UHezekeli
14:1 Kwase kufika kimi amadoda amalunga akwa-Israyeli, ahlala phambi kwami.
14:2 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
14:3 Ndodana yomuntu, la madoda amise izithombe zawo ezinhliziyweni zawo, futhi wafaka
isikhubekiso sobubi babo phambi kobuso babo;
wabuza kubo na?
14:4 Ngakho khuluma kubo, futhi uthi kubo: 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova.
Yilowo nalowo wendlu yakwa-Israyeli obeka izithombe zakhe enhliziyweni yakhe;
futhi ubeka isikhubekiso sobubi bakhe phambi kobuso bakhe, futhi
uza kumprofethi; Mina Jehova ngizamphendula ozayo
ebuningini bezithombe zakhe;
14:5 Ukuze ngithathe indlu ka-Israyeli enhliziyweni yabo, ngoba bona
bonke abahlukanisile nami ngezithombe zabo.
14:6 Ngakho yisho kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, uthi: Phenduka,
niziphendulele ezithombeni zenu; futhi bususe ubuso bakho kubo bonke
izinengiso zakho.
14:7 Ngoba wonke umuntu wendlu ka-Israyeli, noma umfokazi ogogobeleyo
kwa-Israyeli, ozahlukanisa nami, amise izithombe zakhe
inhliziyo yakhe, abeke isikhubekiso sobubi bakhe phambi kwakhe
ubuso, futhi iza kumprofethi ukuze ngimbuze kuye ngami; I i
UJehova uyakumphendula ngokwami;
14:8 Futhi ngiyomisa ubuso bami bumelane nalowo muntu, futhi ngizomenza isibonakaliso nes
ngiyakumnquma phakathi kwabantu bami; kanye nawe
lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.
14:9 Futhi uma umprofethi ekhohliswa lapho ekhuluma into, mina Jehova
ngimkhohlisile lowomprofethi, ngiyakwelulela isandla sami phezu kwakhe, futhi
ngizamchitha phakathi kwabantu bami uIsrayeli.
14:10 Futhi bayothwala isijeziso sobubi babo: isijeziso
umprofethi uyakuba njengesijeziso salowo ofuna
yena;
14:11 Ukuze indlu ka-Israyeli ingaphinde iduke kimi, futhi ingabi
besangcoliswa ngazo zonke iziphambeko zabo; kodwa ukuze babe ngabami
abantu, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, isho iNkosi uJehova.
14:12 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
14:13 Ndodana yomuntu, lapho izwe lona kimi ngokuphambuka kabi,
ngizakwelulela isandla sami phezu kwalo, ngilwephule udondolo lwe
isinkwa salo, athumele indlala phezu kwalo, anqume abantu
nesilwane sawo;
14:14 Nakuba la madoda amathathu, uNowa, uDaniyeli, noJobe, ayekulo, kufanele
khululani imiphefumulo yabo ngokulunga kwabo, isho iNkosi uJehova.
14:15 Uma ngidabula izilo ezisabekayo ezweni, futhi ziliphange,
ukuze libe yincithakalo, ukuze kungadabuki muntu ngenxa yeNkosi
izilwane:
14:16 Lawa madoda amathathu ayekulo, kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, bona
ayiyikukhulula amadodana namadodakazi; bayokhululwa kuphela,
kepha izwe liyakuba yihlane.
14:17 Noma ngiletha inkemba phezu kwalelo zwe, futhi ngithi: 'Nkemba, dabula phakathi.'
umhlaba; ukuze nginqume kuwo abantu nezilwane;
14:18 Nakuba la madoda amathathu ayekulo, kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, bona
kayikukhulula amadodana kumbe amadodakazi, kodwa azakuba yedwa
bazikhulula.
14:19 Noma ngithumela isifo esiwumshayabhuqe kulelo zwe, futhi ngithulule ukufutheka kwami phezu kwalo
egazini, ukuba anqume kulo umuntu nesilwane;
14:20 Noma uNowa, noDaniyeli, noJobe, phakathi kwalo, kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova.
abayikukhulula ndodana nandodakazi; bayakukhulula kuphela
imiphefumulo yabo ngokulunga kwabo.
14:21 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Kakhulu kangakanani lapho ngithumela izilonda zami ezine
izahlulelo phezu kweJerusalema, inkemba, nendlala, nobubi
izilwane, nesifo, ukuba kunqunywe kuso abantu nezilwane na?
14:22 Nokho, bheka, kuyosala kuyo insali eyolethwa
phumani, amadodana namadodakazi; bhekani, bayakuphumela kini;
niyobona indlela yabo nezenzo zabo, niduduzwe
mayelana nobubi engilehlisele phezu kweJerusalema, yebo
konke engikulethe phezu kwayo.
14:23 Futhi bayoniduduza, lapho nibona izindlela zabo kanye nezenzo zabo: futhi
niyakwazi ukuthi angikwenzanga ngaphandle kwesizathu konke engikwenzileyo
yona, isho iNkosi uJehova.