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.