UHezekheli 23
1 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi:
Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn sɛ:
2 “Ndodana yomuntu, kwakulabesifazane ababili, amadodakazi omfazi munye.
“Onipa ba, mmaa baanu a wɔyɛ ɔbaa baako mma tenaa ase.
3 Baba yizifebe eGibhithe, beqalise ubuwule kusukela ebutsheni babo. Kulelolizwe amabele abo abanjwabanjwa lengaphambili yabo yaphathwaphathwa.
Wɔbɛyɛɛ adwamammɔfoɔ wɔ Misraim, na wɔbɔɔ adwaman firii wɔn mmabaawaberɛ mu. Wɔmiamiaa wɔn nufu, feefee wɔn wɔ asase no so.
4 Omdala wayethiwa ngu-Ohola, umnawakhe engu-Oholibha. Babengabami njalo bazala amadodana lamadodakazi. U-Ohola yiSamariya, u-Oholibha kuyiJerusalema.
Ɔpanin no din de Ohola ɛnna ne nuabaa no nso din de Oholiba. Na wɔyɛ me yerenom na wɔwowoo mmammarima ne mmammaa. Ohola ne Samaria ɛnna Oholiba nso ne Yerusalem.
5 U-Ohola waqalisa ubuwule esesengowami; njalo wakhanuka izithandwa zakhe, ama-Asiriya, amabutho
“Ohola da so ware me no, ɔbɔɔ adwaman; nʼani tu dii nʼapɛfoɔ akyi, Asiriafoɔ, akofoɔ no
6 agqoke okulifefe, ababusi kanye labalawuli bebutho, bonke babengamajaha amahle, kanye labagada amabhiza.
a wɔhyehyɛ ntadeɛ bibire, amradofoɔ ne asahene a wɔn nyinaa yɛ mmeranteɛ a wɔn ho yɛ fɛ na wɔtena apɔnkɔ soɔ.
7 Wazinikela njengesifebe kubo bonke abaphakemeyo base-Asiriya njalo wazingcolisa ngezithombe zabo bonke abakhanukayo.
Ɔne Asiriafoɔ atitire bɔɔ adwaman, na ɔsomm wɔn a ɔdɔɔ wɔn nyinaa ahoni de guu ne ho fi.
8 Kabudelanga ubufebe abuqalisa eGibhithe, lapho amajaha alala laye ebutsheni bakhe, ambambabamba ngaphambili, athululela lezinkanuko zawo phezu kwakhe.
Wannyae nʼadwamammɔ a ɔhyɛɛ aseɛ wɔ Misraim no, ɛberɛ a ɔyɛ ababaawa na mmarima ne no daeɛ, sosɔɔ ne mpokuwa mu na wɔhwiee wɔn akɔnnɔ guu ne soɔ.
9 Ngakho ngamnikela kuzithandwa zakhe, ama-Asiriya, ayewakhanuka.
“Ɛno enti mede no maa nʼadɔfoɔ Asiriafoɔ no a nʼani bere wɔn no.
10 Amnqunula, athatha amadodana lamadodakazi akhe yena ambulala ngenkemba. Waba yisiga phakathi kwabesifazane, wajeziswa.
Wɔbɔɔ no adagya, faa ne mmammarima ne ne mmammaa kɔeɛ, na wɔde akofena kumm no. Ɔgyee ne din wɔ mmaa mu na asotwe baa no so.
11 Umnawakhe u-Oholibha wakubona lokhu, kodwa ngenkanuko lobufebe bakhe wayexhwale kakhulu kulodadewabo.
“Ne nuabaa Oholiba hunuu yei nanso nʼakɔnnɔ bɔne ne nʼadwaman senee ne nuabaa no deɛ.
12 Laye wakhanuka ama-Asiriya, ababusi labalawuli bebutho, lamabutho agqoke okupheleleyo, labagadi bamabhiza, lawo wonke amajaha amahle.
Ɔno nso dii Asiriafoɔ no akyi; amradofoɔ ne asahene, akofoɔ a wɔhyehyɛ wɔn ntadeɛ, apɔnkɔsotefoɔ a wɔn nyinaa yɛ mmeranteɛ ahoɔfɛfoɔ.
13 Ngabona ukuthi laye wazingcolisa; bobabili bahamba ndlelanye.
Mehunuu sɛ ɔno nso guu ne ho fi, wɔn baanu faa ɛkwan korɔ so.
14 Kodwa yena ubufebe bakhe bengezeleleka futhi. Wabona amadoda efanekisiwe emdulini, izithombe zamaKhaladiya ezifanekiswe ngokubomvu,
“Na ɔtoaa nʼadwamammɔ no so kɔɔ akyiri. Ɔhunuu mmarima mfoni a wɔakurukyire agu ɔfasuo bi ho, Kaldeafoɔ mfoni a wɔde adukɔkɔɔ akrukyire
15 zilamabhanti ezinkalweni zazo njalo zilamaqhiye alengayo emakhanda azo; zonke zikhanya angathi yizikhulu zezinqola zempi zamaKhaladiya, inzalo yaseBhabhiloni.
a abɔsoɔ bobɔ wɔn asene mu na abɔtiten bobɔ wɔn tiri a wɔn nyinaa te sɛ Babilonia nteaseɛnam mu mpanimfoɔ a wɔfiri Kaldea.
16 Kwathi khonokho nje ebabona wahle wabafisa wasethuma isithunywa kubo eKhaladiya.
Ɔhunuu saa mfoni yi, ne kɔn dɔɔ wɔn na ɔsomaa abɔfoɔ kɔɔ wɔn nkyɛn wɔ Kaldea.
17 Ngakho amaBhabhiloni afika kuye, alala laye, njalo ezinkanukweni zawo amngcolisa. Emva kokuba esengcoliswe yiwo, wasuka kuwo enengekile.
Na Babiloniafoɔ no baa ne nkyɛn ne no bɛdaa ɔdɔ mpa so, na wɔn akɔnnɔ mu no, wɔguu ne ho fi. Wɔguu ne ho fi wieeɛ no wɔn ho fonoo no enti ɔgyaa wɔn.
18 Kwathi lapho esesenza ubufebe bakhe obala njalo eveza lobunqunu bakhe, ngasuka kuye nginengekile, njengoba ngangisukile kudadewabo.
Ɔkɔɔ so wɔ nʼadwamammɔ mu, bɔɔ ne ho adagya no, megyaa no hɔ sɛdeɛ megyaa ne nuabaa no hɔ pɛpɛɛpɛ.
19 Kodwa banda ngamandla ubuwule bakhe esekhumbula insuku zobutsha bakhe, lapho wayeyisifebe eGibhithe.
Na ɔmaa nʼadwamammɔ no kɔɔ so ara de kaee ne mmabaawaberɛ a na ɔbɔ adwaman wɔ Misraim no.
20 Khonale wakhanuka izithandwa zakhe, ezazilezitho zangaphambili ezazifana lezabobabhemi, zikhihliza okufana lokwamabhiza.
Ɛhɔ na ɔne nʼadɔfoɔ a wɔn barima te sɛ mfunumu deɛ na wɔn ahobaa te sɛ apɔnkɔ deɛ no bɔɔ adwaman.
21 Ngakho walangazela isagweba sasebutsheni bakho, lapho okwathi useGibhithe isifuba lamabele akho kwabanjwabanjwa.
Na wo kɔn dɔɔ wo mmabunu mu akɔnnɔ bɔne no, deɛ woyɛɛ wɔ Misraim a wɔsrasraa wo koko mu na wɔmiamiaa wo mpɔkowa no.
22 Ngakho-ke, Oholibha, nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Ngizakwenza izithandwa zakho zikuvukele, lezo owazitshiya unengekile, njalo ngizaziletha kuwe ukuba zimelane lawe zivela emaceleni wonke,
“Ɛno enti, Oholiba, yei ne deɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ: Mɛhwanyan wʼadɔfoɔ atia wo, wɔn a wɔn ho fonoo woɔ ma wogyaa wɔn hɔ no; mede wɔn bɛfiri afanan nyinaa abɛtia wo.
23 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.
Babiloniafoɔ ne Kaldeafoɔ nyinaa, Pekod, Soa ne Koa mmarima, Asiriafoɔ no ne wɔn bɛba, mmeranteɛ ahoɔfɛfoɔ a wɔn nyinaa yɛ amradofoɔ, asahene, nteaseɛnam ho adwumayɛfoɔ ne mmarima a wɔkura diberɛ akɛseɛ a wɔn nyinaa tete apɔnkɔ soɔ.
24 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.
Wɔde akodeɛ, nteaseɛnam ahodoɔ ne nipadɔm bɛba abɛtia wo; wɔde akokyɛm akɛseɛ ne nketewa ne dadeɛ kyɛ bɛka wo ahyɛ. Mede wo bɛhyɛ wɔn nsa, na wɔagyina wɔn nhyehyɛeɛ so atwe wo aso.
25 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.
Mɛdane me ninkunu abufuo no akyerɛ wo so, na wɔne wo bɛdi no anibereɛ so. Wɔbɛtwitwa mo hwene ne mo aso, na wɔn a wɔbɛka no, wɔbɛtotɔ wɔ akofena ano. Wɔbɛfa mo mmammarima ne mo mmammaa akɔ, na mo a moaka no wɔde ogya ahye mo.
26 Njalo bazakuhlubula izigqoko zakho bathathe leziceciso zakho ezinhle.
Wɔbɛpa wo ho ntoma nso na wɔafa wʼadwinneɛ.
27 Kanjalo-ke ngizaqeda isagweba lobufebe owabuqalisela eGibhithe. Kawuyikukhangela lezizinto uzikhanuke loba ukhumbule iGibhithe futhi.
Ɛno enti mɛma wʼakɔnnɔbɔne ne adwamammɔ a wohyɛɛ aseɛ wɔ Misraim no aba nʼawieeɛ. Wo kɔn rennɔ saa nneɛma yi na worenkae Misraim bio.
28 Ngoba nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Sekuseduze ukuba ngikunikele kulabo abakuzondayo, kulabo owasuka kubo unengekile.
“Na sei na Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ: Mede wo rebɛhyɛ wʼatamfoɔ nsa, wɔn a wɔn ho fonoo woɔ ma wogyaee wɔn no.
29 Bazakuphatha ngenzondo njalo bathumbe yonke into owayisebenzelayo. Bazakutshiya unqunu uze, njalo ihlazo lobufebe bakho lizavela obala. Isagweba sakho lobufebe
Wɔde ɔtan ne wo bɛdi, na wɔafa deɛ woayɛ adwuma apɛ nyinaa. Wɔbɛgya wo adagya ne kwaterekwa, na wʼadwamammɔ ho aniwuo no bɛda adi. Wʼaniwudeɛ ne wʼadwamansɛm no
30 kwehlisele lokhu phezu kwakho, ngoba ufebe lezizwe, wazingcolisa wena ngokwakho ngezithombe zazo.
na ɛde yeinom aba wo so, ɛfiri sɛ wo kɔn dɔɔ amanaman no na wode wɔn ahoni guu wo ho fi.
31 Ulandele indlela kadadewenu; ngakho ngizabeka inkezo yakhe esandleni sakho.
Woayɛ deɛ wo nuabaa yɛeɛ no bi; na ɛno enti mede ne kuruwa bɛhyɛ wo nsa.
32 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Uzanatha inkezo kadadewenu, inkezo enkulu ezikileyo futhi; izaletha ukuhlekwa lokuklolodelwa, ngoba ithwele lukhulu.
“Yei ne deɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ: “Wobɛnom wo nuabaa kuruwa ano, kuruwa a ɛso na emu dɔ; ɛde fɛdie ne ahohora bɛba, ɛfiri sɛ deɛ ɛwɔ mu dɔɔso.
33 Uzakhulelwa yikudakwa losizi, inkezo yokuchitheka lokuphundleka, inkezo kadadewenu iSamariya.
Nsãborɔ ne awerɛhoɔ bɛhyɛ wo ma, ɔsɛeɛ ne afoyɛ kuruwa no, wo nuabaa Samaria kuruwa no bɛhyɛ wo ma.
34 Uzayinatha uyibhije; uzayiphahlaza ibe yizicucu ufucuze amabele akho. Sengikhulumile, kutsho uThixo Wobukhosi.
Wobɛnom a hwee renka mu: wode bɛhwe fam ma abobɔ nketenkete na woatete wo mpokuwa mu. Me na maka, Otumfoɔ Awurade asɛm nie.
35 Ngakho nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Njengoba usungikhohliwe wangifuqela ngemva kwakho, kumele uthwale imivuzo yesagweba sakho kanye lobufebe bakho.”
“Ɛno enti yei ne deɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ: Esiane sɛ wo werɛ afiri me na woato me atwene wʼakyi enti, ɛsɛ sɛ wonya wʼaniwudeɛ ne wʼadwamammɔ so akatua.”
36 UThixo wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, uzakwahlulela u-Ohola lo-Oholibha na? Ngakho melana labo ngezenzo zabo ezinengayo,
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Onipa ba, wobɛbu Ohola ne Oholiba atɛn anaa? Ɛnneɛ fa wɔn akyiwadeɛ no si wɔn anim,
37 ngoba benze ubufebe njalo lezandla zabo zilegazi. Bafeba lezithombe zabo; banikela labantwana babo ababengizalele bona, njengokudla kuzo.
ɛfiri sɛ wɔasɛe awadeɛ, na mogya wɔ wɔn nsa ho. Wɔde wɔn ahoni na ɛsɛee awadeɛ no; na mpo wɔde wɔn mma a wɔwoo wɔn maa me no bɔɔ afɔdeɛ maa wɔn sɛ wɔn aduane.
38 Njalo benze lokhu kimi: Ngasonaleso isikhathi bangcolisa indlu yami engcwele batshaphaza lamaSabatha ami.
Wɔde yei nso ayɛ me: Saa ɛberɛ korɔ no ara mu, wɔguu me kronkronbea ne me home nna ho fi.
39 Ngalo kanye usuku abanikela ngalo abantwana babo ezithombeni zabo, bangena endlini yami engcwele bayingcolisa. Lokho yikho abakwenzayo endlini yami.
Ɛda a wɔde wɔn mma bɔɔ afɔdeɛ maa wɔn ahoni no ara, wɔhyɛnee me kronkronbea hɔ kɔguu ho fi. Yei na wɔyɛɛ wɔ me fie.
40 Bathuma lesithunywa ebantwini ukuba beze bevela khatshana, kwathi sebefikile wabagezela, wacomba amehlo akho wasufaka leziceciso zakho.
“Wɔsomaa abɔfoɔ kɔfrɛɛ mmarima a wɔfiri akyirikyiri baeɛ, na wɔbɛduruiɛ no, modwareeɛ, kekaa mo ani akyi, de mo adwinneɛ hyehyɛɛ mo ho maa wɔn.
41 Wahlala embhedeni omuhle, kuletafula elilungisiweyo phambi kwawo owawufake phezu kwayo impepha yami lamafutha ami.
Motenaa akonnwa papa bi a wɔde ɛpono a wɔasɛ so asi anim. Ɛso na mode nnuhwam ne ngo a anka ɛyɛ me dea sisiiɛ.
42 Umsindo wexuku elalithokoza wawumzungezile; amaSebhiya ayelethwe evela enkangala kanye lamadoda avela exukwini elixokozelayo, njalo bafaka amasongo ezingalweni zowesifazane lodadewabo kanye lemiqhele emihle emakhanda abo.
“Na hooyɛ a ɛfiri nipakuo bi a hwee mfa wɔn ho atwa ne ho ahyia. Wɔde Sabeafoɔ firi ɛserɛ no so ne mmarima a wɔfiri ɛdɔm no mu baeɛ na wɔde nkapo hyehyɛɛ ɔbaa no ne ne nua no nsa, na wɔhyɛɛ wɔn ahenkyɛ a ɛyɛ fɛ.
43 Lapho-ke ngalowo owayesegugiswe yibufebe ngathi, ‘Khathesi kabamsebenzise njengewule, ngoba lokho yikho konke ayikho.’
Na meka faa deɛ awaresɛeɛ ama watete no ho sɛ, ‘Momma wɔnyɛ no sɛ odwamanfoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ saa ara pɛ na ɔteɛ.’
44 Balala laye. Njengabesilisa belala lesifebe, ngokunjalo balala lalabobafazi abalesagweba, u-Ohola lo-Oholibha.
Na wɔne no daeɛ. Sɛdeɛ mmarima ne odwamanfoɔ da no, saa ara na wɔne saa mmaa a wɔn ho yɛ aniwuo no, Ohola ne Oholiba, daeɛ.
45 Kodwa abantu abalungileyo bazabanika isijeziso sabesifazane abafebayo njalo bachithe legazi, ngoba bayizifebe njalo lezandla zabo zilegazi.
Nanso mmarima teneneefoɔ de asotwe a wɔde ma mmaa a wɔsɛe awadeɛ na wɔka mogya guo bɛbu wɔn atɛn, ɛfiri sɛ wɔyɛ awaresɛefoɔ, na wɔn nsa ho wɔ mogya.
46 Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi: Baletheleni ixuku limelane labo beselibanikela kukho ukwesaba lokuphangwa.
“Yei ne deɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ: Fa nipakuo bra bɛtia wɔn na ma ahunahuna ne ɔfom mmra wɔn so.
47 Ixuku lizabatshaya ngamatshe libajuqe ngezinkemba; lizabulala amadodana lamadodakazi abo litshise izindlu zabo ngomlilo.
Nipakuo no bɛsi wɔn aboɔ na wɔde wɔn akofena bɛto ahyɛ wɔn so. Wɔbɛkunkum wɔn mmammarima ne wɔn mmammaa na wɔahye wɔn afie.
48 Ngizakuqeda kanjalo ukuxhwala elizweni, ukuze bonke abesifazane baxwayiseke njalo bangenzi njengani.
“Ɛno enti mɛma aniwudeyɛ aba awieeɛ wɔ asase no so na abɔ afanan nyinaa kɔkɔ na wɔansua mo.
49 Lizajeziselwa ukuxhwala kwenu njalo lithwale lemivuzo yezono zenu zokukhonza izithombe. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo Wobukhosi.”
Wobɛnya wʼaniwudeɛ so asotwe na woanya abosonsom ho bɔne so akatua. Afei wobɛhunu sɛ mene Otumfoɔ Awurade no.”
