Hezekiyeli
4 Wena ndodana yomuntu, thatha isitina usibeke phambi kwakho. Kiso ugobhodlhe idorobho leJerusalema. 2 Livimbezele,+ yakha iboda lokulivimbezela,+ ukhuphukise indunduma yokulivimbezela,+ hloma amakampa ngokujamelene nalo begodu ulizombeleze ngeengodo zokulitjhabalalisa.+ 3 Thatha ipani lesimbi ulibeke bona libe liboda eliyisimbi phakathi kwakho nedorobho. Ngemva kwalokho, ulibeke ilihlo begodu lizokuvinjezelwa; uzolivimbezela. Leli litshwayo endlini ka-Israyeli.+
4 “Ngemva kwalokho, kufuze ulale ngehlangothi lakho lesincele bese ubeke umlandu wendlu ka-Israyeli kuwe.+ Uzokuthwala umlandwawo amalanga ozabe uwalele ngehlangothi lelo. 5 Ngizokubekela amalanga ama-390, akhambisana neminyaka womlandwawo+ begodu uzokuthwala umlandu wendlu ka-Israyeli. 6 Kufuze uwaqede.
“Ngemva kwalokho, ihlandla lesibili uzokulala ngehlangothi lesidleni begodu uzokuthwala umlandu wakwaJuda+ amalanga ama-40. Ilanga lijamele umnyaka, ilanga lijamele umnyaka, ngilokhu engikunikele khona. 7 Uzokuphendulela ubuso bakho ekuvinjezelweni kweJerusalema,+ uzokufoya isambatho sakho emkhonweni begodu kufuze uphorofide ngokujamelene nalo.
8 “Qala! Ngizokubopha ngeenrobho bona ungakghoni ukuphendukela kwelinye ihlangothi lakho bekube kulapho uqede amalanga wokuvimbezela kwakho.
9 Kufuze uthathe ikoroyi, ibhali, amabhontjisi, iinhlumaya, inyaluthi neminye imihlobo yekoroyi* uzifake zoke esitjeni sinye begodu uzenzele uburotho kiwo woke amalanga ama-390 ozobe ulele ngawo ngehlangothi linye, uzokudla uburothobo.+ 10 Uzokukala begodu udle amatjhekeli* ama-20 wokudla ngelanga. Uzokudla ngesikhathi esibekiweko.
11 “Uzokusela amanzi ngokwesilinganiso, ihini* yesithandathu. Uzowasela ngesikhathi esibekiweko.
12 Uzokudla njengombana udla uburotho bebhali obuyindulungu; uzosibhaga phambi kwabo, uzokusebenzisa uthuvi bomuntu obomileko bona bube sibaseli somlilo.” 13 UJehova waragela phambili nokuthi: “Le yindlela ama-Israyeli azokudla ngayo uburotho bawo, busilaphele, hlangana neentjhaba engizobarhatjhela kizo.”+
14 Nje-ke ngathi: ‘Ingasi lokho Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova! Kusukela ebutjheni bami, akhenge ngizisilaphaze ngokudla inyama evela esilwaneni esifunyenwe sifile namkha esirathukileko+ begodu inyama esilapheleko akhenge ingene emlonyenami.”+
15 Nje-ke wathi kimi: “Kulungile, ngizokuvumela bona usebenzise ubulongwe bekomo kunobuthuvi bomuntu begodu uzokubhaga uburotho bakho ngabo.” 16 Nje-ke wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, ngizokuqeda isabelo sokudla* eJerusalema,+ ngokukhulu ukugandeleleka bazokudla uburotho babo ngesilinganiso abasikalelweko,+ ngokusaba bazokusela amanzi ngesikali ababekelwe sona.+ 17 Lokhu kuzokwenzeka ngebanga lokutlhoga uburotho namanzi, bazokuqalana ngokurareka, bazokonda ngebanga lesono sabo.