Hezekeli 36

¹“Wena ndodana yomuntu, profetha ngezintaba zakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Nina zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, zwanini izwi likaJehova.

²Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba isitha sisho kuwe, sithi: “Ashila,” nokuthi: “Izindawo eziphakemeyo zamandulo seziyifa lethu,” ’

³ngalokho profetha, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba, yebo, ngokuba banenza incithakalo, banigwinya nxazonke ukuba nibe yifa lezizwe eziseleyo, futhi niphathwa ngezindebe zezideleli nangokuhleba kwabantu,

⁴ngalokho, zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, zwanini izwi leNkosi uJehova lokuthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova kuzo izintaba nakuwo amagquma, kuyo imifula nakuzo izigodi, nakuzo izindawo ezichithekileyo, nakuyo imizi eshiyiweyo, osekuyimpango nenhlekiso yezizwe eziseleyo ezikhona nxazonke,

⁵yebo, ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Impela ngomlilo womhawu wami ngikhulumile ngensali yezizwe nangawo wonke u-Edomi, ababeke izwe lami libe yifa labo ngentokozo yenhliziyo yabo yonke nangamafundululu omphefumulo, ukuze lilahlwe libe yimpango;’

⁶ngalokho profetha ngezwe lakwa-Israyeli, uthi kuzo izintaba nakuwo amagquma, kuyo imifula nakuzo izigodi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bhekani, ngikhulume ngomhawu wami nangokufutheka kwami, ngokuba nithwele ihlazo labezizwe.

⁷Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngiphakamisile isandla sami ngokuthi: Impela abezizwe abakini nxazonke bayakuthwala ihlazo labo.

⁸“ ‘Kepha nina zintaba zakwa-Israyeli niyakuveza amagatsha enu, nithelele abantu bami izithelo zenu, ngokuba sebeseduze ukubuya.

⁹Ngokuba bhekani, nginani; ngiyakuphendukela kini, niyakulinywa, nihlwanyelwe.

¹⁰Ngiyakwandisa abantu phezu kwenu, yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, yonke yayo; imizi iyakuhlalwa, nezindawo ezichithekileyo ziyakwakhiwa.

¹¹Ngiyakwandisa phezu kwenu abantu nezilwane; kuyakwanda, kuzale; ngiyakwenza ukuba nihlalwe njengakuqala, kube kuhle kini kunakuqala, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.

¹²Ngiyakuhambisa abantu phezu kwenu, abantu bami u-Israyeli; bayakukuzuza, ube yifa labo; awusayikubaphuca abantwana.

¹³“ ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba bathi kuwe: “Wena ungodlayo abantu, waphucile abantwana besizwe sakini,”

¹⁴ngalokho awusayikudla abantu, ungasaphuci abantwana besizwe sakini, isho iNkosi uJehova.

¹⁵Angisayikukuzwisa ihlazo labezizwe, ungasathwali amahloni abantu, ungasakhubekisi isizwe sakini, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”

¹⁶Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

¹⁷“Ndodana yomuntu, indlu yakwa-Israyeli isahlala ezweni layo balingcolisa ngezindlela zabo nangezenzo zabo; indlela yabo yayingcolile phambi kwami njengowesifazane ekungcoleni kwakhe.

¹⁸Ngase ngithulula ukufutheka kwami phezu kwabo ngenxa yegazi ababelichithe ezweni, nangokuba babelingcolisile ngezithombe zabo.

¹⁹Ngabahlakazela phakathi kwezizwe, basabalaliselwa emazweni; ngabahlulela njengendlela yabo nezenzo zabo.

²⁰Nxa sebefika ezizweni lapho beya khona, balihlambalaza igama lami elingcwele, lapho kwakuthiwa ngabo: ‘Laba bangabantu bakaJehova, kepha nokho baphumile ezweni lakubo.’

²¹Kodwa ngalihawukela igama lami elingcwele eyayilingcolisile indlu yakwa-Israyeli phakathi kwezizwe, lapho yaya khona.

²²“Ngalokho yisho kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi, uJehova, ithi: Angikwenzi lokho ngenxa yenu nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, kepha ngenxa yegama lami elingcwele enilihlambalazile phakathi kwezizwe, lapho naya khona.

²³Ngiyakulingcwelisa igama lami elikhulu elihlanjalaziwe phakathi kwezizwe, enilihlambalazile phakathi kwazo, izizwe zazi ukuthi nginguJehova, isho iNkosi uJehova, lapho ngiyakungcweliseka ngani emehlweni abo.

²⁴“ ‘Ngiyakunithabatha ezizweni, nginibuthe emazweni onke, nginiyise ezweni lakini.

²⁵Ngiyakunifafaza ngamanzi ahlambulukileyo, nihlambuluke, nginihlambulule kukho konke ukungcola kwenu nakuzo zonke izithombe zenu.

²⁶Ngiyakuninika inhliziyo entsha, ngifake phakathi kwenu umoya omusha, ngikhiphe inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yenu, ngininike inhliziyo yenyama.

²⁷Ngiyakufaka umoya wami phakathi kwenu, ngenze ukuba nihambe ngezimiso zami; niyakugcina izahlulelo zami, nizenze.

²⁸Niyakuhlala ezweni engalinika oyihlo, nibe ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.

²⁹Ngiyakunisindisa kukho konke ukungcola kwenu, ngibize amabele, ngiwandise, ngingabeki indlala phezu kwenu.

³⁰Ngiyakwandisa izithelo zomuthi nokudla komhlabathi, ningabe nisamukeliswa ihlazo lendlala phakathi kwezizwe.

³¹Seniyakukhumbula izindlela zenu ezimbi nezenzo zenu ezingezinhle, ninengeke emehlweni enu ngenxa yobubi benu nangenxa yezinengiso zenu.

³²Angikwenzi lokhu ngenxa yenu, isho iNkosi uJehova; makwaziwe kini; jabhani, nibe namahloni ngenxa yezindlela zenu nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli.

³³“ ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Mhla nginihlambulula ebubini benu bonke, ngiyakwenza ukuba imizi ihlalwe, zakhiwe izindawo ezichithekileyo.

³⁴Izwe elaliyize liyakulinywa esikhundleni sokuba yincithakalo emehlweni abo bonke abadlulayo.

³⁵Bayakuthi: “Leli zwe ekade laliyize selinjengensimu yase-Edene, nemizi echithekileyo neyayiyincithakalo nediliziweyo isibiyelwe, iyahlalwa.”

³⁶Seziyakwazi izizwe ezisele nxazonke zenu ukuthi mina Jehova ngakhile izindawo ezidiliziweyo, ngatshala lokhu okukade kwakuyincithakalo; mina Jehova ngikhulumile, ngiyakukwenza.’

³⁷“Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Nangalokhu ngiyakucelwa yindlu yakwa-Israyeli ukuba ngiyenzele: ngiyakuyandisela abantu njengezimvu.

³⁸Njengomhlambi ongcwelisiweyo, njengomhlambi waseJerusalema emikhosini yalo emisiweyo, kanjalo imizi echithekileyo iyakugcwala imihlambi yabantu, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.”