UHezekeli 14:3-8

Ndodana yomuntu, la madoda abeke izithombe zawo ezinhliziyweni zawo, abeka phambi kwawo isikhubekiso sobubi bawo; kufanele ngikhulume nabo nhlobo? Ngakho khuluma kubo uthi kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova; Yilowo nalowo muntu wendlu yakwa-Israyeli ophakamisa izithombe zakhe enhliziyweni yakhe, abeke isikhubekiso sobubi bakhe phambi kobuso bakhe, eze kumprofethi; Mina Jehova ngiyakumphendula ozayo njengobuningi bezithombe zakhe; ukuze ngifake indlu ka-Israyeli enhliziyweni yayo, ngokuba bonke behlukanisiwe nami ngezithombe zabo. Ngalokho yisho kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Phendukani, nifulathele izithombe zenu; bususe ubuso bakho kuzo zonke izinengiso zakho. Ngoba yilowo lalowo wendlu kaIsrayeli loba owemzini ogogobeleyo koIsrayeli, ozazahlukanisa lami, abeke izithombe zakhe enhliziyweni yakhe, abeke isikhubekiso sobubi bakhe phambi kobuso bakhe, eze kumprofethi ukubuza kuye. Mayelana nami; Mina Jehova ngizamphendula ngokwami; Ngiyakubhekisa ubuso bami bumelane nalowo muntu, ngimenze isibonakaliso nesaga, ngimnqume phakathi kwabantu bami; nizokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.