uHezekile
14:1 Kwafika kum amadoda akumadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, ahlala phambi kwam.
14:2 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
14:3 Nyana womntu, la madoda anyuse izigodo zawo ezintliziyweni zawo, azibeka
Isikhubekiso sokuba babe gwenxa phambi kobuso babo;
ukhe wabuzwa ngabo?
14:4 Ngako oko thetha kubo, uthi kubo, Itsho iNkosi uYehova;
Elowo nalowo wendlu kaSirayeli, othe wanyusa izigodo zakhe entliziyweni yakhe;
abeke isikhubekiso sokuba abe gwenxa phambi kobuso bakhe;
ifika kumprofeti; Mna Yehova ndiya kumphendula oweza ngokufanelekileyo
ngenxa yobuninzi bezithixo zakhe;
14:5 ukuze ndiyithabathe indlu kaSirayeli ngentliziyo yabo, ngokuba benjalo
bonke abo bashenxileyo kum ngezigodo zabo.
14:6 Ngako oko yithi kwindlu kaSirayeli, Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuzinzile; Guquka,
nizibuyise ezigodweni zenu; ubususe ubuso bakho kubo bonke
amasikizi akho.
14:7 ngenxa yomntu wonke kwindlu kaSirayeli, nakubaphambukeli abaphambukele
kwaSirayeli, lowo wazahlulayo kum, wazimisela izigodo zakhe
intliziyo yakhe, wasibeka phambi kwakhe isikhubekiso sobugwenxa bakhe
ubuso bakhe, weza kumprofeti ukuba abuzise kuye ngam; Mna i
UYehova uya kumphendula ngokwam;
14:8 Ke mna ndiya kumchasa loo mntu, ndimenze abe ngumqondiso nomqondiso
Ndiya kumnqumla phakathi kwabantu bam; nawe
bazi ukuba ndinguYehova.
14:9 Umprofeti, xa athe warhwebeshwa, wathetha ilizwi, mna Yehova
ukuba wamlukuhla umprofeti lowo, ndiya kusolula isandla sam phezu kwakhe, ndize
ndiya kumtshabalalisa phakathi kwabantu bam amaSirayeli.
14:10 Bobuthwala ubugwenxa babo;
Umprofeti unjengokohlwaywa kwalowo ufunayo
yena;
14:11 ukuze indlu kaSirayeli ingabi sandwendwa imke ekundilandeleni kwayo;
babuya bazenza iinqambi ngezikreqo zabo zonke; kodwa ukuze babe ngabam
abantu, ndibe nguThixo wabo; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
14:12 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
14:13 Nyana womntu, xa ilizwe lithe lona kum lameneza kakhulu,
ndiya kusolula isandla sam phezu kwayo, ndiwaphule umsimelelo wentaba
athumele kuwo indlala, anqumle umntu
nerhamncwa kulo.
14:14 ekho phakathi kwalo la madoda omathathu, ooNowa, noDaniyeli, noYobhi, ekho phakathi kwawo
kuhlangula owabo umphefumlo kuphela ngobulungisa babo; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
14:15 Ukuba ndithe ndacandisa amarhamncwa ezweni, alihlutha;
ukuze kube senkangala, ukuze kungabikho bani unokucanda kulo ngenxa yeso sizathu
izilo:
14:16 ekho phakathi kwalo loo madoda omathathu: ndihleli nje, itsho iNkosi uYehova, wona
ayiyi kuhlangula nyana nantombi; bona kuphela baya kuhlangulwa;
kuya kuba senkangala elizweni.
14:17 Nokuba ndithe ndalizisela ikrele elo lizwe, ndathi, Ikrele malicande kulo
umhlaba; ukuze ndinqumle kuyo umntu nenkomo;
14:18 ekho phakathi kwalo loo madoda omathathu: ndihleli nje, itsho iNkosi uYehova, wona
abayi kuhlangula nyana nantombi; ngokuba baya kuba ngabo bodwa
bazihlangula.
14:19 Nokuba ndithe ndathumela indyikitya yokufa kwelo zwe, ndabuthululela kulo ubushushu bam
egazini, ukuze kunqunyulwe kulo umntu nenkomo;
14:20 bekho phakathi kwalo ooNowa noDaniyeli noYobhi: ndihleli nje, itsho iNkosi uYehova.
abayi kuhlangula nyana nantombi; kodwa baya kuhlangula
umphefumlo wabo ngobulungisa babo.
14:21 Ngokuba itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; Kangakanani xa ndithumela izilonda zam ezine
izigwebo phezu kweYerusalem, ikrele, nendlala, nesigebenga
inkomo nendyikitya yokufa, ukuba kunqumke kuyo umntu nenkomo?
14:22 Noko ke, yabonani, kuya kusala kuyo abasindileyo, abaya kuziswa
phumani, oonyana neentombi; yabonani, baya kuphuma beze kuni;
niya kuyibona indlela yabo neentlondi zabo, nithuthuzeleke
ngenxa yobubi endayizisela bona iYerusalem
yonke into endiyizise phezu kwayo.
14:23 Baya kunithuthuzela, xa niyibonayo indlela yabo neentlondi zabo;
nazi ukuba andifumananga ndikwenze konke endikwenzileyo;
itsho iNkosi uYehova.