UHezekeli 38

38 ¹Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:

²Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kuGogi, wasezweni laseMagogi, isikhulu esiyinhloko sikaMesheki noThubali, uprofethe ngokumelene naye. ³Yithi: Nakhu okushiwo nguBaba oyiNkosi: “Ngimelene nawe, Gogi, sikhulu esiyinhloko sikaMesheki noThubali. ⁴Ngizakukuphendula, ngifake izingwegwe emihlathini yakho, ngikukhiphe nalo lonke ibutho lakho—amahhashi nabagibeli bamahhashi, bonke behlome ngokugcwele, isixuku esikhulu esinezihlangu ezinkulu nezincane, bonke bephethe inkemba. ⁵IPheresiya, iKushi, nePhuti banabo, bonke behlonyiswe ngezihlangu nangezigqoko zempi; ⁶IGomeri namabutho ayo onke, neBeti-Thogarma elivela enyakatho kude namabutho ayo onke—izizwe eziningi zinawe.

⁷Lunga; uzilungiselele, wena nazo zonke izixuku ezibuthene kuwe, ube ngumlindi wazo. ⁸Emva kwezinsuku eziningi uzakubizwa. Eminyakeni yokugcina uzakuhlasela izwe elisindisiwe empini, elabantu balo ababuthwa ezizweni eziningi babuyiselwa ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, ezazikade zingamanxiwa isikhathi eside. Bakhishwa ezizweni, manje sebehlala bonke bevikelekile. ⁹Uzakukhuphuka, ushaqe njengesiphepho, njengefu eligubuzela izwe—wena namabutho akho onke, nezizwe eziningi zinawe.”

¹⁰Nakhu okushiwo nguBaba oyiNkosi: “Ngalolo suku kuzakufika imicabango engqondweni yakho, ucebe icebo elibi. ¹¹Uzakuthi, ‘Ngizakuhlasela izwe lemizi evulekile; ngizakuhlasela abantu abanokuthula abahlala bevikelekile, bonke bengenazo izindonga, nemigoqo, namasango,’ ¹²ukuze uthumbe impango uphange, uhlasele amanxiwa asehlalwe kabusha nabantu ababuthwe ezizweni, abazuze imfuyo nempahla, abahlala enkabeni yomhlaba. ¹³ISheba, iDedani, nabathengisi baseTharishishi namabhongo awo onke ezingonyama bazakubuza, ‘Uzele ukuthumba impango na? Ubuthe isixuku sakho ukuze uphange—ukuthatha isiliva negolide, uthumbe imfuyo nempahla, uthwale impango enkulu na?’”

¹⁴Ngakho profetha, ndodana yomuntu, utshele uGogi: Nakhu okushiwo nguBaba oyiNkosi: “Ngalolo suku, lapho abantu bami bakwa-Israyeli behlala bevikelekile, awuyikukwazi na lokho? ¹⁵Uzakuvela endaweni yakho esenyakatho kude, wena nezizwe eziningi zinawe, bonke begibele amahhashi—isixuku esikhulu, ibutho elinamandla. ¹⁶Uzakukhuphuka ukumelana nabantu bami bakwa-Israyeli njengefu eligubuzela izwe. Ezinsukwini zokugcina ngizakukuletha ukuba umelane nezwe lami, Gogi, ukuze izizwe zingazi lapho ngizibonakalisa ngingcwele ngawe phambi kwamehlo azo.”

¹⁷Nakhu okushiwo nguBaba oyiNkosi: Uwena yini engangikhuluma ngawe endulo ngezinceku zami abaprofethi bakwa-Israyeli, abaprofetha iminyaka ngaleso sikhathi ukuthi ngizakukuletha ukuba umelane nabo? ¹⁸Ngalolo suku, lapho uGogi ehlasela izwe lakwa-Israyeli, kusho uBaba oyiNkosi, ulaka lwami oluvuthayo luzakuvutha. ¹⁹“Ebukhweleni bami nasemlilweni wolaka lwami ngiyasho: ngalolo suku kuzakuba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu ezweni lakwa-Israyeli. ²⁰Izinhlanzi zolwandle, izinyoni zezulu, izilwane zasendle, zonke izidalwa ezihuquzela emhlabathini, nabo bonke abantu abasemhlabeni bazakuthuthumela phambi kwami. Izintaba ziyakudilizwa, amawa ayakuwa, zonke izindonga ziyakuwela phansi.” ²¹Ngizakubiza inkemba ukuba imelane noGogi kuzo zonke izintaba zami, kusho uBaba oyiNkosi; inkemba yalowo nalowo muntu izakumelana nomfowabo. ²²“Ngizakumahlulela ngesifo nangokuchitheka kwegazi; ngizakuthulula izimvula ezinamandla, izichotho, umlilo, nesibabule phezu kwakhe, namabutho akhe, nezizwe eziningi ezinaye. ²³Kanjalo ngizakubonakalisa ubukhulu bami nobungcwele bami, ngizazise phambi kwezizwe eziningi. Khona-ke bazakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba.”