UHezekeli
18:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
18:2 Kuyini kini ukuthi nisebenzisa lesi saga ngezwe lakwa-Israyeli?
besithi: Oyise badlile izithelo zomvini ezimuncu, amazinyo abantwana
onqenqemeni?
18:3 Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, anisayikuba nasizathu
sebenzisani lesi saga kwa-Israyeli.
18:4 Bheka, yonke imiphefumulo ingeyami; njengomphefumulo kayise, unjalo nomphefumulo
eyendodana ingeyami; umphefumulo owonayo uyakufa.
18:5 Kodwa uma umuntu elungile, futhi enze okusemthethweni nokulunga,
18:6 Futhi akazange adlele phezu kwezintaba, futhi akazange aphakamise amehlo akhe
ezithombeni zendlu kaIsrayeli, kangcolisanga eyakhe
umfazi womakhelwane, engasondeli kowesifazane osesikhathini;
18:7 Futhi akacindezelanga muntu, kodwa ubuyisele kokweletayo isibambiso sakhe.
akaphanga muntu ngobudlova, upha abalambileyo isinkwa sakhe, futhi
wembethe onqunu ngengubo;
18:8 Lowo ongazange anikele ngenzalo, futhi ongazange athathe noma iyiphi
inzuzo, ohoxise isandla sakhe ebubini, uqinisile
ukwahlulela phakathi komuntu nomuntu,
18:9 Uye wahamba ngezimiso zami, futhi uye wagcina izahlulelo zami, ukuze enze ngeqiniso.
ulungile, impela uyakuphila, isho iNkosi uJehova.
18:10 Uma ezala indodana engumphangi, echitha igazi, futhi
njenganoma iyiphi yalezi zinto,
18:11 Futhi lokho akenzi noma iyiphi yaleyo misebenzi, kodwa ngisho udle phezu
izintaba, wangcolisa umfazi womakhelwane wakhe;
18:12 Uye wacindezela abampofu nabampofu, uye waphanga ngobudlova, akazange
ubuyise isibambiso, waphakamisela amehlo akhe ezithombeni
wenza isinengiso,
18:13 Unikile phezu kwenzuzo, futhi uthathile inzalo;
phila? akayikuphila; wenze zonke lezi zinengiso; uzokwenza
Impela ufa; igazi lakhe liyakuba phezu kwakhe.
18:14 Manje, bheka, uma ezala indodana ebona zonke izono zikayise azenzile.
ekwenzile, wabheka, akenzi okunjalo;
18:15 Lowo ongadlile phezu kwezintaba, futhi akazange aphakamise amehlo akhe
ezithombeni zendlu yakwa-Israyeli, akangcolisanga okomakhelwane wakhe
umkami,
18:16 futhi ongacindezeli muntu, ongagodlanga isibambiso, futhi
ephangiwe ngobudlova, kepha upha abalambile isinkwa sakhe, abe nakho
wembesa onqunu ngengubo.
18:17 Lowo osusile isandla sakhe kwabampofu, ongazange wathola inzalo
nokwandayo, owenza izahlulelo zami, wahamba ngezimiso zami; yena
akayikufa ngenxa yobubi bukayise, uyakuphila impela.
18:18 Ngokuqondene uyise, ngoba wacindezela ngonya, waphanga umfowabo by
wenza ubudlova, wenza okubi phakathi kwabantu bakhe, bheka, yena
uyakufa ebubini bakhe.
18:19 Nokho nithi: Ngani? Indodana ayithwali yini ububi bukayise na? Nini
indodana ikwenzile okusemthethweni nokulunga, yagcina konke okwami
izimiso, azenze, uyakuphila impela.
18:20 Umphefumulo owonayo uyakufa. Indodana ayiyikuthwala ububi
kayise, noyise akayikuthwala ububi bendodana;
ukulunga kolungileyo kuyakuba phezu kwakhe, nobubi
ababi bayakuba phezu kwakhe.
18:21 Kepha uma omubi ephenduka ezonweni zakhe zonke azenzileyo,
futhi nigcine zonke izimiso zami, futhi nenze ukulunga nokulunga, yena
uyakuphila impela, akayikufa.
18:22 Zonke iziphambeko zakhe azenzile, ngeke kube
wakhuluma ngaye: ngokulunga kwakhe akwenzileyo uyakwenza
phila.
18:23 Ngiyathokoza yini ngokufa omubi? isho iNkosi
NKULUNKULU; kungesikho ukuthi abuye ezindleleni zakhe, aphile, na?
18:24 Kodwa lapho olungileyo ephenduka ekulungeni kwakhe, futhi
owenza okubi, enze njengazo zonke izinengiso
omubi akwenzayo, uyakuphila na? Konke ukulunga kwakhe anakho
okwenziwayo akuyikukhunjulwa; esiphambekweni sakhe one ngaso,
nasesonweni sayo one ngaso, uyakufa kuso.
18:25 Nokho nithi, 'Indlela yeNkosi ayilungile. Manje yizwa, O ndlu ka
Israyeli; Indlela yami ayilingani na? izindlela zenu azilingani na?
18:26 Lapho olungileyo ephenduka ekulungeni kwakhe, futhi enze
ububi, afele kubo; ngenxa yobubi bakhe abenzileyo
fa.
18:27 Futhi, lapho omubi ephenduka ebubini bakhe
ozinikeleyo, enze okufaneleyo nokulunga, yena uyakusindisa owakhe
umphefumulo uyaphila.
18:28 Ngoba uyaqaphela, futhi ufulathele zonke iziphambeko zakhe
akwenzileyo, uyakuphila impela, akayikufa.
18:29 Nokho indlu ka-Israyeli ithi, 'Indlela yeNkosi ayilingani. O ndlu
ka-Israyeli, izindlela zami azilingani na? izindlela zenu azilingani na?
18:30 Ngakho ngizokwahlulela, O ndlu ka-Israyeli, ngamunye ngokuvumelana
izindlela zakhe, isho iNkosi uJehova. Phendukani, niguquke kukho konke okwakho
iziphambeko; ngakho ububi abuyikuba incithakalo yenu.
18:31 Lahlani kini zonke iziphambeko zenu, eninakho
weqiwe; ninenze inhliziyo entsha nomoya omusha, ngokuba nifunelani
nife nina ndlu ka-Israyeli?
18:32 Ngoba angithokozi ngokufa kwalowo ofayo, isho iNkosi
NKULUNKULU: ngalokho phendukani, niphile.