uHezekile
24:1 Kananjalo ngomnyaka wesithoba, ngenyanga yeshumi, ngolweshumi lwenyanga kaYehova
ngenyanga, kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
24:2 Nyana womntu, zibhalele igama lemini, ngayo le mini yayo;
ukumkani waseBhabheli wayirhawula iYerusalem ngayo loo mini.
24:3 Uze uyizekelisele ngomzekeliso indlu eneenkani, uthi kubo, Yenjenje
itsho iNkosi uYehova; Beka imbiza, yibeke, kwaye ugalele namanzi kuyo
yona:
24:4 Hlanganisela kuyo iinyama zayo; zonke iinyama ezilungileyo, umlenze, nomlenze
igxalaba; yizalise ngamathambo akhethiweyo.
24:5 Thabatha ezikhethiweyo zempahla emfutshane, utshise amathambo phantsi kwayo, wenze
ubilise kakuhle, aze aphekwe amathambo ayo kuyo.
24:6 Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; Yeha, umzi onamagazi, kuyo imbiza!
ongumhlwa wawo ukhona, ongaphumanga kuwo umhlwa; yizise
iqhekeza ngeqhekeza; malingaweli iqashiso kuyo.
24:7 Ngokuba igazi lawo liphakathi kwawo; ulibeke encotsheni yengxondorha;
ayigalela emhlabeni, ukuba iwagubungele ngothuli;
24:8 ukuze kunyuke ubushushu, ukuba kuphindezele impindezelo; Ndiye ndammisela
igazi engxondorheni yelitye, ukuze lingagutyungelwa.
24:9 Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuchasile; Yeha, umzi onamagazi! Ndiza kulungelelanisa
yenze ibe nkulu imfumba yomlilo.
24:10 Fumba iinkuni, khwezela umlilo, uyidle inyama, ujiye umhluzi,
makatshiswe amathambo.
24:11 uyibeke phezu kwamalahle ayo, ingasenanto, lude lube lubhedu lwayo
lifudumale, litshise, bunyibilike ubunqambi bayo phakathi kwalo;
ukuze umhlwa wawo utshiswe.
24:12 Uzidinisile ngobuxoki, awuphumi umhlwa wayo omninzi
umhlwa wayo uya kuba semlilweni.
24:13 Ebunqambini bakho ngamanyala; ngenxa enokuba ndikuhlambulule, waba nyulu.
ukuba ungahlanjululwanga, akusayi kuhlambuluka ebunqambini bakho, kude kube koko
ndibubeke phezu kwakho ubushushu bam.
24:14 Mna Yehova ndithethile; iyeza le nto, ndiya kuyenza; I
andiyi kubuya umva, andiyi kuba nanceba, andiyi kuzohlwaya; ngokutsho
baya kukugweba ngokweendlela zakho, nangokweentlondi zakho;
iNkosi uYehova.
24:15 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
24:16 Nyana womntu, yabona, ndisusa kuwe intanda yamehlo akho
uze ungambambazeli, ungalili, neenyembezi zakho;
Ukuqhubela ezantsi.
24:17 Gcuma uthe cwaka, uze ungenzi sijwili ngabafileyo;
unxibe iimbadada zakho ezinyaweni zakho, ungazigqubutheli
yomlomo, ungasidli isonka sabantu;
24:18 Ndathetha ke nabantu kusasa; ngokuhlwa wafa umkam; kwaye
Ndenza ke kusasa njengoko ndiwiselwe umthetho ngako.
24:19 Bathi abantu kum, Akusixeleli na, ukuba ziyintoni na ezi zinto?
kuthi, ukuba wenjenje?
24:20 Ndathi kubo, Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
24:21 Thetha kwindlu kaSirayeli, uthi, Itsho iNkosi uYehova; Khangela, ndiyakwenza
uyihlambele ingcwele yam, indili yamandla akho, into oyinqwenelekayo
amehlo akho, nento osikwa yimfesane ngayo ngumphefumlo wakho; noonyana bakho neyakho
Iintombi enizishiyileyo ziya kuwa likrele.
24:22 Niya kwenza ke njengoko ndenze ngako: iindevu eziphezu komlomo aniyi kuzigqubuthela, ningadli
isonka sabantu.
24:23 iinkontsho zenu ziya kuba sentloko kuni, neembadada zenu zibe sezinyaweni zenu.
aniyi kumbambazela, nilile; ke niya kungcungcutheka ebugwenxeni benu;
benze isijwili omnye komnye.
24:24 UHezekile woba sisimanga kuni njengako konke akwenzileyo
ekuzeni kwako oko, niya kwazi ukuba ndiyiNkosi uYehova.
24:25 Wena ke, nyana womntu, akuyi kuba namhla ndithabatha kubo;
amandla abo, uvuyo lozuko lwabo, inkanuko yamehlo abo, kunye
kuko oko bazinikelayo kwintliziyo yabo, oonyana babo neentombi zabo;
24:26 ukuze osindileyo kuwe ngaloo mini eze kuwe, ukuze abangele
Ukuva ngeendlebe zakho?
24:27 Ngayo loo mini uya kuvuleka umlomo wakho, kunye nosindileyo lowo;
uthethe, ungabi saba sisidenge; ube sisimanga kubo;
bazi ukuba ndinguYehova.