Ezekiel 30

Ukulilela IGibhithe

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

Lilani lithi,
“Maye ngalolosuku!”
3Ngoba usuku seluseduze,
usuku lukaThixo seluseduze
usuku lwamayezi,
isikhathi sokutshabalala kwezizwe.
4Inkemba izakumelana leGibhithe,
losizi luzakwehlela phezu kukaKhushi.
Lapho ababuleweyo besiwa eGibhithe
inotho yalo izathunjwa
lezisekelo zalo zidilizelwe phansi.
5IKhushi lePhuthi, iLudi le-Arabhiya yonke, iLibhiya kanye labantu belizwe lesivumelwano bazabulawa ngenkemba ndawonye leGibhithe.

6Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

Abasekeli beGibhithe bazakufa,
lamandla alo aziqhenyayo azaphela.
Kusukela eMigidoli kusiya e-Asiwani
bazakuwa ngenkemba phakathi kwalo,
kutsho uThixo Wobukhosi.
7Bazachitheka
phakathi kwamazwe achithekileyo,
njalo amadolobho abo
azakuba phakathi kwamadolobho adiliziweyo.
8Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo,
lapho sengithungela iGibhithe ngomlilo
labasizi balo bonke sebeqothulwe.
9Ngalolosuku izithunywa zizaphuma zisuka kimi ngemikhumbi ziyetshayisa iKhushi ngovalo, kuphele ukungazikhathazi kwalo. Bazakwehlelwa lusizi ngosuku lokutshabalala kweGibhithe, ngoba ngempela kuzafika.

10Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

Ngizawaqeda amaxuku aseGibhithe
ngesandla sikaNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni.
11Yena lebutho lakhe, abalolunya olukhulu phakathi kwezizwe,
bazalethwa ukuba bachithe ilizwe.
Bazahwatsha izinkemba zabo ukuba bamelane leGibhithe
bagcwalise ilizwe ngababuleweyo.
12Ngizakomisa izifula zeNayili
lelizwe ngilithengisele abantu ababi;
ngesandla sabezizweni,
ngizalichitha ilizwe, lakho konke okukulo.
Mina Thixo sengikhulumile.

13Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

Ngizachitha izithombe
ngiqede izifanekiso eMemfisi.
Akusayikuba khona inkosana eGibhithe,
njalo ngizaletha ukwesaba kulolonke ilizwe.
14Ngizachitha iPhathrosi,
ngithungele iZowani ngomlilo,
besengiletha isijeziso phezu kweThebesi.
15Ngizakwehlisela ulaka lwami phezu kwePhelusiyami,
inqaba yaseGibhithe,
ngiqede lamaxuku aseThebesi.
16Ngizathungela iGibhithe ngomlilo;
iPhelusiyami izajanqula ngobuhlungu.
IThebesi izathunjwa ngesidumo esikhulu;
iMemfisi izakuba sosizini olumiyo.
17Amajaha aseHeliyopholisi leBhubhastisi
azabulawa ngenkemba,
lamadolobho wona ngokwawo azathunjwa.
18EThahiphanesi imini izakuba mnyama,
lapho ngisephula ijogwe leGibhithe;
khonale-ke amandla alo aziqhenyayo azaphela.
Azakwembeswa ngamayezi,
njalo imizi yalo izakuya ekuthunjweni.
19Ngokunjalo ngizakwehlisela isijeziso phezu kweGibhithe,
njalo bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo.’ ”
20Ngomnyaka wetshumi lanye, ngenyanga yakuqala ngosuku lwesikhombisa, ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi: 21“Ndodana yomuntu, sengiyephule ingalo kaFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe. Kayibotshwanga ukuba iphole kumbe ifakwe uhlaka ukuze iqine okwanele ukuthi iphathe inkemba. 22Ngakho-ke nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Ngimelana loFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe. Ngizazephula zombili izingalo zakhe, eqinileyo kanye leyephukileyo, ngenze inkemba iwe esandleni sakhe. 23Ngizachithela amaGibhithe phakathi kwezizwe ngiwahlakazele emazweni. 24Ngizaqinisa izingalo zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni ngifake inkemba yami ezandleni zayo, kodwa izingalo zikaFaro ngizazephula, njalo uzabubula phambi kwayo njengomuntu olimale okokufa. 25Ngizaqinisa izingalo zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni, kodwa izingalo zikaFaro zizakuba buthakathaka. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo lapho sengifaka inkemba yami esandleni senkosi yaseBhabhiloni layo isiyizunguza imelane leGibhithe. 26Ngizachithela amaGibhithe phakathi kwezizwe ngiwahlakazele emazweni futhi. Lapho-ke azakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo.”