Abakhonza izithombe bazatshaywa yiNkosi

14Kwasekufika kimi abanye babadala bakoIsrayeli, bahlala phambi kwamia.

2 Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kimi lisithi: 3 Ndodana yomuntu, lamadoda amise izithombe zawo enhliziyweni yawo, abeka isikhubekiso sesiphambeko sawo phambi kobuso bawob: Ngingabuzwa yiwo ngeqiniso yinic? 4 Ngakho khuluma lawo, uthi kuwo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Wonke umuntu wendlu kaIsrayeli omisa izithombe zakhe enhliziyweni yakhe, abeke isikhubekiso sesiphambeko sakhe phambi kobuso bakhe, abesesiza kumprofethi, mina iNkosi ngizamphendula njengobunengi bezithombe zakhed; 5 ukuze ngibambe indlu kaIsrayeli ngenhliziyo yaboe, ngoba bonke bazenze abemzini kimi ngezithombe zabof.

6 Ngakho tshono kuyo indlu kaIsrayeli: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Phendukani, lifulathele izithombe zenu, lifulathelise ubuso benu kuzo zonke izinengiso zenug. 7 Ngoba ngulowo lalowo wendlu kaIsrayeli, kumbe owezizweni ohlala koIsrayeli njengowezizwe ozehlukanisa ekungilandeleni, amise izithombe zakhe enhliziyweni yakheh, abeke isikhubekiso sobubi bakhe phambi kobuso bakhe, eze kumprofethi ukubuza kuye ngami; mina Nkosi ngizamphendula ngokwamii. 8 Ngizamisa ubuso bami ngimelane lalowomuntuj, ngimenze abe yisibonakalisok lezagal, ngimqume asuke phakathi kwabantu bamim; lizakwazi-ke ukuthi ngiyiNkosin. 9 Futhi uba umprofethi ekhohliseka, nxa ekhulume ilizwi, mina Nkosi ngimkhohlisile lowomprofethio; njalo ngizakwelulela isandla sami phezu kwakhe, ngimbhubhise asuke phakathi kwabantu bami uIsrayeli. 10 Njalo bazathwala icala labop. Njengecala lobuzayo lizakuba njalo icala lomprofethiq; 11 ukuze indlu kaIsrayeli ingabe isaphambuka ekungilandelenir, futhi ingabuyi izingcolise ngeziphambeko zabo zonkes, kodwa ukuthi babe ngabantu bamit, lami ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, itsho iNkosi uJehovau.

AbeJerusalema bakufanele ukutshaywa nguNkulunkulu

12 Ilizwi leNkosi lafika kimi futhi lisithi: 13 Ndodana yomuntu, lapho ilizwe lisona kimi ngokuphambeka okukhulu, ngizakwelulela isandla sami phezu kwalov, ngephule udondolo lwesinkwa salow, ngithume indlala kulo, ngiqume kulo umuntu lenyamazanax; 14 lanxa lamadoda amathathuy, oNowaz, uDaniyelia, loJobeb, ayephakathi kwalo, wona ayezakhulula umphefumulo wawo wodwac ngokulunga kwawo, itsho iNkosi uJehovad.

15 Uba ngidabulisa izilo ezimbi elizweni, zenze lifelwe ngabantwana, lize libe lunxiwa, kuze kungabi khona odlulayo ngenxa yeziloe, 16 loba lamadoda amathathu abephakathi kwalof, kuphila kwami, itsho iNkosi uJehovag, abengayikukhulula amadodana kumbe amadodakazi; wona wodwa abezakhululwa, kodwa ilizwe libe lunxiwah.

17 Kumbe ubai ngisehlisela inkemba phezu kwalelolizwej ngithi: Nkemba, dabula phakathi kwelizwek, ukuze ngiqume ngisuse kulo umuntu lenyamazanal; 18 loba lamadoda amathathu abephakathi kwalom, kuphila kwami, itsho iNkosi uJehova, abengayikukhulula amadodana kumbe amadodakazi, kodwa wona wodwa abezakhululwan.

19 Kumbe uba ngithumela umatshayabhuqe wesifo kulelolizweo, ngithululele ukuthukuthela kwami phezu kwalo ngegazip, ukuze ngiqume ngisuse kulo umuntu lenyamazanaq; 20 loba oNowa, uDaniyeli, loJobe bebephakathi kwalor, kuphila kwami, itsho iNkosi uJehovas, bebengayikukhulula indodana loba indodakazi; bona bebezakhulula umphefumulo wabo wodwa ngokulunga kwabot. 21 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Kakhulu kangakanani lapho ngithuma izahlulelo zami ezine ezimbi phezu kweJerusalemau, inkembavwxy, lendlalazab, lesilo esibicde, lomatshayabhuqe wesifofghi, ukuze ngiqume ngisuse kiyo umuntu lenyamazanaj.

22 Kodwa khangela, kuzasala kiyo abaphephileyo abazakhutshwa, amadodana lamadodakazik; khangela, bazaphuma besiza kini, libone indlela yabo lezenzo zabol; njalo lizaduduzwa mayelana lokubi engikulethe phezu kweJerusalema, mayelana lakho konke engikulethe phezu kwayom. 23 Ngokunjalo bazaliduduzan nxa libona indlela yabo lezenzo zaboo; njalo lizakwazi ukuthi kangikwenzanga ngaphandle kwesizatho, konke engikwenzileyo phakathi kwayo, itsho iNkosi uJehovap.