Sibusiso saNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli
1“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha kuto tintsaba taka-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Awu nine, tintsaba taka-Israyeli, vanini livi laSimakadze. 2Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Sitsa sakhuluma ngani, satsi: “Hha! Ticongo takadzeni setilifa letfu.” ’ 3Ngako-ke phrofetha, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngenca yekutsi banona kangaka banicosha yonkhe indzawo, naze naba lifa lato tonkhe letinye tive, nentfo yekuhlekisa neyekucashatwa bantfu, 4ngako-ke vanini livi leNkhosi Simakadze, nine tintsaba taka-Israyeli: Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, kuto tintsaba nemagcuma, nasemifudlaneni, nasetihosheni, nakuto tindzawo letidzilitiwe, nakumadolobha lasala akhala libhungane, laphangwa laphukutwa ngito tonkhe tive letisele letinitungeletile.
5“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngentfukutselo yami levutsako ngikhulume ngemelana nato tonkhe tive letisele, kanye nalo lonkhe laka-Edomu, ngobe batsatsa live lami balenta labo ngekujabula, nangenhlitiyo lembi, bentela kuphanga emadlelo alo.’
6“Ngako-ke phrofetha macondzana nelive laka-Israyeli, ukhulume kuto tintsaba nemagcuma, nasemifudlaneni netihosha, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngikhuluma ngelulaka lwami nangesikhwele sami, ngobe senive buhlungu bekwedzelelwa tive. 7Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngifunga ngekuphakamisa sandla sami, ngitsi, tive lenakhelene nato tiyawuva buhlungu bekwedzelelwa.
8“ ‘Kodvwa nine, tintsaba taka-Israyeli, niyawuhluma emagala, nitselele sive sami ema-Israyeli titselo tenu, ngobe siyawubuya ekhaya masinyane. 9Ngobe ngihluphekile ngani, futsi ngiyawunibuka ngeluvelo, niyawulinywa nihlanyelwe, 10ngibuye ngandzise sibalo sebantfu kini, yebo yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli. Emadolobha ayawuphindze ahlalwe bantfu, netindzawo letibhidlitiwe takhiwe kabusha. 11Ngiyakwandzisa sibalo sebantfu nesetilwane kini, yebo, kuyawutalana kwandze. Ngiyawuhlalisa bantfu kini njengaloku kwakwenteka kucala, ngibuye nginente niphumelele ninjinge kakhulu kunakucala. Ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze. 12Ngiyawukwenta bantfu, lekusive sami ema-Israyeli, kutsi bahambe etikwenu. Nine seniyawuba babo, nibe lifa labo; aniseyiwuphindze nibemuke bantfwababo.
13“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngenca yekutsi bantfu bakhuluma kuwe, live laka-Israyeli, batsi: “Udla bantfu, udlelele sive sakho bantfwabaso,” 14ngako-ke awusayikudla bantfu nome wente sive sakho singabi nabantfwana, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. 15Angisayikwenta uphindze uve kuchukulutwa tive, futsi awusayikubuva buhlungu bekuhlekwa betive nome uwise sive sakho, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
Imphilo lensha yaka-Israyeli
16Livi laSimakadze laphindze lefika kimi, latsi: 17“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngesikhatsi sive sema-Israyeli sisahlala eveni laso, salingcolisa ngekutiphatsa kabi kwaso nangetento taso. Kutiphatsa kwaso emehlweni ami kwakufanana nekungcola kwemfati kwanyangatonkhe. 18Ngako ngatfululela lulaka lwami etikwabo, ngobe bese bacitse ingati kulelo live, nangobe bese balingcolise ngaletithico tabo. 19Ngabahlakatela emkhatsini wetive, basakateka emaveni ngemave; ngabehlulela ngangekwekutiphatsa kwabo, nangangekwenta kwabo. 20Yonkhe indzawo lapho baya khona etiveni balihlambalata Libito lami lelingcwele, ngobe kwakukhulunywa ngabo kutsiwe: ‘Lesi sive saSimakadze, kodvwa noko kwakufanele balishiye live lakhe.’ 21Ngaphatseka kabi ngeLibito lami lelingcwele, lelahlanjalatwa yindlu yaka-Israyeli emkhatsini wetive, lapho bebaye khona.
22“Ngako-ke khuluma kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Akusiko ngenca yakho, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli, lokutsi ngitatenta letintfo, kodvwa kungenca yeLibito lami lelingcwele lewulihlambalatile emkhatsini wetive lapho wawuhlanhlatseke waya khona. 23Ngitawukhombisa bungcwele beLibito lami lelikhulu, lebeselihlanjalatwe emkhatsini wetive, Libito lenilihlambalate emkhatsini wato. Ngulapho-ke tive tiyawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze, nase ngitibonakalisa ngani kutsi mine ngingcwele, embikwemehlo ato, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
24“ ‘Ngobe ngiyawunikhipha emkhatsini wetive, ngiyawunibutsa kuwo onkhe emave, nginibuyisele eveni lelingelenu. 25Ngiyawunifafata ngemanti lahlobile, bese niyahlanteka; ngiyawunihlanta kuko konkhe kungcola kwenu nakuto tonkhe tithico tenu. 26Ngiyawuninika inhlitiyo lensha, ngifake umoya lomusha ekhatsi kini; ngiyawuyikhipha inhlitiyo lelitje kini, ngininike inhlitiyo yenyama. 27Ngiyawufaka Moya wami kini, nginente nilandzele timiso tami, nicaphele kugcina imitsetfo yami. 28Niyawuhlala eveni lengalipha boyihlomkhulu, niyawuba sive sami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu. 29Ngiyawuniphephisa kuko konkhe kungcola kwenu. Ngiyawubita lokutinhlavu, ngikwandzise kube kunyenti, ngingayehliseli kini indlala. 30Nigyakwandzisa titselo tetihlahla, netivuno temasimi, kuze ningetiwutseleka ngelihlazo emkhatsini wetive ngenca yendlala. 31Lapho-ke niyawutikhumbula tindlela tenu letimbi netento tenu letinengekako, niyawutenyanya ngenca yetono tenu nangetento tenu letinengekako. 32Ngifuna nati kutsi loko angikwenti ngenca yenu. Banini nemahloni nihlazeke ngenca yekutiphatsa kwenu kabi, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
33“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Mzukwana nginihlanta kuto tonkhe tono tenu, ngiyakuwatintisa kabusha emadolobha enu, netindzawo tenu lebetibhidlitiwe tiyakwakhiwa kabusha. 34Live lelase likhala libhungane liyawulinywa esikhundleni sekutsi lisale liliihlane lelingenalutfo emehlweni abo bonkhe labengca kulo. 35Bayawutsi: “Lelive belilihlane lelingenalutfo selihlume laba njengensimi yase-Edeni; emadolobha labesasele atindzala, sekukhala libhungane kuwo, asabhujisiwe, nyalo asabiyelwe futsi asahlalwa bantfu.” 36Lapho-ke tive leniyawube nakhelene nato letiyawube tisasele tiyawukwati kutsi mine Simakadze, ngikwakhe kabusha loko lokwase kubhujisiwe, ngabuye ngahlumisa loko lokwase kulihlane. Mine Simakadze sengikhulumile, futsi ngitawukwenta.’
37“Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Nangaloku ngiyawulalela kukhala kwendlu yaka-Israyeli, ngibentele naku: Ngiyawukwenta sive sabo sandze sibe ngangetimvu, 38babe banyenti ngangemihlambi yeminikelo eJerusalema, ngetikhatsi temikhosi yakhona lemisiwe. Kanjalo-ke kulamadolobha labebhidlitiwe kuyawunyakatela bantfu. Ngulapho-ke bayawukwati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.”