UHezekeli 21

₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₂“Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho ngaseJerusalema, izwi lakho liconsele ngasezindaweni ezingcwele, uprofethe ngezwe lakwa-Israyeli, ₃uthi kulo izwe lakwa-Israyeli: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bheka, ngimelene nawe; ngiyakuhosha inkemba yami emgodleni wayo, nginqume abalungileyo nababi. ₄Ngenxa yokuba ngiyakunquma kuwe abalungileyo nababi, ngalokho inkemba yami iyakuphuma emgodleni wayo, iphumele inyama yonke kusukela eningizimu kuye enyakatho. ₅Yonke inyama iyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngihoshile inkemba emgodleni wayo, ayisayikubuya.’

₆“Kepha wena ndodana yomuntu, bubula, ububule ngomunyu emehlweni abo ngokwaphuka kokhalo lwakho. ₇Kuyakuthi lapho besho kuwe ukuthi: ‘Ububulelani wena na?’ uthi: ‘Ngenxa yombiko, ngokuba lapho ufika, izinhliziyo zonke ziyakuphela amandla, izandla zonke zidangale, kuhlwe emimoyeni yonke, amadolo onke abe buthakathaka njengamanzi.’ Bheka, kuyeza, futhi kuyakwenzeka, isho iNkosi uJehova.”

₈Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

₉“Ndodana yomuntu, profetha uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi, ithi: Thana:

“ ‘Besiyakujabula na? Le ntonga, ndodana yami, idelela konke okomuthi.

₁₁“ ‘Uyinikele ukuphucuzwa ukuba ibanjwe ngesandla; yebo, isiloliwe inkemba, isiphucuziwe ukuba inikelwe esandleni sombulali. ₁₂Khala, uhhewule, ndodana yomuntu, ngokuba iyakuba phezu kwabantu bami, ibe phezu kwazo zonke izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, zinikelwe enkembeni kanye nabantu bami; ngalokho shaya ithanga lakho.

₁₃“ ‘Sekuyalingwa; kunjani uma intonga edelela manje ayisayikubakho na? isho iNkosi uJehova.’

₁₄“Wena ndodana yomuntu, profetha, ushayanise izandla, inkemba iphindwe kathathu, ibe ngeyababulawayo nenkemba yokubulawa komkhulu, ibahaqe. ₁₅Ukuba izinhliziyo zabo ziphele amandla, nezikhubekiso zabo zande, ngiyakubeka inkemba ekhazimulayo kuwo onke amasango abo; awu, yenziwe njengonyazi, ihoshelwe ukubulala! ₁₆Nquma ngakwesokunene, usukele ngakwesokhohlo, lapho ubuso bakho bubheka khona. ₁₇Ngiyakushayanisa izandla zami, ngiphumuze ukufutheka kwami; mina Jehova ngikhulumile.”

₁₈Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₁₉“Wena ndodana yomuntu, zibekele izindlela ezimbili zokufika kwenkemba yenkosi yaseBabele, zombili ziphume ezweni linye, wenze isiqondiso sendlela, usibeke engosini yezindlela zomuzi. ₂₀Misa indlela yokufika kwenkemba eRaba labantwana bakwa-Amoni nakwaJuda eJerusalema elibiyelweyo. ₂₁Ngokuba inkosi yaseBabele isimi egumbini lezindlela engosini yezindlela zombili ukuba ibhule; ixhakazisa imicibisholo, ibuza amatherafi,* ibheka esibindini. ₂₂Kwesokunene sayo kukhona inkatho iJerusalema ukuba kubekwe izinqama zokungqubuza, kuvulwe umlomo ngokumemeza, kuphakanyiswe izwi ngokukhala, ukuze kubekwe izinqama zokungqubuza emasangweni, kunqwatshelwe amaduli, kwakhiwe izinqaba. ₂₃Kukubo njengokubhula kwamanga emehlweni abo, njengalokhu bekhona abafunge izifungo kubo. Kepha iyakhumbuza ukona, ukuze babanjwe.

₂₄“Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: ‘Ngokuba nikhumbuzile ukona kwenu ekwambulweni kwezeqo zenu, ukuze izono zenu zibonakale kuzo zonke izenzo zenu, yebo, ngokuba senikhunjulwa, niyakubanjwa ngesandla.

₂₅“ ‘Wena sikhulu sakwa-Israyeli, shinga elibulawayo, elilusuku lwakho lufika ngesikhathi sokuphela kobubi, ₂₆isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Susa isigqoko, wethule umqhele; lokhu akuyikuba yikho; phakamisa okuthobekileyo, uthobise okuphakemeyo. ₂₇Kuyakugumbuqelwa, kugumbuqelwe, kugumbuqelwe yimi; nalokhu akuyikuba khona, aze afike yena omfanelo ingeyakhe, ngimnike khona.’

₂₈“Wena ndodana yomuntu, profetha uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uNkulunkulu ngabantwana bakwa-Amoni nangehlazo labo, ithi: Thana wena:

“ ‘Inkemba, inkemba ihoshiwe, iphucuzelwe ukubulala nokuqothula, ibe njengonyazi, ₂₉besakubonisa amanga, bekubhulela inkohliso yokuthi uyakubekwa ezintanyeni zababi ababulawayo, abalusuku lwabo lufika ngesikhathi sokuphela kokubi. ₃₀Mayibuyiselwe emgodleni. Endaweni lapho wadalwa khona, ezweni lokudabuka kwakho, lapho ngiyakukwahlulela khona. ₃₁Ngiyakuthulula phezu kwakho intukuthelo yami, ngikufuthe ngomlilo wolaka lwami, ngikunikele ezandleni zabantu abanonya, abayizingcweti zokuchitha. ₃₂Uyakuba ngukudla komlilo, igazi lakho libe phakathi kwezwe; awusayikukhunjulwa, ngokuba mina Jehova ngikhulumile.’ ”