HEZEKELI

1 Ngemnyaka wesi-30, enyangeni yesine ngelilanga lesihlanu, ngalesikhatsi ngisemkhatsini webantfu labatfunjiwe+ ngasemfuleni iKhebari,+ kwavuleka emazulu futsi ngabona imibono levela kuNkulunkulu. 2 Ngelilanga lesihlanu kuleyo nyanga, lokungumnyaka wesihlanu wekutfunjwa kweNkhosi Jehoyakhini,+ 3 livi laJehova lefika kuHezekeli,* indvodzana yaBuzi umphristi, angasemfuleni iKhebari, eveni lemaKhaledi.+ Kukuleyondzawo lapho emandla* aJehova aba setikwakhe khona.+

4 Ngatsi ngisebukile, ngabona sivunguvungu sichamuka enyakatfo.+ Bekunelifu lelikhulu kakhulu nembane+ lokwakutungeletwe kukhanya lokukhulu, futsi emkhatsini walombane bekunalokutsite lebekubonakala ngatsi kuyinhlanganisela yelisiliva neligolide.+ 5 Ekhatsi kwalombane bekukhona lebekubonakala shengatsi tidalwa letine letiphilako+ futsi ngasinye sato besifanana nemuntfu. 6 Sidalwa ngasinye besinebuso lobune netimphiko letine.+ 7 Tinyawo taletidalwa beticondzile futsi ngephansi betifanana nemasondvo elitfole. Betimanyatela njengelitfusi lelimanyatelako.+ 8 Ngephansi kwetimphiko tato etinhlangotsini tato letine betinetandla letifana netemuntfu, futsi totine letidalwa betinebuso netimphiko. 9 Timphiko tato betitsintsana. Letidalwa betingagucuki natihamba, nguleso naleso besihamba sicondze ngco embili.+

10 Buso bato bebubukeka kanjena: Sidalwa ngasinye kuleti letine besinebuso bemuntfu, sinebuso belibhubesi+ ngesekudla, sinebuso benkunzi+ ngesencele, futsi totine betinebuso+ belusweti.+ 11 Bebunjalo-ke buso bato. Timphiko tato betivulekele ngetulu kwetinhloko tato. Sidalwa ngasinye besinetimphiko letimbili letitsintsanako futsi leletinye letimbili betivale imitimba yato.+

12 Nguleso naleso sidalwa besihamba sicondze ngco embili, siye nome ngukuphi lapho umoya usiholela khona.+ Betingagucuki natihamba. 13 Letidalwa betibukeka njengemalahle lavutsako. Bekuphindze kube netintfo letinjengetibane, lebetikhanyisa kakhulu, tiya emuva nasembili emkhatsini waletidalwa letiphilako, futsi bekunembane losuka kulomlilo.+ 14 Betitsi letidalwa letiphilako natiya emuva nasembili, kuhamba kwato bekungatsi kumanyata kwembane.

15 Njengobe bengibukela letidalwa letiphilako letinebuso lobune, ngabese ngibona lisondvo emhlabatsini liseceleni kwesidalwa ngasinye.+ 16 Lamasondvo nendlela lakheke ngayo, bewakhatitela njengekhrisolithe futsi omane bekafanana. Kubukeka kwawo nendlela lakheke ngayo bekungatsi lelinye lisondvo lisekhatsi kwalelinye.* 17 Nawahamba, abekhona kuya kuto totine tinhlangotsi angagucuki. 18 Emarimu alamasondvo bekaphakeme ngendlela lemangalisako futsi lamarimu awo omane bekagcwele emehlo yonkhe indzawo.+ 19 Bekutsi nome nini letidalwa letiphilako natihamba, nalamasondvo ahambe kanye nato. Nangabe tiphakama emhlabatsini, nalamasondvo bekaphakama.+ 20 Letidalwa betihamba tiye lapho umoya utiholela khona, nome ngukuphi lapho umoya bewuya khona. Lamasondvo abephakama kanye nato ngobe umoya lobewusebenta kuto* bewukhona nakulamasondvo. 21 Betitsi letidalwa natihamba, nalamasondvo ahambe; titsi natima, nalamasondvo eme. Betitsi natiphakama emhlabatsini, nalamasondvo bekaphakama kanye nato ngobe umoya lobewusebenta kuletidalwa bewukhona nakulamasondvo.

22 Ngetulu kwetinhloko taletidalwa letiphilako, bekunalokufana nemkhatsi futsi bekucwebetela njengelichwa lelimhlophe cwa, lobekwendlaleke ngetulu kwetinhloko tato.+ 23 Ngephansi kwalomkhatsi, timphiko tato betivuleke ticondzile tibuke etulu,* ngulolo phiko luvulekele ngakulolunye. Timphiko letimbili tesidalwa ngasinye lesiphilako betimbonye luhlangotsi lunye lwemtimba waso, kantsi letinye letimbili betimbonye lololunye luhlangotsi. 24 Ngesikhatsi ngiva umsindvo wetimphiko tato, bekungatsi ngumsindvo wemanti lagijimako, bekungatsi liphimbo laSomandla.+ Betitsi natihamba, kuvakale umsindvo lofana newelibutfo lemphi. Natima betehlisa timphiko tato.

25 Bekunelivi ngetulu kwemkhatsi lobewungetulu kwetinhloko tato. (Betitsi natima, tehlise timphiko tato.) 26 Ngetulu kwalomkhatsi lobewungetulu kwetinhloko tato, bekunalokufanana nelitje lesafire+ futsi bekufanana nesihlalo sebukhosi.+ Kulesihlalo sebukhosi bekuhleti lotsite lobekafanana nemuntfu.+ 27 Ngabona lokutsite lokucwebetelako lebekubonakala ngatsi kuyinhlanganisela yelisiliva neligolide+ lebekufana nemlilo kuphuma kuloko lokungatsi lukhalo lwakhe kuya etulu; kusukela elukhalo lwakhe kuya entasi ngabona lokutsite lokufana nemlilo.+ Bekatungeletwe kukhanya lokukhulu 28 lokufana nemushi wenkosazana+ loba semafini nalina. Bekunjalo-ke lokukhanya lokukhulu. Bekufana nekubonakala kwenkhatimulo yaJehova.+ Ngatsi nangikubona, ngaguca ngatsintsa ngebuso phansi futsi ngabese ngiva livi lalotsite lokhulumako.

2 Wabese utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu,* sukuma ume ngetinyawo ngitewukhuluma nawe.”+ 2 Watsi nakakhuluma nami kwangena umoya kimi, futsi lomoya wangenta ngema ngetinyawo+ kuze ngive Loyo lobekakhuluma nami.

3 Wachubeka watsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu ngikutfumela kubantfu baka-Israyeli,+ etiveni letivukelako futsi letingivukele.+ Labantfu kanye nabokhokho babo bebasolo bona kimi kuze kube ngulamuhla.+ 4 Ngikutfumela kulabantfu labanenkhani* nalabanetinhlitiyo letilukhuni,+ futsi kufanele utsi kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.’ 5 Ngisho nome balalela nome bangalaleli, njengobe nje babantfu labavukelako,+ batawati kutsi bekukhona umphrofethi emkhatsini wabo.+

6 “Kodvwa wena, ndvodzana yemuntfu ungabesabi,+ ungakwesabi nalabatokusho kuwe, ngisho nome utungeletwe ngemanyeva*+ futsi uhlala emkhatsini wabofecela. Ungawesabi emavi+ labatawasho kuwe futsi bungakwetfusi buso babo ngobe babantfu labavukelako.+ 7 Kufanele ukhulume emavi ami kubo, ngisho nome bakulalela nome bangakulaleli, ngobe babantfu labavukelako.+

8 “Kodvwa wena, ndvodzana yemuntfu, lalela loko lengikutjela kona. Ungavukeli njengalabantfu labavukelako. Vula umlomo wakho udle loku lengikunika kona.”+

9 Ngatsi nangibuka, ngabona sandla selulekele ngakimi+ futsi kuso ngabona umculu lobhaliwe.*+ 10 Ngesikhatsi awendlala embikwami, bewubhalwe ngemuva nangembili.+ Bekubhalwe tingoma tesililo, netintfo lebetingenta bantfu balile futsi bakhale kabuhlungu.+

3 Wase utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, dlani naku lokusembikwakho.* Dlani lomculu bese uyahamba uyokhuluma nebantfu baka-Israyeli.”+

2 Ngako ngavula umlomo wami futsi wangenta ngadla lomculu. 3 Wachubeka watsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, dlani lomculu lengikunika wona futsi ugcwalise sisu sakho ngawo.” Ngako ngawudla futsi bewunongotela njengeluju emlonyeni wami.+

4 Watsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, hamba uye kubantfu baka-Israyeli ufike ukhulume emavi ami kubo. 5 Ngobe awutfunywa esiveni lesikhuluma lulwimi lolungevakali nome lolungatiwa, kodvwa utfunywa kubantfu baka-Israyeli. 6 Awutfunywa etiveni letikhuluma lulwimi lolungevakali nome lolungatiwa, lolunemagama longeke uwacondze. Kube bengingakutfuma etiveni letinjalo, betitakulalela.+ 7 Kodvwa bantfu baka-Israyeli ngeke bavume kukulalela ngobe abafuni kungilalela.+ Bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli banengcondvo lelukhuni nenhlitiyo lelukhuni.+ 8 Ngente buso bakho bacina njengebuso babo, ngenta nelibunti lakho lacina njengemabunti abo.+ 9 Ngente libunti lakho lafanana nedayimane, lacina kwendlula litje lelicinile.+ Ungabesabi nobe wetfuswe buso babo+ ngobe babantfu labavukelako.”

10 Wachubeka watsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lalela onkhe emavi lengikutjela wona futsi uwafake enhlitiyweni yakho. 11 Hamba uye kubantfu bakini*+ labatfunjiwe futsi ukhulume nabo. Ubotsi kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova,’ ngisho nome bakulalela nome bangakulaleli.”+

12 Umoya wangetfwala+ futsi ngemuva kwami ngeva umsindvo lodvumako lebewutsi: “Shengatsi inkhatimulo yaJehova ingadvunyiswa endzaweni yakhe.” 13 Bekunemsindvo wetimphiko taletidalwa letiphilako njengobe betitsintsana,+ nemsindvo wemasondvo laseceleni kwato+ kanye nemsindvo wekudvuma lokukhulu. 14 Umoya wangitsatsa wase uyangetfwala, ngahamba ngibuhlungu futsi ngitfukutsele emoyeni wami, emandla aJehova asebenta ngelizinga lelikhulu kimi. 15 Ngako ngahamba ngaya kubantfu labatfunjiwe eTheli-abibi lebebahlala ngasemfuleni iKhebari+ futsi ngahlala lapho bebahlala khona; bengididekile,+ ngahlala nabo emalanga langu-7.

16 Ekupheleni kwalamalanga langu-7, livi laJehova lefika kimi latsi:

17 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, sengikubeke kutsi ube ngugadzi webantfu baka-Israyeli;+ futsi nawuva livi leliphuma emlonyeni wami kufanele ungecwayisele bona.+ 18 Nangabe ngitsi kulomubi: ‘Nakanjani utawufa,’ kodvwa wena ungamecwayisi futsi wehluleke kukhuluma kuze wecwayise lomubi kutsi ayekele tindlela takhe letimbi khona atewuphila,+ lomuntfu lomubi utawufa ngenca yesono sakhe ngobe mubi+ kodvwa ingati yakhe ngitayibuta kuwe.*+ 19 Kodvwa nangabe wecwayisa lomubi, futsi yena angaphendvuki endleleni yakhe lembi, lomuntfu utawufela sono sakhe kodvwa nakanjani wena utawube ukusindzisile kuphila* kwakho.+ 20 Kepha nangabe umuntfu lolungile ashiya indlela lelungile bese wenta lokubi,* ngitawubeka lugibe embikwakhe futsi utawufa.+ Nangabe ungakamecwayisi, yena utawufela sono sakhe futsi imisebenti yakhe lelungile angeke ikhunjulwe kodvwa ingati yakhe ngitayibuta kuwe.*+ 21 Kepha nangabe umecwayisile lolungile kutsi angoni, futsi naye angoni, nakanjani utawuchubeka aphila ngobe wecwayisiwe,+ futsi nawe utawube usindzise kuphila* kwakho.”

22 Sandla saJehova sefika kimi ngilapho, wase utsi kimi: “Sukuma uye esihosheni, ngitawubese ngikhuluma nawe nasewulapho.” 23 Ngako ngasukuma ngaya esihosheni futsi lapho bekunenkhatimulo yaJehova+ ifanana nenkhatimulo lengayibona ngasemfuleni iKhebari,+ ngaguca ngatsintsa ngebuso phansi. 24 Umoya waNkulunkulu wabese uyangena kimi wangisukumisa ngema ngetinyawo,+ yena wase ukhuluma nami watsi:

“Hamba uyotivalela endlini yakho. 25 Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, batakukhunga ngetintsambo kuze ungakhoni kuphuma uhambe emkhatsini wabo. 26 Ngitawubese ngenta lulwimi lwakho lunamatsele elwangeni lwakho, angeke ukhone kukhuluma, futsi angeke ukhone kubekhuta ngobe babantfu labavukelako. 27 Kodvwa nangikhuluma nawe ngitawuvula umlomo wakho, futsi kufanele utsi kubo:+ ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.’ Loyo lolalelako, akalalele+ futsi loyo longafuni akangalaleli, ngobe babantfu labavukelako.+

4 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, tsatsa sitini usibeke embikwakho. Dvweba kuso lidolobha iJerusalema. 2 Yenta shengatsi wakha tintfo tekulivimbetela,+ wakhe lubondza lwekulivimbetela,+ wente indvundvuma yekulivimbetela,+ umise emathende eceleni kwalo futsi ulitungelete ngetingodvo letinkhulu tekubhidlita lubondza lwalo.+ 3 Tsatsa likesi lensimbi wente ngalo lubondza lwensimbi lolusemkhatsini wakho nalelidolobha. Ubobese ubuka kulelidolobha, futsi litawuvinjetelwa; kufanele ulivimbetele. Loku kutawuba luphawu kubantfu baka-Israyeli.+

4 “Ngemuva kwaloko, ubobese ulala ngemhlubulo wakho wangesencele wetfwale sono sema-Israyeli.+ Lesono sawo utasetfwala emalanga lalingana nalawo lotawube ulele ngawo phansi ngemhlubulo. 5 Loku kufanele ukwente emalanga langu-390 lalingana neminyaka yesono sawo,+ futsi wena utawetfwala emacala ema-Israyeli. 6 Kufanele uwacedze.

“Ngemuva kwaloko, ubophindze ulale ngemhlubulo wakho wangesekudla, utawetfwala emacala ebantfu bakaJuda+ emalanga langu-40. Lilanga lilinye limelele umnyaka, nguloko lengikuncumele kutsi ukwente. 7 Ubobese ubuka letintfo lovimbetele ngato iJerusalema+ ukwice umkhono wakho, futsi kufanele uphrofethe umelane nayo.

8 “Ngitakukhunga ngetintsambo kuze ungakhoni kugucuka kulomhlubulo ulale ngalomunye uze uwacedze lamalanga akho ekuvimbetela.

9 “Ubotsatsa kolo, ibhali, emabhontjisi, emalentili, emabele kanye nesipileti* ukufake entfweni yinye yekuphatsa, bese utentela ngako sinkhwa. Uyawudla sona kulamalanga langu-390 loyawube ulele ngawo phansi ngemhlubulo.+ 10 Kufanele ukale futsi udle lokungemagremu langaba ngu-230* ngelilanga. Utawukudla ngetikhatsi letibekiwe.

11 “Utawunatsa emanti ngesikali, emanti langetudlwana kwehhafu yelitha.* Utawanatsa ngetikhatsi letibekiwe.

12 “Utawudla ngendlela lodla ngayo sinkhwa sebhali; utasibhaka embikwalabantfu baka-Israyeli babukile, ubase ngemangcoliso lomile emuntfu.” 13 Jehova wachubeka watsi: “Ema-Israyeli ayawusidla kanjalo-ke sinkhwa sawo, ayawudla sinkhwa lesingcolile emkhatsini wetive lengiyowahlakatela kuto.”+

14 Ngabese ngitsi: “Cha Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova! Kusukela ebusheni bami kuze kube ngunyalo, angikaze* ngingcoliswe kudla ingcuba nobe inyama yesilwane lesidzabudzabulwe silwane sesiganga,+ futsi ayikaze ingene emlonyeni wami inyama lengcolile.”+

15 Ngako watsi kimi: “Kute inkinga, ngitakuvumela kutsi usebentise bulongo benkhomo esikhundleni semangcoliso emuntfu, ubase ngawo nawubhaka lesinkhwa.” 16 Wabese utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, sengiyakucedza kudla* lokutfolakala eJerusalema.+ Bayawudla sinkhwa labakalelwe sona+ bakhatsateke kakhulu futsi banatse emanti abo lakaliwe betfuke kakhulu.+ 17 Loku kuyawukwenteka kuze kutsi ngenca yekweswela sinkhwa nemanti, babukane betfukile futsi bondze ngenca yesono sabo.

5 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, titsatsele inkemba lekhaliphako kuze uyisebentise ibe yilezana yekuhhula. Hhula inhloko yakho nesilevu sakho bese utsatsa tikali kuze ukale uphindze wehlukanise letinwele tibe tincenye letintsatfu letilinganako. 2 Kufanele ushise incenye yekucala yato emlilweni ekhatsi kulelidolobha nasekaphelile emalanga ekuvinjetelwa kwalo.+ Ngemuva kwaloko ubotsatsa incenye lelandzelako yato uyihlabe ngenkemba kulo lonkhe lelidolobha,+ bese incenye yekugcina yato uyisakatele emoyeni, futsi mine ngitawukhipha inkemba kuze ngiticoshe.+

3 “Ubophindze utsatse ticucu letimbalwa taletinwele utibophele emphetfweni wengubo yakho. 4 Ubotsatsa naletinye taletinwele utijikijele emlilweni, tishe tize tingcongce. Lomlilo utawuhamba uze uyofika kubantfu baka-Israyeli.+

5 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Lena yiJerusalema. Ngiyibeke emkhatsini wetive futsi kunemave layitungeletile. 6 Kodvwa yona ivukele timiso tami nemitsetfo yami, yenta tintfo letimbi kakhulu kwendlula tive kanye nemave layitungeletile.+ Ngobe bantfu bakulelidolobha batalile timiso tami, futsi abakahambi ngemitsetfo yami.’

7 “Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngesizatfu sekutsi nibe yinkinga lenkhulu kwendlula tive letinitungeletile, anikahambi ngemitsetfo yami futsi nehlulekile kulandzela timiso tami, esikhundleni saloko nilandzele timiso tetive letibomakhelwane benu,+ 8 naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Ngimelene nawe, wena dolobha+ futsi ngitakwehlulela embikwaletive.+ 9 Ngitakwenta kuwe intfo lengingazange sengiyente ngaphambili, futsi lengingeke ngiphindze ngiyente, ngenca yato tonkhe tento takho letenyanyekako.+

10 “‘“Ngako bobabe labakhona emkhatsini wenu bayawudla emadvodzana abo,+ nemadvodzana adle bobabe bawo futsi ngitawukhipha sehlulelo kini, ngitawubahlakatela kuyo yonkhe indzawo* bonkhe labasele.”’+

11 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngako-ke, ngitifunga mine, kutsi ngenca yekutsi ningcolise indzawo yami lengcwele ngato tonkhe letithico tenu letenyanyekako nangetento tenu letenyanyekako,+ nami ngitanilahla;* angeke nginivele buhlungu* futsi angeke nginihawukele.+ 12 Licembu lekucala emkhatsini wenu litawubulawa sifo lesibulalako nobe libulawe yindlala. Licembu lesibili litawubulawa ngenkemba kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi takho.+ Licembu lekugcina ngitalisakatela kuyo yonkhe indzawo* futsi ngitawuhoshula inkemba ngiligijimise.+ 13 Intfukutselo yami itawubese iyaphela nelulaka lenginalo ngabo lutawubohla futsi ngitawenetiseka.+ Nasengicedzile kukhiphela kubo lulaka lwami, bayawukwati kutsi mine Jehova ngikhulumile kutsi ngifuna kukhontwe mine ngedvwa.+

14 “‘Ngitakwenta ube yindzawo lengenalutfo nentfo yekuhlekwa tive letibomakhelwane nangibo bonkhe labengca ngendlela.+ 15 Utawuba yinhlekisa nentfo yekwedzelelwa,+ ube sibonelo lesisecwayiso kanye nentfo leyetfusako etiveni letikutungeletile nasengikhipha sehlulelo kuwe futsi ngikujezisa ngitfukutsele futsi nginelulaka. Mine Jehova sengikhulumile.

16 “‘Ngitawutfumelela bantfu labahlala kuwe imicibisholo lebulalako yendlala kute ibabhubhise. Lemicibisholo itanibhubhisa.+ Ngitakwenta lendlala ibe yimbi kakhulu ngekutsi nginciphise kudla lenikutfolako.*+ 17 Ngitanitfumelela indlala netilwane tesiganga letiyingoti+ futsi titawunishiya nite bantfwana. Nitawucotfulwa yinkemba nasifo lesibulalako.+ Mine Jehova sengikhulumile.’”

6 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi, latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, buka ngasetintsabeni taka-Israyeli bese uphrofetha ngalokumelene nato. 3 Kufanele utsi: ‘Awu nine tintsaba taka-Israyeli, lalelani nali livi leNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova etintsabeni, emagcumeni, emifudlaneni nasetihosheni: “Ngitaniletsela inkemba lemelene nani ngibhidlite netindzawo tenu letiphakeme. 4 Ema-al’thare enu atawubhidlitwa, tindzawo tenu tekushisela imphepho titawubhidlitwa,+ nebantfu lababulewe ngitabajikijela embikwetithico tenu letenyanyekako.*+ 5 Tidvumbu tebantfu baka-Israyeli ngitatijikijela embikwetithico tabo letenyanyekako futsi ematsambo enu ngitawasakata atungelete ema-al’thare enu.+ 6 Emadolobha etindzawo lenihlala kuto atawubhujiswa,+ tindzawo letiphakeme tibhidlitwe futsi tisale titindzala.+ Ema-al’thare enu atawubhidlitwa abe ticucu, tithico tenu letenyanyekako titawunyamalala, tindzawo tenu tekushisela imphepho titawubhidlitwa futsi imisebenti yenu itawucedvwa. 7 Bantfu lababulawako batawufela emkhatsini wenu,+ futsi nitawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.+

8 “‘“Kodvwa bakhona labatawusala ngobe labanye benu batawuphunyula enkembeni ngesikhatsi nisakatekele emaveni lamanyenti.+ 9 Labo labatawuphunyula batangikhumbula basetiveni labatfunjelwe kuto.+ Batawubona kutsi ngeva buhlungu ngenca yekungetsembeki* kwabo, futsi bangishiya+ bafuna tithico tabo letenyanyekako.+ Bebafuna tithico tabo letenyanyekako. Bayawuba nemahloni ngenca yabo bonkhe bubi kanye netintfo letenyanyekako labatentile.+ 10 Batawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova nekutsi kubasongela kwami ngekubaletsela lenhlekelele akusilo lite.”’+

11 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Shaya tandla, ushaye ngelunyawo phansi ulile ngenca yabo bonkhe lobubi kanye netintfo letenyanyekako letentiwa bantfu baka-Israyeli, ngobe batawubulawa yindlala kanye nesifo lesibulalako.+ 12 Lokhashane utawubulawa sifo lesibulalako, lodvutane abulawe yinkemba, futsi nome ngubani lotawuphunyula kuloku utawubulawa yindlala; ngitalukhokhela kubo lonkhe lulaka lwami.+ 13 Niyawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova+ ngalesikhatsi bantfu lababulawako bawela emkhatsini wetithico tabo letenyanyekako, emaceleni kwema-al’thare abo,+ kuwo onkhe emagcuma laphakeme, nakuto tonkhe ticongo tetintsaba, nangephansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letinkhulu kanye nangephansi kwemagala etihlahla letinkhulu lapho bebenta khona iminikelo lenuka kamnandzi kuze behlise intfukutselo yato tonkhe letithico tabo letenyanyekako.+ 14 Sandla sami ngitaselulela kubo, ngente lelive lisale lingenalutfo futsi tonkhe tindzawo labahlala kuto tiyawusala tingenalutfo kwendlula lihlane lelingaseDibla. Bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’”

7 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, naku iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova lekushoko eveni laka-Israyeli: ‘Kuphela! Kuphela sekufikile emagumbini lamane alelive. 3 Kuphela sekunifikele futsi intfukutselo yami ngitayitfululela kini. Ngitanehlulela kuye ngetindlela tenu futsi nginente nilandzise ngenca yato tonkhe tento letenyanyekako lenitentile. 4 Angeke nginivele buhlungu;* angeke nginihawukele+ ngobe ngitaniletsela imiphumela yetindlela tenu futsi nitawubhekana nemiphumela yetento tenu letenyanyekako.+ Nine nitawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’+

5 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Kunenhlekelele, kunenhlekelele letako leningazange seniyibone.+ 6 Kuphela kuyeta; kuphela kutawufika; kutanifikela* ngekushesha. Kuyeta. 7 Sikhatsi* senu sesifikile, nine lenihlala kulelive. Sikhatsi siyeta, lilanga selisondzele.+ Kunekudideka etintsabeni, hhayi umsindvo wenjabulo.

8 “‘Ngekushesha ngitawutfululela intfukutselo yami kini+ futsi ngitawukhiphela lonkhe lulaka lwami kini.+ Ngitanehlulela kuye ngetindlela tenu futsi nginente nilandzise ngenca yato tonkhe tento tenu letenyanyekako. 9 Angeke nginivele buhlungu; angeke nginihawukele.+ Ngitaniletsela imiphumela yetindlela tenu futsi nitawubhekana nemiphumela yetento tenu letenyanyekako. Nitawukwati kutsi mine Jehova, ngimi lonijezisako.+

10 “‘Lelilanga liyeta! Selisondzele!+ Sikhatsi* senu sesifikile; indvuku seyichakazile futsi kutetsemba kakhulu sekuhlumile. 11 Budlova sebukhule baba yindvuku yebubi.+ Angeke basindze bona kanye nemcebo wabo, neticumbi tabo, nekwatiwa kwabo. 12 Sikhatsi sitawufika, lelilanga litawufika. Umtsengi akangajabuli, nalotsengisako akangalili ngobe kunelulaka lolufikele sonkhe lesicumbi sabo.*+ 13 Umtsengi ngeke abuyele endzaweni yakhe layitsengisile ngisho nome imphilo yakhe ingasindza, ngobe lombono umelene naso sonkhe lesicumbi. Kute lotawubuya, futsi ngenca yeliphutsa lakhe* kute lotawuphephisa imphilo yakhe.

14 “‘Bashaye licilongo+ futsi wonkhe muntfu sewukulungele kuya emphini kodvwa kute loya khona ngobe lulaka lwami lumelene naso sonkhe lesicumbi.+ 15 Inkemba ingephandle+ futsi sifo lesibulalako nendlala kungekhatsi. Nome ngubani longephandle utawubulawa ngenkemba futsi indlala nesifo lesibulalako kutawutfola labo labasedolobheni.+ 16 Labatawukhona kuphunyula batawubalekela etintsabeni njengematuba asetihosheni, ngamunye wabo utawulila ngenca yesono sakhe.+ 17 Tandla tabo titawucega, nemadvolo abo agelete emanti.*+ 18 Bagcoke tindvwangu temasaka+ futsi bachachateliswa* kwesaba. Bonkhe batawuhlazeka futsi bonkhe batawuba nemphandla.*+

19 “‘Bayawulahla lisiliva labo etitaladini futsi ligolide labo liyawuba yintfo leyenyanyekako kubo. Ligolide nelisiliva labo angeke kubasindzise ngelilanga lentfukutselo yaJehova.+ Angeke kubesutsise futsi angeke kukhone kugcwalisa tisu tabo ngobe kuyawube* sekusikhubekiso lesibangela kutsi bone. 20 Bebatigabatisa ngebuhle bemihlobiso yabo futsi bakha ngayo* titfombe tabo letenyanyekako, lokutithico tabo letenyanyekako.+ Kungako ngitayenta ibe yintfo leyenyanyekako kubo. 21 Ngiyawulinikela* esandleni sebantfu bakulamanye emave kutsi batitsatsele lona, ngilinikele kubantfu lababi bemhlaba futsi bataliphatsa kabi.

22 “‘Ngitabukhweshisa buso bami kubo+ futsi batawuhlambalata indzawo yami lesekusitsekeni,* netigebengu titawungena kuyo tiyedzelele.+

23 “‘Yakha luketane*+ ngobe bantfu bafa ngenca yekungehlulelwa kahle kulelive+ futsi lelidolobha ligcwele budlova.+ 24 Ngitawuletsa sive lesibi kakhulu+ futsi sitawutsatsa tindlu tabo,+ ngitawucedza umgcabho webantfu labanemandla futsi tindzawo tabo letingcwele titawedzelelwa.+ 25 Kutawutsi nakufika lusizi lwabo, batawufuna kuthula kodvwa angeke bakutfole.+ 26 Kutawufika inhlekelele ngemuva kwalenye nembiko ngemuva kwalomunye, futsi bantfu batawufuna umbono kumphrofethi,+ kodvwa umtsetfo* utawushabalala kumphristi neseluleko sishabalale emadvodzeni lamadzala.+ 27 Inkhosi iyawulila,+ tikhulu titawudvumala,* futsi tandla tebantfu bakulelive titawuchachatela ngenca yekwesaba. Ngitawubaphatsa ngendlela labenta ngayo futsi ngitabehlulela ngendlela nabo labehlulele ngayo. Bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’”+

8 Ngemnyaka wesitfupha, ngenyanga yesitfupha, ngelilanga lesihlanu laleyo nyanga, ngesikhatsi ngihleti endlini yami, futsi nemadvodza lamadzala akaJuda nawo ahleti embikwami, iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova yangibamba ngesandla ngiselapho. 2 Ngatsi ngisabukile, ngabona lotsite lofana nemlilo; bekabonakala ngatsi ngumlilo kusukela elukhalo kuya phansi. Kusukela elukhalo lwakhe+ kuya etulu, bekacwebetela kuhle kwenhlanganisela yelisiliva neligolide lemanyatelako.+ 3 Wase welula loko lobekufana nesandla, wangibamba ngetinwele. Umoya wangitsatsa wangiyisa emkhatsini wemazulu nemhlaba, wase ungiyisa eJerusalema ngemibono levela kuNkulunkulu. Wangiyisa egedeni lelingekhatsi+ lelibuke enyakatfo lapho bekume khona sithico lesitfukutselisa Nkulunkulu.+ 4 Kuleyondzawo, bekunenkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli+ lebeyifana naleyo lebengiyibone esihosheni.+

5 Wase utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngicela uphakamise emehlo akho ubuke ngasenyakatfo.” Ngako ngawaphakamisa ngabuka ngasenyakatfo, futsi lapho egedeni lelisenyakatfo yeli-al’thare bekunalesithico lesitfukutselisa Nkulunkulu. 6 Wase utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, uyatibona yini letintfo letimbi naletenyanyekako letentiwa bantfu baka-Israyeli,+ tintfo letingibangela kutsi ngihambele khashane nendzawo yami lengcwele?+ Kodvwa usetawubona tintfo letenyanyeka kakhulu kunaleti.”

7 Wabese ungiyisa ekungeneni kwelibala lasethempelini, ngatsi nangibuka, ngabona imbobo elubondzeni. 8 Watsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngicela ubhobose lolubondza.” Ngako ngalubhobosa, ngase ngibona umnyango lapho. 9 Watsi kimi: “Ngena utewubona letintfo letimbi naletenyanyekako labatenta lapha.” 10 Ngako ngangena ngabuka, ngabona lonkhe luhlobo lwetitfombe tetilwane letihamba ngesisu, netilwane tesiganga letenyanyekako+ kanye nato tonkhe tithico letenyanyekako* tebantfu baka-Israyeli;+ betidvwetjwe kulo lonkhe lolubondza. 11 Emadvodza lamadzala langu-70 esive saka-Israyeli bekeme embikwato, Jazaniya indvodzana yaShafani+ bekeme emkhatsini wabo. Nguloyo naloyo abephetse sitja sekushisela imphepho futsi bekushunca intfutfu yemphepho lenuka kamnandzi.+ 12 Watsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, uyabona yini kutsi emadvodza lamadzala esive saka-Israyeli entani ebumnyameni, nguleyo naleyo ekamelweni lapho kunasithico sayo khona? Ngobe atsi: ‘Jehova akasiboni. Jehova sewulishiyile lelive.’”+

13 Wachubeka watsi kimi: “Usetawubona tintfo labatentako, letenyanyekako naletimbi kakhulu-ke kunaleti.” 14 Ngako wangiyisa egedeni lelisenyakatfo yendlu yaJehova. Lapho ngabona bafati bahleti bakhalela nkulunkulu lobitwa ngekutsi nguThamuzi.

15 Wachubeka watsi kimi: “Awu ndvodzana yemuntfu, uyakubona yini loku? Utawubona tintfo letenyanyeka kakhulu kunaleti.”+ 16 Ngako wangiyisa ebaleni lelingekhatsi lendlu yaJehova.+ Khona lapho ekungeneni kwelithempeli laJehova, emkhatsini wavulandi neli-al’thare, bekunemadvodza lacishe abe ngu-25 lebekafulatsele lithempeli laJehova, abuke ngasemphumalanga; abekhotsamela lilanga emphumalanga.+

17 Watsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, uyakubona yini loku? Kuyintfo lengasho lutfo yini kutsi bantfu bakaJuda bente letintfo letenyanyekako, kutsi bagcwalise lelive ngebudlova+ futsi bachubeke nekungitfukutselisa? Bangidlodla ngeligala* ekhaleni. 18 Ngako ngitawutfululela intfukutselo yami etikwabo. Angeke ngibavele buhlungu* futsi angeke ngibahawukele.+ Ngisho bangakhala bamemete etindlebeni tami, angeke ngibeve.”+

9 Wabese umemeta ngelivi lelikhulu etindlebeni tami watsi: “Bitani labo labatawukhipha sijeziso kulelidolobha, ngamunye wabo aphatse sikhali sakhe sembhubhiso esandleni sakhe!”

2 Ngabona emadvodza lasitfupha achamuka ngasegedeni lelingenhla+ lelibuke enyakatfo, ngayinye yawo iphetse sikhali sekuphihlita; emkhatsini wawo bekunendvodza lebeyigcoke timphahla telineni, elukhalo lwayo bekunesipatji samabhalane setintfo tekubhala, futsi angena ema eceleni kweli-al’thare lelitfusi.+

3 Inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli+ yabese iyaphakama lapho beyihleti khona ngetulu kwemakherubhi, yaya emnyango welithempeli+ futsi Nkulunkulu wamemeta lendvodza lebeyigcoke timphahla telineni, inesipatji samabhalane setintfo tekubhala elukhalo lwayo. 4 Jehova watsi kuyo: “Lihambe lonkhe lelidolobha iJerusalema, ubeke luphawu emabuntini abo bonkhe bantfu labakhalako nalabakhononako+ ngenca yato tonkhe letintfo letenyanyekako letentiwa kulelidolobha.”+

5 Watjela lalamanye emadvodza nami ngilalele, watsi: “Yilandzeleni kulo lonkhe lelidolobha, futsi nibulale. Ningabaveli buhlungu* futsi ningabahawukeli sanhlobo.+ 6 Kufanele nibulale bomkhulu, emajaha, tintfombi, bantfwana kanye nebafati.+ Kodvwa ningasondzeli kunome ngubani loneluphawu.+ Kufanele nicale endzaweni yami lengcwele.”+ Ngako acala ngemadvodza lamadzala lebekasembikwelithempeli.+ 7 Wabese utsi kuwo: “Ngcolisani lelithempeli futsi nigcwalise emabala ngetidvumbu.+ Hambani!” Ngako ahamba ayobulala bantfu kulelidolobha.

8 Atsi asabulala labantfu, ngasala ngedvwa futsi ngaguca ngatsintsa ngebuso phansi, ngamemeta ngatsi: “Awu Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova! Utababulala bonkhe yini laba labasele baka-Israyeli njengobe ukhiphela intfukutselo yakho eJerusalema?”+

9 Ngako watsi kimi: “Sono sebantfu baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda sikhulu kakhulu.+ Lelive ligcwele kucitfwa kwengati+ futsi lelidolobha ligcwele kukhohlakala+ ngobe batsi: ‘Jehova sewulishiyile lelive, futsi Jehova akasiboni.’+ 10 Kodvwa mine, angeke ngibavele buhlungu; angeke ngibahawukele.+ Ngitayehlisela etinhloko tabo imiphumela yetindlela tabo.”

11 Ngabese ngibona lendvodza lebeyigcoke timphahla telineni futsi inesipatji samabhalane setintfo tekubhala elukhalo lwayo, ibuyisa umbiko itsi: “Sengente njengobe ushito.”

10 Njengobe bengisabukile, ngabona lokutsite lokunjengelitje lesafire kungetulu kwemkhatsi, ngenhla kwetinhloko temakherubhi futsi bekufana nesihlalo sebukhosi.+ 2 Nkulunkulu wabese utjela lendvodza lebeyigcoke timphahla telineni+ watsi: “Ngena emkhatsini walamasondvo,+ ngephansi kwalamakherubhi ugcwalise tandla takho ngemalahle lavutsako+ lasemkhatsini walamakherubhi, uwajikijele kulelidolobha.”+ Ngako yangena njengobe bengibukele.

3 Lamakherubhi bekeme ngesekudla selithempeli nayingena lendvodza, futsi kwagcwala lifu kulo lonkhe libala lelingekhatsi. 4 Inkhatimulo yaJehova+ yesuka kulamakherubhi yaya emnyango welithempeli. Kancane kancane lelithempeli lagcwala lifu+ futsi lelibala lagcwala kukhanya lokukhulu kwenkhatimulo yaJehova. 5 Umsindvo wetimphiko talamakherubhi bewuvakala nasebaleni lelingephandle, futsi bewuvakala shengatsi livi laNkulunkulu Somandla nakakhuluma.+

6 Wabese utjela lendvodza lebeyigcoke timphahla telineni watsi: “Tsatsa umlilo emkhatsini walamasondvo, emkhatsini walamakherubhi.” Ngako yangena, yema eceleni kwelisondvo. 7 Linye lalamakherubhi lase lelulela sandla salo kulomlilo lobewusemkhatsini wawo.+ Latsatsa lomunye walomlilo lawubeka etandleni talendvodza lebeyigcoke timphahla telineni+ futsi yona yawutsatsa yaphumela ngephandle. 8 Lamakherubhi abenetintfo letinjengetandla temuntfu ngephansi kwetimphiko tawo.+

9 Ngisebukile, ngabona emasondvo lamane eceleni kwalamakherubhi, lisondvo ngalinye beliseceleni kwelikherubhi ngalinye, futsi lamasondvo bekabonakala acwebetela njengelitje lekhrisolithe.+ 10 Omane abebukeka ngendlela lefanako, abebonakala shengatsi kunelisondvo ekhatsi kulelinye. 11 Nawahamba, abekhona kuya kuto totine tinhlangotsi angagucuki, ngobe abeya lapho kubheka khona inhloko ngaphandle kwekugucuka. 12 Imitimba yalamakherubhi, imihlane yawo, tandla tawo kanye netimphiko tawo bekunemehlo yonkhe indzawo. Omane bewanemasondvo eceleni futsi lamasondvo bewagcwele emehlo yonkhe indzawo.+ 13 Ngalokuphatselene nalamasondvo, ngeva livi lebelitsi kuwo: “Masondvo hambani!”

14 Ngalinye* belinebuso lobune. Buso bekucala bebubelikherubhi, besibili bubemuntfu, besitsatfu bubelibhubesi futsi besine bubelusweti.+

15 Lamakherubhi bekahle aphakama, bekanguletidalwa letiphilako* lebengitibone emfuleni iKhebari,+ 16 abetsi nakahamba, lamasondvo ahambisane nawo; futsi abetsi nakaphakamisa timphiko tawo kuze abe ngetulu kwemhlabatsi, lamasondvo abengagucuki nobe asuke eceleni kwawo.+ 17 Nawema lamakherubhi, nalamasondvo bekema; nawaphakama, nalamasondvo bekaphakama kanye nawo, ngobe umoya lebewusebenta kuletidalwa letiphilako* bewukhona nakulamasondvo.

18 Inkhatimulo yaJehova+ yabese iyesuka emnyango welithempeli yayokuma ngetulu kwalamakherubhi.+ 19 Njengobe ngichubeka ngibukile, lamakherubhi aphakamisa timphiko tawo, aphakama emhlabatsini. Lamasondvo bekaseceleni kwawo nawaphakama. Lamakherubhi afike ema egedeni lelisemphumalanga lendlu yaJehova, futsi inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli beyingetulu kwawo.+

20 Leti bekunguletidalwa* letiphilako lebengitibone ngaphansi kwesihlalo sebukhosi saNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, emfuleni iKhebari.+ Ngako ngabese ngiyabona kutsi tingemakherubhi. 21 Totine betinebuso lobune, tinetimphiko letine futsi ngephansi kwetimphiko tato bekunalokufana netandla temuntfu.+ 22 Buso bato bebufana nebuso lengabubona ngasemfuleni iKhebari.+ Nguleso naleso besihamba sicondze ngco embili.+

11 Umoya wase uyangiphakamisa ungiyisa egedeni lelingasemphumalanga yendlu yaJehova, lokuligede lelibuke emphumalanga.+ Kulelogede ngabona emadvodza langu-25, emkhatsini wawo bekunaJazaniya indvodzana ya-Azuri, naPhelatiya indvodzana yaBhenaya, lebebatindvuna talesive.+ 2 Nkulunkulu wabese utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngulawa lamadvodza lakha licebo lelibi aphindze anike bantfu bakulelidolobha seluleko lesibi. 3 Atsi: ‘Lesi akusiso yini sikhatsi sekwakha tindlu?+ Lelidolobha lilibhodo lekupheka,*+ tsine siyinyama.’

4 “Ngako phrofetha tintfo letimelene nawo. Phrofetha ndvodzana yemuntfu.”+

5 Umoya waJehova wabese wehlela kimi,+ yena wase utsi: “Ubotsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: “Awu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli, loku lenikushito kuliciniso, futsi ngiyati kutsi nicabangani. 6 Nibangele kutsi bantfu labanyenti bafe kulelidolobha, naphindze nagcwalisa titaladi talo ngetidvumbu.”’”+ 7 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Letidvumbu lenitisakate kulo lonkhe lelidolobha tingulenyama, futsi lelidolobha lingulelibhodo lekupheka.+ Kodvwa nine lucobo lwenu, nitawukhishwa kulo.’”

8 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Niyayesaba inkemba+ kodvwa ngitayiletsa kini. 9 Ngitanikhipha kulelidolobha, ngininikele etandleni tebantfu bakuletinye tive bese ngiyanehlulela.+ 10 Niyawubulawa ngenkemba.+ Ngitanehlulela emnceleni welive laka-Israyeli+ futsi niyawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.+ 11 Lelidolobha angeke libe libhodo lenitawuphekelwa kulo futsi nine angeke nibe yinyama kulo; ngitanehlulela emnceleni welive laka-Israyeli, 12 futsi niyawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova. Ngesizatfu sekutsi anikahambi ngetimiso tami futsi anikayigcini imitsetfo* yami,+ kodvwa nine nigcine imitsetfo yetive letibomakhelwane benu.’”+

13 Ngatsi nje nangicedza kuphrofetha, Phelatiya indvodzana yaBhenaya wafa. Ngase ngiyaguca ngatsintsa ngebuso phansi, ngakhala kakhulu ngatsi: “Awu Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova! Utabacotfula bonkhe yini labantfu labasele baka-Israyeli?”+

14 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 15 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bomnakenu, lokungulabo labanelilungelo lekunihlenga kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli batjelwe bantfu baseJerusalema batsi: ‘Khweshani kakhulu kuJehova. Lelive ngeletfu; sesinikwe lona kutsi libe letfu.’ 16 Ngako-ke khuluma utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Nanobe ngibayise etiveni letikhashane futsi ngabasakatela etiveni,+ ngitawuba siphephelo sabo kwesikhashana emaveni labaye kuwo.”’+

17 “Ngako-ke khuluma utsi: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngitanilandza kulabantfu, nginilandze nakuletive lenihlakatekele kuto, bese ngininika live laka-Israyeli.+ 18 Batawubuyela kulelive, bafike basuse tonkhe tintfo takhona letenyanyekako, bacedze nemikhuba yakhona lemibi.+ 19 Ngitawubanika inhlitiyo yinye+ bese ngibafaka umoya lomusha;+ ngitawukhipha inhlitiyo yelitje kubo+ ngifake inhlitiyo yenyama,*+ 20 kuze bagcine imiyalo yami nemitsetfo* yami. Nabenta kanjalo bayawuba bantfu bami, nami ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.”’

21 “‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Kodvwa ngitayehlisela etinhloko tabo imiphumela yetindlela talabo labanetinhlitiyo letitimisele kuchubeka nekwenta tintfo letenyanyekako, kanye nalabo labachubeka nekwenta tintfo letimbi.”’”

22 Lamakherubhi abese aphakamisa timphiko tawo futsi lamasondvo bekaseceleni kwawo.+ Inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli beyingetulu kwawo.+ 23 Inkhatimulo yaJehova+ yabese iyesuka kulelidolobha yafike yema etikwentsaba lengasemphumalanga nalelidolobha.+ 24 Umoya wabese uyangiphakamisa, ngembono lengawunikwa ngemandla aNkulunkulu, wangiyisa kubantfu labatfunjiwe labaseveni lemaKhaledi. Lombono lebengiwubona wanyamalala. 25 Ngabese ngitjela labantfu labatfunjiwe tonkhe letintfo Jehova bekangikhombise tona.

12 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, uhlala emkhatsini webantfu labavukelako. Banemehlo ekubona kodvwa ababoni, banetindlebe tekuva kodvwa abeva+ ngobe babantfu labavukelako.+ 3 Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, tilungiselele sikhwama sekuya ekutfunjweni. Kufanele uhambe uye ekutfunjweni emini bakubukile. Ubohamba uye ekutfunjweni usuka lapho uhlala khona uye kulenye indzawo bakubukile. Mhlawumbe batakunaka loko ngisho nobe babantfu labavukelako. 4 Ubokhiphela ngephandle umtfwalo wakho lopakishelwe kuya ekutfunjweni emini bakubukile. Ngemuva kwaloko, kufanele uhambe njengemuntfu loya ekutfunjweni, uhambe kusihlwa bakubukile.+

5 “Ubobhobosa imbobo elubondzeni bakubukile, utsatse timphahla takho uphume ngalembobo.+ 6 Basekubukile, ubobeka timphahla takho ecebeni uhambe nato ebumnyameni. Ubombonya buso bakho kuze ungaboni phansi ngobe ngenta kutsi ube luphawu kubantfu baka-Israyeli.”+

7 Ngenta njengobe ngitjeliwe. Emini ngakhipha umtfwalo wami lobewunjengemtfwalo wekuya ekutfunjweni, futsi naselishonile ngabhobosa imbobo elubondzeni ngesandla. Nasekumnyama, ngatsatsa timphahla tami ngatibeka ecebeni babukile.

8 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi ekuseni latsi: 9 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bantfu baka-Israyeli, lokubantfu labavukelako, abakakubuti yini batsi: ‘Wentani?’ 10 Ubotsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Lesimemetelo siya kumholi+ loseJerusalema nakubo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli labakulelidolobha.”’

11 “Ubotsi: ‘Ngiluphawu kini.+ Njengobe nje ngentile, nguloko-ke lokutawenteka kubo. Batawuhamba baye ekutfunjweni, batfunjwe.+ 12 Lomholi losemkhatsini wabo utawetfwala timphahla takhe ecebeni ahambe kumnyama. Utawubhobosa imbobo elubondzeni futsi atsatse timphahla takhe aphume ngalembobo.+ Utawuvala buso bakhe kuze angaboni phansi.’ 13 Ngitakwehlisela linethi lami lekutsiya kuye, futsi litambamba.+ Ngitawubese ngimyisa eBhabhulona, eveni lemaKhaledi, kodvwa angeke alibone; utawufike afele lapho.+ 14 Bonkhe labamsingatsile, lokungulabo labamsitako kanye nemasotja akhe ngitabahlakatela kuto tonkhe tindzawo;+ futsi ngitawuhoshula inkemba kuze ngibagijimise.+ 15 Batawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova nasengibahlakatela etiveni, futsi ngibahlakatela emaveni lehlukahlukene. 16 Kodvwa ngitawuvikela labambalwa kutsi bangabulawa yinkemba, nendlala kanye nesifo lesibulalako, kuze bakhone kukhuluma ngayo yonkhe imikhuba yabo leyenyanyekako etiveni labatawuya kuto; bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.”

17 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 18 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, kufanele udle sinkhwa sakho uchachateliswa kwesaba, unatse nemanti akho wetfukile futsi ukhatsatekile.+ 19 Ubotsi kulabantfu bakulelive: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova kubantfu baseJerusalema labaseveni laka-Israyeli: “Bayawudla sinkhwa sabo ngekukhatsateka, banatse emanti abo ngekwesaba,+ ngobe lelive liyawusala lingenalutfo ngenca yebudlova babo bonkhe labantfu labahlala kulo.+ 20 Lamadolobha lanebantfu ayawubhidlitwa, nalelive liyawuba yintfo lengenamsebenti;+ futsi niyawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.”’”+

21 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 22 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ka-Israyeli ninesaga lesitsi: ‘Kuhamba emalanga kepha yonkhe imibono ayifezeki.’+ 23 Ngako-ke ubotsi kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Ngitawubangela kutsi lesaga siphele futsi ngeke baphindze basisebentise ka-Israyeli.”’ Kodvwa batjele utsi: ‘Emalanga asasondzele+ lapho yonkhe imibono iyawufezeka.’ 24 Ngobe ka-Israyeli angeke kuphindze kube nemphrofethi lonemanga nobe lophengula ngekutsenga emehlo ebantfu.*+ 25 ‘“Ngobe mine Jehova ngitawukhuluma. Konkhe lengikukhulumile kutawufezeka ngekushesha.+ Awu nine bantfu labavukelako, ngemalanga enu+ ngitawusho livi futsi ngilifeze,” kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.’”

26 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 27 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bantfu* baka-Israyeli batsi: ‘Lombono lawubonako wesikhatsi lesidze lesitako kusukela nyalo, futsi uphrofetha ngetintfo letitakwenteka kadzeni.’+ 28 Ngako-ke, batjele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “‘Kute livi lami lelitawephuta; konkhe lengikushoko kutakwenteka,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”’”

13 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi, latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha ngalokumelene nebaphrofethi baka-Israyeli,+ futsi ubotsi kulabo labatakhela tiphrofetho tabo:*+ ‘Lalelani livi laJehova. 3 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Maye kulabaphrofethi labalibele, labakhuluma labakucabangako, babe bangakawutfoli umbono lovela kimi!+ 4 Awu Israyeli! Baphrofethi bakho sebafana netimphungushe letisetindzaleni. 5 Nine baphrofethi angeke niye etindzaweni letibhidlikile letitungeletwe lubondza lwematje kute niyotakha kabusha nitakhele bantfu baka-Israyeli.+ Ngenca yaloku, ema-Israyeli angeke asindze emphini ngelilanga laJehova.”+ 6 “Babone imibono lengemanga futsi baphrofetha emanga labo labatsi: ‘Livi laJehova litsi,’ abe Jehova angakabatfumi, futsi balindzele kutsi livi labo lifezeke.+ 7 Akusiwo yini umbono longemanga lona leniwubonile futsi anikaphrofethi yini emanga ngesikhatsi nitsi: ‘Livi laJehova litsi,’ kube kute lengikushito?”’

8 “‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “‘Ngesizatfu sekutsi nikhulume emanga futsi nabona imibono lengemanga, mine ngimelene nani,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”+ 9 Sandla sami simelene nebaphrofethi lababone imibono lengemanga nalabaphrofetha emanga.+ Angeke babe sekhatsi kwebantfu lengibatjela timfihlo tami; angeke babhalwe emabhukwini ekubhalisa bantfu baka-Israyeli; futsi angeke babuyele eveni laka-Israyeli. Nitawukwati kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.+ 10 Konkhe loku kungenca yekutsi badukise bantfu bami, ngekutsi batsi: “Kunekuthula!” kube kute kuthula.+ Nakwakhiwa lubondza lwekwehlukanisa lolungakacini, baluhuca ngeludzaka lolumhlophe.’*+

11 “Tjela labo labahuca lolubondza ngeludzaka lolumhlophe kutsi lutawudzilika. Imvula lenkhulu itawuta, kutawufika sangcotfo* futsi umoya lomkhulu utalubhidlita.+ 12 Lutawutsi lolubondza naludzilika, nibutwe kutsiwe: ‘Kuphi loku lebenihuce ngako?’+

13 “Ngako-ke iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngitawubangela kutsi kube nesiphepho lesikhulu nemvula lenkhulu ngenca yentfukutselo yami. Ngitawutfumela sangcotfo kutsi silubhidlite, ngobe ngitfukutsele kakhulu. 14 Ngitawubhidlita lolubondza leniluhuce ngeludzaka lolumhlophe ngiluwisele phansi emhlabatsini, futsi sisekelo salo sitawuba sebaleni. Kutawutsi lelidolobha naliwa, nibhubhe kanye nalo; futsi nitawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’

15 “‘Ngitawutsi nangikhiphela lonkhe lulaka lwami etikwalolubondza nasetikwalabo labaluhuce ngeludzaka lolumhlophe, ngitsi kini: “Lolubondza alusekho, nalabo labaluhuca abasekho.+ 16 Baphrofethi baka-Israyeli abasekho, labo labaphrofetha ngeJerusalema nalababona imibono yekuthula ngayo, kube kute kuthula,”’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.

17 “Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, buso bakho abubuke emadvodzakati ebantfu bakini lacamba tiphrofetho tawo, futsi phrofetha ngalokumelene nawo. 18 Tsani kuwo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Maye kubafati labatfunga emabhande ayo yonkhe imikhono* nalabenta emaduku asenhloko ebukhulu lobehlukahlukene, kuze atingele timphilo* tebantfu! Nitingela kuphila kwebantfu bami yini nibe netama kuvikela kuphila* kwenu? 19 Ningangedzelela yini mine emkhatsini webantfu bami kuze nitfole ibhali legcwele sandla netimvutfu tesinkhwa,+ nibulale labo* lokungakafaneli kutsi bafe futsi niyekele labo* lokungakafaneli kutsi baphile, ngekukhuluma emanga kubantfu bami labalalela emanga enu?”’+

20 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngimelene nemabhande enu nine bafati, lawo leniwasebentisela kutingela bantfu* kuhle kwetinyoni, ngitawadzabula emikhonweni yenu futsi ngibakhulule labo lenibatingela njengetinyoni. 21 Ngitawudzabula emaduku enu asenhloko futsi ngikhulule bantfu bami etandleni tenu. Angeke basaba tintfo tekubanjwa ngini nanitingela; kufanele nati kutsi mine nginguJehova.+ 22 Ngobe nimvise buhlungu lolungile ngalamanga enu+ ngibe mine ngingafuni kumvisa buhlungu, futsi nikhutsate lomubi+ kuze angakuyekeli lokubi, ngenca yaloko angeke achubeke aphila.+ 23 Ngako-ke, nine bafati angeke niphindze nibone imibono lengemanga futsi angeke nisaphengula;+ ngitawukhulula bantfu bami etandleni tenu, futsi nitawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’”

14 Lamanye emadvodza aka-Israyeli eta afike ahlala embikwami.+ 2 Livi laJehova lase liyefika kimi latsi: 3 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lamadvodza atimisele kulandzela tithico tawo letenyanyekako* futsi abeke lugibe lolubangela bantfu kutsi bone. Kufanele yini ngiwavumele kutsi angibute?+ 4 Khuluma nawo utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Nangabe um-Israyeli atimisele kulandzela tithico takhe letenyanyekako, futsi abeka lugibe kuze abangele bantfu kutsi bone, bese uta kutobuta kumphrofethi, mine Jehova ngitamphendvula kuye ngelinani letithico takhe letenyanyekako. 5 Ngobe ngitawubangela kutsi ema-Israyeli etfuke kakhulu* ngenca yekutsi onkhe angishiyile alandzela tithico tawo letenyanyekako.”’+

6 “Ngako-ke khuluma nebantfu baka-Israyeli utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Buyani, shiyani letithico tenu letenyanyekako, bese niyayiyekela yonkhe lemikhuba yenu leyenyanyekako.+ 7 Ngobe nangabe um-Israyeli nome umuntfu wakulesinye sive lohlala ka-Israyeli atehlukanisa nami, futsi atimisele kulandzela tithico takhe letenyanyekako, aphindze abeke lugibe lolubangela bantfu kutsi bone, bese uyeta utewubuta kumphrofethi wami,+ mine Jehova lucobo lwami ngitamphendvula. 8 Buso bami butawumelana naloyo muntfu futsi ngitamenta abe sibonelo lesisecwayiso nentfo yekuhlekwa bantfu, bese ngiyamsusa emkhatsini webantfu bami;+ futsi niyawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.”’

9 “‘Kodvwa nangabe umphrofethi ayengeka bese uyaphendvula, kutawube kungimi, mine Jehova, loyenge lomphrofethi.+ Ngitawubese ngelulela sandla sami kuye kuze ngimelane naye, ngimcotfule kubantfu bami ema-Israyeli. 10 Kutawudzingeka kutsi betfwale licala labo; licala lalobutile litawulingana nelicala lemphrofethi, 11 kuze bantfu baka-Israyeli bayekele kungishiya futsi bayekele kutingcolisa ngato tonkhe tono tabo. Batawuba bantfu bami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”

12 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 13 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, nangabe live lona kimi ngekutsi lingetsembeki, ngitawelula sandla sami ngimelane nalo, ngicotfule kudla*+ kwalo, ngitfumele nendlala lenkhulu kulo,+ bese ngibulala bantfu netilwane letikulo.”+ 14 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngisho nome bekungatsiwa lamadvodza lamatsatfu, lokunguNowa,+ Danyela+ naJobe+ akhona kulelive, bewangatisindzisa wona* kuphela ngenca yekulunga kwawo.’”+

15 “‘Nome asesitsi ngitfumela tilwane tesiganga letiyingoti, tidzabule kulelive bese tilinciphisa kakhulu linani lebantfu* bakhona, tente lelive libe yindzawo lengenamsebenti, kube bete namunye lodzabula kulo ngenca yaletilwane tesiganga.+ 16 Ngitifunga mine, ngitsi ngisho nome lamadvodza lamatsatfu bekakhona kulelive, bekangeke awasindzise emadvodzana awo nemadvodzakati awo; bekatatisindzisa wona kuphela futsi lelive belingeke lihlale muntfu,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”

17 “‘Nome asesitsi ngiletsa inkemba kulelive,+ bese ngitsi: “Inkemba ayidzabule kulo lonkhe lelive,” ngibulale bantfu netilwane letikulo,+ 18 ngisho nome bekungatsiwa lamadvodza lamatsatfu akhona kulo, ngitifunga mine kutsi bekangeke awasindzise emadvodzana awo nemadvodzakati awo; bekatatisindzisa wona kuphela,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”

19 “‘Nome-ke asesitsi ngitfumela sifo lesibulalako kulelive,+ ngiphindze ngitfululele intfukutselo yami kulo, ngibangele kucitseka kwengati yebantfu neyetilwane, 20 ngisho nome boNowa,+ Danyela+ naJobe+ bebakhona kulo, ngitifunga mine kutsi bebangeke bawasindzise emadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo, kodvwa bebatatisindzisa bona* kuphela ngenca yekulunga kwabo,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”+

21 “Ngako naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Kutawenteka lokufanako nangitfumela tijeziso tami letine,*+ letifaka ekhatsi inkemba, indlala, tilwane tesiganga letiyingoti nesifo lesibulalako,+ futsi ngikutfumele eJerusalema kuze ngibulale bantfu netilwane letikuyo.+ 22 Nome kunjalo, labanye labasele kuyo batawuphunyula+ futsi batawukhishwa kulelive, lokufaka ekhatsi emadvodzana nemadvodzakati. Batawuta kini futsi nitawutsi nanibona imisebenti yabo netento tabo, natawubese niyadvudvuteka ngenca yenhlekelele lengiyiletse eJerusalema, ngako konkhe loko lengikwentile kuyo.’”

23 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Nitawudvudvuteka nanibona imisebenti yabo netento tabo, futsi niyawukwati kutsi loko lengikwente kuyo ngikwente ngesizatfu lesiphatsekako.’”+

15 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lugodvo lwesihlahla semagilebisi luncono ngani kunelugodvo lwalesinye sihlahla nome kuneligala letihlahla letisehlatsini? 3 Ukhona yini umsebenti longentiwa ngelugodvo lwaso? Nome bantfu bangalugawula yini lube yindvuku yekuhhaka tintfo? 4 Nalufakwa emlilweni kuze kubaswe ngalo, umlilo ulushisa ngala nangale uphindze uluhashule emkhatsini. Luphindze lube nawo yini umsebenti? 5 Ngisho nome lusaphelele, kute lebelingasetjentiselwa kona. Selutawuba yintfo lengenamsebenti kangakanani-ke nyalo ngemuva kwekuhashulwa nekushiswa ngumlilo!”

6 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Njengelugodvo lwesihlahla semagilebisi etihlahleni letisehlatsini, lengilwente lukhuni lwekubasa umlilo, ngitawenta lokufanako nakubantfu baseJerusalema.+ 7 Buso bami bumelene nabo. Baphunyukile emlilweni kodvwa umlilo usatewubashisa. Batawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova nasengibhekisa buso bami kubo bumelane nabo.’”+

8 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngitakwenta lelive lisale lingenalutfo+ ngenca yekungetsembeki kwabo.’”+

16 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, tjela iJerusalema ngetento tayo letenyanyekako.+ 3 Kufanele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova kuwe wena Jerusalema: “Uwekudzabuka eveni laseKhenani futsi watalelwa khona. Babe wakho bekangum-Amori+ futsi make wakho angumHethi.+ 4 Ngelilanga lowatalwa ngalo awuzange ujutjwe inongwana, futsi awuzange ugezwe ngemanti kuze uhlanteke, awuzange ushikishwe ngeluswayi futsi awuzange ugocotelwe ngetindvwangu. 5 Kute lowakuvela buhlungu kutsi angaze akwentele letintfo. Kute lowakuhawukela. Esikhundleni saloko, walahlwa esigangeni ngobe wenyanywa* ngelilanga lowatalwa ngalo.

6 “‘“Ngatsi nangendlula ngakubona ukhahlela usengatini yakho, futsi watsi uselele lapho engatini yakho ngatsi kuwe: ‘Chubeka uphila!’ Ngesikhatsi ulele lapho engatini yakho, ngatsi kuwe: ‘Chubeka uphila!’ 7 Ngakwenta waba sicumbi lesikhulu njengetihlahla natihluma esigangeni, futsi wakhula wase ufaka imihlobiso lemihle kakhulu. Emabele akho ema, netinwele takho takhula; kodvwa bewusolo ungcunu.”’

8 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngatsi nangendlula, ngakubona futsi nganaka kutsi sewukhule ngalokwenele kutsi ungatsandzana nalotsite. Ngako ngelulela ingubo* yami kuwe+ kuze ngifihle bungcunu bakho, ngase ngiyafunga futsi ngenta sivumelwane nawe wase uba ngewami. 9 Ngetulu kwaloko, ngakugeza ngemanti futsi ngasusa ingati lebeyikuwe, ngakugcobisa nangemafutsa.+ 10 Ngabese ngikwembatsisa sembatfo lesihlotjisiwe, ngakunika netincabule letinhle tesikhumba futsi ngakugocotela ngendvwangu yelineni lecolisakele, ngakugcokisa netimphahla letidulile. 11 Ngakuhlobisa ngemihlobiso futsi ngakugabisa emabhengela emikhonweni yakho kanye nemgaco entsanyeni yakho. 12 Ngaphindze ngafaka indandatho ekhaleni lakho nemacici etindlebeni takho, ngafaka nemchele lomuhle enhloko yakho. 13 Wachubeka utihlobisa ngeligolide nangelisiliva, futsi timphahla takho betitelineni lecolisakele, nendvwangu ledulile kanye nendvwangu lehlotjisiwe. Bewudla fulaha locolisakele, luju nemafutsa, futsi waba muhle kakhulu,+ kwakufanela kuba yindlovukazi.’”*

14 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Wadvuma* kuto tonkhe tive+ ngenca yebuhle bakho, ngobe bewumuhle kakhulu ngesizatfu sekutsi inkhatimulo yami beyisetikwakho.’”+

15 “‘Kodvwa wacala kwetsembela ebuhleni bakho,+ wabese uba yingwadla ngenca yeludvumo lwakho.+ Wagwadla nabo bonkhe bantfu labendlula ngendlela+ futsi waba babo. 16 Watsatsa letinye tetembatfo takho wakha tindzawo letiphakeme letiyimibalabala lapho bewugwadlela khona.+ Tintfo letinjalo akukafaneli tentiwe futsi akukafaneli tiphindze tenteke. 17 Waphindze watsatsa bucwebe* bakho lobakhiwe ngeligolide nangelisiliva lebengikunikete bona, watakhela ngabo tithico letindvuna wase ugwadla nato.+ 18 Watsatsa tembatfo takho letihlotjisiwe watembatsisa ngato,* futsi wanikela kuto ngemafutsa ami nangemphepho yami.+ 19 Waphindze wanika letithico sinkhwa lebengikunike sona kutsi usidle, lebesibhakwe ngafulaha locolisakele, ngemafutsa nangeluju, saba liphunga lelimnandzi* kuto.+ Nguloko-ke lokwenteka,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”

20 “‘Watsatsa emadvodzana akho nemadvodzakati akho lobewungitalele wona,+ wenta ngawo imihlatjelo kuletithico.+ Solo awukeneli yini ngalobugwadla bakho? 21 Ubulale nemadvodzana ami futsi wanikela ngawo kutsi abe ngumhlatjelo ngekuwashisa emlilweni.+ 22 Ngesikhatsi wenta tonkhe letento letenyanyekako futsi ugwadla, awuzange uwakhumbule emalanga ebusha bakho ngesikhatsi ungcunu, ukhahlela usengatini yakho. 23 Maye! Maye kuwe ngenca yato tonkhe letintfo letimbi lotentako,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova. 24 ‘Watakhela indvundvuma kanye netindzawo letiphakeme kuto tonkhe tindzawo letigcwala bantfu. 25 Wakhe tindzawo letiphakeme etindzaweni letigcamile kuto tonkhe titaladi, futsi wente buhle bakho baba yintfo leyenyanyekako ngekutinikela* kuwo wonkhe umuntfu lowendlulako+ futsi wagwadlisisa.+ 26 Ugwadle nebaseGibhithe,+ lokubomakhelwane bakho labashiswa yinkhanuko, futsi wangivisa buhlungu ngetento takho tebugwadla letinyenti kakhulu. 27 Nyalo sandla sami sitawumelana nawe futsi ngitawunciphisa sikali sakho sekudla,+ ngitawuvumela bafati kutsi bente labakufunako kuwe,+ lokungemadvodzakati emaFilisti, lokwabetfusa kutiphatsa kwakho lokwenyanyekako.+

28 “‘Ngesizatfu sekutsi bewungenetiseki, wabese ugwadla nema-Asiriya+ kodvwa nangemuva kwekugwadla nawo, awuzange wenetiseke. 29 Ngako wachubeka nebugwadla bakho waze wagwadla nelive lebatsengisi* kanye nemaKhaledi,+ kodvwa bewusolo ungenetiseki. 30 Maye inhlitiyo yakho beyibutsakatsaka* ngesikhatsi wenta tonkhe letintfo, ulingisa ingwadla leyedzelelako!’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova. 31 ‘Kodvwa ngalesikhatsi wakha indvundvuma yakho etindzaweni letigcamile kuto tonkhe titaladi, futsi wenta tindzawo takho letiphakeme kuto tonkhe tindzawo letigcwala bantfu, bewungafani nengwadla ngobe awuvumanga kubhadalwa. 32 Wena ungumfati losiphingi lolala nebantfu labangatiwa kunekutsi ulale nendvodza yakho!+ 33 Bantfu ngibo labanika tingwadla sipho,+ kodvwa wena ubapha tipho bonkhe labo labakukhanukako,+ futsi uyabadizela kuze bete kuwe batolala nawe bachamuka etindzaweni letehlukahlukene.+ 34 Wehluke kakhulu kulabanye bafati labatingwadla. Kute ngisho namunye logwadla njengawe! Uyababhadala logwadla nabo kantsi bona abakubhadali lutfo. Indlela lowenta ngayo yehlukile.’

35 “Ngako-ke, lalela livi laJehova wena ngwadla.+ 36 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngenca yekutsi inkhanuko yakho yinyenti kakhulu, futsi kwembuleka bungcunu bakho ngesikhatsi ugwadla netingani takho kanye nato tonkhe tithico letenyanyekako*+ lonikele ngengati yemadvodzana akho kuto,+ 37 ngako-ke ngitawubutsa tonkhe letingani takho lotivise bunandzi, bonkhe labo lotsandzene nabo kanye nabo bonkhe lobewubenyanya. Ngitawubahlanganisa ndzawonye bamelane nawe bachamuka kuto tonkhe tindzawo, ngikungcunule embikwabo futsi batakubona sewungcunu.+

38 “‘Ngitakujezisa ngetijeziso letifanela bafati labatiphingi+ kanye nebafati labacitsa ingati+ futsi ingati yakho itawucitfwa ngentfukutselo nangemona.+ 39 Ngitakunikela etandleni taletingani takho, futsi tona titawubhidlita tindvundvuma takho, tilahle phansi netindzawo takho letiphakeme;+ titakukhumula tembatfo takho+ bese titsatsa bucwebe* bakho lobuhle,+ tikushiye ungcunu. 40 Titawuletsa sicumbi sikuhlasele,+ bakugcobe ngematje+ futsi bakubulale ngetinkemba tabo.+ 41 Batawushisa tindlu takho ngemlilo+ baphindze bakwehlulele embikwebafati labanyenti; ngitabucedza nya lobugwadla bakho,+ futsi utawuyekela nalokubhadala labantfu logwadla nabo. 42 Ngitawukhiphela yonkhe intfukutselo yami kuwe+ futsi itawubese iyabohla;+ ngitawubese ngibeka umoya wami phansi, futsi ngingasakutfukutseleli.’

43 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngenca yekutsi uwakhohliwe emalanga ebusha bakho,+ wangitfukutselisa ngekwenta tonkhe letintfo, ngitawuletsa imiphumela yetindlela takho enhloko yakho, futsi angeke usachubeka utiphatsa kabi, wenta yonkhe lemikhuba yakho leyenyanyekako.

44 “‘Wonkhe umuntfu losebentisa taga utasisebentisa kuwe lesaga lesitsi: “Ludziwo lufute imbita!”+ 45 Umfute wangamshiyi make wakho lobukela phansi indvodza yakhe nebantfwabakhe. Ufana ncamashi nabodzadzewenu lababukela phansi emadvodza abo nebantfwababo. Make wakho bekangumHethi, babe wakho angum-Amori.’”+

46 “‘Dzadzewenu lomdzala yiSamariya,+ futsi uhlala ngasenyakatfo yakho* nemadvodzakati akhe,*+ dzadzewenu lomncane yiSodoma,+ futsi uhlala ngaseningizimu yakho* kanye nemadvodzakati akhe.+ 47 Awukagcini nje ngekuhamba ngetindlela tabo nekulandzela imikhuba yabo leyenyanyekako, kodvwa ngesikhashana nje besewukhohlakele kakhulu kunabo endleleni lotiphatsa ngayo.+ 48 Ngitifunga mine,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova, ‘kutsi iSodoma lengudzadzewenu kanye nemadvodzakati ayo, abakaze bakwente loko wena nemadvodzakati akho lenikwentile. 49 Nali-ke liphutsa ladzadzewenu iSodoma: Yena kanye nemadvodzakati akhe+ bebatigcabha+ futsi banekudla lokwenele+ kanye nekuthula lokukhulu;+ kodvwa abazange babanakekele labacindzetelekile nalabahluphekile.+ 50 Bachubeka nekutiphakamisa+ futsi benta imikhuba leyenyanyekako embikwami,+ ngako ngakubona kufanele kutsi ngibabhubhise.+

51 “‘ISamariya+ ayifikanga ngisho nasehhafini yetono lotentile. Wachubeka wenta imikhuba leyenyanyekako kuyendlula, kangangekutsi bodzadzewenu bagcine babonakala shengatsi balungile ngenca yayo yonkhe lemikhuba yakho leyenyanyekako.+ 52 Nyalo-ke, sekufanele wetfwale lihlazo lakho ngobe ukutsetselele kutiphatsa* kwabodzadzewenu. Ngenca yesono sakho losentile lesenyanyeka kakhulu kunesabo, licala labo lincane kunelakho. Ngako-ke, nyalo tisole futsi wetfwale lihlazo lekwenta bodzadzewenu babonakale banelicala lelincane kunelakho.’

53 “‘Ngiyawubutsisa ndzawonye bantfu bakhona labatfunjiwe, labatfunjiwe baseSodoma kanye nemadvodzakati akhona, nalabatfunjiwe baseSamariya kanye nemadvodzakati akhona; ngitawuphindze ngihlanganise ndzawonye bantfu bakho labatfunjiwe kanye nalaba,+ 54 kuze wetfwale lihlazo lakho, futsi utawutiva unemahloni ngenca yekutsi ubadvudvutile. 55 Bodzadzewenu, lokuyiSodoma nemadvodzakati ayo, kanye neSamariya nemadvodzakati ayo batawubuyela esimeni sabo sakucala, bese kutsi wena nemadvodzakati akho nibuyele esimeni senu sakucala.+ 56 Bekungakafaneli ukhulume ngadzadzewenu iSodoma ngalelilanga lekutigcabha kwakho, 57 ngaphambi kwekutsi bubi bakho bembulwe.+ Nyalo, emadvodzakati aseSiriya nabomakhelwane bawo bayakwetfuka futsi emadvodzakati emaFilisti,+ lawo lakutungeletile, ahlekisa ngawe. 58 Utakwetfwala imiphumela yekutiphatsa kwakho lokwenyanyekako neyemikhuba yakho lemibi,’ kusho Jehova.”

59 “Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngitakujezisela loko lokwentile,+ ngobe usedzelele lesifungo ngekwephula sivumelwane sami.+ 60 Kodvwa mine lucobo lwami, ngitasikhumbula lesivumelwane lengasenta nawe ngemalanga ebusha bakho futsi ngitawenta sivumelwane saphakadze nawe.+ 61 Utayikhumbula indlela bewutiphatsa ngayo, futsi utawutiva uhlazekile+ nawemukela bodzadzewenu labadzala kunawe nalabancane kunawe, ngitawubese ngibanika wena babe ngemadvodzakati, kodvwa hhayi ngenca yesivumelwane lesentiwe nawe.’

62 “‘Mine lucobo lwami ngitawenta sivumelwane nawe; futsi uyawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova. 63 Ngako utawukhumbula loko lokwentile futsi ube nemahloni ekuvula umlomo wakho ngenca yelihlazo+ lakho nangibuyisana nawe nangetulu kwako konkhe loko lokwentile,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”

17 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, shano siphicwaphicwane, usho nesaga lesimayelana nebantfu baka-Israyeli.+ 3 Kufanele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Lusweti lolukhulu,+ lolunetimphiko letinkhulu naletindze, futsi lolunetinsiba letiphelele naletimibalabala lufikile eLebanoni+ lwatsatsa sihloko semsedari.+ 4 Luhlutfule ligala lelisetulu esicongweni lwalimikisa eveni lebatsengisi* futsi lwalibeka edolobheni lebatsengisi.+ 5 Lwabese lutsatsa lenye yenhlanyelo yalelive+ lwayihlanyela ensimini levundzile. Lwayihlanyela njengesihlahla semnyetane eceleni kwemfula. 6 Yamila futsi yaba sihlahla semagilebisi lesimfisha lesinabako,+ emacembe aso abheke phansi futsi timphandze taso tamila ngephansi kwaso. Ngaleyondlela saba sihlahla semagilebisi, futsi sakhipha emahlumela sakhokha nemagala.+

7 “‘“Kwaphindze kwefika lolunye lusweti lolukhulu+ lolunetimphiko netinsiba letinkhulu.+ Lesihlahla senabisela timphandze taso ngakulolusweti, tatikhweshisa lapho besihlanyelwe khona, sabhekisa emagala aso ngakulo kuze luwanisele.+ 8 Besivele sihlanyelwe ensimini lenhle leseceleni kwemfula kuze sikhiphe emagala, sitsele titselo futsi sibe sihlahla lesikhulu lesihle.”’+

9 “Naku lokufanele ukusho: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Sitawuphumelela yini? Timphandze taso+ angeke yini tisishulwe ngulotsite, abangele kutsi titselo taso tibole nemahlumela aso abune?+ Sitawukoma kangangekutsi angeke kudzingeke sandla lesinemandla nobe bantfu labanyenti kuze sisishulwe timphandze. 10 Nanobe sihlanyelwe kulenye indzawo, sitawuphumelela yini? Angeke yini sibune nasishaywa ngumoya wasephumalanga? Sitawubuna kulensimi lesikhulela kuyo.”’”

11 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 12 “Ngicela utjele labantfu labavukelako utsi: ‘Aniboni yini kutsi letintfo tisho kutsini?’ Ubotsi: ‘Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ifikile eJerusalema yatsatsa inkhosi yakhona kanye netindvuna takhona yaya nabo eBhabhulona.+ 13 Ngetulu kwaloko, yatsatsa umntfwana*+ wasebukhosini yenta sivumelwane naye futsi yamfungisa.+ Yabese ihamba nemadvodza lahlonishwako akulendzawo,+ 14 kuze umbuso utowehla ungaphindzi ube nemandla, futsi uphumelele nje kuphela ngekutsi ugcine sivumelwane losente nayo.+ 15 Kodvwa ekugcineni inkhosi yakaJuda yavukela+ inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ngekutfumela titfunywa eGibhithe kuze titsatse emahhashi+ nelibutfo lelikhulu khona.+ Itawuphumelela yini? Lona lowenta loko utasibalekela yini sijeziso? Angasephula yini sivumelwane bese uyaphunyula?’+

16 “‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngitifunga mine, kutsi utawufela eBhabhulona, lakuhlala khona lenkhosi* leyambeka* kutsi abe yinkhosi, ngobe wedzelele sifungo lasenta nayo wephula nesivumelwane lasenta nayo.+ 17 Libutfo lelikhulu laFaro nemasotja akhe lamanyenti angeke lisite ngalutfo emphini,+ nakwakhiwa lutsango lwekuvimbetela nelubondza lwekuvimbetela kute kubulawe bantfu* labanyenti. 18 Yena usedzelele sifungo, wephula nesivumelwane. Ngisho nobe ente setsembiso,* utentile tonkhe letintfo futsi angeke aphunyule.”’

19 “‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Ngitifunga mine, ngitsi imiphumela yekwedzelela sifungo sami+ neyekwephula sivumelwane sami, ngitayiletsa enhloko yakhe. 20 Ngitawujikijela linethi lami kuye, futsi utawubambeka enethini lami lekutsiya.+ Ngitamletsa eBhabhulona bese ngiyamehlulela lapho, ngenca yekutsi akaketsembeki kimi.+ 21 Onkhe emasotja akhe labalekako atawubulawa ngenkemba, futsi labo labatawuphunyula batawuhlakatekela kuyo yonkhe indzawo.*+ Wena utawubese uyati-ke kutsi mine Jehova ngikhulumile.”’+

22 “‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Ngitawutsatsa ligala esicongweni semsedari lomkhulu+ ngilihlanyele, etulu emagaleni aso, ngitawugamula ligala lelitsambile,+ futsi mine matfupha ngitalihlanyela entsabeni lendze kakhulu.+ 23 Ngitalihlanyela entsabeni lendze yaka-Israyeli; futsi emagala alo atawukhula bese liyatsela, libe ngumsedari lomuhle kakhulu. Tonkhe tinhlobo tetinyoni titawuhlala ngephansi kwawo nangephansi kwemtfunti wemacembe awo. 24 Tonkhe tihlahla talensimu tiyawukwati kutsi mine Jehova ngisilahle phansi lesihlahla lesidze, ngaphakamisa lesihlahla lesifishane;+ ngisente sabuna sihlahla lesiluhlata ngabangela kutsi sihlahla lesibunile sichakaze.+ Mine Jehova lucobo lwami ngikhulumile futsi ngikwentile loko.”’”

18 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Sisho kutsini lesisho lenisisebentisako eveni laka-Israyeli lesitsi: ‘Bobabe badle emagilebisi lamunyu, kodvwa ngemadvodzana laphatinyelwe ngematinyo’?+

3 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngitifunga mine, ngitsi angeke nichubeke nekusisho lesisho ka-Israyeli. 4 Yonkhe imiphefumulo* ngeyami. Njengobe umphefumulo wababe ungewami kanjalo nemphefumulo wemntfwana ngewami. Umphefumulo* lowonako ngiwo lotawufa.

5 “‘Asesitsi kunemuntfu lolungile futsi lowenta lokulungile. 6 Akayidli imihlatjelo yetithico etintsabeni;+ akalibeki litsemba lakhe etithicweni letenyanyekako* tebantfu baka-Israyeli; akalali nemfati wamakhelwane wakhe+ futsi akalali nemfati losesikhatsini;+ 7 akabaphatsi kabi labanye+ futsi uyasibuyisela sibambiso semuntfu lomkweletako;+ akebeli muntfu+ kodvwa umupha kudla kwakhe loyo lolambile,+ embatsise lohamba ngcunu;+ 8 akabiti intalo nobe afune kutfola inzuzo nakabolekisa,+ futsi akenti tintfo ngendlela lengakalungi;+ akakhetsi nakehlulela bantfu;+ 9 uchubeka ahamba ngetimiso tami futsi ugcina tehlulelo tami kuze etsembeke. Umuntfu lonjalo ulungile, nakanjani utawuchubeka aphila,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.

10 “‘Kodvwa asesitsi lomuntfu utala indvodzana lesigebengu+ nobe lengumbulali*+ nobe leyenta letinye taletintfo 11 (ngisho nome lobabe angakaze atente letintfo), lendvodzana idla imihlatjelo yetithico etintsabeni, ilala nemfati wamakhelwane wayo, 12 iphatsa kabi labeswele nalabahluphekako,+ iyeba, ayisibuyiseli sibambiso, yetsembele etithicweni letenyanyekako,+ yenta imikhuba leyenyanyekako,+ 13 ibita intalo futsi ifune kutfola inzuzo nayibolekisa,+ ngako lendvodzana angeke ichubeke iphila. Nakanjani itawubulawa ngenca yato tonkhe letintfo letenyanyekako letentile. Ingati yayo itawuba setikwayo.

14 “‘Asesitsi-ke babe unendvodzana lebona tonkhe tono letentiwa ngubabe wayo, kutsi ngisho itibona kodvwa ingamlingisi. 15 Ayiyidli imihlatjelo yetithico etintsabeni; ayetsembeli etithicweni letenyanyekako tebantfu baka-Israyeli; ayilali nemfati wamakhelwane wayo; 16 kute umuntfu lemphatsa kabi; ayisitsatsi sibambiso; ayebi; imupha kudla kwakhe loyo lolambile iphindze yembatsise lohamba ngcunu; 17 ayibahlukumeti labaphuyile; ayiyikhokhisi intalo nayibolekisa nobe ifune kutfola inzuzo; iyatigcina tehlulelo tami futsi ihamba ngetimiso tami. Umuntfu lonjalo angeke afe ngenca yesono sababe wakhe. Nakanjani utawuchubeka aphila. 18 Kodvwa ngenca yekutsi babe wakhe ukhwabanisile, wagebenga umnakabo, futsi wenta tintfo letimbi kubantfu bakubo, utawufela sono sakhe.

19 “‘Kodvwa nitawutsi: “Lendvodzana ayisetfwali ngani sono sababe wayo?” Njengobe lendvodzana yente lokulungile nalokuhle, yagcina tonkhe timiso tami futsi yatilandzela, nakanjani itawuchubeka iphila.+ 20 Umphefumulo* lowonako ngiwo lotawufa.+ Indvodzana angeke yetfwale licala lababe wayo futsi nababe angeke etfwale licala lendvodzana yakhe. Lolungile utawehlulelwa kuye ngekulunga kwakhe, nalomubi ehlulelwe kuye ngebubi bakhe.+

21 “‘Nangabe umuntfu lomubi atishiye tonkhe tono takhe, bese ugcina timiso tami, ente lokulungile nalokuhle, nakanjani utawuchubeka aphile. Angeke afe.+ 22 Kute ngisho nasinye etonweni takhe latentile lesitawukhunjulwa.+ Utawuchubeka aphila ngobe wenta lokulungile.’+

23 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngiyajabula yini mine ngekufa kwalomubi?+ Angifisi yini kutsi aphendvuke etindleleni takhe letimbi, futsi achubeke aphila?’+

24 “‘Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu lolungile ashiya indlela lelungile bese wenta lokubi,* ente tonkhe tintfo letenyanyekako letentiwa ngulomubi, utawuchubeka yini aphila? Kute ngisho nakunye kulokulungile lakwenta lokuyokhunjulwa.+ Utawufa ngenca yekungetsembeki kwakhe, nangenca yesono lasentile.+

25 “‘Kodvwa nine nitawutsi: “Indlela yaJehova ayikalungi.”+ Awu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli, ngicela nilalele. Yindlela yami yini lengakalungi?+ Akusito yini tindlela tenu letingakalungi?+

26 “‘Nangabe umuntfu lolungile ashiya indlela lelungile ente lokubi, bese uyafa ngenca yaloko, utawufela sono sakhe.

27 “‘Nangabe lomubi ashiya lokubi lakwentile bese wenta lokulungile nalokuhle, utawusindzisa imphilo* yakhe.+ 28 Nangabe asanguluka bese uyaphendvuka, atishiye tonkhe tono takhe, nakanjani utawuchubeka aphila. Angeke afe.

29 “‘Kodvwa bantfu baka-Israyeli batawutsi: “Indlela yaJehova ayikalungi.” Awu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli, yindlela yami yini lengakalungi?+ Akusito yini tindlela tenu letingakalungi?’

30 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngako-ke, nguloyo naloyo kini ngitamehlulela kuye ngetindlela takhe.+ Awu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli, phendvukani, nitishiye tonkhe tono tenu kuze tingabi lugibe lolunibangela kutsi none. 31 Tishiyeni tonkhe tono lenitentile,+ bese nishintja* tinhlitiyo tenu nendlela lenicabanga ngayo.+ Ngobe kungani nje kufanele nife+ nine bantfu baka-Israyeli?’

32 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Angijabuli ngekufa kwemuntfu.+ Ngako phendvukani kuze niphile.’”+

19 “Kufanele uhlabele ingoma yekulila lemayelana nebaholi baka-Israyeli, 2 utsi:

‘Angafananiswa nani make wakho? Angafananiswa nelibhubesi lelisikati emkhatsini wemabhubesi.

Abelala emkhatsini wemabhubesi lasemancane lanemandla futsi akhulisa bantfwabakhe.

 3 Wakhulisa munye kubantfwabakhe, waba libhubesi lelincane lelinemandla.+

 4 Tive teva ngalo futsi tagubha umgodzi kuze tilitsiye, talibamba.

Talitsatsa taya nalo eGibhithe ngemahhuka.+

 5 Lomake walindza wagcine abonile kutsi angeke libuye.

Ngako watsatsa lomunye umntfwanakhe wamtfumela kutsi ahambe abe libhubesi lelincane lelinemandla.

 6 Lase liyahambahamba emkhatsini walamanye emabhubesi futsi laba libhubesi lelinemandla leliselincane.

Lafundza kudzabudzabula silwane lelisitingele, ladla ngisho nebantfu.+

 9 Balifaka ngemahhuka endlini yemabhubesi, baliyisa enkhosini yaseBhabhulona.

Balivalela kuze livi lalo lingasaphindze livakale etintsabeni taka-Israyeli.

10 Make wakho bekafana nesihlahla semagilebisi*+ lesihlanyelwe eceleni kwemanti.

Lesatsela titselo futsi sagcwala emagala ngenca yebunyenti balamanti.

11 Saba nemagala* lacinile, lalungele kutsi abe tintfonga temakhosi.

Emagala aso lacinile ephulwa futsi oma,+ ase ashiswa ngumlilo.+

“‘Lena yingoma yekulila, futsi itawuba yingoma yekulila.’”

20 Ngemnyaka wesi-7, ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngelilanga lesi-10 laleyo nyanga, lamanye emadvodza lamadzala aka-Israyeli efika ahlala phansi embikwami kuze abute kuJehova. 2 Livi laJehova labese liyefika kimi latsi: 3 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma nalamadvodza lamadzala aka-Israyeli utsi: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Nite kutobuta kimi yini? ‘Ngitifunga mine ngitsi angeke nginiphendvule,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”’

4 “Sewukulungele yini kubehlulela?* Sewukulungele yini kubehlulela ndvodzana yemuntfu? Batjele ngetintfo letenyanyekako letentiwa bokhokho babo.+ 5 Batjele utsi: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngelilanga lengakhetsa ngalo Israyeli,+ ngafunga* entalelwaneni* yendlu yaJakobe, futsi ngatenta ngatiwa kubo nabaseGibhithe.+ Ngafunga kubo ngatsi: ‘NginguJehova Nkulunkulu wenu.’ 6 Ngalelolanga ngafunga kutsi ngitabakhipha eveni laseGibhithe ngibayise eveni lengabafunela lona,* live leligeleta lubisi neluju.+ Belilihle* liwendlula onkhe lamanye emave. 7 Ngabese ngitsi kubo: ‘Ngamunye wenu kufanele alahle letintfo letenyanyekako lenitikhontako; ningatingcolisi ngetithico letenyanyekako* taseGibhithe.+ NginguJehova Nkulunkulu wenu.’+

8 “‘“Kodvwa bangivukela futsi bebangakatimiseli kungilalela. Abazange batilahle letintfo letenyanyekako lebebatikhonta, futsi abazange batishiye tithico letenyanyekako taseGibhithe.+ Ngako ngetsembisa kutsi ngitawutfululela lulaka lwami kubo, futsi ngibakhombise yonkhe intfukutselo yami eveni laseGibhithe. 9 Ngabese ngitsatsa sinyatselo ngenca yelibito lami kuze lingahlanjalatwa etiveni labebahlala nato.+ Ngobe ngatenta ngatiwa kubo* kuletive, ngalesikhatsi ngibakhipha* eveni laseGibhithe.+ 10 Ngako ngabakhipha eveni laseGibhithe futsi ngabahola ngabayisa ehlane.+

11 “‘“Ngabese ngibanika timiso tami ngabatjela netehlulelo tami,+ kuze umuntfu lotilandzelako aphile ngenca yato.+ 12 Ngaphindze ngabanika emasabatha ami+ kuze abe luphawu emkhatsini wami nabo,+ khona batewukwati kutsi mine, Jehova, ngimi lobangcwelisako.

13 “‘“Kodvwa bantfu baka-Israyeli bangivukela ehlane.+ Abazange bahambe ngetimiso tami, abazange batihloniphe netehlulelo tami, leto letenta umuntfu aphile nakatilandzela. Bawahlambalata kakhulu emasabatha ami, ngako ngetsembisa kutsi ngitawutfululela intfukutselo yami kubo ehlane kuze ngibacotfule.+ 14 Ngatsatsa sinyatselo ngenca yelibito lami kuze tive letabona nangibakhulula* tingalihlambalati.+ 15 Ngaphindze ngafunga kubo ehlane kutsi angeke ngibayise eveni lebengibanike lona,+ lokulive leligeleta lubisi neluju,+ live lelihle kakhulu* kunawo onkhe lamanye emave, 16 ngobe abazange batilandzele tehlulelo tami, abazange bahambe ngetimiso tami, bahlambalata nemasabatha ami ngobe tinhlitiyo tabo betilandzela tithico tabo letenyanyekako.+

17 “‘“Kodvwa ngabavela* buhlungu futsi angizange ngibabhubhise; angizange ngibacotfule ehlane. 18 Ngatjela emadvodzana abo ehlane+ ngatsi: ‘Ningahambi ngemitsetfo yabokhokho benu,+ ningatigcini tehlulelo tabo futsi ningatingcolisi ngetithico tabo letenyanyekako. 19 NginguJehova Nkulunkulu wenu. Kufanele nihambe ngetimiso tami, nigcine netehlulelo tami futsi nitilandzele.+ 20 Wangcweliseni emasabatha ami,+ futsi atawuba luphawu emkhatsini wenu nami kuze nati kutsi mine nginguJehova Nkulunkulu wenu.’+

21 “‘“Kodvwa lamadvodzana acala kungivukela.+ Awazange ahambe ngetimiso tami futsi akatigcinanga tehlulelo tami nobe atilalele, leto letenta umuntfu aphile nakatilandzela. Ahlambalata emasabatha ami. Ngako ngetsembisa kutfululela intfukutselo yami kuwo nalo lonkhe lulaka lwami etikwawo ngesikhatsi asehlane.+ 22 Kodvwa ngatibamba+ futsi ngatsatsa sinyatselo ngenca yelibito lami+ kuze lingahlanjalatwa nguletive, leto letabona nangibakhulula.* 23 Ngafunga kubo ehlane kutsi ngitabasakatela etiveni ngibahlakatele nasemaveni,+ 24 ngenca yekutsi abatilandzelanga tehlulelo tami, abatilalelanga timiso tami,+ bahlambalata nemasabatha ami futsi balandzela* tithico letenyanyekako tabokhokho babo.+ 25 Ngabavumela kutsi balandzele timiso lebetingakalungi netehlulelo lebetingeke tibente baphile.+ 26 Ngabayekela bangcoliswa yimihlatjelo yabo ngesikhatsi banikela ngematibulo abo ngekuwashisa emlilweni,+ kuze ngibacotfule, khona batewukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.”’

27 “Ngako wena ndvodzana yemuntfu khuluma nebantfu baka-Israyeli utsi kubo: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Nabokhokho benu bangihlambalata ngalendlela, ngekutsi bangetsembeki kimi. 28 Ngabayisa eveni lebengifunge kutsi ngitabanika lona.+ Batsi nababona onkhe emagcuma laphakeme netihlahla letinemacembe lamanyenti,+ bacala kwenta imihlatjelo neminikelo yabo leyangivisa buhlungu. Baletsa iminikelo lenuka kamnandzi,* futsi batfululela khona lapho neminikelo yabo yalokunatfwako. 29 Ngako ngababuta ngatsi: ‘Nisuke niyokwentani kulendzawo lephakeme? (Solo ibitwa ngekutsi yiNdzawo Lephakeme kuze kube ngulamuhla.)’”’+

30 “Tjela bantfu baka-Israyeli utsi: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Nani nitingcolisa ngendlela bokhokho benu labatingcolisa ngayo yini ngekutsi nikhonte tithico futsi ningetsembeki kimi?*+ 31 Solo niyachubeka yini nekutingcolisa kuze kube ngulamuhla ngekwentela tonkhe tithico tenu letenyanyekako imihlatjelo, nangekunikela ngemadvodzana enu ngekuwashisa emlilweni?+ Awu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli, kufanele yini nginiphendvule nanibuta kimi?”’+

“INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngitifunga mine, ngitsi angeke nginiphendvule.+ 32 Nine nitsi: “Asilingise letive, silingise imindeni yalamanye emave lakhonta* lugodvo nelitje,”+ kodvwa loko leninako engcondvweni angeke kwenteke.’”

33 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngitifunga mine, ngitsi ngitanibusa ngibe yinkhosi yenu ngesandla lesinemandla nangemkhono lowelulekile, nangentfukutselo lenkhulu.+ 34 Ngitanikhipha kuletive, nginibutsise ndzawonye nginikhiphe emaveni lebenisakatelwe kuwo, ngisebentisa sandla lesinemandla nemkhono lowelulekile kanye nentfukutselo lenkhulu.+ 35 Ngitaniyisa ehlane letive bese ngiyanehlulela, sibukene buso nebuso.+

36 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Njengobe ngehlulela bokhokho benu ehlane laseGibhithe, nani ngitawunehlulela. 37 Ngitawunenta kutsi nendlule ngephansi kwendvuku yemelusi+ futsi nginente nititfobe* esivumelwaneni. 38 Ngitawubese ngisusa bonkhe labangivukelako emkhatsini wenu, nalabo labonako kimi.+ Ngobe ngitabakhipha kulelive lelingasilo labo, kodvwa angeke bangene eveni laka-Israyeli;+ nitawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’

39 “Awu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli, iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi kini: ‘Nguloyo naloyo akahambe ayokhonta tithico takhe letenyanyekako.+ Kodvwa yatini loku: Nangabe ningangilaleli, sikhatsi siyeta lapho ningeke nisalihlambalata libito lami lelingcwele ngemihlatjelo yenu nangetithico tenu letenyanyekako.’+

40 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngobe entsabeni yami lengcwele, lokuyintsaba lephakeme yaka-Israyeli,+ ngulapho bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli batangikhontela khona, bonkhe baphelele.+ Nitangijabulisa lapho futsi ngitawulindzela kutsi ningiletsele iminikelo kanye neminikelo yetitselo tekucala, lokungito tonkhe letintfo tenu letingcwele.+ 41 Ngenca yeliphunga lelimnandzi,* ngitawujabula ngani nanginikhipha kuletive, nginihlanganisa ndzawonye nginikhipha kulamave benisakatelwe kuwo;+ ngitawungcweliswa emkhatsini wenu embikwaletive.’+

42 “‘Niyawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova+ ngalesikhatsi nginiletsa eveni laka-Israyeli,+ eveni lengafunga kulinika bokhokho benu. 43 Nanilapho, niyawukhumbula kutiphatsa kwenu kanye nato tonkhe tento tenu lenatingcolisa ngato,+ futsi nitatenyanya* ngenca yato tonkhe tintfo letimbi lenatenta.+ 44 Awu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli, niyawubese niyati kutsi mine nginguJehova nanginijezisa ngenca yelibito lami,+ hhayi ngenca yekutiphatsa kwenu lokubi nemikhuba yenu lemibi,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”

45 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 46 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngaseningizimu futsi umemetele eningizimu bese uyaphrofetha ehlatsini lesiganga leliseningizimu. 47 Tjela lihlatsi leliseningizimu utsi: ‘Lalela nali livi laJehova. INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngitawulumeka umlilo lotakushisa,+ futsi utawucotfula tonkhe tihlahla letiluhlata naletomile letikuwe. Lelilangabi lemlilo angeke licimeke+ futsi bonkhe buso butawushiswa ngiwo, kusukela eningizimu kuya enyakatfo. 48 Bonkhe bantfu batawukwati kutsi mine Jehova lucobo lwami ngililumeke ngemlilo, futsi angeke ucimeke.”’”+

49 Ngase ngitsi: “Awu Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova! Bakhuluma ngami batsi: ‘Usho tiphicwaphicwano lona!’”*

21 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngaseJerusalema, bese ukhipha simemetelo lesimelene netindzawo letingcwele futsi uphrofethe ngalokumelene nelive laka-Israyeli. 3 Khuluma nelive laka-Israyeli utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: “Ngimelene nawe, futsi ngitawuhoshula inkemba yami emgodleni wayo+ bese ngicotfula kuwe labalungile nalababi. 4 Ngenca yekutsi ngitawucotfula kuwe lolungile nalomubi, inkemba yami ngitayihoshula emgodleni wayo imelane nabo bonkhe bantfu,* kusukela eningizimu kuya enyakatfo. 5 Wonkhe umuntfu utawukwati kutsi mine Jehova lucobo lwami, ngihoshule inkemba yami emgodleni wayo. Angeke isabuyela kuwo.”’+

6 “Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, lila ube* uchachateliswa kwesaba, khala kabuhlungu embikwabo.+ 7 Nangabe batsi kuwe: ‘Kungani ulila?’ ubotsi: ‘Kungenca yembiko.’ Ngobe uyeta nakanjani, futsi tonkhe tinhlitiyo titawuncibilika ngenca yekwesaba, nato tonkhe tandla titawucega. Wonkhe umuntfu utawudvumala futsi onkhe emadvolo atawugeleta emanti.*+ ‘Nakanjani lenhlekelele iyeta futsi itakwenteka,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”

8 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 9 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: “Tsani: ‘Inkemba! Inkemba+ ilotiwe futsi iyamanyatela! 10 Ilolelwe kubulala bantfu labanyenti; yentiwe yamanyatela kuze itokhanya njengembane.’”’”

“Akukafaneli yini sijabule?”

“‘Itawuyala* yini indvuku yebukhosi yendvodzana yami,+ njengobe yenta kuto tonkhe tihlahla?

11 “‘Iniketwe lotsite kutsi ayimanyatelise futsi ayibambe ngesandla sinye kuze abulale bantfu. Lenkemba iloliwe yamanyateliswa kuze iniketwe lotawubulala.+

12 “‘Khala ulile+ ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngobe lenkemba imelene nebantfu bami; imelene nabo bonkhe baholi baka-Israyeli.+ Labaholi batawubulawa ngiyo bakanye nebantfu bami. Ngako-ke yetfwala tandla enhloko ngenca yelusizi. 13 Ngobe luhlolo selwentiwe,+ futsi kutawentekani nangabe lenkemba ingayifuni lendvuku yebukhosi? Angeke iphindze* ibe khona,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.

14 “Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha futsi ushaye tandla bese usho katsatfu utsi: ‘Inkemba!’ Yinkemba yalababulewe, yinkemba lebulele bantfu labanyenti lelebatungeletile.+ 15 Tinhlitiyo tabo titawuncibilika ngenca yekwesaba+ futsi labanyenti babo batakuwa emagedeni elidolobha lakubo; ngitawubangela kutsi kufe bantfu ngenkemba. Imanyatela njengembane futsi ilotelwe kubulala! 16 Geca ngesekudla! Ujikele ngesencele! Yani nome ngukuphi lapho inkemba yakho ibheke khona! 17 Nami ngitawushaya tandla futsi ngenetise intfukutselo yami.+ Mine Jehova lucobo lwami ngikhulumile.”

18 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 19 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bekisa tindlela letimbili lapho kutawuhamba khona inkemba yenkhosi yaseBhabhulona nayita. Totimbili letindlela titawusuka eveni linye, futsi luphawu* lwato kufanele lumiswe lapho kwehlukana khona lomgwaco loya kulamadolobha lamabili. 20 Indlela yinye kufanele uyibeke luphawu lwenkemba letawumelana neRabha+ yema-Amoni, lelenye uyibeke luphawu lwenkemba letawumelana nelidolobha lelivikelekile laseJerusalema+ lelikaJuda. 21 Ngobe inkhosi yaseBhabhulona itawufike ime lakuhlukana khona lomgwaco bese iyaphengula, lapho khona lemigwaco lemibili ihlukana khona. Itawunyakatisa imicibisholo yayo. Ibuta etithicweni tayo;* ihlolisise kulesibindzi.* 22 Loku kwekuphengula lokusesandleni sayo sangesekudla kukhombe eJerusalema, kuze imise imigcala yekubhidlita, ikhiphe livi lekutsi kubulawe bantfu, ishaye inhlabamkhosi yemphi, imise imigcala lemikhulu yekubhidlita emagedeni, ibeke indvundvuma yekuvimbetela kanye nelubondza lwekuvimbetela.+ 23 Kodvwa labo* labente sifungo nabo+ batawucabanga kutsi lokuphengula kungemanga. Kodvwa lenkhosi yaseBhabhulona iyalikhumbula licala labo futsi itawubatfumba.+

24 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Nibangele kutsi licala lenu likhunjulwe ngekutsi nembule emaphutsa enu, futsi nibangele kutsi tono tenu tibonakale ngato tonkhe tento lenitentile. Njengobe senikhunjuliwe-ke, nyalo senitawutsatfwa ngenkhani.’*

25 “Awu wena lolimele kakhulu, wena mholi lokhohlakele waka-Israyeli,+ lilanga lakho selifikile, lokulilanga lekujeziswa kwakho kwekugcina. 26 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Susa umshuculo, ususe nemchele.+ Letintfo ngeke tihlale tinjalo.+ Phakamisa lophansi+ futsi wehlise lophakeme.+ 27 Imbhubhiso! Imbhubhiso! Lobukhosi* ngitabubhubhisa! Angeke bube banome ngubani kuze kufike loyo lonelilungelo lelisemtsetfweni,+ futsi ngitabuniketa yena.’+

28 “Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova mayelana nema-Amoni netinhlamba tawo. Inkemba! Inkemba ihoshuliwe kuze icotfule; ilotiwe kuze ishwabadzele futsi imanyatela njengembane. 29 Ngetulu kwalemibono lengemanga nekuphengula lokungemanga ngawe, utawubutsiselwa endvundvumeni yebantfu labafile,* lifikile lilanga lalababi lekutsi batfole sijeziso sekugcina. 30 Yibuyisele emgodleni wayo. Ngitakwehlulela endzaweni lowadalelwa kuyo, eveni lenkhaba yakho. 31 Ngitakujezisa ngobe ngitfukutsele. Intfukutselo yami itakushisa njengemlilo futsi ngikunikele kubantfu labanesibhuku, labo labanelikhono lekubhubhisa bantfu.+ 32 Utawuba tinkhuni tekubasa umlilo;+ ingati yakho itawucitseka eveni lakho futsi angeke uphindze ukhunjulwe, ngoba mine Jehova lucobo lwami ngikhulumile.’”

22 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, sewukulungele yini kumemetela sehlulelo* kulelidolobha lelinelicala lekucitsa ingati,+ futsi ulente litati tento talo letenyanyekako?+ 3 Ubotsi: ‘INkhosi Lephakame Jehova itsi: “Awu wena dolobha lelicitsa ingati,+ sikhatsi sakho sitawufika,+ wena wenta tithico letenyanyekako* kuze utingcolise.+ 4 Kucitsa kwakho ingati kukubangele kutsi ube nelicala+ futsi tithico takho letenyanyekako tikungcolisile.+ Sewente emalanga akho ashesha kuphela, futsi kuphela kweminyaka yakho sekufikile. Kungako ngitakwenta ube yintfo yekwetfukwa tive neyekuhlekwa ngiwo onkhe emave.+ 5 Emave lasedvutane nawe nalakhashane atakuhleka,+ wena dolobha lelineligama lelingcolile naleligcwele siphitsiphitsi. 6 Nguloyo naloyo mholi waka-Israyeli emkhatsini wakho usebentisa ligunya lakhe kuze acitse ingati.+ 7 Khona lakuwe, bedzelela bobabe babo nabomake babo.+ Bemuka bantfu bakuletinye tive tintfo tabo ngebucili futsi baphatsa kabi intsandzane kanye nemfelokati.”’”+

8 “‘Wena ukhobosa tindzawo tami letingcwele, futsi wedzelela nemasabatha ami.+ 9 Emkhatsini wakho kunalabanyundzelako, labatimisele kucitsa ingati.+ Khona lakuwe, kunalabadla imihlatjelo etintsabeni nalabachubeka nemkhuba wekutiphatsa kabi.+ 10 Kuwe, balala nebafati babobabe babo,*+ futsi balala nebafati labangcolile labasesikhatsini.+ 11 Emkhatsini wakho, umuntfu wenta intfo leyenyanyekako ngekulala nemfati wamakhelwane wakhe,+ lomunye ungcolisa makoti wakakhe ngekuya naye ecansini,+ kantsi lomunye ulala nadzadzewabo, indvodzakati yababe wakhe.+ 12 Khona lakuwe, bantfu bayadizelwa kuze bacitse ingati.+ Uyabolekisa bese ufuna intalo+ nome inzuzo,* futsi wemuka bomakhelwane+ bakho imali ngebucili. Ecinisweni, sewungikhohlwe mbamba mine,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.

13 “‘Iyangenyanyisa inzuzo loyitfole ngekungetsembeki nekucitfwa kwengati emkhatsini wakho. 14 Utawuhlale unesibindzi* yini? Tandla takho titawuchubeka tinemandla yini ngelilanga lengiyakutsatsela ngalo sinyatselo?+ Mine Jehova, ngikhulumile futsi ngitawutsatsa sinyatselo. 15 Ngitakuhlakatela etiveni ngikusakatele nasemaveni,+ futsi ngitakucedza nya kungcola kwakho.+ 16 Tive titakwedzelela futsi uyawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’”+

17 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 18 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bantfu baka-Israyeli sebafana nemfucuta lengenamsebenti kimi. Bonkhe balitfusi, nethini, nensimbi kanye nemthofi lokusemlilweni lomkhulu. Sebayimfucuta yelisiliva.+

19 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Njengobe nonkhe seninjengemfucuta lengenamsebenti,+ ngitanibutsela nonkhe ngekhatsi kweJerusalema. 20 Njengobe lisiliva, litfusi, insimbi, umthofi kanye nethini kufakwa ndzawonye endzaweni yekubasa kute kushiswe ngemlilo bese kuyancibilika, ngitanihlanganisela kanjalo-ke nani entfukutselweni yami naselulakeni lwami, futsi ngitawubasa umlilo etikwenu nginincibilikise.+ 21 Ngitanibutsisa ndzawonye nginishise ngemlilo wentfukutselo yami+ bese niyancibilika ngekhatsi kulelidolobha.+ 22 Ngendlela lisiliva lelincibilika ngayo emlilweni lomkhulu, niyawuncibilika kanjalo-ke nani ngekhatsi kwalo; futsi niyawukwati kutsi mine Jehova lucobo lwami ngitfululele intfukutselo yami etikwenu.’”

23 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 24 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma nalelive utsi: ‘Wena ulive lelingeke lihlantwe futsi lelingeke linetfwe yimvula ngelilanga lentfukutselo yami. 25 Baphrofethi balo bakhe licebo ekhatsi kulo+ kuhle kwelibhubesi lelibhodlako nalidzabudzabula silwane.+ Bashwabadzela bantfu.* Batsatsa umcebo netintfo letiligugu ngenkhani. Babangele kutsi bantfu labanyenti kulelive babe bafelokati. 26 Baphristi balo bawephulile umtsetfo wami,+ futsi bachubeka nekungatihloniphi tindzawo tami letingcwele.+ Abehlukanisi emkhatsini walokungcwele nalokuvamile,+ futsi bayehluleka kutjela bantfu umehluko emkhatsini walokuhlantekile nalokungcolile,+ abafuni nekugcina emasabatha ami, bayangedzelela. 27 Tindvuna takhona tifana netimphisi letidzabudzabula silwane; ticitsa ingati futsi tibulala bantfu* kuze titfole inzuzo ngekungetsembeki.+ 28 Baphrofethi bakhona bafihle tento tabo letimbi kuhle kwemuntfu ahuca lubondza ngeludzaka lolumhlophe. Babona imibono lengemanga futsi baphengula tintfo letingemanga,+ bese batsi: “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova,” abe Jehova angakase akhulume. 29 Bantfu bakulelive bemuke labanye tintfo tabo ngebucili,+ futsi babagebengile. Babaphetse kabi bantfu labeswele nalabahluphekako futsi batitsetse ngebucili tintfo temuntfu wekuhamba, abavumi nekutsi ehlulelwe ngekulunga.’

30 “‘Bengifuna umuntfu emkhatsini wabo longalungisa lubondza lwematje nome eme embikwami lakunesikhala khona kuze lelive lingabhujiswa,+ kodvwa kute lengimtfolile. 31 Ngako ngitawutfululela intfukutselo yami kubo, ngibacotfule ngemlilo wentfukutselo yami. Ngitakwehlisela imiphumela yetindlela tabo etinhloko tabo,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”

23 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bekunebafati lababili lebebangemadvodzakati amake munye.+ 3 Bebatingwadla eGibhithe;+ bebasolo bagwadla kusukela ebusheni babo. Emabele abo abhujungwa khona lapho futsi tingono tebutfobhi babo taphululwa. 4 Ligama lalolomdzala bekungu-Ohola,* futsi lolomncane kungu-Oholibha.* Baba bami futsi bangitalela bantfwana. Ohola yiSamariya+ kantsi Oholibha yiJerusalema.

5 “Ohola wacala kugwadla+ asesewami. Wakhanuka tingani takhe,+ lokubomakhelwane bakhe ema-Asiriya.+ 6 Letingani takhe bekubabusi lebebagcoka lokuluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, kanye nemasekela ebaphatsi, bonkhe bebangemajaha latsandzekako futsi bebagibela emahhashi abo. 7 Wachubeka agwadla nabo bonkhe bantfu base-Asiriya labahlonishwako, futsi watingcolisa+ ngetithico letenyanyekako* talabo lebekabakhanuka. 8 Akabuyekelanga bugwadla lebekabenta eGibhithe ngobe bebalala naye kusukela ebusheni bakhe, baphulula nemabele akhe futsi batfululela inkhanuko* yabo kuye.+ 9 Ngako ngamnikela esandleni setingani takhe, lokungema-Asiriya,+ lebekawakhanuka. 10 Bamngcunula+ futsi bamemuka emadvodzana akhe nemadvodzakati akhe+ base bambulala ngenkemba. Waba ngumfati lowatiwa ngebubi futsi wajeziswa.

11 “Ngesikhatsi dzadzewabo, Oholibha, akubona loko, inkhanuko yakhe yaba yinkhulu kakhulu futsi wagwadla kakhulu kwendlula lodzadzewabo.+ 12 Wakhanuka bomakhelwane bakhe, lokungema-Asiriya,+ babusi nemasekela ebabusi lebebagcoka timphahla letinhle futsi bagibela emahhashi, lokungema-Asiriya. 13 Ngesikhatsi atingcolisa, ngabona kutsi bobabili benta intfo lefanako.+ 14 Kodvwa wachubeka kakhulu nebugwadla bakhe. Wabona emadvodza advwetjwe elubondzeni, lokutitfombe temaKhaledi letidvwetjwe ngalokubovu, 15 lamadvodza abebophe emabhande etinkhalo tawo, afake imishuculo lemidze lelenga etinhloko tawo, kubukeka kwawo kufana nekwemasotja langemachawe, onkhe anjengebantfu baseBhabhulona, lebebatelwe eveni lemaKhaledi. 16 Wacala kuwakhanuka ngekushesha nje nakawabona, wase utfumela titfunywa eveni lemaKhaledi.+ 17 Bantfu baseBhabhulona bachubeka beta embhedzeni wakhe lebekalala nabo kuwo, futsi bamngcolisa ngenkhanuko* yabo. Batsi nasebamngcolisile, wasuka* kubo asabenyanya.

18 “Watsi nakachubeka nalokugwadla ngekwedzelela futsi embula bungcunu bakhe,+ ngamfulatsela, njengobe nje ngamfulatsela* nadzadzewabo sengimenyanya.+ 19 Wachubeka agwadla kakhulu kunakucala,+ akhumbula emalanga ebusha bakhe ngesikhatsi agwadla eveni laseGibhithe.+ 20 Wabakhanuka njengobe kwenta bafati labancane bemadvodza lanetitfo tangasense letinjengetembongolo nalanetitfo tangasense letinjengetelihhashi. 21 Wena wafisa kutiphatsa ngendlela leyenyanyekako lebewutiphatsa ngayo eGibhithe+ nawusemusha ngesikhatsi baphulula emabele akho, lokumabele ebusha bakho.+

22 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova kuwe Oholibha: ‘Ngitawuvusa tingani takho+ leto lowesuka* kuto sewutenyanya, futsi ngitatiletsa timelane nawe tichamuka kuyo yonkhe indzawo,+ 23 lokubantfu baseBhabhulona+ nawo onkhe emaKhaledi,+ emadvodza asePhekodi,+ aseShowa naseKhowa kanye nawo onkhe ema-Asiriya. Bonkhe bangemajaha langemakhwa, babusi nemasekela ebabusi, emasotja langemachawe nalakhetsiwe,* bonkhe bagibela emahhashi. 24 Batakuhlasela ngetincola temphi letinemasondvo nangelibutfo lelikhulu lemphi leliphetse emahawu lamakhulu nalamancane,* lifake netigcoko tekutivikela. Batawuma bakutungelete, futsi ngitabayala kutsi bakwehlulele. Batakwehlulela ngendlela labayibona ikufanele.+ 25 Ngitawuveta intfukutselo yami ngalokumelene nawe, futsi batakuhlasela batfukutsele. Batawujuba imphumulo yakho netindlebe takho, bese kutsi labatawusala kuwe babulawe ngenkemba. Batawutsatsa emadvodzana akho nemadvodzakati akho, futsi labo labatawusala kuwe batawushiswa ngemlilo.+ 26 Batakukhumula timphahla takho,+ bakwemuke nebucwebe bakho lobuhle.*+ 27 Ngitakucedza nya lokutiphatsa kwakho lokwenyanyekako nalobugwadla bakho+ lobacala eveni laseGibhithe.+ Angeke usababuka futsi angeke uphindze uyikhumbule iGibhithe.’

28 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Sengitakunikela kulabo lobakutondzako, labo lowabashiya* sewubenyanya.+ 29 Batakutondza kakhulu futsi batawutsatsa tonkhe tintfo takho lotisebentele kamatima+ bese bakushiya ungcunu. Butawubekwa ebaleni bungcunu bakho lobulihlazo bebugwadla bakho nekutiphatsa kwakho lokubi kanye nebugwadla bakho.+ 30 Letintfo titakwentiwa kuwe ngenca yekutsi ulandzele letive njengengwadla,+ nangenca yekutsi utingcolise ngetithico tato letenyanyekako.+ 31 Wena uhambe ngendlela yadzadzewenu,+ futsi ngitawubeka indzebe yakhe esandleni sakho.’+

32 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi:

“Ngobe mine lucobo lwami ngikhulumile,” kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.’

35 “Ngako-ke, iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngesizatfu sekutsi ungikhohliwe mine, futsi wangishiya,*+ utawubhekana nemiphumela yekutiphatsa kwakho lokubi neyebugwadla bakho.’”

36 Jehova wabese utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khipha sehlulelo lesimelena na-Ohola na-Oholibha,+ uphindze ubatjele ngetento tabo letenyanyekako. 37 Baphingile*+ futsi tandla tabo tigcwele ingati. Abakagcini nje ngekuphinga netithico tabo letenyanyekako kuphela, kodvwa baphindze banikela ngemadvodzana abo, labangitalela wona, ngekuwashisa emlilweni kuze abe kudla kwaletithico tabo.+ 38 Ngetulu kwaloko, naku labakwentile kimi: Ngalelolanga bangcolisa indzawo yami lengcwele, futsi bedzelela nemasabatha ami. 39 Ngemuva kwekubulala emadvodzana abo kuze abe ngumhlatjelo waletithico tabo+ letenyanyekako, bangena endzaweni yami lengcwele kute bayingcolise,+ ngalo lelolanga. Nguloko labakwenta ekhatsi endlini yami. 40 Batfumela ngisho nesitfunywa lesabita bantfu kutsi bete besuka etindzaweni letikhashane.+ Batsi nabeta wena wageza, watipenda emehlo futsi watihlobisa.+ 41 Wahlala kusofa lomuhle,+ kunelitafula embikwawo,+ wase ubeka imphepho yami+ kanye nemafutsa ami etikwalo.+ 42 Khona lapho kwevakala umsindvo wesicumbi semadvodza laphilela kutijabulisa, futsi emkhatsini wawo bekunetidzakwa letangeniswa tisuka ehlane. Afaka emabhengela etandleni tebafati kanye nemichele lemihle etinhloko tabo.

43 “Ngabese ngitsi kuloyo lobesekakhatsaliswe kuphinga: ‘Ngisho nanyalo usetawuchubeka nebugwadla bakhe.’ 44 Bachubeka nekuya kuye, njengalapho umuntfu aya engwadleni. Baya kanjalo-ke ku-Ohola naku-Oholibha, bafati labatiphatsa kabi. 45 Kodvwa bantfu labalungile batawukhipha sehlulelo lesimfanele sebuphingi+ nekucitsa ingati;+ ngobe batiphingi futsi tandla tabo tigcwele ingati.+

46 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Kutawuletfwa libutfo litobahlasela, libente babe yintfo leyetfusako futsi litsatse tintfo tabo.+ 47 Lelibutfo litabajikijela ngematje+ bese libageca ngetinkemba talo. Litawubulala emadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo,+ bese lishisa tindlu tabo.+ 48 Ngitakucedza nya lokutiphatsa lokubi kulelive, futsi bonkhe bafati batawutfola sifundvo, kuze bangakulingisi kutiphatsa kwenu lokubi.+ 49 Batanijezisa ngenca yekutiphatsa kwenu lokubi, nangenca yetono tenu tekukhonta tithico letenyanyekako; futsi niyawukwati kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.’”+

24 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi ngemnyaka wesi-9, ngenyanga yesi-10, ngelilanga lesi-10 laleyo nyanga, latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, libhale phansi lelilanga* leli, lelilanga lona leli. Ngalelilanga leli inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yacala kuhlasela iJerusalema.+ 3 Shano saga* mayelana nalabantfu labavukelako, utsi ngabo:

“‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi:

“Beka libhodo lekupheka* etiko; libeke emlilweni bese utsela emanti.+

 5 Tsatsa imvu lekhuluphele emhlambini+ bese ufaka tinkhuni ngephansi kwalelibhodo tilitungelete.

Bilisa lamacatsa, upheke nalamatsambo lakulo.”’

6 “Ngako-ke iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi:

‘Maye kulelidolobha lelicitsa ingati,+ lokulibhodo lelitfombile, kutfomba kwalo lokungakasuswa!

Litfulule, ukhokhe licatsa ngalinye ngalinye,+ ungawashayeli inkatho.

 7 Ngobe ingati lecitfwe ngulelidolobha isekhatsi kulo;+ lelidolobha liyitfululele edvwaleni lelingenalutfo.

Alikayitfululeli phansi emhlabatsini kuze liyimbonye ngemhlabatsi.+

9 “Ngako-ke, iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi:

‘Maye kulelidolobha lelicitsa ingati!+

Ngitawubeka tinkhuni tibe yinyandza.

Kungcola kwalo kutawuncibilikela ngekhatsi kulo+ futsi kutfomba kwalo kutawuphela.

Lijikijele emlilweni nekutfomba kwalo!’

13 “‘Kungcola kwakho bekubangelwa kutiphatsa kwakho lokubi.+ Ngetama kukugeza kodvwa bewungahlobi ekungcoleni kwakho. Angeke uhlobe ize ibohle intfukutselo lenginayo ngawe.+ 14 Mine Jehova lucobo lwami ngikhulumile. Kutakwenteka nakanjani. Ngitawutsatsa sinyatselo ngaphandle kwekutibamba, ngaphandle kweluvelo, futsi angeke ngitisole.+ Batakwehlulela kuye ngaloko lokwentile nangetindlela takho,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”

15 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 16 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngekucwabita kweliso ngitawusisusa kuwe sithandwa sakho.+ Akukafaneli ulile;* akukafaneli uve buhlungu nome ukhale tinyembeti. 17 Khalela ngekhatsi futsi ungawagcini emasiko ekuzilela labafile.+ Bopha umshuculo wakho+ ufake netincabule takho.+ Ungasivali silevu sakho+ futsi ungasidli sinkhwa lotasiletselwa ngulabanye.”*+

18 Ngakhuluma nalabantfu ekuseni, futsi kusihlwa umfati wami washona. Ngako ekuseni ngenta njengobe bengitjeliwe. 19 Labantfu bebatsi kimi: “Utasitjela yini kutsi singena ngani tsine kuletintfo lotentako?” 20 Ngabaphendvula ngatsi: “Livi laJehova lifikile kimi latsi: 21 ‘Tjela bantfu baka-Israyeli utsi: “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Sekusele kancane kutsi ngiyingcolise indzawo yami lengcwele,+ lenitigcabha ngayo nalenijabulako ngayo futsi leniyitsandza kakhulu.* Emadvodzana enu nemadvodzakati enu lenawashiya atawubulawa ngenkemba.+ 22 Ngemuva kwaloko, kutawumele nente njengobe ngentile. Akukafaneli nivale tilevu tenu, ningasidli nesinkhwa lenisiletselwe ngulabanye.+ 23 Nitawufaka imishuculo yenu etinhloko netincabule tenu etinyaweni. Angeke nilile nome nikhale. Esikhundleni saloko niyawukondza, nidzinwe ngenca yemaphutsa enu+ futsi nitawubukana nilile. 24 Hezekeli sewube luphawu lwenu.+ Nitakwenta njengobe entile. Nakwenteka loko, nitawukwati kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.’”’”

25 “Mayelana nawe ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngelilanga lengiyosusa ngalo indzawo yabo levikelekile, leyintfo lenhle lebabangela injabulo, intfo letsandzekako kubo, nalabayitsandza* kakhulu, kanye nemadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo,+ 26 utawutfola umbiko kumuntfu lophunyulile.+ 27 Ngalelolanga, uyawuvula umlomo wakho ukhulume nalona lophunyulile futsi angeke usabindza.+ Wena uyawuba luphawu kubo futsi batawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.”

25 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngakuma-Amoni,+ bese uyaphrofetha ngalokumelene nawo.+ 3 Naku lokufanele ukusho ngema-Amoni: ‘Lalelani nali livi leNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova. Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Ngenca yekutsi natsi: ‘Awuva-ke!’ ngesikhatsi kungcoliswa indzawo yami lengcwele, ngesikhatsi live laka-Israyeli licotfuliwe, nangesikhatsi bantfu bakaJuda batfunjwa, 4 ngako-ke ngitaninikela kubantfu baseMphumalanga. Batawakha tinkambu letibiyelwe ngelubondza emkhatsini wenu futsi bamise emathende abo emkhatsini wenu. Batawudla titselo tenu, banatse nelubisi lwenu. 5 Ngitakwenta iRabha+ ibe lidlelo lemakamela, ngente live laka-Amoni libe yindzawo yekuphumula yemihlambi; futsi nitakwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.”’”

6 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngesizatfu sekutsi nishaye tandla,+ nagidza futsi najabula* niphukuta live laka-Israyeli ngenca yalokulehlele,+ 7 mine-ke ngitakwelula sandla sami simelane nani kuze ngininikele etiveni titsatse tintfo tenu. Ngitanisusa emkhatsini webantfu futsi nginibhubhise etiveni.+ Ngitanicotfula, futsi nitawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’

8 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngenca yekutsi bakaMowabi+ nebaseSeyiri+ batsite: “Sive sakaJuda sifana naletinye tive,” 9 ngako-ke ngitawenta emadolobha lasemnceleni welive lakaMowabi asale ebaleni, lokuyiBhethi-jeshimothi, iBhali-meyoni neKhiriyathayimu,+ lokungemadolobha langumhlobiso welive lakhona. 10 Ngitawunikela live lakaMowabi kanye nema-Amoni kubantfu baseMphumalanga,+ kuze ema-Amoni angaphindzi akhunjulwe emkhatsini wetive.+ 11 Ngitawukhipha sehlulelo kubantfu bakaMowabi,+ futsi bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’

12 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Sive saka-Edomu sitiphindziselele esiveni sakaJuda futsi sitibangele licala lelikhulu ngekutsi sitiphindziselele kuso;+ 13 ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Ngitawuphindze ngelule sandla sami simelane na-Edomu, ngibulale bantfu nemfuyo, ngiphindze ngimente asale ete lutfo.+ Bantfu bakhona batawubulawa ngenkemba kusukela eThemani kuze kuyofika eDedani.+ 14 ‘Ngitatiphindziselela ku-Edomu ngisebentisa sandla sebantfu bami ema-Israyeli.+ Atawuletsa intfukutselo yami nelulaka lwami ku-Edomu kuze ayati imphindziselo yami,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”’

15 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngenca yenzondo yawo lengapheli, emaFilisti bekafuna kuletsa imphindziselo nembhubhiso ngelunya.+ 16 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Ngelula sandla sami kuze simelane nemaFilisti+ futsi ngitawucotfula emaKherethi,+ ngibulale nalabasele labahlala elugwini lwelwandle.+ 17 Ngitawukhipha imphindziselo lenkhulu nesijeziso lesihambisana nentfukutselo, futsi batawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova nasengitiphindziselela kubo.”’”

26 Ngemnyaka wesi-11, ngelilanga lekucala kuleyo nyanga, livi laJehova lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngenca yekutsi iThire ikhulume ngeJerusalema yatsi:+ ‘Awuva-ke! Ligede lebantfu lephuliwe!+ Konkhe sekutawuba kwami, futsi nyalo sengitawunjinga njengobe seyibhujisiwe’; 3 ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngimelene nawe wena Thire, futsi ngitawuletsa tive letinyenti kuze timelane nawe, kuhle kwelwandle luphakamisa emagagasi alo. 4 Titawubhidlita lubondza lwaseThire, tiphihlite nemibhoshongo yakhona+ futsi ngitawukhukhula umhlabatsi, ngiyente isale ilidvwala lelimanyatelako lelingenalutfo. 5 Itawuba libala lekomisa emanethi ekudweba ekhatsi elwandle.’+

“INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngobe mine lucobo lwami ngikhulumile, futsi tive titawutsatsa tintfo tayo. 6 Bantfu labahlala emadolobheni lasemaphandleni ayo batawubulawa ngenkemba, futsi bantfu batawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’

7 “Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngiletsa iNkhosi Nebukhadnezari* yaseBhabhulona kutsi imelane neThire ivela enyakatfo;+ iyinkhosi yemakhosi,+ inemahhashi,+ tincola temphi,+ bagibeli bemahhashi kanye nelibutfo lelinemasotja lamanyenti.* 8 Itawubhubhisa ngenkemba bantfu labahlala emadolobheni akho lasemaphandleni, futsi itawukwakha lubondza lwekukuvimbetela nendvundvuma yekukuvimbetela, futsi itakuphakamisela lihawu lelikhulu. 9 Yona itawubhidlita lubondza lwakho ngemgcala* wayo lomkhulu wekubhidlita, ibhidlite nemibhoshongo yakho ngemazembe ayo.* 10 Emahhashi ayo atawube amanyenti kakhulu kangangekutsi atakumbonya ngelutfuli, futsi umsindvo webagibeli bemahhashi, wemasondvo, newetincola utakwenta tibondza takho tinyakate nayingena emagedeni akho, njengebantfu nabangena edolobheni lelinetibondza letibhidlikile. 11 Tinselo temahhashi ayo titawugcobagcoba tonkhe titaladi takho;+ itawubulala bantfu bakho ngenkemba futsi tinsika takho letinkhulu titawuphihlikela emhlabatsini. 12 Batakweba umcebo wakho, batsatse tintfo takho,+ babhidlite tibondza takho, babhidlite netindlu takho letinhle; batawubese bajikijela ematje akho emantini, kanye netintfo takho letibatiwe nemhlabatsi wakho.’

13 “‘Ngitawucedza nya umsindvo wetingoma takho, futsi umsindvo wemahabhu akho angeke uphindze uvakale.+ 14 Ngitakwenta ube lidvwala lelimanyatelako lelingenalutfo futsi utawuba libala lekomisa emanethi ekudweba.+ Angeke uphindze wakhiwe kabusha, ngobe mine Jehova lucobo lwami sengikhulumile,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.

15 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova kuwe wena Thire: ‘Ngemsindvo wekuwa kwakho, ngesikhatsi labo labafako bakhala, nakubulawa bantfu labanyenti embikwakho, angeke yini tichingi tichachateliswe kwesaba?+ 16 Tonkhe tindvuna taselwandle titawehla etihlalweni tato futsi titawukhumula tingubo tato,* tikhumule netembatfo tato letihlotjisiwe, bese tichachateliswe* kwesaba. Titawuhlala phansi emhlabatsini, tichubeke tichachatela futsi tikubuke timangele.+ 17 Titakuhlabelela ingoma yekulila,+ futsi titawutsi kuwe:

19 “Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Nangikubhubhisa njengemadolobha langahlali muntfu, ngibangela kutsi wetfuswe ngemanti lamanyenti futsi nemanti lanemandla sekakumbonyile,+ 20 ngitawubangela kutsi nawe wehlele emgodzini* njengobe ngehlisa nalabanye kadzeni; ngitawubangela kutsi uhlale endzaweni lephansi kakhulu kanye naletinye tindzawo takadzeni letabhujiswa, kanye nabo bonkhe labehlela emgodzini,+ kuze kungahlalwa kuwe. Ngitawubese-ke ngikhatimulisa* live lalabaphilako.

21 “‘Utawufikelwa yinhlekelele ungakayilindzeli, futsi angeke uphindze ube khona.+ Batakufuna kodvwa angeke utfolakale,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”

27 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, hlabela ingoma yekulila ngeThire,+ 3 ukhulume neThire utsi:

“Awu Thire, wena utsite: ‘Ngimuhle kakhulu.’+

 8 Bantfu baseSidoni nebase-Avadi+ ngibo lebebakugwedla.

Awu Thire, emadvodza lanelikhono lakulelive lakho bekangematilosi akho.+

 9 Emadvodza aseGebali+ lanelikhono nalasanesikhatsi* enta lomsebenti, ahlalele kuvala timbobo.+

Yonkhe imikhumbi yaselwandle kanye nebashayeli bayo befikile kuwe kuze nitsengiselane.

10 Emadvodza asePheresiya, aseLudi newasePhuthi+ bekasebutfweni lakho, kungemadvodza akho emphi.

Bekalengisa kuwe emahawu awo netigcoko tawo tekutivikela futsi akwenta waba neludvumo.

12 “‘“IThashishi+ yangenela ibhizinisi nawe ngobe unemcebo lomnyenti.+ Yakunika lisiliva, insimbi, ithini kanye nemthofi, wena wayinika tintfo takho.+ 13 Watsengiselana nebaseJavani, baseThubali+ nebaseMesheki,+ nashintjiselana tigcili+ kanye netintfo letakhiwe ngelitfusi kuze wente ibhizinisi nabo. 14 Indlu yaThogama+ yakunika emahhashi neminyuzi, wena wayinika tintfo takho. 15 Bantfu baseDedani+ bebatsengiselana nawe; wacasha batsengisi etichingini letinyenti; bakunika ematinyo endlovu+ kanye netingodvo letimnyama temsimbithi, kwaba sipho sakho. 16 Edomu wenta nawe ibhizinisi ngenca yemkhicito wakho lomnyenti. Wakuniketa ithekhosi, intsambo lebukhwebeletane, tindvwangu letihlotjisiwe, indvwangu yelikhetselo, ematje laligugu aselwandle* nemarubhi, wena wabaniketa tintfo takho.

17 “‘“Live lakaJuda nelaka-Israyeli bekatsengiselana nawe, wona bekakunika kolo waseMinithi,+ kudla kwelikhetselo, luju,+ emafutsa kanye nebhalisamu,+ wena wawanika tintfo takho.+

18 “‘“IDamaseko+ yenta ibhizinisi nawe ngenca yemkhicito wakho lomnyenti kanye nawo wonkhe umcebo wakho, natsengiselana liwayini laseHelboni kanye nensontfo yaseSahari. 19 IVedani neJavani, lese-Uzali, yakuniketa tintfo letakhiwe ngensimbi, ikhasiya* kanye nemhlanga,* wena wabanika tintfo takho. 20 IDedani+ yatsengiselana nawe tingubo tetihlalo temahhashi.* 21 Wacasha ema-Arabiya nabo bonkhe baholi baseKhedari+ lebebatsengisa emazinyane etimvu, netimvu letindvuna kanye netimbuti.+ 22 Batsengisi baseSheba nebaseRama+ bebatsengiselana nawe; bakunika lonkhe luhlobo lwemakha elikhetselo, ematje laligugu kanye neligolide, wena wabanika tintfo takho.+ 23 IHarani,+ iKhane, i-Edeni,+ batsengisi baseSheba,+ base-Ashuri+ nebaseKhilmadi bebatsengiselana nawe. 24 Emakethe yakho bakutsengisela tingubo letinhle, tembatfo letakhiwe ngendvwangu leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, nendvwangu lehlotjisiwe kanye nemakhaphethi emibala leyehlukahlukene, futsi konkhe kuboshiwe kwavikelwa ngetintsambo.

28 Bashayeli bakho bayawutsi nabamemeta bakhala, tindzawo letiselugwini lwelwandle tiyawunyakata tetfukile.

32 Nabakulilela, batakuhlabelela ingoma yesililo, baphindzaphindze batsi:

‘Ngubani lonjengeThire, leseyithule dvu elwandle?+

33 Betitsi natifika tintfo takho tisuka elwandle, wena wenetise bantfu labanyenti.+

Umcebo wakho lomnyenti kakhulu netintfo takho lebewutitsengisa tabangela kutsi emakhosi emhlaba anjinge.+

36 Batsengisi labasemkhatsini wetive batawushaya inkwela ngenca yaloko lokukwehlele.

28 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, tjela umbusi waseThire utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova:

“Ngesizatfu sekutsi inhlitiyo yakho itikhukhumetile,+ futsi uyachubeka utsi: ‘Ngingunkulunkulu.

Ngihlala esihlalweni sebukhosi sankulunkulu ekhatsi nekhatsi nelwandle.’+

 3 Wena uhlakaniphe kwendlula Danyela.+

Kute timfihlo letingakembulwa kuwe.

6 “‘Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova:

 9 Utawuchubeka yini utsi, ‘ngingunkulunkulu,’ kuloyo loyawube akubulala?

Utawufana nemuntfu nje, hhayi nkulunkulu esandleni salabo labayokungcolisa.”’

11 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 12 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, hlabela ingoma yekulila mayelana nenkhosi yaseThire, futsi uyitjele naku: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi:

13 Bewuse-Edeni, lokuyingadze yaNkulunkulu.

Kwakhiwa ngelilanga lowadalwa ngalo.

14 Ngakubeka kutsi ube likherubhi leligcotjiwe lelivule timphiko.

Bewusentsabeni yaNkulunkulu lengcwele,+ futsi bewuhambahamba emkhatsisini wematje lavutsako.

17 Inhlitiyo yakho yatikhukhumeta ngenca yebuhle bakho.+

Ludvumo lwakho lwakona kuhlakanipha kwakho.+

Ngitakulahlela phansi emhlabatsini.+

Ngitawubukisa ngawe embikwemakhosi.

18 Ngenca yetono takho letinyenti nangenca yekungetsembeki kwakho nawutsengisa, ungcolise tindzawo takho letingcwele.

Ngitawubangela umlilo kutsi uphume kuwe futsi ukushwabadzele.+

Ngitakwenta ube ngumlotsa emhlabatsini, embikwabo bonkhe labakubukile.

19 Bonkhe bantfu lebebakwati batakubuka bamangele.+

20 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 21 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho eSidoni,+ bese uphrofetha ngalokumelene nayo. 22 Kufanele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova:

23 Ngitawutfumela sifo lesibulalako kulelive futsi kutawugeleta ingati etitaladini talo.

24 “‘“Bantfu baka-Israyeli angeke baphindze batungeletwe ngemanyeva layingoti nalanesitfozi,+ lokungulabo labahlekisa ngabo; futsi bantfu batawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova iNkhosi Lephakeme.”’

25 “‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Ngitawukwenta tive tibone kutsi nginguNkulunkulu longcwele,+ nangiphindze ngibutsisa ndzawonye bantfu baka-Israyeli labasetiveni labahlakatekela kuto.+ Ema-Israyeli atawuhlala eveni lawo+ lengaliniketa inceku yami Jakobe.+ 26 Atawuhlala ngekulondzeka,+ akhe tindlu, ahlanyele nemasimu emagilebisi,+ futsi atawube alondzekile nangikhipha sehlulelo kubo bonkhe labo labawatungeletile labawedzelelako;+ futsi atawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova Nkulunkulu wawo.”’”

29 Ngemnyaka wesi-10, enyangeni yesi-10, ngelilanga lesi-12 laleyo nyanga, livi laJehova lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngakuFaro inkhosi yaseGibhithe, bese uphrofetha ngalokumelene naye nangalokumelene nayo yonkhe iGibhithe.+ 3 Khuluma naye utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova:

Ngatakhela mine.’+

 4 Kodvwa ngitawufaka emahhuka emihlatsini yakho, ngente netinhlanti teNayili yakho kutsi tinamatsele etincwencweni takho.

Ngitakukhipha eNayili yakho kanye nato tonkhe tinhlanti letinamatsele etincwencweni takho.

 5 Ngitakulahla elugwadvule, wena kanye nato tonkhe tinhlanti teNayili yakho.

Utawufela endzaweni lebonwa nguwonkhewonkhe futsi angeke ubutfwe nobe utsatfwe lapho.+

Ngitawunikela ngawe ube kudla kwetilwane tesiganga nekwetinyoni letindiza esibhakabhakeni.+

8 “‘Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Ngitawuletsa inkemba imelane nawe,+ futsi kuwe ngitawubulala bantfu kanye netilwane. 9 Live laseGibhithe liyawuba yindzawo lengenalutfo nalecotfuliwe,+ futsi niyawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova ngobe wena* utsite: ‘Umfula iNayili ngewami; wentiwa ngimi lucobo lwami.’+ 10 Ngako ngimelene nawe kanye nemfula wakho iNayili, futsi ngitawenta live laseGibhithe libe yindzawo lecotfuliwe naleyomile, ngilente libe yindzawo lengenamsebenti,+ kusukela eMigdoli+ kuya eSiyene+ kuze kuyofika emnceleni waseTopiya. 11 Bantfu nemfuyo angeke kwendlule khona ngetinyawo,+ futsi lelive litawusala lingenalutfo iminyaka lengu-40. 12 Live laseGibhithe ngitawulenta lisale lingenalutfo kwendlula onkhe lamanye emave futsi emadolobha akhona atawusala angenalutfo kwendlula onkhe lamanye iminyaka lengu-40;+ ngitawusakatela bantfu baseGibhithe etiveni letehlukehlukene nasemaveni.”+

13 “‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngemuva kweminyaka lengu-40 ngitawubalandza bantfu baseGibhithe etiveni lebebasakatekele kuto;+ 14 ngitababuyisela ePhathrosi+ bantfu baseGibhithe lebebatfunjiwe, lokulive labo, futsi khona lapho batawuba ngumbuso longakabaluleki. 15 IGibhithe itawuba ngumbuso lophansi kunaleminye, futsi angeke iphindze itiphakamise ibe ngetulu kwaletinye tive.+ Ngitayenta ibe yincane kuze ingasakhoni kuncoba letinye tive.+ 16 Bantfu baka-Israyeli angeke baphindze betsembele kuyo,+ kodvwa itawubakhumbuta ngesono sabo sekucela lusito kuyo, futsi bayawukwati kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”’”

17 Ngemnyaka wesi-27, enyangeni yekucala, ngelilanga lekucala laleyo nyanga, livi laJehova lefika kimi latsi: 18 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, iNkhosi Nebukhadnezari*+ yaseBhabhulona isebentise libutfo layo kamatima kuze lilwe neThire.+ Tonkhe tinhloko tavela timphandla, nawo onkhe emahlombe aphotfuka. Nome kunjalo, yona kanye nelibutfo layo abawutfolanga umholo ngemsebenti labawenta eThire.

19 “Ngako-ke naku iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova lekushoko: ‘Live laseGibhithe ngilinikela eNkhosini Nebukhadnezari* yaseBhabhulona+ futsi itawutsatsa umcebo walo, iphindze ititsatsele tintfo kulo; titawuba ngumholo welibutfo layo.’

20 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngitayinika live laseGibhithe libe ngumholo wemsebenti wayo wekumelana nayo,* ngobe bebasebentela mine.’+

21 “Ngalelolanga, ngitawubangela kutsi kuhlume luphondvo esiveni saka-Israyeli,*+ futsi wena ngitakunika litfuba lekutsi ukhulume emkhatsini wabo; bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.”

30 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova:

“Lilani nitsi: ‘Maye lelilanga liyeta!’

 3 Ngobe lelilanga lisondzele, selisondzele lilanga laJehova.+

Kuyawuba lilanga lelinemafu,+ lokusikhatsi lesibekiwe setive.+

 6 Jehova utsi:

“INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Batawubulawa ngenkemba kulelive, kusukela eMigdoli+ kuya eSiyene.+ 7 Emave abo atawushiywa angenalutfo kwendlula onkhe lamanye emave, futsi emadolobha abo atawubhujiswa kwendlula onkhe lamanye emadolobha.+ 8 Bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova ngesikhatsi ngilumeka iGibhithe ngemlilo, nangesikhatsi ngipitjita onkhe emave lanebudlelwane nayo. 9 Ngalelolanga ngiyawutfumela titfunywa ngemikhumbi kuze ngente iTopiya letetsembako ichachateliswe kwesaba; batawehlelwa kwesaba lokukhulu ngelilanga lelitawufikela iGibhithe, ngobe nakanjani litawufika.’

10 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngitabacedza nya bantfu labanyenti baseGibhithe ngisebentisa sandla seNkhosi Nebukhadnezari* yaseBhabhulona.+ 11 Yona kanye nelibutfo layo, lokulibutfo lelinelunya kuwendlula onkhe etiveni,+ batawuletfwa kuze bacotfule lelive. Batawuhoshula tinkemba tabo, balwe neGibhithe futsi lelive litawugcwala tidvumbu.+ 12 Imisele yeNayili+ ngitayomisa futsi lelive ngitalitsengisela bantfu lababi. Ngitakwenta lelive kanye nako konkhe lokukulo kusale kungenalutfo ngisebentisa sandla sebantfu bakuletinye tive.+ Mine Jehova lucobo lwami ngikhulumile.’

13 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngitawubhubhisa netithico letenyanyekako* futsi ngicedze bonkulunkulu labangenamsebenti baseNofi.*+ Angeke kusaphindze kube nendvuna* levela eveni laseGibhithe futsi live laseGibhithe ngitalenta lifikelwe kwesaba.+ 14 Ngitawenta iPhathrosi+ isale ikhala libhungane futsi iSowani ngitayilumeka ngemlilo, ngikhiphe nesehlulelo eNo.*+ 15 Ngitawutfululela intfukutselo yami eSini, lesiphephelo saseGibhithe, futsi ngitawubhubhisa bonkhe bantfu baseNo. 16 Ngitawulumeka iGibhithe ngemlilo; iSini itawubanjwa kwesaba, futsi libutfo litawubhidlita lubondza lwaseNo lingene, kantsi iNofi* yona itawuhlaselwa emini libalele! 17 Emajaha ase-Oni* newasePhibesethi atawubulawa ngenkemba futsi bantfu bakulamadolobha batawutfunjwa. 18 Lilanga liyogucuka libe bumnyama eThaphanesi ngalesikhatsi ngephula lijoka laseGibhithe khona lapho.+ Umbuso wakhona lotikhukhumetako utawubhujiswa,+ emafu atayisibekela nebantfu basemadolobheni akhona batawutfunjwa.+ 19 Ngitawukhipha sehlulelo eGibhithe futsi bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’”

20 Ngemnyaka wesi-11, ngenyanga yekucala, elangeni lesi-7 laleyo nyanga, livi laJehova lefika kimi latsi: 21 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, sengiwephulile umkhono waFaro inkhosi yaseGibhithe; angeke uboshwe kuze uphole nobe ubhandishwe kuze ucine ngalokwanele kutsi ungabamba inkemba.”

22 “Ngako-ke, iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngimelene naFaro inkhosi yaseGibhithe.+ Ngitawephula imikhono yakhe, ngephule lolophilile nalolophukile,+ futsi ngitawenta kutsi inkemba iwe esandleni sakhe.+ 23 BaseGibhithe ngitawubese ngibasakatela etiveni nasemaveni.+ 24 Ngitawucinisa imikhono* yenkhosi yaseBhabhulona,+ ngibeke inkemba yami esandleni sayo,+ ngephule imikhono yaFaro futsi yena utawukhala amemete kuhle kwemuntfu lofako embikwayo.* 25 Ngitawucinisa imikhono yenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, kodvwa imikhono yaFaro itawulenga; futsi bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova ngalesikhatsi ngibeka inkemba yami esandleni senkhosi yaseBhabhulona futsi ihlasela ngayo live laseGibhithe.+ 26 Bantfu baseGibhithe ngitabasakatela etiveni nasemaveni+ futsi bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’”

31 Ngemnyaka wesi-11, ngenyanga yesitsatfu, ngelilanga lekucala laleyo nyanga, livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, tjela Faro inkhosi yaseGibhithe nebantfu bakhe labanyenti,+ utsi:

‘Ngubani lomkhulu njengawe?

 4 Emanti awukhulisa waba mkhulu, tiyalu temanti letishonako nato tawukhulisa waba mudze.

 5 Kungako wakhula waba mudze kunaleti letinye tihlahla tesiganga.

 8 Kute lomunye umsedari ensimini yaNkulunkulu+ lowawufanana nalowo.

Kute lesinye sihlahla ensimini yaNkulunkulu lebesisihle kunawo.

10 “Ngako-ke, iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngenca yekutsi wona* ube mudze kangaka, waba mudze waze wayofika emafini, nenhlitiyo yawo yatikhukhumeta ngenca yebudze bawo, 11 ngiyawunikela esandleni sembusi lomkhulu wetive.+ Nakanjani uyawumelana nawo, futsi mine ngitawulahla ngenca yebubi bawo. 12 Bantfu bakuletinye tive, lokubantfu labanesibhuku lesikhulu batawujuba bese bawushiya etintsabeni, emacembe awo atawuhhohlokela kuwo onkhe ematsafa, emagala awo atawephuka asakatekele kuyo yonkhe imifudlana yelive.+ Tonkhe tive temhlaba titawusuka emtfuntini wawo tiwushiye kanjalo. 13 Tonkhe tinyoni telizulu tiyawuhlala etikwalesihlahla lesiwile, futsi tonkhe tilwane tesiganga tiyawuhlala emagaleni aso.+ 14 Loku kutawenteka kuze kube bete sihlahla eceleni kwalamanti lesitawukhula sibe sidze kangaka nobe sikhule size siyofika emafini futsi singabikhona sihlahla lesiwatfola kahle emanti lesitawukhula size sifike emafini. Ngobe tonkhe tiyawubulawa, tiye phansi emhlabatsini kanye nemadvodzana ebantfu, nawo laya phansi emgodzini.’*

15 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngiyawubangela kutsi kulilwe ngelilanga loyokwehlela ngalo phansi eThuneni.* Ngako-ke, ngiyawuvimba emanti lashonako, ngibambe imifudlana yawo kuze kungaphumi emanti lamanyenti. Ngiyawuletsa lifu lelimnyama eLebanoni ngenca yawo, futsi tihlahla tesiganga tiyawubuna. 16 Ngiyawubangela tive kutsi tichachateliswe kwesaba ngenca yemsindvo wekuwa kwawo, nangiwehlisela phansi eThuneni* wona kanye nabo bonkhe labaya phansi emgodzini,* kanye nato tonkhe tihlahla tase-Edeni,+ lokutihlahla telikhetselo naletinhle kakhulu taseLebanoni, tonkhe tihlahla letiwatfola kahle emanti, tiyawudvudvuteka phansi emhlabatsini. 17 Letihlahla setehlele phansi eThuneni* kanye naye,* taya kulabo lababulawa ngenkemba+ kanye nabo bonkhe labamsekelako* lebebahlala ngephansi kwemtfunti wakhe emkhatsini wetive.’+

18 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngusiphi kuletihlahla tase-Edeni lebesisihle futsi sisikhulu njengawe?+ Kodvwa uyawehliselwa phansi emhlabatsini kanye nato tonkhe tihlahla tase-Edeni. Uyawulala emkhatsini walabangakasoki, ulale kanye nalabo lababulawa ngenkemba. Nguloko-ke lokuyakwenteka kuFaro kanye nakubantfu bakhe labanyenti.’”

32 Ngemnyaka wesi-12, ngenyanga yesi-12, ngelilanga lekucala laleyo nyanga, livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, hlabela ingoma yekulila mayelana naFaro inkhosi yaseGibhithe, utsi kuye:

 3 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova:

 7 ‘Utawutsi nawubhujiswa, ngimbonye emazulu futsi ngente tinkhanyeti tibe mnyama.

11 Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova:

‘Inkemba yenkhosi yaseBhabhulona itakuhlasela.+

Atawucedza ligcabho leGibhithe, futsi sicumbi sebantfu bayo siyawucotfulwa.+

Batayiphindzaphindza bayihlabelele iGibhithe kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bayo labanyenti,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”

17 Ngemnyaka wesi-12, ngelilanga lesi-15 laleyo nyanga, livi laJehova lefika kimi, latsi: 18 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lilela bantfu labanyenti baseGibhithe futsi yona uyehlisele phansi emhlabatsini, yona kanye nemadvodzakati etive letinemandla, kanye nalabo labehlela emgodzini.*

19 “‘Ucabanga kutsi umuhle kakhulu kunalabanye bantfu yini? Yehlela phansi emgodzini uyolala kanye nebantfu labangakasoki!’

20 “‘Batakuwa emkhatsini walabo lababulewe ngenkemba.+ IGibhithe* seyinikelwe enkembeni; yidvonse kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bayo labanyenti.

21 “‘Libutfo lelinemandla kakhulu litawukhuluma naye nebasiti bakhe basekujuleni kweliThuna.* Nakanjani batawubulawa ngenkemba futsi behlele phansi balale njengebantfu labangakasoki. 22 I-Asiriya ikhona lapho kanye naso sonkhe sicumbi sebantfu bayo. Emathuna ayo amtungeletile, bonkhe babulewe ngenkemba.+ 23 Emathuna ayo asekujuleni kwemgodzi,* futsi sicumbi sayo situngelete lithuna layo, bonkhe babulewe ngenkemba, ngobe ngesikhatsi basaphila bebenta bantfu besabe.

24 “‘I-Elamu+ ilapho ikanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bayo labanyenti futsi batungelete lithuna layo, bonkhe babulewe ngenkemba. Behlele phansi emhlabatsini bangakasoki, labo lababangela kwesaba eveni lalabaphilako. Nyalo batawetfwala lihlazo labo kanye nalabo labehlela phansi emgodzini.* 25 Bayakhele umbhedze emkhatsini webantfu labafile, nabo bonkhe bantfu bayo labanyenti labatungelete emathuna ayo. Bonkhe abakasoki, babulewe ngenkemba ngobe ngesikhatsi basaphila bebenta bantfu besabe; batawetfwala lihlazo labo bakanye nalabo labehlela emgodzini.* Live lase-Elamu selifakwe emkhatsini wetidvumbu.

26 “‘Ngulapho kunesive saseMesheki nesaseThubali+ khona, kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bakhona. Emathuna abo ayitungeletile. Bonkhe abakasoki, bagwazwe ngenkemba yaphumela ngale, ngobe ngesikhatsi basaphila bebenta bantfu besabe. 27 Angeke yini balale kanye nelibutfo lelibulewe ngenkemba, lelingakasoki nalelinemandla, lelingene phansi eThuneni* kanye netikhali talo temphi? Batawufaka tinkemba talo ngephansi kwetinhloko* talo, bafake netono talo ematsanjeni alo, ngobe ngesikhatsi lelibutfo lisaphila belenta bantfu besabe. 28 Kodvwa wena, utawupitjitwa emkhatsini webantfu labangakasoki, futsi utawulala kanye nalabo lababulewe ngenkemba.

29 “‘I-Edomu+ ikhona lapho, nemakhosi ayo kanye nabo bonkhe baholi bayo, bangcwatjwa kanye nalabo lababulawa ngenkemba ngisho nobe bebanemandla; nabo batawungcwatjwa nebantfu labangakasoki+ bakanye nalabo labehlela emgodzini.*

30 “‘Ngulapho tonkhe tindvuna* tasenyakatfo tikhona khona, kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu baseSidoni,+ labehlele phansi bahlazekile bakanye nalababulewe, ngisho nangetulu kweluvalo lolubangelwe bukhulu babo. Batawulala bangakasoki bakanye nalabo lababulewe ngenkemba futsi batawetfwala lihlazo labo kanye nalabo labehlela phansi emgodzini.*

31 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Faro utakubona konkhe loku, futsi utawudvudvuteka ngenca yako konkhe lokwenteke kubantfu bakhe labanyenti;+ Faro kanye nalo lonkhe libutfo lakhe batawubulawa ngenkemba.’

32 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngenca yekutsi ngesikhatsi Faro asaphila wente bantfu besaba, yena kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bakhe labanyenti batawungcwatjwa nebantfu labangakasoki, lokungulabo lababulewe ngenkemba.’”

33 Livi laJehova lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, khuluma nebantfu bakini+ utsi:

“‘Asesitsi ngiletsa inkemba kulelive,+ futsi bonkhe bantfu bakulelive bakhetse umuntfu, bamente gadzi wabo, 3 bese yena ubona sitsa sita kulelive futsi ashaye luphondvo ecwayise labantfu.+ 4 Nangabe lotsite eva lomsindvo weluphondvo kodvwa angasinaki lesecwayiso,+ bese lesitsa siyefika siyambulala,* ingati yakhe itawuba senhloko yakhe.+ 5 Yena uwuvile umsindvo weluphondvo, kodvwa wangasilaleli lesecwayiso. Ingati yakhe itawuba setikwakhe. Kube bekasilalele lesecwayiso, ngabe ukusindzisile kuphila* kwakhe.

6 “‘Kodvwa nangabe logadzi abona inkemba ita futsi angalushayi loluphondvo,+ nebantfu bangasitfoli secwayiso, bese lesitsa siyefika sibulala munye wabo, loyo muntfu utawufela sono sakhe, kodvwa ingati yakhe ngitayibuta kulogadzi.’*+

7 “Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, sengikubeke kutsi ube ngugadzi webantfu baka-Israyeli; futsi nawuva livi leliphuma emlonyeni wami kufanele ungecwayisele bona.+ 8 Nangabe ngitsi kulomubi: ‘Wena muntfu lomubi, nakanjani utawufa!’+ kodvwa wena ungamecwayisi loyo muntfu kuze ashintje tindlela takhe, lomuntfu utawufa amubi ngenca yesono sakhe,+ kodvwa ingati yakhe ngitayibuta kuwe. 9 Nangabe wecwayisa lomubi kutsi ashiye indlela yakhe lembi, kodvwa yena angafuni kuyishiya, lomuntfu utawufela sono sakhe,+ kodvwa nakanjani wena utawube ukusindzisile kuphila* kwakho.+

10 “Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, tjela bantfu baka-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nine nitsite: “Kuvukela kwetfu netono tetfu kwasicindzetela kakhulu saze saba butsakatsaka;+ manje-ke sitawuphila kanjani?”’+ 11 Batjele utsi: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngitifunga mine, ngitsi angijabuli ngekufa kwemuntfu lomubi,+ kodvwa ngijatjuliswa kutsi lomubi ashintje indlela yakhe+ futsi achubeke aphila.+ Phendvukani, phendvukani etindleleni tenu letimbi,+ ngobe kungani kufanele nife nine bantfu baka-Israyeli?”’+

12 “Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, tjela bantfu bakini utsi: ‘Kulunga kwemuntfu lolungile angeke kumsindzise nakavukela;+ nebubi bemuntfu lomubi angeke bumgile nakashiya bubi bakhe;+ nekulunga kwemuntfu lolungile angeke kumente achubeke aphila ngelilanga latawona ngalo.+ 13 Nangitsi kulolungile: “Nakanjani utawuchubeka uphila,” bese loyo muntfu wetsemba kulunga kwakhe futsi ente lokubi,*+ kute tento takhe letilungile letitawukhunjulwa, kodvwa utawufela lokubi lakwentile.+

14 “‘Nangitsi kulomubi: “Nakanjani utawufa,” bese yena uyaphendvuka esonweni sakhe futsi ente lokuhle nalokulungile,+ 15 abuyisele loko lakutsetse njengesibambiso+ futsi abhadale naloko lakwebile,+ bese uhamba ngetimiso letenta umuntfu aphile ngekutsi angakwenti lokubi, nakanjani utawuchubeka aphila.+ Angeke afe. 16 Kute ngisho nasinye sono kulatentile latakwehlulelwa* ngenca yaso.+ Ngesizatfu sekutsi wente lokuhle nalokulungile, nakanjani utawuchubeka aphila.’+

17 “Kodvwa bantfu bakini batsite: ‘Indlela yaJehova ayikalungi,’ kube kuyindlela yabo lengakalungi.

18 “Nakwenteka umuntfu lolungile ashiya indlela lelungile ente lokubi, kufanele afele loko lakwentile.+ 19 Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu lomubi ashiya bubi bakhe, ente lokulungile nalokuhle, utawuchubeka aphila ngenca yekwenta lokuhle.+

20 “Kodvwa nine nitsite: ‘Indlela yaJehova ayikalungi.’+ Awu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli, ngamunye wenu ngitamehlulela kuye ngetindlela takhe.”

21 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, ngemnyaka wesi-12 enyangeni yesi-10, ngelilanga lesihlanu laleyo nyanga sitfunjiwe, indvodza letsite lebeyiphunyule eJerusalema yeta kimi+ yefike yatsi: “Lelidolobha selincotjiwe!”+

22 Ngebusuku lobendvulela kufika kwalendvodza lebeyiphunyulile, sandla saJehova sefika kimi, futsi wavula umlomo wami ngaphambi kwekutsi lendvodza ifike kimi ekuseni. Ngako umlomo wami wavuleka ngabese ngiyakhona kuphindze ngikhulume.+

23 Livi laJehova lefika kimi latsi: 24 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bantfu labahlala kuletindzala+ batsi ngelive laka-Israyeli: ‘Abrahama bekayedvwa kepha lonkhe live belilakhe.+ Kodvwa tsine sibanyenti; nakanjani lelive selinikwe tsine laba letfu.’

25 “Ngako-ke, tsani kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Nidla inyama lenengati,+ netsembela etithicweni* tenu letenyanyekako futsi niyachubeka nicitsa ingati.+ Manje-ke kungani lelive kufanele libe lenu? 26 Netsembele enkembeni yenu,+ nenta tintfo letenyanyekako, futsi ngamunye wenu ulala nemfati wamakhelwane wakhe.+ Manje-ke kungani lelive kufanele libe lenu?”’+

27 “Naku lokufanele ukusho kubo: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngitifunga mine ngitsi labo labahlala etindzaleni batawubulawa ngenkemba; labo labasesigangeni batawuba kudla kwetilwane tesiganga; labo labasetindzaweni letivikelekile nalabasemihumeni batawubulawa sifo.+ 28 Lelive ngiyawulenta libe yindzawo lengenalutfo nalengenamsebenti,+ futsi kutigcabha kwalo kutawuphela, tintsaba taka-Israyeli titawusala tingenalutfo,+ kube bete lowendlula kuto. 29 Batawati kutsi mine nginguJehova nangenta lelive libe yindzawo lengenalutfo nalengenamsebenti+ ngenca yato tonkhe letintfo letenyanyekako labatentile.”’+

30 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bantfu bakini bakhuluma ngawe ngasetindvongeni naseminyango yetindlu.+ Bakhuluma kulomunye nalomunye, nguloyo kumnakabo batsi: ‘Wotani sitewukuva livi leliphuma kuJehova.’ 31 Batawubutsana ndzawonye bahlale embikwakho njengebantfu bami; futsi bataweva emavi akho, kodvwa angeke bawente.+ Ngemilomo yabo bakhuluma shengatsi batinikele, kodvwa tinhlitiyo tabo tibukhali, tifuna inzuzo ngekungetsembeki. 32 Kubo ufana nengoma yelutsandvo, lehlatjelwa ngeliphimbo lelimnandzi naledlalwa ngelikhono ensimbini yemculo lenetintsambo. Bataweva emavi akho, kodvwa kute lotawutsatsa sinyatselo. 33 Atawutsi nawafezeka, ngobe vele atawufezeka, batawukwati kutsi bekunemphrofethi emkhatsini wabo.”+

34 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha ngalokumelene nebelusi baka-Israyeli. Phrofetha utsi kulabelusi: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Maye kubelusi baka-Israyeli,+ lebebasolo batondla bona! Akusiwo yini umhlambi lobekufanele ngabe bayawondla?+ 3 Nidla emanoni, nembatsa timphahla letakhiwe ngaloboya baletimvu, futsi nihlaba silwane lesikhuluphele,+ kodvwa aniwondli lomhlambi.+ 4 Anikaticinisi letibutsakatsaka, anikatelaphi letigulako, futsi anikatibhandishi letilimele, anikatibuyisi letidukile futsi anikatifuni letilahlekile;+ kunaloko, nitibuse ngelunya natiphatsa kabi kakhulu.+ 5 Ngako tasakateka ngobe betite umelusi;+ njengobe betisakatekile, taba kudla kwato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga. 6 Timvu tami betizulazula etintsabeni nasemagcumeni laphakeme; timvu tami betisakatekele kuwo wonkhe umhlaba, futsi bekute umuntfu lotifunako nobe lotimisele kutitfola.

7 “‘“Ngako-ke, nine belusi, lalelani nali livi laJehova: 8 ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngitifunga mine, ngesizatfu sekutsi timvu tami setibe tinyamatane, tadliwa ngito tonkhe tilwane tesiganga, ngobe betingenamelusi futsi belusi bami abazange batifune timvu tami; kunaloko bachubeka batondla bona, bangatondli timvu tami,”’ 9 ngako-ke, lalelani livi laJehova nine belusi. 10 INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngimelene nalabelusi, ngitawufuna kutsi balandzise ngendlela labaphetse ngayo timvu tami,* futsi ngitawubayekelisa kondla* timvu tami,+ letimvu angeke tisaba kudla kwabo. Ngitawusindzisa timvu tami emilonyeni yabo, futsi angeke basatidla.’”

11 “‘Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Mine lucobo lwami ngitatifuna letimvu tami, futsi ngitatinakekela.+ 12 Ngitawunakekela timvu tami njengemelusi lotfole timvu takhe lebetihlakatekile, wase uyatondla.+ Ngitawutisindzisa etindzaweni letinyenti lebetisakatekele kuto ngelilanga lemafu nebumnyama lobukhulu.+ 13 Timvu tami ngitatibuyisa etiveni, ngitibutsise ndzawonye tibuye emaveni lebetikuwo, futsi ngitiletse eveni lato, bese ngiyatondla etintsabeni taka-Israyeli,+ eceleni kwemifudlana naseceleni kwato tonkhe tindzawo lokuhlalwa kuto kulelive. 14 Ngitatondlela emadlelweni lamahle, futsi titawudla etintsabeni letiphakeme taka-Israyeli.+ Titawulala khona lapho edlelweni lelihle.+ Titawudla emadlelweni lamahle kakhulu etintsabeni taka-Israyeli.”

15 “‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Mine lucobo lwami ngitatondla timvu tami,+ futsi mine ngitatilalisa phansi.+ 16 Imvu lelahlekile ngitayifuna,+ naledukile ngitayibuyisa, nalelimele ngitayibhandisha, futsi lebutsakatsaka ngitayinika emandla; kodvwa lekhuluphele nalenemandla ngitayicotfula. Leyo ngitayondla ngesehlulelo.”

17 “‘Wena mhlambi wami, iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi kuwe: “Sengitawehlulela timvu tami, ngehlulele timvu letindvuna netimbuti letindvuna.+ 18 Anikeneli yini ngekudla emadlelweni lancono kakhulu? Kufanele yini nigcobagcobe nalamanye emadlelo ngemasondvo enu? Kukahle yini kutsi nidvunge emanti leniwatfole ahlobile nasenicedze kunatsa? 19 Kufanele yini kutsi nyalo lomhlambi wami udle emadlelweni lagcotjwagcotjwe ngemasondvo enu futsi unatse emanti leniwadvunge ngemasondvo enu?”

20 “‘Ngako-ke, iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi kulabelusi: “Mine lucobo lwami ngilapha, futsi ngitawuba ngumehluleli emkhatsini wemvu lekhuluphele naleyondzile, 21 ngobe ngemhlubulo wenu nangemahlombe enu benichubeka nifuca tonkhe letigulako, futsi benichubeka nitikhweshisa ngetimphondvo tenu naze natilahlela khashane. 22 Mine ngitawusindzisa umhlambi wami, futsi angeke uphindze utingelwe;+ ngitawehlulela emkhatsini waleyo naleyomvu. 23 Ngitawuvusa umelusi munye abe setikwato,+ lokuyinceku yami Davide,+ futsi utatondla. Yena lucobo lwakhe utatondla aphindze abe ngumelusi wato.+ 24 Mine Jehova ngitawuba nguNkulunkulu wato,+ futsi inceku yami Davide itawuba ngumholi wato.+ Mine Jehova lucobo lwami sengikhulumile.

25 “‘“Ngitawenta sivumelwane sekuthula nato,+ futsi ngitawususa tilwane tesiganga letiyingoti kulelive+ kuze timvu tami tihlale ngekuphepha ehlane futsi tilale emahlatsini.+ 26 Ngitawenta kutsi tona kanye nendzawo letungelete ligcuma lami kube sibusiso,+ futsi ngitawunisa imvula ngesikhatsi lesifanele. Tibusiso titawehlela phansi njengemvula.+ 27 Tihlahla tesiganga titawutsela titselo tato, nemhlabatsi utawukhicita umkhicito wawo,+ futsi bantfu bami batawuhlala ngekuphepha kulelive. Bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova nangephula lijoka lababoshwe ngalo,+ futsi ngibasindzisa kulabo lebebabagcilata. 28 Angeke baphindze babe yintfo yekutingelwa tive, tilwane tesiganga ngeke tibashwabadzele, futsi batawuhlala ngekuphepha, kube bete nalokubesabisako.+

29 “‘“Ngitabentela insimu yeludvumo,* angeke baphindze babulawe yindlala kulelive+ futsi angeke bahlaziswe nguletinye tive.+ 30 ‘Batawukwati kutsi mine, Jehova Nkulunkulu wabo nginabo nekutsi bona, lokubantfu baka-Israyeli, babantfu bami,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”’

31 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Nine timvu+ tami, lenitimvu lengitinakekelako, nimane nibantfu nje, futsi mine nginguNkulunkulu wenu.’”

35 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi, latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho esifundzeni lesinetintsaba saseSeyiri,+ bese uphrofetha ngalokumelene naso.+ 3 Ubotsi kuso: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngimelene nawe, wena sifundza lesinetintsaba saseSeyiri, ngitawelula sandla sami ngimelane nawe, futsi ngitakwenta ube yindzawo lengenalutfo nalengenamsebenti.+ 4 Emadolobha akho ngitawenta abe tindzala futsi ayawuba yindzawo lengenalutfo nalengenamsebenti;+ utawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova. 5 Ngobe wakhombisa kuba sitsa lesinelunya+ futsi wanikela ema-Israyeli kutsi abulawe ngesikhatsi abhekene nenhlekelele yawo, ngesikhatsi atfola sijeziso sawo sekugcina.”’+

6 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngako-ke ngitifunga mine, ngitsi sengikunikele ekufeni* futsi angeke uze uphunyule.+ Njengobe wena bewubulala labo lobenyanyako, nyalo angeke usakhona kuphunyula ekufeni.+ 7 Sifundza lesinetintsaba saseSeyiri ngitawusenta sibe yindzawo lengenalutfo nalengenamsebenti,+ ngitawubulala nobe ngubani lowendlula kuso nobe lobuyela kuso. 8 Ngitawugcwalisa tintsaba talesifundza ngetidvumbu; futsi labo lababulewe ngenkemba batakuwa emagcumeni akho, etihosheni takho, kanye nakuyo yonkhe imifudlana yakho. 9 Ngitawukwenta usale ungenalutfo siphelane futsi kute lotawuhlala emadolobheni akho;+ utawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’

10 “Ngobe utsite: ‘Letive letimbili nalamave lamabili ayawuba ami, futsi ngitawatsatsa omabili,’+ ngisho nome ngabe Jehova lucobo lwakhe bekakhona lapho, 11 ‘ngitifunga mine,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova, ‘ngitsi ngitakwehlulela ngisebentisa intfukutselo nemona lofana naloyo lowabakhombisa wona;+ futsi batawungati ngesikhatsi ngikwehlulela. 12 Utawukwati kutsi mine, Jehova ngiweve onkhe emagama ekwedzelela lowakhulume ngalokumelene netintsaba taka-Israyeli nawutsi: “Tisele tingenalutfo futsi tinikelwe kimi kuze ngitishwabadzele.”* 13 Ukhulume ngekwedzelela ngalokumelene nami, futsi watiphindzaphindza tinhlamba lowangetfuka ngato.+ Ngakuva konkhe loko.’

14 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Umhlaba wonkhe utawujabula nasengikwenta uba yindzawo lengenalutfo nalengenamsebenti. 15 Njengobe wajabula ngesikhatsi lifa lesive saka-Israyeli lisala lingenalutfo, nguleyo-ke indlela nami lengitakwehlulela ngayo.+ Uyawuba tindzala letingenalutfo wena sifundza lesinetintsaba saseSeyiri, futsi bonkhe baka-Edomu+ batawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’”

36 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha mayelana netintsaba taka-Israyeli utsi: ‘Awu nine tintsaba taka-Israyeli, lalelani nali livi laJehova. 2 INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Sitsa sikhulume ngawe satsi: ‘Awuva-ke! Ngisho netindzawo letiphakeme takadzeni lucobo lwato, setibe lifa letfu!’”’+

3 “Ngako phrofetha utsi: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngesizatfu sekutsi bente indzawo yakho yasala ingenalutfo futsi bakuhlasela tinhlangotsi tonkhe kuze ube lifa lalabatawusindza* etiveni, futsi bantfu bachubeka bakhuluma ngawe baphindze bakunyundzela,+ 4 ngako-ke, nine tintsaba taka-Israyeli, lalelani livi leNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova! Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova etintsabeni nasemagcumeni, emifudlaneni nasetihosheni, etindzaleni lebetingenalutfo+ kanye nasemadolobheni lashiywa kwase kutsatfwa tintfo tawo futsi aba yinhlekisa kulabasele betive letiwatungeletile;+ 5 kuloku iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngenshisekelo yami levutsako ngitawukhuluma ngalokumelene+ nalabasele betive nangalokumelene nayo yonkhe i-Edomu, labo labakhulume ngenjabulo lenkhulu nangekuhlambalata+ batsi lelive lami netintfo letikulo kwabo, futsi bafuna kutsatsa emadlelo alo baphindze batitsatsele tintfo letikulo.’”’+

6 “Ngako phrofetha mayelana nelive laka-Israyeli, futsi utjele tintsaba nemagcuma, imifudlana netihosha utsi: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngitawukhuluma ngenshisekelo yami levutsako nangelulaka lwami, ngobe netfwele lihlazo lenililetselwe tive.”’+

7 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Mine lucobo lwami ngiphakamisa sandla sami, ngiyafunga kutsi tive letinitungeletile titawutetfwalela lihlazo lato.+ 8 Kodvwa nine, tintsaba taka-Israyeli, nitawuveta emagala futsi nitsele titselo letitawutfolwa bantfu bami ema-Israyeli,+ ngobe batawubuya masinyane. 9 Ngobe mine nginani, nemusa wami utawuba nani, nitawubese niyalinywa futsi nihlanyelwe. 10 Ngitabandzisa bantfu bakho, lokungibo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli, futsi emadolobha atawuhlala bantfu,+ netindzala titawakhiwa kabusha.+ 11 Nakanjani ngitawandzisa bantfu bakho nemfuyo yakho;+ kutawandza futsi kutalane. Ngitawubangela kutsi kuhlalwe kuwe njengasesikhatsini lesendlulile,+ futsi ngitakuphumelelisa kwendlula esikhatsini lesengcile;+ utawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.+ 12 Ngitawubangela bantfu, lokubantfu bami ema-Israyeli, kutsi bahambe etikwakho, futsi batakutsatsa ube lifa labo.+ Utawuba lifa labo, futsi angeke uphindze ubente babe bete bantfwana.’”+

13 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngesizatfu sekutsi batsi kuwe: “Ulive lelishwabadzela bantfu nalelibulala bantfwana balo,”’ 14 ‘ngako-ke, angeke uphindze ushwabadzele bantfu nobe wente tive takho tingabi nebantfwana,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova. 15 ‘Angeke ngiphindze ngivumele kutsi uchubeke wetfukwa tive nobe ngikwente ubeketelele kuhlanjalatwa bantfu,+ futsi angeke usaphindze ubangele tive takho kutsi tikhubeke,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”

16 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 17 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngesikhatsi bantfu baka-Israyeli basahlala eveni labo, balingcolisa ngetindlela tabo nangemisebenti yabo.+ Tindlela tabo betifanana nekungcola kwemuntfu losesikhatsini.+ 18 Ngako ngatfululela intfukutselo yami etikwabo ngenca yengati lebebayicitse kulelive,+ nangenca yekutsi bangcolisa lelive ngetithico tabo letenyanyekako.*+ 19 Ngako ngabahlakatela etiveni ngabasakatela nasemaveni.+ Ngabehlulela kwaya ngetindlela tabo nangemisebenti yabo. 20 Kodvwa batsi nabefika kuleto tive, bantfu bahlambalata libito lami lelingcwele+ ngekutsi bakhulume ngabo batsi: ‘Laba bantfu baJehova, kodvwa kwadzingeka kutsi bashiye live lakhe.’ 21 Ngako ngitawutsatsa sinyatselo ngenca yelibito lami lelingcwele, lelo bantfu baka-Israyeli labalihlambalata emkhatsini wetive lebebakuto.”+

22 “Ngako-ke khuluma nebantfu baka-Israyeli utsi: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Akusingenca yenu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli lokutsi ngitsatse sinyatselo, kodvwa kungenca yelibito lami lelingcwele, lelo lenalihlambalata emkhatsini wetive lebenikuto.”’+ 23 ‘Nakanjani ngitalingcwelisa libito lami lelikhulu+ lelangcoliswa emkhatsini wetive, lelo nine lenalingcolisa emkhatsini wato; futsi tive titawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova,+ mhlazana ngingcweliswa emkhatsini wenu embikwemehlo ato,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova. 24 ‘Ngitanitsatsa etiveni, nginibutsise ndzawonye kuwo onkhe lamave, bese nginiletsa eveni lenu.+ 25 Ngitanifafata ngemanti lahlobile, futsi nitawuhloba;+ ngitanihlanta kuko konkhe kungcola kwenu+ nakuto tonkhe tithico tenu letenyanyekako.+ 26 Ngitaninika inhlitiyo lensha,+ ngifake nemoya lomusha ngekhatsi kini.+ Ngitawukhipha inhlitiyo yelitje kini,+ bese nginifaka inhlitiyo yenyama.* 27 Ngitawufaka umoya wami kini, nginente nihambe ngemitsetfo yami,+ futsi tehlulelo tami nitawutigcina niphindze nitente. 28 Nitawubese nihlala eveni lengalinika bokhokho benu, futsi nitawuba sive sami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.’+

29 “‘Ngitanikhulula kuko konkhe kungcola kwenu bese ngibita lokutinhlavu ngikwente kube kunyenti, futsi angeke ngisayiletsa indlala etikwenu.+ 30 Ngitawenta sitselo sesihlahla nemkhicito wensimu kube kunyenti, kuze ningaphindzi nihlazeke etiveni ngenca yendlala.+ 31 Nitawubese niyatikhumbula tindlela tenu letimbi netento tenu lebetingasikahle, nitawubese niyatenyanya ngenca yekutiva ninelicala nangenca yetento tenu letenyanyekako.+ 32 Kodvwa yatini loku: Angikwenti loku ngenca yenu,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova. ‘Esikhundleni saloko, tiveleni buhlungu futsi nitive nihlazekile ngenca yetindlela tenu, nine bantfu baka-Israyeli.’

33 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngelilanga lengiyakunihlanta ngalo kuto tonkhe tono tenu, ngiyawubangela kutsi kuphindze kuhlalwe emadolobheni+ futsi kwakhiwe kabusha etindzaleni.+ 34 Live lebelisolo lingenalutfo futsi lebe libonwa ngibo bonkhe bantfu labendlulako kutsi alinalutfo, litawulinywa. 35 Bantfu bayawutsi: “Live lebelingenalutfo selinjengengadze yase-Edeni,+ nemadolobha labekatindzala, angenalutfo, futsi abhidlitiwe, nyalo sekakhiwe kabusha abayindzawo levikelekile futsi sekuhlalwa kuwo.”+ 36 Tive letinitungeletile letisele titawati kutsi mine Jehova, ngikwakhile loko lebekubhidlitiwe futsi ngihlanyele endzaweni lebeyingenalutfo. Mine Jehova lucobo lwami ngikhulumile futsi ngikwentile loko.’+

37 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngitawuphindze ngivumele bantfu baka-Israyeli kutsi bangicele ngibandzise njengemhlambi futsi ngitakwenta loko. 38 Njengemhlambi walabangcwele, njengemhlambi waseJerusalema* ngetikhatsi temikhosi lebanjwa khona,+ emadolobha lebekatindzala atawugcwala bantfu;+ futsi batawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’”

37 Sandla saJehova besisetikwami, Jehova wangitsatsa ngemoya wakhe wangibeka ekhatsi nesihosha,+ futsi besigcwele ematsambo. 2 Wangenta ngahambahamba emkhatsini wawo, futsi ngabona kutsi bekunematsambo lamanyenti kulesihosha, ome kheshe.+ 3 Wangibuta watsi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, kungenteka yini kutsi lamatsambo aphile?” Ngamphendvula ngatsi: “Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova, nguwe lowatiko.”+ 4 Ngako watsi kimi: “Phrofetha kulamatsambo utsi: ‘Nine matsambo lomile, lalelani nali livi laJehova:

5 “‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi kini nine matsambo: “Ngitawubangela umoya kutsi ungene kini, futsi nitawuphindze niphile.+ 6 Ngitawufaka imisipha kanye nenyama kini, nginimbonye ngesikhumba, nginifake nemoya, futsi nitawubese niyaphila; niyawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.”’”

7 Ngako ngabese ngiyaphrofetha njengobe bengiyaliwe. Ngatsi nje nangisaphrofetha, kwaba nemsindvo, umsindvo webukhehlekhehle, futsi lamatsambo acala kuhlangana ndzawonye, litsambo lahlangana nelitsambo. 8 Ngabese ngibona imisipha nenyama kuvela kuwo, futsi ase avalwa sikhumba. Kodvwa bekasolo ete umoya.

9 Wase utsi kimi: “Phrofetha emoyeni. Phrofetha ndvodzana yemuntfu utsi kulomoya: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Wena moya,* chamuka emagumbini lamane* futsi uphuphutse labantfu lababulewe kuze batophindze baphile.”’”

10 Ngako ngaphrofetha njengobe bekangitjelile futsi umoya wangena kulemitimba, yase icala kuphila futsi yema ngetinyawo,+ yaba libutfo lelikhulu kakhulu.

11 Ngako wabese utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lamatsambo angibo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli.+ Bayakhuluma batsi: ‘Ematsambo etfu omile futsi litsemba letfu lishabalele.+ Kuphelile ngatsi.’ 12 Ngako phrofetha utsi kubo: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Nine bantfu bami, ngitawuvula emathuna enu+ futsi nginikhiphe kuwo, nginiletse eveni laka-Israyeli.+ 13 Awu nine bantfu bami, nitawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova nasengivula emathuna enu futsi nginikhipha kuwo.”’+ 14 Jehova utsi: ‘Ngitawufaka umoya wami kini futsi nitawubese niyaphila,+ ngitawubese nginihlalisa eveni lenu; niyawukwati kutsi mine Jehova lucobo lwami ngikhulumile futsi ngikwentile loko.’”

15 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 16 “Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, tsatsa indvuku ubhale kuyo utsi: ‘NgeyaJuda kanye nebantfu baka-Israyeli labanaye.’*+ Tsatsa nalenye indvuku ubhale kuyo utsi: ‘NgeyaJosefa, indvuku ya-Efrayimu kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli lakanye nabo.’*+ 17 Ngemuva kwaloko, tihlanganise tibe yindvuku yinye esandleni sakho.+ 18 Nangabe bantfu* bakini batsi kuwe: ‘Utasitjela yini kutsi tisho kutsini letintfo?’ 19 ubotsi kubo: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngitawutsatsa indvuku yaJosefa, lesesandleni sa-Efrayimu kanye netive taka-Israyeli letinaye, futsi ngitatihlanganisa nesive sakaJuda; ngitawutenta tibe yindvuku yinye+ esandleni sami.”’ 20 Letindvuku lotawubhala kuto kufanele tibe sesandleni sakho kuze bakhone kutibona.

21 “Tsani kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Ngitawulandza ema-Israyeli kuto tonkhe tive laye kuto, ngiwabutsele ndzawonye ngiwatsatsa kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi futsi ngiwabuyisele eveni lawo.+ 22 Labantfu ngitawubenta babe sive sinye kulelo live,+ etintsabeni taka-Israyeli. Bonkhe batawubuswa yinkhosi yinye,+ futsi angeke kusaba netive letimbili; angeke basehlukana ekhatsi babe yimibuso lemibili.+ 23 Angeke baphindze batingcolise ngetithico tabo letenyanyekako,* nangetento tabo letenyanyekako nangato tonkhe tono tabo.+ Ngitawubasita kutsi bashiye kungetsembeki kwabo lokubente kutsi bente sono, futsi ngitawubahlanta. Batawuba bantfu bami, futsi mine ngitawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo.+

24 “‘“Inceku yami Davide itawuba yinkhosi yabo,+ futsi bonkhe batawuba nemelusi munye.+ Batawuhamba ngetehlulelo tami, futsi batawulalela imitsetfo yami ngekucophelela.+ 25 Bayawuhlala eveni lengalinika inceku yami Jakobe, live lebelihlala bokhokho benu,+ futsi batawuhlala kulo kuze kube phakadze,+ bona nebantfwababo* kanye nebatukulu babo;+ futsi Davide inceku yami utawuba ngumholi* wabo kuze kube phakadze.+

26 “‘“Ngiyawukwenta sivumelwane sekuthula nabo;+ kuyawuba sivumelwane saphakadze. Ngiyawubahlalisa kahle batinte, ngibandzise+ futsi nendzawo yami lengcwele iyawuba semkhatsini wabo kuze kube phakadze. 27 Lithende* lami liyawuba* nabo, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, futsi bona bayawuba bantfu bami.+ 28 Tive tiyawukwati kutsi mine Jehova ngingcwelisa Israyeli ngesikhatsi indzawo yami lengcwele iba semkhatsini wabo kuze kube phakadze.”’”+

38 Livi laJehova laphindze lefika kimi latsi: 2 “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, buka* ngakuGogi waseveni lakaMagogi,+ losikhulu lesiyinhloko* sakaMesheki nesakaThubali,+ bese uyaphrofetha ngalokumelene naye.+ 3 Tsani: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngimelene nawe Gogi, wena sikhulu lesiyinhloko* sakaMesheki nesakaThubali. 4 Ngitakugucula, ngifake emahhuka emihlatsini yakho,+ bese ngikukhiphela ngephandle nalo lonkhe libutfo lakho,+ emahhashi akho, nebagibeli bemahhashi akho, bonkhe bagcoke kahle, ngikhiphe nelibutfo lelikhulu lelihlome ngemahawu lamakhulu nalamancane,* futsi lonkhe liphetse tinkemba; 5 iPheresiya, iTopiya kanye nePhuthi+ ikanye nabo, bonkhe bahlome ngebutjoki futsi bafake tigcoko tekutivikela; 6 bakanye neGomeri nalo lonkhe libutfo layo, kanye nendlu yaThogama+ lechamuka etindzaweni letikhashane letisenyakatfo, kanye nalo lonkhe libutfo layo—tive letinyenti tikanye nawe.+

7 “‘“Tilungiselele wena kanye nalo lonkhe libutfo lakho lelibutsene kanye nawe, futsi wena utawuba yindvuna* yalo.

8 “‘“Utawubitwa ngemuva kwemalanga lamanyenti. Encenyeni yekugcina yeminyaka wena utawuhlasela live bantfu balo lababuyisiwe ngemuva kwakuhlaselwa ngenkemba, futsi babutsiswa ndzawonye basuka etiveni letinyenti baletfwa etintsabeni taka-Israyeli, lebetisele tingenalutfo. Bantfu bakulelive babuyisiwe basuka etiveni, futsi bonkhe bahlala ngekulondzeka.+ 9 Wena utawuta utomelana nabo kuhle kwesiphepho, futsi utawusibekela lelive njengemafu, wena kanye nawo onkhe emabutfo akho netive letinyenti letikanye nawe.”’

10 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ngalelolanga utawufikelwa yimicabango enhlitiyweni yakho, futsi utawakha licebo lelibi. 11 Utawutsi: “Ngitawuhlasela live lelingakavikeleki.*+ Ngitawufike ngimelane nalabo labahleti ngekulondzeka, labangaphazamiseki, bonkhe bahlala etindzaweni letite lubondza lwekuvikela, nemishudo kanye nemagede.” 12 Inhloso yakho kutawuba kutitsatsela tintfo letinyenti, nekuhlasela tindzawo lebetisele tingenalutfo+ nyalo lesetihlala bantfu kanye nalesive lesibuyiswe etiveni,+ lesandzise umcebo waso kanye netintfo,+ leso lesihlala emkhatsini wemhlaba.

13 “‘ISheba+ neDedani,+ batsengisi baseThashishi+ kanye nalo lonkhe libutfo layo,* batawutsi kuwe: “Uhlasela lelive kuze utitsatsele tintfo letinyenti yini? Uhlanganise libutfo lakho kuze utsatse lisiliva neligolide yini, utsatse umcebo nemphahla, kanye netintfo takulelive?”’

14 “Ngako ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha kuGogi utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: “Angeke ubone yini ngalelilanga bantfu bami labangema-Israyeli bahleti ngekulondzeka?+ 15 Utawufika usuka endzaweni yakho, usuka etindzaweni letikhashane kakhulu tasenyakatfo,+ wena kanye netive letinyenti, tonkhe titawube tigibele emahhashi, kutawube kusicumbi lesikhulu, lokulibutfo lelikhulu.+ 16 Wena utawufika umelane nebantfu bami ema-Israyeli njengemafu lasibekele live. Awu Gogi, encenyeni yekugcina yemalanga, ngitakuletsa umelane nelive lami,+ kuze tive titewungati nangitingcwelisa ngawe, embikwemehlo ato.”’+

17 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Awusuye yini lona lengakhuluma ngaye etikhatsini letendlulile ngisebentisa tinceku tami letibaphrofethi baka-Israyeli? Taphrofetha ngawe iminyaka leminyenti kutsi utawuletfwa umelane nema-Israyeli.’

18 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngalelolanga, lokulilanga Gogi layohlasela ngalo live laka-Israyeli, intfukutselo yami lenkhulu itawuphakama.+ 19 Ngitawukhuluma ngenshisekelo yami nangelulaka lwami loluvutsako; futsi ngalelolanga kutawuba nekutamatama lokukhulu kwemhlaba eveni laka-Israyeli. 20 Ngenca yami tinhlanti taselwandle, tinyoni telizulu, tilwane tesiganga, nato tonkhe tilwane letihamba ngesisu, kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu labasemhlabeni kutawuchachateliswa kwesaba, futsi tintsaba titawujikijelwa phansi.+ Emagcuma atakuwa futsi tindvonga titawuwela phansi emhlabatsini.’

21 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngitawubita inkemba imelane naye kuto tonkhe tintsaba tami, futsi batawulwa bodvwa.+ 22 Ngitawuletsa sehlulelo lesimelene naye,* lesihambisana nesifo lesibulalako+ nekucitfwa kwengati; futsi ngitawunisa imvula lenkhulu nesangcotfo,+ nemlilo+ kanye nesibabule+ etikwakhe nasetikwelibutfo lakhe nasetikwato tonkhe tive letikanye naye.+ 23 Nakanjani ngitawutenta ngibe mkhulu futsi ngitingcwelise ngiphindze ngitente ngatiwe embikwemehlo etive letinyenti; futsi titawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.’

39 “Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha ngalokumelene naGogi,+ umtjele utsi: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Ngimelene nawe Gogi, wena sikhulu lesiyinhloko* sakaMesheki nesakaThubali.+ 2 Ngitakugucula, ngikuhole futsi ngikwente usuke etindzaweni letikhashane kakhulu tasenyakatfo,+ ngikuyise etintsabeni taka-Israyeli. 3 Ngitawushaya butjoki lobusesandleni sakho sangesencele, ngiwise nemicibisholo yakho lesesandleni sangesekudla. 4 Wena utawuwela etintsabeni taka-Israyeli,+ nawo onkhe emabutfo akho kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu labatawube banawe. Utawuba kudla kwemangce nekwetilwane tesiganga.”’+

5 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Wena utawufela esigangeni,+ ngobe mine lucobo lwami sengikhulumile.’

6 “‘Ngiyawutfumela umlilo umelane naMagogi kanye nalabahlala ngekulondzeka etichingini,+ futsi batawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova. 7 Ngitawenta libito lami lelingcwele kutsi latiwe emkhatsini wesive sami ema-Israyeli, futsi angeke ngiphindze ngivume kutsi libito lami lelingcwele lihlanjalatwe; netive titawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova,+ Longcwele waka-Israyeli.’+

8 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Loku kuyeta futsi kutawenteka. Leli ngilo lelilanga lengakhuluma ngalo. 9 Bantfu labahlala emadolobheni aka-Israyeli batawuphuma babase umlilo ngaletikhali, lokungemahawu lamakhulu nalamancane,* butjoki nemicibisholo, tizeze* kanye netikhali. Batawube basebentisa kona iminyaka lengu-7 kuze babase umlilo.+ 10 Angeke kudzingeke batfote tinkhuni esigangeni nobe bayotifuna emahlatsini ngobe batawusebentisa letikhali kuze babase umlilo.’

“INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Batawutsatsa tintfo talabo lababemuka tintfo tabo, batitsatsele nemcebo kulabo labatsatsa umcebo wabo.’

11 “‘Ngalelolanga, ngiyawunika Gogi+ indzawo yekungcwatjwa ka-Israyeli, lesesihosheni salabo labahamba emphumalanga yelwandle, futsi lendzawo iyawuvimba indlela yalabendlula khona. Bayawumngcwaba lapho-ke Gogi kanye nalo lonkhe libutfo lakhe, futsi lendzawo iyawubitwa ngekutsi Sihosha sakaHamona-Gogi.*+ 12 Kuyawuphela tinyanga letingu-7 solo bantfu baka-Israyeli babangcwaba kuze bahlante lelive.+ 13 Bonkhe bantfu bakulelive batawubangcwaba, futsi loko kutawubaletsela ludvumo ngelilanga lengiyotikhatimulisa ngalo,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.

14 “‘Emadvodza latsite atawunikwa umsebenti wekwehla enyuka kulelive futsi angcwabe tidvumbu letitawube tisele emhlabeni kuze awuhlante. Ayawuchubeka atifuna kuze kuphele tinyanga letingu-7. 15 Lawo lendlula kulelive atawutsi nawabona litsambo lemuntfu, abeke luphawu eceleni kwalo. Emadvodza lanikwe umsebenti wekungcwaba atawubese ayalitsatsa ayolingcwaba eSihosheni sakaHamona-Gogi.+ 16 Lapho kuyawuba nelidolobha lokutsiwa yiHamona.* Ayawulihlanta kanjalo-ke lelive.’+

17 “Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, naku iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova lekushoko: ‘Tjela lonkhe luhlobo lwetinyoni nato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga utsi: “Butsanani ndzawonye nite, futsi nitungelete umhlatjelo wami lenginilungiselela wona, lokungumhlatjelo lomkhulu etintsabeni taka-Israyeli.+ Nitawudla inyama futsi ninatse ingati.+ 18 Nitawudla inyama yemachawe futsi ninatse ingati yetikhulu tasemhlabeni—timvu letindvuna, emazinyane etimvu, timbuti kanye netinkunzi—tonkhe tilwane letikhuluphele taseBhashani. 19 Nitawutitika ngemanoni alomhlatjelo lenginilungiselele wona, ninatse nengati yawo nize nidzakwe.”’

20 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Etafuleni lami nitawesutsiswa ngemahhashi, bagibeli bemahhashi, ngemachawe kanye nalo lonkhe luhlobo lwemasotja.’+

21 “‘Ngitawukhombisa inkhatimulo yami etiveni, futsi tonkhe tive tiyawusibona sehlulelo lengisikhiphile nemandla* lengiwakhombisile emkhatsini wato.+ 22 Kusukela ngalelolanga kuchubeke, bantfu baka-Israyeli bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova Nkulunkulu wabo. 23 Tive tiyawukwati kutsi bantfu baka-Israyeli batfunjwa ngenca yetono tabo, ngobe abazange betsembeke kimi.+ Kungako ngabafihlela buso bami,+ ngabanikela esandleni setitsa tabo+ futsi bonkhe babulawa ngenkemba. 24 Ngabehlulela kwaya ngekungcola kwabo nangetono tabo, futsi ngabafihlela buso bami.’

25 “Ngako-ke iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngitababuyisa labatfunjiwe besive saJakobe,+ futsi ngitawuba nemusa kubo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli;+ ngitawuvikela libito lami lelingcwele ngawo onkhe emandla ami.*+ 26 Nasebahlazekile ngenca yako konkhe kungetsembeki kwabo kimi,+ batawuhlala ngekulondzeka eveni labo, angeke kusaba khona lotabesabisa.+ 27 Ngesikhatsi ngibabuyisa etiveni futsi ngibabutsisa ndzawonye basuka emaveni etitsa tabo,+ ngitawutingcwelisa emkhatsini wabo embikwetive letinyenti.’+

28 “‘Bayawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova Nkulunkulu wabo ngesikhatsi ngibatfumela ekutfunjweni etiveni futsi ngiphindze ngibabutsanisa ndzawonye kuze babuyele eveni labo, ngingashiyi ngisho namunye wabo.+ 29 Ngeke ngisachubeka nekubafihlela buso bami,+ ngobe ngiyawutfululela umoya wami kubantfu baka-Israyeli,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”

40 Ngemnyaka wesi-25 sisekutfunjweni,+ ekucaleni kwemnyaka, ngelilanga lesi-10 laleyo nyanga, ngemnyaka wesi-14 ngemuva kwekubhujiswa kwelidolobha,+ ngalo lelolanga sandla saJehova saba setikwami, futsi wangitsatsa wangiyisa kulelidolobha.+ 2 Ngemibono, Nkulunkulu wangiyisa eveni laka-Israyeli. Wafike wangihlalisa phansi etikwentsaba lendze kakhulu,+ ngaseningizimu kwayo bekunesakhiwo lebesifana nelidolobha.

3 Watsi nakangiyisa lapho, ngafike ngabona indvodza lebeyibukeka njengelitfusi.+ Esandleni sayo beyiphetse intsambo yeflekisi* kanye nemhlanga* wekukala+ futsi beyime egedeni. 4 Lendvodza yatsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bukisisa, ulalelisise futsi unakisise* konkhe lengikukhombisa kona, ngobe uletselwe loko lana. Tjela bantfu baka-Israyeli konkhe lotakubona.”+

5 Ngabona lubondza lobelutungeletele lithempeli.* Esandleni salendvodza bekunemhlanga wekukala longaba ngemamitha lamatsatfu budze.* Yacala kukala lolubondza, bukhulu balo bebungangemhlanga, nekuphakama kwalo bekungangemhlanga.

6 Wabese uta egedeni lebelibuke emphumalanga,+ wenyuka titebhisi talo. Watsi nakakala leligede, bubanti balo bebulingana nemhlanga munye, nebubanti balololunye luhlangotsi bebulingana nemhlanga munye. 7 Indlu yabogadzi ngayinye beyilingana nemhlanga munye budze nemhlanga munye bubanti, futsi sikhala lebesikhona emkhatsini wendlu yabogadzi ngayinye besingemamitha langaba mabili nesigamu.*+ Bubanti beligede lebeliseceleni kwavulandi weligede lelibuke lithempeli belilingana nemhlanga munye budze.

8 Wakala vulandi weligede lelibuke lithempeli, futsi bewulingana nemhlanga munye. 9 Wabese ukala vulandi weligede lobewungemamitha langaba mane;* futsi wakala tinsika letisemaceleni lebetingaba limitha linye;* lovulandi weligede bewuseceleni ubuke lithempeli.

10 Bekunetindlu tabogadzi letintsatfu eluhlangotsini ngalunye lweligede lelingasemphumalanga. Letindlu letintsatfu betilingana ngebukhulu, futsi netinsika lebetisemahlangotsini ato betilingana ngebukhulu.

11 Wabese ukala bubanti beligede, watfola kutsi lingemamitha langaba sihlanu;* nebudze baleligede bebungemamitha langaba sitfupha nesigamu.*

12 Lubondza lolufishane lolungembili kwetindlu tabogadzi futsi lolusemaceleni belungaba sigamu selimitha.* Tindlu tabogadzi lebetisetinhlangotsini totimbili betingemamitha langaba matsatfu* iyinye.

13 Wabese ukala ligede kusukela eluphahleni lwalenye yetindlu tabogadzi* kuya eluphahleni lwalenye, betingemamitha langaba ngu-12 nesigamu* bubanti; iminyango yaletindlu tabogadzi beyibukene.+ 14 Wabese ukala tinsika letisemaceleni lebetingemamitha langaba ngu-30* budze, kanye netinsika letisemaceleni kwemagede lebekatungelete libala. 15 Kusukela ngembili ekungeneni kweligede kuya ngembili kwavulandi encenyeni lengekhatsi yeligede bekungemamitha langaba ngu-25.*

16 Bekunemafasitelo lebekanetikhala letingumntjuntju+ kuletindlu tabogadzi nakuletinsika lebetisemaceleni ngekhatsi kweligede eluhlangotsini ngalunye. Lingekhatsi lalabovulandi belinemafasitelo eluhlangotsini ngalunye, futsi bekudvwetjwe tihlahla telusundvu+ kuletinsika letisemaceleni.

17 Wabese ungiyisa ebaleni lelingephandle, futsi ngabona emakamelo ekudlela*+ kanye nesiyilo kulo lonkhe lelibala. Bekunemakamelo ekudlela langu-30 kulesiyilo. 18 Siyilo lebesiseceleni kwemagede besilingana nebudze balamagede, lesi bekusiyilo lesingentansi.

19 Wabese ukala budze kusukela embikweligede lelingentansi kuya egedeni lokungenwa kulo nawuya ebaleni lelingekhatsi. Bebungemamitha langaba ngu-50* ngasemphumalanga nasenyakatfo.

20 Libala lelingephandle belineligede lelibuke enyakatfo, futsi wakala budze balo nebubanti balo. 21 Bekunetindlu tabogadzi letintsatfu eluhlangotsini ngalunye. Tinsika lebetisemaceleni kanye navulandi bekukalwe ngesikali lesilinganako neligede lekucala. Bekungemamitha langaba ngu-25 budze nalangaba ngu-12 nesigamu bubanti. 22 Emafasitelo ato, vulandi wato nemidvwebo yato yetihlahla telusundvu+ bekulingana naloko lobekusegedeni lelingasemphumalanga. Bantfu bebangafika kuto ngekunyuka titebhisi letingu-7, futsi vulandi wato bewusembikwato.

23 Bekuneligede ebaleni lelingekhatsi lebelibukene neligede lelingasenyakatfo, futsi bekukhona nalelinye lebelibukene nalelingasemphumalanga. Wakala libanga lelisemkhatsini walamagede, watfola kutsi belingemamitha langaba ngu-50.

24 Ngemuva kwaloko wangiyisa ngaseningizimu, futsi ngafike ngabona ligede lapho.+ Wakala tinsika lebetisemaceleni kwalo navulandi walo, futsi bekulingana nekwalalamanye emagede. 25 Bekunemafasitelo eluhlangotsini ngalunye lwalo nakuvulandi walo, futsi bewanjengalawa lamanye emafasitelo. Leligede belingemamitha langaba ngu-25 budze nalangaba ngu-12 nesigamu bubanti. 26 Bekunetitebhisi letingu-7 letenyukela kulo,+ futsi vulandi walo bewusembikwalo. Belinemdvwebo wetihlahla telusundvu etinsikeni talo lebetisemaceleni. Bekunensika yinye eluhlangotsini ngalunye lwaleligede.

27 Libala lelingekhatsi belineligede lelibuke eningizimu; wakala luhlangotsi loluseningizimu kusuka egedeni linye uye kulelinye, futsi bekungemamitha langaba ngu-50. 28 Ngemuva kwaloko wangiyisa ebaleni lelingekhatsi futsi ngangena ngeligede lelingaseningizimu; watsi nakakala ligede lelingaseningizimu watfola kutsi belilingana nalawa lamanye. 29 Tindlu tabogadzi letikulo, tinsika letisemaceleni kwalo, kanye navulandi walo bekulingana naloku lokunye. Bekunemafasitelo eluhlangotsini ngalunye lwalo nakuvulandi walo. Belingemamitha langaba ngu-25 budze nalangaba ngu-12 nesigamu bubanti.+ 30 Bekunabovulandi kuyo yonkhe lendzawo; bebangemamitha langu-12 nesigamu budze nemamitha langaba mabili nesigamu bubanti. 31 Vulandi walo bewubuke ebaleni lelingephandle, futsi bekunemdvwebo wetihlahla telusundvu etinsikeni lebetisemaceleni kwalo.+ Bekunetitebhisi letingu-8 lebetenyukela kulo.+

32 Watsi nakangiyisa ebaleni lelingekhatsi ngisuka emphumalanga, wakala leligede futsi watfola kutsi belilingana nalawa lamanye. 33 Tindlu tabogadzi letikulo, tinsika letisemaceleni kwalo, kanye navulandi walo bekulingana naloku lokunye. Bekunemafasitelo eluhlangotsini ngalunye lwalo nakuvulandi walo. Belingemamitha langaba ngu-25 budze nalangaba ngu-12 nesigamu bubanti. 34 Vulandi walo bewubuke ebaleni lelingephandle, futsi bekunemdvwebo wetihlahla telusundvu etinsikeni lebetisemaceleni kwalo. Bekunetitebhisi letingu-8 lebetenyukela kulo.

35 Wabese ungiyisa egedeni lelisenyakatfo+ futsi walikala; belilingana nalawa lamanye. 36 Tindlu tabogadzi letikulo, tinsika letisemaceleni kwalo, kanye navulandi walo bekulingana naloku lokunye. Bekunemafasitelo eluhlangotsini ngalunye lwalo. Belingemamitha langaba ngu-25 budze nalangaba ngu-12 nesigamu bubanti. 37 Tinsika talo letisemaceleni betibuke libala lelingephandle, futsi bekunemdvwebo wetihlahla telusundvu etinsikeni lebetisemaceleni kwalo. Bekunetitebhisi letingu-8 lebetikhuphukela kulo.

38 Likamelo lekudlela kanye nemnyango walo bekuseceleni kwetinsika temagede, lapho bekugezelwa khona iminikelo yekushiswa.+

39 Bekunematafula lamabili eluhlangotsini ngalunye lwavulandi weligede lapho bekuhlatjelwa khona iminikelo yekushiswa,+ iminikelo yetono+ neminikelo yelicala.+ 40 Eceleni kweligede lelingasenyakatfo bekunematafula lamabili ngephandle kweligede. Bekuphindze kube nematafula lamabili ngekhatsi kuvulandi waleligede. 41 Bekunematafula lamane eluhlangotsini ngalunye lwaleligede—bekangu-8 sekaphelele—yonkhe lemihlatjelo beyihlatjelwa lapho. 42 Ematafula lamane lebekwentelwa kuwo umnikelo wekushiswa bekakhiwe ngelitje. Budze bawo bebungemasentimitha langaba ngu-75,* nebubanti bawo bebungemasentimitha langaba ngu-75 futsi kuphakama kwawo bekungemasentimitha langaba ngu-50. Ngetulu kwawo, bekugcinwa emathuluzi ekuhlaba iminikelo yekushiswa nemihlatjelo. 43 Bekunemashelufa kulo lonkhe lubondza lolungekhatsi, bubanti bawo bungangemphama yesandla; inyama yeminikelo beyibekwa etikwalamatafula.

44 Ngephandle kweligede lelingekhatsi bekunemakamelo ekudlela ebahlabeleli;+ lamakamelo bekasebaleni lelingekhatsi eceleni kweligede lelingasenyakatfo futsi bekabuke eningizimu. Lelinye likamelo lekudlela beliseceleni kweligede lelingasemphumalanga futsi belibuke enyakatfo.

45 Lendvodza yatsi kimi: “Lelikamelo lekudlela lelibuke eningizimu, lebaphristi labenta imisebenti yasethempelini.+ 46 Lelikamelo lekudlela lelibuke enyakatfo, lebaphristi labenta umsebenti wase-al’thare.+ Bangemadvodzana aSadoki,+ lavela kumaLevi labelwe kutsi ete embikwaJehova kuze amsebentele.”+

47 Wabese ukala libala lelingekhatsi. Belingaba ngemamitha langu-50 budze nebubanti. Li-al’thare lona belisembikwelithempeli.

48 Wabese ungiyisa kuvulandi welithempeli,+ futsi wakala insika leseceleni yalovulandi, beyingemamitha langaba mabili nesigamu eluhlangotsini lunye nakulolu lolunye. Bubanti beligede bebungaba limitha linye nesigamu* eluhlangotsini lunye nakulolu lolunye.

49 Lovulandi bewungemamitha langaba ngu-10* budze nalangaba sitfupha bubanti.* Bantfu bebangafika kuwo ngekwenyuka titebhisi. Bekunetinsika emaceleni kwelubondza ngalunye.+

41 Yabese ingimikisa endzaweni lengcwele* lengephandle, futsi yakala tinsika letisemaceleni; betingemamitha langaba matsatfu* bubanti eluhlangotsini lunye futsi nakulolu lolunye luhlangotsi betingemamitha langaba matsatfu bubanti. 2 Ligede belingemamitha langaba sihlanu* bubanti, lubondza lolusemaceleni belungemamitha langaba mabili nesigamu* eluhlangotsini lunye, futsi nalolu lolunye luhlangotsi belungemamitha langaba mabili nesigamu. Yakala budze balo lobebungemamitha langaba ngu-20,* futsi bubanti balo bebungemamitha langaba ngu-10.*

3 Yabese ingena ngekhatsi* yakala insika leseceleni kwemnyango, beyingaba limitha* bukhulu, futsi lomnyango bewungemamitha langaba matsatfu* bubanti. Lubondza lolusemaceleni emnyango belungemamitha langaba matsatfu nesigamu.* 4 Ngemuva kwaloko yabese ikala likamelo lelibuke indzawo lengcwele lengephandle, belingemamitha langaba ngu-10 budze nalangaba ngu-10 bubanti.+ Yabese itsi kimi: “Lena yiNgcwelengcwele.”+

5 Yabese ikala lubondza lwelithempeli futsi belungemamitha langaba matsatfu* bukhulu. Emakamelo lasemaceleni labekatungeleta lelithempeli wona bekangemamitha langaba mabili* bubanti.+ 6 Lamakamelo lasemaceleni bekatitezi letintsatfu kuphakama, lesinye sitezi singetulu kwalesinye, futsi sitezi ngasinye besinemakamelo langu-30. Lubondza lwalelithempeli belwakhiwe ngendlela yekutsi emakamelo lasemaceleni asime kulokutsite, kuze loku lasime kuko kungangeni kulolubondza lwalelithempeli.+ 7 Etinhlangotsini totimbili talelithempeli bekunendlela* letungeletako, beyitungeleta futsi yenyukela emakamelweni lasetulu.+ Bubanti balendlela bebukhula njengobe usuka kulesinye sitezi uya kulesinye, kusukela esitezi lesingephansi kuya esitezi lesisetulu ekugcineni nawendlula lesisemkhatsini.

8 Ngabona kutsi bekunendzawo lephakeme letungeleta lonkhe lelithempeli futsi tisekelo talamakamelo lasemaceleni betingangemhlanga lophelele, lokungemamitha langaba matsatfu kuya ekoneni. 9 Bubanti belubondza lolungephandle kwemakamelo lasemaceleni belungemamitha langaba mabili nesigamu. Bekunendzawo levulekile* eceleni kwalesakhiwo semakamelo lasemaceleni lebekayincenye yalelithempeli.

10 Emkhatsini welithempeli nemakamelo ekudlela+ bekunendzawo lebeyingemamitha langaba ngu-10 bubanti, eluhlangotsini ngalunye. 11 Bekunemnyango emkhatsini walamakamelo lasemaceleni futsi bekunendzawo levulekile eluhlangotsini lolusenyakatfo, futsi bekunalomunye umnyango eluhlangotsini loluseningizimu. Bubanti bendzawo levulekile bebungemamitha langaba mabili nesigamu nawuyitungeleta.

12 Sakhiwo lesingasenshonalanga lesibuke indzawo levulekile besingemamitha langaba ngu-35* bubanti, nalangaba ngu-45* budze; lubondza lwalesakhiwo belungemamitha langaba mabili nesigamu bukhulu kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi.

13 Wabese ukala lithempeli futsi belungemamitha langaba ngu-50* budze. Indzawo levulekile, nesakhiwo* kanye nelubondza bekungemamitha langaba ngu-50 budze. 14 Bubanti bendzawo yelithempeli lengembili lebuke emphumalanga kanye nendzawo levulekile bebungemamitha langaba ngu-50.

15 Yakala budze besakhiwo lebesibuke indzawo levulekile ngemuva, kanye nendzawo lephakeme yalesakhiwo etinhlangotsini totimbili, futsi beyingemamitha langaba ngu-50.

Yaphindze yakala lingephandle lendlu lengcwele nelingekhatsi layo,+ nabovulandi labasebaleni, 16 kanye nesiyilo, emafasitelo labekanetikhala letingumntjuntju,+ kuhlanganise netindzawo letiphakeme talesakhiwo lebetikuletindzawo letintsatfu. Eceleni kwalesiyilo bekunemaphanela lakhiwe ngesigodvo+ kusukela phansi kuyofika emafasitelweni; futsi lamafasitelo bekambonyiwe. 17 Kwakalwa indzawo lengenhla kwemnyango, nalengekhatsi ethempelini, nalengephandle kanye nalo lonkhe lubondza lolutungeletile. 18 Belunemidvwebo yemakherubhi+ neyetihlahla telusundvu,+ ngasinye sihlahla selusundvu besisemkhatsini wemakherubhi lamabili futsi likherubhi ngalinye belinebuso lobubili. 19 Buso bemuntfu bebubuke kulolunye luhlangotsi lwalesihlahla selusundvu, bese kutsi buso belibhubesi* bubuke ngakulolu lolunye luhlangotsi lwalesihlahla.+ Bekudvwetjwe ngaleyondlela kulo lonkhe lelithempeli. 20 Kusukela esiyilweni kuyofika endzaweni lengetulu kwemnyango, bekunemidvwebo yemakherubhi neyetihlahla telusundvu elubondzeni lwalelithempeli.

21 Tinsika teminyango* yelithempeli betisikwele.+ Embikwendzawo lengcwele,* bekunentfo lefana 22 neli-al’thare lesigodvo+ lebeyingaba limitha nesigamu* kuphakama futsi ingaba limitha* budze. Beyinalokutsite emakoneni, futsi sisekelo* sayo kanye netinhlangotsi tayo bekwakhiwe ngesigodvo. Lendvodza yabese itsi kimi: “Leli litafula lelisembikwaJehova.”+

23 INgcwele beyinetivalo letimbili, neNgcwelengcwele nayo beyinetivalo letimbili.+ 24 Leminyango beyinetivalo letimbili letijikitako; tivalo letimbili umnyango ngamunye. 25 Bekunemidvwebo yemakherubhi kanye neyetihlahla telusundvu kuletivalo talelithempeli, futsi lemidvwebo beyifana naleyo leselubondzeni.+ Bekuphindze kube neluphahla lwendlu lolugabancako embikwavulandi longephandle. 26 Bekuphindze kube nemafasitelo langumntjuntju+ nemidvwebo yetihlahla telusundvu kuto totimbili tinhlangotsi tavulandi, kanye nasemakamelweni laseceleni elithempeli naseluphahleni lolugabancako.

42 Ngako yangitsatsa yangiyisa ebaleni lelingephandle lelingasenyakatfo.+ Yabese ingiyisa esakhiweni lesinemakamelo ekudlela, lebesiseceleni kwendzawo levulekile+ ngasenyakatfo nesakhiwo lesichunyiwe.+ 2 Budze baso nawungena ngasenyakatfo bebungemamitha langaba ngu-50,* nalangaba ngu-25* bubanti. 3 Lesakhiwo besisemkhatsini wesiyilo selibala lelingephandle nelibala lelingekhatsi, lebelingemamitha langaba ngu-10* bubanti.+ Tindzawo taso letiphakeme betibukene futsi besititezi letintsatfu. 4 Nasewutawufika emakamelweni ekudlela,* bekunendlela+ lengemamitha langaba sihlanu* bubanti, nalangaba ngu-50 budze,* futsi iminyango yawo beyingasenyakatfo. 5 Emakamelo ekudlela langetulu bekangumntjuntju nakacatsaniswa nalawo esitezi lesisekucaleni nalesisemkhatsini, ngobe letindzawo letiphakeme letikuletitezi betitsetse indzawo lenkhulu. 6 Kuphakama kwalamakamelo ekudlela bekutitezi letintsatfu, kodvwa bekete tinsika letifana naleto betisemabaleni. Kungako lesitezi lebesingetulu saba nendzawo lencane nasicatsaniswa nesitezi lesisekucaleni nalesisemkhatsini.

7 Lubondza lolungephandle lolwakhiwe ngematje lobeluseceleni kwemakamelo ekudlela nawuya ebaleni lelingephandle lebelibukene nemakamelo ekudlela, belingemamitha langaba ngu-25 budze. 8 Budze bemakamelo ekudlela labekangasebaleni lelingephandle bekangemamitha langaba ngu-25, kodvwa lamakamelo ekudlela labekabuke lithempeli bekangemamitha langaba ngu-50. 9 Bekunemnyango longena emakamelweni ekudlela ngasemphumalanga nawusuka ebaleni lelingephandle.

10 Bekuphindze kube nemakamelo ekudlela ngekhatsi kwelubondza lwematje lwelibala lobelungasemphumalanga, eceleni kwendzawo levulekile kanye nesakhiwo.+ 11 Embikwawo bekunendlela lefanana nendlela lebeyisemakamelweni ekudlela labekangasenyakatfo.+ Budze nebubanti bawo bebulingana, futsi iminyango yawo kanye nendlela lebekakhiwe ngayo beyifanana. Iminyango yawo 12 beyifanana neminyango yemakamelo ekudlela lebekangaseningizimu. Bekunemnyango ekucaleni kwalendlela nawusengakefiki kulolubondza lobelwakhiwe ngematje nawuya ngasemphumalanga, lapho umuntfu bekangangena khona.+

13 Yabese itsi kimi: “Lamakamelo ekudlela lasenyakatfo nalawo laseningizimu laseceleni kwendzawo levulekile,+ angemakamelo ekudlela langcwele, lapho baphristi labasondzela kuJehova badla khona iminikelo lengcwelengcwele.+ Kuleyondzawo, babeka iminikelo lengcwelengcwele, iminikelo yalokutinhlavu, iminikelo yesono neminikelo yelicala, ngobe lendzawo ingcwele.+ 14 Baphristi nabangena, akukafaneli baphume endzaweni lengcwele baye ebaleni lelingephandle bangakatikhumuli timphahla labatisebentisa nabenta lemisebenti,+ ngobe tingcwele. Kufanele bagcoke letinye timphahla nabaya etindzaweni lapho labanye bantfu bavumelekile kutsi babe kuto.”

15 Naseyicedzile kukala indzawo lengekhatsi kwelithempeli,* yangitsatsa yaphuma nami ngendlela leya egedeni lelibuke ngasemphumalanga,+ futsi yakala yonkhe leyo ndzawo.

16 Yakala luhlangotsi lolungasemphumalanga ngemhlanga wekukala.* Budze bayo bebungemamitha langu-1 555* nawusuka eluhlangotsini lunye kuya kulolunye.

17 Yakala neluhlangotsi lolungasenyakatfo, futsi nakusetjentiswa umhlanga wekukala, belungemamitha langu-1 555 budze.

18 Yakala neluhlangotsi lolungaseningizimu, futsi nakusetjentiswa umhlanga wekukala, belungemamitha langu-1 555 budze.

19 Yahamba yatungeleta luhlangotsi lolungasenshonalanga. Belungemamitha langu-1 555 budze nakusetjentiswa umhlanga wekukala.

20 Yakala tonkhe tinhlangotsi tayo letine. Beyinelubondza lolutungeletako,+ lobelungemamitha langu-1 555 budze nalangu-1 555 bubanti,+ kuze yehlukanise indzawo lengcwele nalengasingcwele.+

43 Yabese ingiyisa egedeni lelibuke ngasemphumalanga.+ 2 Lapho ngabona inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli ichamuka ngasemphumalanga,+ futsi livi lakhe belifanana nemsindvo wemanti lagijimako;+ umhlaba wakhanyiswa yinkhatimulo yakhe.+ 3 Lengakubona bekufana nembono lebengiwubonile ngesikhatsi ngitobhubhisa* lelidolobha, futsi bekubonakala kufanana naloko lebengikubone eceleni kwemfula iKhebari;+ ngabese ngiguca phansi ngiyakhotsama.

4 Inkhatimulo yaJehova yabese ingena ethempelini* ngeligede lelibuke emphumalanga.+ 5 Umoya wangiphakamisa wangiyisa ebaleni lelingekhatsi futsi ngabona kutsi lelithempeli beseligcwele inkhatimulo yaJehova.+ 6 Ngabese ngiva lotsite akhuluma nami asethempelini, futsi lendvodza yeta kimi yefike yema eceleni kwami.+ 7 Yatsi kimi:

“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lena yindzawo yesihlalo sami sebukhosi,+ nendzawo yekubeka tinyawo+ tami, lapho ngitawuhlala khona nesive sema-Israyeli kuze kube phakadze.+ Bantfu baka-Israyeli angeke baphindze balihlambalate libito lami lelingcwele,+ bona kanye nemakhosi abo, ngekutsi bangetsembeki* kimi nangetidvumbu temakhosi abo nawafa. 8 Babeka umnyango wawo eceleni kwemnyango wami, nensika yesivalo sawo eceleni kwensika yesivalo sami, lapho kunelubondza kuphela loluhlukanisa mine nabo,+ bangcolisa libito lami lelingcwele ngetintfo letenyanyekako labatenta. Ngako-ke, ngabacotfula ngentfukutselo yami.+ 9 Nyalo abayekele lokungetsembeki* kwabo futsi abasuse tidvumbu temakhosi abo tibe khashane nami. Mine-ke ngitawubese ngihlala emkhatsini wabo kuze kube phakadze.+

10 “Wena ndvodzana yemuntfu, chaza lithempeli kubantfu baka-Israyeli,+ kuze babe nemahloni ngenca yetono tabo,+ futsi kufanele bahlolisise ipulani yayo.* 11 Nangabe badliwa ngemahloni ngenca yako konkhe labakwentile, kufanele ubakhombise ipulani yetisekelo telithempeli, indlela lelihlelwe ngayo, iminyango yalo yekuphuma kanye neyekungena.+ Bakhombise onkhe emapulani alo aphansi netimiso talo, emapulani alo aphansi nemitsetfo yalo, futsi kubhale phansi loko bakubukile kuze balandzele yonkhe ipulani yetisekelo talelithempeli baphindze bagcine netimiso talo.+ 12 Lona ngumtsetfo welithempeli. Yonkhe indzawo lesesicongweni sentsaba ingcwelengcwele.+ Lona ngumtsetfo walelithempeli.

13 “Nayi indlela lebekukalwe ngayo li-al’thare ngemasentimitha*+ (kumasentimitha langaba ngu-50* kwangetwa imphama yesandla).* Sisekelo sayo besingemasentimitha langaba ngu-50, nebubanti baso. Inemncele emngcengcemeni longangemphama yesandla* bubanti. Lesi ngiso sisekelo seli-al’thare. 14 Kusukela esisekelweni lesisesiyilweni kuyofika entfweni yekusimisa letungeletako bekungaba limitha linye,* futsi bubanti baso bebungaba sigamu selimitha. Kusukela entfweni yekusimisa lencane letungeletako kuyofika entfweni yekusimisa lenkhulu, bekungemamitha langaba mabili,* futsi bubanti baso bebungaba sigamu selimitha. 15 Siyilo sendzawo yekubasela saleli-al’thare besingemamitha langaba mabili kuphakama, futsi bekunetimphondvo letine lebetiphakeme tisuka e-al’thare.+ 16 Siyilo sendzawo yekubasela yeli-al’thare besisikwele, budze nebubanti baso bebungemamitha langaba sitfupha.*+ 17 Tinhlangotsi letine tentfo yekusimisa letungeletako betingemamitha langaba ngu-7* budze nebubanti; umncele lotungeletako bewungemasentimitha langaba ngu-25,* futsi sisekelo sawo besingemasentimitha langaba ngu-50 kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi.

“Titebhisi tayo betibuke emphumalanga.”

18 Yabese itsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Leti ticondziso lokufanele tilandzelwe nakwakhiwa leli-al’thare kuze kunikelwe kulo iminikelo yekushiswa futsi lifafatwe ngengati.’+

19 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Kufanele unikele ngenkunzana ibe ngumnikelo wesono+ kubaphristi labangemaLevi labayintalelwane yaSadoki,+ labeta kimi kuze bangikhonte. 20 Kufanele utsatse lenye ingati uyigcobise etimphondvweni letine taleli-al’thare, emakoneni lamane alentfo yekusimisa letungeletako, kanye nasemnceleni lotungeletako, kuze ulihlante esonweni futsi ulihlambulule.+ 21 Ubobese utsatsa lenkunzana lengumnikelo wesono, uyishise endzaweni lefanele ethempelini, ngephandle kwendzawo lengcwele.+ 22 Ngelilanga lesibili, utawunikela ngembuti lendvuna lephile kahle ibe ngumnikelo wesono; futsi batawuhlanta leli-al’thare esonweni njengobe nje balihlanta esonweni ngenkunzana.’

23 “‘Nasewucedzile kulihlanta esonweni, kufanele unikele ngenkunzana lephile kahle nangemvu lendvuna lephile kahle emhlambini. 24 Kufanele unikele letilwane kuJehova, futsi baphristi kufanele batifake luswayi+ bese batinikela kuJehova tibe ngumnikelo wekushiswa. 25 Kufanele kuphele emalanga langu-7 unikela ngembuti lendvuna kutsi ibe ngumnikelo wesono lilanga ngalinye,+ unikele nangenkunzana emhlambini nangemvu lendvuna emhlambini; kufanele unikele ngetilwane letite sici. 26 Kufanele bahlambulule li-al’thare emalanga langu-7, futsi kufanele balihlante baphindze balente lilungele kusetjentiswa. 27 Nasaphelile lamalanga, ngelilanga lesi-8+ kuchubeke, baphristi batawunikela ngeminikelo yenu* yekushiswa nemihlatjelo yekuthula e-al’thare; futsi ngitawujabula ngani,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.”

44 Yase ingibuyisela emuva sihamba ngendlela yeligede lelingephandle lelithempeli lelibuke ngasemphumalanga,+ futsi belivaliwe.+ 2 Jehova wabese utsi kimi: “Leligede litawuhlala livaliwe. Akukafaneli livulwe, futsi kute umuntfu lokufanele angene ngalo; ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli ungene ngalo,+ ngako kufanele lihlale livaliwe. 3 Nome kunjalo, umholi utawuhlala kulo kuze adle embikwaJehova,+ ngobe ungumholi. Utawungena ngavulandi waleligede aphindze aphume ngawo.”+

4 Yabese ingingenisa ngeligede lelisenyakatfo ngembikwelithempeli. Ngatsi nangibuka, ngabona kutsi inkhatimulo yaJehova beseyigcwele lelithempeli laJehova.+ Ngako ngaguca phansi futsi ngakhotsama.+ 5 Jehova wabese utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, nakisisa,* ubuke, futsi ukulalele ngekucophelela konkhe lengitakutjela kona mayelana netimiso nemitsetfo yelithempeli laJehova. Nakisisa iminyango lengenako nalephumako yalelithempeli.+ 6 Kufanele utjele bantfu labavukelako baka-Israyeli utsi: ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Awu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli, sengenele ngulemikhuba yenu leyenyanyekako. 7 Naniletsa ethempelini bantfu bakuletinye tive labangakasoki enhlitiyweni nasenyameni, bangcolisa lithempeli lami. Ninikela ngemanoni nangengati, nibe nephula sivumelwane lenasenta nami ngenca yalemikhuba yenu leyenyanyekako. 8 Anikatinakekeli tintfo tami letingcwele.+ Esikhundleni saloko, nibeka labanye kutsi bente imisebenti yasethempelini lami.”’

9 “‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Kute umuntfu wakuletinye tive lohlala ka-Israyeli futsi longakasoki enhlitiyweni nasenyameni lokufanele angene ethempelini lami.”’

10 “‘Kodvwa emaLevi langishiya+ ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli angishiya ayokhonta tithico tawo letenyenyekako,* atawubhekana nemiphumela yesono sawo. 11 Atawuba tisebenti ethempelini lami, engamele emagede elithempeli+ futsi asebente ethempelini. Atawuhlaba umnikelo wekushiswa nemhlatjelo lonikelwa ngulabantfu, futsi atawuma embikwebantfu kute abasebentele. 12 Ngenca yekutsi bekatisebenti tabo embikwetithico tabo letenyanyekako futsi asikhubekiso lesabangela kutsi bantfu baka-Israyeli bone,+ kungako ngiphakamise sandla sami ngalokumelene nawo ngifunga,’ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova, ‘futsi atawubhekana nemiphumela yesono sawo. 13 Angeke ete kimi atokwenta imisebenti yebaphristi nobe atsintse tintfo tami letingcwele nobe letingcwelengcwele, futsi atawetfwala lihlazo lawo ngenca yetintfo letenyanyekako latentile. 14 Ngitawenta kutsi anakekele imisebenti yasethempelini, ente imisebenti yalo kanye nato tonkhe tintfo lokufanele tentiwe ngekhatsi kulo.’+

15 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Mayelana nebaphristi labangemaLevi, lokungemadvodzana aSadoki,+ lebebanakekela imisebenti yelithempeli lami ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli angishiyile,+ batawuta kimi kuze bangisebentele futsi batawuma embikwami kuze banikele ngemanoni+ nangengati.+ 16 Ngibo lokufanele bangene ethempelini lami, batawusondzela etafuleni lami kuze bangisebentele,+ futsi batawunakekela imisebenti lengibanike yona.+

17 “‘Nabangena emagedeni elibala lelingekhatsi, kufanele bagcoke timphahla letentiwe ngelineni.+ Akukafaneli bagcoke nome ngabe yini leyakhiwe ngeboya nabenta imisebenti emagedeni elibala lelingekhatsi nobe ngekhatsi kulelibala. 18 Kufanele bashucule ngemishuculo leyentiwe ngelineni enhloko, bagcoke netikhindi kuze tivale tingculu tabo.+ Akukafaneli bagcoke nome ngabe yini letabenta bajuluke. 19 Ngaphambi kwekutsi baphumele ebaleni lelingephandle, lokulibala lokutfolakala kulo bantfu, kufanele bakhumule timphahla tabo lebebatigcoke nabasebenta ngekhatsi,+ futsi batibeke emakamelweni ekudlela langcwele.*+ Ngemuva kwaloko kufanele bagcoke letinye timphahla kuze bangendluliseli bungcwele* kulabantfu ngaletimphahla tabo letingcwele. 20 Akukafaneli batihhule tonkhe tinwele enhloko+ nome babe netinwele letindze. Kufanele baphungule tinwele enhloko. 21 Baphristi akukafaneli banatse liwayini nabangena ebaleni lelingekhatsi.+ 22 Akukafaneli batitsatsele umfelokati nome umfati lodivosile;+ kodvwa bangayitsatsa intfombi leyintalelwane yaka-Israyeli nobe umfelokati wemphristi.’+

23 “‘Kufanele bafundzise bantfu bami umehluko emkhatsini walokungcwele nalokuvamile; futsi batabafundzisa umehluko emkhatsini walokuhlantekile nalokungakahlanteki.+ 24 Kufanele babe behluleli nakutekwa emacala;+ kufanele behlulele ngekuvumelana netehlulelo tami.+ Kufanele bagcine imitsetfo yami netimiso tami letimayelana nayo yonkhe imikhosi+ yami futsi bangcwelise emasabatha ami. 25 Akukafaneli batsintse sidvumbu semuntfu ngobe sitabangcolisa. Nobe kunjalo, bangatingcolisa ngetidvumbu tabobabe babo, tabomake babo, temadvodzana abo, temadvodzakati abo, tabomnakabo nobe tabodzadzewabo labangakashadi.+ 26 Kufanele kuphele emalanga langu-7 umphristi angasebenti ngemuva kwekuhlantwa kwakhe. 27 Kufanele ente umnikelo wesono ngelilanga layongena ngalo endzaweni lengcwele, ebaleni lelingekhatsi kuze ente imisebenti endzaweni lengcwele,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.

28 “‘Nali lifa labo: Mine ngilifa labo.+ Akukafaneli nibanikete lifa ka-Israyeli, ngobe mine ngilifa labo. 29 Ngibo lokufanele badle umnikelo walokutinhlavu,+ umnikelo wesono nemnikelo welicala,+ futsi konkhe lokunikelwe ngema-Israyeli kutawuba ngekwabo.+ 30 Lokuncono kakhulu kwato tonkhe titselo letivutsiwe tekucala nalo lonkhe luhlobo lweminikelo levela kini kutawuba kwebaphristi,+ futsi kufanele ninikete baphristi kudla lenikupheke ngetitselo tenu tekucala.+ Loku kutawuletsela imindeni yenu tibusiso.+ 31 Baphristi akukafaneli badle nome nguyiphi inyoni nobe silwane lesitfolakale sifile nobe lesidzabudzabulwe silwane.’+

45 “‘Nawehlukanisa lelive kuze libe lifa,+ kufanele unikele kuJehova ngesicephu salo sibe yindzawo lengcwele.+ Budze baso kufanele bube ngemakhilomitha langaba ngu-12 nesigamu* kantsi bubanti baso kufanele bube ngemakhilomitha langaba sihlanu.*+ Sonkhe leso sicephu* sitawuba yindzawo lengcwele. 2 Ekhatsi kulesicephu kutawehlukaniswa indzawo lesikwele letawuba yindzawo lengcwele, itawuba ngemamitha langaba ngu-250* budze nebubanti,+ futsi itawuba nemadlelo langemamitha langaba ngu-25* luhlangotsi ngalunye.+ 3 Ngekhatsi kulendzawo lotayikala, kufanele uphindze ukale budze lobungemakhilomitha langaba ngu-12 nesigamu nebubanti lobungemakhilomitha langaba sihlanu, futsi ngekhatsi kwayo kutawuba nelithempeli, lokuyintfo lengcwelengcwele. 4 Itawuba sicephu lesingcwele sendzawo yebaphristi,+ lokutisebenti tasethempelini letisebentela Jehova.+ Itawuba yindzawo yetindlu tabo kanye nendzawo lengcwele yelithempeli.

5 “‘EmaLevi latisebenti tasethempelini, atawuba nendzawo lengemakhilomitha langaba ngu-12 nesigamu budze nalangaba sihlanu bubanti,+ futsi atawuba nemakamelo ekudlela langu-20*+ latawuba lifa lawo.

6 “‘Indzawo yelidolobha kufanele ibe ngemakhilomitha langaba ngu-12 nesigamu budze (lelingana nemnikelo longcwele) nemakhilomitha langaba mabili nesigamu* bubanti.+ Itawuba yaso sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli.

7 “‘Umholi utawuba nendzawo kuto totimbili tinhlangotsi tendzawo lengumnikelo longcwele nasendzaweni leyabelwe kutsi ibe yelidolobha. Kufanele ibe seceleni kwendzawo lengumnikelo longcwele nendzawo yelidolobha. Itawuba seluhlangotsini lolusenshonalanga nalolusemphumalanga. Budze bayo lobungasemnceleni losenshonalanga kuyofika emnceleni losemphumalanga kutawulingana nencenye leyabelwe sive sinye saka-Israyeli.+ 8 Lendzawo itawuba lifa lakhe ka-Israyeli. Baholi bami angeke baphindze baphatse kabi bantfu bami+ futsi batawuniketa bantfu baka-Israyeli lelive, kuye ngetive tabo.’+

9 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Senente kakhulu nine baholi baka-Israyeli!’

“‘Sale nibuyekela lobudlova benu nekucindzetela labanye, futsi nente lokuhle nalokulungile.+ Yekelani kutsatsa tintfo tebantfu bami,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova. 10 ‘Kufanele nisebentise tikali letingito, sikali lesingiso seli-efa* neseli-bath.*+ 11 Kufanele kube nesikali lesibekiwe seli-efa neseli-bath. Sikali seli-bath kufanele setfwale kwelishumi kwelihomeri,* nesikali seli-efa kufanele setfwale kwelishumi kwelihomeri. Lihomeri kufanele kube ngilo sikali lesibekiwe sekukala. 12 Lishekeli*+ kufanele libe ngemagera* langu-20. Emashekeli langu-20 kanye nemashekeli langu-25 nalangu-15 atakwakha limane* linye.’

13 “‘Nangu umnikelo lokufanele uwunikele: Kunye kulokusitfupha kweli-efa kulihomeri linye lemabele kanye nakunye kulokusitfupha kweli-efa kulihomeri linye lebhali. 14 Linani lemafutsa lokufanele linikelwe kufanele lilingane neli-bath. Li-bath lilingana nekwelishumi kweli-cor,* futsi ema-bath langu-10 alihomeri ngobe ema-bath langu-10 alingana nelihomeri. 15 Emhlambini wemfuyo yaka-Israyeli, kufanele kunikelwe ngemvu yinye kuletingu-200. Loko kutawuba kwemnikelo walokutinhlavu,+ umnikelo wekushiswa+ kanye nemihlatjelo yekuthula+ kuze kuhlawulelwe labantfu,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.

16 “‘Bonkhe bantfu bakulelive batawunikela lomnikelo+ kumholi waka-Israyeli. 17 Kodvwa lomholi kufanele aletse lokutawuba yiminikelo yekushiswa,+ ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu+ nalokutawuba ngumnikelo walokunatfwako ngesikhatsi semikhosi,+ lokuyimikhosi yekwetfwasa kwenyanga, nemaSabatha,+ nayo yonkhe imikhosi lebekiwe yebantfu baka-Israyeli.+ Kufanele aletse nalokutawuba ngumnikelo wesono, ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu, ngumnikelo wekushiswa kanye nemihlatjelo yekuthula, kuze kuhlawulelwe bantfu baka-Israyeli.’

18 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngenyanga yekucala, ngelilanga lekucala laleyo nyanga kufanele utsatse inkunzana lephile kahle emhlambini, bese uhlanta lendzawo lengcwele esonweni.+ 19 Umphristi kufanele atsatse lenye yengati yalomnikelo wesono ayinindze etinsikeni tesivalo selithempeli,+ emakoneni omane entfo letungeletako yekusimisa yeli-al’thare kanye nasensikeni yeligede lelibala lelingekhatsi. 20 Nguloko lokufanele ukwente ngelilanga lesi-7 laleyo nyanga, ukwentele nobe ngubani lowona ngeliphutsa nobe ngenca yekungati;+ futsi kufanele uhlante lelithempeli esonweni.+

21 “‘Ngenyanga yekucala, ngelilanga lesi-14 laleyo nyanga, kufanele ugubhe umkhosi weliPhasika.+ Kufanele kudliwe sinkhwa lesite imvubelo emalanga langu-7.+ 22 Ngalelolanga, umholi utawunikela ngenkunzana ibe ngumnikelo wakhe wesono newabo bonkhe bantfu labakulelive.+ 23 Kulamalanga langu-7 alomkhosi utawuletsa tinkunzana letiphile kahle letingu-7 netimvu letindvuna letiphile kahle letingu-7, lilanga ngalinye kuze kube ngumnikelo wekushiswa kuJehova,+ futsi utawuletsa imbuti lendvuna lilanga ngalinye ibe ngumnikelo wesono. 24 Kufanele aphindze anikele ngeli-efa lelihambisana nenkunzana kanye neli-efa lelihambisana nemvu lendvuna libe ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu, kuhlanganise nelihini* lemafutsa lelitawuhambisana neli-efa linye.

25 “‘Kufanele ente lokufanako ngenyanga yesi-7, ngelilanga lesi-15 laleyo nyanga, kuze kuphele emalanga langu-7 alomkhosi,+ kufanele aletse lokutawuba ngumnikelo wesono, ngumnikelo wekushiswa nemnikelo walokutinhlavu kanye nemafutsa.’”

46 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Ligede lelibala lelingekhatsi lelibuke ngasemphumalanga+ kufanele lihlale livaliwe+ emalanga lasitfupha lokusetjentwa ngawo,+ kodvwa ngelilanga leliSabatha nangelilanga lekwetfwasa kwenyanga, kufanele lihlale livuliwe. 2 Umholi nakachamuka ngaphandle, kufanele angene ngavulandi weligede,+ futsi utawuma eceleni kwensika yeligede. Baphristi batawunikela ngemnikelo wakhe wekushiswa nemihlatjelo yakhe yekuthula, futsi utawukhotsama ngasegedeni bese uyaphuma. Kodvwa leligede akukafaneli livalwe kuze kube kusihlwa. 3 Bantfu bakulelive nabo batawukhotsama embikwaJehova ekungeneni kwalelogede ngemaSabatha nangemikhosi yekwetfwasa kwenyanga.+

4 “‘Umnikelo wekushiswa lokufanele uletfwe ngumholi kuJehova ngelilanga leliSabatha, kufanele kube ngemazinyane etimvu lamadvuna lasitfupha laphile kahle kanye nemvu lendvuna lephile kahle.+ 5 Umnikelo walokutinhlavu lohambisana nemvu ngayinye kutawuba li-efa,* futsi anganikela nganobe yini langakhona kunikela ngayo letawuhambisana nalamazinyane etimvu lamadvuna, nemafutsa lalihini* eli-efa ngalinye.+ 6 Ngelilanga lemkhosi wekwetfwasa kwenyanga, lomnikelo kufanele uhlanganise inkunzana letsetfwe emhlambini, emazinyane etimvu lasitfupha kanye nemvu lendvuna; konkhe loku kufanele kube ngulokuphile kahle.+ 7 Kufanele anikele ngeli-efa lemnikelo walokutinhlavu lohambisana nenkunzana, neli-efa lelihambisana nemvu lendvuna, nanome ngabe yini langakhona kunikela ngako lokutohambisana nemazinyane etimvu lamadvuna. Kufanele anikele ngelihini lemafutsa lelihambisana neli-efa ngalinye.

8 “‘Nangabe umholi angena, kufanele angene ngakuvulandi weligede, futsi kufanele aphume lapho angene khona.+ 9 Nangabe bantfu bakulelive beta embikwaJehova ngesikhatsi semikhosi,+ labo labangene ngeligede lelingasenyakatfo+ kufanele baphume ngeligede lelingaseningizimu,+ bese kutsi labo labangene ngeligede lelingaseningizimu, kufanele baphume ngeligede lelingasenyakatfo. Kute umuntfu lokufanele aphume ngeligede langene ngalo, ngobe kufanele baphume ngeligede lababukene nalo. 10 Umholi lokanye nabo, kufanele angene nabangena, futsi aphume nabaphuma. 11 Ngemikhosi nangetikhatsi temikhosi, umnikelo walokutinhlavu kufanele uhambisane neli-efa lenkunzana, neli-efa lemvu lendvuna, kanye nanome yini umuntfu langakhona kunikela ngayo lehambisana nemazinyane etimvu lamadvuna, kanye nelihini lemafutsa lelihambisana neli-efa ngalinye.+

12 “‘Nangabe umholi anikela ngemnikelo wekushiswa+ nobe ngemihlatjelo yekuthula lengumnikelo wekutitsandzela kuJehova, kufanele avulelwe ligede lelibuke ngasemphumalanga, futsi utawuletsa lomnikelo wakhe kanye nemihlatjelo yakhe yekuthula njengobe enta ngelilanga leliSabatha.+ Nasekaphumele ngephandle, leligede kufanele livalwe.+

13 “‘Onkhe malanga kufanele kunikelwe ngelizinyane lemvu leliphile kahle lelinemnyaka munye kutsi libe ngumnikelo wekushiswa kuJehova.+ Loku kufanele kwentiwe njalo ekuseni. 14 Kufanele kuhambisane nakunye kulokusitfupha kweli-efa kube ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu, kanye nakunye kulokutsatfu kwelihini lemafutsa kuze kufafatwe lofulaha kube ngumnikelo walokutinhlavu kuJehova, futsi loku kufanele kwentiwe njalo ekuseni. Lona kutawuba ngumtsetfo lohlala njalo. 15 Kufanele kunikelwe ngelizinyane lemvu lelidvuna, nangemnikelo walokutinhlavu kanye nangemafutsa njalo ekuseni kube ngumnikelo wekushiswa.’

16 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova: ‘Nangabe umholi anika emadvodzana akhe indzawo ibelifa, lendzawo itawuba yalamadvodzana akhe. Lendzawo itawuba lifa lawo. 17 Kodvwa nangabe apha sisebenti sakhe indzawo ibelifa, lelifa litawuba lalesisebenti kuze kube ngumnyaka wenkhululeko;+ ngemuva kwaloko, itawubuyela kulomholi. Lifa lemadvodzana akhe kuphela lelingeke litsatfwe kuwo. 18 Umholi akukafaneli atsatse lifa lebantfu ngekutsi abasuse endzaweni yabo. Kufanele anikete emadvodzana akhe incenye yendzawo yakhe kutsi ibe lifa lawo, kuze kube bete kubantfu bami lotawususwa endzaweni yakhe.’”

19 Lendvodza yabese ingingenisa ngendlela+ lengasegedeni lebeliya emakamelweni ekudlela langcwele* ebaphristi lebekabuke ngasenyakatfo,+ futsi lapho ngabona indzawo lengemuva lengasenshonalanga. 20 Yatsi kimi: “Lena yindzawo lapho baphristi batawubilisela khona umnikelo welicala nemnikelo wesono futsi ngulabatawubhakela khona umnikelo walokutinhlavu,+ kuze bangaphatsi lutfo nabaphumela ebaleni lelingephandle bese bendlulisela bungcwele* kubantfu.”+

21 Yangiyisa ebaleni lelingephandle futsi yangihola yangendlulisa ngasemakoneni lamane alelibala, ngabona libala ekoneni ngalinye lelibala lelingephandle. 22 Emakoneni omane alelibala bekunemabala lamancane, bewangemamitha langaba ngu-20* budze nalangaba ngu-15* bubanti. Omane lamabala bewalingana.* 23 Bekunetintfo tekusimisa letitungeletako kuwo omane, futsi ngephansi kwaletintfo tekusimisa bekwakhiwe tindzawo tekubilisela iminikelo. 24 Yabese itsi kimi: “Leti tindlu lapho tisebenti tasethempelini tibilisela khona umhlatjelo lonikelwa bantfu.”+

47 Lendvodza yabese ingibuyisela emuva egedeni lelithempeli,+ futsi lapho ngabona emanti ageletela ngasemphumalanga aphuma ngephansi kwemnyango welithempeli,+ ngobe indzawo lengembili yelithempeli beyibuke emphumalanga. Lamanti bekageleta esuka eluhlangotsini lolungasekudla lwelithempeli, eningizimu yeli-al’thare.

2 Yabese ihamba nami saphuma ngendlela leyendlula ngasegedeni lelisenyakatfo,+ sagega ngephandle saya egedeni lelingephandle lelibuke emphumalanga,+ lapho ngabona emanti ageleta esuka eluhlangotsini lolungesekudla lwaleligede.

3 Ngesikhatsi lendvodza iphumela ngephandle ngasemphumalanga iphetse intsambo yekukala esandleni sayo,+ yafike yakala emamitha langaba ngu-500* futsi yatsi angengce kulamanti; lamanti bekafika emacakaleni.

4 Yabese ikala lamanye emamitha langaba ngu-500 futsi yatsi angengce kulamanti, lamanti bekafika emadvolweni.

Yakala nalamanye emamitha langaba ngu-500, yatsi angengce kulamanti futsi besekafika etingculwini.

5 Ngesikhatsi ikala lamanye emamitha langaba ngu-500, besekungumfula lengehluleka kwengca kuwo ngobe lamanti besekajule kangangekutsi umuntfu bekudzingeka ahlambe, besekungumfula lobewungeweleki ngetinyawo.

6 Yangibuta yatsi: “Ukubonile yini loku ndvodzana yemuntfu?”

Yabese iyangihola yangibuyisela elusentseni lwalomfula. 7 Nangibuyela elusentseni lwalomfula ngabona tihlahla letinyenti etinhlangotsini totimbili tawo.+ 8 Yabese itsi kimi: “Lamanti ageletela esifundzeni lesingasemphumalanga futsi ehlela entasi endlule e-Arabha*+ bese angena elwandle. Nakangena elwandle,+ emanti lalapho atawelapheka. 9 Tonkhe tidalwa letiphilako* titawukhona kuphila nobe ngabe ngukuphi lapho lamanti* ageletela khona. Kutawuba netinhlanti letinyenti ngobe lamanti atawugeletela lapho. Emanti alolwandle atawelashwa futsi tonkhe tintfo titawuphila nome ngukuphi lapho kuya khona lamanti.

10 “Badwebi batawuma eceleni kwalo kusukela e-Eni-gedi+ kuya e-Eni-eglayimu lapho kutawuba nendzawo yekomisa emanethi khona. Kutawuba netinhlanti letinyenti letehlukahlukene njengaseLwandle Lolukhulu.*+

11 “Kutawuba netindzawo letilitete naletineludzaka futsi leto tindzawo ngeke telashwe. Titawusala tiluswayi.+

12 “Lonkhe luhlobo lwetihlahla letidliwako lutawumila kuto totimbili letinhlangotsi talomfula. Emacembe ato ngeke abune, netitselo tato ngeke tihhohloke. Inyanga ngayinye titawutsela titselo ngobe emanti lageletela kuto asuka endzaweni lengcwele.+ Titselo tato titawuba kudla, emacembe ato abe ngumutsi wekwelapha.”+

13 INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Lena yindzawo lotayehlukanisa ibe lifa letive letingu-12 taka-Israyeli futsi Josefa utawuba netindzawo letimbili.+ 14 Itawuba lifa lenu futsi nitawutfola indzawo lelinganako.* Lelive ngetsembisa kulinika bokhokho benu+ futsi nyalo senginabela* lona kutsi libe lifa lenu.

15 “Lona ngumncele wendzawo lengasenyakatfo: Usuka eLwandle Lolukhulu ngendlela leya eHethiloni+ nawubheka ngaseSedadi,+ 16 eHamathi,+ eBerotha+ naseSibrayimu lesemkhatsini wendzawo yaseDamaseko nendzawo yaseHamathi, kuya e-Haseri-hathikhoni lengasemnceleni weHawurani.+ 17 Ngako lomncele utawusuka elwandle uye eHasari-enoni+ ugudle umncele waseDamaseko uye enyakatfo, uze uyewufika emnceleni waseHamathi.+ Lona-ke ngumncele wasenyakatfo.

18 “Incenye lesemphumalanga ihamba emkhatsini weHawurani neDamaseko igudle iJordane emkhatsini weGileyadi+ nelive laka-Israyeli. Kufanele ukale kusukela emnceleni wasenyakatfo kuya elwandle lolungasemphumalanga.* Lona-ke ngumncele longasemphumalanga.

19 “Umncele longaseningizimu utawusuka eThamari uye emantini aseMeribha-khadeshi+ kuya eSihosheni* uhambe uze ufike eLwandle Lolukhulu.+ Lona-ke ngumncele longaseningizimu.

20 “Eluhlangotsini lolungasenshonalanga, kuneLwandle Lolukhulu kusukela emnceleni longaseningizimu kuyofika macondzana neLebo-hamathi.*+ Lona-ke ngumncele longasenshonalanga.”

21 “Kufanele nehlukaniselane lelive emkhatsini wenu, emkhatsini wetive letingu-12 taka-Israyeli. 22 Kufanele ulabe libe lifa emkhatsini wenu nebantfu bakuletinye tive labahlala nani lesebatele bantfwana bahlala nani; labantfwana kutawuba shengatsi bangema-Israyeli kini. Batawemukela lifa emkhatsini wetive taka-Israyeli kanye nani. 23 Kufanele unikete umuntfu wakulesinye sive lifa endzaweni yesive lahlala naso,” kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova.

48 “Leti tindzawo taletive ngemagama ato, kusukela encenyeni lesekugcineni yenyakatfo: Indzawo yakaDani+ icala endleleni yaseHethiloni kuya eLebo-hamathi+ ize iyofika eHasari-enani, ihambe nangasemnceleni losenyakatfo yeDamaseko eceleni kwaseHamathi,+ futsi ichubekela emphumalanga yalomncele ize iyofika emnceleni wasenshonalanga. 2 Indzawo yaka-Asheri+ icala emnceleni wendzawo yakaDani, kusukela emnceleni longasemphumalanga kuya kulongasenshonalanga. 3 Indzawo yakaNaftali+ icala emnceleni wendzawo yaka-Asheri, kusukela emnceleni longasemphumalanga kuya kulongasenshonalanga. 4 Indzawo yakaManase+ icala emnceleni wendzawo yakaNaftali, kusukela emnceleni longasemphumalanga kuya kulongasenshonalanga. 5 Indzawo yaka-Efrayimu icala emnceleni wendzawo yakaManase,+ kusukela emnceleni longasemphumalanga kuya kulongasenshonalanga. 6 Indzawo yakaRubeni icala emnceleni wendzawo yaka-Efrayimu,+ kusukela emnceleni longasemphumalanga kuya kulongasenshonalanga. 7 Indzawo yakaJuda icala emnceleni wendzawo yakaRubeni,+ kusukela emnceleni longasemphumalanga kuya kulongasenshonalanga. 8 Kusuka emnceleni wakaJuda longasemphumalanga kuya kulongasenshonalanga, kufanele ubekele eceleni indzawo lengemakhilomitha langaba ngu-12 nesigamu* bubanti ibe ngumnikelo,+ futsi budze bayo kufanele bulingane nendzawo leyabelwa letinye tive taka-Israyeli kusukela emnceleni longasemphumalanga kuye kulongasenshonalanga. Lithempeli litawuba semkhatsini walendzawo.

9 “Indzawo lotayibekela eceleni kuze ibe ngumnikelo kuJehova kufanele ibe ngemakhilomitha langaba ngu-12 nesigamu budze nalangaba sihlanu* bubanti. 10 Lendzawo itawuba ngumnikelo longcwele webaphristi.+ Itawuba ngemakhilomitha langaba ngu-12 nesigamu eluhlangotsini lolusenyakatfo, langaba sihlanu ngasenshonalanga, langaba sihlanu ngasemphumalanga nalangaba ngu-12 nesigamu ngaseningizimu. Lithempeli laJehova litawuba semkhatsini wayo. 11 Itawuba yebaphristi labangcwelisiwe emadvodzaneni aSadoki,+ labo labangisebentela futsi labangazange bangishiye ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli nemaLevi angishiya.+ 12 Batawuba nencenye yabo endzaweni lengumnikelo, lebekelwe eceleni kuze ibe yindzawo lengcwele emnceleni wemaLevi.

13 “EmaLevi atawuba nendzawo yawo lengemakhilomitha langaba ngu-12 nesigamu budze nalangaba sihlanu bubanti eceleni kwendzawo yebaphristi. (Budze bayo sebubonkhe butawuba ngemakhilomitha langaba ngu-12 nesigamu nalangaba sihlanu bubanti.) 14 Akukafaneli bayitsengise, nobe bayishintjise nobe bayinike lomunye lendzawo lekhetsekile yalelive ngobe ingcwele kuJehova.

15 “Indzawo lesele lengemakhilomitha langaba mabili nesigamu* bubanti leseceleni kwemncele longemakhilomitha langaba ngu-12 nesigamu itawuba yekwenta imisebenti levamile leyentiwa kulelidolobha,+ ibe yekwakha tindlu neyemadlelo. Lelidolobha litawuba semkhatsini wayo.+ 16 Nabu bukhulu balelidolobha: Umncele longasenyakatfo ungemamitha langaba ngu-2 250,* longaseningizimu ungemamitha langaba ngu-2 250, futsi longasenshonalanga ungemamitha langaba ngu-2 250. 17 Lidlelo lalelidolobha litawuba ngemamitha langaba ngu-125* kuya enyakatfo, langaba ngu-125 kuya eningizimu, langaba ngu-125 kuya emphumalanga nalangaba ngu-125 kuya enshonalanga.

18 “Budze bendzawo lesele butawulingana nendzawo lengumnikelo longcwele,+ lengemakhilomitha langaba sihlanu kuya emphumalanga nalangaba sihlanu kuya enshonalanga. Itawulingana nendzawo lengumnikelo longcwele futsi umkhicito wayo utawuba kudla kwalabo labasebenta edolobheni. 19 Bonkhe labasebenta kulelidolobha labasuka kuto tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli kufanele bayilime.+

20 “Yonkhe lendzawo lengumnikelo kufanele ibe ngemakhilomitha langaba ngu-12 nesigamu budze nebubanti. Kufanele uyibekele eceleni ibe ngumnikelo longcwele ihambisane nendzawo yelidolobha.

21 “Indzawo letawusala etinhlangotsini totimbili talendzawo lengumnikelo longcwele nasendzaweni yelidolobha itawuba yemholi.+ Itawuba seceleni kwemncele longemakhilomitha langaba ngu-12 nesigamu losemphumalanga nalosenshonalanga kwalendzawo lengumnikelo. Itawuhambisana naletindzawo letihlanganisiwe, futsi itawuba yemholi. Indzawo lengumnikelo longcwele kanye nelithempeli kutawuba semkhatsini walendzawo.

22 “Indzawo yemaLevi neyelidolobha itawuba semkhatsini wetintfo tesikhulu. Indzawo yesikhulu itawuba semkhatsini wemncele wakaJuda+ newakaBhenjamini.

23 “Etiveni letisele, indzawo yakaBhenjamini icala emnceleni longasemphumalanga iye kulongasenshonalanga.+ 24 Indzawo yakaSimeyoni icala emnceleni wendzawo yakaBhenjamini,+ kusukela emnceleni longasemphumalanga kuya kulongasenshonalanga. 25 Indzawo yaka-Isakhari+ icala emnceleni wendzawo yakaSimeyoni, kusukela emnceleni longasemphumalanga kuya kulongasenshonalanga. 26 Indzawo yakaZebuloni icala emnceleni wendzawo yaka-Isakhari,+ kusukela emnceleni longasemphumalanga kuya kulongasenshonalanga.+ 27 Indzawo yakaGadi icala emnceleni wendzawo yakaZebuloni,+ kusukela emnceleni longasemphumalanga kuya kulongasenshonalanga. 28 Umncele longasenshonalanga longasemnceleni wakaGadi utawuhamba usuke eThamari+ uye emantini aseMeribha-khadeshi,+ uchubekele eSihosheni*+ uze uyofika eLwandle Lolukhulu.*

29 INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: “Lena-ke ngiyo indzawo lokufanele niyabe ibe lifa letive taka-Israyeli,+ futsi leti kutawuba tincenye tayo.+

30 “Tindzawo tekuphuma talelidolobha nguleti: Luhlangotsi lolungasenyakatfo lutawuba ngemamitha langaba ngu-2 250.+

31 “Emagede alelidolobha atawetsiwa ngemabito etive taka-Israyeli. Emagedeni lamatsatfu lasenyakatfo, linye lakaRubeni, linye lakaJuda, lelinye lakaLevi.

32 “Luhlangotsi lolungasemphumalanga lutawuba ngemamitha langaba ngu-2 250 budze, nemagede lamatsatfu. Ligede linye lakaJosefa, linye lakaBhenjamini, lelinye lakaDani.

33 “Luhlangotsi lolungaseningizimu lutawuba ngemamitha langaba ngu-2 250, nemagede lamatsatfu. Ligede linye lakaSimeyoni, linye laka-Isakhari, lelinye lakaZebuloni.

34 “Luhlangotsi lolungasenshonalanga lutawuba ngemamitha langaba ngu-2 250 budze, nemagede lamatsatfu. Ligede linye lakaGadi, linye laka-Asheri, lelinye lakaNaftali.

35 “Seyiyonkhe lendzawo itawuba ngemakhilomitha langaba ngu-9.* Kusukela ngalelolanga, lelidolobha litawubitwa ngeligama lelitsi: Jehova uLapho.”+