UHezekeli 37:15-28

Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: Wena-ke, ndodana yomuntu, zithathele induku ibe nye, ulobe kuyo ukuthi: EkaJuda, neyabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abangane bakhe; uthathe enye intonga, ulobe kuyo ukuthi: EkaJosefa, ukhuni luka-Efrayimi, nendlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli, abangane bakhe; Futhi uwahlanganise othini lunye; ziyakuba-munye esandleni sakho. Lapho abantwana babantu bakini bekhuluma kuwe besithi: Kawufuni yini ukusitshengisa ukuthi uqondeni ngalokhu? Tshono kubo uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova; Bheka, ngiyakuthatha ukhuni lukaJosefa olusesandleni sika-Efrayimi nezizwe zakwa-Israyeli, abafowabo, ngibabeke kanye naye nezinkuni zakwaJuda, ngibenzele ukhuni olulodwa, babe munye esandleni sami. Izinti ozobhala kuzo kumelwe zibe sesandleni sakho phambi kwamehlo abo. Uzakuthi kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova; “Bheka, ngiyakuthatha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli phakathi kwezizwe abaya kuzo, ngibabuthe ezinhlangothini zonke, ngibangenise ezweni labo. Ngiyakubenza isizwe sinye ezweni ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli; futhi inkosi eyodwa iyoba yinkosi phezu kwabo bonke, futhi ngeke besaba izizwe ezimbili, futhi ngeke besahlukana babe imibuso emibili. Ngeke besazingcolisa ngezithombe zabo noma ngezinengiso zabo nanoma yiziphi iziphambeko zabo; kepha ngiyakubakhulula kuzo zonke izindawo zabo zokuhlala bonile, ngibahlanze; ngakho bazakuba ngabantu Kimi, lami ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo. Inceku yami uDavide iyakuba yinkosi phezu kwabo; futhi bonke bayoba nomalusi oyedwa; bayakuhamba ngezimiso zami, bagcine izimiso zami, bazenze. Bayakuhlala ezweni engalinika inceku yami uJakobe, ababehlala kulo oyihlo; bayohlala kulo, bona nabantwana babo nabantwana babantwana babo kuze kube phakade; inceku yami uDavida izakuba ngumbusi wabo kuze kube nininini. Ngiyakwenza isivumelwano sokuthula nabo; kuyakuba yisivumelwano esiphakade nabo; ngiyakubabeka, ngibandise, ngibeke indlu yami engcwele phakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade. Itabernakele lami liyakuba nabo; yebo, ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami. Izizwe ziyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngingcwelisa u-Israyeli, lapho indlu yami engcwele iphakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade.