Abeluleki ababi
1UMoya wangiphakamisa, wangiyisa esangweni lendlu kaJehova lasempumalanga, elibhekene nempumalanga; bheka, ngasesivalweni sesango kwakukhona amadoda angamashumi amabili nanhlanu; ngabona phakathi kwawo uJahazaniya indodana ka-Azuri noPhelathiya indodana kaBenaya, izikhulu zabantu. 2Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, yilawa madoda aceba okubi, anika iziluleko ezimbi kulo muzi, 3athi: ‘Akuseduze yini ukuba kwakhiwe izindlu? Lo muzi uyikhanzi, thina siyinyama.’ 4Ngalokho profetha ngabo, uprofethe, ndodana yomuntu.”
5UMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kwami, wathi kimi: “Yisho uthi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Nisho njalo nina ndlu ka-Israyeli; ngiyazi mina okungena emoyeni wenu. 6Nandisile ababuleweyo benu kulo muzi, nigcwalisile izitaladi zawo ngababuleweyo.
7“Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ababuleweyo benu enibabekile phakathi kwawo bayinyama, nawo uqobo uyikhanzi, kepha nina ngiyakunikhipha phakathi kwawo. 8Niyesabile inkemba; ngiyakunehlisela inkemba, isho iNkosi uJehova. 9Ngiyakunikhipha phakathi kwawo, ngininikele esandleni sabafokazi, ngahlulele phakathi kwenu. 10Niyakuwa ngenkemba, nginahlulele emkhawulweni wakwa-Israyeli; nazi ukuthi nginguJehova. 11Lo muzi awuyikuba yikhanzi, nani aniyikuba yinyama phakathi kwalo; ngiyakunahlulela emkhawulweni wakwa-Israyeli, 12nazi ukuthi nginguJehova, ngokuba anihambanga ngezimiso zami, nezahlulelo zami anizenzanga, kepha nenze njengezahlulelo zezizwe ezinihaqayo.”
Isiprofetho sokubuyiswa
13Kwathi lapho ngiprofetha, uPhelathiya indodana kaBenaya wafa. Ngase ngiwa ngobuso, ngakhala ngezwi elikhulu, ngathi: “O Nkosi Jehova, uyakwenza ukuba iphele insali yakwa-Israyeli na?”
14Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 15“Ndodana yomuntu, abafowenu, yebo, abafowenu abayizihlobo zakho nayo yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema abashilo kubo ukuthi: ‘Dedani kuJehova; leli zwe linikiwe thina libe yifa.’
16“Thana ngabo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Noma ngibadedisele kude phakathi kwezizwe, ngabahlakazela emazweni, ngaba yindlu engcwele nokho kubo isikhashana emazweni ababehlakazelwe kuwo.’
17“Ngalokho thana: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngiyakunibutha ezizweni, nginiqoqe emazweni enihlakazekelwe kuwo, ngininike izwe lakwa-Israyeli.’
18“Bayakufika khona, basuse lapho konke okuzondekayo kwalo nazo zonke izinengiso zalo. 19Ngiyakubanika inhliziyo ibe nye, ngibeke umoya omusha phakathi kwabo, ngikhiphe inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yabo, ngibanike inhliziyo yenyama 20ukuba bahambe ngezimiso zami, bagcine izahlulelo zami, bazenze, babe ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo. 21Kepha labo abanhliziyo zabo zilandela izinhliziyo zokuzondekayo kwabo nezinengiso zabo, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwamakhanda abo indlela yabo, isho iNkosi uJehova.”
22Amakherubi* ayesephakamisa amaphiko awo namasondo ayeseceleni kwawo; inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli yayiphezu kwawo. 23Inkazimulo kaJehova yakhuphuka phakathi komuzi, yema entabeni engasempumalanga komuzi. 24UMoya wayesengiphakamisa, wangiyisa ngombono ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu eKalideya kubathunjwa. Wase wenyuka kimi umbono engiwubonileyo. 25Ngase ngikhuluma kubathunjwa zonke izinto uJehova angibonisile zona.
