Hezekiyeli

2 Nje-ke wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu,* sikima ujame ngeenyawo bona ngikhulume nawe.”+ 2 Nakakhuluma nami, ummoya wafika kimi, wajama phambi kwami wangenza ngajama ngeenyawo+ bona ngizwe loyo okhuluma nami.

3 Waraga wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, ngikuthumela ebantwini bakwa-Israyeli,+ eentjhabeni ezihlubukako, ezihlubuka ngokujamelene nami.+ Bona nabokhokho babo bonile ngokujamelene nami bekube kunamhlanjesi.+ 4 Ngikuthumela emadodaneni adelelako nanekani,+ kufuze uthi kiwo, ‘Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko.’ 5 Nakungibo, nanyana bangakulalela namkha bangakulaleli, ngombana bayindlu ehlubukako,+ ngokuqinisekileko bazokwazi ukuthi bekunomphorofidi phakathi kwabo.+

6 Kodwana wena, ndodana yomuntu, ungabasabi+ begodu ungawasabi amezwabo, ngitjho nanyana ubhodwe mathuthumbo ahlabako nameva*+ begodu uhlala hlangana nabofezela. Ungawasabi amezwabo+ begodu ungathuswa bubuso babo,+ ngombana bayindlu ehlubukako. 7 Kufuze ubatjele amezwami, ngitjho nanyana bangakulalela namkha bangakulaleli ngombana bababantu abahlubukako.+

8 Kodwana wena ndodana yomuntu, lalela lokho engikutjela khona. Ungahlubuki njengendlu ehlubukako le. Vula umlomakho begodu udle lokho engikunikela khona.”+

9 Nangiqalako ngabona isandla silulekele kimi,+ ngabona umsongo otloliweko.+ 10 Nangiwuvulako phambi kwami, bewutlolwe ngaphambili nangemuva.+ Iinlilo, ukuzila nokurhahlawula bekutlolwe kiwo.+