UHezekeli
24:1 Futhi ngomnyaka wesishiyagalolunye, ngenyanga yeshumi, ngolweshumi lwenyanga
ngenyanga, izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
24:2 Ndodana yomuntu, zibhalele igama losuku, lwalolu suku
inkosi yaseBabele izimisele ukulwa neJerusalema ngalona lolo suku.
24:3 Ukhulume umfanekiso endlini ehlubukayo, uthi kubo: 'Kanjalo.'
isho iNkosi uJehova; Beka ebhodweni, ulibeke, futhi uphinde uthele amanzi
yona:
24:4 Buthela kuyo izingcezu zalo, zonke izingcezu ezinhle, ithanga, futhi
ihlombe; ligcwalise ngamathambo akhethiweyo.
24:5 Thatha ukukhetha komhlambi, futhi ushise amathambo ngaphansi kwawo, futhi wenze
ubilise kahle, kuphekwe amathambo awo kuwo.
24:6 Ngakho, isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Maye kulo muzi onegazi, kulo ibhodwe
omfucumfucu wakhe uphakathi kwawo, ongaphumanga kuwo; Ilethe
isiqephu ngesiqephu; makungaweli kuso inkatho.
24:7 Ngoba igazi lawo liphakathi kwawo; walibeka esiqongweni sedwala;
alilithelanga emhlabathini ukuba lisibekele ngothuli;
24:8 Ukuze kukhuphuke ukufutheka ukuze baziphindiselele; Sengimmisile
igazi esiqongweni sedwala, ukuze lingasitshekelwa.
24:9 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Maye kuwo umuzi onegazi! Ngizokwenza njalo
yenza inqwaba yomlilo ibe nkulu.
24:10 Thembela phezu kwezinkuni, ukhwezele umlilo, uqede inyama, uthele izinongo,
amathambo ashiswe.
24:11 Bese uyibeke phezu kwamalahle ayo ingenalutho, ukuze ithusi layo libe
lishise, lishise, nokungcola kwalo kuncibilike kulo;
ukuze kudliwe amabibi awo.
24:12 Uzikhathazile ngamanga, futhi udoti wakhe omkhulu awuzange uphume
uphume kulo: udoti walo uyakuba semlilweni.
24:13 Ekungcoleni kwakho kukhona ukukhanuka, ngoba ngikuhlambulule, futhi
ungahlanjululwa, awusayikuhlanjululwa ekungcoleni kwakho, kuze kube
Ngehlise ulaka lwami phezu kwakho.
24:14 Mina Jehova ngikukhulumile: kuzokwenzeka, futhi ngizokwenza. I
angiyikubuyela emuva, futhi angiyikuyeka, noma ngiphenduke; ngokusho
bayakukwahlulela ngezindlela zakho nangokwezenzo zakho,” usho kanje
iNkosi uJehova.
24:15 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
24:16 Ndodana yomuntu, bheka, Ngisusa kuwe isifiso samehlo akho
kepha awuyikukhala, noma ukhale, nezinyembezi zakho
gijima phansi.
24:17 Yeka ukukhala, ungenzi isililo ngabafileyo, bopha isondo lakho.
ikhanda phezu kwakho, ufake izicathulo zakho ezinyaweni zakho, ungazimbozi
izindebe zakho, ungadli isinkwa sabantu.
24:18 Ngakho ngakhuluma ebantwini ekuseni; futhi
ngenza ekuseni njengokuyalwa kwami.
24:19 Futhi abantu bathi kimi: "Awufuni ukusitshela ukuthi lezi zinto ziyini
kithi, ukuthi wenze njalo?
24:20 Ngabaphendula, "Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi.
24:21 Yisho kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Bheka, ngizokwenza
hlambalaza indlu yami engcwele, ubukhulu bamandla akho, isifiso sakho
amehlo akho, nalokho umphefumulo wakho okuhawukelayo; namadodana akho kanye nawe
amadodakazi eniwashiyile ayakuwa ngenkemba.
24:22 Futhi niyokwenza njengoba ngenzile: aniyikuvala izindebe zenu, futhi nidle
isinkwa samadoda.
24:23 Futhi izibopho zenu ziyakuba phezu kwamakhanda enu, nezicathulo zakho ezinyaweni zakho.
aniyikukhala, ningakhali; kepha niyakufiphala ngenxa yobubi benu,
nilile omunye komunye.
24:24 Kanjalo uHezekeli uyisibonakaliso kini: ngokuvumelana nakho konke akwenzileyo
niyakukwenza lokho; lapho kufika lokhu, niyakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova.
24:25 Futhi, wena ndodana yomuntu, ngeke kube ngosuku lapho ngithatha kubo
amandla abo, intokozo yenkazimulo yabo, isifiso samehlo abo, kanye
ukuthi babeka izingqondo zabo kukho, amadodana abo namadodakazi abo,
24:26 Ukuthi lowo ophunyukayo ngalolo suku uyofika kuwe, ukuze abangele kuwe
uyakuzwa ngezindlebe zakho na?
24:27 Ngalolo suku umlomo wakho uyovuleka kuye lowo ophunyukileyo, futhi wena
uyakukhuluma, ungabe usaba yisimungulu; uyakuba yisibonakaliso kubo;
bazakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.