uHezekile
36:1 Wena ke, nyana womntu, profeta ngazo iintaba zakwaSirayeli, uthi,
Nina zintaba zakwaSirayeli, liveni ilizwi likaYehova.
36:2 Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; Ngokuba utshaba lusithi ngani, Tshotsho!
neziganga zamandulo ziyilifa lethu.
36:3 Ngako oko profeta uthi, Itsho iNkosi uYehova; Ngenxa yokuba benzile
uniphanzisile, wakuginya ngeenxa zonke, ukuba nibekho
libe lilifa lamasalela eentlanga, nithatyathelwe kulo
Umlomo othethayo yintlekisa ebantwini;
36:4 Ngako oko, nina zintaba zakwaSirayeli, liveni ilizwi leNkosi uYehova. Ngaloo ndlela
itsho iNkosi uYehova kwiintaba nakwiinduli, kwizilambo;
nakwizihlambo, nakwimizi engamanxuwa, nakwimizi ephanzileyo
Eshiyiweyo, eyaba lixhoba nesigculelo kumasalela eentlanga
ezizijikelezileyo;
36:5 Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuchasile; Ngokuqinisekileyo emlilweni wekhwele lam
ndithethe nxamnye namasalela eentlanga, nanxamnye nawo wonke
elakwaEdom, elithe lahlutha ilizwe lam ngovuyo;
ngeentliziyo zabo zonke, becatshukiswa ziingqondo zabo, ukuba bayikhuphele ukuba liphangwe.
36:6 Ngako oko, profeta ngomhlaba wakwaSirayeli, uthi kubo
Iintaba, iinduli, imilambo, nasezintlanjeni
itsho iNkosi uYehova; Yabona, ndithethe ndinobukhwele, ndinobushushu;
ngokuba nathwala ihlazo leentlanga.
36:7 Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuchasile; Ndisiphakamisile isandla sam, Inene
iintlanga ezingeenxa zonke kuni, zona ziya kuthwala ihlazo lazo.
36:8 Ke nina, zintaba zakwaSirayeli, niya kuvelisa amasebe
baxabeleni abantu bam amaSirayeli iziqhamo zenu; ngokuba kuseza kufika.
36:9 Ngokuba, niyabona, ndingakuni;
ilinyiwe yahlwayelwa:
36:10 Ndiya kwandisela abantu phezu kwenu, yonke indlu kaSirayeli, bonke bephela
imizi imiwe, akhiwe amanxuwa.
36:11 Ndiya kwandisela abantu ke neenkomo phezu kwenu; baya kwanda, bande
ndonenza niphume kwamandulo, ndikwenze
Úlungile kuni kunasekuqaleni kwenu; nazi ukuba ndinguYehova
NKOSI.
36:12 Ndohambisa abantu phezu kwenu, abantu bam amaSirayeli; kwaye bona
baya kukuhlutha, ube lilifa labo, ube nguwe
ungabuyi ubahluthe abantwana.
36:13 Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; Ngokuba besithi kuwe, Umhlaba uyadla
Uzihluthe abantu, wazihlutha iintlanga zakho;
36:14 ngako oko akuyi kubuya ube sisidlabantu, ungaluhluthi uhlanga lwakho;
nangaphezu koko; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
36:15 Andiyi kuvase kuwe ukudana kweentlanga
ungabuyi usithwale isingcikivo sabantu;
Uze ungaphindi uzikhubekise uhlanga lwakho; utsho uYehova
UTHIXO.
36:16 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
36:17 Nyana womntu, xa indlu kaSirayeli yabe ihleli emhlabeni wakowabo, bona
bayenza inqambi ngeendlela zabo nangeentlondi zabo; iindlela zabo zaziphambi kwam
njengobunqambi bomfazi owadliweyo.
36:18 Ngoko ke ndaphalaza ubushushu bam phezu kwabo ngenxa yegazi ababeliphalazile
phezu kwelizwe nezigodo zabo, ababelenzé inqambi ngazo;
36:19 Ndabenza baba lusali ezintlangeni, bachithwachithwa
amazwe: ngokwendlela yawo, nangokweentlondi zawo
wabagweba.
36:20 Bakungena ke kuzo iintlanga, ezo babesiya kuzo, bahlambela;
igama lam elingcwele, xa bathi kubo, Ngabantu bakaYehova aba;
Baphuma ke ezweni lakhe.
36:21 Ndaba nofefe ngenxa yegama lam elingcwele, ebenalo indlu kaSirayeli
behlanjelwe phakathi kweentlanga, ababesiya kuzo.
36:22 Ngako oko yithi kwindlu kaSirayeli, Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuzinzile; Ndiyavuma
oku kungenxa yenu, ndlu kaSirayeli; kungenxa yegama lam elingcwele;
Enizihlambeleyo ezintlangeni, eniye kuzo.
36:23 Ndiya kulingcwalisa igama lam elikhulu, elihlanjelweyo ezintlangeni;
enizihlambeleyo phakathi kwabo; zazi iintlanga
ukuba ndinguYehova, itsho iNkosi uYehova, ekungcwalisweni kwam kulo
wena phambi kwamehlo abo.
36:24 Ndiya kunithabatha phakathi kweentlanga, ndinibuthe kuzo zonke
amazwe, ndinise emhlabeni wenu.
36:25 Ndiya kunitshiza ngamanzi amhlophe, nihlambuluke;
ndinihlambulule bonke ubunqambi benu, nakwizigodo zenu zonke.
36:26 Ndoninika intliziyo entsha, ndifake umoya omtsha ngaphakathi kwenu
ndiyisuse intliziyo yelitye enyameni yenu, ndiyisuse
ndikunike intliziyo yenyama.
36:27 Ndiya kufaka umoya wam ngaphakathi kwenu, ndinihambise kuni
ize niwagcine amasiko am, niwenze.
36:28 niya kuhlala ezweni endalinika ooyihlo; nani niya kuyenza
yibani ngabantu bam, mna ndibe nguThixo wenu.
36:29 Ndiya kunisindisa ebunqambini benu bonke, ndibize;
nengqolowa, ndiyandise, anganiziseli indlala.
36:30 Ndosandisa isiqhamo somthi, nongeniselo lomthi
intsimi, ukuze ningabuyi namkeliswe isingcikivo sendlala phakathi kwenu
umhedeni.
36:31 Niya kuzikhumbula ke iindlela zenu ezimbi, neentlondi zenu ezingekhoyo
nizikruqukele ngokwenu ngenxa yobugwenxa benu
nangenxa yamasikizi akho.
36:32 Andiyi kukwenza oku ngenxa yenu, itsho iNkosi uYehova;
Danani, nibe nehlazo ngenxa yeendlela zenu, ndlu kaSirayeli.
36:33 Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; Ngemini endiya kunihlambulula kuyo
bonke ubugwenxa benu ndiya kukwenza ukuba uhlale emizini, kwaye
amanxuwa aya kwakhiwa.
36:34 Ilizwe ebe kusenkangala kulo liya kulinywa, endaweni yokuba bekusenkangala kulo
ukubona bonke abadlulayo.
36:35 bathi, Eli lizwe, bekusenkangala kulo, lisuke laba njengelizwe eli
umyezo wase-Eden; nemizi engamanxuwa, ebingamanxuwa, ebingamanxuwa
zibiyelwe, ziyahlala.
36:36 Ziya kwazi ke iintlanga eziseleyo ngeenxa zonke kuni, ukuba ndinguYehova
Yakha uYehova into egungxulweyo, ayityale indawo ebe kusenkangala;
UYehova uthethile, ndiya kukwenza.
36:37 Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; ndisaya kubuzwa yindlu
kwaSirayeli ukuba benzelwe bona; ndiya kubandisa emadodeni
umhlambi.
36:38 njengomhlambi ongamadini angcwele, njengomhlambi waseYerusalem ngamaxesha ayo amisiweyo; ngoko
iya kuzaliswa yimihlambi yabantu imizi engamanxuwa, bazi
ukuba ndinguYehova.