Intsandvo yaNkulunkulu nekwedzelela kwebantfu
1Kwatsi ngemnyaka wesikhombisa, enyangeni yesihlanu, ngelilanga lelishumi, labanye baholi bema-Israyeli beta batawutibutela kuSimakadze, befika bahlala phansi embikwami.
2Livi laSimakadze lase liyefika kimi, latsi: 3“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma kulabaholi bema-Israyeli, utsi kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nitele kutawubuta mine yini? Ngifunga kuphila kwami, ngingeke nginivumele kutsi nibute lutfo kimi, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’
4“Utawubehlulela yini, ndvodzana yemuntfu? Nakunjalo-ke, besukele ubacondze ngetintfo letisinengiso letentiwa boyise, 5utsi kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngelilanga lengakhetsa ngalo ema-Israyeli, ngafunga ngiphakamise sandla kuto titukulwane tendlu yakaJakobe, ngatembula mine kubo baseseGibhithe. Ngatsi ngiphakamise sandla sami, ngatsi kubo: “NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.” 6Ngalelo langa ngafunga kubo kutsi ngiyawubakhipha eGibhithe, ngibayise eveni lengilicingele bona, live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, live lelihle kwendlula onkhe lamanye emave. 7Ngabuye ngatsi kubo: “Ngulowo nalowo wenu akalahle letitfombe letenyanyekako lese nibeke emehlo enu kuto, ningatingcolisi ngaletitfombe taseGibhithe. NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.”
8“ ‘Kodvwa bangivukela, bangete bangilalela; abazange batilahle letitfombe tabo letenyanyekako lebese babeke emehlo abo kuto, futsi abazange batilahle tithico taseGibhithe. Ngako ngatsi ngitawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngicedzele kutfukutsela kwami etikwabo eGibhithe. 9Kodvwa ngenca yeLibito lami, ngenta loko lokwakungaligcina lingakonakali emehlweni etive labebahlala emkhatsini wato, nalengatembula embikwato kuma-Israyeli ngekubakhipha eveni laseGibhithe. 10Ngako-ke ngabahola ngabakhipha eGibhithe, ngabefikisa ehlane. 11Ngabanika timiso tami, ngabatisa imitsetfo yami, ngobe umuntfu loyilalelako uyawuphila ngayo. 12Ngabuye ngabanika emaSabatha ami abe sibonakaliso emkhatsini wetfu, kuze bati kutsi mine Simakadze ngimi lengabenta baba ngcwele.
13“ ‘Noko bantfu baka-Israyeli bangivukela ehlane. Bangete bahamba ngetimiso tami, bayala imitsetfo yami, noko umuntfu loyilalelako uyawuphila ngayo, bawona kakhulu emaSabatha ami. Ngako ngatsi ngitawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo ngibabhubhisele ehlane. 14Kodvwa ngenca yeLibito lami, ngenta loko lokwakungaligcina lingakonakali emehlweni etive, leto lengangibakhiphe embikwato. 15Ngafunga futsi kubo ngekuphakamisa sandla ehlane, kutsi ngingeke ngisabayisa kulelive lengangibanike lona, live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, live lelihle kwendlula onkhe lamanye emave, 16ngobe bayala imitsetfo yami, bangete bahamba ngetimiso tami, bawona emaSabatha ami. Ngobe tinhlitiyo tabo babetinikele ngalokuphelele etithicweni tabo. 17Noko ngababuka ngesihawu, ngangete ngababhubhisa, ngangete ngabacedza ehlane. 18Ngakhuluma kubantfwababo ehlane, ngatsi: “Ningatilandzeli timiso taboyihlo, futsi ningagcini nanemitsetfo yabo, nome nitingcolise ngetithico tabo. 19NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, landzelani timiso tami, nicaphele kugcina imitsetfo yami. 20Gcinani emaSabatha ami angcwele, kuze abe sibonakaliso emkhatsini wetfu. Ngulapho-ke niyakwati khona kutsi nginguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu.”
21“ ‘Kodvwa bantfwababo bangivukela: Abazange bahambe ngetimiso tami, abazange bakunakekele kugcina imitsetfo yami, noko umuntfu loyilalelako uyawuphila ngayo, bawona emaSabatha ami. Ngako ngatsi ngiyawutfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngicedzele intfukutselo yami etikwabo ehlane. 22Kodvwa ngasibamba sandla sami, nangenca yeLibito lami ngenta loko lokwakungaligcina lingakonakali emehlweni etive leto, lengangibakhiphe embikwato. 23Ngafunga kubo ngiphakamise sandla ehlane kutsi ngiyawubasakatela emkhatsini wetive, ngibahlakatele emaveni ngemave, 24ngobe abayilalelanga imitsetfo yami, kodvwa batala timiso tami, bawona emaSabatha ami, emehlo abo anaka tithico taboyise. 25Ngabe sengibanikela etimisweni letingakalungi nasemitsetfweni lababengeke baphile ngayo; 26ngabenta baba ngulabangcolile ngekwemtsetfo ngenca yetipho tabo, umhlatjelo wako konkhe lokulitubulo, khona ngitekubesabisa, kuze batekwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’
27“Ngako-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma kulabantfu baka-Israyeli utsi kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Kuloku naboyihlo bangihlambalata ngekungikhohlwa: 28Nangibafikisa eveni lengafunga kutsi ngitalinika bona, benelela kufika kulo, babona tonkhe tintsaba letiphakeme netihlahla letimacembe ato avoshokile, base besuka banikelela khona imihlatjelo yabo, benta iminikelo leyangicunula mine ngase ngiyatfukutsela, betfula imphepho yabo letsaphukako, batfulula iminikelo yabo yetinatfo. 29Ngase ngitsi kubo: Iyini yona lendzawo lephakeme leniya kuyo?’ ” Kuze kube ngulamuhla solomane kusatsiwa yiBhama.
30“Ngako-ke khuluma kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nitawutingcolisa yini nani njengaloku boyihlo benta bakhanukana netitfombe tabo letenyanyekako? 31Nanetfula tipho tenu, imihlatjelo lengemadvodzana enu emlilweni, nichubeka nekutingcolisa ngato tonkhe letithico tenu kuze kube ngulamuhla. Mine-ke sekufanele nginivumele yini kutsi nibute kimi, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli? Kona ngifunga kuphila kwami, ngingeke nginivumele nibute kimi, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
32“ ‘Nikhuluma nitsi: “Sifuna kuba njengaletinye tive natsi, sibe njengetive temhlaba letikhonta tigodvo nematje.” Kodvwa loko leninako engcondvweni kungeke kuze kwenteke.’ ”
Nkulunkulu uyajezisa aphindze acolele
33“ ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwami, ngiyawubusa etikwenu ngesandla lesinemandla, nangemkhono locinile, nangekutfululelwa kwelulaka, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. 34Ngiyawunibuyisa kuleto tive, nginibutse emaveni ngemave, konkhe lapho niyawube nisakatelwe khona, nginibuyise ngesandla lesinemandla nangemkhono locinile, nangekutfululwa kwelulaka. 35Ngiyawunimikisa ehlane letive, lapho-ke siyawube sibukene buso nebuso, ngiyawukhipha sigwebo senu kini. 36Njengaloku ngagweba boyihlo ehlane laseveni laseGibhithe, nani ngiyakunigweba kanjalo-ke, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
37“ ‘Ngiyawunicaphela ngesikhatsi nendlula ngaphansi kwendvuku yami, bese nginifaka kuso sibopho sesivumelwane. 38Ngiyawuphenya emkhatsini wenu bonke labo labangivukelako bahlubuke kimi. Nome ngiyawubakhipha eveni lapho bahlala khona nje, noko bangeke bangene eveni laka-Israyeli. Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.
39“ ‘Macondzana nani, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Hambani niyewukhonta tithico tenu, nonkhe! Kodvwa ngicinisile ngitsi, emvakwaloko niyawulalela mine, ningasaphindzi nilihlambalate Libito lami lelingcwele ngetipho tenu nangetithico tenu. 40Ngobe entsabeni yami lengcwele, intsaba lephakeme yaka-Israyeli, lapho kulelo live yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli iyawukhonta mine, lapho-ke ngulapho ngiyawubemukela khona, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. Lapho-ke ngiyakuyifuna iminikelo yenu netipho tenu telikhetselo, kanye nemihlatjelo yenu lengcwele. 41Ngiyawunemukela njengeliphunga lelimnandzi lemphepho, nanginikhipha emkhatsini wetive, nginibutsa emaveni lapho benisakatelwe khona, ngiyawutibonakalisa mine ngingcwele emkhatsini wenu emehlweni etive. 42Ngulapho-ke niyawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nanginimikisa eveni laka-Israyeli, live lengalifungela ngekuphakamisa sandla sami kutsi ngitalipha boyihlo. 43Lapho-ke niyawukhumbula kutiphatsa kwenu nato tonke tento tenu lenatingcolisa ngato, nani niyawutenyanya ngabo bonkhe bubi lenibentile. 44Niyawube seniyati-ke kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nase nginisukele nginiphetse matima, ngenca yeLibito lami, hhayi njengekwetindlela tenu letimbi, nangetento tenu temonakalo, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
Siphrofetho semlilo ngaseningizimu
45Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi: 46“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngaseningizimu; shumayela ubhekise ngaseningizimu, uphrofethe umelane nelihlatsi langaseningizimu nelive. 47Khuluma kulo lihlatsi langaseningizimu, utsi: ‘Vani livi laSimakadze. Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Sekusedvute kutsi ngikulumeke ngemlilo, futsi utawushwabudzela tonkhe tihlahla takho, tonkhe letiluhlata naletomile. Lelilangabi lelilavukako lemlilo lingeke licishwe ngumuntfu, nabo bonkhe buso kusuka ngaseningizimu kuya enyakatfo buyawubhadliswa ngilo. 48Bonkhe bantfu bayawubona-ke kutsi mine Simakadze ngiwulumekile; ungeke ucisheke.’ ”
49Ngase ngitsi: “Awu, Nkhosi, Simakadze! Bakhuluma ngami batsi: ‘Utsi akakhulumi tinganekwane nje yena lo?’ ”
