Hezekile 36:1-38
36 “Wena ke, nyana womntu, profeta ngokuphathelele iintaba zakwaSirayeli, uthi, ‘Owu zintaba zakwaSirayeli,+ liveni ilizwi likaYehova.
2 Itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova ukuthi: “Ngenxa yokuba utshaba luthe ngani,+ ‘Heke! Kwaneendawo eziphakamileyo zamaxesha akudala+—zibe lilifa lethu!’”’+
3 “Ngoko ke profeta, uthi, ‘Itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova ukuthi: “Ngenxa yokuba niye naphanziswa+ naza nangqavulelwa macala onke,+ ukuze nibe lilifa labaseleyo beentlanga+ kwaye kuqhutyekwa kuthethwa ngani ngolwimi+ yaye kukho nengxelo embi phakathi kwabantu,+
4 ke ngoko, zintaba zakwaSirayeli,+ liveni ilizwi leNkosi enguMongami uYehova! Itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova kuzo iintaba nakwiinduli, kwimisinga nakwiintlambo nakwiindawo eziphanzileyo+ ezachithwayo nakwizixeko ezishiyiweyo eziye zaba zezokuphangwa nokugculelwa kwabaseleyo beentlanga ezijikelezileyo;+
5 ngoko ke itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova ukuthi, ‘Ngokuqinisekileyo ngomlilo wenzondelelo yam ndiza kuthetha+ nxamnye nabaseleyo beentlanga ne-Edom, iyonke,+ abo bazinike ilizwe lam njengelifa benemihlali yentliziyo yonke,+ nokugculela emphefumlweni,+ ngenxa yedlelo lalo nokuphanga.’”’+
6 “Ngoko ke profeta ngokuphathelele umhlaba wakwaSirayeli, uthi kuzo iintaba neenduli, nemisinga, neentlambo, ‘Itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova ukuthi: “Khangela! Ndimele ndithethe ngenzondelelo yam nangobushushu bam, ngenxa yokuba niye nathotywa ziintlanga.”’+
7 “Ngoko ke itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova ukuthi, ‘Ndisiphakamisile isandla sam ndifunga+ ukuba iintlanga ezinijikelezileyo—zona ziya kuthotywa.+
8 Yaye nina, zintaba zakwaSirayeli, niya kuvelisa amasebe nize nithwalele abantu bam uSirayeli isiqhamo senu,+ kuba basondelela ukungena.+
9 Kuba niyabona, ndingakuni, yaye ngokuqinisekileyo ndiya kujikela ngakuni,+ nina ke okunene niya kulinywa kuze kuhlwayelwe imbewu.+
10 Yaye ndiza kubandisa abantu phezu kwenu, indlu kaSirayeli iphela,+ iyonke, nezixeko zimele zibe nabemi,+ neendawo eziphanzileyo ziya kubuya zakhiwe.+
11 Ewe, ndiza kubandisa abantu nezilwanyana phezu kwenu,+ yaye ngokuqinisekileyo ziya kuqhama zande, ndinibangele nibe nabemi njengakwimeko yangaphambili,+ ndenze okulunge ngakumbi kunakwimo yakuqala;+ nazi ukuba ndinguYehova.+
12 Kwaye phezu kwenu ndiza kuhambisa abantu, abantu bam kanye uSirayeli, yaye bamele banidle njengelifa,+ nani nibe lilifa labo,+ yaye aniyi kubahlutha+ kwakhona abantwana abangakumbi.’”
13 “Itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova ukuthi, ‘Ngenxa yokuba kukho abo bathi kuwe: “Wena ungumqwengi wabantu, kwaye ube lilizwe elihlutha iintlanga zalo abantwana,”’+
14 ‘ngoko ke abantu akuyi kuba sabaqwenga,+ neentlanga zakho akuyi kuba sazihlutha abantwana,’+ itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova.
15 ‘Ndiya kuyenza ingabi savakala intetho yeentlanga ehlazisayo ngokuphathelele wena,+ nongcikivo lwezizwana akuyi kuphinda uluthwale,+ ungaphindi uzikhubekise iintlanga zakho,’ itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova.”
16 Kwafika ke ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi:
17 “Nyana womntu, indlu kaSirayeli yayihlala emhlabeni wabo, yaye bawenza ongahlambulukanga ngendlela yabo nangezenzo zabo.+ Indlela yabo iye yanjengokungahlambuluki kokuba sexesheni phambi kwam.+
18 Ndabuphalazela phezu kwabo ubushushu bam ngenxa yegazi ababeliphalazile kulo ilizwe,+ lizwe elo babelenze elingahlambulukanga ngezithixo zabo ezinezothe.+
19 Kwaye ndabachithachitha phakathi kweentlanga, ngokokuze basasazeke phakathi kwamazwe.+ Ndabagweba ngokwendlela yabo nangokwezenzo zabo.+
20 Ngoko bafika kwiintlanga abafika kuzo, baza abantu balihlambela igama lam elingcwele+ ngokuthi ngokubhekisele kubo, ‘Aba ngabantu bakaYehova, yaye baphume elizweni lakhe.’+
21 Ndiya kuba nemfesane ngegama lam elingcwele, elo indlu kaSirayeli ilihlambeleyo phakathi kweentlanga efike kuzo.”+
22 “Ngoko ke yithi kwindlu kaSirayeli, ‘Itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova ukuthi: “Andikwenzi oku ngenxa yenu, ndlu kaSirayeli, kodwa ngenxa yegama lam elingcwele, enithe nina nalihlambela phakathi kweentlanga enifike kuzo.”’+
23 ‘Ngokuqinisekileyo ndiya kulingcwalisa igama lam elikhulu,+ ebelihlanjelwa phakathi kweentlanga, enilihlambeleyo phakathi kwazo; yaye iintlanga ziya kwazi ukuba ndinguYehova,’+ itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova, ‘xa ndingcwaliswa phakathi kwenu phambi kwamehlo azo.+
24 Kwaye ndiza kunithabatha ezintlangeni ndize ndiniqokelele ndawonye emazweni onke ndinizise emhlabeni wenu.+
25 Ndiza kunifefa ngamanzi ahlambulukileyo, nihlambuluke;+ ekungcoleni+ kwenu konke nakwizithixo zenu ezinezothe zonke ndiya kunihlambulula.+
26 Ndiza kuninika intliziyo entsha,+ ndifake umoya omtsha ngaphakathi kwenu,+ yaye ndiza kuyisusa intliziyo yelitye enyameni yenu ndize ndininike intliziyo yenyama.+
27 Kwaye ndiya kufaka umoya wam ngaphakathi kwenu,+ yaye ndiza kwenza ukuba nihambe ngemimiselo yam,+ nizigcine nezigwebo zam nize okunene nizenze.+
28 Yaye ngokuqinisekileyo niya kuhlala elizweni endalinika ookhokho benu,+ nibe ngabantu bam, nam ndibe nguThixo wenu.’+
29 “‘Ndiza kunisindisa ekungcoleni kwenu+ konke ndize ndibize ukudla okuziinkozo ndikwenze kuphuphume, yaye andiyi kubeka ndlala phezu kwenu.+
30 Ngokuqinisekileyo ndiya kusenza siphuphume isiqhamo emithini, nemveliso emasimini, ukuze ningaphindi namkeliswe ungcikivo lwendlala phakathi kweentlanga.+
31 Niya kubopheleleka ukuba nizikhumbule iindlela zenu ezimbi nezenzo zenu ezazingalunganga,+ yaye niya kubopheleleka ukuba nizive nizotheka ziziqu zenu ngenxa yeziphoso zenu nangenxa yezinto zenu ezicekisekayo.+
32 Oku andikwenzi ngenxa yenu,’+ itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova, ‘makwazeke oko kuni. Yibani neentloni nize nizive nithotyiwe ngenxa yeendlela zenu, ndlu kaSirayeli.’+
33 “Itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova ukuthi, ‘Ngemini endiya kunihlambulula ngayo kuzo zonke iziphoso zenu ndiya kuzibangela zibe nabemi izixeko,+ neendawo eziphanzileyo ziya kubuye zakhiwe.+
34 Nelizwe eliphanzileyo liya kulinywa, ngoxa liye laba yinkangala ephanzileyo phambi kwamehlo abo bonke abadlulayo.+
35 Yaye ngokuqinisekileyo abantu baya kuthi: “Elo lizwe laliphanzile lisuke laba njengomyezo wase-Eden,+ nezi zixeko zaziyinkangala nezaziphanzile nezazichithiwe zinqatyisiwe; zinabemi.”+
36 Iintlanga eziya kusala zinijikelezile ziya kwazi ukuba mna, Yehova, ndizakhile izinto ezichithiweyo,+ ndikutyalile oko bekuphanzile. Mna, Yehova, ndithethile yaye ndiza kukwenza oko.’+
37 “Itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova ukuthi, ‘Ngako oku ndisaya kuzivumela ndifunwe yindlu kaSirayeli ukuze ndibenzele:+ Ndiya kubandisa babe ngabantu abaninzi njengomhlambi.+
38 Njengomhlambi wabantu abangcwele, njengomhlambi weYerusalem ngamaxesha omsitho wayo,+ ngaloo ndlela izixeko ebeziyinkangala ziya kuzaliswa ngumhlambi wabantu;+ bazi ukuba ndinguYehova.’”
