Uthando LukaSimakade Ngo-Israyeli
1Isiphrofetho:
Izwi likaSimakade elafika ku-Israyeli ngesandla sikaMalakhi, lathi:
2“Nginithandile,” kusho uSimakade.
“Kodwa nina nithi: ‘Usithande kanjani na?’
“Ngabe u-Esawu wayengeyena umnewabo kaJakobe na? kubuza uSimakade.
“Ngamthanda uJakobe, 3kodwa ngamzonda u-Esawu, ngenza izintaba zakhe zaba wugwadule, nefa lakhe laba ngelamankentshane asehlane.”
4Uma u-Edomi ethi: “Siphihliziwe, kepha siyakubuye sikwakhe kabusha okubhidlikile.”
Kodwa usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uthi: “Bona bayakukwakha, kodwa Mina ngiyakubhidliza. Bayakubizwa ngokuthi Yizwe Lenkohlakalo, nabantu uSimakade abathukuthelele unomphelo. 5Niyakuzibonela nina ngawenu amehlo, qede nithi: ‘Mkhulu uSimakade, kuze kudlulele nangale kwemingcele yakwa-Israyeli.’
Ukwexwayiswa Kwabaphristi Abangahloniphi
6“Indodana ihlonipha uyise, nenceku inkosi yayo. Uma nginguyihlo, pho kuphi ukuhlonishwa kwami? Uma ngiyinkosi, pho kuphi ukwesatshwa kwami?” kinina baphristi enidelela igama lami, kubuza uSimakade Wamabandla.
Kodwa nithi: “Silidelele kanjani igama lakho na?”
7Ngokuletha e-althare lami ukudla okungcolileyo.
Qede nithi: “Sikungcolise ngani na?”
Ngokusho kwenu nithi: “Itafula likaSimakade lidelelekile.” 8Lapho niletha isilwane esingaboni sibe ngumhlatshelo, akukubi yini lokho na? Uma ninikela ngesilwane esiqhugayo nesigulayo, akukubi yini lokho na? Uma unganikela ngaso kumbusi wakho, angakujabulela yini na? Angakwemukela yini wena noma athokoze ngawe na? kubuza uSimakade Wamabandla.
9“Manje-ke ake ninxuse uNkulunkulu ukuba abe nobubele kithi. Ngalokhu okunje okusezandleni zenu, ngabe uyakunemukela yini na?” kusho uSimakade Wamabandla.
10“Sengathi bekungakhona omunye wenu ongavala izicabha, ukuze ningalibaseli ize e-althare lami! Angithokozi ngani, angiyukuwemukela umnikelo ezandleni zenu,” kusho uSimakade Wamabandla.
11“Ngokuba kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga lize liyoshona iGama lami likhulu phakathi kwezizwe. Kuzo zonke izindawo iGama lami lilethelwa impepho neminikelo ehlanzekileyo, ngokuba likhulu iGama lami ezizweni,” kusho uSimakade Wamabandla.
12“Kodwa nina niyalihlambalaza ngokukhuluma kwenu nithi: ‘Itafula leNkosi lingcolile, nokudla kwalo kudelelekile.’ 13Niyasho futhi nithi: ‘Saze sakhathala bo! qede nilinximfele,’ ” kusho uSimakade Wamabandla.
“Niletha izilwane ezebiwe, eziqhugayo nezigulayo, nethule umnikelo, ngiyakukwemukela yini lokho esandleni senu na?” kusho uSimakade.
14“Makaqalekiswe oyiqili, okukhona iduna emhlanjini wakhe, afunge, ahlabele iNkosi okunesici, ngokuba ngiyinkosi enkulu, negama lami liyesabeka phakathi kwezizwe,” kusho uSimakade Wamabandla.
