Isaya 29:1-24
29 Maye! Ariyeli,* Ariyeli, idorobho lapho uDavida bekahlome khona amatende!+
Ragela phambili umnyaka nomnyakaRagelani phambili nenza iminyanya+ qobe minyaka.
2 Kodwana ngizokuletha ukugandeleleka e-Ariyeli,+Kuzokuba nokuzila nokulila,+Begodu izokuba njengeziko le-aldara lakaZimu kimi.+
3 Ngizokuhloma amatende mahlangothi woke bona ngilwe nawe,Ngizokuvimbezela ngesibiyelo esineenkhonkhwaniBegodu ngizokwakha amaboda amakhulu bona ngikusahlele.+
4 Uzokwehliswa;Uzokukhuluma usehlabathini,Begodu okutjhoko kuzokuvalwa ngethuli.
Ilizwi lakho lizokuzwakala ehlabathini+Njengelizwi lomuntu obuza kwabafileko,Begodu amezwakho azokurhuwelela avela ethulini.
5 Isiqubuthu samanabakho sizokuba njengepuphu esefiweko,+Isiqubuthu sabantu abanelunya sizokuba njengeenhluba eziphephukako.+
Kuzokwenzeka msinya, kungakalindeleki.+
6 UJehova wamabutho uzokuhlengaNgomdumo, ngokusikinyeka kwephasi nangetjhada elikhulu,Ngomoya ovunguza ngamandla, ngesiwuruwuru nangamalangabi womlilo orhiribidelako.”+
7 Isiqubuthu sazo zoke iintjhaba ezilwa ne-Ariyeli+Boke labo abalwa nayo,Imibhotjhongo yokulivimbezela,Nalabo abaligandelelakoBazokuba njengebhudango, umbono webusuku.
8 Kuzokuba njengalokha umuntu olambileko abhudanga adla,Kodwana avuke alambile,Njengalokha umuntu owomileko abhudanga asela,Kodwana avuke adiniwe begodu omile.
Kuzokuba njalo ngesiqubuthu sazo zoke iintjhabaEzilwa neNtaba iZiyoni.+
9 Rarekani;+Ziphophazeni bese niphophale.+
Badakiwe kodwana abakadakwa liwayini;Bayatherezela kodwana abatherezeliswa butjwala.
10 Ngombana uJehova uthele ummoya wobuthongo obukhulu kini;+Uvale amehlwenu baphorofidi,+Begodu ugubuzese iinhloko zenu nina baboni bemibono.+
11 Yoke imibono iba njengamezwi wencwadi evaliweko.+ Nabayinikela umuntu okwazi ukufunda, bathi: “Sibawa ufundele phezulu,” uzokuthi: “Angikghoni ngombana ivaliwe.”
12 Nabanikela umuntu ongakwazi ukufunda bathi kuye: “Sibawa ufunde lokhu,” uzokuthi; “Angikwazi ukufunda.”
13 UJehova uthi: “Abantwaba bangilotjha ngemilomaboBegodu bangidumisa ngemilomabo,+Kodwana iinhliziyo zabo zikude khulu nami;Ukungisaba kwabo kusekelwe emiyalweni yabantu abafundiswe yona.+
14 Ngalokho, ngimi ozokwenza izinto ezimangalisako ngabantwaba godu,+Ngesimangaliso phezu kwesimangaliso;Begodu ukuhlakanipha kwabahlakaniphileko kuzokutjhabalala,Nokuzwisisa kwabantu babo abanelemuko kuzokufihlwa.”+
15 Maye! Kilabo abenza koke abangakwenza bona bafihlele uJehova amanwabo.+
Benza izinto ebumnyameni,Bazitjela bathi: “Ngubani osibonako?
Ngubani owaziko ngathi?”+
16 Nihlanekela izinto!
Kghani umbumbi kufuze afaniswe nebumba na?+
Kghani okwenziweko kufuze kuthi ngomenzako:
“Akakangenzi”?+
Kghani okubunjiweko kufuze kuthi ngombumbako:
“Akazwisisi”?+
17 Esikhathini esingaphelisi ihliziyo, iLibhanoni izokuba yisimu yemithi yeenthelo,+Begodu isimu yemithi yeenthelo izokuba njengehlathi.+
18 Ngelangelo abangezwako, bazokuzwa amezwi wencwadi,Neemphofu zizokubona ebumnyameni.+
19 Abathobekileko bazokuthaba khulu ngebanga lakaJehova,Nabatlhagileko bazokuthaba khulu ngebanga loCwengileko ka-Israyeli.+
20 Ngombana onelunya angeze asaba khona,Ozikhakhazisako uzokuqedwa,Nabo boke abahlala balindele ukwenza okulimazako bazokutjhatjalaliswa,+
21 Labo abasola abanye ngokubaleyela amala,Ababekela ozivikelako iinthiyo esangweni ledorobho,+Nalabo abadima olungileko ubulungiswa ngeempikiswano ezingatjho litho.+
22 Ngilokhu uJehova owahlenga u-Abrahama,+ akutjhoko endlini kaJakopo:
“UJakopo angeze asaba neenhloni,Nobuso bakhe angeze busadana.*+
23 Nakabona abantwana bakhe,Abamsebenzi wezandla zami, banaye,+Bazokucwengisa igama lami;Bazokucwengisa oCwengileko kaJakopo,Bazokusaba uZimu ka-Israyeli.+
24 Labo abaphambukileko bazokufumana ukuzwisisa,
Nalabo abanghonghoyilako bazokwamukela isinqophiso.”
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kungatjho ukuthi “Iziko le-Aldara lakaZimu,” kungenzeka kuqalisele eJerusalema.
^ NgesiHebheru, “angeze busaphaphatheka.”
