Uhezekeli 8:4-12 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

4. Bheka, inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli yayilapho njengokuyibona kwami esigodini.

5. Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, ake uphakamise amehlo akho ngendlela yasenyakatho.” Ngase ngiwaphakamisa amehlo ami ngendlela yasenyakatho; bheka, ngasenyakatho kwesango lase-altare lesi sithombe somhawu sasisentubeni.

6. Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, uyabona yini abakwenzayo, izinengiso ezinkulu indlu yakwa-Israyeli ezenzayo lapha ukuba ngidede kude nendlu yami engcwele na? Kepha uyakubuye ubone ezinye izinengiso ezinkulu.”

7. Wayesengiyisa esangweni legceke. Ngabona, bheka, nanso imbobo ogangeni.

8. Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, gebhula ogangeni.” Nanxa sengigebhulile ogangeni, bheka, nanko umnyango.

9. Wayesethi kimi: “Ngena ubone izinengiso ezimbi abazenzayo lapha.”

10. Ngangena, ngabona; bheka, zonke izimo zezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, nezilwane ezinengekayo, nazo zonke izithombe zendlu ka-Israyeli kudwetshiwe odongeni nxazonke.

11. Kwakumi phambi kwabo abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa bamalunga endlu yakwa-Israyeli, naphakathi kwabo uJahazaniya indodana kaShafani, kwaba yilowo nalowo enomcengezi wakhe womlilo esandleni sakhe, nephunga lefu lempepho lenyuka.

12. Wayesethi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, uyabona yini akwenzayo amalunga endlu yakwa-Israyeli ebumnyameni, kube yilelo nalelo ekamelweni lalo lezithombe, na? Ngokuba athi: ‘UJehova akasiboni, uJehova ulishiyile izwe.’ ”

Uhezekeli 8