Hezekeli 37

¹Isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kwami, sangikhipha ngoMoya kaJehova, sangibeka phakathi kwesigodi; sasigcwele amathambo.

²Wangidlulisa kuwo, ngawazungeza; bheka, ayemaningi kakhulu ebusweni besigodi, futhi bheka, ayomile kakhulu.

³Wayesethi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, lawa mathambo angaphila na?” Ngathi: “Nkosi Jehova, wena uyazi.”

⁴Wayesethi kimi: “Profetha phezu kwalawa mathambo, uthi kuwo: ‘Nina mathambo omileyo, zwanini izwi likaJehova.

⁵Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova kulawa mathambo, ithi: Bhekani, ngiyakungenisa kini umoya, niphile.

⁶Ngiyakubeka imisipha phezu kwenu, ngihlumise inyama phezu kwenu, nginimboze ngesikhumba, nginike umoya, niphile, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.’ ”

⁷Ngaprofetha njengalokho ngiyaliwe, nalapho ngiprofetha kwaba khona umsindo nokugunquza; amathambo asondelana, ithambo kulo ithambo.

⁸Ngase ngibona; bheka, kwakukhona imisipha phezu kwawo, kwahluma nenyama, nesikhumba sawasibekela ngaphezulu, kepha umoya wawungekho kuwo.

⁹Wayesethi kimi: “Profetha kuwo umoya, profetha, ndodana yomuntu, uthi kuwo umoya: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Woza, moya, uvele emimoyeni yomine, uphefumulele laba ababuleweyo ukuba baphile.’ ”

¹⁰Ngaprofetha njengalokho ngiyaliwe; umoya wangena kuwo, aphila, ema ngezinyawo zawo, impi enkulu kakhulu impela.

¹¹Wayesethi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, lawa mathambo ayindlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli; bathi: ‘Bheka, amathambo ethu omile, ithemba lethu liphelile, sinqunyiwe.’

¹²Ngalokho profetha, uthi kubo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakuvula amathuna enu, nginikhuphule emathuneni enu nina bantu bami, nginiyise ezweni lakwa-Israyeli.

¹³Niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho sengiwavulile amathuna enu, nganikhuphula emathuneni enu nina bantu bami.

¹⁴Ngiyakuwufaka uMoya wami kini, nize niphile, nginibeke ezweni lakini, nazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngikhulumile, ngakwenza, usho uJehova.’ ”

¹⁵Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

¹⁶“Wena ndodana yomuntu, zithathele induku, ulobe kuyo ngokuthi: ‘EkaJuda neyabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abangane bakhe.’ Thatha enye induku, ulobe kuyo ngokuthi: ‘EkaJosefa, induku ka-Efrayimi neyendlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli, abangane bakhe,’

¹⁷uzisondeze enye kwenye, zibe yinduku inye, zibe nye esandleni sakho.

¹⁸“Lapho abantu bakho bekhuluma kuwe, bathi: ‘Ungesitshele ukuthi lezi ziyini kuwe na?’

¹⁹khuluma kubo, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakuyithatha induku kaJosefa esesandleni sika-Efrayimi nezizwe zakwa-Israyeli, abangane bakhe, ngiyibeke endukwini kaJuda, ngizenze zibe yinduku inye, babe munye esandleni sami.’

²⁰Izinduku oloba kuzo ziyakuba sesandleni sakho phambi kwamehlo abo.

²¹Khuluma kubo, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakuthabatha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezizweni lapho baya khona, ngibabuthe nxazonke, ngibayise ezweni lakubo,

²²ngibenze isizwe sinye ezweni, ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, kube yinkosi inye kubo bonke, bangabe besaba yizizwe ezimbili, bangabe besahlukaniselwa imibuso emibili.

²³Abasayikuzingcolisa ngezithombe zabo, nangokuzondekayo kwabo, nangesisodwa seziphambeko zabo, kepha ngiyakubasindisa kukho konke ukuhlehla kwabo abone ngakho, ngibahlambulule, baze babe ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.

²⁴“ ‘Inceku yami uDavide iyakuba yinkosi phezu kwabo, kube ngumalusi munye kubo bonke; bayakuhamba ezahlulelweni zami, bagcine izimiso zami, bazenze.

²⁵Bayakuhlala ezweni engilinike inceku yami uJakobe, ababehlala kulo oyihlo; bayakuhlala kulo, bona nabantwana babo, nabantwana babantwana babo kuze kube phakade, uDavide inceku yami abe yisikhulu sabo kuze kube phakade.

²⁶Ngiyakwenza isivumelwano sokuthula nabo, sibe yisivumelwano esiphakade nabo; ngiyakubamisa, ngibandise, ngibeke indlu yami engcwele phakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade.

²⁷Itabernakele lami liyakuba phezu kwabo; ngiyakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami.

²⁸Izizwe ziyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngiyangcwelisa u-Israyeli, lapho indlu yami engcwele ikhona phakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade.’ ”