Hezekiyeli
11 Ummoya wangiphakamisa, wangisa esangweni elingepumalanga lendlu kaJehova, isango eliqale epumalanga.+ Lapho ebungenweni besango ngabona amadoda ama-25 begodu hlangana nawo bekunoJazaniya indodana ka-Azuri noPhelathiya indodana kaBhenaya, amakhosana wabantu.+ 2 Yeke wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, la madoda aluka amano akhohlakeleko begodu anikela iinyeleliso ezimbi edorobheneli.* 3 Bathi, ‘Lesi akusisikhathi sokwakha izindlu na?+ Idorobho* liyipoto* yokupheka+ begodu thina siyinyama.’
4 “Yeke phorofida ngokujamelene nabo. Phorofida ndodana yomuntu.”+
5 Nje-ke ummoya kaJehova weza phezu kwami+ wathi kimi: “Ithi, ‘Nakhu uJehova akutjhoko: “Okutjhwileko kuliqiniso, maye! Ndlu ka-Israyeli begodu ngiyakwazi okucabangako. 6 Ubangele abanengi bona bahlongakale edorobheneli begodu uzalise iindlela zalo ngokufa.”’”+ 7 Nje-ke nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko: ‘Iindumbu ozirhatjhe edorobheni ziyinyama begodu idorobho liyipoto yokupheka.+ Kodwana nina ngokwenu nizokukhutjhwa kilo.’”
8 “‘Isabula ebeniyisaba,+ yisabula engizoyiletha ngokujamelene nani,’ kutjho iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova. 9 ‘Ngizonikhupha kilo, ngininikele esandleni sabantu abavela kwenye inarha begodu nginijezise.+ 10 Nizokuwa ngesabula.+ Ngizonijezisela emkhawulweni wakwa-Israyeli+ begodu kuzokufuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.+ 11 Idorobho angekhe libe yipotwenu yokupheka begodu angekhe nibe yinyama ngaphakathi kwayo; ngizonijezisela emkhawuleni wakwa-Israyeli, 12 Kuzokufuze nazi bona nginguJehova. Ngombana akhenge nikhambe ngokweenqophiso zami begodu akhenge nenze ngokwezahlulelo zami+ kodwana nenze njengeentjhaba ezinibhodileko.’”+
13 Ngemva kokobana ngiphorofidile, uPhelathiya indodana kaBhenaya wahlongakala begodu ngakhothama ngahloma ihloko phasi, ngarhuwelela ngephimbo elikhulu ngathi: “Maye! Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova! Inga-kghani uzokuqeda abaseleko bakwa-Israyeli?”+
14 Ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kimi godu, lathi: 15 “Ndodana yomuntu, abafowenu, abanelungelo lokukuthenga, kuhlanganise nayo yoke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, batjelwe zizakhamuzi zeJerusalema ukuthi, ‘Khambelani kude noJehova. Inarha ngeyethu; inikelwe thina bona ibe ngeyethu.’ 16 Nje-ke ithi, ‘Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko: “Ngitjho nanyana ngibasuse kude hlangana neentjhaba begodu ngibarhatjhele hlangana neenarha,+ ngombana kwesikhatjhana ngizokuba yindawo ecwengileko kibo eenarheni abaye kizo.”’+
17 “Nje-ke ithi, ‘nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko: “Ngizonibuthelela eentjhabeni nginihlanganise eenarheni enirhatjhekele kizo begodu ngizoninikela inarha yakwa-Israyeli.+ 18 Bazokubuyela lapho basuse zoke izinto ezinyenyisako nemikghwa enyenyisako.+ 19 Ngizobanikela ihliziyo yinye,+ ngizobafakela ummoya omutjha;+ ngizokususa ihliziyo yelitje emizimbenabo,+ ngibanikele ihliziyo yenyama,*+ 20 bona bakhambe ngemithethwami begodu balandele izahlulelo zami begodu bazilalele. Ngemva kwalokho, bazokuba babantu bami, ngizokuba nguZimabo.”’
21 Kodwana labo iinhliziyo zabo eziragela phambili zenza izinto ezinyenyisako nemikghwa enyenyisako, ngizokuletha imiphumela yezenzo zabo phezu kweenhloko zabo,” kutjho iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova.’”
22 Amakherubhi aphakamisa amaphikwawo, amavili bekaseduze nawo+ begodu iphazimulo kaZimu ka-Israyeli beyingaphezu kwawo.+ 23 Nje-ke iphazimulo kaJehova+ yasuka edorobheni, yajama phezu kwentaba esepumalanga yedorobho.+ 24 Ummoya wangiphakamisa, ngombono wommoya kaZimu, wangisa ebantwini abadingisiweko eKhaledi.* Yeke umbono engiwubonileko wangitjhiya. 25 Ngatjela abantu abadingisiweko zoke izinto uJehova angitjengise zona.