Isaya 66
66
Simakadze wehlulela tive
1 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“Lizulu lisihlalo sami sebukhosi,
umhlaba usenabelo setinyawo tami.
Iphi-ke lendlu leningangakhela yona?
Itawuba kuphi-ke indzawo yami yekuphumula?
2 Tonkhe letintfo atikentiwa sandla sami yini,
kuze kutsi tibe khona?” kusho Simakadze.
“Ngulowo-ke mine lengimatisako,
lowo lotfobekile nalodzabukile emoyeni,
nalolitfutfumelelako livi lami.
3Batikhetsele tindlela tabo:
Lowo lonikela ngemhlatjelo wenkunzi
ufanana nemuntfu lobulala indvodza,
nalowo lonikela ngelizinyane lemvu
ufanana nemuntfu lowephula intsamo yenja.
Lowo lowenta umnikelo walokutinhlavu
ufanana nemuntfu lonikela ngengati yengulube,
nalowo lotfuncisa imphepho yesikhumbuto
ufanana nemuntfu lokhonta sithico.
Imiphefumulo yabo iyatijabulisa
kuleto tinengiso tabo.
4 Ngako-ke nami ngiyawukhetsa
kubaphatsa ngesandla lesicinile,
ngehlisele etikwabo loko labakwesabako.
Ngobe ngatsi nangimemeta,
kwabate losabelako;
ngatsi nangikhuluma,
kwabate lolalelako.
Benta lokubi emehlweni ami,
bakhetsa loko lokungangijabulisi.”
5Vanini livi laSimakadze,
nine lenitfutfumeliswa livi lakhe, utsi:
“Bomnakenu labanitondzako banikhiphe inyumbazana
ngenca yeLibito lami, batsite:
‘Akadvunyiswe Simakadze,
kuze sitewubona injabulo yenu!’
Noko bayawutseleka ngelihlazo.
6Vanini umsindvo losedolobheni,
nive nemsindvo losethempelini!
Ungumsindvo waSimakadze
atiphindzisela etitseni takhe ngenca yetento tato.
7 “Umfati uyabeleka yini angakahelwa?
Angayitala yini indvodzana
angakaze wahlaselwa ngiminjunju?
8Ngubani lowase weva ngentfo lefanana naleyo?
Ngubani lowase watibona tintfo letinjengaleto?
Live lingatalwa yini ngalanga linye?
Sona sive sake savela yini ngesikhashana nje?
Noko iSiyoni itsite ingakaphatfwa ngumhelo
yatala bantfwana bayo.”
9Simakadze utsi:
“Ngiyasiletsa yini mine sikhatsi sekubeleka
ngingabe ngisakufikisa kubeleka?
Ngiyasivala yini sinye nase ngifikise ekubelekeni?”
kusho Nkulunkulu wakho.
10“Tfokotani kanye neJerusalema, niyitsakasele,
nonkhe nine leniyitsandzako,
jabulani nayo kakhulu,
nonkhe nine leniyililelako.
11Ngobe niyawumunya kuyo,
neneliswe ngemabele ayo ladvudvutako;
niyawunatsa neneliseke,
nitijabulise ngenala yayo lenkhulu.”
12 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“IJerusalema ngiyakuyiletsela kuthula
lokuyawugobhota njengemfula,
bunjinga betive bute kuyo njengemfula longenelako.
Niyawumunya kuyo,
netfwalwe ngumkhono wayo,
nidlaliselwe emadvolweni ayo.
13 Njengemfati nakadvudvuta umntfwanakhe,
nami ngiyawunidvudvuta kanjalo,
nginidvudvutele eJerusalema.”
14Niyawutsi nanikubona loku,
inhlitiyo yenu ijabule,
niyawuhluma njengetjani;
sandla saSimakadze siyawukwatiwa etincekwini takhe,
atitfukutselele titsa takhe.
15 Bukani la, Simakadze uta ngemlilo,
netincola takhe temphi tifanana nesiwunguwungwana;
uyawukwehlisa intfukutselo yakhe ngalokwesabekako,
nekutsetsa kwakhe kute ngemalangabi emlilo.
16 Ngobe uyakwehlulela bonkhe bantfu
ngemlilo nangenkemba;
labo lababulewe nguSimakadze bayawuba banyenti.
17 “Labo labatihlambululako, batingcwelisele kungena etivandzini, balandzela lowo losemkhatsini walabo labadla inyama yetingulube, nemagundvwane kanye naletinye tintfo letinengekako, bayawuphelela lapho kanyekanye,” kusho Simakadze.
18 “Mine-ke, ngenca yetento tabo nangemicabango yabo, sekusondzele kutsi ngite ngibutsele ndzawonye tonkhe tive netilwimi, khona tiyakuta tibone bukhosi bami.
19“Ngiyawubeka sibonakaliso emkhatsini wabo, bese ngitfumela labanye balabo labaphephile etiveni: eThashishi, nakumaLibhiya, nemaLudi, labadvume ngekuba banembi ngebutjoki, naseThubhali, naseGrisi, nasetichingini letikhashane letingazange setive ngeludvumo lwami nome tibone bukhosi bami. Bayawumemetela bukhosi bami kubetive. 20 Bayawuletsa bonkhe bomnakenu, babakhipha kuto tonkhe tive, babayise entsabeni yami lengcwele eJerusalema, babe ngumnikelo kuSimakadze. Bayawubetfwala ngemahhashi, nangetincola temphi, nangetinkalishi, nangeminyuzi, nangemakamela,” kusho Simakadze. “Bayawuta nabo njengema-Israyeli nakaletsa iminikelo yawo yalokutinhlavu ngetitja letihlantekile ngekwemtsetfo, ateyetfula ethempelini laSimakadze. 21 Ngiyawukhetsa labanye emkhatsini wabo ngibente babe baphristi nemaLevi,” kusho Simakadze.
22 Simakadze utsi: “Njengobe emazulu lamasha nemhlaba lomusha lengikudalako kuyawuhlala kukhona embikwami, kanjalo libito lakho netitukulwane takho tiyawuhlala tikhona. 23 Kusukela ekwetfwaseni kwenyanga kuye kulelandzelako, nekusukela kulelinye liSabatha kuye kulelinye, bonkhe bantfu bayakuta bakhotsame embikwami,” kusho Simakadze. 24 “Bayawuphumela ngephandle babuke tidvumbu talabo labangihlubukile; imphetfu lebadlako ngeke ife, kanjalo nemlilo lobashisako ungeke ucinywe, bayakwenyanyeka kubo bonkhe bantfu.”
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