Isaya 44:1-28
44 “Lalela Jakopo ncekwami,Nawe Israyeli engimkhethileko.+
2 UJehovaUMenzakho loyo owakubumbako,+Owakusiza kusukela esibelethweni uthi:
‘Ungasabi, ncekwami Jakopo,+Nawe Jetjhuruni,*+ engimkhethileko.
3 Ngizokuthululela amanzi kowomileko+Ngigelezise imilanjana endaweni eyomileko.
Ngizokuthululela ummoyami esizukulwaneni sakho+Neembusiso zami eenzukulwaneni zakho.
4 Zizokukhula hlangana notjani obuhlaza,+Njengemithi yomdubi ehlanu kwemilanjana yamanzi.
5 Umuntu uzokuthi: “NgingewakaJehova.”+
Omunye uzozibiza ngegama lakaJakopo,Bese kuthi omunye atlole esandleni sakhe ukuthi: “NgingewakaJehova.”
Begodu uzokuthatha igama laka-Israyeli.’
6 Ngilokhu uJehova,IKosi yakwa-Israyeli+ noMhlengakhe,+ uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko:
‘Ngingewokuthoma begodu ngingewamaswaphela.+
Akekho uZimu ngaphandle kwami.+
7 Ngubani ofana nami?+
Akaziveze, akhulume bekangitjengise ubufakazi balokho!+
Kusukela ngesikhathi engenza ngaso abantu bakade,Abatjho kokubili izinto ezisezakoNezinto ezisazokwenzeka.
8 Ningathukwa,Begodu ningahlengezeli ngebanga lokusaba.+
Akhenge nginitjele na begodu ngimemezele kusese ngaphambili?
Nibofakazi bami.+
Ukhona na omunye uZimu ngaphandle kwami?
Awa, alikho elinye iDwala;+ alikho engilaziko.’”
9 Boke abenza iinthombe ezibaziweko abasililitho,Begodu izinto zabo abazithandako angekhe zizuzise ngalitho.+
Njengabofakazi, aziboni litho begodu azazi litho,+Nabazenzileko bazokuhlaziswa.+
10 Ngubani ongenza uzimu namkha isithombe sesimbiEsingeze sazuzisa?+
11 Qala! Boke abazihlanganisa naye bazokuhlaziswa!+
Iinsebenzi zobukghwari zibabantu nje.
Boke abahlangane begodu bajame endawenabo.
Bazokusaba, boke bazokuhlaziswa.
12 Isisebenzi sesimbi esinekghono sisebenza ngesimbi phezu kwamalahle ngethulusi laso.
Siyikhanda ngeenondo,Sisebenza kiyo ngomkhonwaso onamandla.+
Siyalamba begodu siphelelwa mamandla;Asiseli amanzi begodu siyadinwa.
13 Umbazi wesigodo ulula intambo yokulinganisa phezu kwesigodo, asitshwaye ngetjhogo ebomvu.
Usibaza ngetjhizela bese asitshwaye ngekhamphasi.
Usenza sifane nomuntu,+Ngobuhle bomuntu,Bona sihlale ngendlini.+
14 Kunomuntu othileko osebenza ukuqunta imisedari.
Ukhetha imihlobo ethileko yomuthi, i-owuku,Uwenza ukhule uqine hlangana nemithi yehlathi.+
Utjala umuthi begodu izulu liyawukhulisa.
15 Ngemva kwalokho, umuntu uthatha iinkuni bona abase.
Uthatha ingcenyazo azifuthumeze ngazo;Ubasa umlilo bese abhage uburotho.
Wenza uzimu begodu amlotjhe.
Umenza abe sithombe esibaziweko begodu akhothame phambi kwaso.+
16 Ingcenyazo uyitjhisa emlilweni;Ingcenye leyo ubasa ngayo inyama ayidlako bese aneliseke.
Uyazifuthumeza, athi:
“Arha! Ngifuthumele njengombana ngiqale umlilo.”
17 Eziseleko wenza ngazo uzimu bona abe sithombe esibaziweko.
Uyasikhothamela begodu uyasilotjha.
Uthandaza kiso begodu athi:
“Ngisindisa ngombana wena unguzimami.”+
18 Abazi litho, abazwisisi litho,+Ngombana amehlwabo avaliwe begodu ababoni,Neenhliziyo zabo azinalemuko.
19 Akekho okhumbulako ehliziywenakheNamkha onelwazi namkha ozwisisako, othi;“Ingcenyazo ngiyitjhise ngomlilo,Begodu emalahlenazo ngibhage uburotho ngabasa nenyama bona ngidle.
Kghani kufuze eziseleko ngizenze into enyenyisako?+
Kghani kufuze ngilotjhe isiqephu sesigodo semthini?”
20 Udla umlotha.
Ihliziywakhe ekhohlisako imlahlekisile.
Akakghoni ukuzisindisa namkha athi:
“Awekho na amala ngesidleni sami?”
21 Khumbula izintwezi Jakopo, nawe Israyeli,Ngombana uyincekwami.
Ngakudala begodu uyincekwami.+
Angekhe ngikukhohlwe Israyeli.+
22 Ngizokufihla imitjhaphwakho ngelifu+Begodu ngizokufihla izono zakho ngelifu elikhulu.
Buyela kimi ngizokuhlenga.+
23 Rhuwelela ngethabo wena zulu,Ngombana uJehova uthethe igadango!
Rhuwelela ngebanga lokuthumba wena kuzika kwephasi!
Rhuwelelani ngethabo nina ntaba,+Wena hlathi nayo yoke imithakho!
Ngombana uJehova ukuhlengile Jakopo,Begodu utjengise iphazimulwakhe ku-Israyeli.”+
24 Nakhu uJehova uMhlengakho+Owakubumba kusukela usesibelethweni akutjhoko:
“NginguJehova, owenze koke.
Ngilule izulu ngokwami,+Begodu ngandlala iphasi.+
Ngubani obekanami?
25 Ngitjharaganisa amatshwayo wabaphorofidi bamala,Begodu ngenza abathukuli baziphathe njengeendlhadlha;+Ngitjhabalalisa abantu abahlakaniphilekoBegodu ngiphendula ilwazi labo libe budlhayela;+
26 Loyo owenza ilizwi lencekwakho liphumeleleBegodu ozalisa iimemezelo zeenthunywa zakhe;+Othi ngeJerusalema, ‘Izokuhlalwa,’+
Namadorobho wakwaJuda, ‘Azokwakhiwa kabutjha,+Begodu ngizokuvuselela amarubhayo’;+
27 Loyo othi emanzini azikileko, ‘Yoma’
Begodu ngizokomisa yoke imilambakho’;+
28 Loyo othi kuKoretjhi,+ ‘Ngumelusami,Begodu uzokufeza intandwami’;+Loyo othi ngeJerusalema, ‘Izokwakhiwa kabutjha,’
Nothi ngethempeli, ‘Kuzokubekwa isisekelo sakho.’”+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kutjho “Olungileko,” sisiqu sokuhlonipha u-Israyeli.
