uHezekile
1:1 Ke kaloku, ngomnyaka wamashumi omathathu, ngenyanga yesine, ngenyanga yesine
ngosuku lwesihlanu enyangeni leyo, njengoko ndandiphakathi kwabathinjwa ngasemlanjeni
IKebhare, ukuba amazulu avulekileyo, kwaye ndabona imibono kaThixo.
1:2 Ngomhla wesihlanu enyangeni leyo, ngumnyaka wesihlanu lowo wokumkani
ukuthinjwa kukaYehoyakin,
1:3 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kuHezekile unyana kambingeleli
eBuzi, ezweni lamaKaledi, ngasemlanjeni oyiKebhare; kunye nesandla se
uYehova wayelapho phezu kwakhe.
1:4 Ndabona, nanko kuvela umoya ovuthuzayo, uvela ngasentla, umkhulu
ilifu, nomlilo ozisibekeleyo, kwabakho ubumhlophe ngeenxa zonke kuwo;
kuphuma phakathi kwawo, kubonakale njengegolide, kuphuma phakathi kwawo
umlilo.
1:5 Ngaphakathi kwawo yimfano yezinto eziphilileyo ezine
izidalwa. Nantsi ke imbonakalo yabo; babenemfano ye
indoda.
1:6 Inye ibe inobuso obune, inye kuzo apho ibinamaphiko amane.
1:7 Iinyawo zazo beziyimilenze ethe tye; nomphantsi weenyawo zazo wawungathi
Zazikhazimla, zikhazimle njengentende yonyawo lwethole
ubhedu olukhazimlisiweyo.
1:8 Zazinezandla zomntu phantsi kwamaphiko azo emacaleni azo omane;
zone zazinobuso bazo namaphiko azo.
1:9 amaphiko azo abehlangene, elaleyo nelaleyo; azajika ekuhambeni kwazo;
zahamba iyileyo iye kwicala elikhangelene nobuso bayo.
1:10 Ke imfano yobuso bazo, zibe zinobuso bomntu zone;
ubuso bengonyama ngasekunene; zone ke zinobuso bengonyama
inkomo ngasekhohlo; zinobuso bokhozi zone.
1:11 Aba bubuso bazo, namaphiko azo olukele phezulu; amaphiko amabini
iyileyo ihlangene enye, enye kwenye, namabini egubungele imizimba yawo.
1:12 Zahamba ke, iyileyo yaya kwicala elikhangelene nobuso bayo, apho sukuba ubusiya khona umoya;
bahamba; azajika ekuhambeni kwazo.
1:13 Imfano yezinto eziphilileyo ezo, imbonakalo yazo
namalahle omlilo abasiweyo; nanjengembonakalo yezikhuni ezitshangazayo;
phantsi phakathi kwezinto eziphilileyo; umlilo wawukhazimla, uphuma emlilweni
umlilo waphuma umbane.
1:14 Izinto eziphilileyo bezigidima zibuye, ngokokubonakala kokuphamba
zombane.
1:15 Ndazibona izinto eziphilileyo; nanko ke, kukho iivili emhlabeni ecaleni
izinto eziphilileyo zinobuso obune.
1:16 Ukubonakala kweevili nokusetyenzwa kwazo kwakunjengokubonakala kweevili
zimfanekiselo-nye zone, ukubonakala kwazo nokubonakala kwazo
umsebenzi wawunjengevili phakathi kwevili.
1:17 Ekuhambeni kwazo zaphambela kumacala azo omane; azajika
xa behamba.
1:18 Amakhonkco awo ebephakame ngokoyikeka; kunye nabo
amakhonkco ebezele ngamehlo ngeenxa zonke kuzo zone.
1:19 Zakuhamba izinto eziphilileyo, zahamba nazo iivili ecaleni lazo;
izinto eziphilileyo zasuka emhlabeni, zasuka nazo iivili
uphakanyiselwe phezulu.
1:20 Apho sukuba usiya khona umoya, zaya apho sukuba umoya ubusiya khona;
Thogo; zasuka iivili malunga nawo, zaba ngumoya
izinto eziphilileyo bezisezinvilini.
1:21 Zakuhamba ezo, zahamba nawo; zathi zema, nawo ema; kwaye nini
zasuka zasuka emhlabeni, zasuka iivili zafukulwa phezulu
ngokuba umoya wento ephilileyo ubukho ezivilini ezo.
1:22 Kwaye kukho into efana nesibhakabhaka phezu kweentloko zezinto eziphilileyo
Umbala wekristale eyoyikekayo unatyisiwe phezu kwabo
iintloko phezulu.
1:23 Kwaye phantsi kwesibhakabhaka amaphiko azo ayethe tye, elibheke ngasesibhakabhakeni
elinye: iyileyo inamabini egubungele ngapha, iyileyo inamabini
amabini, awayeyigubungele ngapha, imizimba yawo.
1:24 Zahamba ke, ndeva isandi samaphiko azo, sinjengesandi seempiko
amanzi amaninzi, anjengelizwi loSomandla;
Ekumeni kwazo zawathoba amaphiko azo.
1:25 Kwabakho ke izwi esibhakabhakeni esiphezu kweentloko zazo
zema, zawathoba amaphiko azo.
1:26 Ngaphezu kwesibhakabhaka esibe siphezu kweentloko zazo, kwabakho umfanekiselo wezulu
itrone, ibingathi yimbonakalo yelitye lesafire; iphezu komfanekiselo we
itrone ibinomfanekiselo ongathi yimbonakalo yomntu phezu kwayo phezulu.
1:27 Ndabona ke, ngathi yimbonakalo yegolide evuthiweyo, ngathi yimbonakalo yomlilo ngeenxa zonke
ngaphakathi kwayo, kuthabathele esinqeni sayo kunyuse, kuthabathele esinqeni sayo kunyuse
Imbonakalo yesinqe sayo ngezantsi, ndabona ngathi yimbonakalo
ubumhlophe bubengezela ngeenxa zonke.
1:28 Ngathi yimbonakalo yomnyama obakhoyo efini mini ngemvula, kwabenjalo
yimbonakalo yobumhlophe ngeenxa zonke. Le yayiyiyo
Imbonakalo yomfanekiselo wobuqaqawuli bukaYehova. Kwaye xa ndabona,
Ndawa ngobuso, ndaliva ilizwi lothethayo.