UHezekeli 22

22 ¹Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:

²Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, uzokwahlulela na? Uzowahlulela yini umuzi wokuchitha igazi? Ngakho-ke umazise ngazo zonke izinto zakhe ezinyanyekayo. ³Yisho uthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba: Wena muzi ochitha igazi phakathi kwakho, ukuze kufike isikhathi sakho, nowenzela izithombe, uzenza ngcolileyo. ⁴Ngegazi olichithileyo unecala, nangezithombe ozenzileyo ungcolile. Usondeze ukuphela kwakho, wafinyelela ekupheleni kweminyaka yakho. Ngakho ngikwenza ube yihlazo ezizweni, nento yokuhlekwa kuwo wonke amazwe. ⁵Abaseduze nabakude nawe bayakukuhleka—wena muzi onegama elingcolileyo, ogcwele isiphithiphithi.

⁶Bheka, izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli ngazinye ezisephakathi kwakho zisebenzisa amandla azo ukuze zichithe igazi. ⁷Phakathi kwakho badelela uyise nonina; phakathi kwakho bamcindezela owezizwe; phakathi kwakho bayiphatha kabi intandane nomfelokazi. ⁸Uzidelele izinto zami ezingcwele, wawangcolisa amaSabatha ami. ⁹Phakathi kwakho kukhona abanyundeli abafuna ukuchitha igazi; phakathi kwakho kukhona abadla ezindaweni zokukhonzela ezintabeni, benza amanyala phakathi kwakho. ¹⁰Phakathi kwakho balala nabafazi boyise; phakathi kwakho badlwengula abesifazane besesikhathini sabo sokungcola. ¹¹Omunye wenza izinto ezinyanyekayo nomfazi kamakhelwane wakhe; omunye angcolise umalokazana wakhe ngamanyala; omunye adlwengule udadewabo, indodakazi kayise. ¹²Phakathi kwakho bathatha izifumbathiso ukuze bachithe igazi; ufaka inzalo, wenze inzuzo eyeqile, ucindezele omakhelwane bakho ngenzuzo engalungile. Kepha mina ungikhohliwe, kusho iNkosi uBaba.

¹³Bheka-ke, ngishaya izandla zami ndawonye ngenxa yenzuzo engathembekile oyenzileyo nangenxa yegazi olichithileyo phakathi kwakho. ¹⁴Ingabe isibindi sakho siyoma yini, nezandla zakho ziqine, mhla ngibhekana nawe? Mina, uBaba wakho, ngikhulumile, ngiyakukwenza. ¹⁵Ngiyakukuhlakazela phakathi kwezizwe, ngikusabalalise emazweni, ngikhiphe ukungcola kwakho kuwe. ¹⁶Lapho usungcoliswe phambi kwezizwe, uyakwazi ukuthi mina nginguBaba wakho.

¹⁷Khona manjalo izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:

¹⁸Ndodana yomuntu, indlu yakwa-Israyeli isiphenduke amanyela kimi; bonke bayithusi, umuncwazi, insimbi, nomthofu phakathi kwesithando—amanyela esiliva. ¹⁹Ngakho isho kanje iNkosi uBaba: Ngenxa yokuba nonke seniphenduke ukungcola, ngiyakuniqoqela eJerusalema. ²⁰Njengokuba isiliva, ithusi, insimbi, umthofu, nomuncwazi kuqoqelwa esithandweni, kuvuthelwe umlilo phezu kwako ukuze kuncibilike, kanjalo ngiyakuniqoqa ngolaka lwami nangentukuthelo yami, nginibeke lapho, nginincibilikise. ²¹Ngiyakuniqoqa nginivuthele ngomlilo wolaka lwami, nincibilike phakathi kwawo. ²²Njengokuba isiliva sincibilika esithandweni, kanjalo niyakuncibilika kuso. Khona niyakwazi ukuthi mina, uBaba wenu, ngithululele intukuthelo yami phezu kwenu.

²³Izwi likaBaba wethu laphinda lafika kimi, lathi:

²⁴Ndodana yomuntu, yitshele uthi: Wena uyizwe elingahlanziwe, elingenelwanga yimvula ngosuku lolaka. ²⁵Abaphrofethi balo bakha uzungu ndawonye, njengebhubesi elibhongayo elidwengula inyamazane; badla imiphefumulo, bathumba ingcebo nezinto eziyigugu, benze abafelokazi babe baningi phakathi kwalo. ²⁶Abapristi balo bawephula umthetho wami, bazingcolisa izinto zami ezingcwele; abazange behlukanise phakathi kokungcwele nokuvamileyo, abafundisanga umehluko phakathi kokungcolileyo nokuhlanzekileyo, bawafihlela amehlo abo amaSabatha ami, ngaze ngangcoliswa phakathi kwabo. ²⁷Izikhulu zalo ziyizimpisi ezidwengula inyamazane, zichitha igazi, zibhubhisa imiphefumulo ngenxa yenzuzo engathembekile. ²⁸Abaphrofethi balo bakucaka ngekalaga ngemibono yamanga nangokubhula kobuqili, bethi: “Usho kanje uNkulunkulu,” kanti uBaba wethu akakhulumanga. ²⁹Abantu bezwe benza izankohliso nokuphanga; bacindezela abampofu nabaswele, bancishe owezizwe ubulungisa.

³⁰Ngafuna phakathi kwabo umuntu owakha udonga, ame phambi kwami esikhaleni ngenxa yezwe, ukuze ngingalibhubhisi—kodwa angitholanga muntu. ³¹Ngakho ngathululela intukuthelo yami phezu kwabo, ngabaqeda ngomlilo wolaka lwami. Ngehlisela indlela yabo phezu kwamakhanda abo, kusho iNkosi uBaba.