Ezekiel 28

Isiphrofethi Ngokumelana Lenkosi YaseThire

1Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi: 2“Ndodana yomuntu, tshono kumbusi waseThire uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

Ngokuzigqaja kwenhliziyo yakho
uthi, “Ngingunkulunkulu;
ngihlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikankulunkulu
enzikini yezilwandle.”
Kodwa wena ungumuntu hatshi uNkulunkulu,
lanxa ucabanga ukuthi uhlakaniphe njengoNkulunkulu.
3Kambe uhlakaniphile kuloDanyeli na?
Akulamfihlo esithekileyo kuwe na?
4Ngenhlakanipho yakho lokuqedisisa
uzizuzele inotho
njalo wabuthela igolide lesiliva
eziphaleni zengcebo yakho.
5Ngolwazi lwakho olukhulu ekuthengiseni
uyandisile inotho yakho,
njalo ngenxa yenotho yakho,
inhliziyo yakho isizigqaja.
6Ngakho nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

Njengoba ucabanga ukuthi uhlakaniphile,
uhlakaniphe njengoNkulunkulu,
7ngizaletha abezizweni ukuba bamelane lawe,
izizwe ezilesihluku kakhulu;
zizahwatsha inkemba zazo zimelane lobuhle bakho
kanye lenhlakanipho,
zone lobuhle bakho obukhazimulayo.
8Zizakwehlisela phansi egodini,
njalo uzakufa kabuhlungu
enzikini yezilwandle.
9Lapho-ke uzakutsho na phambi kwalabo abakubulalayo ukuthi,
“Mina ngingunkulunkulu?”
Uzakuba ngumuntu nje, hatshi unkulunkulu,
ezandleni zalabo abakubulalayo.
10Uzakufa ukufa kwabangasokanga
ezandleni zabezizweni.
Sengikhulumile, kutsho uThixo Wobukhosi.’ ”

11Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi: 12“Ndodana yomuntu, khala isililo ngenkosi yaseThire uthi kuyo: ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

Wawuyisibonelo sokuphelela
ugcwele inhlakanipho lobuhle obupheleleyo.
13Wawuse-Edeni
isivande sikaNkulunkulu;
waceca ngawo wonke amatshe aligugu:
irubhi, lethophazi le-emeralidi,
ikhrisolithe, i-onikisi lejaspa,
isafire, ithukhwayizi lebherili.
Izibonakaliso zakho lezisekelo kwakwenziwe ngegolide;
kwalungiswa ngosuku owadalwa ngalo.
14Wagcotshwa njengekherubhi elondlayo,
ngoba ngakumisela lokho.
Wawuphezu kwentaba engcwele kaNkulunkulu;
wahamba phakathi kwamatshe avutha umlilo.
15Wawungelasici ezindleleni zakho
kusukela ngosuku owadalwa ngalo
ububi baze bafunyanwa kuwe.
16Ngenxa yokuthengisa kwakho ezindaweni ezinengi
wagcwala udlakela,
wasusona.
Ngakho ngakususa njengehlazo entabeni kaNkulunkulu,
njalo ngakuxotsha, wena kherubhi elondlayo,
phakathi kwamatshe avutha umlilo.
17Inhliziyo yakho yazigqaja
ngenxa yobuhle bakho,
njalo wonakalisa inhlakanipho yakho
ngenxa yobucwazicwazi bakho.
Ngakho ngakuphosela emhlabeni;
ngakwenza umbukiso phambi kwamakhosi.
18Ngezono zakho ezinengi lokuthengisa lobuqili
usungcolise izindawo zakho ezingcwele.
Ngakho ngaphemba umlilo phakathi kwakho
wakutshisa wakuqeda,
njalo ngakwenza waba ngumlotha emhlabathini
phambi kwabo bonke ababekhangele.
19Zonke izizwe ezazikwazi
zithithibele ngawe;
usufike ekucineni okwesabekayo
njalo kawuyikuba khona futhi.’ ”

Isiphrofethi Ngokumelana LeSidoni

20Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi: 21“Ndodana yomuntu, khangelisa ubuso bakho eSidoni; uphrofithe okubi ngalo 22uthi: ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

Ngimelana lawe, wena Sidoni,
njalo ngizathola udumo phakathi kwakho.
Bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo
lapho sengiletha isijeziso kulo
njalo ngizibonakalisa ngingongcwele phakathi kwalo.
23Ngizathumela isifo kulo,
ngenze igazi ligeleze ezindleleni zalo.
Abafileyo bazakuba phakathi kwalo,
inkemba imelane lalo amacele wonke.
Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo.
24Abantu bako-Israyeli kabasayikuba labomakhelwane abalenhliziyo ezimbi njalo abangameva abuhlungu lameva ahlabayo. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo Wobukhosi.

25Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Lapho sengiqoqa abantu bako-Israyeli ezizweni ababehlakazelwe kuzo, ngizazibonakalisa ngingongcwele phakathi kwabo phambi kwezizwe. Emva kwalokho bazahlala elizweni labo, engalinika inceku yami uJakhobe. 26Bazahlala kulo bevikelekile njalo bazakwakha izindlu bahlanyele lezivini; bazahlala bevikelekile lapho sengiletha isijeziso kubo bonke omakhelwane babo ababaphatha kubi. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wabo.’ ”