uHezekile
5:1 Wena ke, nyana womntu, thabatha ikrele elibukhali, uthabathele umchebi weenwele.
uyinqumle ngencakuba, uyihambise entlokweni yakho nasesilevini sakho;
thabatha isikali sokulinganisa, uzahlule iinwele.
5:2 Isahlulo sesithathu uze usitshise ngomlilo esazulwini somzi;
zizalisekile iintsuku zongqingo, uthabathe nesahlulo sesithathu;
uze uxabele ngemela ngeenxa zonke, esinye isahlulo sesithathu usichithachithe
umoya; ndirhole ikrele emva kwabo.
5:3 Uze uthabathe kuzo zibe mbalwa, uzibophe esandleni sakho;
iziketi.
5:4 Uze uthabathe kuzo, uziphose emlilweni, nditsho
zitshise emlilweni; kuba kuyo kuya kuphuma umlilo, ungene kulo lonke
indlu kaSirayeli.
5:5 Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; Le yiYerusalem, endiyibeke esazulwini
ezintlangeni namazwe angeenxa zonke kuyo.
5:6 Ke iwaphikisile ngobubi ngaphezu kweentlanga;
nemimiselo yam ngaphezu kwamazwe angeenxa zonke kuyo;
bawacekisile amasiko am, nemimiselo yam, abahambanga
bona.
5:7 Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; ngokuba nande nangaphezulu
zintlanga ezingeenxa zonke kuni, anihamba ngemimiselo yam;
nabawagcina amasiko am, nenze ngokwelizwi likaYehova
izigwebo zeentlanga ezingeenxa zonke kuwe;
5:8 Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; Yabona, mna, ewe mna, ndikuchasile;
uya kwenza izigwebo esazulwini sakho emehlweni kaYehova
izizwe.
5:9 ndenze kuwe endingazanga ndikwenze, endisukuba ndikuthanda
ungabi saphinda wenze enjengaleyo, ngenxa yamasikizi akho onke.
5:10 Ngako oko ooyise baya kudla oonyana esazulwini sakho;
oonyana baya kudla ooyise; ndenze izigwebo kuwe, kwaye
ndiya kuwachithachitha emimoyeni yonke amasalela akho.
5:11 Ngako oko, ndihleli nje, itsho iNkosi uYehova; Ngokuqinisekileyo, ngenxa yokuba unayo
ndiyenze inqambi ingcwele yam ngeento zakho zonke ezinezothe, nangezinto zakho zonke
ke mna ndiya kucupha nawe amasikizi; nam andiyi kuba nako
Iliso lilungile, andiyi kuba nanceba.
5:12 Isahlulo sesithathu kuwe siya kufa yindyikitya yokufa nayindlala
ziya kuphela esazulwini sakho, esinye isahlulo sesithathu siwe
Ngekrele ngeenxa zonke kuwe; esinye isahlulo sesithathu ndisichithachithe kubo bonke
nemimoya, ndirhole ikrele emva kwayo.
5:13 Wophelela ke umsindo wam, ndibupholise ubushushu bam
ndiya kuthuthuzeleka; bazi ukuba ndinguYehova
ndikuthethile oko ndinekhwele, ekubufezeni kwam ubushushu bam kubo.
5:14 Phezu koko ndokwenza ube linxuwa nesingcikivo ezintlangeni
zikujikelezile emehlweni abo bonke abadlula ngendlela.
5:15 Oko kuya kuba sisingcikivo, nesingcikivo, noqeqesho, nesingcikivo
zibe mangaliso iintlanga ezingeenxa zonke kuwe, xa ndithe ndakwenza oko
yenza izigwebo kuwe ngomsindo nangobushushu nangezohlwayo ezinobushushu. I
uYehova uthethile.
5:16 ekuzithumeni kwam kubo iintolo ezimbi zendlala, eziya kubakho
ngenxa yokutshabalala kwabo, endiya kuzithuma ukuba zinitshabalalise;
yandise indlala phezu kwenu, ndiwaphule umsimelelo osisonka senu;
5:17 ndithume phezu kwenu indlala namarhamncwa, bahluthe abantwana
wena; ifikelele kuwe indyikitya yokufa negazi; kwaye ndiya kuzisa
ikrele likuwe. mna Yehova ndithethile.