IHlumela Elilungileyo Liyakubusa
1“Maye, kubelusi ababhubhisa, bahlakaze izimvu zedlelo lami!” kusho uSimakade. 2Ngakho-ke usho kanje uSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngabelusi abelusa abantu bami, uthi: “Nizihlakazile nazixosha izimvu zami, anizinakekelanga. Bhekani, ngizonijezisa ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zenu,” kusho uSimakade.
3“Mina, ngiyakuyiqoqa insali yezimvu zami emazweni wonke, lapho ngangiyixoshele khona, ngiyibuyisele emadlelweni ayo; iyakuchuma, yande. 4Ngiyakumisa phezu kwayo abelusi, abayakuyelusa; ayisayukwesaba, ayisayukuba naluvalo, futhi ayisekho eyolahleka kuyo,” kusho uSimakade.
5“Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza,” kusho uSimakade, “lapho ngiyakumvusela uDavide iHlumela elilungileyo; liyakubusa njengenkosi, libe nokuhlakanipha, lenze ubulungiswa nokulunga ezweni. 6Ezinsukwini zalo, uJuda uyakusindiswa, u-Israyeli ahlale elondekile; nanti igama eliyakubizwa ngalo, lokuthi: USIMAKADE UNGUKULUNGA KWETHU.
7“Ngalokho bheka, izinsuku ziyeza,” kusho uSimakade, “abangasayukusho ngazo bathi: ‘Ngifunga ngiyagomela phambi kukaSimakade owakhuphula abakwa-Israyeli eGibhithe,’ 8kodwa bayothi: ‘Ngifunga uSimakade, owakhuphula, wabahola abozalo lwendlu ka-Israyeli enyakatho nasemazweni wonke, lapho ngangibaxoshele khona.’ Bayakuhlala ezweni lakubo.”
Abaphrofethi Bamanga
9Mayelana nabaphrofethi.
Inhliziyo yami yephukile ngaphakathi kwami,
wonke amathambo ami ayathuthumela.
Sengifana nomuntu odakiweyo,
nanjengomuntu owahlulwe yiwayini;
ngenxa kaSimakade,
nangenxa yamazwi akhe angcwele.
10Ngokuba izwe ligcwele iziphingi;
izwe lomisile ngenxa yesiqalekiso;
amadlelo asehlane omile.
Baphila impilo embi,
basebenzisa namandla abo ngokungafanele.
11“Abaphrofethi nabaphristi bangcolile,
nasendlini yami ngithole inkohlakalo yabo,” kusho uSimakade.
12“Ngakho-ke indlela yabo
iyakuba bushelelezi kubo;
bayakududulelwa ebumnyameni, bawe kubo;
ngiyobehlisela inhlekelele
ngonyaka engiyobajezisa ngawo,” kusho uSimakade.
13“Ngibone into eyihlazo kubaphrofethi baseSamariya:
baphrofetha ngoBhali,
badukisa abantu bami, u-Israyeli.
14Ngibone into embi kubaphrofethi baseJerusalema;
bayaphinga,
bahamba ngobuqili,
bakhuthaza abenza okubi
ukuze kungaphenduki muntu ebubini bakhe;
bonke banjengeSodoma kimi,
nezakhamuzi zakhona zinjengeGomora.”
15Ngakho-ke usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla ngabaphrofethi, uthi:
“Bheka, ngiyakubenza badle okubabayo,
ngibaphuzise amanzi anobuthi,
ngokuba ukuziphatha kabi
kusuke kubaphrofethi baseJerusalema,
kwasabalala ezweni lonke.”
16Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uthi:
“Ningawalaleli amazwi abaphrofethi abaphrofetha kini;
bayanikhohlisa,
bakhuluma umbono wenhliziyo yabo,
hhayi okuphuma emlonyeni kaSimakade.
17Bakhuluma njalo bethi kwabangidelelayo:
uSimakade ukhulume wathi:
‘Niyakuba nokuthula.’
Bathi kubo bonke abahamba
ngenkani yenhliziyo yabo:
‘Aniyukwehlelwa yinhlekelele.’
18Ngokuba ngubani owake wema
emkhandlwini kaSimakade
ukuba abone,
ezwe izwi lakhe na?
Ngubani olizwile izwi lakhe, waligcina na?
19Bheka, isivunguvungu sikaSimakade
esinolaka siphumile.
Isivunguvungu esikhwishizayo
siyakhwishiza phezu kwamakhanda ezikhohlakali.
20Intukuthelo kaSimakade ayiyukubohla
aze akwenze lokho,
ayifeze inhloso yenhliziyo yakhe.
Ezinsukwini zokugcina niyakukuqonda nokukuqonda lokhu.
21Mina angibathumanga abaphrofethi,
nokho bagijima;
angikhulumanga kubo,
kodwa baphrofetha.
22Uma babemile emkhandlwini wami,
bebeyokwenza abantu bami
bawezwe amazwi ami,
bebeyobanqanda endleleni yabo embi,
nasezenzweni zabo zokukhohlakala.
23“NginguNkulunkulu oseduze yini,
angisiye uNkulunkulu okude na?” kusho uSimakade.
24“Ukhona yini ongacasha ezindaweni ezisithekileyo
ukuze ngingamboni na?” kusho uSimakade.
“Angiligcwalisi yini izulu nomhlaba na?” kusho uSimakade.
25“Ngizwile ukuthi bathini abaphrofethi abaphrofetha amanga egameni lami, bethi: ‘Ngiphuphile, ngiphuphile.’ 26Kuyoze kube nini bengaphenduki ezinhliziyweni, abaphrofethi abaphrofetha amanga, bengabaphrofethi benkohliso yenhliziyo yabo na? 27Abaceba ukwenza ukuba abantu bami balikhohlwe igama lami ngamaphupho abo abawalandisa, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe, njengoba okhokho babo balikhohlwa igama lami ngenxa kaBhali na? 28Umphrofethi onephupho makalande ngalo iphupho, kepha onezwi lami makalikhulume izwi lami ngeqiniso. Amakhoba ayini kukusanhlamvu na?” kusho uSimakade.
29“Izwi lami alinjengomlilo yini, nanjengesando esiqhekeza idwala na?” kusho uSimakade.
30“Ngakho-ke bheka, ngimelene nabaphrofethi, abeba amazwi ami, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe, kusho uSimakade. 31Bheka, ngimelene nabaphrofethi,” kusho uSimakade, “abakhuluma izilimi zabo, bathi: ‘Uthi Yena.’ 32Bheka, ngimelene nabaphrofethi abaphupha amanga,” kusho uSimakade, “bawalandise, badukise abantu bami ngamanga abo nangobudedengu babo. Mina-ke angibathumanga, angibayalanga, futhi ababasizanga ngalutho laba bantu,” kusho uSimakade.
Umthwalo KaSimakade
33“Uma laba bantu, noma umphrofethi, noma umphristi bekubuza bethi: ‘Uyini umthwalo kaSimakade na?’ Uyobatshela uthi: ‘Yinina eningumthwalo,’ ubuye uthi: ‘Ngiyakunilahla, kusho uSimakade.’ 34Umphrofethi, umphristi nabantu abayokuthi: ‘Ngumthwalo kaSimakade,’ ngiyomjezisa lowo muntu nabendlu yakhe. 35Niyakusho kanjalo, omunye kumakhelwane wakhe, nomfowabo kumfowabo, nithi: ‘USimakade uphendule wathini na?’ nokuthi: ‘USimakade utheni na?’ 36Kepha maningaqhubeki, nithi: ‘Umthwalo kaSimakade,’ ngokuba oyoqhubeka asho njalo, umthwalo kuyoba ngowakhe, ngoba uyobe ephendulele amazwi kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, uSimakade Wamabandla, uNkulunkulu wethu. 37Ngalokho uyakusho kanje kumphrofethi, uthi: ‘USimakade ukuphendule wathini?’ nokuthi: ‘USimakade utheni na?’ 38Kepha uma nithi: ‘Umthwalo kaSimakade,’ khona uSimakade usho kanje, uthi: ngenxa yokuba nisebenzisa leli lizwi elithi: ‘Umthwalo kaSimakade,’ nakuba Mina ngathumela kini, ngathi: ningasho ukuthi: ‘Umthwalo kaSimakade,’ 39ngakho-ke ngiyakuniphakamisa nokuniphakamisa, nginilahle kude nobukhona bami, nina nomuzi enganinika wona, nina nokhokho benu, 40ngiyakunithela ngehlazo namahloni angapheliyo, okungayikulibaleka.”
