Isiprofetho ngezintaba zakwaIsrayeli
1Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
2Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho ezintabeni zakwaIsrayeli, uprofethe ngazo, uthi:
3Nina-zintaba zakwaIsrayeli, yizwani izwi leNkosi uJehova kuzo izintaba nakuwo amagquma, kuyo imifula yamanzi nakuzo izigodi, lithi: Bhekani, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwenu inkemba, ngichithe izindawo zenu eziphakemeyo.
4Ama-altare enu ayakuba-yincithakalo, kwaphulwe ama-altare enu empepho, ngilahle ababuleweyo benu phambi kwezithombe zenu.
5Ngiyakubeka izidumbu zabantwana bakwaIsrayeli phambi kwezithombe zabo, ngihlakaze amathambo enu nxazonke zama-altare enu.
6Kuzo zonke izindawo zokuhlala kwenu imizi iyakuchithwa, izindawo eziphakemeyo zibe-yincithakalo ukuba kuchithwe ama-altare enu, achitheke, kwaphulwe izithombe zenu ziphele, ama-altare enu empepho abhidlizwe, imisebenzi yenu ihlangulwe.
7Ababulawayo bayakuwa phakathi kwenu, nazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.
8Kepha ngiyakushiya insali, nibe-nabayakuphepha enkembeni phakathi kwezizwe, lapho nihlakazeka emazweni.
9Abaphephayo benu bayakungikhumbula phakathi kwezizwe abayakuthunjelwa kuzo, lapho ngaphula izinhliziyo zabo eziphingayo, ezichezukile kimi, namehlo abo alandela izithombe zabo ukuba baphinge nazo, banengwe emehlweni abo ngokubi abakwenzileyo ezinengisweni zabo zonke.
10Bayakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova; angishongo ngeze ukuthi ngiyakwenza lokhu okubi kubo.
11Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Shaya ngesandla sakho, udubhuze ngonyawo lwakho, uthi: Maye ngenxa yazo zonke izinengiso ezimbi zendlu yakwaIsrayeli! Ngokuba bayakuwa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo.
12Okude uyakufa ngesifo, oseduze uyakuwa ngenkemba, oseleyo evinjezelwe uyakufa ngendlala, ngifeze kanjalo ukufutheka kwami kubo.
13Niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ababuleweyo babo beyakubaphakathi kwezithombe zabo nxazonke zama-altare abo kuwo onke amagquma aphakemeyo, nakuzo zonke iziqongo zezintaba, naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza, naphansi kwawo onke amaoki* adumbileyo, izindawo lapho bebenikela khona ngephunga elimnandi kuzo zonke izithombe zabo.
14Ngiyakuselulela kubo isandla sami, ngenze izwe libe-yincithakalo nokuyize kunehlane laseDibila kuzo zonke izindawo zabo zokuhlala, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
