Ukukhonzwa kwezithombe ethempelini
1Kwathi ngomnyaka wesithupha ngenyanga yesithupha ngolwesihlanu lwenyanga lapho ngihlezi endlini yami, amalunga akwaJuda ehlezi ngaphambi kwami, isandla seNkosi uJehova sawela lapho phezu kwami.
2Ngase ngibona, bheka, kwakunjengokubonakala komlilo; kusukela kokungathi ukhalo kuya phansi kwakungumlilo, kusukela okhalweni kuya phezulu kwakunjengokukhazimula nanjengethusi elibengezelayo.
3Wayeselula kungathi isandla, wangibamba ngesihluthu sekhanda lami; uMoya wangiphakamisa phakathi komhlaba nezulu, wangiyisa ngemibono kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema esivalweni sesango legceke elingaphakathi elibheké ngasenyakatho, lapho kwakukhona isihlalo sesithombe somhawu, esibanga umhawu.
4Bheka, inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli yayilapho njengokuyibona kwami esigodini.
5Wathi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, ake uphakamise amehlo akho ngendlela yasenyakatho. Ngase ngiwaphakamisa amehlo ami ngendlela yasenyakatho; bheka, ngasenyakatho kwesango lasealtare lesisithombe somhawu sasisentubeni.
6Wathi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, uyabona yini abakwenzayo, izinengiso ezinkulu indlu yakwaIsrayeli ezenzayo lapha ukuba ngidede kude nendlu yami engcwele na? Kepha uyakubuye ubone ezinye izinengiso ezinkulu.
7Wayesengiyisa esangweni legceke. Ngabona, bheka, nanso imbobo ogangeni.
8Wathi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, gebhula ogangeni; nanxa sengigebhulile ogangeni, bheka, nanko umnyango.
9Wayesethi kimi: Ngena ubone izinengiso ezimbi abazenzayo lapha.
10Ngangena, ngabona; bheka, zonke izimo zezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, nezilwane ezinengekayo, nazo zonke izithombe zendlu kaIsrayeli kudwetshiwe odongeni nxazonke.
11Kwakumi phambi kwabo abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa bamalunga endlu yakwaIsrayeli, naphakathi kwabo uJahazaniya indodana kaShafani, kwaba-yilowo nalowo enomcengezi wakhe womlilo esandleni sakhe, nephunga lefu lempepho lenyuka.
12Wayesethi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, uyabona yini akwenzayo amalunga endlu yakwaIsrayeli ebumnyameni, kube-yilelo nalelo ekamelweni lalo lezithombe, na? Ngokuba athi: UJehova akasiboni, uJehova ulishiyile izwe.
13Futhi wathi kimi: Uyakubuye ubone ezinye izinengiso ezinkulu abazenzayo.
14Wayesengiyisa esivalweni sesango lendlu kaJehova elingasenyakatho; bheka, nampo abesifazane behlezi belilela uTamuzi.
15Wathi kimi: Uyakubona lokho wena-ndodana yomuntu na? Uyakubuye ubone izinengiso ezinkulu kunalezi.
16Wayesengingenisa egcekeni elingaphakathi lendlu kaJehova; bheka, ngasemnyango wethempeli likaJehova phakathi kompheme nealtare kwakukhona kungathi amadoda angamashumi amabili nanhlanu efulathele ithempeli likaJehova, ubuso bawo bubhekene nempumalanga, ekhonza ilanga ngasempumalanga.
17Wathi kimi: Uyakubona lokhu wena-ndodana yomuntu na? Kuyinto elula kuyo indlu yakwaJuda ukwenza izinengiso abazenzayo lapho na? Ngokuba sebeligcwalisile izwe ngobudlova, babuye bangicunula. Bhekani, babeka amagatsha emakhaleni abo.
18Ngalokho ngiyakusebenza ngokufutheka; iso lami aliyikuhawukela, ngingabi-nabubele; noma bememeza ezindlebeni zami ngezwi elikhulu, angiyikubezwa.
