uBaba wembula abaprofethi bamanga
Abaprofethi abazakhela eyabo imibono yibo ababhekiswe kubo. Bamemeza ukuthi ukuthula lapho kungekho khona, futhi bahuqa ngomcako udonga olubuthakathaka uBaba wethu athembisa ukuluwisa ngesiphepho. Abesifazane ababopha amakhubalo ezihlakaleni ukuze bacuphe abantu batshelwa ukuthi amakhubalo ayodatshulwa.
13 1Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:
2“Ndodana yomuntu, profetha ngokumelene nabaprofethi bakwa-Israyeli abaprofethayo, uthi kulabo abaprofetha ngokwezinhliziyo zabo: Zwanini izwi likaBaba wethu! 3Usho kanje uBaba oBusayo: Maye kubaprofethi abayiziwula abalandela owabo umoya bengabonanga lutho! 4Israyeli, abaprofethi bakho banjengezimpungushe phakathi kwamanxiwa. 5Anizange nikhuphukele ezikhaleni noma nakhe udonga lwendlu ka-Israyeli ukuze ime iqine empini ngosuku lukaBaba wethu. 6Babona imibono yamanga nokubhula kwamanga, bethi, ‘Kusho uNkulunkulu,’ nakuba uBaba wethu engabathumanga—kodwa balindele ukuba izwi labo ligcwaliseke. a a v6 Laba baprofethi babiza igama likaBaba uqobo phezu kwamazwi angakaze awanike—ukuzibanga ngamanga egunyeni lakhe, hhayi izwi lakhe leqiniso. 7Anibonanga yini umbono wamanga nokukhuluma ukubhula kwamanga lapho nithi, ‘Kusho uBaba wethu,’ nakuba mina ngingakhulumanga?
8Ngakho-ke usho kanje uBaba oBusayo: Ngenxa yokuthi nikhulume amanga nabona izinto zamanga, mina ngimelene nani—kusho uBaba oBusayo. 9Isandla sami simelene nabaprofethi ababona imibono yamanga nababikezela amanga. Ngeke babe semkhandlwini wabantu bami, bangabhalwa ohlwini lwakwa-Israyeli, bangangeni ezweni lakwa-Israyeli. Khona-ke niyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba oBusayo.
10“Yebo, ngenxa yokuthi badukisa abantu bami, bethi ‘Ukuthula’ kungekho ukuthula; lapho omunye akha udonga olubuthakathaka, baluhuqa ngomcako. 11Tshela labo abaluhuqa ngomcako ukuthi luyakuwa. Kuyakuna imvula enesikhukhula, kuwe isichotho, kuvunguze umoya wesivunguvungu. 12Lapho udonga luwa, anizukubuzwa yini, ‘Uphi umcako enaluhuqa ngawo?’
13Ngakho-ke usho kanje uBaba oBusayo: Entukuthelweni yami ngiyakuvusa umoya wesivunguvungu, ekufutheni kwami imvula enesikhukhula, olakeni lwami isichotho sokubhubhisa. 14Ngiyakudiliza udonga enaluhuqa ngomcako, ngiluwisele phansi, ngembule isisekelo salo. Luyakuwa, nibhubhe phakathi kwalo. Khona-ke niyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wenu. 15Ngakho ngiyakuqeda ulaka lwami odongeni nakulabo abaluhuqa ngomcako. Ngiyakuthi kini: Udonga aluseko, nalabo abaluhuqayo abaseko. 16Abaprofethi bakwa-Israyeli ababeprofetha ngeJerusalema bebona imibono yokuthula ngayo kungekho ukuthula—kusho uBaba oBusayo.
17“Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kwabesifazane babantu bakini abaprofetha ngokwezinhliziyo zabo. Profetha ngokumelene nabo. 18Yithi: Usho kanje uBaba oBusayo: Maye kwabesifazane abathunga amabhande omlingo kuzo zonke izihlakala benza namaveyili emakhanda obude bonke ukuze bacuphe imiphefumulo! Niyakucupha imiphefumulo yabantu bami, nilondoloze eyenu iphila na? 19Ningihlambalazile phakathi kwabantu bami ngenxa yezandla ezimbalwa zebhali nemvuthuluka yesinkwa, nibulala imiphefumulo okungafanele ife nigcina iphila imiphefumulo okungafanele iphile, ngokuqamba amanga kubantu bami abalalela amanga.
20Ngakho usho kanje uBaba oBusayo: Mina ngimelene namabhande enu omlingo enicupha ngawo imiphefumulo njengezinyoni. Ngiyakuwaklebhula ezingalweni zenu, ngikhulule imiphefumulo eniyicupha njengezinyoni. 21Ngiyakuklebhula amaveyili enu, ngophule abantu bami ezandleni zenu; ngeke besaba yinyamazane ebanjwayo ezandleni zenu. Khona-ke niyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wenu. 22Ngenxa yokuthi nidabukise olungileyo ngamanga lapho mina ngingamlethelanga usizi, nakhuthaza omubi ukuba angaphenduki endleleni yakhe embi ukuze asindise ukuphila kwakhe, 23ngakho ngeke nisabona imibono yamanga noma nenze ukubhula. Ngiyakophula abantu bami ezandleni zenu, khona niyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wenu.”
