UHezekhiyeli 32

Ukulilela UFaro

1 Ngomnyaka wetshumi lambili, ngenyanga yetshumi lambili ngosuku lokuqala, ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, khala isililo ngoFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe uthi kuye:

‘Wena unjengesilwane phakathi kwezizwe;

unjengesilo phakathi kolwandle,

uvubavuba amanzi ezifuleni zakho,

uchaphaze amanzi ngezinyawo zakho,

ungcolisa lezifula ngodaka.

3 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

Ngoquqaba olukhulu lwabantu

ngizaphosela imbule lami phezu kwakho

njalo bazakudonsela phezulu ngomambule wami.

4 Ngizakuphosela emhlabathini

ngikudonsele egcekeni egangeni.

Ngizakwenza zonke izinyoni zasemoyeni zihlale phezu kwakho

lezinyamazana zonke zasemhlabeni zizitike kuwe.

5 Ngizachaya inyama yakho phezu kwezintaba

njalo ngigcwalise izigodi ngezidumbu zakho.

6 Ngizathambisa ilizwe ngegazi lakho

eligeleza indawo yonke kusiya ezintabeni,

lezindonga zizagcwala inyama yakho.

7 Lapho sengikucitsha, ngizakwembesa amazulu

ngenze izinkanyezi zawo zibe mnyama;

ngizakwembesa ilanga ngeyezi,

lenyanga ingabe isakhanyisa.

8 Zonke izibane ezikhanyisa emazulwini

ngizazenza zibe mnyama

elizweni lakho, kutsho uThixo Wobukhosi.

9 Ngizakhathaza inhliziyo zabantu abanengi

lapho sengiletha ukuchithwa kwakho phakathi kwezizwe,

phakathi kwamazwe ongazange uwazi.

10 Ngizakwenza abantu abanengi bamangale ngawe,

lamakhosi abo azathuthumela ngokwesaba ngenxa yakho

lapho nginyikinya inkemba yami phambi kwawo.

Ngosuku lokuwa kwakho

lowo lalowo wabo uzaqhaqhazela

isikhathi sonke sokuphila kwakhe.

11 Ngoba nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

Inkemba yenkosi yaseBhabhiloni

izamelana lawe.

12 Ngizakwenza amaxuku akho abulawe

ngezinkemba zamadoda alamandla

alesihluku kakhulu phakathi kwezizwe zonke.

Azachoboza ukuziqhenya kweGibhithe,

njalo wonke amaxuku alo azanqotshwa.

13 Ngizabulala zonke inkomo zabo

ngaseduzane lamanzi amanengi

angaphindi adungwe lunyawo lomuntu futhi

kumbe angcoliswe ngamasondo enkomo ngodaka.

14 Lapho-ke ngizakwenza amanzi alo azinze

lezifula zalo zigeleze njengamafutha,

kutsho uThixo Wobukhosi.

15 Lapho iGibhithe sengilichitha

ngiphundla ilizwe lakho konke okukulo,

lapho sengibacakazela phansi bonke abahlala khona,

lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo.’

16 Lesi yisililo esizaculelwa iGibhithe. Amadodakazi ezizwe azasicula: azasiculela iGibhithe kanye lamaxuku alo wonke, kutsho uThixo Wobukhosi.”

17 Ngomnyaka wetshumi lambili, ngosuku lwetshumi lanhlanu lwenyanga, ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi: 18 “Ndodana yomuntu, lilela amaxuku aseGibhithe njalo wehlisele ngaphansi komhlaba kokubili lona iGibhithe kanye lamadodakazi ezizwe ezilamandla, lalabo abehlela phansi egodini. 19 Tshono kubo uthi, ‘Lina liyathandwa kakhulu kulabanye na? Yehlelani phansi lilale phakathi kwabangasokanga.’ 20 Bazafela phakathi kwalabo ababulawa ngenkemba. Inkemba isihwatshiwe; iGibhithe kalihudulwe lamaxuku alo wonke. 21 Abakhokheli abalamandla bazakutsho ngeGibhithe labamanyene layo bephakathi kwengcwaba bathi, ‘Sebehlele phansi njalo balele labangasokanga, lalabo ababulawa ngenkemba.’

22 I-Asiriya ikhona lebutho layo lonke; izungezwe ngamangcwaba abo bonke abayo ababuleweyo; bonke ababulawe ngenkemba. 23 Amangcwaba abo asekuzikeni kwegodi njalo ibutho layo lilele lihanqe ingcwaba layo. Bonke abandisa ukwesaba elizweni labaphilayo babulewe, bebulawa ngenkemba.

24 I-Elamu ikhona, lamaxuku ayo wonke azungeze ingcwaba layo. Bonke babulewe, bebulawa ngenkemba. Bonke abandisa ukwesaba elizweni labaphilayo behlela phansi ngaphansi komhlaba bengasokanga. Bathwele ihlazo labo belalabo abehlela phansi egodini. 25 Yenzelwa umbheda phakathi kwababuleweyo, lamaxuku ayo wonke ehanqe ingcwaba layo. Bonke kabasokanga, babulawa ngenkemba. Ngoba ukwesatshwa kwabo kwasekugcwele elizweni labaphilayo, bathwala ihlazo labo lalabo abehlela phansi egodini; babekwa phakathi kwababuleweyo.

26 IMesheki leThubhali akhona, lamaxuku awo wonke ezungeze amangcwaba awo. Wonke amaxuku kawasokanga, abulewe ngoba andisa ukwesatshwa kwawo elizweni labaphilayo. 27 Kanje kawalele lamanye amabutho angasokanga awafayo, wona ehlela phansi engcwabeni lezikhali zawo zempi, azinkemba zawo zabekwa ngaphansi kwamakhanda awo na? Isijeziso sezono zawo sahlala phezu kwamathambo awo, lanxa ukwesatshwa kwamabutho la kwagcwala elizweni labaphilayo.

28 Lawe futhi, wena Faro, uzakwephulwa njalo ulale phakathi kwabangasokanga, lalabo ababulawa ngenkemba.

29 I-Edomi ikhona, amakhosi ayo lamakhosana ayo wonke; phezu kwamandla abo, balaliswa lalabo ababulawa ngenkemba. Balele labangasokanga, lalabo abehlela phansi egodini.

30 Wonke amakhosana asenyakatho kanye lamaSidoni wonke bakhona; behlela phansi lababulawayo behlazekile lanxa kulokwesaba okwabangelwa ngamandla abo. Balele bengasokanga kanye lalabo ababulawa ngenkemba njalo bathwala ihlazo labo lalabo abehlela phansi egodini.

31 UFaro lebutho lakhe uzababona njalo uzaduduzeka ngamaxuku akhe wonke abulawa ngenkemba, kutsho uThixo Wobukhosi. 32 Lanxa ngamenza wandisa ukwesaba elizweni labaphilayo, uFaro kanye lamaxuku akhe wonke, bazalaliswa phakathi kwabangasokanga, lalabo ababulawa ngenkemba, kutsho uThixo Wobukhosi.”

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