UHezekeli 37

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Isigodi Samathambo Omileyo
1Isandla sikaSimakade sasiphezu kwami, sangikhipha ngoMoya kaSimakade, sangibeka phakathi esigodini esasigcwele amathambo. 2Wangidlulisa kuwo, ngawazungeza; bheka, impela ayemaningi ngokwedlulele kuso isigodi, futhi ayome kakhulu. 3Wayesethi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, lawa mathambo angaphila na?”
Ngathi: “Nkosi Simakade, nguWena owaziyo.”
4Wayesethi kimi: “Phrofetha phezu kwalawa mathambo, uthi kuwo: ‘Nina mathambo omileyo, yizwani izwi likaSimakade. 5Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade kulawa mathambo, ithi: Bhekani, ngiyakufaka umoya kini, niphile. 6Ngiyakubeka imisipha phezu kwenu, ngihlumise inyama phezu kwenu, nginimboze ngesikhumba, ngifake umoya kini, niphile, niyakukwazi ukuthi nginguSimakade.’ ”
7Ngase ngiphrofetha njengoba ngangiyaliwe. Kwathi lapho ngisaphrofetha kwaba khona umsindo nobukhehlekhehle; amathambo asondelana, kwayilelo thambo lisondela kwelinye. 8Ngase ngibona kuvela imisipha phezu kwawo, kwahluma inyama, isikhumba sawamboza ngaphezulu, kodwa umoya wawungekho kuwo.
9Wayesethi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, phrofetha kuwo umoya, phrofetha uthi kuwo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: “Woza, moya uvele emimoyeni yomine, uphefumulele laba ababuleweyo, ukuze baphile.” ’ ”
10Ngase ngiphrofetha njengoba ngiyaliwe; umoya wangena kuwo, aphila, ema ngezinyawo zawo, aba yimpi enkulu kakhulu impela.
11Wayesethi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, lawa mathambo ayindlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli, bathi: ‘Bheka, amathambo ethu omile, siphelelwe yithemba, sibhujisiwe.’
12“Ngakho-ke phrofetha, uthi kubo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: “Ngiyakuvula amathuna enu, nginikhuphule emathuneni enu, nina bantu bami, nginiyise kwa-Israyeli. 13Niyakukwazi ukuthi nginguSimakade lapho sengiwavulile amathuna enu, nganikhuphula kuwo, nina bantu bami. 14Ngiyakuwufaka uMoya wami kini, bese niphila, nginibeke ezweni lakini; niyakukwazi ukuthi Mina Simakade ngikhulumile, futhi ngiyakukwenza lokho,” ’ ” kusho uSimakade.
Izinduku Ezimbili
15Izwi likaSimakade lafika kimi, lathi: 16“Wena ndodana yomuntu, zithathele induku, ulobe kuyo, uthi: ‘EkaJuda nabakwa-Israyeli abangabangani bakhe.’
“Thatha enye induku futhi, ulobe kuyo, uthi: ‘EkaJosefa, induku ka-Efrayimi nendlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli, abangabangani bakhe.’ 17Zihlanganise ndawonye, zibe yinduku eyodwa, induku eyodwa esandleni sakho.
18“Kuyothi lapho abantu bakini bekubuza, bethi: ‘Ungesitshele yini ukuthi lezi zinduku zichazani kuwe na?’
19“Ubobatshela uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: “Induku kaJosefa esesandleni sika-Efrayimi nezizwe zakwa-Israyeli ezingabangani bakhe, ngiyakukuthatha ngikubeke endukwini kaJuda, ngikwenze kube yinduku eyodwa, babe munye esandleni sami.” ’
20“Izinduku olobe kuzo ziyakuba sesandleni sakho bazibonele ngawabo amehlo. 21Khuluma kubo, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: “Ngiyakubathatha abakwa-Israyeli ezizweni lapho baya khona, ngibaqoqe nxazonke, ngibayise ezweni lakubo. 22Ngiyakubenza babe yisizwe esisodwa ezweni, ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, kube nenkosi eyodwa eyakubabusa bonke, bangabe besaba yizizwe ezimbili, futhi bangabe besahlukaniswa babe yimibuso emibili. 23Abasayukuzingcolisa ngezithombe zabo, ngokunengekayo kwabo, nangesisodwa seziphambeko zabo, kepha ngiyakubasindisa kukho konke ukuhlubuka kwabo abone ngakho, ngibahlambulule babe ngabantu bami, Mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.
24“ ‘ “Inceku yami, uDavide, iyakuba yinkosi, ibabuse, bonke babe nomelusi oyedwa, bayakuhamba ezehlulelweni zami, bazigcine izimiso zami, futhi bazenze. 25Bayakuhlala ezweni engilinike inceku yami, uJakobe, ababehlala kulo okhokho bakho; bayakuhlala kulo, bona nabantwana babo, nezizukulwane zabo kuze kube phakade. UDavide inceku yami uyakuba yinkosi yabo kuze kube phakade. 26Ngiyakukwenza isivumelwano sokuthula nabo, sibe yisivumelwano saphakade; ngiyakubahlalisa bazinze, ngibandise, ngibeke indlu yami engcwele phakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade. 27Indawo yami yokuhlala iyakuba kubo, Mina ngiyakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babengabantu bami. 28Izizwe ziyakukwazi ukuthi Mina Simakade ngingcwelisa u-Israyeli, lapho indlu yami engcwele isiphakathi kwabo, kuze kube phakade.” ’ ”

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