Hezekiyeli
37 Isandla sakaJehova besiphezu kwami begodu ngommoyakhe uJehova wangithatha, wangihlalisa phasi phakathi komrhoba othabaleleko+ begodu bekuzele amathambo. 2 Wangenza ngadlula magega nawo woke, ngabona amathambo amanengi alele lapho emrhobeni othabaleleko begodu bekome kere.+ 3 Wangibuza wathi: “Ndodana yomuntu, kghani amathambo la angaphila godu?” Ngathi: “Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova, nguwe owaziko.”+ 4 Yeke wathi kimi: “Phorofida emathanjeni la uthi kiwo, ‘Nina mathambo ome kere yizwani ilizwi lakaJehova:
5 “Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko emathanjeni la: “Ngizokwenza umphefumulo ungene kini bese nizokuphila.+ 6 Ngizokufaka imisipha nenyama kini begodu ngizonivala ngesikhumba, ngifake nomphefumulo kini, nizokuphila; kuzokufuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.”’”
7 Nje-ke ngaphorofida njengombana ngiyaliwe. Msinyana ngemva kobana ngiphorofidile, bekunetjhada, itjhada lobukhehlekhehle, amathambo athoma ukuhlangana, ithambo nethambo. 8 Yeke ngabona imisipha nenyama kiwo begodu isikhumba besiwavalile kodwana bekunganamphefumulo kiwo.
9 Nje-ke wathi kimi: “Phorofida emoyeni, phorofida ndodana yomuntu, uthi emoyeni, ‘Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko: “Yizani nivela emimoyeni emine, maye! Mmoya,* nivuthele ebantwinaba ababuleweko bona baphile.”’”
10 Yeke ngaphorofida njengombana ngiyaliwe, umphefumulo* wangena kiwo, athoma ukuphila bewajama ngeenyawo zawo,+ aba libutho elikhulu khulu.
11 Nje-ke wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, amathambo la ayindlu yoke yakwa-Israyeli.+ Athi, ‘Amathambethu omile, ithemba lethu litjhabalele.+ Sitjhabalele ngokupheleleko.’ 12 Nje-ke phorofida uthi kibo, ‘Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko: “Ngizokuvula amathunenu+ nginivuse emathunenenu, bantu bami begodu nginilethe enarheni yakwa-Israyeli.+ 13 Kuzokufuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova nangivula amathunenu begodu nginivusa emathunenenu, maye! Bantu bami.”’+ 14 ‘Ngizokufaka ummoyami kini begodu nizokuphila,+ ngizonihlalisa enarhenenu, kuzokufuze nazi bona mina Jehova, ngikhulumile begodu ngikwenzile,’ kutjho uJehova.”
15 Ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kimi godu, lathi: 16 Nje-ke, wena ndodana yomuntu, thatha isigodo utlole kiso, ‘Utlolele uJuda nabantu bakwa-Israyeli abanaye.’+ Ngemva kwalokho, thatha esinye isigodo utlole kiso, ‘Utlolele uJosefa isigodo sakwa-Efrayimu nayo yoke indlu yakwa-Israyeli enaye.’+ 17 Nje-ke zihlanganise bona zibe sigodo sinye esandleni sakho.+ 18 Abantu bekhenu nabathi, ‘Kghani angekhe usitjele bona zitjho ukuthini izintwezi?’ 19 batjele ukuthi, ‘Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko: “Ngizokuthatha isigodo sakaJosefa esisesandleni saka-Efrayimu neenkoro zakwa-Israyeli ezinaye, ngizobahlanganisa nesigodo sakwaJuda begodu ngizobenza isigodo sinye,+ bazokuba munye esandleni sami.”’ 20 Iingodo otlole kizo kufuze zibe sesandleni sakho ukuthi babone.
21 Batjele ukuthi, ‘Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko: “Ngizokuthatha ama-Israyeli eentjhabeni aye kizo, ngiwabuthelele ndawonye kiwo woke amahlangothi, ngiwase enarhenawo.+ 22 Ngizobenza isitjhaba sinye enarheni,+ eentabeni zakwa-Israyeli boke bazokubuswa yikosi yinye,+ angekhe basaba ziintjhaba ezimbili namkha bahlukane babe mibuso emibili.+ 23 Angekhe basazisilaphaza ngeenthombe zabo ezinyenyisako,* ngezenzo zabo ezinyenyisako namkha ngayo yoke imitjhaphwabo.+ Ngizobasindisa kikho koke ukungathembeki kwabo abone ngakho, ngizobahlanza. Bazokuba babantu bami, mina ngokwami ngizokuba nguZimabo.+
24 “‘“Incekwami uDavida izokuba yikosabo,+ boke bazokuba nomalusi munye.+ Bazokukhamba ngeenqunto zami zokwahlulela begodu bazokuqinisekisa bona bakhamba ngemithethwami.+ 25 Bazokuhlala enarheni engayinikela incekwami uJakopo, lapha abokhokho babo ebebahlala khona,+ bazokuhlala khona ngokungapheliko,+ bona nabantwana* babo nabantwana babantwababo;+ uDavida incekwami, izokuba yikosanabo ngokungapheliko.+
26 “‘“Ngizokwenza isivumelwano sokuthula nabo,+ kuzokuba sivumelwano esingapheliko. Ngizobabeka ngibenze babe banengi,+ ngibeke indawami ecwengileko hlangana nabo ngokungapheliko. 27 Itende lami* lizokuba nabo, ngizokuba nguZimabo, bazokuba babantu bami.+ 28 Iintjhaba kuzokufuze zazi ukuthi mina Jehova, ngicwengisa u-Israyeli lokha indawami ecwengileko nayihlangana nabo ngokungapheliko.”’”+