Ezekiel 6
1 Izwi likaSimakade lafika kimi, lathi:
2 “Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, uphrofethe, umelane nazo, uthi:
3 ‘Nina zintaba zakwa-Israyeli, yizwani izwi leNkosi uSimakade. Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade ezintabeni nasemagqumeni, emfudlaneni nasezigodini, ithi: bhekani, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwenu inkemba, ngibhubhise izindawo zenu eziphakemeyo.
4 Ama-althare enu ayakuba yincithakalo, kubhidlizwe ama-althare enu empepho, ngiyokwenza ababuleweyo benu bawe phambi kwezithombe zenu.
5 Ngiyakubeka izidumbu zabantu bakwa-Israyeli phambi kwezithombe zabo, ngisakaze amathambo enu macala wonke ama-althare enu.
6 Ezindaweni zonke enihlala kuzo, imizi iyakucekelwa phansi, izindawo eziphakemeyo zibe yincithakalo, ukuze ama-althare enu abe yincithakalo, athwale isijeziso, abhidlizwe, kuphihlizwe izithombe zenu, ziphele nya, abhidlizwe nama-althare enu empepho, yonke imisebenzi yenu ishatshalaliswe.
7 Ababuleweyo bayowa phakathi kwenu, niyokwazi ukuthi Mina nginguSimakade.
8 “ ‘Kepha ngiyakushiya insali, abaphunyuke enkembeni ngiyakubahlakazela ezizweni nasemazweni.
9 Abasindileyo benu bayakungikhumbula besezizweni abathunjelwe kuzo, lapho ngifihliza izinhliziyo zabo eziphingayo, ezichezukile kimi, namehlo abo akhanukela izithombe zabo ukuze baphinge nazo, bayakuzenyanya bona uqobo ngenxa yezinto ezimbi abazenzileyo, nangazo zonke izinengiso zabo.
10 Bayakukwazi ukuthi nginguSimakade; angikhulumanga ize ukuthi ngizokwehlisela kubo le nhlekelele.’
11 “Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: ‘Shaya ihlombe ngesandla sakho, ugxobe ngonyawo lwakho, bese uthi: “Maye, ngenxa yazo zonke izinengiso zezenzo ezimbi zendlu yakwa-Israyeli!” “ ‘Bayakufa ngenkemba, ngendlala nangobhubhane.
12 Okude uyakufa ngobhubhane, oseduze afe ngenkemba, kuthi osele ephila nolondekile, abulawe yindlala; ngiyakukufeza kanjalo ukuthukuthela kwami kubo.
13 Niyakukwazi ukuthi Mina nginguSimakade, lapho ababuleweyo babo bedindilize phakathi kwezithombe zabo, macala wonke ama-althare abo, kuwo wonke amagquma aphakemeyo, kuzo zonke iziqongo zezintaba, phansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza, phansi kwayo yonke imi-okhi egcwele amaqabunga, ezindaweni lapho benikele khona ngokunephunga elimnandi, kuzo zonke izithombe zabo.
14 Ngiyakwelula isandla sami ngimelane nabo, izwe ngilenze libe yincithakalo nokuyize ukwedlula ihlane eDibhila, nakuzo zonke izindawo zabo abahlala kuzo. Bayakukwazi ukuthi Mina nginguSimakade.’ ”