Ezekiel 28 (BONCB)
1 Ilizwi LIKATHIXO lafika kimi lisithi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, tshono kumbusi waseThire uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi:Ngokuzigqaja kwenhliziyo yakhouthi, “Ngingunkulunkulu;ngihlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikankulunkuluenzikini yezilwandle.”Kodwa wena ungumuntu hatshi uNkulunkulu,lanxa ucabanga ukuthi uhlakaniphe njengoNkulunkulu. 3 Kambe uhlakaniphile kuloDanyeli na?Akulamfihlo esithekileyo kuwe na? 4 Ngenhlakanipho yakho lokuqedisisauzizuzele inothonjalo wabuthela igolide lesilivaeziphaleni zengcebo yakho. 5 Ngolwazi lwakho olukhulu ekuthengiseniuyandisile inotho yakho,njalo ngenxa yenotho yakho,inhliziyo yakho isizigqaja. 6 Ngakho nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi:Njengoba ucabanga ukuthi uhlakaniphile,uhlakaniphe njengoNkulunkulu, 7 ngizaletha abezizweni ukuba bamelane lawe,izizwe ezilesihluku kakhulu;zizahwatsha inkemba zazo zimelane lobuhle bakhokanye lenhlakanipho,zone lobuhle bakho obukhazimulayo. 8 Zizakwehlisela phansi egodini,njalo uzakufa kabuhlunguenzikini yezilwandle. 9 Lapho-ke uzakutsho na phambi kwalabo abakubulalayo ukuthi,“Mina ngingunkulunkulu?”Uzakuba ngumuntu nje, hatshi unkulunkulu,ezandleni zalabo abakubulalayo. 10 Uzakufa ukufa kwabangasokangaezandleni zabezizweni.Sengikhulumile, kutsho UTHIXO Wobukhosi.’ ” 11 Ilizwi LIKATHIXO lafika kimi lisithi: 12 “Ndodana yomuntu, khala isililo ngenkosi yaseThire uthi kuyo: ‘Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi:Wawuyisibonelo sokuphelelaugcwele inhlakanipho lobuhle obupheleleyo. 13 Wawuse-Edeniisivande sikaNkulunkulu;waceca ngawo wonke amatshe aligugu:irubhi, lethophazi le-emeralidi,ikhrisolithe, i-onikisi lejaspa,isafire, ithukhwayizi lebherili.Izibonakaliso zakho lezisekelo kwakwenziwe ngegolide;kwalungiswa ngosuku owadalwa ngalo. 14 Wagcotshwa njengekherubhi elondlayo,ngoba ngakumisela lokho.Wawuphezu kwentaba engcwele kaNkulunkulu;wahamba phakathi kwamatshe avutha umlilo. 15 Wawungelasici ezindleleni zakhokusukela ngosuku owadalwa ngaloububi baze bafunyanwa kuwe. 16 Ngenxa yokuthengisa kwakho ezindaweni ezinengiwagcwala udlakela,wasusona.Ngakho ngakususa njengehlazo entabeni kaNkulunkulu,njalo ngakuxotsha, wena kherubhi elondlayo,phakathi kwamatshe avutha umlilo. 17 Inhliziyo yakho yazigqajangenxa yobuhle bakho,njalo wonakalisa inhlakanipho yakhongenxa yobucwazicwazi bakho.Ngakho ngakuphosela emhlabeni;ngakwenza umbukiso phambi kwamakhosi. 18 Ngezono zakho ezinengi lokuthengisa lobuqiliusungcolise izindawo zakho ezingcwele.Ngakho ngaphemba umlilo phakathi kwakhowakutshisa wakuqeda,njalo ngakwenza waba ngumlotha emhlabathiniphambi kwabo bonke ababekhangele. 19 Zonke izizwe ezazikwazizithithibele ngawe;usufike ekucineni okwesabekayonjalo kawuyikuba khona futhi.’ ” 20 Ilizwi LIKATHIXO lafika kimi lisithi: 21 “Ndodana yomuntu, khangelisa ubuso bakho eSidoni; uphrofithe okubi ngalo 22 uthi: ‘Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi:Ngimelana lawe, wena Sidoni,njalo ngizathola udumo phakathi kwakho.Bazakwazi ukuthi mina NGINGUTHIXOlapho sengiletha isijeziso kulonjalo ngizibonakalisa ngingongcwele phakathi kwalo. 23 Ngizathumela isifo kulo,ngenze igazi ligeleze ezindleleni zalo.Abafileyo bazakuba phakathi kwalo,inkemba imelane lalo amacele wonke.Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina NGINGUTHIXO. 24 Abantu bako-Israyeli kabasayikuba labomakhelwane abalenhliziyo ezimbi njalo abangameva abuhlungu lameva ahlabayo. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina NGINGUTHIXO Wobukhosi. 25 Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi: Lapho sengiqoqa abantu bako-Israyeli ezizweni ababehlakazelwe kuzo, ngizazibonakalisa ngingongcwele phakathi kwabo phambi kwezizwe. Emva kwalokho bazahlala elizweni labo, engalinika inceku yami uJakhobe. 26 Bazahlala kulo bevikelekile njalo bazakwakha izindlu bahlanyele lezivini; bazahlala bevikelekile lapho sengiletha isijeziso kubo bonke omakhelwane babo ababaphatha kubi. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina NGINGUTHIXO uNkulunkulu wabo.’ ”