Isaya 51:1-23
51 “Ngilaleleni nine lenifunisisa kulunga,Nine lenifuna Jehova.
Cabangani ngelidvwala lenacetulwa kuloCabangani nangenkwali lenagujwa kuyo.
2 Cabangani nga-Abrahama, babe wenuNicabange nangaSara+ lowanitala.*
Ngobe Abrahama bekayedvwana nangimbita,+Ngambusisa futsi ngamandzisa.+
3 Ngobe Jehova utayidvudvuta iSiyoni.+
Utawudvudvuta tonkhe tindzala tayo,+Futsi utakwenta lihlane layo lifanane ne-Edeni+Lugwadvule lwayo lube njengengadze yaJehova.+
Injabulo nentfokoto kutawutfolakala kuyo,Kube nekubonga kanye nengoma lemnandzi.+
4 Nginakeni nine bantfu bami,Ngilaleleni nine sive sami.+
Ngobe umtsetfo utawuphuma kimi,+Kwehlulela kwami ngekulunga ngitakwenta kufanane nekukhanya etiveni.+
5 Kulunga kwami kuyasondzela.+
Insindziso yami itawuphuma,+Futsi imikhono yami itakwehlulela tive.+
Tichingi titakwetsembela kimi,+Futsi titawumela umkhono* wami.
6 Phakamiselani emehlo enu emazulwini,Niphindze nibuke phansi emhlabeni.
Ngobe emazulu atawunyamalala njengentfutfu;Umhlaba utawuguga njengesembatfo,Futsi bantfu labahlala kuwo batakufa njengetimbuzulwane.
Kodvwa insindziso yami itawuhlala kuze kube phakadze,+Futsi kulunga kwami akuyuze kuphele.+
7 Ngilaleleni nine lenikwatiko kulunga,Nine bantfu labanemtsetfo* wami etinhlitiyweni tenu.+
Kunganesabisi kwedzelelwa bantfu,Ningesatjiswa tinhlamba labanetfuka ngato.
8 Ngobe umvunya* utabadla ubacedze njengesembatfo;Umvunya wetimphahla utabacedza nya kube shengatsi boya bemvu.+
Kodvwa kulunga kwami kutawuhlala kuze kube phakadze,Nensindziso yami itawuba khona situkulwane ngesitukulwane.”+
9 Vuka! Vuka! Gcoka emandla,Wena mkhono waJehova!+
Vuka njengakadzeni, njengasetitukulwaneni letendlulile.
Akusiwe yini lowaphihlita Rahabi*+ waba ticucu,Wagwaza nesilwane saselwandle?+
10 Akusuwe yini lowomisa lwandle, emanti alapho kushona kakhulu khona?+
Loyo lowenta tindzawo letijulile telwandle taba ngumgwaco walabahlengiwe kuze bewele?+
11 Labakhululiwe baJehova batawubuya.+
Batawuta eSiyoni bahlabela ngenjabulo lenkhulu,+Futsi injabulo lengapheli itawuba ngumchele wabo.*+
Injabulo nentfokoto, kutawuba kwaboFutsi kukhala nekulila kutawubaleka.+
12 “Mine matfupha nginguLoyo lonidvudvutako.+
Nimesabelani nje umuntfu lotawufa+Nendvodzana yemuntfu letawubuna njengetjani lobuluhlata?
13 Kungani nimkhohlwa Jehova uMdali wenu,+Loyo lowendlala emazulu+ futsi wabeka sisekelo semhlaba?
Lilanga lonkhe benisolo nesaba intfukutselo yemcindzeteli,Nimesaba shengatsi angakhona kunibhubhisa.
Iphi-ke nyalo lentfukutselo yalomcindzeteli?
14 Loyo loboshwe ngetinketane utawukhululwa masinyane;+Angeke afe futsi uya emgodziniAngeke akweswele nekudla.
15 Kodwa mine nginguJehova Nkulunkulu wakhoLonyakatisa lwandle, ente nemagagasi alo atfukutsele,+Libito lakhe nguJehova wemabutfo.+
16 Ngitawufaka emavi ami emlonyeni wakho,Futsi wena ngitakumbonya ngesitfunti sesandla sami,+Kuze ngihlanyele emazulu, ngibeke nesisekelo semhlaba+Ngiphindze ngitsi eSiyoni: ‘Nine nibantfu bami.’+
17 Vuka! Vuka! Sukuma wena Jerusalema,+Wena lodzakwe yintfukutselo lesendzebeni lebanjwe sandla saJehova.
Udzakiswe yindzebe;Uyiminyele lendzebe lebangela kutsi udzayitele.+
18 Kuwo onkhe lamadvodzana lawatala kute ngisho nayinye lekhona kuze imhole,Futsi kute ngisho nayinye kulamadvodzana lawakhulisa lembambe ngesandla.
19 Letintfo letimbili tikwehlele.
Ngubani lotawuvelana nawe?
Wehlelwe kucotfulwa nembhubhiso, indlala nenkemba!+
Ngubani lotakudvudvuta?+
20 Emadvodzana akho aculekile.+
Alele kuwo onkhe emakona etitaladiNjengemvu yesiganga lebanjwe lugibe.
Intfukutselo yaJehova nekwekhuta kwakhe kwehlele kuwo.”
21 Ngako ngicela ulalele la,Wena mfati losetinhlungwini futsi lodzakiwe, ube ungakadzakwa liwayini.
22 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Jehova, Nkulunkulu wakho lolwela bantfu bakhe:
“Esandleni sakho ngitawutsatsa lendzebe lekubangela kutsi uyendze,+Lendzebe, lokuyindzebe yami yelulaka;Angeke uphindze unatse kuyo.+
23 Ngitayinika labo labakuhlukumetako,+Labatse kuwe,* ‘Guca khona sitewuhamba etikwakho!’
Ngako wena wente umhlane wakho wafana nelibala,Wafana nesitaladi sabo labahamba kuso.”
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “lowanibeleka ngemhelo.”
^ Nobe “emandla.”
^ Nobe “labanesicondziso.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “sibungu.”
^ Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “itawuba setinhloko tabo.”
^ Nobe “emphefumulweni wakho.”
