Ezekiel 33

Umprofethi ngumlindi koIsrayeli

1Ilizwi leNkosi lafika kimi futhi, lisithi: 2Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma kubantwana babantu bakho ^a, uthi kubo: Ilizwe, lapho ngiletha inkemba phezu kwalo ^b, labantu belizwe bathathe umuntu emingceleni yakibo, bambeke abe ngumlindi wabo ^c, 3lapho ebona inkemba isiza phezu kwelizwe, avuthele uphondo, axwayise abantu ^d, 4kuzakuthi loba ngubani ozwa umsindo wophondo ^e, kodwa angaxwayi ^f, lapho inkemba ifika, imsuse, igazi lakhe lizakuba phezu kwekhanda lakhe ^g. 5Uzwile ukukhala kophondo ^h, kodwa angaxwayi ⁱ; igazi lakhe lizakuba phezu kwakhe ^j. Kodwa oxwayayo uzawophula umphefumulo wakhe. 6Kodwa nxa umlindi ebona inkemba isiza ^k, angavutheli uphondo ^l, abantu bengaxwayiswa ^m, aluba inkemba ifika, isuse umuntu phakathi kwabo, yena ususwa esesonweni sakhe ⁿ, kodwa igazi lakhe ngizalibiza esandleni somlindi ^o.

7Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu ^p, ngikubeke ^q waba ngumlindi endlini kaIsrayeli ^r; ngakho uzakuzwa ilizwi elivela emlonyeni wami, ubaxwayise ngokuvela kimi ^s. 8Uba ngisithi komubi: Mubi, uzakufa lokufa ^t; uba wena ungakhulumi ukuxwayisa omubi atshiye indlela yakhe ^u, lowo omubi uzafela esonweni sakhe ^{v , w}, kodwa igazi lakhe ngizalibiza esandleni sakho ^x. 9Kodwa ^y wena uba umxwayisa omubi ngendlela yakhe ukuthi aphenduke kuyo ^z; uba engaphenduki endleleni yakhe, yena uzafela ebubini bakhe ^aa, kodwa wena usuwophule umphefumulo wakho ^{ab , ac}.

Indlela kaNkulunkulu ilungile

10Ngakho, wena ndodana yomuntu, tshono kuyo indlu kaIsrayeli: Likhuluma ngokunjalo lisithi: Ngoba iziphambeko zethu lezono zethu ziphezu kwethu, thina sicikizeke sikuzo ^ad, pho, sizaphila njani ^ae? 11Tshono kubo: Kuphila kwami, itsho iNkosi uJehova ^af, isibili kangithokozi ngokufa komubi, kodwa ngokuthi omubi aphenduke endleleni yakhe aphile ^ag. Phendukani, phendukani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi; ngoba lizafelani, lina ndlu kaIsrayeli ^ah?

12Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, tshono ebantwaneni babantu bakini ^aiuthi: Ukulunga kolungileyo kakuyikumophula ngosuku lwesiphambeko sakhe ^aj; mayelana lenkohlakalo yokhohlakeleyo, kayikuwa ngayo ngosuku azaphenduka ngalo enkohlakalweni yakhe ^ak; lolungileyo kayikuba lakho ukuphila ngokulunga kwakhe ngosuku ona ngalo ^al. 13Lapho ngizakutsho kolungileyo ukuthi uzaphila isibili; uba yena ethembela ekulungeni kwakhe, enze isiphambeko, konke ukulunga kwakhe kakuyikukhunjulwa; kodwa ngenxa yobubi bakhe abenzileyo, uzabufela ^am. 14Futhi uba ngisitsho kokhohlakeleyo ^an ukuthi: Uzakufa lokufa; uba ephenduka esonweni sakhe ^ao, enze isahlulelo lokulungileyo ^ap, 15okhohlakeleyo ebuyisela isibambiso ^aq, abhadale impango ^ar, ahambe ngezimiso zempilo, ukuthi angenzi isiphambeko, uzaphila isibili, kayikufa ^as. 16Kakukho lasinye sezono zakhe azenzileyo esizakhunjulwa kuye ^at; wenzile isahlulelo lokulungileyo; uzaphila isibili ^au.

17Kodwa ^av abantwana babantu bakini bathi: Indlela yeNkosi kayilingani; kanti ngeyabo indlela engalinganiyo ^aw. 18Nxa olungileyo ephenduka ekulungeni kwakhe, enze isiphambeko, uzakufa ngenxa yaso ^ax. 19Kodwa uba okhohlakeleyo ephenduka kunkohlakalo yakhe ^ay, enze isahlulelo lokulungileyo, yena uzaphila ngakho ^az.

20Kanti lithi: Indlela yeNkosi kayilingani ^ba. Wena ndlu kaIsrayeli, ngizalahlulela, ngulowo lalowo njengendlela zakhe ^bb.

Ukuwa kweJerusalema

21Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wetshumi lambili ^bc wokuthunjwa kwethu ^bd, ngenyanga yetshumi, ngolwesihlanu lwenyanga, owayephunyukile eJerusalema wafika kimi esithi ^be: Umuzi usutshayiwe ^bf. 22Kwathi isandla seNkosi saba phezu kwami kusihlwa, ophunyukileyo engakafiki, savula umlomo wami, waze wafika kimi ekuseni ^bg. Ngokunjalo umlomo wami wavuleka ^bh, kangabe ngisaba yisimungulu ^bi.

23Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kimi, lisithi: 24Ndodana yomuntu, abahlali balawomanxiwa elizwe lakoIsrayeli ^bj bakhuluma besithi: UAbrahama wayemunye, wadla ilifa lelizwe ^bk; kodwa thina sibanengi; ilizwe silinikiwe ukuba yilifa ^bl. 25Ngakho tshono kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Lidla okulegazi ^bm, liphakamisele amehlo enu ezithombeni zenu ^bn, lichithe igazi; kambe lizakudla ilifa lelizwe yini ^bo? 26Lima phezu kwenkemba yenu, lenze isinengiso, lingcolise, ngulowo lalowo umfazi kamakhelwane wakhe; kambe lizakudla ilifa lelizwe yini ^{bp , bq}? 27Tshono njalo kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Kuphila kwami ^br, isibili labo abasemanxiweni ^bs bazakuwa ngenkemba ^bt; lalowo osegcekeni ngizamnikela ezilweni ukuthi zimudle ^{bu , bv}, lalabo abasezinqabeni ^bw labasezimbalwini ^bx bazakufa ngomatshayabhuqe wesifo ^by. 28Ngoba ngizalenza ilizwe libe lunxiwa lencithakalo ^bz, lokuziqhenya kwamandla alo kuzaphela ^ca, lezintaba zakoIsrayeli zibe yinkangala, ukuze kungabi khona odlulayo ^cb. 29Khona bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi, lapho sengenze ilizwe laba yinkangala lesesabiso ngenxa yawo wonke amanyala abo abawenzileyo ^cc.

30Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, abantwana babantu bakini basakhuluma ngawe ngasemidulwini laseminyango yezindlu, njalo omunye ekhuluma komunye, ngulowo lalowo kumfowabo, besithi: Wozani, ngiyacela, lizwe ukuthi yilizwi bani eliphuma eNkosini ^cd. 31Njalo bayeza kuwe njengokuza kwabantu ^ce, bahlale phambi kwakho njengabantu bami, bezwe amazwi akho, kodwa bangawenzi ^cf; ngoba ngomlomo wabo ^cg babonakalisa uthando olukhulu, kodwa inhliziyo yabo ilandela inzuzo yabo embi ^ch. 32Khangela-ke, kubo unjengengoma ethandekayo ^ci, ilizwi elimnandi ^cj, lowazi kuhle ukutshaya ichacho; ngoba besizwa amazwi akho kodwa bengawenzi ^ck. 33Kodwa ekufikeni kwalokhu (khangela, kuzafika), khona bazakwazi ukuthi bekukhona umprofethi phakathi kwabo ^cl.