uHezekile
8:1 Ke kaloku kwathi ngomnyaka wesithandathu, ngenyanga yesithandathu, ngowesihlanu
Ngomhla wenyanga, ndihleli endlwini yam, ehleli amadoda amakhulu akwaYuda
Sawela apho phambi kwam isandla seNkosi uYehova.
8:2 Ndabona, nantso into efana nendoda ukubonakala kwayo;
ukubonakala kwesinqe kwehla ngumlilo; kude kuse esinqeni sakhe
ngathi yimbonakalo yobumhlophe, ukubonakala kwayo, ukubonakala kwayo;
8:3 Wolula into emilise okwesandla, wandibamba ngesikhiya sam
intloko umoya wandifunqula phakathi komhlaba nezulu;
Wandisa emibonweni kaThixo eYerusalem, esangweni legumbi elingaphakathi
isango elibheke entla; sasiphi isihlalo somfanekiso we
ikhwele elixhokonxayo.
8:4 Nabo ke bukhona ubuqaqawuli bukaThixo kaSirayeli, bunjengobuso bukaYehova
umbono endawubonayo ethafeni.
8:5 Wathi kum, Nyana womntu, khawuphakamise amehlo akho, ukhangele ngaphaya
emantla. Ndawaphakamisa ke amehlo am, ndabheka entla, nanko
ngasentla kwesango lesibingelelo ingumfanekiso wobukhwele ekungeneni kwawo.
8:6 Wathi kum, Nyana womntu, uyakubona na abakwenzayo? ngokulinganayo
amasikizi amakhulu, iwenzayo apha indlu kaSirayeli, mna
ndikhwelele kude nengcwele yam? kodwa ubuye wena, nawe
uya kubona amasikizi amakhulu.
8:7 Wandisa emnyango wentendelezo; ndaza ndakhangela, nanko kukho i
umngxuma eludongeni.
8:8 Wathi kum, Nyana womntu, khawugqobhoze eludongeni
kugqobhozwe eludongeni, nanko kukho umnyango.
8:9 Wathi kum, Yiza, uwabone amasikizi amabi abawenzayo
yenza apha.
8:10 Ndangena, ndabona; kwaye yabona yonke into efana nenyakanyaka, kwaye
izinto ezinezothe, nezigodo zonke zendlu kaSirayeli, zikrolwe
phezu kodonga ngeenxa zonke.
8:11 Kumi phambi kwazo amadoda amashumi asixhenxe kumadoda amakhulu endlu ka-Ashera
kwaSirayeli, noYazaniya unyana kaShafan emi phakathi kwawo;
elowo ephethe ugcedevu lwakhe esandleni sakhe; kwahamba ilifu lesiqhumiso
phezulu.
8:12 Wathi kum, Nyana womntu, ukubonile na oko bakuwo amadoda amakhulu
indlu kaSirayeli yenzani emnyameni, elowo ezingontsini zakhe
umfanekiso? kuba besithi, UYehova akasiboni; uYehova ukulahlile
umhlaba.
8:13 Wathi kum, Ubuye ubone;
amasikizi abawenzayo.
8:14 Wandisa ekungeneni kwesango lendlu kaYehova elibe likhona
ngasentla; nanko kuhleli abafazi apho, belilela uTamuzi.
8:15 Wathi kum, Ubonile na, nyana womntu? ubuye ujike
uya kubona amasikizi amakhulu kunala.
8:16 Wandisa entendelezweni ephakathi yendlu kaYehova;
emnyango wetempile kaYehova, phakathi kwevaranda nesibingelelo.
yayingamadoda amalunga namashumi amabini anesihlanu, eyinikele umva itempile
uYehova, ubuso babo bubheke empumalanga; balinqula ilanga
ngasempuma.
8:17 Wathi kum, Ubonile na, nyana womntu? Ngaba kukukhanya
kwindlu kaYuda, benza izinto ezinezothe abazenzayo
wenzela apha? ngokuba belizalisile ilizwe ngogonyamelo, baba
babuya beza kundiqumbisa; yabona, babeka isebe endaweni yabo
impumlo.
8:18 Nam ndiya kwenza ngobushushu; aliyi kuba nanceba iliso lam, lingabi nanceba;
nokuba badanduluke ngelizwi elikhulu ezindlebeni zam;
kodwa andiyi kuva.