Hezekeli
16 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, tjela iJerusalema ngetento tayo letenyanyekako.+ 3 Kufanele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova kuwe wena Jerusalema: “Uwekudzabuka eveni laseKhenani futsi watalelwa khona. Babe wakho bekangum-Amori+ futsi make wakho angumHethi.+ 4 Ngelilanga lowatalwa ngalo awuzange ujutjwe inongwana, futsi awuzange ugezwe ngemanti kuze uhlanteke, awuzange ushikishwe ngeluswayi futsi awuzange ugocotelwe ngetindvwangu. 5 Kute lowakuvela buhlungu kutsi angaze akwentele letintfo. Kute lowakuhawukela. Esikhundleni saloko, walahlwa esigangeni ngobe wenyanywa* ngelilanga lowatalwa ngalo.
6 “‘“Ngatsi nangendlula ngakubona ukhahlela usengatini yakho, futsi watsi uselele lapho engatini yakho ngatsi kuwe: ‘Chubeka uphila!’ Ngesikhatsi ulele lapho engatini yakho, ngatsi kuwe: ‘Chubeka uphila!’ 7 Ngakwenta waba sicumbi lesikhulu njengetihlahla natihluma esigangeni, futsi wakhula wase ufaka imihlobiso lemihle kakhulu. Emabele akho ema, netinwele takho takhula; kodvwa bewusolo ungcunu.”’
8 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngatsi nangendlula, ngakubona futsi nganaka kutsi sewukhule ngalokwenele kutsi ungatsandzana nalotsite. Ngako ngelulela ingubo* yami kuwe+ kuze ngifihle bungcunu bakho, ngase ngiyafunga futsi ngenta sivumelwane nawe wase uba ngewami. 9 Ngetulu kwaloko, ngakugeza ngemanti futsi ngasusa ingati lebeyikuwe, ngakugcobisa nangemafutsa.+ 10 Ngabese ngikwembatsisa sembatfo lesihlotjisiwe, ngakunika netincabule letinhle tesikhumba futsi ngakugocotela ngendvwangu yelineni lecolisakele, ngakugcokisa netimphahla letidulile. 11 Ngakuhlobisa ngemihlobiso futsi ngakugabisa emabhengela emikhonweni yakho kanye nemgaco entsanyeni yakho. 12 Ngaphindze ngafaka indandatho ekhaleni lakho nemacici etindlebeni takho, ngafaka nemchele lomuhle enhloko yakho. 13 Wachubeka utihlobisa ngeligolide nangelisiliva, futsi timphahla takho betitelineni lecolisakele, nendvwangu ledulile kanye nendvwangu lehlotjisiwe. Bewudla fulaha locolisakele, luju nemafutsa, futsi waba muhle kakhulu,+ kwakufanela kuba yindlovukazi.’”*
14 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Wadvuma* kuto tonkhe tive+ ngenca yebuhle bakho, ngobe bewumuhle kakhulu ngesizatfu sekutsi inkhatimulo yami beyisetikwakho.’”+
15 “‘Kodvwa wacala kwetsembela ebuhleni bakho,+ wabese uba yingwadla ngenca yeludvumo lwakho.+ Wagwadla nabo bonkhe bantfu labendlula ngendlela+ futsi waba babo. 16 Watsatsa letinye tetembatfo takho wakha tindzawo letiphakeme letiyimibalabala lapho bewugwadlela khona.+ Tintfo letinjalo akukafaneli tentiwe futsi akukafaneli tiphindze tenteke. 17 Waphindze watsatsa bucwebe* bakho lobakhiwe ngeligolide nangelisiliva lebengikunikete bona, watakhela ngabo tithico letindvuna wase ugwadla nato.+ 18 Watsatsa tembatfo takho letihlotjisiwe watembatsisa ngato,* futsi wanikela kuto ngemafutsa ami nangemphepho yami.+ 19 Waphindze wanika letithico sinkhwa lebengikunike sona kutsi usidle, lebesibhakwe ngafulaha locolisakele, ngemafutsa nangeluju, saba liphunga lelimnandzi* kuto.+ Nguloko-ke lokwenteka,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”
20 “‘Watsatsa emadvodzana akho nemadvodzakati akho lobewungitalele wona,+ wenta ngawo imihlatjelo kuletithico.+ Solo awukeneli yini ngalobugwadla bakho? 21 Ubulale nemadvodzana ami futsi wanikela ngawo kutsi abe ngumhlatjelo ngekuwashisa emlilweni.+ 22 Ngesikhatsi wenta tonkhe letento letenyanyekako futsi ugwadla, awuzange uwakhumbule emalanga ebusha bakho ngesikhatsi ungcunu, ukhahlela usengatini yakho. 23 Maye! Maye kuwe ngenca yato tonkhe letintfo letimbi lotentako,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova. 24 ‘Watakhela indvundvuma kanye netindzawo letiphakeme kuto tonkhe tindzawo letigcwala bantfu. 25 Wakhe tindzawo letiphakeme etindzaweni letigcamile kuto tonkhe titaladi, futsi wente buhle bakho baba yintfo leyenyanyekako ngekutinikela* kuwo wonkhe umuntfu lowendlulako+ futsi wagwadlisisa.+ 26 Ugwadle nebaseGibhithe,+ lokubomakhelwane bakho labashiswa yinkhanuko, futsi wangivisa buhlungu ngetento takho tebugwadla letinyenti kakhulu. 27 Nyalo sandla sami sitawumelana nawe futsi ngitawunciphisa sikali sakho sekudla,+ ngitawuvumela bafati kutsi bente labakufunako kuwe,+ lokungemadvodzakati emaFilisti, lokwabetfusa kutiphatsa kwakho lokwenyanyekako.+
28 “‘Ngesizatfu sekutsi bewungenetiseki, wabese ugwadla nema-Asiriya+ kodvwa nangemuva kwekugwadla nawo, awuzange wenetiseke. 29 Ngako wachubeka nebugwadla bakho waze wagwadla nelive lebatsengisi* kanye nemaKhaledi,+ kodvwa bewusolo ungenetiseki. 30 Maye inhlitiyo yakho beyibutsakatsaka* ngesikhatsi wenta tonkhe letintfo, ulingisa ingwadla leyedzelelako!’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova. 31 ‘Kodvwa ngalesikhatsi wakha indvundvuma yakho etindzaweni letigcamile kuto tonkhe titaladi, futsi wenta tindzawo takho letiphakeme kuto tonkhe tindzawo letigcwala bantfu, bewungafani nengwadla ngobe awuvumanga kubhadalwa. 32 Wena ungumfati losiphingi lolala nebantfu labangatiwa kunekutsi ulale nendvodza yakho!+ 33 Bantfu ngibo labanika tingwadla sipho,+ kodvwa wena ubapha tipho bonkhe labo labakukhanukako,+ futsi uyabadizela kuze bete kuwe batolala nawe bachamuka etindzaweni letehlukahlukene.+ 34 Wehluke kakhulu kulabanye bafati labatingwadla. Kute ngisho namunye logwadla njengawe! Uyababhadala logwadla nabo kantsi bona abakubhadali lutfo. Indlela lowenta ngayo yehlukile.’
35 “Ngako-ke, lalela livi laJehova wena ngwadla.+ 36 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngenca yekutsi inkhanuko yakho yinyenti kakhulu, futsi kwembuleka bungcunu bakho ngesikhatsi ugwadla netingani takho kanye nato tonkhe tithico letenyanyekako*+ lonikele ngengati yemadvodzana akho kuto,+ 37 ngako-ke ngitawubutsa tonkhe letingani takho lotivise bunandzi, bonkhe labo lotsandzene nabo kanye nabo bonkhe lobewubenyanya. Ngitawubahlanganisa ndzawonye bamelane nawe bachamuka kuto tonkhe tindzawo, ngikungcunule embikwabo futsi batakubona sewungcunu.+
38 “‘Ngitakujezisa ngetijeziso letifanela bafati labatiphingi+ kanye nebafati labacitsa ingati+ futsi ingati yakho itawucitfwa ngentfukutselo nangemona.+ 39 Ngitakunikela etandleni taletingani takho, futsi tona titawubhidlita tindvundvuma takho, tilahle phansi netindzawo takho letiphakeme;+ titakukhumula tembatfo takho+ bese titsatsa bucwebe* bakho lobuhle,+ tikushiye ungcunu. 40 Titawuletsa sicumbi sikuhlasele,+ bakugcobe ngematje+ futsi bakubulale ngetinkemba tabo.+ 41 Batawushisa tindlu takho ngemlilo+ baphindze bakwehlulele embikwebafati labanyenti; ngitabucedza nya lobugwadla bakho,+ futsi utawuyekela nalokubhadala labantfu logwadla nabo. 42 Ngitawukhiphela yonkhe intfukutselo yami kuwe+ futsi itawubese iyabohla;+ ngitawubese ngibeka umoya wami phansi, futsi ngingasakutfukutseleli.’
43 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngenca yekutsi uwakhohliwe emalanga ebusha bakho,+ wangitfukutselisa ngekwenta tonkhe letintfo, ngitawuletsa imiphumela yetindlela takho enhloko yakho, futsi angeke usachubeka utiphatsa kabi, wenta yonkhe lemikhuba yakho leyenyanyekako.
44 “‘Wonkhe umuntfu losebentisa taga utasisebentisa kuwe lesaga lesitsi: “Ludziwo lufute imbita!”+ 45 Umfute wangamshiyi make wakho lobukela phansi indvodza yakhe nebantfwabakhe. Ufana ncamashi nabodzadzewenu lababukela phansi emadvodza abo nebantfwababo. Make wakho bekangumHethi, babe wakho angum-Amori.’”+
46 “‘Dzadzewenu lomdzala yiSamariya,+ futsi uhlala ngasenyakatfo yakho* nemadvodzakati akhe,*+ dzadzewenu lomncane yiSodoma,+ futsi uhlala ngaseningizimu yakho* kanye nemadvodzakati akhe.+ 47 Awukagcini nje ngekuhamba ngetindlela tabo nekulandzela imikhuba yabo leyenyanyekako, kodvwa ngesikhashana nje besewukhohlakele kakhulu kunabo endleleni lotiphatsa ngayo.+ 48 Ngitifunga mine,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova, ‘kutsi iSodoma lengudzadzewenu kanye nemadvodzakati ayo, abakaze bakwente loko wena nemadvodzakati akho lenikwentile. 49 Nali-ke liphutsa ladzadzewenu iSodoma: Yena kanye nemadvodzakati akhe+ bebatigcabha+ futsi banekudla lokwenele+ kanye nekuthula lokukhulu;+ kodvwa abazange babanakekele labacindzetelekile nalabahluphekile.+ 50 Bachubeka nekutiphakamisa+ futsi benta imikhuba leyenyanyekako embikwami,+ ngako ngakubona kufanele kutsi ngibabhubhise.+
51 “‘ISamariya+ ayifikanga ngisho nasehhafini yetono lotentile. Wachubeka wenta imikhuba leyenyanyekako kuyendlula, kangangekutsi bodzadzewenu bagcine babonakala shengatsi balungile ngenca yayo yonkhe lemikhuba yakho leyenyanyekako.+ 52 Nyalo-ke, sekufanele wetfwale lihlazo lakho ngobe ukutsetselele kutiphatsa* kwabodzadzewenu. Ngenca yesono sakho losentile lesenyanyeka kakhulu kunesabo, licala labo lincane kunelakho. Ngako-ke, nyalo tisole futsi wetfwale lihlazo lekwenta bodzadzewenu babonakale banelicala lelincane kunelakho.’
53 “‘Ngiyawubutsisa ndzawonye bantfu bakhona labatfunjiwe, labatfunjiwe baseSodoma kanye nemadvodzakati akhona, nalabatfunjiwe baseSamariya kanye nemadvodzakati akhona; ngitawuphindze ngihlanganise ndzawonye bantfu bakho labatfunjiwe kanye nalaba,+ 54 kuze wetfwale lihlazo lakho, futsi utawutiva unemahloni ngenca yekutsi ubadvudvutile. 55 Bodzadzewenu, lokuyiSodoma nemadvodzakati ayo, kanye neSamariya nemadvodzakati ayo batawubuyela esimeni sabo sakucala, bese kutsi wena nemadvodzakati akho nibuyele esimeni senu sakucala.+ 56 Bekungakafaneli ukhulume ngadzadzewenu iSodoma ngalelilanga lekutigcabha kwakho, 57 ngaphambi kwekutsi bubi bakho bembulwe.+ Nyalo, emadvodzakati aseSiriya nabomakhelwane bawo bayakwetfuka futsi emadvodzakati emaFilisti,+ lawo lakutungeletile, ahlekisa ngawe. 58 Utakwetfwala imiphumela yekutiphatsa kwakho lokwenyanyekako neyemikhuba yakho lemibi,’ kusho Jehova.”
59 “Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngitakujezisela loko lokwentile,+ ngobe usedzelele lesifungo ngekwephula sivumelwane sami.+ 60 Kodvwa mine lucobo lwami, ngitasikhumbula lesivumelwane lengasenta nawe ngemalanga ebusha bakho futsi ngitawenta sivumelwane saphakadze nawe.+ 61 Utayikhumbula indlela bewutiphatsa ngayo, futsi utawutiva uhlazekile+ nawemukela bodzadzewenu labadzala kunawe nalabancane kunawe, ngitawubese ngibanika wena babe ngemadvodzakati, kodvwa hhayi ngenca yesivumelwane lesentiwe nawe.’
62 “‘Mine lucobo lwami ngitawenta sivumelwane nawe; futsi uyawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova. 63 Ngako utawukhumbula loko lokwentile futsi ube nemahloni ekuvula umlomo wakho ngenca yelihlazo+ lakho nangibuyisana nawe nangetulu kwako konkhe loko lokwentile,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”