Isaya 66:1-24
66 UJehova uthi:
“Izulu sihlalo sami sobukhosi begodu iphasi sinabelo seenyawo zami.+
Ikuphi-ke indlu ongangakhela yona,+Begodu ikuphi indawami yokuphumula?”+
2 “Isandla sami senze koke lokhu,Begodu le yindlela zoke izintwezi ezibe ngayo,” kutjho uJehova.+
“Ngizokuqala emuntwini loOthobekileko nophukileko emmoyeni ohlengezela* ngebanga lelizwi lami.+
3 Loyo ohlahlela ikunzi unjengaloyo obulala umuntu.+
Loyo owenza umhlatjelo wemvu unjengaloyo ophula intamo yenja.+
Loyo onikela ngesipho unjengaloyo onikela ngeengazi zefarigi!+
Loyo oletha umnikelo wesikhumbuzo wepepho emhlophe+ unjengaloyo obusisa ngamezwi womlingo.*+
Bakhethe iindlela zabo,Begodu bathatjiswa zizinto ezinyenyisako.
4 Nje-ke ngizokukhetha iindlela engizobajezisa ngazo,+Begodu ngizobalethela izinto abazisabako.
Ngombana ngababiza, akhenge kube nophendulako;Lokha nangikhulumako, akhenge kube nolaleleko.+
Bebasolo benza okumbi emehlwenami,Begodu bakhetha ukwenza okungidanisako.”+
5 Lalelani ilizwi lakaJehova, nina enihlengezela ngebanga lelizwi lakhe:
“Abafowenu abanihloyako nabanikhethululako ngebanga legama lami bathi, ‘Kwanga uJehova angaphazinyuliswa!’+
Kodwana ngizokuvela nginenze nithabe,Begodu ngibo abazokuhlaziseka.”+
6 Kunetjhada lokuvungama elivela edorobheni, itjhada elivela ethempelini!
Litjhada lakaJehova lokubuyiselela amanabakhe lokho okuwafaneleko.
7 Ngaphambi kokuthi ehlelwe ziinhlungu zokubeletha, wabeletha.+
Ngaphambi kobana afikelwe ziinhlungu zokubeletha, wabeletha umntwana womsana.
8 Ngubani ozwe into enjengale?
Ngubani obone izinto ezinje?
Kghani inarha ingabelethwa ngelanga linye?
Namkha isitjhaba singabelethwa ngesikhathi sinye?
Msinyana iZiyoni nayifikelwa ziinhlungu zokubeletha, yabeletha amadodanayo.
9 “Kghani ngingayenza ibe sebujamweni bokubeletha, ngemva kwalokho ingasabelethi?” kutjho uJehova.
Namkha ngingayibangela bona ibelethe ngemva kwalokho ngivale isibeletho?” kutjho uZimakho.
10 Thabani neJerusalema, nijekezele nalo,+ noke enilithandako.+
Thabani nalo khulu, noke nina enilililelako,
11 Ngombana nizokumunya, naneliseke emabelenalo wenduduzo,Nizokwaneliseka, nithabe khulu ngombana liphazinyulisiwe.
12 Ngombana uJehova uthi:
“Ngingezelela ukuthula kwakhe njengomlambo+Nephazimulo yeentjhaba njengomlambo ophuphumako.+
Nizokumunyisa nisekelwe enyongeni,Begodu nidunduzelwe emadolweni.
13 Njengomma oduduza indodanakhe,Nami ngizokusolo nginiduduza;+Nizokududuzwa ngeJerusalema.+
14 Nizokubona lokhu neenhliziyo zenu zizokuthaba,Amathambenu azokutlhurha njengotjani obutjha.
Neenceku zakaJehova zizosazi isandla sakhe,*
Kodwana uzowalahla amanabakhe.”+
15 “Ngombana uJehova uzokuza njengomlilo,+Neenkarana zakhe zizokuza njengesiwuruwuru,+Bona abuyiselele ngelaka elikhulu,Akhalime ngamalangabi womlilo.+
16 Ngombana uJehova uzokukhupha isahlulelo ngomlilo,Iye ngesabulakhe ebantwini boke;Begodu ababulewe nguJehova bazokuba banengi.
17 “Labo abazicwengisako begodu abazihlwengisako, bona bangene emasimini*+ balandela loyo ophakathi, labo abadla inyama yefarigi+ yezinto ezinyenyisako namakhondlo,+ bazokufika esiphethweni sabo ndawonye” kutjho uJehova.
18 “Njengombana ngazi ngemisebenzabo nemicabangwabo, ngiyeza bona ngibuthelele abantu bazo zoke iintjhaba namalimi begodu bazokuza babone iphazimulwami.”
19 “Ngizokubeka itshwayo hlangana nabo begodu ngizokuthumela abanye balabo abaphunyurhe eentjhabeni, eTaratjhitjhi,+ ePhuli neLudi,+ labo abadosa umsubela, eTubali, eJavani+ neenhlengeleni ezikude, abangakhenge bezwe umbiko omalungana nami namkha babone iphazimulwami; begodu bazokumemezela iphazimulwami hlangana neentjhaba.+
20 Bazokukhupha abafowenu boke kizo zoke iinarha+ njengesipho sakaJehova, eenjomaneni, eenkaraneni ezikulu, eenkaraneni ezincani, kumameyila, emakameleni agijimako, entabenami ecwengileko, iJerusalema,” kutjho uJehova, “njengalokha abantu bakwa-Israyeli nabaletha isipho esitjeni esihlwengileko endlini kaJehova.”
21 “Ngizokuthatha abanye babe baphristi, abanye babe maLevi,” kutjho uJehova.
22 “Njengezulu elitjha nephasi elitjha+ engikwenzako kuzokuhlala kujame phambi kwami,” kutjho uJehova, “nesizukulwana sakho negama lakho kuzokuhlala kukhona.”+
23 “Kusukela enyangeni etja ukuya enyangeni etja, kusukela esabatheni ukuya esabatheni,Boke abantu bazokungena bakhothame phambi kwami,”+ kutjho uJehova.
24 Begodu bazokuphuma baqale iindumbu zabantu abangivukeleko;Ngombana iimbungu zabo angekhe zife,Nomlilwabo angekhe ucinywe,+Begodu iindumbu zabo zizokunyenyisa iintjhaba zoke.”
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “otshwenyekileko.”
^ Namkha kungenzeka “olotjha isithombe.”
^ Namkha “zizowazi amandlakhe.”
^ Kutjho amasimu akhethekileko ebekasetjenziselwa ukulotjha iinthombe.
