Abajamelani balinga ukujamisa umsebenzi
1Kwabikwa kuSanibhalathi, uThobiya noGetjhemu umArabhu nakizo zoke izitha zethu bonyana ngivuselele umthangala nokobana akunasikhala esiseleko kiwo, nanyana bekube sikhatheso bengingakabi ukufaka iimvalo emasangweni. 2Ngalokho uSanibhalathi noGetjhemu bangithumelela umlayezo othi: “Yewize khesihlangane eKefirimu engemrhuleni we-Ono.”
Kodwana bebacuphe ukungenzakalisa. 3Mina-ke ngathumela iinthunywa kibo ngathi: “Umsebenzi engiwenzako lapha mkhulu, yeke angekhe ngiphumelele ukuza lapho. Ibekhona kubayini kufuze ngijamise umsebenzi, ngiwusukele batjho ngehlela kinapho na?”
4Bangithumelela imilayezo leyo kwaze kwaba kane, nami ngabaphendula ngendlela eyodwa. 5Ngendlela efanako uSanibhalathi wathumela kimi ngokwesihlanu isithunywa sakhe siphethe incwadi engakavalwa esandleni saso, 6itlolwe ngokuthi: “Kubikiwe phakathi kwezizwe noGetjhemu ukuqinisekisile lokho bonyana amaJuda afuna ukuhlubuka. Kungakho nje wakhe umthangala lowo. Ngokuya ngombiko lowo, uzimisele ukuzenza ikosi wena 7kungebangelo uzijamisele abaphrofidi bonyana baphorofide ngawe eJerusalema bathi, ‘Kunekosi kwaJuda!’ Kuzokubikelwa ikosi u-Aritarhitjhasta ngamezwi lawo! Nje-ke, yiza khona nje, sizokuhlanganisa iinhloko ngendaba le.”
8Ngamthumelela ilizwi ngathi: “Into oyikhulumako leyo ayisinjengombana usitjho, kodwana uyazibhudangela.”
9Boke bebafuna ukusethusela nje kwaphela, badlumbana bona izandla zethu zizakwehla ekusebenzeni, ngalokho isakhiwo singarageli phambili. Kodwana lokho kwaziqinisa khulu izandla zami emsebenzini.
10Kwathi lokha nangiya ngendlini kaTjhemaya umsa kaDelaya omsa kaMehethabiyeli ogade avalelwe lapho, wathi:
“Kufuze sihlangane endlini kaZimu
ngaphakathi kwethempeli.
Kufanele sivale iminyango yalo!
Bayeza bonyana bakubulale!
Iye, bazokuza ngobusukobu kobana bakubulale.”
11Kodwana ngamphendula ngathi: “Indoda enjengami nje kufuze ibaleke na? Yindoda enjani enjengami ekufuze ingene ngethempelini ukuze izisindise? Ngithi angizukungena.”
12Bengizwisisa bonyana ngambala umuntu lo akakathunywa nguZimu, kodwana isiphorofido sakhe besijamelene nami ngombana gade aqatjhwe nguThobiya noSanibhalathi. 13Ibanga aqatjhelwe lona kukobana azongisabisa ukuze ngenze ngendlela akhulume ngayo bengone. Ngokunjalo bazakwazi ukungipha ibizo elimbi ukuze bangihlambalaze.
14Yeke Zimami, khumbula uThobiya noSanibhalathi mayelana nezinto abazenzilekwezi, nomphorofidikazi uNowadiya kanye nabaphorofidi abanye abalinge ukungenza ngesabe.
15Kwathi ngemva kwamalanga amatjhumi amahlanu namabili, mhlana inyanga ka-Elulu inamalanga amatjhumi amabili namahlanu, umthangala waphela. 16Lokha izitha zethu nezizwe zoke ezisizombelezileko nazizwa ngalokho, zathuthumela khulu ngathi bezalahlekelwa kuzethemba. Iye, zalemuka bonyana umsebenzi uphumelele ngebanga lesizo lakaZimethu. 17Emihleni leyo abosaziwako bakwaJuda bebathumela iincwadi ezinengi kuThobiya neempendulo zakaThobiya zibuyela ngokunjalo kibo. 18UThobiya lo, inengi lakwaJuda belinesibopho naye ngombana gade amkhwenyana kaTjhekaniya umsa ka-Ararhi, khisibe nendodanakhe uJorhanani gade athethe indodakazi kaMetjhulamu umsa kaBherekiya bona ibe mkakhe. 19Godu abaJudaba gade bakhulume kuhle ngemisebenzi kaThobiya loyo phambi kwami, khisibe nabo bebabike namezwami kuye. Kungalokho uThobiya bekathumele iincwadi kimi kobana angethusele.
