Ezekiel 20 (BONCB)

1 Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa, ngenyanga yesihlanu ngosuku lwetshumi, abanye babadala bako-Israyeli bafika bezebuza UTHIXO, bahlala phansi phambi kwami. 2 Ilizwi LIKATHIXO lafika kimi lisithi: 3 “Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma labadala bako-Israyeli uthi kubo, ‘Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi: Lilande ukuzangibuza na? Ngeqiniso elinjengoba ngikhona, kangiyikulivumela ukuthi lingibuze, kutsho UTHIXO Wobukhosi.’ 4 Uzabahlulela na? Uzabahlulela na, ndodana yomuntu? Ngakho batshele ngezenzo zaboyise ezinengayo 5 uthi kubo: ‘Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi: Ngosuku engakhetha ngalo u-Israyeli, ngafunga kuyo inzalo yendlu kaJakhobe isandla siphakanyisiwe njalo ngiziveza kuyo iGibhithe. Isandla siphakanyisiwe ngathi kubo, “Mina NGINGUTHIXO uNkulunkulu wenu.” 6 Ngalolosuku ngafunga kubo ukuthi ngizabakhupha eGibhithe ngibase elizweni engabadingela lona, ilizwe eligeleza uchago loluju, elihle kakhulu kulamazwe wonke. 7 Njalo ngathi kubo, “Lowo lalowo wenu kalahle izifanekiso ezenyanyekayo elibeke amehlo enu kuzo, njalo lingazingcolisi ngezithombe zaseGibhithe. Mina NGINGUTHIXO uNkulunkulu wenu.” 8 Kodwa bangihlamukela kabaze bangilalela; kabazilahlanga izithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo ababebeke amehlo abo kuzo, loba balahle izithixo zabo zaseGibhithe. Ngakho ngathi ngizathululela ulaka lwami phezu kwabo ngiqede lokuthukuthela kwami ngimelane labo eGibhithe. 9 Kodwa ngenxa yebizo lami, ngenza okwakuzalivikela ekungcolisweni phambi kwezizwe ababehlala phakathi kwazo engiziveze emehlweni azo kwabako-Israyeli ngokubakhupha eGibhithe. 10 Ngakho ngabakhupha eGibhithe ngabasa enkangala. 11 Ngabanika izimiso zami ngabazisa lemithetho yami, ngoba umuntu oyilalelayo uzaphila ngayo. 12 Njalo ngabanika lamaSabatha ami njengesibonakaliso phakathi kwami labo, ukuze bakwazi ukuthi mina THIXO ngabenza baba ngcwele. 13 Kodwa abantu bako-Israyeli bangihlamukela enkangala. Kabazilandelanga izimiso zami kodwa bayala imithetho yami, njalo batshaphaza amaSabatha ami kakhulu, ngakho umuntu oyilalelayo uzaphila ngayo. Ngokunjalo ngathi ngizathululela ulaka lwami phezu kwabo ngibaqede du enkangala. 14 Kodwa ngenxa yebizo lami, ngenza okwakuzalivikela ekungcolisweni phambi kwezizwe engabakhupha zikhangele. 15 Njalo isandla siphakanyisiwe ngafunga kubo enkangala ukuthi angiyikubafikisa elizweni engangibaphe lona, ilizwe eligeleza uchago loluju, elihle kakhulu kulamazwe wonke, 16 ngoba imithetho yami bayala njalo kabalandelanga izimiso zami, batshaphaza lamaSabatha ami futhi. Ngoba inhliziyo zabo zazinamathele ezithombeni zabo. 17 Ikanti ngabazwela isihawu kangaze ngababhubhisa kumbe ngibaqede enkangala. 18 Ngatsho ebantwaneni babo enkangala ngathi, “Lingalandeli izimiso zaboyihlo loba ligcine imithetho yabo loba lizingcolise ngezithombe zabo. 19 Mina NGINGUTHIXO uNkulunkulu wenu; landelani izimiso zami linanzelele ukugcina imithetho yami. 20 Gcinani amaSabatha engcwele, ukuba abe yisibonakaliso phakathi kwami lani. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina NGINGUTHIXO uNkulunkulu wenu.” 21 Kodwa abantwana bangihlamukela: Kabazilandelanga izimiso zami, kabananzanga ukugcina imithetho yami lanxa umuntu oyilalelayo ezaphila ngayo njalo batshaphaza amaSabatha ami. Ngakho ngathi ngizathululela ulaka lwami phezu kwabo ngiqedele ukuthukuthela kwami kubo enkangala. 22 Kodwa ngazithiba, njalo ngenxa yebizo lami ngenza okwakuzalivikela ekungcolisweni phambi kwezizwe engabakhupha zikhangele. 23 Njalo isandla siphakanyisiwe ngafunga kubo enkangala ukuthi ngangizabahlakazela phakathi kwezizwe ngibachithachithele emazweni, 24 ngoba babengayilalelanga imithetho yami kodwa bezalile izimiso zami batshaphaza amaSabatha ami, lamehlo abo alangazela izithombe zaboyise. 25 Futhi ngabanikela ezimisweni ezazingalunganga kanye lemithetho ababengeke baphile ngayo; 26 ngabayekela bangcoliswa yizipho zabo, imihlatshelo yamazibulo wonke ukuze ngibenze besabe khona bezakwazi ukuthi mina NGINGUTHIXO.’ 27 Ngakho-ke, ndodana yomuntu, khuluma labantu bako-Israyeli uthi kubo, ‘Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi: Ngakho lokhu, labokhokho benu bangithuka ngokungilahla. 28 Kwathi lapho sengibangenisile elizweni engangifunge ngathi ngizabapha lona, bathi bebona loba luphi uqaqa oluphakemeyo, loba siphi isihlahla esilamahlamvu amanengi, khonapho banikelela khona imihlatshelo yabo, banikela iminikelo eyangithukuthelisayo, banikela impepha yabo elephunga elimnandi, bathulula leminikelo yabo yokunathwayo. 29 Ngasengisithi kubo: Iyini indawo le ephakemeyo eliya kuyo?’ ” (Ithiwa yiBhama lalamhlanje.) 30 “Ngakho tshono endlini ka-Israyeli uthi: ‘Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi: Lizazingcolisa yini njengabokhokho benu njalo lilangazele izithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo na? 31 Lapho linikela izipho zenu, imihlatshelo yamadodana enu emlilweni, liyaqhubeka lizingcolisa ngazozonke izithombe zenu kuze kube lamhla. Kumele ngivume na ukuba ungibuze, wena ndlu ka-Israyeli? Ngeqiniso elinjengoba ngikhona, kutsho UTHIXO Wobukhosi, kangiyikuvuma ukuba lingibuze. 32 Lina lithi, “Sifuna ukuba njengezizwe, njengabantu basemhlabeni, abakhonza izigodo lamatshe.” Kodwa lokho elilakho engqondweni akusoze kwenzakale. 33 Ngeqiniso elinjengoba ngikhona, kutsho UTHIXO Wobukhosi, ngizalibusa ngesandla esilamandla langengalo eyeluliweyo kanye lolaka oluphuphumayo. 34 Ngizalithatha ezizweni ngiliqoqe emazweni elalihlakazelwe kuwo ngesandla esilamandla langengalo eyeluliweyo kanye lolaka oluphuphumayo. 35 Ngizalisa enkangala yezizwe, kuthi khonapho sikhangelene ubuso ngobuso, ngizaletha ukwahlulela kwami phezu kwenu. 36 Njengoba ngahlulela okhokho benu enkangala yelizwe laseGibhithe, lani ngizalahlulela kanjalo, kutsho UTHIXO Wobukhosi. 37 Ngizalinanzelela lapho lisedlula ngaphansi kwentonga yami, ngenze lani isibopho sesivumelwano. 38 Ngizabakhupha phakathi kwenu labo abahlamukayo bangivukele. Lanxa ngizabakhupha elizweni abahlala kulo, kodwa kabayikungena elizweni lako-Israyeli. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina NGINGUTHIXO. 39 Kuwe-ke, wena ndlu ka-Israyeli, nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi: Hambani liyekhonza izithombe zenu, lonke! Kodwa emva kwalokho ngeqiniso lizangilalela lingalingcolisi futhi ibizo lami ngezipho zenu langezithombe. 40 Ngoba entabeni yami engcwele, intaba ephakemeyo yako-Israyeli, kutsho UTHIXO Wobukhosi, khonapho phakathi kwelizwe, yonke indlu ka-Israyeli izangikhonza, njalo khonapho ngizabamukela. Khonapho ngizafuna iminikelo yenu lezipho zenu zekhethelo ndawonye lemihlatshelo yenu yonke engcwele. 41 Ngizalamukela njengempepha elephunga elimnandi lapho sengilikhupha ezizweni njalo sengiliqoqa emazweni elalihlakazelwe kuwo, njalo ngizazibonakalisa ngingongcwele phakathi kwenu phambi kwezizwe. 42 Lizakwazi ukuthi mina NGINGUTHIXO lapho sengilingenisa elizweni lako-Israyeli, ilizwe engafunga ngesandla esiphakanyisiweyo ukuthi ngizalipha okhokho benu. 43 Khonapho-ke lizakhumbula ukuziphatha kwenu lazozonke izenzo elizingcolise ngazo, njalo lizazenyanya ngenxa yobubi bonke elibenzileyo. 44 Lizakwazi ukuthi mina NGINGUTHIXO lapho sengilijezisa ngenxa yebizo lami kodwa kungayisikho mayelana lezindlela zenu ezimbi kanye lezenzo zenu ezixhwalileyo, lina ndlu ka-Israyeli, kutsho UTHIXO Wobukhosi.’ ” 45 Ilizwi LIKATHIXO lafika kimi lisithi: 46 “Ndodana yomuntu, khangela ngaseningizimu; tshumayela okubi ngeningizimu uphrofithe okubi ngelizwe laseningizimu. 47 Tshono ehlathini laseningizimu uthi: ‘Zwana ilizwi LIKATHIXO. Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi: Sekuseduze ukuthi ngilithungele ngomlilo njalo uzaziqeda zonke izihlahla zenu, ezimanzi lezomileyo. Ilangabi elivuthayo kaliyikucitshwa, njalo ubuso bonke kusukela eningizimu kusiya enyakatho buzatshiswa yiwo. 48 Umuntu wonke uzabona ukuthi mina THIXO yimi engiwuthungeleyo; kawuyikucitsha.’ ” 49 Ngasengisithi, “Awu THIXO Wobukhosi! Bathi kimi, ‘Kakhulumi imifanekiso kuphela nje na?’ ”

In Other Versions

Ezekiel 20 in the ANGEFD

Ezekiel 20 in the ANTPNG2D

Ezekiel 20 in the AS21

Ezekiel 20 in the BAGH

Ezekiel 20 in the BBPNG

Ezekiel 20 in the BBT1E

Ezekiel 20 in the BDS

Ezekiel 20 in the BEV

Ezekiel 20 in the BHAD

Ezekiel 20 in the BIB

Ezekiel 20 in the BLPT

Ezekiel 20 in the BNT

Ezekiel 20 in the BNTABOOT

Ezekiel 20 in the BNTLV

Ezekiel 20 in the BOATCB

Ezekiel 20 in the BOATCB2

Ezekiel 20 in the BOBCV

Ezekiel 20 in the BOCNT

Ezekiel 20 in the BOECS

Ezekiel 20 in the BOGWICC

Ezekiel 20 in the BOHCB

Ezekiel 20 in the BOHCV

Ezekiel 20 in the BOHLNT

Ezekiel 20 in the BOHNTLTAL

Ezekiel 20 in the BOICB

Ezekiel 20 in the BOILNTAP

Ezekiel 20 in the BOITCV

Ezekiel 20 in the BOKCV

Ezekiel 20 in the BOKCV2

Ezekiel 20 in the BOKHWOG

Ezekiel 20 in the BOKSSV

Ezekiel 20 in the BOLCB

Ezekiel 20 in the BOLCB2

Ezekiel 20 in the BOMCV

Ezekiel 20 in the BONAV

Ezekiel 20 in the BONLT

Ezekiel 20 in the BONUT2

Ezekiel 20 in the BOPLNT

Ezekiel 20 in the BOSCB

Ezekiel 20 in the BOSNC

Ezekiel 20 in the BOTLNT

Ezekiel 20 in the BOVCB

Ezekiel 20 in the BOYCB

Ezekiel 20 in the BPBB

Ezekiel 20 in the BPH

Ezekiel 20 in the BSB

Ezekiel 20 in the CCB

Ezekiel 20 in the CUV

Ezekiel 20 in the CUVS

Ezekiel 20 in the DBT

Ezekiel 20 in the DGDNT

Ezekiel 20 in the DHNT

Ezekiel 20 in the DNT

Ezekiel 20 in the ELBE

Ezekiel 20 in the EMTV

Ezekiel 20 in the ESV

Ezekiel 20 in the FBV

Ezekiel 20 in the FEB

Ezekiel 20 in the GGMNT

Ezekiel 20 in the GNT

Ezekiel 20 in the HARY

Ezekiel 20 in the HNT

Ezekiel 20 in the IRVA

Ezekiel 20 in the IRVB

Ezekiel 20 in the IRVG

Ezekiel 20 in the IRVH

Ezekiel 20 in the IRVK

Ezekiel 20 in the IRVM

Ezekiel 20 in the IRVM2

Ezekiel 20 in the IRVO

Ezekiel 20 in the IRVP

Ezekiel 20 in the IRVT

Ezekiel 20 in the IRVT2

Ezekiel 20 in the IRVU

Ezekiel 20 in the ISVN

Ezekiel 20 in the JSNT

Ezekiel 20 in the KAPI

Ezekiel 20 in the KBT1ETNIK

Ezekiel 20 in the KBV

Ezekiel 20 in the KJV

Ezekiel 20 in the KNFD

Ezekiel 20 in the LBA

Ezekiel 20 in the LBLA

Ezekiel 20 in the LNT

Ezekiel 20 in the LSV

Ezekiel 20 in the MAAL

Ezekiel 20 in the MBV

Ezekiel 20 in the MBV2

Ezekiel 20 in the MHNT

Ezekiel 20 in the MKNFD

Ezekiel 20 in the MNG

Ezekiel 20 in the MNT

Ezekiel 20 in the MNT2

Ezekiel 20 in the MRS1T

Ezekiel 20 in the NAA

Ezekiel 20 in the NASB

Ezekiel 20 in the NBLA

Ezekiel 20 in the NBS

Ezekiel 20 in the NBVTP

Ezekiel 20 in the NET2

Ezekiel 20 in the NIV11

Ezekiel 20 in the NNT

Ezekiel 20 in the NNT2

Ezekiel 20 in the NNT3

Ezekiel 20 in the PDDPT

Ezekiel 20 in the PFNT

Ezekiel 20 in the RMNT

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIAS

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIBS

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIBS2

Ezekiel 20 in the SBICS

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIDS

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIGS

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIHS

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIIS

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIIS2

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIIS3

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIKS

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIKS2

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIMS

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIOS

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIPS

Ezekiel 20 in the SBISS

Ezekiel 20 in the SBITS

Ezekiel 20 in the SBITS2

Ezekiel 20 in the SBITS3

Ezekiel 20 in the SBITS4

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIUS

Ezekiel 20 in the SBIVS

Ezekiel 20 in the SBT

Ezekiel 20 in the SBT1E

Ezekiel 20 in the SCHL

Ezekiel 20 in the SNT

Ezekiel 20 in the SUSU

Ezekiel 20 in the SUSU2

Ezekiel 20 in the SYNO

Ezekiel 20 in the TBIAOTANT

Ezekiel 20 in the TBT1E

Ezekiel 20 in the TBT1E2

Ezekiel 20 in the TFTIP

Ezekiel 20 in the TFTU

Ezekiel 20 in the TGNTATF3T

Ezekiel 20 in the THAI

Ezekiel 20 in the TNFD

Ezekiel 20 in the TNT

Ezekiel 20 in the TNTIK

Ezekiel 20 in the TNTIL

Ezekiel 20 in the TNTIN

Ezekiel 20 in the TNTIP

Ezekiel 20 in the TNTIZ

Ezekiel 20 in the TOMA

Ezekiel 20 in the TTENT

Ezekiel 20 in the UBG

Ezekiel 20 in the UGV

Ezekiel 20 in the UGV2

Ezekiel 20 in the UGV3

Ezekiel 20 in the VBL

Ezekiel 20 in the VDCC

Ezekiel 20 in the YALU

Ezekiel 20 in the YAPE

Ezekiel 20 in the YBVTP

Ezekiel 20 in the ZBP