Hezekeli 17

₁Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi: ₂“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, beka imfumbe, utjele indlu yaka-Israyeli umfanekiso. ₃Khuluma kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Kwefika lusweti lolukhulu eLebanoni, lusweti lolunetimphiko letinemandla netinsiba letindze, tinsiba letiphelele futsi timibalabala. Lwefika lwatsatsa sihloko semsedari, ₄lwahlutfula ligala lelisha lelisetulu, lwaletfwala lwaya nalo eveni lebahwebi, lapho lwefike lwalihlanyela khona edolobheni lebatsengisi.

₅“ ‘Lwatsatsa letinye tetinhlanyelo telive lenu lwatifaka emhlabatsini lovundzile. Lwatihlanyela njengemnyetane ngasemitfonjeni yemanti, ₆tahluma taba ngumvini lomfisha lowenabako. Kwatsi emagala awo agucukela ngakulo, kodvwa timphandze tawo tasala ngephansi kwalo; kanjalo-ke waba ngumvini lowaba nemagala lahluma, waba nemacembe lamanyenti.

₇“ ‘Kodvwa kwakukhona lolunye lusweti lolukhulu lolwalunetimphiko letinemandla netinsiba letindze. Lomvini wabhekisa timphandze tawo ngakulo kusuka kulendzawo lapho wawuhlanyelwe khona, wase wenabisa emagala awo, aya kulo kuyawufuna emanti. ₈Wawuhlanyelwe emhlabatsini lomuhle ngasemantini lamanyenti kuze utewuhlumisa emagala, utsele titselo, ube ngumvini lomuhle.’

₉“Khuluma kubo utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Lomvini utawuphumelela yini? Ungeke yini usishulwe netimphandze tawo, uhhululwe tonkhe letitselo tawo, khona utewubuna? Onkhe lamahlumela awo lamasha atawubuna. Ungeke udzinge emandla lamakhulu nome nje-ke bantfu labanyenti kutsi bawusiphule ngetimphandze tawo. ₁₀Kona kube bewungahlanyelwa kabusha, bewungaphumelela yini? Ungete wabuna yini uphele, nawushaywa ngumoya wasemphumalanga? Ungete wabuna yini kulendzawo lapho wakhulela khona?’ ”

₁₁Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi: ₁₂“Khuluma kulendlu lehlubukako, utsi: ‘Anati yini kutsi tisho kutsini letintfo?’ Shano kubo utsi: ‘Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yaya eJerusalema yatsatsa inkhosi yakhona nalabahloniphekile bakhona, yeta nabo eBhabhulona. ₁₃Yatsatsa lomunye wasebukhosini, yenta naye sivumelwane, yamfungisa. Yatfumba nebaholi balelo live, ₁₄kuze lowo mbuso wehle, ungaphindzi uvuke futsi, uphumelele nje kuphela ngekutsi ugcine sivumelwane sakhe. ₁₅Kodvwa inkhosi lensha yayivukela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ngekutsi itfumele emancusa ayo eGibhithe kutsi ayewutfola emahhashi nemphi lenkhulu. Iyawuphumelela yini? Uyawuphumelela yini umuntfu lowenta tintfo letinje? Angasephula yini sivumelwane aphindze aphumelele?

₁₆“ ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwami, uyawufela eBhabhulona, eveni laleyo nkhosi leyambeka esihlalweni sebukhosi, lowo lowedzelela sifungo sayo wephula nesivumelwane sayo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. ₁₇Faro kanye nemphi yakhe lenemandla nemabutfo akhe lamakhulu bangeke bamsite ndzawo kulemphi, nase kwakhiwe tintsango tekubhidlita kanye netinqaba setimisiwe titewubhubhisa imiphefumulo leminyenti. ₁₈Wedzelela sifungo ngekwephula sivumelwane. Njengobe naye wafaka sandla kulesetsembiso, noko wenta tonkhe letintfo, kodvwa angeke aphunyule.

₁₉“ ‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Ngifunga kuphila kwami, ngiyakwehlisela etikwenhloko yakhe lesifungo sami lasedzelele, kanye nalesivumelwane sami lasephulile. ₂₀Ngiyawumendlalela linetha lami, uyawuvele abhajwe elugibeni lwami. Ngiyakumyisa eBhabhulona, ngikhiphe sigwebo kuye khona lapho, ngobe angazange etsembeke kimi. ₂₁Onkhe lamabutfo akhe labalekako ayakuwa ngenkemba, nalabo labayawuphunyula bayawusakatelwa emimoyeni. Ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona kutsi mine Simakadze ngikhulumile.’ ”

₂₂“ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Mine, cobo lwami, ngiyawusincamula etulu sihloko semsedari ngisihlanyele. Ngiyawuhlutfula umdvumba wesihloko sawo losetulu kakhulu ngiwuhlanyele entsabeni lephakeme nalendze, ₂₃ngiwuhlanyele eticongweni tetintsaba letiphakeme taka-Israyeli. Uyawukhipha emagala utsele titselo, ube sihlahla lesihle semsedari. Kuyawukwakhela kuso tinhlobonhlobo tato tonkhe tinyoni, tiyawukhosela emtfuntini wemagala aso. ₂₄Tonkhe tihlahla tesiganga tiyawukwati kutsi mine Simakadze ngehlisa sihlahla lesidze, bese ngenta sihlahla lesifishane sikhule sibe sidze. Ngomisa sihlahla lesiluhlata, bese ngihlumisa sihlahla lesomile sibe luhlata.

“ ‘Mine Simakadze sengikhulumile, futsi ngitawukwenta loko.’ ”