< Marakai 2 >
1 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a huno, Pristi vahe'mota antahiho, ama'i tamagrama amage'ma antesaza kasege.
“Manje-ke nanku owenu umlayo, lina baphristi.
2 Hagi tamagra tamagu'areti huta nagi'a ahentesga hiho. Hagi ana'ma osana zana, Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumzamo'a huno, asomu'ma eri'naza zantamina eri haviza hugahue. Tamage Nagra ko kazusi huramante'noe, na'ankure tamagra tamagu'aretira huta keni'a antahita novaririze.
Nxa lingalaleli, njalo nxa lingalungisi inhliziyo zenu ukuhlonipha ibizo lami,” kutsho uThixo uSomandla, “ngizaletha isiqalekiso phezu kwenu, njalo ngiziqalekise izibusiso zenu. Yebo, kuvele nje sengiziqalekisile ngoba kalizimiselanga ezinhliziyweni zenu ukungesaba.
3 Tamagripinti'ma fore hu'naza mofavreramina kna zami'na zamazeri haviza nehu'na, tamagrama ofa Kresramana vunaku'ma eme ahegisaza ofa afumofo arifa eri'na tamavugosafina rehame hu'na freneramante'na, tamazeri matevanugeta afu arimpama hute'za arifa'ama eri'za ome netrazafi umanigahaze.
Ngenxa yenu ngizabakhalimela abantwabenu; ngizalihuqa ebusweni ngomswane wemihlatshelo yemikhosi yenu lithathwe linjalo lisiya ekuthunjweni.
4 E'ina hanugeta Nagriku ama kasegea atregeno e'ne huta keta antahita nehanageno, Livae nagate'ma huhagerafi huvempa kema hu'noa kemo'a meno vugahie, huno Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumzamo'a hu'ne.
Ngalokho lizakwazi ukuthi ngilithumele lesi isixwayiso ukuze isivumelwano sami loLevi siqhubeke,” kutsho uThixo uSomandla.
5 Livae vahe'enema huhagerafi huvempagema hu'noana, asimu'ma erino mani ke'ne, arimpa fruma huno mani ke ami'noe. Nagri'ma koro'ma hunanteno, nagoraga'ama mani huhagerafi huvempage amugeno agra Nagri nagorga koro hunanteno mani'ne.
“Isivumelwano sami wayelaso, isivumelwano sokuphila lokuthula, izinto engamupha zona; lokhu kwakuswela inhlonipho, lakanje wangihlonipha walesaba ibizo lami.
6 Agrira tamage nanekemo agipina me'negeno, mago havige nanekea osu'ne. Agra Nagri'ene arimpa fru zampine fatgo avu'ava zampine nevuno, kumi avu'ava zampintira rama'a vahe zamazeri rukrahe hu'ne.
Imfundiso eqotho yayisemlonyeni wakhe njalo kakufunyanwanga lutho oluyinkohliso ezindebeni zakhe. Wahamba lami ngokuthula langobuqotho, waphendula abanengi ababesesonweni.
7 Hagi pristi vahe'mo'za vahe'ma zamaza hanage'za Anumzamo'nama nage'za antahi'zama hanaza vahe mani'naze. Ana hu'negu vahe'mo'zama knare antahi'zama erinaku'ma hanu'za zamagrite vanage'za rempi huzamigahaze. Na'ankure pristi vahera Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumzamofo kema erino vuno eno'ma hu vahe mani'naze.
Ngoba izindebe zomphristi kumele zilonde ulwazi, abantu badinge kuye ukufundiswa ngoba uyisithunywa sikaThixo uSomandla.
8 Hianagi pristi vahe'mota Anumzamo'na kana atreta hazanegraze. Rama'a vahe tamagra antahintahia zamizage'za kumipina trakara hu'naze. Livae vahe'enema huhagerafi'noa huvempa kea ru hantagi'naze, huno Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumzamo'a hu'ne.
Kodwa seliphambukile endleleni, kwathi njalo ngokufundisa kwenu lenza abanengi bakhubeka; lisephule isivumelwano loLevi,” kutsho uThixo uSomandla.
9 Tamagra Nagri kea amagera nonteta, veamokizmima Nagri kema rempima hunezamita mago'amofona masavenke hunezamita, mago'amokizmia ha'renezmantaze. Ana hu'negu Israeli vahe'mo'za tamefi huramigahaze.
“Ngakho sengenze ukuthi leyiswe njalo liyangiswe phambi kwabantu bonke, ngoba kalilandelanga izindlela zami kodwa latshengisa ukubandlulula ekusebenziseni umthetho.”
10 Maka vahe'mota antahita ketama hanunana magoke Nerafa'a mani'ne. Ana hu'neankino Agrake'za Anumzana mani'neno, mika vahera tro hurante'ne. Hagi nahigeta hara ore are nehuta, Anumzamo'ma tafahe'inema huhagerafi huvempagema hu'neana ruha'nentagune?
KasilaBaba munye thina sonke na? Kasidalwanga nguNkulunkulu munye na? Pho singcoliselani isivumelwano sabokhokho bethu na ngokungathembani thina ngokwethu?
11 Juda vahe'mo'za zamentintia atre'za hazagrazageno, kasrino hi'mnama vu'nea avu'ava zana Israeli mopafine Jerusalemi kumapinena hu'naze. Hagi Juda venenemo'za kaza osu havi anumzante'ma mono'ma hunentaza a'neramina ara eri'za Ra Anumzamofo mono nona eri pehana hu'naze.
UJuda ukhohlisile. Kwenziwe amanyala ko-Israyeli laseJerusalema: uJuda useyitshaphazile indlu engcwele uThixo ayithandayo, ngokutshada lendodakazi kankulunkulu wabezizwe.
12 Ra Anumzamo'a Israeli vahepinti'ma iza'o ana avu'ava'ma nehia vahe'ene, ana avu'ava'ma nehuno ofama erino Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumzamofonte'ma esia vahera ahe fanane hugahie. (Jen-Agafa 2:18-25)
Leyondoda ekwenzayo lokho, lokuba ingubani, sengathi uThixo angayisusa emathenteni kaJakhobe lanxa iletha iminikelo kuThixo uSomandla.
13 Hagi ana nehuta mago zama nehazana tamagra amana nehaze, Ra Anumzamofo Kresramana vu ita zavi krafage nehuta tamavunuteti repasupa negita, kragira neraze. Na'ankure ofama eme nehaza ofagura musena huno e'norie.
Enye into eliyenzayo nansi: Ligcwalisa i-alithari likaThixo ngezinyembezi. Liyakhala libubula ngoba kasayinanzi iminikelo yenu, njalo kasayamukeli ngokuthokoza ezandleni zenu.
14 Hianagi tamagra agenoka huta, nahigeno Anumzamo'a antahinoramie? hutama nehazana, na'ankure Ra Anumzamo'ma neramagegetama nehazavema manineta huvempa huta eri'naza a'enena mani fatgo huta nomanize.
Liyabuza lithi, “Kungani na?” Kungenxa yokuthi uThixo umi njengomfakazi phakathi kwakho lomfazi wobutsha bakho, ngoba umkhohlisile yena eyingxenye yakho, umfazi wesivumelwano sakho somtshado.
15 Anumzamo'a tanagrira vene a'enena trohu tanantegeta, arave huta magoke tanavufga huta mani'na'e. Amega tanavufgare'ene avamupine tanagra Agri su'a mani'na'e. Hagi Agra naza tanagripintira eri'za nehie? Tanagripinti'ma fore'ma hanaza mofavreramimo'ma Agri'ma koroma hunte'za agoraga'ama mani zanku ave'nesie. E'igu kagu'a kegava hunenka nehazavema mani'nenka eri'nana aka'are mani fatgo huo.
UThixo kabenzanga baba munye na? Enyameni lemphefumulweni bangabakhe. Kungani bemunye? Ngoba wayedinga inzalo ekholwayo kuNkulunkulu. Ngakho ziqaphele emphefumulweni wakho, ungaze wamkhohlisa umfazi wobutsha bakho.
16 Na'ankure aravema atane zankura tusiza huno nevresra nehie huno Ra Anumzana Israeli vahe Anumzamo'a hu'ne. A'ma netranana, nomani'zama'a azeri amuho nehunka, tusi'a ataza nemine, huno Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumzamo'a hu'ne. E'igu kagu'a kegava hu'nenka, aka'are mani fatgo hunka manio.
“Ngiyakuzonda ukuchitha umtshado,” kutsho uThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uqhubeka esithi, “njalo ngiyayizonda indoda evala ngolaka kumkayo umkayo njengalokhu izivala ngesivunulo,” kutsho uThixo uSomandla. Ngakho ziqaphele wena emphefumulweni wakho, ungaze wakhohlisa.
17 Tamagra rama'a naneke huta Anumzamofona azeri avesra nehaze. Nehuta inankna huta azeri avesra nehune? huta agenoka nehaze. Kefo avu'ava'ma nehaza vahe'mota huta, Ra Anumzamofo avurera tagra knare hu'nonankino, Agra muse hunerante hutama nehaza kemo'a, Ra Anumzamofona azeri avesra nehigeta, iga fatgo huno'ma refkoma nehia Anumzana mani'ne? huta agenoka nehaze.
Selimdinile uThixo ngamazwi enu. Lingabuza lithi, “Simdinise kanjani?” Ngokuthi, “Bonke abenza ububi balungile emehlweni kaThixo, njalo uyathokoza ngabo,” loba ngokuthi, “Ungaphi uNkulunkulu wokwahlulela kuhle na?”