UHezekeli 28

28 ¹Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lithi:

²“Ndodana yomuntu, tshela umbusi waseThire, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uBaba oBusayo: Ngenxa yokuthi inhliziyo yakho iziphakamisile washo wathi, “Ngingunkulunkulu; ngihlezi esihlalweni sawonkulunkulu, enhliziyweni yezilwandle”—kanti ungumuntu, hhayi unkulunkulu, noma wenza inhliziyo yakho ibe njengeyonkulunkulu. ^a a v2 Umbusi waseThire uzibangela lokho okungokukaNkulunkulu kuphela — amanga afana nalawo ahletshelwa kuqala e-Edene, “uyakuba njengoNkulunkulu.” UBaba wethu akaze amchaze njenganoma yini ngaphandle kokuthi ungumuntu. ³Uhlakaniphe kunoDaniyeli; ayikho imfihlo efihlakele kuwe. ⁴Ngokuhlakanipha nokuqonda kwakho uzizuzele ingcebo, waqoqa igolide nesiliva ezinqolobaneni zakho. ⁵Ngobuciko bakho obukhulu ekuhwebeni wayandisa ingcebo yakho, inhliziyo yakho yaziphakamisa ngenxa yalokho. ⁶Ngakho-ke yilokhu uBaba oBusayo akushoyo: “Ngenxa yokuthi wenza inhliziyo yakho ibe njengenhliziyo kankulunkulu, ⁷ngakho-ke ngiletha abafokazi ukuba bamelane nawe, abanonya kunazo zonke izizwe; bayakuhosha izinkemba zabo bamelane nobuhle bokuhlakanipha kwakho bangcolise inkazimulo yakho. ⁸Bayakukwehlisela emgodini, uyakufa ukufa okunodlame enhliziyweni yezilwandle.’ ⁹Uyakuphinde usho yini uthi, ‘Ngingunkulunkulu,’ phambi kwalowo okubulalayo na? Uyakuba ngumuntu nje, hhayi unkulunkulu, ezandleni zalabo abakulimazayo. ¹⁰Uyakufa ukufa kwabangasokile ngesandla sabafokazi; ngokuba mina ngikhulumile, kusho uBaba oBusayo.’” ^b b v10 ‘Ukufa ukufa kwabangasokile’ kwakusho ukufa ehlazweni, ungenalo udumo lwesivumelwano — uphathwe njengomfokazi ngokupheleleyo.

¹¹Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lithi:

¹²“Ndodana yomuntu, phakamisa isililo ngenkosi yaseThire, uyitshele, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uBaba oBusayo: Wena wawuluphawu lokuphelela, ugcwele ukuhlakanipha, uphelele ebuhleni. ¹³Wawuse-Edene, insimu kaBaba wethu; lonke itshe eliyigugu lalikuhlobisa: irubi, itopazi, ne-emeraldi, ibherili, i-onikisi, nejaspi, ilaphisilazuli, ithekhwoyizi, nebherili. Izisekelo nezihlalo zakho zazenziwe ngegolide; ngosuku owadalwa ngalo kwalungiswa. ¹⁴Wawuyikherubi eligcotshiweyo elilindayo, ngokuba ngakumisa kanjalo; wawusentabeni engcwele kaBaba wethu, uhamba phakathi kwamatshe omlilo. ^c c v14 Lesi sililo sidlula enkosini yaseThire sifinyelele kumvukeli oziphakamisayo owake wema ebukhoneni bukaBaba wethu, ekhazimula ethembekile — owazikhethela yena esikhundleni sikaMenzi wakhe. Wayengavinjelwanga kuBaba; kodwa wamfulathela. ¹⁵Wawungenasici ezindleleni zakho kusukela osukwini owadalwa ngalo, kwaze kwatholakala ububi kuwe. ¹⁶Ngokuhweba kwakho okwandile wagcwala udlame, wona. Ngakho ngakulahla njengongcolileyo entabeni kaBaba wethu, ngakuxosha, kherubi elilindayo, phakathi kwamatshe omlilo. ¹⁷Inhliziyo yakho yaziphakamisa ngenxa yobuhle bakho; wonakalisa ukuhlakanipha kwakho ngenxa yenkazimulo yakho. Ngakho ngakuphonsa phansi emhlabeni; ngakwenza umbukwane phambi kwamakhosi. ¹⁸Ngezono zakho eziningi nangokuhweba okungathembekile wangcolisa izindawo zakho ezingcwele. Ngakho ngakhipha umlilo ngaphakathi kuwe, wakuqeda; ngakushisa waba umlotha emhlabeni phambi kwamehlo abo bonke ababebukele. ¹⁹Zonke izizwe ezazikwazi zishaqekile ngawe; ufinyelele esiphethweni esesabekayo, ngeke usaba khona kuze kube naphakade.’”

UBaba wahlulela iSidoni

²⁰Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lithi:

²¹“Ndodana yomuntu, phendukela eSidoni ubhekane nayo, uprofethe ngokumelene nayo, ²²uthi: ‘Usho kanje uBaba oBusayo: Ngimelene nawe, Sidoni, ngiyakukhazinyuliswa phakathi kwakho. Bayakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba lapho ngehlisela izahlulelo phezu kwayo ngizibonakalise ngingcwele kuyo.

²³“Ngiyakuthumela isifo phezu kwayo negazi ezitaladini zayo; ababuleweyo bayakuwa phakathi kwayo, ngenkemba emelene nayo nhlangothi zonke. Khona-ke bayakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba.

²⁴“Khona-ke kuyo indlu ka-Israyeli ngeke kusasala iva elihlabayo noma ukhula olubuhlungu oluvela kubo bonke omakhelwane ababebadelela. Khona-ke bayakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba oBusayo.”

UBaba ubuyisela u-Israyeli ekhaya

²⁵Usho kanje uBaba oBusayo: “Lapho ngibutha indlu ka-Israyeli ezizweni abahlakazwe kuzo, ngizibonakalise ngingcwele kubo phambi kwezizwe, bayakuhlala ezweni labo, engalinika inceku yami uJakobe. ²⁶Bayakuhlala khona belondekile, bakhe izindlu batshale izivini. Bayakuhlala bevikelekile lapho ngehlulela bonke omakhelwane babo ababebadelela. Khona-ke bayakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wabo.”’