UHezekeli 31:1 Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nanye, ngenyanga yesithathu, ngomnyaka weshumi nanye ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 31:2 Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma kuFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe kanye nesixuku sakhe; Ubani ufana nobukhulu bakho na? 31:3 Bheka, umAsiriya kwaba umsedari eLebanoni namagatsha amahle, futhi nge indwangu eyisithunzi, futhi ephakeme; nesiqongo sakhe sasiphakathi kwe amagatsha amakhulu. 31:4 Amanzi amkhulisa, utwa lwambeka phezulu kanye nemifula yalo yazungeza izitshalo zayo, yathumela imifula yayo kubo bonke imithi yasendle. 31:5 Ngakho, ukuphakama kwakhe kwaphakanyiswa ngaphezu kwayo yonke imithi yasendle, futhi amagatsha akhe anda, namagatsha awo aba made ngenxa yegama lawo amanzi amaningi, lapho edubula. 31:6 Zonke izinyoni zezulu zakha izidleke zazo emagatsheni akhe nangaphansi kwakhe zonke izilwane zasendle zazala amagatsha, futhi emthunzini wakhe kwahlala izizwe zonke ezinkulu. 31:7 Ngakho wawumuhle ngobukhulu bakhe, ngobude bamagatsha awo impande yakhe yayingasemanzini amakhulu. 31:8 Imisedari engadini kaNkulunkulu yayingenakumfihla; yayingenjengamagatsha akhe, nemithi yamakinati yayingenjengamagatsha akhe; futhi noma yimuphi umuthi ensimini kaNkulunkulu owawufana nawo ngobuhle bawo. 31:9 Ngiye ngenze kwaba muhle ngobuningi bamagatsha awo, ukuze bonke imithi yase-Edene eyayisensimini kaNkulunkulu yaba nomona ngaye. 31:10 Ngakho, isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Ngoba uziphakamisile ngobude, futhi isiqokoqela saso siphakathi kwamagatyana aminyene, kanye nesaso inhliziyo iphakeme ekuphakameni kwakhe; 31:11 Ngakho, Ngimnikele esandleni iqhawe umhedeni; uyakumphatha nokumphatha; ngimxoshile esikhundleni sakhe ububi. 31:12 Futhi abezizwe, abesabekayo bezizwe, bamnqume, futhi babe wamshiya: ezintabeni nasezigodini zonke amagatsha akhe uwile, namagatsha akhe aphulwe emifuleni yonke yezwe; kanye nakho konke abantu bomhlaba behlile emthunzini wakhe, bahambile yena. 31:13 Phezu kwencithakalo yakhe zonke izinyoni zezulu nazo zonke izidalwa izilo zasendle ziyakuba phezu kwamagatsha akhe; 31:14 Ukuze kungabikho noyedwa kuyo yonke imithi engasemanzini oziphakamisayo nokuphakama kwawo, ungaphumi isihloko sawo phakathi kwamagatsha amakhulu, kanjalo imithi yabo imile ekuphakameni kwayo, yonke ephuza amanzi, ngokuba injalo bonke banikelwa ekufeni, ezindaweni eziphansi zomhlaba, phakathi labantwana babantu, kanye labehlela egodini. 31:15 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Ngosuku ehlela ngalo ethuneni I ngamenza isililo; ngasibekela utwa, ngalubamba izikhukhula zalo, namanzi amakhulu avinjwa, ngenza iLebanoni ukumlilela, nemithi yonke yasendle yetha ngenxa yakhe. 31:16 Ngenza izizwe zithuthumele ngomsindo wokuwa kwakhe, lapho ngimphonsa phansi esihogweni kanye nalabo abehlela egodini: futhi yonke imithi ye I-Edene, ikhethelo neleLebanoni, bonke abaphuza amanzi, liyakuba siduduzwe ezindaweni eziphansi zomhlaba. 31:17 Nabo behlela esihogweni kanye naye kwababulawa kanye inkemba; nababeyingalo yakhe, ababehlala emthunzini wakhe emthunzini phakathi kwabezizwe. 31:18 Ufana nobani ngokukhazimulayo nangobukhulu phakathi kwemithi yezwe E-Edene? kepha uyakukwehliselwa phansi kanye nemithi yase-Edene ezindaweni ezingaphansi komhlaba: uyakulala phakathi kwezwe abangasokile kanye nababulawa ngenkemba. Lona nguFaro futhi sonke isixuku sakhe, isho iNkosi uJehova.