UHezekeli
13:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
13:2 Ndodana yomuntu, profetha ngokumelene abaprofethi bakwa-Israyeli abaprofetha, futhi
anothi kwabaprofetha okuphuma ezinhliziyweni zabo: Yizwani nina
izwi likaJehova;
13:3 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Maye kubaprofethi abayiziwula abalandela!
umoya wabo, futhi ababonanga lutho!
13:4 O Israyeli, abaprofethi bakho banjengezimpungushe ehlane.
13:5 Anikhuphukelanga ezikhaleni, futhi anibiyelanga uthango
indlu ka-Israyeli ukuma ekulweni ngosuku lukaJehova.
13:6 Babone okuyize nokubhula kwamanga, bathi: 'Usho kanje uJehova.'
uJehova kabathumanga;
uzoqinisekisa izwi.
13:7 Awubonanga yini umbono oyize, futhi awuzange ukhulume amanga
ukubhula, kuyilapho nithi: 'Usho kanje uJehova; kanti angikhulumanga?
13:8 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Ngoba nikhulume okuyize, futhi
Ngakho-ke bhekani, ngimelene nani, isho iNkosi uJehova.
13:9 Futhi isandla sami siyoba phezu kwabaprofethi ababona okuyize, futhi lokho
amanga: kabayikuba semhlanganweni wabantu bami, njalo
ziyakulotshwa embhalweni wendlu ka-Israyeli, noma
bayakungena ezweni lakwa-Israyeli; niyakwazi ukuthi nginguye
iNkosi uJehova.
13:10 Ngoba, ngisho ngoba baye badukisa abantu bami, ngokuthi, 'Ukuthula! futhi
kwakungekho ukuthula; omunye wakha ugange, futhi bheka, abanye balunameka
ngodaka olungafakiwe:
13:11 Yisho kulabo abalugcoba ngodaka olungenamvubelo, ukuthi liyowa.
kuyakuba khona imvula echichimayo; nani, O matshe esichotho, niyakuba
ukuwa; nomoya oyisivunguvungu uzowudwengula.
13:12 Bhekani, lapho ugange luwa, akuyikuthiwa kini: 'Iphi ithempeli?'
eniwunamekele ngakho na?
13:13 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Ngiyoze ngiyidwebe ngesivunguvungu
umoya ekuthukutheleni kwami; kuyakuba khona imvula echichimayo entukuthelweni yami;
namatshe esichotho esikhulu ekufuthekeni kwami ukuba ngiwuqede.
13:14 Kanjalo ngiyobhidliza udonga enilunamekele nge untempered
udaka, uluwise phansi, kube nesisekelo salo
iyakwambulwa, futhi iyakuwa, futhi niyoqedwa phakathi
niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
13:15 Kanjalo ngiyofeza ukufutheka kwami phezu kodonga, futhi phezu kwalabo abaye
niwunameke ngodaka olungaxutshiwe, ngithi kini: 'Udonga alukho.'
ngaphezu kwalokho, nalabo abalunabileyo;
13:16 Okusho ukuthi, abaprofethi bakwa-Israyeli abaprofetha ngeJerusalema, futhi
ababona imibono yokuthula, kepha akukho ukuthula,” usho uJehova
NKOSI UNKULUNKULU.
13:17 Ngokufanayo, wena ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho ngokumelene namadodakazi akho
abantu, abaprofetha okuphuma ezinhliziyweni zabo; futhi uprofethe ngokumelene nawe
bona,
13:18 Futhi uthi: 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Maye kwabesifazane abathungela imicamelo
zonke izimbobo zamangalo, wenze izindwangu emakhanda abo bonke ubude ukuze bazingele
imiphefumulo! Niyozingela imiphefumulo yabantu bami, nisindise imiphefumulo
besaphila abeza kuwe na?
13:19 Futhi nizongingcolisa phakathi kwabantu bami ngenxa yezandla zebhali kanye for
izingcezu zesinkwa, ukubulala imiphefumulo engafanele ukufa, nokusindisa imiphefumulo
imiphefumulo ephilayo ebingayikuphila, ngamanga enu kubantu bami abezwayo
amanga akho?
13:20 Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bhekani, ngimelene nemicamelo yenu;
enizingela ngakho imiphefumulo ukuze nenze indiza, ngiyakuyidwengula
ezingalweni zenu, futhi iyodedela imiphefumulo, ngisho imiphefumulo eniyizingelayo
ukubenza bandize.
13:21 Ngizoklebhula izigqoko zenu, futhi ngikhulule abantu bami esandleni senu.
azisayikuba sesandleni sakho ukuba zizingelwe; lizakwazi
ukuthi nginguJehova.
13:22 Ngoba ngamanga nenze inhliziyo yabalungileyo, mina
awenzanga lusizi; waqinisa izandla zababi, ukuze yena
angabuyi endleleni yakhe embi ngokumthembisa ukuphila;
13:23 Ngakho ngeke niphinde nibone okuyize noma ukubhula
ngiyakubakhulula abantu bami esandleni senu, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova
NKOSI.