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| 1. | Ngomnyaka wetshumi, ngosuku lwetshumi lambili lwenyanga yetshumi, ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kimi lathi: |
| 2. | Ndodana yomuntu, khangela ngakuFaro inkosi yeGibhithe, uprofethe ngaye langeGibhithe lonke, |
| 3. | ukhulume uthi: INkosi uJehova ithi: Khangela, ngimelene lawe, wena Faro nkosi yeGibhithe, wena mgobho omkhulu olele phakathi kwemifula yayo, othi: Umfula iNile ungowami, ngawenza. |
| 4. | Ngizafaka ingwegwe emihlathini yakho, nginamathelise inhlanzi zemifula yakho emaxolweni akho, ngikukhuphe emifuleni yakho, lazo zonke inhlanzi zemifula yakho ezinamathele emaxolweni akho. |
| 5. | Ngikuphosele enkangala, wena lazo zonke inhlanzi zemifula yakho, liwele endle lingabuthwa lingcwatshwe. Ngizakunikela ube yikudla kwezilo zomhlaba lenyoni zamazulu. |
| 6. | Bonke abakhileyo eGibhithe bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyi Nkosi. Ngoba wawuludondolo olunjengomhlanga nje koIsrayeli, |
| 7. | lapho bekubamba ngesandla, wephuka, wabakhumula iziphanga, lalapho beseyama kuwe, waqamuka, wabawisela phansi. |
| 8. | Ngakho-ke iNkosi uJehova ithi: Khangela, ngizakulethela inkemba, ngiqede phakathi kwakho abantu lezinyamazana; |
| 9. | lelizwe leGibhithe lichitheke libe yinkangala. Khona bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyi Nkosi. Lokhu uthe: Umfula iNile ungowami, ngiwenzile; |
| 10. | ngalokho khangela, ngimelene lawe lomfula wakho; ngizalichitha ilizwe leGibhithe libe yinkangala isibili, kusukela eMigidoli ngenyakatho kuze kube seSiyene ngeningizimu, kuze kube lemingceleni yeEtiyopiya. |
| 11. | Kakusayikudlula muntu kilo, kakusayikudlula lanyamazana; kaliyikuhlalwa muntu iminyaka engamatshumi amane. |
| 12. | Ngizalichitha ilizwe leGibhithe okwedlula amazwe wonke achithekileyo; imizi yalo izachitheka okweminyaka engamatshumi amane phakathi kwemizi echithekileyo. Ngizawachithachitha amaGibhithe phakathi kwezizwe, ngiwahlakazele phakathi kwamazwe. |
| 13. | INkosi uJehova ithi: Ekupheleni kweminyaka engamatshumi amane ngizabutha amaGibhithe ebantwini engiwachithachithe phakathi kwabo. |
| 14. | Ngizababuyisela abantu beGibhithe elizweni lePatrosi, ilizwe abadabuka kilo; lapho bazakuba ngumbuso ophansi. |
| 15. | Bazakuba ngumbuso ophansi kulayo yonke, bangaphindi baphakanyiswe phezu kwezinye izizwe; ngizabenza babe bancinyane kakhulu ukuze bangabusi ezinye izizwe futhi. |
| 16. | Indlu kaIsrayeli ingeke ilithembe iGibhithe futhi; lokhu kuzabakhumbuza izono zabo zokuya eGibhithe ukudla usizo. Bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova. |
| 17. | Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa, esukwini lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala, ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kimi lathi: |
| 18. | Ndodana yomuntu, uNebukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni walwisa ibutho lakhe leTire okwesikhathi eside, kwaze kwaphucuka amakhanda wonke. Kwafutha amahlombe wonke; kodwa yena lebutho lakhe kabazuzanga lutho eTire ngomsebenzi wabo isikhathi eside. |
| 19. | Ngalokho iNkosi uJehova ithi: Khangela, ngizanikela ilizwe leGibhithe kuNebukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni; uzathumba yonke inotho yalo, aliphundle aliphange, aliholise ibutho lakhe. |
| 20. | Ngimnikile ilizwe leGibhithe libe ngumvuzo womsebenzi wakhe, ngoba ungisebenzele, kutsho iNkosi uJehova. |
| 21. | Ngalolosuku ngizakhupha amahlumela amatsha koIsrayeli, ngikunike wena Hezekeli, amandla okukhuluma phakathi kwabo. Bazakwazi ukuthi ngiyi Nkosi. |
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