oOKumkani 1 OOKumkani 1-13 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

1Nanko, wafika umfo wakwaThixo, evela kwaYuda, ngokwelizwi likaYehova, wafika eBheteli, uYarobheham emi phambi kwesibingelelo eqhumisela.

2Wamemeza esibingelelweni ngelizwi likaYehova, wathi, Wena sibingelelo, sibingelelo, utsho uYehova; Uyabona, kuya kuzalwa umntwana kwindlu kaDavide ogama linguYosiya; uze ubabulale ababingeleli beziganga abaqhumisela phezu kwakho, atshiswe phezu kwakho amathambo abantu.

3Wanikela umqondiso ngaloo mini, wathi, Nguwo lo umqondiso awuthethileyo uYehova; Yabona, isibingelelo siya kuqwengwa, nothuthu oluphezu kwaso lulahlwe;

4Weva ukumkani uYarobheham ilizwi lomfo wakwaThixo ekhwaza esibingelelweni esiseBheteli, wasolulela isandla sakhe esibingelelweni, wathi, Mbambeni. Kwanesandla sakhe awayesolulele kuye esomile, ngokokude angabi nako ukusisondeza kuye.

5Sikrazulwa isibingelelo nothuthu lwesibingelelo, ngokomqondiso awawunikelayo umntu kaTHIXO oyinyaniso ngelizwi likaYehova.

Ukubuyiselwa kwesandla seNkosi emva kokuthandaza kuYehova

6Waphendula uYehova, wathi kumfo wakwaThixo, Thandaza kuYehova uThixo wakho, undithandazele, sibuyele kum isandla sam. Wathandaza umfo wakwaThixo kuYehova, saza isandla sokumkani samphilisa kwakhona, waba njengokwangaphambili.

7Wandula ke ukumkani wathi kumfo wakwaThixo: “Hamba nam siye ekhaya, uze uzithembe, yaye ndiza kukunika umvuzo.

8Wathi umfo wakwaThixo kukumkani, Nokuba uthe wandinika isiqingatha sendlu yakho, andingekhe ndiye nawe, andingekhe ndidle sonka, andingekhe ndisele manzi kule ndawo.

9Ngenxa enokuba ndawiselwa umthetho ngelizwi likaYehova, elithi, Uze ungadli sonka, ungaseli manzi, ungabuyi ngendlela obuze ngayo.

10Wahamba ngenye indlela, akabuya ngendlela abeze ngayo eBheteli.

11Kwaye kukho apho eBheteli umprofeti othile, owalupheleyo; Beza oonyana bakhe, bamxelela yonke imisebenzi awayenzayo umfo wakwaThixo ngaloo mini, eBheteli amazwi awawathethayo kukumkani, awawaxela nakuyise.

12Wathi uyise kubo, Nihambe ngayiphi na indlela? Kuba oonyana bakhe babeyibonile indlela awayehamba ngayo umntu kaThixo wokwenene owayevela kwaYuda.

13Wathi koonyana bakhe, Ndigcineleni iesile. Bayibopha iesile, wakhwela.

14Wamlandela umntu kaTHIXO oyinyaniso waza wamfumana ehleli phantsi komdiliya, waza wathi kuye: “Unguye na umfo kaTHIXO oyinyaniso owaphuma kwaYuda? Wathi yena: Ndinguye.

15Wathi kuye, Hamba siye ekhaya, udle isonka.

16Wathi yena, Andiyi kubuya nawe, andiyi kungena nawe; andiyi kudla sonka, andiyi kusela manzi nawe kule ndawo.

17Kwathi, ngenxa enokuba ndixelelwe ngelizwi likaYehova, kwathiwa, Uze ungadli sonka, ungaseli manzi khona, ungabuyi ngendlela obuhambe ngayo.

18Wathi kuye, Ndingumprofeti nam njengawe; sathetha isithunywa sikaYehova kum, sisithi, Mbuyisele endlwini yakho, adle isonka, asele namanzi. Kodwa wamxokisa.

19Wabuya ke naye, wadla isonka, wasela namanzi endlwini yakhe.

20Kwathi, besetafileni, kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kumprofeti lowo ubembuyisile.

21Wabiza umfo wakwaThixo ovela kwaYuda, wathi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ekubeni uwungcikive umlomo kaYehova, akwawugcina umthetho abekuwisele uYehova uThixo wakho;

22Wabuya wadla isonka, wasela amanzi kuloo ndawo abethethe ngayo uYehova, wathi, Ize ningadli sonka, ningaseli manzi; umzimba wakho awuyi kufikelela engcwabeni likayihlo.

23Emva kokutya isonka nokusela, wabopha idonki, awayeyibuyisele umprofeti lowo wayembuyisile.

24Uthe ke akuphuma, wafunyanwa yingonyama endleleni, yambulala; isidumbu sakhe sajulwa endleleni, lema iesile phezu kwalo; nayo ingonyama yema ngasesibatheni.

25Kwabonakala kudlula amadoda lawo, abona isabatha endleleni, kumi ingonyama phezu komgibe; beza bashumayela kwisixeko awayehlala kuso umprofeti omdala.

26Wathi akukuva oko umprofeti obembuyisile endleleni, wathi: “Lo ngumfo wakwaThixo oyinyaniso ongaliphulaphulanga ilizwi likaYehova; uYehova wamnika ingonyama, yamqwenga, yambulala ngokwelizwi likaYehova, awalithethayo kuye.

27Wathetha koonyana bakhe, wathi, Ndigcineleni iesile. Kwaye bamjonga.

28Waya ke, wawuphosa umzimba wakhe endleleni; ingonyama ayizange iwudle umgibe, ayizange iyiqwenge nedonki.

29Ngoko umprofeti wawuthabatha umzimba womntu oyinyaniso kaTHIXO oyinyaniso wawukhwelisa e-esileni waza wabuya nawo; Weza ke esixekweni umprofeti lowo useleyindoda enkulu, ukuba ammbambazelele, amngcwabe.

30Wawubeka umzimba wakhe engcwabeni lakhe; Bamkhalela, besithi: Oh!

31Wathi ke ekumngcwabeni kwakhe, wathetha koonyana bakhe, esithi, Ndakuba ndifile, yizani, nindingcwabe engcwabeni angcwatyelwe kulo umfo wakwaThixo; wawabeka amathambo phambi kwamathambo akhe.

32Ngokuba liya kuzaliseka ilizwi elo, awalimemezayo ngelizwi likaYehova esibingelelweni esiseBheteli, nasezigangeni zonke zemizi yakwaSamari.

33Emva koko uYerobhoham akazange ajike endleleni yakhe embi, kodwa waphinda wamisela abantu abasweleyo phakathi kwabantu ukuba babe ngababingeleli beendawo eziphakamileyo;

34Eli lizwi laba sisono kwindlu kaYarobheham, ukuba litshatyalaliswe, litshatyalaliswe emhlabeni.