UHezekeli ISAHLUKO 1 1 Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu, ngenyanga yesine, ngolwesihlanu lwenyanga, ngiphakathi kwabathunjwa ngasemfuleni iKhebari, avuleka amazulu, ngabona imibono kaNkulunkulu. 2 Ngosuku lwesihlanu lwenyanga, okwakungumnyaka wesihlanu wokuthunjwa kwenkosi uJehoyakini, 3 Izwi likaJehova lafika ngokuqondile kuHezekeli umpristi, indodana kaBuzi, ezweni lamaKaledi ngasemfuleni iKhebari; isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kwakhe lapho. 4 Ngase ngibona, bheka, kwavela isivunguvungu enyakatho, ifu elikhulu, nomlilo ovuthayo, nokukhanya nxazonke zalo, naphakathi kwawo kungathi okwesibhakabhaka, kuphuma phakathi komlilo. 5 Futhi phakathi kwawo kwaphuma okufana nezidalwa ezine eziphilayo. Futhi lokhu kwakuyisimo sabo; babenesimo somuntu. 6 Yilelo nalelo lalinobuso obune, yilelo nalelo lalinamaphiko amane. 7 Izinyawo zazo zaziyizinyawo eziqondile; amathe ezinyawo zazo ayenjengamathe onyawo lwethole, zazicwebezela njengombala wethusi elikhazimulayo. 8 Zazinezandla zomuntu phansi kwamaphiko azo ezinhlangothini zazo zozine; zozine zazinobuso bazo namaphiko azo. 9 Amaphiko azo ayehlangene, elinye nelinye; aziphendukanga ekuhambeni kwazo; zahamba, yileyo naleyo iqonde phambili. 10 Ngokuqondene nesimo sobuso bazo, zozine zazinobuso bomuntu nobuso bengonyama ngakwesokunene; zozine zazinobuso benkomo ngakwesobunxele; zozine zazinobuso bokhozi. 11 Babunjalo ubuso bazo; amaphiko azo ayelulekele phezulu; amaphiko amabili kwelinye ayehlangene kwelinye, amabili embesa imizimba yazo. 12 Zahamba, kwaba yilowo nalowo waqonda phambili; futhi awaphendukanga ekuhambeni kwawo. 13 Ngokuqondene nesimo sezidalwa eziphilayo, ukubonakala kwazo kwakunjengamalahle omlilo avuthayo nanjengokubonakala kwezibani; umlilo wawukhanya, futhi emlilweni kwaphuma umbani. 14 Izidalwa eziphilayo zazigijima zibuye njengokubonakala kombani. 15 Ngathi ngibona izidalwa eziphilayo, bheka, isondo elilodwa emhlabeni eduze kwezidalwa eziphilayo, nobuso bazo obune. 16 Ukubonakala kwamasondo nomsebenzi wawo kwakunjengombala wekrisolite, omane ayenokufana munye, nokubukeka kwawo nomsebenzi wawo kwakunjengesondo phakathi kwesondo. 17 Ekuhambeni kwawo ahamba ezinhlangothini zawo zozine, awaphendukanga ekuhambeni kwawo. 18 Amasongo awo ayephakeme kangangokuthi ayesabekayo; amasongo awo ayegcwele amehlo nxazonke zozine. 19 Lapho izidalwa eziphilayo zihamba, amasondo ahamba eduze kwazo; nalapho izidalwa eziphilayo ziphakanyiswa emhlabeni, amasondo aphakanyiswa.
20 Nomaphi lapho umoya wawuthanda ukuya khona, zaya khona, lapho umoya wazo wawufuna ukuya khona; amasondo aphakanyiswa phambi kwazo, ngokuba umoya wezidalwa wawusemasondo. 21 Lapho lezi zihamba, lawa ahamba; nalapho lezo zisima, nala ema; nasekuphakanyisweni kwazo emhlabeni, amasondo aphakanyiswa maqondana nazo, ngokuba umoya wezidalwa wawusemasondo. 22 Phezu kwamakhanda ezidalwa kwakukhona okufana nomkhathi kunjengombala wekristalu elesabekayo, wenebe phezu kwamakhanda azo phezulu. 23 Ngaphansi komkhathi amaphiko azo ayeqondile, elinye laqondana, yileso naleso sinamabili amboze ngalapha, namabili ayesibekele imizimba yazo ngalapha. 24 Lapho zihamba, ngezwa umsindo wamaphiko azo, njengomsindo wamanzi amaningi, njengezwi likaSomandla, nomsindo wokukhuluma njengomsindo webutho; lapho zimi, zehlisa amaphiko azo. 25 Kwavela izwi emkhathini owawuphezu kwamakhanda azo, lapho zimi, zehlise amaphiko azo. 26 Phezu komkhathi owawuphezu kwamakhanda azo kwakukhona okufana nesihlalo sobukhosi njengokubonakala kwetshe lesafire, naphezu komfanekiso wesihlalo sobukhosi kwakukhona okufana nokubonakala komuntu phezu kwaso. 27 Ngabona kungathi umbala wenhlaka, njengokubonakala komlilo phakathi kwalo nxazonke, kusukela okhalweni lwakhe kuya phezulu, kusukela kokungathi ukhalo lwakhe kuya phansi, ngabona okufana nomlilo, kunokukhanya nxazonke. 28 Njengokubonakala kothingo olusefwini ngosuku lwemvula, kwakunjalo ukubonakala kokukhanya nxazonke. Lokhu kwakungukubonakala komfanekiso wenkazimulo kaJehova. Ngathi ngikubona, ngawa ngobuso bami, ngezwa ilizwi lokhulumayo. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, yima ngezinyawo zakho, ngikhulume nawe. 2 Lapho ekhuluma kimi umoya wangena kimi, wangimisa ngezinyawo zami, ngamuzwa okhuluma kimi. 3 Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, ngiyakuthuma kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, esizweni esihlubukayo esingihlubukile; bona noyise baphambukile kimi kuze kube yilolu suku. 4 Ngoba bangabantwana abanezinhliziyo ezilukhuni. ngiyakuthuma kubo; uthi kubo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova. 5 Kepha bona noma belalela, noma bephika, ngokuba bayindlu edlubulundayo, bayokwazi nokho ukuthi kwakukhona umprofethi phakathi kwabo. 6 Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, ungabesabi, ungawesabi amazwi abo, noma amakhakhasi nameva kungakuwe, uhlala phakathi kwawofezela, ungawesabi amazwi abo, ungashaywa luvalo ebusweni babo, nakuba beyindlu edlubulundayo. 7 Uyakukhuluma kubo amazwi ami, noma bezwa, noma benqaba, ngokuba bahlubuka kakhulu. 8 Kepha wena, ndodana yomuntu, yizwa engikusho kuwe; Ungabi yisihlubuki njengaleyo ndlu ehlubukayo; vula umlomo wakho, udle engikunika khona. 9 Ngathi ngibona, khangela-ke, isandla sathunyelwa kimi; bheka, kwakukhona umqulu wencwadi phakathi kwawo;