Hezekiyeli 26:1-21
26 Ngomnyaka we-11, ngelanga lokuthoma lenyanga, ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
2 “Ndodana yomuntu ngombana iTirosi, ithe ngokujamelene neJerusalema,+ ‘Arha!’ Isango lesitjhaba liphuliwe!+ Yoke into izokuza kimi, nje ngizokunjinga ngombana sekatjhatjalalisiwe’;
3 Nje-ke nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko: ‘Qala! Ngijamelene nawe, Maye! Tirosi, ngizokuletha iintjhaba ezinengi ngokujamelene nawe njengalokha ilwandle liletha amagagasalo.
4 Bazokutjhabalalisa amaboda weTirosi bagirize imibhotjhongwayo,+ ngizokuthanyela ihlabathi ngiyenze idwala eliphazimako, elinganalitho.
5 Izokuba yindawo yokomisa iinrhurhulanede phakathi kwelwandle.’+
“Ngombana mina ngikhulumile,’ kutjho iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova, izokudlelezelwa ziintjhaba.
6 Iindawo zakhe zemaphandleni zizokurhayilwa ngesabula, abantu kuzokufuze bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.’
7 “Ngombana nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko: ‘Qala ngiletha iKosi yeBhabhiloni uNebukadinetsari* ngokujamelene neTirosi ivela etlhagwini;+ uyikosi yamakhosi,+ ineenjomani,+ iinkarana zepi+ namasotja akhamba ngeenjomani nebutho elinengi lamasotja.
8 Uzokutjhabalalisa iindawo zakho zokuhlala emaphandleni ngesabula, akhe iboda lokuvimbezela bekakhe umbundu wokukuragelela aphakamise isivikelo esikhulu ngokujamelene nawe.
9 Uzokubetha iboda lakho ngeengodo zokutjhabalalisa, ngamazembakhe uzokugiriza imibotjhongwakho.
10 Iinjomani zakhe zizokuba zinengi khulu kangangobana zizokuthela ngethuli, itjhada lamasotja akhwele iinjomani, amavili neenkarana zizokubangela amabodakho asikinyeke nakangena emasangwenakho njengabantu abatheleka edorobheni elinamaboda aphukileko.
11 Iinqatha zeenjomani zakhe zizokugadanga zoke iindlela zakho;+ uzokubulala abantu bakho ngesabula, iinsika zakho eziqinileko zizokuphahlazeka phasi.
12 Bazokudlelezela ipahlakho, bathathe izinto zakho ezithengiswako,+ bagirize amabodakho bazokuwisa izindlu zakho zakanokutjho bese baphosele amatjakho, iinkuni zakho nehlabathakho emanzini.’
13 “‘Ngizokuqeda itjhada leengoma zakho netjhada lamaharibha angekhe lisazwakala.+
14 Ngizokwenza idwala eliphazimako, elinganalitho uzokuba yinto yokomisa iinrhurhulanede.+ Angekhe usakhiwa kabutjha, ngombana mina, Jehova ngikhulumile,’ kutjho iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova.
15 “Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko eTirosi; ‘nakuzwakala itjhada lokuwa kwakho, lokha abafako nabaqumako, lokha kuba nokurhayilwa hlangana nawe, kghani isihlengele angekhe sihlengezele?+
16 Woke amakhosana azokwehla eenhlalweni zawo zobukhosi azokuhlubula iinrobho zawo, azokurathula izambatho zawo ezinomthungo ohlotjisiweko begodu azokuthuthumela. Bazokuhlala phasi ehlabathini basolo bathuthumela begodu bazokuqala ngokukumangalela.+
17 Bazokuvuma ingoma yesililo+ ngawe bathi kuwe:
“Qala indlela otjhabalale ngayo,+ wena ebewuhlala emalwandle idorobho elidunyiswako;Wena nezakhamuzi zakho beninamandla elwandle,+Nibangela ukusaba kizo zoke izakhamuzi zephasi!
18 Iinhlengele zizokuhlengezela ngelanga lokuwa kwakho,Iinhlengele zelwandle zizokuthikaziseka nawungasekho.”’+
19 “Ngombana nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko: ‘Lokha nangikutjhabalalisako njengamadorobho anganazakhamuzi, lokha nangikuzalisa ngamanzi amanengi begodu amanzi anamandla akugubuzesile,+
20 Nawe ngizokwehlisa njengombana ngehlisela abanye ethuneni lapho kunabantu abafa kade; ngizokubangela bona uhlale phasi njengeendaweni zakade ezitjhatjalalisiweko, kunye nalabo abehlela ethuneni+ bona ungahlalwa. Ngemva kwalokho, ngizokuphazimulisa inarha yabaphilako.
21 “‘Ngizokulethela ukusaba ungakalindeli, angekhe usaba khona,+ bazokufuna kodwana angekhe basakufumana, kutjho iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova.”
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ NgesiHebheru, “Nebukadretsari,” ngenye indlela elitlolwa ngayo.
