UHezekeli
9:1 Futhi wamemeza ezindlebeni zami ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: "Babangele."
phathani umuzi ukusondela, yilowo nalowo kanye neyakhe
ebhidliza isikhali esandleni sakhe.
9:2 Futhi bheka, kwafika amadoda ayisithupha evela esangweni ephakeme, okuyinto amanga
ngasenyakatho, yilowo nalowo enesikhali sokubulala esandleni sakhe; futhi eyodwa
indoda phakathi kwabo yayimbethe ilineni, inophondo lukayinki wombhali ngakuyo
bangena, bema ngase-altare lethusi.
9:3 Inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli yakhuphuka isuka ekherubini.
lapho ayekhona, waze wafika embundwini wendlu. Wasememeza eNkosini
indoda eyembethe ilineni, inophondo lukayinki womlobi ethangeni layo;
" 9:4 Futhi uJehova wathi kuye: "Dabula phakathi komuzi, ngokusebenzisa
phakathi kweJerusalema, wabeka uphawu emabunzini abantu
ababubulayo nabakhala ngazo zonke izinengiso ezenziwa ezweni
phakathi kwawo.
9:5 Wathi kwabanye ezindlebeni zami: Dabulani emlandeleni
muzi, nishaye, iso lenu malingahawukeli, ningabi nabubele;
9:6 Bulalani, amaxhegu nabancane, izincekukazi, nabantwana, nabesifazane.
kodwa ningasondeli kumuntu okukuye uphawu; futhi uqale kimi
indawo engcwele. Khona-ke baqala emadodeni amadala ngaphambi kukaJehova
indlu.
9:7 Wathi kubo: "Ngcolisani indlu, nigcwalise amagceke nge."
ababuleweyo: phumani. Basebephuma, babulala emzini.
9:8 Futhi kwenzeka, lapho bewabulala, futhi mina ngasala, ukuthi
Ngawa ngobuso bami, ngakhala, ngathi: “Awu, Nkosi Jehova! uzobhubhisa
yonke insali yakwa-Israyeli ekuthululeni kwakho ukufutheka kwakho phezu kweJerusalema na?
9:9 Wayesethi kimi: "Ububi bendlu ka-Israyeli noJuda
likhulu kakhulu, futhi izwe ligcwele igazi, nomuzi ugcwele
ukuhlanekezela, ngokuba bathi: ‘UJehova uwushiyile umhlaba, nezwe
uJehova akaboni.
9:10 Mina-ke, iso lami aliyikuhawukela, futhi ngeke ngihawukele.
kodwa ngizabehlisela indlela yabo phezu kwekhanda labo.
9:11 Futhi, bheka, indoda eyembethe ilineni, eyayinophondo lukayinki eceleni kwakhe
eceleni, wayibika indaba, wathi: Ngenzile njengokuyala kwakho
mina.