UHezekeli 36

36 ¹Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, profetha ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli: Zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, zwanini izwi likaBaba wethu. ²Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba wethu: Ngenxa yokuthi isitha sathi ngani: “Aha! Izindawo eziphakeme zasendulo manje zingezethu,” ³ngakho-ke profetha uthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba wethu: Ngenxa yokuthi baniphundla baninyathela ezinhlangothini zonke, naze naba yifa lezizwe eziseleyo, naba yindaba yokuhlebwa nokunyundelwa ngabantu,

⁴ngakho-ke, zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, zwanini izwi leNkosi uBaba wethu. Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba wethu ezintabeni nasemagqumeni, emifudlaneni nasezigodini, emanxiweni acithekileyo nasemizini eshiyiweyo eyaba yimpango nenhlekisa kuzo zonke izizwe eziseleyo nxazonke:

⁵ngakho-ke isho kanje iNkosi uBaba wethu: Ngomhawu wami ovuthayo ngikhulumile ngokumelene nezizwe eziseleyo nalo lonke i-Edomi, abathi ngenjabulo yenhliziyo yonke nangokudelela okukhulu bazibizela izwe lami ukuba libe ngelabo, ukuze baphange amadlelo alo. ⁶Ngakho profetha ngezwe lakwa-Israyeli; uthi ezintabeni nasemagqumeni, emifudlaneni nasezigodini: Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba wethu: Ngikhulumile ngomhawu wami nangolaka lwami, ngenxa yokuthi nithwele ihlazo lezizwe. ⁷Ngakho isho kanje iNkosi uBaba wethu: Ngiphakamisile isandla sami ngifunga—izizwe ezinizungezileyo ziyakuthwala ihlazo lazo.

⁸Kodwa nina, zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, niyakuhluma amagatsha nithele izithelo ngenxa yabantu bami bakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba sebezobuya ekhaya. ⁹Ngokuba nginani; ngiyakuphendukela kini, niyakulinywa nihlwanyelwe. ¹⁰Ngiyakwandisa abantu phezu kwenu—yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, yona yonke. Imizi iyakuhlalwa, kwakhiwe kabusha amanxiwa. ¹¹Ngiyakwandisa abantu nezilwane phezu kwenu; ziyakwanda zande zithele. Ngiyakunihlalisa njengasezinsukwini zasendulo, nginenzele okuhle okudlula kwasekuqaleni. Khona-ke niyakwazi ukuthi mina nginguBaba wenu. ¹²Ngiyakwenza abantu bahambe phezu kwenu—abantwana bami bakwa-Israyeli; bayakunidla ifa, nibe yifa labo, ningabe nisabenza babe ngabangenabantwana.

¹³Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba wethu: Ngenxa yokuthi bathi kini: “Nina niyabadla abantu, niphuce isizwe senu abantwana,” ¹⁴ngakho-ke aniyikubuye nibadle abantu, ningabe nisaphuca isizwe senu abantwana, kusho iNkosi uBaba wethu. ¹⁵Angiyikubuye nginizwise ihlazo lezizwe; aniyikubuye nithwale ukuhlaziswa kwabantu, ningabe nisasikhubekisa isizwe senu, kusho iNkosi uBaba wethu.

¹⁶Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lithi:

¹⁷“Ndodana yomuntu, lapho indlu yakwa-Israyeli ihlala ezweni layo, bangcolisa ngezindlela zabo nangezenzo zabo. Indlela yabo phambi kwami yayinjengokungcola kowesifazane osesikhathini sakhe. ¹⁸Ngakho ngathulula ulaka lwami phezu kwabo ngenxa yegazi abalichithela ezweni, nangenxa yokuthi balingcolisa ngezithombe zabo. ¹⁹Ngabahlakazela phakathi kwezizwe, bachitheka emazweni; ngabahlulela ngezindlela zabo nangezenzo zabo.’ ²⁰Kodwa phakathi kwezizwe abaya kuzo, balingcolisa igama lami elingcwele, njengoba kwathiwa ngabo: ‘Laba ngabantu bakaSimakade, kodwa baphumile ezweni lakhe.’ ²¹Kodwa nganaka igama lami elingcwele, abalingcolisa abantu bakwa-Israyeli phakathi kwezizwe abaya kuzo.

²²Ngakho tshela indlu yakwa-Israyeli: Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba wethu: “Angenzeli ngenxa yenu, ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, kodwa ngenxa yegama lami elingcwele, enalingcolisa phakathi kwezizwe enaya kuzo. ²³Ngiyakwenza ngcwele igama lami elikhulu—elangcoliswa phakathi kwezizwe, enalingcolisa phakathi kwazo. Khona-ke izizwe ziyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba, kusho iNkosi uBaba wethu, lapho ngizibonakalisa ngingcwele ngani phambi kwamehlo azo.

²⁴“Ngiyakunithatha ezizweni, nginibuthe emazweni onke, nginilethe ezweni lenu. ²⁵Ngiyakunifafaza ngamanzi ahlanzekile, nibe nihlanzekile; ngiyakunihlanza kukho konke ukungcola kwenu nakuzo zonke izithombe zenu. ²⁶Ngiyakuninika inhliziyo entsha, ngifake umoya omusha ngaphakathi kwenu. Ngiyakususa inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yenu, ngininike inhliziyo yenyama. ²⁷Ngiyakufaka uMoya wami ngaphakathi kwenu, ngenze ukuba nihambe ngezimiso zami, nigcine izimiselo zami nizenze. ²⁸Niyakuhlala ezweni engalinika oyihlo; niyakuba ngabantwana bami, mina ngibe nguBaba wenu. ²⁹Ngiyakunisindisa kukho konke ukungcola kwenu. Ngiyakubiza amabele ngiwandise, ngingehlisi indlala phezu kwenu. ³⁰Ngiyakwandisa izithelo zemithi nezilimo zasemasimini, ukuze ningabe nisathwala ihlazo lendlala phakathi kwezizwe.

³¹“Khona-ke niyakukhumbula izindlela zenu ezimbi nezenzo zenu ebezingezinhle, nizenyanye ngenxa yezono zenu nezinengiso zenu.’ ³²Angenzeli ngenxa yenu, kusho iNkosi uBaba wethu—kwazini lokhu. Yibani namahloni nihlazeke ngenxa yezindlela zenu, ndlu yakwa-Israyeli.

³³Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba wethu: “Mhla nginihlanza kuzo zonke izono zenu, ngiyakwenza imizi ihlalwe futhi, ngakhe kabusha amanxiwa. ³⁴Izwe elichithekileyo liyakulinywa, kunokuba libe yihlane phambi kwabo bonke abadlulayo. ³⁵Bayakuthi: ‘Leli zwe ebelichithekile seliphenduke lanjengensimu yase-Edeni; imizi ebiyincithakalo, ichithekile, idiliziwe, manje isivikelekile inabantu.’ ³⁶Khona-ke izizwe ezisele nizungezile ziyakwazi ukuthi mina, uBaba, ngakha kabusha lokho obekudiliziwe, ngatshala kabusha indawo echithekileyo. Mina, uBaba wenu, ngikhulumile futhi ngiyakukwenza.’

³⁷Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba wethu: “Nalokhu futhi ngiyakuvuma ukuba indlu yakwa-Israyeli ingicele ukuba ngibenzele khona: ngiyakwandisa abantu babo njengomhlambi. ³⁸Njengomhlambi weminikelo, njengomhlambi waseJerusalema emikhosini yayo emisiweyo, kanjalo imizi ebiyincithakalo iyakugcwala imihlambi yabantu. Khona-ke bayakwazi ukuthi mina nginguBaba wenu.”