UHezekeli
33:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
33:2 Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma kubantwana babantu bakini, futhi uthi kubo: Lapho
ngiyakwehlisela inkemba ezweni, uma abantu bezwe bethatha umuntu
imikhawulo yabo, bammise abe ngumlindi wabo;
33:3 Uma ebona inkemba ifika phezu kwezwe, yena avuthele icilongo, futhi
xwayisa abantu;
33:4 Khona-ke yilowo nalowo ozwa ukukhala kwecilongo, futhi angaxwayi.
uma kufika inkemba, imsuse, igazi lakhe liyakuba phezu kwakhe
ikhanda.
33:5 Wezwa ukukhala kwecilongo, futhi akazange axwayiswe; igazi lakhe liyakuba
ube phezu kwakhe. Kepha oqaphelayo uyakusindisa umphefumulo wakhe.
33:6 Kodwa uma umlindi ebona inkemba iza, futhi angalishayi icilongo, futhi
abantu bangaxwayiswa; uma kufika inkemba, ikhiphe umuntu
phakathi kwabo, ususiwe ebubini bakhe; kodwa igazi lakhe ngizakwenza
funa esandleni somlindi.
33:7 Ngakho wena, O ndodana yomuntu, Ngikubeke umlindi endlini ka
Israyeli; ngalokho uyakuzwa izwi emlonyeni wami, ubaxwayise
kusuka kimi.
33:8 Lapho ngithi komubi: O muntu omubi, uyakufa nokufa; uma wena
ungakhulumi ukumxwayisa omubi endleleni yakhe, lowo mubi uyakumxwayisa
ufele ebubini bakhe; kepha igazi lakhe ngiyakulibiza esandleni sakho.
33:9 Nokho, uma uxwayisa omubi ngendlela yakhe ukuba abuye kuyo; uma yena
ungabuyi endleleni yakhe, uyakufa ebubini bakhe; kodwa unakho
wakhulula umphefumulo wakho.
33:10 Ngakho, O ndodana yomuntu, khuluma kuyo indlu ka-Israyeli; Kanjalo nawe
khulumani nithi: Uma iziphambeko zethu nezono zethu ziphezu kwethu, thina
siyaphela kuzo, pho, siyakuphila kanjani na?
33:11 Yisho kubo ukuthi: 'Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, angithokozi ngalo.
ukufa kwababi; kodwa ukuthi omubi aphenduke endleleni yakhe aphile;
buyani, buyani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi; ngokuba niyakufelani nina ndlu ka
Israyeli?
33:12 Ngakho, wena ndodana yomuntu, yisho kubantwana babantu bakini, The
ukulunga kolungileyo akuyikumkhulula ngosuku lwakhe
isiphambeko: ububi bomubi kayikuwa
ngalokho mhla ebuya ebubini bakhe; futhi ngeke
olungileyo angaphila ngokulunga kwakhe ngosuku aphila ngalo
uyona.
33:13 Lapho ngizakuthi kolungileyo, ukuthi uzaphila; uma yena
thembela ekulungeni kwakhe, wenze ububi bonke bakhe
ukulunga akuyikukhunjulwa; kodwa ngenxa yobubi bakhe ukuthi yena
akwenzileyo, uyakufa ngakho.
33:14 Futhi lapho ngithi komubi: "Uyakufa nokufa; uma ephenduka
esonweni sakhe, enze ukwahlulela nokulunga;
33:15 Uma omubi ebuyisela isibambiso, futhi abuyisele lokho okuphangileyo, angene
izimiso zokuphila, ngaphandle kokwenza okubi; uyakuphila impela;
kayikufa.
33:16 Akukho nesisodwa sezono zakhe one ngazo eziyokhunjulwa kuye
wenze okusemthethweni nokulungile; uyakuphila impela.
33:17 Nokho abantwana babantu bakini bathi: 'Indlela yeNkosi ayilungile.
kodwa bona, indlela yabo ayilingani.
33:18 Lapho olungileyo ephenduka ekulungeni kwakhe, futhi enze
ububi, uyakufa ngabo.
33:19 Kodwa uma omubi ephenduka ebubini bakhe, futhi enze okusemthethweni
futhi kulungile, uyakuphila ngakho.
33:20 Nokho nithi, 'Indlela yeNkosi ayilungile. O nina ndlu ka-Israyeli, I
uyakwahlulela, kube yilowo nalowo ngokwezindlela zakhe.
33:21 Futhi kwenzeka ngonyaka weshumi nambili wokuthunjwa kwethu, ngo weshumi
ngenyanga, ngolwesihlanu lwenyanga, lowo owayephunyukile kuyo
IJerusalema lafika kimi, lithi: Umuzi ushaywe.
33:22 Manje isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kwami kusihlwa, phambi kwalowo owayekhona
abaphunyukile bafika; futhi yayivule umlomo wami, yaze yangena kimi phakathi
ekuseni; umlomo wami wavuleka, angibange ngisaba yisimungulu.
33:23 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
33:24 Ndodana yomuntu, abakhileyo emanxiweni ezweni lakwa-Israyeli bayakhuluma.
besithi: UAbrahama wayemunye, wadla ilifa lelizwe, kodwa thina sibanengi; i
umhlaba uphiwe thina sibe yifa.
33:25 Ngakho-ke yithi kubo, 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Nidla negazi.
niphakamisele amehlo enu ezithombeni zenu, nichithe igazi;
idla izwe?
33:26 Nimi phezu kwenkemba yenu, nenza isinengiso, futhi ningcolisa wonke umuntu
umfazi womakhelwane wakhe; niyakudla ifa lezwe na?
33:27 Yisho kanje kubo, uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Kuphila kwami, impela bona
abasenkangala bayakuwa ngenkemba, nophakathi
ngiyakunikela ezilwaneni ukuba zidliwe, nabaphakathi
izinqaba nasemihumeni kuyakufa ngesifo.
33:28 Ngoba ngiyokwenza izwe libe incithakalo kakhulu, futhi ubukhazikhazi amandla alo
izophela; izintaba zakwa-Israyeli ziyakuba yincithakalo, kungabi bikho
izodlula.
33:29 Khona-ke bayokwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova, lapho sengibeke izwe kakhulu
beyincithakalo ngenxa yazo zonke izinengiso zabo abazenzileyo.
33:30 Futhi, wena ndodana yomuntu, abantwana babantu bakini basakhuluma
ngawe ezindongeni naseminyango yezindlu, ukhulume izwi elilodwa
komunye, ngulowo lalowo kumfowabo, esithi: Wozani, ngizwe
liyini izwi eliphuma kuJehova.
33:31 Futhi beza kuwe njengoba abantu beza, futhi bahlala phambi kwakho
njengabantu bami, futhi bayawezwa amazwi akho, kodwa abawenzi;
ngomlomo wabo babonakalisa uthando olukhulu, kepha inhliziyo yabo ilandela abo
ukuhaha.
33:32 Futhi bheka, wena unjengengoma ethandekayo kakhulu kubo onengoma
izwi elimnandi, futhi bangadlala kahle ngogubhu, ngokuba bayakuzwa izwi lakho
amazwi, kodwa abawenzi.
33:33 Futhi lapho lokhu kwenzeka, (bheka, kuzofika), khona-ke bayokwazi
ukuthi bekunomprofethi phakathi kwabo.