UHezekile 23 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

23 ¹Lafika kum ilizwi likaBawo wethu, lisithi:

²“Nyana womntu, bekukho abafazi ababini, iintombi zikanina mnye. ³Bahenyuza eYiputa, ebutsheni babo. Khona apho amabele abo aphathwa-phathwa, zaphatheka iingono zabo zobuntombi. ⁴UOhola wayengomkhulu, uOholibha engudade wabo. Baba ngabam, bazala oonyana neentombi. Amagama abo: uOhola nguSamari, uOholibha yiYerusalem. ^a a v4 La magama mabini angumdlalo wamazwi: uOhola uthetha ukuthi “intente yakhe” — unqulo uSamari eluzenzeleyo — logama uOholibha ethetha ukuthi “intente yam ikuye,” kuba ingcwele kaBawo wethu yayimi eYerusalem.

⁵“UOhola wahenyuza esengowam; wabakhanuka abathandi bakhe, ama-Asiriya, amagorha, ⁶ambethe ingubo emsi, abalawuli nabaphathi-mikhosi, bonke bengabafana abanqwenelekayo, abamahashe abakhwela emahasheni. ⁷Wabanika ubuhenyu bakhe—onke amadoda anconywayo ase-Asiriya—wazenza inqambi ngazo zonke izithixo zabo wayebakhanuka. ⁸Akabuyanga ebuhenywini bakhe awaqala ukubenza eYiputa, apho ebutsheni bakhe amadoda ayelala naye, ayephatha amabele akhe obuntombi, athululela inkanuko yawo phezu kwakhe. ⁹Ngenxa yoko ndimnikele kubathandi bakhe, kuma-Asiriya awayewakhanuka. ¹⁰Bamhluba wahamba ze, bathabatha oonyana bakhe neentombi zakhe, bambulala ngekrele; waba yintetho emlonyeni wabafazi, sehla phezu kwakhe isigwebo.

¹¹“Udade wabo uOholibha wakubona oku, kanti inkanuko yakhe yayonakele ngaphezu kweyodade wabo, nobuhenyu bakhe bububi ngakumbi. ¹²Wabakhanuka ama-Asiriya—abalawuli, abaphathi-mikhosi, amagorha axhobe ngokupheleleyo, abamahashe emahasheni, bonke bengabafana abanqwenelekayo. ¹³Ndabona ukuba naye wazenza inqambi; bobabini bahamba ngendlela enye.

¹⁴“Kodwa waphinda wahenyuza ngaphezu koko. Wabona amadoda akrolwe eludongeni, imifanekiso yamaBhabheli ebomvu krwe, ¹⁵benemibhinqo emanqeni abo, neqhiya ejingayo ezintlokweni zabo, bonke bebonakala njengabaphathi, imifanekiso yamaBhabheli abazalelwe ezweni laseBhabheli. ¹⁶Uthe akubona wawakhanuka, waza wathumela abathunywa kuwo eBhabheli. ¹⁷Afika kuye amaBhabheli, eza esililini sothando, amenza inqambi ngobuhenyu bawo. Akuba sele eyinqambi, wawafulathela ewacaphukela. ¹⁸Uthe akububonakalisa esidlangalaleni ubuhenyu bakhe, watyhila ubuze bakhe, ndamfulathela ndimcaphukela, njengokuba ndandifulathele udade wabo. ¹⁹Wandisa ubuhenyu bakhe, ekhumbula imihla yobutsha bakhe, xa wayehenyuza ezweni laseYiputa, ²⁰wabakhanuka khona apho abathandi bakhe, ababenamalungu obudoda anjengawamaesile, nembewu yabo ephuma njengeyamahashe. ²¹Ngoko walangazelela amanyala obutsha bakho, xa amaYiputa ayephatha amabele obutsha bakho.”

²²Ngoko ke, Oholibha, utsho uBawo wethu onguMongami: “Ndiya kubavusela kuwe abathandi bakho, abo wabafulathelayo ubacaphukela, ndibazise kuwe bevela macala onke.

²³“Amadoda aseBhabheli nawo onke amaKaledi, iPekodi, iShowa, neKowa, nawo onke ama-Asiriya: abafana abahle, bonke bengabalawuli nabaphathi-mikhosi, abathetheli, amadoda adumileyo, bonke abakhwela emahasheni. ²⁴Baya kukufikela bevela entla ngeenqwelo zokulwa, neenqwelo, nengxokolo yezizwe, bakungqinge macala onke benamakhaka amakhulu namancinane, nezigcinantloko. Ndiya kubanika isigwebo, baze bakugwebe ngokwemithetho yabo. ²⁵Ndiya kukumisela ubukhwele bam, baze baphathane nawe ngomsindo. Baya kukunqumla impumlo neendlebe; abasindileyo bakho baya kuwa likrele. Baya kubathimba oonyana bakho neentombi zakho, amasalela akho atshatyalaliswe ngumlilo. ²⁶Baya kukuhluba iingubo zakho, bathabathe nezihombo zakho ezihle. ²⁷Ngoko ke ndiya kuwaphelisa amanyala akho; ndibuphelise nobuhenyu owabuqalayo eYiputa, ukuze ungaphindi ubakhangele ngelangazelelo, ungaphindi uyikhumbule iYiputa.”

²⁸Utsho uBawo wethu onguMongami ukuthi: “Ndiya kukunikela kwabo ubathiyileyo, abo wabafulathelayo ubacaphukela. ²⁹Baya kukuphatha ngentiyo, bathabathe konke owasebenzela kona, bakushiye uhamba ze, uze ngqu, butyhileke ubuze bobuhenyu bakho. Amanyala akho nobuhenyu bakho, ³⁰bukuzisele oku, ngenxa yokuba uhenyuze nezizwe, wazenza inqambi ngezithixo zazo. ³¹Uhambe ngendlela kadade wenu; ngoko ke ndiya kuyibeka indebe yakhe esandleni sakho.”

³²Utsho uBawo wethu onguMongami: “Uya kusela indebe kadade wenu, enzulu nebanzi; uya kuhlekwa, ube yintsini, kuba iqulethe kangaka. ³³Uya kuzaliswa bubunxila nosizi— indebe yonkwantyiso nenkangala, indebe kadade wenu uSamari. ³⁴Uya kusela kuyo uyiqhuqhe, ide iphele; uhlafune amaqhekeza ayo, uzikrazule amabele akho; kuba ndithethile, utsho uBawo wethu onguMongami. ^b b v34 “Uzikrazule amabele akho” — ukuzihlwitha okanye ukuzibetha esifubeni yayilisiko lokubonakalisa usizi olukhulu kubantu bamandulo baseMpuma.

³⁵Ngoko ke utsho uBawo wethu onguMongami: “Ngenxa yokuba wandilibala, wandilahla ngasemva kwakho, uya kuthwala amanyala akho nobuhenyu bakho.”

³⁶Wathi kum uBawo wethu: “Nyana womntu, uya kugweba na ooOhola noOholibha? Wandule ke ubatyhilele amasikizi abo.”

³⁷“Bakrexezile, kukho igazi ezandleni zabo. Bakrexeze nezithixo zabo, bada abantwana ababandizalela babadlulisa emlilweni babe kukudla kwezithixo zabo. ³⁸Bandenzele nala oku: ngaloo mini kanye bayingcolisa ingcwele yam, bazihlambela iisabatha zam. ³⁹Ngaloo mini kanye babingelela ngabantwana babo kwizithixo zabo, bangena engcweleni yam ukuze bayihlambele. Yiloo nto abayenzileyo ngaphakathi endlwini yam.

⁴⁰“Bade bathumela befuna amadoda avela kude—kwahamba abathunywa, aza afika. Ngenxa yabo wazihlamba, waqaba amehlo akho, wanxiba izihombo zakho. ⁴¹Wahlala emandlalweni omkhulu, kumiswe itafile phambi kwawo, apho wabeka khona isiqhumiso sam neoli yam. ⁴²Kwakukho isandi sesihlwele esonwabileyo ngakuye; kananjalo nenkitha engumxube, kwafika amanxila evela entlango, baza bafaka izacholo ezandleni zabafazi, nezithsaba ezihle ezintlokweni zabo.” ⁴³Ndaza ndathi ngalo mfazi ophelelweyo ngumkrexezo: “Ngoku baya kumana bemsebenzisela ukuhenyuza, aze avume.” ⁴⁴“Balala naye njengokulala nehenyukazi; ngoko bangena ku-Ohola noOholibha, aba bafazi baziintloni. ⁴⁵Kodwa amadoda angamalungisa aya kubeka isigwebo phezu kwabo njengabafazi abakrexezayo nababulali, ngokuba bangabafazi abakrexezayo abanegazi ezandleni zabo.”

⁴⁶Kuba utsho uBawo oyiNkosi ukuthi: “Yiza nesikhungu kubo, ubanikele enkwantyisweni nasekuphangweni. ⁴⁷Isihlwele siya kubagibisela ngamatye, sibanqumle ngamakrele aso; siya kubulala oonyana babo neentombi zabo, sizitshise izindlu zabo. ⁴⁸Ngaloo ndlela ndiya kuwaphelisa amanyala ezweni, ukuze bonke abafazi baqononondiswe, bangafundi ukwenza amanyala enu. ⁴⁹Baya kubuyisela phezu kwenu amanyala enu; nobuthwala ubugwenxa bokunqula kwenu izithixo, nazi ukuba ndinguBawo oyiNkosi.”