UHezekeli
26:1 Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nanye, ngolokuqala lwenyanga,
izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
26:2 Ndodana yomuntu, ngenxa yokuthi iTire lishilo ngeJerusalema: 'Ashila!
elaphukile amasango abantu; liphendukele kimi;
ligcwaliswe, selichithekile;
26:3 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Bheka, ngimelene nawe, Tire,
ngizakwehlisela izizwe ezinengi ukumelana lakho njengokutsho kolwandle
amagagasi akhe ukuthi akhuphuke.
26:4 Futhi bayochitha izindonga zaseTire, futhi bayobhidliza imibhoshongo yalo
futhi uyokhukhula uthuli lwalo kulo, alenze libe njengesiqongo sedwala.
26:5 Kuyakuba yindawo yokweneka amanetha phakathi kolwandle.
ngoba mina ngikukhulumile, isho iNkosi uJehova, futhi liyakuba yimpango yakho
izizwe.
26:6 Amadodakazi alo asendle ayobulawa ngenkemba;
bazakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
26:7 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. bheka, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kweTire
uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele, inkosi yamakhosi, evela enyakatho, kanye
amahhashi, nezinqola, nabamahhashi, nezigaba, nokunye okuningi
abantu.
26:8 Uyakuwabulala ngenkemba amadodakazi akho endle, futhi uyokwenza
kwakhela inqaba, ukunqwabele iduli, uliphakamise
ihawu ngokumelene nawe.
26:9 Futhi uyomisa izinjini zempi phezu kwezindonga zakho, futhi ngezimbazo zakhe
izadiliza imibhoshongo yakho.
26:10 Ngenxa yobuningi bamahhashi akhe, uthuli lwawo luyakusibekela.
izingange zakho ziyakuzamazama ngomsindo wabamahhashi nowamasondo;
nezinqola, lapho engena emasangweni akho, njengoba nje abantu bengena
emzini okwabhodlozwa kuwo.
26:11 Ngezinselo amahhashi akhe uyonyathela phansi zonke izitaladi zakho
bayakubulala abantu bakho ngenkemba, nezikaniso zakho zamabutho aqinile ziyakuhamba
phansi phansi.
26:12 Futhi bayothatha impango ingcebo yakho, futhi bayothatha impango yakho
bayakudiliza izingange zakho, bachithe eyakho
izindlu ezithandekayo: bayakubeka amatshe akho, nemithi yakho, neyakho
uthuli phakathi kwamanzi.
26:13 Ngiyokwenza ukuba umsindo wezingoma zakho uphele. nomsindo wakho
amahabhu awasayikuzwakala.
26:14 Futhi ngiyokwenza ube njengesiqongo sedwala, wena uyakuba indawo
wendlala amanetha phezu; awusayikwakhiwa, ngokuba mina Jehova nginakho
wakukhuluma, isho iNkosi uJehova.
26:15 Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova kulo iTire. Iziqhingi aziyikuzamazama yini ngomsindo
lokuwa kwakho, lapho abalimeleyo bekhala, lapho bebulawa egangeni
phakathi kwakho?
26:16 Khona-ke zonke izikhulu zasolwandle ziyokwehla ezihlalweni zazo zobukhosi, futhi
bakhumule izingubo zabo, bahlubule izingubo zabo ezifekethisiweyo;
bembathe ukuthuthumela; bayohlala phansi, futhi
bayakuthuthumela ngaso sonke isikhathi, bamangale ngawe.
26:17 Futhi bayokuphakamisela isililo, futhi bathi kuwe, 'Unjani
wena wawuchitha, owawuhlalwa ngabasolwandle, umuzi odumileyo;
elalinamandla olwandle, lona nabakhileyo kulo, ababenzayo
ukwesaba kukho konke okuhluphayo!
26:18 Manje iziqhingi ziyakuthuthumela ngosuku lokuwa kwakho; yebo, iziqhingi lokho
olwandle ziyakuthuthumela ekuhambeni kwakho.
26:19 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Lapho ngikwenza umuzi oyincithakalo;
njengemizi engahlalwa muntu; lapho ngizakwenyusa utwa
phezu kwakho, namanzi amakhulu ayakusibekela;
26:20 Lapho ngiyokwehlisela nawe phansi kanye nalabo abehlela egodini, kanye
abantu basendulo, bakubeke ezindaweni eziphansi zezwe
umhlaba, ezindaweni eziyincithakalo yasendulo, kanye nabehlela egodini;
ukuze ungahlali muntu; ngiyakubeka inkazimulo ezweni lakwaJehova
ophilayo;
26:21 Ngizokwenza ube ukwesaba, futhi ngeke usaba khona
ufunwa, kepha awuyikutholwa kuze kube phakade, isho iNkosi uJehova.