Bible Reading Plan – Day 221

₁Ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₂“Mntundini, thetha ngesafobe, wenzele indlu kaSirayeli umzekeliso. ₃Yithi kubo: Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ELebhanon kwakha kwafika into enkulu yokhozi emaphiko omeleleyo, eentsiba zinde zishinyeneyo zimabala-bala, laza lee ngcu phezu komsedare, ₄lanqothula elona sebe liphezulu, lemka nalo, laya kwilizwe labarhwebi, laza lalityala kwesinye sezixeko zorhwebo. ₅Lathatha imbewu kwilizwe lenu, laya kuyityala kumhlaba otyebileyo. Layityala okomngcunube kwindawo enamanzi amaninzi, ₆yantshula yaba ngumdiliya omfutshane oxandileyo. Amasebe awo ajonga kulo ukhozi, kodwa zona iingcambu zahlala ngaphantsi. Yaba ngumdiliya oxandileyo ke, otsho ngamasebe ayokozela amagqabi.

₇“Kodwa lalukho nolunye ukhozi olumaphiko omeleleyo neentsiba ezishinyeneyo. Ke ngoku iingcambu zomdiliya zanabela ngakulo ukusuka kule ndawo umdiliya utyalwe kuyo, namasebe axandela kulo ukufuna amanzi. ₈Wawutyalwe kumhlaba otyebileyo, kufuphi namanzi amaninzi, ukuze uhlume, ukhule, uvelise iziqhamo, ube yinzwakazi yomdiliya.

₉“Yithi kubo: Itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ngaba lo mdiliya uza kuchuma na? Awusayi kuncothulwa na lukhozi lokuqala, lunqothule zonke iziqhamo zawo, uze ubune? Amahlumelo awo onke aya kubuna. Xa uncothulwe emhlabeni akuyi kubakho mfuneko yandoda isisigantsontso okanye iqela labantu. ₁₀Khona ukuba uphinde watyalwa kwenye indawo uya kukhula na? Awukubuna mpela na xa kuthe kwavuthuza ulophu, ubune umi kuloo ndawo ubukhula kuyo?”

₁₁Ndeva ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₁₂“Yithi kwindlu yoonkanishe: ‘Ngaba aniyazi intsingiselo yezi zinto?’ Yithi kubo: ‘Ukumkani waseBhabheli waya eJerusalem, wamthimba ukumkani walapho nezinxiba-mxhaka zakhe, wabasa eBhabheli, ₁₃waza wakhetha omnye kwabegazi, wenza isivumelwano naye, wamfungisa. Wawasusa amadoda amakhulu esizwe, ₁₄khon' ukuze ubukumkani buhle, bungabi nakuphakama, bume buyiloo nto ngokugcinwa kwesivumelwano nokumkani waseBhabheli. ₁₅Kodwa ukumkani waseJerusalem wamvukela owaseBhabheli, waza wathuma izithunywa eJiputa ukuba ancedwe ngamahashe nomkhosi omkhulu. Ngaba uya kuphumelela? Ngaba umntu owenza izinto ezilolu hlobo uyasinda; nditsho ofumana asikhabe isivumelwano?’

₁₆“Ndiyafunga, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo, úya kufela eBhabheli, kwilizwe laloo kumkani wayembekile waza wasidela isifungo asenze naye, wasaphula isivumelwano. ₁₇Ukumkani waseJiputa nomkhosi wakhe oqinileyo oyinyambalala akasayi kumnceda nganto emfazweni, xeshikweni kusakhiwa izikanisi nezinye izixhobo zokungqinga ukuze kufe inyambalala yabantu. ₁₈Usidelile isifungo ngokutyeshela umnqophiso. Akayi kusinda, kuba kaloku uzenza zonke ezi zinto ekubeni ebevumelene.

₁₉“Ke ngoko ithi iNkosi uNdikhoyo: Ndiyafunga, ndiza kumohlwaya kuba uzibizele isiqalekiso ngokuwutyeshela umnqophiso. ₂₀Ndiza kumthiyela ngezabatha zam, ndimbambise. Ndiza kuza naye eBhabheli, ndize ndimohlwayele apho, kuba engathembekanga kum. ₂₁Wonke umkhosi wakhe osabayo uya kubulawa ngekrele, ize intsalela iphalale. Ngoko niya kundazi ukuba mna Ndikhoyo ndithethile.

₂₂“INkosi uNdikhoyo ithi: Mna ngokwam ndiya kukha isebe eliphezulu lomsedare, ndilityale; ndiya kukha ingetye-ngetyana yesebe kwawona aphezulu emthini, ndilityale encotsheni yentaba ephakamileyo. ₂₃Ndiya kulityala kweleentaba zakwaSirayeli; liya kutsho ngamasebe, livelise iziqhamo, libe ngumsedare wodidi. Iintlobo-ntlobo zeentaka ziya kwakha iindlwana zazo kuwo; ziya kuhlala emthunzini wamasebe awo. ₂₄Yonke imithi yasendle iya kundazi ukuba mna Ndikhoyo ndiyawuwisa umthi omde, omfutshane ndiwenze ube mde. Ndiya wenza ubune umthi oluhlaza, ndiwuhlumise umthi obusowomile.

“Ndithethile nje mna Ndikhoyo, ndiya kukwenza oko.”

₁Ndeva ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₂“Bantundini, nithetha ukuthini ezweni lakwaSirayeli xa nicaphula kweli qhalo lithi:

₃“Ndiyafunga, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo, anisayi kuphinda nicaphule kweli qhalo kwaSirayeli. ₄Kaloku wonke ophilayo ngowam; nditsho uyise nonyana, bobabini ngabam ngokufanayo. Uya kufa umntu othe wona.

“Lowo ke ulilungisa; ngenene uya kubudla ubomi, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo.

₁₀“Mhlawumbi indoda le inonyana othanda ukulwa, aphalaze igazi, okanye ade enze nezinye izinto ezingatshongo khona, ₁₁(naxa uyise engazange wazenza ezo zinto):

“Ngaba uya kubudla ubomi umntu onjalo? Hayi! Ngokwenza onke la manyundululu umelwe kukufa, avune into abeyihlwayele.

₁₄“Xa ngaba lo nyana unonyana obubonayo bonke ubugwenxa bukayise, aze athi kunjalo angahambi ekhondweni lakhe:

“Akayi kufa ngenxa yesono sikayise, koko uya kubudla ubomi. ₁₈Kodwa yena uyise uya kufa ngenxa yesono sakhe, kuba ebaxhaphazile abantu, wamkhuthuza umntakwabo, wenza okungalunganga kumawabo.

₁₉“Niyabuza ke nina: ‘Ngani ukuba unyana angalithwali ityala likayise?’ Kaloku unyana wenze ubulungisa, wahamba ngokwemiyalelo yam; yena uya kubudla ubomi. ₂₀Ngumntu owonileyo oya kufa. Unyana akayi kulithwala ityala likayise, noyise akayi kulithwala ityala lonyana. Olungileyo uya kuvuzwa ngobulungisa bakhe, okhohlakeleyo ohlwaywe ngenkohlakalo yakhe.

₂₁“Kodwa ukuba okhohlakeleyo uthe wazishiya izono zakhe, wahamba ngokwayo yonke imimiselo yam, wenza okulungileyo nobulungisa, akayi kufa, kodwa uya kubudla ubomi. ₂₂Zonke izikreqo azenzileyo aziyi kuphinda zikhunjulwe. Uya kudla ubomi ngenxa yobulungisa abenzileyo. ₂₃Nanku ke umlomo weNkosi uNdikhoyo: Ngaba kuyandikholisa na ukufa komntu okhohlakeleyo? Hayi bo, into endikholisayo kukuba azijike iindlela zakhe, aze adle ubomi.

₂₄“Xa ilungisa libulahla ubulungisa, lize lingene enkohlakalweni, lenze amanyundululu abefudula esenziwa ngokhohlakeleyo, lingabudla njani ubomi? Bonke ubulungisa ebelifudula libenza abuyi kuba sakhunjulwa. Liya kufa kuba lingathembekanga, lifela izono zalo.

₂₅“Ke nina nithi: ‘Inkqubo kaNdikhoyo ayinalungelelwano.’ Phulaphula, ndlu kaSirayeli: Ngaba inkqubo yam asiyiyo eyolungelelwano na? Yinkqubo yenu kaloku engenalo ulungelelwano. ₂₆Ukuba ilungisa lithe laphambuka ebulungiseni, lenza isono, liya kufa ngenxa yesono eso. ₂₇Kodwa ukuba okhohlakeleyo uthe wayilahla inkohlakalo yakhe, wenza ubulungisa, ngokwenjenjalo uya kubusindisa ubomi bakhe. ₂₈Kuba eziqondile iziphoso zakhe, waza wazilahla, akayi kufa, koko uya kudla ubomi. ₂₉Kodwa ke noko indlu kaSirayeli isatsho ukuthi: ‘Inkqubo kaNdikhoyo ayinalungelelwano.’ Ndlu kaSirayeli, inolungelelwano inkqubo yam. Ziindlela zenu ezingenalo ulungelelwano.

₃₀“Ngako oko, ndlu kaSirayeli, umntu ngamnye kuni ndiza kumgweba ngokwezenzo zakhe, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo. Guqukani! Rhoxani kuzo zonke izikreqo enizenzayo, ukuze ningatshabalali ngenxa yenkohlakalo yenu. ₃₁Yahlukanani nezikreqo ebenifudula nizenza, nizifumanele intliziyo entsha, nomoya omtsha. Ngani ukuba nife, ndlu kaSirayeli? ₃₂Andikholiswa kukufa kwakhe nabani na, itsho iNkosi uNdikhoyo. Guqukani, nidle ubomi!”

₁“Yitsho ngesililo ngenxa yeenkosi zakwaSirayeli, ₂uthi:

“Sisililo esi; masibe sisililo ke.”