Hezekeli 28:1-26
28 Izwi likaJehova laqhubeka lifika kimi, lithi:
2 “Ndodana yomuntu, wothi kumholi weThire, ‘Yilokhu iNkosi EnguMbusi uJehova ekushilo:
“‘“Ngenxa yokuthi inhliziyo yakho ibe ngezidlayo,+ futhi ulokhu uthi, ‘Ngingunkulunkulu.+ Ngizihlalise esihlalweni sikankulunkulu,+ enhliziyweni yolwandle oluvulekile,’+ kuyilapho ungumuntu wasemhlabeni,+ ungeyena unkulunkulu,+ futhi uqhubeka wenza inhliziyo yakho ibe njengenhliziyo kankulunkulu—
3 bheka! uhlakaniphe ukwedlula uDaniyeli.+ Akukho zimfihlo eziye zakwehlula.+
4 Ngokuhlakanipha kwakho nangokuqonda kwakho uzenzele umcebo, futhi ulokhu ungenisa igolide nesiliva ezinqolobaneni zakho.+
5 Ngobuningi bokuhlakanipha kwakho,+ ngempahla yakho ethengiswayo,+ wenzé umcebo wakho waba mningi,+ inhliziyo yakho yaqala ukuzidla ngenxa yomcebo wakho.”’+
6 “‘Ngakho-ke yilokhu iNkosi EnguMbusi uJehova ekushilo: “Ngenxa yokuthi wenza inhliziyo yakho ibe njengenhliziyo kankulunkulu,+
7 ngakho-ke bheka ngikulethela abantu ongabazi,+ omashiqela bezizwe,+ ngokuqinisekile bayohosha izinkemba zabo ngokumelene nobuhle bokuhlakanipha kwakho bangcolise ubukhazikhazi bakho.+
8 Bayokwehlisela egodini,+ ufe ukufa kobulewe enhliziyweni yolwandle oluvulekile.+
9 Uyosho yini ukuthi, ‘Ngingunkulunkulu,’ phambi kokubulalayo,+ kuyilapho ungumuntu nje wasemhlabeni, ungeyena unkulunkulu,+ esandleni salabo abakungcolisayo?”’
10 “‘Uyofa ukufa kwabangasokile ngesandla sabantu ongabazi,+ ngoba mina ngikhulumile,’ kusho iNkosi EnguMbusi uJehova.”
11 Izwi likaJehova laqhubeka lifika kimi, lithi:
12 “Ndodana yomuntu, haya ingoma yokulila ngokuphathelene nenkosi yaseThire,+ uthi kuyo, ‘Yilokhu iNkosi EnguMbusi uJehova ekushilo:
“‘“Ubeka uphawu esifanekisweni, ugcwele ukuhlakanipha,+ uphelele ngobuhle.+
13 Wa-wuse-Edene, insimu kaNkulunkulu.+ Wonke amatshe ayigugu ayeyisembatho sakho, irubi, itopazi nejaspi; ikhrisolithe, i-onikisi+ nejeyidi; isafire, itherkhoyisi+ nesimaragidu; futhi zaziyigolide izisekelo zakho nezikhoxe zakho ezikuwe. Zalungiswa ngosuku lokudalwa kwakho.
14 Uyikherubi eligcotshiwe elisibekelayo, futhi ngikumisile. Wawusentabeni engcwele kaNkulunkulu.+ Wawuhambahamba phakathi kwamatshe omlilo.
15 Wawungenaphutha ezindleleni zakho kusukela ngosuku lokudalwa+ kwakho kwaze kwatholakala ukungalungi kuwe.+
16 “‘“Ngenxa yobuningi bempahla yakho+ ethengiswayo bakugcwalisa ngobudlova ngaphakathi, waqala ukona.+ Ngizokukhipha njengongcolile entabeni kaNkulunkulu, futhi ngizokubhubhisa,+ kherubi elisibekelayo, ngizokubhubhisa usuke phakathi kwamatshe avuthayo.
17 “‘“Inhliziyo yakho yazidla ngenxa yobuhle bakho.+ Wachitha ukuhlakanipha kwakho ngenxa yobukhazikhazi bakho.+ Ngizokuphonsa phezu komhlaba.+ Ngizokumisa phambi kwamakhosi, ukuba akubuke.+
18 “‘“Ngenxa yobuningi beziphambeko zakho,+ ngenxa yokungabi nabulungisa kwempahla yakho ethengiswayo,+ uzingcolisile izindlu zakho ezingcwele. Ngizokhipha umlilo phakathi kwakho. Yiwo ozokushwabadela.+ Ngizokwenza umlotha phezu komhlaba phambi kwamehlo abo bonke abakubonayo.+
19 Kepha bonke abakwaziyo phakathi kwezizwe, ngokuqinisekile bayokugqolozela bemangele.+ Uyoba izinto ezesabisayo ezingazelelwe, futhi ngeke ube khona kuze kube nini nanini.”’”+
20 Izwi likaJehova laqhubeka lifika kimi, lithi:
21 “Ndodana yomuntu, misa ubuso bakho bubheke eSidoni,+ uprofethe ngokumelene nalo.
22 Kumelwe uthi, ‘Yilokhu iNkosi EnguMbusi uJehova ekushilo: “Bheka ngimelene nawe,+ Sidoni, futhi ngokuqinisekile ngizokhazinyuliswa phakathi kwakho;+ abantu bayokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova lapho ngenza kulo izenzo zokwahlulela+ futhi empeleni ngingcweliswa kulo.+
23 Ngiyothumela kulo isifo esiwumshayabhuqe negazi ezitaladini zalo.+ Obulewe uyokuwa phakathi kwalo ngenkemba emelene nalo nhlangothi zonke;+ abantu bayokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.+
24 Ngeke kuphinde kube khona into ehlabayo ebulalayo+ kuyo indlu ka-Israyeli noma iva elibuhlungu elivela kubo bonke abayizungezile, labo abayiphatha ngokukloloda; abantu bayokwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi EnguMbusi uJehova.”’
25 “‘Yilokhu iNkosi EnguMbusi uJehova ekushilo: “Lapho ngiqoqela ndawonye indlu ka-Israyeli ukuba iphume ezizweni ehlakazelwe phakathi kwazo,+ ngizongcweliswa futhi phakathi kwayo emehlweni ezizwe.+ Ngokuqinisekile bayohlala ezweni+ labo engalinika inceku yami, uJakobe.+
26 Bayohlala kuyo belondekile+ bakhe izindlu+ batshale izivini,+ bayohlala ngokulondeka+ lapho ngenza izenzo zokwahlulela kubo bonke ababaphatha ngokukloloda nxazonke zabo;+ bayokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.”’”
