Hezekeli Chapter 29

1. Ngomnyaka weshumi, ngenyanga yeshumi, ngolweshumi nambili lwenyanga lafika kimi izwi likaJehova, lathi:

2. “Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kuFaro inkosi yaseGibithe, uprofethe ngaye nangalo lonke iGibithe,

3. ukhulume uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Bheka, ngimelene nawe Faro, nkosi yaseGibithe, drako omkhulu, obuthisa phakathi kwemifula yakho uthi: “Umfula ungowami, mina ngiwenzile.”

4. Ngiyakufaka izindobo emihlathini yakho, nginamathelise izinhlanzi zemifula yakho ezingcwecweni zakho, ngikukhuphule phakathi kwemifula yakho kanye nazo zonke izinhlanzi zemifula yakho ezinamathela ezingcwecweni zakho.

5. Ngiyakukulahla ehlane, wena nazo zonke izinhlanzi zemifula yakho, uwe ebusweni bomhlabathi; awuyikubuthwa, ulandwe; ngiyakukunika ube ngukudla kwezilwane zomhlaba nokwezinyoni zezulu.

6. Bonke abakhileyo eGibithe bayakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, ngokuba bebeludondolo lohlanga kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli.

7. Lapho bekubamba ngesandla, uyaphuka, uklebhula zonke izinhlangothi zabo; nalapho bencika kuwe, uyaphuka, untengantengise zonke izinkalo zabo.

8. “ ‘Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwakho inkemba, nginqume kuwe abantu nezilwane.

9. Izwe laseGibithe liyakuba yincithakalo nehlane, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova, ngokuba wathi: “Umfula ungowami, mina ngiwenzile.”

10. Bheka, ngalokho ngimelene nawe nemifula yakho; ngiyakwenza izwe laseGibithe libe yihlane lamahlane nencithakalo, kusukela eMigidoli kuze kube seSevene, kuze kube semkhawulweni waseKushe.

11. Akuyikudabula kulo unyawo lomuntu, akuyikudabula kulo unyawo lwesilwane, aliyikuhlalwa iminyaka engamashumi amane.

12. Ngiyakwenza izwe laseGibithe libe yincithakalo phakathi kwamazwe ayincithakalo, imizi yalo phakathi kwemizi echithekileyo ibe yincithakalo iminyaka engamashumi amane, ngihlakazele abaseGibithe ezizweni, ngibasabalalisele emazweni.

13. “ ‘Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi amane ngiyakubabutha abaseGibithe kubantu abahlakazekele kubo,

14. ngibuyise ukuthunjwa kwaseGibithe, ngibabuyisele ezweni lasePhatirosi, izwe lokudabuka kwabo, babe ngumbuso ophansi khona.

15. Liyakuba phansi emibusweni, alisayikuziphakamisa phezu kwezizwe; futhi ngizakubanciphisa ukuba bangabusi izizwe.

16. Alisayikuba yithemba kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, likhumbuza ngokona lapho bebaphendukela, bazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova.’ ”

17. Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nesikhombisa ngenyanga yokuqala, ngolokuqala lwenyanga, lafika kimi izwi likaJehova, lathi:

18. “Ndodana yomuntu, uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele wasebenzisa impi yakhe umsebenzi omkhulu ngeTire; onke amakhanda aphuculwa, onke amahlombe acothulwa, nokho yena nempi yakhe babengenankokhelo evela eTire ngomsebenzi abalenzela wona.

19. Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngizakunika uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, izwe laseGibithe; uyakuyisusa ingcebo yalo, aphange impango yalo, agcugce ingcugco yalo, kube yinkokhelo yempi yakhe.

20. Ngiyamnika izwe laseGibithe ngomsebenzi owakhonza ngawo, abawenza kimi, isho iNkosi uJehova.

21. “Ngalolo suku ngiyakuhlumisa uphondo endlini ka-Israyeli, ngikuvumele ukuba uvule umlomo phakathi kwabo, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.”