UHezekile 20 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

20 ¹Ngomnyaka wesixhenxe, ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngosuku lweshumi lwenyanga, kweza amanye amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli ukuza kubuza kuBawo wethu, ahlala phambi kwam.

²Lafika ke ilizwi likaBawo wethu kum, lisithi:

³Nyana womntu, yithi kumadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli: Itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: Nize na kubuza kum? Ndihleli nje, andiyi kunivumela ukuba nibuze kum, itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu.

⁴Uya kugweba na kuwo? Uya kugweba na kuwo, nyana womntu? Wandule ke uwaxelele ngamasikizi awawenzayo ookhokho bawo, ⁵uthi kuwo: Itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: Ngemini endanyula ngayo uSirayeli, ndaphakamisa isandla sam ndenza isifungo kwinzala yendlu kaYakobi, ndazazisa kuyo eYiputa. Ndaphakamisa isandla sam ndathi kuyo: NdinguBawo wenu. ⁶Ngaloo mini ndafunga ukubakhupha eYiputa ndibase kwilizwe endandibahlolele lona, elibaleka amasi nobusi, elihle kunawo onke amazwe.

⁷Ndathi kuwo: Elowo kuni, zilahleni izinto ezilisikizi amehlo akho azinyamekeleyo; ningazenzi iinqambi ngezithixo zaseYiputa. NdinguBawo wenu.

⁸Kodwa angundivukela, akavuma ukundiphulaphula; akubangakho namnye owazilahlayo izinto ezilisikizi amehlo akhe azinamatheleyo, akazilahla nezithixo zaseYiputa. Ndaza ndathi ndoyithulula ingqumbo yam phezu kwawo, ndixovule phezu kwawo umsindo wam, khona apho eYiputa. ⁹Kodwa ngenxa yegama lam ndenza into, ukuze lingahlanjelwa phambi kweentlanga ababehleli phakathi kwazo, ebendizazise kuzo ngokubakhupha eYiputa.

¹⁰Ndawakhupha ke eYiputa, ndawangenisa entlango. ¹¹Ndawanika imimiselo yam, ndawazisa namasiko am — othi oyenzayo aphile ngayo. ¹²Kananjalo ndawanika iisabatha zam, zibe ngumqondiso phakathi kwethu, ukuze awazi ukuba ndinguBawo wawo, owenza wona abe ngcwele.

¹³Kodwa indlu kaSirayeli yandivukela entlango. Akavuma ukuhamba ngemimiselo yam, acekisa namasiko am — nakuba lowo uwagcinayo aphila ngawo — aza azihlambela kakhulu iisabatha zam. Ndaza entlango ndathi ndoyithulula ingqumbo yam phezu kwawo, ndiwatshabalalise. ¹⁴Kodwa ndenza into ngenxa yegama lam, ukuze lingahlanjelwa phambi kweentlanga ezandibonayo ndibakhuphe. ¹⁵Entlango ndaphakamisa isandla sam, ndifunga ukungawangenisi kwilizwe endandiwanike lona — elibaleka amasi nobusi, elihle kunawo onke amazwe — ¹⁶ngokuba acekisa amasiko am, akayihoya imimiselo yam, azihlambela neesabatha zam, iintliziyo zawo zinamathele kwizithixo zawo. ¹⁷Kanti iliso lam laba nenceba kuwo, andawatshabalalisa entlango. ¹⁸Entlango ndathi koonyana bawo: Ningalandeli iintlondi zooyihlo, ningawagcini namasiko abo, ningazenzi iinqambi ngezithixo zabo. ¹⁹“NdinguBawo wenu; landelani imimiselo yam, niqaphele ukugcina amasiko am. ²⁰Zingcwaliseni iisabatha zam; ziya kuba ngumqondiso phakathi kwethu, ukuze nazi ukuba ndinguBawo wenu.”

²¹Kodwa oonyana bawo bandivukela. Abayilandela imimiselo yam, abagcina namasiko am — umntu owenzayo loo nto aphile ngayo — baza bazihlambela iisabatha zam. Ndaza ndathi ndoyithulula ingqumbo yam phezu kwabo, ndixovule umsindo wam phezu kwabo entlango. ²²Kodwa ndasithintela isandla sam, ndenza into ngenxa yegama lam, ukuze lingahlanjelwa phambi kweentlanga ezandibonayo ndibakhuphe. ²³Ndaphakamisa isandla sam, ndifunga kubo entlango ukuba ndobachithachitha phakathi kweentlanga, ndibaphangalalise emazweni, ²⁴ngenxa yokuba bengawaphulaphulanga amasiko am, bacekisa imimiselo yam, bazihlambela iisabatha zam, namehlo abo akhanukela izithixo zooyise. ²⁵Ndaza ndabanika imimiselo engalunganga namasiko ebengenakuphila ngawo; ^a a v25 Oku akuthethi ukuthi uBawo wethu wanika imiyalelo emibi. Kuba bona bewalile amasiko akhe alungileyo, abantu banikelwa kwiintlondi ezitshabalalisayo abazinyulela ngokwabo — ubuthixo babo bushiyelwe ukuba buqhube ngendlela yabo ebulalayo. ²⁶Ndabayekela benziwa iinqambi ziminikelo yabo — wonke owamazibulo ebingelelwa — ukuze ndibazalise ngothuli lokunkwantya, baze bazi ukuba ndinguBawo wabo.

²⁷Ngoko ke, nyana womntu, yithi kubantu bakwaSirayeli: Itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: Nakule nto ookhokho benu bandinyelisa, ngokungathembeki kum: ²⁸Emva kokuba ndibangenisile kwilizwe endafunga ngaso isandla sam esiphakamileyo ukubanika lona, babona zonke iinduli eziphakamileyo nemithi ethe shinyi, babingelela khona iminikelo yabo, banikela iminikelo eyandiqumbisayo, benyusa isiqhumiso sabo esimnandi, bathulula neminikelo yabo ethululwayo. ²⁹Ndaza ndabuza kubo: Yintoni na le ndawo iphakamileyo enihlala niya kuyo? (Ibizwa ngokuthi yiBhama unanamhla.). ^b b v29 Igama elithi iBhama lithetha “indawo ephakamileyo” yobuhedeni. Umbuzo udlala ngesandi salo — “yintoni na indawo ephakamileyo niqhele ukuya kuyo?” — laza lanamathela elo gama.

³⁰Ngoko ke yithi kubantu bakwaSirayeli: Itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: Niya kuzenza iinqambi na njengookhokho benu, nikhanukele nezithixo zabo ezilisikizi? ³¹Xa ninikela iminikelo, nisebenzisa abantwana benu emlilweni, nihleli nizenza iinqambi ngazo zonke izithixo zenu, nangoku nje. Ndinganibuzwa na, ndlu kaSirayeli? Ndihleli nje, itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu, andiyi kubuzwa nini.

³²Nithi: Masifane neentlanga, njengezizwe zamanye amazwe, sikhonze imithi namatye. Kodwa oko kucingwa yingqondo yenu akusayi kuze kwenzeke.

³³Ndihleli nje, itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu, ndiya kunilawula ngesandla esithe nkqi, nangengalo eyolukileyo, nangengqumbo ethululwayo. ³⁴“Ndoyinikhupha ezintlangeni, ndinibuthe emazweni enaphangalaliselwa kuwo, ngesandla esithe nkqi, nangengalo eyolukileyo, nangengqumbo ethululwayo. ³⁵Ndoyiningenisa entlango yeentlanga, ndinigwebele khona ubuso ngobuso.” ³⁶Njengoko ndabagweba ookhokho benu entlango yaseYiputa, ndoyinigweba kananjalo nani, itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu. ³⁷“Ndoyinibala njengokuba nithubeleza phantsi kwentonga yam, ndiningenise kumnqophiso ongumbophelelo. ^c c v37 Abalusi babebala behlola umhlambi wabo ngokwenza izimvu zithubeleze nganye nganye phantsi kwentonga ephakamisiweyo. UBawo wethu uzifanisa nomalusi obala ezakhe.” ³⁸Ndiya kubacoca phakathi kwenu abo bandivukelayo nabagwilika kum. Ndiya kubakhupha ezweni abahleli kulo, kodwa abayi kungena emhlabeni wakwaSirayeli. Nothi ke nazi ukuba ndinguBawo wenu.”

³⁹Ke nina, bantu bakwaSirayeli, itsho iNkosi uBawo ukuthi: Hambani, elowo akhonze izithixo zakhe! Kodwa emveni koko niya kundiphulaphula ngokwenene, ningabi salihlambela igama lam elingcwele ngeminikelo yenu nangezithixo zenu. ⁴⁰Kuba entabeni yam engcwele, intaba ephakamileyo yakwaSirayeli, itsho iNkosi uBawo, khona apho elizweni bonke abantu bakwaSirayeli baya kundikhonza, ndaye khona ndobamkela. Khona apho ndoyibiza iminikelo yenu, izipho zenu ezihle kunene, nayo yonke imibingelelo yenu engcwele. ⁴¹“Ndiya kunamkela njengesiqhumiso esimnandi xa ndinikhupha ezintlangeni, ndinibuthe emazweni enachithachithelwa kuwo, ndibe ke ngani ndizibonakalise ndingcwele phambi kweentlanga. ⁴²Nothi ke nazi ukuba ndinguBawo wenu, xa ndiningenisa emhlabeni wakwaSirayeli, ilizwe endafunga ngaso ndiphakamise isandla sam ukuba ndolinika ooyihlo. ⁴³Khona apho niya kuyikhumbula indlela yenu, nezenzo zenu zonke enazenza iinqambi ngazo, nizithiye ngenxa yabo bonke ububi enabenzayo. ⁴⁴Niya kwazi ukuba ndinguBawo wenu xa ndinenzela ngenxa yegama lam, kungengokweendlela zenu ezimbi nezenzo zenu ezonakeleyo, nina bantu bakwaSirayeli, itsho iNkosi uBawo.”

Umlilo oChasene noMzantsi

⁴⁵Lafika kum ke ilizwi likaBawo wethu, lisithi:

⁴⁶Nyana womntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho ngasezantsi; ushumayele uchase umzantsi, uprofete uchase ihlathi lelizwe lasezantsi. ⁴⁷Yithi kwihlathi lasezantsi: Live ilizwi likaBawo wethu. Itsho iNkosi uBawo ukuthi: Ndiza kuphemba umlilo kuwe oya kuyidla yonke imithi, eluhlaza neyomileyo ngokufanayo. Ilangatye lawo aliyi kucinywa; lotshisa bonke ubuso, ukususela ezantsi kuse entla. ⁴⁸Bonke abantu baya kubona ukuba ndim, uBawo wenu, owawuphembayo; awuyi kucima.

⁴⁹Ndaza ndathi: “Owu, Nkosi Bawo! Bathetha ngam besithi: ‘Akathethi ngemizekeliso nje na yena?’”