UBawo wethu uyabugweba ubuhedeni bezithixo
UHezekile uprofeta ezintabeni zakwaSirayeli, apho kumi khona iziganga nezibingelelo, aze axelelwe ukuba ababuleweyo baya kuwa phakathi kwezithixo zabo. Kanti amasalela aya kusinda phakathi kweentlanga aze amkhumbule uBawo wethu, ezicekisa ngenxa yoko bakwenzayo.
6 1Lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kum, lisithi:
2Nyana womntu, uthi guququ ubhekise ubuso bakho ezintabeni zakwaSirayeli, uprofete ngazo. 3Yithi: Zintaba zakwaSirayeli, yiva ilizwi leNkosi uBawo osongamileyo. Itsho iNkosi uBawo osongamileyo kwiintaba nakwiinduli, kwizihlambo nakwimifula ukuthi: Ndiza nekrele phezu kwenu, ndiya kuzitshabalalisa iziganga zenu. a a v3 Iziganga yayizizindawo zonqulo ezisencotsheni zeenduli, apho amaSirayeli ayenza khona unqulo lobuhedeni. 4Izibingelelo zenu ndiya kuzidiliza, iintsika zenu zelanga ziqhekezwe, ndiya kuziphosa phantsi iinxwaleko zenu phambi kwezithixo zenu. 5Ndiya kubeka izidumbu zoonyana bakaSirayeli phambi kwezithixo zabo, ndizichithachithe amathambo enu ngeenxa zonke zesibingelelo senu. 6Naphi na apho nihleli khona, imizi iya kuba ngamanxuwa, iziganga zidilizwe, ukuze izibingelelo zenu zibe ngamanxuwa, zibe senkangala, zichithwe nezithixo zenu zophuke, zitshatyalaliswe, ziqunyulwe neentsika zenu zelanga, kutshayelwe konke oko nikwenzileyo. 7Abantu baya kuwa bebuleweyo phakathi kwenu, naza niya kwazi ukuba ndinguBawo wenu.
8Kodwa ndiya kusalisa amasalela: inxenye yenu iya kusinda ekreleni phakathi kweentlanga, xa nithe nachithachithwa emazweni. 9Baya kundikhumbula ke abasindileyo kuni phakathi kweentlanga, apho bathinjelwe khona—ukuba ndaphukeni yintliziyo yabo engathembekanga eyajika kum, nangamehlo abo akhanukela izithixo zabo. Baya kuzicaphukela ngenxa yobubi ababenzileyo, ngenxa yawo onke amasikizi abo. b b v9 UBawo wethu uthi intliziyo yakhe yaphuka kukungathembeki kwabantwana bakhe—ummangalelo apha uphuma eluthandweni olwenzakeleyo, kungekhona ekwaleni okubandayo. 10Baya kwazi ke ukuba ndinguBawo wabo; andizange ndibasongele ngobu bubi ngelize.
11Itsho iNkosi uBawo osongamileyo ukuthi: Qhwabela izandla zakho, undyobhoze ngeenyawo zakho, uthi: “Hayi, ububi!” ngenxa yawo onke amasikizi angendawo endlu kaSirayeli, kuba iya kuwa likrele, yindlala, nezibetho. 12Abakude baya kufa sisibetho, abakufuphi baya kuwa likrele, osindileyo oseleyo aya kufa yindlala. Ndiya kubuphelelisa njalo ubushushu bam kubo. 13Naza niya kwazi ukuba ndinguBawo wenu, xa iinxwaleko zabo zilele phakathi kwezithixo zabo ngeenxa zonke zesibingelelo sabo, phezu kwazo zonke iinduli eziphakamileyo, phezu kweencopho zonke zeentaba, phantsi kwemithi yonke eluhlaza nomoki onamagqabi—apho banikela khona isiqhumiso esimnandi kuzo zonke izithixo zabo. 14Ndiya kusolula isandla sam phezu kwabo, ndiya kwenza ilizwe libe senkangala, lithi kraca, lithabathele entlango lise eRibhela, naphi na apho bahleli khona. Naza baya kwazi ukuba ndinguBawo wabo.
