Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo amathambo omile
UHezekeli 37 : 1 – 14
1 Isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kwami, sangikhipha ngoMoya kaJehova, sangibeka esigodini esigcwele amathambo;
2 Wangivumela ukuba ngiwazungeze, bheka, ayemaningi esigodini esivulekile; bheka, omile kakhulu.
3 Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, lawa mathambo angaphila na? Ngathi: “Nkosi Jehova, uyakwazi wena.
4 Wathi kimi: “Profetha ngalawa mathambo, uthi kuwo: ‘O mathambo omileyo, yizwani izwi likaJehova.
5 Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova ngalawa mathambo; Bhekani, ngiyakufaka umoya kini, niphile;
6 Ngiyakubeka phezu kwenu imisipha, ngenze ukuba kukhuphuke inyama phezu kwenu, nginembese ngesikhumba, ngifake kini umoya, ukuze niphile; nizokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
7 Ngasengiprofetha njengokulaywa kwami; kwathi ngisaprofetha, kwaba khona umsindo, bheka, kwanyakaza, amathambo abuthana, ithambo ethanjeni lalo.
8 Lapho ngibona, kwavela imisipha nenyama phezu kwawo, nesikhumba sawamboza ngaphezulu, kepha kwakungekho moya kuwo.
9 Wayesethi kimi: “Profetha ngokumelene nomoya, profetha, ndodana yomuntu, uthi emoyeni: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, uthi: Woza uvela emimoyeni yomine, O moya, futhi uphefumulele phezu kwababuleweyo, ukuze baphile.
10 Ngase ngiprofetha njengokungiyala kwakhe, umoya wangena kuwo, aphila, ema ngezinyawo zawo, impi enkulu kakhulu kakhulu.
11 Wayesethi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, lawa mathambo ayindlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli; bheka, bathi: “Amathambo ethu omile, nethemba lethu liphelile; siqothulwe izingxenye zethu.
12 Ngakho profetha uthi kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova; Bhekani, bantu bami, ngiyakuvula amathuna enu, nginikhuphule emathuneni enu, nginiyise ezweni lakwa-Israyeli.
13 Niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngivula amathuna enu, nina bantu bami, nginivusa emathuneni enu;
14 Ngiyakubeka uMoya wami kini, niphile, nginihlalise ezweni lakini; khona niyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngikhulumile, ngenza,” usho uJehova.
UHezekeli 37 : 1 – 28
1 Isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kwami, sangikhipha ngoMoya kaJehova, sangibeka esigodini esigcwele amathambo;
2 Wangivumela ukuba ngiwazungeze, bheka, ayemaningi esigodini esivulekile; bheka, omile kakhulu.
3 Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, lawa mathambo angaphila na? Ngathi: “Nkosi Jehova, uyakwazi wena.
4 Wathi kimi: “Profetha ngalawa mathambo, uthi kuwo: ‘O mathambo omileyo, yizwani izwi likaJehova.
5 Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova ngalawa mathambo; Bhekani, ngiyakufaka umoya kini, niphile;
6 Ngiyakubeka phezu kwenu imisipha, ngenze ukuba kukhuphuke inyama phezu kwenu, nginembese ngesikhumba, ngifake kini umoya, ukuze niphile; nizokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
7 Ngasengiprofetha njengokulaywa kwami; kwathi ngisaprofetha, kwaba khona umsindo, bheka, kwanyakaza, amathambo abuthana, ithambo ethanjeni lalo.
8 Lapho ngibona, kwavela imisipha nenyama phezu kwawo, nesikhumba sawamboza ngaphezulu, kepha kwakungekho moya kuwo.
9 Wayesethi kimi: “Profetha ngokumelene nomoya, profetha, ndodana yomuntu, uthi emoyeni: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, uthi: Woza uvela emimoyeni yomine, O moya, futhi uphefumulele phezu kwababuleweyo, ukuze baphile.
10 Ngase ngiprofetha njengokungiyala kwakhe, umoya wangena kuwo, aphila, ema ngezinyawo zawo, impi enkulu kakhulu kakhulu.
11 Wayesethi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, lawa mathambo ayindlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli; bheka, bathi: “Amathambo ethu omile, nethemba lethu liphelile; siqothulwe izingxenye zethu.
12 Ngakho profetha uthi kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova; Bhekani, bantu bami, ngiyakuvula amathuna enu, nginikhuphule emathuneni enu, nginiyise ezweni lakwa-Israyeli.
13 Niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngivula amathuna enu, nina bantu bami, nginivusa emathuneni enu;
14 Ngiyakubeka uMoya wami kini, niphile, nginihlalise ezweni lakini; khona niyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngikhulumile, ngenza,” usho uJehova.
15 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
16 Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, zithathele induku ibe nye, ulobe kuyo ukuthi: EkaJuda, neyabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abangane bakhe; uthathe enye intonga, ulobe kuyo ukuthi: EkaJosefa, ukhuni luka-Efrayimi, nendlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli, abangane bakhe;
17 Futhi uwahlanganise othini lunye; ziyakuba-munye esandleni sakho.
18 Lapho abantwana babantu bakini bekhuluma kuwe besithi: Kawufuni yini ukusitshengisa ukuthi uqondeni ngalokhu?
19 Tshono kubo uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova; Bheka, ngiyakuthatha ukhuni lukaJosefa olusesandleni sika-Efrayimi nezizwe zakwa-Israyeli, abafowabo, ngibabeke kanye naye nezinkuni zakwaJuda, ngibenzele ukhuni olulodwa, babe munye esandleni sami.
20 Izinti ozobhala kuzo kumelwe zibe sesandleni sakho phambi kwamehlo abo.
21 Uzakuthi kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova; “Bheka, ngiyakuthatha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli phakathi kwezizwe abaya kuzo, ngibabuthe ezinhlangothini zonke, ngibangenise ezweni labo.
22 Ngiyakubenza isizwe sinye ezweni ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli; futhi inkosi eyodwa iyoba yinkosi phezu kwabo bonke, futhi ngeke besaba izizwe ezimbili, futhi ngeke besahlukana babe imibuso emibili.
23 Ngeke besazingcolisa ngezithombe zabo noma ngezinengiso zabo nanoma yiziphi iziphambeko zabo; kepha ngiyakubakhulula kuzo zonke izindawo zabo zokuhlala bonile, ngibahlanze; ngakho bazakuba ngabantu Kimi, lami ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.
24 Inceku yami uDavide iyakuba yinkosi phezu kwabo; futhi bonke bayoba nomalusi oyedwa; bayakuhamba ngezimiso zami, bagcine izimiso zami, bazenze.
25 Bayakuhlala ezweni engalinika inceku yami uJakobe, ababehlala kulo oyihlo; bayohlala kulo, bona nabantwana babo nabantwana babantwana babo kuze kube phakade; inceku yami uDavida izakuba ngumbusi wabo kuze kube nininini.
26 Ngiyakwenza isivumelwano sokuthula nabo; kuyakuba yisivumelwano esiphakade nabo; ngiyakubabeka, ngibandise, ngibeke indlu yami engcwele phakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade.
27 Itabernakele lami liyakuba nabo; yebo, ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami.
28 Izizwe ziyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngingcwelisa u-Israyeli, lapho indlu yami engcwele iphakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade.
IsAmbulo 13 : 1 – 18
1 Ngase ngimi esihlabathini solwandle, ngabona isilo sikhuphuka elwandle, sinamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi, nasezimpondweni zaso kukhona imiqhele eyishumi, nasemakhanda aso kunegama lenhlamba.
2 Isilo engasibonayo sasifana nengwe, nezinyawo zaso zinjengezebhere, nomlomo waso unjengomlomo wengonyama, udrako wamnika amandla akhe, nesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi, negunya elikhulu.
3 Ngase ngibona elinye lamakhanda aso kungathi lilimele lokufa; nenxeba laso elibulalayo lelashwa; umhlaba wonke wamangala ulandela isilo.
4 Bakhuleka kudrako owanika isilo amandla, bakhuleka kuso isilo, bathi: “Ngubani ofana nesilo na? ngubani ongalwa naye na?
5 Sanikwa umlomo wokukhuluma izinto ezinkulu nenhlamba; kwasekunikwa kuye ukuthi aqhubeke izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili.
6 Savula umlomo waso ukuhlambalaza uNkulunkulu, ukuhlambalaza igama lakhe netabernakele lakhe, nabahlezi ezulwini.
7 Sanikwa sona ukulwa nabangcwele, nokubanqoba, sanikwa amandla phezu kwezizwe zonke, nezilimi, nezizwe.
8 Nabo bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni bayakukhuleka kuso, abamagama abo angalotshwanga encwadini yokuphila yeWundlu elihlatshiweyo kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba.
9 Uma umuntu enendlebe, makezwe.
10 Oyisa ekuthunjweni uyakuya ekuthunjweni; obulala ngenkemba umelwe ukubulawa ngenkemba. Nakhu ukubekezela nokukholwa kwabangcwele.
11 Ngase ngibona esinye isilo sikhuphuka emhlabeni; yayinezimpondo ezimbili njengewundlu, ikhuluma njengodrako.
12 Sasebenzisa onke amandla esilo sokuqala phambi kwaso, senza umhlaba nabakhileyo kuwo ukuba bakhulekele isilo sokuqala, esinxeba laso elibulalayo lelashwa.
13 Senza izimangaliso ezinkulu, size sehlise nomlilo ezulwini, wehle emhlabeni phambi kwabantu;
14 Sidukisa abakhileyo emhlabeni ngezibonakaliso esase sinamandla ukuzenza phambi kwesilo; sitshela abakhileyo emhlabeni ukuthi basenzele umfanekiso isilo, esasinenxeba lenkemba, kodwa saphila.
15 Sanikwa amandla okwenza umfanekiso wesilo uphile, ukuze umfanekiso wesilo ukhulume, senze ukuba babulawe abangawukhulekeli umfanekiso wesilo.
16 Lenza ukuthi bonke, abancane nabakhulu, abacebile nabampofu, abakhululekileyo nezigqila, babe nophawu esandleni sabo sokunene noma emabunzini abo;
17 Nokuba kungabikho muntu othenga noma athengise, kuphela onophawu, igama lesilo, noma isibalo segama laso.
18 Nakhu ukuhlakanipha. Ohlakaniphileyo makabale isibalo sesilo, ngokuba siyisibalo somuntu; inombolo yakhe ingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha.
UGenesise 2 : 7
7 INkosi uNkulunkulu yabumba umuntu ngothuli lomhlaba, yaphefumulela emakhaleni akhe umoya wokuphila; umuntu waba ngumphefumulo ophilayo.
UJeremiya 1 : 5
5 Ngingakakubumbi esizalweni, ngakwazi; ungakaphumi esizalweni, ngakungcwelisa, ngakubeka umprofethi ezizweni.
Mathewu 24 : 24
24 Ngokuba kuyakuvela oKristu bamanga, nabaprofethi bamanga, baveze izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso; ukuze, uma kungenzeka, badukise nabakhethiweyo.
Mathewu 6 : 34
34 Ngakho-ke ningakhathazeki ngengomuso, ngokuba ikusasa liyazihlupha ngokwalo. Banele usuku ububi balo.