Uphawu lukaBaba wethu lwesihawu
Amadoda ayisithupha aphethe izikhali abizwa nguBaba wethu, bese omunye ogqoke ilineni ophethe isitsha sokubhala ebeka uphawu emabunzini abo bonke abadabukela ububi bomuzi. Abanye bonke bayabulawa, kuqalwa endlini engcwele. UHezekeli uwa ngobuso abuze ukuthi ngabe kukhona oyosala yini.
9 1Wayesememeza ngezwi elikhulu ngisezwa: “Sondelani, baphathi bomuzi, yilowo nalowo ephethe isikhali sakhe sokubhubhisa.”
2Kweza amadoda ayisithupha evela esangweni eliphezulu elibheke enyakatho, yilelo nalelo liphethe isikhali esibulalayo; phakathi kwawo kwakukhona indoda eyayembethe ilineni, inekhukhwana lokubhala eceleni kwayo. Afika ema eceleni kwe-alithare lethusi.
3Inkazimulo kaBaba wethu yenyuka isuka phezu kwekherubi lapho yayihlezi khona, yaya embundwini wendlu. Wayesebiza indoda eyayembethe ilineni inekhukhwana lokubhala eceleni kwayo.
4UBaba wethu wathi kuyo: “Hamba udabule phakathi komuzi waseJerusalema, ubeke uphawu emabunzini alabo ababubulayo nabagqumayo ngenxa yazo zonke izinengiso ezenziwa lapho.” a a v4 Labo abaphawulelwe ukusindiswa yilabo onhliziyo zabo ziphukayo ngenxa yesono esibazungezayo — uBaba wethu uyabasindisa abeke uphawu kubantwana abalilela lokho okumdabukisa yena.
5Kwabanye wathi ngisezwa: “Hambani nidabule umuzi nimlandele, nishaye. Amehlo enu angabahawukeli, ningabi nozwelo. 6Amadoda amadala, izinsizwa, izintombi, izingane, nabesifazane—babulaleni bonke. Kodwa ningamthinti noma ngubani onophawu. Qalani endaweni yami engcwele.” Base beqala ngamadoda amadala ayephambi kwendlu.
7Wayesethi kubo: “Ningcolisani indlu, nigcwalise amagceke ngababuleweyo. Hambani!” Baphuma-ke babulala abantu emzini.
8Kwathi besabulala, ngasala ngedwa. Ngawa ngobuso phansi ngakhala ngathi: “Maye, Baba oyiNkosi! Uzoyibhubhisa yonke insali yakwa-Israyeli yini ngesikhathi uthululela ulaka lwakho phezu kweJerusalema?”
9Wayesethi kimi: “Icala lendlu yakwa-Israyeli neyakwaJuda likhulu kakhulu. Izwe ligcwele ukuchitheka kwegazi, umuzi ugcwele ukungalungi, ngokuba bathi, ‘UNkulunkulu ulishiyile izwe; uNkulunkulu akaboni.’ 10Kodwa mina, ngeke ngibahawukele futhi ngeke ngibazwele. Ngiyakwehlisela ukuziphatha kwabo phezu kwamakhanda abo.”
11Khona indoda eyayembethe ilineni inekhukhwana lokubhala eceleni kwayo yabika yathi: “Ngenzile njengoba ungiyalile.”
