To The Word – Day 191

₁Ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₂“Mntundini, zikhangele iintaba zakwaSirayeli, ushumayele uzikhalimele, ₃uthi: Zintabandini zakwaSirayeli, liveni izwi leNkosi uNdikhoyo. Ithi iNgangalala uNdikhoyo kwiintaba neenduli, iingxingwa neentlambo: Ndiza kunibetha ngemfazwe, ndizitshabalalise iindawo zenu zonqulo eziphakamileyo. ₄Ndiza kuwadiliza amaqonga enu amadini, ndiwatyumze amaqonga enu eziqhumiso; ndiza kubatyakatya ngekrele abantu benu bawe phambi *kwezithixo zenu. ₅Izidumbu zamaSirayeli ndiza kuzifumba phambi kwezithixo zawo, ndize amathambo awo ndiwasarhaze ajikeleze amaqonga enu. ₆Nakuyiphi na indawo enimi kuyo izixeko ziya kutshatyalaliswa, zize iindawo zonqulo eziphakamileyo zidilizwe, khon' ukuze amaqonga enu amadini aqhekezwe, nezithixo zenu zityunyuzwe, namaqonga eziqhumiso achitha-chithwe, zide ziphele tu izinto ebenizenze ngezandla zenu. ₇Abantu baya kugeqwa likrele phakathi kwenu, ukuze niqonde ukuba mna ndinguNdikhoyo.

₈“Kodwa abanye ndiya kubasindisa, kuba bakho abaya kusaba lingabazuzi ikrele ngeli xesha nisarhazwe kwezinye izizwe namazwe. ₉Ke abo bathe bengabathinjwa basinda, baya kukukhumbula ukukhathazeka kwam ngenxa yokungathembeki kwabo, ngokundinikela umva, benqwenela izithixo zabo. Baya kuzizonda ngenxa yobugwenxa babo nangawo onke amanyundululu abo. ₁₀Baya kundazi ukuba mna ndinguNdikhoyo, andifananga ndabatyityimbisela umnwe ukuba ndiya kubahlisela esi sithwakumbe.

₁₁“Ithi iNgangalala iNkosi uNdikhoyo: Betha ngesandla sakho, ungqishe ngonyawo, uthi: ‘Yeha!’ ngenxa yamanyundululu endlu kaSirayeli, kuba baya kufa ngekrele, ngendlala, nangobhubhani. ₁₂Okude uya kufa ngobhubhani; okufutshane uya kufa ngekrele; othe wasinda uya kufa yindlala. Ndiya kwenjenjalo ke xa ndiwukhuphela kubo umsindo wam. ₁₃Baya kundazi ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo xa bebona izidumbu zâbo bafe ngekrele zidunduluze phakathi kwezithixo namaqonga abo, nakuzo zonke iinduli eziphakamileyo, nasezincotsheni zeentaba, naphantsi kwemithi nemioki – apho babesenzela izithixo zabo iziqhumiso ezivumba limnandi. ₁₄Ndiya kusolula isandla, umhlaba ndiwubharhise ukusuka ezantsi entlango kuye eDibla kumantla – nditsho kuzo zonke iindawo ezimiwe ngabo. Ewe, baya kundazi ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.”

₁Ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo ₂lisithi: “Mntundini, ithi iNkosi uNdikhoyo kwilizwe lakwaSirayeli:

₅“INkosi uNdikhoyo ithi:

₁Ngonyaka wesithandathu, ngosuku lwesihlanu kwinyanga yesithandathu, ndandihleli endlwini yam, amadoda amakhulu akwaJuda ethe qwelele phambi kwam, ndaza ndonganyelwa ngamandla eNkosi *uNdikhoyo. ₂Ndajonga, ndaza ndabona into efana nomntu. Yayingathi ngumlilo ukusuka esinqeni kuhle; ukunyuka yayiqaqambe okwesinyithi esitshe sada sabomvu. ₃Yolula loo nto yayingathi sisandla, yandithi hlasi ngesihlwitha. UMoya wanditsho ndaphakathi komhlaba nezulu, ndaza ngokombono kaThixo ndasiwa eJerusalem kwisango elingentla yeyona nkundla iphakathi apho kwakumi *isithixo esasixhokonxa ikhwele likaNdikhoyo.

₄Apho phambi kwam ndabona ubuqaqawuli boThixo kaSirayeli obufana nqwa nobuya ndabuboniswa ethafeni. ₅INkosi yathi kum: “Mntundini, khangela ngasentla.” Ndaza ndajonga, ndabona isithixo esixhokonxa ikhwele likaNdikhoyo simi kufuphi neqonga lamadini ngakwisango langentla.

₆INkosi yathi kum: “Mntundini, uyayibona into abayenzayo – intlondi eyenziwa yindlu kaSirayeli apha, izinto eziza kundigxotha kwisibingelelo sam esisodwa? Kanti ke useza kubona nawona manyundululu.”

₇Yaza yandibeka esangweni lenkundla. Ndajonga ndabona umngxuma eludongeni. ₈Yathi ke kum: “Mntundini, ngoku ke gqobhoza eludongeni.” Nam ke ndagqobhoza, ndaza ndabona umnyango apho.

₉Yathi kum: “Ngena ubone amanyundululu abawenzayo apha.” ₁₀Ndaza ke ndangena, ndajonga, ndabona eludongeni kukrolwe imifanekiso yezilo ezirhubuluzayo nezilwanyana ezinezothe nazo zonke izithixo ezisuke zanqulwa yindlu kaSirayeli. ₁₁Phambi kwazo kwakumi amashumi asixhenxe amadoda amakhulu endlu kaSirayeli, phakathi kwawo kukho uYazaniya unyana kaShafan. Nganye kuwo yayiphethe isitya esinesiqholo, kuso kunyuka umsi.

₁₂Yathi kum iNkosi: “Mntundini, ukubonile okwenziwa ngamadoda amakhulu endlu kaSirayeli emnyameni? Yileyo naleyo isegumbini lesithixo sayo. Athi: ‘UNdikhoyo akasiboni; uNdikhoyo ulilahlile eli lizwe.’ ” ₁₃INkosi iqhube yathi: “Uza kubabona besenza izinto ezinezothe ngaphezu kwezi.” ₁₄Indise kwisango elingentla lendlu kaNdikhoyo, ndaza ndabona abafazi behleli bezilele isithixo uTamuzi. ₁₅Ithe kum: “Uyayibona le nto, mntundini? Useza kubona amanyundululu angaphezu kwala.”

₁₆Ngoku indingenise phakathi kweyona nkundla yendlu kaNdikhoyo. Ngakwisango phakathi kweqonga nendawo yokuhamba kwakukho malunga namashumi amabini anesihlanu amadoda. Ayeyifulathele indlu kaNdikhoyo, ejonge empumalanga, equbuda kwilanga lasempuma.

₁₇Ithe kum: “Ukubonile oku, mntundini? Ngathi indlu kaJuda ayanelanga ngala manyundululu iwenzayo, ngoku izalise ilizwe lonke ngogonyamelo, indixhokonxa ngakumbi ukuze ndibe nomsindo. Babone ke aba bantu: nâbo bewangawangisa ngamasebe omdiliya ngasezimpumlweni zabo! ₁₈Ngokwenene andiyi kuba nalusizi, ndingayi kubasindisa; baza kuthi shu yingqumbo yam. Nokuba sebede batsho ngenzwinini yesikhalo andiyi kuphulaphula.”

₁Ndaza ndayiva iNkosi isithi: “Biza amagosa ocwangco esixeko, ngalinye kuwo liphathe isixhobo salo.” ₂Ndabona kusithi gqi isithandathu samadoda sivela kwisango eliphezulu elijonge entla, iyileyo iphethe isixhobo esoyikekayo. Ayehamba nomfo onxibe ilinen, egaxele izinto zokubhala. Bangena bema ngakwiqonga lamadini lobhedu.

₃Ubuqaqawuli bukaThixo bafunquka phezu *kwesithunywa esimaphiko apho babukhona, baza beza kuthi zinzi emgubasini wendlu kaThixo. Waza ke uNdikhoyo wamyalela umfo onxibe ilinen enezixhobo zakhe zokubhala, ₄wathi: “Tyhutyha isixeko saseJerusalem, ubaphawule ebunzi abo bawanyanyayo amanyundululu enziwa khona.”

₅Ndithe ndisamamele njalo wathi kwabanye abo: “Mlandeleni, nityhutyhe isixeko, nibulale, ningabi nanceba namfesane, ₆nityakatye nitshabalalise amaxhego, amadodana neentombi, abafazi nabantwana, kodwa maze ningamchukumisi onophawu. Qalani kanye esibingelelweni.” Ngoko nangoko baqala ngamadoda amakhulu ayelapho phambi kwendlu kaThixo.

₇Kwakhona uthe kubo: “Yigqwaliseni indlu kaThixo, iinkundla zizale zizidumbu. Hambani!” Baza ke bahamba betyakatya bebulala esixekweni apho. ₈Ngeli xesha babulalayo ndishiywe ndedwa, ndasuka ndacambalala ndabhomboloza ndathi: “Awu, Nkosi Ndikhoyo, ukhuphela ingqumbo yakho eJerusalem ngokutshabalalisa namasalela la ukuze kungasali nempunde kwaSirayeli?”

₉Wandiphendula wathi: “Lukhulu kakhulu ukreqo lwendlu kaSirayeli nekaJuda; kuligazi nje elizweni, ubulungisa abukho konke kwesi sixeko. Bathi: ‘UNdikhoyo ulishiyile ilizwe; uNdikhoyo akasiboni.’ ₁₀Ke ngoko andizi kuba nanceba ndibasindise, kodwa baya kuvuna loo nto bayilimileyo.”

₁₁Ke kaloku umfo onxibe izambatho zelinen ephethe izixhobo zakhe zokubhala wabuya wathi: “Ndisebenze ngokomyalelo wakho.”

₁Ndajonga ndaza ndabona into engathi sisihlalo sekumkani esenziwe ngelitye lesafire, sithe zinzi esibhakabhakeni ngasentla kweentloko *zezithunywa ezimaphiko. ₂Waza *uNdikhoyo wathi kwindoda enxibe izambatho zelinen: “Ngena phakathi kwamavili lawa aphantsi kwezithunywa ezimaphiko, uzalise izandla zakho ngamalahle avuthayo, uwasasaze phezu kwesi sixeko.” Wangena ndikhangele njalo.

₃Izithunywa ezimaphiko zazimi kwicala lasezantsi endlwini kaThixo ngeli xesha indoda ingenayo. Inkundla ephakathi yayigqunywe lilifu. ₄Baza ubuqaqawuli bukaNdikhoyo bafunquka phezu kwesithunywa esimaphiko, baya kuthi zinzi emnyangweni wendlu kaThixo. Yazala mome indlu kaThixo lilifu, yona inkundla yazala bubukhazikhazi bobuqaqawuli bukaNdikhoyo. ₅Isandi samaphiko ezithunywa ezimaphiko savakala nakwinkundla engaphandle, ngathi lizwi likaThixo uSomandla xa ethetha.

₆UNdikhoyo wayalela umfo onezambatho zelinen wathi: “Thatha umlilo apho phakathi kwamavili emi ngakwizithunywa ezimaphiko.” Waza umfo lowo ke wema ngasevilini. ₇Esinye sezithunywa ezimaphiko sasolulela emlilweni isandla saso. Sakha umlilo lowo, sawugalela ezandleni zomfo onezinxibo zelinen, waza ke waphuma nawo. ( ₈Kwakukho izinto ezingathi zizandla zomntu phantsi kwamaphiko ezithunywa ezo.)

₉Ndajonga ndabona amavili amane, lilinye ngakwisithunywa esimaphiko ngasinye; amavili ayebengezela okwekrizolite. ₁₀Ngembonakalo ayefana omane. Ivili ngalinye lalingathi linqumleze elinye ivili. ₁₁Xa zihamba zisiya nakuliphi na icala kumacala omane ezijonge kuwo izithunywa ezimaphiko amavili ayengajikelezi, izithunywa ezimaphiko zisiya nakweliphi na icala ejonge kulo intloko zingajika-jiki. ₁₂Wonke umzimba wazo, umhlana, izandla, namaphiko, wawungamehlo nje, ngokunjalo namavili lawo. ₁₃Ndeva amavili la kusithiwa ngabajikelezi. ₁₄Isithunywa ngasinye sasinobuso obune: obokuqala yayibobesithunywa esimaphiko, obesibini ibobomntu, obesithathu ibobengonyama, obesine ibobokhozi.

₁₅Zenyuka ke izithunywa ezimaphiko. Yayizeziya zidalwa ziphilayo ndandizibone ngasemlanjeni iKebhare. ₁₆Bezisithi zakusuka izithunywa, namavili ahambe; zithi zakuwatwabulula amaphiko azo izithunywa, zilungiselela ukuphakama emhlabeni, amavili ebengasuki ecaleni lazo. ₁₇Bezithi zakuma izithunywa ezimaphiko, nawo amavili eme; zithi zakuphakama izithunywa ezimaphiko, nawo amavili aphakame, kuba uMoya olawula izidalwa eziphilayo wawuwalawula namavili.

₁₈Ubuqaqawuli bukaNdikhoyo bashenxa emgubasini wendlu kaThixo, bathi gubungu phezu kwezithunywa ezimaphiko. ₁₉Ndisakhangele njalo izithunywa ezo zawatwabulula amaphiko, zenyuka emhlabeni, kwaza ekusukeni kwazo namavili esuka. Zaza zema esangweni elisempuma yendlu kaNdikhoyo, ubuqaqawuli bukaThixo kaSirayeli buhleli phezu kwazo.

₂₀Ezi zidalwa ziphilayo zezi ndazibona zixhase uThixo kaSirayeli ngasemlanjeni iKebhare. Ndaza ke ndaqonda ukuba zizithunywa ezimaphiko. ₂₁Sisinye sasibuso bune, namaphiko emane, nezinto ezingathi zizandla zomntu apha phantsi kwamaphiko. ₂₂Ubuso bazo babufana kanye nobuya ndandibubone ngasemlanjeni iKebhare. Ngasinye ngasinye sasisiya kwelo cala sikhangele ngakulo.