UHezekeli 25

25 ¹Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:

²“Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kuwo ama-Amoni, uprofethe ngokumelene nawo. ³Yithi kuwo ama-Amoni: ‘Zwanini izwi leNkosi uBaba. Nakhu okushiwo yiNkosi uBaba: Ngenxa yokuthi namemeza nathi, “Aha!” ngendawo yami engcwele lapho ingcoliswa, nangezwe lakwa-Israyeli lapho lichithwa, nangendlu yakwaJuda lapho bethunjwa, ⁴ngalokho-ke ngininikela kubantu baseMpumalanga nibe yifa labo. Bayakumisa amakamu abo phakathi kwenu, bakhe namakhaya abo lapho; bayakudla izithelo zenu, baphuze ubisi lwenu. ⁵Ngiyakwenza iRaba libe yidlelo lamakamela, nezwe lama-Amoni libe yindawo yokuphumula yemihlambi. Khona niyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba. ⁶Ngokuba nakhu okushiwo yiNkosi uBaba: Ngenxa yokuthi nashaya izandla, nagxoba ngezinyawo, nathokoza ngayo yonke inzondo yenhliziyo yenu ngezwe lakwa-Israyeli, ⁷ngalokho-ke ngiyelulela isandla sami kini, nginginikele njengempango ezizweni. Ngiyakuninquma ebantwini, nginichithe emazweni; ngiyakunibhubhisa. Khona niyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba.’

Ukwahlulelwa Kokudelela KukaMowabi

⁸INkosi uBaba isho kanje: Ngenxa yokuthi uMowabi noSeyiri bathi, ‘Bheka, indlu yakwaJuda injengazo zonke izizwe,’ ⁹ngalokho-ke ngivula uhlangothi lukaMowabi, kusukela emizini, emizini yawo esemingceleni, inkazimulo yezwe: iBeti-Jeshimoti, iBhali-Meyoni, neKiriyathayimi. ¹⁰Ngiyakumnikela uMowabi, kanye nama-Amoni, kubantu baseMpumalanga, kube yifa labo, ukuze ama-Amoni angabe esakhunjulwa phakathi kwezizwe. ¹¹Ngiyakwahlulela uMowabi. Khona bayakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba.

Ukwahlulelwa Kwempindiselo Yakwa-Edomi

¹²Nakhu okushiwo yiNkosi uBaba: Ngenxa yokuthi i-Edomi yaphindisela endlini yakwaJuda, yaba necala elikhulu ngokuziphindiselela kuyo, ¹³ngalokho-ke iNkosi uBaba isho kanje: Ngiyakwelula isandla sami ngokumelene ne-Edomi, nginqume kulo umuntu nesilwane, ngilenze libe yincithakalo; kusukela eThemani kuze kube seDedani bayakuwa ngenkemba. ^a a v13 IThemani neDedani zimaka imikhawulo ephambene yezwe lakwa-Edomi — lo mushwana usho izwe lonke, kusukela enyakatho kuze kube seningizimu. ¹⁴Ngiyakubeka impindiselo yami phezu kwe-Edomi ngesandla sabantu bami u-Israyeli; bayakwenza kwa-Edomi njengokwentukuthelo yami nangokwolaka lwami. Khona bayakwazi ukwahlulela kwami, kusho iNkosi uBaba.

Ukwahlulelwa Kwenzondo YamaFilisti

¹⁵Nakhu okushiwo yiNkosi uBaba: Ngenxa yokuthi amaFilisti enza ngempindiselo, ephindisela ngenzondo ezinhliziyweni zawo, echitha ngenxa yobutha obudala, ¹⁶ngalokho-ke iNkosi uBaba isho kanje: Ngiyelula isandla sami ngokumelene namaFilisti. Ngiyakunquma amaKherethi, ngibhubhise labo abasele ogwini lolwandle. ^b b v16 AmaKherethi ayengabantu ababehlobene eduze namaFilisti, cishe abozalo lwaseKrethe, ababehlala ogwini oluseningizimu. ¹⁷Ngiyakwenza izenzo ezinkulu zokwahlulela ngokumelene nawo, ngiwajezise ngolaka. Khona ayakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba, lapho ngibeka impindiselo yami phezu kwawo.”