< UHezekheli 28 >
1 Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kimi futhi lisithi:
Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
2 Ndodana yomuntu, tshono kusiphathamandla seTire: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Ngoba inhliziyo yakho iziphakamisile, njalo utshilo ukuthi: Mina nginguNkulunkulu, ngihlezi esihlalweni sikaNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yezinlwandle; kanti wena ungumuntu, hatshi-ke uNkulunkulu, lanxa umisa inhliziyo yakho njengenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu.
“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Your heart is arrogant! You have said, “I am a god! I will sit in the seat of the gods in the heart of the seas!” Even though you are a man and not a god, you make your heart like the heart of a god;
3 Khangela, uhlakaniphile kuloDaniyeli; kakulamfihlo abangayifihla kuwe.
you think that you are wiser than Daniel, and that no secret amazes you!
4 Ngenhlakanipho yakho langokuqedisisa kwakho uzenzele inotho, wabuthela igolide lesiliva kokuligugu kwakho.
You have made yourself wealthy with wisdom and skill, and obtained gold and silver in your treasuries!
5 Ngobukhulu benhlakanipho yakho ekuthengiselaneni kwakho wandisile inotho yakho; lenhliziyo yakho iphakeme ngenxa yenotho yakho.
By great wisdom and by your trading, you have multiplied your wealth, so your heart is arrogant because of your wealth.
6 Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Ngoba usumise inhliziyo yakho njengenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu,
Therefore, the Lord Yahweh says this: Because you have made your heart like the heart of a god,
7 ngakho, khangela, ngizaletha abezizwe phezu kwakho, abesabekayo bezizwe; abazahwatsha izinkemba zabo bemelene lobuhle benhlakanipho yakho, bangcolise inkazimulo yakho.
I will therefore bring foreigners against you, terrifying men from other nations. They will bring their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, and they will profane your splendor.
8 Bazakwehlisela phansi egodini, ufe izimfa zalabo ababulawelwa enhliziyweni yezinlwandle.
They will send you down to the pit, and you will die the death of those who die in the heart of the seas.
9 Usezakutsho yini phambi kwabakubulalayo: NginguNkulunkulu? Kanti ungumuntu, hatshi-ke uNkulunkulu, esandleni salowo okugwazayo.
Will you truly say, “I am a god” to the face of one who kills you? You are a man and not God, and you will be in the hand of the one who pierces you.
10 Uzakufa izimfa zongasokanga ngesandla sabezizwe; ngoba mina ngikhulumile, itsho iNkosi uJehova.
You will die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners, for I have declared it—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'”
11 Ilizwi leNkosi lafika kimi futhi lisithi:
The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,
12 Ndodana yomuntu, phakamisa isililo ngenkosi yeTire, uthi kiyo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Wena uphawule okupheleleyo, ugcwele inhlakanipho, uphelele ngobuhle.
“Son of man, lift up a lament for the king of Tyre and say to him, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 WawuseEdeni, isivande sikaNkulunkulu; lonke ilitshe eliligugu laliyisimbombozo sakho, isardiyusi, itopazi, lendayimana, ibherule, i-onikse, lejaspi, isafire, i-emeraldi, lerubi, legolide; umsebenzi wezigujana zakho lemihlanga yakho wawukuwe; ngosuku owadalwa ngalo walungiswa.
You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone covered you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made from gold. It was on the day you were created that they were prepared.
14 Wena ulikherubhi eligcotshiweyo elisibekelayo, njalo ngikumisile; wawuphezu kwentaba engcwele kaNkulunkulu; wahamba usiya le lale phakathi kwamatshe omlilo.
I placed you on the holy mountain of God as the cherub I anointed to guard mankind. You were in the midst of the fiery stones where you walked about.
15 Wawuphelele ezindleleni zakho kusukela osukwini owadalwa ngalo kwaze kwatholakala ububi kuwe.
You had integrity in your ways from the day you were created until injustice was found within you.
16 Ngobunengi bokuthengiselana kwakho sebegcwalise ingaphakathi yakho ngodlakela, wasusona. Ngakho ngizakulahla njengongcolisiweyo usuke entabeni kaNkulunkulu, ngikuchithe, wena kherubhi elisibekelayo, usuke phakathi kwamatshe umlilo.
Through your great trade you were filled with violence, and so you sinned. So I threw you out of the mountain of God, as a one who was defiled, and I destroyed you, guardian cherub, and drove you from among the fiery stones.
17 Inhliziyo yakho yaziphakamisa ngenxa yobuhle bakho; wonakalise inhlakanipho yakho ngenxa yenkazimulo yakho. Ngizakuphosela emhlabathini; ngizakumisa phambi kwamakhosi ukuze akubone.
Your heart was arrogant with your beauty; you ruined your wisdom because of your splendor. I have sent you down to the earth. I have placed you before kings so they may see you.
18 Ngobunengi beziphambeko zakho, ngobubi bokuthengiselana kwakho, ungcolise indawo zakho ezingcwele; ngakho ngizakhupha umlilo ngaphakathi kwakho, wona uzakuqeda, ngikwenze ube ngumlotha emhlabathini emehlweni abo bonke abakubonayo.
Because of your many sins and your dishonest trade, you have defiled your holy places. So I have made fire come out from you; it will consume you. I will turn you into ashes on the earth in the sight of all who look at you.
19 Bonke abakwaziyo phakathi kwezizwe bazamangala kakhulu ngawe; uzakuba yizesabiso, kawusayikuba khona kuze kube nininini.
All the ones who knew you among the peoples will shudder at you; they will be horrified, and you will be no more forever.'”
20 Ilizwi leNkosi lafika kimi futhi, lisithi:
Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
21 Ndodana yomuntu, misa ubuso bakho bumelene leSidoni, uprofethe ngayo,
“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
22 uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Khangela, ngimelene lawe, wena Sidoni, ngizadunyiswa phakathi kwakho. Njalo bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi lapho sengenze izahlulelo phakathi kwayo, ngangcweliswa kiyo.
Say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against you, Sidon! For I will be glorified in your midst so your people will know that I am Yahweh when I execute justice within you. I will be shown to be holy in you.
23 Ngoba ngizathumela umatshayabhuqe wesifo kiyo, legazi ezitaladeni zayo; labalimeleyo bazakuwa phakathi kwayo ngenkemba phezu kwayo inhlangothi zonke. Njalo bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi.
I will send out a plague in you and blood in your streets, and the slain will fall in your midst. When the sword comes against you from all around, then you will know that I am Yahweh.
24 Njalo kakusayikuba khona kuyo indlu yakoIsrayeli ukhula oluhlabayo kumbe ameva azwisa ubuhlungu kuvela kubo bonke ababahanqileyo ababadelelayo. Njalo bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova.
Then there will no longer be pricking briars and painful thorns for the house of Israel from all those around her who despise her people, so they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh!'
25 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Nxa sengibuthe indlu kaIsrayeli ivela ezizweni abahlakazwe kizo, ngangcweliswa kubo emehlweni ezizwe, kulapho bezahlala elizweni labo engalinika inceku yami uJakobe.
The Lord Yahweh says this, 'When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they were scattered, and when I am set apart among them, so the nations may see, then they will make their homes in the land I will give to my servant Jacob.
26 Njalo bazahlala kilo belondolozekile, bakhe izindlu, bahlanyele izivini; yebo, bazahlala belondolozekile nxa sengenze izahlulelo phezu kwabo bonke ababadelelayo inhlangothi zonke. Lapho bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo.
Then they will live securely within her and build houses, plant vineyards, and live securely when I execute justice on all the ones who now despise them from all around; so they will know that I am Yahweh their God!'”