uHezekile
21:1 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
21:2 Nyana womntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kwiYerusalem, uwise intetho kuyo
uprofete ngomhlaba wakwaSirayeli;
21:3 Yithi kumhlaba wakwaSirayeli, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuthabathele phezu kwawo; yabona, ndichasene nam
ndirhole ikrele lam esingxotyeni salo, ndilinqumle
livela kuwe ilungisa nongendawo.
21:4 Ngenxa yoko, ndiya kunqumla kuwe ilungisa nongendawo;
ke ngoko ikrele lam liya kuphuma esingxotyeni salo liye enyameni yonke
ukusuka ezantsi ukusa emantla.
21:5 yazi yonke inyama, ukuba mna Yehova ndilirholile ikrele lam
asiyi kubuya sibuye.
21:6 Wena ke, nyana womntu, ncwina; kwaye
ncwina ngobukrakra phambi kwamehlo abo.
21:7 Kothi, xa bathe kuwe, Uncwinelani na? ukuba
uya kuphendula wena, uthi, Ngenxa yeendaba ezilungileyo; ngokuba isiza: nayo yonke intliziyo
ziya kunyibilika, ziwe zonke izandla, ityhafe yonke imimoya;
aya kuba buthathaka onke amadolo njengamanzi; yabonani, iyeza, iya kubakho
kwenzeke; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
21:8 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
21:9 Nyana womntu, profeta uthi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuthethile oko; Yithi, Ikrele, a
Ikrele liloliwe, kananjalo likhazimlisiwe;
21:10 Liloliwe ukuze lixhele libulale; likhazimlisiwe ukuze libe nako
Ngaba kufuneka senze uvuyo? idela intonga yonyana wam, njengokuba
yonke imithi.
21:11 Linikelwe ukuba likhazimliswe, liphathwe ngesandla;
liloliwe, likhazimlisiwe, ukuba linikelwe esandleni sikaYehova
umbulali.
21:12 Khala ubhomboloze, nyana womntu; ngokuba lithene mbende nabantu bam
phezu kwezikhulu zonke zakwaSirayeli; kuya kubakho izothuso ngenxa yekrele
Uze ubethe ethangeni lakho ke.
21:13 Ngokuba sekucikidiwe; kothini na ukuba nentonga ecekisayo? yona
Akuyi kuba sabakho; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
21:14 Wena ke nyana womntu, profeta, utywakraze izandla;
maliphindeke kabini ikrele, ikrele lababuleweyo;
likrele labakhulu ababuleweyo, elingene emakhayeni abo
amagumbi angasese.
21:15 Ndiwamisele amasango abo onke ikrele elijikajikayo, elijikajikayo
Iyatyhafa intliziyo, kwande ukwaphuka kwabo. yenziwe yakhanya,
Lisongelwe ukuba lixhelwe.
21:16 hambani niye ekunene, nokuba nisinga ekhohlo;
naphi na apho bubhekise khona ubuso bakho.
21:17 nam ndiya kuzitywakraza izandla zam, ndibupholise ubushushu bam;
Mna Yehova ndithethile.
21:18 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
21:19 Wena ke, nyana womntu, zimisele iindlela zibe mbini, ukuze ikrele lokumkani lihambe;
iBhabheli iya kuza, bobabini baya kuphuma ezweni elinye;
zinyulele ke indawo, uyinyule emantloko endlela yomzi;
21:20 Misa indlela, ukuze ikrele lifike eRabha yoonyana baka-Amon,
kwelakwaYuda eYerusalem enqatyisiweyo.
21:21 Kuba ukumkani waseBhabheli umise ekwahlukaneni kweendlela, emantloko eendlela
iindlela zombini zokuvumisa: Walukhanyisa utolo lwakhe, wabuza
nemifanekiso, wakhangela esibindini.
21:22 Esandleni sakhe sokunene wavumisa ngeYerusalem, ukuba amise abathetheli;
Ukuvula umlomo ekuxhelweni, Kuphakanyiswe izwi ngokuduma;
kumiswe izinto zokutyhomfa emasangweni, kufukulwe udonga lokungqinga, nokuwabeka
ukwakha inqaba.
21:23 Soba njengesihlabo esikhohlakeleyo kubo emehlweni abo
abo bafungayo; ke yena wokhumbuza ubugwenxa;
ukuze babanjwe.
21:24 Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuchasile; Ngokuba nenze ubugwenxa benu;
khumbulani ekutyhilekeni kwezikreqo zenu, ukuze nibe
zonke izenzo zenu zibonakalalisiwe; ngokuba, ndithi, nifikile
khumbulani, niya kubanjwa ngesandla.
21:25 Wena ke, nkosana engendawo yakwaSirayeli, efikileyo imini yayo
ubugwenxa buya kuphela;
21:26 Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; Susa isithsaba, kwaye ukhulule isithsaba: oku
Akayi kuba njalo; mphakamiseni othobekileyo, nimthobe othobekileyo
phezulu.
21:27 Ndiya kukuphenula ndikuphenule, ndikuphenule;
eze olilungelo lakhe; kwaye ndiya kumnika yona.
21:28 Wena ke, nyana womntu, profeta uthi, Itsho iNkosi uYehova
ngokubhekisele koonyana baka-Amon, nakungcikivo lwabo; nawe uthi,
Ikrele, ikrele lirholiwe; likhazimlisiwe ukuba libulale;
kudla ngenxa yokumenyezela:
21:29 bebona amampunge kuwe, bakuhlabele ubuxoki, ukuba bathethe amanga ngawe.
ukubeke ezintanyeni zababuleweyo, babangendawo, ababo
iyeza imini yokuba buphele ubugwenxa babo.
21:30 Ndiya kuwubuyisela na esingxotyeni sawo? ndiya kukugweba wena
indawo owadalwa kuyo, ezweni lokuzalwa kwakho.
21:31 Ndiya kuthulula phezu kwakho ubhavumo lwam, ndivuthele phezu kwakho
ngomlilo wokuphuphuma komsindo wam, ndikunikele esandleni samadoda azizityhakala;
iingcibi zokutshabalalisa.
21:32 Uya kuba kukudla komlilo; igazi lakho liya kuba phakathi
umhlaba; ungabi sakhunjulwa; ngokuba mna Yehova ndithethile
yona.