d20:31, 14:3, 7:26
e22:2, 23:36
f16:2, 22:2
r20:8, 18:31
s20:24, 6:9
x20:8, 18:31
z20:13,21,33,34, 7:8
aa20:21, 5:13
bk20:21,30, 2:3
ck20:21,30, 2:3
co20:38,42,44, 6:7
dhDute 4:28, 28:36,64, 29:17; 2 Kho 19:18; Dan 5:4,23; Isam 9:20
ev20:44, 14:22,23, 24:14, 36:17,19
ew20:44, 14:22,23, 24:14, 36:17,19
fa20:44, 14:22,23, 24:14, 36:17,19
fb20:44, 14:22,23, 24:14, 36:17,19

‏ Ezekiel 20

UIsrayeli uhlamuka uNkulunkulu

1Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wesikhombisa, ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngolwetshumi lwenyanga, abathile babadala bakoIsrayeli beza ukuzabuza iNkosi a, bahlala phambi kwami b.

2Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kimi lisithi: 3Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma kubadala bakoIsrayeli, uthi kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Lize ukuzangibuza yini c? Kuphila kwami, isibili kangiyikubuzwa yini, itsho iNkosi uJehova d.

4Uzabahlulela yini, uzabahlulela yini, ndodana yomuntu e? Bazise izinengiso zaboyise f; 5uthi kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Ngosuku engakhetha ngalo uIsrayeli g, ngaphakamisa isandla sami kunzalo yendlu kaJakobe h, ngazazisa kubo elizweni leGibhithe i, lapho ngiphakamisa isandla sami kibo j, ngisithi: NgiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu k. 6Ngalolusuku ngaphakamisa isandla sami kubo l, ukuthi ngibakhuphe elizweni leGibhithe m ngibase elizweni engangibahlolele lona n, eligeleza uchago loluju o , p, eliludumo lwawo wonke amazwe q. 7Ngasengisithi kubo: Lahlani ngulowo lalowo izinengiso r zamehlo akhe s, lingazingcolisi t ngezithombe zeGibhithe u: NgiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu v.

8Kodwa bangivukela, bengavumi ukulalela kimi w, kabalahlanga ngulowo lalowo izinengiso zamehlo abo x, kabatshiyanga izithombe zeGibhithe y. Ngasengisithi ngizathululela ukuthukuthela kwami phezu kwabo z, ukuze ngiphelelise ulaka lwami ngimelene labo phakathi kwelizwe leGibhithe aa. 9Kodwa ngakwenza ab ngenxa yebizo lami ac, ukuze lingangcoliswa emehlweni ezizwe ad, ababephakathi kwazo, engazazisa kubo phambi kwamehlo azo, ukubakhupha elizweni leGibhithe ae.

10Ngakho ngabakhupha elizweni leGibhithe af, ngabangenisa enkangala ag. 11Ngabanika izimiso zami, ngabazisa izahlulelo zami ah, okuthi nxa umuntu ezenza ai, uzaphila ngazo aj , ak. 12Ngabanika futhi amasabatha ami ukuze abe yisibonakaliso phakathi kwami labo al, ukuze bazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi ebangcwelisayo am. 13Kodwa indlu kaIsrayeli yangivukela enkangala an; kabahambanga ngezimiso zami ao, badelela izahlulelo zami ap, okuthi nxa umuntu ezenza, uzaphila ngazo aq; lamasabatha ami bawangcolisa kakhulu ar , as. Ngasengisithi ngizathululela ukuthukuthela kwami phezu kwabo at enkangala au, ukuze ngibaqede av. 14Kodwa ngakwenza ngenxa yebizo lami aw, ukuze lingangcoliswa emehlweni ezizwe ax, engabakhupha emehlweni azo ay.

15Futhi lami ngabaphakamisela isandla sami enkangala, ukuthi kangiyikubaletha elizweni engangilinike bona az, eligeleza uchago loluju ba, eliludumo lwawo wonke amazwe bb; 16ngoba badelela izahlulelo zami bc, kabahambanga ngezimiso zami bd, kodwa bangcolisa be amasabatha ami bf, ngoba inhliziyo yabo yalandela izithombe zabo bg. 17Lanxa kunjalo bh ilihlo lami labahawukela ukuze ngingababhubhisi bi, futhi kangibaqedanga enkangala bj. 18Kodwa ngathi kubantwana babo enkangala bk: Lingahambi ngezimiso zaboyihlo, lingagcini izahlulelo zabo bl, lingazingcolisi ngezithombe zabo bm. 19NgiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu; hambani ngezimiso zami, ligcine izahlulelo zami, lizenze bn. 20Lingcwelise bo amasabatha ami bp, abe yisibonakaliso phakathi kwami lani, ukuze lazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu bq. 21Kodwa abantwana br bangivukela bs; kabahambanga ngezimiso zami bt, kabagcinanga izahlulelo zami ukuthi bazenze bu; okuthi nxa umuntu ezenza, uzaphila ngazo bv; bawangcolisa amasabatha ami bw; ngasengisithi ngizathululela intukuthelo yami phezu kwabo bx, ukuthi ngiphelelise ulaka lwami ngimelene labo enkangala by.

22Kodwa ngabuyisa isandla sami bz, ngenza ngenxa yebizo lami ca, ukuze lingangcoliswa phambi kwamehlo ezizwe cb, engangibakhuphe phambi kwamehlo azo. 23Mina ngabaphakamisela isandla sami futhi enkangala cc, ukuthi ngizabahlakaza phakathi kwezizwe cd, ngibasabalalisele emazweni ce; 24ngoba bengazenzanga izahlulelo zami cf, kodwa badelela izimiso zami cg, bangcolisa amasabatha ami ch, lamehlo abo alandela izithombe zaboyise ci. 25Ngakho mina ngabanika futhi izimiso ezazingalunganga, lezahlulelo ababengeke baphile ngazo cj. 26Ngasengibangcolisa kuzo izipho zabo ck, ekudabuliseni kwabo clemlilweni cm konke okuvula isizalo cn, ukuze ngibachithe, ukuze bazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi co.

27Ngakho, ndodana yomuntu, khuluma kuyo indlu yakoIsrayeli, uthi kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Lakulokhu oyihlo bangihlambazile, ngokuthi baphambeke isiphambeko bemelene lami cp. 28Lapho sengibalethe elizweni, engaphakamisela isandla sami ngalo ukuthi ngibanike lona cq, babona lonke uqaqa oluphakemeyo, lazo zonke izihlahla eziqatha, bahlaba khona imihlatshelo yabo, banikela khona isicunulo somnikelo wabo cr , cs, bafaka khona iphunga labo elimnandi, bathulula khona iminikelo yabo yokunathwayo ct , cu. 29Ngasengisithi kubo: Iyini indawo ephakemeyo eliya kuyo cv? Lebizo layo lithiwa yiNdawo ePhakemeyo kuze kube lamuhla cw. 30Ngakho tshono kuyo indlu kaIsrayeli: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Lizazingcolisa ngendlela yaboyihlo yini cx , cy, liphinge lilandela izinengiso zabo cz? 31Ngoba lapho linikela izipho zenu da, lapho lisenza amadodana enu adabule emlilweni db, liyazingcolisa ngezithombe zenu zonke dc kuze kube lamuhla. Mina-ke ngizabuzwa yini na, wena ndlu kaIsrayeli dd? Kuphila kwami, itsho iNkosi uJehova, isibili kangiyikubuzwa yini de. 32Lalokho okuvela engqondweni yenu kakuyikuba khona ngitsho df, elikutshoyo ukuthi: Sizakuba njengabezizwe, njengensapho zamazwe dg, ukuthi sikhonze isigodo lelitshe dh.

33Kuphila kwami, itsho iNkosi uJehova di, isibili ngizabusa phezu kwenu ngesandla esilamandla dj langengalo eyeluliweyo dk langolaka oluthululiweyo dl! 34Ngoba ngizalikhupha ebantwini dm, ngiliqoqe emazweni elihlakazekele kuwo dn, ngesandla esilamandla do langengalo eyeluliweyo dp langolaka oluthululiweyo dq. 35Njalo ngizaliletha enkangala yabantu dr, ngizaphikisana lani ds lapho ubuso ngobuso dt. 36Njengalokhu du ngaphikisana laboyihlo enkangala yelizwe leGibhithe dv, ngokunjalo ngizaphikisana lani, itsho iNkosi uJehova dw. 37Njalo ngizalidlulisa ngaphansi kwentonga, ngilingenise kusibopho sesivumelwano dx. 38Ngihlanze ngikhuphe phakathi kwenu abavukeli dy , dz lalabo abaphambeka bemelene lami, ngibakhuphe elizweni lokuhlala kwabo njengabezizwe ea, kodwa kabayikungena emhlabathini wakoIsrayeli eb. Khona lizakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi ec.

39Lina-ke, ndlu kaIsrayeli, itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova, hambani likhonze, ngulowo lalowo izithombe zakhe ed, langemva kwalokho, uba lingangilaleli; kodwa lingangcolisi futhi ibizo lami elingcwele ee ngezipho zenu langezithombe zenu ef. 40Ngoba entabeni yami engcwele eg, entabeni yengqonga yakoIsrayeli, itsho iNkosi uJehova eh, lapho izangikhonza indlu yonke yakoIsrayeli, bonke elizweni ei; khona ngizabemukela ej, lakhona ngibize iminikelo yenu ek, lezithelo zokuqala zeminikelo yenu, lazo zonke izinto zenu ezingcwele el. 41Ngizalemukela ngephunga elimnandi em nxa ngilikhupha ebantwini en, ngiliqoqe emazweni ebelihlakazelwe kuwo eo , ep; njalo ngizangcweliswa phakathi kwenu phambi kwamehlo ezizwe eq. 42Lizakwazi-ke ukuthi ngiyiNkosi er, lapho sengilingenise emhlabathini wakoIsrayeli es, elizweni engaliphakamisela isandla sami ukulinika oyihlo et. 43Lapho-ke lizakhumbula eu izindlela zenu ev lezenzo zenu zonke, elazingcolisa ngazo ew; njalo lizazenyanya phambi kobuso benu ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezimbi elizenzileyo ex. 44Beselisazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi ey, nxa ngenze kini ngenxa yebizo lami ez, hatshi njengokwezindlela zenu ezimbi fa, kumbe njengokwezenzo zenu zenkohlakalo, lina ndlu kaIsrayeli, itsho iNkosi uJehova fb.

Ilizwi leNkosi ngeningizimu

45Ilizwi leNkosi lafika kimi futhi lisithi: 46Ndodana yomuntu, misa ubuso bakho ngasendleleni yeningizimu fc , fd, utshumayele ngaseningizimu fe , ff, uprofethe umelene legusu lensimu yeningizimu fg; 47uthi kilo igusu leningizimu: Zwana ilizwi leNkosi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Khangela, ngizaphemba umlilo phakathi kwakho fh, njalo uzaqeda phakathi kwakho sonke isihlahla esiluhlaza laso sonke fi isihlahla esomileyo fj; ilangabi elivuthayo kaliyikucitshwa, kodwa kuzatshiswa ngalo bonke ubuso kusukela eningizimu kuze kufike enyakatho fk. 48Futhi yonke inyama izabona ukuthi mina Nkosi ngiwuphembile, kawuyikucitshwa fl.

49Ngasengisithi: Hawu, Nkosi Jehova fm! Bathi ngami: Kakhulumi imifanekiso yini fn?

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