UHezekeli 21

21 ¹Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:

²Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho eJerusalema, ushumayele ngokumelene nezindlu zalo ezingcwele, uprofethe ngokumelene nezwe lakwa-Israyeli, ³uthi ezweni lakwa-Israyeli: “UBaba wakho uthi: Ngimelene nawe. Ngizahosha inkemba yami emgodleni wayo, nginqume kuwe kokubili abalungileyo nababi. ⁴Ngenxa yokuthi ngizanquma kuwe kokubili abalungileyo nababi, inkemba yami izaphuma emgodleni wayo imelane nabo bonke, kusukela eningizimu kuze kufike enyakatho. ⁵Khona-ke bonke bazakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba. Ngiyihoshile inkemba yami emgodleni wayo, futhi ngeke isabuyela.

⁶Wena, ndodana yomuntu, bubula! Bubula phambi kwamehlo abo ngenhliziyo ephukayo nangosizi olubabayo. ⁷Lapho bekubuza bethi, ‘Kungani ububula na?’ uthi, ‘Ngenxa yezindaba ezizayo. Zonke izinhliziyo zizancibilika, zonke izandla zizayenda, yonke imimoya izaphela amandla, onke amadolo azakuba ngamanzi. Bheka, kuyeza, futhi kuzakwenzeka ngempela, kusho iNkosi uBaba.’”

⁸Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:

⁹Ndodana yomuntu, profetha uthi: iNkosi uBaba ithi: “Inkemba, inkemba, iloliwe futhi iphuculiwe, ¹⁰iloliwe ukuba ibulale, iphuculiwe ukuze iphazime njengombani. Pho singajabula na? Inkemba iyayidelela intonga yobukhosi yendodana yami, njengoba yenza kuyo yonke imithi. ¹¹Inkemba imiselwe ukuba iphuculwe, ukuba ibanjwe ngesandla; iloliwe iphinde iphuculwe, isilungele isandla sombulali. ¹²Lila ukhale kakhulu, ndodana yomuntu, ngokuba iyeza imelene nabantu bami; iyeza imelene nazo zonke izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli. Banikelwe enkembeni kanye nabantu bami. Ngakho shaya ithanga lakho ngosizi.” ¹³Ngempela izavivinywa. Pho kuyothiwani uma ngisho nentonga yobukhosi eyidelelayo ingasayikuba khona? kusho iNkosi uBaba. ¹⁴“Ngakho wena, ndodana yomuntu, profetha ushaye izandla zakho ndawonye. Inkemba kayehle kabili, yebo kathathu —inkemba yokubulala, inkemba yokubulala okukhulu, ebazungezayo nhlangothi zonke, ¹⁵ukuze izinhliziyo zincibilike nabawileyo babe baningi. Emasangweni abo onke ngibeke inkemba yokubulala. Maye! Yenziwe ukuba iphazime njengombani, ihoshelwe ukubulala. ¹⁶Genca ngakwesokunene, ube usugenca ngakwesokhohlo, nomaphi lapho ubukhali bakho bubhekiswe khona. ¹⁷Nami ngizashaya izandla zami, intukuthelo yami idambe. Mina, uBaba wenu, ngikhulumile.”

¹⁸Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:

¹⁹“Ndodana yomuntu, dweba izindlela ezimbili ukuba kuhambe ngazo inkemba yenkosi yaseBhabhiloni, zombili ziphuma ezweni elilodwa. Yenza uphawu lokukhombisa lapho umgwaqo wehlukana khona ubheke emzini. ²⁰Dweba umgwaqo owodwa ukuba inkemba ifike eRaba yama-Amoni, nomunye ubheke kwaJuda naseJerusalema eliqinisiweyo. ²¹Inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ima lapho kuhlukana khona imigwaqo, lapho imigwaqo emibili yehlukana khona, ukuze ifune isibonakaliso: inyakazisa imicibisholo, ibuza izithombe zekhaya, ihlola isibindi. ^a a v21 Ukunyakazisa imicibisholo, ukubuza izithombe zekhaya, nokufunda isibindi sesilwane kwakuyizindlela ezintathu zokubhula zamaBhabhiloni, ezisetshenziswe lapha ukunquma ukuthi yimuphi umuzi ozohlaselwa kuqala. ²²Esandleni sakhe sokunene kuwela inkatho yeJerusalema: ukuba amise izinsika zokudiliza, akhiphe umyalo wokubulala, aphakamise umkhosi wempi, amise izinsika zokudiliza emasangweni, akhe udundu, amise nezinqaba zokuvimbezela. ²³Kuyakubonakala njengesibonakaliso samanga kulabo abafunga ukwethembeka kuye, kodwa uyakubakhumbuza icala labo abese ebabamba.

²⁴Ngakho iNkosi uBaba ithi: “Ngenxa yokuthi nikhumbuze icala lenu ngokuhlubuka kwenu obala, nembula izono zenu kukho konke enikwenzayo—ngenxa yokuthi niyakhunjulwa, niyakubanjwa ngesandla senkosi yaseBhabhiloni. ²⁵Wena-ke, sikhulu esingcolileyo nesibi sakwa-Israyeli, usuku lwakho lufikile, isikhathi sesijeziso sakho sokugcina. ²⁶Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba: Khipha iqhiye, ususe umqhele. Akukho okusayakuhlala njengoba kwakunjalo: okuphansi kuyakuphakanyiswa, okuphakeme kwehliswe. ²⁷Incithakalo! Incithakalo! Ngiyakukwenza kube yincithakalo! Ngeke kubuyiselwe kuze kufike yena okungokwakhe ngempela; ngiyakumnika yena umqhele. ^b b v27 UBaba wethu akasibhubhisi isihlalo sobukhosi phakade—usibambele iNkosi efanele. Lokhu kukhomba ngalé kwabo bonke ababusi abehlulekayo, kukhombe kuJesu, yena umbuso ongowakhe ngempela (Luka 1:32-33).

²⁸Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, profetha uthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba ngama-Amoni nangokuklolodela kwawo. Yithi: “Inkemba, inkemba, ihoshelwe ukubulala, iphuculiwe ukuze iqede futhi iphazime njengombani! ²⁹‘Nakuba kunemibono yamanga mayelana nawe nokubhula kobuqili, iyakubekwa ezintanyeni zababi abazakubulawa, osuku lwabo lufikile, isikhathi sesijeziso sabo sokugcina. ³⁰Buyisela inkemba emgodleni wayo! Endaweni lapho wadalelwa khona, ezweni lokuzalwa kwakho, ngiyakukwahlulela. ³¹Ngiyakuthululela ukufutheka kwami phezu kwakho; ngiyakuphefumulela umlilo wentukuthelo yami kuwe, ngikunikele ezandleni zamadoda anonya, anekhono ekubhubhiseni. ³²Uyakuba yikhuni lomlilo, igazi lakho liyakuchithwa ezweni lakho, futhi awusayikukhunjulwa nhlobo. Ngokuba mina, uBaba, ngikhulumile.’”