UHEZEKELI 21

₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

₂Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho ngaseJerusalema, izwi lakho liconsele ngasezindaweni ezingcwele, uprofethe ngezwe lakwaIsrayeli,

₃uthi kulo izwe lakwaIsrayeli: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bheka, ngimelene nawe; ngiyakuhosha inkemba yami emgodleni wayo, nginqume abalungileyo nababi.

₄Ngenxa yokuba ngiyakunquma kuwe abalungileyo nababi, ngalokho inkemba yami iyakuphuma emgodleni wayo, iphumele inyama yonke kusukela eningizimu kuye enyakatho.

₅Yonke inyama iyakwazi ukuthi mina-Jehova ngihoshile inkemba emgodleni wayo, ayisayikubuya.

₆Kepha wena-ndodana yomuntu, bubula, ububule ngomunyu emehlweni abo ngokwaphuka kokhalo lwakho.

₇Kuyakuthi lapho besho kuwe ukuthi: Ububulelani wena na? uthi: Ngenxa yombiko, ngokuba lapho ufika, izinhliziyo zonke ziyakuphela amandla, izandla zonke zidangale, kuhlwe emimoyeni yonke, amadolo onke abe-buthakathaka njengamanzi; bheka, kuyeza, futhi kuyakwenzeka, isho iNkosi uJehova.

₈Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

₉Ndodana yomuntu, profetha uthi:

₁₁Uyinikele ukuphucuzwa ukuba ibanjwe ngesandla; yebo, isiloliwe inkemba, isiphucuziwe ukuba inikelwe esandleni sombulali.

₁₂Khala, uhewule, ndodana yomuntu, ngokuba iyakuba-phezu kwabantu bami, ibe-phezu kwazo zonke izikhulu zakwaIsrayeli, zinikelwa enkembeni kanye nabantu bami; ngalokho shaya ithanga lakho.

₁₃Sekuyalingwa; kunjani uma intonga edelela manje ayisayikubakho na? isho iNkosi uJehova.

₁₄Wena-ndodana yomuntu, profetha, ushayanise izandla, inkemba iphindwe kathathu, ibe-ngeyababulawayo nenkemba yokubulawa komkhulu, ibahaqe.

₁₅Ukuba izinhliziyo zabo ziphele amandla, nezikhubekiso zabo zande, ngiyakubekisa inkemba ekhazimulayo kuwo onke amasango abo; awu, yenziwe njengonyazi, ihoshelwe ukubulala!

₁₆Nquma ngakwesokunene, usukele ngakwesokhohlo, lapho ubuso bakho bubheka khona.

₁₇Ngiyakushayanisa izandla zami, ngiphumuze ukufutheka kwami; minaJehova ngikhulumile.

₁₈Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

₁₉Wena-ndodana yomuntu, zibekele izindlela ezimbili zokufika kwenkemba yenkosi yaseBabele, zombili ziphume ezweni linye, wenze isiqondiso sendlela, usibeke engosini yezindlela zomuzi.

₂₀Misa indlela yokufika kwenkemba eRaba labantwana bakwa-Amoni nakwaJuda eJerusalema elibiyelweyo.

₂₁Ngokuba inkosi yaseBabele isimi egumbini lezindlela engosini yezindlela zombili ukuba ibhule; ixhakazisa imicibisholo, ibuza amatherafi*, ibheka esibindini.

₂₂Kwesokunene sayo kukhona inkatho iJerusalema ukuba kubekwe izinqama zokungqubuza, kuvulwe umlomo ngokumemeza, kuphakanyiswe izwi ngokukhala, ukuze kubekwe izinqama zokungqubuza emasangweni, kunqwatshelwe amaduli, kwakhiwe izinqaba.

₂₃Kukubo njengokubhula kwamanga emehlweni abo, njengalokhu bekhona abafungé izifungo kubo. Kepha iyakhumbuza ukona, ukuze babanjwe.

₂₄Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba nikhumbuzile ukona kwenu ekwambulweni kwezeqo zenu, ukuze izono zenu zibonakale kuzo zonke izenzo zenu, yebo, ngokuba senikhunjulwa, niyakubanjwa ngesandla.

₂₅Wena-sikhulu sakwaIsrayeli, shinga elibulawayo, elilusuku lwakho lufika ngesikhathi sokuphela kobubi,

₂₆isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Susa isigqoko, wethule umqhele; lokhu akuyikuba-yikho; phakamisa okuthobekileyo, uthobise okuphakemeyo.

₂₇Kuyakugumbuqelwa, kugumbuqelwe, kugumbuqelwe yimi; nalokhu akuyikuba-khona, aze afike yena omfanelo ingeyakhe, ngimnike khona.

₂₈Wena-ndodana yomuntu, profetha uthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uNkulunkulu ngabantwana bakwa-Amoni nangehlazo labo, ithi: Thana wena: Inkemba, inkemba ihoshiwe, iphucuzelwe ukubulala nokuqothula, ibe-njengonyazi,

₂₉besakubonisa amanga, bekubhulela inkohliso yokuthi uyakubekwa ezintanyeni zababi ababulawayo, abalusuku lwabo lufika ngesikhathi sokuphela kokubi.

₃₀Mayibuyiselwe emgodleni. Endaweni lapho wadalwa khona, ezweni lokudabuka kwakho, lapho ngiyakukwahlulela khona.

₃₁Ngiyakuthulula phezu kwakho intukuthelo yami, ngikufuthe ngomlilo wolaka lwami, ngikunikele ezandleni zabantu abanonya, abayizingcweti zokuchitha.

₃₂Uyakuba-ngukudla komlilo, igazi lakho libe-phakathi kwezwe; awusayikukhunjulwa, ngokuba mina-Jehova ngikhulumile.