UHezekeli
36:1 Futhi, wena ndodana yomuntu, profetha ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, futhi uthi:
Nina zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, yizwani izwi likaJehova.
36:2 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Ngoba isitha sithe ngani: Ashila!
izindawo eziphakemeyo zasendulo zingezethu;
36:3 Ngakho profetha, uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Ngoba banayo
wanenza incithakalo, wanigwinya inhlangothi zonke, ukuze nibe khona
libe yifa lensali yabezizwe, nikhushulelwe ezweni
izindebe zabakhulumayo, ziyihlazo kubantu;
36:4 Ngakho, nina zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, yizwani izwi leNkosi uJehova. Ngakho
isho iNkosi uJehova kuzo izintaba nasemagqumeni, kuzo imifula.
nasezigodini, kuze kube yizincithakalo, nasemizini ekhona
eshiyiwe, eyaba yimpango nokuhlekwa insali yabezizwe
ezizungezile;
36:5 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Impela emlilweni womhawu wami
ngikhulume ngokumelene nensali yezizwe, futhi ngokumelene nabo bonke
i-Idumiya, abanikele izwe lami libe yifa labo ngentokozo
ngenhliziyo yabo yonke, ngezingqondo zabo ezeyisayo ukulixotsha libe yimpango.
36:6 Ngakho profetha ngezwe lakwa-Israyeli, futhi uthi kubo
izintaba, nasemagqumeni, emifuleni, nasezigodini, Kanjalo
isho iNkosi uJehova; Bheka, ngikhulumile ngomhawu wami nangokufutheka kwami;
ngokuba nithwele ihlazo labezizwe;
36:7 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Ngisiphakamisile isandla sami, Impela
abezizwe abanihaqayo bayakuthwala ihlazo labo.
36:8 Kodwa nina, O zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, niyoveza amagatsha akho, futhi
thelani izithelo zenu kubantu bami bakwa-Israyeli; ngoba sebeseduze ukuza.
36:9 Ngoba bheka, Mina ngingowami, futhi ngizophendukela kini, futhi niyoba
kulinywe futhi kuhlwanyelwe:
36:10 Futhi ngiyokwandisa amadoda phezu kwenu, yonke indlu ka-Israyeli, ngisho bonke
nemizi iyakuhlalwa, kwakhiwe amanxiwa;
36:11 Ngiyakwandisa phezu kwenu abantu nezilwane; futhi bayokwanda futhi
thethani izithelo: ngiyakunenza ngokwezimo zenu zakudala, ngenze
kungcono kini kunasekuqaleni kwenu; niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova
NKOSI.
36:12 Ngiyakwenza ukuba abantu bahambe phezu kwenu, yebo, abantu bami u-Israyeli; futhi bona
bayakukudla, ube yifa labo, ube yifa labo
ungabe usabaphuca abantu.
36:13 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Ngoba bathi kuwe: Uyadla umhlabathi
uvuse abantu, waphuca izizwe zakho;
36:14 Ngakho-ke awusayikushwabadela abantu, futhi ungaphuca isizwe sakho
kakhulu, isho iNkosi uJehova.
36:15 Futhi ngeke ngibangele abantu ukuzwa kuwe ihlazo kwabezizwe
futhi awusayikuthwala ihlazo labantu;
awusayikuwisa izizwe zakho, usho uJehova
UNKULUNKULU.
36:16 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
36:17 Ndodana yomuntu, lapho indlu ka-Israyeli behlala ezweni lakubo, bona
bayingcolisa ngendlela yabo nangezenzo zabo; indlela yabo yayiphambi kwami
njengokungcola kowesifazana osusiweyo.
36:18 Ngakho ngathulula ukufutheka kwami phezu kwabo ngenxa yegazi ababelichithile
phezu kwezwe, nezithombe zabo ababelingcolise ngazo;
36:19 Futhi ngabahlakazela phakathi kwezizwe, futhi bahlakazeka phakathi
amazwe: ngendlela yawo lanjengezenzo zawo I
wabahlulela.
36:20 Futhi lapho bengena ezizweni, lapho baya khona, bangcolisa
igama lami elingcwele, lapho bethi kubo: Laba bangabantu bakaJehova;
baphumile ezweni lakhe.
36:21 Kodwa ngalihawukela igama lami elingcwele, indlu ka-Israyeli kwadingeka
bengcolisiwe phakathi kwezizwe, lapho baya khona.
36:22 Ngakho yisho kuyo indlu ka-Israyeli, 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Ngiyavuma
lokhu kungengenxa yenu, ndlu ka-Israyeli, kodwa ngenxa yegama lami elingcwele
eniyingcolisile phakathi kwezizwe enaya kuzo.
36:23 Futhi ngiyongcwelisa igama lami elikhulu, okuyinto wangcoliswa phakathi kwabezizwe.
eniyingcolisile phakathi kwabo; abezizwe bazakwazi
ukuthi nginguJehova, isho iNkosi uJehova, lapho ngingcweliswa phakathi
wena phambi kwamehlo abo.
36:24 Ngoba ngizonithatha phakathi kwabezizwe, futhi nginibuthe kuzo zonke
emazweni, futhi izokuletha ezweni lakini.
36:25 Khona-ke ngiyofafaza phezu kwenu amanzi ahlanzekile, futhi niyakuba abahlanzekile: kusukela
konke ukungcola kwenu nakuzo zonke izithombe zenu ngiyakunihlanza.
36:26 Ngiyokunika inhliziyo entsha, futhi ngiyofaka umoya omusha ngaphakathi
ngiyakususa inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yenu, ngikwenze lokho
ngikunike inhliziyo yenyama.
36:27 Futhi ngizofaka umoya wami phakathi kwenu, futhi ngenze ukuba uhambe kimi
izimiso, nigcine izahlulelo zami, nizenze.
36:28 Niyakuhlala ezweni engalinika oyihlo; futhi niyakwenza
yibani ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.
36:29 Futhi ngizonisindisa kukho konke ukungcola kwenu, futhi ngizobiza
amabele, ngiwandise, angabeki indlala phezu kwenu.
36:30 Futhi ngiyokwandisa isithelo somuthi kanye nezithelo
insimu, ukuze ningabe nisakwamukela ihlazo lendlala phakathi kwenu
umhedeni.
36:31 Khona-ke niyokhumbula siqu izindlela zenu ezimbi, futhi izenzo zenu ezazingekho
kuhle, lizanengeka emehlweni enu ngenxa yobubi benu
kanye nezinengiso zakho.
36:32 Angikwenzi lokhu ngenxa yenu, isho iNkosi uJehova, makwazeke kini.
jabhani, nibe namahloni ngenxa yezindlela zenu, nina ndlu ka-Israyeli.
36:33 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Ngosuku engiyobe nginihlanzile kulo
bonke ububi benu ngiyakunenza nihlale emizini, futhi
izincithakalo ziyakwakhiwa.
36:34 Futhi izwe eliyincithakalo liyolinywa, kuyilapho kwaba incithakalo phakathi
ukubona konke obedlula.
36:35 Futhi bayothi, 'Leli zwe elaliyincithakalo selifana nezwe
insimu yase-Edene; futhi imizi eyihlane neyincithakalo neyincithakalo isiphenduka incithakalo
kubiyelwe, kuyahlalwa.
36:36 Khona-ke izizwe ezisele nxazonke zenu ziyakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova
UJehova akha izindawo ezidilikileyo, atshale okwakuyincithakalo;
uJehova ukukhulumile, futhi ngizokwenza.
36:37 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Ngisazobuzwa yindlu ngalokhu
ka-Israyeli ukuba abenzele; ngizabandisa ngamadoda njenge
umhlambi.
36:38 njengomhlambi ongcwele, njengomhlambi waseJerusalema emikhosini yayo emisiweyo; ngakho
imizi echithekileyo iyakugcwala imihlambi yabantu, bazi
ukuthi nginguJehova.