UHEZEKELI 18

₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

₂Kuyini kini ukuba nilinganise ngalesisaga ezweni lakwaIsrayeli sokuthi: Oyise badlile izithelo zomvini ezimuncu, amazinyo abantwana aba-bushelezi, na?

₃Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, akusayikubakho ukulinganisa ngalesisaga kwaIsrayeli.

₄Bheka, yonke imiphefumulo ingeyami, umphefumulo kayise njengomphefumulo womntwana; ingeyami; umphefumulo owonayo uyakufa.

₅Kepha uma umuntu olungileyo enza ukwahlulela nokulunga,

₆engadli ezintabeni, engaphakamisi amehlo akhe ezithombeni zendlu yakwaIsrayeli, engangcolisi umkamakhelwane wakhe, engasondeli kowesifazane ekungcoleni kwakhe;

₇engacindezeli-muntu, ebuyisela kotshelekayo isibambiso sakhe, engaphangi nokuphanga, kepha enika abalambileyo isinkwa sakhe, embathisa abanqunu izingubo;

₈enganiki ngenzalo, engamukeli inzuzo, ebuyisa isandla sakhe ebubini, enza ukwahlulela okuqinisileyo phakathi komuntu nomuntu;

₉ehamba ngezimiso zami, egcina izahlulelo zami ukuba enze iqiniso, ulungile, uyakuphila nokuphila, isho iNkosi uJehova.

₁₀Uma ezala indodana engumphangi nomchithi wegazi, ikwenza okunye kwalokho,

₁₁yena engakwenzanga kodwa, idla ezintabeni, ingcolisa umkamakhelwane wayo,

₁₂icindezela abampofu nabaswelayo, iphanga nokuphanga, ingabuyisi isibambiso, iphakamisa amehlo ayo ezithombeni, yenza izinengiso;

₁₃inika ngenzalo, yamukela inzuzo, iyakuphila na? Cha, ayiyikuphila; yenzile zonke lezizinengiso; iyakubulawa nokubulawa, igazi layo libe-phezu kwayo.

₁₄Bheka, uma ezala indodana ebona zonke izono zikayise azenzileyo, ibone ingenzi njengazo,

₁₅ingadli ezintabeni, ingaphakamisi amehlo ayo ezithombeni zendlu yakwaIsrayeli, ingangcolisi umkamakhelwane wayo;

₁₆ingacindezeli-muntu, ingamukeli isibambiso, ingaphangi nokuphanga, kepha inika abampofu isinkwa sayo, yembathisa abanqunu izingubo;

₁₇ibuyisa isandla sayo kwabampofu, ingamukeli inzalo nenzuzo, yenza izahlulelo zami, ihamba ngezimiso zami, yona ayiyikufa ngokona kukayise, iyakuphila nokuphila.

₁₈Uyise, ngokuba wacindezela nokucindezela, waphanga nokuphanga umfowabo, wenza okungekuhle phakathi kwabantu bakhe, bheka, yena uyakufa ngokona kwakhe.

₁₉Kepha nithi: Indodana ayithwali ngani ukona kukayise na? Indodana isikwenzile ukwahlulela nokulunga, yagcina zonke izimiso zami, yazenza, iyakuphila nokuphila.

₂₀Umphefumulo owonayo uyakufa; indodana ayiyikuthwala ukona kukayise, uyise angathwali ukona kwendodana; ukulunga kolungileyo kuyakuba-phezu kwakhe, nobubi bomubi buyakuba-phezu kwakhe.

₂₁Kepha uma omubi ebuya kuzo zonke izono zakhe azenzileyo, agcine zonke izimiso zami, enze ukwahlulela nokulunga, uyakuphila nokuphila; kayikufa.

₂₂Iziphambeko zakhe, nesisodwa asenzileyo asiyikukhunjulelwa kuye, aphile ngokulunga akwenzileyo.

₂₃Ngiyenamela nokwenamela ukufa komubi yini, isho iNkosi uJehova, kungabi ukuba abuye endleleni yakhe, aphile, na?

₂₄Kepha lapho olungileyo ephenduka ekulungeni kwakhe, enze okubi, enze zonke izinengiso azenzayo omubi, uyakuphila na? Izenzo zakhe ezilungileyo, nesisodwa asenzileyo asiyikukhunjulwa, afele ezeqweni eqé ngazo nasezonweni oné ngazo.

₂₅Kodwa nithi: Indlela yeNkosi ayilingani. Yizwani nina-ndlu yakwaIsrayeli: Indlela yami ayilingani na? Angithi yizindlela zenu ezingalingani na?

₂₆Lapho olungileyo ephenduka ekulungeni kwakhe, enze okubi, uyakufa ngakho, afe ngenxa yokubi akwenzileyo.

₂₇Lapho omubi ephenduka ebubini bakhe abenzileyo, enze ukwahlulela nokulunga, uyakusindisa umphefumulo wakhe.

₂₈Ngokuba ebona, abuye ezeqweni zakhe zonke azenzileyo, uyakuphila nokuphila, angafi.

₂₉Kepha indlu yakwaIsrayeli ithi: Indlela yeNkosi ayilingani. Wena-ndlu yakwaIsrayeli, izindlela zami azilingani na? Angithi yizindlela zenu ezingalingani na?

₃₀Ngalokho ngiyakunahlulela ninandlu yakwaIsrayeli, kube-yilowo nalowo njengezindlela zakhe, isho iNkosi uJehova. Phendukani, nibuye ezeqweni zenu zonke, ububi bungabi-yisikhubekiso senu.

₃₁Lahlani kini zonke izeqo zenu eneqé ngazo, nizenzele inhliziyo entsha nomoya omusha, ngokuba uyakufelani wena-ndlu yakwaIsrayeli na?

₃₂Ngokuba angenameli ukufa kofayo, isho iNkosi uJehova; ngalokho buyani, niphile.