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.