uHezekile
20:1 Ke kaloku kwathi, ngomnyaka wesixhenxe, ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngoweshumi
Ngomhla wenyanga, kwafika amadoda kumadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, ukuba abuzise
kaYehova, wahlala phambi kwam.
20:2 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
20:3 Nyana womntu, thetha kumadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, uthi kuwo, Yenjenje
itsho iNkosi uYehova; Nize kubuzisa kum na? Ndihleli nje mna, utsho uYehova
Andiyi kubuzwa nini, Nkosi yam Yehova;
20:4 Uya kubagweba na, nyana womntu? zibangele ukuba
bawazi amasikizi ooyise;
20:5 Uze uthi kubo, Itsho iNkosi uYehova; Ngemini endayinyulayo
Sirayeli, ndasiphakamisela embewini yendlu kaYakobi isandla sam;
ndazazisa kubo ezweni laseYiputa, ekuziphakamiseni kwam eyam
isandla sathi kubo, NdinguYehova, uThixo wenu;
20:6 mini ndabaphakamisela isandla sam kubo, ukuba ndibakhuphe
ezweni laseYiputa, ezweni endalihlolayo ngenxa yabo, elibalekayo
ubisi nobusi, into ke leyo eluzuko kumazwe onke.
20:7 Ndathi kubo, Lahlani elowo izinto ezinezothe zakhe
amehlo wenu, ningazenzi iinqambi ngezigodo zaseYiputa: ndinguYehova
uThixo wakho.
20:8 Basuka baba neenkani kum, abavuma ukundiphulaphula, benjenjalo
akwalahlanga elowo izinto ezinezothe zamehlo akhe;
zishiye izigodo zaseYiputa; ndathi ke, ndiya kuthulula ubushushu bam phezu kwalo
ukuze ndiwuphelelise umsindo wam kubo phakathi kwelizwe
Jiphethe.
20:9 Koko ndenzayo ngenxa yegama lam, ukuba lingahlanjelwa ngenxa engaphambili.
zintlanga, ababephakathi kwazo, endazazisa kubo emehlweni azo
kubo ekubakhupheni kwabo ezweni laseYiputa.
20:10 Ndabakhupha ke ezweni laseYiputa
babazisa entlango.
20:11 ndabanika imimiselo yam, ndabazisa namasiko am, ababethe bawa
ewe, umntu uya kuphila kuzo.
20:12 Kananjalo ndabanika iisabatha zam, ukuba zibe ngumqondiso phakathi kwam nabo;
ukuze bazi ukuba ndinguYehova obangcwalisayo.
20:13 Indlu kaSirayeli yesuka yaba neenkani kum entlango;
abahamba ngemimiselo yam, bawacekisa amasiko am;
umntu uya kuphila kuzo; neesabatha zam bazenze kakhulu
Ndathi ke, ndiya kuthulula ubushushu bam phezu kwabo phezu kwabo
entlango, ukuba abadle.
20:14 Koko ndenzayo ngenxa yegama lam, ukuba lingahlanjelwa ngenxa engaphambili.
iintlanga endabakhuphayo emehlweni azo.
20:15 Kananjalo mna ndabaphakamisela isandla entlango, ukuba ndithanda
bangabangenisi ezweni endabanika lona, elibaleka amasi
nobusi, obuliqhayiya lamazwe onke;
20:16 ngenxa yokuba bawacekisile amasiko am, abahamba ngemimiselo yam;
bazihlambele iisabatha zam; ngokuba intliziyo yabo yazilandela izigodo zabo.
20:17 Koko laba nenceba iliso lam kubo, ukuba ndingabatshabalalisi, nam andenzanga nto
Bagqibeleni entlango.
20:18 Ndathi ke koonyana babo entlango, Musani ukuhamba ngendlela
imimiselo yooyihlo, ningawagcini amasiko abo, ningawenzi inqambi
nani ngokwezithixo zabo.
20:19 NdinguYehova, uThixo wenu; hambani ngemimiselo yam, niwagcine amasiko am, niwagcine
zenzeni;
20:20 uzingcwalise iisabatha zam; zibe ngumqondiso phakathi kwam nawe;
ukuze nazi ukuba ndinguYehova uThixo wenu.
20:21 Basuka oonyana baba neenkani kum, abahambanga ngeyam
nemimiselo yam, angawagcinanga ukuba awenze, awothi umntu ewenzile
uya kuhlala kuzo; bazihlambela iisabatha zam; ndathi, Ndiya kwenjenjalo
buphalaze ubushushu bam phezu kwabo, ndiwuphelelisele kubo umsindo wam
entlango.
20:22 Koko ndasibuyisayo isandla sam, ndenza ngenxa yegama lam, ukuba
aniyi kuzenza inqambi emehlweni eentlanga, endizibonileyo mna
wabakhupha.
20:23 Kananjalo ndabaphakamisela isandla sam entlango, ukuba ndithanda
Wabachithachitha ezintlangeni, ubaphangalalisele emazweni;
20:24 ngenxa enokuba bengawenzanga amasiko am, bewacekisa am
bazihlambela iisabatha zam, amehlo abo akhangela kubo
izithixo zooyise.
20:25 Nam ndabamisela imimiselo engabalungeleyo, namasiko
abangayi kuphila ngabo;
20:26 Ndabenza iinqambi ngezipho zabo, ekugqithiseni kwabo
ngomlilo, yonke into evula isizalo, ukuba ndiyenze
babe senkangala, ukuze bazi ukuba ndinguYehova.
20:27 Ngako oko, nyana womntu, thetha kwindlu kaSirayeli, uthi kubo
kubo, Itsho iNkosi uYehova; Kanti ooyihlo banyelisile ngalo nto
ngenxa yokuba bemenezile kum.
20:28 Kuba ndabangenisa ezweni endaliphakamisayo
isandla sam sokuba ndibanike lona, basuka bazibona zonke iinduli ezinde, neenduli zonke
babingelela khona imibingelelo yabo;
Bakusondeza ke ukuqumbisa umsondezo wabo; bawenzela nalapho
ivumba elithozamisayo, bathululela khona iminikelo yabo ethululwayo.
20:29 Ndathi ke kubo, Esi siganga niya kuso siyintoni na? Kwaye i
kuthiwa yiBhama unanamhla.
20:30 Ngako oko yithi kwindlu kaSirayeli, Itsho iNkosi uYehova; Ngaba nina
Nizihlambele ngokwamasiko ooyihlo? nize nihenyuze ngokulandela
amasikizi abo?
20:31 Kuba xa ninikela izipho zenu, nasekucandeni kwenu oonyana benu
nizenze iinqambi ngezigodo zenu unanamhla;
Ndiya kubuzwa na nini, ndlu kaSirayeli? Ndihleli nje mna, utsho uYehova
Andiyi kubuzwa nini, Nkosi yam Yehova;
20:32 Loo nto ithe qatha emoyeni wenu, ayiyi kubakho nokubakho, leyo nithi,
Siya kuba njengeentlanga, njengemizalwane yamazwe, sikhonze
imithi namatye.
20:33 Ndihleli nje, itsho iNkosi uYehova, ngesandla esithe nkqi, nangesandla esithe nkqi.
ndiya kunilawula ngengalo eyolukileyo, ndinobushushu obuthululwayo;
20:34 Ndiya kunikhupha ebantwini, ndinibuthe ebantwini
amazwe enichithachithwe kuwo ngesandla esithe nkqi, nangeenkqwithela
ingalo eyoluliweyo, ethululwa ngumsindo.
20:35 Ndiya kunisa entlango yezizwe, ndinimise khona
ndimangaleleni ubuso ngobuso.
20:36 njengoko ndamangalelana nooyihlo kwintlango yelizwe
Yiputa, ndiya kwenjenjalo ukumangalelana nani; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
20:37 Ndonigqithisa phantsi kwentonga, ndiningenise
iqhina lomnqophiso;
20:38 ndibasuse kuni abagwilikayo nabakreqayo
Ndiya kubakhupha ezweni abaya kulo
baphambukele, abayi kungena ezweni lakwaSirayeli;
yazini ukuba ndinguYehova.
20:39 Nina ke, ndlu kaSirayeli, itsho iNkosi uYehova; Hambani nina, niye kukhonza
elowo wazenza izigodo zakhe; kananjalo emveni koko, ukuba anithanga nindiphulaphule;
Ize ningabi salihlambela igama lam elingcwele ngezipho zenu nangezibabalo zenu
izithixo.
20:40 Kuba entabeni yam engcwele, entabeni ende yakwaSirayeli.
itsho iNkosi uYehova, lapho yonke indlu kaSirayeli, xa iphela
ilizwe, ndikhonze; apho ndiya kubamkela, ndibize khona
neminikelo yenu, neentlahlela zeminikelo yenu yonke, ndawonye neento zakho zonke
izinto ezingcwele.
20:41 Ndiya kunamkela ngevumba elithozamisayo, ekunikhupheni kwam ezweni
nize nindihlanganise emazweni ebenikuwo
uthe saa; ndingcwaliswe kuwe phambi kweentlanga.
20:42 nazi ukuba ndinguYehova, ekuningeniseni kwam ezweni
ezweni lakwaSirayeli, ezweni endasiphakamisela kulo isandla sam
nilinike ooyihlo.
20:43 Niya kuzikhumbula khona iindlela zenu, neentlondi zenu zonke enizenzileyo
benziwe inqambi; nizikruqukele ngokwenu
bonke ububi benu enibenzileyo.
20:44 nazi ukuba ndinguYehova, ekunisebenzeleni kwam
ngenxa yegama lam, kungekhona ngokweendlela zenu ezimbi, nangokwezenu
Izenzo ezigwenxa, ndlu kaSirayeli; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
20:45 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
20:46 Nyana womntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kwelasezantsi, uwise intetho usingise ezantsi
uprofete ngehlathi lelizwe lasezantsi;
20:47 uthi kwihlathi lelizwe lasezantsi, Live ilizwi likaYehova; Ngaloo ndlela
itsho iNkosi uYehova; uyabona, ndifaka umlilo kuwe, ube ke wona
Udle kuwe wonke umthi omanzi, nawo wonke umthi owomileyo;
awuyi kucinywa; bonke ubuso obusuka ezantsi buye ngasentla
batshiswe kuyo.
20:48 yobona yonke inyama, ukuba mna Yehova ndiwubasile;
yacinywa.
20:49 Ndathi, Awu! Nkosi Yehova! Bathi ngam, Akathethi ngemizekeliso na?