U-ISAYA 65
65
Isibetho sabangakathembeki nomvuzo wabaqotho
1UZimu uthi:
“Bengitholakala kilabo
abangazange bazikhathaze ngami,
bengifunyanwa ngabangazange bangifune.
Esizweni esingazange sibize ibizo lami,
ngathi, ‘Ngilapha, ngilapha.’
2Imini yoke ngelulele izandla zami
ebantwini abanekani,
abakhamba eendleleni ezingakalungi,
balandela imicabangwabo,
3iye, abantu abahlalele ukungitlhorholoja emtarini:
Benza imihlabelo eemvandeni zabosingazimu,
batjhise netjhwalo e-aldarini leentina.
4Bahlala ngemathuneni
ebusuku baditjha eendaweni ezisithekileko.
Bagoma inyama yewotji
neembiza zabo zinomhluzi wenyama esinyenyiso,
5Ngibo abathi, ‘Sukela le, ungatjhideli kimapha
ngombana ngicwenge khulu kunawe!’
Eempumulweni zami abanjalo bayintuthu
evela emlilweni ovutha imini yoke.
6Qala, phambi kwami kutlolwe kwathiwa,
‘Angizukuthula kodwana ngizazibuyisela ngokuzeleko.’
Iye, ngizanibuyisela ngokuzeleko
7izono zenu nezaboyihlo ndawonye.”
Watjho njalo-ke uSomnini.
“Godu aboyihlo batjhisa imihlabelo eentabeni,
bangiphoqa emibundwini.
Ngalokho ngalinganisa ikokhelo ezeleko
yezenzo zabo ezandleni zabo.”
8Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini:
“Njengombana umhluzi usafunyaneka
ehlukuzweni lamadiribe
bese abantu bathi, ‘Ungawalahli
ngombana anobuhle’,
nami-ke ngizakwenza njalo
ngenca yeenceku zami:
Angeze ngazilahla zoke.
9Ngizakuveza iinzukulwana kuJakopo nakuJuda,
ezizokuzuza iintaba zami;
iye, abantu bami abakhethiweko bazakuthumba inarha,
iinceku zami zihlale lapho.
10ITjharoni izakuba mrhula weembuzi nezimvu,
umrhoba we-Akori ube yindawo yokuphumula kweenkomo;
iye, kube lilifa labantu bami abangifunako.
11“Kodwana nina enifulathela uSomnini
nikhohlwe intabami ecwengileko,
ngokwendlalela uzinyana uGadi itafula,
nizalisela uzinyana uMeni
imijeka yewayini elivangiweko,
12ngizanibekela isabula
kobana ibe likusasa lenu.
Noke nizakugoba kobana nihlatjwe
ngombana ngibizile kodwana nangasabeli,
ngakhuluma kodwana nangalaleli.
Nenze ubumbi emehlwenami,
nakhetha engingakuthandiko.”
13Nje-ke nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla:
“Qalani, iinceku zami zizakugoma,
kodwana nina nizakulamba.
Qalani, iinceku zami zizakusela,
kodwana nina nizakoma,
Qalani, iinceku zami zizakujekezela,
kodwana nina nizakurhubutjhwa.
14Qalani, iinceku zami zizakuhlokoma
ngethabo leenhliziyo zazo,
kodwana nina nizakurhahlawula
ngeenhliziyo ezibuhlungu,
nilile ngebanga lokwephuka ummoya.
15Nizakutjhiyela abalungileko bami amabizwenu,
bawasebenzise njengesithuko ebantwini, bathi,
‘Ngokunjalo uSomnini uSomandla uzanibulala’.
Kodwana eencekwini zami ngizakubeka elinye ibizo
16okuzakuthi nanyana ngubani obusisako enarheni
abusise ngalo ngokuthi,
‘NgoZimu othembekileko’.
Godu owenza isifungo enarheni
afunge athi,
‘NgoZimu othembekileko’.
Mbala, imiraro yaphambilini izakulitjalwa
begodu ifihlakale ebusweni bami.
17Qalani, sele ngizokudala izulu elitjha
nephasi elitjha:
Izinto zaphambilini azisazokukhunjulwa,
namkha ziyelelwe emkhumbulweni.
18Ngambala, thokozani nithabe nini nanini
kilokho engikudalako:
Qalani, sele ngizokudala iJerusalema
ibe lithabo
nabantu bayo babe yitokozo.
19Ngizakwethaba ngeJerusalema,
ngithokoze ngabantu bami;
Godu akusazukuzwakala kiyo amatjhada wesililo
nokurhuwelela ngokufuna isizo.
20Godu akusazukuba khona kiyo
isana eliphila amalangana kwaphela,
namkha iqhegu eliluphala belithukghele.
Mbala, isana lizakuhlongakala
sele lineminyaka elikhulu,
umuntu ongafikeleli ekhulwini leminyaka
uzakuthathwa njengothuwelelisiweko.
21Abantu beJerusalema
bazakwakha iinkumba bebahlale kizo,
batjale iindiribe, bagome isithelo sakhona.
22Angeze bakha bese kuhlala omunye,
batjale bese kugoma omunye
ngombana njengamalanga womuthi
azakuba njalo-ke namalanga wabantu bami
begodu abakhethiweko bami
bazazikholisa mndundu ngomsebenzi wezandla zabo.
23Abazukujulukela ilize
namkha babelethele abantwana ihlekelele,
ngombana bazakuba ziinzukulwana
zababusisiweko bakaSomnini
iye, bona nabantwana babo.
24Ngaphambi kobana babize, ngizaphendula,
kuthi basakhuluma, mina ngizwe.
25Ipisi nemvu zizakudla ndawonye,
ibhubezi lidle utjani njengekomo,
ithuli libe kukudla kwenyoka.
Angeze zalimaza namkha zitjhabalalise
kiyo yoke intabami ecwengileko.”
Watjho njalo-ke uSomnini.
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U-ISAYA 65: SND12
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