Hezekeli
9 Wabese umemeta ngelivi lelikhulu etindlebeni tami watsi: “Bitani labo labatawukhipha sijeziso kulelidolobha, ngamunye wabo aphatse sikhali sakhe sembhubhiso esandleni sakhe!”
2 Ngabona emadvodza lasitfupha achamuka ngasegedeni lelingenhla+ lelibuke enyakatfo, ngayinye yawo iphetse sikhali sekuphihlita; emkhatsini wawo bekunendvodza lebeyigcoke timphahla telineni, elukhalo lwayo bekunesipatji samabhalane setintfo tekubhala, futsi angena ema eceleni kweli-al’thare lelitfusi.+
3 Inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli+ yabese iyaphakama lapho beyihleti khona ngetulu kwemakherubhi, yaya emnyango welithempeli+ futsi Nkulunkulu wamemeta lendvodza lebeyigcoke timphahla telineni, inesipatji samabhalane setintfo tekubhala elukhalo lwayo. 4 Jehova watsi kuyo: “Lihambe lonkhe lelidolobha iJerusalema, ubeke luphawu emabuntini abo bonkhe bantfu labakhalako nalabakhononako+ ngenca yato tonkhe letintfo letenyanyekako letentiwa kulelidolobha.”+
5 Watjela lalamanye emadvodza nami ngilalele, watsi: “Yilandzeleni kulo lonkhe lelidolobha, futsi nibulale. Ningabaveli buhlungu* futsi ningabahawukeli sanhlobo.+ 6 Kufanele nibulale bomkhulu, emajaha, tintfombi, bantfwana kanye nebafati.+ Kodvwa ningasondzeli kunome ngubani loneluphawu.+ Kufanele nicale endzaweni yami lengcwele.”+ Ngako acala ngemadvodza lamadzala lebekasembikwelithempeli.+ 7 Wabese utsi kuwo: “Ngcolisani lelithempeli futsi nigcwalise emabala ngetidvumbu.+ Hambani!” Ngako ahamba ayobulala bantfu kulelidolobha.
8 Atsi asabulala labantfu, ngasala ngedvwa futsi ngaguca ngatsintsa ngebuso phansi, ngamemeta ngatsi: “Awu Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova! Utababulala bonkhe yini laba labasele baka-Israyeli njengobe ukhiphela intfukutselo yakho eJerusalema?”+
9 Ngako watsi kimi: “Sono sebantfu baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda sikhulu kakhulu.+ Lelive ligcwele kucitfwa kwengati+ futsi lelidolobha ligcwele kukhohlakala+ ngobe batsi: ‘Jehova sewulishiyile lelive, futsi Jehova akasiboni.’+ 10 Kodvwa mine, angeke ngibavele buhlungu; angeke ngibahawukele.+ Ngitayehlisela etinhloko tabo imiphumela yetindlela tabo.”
11 Ngabese ngibona lendvodza lebeyigcoke timphahla telineni futsi inesipatji samabhalane setintfo tekubhala elukhalo lwayo, ibuyisa umbiko itsi: “Sengente njengobe ushito.”