uHezekile
37:1 Isandla sikaYehova saba phezu kwam, sandikhupha ndikuMoya
uYehova, wandibeka entlanjeni leyo ezeleyo
amathambo,
37:2 Wandidlulisa kuwo, wandijikelezisa ngeenxa zonke; yabona, ebemaninzi kakhulu
abaninzi kwintlambo evulekileyo; nantso omile kakhulu.
37:3 Wathi ke kum, Nyana womntu, aya kuphila na ke la mathambo? Ndaza ndaphendula ndathi, O
Wena Nkosi Yehova, wena uyazi.
37:4 Wathi kum, Profeta phezu kwala mathambo, uthi kuwo, Owu!
mathambo omileyo, liveni ilizwi likaYehova.
37:5 Itsho iNkosi uYehova kula mathambo, ukuthi, Kula mathambo; uyabona, ndihlisa umoya;
ngenani kuni, niphile;
37:6 Kwaye ndiya kubeka imisipha phezu kwenu, kwaye ndiya kuzisa inyama phezu kwenu, kwaye
anigqubuthele ngolusu, nifake umoya ngaphakathi kwenu, niphile; nawe
bazi ukuba ndinguYehova.
37:7 Ndaprofeta ke ngoko bendiwiselwe umthetho ngako;
nanko kukho ukunyikima, asondelelana amathambo, ithambo kwelinye
ithambo.
37:8 Ndabona, nanko kukho imisipha kuwo, kwavela inyama
ulusu lwawagubungela ngaphezulu; akwabakho moya kuwo.
37:9 Wathi kum, Profeta kuwo umoya, profeta, nyana womntu, uprofete
Yithi kumoya, Itsho iNkosi uYehova; Yizani nivela kwimimoya yomine, O
phefumla, ubaphefumlele ababuleweyo, baphile.
37:10 Ndaprofeta ke ngoko bendiwiselwe umthetho ngako, wangena umoya kuwo;
baphila, bema ngeenyawo, umkhosi omkhulu kakhulu kunene.
37:11 Wathi kum, Nyana womntu, la mathambo yindlu yonke
Sirayeli: Yabona, bathi, Amathambo ethu omile, nethemba lethu lidakile
zinqunyulwe ukuba zibe ngamalungu ethu.
37:12 Ngako oko profeta, uthi kubo, Itsho iNkosi uYehova; Khangela, O
bantu bam, ndiya kuwavula amangcwaba enu, ndininyuse niphume kuni
mangcwaba, ndinise emhlabeni wakwaSirayeli.
37:13 Niya kwazi ukuba ndinguYehova, ekuwavuleni kwam amangcwaba enu, Yehova;
bantu bam, ndaninyusa niphuma emangcwabeni enu;
37:14 Ndiya kufaka umoya wam kuni, niphile, ndinibeke
Niya kwazi ke ukuba mna Yehova ndithethile
yakwenza oko; utsho uYehova.
37:15 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
37:16 Wena ke, nyana womntu, thabatha intonga ibe nye, ubhale kuyo, uthi, Ngokuba
uYuda, noonyana bakaSirayeli, abalingane bakhe;
intonga kaEfrayim, ubhale kuyo uthi, EkaYosefu, intonga kaEfrayim, neyezinto zonke
indlu kaSirayeli amaqabane akhe;
37:17 uzisondeze ke, enye kwenye, intonga-nye; kwaye baya kuba banye
esandleni sakho.
37:18 Bothi bakuthetha nawe oonyana babantu bakowenu, besithi, Tshomela!
Akusixeleli na, zithetha ukuthini na ngezi?
37:19 Yithi kubo, Itsho iNkosi uYehova; yabona, ndiya kuthabatha intonga
uYosefu, osesandleni sikaEfrayim, nezizwe zakwaSirayeli ezakhe
amadodana akhe, ndiwabeke kuye, nentonga yakwaYuda, kwaye
zenze intonga ibe nye, zibe nto-nye esandleni sam.
37:20 Iintonga obhale kuzo zibe sesandleni sakho phambi kwazo
amehlo.
37:21 Uze uthi kubo, Itsho iNkosi uYehova; Yabona, ndiya kulithabatha;
oonyana bakaSirayeli phakathi kweentlanga abaya kuzo;
ibabuthe ngeenxa zonke, ibazise emhlabeni wabo;
37:22 Kwaye ndiza kubenza uhlanga olunye elizweni, ezintabeni
Sirayeli; abe mnye ukumkani, abe ngukumkani kubo bonke bephela, bangabi sabakho
zingaphindi zibe zibini iintlanga, zingaphindi zibe zizikumkani ezibini
ngakumbi kwaphela:
37:23 bangabi sazenza iinqambi ngezigodo zabo, nangezinto zabo ezingento
izinto zabo ezinezothe, nangezikreqo zabo zonke;
uya kubasindisa emakhayeni abo onke, abakhoyo kuwo
bona, ndibahlambulule, babe ngabantu bam, ndibe mna
uThixo wabo.
37:24 Umkhonzi wam uDavide woba ngukumkani kubo; kwaye bonke baya kuba nabo
malusi abe mnye; nabo baya kuhamba ngamasiko am, bagcine okwam
nemimiselo, niyenze.
37:25 Kwaye baya kuhlala emhlabeni endawunika wam uYakobi
Isicaka, ababehleli kuso ooyihlo; baya kuhlala kulo;
Bona, nabantwana babo, nabantwana babantwana babo, kude kuse ephakadeni;
uDavide, umkhonzi wam, abe yinkosi yabo kude kuse ephakadeni.
37:26 Ndiya kubenzela umnqophiso woxolo; iya kuba yi
umnqophiso ongunaphakade nabo, ndibamise, ndande
ndiyimise ingcwele yam phakathi kwabo ngonaphakade.
37:27 Umnquba wam uya kuba kubo, ndibe nguThixo wabo, ndibe nguThixo wabo
baya kuba ngabantu bam.
37:28 zazi iintlanga ukuba mna Yehova ndiwangcwalisile amaSirayeli, ekumlandeleni kwam
ingcwele iya kuhlala phakathi kwabo ngonaphakade.