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1 Mhlaka 5 ngenyanga yesine ngomnyaka wesi-30, ngesikhathi ngihlala phakathi kwabantu abathunjiweyo+ eduze komfula uKhebhari,+ amazulu avuleka ngaqala ukubona imibono kaNkulunkulu. 2 Mhlaka 5 ngaleyonyanga, ngomnyaka wesihlanu wokuthunjwa kweNkosi uJehoyakhini,+ 3 ilizwi likaJehova lafika kuHezekheli* indodana kaBhuzi umphristi ngesikhathi eseduze komfula uKhebhari elizweni lamaKhaledi.+ Elapho isandla sikaJehova saba phezu kwakhe.+
4 Ngathi ngisakhangele ngabona isiphepho esikhulu+ sivela enyakatho. Kwakuleyezi elikhulu njalo kuphazima umbane,*+ emaceleni wonke kulokukhanya okubenyezelayo. Phakathi kombane* kwakulento eyayinjengensimbi ecazimulayo eyenziwe ngegolide lesiliva+ 5 njalo phakathi kwawo kwakulokungathi yizidalwa ezine eziphilayo.+ Isidalwa ngasinye sasifanana lomuntu, 6 silobuso obune lempiko ezine.+ 7 Inyawo zezidalwa lezi zaziqondile njalo zilamasondo anjengawethole, zicazimula okwekhopha ekhazimulayo.+ 8 Emaceleni womane zazilezandla zomuntu ngaphansi kwempiko zazo. Izidalwa lezi ezine zazilobuso kanye lempiko. 9 Impiko zazo zazithintene. Zonke izidalwa lezi zazihamba ziqonde phambili zingatshibiliki.+
10 Isidalwa ngasinye sasilobuso obunje: Phambili sasilobuso bomuntu, ngakwesokudla silobuso besilwane,+ ngakwesenxele silobuso benkunzi+ njalo ngemuva sasilobuso+ bokhozi.+ 11 Babunjalo ubuso bazo. Impiko zazo zazivuleke zaya phezulu. Isidalwa ngasinye sasilempiko ezimbili ezazithintene, lempiko ezimbili ezazembese umzimba waso.+
12 Zonke zazihamba ziqonde phambili, zisiya loba ngaphi lapho umoya owawusithi ziye khona.+ Zazihamba zingatshibiliki. 13 Izidalwa eziphilayo zazingathi ngamalahle avuthayo futhi phakathi laphakathi kwazo kwakulezinto ezazingathi yizibane. Zazikhazimula, zilokhu zisiya phambili lemuva. Emlilweni kwakuphazima umbane.+ 14 Izidalwa eziphilayo zazisithi nxa zihamba kumbe ziphenduka, kukhanye angathi ngumbane ophazimayo.
15 Ngathi ngisakhangele izidalwa eziphilayo ngabona eceleni kwesidalwa ngasinye esasilobuso obune kuleviri elilodwa elithinte phansi.+ 16 Amaviri la ayebunjwe kanje: Ayekhanya ecazimula njengekhrisolithe futhi womane ayefanana. Nxa wawukhangele kwakungathi iviri liphakathi kwelinye iviri.* 17 Ayesithi nxa ehamba enelise ukuya kuloba yiliphi icele engazange atshibilike. 18 Amaviri la ayemakhulu okumangalisayo njalo womane ayegcwele amehlo yonke indawo.+ 19 Izidalwa eziphilayo zazisithi zingahamba, amaviri lawo ahambe, futhi izidalwa eziphilayo zazisithi zingaphakama zisuke emhlabeni, amaviri lawo aphakame.+ 20 Zazisiya loba ngaphi lapho umoya owawuziqondisa khona, loba ngaphi lapho umoya owawusiya khona. Amaviri ayephakama lezidalwa eziphilayo ngoba umoya owawusebenza kuzo yiwo owawusebenza lasemavirini.* 21 Izidalwa eziphilayo zazisithi zingahamba, amaviri lawo ahambe, zithi zingama, amaviri lawo ame. Zazisithi zingaphakama zisuke emhlabeni, amaviri lawo aphakame lazo ngoba umoya owawusebenza ezidalweni eziphilayo yiwo owawusebenza lasemavirini.
22 Phezu kwamakhanda ezidalwa eziphilayo kwakulento eyayifanana lesibhakabhaka, icazimula njengongqwaqwane futhi imangalisa. Yayendlaleke kuhle phezu kwamakhanda azo.+ 23 Ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka lesi impiko zezidalwa eziphilayo zaziqonde nta futhi zithintene. Isidalwa ngasinye sasilempiko ezimbili zokwembesa icele elilodwa lomzimba waso, lezinye ezimbili ezokwembesa elinye icele. 24 Ngathi ngisizwa umsindo wempiko zazo, wawungathi ngamanzi ahubayo, kungathi kukhwaze uSomandla.+ Zazisithi nxa zihamba kube angathi libutho elihlokomayo, nxa zisima zehlise impiko zazo.
25 Kwezwakala ilizwi livela phezu kwesibhakabhaka esasingaphezu kwamakhanda ezidalwa eziphilayo. (Nxa zisima zazisehlisa impiko zazo.) 26 Phezu kwesibhakabhaka esasiphezu kwamakhanda azo kwakulokungathi lilitshe lesafire+ futhi kwakufanana lesihlalo sobukhosi.+ Owayehlezi khonale phezulu esihlalweni sobukhosi wayengathi ngumuntu.+ 27 Kusukela lapho okwakukhanya angathi lukhalo lwakhe kusiya phezulu, ngabona okwakungathi yinsimbi ecazimulayo+ eyenziwe ngegolide lesiliva, eyayifanana lomlilo ovuthayo. Kusukela ekhalweni lwakhe kusehla kusiya phansi kwakungathi ngumlilo.+ Lapho ayekhona kwakuyibunkanyankanya indawo yonke, 28 kungathi ngumchilowamakhosikazi+ emayezini nxa kusina izulu elikhulu. Kwakunjalo ukukhanya okwakusendaweni leyo, kwakungathi yinkazimulo kaJehova.+ Ngathi ngikubona lokho ngazilahla phansi ngathi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini, ngasengisizwa umuntu ekhuluma.
2 Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu,* sukuma ume ngikhulume lawe.”+ 2 Wathi esitsho njalo, umoya wafika kimi wangisukumisa ngama+ ukuze ngimuzwe lowo owayekhuluma lami.
3 Waqhubeka wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu ngiyakuthuma ebantwini bako-Israyeli,+ ezizweni* zabantu abangalaleliyo futhi abangihlamukeleyo.+ Bona labokhokho babo bebelokhu bengonela kuze kube lamuhla.+ 4 Ngikuthuma ebantwini abalenkani labayiziqholo.+ Kumele uthi kubo: ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova.’ 5 Akulandaba ukuthi bazalalela kumbe abasoze balalele ngoba bavele bangabantu abahlamukayo,+ kodwa bazakwazi ukuthi umphrofethi ubekhona phakathi kwabo.+
6 “Wena nje ndodana yomuntu ungabesabi+ njalo ungethuswa ngamazwi abo lanxa ugonjolozelwe ngameva lezihlahla zameva+ futhi uhlala phakathi kwezinkume. Ungethuswa ngamazwi abo+ njalo ungabesabi ubuso babo+ ngoba bona bavele bangabahlamuki. 7 Kumele ubatshele lokho engikutshoyo kungelani lokuthi bayalalela kumbe abalaleli ngoba bangabantu abahlamukayo.+
8 “Kodwa wena ndodana yomuntu lalela lokho engikutshela khona. Ungahlamuki njengabantu laba abangalaleliyo. Vula umlomo wakho udle lokho engikunika khona.”+
9 Ngathi ngikhangela ngabona isandla selulelwe kimi+ siphethe incwadimgoqwa ebhaliweyo.+ 10 Wathi eyivula phambi kwami ngabona ibhalwe phakathi langaphandle.+ Yayibhalwe ingoma zokulila lamazwi ayezakwenza abantu bakhale babephakathi kosizi.+
3 Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, dlana lokhu okuphambi kwakho. Dlana incwadimgoqwa le ubusuhamba uyekhuluma labantu bako-Israyeli.”+
2 Ngavula umlomo wami wasenginika incwadimgoqwa ukuthi ngiyidle. 3 Wasesithi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, dlana incwadimgoqwa le engikunike yona ugcwalise isisu sakho ngayo.” Yikho ngaqalisa ukuyidla futhi emlonyeni wami yayimnandi njengoluju.+
4 Waphinda wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, hamba ebantwini bako-Israyeli ufike ubatshele amazwi ami. 5 Angikuthumi ebantwini abakhuluma ulimi olunzima kumbe ongalwaziyo kodwa ngikuthuma ebantwini bako-Israyeli. 6 Angikuthumi ezizweni ezikhuluma ulimi olunzima kumbe ongalwaziyo ongasoze uluzwisise. Aluba bengikuthuma ebantwini bakulezozizwe, bona bebezakulalela.+ 7 Kodwa abantu bako-Israyeli abasoze bakulalele ngoba vele abafuni ukungilalela.+ Bonke balenkani futhi bayiziqholo.+ 8 Lawe sengikwenze waba yisiqholo njengabo,* ngenza lesiphaqa sakho saqina njengeziphaqa zabo.+ 9 Isiphaqa sakho sengisenze saqina njengedayimana, saqina ukwedlula ilitshe elilukhuni.+ Ungabesabi futhi ungethuswa bubuso babo+ ngoba bangabahlamuki.”
10 Waqhubeka wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, ngicela ulalele njalo uwagcine enhliziyweni yakho wonke amazwi engizakutshela wona. 11 Hamba ebantwini bakini abathunjiweyo+ ufike uthi kubo: ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova.’ Akulandaba ukuthi bazalalela kumbe abasoze balalele.”+
12 Umoya wasungithwala,+ ngezwa umsindo omkhulu ngemva kwami lelizwi lisithi: “Inkazimulo kaJehova kayidunyiswe endaweni yakhe.” 13 Kwakulomsindo wempiko zezidalwa eziphilayo zitshayanisa impiko zazo,+ lomsindo wamaviri ayeseceleni kwazo+ kanye lomdumo omkhulu. 14 Umoya wasungithwala wahamba lami. Ngahamba ngikhathazekile futhi ngifuthelene, njalo umoya kaJehova wawusebenza ngamandla kimi. 15 Ngakho ngaya eTheli-abhibhi ebantwini abathunjiweyo ababehlala duze komfula uKhebhari,+ ngafika ngahlala labo okwamalanga ayisikhombisa kodwa ngangilesithuli.+
16 Insuku eziyisikhombisa zathi ziphela ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi lathi:
17 “Ndodana yomuntu, sengikubeke ukuthi ube ngumlindi wabantu bako-Israyeli.+ Nxa ungezwa amazwi aphuma emlonyeni wami kumele ubaxwayise ubatshele engikukhulumileyo.+ 18 Nxa ngingathi emuntwini owenza okubi, ‘Uzakufa sibili,’ kodwa wena ubusuyekela ukumxwayisa lokumtshela ukuthi atshiye ukwenza okubi ukuze aqhubeke ephila,+ yena uzafela isono sakhe ngoba ubesenza okubi+ kodwa igazi lakhe ngizalithonisa kuwe.*+ 19 Nxa wena ungamxwayisa umuntu owenza okubi kodwa angatshiyi okubi akwenzayo lendlela yakhe embi, yena uzakufa ngenxa yesono sakhe kodwa wena uyabe uyisindisile impilo yakho.+ 20 Nxa umuntu olungileyo angatshiya ukwenza okuhle abesesenza okubi ngizabeka isikhubekiso phambi kwakhe futhi uzakufa.+ Nxa wena ungamxwayisanga, yena uzakufa ngenxa yezono zakhe njalo konke okulungileyo ayekwenza akusoze kukhunjulwe kodwa igazi lakhe ngizalithonisa kuwe.*+ 21 Kodwa nxa ungamxwayisa umuntu olungileyo ukuthi angoni, abesekulalela angenzi isono, uzaqhubeka ephila ngoba ukulalele umxwayisa+ futhi lawe uyabe uyisindisile impilo yakho.”
22 Isandla sikaJehova saba phezu kwami ngikhonapho wasesithi kimi: “Suka uye emagcekeni ngizakhuluma lawe khonale.” 23 Yikho ngasuka ngaya emagcekeni. Inkazimulo kaJehova yayikhonapho+ njalo yayifanana lenkazimulo engayibona duze komfula uKhebhari.+ Ngazilahla phansi ngathi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini. 24 Umoya wafika kimi wangisukumisa ngama.+ UNkulunkulu wasekhuluma lami wathi:
“Hamba uyezivalela endlini yakho. 25 Wena ndodana yomuntu bazakubopha ngemichilo ukuze ungahambi phakathi kwabo. 26 Ngizakwenza ulimi lwakho lunamathele elwangeni, ube yisimungulu ukuze ungabakhuzi ngoba bangabahlamuki. 27 Kodwa nxa sengikhuluma lawe ngizavula umlomo wakho njalo kumele uthi kubo:+ ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova.’ Ofuna ukulalela uzalalela+ kodwa ongafuniyo kasoze alalele ngoba vele bangabahlamuki.+
4 “Ndodana yomuntu, thatha isitina usibeke phambi kwakho, udwebe idolobho leJerusalema kuso, 2 ubususenza angathi uyalivimbezela.+ Yakha umduli wokulivimbezela,+ ledundulu lokuhlasela,+ umise izinkamba njalo uligombolozele ngezigodo zokudiliza umduli.+ 3 Thatha izenge ulifake phakathi kwakho ledolobho libe njengomduli wensimbi. Ngemva kwalokho, khangela idolobho ulivimbezele, libe lidolobho elivinjezelweyo. Lesi yisibonakaliso ebantwini bako-Israyeli.+
4 “Nxa usukwenzile lokhu kumele ulale ngomhlubulo wenxele uthwale icala labako-Israyeli.+ Wonke amalanga ulele ngomhlubulo uzabe uthwele icala labo. 5 Kumele ulale okwamalanga angu-390 alingana leminyaka yokona kwabako-Israyeli,+ uthwale icala labo. 6 Nxa amalanga lawo angaphela kumele ulale okwesibili.
“Uzalala ngomhlubulo wesokudla, uthwale icala labakoJuda+ okwamalanga angu-40. Ilanga elilodwa limela umnyaka owodwa, lo yiwo umthetho engikupha wona, ilanga elilodwa limela umnyaka owodwa. 7 Kumele ukhangele iJerusalema leyo evinjezelweyo+ ugoqe imikhono yesembatho sakho ubusuphrofetha ngayo.
8 “Ngizakubopha ngemichilo ukuze ungatshibiliki utshintshe umhlubulo aze aphele amalanga okuvimbezela idolobho.
9 “Kumele uthathe ingqoloyi, lebhali, lendumba, lamalentili,* lenyawuthi, lesipelithi* ukufake esitsheni esisodwa ubususenza isinkwa ngakho. Okwamalanga angu-390 ulele ngomhlubulo uzabe usidla khonokho.+ 10 Isinkwa lesi uzasikala udle esingamashekheli angu-20* ngelanga. Uzasidla ngezikhathi ezibekiweyo.
11 “Uzanatha amanzi akaliweyo. Ngelanga uzanatha ingxenye yelitha* njalo uzawanatha ngezikhathi ezibekiweyo.
12 “Isinkwa leso uzasidla angathi udla isinkwa sebhali futhi kumele usipheke bekhangele. Uzasipheka ngomlilo owubase ngobulongwe bomuntu.” 13 UJehova waqhubeka wathi: “Le yiyo indlela abantu bako-Israyeli abazakudla ngayo isinkwa esingcolileyo ezizweni engizabachithachitha baye kuzo.”+
14 Ngaphendula ngathi: “Hatshi bo, Nkosi Enkulu Jehova! Kusukela ngisesemutsha kuze kube lamuhla angikaze ngizingcolise ngokudla inyama yenyamazana ezifeleyo kumbe ebulewe ngezinye inyamazana+ futhi angikaze ngidle inyama engcolileyo.”+
15 Ngakho wangiphendula wathi: “Kulungile, ngizakuvumela ukuthi usebenzise ubulongwe benkomo kulokuthi usebenzise obomuntu. Ubulongwe lobo yibo ozabasa ngabo umlilo wokupheka isinkwa.” 16 Waphinda wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, sengiqeda konke ukudla eJerusalema+ futhi bazakudla isinkwa esikaliweyo+ bekhathazeke kakhulu, banathe amanzi akaliweyo+ beyethukile. 17 Lokhu kuzakwenzakala abantu baze bakhangelane sebephelelwe ngenxa yokuswela isinkwa lamanzi. Bazacaka babe mathambothambo ngenxa yezono zabo.
5 “Kodwa wena ndodana yomuntu, thatha inkemba ebukhali uphuce ngayo ikhanda. Phuca ikhanda lakho lendevu ubusuthatha isikali ulinganise inwele zakho, uzehlukanise zibe zingxenye ezintathu. 2 Nxa insuku zakho zokuvimbezela idolobho seziphelile, kumele utshise ingxenye yokuqala phakathi kwedolobho.+ Ngemva kwalokho kumele uthathe ingxenye yesibili uyiqume ngenkemba kuwo wonke amacele edolobho,+ besekusithi ingxenye yesithathu uyihaze emoyeni. Mina ngizahwatsha inkemba yami ngibaxotshanise.+
3 “Kumele uthathe inwele ezilutshwana nje uzigoqele esembathweni sakho, 4 ubusuthatha ezinye uziphosele emlilweni zitshe ziphele du. Umlilo lo uzasabalala kubo bonke abantu bako-Israyeli.+
5 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Le yiJerusalema engiyifake phakathi kwezizwe, yahanqwa ngamazwe emaceleni wonke. 6 Abantu bedolobho leli bayitshiyile imithetho yami yokwahlulela lemilayo yami, benza izinto ezimbi kakhulu ukwedlula izizwe abakhelane lazo.+ Bayifulathele imithetho yami bayekela ukulandela imilayo yami.’
7 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Lina lihlamuke kakhulu ukwedlula izizwe elakhelane lazo njalo alizange liyilandele imilayo yami. Lephule imithetho yami yokwahlulela, lalandela imithetho yezizwe ezingomakhelwane benu,+ 8 yikho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngizakulwa lawe wena dolobho,+ mina ngokwami ngizakwahlulela phambi kwezizwe zonke.+ 9 Ngizakwenza kuwe into engingakaze ngiyenze njalo engingasoze ngiphinde ngiyenze ngoba ziyenyanyeka izinto ozenzayo.+
10 “‘“Obaba bazakudla amadodana abo,+ lamadodana adle oyise. Ngizakwahlulela besengichithachitha abaseleyo bakho basabalale kuyo yonke indawo.”’+
11 “‘Ngakho ngifunga ngami uqobo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova uNkulunkulu ophilayo, ‘ngenxa yokuthi indawo yami engcwele liyingcolise ngezithombe zenu ezenyanyekayo langezenzo zenu ezimbi kakhulu,+ lami ngizalilahla. Angisoze ngilizwele* futhi angisoze ngibe lesihawu kini.+ 12 Ingxenye eyodwa izabulawa ngumkhuhlane otshabalalisayo kumbe iqedwe yindlala phakathi kwedolobho. Eyinye ingxenye izabulawa ngenkemba phandle kwedolobho,+ besekusithi ingxenye yesithathu ngiyichithe isabalale yonke indawo, ngiphinde ngiyixotshanise ngiphethe inkemba.+ 13 Lapho-ke ulaka lwami luzaphela futhi angisoze ngiqhubeke ngibathukuthelele, ngizabe sengisuthisekile ngengikwenzileyo.+ Nxa sengiqedile ukuthululela ulaka lwami phezu kwabo, bazakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova, ngakhuluma labo ngoba ngifuna bazinikele kimi kuphela.+
14 “‘Ngizakwenza ube lunxiwa njalo ube yinhlekisa ezizweni owakhelane lazo lakubo bonke abantu abadlulayo.+ 15 Nxa sengikwahlulele ngathululela ulaka lwami phezu kwakho njalo ngakujezisa kabuhlungu, izizwe ezakhelane lawe zizakuchothoza zikuhleke,+ futhi okwenzakale kuwe kuzakuba yisixwayiso kuzo njalo kuzazethusa. Mina Jehova sengikhulumile.
16 “‘Ngizakwehlisela phezu kwakho indlala ezaba buhlungu angathi yimitshoko ukuze ngikutshabalalise. Imitshoko engizayithumela izakuqeda du.+ Ngizakwenza indlala ibenkulu ngokuqeda konke ukudla kwakho.+ 17 Ngizathumela kuwe indlala enkulu lenyamazana zeganga eziyingozi+ ezizabulala abantwabakho. Kuzamemetheka isifo esibi njalo abantu abanengi bazabulawa futhi mina ngizakuhlasela ngenkemba.+ Mina Jehova sengikhulumile.’”
6 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, khangela ezintabeni zako-Israyeli ubusuphrofetha ngazo. 3 Kumele uthi, ‘Lina zintaba zako-Israyeli, zwanini ilizwi elivela eNkosini Enkulu uJehova: INkosi Enkulu uJehova ithi ezintabeni lemaqaqeni lasezifuleni lezigodini: “Ngizalihlasela ngenkemba, ngidilize izindawo zenu eziphakemeyo.* 4 Ama-alithare enu azadilizwa njalo ama-alithare enu okutshisela impepha azakwephulwa.+ Izidumbu zabantu bakini ababuleweyo ngizaziphosela phambi kwezithombe zenu ezenyanyekayo.*+ 5 Izidumbu zabantu bako-Israyeli ngizaziphosela phambi kwezithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo njalo amathambo abo ngizawahaza emaceleni wonke ama-alithare abo.+ 6 Ezindaweni zonke elihlala kuzo, amadolobho enu azadilizwa+ lezindawo eziphakemeyo zizabhidlizwa zisale zingamanxiwa.+ Ama-alithare enu azadilizwa aphele lezithombe zenu zizatshabalala. Ama-alithare enu okutshisela impepha azakwephulwa futhi elikwenzileyo kuzatshabalala. 7 Bonke ababulewe ngenkemba bazakuwa phakathi kwenu+ njalo lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.+
8 “‘“Kodwa ngizavumela ukuthi abanye basale. Abanye benu bazasila, abasoze babulawe yinkemba ngesikhathi lisabalele ezizweni.+ 9 Abazasila bazangikhumbula sebesezizweni ezizabathumba.+ Bazananzelela ukuthi inhliziyo yami yayibuhlungu ngoba babengathembekanga kimi,* bangifulathela+ balandela izithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo ababezihawukela.+ Bazayangeka bazizonde kakhulu zonke izinto ezimbi lezinyanyisayo ababezenza.+ 10 Bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova lokuthi ngangiqinisile lapho ngisithi ngizabehlisela umonakalo.”’+
11 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Qakeza izandla utshaye phansi ngonyawo, ulile ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezimbi lezinyanyisayo ezenziwa ngabantu bako-Israyeli ngoba bazabulawa ngenkemba njalo baqedwe yindlala lesifo.+ 12 Okhatshana uzabulawa yisifo, oseduze abulawe yinkemba. Loba ngubani ozasila ezintweni lezi uzabulawa yindlala. Ngizathululela ulaka lwami lonke phezu kwabo.+ 13 Bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova+ nxa izidumbu zabantu bakibo ababuleweyo sezithe dandalazi phambi kwezithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo, lasemaceleni wonke ama-alithare abo,+ lasemaqaqeni wonke aphakemeyo, lakuzo zonke iziqongo zezintaba langaphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziyizithingithingi, langaphansi kwezihlahla ezilengatsha ezinkulu, lapho ababesenzela khona iminikelo enukelelayo befuna ukuthabisa zonke izithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo.+ 14 Ngizakwelula isandla sami ngibajezise, ngenze ilizwe libe yinkangala. Zonke izindawo abahlala kuzo zizasala zilugwadule ukwedlula inkangala eseduze leDibhila. Bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’”
7 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, iNkosi Enkulu uJehova ithi ebantwini bako-Israyeli: ‘Isiphelo sesifikile! Isiphelo sesifikile kulo lonke ilizwe. 3 Isiphelo sesifikile kini futhi ngizathululela ulaka lwami phezu kwenu. Ngizalahlulela ngokufanele izenzo zenu, ngilithonisise ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezenyanyekayo elizenzayo. 4 Angisoze ngilizwele futhi angisoze ngibe lesihawu kini,+ kodwa ngizalipha umvuzo wezenzo zenu njalo lizahlupheka ngenxa yezenzo zenu ezenyanyekayo.+ Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’+
5 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Kuza umonakalo omkhulu! Umonakalo ongakaze ubonakale.+ 6 Isiphelo siyeza! Siyeza sibili! Sizalifikela lilibele, sesiseduze. 7 Sekuze kwalifica lina elihlala elizweni. Isikhathi siyeza, losuku seluseduze.+ Akulamsindo wokuthokoza ezintabeni kodwa kulokuxokozela kuphela.
8 “‘Sekuseduze ukuthi ngehlisele intukuthelo yami kini+ lokuthi ngithululele lonke ulaka lwami phezu kwenu.+ Ngizalahlulela ngokufanele izenzo zenu, ngilithonisise ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezenyanyekayo elizenzayo. 9 Angisoze ngilizwele futhi angisoze ngibe lesihawu kini,+ kodwa ngizalipha umvuzo wezenzo zenu njalo lizahlupheka ngenxa yezenzo zenu ezenyanyekayo. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova yimi engilijezisayo.+
10 “‘Usuku luyeza futhi seluseduze!+ Sekuze kwalifica, induku isihlumile lokuzigqaja sekumilile. 11 Udlakela selube yinduku yokuqeda ububi.+ Bonke bazaphela futhi inotho yabo labantu babo lodumo lwabo kuzatshabalala. 12 Isikhathi siyeza, losuku luzafika! Othengayo kangathokozi, lothengisayo kangakhali ngoba ngithukuthelele wonke umuntu.*+ 13 Othengisayo kasoze abuyele kulokho akuthengisileyo lanxa ubengasinda ngoba izinto ozibone embonweni zizakwehlela wonke umuntu. Akulamuntu ozaphenduka futhi kakho ozasindisa impilo yakhe ngoba bonke benza okubi.
14 “‘Balitshayile icilongo,+ bonke abantu balungela impi, kodwa akulamuntu oyakulwa ngoba ngithukuthelele wonke umuntu.+ 15 Phandle kwedolobho kulenkemba,+ phakathi kulendlala lesifo esibi. Ophandle uzabulawa ngenkemba, abaphakathi bona bazaqedwa yisifo lendlala.+ 16 Abazasinda bazabalekela ezintabeni njalo bazakhala njengamajuba ahlala ezigodini, ngamunye ekhaliswa yisono sakhe.+ 17 Izandla zabo zizaphela amandla lamadolo abo ajuluke amanzi.*+ 18 Sebegqoke izembatho zamasaka+ futhi bayaqhaqhazela ngokwesaba. Bonke bazayangeka baphuce amakhanda.*+
19 “‘Bazaphosela isiliva sabo emigwaqweni futhi bazalenyanya igolide labo. Isiliva sabo kanye legolide labo akusoze kubasindise ngosuku lolaka lukaJehova.+ Abasoze badle basuthe izisu zabo zigcwale ngoba izinto lezi* seziyisikhubekiso esenza bone. 20 Babezigqaja ngobuhle bemiceciso yabo futhi babeyisebenzisa ukwenza* imifanekiso lezithombe ezenyanyekayo,+ yikho ngizakwenza bayenyanye. 21 Ngizayinika abantu bezinye izizwe bazithathele yona,* ngiyinike labantu abenza okubi ibe ngeyabo bayingcolise.
22 “‘Ngizabafulathela+ njalo bazangcolisa indawo yami eligugu.* Izigebenga lazo zizangena kuyo ziyingcolise.+
23 “‘Yenza iketane*+ ngoba elizweni kubulawa abantu abanengi abagwetshelwa ukufa bona bengelacala.+ Edolobheni kugcwele udlakela.+ 24 Ngizaletha isizwe esilesihluku ukwedlula zonke izizwe+ futhi sizathatha izindlu zabo.+ Ngizaqeda ukuzigqaja kwabalamandla njalo izindawo zabo ezingcwele zizangcoliswa.+ 25 Nxa sebehlupheka bazadinga ukuthula kodwa abasoze bakuthole.+ 26 Inhlupho zizabuya zelekene, lemibiko ifike ilandelana. Abantu bazadinga umbono kumphrofethi+ bawuswele njalo umthetho uyabe ungasatholakali kubaphristi, labadala bengaselawo amacebo.+ 27 Inkosi izalila,+ abakhokheli baphele amandla. Izandla zabantu abahlala elizweni zizaqhaqhazela ngenxa yokwesaba. Ngizabaphatha ngokufanele izenzo zabo, ngibahlulele ngendlela abakade besahlulela ngayo. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’”+
8 Mhlaka 5 ngenyanga yesithupha, ngomnyaka wesithupha, ngathi ngihlezi endlini yami labadala bakoJuda behlezi phambi kwami, isandla seNkosi Enkulu uJehova sangibamba. 2 Ngathi ngisakhangele ngabona okwakungathi ngumuntu futhi kwakunjengomlilo. Kusukela lapho okwakukhanya angathi lukhalo lwakhe kusiya phansi kwakungathi kuvutha amalangabi.+ Kusukela ekhalweni kusiya phezulu wayekhazimula angathi yinsimbi eyenziwe ngegolide lesiliva.+ 3 Welulela kimi okwakungathi yisandla sakhe wangibamba ngenwele. Umoya wangiphakamisela esibhakabhakeni wangisa eJerusalema ngemibono evela kuNkulunkulu. Wangisa egedini leguma eliphakathi+ elikhangele enyakatho lapho okwakulesithombe esivusa ubukhwele.+ 4 Khonapho kwakulenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli+ eyayinjengalokho engangikubone emagcekeni.+
5 Wasesithi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, ngicela ukhangele enyakatho.” Yikho ngakhangela enyakatho ngabona kulesithombe esivusa ubukhwele, simi ngasenyakatho kwegedi le-alithare lapho okungenwa khona. 6 Waphinda wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, uyazibona yini izinto ezimbi futhi ezenyanyekayo ezenziwa ngabantu bako-Israyeli endaweni le?+ Izinto lezi yizo ezenza ngisuke ngiye khatshana lendawo yami engcwele.+ Kodwa uzabona izinto ezenyanyekayo, ezimbi kakhulu kulalezi.”
7 Ngemva kwalokho wangiletha egedini leguma. Ngathi ngikhangela ngabona isikhala emdulini. 8 Wasesithi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, ngicela uvule isikhala leso esisemdulini.” Ngakho ngasivula isikhala esasisemdulini ngabona umnyango. 9 Wathi kimi: “Ngena phakathi ubone izinto ezimbi futhi ezinyanyisayo abazenzayo.” 10 Ngakho ngangena phakathi ngakhangela, ngabona emdulini kulemifanekiso yezinanakazana leyezinyamazana ezenyanyekayo+ lazo zonke izithombe ezenyanyekayo* zabantu bako-Israyeli.+ 11 Phambi kwazo kwakumi abadala bako-Israyeli abangu-70 futhi uJazaniya indodana kaShafani+ laye wayekhona. Ngamunye wabo wayethwele umganu wakhe wokutshisela impepha, kuthunqa intuthu yempepha enukelelayo.+ 12 Wasesithi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, uyakubona yini okwenziwa ngabadala bako-Israyeli emnyameni, ngamunye wabo esendlini yakhe engaphakathi lapho okulezithombe zakhe khona?* Phela bathi: “UJehova kasiboni. UJehova uselitshiyile ilizwe leli.’”+
13 Waqhubeka wathi kimi: “Uzabona izinto ezimbi, ezenyanyekayo kulalezi abazenzayo.” 14 Wasengiletha egedini elisenyakatho lethempeli likaJehova, ngabona abesifazana behlezi bekhalela unkulunkulu wabo uThamuzi.
15 Ngakho wathi kimi: “Uyakubona yini lokhu ndodana yomuntu? Uzabona izinto ezenyanyekayo futhi ezimbi kakhulu kulalezi.”+ 16 Wasengithatha wangisa egumeni lendlu kaJehova elingaphakathi.+ Emnyango wethempeli likaJehova phakathi laphakathi komphotshongo le-alithare, kwakulamadoda angaba ngu-25 ayefulathele ithempeli likaJehova ekhangele empumalanga, ekhothamele ilanga.+
17 Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, uyakubona yini lokhu? Kambe yinto encane yini le eyenziwa ngabantu bakoJuda? Phela benza izinto ezenyanyekayo futhi bagcwalise lonke ilizwe ngodlakela+ njalo baqhubeka bengithukuthelisa. Baphakamisela ugatsha* emakhaleni ami. 18 Ngakho ngizavuka ngolaka, angisoze ngibazwele futhi angisoze ngibe lesihawu kubo.+ Lanxa bangaze bakhale kimi baze baklabalale angisoze ngibalalele.”+
9 Ngasengimuzwa ememeza ngelizwi elikhulu esithi: “Bizani labo abazajezisa idolobho, ngamunye wabo abuye ethwele isikhali sakhe sokubulala!”
2 Ngabona amadoda ayisithupha ethutsha egedini elingaphezulu+ elikhangele enyakatho, ngamunye wabo ethwele isikhali sakhe sokubulala abantu. Ayehamba lenye indoda eyayigqoke isembatho selineni, ekhalweni lwayo kulezinto zokubhala. Angena afika ama phambi kwe-alithare lekhopha.+
3 Inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli+ yasuka lapho eyayikhona phezu kwamakherubhi yaya esitubhini somnyango wethempeli.+ UNkulunkulu wasememeza indoda eyayigqoke isembatho selineni futhi ekhalweni lwayo kulezinto zokubhala. 4 UJehova wathi kuyo: “Dabula phakathi kwedolobho leJerusalema, ufake uphawu emabunzini abantu ababubulayo labakhalayo+ ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezenyanyekayo ezenziwa edolobheni.”+
5 Ngasengimuzwa ekhuluma lamadoda ayisithupha esithi: “Mlandeleni lidabule phakathi kwedolobho libulale abantu. Lingazweli muntu futhi lingabi lesihawu.+ 6 Libulale wonke amaxhegu lamajaha lezintombi labantwana labesifazana,+ kodwa lingasondeli kuloba ngubani olophawu.+ Qalisani endaweni yami engcwele.”+ Ngakho bahle baqalisa ngabadala ababephambi kwethempeli.+ 7 Waqhubeka wathi kubo: “Ngcolisani indlu, ligcwalise amaguma ayo ngezidumbu zababuleweyo.+ Hambani!” Ngakho basuka bayabulala abantu edolobheni.
8 Babulala abantu ngaze ngazibona sengisele ngedwa. Yikho ngazilahla phansi ngathi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini ngakhala ngisithi: “Awu Nkosi Enkulu Jehova, kambe uzabulala bonke abako-Israyeli abaseleyo ngesikhathi uthululela ulaka lwakho eJerusalema?”+
9 Ngakho wangiphendula wathi: “Isono sabantu bako-Israyeli labakoJuda sikhulu kakhulu.+ Abantu babulalana kusa kwamalanga+ futhi edolobheni kugcwele ubuqili,+ ngoba bathi, ‘UJehova uselitshiyile ilizwe leli, uJehova kaboni lutho.’+ 10 Yikho angisoze ngibazwele futhi angisoze ngibe lesihawu kubo.+ Ngizabehlisela okufanele izenzo zabo.”
11 Ngasengibona indoda eyayigqoke isembatho selineni futhi ekhalweni ilezinto zokubhala, izoletha umbiko. Yafika yathi: “Sengikwenzile konke obungithume khona.”
10 Ngathi ngisabukele ngabona phezu kwesibhakabhaka esasiphezu kwamakhanda amakherubhi kulento eyayinjengelitshe lesafire. Yayikhanya phezu kwawo futhi yayingathi yisihlalo sobukhosi.+ 2 UNkulunkulu wasesithi endodeni eyayigqoke isembatho selineni:+ “Ngena phakathi laphakathi kwamaviri,+ ngaphansi kwamakherubhi, ugcwalise izandla zakho ngamalahle avuthayo+ aphakathi kwamakherubhi, ubusuwahaza edolobheni.”+ Ngakho indoda le yangena ngiyikhangele.
3 Amakherubhi ayemi enyakatho kwethempeli ngesikhathi indoda le ingena. Iguma langaphakathi lasibekelwa liyezi. 4 Inkazimulo kaJehova+ yasuka phezu kwamakherubhi yaya esitubhini somnyango wethempeli futhi ithempeli lalilokhu lisibekelwa liyezi.+ Iguma lalibukhazikhazi ngenxa yenkazimulo kaJehova. 5 Umsindo wempiko zamakherubhi wawuzwakala egumeni elingaphandle, kungani lilizwi likaNkulunkulu uSomandla nxa ekhuluma.+
6 Watshela indoda eyayigqoke isembatho selineni wathi: “Thatha umlilo phakathi laphakathi kwamaviri, phakathi kwamakherubhi.” Ngakho yangena yafika yama eceleni kweviri. 7 Elinye ikherubhi lelulela isandla salo emlilweni owawuphakathi kwamakherubhi,+ lathatha umlilo lawufaka ezandleni zendoda eyayigqoke isembatho selineni,+ yawamukela yasiphuma. 8 Amakherubhi ayelokunye okwakungathi yizandla zomuntu ngaphansi kwempiko zawo.+
9 Ngathi ngisabukele ngabona amaviri amane eceleni kwamakherubhi, iviri elilodwa liseceleni kwekherubhi elilodwa. Amaviri la ayekhanya ecazimula njengelitshe lekhrisolithe.+ 10 Nxa wawuwakhangele, wonke womane ayefanana futhi kwakungathi iviri liphakathi kwelinye iviri.* 11 Ayesithi nxa ehamba enelise ukuya kuloba yiliphi icele engazange atshibilike ngoba ayesiya lapho amakhanda amakherubhi ayekhangele khona futhi ayengatshibiliki. 12 Amakherubhi ayegcwele amehlo umzimba wonke, emhlane lasezandleni lasempikweni. Emaceleni kwamakherubhi kwakulamaviri futhi womane ayegcwele amehlo yonke indawo.+ 13 Ngezwa ilizwi limemeza amaviri lisithi, “Maviri, phambili!”
14 Ikherubhi ngalinye lalilobuso obune. Ubuso bokuqala babungobekherubhi, obesibili bungobomuntu, obesithathu bungobesilwane njalo obesine bungobokhozi.+
15 Amakherubhi ayephakama aye phezulu. Amakherubhi la kwakuyizo izidalwa eziphilayo engazibona emfuleni uKhebhari.+ 16 Ayesithi angahamba amaviri lawo ahambe. Amakherubhi ayesithi angaphakamisa impiko zawo ukuze aphakame esuka phansi, amaviri ayengatshibiliki futhi ayengasuki eceleni kwamakherubhi.+ 17 Amakherubhi ayesithi angama, amaviri lawo ame njalo ayesithi angaphakama, lamaviri aphakame ngoba umoya owawusebenza kuwo yiwo owawusebenza lasemavirini.
18 Inkazimulo kaJehova+ yasuka esitubhini somnyango wethempeli yayakuma phezu kwamakherubhi.+ 19 Ngathi ngisabukele, amakherubhi aphakamisa impiko zawo asuka phansi. Athi esuka, amaviri lawo ahamba lawo. Amakherubhi afika ama egedini lendlu kaJehova elisempumalanga njalo inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli yayiphezu kwawo.+
20 Lezi yizo izidalwa eziphilayo engangizibone ngaphansi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngisemfuleni uKhebhari.+ Ngananzelela ukuthi izidalwa lezo kwakungamakherubhi. 21 Ngasinye sezidalwa lezi ezine sasilobuso obune lempiko ezine futhi ngaphansi kwempiko zaso sasilokunye okwakungathi yizandla zomuntu.+ 22 Ubuso bazo babufanana lobuso engabubona ngisemfuleni uKhebhari.+ Isidalwa ngasinye sasihamba siqonde phambili.+
11 Umoya wangiphakamisa wangisa egedini lendlu kaJehova elisempumalanga.+ Egedini lelo elikhangele empumalanga ngabona amadoda angu-25. Phakathi kwawo kwakulabakhokheli babantu,+ uJazaniya indodana ka-Azuri loPhelathiya indodana kaBhenaya. 2 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, amadoda la yiwo abumba amacebo amabi futhi anika abantu bedolobho leli izeluleko ezimbi. 3 Athi: ‘Lesi ayisiso yini isikhathi sokuthi sakhe izindlu zethu?+ Idolobho leli liyimbiza yokupheka,*+ thina siyinyama yakhona.’*
4 “Ngakho phrofetha okubi ngabo. Phrofetha ndodana yomuntu.”+
5 Umoya kaJehova wehlela kimi+ wasesithi: “Batshele uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Lokho elikukhulumileyo bantu bako-Israyeli kuqondile njalo ngiyakwazi elikucabangayo. 6 Libulalise abantu abanengi edolobheni leli, lagcwalisa izidumbu emigwaqweni yalo.”’”+ 7 “Ngakho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova ithi: ‘Izidumbu elizigcwalise idolobho lonke yizo eziyinyama yakhona, futhi idolobho liyimbiza yokupheka.+ Kodwa lina lizakhitshwa kulo.’”
8 “‘Inkemba eliyesabayo+ yiyo elizabulawa ngayo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. 9 ‘Ngizalikhipha edolobheni leli ngilinikele ezandleni zabantu bezinye izizwe besengilahlulela.+ 10 Lizabulawa ngenkemba+ njalo ngizalahlulela emngceleni wako-Israyeli.+ Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.+ 11 Idolobho leli alisoze libe yimbiza yenu, lani alisoze libe yinyama ephakathi kwayo. Ngizalahlulela emngceleni wako-Israyeli 12 njalo lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova ngoba alizange lilandele imithetho yami lemilayo yami*+ kodwa lilandele imilayo yezizwe* eziligombolozeleyo.’”+
13 Ngathi ngiqeda nje ukuphrofetha, uPhelathiya indodana kaBhenaya wafa. Ngakho ngazilahla phansi ngathi mbo ngobuso, ngakhala ngelizwi elikhulu ngisithi: “Awu Nkosi Enkulu Jehova! Kambe uzabaqeda bonke abako-Israyeli abaseleyo?”+
14 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 15 “Ndodana yomuntu, izakhamizi zeJerusalema zitshele abafowenu abalelungelo lokuhlenga kanye labantu bonke bako-Israyeli zathi: ‘Lingasondeli kuJehova. Ilizwe ngelethu, liyilifa lethu esiliphiweyo.’ 16 Ngakho batshele uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Lanxa ngibasusile ngabahambisa emazweni akhatshana, ngabachithachitha laphakathi kwezizwe,+ ngizakuba yindawo yabo engcwele okwesikhatshana nje besemazweni lawo abakuwo.”’+
17 “Yikho-ke batshele uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngizaliqoqa ezizweni, ngilibuthe lasemazweni elisabalale kuwo, besengilinika ilizwe lako-Israyeli.+ 18 Bazaphenduka kulo basuse zonke izinto ezinyanyisayo lazo zonke izenzo ezenyanyekayo ezenziwa kulo.+ 19 Ngizabenza babe nhliziyonye+ futhi ngizatshintsha indlela abacabanga ngayo.*+ Ngizakhipha inhliziyo yelitshe emizimbeni yabo,+ ngibanike inhliziyo yenyama,*+ 20 ukuze balandele imithetho yami futhi bagcine imilayo yami bayilalele.* Bangenza njalo bazakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.”’
21 “‘“Kodwa labo abazimisele ngenhliziyo zabo ukuqhubeka besenza izinto ezinyanyisayo lezenzo zabo ezenyanyekayo ngizabehlisela lokho okufanele izenzo zabo,” kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.’”
22 Amakherubhi aphakamisa impiko zawo futhi kwakulamaviri eduze kwawo.+ Inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli yayiphezu kwamakherubhi.+ 23 Inkazimulo kaJehova+ yaphakama yasuka edolobheni yayakuma entabeni esempumalanga kwedolobho.+ 24 Kusenjalo umoya wangiphakamisa ngisembonweni engangiwutshengiswa ngumoya kaNkulunkulu, wangiletha ebantwini ababethunjiwe elizweni lamaKhaledi. Ngemva kwalokho umbono waphela, 25 ngasengiqalisa ukutshela abantu ababethunjiwe zonke izinto uJehova ayengitshengise zona.
12 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, uhlala phakathi kwabantu abahlamukayo. Balamehlo okubona kodwa kababoni, lendlebe zokuzwa kodwa kabezwa+ ngoba bangabahlamuki.+ 3 Ngakho wena ndodana yomuntu, lungisa impahla yakho njengomuntu oya ekuthunjweni, ubusuphuma emini bekukhangele uye ekuthunjweni. Suka endlini yakho bekukhangele uye kwenye indawo njengomuntu oya ekuthunjweni. Mhlawumbe bazacabangisisa ngakho lanxa nje bengabahlamuki. 4 Kumele uthathe impahla yakho oyilungisele ukuya ekuthunjweni uyikhiphe emini bekhangele, besekusithi ntambama uphume bekhangele angathi ungumuntu othunjiweyo.+
5 “Kumele uvule isikhala emdulini abantu bekukhangele, ubusuphuma ngaso uthwele impahla yakho.+ 6 Thwala impahla yakho emahlombe abantu besakukhangele, ubusungena emnyameni uhambe. Uvale ubuso bakho ukuze ungawuboni umhlabathi ngoba sengikwenze waba yisibonakaliso ebantwini bako-Israyeli.”+
7 Ngakwenza engangikutsheliwe. Emini ngakhiphela phandle impahla yami angathi yimpahla yokuya ekuthunjweni, kwathi ntambama ngavula isikhala emdulini ngezandla. Kuthe sekumnyama ngathatha impahla yami ngayithwala emahlombe ngasengihamba bengikhangele.
8 Ekuseni ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 9 “Ndodana yomuntu, abantu bako-Israyeli abahlamukayo abakubuzanga yini ukuthi wenzani? 10 Ngakho batshele uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Isimemezelo lesi siphathelane lomkhokheli+ oseJerusalema labo bonke abako-Israyeli abasedolobheni lelo.”’
11 “Khuluma labo uthi, ‘Mina ngiyisibonakaliso kini,+ engikwenzileyo yikho okuzakwenzakala kubo. Bazathunjwa bayekuba yizigqili.+ 12 Umkhokheli ophakathi kwabo uzathwala impahla yakhe ehlombe aphume sekumnyama. Uzavula isikhala emdulini abesephuma ngaso ethwele impahla yakhe+ futhi uzavala ubuso bakhe ukuze angawuboni umhlabathi.’ 13 Ngizaphosela inethi yami phezu kwakhe ngimbambe,+ besengimhambisa eBhabhiloni elizweni lamaKhaledi, kodwa kasoze alibone njalo uzafela kulo.+ 14 Bonke abaseduze kwakhe, abamncedisayo kanye lebutho lakhe, ngizabachitha bagcwale indawo yonke,+ ngiphinde ngibaxotshanise ngiphethe inkemba.+ 15 Bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova nxa sengibachithachithile ezizweni, ngabahaza emazweni wonke. 16 Kodwa ngizakwenza ukuthi abalutshwana babo basinde, bangabulawa yinkemba lendlala kanye lesifo, ukuze bayetshela abantu bezizwe abazakuya kuzo ngezinto zonke ezenyanyekayo ababezenza. Bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.”
17 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 18 “Ndodana yomuntu, kumele udle isinkwa sakho uqhuqha, unathe lamanzi ukhathazekile.+ 19 Khuluma labantu belizwe uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova ngabantu abahlala eJerusalema elizweni lako-Israyeli: “Bazakudla isinkwa sabo bekhathazekile banathe lamanzi abo bethukile, ngoba ilizwe labo lizasala lilunxiwa+ ngenxa yodlakela lwabo bonke abahlala kulo.+ 20 Amadolobho ahlala abantu azadilizwa futhi ilizwe lizasala liyinkangala.+ Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.”’”+
21 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 22 “Ndodana yomuntu, yisaga bani lesi elilaso ko-Israyeli esithi, ‘Insuku ziyadlula kodwa kasikho lesisodwa isiphrofetho esigcwalisekayo’?+ 23 Batshele uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngizakwenza ukuthi isaga lesi siphele njalo asisoze siphinde sikhulunywe ko-Israyeli.”’ Uphinde uthi kubo, ‘Insuku sezisondele+ futhi zonke iziphrofetho zizagcwaliseka.’ 24 Ko-Israyeli akusoze kuphinde kube labaphrofethi bamanga labantu abahlahlulayo beqila abanye.+ 25 ‘“Mina Jehova ngizakhuluma njalo loba yiliphi ilizwi engilikhulumayo lizagcwaliseka masinyane.+ Ngensuku zenu+ lina bahlamuki, ngizakhipha ilizwi ngiphinde ngiligcwalise,” kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.’”
26 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 27 “Ndodana yomuntu, abantu bako-Israyeli bathi, ‘Umbono awubonayo ukhatshana ukugcwaliseka, futhi kusasele isikhathi eside ukuthi akuphrofethayo kwenzakale.’+ 28 Ngakho batshele uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Kalikho ngitsho lelilodwa ilizwi lami elizaphuza, konke engikukhulumayo kuzakwenzakala,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”’”
13 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, phrofetha mayelana labaphrofethi bako-Israyeli+ njalo ukhulume lalabo abaphrofetha izinto abazicabangela zona*+ uthi, ‘Zwanini ilizwi likaJehova. 3 Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Maye kubaphrofethi abayiziphukuphuku, abaphrofetha abazicabangela khona* kungelalutho abalubonileyo!+ 4 Bantu bako-Israyeli, abaphrofethi benu sebefanana lamakhanka asemanxiweni. 5 Lina baphrofethi kalisoze lihambe liyevala izikhala ezisemdulini wedolobho.+ Yikho abako-Israyeli bengasoze benelise ukuma baqine empini ngosuku lukaJehova.”+ 6 “Babona imibono yamanga futhi baphrofetha amanga besithi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova,’ lanxa uJehova engazange abathume, njalo balindele ukuthi amazwi abo agcwaliseke.+ 7 Liyabe lingabonanga imibono yamanga yini futhi laphrofetha amanga nxa lisithi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova,’ mina ngingatshongo lutho?”’
8 “‘Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “‘Ngizakulwa lani ngenxa yokuthi likhulume amanga labona lemibono yamanga,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”+ 9 Ngizakwelula isandla sami ngijezise abaphrofethi ababona imibono yamanga labaphrofetha amanga.+ Abasoze babekhona phakathi kwabantu engibatshela imfihlo yami njalo amabizo abo awasoze abhalwe ezincwadini zabantu bako-Israyeli futhi abasoze babuyele elizweni lako-Israyeli. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina ngiyiNkosi Enkulu uJehova.+ 10 Konke lokhu kubangelwa yikuthi benze abantu bami bahlanhlatha bebatshela ukuthi kulokuthula khona kungelakuthula.+ Nxa kungakhiwa umduli ongaqinanga bona bayawugudula ngekalaga.’*+
11 “Tshela labo abagudula umduli ngekalaga ukuthi umduli wabo uzadilika. Kuzabuya izulu elikhulu kukhithike amatshe esiqhotho futhi isiphepho esilamandla sizawudilizela phansi.+ 12 Nxa umduli usudilikile bazalibuza bathi, ‘Lingaphi ikalaga elagudula ngalo?’+
13 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngizavuka ngolaka ngilethe isiphepho esikhulu, kune izulu elikhulu nxa sengithukuthele. Kuzakhithika amatshe esiqhotho awubhidlize umduli ngoba ngiyabe ngizondile. 14 Ngizawudilizela phansi umduli wenu elawugudula ngekalaga futhi izisekelo zawo zizasala egcekeni. Nxa idolobho lidilika, lani lizahle liphelele phakathi. Lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’
15 “‘Nxa sengithululele ulaka lwami phezu komduli lakulabo abawugudula ngekalaga ngizathi kini: “Umduli awusekho, lalabo abawugudulayo abasekho.+ 16 Abaphrofethi bako-Israyeli abasekho, labo ababephrofetha ngeJerusalema futhi bebona imibono yokuthi kulokuthula kuyo khona kungelakuthula,”’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
17 “Kodwa khathesi ndodana yomuntu, khuluma lamadodakazi abantu bakini aphrofetha izinto azicabangela zona, uphrofethe mayelana lawo. 18 Watshele uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Maye kwabesifazana abathunga imigqizo yengalo zonke,* benze lamaveyili alingana wonke umuntu ukuze bazingele impilo zabantu. Kambe lizingela abantu bami lizama ukuvikela ezenu impilo? 19 Kambe selingaze lingidelele phakathi kwabantu bami ukuze lithole imvuthu zesinkwa lebhali egcwala isandla nje kuphela?+ Libulala abantu okungamelanga bafe litshiye labo okumele babulawe, ngoba liqambela abantu bami amanga futhi bayawalalela amanga enu.”’+
20 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngiyayizonda imigqizo yenu lina bomama, elithiya ngayo abantu angathi lithiya inyoni. Ngizayiqamula engalweni zenu ngikhulule labo elibathiya angathi zinyoni. 21 Ngizadabula amaveyili enu ngikhulule abantu bami esandleni senu futhi alisoze libazingele libabambe. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.+ 22 Lidanise umuntu olungileyo ngamanga enu+ lanxa mina bengingafuni ukumenza ahlupheke, njalo lisekele umuntu omubi+ lamenza wangatshiyi izenzo zakhe ezimbi, yikho engasoze aqhubeke ephila.+ 23 Ngakho lina bomama alisoze liphinde libone imibono yamanga loba lihlahlule.+ Ngizakhulula abantu bami esandleni senu njalo lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’”
14 Abanye abadala bako-Israyeli babuya bafika bahlala phambi kwami,+ 2 ilizwi likaJehova laselifika kimi lathi: 3 “Ndodana yomuntu, amadoda la azimisele ukuqhubeka ekhonza izithombe zawo ezenyanyekayo* njalo afakele abantu isikhubekiso esenza bone. Manje sengingawavumela yini ukuthi azobuza kimi?+ 4 Yikho khuluma lawo uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Nxa um-Israyeli ezimisele ukuqhubeka ekhonza izithombe zakhe ezenyanyekayo futhi efakela abanye isikhubekiso esenza ukuthi bone, kodwa abesebuya ezobuza kumphrofethi, mina Jehova ngizamnika impendulo ehambelana lobunengi bezithombe zakhe ezenyanyekayo. 5 Ngizakwenza abantu bako-Israyeli besabe bathuthumele ngoba bonke bangihlamukele baqala ukukhonza izithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo.”’+
6 “Ngakho tshela abako-Israyeli uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Tshiyani izithombe zenu ezenyanyekayo liphenduke kimi, lifulathele zonke izenzo zenu ezenyanyekayo.+ 7 Phela nxa um-Israyeli loba umuntu wezizweni ohlala ko-Israyeli angangihlamukela azimisele ukukhonza izithombe zakhe ezenyanyekayo, futhi afakele abantu isikhubekiso esenza ukuthi bone, kodwa abesebuya azobuza umphrofethi wami,+ mina Jehova yimi engizamphendula. 8 Ngizamelana laye abe yisixwayiso ebantwini futhi angaphumi emilonyeni yabo, ngimsuse ebantwini bami.+ Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.”’
9 “‘Kodwa nxa umphrofethi engavuma ukuqilwa acine ebaphendulile, uyabe eqilwe yimi, mina Jehova.+ Ngizakwelulela isandla sami kuye ngimsuse ebantwini bako-Israyeli. 10 Bonke bazathwala icala labo, icala lalowo obuzileyo liyabe lifanana lelomphrofethi, 11 ukuze abako-Israyeli bangabi belokhu behlamuka kimi, bezingcolisa ngezono zonke abazenzayo. Bazakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
12 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 13 “Ndodana yomuntu, nxa abantu elizweni besona futhi bengathembekanga kimi, ngizakwelulela isandla sami kubo, ngitshabalalise konke ukudla kwabo+ futhi ngilethe indlala enkulu elizweni,+ kufe abantu lezifuyo.”+ 14 “‘Lanxa amadoda la amathathu, uNowa+ loDanyeli+ loJobe+ abengabe eselizweni lelo, abezasindisa impilo zawo kuphela ngenxa yokulunga kwawo,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
15 “‘Nxa bengingathumela inyamazana zeganga eziyingozi elizweni zifike ziqede abantu, ilizwe lisale lingamanxiwa futhi kungabi lamuntu odlula kulo ngenxa yezinyamazana eziyingozi,+ 16 ngifunga ngami uqobo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova, ‘lanxa amadoda la amathathu abengabe eselizweni lelo abengasoze asindise ngitsho lamadodana lamadodakazi awo. Abezasindisa impilo zawo kuphela, ilizwe lisale liyinkangala.’”
17 “‘Nxa bengingathumela inkemba elizweni leli+ ngithi: “Inkemba kayidabule elizweni,” ibulale abantu lezifuyo,+ 18 ngifunga ngami uqobo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova, ‘lanxa amadoda la amathathu abengabe eselizweni lelo abengasoze asindise ngitsho lamadodana lamadodakazi awo, abezasindisa impilo zawo kuphela.’”
19 “‘Nxa bengingathumela umkhuhlane otshabalalisayo elizweni leli,+ ngithululele ulaka lwami phezu kwalo ngibulale abantu abanengi lezifuyo, 20 ngifunga ngami uqobo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova, ‘lanxa uNowa+ loDanyeli+ loJobe+ bebengabe beselizweni lelo bebengasoze basindise ngitsho lamadodana lamadodakazi abo, bebezasindisa impilo zabo kuphela ngenxa yokulunga kwabo.’”+
21 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Lokhu yikho okuzakwenzakala nxa sengithumela izinto ezine engizajezisa ngazo iJerusalema.+ Ngizathumela inkemba, lendlala, lezinyamazana zeganga eziyingozi kanye lesifo,+ ngibulale abantu lezifuyo.+ 22 Kodwa abanye bazasila bakhutshwe eJerusalema+ kanye lamadodana lamadodakazi abo. Bazakuza kini futhi lizathi libona ukuziphatha kwabo lezenzo zabo liduduzeke ngalokho okwehlele iJerusalema langazo zonke izinto engizenze kuyo.’”
23 “‘Lizaduduzeka nxa selibona ukuziphatha kwabo lezenzo zabo njalo lizakwazi ukuthi bengilesizatho sokwenza lokho engikwenze kuyo,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
15 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, isigodo sesihlahla samagilebisi sitshiyene ngani lezinye izihlahla kumbe lengatsha zezihlahla eziseguswini? 3 Kuyini ongakwenza ngesigodo leso? Kambe abantu bangasisebenzisa ukulengisa izinto zabo? 4 Nxa singafakwa emlilweni izihloko zaso zombili ziyatsha, sona sisale sihaqazekile. Pho siyabe sisasebenzani? 5 Phela singakatshi besingeke sisetshenziswe ukwenza loba yini. Pho nxa sesitshile sahaqazwa ngumlilo ke? Siyabe singasancedi ngalutho.”
6 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Abantu abahlala eJerusalema ngizabenza lokho engikwenze isigodo sesihlahla samagilebisi phakathi kwezinye izihlahla eziseguswini, esisetshenziswa ukubasa umlilo.+ 7 Ngizabajezisa. Lanxa bephume emlilweni, omunye umlilo uzabatshisa baphele. Lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova nxa sengibajezisa.’”+
8 “‘Ngizakwenza ilizwe lisale liyinkangala+ ngoba abathembekanga kimi,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
16 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, tshela iJerusalema ngezenzo zayo ezenyanyekayo.+ 3 Kumele uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova ngeJerusalema: “Wena udabuka elizweni laseKhenani futhi yikho lapho owazalelwa khona. Uyihlo wayengum-Amori,+ unyoko engumHithi.+ 4 Ngelanga owazalwa ngalo awuzange uqunywe inkaba njalo awugeziswanga ngamanzi ukuze uhlanzeke. Awuzange uhlikihlwe ngesawudo futhi awugoqelwanga ngamalembu. 5 Akulamuntu owakuzwelayo wakwenzela izinto zonke lezi futhi kakho owaba lesihawu kuwe, kodwa walahlelwa egangeni ngoba wahle wazondwa ngelanga owazalwa ngalo.
6 “‘“Ngathi ngidlula ngakubona ukhabakhaba phakathi kwegazi lakho. Ngakhuluma lawe ulele egazini lakho ngathi: ‘Qhubeka uphila!’ Ngakhuluma lawe sibili ulele egazini lakho, ngathi: ‘Qhubeka uphila!’ 7 Ngakwenza waba labantwana abanengi njengotshani beganga obumila bube bunengi. Wakhula wabumbeka futhi wawugqoka imiceciso emihle kakhulu. Waphuhla njalo lenwele zakho zakhula kodwa wawulokhu uhamba nqunu ungagqokanga.”’
8 “‘Ngathi ngidlula ngananzelela ukuthi wawusukhulile okokuthi usungangena endabeni zothando. Ngakho ngakwembathisa ngesembatho sami+ ngavala ubunqunu bakho, ngafunga futhi ngenza isivumelwano lawe wasusiba ngowami,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. 9 ‘Ngakugezisa ngamanzi ngakuhlambulula igazi elalisemzimbeni wakho, ngasengikugcoba ngamafutha.+ 10 Ngakugqokisa isigqoko esicecisiweyo ngakupha amanyathela amahle enziwe ngesikhumba, ngasengikuthandela ngelembu lelineni elihle. Ngakugqokisa izigqoko ezidulayo. 11 Ngakucecisa ngemiceciso emihle ngakufaka amasongo ezandleni, ngakugqokisa lomgaxo entanyeni. 12 Ngakufaka indandatho emakhaleni lamacici endlebeni kanye lomqhele omuhle ekhanda. 13 Wawuzicecisa ngegolide lesiliva, ugqoka isembatho esicecisiweyo lezigqoko ezidulayo ezenziwe ngelineni elihle. Wawusidla ifulawa ecolekileyo loluju kanye lamafutha. Waba muhle kakhulu+ waze wafanela ukuba yindlovukazi.’”*
14 “‘Udumo lwakho lwasabalala ezizweni+ ngenxa yobuhle bakho. Phela wawumuhle ungelasici ngoba ngangifake inkazimulo yami phezu kwakho,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
15 “‘Kodwa waqalisa ukuthemba ubuhle bakho+ futhi waba liwule ngenxa yokuthi wawusudumile.+ Wawufeba laye wonke umuntu odlulayo,+ utshaphaza ubuhle bakho emuntwini wonke. 16 Wathatha ezinye izigqoko zakho wacecisa ngazo izindawo eziphakemeyo* owawuwulela kuzo.+ Izinto ezinje akumelanga zenzakale njalo akumelanga zibe khona. 17 Wathatha lemiceciso emihle yegolide lesiliva engangikunike yona wenza ngayo izithombe zesilisa wafeba lazo.+ 18 Wathatha izembatho zakho ezicecisiweyo wembathisa izithombe zakho zesilisa, wasunikela kuzo ngamafutha ami lempepha yami.+ 19 Wathatha lesinkwa engangikunike sona esenziwe ngefulawa ecolekileyo lamafutha loluju engangikuphe khona ukuthi ukudle, wanikela ngakho ezithombeni zakho ukuze kube ngumnikelo onukelelayo.+ Lokhu yikho kanye okwenzakalayo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
20 “‘Wathatha amadodana lamadodakazi owawungizalele wona,+ wanikela ngawo ezithombeni zakho.+ Wawungasuthiseki ngobuwule bakho yini? 21 Wabulala amadodana ami wanikela ngawo ukuze atshiswe emlilweni.+ 22 Ngesikhathi usenza zonke izinto lezi ezenyanyekayo futhi uwula, awuzange ukhumbule izinsuku leziyana usesemncane, unqunu futhi ungagqokanga, ukhabakhaba phakathi kwegazi lakho. 23 Maye ngawe ngenxa yokuthi wenze zonke izinto lezi ezimbi!’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. 24 ‘Wazenzela idundulu elikhulu wazakhela lezindawo eziphakemeyo kuwo wonke amagceke edolobho. 25 Wakha izindawo zakho eziphakemeyo kuyo yonke imigwaqo, lapho okubona khona abantu. Watshaphaza ubuhle bakho ngokuwula laye wonke umuntu odlulayo,+ futhi wangezelela ubuwule bakho.+ 26 Wafeba lamadodana aseGibhithe+ ayetshisekela ukulala lawe, wangithukuthelisa ngokuwula kwakho okungapheliyo. 27 Ngizakwelulela isandla sami esilamandla phezu kwakho ngikujezise, ngitshabalalise ukudla kwakho.+ Ngizakunikela kwabesifazana abakuzondayo,+ amadodakazi amaFilisti azenyanyayo izenzo zakho ezilihlazo,+ abesezenzela umathanda phezu kwakho.
28 “‘Wafeba lamadodana ase-Asiriya ngenxa yokuthi wawungasuthiseki,+ kodwa lanxa wawusuwule lawo, awuzange usuthiseke. 29 Wasuka lapho wayawula elizweni labathengisayo* waze wayafika lakumaKhaledi,+ kodwa lalapho awuzange usuthiseke. 30 Inhliziyo yakho yayisinguthathekile* ngesikhathi usenza zonke izinto lezi, uziphatha njengekhikhitha elixhwale kakhulu!’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. 31 ‘Kodwa ngesikhathi usakha amadundulu akho amakhulu kuyo yonke imigwaqo lapho abantu ababona khona, futhi usenza izindawo zakho eziphakemeyo kuwo wonke amagceke edolobho, wawungenzi njengewule ngoba wena wawusala ukubhadalwa. 32 Uyisifebe somfazi esithanda amanye amadoda kulokuthi sithande umkaso!+ 33 Wonke amawule aphiwa ngabantu izipho+ kodwa wena nguwe opha bonke abafuna ukulala lawe izipho.+ Uyabathenga ukuze babuye bevela kuzo zonke izindawo bazofeba lawe.+ 34 Wena awufanani labanye abesifazana abawulayo. Alikho iwule elinjengawe! Wena nguwe obhadala owula labo kulokuthi bona bakubhadale. Uwula ngendlela yakho wedwa.’
35 “Ngakho wena sifebe,+ zwana ilizwi likaJehova. 36 Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngenxa yokuthi uthulule inkanuko yakho wembula lobunqunu bakho ngesikhathi uwula lezithandwa zakho lazo zonke izithombe zakho ezenyanyekayo,*+ waze wanikela ngegazi lamadodana akho kuzo,+ 37 ngizabutha zonke izithandwa zakho owawuzithokozisa, bonke owawubathanda labo bonke osubazonda. Ngizabaqoqa bevela kuzo zonke indawo ngikunqunule phambi kwabo, babone bonke ubunqunu bakho.+
38 “‘Ngizakujezisa ngesijeziso esifanele omama abatshiya amadoda abo bayefeba,+ lesifanele labo abangababulali.+ Uzabulawa ngenxa yokuthi ngithukuthele kakhulu futhi ngilobukhwele.+ 39 Ngizakunikela esandleni sabo badilize amadundulu akho lezindawo zakho eziphakemeyo.+ Bazakuhlubula izigqoko+ bathathe imiceciso yakho emihle,+ bakutshiye uhamba nqunu. 40 Bazabiza ixuku labantu likuhlasele.+ Bazakukhanda ngamatshe+ bakugwaze ngezinkemba zabo.+ 41 Bazathungela izindlu zakho ngomlilo+ bakujezise phambi kwabesifazana abanengi. Ngizabuqeda bonke ubuwule bakho+ njalo uzayekela ukubhadala izithandwa zakho. 42 Ngizaqedela ulaka lwami lonke phezu kwakho+ futhi ukuthukuthela kwami kuzaphela.+ Ulaka lwami luzabohla, intukuthelo yami iphele.’
43 “‘Ngizakwehlisela phezu kwekhanda lakho isijeziso esifanele izenzo zakho ngenxa yokuthi awuzange ukhumbule insuku zobutsha bakho+ kodwa ungithukuthelisile wenza zonke izinto lezi,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. ‘Uzatshiya zonke izenzo zakho ezenyanyekayo futhi awusoze uphinde uziphathe butshapha.
44 “‘Bonke abathanda izaga bazasebenzisa isaga lesi kuwe, bathi: “Indodakazi yafuza unina!”+ 45 Ufuze unyoko owayeseyisa umkakhe labantwabakhe. Ufuze labodadewenu abadela omkabo labantwababo. Unyoko wayengumHithi, uyihlo engum-Amori.’”+
46 “‘Udadewenu omdala yiSamariya,+ lowo ohlala enyakatho* lamadodakazi akhe.*+ Udadewenu omncane yiSodoma,+ lowo ohlala eningizimu* lamadodakazi akhe.*+ 47 Ayisikho ukuthi waziphatha njengabo futhi walandela izenzo zabo ezinyanyisayo kuphela, kodwa ngesikhatshana nje wawusuxhwale ukwedlula bona.+ 48 Ngifunga ngami uqobo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova, ‘udadewenu iSodoma lamadodakazi akhe abazange benze lokho wena lamadodakazi akho elikwenzileyo. 49 Icala leSodoma udadewenu kwakuyileli: Yena lamadodakazi akhe+ babezigqaja+ futhi belokudla okunengi,+ behlezi kuhle kungelalutho olubakhathazayo.+ Kodwa abazange bancede abahluphekayo labayanga.+ 50 Baqhubeka beziphakamisa+ njalo besenza izinto ezenyanyekayo phambi kwamehlo ami.+ Yikho ngabona kungcono ukuthi ngibasuse.+
51 “‘Lezono ezenziwa yiSamariya+ azifiki kulezo owazenzayo wena.* Waqhubeka usenza izinto ezinyanyisayo ezinengi ukwedlula ezabo, okokuthi odadewenu baze bacina bekhanya angathi balungile ngenxa yazo zonke izenzo zakho ezenyanyekayo.+ 52 Kumele uthwale ihlazo lakho ngoba wenze ukuziphatha kwabodadewenu kwakhanya angathi kuhle. Bona bangcono sibili kulawe ngoba wena wenze izinto ezenyanyeka ukwedlula ezabo. Ngakho woba lenhloni uthwale ihlazo lakho ngoba wenze odadewenu bakhanya angathi balungile.’
53 “‘Ngizaqoqa abathunjiweyo beSodoma lamadodakazi ayo labeSamariya lamadodakazi ayo. Ngalesosikhathi ngizaqoqa labathunjiweyo bakho,+ 54 ukuze uthwale ihlazo lakho. Uzayangeka ngenxa yokuthi lokho okwenzileyo kuzabaduduza. 55 Udadewenu iSodoma lamadodakazi akhe bazabuyela esimeni sabo sakuqala, leSamariya lamadodakazi ayo izabuyela esimeni sayo sakuqala. Wena lamadodakazi akho lani lizabuyela kulokho elaliyikho kuqala.+ 56 Udadewenu iSodoma wawungakhulumi langaye ngensuku zokuzigqaja kwakho, 57 ububi bakho bungakavezwa egcekeni.+ Khathesi amadodakazi eSiriya labomakhelwane bayo bayakuthethisa, lamadodakazi amaFilisti+ akugombolozeleyo ayakuchothoza. 58 Uzawuthola umvuzo wokuziphatha kwakho okulihlazo lowezenzo zakho ezenyanyekayo,’ kutsho uJehova.”
59 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngizakwenza kuwe lokho okufanele izenzo zakho+ ngoba udelele isifungo ngokwephula isivumelwano sami.+ 60 Kodwa mina ngizasikhumbula isivumelwano engasenza lawe ensukwini zobutsha bakho njalo ngizakwenza lawe isivumelwano esingapheliyo.+ 61 Uzakhumbula ukuziphatha kwakho uyangeke+ nxa ususemukela odadewenu abadala labancane kulawe. Ngizakunika bona babe ngamadodakazi akho, kodwa lokho angisoze ngikwenze ngesivumelwano sami lawe.’
62 “‘Mina ngokwami ngizakwenza isivumelwano lawe. Lapho-ke uzakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova. 63 Nxa sengikuhlawulele konke okwenzileyo,+ uzazikhumbula izenzo zakho uyangeke, wehluleke lokuvula umlomo ngenxa yenhloni,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
17 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, batshele umzekeliso futhi utsho ilibho leli ukhuluma ngabantu bako-Israyeli,+ 3 uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ukhozi olukhulu+ olulempiko ezinkulu lensiba ezinde ezimibalabala futhi ezinengi lwafika eLebhanoni+ lwakhipha isihloko* sesihlahla somsedari.+ 4 Lwaqunta ihlumela elaliphezulu kulawo wonke lwahamba lalo elizweni labathengisayo* lwafika lwalihlanyela edolobheni labathengisayo.+ 5 Ukhozi lolu lwathatha enye inhlanyelo yaselizweni*+ lwayihlanyela emhlabathini ovundileyo. Lwayihlanyela ukuze ikhule angathi yisihlahla esiseceleni kwamanzi amanengi. 6 Inhlanyelo yamila yaba yisihlahla samagilebisi esifitshane esinabayo,+ ingatsha zaso zigobele ngaphakathi lempande zaso zikhula khonapho ngaphansi kwaso. Sakhula-ke isihlahla samagilebisi saba lengatsha sakhipha lamahlumela.+
7 “‘“Kusenjalo kwafika olunye ukhozi olwalulukhulu+ lulempiko ezinkulu lensiba ezinde.+ Isihlahla samagilebisi sanabisela impande zaso lapho okwakulokhozi lolu, zisuka endaweni esasihlanyelwe kuyo. Selulela kulo ingatsha zaso ukuze ukhozi lusithelele ngamanzi.+ 8 Kodwa sasivele sihlanyelwe endaweni evundileyo eduze kwamanzi amanengi ukuze sikhule sibe yisihlahla samagilebisi esihle esilengatsha njalo esithela izithelo.”’+
9 “Batshele uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Kambe isihlahla lesi sizakhula kuhle yini? Abasoze baquphune impande zaso yini,+ izithelo zaso zibole lamahlumela aso abune?+ Sizakutsha okokuthi akusoze kudingakale ingalo elamandla loba abantu abanengi ukuthi basisiphune. 10 Lanxa singasitshunwa siyehlanyelwa kwenye indawo, sizakhula kuhle yini? Asisoze sitshe yini nxa umoya wempumalanga ususitshaya? Sizakutsha somele endaweni esikhulele kuyo.”’”
11 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 12 “Ngicela ukhulume labantu laba abahlamukayo uthi kubo, ‘Kaliboni yini ukuthi izinto lezi zitshoni?’ Wothi kubo, ‘Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yafika eJerusalema yathatha inkosi lezikhulu zayo yaya labo eBhabhiloni.+ 13 Yathatha omunye ozalwa esikhosini+ yenza laye isivumelwano yasimfungisa.+ Yaphinda yathatha lezikhulu zesizwe yahamba lazo,+ 14 ukuze umbuso wehliselwe phansi ungaphindi ukhule, uqhubeke ukhona kuphela nxa engagcina isivumelwano sakhe.+ 15 Kodwa inkosi yakoJuda ihlamukele inkosi yeBhabhiloni+ ngokuthuma izithunywa zayo eGibhithe ukuze bayinike amabhiza+ lebutho elikhulu.+ Kambe izaphumelela? Umuntu owenza izinto lezi uzaphunyuka yini angajeziswa? Kambe angephula isivumelwano aphunyuke?’+
16 “‘“Ngifunga ngami uqobo,” kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova, “uzafela eBhabhiloni lapho okuhlala khona inkosi* eyambeka ukuthi abe yinkosi,* leyo adelele isifungo sayo wephula lesivumelwano ayesenze layo.+ 17 Ibutho elikhulu kanye lamasotsha amanengi kaFaro awasoze abe loncedo empini+ nxa sekusakhiwa imiduli emikhulu yokuvimbezela lamadundulu okuhlasela ukuze kutshabalaliswe impilo zabantu abanengi. 18 Udelele isifungo, wephula isivumelwano. Wenze konke lokhu lanxa wayethembise ukuthi uzasigcina isivumelwano lesi, yikho engasoze aphunyuke.”’
19 “‘Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngifunga ngami uqobo, ngizamjezisa ngoba udelele isifungo sami+ wephula lesivumelwano sami. 20 Ngizaphosela inethi yami phezu kwakhe ngimbambe.+ Ngizamletha eBhabhiloni ngimthonisise khona ngoba kazange athembeke kimi.+ 21 Wonke amabutho akhe abalekayo azabulawa ngenkemba futhi aseleyo azasabalala indawo yonke.+ Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngikhulumile.”’+
22 “‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngizathatha ihlumela esihlokweni* sesihlahla somsedari+ eside besengilihlanyela. Ngizathatha ihlumela elibuthakathaka egatsheni lwaso oluphezulu,+ ngilihlanyele phezu kwentaba enkulu futhi ende.+ 23 Ngizalihlanyela entabeni yako-Israyeli ende, likhule libe yisihlahla somsedari esihle esilengatsha ezinkulu lesithela izithelo. Zonke inyoni zizabuya zizokwakha izidleke kuso futhi zihlale emthunzini wengatsha zaso. 24 Zonke izihlahla zeganga zizakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova yimi engiwise isihlahla esikhulu ngaphakamisa leso esincane.+ Ngomise isihlahla esiluhlaza ngenza esomileyo sahluma.+ Mina Jehova ngikhulumile njalo ngikwenzile.”’”
18 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Sitshoni isaga lesi elisikhulumayo elizweni lako-Israyeli esithi, ‘Obaba badle amagilebisi amunyu kodwa amazinyo abantwana yiwo atshelelayo’?+
3 “‘Ngifunga ngami uqobo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova, ‘alisoze liqhubeke lisisebenzisa isaga lesi ko-Israyeli. 4 Yonke imiphefumulo* ngeyami, umphefumulo kababa ngowami lomphefumulo wendodana ngowami. Umphefumulo* owonayo yiwo ozakufa.
5 “‘Ake sithi kulomuntu olungileyo owenza okufaneleyo lokulungileyo. 6 Umuntu lo kadli ukudla okunikelwe ezithombeni ezintabeni+ njalo kathembelanga ezithombeni ezenyanyekayo* zabantu bako-Israyeli. Kalali lomfazi* kamakhelwane wakhe+ kumbe lowesifazana osesikhathini.+ 7 Akulamuntu amphatha kubi+ futhi uyabuyisela isibambiso abesiphiwe ngumuntu olesikwelede sakhe.+ Kaqilibezeli muntu+ kodwa uthatha ukudla kwakhe aphe abalambileyo+ njalo uyabanika izigqoko labo abahamba nqunu.+ 8 Kabhadalisi inzuzo njalo kabolekisi ehlose ukuthola inzuzo eyedlulisileyo.+ Kenzi okungalunganga+ futhi wahlulela kuhle phakathi kwabantu abaphikisanayo.+ 9 Uqhubeka elandela imilayo yami futhi egcina imithetho yami yokwahlulela ukuze ahlale ethembekile. Umuntu onjalo uzaqhubeka ephila ngoba ulungile,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
10 “‘Kodwa ake sithi ulendodana eyisigebenga+ kumbe engumbulali+ loba eyenza okunye kwalokhu, 11 (lanxa uyise engazange enze okunye kwalokhu). Indodana le idla ukudla okunikelwe ezithombeni phezu kwezintaba njalo ilala lomfazi* kamakhelwane wayo. 12 Iphatha kubi abaswelayo labayanga+ futhi ithathela abantu impahla yabo. Kayibuyiseli isibambiso sesikwelede, ithembele ezithombeni ezenyanyekayo+ futhi yenza izenzo ezenyanyekayo.+ 13 Ibolekisa abantu imali ukuze ithole inzuzo eyedlulisileyo njalo ibhadalisa inzuzo.+ Yikho kayisoze iqhubeke iphila. Izabulawa ngenxa yokuthi yenze zonke izinto lezi ezenyanyekayo, futhi yiyo eyabe izibulalisile.*
14 “‘Kodwa ake sithi kulendodana ezibonayo zonke izono ezenziwa nguyise kodwa yona ingazenzi izinto lezo. 15 Indodana le ayidli ukudla okunikelwe ezithombeni ezintabeni futhi kayithembelanga ezithombeni ezenyanyekayo zabantu bako-Israyeli. Kayilali lomfazi* kamakhelwane wayo. 16 Akulamuntu emphatha kubi njalo kayiyali lesibambiso somuntu olesikwelede sayo futhi ayithatheli muntu impahla yakhe. Inika abalambileyo ukudla kwayo, iphe labahamba nqunu izigqoko. 17 Kayiqali ukucindezela abayanga futhi kayibhadalisi inzuzo kumbe ibolekise imali ihlose ukuthola inzuzo eyedlulisileyo. Iyayigcina imithetho yami yokwahlulela futhi iyayilandela imilayo yami. Umuntu onje kasoze afele isono sikayise, uzaqhubeka ephila. 18 Kodwa uyise uzakufa ngenxa yamacala akhe ngoba wayeqilibezela abantu, ethathela abafowabo impahla njalo esenza izinto ezimbi ebantwini bakibo.
19 “‘Kodwa lina lizakuthi: “Kungani indodana ingetheswa icala ngenxa yezono zikayise?” Indodana izaqhubeka iphila+ ngoba yenze okufaneleyo lokulungileyo, yagcina yonke imithetho yami njalo yayilandela. 20 Umphefumulo owonayo yiwo ozakufa.*+ Indodana ayisoze yetheswe icala ngenxa yezono zikayise, lobaba kasoze etheswe icala ngenxa yezono zendodana yakhe. Umvuzo womuntu olungileyo uzakuba ngowakhe yedwa, lomuntu owenze izinto ezimbi uzajeziswa yedwa.+
21 “‘Nxa umuntu owenza okubi angatshiya zonke izono zakhe abesegcina imithetho yami futhi enze okufaneleyo lokulungileyo uzaqhubeka ephila, kasoze afe.+ 22 Kasikho ngitsho lesisodwa isono azasithonisiswa.*+ Uzaqhubeka ephila ngoba wenze okulungileyo.’+
23 “‘Ngiyathokoza yini ngokufa komuntu owenza okubi?’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. ‘Mina engikufunayo yikuthi umuntu omubi atshiye konke okubi akwenzayo aqhubeke ephila.’+
24 “‘Kodwa nxa umuntu olungileyo angatshiya ukwenza okuhle abesesenza okubi, enze zonke izinto ezenyanyekayo ezenziwa ngabantu ababi, kambe uzaphila? Akula ngitsho lokukodwa okulungileyo ayekwenza okuzakhunjulwa.+ Uzakufa ngenxa yokuthi wenze isono njalo kathembekanga.+
25 “‘Kodwa lina lizakuthi: “Okwenziwa nguJehova akulunganga.”+ Ngakho ngicela lilalele lina bantu bako-Israyeli. Izenzo zami yizo ezingalunganga yini+ kumbe ngezenu?+
26 “‘Nxa umuntu olungileyo angatshiya ukwenza okuhle enze izinto ezimbi abesesifa, uyabe efele izenzo zakhe ezimbi.
27 “‘Kodwa nxa umuntu owenza okubi angatshiya konke okubi akwenzayo abeseqalisa ukwenza okufaneleyo lokulungileyo, uyabe eyisindisile impilo yakhe.*+ 28 Nxa angananzelela ukuthi ubesenza okubi abesetshiya konke okubi abekwenza, uzaqhubeka ephila, kasoze afe.
29 “‘Kodwa abako-Israyeli bazakuthi: “Okwenziwa nguJehova akulunganga.” Bantu bako-Israyeli, izenzo zami yizo ezingalunganga yini+ kumbe ngezenu?’
30 “‘Ngakho bantu bako-Israyeli, ngizakwahlulela ngamunye wenu ngezenzo zakhe,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. ‘Phendukani litshiye zonke izono zenu ukuze zingabi yisikhubekiso esenza libe lecala. 31 Tshiyani zonke izono zenu,+ litshintshe inhliziyo zenu lendlela elicabanga ngayo.+ Kanti kungani kumele life+ bantu bako-Israyeli?’
32 “‘Angithokozi ngokufa kwaloba ngubani,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. ‘Yikho phendukani liphile.’”+
19 “Kumele uhlabele ingoma yokulila, ulilela abakhokheli bako-Israyeli, 2 uthi,
‘Unyoko wayeyisilwanekazi phakathi kwezilwane.
Wayelala phakathi kwezilwane ezilamandla njalo esondla imidlwane yakhe.
3 Wondla omunye umdlwane wakhe wakhula waba yisilwane esilamandla.+
Wafunda ukudabudabula izinyamazana,
Waze wadla labantu.
4 Izizwe zezwa ngawo zawubamba emgodini wazo,
Zawudonsa ngezingwegwe zawuletha elizweni leGibhithe.+
5 Unina walinda kodwa wacina ebona ukuthi kwakungathembisi ukuthi ungaphenduka.
Ngakho wathatha omunye umdlwane wakhe wawenza waba yisilwane esilamandla.
6 Lawo waqalisa ukuhamba lezinye izilwane futhi waba yisilwane esilamandla.
Wafunda ukudabudabula izinyamazana waze wadla labantu.+
7 Wabhodabhoda ezinqabeni zabo wabhidliza lamadolobho abo,
Ukubhonga kwawo+ kwazwakala indawo yonke eyayisiyinkangala.
8 Izizwe ezingomakhelwane zabuya zizowubamba ngenethi yazo,
Zawubamba emgodini wazo.
9 Zawudonsa ngezingwegwe zawufaka ekhejini zaseziwuletha enkosini yeBhabhiloni.
Zawuvalela ukuze ilizwi lawo lingaphindi lizwakale ezintabeni zako-Israyeli.
10 Unyoko wayefanana lesihlahla samagilebisi*+ esihlanyelwe eceleni kwamanzi,
Esasithela izithelo futhi silengatsha ezinengi ngenxa yokuthola amanzi amanengi.
11 Saba lengatsha eziqinileyo ezifanele ukuba zintonga zamakhosi.
Sakhula saba side kulezinye izihlahla,
Sabonwa ngumuntu wonke ngenxa yobude baso lengatsha zaso ezinengi.
12 Kodwa saqutshulwa ngolaka+ salahlelwa phansi,
Umoya wempumalanga womisa izithelo zaso.
Ingatsha zaso eziqinileyo zephulwa zasezisoma,+ umlilo wazilobisa.+
13 Khathesi sihlanyelwe enkangala,
Endaweni ewomileyo engelamanzi.+
14 Umlilo wasabalala ezingatsheni zaso watshisa amahlumela aso lezithelo zaso,
Akulagatsha oluqinileyo olwasalayo, lentonga yobukhosi yayingasekho.+
“‘Le yingoma yokulila futhi izahlala iyingoma yokulila.’”
20 Mhlaka 10 ngenyanga yesihlanu ngomnyaka wesikhombisa, abanye abadala bako-Israyeli beza kimi bafika bahlala phambi kwami bezobuza kuJehova. 2 Ilizwi likaJehova laselifika kimi lathi: 3 “Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma labadala bako-Israyeli ubatshele uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Kambe lingazobuza kimi sibili? ‘Ngifunga ngami uqobo, angisoze ngiliphendule,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”’
4 “Usuzimisele yini ukubahlulela? Ndodana yomuntu, usuzimisele yini ukubahlulela? Batshele izinto ezenyanyekayo ezazisenziwa ngokhokho babo.+ 5 Batshele uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngelanga engakhetha ngalo abako-Israyeli,+ ngafunga ebantwaneni bakaJakhobe ngabenza bangazi beselizweni leGibhithe.+ Ngafunga kubo ngathi, ‘Mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.’ 6 Ngalelolanga ngafunga ukuthi ngizabakhipha elizweni leGibhithe ngibase elizweni engangibakhethele lona, eligeleza uchago loluju.+ Ilizwe leli lalilihle kakhulu kulawo wonke amazwe. 7 Ngathi kubo, ‘Ngamunye wenu kufanele alahlele khatshana izinto ezenyanyekayo azikhonzayo. Lingazingcolisi ngezithombe ezenyanyekayo* zaseGibhithe.+ Mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.’+
8 “‘“Kodwa bona bangihlamukela futhi babengafuni ukungilalela. Abazange bazilahle izinto ezenyanyekayo ababezikhonza njalo abazilahlanga lezithombe ezenyanyekayo zaseGibhithe.+ Ngakho ngathembisa ukuthi ngizehlisela intukuthelo yami kubo, ngithululele lonke ulaka lwami phezu kwabo elizweni leGibhithe. 9 Kodwa engakwenzayo ngangikwenzela ibizo lami ukuze lingangcoliswa ezizweni ababehlala phakathi kwazo.+ Phela ngangenze abako-Israyeli bangazi phambi kwezizwe lezo ngesikhathi ngibakhipha eGibhithe.+ 10 Ngabakhipha elizweni leGibhithe ngabakhokhela ngibasa enkangala.+
11 “‘“Ngabanika imilayo yami ngabafundisa lemithetho yami yokwahlulela+ ukuze lowo oyilandelayo athole ukuphila.+ 12 Ngabanika lamasabatha ami+ aba luphawu phakathi kwami labo+ ukuze bazi ukuthi mina Jehova yimi engibenza babe ngcwele.
13 “‘“Kodwa abako-Israyeli bangihlamukela enkangala.+ Abazange bayilandele imilayo yami futhi bayitshiya imithetho yami yokwahlulela eyenza umuntu aphile nxa eyilandela. Bawangcolisa kakhulu amasabatha ami. Yikho ngathembisa ukuthululela ulaka lwami phezu kwabo ukuze ngibatshabalalise enkangala.+ 14 Engakwenzayo ngangikwenzela ibizo lami ukuze lingangcoliswa ezizweni ezabona ngibakhipha eGibhithe.+ 15 Ngafunga kubo enkangala ukuthi angisoze ngibalethe elizweni engangibathembise lona,+ ilizwe eligeleza uchago loluju+ futhi elihle kakhulu kulawo wonke amazwe, 16 ngoba bayitshiya imithetho yami yokwahlulela bayekela ukulandela imilayo yami. Bangcolisa lamasabatha ami ngoba inhliziyo zabo zasezilandela izithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo.+
17 “‘“Kodwa ngabazwela yikho ngingasababulalanga njalo ngingabatshabalalisanga enkangala. 18 Ngakhuluma labantwababo enkangala ngathi,+ ‘Lingenzi lokho obekusenziwa ngoyihlo+ njalo lingalandeli imilayo yabo* loba lizingcolise ngezithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo. 19 Mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. Landelani imilayo yami ligcine lemithetho yami yokwahlulela futhi liyilalele,+ 20 lenze amasabatha ami abe ngcwele.+ Azakuba luphawu phakathi kwami lani oluzalikhumbuza ukuthi mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.’+
21 “‘“Kodwa abantwababo baqalisa ukungihlamukela.+ Abazange bayilandele imilayo yami njalo abayigcinanga lemithetho yami yokwahlulela eyenza umuntu aphile nxa eyilandela. Amasabatha ami bawangcolisa. Yikho ngathembisa ukuthi ngizehlisela intukuthelo yami kubo, ngithululele ulaka lwami lonke phezu kwabo ngesikhathi besenkangala.+ 22 Kodwa ngazibamba+ ngenxa yebizo lami+ ukuze lingangcoliswa phambi kwezizwe ezabona ngibakhipha eGibhithe. 23 Ngaphinda ngafunga kubo enkangala ukuthi ngizabachithachithela ezizweni, basabalale emazweni wonke+ 24 ngoba abazange balandele imithetho yami yokwahlulela. Batshiya imilayo yami+ bangcolisa lamasabatha ami. Balandela izithombe ezenyanyekayo ezazikhonzwa ngokhokho babo.+ 25 Ngabatshiya balandela imilayo engalunganga lemithetho yokwahlulela eyayingasoze ibenze baphile.+ 26 Ngabayekela bangcoliswa yiminikelo yabo ngesikhathi benikela ngamazibulo abo wonke bewatshisa emlilweni,+ ukuze ngibatshabalalise njalo bakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.”’
27 “Ngakho ndodana yomuntu, khuluma labako-Israyeli uthi kubo, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Okhokho benu bangithuka njengani ngoba babengathembekanga kimi. 28 Ngabaletha elizweni engangifunge ukuthi ngizabapha lona.+ Kodwa bathi bebona wonke amaqaqa aphakemeyo lezihlahla eziyizithingithingi+ baqalisa ukwenza imihlatshelo leminikelo engithukuthelisayo. Benza iminikelo enukelelayo bathululela leminikelo yabo yokunathwayo khonapho. 29 Yikho ngababuza ngathi, ‘Kanti liyabe lisiyakwenzani endaweni le ephakemeyo? (Lalamuhla indawo leyo ilokhu ibizwa ngokuthi yiNdawo Ephakemeyo.)’”’+
30 “Khathesi khuluma labantu bako-Israyeli uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Kungani lizingcolisa njengabokhokho benu lilandela izithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo ukuze lizikhonze?*+ 31 Lakhathesi lilokhu liqhubeka lizingcolisa ngokwenza imihlatshelo kuzo zonke izithombe zenu ezenyanyekayo, langokutshisa amadodana enu ngomlilo.+ Manje libona angani ngingaliphendula yini bantu bako-Israyeli?”’+
“‘Ngifunga ngami uqobo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova, ‘angisoze ngiliphendule.+ 32 Lalokho elikucabangayo nxa lisithi, “Lathi sifuna ukuba njengabanye abantu lanjengezinye izizwe ezikhonza izigodo lamatshe,”+ akusoze kwenzakale.’”
33 “‘Ngifunga ngami uqobo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova, ‘mina ngizaba yinkosi yenu ngilibuse ngesandla esilamandla langengalo eyeluliweyo futhi ngizathululela ulaka lwami phezu kwenu.+ 34 Ngizalikhipha ezizweni ngiliqoqe lasemazweni elisabalale kuwo, ngilibuthe ngesandla esilamandla langengalo eyeluliweyo, ngithululele ulaka lwami phezu kwenu.+ 35 Ngizaliletha enkangala yabantu bezizweni besengilithonisisa sikhangelene.+
36 “‘Ngizalithonisisa ngendlela engathonisisa ngayo okhokho benu enkangala yelizwe laseGibhithe,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. 37 ‘Ngizalidlulisa ngaphansi kodondolo lukamelusi,+ ngilenze lisigcine isivumelwano. 38 Kodwa ngizasusa phakathi kwenu abahlamukayo labangalaleli imilayo yami.+ Ngizabasusa elizweni abahlala kulo kodwa abasoze bafike elizweni lako-Israyeli.+ Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’
39 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova kini bantu bako-Israyeli: ‘Ngamunye wenu kahambe ayekhonza izithombe zakhe ezenyanyekayo.+ Kodwa ngemva kwalokho nxa lingangilaleli alisoze liphinde lenelise ukungcolisa ibizo lami elingcwele ngemihlatshelo yenu langezithombe zenu ezenyanyekayo.’+
40 “‘Bonke abako-Israyeli abaselizweni bazangikhonza+ entabeni yami engcwele, intaba yako-Israyeli ephakemeyo,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova, ‘lapho yikho engizabamukela khona. Ngizafuna ukuthi lingenzele iminikelo futhi linikele langezithelo zokuqala, langakho konke okwenu okungcwele.+ 41 Nxa sengilikhipha ezizweni njalo sengiliqoqa kuwo wonke amazwe elisabalale kuwo,+ ngizalamukela ngenxa yeminikelo yenu enukelelayo. Ngizangcweliswa phakathi kwenu phambi kwezizwe.’+
42 “‘Lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova+ nxa sengililetha elizweni lako-Israyeli,+ ilizwe engafunga ukuthi ngizalinika okhokho benu. 43 Selilapho lizakhumbula indlela elaliziphatha ngayo lakho konke okubi elalikwenza lizingcolisa+ njalo lizazenyanya ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezimbi elazenzayo.+ 44 Ngakho bantu bako-Israyeli, lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova nxa sengilenzela lokhu ngenxa yebizo lami,+ hatshi ngenxa yezenzo zenu ezimbi lokuziphatha kwenu okulihlazo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
45 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 46 “Ndodana yomuntu, tshibilika ukhangele iningizimu ukhulume layo, uphrofethe ngegusu eliseningizimu. 47 Tshela igusu eliseningizimu uthi, ‘Zwana ilizwi likaJehova. Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngizakuthungela ngomlilo+ ozalobisa zonke izihlahla eziluhlaza lazo zonke izihlahla ezomileyo eziphakathi kwakho. Ilangabi lawo alisoze licitsheke+ futhi uzatshisa bonke abantu kusukela eningizimu kusiya enyakatho. 48 Bonke abantu bazabona ukuthi mina Jehova yimi engithungele igusu ngomlilo ukuze lingacitsheki.”’”+
49 Ngakho ngathi: “Awu, Nkosi Enkulu Jehova! Abantu laba bathi mina ngikhuluma imizekeliso kuphela.”
21 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, tshibilika ukhangele eJerusalema ukhulume ngezindawo ezingcwele njalo uphrofethe ngelizwe lako-Israyeli. 3 Khuluma labantu bako-Israyeli uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Sengiyisitha senu. Ngizakhipha inkemba yami esikhwameni sayo+ ngibulale abalungileyo labenza okubi. 4 Ngizahwatsha inkemba yami esikhwameni sayo ukuze ngibulale abalungileyo labenza okubi. Ngizabulala bonke abantu kusukela eningizimu kusiya enyakatho. 5 Bonke abantu bazakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngiyihwatshile inkemba yami esikhwameni sayo. Angisoze ngiyibuyisele futhi.”’+
6 “Wena ndodana yomuntu, bubula uqhaqhazele, bubula okuzwisa ubuhlungu phambi kwabo.+ 7 Nxa bengakubuza bathi, ‘Kungani ububula?’ ubatshele uthi, ‘Kungenxa yombiko ozayo.’ Uyeza sibili futhi bonke abantu bazakwesaba, lezandla zabo ziphele amandla. Abantu bonke bazahlulukelwa njalo amadolo abo azajuluka amanzi.*+ ‘Kuyeza sibili futhi kuzakwenzakala,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
8 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 9 “Ndodana yomuntu, phrofetha uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Inkemba! Inkemba+ iloliwe yalolongwa! 10 Ilolelwe ukuthi ibulale abantu abanengi, yalolongwa ukuze iphazime njengombane.”’”
“Akumelanga sithokoze yini?”
“‘Kambe izadelela* intonga yendodana yami+ ngendlela edelela ngayo zonke izihlahla?
11 “‘Inkemba iphiwe omunye umuntu ukuthi ayilolonge abesebulala ngayo abantu. Iyalolwa ilolongwe ukuze iphiwe lowo ozabulala abantu.+
12 “‘Khala uhlabe umkhosi+ ndodana yomuntu ngoba isibaficile abantu bami. Isibaficile bonke abakhokheli bako-Israyeli.+ Bazadliwa yinkemba ndawonye labantu bami. Ngakho zitshaye umlenze ngenxa yosizi. 13 Sengibahlolile abantu bami.+ Manje kuzakwenzakalani nxa inkemba ingadelela intonga? Intonga izahle itshabalale ingabi khona,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
14 “Wena ndodana yomuntu, phrofetha uqakeze izandla, ukhulume kathathu uthi, ‘Inkemba!’ Bahanqwe yinkemba ebulalayo, inkemba ezabulala abantu abanengi.+ 15 Bazaphela amandla ngenxa yokwesaba+ futhi kuzakuwa abantu abanengi emagedini edolobho. Ngizabulala abantu abanengi ngenkemba. Inkemba iphazima njengombane futhi ilolongelwe ukubulala. 16 Kayibulale isiya esandleni sokudla iphinde ibulale isiya kwesenxele. Yana loba ngaphi okukhangele khona inkemba yakho. 17 Lami ngizaqakeza izandla, ulaka lwami lubohle.+ Mina Jehova sengikhulumile.”
18 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 19 “Wena ndodana yomuntu, dweba indlela ezimbili inkemba yenkosi yeBhabhiloni ezabuya ngazo. Zonke kumele zisuke elizweni linye njalo kumele ufake ibhakane lapho umgwaqo owehlukana khona ususiya emadolobheni amabili. 20 Kumele udwebe indlela inkemba ezabuya ngayo izomelana leRabha+ yama-Amoni, udwebe leyinye indlela inkemba ezabuya ngayo izomelana leJerusalema+ yakoJuda egonjolozelwe ngemiduli emikhulu. 21 Inkosi yeBhabhiloni izakuma lapho okwehlukana khona indlela ukuze ihlahlule, lapho indlela eyehlukana khona ibe zindlela ezimbili. Izakhuhluza imitshoko yayo, ibuze izithombe zayo,* ihlole lesibindi.* 22 Okusesandleni sayo sokudla kutshengisa ukuthi kumele iye eJerusalema iyefaka izigodo zokudiliza umduli, imemezele ukuthi kubulawe abantu, kube lokuhlokoma kwempi. Kutshengisa lokuthi kumele ifake izigodo zokudiliza amagedi, kwakhiwe idundulu lokuhlasela lomduli wokuvimbezela.+ 23 Kuzakhanya angathi inkosi ihlahlule amanga kulabo abafunga kuyo.*+ Kodwa izakhumbula icala labo ibisibathumba.+
24 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Lenze icala lenu lakhunjulwa ngokuveza egcekeni iziphambeko zenu lokwenza izono zenu zibonakale kukho konke ebelikwenza. Khathesi njengoba selikhunjuliwe, lizathathwa ngenkani.’
25 “Kodwa usuku lwakho selufikile wena mkhokheli wako-Israyeli+ owenza okubi lolimele kakhulu. Usuku lokujeziswa kwakho kokucina selufikile. 26 Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Khipha iqhiye wethule lomqhele.+ Lokhu akusoze kuhlale kunje.+ Phakamisa ophansi,+ wehlise ophakemeyo.+ 27 Ngizawuchitha, ngizawuchitha, ngizawuchitha umbuso!* Awusoze uphiwe omunye umuntu kuze kufike lowo olelungelo lokuwuthola+ futhi nguye engizamupha wona.’+
28 “Wena ndodana yomuntu, phrofetha uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova ngama-Amoni kanye lokuthuka kwawo.’ Watshele uthi, ‘Inkemba! Inkemba isihwatshiwe ukuze ibulale abantu, ilolongelwe ukubulala lokuthi iphazime njengombane. 29 Lanxa abahlahlulayo phakathi kwenu bebona imibono yamanga futhi behlahlula amanga ngani, lizabulawa izidumbu zenu zibe yinqumbi. Usuku lwabantu ababi selufikile, isikhathi sokujeziswa kwabo kokucina sesifikile. 30 Buyisela inkemba esikhwameni sayo. Lina ngizalahlulela endaweni elivela kuyo,* elizweni elidabuka kulo. 31 Ngizakwehlisela intukuthelo yami phezu kwenu futhi ulaka lwami luzalitshisa njengomlilo. Ngizalinikela ezandleni zabantu abalolunya, abazingcitshi zokutshabalalisa.+ 32 Lizakuba zinkuni zokubasa umlilo+ njalo igazi lenu lizachitheka elizweni. Alisoze liphinde likhunjulwe ngoba mina Jehova ngikhulumile.’”
22 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Wena ndodana yomuntu, usuzimisele yini ukwahlulela idolobho leli elilecala+ lokubulawa kwabantu? Usuzimisele yini lokulitshela zonke izenzo ezenyanyekayo+ ezenzakala phakathi kwalo? 3 Kumele uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Wena dolobho elilecala lokubulawa kwabantu,+ elizingcolise ngokwenza izithombe ezenyanyekayo*+ futhi osekuseduze ukuthi isikhathi salo sifike,+ 4 usulecala lokubulala abantu+ njalo izithombe zakho ezenyanyekayo sezikungcolisile.+ Wenze insuku zakho zaphela masinyane futhi iminyaka yakho isifike ekucineni. Ngakho ngizakwenza ube yinhlekisa ezizweni njalo uzachothozwa emazweni wonke.+ 5 Izizwe eziseduze lezikhatshana zizakuchothoza+ wena odume ngokwenza okubi logcwele isiphithiphithi. 6 Bonke abakhokheli bako-Israyeli abaphakathi kwakho basebenzisa izikhundla zabo ukuze babulale abantu.+ 7 Phakathi kwakho abantu badelela oyise labonina,+ baqilibezela abantu bezinye izizwe njalo baphatha kubi izintandane labafelokazi.”’”+
8 “‘Udelela indawo zami ezingcwele njalo ungcolisa amasabatha ami.+ 9 Phakathi kwakho kulabantu abanyundiselayo behlose ukubulala*+ futhi kulabantu abadla imihlatshelo enikelwa ezintabeni labaqhubeka beziphatha ngendlela elihlazo.+ 10 Phakathi kwakho kulabantu abalala lamakhosikazi aboyise,*+ labalala labesifazana abangcolileyo ngoba besesikhathini.+ 11 Phakathi kwakho indoda ilala lomkamakhelwane wayo,+ enye yenza ihlazo ngokulala lomalukazana wayo,+ enye ilala lodadewabo, indodakazi kayise.+ 12 Phakathi kwakho kulabantu abafunjathiswayo ukuze babulale abanye+ njalo kulababolekisa imali behlose ukuthola inzuzo,+ labathathela omakhelwane babo imali.+ Usungikhohliwe sibili,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
13 “‘Ngiqakeza izandla zami ngenxa yokuthi ngiyayenyanya inzuzo oyithole ngokwenza okubi futhi ngiyakwenyanya lokubulawa kwabantu okwenzakala phakathi kwakho. 14 Kambe uzaqhubeka ulesibindi yini lezandla zakho ziqinile nxa sengizokuhlasela?+ Mina Jehova sengikhulumile futhi ngizakwenza lokho. 15 Ngizalichithachithela ezizweni lisabalale emazweni wonke.+ Ukungcola kwenu ngizakuqeda.+ 16 Lizayangiswa phambi kwezizwe. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’”+
17 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 18 “Ndodana yomuntu, abantu bako-Israyeli sebefanana lezibi kimi. Bonke banjengekhopha, lethini, lensimbi lomnuso okusesithandweni somlilo. Sebefanana lengcekeza ephuma nxa kutshiswa insimbi.+
19 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Sengiliqoqela phakathi kweJerusalema ngenxa yokuthi lonke selifanana lengcekeza, yona engasizi ngalutho.+ 20 Njengoba nje isiliva, lekhopha, lensimbi, lomnuso, lethini kufakwa esithandweni somlilo ukuze kutshiswe ngomlilo ovuthayo kuncibilike, lami ngizathukuthela ngiliqoqe ngolaka, besengilitshisa lincibilike.+ 21 Ngizaliqoqa lonke ngilitshise ngolaka lwami oluvuthayo,+ lincibilike phakathi kwedolobho lenu.+ 22 Njengoba isiliva sincibilika nxa sisesithandweni somlilo, lani lizancibilika phakathi kwedolobho lenu. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngithululele ulaka lwami phezu kwenu.’”
23 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 24 “Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma leJerusalema uthi, ‘Awusoze uhlanjululwe futhi izulu alisoze line kuwe ngosuku lwentukuthelo yami. 25 Abaphrofethi bakho bayahlangana babumbe amacebo okwenza okubi.+ Banjengesilwane esibhongayo sidabudabula inyamazana esiyibambileyo,+ baqeda abantu. Bathathela abantu inotho yabo lezinto zabo eziligugu. Benze abesifazana abanengi edolobheni baba ngabafelokazi. 26 Abaphristi bakho bephula umthetho wami+ futhi baqhubeka bengcolisa izindawo zami ezingcwele.+ Abehlukanisi phakathi kwezinto ezingcwele lezinto ezingekho ngcwele.+ Bayehluleka ukufundisa abantu ukuthi yikuphi okungcolileyo lokungangcolanga+ futhi abafuni lokugcina amasabatha ami. Ngingcolisiwe phakathi kwabo. 27 Abakhokheli abaphakathi kwakho banjengamaganyana adabudabula inyamazana ayibambileyo. Bahlasela abantu bababulale ukuze banothe.+ 28 Kodwa abaphrofethi bakho bagudula izono zabo ngekalaga. Babona imibono yamanga, bahlahlule lezinto ezingamanga+ besithi: “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova,” uJehova yena engatshongo lutho. 29 Abantu belizwe bathathela abanye impahla yabo futhi bangamaqili.+ Baphatha kubi abayanga labaswelayo njalo bathathela umuntu wesinye isizwe impahla yakhe futhi abamahluleli kuhle.’
30 “‘Bengidinga umuntu phakathi kwabo ongavuselela umduli wamatshe kumbe ongama lapho umduli odilike khona, emele ilizwe phambi kwami ukuze lingatshabalaliswa,+ kodwa angimtholanga. 31 Yikho ngizathululela ulaka lwami phezu kwabo njalo ngizabaqeda ngentukuthelo yami evutha njengomlilo. Ngizakwehlisela phezu kwamakhanda abo isijeziso esifanele izenzo zabo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
23 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, kwakulabesifazana ababili ababezalwa ngumama munye.+ 3 Baba ngamawule eGibhithe+ kusukela besesebancane. Izifuba zabo zabanjwabanjwa khonale, lamabele abo ayengakaze athintwe abotobotozwa. 4 Omdala kwakuthiwa ngu-Ohola,* umnawakhe kungu-Oholibha.* Baba ngabami bazala amadodana lamadodakazi. U-Ohola yiSamariya,+ u-Oholibha yiJerusalema.
5 “U-Ohola waqalisa ukuwula+ ngesikhathi esesengowami. Wafisa ukulala lezithandwa zakhe ezazitshisekela ukuya laye emacansini,+ omakhelwane bakhe ama-Asiriya.+ 6 Izithandwa zakhe kwakungababusi* ababegqoka izembatho eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kanye labasekeli babo. Bonke babengamajaha amahle ayegada amabhiza. 7 Waqhubeka ewula lamajaha amahle ase-Asiriya futhi ezingcolisa+ ngezithombe ezenyanyekayo* zalabo ayefuna ukulala labo. 8 Kazange abutshiye ubuwule ayebenza eGibhithe ngoba balala laye kusukela esesemncane, bambambabamba amabele akhe ayengakaze athintwe, baqedela yonke inkanuko yabo phezu kwakhe.+ 9 Ngakho ngamnikela ezandleni zezithandwa zakhe ezingama-Asiriya+ ezazifuna ukulala laye, lezo laye ayetshisekela ukuya lazo emacansini. 10 Zamnqunula+ zathatha amadodana lamadodakazi akhe,+ zambulala ngenkemba. Wayeliwule elidumileyo phakathi kwabo bonke abesifazana yikho wajeziswa.
11 “Kodwa udadewabo u-Oholibha wathi ekubona lokho watshisekela ukuya emacansini ukwedlula udadewabo njalo wawula kakhulu kulaye.+ 12 Watshisekela ukulala labomakhelwane bakhe ama-Asiriya,+ ababusi* labasekeli babo ababegqoka impahla ezinhle futhi begada amabhiza. Bonke babengamajaha amahle. 13 Wathi esezingcolisile ngabona ukuthi bobabili babenyathela nyawo lunye.+ 14 Kodwa yena waqhubeka engezelela ubuwule bakhe. Wabona kudwetshwe imifanekiso yamadoda emdulini, imifanekiso yamaKhaledi eyayipendwe ngependa ebomvu gebhu. 15 Amadoda ayedwetshwe emdulini ayebophe amabhanti ekhalweni ebophe lamaqhiye emakhanda. Ayengathi ngamaqhawe njalo wonke ayefana labantu beBhabhiloni abadabuka elizweni lamaKhaledi. 16 Wathi ebona imifanekiso yamadoda la wahle watshisekela ukulala lawo, wasethuma izithunywa kuwo elizweni lamaKhaledi.+ 17 Ngakho amadoda eBhabhiloni ayelokhu ebuya ezolala laye embhedeni wakhe futhi amngcolisa ngokuqedela inkanuko zawo kuye. Athi esemngcolisile, wawatshiya esewenyanya.
18 “Waqhubeka ngobuwule bakhe engelanhloni futhi esembula ubunqunu bakhe,+ yikho mina ngamtshiya sengimenyanya njengoba nje lodadewabo ngamtshiya esengenyanyisa.+ 19 Waqhubeka engezelela ubuwule bakhe,+ esekhumbula izinsuku esesemutsha ewula elizweni leGibhithe.+ 20 Watshisekela ukulala lezithandwa zakhe njengabafazi beceleni abafuna ukulala lamadoda abo alezitho zensitha ezinjengezikababhemi lezinjengezebhiza. 21 Wena wakhanuka ukwenza izinto ezilihlazo owawuzenza eGibhithe+ usesemutsha, ngesikhathi bekubambabamba amabele wena usesemncane.+
22 “Ngakho wena Oholibha, nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngizavusa izithandwa zakho+ owazitshiyayo usuzenyanya futhi ngizakwenza ukuthi zikuhlasele zivela kuyo yonke indawo.+ 23 Ngizaletha amadoda eBhabhiloni+ lawo wonke amaKhaledi,+ lamadoda asePhekhodi+ lawaseShowa leKhowa kanye lawo wonke amadoda e-Asiriya. Bonke ngamajaha amahle, ngababusi* labasekeli babo, amaqhawe lamadoda aqakathekileyo futhi bonke bagada amabhiza. 24 Bazakuhlasela belezinqola zempi ezinengi kakhulu lexuku lamabutho eliphethe amahawu amakhulu lamancane,* eligqoke lezingwane zempi. Bazafika bakuhanqe, besengibavumela ukuthi bakujezise. Bazakujezisa ngendlela abafuna ngayo.+ 25 Ngizatshengisa ukuthi ngikuthukuthelele njalo bazakuhlasela ngolaka. Bazakuquma amakhala lendlebe futhi abazasala bazabulawa ngenkemba. Bazathatha amadodana lamadodakazi akho njalo abazaphunyuka bazatshiswa ngomlilo.+ 26 Bazakuhlubula izigqoko+ bakuthathele lemiceciso yakho emihle.+ 27 Ngizaqeda ukuziphatha kwakho okulihlazo kanye lobuwule+ owabuqalisa elizweni laseGibhithe.+ Uzacina ukubakhangela futhi awusoze uphinde uyikhumbule iGibhithe.’
28 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Sekuseduze ukuthi ngikunikele kulabo obazondayo, labo owabatshiyayo usubenyanya.+ 29 Bazakuphatha ngolunya, bathathe konke owakusebenzela nzima+ bakutshiye uhamba nqunu. Ubunqunu bakho obuyangisayo lokuziphatha kwakho okulihlazo kanye lobuwule bakho kuzavela egcekeni.+ 30 Izinto lezi zizakwenziwa kuwe ngenxa yokuthi waxotshana lezizwe angathi uliwule,+ wazingcolisa ngezithombe zazo ezenyanyekayo.+ 31 Ulandele indlela kadadewenu+ yikho ngizafaka inkomitsho yakhe esandleni sakho.’+
32 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
‘Uzanatha enkomitshini kadadewenu enkulu futhi ende,+
Uzahlekwa futhi uchothozwe ngoba lokhu yikho okugcwele enkomitshini leyo.+
33 Uzakhulelwa yikudakwa losizi,
Unathe inkomitsho ebangela ukwesaba lokutshabalala,
Inkomitsho kadadewenu iSamariya.
34 Uzayinatha uyibhije+ njalo uhlafune lezicucu zayo zomdaka,
Ubusutshuphuna amabele akho,
“Ngoba mina sengikhulumile,” kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.’
35 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Uzawuthola umvuzo wokuziphatha kwakho okulihlazo lobuwule bakho ngoba usungikhohliwe futhi awuselandaba lami.’”*+
36 UJehova wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu uzamahlulela yini u-Ohola lo-Oholibha+ ubatshele ngezenzo zabo ezenyanyekayo? 37 Bafebile*+ futhi izandla zabo zigcwele igazi. Phezu kokufeba lezithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo, baphinde batshisa lamadodana abangizalela wona ukuze abe yikudla kwezithombe zabo.+ 38 Phezu kwalokho nanku okunye abaphinde bakwenza: Bangcolise indawo yami engcwele ngalelolanga, bangcolisa lamasabatha ami. 39 Bathi sebebulele amadodana abo futhi sebenikele ngawo ezithombeni zabo ezenyanyekayo,+ bangena endaweni yami engcwele ngalelolanga bayingcolisa.+ Lokhu yikho abakwenzayo endlini yami. 40 Bathuma isithunywa ukuthi siyebiza amadoda ahlala khatshana.+ Athi esendleleni wena wageza wazicombacomba amehlo, waceca langemiceciso emihle.+ 41 Wasuhlala phansi esihlalweni esintofontofo,+ kwafakwa itafula phambi kwaso,+ wena wasubeka impepha yami+ lamafutha ami kuyo.+ 42 Khonapho kwazwakala umsindo wamadoda amanengi ayethokoza futhi phakathi kwawo kwakulezidakwa ezazithethwe enkangala. Amadoda la afaka abesifazana laba amasongo ezandleni abagqokisa lemiqhele emihle emakhanda.
43 “Ngakhuluma ngalowo owayesegugiswe yibufebe ngathi: ‘Uzaqhubeka efeba.’ 44 Baqhubeka besiya kuye njengabantu abaya ewuleni. Le yiyo indlela ababehamba ngayo ku-Ohola lo-Oholibha, abesifazana abangaziphathanga. 45 Kodwa amadoda alungileyo azamnika isijeziso esifanele ubufebe bakhe+ lamacala akhe okubulala.+ Phela abesifazana laba bayizifebe futhi izandla zabo zigcwele igazi.+
46 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Kuzabuya ibutho libahlasele libenze into eyesabekayo futhi libathathele lempahla.+ 47 Ibutho lizabajikijela ngamatshe+ libaqume ngezinkemba. Lizabulala amadodana lamadodakazi abo,+ lithungele izindlu zabo ngomlilo.+ 48 Ngizaqeda ukuziphatha okulihlazo elizweni. Bonke abesifazana bazafunda isifundo njalo abasoze balandele ukuziphatha kwabo okulihlazo.+ 49 Bazakujezisela ukuziphatha kwakho okulihlazo lezono owazenza lezithombe zakho ezenyanyekayo. Lapho-ke uzakwazi ukuthi mina ngiyiNkosi Enkulu uJehova.’”+
24 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi mhlaka 10 ngenyanga yetshumi ngomnyaka wesi-9 lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, bhala ilanga leli, libhale phansi ilanga leli ngoba inkosi yaseBhabhiloni iqale lamuhla ukuhlasela iJerusalema.+ 3 Khuluma umzekeliso lo ngabantu bako-Israyeli abahlamukayo uthi:
“‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
“Faka imbiza yokupheka* eziko, ifake emlilweni uthele amanzi phakathi kwayo.+
4 Faka amaqatha enyama phakathi,+ ufake wonke amaqatha amahle,
Inyama yomlenze leyomkhono, ugcwalise imbiza ngamakleza amahle.
5 Khetha imvu enone kulazo zonke emhlambini,+ ubusubasela imbiza ngenkuni emaceleni wonke,
Uxhwathise amaqatha lamathambo asembizeni.”’
6 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
‘Maye kulo idolobho leli elilamacala okubulala,*+ eliyimbiza elerusi engazange ikhuhlwe!
Khipha iqatha ngalinye eliphakathi kwayo,+ kodwa ungawenzeli inkatho.
7 Phela igazi abalichithayo lilokhu liphakathi kwedolobho+ ngoba balithululela phezu kwedwala.
Abazange balithululele emhlabathini baligqibele.+
8 Igazi abalichithayo ngiliyekele liphezu kwedwala
Ukuze lingagqitshelwa,
Ulaka lwami luze luvuke ngiphindisele kubo.’+
9 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
‘Maye kulo idolobho elilamacala okubulala!*+
Ngizakwenza ibonda lenkuni elikhulu.
10 Zifake zibe zinengi inkuni ubusulumathisa umlilo,
Uxhwathise inyama ize ibe yisiswayi, ubusucenga umsobho uyekele amathambo atshe aqhuqhumbe.
11 Beka imbiza emalahleni ingelalutho ukuze itshise,
Itshise ize ibe bomvu.
Yonke ingcekeza ephakathi kwayo izancibilika+ lerusi yayo iphele.
12 Imbiza le iyasebenzisa futhi ngeke ilunge
Ngoba irusi yayo iyala ukuphuma.+
Yiphosele emlilweni injalo ilerusi!’
13 “‘Wangcoliswa yikuziphatha kwakho okulihlazo.+ Ngazama ukukuhlambulula kodwa kwala ukuthi uhlanzeke ekungcoleni kwakho. Awusoze uhlanzeke kuze kuphele ukukuthukuthelela kwami.+ 14 Mina Jehova sengikhulumile. Konke lokhu kuzakwenzakala. Ngizakwenza engikuhlosileyo ngingathikazi. Angisoze ngizwele muntu kumbe ngizisole.+ Uzakwahlulelwa ngokufanele izenzo zakho lendlela ophatha ngayo abanye,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
15 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 16 “Ndodana yomuntu, ngesikhatshana nje ngizasusa isithandwa sakho.+ Akumelanga ulile kumbe ukhale loba wehlise inyembezi. 17 Kumele ububule uthule njalo ungenzi imikhuba eyenziwa nxa kukhalelwa umuntu ofileyo.+ Bopha iqhiye yakho+ ugqoke lamanyathela akho+ futhi ungawuvali umlomo wakho.*+ Ungasidli isinkwa abantu abakuphathela sona.”+
18 Ngakhuluma labantu ekuseni, umkami wafa ntambama. Yikho ngelanga elilandelayo ekuseni ngenza lokho engangitshelwe ukuthi ngikwenze. 19 Abantu babesithi kimi: “Sitshele phela ukuthi izinto lezi ozenzayo zilani lathi.” 20 Ngabaphendula ngathi: “Ilizwi likaJehova lifike kimi lathi, 21 ‘Tshela abantu bako-Israyeli uthi: “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova, ‘Sengizangcolisa indawo yami engcwele+ elizigqaja kakhulu ngayo leliyithandayo, eligugu ezinhliziyweni zenu. Amadodana lamadodakazi enu eliwatshiyileyo azabulawa ngenkemba.+ 22 Lapho-ke lizakwenza lokho uHezekheli akwenzileyo. Alisoze livale imilomo yenu* kumbe lidle isinkwa elisiphathelwa ngabanye.+ 23 Liyabe libophe amaqhiye emakhanda enu futhi ligqoke lamanyathela ezinyaweni zenu. Alisoze lilile loba likhale kodwa lizacaka liphele ngenxa yezono zenu+ futhi lizakhangelana libubule. 24 UHezekheli useyisibonakaliso kini.+ Lokho akwenzileyo yikho elizakwenza. Nxa sekusenzakala lizakwazi ukuthi mina ngiyiNkosi Enkulu uJehova.’”’”
25 “Kodwa wena ndodana yomuntu, ngelanga engizabathathela ngalo inqaba yabo enhle abathokoza ngayo labayithandayo njalo eligugu ezinhliziyweni zabo, ngibathathele lamadodana lamadodakazi abo,+ 26 uzakubikelwa lokho ngulowo oyabe ephunyukile wabaleka.+ 27 Ngalelolanga uzavula umlomo wakho ukhulume lalowo ophunyukileyo njalo awusoze uqhubeke uyisimungulu.+ Uzakuba yisibonakaliso kubo futhi bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.”
25 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, tshibilika ukhangele elizweni lama-Amoni+ uphrofethe ngawo.+ 3 Kumele ukhulume lama-Amoni uthi, ‘Zwanini ilizwi leNkosi Enkulu uJehova. Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova iNkosi Enkulu: “Ngenxa yokuthi lahleka ngesikhathi indawo yami engcwele ingcoliswa, lelizwe lako-Israyeli litshabalaliswa futhi abantu bakoJuda bethunjwa, 4 sengilinikela ebantwini baseMpumalanga. Bazamisa inkamba zabo bagxumeke lamatende abo phakathi kwenu. Bazakudla izithelo zenu banathe lochago lwenu. 5 Ngizakwenza idolobho leRabha+ libe ngamadlelo amakamela, ilizwe lama-Amoni lona libe yindawo lapho izimvu ezizaphumula khona. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.”’”
6 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngenxa yokuthi laqakeza izandla+ leqayeqa lithokoziswa yilokho okwakwehlele ilizwe lako-Israyeli futhi labachothoza,+ 7 ngizakwelulela isandla sami phezu kwenu ngilinikele ezizweni zilithumbe. Ngizaliqeda kuzo zonke izizwe, ngilitshabalalise kuwo wonke amazwe+ njalo ngizalitshaya ngilibhuqe. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’
8 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngenxa yokuthi abantu bakoMowabi+ labaseSeyiri+ bathe, “Isizwe sakoJuda siyazifananela lezinye izizwe,” 9 sengisenza ukuthi amadolobho asemngceleni wakoMowabi ahlaselwe, kugoqele lamadolobho abo amahle kakhulu, iBhethi-jeshimothi leBhali-meyoni kuze kuyefika eKhiriyathayimi.+ 10 Ngizanikela ilizwe lamaMowabi lelama-Amoni ebantwini baseMpumalanga+ njalo ama-Amoni awasoze aphinde akhunjulwe phakathi kwezizwe.+ 11 Ngizakwahlulela abantu bakoMowabi+ futhi bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’
12 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Abako-Edomi baphindisele ebantwini bakoJuda, bazidalela icala elikhulu.+ 13 Ngakho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova ithi: “Ngizakwelulela isandla sami phezu kwelizwe lako-Edomi ngibulale abantu lezifuyo, ngilitshiye liyinkangala.+ Abantu bazabulawa ngenkemba kusukela eThemani kuze kuyefika eDedani.+ 14 ‘Ngizaphindisela kwabako-Edomi ngisebenzisa abantu bami bako-Israyeli.+ Bazakwehlisela ulaka lwami lentukuthelo yami ko-Edomi ukuze abako-Edomi babuzwe ubuhlungu bokuphindisela kwami,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”’
15 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngenxa yenzondo yawo engapheliyo, amaFilisti aphindisele ngolunya futhi azama ukubatshabalalisa.+ 16 Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Sengiselulela isandla sami phezu kwamaFilisti.+ Ngizawabulala ngiwaqede wonke amaKherethi,+ ngitshabalalise labaseleyo abahlala ngasekhunjini lolwandle.+ 17 Ngizaphindisela kubo ngesihluku esikhulu ngibajezise kabuhlungu. Nxa sengiphindisela kubo bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.”’”
26 Ngelanga lokuqala lenyanga, ngomnyaka wesi-11, ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, ngenxa yokuthi iThire ihleke iJerusalema+ isithi, ‘Igedi lezizwe selidilikile!+ Konke sekuzabuya kimi futhi ngizanotha ngoba iJerusalema isitshabalele,’ 3 nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngizakulwa lawe wena Thire. Ngizaletha izizwe ezinengi zikuhlasele njengolwandle luphosa amagagasi alo. 4 Zizadiliza imiduli yakho kanye lemiphotshongo yakho.+ Ngizahugula yonke inhlabathi ngikutshiye ulidwala elicazimulayo. 5 Uzakuba yindawo yokuchayela amanethi elwandle.’+
“‘Mina sengikhulumile,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. ‘Izizwe zizathumba impahla yakho 6 njalo abahlala emadolobheni akho bazabulawa ngenkemba. Abantu bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’
7 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngizaletha uNebhukhadinezari* inkosi yeBhabhiloni azohlasela iThire evelela enyakatho.+ Uyinkosi yamakhosi+ futhi ulamabhiza,+ lezinqola zempi,+ lamasotsha agada amabhiza kanye lebutho elikhulu. 8 Uzababulala ngenkemba bonke abantu abahlala emadolobheni aphakathi kwelizwe. Uzakwakha umduli wokuvimbezela idolobho, akhe ledundulu lokuhlasela njalo uzakuphakamisela ihawu elikhulu. 9 Uzadiliza imiduli yakho ngezigodo ezinkulu, awisele phansi imiphotshongo yakho ngamahloka.* 10 Uthuli luzabamba nki ngenxa yobunengi bamabhiza akhe. Umsindo wamabhiza lowamaviri ezinqola zempi uzanyikinya imiduli yakho nxa yena esengena emagedini akho njengabantu abahlaselayo befohla emdulini odilikileyo. 11 Amasondo amabhiza akhe azanyathela kuyo yonke imigwaqo yakho.+ Uzabulala abantu bakho ngenkemba, adilizele phansi insika zakho eziqinileyo. 12 Bazabutha inotho yakho, bathathe lempahla yakho ethengiswayo+ njalo badilize imiduli yakho kanye lezindlu zakho ezinhle. Ngemva kwalokho bazaphosela amatshe akho lezigodo zakho kanye lenhlabathi yakho emanzini.’
13 “‘Ngizawuqeda umsindo wezingoma zakho, lomsindo wamahabhu* akho awusoze uphinde uzwakale.+ 14 Ngizakwenza ube lidwala elicazimulayo futhi uzakuba yindawo yokuchayela amanethi.+ Awusoze uphinde wakhiwe ngoba mina Jehova sengikhulumile,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
15 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova kuyo iThire: ‘Nxa sekubulawa abantu phakathi kwakho, izihlenge zizazamazama zisizwa umsindo wokuwa kwakho lokububula kwalabo asebesifa.+ 16 Zonke izinduna zaselwandle zizatshaywa luvalo, zehle ezihlalweni zazo zobukhosi zikhiphe amajazi azo, zihlubule lezembatho zazo ezicecisiweyo. Zizahlala emhlabathini ziqhaqhazele okungapheliyo, zikukhangele zimangele.+ 17 Zizakuhlabelela ingoma yokulila+ zithi kuwe:
“Usutshabalele+ wena dolobho elidumileyo elalihlala abantu baselwandle;
Wena labantu bakho lalilamandla elwandle,+
Lalisenza bonke abantu bomhlaba balesabe!
18 Izihlenge zizanyikinyeka ngosuku lokuwa kwakho,
Izihlenge zolwandle zizaphazamiseka nxa ungasekho.”’+
19 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Nxa sengikutshabalalisa njengamadolobho angahlalwa muntu, ngikusibekela ngamanzi agubhazelayo futhi impophoma zamanzi sezikugubuzele,+ 20 ngizakuthatha wena lalabo ozakwehlela labo egodini* ngilise ebantwini bakudala. Ngizakuhlalisa endaweni ephansi efana lezindawo zakudala ezatshabalalayo, ulalabo abehlela egodini+ ukuze abantu bangaphindi bahlale kuwe. Ngemva kwalokho ngizakwenza ilizwe labaphilayo libe lihle kakhulu.
21 “‘Ngizakuhlasela ulibele futhi awusoze uphinde ubekhona.+ Bazakudinga kodwa awusoze uphinde utholakale,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
27 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, hlabelela iThire ingoma yokulila+ 3 uthi kuyo,
‘Wena osesangweni lolwandle,
Othengisela abantu bezihlenge ezinengi,
Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
“Maye Thire! ngoba wena uthe umuhle awulasici.+
4 Izindawo zakho ziphakathi kolwandle,
Abakhi bakho bakucecise waba muhle kakhulu.
5 Ungumkhumbi owenziwe ngezigodo zomjunipha waseSeniri,+
Isigodo sokubamba amaseyili akho ngesomsedari waseLebhanoni.
6 Izigodo zakho zokugwedla zenziwe ngemi-okhi yaseBhashani,
Isifuba sakho sona senziwe ngezigodo zomsayiphresi eziceciswe ngempondo zendlovu zasezihlengeni zeKhithimu.+
7 Amaseyili akho enziwe ngelineni emibalabala yaseGibhithe,
Amaseyili okusitha ilanga wona athungwe ngamalembu aluhlaza langewulu eyibubende* yasezihlengeni ze-Elisha.+
8 Izakhamizi zeSidoni leze-Arivadi+ yizo ezazingabagwedli bakho.
Izingcitshi zakho wena Thire yizo ezazingabatshayeli bakho.+
9 Izingcitshi zaseGebhali+ eziwazi kuhle umsebenzi zazivala izikhala zakho ukuze ungangeni amanzi.+
Yonke imikhumbi yaselwandle labagadi bayo babesiza kuwe bezothengiselana lawe.
10 Amadoda asePhesiya leLudi lePhuthi+ ayengamabutho akho athenjiweyo empini.
Ayelengisa ingwane zawo zempi lamahawu kuwe futhi ayekwenza ubatshazwe.
11 Amadoda ase-Arivadi ayesebuthweni lakho ayesima emidulini yakho akugombolozele,
Amadoda alesibindi yiwo ayelinda imiphotshongo yakho.
Ayelengisa amahawu ayisigombolozi emidulini yakho yonke,
Akwenze ube muhle kakhulu.
12 “‘“Abantu beThashishi+ babethengiselana lawe ngoba inotho yayibuzwa kuwe.+ Babethenga impahla yakho ngesiliva, lensimbi, lethini kanye lomnuso.+ 13 Abantu beJavani labeThubhali+ labeMeshekhi+ labo babethengiselana lawe. Babethenga impahla yakho ngezigqili+ langezinto ezenziwe ngekhopha. 14 Izizukulwane zikaThogama+ zona zazithenga impahla yakho ngezimbongolo* lamabhiza empi lawokwenza eminye imisebenzi. 15 Abantu baseDedani+ labo babethengiselana lawe. Wawuqhatshe abantu ezihlengeni ezinengi ukuthi bakuthengisele impahla yakho njalo babekunika impondo zendlovu+ lezigodo ezinhle ezimnyama. 16 Labako-Edomi babethengiselana lawe ngoba impahla yakho yayinengi kakhulu. Babethenga impahla yakho ngethekhoyisi,* lewulu eyibubende, langamalembu acecisiweyo, lamalembu amahle, lamakhorali* kanye lamarubhi.*
17 “‘“Abantu bakoJuda labako-Israyeli labo babethengiselana lawe. Babethenga impahla yakho+ ngengqoloyi yaseMinithi,+ langokudla okulomsoco, loluju+ lamafutha langebhalisamu.+
18 “‘“Abantu beDamaseko+ labo babethengiselana lawe ngoba wawulempahla enengi futhi unothe kakhulu. Babekunika iwayini laseHelibhoni lewulu yaseZahari. 19 Abantu baseVedani leJavani ese-Uzali babethenga impahla yakho ngezinto ezenziwe ngensimbi lekhasiya* lekhalamusi.* 20 IDedani+ yayithengiselana lawe ngamalembu afakwa phezu kwenyamazana ezigadwayo. 21 Waqhatsha ama-Arabhu labo bonke abakhokheli baseKhedari+ ukuthi bakuthengisele imvana zakho, lenqama lembuzi.+ 22 Abathengisi beShebha labeRema+ babethengiselana lawe. Babethenga impahla yakho ngayo yonke imihlobo yamakha anukelelayo, lamatshe aligugu langegolide.+ 23 Abantu beHarani,+ labeKhane, labe-Edeni,+ labathengisi beShebha,+ labe-Ashuri+ labeKhilimadi babethengiselana lawe. 24 Emakethe yakho kwakuthengiswa izigqoko ezinhle, lamajazi elembu eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka lelilemiceciso emibalabala, lamakhaphethi alemibala etshiyeneyo. Konke lokhu kwakubuthelelwa ndawonye kubotshwe ngezintambo kuqine.
25 Imikhumbi yeThashishi+ yiyo eyayithwala impahla yakho ethengiswayo.
Yikho wawuhlala ugcwele futhi usindwa phakathi kolwandle.
26 Abagwedli bakho bakungenise elwandle olulamagagasi esabekayo.
Umoya wempumalanga ukutshaye wakwephula uphakathi laphakathi kolwandle.
27 Inotho yakho lempahla yakho lakho konke okuthengisayo, labagwedli bakho, labatshayeli,
Lalabo abavala izikhala zakho, labathengisa impahla yakho,+ lawo wonke amabutho akho,+
Bonke nje abantu abaphakathi kwakho,
Bazatshona enzikini yolwandle ngelanga lokutshabalala kwakho.+
28 Abatshayeli bakho bazahlaba umkhosi, indawo eziseduze kolwandle zizamazame.
29 Bonke abagwedli bemikhumbi, labatshayeli labaqondisi bayo
Bazakwehla emikhunjini yabo bame emhlabathini.
30 Bazahlaba umkhosi bakukhalele okuzwisa usizi,+
Bazithele ngenhlabathi emakhanda, bazigiqe emlotheni.
31 Bazaphuca amakhanda bagqoke izembatho zamasaka,
Baqhinqe isililo bakukhalele kabuhlungu.
32 Bazakulilela behlabela ingoma yokulila besithi:
‘Ngubani onjengeThire, idolobho eselithule cwaka phakathi kolwandle?+
33 Ngesikhathi impahla zakho zifika zivela elwandle, wawusuthisa abantu abanengi.+
Inotho yakho enengi lempahla owawuzithengisa kwanothisa amakhosi omhlaba.+
34 Kodwa khathesi wephukile phakathi kolwandle, watshona enzikini yamanzi,+
Ucwile labantu bakho lempahla yakho yonke owawuyithengisa.+
35 Bonke abantu abahlala ezihlengeni bazakukhangela bebambe owangaphansi,+
Amakhosi abo azakwethuka athuthumele,+ ubuso babo bubike uvalo.
36 Abathengisi bezinye izizwe bazatshaya ukhwelo bababaze lokho okukwehleleyo.
Uzatshabalala kabuhlungu ngesikhatshana nje
Kube yikuphela kwakho, ungaphindi ube khona.’”’”+
28 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma lenkosi yeThire uthi: ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
“Ngenxa yokuthi inhliziyo yakho iyazikhukhumeza,+ uqhubeka usithi, ‘Mina ngingunkulunkulu.
Ngihlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikankulunkulu phakathi kolwandle.’+
Kodwa ungumuntu nje, awusuye nkulunkulu,
Lanxa enhliziyweni yakho uzitshela ukuthi ungunkulunkulu.
3 Phela wena ucabanga ukuthi uhlakaniphile kuloDanyeli,+
Lokuthi akulamfihlo ongayaziyo.
4 Uzenze wanotha ngenxa yokuhlakanipha lokuqedisisa kwakho,
Uqhubeka ubuthelela igolide lesiliva eziphaleni zakho.+
5 Ukuhlakanipha kwakho kwezokuthengiselana kukwenze wanotha kakhulu,+
Inhliziyo yakho yasiqala ukuzikhukhumeza ngenxa yenotho yakho.”’
6 “‘Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
“Ngenxa yokuthi enhliziyweni yakho uzitshela ukuthi ungunkulunkulu,
7 Ngizaletha abantu besinye isizwe bazokuhlasela, abesizwe esilesihluku ukwedlula zonke.+
Bazakuhlasela ngenkemba batshabalalise zonke izinto ezinhle ozithole ngokuhlakanipha kwakho,
Batshaphaze ubuhle bakho.+
9 Uzamtshela yini lowo okubulalayo ukuthi wena ungunkulunkulu?
Uyabe ungumuntu nje hatshi unkulunkulu ezandleni zalabo abakungcolisayo.”’
10 ‘Uzabulawa ngabantu besinye isizwe, ufe njengabantu abangasokanga,
Ngoba mina sengikhulumile,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
11 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 12 “Ndodana yomuntu, hlabela ingoma yokulila ngenkosi yeThire uthi kuyo, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
13 Wawuse-Edeni insimu kaNkulunkulu,
Ucece ngawo wonke amatshe aligugu,
Irubhi, lethophazi, lejaspa, lekhrisolithe, le-onekisi, lejedi, lesafire, lethekhoyisi+ le-emeraldi.
Amatshe la aligugu ayenanyekwe phezu kwegolide,
Njalo alungiswa ngelanga owadalwa ngalo.
14 Ngakubeka ukuthi ube likherubhi eligcotshiweyo elisebenza ukuvikela.
Wawusentabeni kaNkulunkulu engcwele,+ uhamba phakathi kwamatshe avuthayo.
15 Wawungelasici kukho konke okwenzayo kusukela ngelanga owadalwa ngalo,
Kwaze kwaba yisikhathi uqalisa ukwenza okubi.+
Yikho ngizakuxotsha entabeni kaNkulunkulu ngikutshabalalise ngoba usungcolile.+
Ngizakususa endaweni yakho ephakathi kwamatshe avutha umlilo, wena kherubhi elivikelayo.
17 Inhliziyo yakho yaqala ukuzikhukhumeza ngenxa yobuhle bakho.+
Udumo lwakho lwenza ukuhlakanipha kwakho kwangasebenzi.+
Ngizakuphosela phansi emhlabathini,+
Ngikwenze umbukiso phambi kwamakhosi.
18 Ngenxa yamacala akho amanengi lobuqili owawubenza uthengisa, usungcolise indawo zakho ezingcwele,
Ngizavusa umlilo phakathi kwakho ukutshise ulobe.+
Uzakutsha usale ungumlotha phambi kwabo bonke abakukhangeleyo.
19 Bonke abantu abakwaziyo bazakukhangela bebambe owangaphansi.+
Uzatshabalala kabuhlungu ngesikhatshana nje,
Kube yikuphela kwakho, ungaphindi ube khona.”’”+
20 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 21 “Ndodana yomuntu, tshibilika ukhangele eSidoni+ uphrofethe mayelana layo, 22 uthi kuyo, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
“Ngizakulwa lawe wena Sidoni futhi ngizakhazinyuliswa phakathi kwakho.
Abantu bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova nxa sengiyijezisa iSidoni njalo sengingcweliswa phakathi kwayo.
23 Ngizathumela isifo phakathi kwayo futhi igazi lizageleza emigwaqweni yayo.
Kuzakufa abanengi phakathi kwayo nxa inkemba isigadla yonke indawo.
Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.+
24 “‘“Abantu bako-Israyeli bayabe bengasagonjolozelwanga ngomakhelwane ababachothozayo, abanjengameva amabi lezihlahla zameva.+ Abantu bazakwazi ukuthi mina ngiyiNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”’
25 “‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Nxa sengiqoqa abantu bako-Israyeli ezizweni abasabalele kuzo,+ ngizangcweliswa phakathi kwabo izizwe zikhangele.+ Bazahlala elizweni labo+ engalinika inceku yami uJakhobe.+ 26 Bazahlala kulo bevikelekile+ futhi bazakwakha izindlu balime lamasimu amagilebisi.+ Bazahlala bevikelekile nxa sengisahlulela bonke omakhelwane babo ababachothozayo.+ Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.”’”
29 Mhlaka 12 ngenyanga yetshumi ngomnyaka wetshumi, ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, tshibilika ukhangele kuFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe, uphrofethe ngaye leGibhithe yonke,+ 3 uthi kuye: ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
“Ngizakulwa lawe wena Faro nkosi yaseGibhithe,+
Wena silo solwandle esikhulu esicambaleleyo ezifuleni zeNayili,*+
Esithi, ‘Umfula uNayili ngowami.
Ngazenzela wona.’+
4 Ngizakufaka amawuka emihlathini, ngenze lenhlanzi zeNayili yakho zinamathele emaxolweni akho.
Ngizakukhipha eNayili yakho kanye lenhlanzi zonke ezilapho ezinamathele emaxolweni akho,
5 Ngikulahlele enkangala lazo zonke inhlanzi zeNayili yakho.
Uzawela endaweni eligceke futhi awusoze udojwe kumbe ubuthwe.+
Ngizakwenza ube yikudla kwezinyamazana zeganga lezinyoni ezisemkhathini.+
6 Lapho-ke bonke abantu baseGibhithe bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova,
Ngoba ukusekela kwabo abantu bako-Israyeli kwakufanana lokujeka into ngomhlanga.+
7 Babesithi nxa bebamba isandla sakho wena wephuke,
Ubalimaze ihlombe.
Bethi beseyama kuwe uqamuke,
Wenze amadolo abo axege.”+
8 “‘Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngizakwenza izitha zenu zilihlasele ngenkemba+ njalo ngizabulala abantu lezinyamazana. 9 Ilizwe laseGibhithe lizasala lingamanxiwa futhi liyinkangala+ njalo bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova. Phela wena* uthe, ‘Umfula uNayili ngowami, yimi engawenzayo.’+ 10 Sengiyisitha sakho leseNayili yakho njalo ngizatshabalalisa ilizwe laseGibhithe ngilenze libe yinkangala logwadule,+ kusukela eMigidoli+ kuze kuyefika eSiyene+ lasemngceleni waseTopiya. 11 Akulamuntu loba inyamazana ezadabula phakathi kwalo+ njalo lizahlala lingelamuntu okweminyaka engu-40. 12 Ngizakwenza iGibhithe ibe yinkangala ukwedlula wonke amazwe futhi amadolobho ayo azakuba ngamanxiwa ukwedlula wonke okweminyaka engu-40.+ AmaGibhithe ngizawachithachitha aye ezizweni zonke, asabalale emazweni wonke.”+
13 “‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngemva kweminyaka engu-40 ngizaqoqa abantu baseGibhithe ezizweni abazabe besabalele kuzo.+ 14 AmaGibhithe athunjiweyo ngizawabuyisela elizweni lasePhatrosi,+ elizweni adabuka kulo. Azakuba ngumbuso omncane. 15 IGibhithe ngizayenza ibe ngumbuso omncane kuleminye imibuso futhi ayisoze iqhubeke ikhonya phezu kwezinye izizwe.+ AmaGibhithe ngizawenza abe yisizwe esincane okokuthi awasoze enelise ukubusa ezinye izizwe.+ 16 Abako-Israyeli abasoze baphinde bathembe iGibhithe+ kodwa izabenza bakhumbule icala labo lokucela uncedo kuyo. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina ngiyiNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”’”
17 Mhlaka 1 ngenyanga yokuqala ngomnyaka wesi-27, ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi lisithi: 18 “Ndodana yomuntu, uNebhukhadinezari*+ inkosi yeBhabhiloni lebutho lakhe basebenza nzima ngesikhathi besilwa leThire.+ Wonke amakhanda abo asala eselempabanga lamahlombe abo ahluzuka. Kodwa yena lebutho lakhe ababhadalwanga lanxa basebenza nzima eThire.
19 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova, ‘Ngizanika uNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni+ ilizwe leGibhithe futhi uzathatha inotho yalo lempahla enengi. Yikho okuzakuba yimbadalo yebutho lakhe.’
20 “‘Ngizamnika ilizwe leGibhithe libe yimbadalo yakhe ngenxa yokuthi yena lebutho lakhe bangisebenzela besilwa leThire,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
21 “Ngalelolanga ngizakwenza ukuthi kumile uphondo ko-Israyeli*+ futhi ngizakunika ithuba lokuthi ukhulume labo. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.”
30 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, phrofetha uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
“Khalani lithi, ‘Maye usuku seluseduze!’
3 Usuku lukaJehova seluseduze, selusondele sibili,+
Usuku lwamayezi amnyama+ lesikhathi sokwahlulelwa kwezizwe.+
4 IGibhithe izahlaselwa ngenkemba kubulawe abantu, abaseTopiya bethuke baphaphatheke.
Inotho yeGibhithe izathathwa lezisekelo zayo zidilizwe.+
5 Abantu beTopiya,+ labePhuthi,+ labeLudi, labezinye izizwe,
LabeKhubi kanye lamadodana elizwe lesivumelwano,*
Bonke bazabulawa ngenkemba.”’
6 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
‘Abasekela iGibhithe labo bazabulawa,
Amandla ayo ezigqaja ngawo azaqedwa.’+
“‘Abantu abaselizweni bazabulawa ngenkemba kusukela eMigidoli+ kuze kuyefika eSiyene,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. 7 ‘Ilizwe labo lizatshabalaliswa ukwedlula wonke amazwe, lamadolobho abo azakuba ngamanxiwa ukwedlula wonke amadolobho.+ 8 Nxa sengithungele iGibhithe ngomlilo, ngatshabalalisa bonke abangane bayo, bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova. 9 Ngalolosuku ngizathumela izithunywa ngemikhumbi ukuthi ziyekwethusa abantu beTopiya abazithembayo. Bazakwethuka kakhulu ngosuku lokutshabalaliswa kweGibhithe ngoba lolosuku luzafika loba sekutheni.’
10 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngizawaqeda wonke amaxuku aseGibhithe ngisebenzisa uNebhukhadinezari* inkosi yaseBhabhiloni.+ 11 Yena lamabutho akhe awesizwe esilesihluku ukwedlula zonke izizwe,+ bazahlasela ilizwe balitshabalalise. Bazagadla ngenkemba eGibhithe babulale abantu abanengi kakhulu.+ 12 Imisele yomfula uNayili+ ngizayenza ibe yizikwakwa njalo ilizwe ngizalithengisela abantu abenza okubi. Ngizathuma abantu bezinye izizwe ukuthi batshabalalise ilizwe kanye lakho konke okukulo.+ Mina Jehova sengikhulumile.’
13 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngizaziqeda izithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo* kanye labonkulunkulu baseNofi* abangelancedo.+ Akusoze kuphinde kube lenkosana* elizweni laseGibhithe futhi ngizakwenza abantu beGibhithe bahlale besesaba.+ 14 Ngizatshabalalisa iPhatrosi,+ ngithungele iZowani ngomlilo ngahlulele ledolobho leNo.*+ 15 Ngizathululela ulaka lwami phezu kweSini inqaba yeGibhithe, ngithanyele bonke abantu beNo. 16 Ngizathungela iGibhithe ngomlilo, iSini yesabe ithuthumele. Amabutho azafohlela eNo futhi iNofi* izahlaselwa emini libalele. 17 Amajaha ase-Oni* lawePhibhesethi azabulawa ngenkemba, abantu abasemadolobheni bathunjwe. 18 EThehaphanesi kuzaba mnyama emini nxa sengisephula amajogwe eGibhithe.+ Amandla iGibhithe ezigqaja ngawo azaphela+ futhi izasibekelwa ngamayezi, abantu abasemadolobheni ayo bathunjwe.+ 19 Ngizakwahlulela iGibhithe futhi bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’”
20 Mhlaka 7 ngenyanga yokuqala ngomnyaka wesi-11, ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi lathi: 21 “Ndodana yomuntu, sengephule ingalo kaFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe. Kayisoze ibotshwe ukuze iphole loba ibhanditshwe ukuze iqine yenelise ukuthwala inkemba.”
22 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngizakulwa loFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe.+ Ngizakwephula ingalo zakhe zombili, eqinileyo leyephukileyo,+ futhi ngizakwenza inkemba iphunyuke esandleni sakhe iwele phansi.+ 23 AmaGibhithe ngizawachithachitha aye ezizweni zonke, asabalale emazweni wonke.+ 24 Ngizaqinisa ingalo zenkosi* yeBhabhiloni+ ngiyibambise inkemba yami.+ Kodwa ingalo zikaFaro ngizazephula, abubule phambi kwenkosi yeBhabhiloni njengomuntu osesifa. 25 Ngizaqinisa ingalo zenkosi yeBhabhiloni kodwa ingalo zikaFaro zizaphela amandla. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova nxa senginika inkosi yeBhabhiloni inkemba yami, ibisiyiphakamisa ihlasele iGibhithe.+ 26 AmaGibhithe ngizawachithachitha aye ezizweni zonke, asabalale emazweni wonke.+ Lapho-ke azakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’”
31 Mhlaka 1 ngenyanga yesithathu ngomnyaka wesi-11, ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma loFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe lamaxuku akhe+ uthi,
‘Ngubani omkhulu njengawe?
3 Ufanana lom-Asiriya lomsedari waseLebhanoni,
Owawulengatsha ezinhle lamahlamvu amanengi njalo umude utshaya khonale;
Wawumude uthinta emayezini.
4 Amanzi awenza wakhula, amanzi asekujuleni awukhulisa waba mude.
Wawuhlanyelwe endaweni elezifula ezinengi,
Imisele yazo yayithelela zonke izihlahla zeganga.
5 Yikho wakhula waba mude ukwedlula zonke izihlahla zeganga.
Waba lengatsha ezinengi ezakhula zaba zinde
Ngenxa yamanzi amanengi ayesezifuleni zawo.
6 Zonke inyoni ezisemkhathini zakha izidleke ezingatsheni zawo,
Zonke inyamazana zeganga zazalela ngaphansi kwawo,
Lezizwe zonke ezinkulu zazihlala emthunzini wawo.
7 Wakhula waba muhle kakhulu waba lengatsha ezinde
Ngoba impande zawo zazitshone zaze zafika emanzini amanengi.
8 Awukho omunye umsedari owawunjengawo ensimini kaNkulunkulu,+
Akulasihlahla somjunipha esasilengatsha ezifanana lezawo.
Akulasihlahla sompleyini esasilengatsha ezinjengezawo,
Asikho lesisodwa isihlahla esasisihle njengawo ensimini kaNkulunkulu.
9 Ngawenza waba muhle futhi waba lamahlamvu amanengi,
Zonke izihlahla ezazisensimini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso e-Edeni zaziwuhawukela.’
10 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngenxa yokuthi umsedari wakhula waba mude, waphakama waze wayathinta emayezini futhi inhliziyo yawo yazigqaja ngenxa yobude bawo, 11 ngizawunikela esandleni senkosi yezizwe elamandla.+ Izawujezisa loba sekutheni, lami ngizawulahla ngoba wenze okubi. 12 Abantu besizwe esilesihluku ukwedlula zonke izizwe bazawugamula bawulahlele ezintabeni. Amahlamvu awo azakhithikela kuzo zonke izigodi njalo ingatsha zawo zizakwephuka ziwele ezifuleni zonke zelizwe.+ Bonke abantu bomhlaba bazasuka ngaphansi kwawo bawutshiye wodwa. 13 Zonke inyoni ezisemkhathini zizahlala esigodweni sawo esilele phansi njalo zonke inyamazana zeganga zizahlala engatsheni zawo.+ 14 Lokhu kuzakwenzakala ukuze kungabi lesihlahla esiseduze kwamanzi esizakhula sibe side loba siphakame size siyefika emayezini. Asikho esinye isihlahla esisemanzini esizakhula size siyefika emayezini. Zonke zizakufa ziye ngaphansi komhlaba ndawonye lamadodana abantu ayehlela egodini.’*
15 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngelanga umsedari ozakwehlela ngalo engcwabeni ngizakwenza abantu balile. Ngizavala wonke amanzi asekujuleni ngivale lezifula zawo ukuze amanzi azo amanengi angagelezi. Ngizakwenza iLebhanoni ibe mnyama ngenxa yomsedari lo futhi zonke izihlahla zeganga zizabuna. 16 Ngizakwenza zonke izizwe zinyikinyeke nxa zisizwa umsindo wokuwa komsedari sengiwehlisela engcwabeni kanye labo bonke abaya egodini.* Zonke izihlahla zase-Edeni+ lezihlahla zaseLebhanoni ezinhle ukwedlula zonke kanye lezihlahla zonke ezisemanzini amanengi zizaduduzeka ngaphansi komhlaba. 17 Lazo sezehlele lomsedari engcwabeni zilabezizweni abawusekelayo, ababehlala ngaphansi komthunzi wawo,+ zaya kulabo ababulewe ngenkemba.’+
18 “‘Yisiphi isihlahla sase-Edeni esasisikhulu futhi silodumo njengawe?+ Lanxa kunjalo uzakwehliselwa phansi lezihlahla zonke zase-Edeni, uye ngaphansi komhlaba. Uzalala phakathi kwabantu abangasokanga lalabo ababulewe ngenkemba. Lokhu yikho okuzakwenzakala kuFaro lamaxuku akhe,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
32 Mhlaka 1 ngenyanga yesi-12 ngomnyaka wesi-12, ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, hlabela ingoma yokulila ngoFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe uthi kuye,
‘Wawunjengesilwane esilamandla phakathi kwezizwe,
Kodwa sewathuliswa.
Wawunjengesilo solwandle,+ utshaya amanzi emifuleni yakho,
Udunga amanzi ngenyawo zakho njalo ungcolisa imifula.’*
3 Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
‘Ngizasebenzisa abantu bezizwe ezinengi ukuthi baphosele inethi yami phezu kwakho,
Besebekuphakamisa ngenethi yami.
4 Ngizakuphosela emhlabathini,
Ngikulahlele egangeni.
Ngizakwenza zonke inyoni ezisemkhathini zihlale phezu kwakho,
Ngisuthise zonke izinyamazana zeganga ngawe.+
5 Inyama yakho ngizayilahlela ezintabeni,
Ngigcwalise izigodi ngokuyabe kusele esidunjini sakho.+
6 Ngizakwenza igazi lakho lintshaze ligcwale ilizwe lonke lize liyefika lasezintabeni,
Ligcwalise lezifula.’
7 ‘Nxa ususifa ngizasibekela amazulu ngenze izinkanyezi zibe mnyama.
Ngizasitha ilanga ngamayezi,
Njalo inyanga ayisoze ikhanyise.+
8 Zonke izibane ezikhanyisayo emazulwini ngizazenza zibe mnyama ngenxa yakho,
Ngenze ilizwe lakho lonke libe mnyama,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
9 ‘Ngizakwenza abantu bezizwe ezinengi bakhathazeke nxa sengithumba abantu bakho ngibasa kwezinye izizwe,
Emazweni ongawaziyo.+
10 Ngizakwenza abantu bezizwe ezinengi bamangale,
Lamakhosi abo azaqhaqhazela nxa sengiphakamisa inkemba yami phambi kwawo.
Azaqhuqha okungapheliyo ngamunye wabo esesabela impilo yakhe,
Ngelanga lokutshabalala kwakho.’
11 Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
‘Inkemba yenkosi yaseBhabhiloni izakwehlela phezu kwakho.+
12 Ngizakwenza amaxuku akho abulawe zinkemba zamabutho alamandla,
Amabutho esizwe esilesihluku ukwedlula zonke.+
Azakuqeda konke ukuzigqaja kweGibhithe njalo wonke amaxuku ayo azatshabalala.+
13 Ngizabulala zonke izifuyo zayo eceleni kwamanzi amanengi,+
Akulanyawo lomuntu loba olwesifuyo oluzaphinda ludunge amanzi.’+
14 ‘Ngalesosikhathi ngizahlambulula amanzi alelolizwe,
Ngenze amanzi asemifuleni ageleze njengamafutha,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
15 ‘Nxa sengisenza iGibhithe ibe yinkangala futhi sengiyithathela konke elakho,+
Nxa sengibulala bonke abantu abaphakathi kwayo,
Bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.+
16 Le yingoma yokulila ezahlatshelwa ngabantu.
Izahlatshelwa ngabantu bezinye izizwe,
Beyihlabelela iGibhithe lamaxuku ayo wonke,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
17 Ngosuku lwesi-15 lwenyanga,* ngomnyaka wesi-12, ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi lisithi: 18 “Ndodana yomuntu khalela amaxuku eGibhithe. Memezela ukuthi iGibhithe izakwehliselwa ngaphansi komhlaba, ilabantu bezizwe ezilamandla kanye lalabo abehlela egodini.*
19 “‘Kanti ubona angani umuhle ukwedlula bonke abantu? Yehlela engcwabeni uyelala lapho okulele khona abantu abangasokanga.’
20 “‘Bazabulawa lalabo abazabulawa ngenkemba.+ IGibhithe izahlaselwa ngenkemba. Kayihudulelwe khatshana kanye lamaxuku ayo wonke.
21 “‘Amabutho alamandla azakhuluma layo isekujuleni kwengcwaba ilalabo abayisekelayo. IGibhithe labayisekelayo bazabulawa ngenkemba behlele ngaphansi komhlaba, balale njengabantu abangasokanga. 22 Yikho lapho okule-Asiriya labantu bayo bonke. Inkosi yabo igonjolozelwe ngamangcwaba abo bonke ababulawa ngenkemba.+ 23 Amangcwaba ayo asekujuleni komhlaba futhi abantu bayo bagombolozele ingcwaba layo, bonke babulewe ngenkemba ngoba besaphila babesenza abantu bahlale besesaba.
24 “‘I-Elami+ labantu bayo labo bakhonapho futhi bagombolozele ingcwaba lenkosi yabo. Bonke babulawa ngenkemba baya ngaphansi komhlaba bengasokanga ngoba besaphila yibo ababesenza abantu bahlale besesaba. Kodwa khathesi bazalithwala ihlazo labo belalabo abehlela egodini.* 25 I-Elami bayenzele umbheda phakathi kwalabo ababuleweyo kanye lamaxuku ayo wonke agombolozele amangcwaba ayo. Bonke abasokanga futhi babulawa ngenkemba ngoba besaphila babesenza abantu bahlale besesaba. Bazalithwala ihlazo labo belalabo abehlela egodini.* I-Elami isifakwe phakathi kwalabo ababuleweyo.
26 “‘Yikho lapho okuleMeshekhi leThubhali+ kanye lamaxuku azo. Amangcwaba abo agombolozele inkosi yabo futhi bonke abasokanga. Bagwazwa ngenkemba ngoba besaphila babesenza abantu bahlale besesaba. 27 Bazalala ndawonye lamabutho alamandla angasokanga, afa ehlela engcwabeni lezikhali zawo zempi. Inkemba zabo zizafakwa ngaphansi kwamakhanda abo,* lamacala abo afakwe emathanjeni abo ngoba babesenza abantu bahlale besesaba ngesikhathi besaphila. 28 Kodwa wena* uzatshabalaliswa ndawonye labantu abangasokanga njalo uzalala lapho okulele khona labo ababulawa ngenkemba.
29 “‘I-Edomi+ layo ikhonapho lamakhosi ayo labakhokheli bayo. Lanxa babelamandla, bonke babulawa ndawonye lalabo ababulawa ngenkemba. Labo bazalala lapho okulele khona abantu abangasokanga+ lalabo abehlela egodini.*
30 “‘Bonke ababusi* benyakatho bakhonapho labantu bonke beSidoni+ abehlela ngaphansi komhlaba beyangekile belalabo ababuleweyo, lanxa babesethusela abantu ngamandla abo. Bazalala benjalo bengasokanga belalabo ababulawa ngenkemba futhi bazalithwala ihlazo labo ndawonye lalabo abehlela egodini.*
31 “‘UFaro uzakubona konke lokhu aduduzeke ngakho konke okwehlele amaxuku akhe.+ UFaro lebutho lakhe bazadliwa yinkemba,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
32 “‘UFaro lamaxuku akhe wonke bazalala ndawonye lalabo abangasokanga lababulawa ngenkemba ngoba esaphila wayesenza abantu bahlale besesaba,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
33 Ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma labantu bakini+ uthi kubo,
“‘Ake sithi ngifuna ukuhlasela ilizwe ngenkemba,+ bonke abantu bakulelolizwe besebekhetha umuntu ukuthi abe ngumlindi wabo, 3 umlindi lowo abesebona isitha sizohlasela ilizwe ngenkemba, atshaye uphondo axwayise abantu.+ 4 Nxa umuntu angezwa uphondo lukhala kodwa angalaleli isixwayiso leso,+ isitha sifike simbulale ngenkemba, yena nguye oyabe ezibulalisile*+ 5 ngoba uyabe eluzwile uphondo lukhala kodwa yena wangalaleli exwayiswa. Yikho uyabe ezibulalisile sibili ngoba ubezasinda aluba ubelalele exwayiswa.
6 “‘Nxa umlindi angabona isitha sizohlasela ngenkemba kodwa angalutshayi uphondo+ ukuze axwayise abantu, isitha besesifika sibulale omunye wabo, umuntu lowo uzakufa ngenxa yesono sakhe kodwa igazi lakhe ngizalithonisa kulowo ongumlindi.’+
7 “Wena ndodana yomuntu, sengikubeke ukuthi ube ngumlindi wabantu bako-Israyeli. Nxa ungezwa amazwi aphuma emlonyeni wami kumele ubaxwayise ubatshele engikukhulumileyo.+ 8 Nxa ngingathi emuntwini owenza okubi, ‘Wena muntu omubi uzakufa sibili!’+ kodwa wena uyekele ukukhuluma umxwayise umuntu omubi ukuthi ayekele ukwenza okubi, yena uzakufa ngenxa yesono sakhe+ kodwa igazi lakhe ngizalithonisa kuwe. 9 Nxa wena ungamxwayisa umuntu owenza okubi ukuthi atshiye akwenzayo, kodwa aqhubeke esenza okubi, yena uzakufa ngenxa yesono sakhe+ kodwa wena uyabe uyisindisile impilo yakho.+
10 “Wena ndodana yomuntu, khuluma labantu bako-Israyeli uthi, ‘Lina lithe: “Iziphambeko zethu lezono zethu ziyasisinda, sesicake saphela ngenxa yazo.+ Manje siphile njani?”’+ 11 Batshele uthi, ‘“Ngifunga ngami uqobo,” kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova, “angithokozi nxa umuntu owenza okubi esifa,+ engikufunayo yikuthi umuntu owenza okubi atshiye okubi akwenzayo+ ukuze aqhubeke ephila.+ Yikho phendukani litshiye izenzo zenu ezimbi.+ Kungani kumele life lina bantu bako-Israyeli?”’+
12 “Ndodana yomuntu, tshela abantu bakini uthi, ‘Izenzo ezinhle ezenziwa ngumuntu olungileyo azisoze zimsindise nxa angahlamuka,+ lezenzo ezimbi ezenziwa ngumuntu omubi azisoze zibe yisikhubekiso kuye nxa angatshiya ukwenza okubi.+ Nxa umuntu olungileyo angona, izenzo zakhe ezilungileyo ayezenza azisoze zimenze aqhubeke ephila.+ 13 Nxa ngingathi emuntwini olungileyo: “Uzaqhubeka uphila sibili,” kodwa yena abesethemba ukulunga kwakhe enze okubi,+ akula ngitsho lokukodwa okuhle ayekwenza okuzakhunjulwa, uzakufa ngenxa yokubi akwenzileyo.+
14 “‘Nxa ngingathi emuntwini owenza okubi: “Uzakufa sibili,” kodwa yena abesetshiya okubi akwenzayo enze okulungileyo lokufaneleyo,+ 15 abuyisele isibambiso ayesithethe emuntwini olesikwelede sakhe+ njalo abhadale impahla ayeyithathele abantu,+ ayekele ukwenza okubi abesegcina imilayo yami eyenza umuntu aphile, umuntu lowo kasoze afe, uzaqhubeka ephila.+ 16 Asikho ngitsho lesisodwa isono asenzileyo azasijeziselwa.*+ Uzaqhubeka ephila ngoba wenza okulungileyo lokufaneleyo.’+
17 “Kodwa abantu bakini bathi, ‘Okwenziwa nguJehova akulunganga,’ khona kuyizenzo zabo ezingalunganga.
18 “Nxa umuntu olungileyo angatshiya ukwenza okuhle abesesenza okubi, kumele afe.+ 19 Kodwa nxa umuntu owenza okubi angatshiya ukwenza okubi abesesenza okulungileyo lokufaneleyo, uzaqhubeka ephila.+
20 “Kodwa lina lithi, ‘Okwenziwa nguJehova akulunganga.’+ Bantu bako-Israyeli, ngamunye wenu ngizamahlulela ngokufanele izenzo zakhe.”
21 Ngemva kwesikhathi kwafika kimi indoda eyayiphunyuke eJerusalema,+ yangitshela yathi: “Idolobho selithunjiwe!” Kwakumhlaka 5 ngenyanga yetshumi ngomnyaka wesi-12 sisekuthunjweni.+
22 Ngayizolo ntambama isandla sikaJehova sasibe phezu kwami wavula umlomo wami, indoda eyayiphunyukile yona yazofika ekuseni. Umlomo wami wawusuvuliwe sengisenelisa ukukhuluma.+
23 Ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi lathi: 24 “Ndodana yomuntu, abantu abahlala emadolobheni angamanxiwa+ bakhuluma ngelizwe lako-Israyeli besithi, ‘U-Abrahama wayeyedwa kodwa walithatha ilizwe laba ngelakhe.+ Manje thina sibanengi yikho ilizwe leli sesiliphiwe ukuthi libe ngelethu.’
25 “Ngakho batshele uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Lina lidla inyama elegazi,+ lithembe izithombe zenu ezenyanyekayo* njalo liqhubeka libulala abantu.+ Pho ilizwe lizakuba ngelenu njani? 26 Lithembe inkemba zenu,+ lenza izenzo ezenyanyekayo futhi ngamunye wenu ulala lomfazi* kamakhelwane wakhe.+ Pho ilizwe lizakuba ngelenu njani?”’+
27 “Kumele ubatshele uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngifunga ngami uqobo, ngithi labo abahlala emadolobheni angamanxiwa bazabulawa ngenkemba, kuthi labo abaseguswini badliwe zinyamazana zeganga njalo abasezinqabeni lasezimbalwini bazabulawa ngumkhuhlane.+ 28 Ngizakwenza ilizwe libe yinkangala engelalutho+ njalo ukuzigqaja kwalo kuzaphela. Izintaba zako-Israyeli zizabhidlika+ futhi akulamuntu ozaphinda adlule lapho. 29 Bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova nxa sengisenza ilizwe libe yinkangala engelalutho+ ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezenyanyekayo ababezenza.”’+
30 “Ndodana yomuntu, abantu bakini bakhuluma ngawe beseceleni kwemiduli laseminyango yezindlu zabo.+ Ngamunye wabo ukhuluma lomfowabo esithi, ‘Asihambe siyekuzwa ilizwi elivela kuJehova.’ 31 Bazabuya ngobunengi bazohlala phambi kwakho angathi bangabantu bami. Amazwi akho bazawezwa kodwa abasoze bakwenze okutshoyo.+ Bakuvala amehlo ngenkulumo zabo kodwa inhliziyo zabo zifuna inzuzo yobuqili. 32 Kubo ufanana lomuntu ohlabela ingoma yothando, eyihlabela ngelizwi elimnandi futhi esitshaya kuhle isiginci. Amazwi akho bazawezwa kodwa akulamuntu ozakwenza okutshoyo. 33 Bazakwazi ukuthi umphrofethi ubekhona phakathi kwabo nxa lokhu sekusenzakala ngoba kuzakwenzakala sibili.”+
34 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, phrofetha ngabelusi bako-Israyeli. Phrofetha uthi kubo, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Maye ngani belusi bako-Israyeli!+ Lina liyazidlela lisuthe kulokuthi linike umhlambi ukudla. Kanti abelusi akumelanga banike umhlambi ukudla yini?+ 3 Lidla inyama enonileyo, ligqoke izembatho zewulu futhi lihlaba izifuyo ezinone kulazo zonke+ kodwa umhlambi kaliwuniki ukudla.+ 4 Ezingelamandla aliziqinisanga, ezigulayo alizelaphanga, ezilimeleyo alizibhanditshanga, ezihlanhlathayo alizinqandanga, lezilahlekileyo alizange lizidinge.+ Kodwa belizikhahlameza futhi liziphatha* ngesihluku.+ 5 Zasabalala zagcwala iganga ngenxa yokuthi kwakungelamelusi,+ zadliwa zinyamazana zeganga. 6 Izimvu zami zazizulazula kuzo zonke izintaba lakuwo wonke amaqaqa aphakemeyo. Zasabalala zagcwala umhlaba wonke futhi akulamuntu owayezihlupha ngokuzilandela ayezidinga.
7 “‘“Ngakho zwanini ilizwi likaJehova lina belusi: 8 ‘“Ngifunga ngami uqobo,” kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova, “izimvu zami zibanjwe zinyamazana, zaba yikudla kwenyamazana zonke zeganga ngenxa yokuthi bekungelamelusi. Abelusi bami abazidinganga izimvu zami kodwa baqhubeka besidla benganiki izimvu zami ukudla.”’ 9 Ngakho-ke zwanini ilizwi likaJehova lina belusi. 10 Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngilwa labelusi futhi ngizabathonisisa ngenxa yendlela abaphathe ngayo izimvu zami. Ngizabaxotsha emsebenzini wokwelusa izimvu zami+ futhi abasoze baqhubeke besidla benganiki izimvu zami ukudla. Ngizakhipha izimvu zami emilonyeni yabo njalo abasoze baphinde bazidle.’”
11 “‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Zwanini, mina ngokwami ngizazidingela izimvu zami futhi ngizazinakekela.+ 12 Ngizazinakekela njengomelusi opha izimvu zakhe ebezilahlekile ukudla.+ Ngizazikhipha kuzo zonke izindawo ezasabalala zaya kuzo ngosuku lwamayezi lomnyama omkhulu.+ 13 Ngizazikhipha ezizweni, ngiziqoqe kuwo wonke amazwe besengiziletha elizweni lazo, ngizelusele ezintabeni zako-Israyeli+ eceleni kwezifula lakuzo zonke izindawo zokuhlala zelizwe. 14 Ngizazelusela emadlelweni amahle futhi amadlelo azo azabe esezintabeni eziphakemeyo zako-Israyeli.+ Zizalala khonapho emadlelweni amahle,+ zidle utshani obuhle ezintabeni zako-Israyeli.”
15 “‘“Mina ngokwami ngizazelusela izimvu zami+ futhi ngizaziphumuza”+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. 16 “Ezilahlekileyo ngizazidinga,+ ezihlanhlathayo ngizinqande, ezilimeleyo ngizibhanditshe lezingelamandla ngiziqinise. Kodwa ezinonileyo leziqinileyo ngizazitshabalalisa. Isahlulelo engizazinika sona yiso esizakuba yikudla kwazo.”
17 “‘Kodwa wena mhlambi wami, nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Sekuseduze ukuthi ngahlulele phakathi kwenye imvu lenye, ngahlulele phakathi kwenqama lempongo.+ 18 Kanti alisuthiseki yini ngokudla emadlelweni amahle kakhulu? Manje kungani selinyathenyathela utshani obuseleyo emadlelweni enu? Nxa liqeda ukunatha amanzi amahle, kungani liwadunga ngenyawo zenu? 19 Kambe izimvu zami sekumele zidle utshani elibunyathele ngenyawo zenu, zinathe lamanzi eliwadunge ngenyawo zenu?”
20 “‘Ngakho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova ithi kubo: “Zwanini, mina ngokwami ngizakwahlulela phakathi kwemvu enonileyo lemvu ecakileyo, 21 ngoba zonke izimvu ezigulayo liyazisunduza ngomhlubulo langamahlombe enu futhi liyazihlaba ngempondo zenu zize zisabalale ziye ezindaweni ezikhatshana. 22 Ngizazisindisa izimvu zami futhi azisoze ziphinde zidliwe zinyamazana.+ Ngizazahlulela izimvu zami. 23 Ngizabeka umelusi oyedwa,+ inceku yami uDavida,+ nguye ozazikhangela azinike ukudla. Uzazelusa azinike ukudla.+ 24 Mina Jehova ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wazo,+ inceku yami uDavida ibe ngumkhokheli phakathi kwazo.+ Mina Jehova sengikhulumile.
25 “‘“Ngizakwenza isivumelwano sokuthula lazo+ njalo ngizaqeda zonke inyamazana zeganga eziyingozi+ elizweni ukuze izimvu zami zihlale zivikelekile enkangala futhi zilale eguswini.+ 26 Izimvu zami ngizazibusisa, ngibusise lendawo eseduze loqaqa lwami+ njalo ngizanisa izulu ngesikhathi esifaneleyo. Izibusiso zizathululeka angathi lizulu.+ 27 Izihlahla zeganga zizathela izithelo zazo, lomhlabathi uveze isivuno sawo+ njalo izimvu zami zizahlala zivikelekile elizweni. Zizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova nxa sengisephula amajogwe azo+ ngizikhulula kulabo ababezenza izigqili. 28 Izizwe azisoze ziphinde zizithaphuzele izimvu zami, lezinyamazana zeganga azisoze zizidle. Zizahlala ngokuthula futhi akulamuntu ozazenza zesabe.+
29 “‘“Ngizalimela izimvu zami insimu ezabatshazwa. Azisoze ziphinde zibulawe yindlala elizweni+ njalo azisoze ziphinde zeyiswe yizizwe.+ 30 ‘Lapho-ke abantu bako-Israyeli bazakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wabo ngilabo lokuthi bona bangabantu bami,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”’
31 “‘Kodwa lina zimvu zami,+ zimvu zami engizinakekelayo, lingabantu nje njalo mina nginguNkulunkulu wenu,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
35 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, tshibilika ukhangele eSeyiri+ ilizwe lezintaba, uphrofethe ngalo,+ 3 uthi kulo, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngizakulwa lawe wena lizwe lezintaba laseSeyiri. Ngizakwelula isandla sami ngikutshabalalise usale uyinkangala.+ 4 Ngizakwenza amadolobho akho abe ngamanxiwa futhi yonke indawo yakho izasala iyinkangala.+ Lapho-ke uzakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova, 5 ngoba watshengisa ukuthi uyabazonda kakhulu+ abako-Israyeli, wabanikela ukuthi babulawe ngenkemba ngesikhathi besebunzimeni futhi bejeziswa okokucina.”’+
6 “‘Ngakho ngifunga ngami uqobo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova, ‘ngizakwenza ukuthi ubulawe futhi ukufa kuzakuxotshanisa.+ Kuzakuxotshanisa sibili ngoba lawe wababulala labo obazondayo.+ 7 Ngizakwenza ilizwe lezintaba laseSeyiri libe yinkangala+ futhi ngizabulala loba ngubani odabula phakathi kwalo. 8 Ngizagcwalisa izintaba zalo ngezidumbu zababuleweyo. Abantu bazabulawa ngenkemba emaqaqeni akho lasezigodini lasezifudlaneni zakho zonke. 9 Ngizakwenza uhlale uyinkangala kuze kube nini lanini njalo akulamuntu ozahlala emadolobheni akho.+ Lapho-ke uzakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’
10 “Lanxa uJehova wayekhona phakathi kwezizwe lezi ezimbili wena wathi, ‘Izizwe lezi ezimbili lamazwe la amabili azakuba ngawami futhi sizawathatha wonke.’+ 11 ‘Ngakho ngifunga ngami uqobo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova, ‘ngizakuthukuthelela ngendlela owawubathukuthelele ngayo ngesikhathi utshengisa ukuthi uyabazonda futhi ngizakwenzela umhawu onjengalowo owabenzela wona.+ Nxa sengikwahlulela ngizakwenza ukuthi bangazi. 12 Uzakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngizizwile zonke izinto ezimbi ozikhulumileyo ngentaba zako-Israyeli usithi, “Sezitshabalalisiwe futhi sezinikelwe kithi ukuthi sizitshaye sizibhuqe.”* 13 Wakhuluma izinto ezimbi ngami uzikhukhumeza njalo wangithethisa.+ Ngakuzwa konke owawukukhuluma.’
14 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Nxa sengikutshabalalisile waba yinkangala, wonke umhlaba uzathokoza, 15 njengoba nje lawe wathokoza ngesikhathi ilizwe lako-Israyeli litshabalaliswa. Lokhu yikho engizakwenza kuwe.+ Uzakuba yinkangala wena lizwe lezintaba laseSeyiri, yonke nje i-Edomi izatshabalala.+ Abantu bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’”
36 “Ndodana yomuntu, phrofetha ngezintaba zako-Israyeli uthi, ‘Lina zintaba zako-Israyeli, zwanini ilizwi likaJehova. 2 Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Izitha zenu zilihlekile zathi, ‘Lezindawo eziphakemeyo* zakudala lazo sezingezethu!’”’+
3 “Ngakho phrofetha uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Bathutshe kuzo zonke izindawo balihlasela balitshabalalisa, lathathwa ngabantu bezizweni abasalayo* njalo laba yingxoxo ebantwini, baqhubeka bekhuluma kubi ngani.+ 4 Yikho zwanini ilizwi leNkosi Enkulu uJehova lina zintaba zako-Israyeli! Nanti ilizwi leNkosi Enkulu uJehova eliya ezintabeni, lasemaqaqeni, lasezifudlaneni, lasezigodini, lasemanxiweni+ kanye lasemadolobheni aphundlwa impahla yawo yonke, atshiywa engelamuntu futhi eyiswa ngabantu bezizwe eziseduze abasalayo.+ 5 INkosi Enkulu uJehova ithi: ‘Ngizakhuluma ngolaka oluvuthayo+ labo bonke abantu bako-Edomi kanye labantu bezizweni abasalayo. Yibo abathokoza kakhulu ngesikhathi bethatha ilizwe lami belenza elabo, bengidelela+ befuna ukuthi amadlelo alo lempahla yonke ekulo kube ngokwabo.’”’+
6 “Ngakho phrofetha ngelizwe lako-Israyeli ukhulume lezintaba, lamaqaqa, lezifula lezigodi uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngizakhuluma ngolaka ngithukuthele kakhulu ngoba izizwe zilenze inhlekisa.”’+
7 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngifunga ngiphakamise isandla sami ngisithi abantu bezizwe ezingomakhelwane bazathwala ihlazo labo.+ 8 Kodwa lina zintaba zako-Israyeli lizamila izihlahla ezizakuba lengatsha zithele izithelo ezizadliwa ngabantu bami bako-Israyeli+ ngoba sekuseduze ukuthi baphenduke. 9 Ngilani futhi ngizalinakekela. Abantu bazalima bahlanyele phezu kwenu. 10 Ngizakwenza ukuthi abako-Israyeli abahlala kini babe banengi. Amadolobho azahlala abantu,+ lamanxiwa avuselelwe.+ 11 Abantu benu ngizabenza babe banengi sibili, lezifuyo zenu zande.+ Zizazalana zibe zinengi kakhulu. Ngizakwenza ukuthi lihlalwe ngabantu njengakuqala+ futhi lizaphumelela ukwedlula kudala.+ Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.+ 12 Ngizakwenza abantu bami bako-Israyeli bahambe phezu kwenu futhi bahlale kini.+ Lizakuba lilifa labo njalo alisoze liphinde libathathele abantwababo.’”+
13 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngenxa yokuthi bathi kuwe, “Ulilizwe eliqeda abantu futhi uthathela izizwe ezihlala kuwe abantwana,”’ 14 ‘awusoze uphinde uqede abantu loba uthathele izizwe ezihlala kuwe abantwana,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. 15 ‘Angisoze ngiphinde ngenze izizwe zikuthethise futhi angisoze ngiyekele abantu bekuchothoza.+ Awusoze uphinde wenze izizwe ezihlala kuwe zikhubeke,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
16 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lisithi: 17 “Ndodana yomuntu, ngesikhathi abako-Israyeli besahlala elizweni labo, bangcolisa ilizwe+ ngezenzo zabo langendlela ababeziphatha ngayo. Izenzo zabo zazingcolile kimi njengowesifazana osesikhathini.+ 18 Ngakho ngathululela ulaka lwami phezu kwabo ngenxa yokuthi babulala abantu abanengi elizweni+ futhi bangcolisa ilizwe ngezithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo.*+ 19 Ngabachithachitha baya ezizweni basabalala emazweni+ njalo ngabahlulela ngokufanele izenzo zabo lokuziphatha kwabo. 20 Bathi sebefikile ezizweni lezo, abantu bangcolisa ibizo lami elingcwele+ bekhuluma ngabo besithi, ‘Laba ngabantu bakaJehova kodwa bacina besuka elizweni lakhe.’ 21 Ngakho ngizalikhumbula ibizo lami elingcwele, elangcoliswa ngabantu bako-Israyeli ezizweni abaya kuzo.”+
22 “Yikho-ke khuluma labantu bako-Israyeli uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Engikwenzayo angikwenzeli lina bantu bako-Israyeli, kodwa ngikwenzela ibizo lami elingcwele elilingcolisileyo ezizweni elaya kuzo.”’+ 23 ‘Ngizakwenza abantu babone sibili ukuthi ibizo lami elikhulu lingcwele,+ lelo elangcoliswa phakathi kwezizwe lingcoliswa yini. Indlela engizaliphatha ngayo izakwenza izizwe zikwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova+ lokuthi nginguNkulunkulu ongcwele,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. 24 ‘Ngizalithatha ezizweni ngiliqoqe lasemazweni wonke, besengililetha elizweni lenu.+ 25 Ngizalifafaza ngamanzi ahlanzekileyo lisale lihlambulukile.+ Ngizalihlambulula kukho konke ukungcola kwenu,+ ngisuse zonke izithombe zenu ezenyanyekayo.+ 26 Ngizaguqula inhliziyo zenu+ ngitshintshe lendlela elicabanga ngayo.*+ Ngizakhipha inhliziyo yelitshe+ emizimbeni yenu, ngilinike inhliziyo yenyama.* 27 Ngizafaka umoya wami ngaphakathi kwenu futhi ngizalenza lilandele imilayo yami.+ Lizalalela imithetho yami yokwahlulela njalo liyilandele. 28 Lingenza njalo lizahlala elizweni engalipha okhokho benu, libe ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.’+
29 “‘Ngizalikhulula kukho konke ukungcola kwenu. Ngizakwenza amabele abe manengi njalo angisoze ngenze ukuthi lihlaselwe yindlala.+ 30 Ngizakwenza izihlahla zithele izithelo ezinengi futhi lizatshaya inala emasimini ukuze lingaphindi liyangeke phakathi kwezizwe ngenxa yokuswela ukudla.+ 31 Lapho-ke lizakhumbula ukuziphatha kwenu okubi lakho konke okungalunganga elalikwenza, njalo lizazenyanya ngenxa yamacala enu lokuziphatha kwenu okwenyanyekayo.+ 32 Kodwa nanku okumele likwazi: Lokhu angikwenzeli lina,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. ‘Yikho yangekani libe lenhloni ngenxa yezenzo zenu lina bantu bako-Israyeli.’
33 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngelanga engizalihlambulula ngalo ezonweni zenu zonke, ngizakwenza amadolobho ahlale abantu,+ lamanxiwa avuselelwe.+ 34 Ilizwe eliyinkangala futhi elibonwa ngumuntu wonke odlulayo ukuthi seliyinkangala lizalinywa. 35 Abantu bazakuthi: “Ilizwe ebeliyinkangala selinjengensimu yase-Edeni,+ lamadolobho ayetshabalalisiwe aba ngamanxiwa asevikelwe ngezinqaba futhi asehlala abantu.”+ 36 Izizwe ezasalayo eziseduze lawe zizakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova sengikwakhile lokho okwakudilikile, ngahlanyela kutsha elizweni elaseliyinkangala. Mina Jehova sengikhulumile njalo sengikwenzile lokhu.’+
37 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngizavumela abantu bako-Israyeli bangicele ukuthi ngibandise babe banengi angathi ngumhlambi wezimvu njalo ngizakwenza lokho. 38 Amadolobho angamanxiwa azagcwala abantu+ kube angathi ngumhlambi wabangcwele, umhlambi weJerusalema* ngezikhathi zemikhosi.*+ Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’”
37 Isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kwami njalo uJehova wangithatha ngomoya wakhe wayangihlalisa phakathi laphakathi kwesigodi+ esasigcwele amathambo. 2 Wangidlulisa phakathi kwawo ngabona amathambo amanengi kakhulu kulesosigodi njalo ayewome kakhulu.+ 3 Wangibuza wathi: “Ndodana yomuntu, amathambo la angaphinda aphile yini?” Mina ngaphendula ngathi: “Nkosi Enkulu Jehova, wena nguwe okwaziyo.”+ 4 Ngakho wathi kimi: “Phrofetha ukhulume lamathambo la uthi kuwo, ‘Zwanini ilizwi likaJehova lina mathambo awomileyo:
5 “‘INkosi Enkulu uJehova ithi kini: “Ngizafaka umoya phakathi kwenu futhi lizavuka liphile.+ 6 Ngizafaka imisipha lenyama phezu kwenu, ngilivale ngejwabu besengifaka umoya phakathi kwenu, livuke liphile. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.”’”
7 Ngakho ngaphrofetha njengoba ngangitsheliwe. Ngathi ngisaphrofetha kwezwakala umsindo, amathambo ekhehlezela futhi eqalisa ukuhlangana, ithambo ngalinye lihlangana lelinye. 8 Ngabona amathambo la esiba lemisipha lenyama futhi esiba lejwabu phezulu. Kodwa kwakulokhu kungelamoya phakathi kwawo.
9 Waqhubeka wathi kimi: “Phrofetha ukhulume lomoya. Phrofetha ndodana yomuntu ukhulume lomoya uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Buya moya uvela emaceleni womane, uphephethe phezu kwabantu laba ababulawayo ukuze bavuke baphile.”’”
10 Yikho ngaphrofetha njengoba nje wayetshilo. Umoya wangena phakathi kwabo bavuka baphila, basebesukuma bama ngenyawo.+ Babebanengi kakhulu.
11 Wasesithi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, amathambo la amela bonke abantu bako-Israyeli.+ Bathi, ‘Amathambo ethu omile lethemba lethu selitshabalele.+ Sekuphelile ngathi.’ 12 Ngakho phrofetha uthi kubo, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngizavula amangcwaba enu+ ngilikhiphe kuwo bantu bami, ngililethe elizweni lako-Israyeli.+ 13 Nxa sengivula amangcwaba enu futhi sengilikhipha kuwo bantu bami,+ lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.”’ 14 ‘Ngizafaka umoya wami phakathi kwenu livuke liphile+ njalo ngizalihlalisa elizweni lenu. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngitshilo lokuthi sengikwenzile,’ kutsho uJehova.”
15 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 16 “Ndodana yomuntu, thatha isigodo ubhale kuso ukuthi, ‘EsikaJuda labantu bako-Israyeli abamanyene laye,’+ ubusuthatha esinye ubhale ukuthi, ‘EsikaJosefa esimela u-Efrayimi labo bonke abako-Israyeli abamanyene laye.’+ 17 Ngemva kwalokho hlanganisa izigodo lezi zombili zibe yisigodo esisodwa esandleni sakho.+ 18 Nxa abantu bakini bangathi kuwe, ‘Sitshele phela ukuthi konke lokhu kutshoni,’ 19 wena baphendule uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngizathatha isigodo esisesandleni sika-Efrayimi, esikaJosefa lezizwana zako-Israyeli ezimanyene laye, ngisihlanganise lesigodo sikaJuda kube yisigodo esisodwa+ esandleni sami.”’ 20 Izigodo obhala kuzo kumele uzibambe ngesandla ukuze bonke bazibone.
21 “Nxa usukwenzile lokhu batshele uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngizakhipha abako-Israyeli ezizweni abakuzo, ngibaqoqe ezindaweni zonke ngibalethe elizweni labo.+ 22 Ngizabenza babe yisizwe esisodwa kulo lonke ilizwe,+ bahlale ezintabeni zako-Israyeli. Bazabuswa yinkosi eyodwa+ futhi abasoze baqhubeke beyizizwe ezimbili loba imibuso emibili eyehlukeneyo.+ 23 Abasoze baphinde bazingcolise ngezithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo* lezenzo zabo ezenyanyekayo kanye lezono zabo zonke.+ Ngizabenza batshiye ukuba ngabantu abangathembekanga ngoba yikho okwabenza bona. Ngizabahlambulula babe ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.+
24 “‘“Inceku yami uDavida izakuba yinkosi yabo+ futhi bonke bazakuba lomelusi oyedwa.+ Bazalandela imithetho yami yokwahlulela, bagcine yonke imilayo yami.+ 25 Bazahlala elizweni engalipha inceku yami uJakhobe lapho okhokho benu ababehlala khona.+ Bazahlala kulo kuze kube nini lanini+ belabantwababo* labantwana babantwababo,+ njalo inceku yami uDavida izakuba ngumkhokheli wabo* kuze kube phakade.+
26 “‘“Ngizakwenza labo isivumelwano sokuthula+ esizahlala kuze kube nini lanini. Ngizabapha indawo yokuhlala, ngibandise babe banengi+ futhi ngizabeka indawo yami engcwele phakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade. 27 Itende lami lizakuba* phakathi kwabo.* Ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami.+ 28 Nxa indawo yami engcwele isiphakathi kwabako-Israyeli kuze kube nini lanini, izizwe zizakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngenza abako-Israyeli babe ngcwele.”’”+
38 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, tshibilika ukhangele kuGogi waselizweni laseMagogi,+ indunankulu yeMeshekhi leThubhali,+ uphrofethe ngaye+ 3 uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngizakulwa lawe wena Gogi, ndunankulu yeMeshekhi leThubhali. 4 Ngizakuphendukisa ngikufake amawuka emihlathini.+ Ngizakukhipha wena lalo lonke ibutho lakho,+ lamabhiza akho kanye labagadi bawo. Bazabe begqoke baceca futhi belixuku elikhulu, bethwele amahawu amakhulu lamancane* njalo bonke behlome ngezinkemba. 5 AbePhesiya labeTopiya labePhuthi+ bamanyene labo. Bonke bathwele amahawu amancane* bagqoka lezingwane zempi. 6 IGomeri layo ikhona kanye lawo wonke amabutho ayo, labendlu kaThogama+ abavela ezindaweni ezikhatshana kakhulu ezisenyakatho belamabutho abo. Zinengi kakhulu izizwe ezilawe.+
7 “‘“Lungela impi, lungiselela ukuhlasela wena lawo wonke amabutho olawo. Uzakuba ngumkhokheli wawo.
8 “‘“Ngemva kwensuku ezinengi uzabizwa, besekusithi ngeminyaka yokucina uhlasele ilizwe elilabantu abakhululwayo ngemva kokuhlaselwa ngenkemba, basebeqoqwa bevela ezizweni ezinengi balethwa ezintabeni zako-Israyeli ezasezilesikhathi eside zingamanxiwa. Abantu abahlala elizweni leli baphenduka bevela ezizweni ababekuzo njalo bonke bahlezi kuhle bevikelekile.+ 9 Wena lamabutho akho wonke lezizwe ezinengi ezikusekelayo lizabahlasela angathi yisiphepho, ligubuzele ilizwe njengamayezi.”’
10 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Mhlalokho uzabumba amacebo enhliziyweni yakho uphume leqhinga elibi. 11 Uzakuthi: “Ngizahlasela ilizwe elilemizi engavikelekanga,+ ngilwe labantu abahlezi kuhle bengesabi lutho, bonke abahlala ezigabeni ezingabiyelwanga ngemiduli lezingelamigoqo lamagedi.” 12 Uzabe uhlose ukubutha impahla enengi lokuhlasela izindawo ezadilizwayo kodwa esezihlala abantu+ abaqoqwe bevela ezizweni ezitshiyeneyo.+ Abantu laba balokhu besiba lenotho lempahla enengi+ futhi bahlala phakathi laphakathi komhlaba.
13 “‘AbaseShebha+ laseDedani+ kanye labathengisi beThashishi+ lawo wonke amabutho abo bazakuthi kuwe: “Okwenza uhlasele ilizwe yikuthi ufuna ukuthola impahla enengi yini? Uqoqe amabutho akho ukuze uyethumba isiliva legolide lempahla yabo lakho konke abalakho? Ufuna ukubutha yonke impahla abalayo yini?”’
14 “Ngakho phrofetha ndodana yomuntu uthi kuGogi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngalelolanga uzakwazi sibili ukuthi abantu bami bako-Israyeli bahlezi kuhle lokuthi bavikelekile.+ 15 Uzakuza uvela endaweni yakho, khatshana khonale enyakatho+ ulezizwe ezinengi. Uzabe ulabantu abanengi futhi bonke bazabe begade amabhiza belibutho elikhulu.+ 16 Uzahlasela abantu bami bako-Israyeli angathi ngamayezi agubuzele ilizwe. Ngensuku zokucina ngizakuletha elizweni lami ukuthi uzolihlasela.+ Ngalesosikhathi izizwe zizakwazi ukuthi mina ngingcwele nxa sezibone lokho engizakwenza kuwe Gogi.”’+
17 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Angizange ngikhulume ngawe yini ngensuku zakudala ngisebenzisa izinceku zami, abaphrofethi bako-Israyeli? Baphrofetha okweminyaka eminengi ukuthi uzamelana labo ubahlasele.’
18 “‘Ngelanga lapho uGogi azahlasela khona ilizwe lako-Israyeli, ngizavuka ngolaka olwesabekayo,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. 19 ‘Ngizakhuluma ngithukuthele ngolaka oluvutha njengomlilo. Mhlalokho kuzakuba lokuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu elizweni lako-Israyeli. 20 Inhlanzi zaselwandle, lenyoni eziphapha emoyeni, lezinyamazana zeganga, lazo zonke izinanakazana ezihamba phansi kanye labo bonke abantu abasemhlabeni, bazakwesaba bathuthumele ngenxa yami. Kuzadilika izintaba+ lamawa layo yonke imiduli.’
21 “‘Ngizavusela uGogi impi kuzo zonke izintaba zami,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. ‘Indoda ngayinye izahlasela umfowabo ngenkemba.+ 22 Ngizamjezisa ngesifo+ ngibulale abantu abanengi. Ngizakwenza ukuthi kune izulu elikhulu futhi ngizakwehlisela isiqhotho+ lomlilo+ lesalufa+ phezu kwakhe lamabutho akhe lakuzo zonke izizwe ezilaye.+ 23 Ngizazikhazimulisa sibili, ngenze zonke izizwe zingazi, zazi lokuthi ngingcwele. Lapho-ke abantu bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’
39 “Ndodana yomuntu phrofetha mayelana loGogi+ uthi kuye, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Ngizakulwa lawe wena Gogi, ndunankulu yeMeshekhi leThubhali.+ 2 Ngizakuphendukisa ngikususe ezindaweni ezikhatshana ezisenyakatho,+ ngikukhokhele ngikulethe ezintabeni zako-Israyeli. 3 Ngizatshaya idandili* lakho elisesandleni senxele liwele phansi, ngiwise lemitshoko yakho oyithwele ngesandla sokudla. 4 Uzafela ezintabeni zako-Israyeli+ wena lamabutho akho kanye labantu bezizwe abalawe. Ngizalenza libe yikudla kwezinyamazana zeganga lazo zonke inyoni ezidla inyama.”’+
5 “‘Uzafela egangeni+ njengoba mina sengitshilo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
6 “‘Ngizathumela umlilo eMagogi lakulabo abahlala ezihlengeni bevikelekile.+ Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova. 7 Ngizakwenza abantu bami bako-Israyeli balazi ibizo lami elingcwele futhi angisoze ngivumele ukuthi ibizo lami elingcwele liphinde lingcoliswe. Izizwe zizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova,+ oNgcwele ko-Israyeli.’+
8 “‘Lokhu kuyeza sibili futhi kuzakwenzakala,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. ‘Lelo yilo ilanga engakhuluma ngalo. 9 Abantu abahlala emadolobheni ako-Israyeli bazaphuma bayebasa umlilo ngezikhali. Bazabasa ngamahawu amancane* lamakhulu langamadandili, lemitshoko, lezinduku lemikhonto. Izikhali lezi bazabasa ngazo umlilo+ okweminyaka eyisikhombisa. 10 Abasoze badinge loba batheze inkuni eguswini ngoba bazasebenzisa izikhali ukubasa umlilo.’
“‘Bazathumba impahla yalabo ababethumba impahla yabo, bathathe konke ababebathathela khona,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
11 “‘Ngalelolanga uGogi+ ngizamnika indawo azangcwatshwa kuyo ko-Israyeli, esigodini esidlula abantu abahamba ngasempumalanga kolwandle. Indawo leyo izavala indlela abantu abadlula ngayo. Lapho yikho abazangcwaba khona uGogi kanye lawo wonke amaxuku akhe. Isigodi leso bazasibiza ngokuthi yisigodi seHamoni-Gogi.*+ 12 Abantu bako-Israyeli bazathatha inyanga eziyisikhombisa bebangcwaba ukuze ilizwe lisale lihlanzekile.+ 13 Bonke abantu baselizweni bazancedisa emsebenzini wokubangcwaba futhi umsebenzi lo uzabenza babe lodumo ngosuku engizazikhazimulisa ngalo,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
14 “‘Kuzakhethwa amadoda azadabula phakathi kwelizwe zikhathi zonke engcwaba izidumbu ezisele zithe dandalazi emhlabathini. Lokhu azakwenza ukuze umhlaba usale uhlanzekile futhi azaqhubeka ngomsebenzi wawo okwenyanga eziyisikhombisa. 15 Nxa abadlulayo bangabona ithambo lomuntu bazafaka uphawu eceleni kwalo. Labo abasebenza ukungcwaba izidumbu bazalingcwaba esigodini seHamoni-Gogi.+ 16 Khonapho kuzakuba ledolobho okuthiwa yiHamona.* Abantu bazalihlambulula ilizwe.’+
17 “Ndodana yomuntu, nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Khuluma lenyoni zonke lazo zonke izinyamazana zeganga uthi, “Qoqanani lonke libuye lizobuthana ligombolozele umhlatshelo wami engilenzele wona. Ngilenzele umhlatshelo omkhulu ezintabeni zako-Israyeli,+ lizakudla inyama linathe legazi.+ 18 Lizakudla inyama yabalamandla linathe legazi labakhokheli basemhlabeni, inyama yezifuyo zonke zeBhashani ezinonileyo, eyezinqama, leyembuzi, leyezinkunzi leyamazinyane ezimvu. 19 Lizazitika ngamafutha linathe igazi lize lidakwe ngumhlatshelo engililungisele wona.”’
20 “‘Etafuleni yami lizakudla lisuthe inyama yamabhiza leyabagadi bawo, lidle leyabalamandla leyamaqhawe wonke,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
21 “‘Izizwe ngizazitshengisa udumo lwami futhi izizwe zonke zizabona ukuthi ngahlulele njani, zibone lamandla ami engibatshengise wona.+ 22 Kusukela ngalolosuku abako-Israyeli bazakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo. 23 Izizwe zizakwazi ukuthi abako-Israyeli bathunjwa ngenxa yokuthi babesona futhi bengathembekanga kimi.+ Yikho ngabafihlela ubuso bami+ ngabanikela ezitheni zabo+ ezababulala bonke ngenkemba. 24 Ngabaphatha ngokufanele ukungcola kwabo lezono zabo njalo ngabafihlela ubuso bami.’
25 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngizabuyisela abantu bakaJakhobe ababethunjiwe,+ ngibe lesihawu kubo bonke abantu bako-Israyeli.+ Ngizalilwela ngamandla ami wonke* ibizo lami elingcwele.+ 26 Nxa sebeyangisiwe ngenxa yokuthi babengathembekanga kimi,+ bazahlala elizweni labo bevikelekile kungelamuntu obenza besabe.+ 27 Nxa sengibathatha ezizweni njalo sengibaqoqa emazweni ezitha zabo,+ indlela engizabaphatha ngayo izakwenza izizwe ezinengi zibone ukuthi ngingcwele.’+
28 “‘Bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo nxa sengiyekela izizwe zibathumba, ngiphinde ngibathathe ngibabuyisele elizweni labo ngingatshiyi loyedwa.+ 29 Angisoze ngiphinde ngibafihlele ubuso bami+ ngoba ngizathululela umoya wami phezu kwabako-Israyeli,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
40 Mhlaka 10 wenyanga, ekuqaliseni komnyaka, ngomnyaka wesi-25 sisekuthunjweni+ futhi kungumnyaka wesi-14 idolobho lidiliziwe,+ isandla sikaJehova saba phezu kwami, wangithatha wangisa edolobheni.+ 2 UNkulunkulu wangithwala wangisa elizweni lako-Israyeli ngokungitshengisa imibono, wafika wangibeka entabeni ende kakhulu.+ Ngaseningizimu kwentaba le kwakulezakhiwo ezazingathi lidolobho.
3 Wathi esengibeke lapho ngabona indoda eyayikhazimula angathi yikhopha.+ Yayimi egedini njalo yayiphethe intambo yelineni lomhlanga wokulinganisa*+ esandleni sayo. 4 Indoda le yathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, khangelisisa, ulalelisise njalo unanzelele* konke engizakutshengisa khona ngoba yikho ulethwe lapha. Konke ozakubona lapha ukutshele abantu bako-Israyeli.”+
5 Ngabona umduli owawugombolozele ithempeli lonke. Esandleni sendoda engayibonayo kwakulomhlanga wokulinganisa owawuzingalo eziyisithupha ubude (engalweni eyodwa kungezelelwe ububanzi beminwe emine nxa ihlangene).* Yaqalisa ukulinganisa umduli njalo wawungumhlanga owodwa ubuqatha lomhlanga owodwa ukuya phezulu.
6 Yasisiya egedini elikhangele empumalanga+ yafika yakhwela amasitephisi. Yalinganisa isitubhu segedi njalo sasingumhlanga owodwa ububanzi futhi esinye isitubhu laso sasingumhlanga owodwa ububanzi. 7 Izindlu zabalindi zazingumhlanga owodwa ubude lomhlanga owodwa ububanzi futhi ziqhelelene ngengalo ezinhlanu.+ Isitubhu esiseduze kwevurandi elisegedini elikhangele ethempelini sasingumhlanga owodwa.
8 Yalinganisa ivurandi elisegedini elikhangele ethempelini, lalingumhlanga owodwa. 9 Yasilinganisa ivurandi elisegedini, lalizingalo ezingu-8. Yalinganisa lezinsika ezazisemaceleni kwalo, zona zazizingalo ezimbili. Ivurandi elisegedini lalikhangele ethempelini.
10 Kwakulezindlu zabalindi ezintathu ngapha langapha kwegedi lempumalanga. Zontathu izindlu lezi zazilingana futhi lensika ezisemaceleni wonke zazilingana.
11 Yasilinganisa ububanzi bentuba yegedi njalo yayizingalo ezilitshumi. Igedi lona lalizingalo ezingu-13 ubude.
12 Indawo eyayiphambi kwezindlu zabalindi eyayivalelwe ngomduli omncane yayiyingalo eyodwa amacele womabili. Izindlu zabalindi ezazisemaceleni womabili zazizingalo eziyisithupha.
13 Yasilinganisa igedi kusukela ephahleni lwendlu yabalindi* kusiya ephahleni lwenye indlu yabalindi, lalizingalo ezingu-25 ububanzi. Iminyango yezindlu zabalindi yayikhangelene.+ 14 Yalinganisa lensika ezazisemaceleni futhi zazizingalo ezingu-60 ukuya phezulu. Yaphinda yalinganisa lensika ezazisemagedini wonke ayesegumeni. 15 Kusukela entubeni yegedi kusiya phambi kwevurandi elikhangele ethempelini kwakuzingalo ezingu-50.
16 Izindlu zabalindi lensika zazo ezaziphakathi kwegedi eceleni ngalinye zazilamawindi ayebanzi ngaphakathi, emancane ngaphandle.+ Langaphakathi kwamavurandi wonke kwakulamawindi emaceleni wonke njalo ensikeni ezazisemaceleni kwakubazelwe imiceciso yezihlahla zelala.+
17 Yangithatha yangingenisa egumeni elingaphandle ngasengibona izindlu zokudlela+ futhi indawo yonke eyayigombolozele iguma elingaphandle yayigandelwe ngamatshe. Endaweni le egandelwe ngamatshe kwakulezindlu zokudlela ezingu-30. 18 Ububanzi bendawo eyayigandelwe ngamatshe babulingana lobude bamagedi. Indawo le eyayigandelwe ngamatshe yayiphansi kuleguma elingaphakathi.
19 Yasilinganisa kusukela phambi kwegedi eliphansi kusiyafika ekuqaliseni kweguma elingaphakathi, kwakuzingalo ezingu-100 empumalanga lezingalo ezingu-100 enyakatho.
20 Iguma elingaphandle lalilegedi elalikhangele enyakatho njalo indoda le yalinganisa ubude balo lobubanzi balo. 21 Icele elilodwa lalilezindlu zabalindi ezintathu. Insika zalo levurandi kwakulingana lokwegedi lokuqala. Igedi leli lalizingalo ezingu-50 ubude lezingu-25 ububanzi. 22 Amawindi alo, levurandi lalo, lemiceciso yezihlahla zelala+ kwakulingana lokwegedi elisempumalanga. Kwakulamasitephisi ayisikhombisa abantu ababeqansa ngawo nxa besiya kulo njalo ivurandi laliphambi kwawo.
23 Egumeni elingaphakathi kwakulegedi eliqondane legedi elisenyakatho lelinye eliqondane legedi elisempumalanga. Yalinganisa isuka kwelinye igedi isiya kwelinye njalo umango wakhona wawuzingalo ezingu-100.
24 Yasingithatha yangisa eceleni eliseningizimu njalo eceleni lelo ngabona igedi.+ Yalinganisa insika zalo levurandi njalo kwakulingana lokwamanye amagedi. 25 Emaceleni egedi leli kwakulamawindi. Amawindi la ayefanana lawamanye amagedi futhi ayekhona lasevurandini. Igedi leli lalizingalo ezingu-50 ubude lezingu-25 ububanzi. 26 Kwakungamasitephisi ayisikhombisa ukuyafika kulo+ futhi ivurandi laliphambi kwawo. Insika ezazisemaceleni alo zazibazelwe imiceciso yezihlahla zelala.
27 Iguma elingaphakathi lalilegedi elikhangele eningizimu. Yalinganisa isuka egedini lelo iqonda eningizimu yaze yayafika kwelinye igedi njalo umango wakhona wawuzingalo ezingu-100. 28 Ngemva kwalokho yangithatha yangisa egumeni elingaphakathi, sangena ngegedi eliseningizimu. Yalinganisa igedi eliseningizimu njalo lalilingana lamanye amagedi. 29 Izindlu zalo zabalindi, lensika zalo, levurandi kwakulingana lokwamanye amagedi. Lalilamawindi emaceleni alo lasevurandini. Igedi leli lalizingalo ezingu-50 ubude lezingu-25 ububanzi.+ 30 Wonke amagedi ayelamavurandi njalo amavurandi la ayezingalo ezingu-25 ubude lezingu-5 ububanzi. 31 Ivurandi legedi eliseningizimu lalikhangele egumeni elingaphandle. Kwakubazelwe imiceciso yezihlahla zelala emaceleni ensika zalo+ futhi kwakulamasitephisi angu-8 ayeqansa esiya kulo.+
32 Yangingenisa egumeni elingaphakathi ngegedi elisempumalanga yasilinganisa igedi. Igedi lelo lalilingana lamanye amagedi. 33 Izindlu zalo zabalindi, lensika zalo, levurandi kwakulingana lokwamanye amagedi. Lalilamawindi emaceleni alo kanye lasevurandini. Igedi leli lalizingalo ezingu-50 ubude lezingu-25 ububanzi. 34 Ivurandi elisegedini leli lalikhangele egumeni elingaphandle. Ensikeni zalo zombili kwakubazelwe imiceciso yezihlahla zelala njalo kwakulamasitephisi angu-8 ayeqansa esiya kulo.
35 Ngemva kwalokho yangithatha yangiletha egedini elisenyakatho+ yafika yalilinganisa. Lalilingana lamanye amagedi. 36 Izindlu zalo zabalindi, lensika zalo, levurandi kwakulingana lokwamanye amagedi. Lalilamawindi emaceleni alo. Igedi leli lalizingalo ezingu-50 ubude lezingu-25 ububanzi. 37 Insika zalo zazikhangele egumeni elingaphandle futhi zombili zazibazelwe imiceciso yezihlahla zelala. Kwakulamasitephisi angu-8 ayeqansa esiya kulo.
38 Eduze kwensika eziseceleni kwegedi kwakulendlu yokudlela njalo lomnyango wayo wawukhonapho. Lapho yikho okwakugeziselwa khona iminikelo yokutshiswa.+
39 Kwakulamatafula amabili ngapha langapha kwevurandi egedini. Iminikelo yokutshiswa+ leminikelo yesono+ leminikelo yecala+ yayihlatshelwa phezu kwawo. 40 Eduze kwegedi elisenyakatho kwakulamatafula amabili futhi ayephandle kwentuba. Kwakulamanye amatafula amabili kwelinye icele levurandi elisegedini. 41 Kwakulamatafula amane eceleni ngalinye legedi, esewonke ayengu-8. Imihlatshelo yayihlatshelwa phezu kwamatafula la. 42 Amatafula amane okwakuhlatshelwa phezu kwawo iminikelo yokutshiswa ayengawamatshe abaziweyo. Ayeyingalo lengxenye ubude, lengalo lengxenye ububanzi, lengalo eyodwa ukuya phezulu. Izinto ezazisetshenziswa ukuhlaba iminikelo yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo zazigcinwa phezu kwawo. 43 Kwakulamashelufu ayebunjelwe emidulini yonke ngaphakathi futhi ububanzi bawo babulingana lobubanzi beminwe emine nxa ihlangene. Inyama yeminikelo yezipho yayibekwa phezu kwamatafula.
44 Eduze kwegedi elingaphakathi kwakulezindlu zokudlela ezabahlabeleli.+ Zazisegumeni elingaphakathi eduze kwegedi elisenyakatho futhi zazikhangele eningizimu. Enye indlu yokudlela yayiseduze kwegedi elisempumalanga njalo yayikhangele enyakatho.
45 Indoda engayibona embonweni yangitshela yathi: “Indlu yokudlela ekhangele eningizimu ngeyabaphristi abakhangela imisebenzi eyenziwa ethempelini.+ 46 Indlu yokudlela ekhangele enyakatho ngeyabaphristi abakhangela konke okwenziwa e-alithareni.+ Abaphristi laba ngamadodana kaZadokhi+ njalo bangamaLevi aphiwe umsebenzi wokusondela kuJehova emenzela inkonzo engcwele.”+
47 Ngemva kwalokho yalinganisa iguma elingaphakathi. Lalizingalo ezingu-100 ubude lezingu-100 ububanzi, amacele womane elingana. I-alithare lona laliphambi kwethempeli.
48 Yangithatha yangisa evurandini elaliphambi kwethempeli,+ yafika yalinganisa insika eseceleni kwevurandi. Elinye icele layo lalizingalo ezinhlanu, lelinye lizingalo ezinhlanu. Igedi lalizingalo ezintathu ububanzi kwelinye icele, liphinde libe zingalo ezintathu kwelinye icele.
49 Ivurandi lalizingalo ezingu-20 ubude, lezingalo ezingu-11* ububanzi. Abantu babefika kulo ngokuqansa amasitephisi. Kwakulezinsika emaceleni alo, kulensika eyodwa eceleni ngalinye.+
41 Indoda engayibona embonweni yangithatha yangingenisa endaweni engcwele yethempeli, yasilinganisa izinsika. Insika eyayisesandleni sokudla yayizingalo* eziyisithupha ububanzi, esesandleni senxele layo izingalo eziyisithupha ububanzi. 2 Umnyango wawuzingalo ezilitshumi ububanzi njalo imiduli eyayiseceleni yayizingalo ezinhlanu kwelinye icele, lezinhlanu kwelinye. Yalinganisa indawo engcwele futhi yayizingalo ezingu-40 ubude lezingu-20 ububanzi.
3 Yangena endlini engaphakathi* yalinganisa insika yomnyango. Yayizingalo ezimbili ubuqatha futhi umnyango wawuzingalo eziyisithupha ububanzi. Imiduli eyayisemaceleni omnyango yayizingalo* eziyisikhombisa. 4 Ngemva kwalokho yalinganisa indlu eyayikhangele endaweni engcwele futhi yayizingalo ezingu-20 ubude lezingu-20 ububanzi.+ Yasisithi kimi: “Le yiyo iNgcwelengcwele.”+
5 Yasilinganisa umduli wethempeli futhi wawuzingalo eziyisithupha ubuqatha. Izindlu ezazisemaceleni ethempeli ziligombolozele zazizingalo ezine ububanzi.+ 6 Izindlu lezi ezazisemaceleni zazakhiwe zelekana zaba yizitezi ezintathu. Isitezi ngasinye sasilezindlu ezingu-30. Umduli wethempeli wawakhiwe waba lemiqolo okwakuhlaliswe kuyo izisekelo zezindlu ezisemaceleni, kungazange kugujwe umduli.+ 7 Emaceleni womabili ethempeli kwakulamasitephisi ayeqansa ezingeleza esiya ezindlini eziphezulu,+ ehamba eqhela esiba banzi. Amasitephisi la ayeqhubeka esiba banzi nxa esuka ezindlini eziphansi ekhwela edlula kweziphakathi esiya ezindlini eziphezulu.
8 Ngananzelela ukuthi kwakulesitubhu esikhulu esasigombolozele ithempeli. Izisekelo zezindlu ezazisemaceleni zazizingalo eziyisithupha loba umhlanga owodwa ukusuka phansi kusiya phezulu ekhoneni. 9 Umduli ongaphandle wezindlu ezazisemaceleni wawuzingalo ezinhlanu ububanzi. Kwakulendawo engelalutho* phezu kwesitubhu eceleni komduli wezindlu ezazisemaceleni ethempeli.
10 Izindlu zokudlela+ lethempeli kwakwehlukaniswe yindawo eyayizingalo ezingu-20 ububanzi futhi kwakunjalo emaceleni womabili ethempeli. 11 Kwakulomnyango okwakungenwa ngawo nxa usuka endaweni engelalutho usiya ezindlini ezisemaceleni ethempeli. Omunye umnyango wawusenyakatho, omunye useningizimu. Indawo engelalutho eyayisemaceleni ethempeli yayizingalo ezinhlanu ububanzi.
12 Isakhiwo esasisentshonalanga esasikhangele endaweni eligceke sasizingalo ezingu-70 ububanzi lezingu-90 ubude. Umduli wesakhiwo lesi wawuzingalo ezinhlanu ubuqatha emaceleni wonke.
13 Yalinganisa ithempeli, lalizingalo ezingu-100 ubude. Indawo eligceke, lesakhiwo* kanye lemiduli yaso lakho kwakuzingalo ezingu-100 ubude. 14 Icele elisempumalanga kwethempeli kanye leguma eliphambi kwethempeli kwakuzingalo ezingu-100 ububanzi.
15 Yalinganisa ubude besakhiwo esasikhangele endaweni eligceke eyayingemuva kwethempeli kanye lemikoto eyayisemaceleni womabili, kwakuzingalo ezingu-100.
Yaphinda yalinganisa lendawo engcwele, leNgcwelengcwele,+ lamavurandi ayesegumeni, 16 lezitubhu, lamawindi ayebanzi ngaphakathi emancane ngaphandle+ kanye lemikoto okwakusendaweni lezo zontathu. Umduli owawuseceleni kwezitubhu wawulamapulanka+ kusukela phansi kusiyafika emawindini. Kwakunjalo lasemaceleni amawindi. 17 Kwalinganiswa laphezu komnyango lasendlini engaphakathi, laphandle kanye lasemdulini wonke. 18 Kwakubazelwe imifanekiso yamakherubhi+ lemiceciso yezihlahla zelala,+ isihlahla ngasinye sasiphakathi kwamakherubhi amabili. Ikherubhi ngalinye lalilobuso ngapha langapha. 19 Ubuso bomuntu babukhangele isihlahla selala kwelinye icele, besekusithi ubuso besilwane bukhangele isihlahla selala kwelinye icele.+ Yonke imifanekiso le eyayisethempelini yayibazwe njalo. 20 Umduli wethempeli wawubazelwe imifanekiso yamakherubhi lemiceciso yezihlahla zelala kusukela phansi kuze kuyefika phezu komnyango.
21 Umnyango*+ wethempeli wawulingana amacele wonke. Phambi kwendawo engcwele* kwakulento eyayingathi 22 li-alithare elenziwe ngezigodo.+ Lalizingalo ezintathu ukuphakama lezimbili ubude njalo lilezinsika emakhoneni. Ngaphansi lasemaceleni lalenziwe ngezigodo. Indoda engangiyibone embonweni yathi kimi: “Le yiyo itafula ephambi kukaJehova.”+
23 Indawo engcwele yethempeli yayileminyango emibili futhi iNgcwelengcwele layo yayileminyango emibili.+ 24 Umnyango ngamunye wawulezivalo ezimbili, esinye isivalo sasivuleka sisiya kwelinye icele, lesinye sisiya kwelinye icele. 25 Ezivalweni zethempeli kwakubazelwe imifanekiso yamakherubhi lemiceciso yezihlahla zelala njengasemdulini.+ Phambi kwevurandi kwakulophahla lwezigodo olwalulengele ngaphandle. 26 Emaceleni womabili evurandi kwakulamawindi ayebanzi ngaphakathi, emancane ngaphandle,+ futhi kwakulemiceciso yezihlahla zelala. Kwakunjalo lasezindlini ezazisemaceleni ethempeli lasephahleni olwalulengele ngaphandle.
42 Indoda engayibona embonweni yangikhokhela yangisa egumeni elingaphandle ngokuya enyakatho.+ Yangingenisa esakhiweni esasilezindlu zokudlela esasiseduze lendawo eligceke+ esegumeni lethempeli. Isakhiwo lesi sasisenyakatho kwendlu eyayingemuva kwethempeli.*+ 2 Sasizingalo ezingu-50 ububanzi futhi ubude baso ngasenyakatho babuzingalo* ezingu-100. 3 Isakhiwo lesi sasiphahlwe liguma elingaphakathi elalizingalo ezingu-20 ububanzi,+ lendawo egandelwe ngamatshe esegumeni elingaphandle. Izindlu zaso zazikhangelene futhi zazakhiwe zaba yizitezi ezintathu. 4 Phambi kwezindlu zokudlela kwakulendlela+ eyayizingalo ezilitshumi ububanzi lezingu-100 ubude.* Iminyango yezindlu lezi yayikhangele enyakatho. 5 Izindlu zokudlela eziphezulu zazizincane kulalezo eziphakathi laphakathi leziphansi ngenxa yokuthi imikhandlu yayithethe indawo enengi. 6 Izindlu zokudlela zazakhiwe zaba yizitezi ezintathu kodwa zazingelansika ezinjengalezo ezazisegumeni. Yikho izindlu eziphezulu zazilendawo encane kulalezo ezazisesitezi esiphansi lesiphakathi laphakathi.
7 Kwakulomduli wangaphandle owawakhiwe ngamatshe owawuseduze lezindlu zokudlela ngokuya egumeni elingaphandle, elaliphambi kwezindlu zokudlela. Umduli lo wawuzingalo ezingu-50 ubude. 8 Izindlu zokudlela ezaziseduze leguma elingaphandle zazizingalo ezingu-50 ubude kodwa lezo ezaziseduze lendawo engcwele zazizingalo ezingu-100. 9 Isakhiwo sezindlu zokudlela sasilomnyango owawusempumalanga abantu ababengena ngawo nxa bevela egumeni elingaphandle.
10 Kwakulezinye izindlu zokudlela ezaziseceleni komduli weguma futhi umduli lo wawusempumalanga kwazo. Izindlu lezi zaziseduze lendawo eligceke kanye lesakhiwo esasingemuva kwethempeli.*+ 11 Phambi kwazo kwakulendlela eyayifanana laleyo eyayiphambi kwezindlu zokudlela ezazisenyakatho.+ Izindlu lezi zazilingana ubude lobubanzi, zileminyango efananayo futhi zakhiwe zafanana. Iminyango yazo 12 yayinjengeminyango yezindlu zokudlela ezaziseningizimu. Phambi komduli wamatshe owawusempumalanga kwakulomnyango okwakungenwa ngawo futhi wawusekuqaliseni kwendlela eyayihamba phakathi kwezindlu lezi.+
13 Indoda engayibona embonweni yathi kimi: “Izindlu zokudlela ezisenyakatho lezindlu zokudlela eziseningizimu eziseduze kwendawo eligceke+ yizindlu ezingcwele, lapho abaphristi abama phambi kukaJehova abadlela khona iminikelo engcwele kakhulu.+ Yikho lapho abafaka khona iminikelo engcwele kakhulu, iminikelo yamabele, leminikelo yesono, leminikelo yecala ngoba indawo leyo ingcwele.+ 14 Nxa abaphristi bangangena endaweni engcwele akumelanga baphume baye egumeni elingaphandle, bengazange baqale bakhiphe izembatho zabo abazigqoka nxa besenza imisebenzi yabo ngoba zingcwele.+ Kumele bagqoke ezinye izembatho nxa sebesiya ezindaweni okuvunyelwa khona ukuthi abantu bafike kuzo.”
15 Yathi isiqedile ukulinganisa indawo engaphakathi yethempeli,* yaphuma lami ngendlela eqonda egedini elikhangele empumalanga,+ yasilinganisa yonke indawo.
16 Yalinganisa icele elisempumalanga ngomhlanga wokulinganisa.* Laliyimihlanga engu-500 ubude kusukela lapho umduli oqalisela khona kusiya lapho ocina khona.
17 Yalinganisa icele elisenyakatho, laliyimihlanga engu-500 ubude.
18 Yalinganisa lecele eliseningizimu, laliyimihlanga engu-500 ubude.
19 Yabhoda yaya eceleni elisentshonalanga yalilinganisa ngomhlanga wokulinganisa. Laliyimihlanga engu-500 ubude.
20 Yalinganisa indawo leyo amacele ayo womane. Yayigonjolozelwe ngumduli+ owawuyimihlanga engu-500 ubude+ lengu-500 ububanzi. Umduli lo yiwo owawusehlukanisa indawo engcwele lengangcwele.+
43 Indoda engayibona embonweni yangithatha yangisa egedini elikhangele empumalanga.+ 2 Sengilapho ngabona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli isiza ivela empumalanga.+ Ilizwi lakhe lalinjengomsindo wamanzi ahubayo+ futhi umhlaba wakhazimula ngenxa yenkazimulo yakhe.+ 3 Engakubonayo kwakunjengalokho engakubona embonweni ngesikhathi ngisiyatshabalalisa* idolobho njalo kwakukhanya angathi yilokho engakubona ngiseduze komfula uKhebhari.+ Ngazilahla phansi ngathi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini.
4 Inkazimulo kaJehova yasingena ethempelini* ngegedi elikhangele empumalanga.+ 5 Ngemva kwalokho umoya wangiphakamisa wangisa egumeni elingaphakathi. Ngabona ukuthi ithempeli lonke laseligcwele inkazimulo kaJehova.+ 6 Ngasengisizwa umuntu ekhuluma lami ephakathi kwethempeli, indoda engayibona embonweni yasibuya yazokuma eceleni kwami,+ 7 yathi kimi:
“Ndodana yomuntu, le yiyo indawo yesihlalo sami sobukhosi+ lendawo engizabeka kuyo inyawo zami.+ Lapha yikho engizahlala khona phakathi kwabantu bako-Israyeli kuze kube nini lanini.+ Abantu bako-Israyeli kanye lamakhosi abo abasoze baphinde balingcolise ibizo lami elingcwele+ ngokukhonza abanye* onkulunkulu langezidumbu zamakhosi abo. 8 Babengcolisa ibizo lami elingcwele ngezinto ezenyanyekayo ababezenza. Bafaka umnyango wethempeli labo eceleni komnyango wethempeli lami, lemigubazi yethempeli labo eceleni kwemigubazi yethempeli lami, mina labo sehlukaniswa ngumduli nje kuphela.+ Yikho ngabathukuthelela ngabatshabalalisa.+ 9 Khathesi kabayekele ukukhonza abanye* onkulunkulu futhi kabalahlele izidumbu zamakhosi abo khatshana lami. Lapho-ke ngizahlala phakathi kwabo kuze kube nini lanini.+
10 “Kodwa wena ndodana yomuntu, chasisela abantu bako-Israyeli ukuthi ithempeli limi njani+ ukuze bayangeke ngenxa yezono zabo.+ Kumele bahlolisise umdwebo walo. 11 Nxa bangayangeka ngakho konke ababekwenza kumele ubatshengise umdwebo wethempeli, lokuma kwalo, leminyango yalo lamagedi alo.+ Batshengise wonke umdwebo walo lezimiso zalo lemithetho yalo. Konke lokhu kumele ukubhale phansi phambi kwabo ukuze bawuhlolisise wonke umdwebo wethempeli, balandele izimiso zalo.+ 12 Nanku umthetho wethempeli: Yonke indawo ephezu kwentaba ingcwele kakhulu.+ Lo yiwo umthetho wethempeli.
13 “Nanzi izilinganiso ze-alithare kusetshenziswa isilinganiso sengalo+ (engalweni eyodwa kungezelelwe ububanzi beminwe emine nxa ihlangene).* Isisekelo salo siyingalo eyodwa ukuya phezulu lengalo eyodwa ububanzi. Isisekelo lesi silomphetho emaceleni wonke, ububanzi bawo bulingana lobubanzi besandla.* Lesi yisisekelo se-alithare. 14 Ukusuka esisekelweni se-alithare usiyafika esitubhini sokuqala zingalo ezimbili futhi isitubhu lesi siyingalo eyodwa ububanzi. Ukusuka esitubhini esincane usiya ekucineni kwesitubhu esikhulu zingalo ezine njalo ububanzi besitubhu lesi esikhulu yingalo eyodwa. 15 Iziko le-alithare lizingalo ezine ukuya phezulu futhi phezu kwalo kulempondo ezine.+ 16 Iziko le-alithare lilamacele amane alinganayo. Lizingalo ezingu-12 ubude lezingu-12 ububanzi.+ 17 Amacele amane esitubhu azingalo ezingu-14 ubude lezingu-14 ububanzi. Umphetho ogombolozele i-alithare uyingxenye yengalo ububanzi futhi isisekelo salo siyingalo eyodwa emaceleni wonke.
“Amasitephisi e-alithare akhangele empumalanga.”
18 Indoda engayibona embonweni yathi kimi, “Ndodana yomuntu, nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Lokhu yikho okumele kulandelwe nxa kusakhiwa i-alithare ukuze kwenziwe iminikelo yokutshiswa egcweleyo, kuchelwe legazi phezu kwalo.’+
19 “‘Kumele uthathe ijongosi emhlambini elizakuba ngumnikelo wesono,+ uliphe abaphristi abangamaLevi abosendo lukaZadokhi+ abasondela duze kwami bezongikhonza,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. 20 ‘Kumele uthathe elinye igazi lalo ulifake empondweni ze-alithare ezine, lasemakhoneni amane ezitubhu lasemphethweni ogombolozele i-alithare ukuze uhlambulule i-alithare esonweni njalo ulihlawulele.+ 21 Ngemva kwalokho kumele uthathe ijongosi elizakuba ngumnikelo wesono, uyelitshisa endaweni ekhethiweyo ethempelini phandle kwendawo engcwele.+ 22 Ngelanga lesibili uzanikela ngembuzi enduna engelasici ibe ngumnikelo wesono. Bazahlambulula i-alithare esonweni njengoba nje belihlambulule esonweni besebenzisa ijongosi.’
23 “‘Nxa usuqedile ukuhlambulula i-alithare esonweni, uzanikela ngejongosi elingelasici olithethe emhlambini. Uzaphinda unikele ngenqama engelasici oyithethe emhlambini. 24 Iminikelo le kumele uyilethe kuJehova. Abaphristi kumele bayivuvuzele isawudo+ besebeyinikela kuJehova ibe ngumnikelo wokutshiswa ogcweleyo. 25 Okwamalanga ayisikhombisa uzanikela ngembuzi enduna nsuku zonke, ibe ngumnikelo wesono.+ Uzanikela langejongosi olithethe emhlambini langenqama oyithethe emhlambini. Kumele unikele ngezifuyo ezingelasici. 26 Okwamalanga ayisikhombisa bazahlawulela i-alithare futhi kumele balihlambulule balenze lifanele ukusetshenziswa. 27 Nxa amalanga lawo esephelile, ngelanga lesi-8+ kusiya phambili abaphristi bazanikela e-alithareni iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo yobudlelwano njalo mina ngizathokoza ngani,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.”
44 Indoda engayibona embonweni yangiphendukisa ngendlela eqonda egedini lendawo engcwele elikhangele empumalanga,+ kodwa igedi lelo lalivaliwe.+ 2 UJehova wathi kimi: “Igedi leli lizahlala livaliwe, akumelanga livulwe futhi akulamuntu ozangena ngalo ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ungene ngalo.+ Yikho kumele lihlale livaliwe. 3 Kodwa umkhokheli nguye ozahlala phakathi kwalo adle isinkwa phambi kukaJehova.+ Uzangena ngevurandi elisegedini aphinde aphume ngalo.”+
4 Ngemva kwalokho indoda engayibona embonweni yangingenisa ngegedi elikhangele enyakatho, yangisa phambi kwethempeli. Ngathi ngikhangela ngabona ukuthi inkazimulo kaJehova yayisigcwele ethempelini likaJehova,+ yikho ngazilahla phansi ngathi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini.+ 5 UJehova wasesithi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, khangelisisa unanzelele* futhi ulalelisise konke engizakutshela khona ngemithetho lezimiso zethempeli likaJehova. Ukhangelisise amagedi ethempeli kanye leminyango yendlu engcwele.+ 6 Kumele ukhulume labantu bako-Israyeli abahlamukayo uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Sezizinengi kakhulu izenzo zenu ezinyanyisayo lina bantu bako-Israyeli. 7 Abantu bezinye izizwe abangasokanga enhliziyweni lasenyameni elibaletha endaweni yami engcwele bafika bangcolise ithempeli lami. Lanxa linikela kimi ngesinkwa langamafutha langegazi, isivumelwano sami liyasephula ngoba lenza izinto ezenyanyekayo. 8 Impahla yami engcwele aliyikhangeli,+ kodwa lithuma abanye abantu ukuthi benze imisebenzi endaweni yami engcwele.”’
9 “‘Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Akulamuntu wesinye isizwe ohlala ko-Israyeli, ongasokanga enhliziyweni lasenyameni ozangena endaweni yami engcwele.”’
10 “‘Kodwa amaLevi angihlamukelayo+ ngesikhathi abako-Israyeli bengihlamukela belandela izithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo* azathola umvuzo wezono zawo. 11 Azasebenza endaweni yami engcwele ekhangele amagedi ethempeli+ futhi azakwenza leminye imisebenzi ethempelini. Azahlabela abantu iminikelo yokutshiswa egcweleyo kanye lemihlatshelo njalo azakuma phambi kwabantu abasebenzele. 12 Ngiphakamise isandla sami ngafunga,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova, ‘ngathi azawuthola umvuzo wezono zawo ngoba yiwo ayesebenzela abantu ngesikhathi bekhonza izithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo futhi aba yisikhubekiso esenza abantu bako-Israyeli bona.+ 13 Awasoze asondele eduze kwami ukuze abe ngabaphristi bami kumbe asondele eduze kwempahla yami engcwele lengcwele kakhulu. Azathwala ihlazo lawo ngenxa yezinto ezenyanyekayo ayezenza. 14 Ngizawanika umsebenzi wokukhangela konke nje ethempelini. Yiwo azakhangela imisebenzi eyenziwa ethempelini lakho konke okumele kwenziwe kulo.’+
15 “‘Abaphristi abangamaLevi abangamadodana kaZadokhi+ ababeqhubeka besenza imisebenzi endaweni yami engcwele ngesikhathi ama-Israyeli engihlamukela,+ bazasondela eduze kwami bangenzele inkonzo engcwele futhi bazakuma phambi kwami banikele ngamafutha+ langegazi,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. 16 ‘Laba yibo abazangena endaweni yami engcwele, basondele etafuleni yami bangenzele inkonzo engcwele+ njalo bazakwenza yonke imisebenzi engibaphathise yona.+
17 “‘Nxa bezongena emagedini eguma elingaphakathi kumele bagqoke izigqoko zelineni.+ Akumelanga bagqoke izembatho zewulu nxa besebenza emagedini eguma elingaphakathi loba phakathi kweguma. 18 Kumele babophe amaqhiye elineni emakhanda, bagqoke lamabhurugwe amafitshane elineni ezinkalweni zabo.+ Akumelanga bagqoke loba yini ezabenza baginqe. 19 Nxa befuna ukuya egumeni elingaphandle lapho okulabantu khona, kumele baqale bakhuphe izembatho abazigqoka nxa besenza imisebenzi yabo,+ bazifake ezindlini zokudlela ezingcwele.+ Kumele bagqoke ezinye izigqoko ukuze bangathwali ubungcwele ngezembatho zabo bahambe labo ebantwini. 20 Akufanelanga baphuce amakhanda+ kumbe bayekele inwele zabo zibe zinde kakhulu. Kumele bazigele zibe mfitshane. 21 Akumelanga banathe iwayini nxa bezangena egumeni elingaphakathi.+ 22 Umphristi akufanelanga athathe umfelokazi loba owesifazana owadivosa lomkakhe.+ Kodwa kumele athathe intombi egcweleyo yako-Israyeli kumbe umfelokazi owayethethwe ngumphristi.’+
23 “‘Abaphristi kumele bafundise abantu bami umehluko phakathi kwezinto ezingcwele lezinto ezingekho ngcwele. Bazabafundisa umehluko phakathi kwalokho okuhlambulukileyo lokungcolileyo.+ 24 Kumele bahlulele nxa kulezindaba ezihluphayo+ njalo lokho kumele bakwenze belandela imithetho yami yokwahlulela.+ Kufanele bagcine imithetho kanye lezimiso zami eziphathelane lemikhosi yami yonke+ njalo benze amasabatha ami abe ngcwele. 25 Umphristi akumelanga asondele eduze kwaloba ngubani ofileyo ngoba angenza njalo uzangcola. Kodwa nxa kufe uyise loba unina loba indodana loba indodakazi yakhe loba umfowabo kumbe udadewabo ongendanga, umphristi angasondela eduze kwakhe. Angenza njalo uyabe esengcolile.+ 26 Nxa umphristi angahlanjululwa kumele bambalele insuku eziyisikhombisa. 27 Ngelanga azangena ngalo endaweni engcwele egumeni elingaphakathi, ukuthi azokhonza endaweni engcwele, kumele anikele umnikelo wakhe wesono,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
28 “‘Mina yimi engizakuba lilifa labo.+ Akumelanga libanike ilifa ko-Israyeli ngoba mina yimi ilifa labo. 29 Yibo abazakudla iminikelo yamabele+ leminikelo yesono kanye leminikelo yecala.+ Zonke izinto ezizanikelwa kuNkulunkulu ko-Israyeli zizakuba ngezabo.+ 30 Izithelo zokuqala ezinhle kakhulu lakho konke elizanikela ngakho kuzakuba ngokwabaphristi.+ Kumele linike umphristi ifulawa eliyenze ngamabele enu okuqala.+ Lingenza njalo, izimuli zenu zizahlala zithola izibusiso.+ 31 Abaphristi akumelanga badle inyoni kumbe inyamazana ezifeleyo loba ebulewe ngezinye inyamazana.’+
45 “‘Nxa selisabelana ilizwe ukuthi libe lilifa lenu+ kumele linike uJehova indawo engcwele elizweni lenu.+ Kufanele ibe zingalo* ezingu-25 000 ubude lezingu-10 000 ububanzi+ futhi yonke izakuba ngcwele. 2 Phakathi kwayo kuzakuba lendawo yethempeli elamacele amane alinganayo, icele ngalinye lizingalo ezingu-500.+ Ithempeli lizakuba lamadlelo azingalo ezingu-50 kuwo wonke amacele.+ 3 Endaweni engcwele kumele ulinganise indawo ezingalo ezingu-25 000 ubude lezingu-10 000 ububanzi njalo phakathi kwayo kuzakuba lethempeli, indawo engcwele kakhulu. 4 Indawo le elinganisiweyo izakuba yindawo engcwele yabaphristi+ abasebenza ethempelini, abasondela eduze kukaJehova bamenzele inkonzo engcwele.+ Indawo le izakuba ngeyezindlu zabo lendawo engcwele yethempeli.
5 “‘AmaLevi asebenza ethempelini azakuba lendawo ezingalo ezingu-25 000 ubude lezingu-10 000 ububanzi.+ Azaphiwa izindlu zokudlela ezingu-20.+
6 “‘Idolobho kumele libe lendawo ezingalo ezingu-25 000 ubude, ilingane lobude bendawo engcwele. Ububanzi bayo kumele bube zingalo ezingu-5 000.+ Indawo le izakuba ngeyabantu bonke bako-Israyeli.
7 “‘Umkhokheli uzaphiwa indawo emaceleni womabili endawo engcwele lasemaceleni endawo yedolobho. Indawo yakhe izakuba seceleni kwendawo engcwele lendawo yedolobho, entshonalanga lasempumalanga. Ubude bayo nxa usuka emngceleni osentshonalanga usiya emngceleni osempumalanga buzabe bulingana lobude bendawo eyabelwe isizwana esiseceleni.+ 8 Le yiyo ezakuba yindawo yomkhokheli wako-Israyeli. Abakhokheli abasoze baphinde babaphathe kubi abantu bami+ futhi bazakwabela abantu bako-Israyeli ilizwe ngezizwana zabo.’+
9 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Izenzo zenu ezimbi sezizinengi kakhulu lina bakhokheli bako-Israyeli!’
“‘Tshiyani udlakela kanye lokuhlukuluza abantu lenze okufaneleyo lokulungileyo.+ Yekelani ukuthathela abantu bami impahla yabo,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. 10 ‘Kumele lilinganise ngezikali eziqondileyo futhi lisebenzise isilinganiso se-efa* lesebhathi* esiqondileyo.+ 11 Kumele kube lesilinganiso esisodwa se-efa lesilinganiso esisodwa sebhathi. Isilinganiso sebhathi kumele sibe yingxenye eyodwa kwezilitshumi zehomeri,* lesilinganiso se-efa kumele sibe yingxenye eyodwa kwezilitshumi zehomeri. Ihomeri yiyo ezasetshenziswa nxa kulinganiswa. 12 Ishekheli*+ kumele ibe ngamagera* angu-20. Nxa amashekheli angu-20 lamashekheli angu-25 lamashekheli ngu-15 esehlanganisiwe azakuba limina* elilodwa.’
13 “‘Nansi iminikelo okumele liyinikele: Kuhomeri ngayinye yengqoloyi kumele lithathe ingxenye eyodwa kweziyisithupha ze-efa linikele ngayo, besekusithi kuhomeri ngayinye yebhali lithathe ingxenye eyodwa kweziyisithupha ze-efa. 14 Iminikelo yamafutha kumele ilinganiswe ngesilinganiso sebhathi. Ibhathi elilodwa yingxenye eyodwa kwezilitshumi zekhori* futhi amabhathi alitshumi yihomeri ngoba amabhathi alitshumi alingana lehomeri. 15 Emihlambini yezifuyo zabantu bako-Israyeli kumele linikele ngemvu eyodwa phakathi kwezingu-200. Konke lokhu ngokweminikelo yamabele,+ leminikelo yokutshiswa egcweleyo,+ lemihlatshelo yobudlelwano+ ukuze kuhlawulelwe abantu,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
16 “‘Bonke abantu elizweni bazanika umkhokheli wako-Israyeli iminikelo le.+ 17 Kodwa umkhokheli nguye ozaletha iminikelo yokutshiswa egcweleyo,+ leminikelo yokunathwayo, leminikelo yamabele+ ngensuku zamadili,*+ langesikhathi sokuthwasa kwenyanga, langamaSabatha,+ langayo yonke eminye imikhosi eyenziwa ngabantu bako-Israyeli.+ Nguye ozaletha umnikelo wesono, lomnikelo wamabele, lomnikelo wokutshiswa ogcweleyo, lemihlatshelo yobudlelwano ukuze kuhlawulelwe abantu bako-Israyeli.’
18 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Ngenyanga yokuqala ngelanga lokuqala, kumele uthathe ijongosi elingelasici emhlambini, uhlambulule indawo engcwele ukuze kususwe isono.+ 19 Umphristi uzathatha elinye igazi emnikelweni wesono aligcobe emgubazini wethempeli,+ alifake lasemakhoneni womane esitubhu se-alithare, lasemgubazini wegedi leguma elingaphakathi. 20 Lokhu yikho ozakwenza langelanga lesikhombisa lenyanga, usenzela loba ngubani ongabe ephambanisile kumbe enze isono engazi+ futhi kumele lihlawulele ithempeli.+
21 “‘Mhlaka 14 ngenyanga yokuqala lizakwenza umkhosi wePhasika.+ Kumele kudliwe isinkwa esingelamvubelo okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+ 22 Ngalelolanga umkhokheli uzaletha ijongosi libe ngumnikelo wezono zakhe lowezono zabantu bonke abaselizweni.+ 23 Okwamalanga ayisikhombisa omkhosi uzaletha kuJehova umnikelo wokutshiswa ogcweleyo. Uzaletha amajongosi ayisikhombisa angelasici, lenqama eziyisikhombisa ezingelasici ilanga ngalinye.+ Uzaletha lembuzi enduna ilanga ngalinye ukuze ibe ngumnikelo wesono. 24 Kumele alethe i-efa eyodwa yomnikelo wamabele nxa ezonikela ngejongosi, le-efa eyodwa nxa ezonikela ngenqama. Kumele alethe lehini* eyodwa yamafutha nxa esenikela nge-efa yefulawa.
25 “‘Kusukela mhlaka 15 ngenyanga yesikhombisa umkhokheli kumele alethe umnikelo wesono ofananayo, lomnikelo wokutshiswa ogcweleyo, lomnikelo wamabele lowamafutha, okwamalanga wonke ayisikhombisa omkhosi.’”+
46 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Igedi leguma elingaphakathi elikhangele empumalanga+ kumele lihlale livaliwe+ ngamalanga ayisithupha okusebenza.+ Kodwa ngelanga leSabatha lelokuthwasa kwenyanga kumele livulwe. 2 Umkhokheli uzangena ngevurandi elisegedini+ evela egumeni elingaphandle, abesesima eceleni komgubazi wegedi. Abaphristi bazanikela umnikelo wokutshiswa ogcweleyo obuye lomkhokheli, banikele lemihlatshelo yakhe yobudlelwano. Uzakhothama esitubhini segedi abesephuma, kodwa igedi akumelanga livalwe kuze kube ntambama. 3 Abantu bazakhothama entubeni yegedi lelo phambi kukaJehova ngelanga leSabatha lelokuthwasa kwenyanga.+
4 “‘Ngelanga leSabatha umkhokheli kumele anikele kuJehova umnikelo wokutshiswa ogcweleyo ogoqela imvana ezinduna eziyisithupha ezingelasici lenqama eyodwa engelasici.+ 5 Nxa esenikela ngenqama kumele alethe umnikelo wamabele oyi-efa* eyodwa njalo nxa esenikela ngemvana ezinduna uzaletha loba yini ayenelisayo. I-efa ngayinye yefulawa uzayinikela lehini* eyodwa yamafutha.+ 6 Ngelanga lokuthwasa kwenyanga uzanikela ngejongosi elingelasici alithethe emhlambini, lemvana ezinduna eziyisithupha kanye lenqama. Konke lokhu kufanele kungabi lasici.+ 7 Nxa esenikela ngejongosi kumele alethe lomnikelo wamabele oyi-efa eyodwa njalo nxa esenikela ngenqama kumele alethe i-efa yefulawa. Uzaletha loba yini ayenelisayo nxa esenikela ngemvana ezinduna. I-efa ngayinye yefulawa uzayinikela lehini eyodwa yamafutha.
8 “‘Nxa umkhokheli esengena kumele angene ngevurandi elisegedini aphinde aphume ngalo.+ 9 Nxa abantu bengabuya phambi kukaJehova bezokhonza ngezikhathi zemikhosi,+ labo abangene ngegedi elisenyakatho+ kumele baphume ngegedi eliseningizimu,+ besekusithi labo abangene ngegedi eliseningizimu baphume ngegedi elisenyakatho. Akulamuntu okumele aphume ngegedi angene ngalo, kumele baphume ngegedi elikhangelane lalelo abangene ngalo. 10 Umkhokheli ophakathi kwabo kumele angene labo nxa bengena njalo aphume labo nxa sebephuma. 11 Ngezikhathi zemikhosi lamadili, nxa umkhokheli enikela ngejongosi uzaletha lomnikelo wamabele oyi-efa eyodwa. Nxa esenikela ngenqama uzaletha le-efa yefulawa njalo uzaletha loba yini ayenelisayo nxa esenikela ngemvana ezinduna. I-efa ngayinye yefulawa uzayinikela lehini eyodwa yamafutha.+
12 “‘Nxa umkhokheli eseletha umnikelo wakhe wokutshiswa ogcweleyo+ loba imihlatshelo yobudlelwano ukuthi ibe yiminikelo yokuzithandela ayipha uJehova, uzavulelwa igedi elikhangele empumalanga. Uzanikela umnikelo wakhe wokutshiswa ogcweleyo lemihlatshelo yobudlelwano njengoba nje esenza nxa kulilanga leSabatha.+ Nxa angaphuma igedi kumele livalwe.+
13 “‘Nsuku zonke kumele unikele kuJehova ngemvana enduna engelasici elomnyaka owodwa. Lo kuzakuba ngumnikelo wokutshiswa ogcweleyo+ futhi kumele uwunikele nsuku zonke ekuseni. 14 Nxa usuletha umnikelo lo nsuku zonke ekuseni kumele ulethe lengxenye yesithupha ye-efa ukuthi ibe ngumnikelo wamabele kanye lengxenye yesithathu yehini yamafutha azafafazwa phezu kwefulawa ecolekileyo. Lokhu kuzakuba ngumnikelo wamabele onikwa uJehova zikhathi zonke. Umthetho lo uzahlala ukhona. 15 Nsuku zonke ekuseni kumele banikele ngemvana enduna kanye lomnikelo wamabele lamafutha ukuthi kube ngumnikelo wokutshiswa ogcweleyo owenziwa zikhathi zonke.’
16 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Nxa umkhokheli anganika amadodana akhe isipho ukuthi sibe lilifa lawo, isipho leso sizakuba yimpahla yawo. Sizakuba ngesawo ngoba sililifa lawo. 17 Kodwa nxa anganika esinye isisebenzi sakhe isipho ukuthi sibe lilifa laso, sizakuba ngesaso kuze kube ngumnyaka wenkululeko,+ ngemva kwalokho sizabuyela sibe ngesomkhokheli. Isipho asinike amadodana akhe yiso kuphela esizahlala singesamadodana akhe. 18 Umkhokheli akumelanga athathele abantu ilifa labo ngokubaxotsha endaweni yabo. Kufanele anike amadodana akhe ilifa alithethe empahleni yakhe ukuze kungabi lomuntu wami oxotshwa endaweni yakhe.’”
19 Indoda engayibona embonweni yangingenisa ngomnyango+ owawuseceleni kwegedi, okwakungenwa ngawo nxa usiya ezindlini zokudlela ezingcwele ezazingezabaphristi, ezazikhangele enyakatho.+ Ngabona enye indawo khonapho eyayingemuva ngokuya entshonalanga. 20 Indoda le yathi kimi: “Lapha yikho abaphristi abaphekela khona iminikelo yecala leyesono lesinkwa esenziwa ngomnikelo wamabele+ ukuze bangathwali lutho baphume lalo besiya egumeni elingaphandle, bacine besenza abantu babengcwele.”*+
21 Yaphuma lami yangisa egumeni elingaphandle yangidlulisa emakhoneni womane eguma. Ngananzelela ukuthi kwakuleguma ekhoneni ngalinye leguma elingaphandle. 22 Emakhoneni womane eguma elingaphandle kwakulamaguma amancane ayezingalo ezingu-40* ubude lezingu-30 ububanzi futhi womane ayelingana. 23 Wonke ayelezitubhu emaceleni womane njalo emaceleni ezitubhu kwakulamaziko okuphekela iminikelo. 24 Yasisithi kimi: “Lezi yizo izindlu labo abasebenza ethempelini abaphekela kuzo imihlatshelo elethwa ngabantu.”+
47 Indoda engayibona embonweni yangibuyisela emnyango wethempeli.+ Khonapho ngabona amanzi egeleza esiya empumalanga, ephuma ngaphansi komnyango wethempeli.+ Ithempeli lalikhangele empumalanga. Amanzi ayephuma ngakwesokudla komnyango wethempeli, egeleza edlula ngaseningizimu kwe-alithare.
2 Indoda le yangikhiphela phandle ngegedi elisenyakatho,+ yasingibhodisa saya egedini elikhangele empumalanga,+ ngabona amanzi egeleza evela ngakwesokudla kwegedi lelo.
3 Indoda le yaqonda empumalanga iphethe intambo yokulinganisa ngesandla sayo.+ Yalinganisa umango ozingalo* ezingu-1 000 yasingidabulisa phakathi kwamanzi. Amanzi ayekhawula enqagaleni.
4 Yalinganisa ezinye izingalo ezingu-1 000 yasingidabulisa emanzini. Amanzi ayesekhawula emadolweni.
Yasilinganisa ezinye izingalo ezingu-1 000 yangidabulisa emanzini. Amanzi ayesefika ekhalweni.
5 Yalinganisa ezinye izingalo ezingu-1 000 futhi amanzi ayesetshona kakhulu, sekungumfula engangingeke ngiwuchaphe. Kwasekumele umuntu antsheze ngoba kwasekungumfula ongachapheki ngenyawo.
6 Yangibuza yathi: “Uyakubona yini lokhu ndodana yomuntu?”
Yasingihambisa ngenyawo ngabuyela ekhunjini lomfula. 7 Ngathi sengifike ekhunjini lomfula ngabona ukuthi emaceleni womabili omfula kwakulezihlahla ezinengi.+ 8 Yasisithi kimi: “Amanzi la ageleza esiya empumalanga, ehlele e-Arabha*+ aze ayengena elwandle. Nxa angafika elwandle,+ amanzi olwandle azahlambuluka. 9 Zonke inyamazana ezilapho okugelezela khona amanzi* zizaphila. Kuzakuba lenhlanzi ezinengi kakhulu ngoba amanzi la azagelezela khona. Amanzi olwandle azahlambuluka futhi loba ngaphi lapho amanzi azagelezela khona izinto ezilapho zizaphila.
10 “Abagoli benhlanzi bazakuma eceleni komfula lo kusukela e-Eni-gedi+ kuze kuyefika e-Eni-egilayimi, lapho okuzabe kulendawo yokuchayela amanethi. Kuzabe kulenhlanzi ezinengi futhi eziyimihlobo eminengi angathi zinhlanzi zoLwandle Olukhulu.*+
11 “Kuzakuba lezindawo ezingamaxhaphozi lezingamatete* kodwa zona azisoze zihlanjululwe, zizahlala zinjalo zilesawudo.+
12 “Yonke imihlobo yezihlahla ezilezithelo izakhula kuwo wonke amacele omfula. Amahlamvu azo awasoze abune futhi azisoze ziyekele ukuzala. Zizathela nyanga zonke ngoba zithelelwa ngamanzi avela endaweni engcwele.+ Izithelo zazo zizakuba yikudla, amahlamvu azo abe ngawokwelapha.”+
13 Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: “Leli yilo ilizwe okumele ulabele izizwana ezingu-12 zako-Israyeli libe lilifa lazo. UJosefa uzaphiwa indawo ezimbili.+ 14 Lizalithatha libe lilifa lenu futhi lizathola indawo ezilinganayo. Ngangifunge kubokhokho benu ukuthi ngizabapha ilizwe leli,+ yikho khathesi seliliphiwa ukuthi libe lilifa lenu.
15 “Nanku umngcele welizwe ongasenyakatho: Usukela eLwandle Olukhulu ulandele indlela eya eHethiloni,+ uqonde eZedadi,+ 16 uye eHamathi,+ leBherotha,+ uyefika eSibhirayimi ephakathi kweDamaseko leHamathi. Usuka lapho uye eHazeri-hathikhoni esemngceleni weHawurani.+ 17 Yikho umngcele lo uzasuka elwandle uye eHazari-enoni,+ uhambe ulandelela umngcele weDamaseko ngasenyakatho lomngcele weHamathi.+ Lo yiwo umngcele osenyakatho.
18 “Umngcele wempumalanga udabula phakathi kweHawurani leDamaseko, udlule eJodani phakathi kweGiliyadi+ lelizwe lako-Israyeli. Kumele ulinganise usukela emngceleni usiya elwandle lwasempumalanga.* Lo yiwo umngcele osempumalanga.
19 “Umngcele weningizimu uzasuka eThamari usiya emfuleni weMeribhathi-khadeshi+ udlule esihotsheni* uyefika eLwandle Olukhulu.+ Lo yiwo umngcele oseningizimu.
20 “Umngcele wentshonalanga luLwandle Olukhulu, kusukela lapho okucina khona umngcele weningizimu kuze kuyefika eLebho-hamathi.*+ Lo yiwo umngcele osentshonalanga.”
21 “Kumele lehlukaniselane ilizwe leli, lilabele izizwana ezingu-12 zako-Israyeli. 22 Kumele lilabelane libe lilifa lenu futhi labele labantu bezinye izizwe abaphakathi kwenu abazele abantwana behlala phakathi kwenu. Kumele libaphathe njengabantu abadabuka ko-Israyeli. Labo bazaphiwa ilifa ndawonye lani phakathi kwezizwana zako-Israyeli. 23 Umuntu wesinye isizwe kumele limnike ilifa endaweni yesizwana ahlala phakathi kwaso,” kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
48 “Nanzi izindawo ezanikwa izizwana, zihlelwe ngamabizo azo kuqalisela emkhawulweni osenyakatho: Indawo kaDani+ ihamba ngendlela yaseHethiloni iyefika eLebho-hamathi*+ idlule iye eHazari-enani esemngceleni weDamaseko ngasenyakatho, eceleni kweHamathi.+ Indawo le iqalisela emngceleni osempumalanga iyefika emngceleni osentshonalanga. 2 Indawo ka-Asheri+ isemngceleni kaDani, kusukela emngceleni osempumalanga kusiyafika emngceleni osentshonalanga. 3 Indawo ka-Nafithali+ isemngceleni ka-Asheri, kusukela emngceleni osempumalanga kusiyafika emngceleni osentshonalanga. 4 Indawo kaManase+ isemngceleni kaNafithali, kusukela emngceleni osempumalanga kusiyafika emngceleni osentshonalanga. 5 Indawo ka-Efrayimi isemngceleni kaManase,+ kusukela emngceleni osempumalanga kusiyafika emngceleni osentshonalanga. 6 Indawo kaRubheni isemngceleni ka-Efrayimi,+ kusukela emngceleni osempumalanga kusiyafika emngceleni osentshonalanga. 7 Indawo kaJuda isemngceleni kaRubheni,+ kusukela emngceleni osempumalanga kusiyafika emngceleni osentshonalanga. 8 Emngceleni kaJuda, kusukela empumalanga kusiyafika entshonalanga kumele litshiye indawo ezingalo* ezingu-25 000 ububanzi ezakuba ngumnikelo.+ Indawo le kumele ilingane lobude bezindawo eziphiwe ezinye izizwana, kusukela emngceleni osempumalanga kusiyafika emngceleni osentshonalanga. Indawo engcwele izakuba phakathi laphakathi kwendawo le.
9 “Indawo elizayinikela kuJehova kumele ibe zingalo ezingu-25 000 ubude lezingu-10 000 ububanzi. 10 Le kuzakuba yindawo engcwele ezanikwa abaphristi.+ Izakuba zingalo ezingu-25 000 enyakatho, lezingu-10 000 entshonalanga, iphinde ibe zingalo ezingu-25 000 eningizimu, lezingu-10 000 empumalanga. Indawo engcwele kaJehova izakuba phakathi laphakathi kwendawo le. 11 Izakuba ngeyabaphristi abangcwelisiweyo abangamadodana kaZadokhi,+ ababesenza imisebenzi engangibanike yona njalo abangazange bahlamuke ngesikhathi ama-Israyeli lamaLevi ehlamuka.+ 12 Bazaphiwa isiqephu sabo endaweni le enikelweyo. Sizakuba yindawo engcwele kakhulu futhi sizakuba seceleni kwendawo yamaLevi.
13 “Eceleni kwendawo yabaphristi, amaLevi azakuba lendawo ezingalo ezingu-25 000 ubude lezingu-10 000 ububanzi. (Isiyonke indawo le izakuba zingalo ezingu-25 000 ubude lezingu-10 000 ububanzi.) 14 Akumelanga bathengise loba batshintshise indawo le enhle kulazo zonke kumbe bayinike omunye umuntu ngoba ingcwele kuJehova.
15 “Indawo eseleyo ezingalo ezingu-5 000 ububanzi, esemngceleni ozingalo ezingu-25 000 izasetshenziswa ngabantu abasedolobheni.+ Yikho lapho abazakwakha khona izindlu zabo bathole lamadlelo. Idolobho lizakuba phakathi laphakathi kwendawo le.+ 16 Nanzi izilinganiso zedolobho: Umngcele osenyakatho uzingalo ezingu-4 500, oseningizimu zingalo ezingu-4 500, osempumalanga zingalo ezingu-4 500, osentshonalanga lawo uzingalo ezingu-4 500. 17 Amadlelo edolobho azakuba zingalo ezingu-250 ngokuya enyakatho, lezingu-250 ngokuya eningizimu, lezingu-250 ngokuya empumalanga kanye lezingu-250 ngokuya entshonalanga.
18 “Ubude bendawo eseleyo buzabe bulingana lendawo engcwele enikelweyo,+ buzingalo ezingu-10 000 ngokuya empumalanga lezingu-10 000 ngokuya entshonalanga. Izabe iseceleni kwendawo engcwele enikelweyo futhi amabele ayo azadliwa yizisebenzi ezisedolobheni. 19 Abantu bezizwana zonke zako-Israyeli abayizisebenzi edolobheni bazalima endaweni le.+
20 “Indawo yonke enikelweyo ilamacele amane alinganayo, icele ngalinye lizingalo ezingu-25 000. Kumele liyitshiye ibe ngumnikelo ongcwele kanye lendawo yedolobho.
21 “Indawo ezasala emaceleni womabili endawo engcwele enikelweyo lasemaceleni endawo yedolobho izakuba ngeyomkhokheli.+ Izabe iseceleni kwemingcele ezingalo ezingu-25 000 esempumalanga lasentshonalanga. Izabe ilingana lendawo lezo ezisemaceleni ayo futhi izakuba ngeyomkhokheli. Phakathi laphakathi kwayo kuzabe kulendawo engcwele enikelweyo kanye lendawo engcwele yethempeli.
22 “Phakathi kwendawo yomkhokheli kuzakuba lendawo yamaLevi leyedolobho. Indawo yomkhokheli yona izabe iphakathi kwekaJuda+ lekaBhenjamini.
23 “Indawo yezizwana eziseleyo yona yile: Indawo kaBhenjamini izaqalisela emngceleni osempumalanga iyefika emngceleni osentshonalanga.+ 24 Indawo kaSimiyoni isemngceleni kaBhenjamini,+ kusukela emngceleni osempumalanga kusiyafika emngceleni osentshonalanga. 25 Indawo ka-Isakhari+ isemngceleni kaSimiyoni, kusukela emngceleni osempumalanga kusiyafika emngceleni osentshonalanga. 26 Indawo kaZebhuloni isemngceleni ka-Isakhari,+ kusukela emngceleni osempumalanga kusiyafika emngceleni osentshonalanga.+ 27 Indawo kaGadi isemngceleni kaZebhuloni,+ kusukela emngceleni osempumalanga kusiyafika emngceleni osentshonalanga. 28 Umngcele oseningizimu ohamba emngceleni kaGadi uzaqalisela eThamari+ udlule uye emfuleni waseMeribhathi-khadeshi+ lasesihotsheni*+ uze uyefika eLwandle Olukhulu.*
29 “Leli yilo ilizwe okumele lilehlukanisele izizwana zako-Israyeli libe lilifa lazo+ futhi lezi yizo izindawo zazo,”+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
30 “La yiwo amagedi edolobho: Icele elisenyakatho lizakuba zingalo ezingu-4 500.+
31 “Amagedi azabizwa ngamabizo ezizwana zako-Israyeli. Enyakatho kulamagedi amathathu, igedi lakoRubheni lelakoJuda lelakoLevi.
32 “Icele elisempumalanga lizakuba zingalo ezingu-4 500 ubude. Eceleni lelo kulamagedi amathathu, igedi lakoJosefa lelakoBhenjamini lelakoDani.
33 “Icele eliseningizimu lizakuba zingalo ezingu-4 500. Eceleni lelo kulamagedi amathathu, igedi lakoSimiyoni lelako-Isakhari lelakoZebhuloni.
34 “Icele elisentshonalanga lizakuba zingalo ezingu-4 500. Eceleni lelo kulamagedi amathathu, igedi lakoGadi lelako-Asheri lelakoNafithali.
35 “Indawo yonke izakuba zingalo ezingu-18 000. Kusukela ngalelolanga idolobho lizabizwa ngebizo elithi: UJehova Ulapho.”+
Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “UNkulunkulu unika amandla.”
Kumbe, “kulavuka umlilo.”
Kumbe, “komlilo.”
Kukhanya iviri ngalinye lalinqume phakathi kwelinye.
NgesiHebheru, “umoya wezidalwa eziphilayo wawusemavirini.”
Le yivesi yokuqala okutholakala kuyo umutsho othi, “Ndodana yomuntu,” ebhukwini likaHezekheli. Utholakala ka-93 ebhukwini leli.
Lapha kungabe kutshiwo abantu bako-Israyeli labakoJuda.
NgesiHebheru, “Sengenze ubuso bakho baqina njengobuso babo.”
Kumbe, “kodwa wena ngizakubeka icala ngenxa yegazi lakhe.”
Kumbe, “kodwa wena ngizakubeka icala ngenxa yegazi lakhe.”
Lo ngomunye umhlobo wendumba.
Lo ngumhlobo wengqoloyi ongelahlonzi owawulinywa eGibhithe yasendulo.
Isilinganiso sesinkwa lesi sasingaba ngamagremu angu-230. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
NgesiHebheru, “ingxenye yesithupha yehini.” Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
NgesiHebheru, “Ilihlo lami alisoze libe lozwelo.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha lingabe lihambelana lebala elitsho ubulongwe futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngento enyanyisayo.
Kumbe, “babengaziphathanga.”
Lapha kutshiwo ukuthi bonke abathengisayo labathengayo abasoze bazuze lutho ngoba bonke bazatshabalala.
Lapha kutshiwo ukuthi bazazithambisela ngenxa yokwesaba.
Lapha kutshiwo ukuthi bazaphuca amakhanda belila.
Lapha kutshiwo isiliva sabo legolide labo.
Lapha kutshiwo imiceciso yabo eyayenziwe ngesiliva langegolide.
Lapha kutshiwo isiliva sabo legolide labo ababelisebenzisa ukwenza izithombe.
Kumbe, “efihlakeleyo.” Lapha kungabe kutshiwo iNgcwelengcwele eyayisethempelini likaJehova.
Lapha kutshiwo amaketane okubopha abantu abathunjiweyo.
Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha lingabe lihambelana lebala elitsho ubulongwe futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngento enyanyisayo.
Kumbe, “ngamunye wabo esendlini yezithombe zakhe engaphakathi?”
Kukhanya ugatsha lolu lwalusetshenziswa nxa kukhonzwa izithombe.
Kukhanya iviri ngalinye lalinqume phakathi kwelinye.
Kumbe, “liyimbiza elomlomo obanzi.”
AmaJuda ayecabanga ukuthi ayevikelekile eJerusalema njengenyama ephakathi kwembiza.
NgesiHebheru, “lezahlulelo zami.”
NgesiHebheru, “izahlulelo zezizwe.”
NgesiHebheru, “Ngizabanika inhliziyo eyodwa futhi ngizafaka umoya omutsha ngaphakathi kwabo.”
Lapha kutshiwo inhliziyo ephangisa ukwamukela lokho uNkulunkulu akutshoyo.
Kumbe, “bagcine izahlulelo zami bazilalele.”
Kumbe, “izinto ezisezinhliziyweni zabo.”
NgesiHebheru, “abalandela umoya wabo.”
Lapha kutshiwo ukuthi babesakha umduli wangaphakathi ongaqinanga besebewugudula ngekalaga ukuze ukhanye angathi uqinile.
Imigqizo le yayisebenza njengentebe futhi eminye yakhona babeyifaka endololwaneni.
Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha lingabe lihambelana lebala elitsho ubulongwe futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngento enyanyisayo.
Kumbe, “ukuba ngowesikhosini.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
NgesiHebheru, “leKhenani.”
Kumbe, “yayisigula.”
Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha lingabe lihambelana lebala elitsho ubulongwe futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngento enyanyisayo.
NgesiHebheru, “ngakwesenxele sakho.”
Lapha kungabe kutshiwo amadolobho akhelane leSamariya.
NgesiHebheru, “ngakwesokudla sakho.”
Lapha kungabe kutshiwo amadolobho ayeseduze kweSodoma.
Kumbe, “LeSamariya kayenzanga lengxenye yezono owazenzayo.”
Kumbe, “ugatsha olusesiqongweni.”
NgesiHebheru, “elizweni leKhenani.”
Lapha kungabe kutshiwo ilizwe lakoJuda.
Lapha kutshiwo uNebhukhadinezari.
Owabekwa ukuthi abe yinkosi nguZedekhiya.
Kumbe, “egatsheni olusesiqongweni.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha lingabe lihambelana lebala elitsho ubulongwe futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngento enyanyisayo.
NgesiHebheru, “Kangcolisi umfazi.”
NgesiHebheru, “ingcolisa umfazi.”
Kumbe, “futhi igazi layo lizakuba phezu kwayo.”
NgesiHebheru, “Kayimngcolisi umfazi.”
Kumbe, “Umuntu owonayo nguye ozakufa.”
Kumbe, “isono sakhe esizakhunjulwa.”
Kumbe, “ewusindisile umphefumulo wakhe.” Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
NgesiHebheru, “lesihlahla samagilebisi egazini lakho.”
Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha lingabe lihambelana lebala elitsho ubulongwe futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngento enyanyisayo.
NgesiHebheru, “izahlulelo zabo.”
Kumbe, “lifebe lazo.”
Lapha kutshiwo ukuthi bazazithambisela ngenxa yokwesaba.
Lapha kutshiwo inkemba kaJehova.
NgesiHebheru, “ibuze amatherafimu.”
Le kwakungenye indlela yokuhlahlula.
Lapha kutshiwo izakhamizi zeJerusalema.
Kumbe, “umqhele.”
NgesiHebheru, “eladalelwa kuyo.”
Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha lingabe lihambelana lebala elitsho ubulongwe futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngento enyanyisayo.
NgesiHebheru, “ukuchitha igazi.”
NgesiHebheru, “abembula ubunqunu baboyise.”
Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Itende lakhe.”
Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Itende lami likuye.”
Kumbe, “kwakungogavena.”
Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha lingabe lihambelana lebala elitsho ubulongwe futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngento enyanyisayo.
Kumbe, “ogavena.”
Kumbe, “ngogavena.”
Amahawu la ayejayele ukuthwalwa ngamabutho asebenzisa imitshoko.
NgesiHebheru, “futhi usungilahlele ngemva komhlane wakho.”
Lapha kutshiwo ukuthi babengathembekanga kuNkulunkulu.
Kumbe, “imbiza elomlomo obanzi.”
NgesiHebheru, “okuchitha igazi.”
NgesiHebheru, “okuchitha igazi.”
Kumbe, “ungazivali indevu zakho.”
Kumbe, “livale indevu zenu.”
NgesiHebheru, “uNebhukhadirezari.” Le ngenye indlela ibizo lakhe elibhalwa ngayo.
Kumbe, “ngenkemba.”
Ihabhu lichacho elilentambo ezifanana lezekatali.
Kumbe, “engcwabeni.”
NgesiNgisi umbala oyibubende yi-purple.
Imbongolo yinyamazana ezalwa libhiza lobabhemi.
La ngamatshe aligugu aluhlaza.
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
La ngamatshe aligugu abomvu.
Lesi yisihlahla esifanana lesihlahla sesinamoni.
Lo ngumhlobo womhlanga onukelelayo.
Kumbe, “engcwabeni.”
Evesini le lalandelayo ibizo elithi “Nayili” litsho umfula ngokwawo lemigelo eyayigejwa ukuze kutholakale amanzi okuthelela.
Lapha kungabe kutshiwo uFaro.
NgesiHebheru, “uNebhukhadirezari.” Le ngenye indlela ibizo lakhe elibhalwa ngayo.
Kumbe, “ngizanika indlu yako-Israyeli amandla.”
Lapha kungabe kutshiwo abako-Israyeli ababebambene leGibhithe.
NgesiHebheru, “uNebhukhadirezari.” Le ngenye indlela ibizo lakhe elibhalwa ngayo.
Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha lingabe lihambelana lebala elitsho ubulongwe futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngento enyanyisayo.
Kumbe, “baseMemfisi.”
Kumbe, “lenduna.”
Idolobho leli lalibizwa langokuthi yiThebhesi.
Kumbe, “iMemfisi.”
Idolobho leli lalibizwa langokuthi yiHeliyopholisi.
Kumbe, “Ngizangezelela amandla enkosi.”
Kumbe, “engcwabeni.”
Kumbe, “engcwabeni.”
NgesiHebheru, “imifula yabo.”
Lapha kungabe kutshiwo inyanga yesi-12. Khangela uvesi 1.
Kumbe, “engcwabeni.”
Kumbe, “engcwabeni.”
Kumbe, “engcwabeni.”
Lapha kungabe kutshiwo amabutho ayengcwatshwa lenkemba zawo ukuze kukhanye ukuthi ayezingwazi.
Lapha kungabe kutshiwo uFaro loba iGibhithe.
Kumbe, “engcwabeni.”
Kumbe, “abakhokheli.”
Kumbe, “engcwabeni.”
NgesiHebheru, “igazi lakhe lizakuba phezu kwekhanda lakhe.”
NgesiHebheru, “esizakhunjulwa.”
Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha lingabe lihambelana lebala elitsho ubulongwe futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngento enyanyisayo.
NgesiHebheru, “ungcolisa umfazi.”
NgesiHebheru, “lizibusa.”
NgesiHebheru, “zibe yikudla.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Kumbe, “abasindayo.”
Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha lingabe lihambelana lebala elitsho ubulongwe futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngento enyanyisayo.
NgesiHebheru, “Ngizalinika inhliziyo entsha njalo ngifake umoya omutsha ngaphakathi kwenu.”
Lapha kutshiwo inhliziyo ephangisa ukwamukela lokho uNkulunkulu akutshoyo.
Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “kube angathi yimihlambi yezimvu zokunikela eJerusalema.”
Kumbe, “zamadili.”
Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha lingabe lihambelana lebala elitsho ubulongwe futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngento enyanyisayo.
NgesiHebheru, “belamadodana abo.”
Kumbe, “izakuba yinkosana yabo.”
Kumbe, “Indawo yami yokuhlala izakuba.”
Kumbe, “phezu kwabo.”
Amahawu la ayejayele ukuthwalwa ngamabutho asebenzisa imitshoko.
Amahawu la ayejayele ukuthwalwa ngamabutho asebenzisa imitshoko.
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Amahawu la ayejayele ukuthwalwa ngamabutho asebenzisa imitshoko.
Kumbe, “yisigodi samaxuku kaGogi.”
Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Amaxuku abantu.”
Kumbe, “Ngizalitshisekela.”
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
NgesiHebheru, “ubeke inhliziyo yakho phezu kwakho.”
Lapha kukhulunywa ngezilinganiso zengalo ende. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Lapha kungabe kutshiwo phezu komduli wendlu yabalindi.
Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “ezingu-12.”
Lapha kukhulunywa ngezilinganiso zengalo ende. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Lapha kutshiwo iNgcwelengcwele.
NgesiHebheru, “Ububanzi bomnyango babuzingalo.”
Le kwakungabe kuyindledlana abantu ababehamba kuyo emaceleni endlu engcwele.
Lapha kutshiwo isakhiwo esasisentshonalanga kwendawo engcwele.
NgesiHebheru, “Umgubazi.” Lapha kungabe kutshiwo imigubazi yomnyango wendawo engcwele yethempeli.
Lapha kungabe kutshiwo iNgcwelengcwele.
Lapha kutshiwo isakhiwo esasisentshonalanga kwethempeli.
Lapha kukhulunywa ngezilinganiso zengalo ende. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
I-Greek Septuagint yiyo ethi “lezingu-100 ubude.” IMibhalo yesiHebheru yona ithi, “lendlela eyingalo eyodwa.” Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Lapha kutshiwo isakhiwo esasisentshonalanga kwethempeli.
NgesiHebheru, “indlu engaphakathi.”
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “esiyatshabalalisa.”
NgesiHebheru, “endlini.”
Kumbe, “ngokufeba labanye.”
Kumbe, “ukufeba labanye.”
Lapha kukhulunywa ngezilinganiso zengalo ende. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Lapha kutshiwo ububanzi besandla kusukela kucikilicane kusiyafika esithupheni nxa isandla sivuliwe, okungaba ngamasentimitha angu-22,2. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
NgesiHebheru, “ubeke inhliziyo yakho.”
Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha lingabe lihambelana lebala elitsho ubulongwe futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngento enyanyisayo.
Lapha kukhulunywa ngezilinganiso zengalo ende. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
NgesiHebheru, “yimane.” Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Kumbe, “zemikhosi.”
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
NgesiHebheru, “bengcwelisa abantu.”
Lapha kukhulunywa ngezilinganiso zengalo ende. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Lapha kukhulunywa ngezilinganiso zengalo ende. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Kumbe, “enkangala.”
NgesiHebheru, “imifula emibili.”
Lapha kutshiwo uLwandle lweMedithera.
Le yindawo ehlala imanzi zikhathi zonke.
Lapha kutshiwo uLwandle Lwesawudo.
Lapha kutshiwo isihotsha seGibhithe.
Kumbe, “egedini leHamathi.”
Kumbe, “egedini leHamathi.”
Lapha kukhulunywa ngezilinganiso zengalo ende. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Lapha kutshiwo isihotsha seGibhithe.
Lapha kutshiwo uLwandle lweMedithera.