UHezekeli 11:14-25

Izwi likaSimakade lafika kimi, lathi: “Ndodana yomuntu, bangabafowenu, yebo ngabafowenu, nibuhlobo bunye nayo yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema abakhulume kubo, bathi: ‘Baqhelile kuSimakade. Leli lizwe selinikwe thina ukuba libe yifa lethu.’ “Ngakho-ke yisho, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: “Nakuba ngibayise kude ezizweni, ngabahlakazela emazweni, nokho ngibe yindawo engcwele kubo okwesikhashana, lapho emazweni abaye kuwo.” ’ ” “Ngakho-ke wothi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: “Ngiyakuniqoqa ezizweni, nginiqoqe emazweni enihlakazelwe kuwo, futhi ngininike izwe lakwa-Israyeli.” ’ ” “Bayakufika lapho bakususe konke okunyanyekayo kwalo, nazo zonke izinengiso ezikulo. Ngiyakubanika inhliziyo ibe yinye, ngifake umoya omusha ezibilini zabo. Ngiyakuyikhipha inhliziyo yetshe kubo, ngibanike inhliziyo yenyama, ukuze bahambe ngokwezimiso zami, bagcine izehlulelo zami, bazenze. Bayakuba ngabantu bami, Mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo. Kepha labo abanhliziyo zabo zilandela okunyanyekayo nokunengekayo kwabo, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwamakhanda abo lokho abakwenzileyo, kusho iNkosi uSimakade.” Amakherubhi ayenamasondo emaceleni kwawo, avula amaphiko awo; inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli yayiphezu kwawo. Inkazimulo kaSimakade yakhuphuka isuka phakathi komuzi, yayoma entabeni engasempumalanga yomuzi. UMoya kaNkulunkulu wangiphakamisa, wangiyisa nombono kulabo ababethunjelwe eKhalideya. Umbono engangiwubonile wenyuka, wasuka kimi, ngase ngikhuluma kubathunjwa konke uSimakade ayengibonise khona.