UBaba Wahlulela Ukukhonza Izithombe
UHezekeli uprofetha ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, lapho kukhona izindawo eziphakemeyo nama-altare, futhi utshelwa ukuthi ababulewe bayowa phakathi kwezithombe zabo. Kodwa insalela iyasinda phakathi kwezizwe futhi imkhumbule uBaba wethu, izinengé ngalokho ekwenzile.
6 1Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi:
2Ndodana yomuntu, phenduka ubhekise ubuso bakho ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, uprofethe umelene nazo. 3Uthi: Zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, zwanini izwi likaBaba oyiNkosi enamandla onke. UBaba oyiNkosi enamandla onke usho kanje ezintabeni nasemagqumeni, ezihosheni nasezigodini: Ngiletha inkemba kini, ngiyokubhubhisa izindawo zenu eziphakeme. a a v3 Izindawo eziphakeme bezingamathempeli asemaqungqulwini ezintaba lapho u-Israyeli abekhonza khona izithombe zabezizwe. 4Ama-altare enu ayobhidlizwa, ama-altare enu empepho aphulwe, ngibalahle phansi ababuleweyo benu phambi kwezithombe zenu. 5Ngiyobeka izidumbu zabantu bakwa-Israyeli phambi kwezithombe zabo, ngihlakaze amathambo enu nxazonke zama-altare enu. 6Nomaphi lapho nihlala khona, imizi iyoba yizincithakalo nezindawo eziphakeme zibhidlizwe, ukuze ama-altare enu abe yincithakalo futhi aphundleke, izithombe zenu zaphulwe zabhujiswa, ama-altare enu empepho agawulwe, nakho konke enikwenzile kwesulwe. 7Ababuleweyo bayowa phakathi kwenu, niyokwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wenu.
8Kodwa ngiyoshiya insali: abanye bayophunyuka enkembeni phakathi kwezizwe, lapho nihlakazeka emazweni. 9Khona-ke abasindileyo benu bayongikhumbula phakathi kwezizwe lapho bethunjelwe khona—ukuthi ngaphuka kanjani ngenxa yezinhliziyo zabo ezingathembekile ezangifulathela, nangamehlo abo akhanukela izithombe zabo. Bayozizonda bona ngenxa yobubi abakwenzile, ngenxa yazo zonke izenzo zabo ezinengekayo. b b v9 UBaba wethu uthi inhliziyo yakhe yaphuka ngenxa yokungathembeki kwabantwana bakhe — isahlulelo lapha sigeleza othandweni olulimele, hhayi ekwaleni okubandayo. 10Bayokwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wabo; angibasongelanga ngale nhlekelele ngeze.
11Usho kanje uBaba oyiNkosi enamandla onke: Shaya izandla zakho, ugxobe ngezinyawo zakho, umemeze uthi: “Maye kakhulu!” ngenxa yabo bonke ububi nezenzo ezinengekayo zendlu yakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba bayokuwa ngenkemba, ngendlala, nangesifo esiwumshayabhuqe. 12Abakude bayofa ngesifo esiwumshayabhuqe, abaseduze bayokuwa ngenkemba, osindile osalele ayofa ngendlala. Kanjalo ngiyokuqeda intukuthelo yami kubo. 13Khona-ke niyokwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wenu, lapho ababuleweyo babo belele phakathi kwezithombe zabo nxazonke zama-altare abo, kuwo wonke amagquma aphakemeyo, kuzo zonke iziqongo zezintaba, phansi kwaso sonke isihlahla esiluhlaza nasemithini enamaqabunga aminyeneyo—lapho banikela khona impepho eqholayo kuzo zonke izithombe zabo. 14Ngiyokwelula isandla sami ngimelene nabo, ngenze izwe libe yincithakalo kusukela ehlane kuze kufike eRibila, nomaphi lapho behlala khona. Khona-ke bayokwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wabo.
