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.