UGogi Uwela Ezintabeni
UGogi uwela ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, izikhali zakhe zishiswe njengezinkuni iminyaka eyisikhombisa, kuyilapho amaqembu angcwabayo esebenza izinyanga eziyisikhombisa futhi kubekwa izimpawu eceleni kwamathambo asalele. Izinyoni zibizelwa edilini elesabekayo. UBaba wethu uthi ukuthunjwa akuzange kube ukungabikho kwakhe, futhi uthulula uMoya wakhe.
39 1“Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, profetha umelane noGogi, uthi: Nakho lokhu akushoyo uBaba oBusayo: Ngimelene nawe, Gogi, nkosana enkulu yaseMesheki naseThubali. 2Ngiyakukuphendula, ngikuqhube, ngikukhuphule ngikususe enhla kakhulu, ngikuholele ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli. 3Khona ngiyakuwushaya umnsalo wakho uwuphundule esandleni sakho sokhohlo, ngiyiwise phansi imicibisholo yakho esandleni sakho sokunene. 4Uyakuwela ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, wena namabutho akho onke kanye nabantu abanawe. Ngiyakukunikela ube ngukudla kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezinyoni ezidla inyama nakuzo izilwane zasendle. 5Uyakuwela endaweni evulekileyo yasendle, ngokuba ngikhulumile, kusho uBaba oBusayo. 6Ngiyakuthumela umlilo kwaMagogi nakulabo abahlala belondekile emazweni asogwini, khona bayakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba. 7Ngiyakwenza igama lami elingcwele laziwe phakathi kwabantu bami bakwa-Israyeli, ngingabe ngisavuma ukuba igama lami elingcwele lingcoliswe. Khona izizwe ziyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba, oNgcwele kwa-Israyeli. 8Bheka, kuyeza, kuyakwenzeka, kusho uBaba oBusayo. Yilolu usuku engakhuluma ngalo.’
9“Khona labo abahlala emizini yakwa-Israyeli bayakuphuma, baphembe imililo ngezikhali bazishise—izihlangu nezihlangwana, iminsalo nemicibisholo, izagila nemikhonto—bakwenze kube yisibaselo iminyaka eyisikhombisa. 10Ngeke batheze izinkuni endle nasehlathini, ngokuba bayakubasa ngezikhali. Bayakuphanga labo ababebaphanga, babaphuce labo ababebaphuca, kusho uBaba oBusayo.’
11“Ngalolo suku ngiyakunika uGogi indawo yokungcwatshwa kwa-Israyeli, isiGodi sabahambi, empumalanga yolwandle. Sivimbela abahambi, ngokuba lapho bayakumngcwaba khona uGogi nawo wonke amaqulu akhe, bayakusibiza ngokuthi isiGodi saseHamoni-gogi. a a v11 IHamoni-gogi lisho ‘uquqaba lukaGogi’ — lesi sigodi siqanjwe ngenxa yesixuku esikhulu esingcwatshwe lapho. 12Izinyanga eziyisikhombisa indlu yakwa-Israyeli iyakuba ibangcwaba, ukuze bahlambulule izwe. 13Bonke abantu bezwe bayakubangcwaba, kube yigama elihle kubo ngosuku engibonakalisa ngalo inkazimulo yami, kusho uBaba oBusayo.’
14“Bayakukhetha amadoda azakudabula izwe njalonjalo, angcwabe labo abasele ebusweni bomhlaba, ukuze balihlambulule. Emva kwezinyanga eziyisikhombisa bayakuhlola. 15Lapho bedabula izwe, noma ngubani obona ithambo lomuntu uyakumisa uphawu eceleni kwalo, kuze kube abangcwabi balingcwabe esiGodini saseHamoni-gogi. 16(Kuyakuba khona nomuzi obizwa ngokuthi iHamona lapho.) Ngokunjalo bayakulihlambulula izwe.’
17“Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, nakho lokhu akushoyo uBaba oBusayo: Khuluma kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezinyoni nakuzo zonke izilwane zasendle: Buthanani nize, hlanganani nivela nxazonke, nize emhlatshelweni engiwulungiselela nina, umhlatshelo omkhulu ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli; niyakudla inyama niphuze igazi. 18Niyakudla inyama yamaqhawe niphuze igazi lezikhulu zomhlaba—izinqama, amawundlu, izimbuzi, izinkunzi, zonke izilwane ezikhuluphele zaseBashani. 19Niyakudla amanoni nize nisuthe, niphuze igazi nize nidakwe, emhlatshelweni engiwulungiselela nina. 20Etafuleni lami niyakusutha ngamahhashi nabashayeli bezinqola, ngamadoda anamandla nangamabutho azo zonke izinhlobo, kusho uBaba oBusayo.’
21“Ngiyakubeka inkazimulo yami phakathi kwezizwe, zonke izizwe ziyakukubona ukwahlulela engikwenzile nesandla engisibeke phezu kwazo. 22Kusukela ngalolo suku kuqhubeke indlu yakwa-Israyeli iyakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wabo. 23Khona izizwe ziyakwazi ukuthi indlu yakwa-Israyeli yathunjwa ngenxa yesono sayo, ngokuba babengathembekile kimi. Ngakho ngabufihla ubuso bami, ngabanikela ezitheni zabo, bawa bonke ngenkemba. 24Ngabaphatha ngokokungcola kwabo nangokwezono zabo, ngabufihla ubuso bami kubo.’
25“Ngakho usho kanje uBaba oBusayo: Manje ngiyakubuyisa inhlanhla kaJakobe, ngibe nesihawu kuyo yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, ngibe nomhawu ngegama lami elingcwele. 26Bayakuthwala ihlazo labo nako konke ukungathembeki abakwenza kimi, lapho behlala belondekile ezweni labo kungekho obethusayo. 27Lapho ngibabuyisa ebantwini, ngibaqoqe emazweni ezitha zabo, ngiyakuzibonakalisa ngingcwele ngabo phambi kwezizwe eziningi. 28Khona bayakwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wabo, ngokuba ngabathumba phakathi kwezizwe, ngabe sengibaqoqela ezweni labo, ngingashiyi namunye kubo. 29Angiyikubufihla ubuso bami kubo, ngokuba ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami phezu kwendlu yakwa-Israyeli, kusho uBaba oBusayo.”
