UHezekeli
6:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
6:2 Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, futhi uprofethe
ngokumelene nabo,
6:3 Uzakuthi: O zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, yizwani izwi leNkosi uJehova; Ngakho
isho iNkosi uJehova kuzo izintaba nasemagqumeni, kuzo imifula.
nasezigodini; Bhekani, mina, yebo, mina, ngiyakwehlisela inkemba phezu kwenu, futhi
ngizochitha izindawo zakho eziphakemeyo.
6:4 Ama-altare enu ayakuba yincithakalo, nezithombe zenu zichotshozwe
ababuleweyo benu ngiyakubawisa phambi kwezithombe zenu.
6:5 Futhi ngizobeka izidumbu zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli phambi kwabo
izithombe; ngiyakuwahlakaza amathambo enu nxazonke zama-altare enu.
6:6 Kuzo zonke izindawo zenu zokuhlala, imizi iyochithwa, futhi ephakemeyo
izindawo ziyakuba yincithakalo; ukuze ama-altare enu abhujiswe, enziwe
zichithekile, nezithombe zenu zingaphulwa, ziphele, nezithombe zenu ziphele
gawula, imisebenzi yakho ichithwe.
6:7 Futhi ababulewe bayowela phakathi kwenu, futhi niyokwazi ukuthi mina
nginguJehova.
6:8 Nokho ngiyoshiya insali, ukuze nibe nabanye abayophunyuka
inkemba phakathi kwezizwe, lapho nihlakazwa phakathi kwezizwe
amazwe.
6:9 Futhi labo abaphunyukayo kini bayongikhumbula phakathi kwezizwe lapho
bayakuthunjwa, ngokuba ngephukile ubufebe babo
inhliziyo, eyemukile kimi, namehlo abo, abahamba a
ukuphinga nezithombe zabo, bazanengeka ngenxa yobubi
ababenzile kuzo zonke izinengiso zabo.
6:10 Futhi bayokwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova, futhi ukuthi angishongo ngeze
ukuthi ngibenze lobu bubi kubo.
6:11 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Shaya ngesandla sakho, unyathele ngonyawo lwakho;
nithi: “Maye ngazo zonke izinengiso ezimbi zendlu yakwa-Israyeli! okwe
bayakuwa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo.
6:12 Lowo okude uyakufa ngesifo; lalowo oseduze
bayakuwa ngenkemba; nosalayo ovinjezelwe uyakufa
ngendlala: kanjalo ngiyakufeza ukufutheka kwami phezu kwabo.
6:13 Khona niyokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ababuleweyo babo kuyoba
phakathi kwezithombe zabo nxazonke zama-altare abo, phezu kwawo wonke amagquma aphakeme, kuwo wonke
eziqongweni zezintaba, naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza, naphansi kwayo yonke
i-oki ewugqinsi, indawo lapho ababenikeza khona iphunga elimnandi kubo bonke
izithombe.
6:14 Ngiyakwelulela isandla sami phezu kwabo, ngenze izwe libe yincithakalo,
yebo, eyincithakalo kunehlane ngaseDibila kuwo wonke awo
Bayakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.