Hezekeli Chapter 9

1. Wayesememeza ezindlebeni zami ngezwi elikhulu, ethi: “Mazisondele izijeziso zomuzi, kube yilowo nalowo abe nezikhali zokubulala esandleni sakhe.”

2. Bheka, kwafika amadoda ayisithupha evela endleleni yasesangweni lasenhla, elingasenyakatho, yileyo naleyo inesikhali sokubulala esandleni sayo, enye phakathi kwawo yembethe ilineni, inophondo lukayinki womlobi ngasokhalweni lwayo. Angena, ema ngaseceleni le-altare lethusi.

3. Inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli yayenyukile ekherubini eyayiphezu kwalo, yaya embundwini wendlu, wayibiza indoda eyembethe ilineni, eyayinophondo lukayinki womlobi ngasokhalweni lwayo.

4. UJehova wathi kuyo: “Dabula emzini, phakathi kweJerusalema, ubeke uphawu emabunzini abantu ababubula bekhala ngazo zonke izinengiso ezenziwa phakathi kwalo.”

5. Kwamanye washo ezindlebeni zami, wathi: “Dabulani emzini emva kwayo, nibulale, iso lenu lingahawukeli, ningabi nabubele,

6. nibulale nichithe amaxhegu, nezinsizwa, nezintombi, nezingane, nabesifazane, ningasondeli kodwa kumuntu okukuye uphawu, niqale endlini yami engcwele.” Ayeseqala ngamadoda amadala ayephambi kwendlu.

7. Wathi kuwo: “Ngcolisani indlu, nigcwalise amagceke ngababuleweyo. Phumani!” Aphuma, abulala emzini.

8. Kwathi esabulala, kwasala mina; ngawa ngobuso, ngakhala ngathi: “Maye, Nkosi Jehova! Uyakubulala yonke insali yakwa-Israyeli ekutheleni kwakho ukufutheka kwakho phezu kweJerusalema na?”

9. Wathi kimi: “Ububi bendlu yakwa-Israyeli neyakwaJuda bukhulu kakhulu impela, nezwe ligcwele igazi, nomuzi ugcwele ukuhlanekezela, ngokuba bathi: ‘UJehova ulishiyile izwe, uJehova akakuboni.’

10. Nami-ke, iso lami aliyikubahawukela, ngingabi nabubele, kepha ngiyakwehlisela indlela yabo phezu kwekhanda labo.”

11. Bheka, indoda eyembethe ilineni, inophondo lukayinki ngasokhalweni lwayo, yabuyisa izwi, yathi: “Ngenzile njengokungiyala kwakho.”