IGibhithe ilinganiswa nemsedari
1Ngemnyaka weli-11, enyangeni yesitsatfu, ngelilanga lekucala, livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi: 2“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma kuFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, nakuletihlwele takhe temabutfo, utsi:
“ ‘Ngubani nje longalinganiswa nawe ngekuhlonipheka?
3Cabanga nge-Asiriya,
leyake yaba ngumsedari waseLebanoni,
lewawunemagala lamahle wengamele lihlatsi;
waphakamela etulu kakhulu,
sihloko sawo sasingetulu kwemacembe lahlangene.
4Emanti awunisela,
tiyalu letijulile tawukhulisa,
waba mudze;
imifudlana yato yayigeleta ngala nangala kwawo,
emanti ageleta ngemisele yawo
ayawunisela tonkhe tihlahla tesiganga.
5Ngako wakhula waya etulu,
wengca tonkhe tihlahla tesiganga;
emagala awo lamakhulu andza,
yebo, emagala akhula aba madze,
enaba ngenca yekutfola emanti lamanyenti.
6Tonkhe tinyoni tasemoyeni
takhela tidleke tato emagaleni awo lamakhulu,
netilwane tonkhe tesiganga
tatalela ngaphansi kwemagala awo;
tive tonkhe letikhulu
tahlala ngaphansi kwemtfunti wawo.
7Bewuhlonipheka ngebuhle bawo,
nemagala awo lamakhulu lenebe,
ngobe timphandze tawo tatishone phansi,
taya lapho kunemanti lamanyenti khona.
8Imisedari leyayisengadzeni yaNkulunkulu
ayizange ikhone kulinganiswa nawo,
ngisho netihlahla tetipheshula
tatingeke tilingane nemagala awo lamakhulu,
ngisho netihlahla tepleni
tatingeke tilinganiswe nemagala awo,
kute sihlahla engadzeni yaNkulunkulu
lebesingalinganiswa nebuhle bawo.
9Ngawenta waba muhle ngemagala lamanyenti,
wahawukelwa ngito tonkhe tihlahla tase-Edeni
ensimini yaNkulunkulu.
10“ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Njengobe wawuphakeme, wengamele onkhe emacembe lahlangene, nanjengobe bewutigcabha ngalobudze bawo, 11ngawuniketela etandleni tembusi wetive, kuze kutsi yena atewuphatsa ngaleyo ndlela yebubi bawo. Ngawukhweshisela eceleni, 12kwase kutsi tive tangaphandle letinelunya kakhulu tawujuba, tase tiyawushiya. Emagala awo lamakhulu awela etintsabeni nasetigodzini tonkhe; emagala awo asala phansi ephukile kuto tonkhe tihosha telive. Tonkhe tive temhlaba taphuma ngaphansi kwemtfunti wawo, tawushiya. 13Tonkhe tinyoni tasemoyeni tahlala etikwalesihlahla lesiwile, nato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga tabasemkhatsini walamagala awo. 14Ngako-ke kute letinye tihlahla letingasemantini letiyawuphakama tiye etulu ngekutigcabha, tiphakamisele tihloko tato tengamele emacembe lahlangene. Kute letinye tihlahla letiniselwa kahle letiyawuke tikhule tibe tidze ngangaleso sihlahla; tonkhe timiselwe kufa, tiye ngaphansi kwemhlaba, emkhatsini webantfu lababhubhako, kanye nalabo labehlela emgodzini.
15“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngalelo langa lomsedari lowehliselwa ngalo ethuneni ngambonya tiyalu letingaphansi kwemhlaba ngekuwulilela; ngavimbela imifudlana yato, kwatsi lamanti ato lamanyenti ema, angete ageleta. Ngenca yawo iLebanoni ngayembatsisa lusizi, kwatsi tonkhe tihlahla tesiganga tabuna. 16Tive ngatitfutfumelisa ngemsindvo wekuwa kwawo ngesikhatsi ngiwehlisela ethuneni kanye nalabo labehlela emgodzini. Ngako tonkhe tihlahla tase-Edeni, telikhetselo naletinhle kakhulu taseLebanoni, tonkhe tihlahla letatiniselwa kahle, tadvudvuteka emhlabeni longaphansi. 17Labo labebahlala emtfuntini wawo, tihlobo tawo emkhatsini wetive, nabo behlela nawo ethuneni, bahlangana nalabo lababulewe ngenkemba.
18“ ‘Ngutiphi taletihlahla tase-Edeni letingalinganiswa nawe ngebukhatikhati nangekuhlonipheka? Noko nawe, futsi, utakwehliswa kanye naletihlahla tase-Edeni niye emhlabeni longaphansi; uyawulala emkhatsini walabebangakasokwa, kanye nalababebulewe ngenkemba.
“ ‘Lona nguFaro nato tonkhe tihlwele takhe temabutfo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
