UHezekeli 19

₂“ ‘Unyoko wayeyingonyamakazi

enjani phakathi kwezingonyama na?

Wayebuthisa phakathi kwamabhongo,

ondle amawundlu akhe.

₃Wakhulisa elinye lamawundlu akhe,

laba yibhongo,

lafunda ukudwengula inyamazane,

ladla nabantu.

₄Izizwe zezwa ngalo,

labanjwa, layiswa ngezingwegwe eGibhithe.

₅“ ‘Walinda, wabona ukuthi ulindele ize,

ithemba lakhe selishabalele,

wathatha elinye iwundlu lakhe,

walenza ibhongo.

₆Lazulazula phakathi kwezingonyama,

liyibhongo,

laze lafunda ukudwengula inyamazane,

ladla nabantu.

₇Labhidliza izinqaba zabo,

labhubhisa imizi yabo;

izwe laba yincithakalo,

nakho konke okukulo, kwathuthumela

ngenxa yokubhonga kwalo.

₈Izizwe zase zigasela kulo,

zivela kuwo wonke amazwe akhelene nalo,

zendlala inetha phezu kwalo,

labanjwa ogibeni lwazo.

₉Zalifaka ngezingwegwe endlwaneni evaliweyo,

zaliyisa enkosini yaseBhabhele,

zalifaka ezinqabeni

ukuze ukubhonga kwalo

kuphinde kuzwakale

ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli.

₁₀“ ‘Unyoko wayenjengomvini otshalwe ngasemanzini;

othela kakhulu

futhi ugcwele amagatsha

ngenxa yamanzi amaningi.

₁₁Wawunamagatsha aqinileyo,

aba yizintonga zababusi;

isiqu sawo sasiphakeme

phakathi kwamagatsha amaningi,

wawubonakala ngobude bawo,

nangobuningi bamagatsha awo.

₁₂Kepha wasishulwa ngolaka,

wathelwa othulini,

umoya wasempumalanga

womisa isithelo sawo;

isiqu sawo esiqinileyo,

sabuna, saqothulwa ngumlilo.

₁₃Manje usutshalwe ehlane,

ezweni eligagadekileyo nelomileyo.

₁₄Umlilo uphumile esiqwini sawo,

wadla amagatsha awo nesithelo sawo,

akusalanga gatsha kuwo eliqinileyo,

nantonga yokubusa.’