Ezekiel 36

Isiphrofetho Kuzo Izintaba Zako-Israyeli

1“Ndodana yomuntu, phrofetha kuzo izintaba zako-Israyeli uthi: ‘Lina zintaba zako-Israyeli, zwanini ilizwi likaJehova. 2Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: Isitha satsho ngani sathi, “Abe! Iziqongo zasendulo sezibe yilifa lethu.” ’ 3Ngakho-ke phrofetha uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: Ngokuba baliphanga njalo balixotsha bevela ezinhlangothini zonke laze laba yilifa lezinye izizwe lento yokunyeywa lokuchothozwa ngabantu, 4ngakho-ke, lina zintaba zako-Israyeli, zwanini ilizwi likaJehova Wobukhosi: Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi kuzo izintaba lamaqaqa, ezindongeni lasezigodini, emanxiweni aphundlekileyo lasemadolobheni atshiyiweyo aphangwayo njalo ahlekwa ngezinye izizwe ezikuhanqileyo – 5nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: Ngokutshiseka kwami okukhulu sengikhulume ngimelana lezinye izizwe njalo lange-Edomi lonke, ngoba ngokuthaba langenzondo ezinhliziyweni zabo benza ilizwe lami elabo ukuze baphange amadlelo alo.’ 6Ngakho phrofetha ngelizwe lako-Israyeli uthi kuzo izintaba lamaqaqa, izindonga lezigodi: Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: Ngikhuluma ngolaka lwami olulobukhwele ngoba lithwale isithuko sesizwe. 7Ngakho-ke nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: Ngifunga izandla ziphakanyiselwe phezulu ukuthi izizwe ezilihanqileyo lazo zizathwala isithuko.

8“ ‘Kodwa lina, lina zintaba zako-Israyeli, lizaveza izingatsha lezithelo zabantu bami u-Israyeli, ngoba sebezakuza ekhaya masinyane nje. 9Ngiyalinqinekela njalo ngizalikhangela ngomusa; lizalinywa lihlanyelwe, 10njalo ngizakwandisa inani labantu phezu kwenu, lakuyo yonke indlu ka-Israyeli. Amadolobho kuzahlalwa kuwo futhi lamanxiwa avuselelwe.

11Ngizakwandisa inani labantu lelezinyamazana phezu kwenu: njalo kuzazalana kwande. Ngizahlalisa abantu phezu kwenu njengakudala njalo ngizalenza liphumelele kakhulu kulakudala. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova. 12Ngizakwenza abantu, abantu bami u-Israyeli, bahambe phezu kwenu. Bazalenza libe ngababo, njalo lizakuba yilifa labo; kaliyikubemuka abantwana babo futhi.

13“ ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: Ngoba abantu bathi kini, “Lidla abantu lemuke isizwe senu abantwana baso,”

14ngakho-ke kaliyikudla abantu futhi loba lenze isizwe senu singabi labantwana, kutsho uJehova Wobukhosi. 15Angiyikulenza lizwe izibhinqo zezizwe, njalo kalisayikuthwala izithuko zabantu loba ngenze ukuba isizwe senu siwe, kutsho uJehova Wobukhosi.’ ”

16Ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi njalo lisithi:

17“Ndodana yomuntu, abantu bako-Israyeli besahlala elizweni labo, balingcolisa ngendlela abaziphatha ngayo langezenzo zabo. Ukuziphatha kwabo kwakufana lokungcola kowesifazana kwanyanga zonke emehlweni ami.

18Ngakho ngehlisela ulaka lwami phezu kwabo ngoba babechithe igazi elizweni njalo ngoba babelingcolisile ngezithombe zabo.

19Ngabachithela phakathi kwezizwe, njalo bahlakazekela emazweni; ngabahlulela ngokufanele ukuziphatha kwabo kanye lezenzo zabo.

20Loba ngaphi abaya khona phakathi kwezizwe balingcolisa ibizo lami elingcwele, ngoba kwathiwa ngabo, ‘Laba ngabantu bakaJehova, kodwa basuswa elizweni’

21Nganqinekela ibizo lami elingcwele, elangcoliswa yindlu ka-Israyeli phakathi kwezizwe abaya kuzo.

22“Ngakho tshono endlini ka-Israyeli uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: Akusingenxa yakho, wena ndlu ka-Israyeli, ukuthi ngizakwenza izinto lezi, kodwa ngenxa yebizo lami elingcwele, osulingcolisile phakathi kwezizwe lapho oye khona. 23Ngizabonakalisa ubungcwele bebizo elikhulu, eselingcolisiwe phakathi kwezizwe, ibizo osulingcolisile phakathi kwazo. Lapho-ke izizwe zizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova, kutsho uJehova Wobukhosi, lapho sengizibonakalisa ngingcwele ngawe phambi kwamehlo azo.

24“ ‘Ngoba ngizakususa ezizweni; ngizakuqoqa emazweni wonke ngikubuyisele elizweni lakho. 25Ngizakuchela ngamanzi ahlanzekileyo, uzahlambuluka; ngizakuhlambulula kukho konke ukungcola kwakho kanye lakuzo zonke izithombe zakho.

26Ngizakunika inhliziyo entsha ngifake lomoya omutsha phakathi kwakho; ngizasusa kuwe inhliziyo yakho yelitshe ngikunike inhliziyo yenyama. 27Njalo ngizafaka uMoya wami phakathi kwakho ngikwenze ulandele izimiso zami njalo unanzelele ukugcina imithetho yami.

28Lizahlala elizweni engalinika okhokho benu; lizakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wenu. 29Ngizalikhulula kukho konke ukungcola kwenu. Ngizabiza amabele ngiwenze abe manengi njalo angiyikuletha indlala kini. 30Ngizakwandisa izithelo zezihlahla kanye lamabele emasimini, ukuze lingabi lehlazo futhi phakathi kwezizwe ngenxa yendlala. 31Lapho-ke lizakhumbula izindlela zenu ezimbi kanye lezono zenu ezingalunganga, njalo lizazizonda lina ngokwenu ngenxa yezono kanye lezenzo zenu ezenyanyekayo. 32Ngifuna ukuba likwazi ukuthi lokhu angikwenzeli lina, kutsho uJehova Wobukhosi. Yangeka uhlazeke ngenxa yokuziphatha kwakho, wena ndlu ka-Israyeli!

33“ ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: Ngosuku engizakuhlambulula ngalo ezonweni zakho zonke, ngizahlalisa abantu emadolobheni akho, njalo lamanxiwa azavuselelwa. 34Ilizwe eliphundlekileyo lizalinywa kulokuthi lihlale liphundlekile emehlweni abo bonke abadabula phakathi kwalo. 35Bazakuthi, “Ilizwe leli elaselenziwe laba lugwadule selibe njengesivande sase-Edeni; amadolobho ayesengamanxiwa, ephundlekile njalo echithekile, khathesi asevikelwe ngezinqaba njalo sekuhlala abantu kuwo.” 36Lapho-ke izizwe ezilihanqileyo eziseleyo zizakwazi ukuthi mina uJehova sengikwakhe kutsha okwakudiliziwe njalo sengikuhlanyele kutsha okwakuphundlekile. Mina uJehova sengikhulumile njalo ngizakwenza lokhu.’

37“Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: Ngizasivuma njalo isicelo sendlu ka-Israyeli ngibenzele lokhu: Ngizakwenza abantu bakibo babe banengi njengezimvu, 38babe banengi njengemihlambi yemihlatshelo eJerusalema ngesikhathi samadili alo amisiweyo. Ngokunjalo amadolobho achithekayo azagcwala ngamaxuku abantu. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.”