INkosi izamelana labaprofethi bamanga

13Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kimi lisithi: 2 Ndodana yomuntu, profetha umelene labaprofethi bakoIsrayeli abaprofethayo, utsho kubo abaprofetha okwenhliziyo yabo: Zwanini ilizwi leNkosia. 3 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Maye kubaprofethi abayizithutha, abalandela umoya wabo, abangabonanga luthob! 4 Israyeli, abaprofethi bakho banjengamakhanka emanxiweni. 5 Kalenyukelanga ezikhexenic, kumbe libiyele indlu kaIsrayeli uthangod ukuze ime empini ngosuku lweNkosie. 6 Babone okuyizef, lokuvumisa kwamangag, abathi: INkosi ithi; kanti iNkosi ingabathumangah; bathemba ekuqinisweni kwelizwi1. 7 Kalibonanga yini umbono oyizei njalo likhulume ukuvumisa okungamanga yinij? Kanti lithi: INkosi ithi; kodwa mina ngingakhulumangak. 8 Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Ngoba likhulume okuyize, labona amanga, ngakho, khangelani, ngimelene lani, itsho iNkosi uJehoval. 9 Njalo isandla sami sizakuba phezu kwabaprofethi ababona okuyizem, labavumisa amanga; kabayikuba senhlanganweni yabantu bamin, futhi kabayikubhalwa embhalweni wendlu yakoIsrayelio, futhi kabayikungena elizweni lakoIsrayelip; njalo lizakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehovaqr.

10 Ngoba, yebo ngoba beduhise abantu bamis, besithi: Ukuthula; khona kungelakuthulat; kwathi omunye wakha umduli ongaqinanga, khangela-ke, abanye bawubhada ngodaka olungalungangau. 11 Tshono kulabo abawubhada ngekalaga ukuthi uzakuwav. Kuzakuba khona izulu elikhukhulayowx; lawe, matshe amakhulu esiqhotho, uzakuway, lomoya wesiphepho uwuqhekezeza. 12 Khangela-ke, nxa umduli usuwile, kakuyikutshiwo yini kini ukuthi: Lungaphi udaka elalibhade ngalo? 13 Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Ngizawuqhekeza ngomoya wesiphepho ekuthukutheleni kwamib, kube khona izulu elikhukhulayo ngolaka lwamic, lamatshe esiqhotho ngentukuthelo yami ukuwuqedad. 14 Ngokunjalo ngizadiliza umduli eliwubhade ngekalaga, ngiwuwisele emhlabathini, ukuze kwembuleke isisekelo sawo, uwe; njalo lizaqedwa phakathi kwawoe; njalo lizakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosif. 15 Ngokunjalo ngizaphelelisa ulaka lwami emdulini laphezu kwalabo abawubhade ngekalaga, besengisithi kini: Umduli kawusekho, lalabo abawubhadayo kabakhog; 16 okutsho abaprofethi bakoIsrayeli abaprofetha ngeJerusalema, labayibonela umbono wokuthula, kanti kungelakuthula, itsho iNkosi uJehovah.

17 Wena-ke ndodana yomuntu, misa ubuso bakhoi bumelene lamadodakazi abantu bakhoj, abaprofetha okuvela enhliziyweni yabo, uprofethe umelene labokl. 18 Ubususithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Maye kwabesifazana abathungela izigqizom kuzo zonke izihlakalan, abenza izimbombozo ezinde phezu kwekhanda labo bonke ubudeo, ukuze bazingele imiphefumulop! Lizazingela imiphefumulo yabantu bami yini, njalo lizazigcinela imiphefumulo iphila yiniq? 19 Futhi lizangingcolisa yini phakathi kwabantu bami ngenxa yezandla ezigcwele ibhali, langenxa yezincezu zezinkwar, ukuthi libulale imiphefumulo ebingayikufa, lokuthi ligcine iphila imiphefumulo ebingayikuphila, ngokuqamba amanga kwenu ebantwini bami abalalela amanga? 20 Ngalokho itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Khangelani, ngimelene lezigqizo zenu, elizingela ngazo lapho imiphefumulo liyenza iphaphe; ngizaziqamula engalweni zenu, ngiyekele imiphefumulo ihambe, ngitsho imiphefumulo eliyizingelayo liyenza iphaphes. 21 Lezimbombozo zenu ezinde ngizazidabulat, ngophule abantu bami esandleni senu, ukuthi bengasayikuba sesandleni senu ukuba yimpangou; njalo lizakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosiv. 22 Ngoba lidanisile inhliziyo yolungileyo ngamanga, engingamdabukisanga minaw, langoba laqinisa izandla zomubi ukuze angaphenduki endleleni yakhe embi, ukumgcina ephilax. 23 Ngakho kalisayikubona okuyize njalo kaliyikuvumisa okuvunyiswayoy; ngoba ngizakophula abantu bami esandleni senuz; beselisazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosia.