UHezekeli 7

7 ¹Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:

²Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu—nakhu okushiwo yiNkosi uBaba ezweni lakwa-Israyeli: Ukuphela! Ukuphela kufika emagumbini omane ezwe. ³Manje ukuphela sekuphezu kwakho, futhi ngizothumela intukuthelo yami kuwe. Ngizokwahlulela ngokwezindlela zakho, ngehlisele phezu kwakho zonke izenzo zakho ezinengekayo. ⁴Iso lami ngeke likuhawukele, futhi ngeke ngibe nozwelo; ngiyokubuyisela ngokwezindlela zakho, nezenzo zakho ezinengekayo ziyokuba phakathi kwakho. Khona-ke uyokwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wakho. ⁵Nakhu okushiwo yiNkosi uBaba: Inhlekelele! Inhlekelele engafani nenye—bheka, iyeza! ⁶Ukuphela sekufikile! Ukuphela sekufikile! Sekuzivusile ngokumelene nawe—bheka, kuyeza! ⁷Incithakalo isifikile kuwe, wena ohlala ezweni. Isikhathi sesifikile; usuku selusondele—usuku lokwethuka, hhayi olokumemeza ngenjabulo ezintabeni. ^a a v7 Izintaba kwakuyizindawo zendabuko zemikhosi nemigidi yomphakathi kwa-Israyeli wasendulo; umahluko uwukuthi lolu suku luletha ukwesaba kuphela, hhayi injabulo. ⁸Manje maduze ngizothulula ulaka lwami phezu kwakho, ngikhiphe intukuthelo yami ngokumelene nawe. Ngizokwahlulela ngokwezindlela zakho, ngehlisele phezu kwakho zonke izenzo zakho ezinengekayo. ⁹Iso lami ngeke lihawukele, futhi ngeke ngibe nozwelo; ngiyokubuyisela ngokwezindlela zakho, nezenzo zakho ezinengekayo ziyokuba phakathi kwakho. Khona-ke uyokwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wakho, lowo oshayayo. ¹⁰Bheka, usuku! Bheka, luyeza! Incithakalo isiphumile; induku isiqhakazile, ukuzidla sekuhlumile. ¹¹Udlame seluvukile lwaba yinduku yobubi. Akekho kubo oyosala—akukho sixuku sabo, akukho mcebo wabo— futhi akukho lutho oluyigugu phakathi kwabo. ¹²Isikhathi sesifikile; usuku selufikile. Umthengi makangajabuli, umthengisi angalili, ngokuba ulaka luphezu kwaso sonke isixuku sabo. ¹³Umthengisi ngeke abuyele kulokho akuthengisile, nakuba bobabili besaphila. Ngokuba umbono omelene naso sonke isixuku sabo ngeke uguqulwe, futhi ngenxa yesono sakhe akekho ongabambelela ekuphileni kwakhe.

¹⁴Balishayile icilongo, balungisa konke, kodwa akekho oya empini, ngokuba ulaka lwami luphezu kwaso sonke isixuku sabo. ¹⁵Inkemba ingaphandle; isifo nendlala kungaphakathi. Noma ngubani osendle uyokufa ngenkemba, nalowo osemzini—indlala nesifo kuyomqeda. ¹⁶Labo kubo abaphunyukayo bayobalekela ezintabeni njengamajuba ezigodi, bonke bebubula, ngamunye ngenxa yesono sakhe. ¹⁷Zonke izandla ziyodangala, nawo onke amadolo ayophenduka abe ngamanzi. ¹⁸Bayogqoka izingubo zokulila, nokwesaba kuyobasibekela; ihlazo liyoba sebusweni bonke, namakhanda onke ayophuculwa impandla. ¹⁹Bayophonsa isiliva labo ezitaladini, negolide labo liyophathwa njengento engcolileyo. Isiliva labo negolide labo ngeke bakwazi ukubasindisa ngosuku lolaka lwami. Ngeke kunelise indlala yabo noma kugcwalise izisu zabo, ngokuba kwakuyisikhubekiso esabaholela esonweni. ²⁰Baziqhayisa ngobuhle bemihlobiso yabo, bayisebenzisa ukwenza izithombe zabo ezinengekayo nezithixo ezinyanyekayo. Ngakho-ke ngizenzile lezi zinto zaba yinto engcolileyo kubo. ²¹Ngizozinikela lezi zinto zibe yimpango kwabezizwe nokuthunjiweyo kwababi bomhlaba, bazozingcolisa. ²²Ngizobufulathelisa ubuso bami kubo, bayongcolisa indawo yami eyigugu; abaphangi bayongena kuyo bayingcolise. ²³Khanda iketango! Ngokuba izwe ligcwele amacala egazi, nomuzi ugcwele udlame. ²⁴Ngizoletha abambi kunabo bonke abezizwe ukuba bathathe izindlu zabo. Ngizoqeda ukuzidla kwabanamandla, nezindawo zabo ezingcwele ziyongcoliswa. ²⁵Lapho usizi lufika, bayofuna ukuthula, kodwa kungabi khona. ²⁶Inhlekelele phezu kwenhlekelele iyofika, nehlebo phezu kwehlebo. Bayofuna umbono kumprofethi, kodwa imfundiso iyonyamalala kumpristi, neseluleko kubadala. ²⁷Inkosi iyolila, isikhulu siyembeswa ukuphelelwa yithemba, nezandla zabantu bezwe ziyothuthumela. Ngizobaphatha ngokwezenzo zabo, ngibahlulele ngezindinganiso zabo. Khona-ke bayokwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wabo.