UHEZEKILE 22

₁Ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₂“Mntundini, sigwebe, ewe, sigwebe esi sixeko siphalaza igazi! Sixelele zonke izenzo zaso ezinezothe, ₃uthi: Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Yeha, sixekondini esizibizela intshabalalo ngegazi eliphalazwa phakathi kuso nesizigqwalisa *ngezithixo eziqingqiweyo, ₄unetyala ngenxa yegazi oliphalazileyo, wazigqwalisa ngezithixo oziqingqileyo. Iintsuku zakho zifezekile, nesiphelo seminyaka yakho sesisondele. Ngako oko ndiza kukwenza into ephoxekileyo phakathi kweentlanga, ube yintlekisa emazweni onke. ₅Uya kuphoxwa ngabakufutshane nabakude, sixekondini esidume kakubi, nesizele luqhushululu.

₆“Khangela iinkosi zakwaSirayeli ezihlala kuwe zisebenzisa amagunya azo ukuze ziphalaze igazi. ₇Kuwe, Jerusalem, abantwana ababenzeli imbeko ooyise noonina. Bayacinezelwa abangeneleli; ziphathwa kakubi iinkedama nabahlolokazi. ₈Zideliwe izinto ezinikelwe kum, yaxajelwa *iMihla yam yokuPhumla. ₉Apho kuwe kunyakazela amadoda anolwimi, azimisele ukuphalaza igazi; apho kuwe kuhlala abantu abadla kwizibingelelo zasezintabeni, benze neentlondi. ₁₀Apho kuwe kuhlala amadoda alala nabafazi booyise, alala nabafazi abasexesheni, benomlaza ke ngoko. ₁₁Apho kuwe kuhlala amadoda alala nabafazi babamelwane, noomolokazana bawo, noodade bawo ngokooyise. ₁₂Apho kuwe kukho amadoda athengwayo ukuba abulale; kukho abadlela abanye ngokubabiza ingeniselo egqithileyo abamelwane ababolekise ngemali kubo. Mna undilibele, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo.

₁₃“Ngokwenene mna ndiya khamnqa ngenxa yengeniselo yakho yobuqhetseba nokuphalaza kwakho igazi. ₁₄Ngaba uya kuba naso na isibindi kwanamandla mhla sahlangana? Nditshilo nje mna Ndikhoyo nditshilo, ndiya kuyenza loo nto. ₁₅Ndiya kukusarhaza phakathi kweentlanga, utsho uphalale kwamanye amazwe; kunjalo nje ndiza kuwuphelisa umlaza onawo. ₁₆Zakukubona uxabhelekile ezinye izizwe uya kutsho uqonde ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.”

₁₇Ndeva ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₁₈“Mntundini, indlu kaSirayeli xa iyonke kum seyinjengentlenge yobhedu, nenkcenkce, nesinyithi, nelothe. Ewe, injengentlenge yesiliva esele kwiziko lokunyibilikisa. ₁₉Ke ngoko itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Njengoko niyintlenge ndiza kunibutha nonke, ndinibuthele eJerusalem. ₂₀Ndiya kuxelisa amadoda xa ebutha isiliva, nobhedu, nesinyithi, nelothe, nenkcenkce, aze aziphose kwiziko lokunyibilikisa, awuvuthele umlilo. Nam emsindweni wam nakwingqumbo yam ndiya kuniphosa esixekweni, ndininyibilikise. ₂₁Ndiya kunibutha ndinivuthele ngomsindo wam ovuthayo, ninyibilikele eJerusalem. ₂₂Niya kunyibilikela kuyo nixele isiliva inyibilikela eziko. Xa kunjalo ke niya kwazi ukuba mna Ndikhoyo ndiwukhuphele kuni umsindo wam.”

₂₃Kwakhona ndeva ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₂₄“Mntundini, yithi kweli lizwe: ‘Ungumhlaba ongafumananga zimvula namikhwitsho ngexesha lengqumbo.’ ₂₅Kukho iyelenqe leenkosana zawo elifana noburhalarhume bengonyama egqumayo, iqwenga ixhoba. Ziyabaqwenga abantu, zibaphanga izinto zabo zexabiso, zitsho ilizwe lazala ngabahlolokazi. ₂₆Ababingeleli balo mhlaba bayawugqwetha umthetho wam; bayazixabhela izinto ezinikelwe kum; abahluli phakathi kwento eyodwa nento nje; abawucacisi umahluko phakathi kwento enomlaza nenyulu; abakukhathalele ukuhlonitshwa *koMhla woPhumlo; ngoko nditsho ndanyeliseka phakathi kwabo. ₂₇Amagosa alo mhlaba anjengeengcuka eziqwenga amaxhoba: aphalaza igazi, abulale abantu, asekeleze inzuzo yobutshijolo. ₂₈Ezi zenzo abashumayeli bazihombisa ngemibono engeyonyani nangezihlabo zobuxoki, besithi: ‘Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo,’ abe uNdikhoyo engakhange athethe. ₂₉Abantu balo mhlaba bayabaxhaphaza abanye; bayabakhuthuza nokubakhuthuza; bayawacinezela amahlwempu neembedlenge; bayabadlakathisa abangeneleli, babaphathe ngokungekho mthethweni.

₃₀“Ndafuna phakathi kwabo indoda yokwakha udonga, ize ime esikrobeni phambi kwam, imele ilizwe, ukuze mna ndingalitshabalalisi; kodwa andiyifumani. ₃₁Ngoko ke ndiza kuyikhuphela kubo ingqumbo yam, ndibatshabalalise ngobushushu bomsindo wam, bavune loo nto bayihlwayeleyo, itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo.”