UHezekeli
11:1 UMoya wangiphakamisa, wangiyisa esangweni lasempumalanga
indlu kaJehova, ebheke empumalanga; bheka, ngasemnyango wethempeli
isango amadoda angamashumi amabili nanhlanu; ngabona phakathi kwakhe uJahazaniya indodana ka-Azuri,
noPhelathiya indodana kaBenaya, izikhulu zabantu.
11:2 Wathi kimi, "Ndodana yomuntu, lawa amadoda acabanga
ububi, nenze iseluleko esibi kulo muzi.
11:3 abathi: Kakuseduze; asakhe izindlu: lo muzi ungowokugcina
imbiza, thina sibe yinyama.
11:4 Ngakho profetha ngokumelene nabo, profetha, O ndodana yomuntu.
11:5 UMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kwami, wathi kimi: "Khuluma; Ngakho
usho uJehova; Nisho kanje nina ndlu ka-Israyeli, ngokuba ngiyalazi iNKOSI
izinto ezingena engqondweni yakho, zonke zazo.
11:6 Ninandisile ababuleweyo benu kulo muzi, futhi nigcwalise ithempeli
izitaladi zalo nababuleweyo.
11:7 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Ababuleweyo benu enibabekile ezweni
phakathi kwawo bayinyama, futhi lo muzi uyikhanzi: kodwa mina
uyakukukhipha phakathi kwawo.
11:8 Niyesabile inkemba; ngiyakwehlisela inkemba phezu kwenu,” usho uJehova
NKOSI UNKULUNKULU.
11:9 Futhi ngizonikhipha phakathi kwawo, futhi ngininikele phakathi
izandla zabafokazi, izahlulelo phakathi kwenu.
11:10 Niyakuwa ngenkemba; Ngiyakunahlulela emkhawulweni wakwa-Israyeli;
niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
11:11 Lo muzi awuyikuba yikhanzi lenu, nani aniyikuba yinyama kuwo
phakathi kwawo; kepha ngiyakunahlulela emkhawulweni wakwa-Israyeli;
11:12 Niyokwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova, ngoba anihambanga endleleni yami
anizenzanga izahlulelo zami, kepha nenze ngokwezimiso
kwabezizwe abakuzungezile.
11:13 Kwathi lapho ngiprofetha, uPhelathiya indodana kaBenaya.
wafa. Ngawa ngobuso bami, ngamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, futhi
wathi: “Awu, Nkosi Jehova! Uyakuqeda ngokuphelele insali yakwa-Israyeli na?
11:14 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
11:15 Ndodana yomuntu, abafowenu, abafowenu, amadoda ezihlobo zakho,
yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli ngokuphelele, yibona abakhileyo kuyo
IJerusalema lithi: “Dedani kuJehova;
enikelwe esandleni.
11:16 Ngakho yithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Nakuba ngibalahle kude
phakathi kwezizwe, futhi nakuba ngibahlakazele phakathi kwezizwe
emazweni, nokho ngiyoba yindlu engcwele kuwo isikhashana emazweni
lapho abazakuza khona.
11:17 Ngakho yithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. ngiyakunibutha nasenyameni
abantu, linibuthe emazweni enanihlala kuwo
ehlakazekile, ngiyakuninika izwe lakwa-Israyeli.
11:18 Futhi bayofika lapho, futhi bayothatha zonke izinengiso
izinto zalo nazo zonke izinengiso zalo kusukela lapho.
11:19 Futhi ngiyobanika inhliziyo eyodwa, futhi ngizofaka umoya omusha phakathi kwenu;
ngiyakukhipha inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yabo, ngibanike
inhliziyo yenyama:
11:20 Ukuze bahambe ngezimiso zami, futhi bagcine izahlulelo zami, futhi benze
bayakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.
11:21 Kodwa labo abanhliziyo zabo zilandela izinhliziyo zabo ezinengekayo
izinto zabo nezinengiso zabo, ngiyakwehlisela indlela yabo phezu kwabo
izinhloko zabo, isho iNkosi uJehova.
11:22 Khona-ke amakherubi aphakamisa amaphiko awo, namasondo eceleni kwawo;
inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli yayiphezu kwawo phezulu.
11:23 Futhi inkazimulo kaJehova yenyuka isuka phakathi komuzi, futhi wema
entabeni engasempumalanga komuzi.
11:24 Ngasemuva uMoya wangiphakamisa, wangiyisa embonweni ngasemnyango
uMoya kaNkulunkulu eKalideya kubathunjwa. Ngakho umbono ukuthi
Ngangibonile wenyuka esuka kimi.
11:25 Khona-ke ngakhuluma kubo ekuthunjweni zonke izinto uJehova ayenazo
wangibonisa.