UHezekeli 18 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Hezekeli 18Isaga ngo-Israyeli

1Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

2Litshoni ukuthi likhuluma lesi saga ngezwe lakoIsrayeli esithi: Oyise badlile izithelo zomvini ezimunyu, lamazinyo abantwana aba buthuntu?

3Kuphila kwami, usho uJehova, anisayikuba nathuba lokukhuluma lesi saga kwa-Israyeli.

4Bhekani, yonke imiphefumulo ingeyami; njengomphefumulo kayise, unjalo umphefumulo wendodana yami; umphefumulo owonayo kumelwe ufe.

5Kodwa uba umuntu elungile, esenza ukulunga lokulungileyo,

6Akadlanga ezintabeni, akaphakamiselanga amehlo akhe ezithombeni zendlu yakwa-Israyeli, akamngcolisanga umkamakhelwane wakhe, akasondelanga kowesifazane osesikhathini;

7futhi engacindezeli muntu, kodwa wabuyisela isibambiso koweletayo, engaphanga muntu ngokuphoqa, wanika olambileyo isinkwa sakhe, wembathisa onqunu ngengubo;

8Lowo ongasebenzisanga nzalo, engathathi nzuzo, nobuyisa isandla sakhe ebubini, wenza isahlulelo esiqinisileyo phakathi komuntu nomuntu;

9Wahamba ngezimiso zami, wagcina izahlulelo zami ukuba enze ngokwethembeka; ulungile, uyakuphila impela, isho iNkosi uJehova.

10Uma ezala indodana engumphangi, engumbulali, enze into enjalo kwenye yalezi zinto,

11lalowo ongenzi lezo mfanelo, kodwa wadla ezintabeni, wangcolisa umkamakhelwane wakhe;

12Wacindezela ompofu nompofu, ephangiwe ngenkani, akasibuyiselanga isibambiso, waphakamisela amehlo akhe kuzo izithombe, wenza izinengiso,

13Wasebenzisa inzuzo, wathatha inzuzo; uzophila ngaleso sikhathi? akayikuphila; zonke lezi zinengiso wazenza; uyakufa nokufa; igazi lakhe liyakuba phezu kwakhe.

14Bheka-ke, uma izala indodana ebona zonke izono zikayise azenzile, iqaphele, ingenzi okunjalo,

15ongadli ezintabeni, engaphakamiseli amehlo akhe ezithombeni zendlu kaIsrayeli, ongangcolisanga umkamakhelwane wakhe;

16futhi ocindezelweyo, ongagodlanga isibambiso, akaphanga ngamandla, kepha wanika olambileyo isinkwa sakhe, wembesa onqunu ngengubo,

17owabamba isandla sakhe kompofu, owayengamukeli nzuzo nenzuzo, wagcina izimiso zami, wahamba ngezimiso zami; akayikufa ngenxa yobubi bukayise, uyakuphila impela.

18Uyise-ke, ngokuba wacindezela ngonya, waxhaphaza umfowabo, wenza okubi phakathi kwabantu bakubo, bheka, naye uyakufa ngobubi bakhe.

19Kodwa nithi: Ngani na? Indodana ayithwali yini ububi bukayise na? Uma umfana enza okulungile nokulungile, agcine zonke izimiso zami, azenze, uyakuphila nokuphila.

20Umphefumulo owonayo kumelwe ufe. Indodana ayiyikuthwala ububi bukayise, noyise akayikuthwala ububi bendodana;

21Kepha uma omubi ephenduka ezonweni zakhe zonke azenzileyo, agcine zonke izimiso zami, enze ukulunga nokulunga, uyakuphila impela, akayikufa.

22Zonke iziphambeko zakhe azenzile aziyikubizwa kuye; ngokulunga kwakhe akwenzileyo uyakuphila.

23Ngiyathokoza yini ngokufa komubi na? isho iNkosi uJehova, kungesikho ukuthi abuye ezindleleni zakhe, aphile, na?

24Kepha uma olungileyo ephenduka ekulungeni kwakhe, enze ukungalungi, enze izinengiso zonke omubi azenzayo, uyakuphila na? “Konke ukulunga kwakhe akwenzileyo akuyikubizwa;

25Kodwa lina lithi: Indlela yeNkosi kayilingani. Yizwani nina ndlu ka-Israyeli! Indlela yami ayilingani na? izindlela zenu azilingani na?

26Lapho olungileyo ephenduka ekulungeni kwakhe, enze ukungalungi, afe kukho; ngenxa yobubi bakhe abenzileyo, uyakufa.

27Futhi, uma omubi ephenduka ebubini bakhe abenzileyo, enze ukulunga nokulunga, uyakusindisa umphefumulo wakhe.

28Ngenxa yokuthi uyeka futhi efulathela zonke iziphambeko zakhe azenzile, ngokuqinisekile uyophila, ngeke afe.

29Kodwa indlu kaIsrayeli ithi: Indlela yeNkosi ayiqondile. Nina ndlu ka-Israyeli, izindlela zami aziqondile na? izindlela zenu azilingani na?

30Ngakho ngiyakunahlulela nina ndlu ka-Israyeli, kube yilowo nalowo ngokwezindlela zakhe, isho iNkosi uJehova. Phendukani, niphenduke kuzo zonke iziphambeko zenu; ngakho ububi abuyikuba ukuwa kwenu.

31Lahlani kini zonke iziphambeko zenu eleqa ngazo; futhi anenze inhliziyo entsha nomoya omusha; ngoba lizafelani lina ndlu kaIsrayeli?

32Ngokuba angithokozi ngokufa kofayo, isho iNkosi uJehova. Ngakho-ke phenduka uphile.