Malachi 3

Ndebele Bible 1978 (iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978)

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1Khangelani, ngithuma isithunywa sami, esizalungisa indlela phambi kwami; leNkosi eliyidingayo izafika masinyane ethempelini layo, ngitsho isithunywa sesivumelwano elithokoza ngaso; khangela siyeza, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

2Kodwa ngubani ongalumela usuku lokuza kwaso, njalo ngubani ongema ekubonakaleni kwaso? Ngoba sinjengomlilo womcwengi wegolide, lanjengesepa yomwatshi.

3Sizahlala njeng omcwengi lomhlambululi wesiliva, sihlambulule amadodana kaLevi, siwacwenge njengegolide lanjengesiliva, aze asondeze iminikelo ngokulunga e Nkosi ni.

4Khona umnikelo wakoJuda loweJerusalema uzakuba mnandi e Nkosi ni njengensukwini zendulo, lanjengeminyakeni yakuqala.

5Njalo ngizasondela kini ngokwahlulela; ngibe ngumfakazi ophangisayo ngimelene labathakathi, ngimelene lezifebe, ngimelene labafungi bamanga, ngimelene labacindezeli bamaholo abaqatshiweyo, abafelokazi, lezintandane, labasunduzela abezizweni eceleni, njalo abangangesabiyo, itsho iNkosi yamabandla.

6Ngoba ngiyi Nkosi, kangiphenduki; ngakho lina madodana kaJakobe kaliqedwa.

7Ngitsho kusukela ensukwini zaboyihlo liphambukile ezimisweni zami, kalizigcinanga. Buyelani kimi, lami ngizabuyela kini, itsho i Nkosi yamabandla. Kanti lithi: Sizabuyela ngani?

8Umuntu angamphanga yini uNkulunkulu? Kanti lina lingiphangile. Kodwa lithi: Sikuphange ngani? Ng okwetshumi lomnikelo.

9Liqalekisiwe ngesiqalekiso, ngoba lingiphangile, isizwe sonke.

10Lethani konke okwetshumi esiphaleni ukuze kube lokudla endlini yami. Lingihlole-ke khathesi kukho, itsho i Nkosi yamabandla, uba ngingayikulivulela amawindi amazulu, ngilithululele isibusiso kuze kungabi le ndawo eyaneleyo.

11Ngizakhuza okudlayo ngenxa yenu, njalo kakuyikulichithela izithelo zomhlabathi; levini kaliyikulibozisela ensimini, itsho i Nkosi yamabandla.

12Njalo zonke izizwe zizakuthi libusisiwe, ngoba lina lizakuba yilizwe elithokozisayo, itsho i Nkosi yamabandla.

13Amazwi enu abelukhuni emelene lami, itsho i Nkosi. Kanti lithi: Sikhulumeni simelene lawe?

14Lithe: Kuyize ukukhonza uNkulunkulu. Njalo kuyinzuzo bani ukuthi sigcine imfanelo yakhe, lokuthi sihambe sikwezimnyama phambi kwe Nkosi yamabandla?

15Khathesi-ke sithi abaziqhenyayo babusisiwe; yebo, labo abenza inkohlakalo bayakhiwa; yebo balinga uNkulunkulu, baphephe.

16Khona abayesabayo iNkosi bakhuluma, lowo lalowo kumngane wakhe; njalo i Nkosi yalalela, yezwa; logwalo lwesikhumbuzo lwalotshwa phambi kwayo ngabo abayesabayo i Nkosi, langalabo abazindla ngebizo layo.

17Njalo bazakuba ngabami, itsho i Nkosi yamabandla, ngalolosuku engizakwenza ngalo okuligugu kwami, njalo ngizabayekela njengendoda eyekela indodana yayo eyisebenzelayo.

18Beselibuya libona umehluko phakathi kolungileyo lomubi, phakathi kokhonza uNkulunkulu lalowo ongamkhonziyo.

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