Ikratshi Phambi Kokuwa
UFaro ubuzwa ukuba ngubani onokulinganiswa naye, aze aboniswe uAsiriya: umsedare omde kangangokuba iintaka zakhela kuwo, nemithi yase-Edene yawumonela, owagawulwa ngenxa yekratshi lawo, umthunzi wawo ushiyiwe, nesiqu sawo sithunyelwe emhadini. Lo mfano ngumxholo wonke.
31 1Ngomnyaka weshumi elinanye, ngenyanga yesithathu, ngosuku lokuqala, lafika kum ilizwi likaBawo wethu, lisithi:
2“Nyana womntu, xelela uFaro ukumkani waseYiputa neendimbane zakhe, uthi: Ngubani na onjengawe ebukhulwini bakho? 3UAsiriya wayengumsedare waseLebhanon, onamasebe amahle nomthunzi wehlathi, ophakame kakhulu, incopho yawo iphakathi kwamafu. 4Amanzi awenza waba mkhulu, inzonzobila yawenza waba mde, imilambo yawo ibaleka ijikeleze indawo apho wawutyelwe khona, ithumela imijelo yayo kuyo yonke imithi yasendle. 5Ngako oko ukuphakama kwawo kwaba ngaphezu kwayo yonke imithi yasendle; amagatya awo aba maninzi, amasebe awo aba made ngenxa yamanzi amaninzi ekusasazeka kwawo. 6Emagatyeni awo zakhela zonke iintaka zezulu, phantsi kwamasebe awo onke amarhamncwa asendle azala, emthunzini wawo kwahlala zonke izizwe ezikhulu. 7Wawumhle ebukhulwini bawo, unamasebe awo amade, kuba iingcambu zawo zazifikelela emanzini amaninzi. 8Imisedare esemyezweni kaBawo wethu yayingenako ukulingana nawo; imisipres yayingenako ukulingana namagatya awo, nempleyini yayingafani namasebe awo. Akukho mthi wawusemyezweni kaBawo wethu owawufana nawo ngobuhle. 9Ndawenza waba muhle ngamasebe awo amaninzi, yaza yonke imithi yase-Eden eyayisemyezweni kaBawo wethu yawumonela.”
10Ngako oko itsho iNkosi uBawo, isithi: “Ngenxa yokuba waphakama kakhulu, wabeka incopho yawo phakathi kwamafu, yaza intliziyo yawo yakhukhumala ngenxa yokuphakama kwawo, 11‘Ndawunikela egorheni leentlanga, elenze kuwo ngokuqinisekileyo; ndawugxotha ngenxa yobubi bawo. 12Abasemzini, abona bakhohlakeleyo kweentlanga, bawugawula bawushiya. Amasebe awo awela phezu kweentaba nakuzo zonke izihlambo, amagatya awo alala aphukile kuzo zonke izibhaxa zelizwe, zaza zonke izizwe zomhlaba zemka emthunzini wawo zawushiya. 13Phezu kwesiphunzi sawo esiwileyo kuhlala zonke iintaka, naphakathi kwamasebe awo onke amarhamncwa asendle, 14ukuze kungabikho mithi inkcenkceshelweyo iphakame kakhulu okanye ibeke iincopho zayo phakathi kwamafu, kungabikho nanye esela amanzi iphakame kangaka. Kuba zonke zinikelwe ekufeni, kwiindawo ezisezantsi komhlaba, phakathi kwabantu abafayo, kunye nabo behlela emhadini.’”
15Itsho iNkosi uBawo, isithi: “Ngomhla owehlela ngawo kwelabafileyo, ndenza inzonzobila yenza isijwili, ndayigubungela ngenxa yomthi; ndayibamba imilambo yawo, aza athintelwa amanzi amaninzi. Ndayenza mnyama iLebhanon ngenxa yawo, yaza yonke imithi yasendle yashwabana ngenxa yawo. 16Ngesandi sokuwa kwawo ndazenza zanyikima iintlanga, xa ndawuphosa kwelabafileyo kunye nabo behlela emhadini. Yaza ke, kwiindawo ezisezantsi komhlaba, yonke imithi yase-Eden, eyona mihle neyona ikhethekileyo yaseLebhanon, yonke esela amanzi, yathuthuzeleka. 17Nazo zehla nawo zaya kwelabafileyo, kwabo babulewe likrele—abo babengamandla awo, ababehlala emthunzini wawo phakathi kweentlanga.”
18“Nguwuphi na umthi wase-Eden owawulingana nawe ngozuko nangobukhulu? Kodwa uya kuhliselwa phantsi kunye nemithi yase-Eden kwiindawo ezisezantsi, ulale phakathi kwabangalukanga, kunye nabo babulewe likrele. Nguye lo uFaro nazo zonke iindimbane zakhe, itsho iNkosi uBawo.”
