uHezekile
18:1 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
18:2 Uyintoni na kuni lo mzekeliso, nizekelisa ngawo emhlabeni wakwaSirayeli?
besithi, Ooyise badle iidiliya ezimuncu, ngamazinyo oonyana;
ubekwe emacaleni?
18:3 Ndihleli nje, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, anisayi kuba sabakho nanye
sebenzisani lo mzekeliso kwaSirayeli.
18:4 Yabonani, yonke imiphefumlo yeyam; njengoko umphefumlo kayise unjalo umphefumlo
wonyana ngowam; umphefumlo owonayo, kuya kufa wona wodwa.
18:5 Umntu xa athe walilungisa, wenza ngokwesiko nangobulungisa;
18:6 engadlanga ezintabeni, engawaphakamiseli amehlo akhe;
angayenzanga inqambi eyakhe izithixo, yendlu kaSirayeli
umfazi wommelwane, angasondeli kumfazi onamanyala;
18:7 akamxinzelela phantsi umntu, wambuyisela onetyala isibambiso sakhe.
akaphanga ngokugonyamela, isonka sakhe usiphe olambileyo, asinike olambileyo
umbethe ohamba ze ngengubo;
18:8 nonganikeli nzala, ungathabathanga nto;
owasibuyisayo isandla sakhe ebugwenxeni, ugqibe inyaniso
isigwebo phakathi komntu nomntu,
18:9 wahamba ngemimiselo yam, wawagcina amasiko am, ukuba enze ngenyaniso;
ulilungisa, inene, uya kuphila; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
18:10 Ukuba uthe wazala unyana womphangi, umphalazi wegazi, othe wazibulala.
njengayo nayiphi na yezi zinto,
18:11 akakwenzanga namnye kwezo mfanelo, usuke wadla phezu kwayo
ezintabeni, wamenza inqambi umfazi wommelwane wakhe;
18:12 Wacudisa usizana nehlwempu, ephanga ngokugonyamela;
usibuyise isibambiso, wawaphakamisela kwizigodo amehlo akhe
wenza isikizi,
18:13 onikela imali ukuba adle abanye ngayo, othabatha inzala yemboleko: uya kwenjenjalo ke
phila? akayi kuphila; uwenzile onke la masikizi; uya kwenjenjalo
inene kufa; igazi lakhe liya kuba phezu kwakhe.
18:14 Yabonani ke, ukuba uthe wazala unyana, othe wazibona zonke izono zikayise, azenzileyo.
wenza, waqonda, akenza into enjalo;
18:15 engadlanga ezintabeni, engawaphakamiseli amehlo ayo;
angamenzi inqambi ummelwane wakhe kwizigodo zendlu kaSirayeli
umfazi,
18:16 ongamcudisiyo umntu, angasibambiyo isibambiso;
ephangwe ngokugonyamela, isonka sakhe asiphe olambileyo, asidle
wambesa ohamba ze ngengubo;
18:17 Othabatha isandla sakhe kosizana, ongathabathanga nzala
nolwandiso, owenzile amasiko am, wahamba ngemimiselo yam; yena
akayi kufa ngobugwenxa bukayise; inene uya kuphila.
18:18 Uyise yena, ngenxa yokuba ecudisile kakubi, wambhunyula umzalwana wakhe
Wenza okubi phakathi kwabantu bakhe, yabonani, kwanaye
uya kufa ngobugwenxa bakhe.
18:19 Ukanti nithi ke, Ngani na? Unyana akabuthwali na ubugwenxa bukayise? Nini
Unyana wenze ngokwesiko nangobulungisa, Uzigcinile zonke izinto zam
uya kuphila ngemimiselo, wayenza.
18:20 Umphefumlo owonayo, kuya kufa wona wodwa. Unyana akayi kubuthwala ubugwenxa
noyise akayi kubuthwala ubugwenxa bonyana;
ubulungisa belungisa buya kuba phezu kwalo, nobubi buya kuba phezu kwalo
Ongendawo uya kuba phezu kwakhe.
18:21 Ongendawo ke, xa athe wabuya ezonweni zakhe zonke azenzileyo;
niyigcine yonke imimiselo yam, niyenze ngokwesiko nangobulungisa
inene, uya kuphila, akayi kufa.
18:22 Zonke izikreqo zakhe azenzileyo akayi kuba
umxelele: ngobulungisa bakhe abenzileyo
phila.
18:23 Kumnandi na kanene kum ukufa kongendawo? utsho uYehova
UTHIXO: Akatsho na ukuba abuye ezindleleni zakhe, aphile?
18:24 Ke lakubuya ilungisa ebulungiseni balo, lize
wenza ubugwenxa, wenza ngokwamasikizi onke;
Ongendawo enze njalo, wophila na? Bonke ubulungisa bakhe anabo
le nto yenziweyo ayiyi kukhankanywa;
uya kufa ngenxa yesono sakhe one ngaso.
18:25 Ukanti nithi ke, Indlela yeNkosi ayilungelelene. Khanive, ndlu kaThixo
Sirayeli; Indlela yam ayilungelelene na? Azilungelelene na iindlela zenu?
18:26 Xa lithe ilungisa labuya ebulungiseni balo, lenza;
ubugwenxa, ufele kubo; ngenxa yobugwenxa bakhe abenzileyo
fa.
18:27 Xa athe ongendawo wabuya kokungendawo kwakhe anako
ekwenzile okusesikweni nangobulungisa, yena uya kumsindisa owakhe
umphefumlo uphila.
18:28 Ngokuba ebonile, Wabuya elukreqweni lwakhe lonke
Inene, uya kuphila; akayi kufa.
18:29 Ukanti ithi ke indlu kaSirayeli, Indlela yeNkosi ayilungelelene. O ndlu
Sirayeli, iindlela zam azilungelelene na? Azilungelelene na iindlela zenu?
18:30 Ngako oko ndiya kunigweba elowo ngokwenu, ndlu kaSirayeli
iindlela zakhe, itsho iNkosi uYehova. Guqukani, nizilahle zonke izinto zenu
izikreqo; ke ubugwenxa abuyi kuba sisikhubekiso kuni.
18:31 Lahlani zonke izikreqo zenu eninazo
utyeshelwe; nizenzele intliziyo entsha nomoya omtsha;
nife, ndlu kaSirayeli?
18:32 Ngokuba akumnandi kum ukufa kofayo; utsho uYehova
Thixo:jikani ke, niphile.