Hezekeli 32

¹Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nambili, ngenyanga yeshumi nambili, ngolokuqala lwenyanga lafika kimi izwi likaJehova, lathi:

²“Ndodana yomuntu, yenza isililiselo ngoFaro inkosi yaseGibithe, uthi kuye: “ ‘Wazifanisa nebhongo lengonyama phakathi kwezizwe, kepha unjengodrako elwandle, lapho ufohlela emifudlaneni yakho, unyakazisa amanzi ngasezinyaweni zakho, udunga izikhukhula zawo.

³“ ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Ngiyakweneka inetha lami phezu kwakho ngesixuku sabantu abaningi, bakukhuphule ngenetha lami.

⁴Ngiyakukuphonsa emhlabathini, ngikuntshinge endle, ngihlalise phezu kwakho zonke izinyoni zezulu, ngisuthise zonke izilwane zomhlaba ngawe.

⁵Ngiyakubeka inyama yakho ezintabeni, ngigcwalise izigodi ngezidumbu zakho.

⁶Ngiyakuliminzisa izwe lokukhukhula kwakho ngegazi lakho kuze kube sezintabeni, imifudlana igcwale ngawe.

⁷Lapho ngikucisha, ngiyakusibekela izulu, ngenze mnyama izinkanyezi, ngimboze ilanga ngefu, inyanga ingakhanyisi ngokukhanya kwayo.

⁸Ngiyakwenza mnyama phezu kwakho zonke izinkanyiso zezulu ezikhanyayo, ngibeke ubumnyama ezweni lakho, isho iNkosi uJehova.

⁹Ngiyakukhathaza izinhliziyo zabantu abaningi, lapho sengiletha ukwaphulwa kwakho ezizweni emazweni ongawazanga.

¹⁰Ngiyakwenza ukuba abantu abaningi bamangale ngawe, amakhosi abo aqhakanyeke, lapho ngisikaza ngenkemba phambi kwawo, aqhaqhazele imizuzwana yonke, kube yileyo naleyo ngokuphila kwayo ngosuku lokuwa kwakho.

¹¹“ ‘Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Inkemba yenkosi yaseBabele iyakukwehlela.

¹²Ngezinkemba zamaqhawe ngiyakuwisa isixuku sakho, bonke bengabesabekayo bezizwe; bayakuchitha ukuziphakamisa kweGibithe, sonke isixuku salo sichitheke.

¹³Ngiyakuqothula zonke izinkomo zalo ezingasemanzini amaningi, angabe esanyakaziswa lunyawo lomuntu, anganyakaziswa yizinselo zezinkomo.

¹⁴Ngiyakwenza ukuba amanzi abo abohle, ngihambise imifula yabo njengamafutha, isho iNkosi uJehova.

¹⁵Lapho ngiyakwenza izwe laseGibithe libe yincithakalo nehlane, izwe elingasenokugcwala kwalo, lapho ngibulala bonke abakhe kulo, khona bayakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.’

¹⁶“Lokhu kuyisililo abayakulila ngaso; amadodakazi ezizwe ayakulilisela ngaso, alilele iGibithe nesixuku salo ngaso, isho iNkosi uJehova.”

¹⁷Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nambili, ngolweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga, izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

¹⁸“Ndodana yomuntu, khalela isixuku saseGibithe, usehlisele ezindaweni eziphansi komhlaba, sona namadodakazi ezizwe ezidumileyo, kanye nabehlela egodini.

¹⁹Udlula bani ngobuhle na? Yehla, ulaliswe phakathi kwabangasokile.

²⁰Bayakuwa phakathi kwabagwazwe ngenkemba; linikelwe enkembeni; lihuduleni nazo zonke izixuku zalo.

²¹Abanamandla bamaqhawe bayakukhuluma ngalo nangabasizi balo, bephakathi kwendawo yabafileyo, bathi: ‘Sebehlile, sebelele abangasokile, bebulewe ngenkemba.’

²²“Lapho kukhona i-Asiriya neviyo lalo lonke, amathuna alo engakulo nxazonke, bonke bebulewe bewe ngenkemba,

²³amathuna alo engaphakathi kwegodi, iviyo lalo lizungeza ithuna nxazonke, bonke balo bebulewe bewe ngenkemba, labo ababebanga ukuba besatshwe ezweni labaphilayo.

²⁴“Lapho kukhona i-Elamu nesixuku sonke salo nxazonke zethuna, bebulewe bonke bewe ngenkemba, abehlele ezindaweni eziphansi komhlaba bengasokile, ababebanga ukuba besatshwe ezweni labaphilayo; sebethwala amahloni abo kanye nabehlela egodini.

²⁵Phakathi kwabagwaziweyo balibekele umbhede kanye naso sonke isixuku salo, amathuna aso engakulo nxazonke, bonke balo bengabangasokile, bebulewe ngenkemba, ngokuba kwabangwa ukuba besatshwe ezweni labaphilayo; sebethwala amahloni abo kanye nabehlela egodini; yebo, libekiwe phakathi kwababuleweyo.

²⁶“Lapho kukhona oMesheke noThubali naso sonke isixuku sabo, amathuna abo engakubo nxazonke, bonke babo bengabangasokile, bebulewe ngenkemba, ngokuba babebanga ukuba besatshwe ezweni labaphilayo.

²⁷Laba babangasokile abawileyo abayikulala namaqhawe ehlela endaweni yabafileyo enezikhali zawo zokulwa, abekwa izinkemba zawo phansi kwamakhanda, nezihlangu zawo ziphezu kwamathambo awo, ngokuba besabisa amaqhawe ezweni labaphilayo.

²⁸“Nawe uyakwaphulwa phakathi kwabangasokile, ulale nababulewe ngenkemba.

²⁹“Lapho kukhona u-Edomi, amakhosi akhe nazo zonke izikhulu zakhe, abathe nakuba bebe nobuqhawe babekwa nababulewe ngenkemba; bayakulala nabangasokile nabehlela egodini.

³⁰“Lapho kukhona izikhulu zasenyakatho, zonke zazo, nabo bonke abaseSidoni, abehlile nabagwaziweyo; nakuba bebesatshwa ngenxa yobuqhawe babo, sebejabhile, balele bengasokile nababulewe ngenkemba, bethwala amahloni kanye nabehlela egodini.

³¹“UFaro uyakubabona, aduduzeke ngaso sonke isixuku sakhe; ubulewe ngenkemba uFaro nayo yonke impi yakhe, isho iNkosi uJehova.

³²Ngenza ukuba esatshwe ezweni labaphilayo, kepha useyakulaliswa uFaro naso sonke isixuku sakhe phakathi kwabangasokile nababulewe ngenkemba, isho iNkosi uJehova.”