KubaseRoma 11 - Siswati 1996 BibleUmusa waNkulunkulu kuma-Israyeli lakhetsiwe 1 Sengiyabuta-ke, ngitsi: Nkulunkulu wasilahla yini sive sakhe? Cha, akazange! Nami matfupha ngingum-Israyeli, situkulwane sa-Abrahama, ngiwesive saBhenjamini. 2 Nkulunkulu akazange asilahle sive sakhe lasikhetsanchanti. Anati yini kutsi umBhalo utsini nga-Elija, nakamangalela ema-Israyeli kuNkulunkulu? 3 Watsi: “Nkhosi, sebabulele baphrofethi bakho, babhidlita emalati akho; sengimi ngedvwa losasele, nami bayangitingela bafuna kungibulala.” 4 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamphendvula watsini? Watsi: “Ngitigcinele bantfu labati-7 000 labangakasikhonti sithico lesinguBhali.” 5 Nanyalo kulesikhatsi kunjalo, bakhona labasele ngekukhetfwa ngemusa. 6 Kukhetsa kwakhe kungemusa wakhe, hhayi ngemisebenti. Ngobe kube kukhetsa kwaNkulunkulu bekungemisebenti, ngabe lomusa wakhe awusesiwo. 7 Pho-ke yini? Kusho kutsi bantfu baka-Israyeli abakakutfoli loko bebakufuna, kodvwa kwatfolwa ngulabakhetsiwe; laba labanye bentiwa baba lukhuni, 8 njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Nkulunkulu wabanika umoya webulima, nemehlo ekungaboni, netindlebe tekungeva, kuze kube ngulamuhla.” 9 NaDavide utsi: “Shangatsi lidzili labo lingaba ngusochaka nelugibe, libe sikhubekiso nesijeziso. 10 Shangatsi emehlo abo angafiphatwa bangete babona, nemigogodla yabo igobane kokuphela.” 11 Sengiyabuta-ke ngitsi: EmaJuda, nakakhutjwa, awa aphela yini? Cha, akazange. Kodvwa ngekona kwawo insindziso yase ifika nakubetive, kuze nemaJuda avukelwe sikhwele ngayo. 12 Kodvwa nangabe sono semaJuda saletsa tibusiso letikhulu kubantfu, nebuphuya bawo ngekwaMoya baletsa tibusiso letikhulu kubetive, pho, letibusiso titawuba tikhulu kangakanani-ke nasaphelele onkhe emaJuda! Insindziso yebetive 13 Sengikhuluma kini betive: Njengobe ngingumphostoli kubetive nje, ngiyawudvumisa umsebenti wami. 14 Mhlawumbe ngingabavusela sikhwele bantfu besive sakitsi, ngize ngisindzise labanye babo. 15 Ngobe nangabe kulahlwa kwabo bekukubuyisana kwaNkulunkulu nemhlaba wonkhe, pho, kwemukelwa kwabo kungaba yini, nakungesiko kuphila kulabafile? 16 Nangabe litsantana lenhlama lehlukaniselwe Nkulunkulu, nenhlama yonkhe yehlukaniselwe Nkulunkulu; futsi nangabe imphandze ingcwele, nemagala angcwele. 17 Lamanye emagala ajutjwa, kwase kutsi endzaweni yawo kwahlunyeleliswa wena bewuligala lemncumo wesiganga, khona utewuba nenhlanganyelo emcebeni wemncumo wasekhaya. 18 Ngako-ke ungawedzeleli lamagala, ukhumbule kutsi akusiwe losimise imphandze, kodvwa yimphandze lesimise wena. 19 Utawutsi: “Emagala ajutjwa, khona kutawuhlunyeleliswa mine.” 20 Ucinisile kuloko, ajutjwa ngenca yekungakholwa kwawo, kodvwa wena usime ngekukholwa kwakho. Ngako-ke ungatigabatisi, kodvwa mani ngekwesaba. 21 Ngobe nangabe Nkulunkulu angazange awaphephise emagala emvelo, kuyakhanya kutsi nawe angeke akuphephise. 22 Bheka-ke bumnene nesandla lesilukhuni saNkulunkulu: bulukhuni bakhe kulabo labawile, kodvwa umnene kuwe, nawuchubeka uphile ngebumnene bakhe; nakungenjalo nawe utawujutjwa. 23 Nalabo labanye futsi nabakuyekela kungakholwa kwabo bayawuhlunyeleliswa, ngobe Nkulunkulu unawo emandla ekuphindza abahlumelelise. 24 Nangabe wena wajutjwa emncumeni wesiganga ngemvelo, wahlunyeleliswa ngalokuphambene nemvelo emncumeni wasekhaya, kakhulu kangakanani-ke lamagala emvelo, atawuhlunyeleliswa esihlahleni sawo semvelo. Bubele baNkulunkulu kubo bonkhe 25 Bazalwane, ngitsandza kutsi niyati lemfihlakalo yeliciniso; ngobe naningayati, ningahle nicabange kutsi nihlakaniphile. Lemfihlakalo kutsi labanye bema-Israyeli behlelwa bulukhuni khona kutewutsi betive bahlunyeleliswe ngalokuphelele. 26 Onkhe ema-Israyeli ayawusindziswa kanjalo-ke, njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “UMkhululi uyawuvela eSiyoni loyawususa konkhe konakala kuJakobe. 27 Lesi sivumelwane sami nabo, nangisusa tono tabo.” 28 NgekweliVangeli baka-Israyeli batitsa taNkulunkulu, khona kutewusitakala nine, kodvwa ngekwelukhetfo bangulabatsandzekako ngenca yabokhokho babo. 29 Phela Nkulunkulu akakuguculi kwephana kwakhe kwamahhala nekubita kwakhe. 30 Empeleni nine animlalelanga Nkulunkulu, kodvwa nyalo senemukeliswe sihawu ngenca yekungamlaleli kwebaka-Israyeli. 31 Ngalokufananako nabo abakalaleli, kuze kutsi sihawu leniphetfwe ngaso nabo basemukeliswe. 32 Ngobe Nkulunkulu bonkhe bantfu sewubayekelele ekutseni bangamlaleli, adzimate atebahawukela bonkhe. Ludvumo kuNkulunkulu 33 Maye, kujula kwemcebo, nekwenhlakanipho, nekwelwati lwaNkulunkulu! Ngubani nje longaphenya kwehlulela kwakhe ahlolisise imfihlakalo yetindlela takhe? 34 “Ngubani lowase wati ingcondvo yeNkhosi, nome-ke, lowase waba ngumeluleki wayo? 35 Ngubani lowase wanika Nkulunkulu lutfo kuze naNkulunkulu ambonge ngelutfo?” 36 Ngobe konkhe kuvela kuye, kukhona ngaye, kukhonela yena. Akube kuye ludvumo nini nanini! Amen. |
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