UHezekeli 5:1-17

“Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, zithathele inkemba ebukhali, uzithathele impuco eyinsingo, uyidalule ekhanda lakho nasesilevini sakho; bese uzithathela isikali sokukala, uhlukanise izinwele. Kumelwe uyishise ngomlilo ingxenye yesithathu phakathi komuzi, lapho izinsuku zokuvinjezelwa seziphelile; uthathe ingxenye yesithathu, uyishaye ngommese, nengxenye yesithathu uyihlakaze emoyeni. Kumelwe futhi nithathe ezinye zazo nizibophe emigqonyeni yenu. Bese uthatha futhi kubo, uziphonse phakathi komlilo, uzishise ngomlilo; ngoba kuyo kuphuma umlilo kuyo yonke indlu ka-Israyeli. Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Leli yiJerusalema: ngilimise phakathi kwezizwe namazwe alizungezile. Laziphendulela izimiso zami zaba yibubi kunezizwe, nezimiso zami ngaphezu kwamazwe alihaqayo; ngoba bala izimiso zami lezimiso zami, kabahambanga ngazo. Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba nandile ngaphezu kwezizwe ezinihaqileyo, anihambanga ngezimiso zami, anigcinanga izahlulelo zami, aniwenzanga njengezahlulelo zezizwe ezinihaqayo; Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, nami ngimelene nawe; ngiyakwenza izahlulelo phakathi kwakho phambi kwamehlo ezizwe. Ngiyakwenza kuwe lokho engingakwenzanga, nengingayikuphinda ngenze into enjalo, ngenxa yazo zonke izinengiso zakho. Ngakho oyise bayakudla amadodana phakathi kwakho, amadodana adle oyise; ngiyakwenza izahlulelo phezu kwakho, ngiyihlakazele yonke insali yakho emimoyeni yonke. Ngakho-ke, kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova; Impela, ngokuba uyingcolisile indlu yami engcwele ngazo zonke izinengiso zakho nangazo zonke izinengiso zakho, ngalokho nami ngiyakukwehlisa; iso lami aliyikuhawukela, futhi angiyikudabuka. Ingxenye yesithathu yenu iyakufa ngesifo, futhi iyakuqedwa yindlala phakathi kwenu; ingxenye yesithathu iyakuwa ngenkemba nxazonke zakho; ingxenye yesithathu ngiyoyihlakazela emimoyeni yonke futhi ngihoshe inkemba ngemva kwayo. Ngakho ulaka lwami luzaphela, ngibeke ulaka lwami phezu kwabo, ngiduduzeke; ziyakwazi ukuthi mina, Jehova, ngikukhulumile ngokushisekela kwami, lapho sengigcwalise ukufutheka kwami kubo. Ngiyakukwenza incithakalo nehlazo phakathi kwezizwe ezikuhaqayo emehlweni abo bonke abadlulayo. Ngakho kuyakuba yihlazo nehlazo, isijeziso nesimangaliso ezizweni ezikuhaqayo, lapho ngenza izijeziso phezu kwakho ngentukuthelo nangokufutheka nangokusola okuvuthayo. Mina Jehova ngikukhulumile. Lapho ngithumela kubo imicibisholo emibi yendlala, eyakuba ngeyokubhubhisa, engiyithumele ukuba ibhubhise nina; ngiyakwandisa indlala phezu kwenu, ngiphule udondolo lwesinkwa senu; Ngalokho ngiyakuthuma phezu kwenu indlala nezilo ezimbi, ziyakuphanga; futhi isifo esiwumshayabhuqe negazi kuyakudlula kuwe; ngiyakwehlisela inkemba phezu kwenu. Mina Jehova ngikukhulumile.