Ezekiel Acts Out an Attack on Jerusalem
The Lord said:
1 Ezekiel, son of man, find a brick and sketch a picture of Jerusalem on it. 2 Then prepare to attack the brick as if it were a real city. Build a dirt mound and a ramp up to the top and surround the brick with enemy camps. On every side put large wooden poles as though you were going to break down the gate to the city. 3 Set up an iron pan like a wall between you and the brick. All this will be a warning for the people of Israel.
4-5 After that, lie down on your left side and stay there for 390 days as a sign of Israel's punishment —one day for each year of its suffering. 6 Then turn over and lie on your right side 40 more days. That will be a sign of Judah's punishment—one day for each year of its suffering.
7 The brick stands for Jerusalem, so attack it! Stare at it and shout angry warnings. 8 I will tie you up, so you can't leave until your attack has ended.
9 Get a large bowl. Then mix together wheat, barley, beans, lentils, and millet, and make some bread. This is what you will eat for the 390 days you are lying down. 10 Eat only a small loaf of bread each day 11 and drink only two large cups of water. 12 Use dried human waste to start a fire, then bake the bread on the coals where everyone can watch you. 13 When I scatter the people of Israel among the nations, they will also have to eat food that is unclean, just as you must do.
14 I said, “Lord God, please don't make me do that! Never in my life have I eaten food that would make me unacceptable to you. I've never eaten anything that died a natural death or was killed by a wild animal or that you said was unclean.”
15 The Lord replied, “Instead of human waste, I will let you bake your bread on a fire made from cow manure. 16 Ezekiel, the people of Jerusalem will starve. They will have so little food and water that they will be afraid and hopeless. 17 Everyone will be shocked at what is happening, and, because of their sins, they will die a slow death.”
Omakoverero wa Jerusalem maye tjivisiwa
1 Ndjambi wa tja nai: “Muatje womundu, toora ohima, twa pehi momurungu woye nu u nane ko omikoka, mbi mavi sasaneke otjihuro tja Jerusalem. 2 Tjazumba sasaneka omakoverero amo twa po oturora nondunduvahi nozondanda noviteye vyorumbo okutjikondorokisa. 3 Toora otjitenda otjipapi nu u tji zike otja orumbo rwotjitenda pokati koye notjihuro. Tara kotjihuro. Otjo nambano tja koverwa, noove ngu we tji kovere. Ihi matji rire otjiraisiro kotjiwaṋa tja Israel.
4-5 “Okuzambo rangavara komunda woye wokumuho, nami me twa ondjo yotjiwaṋa tja Israel kombanda yoye. Ove mo kara mbo oure womayuva omasere yetatu nomirongo muvyu, nu mo hihamisirwa ondjo yatjo. Ami mbe ku vera eyuva rimwe mombura aihe peke ngunda omberero yatjo ai ri po. 6 Nu tji wa mana nao, tanauka komunda woye wokunene nu u hihamisirwe ondjo yotjiwaṋa tja Juda oure womayuva omirongo vine, eyuva rimwe mombura aihe peke yomberero yatjo.
7 “Siririka omeho woye momakoverero wa Jerusalem. Takatakisira otjihuro ongomi yoye, nu u tji ukire ouvi. 8 Ami me ku pandeke kutja o ha tanauka okuza komunda umwe nokutanaukira ku warwe, nga omayuva womakoverero tji ya kapita.
9 “Nambano toora ovikokotwa novirya nomakunde noupapitjenga nomuhwi nomahangu. Runga avihe mumwe u tereke po omboroto. Indji ondji mo ri oure womayuva omasere yetatu nomirongo muvyu awa rarere korupati rwoye rwokumuho. 10 Ove mo yandjerwa omboroto yonḓengu yozograma omasere yevari nomirongo vitano meyuva, noyo mai vaza nga komuhuka weyuva rarwe. 11 Mo pewa wina omeva ouṱiṱi okunwa nge ṱeki porita imwe meyuva. 12 Ove mo yakisa omuriro pombonḓi yomundu ndja kukuta, mo tereke omboroto momuriro mbwi nu mo i rire poṋa omundu auhe pu me ku munu.”
13 Muhona wa tja nai: “Ihi matji hee omuhingo Ovaisrael mbu mave ri ovikurya mbya zerikwa i omatwako, ami tji meve rimbi momahi wovandu wozonganda.”
14 Nungwari ami mba zira e tja: “Ayee kako, Muhona Ndjambi! Ami hi riyambururire omuini. Okuza kouṱiṱi wandje hi na pu mba rya onyama yotjipuka tji tje rikokere poo tji tja ṱu i ovipuka ovinyondorore. Hi na pu mba rya ovikurya mbyaa vi varwa otja ovihakohoke.”
15 Ndjambi otja tja nai: “Osemba tjinene. Me ku esa u tereke omboroto novikenga vyongombe moruveze rwombonḓi yomundu.”
16 Nu eye wa hungira komurungu a tja: “Muatje womundu, ami me timbura ko ovihepwa vyomboroto kOjerusalem. Ovandu mo mave rikende nave kara nongurunguse tji mave saneke ovikurya mbi mave ri, nomeva ngu mave nu. 17 Mave kaere omboroto nomeva; mave rihahiza nu mave munu ouzeu mena romauvi wawo.”
