Hezekiyeli
29 Ngomnyaka wetjhumi, ngenyanga yetjhumi, ngelanga letjhumi nambili, ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, qalisa ubuso bakho kuFaro ikosi yeGibhide, uphorofide ngokujamelene naye nangokujamelene neGibhide.+ 3 Khuluma amezwi la uthi: ‘Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko:
“Qala ngijamelene nawe Faro kosi yeGibhide,+
Isilwana esikhulu esisabekako selwandle silele phakathi kwemilanjana yeNayili,+
Othe, ‘Umlambo weNayili ngewami.
Ngizenzele wona.’+
4 Ngizokufaka amawugu emhlathinakho, ngibangele iimfesi zeNayilakho zinamathele empepheni zakho.
Ngizokukhupha eNayilakho nazo zoke iimfesi zeNayili ezinamathele eempepheni zakho.
5 Ngizokutjhiya emmangweni, wena nazo zoke iimfesi zeNayilakho.
Uzokuwela etatawini elivulekileko, iinsalela zakho angekhe zihlanganiswe namkha zibuthelelwe ndawonye.+
Uzokuba kukudla kweembandana zephasi neenyoni zomkayi.+
6 Izakhamuzi zeGibhide kuzokufuze zazi ukuthi, nginguJehova,
Ngombana bebangasese lisizo endlini ka-Israyeli njengombana kunjalo ngomhlanga.+
7 Nababamba isandla sakho, bewuphahlakile,
Wabangela bona barathule ihlombe labo.
Nabazisekela ngawe, bewuphukile,
Bewabangela iinyawo zabo bona zihlengezele.”+
8 “‘Nje-ke nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko: “Ngiletha isabula kuwe,+ ngizokususa kokubili umuntu nesibandana. 9 Inarha yeGibhide ibe yindawo enganalitho netjhatjalalisiweko;+ kuzokufuze bazi bona nginguJehova ngombana wena uthe, ‘UMlambo weNayili ungewami, ngimi owenzileko.’+ 10 Nje-ke ngijamelene nawe neNayilakho, ngizokwenza inarha yeGibhide itjhabalale begodu yome ibe yinarha enganalitho nemarubhi,+ kusukela eMigidoli+ ukuya eSiyene+ ukufikela emkhawulweni weTopiya. 11 Akunamuntu namkha ifuyo ezokudlula lapho ngeenyawo,+ angekhe ihlalwe iminyaka ema-40. 12 Ngizokwenza inarha yeGibhide ibe yinarha etjhabalele khulu eenarheni, amadorobhayo azokuba ngatjhabalele khulu iminyaka ema-40;+ ngizokurhatjhela abantu beGibhide hlangana neentjhaba bengibaphadlhalajele hlangana neenarha.”+
13 “‘Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko: “Ngemva kweminyaka ema-40, ngizokubuthelela abantu beGibhide eentjhabeni ebengibarhatjhele kizo;+ 14 Ngizokubuyisela abathunjiweko beGibhide enarheni yePatrosi,+ enarhenabo, bazokuba mbuso onyazekako. 15 IGibhide izokuba phasi ukudlula eminye imibuso, angekhe isabusa ezinye iintjhaba,+ ngizoyenza ibe yincani khulu, ingasakghoni nokuhlula ezinye iintjhaba.+ 16 Indlu ka-Israyeli angekhe isathembela kiyo,+ kodwana izokuba sikhumbuzo somtjhaphwayo wokufuna isizo ebantwini beGibhide. Kuzokufuze bazi ukuthi ngiyiKosi ePhakemeko uJehova.”’”
17 Nje-ke ngomnyaka wama-27, ngenyanga yokuthoma, ngelanga lokuthoma lenyanga, ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kimi lathi: 18 “Ndodana yomuntu, iKosi yeBhabhiloni uNebukadinetsari*+ yenze ibutho lalo lasebenza budisi bona lilwe neTirosi.+ Zoke iinhloko zirhuniwe, woke amahlombe arhuhlwe avuthwa. Kodwana yena nebutho lakhe akhenge babhadelwe ngebanga lomsebenzi abawenzileko eTirosi.
19 “Nje-ke nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko, ‘Qala! Nginikela inarha yeGibhide eKosini yeBhabhiloni uNebukadinetsari,*+ izokuthatha umnothwayo, ithathe nezinto zayo ezinengi; zizokuba mrholo wamabuthwayo.’
20 “‘Ngizomnikela iGibhide njengembuyiselo ngomsebenzakhe obudisi awenze ngokujamelene nalo,* ngombana bathethe igadango ngebanga lami,’+ kutjho iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova.
21 “Ngelangelo ngizokubangela bona iphondo livele endlini ka-Israyeli*+ begodu ngizokunikela ithuba lokuthi ukhulume hlangana nabo; kuzokufuze bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.”