UHezekeli
4:1 Nawe, ndodana yomuntu, thatha ithayela, futhi usibeke phambi kwakho, futhi
gcoba phezu kwawo umuzi, iJerusalema;
4:2 Futhi awuvimbezele, futhi wakhe inqaba ngokumelene nalo, futhi uphonsa intaba
ngokumelene nalo; ubeke ikamu ngokumelene nalo, ubeke izinqama zokubhodloza phezu kwalo
nxazonke.
4:3 Zithathele ipani lensimbi, ulimise libe ludonga lwensimbi
phakathi kwakho nomuzi, ubhekise ubuso bakho kuwo, kube njalo
uvinjezelwe, wena uyakuwuvimbezela. Lokhu kuzoba yisibonakaliso ku
indlu ka-Israyeli.
4:4 Lala futhi ngohlangothi lwakho lwesobunxele, futhi ubeke ububi bendlu
u-Israyeli phezu kwalo: njengenani lezinsuku ozolala ngazo
phezu kwalo uyakuthwala ububi babo.
4:5 Ngoba ngibeke phezu kwakho iminyaka yobubi babo, ngokuvumelana nomthetho
inani lezinsuku, izinsuku ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye: kanjalo uya kuthwala
ububi bendlu ka-Israyeli.
4:6 Futhi lapho usufezile kubo, ulale futhi ngohlangothi lwakho lokunene, futhi
uyakuthwala ukona kwendlu yakwaJuda izinsuku ezingamashumi amane;
wakumisa usuku ngalunye lube ngumnyaka.
4:7 Ngakho uzobhekisa ubuso bakho ekuvinjezelweni kweJerusalema, futhi
ingalo yakho yambulwe, uprofethe ngokumelene nayo.
4:8 Futhi, bheka, Ngizobeka izibopho phezu kwakho, futhi ngeke ujike kuwe
kusukela kolunye uhlangothi kuya kolunye, uze uqede izinsuku zokuvinjezelwa kwakho.
4:9 Thatha futhi ukolweni, nebhali, nobhontshisi, namalentile,
amabele namafila*, ukubeke esitsheni sinye, uzenzele isinkwa
njengenani lezinsuku ozolala ngazo
ohlangothini lwakho, izinsuku ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye uyakudla kuso.
4:10 Ukudla kwakho oyakukudla kuyakuba ngesisindo, amashekeli angamashumi amabili a
usuku: uyakukudla ngezikhathi ezithile.
4:11 Futhi uyophuza amanzi ngesilinganiso, ingxenye yesithupha yehini: kusukela
uyakuphuza ngezikhathi ezithile.
4:12 Futhi uyakudla kuso njengamaqebelengwane ebhali, futhi uyakubhaka it ngomquba
ophuma kumuntu, emehlweni abo.
" 4:13 Futhi uJehova wathi: "Ngalokhu abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakudla ukudla kwabo
isinkwa esingcolile phakathi kwabezizwe, lapho ngiyobaxosha khona.
4:14 Ngase ngithi: "Awu, Nkosi Jehova! bheka, umphefumulo wami awungcoliswanga;
kusukela ebusheni bami kuze kube manje angizange ngikudle okufayo
ngokwalo, noma idatshulwa ibe yizicucu; futhi akungenanga kuyo inyama enengekayo
umlomo wami.
4:15 Wayesethi kimi: “Bheka, ngikunike ubulongwe benkomo esikhundleni sobulongwe bomuntu;
ulungise isinkwa sakho ngayo.
4:16 Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, bheka, ngizokwephula udondolo lukaJehova
isinkwa eJerusalema: bayakudla isinkwa ngesilinganiso nangokunakekela;
bayakuphuza amanzi ngesilinganiso nangokumangala;
4:17 Ukuze baswele isinkwa namanzi, futhi bamangale omunye nomunye.
uqede ububi babo.