UHezekeli
21:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
21:2 Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho eJerusalema, futhi uwise izwi lakho ngase
izindawo ezingcwele, uprofethe ngokumelene nezwe lakwa-Israyeli,
21:3 Futhi uthi ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, 'Usho kanje uJehova. bheka, ngimelene;
ngiyakuhosha inkemba yami emgodleni wayo, ngiyinqume
kuwe abalungileyo nababi.
21:4 Ngakho-ke ngiyakunquma kuwe abalungileyo nababi,
ngalokho inkemba yami iyakuphuma emgodleni wayo imelane nayo yonke inyama
kusukela eningizimu kuya enyakatho;
21:5 Ukuze yonke inyama yazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngihoshile inkemba yami
emgodleni wakhe: kawusayikubuya.
21:6 Ngakho, wena ndodana yomuntu, bubula ngokuphuka ukhalo lwakho; futhi
bubula ngomunyu phambi kwamehlo abo.
21:7 Kuyothi lapho bethi kuwe, 'Ububulani? lokho
uyakuphendula uthi, Ngezindaba; ngoba liyeza: lazo zonke izinhliziyo
ziyoncibilika, futhi zonke izandla ziyoba buthakathaka, futhi yonke imimoya iyakudangala.
amadolo onke ayakuba buthakathaka njengamanzi; bheka, luyeza, luyakuba khona
kwenzeka, isho iNkosi uJehova.
21:8 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
21:9 Ndodana yomuntu, profetha, futhi uthi: 'Usho kanje uJehova. Yisho, inkemba, a
inkemba iloliwe, futhi iphucuziwe;
21:10 Liloliwe ukuze libulale; lilungisiwe ukuze libe khona
glitter: kufanele senze intokozo na? idelela intonga yendodana yami, njengoba
yonke imithi.
21:11 Futhi uyinikile ukuba ikhazimuliswe, ukuze iphathwe.
liloliwe, futhi liyakhazimula, ukuze linikelwe esandleni somuntu
umbulali.
21:12 Khala futhi uhhewule, ndodana yomuntu, ngoba kuyoba phezu kwabantu bami, kuyoba
phezu kwazo zonke izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli;
phezu kwabantu bami: ngalokho shaya ethangeni lakho.
21:13 Ngoba uvivinyo, futhi kuthiwani uma inkemba idelela ngisho nenduku? yona
alisayikuba khona, isho iNkosi uJehova.
21:14 Ngakho wena, ndodana yomuntu, profetha, futhi ushaye izandla zakho ndawonye.
inkemba mayiphindwe okwesithathu, inkemba yabagwaziweyo;
iyinkemba yabakhulu ababulawayo engena emandleni abo
amakamelo angasese.
21:15 Ngimisile iphuzu lenkemba ngokumelene wonke amasango abo, ukuthi yabo
inhliziyo ingadangala, kwande ukuchitheka kwabo; yenziwe yakhanya,
selisongelwe ukuhlatshwa.
21:16 Hambani ngendlela eyodwa noma enye, noma ngakwesokunene, noma ngakwesokhohlo,
nomaphi lapho ubuso bakho bubheke khona.
21:17 Futhi ngiyoshaya izandla zami ndawonye, futhi ngiyokwenza ukufutheka kwami kube ukuphumula.
mina Jehova ngikhulumile.
21:18 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi.
21:19 Futhi, wena ndodana yomuntu, zibekele izindlela ezimbili, ukuze inkemba yenkosi
yaseBabele ingase ifike: bobabili bayophuma ezweni elilodwa: futhi
khetha indawo, uyikhethe ekuqaleni kwendlela eya emzini.
21:20 Misa indlela, ukuze inkemba ifike eRaba labantwana bakwa-Amoni,
kuJuda eJerusalema elivikelwe.
21:21 Ngoba inkosi yaseBhabhiloni wema ekuhlukaneni kwendlela, ekuqaleni
izindlela ezimbili zokubhula; wakhanyisa imicibisholo yakhe, wabuza
ngezithombe, wabheka esibindini.
21:22 Esandleni sakhe sokunene kwakukhona ukubhula ngeJerusalema, ukuze amise izinduna.
ukuvula umlomo ekuhlabeni, ukuphakamisa izwi ngokumemeza,
ukumisa izinqama zokubhodloza emasangweni, ukuphosa iduli, lokumisa
ukwakha inqaba.
21:23 Futhi kuyoba kubo njengokubhula kwamanga emehlweni abo, kubo
abafunga izifungo, kepha uyakukhumbuza ububi,
ukuze bathathwe.
21:24 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Ngoba nenzile ububi benu
khumbulani, ngoba iziphambeko zenu zibonakalisiwe, ukuze lingene
zonke izenzo zakho zizobonakala izono zakho; ngoba ngithi, selifikile
khumbulani, niyakubanjwa ngesandla.
21:25 Futhi wena, ongcolile, isikhulu sakwa-Israyeli, ogama selufikile, lapho
ububi buyophela,
21:26 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Susa umqhele, futhi uthathe umqhele: lokhu
akuyi kufana: phakamisani ophansi, nehlise ophansi
phezulu.
21:27 Ngiyakugumbuqela, ngigumbuqele, ngiwuchithe, futhi ngeke kusaba khona, kuze kube
uyeza okulilungelo lakhe; futhi ngizomnika yona.
21:28 Futhi wena, ndodana yomuntu, profetha futhi uthi: 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova
mayelana nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, futhi mayelana nesihlamba sabo; ngisho nawe uthi,
Inkemba, inkemba ihoshiwe, ngokuba iphucuziwe ukubulala, ukuze
dla ngenxa yokubenyezela:
21:29 Lapho bebona okuyize kuwe, lapho bebhula amanga kuwe,
ukukwehlisele ezintanyeni zalabo ababuleweyo, ababi, ababo
usuku luyeza, lapho ububi babo buyophela.
21:30 Ngiyibuyisele emgodleni wayo? ngiyakwahlulela wena e
indawo lapho wadalwa khona, ezweni lokuzalwa kwakho.
21:31 Futhi ngiyothululela intukuthelo yami phezu kwakho, Ngizokwenza ufutha ngokumelene nawe
emlilweni wentukuthelo yami, ngikunikele esandleni sabantu abayiziwula;
futhi enekhono lokubhubhisa.
21:32 Uyakuba yizinkuni zomlilo; igazi lakho liyakuba phakathi
izwe; awusayikukhunjulwa, ngokuba mina Jehova ngikhulumile
yona.