Ezekiel 8

Ukukhonzwa kwezithombe ethempelini

1Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wesithupha, ngenyanga yesithupha, ngolwesihlanu lwenyanga a, ngihlezi endlini yami, labadala bakoJuda behlezi phambi kwami b, isandla seNkosi uJehova sawa lapho phezu kwami c. 2Ngasengibona, khangela-ke, umfanekiso onjengokubonakala komlilo d; kusukela ekubonakaleni kokhalo lwakhe kusiya phansi, umlilo; futhi kusukela kukhalo lwakhe kusiya phezulu e kunjengokubonakala kokukhazimula f, njengombala wethusi g. 3Waseselula h isimo sesandla i, wangithatha ngesihluthu sekhanda lami j; uMoya wasengiphakamisela k phakathi komhlaba lamazulu l, wangiletha eJerusalema emibonweni kaNkulunkulu, esivalweni sesango elingaphakathi, elikhangele ngenyakatho, lapho okwakulesihlalo m sesithombe sobukhwele n esibanga ubukhwele. 4Khangela-ke, inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli o yayilapho, injengokubonakala engangikubone esihotsheni p.

5Wasesithi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, ake uphakamisele amehlo akho ngasendleleni yenyakatho. Ngasengiphakamisela amehlo ami ngasendleleni yenyakatho, khangela-ke, ngasenyakatho q kwesango lelathi r kwakulalesisithombe sobukhwele entubeni. 6Wasesithi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, uyakubona yini abakwenzayo, amanyala amakhulu s , t ewenzayo indlu kaIsrayeli lapha, ukuze ngiye khatshana lendawo yami engcwele? Kodwa phenduka futhi, uzabona amanyala amakhulu kulala.

7Wasengisa emnyango weguma; lapho ngibona, njalo khangela, kwakulesikhala emdulini. 8Wasesithi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, ake ugebhe emdulini. Ngathi ngigebha emdulini, khangela-ke kwakulomnyango. 9Wasesithi kimi: Ngena, ubone izinengiso ezimbi abazenzayo lapha. 10Ngasengingena, ngabona, khangela-ke, sonke isimo sokuhuquzelayo u lenyamazana ezinengekayo v lazo zonke izithombe zendlu yakoIsrayeli, kubaziwe phezu komduli inhlangothi zonke ezizingelezeleyo w. 11Futhi kwakumi phambi kwazo amadoda angamatshumi ayisikhombisa x akwabadala bendlu kaIsrayeli, loJahazaniya indodana kaShafani emi phakathi kwabo y , z; yileyo laleyo ilodengezi lwayo esandleni sayo, njalo iyezi eliqatha lempepha lenyuka. 12Wasesithi kimi: Ukubonile yini, ndodana yomuntu, lokho abadala bendlu kaIsrayeli aa abakwenzayo emnyameni, ngulowo emakamelweni emifanekiso yakhe? ab Ngoba bathi: INkosi kayisiboni ac , ad; iNkosi iwutshiyile umhlaba ae.

13Wasesithi kimi: Phenduka futhi, uzabona izinengiso ezinkulu kakhulu abazenzayo. 14Wasengisa emnyango wesango lendlu yeNkosi af eyayingasenyakatho; khangela-ke, kwakuhlezi abesifazana belilela uTamuzi.

15Wasesithi kimi: Ubonile yini, ndodana yomuntu? Phenduka futhi, uzabona izinengiso ezinkulu kulalezi. 16Wasengingenisa egumeni lendlu yeNkosi elingaphakathi ag; khangela-ke, emnyango wethempeli leNkosi phakathi ah kwekhulusi ai lelathi aj kwakulamadoda phose angaba ngamatshumi amabili lanhlanu ak, imihlane yawo al ingasethempelini leNkosi, lobuso bawo bungasempumalanga; njalo bakhonza am ilanga ngasempumalanga an.

17Wasesithi kimi: Ubonile yini, ndodana yomuntu? Kuyinto elula kundlu yakoJuda ukwenza izinengiso ao abazenzayo lapha yini? Ngoba bagcwalise ilizwe ap ngobudlwangudlwangu aq, baphendukele ukungithukuthelisa ar; khangela-ke, bafaka ugatsha empumulweni yabo as. 18Ngakho lami ngizakwenza ngentukuthelo at; ilihlo lami kaliyikuhawukela, futhi kangiyikuyekela; lanxa bekhala endlebeni zami au ngelizwi elikhulu, kangiyikubezwa.

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