UHezekeli
37:1 Isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kwami, futhi wangikhipha ngomoya we
uJehova, wangibeka phansi phakathi kwesigodi esasigcwele
amathambo,
37:2 Futhi wangidlulisa kubo nxazonke, futhi bheka, kwakukhona kakhulu
abaningi esigodini esivulekile; bheka, omile kakhulu.
" 37:3 Wathi kimi: "Ndodana yomuntu, ingabe lawa mathambo angaphila? Futhi ngaphendula, O
Nkosi Jehova, wena uyazi.
37:4 Wabuye wathi kimi: "Profetha phezu kwalawa mathambo, futhi uthi kuwo, O
nina mathambo omileyo, yizwani izwi likaJehova.
37:5 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova kulawa mathambo: bheka, ngizakwenza umoya uphume
ngena kini, niphile;
37:6 Futhi ngizobeka imisipha phezu kwenu, futhi ngizoletha inyama phezu kwenu, futhi
ninembese ngesikhumba, nifake umoya kini, niphile; kanye nawe
lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.
37:7 Ngakho ngaprofetha njengokulaywa kwami;
bheka, kwanyakaza, amathambo ahlangana, ithambo kwelakhe
ithambo.
37:8 Futhi lapho ngabona, bheka, imisipha kanye nenyama benyuka phezu kwabo, futhi
isikhumba sawamboza ngaphezulu, kepha kwakungekho moya kuwo.
37:9 Wayesethi kimi: "Profetha emoyeni, profetha, ndodana yomuntu, futhi
yithi emoyeni: 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova; Wozani nivela emimoyeni yomine, O
umoya, uphefumulele phezu kwalaba ababuleweyo, ukuze baphile.
37:10 Ngakho ngaprofetha njengoba nje wangiyala, futhi umoya wangena kubo, futhi
baphila, bema ngezinyawo zabo, impi enkulu kakhulu.
37:11 Wayesethi kimi: "Ndodana yomuntu, la mathambo ayindlu yonke
Israyeli: bheka, bathi: Amathambo ethu omile, nethemba lethu liphelile;
zinqunyelwe izingxenye zethu.
37:12 Ngakho profetha, uthi kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Bheka, O
bantu bami, ngiyakuvula amathuna enu, nginenyuse niphume kini
amathuna, aningenise ezweni lakwa-Israyeli.
37:13 Niyokwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova, lapho ngivule amathuna akho, O
bantu bami, nganikhipha emathuneni enu,
37:14 Futhi ngiyofaka umoya wami kini, futhi niyophila, futhi ngizobeka wena
ezweni lakini; khona niyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngikukhulumile, futhi
bakwenzile,” usho uJehova.
37:15 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi.
37:16 Futhi, wena ndodana yomuntu, zithathele induku eyodwa, ulobe phezu kwayo: Ngoba
uJuda, nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abangane bakhe;
uthi: 'NgekaJosefa, induku ka-Efrayimi, neyabo bonke.'
indlu ka-Israyeli abangane bakhe:
37:17 Futhi uwahlanganise, omunye komunye, ube yinduku eyodwa; futhi bayakuba munye
esandleni sakho.
37:18 Futhi lapho abantwana babantu bakini bekhuluma kuwe, bathi, 'Ngeke
awusitsheli ukuthi uqondeni ngalezi na?
37:19 Yisho kubo, uthi: 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Bheka, ngizothatha induku
uJosefa osesandleni sika-Efrayimi, nezizwe zakwa-Israyeli eyakhe
abafo, futhi uyobabeka naye, ngisho nenduku kaJuda, futhi
zenze zibe yinduku eyodwa, zibe yinye esandleni sami.
37:20 Futhi izinti obhale phezu kwazo ziyakuba sesandleni sakho phambi kwabo
amehlo.
37:21 Futhi uthi kubo: 'Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. Bheka, ngiyakuthatha
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli phakathi kwezizwe, lapho beya, futhi
iyakuwabutha nxazonke, iwangenise ezweni lawo;
37:22 Futhi ngiyobenza isizwe esisodwa ezweni phezu kwezintaba
Israyeli; nenkosi eyodwa iyakuba yinkosi kubo bonke, bangabikho
zingeze izizwe ezimbili, zingahlukaniswa zibe imibuso emibili
okuningi nakancane:
37:23 Futhi ngeke besazingcolisa ngezithombe zabo, noma nge
izinto zabo ezinengekayo, nanoma yiziphi iziphambeko zabo, kodwa mina
uyobasindisa kuzo zonke izindawo zabo zokuhlala, lapho abakuzo
bonile, ngibahlambulule, babe ngabantu bami, mina ngibe
uNkulunkulu wabo.
37:24 Futhi uDavide inceku yami uyakuba yinkosi phezu kwabo; futhi bonke bayakuba nakho
munye umalusi; bayakuhamba ngezahlulelo zami, bagcine eyami
izimiso, nizenze.
37:25 Futhi bayohlala ezweni engilinike uJakobe wami
inceku ababehlala kuyo oyihlo; futhi bayohlala kulo.
bona, nabantwana babo, nabantwana babantwana babo, kuze kube phakade;
inceku yami uDavide uyakuba yisikhulu sabo kuze kube phakade.
37:26 Futhi ngizokwenza isivumelwano sokuthula nabo; kuyoba i
isivumelwano esiphakade nabo: ngiyakubamisa, ngandise
ngizamisa indlu yami engcwele phakathi kwabo kuze kube nininini.
37:27 itabernakele lami liyoba kubo, futhi ngiyoba nguNkulunkulu wabo, futhi
bazakuba ngabantu bami.
37:28 Izizwe ziyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngingcwelisa u-Israyeli, lapho yami
indlu engcwele iyakuba phakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade.