Ezekiel 6

Isiphrofetho Ngezintaba Zako-Israyeli

1Ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi lisithi:

2“Ndodana yomuntu, khangelisa ubuso bakho ezintabeni zako-Israyeli; phrofetha ngazo uzisola 3uthi, ‘Lina zintaba zako-Israyeli, zwanini ilizwi likaJehova Wobukhosi. Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi ezintabeni lasemaqaqeni, ezingoxweni lasezigodini ukuthi: Sekuseduze ukuthi ngililethele inkemba yokulihlasela, njalo ngizadiliza izindawo zenu eziphakemeyo. 4Ama-alithare enu azabhidlizwa kuthi lama-alithare enu empepha aphahlazwe; njalo abantu benu ngizababulalela phambi kwezithombe zenu. 5Izidumbu zabako-Israyeli ngizazibeka phambi kwezithombe zabo, njalo amathambo enu ngizawahlakaza emaceleni ama-alithare enu. 6Loba kungaphi elihlala khona amadolobho akhona azadilizwa lezindawo eziphakemeyo zidilizwe, ukuze amaalithare enu achithwe abhuqwe, kuthi izithombe zenu ziphahlazwe ziqothulwe, amaalithare enu empepha adilizwe, kuthi elikwenzileyo kutshabalaliswe. 7Abantu benu bazabulawa phakathi kwenu, njalo lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.

8“ ‘Kodwa abanye ngizabaphephisa, ngoba abanye benu bazaphunyuka enkembeni lapho selihlakazekele emazweni lasezizweni. 9Laphoke, ezizweni abathunjelwa kuzo, labo abaphunyukayo bazangikhumbula ukuthi ngadabuka njani ngenxa yezinhliziyo zabo ezilobufebe, esezasukayo kimi, langamehlo abo akhanuka izithombe zabo. Bazazenyanya bona ngokwabo ngenxa yobubi ababenzileyo langenxa yezenzo zonke ezenyanyekayo.

10Njalo bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova. Kangisongelanga ize lapho ngathi ngizabehlisela umonakalo lo.

11“ ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi ukuthi: Tshaya izandla zakho unyathele izinyawo zakho ukhale uthi “Maye!” ngenxa yobubi bonke lezenzo ezenyanyekayo zendlu ka-Israyeli, ngoba bazakufa ngenkemba, langendlala kanye langesifo. 12Lowo okhatshana uzakufa ngesifo, kuthi lowo oseduze afe ngenkemba, lalowo osindileyo waphepha uzabulawa yindlala. Ngizaluqeda kanjalo ulaka lwami phezu kwabo. 13Njalo bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova, lapho abantu babo sebelele befile phakathi kwezithombe zabo emaceleni wonke amaalithare abo, phezu kwamaqaqa wonke aphakemeyo kanye lasezingqongeni zonke zezintaba, ngaphansi kwezihlahla zonke eziluhlaza lemi-okhi yonke elamahlamvu amanengi – izindawo abanikelela kuzo impepha elephunga elimnandi kuzo zonke izithombe zabo. 14Njalo ngizakwelulela isandla sami kubo ngenze ilizwe libe lugwadule olungelalutho kusukela enkangala kusiya eDibila – lapho abahlala khona. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’ ”
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