UHezekeli 34

34 ¹Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:

²“Ndodana yomuntu, profetha ngokumelene nabelusi bakwa-Israyeli. Profetha, uthi kubo, kubelusi: Nakhu okushiwo yiNkosi uBaba: Maye kubelusi bakwa-Israyeli abazondla bona bodwa! Akufanele yini ukuba abelusi bondle umhlambi? ³‘Nidla amanoni, nembathe uboya, nihlaba izilwane ezinonile, kodwa aniwondli umhlambi. ⁴Anizange niqinise ababuthakathaka, nelaphe abagulayo, nibophe abalimele, nibuyise abadukile, noma nifune abalahlekile. Kunalokho nibabuse ngamandla nangonya. ⁵Zahlakazeka ngenxa yokuswela umelusi, zathi sezihlakazekile zaba ukudla kwazo zonke izilwane zasendle. ⁶Izimvu zami zaduka ezintabeni zonke nasemagqumeni onke aphakeme, zahlakazeka emhlabeni wonke, kwangabi khona noyedwa ozifunayo noma ozibhekayo.

⁷“Ngakho-ke, nina belusi, zwanini izwi likaBaba wethu:’ ⁸Ngokuphila kwami, kusho iNkosi uBaba: ngenxa yokuthi umhlambi wami waphangwa waba ukudla kwazo zonke izilwane zasendle ngokuswela umelusi, nangenxa yokuthi abelusi bami abazange bawufune umhlambi wami kodwa bazondla bona ngokwabo esikhundleni somhlambi wami, ⁹ngakho-ke, nina belusi, zwanini izwi likaBaba wethu: ¹⁰Nakhu okushiwo yiNkosi uBaba: Ngimelene nabelusi. Ngiyakuwubiza umhlambi wami kubo, nginqamule umsebenzi wabo wokwelusa, ukuze bangabe besawondla. Ngiyakuwuhlwitha umhlambi wami emilonyeni yabo; izimvu zami ngeke zibe ukudla kwabo.

¹¹Ngokuba iNkosi uBaba ithi: “Mina ngokwami ngiyakuzifuna izimvu zami ngizinakekele. ^a a v11 Lapha uBaba wethu uzithathela wona umsebenzi womelusi — yona inhliziyo efanayo uJesu ayifakazelayo lapho ethi, “Ngingumalusi omuhle” (Johane 10:11). UBaba ofunayo uba yiNdodana enikela ngempilo yayo ngenxa yezimvu. ¹²‘Njengoba umelusi enakekela umhlambi wakhe ohlakazekile lapho ephakathi kwawo, kanjalo ngiyakuzinakekela izimvu zami. Ngiyakuzophula kuzo zonke izindawo lapho zahlakazekela khona ngosuku lwamafu nobumnyama. ¹³Ngiyakuzikhipha phakathi kwezizwe, ngiziqoqe emazweni, ngiziyise ezweni lazo. Ngiyakuzelusa ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, ezigodini, nakuzo zonke izindawo lapho abantu behlala khona ezweni. ¹⁴Ngiyakuzondla edlelweni elihle; iziqongo zezintaba zakwa-Israyeli ziyakuba yidlelo lazo. Lapho ziyakulala edlelweni elihle, zidle edlelweni eliluhlaza ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli.’ ¹⁵Mina ngokwami ngiyakuwelusa umhlambi wami ngiwulalise phansi, kusho iNkosi uBaba. ¹⁶Ngiyakuzifuna ezilahlekile, ngibuyise ezidukile, ngibophe ezilimele, ngiqinise ezibuthakathaka, kodwa ngibhubhise ezikhuluphele nezinamandla. Ngiyakuzelusa ngobulungisa.

¹⁷Nina, mhlambi wami, nakhu okushiwo yiNkosi uBaba: “Ngiyakwahlulela phakathi kwemvu nemvu, phakathi kwezinqama nezimbuzi. ¹⁸‘Akwanele yini ukudla edlelweni elihle kunawo wonke, ngaphandle kokunyathela okuseleyo? Akwanele yini ukuphuza amanzi acwebileyo, ngaphandle kokungcolisa aseleyo ngezinyawo zenu? ¹⁹Umhlambi wami kumele yini udle lokho enikunyathele, uphuze lokho enikungcolisile ngezinyawo zenu?’

²⁰Ngakho iNkosi uBaba ithi kuzo: “Mina ngokwami ngiyakwahlulela phakathi kwezimvu ezikhuluphele nezimvu ezondileyo. ²¹‘Ngenxa yokuthi nisunduza ngohlangothi nangehlombe, nihlaba zonke ezibuthakathaka ngezimpondo zenu nize nizixoshe, ²²ngiyakuwusindisa umhlambi wami; ngeke usaba yimpango. Ngiyakwahlulela phakathi kwemvu nemvu. ²³Ngiyakumisa umelusi oyedwa phezu kwazo, inceku yami uDavide; iyakuzelusa; iyakuzelusa ibe ngumelusi wazo. ^b b v23 Emakhulwini eminyaka ngemva kokufa kukaDavide, uBaba wethu uthembisa umelusi oyedwa ovela ohlangothini lukaDavide oyakuwelusa umhlambi wakhe kuze kube phakade. UJesu nguye lowo Melusi — “Ngingumalusi omuhle... kuyakuba khona umhlambi owodwa, umelusi oyedwa” (Johane 10:11, 16). ²⁴Mina, uBaba, ngiyakuba nguBaba wabo; inceku yami uDavide ibe yisikhulu phakathi kwabo. Mina, uBaba, ngikhulumile.

²⁵“Ngiyakwenza isivumelwano sokuthula nabo, ngiqede izilwane zasendle ezweni, ukuze bahlale bevikelekile ehlane balale emahlathini. ²⁶Ngiyakubenza bona nendawo ezungeze igquma lami babe yisibusiso, ngithumele imvula ngesikhathi sayo—imvula yesibusiso. ²⁷Imithi yasendle iyakuthela izithelo zayo, umhlaba uthele ukudla kwawo; abantu bayakuhlala bevikelekile ezweni labo. Bayakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wabo lapho ngiphula imishayo yejoka labo ngibakhulula esandleni salabo ababagqilazayo. ²⁸Izizwe ngeke zisababa yimpango, nezilwane zasendle ngeke zisabadla. Bayakuhlala bevikelekile, kungabi khona obethusayo. ²⁹Ngiyakubanika izwe elidumile ngokudla kwalo; ngeke besahlushwa yindlala kulo noma bathwale ihlazo lezizwe. ³⁰Khona-ke bayakwazi ukuthi mina, uBaba wabo, nginabo, nokuthi bona, indlu yakwa-Israyeli, bangabantu bami, kusho iNkosi uBaba. ³¹Nina niyizimvu zami, izimvu zedlelo lami, futhi mina nginguBaba wenu, kusho iNkosi uBaba.”’