Bible Reading Plan – Day 222

₁Kwathi ngomnyaka wesikhombisa, ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngolweshumi lwenyanga kwafika amadoda athile amalunga akwa-Israyeli ukuba abuze kuJehova; ahlala phambi kwami.

₂Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₃“Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma emalungeni akwa-Israyeli, uthi kuwo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Nifike ukubuza kimi na? Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, angiyikubuzwa yinina.’

₄“Uma ubahlulela, uma ubahlulela, ndodana yomuntu, bazise izinengiso zawoyise, ₅uthi kubo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngosuku engakhetha ngalo u-Israyeli ngaphakamisela inzalo yendlu yakwaJakobe isandla sami, ngazazisa kubo ezweni laseGibithe, ngabaphakamisela isandla sami, ngathi: “NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.” ₆Ngalolo suku ngabaphakamisela isandla sami ukuba ngibakhiphe ezweni laseGibithe, ngibayise ezweni engangibafunele lona, lichichima ubisi nezinyosi, elihle kunawo onke amazwe. ₇Ngathi kubo: “Lahlani, kube yilowo nalowo okuzondekayo kwamehlo akhe, ningazingcolisi ngezithombe zaseGibithe. NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.”

₈“ ‘Kepha bangihlubuka, abangilalelanga, abalahlanga, kwaba yilowo nalowo okuzondekayo kwamehlo akhe, abazishiyanga izithombe zaseGibithe; ngase ngithi ngiyakuthulula ukufutheka kwami phezu kwabo, ngifeze intukuthelo yami kubo phakathi kwezwe laseGibithe. ₉Ngakwenza ngenxa yegama lami ukuba lingangcoliswa emehlweni ezizwe ababephakathi kwazo, nengazazisa emehlweni azo kubo ngokubakhipha ezweni laseGibithe. ₁₀Ngase ngibakhipha ezweni laseGibithe, ngabangenisa ehlane. ₁₁Ngabanika izimiso zami, ngabazisa izahlulelo zami umuntu ayakuphila ngazo uma ezenza. ₁₂Ngabanika futhi amasabatha ami abe yisibonakaliso phakathi kwami nabo, ukuze bazi ukuthi nginguJehova obangcwelisayo.

₁₃“ ‘Kepha indlu yakwa-Israyeli yangihlubuka ehlane; abahambanga ngezimiso zami, balahla izahlulelo zami umuntu ayakuphila ngazo uma ezenza; amasabatha ami bawona kakhulu; ngase ngithi ngiyakuthulula ukufutheka kwami phezu kwabo ehlane ukuba kubaqede. ₁₄Ngakwenza ngenxa yegama lami ukuba lingangcoliswa emehlweni ezizwe engabakhipha emehlweni azo. ₁₅Yebo, ngabaphakamisela isandla sami ehlane ukuba ngingabangenisi ezweni engangibanike lona, lichichima ubisi nezinyosi, elihle kunawo onke amazwe, ₁₆ngokuba balahla izahlulelo zami, abahambanga ngezimiso zami, bawona amasabatha ami, ngokuba izinhliziyo zabo zalandela izithombe zabo. ₁₇Nokho iso lami labahawukela ukuze bangachithwa, angibaqedanga ngokupheleleyo ehlane. ₁₈Ngathi kubantwana babo ehlane: “Ningahambi ngezimiso zawoyihlo, ningagcini izahlulelo zabo, ningazingcolisi ngezithombe zabo. ₁₉NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu: hambani ngezimiso zami, nigcine izahlulelo zami, nizenze, ₂₀ningcwelise amasabatha ami, abe yisibonakaliso phakathi kwami nani, ukuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.”

₂₁“ ‘Kepha abantwana bangihlubuka, abahambanga ngezimiso zami, abagcinanga izahlulelo zami ukuba bazenze, umuntu ayakuphila ngazo uma ezenza; bawona amasabatha ami; ngase ngithi ngiyakuthulula ukufutheka kwami phezu kwabo, ngifeze intukuthelo yami kubo ehlane. ₂₂Nokho ngabuyisa isandla sami, ngakwenza ngenxa yegama lami ukuba lingangcoliswa emehlweni ezizwe engabakhipha emehlweni azo. ₂₃Futhi ngabaphakamisela isandla sami ehlane ukuba ngibahlakazele phakathi kwezizwe, ngibasabalalisele emazweni, ₂₄ngenxa yokuba bengenzanga izahlulelo zami, belahla izimiso zami, bewona amasabatha ami, amehlo abo elandela izithombe zawoyise. ₂₅Nami ngabanika izimiso ezazingezinhle nezahlulelo ababengayikuphila ngazo. ₂₆Ngabangcolisa eminikelweni yabo ngokudabulisa emlilweni konke okuvula izizalo, ukuze ngibachithe, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.’

₂₇“Ngalokho, ndodana yomuntu, khuluma kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, uthi: Kulokho oyihlo bangihlambalazile ngokwenza isiphambeko kimi. ₂₈Lapho ngangibangenise ezweni engaphakamisela isandla sami ukubanika lona, bebona amagquma onke aphakemeyo nayo yonke imithi edumbileyo, bese benikela khona ngemihlatshelo yabo, banika khona isicunulo somnikelo wabo, babeka lapho iphunga labo elimnandi, bathulula khona iminikelo yabo yokuphuzwa. ₂₉Ngase ngithi kubo: Iyini indawo ephakemeyo eniya kuyo na?’ ” Lase libizwa igama layo ngokuthi indawo ephakemeyo kuze kube namuhla.

₃₀“Ngalokho thana kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Niyakuzingcolisa ngendlela yawoyihlo, nilandele ngokuphinga okuzondekayo kwabo, na? ₃₁Ekuletheni iminikelo yenu nasekudabuliseni amadodana enu emlilweni niyazingcolisa ngazo zonke izithombe zenu kuze kube namuhla. Mina ngiyakubuzwa yinina, nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, na? Qha, kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, angiyikubuzwa yinina.

₃₂“ ‘Okungenayo ezinhliziyweni zenu akuyikuba khona impela, lokhu enikushoyo ukuthi: “Siyakuba njengezizwe, njengemindeni yamazwe, ukuba sikhonze umuthi namatshe.” ₃₃Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, impela ngesandla esinamandla, nangengalo eyeluliweyo, nangokufutheka okuthululiweyo ngiyakuba yinkosi phezu kwenu. ₃₄Ngiyakunikhipha phakathi kwabantu, nginibuthe emazweni lapho nihlakazekele khona ngesandla esinamandla, nangengalo eyeluliweyo, nangokufutheka okuthululiweyo, ₃₅nginiyise ehlane labantu, ngahlulelane nani khona ubuso nobuso. ₃₆Njengalokho ngahlulelana nawoyihlo ehlane lezwe laseGibithe, kanjalo ngiyakwahlulelana nani, isho iNkosi uJehova. ₃₇Ngiyakunidlulisa phansi kwentonga, nginingenise phansi kwesibopho sesivumelwano, ₃₈ngihlunge kini abahlubuki nabeqayo kimi, ngibakhiphe ezweni lapho begogobele khona, bangangeni ezweni lakwa-Israyeli kodwa, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.

₃₉“ ‘Nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Hambani nikhonze, kube yilowo isithombe sakhe, kepha impela ngasemuva niyakungilalela, ningabe nisalingcolisa igama lami elingcwele ngeminikelo yenu nangezithombe zenu. ₄₀Ngokuba entabeni yami engcwele, empakameni yentaba yakwa-Israyeli, isho iNkosi uJehova, indlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli, yonke yayo, iyakungikhonza ezweni; ngiyakubamukela khona, ngibize iminikelo yenu, nolibo lweminikelo yenu, nakho konke okungcwele kwenu. ₄₁Ngephunga elimnandi ngiyakunamukela, lapho nginikhipha kubantu, nginibuthe emazweni lapho nihlakazekele khona, ngingcweliswe kini emehlweni ezizwe. ₄₂Niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho nginingenisa ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, izwe engaliphakamisela isandla sami ukuba ngilinike oyihlo. ₄₃Niyakukhumbula khona izindlela zenu, nazo zonke izenzo zenu enizingcolise ngazo, ninengeke emehlweni enu ngakho konke okubi enikwenzileyo. ₄₄Niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngisebenza kini ngokwegama lami kungengokwezindlela zenu ezimbi nezenzo zenu ezonakeleyo nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”

₄₅Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₄₆“Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho ngaseningizimu, izwi liconsele ngenzansi, uprofethe ngehlathi lasendle eningizimu, ₄₇uthi kulo ihlathi laseningizimu: ‘Yizwa izwi likaJehova elithi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakuphemba umlilo kuwe, udle yonke imithi eluhlaza kuwe nayo yonke imithi eyomileyo, ilangabi elivuthayo lingacimeki, kuhwamuke ngalo bonke ubuso kusukela eningizimu kuye enyakatho. ₄₈Inyama yonke iyakubona ukuthi mina Jehova ngiwuphembile, awuyikucimeka.’ ”

₄₉Ngathi: “Awu, Nkosi Jehova! Bathi ngami: ‘Asithi uyalinganisa ngezaga na?’ ”

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.’ ”