Hezekeli
4 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, tsatsa sitini usibeke embikwakho. Dvweba kuso lidolobha iJerusalema. 2 Yenta shengatsi wakha tintfo tekulivimbetela,+ wakhe lubondza lwekulivimbetela,+ wente indvundvuma yekulivimbetela,+ umise emathende eceleni kwalo futsi ulitungelete ngetingodvo letinkhulu tekubhidlita lubondza lwalo.+ 3 Tsatsa likesi lensimbi wente ngalo lubondza lwensimbi lolusemkhatsini wakho nalelidolobha. Ubobese ubuka kulelidolobha, futsi litawuvinjetelwa; kufanele ulivimbetele. Loku kutawuba luphawu kubantfu baka-Israyeli.+
4 “Ngemuva kwaloko, ubobese ulala ngemhlubulo wakho wangesencele wetfwale sono sema-Israyeli.+ Lesono sawo utasetfwala emalanga lalingana nalawo lotawube ulele ngawo phansi ngemhlubulo. 5 Loku kufanele ukwente emalanga langu-390 lalingana neminyaka yesono sawo,+ futsi wena utawetfwala emacala ema-Israyeli. 6 Kufanele uwacedze.
“Ngemuva kwaloko, ubophindze ulale ngemhlubulo wakho wangesekudla, utawetfwala emacala ebantfu bakaJuda+ emalanga langu-40. Lilanga lilinye limelele umnyaka, nguloko lengikuncumele kutsi ukwente. 7 Ubobese ubuka letintfo lovimbetele ngato iJerusalema+ ukwice umkhono wakho, futsi kufanele uphrofethe umelane nayo.
8 “Ngitakukhunga ngetintsambo kuze ungakhoni kugucuka kulomhlubulo ulale ngalomunye uze uwacedze lamalanga akho ekuvimbetela.
9 “Ubotsatsa kolo, ibhali, emabhontjisi, emalentili, emabele kanye nesipileti* ukufake entfweni yinye yekuphatsa, bese utentela ngako sinkhwa. Uyawudla sona kulamalanga langu-390 loyawube ulele ngawo phansi ngemhlubulo.+ 10 Kufanele ukale futsi udle lokungemagremu langaba ngu-230* ngelilanga. Utawukudla ngetikhatsi letibekiwe.
11 “Utawunatsa emanti ngesikali, emanti langetudlwana kwehhafu yelitha.* Utawanatsa ngetikhatsi letibekiwe.
12 “Utawudla ngendlela lodla ngayo sinkhwa sebhali; utasibhaka embikwalabantfu baka-Israyeli babukile, ubase ngemangcoliso lomile emuntfu.” 13 Jehova wachubeka watsi: “Ema-Israyeli ayawusidla kanjalo-ke sinkhwa sawo, ayawudla sinkhwa lesingcolile emkhatsini wetive lengiyowahlakatela kuto.”+
14 Ngabese ngitsi: “Cha Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova! Kusukela ebusheni bami kuze kube ngunyalo, angikaze* ngingcoliswe kudla ingcuba nobe inyama yesilwane lesidzabudzabulwe silwane sesiganga,+ futsi ayikaze ingene emlonyeni wami inyama lengcolile.”+
15 Ngako watsi kimi: “Kute inkinga, ngitakuvumela kutsi usebentise bulongo benkhomo esikhundleni semangcoliso emuntfu, ubase ngawo nawubhaka lesinkhwa.” 16 Wabese utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, sengiyakucedza kudla* lokutfolakala eJerusalema.+ Bayawudla sinkhwa labakalelwe sona+ bakhatsateke kakhulu futsi banatse emanti abo lakaliwe betfuke kakhulu.+ 17 Loku kuyawukwenteka kuze kutsi ngenca yekweswela sinkhwa nemanti, babukane betfukile futsi bondze ngenca yesono sabo.