Umqondiso weenwele ezichithachithiweyo

Ucheba intloko yakhe nendevu zakhe ngekrele, aze ahlule iinwele ngobunzima, isahlulo ngasinye sesithathu sitshiswe, sibethwe okanye sichithachithwe njengesabelo somzi. UBawo wethu uthi iYerusalem, emiswe esazulwini seentlanga, yaphikisa ngaphezu kwabo.

Isahluko 5.

“Wena, nyana womntu, thabatha ikrele elibukhali njengesitshetshe somchebi, ulihambise entlokweni yakho nasezindevini zakho. Wandule uthabathe isikali, uzahlule iinwele. Isahlulo sesithathu usitshise ngomlilo phakathi komzi, xa ziphela iintsuku zokungqinga. Uthabathe esinye isahlulo sesithathu, usibethe ngekrele usijikelezise umzi. Esinye isahlulo sesithathu usichithachithele emoyeni, ndaye ndirhole ikrele emva kwabo. Uthabathe ezimbalwa kuzo, uzibophe emasondweni engubo yakho yokwaleka. Uphinde uthabathe ezinye kuzo, uziphose emlilweni, uzitshise kuwo. Uvela apho umlilo uya kunwenwela kuyo yonke indlu kaSirayeli.’”

Itsho iNkosi uBawo ukuthi: Le yiYerusalem. Ndayimisa esazulwini seentlanga, ijikelezwe ngamazwe. Kodwa yona yawaphikisa amasiko am ngenkohlakalo engaphezu kweentlanga, yayiphikisa imimiselo yam ngaphezu kwamazwe ayijikelezileyo; kuba bawacekisa amasiko am, abayilandelanga imimiselo yam.

Ngoko itsho iNkosi uBawo: “Ngenxa yokuba naba neenkani ngaphezu kweentlanga ezinijikelezileyo, ningayilandeli imimiselo yam, ningawagcini namasiko am, ningenzi nangokwamasiko eentlanga ezinijikelezileyo, ngoko itsho iNkosi uBawo: ‘Yabona, mna ngokwam ndichasene nani, ndaye ndiya kwenza izigwebo phakathi kwenu emehlweni eentlanga. Ngenxa yamasikizi enu onke, ndiya kwenza phakathi kwenu into endingazanga ndiyenze ngaphambili, nendingasoze ndiphinde ndiyenze. Ngoko abazali baya kudla abantwana babo phakathi kwenu, baze abantwana badle abazali babo. Ndiya kwenza izigwebo kuni, ndibachithachithele emimoyeni yonke bonke abaseleyo benu.’

“Ndihleli nje mna, itsho iNkosi uBawo, ngenxa yokuba niyingcolisile ingcwele yam ngawo onke amanyala enu namasikizi enu, nam ngokwam ndiya kurhoxa; andiyi kuconga mntu, iliso lam aliyi kuba nanceba. ‘Isahlulo sesithathu senu siya kufa sisibetho nayindlala phakathi kwenu; esinye isahlulo sesithathu siya kuwa ngekrele ngeenxa zonke zenu; esinye isahlulo sesithathu ndiya kusichithachithela emimoyeni yonke, ndibasukele ngekrele elirholiweyo.

“Wandule ke uphele umsindo wam, ndaneliseke bubushushu bam kubo, ndithuthuzeleke. Baya kwazi ukuba mna, uBawo wabo, ndithethile ngekhwele lam, xa ndiwuphelelisele kubo umsindo wam.

“Ndiya kukwenza ube linxuwa nehlazo phakathi kweentlanga ezikujikelezileyo, emehlweni abo bonke abadlulayo. Uya kuba lihlazo nento yentsini, isilumkiso nommangaliso kweentlanga ezikujikelezileyo, xa ndisenza izigwebo kuwe ngomsindo, nangobushushu, nezohlwayo ezivuthayo. Mna, uBawo wakho, nditshilo. Xa ndikutolela iintolo ezibulalayo zendlala, ezithunyelwe ukukutshabalalisa, ndiya kuyifumba ngakumbi indlala, ndisinqamle isixhaso sakho sokudla. Ndiya kuthumela indlala namarhamncwa asendle kuwe; aya kukushiya ungenamntwana. Isibetho negazi ziya kudlula kuwe, ndikuzisela nekrele. Mna, uBawo wakho, nditshilo.’”