Ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu okuphindiselayo
1Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 2“Kuyini kini ukuba nilinganise ngalesi saga ezweni lakwa-Israyeli sokuthi:
“ ‘Oyise badlile izithelo zomvini ezimuncu, amazinyo abantwana aba bushelezi,’ na?
3“Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, akusayikubakho ukulinganisa ngalesi saga kwa-Israyeli. 4Bheka, yonke imiphefumulo ingeyami, umphefumulo kayise njengomphefumulo womntwana; ingeyami; umphefumulo owonayo uyakufa.
5“Kepha uma umuntu olungileyo enza ukwahlulela nokulunga, 6engadli ezintabeni, engaphakamisi amehlo akhe ezithombeni zendlu yakwa-Israyeli, 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.
10“Uma 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 lezi zinengiso; iyakubulawa nokubulawa, igazi layo libe phezu kwayo.
14“Bheka, uma ezala indodana ebona zonke izono zikayise azenzileyo, ibone ingenzi njengazo: 15Ingadli ezintabeni, ingaphakamisi amehlo ayo ezithombeni zendlu yakwa-Israyeli, 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.
19“Kepha 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.
21“Kepha 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?
24“Kepha lapho olungileyo ephenduka ekulungeni kwakhe, enze okubi, enze zonke izinengiso azenzayo omubi, uyakuphila na? Izenzo zakhe ezilungileyo, nesisodwa asenzileyo asiyikukhunjulwa, afele ezeqweni eqe ngazo nasezonweni one ngazo.
25“Kodwa nithi: ‘Indlela yeNkosi ayilingani.’ Yizwani nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli: 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 yakwa-Israyeli ithi: ‘Indlela yeNkosi ayilingani.’ Wena ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, izindlela zami azilingani na? Angithi yizindlela zenu ezingalingani na?
30“Ngalokho ngiyakunahlulela nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, kube yilowo nalowo njengezindlela zakhe, isho iNkosi uJehova. Phendukani, nibuye ezeqweni zenu zonke, ububi bungabi yisikhubekiso senu. 31Lahlani kini zonke izeqo zenu eneqe ngazo, nizenzele inhliziyo entsha nomoya omusha, ngokuba uyakufelani wena ndlu yakwa-Israyeli na? 32Ngokuba angenameli ukufa kofayo, isho iNkosi uJehova; ngalokho buyani, niphile.”
