UHezekeli 1

1 ¹Ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu, ngenyanga yesine, ngosuku lwesihlanu, ngisaphakathi kwabathunjiweyo ngasemfuleni iKhebari, amazulu avuleka ngase ngibona imibono kaBaba wethu. ^a a v1 Unyaka wamashumi amathathu cishe wawuyiminyaka ka-Ezekeli ngokwakhe — unyaka abapristi ngokwesiko ababengena ngawo enkonzweni yethempeli.

²Ngosuku lwesihlanu lwenyanga—kwakungunyaka wesihlanu wokuthunjwa kwenkosi uJehoyakini, ³izwi likaBaba wethu lafika ngqo ku-Ezekeli umpristi, indodana kaBuzi, ezweni lamaBabhiloni ngasemfuleni iKhebari; khona lapho isandla sikaBaba wethu saba phezu kwakhe.

⁴Ngabuka: kwafika isiphepho sivela enyakatho—ifu elikhulu, umlilo ophazimayo, ukukhanya okukhulu nxazonke. Phakathi komlilo kwakukhona okuthile okunjengensimbi evuthayo, ⁵phakathi kwakukhona isimo sezidalwa eziphilayo ezine. Nakhu okwakubonakala kuzo: zazinesimo somuntu, ⁶kodwa isidalwa ngasinye sasinobuso obune, futhi ngasinye sasinamaphiko amane. ⁷Imilenze yazo yayiqondile, nengaphansi lezinyawo zazo linjengesondo lethole, likhazimula njengethusi eliloliwe. ⁸Izandla zomuntu zazingaphansi kwamaphiko azo ezinhlangothini zazo zozine; zozine zazinobuso namaphiko, ⁹amaphiko azo ayehlangene; isidalwa ngasinye saya ngqo phambili, singaphenduki lapho zihamba.

¹⁰Mayelana nobuso bazo: isidalwa ngasinye sezine sasinobuso bomuntu, ubuso bengonyama ngakwesokudla, ubuso benkabi ngakwesokhohlo, futhi ngasinye sinobuso bokhozi. ¹¹Babunjalo ubuso bazo. Amaphiko azo ayelulekele phezulu; isidalwa ngasinye sasinamaphiko amabili ehlangene nawesinye nhlangothi zombili, namabili esibekela umzimba waso. ¹²Isidalwa ngasinye saya ngqo phambili. Nomaphi lapho umoya wawuya khona, zaya khona, zingaphenduki lapho zihamba. ¹³Izidalwa eziphilayo zazibukeka njengamalahle omlilo avuthayo, njengezibani. Umlilo wawuhamba phambili nemuva phakathi kwazo; wawukhanya, futhi kwaphazima umbani kuwo. ¹⁴Izidalwa eziphilayo zazigijima phambili nemuva njengokuphazima kombani.

¹⁵Njengoba ngibuka izidalwa eziphilayo, ngabona isondo emhlabathini eceleni kwesidalwa ngasinye esinobuso obune. ¹⁶Nakhu okwakubonakala nokwakhiwe kwamasondo: ayekhazimula njengetopazi, womane efana, isondo ngasinye sibonakala singathi siyisondo phakathi kwesondo. ¹⁷Lapho ehamba, ayeya nakuphi kwezinhlangothi zozine izidalwa ezazibheke kuzo; amasondo awazange aphenduke lapho izidalwa zihamba. ¹⁸Imiphetho yawo yayimide iyesabeka, futhi imiphetho yomane yayigcwele amehlo nxazonke. ¹⁹Lapho izidalwa eziphilayo zihamba, amasondo aseceleni kwazo ahamba; lapho izidalwa zisuka emhlabathini, namasondo asuka. ²⁰Nomaphi lapho umoya wawuya khona, zaya khona, namasondo asukela nazo, ngokuba umoya wezidalwa eziphilayo wawukumasondo. ²¹Lapho izidalwa zihamba, amasondo ahamba; lapho zima, amasondo ema; lapho zisuka emhlabathini, amasondo asukela nazo, ngokuba umoya wezidalwa eziphilayo wawukumasondo.

²²Phezu kwamakhanda ezidalwa eziphilayo kwakukhona isimo somkhathi, sikhazimula njengekristalu eyesabekayo, selulekelwe phezu kwamakhanda azo. ²³Ngaphansi komkhathi amaphiko azo ayelulekele ngqo elinye kwelinye; isidalwa ngasinye sasinamabili esibekela umzimba waso. ²⁴Lapho zihamba, ngezwa amaphiko azo—njengokuduma kwamanzi amakhulu, njengezwi likaSomandla, isiphithiphithi esinjengomsindo webutho. Lapho zima, zehlisa amaphiko azo.

²⁵Kwavela izwi liphuma ngaphezu komkhathi owawuphezu kwamakhanda azo; lapho zima, zehlisa amaphiko azo. ²⁶Ngaphezu komkhathi owawuphezu kwamakhanda azo kwakukhona isimo sesihlalo sobukhosi, esasibukeka njengesafire; phezu kwesimo sesihlalo sobukhosi kwakuhlezi isimo esasibukeka njengomuntu. ²⁷Kusukela kulokho okwakubonakala kuyizinkalo zakhe kuya phezulu ngabona okwakubukeka njengensimbi ekhazimulayo ezungezwe umlilo; kusukela kulokho okwakubonakala kuyizinkalo zakhe kuya phansi ngabona okwakubukeka njengomlilo, ukukhanya okukhulu kumzungezile. ²⁸Ukukhanya okwakumzungezile kwakunjengothingo lwenkosazana emafini emvula. Sasibukeka kanjalo isimo senkazimulo kaBaba wethu. Ngithe ngikubona lokhu, ngawa ngobuso bami phansi, ngezwa izwi likhuluma kimi. ^b b v28 Umbono ka-Ezekeli wesihlalo sobukhosi uyinkazimulo kaBaba wethu — yiso leso sihlalo uJohane ayobe esibona kamuva ezulwini (IsAmbulo 4), sizungezwe uthingo lwenkosazana olukhumbuza umusa wakhe wesivumelwano.