Ingqokelela kaHezekiya

Yakhutshelwa ngamadoda kaHezekiya, yaye izele kakhulu ngemizekeliso: amaapile egolide, ikhephu ngexesha lokuvuna, izinyo elibi, iviniga phezu kwesoda, umzi ongenazindonga. Icebiso layo liqinileyo, ukususela ekungazigagameleni phambi kokumkani kuse ekungaxini ummelwane wakho ngokumtyelela ngokugqithisileyo.

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Nale yimizekeliso kaSolomon, eyakhutshelwa ngamadoda kaHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda. Luzuko lukaBawo wethu ukufihla into, kodwa luzuko lwookumkani ukuyiphengulula into. Njengokuphakama kwamazulu nokunzulu kwehlabathi, injalo intliziyo yookumkani engaphengululekiyo. Susa intlenga esilivereni, kuphume isitya somnyibilikisi. Susa ongendawo phambi kokumkani, iqiniseke itrone yakhe ngobulungisa. Musa ukuzigagamela phambi kokumkani, ungemi endaweni yezikhulu; kuba kulungile ukuba kuthiwe kuwe: “Nyuka uze apha,” kunokuba uthotywe phambi kwesikhulu osibonayo. Musa ukungxamela ukubambana, kuba uya kuthini na ekugqibeleni, xa ummelwane wakho ekudanisa? Mangalelana nommelwane wakho yedwa, kodwa ungalityhili ityala lomnye, hleze lowo okuvayo akudanise, nedumo lakho elibi lingapheli. Ilizwi elithethwe ngexesha elifanelekileyo linjengamaapile egolide ezimfakweni zesilivere. Njengekhonkco legolide nesivatho segolide ecikizekileyo, lunjalo ulwaluleko lobulumko endlebeni ephulaphulayo. Njengengqele yekhephu ngexesha lokuvuna, unjalo umthunywa othembekileyo kwabamthumayo; uwuhlaziya umphefumlo weenkosi zakhe. Njengamafu nomoya ongenamvula, unjalo lowo uqhayisa ngesibabalo angazange asinike. Ngomonde umphathi uyacengeka, nolwimi oluthambileyo luyaluthulula ithambo. Ukuba ufumene ubusi, yidla okulingene kodwa, hleze ube ninzi ude ubugabhe. Ungayi kufuthi endlwini yommelwane wakho, hleze adinwe nguwe akuthiye. Njengentonga, nekrele, notolo olubukhali, unjalo lowo ungqina ubuxoki ngommelwane wakhe. Njengezinyo elibolileyo nonyawo olutyhoxileyo, kunjalo ukukholosa ngongathembekanga ngexesha lenkxwaleko. Njengokhulula ingubo ngemini yengqele, njengeviniga ephalazwe esodeni, unjalo lowo uvumela intliziyo ebuhlungu iingoma. Ukuba utshaba lwakho lulambile, lunike isonka ludle, nokuba lunxaniwe, lunike amanzi lusele; kuba uya kufumba amalahle omlilo entlokweni yalo, aze uBawo wethu akubuyekeze. Umoya wasentla uzisa imvula, nolwimi olufihlayo luzisa ubuso obujalileyo. Kulungile ukuhlala embombeni yophahla, kunokuhlala endlwini enye nomfazi oneenkani. Njengamanzi abandayo kumphefumlo otyhafileyo, zinjalo iindaba ezilungileyo ezivela ezweni elikude. Njengomthombo ongcoliswe ludaka nequla elonakeleyo, unjalo ilungisa elithi liwe phambi kwabangendawo. Akukho kulungile ukudla ubusi obuninzi, nokuzifunela uzuko lwakho. Njengomzi ogqojozelweyo oshiywe ungenazindonga, unjalo umntu ongenakuzibamba umoya wakhe.