UHezekeli
16:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
16:2 Ndodana yomuntu, yazisa iJerusalema izinengiso zalo,
16:3 Uzakuthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova ngeJerusalema: Ukuzalwa kwakho nokwakho
Ukuzalwa kuphuma ezweni laseKhanani; uyihlo wayengumAmori, engumAmori
umama umHeti.
16:4 Futhi mayelana nokuzalwa kwakho, ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakho, inkaba yakho yayingekho
futhi awugezwanga ngamanzi ukuze uhlambuluke; ubungekho
kufakwe usawoti nhlobo, noma kugoqwe nhlobo.
16:5 Alikho iso elakuhawukela ukwenza noma iyiphi yalezi zinto kuwe ukuba nesihe.
phezu kwakho; kepha waphonswa endle, wanengwa
ubuntu bakho, ngosuku owazalwa ngalo.
16:6 Lapho ngidlula kuwe, ngakubona ungcolile egazini lakho,
wathi kuwe usegazini lakho: Phila; yebo, ngithe kuwe
usegazini lakho, Phila.
16:7 Ngenzé ukuba andise njengehlumela lasendle, futhi unakho
wanda, waba mkhulu, usufinyelele emihlobiso emihle kakhulu;
amabele ayakhiwa, nezinwele zakho zikhulile, kanti wena ubunqunu
futhi engenalutho.
16:8 Manje lapho ngidlula eduze kwakho, futhi ngakubona, bheka, isikhathi sakho
isikhathi sothando; ngelulela umphetho wengubo yami phezu kwakho, ngakusibekela
ubunqunu: yebo, ngafunga kuwe, ngangena esivumelwaneni nawe
wena, isho iNkosi uJehova, waba ngowami.
16:9 Khona-ke ngakugeza ngamanzi; yebo, ngaligeza igazi lakho
kuwe, ngakugcoba ngamafutha.
16:10 Ngakugqokisa umsebenzi ofekethisiweyo, ngakugqokisa izicathulo zamatahasi.
isikhumba, ngakubhinca ilineni elicolekileyo, ngakusibekela
usilika.
16:11 Ngakuhlobisa ngezivunulo, ngafaka namasongo ezandleni zakho.
neketanga entanyeni yakho.
16:12 Ngafaka itshe ebunzini lakho, namacici ezindlebeni zakho, nesiliva.
umqhele omuhle ekhanda lakho.
16:13 Wavunuliswa ngegolide nangesiliva; nezingubo zakho zazizinhle
ilineni, nosilika, nemifekethiso; wadla ufulawa ocolekileyo, futhi
uluju namafutha: wawumuhle kakhulu, wenza
aphumelele embusweni.
16:14 Udumo lwakho lwaphumela ezizweni ngobuhle bakho, ngokuba kwaba njalo
ngiphelele ngobuhle bami, engangibubeke phezu kwakho, isho iNkosi
UNKULUNKULU.
16:15 Kodwa wena wathembela ebuhleni bakho, futhi wafeba
ngenxa yodumo lwakho, wathulula ubufebe bakho phezu kwabo bonke
owadlula; kwakungokwakhe.
16:16 Wathatha ezingutsheni zakho, futhi wahlobisa izindawo zakho eziphakemeyo
izinhlobonhlobo zemibala, wafeba phezu kwayo;
akuyikufika, futhi akuyikuba njalo.
16:17 Futhi uthathe izinto zakho ezinhle egolideni lami nasesiliva lami, okuyinto
ngangikunike, ngazenzela izithombe zabantu, ngazenza
ubufebe nabo,
16:18 Wathatha izingubo zakho ezifekethisiwe, futhi wazisibekela, futhi wena
ubeke amafutha ami nempepho yami phambi kwazo.
16:19 Ukudla kwami engakunika khona, impuphu ecolekileyo, namafutha, nezinyosi,
engakudlisa ngakho, wakubeka phambi kwabo kwaba yinto emnandi
kwaba njalo, isho iNkosi uJehova.
16:20 Futhi uthathe amadodana akho namadodakazi akho, onawo
wangithwala, wahlabela zona ukuba zidliwe.
Ingabe ubufebe bakho buyinto encane?
16:21 Ukuthi uye wabulala abantwana bami, futhi wabanikela ukuba ubenze ukuba
badabule emlilweni ngenxa yabo?
16:22 Futhi kuzo zonke izinengiso zakho futhi ubufebe bakho awuzange ukukhumbula
ezinsukwini zobusha bakho, lapho wawunqunu, unqunu, ungcolile
egazini lakho.
16:23 Kwathi emva kwabo bonke ububi bakho, maye, maye kuwe!
INKOSI UNKULUNKULU;)
16:24 Ukuthi ukwakhile kuwe indawo ephakemeyo, futhi uye wakwenza
indawo ephakemeyo kuzo zonke izitaladi.
16:25 Wakhile indawo yakho ephakemeyo kuzo zonke izinhloko zezindlela, futhi wenzile
ubuhle bakho bube yisinengiso, nezinyawo zakho uzivulele wonke umuntu
wadlula, wandisa ubufebe bakho.
16:26 Wafeba nabaseGibithe omakhelwane bakho;
omkhulu wenyama; wandisa ubufebe bakho ukuze ungicunule
intukuthelo.
16:27 Bheka, Ngiye ngelulela isandla sami phezu kwakho, futhi ngibe
wanciphisa ukudla kwakho okuvamile, wakunikela entandweni yabo
ezikuzondayo, amadodakazi amaFilisti, anamahloni ngawo
indlela yakho engcolile.
16:28 Futhi uye wafeba nama-Asiriya, ngoba wena
-nganeliseki; yebo, ufebile nabo, nokho wakwazi
unganeliseki.
16:29 Wandisa ubufebe bakho ezweni laseKhanani
iKhaledi; kanti awuneliswanga ngalokho.
16:30 Yeka ukuthi ibuthakathaka inhliziyo yakho, isho iNkosi uJehova, njengoba wenza zonke lezi
izinto, umsebenzi wowesifazane oyisifebe esingenasimilo;
16:31 Ngokwakhela kwakho indawo ephakemeyo emakhanda azo zonke izindlela, futhi
wenza indawo yakho ephakemeyo ezitaladini zonke; futhi akazange abe njengesifebe.
ngokuthi udelela inkokhelo;
16:32 Kodwa njengomfazi ophingayo, owamukela abezizwe esikhundleni
lomyeni wakhe!
16:33 Banika izipho kuzo zonke izifebe, kodwa wena upha izipho zakho kubo bonke abakho
izithandani, uziqashe, ukuze zize kuwe nxazonke
ubufebe bakho.
16:34 Futhi okuphambene kukhona kuwe kusukela kwabanye besifazane ebufebeni bakho, kanti
akakho okulandelayo ukuba aphinge;
umvuzo, futhi awunikwa umvuzo, ngakho wena uphambene.
16:35 Ngakho, O sifebe, yizwa izwi likaJehova.
16:36 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Ngoba ukungcola kwakho kuchithiwe, kanye lakho
ubunqunu bembulwe ngobufebe bakho nezithandwa zakho, nabo bonke
izithombe zezinengiso zakho, negazi labantwana bakho, okuyinto
wabanika;
16:37 Ngakho-ke, bheka, Ngizobutha zonke izithandwa zakho, onayo
ujabule, nabo bonke obathandayo, nabo bonke obathandayo
wazonda; ngizababutha nxazonke kuwe, futhi
uyakwambula ubunqunu bakho kubo, ukuze babone konke okwakho
ubunqunu.
16:38 Futhi ngizokwahlulela, njengoba nje abesifazane abaphingayo futhi abachitha igazi
kwahlulelwa; ngiyakukunika igazi lokufutheka nomhawu.
16:39 Futhi ngizokunikela esandleni sabo, futhi bayokuwisa
izindawo zakho eziphakemeyo, bazidilize izindawo zakho eziphakemeyo;
futhi uyokuhlubula izingubo zakho, futhi uyothatha izinto zakho ezinhle, futhi
shiya unqunu unqunu.
16:40 Futhi bayokhuphula iqembu ngokumelene nawe, futhi bayokwenza ngamatshe
ngawe ngamatshe, bakugwaze ngezinkemba zabo.
16:41 Futhi bayozishisa izindlu zakho ngomlilo, futhi bakhiphe izahlulelo phezu
wena emehlweni abesifazane abaningi; futhi ngizokumisa kuwe
ubufebe, nawe awusayikuphinda ukhokhe.
16:42 Ngizakwenza ukufutheka kwami kuwe kuphele, lomhawu wami uphele.
kuwe, futhi ngizothula, futhi ngeke ngisathukuthela.
16:43 Ngoba awukhumbulanga izinsuku zobusha bakho, kodwa uye wakhathazeka
kimi kuzo zonke lezi zinto; bheka, nami ngiyakukubuyisela indlela yakho
phezu kwekhanda lakho, isho iNkosi uJehova, ungakwenzi lokhu
amanyala ngaphezu kwazo zonke izinengiso zakho.
16:44 Bheka, yilowo nalowo osebenzisa izaga uzosebenzisa lesi saga ngokumelene
ngokuthi: 'Njengonina, injalo indodakazi yakhe.'
16:45 Wena uyindodakazi kanyoko, owenyanyekayo umyeni wakhe kanye naye
izingane; wena ungudade wabodadewenu, abenengwa yibo
amadoda nabantwana bawo: unyoko wayengumHeti, noyihlo
umAmori.
16:46 Udadewenu omdala uyiSamariya, yena namadodakazi alo
isandla sakho sokhohlo: nodadewenu omncane, ohlala ngakwesokunene sakho,
yiSodoma lamadodakazi ayo.
16:47 Nokho awuhambanga ngezindlela zabo, futhi awuzange wenze ngokuvumelana nazo
izinengiso: kepha wena wawunjengokungathi kuyinto encane kakhulu
bonakele kunabo kuzo zonke izindlela zakho.
16:48 Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, iSodoma udadewenu akenzanga, yena noma.
amadodakazi akhe, njengoba wenze, wena namadodakazi akho.
16:49 Bheka, lokhu kwakuyisiphambeko sikadadewenu iSodoma, ukuzidla, nokugcwala kobubi.
isinkwa, nokuchichima kokuvilapha kwakukhona kuye namadodakazi akhe.
futhi ayiqinisanga isandla sompofu nompofu.
16:50 Futhi babezidla, futhi benza izinengiso phambi kwami
ngiwasuse njengoba ngibone kukuhle.
16:51 NeSamariya alenzanga ingxenye yezono zakho; kodwa unakho
andise izinengiso zakho kunabo, walungisisa ezakho
odadewenu kuzo zonke izinengiso zakho ozenzileyo.
16:52 Nawe, oye wahlulela odadewenu, athwale ihlazo lakho siqu ngenxa yakho
izono ozenzileyo ziyisinengiso kakhulu kunezazo;
ulungile kunawe; yebo, nawe ube namahloni, uthwale ihlazo lakho;
ngokuthi ulungisise odadewenu.
16:53 Lapho ngiyoletha futhi ukuthunjwa kwabo, ukuthunjwa kweSodoma nalo
amadodakazi, nokuthunjwa kweSamariya namadodakazi alo, khona-ke ngiyokwenza
buyisela ukuthunjwa kwabathunjwa bakho phakathi kwabo.
16:54 Ukuze uthwale ihlazo lakho siqu, futhi ungase ube lenhloni kukho konke
okwenzileyo ukuthi ube yinduduzo kibo.
16:55 Lapho odadewenu, iSodoma namadodakazi alo, bayobuyela kumuntu wabo wokuqala
futhi iSamariya namadodakazi alo bayobuyela esimweni sabo sokuqala
khona-ke wena namadodakazi akho niyobuyela esimweni senu sokuqala.
16:56 Ngoba udadewenu iSodoma alizange liphathwe ngomlomo wakho ngosuku lwakho
ukuziqhenya,
16:57 Ngaphambi kokuba ububi bakho kwambulwa, njengoba ngesikhathi isihlamba sakho
amadodakazi ase-Aramu nabo bonke abayizungezile, amadodakazi
lamaFilisti akudelela nxazonke.
16:58 Uthwale ukukhanuka kwakho nezinengiso zakho, kusho uJehova.
16:59 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. ngizakwenza kuwe njengalokho wenzile
okwenzileyo, odelele isifungo ngokwephula isivumelwano.
16:60 Nokho mina ngiyosikhumbula isivumelwano sami nawe ezinsukwini zakho
ubusha, futhi ngiyokumisela isivumelwano esiphakade.
16:61 Khona-ke uyokhumbula izindlela zakho, futhi uyakuba namahloni, lapho uyobe
yamukela odadewenu, abakhulu nabancane bakho;
nibe ngamadodakazi, kepha kungabi ngesivumelwano sakho.
16:62 Futhi ngizomisa isivumelwano sami nawe; njalo lizakwazi ukuthi mina
nginguJehova;
16:63 Ukuze ukhumbule, futhi ube namahloni, futhi ungalokothi uvule umlomo wakho
futhi ngenxa yehlazo lakho, lapho ngithethelelwe kuwe kukho konke
okwenzileyo, isho iNkosi uJehova.