Ezekiel 7

Isiphetho Sesifikile

1Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi: 2“Ndodana yomuntu, nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi elizweni lako-Israyeli:

‘Isiphetho! Isiphetho sesifikile
emagumbini amane elizwe.
3Isiphetho sesifikile kini
njalo ngizakwehlisela ulaka lwami phezu kwenu.
Ngizalahlulela ngokumayelana lezenzo zenu
ngiliphe imivuzo kukho konke ukwenza kwenu okunengekayo.
4Kangiyikulikhangela ngesihawu
loba ngiliyekele,
ngeqiniso ngizalinika umvuzo wezenzo zenu
kanye lowokwenza kwenu okunengekayo phakathi kwenu.
Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo.’

5Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi ukuthi:

‘Umonakalo! Umonakalo ongakaze ubonakale!
Khangela, uyeza.
6Isiphetho sesifikile!
Isiphetho sesifikile!
Sizivusele ukumelana lani.
Bona, sesifikile!
7Incithakalo isifikile kini,
kini lina elihlala elizweni.
Isikhathi sesifikile,
ilanga selisondele;
kulokuphamazela,
hatshi intokozo, phezu kwezintaba.
8Sekuseduze ukuba ngithululele ulaka lwami phezu kwenu
ngiqedele ukuthukuthela kwami kini.
Ngizalahlulela ngokumayelana lezenzo zenu
ngiliphe imivuzo kukho konke ukwenza kwenu okunengekayo.
9Kangiyikulikhangela ngesihawu,
kangiyikuliyekela,
ngizalinika umvuzo ngokumayelana lezenzo zenu
kanye lokwenza okunengekayo phakathi kwenu.
Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi yimi mina Thixo otshayayo.

10Usuku selukhona!
Bona, selufikile!
Incithakalo isipatshakile,
induku isihlumile,
ukuziphakamisa sekuqhakazile.
11Udlakela selukhule
lwaba yinduku yokujezisa ububi;
kakho ebantwini ozatshiywa;
kakho kuleliya xuku,
akula notho,
akulalutho oluligugu.
12Isikhathi sesifikile,
usuku selufikile.
Umthengi kangathokozi
kumbe umthengisi abe lusizi,
ngoba ulaka luphezu kwexuku lonke.
13Umthengisi kayikuyifumana
impahla eyathengiswayo,
nxa owathengisayo lowathengayo besaphila,
ngoba umbono ngexuku lonke
kawuyikuhlehliselwa emuva.
Ngenxa yezono zabo kakho lamunye wabo
ozalondoloza ukuphila kwakhe.

14Loba bekhalisa icilongo
benze izinto zonke zilunge,
kakho ozakuya empini,
ngoba ulaka lwami luphezu kwexuku lonke.
15Ngaphandle kulempi,
ngaphakathi kulesifo lendlala,
labo abasemaphandleni
bazabulawa ngenkemba,
njalo labo abaphakathi kwedolobho
bazaqothulwa yindlala lesifo.
16Bonke abaphunyukayo babaleke
bazakuba sezintabeni,
bebubula njengamajuba asezigodini,
yilowo lalowo ngenxa yezono zakhe.
17Izandla zonke zizaxega,
lamadolo wonke abe buthakathaka njengamanzi.
18Bazagqoka amasaka
babe lokwesaba.
Ubuso babo buzakuba lehlazo
lamakhanda abo aphucwe.

19Bazalahlela isiliva sabo emigwaqweni,
legolide labo lizakuba njengento engcolileyo.
Isiliva sabo legolide labo
akuyikwanelisa ukubakhulula
ngosuku lolaka lukaThixo.
Bangeke baqede ukulamba kwabo
kumbe bagcwalise izisu zabo,
ngoba sekubenze bakhubeka esonweni.
20Babeziqhenya ngeziceciso zabo ezinhle
abazisebenzisa ekwenzeni izithombe zabo ezinengekayo.
Benza lemifanekiso yabo enyanyekayo,
ngakho ngizakwenza kube yinto engcolileyo kubo.
21Ngizanika inotho yabo njengempango kwabezizwe
lakwababi basemhlabeni njengezinto ezithunjiweyo,
njalo bazakungcolisa.
22Ngizasusa ubuso bami kubo,
njalo bazangcolisa indawo yami eligugu;
abaphangi bazangena,
bayingcolise.

23Lungisani amaketane
ngoba ilizwe ligcwele ukuchitheka kwegazi
ledolobho ligcwele udlakela.
24Ngizaletha izizwe ezimbi kakhulu
ukuthi zithathe izindlu zabo.
Ngizaqeda ukuzigqaja kwabalamandla
lezindawo zabo ezingcwele zizangcoliswa.
25Lapho ukwesaba kufika,
bazafuna ukuthula.
26Kuzafika umonakalo phezu komonakalo,
lamahungahunga phezu kwamahungahunga.
Bazadinga umbono kumphrofethi,
ukufundiswa komthetho ngumphristi akusoze kube khona
lokweluleka kwabadala kuzaphela.
27Inkosi izalila,
inkosana izaphelelwa lithemba,
lezandla zabantu belizwe zizaqhaqhazela.
Kubo ngizakwenza okumayelana lezenzo zabo.
Ngizabahlulela ngemithetho yabo.
Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo.’ ”