UBawo wethu uBonisa uHezekile ukungathembeki kweTempile
Ethwelwe wasiwa eYerusalem ngesihlwitha seenwele zakhe, uHezekile uboniswa nguBawo wethu oko kuzalise itempile: umfanekiso wobukhwele esangweni, amadoda amakhulu angamashumi asixhenxe eqhumisela kwizilwanyana eziqingqiweyo kwigumbi elifihlakeleyo, abafazi belilela uTamuzi, amadoda equbuda ngasempumalanga.
8 1Ngomnyaka wesithandathu, ngenyanga yesithandathu, ngosuku lwesihlanu, ndihleli endlwini yam, amadoda amakhulu akwaYuda ephambi kwam, safika sehla phezu kwam apho isandla seNkosi uBawo osongamileyo. 2Ndakhangela, ndabona umnyanya onjengomlilo: kuloo nto ibonakala ingasesinqeni sakhe ezantsi, kwakungumlilo; kususela esinqeni sakhe sinyusa, kwakubengezela njengentsimbi ebenyezelayo. 3Wolula into ebonakala isandla, wandibamba ngesondo lentloko yam; waza uMoya kaBawo wethu wandiphakamisa phakathi komhlaba nezulu, wandisa eYerusalem emibonweni evela kuBawo wethu, emnyango wesango langaphakathi elibheke entla, apho yayimi khona imifanekiso yobukhwele, loo nto ivuselela ubukhwele. 4Ubuqaqawuli bukaBawo wethu babulapho, njengombono endiwubonayo esihlanjeni.
5Waza wathi kum: “Nyana womntu, khangela ngasentla.” Ndakhangela ke ngasentla, nango ngasentla kwesango lesibingelelo, emnyango, loo mfanekiso wobukhwele.
6Wathi kum: “Nyana womntu, uyabona na izinto abazenzayo, amasikizi amakhulu ayenzayo apha indlu kaSirayeli, ukuze andigxothele kude engcweleni yam? Kodwa uya kubuya ubone amasikizi amakhulu kunawo.”
7Wandisa emnyango wentendelezo; ndakhangela, nalapho kukho umngxuma eludongeni.
8Wathi kum: “Nyana womntu, mba udonga.” Ndaza ndaluvula udonga ngokumba, nango umnyango.
9Wathi kum: “Ngena, ubone amasikizi angendawo abawenzayo apha.”
10Ndangena ke, ndakhangela, nantso eludongeni ngeenxa zonke imikrolo yazo zonke izinambuzane nezilo ezilisikizi, nazo zonke izithixo zakwaSirayeli. 11Amadoda amakhulu amashumi asixhenxe endlu kaSirayeli ayemi phambi kwazo, enoYahazaniya unyana kaShafan phakathi kwawo, elowo ephethe ugcedevu lwakhe, kunyuka ilifu elimnandi lesiqhumiso.
12Wathi kum: “Nyana womntu, uwabonile na awenzayo amadoda amakhulu endlu kaSirayeli emnyameni, elowo endlwini yoothixo yomfanekiso wakhe oqingqiweyo? Kuba bathi: ‘UThixo akasiboni; uThixo uliyekile ilizwe.’” a a v12 La ngamazwi amaSirayeli angathembekanga—egwaba ukuba uBawo wethu akaboni engakhathali. Lixoki elidala kunene eli, lokuba uBawo ukude engekho. Uyazibona zonke izinto; kungoko athi akhedame. 13Wathi kum: “Buya kwakhona, uya kubona namanye amasikizi amakhulu abawenzayo.”
14Wandisa emnyango wesango langasentla wendlu kaBawo wethu, apho abafazi babehleli belilela uTamuzi. b b v14 UTamuzi wayenguthixo waseBhabheli, owathi abalandeli bakhe bamlilela ukufa kwakhe okungumbhalo ngamaxesha onyaka. Aba bafazi babewenza lo msebenzi wabahedeni kanye esangweni letempile kaBawo wethu.
15Wathi kum: “Ukubonile na oku, nyana womntu? Buya kwakhona; uya kubona amasikizi amakhulu kunawo la.”
16Wandisa entendelezweni engaphakathi yendlu kaBawo wethu; emnyango wetempile, phakathi kwevaranda nesibingelelo, kwakukho amadoda malunga namashumi amabini anamahlanu, efulathele itempile, ubuso bawo bubheke empumalanga, equbuda elangeni empumalanga.
17Wathi kum: “Ukubonile na oku, nyana womntu? Yinto encinane na kwindlu kaYuda ukwenza amasikizi abawenzayo apha, ukuze balizalise nelizwe lugonyamelo, bandiqumbise ngokuphindaphindiweyo? Khangela, babeka isebe empumlweni yabo. c c v17 Ukubeka isebe empumlweni kunokuthetha ngesenzo sonqulo lwabahedeni; intsingiselo yako ngqo ayiqondakali. 18Ngenxa yoko nam ndiya kwenza ngengqumbo. Iliso lam aliyi kunanceba, nam andiyi kuba nafefe. Nokuba bakhala ngelizwi elikhulu ezindlebeni zam, andiyi kubaphulaphula.”
