Ezekiel 7
1 Izwi likaSimakade lafika kimi, lathi:
2 “Wena ndodana yomuntu, isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, ithi: ‘Ukuphela! Ukuphela sekufikile emagumbini omane ezwe.
3 Manje, ukuphela sekuphezu kwakho; ngiyakuthumela ulaka lwami kuwe, ngikwehlulele njengezindlela zakho, ngiphindisele kuwe zonke izinengiso zakho.
4 Angiyukukubheka ngesihawu, angiyukuba naluzwelo kuwe; ngiyakuphindisela kuwe ngokuziphatha kwakho, izinengiso zakho zibe phakathi kwakho; niyakukwazi ukuthi Mina nginguSimakade.’
5 “Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: ‘Inhlekelele! Inhlekelele yodwa, iyeza.
6 Isiphetho sesifikile! Isiphetho sesifikile! Sithelekile phezu kwakho, bheka, siyeza!
7 Ukubhujiswa sekufikile kuwe sakhamuzi sezwe, isikhathi sesifikile, usuku lokudideka lusondele; akukho kukhamuluka ngenjabulo ezintabeni.
8 Manje sengiyakuthulula masinyane ulaka lwami phezu kwakho, ngifeze intukuthelo yami kuwe, ngizakukwehlulela ngokwezindlela zakho, ngiphindisele kuwe zonke izinengiso zakho.
9 Iso lami aliyukukubheka ngesihawu, angiyukuba naluzwelo; ngiyakuphindisela kuwe ngokwezindlela zakho, izinengiso zakho ziyokuba phakathi kwakho; niyakukwazi ukuthi Mina Simakade ngiyashaya.
10 “ ‘Bhekani usuku! Bhekani luyeza, ukubhubhisa kuphumile; intonga iqhakazile; ukuzidla kuhlumile.
11 Kuqubuke ubudlova, baba yintonga yenkohlakalo; akukho namunye kubo, akukho namunye nasesixukwini sabo; akuyukusala lutho emcebeni wabo nasebukhosini babo.
12 Isikhathi sesifikile, usuku selufikile; umthengi makangathokozi, nomthengisi makangalili, ngokuba ulaka luphezu kwaso sonke isixuku sabo.
13 Ngokuba umthengisi akayukubuyela kokuthengisiweyo, nakuba esekhona phakathi kwabaphilayo, ngokuba umbono wesixuku sonke awuyukuguqulwa, futhi akukho namunye ongasindisa ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yesiphambeko sakhe.
14 Babethile icilongo, balungisa konke; kodwa akekho ophuma impi, ngokuba ulaka lwami luphezu kwaso sonke isixuku sabo.
15 “ ‘Ngaphandle yinkemba, ngaphakathi wubhubhane nendlala. Osensimini uyakufa ngenkemba, osemzini abhuqabhuqwe yindlala nobhubhane.
16 Abasindileyo kubo bayakuphunyuka, batholakale ezintabeni njengamajuba asezigodini, bonke belila, yilowo nalowo ngezono zakhe.
17 Zonke izandla ziyoba ntekenteke, namadolo wonke abe manzi te.
18 Bayakubhinca indwangu eyisaka, uvalo lubasibekele, amahloni abe sebusweni babo bonke, amakhanda abo bonke abe yizimpandla.
19 Isiliva labo bayoliphonsa emigwaqweni, igolide labo libe yinto engcolileyo. Isiliva negolide labo akuyukubasindisa ngosuku lwentukuthelo kaSimakade. Iphango labo abayukulisuthisa, nezibilini zabo abayukuzigcwalisa, ngokuba ububi babo sebuphenduke isikhubekiso sabo.
20 Ukukhazimula kwemvunulo yakho kwaba ngukuziqhenya, benza ngakho izithombe zabo ezinengekayo nezinto zabo ezenyanyekayo, ngalokho ngiyakukwenza kube yinto engcolileyo kubo.
21 Ngiyakukunikela esandleni sabafokazi, kube yimpango ezikhohlakalini zomhlaba, bakungcolise.
22 Ngiyakubufulathelisa ubuso bami kubo, bayingcolise indawo eyigugu lami; kuyakungena kuyo abaphangi, bayingcolise.
23 “ ‘Yenza iketanga, ngokuba izwe ligcwele ukwehlulelwa kwegazi, nomuzi ugcwele ubudlova.
24 Ngiyakuletha abantu abakhohlakele bezizwe, bayakudla izindlu zabo; ngikuqede ukuzidla kwabanamandla, izindawo zabo ezingcwele zingcoliswe.
25 Okwesabekayo kuyeza; bayakufuna ukuthula, kepha akuyukuba bikho.
26 Izinhlekelele ziyolandelana, umbiko ulandele umbiko. Bayakufuna umbono kumphrofethi, kepha umthetho uyakulahleka kumphristi, neseluleko emalungeni.
27 Inkosi iyakulila, isikhulu sembathe incithakalo, nezandla zabantu bezwe ziyakuqhaqhazela. Ngiyakubaphatha njengokuziphatha kwabo, ngibehlulele ngokwemithetho yabo, bayakukwazi ukuthi Mina nginguSimakade.’ ”