UHezekeli Chapter 38
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Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
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Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kuGogi, izwe likaMagogi, isikhulu sakwaRoshe noMesheke noThubali, uprofethe ngaye,
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uthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngimelene nawe Gogi, isikhulu sakwaRoshe noMesheke noThubali;
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ngiyakukuguqula, ngifake izingwegwe emihlathini yakho , ngikukhiphe kanye nayo yonke impi yakho , amahhashi nabamahhashi, bonke bembethe kahle kakhulu , iviyo elikhulu elinamahawu nezihlangu , bonke bephethe izinkemba,
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iPheresiya, neKushe, noPhuthi kukanye nabo, bonke benezihlangu nezigqoko zensimbi,
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iGomere nawo onke amaviyo alo , indlu kaThogarma ngasekugcineni kwasenyakatho nawo onke amaviyo akhe, abantu abaningi kanye nawe.
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Lungela, yebo, uzilungisele, wena nawo onke amaviyo akho abuthene kuwe, ube ngumgcini wawo.
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Emva kwezinsuku eziningi uyakubuthwa ; ngeminyaka yokugcina uyakungena ezweni elibuyiswe enkembeni , liqoqwe ezizweni eziningi , ezintabeni zakwa -Israyeli ezaziyincithakalo njalo , eselikhishiwe kubantu , bahlale belondekile bonke.
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Uyakukhuphuka, ufike njengesivunguvungu, usibekele izwe njengefu , wena nawo onke amaviyo akho, nabantu abaningi kanye nawe.
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Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku kuvele izinto enhliziyweni yakho, ucebe amacebo amabi.
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Uyakuthi: Ngiyakwenyukela ezweni elisobala, ngiye kwabazinzileyo abahlala belondekile , bonke abahlala bengenalugange , kungekho kubo imigoqo nezicabha,
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ukuze uphange impango , ubamuke impahla , bese wuphendulela isandla sakho ezindaweni ezichithekileyo esezakhiwe nakubantu asebebuthiwe ezizweni, bezuza imfuyo nempahla, behlala enkabeni yezwe.
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ISheba, neDedani, nabathengi baseTharishishi kanye nazo z onke izingonyama zakho kuyakusho kuwe, kuthi: Ufikele ukuphanga na? Ubuthile iviyo lakho ukuba wamuke impahla , ususe isiliva negolide , uthathe imfuyo nempahla, uphange impango enkulu, na?
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Ngalokho profetha , ndodana yomuntu , uthi kuGogi : Isho kanje iNko si uJehova, ithi: Ngalolo suku , lapho abantu bami u -Israyeli behlala belondekile, angithi uyakukwazi na?
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Uyakuvela endaweni yakho ekugcineni kwasenyakatho , wena nabantu abaningi kanye nawe , bonke bekhwele amahhashi , iviyo elikhulu nempi enamandla,
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ukhuphukele ukulwa nabantu bami u -Israyeli njengefu lokusibekela izwe ; kuyakuthi ngezinsuku ezizayo ngikuyise kubantu bami ukuze izizwe zingazi, lapho ngizingcwelisa ngawe Gogi emehlweni azo.
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Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Wena unguye engakhuluma ngaye ngezinsuku zamandulo ngezandla zezinceku zami abaprofethi bakwa -Israyeli ababeprofetha ngalezo zinsuku iminyaka eminingi ukuthi ngiyakukuyisa kubo na?
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Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku lapho uGogi efika ezweni lakwa -Israyeli, isho iNkosi uJehova, ukufutheka kwami kukhuphukele emakhaleni ami.
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Ngomhawu wami nangomlilo wolaka lwami ngikhulumile , ngathi: Impela ngalolo suku kuyakuba ngukuthuthumela okukhulu ezweni lakwa-Israyeli
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ukuba kuthuthumele phambi kwami izinhlanzi zolwandle , nezinyoni zezulu, nezilwane zasend le, nazo zonke izilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni, nabo bonke abantu abasebusweni bomhlaba , izintaba zidilizelwe phansi, amawa awe, nezingange zonke ziwele phansi.
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Ngiyakumbizela inkemba kuzo zonke izintaba zami , isho iNkosi uJehova , inkemba yalowo nalowo imelane nomfowabo.
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Ngiyakumahlulela ngesifo nangegazi , nginise phezu kwakhe , namaviyo akhe, nabantu abaningi abanaye , imvula ekhukhulayo, namatshe esichotho, nomlilo, nesibabule.
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Ngiyakuzenza mkhulu , ngizingcwelise, ngizazise emehlweni ezizwe eziningi, zazi ukuthi nginguJehova.