UHezekile 16 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

16 ¹Lafika kum ilizwi likaBawo wethu, lisithi:

²“Nyana womntu, yenza iJerusalem ijongane namasikizi ayo, ³uze uthi: Itsho iNkosi uBawo kwiYerusalem ukuthi: Imvelaphi yakho nokuzalwa kwakho kwakusezweni lamaKanan; uyihlo wayengumAmori, unyoko engumHeti. ⁴Ngemini owazalwa ngayo, intsinga yakho ayinqunyulwanga, akuhlanjwanga ngamanzi ukuze ucoceke, akukhuhlwanga ngetyuwa, akusongelwanga eziqhiyeni. ^a a v4 Iintsana ezazisandula kuzalwa kuloo mihla zazikhuhlwa ngetyuwa zize zisongelwe ngokuqinileyo ukuze zikhuselwe zomelezwe — lo mntwana akazange anikwe nkathalo inje. ⁵Akukho liso lakuvela ngokwaneleyo ukuba likwenzele nokunye kwezi zinto ngenxa yemfesane; usuke waphoswa endle evulekileyo, ucekisiwe ngemini owazalwa ngayo.

⁶“Ndithe ndidlula ndakubona uzibhija-bhija egazini lakho, njengokuba ubulele egazini lakho, ndathi kuwe: ‘Phila!’ Ewe, usegazini lakho ndathi kuwe: ‘Phila!’” ^b b v6 Xa kwakungekho mntu wumbi umfunayo, uBawo wethu wathetha ubomi phezu komntwana olahliweyo — luthando lwakhe, kungekhona ixabiso lakhe, apho ibali liqala khona. ⁷Ndakwenza wakhula njengesityalo sasendle. Wakhula wada waba mde, wafikelela ebuhleni obupheleleyo; amabele akho akhula, zakhula neenwele zakho, kodwa wawuhamba ze ngqwa.

⁸“Ndithe ndakubuya ndidlula ndakubona, wawusele umdala ngokwaneleyo ukuba uthandwe. Ndandlala isondo lengubo yam phezu kwakho, ndabugubungela ubuze bakho. Ndakunika isifungo sam, ndawumisa umnqophiso nawe, itsho iNkosi uBawo, waza waba ngowam. ^c c v8 Ukwaneka ingubo yomntu phezu komnye yayisisenzo samandulo sokucela umtshato, kubangwa umntu njengoqabane — sisenzo kwaesinye uRute asicela kuBhohazi kuRute 3:9.

⁹“Ndaza ndakuhlamba ngamanzi, ndalihlamba igazi kuwe, ndakuthambisa ngeoli. ¹⁰Ndakwambathisa ngengubo eyimfakamfele, ndakufaka neembadada zesikhumba esihle, ndakusongela ngelinen ecikizekileyo, ndakugubungela ngelaphu elinqabileyo. ¹¹Ndakuhombisa ngezivatho: ndafaka izacholo ezandleni zakho, nesidanga entanyeni yakho. ¹²Ndakufaka ijikazi lempumlo empumlweni yakho, namajikazi ezindlebeni zakho, nesithsaba esihle entloko yakho. ¹³Ngoko ke wahonjiswa ngegolide nesilivere, isinxibo sakho sasiyilinen ecikizekileyo, ilaphu elinqabileyo, nengubo eyimfakamfele. Wadla umgubo ocoliweyo, nobusi, neoli. Waya usiba mhle ngakumbi, wenyuka waba ngukumkanikazi. ¹⁴Udumo lwakho lwanwenwa phakathi kweentlanga ngenxa yobuhle bakho, obenziwa bagqibeleleke bubungangamsha endakunika bona, itsho iNkosi uBawo.

¹⁵“Kodwa wena wakholosa ngobuhle bakho, waza, ngenxa yodumo lwakho, wahenyuza, uphalazela ububele bakho kubo bonke abadlulayo—baza ubuhle bakho baba ngobabo. ¹⁶Wathabatha ezinye zezambatho zakho, wazenzela iziganga ezinemibala, waza wahenyuza phezu kwazo. Izinto ezinjalo bezingamele zenzeke—nakanye! ^d d v16 ‘Iziganga’ zazizindawo zonqulo eziphakamileyo ezingaphandle, ezazisetyenziselwa ukunqula izithixo kuyo yonke iKanan namaSirayeli. ¹⁷Kananjalo wathabatha izivatho zakho ezihle zegolide nesilivere endandikunike zona, wenza imifanekiso yamadoda, waza wahenyuza nayo. ¹⁸Wathabatha izambatho zakho ezimfakamfele ukuba uyigubungele, waza wabeka ioli yam nesiqhumiso sam phambi kwayo. ¹⁹Ukudla endakunika kona—umgubo ocoliweyo, neoli, nobusi endakudlisa kona—wakubeka phambi kwayo kwaba livumba elimnandi. Kwaba njalo, itsho iNkosi uBawo.

²⁰“Wathabatha oonyana neentombi owandizalela bona, wazibingelela kwizithixo zaba kukudla. Ubuhenyu bakho bebungonelanga na? ²¹Wawaxhela abantwana bam, wawanikela, uwacandisa emlilweni ukuya kwizithixo. ²²Kuwo onke amasikizi akho nobuhenyu bakho, wayilibala imihla yobutsha bakho, mhla wawuhamba ze ngqwa, uzibhija-bhija egazini lakho.

²³“Emva kwabo bonke ububi bakho—yeha, yeha kuwe! itsho iNkosi uBawo.

²⁴“Wazakhela indunduma, wazenzela iqonga eliphakamileyo kuzo zonke iinkundla. ²⁵Kuzo zonke iimbombo zezitrato wakha iqonga lakho eliphakamileyo, wabucukuceza ubuhle bakho, wazinikela kuye wonke umntu odlulayo, wabandisa ubuhenyu bakho. ²⁶Wahenyuza namaYiputa, abamelwane bakho abanenkanuko enkulu, waza wandisa ubuhenyu bakho ukuze undiqumbise. ²⁷Ngako ke ndasolula isandla sam ngakuwe, ndawunciphisa ummandla wakho. Ndakunikela ekubaweni kweentshaba zakho, iintombi zamaFilisti, ezibe neentloni ngenxa yehambo yakho eziintloni. ²⁸Kananjalo wahenyuza nama-Asiriya, ngokungenakwaneliseka; wahenyuza nawo, kodwa wawungekahluthi. ²⁹Wabwandisa ubuhenyu bakho wesa kwelaseBhabhilon, ilizwe labarhwebi, kodwa nokuba kunjalo wawungahluthanga.”

³⁰“Hayi ukuthambeka kwentliziyo yakho, itsho iNkosi uBawo, ukuba ube ungenza konke oku, umsebenzi wehenyukazi elinesibindi!

³¹“Xa wawusakha indunduma yakho kuyo yonke imbombo, usenza iqonga lakho kuzo zonke iinkundla, wawungafani nokuba lihenyukazi, kuba wawusala umvuzo.

³²“Mfazi okrexezayo! Uthabatha abasemzini endaweni yendoda yakho. ³³Amadoda anika onke amahenyukazi izipho, kodwa wena wanika zonke izithandwa zakho izipho, uzinyoba ukuba zize kuwe zivela macala onke ngenxa yobuhenyu bakho. ³⁴Kubuhenyu bakho wena wawahlukile kwabanye abafazi: akukho bani wakucela. Wena wawuhlawula, kodwa akukho bani wakuhlawulayo—oko kuphikisene kanye.

³⁵“Ngako ke, wena henyukazi, live ilizwi likaBawo wethu!” ³⁶Itsho iNkosi uBawo ukuthi: “Ngenxa yokuba inkanuko yakho yaphalazwa, batyhileka ubuze bakho, ngokuhenyuza kwakho nezithandwa zakho nazo zonke izithixo zakho ezingamasikizi, nangenxa yegazi labantwana bakho owabanika lona, ³⁷ngenxa yoko ndiya kuzihlanganisa zonke izithandwa zakho owawuziyolisa ngazo—ezo wawuzithanda nezo wawuzithiyile—ndizizise ngakuwe zivela macala onke, ndikuhlube ze phambi kwazo, zize zibubone bonke ubuze bakho. ³⁸Ndiya kukugweba njengokugwetywa kwabafazi abakrexezayo nababulali, ndikuzisele igazi lomsindo nobukhwele. ³⁹Ndiya kukunikela ezithandweni zakho. Ziya kuzidiliza iindunduma zakho, zichithe amaqonga akho aphakamileyo, zikuhlube iingubo zakho, zithabathe izivatho zakho ezihle, zikushiye uhamba ze ngqwa. ⁴⁰Baya kuza nesihlwele kuwe, bakuxulube ngamatye, bakuhlahlele iziqwenga ngamakrele aso. ⁴¹Baya kuzitshisa izindlu zakho, benze izigwebo kuwe phambi kwabafazi abaninzi. Ndiya kukuphelisa ukuhenyuza kwakho, ungabi sabahlawula abathandi bakho. ⁴²Ndandule ke ukuwuphumza umsindo wam kuwe, kusuke kuwe ukhwele lwam; ndozola, ndingabi saqumba.”

⁴³“Ngenxa yokuba ungabukhumbulanga ubutsha bakho, wandiqumbisa ngazo zonke ezi zinto, ndiya kuyibeka phezu kwentloko yakho into oyenzileyo, itsho iNkosi uBawo. Akuwongezelelanga na amanyala kuwo onke amanye amasikizi akho?

⁴⁴“Bonke abathetha imizekeliso baya kuwuthetha lo mzekeliso ngawe, bathi: ‘Njengonina injalo nentombi.’” ⁴⁵Uyintombi kanyoko, lowo wayeyithiyile indoda yakhe nabantwana bakhe. Ungudade wabo boodade bakho, abo babathiya amadoda nabantwana babo. Unyoko ebengumHeti, uyihlo engumAmori. ⁴⁶Udade wakho omkhulu uSamariya ebehleli ngasentla kwakho eneentombi zakhe; udade wakho omnci uSodom ehleli ngasezantsi kwakho eneentombi zakhe. ⁴⁷Akuhambanga ngeendlela zabo nje kuphela, ulinganisa amasikizi abo; kodwa kuzo zonke iindlela zakho wakhawuleza wonakala ngaphezu kwabo. ⁴⁸Ehleli nje mna, itsho iNkosi uBawo, udade wakho uSodom neentombi zakhe abazange benze oko wena neentombi zakho ukwenzileyo.

⁴⁹“Sasisesi isono sikadade wakho uSodom: yena neentombi zakhe babenekratshi, behlutha ukudla, bonwabile; ababanga balincede ihlwempu nolusizana. ⁵⁰Babenekratshi, besenza amasikizi phambi kwam. Ngoko ndabasusa ndakubona oko. ⁵¹USamariya akenzanga nesiqingatha sezono zakho. Wandisa amasikizi akho ngaphezu kwawabo, waza wenza oodade bakho babonakale belilungisa ngako konke okwenzileyo. ⁵²Buthwale ihlazo lakho, kuba ubanike oodade bakho isizathu. Ekubeni izono zakho zazilisikizi ngaphezu kwezabo, babonakala belilungisa kunawe. Ngoko yiba nehlazo, ubuthwale ubuhlazo bakho, kuba wenza oodade bakho babonakale belilungisa.

⁵³“Kodwa ndiya kukubuyisa ukuchuma kukaSodom neentombi zakhe, noSamariya neentombi zakhe, nokuchuma kwakho kunye nabo, ⁵⁴ukuze ubuthwale ubuhlazo bakho, ube nehlazo ngenxa yako konke owakwenzayo ekubathuthuzeleni. ⁵⁵Oodade bakho, uSodom noSamariya neentombi zabo, baya kubuyela kwimo yabo yangaphambili, nawe neentombi zakho nibuyele kweyakho. ⁵⁶Ubungafuni nokumkhankanya udade wakho uSodom ngemihla yekratshi lakho, ⁵⁷phambi kokuba butyhileke ububi bakho. Ngoku ugculelwa ziintombi zakwaEdom nabamelwane bayo bonke, neentombi zamaFilisti—bonke abakujikelezileyo abakudelayo. ⁵⁸Woyithwala imiphumo yamanyala akho namasikizi akho, utsho uBawo wethu.”

⁵⁹Itsho iNkosi uBawo ukuthi: “Ndiya kukwenza kuwe njengoko ukufaneleyo, ngokuba usidelile isifungo sam ngokuwaphula umnqophiso. ⁶⁰“Kodwa ndiya kuwukhumbula umnqophiso wam nawe ngemihla yobutsha bakho, ndimise umnqophiso ongunaphakade nawe. ^e e v60 Nasemva kwako konke ukungcatshwa, uBawo wethu akayi kubuvumela buphele ubudlelwane—uzibopha emnqophisweni ongunaphakade, lona kanye uthando oluthembekileyo olufikelela ekuzalisekeni kwalo ngoYesu. ⁶¹Uya kuzikhumbula iindlela zakho, ube nehlazo, xa ubamkela oodade bakho, abakhulu nabancinane. Ndiya kubanika kuwe babe ziintombi, kodwa oko kungabi ngenxa yomnqophiso wam nawe. ⁶²Ndiya kuwumisa ke umnqophiso wam nawe, uze wazi ukuba ndinguBawo wakho. ⁶³Xa ndikucamagushela ngako konke okwenzileyo, uya kukhumbula, ube nehlazo, ungabi saphinda uwuvule umlomo wakho ngenxa yobuhlazo bakho, itsho iNkosi uBawo.’”