UHezekeli
29:1 Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi, ngenyanga yeshumi, ngosuku lweshumi nambili lwenyanga,
izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
29:2 Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kuFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe, futhi uprofethe
ngokumelene naye, futhi ngokumelene lonke iGibhithe.
29:3 Khuluma, uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Bheka, ngimelene nawe;
uFaro inkosi yaseGibithe, udrako omkhulu olele phakathi kwakhe
imifula, ethi: 'Umfula wami ungowami, ngiwenzile.'
mina.
29:4 Kodwa ngizofaka izingwegwe emihlathini yakho, futhi ngiyobangela izinhlanzi zakho
imifula ukunamathela esikalini sakho, ngizakukhuphula ngikukhiphe phakathi
phakathi kwemifula yakho, nezinhlanzi zonke zemifula yakho ziyakunamathela kuwe
izikali.
29:5 Futhi ngizokushiya uphonswe ehlane, wena nazo zonke izinhlanzi
uyakuwa phezu kwemifula yakho; ngeke ube khona
ibuthelwe, ingabuthelwanga; ngikunike ukudla kwezilwane
weganga lezinyoni zezulu.
29:6 Futhi bonke abakhileyo eGibhithe bayokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, ngoba
bebeludondolo lomhlanga kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli.
29:7 Lapho sebekubambe ngesandla sakho, wena waphuka, futhi waklebhula zonke
ihlombe labo; nalapho bencika kuwe, wena waphuka, wenza
zonke izinkalo zabo zibe sendaweni yokumisa.
29:8 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. bheka, ngiyakwehlisela inkemba phezu kwakhe;
wena, anqume kuwe abantu nezilwane.
29:9 Izwe laseGibhithe liyakuba yihlane eliyincithakalo; futhi bayokwazi
ukuthi nginguJehova, ngokuba ushilo ukuthi: ‘Umfula ungowami, mina nginawo
wakwenza.
29:10 Ngakho-ke, bheka, ngimelene nawe, futhi ngokumelene imifula yakho, futhi mina ngeke
wenze izwe laseGibithe libe yincithakalo nencithakalo, kusukela embhoshongweni wase
Syene kuze kube semngceleni weTopiya.
29:11 Akukho unyawo lomuntu ngeke adabule kulo, noma unyawo lwesilwane ngeke kudlule
ngalo, aliyikuhlalwa iminyaka engamashumi amane.
29:12 Futhi ngiyokwenza izwe laseGibhithe incithakalo phakathi kwamazwe
eyincithakalo, nemizi yalo phakathi kwemizi echithekileyo
iyakuba yincithakalo iminyaka engamashumi amane, ngihlakazele abaseGibithe phakathi
izizwe, izihlakaze emazweni.
29:13 Nokho, itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi amane ngiyakuwabutha
abaseGibithe kubantu ababehlakazekele kubo:
29:14 Futhi ngizobuyisela ukuthunjwa kweGibhithe, futhi ngiyobenza ukuba
babuyele ezweni lasePhatirosi, ezweni lokuhlala kwabo; futhi
bayakuba khona umbuso ophansi.
29:15 Iyakuba ngaphansi kwemibuso; futhi aliyikuziphakamisa
futhi phezu kwezizwe, ngokuba ngiyakubanciphisa, ukuze bangabikho
kakhudlwana ukubusa phezu kwezizwe.
29:16 Futhi ngeke kusaba ithemba lendlu ka-Israyeli, okuyinto
ukhumbuza ububi babo, lapho bebanakekela;
kodwa bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova.
29:17 Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nesikhombisa, ngenyanga yokuqala.
ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi,
ethi,
29:18 Ndodana yomuntu, uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele wenza ibutho lakhe ukuba likhonze a
inkonzo enkulu ngokumelene neTire: wonke amakhanda ahlutshiwe, nabo bonke
ihlombe laxebuka, kepha wayengenamvuzo, nempi yakhe, ngeTire
inkonzo ayeyisebenzele ngokumelene nalo.
29:19 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. bheka, ngiyakunika izwe laseGibithe;
kuNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele; futhi iyakuthatha isixuku sayo.
futhi ulithathe impango yalo, futhi uthathe impango yalo; futhi kuyakuba yinkokhelo yakhe
ibutho.
29:20 Ngimnike izwe laseGibhithe ngenxa yomsebenzi wakhe awusebenzele
ngokumelene nalo, ngoba basebenze kimi, isho iNkosi uJehova.
29:21 Ngalolo suku ngiyakwenza ukuba uphondo lwendlu ka-Israyeli luhlume.
ngiyakukunika ukuvula umlomo phakathi kwabo; futhi
bayokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.