UHezekile 18 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

18 ¹Lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kum, lisithi:

²“Kutheni na niphinda eli qhalo ngelizwe lakwaSirayeli, nisithi: ‘Abazali badle iidiliya ezimuncu, amazinyo abantwana aba buthelezi’?

³“Ndihleli nje, utsho iNkosi uBawo, anisayi kuba saphinda eli qhalo phakathi kwaSirayeli. ⁴‘Yonke imiphefumlo yeyam: umphefumlo womzali nomphefumlo womntwana ngokufanayo. Umphefumlo owonayo, nguwo oya kufa. ⁵Masithi kukho umntu olilungisa, owenza okusesikweni nobulungisa. ⁶Akadla ezigangeni zeentaba, akabheki kwizithixo zendlu kaSirayeli. Akamkrexezi umfazi wommelwane wakhe, akasondeli emfazini osexesheni lokungcola kwakhe. ⁷Akacinezeli mntu, kodwa usibuyisa isibambiso asithabathele imboleko. Akaxhakamfuli, kodwa unika olambileyo isonka sakhe, agubungele ohamba ze ngengubo. ⁸Akaboleki ngenzala, akathabathi nzuzo, kodwa uzikhwebula entweni engalungileyo, agwebe ngokunyaniseka phakathi komntu nomnye.’ ⁹Uhamba ngemimiselo yam, agcine ngokunyaniseka imithetho yam. Loo mntu ulilungisa; inene uya kudla ubomi, utsho iNkosi uBawo.

¹⁰“Masithi unonyana onogonyamelo, ophalaza igazi, aze enze nanye kwezi zinto zimbi. ¹¹(nangona uyise wayengenzanga nanye yazo): adle ezigangeni zeentaba, amngcolise umfazi wommelwane wakhe, ¹²acinezele ihlwempu nosweleyo, axhakamfule, angasibuyisi isibambiso asithabathileyo, abheka kwizithixo, enze amasikizi. ¹³Uboleka ngenzala, athabathe inzuzo. Angaphila na loo mntu? Akayi kuphila! Ngenxa yokuba enze onke la masikizi, inene uya kubulawa afe, ligazi lakhe libe phezu kwentloko yakhe.

¹⁴“Kodwa masithi lo nyana azale unyana obona zonke izono zikayise, aze athi akuzibona angenzi nanye yazo: ¹⁵Akadla ezigangeni zeentaba, akabheki kwizithixo zendlu kaSirayeli. Akamkrexezi umfazi wommelwane wakhe. ¹⁶Akacinezeli mntu, akathabathi sibambiso. Akaxhakamfuli, kodwa unika olambileyo isonka sakhe, agubungele ohamba ze ngengubo. ¹⁷Uzikhwebula entweni engalungileyo, angathabathi nzala nalwando. Ugcine imithetho yam, ahambe ngemimiselo yam. Akayi kufa ngenxa yesono sikayise; inene uya kudla ubomi.

¹⁸“Kodwa uyise ufa ngenxa yesono sakhe: wacudisa, waxhakamfula umzalwana wakhe, wenza okungalunganga phakathi kwabantu bakowabo.

¹⁹“Kanti nina nibuza, nisithi: ‘Kutheni unyana engalithwali ityala likayise na?’ Ekubeni unyana enze okusesikweni nobulungisa, wayigcina ngenyameko yonke imimiselo yam, inene uya kudla ubomi. ²⁰Umphefumlo owonayo uya kufa. Unyana akayi kuthwala ityala likayise, noyise akayi kuthwala ityala lonyana wakhe. Ubulungisa belungisa buya kuba phezu kwalo, nenkohlakalo yongendawo ibe phezu kwakhe.

²¹“Kodwa ukuba ongendawo uguquka kuzo zonke izono zakhe, ayigcine yonke imimiselo yam, enze okusesikweni nobulungisa, inene uya kudla ubomi, angafi. ²²Zonke iziphoso awazenzayo aziyi kukhunjulwa ngakuye; ngenxa yobulungisa bakhe, uya kudla ubomi.’ ²³Ndikholwa na kukufa kongendawo, utsho iNkosi uBawo, endaweni yokuba aguquka ezindleleni zakhe adle ubomi? ^a a v23 UBawo wethu akavuyiswa kukutshabalala kwabani. Umnqweno wakhe onzulu kukuba lowo ubhadulayo aguquke, abuyele ekhaya ebomini.

²⁴“Kodwa ukuba ilungisa liguquka kubulungisa balo, lone, lenze amasikizi afanayo nawo enziwa ngongendawo, liya kudla ubomi na? Yonke imisebenzi yalo yobulungisa ayiyi kukhunjulwa. Ngenxa yokungathembeki kwalo nezono zalo, liya kufa.

²⁵“Kanti nina nithi: ‘Indlela kaBawo wethu ayithanga tye.’ Phulaphulani, ndlu kaSirayeli: Ingaba indlela yam ayithanga tye na? Asizizo na iindlela zenu ezingathanga tye? ²⁶Ukuba ilungisa liguquka kubulungisa balo, lenze okungalungisiyo, liya kufa ngenxa yoko; ngenxa yokungalungisi kwalo abekwenzile, liya kufa. ²⁷Kodwa ukuba ongendawo uguquka kwinkohlakalo abeyenzile, enze okusesikweni nobulungisa, uya kusindisa umphefumlo wakhe. ²⁸Ngenxa yokuba eziqwalasela zonke iziphoso zakhe, aguquka kuzo, inene uya kudla ubomi, angafi. ²⁹Kanti indlu kaSirayeli ithi: ‘Indlela kaBawo wethu ayithanga tye.’ Ingaba iindlela zam azithanga tye na, ndlu kaSirayeli? Asizizo na iindlela zenu ezingathanga tye?’

³⁰“Ngenxa yoko ndiya kugweba, ndlu kaSirayeli, elowo ngokweendlela zakhe, utsho iNkosi uBawo. Guqukani! Buyani kuzo zonke iziphoso zenu, ukuze isono singabi yintshabalalo yenu. ³¹Lahlani zonke izono enizenzileyo; zenzeleni intliziyo entsha nomoya omtsha. Yini na ukuba nife, ndlu kaSirayeli? ³²Kuba andikholiswa kukufa komntu, utsho iNkosi uBawo. Ngoko ke guqukani, niphile!”