UHezekeli
7:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
7:2 Futhi, wena ndodana yomuntu, itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova kulo izwe lakwa-Israyeli.
Ukuphela, ukuphela sekufikile emagumbini omane ezwe.
7:3 Manje ukuphela sekufike phezu kwakho, futhi ngizothumela intukuthelo yami phezu kwakho, futhi
izakwahlulela njengezindlela zakho, yehlisele phezu kwakho konke
izinengiso zakho.
7:4 Futhi iso lami ngeke ukukuhawukela, futhi ngeke ngihawukele, kodwa mina
buyisela izindlela zakho phezu kwakho, izinengiso zakho zibe sezweni
phakathi kwenu, niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
7:5 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Okubi, okubi kuphela, bheka, kuyeza.
7:6 Ukuphela sekufikile, ukuphela kufikile. bheka, ikhona
woza.
7:7 Ukusa sekufikile kuwe, wena ohlala ezweni
isikhathi sesifikile, usuku lwenhlupheko luseduze, alukho umdumo walo
izintaba.
7:8 Manje ngizothulula masinyane ukufutheka kwami phezu kwakho, futhi ngifeze intukuthelo yami
phezu kwakho: futhi ngiyokwahlulela ngokwezindlela zakho futhi intando
uyakuphindisela kuzo zonke izinengiso zakho.
7:9 Futhi iso lami aliyikuhawukela, futhi ngeke ngihawukele
akubuyisele ngokwezindlela zakho nezinengiso zakho ezikuyo
phakathi kwakho; niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova oshayayo.
7:10 Bheka, usuku, bheka, selufikile. induku
kuqhakazile, kuqhakazile ukuzidla.
7:11 Ubudlova kuvuke induku yobubi, akekho kubo ngeke
kusale, noma isixuku sabo, noma yimuphi owabo;
kube khona ukulila ngabo.
7:12 Isikhathi sesifikile, usuku lusondele;
umthengisi uyalila, ngokuba ulaka luphezu kwesixuku sakho sonke.
7:13 Ngoba umthengisi ngeke abuyele kulokho okuthengiswayo, nakuba bona
babesaphila, ngokuba umbono uthinta isixuku sonke sawo;
elingayikubuya; njalo kayikuziqinisa ethempelini
ububi bempilo yakhe.
7:14 Bavuthele icilongo, ukuze alungise konke; kodwa kakho oya khona
impi, ngokuba ulaka lwami luphezu kwesixuku sonke salo.
7:15 Ngaphandle inkemba, futhi isifo esiwumshayabhuqe nendlala ngaphakathi: lowo
osensimini uyakufa ngenkemba; lalowo osedolobheni.
indlala nesifo kuyakushwabadela.
7:16 Kodwa labo abayophunyuka kubo bayophunyuka, futhi bayoba phezu kwezintaba
njengamajuba ezigodini, wonke elila, yilowo nalowo ngenxa yakhe
ububi.
7:17 Zonke izandla ziyoba buthaka, futhi wonke amadolo kuyoba buthakathaka njengamanzi.
7:18 Futhi bayobhinca indwangu yesaka, futhi ukwesaba kuyosibekela
bona; amahloni ayakuba phezu kobuso bonke, nempandla phezu kwabo bonke
amakhanda.
7:19 Bayophonsa isiliva labo emigwaqweni, futhi igolide labo kuyoba
isiliva labo negolide labo akuyikuba namandla okubakhulula
ngosuku lolaka lukaJehova: abayikusuthisa imiphefumulo yabo;
ungagcwalisi izibilini zabo, ngokuba kuyisikhubekiso kubo
ububi.
7:20 Ngokuqondene nobuhle bemvunulo yakhe, wakubeka ebukhosini, kodwa benza
izithombe zabo ezinengekayo nezinengiso zabo ezikuyo;
ngalokho ngikubekile kude nabo.
7:21 Futhi ngizoyinikela ezandleni zabezizwe ukuba yimpango, futhi
ababi bomhlaba babe yimpango; bayakulingcolisa.
7:22 Ngiyophendukela ubuso bami kubo, futhi bayoyingcolisa imfihlo yami
indawo: ngokuba abaphangi bayakungena kulo, balingcolise.
7:23 Yenza iketanga, ngoba izwe ligcwele amacala egazi, futhi umuzi ugcwele
egcwele udlame.
7:24 Ngakho, Ngiyoletha okubi kakhulu kwabezizwe, futhi bayohlala ifa
izindlu zabo: ngiyakuqeda ukuzidla kwabanamandla; futhi
izindawo zabo ezingcwele ziyakungcoliswa.
7:25 Ukubhujiswa kuyeza; bayakufuna ukuthula, kepha akuyikuba khona.
7:26 Ububi buyofika phezu kobubi, futhi inzwabethi phezu kwamahemuhemu; bese
bayakufuna umbono kumprofethi; kodwa umlayo uzabhubha
umpristi, neseluleko esivela kwabadala.
7:27 Inkosi izolila, futhi isikhulu iyokwembatha incithakalo.
izandla zabantu bezwe ziyakuthuthumela; ngizokwenza
kubo ngokwendlela yabo, futhi ngizakwahlulela njengezingwadule zabo
bona; bazakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.