Hezekile
30 Laphinda lafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi: 2 “Nyana womntu, profeta uthi, ‘Ithi iNkosi enguMongami uYehova:
“Yenzani isijwili nithi, ‘Awu, iyeza imini!’
3 Kuba imini isondele, ewe, imini kaYehova isondele.+
Iza kuba yimini yamafu,+ ixesha elimisiweyo leentlanga.+
4 IYiputa iza kufikelwa likrele, ibe iTiyopiya iza kudyuduzela ngenxa yabo baxatyelweyo eYiputa;
Ubutyebi bayo buza kuthathwa neziseko zayo zidilizwe.+
5 ITiyopiya,+ iPuti,+ iLudi neqela elingumxube,*
Kunye neKubhi noonyana belizwe lesivumelwano,*
Bonke baza kuwa ngekrele.”’
6 Uthi uYehova:
‘Nabo baxhasa iYiputa baza kuwa,
Namandla eqhayisa ngawo aza kutshatyalaliswa.’+
“‘Ukususela eMigdoli+ ukuyokutsho eSiyene+ baza kuwa ngekrele,’ itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova. 7 ‘Baza kuba ngawona mazwe angenabantu, nezixeko zayo zibe zezona zitshatyalalisiweyo.+ 8 Baza kutsho bazi ukuba ndinguYehova xa ndiyitshisa ngomlilo iYiputa baze batshabalale bonke abo bayixhasayo. 9 Ngaloo mini ndiza kuthumela abathunywa ngeenqanawa ukuze bangcangcazelise amaTiyopiya azithembileyo; aza kudyuduzela xa loo mini iyifikela iYiputa, kuba iza kufika ngokuqinisekileyo.’
10 “Ithi iNkosi enguMongami uYehova: ‘Ndiza kubatshabalalisa abantu baseYiputa ngesandla sikaKumkani uNebhukadenetsare* waseBhabhiloni.+ 11 Yena namajoni akhe, awona akhohlakeleyo phakathi kweentlanga,+ baza kulitshabalalisa elo lizwe. Baza kuyirholela amakrele iYiputa baze baligcwalise ngabantu abafileyo ilizwe.+ 12 Ndiza kuyomisa imisinga yomNayile,+ ndize ndilithengise ezandleni zabenzi-bubi elo lizwe. Ndiza kulitshabalalisa elo lizwe nento yonke ekulo ngesandla sabasemzini.+ Mna Yehova ndithethile.’
13 “Ithi iNkosi enguMongami uYehova: ‘Ndiza kuzitshabalalisa nezithixo ezenyanyekayo,* ndibatshabalalise noothixo abangenaxabiso baseNofu.*+ Soze kuphinde kubekho nkosana* kwilizwe laseYiputa, yaye ndiza kulenza lityhwatyhwe kukoyika ilizwe laseYiputa.+ 14 Ndiza kuyitshabalalisa iPatrosi,+ ndiyitshise iTsowan ndize ndiyigwebe iNo.*+ 15 Umsindo wam ndiza kuwukhuphela kwiSin, inqaba yeYiputa, ndize ndibatshabalalise abemi baseNo. 16 Ndiza kuyitshisa iYiputa; iSin iza kungcangcazela kukoyika, iNo iza kugqojozwa, yaye iNofu* iza kuhlaselwa ilanga lihlabe umhlaba! 17 Abafana baseOni* nasePibheseti, baza kuwa ngekrele, ibe izixeko ziza kuthinjwa. 18 Kuza kuba mnyama emini eTehafenesi xa ndisaphula iidyokhwe zaseYiputa apho.+ Amandla eqhayisa ngawo aza kuphela,+ yogqunywe ngamafu, zithinjwe needolophu zayo.+ 19 Ndiza kuyigweba iYiputa, batsho bazi ukuba ndinguYehova.’”
20 Ngonyaka we-11, ngenyanga yokuqala, ngomhla wesixhenxe kuloo nyanga, kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi: 21 “Nyana womntu, ndiyaphule ingalo kaFaro ukumkani waseYiputa; ayizukubotshwa ukuze iphile nokuze ibe namandla okuphakamisa ikrele.”
22 “Ngoko ke ithi iNkosi enguMongami uYehova: ‘Ndilutshaba lukaFaro ukumkani waseYiputa,+ yaye ndiza kuzaphula zombini iingalo zakhe, le ingekaphuki naleya seyaphukile,+ ndilenze liwe ikrele esandleni sakhe.+ 23 Ndiza kuwachitha-chitha amaYiputa phakathi kweentlanga ndize ndiwasasaze emazweni.+ 24 Ndiza kuzomeleza iingalo zokumkani waseBhabhiloni,*+ ndilibeke esandleni sakhe ikrele lam,+ yaye ndiza kuzaphula iingalo zikaFaro, agcume njengomntu ofayo phambi kwakhe.* 25 Ndiza kuzomeleza iingalo zokumkani waseBhabhiloni, kodwa zona iingalo zikaFaro ziza kutyhafa; baza kutsho bazi ukuba ndinguYehova xa ndibeka ikrele lam esandleni sokumkani waseBhabhiloni aze alolulele kwilizwe laseYiputa.+ 26 Ndiza kuwathi saa amaYiputa phakathi kweentlanga ndize ndiwasasaze emazweni,+ atsho azi ukuba ndinguYehova.’”