UHEZEKILE 36

₁“Mntundini, shumayela ubhekise kwiintaba zakwaSirayeli, uthi: Zintaba zakwaSirayeli, yivani ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo. ₂Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Iintshaba zathi ngani: ‘Yehaa, iintaba zamandulo zezethu ngoku!’ ₃Ke ngoko shumayela uthi: Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Kuba benidlakaze banizingela ndaweni zonke, naza ke ngoko naba phantsi kwamasalela eentlanga, nayinto yokungcikivwa nondaba-mlonyeni, ₄ngoko, zintaba zakwaSirayeli, liveni ilizwi leNkosi uNdikhoyo: Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo kwiintaba neenduli, kwiingxingwa neentlambo, kumabhodlo asebugxwayibeni nezixeko ezingamanxuwa ngenxa yokutyhuthulwa nokuba yintlekisa yamasalela eentlanga ezingabamelwane – ₅itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ngenxa yekhwele suka ndawakhalimela amasalela ezinye iintlanga kwane-Edom, kuba bathe bechulumanca, iintliziyo zabo zizele mome yinkohlakalo, bawuthatha umhlaba wam, bawenza owabo, ukuze bawathimbe amadlelo. ₆Ngoko ke shumayela ubhekise kwilizwe lakwaSirayeli, kwiintaba neenduli neengxingwa neentili, uthi: Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ndithethe ngekhwele ndisemsindweni, kuba ziningcikivile iintlanga. ₇Itsho ke ngoko iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ndimisa isibhozo ndisithi iintlanga ezimelene nani nazo ziya kungcikivwa.

₈“Kodwa nina, zintaba zakwaSirayeli, niza kuvelisa amasebe neziqhamo zibe zezabantu bam amaSirayeli, kuba sebeza kugoduka. ₉Ndiyavelana nani, ndaye ndiza kunibonelela; niza kulinywa nihlwayelwe. ₁₀Ndiya kunandisela abemi, nditsho nkqu yonke indlu kaSirayeli. Ziya kuba nabantu izixeko, avuswe amabhodlo. ₁₁Ndiya kulandisa inani labantu nemfuyo; ziya kuchuma zande. Ndiya kumisa abantu kuni, kube ngcono kuni kunangaphambili. Niya kuqonda ngoko ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo. ₁₂Ndiya kubenza abantu bam, amaSirayeli, banyathele phezu kwenu. Niya kuba ziintaba zabo, nibe lilifa labo. Anisoze niphinde nibahluthe abantwana babo.

₁₃“Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo kwilizwe lakwaSirayeli ukuthi: Njengoko abantu besithi: ‘Uyabaqwenga abantu, isizwe usihluthe abantwana,’ ₁₄ngoku ke akuyi kuphinda uqwenge abantu, uhluthe nesizwe abantwana, itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo. ₁₅Andiyi kuphinda ndikwenze unyamezele ukugxwalwa zizizwe, ube yintlekisa yabantu, nokuba siwe isizwe sakho, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo.”

₁₆Kwakhona ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₁₇“Mntundini, amaSirayeli aligqwalisile ilizwe ngesimo nangezenzo zawo ngexesha ayehlala kulo. Isimo sawo emehlweni am nqwa nomfazi ohlambayo. ₁₈Ndayikhuphela kuwo ke ingqumbo yam, kuba ayeliphalazile igazi elizweni, alixabhela ngezithixo. ₁₉Ndawasarhaza ezizweni aziimbacu emazweni, ndabohlwaya ngokwesimo nezenzo zawo. ₂₀Naphi na apho ahamba khona ezizweni alinyelisa igama lam elingcwele, kuba kwakusithiwa: ‘Aba ngabantu bakaNdikhoyo, kodwa kwanyanzeleka balishiye ilizwe lakhe.’ ₂₁Ndakhathazeka ngenxa yegama lam elingcwele elalinyeliswa yindlu kaSirayeli ezizweni ayebhacele kuzo.

₂₂“Ngoko ke, yithi kwindlu kaSirayeli: Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Into endiyenzayo andiyenzi ngenxa yenu, maSirayeli, kodwa kungenxa yegama lam elingcwele enilenze ladelwa ezizweni enihamba kuzo. ₂₃Ndiza kwenza bubonwe ubungcwele begama lam elilodwa eniligqwalisileyo ezizweni. Izizwe ke ziya kuqonda ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo, itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo, xa zindibona ndingoyedwa ngento endinenzela yona.

₂₄“Ndiya kunilanda ezizweni, ndinibuthe kuwo onke amazwe, ndinibuyisele kwelakowenu. ₂₅Ndiya kunitshiza ngamanzi acocekileyo ukuze nicoceke; ndiya kukukhupha ukungcola kuni, ndinenze nahlukane nezithixo. ₂₆Ndiya kuninika intliziyo entsha, ndiniphe nomoya omtsha; ndiya kuyikhupha kuni intliziyo eqaqadeke okwelitye, ndininike intliziyo yentobeko. ₂₇Ndiya kufaka uMoya wam kuni, nitsho nilulamele imimiselo yam, niyigcine ngononelelo imithetho yam. ₂₈Niya kuhlala elizweni endandilabele ookhokho benu; niya kuba ngabantu bam, mna ndibe nguThixo wenu. ₂₉Ndiya kunihlangula ekungcoleni kwenu, ndigunyazise isivuno esikhulu sengqolowa, nize nahlukane nendlala. ₃₀Ndiya kuyenza iqhame imithi, sichume nesivuno emasimini, ukuze ningabuye nihlazeke ezintlangeni ngenxa yendlala. ₃₁Niya kuzikhumbula ke iindlela zenu ezigwenxa, nezenzo zenu ezikhohlakeleyo, nize nizisole ngezono nangezenzo zenu ezilizothe. ₃₂Qondani ukuba oku andikwenzi ngenxa yenu, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo. Yibani neentloni, nizive nihlazekile ngenxa yesimo senu, ndlu kaSirayeli.

₃₃“Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Mhla ndanihlambulula ezonweni zenu ndiya kubabuyisela abantu ezixekweni, avuswe amabhodlo. ₃₄Umhlaba oyinkangala uya kulinywa, uze ungalali ube yinkangala kubantu abacanda kuwo. ₃₅Baya kuthetha bathi: ‘Lo mhlaba ubufudula uyinkangala, ngoku unjengomyezo waseIdeni; izixeko ebekufudula kusenxuweni zidilikile, ngoku zinqatyisiwe zimiwe.’ ₃₆Ngoko ke amasalela eentlanga ezimelene nani aya kuqonda ukuba mna Ndikhoyo ndiyivusile into ebidiliziwe, ndatyala apho bekusenkangala. Ndithethile mna Ndikhoyo, ndiya kuyenza loo nto.

₃₇“Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Kwakhona ndiza kukuphulaphula ukubongoza kwendlu kaSirayeli, ndibenzele oku: Ndiya kubenza abantu bayo bande okweegusha, ₃₈babe baninzi okwemihlambi yedini eJerusalem ngomhla wesidlo esimiselweyo. Izixeko ebezidilikile ziya kuzala yintlaninge yabantu, ngathi yimihlambi yeegusha. Baya kuqonda ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.”