uHezekile
9:1 Wadanduluka ngelizwi elikhulu ezindlebeni zam, esithi, Babangeleni
phathani umzi ukuba usondele, elowo abe neyakhe
isixhobo esonakalisayo esandleni sakhe.
9:2 nanko, kusiza amadoda amathandathu, evela ngendlela yesango eliphezulu, elileleyo
libhekise entla, elowo enento yokuxhela esandleni sakhe; kunye nenye
kukho indoda eyambethe ilinen ecikizekileyo, inophondo lweinki lombhali esandleni sayo
bangena, bema ecaleni lesibingelelo sobhedu.
9:3 Benyuka ubuqaqawuli bukaThixo kaSirayeli, buphuma ekerubhini.
ebekuyo, wada waya embundwini wendlu. Wakhwaza ke
Indoda eyambethe ilinen ecikizekileyo, ebinophondo lweinki lombhali ethangeni layo;
9:4 Wathi uYehova kuyo, Canda esazulwini somzi, ucande phakathi komzi
phakathi kweYerusalem, ubeke uphawu emabunzini abantu
abancwinayo, bakhale ngenxa yamasikizi onke enziwayo kulo
phakathi kwawo.
9:5 Wathi kwamanye ezindlebeni zam, Phulaphulani nimlandele
malingabi nanceba iliso lenu, ningabi nanceba;
9:6 Amaxhego, amadodana nomthinjana, abantwana nabafazi babulaleni;
kodwa ningasondeli kuye nabani na anophawu; kwaye uqale kweyam
indawo engcwele. Baqala ngamadoda amakhulu awayephambi koYehova
indlu.
9:7 Wathi ke kubo, Yenzeni inqambi indlu le, nizizalise iintendelezo ngeentendelezo;
ababuleweyo: phumani. Baphuma ke babulala kuwo umzi.
9:8 Kwathi, xa bawabulalayo, ndasala mna
Ndawa ngobuso, ndakhala, ndathi, Awu! Nkosi Yehova! uya kutshabalalisa na
onke amasalela akwaSirayeli ekubuthululeni kwakho ubushushu bakho phezu kweYerusalem?
9:9 Wathi kum, Bubugwenxa bendlu kaSirayeli noYuda
nelizwe lizele ligazi, nomzi uzele ligazi
ngokuba besithi, UYehova ulilahlile ilizwe, nehlabathi
UYehova akaboni.
9:10 Ke nam aliyi kuba nanceba iliso lam, ndingabi nanceba;
ndiya kubanika ngokwendlela yabo entlokweni yabo.
9:11 Nantso indoda leyo yambethe ilinen emhlophe, inophondo lweinki lwayo
Yayixela le nto, yathi, Ndenze njengoko ubundiwisele umthetho ngako
mna.