1Godu ilizwi lathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, yidla lokho okuphambi kwakho; yidla umsongo lo bese uyakhamba uyokukhuluma endlini ka-Israyeli.” 2Nje-ke ngavula umlomami uSomnini wangidlisa umsongo. 3Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, yidla umsongo engikunikela wona lo ugcwalise isisu sakho ngawo.” Yeke ngawudla, ngawizwa ngemlonyenami unandipha njengeliju leenyosi.
4Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, khamba uye endlini yakwa-Israyeli ufese ukhulume kiyo amezwami. 5Awuthunyelwa ebantwini abanekulumo elikhuni nelimi elingazwakaliko, kodwana endlini ka-Israyeli. 6Akusibo abantu abanengi nesizwe esinekulumo elikhuni nelimi elingazwakaliko, namezwabo ongeze wawezwisisa. Mbala, nakube ngikuthumele kibo, bona bazakuzwisisa. 7Kodwana indlu yakwa-Israyeli angekhe yakulalela ngebanga lokobana ayikazimiseli ukungilalela. Ngalokho, yoke indlu yakwa-Israyeli ineempandla eziqinileko neenhliziyo ezilikhuni. 8Qala-ke, ngenze ubuso bakho baqina njengobuso babo nepandlakho yaqina njengeempandla zabo. 9Ipandlakho ngiyenze yaba njengedayimani, iye, iqine ukudlula ilitje lomlilo. Ungabesabi namkha umangale ngokuqala kwabo ngombana vele bayindlu ehlubukako.”
10Godu wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, woke amezwi engizawakhuluma kuwe, amukele ngehliziyo uwalalele ngendlebe. 11Nje-ke khamba uye kubathunjwa ufese uthi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla’; yitjho njalo nanyana bayalalela namkha bayakhunyalala.”
12Ummoya wangiguga, ngezwa ngemva kwami umdumo wokuraramba okukhulu lokha nakuphakama iphazimulo kaSomnini endawenayo. 13Bekulitjhada lokuthintana kweempiko zeemphili kanye nomdumo wamavili asemaqadi kwazo; iye, bekumdumo wokuraramba okukhulu. 14Ummoya wangiguga wangithwala wangisusa lapho. Ngakhamba ngimunyu ekufuthekeni kommoyami. Isandla sakaSomnini saba nzima phezu kwami. 15Ngeza eTele-Abibi, ebathunjweni ebegade bahlala ngemlanjeni iKebari. Ngahlala lapho phakathi kwabo; ngangimangele amalanga alikhomba.
UHezekiyeli ubekwa njengomlindi
16Ekupheleni kwamalanga alikhomba, ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 17“Ndodana yomuntu, ngikubeka bona ube mlindi wendlu yakwa-Israyeli. Ngesikhathi soke lokha nawuzwa ilizwi emlonyenami, ngiyelelisela yona. 18Lokha nangithi esikhohlakalini, ‘Uzakufa nokufa’ bese wena ungasiyelelisi, iye, ungakhulumi naso kobana usiyelelise ngobukhohlakali baso ukuze usindise ipilwaso, isikhohlakaleso sizakufa ngebanga lecala laso; kodwana iingazi zaso ngizazibiza esandleni sakho. 19Kodwana wena nakube uyelelisa isikhohlakali bese singaphenduki ebukhohlakalini baso, sona sizakufa ngebanga lecala laso, wena-ke uzabe usindise ipilwakho. 20Godu nakube olungileko ujika ekulungeni kwakhe enze okumbi bese ngibeka isiliyo phambi kwakhe, yena uzakufa. Ngebanga lokobana ungakhange umyelelise, mbala uzakufa ngenca yezono zakhe nezenzo zokulunga azenzileko angeze zisakhunjulwa; kodwana iingazi zakhe ngizazibiza esandleni sakho. 21Nokho, nakube wena umyelelisile olungileko kobana angoni bese yena akoni, mbala uzakuphila ngombana uthethe isiyeleliso. Wena uzabe usindise ipilwakho.”
USomnini uzibonakalisa kuHezekiyeli godu
22Lokha nabe ngihlezi ebathunjweni isandla sakaSomnini besiphezu kwami, nje-ke wathi kimi: “Sikima, uphume uye ngemrhobeni, ngizakukhuluma nawe lapho.” 23Nje-ke ngasikima ngaya ngemrhobeni. Qala, naso iphazimulo kaSomnini ijame njengaleyo engayibona ngemlanjeni iKebari. Yeke ngawa ngobuso phasi. 24Ummoya wangena kimi wangisikimisa ngajama. Wakhuluma nami wathi: “Khamba uyozivalela ngendlinakho. 25Nje-ke, wena ndodana yomuntu, uzakubekwa iintambo, iye, uzakubotjhwa ngazo ukuze ungakghoni ukutjhaphuluka kizo. 26Ngizakwenza ilimu lakho linamathele kurhwalabhakho, ube simumu uhluleke ukukhalima abantu bakwa-Israyeli ngombana bayindlu ehlubukako. 27Kodwana nangikhuluma nawe ngizakuvula umlomakho bese uthi kibo, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla’. Akuthi loyo ozwako, ezwe; kuthi loyo ongafuni ukwuzwa, ahlale angezwa ngombana bayindlu ehlubukako.”
