Ingoma yesililo ngeThire

27¹Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi: ²

“ ‘Awu, Thire, ukhuluma utsi:

“Ngimuhle ngiphelele.”

⁴Indzawo yakho yekubusa yayisetilwandle letijulile;

bakhi bakho benta buhle bakho baphelela,

waba ngumkhumbi lomuhle.

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balandza umsedari eLebanoni kutsi batekwakhela insika ngawo.

⁶Ngema-okhi aseBhashani bakwentela emaphini ekugwedla.

Ngetigodvo temsayipuresi lesuka elusentseni lwaseSiphrosi“iSiphrosi” ngesiHebheru “iKhithimu”

benta indzawo yakho yekuhambahamba emkhunjini,

yahlotjiswa ngematinyo etindlovu.

⁷Ilineni lecolisakele nalehlotjisiwe yaseGibhithe kwakungulona seyili lakho

lelalisebenta njengesiboniso sakho; emathende akho abentiwe

ngalokuluhlata njengesibhakabhaka nangalokubukhwebeletane

lokuphuma etichingini tase-Elisha.

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bekunguwona madvodza ekugwedla umkhumbi wakho;

emadvodza akho labetingcweti,

wena Thire,

abekhwele emkhunjini angematilosi akho.

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babekhwele emkhunjini babakhi bemikhumbi

labahlalele kuvala timbobo.

Yonkhe imikhumbi yaselwandle nebagibeli bayo

beta nabo, batewutsengiselana nawe.

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abengemasotja emphini yakho.

Agaca emahawu awo netimphantitje tawo kuwe,

akuletsela ludvumo nekwatiwa.

¹¹Emadvodza ase-Avadi newaseHeleki

abesetibondzeni takho yonkhe indzawo;

emadvodza aseGamadi abesemibhoshongweni yakho.

Agaca emahawu awo etikwetibondza takho,

befikisa buhle bakho ekupheleleni.

¹²“ ‘IThashishi“iThashishi” yiSpaniya yatsengiselana nawe ngenca yebunyenti bebunjinga bakho betimphahla; babeshintjiselana nawe ngesiliva, nangensimbi, nangemfimfi, nangemtfofu, ngetimphahla takho.

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¹⁴“ ‘Emadvodza aseBhethi Togama ashintjiselana nawe ngemahhashi emisebenti, newemphi nangeminyuzi ngetimphahla takho.

¹⁵“ ‘Emadvodza aseDedani“aseDedani” nome “aseRodosi” atsengiselana nawe, nemave lamanyenti langaselwandle abekutsengisela kakhulu; abuyisela kuwe ematinyo etindlovu netigodvo letimnyama temsimbithi.

¹⁶“ ‘Base-Aramu“base-Aramu” letinye tincwadzi tekucala titsi “base-Edomu” babetsengiselana nawe ngenca yebunyenti bemikhitsito yakho, babekutsengisela timphahla takho ngematje laligugu laluhlata, nangetindvwangu letibukhwebeletane, naletihlotjisiwe, nangelineni lecolisakele, nangekhorali,“nangekhorali” intfo lelukhuni lemila ngaphansi kwemanti aselwandle ngekulungelelana kwematsambo etilwanyakatana taselwandle. Imihlobiso lemihle lebovu yakhiwa ngekhorali nangemarubhi.“nangemarubhi” litje leliligugu lelibovu nome lelibubendze

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¹⁸“ ‘BaseDamaseko nabo babekutsengisela kakhulu ngemikhitsito yakho nangebunjinga bakho lobukhulu betinhlobonhlobo tetimphahla letitsengiswako, bona-ke babekutsengisela tona ngeliwayini laseHelboni nangensontfo yaseSahari.“yaseSahari” nome “lemhlophe”

¹⁹“ ‘BakaDani nemaGriki ase-Uzali babetsenga timphahla takho ngensimbi lebunjiwe, nangetinandzisi ikhasiya nekhalamusi.

²⁰“ ‘BaseDedanki bona babetsengiselana nawe ngetingubo tetihlalo temahhashi.

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²²“ ‘Bahwebi baseSheba nebaseRama babetsengiselana nawe; ngetimphahla takho tekutsengiswa babekunika tinhlobonhlobo tetinongo leticolisakele, netematje laligugu, negolide.

²³“ ‘BaseHarani, nebaseKhane, nebase-Edeni kanye nebahwebi baseSheba, nebase-Asiriya, nebaseKhilmadi nabo babetsengiselana nawe. ²⁴Emakethe yakho babetsengiselana nawe ngekwekwembatsa lokuhle, nangetindvwangu letiluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, nangetintfo letihlotjisiwe, nangematjalo“ematjalo” nome “emakhaphethi” langemabhadvubhadvu, nangetimvakazi“nangetimvakazi” nome “lanetimvakazi” letephotfwe kahle tase tifinywa lifindvo lelihle nalelicinile.

²⁵“ ‘Imikhumbi yaseThashishi“iThashishi” yiSpaniya

nguyona yetfwala timphahla takho letitsengiswako.

Wena wetfwele uyasesa imitfwalo lematima

ekhatsi nekhatsi elwandle.

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bakuvakashisa etilwandle letijulile.

Kodvwa umoya wasemphumalanga

uyawukucoba ube timvutfu

ekhatsi emajukujukwini elwandle.

²⁷Bunjinga bakho,

netimphahla takho tekutsengiswa,

nematilosi akho,

nebashayei bakho bemikhumbi,

nebalungisi bemikhumbi,

nebahwebi bakho,

nawo onkhe emasotja akho,

nabo bonkhe labanye labasemikhunjini

bayawushona phansi ekhatsi emajukujukwini elwandle,

mhlazana kubhidlika umkhumbi wakho.

²⁸Emave langaselwandle ayawutfutfumela,

ngesikhatsi sekukhala kwematilosi akho.

²⁹Bonkhe labasebentisa emaphini ekugwedla imikhumbi

bayakuyishiya imikhumbi yabo.

Ematilosi nabo bonkhe bashayeli bemikhumbi

bayakuma elusentseni lwelwandle.

³⁰“ ‘Bayawuphakamisa emavi abo

bakhale kabuhlungu ngenca yakho.

Bayawutsela lutfuli etinhloko tabo

batigicite emlotseni.

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bembatse emasaka.

Bayawukukhalela tinyembeti

ngemiphefumulo ledzabukile

nangekulila lokumunyu.

³²Bayawukhihla lesikhulu sililo

ngesikhatsi babubula bakhala ngenca yakho, batsi:

“Ngubani nje lowake wathuliswa njengeThire,

letungeletwe lwandle?”

³³Ngesikhatsi timphahla takho tekutsengiswa

tisatfunyelwa elwandle,

kwakusitakala tive letinyenti;

ngebunjinga bakho lobunyenti

nangetimphahla takho tekutsengiswa

wawanjingisa emakhosi emhlaba.

³⁴Manje sewucitfwe lwandle,

lwakufaka emajukujukwini emanti;

timphahla takho letitsengiswako

nabo bonkhe lonabo sekushone

kanye nawe phansi ekujuleni.

³⁵Bonkhe labahlala emaveni langaselwandle

bayamangala ngawe;

emakhosi abo ayatfutfumela ngenca yeluvalo,

nebuso bawo sebuhhwabile ngenca yekwesaba.

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bayekhuta bababate ngenca yakho;

sewufike ekwephetseni lokwetfusanako,

futsi ungeke uphindze ube khona.’ ”

Siphrofetho lesimelene nenkhosi yaseThire

28¹Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi: ²

“ ‘Ukhuluma ngekutigcabha enhlitiyweni yakho, utsi:

“Mine ngingunkulunkulu;

ngihlala esihlalweni sebukhosi sankulunkulu

ekhatsi nekhatsi elwandle.”

Kodvwa ungumuntfu,

awusiye nkulunkulu,

nome nje uticabanga kutsi

uhlakaniphe njengankulunkulu.

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Kute yini imfihlo lengakakhanyi kuwe?

⁴Ngekuhlakanipha kwakho nangekucondza kwakho

utibutsele wena bunjinga,

netindvundvuma tegolide netesiliva

etingungwini takho tengcebo.

⁵Ngebuchwephesha bakho ekutsengiseni

ubandzisile bunjinga bakho;

nangenca yebunjinga bakho

inhlitiyo yakho seyikhukhumukiswe ngumgcabho.

⁶“ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi:

“ ‘Njengobe uticabanga kutsi uhlakaniphile,

uhlakaniphe njengankulunkulu,

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tive letinelulaka nelunya kakhulu,

tiyawukhokha tinkemba tato

titibhekise ngasebuhleni bakho

nangasekuhlakanipheni kwakho,

tigwaze bukhatikhati beludvumo lwakho.

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uyawufa kabuhlungu

ekhatsi nekhatsi kwetilwandle.

⁹Uyawube usasho yini kutsi:

“Ngingunkulunkulu mine”

ebukhoneni balabo labakubulalako?

Noko uyawuba ngumuntfu nje,

hhayi nkulunkulu,

etandleni talabo labayawube bakubulala.

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Sengikhulumile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”

Kuwa kwenkhosi yaseThire

¹¹Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi: ¹²

“ ‘Wena bewusibonelo sekuphelela,

ugcwele kuhlakanipha, futsi uphelele ngebuhle.

¹³Wawuse-Edeni,

sivandze saNkulunkulu.

Wawuhlotjiswe ngawo onkhe ematje laligugu:

ngemarubhi, nangemathophazi, nangema-emeraldi,

nangemakhrisolithe, nangema-oniksi, nangemajasiphi,

nangemasafire, nangemathekhosi, nangemabherili.Lamanye alamatje akatiwa kahle kutsi anjani

Kwekuhlanganisa lamatje akho laligugu

nekwekuwanamatsiselaNgesiHebheru lenkhulumo ayicondzakali kwakwentiwe ngegolide.

Kwalungiswa kahle konkhe loko

ngelilanga lowadalwa ngalo.

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ngobe ngakugcobela kona loko.

Wawusentsabeni lengcwele yaNkulunkulu;

wawuhambahamba emkhatsini wematje emlilo.

¹⁵Wawungasoleki etindleleni takho

kusukela ngelilanga lowadalwa ngalo,

kwadzimate kwaba ngumhlazana bubi butfolakala kuwe.

¹⁶Ngekutsengisa kwakho lokunyenti

wagcwala budlova, wase uyona.

Ngako ngakulahla ngobe ungcolile ngekwemtsetfo,

ngakususa entsabeni yaNkulunkulu,

ngakucosha, awu, kherubhi lelalingumelusi,

wesuka emkhatsini wematje emlilo.

¹⁷Inhlitiyo yakho yakhukhumuka

ngenca yebuhle bakho,

wona buhlakaniphi bakho

ngenca yekucwebetela kwakho.

Ngako ngase ngikulahlela emhlabeni,

ngakwenta inhlekisa embikwemakhosi.

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ngetono takho letinyenti

nangekungetsembeki kwakho ekutsengiseni kwakho.

Ngako ngase ngenta kutsi kuphume umlilo kuwe,

waphuma wadla wena,

ngakwehlisa waba ngumlotsa emhlabatsini,

embikwabo bonkhe lababekubukile.

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timangele ngawe;

ngobe sewufike ekugcineni lokubi,

futsi ngeke uphindze ube khona.’ ”

Siphrofetho lesimelene neSidoni

²⁰Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi: ²¹

“ ‘Awu, Sidoni, ngiyemelana nawe,

futsi ngitawutibutsela ludvumo ngawe.

Bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze,

nangehlisela sijeziso etikwakho,

ngitikhombise mine ngingcwele ekhatsi kuwe.

²³Ngiyawutfumela sifo lesibulalanako etikwakho,

ngigeletise ingati etitaladini takho.

Labahlatjiwe bayawusacatekela ekhatsi kuwe,

inkemba iyawukuhlasela macala onkhe.

Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona

kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”

Ema-Israyeli ayawubusiswa

²⁴“ ‘Bantfu baka-Israyeli abaseyikuba nabo bomakhelwane labanetinhlitiyo letedzelelako, labangemanyeva lanesitfozi nalacijile. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Simakadze.

²⁵“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nangibutsa sive saka-Israyeli etiveni, lapho besihlakatelwe khona, ngiyawutibonakalisa ngingcwele emkhatsini waso embikwetive. Siyawube sesihlala eveni lelingelaso, lengaliniketa inceku yami Jakobe. ²⁶Siyawuhlala lapho siphephile, sakhe tindlu, sihlanyele emasimi emagelebisi; sona siyawuhlala siphephile, nase ngehlisela sijeziso kubo bonkhe bomakhelwane baso labasidlela umona. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo.’ ”

Siphrofetho lesimelene naGibhithe

29¹Ngemnyaka welishumi, enyangeni yelishumi, ngelilanga leli-12, kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi: ²

“ ‘Ngimelene nawe,

Faro, nkhosi yaseGibhithe,

wena nyokangwenya lenkhulu,

wena locambalele emkhatsini wemifudlana yakho.

Ukhuluma utsi: “INayili yami,

ngatakhela yona mine.”

⁴Kodvwa ngiyawufaka emadweba emihlatsini yakho,

ngente tinhlanti temifula yakho

tinamatsele etincwencweni takho.

Ngiyawukukhipha emkhatsini wemifudlana yakho,

ngikukhiphe nato tonkhe tinhlanti

letinamatsele etincwencweni letisemtimbeni wakho.

⁵Ngiyawukulahla ehlane

wena kanye nato tonkhe tinhlanti temifula yakho.

Uyakuwela ebaleni kalashameshame,

ungaphindzi ubutfwe nome ugcogcwe.

Ngiyawukwenta ube kudla kwetilwane tesiganga

nekwetinyoni tasemoyeni.

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“ ‘Bewuyindvuku yemhlanga kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli. ⁷Batsi nabakubamba ngetandla tabo, wavavabuka ekhatsi, wadzabula emahlombe abo avuleka; batsi beyama kuwe, wephuka, imihlane yabo yashumphuka.“imihlane yabo yashumphuka” letinye tincwadzi tekucala titsi “wenta imihlane yabo yema”

⁸“ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngiyawutfumela inkemba imelane nawe, ngibulale bantfu bakakho netifuyo tabo. ⁹

“ ‘Njengobe watsi: “INayili ngeyami, ngayenta,” ¹⁰

¹³“ ‘Noko naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ekupheleni kweminyaka lengema-40 ngiyawubabutsa baseGibhithe etiveni ngetive, lapho bebahlakatekele khona. ¹⁴

Inkhosi Nebukhadnezari iyawuncoba iGibhithe

¹⁷Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi ngemnyaka wema-27, enyangeni yekucala, ngelilanga lekucala, latsi: ¹⁸“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, washucisa emabutfo akhe kamatima wahlasela iThire; tonkhe tinhloko tasingwa taba tincacadvu, nawo onkhe emahlombe abo aba nesikofu. Noko yena kanye nemabutfo akhe abazange babuyelwe lutfo ngalomkhankhaso labawenta ngekuhlasela iThire. ¹⁹Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngitawunikela iGibhithe kuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, uyawutfumba umcebo wayo. Uyawuphanga atfumbe ingcebo yalelive kube yinkhokhelo yemabutfo akhe. ²⁰Ngimnike iGibhithe, yaba yinkhokhelo yekukhandleka kwakhe, ngobe yena nemabutfo akhe bakwentela mine, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.

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