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To The Word – Day 194

To The Word – Day 194

Ezekiel 21–25, Proverbs 30

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UHEZEKILE 21

IBhabheli likrele lokugweba likaThixo

1Ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi: 2“Mntundini, bhekisa eJerusalem, usikhalimele isibingelelo kwanelizwe lakwaSirayeli. 3Yithi kulo: Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ndichasene nawe! Ndiya kulithi rhuthu ikrele lam esingxobeni salo, lidle kolilungisa nakokhohlakeleyo ngokufanayo. 4Njengoko ndiza kubulala olilungisa nokhohlakeleyo ikrele lam liza kugwaza bonke abantu ukusuka emzantsi kuye emntla. 5Baya kuqonda ngoko ke bonke abantu ukuba mna Ndikhoyo ndilikhuphile ikrele lam esingxobeni salo; kwaye alisokube liphinde libuyele.

6“Ngako oko, mntundini, yenza incwina! Yenze phambi kwabo incwina yentliziyo eyaphukileyo nokudandatheka okukhulu. 7Bakuthi bakubuza: ‘Yincwina yani na le uyenzayo?’ wophendula ngelithi: ‘Ndenziwa ludaba oluzayo. Luya kuzenza iintliziyo zibe nedyudyu, aphele amandla ezandleni; iya kudakumba imiphefumlo, agevezele amadolo.’ Luyeza! Luyeza, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo.”

8Ndive ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisithi: 9“Mntundini, shumayela uthi: Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi:

“Ikrele, ikrele,

intshengeca ebengezelayo,

10eseyilungele ukugwaza,

ibengezela okombane ulenyeza.

Khawutsho, nyana,

ngaba singavuya na

umsimelelo ugeca yonk' imithi?

11Ikrele selilungele ukusulwa ligude

lize kuthiwa hlasi ngesandla;

ewe, lilolwe labengezela,

lilungele isandla somgwazi.

12Khala wenze isijwili, mntundini,

kuba liza kudla kubantu bam,

liza kudla ezinkosini zakwaSirayeli.

Ziza kuba sisisulu sekrele zona nabantu bam.

Hlunguzelisa intloko wena;

13luyeza lona uvavanyo.

Bekutheni ukuze uwudele umsimelelo?

Hayi, alusayi kuba nampumelelo, itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo.

14Ngako oko shumayela, mntundini,

ude ubethe ngesandla.

Ikrele maligwaze kabini,

okanye kude kube kathathu.

Likrele lokutshabalalisa;

ewe, ikrele lokubhubhisa liza kuvela macal' onke.

15Ziya kugubha iintliziyo

nabafayo baya kuba yinyambalala,

kuba ikrele lentshabalalo liya kuba kumasango onke.

Awu! Liya kumenyezela okombane,

kuba lithiwe qhiwu ukuze ligwaze.

16Awu, krele, yidla kosekunene,

udle kosekhohlo,

nakuwo onke amacala.

17Nam ngokwam ndiya kubetha ngesandla,

nengqumbo yam iya kuthotha.

Ndithethile mna Ndikhoyo.”

18Ndeva ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisithi: 19“Mntundini, khomba iindlela ezimbini eziya kukhokela umkhosi wokumkani waseBhabheli kweli lizwe. Zombini ezi ndlela maziphume ndawonye. Yenza umqondiso kuloo ndawo iphambuka khona indlela eya esixekweni. 20Umkhosi walathise indlela eya kwiRabha yama-Amon, uze uwalathise nendlela eya kwaJuda esixekweni esinqatyisiweyo saseJerusalem. 21Kaloku ukumkani waseBhabheli uya kunqumama ekudibaneni kweendlela zombini, afune umqondiso. Uya kwenza amaqashiso ngeentolo, avumise kwizithixo zakhe; uya kujonga nasesibindini. 22Iqashiso lesandla sasekunene liya kumalathisa eJerusalem, apho aya kumisa khona izigodo zokudiliza, ayalele ukuba ikrele malidle emntwini, ahlabe umkhosi wokudiliza amasango ngezigodo zakhe, akhe izikanisi ezayame iindonga zokunqabisa, asirhangqe isixeko. 23Umqondiso uya kuba ngathi yimpazamo kwabo baya kuba bephantsi kolawulo lwakhe eJerusalem. Kodwa uya kubakhumbuza ngobutyala babo, abathimbe.

24“Ke ngoko uthi *uNdikhoyo iNgangalala: Ngenxa yokuba, bantundini, ityala lenu nilibonakalise nazicacisa ukuba ningabavukeli, nazityhila nezono zenu ngazo zonke izenzo zenu, ngoko ke niya kuthinjwa.

25“Wena nkosana yakwaSirayeli ehlazekileyo nekhohlakeleyo, ifikile eyakho imini; ixesha lokohlwaywa lilo eli. 26Itsho iNgangalala iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Khulula iqhiya, uthule isithsaba. Izinto ziguqukile: obesezantsi uza kuphakanyiswa, aze athotywe ophakamileyo. 27Inxuwa! Inxuwa! Isixeko ndosenza sibe linxuwa – nxuwa elo lingayi kuvuswa de afike lowo ufanele ukulivusa. Isixeko ndiya kusinikela ezandleni zakhe ke.

28“Wena ke, mntundini, shumayela uthi: INgangalala uNdikhoyo ibhekisa kuma-Amon nezingcikivo zawo, ithi:

“Ikrele, ikrele lokubulala,

liyabengezela, lifuna emntwini,

limenyezela okombane.

29Nakuloo mibono ingeyonyani,

mibono leyo ingawe,

xa kuvunyiswa ngawe,

wozitsheca iintamo

zabakhohlakeleyo

abafanele ukubulawa;

kuba imini yabo ifikile,

ixesha lokohlwaywa kwabo ligalelekile.

30Libuyisele ikrele esingxobeni salo;

mna ndiya kukohlwayela kuloo ndawo yokuvela kwakho;

ewe, ndokugweba elizweni looyihlo-mkhulu.

31Ndiya kuyikhuphela kuwe ingqumbo yam,

ndikuvuthulule ngoshushu wona umsindo.

Ndiya kukwenza ixhoba lezikrelemnqa,

amachule kanye okubhubhisa.

32Uya kutsha njengeenkuni emlilweni;

igazi lakho liya kuphalala kwelakowenu.

Uya kulityalwa ukuba wakha wakho.

Kaloku ndithethile mna Ndikhoyo.”

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UHEZEKILE 22

Izono zeJerusalem

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.”

Iziko likaThixo lokunyibilikisa

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.”

Ubutyala beenkokheli

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.”

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UHEZEKILE 23

Ukungathembeki kuNdikhoyo kweSamariya neJerusalem

1Ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi: 2“Kwakukho abafazi ababini abâzalwa beziintombi zomfazi omnye. 3Babengamahenyukazi kwaseJiputa beselula. Apho kwelo zwe babephathwa-phathwa amabele, becofwa-cofwa iingono. 4Igama lalo mkhulu lalinguOhola, udade wabo omncinane inguOholibha. Yayingabam, baza bandizalela oonyana neentombi. UOhola yiSamariya, uOholibha yiJerusalem.

5“UOhola wabuqala ubuhenyukazi esengowam, wasemva kwezithandwa zakhe, ama-Asiriya, amadoda omkhosi, 6wona egaxele impahla yawo ezuba; ewe, abalawuli nabaphathi-mkhosi, onke ingamagatyana anomkhitha nomfaneleko xa ekhwele emahashini awo. 7Waba lihenyukazi lazo zonke izinxiba-mxhaka zaseAsiriya, wazenyelisa ngezithixo zabo bonke awayebabawela. 8Akabuyekanga ubuhenyukazi awayebuqale eJiputa ebutsheni bakhe, apho abafana babelala naye, bamphatha-phathe amabele, bemnyumbazela ukufeba.

9“Ndasuka ke mna ndamyekela kwizithandwa zakhe ama-Asiriya awayezilangazelela. 10Zamhluba, zabathatha oonyana neentombi, zaza yena zamtyakatya ngekrele. Waba ngundaba-mlonyeni kwabanye abafazi, waza wohlwaywa.

11“Udade wabo uOholibha wakubona konke oku, kodwa wagabadela kunodade wabo ngobufebe nobuhenyukazi. 12Naye wafeba nama-Asiriya, abalawuli nabaphathi-mkhosi, amadoda omkhosi egaxele impahla yawo, ekhwele emahashini awo, onke ingamagatyana anomkhitha. 13Naye ndambona ezinyelisa ngokuhamba ngekhondo lodade wabo.

14“Wade wagqithisa. Wabona imifanekiso yamadoda aseBhabheli izotywe eludongeni ngepeyinti ebomvu, 15ebhinqe iibhanti zawo, ethwele iiqhiya ezibhabha emoyeni, yaza yanga ngamagosa omkhosi weenqwelo zokulwa zaseBhabheli, amaKaledi ngokwawo. 16Uthe akuyibona le mifankeso wawalangazelela la madoda, wathumela izigidimi kuwo kwelamaKaledi. 17Agaleleka ke amadoda aseBhabheli, angena emandlalweni, alala naye. Kamva asuke aba nezothe kuye, wawalahla. 18Uthe akubuqhuba phandle ubuhenyukazi, wangumntu ongawukhathaleleyo umzimba wakhe, ewuhluba engenantloni, nam ndamlahla, ndaxelisa mini ndalahla udade wabo.

19“Wasuka waya ehambela phambili emanyaleni ngokungathi ukhumbula ubutsha bakhe bobuhenyukazi eJiputa. 20Wayefeba nezithandwa zakhe ezibudoda bufana nobedonki nezimchamela okwehashe. 21Kube njalo ke ukulangazelela iintlondi zobutsha bakho eJiputa apho wawuphathwa-phathwa amabele, ucofwa-cofwa iingono.

22“Ngako oko, Oholibha, iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ithi: Ndiza kuzifunza kuwe izithandwa zakho, eziya ubuzilahle kuba uzenyanya; ziza kuphuma macalana onke: 23ezaseBhabheli namaKaledi, abafo basePekodi, eShowa, naseKhowa, nawo onke ama-Asiriya, amagatyana, abafana abanomkhitha, abalawuli, abaphathi-mkhosi, amagosa eenqwelo zokulwa, nezinye izithwala-ndwe, bonke bekhwele emahashini abo. 24Baza kukuhlasela ngezixhobo, ngeenqwelo zomkhosi, nezinye iinqwelo, kwakunye nesihlwele sabantu; uya kurhawulwa macalana onke ngabantu abaphethe amakhaka neengweletshetshe, benxibe iminqwazi yesinyithi. Ndiya kukunikezela kubo ukuze bakohlwaye ngokwesiko labo. 25Ndiya kuwukhuphela kuwe umsindo wobukhwele bam, nawe uya kuwuva umsindo wabo ovuthayo. Baya kukususa impumlo neendlebe, aze amasalela abulawe ngekrele. Baya kubathimba oonyana bakho neentombi, baze abaseleyo baphoswe emlilweni. 26Baya kukukhululisa impahla, bazihluthe izihombo zakho. 27Ndiya kuphelisa ubufebe nobuhenyukazi owabuqala eJiputa. Uza kuyeka ukuzilangazelela ezo nto, uyilibale neJiputa.

28“Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ndiza kukunikezela kwabo ubathiyileyo, abo ubafulathele kuba benezothe. 29-30Baza kuyikhuphela kuwe intiyo yabo, bazihluthe izinto ozibileleyo. Baya kukushiya uze, ihlazo lobuhenyukazi lakho litshiswe lilanga. Konke oku kungenxa yobufebe namanyala akho, kuba kaloku unqwenele ezinye iintlanga waza wazigqwalisa ngezithixo zazo. 31Ulandele ikhondo lodade wenu; ngako oko uza kurhabula kwindebe yakhe.

32“Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi:

“Uya kurhabula kwindebe yodade wenu enomthamo omkhulu;

iya kukuzisela ukuphoxeka, kuba ithwele lukhulu.

33Uya kunxila kube lusizi

yindebe yokuphalala nembubho,

indebe yodade wenu uSamariya.

34Uya kuyisela uyifince;

uya kuyicumza ibe ziingceba,

uwaphale amabele akho.

“Ndithethile, itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo.

35“Ngoko ke itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Kuba usuke wandilibala, wandifulathela, uza kusithwala isono sokufeba nobuhenyukazi bakho.”

36Wathi kum uNdikhoyo: “Mntundini, bagwebe oo-Ohola no-Oholibha! Baxelele ngezenzo zabo ezibi, 37kuba bakrexezile, baza baphalaza igazi. Bakrexezile nezithixo zabo; bade benza amadini ngabantwana babo ababendizalele bona, batyisa izithixo. 38Naku abakwenzileyo kum: kwangelo xesha basigqwalisile isibingelelo sam, bawunyelisa *noMhla wam wokuPhumla. 39Kanye ngalo mhla benza idini ngabantwana babo kwizithixo zabo, bangena esibingelelweni sam, basigqwalisa. Nantso ke into abayenzileyo endlwini yam.

40“Bade bathumela izigidimi emadodeni, afika evela kude, aza athi akufika nahlamba umzimba, nisenzela wona, naqaba amehlo, nafaka izihombo zenu. 41Nahlala esofeni emfuma-mfuma, kwamiswa itafile phambi kwayo, ithwele iziqhumiso namafutha am.

42“Kwavakala intswahla yesihlwele sabantu abagcobileyo kuloo ndawo wayekuyo; amaSabheya entlango eza nomxukuxela, aza afaka izacholo ezingalweni zomfazi lowo nodade wabo, abathwalisa nezithsaba entloko. 43Ndaza ndathi ngalowo selegqityiwe kukukrexeza: ‘Ke ngoku mabamqhube njengehenyukazi, kuba kakade ulilo.’ 44Balala naye ke. Ngokwamadoda elala nehenyukazi balala nazo ezo zifebe zabafazi uOhola no-Oholibha. 45Kodwa wona amadoda angamalungisa aya kubohlwaya ngesohlwayo sabafazi abakrexezayo nabaphalaza igazi, kuba bengabakrexezi abazandla zibomvu ligazi.”

46Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: “Babizele imbizo barhwaqeliswe baphangwe. 47Imbizo iya kubaxuluba ngamatye, ibatyakatye ngamakrele; iya kubulala oonyana neentombi zabo, itshise izindlu zabo.

48“Ndiya kwenjenjalo ukuphelisa ubufebe kweli lizwe, khon' ukuze bonke abafazi balulekwe, bangahambi ekhondweni lenu. 49Niza kohlwaywa ngobufebe benu nangezono zenu zokunqula *izithixo. Kwakuba njalo ke niya kwazi ukuba ndiyiNkosi uNdikhoyo.”

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UHEZEKILE 24

Imbiza yokupheka

1Ngomhla weshumi ngenyanga yeshumi yonyaka wesithoba ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi: 2“Mntundini, wubhale phantsi lo mhla, kanye lo, kuba ngawo uyirhangqile iJerusalem ukumkani waseBhabheli. 3Benzele umzekeliso abendlu yabavukeli, uthi: Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi:

“Beka imbiza eziko;

ugalele kuyo amanzi.

4Sikelela inyama, uyigalele kuyo,

iindawo ezikhethiweyo zona zomlenze nomkhono.

Mayizale ngawona-wona mathambo,

5eyona-yona mpahla isebuhlanti.

Yibasele kakhulu imbiza yakho;

de ibile,

avuthwe namathambo akuyo.

“Kuba itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi:

6“Yeha sixeko sabagwinti,

esiyintshela namhla embizeni;

akuyi kubhungca nesuntswana!

Iya kuphakwa ngezidungulwana,

kungenziwanga maqashiso ngazo.

7Kuba igazi awaliphalazayo liyakhala.

Kaloku waliphalazela etyeni,

akaliphalazelanga emhlabeni

apho beliya kutshona eluthulini.

8Ngenxa yokuxhokonxwa komsindo nempindezelo

igazi lakhe ndoliphalazela etyeni,

khon' ukuze lingafihlakali.

9“Ngako oko itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi:

“Yeha, sixekondini segazi!

Nam ndiza kufumba iinkuni!

10Fumba iinkuni,

uphembe eziko,

uwubase umlilo,

uyiphekisise inyama,

uyigalele izinongo,

uyipheke ade atshe amathambo.

11Ndiya kuyibasela eziko imbiza ingasenanto,

itshe ibe bomvu ngumlilo,

ukuze kunyibilike izothe layo

nentshela itshe iphele.

12Kaloku ayiva ukuhlala kwayo;

intshela yayo ayisuki

naxa seyifakwa umlilo.

13“Ngoku izothe lakho bubufebe. Ngexesha endandizama ukuba ndikwenze ucoceke, akufunanga. Ke ngoko akuyi kucoceka de ingqumbo yam kuwe ithothe.

14“Ndithethile mna Ndikhoyo. Lifikile ixesha lokuba ndenze. Andiyi kulibazisa. Andizi kuba nanceba, ndingayi kubuya mva. Uza kohlwaywa ngokwesimilo sakho nezenzo zakho. Nguwo lowo umlomo weNgangalala uNdikhoyo.”

Ukufa komfazi kaHezekile

15Ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi: 16“Mntundini, ngesithonga nje esinye ndiza kukuhlutha lowo umthanda kunene. Maze ungakhali, okanye wenze isililo, okanye ube nyembezana. 17Uze ungqukruleke nje, kodwa ungamzileli lowo ufileyo. Uze uwuthwale umnqwazi wakho, neembadada zakho ungazikhululi, ungazigqumi iindevu zakho, ungakutyi ukutya kwesiqhelo komntu ozilileyo.”

18Kusasa ke ndathetha nabantu, yaza inkosikazi yam yasweleka ngokuhlwa. Ngentsasa elandelayo ndenza ngokomyalelo.

19Baza abantu bandibuza bathi: “Khawusixelele, thina singena phi apha?”

20Ndaza ndathi kubo: “Ndive ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisithi: 21Xelela indlu kaSirayeli uthi: Itsho iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ndiza kusixabhela isibingelelo sam – inqaba yenu yeqhayiya, leyo ithi kuni: ‘Ndijonge,’ into eniyithanda kunene. Oonyana neentombi zenu enizishiyileyo ziza kubulawa ngekrele. 22Niya kuxelisa mna: aniyi kuzigquma iindevu zenu, ningayi kukutya nokutya kwabazili njengesiqhelo. 23Niya kuhlala niyithwele iminqwazi yenu, neembadada nosoloko nizinxibile. Aniyi kuzila, aniyi kulila, kodwa nosuka niye niphela ngokuphela emzimbeni ngenxa yesono senu; niya kungqukruleka nje kuphela. 24Uya kuba ngumqondiso kuni uHezekile; niya kuxelisa yena. Xa kunjalo niya kwazi ukuba mna ndinguNdikhoyo iNkosi.

25“Ke wena, mntundini, mhla ndayisusa inqaba yabo, uchulumanco nozuko lwabo, uvuyo lwamehlo abo, eyona nto ithe ngco ezintliziyweni zabo, kwanoonyana neentombi zabo, 26uya kufika kuwe obhungcileyo ekuphathele iindaba. 27Umlomo wakho uya kuvuleka ngoko nangoko; uya kuthetha naye kuba ungenakuthula. Ke ngoko uya kuba ngumqondiso kubo, baze baqonde ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.”

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Udaba olukhaba ama-Amon

1Ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi: 2“Mntundini, bhekisa kuwo ama-Amon, uwakhalimele, 3uthi: Yivani izwi leNkosi uNdikhoyo: Ithi iNgangalala uNdikhoyo: Ngenxa yokuba nathi: ‘Tshotsho!’ kwisibingelelo sam mhla saxajelwa, nakwilizwe lakwaSirayeli mhla labhukuqwa, nakwisizwe sakwaJuda mini sathinjwa, 4ke mna ndiza kuninikezela kwisizwe sasempuma, nize nibe sezandleni zaso. Baya kumisa iikampu zabo, beme phakathi kwenu; baya kuzitya iziqhamo zenu, bawatye amasi eenkomo zenu. 5IRabha ndiya kuyenza ibe lidlelo leenkamela; yona iAmon yoba ligquba leegusha. Xa kunjalo ke niya kundazi ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo. 6Kaloku itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Naqhwaba izandla, nadyusha ngenxa yemincili, nalivuyelela izwe lakwaSirayeli. 7Ngenxa yoko ndiza kusolula isandla sam, ndinenze nibe lixhoba leentlanga. Ndiya kuninqamla kwezinye izizwe, ubuzwe benu bufadalale. Ndiya kunibhubhisa nitsho nazi ukuba uNdikhoyo ndim.”

Udaba olukhaba amaMowabhi

8Itsho iNkosi *uNdikhoyo ukuthi: “IMowabhi neSeyire zithi: ‘Jonga, indlu kaJuda ifana nezinye izizwe ngoku.’ 9Ngenxa yoko ndiza kuliyekela ngeentshaba ilizwe laseMowabhi, nditsho iqhayiya layo, izixeko zayo ezisemdeni, iBhete-yeshimoti, iBhali-meyon, neKiriyatayim. 10IMowabhi kwakunye nama-Amon ndiza kuyinikezela ibe lilifa lezizwe zasempuma, khon' ukuze ama-Amon angaze akhunjulwe ezimbalini zezizwe. 11Ndiza kuyohlwaya iMowabhi. Iya kutsho indazi ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo!”

Udaba olukhaba iEdom

12Itsho iNkosi *uNdikhoyo ukuthi: “IEdom ikhuphe isixhiba kwindlu kaJuda, yaza ngokwenjenjalo yanetyala elikhulu. 13Ngenxa yoko iNgangalala uNdikhoyo ithi: Isandla sam ndiya kusolulela e-Edom, ndibulale abantu nemfuyo yabo. Ndiya kuyitsho ibharhe, ndibabulale ngekrele ukusuka eTeman kuye kutsho eDedan. 14IEdom ndiya kuyiphindezela ngesandla sabantu bam amaSirayeli, abaya kwenza kwiEdom ngokwengqumbo nomsindo wam. Baya kuyazi impindezelo yam, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo.”

Udaba olukhaba amaFilistiya

15Itsho iNkosi *uNdikhoyo ukuthi: “AmaFilistiya aziphindezele ngenzondo, kuba iintliziyo zawo zithe minxi yinkohlakalo ezalwa bubutshaba obudala, bezimisele ukumtshabalalisa uJuda. 16Ngenxa yoko iNgangalala *uNdikhoyo ithi: Ndiza kusolula isandla sam side sifike kumaFilistiya, ndiwatshabalalise amaKrete, ndide ndigqogqe nalawo emi phezu konxweme lolwandle. 17Ndiya kuziphindezela ngamandla kuwo, ndiwohlwaye ndinomsindo. Xa sendiziphindezela baya kundazi ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.”

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Amazwi ka-Agure

1Nanga amazwi ka-Agure unyana kaYake, udaba olundilisekileyo. Yasuka yadanduluka indoda leyo, yathi kuItiyeli, ewe, uItiyeli noUkali:

2“Kaloku ndisesona sidenge ebantwini;

kwaye ingqondo yomntu ayikho kum.

3Zange ndabufunda ubulumko;

andimazi lowo uyiNgcwele kanye.

4Kanti ke, ngubani oselekhe waya ezulwini wabuya wehla;

ingubani owakha wawubamba ngezakhe izanda umoya?

Khona, ngubani owakha wabamba amanzi wawaqhinela ngesondo lengubo yakhe;

ingubani khona owamisa imida yehlabathi?

Khawutsho kaloku, ukuba unolwazi!

Ngubani igama lakhe;

ingubani unyana wakhe?

5“Yonke into ayithethayo uThixo ithembekile;

ulikhaka kwabazimela ngaye.

6Musa ukongeza kwintetho yakhe,

hleze akukhalimele, budandalaze ubuxoki bakho.”

Ezinye izafobe

7Awu, Bawo, zimbini nje qha izinto endizicelayo kuwe;

ewe, ndiphe zona ndingekafi!

8Ndikhwebule kubuqhetseba nokuxoka;

mandingade ndibe sisityebi okanye ndihlwempuzeke,

nto nje ndiqhekezele isonka sam semihla ngemihla,

9hleze ndikukhanyele ndakuhlutha,

ndisuke ndithi: “Kuxa engubani yena *uNdikhoyo?”

Ukanti ke naxa ndihlwempuzekile ndingasuka ndibe,

ndihlazise igama likaThixo wam.

10Isicaka sukusigxeka enkosini yaso,

hleze sikushwabulele ube nobutyala.

11Abanye abantu bayamshwabulela uyise,

bangamthamsanqelisi nonina.

12Bona bazicingela ukuba banyulu,

kodwa babe bengazange bahlambuluka.

13Aba bantu bazicingela bhetele.

Awu, baziphakamisile kambe!

14Basisizukulwana esimazinyo aziingxavula okwekrele,

esimabamba abukhali okwemela,

khon' ukuze baxhaphaze amahlwempu ehlabathini,

ewe, nditsho abasweleyo phakathi kwabantu.

15Ikhalane lineentombi ezimbini;

zithi: “Ndiphe! Ndiphe!”

Ewe, zintathu izinto ezingahluthiyo,

gxebe, zine ezingasoze zithi: “Kwanele!”:

16elabafileyo;

umfazi ongafumani bantwana;

umhlaba onxaniweyo;

nomlilo ongatshoyo ukuthi: “Kwanele!”

17Amehlo omntu ophoxisa ngoyise nocekisa ukuthobela unina

aya kuxholwa ngamahlungulu, anqwamzwe ngamaxhalanga.

18Kukho izinto ezintathu eziyintsonkotha kum;

gxebe, zine endingaziqondiyo:

19ukubhabha kokhozi esibhakabhakeni;

ukurhubuluza kwenyoka elulwalweni;

ukuhamba kwenqanawa enzulwini yolwandle;

ukuthandana komfana nentombi.

20Inje indlela yomfazi okrexezayo:

Uyadla, asule umlomo,

athi: “Andenzanga nto imbi!”

21Zintathu izinto ezilishukumisayo ihlabathi;

gxebe, zine elingenako ukuzinyamezela:

22kukuba phantsi kwekhoboka eliye laba ngukumkani,

okanye isiyatha xa sithe sahlutha kukutya;

23kukuba phantsi kwebhinqa ebelingafunwa elide latshata,

okanye isicakazana xa sithe sathatha indawo yenkosikazi yaso.

24Kukho izinto ezine ezincinane emhlabeni,

kodwa zilumke gqitha.

25Iimbovane ziluhlanga oluethe-ethe,

kodwa ziqokelela ukutya ehlotyeni.

26Iimbila zisisizwe esingenamandla,

kanti zimisa izindlu zazo emaweni.

27Iinkumbi azinankosi,

kodwa zihamba amaqela ngamaqela.

28Icikilishe yinto ongayibamba nangesandla sakho,

kodwa liyafumaneka nakumabhotwe ookumkani.

29Zintathu izinto ezibukelekayo xa zihamba;

gxebe, zine ezichul' ukunyathela:

30yingonyama, igorha phakathi kwezilwanyana,

yona ingahlehliyo nakweyiphi na into;

31ngumqhagi ondolosayo;

yinkunzi yebhokhwe;

ngukumkani ephahlwe ngumkhosi wakhe.

32Ukuba wenze izinto zobudenge waziphakamisa,

okanye ukuba uthe waceba ububi,

khawuthi xha!

33Wakulucofa ucwambu kuvela ibhotolo,

wakuyixhimfa impumlo isuka yophe,

wakuxhokonxa umsindo kugqabhuka imbambano.

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