Hesekiel ta ifanwa a ninge omuxunganeki
1 Ndele Ye okwa lombwela nge: “Kaana komunhu, fikama neemhadi doye, opo handi ku popifa.” 2 Ndele Omhepo ye uya mwaame fimbo ta lombwele nge, ndele tai kaleke nge ofika neemhadi dange. Ndele nde mu uda, ta popifa nge. 3 Opo nee Ye ta ti kwaame: “Kaana komunhu, Ame ohandi ku tumu kovana vaIsrael, kovapaani va efa nge, ve nondubo naame. Vo nooxe ova efa nge fiyo onena eli. 4 Ndele ohandi ku tumu kovana ve noipala idjuu nomitima dikukutu, ndele u noku va lombwela nokutya: Omwene, Omwene ta ti ngaha. 5 Ndelenee vo ngeenge tava pwilikine ile itava pwilikine, osheshi vo epata ihali dulika, otava ka shiiva nokutya omuxunganeki a li mokati kavo. 6 Ndele ove, kaana komunhu, ino va tila noino tila eendjovo davo, nande eeshosholo nomakiya e li pwoove, nou li mokati keendje. Ino tila eendjovo davo noino haluka oipala yavo, osheshi vo epata ihali dulika. 7 Ndelenee ove u noku va udifila eendjovo dange, ngeenge tava udu ile itava udu ko, osheshi ovo ovatangalali. 8 Ndelenee pwilikina, kaana komunhu, eshi handi ku lombwele. Ino kala omutangalali ngaashi epata olo ihali dulika li li. Akameka okanya koye, u lye eshi handi shi ku pe.”
9 Opo nda mona, tala, eke la ulika nge, ndele tala, mulo mwa li omushangwatonywa. 10 Ndele Ye okwe u nyanununa koshipala shange. Ndele o wa li wa shangwa meni nokombada. Nomuwo mwa shangelwa omaimbilokemo, nomahekumuno nomalilaano.
The Lord Chooses Ezekiel
1 The Lord said, “Ezekiel, son of man, I want you to stand up and listen.” 2 After he said this, his Spirit took control of me and lifted me to my feet. Then the Lord said:
3 Ezekiel, I am sending you to the people of Israel. They are just like their ancestors who rebelled against me and refused to stop. 4 They are stubborn and hardheaded. But I, the Lord God, have chosen you to tell them what I say. 5 Those rebels may not even listen, but at least they will know that a prophet has come to them.
6 Don't be afraid of them or of anything they say. You may think you're in the middle of a thorn patch or a bunch of scorpions. But be brave 7 and preach my message to them, whether they choose to listen or not. 8 Ezekiel, don't rebel against me, as they have done. Instead, listen to everything I tell you.
And now, Ezekiel, open your mouth and eat what I am going to give you.
9 Just then, I saw a hand stretched out toward me. And in it was a scroll. 10 The hand opened the scroll, and both sides of it were filled with words of sadness, mourning, and grief.
