uHezekile
4:1 Wena ke, nyana womntu, thabatha isitena, usibeke phambi kwakho, usibeke phambi kwakho;
ugalele phezu kwayo umzi, iYerusalem;
4:2 uwungqinge, uwakhele iinqaba zokubonisela, uwufumbe udonga lokungqinga
ngokuchasene nayo; uwumisele iminquba, umisele izinto zokutyhomfa iintonga
macala onke.
4:3 Thabatha ipani yesinyithi, uyimise ibe ludonga lwesinyithi;
phakathi kwakho nomzi, ubhekise ubuso bakho kuwo, kube njalo
wena ungqingwe wena; Oku kuya kuba ngumqondiso ku
indlu kaSirayeli.
4:4 Wena ke, lala ngecala lakho lasekhohlo, ububeke ubugwenxa bendlu kaTshiwo
uSirayeli phezu kwalo: ngangenani leentsuku oya kulala ngazo
uya kubuthwala phezu kwayo ubugwenxa babo.
4:5 Ngokuba iminyaka yobugwenxa babo ndiyenza ukuba ube phezu kwakho, njengoko uYehova wamwisela umthetho ngako
Inani leentsuku, iintsuku ezimakhulu mathathu anamanci asithoba;
ubugwenxa bendlu kaSirayeli.
4:6 Kwaye xa uzifezile ezo, ulale kwakhona ngecala lakho lasekunene, kwaye
uya kubuthwala ubugwenxa bendlu kaYuda iintsuku ezimashumi mane;
wakumisela usuku ngalunye lube ngumnyaka.
4:7 ke uya kububhekisa ubuso bakho elungqingweni lweYerusalem, kwaye
ingalo yakho iya kuhlutywa, uprofete ngayo.
4:8 Yabona, ndikufaka izintya, ungaguqukeli kuwe;
uthabathela kwelinye icala, uye kwelinye, ude uzigqibe iintsuku zokungqinga kwakho.
4:9 Wena ke, thabatha ingqolowa, nerhasi, neembotyi, neelentile, nerhasi;
uzigalele sityeni sinye, uzenzele wena isonka
ngokwenani leentsuku oya kulala ngazo
icala lakho uya kusidla iintsuku ezimakhulu mathathu anamanci asithoba.
4:10 Ukudla kwakho oya kukudla koba ngokomlinganiso, iishekele ezimashumi mabini
uya kusidla amaxesha ngamaxesha.
4:11 Namanzi wowasela ngomlinganiselo, isahlulo sesithandathu sehin;
uya kusela amaxesha ngamaxesha.
4:12 Uya kusidla ngokwesonka esiliqebengwana serhasi, usose ngomswane
ophuma emntwini, emehlweni abo.
4:13 Wathi uYehova, Oonyana bakaSirayeli baya kwenjenjalo ukukudla kwabo
isonka esiyinqambi phakathi kweentlanga, endiya kubagxothela kuzo.
4:14 Ndathi, Awu! Nkosi Yehova! Yabona, umphefumlo wam awuzenzanga nqambi;
kwasebuncinaneni bam kude kube ngoku, andisayidlanga into efileyo
okanye iqwengiwe; akubangakho nyama inesikizi
umlomo wam.
4:15 Wathi kum, Uyabona, ndikunika amalongwe enkomo esikhundleni seengqatha zomntu;
uze usilungiselele isonka sakho ngayo.
4:16 Wathi kum, Nyana womntu, yabona, ndiya kuwaphula umsimelelo wentonga
isonka eYerusalem, basidle isonka ngomlinganiselo, benesithukuthezi;
bawasele amanzi ngomlinganiselo, bemangalisiwe;
4:17 ukuze baswele isonka namanzi, bamangale;
utshabalale ngenxa yobugwenxa babo.