Ezekiel 29

Ilizwi leNkosi ngeGibhithe

1Ngomnyaka wetshumi, ngenyanga yetshumi, ngolwetshumi lambili lwenyanga, ilizwi leNkosi lafika kimi, lisithi: 2Ndodana yomuntu, misa ubuso bakho a bumelene loFaro inkosi yeGibhithe b, uprofethe umelene laye c, njalo umelene layo yonke iGibhithe d. 3Khuluma uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Khangela, ngimelane lawe, Faro, nkosi yeGibhithe e, umgobho omkhulu olele phakathi kwemifula yawo f , g, othi: Umfula wami ngowami, ngazenzela wona h. 4Kodwa ngizafaka izingwegwe emihlathini yakho i, ngenze inhlanzi zemifula yakho zinamathele emaxolweni akho j, ngikukhuphule phakathi kwemifula yakho, lazo zonke inhlanzi zemifula yakho zizanamathela emaxolweni akho k. 5Njalo ngizakutshiya enkangala, wena lazo zonke inhlanzi zemifula yakho l; uzawela ebusweni beganga; kawuyikuhlanganiswa, kawuyikubuthwa m; ngizakunikela ube yikudla kuzo izilo zeganga lenyoni zamazulu n. 6Labo bonke abahlali beGibhithe bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi o, ngoba bebeludondolo lomhlanga kuyo indlu kaIsrayeli p. 7Lapho bekubamba ngesandla, wephula wadabula lonke ihlombe labo; lalapho beseyama kuwe q, wephuka, wenza zonke inkalo zabo zama r.

8Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Khangela, ngizaletha inkemba phezu kwakho s, ngiqume kusuke kuwe umuntu lenyamazana t. 9Lelizwe leGibhithe lizakuba yincithakalo lenkangala. Khona bezakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi u. Ngoba uthe: Umfula ngowami, mina-ke ngiwenzile v. 10Ngakho, khangela, ngimelene lawe w, ngimelene lemifula yakho x; ngenze ilizwe leGibhithe libe yizincithakalo isibili lenkangala y, kusukela emphotshongweni kusiya eSevene z kuze kube semngceleni weEthiyophiya aa. 11Kakulanyawo lomuntu oluzadlula kilo, kakulanyawo lwenyamazana oluzadlula kilo; futhi kaliyikuhlalwa okweminyaka engamatshumi amane ab. 12Ngoba ngizakwenza ilizwe leGibhithe libe yincithakalo phakathi kwamazwe wonke achithekileyo ac; lemizi yalo phakathi kwemizi engamanxiwa izakuba yincithakalo okweminyaka engamatshumi amane ad; njalo ngizahlakaza amaGibhithe phakathi kwezizwe, ngiwasabalalise emazweni ae.

13Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Ekupheleni kweminyaka engamatshumi amane ngizabutha amaGibhithe ebantwini abahlakazekele khona af. 14Njalo ngizabuyisela abathunjwa beGibhithe ag, ngibenze babuyele elizweni lePatrosi, elizweni lokuzalwa kwabo; lapho-ke bazakuba ngumbuso ophansi ah. 15Lizakuba phansi kulayo imibuso, futhi kalisayikuziphakamisa phezu kwezizwe; ngoba ngizabanciphisa ukuze bangabuyi babuse phezu kwezizwe ai. 16Njalo kalisayikuba lithemba kuyo indlu kaIsrayeli aj, eletha ukukhunjulwa kwesiphambeko, lapho bephenduka ukulandela bona ak. Kodwa bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova al.

17Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa, ngenyanga yokuqala, ngolokuqala lwenyanga, ilizwi leNkosi lafika kimi, lisithi: 18Ndodana yomuntu, uNebhukadirezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni am wenza ibutho lakhe lakhonza inkonzo enkulu an limelene leTire ao; lonke ikhanda laphucwa, lalo lonke ihlombe lasutshulwa ap; kanti yena kalamvuzo, lebutho lakhe, ngenxa yeTire, ngenxa yenkonzo ayikhonza emelene layo. 19Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Khangela, ngizanikela ilizwe leGibhithe kuNebhukadirezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni aq; njalo uzathatha ixuku layo, athumbe ukuthunjwa kwayo, aphange impango yayo; njalo kuzakuba liholo lebutho lakhe ar. 20Ngimnike ilizwe leGibhithe kube ngumvuzo akhonza ngawo kulo, ngoba bangisebenzela, itsho iNkosi uJehova as.

21Ngalolosuku ngizakwenza uphondo lwendlu kaIsrayeli lukhahlele at, ngikunike ukukhamisa komlomo phakathi kwabo au. Njalo bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi av.

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