Bible Reading Plan – Day 221

₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₂“Ndodana yomuntu, yisho imfumbe, ukhulume ngomfanekiso kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, ₃uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ukhozi olukhulu olunamaphiko amakhulu noluzimpaphe zalo zinkulu, lugcwele izimpaphe ezinemibala eyahlukeneyo, lweza eLebanoni, lwathatha isihloko somsedari*, ₄lwanquma igatsha elisha eliphezulu, lwaliyisa ezweni labahwebi, lwalibeka emzini wabathengi.

₅“ ‘Lwathatha nasembewini yezwe, lwayitshala emhlabathini othelayo, lwayibeka ngasemanzini amaningi, lwayifaka njengomnyezane. ₆Yamila, yaba ngumvini owenabayo, omfushane ngesimo, ukuze amagatsha awo abhekane nalo, nezimpande zawo zibe phansi kwalo; waba ngumvini-ke, waveza amagatsha, wakhipha amahlumela.

₇“ ‘Kepha kwakukhona nolunye ukhozi olukhulu olunamaphiko amakhulu nezimpaphe eziningi; bheka, lo mvini wabhekisa izimpande zawo kulo, waphumisela kulo amagatsha awo ukuba luwunisele kunemisele lapho wawutshalwe khona. ₈Wawusemhlabathini omuhle ngasemanzini amaningi ukuba uveze amagatsha, uthele izithelo, ube ngumvini omuhle.’

₉“Thana: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Uyakuphumelela na? Aluyikusiphula izimpande zawo, lunqume izithelo zawo, ukuze ubune, kubune onke amaqabunga ahlumelelayo, bese kungafuneki amandla amakhulu nabantu abaningi ukuwusiphula ngezimpande zawo, na? ₁₀Bheka, lapho usutshaliwe, uyakuphumelela na? Awuyikubuna nokubuna, lapho umoya wasempumalanga uwuthinta, ubune emiseleni lapho uhlumele khona, na?’ ”

₁₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₁₂“Thana kuyo indlu ehlubukayo: ‘Anazi ukuthi lezi zinto ziyini?’ Yisho ukuthi: ‘Bheka, inkosi yaseBabele yafika eJerusalema, yathatha inkosi yalo nezikhulu zalo, yabayisa kuyo eBabele. ₁₃Yayisithatha owenzalo yobukhosi, yenza isivumelwano naye, yamngenisa phansi kwesifungo, yasusa abakhulu bezwe, ₁₄ukuze umbuso uthotshiswe, ungaziphakamisi, kepha ume ngokugcina isivumelwano sakhe. ₁₅Kepha wahlubuka kuyo ngokuthuma izithunywa zakhe eGibithe ukuba aphiwe amahhashi nabantu abaningi. Uyakuphumelela, uyakubaleka yini owenzayo lokho, uyakusaphula isivumelwano, aphunyuke, na?

₁₆“ ‘Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, impela endaweni yenkosi eyambeka inkosi, esifungo sayo wasidelela, nesivumelwano sayo wasaphula, uyakufa naye phakathi kweBabele. ₁₇UFaro akayikumenzela impi enkulu nebandla elikhulu empini, lapho benqwabela iduli, bakhe izinqaba, ukuze banqume abantu abaningi. ₁₈Ngokuba udelele isifungo ngokusaphula isivumelwano, wakwenza konke lokhu, noma enikile isithembiso sakhe; bheka, kayikuphunyuka.

₁₉“ ‘Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Kuphila kwami, impela isifungo sami asideleleyo nesivumelwano sami asaphulileyo ngiyakukwehlisela phezu kwekhanda lakhe. ₂₀Ngiyakweneka inetha lami, abanjwe ogibeni lwami, ngimyise eBabele, ngimahlulele khona ngeseqo sakhe eqe ngaso kimi. ₂₁Bonke ababalekayo bakhe kuwo onke amaviyo akhe bayakuwa ngenkemba, nabaseleyo bayakuhlakazelwa kuyo imimoya yonke, nazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngikukhulumile.

₂₂“ ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Nami ngiyakuthatha esihlokweni somsedari* omude, ngisitshale, nginqume emagatsheni amasha aphezulu elithambileyo, ngilitshale entabeni ende ephakemeyo, ₂₃ngilitshale empakameni yentaba yakwa-Israyeli, liveze amagatsha, lithele izithelo, libe ngumsedari* omuhle, kuhlale phansi kwamagatsha onke izinyoni zezinhlobo zonke, zihlale ethunzini lamagatsha alo. ₂₄Yonke imithi yasendle iyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngiwisile umuthi omude, ngiphakamisile umuthi omfushane; ngomisile umuthi oluhlaza, ngihlumisile umuthi owomileyo.

“ ‘Mina Jehova ngikukhulumile, ngakwenza.’ ”

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.”

₁“Phakamisa wena isililo ngezikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, uthi: