UHezekeli
25:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
25:2 Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho ngokumelene nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, futhi uprofethe ngokumelene
bona;
25:3 Futhi uthi kubantwana bakwa-Amoni: 'Yizwani izwi leNkosi uJehova. Usho kanje
iNkosi uJehova; Ngokuba wathi: “Ashila, ngendlu yami engcwele,” lapho
wangcoliswa; nezwe lakwa-Israyeli, lapho liyincithakalo; futhi
phezu kwendlu yakwaJuda ekuthunjweni kwayo;
25:4 Ngakho-ke, bheka, ngizokunikela kubantu basempumalanga ukuze ube a
bayakumisa izigodlo zabo kuwe, benze ezabo
izindawo zokuhlala kuwe: bayakudla isithelo sakho, baphuze esakho
ubisi.
25:5 Ngiyakwenza iRaba libe isibaya samakamela, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni ibe yindawo yokulala.
indawo yezimvu, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
25:6 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Ngoba ushaye izandla zakho, futhi
wanyathela ngezinyawo, wathokoza enhliziyweni ngakho konke ukudelelwa kwakho
ngokumelene nezwe lakwa-Israyeli;
25:7 Bheka, Ngiyokwelulela isandla sami phezu kwakho, futhi ngeke
kukunikele ube yimpango kwabezizwe; ngiyakukunquma
abantu, futhi ngiyokwenza ukuba ubhujiswe emazweni;
akubhubhise; uzokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
25:8 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Ngokuba oMowabi noSeyiri bathi: 'Bheka!'
indlu yakwaJuda ifana nazo zonke izizwe;
25:9 Ngakho, bheka, Ngizovula ohlangothini lukaMowabi kusukela emizini, kusukela
imizi yakhe engasemngceleni wakhe, inkazimulo yezwe,
iBeti Jeshimoti, neBalimeyoni, neKiriyatayimi,
25:10 Kubantu basempumalanga kanye nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, futhi uyobanikela
ifa, ukuze abantwana bakwa-Amoni bangakhunjulwa phakathi kwezizwe.
25:11 Ngiyokwenza izahlulelo phezu kukaMowabi; bazakwazi ukuthi nginguye
iNkosi.
25:12 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Ngoba u-Edomi wenze ngokumelene nendlu
wakwaJuda ngokuphindisela, wonile kakhulu, waziphindiselela
yena phezu kwabo;
25:13 Ngakho, isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. nami ngiyakwelula isandla sami
phezu kuka-Edomi, inqume kuyo abantu nezilwane; futhi ngizophumelela
incithakalo evela eThemani; abaseDedani bayakuwa ngenkemba.
25:14 Futhi ngizobeka impindiselo yami phezu kuka-Edomi ngesandla sabantu bami u-Israyeli.
bayakwenza kwa-Edomi njengentukuthelo yami nanjengokwami
ukufutheka; bayakukwazi impindiselo yami, isho iNkosi uJehova.
25:15 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Ngoba amaFilisti enze ngokuphindisela,
futhi baphindisele ngenhliziyo embi ukuba bachithe ngenxa kaJehova
inzondo endala;
25:16 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Bheka, ngiyakwelula isandla sami;
phezu kwamaFilisti, nginqume amaKherethi, ngiwachithe
insalela yogu lolwandle.
25:17 Futhi ngiyokwenza impindiselo enkulu phezu kwabo ngezijeziso ezivuthayo; futhi
bayakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngibeka impindiselo yami phezu kwakhe
bona.