UBaba Ubeka Uphawu Lokuvinjezelwa KweJerusalema
UHezekeli wenza ukuvinjezelwa kukaBaba wethu njengomdlalo emgwaqweni: isitini esibazwe saba yiJerusalema, ipani lensimbi njengodonga, izinsuku ezingama-390 elele ngohlangothi olulodwa namashumi amane ngolunye, isinkwa esilinganisiwe namanzi alinganisiwe. Uyakhala ngokupheka ngendle yabantu, bese enikwa ubulongwe bezinkomo esikhundleni sayo.
4 1"Wena, ndodana yomuntu, thatha isitini, usibeke phambi kwakho, ubaze kuso idolobha—iJerusalema. 2Livimbezele: wakhe udonga lokuvimbezela maqondana nalo, wenyusele kulo idundulu, umise amakamu maqondana nalo, ubeke nxazonke zalo izigxobo zokudiliza izindonga. 3Thatha ipani lensimbi; ulibeke njengodonga lwensimbi phakathi kwakho nedolobha. Libhekise ubuso bakho; lizakuba sekuvinjezelweni, wena ulivimbezele ngamandla. Lokhu kunguphawu kuyo indlu ka-Israyeli.
4"Wena, lala ngohlangothi lwakho lwesokhohlo, ubeke phezu kwalo icala lendlu ka-Israyeli. Ngezinsuku ozolala ngalo, uzakuthwala icala labo. 5Ngokuba ngikumisele iminyaka yecala labo ibe yinani lezinsuku—izinsuku ezingama-390—ukuze uthwale icala lendlu ka-Israyeli.
6"Lapho usuqedile lokhu, uphinde ulale ngohlangothi lwakho lwesokunene, uthwale icala lendlu kaJuda izinsuku ezingamashumi amane; ngikumisele usuku lonyaka ngamunye. 7Bhekisa ubuso bakho ekuvinjezelweni kweJerusalema, ingalo yakho yembuliwe, uprofethe ngokumelene nalo. 8Bheka, ngizakukubopha ngezintambo ukuze ungaphenduki uye kolunye uhlangothi uze uqede izinsuku zokuvimbezela kwakho.
9"Thatha ukolweni, ibhali, ubhontshisi, udali, unyawothi, nospelti; ukubeke esitsheni sinye wenze isinkwa ngakho. Usidle ngezinsuku ozolala ngazo ngohlangothi lwakho—izinsuku ezingama-390. 10Ukulinganise ngesisindo ukudla ozokudla—cishe ama-awunsi ayisishiyagalombili ngosuku; ukudle ngezikhathi ezimisiweyo. 11Uphuze amanzi alinganisiweyo—cishe iphayinti ngosuku; uwaphuze ngezikhathi ezimisiweyo. 12Uzakusidla njengamaqebelengwane ebhali, usibhake obala phezu kwendle yabantu." 13UBaba wethu wathi: "Ngokunjalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bazakudla isinkwa sabo singcolile phakathi kwezizwe lapho ngibaxoshela khona."
14Ngase ngithi: "Awu, Baba, Nkosi! Angizange ngizingcolise. Kusukela ebusheni bami kuze kube manje angizange ngidle lutho olufe lodwa noma oludwengulwe yizilwane, nenyama engcolileyo ayizange ingene emlonyeni wami."
15Wathi kimi: "Bheka, ngikuvumela ukuba usebenzise ubulongwe benkomo esikhundleni sendle yabantu ukuphekela kubo isinkwa sakho."
16Wathi kimi: "Ndodana yomuntu, bheka, ngiyaluphula udondolo lwesinkwa eJerusalema. Bazakudla isinkwa ngesisindo, bekhathazekile, baphuze amanzi ngesilinganiso, bethukile, 17ngokuba isinkwa namanzi kuzakuba yingcosana. Bazakugqolozelana ngovalo, bancibilike ecaleni labo."
