Léctio libri Ezechiélis prophétæ (2,8-3,4)
Hæc dicit Dóminus: Tu, fili hóminis, audi, quæcúmque loquor ad te, et noli esse exásperans, sicut domus exasperátrix est; áperi os tuum et cómede, quæcúmque ego do tibi.” Et dixit ad me: “Fili hóminis, quodcúmque invéneris, cómede; cómede vólumen istud et vadens lóquere ad fílios Israel.” Et apérui os meum, et cibávit me volúmine illo et dixit ad me: “Fili hóminis, venter tuus cómedet, et víscera tua complebúntur volúmine isto, quod ego do tibi.” Et comédi illud, et factum est in ore meo sicut mel dulce. Et dixit ad me: “Fili hóminis, vade ad domum Israel et lóqueris verba mea ad eos.
Thus says the Lord: thou son of man hear whatsoever I speak to thee: and be not exasperating, as it is an exasperating house: open thy mouth, and eat whatsoever I give thee. And I looked, and behold, an hand sent to me, wherein was a rolled book: and he spread it before me, which was written within and without: and there were written in it lamentations, and a song, and woe. And he said to me: Son of man, whatsoever thou shalt find eat: eat this volume, and going speak to the children of Israel. And I opened my mouth, and he fed me with that volume: and he said to me: Son of man thy belly shall eat, and thy bowels shall be filled with this volume, which I give thee. And I did eat it: and it was made in my mouth sweet as honey. And he said to me: Son of man go to the house of Israel, and thou shalt speak my words to them.
