UHezekeli
34:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
34:2 Ndodana yomuntu, profetha ngokumelene abelusi bakwa-Israyeli, profetha, futhi uthi
kubo, Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova kubelusi; Maye kuwe
abelusi bakwa-Israyeli abazondla bona! akufanele abelusi
yendla imihlambi?
34:3 Niyadla amanoni, nigqokise uboya, nibulala abakhona
kodwa aniwalusi umhlambi.
34:4 Ezigulayo aniziqinisanga, futhi anizange niphulukise lokho
yayigula, futhi aniyibophanga eyaphukileyo, futhi anizange niyibophe
nabuyisa okuxoshiweyo, anikufuni
eyayilahlekile; kepha nibabuse ngamandla nangonya.
34:5 Futhi zahlakazeka, ngoba wayengekho umalusi, futhi baba
inyama yazo zonke izilwane zasendle, lapho zihlakazekile.
34:6 Izimvu zami zazulazula kuzo zonke izintaba, futhi phezu kwawo wonke amagquma aphakeme.
yebo, umhlambi wami wawuhlakazeke ebusweni bonke bomhlaba, futhi akekho owawenza
funani noma nizifune.
34:7 Ngakho, nina belusi, yizwani izwi likaJehova.
34:8 Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, ngoba umhlambi wami ube yimpango.
umhlambi wami waba ngukudla kwazo zonke izilwane zasendle, ngokuba zazikhona
kababelusi, labelusi bami kabakhangeli umhlambi wami, kodwa umhlambi wami
abelusi babezalusa, abalusa umhlambi wami;
34:9 Ngakho, O nina belusi, zwanini izwi likaJehova.
34:10 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Bhekani, ngimelene nabelusi; futhi ngizokwenza
funani izimvu zami esandleni sabo, niyekise ukwalusa izimvu
umhlambi; nabelusi abasayikuzidla bona; ngoba ngizokwenza
khulula umhlambi wami emlonyeni wabo, ukuze ungabi ngukudla kwabo.
34:11 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Bhekani, mina, yebo, mina ngiyakuphenya okwami kokubili
izimvu, nizibheke.
34:12 Njengomalusi ebheka umhlambi wakhe ngosuku lapho ephakathi kwakhe
izimvu ezihlakazekile; kanjalo ngiyakuzifuna izimvu zami, ngizikhulule
baphume kuzo zonke izindawo lapho behlakazeke khona emafini nase
usuku olumnyama.
34:13 Futhi ngizobakhipha phakathi kwabantu, futhi ngiyobabutha kusukela
emazweni, futhi iyoziletha ezweni lakubo, futhi izolundla phezu kwawo
ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli ngasemifuleni nasezindaweni zonke ezakhiweyo
we bafowethu.
34:14 Ngizozalusa edlelweni elihle, futhi phezu kwezintaba eziphakemeyo
U-Israyeli uyakuba yisibaya sabo; bayakulala khona esibayeni esihle, nangaphakathi
bayoklaba idlelo elivundile ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli.
34:15 Mina ngizakwelusa izimvu zami, ngizenze zibuthise,” kutsho uJehova.
UNKULUNKULU.
34:16 Ngiyofuna lokho obekulahlekile, futhi ngibuyisele lokho kwaxoshwa
kude, futhi uyobopha lokho ephukile, futhi uyoqinisa lokho
eyayigula: kodwa ngiyakuchitha abakhulupheleyo nabanamandla; Ngizophakela
labo ngokwahlulela.
34:17 Kepha nina, O mhlambi wami, itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Bhekani, ngiyahlulela;
phakathi kwezinkomo nezinkomo, phakathi kwezinqama nezimpongo.
34:18 Kubonakala sengathi kuyinto encane kini ukuthi nidle amadlelo amahle, kodwa
niyakunyathela phansi ngezinyawo zenu okuseleyo kwamadlelo enu na? futhi ku
niphuzile amanzi ajulileyo, kepha niyakungcolisa okuseleyo ngamanzi enu
izinyawo?
34:19 Umhlambi wami udla lokho enikunyathele ngezinyawo zenu;
baphuze lokho enikungcolisile ngezinyawo zenu.
34:20 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu kubo: Bhekani, mina, yebo mina, ngiyakukwenza
ahlulele phakathi kwezinkomo ezikhuluphele naphakathi kwezinkomo ezondile.
34:21 Ngoba nisunduzile ngohlangothi nangehlombe, futhi wadudula wonke
eziphethwe yizimpondo zenu, nize nizihlakaze;
34:22 Ngakho ngiyawusindisa umhlambi wami, futhi ngeke usaba yimpango; nami
uyokwahlulela phakathi kwezinkomo nezinkomo.
34:23 Futhi ngiyomisa phezu kwazo umalusi oyedwa, futhi uyozalusa, ngisho
inceku yami uDavide; uyakuzalusa, abe ngumalusi wazo.
34:24 Futhi mina Jehova ngiyoba uNkulunkulu wabo, futhi inceku yami uDavide isikhulu phakathi
bona; mina Jehova ngikukhulumile.
34:25 Ngiyokwenza nabo isivumelwano sokuthula, futhi ngiyobangela ububi
izilwane ezifuywayo ziyophela ezweni, futhi bayohlala evikelekile
ehlane, nokulala emahlathini.
34:26 Ngiyokwenza bona kanye nezindawo ezizungeze igquma lami isibusiso; futhi
Ngiyakwenza ukuba imvula yehlise ngesikhathi sayo; kuyoba khona
izihlambi zesibusiso.
34:27 Futhi umuthi wasendle uyothela izithelo zawo, futhi umhlaba ngeke
vezani izithelo zalo, balondeke ezweni labo, bazi
ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngephula izibopho zejoka labo, futhi
wabakhulula esandleni salabo ababekhonza bona ngokwabo.
34:28 Futhi ngeke besaba yimpango kwabezizwe, noma isilwane
izwe libadle; kodwa bayakuhlala belondekile, kungekho noyedwa
abethuse.
34:29 Futhi ngiyobavusela isitshalo udumo, futhi ngeke babe
abadliwe yindlala ezweni, bangathwali amahloni kaJehova
abahedeni futhi.
34:30 Bazokwazi kanjalo ukuthi mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wabo nginabo, nokuthi
bona, indlu yakwa-Israyeli, bangabantu bami, isho iNkosi uJehova.
34:31 Nina-ke, izimvu zami, zimvu zedlelo lami, ningabantu, futhi mina nginguNkulunkulu wenu.
isho iNkosi uJehova.