UHezekeli 14

14 ¹Kwathi abanye abadala bakwa-Israyeli beza kimi, bahlala phansi phambi kwami. ²Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:

³Ndodana yomuntu, lamadoda athathele izithombe zawo ezinhliziyweni zawo, abeka isikhubekiso secala lawo phambi kwawo. Pho, ngingavuma yini ukuba abuze kimi nhlobo? ⁴Ngakho khuluma nawo, uwatshele uthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba: Lapho noma ngubani wendlu yakwa-Israyeli ethathela izithombe zakhe enhliziyweni yakhe, abeke isikhubekiso secala lakhe phambi kwakhe, bese eza kumprofethi, mina, uBaba wenu, ngiyakumphendula ngokwami ngokwezithombe zakhe eziningi, ⁵ukuze ngibambe izinhliziyo zendlu yakwa-Israyeli, abangifulathele bonke ngenxa yezithombe zabo.

⁶Ngakho tshela indlu yakwa-Israyeli uthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba: “Phendukani! Buyani ezithombeni zenu, nifulathelise ubuso benu kuzo zonke izinto zenu ezinengekayo. ⁷Lapho noma yimuphi umIsrayeli noma owezizwe ohlala kwa-Israyeli ezihlukanisa nami, athathele izithombe enhliziyweni yakhe, abeke isikhubekiso secala lakhe phambi kwakhe, bese eza kumprofethi ukuba abuze kimi, mina, uBaba wenu, ngiyakumphendula ngokwami. ⁸Ngiyakubhekisa ubuso bami kulowo muntu, ngimenze isibonakaliso nesaga; ngiyakumnquma esizweni sami. Khona niyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wenu.

⁹Uma umprofethi eyengwa ukuba akhulume izwi, mina, uBaba wenu, ngimyengile lowo mprofethi; ngiyakwelulela isandla sami kuye, ngimbhubhise phakathi kwabantu bami u-Israyeli. ¹⁰Bayakuthwala icala labo—icala lalowo obuzayo liyakulingana nelomprofethi, ¹¹ukuze indlu yakwa-Israyeli ingabe isaduka kimi, noma izenze ingcolile ngazo zonke iziphambuko zayo. Bayakuba ngabantwana bami, mina ngibe nguBaba wabo, kusho iNkosi uBaba.”

Izahlulelo ezine ezesabekayo zikaBaba

¹²Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:

¹³Ndodana yomuntu, uma izwe lona kimi ngokungathembeki, ngiyakwelulela isandla sami kulo ukuba nginqume ukudla kwalo, ngithumele indlala kulo, nginqume kulo abantu kanye nezilwane, ¹⁴noma lawa madoda amathathu—uNowa, uDaniyeli, uJobe—ebekhona kulo, ayakusindisa wona kuphela ngokulunga kwawo, kusho iNkosi uBaba.

¹⁵Noma uma ngithumela izilwane zasendle kulelo zwe zize zilenze lingabi nabantu, libe yincithakalo, kungabikho odlula kulo ngenxa yezilwane, ¹⁶kuphila kwami, kusho iNkosi uBaba, noma lawa madoda amathathu ebekhona kulo, abengeke asindise amadodana noma amadodakazi. Wona kuphela abeyakusindiswa, kodwa izwe libe yincithakalo.

¹⁷Noma uma ngiletha inkemba kulelo zwe, ngithi, ‘Inkemba mayidabule izwe,’ nginqume kulo abantu kanye nezilwane, ¹⁸kuphila kwami, kusho iNkosi uBaba, noma lawa madoda amathathu ebekhona kulo, abengeke asindise amadodana noma amadodakazi; wona kuphela abeyakusindiswa.

¹⁹Noma uma ngithumela isifo kulelo zwe, ngithululele ulaka lwami kulo ngegazi, ukuze nginqume kulo umuntu nesilwane. ²⁰Kuphila kwami, kusho iNkosi uBaba, noma uNowa, uDaniyeli, noJobe bebekhona kulo, bebengeke basindise indodana noma indodakazi; kuphela wona ngokwawo, ngokulunga kwawo.

²¹Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba: Kuyakuba kubi kangakanani lapho ngithumela izahlulelo zami ezine ezesabekayo—inkemba, indlala, izilwane zasendle, nesifo—ukumelana neJerusalema ukuba nginqume abantu kanye nezilwane! ²²Kodwa kuyakusala kulo abasindile, amadodana namadodakazi ayakukhishwa. Ayakuphuma eze kini, kuthi lapho nibona izindlela zawo nezenzo zawo, niyakududuzeka ngenhlekelele engiyilethe phezu kweJerusalema—konke engikulethe phezu kwalo. ²³Ayakuniduduza lapho nibona ukuziphatha kwawo nezenzo zawo, niyakwazi ukuthi angenzanga lutho lapho ngaphandle kwesizathu, kusho iNkosi uBaba.