UHezekeli
28:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
28:2 Ndodana yomuntu, yisho enduneni yaseTire, 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova.
Ngokuba inhliziyo yakho iziphakamisile, futhi uthi: NginguNkulunkulu, ngihlezi
esihlalweni sikaNkulunkulu, phakathi kwezilwandle; kanti wena ungumuntu, futhi
hhayi uNkulunkulu, noma ubeka inhliziyo yakho njengenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu.
28:3 Bheka, uhlakaniphe kunoDaniyeli; ayikho imfihlo abangayenza
zifihle kuwe.
28:4 Ngokuhlakanipha kwakho nangokuqonda kwakho uzuzile
ingcebo, ungenise igolide nesiliva engcebeni yakho;
28:5 Ngokuhlakanipha kwakho okukhulu nangohwebo lwakho uye wandisa ingcebo yakho.
futhi inhliziyo yakho iziphakamisile ngenxa yengcebo yakho.
28:6 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Ngoba ubeke inhliziyo yakho njenge
inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu;
28:7 Ngakho-ke, bheka, Ngiyoletha abezizweni phezu kwakho, abesabekayo of the
izizwe, futhi bayohosha izinkemba zabo ngokumelene ubuhle bakho
ukuhlakanipha, kuyakungcolisa ukukhanya kwakho.
28:8 Bayokwehlisela egodini, futhi uyokufa ukufa
ababuleweyo phakathi kwezilwandle.
28:9 Usazosho phambi kombulali wakho ukuthi: NginguNkulunkulu? kodwa wena
ube ngumuntu, ungabi uNkulunkulu, esandleni salowo okubulalayo.
28:10 Uyakufa ukufa kwabangasokile ngesandla sabafokazi.
ngokuba mina ngikukhulumile, isho iNkosi uJehova.
28:11 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
28:12 Ndodana yomuntu, phakamisa isililo phezu kwenkosi yaseTire, futhi uthi kuyo
kuye, Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova; Uyavala isilinganiso, ugcwele ukuhlakanipha;
futhi uphelele ngobuhle.
28:13 Ubuse-Edene ensimini kaNkulunkulu; wonke amatshe ayigugu ayengawakho
nesembozo, nesardiyu, netopazi, nedayimane, nekrisolithe, neshohamu, nesiliva.
nejaspi, nesafire, nesimaragidu, nerubhi, negolide
umsebenzi wezigubhu zakho nemitshingo yakho kwalungiselelwa kuwe phakathi
usuku owadalwa ngalo.
28:14 Wena uyikherubi eligcotshiweyo elisibekelayo; futhi ngikubeke kanjalo: wena
laliphezu kwentaba engcwele kaNkulunkulu; uhambe wehla wenyuka phakathi
phakathi kwamatshe omlilo.
28:15 Wawuphelele ezindleleni zakho kusukela osukwini lokudalwa kwakho, kuze kube
ububi bufunyenwe kuwe.
28:16 Ngobuningi bezimpahla zakho bagcwaliswe phakathi kwakho
ngobudlova, wonile; ngalokho ngiyakukulahla njengokungathi
ungcolile entabeni kaNkulunkulu; ngiyakukuchitha wena simbozo
ikherubi, livela phakathi kwamatshe omlilo.
28:17 Inhliziyo yakho iye yaziphakamisa ngenxa yobuhle bakho, uye wonakalisa yakho
ukuhlakanipha ngenxa yokukhanya kwakho: ngiyokuphonsa phansi, I
ngizakubeka phambi kwamakhosi, ukuze akubone.
28:18 Uzingcolisile izindawo zakho ezingcwele ngobuningi bobubi bakho.
ngobubi bokuthengisa kwakho; ngalokho ngizaveza umlilo
liyakushwabadela lisuka phakathi kwakho, ngikuyise khona
umlotha emhlabeni emehlweni abo bonke abakubonayo.
28:19 Bonke abakwaziyo phakathi kwezizwe bayomangala ngawe.
uyakuba yingebhe, ungabe usaba khona.
28:20 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi.
28:21 Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho bumelene neSidoni, futhi uprofethe ngokumelene nalo.
28:22 Futhi uthi: 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Bheka, ngimelene nawe Sidoni;
ngiyakudunyiswa phakathi kwakho, bazi ukuthi mina
nginguJehova, lapho ngenza ukwahlulela kulo, ngibe khona
lingcwelisiwe kuye.
28:23 Ngoba ngizothumela kulo isifo negazi ezitaladini zalo. kanye ne
abalimeleyo bayakwahlulelwa phakathi kwalo ngenkemba phezu kwalo
nhlangothi zonke; bazakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
28:24 Akusayikuba khona ikhaba elihlabayo endlini ka-Israyeli.
nanoma yiliphi iva elibuhlungu elivela kubo bonke ababazungezile, ababedelela
bona; bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova.
28:25 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Lapho ngiyobe ngiyibuthile indlu ka-Israyeli
kubantu abahlakazekele phakathi kwabo, bangcweliswe
phakathi kwabo emehlweni abezizwe, bayakuhlala ezweni labo
engiyinike inceku yami uJakobe.
28:26 Futhi bayohlala kulo ngokulondeka, futhi bayokwakha izindlu, futhi batshale
izivini; yebo, bayohlala ngokuqiniseka, lapho sengibabulele
izahlulelo phezu kwabo bonke ababadelela nxazonke zabo; futhi bona
bayokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.