UHezekeli 8

₁Kwathi ngomnyaka wesithupha ngenyanga yesithupha ngolwesihlanu lwenyanga lapho ngihlezi endlini yami, amalunga akwaJuda ehlezi ngaphambi kwami, isandla seNkosi uJehova sawela lapho phezu kwami. ₂Ngase ngibona, bheka, kwakunjengokubonakala komlilo; kusukela kokungathi ukhalo kuya phansi kwakungumlilo, kusukela okhalweni kuya phezulu kwakunjengokukhazimula nanjengethusi elimenyezelayo. ₃Wayeselula kungathi isandla, wangibamba ngesihluthu sekhanda lami; uMoya wangiphakamisa phakathi komhlaba nezulu, wangiyisa ngemibono kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema esivalweni sesango legceke elingaphakathi elibheke ngasenyakatho, lapho kwakukhona isihlalo sesithombe somhawu, esibanga umhawu. ₄Bheka, inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli yayilapho njengokuyibona kwami esigodini.

₅Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, ake uphakamise amehlo akho ngendlela yasenyakatho.” Ngase ngiwaphakamisa amehlo ami ngendlela yasenyakatho; bheka, ngasenyakatho kwesango lase-altare lesi sithombe somhawu sasisentubeni.

₆Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, uyabona yini abakwenzayo, izinengiso ezinkulu indlu yakwa-Israyeli ezenzayo lapha ukuba ngidede kude nendlu yami engcwele na? Kepha uyakubuye ubone ezinye izinengiso ezinkulu.”

₇Wayesengiyisa esangweni legceke. Ngabona, bheka, nanso imbobo ogangeni. ₈Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, gebhula ogangeni.” Nanxa sengigebhulile ogangeni, bheka, nanko umnyango.

₉Wayesethi kimi: “Ngena ubone izinengiso ezimbi abazenzayo lapha.” ₁₀Ngangena, ngabona; bheka, zonke izimo zezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, nezilwane ezinengekayo, nazo zonke izithombe zendlu ka-Israyeli kudwetshiwe odongeni nxazonke. ₁₁Kwakumi phambi kwabo abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa bamalunga endlu yakwa-Israyeli, naphakathi kwabo uJahazaniya indodana kaShafani, kwaba yilowo nalowo enomcengezi wakhe womlilo esandleni sakhe, nephunga lefu lempepho lenyuka.

₁₂Wayesethi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, uyabona yini akwenzayo amalunga endlu yakwa-Israyeli ebumnyameni, kube yilelo nalelo ekamelweni lalo lezithombe, na? Ngokuba athi: ‘UJehova akasiboni, uJehova ulishiyile izwe.’ ” ₁₃Futhi wathi kimi: “Uyakubuye ubone ezinye izinengiso ezinkulu abazenzayo.”

₁₄Wayesengiyisa esivalweni sesango lendlu kaJehova elingasenyakatho; bheka, nampo abesifazane behlezi belilela uTamuzi. ₁₅Wathi kimi: “Uyakubona lokho wena ndodana yomuntu na? Uyakubuye ubone izinengiso ezinkulu kunalezi.”

₁₆Wayesengingenisa egcekeni elingaphakathi lendlu kaJehova; bheka, ngasemnyango wethempeli likaJehova phakathi kompheme ne-altare kwakukhona kungathi amadoda angamashumi amabili nanhlanu efulathele ithempeli likaJehova, ubuso bawo bubhekene nempumalanga, ekhonza ilanga ngasempumalanga.

₁₇Wathi kimi: “Uyakubona lokhu wena ndodana yomuntu na? Kuyinto elula kuyo indlu yakwaJuda ukwenza izinengiso abazenzayo lapho na? Ngokuba sebeligcwalisile izwe ngobudlova, babuye bangicunula. Bhekani, babeka amagatsha emakhaleni abo. ₁₈Ngalokho ngiyakusebenza ngokufutheka; iso lami aliyikubahawukela, ngingabi nabubele; noma bememeza ezindlebeni zami ngezwi elikhulu, angiyikubezwa.”