UBawo wethu uyabatyhila abaprofeti bobuxoki
Abaprofeti abaqamba imibono yabo ngabajoliswe kubo. Bamemeza uxolo apho lungekhoyo, baze bacibe udonga olubuthathaka uBawo wethu athembisa ukuluwisela phantsi ngesivuthuvuthu. Abafazi ababopha amakhubalo ezihlahleni ukuze babhaxe abantu baxelelwa ukuba amakhubalo aya kukrazulwa.
13 1Lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kum, lisithi:
2“Nyana womntu, profeta ngokuchasene nabaprofeti bakwaSirayeli abaprofetayo, uthi kwabo baprofeta ngokwentliziyo yabo: Liveni ilizwi likaBawo wethu! 3Itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: Yeha, abaprofeti abazizidenge abalandela umoya wabo, bengabonanga nto! 4Sirayeli, abaprofeti bakho banjengeempungutye emanxuweni. 5Aninyukelanga ezikhewini, naniyakhele udonga indlu kaSirayeli, ukuze ime iqinile emfazweni ngemini kaBawo wethu. 6Babona imibono yobuxoki nokuvumisa kobuxoki, besithi, Utsho uThixo, kanti uBawo wethu akabathumanga; kodwa belindele ukuba ilizwi labo liqiniseke. a a v6 Aba baprofeti balibiza igama likaBawo wethu phezu kwamazwi awabanga wawanika, belibanga ngobuxoki igunya lakhe, kungekhona ilizwi lakhe eliyinyaniso. 7Anibonanga na umbono wobuxoki, natsho ukuvumisa kobuxoki, xa nathi, Utsho uBawo wethu, kanti mna andithethanga?
8Ngako oko itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: Ngenxa enokuba nithethe ubuxoki, nabona ubuxoki, ngoko ndichasene nani, itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu. 9Isandla sam sichasene nabaprofeti ababona imibono yobuxoki, abavumisa ubuxoki. Abayi kuba kwigqugula labantu bam, abayi kubhalwa emlibeni wendlu kaSirayeli, abayi kungena ezweni lakwaSirayeli. Nondula ke ukwazi ukuba ndiyiNkosi enguBawo wethu.
10“Ewe, ngenxa enokuba balahlekise abantu bam, besithi, Luxolo, kanti akukho luxolo; xa umntu esakha udonga olubuthathaka, bona baluqabe ngekalika. 11Yitsho kwabo baluqaba ngekalika ukuba luya kuwa. Iya kufika imvula ezampompoza, kuwe namatye esichotho, kugqabhuke nomoya onesaqhwithi. 12Xa luthe lwawa udonga, aniyi kubuzwa na kuthiwe, Iphi na ikalika enibeluqabe ngayo?
13Ngako oko itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: Ngengqumbo yam ndiya kukhulula umoya onesaqhwithi, nangomsindo wam imvula ezampompoza, nangoburhalarhume bam amatye esichotho okutshabalalisa. 14Ndoludiliza udonga enilubeluqabe ngekalika, ndilukhahlelele phantsi emhlabeni, kuvele useko lwalo. Luya kuwa, nitshabalale nani phakathi kwalo. Nondula ke ukwazi ukuba ndinguBawo wethu. 15Ndandule ukubugqibela ubushushu bam kolo donga, nakwabo babeluqaba ngekalika. Ndiya kuthi kuni: Aluselukho udonga, bengasekho nabo babeluqaba, 16abo baprofeti bakwaSirayeli ababeprofeta ngeYerusalem, bebona imibono yoxolo ngayo, kanti akukho luxolo, itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu.
17“Ke wena, nyana womntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kubafazi babantu bakho abaprofeta ngokwentliziyo yabo. Profeta ngokuchasene nabo, 18uthi: Itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: Yeha, abafazi abathunga iintsontelo zobugqwirha kuyo yonke imiqwazi yezandla, benze neengubo zokugquma iintloko zobude bonke, ukuze babambe imiphefumlo! Niya kuyithiya na imiphefumlo yabantu bam, nisindise eyenu? 19Nindihlambele phakathi kwabantu bam ngezandla zerhasi nangamaqhekeza esonka, nibulala imiphefumlo ebingamelanga ukufa, nisindisa imiphefumlo ebingamelanga ukudla ubomi, ngokuxokisa abantu bam abaphulaphula ubuxoki.
20Ngako oko itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: Ndichasene neentsontelo zenu zobugqwirha enibamba ngazo imiphefumlo njengeentaka. Ndiya kuzikrazula ezingalweni zenu, ndiyikhulule imiphefumlo eniyibamba njengeentaka. 21Ndiya kuzikrazula iingubo zenu zokugquma, ndisindise abantu bam ezandleni zenu; abayi kuba saba ngamaxhoba ezandleni zenu. Nondula ke ukwazi ukuba ndinguBawo wethu. 22Ngenxa enokuba niyityhafisile intliziyo yelungisa ngobuxoki, ekubeni mna ndingalidanisanga, nawukhuthaza ongendawo ukuba angabuyi endleleni yakhe embi, ukuze asinde abe nobomi, 23ngoko aniyi kubuya niyibone imibono yobuxoki, ningabi savumisa. Ndiya kubasindisa abantu bam ezandleni zenu, nazi ukuba ndinguBawo wethu.”
