UHezekeli 29

29 ¹Ngomnyaka weshumi, ngenyanga yeshumi, ngosuku lweshumi nambili, izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi:

²Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kuFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe, uprofethe ngokumelene naye neGibhithe lonke.

³Khuluma uthi: Usho kanje iNkosi uBaba: “Bheka, ngimelene nawe, Faro nkosi yaseGibhithe, wena silwane esikhulu esicambalele phakathi kwemifula yakho, othi, ‘UNayile wami ungowami; ngazenzela wona mina.’ ⁴Kodwa ngizofaka izingwegwe emihlathini yakho, ngenze izinhlanzi zemifula yakho zinamathele emaxoleni akho; ngizokukhipha phakathi kwemifula yakho, kanye nazo zonke izinhlanzi zemifula yakho ezinamathele emaxoleni akho. ⁵Ngizokuphonsa ehlane, wena nazo zonke izinhlanzi zemifula yakho. Uyokuwela endle evulekile; ngeke ubuthwe futhi ngeke uqoqwe. Ngikunikele njengokudla ezilwaneni zasendle nasezinyonini zezulu. ⁶Khona-ke bonke abahlala eGibhithe bayokwazi ukuthi nginguBaba, ngokuba baye baba yintonga yomhlanga endlini ka-Israyeli. ⁷Lapho bekubamba ngesandla, wachoboka wadabula ihlombe labo; kuthi lapho beseyama kuwe, waphuka wenza imilenze yabo yaxega.”

⁸Ngakho isho kanje iNkosi uBaba: Bheka, ngiletha inkemba phezu kwakho, nginqume kuwe abantu nezilwane.

⁹Izwe laseGibhithe liyoba yihlane nencithakalo, bayokwazi ukuthi nginguBaba—ngokuba uFaro wathi, “UNayile ungowami; ngawenza mina.”

¹⁰“Ngakho-ke ngimelene nawe nemifula yakho, ngizokwenza izwe laseGibhithe libe yincithakalo nehlane eliphelele, kusukela e-Asuwani kuze kube semngceleni waseKushe. ¹¹Alukho unyawo lomuntu oluyodlula kulo, alukho unyawo lwesilwane oluyodlula kulo; akekho oyohlala kulo iminyaka engamashumi amane. ¹²Ngizokwenza izwe laseGibhithe libe yihlane phakathi kwamazwe achithekile, nemizi yalo ibe yihlane phakathi kwemizi engamanxiwa iminyaka engamashumi amane. Ngizohlakazela amaGibhithe phakathi kwezizwe, ngiwasabalalise emazweni.”

¹³Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uBaba: “Ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi amane ngizobutha amaGibhithe ezizweni lapho ayehlakazelwe khona. ¹⁴Ngizobuyisa inhlanhla yaseGibhithe, ngiwabuyisele ezweni lasePhatrosi, izwe lokuzalwa kwawo, lapho ayokuba khona umbuso ophansi. ¹⁵Uyoba ngumbuso ophansi kunayo yonke imibuso, ungabe usaziphakamisa phezu kwezizwe. Ngizowenza ube mncane kangangokuba ngeke usabusa phezu kwezizwe. ¹⁶IGibhithe ngeke lisaba yithemba lendlu ka-Israyeli, kodwa liyoba yisikhumbuzo secala labo njalo lapho bephendukela kulo. Khona-ke bayokwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uBaba.”

¹⁷Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nesikhombisa, ngenyanga yokuqala, ngosuku lokuqala, izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi:

¹⁸Ndodana yomuntu, uNebukhadenezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni wayisebenzisa kanzima impi yakhe ekulweni neThire. Wonke amakhanda aphucuka impandla, onke amahlombe ahlubuka, kodwa yena nempi yakhe abazange bathole nkokhelo eThire ngomsebenzi awenza ngokumelene nalo. ¹⁹Ngakho isho kanje iNkosi uBaba: Bheka, nginikela izwe laseGibhithe kuNebukhadenezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni. Uyothwala ingcebo yalo, athumbe impango yalo, aphange okuphangiwe kwalo—inkokhelo yempi yakhe. ²⁰Njengenkokhelo yakhe ngomsebenzi awenza, ngimnike izwe laseGibhithe, ngokuba bakwenzela mina, kusho iNkosi uBaba.

²¹Ngalolo suku ngiyohlumisa uphondo lwendlu ka-Israyeli, ngivule umlomo wakho phakathi kwabo. Khona-ke bayokwazi ukuthi nginguBaba. ^a a v21 Uphondo oluhlumayo luyisibonakaliso samandla akhulayo nokukhululwa; lukhombisela phambili ophondweni lwensindiso uBaba wethu aluvusa ngoJesu, ozalwa osendweni lukaDavide.