Eyeleko lekondekelo laJerusalem
1 “Ndele oove, kaana komunhu, kufa odopi, i tula poshi komesho yoye, ndele faneka kuyo oshilando, nokutya Jerusalem. 2 Shi tula mekondekelo loita, ndele shi tungifa omakondekelohote, shi fela ekuma ledu, shi ongela eenhanda, ndele shi tulila oikumunifo yohotekuma keembinga adishe. 3 Natango, kufa opana yoshivela, ndele i tula pokati keni noshilando i ninge ekuma loshivela. Noshipala shoye nashi shi taalele, shi kale sha kondekelwa, heeno ove u noku shi kondekela. Eshi osho edidiliko keumbo laIsrael.
4 “Nangela kolumosho loye u humbate oulunde weumbo laIsrael. Omafiku e fike pokunangala kwoye u nokuhumbata oulunde wavo. 5 Ndele Ame handi tula kombada yoye omido doulunde wavo, ohandi di ku valele omuvalu womafiku u fike pomafiku omafele atatu nomilongo omugoi. Osho hano u nokuhumbata oulunde weumbo laIsrael. 6 Ndele ove ngeenge wa xulifa omafiku aa, ove u nokunangela vali kombinga yokolulyo, opo u humbate oulunde weumbo laJuda omafiku omilongo nhee. Omudo keshe handi u ku valele efiku limwe. 7 Ndele oshipala shoye nokwooko kwoye kwa xutwa ku taalelifa kuJerusalem sha kondekelwa, ndele shi xunganekela owii. 8 Ndele tala, Ame ohandi ku mangifa eengodi, uha dule okupiluka kombinga nombinga fiyo wa xulifa omafiku ekondekelo loye.
9 “Ndele kufa omahangu noilyavala nomakunde nepungu noufila womungome neefukwa, ndele i tula melonga limwe, u liningile omungome nayo. Ove u noku u lya oule womafiku okunangela kolupati limwe, nokutya omafiku omafele atatu nomilongo omugoi. 10 Neendja doye u noku di lya pandjele, nokutya eesekeli omilongo mbali efiku keshe. Efimbo nefimbo u noku di lya. 11 Ove u nokunwa yo omeva pandjele, etata lolita. Efimbo nefimbo u noku a nwa. 12 Ndele ove u noku di lya ngaashi omungome womahangu ndele u noku u teleka kombada yomatudi omunhu moipafi yavo.” 13 Omwene ota ti: “Osho ngaha ovana vaIsrael ve nokulya omungome wavo inau yela mokati koiwana, oko Ame handi ke ve lihanifa.” 14 Ndelenee onda tya: “Akutu Omwene Kalunga, tala, omwenyo wange inau nyatekwa nande efiku limwe nokudja kounyasha wange fiyo opaife inandi lya sha eshi she lifila ile eshi sha nyanyaulwa, nomokanya kange inamu uya nande ombelela inai yela.” 15 Opo Ye ta ti kwaame: “Tala, Ame ohandi ku pe oushosho wongobe ponhele yomatudi omunhu. Kombada yao ove u nokuyofa omungome woye.”
16 Ndele Ye okwa lombwela nge vali: “Kaana komunhu, tala, ohandi teya po ekwafelo lomungome muJerusalem, ndele vo otava ka lya omungome pandjele nokunyika oufiye nokunwa omeva pandjele nokutumhauka omaxwilili. 17 Opo tava ka hangika koluhepo lomungome nolomeva, notava ngonene notava utamene pamwe omolwoshikolo shomatimba avo.”
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.”
