UHezekhiyeli 30

¹Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi:

²“Ndodana yomuntu, phrofetha uthi: ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

³Ngoba usuku seluseduze,

⁴Inkemba izakumelana leGibhithe,

⁵IKhushi lePhuthi, iLudi le-Arabhiya yonke, iLibhiya kanye labantu belizwe lesivumelwano bazabulawa ngenkemba ndawonye leGibhithe.

⁶Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

⁷Bazachitheka

⁸Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo,

⁹Ngalolosuku izithunywa zizaphuma zisuka kimi ngemikhumbi ziyetshayisa iKhushi ngovalo, kuphele ukungazikhathazi kwalo. Bazakwehlelwa lusizi ngosuku lokutshabalala kweGibhithe, ngoba ngempela kuzafika.

¹⁰Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

¹¹Yena lebutho lakhe, abalolunya olukhulu phakathi kwezizwe,

¹²Ngizakomisa izifula zeNayili

¹³Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

¹⁴Ngizachitha iPhathrosi,

¹⁵Ngizakwehlisela ulaka lwami phezu kwePhelusiyami,

¹⁶Ngizathungela iGibhithe ngomlilo;

¹⁷Amajaha aseHeliyopholisi leBhubhastisi

¹⁸EThahiphanesi imini izakuba mnyama,

¹⁹Ngokunjalo ngizakwehlisela isijeziso phezu kweGibhithe,

²⁰Ngomnyaka wetshumi lanye, ngenyanga yakuqala ngosuku lwesikhombisa, ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi:

²¹“Ndodana yomuntu, sengiyephule ingalo kaFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe. Kayibotshwanga ukuba iphole kumbe ifakwe uhlaka ukuze iqine okwanele ukuthi iphathe inkemba.

²²Ngakho-ke nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Ngimelana loFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe. Ngizazephula zombili izingalo zakhe, eqinileyo kanye leyephukileyo, ngenze inkemba iwe esandleni sakhe.

²³Ngizachithela amaGibhithe phakathi kwezizwe ngiwahlakazele emazweni.

²⁴Ngizaqinisa izingalo zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni ngifake inkemba yami ezandleni zayo, kodwa izingalo zikaFaro ngizazephula, njalo uzabubula phambi kwayo njengomuntu olimale okokufa.

²⁵Ngizaqinisa izingalo zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni, kodwa izingalo zikaFaro zizakuba buthakathaka. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo lapho sengifaka inkemba yami esandleni senkosi yaseBhabhiloni layo isiyizunguza imelane leGibhithe.

²⁶Ngizachithela amaGibhithe phakathi kwezizwe ngiwahlakazele emazweni futhi. Lapho-ke azakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo.”