UHezekheli 17
1 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi:
HIKI mai la ka olelo a Iehova ia'u, i mai la,
2 “Ndodana yomuntu, yenza umzekeliso utshele indlu yako-Israyeli umfanekiso.
E ke keiki a ke kanaka, e nane aku oe i ka nane, a e olelo nane i ka ohana a Iseraela.
3 Wothi kubo, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Ingqungqulu enkulu elezimpiko ezilamandla, izinsiba ezinde njalo zinengi zimibalabala yafika eLebhanoni. Ibambe isihloko somsedari,
A e olelo aku hoi ia lakou, Ke i mai nei Iehova ka Haku penei; He aeto nui, me na eheu nui loa, paapu i na hulu, onionio, hele mai ia i Lebanona, a lawe oia i ka lala kiekie loa o ka laau kedera.
4 yephula ihlumela elalingaphezu kwawo wonke yalisa elizweni labathengisi lapho eyalihlanyela khona edolobheni labathengisi.
Ako ae la oia i ka welau o kona mau lala opiopio, a hali ae la ia i ka aina kalepa, hoonoho hoi ia i ke kulanakauhale o ka poe kalepa;
5 Yathatha enye yenhlanyelo yelizwe lakini yayifaka emhlabathini ovundileyo: Yayihlanyela njengomnyezane phansi kwamanzi amanengi,
Lawe hoi oia i hua o ka aina, a kanu hoi ma ka mala hua nui; waiho iho la oia ia ma ka pili wai nui, hoonoho iho la ia me he laau wilou la.
6 yahluma yaba livini elifitshane elinabayo. Ingatsha zalo zaphendukela kuyo, kodwa impande zalo zaba ngaphansi kwalo. Ngakho laba livini laba lezingatsha ezilamahlamvu amanengi.
A ulu hoi ia a lilo ia i kumu waina palahalaha, he kino haahaa, huli ae ia kona mau lala mamuli ona, a malalo iho ona kona mau aa: a pela i lilo ia i kumu waina, a manamana ae la na lala, a opuu ae la na manamana.
7 Kodwa kwakulenye ingqungqulu enkulu elezimpiko ezilamandla lezinsiba ezinengi. Khathesi ivini lakhuphela impande zalo kuyo zisuka esivandeni elalihlanyelwe kuso njalo lelulela ingatsha zalo kuyo zifuna amanzi.
Aia hoi kekahi aeto nui me na eheu nui a me na hulu lehulehu; aia hoi, hoololi ae la keia kumu waina i kona mau aa io na la, a hoopuka ae la i kona mau lala io na la i hoopulu oia ia ia ma na kaha o kona mala.
8 Lalihlanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle phansi kwamanzi amanengi ukuze liveze ingatsha, lithele izithelo libe livini elihle.’
Ua kanuia ma ka lepo maikai ma na wai nui; i haawi mai ai ia i na lala, a i hoohua mai ai i ka hua; a i lilo ai ia i kumu waina maikai.
9 Wothi kubo, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Kambe lizakhula kuhle na? Kaliyikusitshunwa izithelo zalo ziqhululwe ukuba libune na? Wonke amahlumela alo azabuna. Akuyikusweleka ingalo elamandla kumbe abantu abanengi ukuba balisiphune.
E olelo oe, Ke i mai nei Iehova ka Haku; E pomaikai anei? Aole anei e uhuki oia i kona mau aa, a e oki aku i kona mau hua, i mae iho ai ia? E mae auanei no ia ma na lau a pau o kona ulu ana'e, aole me ka mana nui, aole hoi me kanaka he nui e uhuki ai ia me na aa ona.
10 Lanxa lingayagxunyekwa kwenye indawo lingakhula kuhle na? Kambe kaliyikubuna okupheleleyo nxa umoya wasempumalanga ulihangula libune esivandeni elakhulela kuso na?’”
Aia hoi, i kanuia, e pomaikai anei ia? Aole anei ia e mae loa, i ka wa e pa mai ai ka makani hikina ia ia? E mae no ia iloko o na kaha i ulu ai ia.
11 Ilizwi likaThixo laselifika kimi lisithi:
Hiki mai la no hoi ka olelo a Iehova ia'u, i mai la,
12 “Tshono kule indlu ehlamukayo uthi, ‘Kalazi ukuthi izinto lezi zitshoni na?’ Tshono kubo uthi, ‘Inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yaya eJerusalema yathumba inkosi yalo kanye lezikhulu zalo yabuyela labo eBhabhiloni.
E olelo, ano, i ka ohana kipi, Aole anei oukou i ike i ke ano o keia mau mea? E olelo aku hoi, Eia hoi, ua hiki mai ke alii o Babulona i Ierusalema, a ua lawe oia i kona alii a me na'lii ona, a ua alakai ia lakou me ia i Babulona;
13 Yathatha omunye wabenzalo yasesikhosini, yenza isivumelwano laye, yamfungisa. Yathumba lamanye amadoda elizwe adumileyo,
A ua lawe oia i kekahi o ka poe keiki alii, a kuikahi pu ae la oia me ia; a ua lawe oia i kona hoohiki ana ma ke kuikahi; ua lawe aku hoi oia i ka poe ikaika o ka aina;
14 ukuze umbuso uye phansi, ungavuki futhi, ume nje kuphela ngokugcina isivumelwano sayo.
I haahaa ai ke aupuni, aole hoi e hiki ke ea'e iluna, aka, ma kona malama ana i kona kuikahi e mau ai ia.
15 Kodwa inkosi yamhlamukela ngokuthuma isithunywa eGibhithe ukuba ziyethatha amabhiza kanye lebutho elikhulu. Kambe izaphumelela na? Kambe lowo owenza izinto ezinje uzaphunyuka na? Kambe uzakwephula isivumelwano kodwa aphunyuke na?
Ua kipi nae oia ia ia i kona hoouna ana i na elele i Aigupita, i haawi mai lakou i na lio, a i kanaka he nui no. E pomaikai anei oia? E pakele anei ka mea hana ia mau mea? A, e uhai paha oia i ke kuikahi a e hoopakeleia anei?
16 Ngeqiniso elinjengoba ngikhona, kutsho uThixo Wobukhosi, uzafela eBhabhiloni, elizweni lenkosi eyambeka esihlalweni sobukhosi, esifungo sayo wasidelela wephula lesivumelwano sayo.
Ma ko'u ola ana, wahi a Iehova ka Haku, he oiaio, ma kahi o ke alii ka mea i hoolilo ia ia i alii, ka mea nona ka hoohiki ana ana i hoowahawaha ai, a o kona berita hoi kana i uhai aku ai, me ia mawaenakonu o Babulona e make ai ia.
17 UFaro lebutho lakhe elilamandla kanye lexuku elikhulu akuyikumsiza empini, lapho sekwakhiwe amadundulu kwamiswa lemiduli yokuvimbezela ukuba kuchithwe imiphefumulo eminengi.
Aole hoi o Parao me kona poe kaua mana, a me kona anaina nui e kokua ia ia i ke kaua, ma ka hana ana i na puu, a me na pakaua, e oki aku ai i na kanaka he nui;
18 Wadelela isifungo ngokwephula isivumelwano. Ngoba wazibopha ngesifungo kodwa wasesenza zonke lezizinto akayikuphunyuka.
I kona hoowahawaha ana i ka hoohiki ana, ma ka uhai ana i ke kuikahi, i ka wa i haawi ai oia i kona lima, a ua hana hoi oia i keia mau mea a pau, aole ia e pakele.
19 Ngakho nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Ngeqiniso elinjengoba ngikhona, ngizakwehlisela phezu kwekhanda lakhe isifungo sami asidelayo kanye lesivumelwano sami asephulayo.
Nolaila ke i mai nei Iehova ka Haku penei; Ma ko'u ola ana, oiaio, o ka hoohiki ana no'u, ana i hoowahawaha ai, a me ko'u kuikahi ana i uhai aku ai, oia ka'u e hoopai ai maluna o kona poo.
20 Ngizamendlalela imbule lami, njalo uzabanjwa yisifu sami. Ngizamusa eBhabhiloni, ngenzele khona ukumahlulela kwami ngoba wayengathembekanga kimi.
A e hohola au i ka'u upena maluna ona, a e hei oia i ka'u pahele; a e lawe au ia ia ma Babulona, a e hakaka au me ia ilaila, no kona hewa ana i hana hewa mai ai ia'u.
21 Wonke amabutho akhe abalekayo azabulawa ngenkemba, abasindayo bazahlakazelwa emimoyeni. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina Thixo sengikhulumile.
A e pau kona poe auhee me ka puali ona i ka haule i ka pahikaua, a o ka poe koe, e hele liilii lakou i kela makani keia makani; a e ike oukou na'u na Iehova i olelo aku.
22 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Mina ngokwami ngizathatha ihlumela kuso kanye isihloko somsedari ngilihlanyele; ngizakwephula ihlumela elibuthakathaka eklintini lawo eliphezulu kakhulu kulamanye ngilihlanyele phezu kwentaba ende ephakemeyo.
Ke i mai nei o Iehova ka Haku penei; Owau no kekahi e lawe i ko ka lala kiekie loa o ka laau kedera kiekie, a e hoonoho iho au ia mea; e ako hoi au mai luna mai o kona mau lala opiopio i kekahi mea palupalu, a e kanu au ia mea maluna o ka mauna kiekie i hookiekieia.
23 Ngizalihlanyela ezingqongeni zentaba yako-Israyeli; lizaveza ingatsha lithele lezithelo njalo libe ngumsedari omuhle. Izinyoni zezinhlobo zonke zizakwakhela izidleke zazo kuwo; zizathola ukusitheka emthunzini wezingatsha zawo.
Ma ka mauna kiekie o ka Iseraela e kanu iho ai au ia, a e haawi mai ia i na lala a me ka hua, a e lilo ia i kumu kedera maikai; a malalo iho ona e noho ai na manu a pau ma kela eheu keia eheu: ma ka mala o kona mau lala e noho iho ai lakou.
24 Zonke izihlahla zeganga zizakwazi ukuthi mina Thixo ngifinyeza isihlahla eside ngenze esifitshane sikhule sibeside. Ngomisa isihlahla esiluhlaza ngenze esomileyo sihlume. Mina Thixo sengikhulumile, njalo ngizakwenza.’”
A e ike na laau a pau o ka aina, na'u na Iehova i hoohaahaa i ka laau kiekie, a i hookiekie hoi i ka laau haahaa, a i hoomaloo i ka laau uliuli, a i hooulu ae i ka laau maloo: na'u na Iehova i olelo, a i hana aku hoi.
