Umuntfu lowonako nguye loyakufa
1Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi: 2“Nisho kutsini nine bantfu nanisuke nicaphune lesaga eveni lema-Israyeli lesitsi:
“ ‘Boyise badla emagelebisi lamunyu, bese kutsi ematinyo ebantfwana ayaphatima’?
3“INkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngifunga kuphila kwami, anisayikusicaphuna lesaga lapha ka-Israyeli. 4Ngobe wonkhe umuntfu lophefumulako, wami, uyise kanye nemsa wakhe, bonkhe ngalokufananako, bami. Umuntfu lowonako nguye loyakufa.
5“Ase sitsi kunemuntfu lolungile
lowenta lokucotfo nalokulungile:
6Akadleli etindvumbeni tetithico letisetintsabeni,
akabuki futsi kuletithico tendlu yaka-Israyeli.
Akamoni nemfati wamakhelwane wakhe,
nome-ke alale nemfati losesikhatsini.
7Akacindzeteli muntfu,
kodvwa ubuyisela sibambiso lasitsatsile nakenta sebolekiso.
Akadleleli, kodvwa wephana
nangekudla kwakhe kulabalambile,
anikele ngekwekwembatsa
kulabo labahlubulile.
8Akebolekiseli kutsi atfole inzuzo lenkhulu,
nome-ke atsatse intalo lenkhulu kakhulu.
Uyasibamba sandla sakhe ekwenteni lokubi,
futsi wehlulela ngekungakhetsi
emkhatsini wemuntfu nemuntfu.
9Ulandzela timiso tami,
agcine nemitsetfo yami ngekwetsembeka.
Lowo muntfu ulungile,
ngempela uyawuphila,
kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
10“Ase sitsi lomuntfu unemntfwana losidlova,
lohlala ngekucitsa ingati njalo nje,
nome ente lokunye nje kwaletintfo letinye,
11nome ngabe loyise akenti nakunye kwato:
“Udlela etindvumbeni tetithico letisetintsabeni.
Wona umfati wamakhelwane wakhe.
12Ucindzetela labamphofu nalabeswele,
adlelele bantfu.
Akasibuyiseli sibambiso.
Ubuka tithico. Wenta tintfo letisinengiso.
13Webolekisela kutsi atfole inzuzo lenkhulu,
atsatse nentalo lenkhulu kakhulu.
Umuntfu lonjalo angaphila kanjani-ke? Ngeke!
“Njengobe ente tonkhe letintfo letisinengiso, ngempela loyo uyawubulawa, nengati yakhe iyawubasetikwenhloko yakhe.
14“Ase sitsi-ke lendvodzana nayo seyinendvodzana lebona tonkhe letono letentiwa nguyise, itsi nome itibona ingete yatenta yona tintfo letinjalo:
15“Ayidleli etindvumbeni tetithico letisetintsabeni,
nome ibuke kuletithico tendlu yaka-Israyeli.
Ayimoni umfati wamakhelwane wayo.
16Ayicindzeteli muntfu
nome-ke ifune sibambiso sesebolekiso.
Ayidleleli muntfu,
kodvwa inikela ngekudla kwayo kulabalambile
nangetintfo tekwembatsa kulabangcunu.
17Iyasibamba sandla sayo ekoneni.
Ayebolekiseli inzuzo lenkhulu,
ayiyitsatsi intalo lenkhulu kakhulu.
Igcina imitsetfo yami,
ilandzele netimiso tami.
“Leyo-ke ngeke ife ngenca yesono seyise; ngempela leyo iyawuphila. 18Kodvwa uyise yena uyakufa ngenca yesono sakhe, ngobe nguye lowenta kuphanga ngebugebengu, wadlelela umnakabo, wenta lokubi kubantfu bakubo.
19“Kodvwa nine niyabuta nitsi: ‘Kwentiwa yini kutsi indvodzana ingetfwali licala leyise?’ Njengobe indvodzana yente lokulungile nalokucotfo, futsi beyivele icaphele kutsi igcine tonkhe timiso tami, ngempela iyawuphila. 20Umuntfu lowonako nguye loyakufa. Indvodzana ngeke iletfwale licala leyise, futsi neyise ngeke aletfwale licala lendvodzana. Kulunga kwalolungile kuyawukhokhelwa ngalokuhle kuye, nebubi balomubi buyawubitwa kuye.
21“Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu lomubi aphendvuka kuto tonkhe tono latentile, agcine tonkhe timiso tami, ente lokucotfo nalokulungile, akasayikufa, uyawuphila. 22Kute nasinye setono labesatentile lesiyawukhunjulwa kuye simelane naye. Ngenca yebucotfo layawube asabentile sewuyawuphila. 23Ngiyajabula yini mine ngekufa kwalomubi? Kunaloko angijabuli kakhulu yini nakaphendvuka etindleleni takhe aphile? Kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
24“Kodvwa nangabe lolungile agucuka ekulungeni kwakhe ente sono, ente tintfo letifananako netalomubi letisinengiso, utsi kambe lonjalo angaphila? Cha, kute nakunye kwetintfo letinhle latentile lokuyawukhunjulwa. Ngenca yekungetsembeki lasanelicala lako, nangenca yetono layawube asatentile, uyawukufa.
25“Kodvwa nine nitsi: ‘Indlela yaSimakadze ayikalungi.’ Lalelani-ke, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli, ayikalungi yini indlela yami? Angitsi tindlela tenu letingakalungi? 26Nangabe umuntfu lonebucotfo agucuka ekulungeni kwakhe, ente sono, uyakusifela; uyawukufa ngenca yesono lasentile yena. 27Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu lomubi agucuka ebubini bakhe labentile, ente lokucotfo nalokulungile, lowo uyawusindzisa imphilo yakhe. 28Ngenca yekutsi atinake tonkhe tono takhe labesatentile, agucuke kuto, lowo ngempela uyawuphila; angeke afe. 29Noko indlu yaka-Israyeli itsi: ‘Indlela yaSimakadze ayikalungi.’ Atikalungi yini tindlela tami, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli? Akusito tindlela tenu yini leti letingakalungi?
30“Ngako-ke, awu, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli, ngiyawukwehlulela, ngulowo nalowo ngekwetindlela takhe, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. Phendvukani! Gucukani kuto tonkhe tiphambuko tenu; khona-ke sono senu ngeke sibe kufa kwenu. 31Titsintsitseni kuto tonkhe letono tenu lebesenitentile, nitfole inhlitiyo lensha nemoya lomusha. Nitawufelani nje, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli? 32Ngobe angijabuli ngekufa kwanome ngubani. Phendvukani nitewuphila! Kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
