Hezekiyeli 9:1-11
9 Nje-ke warhuwelela ngephimbo elikhulu eendlebeni zami, wathi; “Biza labo abazokuletha ukutjhabalalisa edorobheni, ngamunye aphethe isikhali sakhe sokutjhabalalisa esandleni sakhe!”
2 Ngabona amadoda asithandathu avela esangweni eliphezulu+ eliqale etlhagwini, ngayinye iphethe isikhali sayo sokuphahlaza esandleni sayo; hlangana nawo bekunendoda embethe ilineni, iphethe iphondo eline-enke lakanobhala edinini layo begodu angena ajama hlanu kwe-aldara lekhopha.+
3 Nje-ke iphazimulo kaZimu ka-Israyeli+ yavuka la beyilele khona phezu kwamakherubhi begodu yaya ebungenweni bomnyango wendlu,+ yathoma ukubiza indoda ebeyimbethe ilineni, edinini layo bekunephondo le-enke lakanobhala.
4 UJehova wathi kiyo; “Ngena edorobheni ngeJerusalema begodu ubeke itshwayo eemphongweni zamadoda abubulako nanghonghoyilako+ ngebanga lazo zoke izinto ezinyenyisako ezenziwa edorobheni.”+
5 Ngezwa atjela abanye athi: “Ngenani ngedorobheni nimlandele begodu nibabethe. Ningavumeli ilihlo lenu libazwele ubuhlungu begodu ningabarhawukeli.+
6 Kufuze nibulale nitjhabalalise+ woke amaqhegu, amasokana, iintombi, abantwana nabafazi kodwana ningatjhideli kinanyana ngimuphi umuntu onetshwayo.+ Kufuze nithome endawenami ecwengileko.”+ Nje-ke bathoma ngabadala ebebaphambi kwendlu.+
7 Nje-ke wathi kibo: “Silaphazani indlu begodu nizalise iinrhodlo ngabarhayiliweko.+ Khambani!” Nje-ke bakhamba barhayila abantu ngedorobheni.
8 Kuthe nabasabarhayilako, kwasala mina ngedwa, ngawa ngobuso phasi begodu ngarhuwelela ngathi: “Maye! Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova, inga-kghani uzokutjhabalalisa boke abaseleko bakwa-Israyeli kukulapho uthululela ilaka lakho eJerusalema?”+
9 Nje-ke wathi kimi: “Umtjhapho wendlu yakwa-Israyeli neyakwaJuda mkhulu, mkhulu khulu+ inarha izele ngeengazi+ begodu idorobho lizele ngokukhohlakala.+ Ngombana bathi, ‘uJehova uyitjhiyile inarha le begodu uJehova akasiboni.’+
10 Nakungimi amehlwami angekhe abazwele ubuhlungu; namkha ngibarhawukele.+ Imiphumela yeendlela zabo ngizoyiletha eenhlokweni zabo.”
11 Nje-ke ngabona indoda imbethe ilineni iphethe iphondo le-enke edinini layo iletha ilizwi, yathi: “Ngenze ngokwendlela ongiyale ngayo.”
