U-Isaya 49:1-26
49 Ngilalelani lina zihlenge,Lithiye indlebe lina zizwe ezikhatshana.+
UJehova wangibiza ngingakazalwa.*+
Waqamba ibizo lami ngisesesiswini sikamama.
2 Wenze umlomo wami waba njengenkemba ebukhali,Ungifihle ngaphansi komthunzi wesandla sakhe.+
Ungenze ngaba ngumtshoko ololiweyo,Wangifihla emxhakeni wakhe wemitshoko.
3 Wathi kimi: “Uyinceku yami wena Israyeli,+Engizatshengisa ngayo ubukhazikhazi bami.”+
4 Kodwa mina ngathi: “Ngisebenzele ize.*
Ngiqedele amandla ami entweni engekhoyo, engelancedo.
Kodwa ngiyakwazi ukuthi uJehova uzangahlulela kuhle,Lembadalo yami ikuNkulunkulu* wami.”+
5 Khathesi uJehova, yena owangibumbayo esiswini ukuthi ngibe yinceku yakheUngitshele ukuthi ngibuyisele uJakhobe kuye,Ukuze u-Israyeli aqoqelwe kuye.+
Ngizakhazinyuliswa phambi kukaJehova,LoNkulunkulu wami uzabe esengamandla ami.
6 Yena wathi: “Akwenelanga ukuthi uyinceku yamiEzavusa izizwana zikaJakhobe,Ibuyisele abalondoloziweyo bako-Israyeli.
Sengiphinde ngakwenza waba yikukhanya kwezizwe,+Ukuze insindiso yami ifike emikhawulweni yomhlaba.”+
7 UJehova uMhlengi ka-Israyeli, iNkosi yakhe eNgcwele,+ utshela lowo okhangelelwa phansi,+ ozondwa yisizwe njalo oyinceku yamakhosi athi:
“Amakhosi azabona asukume,Iziphathamandla zizakhothamaNgenxa kaJehova yena othembekileyo,+ONgcwele ka-Israyeli osekukhethile.”+
8 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
“Ngakuphendula ngesikhathi sami sokuba lomusa,+Ngakunceda ngelanga lensindiso,+Ngaqhubeka ngikulindile ukuze ube yisivumelwano phakathi kwami labantu,+Ukuze ilizwe lilungiswe,Lokuthi bathole ilifa labo elaselideliwe.+
9 Izibotshwa zizatshelwa ukuthi, ‘Phumani!’+
Labasemnyameni batshelwe ukuthi,+ ‘Phumani libe segcekeni!’
Bazakudla ezindleleni,
Lamadlelo abo azakuba kuzo zonke izindlela ezihanjwa ngabanengi.*
10 Kabasoze balambe futhi abasoze bome,+Kabasoze batshiswe lilanga loba yikutshisa okuhangulayo.+
Ngoba lowo olesihawu kubo uzabakhokhela,+Uzabaqhuba abase emithonjeni yamanzi.+
11 Ngizakwenza zonke izintaba zami zibe ngumgwaqo,Lemigwaqo yami emikhulu izaphakanyiswa.+
12 Khangelani! Laba bavela khatshana,+Abanye bavela enyakatho, abanye entshonalanga,Abanye bavela elizweni leSinimi.”+
13 Memezani ngokuthaba lina mazulu, jabula lawe mhlaba.+
Izintaba kazithokoze ngomsindo wokujabula.+
UJehova useduduze abantu bakhe,+Ubenzela isihawu abantu bakhe abahluphekayo.+
14 Kodwa iZiyoni ibilokhu isithi:
“UJehova usengitshiyile,+ uJehova usengikhohliwe.”+
15 Kambe owesifazana angamkhohlwa yini umntanakhe omunyayo?
Angayekela yini ukuyizwela indodana ayithwala ngesisu sakhe?
Lanxa owesifazana engakhohlwa, mina kangisoze ngalikhohlwa loba sekutheni.+
16 Sengikubhale entendeni zezandla zami.
Imiduli yakho ihlala iphambi kwami.
17 Abantwabakho sebebuyela ngokuphangisa.
Labo ababekudilizile bakubhidliza bazasuka kuwe.
18 Phakamisa amehlo akho ukhangele yonke indawo.
Bonke sebebuthana ndawonye.+
Sebesiza kuwe.
“Ngifunga ngokuphila kwami,” kutsho uJehova,“Uzabagqoka bonke njengemiceciso,Ucece ngabo njengalokho okwenziwa ngumakoti.
19 Lanxa izindawo zakho zachithwa zasala zingelalutho, lelizwe lakho lasala lingamanxiwa,+Khathesi ilizwe lizaminyana, abahlala kulo baswele indawo,+
Labo ababekuchitha*+ bazakuba khatshana lawe.+
20 Abantwana abazelwe ngemva kokuba usufelwe ngabantwabakho bazakhuluma usizwa bathi,‘Indawo le incane kakhulu kithi.
Sinikeni indawo lapha ukuze sihlale.’+
21 Wena uzakhulumela enhliziyweni uthi,‘Ngubani ubaba wabantwana laba esengibaphiweNjengoba mina ngingowesifazana owafelwa ngabantwana njalo nginjengongazalanga?
Phela ngathunjwa ngaba yisibotshwa.
Pho ngubani okhulise abantwana laba?+
Phela ngasengitshiywe ngedwa,+Manje sebevele ngaphi laba?’”+
22 Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
“Ngizaphakamisela izizwe isandla sami,Ngiphakamisele abantu uphawu lwami.*+
Bazaletha amadodana akho bewaphethe ngezandla zabo,*Bathwale lamadodakazi akho emahlombe abo.+
23 Amakhosi azakugcina,+Lamakhosazana awo akondle.
Azakuthi mbo phansi akukhothamele,+Akhothe uthuli enyaweni zakho.+Kuzamele ukwazi ukuthi nginguJehova,Abangithembayo kabasoze bayangeke.”+
24 Abantu asebethunjiwe bangathathwa yini endodeni elamandla?
Abathunjwe ngumuntu olesihluku bona bangakhululwa yini?
25 Kodwa nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
“Abantu abathunjwe yindoda elamandla bazathathwa,+Abathunjwe ngumuntu olesihluku bazakhululwa.+
Ngizahlasela abantu abakuhlaselayo,+Ngizasindisa amadodana akho.
26 Ngizakwenza ukuthi abakuphatha kubi badle inyama yabo,Bazadakwa ligazi labo angathi badakwe liwayini elimnandi.
Abantu bonke kuzamele bakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova,+UMsindisi wakho+ loMhlengi wakho,+UNkulunkulu kaJakhobe, olamandla.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngisesibelethweni.”
^ Kumbe, “amahala.”
^ Kumbe, “Lomvuzo wami ukuNkulunkulu.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “kuwo wonke amaqaqa angelalutho.”
^ Kumbe, “ababekuginya.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ezifubeni.”
^ Kumbe, “ugodo oluyisibonakaliso.”
