Izikeli 23

1 Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno nasami'ne,

Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi:

2 Vahe'mofo mofavre Izikieliga, mago a'mofo mofa'trena tare mani'na'e.

“Ndodana yomuntu, kwakulabesifazane ababili, amadodakazi omfazi munye.

3 Isipi kumate'ma kasefa mofa'trema mani'na'a knafi agafa huke savrira nehuke, monko avu'ava zana nehakeno vene'nemo'za amiznimofona azeri'za zopasi'na nere'za zanavufagarera zokagora rezanante'naze.

Baba yizifebe eGibhithe, beqalise ubuwule kusukela ebutsheni babo. Kulelolizwe amabele abo abanjwabanjwa lengaphambili yabo yaphathwaphathwa.

4 Hagi nuna'amofo agi'a Oholaki, negana agi'a Oholiba'e. Hagi zanagra nagri su'aseke mani'neke ne' mofavreramina kasenezmanteke mofaneramina kasezmante'na'e. Hagi Ohola'a e'i Sameria kumaki, Oholiba'a e'i Jerusalemi kumare.

Omdala wayethiwa ngu-Ohola, umnawakhe engu-Oholibha. Babengabami njalo bazala amadodana lamadodakazi. U-Ohola yiSamariya, u-Oholibha kuyiJerusalema.

5 Hagi Ohola'a nagri a' mani'neanagi monkotera tusiza huno vano nehuno, tavaoma'arema nemania Asiria sondia vahera zamavaririno savarira huno vano hu'ne.

U-Ohola waqalisa ubuwule esesengowami; njalo wakhanuka izithandwa zakhe, ama-Asiriya, amabutho

6 Hagi ana vahetamina hokonke kukena hu'naza gavana kva vahetamine, sondia vahete kva vahetaminki'za ana makamo'za hosi agumpi vano nehaza hentofa nehazaveramine.

agqoke okulifefe, ababusi kanye labalawuli bebutho, bonke babengamajaha amahle, kanye labagada amabhiza.

7 Hagi ana a'mo'a maka ana hentofa nehazaveramina zamavesi nezmanteno monkozana nehuno, ana Asiria vahe'mofo kaza osu havi anumzante monora hunteno azeri pehena hu'ne.

Wazinikela njengesifebe kubo bonke abaphakemeyo base-Asiriya njalo wazingcolisa ngezithombe zabo bonke abakhanukayo.

8 Hagi ko'ma Isipima kasefa mofa'ma mani'neno'ma monkote'ma nehige'zama, venenemo'zama ante'za nemase'za, avufaga zopasi'nama nere'za, monkozama hunte'za e'naza avu'ava zana otre'ne.

Kabudelanga ubufebe abuqalisa eGibhithe, lapho amajaha alala laye ebutsheni bakhe, ambambabamba ngaphambili, athululela lezinkanuko zawo phezu kwakhe.

9 E'ina hu'negu agrama avesima nezmantege'zama, azerisavari hu'za monko'zama hunentaza Asiria vahe zamazampi antoe.

Ngakho ngamnikela kuzithandwa zakhe, ama-Asiriya, ayewakhanuka.

10 Hagi ana vahe'mo'za Oholana mika'a kukena'a eri hatetre'za azeri agaze nehu'za, ne' mofavreramima'ane mofane'araminena zamavare'za nevu'za, agrira bainati kazinteti ahe fri'naze. Ana higeno a'nemo'za Ohola avufare'ma fore'ma hu'nea zankura huge antahige hu'naze.

Amnqunula, athatha amadodana lamadodakazi akhe yena ambulala ngenkemba. Waba yisiga phakathi kwabesifazane, wajeziswa.

11 Hagi negna Oholiba'a ama ana zana ke'neanagi, agu'a rukrahera osu'neanki, nuna'amo'ma hu'nea avu'avara agatereno vene'nea kenunu nehuno ana veneneraminena rama'a monko avu'ava hu'ne.

Umnawakhe u-Oholibha wakubona lokhu, kodwa ngenkanuko lobufebe bakhe wayexhwale kakhulu kulodadewabo.

12 Hagi Oholiba'a Asiria kva vahetamina ke anunu nehuno, gavana vahetamine, sondia vahete kva vahetamine, hosi agumpima maniza nevaza vahe'ene, knare kukenama hu sondia vahetamina maka hentofaza hu'naza kasefa veneneraminkino zamagenunu huno avesi'zmante'ne.

Laye wakhanuka ama-Asiriya, ababusi labalawuli bebutho, lamabutho agqoke okupheleleyo, labagadi bamabhiza, lawo wonke amajaha amahle.

13 Ana hige'nama koana nuna'amo Oholiba'ma hu'neaza huno monko'zana nehuno, agra'a tusiza huno azeri pehena hu'ne.

Ngabona ukuthi laye wazingcolisa; bobabili bahamba ndlelanye.

14 Hianagi Oholiba'a rama'a monko avu'ava zana huno vu'ne. Ana nehuno have keginare'ma Babiloni vahe'mofo amema'ama frage'za krentete'za koranke masavema frente'naza vahe zamema'ama zamage'neana,

Kodwa yena ubufebe bakhe bengezeleleka futhi. Wabona amadoda efanekisiwe emdulini, izithombe zamaKhaladiya ezifanekiswe ngokubomvu,

15 zamu nofi'ma zamafafafima ananeki'za, zamanunte'ma anaki tavarave zmanuntera anaki'za, ana makamo'za Babiloni kamani eri'za vahe kna hu'nageno zamage'ne.

zilamabhanti ezinkalweni zazo njalo zilamaqhiye alengayo emakhanda azo; zonke zikhanya angathi yizikhulu zezinqola zempi zamaKhaladiya, inzalo yaseBhabhiloni.

16 Hagi ana vahe'mokizmi zamema'ama negeno'a, kenunu huno avesi nezmanteno, ana vahe'ma esanageno'ma zamagranema monkozama hanigu kema erino vuno eno'ma hu' vahera huzmantege'za Babiloni vu'naze.

Kwathi khonokho nje ebabona wahle wabafisa wasethuma isithunywa kubo eKhaladiya.

17 Ana hige'za Babiloni vahe'mo'za eme ante'za mase'ne'za monkozana hunte'za azeri pehena hu'naze. Hagi ana'ma hu'za monkozama hu'za azeri pehenama hutazageno'a, ana vahetamina tusiza huno avesra huzmanteno agote'zmante'ne.

Ngakho amaBhabhiloni afika kuye, alala laye, njalo ezinkanukweni zawo amngcolisa. Emva kokuba esengcoliswe yiwo, wasuka kuwo enengekile.

18 Hagi ana monko avu'ava zana Oholiba'a amate avufga avapako vano nehuno ana avu'ava zana nehige'za ke'naze. E'inama nuna'amo'ma higenama Nagra navesra hunte'na nagotenente'na namefi'ma humi'noaza hu'na namefi humi'noe.

Kwathi lapho esesenza ubufebe bakhe obala njalo eveza lobunqunu bakhe, ngasuka kuye nginengekile, njengoba ngangisukile kudadewabo.

19 Hianagi Oholiba'a Isipima mofa'ma mani'neno'ma monkote'ma huno vanoma hu'nea agesa nentahino, tusiza huno mago'ane monkozana huvava huno vu'ne.

Kodwa banda ngamandla ubuwule bakhe esekhumbula insuku zobutsha bakhe, lapho wayeyisifebe eGibhithe.

20 Ana nehuno donki afu'mofo agozagna zamago'za huntegeno, hosi afu'mofo agozarimo'ma aviteankna'ma hu'nea Isipi vahe'enena monkozana huno vano hu'ne.

Khonale wakhanuka izithandwa zakhe, ezazilezitho zangaphambili ezazifana lezabobabhemi, zikhihliza okufana lokwamabhiza.

21 Ana nehunka Oholibaga Isipima mofa'ma mani'nanke'zama aminka'arema azeriza, zopasi'nama nere'za knara'ma kante'za monkozama hugante'naza zanku tusiza hunka antahintahi nehunka, ana'ma hanana zanku kave'nesie.

Ngakho walangazela isagweba sasebutsheni bakho, lapho okwathi useGibhithe isifuba lamabele akho kwabanjwabanjwa.

22 Hagi e'ina hu'negu Oholibaga Mikozama Kegavama Hu'nea Ra Anumzamo'a amanage hie, monkozama hugantazagenka kagote zamantenka kamefi'ma huzami'nana vahetamina zamarimpa re'nuge'za, maka kazigati eme kavazagi kagi'za ha' eme hugantegahaze.

Ngakho-ke, Oholibha, nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Ngizakwenza izithandwa zakho zikuvukele, lezo owazitshiya unengekile, njalo ngizaziletha kuwe ukuba zimelane lawe zivela emaceleni wonke,

23 Hagi e'i ana vahetamina zamavare atruma hanuana, Babiloni vahetamima, maka Kaldia vahetamima, Pekodi vahe'ma, Soa vahe'ma, Koa nagapinti vahetamima, maka Asiria gavana vahetmima, sondia vahete kva vahetamima, hosi agumpima maniza vano nehu'za ha'ma nehaza hentofa nehazaveramina zamavare atru hanuge'za hara huramantegahaze.

abaseBhabhiloni lamaKhaladiya wonke, amadoda asePhekhodi laseShowa kanye leKhowa, lama-Asiriya wonke elawo, amajaha amahle, wonke angababusi labalawuli bebutho, izinduna zezinqola zempi lamanye amadoda alezikhundla ezinkulu, bonke begade amabhiza.

24 E'ina hanuge'za tusi'a vahe'mo'za ha'zazmia eri'neza aini fetori zamia nentaniza avazuma nehaza karisifine ha' zazmia erinte'za e'za nazanoma huramante'naku'ma hanaza zana zamagra avu'avapi avrente'za maka kazigati e'za hara eme hugantegahaze.

Bazakuzakuhlasela ngezikhali, izinqola zempi lezinqola zokuthwala, njalo belexuku elikhulu labantu; bazaviva ukulwa lawe emaceleni wonke belamahawu amakhulu lamancane njalo belezingowane. Ngizakunikela kubo ukuba bakujezise, njalo bazakujezisa ngokumayelana lemithetho yabo.

25 Ana nehu'na kanive regante'noankino zamagra zamarimpa ahenegante'za kazeri havizantfa hugahaze. Ana nehu'za kagesane kagonanena taga hunetre'za, amanema manisaza vahera kazinteti zamahe nefri'za ne'mofatamia zamavare'za nevu'za, amnema manisazama'a zamazeri'za tevefi kre tasagegahaze.

Ngizakwenza intukuthelo yobukhwele bami imelane lawe, njalo bazakuphatha ngolaka. Bazaquma impumulo zenu lezindlebe zenu, njalo abenu labo abazasala bazabulawa ngenkemba. Bazathumba amadodana enu lamadodakazi, njalo abenu labo abazasala bazaqothulwa ngumlilo.

26 Ana nehu'za kukenaka'a maka hatenetre'za, zago'amo'ma marerisa kavasese zanka'a hate'za erigahaze.

Njalo bazakuhlubula izigqoko zakho bathathe leziceciso zakho ezinhle.

27 E'ina hu'na Isipima mani'nenka erigafa hunka hu'nana monko kavukava zana eri amanea hugahue.

Kanjalo-ke ngizaqeda isagweba lobufebe owabuqalisela eGibhithe. Kawuyikukhangela lezizinto uzikhanuke loba ukhumbule iGibhithe futhi.

28 Na'ankure Ra Anumzana Miko'zama Kegava Hu'nea Ra Anumzamo'a amanagea hie. Kavresra hunezmantenka kago'ma ate'zmantenka kamefi'ma huzamina vahe'mokizmi zamazampi Nagra kavrente'za nehue.

Ngoba nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Sekuseduze ukuba ngikunikele kulabo abakuzondayo, kulabo owasuka kubo unengekile.

29 Ana vahe'mo'za kazeri haviza nehu'za, amuhoma hunka erifore'ma hunana fenonka'aramina eri hana hu'za vanagenka, kavufga kavapako manigahane. Ana hanankeno maka vahe'mo'za monko zama nehana kavufga amate kegahaze. Kagrama savri'ma hunka monko zama hunkama vano hanazamo,

Bazakuphatha ngenzondo njalo bathumbe yonke into owayisebenzelayo. Bazakutshiya unqunu uze, njalo ihlazo lobufebe bakho lizavela obala. Isagweba sakho lobufebe

30 higeno ama ana hazenkea avreno eme kamie. Na'ankure ru kumatamimpi venenemo'zama monko zama hugantesazegu zamavesi nezmantenka, zamazanteti'ma antre'za tro'ma hu'naza havi anumzantaminte monora huntenka kagraka'a kazeri pehena hu'nane.

kwehlisele lokhu phezu kwakho, ngoba ufebe lezizwe, wazingcolisa wena ngokwakho ngezithombe zazo.

31 Hagi kagra nunakamo'ma hu'nea avu'ava amage antenka hu'nananki'na, agri'ma narimpa ahente'na knazama ami'noankna knazana kagrira kamigahue.

Ulandele indlela kadadewenu; ngakho ngizabeka inkezo yakhe esandleni sakho.

32 Hagi miko'zama kegavama hu'nea Ra Anumzamo'a amanage hie, Nunakamo'ma ne'nea rankapufi narimpa ahe'zana tagi kaminugenka rama'a negahane. Ana hananke'za vahe'mo'za hunte'za kagi'za regahaze.

Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Uzanatha inkezo kadadewenu, inkezo enkulu ezikileyo futhi; izaletha ukuhlekwa lokuklolodelwa, ngoba ithwele lukhulu.

33 Hagi ana tima nesnunka neginagi nehunka, kasunku'ma hanana zamo'a kazeri havizantfa hugahie. Na'ankure e'i ana kapua nunakamofo Sameria kapue.

Uzakhulelwa yikudakwa losizi, inkezo yokuchitheka lokuphundleka, inkezo kadadewenu iSamariya.

34 Hagi ana kapufinti tina nehana hanankeno hagege hugahie. Ana hutenka ana kapua aru praro nevazinka aminka'a nemasaginka kasunkura hugahane huno Mikozama Kegava Hu'nea Ra Anumzamo'a hu'ne.

Uzayinatha uyibhije; uzayiphahlaza ibe yizicucu ufucuze amabele akho. Sengikhulumile, kutsho uThixo Wobukhosi.

35 E'ina hu'negu Ra Anumzamo'a amanage hie, Kagra kamefi Nagrira hunaminka kagekani nenantenka, savri'ma hunka vano nehunka, monkozama hunka vanoma hu'nana mizama'a kagra erigahane.

Ngakho nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Njengoba usungikhohliwe wangifuqela ngemva kwakho, kumele uthwale imivuzo yesagweba sakho kanye lobufebe bakho.”

36 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno nasami'ne, Vahe'mofo mofavre Izikieliga, knare Oholane Oholibakiznia keagarera zanavrentenka keagaznia refko hugahampi? Hi'mnage avu'ava'ma neha'a avu'ava'znia huama hunka zanasamio.

UThixo wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, uzakwahlulela u-Ohola lo-Oholibha na? Ngakho melana labo ngezenzo zabo ezinengayo,

37 Na'ankure zanagrama savri huke ru vene monko zama ome nehuke, vahe'ma zamahe fri'na'a koramo'a zanazampina me'ne. Vahe'mozama zamazanteti'ma antre'za tro'ma hunte'naza havi anumzantamine monko zana nehuke, ne'za ofama nehiaza huke Nagrama zanami'noa mofavreramina zamaheke ana havi anumzante Kresramana vunte'na'e.

ngoba benze ubufebe njalo lezandla zabo zilegazi. Bafeba lezithombe zabo; banikela labantwana babo ababengizalele bona, njengokudla kuzo.

38 Hagi mago'ene nagritera anahu kna avu'ava hunante'na'e. Zanagra ana zupage seli mono noni'a eri pehena nehuke, Sabati knani'a kegava osuke, eri haviza hu'na'e.

Njalo benze lokhu kimi: Ngasonaleso isikhathi bangcolisa indlu yami engcwele batshaphaza lamaSabatha ami.

39 Hagi vahe'mo'zama zamazanteti'ma tro'ma hu'naza havi anumzante mofavrezania aheke Kresramana vunenteke, anankna zupa seli mono noni'afina emarerike eri pehena hu'na'e. E'inahu knaza Nagri mono nompina hu'na'e.

Ngalo kanye usuku abanikela ngalo abantwana babo ezithombeni zabo, bangena endlini yami engcwele bayingcolisa. Lokho yikho abakwenzayo endlini yami.

40 Hagi ana nehuke kema erino vuno eno'ma hu vahete kea atrake'za, vu'za afeteti vahera ome zamavare'za e'naze. Hagi ana vene'nema avre'za neazageta'a tanagra tina freta masave konariria nehuta, zago'amo'ma marerisa avasesezanu tanavasasea hu'na'e.

Bathuma lesithunywa ebantwini ukuba beze bevela khatshana, kwathi sebefikile wabagezela, wacomba amehlo akho wasufaka leziceciso zakho.

41 Hagi tanagra zamana zamana tafe hu'naza sipare mani'neta, tanavugama me'nea tratera Nagri mananentake'za insensine masavenena ante'na'e.

Wahlala embhedeni omuhle, kuletafula elilungisiweyo phambi kwawo owawufake phezu kwayo impepha yami lamafutha ami.

42 Hagi anampina ruzahu ruzahu vahe'mo'za kereso nehazageno, tima ne'za neginagima nehaza vahe'ma hagege kokampinti'ma zamavare'zama e'naza vahe'mo'za ana atre'mokizni zanazampina asana antani nezanante'za, zanasenifina avasese'ane kuini fetorira antani zanante'naze.

Umsindo wexuku elalithokoza wawumzungezile; amaSebhiya ayelethwe evela enkangala kanye lamadoda avela exukwini elixokozelayo, njalo bafaka amasongo ezingalweni zowesifazane lodadewabo kanye lemiqhele emihle emakhanda abo.

43 Anama hutazage'na ve'ama atreno monkote'ma vano nehige'zama, monko zama hunte'za nevazageno avresragu'ma nehia akura nagra amanage hu'noe. Menina ama ara ama venenemo'za zamatrenke'za monko a'nema nehazaza hu'za monkozana hunteho. Na'ankure agra monko a' mani'ne.

Lapho-ke ngalowo owayesegugiswe yibufebe ngathi, ‘Khathesi kabamsebenzise njengewule, ngoba lokho yikho konke ayikho.’

44 Hagi ana vahe'mo'za monko a'nema monko zama hunentazaza hu'za, ana ara ante'za mase'ne'za monko'zana hunte'naze. Ana hukna hu'za Oholane Oholibanena zanante'za mase'neza monko zana huznante'naze.

Balala laye. Njengabesilisa belala lesifebe, ngokunjalo balala lalabobafazi abalesagweba, u-Ohola lo-Oholibha.

45 Hianagi fatgo zamavu'zmavama nehaza vahe'mo'za, ve'zanima atreke monko'zama huke vanoma nehuke vahe'ma zamahe nefri'a zantera keaga huznante'za knazana zanamigahaze. Na'ankure zanagra ve'zania atreke monkote huke vano nehuke, vahe'ma zamaheke korama eri tagina'a zante zanagra knazana erigaha'e.

Kodwa abantu abalungileyo bazabanika isijeziso sabesifazane abafebayo njalo bachithe legazi, ngoba bayizifebe njalo lezandla zabo zilegazi.

46 Hagi Miko'zama Kegavama Hu'nea Anumzamo'a amanage hie, tusi'a sondia vahetami zamavarenka ege'za, ana atre'mofo zantamina arohu eme zanare'za eneri'za zanazeri koro hiho.

Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Baletheleni ixuku limelane labo beselibanikela kukho ukwesaba lokuphangwa.

47 Hagi ana sondia vahe'mo'za ana a'trena havenknonu zanahe frite'za, bainati kazinknonu rukafri netre'za ne'mofazania zamahe nefri'za nozania teve taginte'nageno tegahie.

Ixuku lizabatshaya ngamatshe libajuqe ngezinkemba; lizabulala amadodana lamadodakazi abo litshise izindlu zabo ngomlilo.

48 E'ina hu'na ana mopafina savari monko avu'ava zana eri fanane hanugeno, maka a'nanemo'za nege'za ana a'tre'mokema hu'na'a monko zanavu'zanava zana ovaririgahaze.

Ngizakuqeda kanjalo ukuxhwala elizweni, ukuze bonke abesifazane baxwayiseke njalo bangenzi njengani.

49 Hagi tanagrama monko avu'ava zama nehuta, vahe'mo'zama zamazanteti'ma antre'za tro'ma hunte'naza havi anumzante'ma mono'ma hu'na'a zante tanagra knazana e'nerita, Ra Anumzana Miko'zama Kegavama Hu'nea Anumza mani'ne huta Nagrikura keta antahita hugaha'e.

Lizajeziselwa ukuxhwala kwenu njalo lithwale lemivuzo yezono zenu zokukhonza izithombe. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo Wobukhosi.”