UHezekeli 35

₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₂“Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho ngasentabeni yaseSeyiri, uprofethe ngayo, ₃uthi kuyo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngimelene nawe ntaba yaseSeyiri; ngiyakwelulela kuwe isandla sami, ngikwenze incithakalo nokuyize. ₄Ngiyakwenza imizi yakho ibe yihlane, wena ube yincithakalo, wazi ukuthi nginguJehova.

₅“ ‘Ngokuba unobutha obuphakade, futhi unikele abantwana bakwa-Israyeli osikweni lwenkemba ngesikhathi sesigemegeme sabo, ngesikhathi sokuphela kokubi, ₆ngalokho, kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, ngiyakwenza ube yigazi, igazi likuxoshe; ngokuba ungazondanga igazi, igazi liyakukulandela. ₇Ngiyakwenza intaba yaseSeyiri ibe yincithakalo nokuyize, nginqume kuyo odlulayo nobuyayo. ₈Ngiyakugcwalisa izintaba zayo ngababuleweyo bayo, abagwazwe ngenkemba bawa emagqumeni akho, nasezigodini zakho, nakuyo yonke imifula yakho. ₉Ngiyakukwenza incithakalo ephakade, imizi yakho ingabe isahlalwa, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.

₁₀“ ‘Ngokuba wathi: “Lezi zizwe ezimbili nalawa mazwe amabili kuyakuba ngokwami, sidle ifa lakho,” noma uJehova ebelapho, ₁₁ngalokho, kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, ngiyakwenza njengolaka lwakho nanjengomhawu wakho obafele wona ngokubazonda kwakho, ngizazise kubo, lapho ngikwahlulela. ₁₂Uyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova; ngizwile zonke izithuko zakho ozikhulume ngezintaba zakwa-Israyeli ngokuthi: “Yincithakalo; siphiwe zona ukuba sizidle.” ₁₃Nizikhulisile kimi ngomlomo wenu, nandisile amazwi enu kimi; mina ngiwezwile. ₁₄Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Lapho uthokoza umhlaba wonke, ngiyakukwenza incithakalo. ₁₅Njengokuthokoza kwakho ngefa lendlu yakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba ibiyincithakalo, kanjalo ngiyakwenza kuwe: uyakuba yincithakalo, ntaba yaseSeyiri, naye wonke u-Edomi, yebo, wonke wakhe, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.’ ”