UHezekeli 37

37 ¹Isandla sikaBaba wethu safika phezu kwami. Wangikhipha ngoMoya kaBaba wethu, wangibeka phakathi kwesigodi—sasigcwele amathambo. ²Wangihambisa eduze kwawo nxazonke—ayemaningi kakhulu phansi esigodini, futhi omile kakhulu.

³Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, angaphila yini la mathambo?” Ngathi: “Nkosi Baba, wena uyazi.”

⁴Wayesethi kimi: “Profetha phezu kwala mathambo, uthi kuwo: Mathambo omileyo, zwanini izwi likaBaba wethu. ⁵Nanku okushiwo yiNkosi uBaba kula mathambo: Ngiletha umoya kini, nizophila. ⁶Ngizobeka imisipha phezu kwenu, nginilethele inyama, nginimboze ngesikhumba, ngifake umoya kini, nizophila. Khona-ke niyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wenu.”

⁷Ngase ngiprofetha njengoba ngangiyaliwe. Ngisaprofetha kwaba khona umsindo—ukukhehlezela—amathambo asondelana, ithambo kwelinye ithambo lalo. ⁸Ngabuka: imisipha yayikuwo, inyama yayimilile phezu kwawo, isikhumba sawasibekela—kodwa wawungekho umoya kuwo.

⁹Wathi kimi: “Profetha emoyeni; profetha, ndodana yomuntu, uthi kuwo umoya: Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba: Woza uvela emimoyeni emine, moya, uphefumulele kulaba ababuleweyo, ukuze baphile.” ^a a v9 Elilodwa igama kuleli vesi lisho umoya wokuphefumula, umoya ophephethayo, kanye noMoya — ngakho libiza imimoya emine, umoya wokuphila obizelwa kwabafileyo, noMoya uBaba wethu awuthululayo evesini 14.

¹⁰Ngase ngiprofetha njengoba engiyalile, umoya wangena kubo, baphila bema ngezinyawo zabo—ibutho elikhulu, elikhulu kakhulu.

¹¹Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, la mathambo ayindlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli. Bathi: ‘Amathambo ethu omile, nethemba lethu seliphelile; sinqunywe nya.’ ¹²Ngakho-ke profetha, uthi kubo: Nanku okushiwo yiNkosi uBaba: Ngiyawavula amathuna enu, nginikhuphule emathuneni enu, bantwana bami, nginilethe ezweni lakwa-Israyeli. ¹³Khona-ke niyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wenu, lapho ngivula amathuna enu ngininyusa emathuneni enu, bantwana bami. ¹⁴Ngizofaka uMoya wami kini, niphile, nginihlalise ezweni lenu. Khona-ke niyakwazi ukuthi mina, uBaba wenu, ngikhulumile ngakwenza, kusho uBaba wethu.”

UBaba Wethu Uphinda Ahlanganise Abantwana Bakhe Abahlukene

¹⁵Izwi likaBaba wethu laphinda lafika kimi, lathi:

¹⁶“Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, thatha uthi olulodwa ulubhale phezu kwalo, uthi: ‘OlukaJuda nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abangane bakhe.’ Bese uthatha olunye uthi ulubhale phezu kwalo, uthi: ‘OlukaJosefa—uthi luka-Efrayimi—nayo yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, abangane bakhe. ¹⁷Uhlanganise lezi zinti zibe uthi lunye, ukuze zibe yinto yinye esandleni sakho.’

¹⁸“Kuyothi lapho abantu bakini bekubuza, bethi: ‘Usho ukuthini ngalezi zinto?’ ¹⁹uthi kubo: Nanku okushiwo yiNkosi uBaba: Ngithatha uthi lukaJosefa, olusesandleni sika-Efrayimi, kanye nezizwe zakwa-Israyeli ezihlangene naye, ngilwengeze kuthi lukaJuda, ngikwenze kube uthi lunye, ukuze lube lunye esandleni sami. ²⁰Uphathe esandleni sakho izinti ozibhalile, phambi kwamehlo abo. ²¹Bese uthi kubo: Nanku okushiwo yiNkosi uBaba: ‘Ngiyabathatha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezizweni abaya kuzo; ngibaqoqe nxazonke, ngibalethe ezweni labo. ²²Ngizobenza babe yisizwe sinye ezweni, ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, nenkosi inye iyobusa phezu kwabo bonke. Abasayikuba yizizwe ezimbili, abasayikwehlukana babe yimibuso emibili. ²³Abasayikuzingcolisa ngezithombe zabo, nangezinto zabo ezinyanyekayo, noma ngakuphi ukuhlubuka kwabo. Ngizobasindisa kuzo zonke izindawo lapho babehlala khona benza izono, ngibenze bahlanzeke. Bayoba ngabantwana bami, mina ngibe nguBaba wabo. ²⁴Inceku yami uDavide iyoba yinkosi phezu kwabo; bonke bayoba nomelusi munye. Bayolandela izimiso zami, bagcine imithetho yami, bayenze. ²⁵Bayohlala ezweni engalinika inceku yami uJakobe, lapho oyihlo ababehlala khona. Bona, nabantwana babo, nabantwana babantwana babo, bayohlala khona kuze kube phakade; uDavide inceku yami abe yisikhulu sabo kuze kube phakade. ²⁶Ngizokwenza isivumelwano sokuthula nabo, isivumelwano esiphakade nabo. Ngizobahlalisa ngibandise, ngibeke indlu yami engcwele phakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade. ²⁷Indawo yami yokuhlala iyoba phezu kwabo; ngiyoba nguBaba wabo, bona babe ngabantwana bami. ²⁸Khona-ke izizwe ziyokwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wenu, owenza u-Israyeli abe ngcwele, lapho indlu yami engcwele iphakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade.’”