UHezekeli 17:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 17:2 Ndodana yomuntu, yenza imfumbe, futhi ukhulume umfanekiso endlini ka Israyeli; 17:3 Futhi uthi: 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Ukhozi olukhulu olunamaphiko amakhulu, ezinde, ezigcwele izimpaphe, ezinemibala ehlukahlukene, zeza ILebanoni, yathatha igatsha eliphezulu lomsedari; 17:4 Yanqampuna phezulu amahlumela ayo abasha, futhi wayisa ezweni ukuhwebelana; wayibeka emzini wabathengisi. 17:5 Lathatha futhi imbewu yezwe, futhi watshala kuso ethelayo inkambu; yasibeka ngasemanzini amakhulu, yasibeka njengesihlahla somnyezane. 17:6 Futhi wakhula, futhi waba umvini osakazekayo nesiqu esiphansi, ogama amagatsha waphendukela kuye, nezimpande zawo zaziphansi kwakhe; umvini, waveza amagatsha, wathela amahlumela. 17:7 Kwakukhona nolunye ukhozi olukhulu olunamaphiko amakhulu nezimpaphe eziningi. bheka, lo mvini wagobela izimpande zawo kuyo, wawuhluma amagatsha ngakuyo, ukuze ayinisele ngasemiseleni yakhe ipulazi. 17:8 It watshalwa emhlabathini omuhle ngasemanzini amaningi, ukuze aveze amagatsha, sithele isithelo, sibe ngumvini omuhle. 17:9 Yisho wena, 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Lizophumelela na? kayikudonsa nezimpande zawo, ninqume isithelo sawo, ukuze ubune? yona uyobuna kuwo wonke amaqabunga entwasahlobo yawo, ngaphandle kwamandla amakhulu noma abantu abaningi ukuze bawusiphule ezimpandeni zawo. 17:10 Yebo, bheka, lapho itshalwe, ingabe uyophumelela? ngeke neze abune, lapho umoya wasempumalanga uwuthinta? lizabuna emiseleni lapho lakhula khona. 17:11 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 17:12 Manje ake uthi kuyo indlu ehlubukayo: Anazi yini lezi zinto? batshele ukuthi: Bhekani, inkosi yaseBabele isifikile eJerusalema, yanqoba yathatha inkosi yalo nezikhulu zayo, yabahola kanye nayo eBhabhiloni; 17:13 Futhi uye wathatha wenzalo yenkosi, futhi wenza isivumelwano naye, futhi umfungisile, uthathile nabanamandla bezwe; 17:14 Ukuze umbuso ube phansi, ukuze ungaziphakamisi, kodwa ukuze ime ngokugcina isivumelwano sakhe. 17:15 Kodwa wahlubuka kuye ngokuthumela izithunywa zakhe eGibhithe, ukuthi bangamnika amahhashi nabantu abaningi. Ingabe uyophumelela? ngabe yena aphunyuke owenza izinto ezinjalo? noma aphule isivumelwano, abe khona ilethiwe? 17:16 Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, ngokuqinisekile endaweni lapho inkosi uhlala owambeka inkosi, osifungo sakhe wasidelela, nesivumelwano sakhe yena waphula, yebo naye phakathi kweBhabhiloni uyakufa. 17:17 Futhi ngeke uFaro nebutho lakhe elinamandla nesixuku esikhulu naye empini, ngokubumbela iziduli, nokwakha izinqaba, ukuba anqume abantu abaningi: 17:18 Njengoba wadelela isifungo ngokwephula isivumelwano, lapho, bheka, wayenaso enike isandla sakhe, wenze zonke lezi zinto, akayikuphunyuka. 17:19 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Kuphila kwami, isibili isifungo sami ukuthi yena udelile, nesivumelwano sami asephulile, nami ngiyakukwenza impindiselo phezu kwekhanda lakhe. 17:20 Ngiyakwelulela inetha lami phezu kwakhe, futhi uyobanjwa ogibeni lwami. ngiyakumyisa eBabele, ngimhlulele khona isiphambeko sakhe kimi. 17:21 Futhi bonke ababaleki bakhe kanye nawo wonke amaviyo akhe bayokuwa ngenkemba, futhi abaseleyo bayakuhlakazelwa kuyo yonke imimoya; niyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngikukhulumile. 17:22 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Ngizophinde ngithathe ingxenye ephezulu yegatsha umsedari ophakeme, futhi uyowumisa; Ngizonqamula esiqongweni samazinyane akhe igatsha elithambile, alitshale phezu kwentaba ende nephakemeyo; 17:23 Entabeni ephakemeyo yakwa-Israyeli, Ngiyolitshala, futhi kuyoba niveze amagatsha, nithele izithelo, nibe ngumsedari omuhle, naphansi kwawo kuyakuhlala zonke izinyoni zamaphiko onke; emthunzini wamagatsha bayohlala kulo. 17:24 Futhi yonke imithi yasendle iyokwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngilethile phansi kwesihlahla esiphakemeyo, bawuphakamisile umuthi ophansi, bomisa oluhlaza umuthi, ngihlumisile umuthi owomileyo; mina Jehova ngikhulumile ngikwenzile.