uHezekile
26:1 Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi elinamnye, ngolokuqala enyangeni leyo,
kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
26:2 Nyana womntu, ngenxa enokuba iTire isithi ngeYerusalem, Tshotsho!
elaqhekeziweyo amasango abantu; lona lijikelwe laza kum;
izaliswe, ngoku yona ilinxuwa.
26:3 Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuchasile; Yabona, ndikuchasile, Tire;
Ndiya kukunyusela iintlanga ezininzi, njengokuba ulwandle lusenza
amaza akhe ukuba anyuke.
26:4 ziziqhuqhe iindonga zaseTire, zizigungxule iinqaba zakho ezinde
uya kulukhukula uthuli lwayo kuyo, iyenze ibe njengengxondorha ebalelelwe lilanga.
26:5 Iya kuba yindawo yokwaneka iminatha phakathi kolwandle.
ngokuba ndithethile, itsho iNkosi uYehova; liya kuba lixhoba
izizwe.
26:6 Namagxamesi ayo asemaphandleni aya kubulawa ngekrele;
bazi ukuba ndinguYehova.
26:7 Ngokuba itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; uyabona, ndiya kuyizisela iTire
uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, ukumkani wookumkani, evela entla, kunye
amahashe, neenqwelo zokulwa, nabamahashe, nemikhosi, nokunye okuninzi
abantu.
26:8 Iintombi zakho ezisemaphandleni uya kuzibulala ngekrele, yaye uya kuzibulala
yenzela inqaba yokubonisela, uyifumbele udonga lokungqinga, ulifunqule
ingweletshetshe nxamnye nawe.
26:9 abhekise ezindongeni zakho iinqwelo zokulwa, azimise ngeentsimbi zakhe;
ziya kuzidiliza iinqaba zakho ezinde.
26:10 Ngenxa yobuninzi bamahashe akhe, uthuli lwawo luya kukugubungela;
iindonga zakho ziya kunyikima ngenxa yesandi sabamahashe nezeevili;
nakwiinqwelo zokulwa, ekungeneni kwakhe emasangweni akho, njengokungena kwabantu
kumzi otyhoboziweyo.
26:11 Ngamanqina amahashe akhe uya kuzigqusha zonke izitrato zakho
ziya kubabulala abantu bakho ngekrele, neenqaba zakho eziqinileyo ziya kuhamba
phantsi emhlabeni.
26:12 Baya kubuthimba ubutyebi bakho, bakuphange
baya kuzidiliza iindonga zakho, balonakalise obakho
ziwabeke amatye akho, nemithi yakho, nemithi yakho
uthuli phakathi kwamanzi.
26:13 Ndoyiphelisa ingxokozelo yeengoma zakho; nesandi sakho
iihadi azisayi kuba saviwa.
26:14 Ndiya kukwenza ube yingxondorha ebalelelwe lilanga, uya kuba yindawo
yaneka iminatha phezu kwayo; akusayi kuba sakhiwa; ngokuba ndinguYehova
itsho iNkosi uYehova.
26:15 Itsho iNkosi uYehova kwiTire, ukuthi; Aziyi kunyikima iziqithi ngenxa yesandi
Ukuwa kwakho, ekuncwineni kwabangxwelerhiweyo, ekubulaweni kwababuleweyo
phakathi kwakho?
26:16 Ke zonke abathetheli elwandle baya kuhla ezitroneni zabo, kwaye
bahlube iingubo zabo, bahlube iingubo zabo ezimfakamfele;
zambathani ukungcangcazela; baya kuhlala emhlabeni, kwaye
Zigubha ngamaxesha onke, zithi manga ngawe.
26:17 Baya kukuphakamisela isimbonono, bathi kuwe, Unjani na?
wena wawutshabalalisa, obe kuhleli oomatiloshe, umzi odumileyo;
elabe linamandla elwandle, yona nabemi bayo, ababenzayo
kunkwantya kuyo yonke into eyilwayo!
26:18 Ngoku ziyagubha iziqithi ngomhla wokuwa kwakho; ewe, iziqithi ezo
elwandle ziya kukhwankqiswa kukuphuma kwakho.
26:19 Ngokuba itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; Ndakwenza umzi oyinkangala;
njengemizi engasamiweyo; xa ndiwanyusa amanzi anzongonzongo
phezu kwakho, amanzi amaninzi aya kukugubungela;
26:20 Xa ndiya kuthoba kunye nabahla baye emhadini, kunye
abantu bamandulo, bakumise ezingontsini zomhlaba
Ehlabathini, ekusenkangala kulo kwasephakadeni, nabahla baye emhadini;
ukuze ungamiwe; kwaye ndiya kubeka uzuko ezweni kaNdikhoyo
ukuphila;
26:21 Ndokwenza ube sisikhwankqiso, ungabikho;
ukufunwa, akuyi kufunyanwa naphakade; itsho iNkosi uYehova.