Ukuthunjwa
1Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 2“Ndodana yomuntu, wena uhlala phakathi kwendlu ehlubukayo nabanamehlo okubona bengaboni kodwa, abanezindlebe zokuzwa bengezwa nokho, ngokuba bayindlu ehlubukayo.
3“Wena ndodana yomuntu, zenzele impahla yokuhamba, usuke emini emehlweni abo, umuke endaweni yakho emehlweni abo, uye kwenye; mhlawumbe bayakubona ukuthi bayindlu ehlubukayo. 4Uyakukhipha impahla yakho emini emehlweni abo njengempahla yokuhamba, wena uphume kusihlwa emehlweni abo njengokuphuma ukuya ekuthunjweni. 5Gebhula ogangeni emehlweni abo, uyikhiphe impahla khona. 6Uyakuyithwala ehlombe emehlweni abo, uyikhiphe sekumnyama, usibekele ubuso bakho, ukuze ungaboni izwe, ngokuba ngikubeke ukuba ube yisibonakaliso kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli.”
7Ngenza njengokungiyala kwakhe; ngayikhipha impahla yami emini njengempahla yokuhamba, kusihlwa ngagebhula ogangeni ngesandla, nanxa sekumnyama ngayikhipha, ngayithwala ehlombe emehlweni abo.
8Lase lifika izwi likaJehova ekuseni, lathi: 9“Ndodana yomuntu, ayishongo kuwe yini indlu yakwa-Israyeli, indlu ehlubukayo, yathi: ‘Wenzani na?’
10“Thana kubo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Lesi siprofetho ngesesikhulu saseJerusalema nesabo bonke abendlu yakwa-Israyeli abaphakathi kwalo.’ 11Thana: ‘Ngiyisibonakaliso senu;’ njengalokho ngenzile, kuyakwenziwa kanjalo kubo; bayakuya ekuthunjweni, baboshwe.
12“Isikhulu esiphakathi kwabo siyakuthwala ehlombe sekumnyama, siphume, bagebhule ogangeni ukuba bakhiphe khona, sisibekele usubo baso, ngokuba asiyikubona izwe ngamehlo aso. 13Ngiyakuleneka inetha lami phezu kwaso, sibanjwe ogibeni lwami; ngiyakusiyisa eBabele ezweni lamaKaledi. Kepha asiyikulibona, noma sifela khona. 14Bonke abasizungezayo ukusisiza namaviyo aso ngiyakubahlakazela kuyo yonke imimoya, ngihoshe inkemba emva kwabo.
15“Bayakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngibahlakazela ezizweni, ngibasabalalisele emazweni. 16Kepha ngiyakushiya kubo abantu abayingcosana besala enkembeni, nasendlaleni, nasesifweni, ukuba balande ngazo zonke izinengiso zabo phakathi kwezizwe lapho befika khona, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.”
17Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 18“Ndodana yomuntu, yidla isinkwa sakho ngokuqhaqhazela, uphuze amanzi akho ngokuthuthumela nangokwesaba, 19uthi kubantu bezwe: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova ngabakhileyo eJerusalema ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, ithi: Bayakudla isinkwa sabo ngokwesaba, baphuze amanzi abo ngokumangala, ngokuba izwe lalo liyakuchithwa, laphucwe konke ukugcwala kwalo ngenxa yobudlova babo bonke abahlala kulo. 20Imizi ehlalwayo iyakuchithwa, izwe libe yincithakalo, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.’ ”
21Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 22“Ndodana yomuntu, siyini leso saga eninaso ezweni lakwa-Israyeli sokuthi: ‘Izinsuku ziyajobeleleka, nayo yonke imibono iphuthile,’ na? 23Ngalokho thana kubo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngiyakwenza ukuba siphele leso saga, bangabe besafanisa ngaso kwa-Israyeli,’ kepha khuluma kubo ngokuthi: ‘Izinsuku sezisondele nokugcwaliseka kwemibono yonke. 24Ngokuba akusayikuba khona umbono oyize nokubhula okuthophayo endlini yakwa-Israyeli. 25Ngokuba mina Jehova ngiyakukhuluma izwi engiyakulikhuluma, lenzeke, lingabe lisalitshaziswa, ngokuba ezinsukwini zenu nina ndlu ehlubukayo ngiyakukhuluma izwi, ngilenze, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”
26Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 27“Ndodana yomuntu, bheka, abendlu ka-Israyeli bathi: ‘Umbono awubonayo ungowezinsuku ezizayo, uprofetha ngezikhathi ezisekude.’
28“Ngalokho thana kubo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Akusayikulitshaziswa zwi, kepha izwi engiyakulikhuluma liyakwenzeka, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”
