UHezekile 24 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

24 ¹Ngomnyaka wesithoba, ngenyanga yeshumi, ngosuku lweshumi, kwafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kum, lisithi:

²Nyana womntu, bhala igama lalo mhla, lo mhla kanye. Ukumkani waseBhabhiloni uyingqingile iJerusalem ngalo kanye lo mhla. ³Thetha umzekeliso kwindlu eneenkani, uthi kubo: Utsho uBawo oyiNkosi ukuthi: “Beka imbiza eziko, ugalele amanzi kuyo. ⁴Faka kuyo amaqhekeza, onke amaqhekeza alungileyo, umlenze negxalaba; uyizalise ngamathambo anconywayo. ⁵Thabatha ezona zilungileyo empahleni emfutshane, ufumbe amazimba phantsi kwayo; uyibilise kakhulu, uwaphekele kuyo amathambo ayo.”

⁶Utsho uBawo oyiNkosi ukuthi: Yeha, mzi wamagazi, imbiza enomhlwa phakathi kwayo, lo mhlwa ungemkanga kuyo! Yikhuphe iqhekeza nganye; akwenziwanga qashiso ngayo. ^a a v6 Kwakusenziwa amaqashiso ukuze kunyulwe; apha akwenziwa qashiso — iqhekeza nganye liphuma ngokungakhethi, kubonisa umgwebo opheleleyo phezu kweJerusalem. ⁷“Kuba igazi layo liphakathi kwayo; ilibeke phezu kweliwa eliqaqambileyo. Ayilithululelanga emhlabeni ukuze ligutyungelwe luthuli. ⁸Ukuze ndivuse ingqumbo ndize ndizise ubulungisa, ndibeke igazi layo phezu kweliwa eliqaqambileyo, ukuze lingagutyungelwa.”

⁹Utsho ke uBawo oyiNkosi ukuthi: “Yeha, mzi wamagazi! Nam ndiya kuwufumba uphakame umlilo. ¹⁰Fumba iinkuni, ulumeke umlilo, uyiphekise iphele inyama, uxube ubulawu, atshe abe mnyama amathambo. ¹¹Wandule ke uyibeke imbiza eze phezu kwamalahle ayo ukuze ifudumale, lutshintshe lubengezele ubhedu lwayo, uncibilike umhlwa wayo ngaphakathi kuyo, uphele nomhlwa wayo. ¹²Izidinisile ngomsebenzi, ukanti umhlwa wayo omkhulu awupheli kuyo; umhlwa wayo uhleli nasemlilweni. ¹³Ukungcola kwakho kukuziphatha kwakho kakubi. Ngenxa yokuba bendizama ukukuhlambulula waza akwavuma ukuhlambuluka, akuyi kuhlambuluka kwakhona kude ndiyiphelise ingqumbo yam phezu kwakho. ¹⁴Mna, uBawo wenu, ndithethile. Kuyeza, ndiya kwenza. Andiyi kuzithintela, andiyi kuba naluvelwano, andiyi kuzohlwaya. Baya kugweba ngawe ngokweendlela zakho nangokwezenzo zakho, utsho uBawo oyiNkosi.”

UBawo Uthabatha Umfazi KaEzekile

¹⁵Kwafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kum, lisithi:

¹⁶“Nyana womntu, ngokubetha kunye ndiya kuthabatha kuwe into eyoliswa ngamehlo akho. Noko ke uze ungenzi sijwili, ungalili, zingehli neenyembezi. ^b b v16 Ukufa komfazi kaEzekile kwaba ngumqondiso ophilayo: usizi awayengavumelekanga ukuba abe nalo lwabonisa ilahleko engathethekiyo awayeya kuyiva uSirayeli xa yawa itempile. ¹⁷Ncwina ngasese; ungenzi sijwili ngabafileyo. Wunxibe unkontsho lwakho neembadada ezinyaweni zakho; ungagqumeli milebe yakho, ungadli sonka sabazilileyo.”

¹⁸Ndathetha nabantu kusasa; kwathi ngokuhlwa kwafa umfazi wam. Ngengomso ndenza njengoko ndandiwiselwe umthetho.

¹⁹Baza abantu bandibuza, besithi: Akuyi kusixelela na ukuba zithetha ntoni na ezi zinto kuthi—le nto wenza ngayo?

²⁰Ndaza ndathi kubo: Kwafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kum, lisithi:

²¹Yitsho kwindlu kaSirayeli: Utsho uBawo oyiNkosi ukuthi: “Ndiza kuyihlambela ingcwele yam, ikratshi lamandla enu, into eyoliswa ngamehlo enu, umnqweno womphefumlo wenu; baya kuwa likrele oonyana neentombi enibashiyileyo. ²²Niya kwenza njengoko ndenzileyo: ningagqumeli milebe yenu, ningadli sonka sabazilileyo. ²³Iinkontsho zenu ziya kuhlala zisezintlokweni zenu, neembadada ezinyaweni zenu. Aniyi kwenza sijwili, ningalili, nothi nitshabalale ezonweni zenu, nincwinelane omnye komnye. ²⁴Ngoko uEzekile ungumqondiso kuni; niya kwenza konke oko akwenzileyo. Xa kufika oku, niya kwazi ukuba ndinguBawo oyiNkosi.

²⁵“Wena ke, nyana womntu—ngaloo mini ndiya kuthabatha kubo inqaba yabo, uvuyo nozuko lwabo, into eyoliswa ngamehlo abo, umnqweno weentliziyo zabo, noonyana neentombi zabo, ²⁶ngaloo mini kuya kufika osindileyo kuwe, aze akuzisele iindaba. ²⁷Ngaloo mini, xa efika osindileyo, uya kuvuleka umlomo wakho; uya kuthetha ungabi sathi tu. Ngoko uya kuba ngumqondiso kubo, baze bazi ukuba ndinguBawo wenu.”