Emavi endvudvuto kuyo iJerusalema

51¹“Lalelani kimi,

nine lenifunisisa kulunga,

nalenifuna Simakadze:

Bukani kulelo dvwala lenacetulwa kulo

nakuleyo nkwali lenacotwa kuyo,

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nibuke nakuSara lowanitala.

Ngesikhatsi nangimbita abesemunye kuphela,

ngambusisa, ngamenta waba mnyenti.

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uyawutibuka ngesihawu tonkhe tindzala tayo;

emahlane ayo uyakuwenta abe njenge-Edeni,

tindzawo tayo letilihlane

atente tibe njengensimi yaSimakadze.

Kujabula nekutfokota kuyawutfolakala kuyo,

yebo, kubonga kanye nemsindvo wekuhlabela.

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ngiveni, sive sami:

Umtsetfo uyawuphuma kimi,

umtsetfocotfo wami uyawuba kukhanya etiveni.

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insindziso yami isendleleni,

ngiyakwehlulela tive ngemkhono wami.

Tichingi tiyawubuka kimi,

tilindzele ngekwetsemba umkhono wami.“Tichingi tiyawubuka kimi, tilindzele ngekwetsemba umkhono wami” nome “Labakhele emave lagudle lwandle bayobhekisa emehlo kimi betsembe, balindzele kutsi ngibasindzise ngemkhono wami.”

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niwubuke nemhlaba phansi;

emazulu ayawunyamalala njengentfutfu,

nemhlaba uguge njengengubo,

nalabahlala kuwo bafe njengetimphungane.

Kodvwa insindziso yami

iyawukhonsa phakadze naphakadze,

kulunga kwami ngeke kuphele.

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nine bantfu leninemtsetfo wami

etinhlitiyweni tenu:

Ningakwesabi kusolwa bantfu,

ningetfuswa ngisho natinhlamba tabo.

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imphetfu iyawubamita njengensontfo.

Kodvwa kulunga kwami

kuyawukhonsa phakadze naphakadze,

nensindziso yami iyakuma

titukulwane ngetitukulwane.”

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wena mkhono waSimakadze;

vuka, ube nguloku bewungiko kucala,

njengasetitukulwaneni takadzeni.

Kwakungesiwe yini lona lowacoba Rahabi“Rahabi” leligama lingahle lifanise iGibhithe waba ticucu,

lowagwaza leso silwane lesikhulu nalesesabekako?

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emanti alapho kushona khona kakhulu,

lowenta umgwaco ekujuleni kwelwandle,

kuze labahlengiwe bewelele ngesheya?

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Bayawungena eSiyoni ngekuhlabela

nangekujabula kwaphakadze

lokuyawuba ngumchele etinhloko tabo.

Kutfokota nekujabula kuyawuba kubo,

lusizi nekububula kubabalekele.

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nginguye lonidvudvutako.

Benibobani-ke nine

kutsi ningesaba bantfu lababhubhako,

emadvodzana ebantfu, latjani nje,

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loweneka emazulu,

wabeka tisekelo temhlaba,

kutsi seningahlala ngekutfutfumela onkhe emalanga

ngenca yelulaka lwemcindzeteli,

lotilungiselela kunibhubhisa?

Ngobe lukuphi nje lulaka lwemcindzeteli?

¹⁴Labo labatiboshwa batawukhululwa masinyane;

bangeke bafele kulomgodzi welijele labo,“bangeke bafele kulomgodzi welijele labo” nome “bangeke bafele ekutfunjweni” nome “bafe bashone ethuneni”

futsi bangeke bakweswele kudla.

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lonyakatisa lwandle kubhodle emagagasi alo,

nguSimakadze longuSomandla libito lakhe.

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ngakusibekela ngemtfunti wesandla sami;

mine lengibeke emazulu endzaweni yawo,

nalengabeka tisekelo temhlaba,

ngikhuluma neSiyoni ngitsi:

‘Wena usive sami!’ ”

Siphetfo sekuhlupheka kweJerusalema

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wena lonatse esandleni saSimakadze

indzebe yentfukutselo yakhe,

wena lominyele sinatfo lesiseludziweni

lesenta bantfu badzayitele.

¹⁸Kuwo onkhe emadvodzana lowawatala

kwabate nayinye yekukucondzisa endleleni;

kuwo onkhe emadvodzana lowawakhulisa,

kwabate nayinye leyakubamba ngesandla sakho.

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ngubani nje longakudvudvuta?

Kulokuphihlitwa nekubhujiswa,

kuyo indlala kanye nenkemba,

ngubani longakudvudvuta?“ngubani longakudvudvuta” nome “ngingakudvudvuta kanjani”

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ekugcineni kwato tonkhe titaladi

njengenyamatane ibanjwe elugibeni.

Emadvodzana akho ehlelwe yintfukutselo yaSimakadze,

ahlaselwa kwekhutwa nguNkulunkulu wakho.

²¹Ngako-ke, vani naku, wena lohlushwako,

nalosadzakisiwe, kodvwa hhayi ngeliwayini.

²²Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze,

Nkulunkulu wakho,

lovikela sive sakhe, utsi:

“Uyabona, sengiyisusile esandleni sakho

indzebe beyikwenta udzayitele;

kuleyo ndzebe, ludziwo lwentfukutselo yami,

ungeke uphindze unatse kuyo futsi.

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labakhuluma kuwe batsi:

‘Khotsama phansi, khona sitewuhamba etikwakho.’

Umhlane wakho uwente ufanane nesiyilo,

ufanane nemgwaco lekungahanjwa etikwawo.”

Nkulunkulu utayephula iJerusalema

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Yembatsa tingubo takho tebukhosi,

wena Jerusalema, dolobha lelingcwele.

Labangakasoki nalabangcolile

bangeke baphindze bangene emasangweni akho.

²Titsintsitse lutfuli lokulo;

sukuma, uhlale esihlalweni sebukhosi,

wena Jerusalema.

Tikhulule etinketaneni letisentsanyeni yakho,

wena Ndvodzakati yaseSiyoni letfunjiwe.

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“Watsengiswa ngelite,

uyawuhlengwa ngaphandle kwemali.”

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tinyawo talabo labashumayela tindzaba letimnandzi,

labamemetela kuthula,

baletse tindzaba letimnandzi,

bamemetele insindziso kuyo iSiyoni, batsi:

“Nkulunkulu wakho uyabusa!”

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bonkhe bamemeta ngekujabula.

Bayawutibonela ngewabo emehlo

Simakadze nakabuyela eSiyoni.

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nine tindzala taseJerusalema,

ngobe Simakadze ubadvudvutile bantfu bakhe,

iJerusalema uyikhululile.

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umkhono wakhe longcwele embikwato tonkhe tive,

nayo yonkhe imikhawulo yemhlaba

iyawuyibona insindziso yaNkulunkulu wetfu.

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Ningatsintsi lutfo lolungcolile ngekwemtsetfo!

Phumani kulelo dolobha,

nitihlambulule nibe msulwa,

nine leniphatsa titja taSimakadze.

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nome niphume njengalababalekako;

ngobe Simakadze uyawuhamba embikwenu,

Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli

uyawuba ngumvikeli wenu wangasemuva.

Kuhlupheka kwenceku yaNkulunkulu

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iyawuphumelela emsebentini wayo,“iyawuphumelela emsebentini wayo” nome “iyawukwenta inhlakanipho” nome “iyawuchuma”

iyawuvuswa iphakanyiselwe etulu kakhulu.

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kubonakala kwayo kwakuhliphikile

kwendlula bonkhe bantfu,

nesimo sayo sasonakele kunesabo bonkhe bantfu.

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nemakhosi ayawuvala imilomo yawo ngenca yayo,

ngobe bayawukubona loko labangazange sebatjelwe ngako,

naloko labangazange sebakuve bayawukucondza.”

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Wona umkhono waSimakadze wembulwa kubani?

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njengelihlumela lelitsambile,

nanjengemphandze emhlabatsini lowomile.

Yayite buhle nome bukhosi

kuze isikhange kutsi sisondzele kuyo,

kute lebeyibonakala inako

lokwakungenta kutsi siyilangatelele, siye kuyo.

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umuntfu wetinsizi labekwetayele kuhlupheka.

Njengemuntfu bantfu labangafuni kumbuka,

yedzelelwa, asizange siyishaye mkhuba.

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yatetjatsa netinhlungu tetfu,

noko tsine sayitsatsa ngekutsi ishaywe nguNkulunkulu,

yamukulwa nguye, yahlushwa.

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yafihlitwa ngenca yekona kwetfu,

sijeziso saba setikwayo,

kuze tsine sibe nekuthula;

ngemanceba emivimbo yayo siyaphiliswa tsine.

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ngulowo nalowo utihambele ngendlela yakhe,

Simakadze wayetfwesa kona kwetfu sonkhe.

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kodvwa ayizange iwuvule umlomo wayo;

yaba njengelizinyane lemvu leliyiswa ekuhlatjweni,

nanjengemvu lebindzile embikwebahhuli bayo,

nayo ayizange iwuvule umlomo wayo.

⁸Yaboshwa,“Yaboshwa” nome “Yacindzetelwa” yalahlwa ngelicala, yesuswa.

Ngubani nje wesitukulwane sayo labenaka

kutsi“Ngubani nje wesitukulwane sayo labenaka kutsi” nome “Ngubani nje esitukulwaneni sayo labengakhuluma, ngobe” yancunywa eveni lalabaphilako,

yashaywa ngenca yesono sebantfu bami?

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yaba kanye nalabanjingile ekufeni kwayo,

noko yayingazange yente budlova,

nemacebo abengekho emlonyeni wayo.

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“Noko kwaba yintsandvo yaSimakadze

kutsi ayinyatsele, ayente ihlupheke,

nome Simakadze enta“nome Simakadze enta” siHebheru sitsi “nome wena wenta” kuphila kwayo

kwaba ngumhlatjelo welicala,

iyawubona situkulwane sayo,

yandzise nemalanga ekuphila kwayo,

intsandvo yaSimakadze iyawuphumelela ngesandla sayo.

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iyawukubona kukhanya kwekuphila,Letinye tincwadzi tekucala tite “kukhanya kwekuphila” yeneliswe,Nome “Iyakubona umphumela wekuhlupheka kwemphefumulo wayo, yeneliswe”

ngelwati lwayo“ngelwati lwayo” nome “ngekwatiwa kwayo” nome “njengobe iyangati” inceku yami lelungile

iyakwenta labanyenti bemukeleke kuNkulunkulu

kutsi balungile,

njengobe yetfwele tiphambuko tabo.

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emkhatsini walabakhulu,“walabakhulu” nome “walabanyenti”

iyakwehlukanisa imphango nalabanemandla,“nalabanemandla” nome “nalabanyenti”

ngobe yatfululela kuphila kwayo ekufeni,

yabalwa kanye netoni.

Ngobe yetfwala tono talabanyenti,

yancusela toni.”“yancusela toni” nome “yetfwala sijeziso lesasifanele bona”