UHezekeli
12:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
12:2 Ndodana yomuntu, uhlala phakathi kwendlu edlubulundayo
amehlo okubona, kodwa angaboni; banezindlebe zokuzwa, kepha abezwa: ngokuba bona
bayindlu ehlubukayo.
12:3 Ngakho-ke, wena ndodana yomuntu, zilungiselele izinto zokususa, futhi ususe
emini emehlweni abo; usuke endaweni yakho, uye kwenye
indawo emehlweni abo: mhlawumbe bayocabanga, nakuba babe a
indlu ehlubukayo.
12:4 Khona-ke uyakukhipha impahla yakho njengempahla emini, emehlweni abo
uyakuphuma kusihlwa emehlweni abo njengabo
abaphuma baye ekuthunjweni.
12:5 Gebha odongeni emehlweni abo, futhi ukhiphe ngalo.
12:6 Emehlweni abo uzoyithwala emahlombe akho, futhi uyikhiphe
kuhwelela; mboza ubuso bakho, ukuze ungabuboni
umhlabathi, ngokuba ngikubekile ube yisibonakaliso kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli.
12:7 Futhi ngenza njengoba nje ngiyaliwe: Ngakhipha impahla yami emini, njengoba
izinto zokuthunjwa, kusihlwa ngabhodloza umduli ngeyami
isandla; ngayikhipha kuhwelela, ngayithwala ehlombe lami
emehlweni abo.
12:8 Futhi ekuseni izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi.
12:9 Ndodana yomuntu, akazange yini indlu ka-Israyeli, indlu edlubulundayo, wathi
kuwe, Wenzani?
12:10 Yisho kubo ukuthi: 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Lo mthwalo uphathelene ne
isikhulu eJerusalema, nayo yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli ephakathi kwayo.
12:11 Wothi: Mina ngiyisibonakaliso senu; njengalokho ngenzile, kuyakwenziwa kanjalo kubo.
bayakumuka, baye ekuthunjweni.
12:12 Futhi isikhulu esiphakathi kwabo uyothwala ehlombe lakhe phakathi
kuhwalala, baphume; bayakubhoboza ugange ukuba balithwale
ngaphandle kwawo: uyozimboza ubuso bakhe, ukuze angaboni umhlaba
amehlo akhe.
12:13 Ngiyakweneka inetha lami phezu kwakhe, futhi uyobanjwa ogibeni lwami.
ngiyomyisa eBabele ezweni lamaKaledi; nokho kusazokwenzeka
angayiboni, noma efela khona.
12:14 Futhi ngiyobahlakazela kuyo yonke imimoya bonke abazungezayo ukumsiza.
nawo onke amaviyo akhe; ngiyakuhosha inkemba emva kwabo.
12:15 Futhi bayokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngiyobahlakaza phakathi kwabo
izizwe, ubahlakazele emazweni.
12:16 Kodwa ngizoshiya amadoda ambalwa kubo kusukela inkemba, kusukela indlala, futhi
kusifo esiwumshayabhuqe; ukuze bamemezele phakathi kwazo zonke izinengiso zabo
abezizwe lapho befika khona; bazakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
12:17 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
12:18 Ndodana yomuntu, yidla isinkwa sakho ngokuthuthumela, futhi uphuze amanzi akho kanye
ngokuthuthumela nangokucophelela;
12:19 Futhi uthi kubantu bezwe: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova
abakhileyo eJerusalema, nasezweni lakwa-Israyeli; Bayakudla
isinkwa sabo ngokukhathazeka, baphuze amanzi abo ngokumangala;
ukuze izwe lalo libe yincithakalo kukho konke okukulo, ngenxa kaJehova
ubudlova babo bonke abahlala khona.
12:20 Futhi imizi ehlalwayo izochithwa, kanye nezwe
liyakuba yincithakalo; niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
12:21 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
12:22 Ndodana yomuntu, siyini leso saga eninaso ezweni lakwa-Israyeli na?
bethi: Izinsuku ziyandiswa, nayo yonke imibono iyafiphala?
12:23 Ngakho yisho kubo, 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Ngizosenza lesi saga
bayeke, bangabe besakhuluma ngakho kwa-Israyeli; kodwa uthi
kubo, Izinsuku sezisondele, nomphumela wayo yonke imibono.
12:24 Ngoba ngeke kusaba khona noma yimuphi umbono oyize noma ukubhula okuthophayo
phakathi kwendlu ka-Israyeli.
12:25 Ngoba mina nginguJehova: Ngizokhuluma, futhi izwi engiyakulikhuluma ngeke
kwenzeke; akusayikunwetshwa, ngokuba emihleni yenu, O
ndlu ehlubukayo, ngiyakukhuluma izwi, ngilenze,” usho uJehova
NKOSI UNKULUNKULU.
12:26 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
12:27 Ndodana yomuntu, bheka, bendlu ka-Israyeli bathi: Umbono ukuthi
Obonayo ungowezinsuku eziningi ezizayo, futhi uprofetha ngezikhathi ezikhona
kude.
12:28 Ngakho-ke yithi kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Akekho owami
amazwi angabe eqhubeka, kodwa izwi engilikhulumile liyoba yilo
kwenziwe, isho iNkosi uJehova.