UHezekeli 7

₁Izwi likaSimakade lafika kimi, lathi: ₂“Wena ndodana yomuntu, isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, ithi: ‘Ukuphela! Ukuphela sekufikile emagumbini omane ezwe. ₃Manje, ukuphela sekuphezu kwakho; ngiyakuthumela ulaka lwami kuwe, ngikwehlulele njengezindlela zakho, ngiphindisele kuwe zonke izinengiso zakho. ₄Angiyukukubheka ngesihawu, angiyukuba naluzwelo kuwe; ngiyakuphindisela kuwe ngokuziphatha kwakho, izinengiso zakho zibe phakathi kwakho; niyakukwazi ukuthi Mina nginguSimakade.’

₅“Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: ‘Inhlekelele! Inhlekelele yodwa, iyeza. ₆Isiphetho sesifikile! Isiphetho sesifikile! Sithelekile phezu kwakho, bheka, siyeza! ₇Ukubhujiswa sekufikile kuwe sakhamuzi sezwe, isikhathi sesifikile, usuku lokudideka lusondele; akukho kukhamuluka ngenjabulo ezintabeni. ₈Manje sengiyakuthulula masinyane ulaka lwami phezu kwakho, ngifeze intukuthelo yami kuwe, ngizakukwehlulela ngokwezindlela zakho, ngiphindisele kuwe zonke izinengiso zakho. ₉Iso lami aliyukukubheka ngesihawu, angiyukuba naluzwelo; ngiyakuphindisela kuwe ngokwezindlela zakho, izinengiso zakho ziyokuba phakathi kwakho; niyakukwazi ukuthi Mina Simakade ngiyashaya.

₁₀“ ‘Bhekani usuku! Bhekani luyeza, ukubhubhisa kuphumile; intonga iqhakazile; ukuzidla kuhlumile. ₁₁Kuqubuke ubudlova, baba yintonga yenkohlakalo; akukho namunye kubo, akukho namunye nasesixukwini sabo; akuyukusala lutho emcebeni wabo nasebukhosini babo. ₁₂Isikhathi sesifikile, usuku selufikile; umthengi makangathokozi, nomthengisi makangalili, ngokuba ulaka luphezu kwaso sonke isixuku sabo. ₁₃Ngokuba umthengisi akayukubuyela kokuthengisiweyo, nakuba esekhona phakathi kwabaphilayo, ngokuba umbono wesixuku sonke awuyukuguqulwa, futhi akukho namunye ongasindisa ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yesiphambeko sakhe. ₁₄Babethile icilongo, balungisa konke; kodwa akekho ophuma impi, ngokuba ulaka lwami luphezu kwaso sonke isixuku sabo.

₁₅“ ‘Ngaphandle yinkemba, ngaphakathi wubhubhane nendlala. Osensimini uyakufa ngenkemba, osemzini abhuqabhuqwe yindlala nobhubhane. ₁₆Abasindileyo kubo bayakuphunyuka, batholakale ezintabeni njengamajuba asezigodini, bonke belila, yilowo nalowo ngezono zakhe. ₁₇Zonke izandla ziyoba ntekenteke, namadolo wonke abe manzi te. ₁₈Bayakubhinca indwangu eyisaka, uvalo lubasibekele, amahloni abe sebusweni babo bonke, amakhanda abo bonke abe yizimpandla. ₁₉Isiliva labo bayoliphonsa emigwaqweni, igolide labo libe yinto engcolileyo. Isiliva negolide labo akuyukubasindisa ngosuku lwentukuthelo kaSimakade. Iphango labo abayukulisuthisa, nezibilini zabo abayukuzigcwalisa, ngokuba ububi babo sebuphenduke isikhubekiso sabo. ₂₀Ukukhazimula kwemvunulo yakho kwaba ngukuziqhenya, benza ngakho izithombe zabo ezinengekayo nezinto zabo ezenyanyekayo, ngalokho ngiyakukwenza kube yinto engcolileyo kubo. ₂₁Ngiyakukunikela esandleni sabafokazi, kube yimpango ezikhohlakalini zomhlaba, bakungcolise. ₂₂Ngiyakubufulathelisa ubuso bami kubo, bayingcolise indawo eyigugu lami; kuyakungena kuyo abaphangi, bayingcolise.

₂₃“ ‘Yenza iketanga, ngokuba izwe ligcwele ukwehlulelwa kwegazi, nomuzi ugcwele ubudlova. ₂₄Ngiyakuletha abantu abakhohlakele bezizwe, bayakudla izindlu zabo; ngikuqede ukuzidla kwabanamandla, izindawo zabo ezingcwele zingcoliswe. ₂₅Okwesabekayo kuyeza; bayakufuna ukuthula, kepha akuyukuba bikho. ₂₆Izinhlekelele ziyolandelana, umbiko ulandele umbiko. Bayakufuna umbono kumphrofethi, kepha umthetho uyakulahleka kumphristi, neseluleko emalungeni. ₂₇Inkosi iyakulila, isikhulu sembathe incithakalo, nezandla zabantu bezwe ziyakuqhaqhazela. Ngiyakubaphatha njengokuziphatha kwabo, ngibehlulele ngokwemithetho yabo, bayakukwazi ukuthi Mina nginguSimakade.’ ”