Siphrofetho lesimelene nenkhosi yaseThire
1Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi: 2“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, shano kumbusi waseThire, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi:
“ ‘Ukhuluma ngekutigcabha enhlitiyweni yakho, utsi:
“Mine ngingunkulunkulu;
ngihlala esihlalweni sebukhosi sankulunkulu
ekhatsi nekhatsi elwandle.”
Kodvwa ungumuntfu,
awusiye nkulunkulu,
nome nje uticabanga kutsi
uhlakaniphe njengankulunkulu.
3Uhlakaniphile yini kunaDanyela?
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,
7ngako-ke ngitawuvusa tive tikuhlasele,
tive letinelulaka nelunya kakhulu,
tiyawukhokha tinkemba tato
titibhekise ngasebuhleni bakho
nangasekuhlakanipheni kwakho,
tigwaze bukhatikhati beludvumo lwakho.
8Bayawukwehlisela phansi emgodzini,
uyawufa kabuhlungu
ekhatsi nekhatsi kwetilwandle.
9Uyawube usasho yini kutsi:
“Ngingunkulunkulu mine”
ebukhoneni balabo labakubulalako?
Noko uyawuba ngumuntfu nje,
hhayi nkulunkulu,
etandleni talabo labayawube bakubulala.
10Uyawufa kufa kweligwala etandleni tebachamuki.
Sengikhulumile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
Kuwa kwenkhosi yaseThire
11Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi: 12“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, dzindza sililo ngenkhosi yaseThire, utsi kuyo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi:
“ ‘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.
Kwekuhlanganisa lamatje akho laligugu
nekwekuwanamatsisela kwakwentiwe ngegolide.
Kwalungiswa kahle konkhe loko
ngelilanga lowadalwa ngalo.
14Wagcotjwa waba likherubhi lelingumelusi,
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.
18Utingcolisile tindzawo takho letingcwele
ngetono takho letinyenti
nangekungetsembeki kwakho ekutsengiseni kwakho.
Ngako ngase ngenta kutsi kuphume umlilo kuwe,
waphuma wadla wena,
ngakwehlisa waba ngumlotsa emhlabatsini,
embikwabo bonkhe lababekubukile.
19Tonkhe tive letatikwati,
timangele ngawe;
ngobe sewufike ekugcineni lokubi,
futsi ngeke uphindze ube khona.’ ”
Siphrofetho lesimelene neSidoni
20Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi: 21“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngaseSidoni; uphrofethe umelane nayoy, 22utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi:
“ ‘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.’ ”
