uHezekile uHezekile 16
uHezekile 16
iYerusalem izazisile ezoyikayo
1Kwaphinda kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi: 2Nyana womntu, iYerusalem yazi amasikizi ayo, 3uthi, Itsho iNkosi uYehova kwiYerusalem; Ukuzalwa kwakho nenzala yakho kuphuma ezweni lakwaKanan; uyihlo waye engumAmori, unyoko engumHetikazi. 4Ukuzalwa kwakho ke, ngemini yokuzalwa kwakho ayinqunyulwanga inkaba yakho, akuhlanjwanga ngamanzi ukuba ukhohlise; ubungebanga netyuwa konke konke, akuchaphazelekanga konke konke. 5Akubangakho liso linenceba kuwe, ukuze wenze noko inye kwezo zinto kuwe, ukuba abe nenceba kuwe; ke wena waphoswa ezweni, ngenxa yento elisikizi kuwe, ngomhla wokuzalwa kwakho. 6Ndithe ndigqitha kuwe, ndakubona udyobhekile egazini lakho, ndathi kuwe, Usegazini lakho njalo, phila; Ewe, ndathi kuwe usegazini lakho, Phila! 7Ndakwenza wandisa njengembewu yelizwe, wanda, wahluma, wafikelela eehokweni ezintle; 8Ndagqitha kuwe, ndakubona, yabona, ixesha lakho lilixesha lothando; Ndatwabulula ingubo yam phezu kwakho, ndabamba ubuze bakho; ndakufungela, ndenza umnqophiso nawe, itsho iNkosi uYehova; waba ngowam ke. 9Ndanihlamba ke ngamanzi; Ndilihlambe amagazi akho, ndakuthambisa ngeoli. 10Ndakwambesa ngelaphu elilukiweyo, ndakunxiba izixathula zezikhumba zamahlengezi, ndakujikelisa ngelinen ecikizekileyo, ndakwambesa isilika. 11Ndakuhombisa ngezacholo, ndakufaka izacholo ezandleni, nomxokelelwane emqaleni wakho. 12Ndakunika ikhonkco lempumlo, namajikazi ezindlebeni zakho, nesithsaba sokuhomba entloko. 13Wavatha ke igolide nesilivere; Iingubo zakho zaba zezelinen ecikizekileyo, nezesilika, nezilukiweyo; wadla umgubo ocoliweyo nobusi neoli, yaye umhle kakhulu, yaye waphumelela ebukumkanini. 14Udumo lwakho ludume phakathi kweentlanga ngenxa yobuhle bakho, ngenxa yokuba lwazaliseka ngenxa yobuhle bam endakunikayo, itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova. 15Kodwa wena wakholosa ngobuhle bakho waza wahenyuza ngenxa yegama lakho, yaye waphalaza ubuhenyu bakho kubo bonke abadlula ngendlela; ibiyeyakhe. 16Wathabatha ezingutyeni zakho, wahombisa iingubo zakho ezimibalabala, wakrexeza kuyo; aziyi kuza, kwaye aziyi kubakho. 17Wathabatha izihombo zakho ezintle zegolide yam nesilivere yam endakunikayo, wazenzela imifanekiso yabantu waza wakrexeza nayo. 18Wathabatha iingubo zakho ezilukiweyo, wazambatha; Ioli yam nesiqhumiso sam ubeke phambi kwayo. 19Ukudla kwam endikunikileyo, oko kukuthi, umgubo ocoliweyo, neoli, nobusi, endakudlisayo, ùkwenze ube livumba elithozamisayo; Kwaba njalo, itsho iNkosi uYehova. 20Wathabatha oonyana bakho neentombi zakho, owazizalela mna, wabingelela ngazo ukuba badle. Ngaba ukukrexeza kwakho yinto encinci? 21Nibabulele ke oonyana bam waza wabanikela emlilweni? 22Kuzo zonke izinto zakho ezingcolileyo neqhayiya lakho, awuzange uyikhumbule imihla yozuko lwakho, xa wawungenazintloni, wawumbi, yaye wawungcoliswe ligazi lakho. 23Oku kwenzeka emva kwabo bonke ububi bakho—yeha, yeha nina, itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova! 24kananjalo wazakhela indawo entle, wazenzela iindawo eziphakamileyo ezitratweni zonke. 25Wazakhela iindawo eziphakamileyo kuzo zonke izidima zendlela, wabenza ubuhle bakho baba lizothe, watyhila iinyawo zakho kuye wonk’ ubani odlula ngendlela, yaye ngokufuthi wakrexeza neyakho. 26Wahenyuza namaYiputa, angabamelwane nawe, inyama enkulu; ndakwandisa ubuhenyu bakho ukuba undiqumbise. 27Yabona, kungenxa yoko le nto ndolulela phezu kwakho isandla sam, ndaza ndakunciphisa ukutya obukudlayo, ndaza ndakunikela kwintando yabo bakuthiyayo, iintombi zamaFilisti ezazineentloni ngenxa yezono zakho indlela yakho elihlazo. 28Waphinda wakrexeza nama-Asiriya, ngenxa yokuba unganelanga; ewe, wenza okufanayo kubo, kodwa noko akwanelanga. 29Wasuka wahenyuza kwesa kwaKanan kwesa kwelamaKaledi; kanti akwanelisekanga yiyo. 30Hayi, ukuthamba kwentliziyo yakho, itsho iNkosi uYehova; ngokuba wenze zonke ezo zinto, umsebenzi wehenyukazi elilawulayo; 31ukuze wakhe uzuko lwakho emantloko eendlela zonke, wenze ukuphakama kwakho ezitratweni zonke; anibanga njengehenyukazi, ningcikiva umvuzo; 32Kunjengomfazi okrexezayo, owamkela abasemzini! 33Onke amahenyukazi anika izipho, kodwa wena ubanika izipho zakho zonke intanda yakho, ubaqeshe, ukuze beze kuwe bevela ngeenxa zonke ngenxa yobuhenyu bakho. 34Kwahlukile kuwe, nakubamankazana eburheletyweni bakho, ekungekho namnye ukulandelayo ngokuhenyuza; 35Ngako oko, henyukazi, live ilizwi likaYehova. 36“Itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova ukuthi, ‘Ngenxa yokuba ukungcola kwakho kuphalaziwe yaye amampunge akho atyhilwe ngokuhenyuza kwakho nabantu obathandayo nakubo bonke oothixo abangahlambulukanga bezinto zakho ezicekisekayo nangegazi koonyana bakho owabanikayo; 37Ngako oko, uyabona, ndiya kubahlanganisa bonke abo ubathandayo, owabathandayo, nabo bonke owabathandayo, kunye nabo bonke owabathiyayo; Kwaye ndiya kubahlanganisa ngeenxa zonke kuwe kwaye ndiya kulityhila kubo ihlazo lakho, ukuze balibone lonke ihlazo lakho. 38Ndiya kukugweba ngokwesiko labatshabhisi bomtshato, baphalaze igazi; Ndiya kuninika igazi lomsindo nekhwele. 39Ndiya kukunikela esandleni sabo, bayitshabalalise indawo yakho enkulu, bazitshabalalise iziganga zakho; baya kukuhluba iingubo zakho, bazithabathe izihombo zakho zokuhomba, bakushiye uze. 40Kwaye baya kukunyusela isihlwele, bakuxulube ngamatye, baze bakuhlabe ngamakrele abo. 41Ziya kuzitshisa izindlu zakho ngomlilo, zikugwebe phambi kwabafazi abaninzi; Ndiya kukuyeka ukuhenyuza, ungabi sahlawula; 42ndiwubeke phezu kwakho umsindo wam, limke ikhwele lam kuwe, ndithule, ndingabi saqumba. 43Ngenxa yokuba akuyikhumbulanga imihla yobutsha bakho, kodwa undikhwankqise kuzo zonke ezi zinto; yabona, ndiya kukubeka ngokwendlela yakho entlokweni yakho, itsho iNkosi uYehova; yaye musani ukusenza esi senzo silihlazo ngaphezu kwawo onke amasikizi enu. 44Yabona, wonk’ ubani osebenzisa imizekeliso ya kukusebenzisa ngale mizekeliso, esithi: “Injalo unina, injalo intombi yakhe. 45Wena uyintombi yonyoko, oyithiyileyo indoda yakhe nabantwana bakhe; wena ungudade woodade benu, abamthiyileyo amadoda abo nabantwana babo; unyoko ngumHetikazi, uyihlo engumAmori. 46Udade wenu omkhulu nguSamari namagxamesi akhe ahleli ngasekhohlo kwakho; nomsakwenu omncinane kuwe, ehleli ngasekunene kwakho, yiSodom namagxamesi ayo. 47Kodwa akuhambanga ngeendlela zabo ungenzanga ngokwezinto zabo ezicekisekayo, kodwa ngokungathi yinto encinane, wonakalise ngakumbi kuzo zonke iindlela zakho. 48Ndihleli nje, itsho iNkosi uYehova, iSodom udade wenu, yona namagxamesi ayo, ayenzanga le nto uyenzileyo, wena neentombi zakho. 49Yabona, inkohlakalo yaseSodom, umzalwana wayo, yabe iliqhayiya, nokutya okutyebileyo, nokutyeba okukhulu, ikuye namagxamesi akhe; 50Kwaye babeqhayisa kwaye benyelisa phambi kwam; ke ngoko, ndawathabatha njengoko ndibona kufanelekile. 51NoSamari akonanga ngokwesiqingatha sezono zakho; kodwa wena uye wawandisa amasikizi akho ngaphezu kwabo, waza wabenza oodade wenu bangamalungisa ngamasikizi akho onke ozenzileyo. 52Nani ke nibagwebe abazalwana benu, lithwaleni ihlazo lezono zenu, enone zona ezimbi kunezabo; bona balungile kunawe; oodade. 53Ekubabuyiseni kwam abathinjwa babo, abathinjwa baseSodom nezixeko eziyingqongileyo, nabathinjwa baseSamariya neentombi zayo, ndiya kubabuyisela phakathi kwabo abathinjwa bakho; 54ukuze ulithwale ihlazo lakho, udane ngenxa yeento zonke ozenzileyo, ngokuba ubathuthuzele. 55Xa oonyana bakho, iSodom namagxamesi ayo, babuyela emhlabeni wabo wokuqala, noSamari namagxamesi akhe babuyela ezweni labo lamandulo, nawe neentombi zakho niza kubuyela ezweni lakowenu. 56Ngenxa enokuba iSodom umsakwenu ayizange ikhankanywe emlonyeni wakho ngemini yekratshi lakho. 57Abukabonwa ububi bakho, njengakwimihla yokugculelwa kweentombi zama-Aram, neyabangeenxa zonke kuye, neentombi zamaFilisti, ebezikucunula ezindaweni zonke. 58Ulithwele ihlazo lakho nezinto zakho ezicekisekayo,” utsho uYehova. 59Kuba itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova ukuthi: “Nawe ndiya kwenza njengoko wenze ngako, wena osidelileyo isifungo ngokwaphula umnqophiso. 60Ndiya kuwukhumbula umnqophiso wam endawenza nawe ngemihla yobuncinane bakho, ndenze umnqophiso ongunaphakade nawe. 61Apho niya kukukhumbula ukushukuma kwenu, kwaye niya kuba neentloni ekubamkeleni kwenu abantwana benu, abadala benu nabancinane benu; Ndokunika bona babe ziintombi zakho, kodwa bangabi ngomnqophiso wakho. 62Ndiwumise umnqophiso wam nani; nazi ukuba ndinguYehova; 63ukuze ucinge uze ume uneentloni uze ungabi sawuvula umlomo wakho kwakhona ngenxa yehlazo lakho, ukuba ndiya kuphinda ndikuxolelanise ngenxa yako konke okwenzileyo,’ itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova.
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