UHezekheli 6:1-14
6 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi:
2 “Ndodana yomuntu, khangela ezintabeni zako-Israyeli ubusuphrofetha ngazo.
3 Kumele uthi, ‘Lina zintaba zako-Israyeli, zwanini ilizwi elivela eNkosini Enkulu uJehova: INkosi Enkulu uJehova ithi ezintabeni lemaqaqeni lasezifuleni lezigodini: “Ngizalihlasela ngenkemba, ngidilize izindawo zenu eziphakemeyo.*
4 Ama-alithare enu azadilizwa njalo ama-alithare enu okutshisela impepha azakwephulwa.+ Izidumbu zabantu bakini ababuleweyo ngizaziphosela phambi kwezithombe zenu ezenyanyekayo.*+
5 Izidumbu zabantu bako-Israyeli ngizaziphosela phambi kwezithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo njalo amathambo abo ngizawahaza emaceleni wonke ama-alithare abo.+
6 Ezindaweni zonke elihlala kuzo, amadolobho enu azadilizwa+ lezindawo eziphakemeyo zizabhidlizwa zisale zingamanxiwa.+ Ama-alithare enu azadilizwa aphele lezithombe zenu zizatshabalala. Ama-alithare enu okutshisela impepha azakwephulwa futhi elikwenzileyo kuzatshabalala.
7 Bonke ababulewe ngenkemba bazakuwa phakathi kwenu+ njalo lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.+
8 “‘“Kodwa ngizavumela ukuthi abanye basale. Abanye benu bazasila, abasoze babulawe yinkemba ngesikhathi lisabalele ezizweni.+
9 Abazasila bazangikhumbula sebesezizweni ezizabathumba.+ Bazananzelela ukuthi inhliziyo yami yayibuhlungu ngoba babengathembekanga kimi,* bangifulathela+ balandela izithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo ababezihawukela.+ Bazayangeka bazizonde kakhulu zonke izinto ezimbi lezinyanyisayo ababezenza.+
10 Bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova lokuthi ngangiqinisile lapho ngisithi ngizabehlisela umonakalo.”’+
11 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: ‘Qakeza izandla utshaye phansi ngonyawo, ulile ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezimbi lezinyanyisayo ezenziwa ngabantu bako-Israyeli ngoba bazabulawa ngenkemba njalo baqedwe yindlala lesifo.+
12 Okhatshana uzabulawa yisifo, oseduze abulawe yinkemba. Loba ngubani ozasila ezintweni lezi uzabulawa yindlala. Ngizathululela ulaka lwami lonke phezu kwabo.+
13 Bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova+ nxa izidumbu zabantu bakibo ababuleweyo sezithe dandalazi phambi kwezithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo, lasemaceleni wonke ama-alithare abo,+ lasemaqaqeni wonke aphakemeyo, lakuzo zonke iziqongo zezintaba langaphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziyizithingithingi, langaphansi kwezihlahla ezilengatsha ezinkulu, lapho ababesenzela khona iminikelo enukelelayo befuna ukuthabisa zonke izithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo.+
14 Ngizakwelula isandla sami ngibajezise, ngenze ilizwe libe yinkangala. Zonke izindawo abahlala kuzo zizasala zilugwadule ukwedlula inkangala eseduze leDibhila. Bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.’”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha lingabe lihambelana lebala elitsho ubulongwe futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngento enyanyisayo.
^ Kumbe, “babengaziphathanga.”
