekwemtsetfocotfo nangekulunga, kusukela kuleso sikhatsi kuze kube nguphakadze naphakadze. Inshisekelo yaSimakadze longuSomandla iyawukwenta loko. Simakadze uyawubajezisa baka-Israyeli 8 Simakadze utfume livi kuyewumelana nebakaJakobe, liyakwehlela ku-Israyeli. 9 Bonkhe bantfu bayakulati, baka-Efrayimu kanye nalabakhile eSamariya, labakhuluma bachoshe, basho nangekutigabatisa kwenhlitiyo, batsi: 10 “Titini tidzilikele phansi, kodvwa tsine sitakwakha kabusha ngematje labatwe kahle. Tihlahla temakhiwa tigawuliwe, kodvwa tsine sitatenana ngetihlahla temisedari.” 11 Kodvwa Simakadze ubacinisele titsa takaResini kutsi tikwati kubhekana nabo, wahlohla titsa tabo. 12 EmaSiriya ngasemphumalanga nemaFilisti ngasenshonalanga, asakhamisele kushwabudzela ema-Israyeli. Noko ngako konkhe loku lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki; sandla sakhe sisephakeme. 13 Kodvwa bantfu abakaphendvukeli kuye lowo lowabashaya, futsi abakamfunisisi Simakadze longuSomandla. 14 Ngako Simakadze uyawujuba ka-Israyeli inhloko nemsila kokubili, ligala lelisundvu nemhlanga kokubili, ngalanga linye. 15 Labadzala nemadvodza langimisumphe ngubona bayinhloko. Baphrofethi labafundzisa emanga bona bangumsila. 16 Labo labahola lesive bayasedukisa, nalabo labaholwako bayalahlekiswa. 17 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. 18 Ngempela bubi buvutsa njengemlilo; budla bucotfule tinchachabutane nemanyeva, bulumeka emahlatsi etihlahla ngemalangabi, kutsi titewushunca tibheke etulu ngaletikhulu tikhatsa tentfutfu. 19 Ngelulaka lwaSimakadze longuSomandla live liyawugagadzeka, nebantfu bayawuba tinkhuni temlilo; kute loyawuphephisa umnakabo. 20 Ngesekudla bayawushwabudzela, kodvwa bachubeke balambe; ngesancele bayawudla, kodvwa bangeke besutse. Ngulowo nalowo uyakutondla ngenyama yentalelwane yakakhe; 21 bakaManase bayawutondla ngebaka-Efrayimu, nebaka-Efrayimu batondle ngebakaManase, bonkhe bayawugucukela bakaJuda. Noko ngako konkhe loku, lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki, sandla sakhe sisephakeme. |
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