UHezekeli 37:15-28

Izwi likaSimakade lafika kimi, lathi: “Wena ndodana yomuntu, zithathele induku, ulobe kuyo, uthi: ‘EkaJuda nabakwa-Israyeli abangabangani bakhe.’ “Thatha enye induku futhi, ulobe kuyo, uthi: ‘EkaJosefa, induku ka-Efrayimi nendlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli, abangabangani bakhe.’ Zihlanganise ndawonye, zibe yinduku eyodwa, induku eyodwa esandleni sakho. “Kuyothi lapho abantu bakini bekubuza, bethi: ‘Ungesitshele yini ukuthi lezi zinduku zichazani kuwe na?’ “Ubobatshela uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: “Induku kaJosefa esesandleni sika-Efrayimi nezizwe zakwa-Israyeli ezingabangani bakhe, ngiyakukuthatha ngikubeke endukwini kaJuda, ngikwenze kube yinduku eyodwa, babe munye esandleni sami.” ’ “Izinduku olobe kuzo ziyakuba sesandleni sakho bazibonele ngawabo amehlo. Khuluma kubo, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: “Ngiyakubathatha abakwa-Israyeli ezizweni lapho baya khona, ngibaqoqe nxazonke, ngibayise ezweni lakubo. Ngiyakubenza babe yisizwe esisodwa ezweni, ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, kube nenkosi eyodwa eyakubabusa bonke, bangabe besaba yizizwe ezimbili, futhi bangabe besahlukaniswa babe yimibuso emibili. Abasayukuzingcolisa ngezithombe zabo, ngokunengekayo kwabo, nangesisodwa seziphambeko zabo, kepha ngiyakubasindisa kukho konke ukuhlubuka kwabo abone ngakho, ngibahlambulule babe ngabantu bami, Mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo. “ ‘ “Inceku yami, uDavide, iyakuba yinkosi, ibabuse, bonke babe nomelusi oyedwa, bayakuhamba ezehlulelweni zami, bazigcine izimiso zami, futhi bazenze. Bayakuhlala ezweni engilinike inceku yami, uJakobe, ababehlala kulo okhokho bakho; bayakuhlala kulo, bona nabantwana babo, nezizukulwane zabo kuze kube phakade. UDavide inceku yami uyakuba yinkosi yabo kuze kube phakade. Ngiyakukwenza isivumelwano sokuthula nabo, sibe yisivumelwano saphakade; ngiyakubahlalisa bazinze, ngibandise, ngibeke indlu yami engcwele phakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade. Indawo yami yokuhlala iyakuba kubo, Mina ngiyakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babengabantu bami. Izizwe ziyakukwazi ukuthi Mina Simakade ngingcwelisa u-Israyeli, lapho indlu yami engcwele isiphakathi kwabo, kuze kube phakade.” ’ ”