Izikiel 8
1 Nʼafọ nke isii, nʼọnwa nke isii, nʼụbọchị nke ise nke ọnwa ahụ, mgbe mụ onwe m nọdụ ala nʼụlọ m, ndị okenye Juda na-anọdụkwa ala nʼihu m, aka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị dịkwasịrị m nʼahụ nʼebe ahụ.
Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wesithupha, ngenyanga yesithupha, ngolwesihlanu lwenyanga, ngihlezi endlini yami, labadala bakoJuda behlezi phambi kwami, isandla seNkosi uJehova sawa lapho phezu kwami.
2 Ahụrụ m oyiyi yiri mmadụ. Akụkụ oyiyi a nke dị site nʼụkwụ ya ruo nʼala ya na-acha dịka ọkụ, sitekwanụ nʼụkwụ ya rigoo, ọ na-egbu nnọọ amụma dịka nkume amba dị oke ọnụahịa.
Ngasengibona, khangela-ke, umfanekiso onjengokubonakala komlilo; kusukela ekubonakaleni kokhalo lwakhe kusiya phansi, umlilo; futhi kusukela kukhalo lwakhe kusiya phezulu kunjengokubonakala kokukhazimula, njengombala wethusi.
3 Oyiyi a setịpụrụ ihe dịka aka mmadụ, jiri ya jide m nʼagịrị isi m. Mgbe ahụ, Mmụọ nke Chineke buliri m elu nʼetiti ala na mbara eluigwe. Nʼime ọhụ nke Chineke, o buuru m jee Jerusalem, nʼọnụ ụzọ ama nke dị nʼugwu, nʼime ogige ya, ebe arụsị ahụ na-akpasu ekworo guzo.
Waseselula isimo sesandla, wangithatha ngesihluthu sekhanda lami; uMoya wasengiphakamisela phakathi komhlaba lamazulu, wangiletha eJerusalema emibonweni kaNkulunkulu, esivalweni sesango elingaphakathi, elikhangele ngenyakatho, lapho okwakulesihlalo sesithombe sobukhwele esibanga ubukhwele.
4 Ma, lee, ebube Chineke Izrel jupụtara nʼebe ahụ, dị ka m si hụ ya na mbụ na ndagwurugwu.
Khangela-ke, inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli yayilapho, injengokubonakala engangikubone esihotsheni.
5 Ọ sịrị m, “Nwa nke mmadụ, welie anya gị lee nʼụzọ nke ugwu.” Eweliri m anya m lee nʼụzọ ugwu, ma lee, nʼọnụ ụzọ e si abata nʼime ebe ịchụ aja, ahụrụ m oyiyi arụsị ekworo ka o guzo nʼakụkụ ugwu ya.
Wasesithi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, ake uphakamisele amehlo akho ngasendleleni yenyakatho. Ngasengiphakamisela amehlo ami ngasendleleni yenyakatho, khangela-ke, ngasenyakatho kwesango lelathi kwakulalesisithombe sobukhwele entubeni.
6 Ọ sịrị m, “Nwa nke mmadụ, ị na-ahụ ihe ha na-eme, arụ dị egwu nke ụlọ Izrel na-eme nʼebe a, ihe ndị ga-achụpụ m nʼebe dị anya site nʼebe nsọ m? Ma ị ga-ahụkwa ihe arụ ndị dị ukwuu karịa ndị a.”
Wasesithi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, uyakubona yini abakwenzayo, amanyala amakhulu ewenzayo indlu kaIsrayeli lapha, ukuze ngiye khatshana lendawo yami engcwele? Kodwa phenduka futhi, uzabona amanyala amakhulu kulala.
7 O mere ka m guzo nʼọnụ ụzọ ogige ahụ, mgbe m lere anya, ahụrụ m oghere dị nʼaja ụlọ ahụ.
Wasengisa emnyango weguma; lapho ngibona, njalo khangela, kwakulesikhala emdulini.
8 Ọ sịrị m, “Nwa nke mmadụ, ugbu a gwupuo aja ụlọ a.” Mgbe m gwupuru ya, ahụrụ m ọnụ ụzọ e si aba nʼebe ahụ.
Wasesithi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, ake ugebhe emdulini. Ngathi ngigebha emdulini, khangela-ke kwakulomnyango.
9 Ọ sịrị m, “Banye nʼime ka ị hụ ihe arụ ọjọọ niile nke ha na-eme nʼebe a.”
Wasesithi kimi: Ngena, ubone izinengiso ezimbi abazenzayo lapha.
10 Abanyere m hụ na ihe jupụtara nʼahụ ụlọ ahụ bụ naanị oyiyi e sere ese, nke ihe na-akpụ akpụ dịka agwọ dị iche iche, ngwere na anụmanụ rụrụ arụ dị iche iche, tinyekwara arụsị niile nke ụlọ Izrel na-efe.
Ngasengingena, ngabona, khangela-ke, sonke isimo sokuhuquzelayo lenyamazana ezinengekayo lazo zonke izithombe zendlu yakoIsrayeli, kubaziwe phezu komduli inhlangothi zonke ezizingelezeleyo.
11 Nʼihu ihe ndị a, ka iri ndị okenye asaa nke ụlọ Izrel, ha na Jaazanaya nwa Shefan guzo nʼebe ahụ. Onye ọbụla nʼime ha ji ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ nʼaka ya, anwụrụ ọkụ si nʼihe nsure ọkụ ndị a na-agbagokwa elu.
Futhi kwakumi phambi kwazo amadoda angamatshumi ayisikhombisa akwabadala bendlu kaIsrayeli, loJahazaniya indodana kaShafani emi phakathi kwabo; yileyo laleyo ilodengezi lwayo esandleni sayo, njalo iyezi eliqatha lempepha lenyuka.
12 Ọ sịrị m, “Nwa nke mmadụ, ị hụla ihe ndị okenye ụlọ Izrel na-eme nʼọchịchịrị, onye ọbụla nʼime ụlọ ya nʼihu arụsị ya? Ma ha na-asị, ‘Onyenwe anyị adịghị ahụ anyị, O sitela nʼala anyị wezuga onwe ya.’”
Wasesithi kimi: Ukubonile yini, ndodana yomuntu, lokho abadala bendlu kaIsrayeli abakwenzayo emnyameni, ngulowo emakamelweni emifanekiso yakhe? Ngoba bathi: INkosi kayisiboni; iNkosi iwutshiyile umhlaba.
13 Ọzọ, ọ sịrị m, “Ị ga-ahụkwa oke ihe arụ karịrị ndị a ha na-eme!”
Wasesithi kimi: Phenduka futhi, uzabona izinengiso ezinkulu kakhulu abazenzayo.
14 O mere ka m bịakwa nʼọnụ ụzọ ahụ dị nʼakụkụ ugwu nke ụlọnsọ nke Onyenwe anyị. Nʼebe ahụ, ahụrụ m ndị inyom nọ na-akwa akwa nʼihi Tamuz, chi ha.
Wasengisa emnyango wesango lendlu yeNkosi eyayingasenyakatho; khangela-ke, kwakuhlezi abesifazana belilela uTamuzi.
15 Mgbe ahụ, ọ sịrị m, “Ị hụla ihe ndị a, nwa nke mmadụ? Ị ga-ahụkwa ihe arụ ndị dị ukwuu karịa ndị a.”
Wasesithi kimi: Ubonile yini, ndodana yomuntu? Phenduka futhi, uzabona izinengiso ezinkulu kulalezi.
16 O mere ka m baa nʼime ogige dị nʼime ụlọ ukwu nke Onyenwe anyị, nʼebe ahụ, nʼọnụ ụzọ ụlọnsọ ukwu nke Onyenwe anyị, nʼagbata ebe ịchụ aja na mpụta ọnụ ụlọ ahụ, ka ihe ruru iri mmadụ abụọ na ise guzo, chee ihu ha nʼakụkụ ọwụwa anyanwụ na-efe anyanwụ. Ha gbakụtara ụlọnsọ ukwu nke Onyenwe anyị azụ mgbe ha na-eche ihu nʼọwụwa anyanwụ na-akpọ isiala nye anyanwụ.
Wasengingenisa egumeni lendlu yeNkosi elingaphakathi; khangela-ke, emnyango wethempeli leNkosi phakathi kwekhulusi lelathi kwakulamadoda phose angaba ngamatshumi amabili lanhlanu, imihlane yawo ingasethempelini leNkosi, lobuso bawo bungasempumalanga; njalo bakhonza ilanga ngasempumalanga.
17 Ọ sịrị m, “Ị hụla nke a, nwa nke mmadụ? Ọ bụ ihe dị nta nye ụlọ Juda, bụ ime ihe arụ niile ndị a ha na-eme nʼebe a? Ha ga-ejikwa ihe ike mejupụta ala, siri otu a na-akpasu m iwe mgbe niile? Lee ka ha si nọgide na-akparị m, na-etinye alaka nʼimi ha.
Wasesithi kimi: Ubonile yini, ndodana yomuntu? Kuyinto elula kundlu yakoJuda ukwenza izinengiso abazenzayo lapha yini? Ngoba bagcwalise ilizwe ngobudlwangudlwangu, baphendukele ukungithukuthelisa; khangela-ke, bafaka ugatsha empumulweni yabo.
18 Nʼihi ya, aga m eme ka ha nụrụ ụfụ iwe m, ọ dịkwaghị onye m ga-ahapụ. Ọ bụrụkwa na ha anọgide na-ebe akwa nʼoke olu, agaghị m aṅa ha ntị.”
Ngakho lami ngizakwenza ngentukuthelo; ilihlo lami kaliyikuhawukela, futhi kangiyikuyekela; lanxa bekhala endlebeni zami ngelizwi elikhulu, kangiyikubezwa.
