Isiphorofido ngeGibhide
1Emnyakeni wetjhumi lokha inyanga yetjhumi inamalanga alitjhumi nambili, kwafika ilizwi lakaSomnini kimi lathi: 2“Ndodana yomuntu, qalisa ubuso bakho ngakuFaro ikosi yeGibhide bese uphorofida ngokujamelana naye neGibhide yoke; 3iye, khuluma bonyana nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla uthi,
“ ‘Qala, ngijamelene nawe,
wena Faro, kosi yeGibhide,
ngwenya ekulu ebadalele ngemiselenayo
ozitjela uthi: INayili ngelami, ngazenzela lona.’
4Ngizokufaka iinkghopholo emihlathinakho
ngenze iinhlambi zemiselakho
zinamathele eempepheni zakho.
Ngizokutsomula ngaphakathi kweNayili lakho
kanye nazo zoke iinhlambi zemiselakho
ezinamathele eempepheni zakho.
5Ngizakuphosela erhalawumbeni,
wena neenhlambi zoke zemiselakho.
Uzakuwela emmangweni
ungabuthwa namkha udojwe.
Ngizakwenza ube kukudla
kweembandana zephasi neenyoni zomkayi.
6Zoke izakhamuzi zeGibhide
zizakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini.
“Njengombana wena Gibhide waba lidondolo lomgaba endlini yakwa-Israyeli, 7iye, lokha nayikubambako ngesandla waphadlhuka, wabenga loke ihlombe layo, nalokha nayizeyama ngawe wephuka wenza bona itekezele, 8ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, ‘Qala, sele ngizokwehlisela isabula phezu kwakho, ngiphelise kuwe umuntu nefuyo.’
9“Mbala, inarha yeGibhide izokuba libhudu namarubhi. Nje-ke bazakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini ngombana yathi, ‘INayili ngelami, ngilenzile!’ 10Yeke, qala ngijamelene nawe kanye nemiselakho: Ngizokwenza inarha yeGibhide ibe lirubhi lamarubhi; iye, ibhudu ukusuka eMigidoli ukufika eSiyene bekube semkhawulweni kaKutjhe. 11Alikho inyawo lomuntu elizakudabula kiyo begodu alikho iqatha lefuyo elizakudlula kiyo. Kube minyaka ematjhumi amane ingahlaleki. 12Iye, ngizokwenza inarha yeGibhide ibe libhudu phakathi kweenarha ezimarubhi. Amadorobhayo azakuba ngatjhiyiweko iminyaka ematjhumi amane hlangana namadorobho adiliziweko. Ngizokuhlakaza amaGibhide hlangana nezizwe, ngiwasabalalisele eenarheni.”
13Nokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: “Ekupheleni kweminyaka ematjhumi amane, ngizakubutha amaGibhide ezizweni engiwahlakazele kizo. 14Ngizakutjhugulula ubujamo bamaGibhide ngiwabuyisele enarheni yePatrosi ekuyinarha yendabuko yawo. Lapho-ke azakuba mbuso ophasi. 15Iye, lowo kuzakuba mbuso ophasi khulu kuneminye begodu angeze usaziphakamisa ezizweni. Ngizawenza abe phasi kangangobana angeze asabusa phezu kwezizwe. 16Mbala, iGibhide angeze isaba sidzimelelo sendlu ka-Israyeli godu, kodwana izakuba sikhumbuzo samacalayo lokha naphendukela eGibhidapho ukufuna isizo. Ngalokho indlu ka-Israyeli izakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini uSomandla.”
17Kwathi ngomnyaka wamatjhumi amabili nalikhomba, lokha inyanga yokuthoma inelanga linye, ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 18“Ndodana yomuntu, uNebukadinetsari ikosi yeBhabheli wenza amajonakhe bona asebenze nzima ukuthumba iTirosi: Enye nenye ihloko yancothuka iinhluthu kwathi elinye nelinye ihlombe lavuthwa. Nanyana kunjalo yena namajonakhe akhange bazuze ilitho eTirosi elibakhokhelako ngomsebenzi onzima abawenzileko ngokujamelana nalo. 19Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, ‘Qala, sele ngizokunikela inarha yeGibhide kuNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli; yena uzakuthumba umnothwayo ngokuthatha ipango nangokuhluthula ipahla, kube mvuzo wamajonakhe. 20Ngimnikele inarha yeGibhide njengomvuzo wokuzikhandla kwakhe ngombana amajonakhe bekangisebenzela.’ ” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
21“Mhlokho ngizokukhulisa amandla wendlu ka-Israyeli, ngikwenze wena Hezekiyeli ube nesibindi sokukhuluma phakathi kwayo. Ngalokho izakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini.”
