50 – Umhla wokugweba

₁Nalu udaba olundilisekileyo, nditsho ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo kumaSirayeli eleza noMalaki.

₂*UNdikhoyo uthi: “Ndiyanithanda.”

Kodwa nina nithi: “Usithanda njani?”

Utsho ke uNdikhoyo ukuthi: “UEsawu asimtakwabo-Yakobi na? Kanti uYakobi yena ndimthandile, ₃ndaza uEsawu ndamthiya, nomhlaba wakhe weentaba ndawutsho waba yinkangala, ilifa lakhe laba leleempungutye zasentlango.”

₄AmaEdom angasuka athi: “Nakuba sikhahlelwe phantsi nje, kodwa sosuka siwavuse siwakhe la mabhodlo.”

Ke utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke ukuthi: “Makakhe kaloku, kodwa mna ndosuka ndidilize konke nje. Kuya kuthiwa bangummandla wobugwenxa, abantu abasoloko bephantsi kwengqumbo kaNdikhoyo. ₅Nani ke niya kuyibona ngawenu amehlo le nto, nitsho nithi: ‘Hayi ke kambe ubungangamsha bukaNdikhoyo! Bufikelela nangaphaya kwemida yakwaSirayeli!’ ”

₆“Unyana uyamhlonela uyise, kanti nesicaka siyayithobela inkosi yaso. Ukuba ke mna ndinguyihlo, kuphi ukuhlonitshwa kwam? Ukuba ndiyinkosi, kuphi ukoyikwa kwam?” Utsho *uNdikhoyo onamandla onke. “Nini, babingelelindini, abalidelayo igama lam.”

“Ke nina nithi: ‘Silidele ngokuthini igama lakho?’

₇“Nibeka ukutya okungcolileyo eqongeni lam lamadini, nibe kodwa nisithi: ‘Sikunyelise ngokuthini?’

“Ewe, ngokuthi kwenu: ‘Isithebe sikaNdikhoyo sidelekile.’ ₈Ningathini ukundenzela idini ngento etyhaphakileyo? Asiyonto imbi na leyo? Ningathini ukundenzela amadini ngempahla eqhwalelayo negulayo? Asiyonto imbi na leyo? Ninganikela ngayo na kwirhuluneli yenu? Ngaba inganeliseka na nguwe?” Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke.

₉“Ke ngoko khanimbongoze uThixo ukuze asenzele inceba! Oku kwenziwe zizandla zenu; ngaba uya kunamkela na?” Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke.

₁₀“Akwaba bekungakho ubani kuni owavalayo amasango ale ndlu, ukuze niyeke ukwenza imililo ephuthileyo kweli qonga! Andanelisekanga tu nini, futhi andiyi kwamkela nto esandleni senu.” Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke. ₁₁“Ukususela empumalanga, kuye entshonalanga, igama lam loba yimbalasane ezizweni. Ewe, kuyo yonke indawo igama lam lenzelwa iziqhumiso, kunikelwa iminikelo ehlambulukileyo; kaloku igama lam liyimbalasane ezizweni.” Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke.

₁₂“Ewe, nilixabhele igama lam ngokuthi: ‘Isithebe sikaNdikhoyo singcolile, nokutya okuphezu kwaso kuyanyanyeka.’ ₁₃Niphinde nithi: ‘Kwekh' olu xanduva!’ Nitsho nisisinekele.” Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke.

“Xa nindizisela imphahla ebiweyo neqhwalelayo negulayo, nindenzela amadini ngayo, nithi mandiyamkele ezandleni zenu loo nto?” Utsho uNdikhoyo. ₁₄“Hay' ishwangusha kumntu onobuqhophololo, othi enalo iduna elingenasiphako kumhlambi wakhe, abhambathise ukunikela ngalo, kodwa abuye enze ubuqili anikele ngelinesiphako eNkosini! Kaloku ndiyingangalala yokumkani, negama lam liyoyikeka phakathi kweentlanga.” Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke.

₁“Ngoko ke lo myalelo ubhekiswa kuni, babingelelindini.” ₂*UNdikhoyo onamandla onke uthi: “Ukuba aniphulaphuli nizimisele ngeentliziyo zenu ukulihlonela igama lam, ndiya kunithumela ishwangusha, nentsikelelo yenu ndiyenze ibe lishwangusha. Ngenene sendiqalile ukunishwabulela ngenxa yokuba ningazimiselanga ukundihlonela ngeentliziyo zenu.

₃“Niyabona, ndosinqamla isizukulwana senu, ubuso benu ndibutyabeke ngomswane, nize nilahlwe kunye naloo mswane. ₄Noqala niqonde ke ukuba ndaninika lo myalelo ukuze umnqophiso wam noLevi ungaze wanqamka.” Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke. ₅“Umnqophiso wam noLevi wawungowobomi noxolo, ndaza ke ndamnika ezo zinto ukuze andihlonele. Ngenene wandihlonela, waloyika igama lam. ₆Imfundiso ephuma emlonyeni wakhe yayinyanisekile, kungafumaneki nkohliso emilebeni yakhe. Wahamba nam enoxolo nangokuthe ngqo, wabuyisa abantu abaninzi ebugwenxeni.

₇“Imilebe yombingeleli imelwe kukugcina ulwazi, abantu bafumane umyalelo emlonyeni wakhe, kuba kaloku ungumthunywa kaNdikhoyo onamandla onke. ₈Kambe ke, nina babingeleli, indlela niyityeshele. Imfundiso yenu ikhubekise abantu abaninzi. Niwonakalisile umnqophiso obuphakathi kwam noLevi.” Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke. ₉“Ngenxa yoko nam ndonenza nideleke, nibe ngabahlazekileyo ebantwini bonke. Kaloku anizigcinanga iindlela zam, suka naba nesheyi kwimicimbi ephathelele emthethweni.”

₁₀Andithi na kaloku mnye ubawo wethu? Asidalwanga nguThixo omnye sonke na? Ngani ke ukuba singanyaniseki omnye komnye, futhi siwuxabhele umnqophiso owenziwa nguThixo noobawo?

₁₁Abantu bakwaJuda bazaphule izibhambathiso; benze amasikizi kwelakwaSirayeli naseJerusalem. Ewe, abantu bakwaJuda basixabhele isibingelelo asithandayo *uNdikhoyo, batshata neentombi ezinqula uthixo wasemzini. ₁₂Ngamana ke uNdikhoyo wamsika kumzi wakwaYakobi nabani na owenza isikizi elinje, nokuba angade azise iminikelo kuNdikhoyo onamandla onke.

₁₃Nantsi enye into eniyenzayo: Iqonga likaNdikhoyo nilitsho lithi gwantyi ziinyembezi, nintywizisa nincwina, kuba engasayise so iminikelo yenu, engasayamkeli ngothakazelelo ezandleni zenu. ₁₄Ke nina nithi: “Ngaba kutheni?” Kungenxa yokuba uNdikhoyo eyazi into eyenzekileyo phakathi kwakho nomfazi wobutsha bakho. Kaloku uzaphule izithembiso owazenza kunye naye, yena mlingane wakho, nditsho umfazi wakho onqophisene naye.

₁₅Andithi na kaloku uNdikhoyo indoda nomfazi wabenza baba banye ngomzimba nangomoya? Ngani abenze babe banye? Wayefuna babe nenzala emhlonelayo uThixo. Ngoko ke wulawuleni umoya wenu, ungazaphuli izithembiso ozenze nomfazi wobutsha bakho.

₁₆“Ndiluthiyile uqhawulo-mtshato,” utsho uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli. “Indoda eyenjenjalo imambathisa ngenkohlakalo umfazi wayo,” utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke.

Ngoko ke wulawuleni umoya wenu, ningazaphuli izithembiso zenu.

₁₇*UNdikhoyo udiniwe ngamazwi enu, nibe nisithi: “Simdinise ngantoni?”

Nimdinise ngokuthi: “Bonke abenzi bobubi balungile emehlweni kaNdikhoyo; yena wanelisekile ngabo.” Kwakhona ke nina nithi: “Yaz'ba uphi na uThixo wobulungisa?”

₁“Uyabona ke, ndiyasithuma isigidimi sam esiza kundigabulela izigcawu. Ke yona iNkosi le niyilindeleyo yosuka ifike ngequbuliso kule ndlu yayo, nditsho uMthunywa woMnqophiso enimlangazelelayo.” Utsho *uNdikhoyo onamandla onke.

₂Yaz'ba ngubani na oya kuba nako ukuyinyamezela loo mini yokugaleleka kwakhe? Ingubani onokumelana naye akuthi gqi? Kaloku wofana nqwa nesephu ecocayo, abe matwa nomlilo wokunyibilikisa. ₃Uya kuba eze kugweba, afane nomnyibilikisi ocwenga isiliva negolide. Naye ke uya kubahlambulula abaLevi, abacwenge oku kwegolide nesiliva, ukuze babe nako ukuzisa iminikelo kuNdikhoyo benobulungisa. ₄Ke kaloku iminikelo yakwaJuda neyaseJerusalem iya kwamkeleka kuNdikhoyo njengakwimihla yakudala neminyaka yamandulo.

₅UNdikhoyo onamandla onke uthi: “Ndiya kufika ndize kunigweba. Ngoko nangoko ndiya kubabek' ityala bonke abenza imilingo, abakrexezayo, abangqina ubuxoki, nabaqeshi abaqhatha abaqeshwa ngemivuzo yabo, nabo baxhaphaza abahlolokazi neenkedama nabangeneleli, nabo bonke abangandihloneliyo.”

₆“Mna *ndinguNdikhoyo ongajika-jikiyo. Ke nina, nzala kaYakobi, anikatshabalali kwaphela. ₇Ukususela kwimihla yooyihlo niyityeshele imimiselo yam, anayigcina. Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo onamandla onke uthi: ‘Buyelani kum; nam ndobuyela kuni.’

“Niyabuza ke nisithi: ‘Masibuyele kuwe njani na?’

₈“Umntu angamqhatha na uThixo? Kanti nina niyandiqhatha!

“Nobuza ke nithi: ‘Sikuqhatha kanjani na?’

“Kaloku nindenzela ubuqhophololo kwizishumi nakwiminikelo. ₉Xa ninonke ke, isizwe sonke, niqalekisiwe kuba niyandiqhatha.

₁₀“Izishumi ziziseni ziphelele endlwini enguvimba wam ukuze kubekho ukutya endlwini yam. Khanindivavanye kulo mbandela,” utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke, “nibone ukuba andiyi kuwavula na amasango ezulu, ndinithululele iintsikelelo, nditsho nangaphezu kokufuna kwenu. ₁₁Izinambuzane ndozithintela zingazitshabalalisi izilimo zenu, nemidiliya yenu emasimini ingaphulukani neziqhamo zayo.” Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke. ₁₂“Ke izizwe zonke zotsho zithi nithamsanqelekile, kuba ilizwe lenu loba lelihle kunene.” Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke.

₁₃“Nithethe amazwi aqatha ngam,” utsho uNdikhoyo.

“Kambe ke nina nithi: ‘Sithethe ntonitna ngawe?’

₁₄“Kaloku nithi: ‘Kulilizé ukukhonza uThixo. Kube yinzuzoni na kuthi ukugcina oko akulindeleyo? Kusincede ntoni ukuhamba okwabazilileyo phambi koNdikhoyo onamandla onke? ₁₅Kakade, abanekratshi ngabona bathamsanqelekileyo! Abantu abenza izinto ezimbi bayaphumelela; uThixo bayamnyola, bajike basinde.’ ”

₁₆Ke bona abamhlonelayo uNdikhoyo babencokola bodwa, waza weva waphulaphula uNdikhoyo. Phambi kwakhe kwabhalwa incwadi yesikhumbuzo yâbo bamhlonelayo belinika imbeko igama lakhe.

₁₇UNdikhoyo onamandla onke uthi: “Ngaloo mini ndikwenzayo oku bona baya kuba ngabantu bam abaxabisekileyo. Ndiya kuba nobubele kubo oku koyise onobubele kunyana wakhe osebenzisana kunye naye. ₁₈Nobuya ke niwubone umahluko phakathi kwelungisa nesikhohlakali, nditsho phakathi komkhonzayo uThixo nalowo ungamkhonziyo.”

₁*UNdikhoyo onamandla onke uthi: “Inene iyeza imini evutha okweziko apho bonke abakhukhumeleyo nabenzi bobubi baya kutsha njengomququ. Ewe, ngaloo mini baya kutsha baphele tu, kungasali sebe nangcambu. ₂Ke kuni, nina balihlonelayo igama lam, ilanga lobulungisa liya kuphuma linempilo emaphikweni alo. Niya kukhululeka nidlobe njengamankonyana ephuma esibayeni. ₃Ngemini endikwenzayo oku abakhohlakeleyo niya kubanyhasha; kaloku baya kuba luthuthu phantsi kweentende zeenyawo zenu.” Utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke.

₄“Ze niwukhumbule umyalelo wesicaka sam uMosis, nditsho loo mimiselo naloo miqathango ndayinikela uSirayeli ngoMosis eHorebhe.

₅“Niyabona, phambi kwaloo mini kaNdikhoyo inkulu yoyikekayo ndiya kunithumela *umshumayeli uEliya.

₆“Ke yena uya kuziguqulela koonyana iintliziyo zooyise, aze aziguqulele kooyise iintliziyo zoonyana, okanye bendiya kuza ndilitshabalalise ngokupheleleyo ilizwe.”