Uhezekeli 25 ZUL59

Iziprofetho ngo-Amoni, noMowabi, no-Edomi, namaFilisti

1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

2 “Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kwabakwa-Amoni, uprofethe ngabo,

3 uthi kubantwana bakwa-Amoni: ‘Zwanini izwi leNkosi uJehova; isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba wathi ashila ngendlu yami engcwele lapho yangcoliswa, nangezwe lapho lachithwa, nangendlu yakwaJuda lapho beya ekuthunjweni,

4 bheka, ngalokho ngiyakukunikela kwabasempumalanga, ube yifa labo, bamise amakamu* abo phakathi kwakho, babeke amakhaya abo kuwe, badle isithelo sakho, baphuze ubisi lwakho.

5 Ngiyakwenza iRaba libe yindawo yokuhlala amakamela, abantwana bakwa-Amoni babe yindawo yokubuthisa kwezimvu, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.

6 Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba ushaye ihlombe, wadubhuza ngezinyawo, wathokozela izwe lakwa-Israyeli ngawo onke amafundululu akho emphefumulweni,

7 bheka, ngalokho ngiyakwelulela isandla sami kuwe, ngikunikele ukuba ube yimpango yezizwe, ngikunqume kubantu, ngikuchithe emazweni, ngikuqothule, wazi ukuthi nginguJehova.’ ”

8 “Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: ‘Ngenxa yokuba oMowabi noSeyiri besho ukuthi: “Bheka, indlu yakwaJuda injengazo zonke izizwe,”

9 bheka, ngalokho ngiyakuvula umthambeka kaMowabi angabe esaba nemizi, kusukela emizini yasemikhawulweni, ubukhosi bezwe: iBeti Jeshimoti, neBali Mehoni, neKiriyatayimi,

10 ngiwunike abasempumalanga kanye nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, ube yifa labo, ukuze abantwana bakwa-Amoni bangabe besakhunjulwa phakathi kwezizwe,

11 ngenze ukwahlulela kuMowabi, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.’ ”

12 “Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: ‘Ngenxa yokuba u-Edomi ephathe indlu yakwaJuda ngokuphindisela, wacunula nokucunula, waziphindisela kubo,

13 ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngiyakwelulela isandla sami ku-Edomi, nginqume kuye abantu nezilwane, ngimenze ize kusukela eThemani, bawe ngenkemba kuze kube seDedani.

14 Ngiyakubeka impindiselo yami phezu kuka-Edomi ngesandla sabantu bami u-Israyeli, benze kwa-Edomi njengentukuthelo yami nokufutheka kwami, bazi impindiselo yami, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”

15 “Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: ‘Ngenxa yokuba amaFilisti enze impindiselo, ephindisele nokuphindisela ngamafundululu emphefumulweni ukuchitha ngobutha obungapheliyo,

16 ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngiyakwelulela isandla sami kumaFilisti, nginqume amaKhereti, ngichithe insali yasogwini lolwandle.

17 Ngiyakwenza impindiselo enkulu kubo ngezijeziso ezifuthayo, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngibeka impindiselo yami kubo.’ ”

Izahluko

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48