uHezekile
17:1 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
17:2 Nyana womntu, jija iqhina, uthethe ngomzekeliso kwindlu ka
Sirayeli;
17:3 Uze uthi, Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; Ukhozi olukhulu olunamaphiko amakhulu;
zeza kuwo iimpondo ezinde, zizele ziintsiba, ezimibala-bala
iLebhanon, yathabatha isebe eliphezulu lomsedare;
17:4 Yaqhawula phezulu emahlamvini awo, yayisa ezweni lase
urhwebo; wayibeka emzini wabarhwebi.
17:5 Lathabatha embewini yelo zwe, layityala ochumeni
ibala wawubeka ngasemanzini amakhulu, wawumisa ngokomngcunube.
17:6 Yahluma, yaba ngumdiliya onabileyo, omfuphi, omasebe awo;
Wajika wabheka ngakuye, neengcambu zawo zaba phantsi kwakhe;
umdiliya waqhama amasebe, waqhama amagqabi.
17:7 Kwabakho elinye ixhalanga elikhulu, elimaphiko makhulu, linoboya obuninzi.
nango lo mdiliya unabela ngakulo iingcambu zawo, wawudubula
amasebe ngakuye, ukuba iwankcenkceshele emijelweni yakhe;
ukutyalwa.
17:8 Ubutyelwe entsimini elungileyo wona, ngasemanzini amaninzi, ukuze ube nokuhluma
ukuba uxakathe isiqhamo, ube ngumdiliya onguwona unguwo.
17:9 Yithi, Itsho iNkosi uYehova; Ngaba iya kuphumelela? akayi kutsala
Nizinqumle iingcambu zawo, nizinqumle iziqhamo zawo, ubune? yona
uya kubuna kuwo onke amagqabi entlakohlaza yawo, kungabinamandla amakhulu
okanye abantu abaninzi, ukuba bawunyothule ezingcanjini zawo.
17:10 Yabona, khona utyelwe, womila na? akuyi kupheleliswa
Wona, wakufikelwa lulophu lwasempumalanga? liya kubunela emiqeleni
apho yakhula khona.
17:11 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
17:12 Khawuthi kwindlu eneenkani, Anikwazi na ukuba kuyintoni na oko?
Yithi kubo, Yabonani, ukumkani waseBhabheli ufikile eYerusalem, wayimisa
wamthabatha ukumkani wayo nabathetheli bayo, wabakhapha kunye naye
ukuya eBhabhiloni;
17:13 Wathabatha owasembewini yokumkani, wanqophisana naye
Umfungisile, kananjalo uthabathe iinjengele zelizwe;
17:14 ukuze bube bubukumkani obuphantsi, ukuze bungaziphakamisi, kodwa
ukuze uwugcine umnqophiso wakhe ume.
17:15 Wasuka ke wagwilika kuye ngokuthuma abathunywa bakhe eYiputa
basenokumnika amahashe nabantu abaninzi. Uya kuphumelela na? uya yena
Owenza izinto ezinjalo uyasinda? okanye wowaphula umnqophiso, abekho
zisiwe?
17:16 Ndihleli nje, itsho iNkosi uYehova, inene, endaweni yokumkani
umi owamenza ukumkani, osidelileyo isifungo, nomnqophiso wakhe
waqhekeza, kwanaye uya kufa esazulwini seBhabheli.
17:17 UFaro akayi kuvusa umkhosi wakhe omkhulu nebandla elikhulu
ngokumfumbela udonga lokungqinga, nokuwakhela iinqaba zokubonisela, ukuze amnqumle
abantu abaninzi:
17:18 Ekubeni esidelile isifungo, ukuba awaphule umnqophiso, nanko ke, abe nawo
enike isandla sakhe, waza wenza zonke ezo zinto; akayi kusinda.
17:19 Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; Ndihleli nje, inyaniso, isifungo sam sokuba yena
Uwucekisile umnqophiso wam awaphuleyo, nam ndiya kuwenza
ubuyekeza entlokweni yakhe.
17:20 Ndiya kuwutwabulula phezu kwakhe umnatha wam, abanjiswe ngumgibe wam;
+ yaye ngokuqinisekileyo ndiya kumzisa eBhabhiloni, + ndimangalelane naye khona ngenxa yakhe
ukreqo lwakhe kum.
17:21 Kwaye bonke abasabileyo bakhe namahlelo akhe onke baya kuwa likrele
abaseleyo baya kuchithachithwa emimoyeni yonke, nazi
mna Yehova ndithethile.
17:22 Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; Nam ndiya kuthabatha kwelona sebe liphezulu
Imisedare ephakamileyo, yoyimisa; ndiya kuncothula encotsheni yamathole akhe
ndilityale ke entabeni ephakamileyo, encopho zininzi;
17:23 Ndiya kulityala ke entabeni ende yakwaSirayeli
velisani amasebe, nixakathe iziqhamo, ube ngumsedare ongowona unguwo, ube phantsi kwawo
ziya kuhlala zonke iintaka zeentlobo ngeentlobo; emthunzini wamasebe
baya kuhlala kuyo.
17:24 yazi yonke imithi yasendle, ukuba mna Yehova ndizise
Baphantsi komthi ophakamileyo, bawuphakamisile umthi omfuphi, womisa oluhlaza
ndiwuqhamisile umthi owomileyo, mna Yehova ndithethile
ndiyenzile.