Hezekeli

23 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bekunebafati lababili lebebangemadvodzakati amake munye.+ 3 Bebatingwadla eGibhithe;+ bebasolo bagwadla kusukela ebusheni babo. Emabele abo abhujungwa khona lapho futsi tingono tebutfobhi babo taphululwa. 4 Ligama lalolomdzala bekungu-Ohola,* futsi lolomncane kungu-Oholibha.* Baba bami futsi bangitalela bantfwana. Ohola yiSamariya+ kantsi Oholibha yiJerusalema.

5 “Ohola wacala kugwadla+ asesewami. Wakhanuka tingani takhe,+ lokubomakhelwane bakhe ema-Asiriya.+ 6 Letingani takhe bekubabusi lebebagcoka lokuluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, kanye nemasekela ebaphatsi, bonkhe bebangemajaha latsandzekako futsi bebagibela emahhashi abo. 7 Wachubeka agwadla nabo bonkhe bantfu base-Asiriya labahlonishwako, futsi watingcolisa+ ngetithico letenyanyekako* talabo lebekabakhanuka. 8 Akabuyekelanga bugwadla lebekabenta eGibhithe ngobe bebalala naye kusukela ebusheni bakhe, baphulula nemabele akhe futsi batfululela inkhanuko* yabo kuye.+ 9 Ngako ngamnikela esandleni setingani takhe, lokungema-Asiriya,+ lebekawakhanuka. 10 Bamngcunula+ futsi bamemuka emadvodzana akhe nemadvodzakati akhe+ base bambulala ngenkemba. Waba ngumfati lowatiwa ngebubi futsi wajeziswa.

11 “Ngesikhatsi dzadzewabo, Oholibha, akubona loko, inkhanuko yakhe yaba yinkhulu kakhulu futsi wagwadla kakhulu kwendlula lodzadzewabo.+ 12 Wakhanuka bomakhelwane bakhe, lokungema-Asiriya,+ babusi nemasekela ebabusi lebebagcoka timphahla letinhle futsi bagibela emahhashi, lokungema-Asiriya. 13 Ngesikhatsi atingcolisa, ngabona kutsi bobabili benta intfo lefanako.+ 14 Kodvwa wachubeka kakhulu nebugwadla bakhe. Wabona emadvodza advwetjwe elubondzeni, lokutitfombe temaKhaledi letidvwetjwe ngalokubovu, 15 lamadvodza abebophe emabhande etinkhalo tawo, afake imishuculo lemidze lelenga etinhloko tawo, kubukeka kwawo kufana nekwemasotja langemachawe, onkhe anjengebantfu baseBhabhulona, lebebatelwe eveni lemaKhaledi. 16 Wacala kuwakhanuka ngekushesha nje nakawabona, wase utfumela titfunywa eveni lemaKhaledi.+ 17 Bantfu baseBhabhulona bachubeka beta embhedzeni wakhe lebekalala nabo kuwo, futsi bamngcolisa ngenkhanuko* yabo. Batsi nasebamngcolisile, wasuka* kubo asabenyanya.

18 “Watsi nakachubeka nalokugwadla ngekwedzelela futsi embula bungcunu bakhe,+ ngamfulatsela, njengobe nje ngamfulatsela* nadzadzewabo sengimenyanya.+ 19 Wachubeka agwadla kakhulu kunakucala,+ akhumbula emalanga ebusha bakhe ngesikhatsi agwadla eveni laseGibhithe.+ 20 Wabakhanuka njengobe kwenta bafati labancane bemadvodza lanetitfo tangasense letinjengetembongolo nalanetitfo tangasense letinjengetelihhashi. 21 Wena wafisa kutiphatsa ngendlela leyenyanyekako lebewutiphatsa ngayo eGibhithe+ nawusemusha ngesikhatsi baphulula emabele akho, lokumabele ebusha bakho.+

22 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova kuwe Oholibha: ‘Ngitawuvusa tingani takho+ leto lowesuka* kuto sewutenyanya, futsi ngitatiletsa timelane nawe tichamuka kuyo yonkhe indzawo,+ 23 lokubantfu baseBhabhulona+ nawo onkhe emaKhaledi,+ emadvodza asePhekodi,+ aseShowa naseKhowa kanye nawo onkhe ema-Asiriya. Bonkhe bangemajaha langemakhwa, babusi nemasekela ebabusi, emasotja langemachawe nalakhetsiwe,* bonkhe bagibela emahhashi. 24 Batakuhlasela ngetincola temphi letinemasondvo nangelibutfo lelikhulu lemphi leliphetse emahawu lamakhulu nalamancane,* lifake netigcoko tekutivikela. Batawuma bakutungelete, futsi ngitabayala kutsi bakwehlulele. Batakwehlulela ngendlela labayibona ikufanele.+ 25 Ngitawuveta intfukutselo yami ngalokumelene nawe, futsi batakuhlasela batfukutsele. Batawujuba imphumulo yakho netindlebe takho, bese kutsi labatawusala kuwe babulawe ngenkemba. Batawutsatsa emadvodzana akho nemadvodzakati akho, futsi labo labatawusala kuwe batawushiswa ngemlilo.+ 26 Batakukhumula timphahla takho,+ bakwemuke nebucwebe bakho lobuhle.*+ 27 Ngitakucedza nya lokutiphatsa kwakho lokwenyanyekako nalobugwadla bakho+ lobacala eveni laseGibhithe.+ Angeke usababuka futsi angeke uphindze uyikhumbule iGibhithe.’

28 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Sengitakunikela kulabo lobakutondzako, labo lowabashiya* sewubenyanya.+ 29 Batakutondza kakhulu futsi batawutsatsa tonkhe tintfo takho lotisebentele kamatima+ bese bakushiya ungcunu. Butawubekwa ebaleni bungcunu bakho lobulihlazo bebugwadla bakho nekutiphatsa kwakho lokubi kanye nebugwadla bakho.+ 30 Letintfo titakwentiwa kuwe ngenca yekutsi ulandzele letive njengengwadla,+ nangenca yekutsi utingcolise ngetithico tato letenyanyekako.+ 31 Wena uhambe ngendlela yadzadzewenu,+ futsi ngitawubeka indzebe yakhe esandleni sakho.’+

32 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi:

“Ngobe mine lucobo lwami ngikhulumile,” kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.’

35 “Ngako-ke, iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngesizatfu sekutsi ungikhohliwe mine, futsi wangishiya,*+ utawubhekana nemiphumela yekutiphatsa kwakho lokubi neyebugwadla bakho.’”

36 Jehova wabese utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khipha sehlulelo lesimelena na-Ohola na-Oholibha,+ uphindze ubatjele ngetento tabo letenyanyekako. 37 Baphingile*+ futsi tandla tabo tigcwele ingati. Abakagcini nje ngekuphinga netithico tabo letenyanyekako kuphela, kodvwa baphindze banikela ngemadvodzana abo, labangitalela wona, ngekuwashisa emlilweni kuze abe kudla kwaletithico tabo.+ 38 Ngetulu kwaloko, naku labakwentile kimi: Ngalelolanga bangcolisa indzawo yami lengcwele, futsi bedzelela nemasabatha ami. 39 Ngemuva kwekubulala emadvodzana abo kuze abe ngumhlatjelo waletithico tabo+ letenyanyekako, bangena endzaweni yami lengcwele kute bayingcolise,+ ngalo lelolanga. Nguloko labakwenta ekhatsi endlini yami. 40 Batfumela ngisho nesitfunywa lesabita bantfu kutsi bete besuka etindzaweni letikhashane.+ Batsi nabeta wena wageza, watipenda emehlo futsi watihlobisa.+ 41 Wahlala kusofa lomuhle,+ kunelitafula embikwawo,+ wase ubeka imphepho yami+ kanye nemafutsa ami etikwalo.+ 42 Khona lapho kwevakala umsindvo wesicumbi semadvodza laphilela kutijabulisa, futsi emkhatsini wawo bekunetidzakwa letangeniswa tisuka ehlane. Afaka emabhengela etandleni tebafati kanye nemichele lemihle etinhloko tabo.

43 “Ngabese ngitsi kuloyo lobesekakhatsaliswe kuphinga: ‘Ngisho nanyalo usetawuchubeka nebugwadla bakhe.’ 44 Bachubeka nekuya kuye, njengalapho umuntfu aya engwadleni. Baya kanjalo-ke ku-Ohola naku-Oholibha, bafati labatiphatsa kabi. 45 Kodvwa bantfu labalungile batawukhipha sehlulelo lesimfanele sebuphingi+ nekucitsa ingati;+ ngobe batiphingi futsi tandla tabo tigcwele ingati.+

46 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Kutawuletfwa libutfo litobahlasela, libente babe yintfo leyetfusako futsi litsatse tintfo tabo.+ 47 Lelibutfo litabajikijela ngematje+ bese libageca ngetinkemba talo. Litawubulala emadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo,+ bese lishisa tindlu tabo.+ 48 Ngitakucedza nya lokutiphatsa lokubi kulelive, futsi bonkhe bafati batawutfola sifundvo, kuze bangakulingisi kutiphatsa kwenu lokubi.+ 49 Batanijezisa ngenca yekutiphatsa kwenu lokubi, nangenca yetono tenu tekukhonta tithico letenyanyekako; futsi niyawukwati kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.’”+