UHezekeli
38:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
38:2 Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kuGogi, ezweni lakwaMagogi, inhloko
isikhulu sakwaMesheki noThubali, uprofethe ngokumelene naye.
38:3 Uzakuthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Bheka, ngimelene nawe Gogi, wena Gogi
isikhulu sakwaMesheki noTubhali;
38:4 Futhi ngiyokubuyisela emuva, futhi ngifake izingwegwe emihlathini yakho, futhi ngiyoletha
wena nebutho lakho lonke, amahhashi nabamahhashi, bembethe bonke
nazo zonke izinhlobo zezikhali, ngisho nenkampani enkulu enamahawu kanye
izihlangu, bonke bephatha izinkemba;
38:5 iPheresiya, Ethiopia, futhi Libya kanye nabo; bonke ngesihlangu kanye
umakalabha:
38:6 uGomere nawo wonke amaviyo akhe; indlu kaTogarima ohlangothini lwasenyakatho,
nawo onke amaviyo akhe, nabantu abaningi kanye nawe.
38:7 Zilungiselele, futhi uzilungiselele, wena kanye nayo yonke inhlangano yakho
ababuthelwa kuwe, ube ngumlindi wabo.
38:8 Emva kwezinsuku eziningi uyakuhanjelwa, eminyakeni yokugcina
woza ezweni elibuyiswe enkembeni, libuthwe
kusukela kubantu abaningi, ngokumelene nezintaba zakwa-Israyeli, eziye zaba
njalo incithakalo: kodwa ikhishwa kwabezizwe, futhi bayohlala
hlalani ngokulondeka bonke.
38:9 Uyakwenyuka, ufike njengesiphepho, ufane nefu elinamandla.
gubungela izwe, wena namaviyo akho onke, nabantu abaningi kanye nawe.
38:10 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Kuyokwenzeka futhi ukuthi ngesikhathi esifanayo
isikhathi kuyakufika izinto engqondweni yakho, futhi ucabange okubi
umcabango:
38:11 Uyakuthi, 'Ngizokhuphukela ezweni lamadolobhana angenazindonga. I
iya kwabaphumuzayo, abahlezi ngokulondeka, bonke
ehlala engenazindonga, engenamigoqo namasango;
38:12 Ukuze athathe impango futhi athathe impango; ukubuyisela isandla sakho phezu kwe
izindawo eziyincithakalo ezihlalwayo manje, naphezu kwabantu abakhona
eqoqwe ezizweni, ezithole izinkomo nempahla, ukuthi
hlala phakathi kwezwe.
38:13 Sheba, futhi Dedani, futhi abathengisi baseTharishishi, kanye nabo bonke abasha
izingonyama zalo ziyakuthi kuwe: “Uze ukuphanga na? wenze
Ubutha ibandla lakho ukuba lithathe impango na? ukumuka nesiliva negolide,
ukuthatha izinkomo nempahla, nokuphanga okukhulu na?
38:14 Ngakho, ndodana yomuntu, profetha futhi uthi kuGogi: Itsho njalo iNkosi
UNKULUNKULU; Ngalolo suku lapho abantu bami u-Israyeli behlala belondekile, wena
angazi?
38:15 Futhi uyofika uvela endaweni yakho ezingxenyeni ezisenyakatho, wena, futhi
abantu abaningi kanye nawe, bonke begibele amahhashi, isixuku esikhulu;
nebutho elinamandla.
38:16 Futhi uyokhuphuka ngokumelene nabantu bami bakwa-Israyeli, njengefu lisibekele
izwe; kuyakuthi ngezinsuku ezizayo, ngikulethele
izwe lami, ukuze abezizwe bangangazi, lapho ngingcweliswa kulo
wena Gogi phambi kwamehlo abo.
38:17 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova. Nguwe yini ebengikhuluma ngaye endulo
ngezinceku zami abaprofethi bakwa-Israyeli ababeprofetha ngalezo zinsuku
iminyaka eminengi ukuthi ngikulethe umelane labo?
38:18 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ngesikhathi esifanayo lapho uGogi eyofika ngokumelene
izwe lakwa-Israyeli, isho iNkosi uJehova, ukufutheka kwami kukhuphukele kimi
ubuso.
38:19 Ngoba ngomhawu wami nangomlilo wokufutheka kwami ngikhulumile.
ngalolo suku kuyakuba khona ukuzamazama okukhulu ezweni lakwa-Israyeli;
38:20 ukuze izinhlanzi zolwandle, nezinyoni zezulu, futhi
izilwane zasendle, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni,
futhi bonke abantu abasebusweni bomhlaba bayozamazama ngenxa yami
phambi kwakho, izintaba ziyodilizwa, namagquma
ziyakuwa, nalo lonke udonga luyowela phansi.
38:21 Futhi ngizombizela inkemba kuzo zonke izintaba zami.
isho iNkosi uJehova, inkemba yalowo nalowo imelana nomfowabo.
38:22 Futhi ngiyophikisana naye ngesifo nangegazi; futhi ngizokwenza
imvula phezu kwakhe, naphezu kwamaviyo akhe, naphezu kwabantu abaningi abakhona
kanye naye, imvula echichimayo, namatshe esichotho, nomlilo, ne
isibabule.
38:23 Kanjalo ngiyozikhulisa, futhi ngizingcwelise. futhi ngizokwaziwa phakathi
amehlo ezizwe eziningi, ziyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.