Hezekeli
36 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha mayelana netintsaba taka-Israyeli utsi: ‘Awu nine tintsaba taka-Israyeli, lalelani nali livi laJehova. 2 INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Sitsa sikhulume ngawe satsi: ‘Awuva-ke! Ngisho netindzawo letiphakeme takadzeni lucobo lwato, setibe lifa letfu!’”’+
3 “Ngako phrofetha utsi: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngesizatfu sekutsi bente indzawo yakho yasala ingenalutfo futsi bakuhlasela tinhlangotsi tonkhe kuze ube lifa lalabatawusindza* etiveni, futsi bantfu bachubeka bakhuluma ngawe baphindze bakunyundzela,+ 4 ngako-ke, nine tintsaba taka-Israyeli, lalelani livi leNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova! Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova etintsabeni nasemagcumeni, emifudlaneni nasetihosheni, etindzaleni lebetingenalutfo+ kanye nasemadolobheni lashiywa kwase kutsatfwa tintfo tawo futsi aba yinhlekisa kulabasele betive letiwatungeletile;+ 5 kuloku iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngenshisekelo yami levutsako ngitawukhuluma ngalokumelene+ nalabasele betive nangalokumelene nayo yonkhe i-Edomu, labo labakhulume ngenjabulo lenkhulu nangekuhlambalata+ batsi lelive lami netintfo letikulo kwabo, futsi bafuna kutsatsa emadlelo alo baphindze batitsatsele tintfo letikulo.’”’+
6 “Ngako phrofetha mayelana nelive laka-Israyeli, futsi utjele tintsaba nemagcuma, imifudlana netihosha utsi: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngitawukhuluma ngenshisekelo yami levutsako nangelulaka lwami, ngobe netfwele lihlazo lenililetselwe tive.”’+
7 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Mine lucobo lwami ngiphakamisa sandla sami, ngiyafunga kutsi tive letinitungeletile titawutetfwalela lihlazo lato.+ 8 Kodvwa nine, tintsaba taka-Israyeli, nitawuveta emagala futsi nitsele titselo letitawutfolwa bantfu bami ema-Israyeli,+ ngobe batawubuya masinyane. 9 Ngobe mine nginani, nemusa wami utawuba nani, nitawubese niyalinywa futsi nihlanyelwe. 10 Ngitabandzisa bantfu bakho, lokungibo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli, futsi emadolobha atawuhlala bantfu,+ netindzala titawakhiwa kabusha.+ 11 Nakanjani ngitawandzisa bantfu bakho nemfuyo yakho;+ kutawandza futsi kutalane. Ngitawubangela kutsi kuhlalwe kuwe njengasesikhatsini lesendlulile,+ futsi ngitakuphumelelisa kwendlula esikhatsini lesengcile;+ utawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.+ 12 Ngitawubangela bantfu, lokubantfu bami ema-Israyeli, kutsi bahambe etikwakho, futsi batakutsatsa ube lifa labo.+ Utawuba lifa labo, futsi angeke uphindze ubente babe bete bantfwana.’”+
13 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngesizatfu sekutsi batsi kuwe: “Ulive lelishwabadzela bantfu nalelibulala bantfwana balo,”’ 14 ‘ngako-ke, angeke uphindze ushwabadzele bantfu nobe wente tive takho tingabi nebantfwana,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova. 15 ‘Angeke ngiphindze ngivumele kutsi uchubeke wetfukwa tive nobe ngikwente ubeketelele kuhlanjalatwa bantfu,+ futsi angeke usaphindze ubangele tive takho kutsi tikhubeke,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”
16 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 17 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngesikhatsi bantfu baka-Israyeli basahlala eveni labo, balingcolisa ngetindlela tabo nangemisebenti yabo.+ Tindlela tabo betifanana nekungcola kwemuntfu losesikhatsini.+ 18 Ngako ngatfululela intfukutselo yami etikwabo ngenca yengati lebebayicitse kulelive,+ nangenca yekutsi bangcolisa lelive ngetithico tabo letenyanyekako.*+ 19 Ngako ngabahlakatela etiveni ngabasakatela nasemaveni.+ Ngabehlulela kwaya ngetindlela tabo nangemisebenti yabo. 20 Kodvwa batsi nabefika kuleto tive, bantfu bahlambalata libito lami lelingcwele+ ngekutsi bakhulume ngabo batsi: ‘Laba bantfu baJehova, kodvwa kwadzingeka kutsi bashiye live lakhe.’ 21 Ngako ngitawutsatsa sinyatselo ngenca yelibito lami lelingcwele, lelo bantfu baka-Israyeli labalihlambalata emkhatsini wetive lebebakuto.”+
22 “Ngako-ke khuluma nebantfu baka-Israyeli utsi: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Akusingenca yenu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli lokutsi ngitsatse sinyatselo, kodvwa kungenca yelibito lami lelingcwele, lelo lenalihlambalata emkhatsini wetive lebenikuto.”’+ 23 ‘Nakanjani ngitalingcwelisa libito lami lelikhulu+ lelangcoliswa emkhatsini wetive, lelo nine lenalingcolisa emkhatsini wato; futsi tive titawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova,+ mhlazana ngingcweliswa emkhatsini wenu embikwemehlo ato,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova. 24 ‘Ngitanitsatsa etiveni, nginibutsise ndzawonye kuwo onkhe lamave, bese nginiletsa eveni lenu.+ 25 Ngitanifafata ngemanti lahlobile, futsi nitawuhloba;+ ngitanihlanta kuko konkhe kungcola kwenu+ nakuto tonkhe tithico tenu letenyanyekako.+ 26 Ngitaninika inhlitiyo lensha,+ ngifake nemoya lomusha ngekhatsi kini.+ Ngitawukhipha inhlitiyo yelitje kini,+ bese nginifaka inhlitiyo yenyama.* 27 Ngitawufaka umoya wami kini, nginente nihambe ngemitsetfo yami,+ futsi tehlulelo tami nitawutigcina niphindze nitente. 28 Nitawubese nihlala eveni lengalinika bokhokho benu, futsi nitawuba sive sami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.’+
29 “‘Ngitanikhulula kuko konkhe kungcola kwenu bese ngibita lokutinhlavu ngikwente kube kunyenti, futsi angeke ngisayiletsa indlala etikwenu.+ 30 Ngitawenta sitselo sesihlahla nemkhicito wensimu kube kunyenti, kuze ningaphindzi nihlazeke etiveni ngenca yendlala.+ 31 Nitawubese niyatikhumbula tindlela tenu letimbi netento tenu lebetingasikahle, nitawubese niyatenyanya ngenca yekutiva ninelicala nangenca yetento tenu letenyanyekako.+ 32 Kodvwa yatini loku: Angikwenti loku ngenca yenu,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova. ‘Esikhundleni saloko, tiveleni buhlungu futsi nitive nihlazekile ngenca yetindlela tenu, nine bantfu baka-Israyeli.’
33 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngelilanga lengiyakunihlanta ngalo kuto tonkhe tono tenu, ngiyawubangela kutsi kuphindze kuhlalwe emadolobheni+ futsi kwakhiwe kabusha etindzaleni.+ 34 Live lebelisolo lingenalutfo futsi lebe libonwa ngibo bonkhe bantfu labendlulako kutsi alinalutfo, litawulinywa. 35 Bantfu bayawutsi: “Live lebelingenalutfo selinjengengadze yase-Edeni,+ nemadolobha labekatindzala, angenalutfo, futsi abhidlitiwe, nyalo sekakhiwe kabusha abayindzawo levikelekile futsi sekuhlalwa kuwo.”+ 36 Tive letinitungeletile letisele titawati kutsi mine Jehova, ngikwakhile loko lebekubhidlitiwe futsi ngihlanyele endzaweni lebeyingenalutfo. Mine Jehova lucobo lwami ngikhulumile futsi ngikwentile loko.’+
37 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngitawuphindze ngivumele bantfu baka-Israyeli kutsi bangicele ngibandzise njengemhlambi futsi ngitakwenta loko. 38 Njengemhlambi walabangcwele, njengemhlambi waseJerusalema* ngetikhatsi temikhosi lebanjwa khona,+ emadolobha lebekatindzala atawugcwala bantfu;+ futsi batawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’”