Ezekiel 7 (BONCB)
1 Ilizwi LIKATHIXO lafika kimi lisithi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi elizweni lako-Israyeli:‘Isiphetho! Isiphetho sesifikileemagumbini amane elizwe. 3 Isiphetho sesifikile kininjalo ngizakwehlisela ulaka lwami phezu kwenu.Ngizalahlulela ngokumayelana lezenzo zenungiliphe imivuzo kukho konke ukwenza kwenu okunengekayo. 4 Kangiyikulikhangela ngesihawuloba ngiliyekele,ngeqiniso ngizalinika umvuzo wezenzo zenukanye lowokwenza kwenu okunengekayo phakathi kwenu.Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina NGINGUTHIXO.’ 5 Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi ukuthi:‘Umonakalo! Umonakalo ongakaze ubonakale!Khangela, uyeza. 6 Isiphetho sesifikile!Isiphetho sesifikile!Sizivusele ukumelana lani.Bona, sesifikile! 7 Incithakalo isifikile kini,kini lina elihlala elizweni.Isikhathi sesifikile,ilanga selisondele;kulokuphamazela,hatshi intokozo, phezu kwezintaba. 8 Sekuseduze ukuba ngithululele ulaka lwami phezu kwenungiqedele ukuthukuthela kwami kini.Ngizalahlulela ngokumayelana lezenzo zenungiliphe imivuzo kukho konke ukwenza kwenu okunengekayo. 9 Kangiyikulikhangela ngesihawu,kangiyikuliyekela,ngizalinika umvuzo ngokumayelana lezenzo zenukanye lokwenza okunengekayo phakathi kwenu.Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi yimi mina THIXO otshayayo. 10 Usuku selukhona!Bona, selufikile!Incithakalo isipatshakile,induku isihlumile,ukuziphakamisa sekuqhakazile. 11 Udlakela selukhulelwaba yinduku yokujezisa ububi;kakho ebantwini ozatshiywa;kakho kuleliya xuku,akula notho,akulalutho oluligugu. 12 Isikhathi sesifikile,usuku selufikile.Umthengi kangathokozikumbe umthengisi abe lusizi,ngoba ulaka luphezu kwexuku lonke. 13 Umthengisi kayikuyifumanaimpahla eyathengiswayo,nxa owathengisayo lowathengayo besaphila,ngoba umbono ngexuku lonkekawuyikuhlehliselwa emuva.Ngenxa yezono zabo kakho lamunye waboozalondoloza ukuphila kwakhe. 14 Loba bekhalisa icilongobenze izinto zonke zilunge,kakho ozakuya empini,ngoba ulaka lwami luphezu kwexuku lonke. 15 Ngaphandle kulempi,ngaphakathi kulesifo lendlala,labo abasemaphandlenibazabulawa ngenkemba,njalo labo abaphakathi kwedolobhobazaqothulwa yindlala lesifo. 16 Bonke abaphunyukayo babalekebazakuba sezintabeni,bebubula njengamajuba asezigodini,yilowo lalowo ngenxa yezono zakhe. 17 Izandla zonke zizaxega,lamadolo wonke abe buthakathaka njengamanzi. 18 Bazagqoka amasakababe lokwesaba.Ubuso babo buzakuba lehlazolamakhanda abo aphucwe. 19 Bazalahlela isiliva sabo emigwaqweni,legolide labo lizakuba njengento engcolileyo.Isiliva sabo legolide laboakuyikwanelisa ukubakhululangosuku lolaka LUKATHIXO.Bangeke baqede ukulamba kwabokumbe bagcwalise izisu zabo,ngoba sekubenze bakhubeka esonweni. 20 Babeziqhenya ngeziceciso zabo ezinhleabazisebenzisa ekwenzeni izithombe zabo ezinengekayo.Benza lemifanekiso yabo enyanyekayo,ngakho ngizakwenza kube yinto engcolileyo kubo. 21 Ngizanika inotho yabo njengempango kwabezizwelakwababi basemhlabeni njengezinto ezithunjiweyo,njalo bazakungcolisa. 22 Ngizasusa ubuso bami kubo,njalo bazangcolisa indawo yami eligugu;abaphangi bazangena,bayingcolise. 23 Lungisani amaketanengoba ilizwe ligcwele ukuchitheka kwegaziledolobho ligcwele udlakela. 24 Ngizaletha izizwe ezimbi kakhuluukuthi zithathe izindlu zabo.Ngizaqeda ukuzigqaja kwabalamandlalezindawo zabo ezingcwele zizangcoliswa. 25 Lapho ukwesaba kufika,bazafuna ukuthula. 26 Kuzafika umonakalo phezu komonakalo,lamahungahunga phezu kwamahungahunga.Bazadinga umbono kumphrofethi,ukufundiswa komthetho ngumphristi akusoze kube khonalokweluleka kwabadala kuzaphela. 27 Inkosi izalila,inkosana izaphelelwa lithemba,lezandla zabantu belizwe zizaqhaqhazela.Kubo ngizakwenza okumayelana lezenzo zabo.Ngizabahlulela ngemithetho yabo.Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi mina NGINGUTHIXO.’ ”