IJerusalema liyimbiza esemlilweni
1Emnyakeni wethoba, lokha inyanga yetjhumi inamalanga alitjhumi, ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 2“Ndodana yomuntu, tlola phasi ibizo lelangeli, iye, lona leli. Ikosi yeBhabheli ivimbezele iJerusalema ngalo lona ilangeli. 3Khuluma umfanekiso endlini ehlubukako uthi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla:
“ ‘Beka imbiza eziko,
iye, ibeke bewuyithele amanzi.
4Faka ngaphakathi kwayo izitho zenyama,
iye, zoke izitho ezihle okutjho umlenze nomkhono
bewuyizalise ngamathambo amahle,
5kube yinyama ekhethekileko yomhlambi.
Baselela imbiza leyo ngeenkuni;
ayikghabakghabe kuhle,
kuphekwe namathambo kiyo.’
6“Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla,
“ ‘Maye kilo idorobho leengazi!
Liyimbiza enecwecwe
necwecwe layo lisakghamathele kiyo!
Khupha kiyo isiqa sinye ngasinye:
Ifumbe angeze yaphoswa mayelana nedorobho
7ngombana iingazi zalo zingaphakathi kwalo.
Lizithulule phezu kwedwala lakodwala;
akhange lizithululele ehlabathini
kobana zisibekelwe lithuli lehlabathi.
8Ukuze ngivuke ngelaka bengizibuyiselele,
ngaliselela iingazi elizithululileko
phezu kwedwala lakodwala
lapha zingeze zasibekelwa khona.’ ”
9“Yeke, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla,
“ ‘Maye kilo idorobho leengazi!
Ngithi nami ngizokukghubelela iinkuni.
10Nasele iinkuni zimkghubo, tika umlilo.
Nasele inyama ivuthiwe, thulula umhluzi
bewulise amathambo akghakghathe.
11Lisa imbiza enganamanzi
emalahleni avuthako beyitjhise,
nekoporwayo itjhe,
ukuze amanyela wayo ancithike
necwecwe layo liqothuke.
12Idorobheli liyakhathaza:
Icwecwe lalo elikghamatheleko alisuki,
nje-ke icwecwelo alitjhiswe ngomlilo.
13“ ‘Njengombana ukusilaphala kwakho Jerusalema bekungekwameswe, ngalokho kufuze ngikuhlwengise. Kodwana ukusilaphala kwakho azange kuhlwengiswe. Angeze usahlwenga godu kufikela lapha ngizanelisa khona ngelaka lami phezu kwakho. 14Mina Somnini ngikhulumile. Kuyeza lokho, iye, ngizokwenza. Angeze ngakulisa, angeze ngakubabalela bengirhawuke. Bakugwebe ngokweendlela nezenzo zakho.’ ” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
UHezekiyeli akamzileli umkakhe
15Godu ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 16“Ndodana yomuntu, qala, sele ngizokususa kuwe igugu lamehlwakho ngesidumo. Nanyana kunjalo, angeze uzile, ukhihle isililo namkha ugeleze iinyembezi. 17Quma sidu. Ungamzileli ohlongakeleko: Bopha umbhode wakho ehloko, ufake amapatlagwanakho eenyaweni. Ungasithi isibhena sakho sangehla begodu ungadli ukudla okulethelwa babantu.”
18Nje-ke ngakhuluma nabantu ekuseni, kwathi ntambama umkami wahlongakala. Ngelanga elilandelako ngenza njengombana ngiyaliwe.
19Abantu bangibuza bathi: “Angeze usitjele bonyana okwenzakokhu kutjho ukuthini kithi na?” 20Nje-ke ngathi kibo: “Ilizwi lakaSomnini lifike kimi lathi, 21‘Tjela indlu yakwa-Israyeli bonyana nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Qalani, sele ngizokusilaphaza indawami ecwengileko, iye, ubuphephelo enizikhakhazisa ngabo, igugu lamehlwenu nokulangazelela komphefumulwenu. Amadodana namadodakazenu enawatjhiya eJerusalema azokubulawa ngesabula. 22Nje-ke nani kufuze nenze njengombana ngenzile. Ningasithi isibhena senu esingehla namkha nidle ukudla enikulethelwa babantu. 23Imibhode yenu izakuba phezu kweenhloko zenu namapatlagwanenu abe seenyaweni. Ningazili begodu ningakhihli isililo, kodwana dabukani ngamacalenu bese nizibubule omunye komunye. 24Leyo kuyindlela uHezekiyeli azakuba liphawu ngayo kini. Ngokuya ngakho koke akwenzileko nani nizakwenza njalo. Nasele lokho kufikile, nizakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini uSomandla.’
25“Nje-ke wena ndodana yomuntu, mhlana ngisusa kibo ubuphephelo babo, ithabo ledumo labo, igugu lamehlwabo nokulangazelela komphefumulwabo, ngitjho namadodana namadodakazabo; 26iye, khona mhlokho, ophunyurhileko uzakwiza kuwe azokubikela indaba leyo. 27Mhlokho umlomakho uzakuvuleka nakufika ophunyurhileko, uzabese uyakhuluma ungasabi simumu. Uzakuba liphawu kibo; ngalokho bazakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini.”
