Ezekiel 21

Inkemba yeNkosi

1Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kimi lisithi: 2Ndodana yomuntu, misa ubuso bakho ngaseJerusalema a, utshumayele ngasezindaweni ezingcwele b, uprofethe umelane lelizwe lakoIsrayeli c; 3uthi elizweni lakoIsrayeli: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela, ngimelene lawe, njalo ngizahwatsha inkemba yami esikhwameni sayo d, ngiqume e ngisuse kuwe olungileyo lomubi f. 4Ngenxa yokuthi ngizaquma g ngisuse kuwe olungileyo lomubi h, ngakho inkemba yami izaphuma esikhwameni sayo iye kuyo yonke inyama i, kusukela eningizimu kuze kube senyakatho j; 5ukuthi yonke inyama ikwazi ukuthi mina Nkosi ngiyihwatshile inkemba yami esikhwameni sayo k; kayisayikubuyela futhi l. 6Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, bubula ngokudabuka kokhalo, langokubaba ububule phambi kwamehlo abo m. 7Kuzakuthi-ke nxa besithi kuwe: Wena ububulelani? uzaphendula: Ngenxa yombiko; ngoba uyeza; layo yonke inhliziyo izancibilika n, lazo zonke izandla zizakuba buthakathaka, lawo wonke umoya udangale o, lawo wonke amadolo ageleze njengamanzi p. Khangela kuyeza, kuzakwenzeka, itsho iNkosi uJehova q.

8Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kimi lisithi: 9Ndodana yomuntu, profetha uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Wothi: Inkemba r, inkemba iloliwe s, futhi ilolongiwe t. 10Ilolelwe ukuthi ibulale lokubulala u, yalolongelwa v ukuthi ibe lokuphazima w , x; sizathokoza yini y? Iyintonga z yendodana yami, idelela sonke isigodo aa , ab. 11Njalo uyinikele ukuthi ilolongwe ukuze iphathwe ngesandla ac; le inkemba iyalolwa ad njalo yona ilolongelwe ae ukuyinikela esandleni sombulali af. 12Khala, uqhinqe isililo, ndodana yomuntu, ngoba yona izakuba phezu kwabantu bami, izakuba phezu kwazo zonke iziphathamandla zakoIsrayeli; zizaphoselwa enkembeni kanye labantu bami; ngakho, tshaya ethangazini lakho ag. 13Ngoba kuyikuhlolwa, pho, kuzakuba njani nxa intonga idelela ah? Kakuyikuba khona, kutsho iNkosi uJehova ai.

14Ngakho wena, ndodana yomuntu, profetha, utshaye isandla esandleni aj , ak, lenkemba kayiphindwe okwesithathu al; yinkemba yababuleweyo, yinkemba yabakhulu ababuleweyo, ebahanqayo am. 15Ngimise umcijo wenkemba umelene lamasango abo wonke, ukuze inhliziyo incibilike lezikhubekiso zande an. Hawu! Yenziwe ukuthi iphazime, ilolongwe ukuthi ibulale ao. 16Hamba ngendlela enye kumbe ngenye, ngakwesokunene, umise ngakwesokhohlo ap, lapho ubuso bakho obumiswe khona aq. 17Lami-ke ngizatshaya isandla sami esandleni sami ar , as, ngiphumuze intukuthelo yami at. Mina Nkosi ngikhulumile au.

18Ilizwi leNkosi lafika kimi futhi lisithi: 19Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, zimisele izindlela ezimbili, ukuze inkemba yenkosi yeBhabhiloni ibuye; elizweni linye zizaphuma zombili av; njalo khetha aw indawo ax, uyikhethe ay enhlokweni yendlela yomuzi az. 20Misa indlela, ukuze inkemba ize ba eRabathi yabantwana bakoAmoni bb , bc, lakoJuda eJerusalema ebiyelweyo. 21Ngoba inkosi yeBhabhiloni yema kunina wendlela bd, enhlokweni yezindlela ezimbili be, ukuze ivumise ukuvumisa bf; ikhuhluze imitshoko bg, ibuze izithombe, ikhangele esibindini. 22Esandleni sakhe sokunene kwakulokuvumisa ngeJerusalema, ukumisa izinqama zokudiliza, ukuvula umlomo ekubulaleni bh, ukuphakamisa ilizwi ngokumemeza bi, ukumisa izinqama zokudiliza imelene lamasango bj, ukubuthelela idundulu bk, ukwakha umduli wokuvimbezela bl. 23Njalo kuzakuba kubo njengokuvumisa kwamanga emehlweni abo, kubo abafunge izifungo bm; kodwa izakhumbula isiphambeko, ukuze babanjwe bn. 24Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Ngoba lenze ububi benu bukhunjulwe, ngokwembulwa kweziphambeko zenu, kuze kuthi izono zenu zibonakale kuzo zonke izenzo zenu, ngoba likhunjulwe, lizabanjwa ngesandla bo.

25Wena-ke, siphathamandla esingcolileyo bp esikhohlakeleyo sakoIsrayeli bq, osuku lwaso selufikile br, ngesikhathi sobubi bokucina bs, 26itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Susa iqhiye, wethule umqhele; lokhu kakuyikuba yikho bt; phakamisa ophansi, wehlisele phansi ophakemeyo bu. 27Ngizakwenza kube lunxiwa, unxiwa, unxiwa; lokhu kungabi kusaba khona bv, kuze kufike lowo olelungelo bw, ngimnike khona bx.

28Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, profetha uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova ngabantwana bakoAmoni by, lamayelana lehlazo labo bz; wothi: Inkemba ca, inkemba ihwatshiwe cb, ilolongelwe ukubulala cc, ukuze iqede, ukuze iphazime cd. 29Besakubonela okuyize ce, besakuvumisela amanga cf, ukuthi bakubeke ezintanyeni zababuleweyo babakhohlakeleyo, abasuku lwabo selufikile cg ngesikhathi sesiphambeko sokucina ch. 30Buyisela inkemba esikhwameni sayo ci. Ngizakwahlulela endaweni owadalelwa kuyo cj, elizweni lomdabuko wakho ck. 31Njalo ngizathululela intukuthelo yami phezu kwakho cl; ngivuthele ngimelene lawe ngomlilo wolaka lwami cm; ngikunikele esandleni sabantu abalolunya, abayizingcwethi zokuchitha cn. 32Uzakuba yikudla komlilo; igazi lakho libe phakathi kwelizwe; kawuyikukhunjulwa co; ngoba mina Nkosi ngikhulumile cp.

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