UBawo Ujongana Neentliziyo Ezinqula Izithixo
Amadoda amakhulu afika ukuza kubuza kuye ngexa ephethe izithixo ezintliziyweni zawo, waza uBawo wethu wathi uya kuwaphendula ngokwezo zithixo. Nkqu noNowa, noDaniyeli, noYobhi, bemi ezweni elinetyala, bebeya kusindisa iziqu zabo kuphela. Akukho mntu usindiswa bubulungisa bomnye umntu.
14 1Kwafika ke kum amanye amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, ahlala phambi kwam. 2Lafika ke ilizwi likaBawo wethu kum, lisithi:
3Nyana womntu, la madoda azithabathele izithixo zawo ezintliziyweni zawo, abeka isikhubekiso sobutyala bawo kanye phambi kwawo. Ndingathi na ndiwavumele ukuba abuze kum konke? 4Ngoko thetha kuwo, uthi kuwo: Utsho uBawo oyiNkosi ukuthi: Xa nabani na wendlu kaSirayeli athe wazithabatha izithixo zakhe entliziyweni yakhe, wabeka isikhubekiso sobutyala bakhe phambi kwakhe, waza weza kumprofeti, mna, uBawo wenu, ndiya kumphendula ngokwam ngokobuninzi bezithixo zakhe, 5ukuze ndibambe iintliziyo zendlu kaSirayeli, ezithe zonke zafulathela mna ngenxa yezithixo zazo.
6Ngoko yithi kwindlu kaSirayeli: Utsho uBawo oyiNkosi: “Guqukani! Buyani nilahle izithixo zenu, nijike ubuso benu bubheke kude kuzo zonke izinto zenu ezilizothe. 7Xa nawuphi na umSirayeli nowasemzini ohlala kwaSirayeli athe wazahlula kum, wazithabatha izithixo entliziyweni yakhe, wabeka isikhubekiso sobutyala bakhe phambi kwakhe, waza weza kumprofeti ukuze abuze kum, mna, uBawo wenu, ndiya kumphendula ngokwam. 8Ndiya kububhekisa ubuso bam kuloo mntu, ndimenze umqondiso nomzekeliso; ndiya kumnqumla ebantwini bam. Niya kwandula ukwazi ukuba ndinguBawo wenu.
9Ukuba umprofeti uthe waxhwilwa ekuthetheni ilizwi, mna, uBawo wenu, ndiye ndamxhwila loo mprofeti; ndiya kosolula isandla sam ngakuye, ndimtshabalalise phakathi kwabantu bam amaSirayeli. 10Baya kubuthwala ubutyala babo—ubutyala balowo ubuzayo buya kulingana nobomprofeti, 11ukuze indlu kaSirayeli ingabi saphambuka kum, nokuba ingabi sazenza iinqambi ngako konke ukreqo lwayo. Baya kuba ngabantwana bam, nam ndibe nguBawo wabo, utsho uBawo oyiNkosi.”
Izigwebo Ezine Ezoyikekayo ZikaBawo
12Lafika ke ilizwi likaBawo wethu kum, lisithi:
13Nyana womntu, ukuba ilizwe lithe lona kum ngokumeneza, ndaza ndosolula isandla sam ngakulo ndinqamle ukudla kwalo, ndithumele indlala kulo, ndinqamle kulo abantu neenkomo, 14kwaye la madoda mathathu—uNowa, uDaniyeli, noYobhi—athe akho kulo, awosindisa wona odwa ngobulungisa bawo, utsho uBawo oyiNkosi.
15Okanye ukuba ndithe ndathumela amarhamncwa asendle kuloo lizwe, aza alishiya lisenkangala lingenabantu, kungabikho bani odlulayo kulo ngenxa yamarhamncwa, 16ndihleli nje, utsho uBawo oyiNkosi, nokuba la madoda mathathu abekho kulo, abanako ukusindisa oonyana neentombi. Wona odwa abaya kusinda, ke ilizwe lishiyeke lisenkangala.
17Okanye ukuba ndithe ndazisa ikrele kuloo lizwe, ndathi, ‘Ikrele malidlule ezweni,’ ndinqamle kulo abantu neenkomo, 18ndihleli nje, utsho uBawo oyiNkosi, nokuba la madoda mathathu abekho kulo, abanako ukusindisa oonyana neentombi; ngawodwa abaya kusinda.
19Okanye ukuba ndithe ndathumela isibetho kuloo lizwe, ndaza ndaphalazela ingqumbo yam kulo ngegazi, ukunqamla kulo abantu neenkomo. 20Ndihleli nje, utsho uBawo oyiNkosi, nokuba uNowa, uDaniyeli, noYobhi abekho kulo, abanako ukusindisa nyana nantombi; ngawodwa, ngobulungisa bawo.
21Utsho uBawo oyiNkosi ukuthi: Kobeka phi na xa ndithuma izigwebo zam ezine ezoyikekayo—ikrele, indlala, amarhamncwa asendle, nesibetho—ukuchasa iYerusalem ndinqamle kuyo abantu neenkomo! 22Noko ke kuya kusala abasindileyo kuyo, oonyana neentombi abakhutshwayo. Baya kuphuma beze kuni, nothi xa nibone iindlela zabo nezenzo zabo, nithuthuzeleke ngenxa yobubi endabuzisa phezu kweYerusalem—konke endakuzisa phezu kwayo. 23Baya kunithuthuzela xa nibone iindlela zabo nezenzo zabo, naza niya kwazi ukuba andenzanga nto khona ngelize, utsho uBawo oyiNkosi.
