USirakhi 17

₁USimakade wenza umuntu ngomhlabathi, wambuyisela kuwo futhi. ₂Wamisa izinsuku zabo bonke abantu futhi wabanika igunya phezu kwakho konke okusemhlabeni. ₃Wasebambathisa ngamandla afana nawakhe futhi wabenza ngomfanekiso wakhe. ₄Wenza ukuba besatshwe yizo zonke izidalwa, wabanika ukubusa phezu kwezilwane nezinyoni. ₅USimakade wabanika isipho sokusebenzisa izinzwa ezinhlanu; wabanikeza isipho sengqondo njengenzwa yesithupha, kanti eyesikhombisa ingeyokuhlaziya lokho umuntu akucabangayo. ₆Wabalungisela izilimi, amehlo kanye nezindlebe, wabanika nemiqondo ukuze bacabange. ₇Wabagcwalisa ngokuqonda nolwazi, wabakhombisa okuhle nokubi. ₈Wafaka ukumesaba ezinhliziyweni zabo ukuze ababonise ubukhosi nokuphakama kwemisebenzi yakhe. ₉Wabanikeza ukuba baziqhayise ngezimangaliso zakhe ingunaphakade, futhi bamemezele ubuhle bemisebenzi yakhe.

₁₀Bayakudumisa igama lakhe elingcwele, ukuze kuzwakaliswe imisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo. ₁₁Wabanika ulwazi wayesebambathisa ngomthetho wakhe onikeza ukuphila. ₁₂Wenza nabo isivumelwano saphakade, wabembulela izimiso zaphakade. ₁₃Amehlo abo abona ubukhulu benkazimulo yobukhosi bakhe, izindlebe zabo zezwa udumo lwezwi lakhe. ₁₄Wathi kubo: “Dedani ekwenzeni konke okubi,” wase efundisa yilowo nalowo okufanele akwenze kumakhelwane wakhe.

₁₅Ukuziphatha kwabo kusobala ebusweni bakhe njalo, akufihlakele neze emehlweni akhe. ₁₆Indlela yokuziphatha kwabo kwasebusheni itshekela ebubini, futhi kabanakuyiguqula inhliziyo yabo yetshe ibe inhliziyo yenyama. ₁₇Ngokuba ekwahlukaniseni kwakhe izizwe zomhlaba, umisile ababusi baleso naleso sizwe, kodwa u-Israyeli uyisabelo sikaSimakade. ₁₈Njengoba eyizibulo lakhe umkhulise ngobuqotho wamnika isabelo esiwukukhanya kothando lwakhe, akamshiyi neze. ₁₉Konke akwenzayo kusobala njengelanga kuye; amehlo akhe ahlala ebheke izindlela zakhe. ₂₀Izeqo zakhe azifihlekile kuSimakade; ubona zonke izono zakhe.

₂₁Kepha iNkosi uSimakade enesihawu iyazi ukuthi badalwe kanjani, ayibashiyile futhi ayibalahlile, kodwa ibaxolele. ₂₂Umnikelo wendoda enomusa ufana nendandatho yegunya emehlweni kaSimakade, kanti nomuntu owenza isihawu uyigugu kuye. ₂₃Emuva kwalezi zinto iNkosi iyakuphakama ibavuze ababi njengokwemisebenzi yabo, ilethe impindiselo ekhanda labo. ₂₄Nokho iNkosi ishiya intuba yalabo abaphendukayo babuyele kuyo, yembathise nontengezelayo ngamandla okubekezela.

₂₅Buyelani eNkosini nishiye izono; khulekani phambi kwayo ninciphise ukona kwenu. ₂₆Buyelani koPhezukonke, niphenduke kokubi, nikuzonde ngenzondo enkulu lokho akwenyanyayo. ₂₇Ngubani oyakudumisa oPhezukonke eHayidesi noyakuqephuza izibongo zakhe ngaphandle kwabaphilayo na? ₂₈Lapho abafileyo sebedlulile, ukubonga kwabo sekuphelile. Ngabaphilayo kuphela abacula izindumiso kuSimakade.

₂₉Yeka ubukhulu bomusa wakhe kanye nentethelelo yakhe kulabo abaphendukela kuye! ₃₀Akuyibo bonke abantu abanamandla okwenza konke lokhu, ngoba sonke singabafayo. ₃₁Kukhona yini okukhanya ngaphezu kwelanga na? Nakho lokho kuyafiphala; ngakho-ke inyama negazi kunemicabango emibi. ₃₂INkosi ihlola imikhosi yasemazulwini, kanye nesintu sonke, esiluthuli nomlotha.