Bible Reading Plan – Day 365

₁Esinye sezithunywa ezisixhenxe ezaziphethe izitya ezisixhenxe seza kum, sathi: “Yiza, ndiza kukubonisa ukugwetywa kwehenyukazi elimi phezu kwemilambo. ₂Kaloku izikumkani zehlabathi zirheletya nalo. Ewe, ihlabathi liphela lithe thwanga kukurheletya nalo.”

₃Ke kaloku ndaba semandleni kaMoya, saza isithunywa eso sandisa entlango. Apho ke ndabona umfazi ekhwele phezu kwerhamncwa elibomvu elalinemibhalo emanyumnyezi. Lalineentloko ezisixhenxe neempondo ezilishumi. ₄Umfazi lowo wayevathe ezimfusa nezibomvu, eyokozela ngamaso egolide, intsimbi, namatye exabiso. Ngesandla wayephethe indebe yegolide eyayizele uluchwe lokungcola nokurheletya kwakhe. ₅Ebunzi kwakubhalwe igama elingaziwa mntu: “UBhabheli, unina wamahenyukazi, nazo zonke iintlondi zehlabathi.” ₆Lo mfazi ndambonayo wayenxile ligazi losapho lukaThixo, ngokunjalo negazi labo babengqina ngoYesu.

Ndithe ndakumbona ndamangaliswa, kodwa isithunywa eso sabuza sathi: ₇“Ngani ukuba umangaliswe? Phulaphula ke ndikuxelele ihlebo ngalo mfazi kunye nerhamncwa akhwele kulo elineentloko ezisixhenxe neempondo ezilishumi. ₈Elo rhamncwa ulibonileyo lelo lalikho, lingasekhoyo ngoku; kambe ke lisaza kuphuma enzonzobileni, landule ke ukuya kwantshabalalo. Abo bamagama angazange abhalwe encwadini yabaphilayo, seloko lasekwayo ihlabathi, baya kumangaliswa bakulibona irhamncwa; kuba kaloku lalikhe ladla ubomi, kodwa ngoku alisekho, phofu lisaza kubuya livele.

₉“Kwabo banako ukutolika nasi isitshixo. Iintloko ezisixhenxe ziinduli ezisixhenxe emi kuzo umfazi. Kwangokunjalo zimele ookumkani abasixhenxe. ₁₀Isihlanu kubo asisekho, omnye usesezintanjeni, omnye useza, kambe naxa selefikile uya kulawula ixeshana nje. ₁₁Ke lona irhamncwa, elo lalikhe lakho lingasekhoyo ngoku, lingowesibhozo – nakuba lingomnye wabasixhenxe nje – futhi liza kutshabalala.

₁₂“Zona iimpondo ezilishumi ozibonileyo, ngookumkani abalishumi abangekaqali ukulawula. Kambe ke baya kwabelana ngolawulo kunye nerhamncwa okwethutyana nje. ₁₃Kaloku boshumi injongo yabo iyafana: kukunikezela ulawulo kwirhamncwa. ₁₄Baya kulwa neXhwane, kodwa liboyise. Kaloku lona liyiNkosi yamakhosi, iKumkani yeekumkani. Abalandeli balo baya kuba nenxaxheba kolo loyiso lwalo. Ewe, nditsho abanyulwa ababiziweyo nabathembekileyo.”

₁₅Isithunywa saqhuba sathi: “Amanzi emilambo lawo uwabonileyo, apho limi khona ihenyukazi, luluntu, iintlanga, izizwe, neelwimi ngeelwimi. ₁₆Iimpondo ezilishumi ozibonileyo kunye nerhamncwa zosuka zilithiye ihenyukazi. Ziya kulihluba libe ze, zilishiye lingumpha ochutyiweyo; ewe, ziya kulitya inyama, zijike zilitshise libe luthuthu. ₁₇Kaloku uThixo ukunikele kuzo ukufezekiswa kwecebo lakhe. Ziya kuvana, amagunya azo ziwanike irhamncwa, ade afezekiswe amazwi kaThixo.

₁₈“Umfazi lowo umbonileyo sisixekokazi esilawula bonke ookumkani behlabathi.”

₁Kamva ke ndabona esinye isithunywa sisiza siphuma ezulwini. Ke sona sasingusomagunya; futhi ukubengezela kwaso kwaqaqamba ehlabathini liphela. ₂Sadanduluka samemeza sathi: “Siwile isikhulukazi uBhabheli! Ngoku sesilikhaya leendimoni. Igquba khona imimoya emibi, ngokunjalo nentaka yeshwangusha. ₃Kaloku izizwe zilugongqozile uluchwe lokurheletya kwakhe. Ewe, izikumkani zehlabathi bezirheletya naye. Ngoku oosomashishini zizinhanha ngenxa yokuqhuba ngobuqili bakhe.”

₄Kwaphuma elinye ilizwi ezulwini lisithi: “Bantu bam, phumani kuye, hleze nide nithelele kwizono zakhe, nibe nenxaxheba nakwizibetho zakhe. ₅Kaloku izono zakhe ziyimfumba eye kufikelela ezulwini. Kambe ke uThixo akawalibalanga amatyala akhe. ₆Mbuyiseleni kwaizitya zakhe! Mbuyekezeni ngokuphindiweyo ngezenzo zakhe! Isikhuni masibuye nomkhwezeli! ₇Iinzingo nokungcungcutheka kwakhe mazifane nodumo nozuko ebekade ekulo. Kaloku uthi xa ezithuthuzela: ‘Ndiyikumkanikazi, kukhonya mna! Soze ndigixe, andingomhlolokazi!’ ₈Ngenxa yale nto ke, uya kuhlelwa zizibetho ngamini-nye: izifo, iinzingo, nendlala. Uya kutshiswa ngumlilo. Kaloku uThixo omgwebayo unamandla.

₉“Ookumkani behlabathi ababerheletya naye, bexhamla intlala-kahle kunye naye, baya kukhala bakuwubona umsi womlilo omtshisayo. ₁₀Baya kuhambela phaya bebindekile ngenxa yokungcungcutheka kwakhe. Baya kukhuza bathi: ‘Awu, kunyembelekile! Hayi kambe, sixekokazi singuBhabheli! Ngomzuzwana nje usuke wee shwaka!’

₁₁“Nditsho noosomashishini beli hlabathi baya kungqukruleka beselusizini ngenxa yakhe. Kaloku koba kungasekho bani uyithengayo imithwalo yorhwebo lwabo. ₁₂Igolide, isiliva, amatye exabiso, nentsimbi; imichako yelinen, eyamalaphu amfusa, isilika, kunye nemichako ebomvu; imithi evumba limnandi, amazinyo endlovu, nazo zonke izinto ezenziwe ngemithi eyomeleleyo; ubhedu, intsimbi, nemabhile; ₁₃iziqholo zokutya, iziqhumiso, iziqholo zomzimba, intlaka emhlophe; iwayini namafutha, iflawa nengqolowa, iinkomo neegusha, amahashe neenqwelo, amakhoboka nobomi babantu; ewe, zonke ezi ntlobo-ntlobo zoba zingasenamthengi. ₁₄Abantu baya kuphoxisa bathi: ‘Zonke izinto ezintle owawuzilangazelela ziphel' emehlweni; kanti nobutyebi nobuyokoyoko bakho bubhangile; futhi awusoze uphinde ubufumane!’ ₁₅Oosomashishini abafumana ubutyebi beshishina kwesi sixeko baya kuhambela mgama bebindekile ngenxa yokungcungcutheka kwaso. Baya kungqukruleka beselusizini, ₁₆bathi: ‘Heyi, kunyembelekile kwesi sixekokazi! Kaloku sona sasivethe ezelinen ecikiziweyo, ezimfusa nezibomvu; sasiyokozela yigolide, amatye exabiso nentsimbi! ₁₇Engaka yona ilahleko yobutyebi ngomzuzwana nje!’

“Abaphathi-nqanawa noomatiloshe, nabahamba ngolwandle, nabo bonke abaphila lulwandle, bahambela phaya, ₁₈bekhuza kukubona umsi womlilo ositshisayo, besithi: ‘Sakhe sakho phi na isixeko esifana nesi sixekokazi?’ ₁₉Bazigalela ngomhlaba, bengqukruleka beselusizini besithi: ‘Awu, kunyembelekile, sixekokazindini, apho bonke abahamba ngeenqanawa bamfimfithe khona ubutyebi! Ngomzuzwana nje usuke uthi shwaka.’

₂₀“Vuyani nimemelele, mazulu, ngenxa yokutshabalala kwakhe! Vuyani, lusapho lukaThixo, bathunywa, nani bavakalisi beendaba! Kaloku uThixo uyigwebile iBhabheli waniphindezela.”

₂₁Kananjalo enye ingwanyalala yesithunywa yathatha ilitye elingathi lilitye lokusila, yaliphosa elwandle, yathi: “Siya kwenziwa nje ke isixekokazi iBhabheli, sintlithwe phantsi, singaze siphinde sibonwe bani. ₂₂Abadlali behapu, neemvumi, abakhalisa ifluti nexilongo, abasoze baphinde babe khona apho kuwe. Soze kuphinde kubekho magcisa alo naluphi na udidi apho kuwe, singasoze siphinde sivakale nesandi selitye lokusila! ₂₃Akusoze kuphinde kubonakale nalitha lesibane apho, engasoze eviwe namazwi omyeni nomtshakazi apho kwakho! Oosomashishini bakwakho bakhe bazizinhanha zehlabathi; ewe, ngemilingo yakho wazilahlekisa izizwe! ₂₄Nangoku lilapho kwakho igazi labavakalisi beendaba ezimnandi, nelosapho lukaThixo; ewe, nditsho nelabo bonke abakhe babulawa apha emhlabeni.”

₁Emva koko ndeva ngathi kukho intswahla yehlokondiba ezulwini, lidanduluka lisithi: “Mayibongwe iNkosi! Uloyiso nesihomo namandla ngakaThixo wethu. ₂Kaloku zinyanisekile, zilungile izigqibo zakhe. Eli henyukazi ebelifudula lidyobha ihlabathi ngoluchwe lokurheletya uligwebile. Ulohlwayile ngenxa yokuphalala kwegazi lezicaka zakhe.” ₃Liphindile lathi kwakho ihlokondiba: “Huntshu! Nanko unyuka ngonaphakade umsi wesixeko esitshayo!” ₄Iinkonde zomashumi omabini nane, nezilwanyana zozine, zathi qubudu zinqula uThixo osesihlalweni sobukhosi, zathi: “Ewe, kunjalo! Huntshu!”

₅Kwavakala ilizwi livela esihlalweni sobukhosi, lisithi: “Mbongeni uThixo wethu, nonke nina zicaka zakhe, nonke nina bamhlonelayo, baphakamileyo nabaphantsi!” ₆Ndibuye ndeva intswahla ekwangathi yeyehlokondiba. Yaba ngathi sisandi samanzi engxangxasi, nokugqekreza kweendudumo, isithi: “Huntshu! INkosi uThixo wethu onguSomandla yiKumkani. ₇Vuyani, nimemelele yimincili, nimnike imbeko. Ifikile kaloku imini yomtshato weXhwane. Umtshakazi selezilungiselele. ₈Wambeswe umwunduwundu omhle womchako omhlophe welinen eqaqambileyo.” (Kaloku ilinen entle yalatha imisebenzi elungileyo yemilowo kaThixo.)

₉Sithe ke kum isithunywa: “Bhala uthi: ‘Banoyolo abo bamenyelwe kwisidlo somtshato weXhwane.’ ” Satsho sisithi: “Ngamazwi kaThixo ngenkqu lawo.”

₁₀Ndazikhahlela ngasezinyaweni zaso ndinqula. Suka sathi sona kum: “Mus' ukuyenza loo nto. Nam ndisisicaka njengawe namawenu angamangqina kaYesu. NguThixo omakanqulwe. Abo bangamangqina kaYesu banikwa ifuthe loMoya *njengabashumayeli.”

₁₁Ndabona izulu livuleka, kwathi gqi ihashe elimhlophe. Igama lalowo wayelikhwele ihashe elo nguThembekile noNyaniso. Kaloku ugweba ngobulungisa, enze nemfazwe kwangobulungisa. ₁₂Wayetsho ngamehlo abukhali ngathi avutha umlilo; ethe jize izithsaba ezininzi entloko. Wayenombhalo wegama elalingaziwa bani ngaphandle kwakhe. ₁₃Wayethe wambu ingubo eyayilijaja ligazi. Igama abizwa ngalo nguLizwi kaThixo. ₁₄Wayelandelwa yimikhosi yasezulwini, ikhwele amahashe amhlophe, yambethe iingubo ezimhlophe eziqaqambileyo zelinen. ₁₅Kwaphuma ikrele elibukhali emlonyeni wakhe. Wayeza kuxabela iintlanga ngalo, azifake phantsi kolawulo olungqongqo. Yena wozikhama iinkani ngesohlwayo sengqumbo kaThixo uSomandla. ₁₆Engubeni yakhe nasethangeni kwakukho umbhalo othi: “IKumkani yeekumkani neNkosi yeenkosi.”

₁₇Ndabona isithunywa simi elangeni. Sazikhwaza zonke iintaka ezazibhabha esibhakabhakeni, sathi: “Qokelelanani nize kwisidlo esenziwe nguThixo. ₁₈Yizani nitye inyama yeekumkani neengqwayi-ngqwayi, eyamajoni amahashe nabo bawakhweleyo, eyabantu bonke: amakhoboka nabakhululekileyo, abakhulu nabaphantsi.”

₁₉Ndalibona irhamncwa neekumkani zehlabathi nemikhosi yazo zixhontelene. Zazize kuqubisana nalowo ukhwele ihashe elimhlophe, kunye nomkhosi wakhe. ₂₀Lathinjwa irhamncwa, ngokunjalo *nomshumayeli oxokayo obefudula esenza imilingo phambi kwalo. (Wabalahlekisa ngemilingo abo babenophawu lwerhamncwa, benqula umfanekiso walo.) Elo rhamncwa ndawonye nomshumayeli oxokayo baphoswa edikeni lomlilo ovutha yisalfa besahleli. ₂₁Imikhosi yabo yabulawa ngekrele elaliphuma emlonyeni walowo wayekhwele ihashe. Iintaka zonke zazitsho zabomvu izisu yinyama.