Hezekeli
8 Ngemnyaka wesitfupha, ngenyanga yesitfupha, ngelilanga lesihlanu laleyo nyanga, ngesikhatsi ngihleti endlini yami, futsi nemadvodza lamadzala akaJuda nawo ahleti embikwami, iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova yangibamba ngesandla ngiselapho. 2 Ngatsi ngisabukile, ngabona lotsite lofana nemlilo; bekabonakala ngatsi ngumlilo kusukela elukhalo kuya phansi. Kusukela elukhalo lwakhe+ kuya etulu, bekacwebetela kuhle kwenhlanganisela yelisiliva neligolide lemanyatelako.+ 3 Wase welula loko lobekufana nesandla, wangibamba ngetinwele. Umoya wangitsatsa wangiyisa emkhatsini wemazulu nemhlaba, wase ungiyisa eJerusalema ngemibono levela kuNkulunkulu. Wangiyisa egedeni lelingekhatsi+ lelibuke enyakatfo lapho bekume khona sithico lesitfukutselisa Nkulunkulu.+ 4 Kuleyondzawo, bekunenkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli+ lebeyifana naleyo lebengiyibone esihosheni.+
5 Wase utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngicela uphakamise emehlo akho ubuke ngasenyakatfo.” Ngako ngawaphakamisa ngabuka ngasenyakatfo, futsi lapho egedeni lelisenyakatfo yeli-al’thare bekunalesithico lesitfukutselisa Nkulunkulu. 6 Wase utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, uyatibona yini letintfo letimbi naletenyanyekako letentiwa bantfu baka-Israyeli,+ tintfo letingibangela kutsi ngihambele khashane nendzawo yami lengcwele?+ Kodvwa usetawubona tintfo letenyanyeka kakhulu kunaleti.”
7 Wabese ungiyisa ekungeneni kwelibala lasethempelini, ngatsi nangibuka, ngabona imbobo elubondzeni. 8 Watsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngicela ubhobose lolubondza.” Ngako ngalubhobosa, ngase ngibona umnyango lapho. 9 Watsi kimi: “Ngena utewubona letintfo letimbi naletenyanyekako labatenta lapha.” 10 Ngako ngangena ngabuka, ngabona lonkhe luhlobo lwetitfombe tetilwane letihamba ngesisu, netilwane tesiganga letenyanyekako+ kanye nato tonkhe tithico letenyanyekako* tebantfu baka-Israyeli;+ betidvwetjwe kulo lonkhe lolubondza. 11 Emadvodza lamadzala langu-70 esive saka-Israyeli bekeme embikwato, Jazaniya indvodzana yaShafani+ bekeme emkhatsini wabo. Nguloyo naloyo abephetse sitja sekushisela imphepho futsi bekushunca intfutfu yemphepho lenuka kamnandzi.+ 12 Watsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, uyabona yini kutsi emadvodza lamadzala esive saka-Israyeli entani ebumnyameni, nguleyo naleyo ekamelweni lapho kunasithico sayo khona? Ngobe atsi: ‘Jehova akasiboni. Jehova sewulishiyile lelive.’”+
13 Wachubeka watsi kimi: “Usetawubona tintfo labatentako, letenyanyekako naletimbi kakhulu-ke kunaleti.” 14 Ngako wangiyisa egedeni lelisenyakatfo yendlu yaJehova. Lapho ngabona bafati bahleti bakhalela nkulunkulu lobitwa ngekutsi nguThamuzi.
15 Wachubeka watsi kimi: “Awu ndvodzana yemuntfu, uyakubona yini loku? Utawubona tintfo letenyanyeka kakhulu kunaleti.”+ 16 Ngako wangiyisa ebaleni lelingekhatsi lendlu yaJehova.+ Khona lapho ekungeneni kwelithempeli laJehova, emkhatsini wavulandi neli-al’thare, bekunemadvodza lacishe abe ngu-25 lebekafulatsele lithempeli laJehova, abuke ngasemphumalanga; abekhotsamela lilanga emphumalanga.+
17 Watsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, uyakubona yini loku? Kuyintfo lengasho lutfo yini kutsi bantfu bakaJuda bente letintfo letenyanyekako, kutsi bagcwalise lelive ngebudlova+ futsi bachubeke nekungitfukutselisa? Bangidlodla ngeligala* ekhaleni. 18 Ngako ngitawutfululela intfukutselo yami etikwabo. Angeke ngibavele buhlungu* futsi angeke ngibahawukele.+ Ngisho bangakhala bamemete etindlebeni tami, angeke ngibeve.”+