UHezekeli
23:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
23:2 Ndodana yomuntu, kwakukhona abesifazane ababili, amadodakazi umama oyedwa.
23:3 Futhi benza ubufebe eGibhithe; benza ubufebe phakathi kwabo
kwachotshozwa khona amabele abo, bachotshozwa khona
imibele yobuntombi babo.
23:4 Amagama abo kwakungu-Ohola, omkhulu, no-Oholiba udadewabo.
futhi baba ngabami, futhi bazala amadodana namadodakazi. Kwaba njalo labo
amagama; ISamariya lingu-Ohola, iJerusalema lingu-Oholiba.
23:5 U-Ohola waphinga esengowami; wamkhanuka
izithandwa, kuma-Asiriya omakhelwane bakhe,
23:6 Ayembethe okuluhlaza, izinduna nababusi, bonke abafiselekayo
izinsizwa, abamahhashi begibele amahhashi.
23:7 Kanjalo wenza ubufebe bakhe nabo, nabo bonke ababeyiziwula
amadoda akhethiweyo ase-Asiriya, kanye nabo bonke ayekhanukela, nabo bonke abo
wazingcolisa izithombe.
23:8 Futhi akashiyanga ubufebe bakhe kusukela eGibhithe, ngoba ebusheni bakhe
zalala naye, futhi zalimaza izifuba zobuntombi bakhe, futhi bathulula
ubufebe babo phezu kwakhe.
23:9 Ngakho ngimnikele esandleni izithandwa zakhe, phakathi
isandla sabase-Asiriya, owakhanukela.
23:10 Laba bambula ubunqunu bakhe, bathatha amadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe,
wambulala ngenkemba, waba negama phakathi kwabesifazane; ngoba bona
yayisikhiphile isahlulelo.
23:11 Futhi lapho udadewabo u-Oholiba ebona lokhu, wayekhohlakele kakhulu kuye
uthando oludlulele kunaye, nobufebe bakhe ngaphezu kodadewabo
ubufebe bakhe.
23:12 Wakhanukela abase-Asiriya, abakhelwane bakhe, izinduna nababusi abembethe.
abahle kakhulu, abakhwele amahhashi, bonke befiseleka
izinsizwa.
23:13 Ngabona ukuthi ungcolile, ukuthi bobabili bahamba ngendlela eyodwa.
23:14 Futhi ukuthi wandisa ubufebe bakhe, ngoba lapho ebona amadoda egayiwe
phezu kodonga izithombe zamaKaledi zidwetshwe ngokubomvu;
23:15 Bebhince amabhande ezinkalweni zabo, begqoke izingubo ezidayiwe kakhulu.
amakhanda azo, zonke izikhulu okufanele zibhekwe kubo njengomthetho kaJehova
AmaKaledi eKaledi, izwe lokuzalelwa kwawo:
23:16 Futhi njengoba nje wababona ngamehlo akhe, wabakhanukela, futhi wathumela
izithunywa kubo eKaledi.
23:17 Futhi abaseBhabhiloni beza kuye embhedeni uthando, futhi bangcolisa
naye ngobufebe babo, wangcoliswa yibo, nomqondo wakhe
wahlukaniswa nabo.
23:18 Ngakho wambula ubufebe bakhe, futhi wambula ubunqunu bakhe: ke wami
ingqondo yayiqhelelene naye, njengoba ingqondo yami yayihlukene naye
usisi.
23:19 Nokho wandisa ubufebe bakhe, ekhumbula izinsuku zomshado.
ubutsha bakhe, lapho ayefeba ngabo elizweni leGibhithe.
23:20 Ngoba wakhanukela amashende abo, onyama yabo injengenyama
nezimbongolo, nokukhishwa kwabo kufana nokuphuma kwamahhashi.
23:21 Wakhumbula kanjalo ukukhanuka kobusha bakho, ngokuchotshozwa.
izingono zakho ngaseGibithe ngenxa yamabele obusha bakho.
23:22 Ngakho, Oholiba, itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. bheka, ngiyakuvusa;
izithandwa zakho ezimelene nawe, ezahlukanisiwe nomphefumulo wakho, futhi ngizokwenza
zilethe kuwe nxazonke;
23:23 abaseBhabhiloni, nawo wonke amaKaledi, iPhekodi, noShowa, noKowa, futhi
wonke ama-Asiriya kanye nawo: izinsizwa ezinxanelekayo zonke, izinduna
nababusi, izikhulu nezikhulu, bonke begibele amahhashi.
23:24 Bayakukufikela ngezinqola, nezinqola, namasondo, nezinqola.
nebandla labantu, eliyakubekela ihawu ne
isihlangu nesigqoko sokuzivikela nxazonke; ngiyakubeka ukwahlulela phambi kwabo, futhi
bayakukwahlulela ngokwezahlulelo zabo.
23:25 Futhi ngizobeka umhawu wami phezu kwakho, futhi bayokwenza ngokufutheka
bayakususa ikhala lakho nezindlebe zakho; nensali yakho
bayakuwa ngenkemba, bathathe amadodana akho namadodakazi akho; futhi
okuseleyo kwakho kuyakushwabadela ngomlilo.
23:26 Futhi bayokuhlubula izingubo zakho, futhi bathathe ubuhle bakho
amagugu.
23:27 Ngiyakuqeda ukukhanuka kwakho, nobufebe bakho.
owakhishwa ezweni laseGibithe, ukuze ungaphakamisi owakho
amehlo kuzo, ungabe usalikhumbula iGibithe.
23:28 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Bheka, ngiyakukunikela esandleni
kulabo obazondayo, esandleni salabo ophuma kubo inhliziyo yakho
kuhlukanisiwe:
23:29 Futhi bayokwenza nawe ngenzondo, futhi bayothatha zonke izinto zakho
ukukhandleka, ngikushiye uhamba-ze, unqunu, nobunqunu bakho
ubufebe buyakwambulwa, ukukhanuka kwakho nobufebe bakho.
23:30 Ngizokwenza lezi zinto kuwe, ngoba uye walandela ngokuphinga
abezizwe, nangenxa yokungcoliswa kwakho ngezithombe zabo.
23:31 Uhambe ngendlela kadadewenu; ngalokho ngiyakumnika indebe
esandleni sakho.
23:32 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Uzophuza indebe kadadewenu ejulile futhi
ezinkulu: uyakuba yinhlekiso nokuhlekwa; liqukethe
kakhulu.
23:33 Uyogcwala ukudakwa nokudakwa, ngendebe
ukumangala nokuchithwa, nendebe kadadewenu iSamariya.
23:34 Uyakuliphuza, ukumunce, futhi uyakuwahlephula
uzihlubule amabele akho, ngokuba ngikhulumile;
isho iNkosi uJehova.
23:35 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Ngoba ungikhohliwe, futhi
ngiphonse ngemuva kwakho; ngalokho nawe uthwale ukukhanuka kwakho nokuziphatha kwakho
ubufebe.
23:36 UJehova wathi kimi; Ndodana yomuntu, uyakumahlulela o-Ohola no-Ahola
Oholiba? yebo, memezela kubo izinengiso zabo;
23:37 Ukuthi baye baphinga, futhi igazi lisezandleni zabo, futhi
izithombe zabo zifebile, zaphinga nazo
amadodana, abangizalele wona, ukuze ngiwadabule emlilweni, ukuze
zishwabadele.
23:38 Futhi lokhu abakwenzile kimi: baye bangcolisa indlu yami engcwele
ngalona lolo suku, ngiwangcolisile amasabatha ami.
23:39 Ngoba lapho sebebulele izingane zabo ezithombeni zabo, base beza
ngingene endlini yami engcwele ngalona lolo suku, ngiyingcolise; bheka, banjalo
kwenziwa phakathi kwendlu yami.
23:40 Futhi phezu kwalokho, ukuthi nithumele kumadoda avela kude, kubo a
isithunywa sathunyelwa; bheka, beza, wabagezela bona
wena, wazipenda amehlo akho, wazihlobisa ngezivunulo;
23:41 Futhi wahlala phezu kombhede owubukhazikhazi, futhi itafula elilungisiwe phambi kwalo, phezu kwalo
ubeke impepho yami namafutha ami.
23:42 Futhi izwi lesixuku ekhululekile wayenaye kanye namadoda
ohlobo oluvamile balethwa amaSabeya avela ehlane, abeka
namasongo ezandleni zabo, nemiqhele emihle emakhanda abo.
23:43 Khona-ke ngathi kuye owayesegugile ngokuphinga: Manje sebezokwenza
ubufebe naye, yena nabo?
23:44 Nokho bangena kuye, njengoba engena kowesifazane odlalayo
bangena kanjalo ku-Ohola no-Oholiba abesifazane abakhanukayo.
23:45 Futhi amadoda alungile, bayobahlulela ngendlela
nezifebe, nangokwesiko labesifazane abachitha igazi; ngoba
bayiziphingi, legazi lisesandleni sabo.
23:46 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. ngizakwehlisela ibandla phezu kwabo, futhi
izobanika ukuba zisuswe futhi zonakaliswe.
23:47 Futhi inhlangano uyobakhanda ngamatshe, futhi athumele kubo
izinkemba zabo; bayakuwabulala amadodana abo namadodakazi abo, bashise
bashisa izindlu zabo ngomlilo.
23:48 Kanjalo ngiyokwenza ukuba ukukhanuka kuphele ezweni, ukuze bonke abesifazane
nifundiswe ukuba ningakwenzi njengokukhanuka kwenu.
23:49 Futhi bayobuyisela ukukhanuka kwenu phezu kwenu, futhi niyothwala
nizakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova.