ISINGENISO
Ku-TheStoryofAhikarsinemithomboyakadekhulu yomcabangonokuhlakaniphakwabantuUmthelela wayoungalandelwangeenganekwanezabantuabanengi, kufakahlanganai-Koran,kanyeneTestamenteeliDala neliTjha
Umfanekisootholwee-Treves,e-Germany,uveza umlingisika-Ahikarhlangananamadoda ahlakaniphilekowephasiNansiindatjanayakhe emibalabala
IlangalendabalebelilokhukukhulunywakhuluIzazi zagcinazibekaphasingekhululokuthomalokha nazifakazelwabonazinephuthangendabayokuthoma eyavelaephephenile-Aramulango-500BChlangana namabhodlowe-Elephantine
Indabalengokusobalainganekwaneingasiumlando Kuhlekuhleumfundiangenzaukwazanakwayo emakhasiniwokungezelelawe-TheArabianNights Itlolwekuhlekhulu,begoduukulandisaokuzeleisenzo, ukuthakazelisa,nokuphunyukaokuncanikubamba ukutjhejakokugcina.Ikululekoyokucabangayinto eqakathekekhuluyomtloli.
Ukutlolakuhlukanakwabaziingabaezine:(1) Ukulandisa;(2)Ukufundisa(uchungechunge oluphawulekayolweZaga);(3)Ikhambolokuya eGibhide;(4)Iimfanekisonofanaimifanekiso(laphouAhikaraqedakhonaukufundisaumzukuluwakhe ophukileko).
ISAHLUKO1
U-Ahikar,uMphathiomkhuluwe-Asiriya, unamakhosikaziama-60kodwanaakabinendodana Ngalokho-kewamukelaumzukuluwakhe.Umgcwalisa ngokuhlakaniphanelwaziukudlulaisinkwanamanzi
1Indabaka-Haiqârohlakaniphileko,u-VizierkaSenaheribiiKosi,no-Nadani,indodanakadadewabokaHaiqârohlakaniphileko
2KwakukhonauMphathiswangesikhathiseKosi uSaneheribi,indodanakaSaradumu,iKosiye-Asiriya neNineve,indodaehlakaniphilekoibizolayouHaiqâri, begodubekaMphathiswawenkosiuSanakheribi
3Bekanemaliehle,inothonepahlaenengi,begodu bekanekhono,ohlakaniphileko,isazisefilosofi,ngolwazi, ngombononangombuso,begodubekatjhadenabafazi abangamatjhumiasithandathu,begoduwakheisigodlo ngasinyesabo
4Kodwanangakhokokelokhoakhengeabenomntwana yabafazilaba,ongabayindlalifayakhe
5Wadanakhulungebangalalokhu,ngelinyeilanga wabuthaizazizeenkwekwezinabantuabafundileko nabathakathi,wabahlathululelaubujamobakhenendaba yokungazalikwakhe
6Basebesithikuye,'Hamba,uyokuhlabelaonkulunkulu, ubancengebonamhlamunyebakunikeumsana'
7Wenzanjengombanabamtjelile,wanikelaimihlabelo eenthombeni,wazincenga,wazincenga,ngokuzibawa 8Kodwanaakhengebamphendulengitjholitho Wahambaadanilebegoduadanile,wasukaaneenhlungu ehliziyweniyakhe
9Wabuya,wancengauZimuoPhezulu,wakholwa, wamncengangokuvuthaehliziyweniyakhe,wathi:'O ZimuoPhezulu,OMdaliweZulunomhlaba,OMdali wazozokeizintoezidaliweko!
10Ngiyakuncengabonaunginikeumsana,ukwenzela bonangiduduzwenguyebonaabekhonaesikhathini sami,ukuzeangivaleamehlowami,begodu angingcwabe'
11Kwasekufikakuyeilizwilathi:Njengombana uthembeleeenthombeniezibaziweko,wanikelakizo imihlabelo,ngalokho-keuzakuhlalaunganabantwana ipiloyakhoyoke
12KodwanathathauNadaniindodanakadadewenu, umenzeumntanakho,umfundiseukufundakwakho nokukhulisakwakhookuhle,begoduekufenikwakho uzakungcwaba'
13Khona-kewathathauNadaniindodanakadadewabo, obegadeamunyisa.Wamnikelaebantwiniabamunyisako abasibhozo,kobanabamncelisebegodubamkhulise.
14Bamkhulisangokudlaokumnandinokubandula okumnene,nezambathozesilika,nezibubende nezibomvu.Bekahleziphezukwamasofawesilika.
15KwathiuNadaninakakhulakobegoduakhamba, ahlumanjengomsedariomude,wamfundisaukuziphatha kuhlenokutlola,nesayensinefilosofi.
16NgemvakwamalangaamanengiiKosiuSaneheribi yaqalai-Haiqâriyabonabonaseleigugilekhulu,begodu yathikuye.
17'Omnganamiohloniphekileko,onekghono, othembekileko,ohlakaniphileko,umbusi,unobhala wami,u-vizierwami,uTjhanselawaminomnqophisi; kwamambalaseleukhulilekhulubegoduuneminyaka; begoduukusukakwakhoephasinikufanelekubeseduze
18Ngitjelebonangubaniozakubanendawo emsebenziniwamingemvakwakho'U-Haiqârwathi kuye,'Onkosiyami,kwangathiikhandalakholiphile unomphela!KunoNadaniindodanakadadewethu, ngimenzeumntanami
19Ngimkhulisilebegodungamfundisaukuhlakanipha kwaminelwazilami'
20Inkosiyathikuye,'OHaiqâr!mlethephambikwami, ukuzengimbone,begodunangengimfumanaafaneleka, mfakeendaweniyakho;begoduuzakukhamba, uyokuphumulabegoduuphileipiloyakhoeseleko ngokuphumulaokumnandi'
21U-Haiqârwayawavezau-Nadaniindodana kadadewaboBesewenzaihloniphobegoduwamfisela amandlanedumo
22Wamqalawamhloniphabegoduwathokozangaye wathiku-Haiqâr:'Kghaniloyindodanakho,Haiqâr? NgiyathandazabonauZimuamlondolozeNjengoba ungisebenzeleminanobabawamiuSarihadumu,umsana
Indabaka-Ahikar
wakhoangangikhonzabegoduafezeimisebenziyami, iintlhogozami,nemisebenziyami,ukwenzelabona ngimhloniphebegodungimenzeabenamandlangebanga lakho'
23U-Haiqârwakhothamelaikosiwathikiyo, 'Kwangathiikhandalakholingaphila,Onkosiyami, nkosi,unomphela!Ngifunakuwebonaubekezele umsanawamiu-Nadanibegoduumlibaleleamaphutha wakheukwenzelabonaakusebenzelengendlela efaneleko'
24Inkosiyayisifungakuyeukuthiizamenzaabemkhulu kunabobonkeabathandekayobayo,abelamandla kulabobonkeabanganebayo,njalouzakubalaye ngenhloniphoyonkeWaqabulaizandlazakhe wamvalelisa
25WathathauNadaniindodanakadadewabonaye wamhlalisangendliniyokuphumulabegoduwamfundisa ubusukuneminibekwabakulaphoseleamgcwalisa ngokuhlakaniphanelwaziukudlulaisinkwanamanzi
ISAHLUKO2
"I-PoorRichard'sAlmanac"yeenkhathizakadeImilayo engaphelikoyokuziphathakwabantumalungananemali, abafazi,ukugqoka,ibhizinisi,abangani.Izaga ezithakazelisakhuluzitholakalaemavesini12,17,23, 37,45,47.Madanisaivesi63nezinyezezinto ezihlambalazakozanamhlanjesi.
1Wamfundisakanjalo,wathi:'Ondodanayami!yizwa ikulumoyamibegoduulandeleisiyelelisosamibegodu ukhumbuleengikutjhoko.
2Ondodanayami!nangabeuzwailizwi,alifele ehliziyweniyakho,ungalivezikomunye,hlezilibe lilahleeliphilakolitjhiseilimilakholibangeleubuhlungu emzimbeniwakho,begoduuzuzeihlazo,begoduube neenhloniphambikwakaZimubegoduindoda.
3Ondodanayami!nangabeuzwileimbiko, ungayirhatjhi;begodunangabeuboneokuthileko, ungakutjeli.
4Ondodanayami!yenzaukukhulumakwakhokube lulakumlaleli,begoduungajahiukuphendula
5Ondodanayami!lokhanaseleuzwileokuthileko, ungakufihli
6Ondodanayami!Ungakhululiifindoelivaliweko, ungalithukululi,begoduungalivaliifindo elikhululekileko
7Ondodanayami!ungakhanukiubuhlebangaphandle, ngombanabuphelabegodubudlula,kodwana ukukhumbulaokuhloniphekilekokuhlalaisikhathieside
8Ondodanayami!ungavumeliumfazioyisidlhayela akukhohlisengekulumoyakhe,hlezeufeukufaokumbi khulu,begoduakubophengenethiuzeubambeke
9Ondodanayami!ungakhanukiumuntuwengubo ogqokeisambathonamafutha,odelelakonoyisilima emphefumulweniwakheMayewenanangabeumnikela nanyanayinieyakho,namkhaumnikelalokho okusesandlenisakhobeseuyakuyengaesonweni, begoduuZimuakwatele
10Ondodanayami!ungabinjengomuthiwe-alimondi, ngombanaukhiqizaamakariphambikwayoyokeimithi, neentheloezidliwakongemvakwazozoke,kodwana yibanjengomuthiwe-mulberry,othelaiinthelo ezidliwakophambikwayoyokeimithi,begoduukhiqiza amakaringemvakwazozoke
11Ondodanayami!gobaikhandalakho,uthambise ilizwilakho,ubenesizotha,uhambeendleleni eqondileko,ungabisidlhadlhaUngaphakamisiilizwi lakholokhanawuhlekakongombanangathana bekuyiphimboelikhulubonaindluyakhiwa,imbongolo beyizokwakhaizindluezinengiqobelanga;begodu nangabebekungamandlaukuthiigejaliqhutjhwe,igeja bengezelasuswangaphasikwamahlombewamakamela 12Omndodana!ukususaamatjenomuntu ohlakaniphilekokungconokunokunathaiwayini nomuntuodabukileko
13Ondodanayami!thelaiwayinilakhoemathuneni wabalungileko,unganathinabantuabanganalwazi, abadelelako
14Ondodanayami!unamatheleebantwini abahlakaniphilekoabamesabakouZimubegodubabe njengabo,begoduungatjhideliebantwiniabangaziko, hlezeubenjengayebegoduufundeiindlelazakhe.
15Ondodanayami!lokhanaseleufumeneumngani namkhaumngani,mlinge,beseumenzaumngani nomngani;begoduungamdumisingaphandle kokulingwa;begoduungakonakalisiikulumoyakho nomuntuongakahlakaniphi.
16Ondodanayami!ngesikhathiisicathulosihlala enyaweniyakho,khambangasoemeveni,wenzele indodanakhoindlela,nendluyakhonabantwanabakho, begoduwenzeumkhumbiwakhoubebudisingaphambi kobanaungeneelwandlenamagagasiwawobegodu utjhingebegoduangezeakghoneisindisiwe.
17Ondodanayami!nangabeumuntuonjingilekoadla inyoka,bathi,--"Kungokuhlakaniphakwakhe,"begodu nangabeumuntuompofuayidla,abantubathi,"Ngenxa yendlalayakhe."
18Ondodanayami!usuthisekangesidlosakhosemihla ngemihlanezintozakho,begoduangakhanuki okungokomunyeumuntu
19Ondodanayami!ungabimakhelwanawesiwula, ungadlinaso,ungathokozingeentjhijilo zabomakhelwanabakhoNangabeisithasakhosikwenza kumbi,simtjengiseumusa
20Ondodanayami!umuntuowesabauZimuwena umsabebegoduumhloniphe
21Ondodanayami!umuntuonganalwaziuyawa akhubeke,begoduumuntuohlakaniphileko,nanoma akhubeka,akasikinyeki,begodunanomaangawaavuke msinyana,begodunangabeagula,angatlhogomelaipilo yakheKodwanamalungananomuntuongaziko, oyisiwula,ngesifosakheasikhoisidakamizwa
22Ondodanayami!nangabeumuntuozakuwe ongaphasikwakho,yiyaphambiliuyomhlangabeza, uhlaleumile,begodunangabeangezeakghone ukukubuyisela,iKosiyakheizokubuyisela
23Ondodanayami!ungatjhiyaindodanakho,ngombana ukutjhwabaindodanakhokufananomqubaengadini, nokubophaumlomowesikhwama,nokubophaiinlwana, nokuvalaumnyango
24Ondodanayami!vimbaindodanakhoebumbini, begoduuyifundiseukuziphathangaphambikobana ikuhlamukelebegoduikudelelehlangananabantu begoduulengiseihlokwakhoemigwaqweni nemihlanganwenibegoduujeziswengobumbibezenzo zakheezimbi
25Ondodanayami!zitholeleinkomoekhulupheleko enejwabu,nebabhemiekulueneenselozayo,ungatholi inkabieneempondoezikulu,ungabimnganinomuntu okhohlisako,namkhaufumaneisigqilaesiphikisanako, namkhaincekukazieyisela,malungananakhokoke okwenzakokibobazokubhubhisa
26Ondodanayami!ababelethibakhobangakuqalekisi, begoduiKosiithabengabo;ngombanakwathiwa,"Lowo odelelauyisenofanauninaakafeukufa(ngitjhoukufa kwesono);begoduloyoohloniphaababelethibakhe uzakukhulisaamalangawakhenepiloyakhebegodu uzakubonakokeokuhle""
27Ondodanayami!ungakhambiendleleningaphandle kweenkhali,ngombanaawazibonaisithasingahlangana nininawe,ukwenzelabonaubesilungele.
28Ondodanayami!ungabinjengomuthionganamakari ongakhuliko,kodwanaubenjengomuthiombozwe ngamakariwawonamagatjawawo;ngombanaindoda enganamfazinabantwanaihlazekaephasinibegodu izondwangibo,njengomuthionganamakariongatheli iinthelo.
29Ondodanayami!yibanjengesihlahlaesithelako ecelenikomgwaqo,isithelosasosidliwangiboboke abadlulako,neenlwanazehlaneziphumulengaphasi komthunziwasobegoduzidleamakariwaso.
30Ondodanayami!yokeimvuephambukaendleleni yayonabanganibayoibakukudlakwempisi.
31Ondodanayami!ungatjhoukuthi,"Ikosiyami isilimabegoduminangihlakaniphile,"begoduungatjho ikulumoyokungazinobudlhadlha,hlezeudelwenguye
32Ondodanayami!ungabingomunyewalezozinceku, laphoamakhosiwazoathikiwo,"Sukakithi,"kodwana ubengomunyewalaboabathikibo,"Sondelautjhidele kithi"
33Ondodanayami!ungaphululiincekuyakhophambi komnganayo,ngombanaawazibonangiyiphikizo ezakubaligugukuweekugcineni
34Ondodanayami!ungesabiiKosiyakhoekudalileko, hlezeithulekuwe
35Ondodanayami!yenzaikulumoyakhoibemnandi begoduubemnandiilimilakho;begoduungavumeli umnganiwakhobonaanyatheleunyawolwakho,hleze anyathelengesinyeisikhathiesifubenisakho
36Ondodanayami!nangabeutshayaumuntu ohlakaniphilekongelizwilokuhlakanipha,kuzokucasha esifubenisakhenjengomuzwaongabonakaliko wokuhlazeka;kodwananangabeushayaumuntu ongazikongendukuangezewazwisisanamkhawezwa
37Ondodanayami!nangabeuthumelaumuntu ohlakaniphilekomalungananeendingozakho, ungamnikiimiyaloeminengi,ngombanauzokwenza umsebenziwakhonjengombanaufuna:begodunangabe uthumelaisidlhayela,ungamlayeli,kodwanakhamba wenawenzeumsebenziwakho,ngombananangabe umlaye,angezeenzelokhookufunakoNabakuthuma ngomsebenzi,msinyanaukuwufezamsinyana
38Ondodanayami!ungenziisithasomuntu esinamandlaukudlulawena,ngombanauzokuthatha isilinganisosakho,begoduuzoziphindiselelakuwe
39Ondodanayami!hlolaindodanakhonencekuyakho, ngaphambikobanaubanikeleipahlayakhokibo,hleze babathathe;ngombanaloyoonesandlaesizelekoubizwa ngokuthiuhlakaniphile,ngitjhonanyanaangasilima begoduangazi,begoduloyoonesandlaesingenalutho ubizwangokuthimtlhaga,angazi,ngitjhonanyana angabasikhulusezihlakaniphi
40Ondodanayami!Ngidlilei-colocynth,begodu ngagwinyai-aloe,begoduangikafumanilithoelibabako ukudlulaubuphofunokutlhayela.
41Ondodanayami!fundisaindodanakhoukonga nendlala,ukwenzelabonayenzekuhleekuphatheni indluyayo.
42Ondodanayami!ungafundisiabangazikoilimi labantuabahlakaniphileko,ngombanakuzokuba mthwalokibo.
43Ondodanayami!ungatjengisiubujamobakho kumnganakho,hlezeudelelekenguye.
44Ondodanayami!ukungabonikwehliziyo kubuhlunguukudlulaukungabonikwamehlo,ngombana ukungabonikwamehlokungaqondiswakancanikancani, kodwanaukungabonikwehliziyoakukhokhelwa,begodu kutjhiyaindlelaeqondileko,kuyangendlela ekhohlakelekoindlela.
45Ondodanayami!ukukhubekakomuntungonyawo lwakhekungconokunokukhubekakomuntungolimi lwakhe
46Ondodanayami!umnganioseduzeungcono kunomfowethuokhatshana
47Ondodanayami!ubuhlebuyaphelakodwana ukufundakuhlalaisikhathieside,begoduumhlaba uyaphelabegoduubelilize,kodwanaibizoelihlealibi lilizenamkhaliphele
48Ondodanayami!umuntuongenakuphumula,ukufa kwakhebekungconokunepiloyakhe;begoduitjhada lokulilalingconokunetjhadalokuhlabelela;ngombana ukudananokulila,nangabeukwesabauZimukukhona kibo,kungconoukudlulaumdumowokuvuma nokuthokoza
49Mntanami!ithangalesirhwarhwaesandlenisakho lingconokunehansiebhodwenilomakhelwanawakho; nemvueduzekwakhoingconokunenkabiekude;begodu intakaesandlenisakhoingconokuneenyoni eziyinkulungwanaeziphaphako;begoduubuphofu obubuthelelabungconoukudlulaukusabalalisaukudla okunengi;begoduimpungutjheephilakoingcono kunebhubesielifileko;begoduiphawundileboya lingconokunephawundilenotho,ngitjhoigolidenesiliva;
ngombanaigolidenesilivazifihliwebegoduzimbozwe ephasini,begoduazibonakali;kodwanauboyabuhlala emakethebegodubuyabonakala,begodubuhlekiloyo obumbathako
50Ondodanayami!inhlanhlaencaniingcono kunenhlanhlaehlakazekileko
51Ondodanayami!injaephilakoingconokunendoda ehluphekilekoefileko
52Ondodanayami!umuntuompofuowenza okulungilekoungconokunomuntuocebilekoofile ezonweni
53Ondodanayami!gcinailizwiehliziyweniyakho, begodulizokubalinengikuwe,begoduuqaphele ukulahlekawembulaimfihloyomnganakho
54Ondodanayami!ungavumeliilizwiliphume emlonyeniwakhouzeuthatheisivumelwano ngehliziywakhoUngajamehlangananabantu niphikisana,ngombanangelizwielimbikuvela ukuphikisana,nokuphikisanakuvelaipi,begoduepini kuvelaukulwa,begoduuzokugandelelekabonaufakaze; kodwanagijimauphumule.
55Ondodanayami!ungajamelaninomuntuonamandla ukudlulawena,kodwanazitholeleumoyawokubekezela, nokukghodlhelelanokuziphathaokulungileko, ngombanaakukhookuhleukudlulalokho.
56Ondodanayami!Ungamzondiumnganiwakho wokuthoma,ngombanaowesibiliangezeahlaleisikhathi eside.
57Ondodanayami!vakatjhelaabatlhagako ekuhluphekenikwakhe,begoduukhulumengaye phambikwe-Sultan,begoduwenzeumzamowakho ukumsindisaemlonyeniwebhubesi.
58Ondodanayami!ungathabingokuhlongakala kwesithasakho,ngombanangemvakwesikhatjhana uzokubangumakhelwanawaso,begoduloyo okuhlekisakouyamhloniphabegoduuyamhlonipha begoduubenayengaphambiliniekubingeleleni.
59Ondodanayami!nangabeamanziangamaezulwini, begoduigwababaelimnyamalibemhlophe,nemira ikhuleibemnandinjengeliju,khona-keabantu abanganalwazineziwulabangazwisisabegodubabe bahlakaniphileko
60Ondodanayami!nangabeufunaukubamhlakaniphi, qinisailimulakhobonalingaqambiamanga,nesandla sakhoebantwini,namehlowakhobonaangaboniokumbi; khona-keuzakubizwangokuthiuhlakaniphile
61Ondodanayami!akeumuntuohlakaniphileko akubethengenduku,kodwanaisiwulasingakugcobi ngamafuthaamnandiZithobeebutjhenibakhobegodu uzokudunyiswaebudalenibakho
62Ondodanayami!Ungajamelaninomuntungesikhathi samandlakhe,namkhaumlambongesikhathi sokukhukhulakwawo
63Ondodanayami!ungajahiemtjhadweniwomfazi, ngombananangabekuphumelakuhle,uzokuthi,‘Kosi yami,ngilungiselele’;begodunangabekuvelakumbi, uzokulinganisaumuntuobegadeabangelalokho
64Ondodanayami!nanyanangubaniomuhle ngesambathosakhe,uyafanangekulumoyakhe;begodu
loyoonokubukekaokumbingesambathosakhe,naye uyafanangekulumoyakhe
65Ondodanayami!nangabewenzeubugebengu,yazisa i-Sultan,begoduumnikeisabelosayo,ukwenzelabona ukhululwekuye,ngombanangaphandlekwalokho uzokubekezelelaubuhlungu
66Ondodanayami!yenzaumnganiwendodaisandla sakheesisuthisekako,begoduungenziumngani wendodaisandlasakheesivaliwebegodusilambile
67Kunezintoezinelaphoikosinebutholayo lingakghoniukuvikelekakizo:ukugandelelwa ngumphathi,nombusoomumbi,nokuphenduka kwentando,nokugandelelekaphezukwesikhonzi; nezintoezineezingekhezifihleke:ohlakaniphileko, nobuwula,nonothileko,nompofu'
ISAHLUKO3
U-Ahikaruthathaumhlalaphasiekuhlanganyeleni okusebenzakoeendabenizombusoUnikelangepahla yakhekumzukuluwakheokhohlisako.Nansiindatjana emangalisakoyokuthiumuntuongathokoziko uphendukanjaniumkhohlisiIceboelihlakaniphileko lokubophau-Ahikarliphumelaekutheniagwetjweukufa. Kubonakalangasuthiukuphelakwaka-Ahikar.
1Wakhulumanjalou-Haiqâr,begodunakaqedaimiyalo nezagaku-Nadan,indodanakadadewabo,wacabanga bonauzozigcinazoke,begodubekangazibona esikhundlenisalokhobekatjengisaukudinwanokudelela nokuhlekisa.
2Ngemvakwalokhou-Haiqârwahlalaathuleendlini yakhewanikelaku-Nadaniyokeipahlayakhe,neenceku, neencekukazi,namabhiza,neenkomo,nakhokoke okunyeebekanakhobegoduakuzuzileko;begodu amandlawokubizanokukhandelaahlalaesandleni sakaNadani.
3U-Haiqârwahlalaaphumuleendliniyakhe,begodu ngezikhathiezithilekou-Haiqârwayaahloniphaikosi, wabuyelaekhaya.
4Nje-kelokhauNadannakabonabonaamandla wokuyalanokuvimbelaasesandlenisakhe,wadelela isikhundlasakaHaiqârbegoduwamhlekisa,begodu wathomaukumsolananyanakunininakavelako,wathi, 'UmalumewamiuHaiqârusebujamwenibakhe,begodu akazilithonje'
5Wathomaukubethaiingqilaneencekukazi,wathengisa amahhashinamakamelabegoduwasebenzisaimali enengingakhokokeokwakunakhoumalumeu-Haiqâr
6Kwathiu-Haiqârnakabonabonaakanazwelo eencekwinizakhenendluyakhe,wasukumawamqotjha endliniyakhe,wathumelaukubikelaikosibonauhlakaze ipahlayakhenokudlakwakhe
7Ikosiyasukumayabizau-Nadaniyathikuye: 'Ngesikhathiu-Haiqârasaphilile,akekhoozokubusa phezukwepahlayakhe,namkhaphezukwendluyakhe, namkhaphezukwepahlayakhe'
8IsandlasakaNadanisaphakanyiswakumalumewakhe u-Haiqârinakuzozokeiimpahlazakhe,begoduhlangana
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nalesosikhathiazangeangenenamkhaaphume,begodu azangeambingelele
9Ngemvakwalokhou-Haiqârwazisolangokuzikhandla kwakheno-Nadaniindodanakadadewabo,begodu waragelaphambilinokudanakhulu
10U-Nadanibekanomfowaboomncaniogamalakhe lingu-Benuzârdân,yekeu-Haiqârwamthatha esikhundlenisaka-Nadani,wamkhulisabegodu wamhloniphakhuluWanikelakuyekokeebekanakho, wambekabonaabemphathiwendluyakhe
11Nje-kelokhauNadaninakazwisisaukuthikwenzekeni, wabanomonanomona,wathomaukukhononakiboboke ebebambuzaimibuzo,begoduwahlekisaumalume wakhe,uHaiqâr,wathi:'Umalumewamiungisuse endliniyakhe,begoduukhetheumfowethukimi, kodwananangabeuZimuoPhezukokeangiphaamandla, ngizomlethelaishwalokubulawa'
12UNadaniwaragelaphambilinokuzindlangokuthi ngisiphiisikhubekisoangamenzelasonaNgemva kwesikhatjhanauNadaniwatjhugululalokho engqondweniyakhe,watlolaincwadieyaku-Akishi, indodanakaShayiohlakaniphileko,ikosiyePheresiya, wathi:
13'Ukuthula,ipilo,namandlanedumoelivela kuSaneheribiikosiye-AsiriyaneNineve,naku-viziri wakhenombhaliwakheu-Haiqârkuwe,wenankosi ekulu!Akubenepenihlangananaminawe.
14Njalolokhaincwadilenayifikakuwe,nangabeuvuka uyemsinyanaethafenile-Nisirini,ne-Asiriya,ne-Nineve, ngizokunikelaumbusokuwengaphandlekwepibegodu ngaphandlekokulwa.'
15Wabhalanenyeincwadingebizolaka-Haiqâreya kuFaroikosiyeGibhide.'Akubenokuthulahlangana nawe,nkosienamandla!
16Nangabengesikhathisencwadileifikakuwe ungavukauyee-Asiriyane-Nineveethafenile-Nisrini, ngizokunikelaumbusongaphandlekwepingaphandle kokulwa'
17Ukutlolakwaka-Nadanibekufananokutlola kwakamalumewakheu-Haiqâr
18Wasegoqaiincwadiezimbili,wazivalangephawu kamalumewakheuHaiqâr;nanyanakunjalo bebasendliniyenkosi
19Besewayawatlolaincwadievelaenkosiniukuya kumalumewakheu-Haiqâr:'Ukuthulanepiloku-Vizier wami,uNobhalawami,uMphathiswawami,u-Haiqâr
20OHaiqâr,lokhaincwadilenayifikakuwe,buthanisa wokeamasotjaanawe,begoduaphelelengezambatho nangenani,begoduuwalethekimingelangalesihlanu ethafenile-Nisrîn
21Nawungibonalaphongizakuwe,msinyanawenze ibutholihlaselekiminjengesithaesifunaukulwanami ngombanangineenthunywazikaFaroikosiyeGibhide” ukuzebaboneamandlawebutholethubegodubasisabe, ngombanabayizithazethubegodubayasizonda' 22Wabeseuvalaincwadiwayithumelae-Haiqâr ngomunyeweencekuzekosiWathathaenyeincwadi egadeayitlolilewayindlalaphambikwekosiwayifundela wayitjengisaitshwayo
23Kwathiikosinayizwalokhoebekusencwadini, yadidekakhulu,yathukuthelakhulu,yathi:'Hawu, ngitjengiseukuhlakaniphakwami!ngenzeniku-Haiqâr ukuthiatloleiincwadileziezithenizami?Ingabelokhu kungumvuzowamiovelakuyengeenzuzozamikuye?' 24UNadaniwathikuye,‘Ungadabuki,nkosi!begodu ungathukutheli,kodwanaasiyeethafenile-Nisrînsibone bonaindatjanaleyoiliqinisona'
25NgelangalesihlanuuNadaniwavukawathathaikosi namasotjanomphathi,bayaenkangalaethafenileNisiriniInkosiyaqala,khangela!U-Haiqârnebutho lakhebebahlelekile
26Kwathiu-Haiqârnakabonabonaikosiikhona, watjhidelawatjengisaibuthobonalikhambenjengepi begodulilwenekosingendlelaebekutholwengayo encwadini,bekangazibonauNadaniumgebheleumgodi onjani
27Kwathilokhaikosinayibonaisenzosaka-Haiqâr yabanjwakukhathazeka,nokwesabanokudideka, begoduyathukuthelakhulu
28UNadaniwathikuye,'Ubonile,nkosiyami,nkosi! khuyinieyenziwemumbilo?kodwanaungathukutheli begoduungadabukinamkhauzweubuhlungu,kodwana iyaemziniwakhouhlaleesihlalwenisakhosobukhosi, ngizokulethau-Haiqârkuweabotjhiwebegodu abotjhiwengamaketani,begodungizokuqotjhaisitha sakhokuwengaphandlekokuzikhandla.'
29Inkosiyabuyelaesihlalwenisayosobukhosi, ithukuthelenge-Haiqâr,azangeyenzelithongaye.UNadanwayaku-Haiqârwathikuye,'W'allah,Omalume wami!Ikosiithokozangawengethaboelikhulubegodu iyakuthokozangokwenzalokhoekuyalengakho.
30Nje-keungithumilekuwebonauthumeleamabutho emisebenziniyawo,uzekuyeizandlazakhozibotjhwe ngemva,neenyawozakhozibotjhwengamaketani,ukuze iinthunywazikaFarozibonelokhu,begoduikosiyesabe ngabonangenkosiyabo.'
31U-Haiqârwaphendulawathi,'Ukuzwakukulalela' Wasukumamsinyanawabophaizandlazakhengemva kwakhe,wabophaiinyawozakhe
32UNadaniwamthathawahambanayeenkosiniLokha u-Haiqârnakangenaphambikwekosiwakhothama phambikwayophasi,begoduwafisaamandlanokuphila okungaphelikoenkosini
33Inkosiyathi,'OHaiqâr,uNobhalawami,uMbusi weendabazami,uTjhanselawami,umbusiweNarha yami,ngitjelabonangikwenzeniokumbikuweukuthi ungivuzengesenzoesimbilesi'
34Basebamtjengisaiincwadiezitlolwenguyenephawu lakheLokhau-Haiqârnakabonalokhu,amalunga wakheathuthumelabegoduilimulakhelabotjhwa msinyana,begodubekangakghoniukukhulumailizwi ngokwesaba;kodwanawabekaihlokwakhephasi begoduwabasimungulu
35Kwathiikosinayikubonalokho,yabonaukuthiindaba leyoivelakiyo,yaveleyasukumayabayalabona babulaleu-Haiqâr,begodubamtjhayengenkemba ngaphandlekwedorobho
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36U-Nadaniwarhuwelelawathi,'OHaiqâr,Oubuso obumnyama!Kusizanganiukuzindlakwakhonamkha amandlawakhoekwenzeniisenzolesienkosini?'
37UtjhonjaloumtloliweendabaIbizolesabula bekungu-AbuSamîkInkosiyathikuye,'Wenandoda yesabula!sukuma,khamba,uphuleintamoka-Haiqâr emnyangowendluyakhe,begoduulahleihlokoyakhe emzimbeniwakhengezingaloezilikhulu'
38U-Haiqârwaguqangamadolophambikwekosi,wathi, 'Mayiphileikosiyamiikosiunomphela!begodunangabe ufunaukungibulala,isifisosakhomasizaliseke;begodu ngiyazibonaanginacala,kodwanaumuntuomumbi kufuzealandisengobumbibakhe;nanyanakunjalo, nkosiyami,ikosi!Ngiyakuncenganobunganibakho, vumelaumuntuwesabulaanikeleumzimbawami eencekwinizami,ukwenzelabonabangingcwabe, begoduincekuyakhoibemhlatjelowakho'
39Inkosiyasukumayayalaumdlaliwenkembaukuthi enzekuyenjengokufunakwakhe
40MsinyanawayalaiincekuzakhebonazithatheuHaiqârnesabulabegoduzikhambenayezizezimbulale.
41Kwathiu-Haiqârnakakwazikuhlebonauzokubulawa wathumelaumkakhe,wathikuye,'Phuma ungihlangabeze,begodukubeneentombiezincani eziyinkulungwana,begoduuzigqokiseizambatho ezibubendenezisilikaukuzebangikhalelengaphambi kokuhlongakalakwami.
42Lungisaitafulalesabulaneencekuzakhe.Bese uhlanganisaiwayinielinengi,ukwenzelabonabanathe.'
43Wenzakokeamlayengakho.Begodubekahlakaniphe khulu,ahlakaniphile,begoduahlakaniphile.Begodu wahlanganisazokeiinhloniphonokufunda.
44Kwathiibutholenkosinesabulanaselelifikile, batholaitafulalihlelekile,newayininokudlaokumnandi, bathomaukudlanokunathabekwabakulaphobadakwa khona.
45U-Haiqârwasethathaisabulaecelenikweqembuwathi, 'OAbuSamîk,awazinabonalokhauSaradumuikosi, uyisekaSaneheribi,nakafunaukukubulala,ngakuthatha ngakufihlaendaweniethilekobekwabakulapho intukutheloyenkosiyehlabegoduyabuzawena?
46Kwathingikuletheebuswenibakhewathokozangawe, begodukhathesikhumbulaumusaengiwenzelewona
47Ngiyazibonaikosiizazisolangamibegodu ithukuthelekhulungokubulawakwami
48Ngombanaanginamlandu,begodukuzakubalokha nawungibekaphambikwakheesigodlwenisakhe, uzakuhlangabezananenhlanhlaekulu,begoduwazibona uNadaniindodanakadadewethuungikhohlisilebegodu wenzeisenzoesimbikimi,begoduikosiizokuphenduka ngokungibulala;begodunjenginendawoephasiengadini yendluyami,begoduakekhoowaziko
49NgifihlekiyongolwazilomkamiNginencekuejele efaneleukubulawa
50Mkhupheniphandleniyimbathiseizambathozami, niyaleiincekulokhanazidakiwekobonazimbulale Ngezebazibonangubaniabambulalako
51Njaloulahlaikhandalakhekudenezingaloezilikhulu ukusukaemzimbeniwakhe,unikeisidumbusakhe
eencekwinizamibonazisingcwabeNjalouzabe uqongeleleingceboenkulukimi
52Khona-keumuntuwesabulawenzanjengombanauHaiqâramyalile,wayaenkosiniwathikiyo,'Kwangathi ihlokoyakhoingaphilaunomphela!
53Beseumka-Haiqârwamthumelaendaweniyokucasha qobevekelokhookwamneleko,begoduakekhoowaziko ngaphandlekwakhe
54Indabaleyoyabikwabegoduyaphindwabegodu yarhatjhekakizozokeiindawozokuthiu-Haiqâr uMhlakaniphibekabulawanjanibegoduwahlongakala, begodubokeabantubedorobhobamkhalela
55Bakhalabathi:'Mayekuwe,Haiqâr!begodu nangokufundakwakhonokuziphathakwakho! Kubuhlungukanganganingawenangelwazilakho! Omunyeonjengaweangatholakalaphi?begodukungaba kuphiumuntuohlakaniphekangaka,ofundileko, onekghonolokubusaukufananaweukobana angagcwalisaindawoyakho?'
56Kodwanaikosibeyiphendukange-Haiqâr,begodu ukuphendukakwayoazangekumsizelitho.
57WasebizauNadaniwathikuye,'Hambauthathe abanganibakhouyokwenzaisililonokulilaumalume wakhouHaiqâr,umlilelenjengomkhuba,umhloniphe.'
58KodwanalokhauNadani,oyisidlhayela,ongaziko, onehliziyoelukhuni,nakayaemzinikamalumewakhe, akhengealilenamkhaadabukenamkhaalile,kodwana wabuthaabantuabanganahliziyonabahlanyako, wathomaukudlanokunatha.
59U-Nadaniwathomaukubambaiincekukazi neensebenzizaka-Haiqâr,wazibophawazihlukumeza begoduwazitjhwabakhulu.
60Begoduakhengeamhlonipheumfazikamalume wakhe,obekamkhulisenjengendodanakhe,kodwana bekafunabonaaweleesonweninaye.
61Kodwanau-Haiqârbekasikweendaweniyokucasha, begoduwezwaukulilakweengqilazakhe nabomakhelwanabakhe,begoduwadumisauZimu oPhezukoke,onomusa,begoduwabonga,begodu bekahlalaathandazabegoduanxusauZimuoPhezukoke
62IndodayeenkembabeyifikangeenkhathiezithilekoeHaiqârngesikhathiisephakathikwendawoyokucasha: begoduu-HaiqârwezawamncengaWamduduza begoduwamfiselaukukhululwa
63Kwathinakubikwaindatjanakezinyeiinarhazokuthi u-Haiqârohlakaniphilekoubulewe,wokeamakhosi adanabegoduadelelaikosiu-Senaheribi,begodualila ngo-Haiqârumrarululiweemfumbe
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"Imiraroye-Sphinx"KwenzekanikwamambalakuAhikarUkubuyakwakhe 1KwathilokhaikosiyeGibhideseleiqinisekisilebonauHaiqârubulewe,yasukumamsinyanayatlolaincwadi eyaekosiniuSaneheribi,imkhumbuzakiyo'ngokuthula, ipilo,namandlanenhloniphoesikufiselawena khulukhulu,umfowethuothandekako,ikosiuSaneheribi
Indabaka-Ahikar
2Bengisolongifisaukwakhaisigodlohlangananezulu nephasi,begodungifunaungithumeleindoda ehlakaniphileko,ehlakaniphilekoevelakuwebona ingiyakheleyona,begoduingiphenduleyokeimibuzo yami,begodungibeimitheloneentheloze-Asiriya iminyakaemithathu'
3WabeseuphawulaincwadiwayithumelakuSaneheribi
4Wayithathawayifundawayinikelaiimphathiswazakhe nezikhuluzombusowakhe,begodubadidekilebegodu babaneenhloni,begoduwathukuthelangelakaelikhulu, begoduwadidekangokuthikufuzeenzenjani
5Wasebuthaamadodaamadala,abafundileyo, abahlakaniphile,izazi,ababhuli,abathakathi bezinkanyezi,nabobonkeababeselizwenilakubo, wabafundelaincwadi,wathikubo,'Ngubaniphakathi kwenuozakuyakuFaroikosiyeGibhidebegodu simphenduleimibuzoyakhe?'
6Basebesithikuye,'Onkosiyethu,nkosi!yazibona akekhoembusweniwakhoowazikoimibuzole ngaphandlekwaka-Haiqâr,umphathiwakhononobhala
7Kodwanathinaasinalwazikilokhu,ngaphandle kobanakubenguNadani,indodanakadadewabo, ngombananguyeowamfundisakokeukuhlakanipha kwakhe,ifundonelwazi.Mbizekuwe,mhlamunye angakhululaifindoeliqinileko.'
8InkosiyabizauNadaniyathikuye,'Qalaincwadile uzwisiseukuthiyiniekuyo.'KwathiuNadani nakayifundako,wathi:'Awunkosiyami!ngubani ongakghonaukwakhaisigodlohlangananezulu nephasi?'
9KwathiikosinayizwaikulumokaNadaniyadanakhulu, yehlaesihlalwenisayosobukhosiyahlalaemlotheni, yathomaukukhalanokulilange-Haiqâr.
10Athi,'Hawuusizilwami!OHaiqâr,owaziiimfihlo neemphicaphicwana!mayekimingawe,OHaiqâr! Wenamfundisiwelizwelaminombusiwombusowami, ngingakutholaphiokufananawe?OHaiqâr,Omfundisi welizwelami,ngizokuphendukelaphi?mayekimingawe! ngikubhubhisenjani!begodungilaleleikulumoyomsana onganalwazi,onganalwazi,onganaloikolo, onganabudoda
11Ah!begodugoduAhngokwami!ngubani ongakunikelakimikanye,namkhaangithumeleleilizwi lokuthiu-Haiqâruyaphila?begodungingamnikela ingcenyeyombusowami
12Lokhukuvelaphikimi?Ah,Haiqâr!ukuzengikubone kanyenje,ukuzengisuthengokukubuka,ngithabe ngawe
13Ah!Oubuhlungubamingawekuzekubesikhathi soke!OHaiqâr,ngikubulalenjani!begoduazange ngihlaleendabeniyakhobekwabakulaphongibona isiphethosendaba'
14IkosibeyikhalaubusukuneminiNje-kelokha umdlaliwenkembanakabonailakalenkosinokudana kwakhengo-Haiqâr,ihliziywakheyathambakuye,, begoduwasondelaphambikwakhewathikuye:
15'Hawunkosiyami!yalaiincekuzakhobonaziqume ihlokoyami'Inkosiyathikuye:'Mayekuwe,Abu Samîk,yiniicalalakho?'
16Indodayeenkembayathikuye,'Onkosiyami!yoke incekueyenzangokuphikisananelizwilenkosiyayo iyabulawa,begoduminangenzengokuphikisana nomyalowakho'
17Inkosiyasisithikuye'Mayekuwe,OAbuSamîk, kuphiokwenzengokuphikisananomyalowami?'
18Indodayeenkembayathikuye:'Onkosiyami! ungiyalebonangibulaleu-Haiqâr,begodubengazibona uzokuphendukangaye,nokuthibekaphathekekumbi, begodungamfihlaendaweniethileko,begodungabulala enyeyeencekuzakhe,begodunjeuphephileumthombo, begodunangabeungiyalelangizomlethakuwe'
19Inkosiyathikuye'Mayekuwe,OAbuSamîk! ungihlekisilebegodungiyinkosiyakho'
20Indodayeenkembayathikuye,'Awa,kodwana ngokuphilakwehlokoyakho,Onkosiyami!I-Haiqâr iphephilebegoduiyaphila'
21Kwathiikosinayizwalokho,yazizwaiqiniseka ngendaba,ikhandalayolabhukuda,yaphelelwa mamandlangethabo,yabayalabonabalethei-Haiqâr
22Wathiensabula,'Wenancekuethembekileko! nangabeukukhulumakwakhokuliqiniso,ngingafuna ukukunothisa,begodungiphakamiseisithunzisakho ngaphezukwabanganibakhoboke.'
23Indodayeenkembayakhambaithabilebekwaba kulaphoyafikaendlinika-Haiqâr.Wavulaumnyango wendawoyokucasha,wehlelaphasiwatholau-Haiqâr ahlezi,adumisauZimu,begoduamthokoza.
24Wamemezakuye,wathi,'OHaiqâr,ngilethaithabo elikhulu,nethabo,nethabo!'
25U-Haiqârwathikuye,'Ziniiindaba,OAbuSamîk?' WamtjelakokengoFarokusukelaekuthomenibekube sekugcineni.Waseemthathawayaenkosini.
26Kwathiikosinayimqalako,yambonaisebujameni bokuswela,neenhluthuzakhebezikhulenjengeenlwana zeganga,neenziphozakhenjengeenziphozekhozi, nomzimbawakhebewungcoliswelithuli,begodu umbalawobusobakhebewutjhugulukilebegodu waphelabegodubeseleunjengomlotha.
27Kwathiikosinayimbonayadabukangaye,yasukuma msinyanayamgona,yamqabula,yakhalangayeyathi: 'MakadunyisweuZimu!ngubaniokubuyiselekimi' 28WamduduzawamduduzaWakhumulaisambatho sakhe,wasigqokisaumuntuwesabula,wabanomusa khulukuye,wamnikelaumnothoomkhulu,waphumula u-Haiqâr
29U-Haiqârwathienkosini,'Mayiphileikosiyamiikosi unomphela!Lezizibezizenzozabantwanabomhlaba Ngikhuliseisihlahlasesunduukuzengithembelekiso, begodusagobangaphanangapha,sangilahlaphasi 30Kodwana,ONkosiyami!njengombanangivele phambikwakho,ungakugandelelekiukutshwenyeka! Inkosiyathikuye:'MakabongweuZimu,owakutjengisa umusa,begoduwazibonawenziwekumbi,begodu wakusindisabegoduwakusindisaekubulaweni
31Kodwanaiyaebhavinielifuthumeleko,uphuce ikhandalakho,usikeiinziphozakho,utjhugulule izambathozakho,uzithokoziseamalangaamatjhumi amane,ukuzeuzenzeleokuhlebegoduuthuthukise
ubujamobakhonombalawobusobakhoangabuya kuwe'
32Inkosiyakhumulaisembathosayoesibizako, yayigqokisau-Haiqâr,u-HaiqârwathokozauZimu begoduwakhothamelaikosi,wayaekhayalakheathabile begoduathokoza,adumisauZimuoPhezulu
33Abantubendluyakhebathokozanaye,nabangani bakhenabobokeebebezwabonauyaphilabathokoza
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Incwadi"yeemfumbe"itjengiswaku-AhikarAbafana abasemakhoziniUkugibela"ngendiza"yokuthoma UkuyaeGibhideU-Ahikar,ngokubayindoda ehlakaniphilekonayeunomuzwawokuhlekisa(Ivesi 27)
1Wenzanjengombanaikosiimyalile,waphumula amalangaamatjhumiamane
2Wasembathaisambathosakheesihlekhulu,waya enkosini,neencekuzakhengemvakwakhenangaphambi kwakhe,athokozabegoduathokoza.
3KodwanalokhauNadaniindodanakadadewabo nakazwisisaokwenzekako,wesaba,wesaba,wadideka, wangazibonaenzeni.
4Kwathiu-Haiqârnakabonalokhowangenaphambi kwekosiwayibingelela,waphindawabingelela, wayihlalisaphasiecelenikwakhe,wathikuye:
'OHaiqârwamiothandekako!qalaiincwadi ezathunyelwayikosiyeGibhidekithi,ngemvakobana izwebonaubulewe.
5Zisithukuthelisilebegoduzisinqoba,begoduabantu abanengibeenarhazekhethubabalekeleeGibhide ngokwesabaumtheloikosiyeGibhideethumelekithi.
6U-Haiqârwathathaincwadiwayifundabegodu wazwisisaokuqukethwekiyo.
7Wasesithienkosini.'Ungathukutheli,Onkosiyami! NgizakuyaeGibhide,ngibuyiseleiimpendulokuFaro, ngimtjengiseincwadile,ngimphendulengeentela, ngibuyiselebokelaboababalekileko;begodu ngizokuhlazisaizithazakhongokusizwanguZimu oPhezukoke,begodungethabolombusowakho' 8Kwathilokhaikosinayizwaikulumoevelaku-Haiqâr yathokozakhulu,begoduihliziywayoyavulekabegodu yamtjengisaumusa
9U-Haiqârwathienkosini:'Ngivumeleukulibaziseka kwamalangaamatjhumiamaneukwenzelabona ngicabangisisengombuzolobegodungiwuphathe' Inkosiyakuvumelalokhu
10U-Haiqârwayaendaweniyakheyokuhlala,wayala abazingelibonabamthatheleamakhoziamabili,begodu bawathumbabawalethakuye:begoduwayalaabaluki beentambobonabamlukeiintamboezimbilizekotoni, ngamunyewaboamamithaayizinkulungwaneezimbili ubude,begoduwathikulethweababaziwabayalabona benzeamabhokisiamabiliamakhulu,begodubenza lokhu
11Wasethathaamajahaamabiliamancani,waqedailanga ngalinyeenzaumhlatjelowamawundlu,nokondla iinkhozinabantwana,begoduwenzaabafanabagibele
emhlaneweenkhozi,wababophangefindoeliqinileko, wabophaintamboeenyaweniamakhozi,begodu avumeleakhuphukelephezulukancanikancaniqobe langa,ukuyaebangenielingamamithaalitjhumi, bekwabakulaphoseleajayelebegoduufundiswengakho; begodubaphakamaubudebokebentambobekwaba kulaphobafikaesibhakabhakeni;abafanabebasemhlane Wabeesezidoselakuye
12Kwathiu-Haiqârnakabonabonaisifisosakhe sifezekilewayalaabafanabonalokhanabathathelwa phezuluezulwinikufuzebamemeze,bathi:
13'Siletheleubumbanamatje,ukuzesakheleikosiuFaro isigodlo,ngombanaasisebenzi'
14Begoduu-Haiqârakhengeaqedeukubabandula nokuwasebenzisabekwabakulaphoselebafikelele esigabeniesiphezulu(sekghono)
15Wasebatjhiyawayaenkosiniwathikiyo,‘Awunkosi yami!umsebenziuqediwengokwesifisosakhoVuka namiukuzengikutjengiseisimangaliso'
16Nje-keikosiyaphakamayahlalano-Haiqâryaya endaweniebanziyathumelaukulethaamakhozinabafana, u-Haiqârwababophawabadedelaemoyeniubudeboke beentambo,begodubathomaukurhuwelela njengombanabekabafundisile.Wabeesezidonselakuye wazibekaezindawenizazo.
17Inkosinalaboegadenayobamangalakhulu:begodu ikosiyaqabulau-Haiqârhlangananamehlowakheyathi kuye,'Hambangokuthula,Osithandwasami!O ukuzikhakhazisakombusowami!ukuyaeGibhidebese uphendulaimibuzokaFarobegoduumnqobengamandla kaZimuoPhezulu.'
18Wamvalelisa,wathathaamabuthowakhenebutho lakhe,namajahaneenkhozi,wayaeendawenizokuhlala zeGibhide;wathinakafikako,waphendukelaenarheni yekosi.
19KwathiabantubeGibhidebazibonauSaneheribi uthumeleumuntuweKhanselalakhebona ayokukhulumanoFarobegoduaphenduleimibuzoyakhe, bayisaindabaleyoenkosiniuFaro,wathumelaisiqhema sabaKhanselabakhebonabamlethephambikwakhe
20WafikawangenaphambikwakaFaro, wamkhothamelanjengombanakufanelekwenziwe emakhosini
21Wathikuye:‘Kosiyami!INkosiuSaneheribi ikudumisangokuthulaokukhulunamandla nangenhlonipho
22Njaloungithumilemina,ngingomunyeweenceku zakhe,bonangikuphenduleimibuzoyakho,begodu ngizaliseisifisosakhosoke,ngombanauthumeukufuna enkosiniyamiikosiumuntuozokwakhelaisigodlo hlangananamazulunephasi
23NgosizolukaZimuoPhezukonkenangomusawakho ohloniphekilekonamandlawenkosiyami,ikosi, ngizakwakhelanjengombanaufuna
24Kodwanawenankosiyami,nkosi!lokhookutjhoko kikhomalungananeentelazeGibhideiminyaka emithathu--njeukunzinzakombusokukulunga okuqinileko,begodunangabeunqobabegoduisandla
samiasinakghonolokukuphendula,khona-keikosiyami ikosiizokuthumelaimithelooyikhulumileko
25Njalonxangingakuphendulaemibuzweniyakho, kuzasalakuweukuthiuthumelelobayini oyikhulumileyoenkosiniyamiinkosi'
26KwathiuFaronakezwalokho,wararekabegodu wadidekangokukhululekakwelimilakhenobumnandi bekulumoyakhe
27InkosiuFaroyathikuye,'Womuntu!ngubaniibizo lakho?'Wathi,'Incekuyakhongu-Abhikamu,mina ngiyintuthwaneencaniyeentuthwanezekosi uSaneheribi'
28UFarowathikuye:'Kghaniikosiyakho beyinganamuntuonesithunziukudlulawena,ukuthi ingithumeleintuthwaneencanibonaingiphendule, ikhulumenami?'
29U-Haiqâriwathikuye,'Onkosiyami,ikosi! NgithandauZimuoPhezukokebonangizaliselokho okusengqondweniyakho,ngombanauZimuunabo ababuthakathakaukwenzelabonaaphazamise abanamandla.'
30UFarowayalabonabalungiseleu-Abhikamuindawo yokuhlala,bamnikeukudla,ukudla,nokusela,nakho kokeakutlhogako.
31Kwathinakuqediweko,ngemvakwamalanga amathathuuFarowembathaizambathoezibubende nezibomvu,wahlalaesihlalwenisakhesobukhosi. begodubokeabaphathibakhenabaphathibombuso wakhebebajamebaphambaniseizandla,iinyawozabo zisondelene,begoduiinhlokozabozikhothamise.
32UFarowathumelaukulandau-Abhikhami,kwathi nakavezwakuye,wakhothamaphambikwakhe, waqabulaphasiphambikwakhe.
33InkosiuFaroyathikuye:'Abiqâmu,ngifananobani? nezikhuluzombusowami,zifananobani?'
34U-Haiqârwathikuye,'Onkosiyamiisihlobosami unjengesithombeuBhel,begoduiinkhuluzombuso wakhozifananeencekuzakhe'
35Wathikuye,'Hamba,ubuyelaphakusasa.'Ngalokho u-HaiqârwahambanjengombanaikosiuFaro beyimyalile
36Ngelangaelilandelakou-Haiqâriwayaphambi kwakaFaro,wakhothama,wemaphambikwekosi UFarobekambetheizembathoezibomvu,neenkhulu bezigqokeezimhlophe
37UFarowathikuye,'OAbiki,ngifananobani? nezikhuluzombusowami,zifananobani?'
38U-Abhikhamuwathikuye:'O,nkosiyami!wena ufananelanga,neencekuzakhozifananemisebeyalo' UFarowathikuye,'Khambauyeendaweniyakho,ubuye laphakusasa'
39UFarowayalaiKhothoyakhebonaigqoke okumhlophe,begoduuFarowagqokanjengabowahlala esihlalwenisakhesobukhosi,wabayalabonabathatheiHaiqârWangenawahlalaphambikwakhe
40UFarowathikuye:'OAbiki,ngifananobani? nezikhuluzami,zifananobani?'
41U-Abhikamuwathikuye:'O,nkosiyami!wenaufana nenyanga,begoduiinkhuluzakhozifananamaplanethi
neenkwekwezi'UFarowathikuye,'Hamba,kusasa uzokubalapha'
42UFarowayalaiincekuzakhebonazigqokeizembatho ezinemibalaehlukileko,begoduuFarowagqoka isambathoesibomvu,wahlalaesihlalwenisakhe sobukhosi,wabayalabonabathatheu-AbiqâmWangena wathomaphambikwakhe
43Wathi:'Abhiqâmu,ngifananobani?namabuthowami, afananobani?'Wathi,'Hawunkosiyami!ufana nenyangakaMrhayili,begoduamabuthowakho anjengamathuthumbowayo'
44Kwathilokhaikosinayikuzwilekoyathokoza ngethaboelikhuluyathi,'OAbiki!kokuthoma wangimadanisanesithombeu-Bel,nezikhuluzami neencekuzakhe
45Kwesibiliwangimadanisanelanga,neenkhuluzami nemisebeyelanga
46Okwesithathuwangimadanisanenyanga,neenkhulu zaminamaplanethineenkwekwezi
47OkwesinewangimadanisanenyangakaRhoboyi, nezikhuluzaminamathuthumbowayo.Kodwananje,O Abiki!ngitjela,nkosiyakho,kosiSaneheribi,ufana nobanina?”nezikhuluzakhe,zifananobani?'
48U-Haiqârwarhuwelelangelizwielikhuluwathi: 'Makubekudekimiukukhulumangekosiyamiikosi naweuhleziesihlalwenisakhosobukhosi.Kodwana sukumangeenyawozakhoukuzengikutjelebonaikosi yamiifananobanineenkhuluzayozifananobani.'
49UFarogadeadidekilengokukhululekakwelimilakhe nesibindisakhesokuphendula.UFarowasukuma esihlalwenisakhesobukhosi,wemaphambikwakaHaiqâr,wathikuye:'Ngitshelenje,ukuzengiboneukuthi ikosiyakhoinkosiifananobani,nezikhuluzakhe,zifana nobani.'
50U-Haiqârwathikuye:'IkosiyaminguZimuwezulu, begoduiinkhuluzakhezimibaninokuduma,begodu lokhanakathandakoimimoyaiyavunguzabegoduizulu liyana
51Njalouyalaukuduma,njalokuyakhanyisanjalokune imvula,njaloubambailanga,njalolingakhiphi ukukhanyakwalo,lenyangalezinkanyezi,njalo azijikelezi
52Uyalelaisiwuruwuru,besesivunguza,izululinabese linyathelauMrhayilibegodulibhidlizeamathuthumbo wasonezindluzalo'
53KwathiuFaronakezwaikulumole,wadidekakhulu begoduwathukuthelakhulu,wathikuye:'Womuntu! ngitjelaiqiniso,begoduungazisebonaungubani kwamambala'
54Wamtjelaiqiniso'Ngingu-Haiqârumtloli,omkhulu kunabobokeabaKhanselabeKosiu-Senaherib,begodu ngingu-vizierwakhenoMbusiwombusowakhe, noMphathiwakhe'
55Wasesithikuye:Ukhulumeiqinisongalokhu Kodwanasizwilengo-Haiqâr,bonaikosiuSaneheribi imbulele,kodwanawenaubonakalauphilabegodu uphilile'
56U-Haiqârwathikuye,'Iye,bekunjalo,kodwana makadunyisweuZimu,owazikookufihlekileko,
ngombanaikosiyamiikosiyathingibulawe,begodu yakholwailizwilabantuabaziphathakumbi,kodwana uSomniniwakhululamina,begoduubusisiweloyo othembakuye'
57UFarowathiku-Haiqâri,'Hamba,kusasaubelapha, ungitjeleilizwiengingakazengilizweeemphathisweni zami,ebantwinibombusowaminenarhayami'
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IqhingaliyaphumelelaU-Ahikaruphendulayoke imibuzokaFaroAbafanaabasemakhozini bangumvuthwandabawelangaUkuhlakanipha, okungakavamiukutholakalaeMitlolweniyakade, kuvezweemavesini34-45
1U-Haiqârwayaekhayalakhe,watlolaincwadi,wathi: 2KuSaneheribiikosiye-AsiriyaneNinevekuFaroikosi yeGibhide
3'Ukuthulamakubekuwe,mfowethu!begodu esikutjelakongalokhukukuthiumfowabouyamtlhoga umfowabo,namakhosiwomunyenomunye,begodu ithembalamikuwekukuthiungangibolekaamathalenta wegolideamakhulualithoba,ngombanangiyalidinga ukudlaamanyewamasotja,ukuthi,ngingasebenzisa kiwo.Ngemvakwesikhatjhanangizokuthumelayona.'
4Wasegoqaincwadi,wayinikelakuFarongakusasa.
5Kwathinayibonalokho,yararekayathikuye: "Ngempelaangikazengizweintoefananalelilimi emuntwini."
6U-Haiqârwathikuye,'Kwamambalalesisikwelede osikweledaikosiyamiikosi.'
7UFarowakwamukelalokhu,wathi,'OHaiqâr,ufana naweothembekilekoemsebenziniwamakhosi.
8MakabongweuZimuowenzileukuhlakanipha okupheleleko,wakuhlobisangefilosofinangolwazi.
9Nje-ke,Haiqâr,kuselelokhoesikufisakokuwe,bona wakhenjengenqabahlangananezulunephasi.'
10U-Haiqârwathi,'UkuzwakukulalelaNgizokwakhela isigodlongokuyangesifisosakhonokukhethakwakho; kodwana,Onkosiyamingisilungiselelai-limenelitje nobumbanabasebenzi,begodunginabakhiabanekghono abazokwakhelanjengombanaufuna'
11Inkosiyamlungiselakonkelokho,bayaendaweni ebanzi;begoduu-Haiqârnabafanabakhebezakiyo, begoduwathathaiinkozinamajaha;begoduikosinazo zokeiinkhuluzayobayabegoduidorobhaloke labuthana,ukwenzelabonababonebonau-Haiqâr uzokwenzani
12U-Haiqârwakhuphaiinkhoziemabhokisini,wabopha amajahaemhlanewawo,wabophaiintamboeenyaweni zeenkhozi,wawavumelabonaahambeemoyeni Zaphaphazelaphezulu,zazezahlalahlangananezulu nephasi
13Abafanabathomaukurhuwelelabathi,'Lethaniiintina, lethaninobumba,ukuzesakheisigodlosenkosi, ngombanasijamesingasebenzi!'
14Isiqubuthusamangalabegodusarareka,samangala Inkosinezikhuluzayobamangala
15U-Haiqârneencekuzakhebathomaukubetha abasebenzi,begodubamemezaamabuthowekosi,bathi kibo,'Lethaniabasebenziabanekghonoabakufunako begoduningabavimbeliemsebenziniwabo'
16Inkosiyathikuye,'Uyahlanya;ngubaniongakghona ukulethaintoukufikaebangenielinjalo?'
17U-Haiqârwathikuye,'Onkosiyami!sizokwakha njaniisigodloemoyeni?begodungathanaikosiyami ikosibeyilapha,beyizokwakhaiinqabaezinengi ngelangaelilodwa'
18UFarowathikuye,'Hamba,Haiqâr,uyeendaweni yakhoyokuhlala,uphumule,ngombanasiyekile ukwakhainqaba,begodukusasauzakimi'
19U-Haiqârwayaekhayalakhebegodungelanga elilandelakowabonakalaphambikwakaFaroUFaro wathi,'OHaiqâr,ngiziphiiindabaezikhonangehhashi lenkosiyakho?ngombanalokhanakahlalaenarheniyeAsiriyane-Nineve,begoduamabhizawethunazwa ilizwilakhe,aphosaabantwanabawo'
20Kwathiu-Haiqârnakezwalokhu,wayathathaikati, wayibopha,wathomaukuyitjhwabangamandlabekwaba kulaphoamaGibhideakuzwakhona,begoduahamba ayokutjelaikosingalokho
21UFarowathumelaukulandau-Haiqâr,wathikuye:'O Haiqâr,kubayiniutshayaisiloesiyisimungulu?'
22U-Haiqâriwathikuye:“Kosiyami!kwamambala wenzeisenzoesimbikimi,begoduufanelwekutjhaywa nokutjhaywa,ngombanaikosiyamiikosiuSenakheribi beyingipheumthondoomuhle,begodubeyinephimbo elinamandlaleqinisobegodubeyaziama-awawemini nobusuku.
23Ikatilavukangalobobusukulaqumaihlokwalo lahamba,begodungebangalesenzolesingiliphathe ngalendlela.'
24UFarowathikuye,'OHaiqâr,ngiyabonakikhokoke lokhubonauyagugabegoduusebukhosinibakho, ngombanahlangananeGibhideneNineve kunamapharasangamatjhumiasithandathunabunane, begoduuhambenjaningalobubusukuwaqedaikhanda lomthondowakhobeseubuya?'
25U-Haiqârwathikuye,'Onkosiyami!Ngathana bekunebangaelingakahlangananeGibhideneNineve bekungazwanjaniamabhizawakholokhaiperelenkosi yami,ikosi,ikhalabegoduiphosaabantwanabayo? begoduilizwilehhashilingafikanjanieGibhide?'
26KwathiuFaronakezwalokho,wazibonau-Haiqâr uphenduleimibuzoyakhe
27UFarowathi,'OHaiqâr,ngifunaungenzeleiintambo zesihlabathiselwandle'
28U-Haiqârwathikuye,"Onkosiyami!
29U-Haiqârwayangemvakwendlu,wabhoboza imigodiogwiniolwandle,wathathaidlanzana lesihlabathingesandlasakhe,isihlabathiselwandle, begodulokhailanganaliphumako,wangenangaphakathi kwemigodi,wasabalalaisihlabathielangenibekwaba kulaphoselesilukiwenjengeentambo
30U-Haiqârwathi,'Yalaiincekuzakhobonazithathe iintambolezi,begodunanyanakunininawufunako, ngizokulukaezinyeezifananazo'
Indabaka-Ahikar
31UFarowathi,'OHaiqâr,sinelitjelokugayalapha begoduliphukilebegodungifunabonaulithunge'
32U-Haiqârwayiqalisisa,wafumanaelinyeilitje
33WathikuFaro,'Onkosiyami!Ngingumuntu wangaphandle:begoduanginathulusilokuthunga
34Kodwanangifunabonauyaleabenzibakho abathembekilekobezicathulobonabasikeiinsimbi elitjenileli,ukwenzelabonangithungeilitjelokusila'
35UFaronazozokeiinkhuluzakhebahlekaWathi, 'MakadunyisweuZimuoPhezulu,okunike ukuhlakaniphanelwazi'
36KwathiuFaronakabonabonau-Haiqârumnqobile, begoduwambuyiselaiimpendulozakhe,msinyana wathaba,wayalabonabamthatheleimitheloyeminyaka emithathu,bayilethee-Haiqâr
37Wakhumulaizambathozakhewazigqokisau-Haiqâr, namabuthowakheneencekuzakhe,wamnikelaiindleko zokukhambakwakhe
38Wathikuye,'Hambangokuthula,wenamandla wenkosiyakhenokuzikhakhazisakwabafundisibakhe! ingabeikhonaamaSultanafananawe?bingelelaikosi yakhoikosiuSaneheribi,begoduuyitjelebona siyithumelelenjaniizipho,ngombanaamakhosi anelisekangokuncani.'
39U-Haiqârwasukuma,waqabulaizandlazekosiuFaro, waqabulaphasiphambikwakhe,wamfiselaamandla nokuragelaphambili,nenalaemgodleniwakhe,wathi kuye:'Onkosiyami!Ngiyafisakuwebonakungabi noyedwaumuntuwethuosalaeGibhide.'
40UFarowasukumawathumelaabamemezelibona bamemezeleemigwaqweniyeGibhidebonakungabi noyedwawabantube-Asiriyane-Nineveoseleenarheni yeGibhide,kodwanabonabakhambeno-Haiqâri.
41U-HayikarawasukawavalelisaikosiuFaro,wasuka wayokufunainarhaye-Asiriyane-Nineve;begodu bekaneguguelithilekonenothoenengi.
42KwathinakufikaindabaenkosiniuSaneheribiyokuthi uHayiqâriuyeza,waphumaukuyomhlangabeza, wathokozakhulungayengethaboelikhulu,wamgona, wamqabulawathikuye,'Siyamukelaekhaya:Osihlobo! umfowethuu-Haiqâr,amandlawombusowami, nokuzikhakhazisakombusowami
43Celaukuthiyiniongayifumanakimi,nanoma ungafunaingcenyeyombusowaminepahlayami' 44U-Haiqârwathikuye,'Onkosiyami,phila unomphela!Tjengisaumusa,wenankosiyami,nkosi! ku-AbuSamîkesikhundlenisami,ngombanaipiloyami beyisezandlenizakaZimunezakhe'
45Khona-keuSaneheribiinkosiwathi:'Makudunyiswe kuwe,Haikarawamiothandekayo!Ngizokwenza isitetjhisaka-AbuSamîksibephezulukunawowoke amakhanselawamiwe-Privynabathandwabami'
46Inkosiyaseiqalaukumbuzaukuthigadeaphilanjani noFarokusukelaekufikenikwakhekokuthomabekwaba kulaphoabuyakhonaebuswenibakhe,nokuthi uyiphendulenjaniyokeimibuzoyakhe,nokuthigade wayifumananjaniimithelokuyeneentjhuguluko izambathonezipho
47KwathiuSanakheribiikosiwathokozangethabo elikhulu,wathikuHayiqâri,'Thathananyanayini ongathandaukuyenzaemthelwenilo,ngombanakoke kungaphakathikwesandlasakho'
48U-Haiqârwathi:'Mayiphileikosiunomphela! Angifunilithongaphandlekokuphephakwekosiyami ikosinokuragelaphambilikobukhulubayo
49Onkosiyami!ngingenzaningomnothonokufana nalokho?kodwananangabeungiphaumusa,ngiphe uNadani,indodanakadadewethu,ukwenzelabona ngimbuyiselengalokhoakwenzekimi,begodunginikele iingazizakhebegodungingabinomlandukilokho' 50USanekheribiikosiyathi:"Mthathe,ngikunikele yona"U-Haiqârwathathau-Nadani,indodana kadadewabo,wabophaizandlazakhengamaketani wensimbi,wamthathawayanayeendaweniyakhe yokuhlala,wabekaiketanielinzimaeenyawenizakhe, walibophangefindoeliqinileko,begodungemva kokumbophawamphosawangenaekamelweni elimnyama,ecelenikwendawoyokuphumula,begodu wabekau-Nebu-halnjengomlindiphezukwakhe ukumnikelaisinkwanamanziamancaniqobeilanga
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Imifanekisoka-Ahikarlaphoaqedakhonaimfundo yabazukulubakhe.Iimfanisoezikarisako.U-Ahikar ubizaumsanangamagamaamahle.Laphaiphela indatjanaka-Ahikar.
1NjalouHaiqârnakangenakonofananakaphumako bekakhuzauNadani,indodanakadadewabo,wathikuye ngokuhlakanipha:
2'WeNadanimfanawami!Ngikwenzelekokeokuhle nokunomusabegoduungivuzengalokhookumbi nokumbinokubulala.
3'Ondodanayami!kuthiwaezaga:Lowoongalaleli ngendlebeyakhe,bazomenzaalalelengesikhumba sentamoyakhe'
4UNadaniwathi,'Kubayiniungithukuthelelena?'
5U-Haiqârwathikuye,'Ngombanangikukhulise, ngikufundise,ngikunikeidumonehloniphobegodu ngikwenzewabamkhulu,ngikukhulisengokukhulisa okuhlekhulu,begodungikuhlaliseendaweniyami ukwenzelabonaubeyindlalifayamiephasini,begodu wangiphathangokubulalabegoduwangibuyisela ngokubhujiswakwami
6KodwanauSomninibewazibonabengiphazanyiswa, begoduwangisindisaempahleniebewungibekeleyona, ngombanauSomniniuphulukisaiinhliziyoeziphukileko begoduuvimbelaabanomonanabazikhakhazisako 7Omfanawami!kimiubenjengofezela,lokha nayishayaithusi,iyayihlaba
8Omfanawami!Ufanane-gazelleebegadeidla imirabhuye-madder,begoduiyangingezelela namhlanjesikusasabazokufihlaimirabhuyami"
9Omfanawami!ukhewabakulowoowabona umnganakheangakagqokingesikhathiesibandako sebusika;wathathaamanziabandakowathelakuye
Indabaka-Ahikar
10Omfanawami!kimiubenjengomuntuothathailitje, waliphoselaezulwiniukukhandangaloiKosiyakhe Ilitjealizangelibethe,begodualizangelifikephezulu ngokwaneleko,kodwanalabayimbangelayokubanecala nesono
11Omfanawami!ngathanabewungihloniphilebegodu ungihloniphebegoduulaleleamezwiwamibewuzokuba yindlalifayamibegodubewuzokubusaphezu kwemibusoyami
12Ondodanayami!yazibonanangabeumsilawenja nofanawefarigibewungamamithaalitjhumiubude bewungekheutjhideleekulinganisenikwehhashingitjho nanyanabewufananesilika
13Omfanawami!Bengicabangabonabewuzokuba yindlalifayamiekufenikwami;begodungomonawakho nangobudlhayelabakhobewufisaukungibulala KodwanauSomniniwangikhululaebuqilinibakho
14Ondodanayami!Kimiubenjengomgibeobekwe phezukomquba,kwafikaintakayafumanaumgibe umisweIntakayathiemgibeni,"Wenzanilapha?" Kwathiumgibe,"NgiyathandazalaphakuZimu."
15I-larkyayibuzanayo,"Siyiniisiqetjhanasesigodo osiphetheko?"Kwathiumgibe,"Lokhomuthiwe-oki omncaniengithembelekiwongesikhathisokuthandaza."
16I-larkyathi:"Begoduyiniintoleyoemlonyeni wakho?"Kwathiumgibe:"Lokhokusinkwanokudla engikuphathelabokeabalambilekonabatlhagako abatjhidelakimi."
17I-larkyathi:"Nje-kengingazaphambilingidle, ngombanangilambile?"Umgibewathikuye,"Yiza phambili."I-larkyatjhidelabona,ingadla.
18Kodwanaumgibewaphakamawabambai-lark ngentamoyayo.
19I-larkyaphendulayathiemgibeni,"Nangabelokho kukudlakwakhokwabalambilekouZimuangeze wamukelaisiphosakhonezenzozakhozomusa."
20Njaloubalokhokukuzilakwakhonemikhulekoyakho, uZimuakakwamukelikuweukuzilakwakho nemikhulekoyakho.begoduuZimuangezeaphelelisa okuhlengawe"
21Omfanawami!kimibewuyibhubezielenzaubungani nembongolo,begoduimbongoloyaragelaphambili ikhambaphambikwebhubeziisikhatjhana;ngelinye ilangaibhubesilakhwelaphezukwembongololalidla
22Mfanawami!kimiubenjengomkhuhlane ngaphakathikwekoroyi,ngombanaawusizilitho, kodwanawonakalisaikoroyibegoduuyayiluma
23Omfanawami!Ubenjengomuntuotjalaiimlinganiso ezilitjhumizamakoroyi,kwathinakufikaisikhathi sokuvuna,wavuka,wawuvuna,wawubhula,wasebenza budisingawobekwabasekugcineni,kwabalitjhumi iinlinganiso,begoduinkosiyayoyathikiyo:"Owena intoevilaphako!awukakhulibegoduawuzange unciphe"
24Omfanawami!kimiubenjengenkumbiebegade iphoselwengaphakathikwenethi,begoduazangeikwazi ukuzisindisa,kodwanayamemezaiingwenyana,bona izoziphoselakanyenayoenethini
25Ondodanayami!kimiubenjengenjaebegadeibanda begoduyangenaendliniyombumbiukuyokufuthumala 26Kwathinaseleifuthumele,yathomaukukhonkotha kibo,bayiqotjhabayitshayaukwenzelabonaingabalumi 27Ondodanayami!Ubekiminjengengulubeeyangena ebhavinielitjhisakonabantuabasezingenieliphezulu, begodulokhanayiphumaebhavinielitjhisako,yabona umgodiongcolilekobeseyehlelaphasiyagoqakiwo 28Ondodanayami!kimiubenjengembuzi ehlanganyelenamakhomanisiwayoendlelenieya emhlatjelweni,begoduyehlulekaukuzisindisa
29Omfanawami!injaengadliwakoekuzingeleni kwayoibakukudlakweempukane
30Ondodanayami!isandlaesingasebenzikobegodu esingalimakobegodu(esinomrhobholo nesihlakaniphilekosizokuqunywaehlombelaso
31Ondodanayami!ilihlolaphoukukhanya kungabonakalikhona,amagwababaazolikhetha alikhiphe
32Omfanawami!kimiubenjengomuthiebegade basikaamagatjawawo,begoduwathikibo,"Nangabe intoyamibeyingekhoezandlenizenu,bengekhenikwazi ukungisika"
33Omfanawami!Ufananekatiebebathikilo:"Tjhiya ubuselabekubekulaphosikwenzelakhonaiketango legolidebesesikuphaukudlangetjhukelanamaalimondi."
34Wathi:"Angikhohlwaubucikobukababanomama."
35Ondodanayami!ubenjengenyokaekhweleisihlahla samevalokhanayiphakathikomlambo,begoduipisi yababonayathi,"Ubumbiphezukobubi,begoduake lowoonobumbiukudlulabonaalawulebobabili."
36Inyokayathiemphisini,"Amawundluneembuzi nezimvuozidlilekoipiloyakhoyoke,uzozibuyisela kiboyisenababelethibazonamkhaawa?"
37Impisiyathi,"Awa."Inyokayathikuye,"Ngicabanga bonangemvakwamiungumuntuomumbikhulu kithi"
38Omfanawami!Ngikuphaukudlaokumnandi kodwanawenaawuzangeungiphakelengesinkwa esomileko
39Omfanawami!Ngikupheamanzianetjhukelasetha nesiraphuehle,begoduawungiphangaamanziavela emthonjenibonanginathe
40Omfanawami!Ngikufundisile,ngakukhulisa,wena wangenzelaindawoyokucashawangifihla
41Omfanawami!Ngakukhulisangokukhulisaokuhle khulubegodungakubandulanjengomsedariomude; begoduungitjhugululilebegoduungigobile
42Omfanawami!bekulithembalamingawebona uzongakhelaisigodloesiqinileko,ukwenzelabona ngifihlweeenthenizamikiso,begoduubekimi njengomuntuongcwatshwaekujulenikomhlaba; kodwanaiKosiyangizwela,yangikhululaebuqilini bakho
43Omfanawami!Bengikufiselaokuhle,kodwana wangivuzangobumbinangenzondo,begodunje ngingathandaukukukhuphaamehlo,ngikwenzeleukudla kwezinja,ngiqumeilimilakho,ngikhumuleikhanda
lakhongesabula;begodungikubuyiselengezenzozakho ezimbi'
44KwathiuNadaninakezwaikulumoevelakumalume wakheuHaiqâr,wathi:'Omalumewami!ngenzele ngokwazikwakho,ungilibaleleizonozami,ngombana ngubaniowonilekonjengami,namkhangubani othethelelanjengawe?
45Ngamukela,Omalumewami!Nje-kengizokukhonza endliniyakho,ngilungiseamahhashiwakho,ngithanyele ubulongwebeenkomozakho,ngifuyeizimvuzakho, ngombanaminangimumbiwenaulungile:Mina nginecalabegoduwenaungumuntuothethelelako'
46U-Haiqârwathikuye,'Omfanawami! unjengesihlahlaesinganazitheloecelenikwamanzi, begoduumnikaziwasogadeafunaukusigawula,begodu wathikuye,"Ngisusekwenyeindawo,begodunangabe angitheli,ungigawule"
47Inkosiyayoyathikiyo:"Njengombanauseduze kwamanziawukatheli,uzokuthelanjaniiinthelolokha nawukwenyeindawo?"
48Omfanawami!ubudalabekhozibungcono kunobutjhabegwababa
49Omfanawami!bathiempisini,"Zilakudenezimvu hlezeithulilazolikulimaze."Ipisiyathi,"Iinsalelazobisi lwemvuzilungeleamehlowami."
50Omfanawami!benzabonaipisiiyeesikolweni ukwenzelabonaifundeukufundabegodubathikuyo, "Tjhou-A,B."Wathi,"Imvunembuziensimbiniyami".
51Omfanawami!babekaimbongolophasietafuleni yawa,yathomaukuzigoqaethuliniomunyewathi, "Akazigoqe,ngombanakuyimveloyakhe,angeze atjhuguluka."
52Omfanawami!isitshosiqinisekisiweesithi: "Nangabeuzalaumntwanawomsana,umbizengokuthi yindodanakho,begodunangabeukhulisaumntwana, umbizengokuthiyisigqilisakho."
53Omfanawami!owenzaokuhleuzakuhlangabezana nokuhle;nomuntuowenzaokumbiuzakuhlangabezana nobumbi,ngombanaiKosiibuyiselaumuntu ngokwesilinganisosomsebenziwakhe
54Omfanawami!Ngingathinikuwengaphandle kwalokhu?ngombanaiKosiiyakwaziokufihlekileko, begoduiyazaziiimfihlakaloneemfihlo
55Uzakuphindiselawenabegoduahlulele,hlangana naminawe,begoduuzakubuyiselangokuyakwehlane lakho',
56LokhauNadannakazwaikulumoleyoevela kumalumewakheuHaiqâr,wavuvukamsinyanawaba njengesinyeesiphephukileko
57Izithozakhezavuvukanemilenzenenyawozakhe necalalakhe,wadabuka,isisusakhesaqhekeka,nezitho zakhezahlakazeka,wabhubha,wafa
58Isiphethosakhesokuphelakwabayikubhujiswa, wayaesihogweniNgombanaloyoombelelaumfowabo umgodiuzakuwelakiwo;begoduloyoomisaiinthiyo uzakubanjwakizo
59Lokhungikhookwenzekilekobegodu(lokho) esikufumenengendabaka-Haiqâr,begoduakudunyiswe uZimuunomphelaAmen,nokuthula
60I-CronicleleiphelilengosizolukaZimu,kwangathi angaphakanyiswa!Amen,Amen,Amen