Hezekeli
37 Sandla saJehova besisetikwami, Jehova wangitsatsa ngemoya wakhe wangibeka ekhatsi nesihosha,+ futsi besigcwele ematsambo. 2 Wangenta ngahambahamba emkhatsini wawo, futsi ngabona kutsi bekunematsambo lamanyenti kulesihosha, ome kheshe.+ 3 Wangibuta watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, kungenteka yini kutsi lamatsambo aphile?” Ngamphendvula ngatsi: “Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova, nguwe lowatiko.”+ 4 Ngako watsi kimi: “Phrofetha kulamatsambo utsi: ‘Nine matsambo lomile, lalelani nali livi laJehova:
5 “‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi kini nine matsambo: “Ngitawubangela umoya kutsi ungene kini, futsi nitawuphindze niphile.+ 6 Ngitawufaka imisipha kanye nenyama kini, nginimbonye ngesikhumba, nginifake nemoya, futsi nitawubese niyaphila; niyawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.”’”
7 Ngako ngabese ngiyaphrofetha njengobe bengiyaliwe. Ngatsi nje nangisaphrofetha, kwaba nemsindvo, umsindvo webukhehlekhehle, futsi lamatsambo acala kuhlangana ndzawonye, litsambo lahlangana nelitsambo. 8 Ngabese ngibona imisipha nenyama kuvela kuwo, futsi ase avalwa sikhumba. Kodvwa bekasolo ete umoya.
9 Wase utsi kimi: “Phrofetha emoyeni. Phrofetha ndvodzana yemuntfu utsi kulomoya: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Wena moya,* chamuka emagumbini lamane* futsi uphuphutse labantfu lababulewe kuze batophindze baphile.”’”
10 Ngako ngaphrofetha njengobe bekangitjelile futsi umoya wangena kulemitimba, yase icala kuphila futsi yema ngetinyawo,+ yaba libutfo lelikhulu kakhulu.
11 Ngako wabese utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lamatsambo angibo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli.+ Bayakhuluma batsi: ‘Ematsambo etfu omile futsi litsemba letfu lishabalele.+ Kuphelile ngatsi.’ 12 Ngako phrofetha utsi kubo: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Nine bantfu bami, ngitawuvula emathuna enu+ futsi nginikhiphe kuwo, nginiletse eveni laka-Israyeli.+ 13 Awu nine bantfu bami, nitawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova nasengivula emathuna enu futsi nginikhipha kuwo.”’+ 14 Jehova utsi: ‘Ngitawufaka umoya wami kini futsi nitawubese niyaphila,+ ngitawubese nginihlalisa eveni lenu; niyawukwati kutsi mine Jehova lucobo lwami ngikhulumile futsi ngikwentile loko.’”
15 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 16 “Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, tsatsa indvuku ubhale kuyo utsi: ‘NgeyaJuda kanye nebantfu baka-Israyeli labanaye.’*+ Tsatsa nalenye indvuku ubhale kuyo utsi: ‘NgeyaJosefa, indvuku ya-Efrayimu kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli lakanye nabo.’*+ 17 Ngemuva kwaloko, tihlanganise tibe yindvuku yinye esandleni sakho.+ 18 Nangabe bantfu* bakini batsi kuwe: ‘Utasitjela yini kutsi tisho kutsini letintfo?’ 19 ubotsi kubo: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngitawutsatsa indvuku yaJosefa, lesesandleni sa-Efrayimu kanye netive taka-Israyeli letinaye, futsi ngitatihlanganisa nesive sakaJuda; ngitawutenta tibe yindvuku yinye+ esandleni sami.”’ 20 Letindvuku lotawubhala kuto kufanele tibe sesandleni sakho kuze bakhone kutibona.
21 “Tsani kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Ngitawulandza ema-Israyeli kuto tonkhe tive laye kuto, ngiwabutsele ndzawonye ngiwatsatsa kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi futsi ngiwabuyisele eveni lawo.+ 22 Labantfu ngitawubenta babe sive sinye kulelo live,+ etintsabeni taka-Israyeli. Bonkhe batawubuswa yinkhosi yinye,+ futsi angeke kusaba netive letimbili; angeke basehlukana ekhatsi babe yimibuso lemibili.+ 23 Angeke baphindze batingcolise ngetithico tabo letenyanyekako,* nangetento tabo letenyanyekako nangato tonkhe tono tabo.+ Ngitawubasita kutsi bashiye kungetsembeki kwabo lokubente kutsi bente sono, futsi ngitawubahlanta. Batawuba bantfu bami, futsi mine ngitawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo.+
24 “‘“Inceku yami Davide itawuba yinkhosi yabo,+ futsi bonkhe batawuba nemelusi munye.+ Batawuhamba ngetehlulelo tami, futsi batawulalela imitsetfo yami ngekucophelela.+ 25 Bayawuhlala eveni lengalinika inceku yami Jakobe, live lebelihlala bokhokho benu,+ futsi batawuhlala kulo kuze kube phakadze,+ bona nebantfwababo* kanye nebatukulu babo;+ futsi Davide inceku yami utawuba ngumholi* wabo kuze kube phakadze.+
26 “‘“Ngiyawukwenta sivumelwane sekuthula nabo;+ kuyawuba sivumelwane saphakadze. Ngiyawubahlalisa kahle batinte, ngibandzise+ futsi nendzawo yami lengcwele iyawuba semkhatsini wabo kuze kube phakadze. 27 Lithende* lami liyawuba* nabo, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, futsi bona bayawuba bantfu bami.+ 28 Tive tiyawukwati kutsi mine Jehova ngingcwelisa Israyeli ngesikhatsi indzawo yami lengcwele iba semkhatsini wabo kuze kube phakadze.”’”+