Hezekeli
33 Livi laJehova lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma nebantfu bakini+ utsi:
“‘Asesitsi ngiletsa inkemba kulelive,+ futsi bonkhe bantfu bakulelive bakhetse umuntfu, bamente gadzi wabo, 3 bese yena ubona sitsa sita kulelive futsi ashaye luphondvo ecwayise labantfu.+ 4 Nangabe lotsite eva lomsindvo weluphondvo kodvwa angasinaki lesecwayiso,+ bese lesitsa siyefika siyambulala,* ingati yakhe itawuba senhloko yakhe.+ 5 Yena uwuvile umsindvo weluphondvo, kodvwa wangasilaleli lesecwayiso. Ingati yakhe itawuba setikwakhe. Kube bekasilalele lesecwayiso, ngabe ukusindzisile kuphila* kwakhe.
6 “‘Kodvwa nangabe logadzi abona inkemba ita futsi angalushayi loluphondvo,+ nebantfu bangasitfoli secwayiso, bese lesitsa siyefika sibulala munye wabo, loyo muntfu utawufela sono sakhe, kodvwa ingati yakhe ngitayibuta kulogadzi.’*+
7 “Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, sengikubeke kutsi ube ngugadzi webantfu baka-Israyeli; futsi nawuva livi leliphuma emlonyeni wami kufanele ungecwayisele bona.+ 8 Nangabe ngitsi kulomubi: ‘Wena muntfu lomubi, nakanjani utawufa!’+ kodvwa wena ungamecwayisi loyo muntfu kuze ashintje tindlela takhe, lomuntfu utawufa amubi ngenca yesono sakhe,+ kodvwa ingati yakhe ngitayibuta kuwe. 9 Nangabe wecwayisa lomubi kutsi ashiye indlela yakhe lembi, kodvwa yena angafuni kuyishiya, lomuntfu utawufela sono sakhe,+ kodvwa nakanjani wena utawube ukusindzisile kuphila* kwakho.+
10 “Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, tjela bantfu baka-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nine nitsite: “Kuvukela kwetfu netono tetfu kwasicindzetela kakhulu saze saba butsakatsaka;+ manje-ke sitawuphila kanjani?”’+ 11 Batjele utsi: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngitifunga mine, ngitsi angijabuli ngekufa kwemuntfu lomubi,+ kodvwa ngijatjuliswa kutsi lomubi ashintje indlela yakhe+ futsi achubeke aphila.+ Phendvukani, phendvukani etindleleni tenu letimbi,+ ngobe kungani kufanele nife nine bantfu baka-Israyeli?”’+
12 “Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, tjela bantfu bakini utsi: ‘Kulunga kwemuntfu lolungile angeke kumsindzise nakavukela;+ nebubi bemuntfu lomubi angeke bumgile nakashiya bubi bakhe;+ nekulunga kwemuntfu lolungile angeke kumente achubeke aphila ngelilanga latawona ngalo.+ 13 Nangitsi kulolungile: “Nakanjani utawuchubeka uphila,” bese loyo muntfu wetsemba kulunga kwakhe futsi ente lokubi,*+ kute tento takhe letilungile letitawukhunjulwa, kodvwa utawufela lokubi lakwentile.+
14 “‘Nangitsi kulomubi: “Nakanjani utawufa,” bese yena uyaphendvuka esonweni sakhe futsi ente lokuhle nalokulungile,+ 15 abuyisele loko lakutsetse njengesibambiso+ futsi abhadale naloko lakwebile,+ bese uhamba ngetimiso letenta umuntfu aphile ngekutsi angakwenti lokubi, nakanjani utawuchubeka aphila.+ Angeke afe. 16 Kute ngisho nasinye sono kulatentile latakwehlulelwa* ngenca yaso.+ Ngesizatfu sekutsi wente lokuhle nalokulungile, nakanjani utawuchubeka aphila.’+
17 “Kodvwa bantfu bakini batsite: ‘Indlela yaJehova ayikalungi,’ kube kuyindlela yabo lengakalungi.
18 “Nakwenteka umuntfu lolungile ashiya indlela lelungile ente lokubi, kufanele afele loko lakwentile.+ 19 Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu lomubi ashiya bubi bakhe, ente lokulungile nalokuhle, utawuchubeka aphila ngenca yekwenta lokuhle.+
20 “Kodvwa nine nitsite: ‘Indlela yaJehova ayikalungi.’+ Awu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli, ngamunye wenu ngitamehlulela kuye ngetindlela takhe.”
21 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, ngemnyaka wesi-12 enyangeni yesi-10, ngelilanga lesihlanu laleyo nyanga sitfunjiwe, indvodza letsite lebeyiphunyule eJerusalema yeta kimi+ yefike yatsi: “Lelidolobha selincotjiwe!”+
22 Ngebusuku lobendvulela kufika kwalendvodza lebeyiphunyulile, sandla saJehova sefika kimi, futsi wavula umlomo wami ngaphambi kwekutsi lendvodza ifike kimi ekuseni. Ngako umlomo wami wavuleka ngabese ngiyakhona kuphindze ngikhulume.+
23 Livi laJehova lefika kimi latsi: 24 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bantfu labahlala kuletindzala+ batsi ngelive laka-Israyeli: ‘Abrahama bekayedvwa kepha lonkhe live belilakhe.+ Kodvwa tsine sibanyenti; nakanjani lelive selinikwe tsine laba letfu.’
25 “Ngako-ke, tsani kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Nidla inyama lenengati,+ netsembela etithicweni* tenu letenyanyekako futsi niyachubeka nicitsa ingati.+ Manje-ke kungani lelive kufanele libe lenu? 26 Netsembele enkembeni yenu,+ nenta tintfo letenyanyekako, futsi ngamunye wenu ulala nemfati wamakhelwane wakhe.+ Manje-ke kungani lelive kufanele libe lenu?”’+
27 “Naku lokufanele ukusho kubo: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngitifunga mine ngitsi labo labahlala etindzaleni batawubulawa ngenkemba; labo labasesigangeni batawuba kudla kwetilwane tesiganga; labo labasetindzaweni letivikelekile nalabasemihumeni batawubulawa sifo.+ 28 Lelive ngiyawulenta libe yindzawo lengenalutfo nalengenamsebenti,+ futsi kutigcabha kwalo kutawuphela, tintsaba taka-Israyeli titawusala tingenalutfo,+ kube bete lowendlula kuto. 29 Batawati kutsi mine nginguJehova nangenta lelive libe yindzawo lengenalutfo nalengenamsebenti+ ngenca yato tonkhe letintfo letenyanyekako labatentile.”’+
30 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bantfu bakini bakhuluma ngawe ngasetindvongeni naseminyango yetindlu.+ Bakhuluma kulomunye nalomunye, nguloyo kumnakabo batsi: ‘Wotani sitewukuva livi leliphuma kuJehova.’ 31 Batawubutsana ndzawonye bahlale embikwakho njengebantfu bami; futsi bataweva emavi akho, kodvwa angeke bawente.+ Ngemilomo yabo bakhuluma shengatsi batinikele, kodvwa tinhlitiyo tabo tibukhali, tifuna inzuzo ngekungetsembeki. 32 Kubo ufana nengoma yelutsandvo, lehlatjelwa ngeliphimbo lelimnandzi naledlalwa ngelikhono ensimbini yemculo lenetintsambo. Bataweva emavi akho, kodvwa kute lotawutsatsa sinyatselo. 33 Atawutsi nawafezeka, ngobe vele atawufezeka, batawukwati kutsi bekunemphrofethi emkhatsini wabo.”+