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Umprofethi ngumlindi koIsrayeli
33Ilizwi leNkosi lafika kimi futhi, lisithi: 2 Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma kubantwana babantu bakhoa, uthi kubo: Ilizwe, lapho ngiletha inkemba phezu kwalob, labantu belizwe bathathe umuntu emingceleni yakibo, bambeke abe ngumlindi waboc, 3 lapho ebona inkemba isiza phezu kwelizwe, avuthele uphondo, axwayise abantud, 4 kuzakuthi loba ngubani ozwa umsindo wophondoe, kodwa angaxwayif, lapho inkemba ifika, imsuse, igazi lakhe lizakuba phezu kwekhanda lakheg. 5 Uzwile ukukhala kophondoh, kodwa angaxwayii; igazi lakhe lizakuba phezu kwakhej. Kodwa oxwayayo uzawophula umphefumulo wakhe. 6 Kodwa nxa umlindi ebona inkemba isizak, angavutheli uphondol, abantu bengaxwayiswam, aluba inkemba ifika, isuse umuntu phakathi kwabo, yena ususwa esesonweni sakhen, kodwa igazi lakhe ngizalibiza esandleni somlindio.
7 Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntup, ngikubekeq waba ngumlindi endlini kaIsrayelir; ngakho uzakuzwa ilizwi elivela emlonyeni wami, ubaxwayise ngokuvela kimis. 8 Uba ngisithi komubi: Mubi, uzakufa lokufat; uba wena ungakhulumi ukuxwayisa omubi atshiye indlela yakheu, lowo omubi uzafela esonweni sakhevw, kodwa igazi lakhe ngizalibiza esandleni sakhox. 9 Kodway wena uba umxwayisa omubi ngendlela yakhe ukuthi aphenduke kuyoz; uba engaphenduki endleleni yakhe, yena uzafela ebubini bakhea, kodwa wena usuwophule umphefumulo wakhobc.
Indlela kaNkulunkulu ilungile
10 Ngakho, wena ndodana yomuntu, tshono kuyo indlu kaIsrayeli: Likhuluma ngokunjalo lisithi: Ngoba iziphambeko zethu lezono zethu ziphezu kwethu, thina sicikizeke sikuzod, pho, sizaphila njanie? 11 Tshono kubo: Kuphila kwami, itsho iNkosi uJehovaf, isibili kangithokozi ngokufa komubi, kodwa ngokuthi omubi aphenduke endleleni yakhe aphileg. Phendukani, phendukani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi; ngoba lizafelani, lina ndlu kaIsrayelih?
12 Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, tshono ebantwaneni babantu bakinii uthi: Ukulunga kolungileyo kakuyikumophula ngosuku lwesiphambeko sakhej; mayelana lenkohlakalo yokhohlakeleyo, kayikuwa ngayo ngosuku azaphenduka ngalo enkohlakalweni yakhek; lolungileyo kayikuba lakho ukuphila ngokulunga kwakhe ngosuku ona ngalol. 13 Lapho ngizakutsho kolungileyo ukuthi uzaphila isibili; uba yena ethembela ekulungeni kwakhe, enze isiphambeko, konke ukulunga kwakhe kakuyikukhunjulwa; kodwa ngenxa yobubi bakhe abenzileyo, uzabufelam. 14 Futhi uba ngisitsho kokhohlakeleyon ukuthi: Uzakufa lokufa; uba ephenduka esonweni sakheo, enze isahlulelo lokulungileyop, 15 okhohlakeleyo ebuyisela isibambisoq, abhadale impangor, ahambe ngezimiso zempilo, ukuthi angenzi isiphambeko, uzaphila isibili, kayikufas. 16 Kakukho lasinye sezono zakhe azenzileyo esizakhunjulwa kuyet; wenzile isahlulelo lokulungileyo; uzaphila isibiliu.
17 Kodwav abantwana babantu bakini bathi: Indlela yeNkosi kayilingani; kanti ngeyabo indlela engalinganiyow. 18 Nxa olungileyo ephenduka ekulungeni kwakhe, enze isiphambeko, uzakufa ngenxa yasox. 19 Kodwa uba okhohlakeleyo ephenduka kunkohlakalo yakhey, enze isahlulelo lokulungileyo, yena uzaphila ngakhoz.
20 Kanti lithi: Indlela yeNkosi kayilingania. Wena ndlu kaIsrayeli, ngizalahlulela, ngulowo lalowo njengendlela zakheb.
Ukuwa kweJerusalema
21 Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wetshumi lambilic wokuthunjwa kwethud, ngenyanga yetshumi, ngolwesihlanu lwenyanga, owayephunyukile eJerusalema wafika kimi esithie: Umuzi usutshayiwef. 22 Kwathi isandla seNkosi saba phezu kwami kusihlwa, ophunyukileyo engakafiki, savula umlomo wami, waze wafika kimi ekusenig. Ngokunjalo umlomo wami wavulekah, kangabe ngisaba yisimungului.
23 Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kimi, lisithi: 24 Ndodana yomuntu, abahlali balawomanxiwa elizwe lakoIsrayelij bakhuluma besithi: UAbrahama wayemunye, wadla ilifa lelizwek; kodwa thina sibanengi; ilizwe silinikiwe ukuba yilifal. 25 Ngakho tshono kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Lidla okulegazim, liphakamisele amehlo enu ezithombeni zenun, lichithe igazi; kambe lizakudla ilifa lelizwe yinio? 26 Lima phezu kwenkemba yenu, lenze isinengiso, lingcolise, ngulowo lalowo umfazi kamakhelwane wakhe; kambe lizakudla ilifa lelizwe yinipq? 27 Tshono njalo kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Kuphila kwamir, isibili labo abasemanxiwenis bazakuwa ngenkembat; lalowo osegcekeni ngizamnikela ezilweni ukuthi zimudleuv, lalabo abasezinqabeniw labasezimbalwinix bazakufa ngomatshayabhuqe wesifoy. 28 Ngoba ngizalenza ilizwe libe lunxiwa lencithakaloz, lokuziqhenya kwamandla alo kuzaphelaa, lezintaba zakoIsrayeli zibe yinkangala, ukuze kungabi khona odlulayob. 29 Khona bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi, lapho sengenze ilizwe laba yinkangala lesesabiso ngenxa yawo wonke amanyala abo abawenzileyoc.
30 Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, abantwana babantu bakini basakhuluma ngawe ngasemidulwini laseminyango yezindlu, njalo omunye ekhuluma komunye, ngulowo lalowo kumfowabo, besithi: Wozani, ngiyacela, lizwe ukuthi yilizwi bani eliphuma eNkosinid. 31 Njalo bayeza kuwe njengokuza kwabantue, bahlale phambi kwakho njengabantu bami, bezwe amazwi akho, kodwa bangawenzif; ngoba ngomlomo wabog babonakalisa uthando olukhulu, kodwa inhliziyo yabo ilandela inzuzo yabo embih. 32 Khangela-ke, kubo unjengengoma ethandekayoi, ilizwi elimnandij, lowazi kuhle ukutshaya ichacho; ngoba besizwa amazwi akho kodwa bengawenzik. 33 Kodwa ekufikeni kwalokhu (khangela, kuzafika), khona bazakwazi ukuthi bekukhona umprofethi phakathi kwabol.
a 33.12,17,30. 3.11. Hos. 4.4.
b 14.17.
c 3.17. 33.6,7. 2 Sam. 18.24. Mika 7.4.
d 3.18.
e 33.5,6. Jer. 6.17. Isa. 58.1. Amos 3.16.
f 3.18.
g 18.13.
h 33.5,6. Jer. 6.17. Isa. 58.1. Amos 3.16.
i 3.18.
j 18.13.
k 3.17. 33.6,7. 2 Sam. 18.24. Mika 7.4.
l 33.5,6. Jer. 6.17. Isa. 58.1. Amos 3.16.
m 3.18.
n 33.8,9.
o 3.18.
p 3.17.
q Jer. 1.18.
r 3.17. 33.6,7. 2 Sam. 18.24. Mika 7.4.
s 3.18.
t 3.18.
u 3.18.
v 33.8,9.
w 3.18.
x 3.18.
y 3.19.
z 3.18.
a 33.8,9.
b 3.19.
c 1 Tim. 4.16.
d 4.17.
e 37.11. Isa. 49.14.
f 33.27. Isa. 49.18.
g 18.23. 2 Sam. 14.14.
h 18.31.
i 33.12,17,30. 3.11. Hos. 4.4.
j 18.24. 33.18.
k 2 Lan. 7.14.
l 18.24. 33.18.
m 18.24. 33.18.
n 3.18.
o 18.27.
p 18.27.
q 18.7.
r Eks. 22.1,4,7. Levi 6.2,4,5. Nani 5.6,7. Luka 19.8.
s 20.11,13,21. Levi 18.5.
t 18.22.
u 18.27.
v 33.20. 18.25,29.
w 33.2.
x 18.26. 33.12,13. 18.24.
y 18.27. 33.11,12. 18.21.
z 18.27.
a 33.20. 18.25,29.
b 18.30.
c 40.1. 26.2. 2 Kho. 25.2-4. Jer. 39.2. 52.5,6.
d 40.1. 1.2.
e 24.26.
f 40.1. 26.2. 2 Kho. 25.2-4. Jer. 39.2. 52.5,6.
g 1.3.
h 24.27.
i 24.27.
j 33.27. 36.4.
k Isa. 51.2. Seb. 7.5.
l Mat. 3.9.
m 44.7. Gen. 9.4. Levi 3.17.
n 18.6.
o 22.3.
p 18.6.
q 22.11.
r 33.11.
s 33.27. 36.4.
t 14.21.
u 39.4. 34.5.
v 14.21.
w 1 Sam. 23.29.
x Hlu. 6.2. 1 Sam. 13.6.
y 14.21.
z Jer. 44.2,6,22.
a 30.6.
b 6.2.
c 6.7.
d 33.2.
e 14.1.
f 8.1.
g Hlab. 78.36,37. Isa. 29.13. Jer. 12.2. 1 Joha. 3.18.
h Hlab. 119.36. Mat. 19.23.
i Mat. 13.20.
j 31.3.
k 1 Sam. 16.17. Hlab. 33.3. Isa. 23.16.
l 2.5. 1 Sam. 3.20.