Bible Reading Plan – Day 223

₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₂“Wena ndodana yomuntu uyakuwahlulela, uyakuwahlulela umuzi wegazi na? Uyakuwazisa-ke zonke izinengiso zawo, ₃uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Wena muzi ochitha igazi phakathi kwakho, ukuze isikhathi sakho sifike, nowenza izithombe kuwe ukuzingcolisa, ₄ngegazi olichithileyo unecala, nangezithombe zakho ozenzileyo ungcolile; usondezile izinsuku zakho, ufikile eminyakeni yakho; ngalokho ngikwenzile ihlazo ezizweni nenhlekiso emazweni onke. ₅Abaseduze nabakude nawe bayakukuhleka wena onegama elingcolileyo, ogcwele isiphithiphithi.

₆“ ‘Bheka, izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli, kwaba yileso naleso njengamandla aso, zaziphakathi kwakho ukuchitha igazi. ₇Bathukile kuwe uyise nonina, bacindezela abezizwe phakathi kwakho, bona phakathi kwakho izintandane nabafelokazi. ₈Okungcwele kwami ukudelele, wawona amasabatha ami. ₉Abantu abahlebayo babekuwe ukuchitha igazi, badla kuwe ezintabeni, benza ubufebe phakathi kwakho. ₁₀Bahlubulile kuwe ubunqunu bukayise, bamona yena owayahlukene ekungcoleni kwakhe. ₁₁Omunye wenzile isinengiso nomkamakhelwane wakhe; omunye ungcolisile ngobufebe umalokazana wakhe; omunye wonile phakathi kwakho udadewabo, indodakazi kayise. ₁₂Bamukele imivuzo phakathi kwakho ukuba bachithe igazi; wena uthathe inzalo nenzuzo, waphanga abakhelwane bakho ngokubacindezela, wangikhohlwa mina, isho iNkosi uJehova.

₁₃“ ‘Bheka, ngishayile isandla sami ngokuphanga kwakho okwenzileyo nangenxa yegazi lakho elaliphakathi kwakho. ₁₄Inhliziyo yakho iyakuma yini, izandla zakho ziqine ezinsukwini engiyakuphathana nawe ngazo, na? Mina Jehova ngikukhulumile, ngiyakukwenza. ₁₅Ngiyakukuhlakazela ezizweni, ngikusabalalisele emazweni, ngiqede ukungcola kwakho kuwe. ₁₆Uyakungcoliswa phakathi kwakho emehlweni ezizwe; uyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.’ ”

₁₇Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₁₈“Ndodana yomuntu, indlu yakwa-Israyeli isingamanyela kimi; bonke babo bayithusi nethini* nensimbi nomthofu phakathi kwesithando; bangamanyela esiliva. ₁₉Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: ‘Ngenxa yokuba seningamanyela nonke, ngalokho bhekani, ngiyakunibuthela phakathi kweJerusalema. ₂₀Njengokuqoqwa kwesiliva nethusi nensimbi nomthofu nethini* phakathi kwesithando ukuba kufuthwe umlilo phezu kwakho ukukuncibilikisa, kanjalo ngiyakunibutha ngentukuthelo yami nangokufutheka kwami, nginibeke khona, nginincibilikise. ₂₁Yebo, ngiyakunibutha, nginifuthe ngomlilo wentukuthelo yami, nincibilikiswe phakathi kwawo. ₂₂Njengokuncibilikiswa kwesiliva phakathi kwesithando, kanjalo niyakuncibilikiswa phakathi kwaso, nazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngithululile ukufutheka kwami phezu kwenu.’ ”

₂₃Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₂₄“Ndodana yomuntu, yisho kuwo ukuthi: ‘Uyizwe elingahlanjululwanga, elinganelwanga ngosuku lokufutheka.’ ₂₅Kukhona uzungu lwabaprofethi bawo phakathi kwawo njengengonyama ebhongayo edwengula impango; badlile imiphefumulo, bathatha ingcebo nokuyigugu; benzile abafelokazi babo babe baningi phakathi kwawo. ₂₆Abapristi bawo badlovile umthetho wami; bangcolisile izinto zami ezingcwele, abahlukanisanga okungcwele nokuyichilo, abafundisanga abantu ukwahlukanisa okungcolileyo nokuhlambulukileyo, bafihlele amasabatha ami amehlo abo; sengidumazekile phakathi kwabo. ₂₇Izikhulu zawo phakathi kwawo zinjengezimpisi ezidwengula impango ukuchitha igazi nokuqeda imiphefumulo ukuba ziphange nokuphanga. ₂₈Abaprofethi bawo babanamekele ngodaka olungavuthiwe, bebona okuyize, bebabhulela amanga, bethi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova,’ noma uJehova engakhulumanga. ₂₉Abantu bezwe bacindezele nokucindezela, baphangile nokuphanga, yebo, bakhathazile abampofu nabaswelayo, bacindezele abafokazi ngokungengamthetho.

₃₀“Ngafuna kubo umuntu wokubiya uthango, eme esikhaleni ngaphambi kwami ngenxa yezwe ukuba ngingalichithi, kepha angimfumananga. ₃₁Ngase ngithulula ukufutheka kwami phezu kwabo; ngibaqedile ngomlilo wentukuthelo yami, ngehlisela indlela yabo phezu kwamakhanda abo, isho iNkosi uJehova.”

₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

₂“Ndodana yomuntu, kwakukhona abesifazane ababili, amadodakazi omfazi munye. ₃Babefeba eGibithe, bafeba ebusheni babo; bapotozwa khona amabele abo, zacindezelwa khona izingono zobuntombi babo. ₄Amagama abo ayengu-Ohola, omkhulu, no-Oholiba udadewabo; baba ngabami, bazala amadodana namadodakazi. Amagama abo: iSamariya lingu-Ohola, neJerusalema lingu-Oholiba.

₅“U-Ohola wafeba esengowami, wakhanukela izithandwa zakhe, abase-Asiriya, abakhelwane bakhe, ₆ababembethe okuluhlaza, izinduna nababusi, izinsizwa ezinxanelekayo zonke, izinkweli ezikhwele amahhashi. ₇Wabanika ubufebe bakhe, bengamadoda akhethekileyo ase-Asiriya; bonke abakhanukelayo, wangcoliswa ngazo zonke izithombe zabo. ₈Kepha akashiyanga ubufebe bakhe baseGibithe, ngokuba balala naye ebusheni bakhe, bacindezela izingono zobuntombi bakhe, bathulula ubufebe babo phezu kwakhe.

₉“Ngalokho ngamnikela esandleni sezithandwa zakhe, isandla sabase-Asiriya abakhanukelayo. ₁₀Bona bambula ubunqunu bakhe, bathatha amadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe; yena bambulala ngenkemba, waba yisaga phakathi kwabesifazane, lapho kwenziwa ukwahlulelwa kuye.

₁₁“Udadewabo u-Oholiba wakubona, kepha wonakala ekukhanukeni kwakhe kunaye, nasebufebeni bakhe obadlula ubufebe bukadadewabo. ₁₂Wakhanukela abase-Asiriya, izinduna nababusi, abakhelwane, ababembethe kahle kakhulu, beyizinkweli ezikhwele amahhashi, zonke ziyizinsizwa ezinxanelekayo. ₁₃Ngabona ukuthi wangcoliswa; bobabili bahamba ngandlelanye.

₁₄“Wengezela ebufebeni bakhe, ngokuba wabona amadoda ayedwetshwe odongeni, imifanekiso yamaKaledi eyayilotshwe ngebomvu, ₁₅ebhince amabhande* okhalweni lwawo, enemishuqulo ebanzi emakhanda, onke ebonakala njengezikhulu ngokwesimo sabaseBabele ababezelwe ezweni laseKalideya. ₁₆Ekubaboneni kwamehlo akhe wabakhanukela, wathuma kubo izithunywa eKalideya. ₁₇Amadodana aseBabele afika kuye embhedeni wothando, amngcolisa ngobufebe bawo; esengcolisiwe yiwo umphefumulo wakhe wahlukana nawo. ₁₈Wambula ubufebe bakhe, wambula ubunqunu bakhe. Wase wahlukana naye umphefumulo wami, njengalokho umphefumulo wami wahlukana nodadewabo. ₁₉Kepha wandisa ubufebe bakhe, ekhumbula izinsuku zobusha bakhe afebe ngazo ezweni laseGibithe. ₂₀Wakhanukela amashende akhona, anyama yawo injengenyama yezimbongolo, namaphambili awo anjengawamahhashi. ₂₁Walangazelela ukukhanuka kobusha bakho ekucindezelweni kwezingono zakho ngabaseGibithe ngenxa yobusha bamabele akho.

₂₂“Ngalokho-ke, Oholiba, isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakukuvusela izithandwa zakho, umphefumulo wakho osahlukene nazo, ngiziyise kuwe nxazonke, ₂₃abaseBabele, nawo onke amaKaledi, iPhekodi, neShowa, neKhowa, nabo bonke abase-Asiriya kanye nabo, izinsizwa ezinxanelekayo, izinduna, nababusi, nabakhulu, nezikhulu, nabadumileyo, bonke bekhwele amahhashi. ₂₄Bayakufika kuwe benezikhali, nezinqola, nokunamasondo, nesixuku sabantu, bazihlelele wena benamahawu, nezihlangu, nezigqoko nxazonke, nginikele kubo ukwahlulela, bakwahlulele njengezahlulelo zabo. ₂₅Ngiyakubeka kuwe umhawu wami, bakuphathe ngokufutheka, basuse ikhala lakho nezindlebe zakho, abaseleyo bakho bawe ngenkemba; bayakuthatha amadodana akho amadodakazi akho, abaseleyo bakho badliwe ngumlilo. ₂₆Bayakukuhlubula izingubo zakho, basuse izivunulo zakho ezinhle. ₂₇Ngiyakuqeda kuwe ukukhanuka kwakho nobufebe bakho basezweni laseGibithe, ungabe usaphakamisa amehlo akho kubo, ungabe usalikhumbula iGibithe.

₂₈“Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakukunikela esandleni sabo obazondayo, esandleni sabo umphefumulo wakho owahlukene nabo, ₂₉bakuphathe ngenzondo, basuse yonke inzuzo yakho, bakushiye uze, unqunu, kwambulwe ubunqunu bobufebe bakho, kanye nokungcola kwakho nobufebe bakho. ₃₀Lokhu kuyakwenziwa kuwe ngokuba ulandele abezizwe ngokufeba, wangcoliswa ngezithombe zabo. ₃₁Uhambile ngendlela kadadewenu; ngalokho ngiyakunikela indebe yakhe esandleni sakho.

₃₂“Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi:

₃₅“Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba ungikhohliwe, wangilahla nyovane, uyakuthwala ukungcola kwakho nobufebe bakho.”

₃₆Wayesethi uJehova kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, uyakwahlulela o-Ohola no-Oholiba na? Batshele-ke izinengiso zabo. ₃₇Ngokuba baphingile, negazi lisezandleni zabo; baphingile nezithombe zabo, badabulise emlilweni amadodana abo abangizalela wona, abe ngukudla kwazo. ₃₈Futhi benza lokhu kimi: ngalona lolo suku abangcolisa ngalo indlu yami engcwele bawona namasabatha ami. ₃₉Ekubulaleleni kwabo izithombe zabo amadodana abo bangena, ngalona lolo suku, endlini yami engcwele ukuyingcolisa. Bheka, benza kanjalo phakathi kwendlu yami.

₄₀“Futhi nithumele amadoda avela kude, okwathunywa kuwo isithunywa; bheka, afika; wazihlanzela wona, wawagqabela amehlo akho, wazivunulisa ngezivunulo, ₄₁wahlala embhedeni omuhle, itafula elilungisiweyo liphambi kwawo, owabeka kulo impepho yami namafutha ami.

₄₂“Umsindo wesixuku esihlezi kahle wawulapho; kwangeniswa kanye nabantukazana izidakwa zasehlane; bafaka amasongo ezandleni zabo nemiqhele emihle emakhanda abo. ₄₃Ngase ngithi ngaye ophelile ekufebeni: ‘Impela bayakufeba naye, yebo, naye,’ na? ₄₄Bangena kuye njengalokhu kungenwa esifebeni; bangena kanjalo ko-Ohola no-Oholiba, abesifazane abakhanukayo. ₄₅Abantu abalungileyo bayakubahlulela ngokwahlulelwa kweziphingikazi nangokwahlulelwa kwabesifazane abachitha igazi, ngokuba bayiziphingikazi, negazi lisezandleni zabo.

₄₆“Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngiyakubenyusela isixuku, ngibanikele ukuba babe yingebhe nempango. ₄₇Isixuku siyakubakhanda ngamatshe sibahlahlele ngezinkemba zaso, sibulale amadodana abo namadodakazi abo, sishise izindlu zabo ngomlilo.

₄₈“Ngiyakuqeda ukukhanuka ezweni, baxwayiswe bonke abesifazane ukuba bangenzi njengokukhanuka kwenu. ₄₉Bayakwehlisela ukukhanuka kwenu phezu kwenu, nithwale izono zezithombe zenu, nazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova.”

₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi ngomnyaka wesishiyagalolunye, ngenyanga yeshumi ngolweshumi lwenyanga, lathi: ₂“Ndodana yomuntu, zilobele igama losuku, lona lolo suku; inkosi yaseBabele ihlasele iJerusalema ngalolu suku. ₃Fanekisa ngomfanekiso kuyo indlu ehlubukayo, uthi kubo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi:

₆“ ‘Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi:

₉“ ‘Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi:

₁₃“ ‘Ngokungcola kobufebe bakho nangokuba ngikuhlambululile ungahlanjululwanga kodwa awusayikuhlanjululwa ekungcoleni kwakho, ngize nganelise ukufutheka kwami kuwe.

₁₄“ ‘Mina Jehova ngikukhulumile; kuyakwenzeka, ngiyakukwenza; angiyikuyekela, angiyikuhawukela, angiyikuzisola; bayakukwahlulela njengezindlela zakho nezenzo zakho, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”

₁₅Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₁₆“Ndodana yomuntu, bheka, ngiyasusa okunxanelekayo emehlweni akho ngesishayo, kepha awuyikudabuka, awuyikukhala, nezinyembezi aziyikwehla. ₁₇Bubula, uthule; ungenzi isililo sabafileyo, uzibophele isigqoko sakho, ufake izicathulo zakho ezinyaweni zakho, ungambozi amadevu akho, ungadli isinkwa sabantu.”

₁₈Ngase ngikhuluma kubantu ekuseni; kusihlwa wafa umkami; kusasa ngenza njengalokho ngiyaliwe.

₁₉Abantu bathi kimi: “Ungesitshele yini ukuthi lezi zinto ziyini kithina, njengokuba wenze njalo, na?”

₂₀Ngathi kubo: “Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₂₁Yisho kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakuyingcolisa indlu yami engcwele, ukuziqhenya kwamandla enu, okunxanelekayo emehlweni enu, okuhawukelwa ngumphefumulo wenu; amadodakazi enu eniwashiyile ayakuwa ngenkemba. ₂₂Niyakwenza njengami: aniyikumboza amadevu enu, ningadli isinkwa sabantu. ₂₃Izigqoko zenu ziyakuba semakhanda enu nezicathulo ezinyaweni zenu; aniyikudabuka, ningakhali, kepha niyakonda ebubini benu, nibubulelane omunye nomunye. ₂₄UHezekeli uyakuba yisibonakaliso kini; niyakwenza njengakho konke ukwenza kwakhe; lapho kufikile lokhu, niyakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova.’

₂₅“Wena ndodana yomuntu, angithi kuyakwenzeka mhla ngisusa inqaba yabo, intokozo nobuhle babo, okunxanelekayo emehlweni abo, nababeke umphefumulo wabo kukho, amadodana abo namadodakazi abo, ₂₆ngalolo suku obalekayo uyakufika kuwe, akuzwise lokhu ngezindlebe zakho, na? ₂₇Ngalolo suku umlomo wakho uyakuvulwa kobalekileyo; wena uyakukhuluma, ungabe usaba yisimungulu; uyakuba yisibonakaliso kubo, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.”