Umuntu owonako uzokufa
1Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 2“Vane nitjho ukuthini lokha nanidzubhula isagesi ngenarha yakwa-Israyeli, nisithi,
“ ‘Abobaba bagome amadiribe angakavuthwa,
nje-ke amazinyo wabantwana ayatjhelela’?
3“Ngiyafunga ngokuphila kwami, isagesi angeze sisasetjenziswa ngini kwa-Israyeli.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
4“Qalani, yoke ipilo ingeyami. Ipilo kababa nepilo yomntwana ingeyami. Nje-ke umuntu owonako uzokufa.
5“Nakube umuntu ulungile wenza okulungileko nokufaneleko: 6Angeze adlela eentabeni namkha aphakamisele amehlwakhe emanyaleni okubosingazimu bendlu yakwa-Israyeli. Akasilaphazi umfazi womakhelwana namkha angene emfazini osesikhathini. 7Akagandeleli noyedwa kodwana ubuyisela lokho akuthethe njengesibambiso; akadlelezeli kodwana upha olambileko ukudla kwakhe abuye embathise ohlubule isambatho. 8Nabolekisako akakhuphi inzalo namkha engeze inzalo phezu kwesibolekiso. Ubamba isandla sakhe ebukhohlakalini, wenza iingwebo ezilungileko phakathi komuntu nomuntu. 9Iye, ukhamba ngeemiso zami begodu ulonda imithethwami ukuze enze ukwethembeka. Onjalo ulungile, mbala uzakuphila.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
10“Akhesithi umuntu loyo ubeletha indodana emudlelezeli, ethulula iingazi namkha eyenza enye yezintwezo 11khisibe uyise azange akhe enze nakhunye kwezintwezo okutjho bona idla eentabeni, isilaphaza umfazi womakhelwana, 12igandelela ochakileko nodududu, iyadlelezela, ayibuyiseli isibambiso, iphakamisela amehlwayo emanyaleni okubosingazimu, yenza iinkghabhudlho; 13ibolekisa ngokukhupha inzalo, yengeze inzalo phezu kwesibolekiso. Nitjho bona izakuphila indodana enjalo na? Ngiyala, ayizukuphila! Yenze zoke iinkghabhudlhwezo, nje-ke ayibulawe! Iingazi zayo zizakuba phezu kwayo.
14“Kodwana nakube indodana leyo ibeletha indodana ebona zoke izono uyise azenzileko, izakwesaba ingenzi njengoyise: 15Ingadleli eentabeni namkha iphakamisele amehlwayo emanyaleni okubosingazimu bendlu yakwa-Israyeli, ingasilaphazi umfazi womakhelwana 16ingagandeleli muntu, ingathathi isibambiso emuntwini, ingadlelezeli, kodwana iphe olambileko ukudla kwayo, yembese ohlubule ngesambatho sayo, 17isuse isandla sayo ebumbini; ingathathi namkha yengeze inzalo phezu kwesibolekiso, kodwana yona iphethe imithethwami begodu ikhambe ngeemiso zami. Indodana leyo angeze yafa ngebanga lezono zakayise; kwamambala izakuphila. 18Kodwana nakunguyise yena, ngebanga lokobana amgandeleli, adlelezele umfowabo bewenza okungakafaneli hlangana nabantu bekhabo, yelelani-ke, uzokufa ngebanga lecala lakhe.
19“Nokho nithi, ‘Kubayini indodana ingathwali icala lakayise?’ Lokha indodana yenze okulungileko nokufaneleko, yalonda beyenza zoke iimiso zami, mbala izakuphila. 20Umuntu owonako uzakufa. Indodana angeze yathwala icala lakayise namkha uyise athwale icala lendodana. Ukulunga kolungileko kuzakuba phezu kwakhe, nobukhohlakali besikhohlakali buzakuba phezu kwaso.
21“Kodwana nangabe isikhohlakali siphenduka kizo zoke izono esizenzileko, silonde zoke iimiso zami, senze okulungileko nokufaneleko, mbala sizakuphila; angeze safa. 22Akukho nasinye seemphambeko zaso esizenzileko ezizakukhunjulelwa sona. Sele sizakuphila ngebanga lokulunga esikwenzileko. 23Ngiyathokoza nokuthokoza ngokufa kwesikhohlakali na? Kanti angithokoziswa kuphenduka endlelenaso ukuze siphile na?” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla. 24Kodwana lokha olungileko ajika ekulungeni kwakhe enze ubukhohlakali, iye, enze ngokweenkghabhudlho zoke ezenziwa mumuntu okhohlakeleko, uzakuphila na? Awa, akukho nesisodwa sezenzo zakhe ezilungileko esizakukhunjulwa. Ngebanga lokungathembeki kwakhe nangesono asenzileko, uzakufa.
25“Kodwana nithi, ‘Indlela kaSomandla ayikalungi.’ Nje-ke, lalelani lapha nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli: Indlelami ayikalungi na? Ngezenu iindlela ezingakalungi! 26Nakube olungileko ujika ekulungeni kwakhe enze ubukhohlakali, uzakufa ngalokho. Iye, ngebanga lobukhohlakali bakhe abenzileko, uzakufa. 27Godu, nakube okhohlakeleko uyaphenduka ebukhohlakalini abenzileko, enze okulungileko nokufaneleko, uzakusindisa ipilwakhe. 28Ngebanga lokobana abonile waphenduka kizo zoke iimphambeko azenzileko, mbala uzakuphila, angeze afa. 29Nokho indlu yakwa-Israyeli ithi, ‘Indlela kaSomandla ayikalungi.’ Nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, indlelami ayikalungi na? Ngezenu iindlela ezingakalungi!
30“Ngalokho ngizonigweba nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, omunye nomunye ngokweendlela zakhe.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla. “Phendukani nifulathele zoke iimphambeko zenu; nakungasinjalo icala lenu lizakuba sikhubekiso senu. 31Dediselani kude nani zoke iimphambeko zenu eniphambuke ngazo, nizifunyanele ihliziyo etja nommoya omutjha! Nizakufelani nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli na? 32Mbala, angithokozi ngokufa komuntu. Nje-ke phendukani niphile.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
