UHezekeli 1:1-28

Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu, ngenyanga yesine, ngolwesihlanu lwenyanga, ngiphakathi kweziboshwa ngasemfuleni iKebari, lavuleka izulu, ngabona imibono kaNkulunkulu. Ngosuku lwesihlanu lwenyanga, okwakungumnyaka wesihlanu wokuthunjwa kwenkosi uJehoyakini, Izwi likaJehova lafika ngokuqondile kuHezekeli umpristi, indodana kaBusi, ezweni lamaKaledi ngasemfuleni iKhebari; isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kwakhe lapho. Ngabona, bheka, kwavela umoya oyisivunguvungu enyakatho, ifu elikhulu nomlilo ulisibekela, nokukhanya nxazonke zalo, nokuvela kulo okunjengombala wenhlaka, kuvela phakathi komlilo. Kulowo futhi kwavela umfanekiso wezidalwa ezine eziphilayo. Futhi lokhu kwakuyisimo sabo; babenesimo somuntu. Yilelo nalelo lalinobuso obune, yileso naleso sasinamaphiko amane. Izinyawo zazo zaziyizinyawo eziqondile; amathe ezinyawo zazo ayenjengamathe onyawo lwethole, ayekhazimula njengombala wethusi elikhazimulayo. Zazinezandla zomuntu phansi kwamaphiko azo ezinhlangothini zazo zozine; zozine zazinobuso bazo namaphiko azo. Amaphiko azo ayehlangene; aziphendukanga ekuhambeni kwazo; baqonda phambili, kwaba yilowo nalowo. Ngokuqondene nesimo sobuso bazo, zozine zazinobuso bomuntu nobuso bengonyama ngakwesokunene; zozine zazinobuso benkomo ngakwesokhohlo; zozine zazinobuso bokhozi. Babunjalo ubuso bazo, namaphiko azo ayelulekele phezulu; yileso naleso amaphiko amabili ahlangene, amabili embesa imizimba yazo. Bonke baqonda phambili; lapho umoya wawuthanda ukuya khona, zaya khona; futhi awaphendukanga ekuhambeni kwawo. Ngokuqondene nesimo sezidalwa eziphilayo, ukubonakala kwazo kwakunjengamalahle omlilo avuthayo nokubonakala kwezibani; umlilo wawukhazimula, nombani uphuma emlilweni. Izidalwa eziphilayo zazigijima futhi zibuye njengokubonakala kombani. Ngathi ngisabheka izidalwa, bheka, kwakukhona isondo emhlabeni eduze kwezidalwa eziphilayo, nobuso bazo obune. Ukubonakala kwamasondo nomsebenzi wawo kwakunjengombala ocwebezelayo, omane ayefana, nokubukeka kwawo nomsebenzi wawo kwakunjengesondo phakathi kwesondo. Ekuhambeni kwawo ahamba ezinhlangothini zawo zozine, awaphendukanga ekuhambeni kwawo. Amasongo awo ayephakeme kangangokuthi ayesabekayo; amasongo awo ayegcwele amehlo nxazonke kuzo zozine. Lapho izidalwa eziphilayo zihamba, amasondo ahamba nazo; kwathi lapho izidalwa eziphilayo ziphakanyiswa emhlabeni, amasondo aphakanyiswa. Lapho umoya wawusiya khona, zaya khona, umoya wazo wawuhamba; amasondo aphakanyiswa ngokumelene nazo, ngokuba umoya wezidalwa eziphilayo wawusemasondo. Ekuhambeni kwawo, lawa ahamba; nalapho bema, bema; nalapho ziphakanyiswa emhlabeni, amasondo aphakanyiswa maqondana nazo, ngokuba umoya wezidalwa wawusemasondo. Okufana komkhathi phezu kwamakhanda ezidalwa eziphilayo kwakunjengombala wekristalu elesabekayo, wendlalwe phezu kwamakhanda azo. Phansi komkhathi amaphiko azo ayeqondile, elinye emva kwelinye; Lapho zihamba, ngezwa umsindo wamaphiko azo, njengomsindo wamanzi amaningi, njengezwi likaSomandla, nomsindo wokukhuluma, njengomsindo webutho; lapho emi, zehlisa amaphiko azo. Kwavela izwi emkhathini owawuphezu kwamakhanda azo, lapho zimi zehlisa amaphiko azo. Phezu komkhathi owawuphezu kwamakhanda azo kwakukhona okufana nesihlalo sobukhosi, kufana nokubonakala kwetshe lesafire; Ngase ngibona okunjengokubonakala komlilo phakathi kwawo nxazonke, kusukela okhalweni lwakhe kuya phezulu, kusukela okhalweni lwakhe kuya phansi, ngabona okungathi kufana nomlilo; ukukhanya nxazonke. Njengokubonakala kothingo olusefwini ngosuku lwemvula, kwakunjalo ukubonakala kokukhanya nxazonke. Lokhu kwakungukubonakala komfanekiso wenkazimulo kaJehova. Ngathi ngibona, ngawa ngobuso, ngezwa izwi lokhulumayo.