1Kwathi ngomnyaka wesishiyagalolunye, ngenyanga yeshumi, ngolweshumi lwenyanga, izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
2Ndodana yomuntu, zibhalele igama losuku, lwalolu suku: Inkosi yaseBabele yalimisa iJerusalema ngalolo suku.
3Yisho umfanekiso kuyo indlu ehlubukayo, uthi kubo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: ‘Izi, Faka ebhodweni, ulimise futhi uthele amanzi kulo:
4Buthela kulo izingcezu zakhe, zonke iziqephu ezinhle, unyonga nehlombe; ligcwalise ngamathambo okukhetha.
5Thatha elikhethiweyo lewundlu, ushise amathambo ngaphansi kwalo, libilise kahle, kubiliswe amathambo kulo.
6Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Maye kuwo umuzi wegazi, imbiza engcolile engaphakathi kwayo, nokugqwala kwayo kungaphumi kuyo! likhiphe iziqephu; ungavumeli okuningi kuwele kukho.
7Ngokuba igazi lawo likuwo; wayibeka esiqongweni sedwala; akaliphonsanga phansi ukuze alisibekele ngothuli;
8ukuze kuvuse ulaka lokuphindisela; Ngabeka igazi lakhe phezu kwetshe ukuze lingambozwa.
9Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Maye kuwo umuzi wegazi! Ngiyovusa ngisho inqwaba umlilo.
10Bumbelani izinkuni, nibase umlilo, niqede inyama neziqholo, amathambo ashiswe.
11Bese ulibeka phezu kwamalahle alo lingenalutho, ukuze ithusi lalo lishise futhi lishise, futhi ukungcola kwalo kuncibilike phakathi kwalo, ukuze umongo walo udliwe.
12Wazikhathaza ngamanga, negwebu lakhe alizange liphume kuye; udoti wakhe uyakuba semlilweni.
13Ekungcoleni kwenu kukhona ihlazo; ngoba ngikuhlambulule, ungahlanjululwanga, kawusayikuhlanjululwa ekungcoleni kwakho, ngize ngehlisele ulaka lwami phezu kwakho.
14Mina, Jehova, ngikukhulumile; kuyakwenzeka, futhi ngiyakukwenza; angiyikubuyela emuva, futhi angiyikuyeka, futhi ngeke ngiphenduke; bayakukwahlulela njengezindlela zakho nangokwezenzo zakho, isho iNkosi uJehova.
15Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
16Ndodana yomuntu, bheka, ngisusa isifiso samehlo akho ngokushaya; kodwa akumelwe nilile futhi nikhale, nezinyembezi zenu ngeke zigeleze.
17Yeka ukukhala, ungamlileli ofileyo, bopha ibhande lekhanda lakho phezu kwakho, ufake izicathulo zakho ezinyaweni zakho, ungazimbozi izindebe zakho, ungadli isinkwa sabantu.
18Ngasengikhuluma ebantwini ekuseni, kwathi sekuhlwile umkami wafa; ekuseni ngenza njengokulaywa kwami.
19Abantu bathi kimi: “Awufuni ukusitshela ukuthi ziyini lezi zinto kithi ukuba wenze lokhu na?”
20Ngabaphendula ngathi: “Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
21Tshono kuyo indlu kaIsrayeli uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova; “Bheka, ngiyayingcolisa indlu yami engcwele, ubuhle bamandla akho, isifiso samehlo akho nalokho umphefumulo wakho okuhawukelayo; amadodana enu namadodakazi enu aseleyo kini ayakuwa ngenkemba.
22Futhi njengoba ngenzile, niyakwenza: aniyikuvala izindebe zenu, nidle isinkwa sabantu.
23Izibopho zenu ziyakuba semakhanda enu nezicathulo zenu ezinyaweni zenu; aniyikukhala, ningakhali; kodwa niyolila ngobubi benu, nilile omunye nomunye.
24Ngakho uHezekeli uyisibonakaliso kini: njengakho konke akwenzileyo niyakwenza; futhi lapho kufika, niyokwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova.
25“Wena ndodana yomuntu, akuyikuba mhla ngisusa kubo amandla abo, intokozo yenkazimulo yabo, isifiso samehlo abo, nalokho ababeka izinhliziyo zabo kukho, amadodana abo namadodakazi abo,
26Ukuthi ophunyukayo ngalolosuku uzakuza kini ukuze akuzwe ngezindlebe zenu?
27Ngalolo suku umlomo wakho uyovuleka kuye okhululiwe, futhi uyokhuluma, ungabe usaba yisimungulu; futhi uyakuba yisibonakaliso kubo; bazakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
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