UHezekeli
20:1 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesikhombisa, ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngolweshumi
ngosuku lwenyanga, kwafika amadoda amalunga akwa-Israyeli ukuba abuze
kaJehova, wahlala phambi kwami.
20:2 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
20:3 Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma kubadala bakwa-Israyeli, futhi uthi kubo: 'Kanjalo
isho iNkosi uJehova; Nize ukuzobuza kimi na? Kuphila kwami,” usho uJehova
Nkosi Jehova, angiyikubuzwa yinina;
20:4 Uzozahlulela, ndodana yomuntu, uzokwahlulela? zibangele
zazi izinengiso zawoyise;
20:5 Futhi uthi kubo: 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Ngosuku engalukhetha ngalo
Israyeli, futhi ngaphakamisela isandla sami enzalweni yendlu kaJakobe, futhi
ngazibonakalisa kubo ezweni laseGibithe, ekuphakamiseni kwami okwami
isandla kubo, sithi: NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu;
20:6 Ngosuku engaphakamisa ngalo isandla sami kubo, ukuze ngibakhiphe
izwe laseGibithe ngangena ezweni engangibahlolele lona, eligeleza
ubisi nezinyosi, okuwudumo lwamazwe onke;
20:7 Ngase ngithi kubo: "Lahlani, kube yilowo nalowo izinengiso zakhe
amehlo, ningazingcolisi ngezithombe zaseGibithe; nginguJehova
uNkulunkulu wakho.
20:8 Kodwa bangihlubuka, futhi abazange balalele kimi
abalahlanga yilowo nalowo izinengiso zamehlo akhe, nabo abalahlanga
shiya izithombe zaseGibithe, ngase ngithi: Ngiyakuthulula ukufutheka kwami phezu kwakhe
kubo, ukufeza intukuthelo yami kubo phakathi kwezwe
iGibhithe.
20:9 Kepha ngenza ngenxa yegama lami, ukuze lingangcoliswa ngaphambili.
abezizwe ababephakathi kwabo, engazibonakalisa emehlweni abo
kubo, ekubakhipheni ezweni laseGibithe.
20:10 Ngakho ngababangela ukuba baphume ezweni laseGibhithe, futhi
wabaletha ehlane.
20:11 Ngabanika izimiso zami, futhi ngababonisa izahlulelo zami, okuyinto uma a
umuntu uyakuphila kuzo.
20:12 Futhi ngabanika amasabatha ami, abe yisibonakaliso phakathi kwami nabo.
ukuze bazi ukuthi nginguJehova obangcwelisayo.
20:13 Kodwa indlu ka-Israyeli yangihlubuka ehlane
abahambanga ngezimiso zami, badelela izahlulelo zami, okuthi uma a
umuntu uma enza, uyakuphila kuzo; namasabatha ami benza kakhulu
Ngase ngithi ngiyakuthulula ukufutheka kwami phezu kwabo phakathi kwabo
ihlane, ukubaqeda.
20:14 Kodwa ngenza ngenxa yegama lami, ukuze lingangcoliswa ngaphambili.
abezizwe, engabakhipha emehlweni abo.
20:15 Nokho mina ngiphakamisele isandla sami kubo ehlane, ukuthi ngingathanda
ngingabangenisi ezweni engabanika lona, elichichima ubisi
noju, oluwudumo lwamazwe onke;
20:16 Ngoba bedelela izahlulelo zami, futhi abazange bahambe ngezimiso zami, kodwa
bawona amasabatha ami, ngokuba inhliziyo yabo yalandela izithombe zabo.
20:17 Nokho iso lami wabahawukela, futhi angizange ngibabhubhise
ubaqedele ehlane.
20:18 Kodwa ngathi kubantwana babo ehlane: "Ningahambi endleleni
izimiso zawoyihlo, ningagcini izahlulelo zabo, ningangcolisi
nani nezithombe zabo.
20:19 NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu; hambani ngezimiso zami, nigcine izahlulelo zami, futhi
zenzeni;
20:20 Futhi ningcwelise amasabatha ami; ziyakuba yisibonakaliso phakathi kwami nawe;
ukuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
20:21 Nokho abantwana bangivukela, abazange bahambe endleleni yami
nezimiso zami, akagcinanga izahlulelo zami ukuba azenze, okuthi uma umuntu ezenza, azenze
uyakuhlala kuzo; bawona amasabatha ami; ngase ngithi: Ngiyakwenza
ngithulule ukufutheka kwami phezu kwabo, ukuze ngifeze intukuthelo yami kubo phakathi kwabo
ihlane.
20:22 Nokho ngasibuyisa isandla sami, futhi ngenza ngenxa yegama lami.
akufanele lingcoliswe emehlweni ezizwe engizibonayo
wabakhipha.
20:23 Ngaphakamisela isandla sami kubo futhi ehlane, ukuthi ngingathanda
ubahlakazele ezizweni, ubahlakazele emazweni;
20:24 Ngoba babengazifezanga izahlulelo zami, kodwa babedelele kimi
izimiso, bawona amasabatha ami, amehlo abo alandela abo
izithixo zabobaba.
20:25 Ngakho ngabanika izimiso ezingezinhle, nezahlulelo
okungafanele baphile ngakho;
20:26 Futhi mina wangcolisa kubo izipho zabo siqu, njengoba benza kudlule
emlilweni konke okuvula isizalo, ukuze ngibenze
yincithakalo, ukuze bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
20:27 Ngakho, ndodana yomuntu, khuluma kuyo indlu ka-Israyeli, futhi uthi kubo
kubo, Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova; Nokho oyihlo baye bahlambalaza ngalokhu
kimi, ngokuba bonile kimi.
20:28 Ngoba lapho ngibangenise ezweni, lapho ngiphakanyiselwe
isandla sami ukubanika lona, babona wonke amagquma aphakemeyo nawo wonke
banikela khona imihlatshelo yabo, basebenikela khona
baletha ukucunula komnikelo wabo; benza khona nalapho
iphunga elimnandi, wathululela khona iminikelo yabo yokuphuzwa.
20:29 Ngase ngithi kubo: "Iyini indawo ephakemeyo lapho uya khona? Futhi i
igama lawo libizwa ngokuthi iBama kuze kube namuhla.
20:30 Ngakho-ke yisho kuyo indlu ka-Israyeli, 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Ingabe nina
ningcolisiwe ngokwendlela yawoyihlo na? nifebe emva kwalokho
izinengiso zabo?
20:31 Ngoba lapho uletha izipho zakho, lapho udabula amadodana enu
nizingcolise ngazo zonke izithombe zenu kuze kube namuhla;
Ngiyakubuzwa yinina nina ndlu ka-Israyeli na? Kuphila kwami,” usho uJehova
Nkosi Jehova, angiyikubuzwa yinina;
20:32 Futhi lokho okufika engqondweni yenu ngeke neze, ukuthi nithi:
Siyakuba njengabezizwe, njengemindeni yamazwe, ukukhonza
ukhuni netshe.
20:33 Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, ngesandla esinamandla nangesandla esinamandla.
ngiyakubusa phezu kwenu ngengalo eyeluliweyo nangokufutheka okuthululwayo;
20:34 Futhi ngiyonikhipha phakathi kwabantu, futhi ngiyonibutha ngaphandle
amazwe enihlakazekele kuwo, ngesandla esinamandla, nange
ngengalo eyeluliweyo, nokuthukuthela kuthululwe.
20:35 Futhi ngiyokuyisa ehlane labantu, futhi ngiyokwenza lapho
ngincenge ubuso nobuso.
20:36 Njengalokho ngancenga oyihlo ehlane lezwe
Gibhithe, kanjalo ngiyokwahlulela, isho iNkosi uJehova.
20:37 Futhi ngiyokwenza ukuba udlule ngaphansi kwenduku, futhi ngizokuletha kuwe
isibopho sesivumelwano:
20:38 Futhi ngiyokhipha phakathi kwenu abahlubukayo, futhi labo abaphambukayo
ngokumelene nami: Ngizobakhipha ezweni abaya kulo
bagogobele, futhi abayikungena ezweni lakwa-Israyeli;
yazini ukuthi nginguJehova.
20:39 Ngokuqondene nani, O ndlu ka-Israyeli, itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Hambani nina nikhonze
kube yilowo nalowo izithombe zakhe, nangemuva kwalokho, uma ningangilaleli;
kodwa anisayikungcolisa igama lami elingcwele ngezipho zenu, nangamandla enu
izithombe.
20:40 Ngoba entabeni yami engcwele, entabeni ephakemeyo yakwa-Israyeli.
isho iNkosi uJehova, lapho yonke indlu ka-Israyeli, bonke bayo
izwe, ngikhonze: lapho ngiyakubamukela, futhi lapho ngiyobabiza
iminikelo yenu, nolibo lweminikelo yenu, kanye nakho konke okwakho
izinto ezingcwele.
20:41 Ngiyokwamukela wena iphunga elimnandi, lapho nginikhipha ezweni
abantu, anibuthe emazweni enanihlala kuwo
zihlakazekile; ngiyakungcweliswa kuwe phambi kwabezizwe.
20:42 Niyokwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova, lapho ngiyokuletha kini
ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, ezweni engaphakamisela kulo isandla sami
linike oyihlo.
20:43 Futhi lapho niyokhumbula izindlela zenu, futhi zonke izenzo zenu, lapho nina
bangcolisiwe; niyakunengwa emehlweni enu
bonke ububi benu enibenzile.
20:44 Niyokwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova, lapho ngisebenze kini
ngenxa yegama lami, kungabi ngokwezindlela zenu ezimbi, noma ngokwenu
izenzo ezonakeleyo nina ndlu ka-Israyeli, isho iNkosi uJehova.
20:45 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
20:46 Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho eningizimu, futhi uwise izwi lakho ngaseningizimu
eningizimu, uprofethe ngehlathi lensimu yaseningizimu;
20:47 Futhi uthi ehlathini laseningizimu, 'Yizwa izwi likaJehova. Ngakho
isho iNkosi uJehova; bheka, ngiyakuphemba umlilo kuwe, futhi uyakuba
kushwabadele yonke imithi eluhlaza phakathi kwakho, nayo yonke imithi eyomileyo, nelangabi elivuthayo
akuyikucinywa, futhi bonke ubuso kusukela eningizimu kuya enyakatho
ashiswe kulo.
20:48 Futhi yonke inyama bayobona ukuthi mina Jehova ngiwubasile
kucinywa.
20:49 Ngase ngithi: "Awu, Nkosi Jehova! bathi ngami: Akakhulumi ngemifanekiso na?