U-Hezekiyeli umlindi wakwa-Israyeli
1Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 2“Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma ebantwini bekhenu uthi kibo, ‘Lokha nangiletha isabula ukujamelana nenarha bese abantu benarha leyo bakhupha umuntu hlangana nabo, bamenze umlindi wabo, 3nalokha umlindi loyo nabona isabula yehlela enarheni, avuthele ipalapala, ayelelise abantu, 4kuthi nanyana ngubani ozwa itjhada lepalapala angathathi isiyeleliso bese isabula yehlela phezu kwakhe, imsuse, iingazi zakhe zizakuba phezu kwehlokwakhe. 5Iye, uzwile itjhada lepalapala, nje-ke akhange athathe isiyeleliso, iingazi zakhe zizakuba phezu kwakhe. Nakube thana uthethe isiyelelisweso, bekuzakuba usindise ipilwakhe. 6Kodwana nakube umlindi ubona isabula yehla, angavutheli ipalapala, ngaleyondlela abantu bangayeleliseki bese isabula leyo iyehla, isuse omunye wabo; umuntu loyo uzabe asuswe ngebanga lecala lakhe. Kodwana iingazi zakhe ngizazibiza esandleni somlindi.’
7“Nje-ke wena ndodana yomuntu, ngikwenze umlindi wendlu yakwa-Israyeli. Lokha nawuzwa ilizwi livela emlonyenami, ngiyelelisela bona. 8Lokha nangithi esikhohlakalini, ‘Wena sikhohlakali ndina, uzokufa kokufa’ bese wena mphorofidi ungakhulumi ukuze uyelelise isikhohlakali kobana siphenduke endlelenaso; iye, isikhohlakaleso sizakufa ngebanga lecala laso kodwana iingazi zaso ngizazibiza esandleni sakho. 9Kodwana nakube uyelelisa isikhohlakali kobana siphenduke endlelenaso bese sona singaphenduki, sizakufa ngebanga lecala laso, kodwana wena uzabe usindise ipilwakho.
10“Yeke wena ndodana yomuntu, khuluma endlini ka-Israyeli, uthi kiyo, ‘Nina nithi: Mbala, iimphambeko zethu nezono zethu ziphezu kwethu, ngebangelo siyaphela. Alo, singasinda njani na?’ ” 11Batjele bona uSomnini uSomandla uthe: “Ngiyafunga ngokuphila kwami bonyana angithabiswa kukufa kwesikhohlakali, kodwana ngithabiswa kulokha nasitjhiya indlelaso, siphile. Yeke phendukani! Phendukani eendleleni zenu ezimbi nina ndlu ka-Israyeli, nizakufelani na?”
12“Wena ndodana yomuntu, yithi ebantwini bekhenu, ‘Ukulunga kolungileko angeze kwamsindisa naphambukako. Nobukhohlakali besikhohlakali angeze basibangela bonyana sikhutjwe lokha nasisuka kibo. Iye, olungileko angekhe ahlengeke ngokulunga kwakhe nangabe uyona.’ 13Lokha nangitjela olungileko bona mbala uzakuphila, kodwana yena athembele ekulungeni kwakhe bese wenza okumbi; zoke izenzo zakhe zokulunga angeze zakhunjulwa: Uzakufa ngebanga lokumbi akwenzileko. 14Godu lokha nangitjela isikhohlakali bona sizakufa kokufa, siphenduke esonweni saso, senze okulungileko nokufaneleko 15ngokubuyisela isibambiso, ngokukhokha esikudlelezeleko nangokulandela iimiso zepilo ukuze singenzi okumbi, ngambala sizakuphila; angekhe sife. 16Zoke izono esizenzileko azizukukhunjulwa kiso ngombana senze okulungileko nokufaneleko, ngalokho sizakuphila.
17“Khonapho abantu bekhenu bathi, ‘Indlela kaSomandla ayikalungi’ kodwana khisibe yindlelabo engakalungi. 18Nakube olungileko uyajika ekulungeni kwakhe enze okumbi, uzakufa ngalokho. 19Kodwana nakube isikhohlakali siphenduka ebukhohlakalini baso, senze okulungileko nokufaneleko, sizakuphila ngalokho. 20Nokho nina ndlu ka-Israyeli nithi, ‘Indlela kaSomandla ayikalungi.’ Yazini-ke yi, ngizokugweba omunye nomunye wenu ngokuya ngeendlela zakhe.”
Ukuwa kweJerusalema
21Ngomnyaka wetjhumi nambili wokuthunjwa kwethu, lokha inyanga yetjhumi inamalanga amahlanu, umuntu obekaphunyurhe eJerusalema weza kimi wathi: “Idorobho liwile!” 22Ubusuku bangaphambi kokufika komuntu ophunyurhileko loyo, isandla sakaSomnini besiphezu kwami. Yeke wavula umlomami ngaphambi kobana umuntu loyo afike kimi ekuseni. Umlomami besele uvulekile, ngingasese simumu. 23Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 24“Ndodana yomuntu, abahlali bemarubhini enarheni yakwa-Israyeli bathi, ‘U-Abrahamu bekunguye yedwa, nokho wamukeliswa inarha njengelifa. Ngalokho nathi esibanengi sinikelwe inarha le njengelifa.’ 25Nje-ke, yewukhulume kibo uthi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Nina nidla inyama eneengazi, niphakamisele amehlwenu emanyaleni okubosingazimu benithulule neengazi; nitjho bona ningazuza inarha njengelifa ninjalo na? 26Nina nethembele esabulenenu, nenza iinkghabhudlho begodu omunye nomunye wenu usilaphaza umfazi womakhelwanakhe. Alo, nitjho bona kufuze nizuze inarha njengelifa lenu naninjalo na?’
27“Yewuthi kibo, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Ngiyafunga ngokuphila kwami bona labo abasemarubhini bazokuwa ngesabula, osemmangweni ngimnikelele ngeembandana zenarha kobana zimrhiribidele bese labo abaseemphephelweni nemarholweni bafe ngezifo. 28Ngizokwenza inarha ibe libhudu nethusako; amandla wokuzikhakhazisa kwayo azakuphela. Iintaba zakwa-Israyeli zizakuba lilize, kungabikhona namunye odlula lapho. 29Nje-ke, bazakwazi bonyana mina nginguSomnini lokha nasele ngenze inarha ibe libhudu nethusako ngebanga leenkghabhudlho zabo abazenzileko.’
30“Wena-ke ndodana yomuntu, abantu bekhenu bakhuluma ngawe magegana nemithangala nebungenweni bezindlu. Omunye komunye, omunye kumfowabo bathi, ‘Yewize khese uzokwizwa bona lithini ilizwi elivela kuSomnini!’ 31Beza kuwe njengombana abantu bahlala basenza, bahlale phambi kwakho njengabantu bami, balalele amezwakho kodwana abakwenzi okutjhokokho. Ngemilomabo babonisa inga bayabuka, kodwana iinhliziyo zabo ziphezu kwenzuzwabo. 32Qale-ke, kibo unjengengoma enomuzwa nenomkenenezo okhambisana neenara; iye, bayawezwa amezwakho, kodwana abafuni ukwenza okutjhoko. 33Lokha lokhu nakufikako, iye, mbala kuzokufika, nje-ke bazakwazi bonyana bekunomphorofidi phakathi kwabo.”
