Iseluleko Esibi Emzini
Esangweni lomuzi uHezekeli ubiza ngamagama izikhulu ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ezikhuluma ngokuzethemba ngokuphepha okungamanga, futhi esinye sazo siwa sife lapho esaprofetha. Esabekile, ubuza ukuthi ngabe kukhona osindayo yini. Isithembiso sikaBaba wethu siya kubathunjwa abahlakazekile: inhliziyo yenyama esikhundleni seyetshe.
11 1UMoya wangiphakamisa, wangiyisa esangweni lasempumalanga lendlu kaBaba wethu, elibheke empumalanga. Emnyango kwakukhona amadoda angamashumi amabili nanhlanu, phakathi kwawo ngabona uJahazaniya indodana ka-Azuri noPhelathiya indodana kaBhenaya, abaholi babantu.
2Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, yilawa amadoda aceba okubi anikeza iseluleko esibi kulo muzi, 3athi: ‘Akusondele yini isikhathi sokwakha izindlu? Lena yimbiza, thina siyinyama.’ 4Ngakho-ke profetha umelane nawo; profetha, ndodana yomuntu.”
5UMoya kaBaba wethu wehlela phezu kwami, wangitshela ukuba ngithi: “Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wethu: Niyasho-ke kanje, ndlu ka-Israyeli; ngiyakwazi okuphakama emqondweni wenu.” 6Nibulele abaningi kulo muzi, nagcwalisa izitaladi zawo ngabafileyo.
7Ngakho-ke iNkosi uBaba wethu ithi: labo enababulala nababeka phakathi komuzi bayinyama, umuzi uyimbiza; kodwa nina niyakukhishwa kuwo. 8Nesabe inkemba, ngakho ngiyakwehlisela inkemba phezu kwenu, kusho iNkosi uBaba wethu. 9Ngiyakunikhipha kulo muzi, ngininikele ezandleni zabezizwe, ngenze izahlulelo ngokumelene nani. 10Niyakuwa ngenkemba. Ngiyakunahlulela emngceleni wakwa-Israyeli, khona niyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wenu. 11Lo muzi awuyikuba yimbiza kini, nani ningabi yinyama ephakathi kwawo. Ngiyakunahlulela emngceleni wakwa-Israyeli, 12khona-ke niyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wenu—nina eningazange nilandele izimiso zami noma nigcine imithetho yami, kodwa naphila ngemithetho yezizwe ezinizungezile.
UBaba Wethu Uthembisa Inhliziyo Entsha
13Kwathi ngisaprofetha, uPhelathiya indodana kaBhenaya wafa. Ngawa ngobuso phansi, ngakhala ngezwi elikhulu, ngathi: “Maye, Nkosi Baba! Uyakuyiqeda ngokupheleleyo yini insali ka-Israyeli?”
14Khona-ke izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:
15Ndodana yomuntu, abafowenu—abafowenu, izihlobo zakho uqobo, yonke indlu ka-Israyeli, bonke bephela—abantu baseJerusalema bathe: “Hlalani kude noNkulunkulu; leli zwe linikezwe thina libe yifa.”
16Ngakho-ke yisho uthi: “Nakhu akushoyo iNkosi uBaba wethu: Nakuba ngabaxosha kude phakathi kwezizwe ngabahlakaza emazweni, nokho ngaba yindlu engcwele kubo isikhashana emazweni ababeye kuwo.”
17Ngakho-ke yisho uthi: “INkosi uBaba wethu ithi: Ngiyakunibutha ezizweni, nginiqoqe emazweni enahlakazeleka kuwo, bese nginipha izwe lakwa-Israyeli.”
18Lapho befika khona, bayakususa kulo zonke izithombe zalo ezinengekayo nazo zonke izinto zalo ezinyanyekayo. 19Ngiyakubanika inhliziyo ibenye, ngifake umoya omusha phakathi kwabo. Ngiyakususa inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yabo, ngibanike inhliziyo yenyama, 20ukuze balandele izimiso zami, bagcine imithetho yami, bayenze. Bayakuba ngabantwana bami, mina ngibe nguBaba wabo. 21Kodwa labo izinhliziyo zabo ezijaha izinto zabo ezinyanyekayo nemikhuba yabo enengekayo—ngiyakwehlisela ukuziphatha kwabo phezu kwamakhanda abo, kusho iNkosi uBaba wethu.
22Khona-ke amakherubi aphakamisa amaphiko awo, amasondo ayeseceleni kwawo, nenkazimulo kaBaba ka-Israyeli yaphezu kwawo. 23Inkazimulo kaBaba wethu yenyuka iphuma phakathi komuzi, yema entabeni esempumalanga komuzi. 24UMoya wangiphakamisa, wangiyisa embonweni, ngoMoya kaBaba wethu, kwabathunjwa baseBabiloni. Khona-ke umbono engangiwubonile wasuka kimi. 25Ngase ngibatshela abathunjwa zonke izinto uBaba wethu ayezikhombisile kimi.
