UHezekeli
22:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
22:2 Manje, wena ndodana yomuntu, ingabe uzokwahlulela, ingabe uyokwahlulela umuzi igazi?
yebo, uyakulibonisa zonke izinengiso zalo.
22:3 Khona-ke uzothi: 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Umuzi ochitha igazi phakathi
phakathi kwawo, ukuze kufike isikhathi sawo, azenzele izithombe
azingcolise.
22:4 Wena unecala egazini lakho olichithileyo; futhi uye
uzingcolisile ngezithombe zakho ozenzileyo; futhi unakho
wasondeza izinsuku zakho, wafinyelela eminyakeni yakho.
ngalokho ngikwenzé ihlazo kwabezizwe, nenhlekisa kuzo
wonke amazwe.
22:5 Abaseduze nabakude nawe bayakuklolodela.
okuyinto edumile futhi ecasula kakhulu.
22:6 Bheka, izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, yilowo nalowo phakathi kwakho ukuze amandla abo
kuchitheke igazi.
22:7 Phakathi kwakho baye bahlambalaza uyise nonina, phakathi kwakho
bacindezele abezizweni, bahlupha wena
intandane lomfelokazi.
22:8 Udelele izinto zami ezingcwele, futhi uye wangcolisa amasabatha ami.
22:9 Kuwe amadoda ahlebayo ukuze achithe igazi, futhi phakathi kwakho badla
phezu kwezintaba; benza amanyala phakathi kwakho.
22:10 Bambulé kuwe ubunqunu boyise, futhi kuwe
wathobisa lowo obehlukaniselwe ukungcola.
22:11 Futhi omunye wenze isinengiso nomfazi womakhelwane wakhe; futhi
omunye ungcolise umalokazana wakhe ngokukhanuka; lomunye kuwe
uthobile udadewabo, indodakazi kayise.
22:12 Bamukele izipho phakathi kwakho ukuze bachithe igazi; uthathe inzalo futhi
wande, wazuza ngokuhaha komakhelwane bakho ngokubacindezela;
ungikhohliwe, isho iNkosi uJehova.
22:13 Ngakho-ke, bheka, Ngishaye izandla zami ngenxa yenzuzo yakho embi
wenzile, nangenxa yegazi lakho ebe liphakathi kwakho.
22:14 Inhliziyo yakho iyakuma yini, noma izandla zakho zibe namandla ezinsukwini
uzobhekana nawe na? Mina Jehova ngikukhulumile, ngiyakukwenza.
22:15 Futhi ngiyokuhlakazela phakathi kwezizwe, futhi ngiyokuhlakazela phakathi
amazwe, ngiqede ukungcola kwakho kuwe.
22:16 Futhi uyakuzithathela ifa lakho emehlweni kaJehova
nizakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
22:17 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
22:18 Ndodana yomuntu, indlu ka-Israyeli iphenduke amanyela kimi
ithusi, nethini, nensimbi, nomthofu, phakathi kwesithando; bona
ngisho amanyela esiliva.
22:19 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Ngoba seniphenduke amanyela nonke.
bhekani, ngiyakunibuthela phakathi kweJerusalema.
22:20 Njengoba bebuthela isiliva, nethusi, nensimbi, nomthofu, nethini, endaweni.
phakathi kweziko ukufuthela umlilo phezu kwalo, ukulincibilikisa; nami ngokunjalo
nginibuthe ngentukuthelo yami nangokufutheka kwami, nginishiye lapho, futhi
ncibilikisa wena.
22:21 Yebo, ngiyakunibutha, futhi nginivuthele ngomlilo wokufutheka kwami,
niyakuncibilika phakathi kwawo.
22:22 Njengokuncibilikiswa kwesiliva phakathi kwesithando, niyakuncibilika kanjalo.
phakathi kwawo; niyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngithululile
ukufutheka kwami kuwe.
22:23 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
22:24 Ndodana yomuntu, yisho kuye, 'Wena uyizwe elingahlanjululwanga, noma
lana ngosuku lwentukuthelo.
22:25 Kukhona uzungu lwabaprofethi bawo phakathi kwawo, njenge
ingonyama ebhongayo edwengula inyamazane; badlile imiphefumulo; banayo
wathatha ingcebo nezinto eziyigugu; bamenzele abafelokazi abaningi
phakathi kwawo.
22:26 Abapristi balo bephule umthetho wami, futhi baye bangcolisa izinto zami ezingcwele.
abahlukanisanga okungcwele nokungcolile, futhi abenzanga lutho
bahlukanisa okungcolileyo nokuhlambulukileyo, bacasha
amehlo abo amasabatha ami, futhi ngingcolisiwe phakathi kwabo.
22:27 Izikhulu zalo phakathi kwawo zinjengezimpisi ezidwengula impango, ukuze
ukuchitha igazi, lokubhubhisa imiphefumulo, ukuze bathole inzuzo embi.
22:28 Abaprofethi bawo babanameke ngodaka olungenamvubelo, bebona okuyize,
futhi ukubhula amanga kubo, ethi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, lapho
uJehova akakhulumanga.
22:29 Abantu bezwe baye basebenzisa ukucindezela, futhi wasebenzisa ukuphanga, futhi
bacindezele ompofu nompofu, bacindezela umfokazi
ngokungafanele.
22:30 Futhi ngafuna indoda phakathi kwabo, ukuthi kufanele enze uthango, futhi
yima esikhaleni phambi kwami ngenxa yezwe, ukuze ngingalichithi;
kodwa angitholanga lutho.
22:31 Ngakho ngithulule ukufutheka kwami phezu kwabo; ngidlile
ngomlilo wokufutheka kwami, ngiphindisele indlela yabo
amakhanda abo, isho iNkosi uJehova.