Hezekiyeli
6 Ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kimi godu, lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, qala iintaba zakwa-Israyeli bese uphorofide ngokujamelene nazo. 3 Kufuze uthi, ‘Maye! Ntaba zakwa-Israyeli, izwa ilizwi leKosi ePhakemeko uJehova, lithi: Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko eentabeni, emibundwini, emilanjaneni nemirhobeni, ithi: “ Qala! Ngizokuletha isabula ngokujamelene nawe begodu ngizokutjhabalalisa iindawo zakho eziphakemeko. 4 Ama-aldarakho azokutjhatjalaliswa, ama-aldarakho wepepho azokuphuka+ begodu ngizokuphosela abarhayilweko bakho phambi kweenthombe zakho ezinyenyisako.*+ 5 Ngizokuphosela iindumbu zabantu bakwa-Israyeli phambi kweenthombe zabo ezinyenyisako begodu ngizokurhatjha woke amathambo wenu magega nama-aldarenu.+ 6 Kizo zoke iindawo enihlala kizo, amadorobho azokutjhiywa anganalitho+ neendawo eziphakemeko zizokutjhatjalaliswa begodu zizokuhlala zinganalitho.+ Ama-aldarenu azokutjhabalala bekaphahlazwe, iinthombe zenu ezinyenyisako zizokutjhabalala, ama-aldarenu wepepho azokuquntwa nomsebenzenu uzokuqedwa. 7 Labo abarhayiliweko bazokuwa phakathi kwenu+ begodu kuzokufuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.+
8 “‘“Kodwana ngizokutjhiya abaseleko, ngombana abanye benu bazokuphunyurha esabuleni hlangana neentjhaba lokha nanirhatjhekele eenarheni.+ 9 Labo abaphunyurhileko bazongikhumbula hlangana neentjhaba abathunjelwe kizo.+ Bazokulemuka ukuthi bengizwa ubuhlungu ngokungathembeki* kwehliziywabo engijikeleko+ namehlwabo akhanukela* iinthombe zabo ezinyenyisako.+ Bazokuba neenhloni, banyenye zoke izinto ezikhohlakeleko nezinyenyisako abazenzileko.+ 10 Kuzokufuze bazi ukuthi nginguJehova nokuthi bengiqinisile nangithi ngizobalethela ihlekelele.”’+
11 “Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko: ‘Bethani izandla zenu nina, nibethe phasi ngeenyawo bese nililele zoke izinto ezikhohlakeleko nezinyenyisako ezenziwe yindlu ka-Israyeli ngombana bazokuwa ngesabula, ngendlala nangesibetho.+ 12 Okude uzokufa ngesibetho, oseduze uzokuwa ngesabula, nanyana ngubani ophunyurha lokhu begodu asinde, uzokufa ngendlala; ngizokukhupha ilaka lami ngokuzeleko ngokujamelene nabo.+ 13 Kuzokufuze bazi ukuthi nginguJehova,+ lokha abarhayiliweko balele hlangana neenthombe zabo ezinyenyisako, magega nawo woke ama-aldara,+ kiyo yoke imibundu ephakemeko, kizo zoke iintaba eziphezulu, ngaphasi kwayo yoke imithi ehlaza nangaphasi kwazo zoke iimpande zemithi emikhulu, lapho benza khona iminikelo eliphunga elimnandi ukuncenga zoke iinthombe zabo ezinyenyisako.+ 14 Ngizokululela isandla sami ngokujamelene nabo, ngenze inarhabo ingabi nalitho begodu zoke iindawo zabo zokuhlala, zizokusala zinganalitho ukudlula ummango ohlanu kweDibhila. Kuzokufuze bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.’”