U-ISAYA 44

“Nje-ke, lalela wena Jakopo, ncekwami,

Israyeli engamkhethako!

₂Nakhu engikutjhoko mina Somnini owakudalako,

wakubumba ngaphakathi kwesibeletho

begodu nokusizako:

Ungesabi Jakopo, ncekwami,

Jetjhuruni engimkhethileko.

₃Ngizakuthululela amanzi

phezu kwenarha eyomileko,

ngenze imisele ehlabathini eyomileko;

ngizakuthululela uMoyami phezu kwabantwabakho

neembusiso zami phezu kweenzukulwani zakho.

₄Zizakutlhurha njengomuthi ohlaza womtamariski

zibe njengemithi yomdubi emilanjaneni.

₅Omunye uzakuthi, ‘Mina ngingowakaSomnini’;

omunye azibize ngebizo lakaJakopo;

kanti omunye uzazitlola esandleni athi,

‘NgingowakaSomnini’,

uthathe isinanazelo saka-Israyeli.”

₆Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini

iKosi nomhlengi wakwa-Israyeli,

iye, uSomnini uMninimandlawoke uthi:

“Ngingowokuthoma newokugcina,

ngaphandle kwami akunaZimu omunye.

₇Nakube kukhona onjengami

hlangana nabosingazimu, akazitjho!

Akakubike lokho, angihlathululele kuhle,

kusukela ekwenzeni kwami abantu bokuthoma

nokobanyana kwenzekani emva kwalokho

nokuthi yini ezokwenzeka ngomuso.

Iye, nabakhona, abazitjho sizwe!

₈“Nina ma-Israyeli, ningathuthumeli, ningesabi.

Azange ngikumemezele lokho phambilini

bengakubika na?

Nina nibofakazi bami.

Yitjhoni bona kghani ukhona omunye uZimu

ngaphandle kwami na?

Alikho elinye idwala;

ngambala alikho elinye engilaziko.”

₉Boke abenza iinthombembazwa, abasibantu

begodu nezinto abakakarela kizwezo, azazisi.

Nabofakazi bazo babazi bazo,

kodwana abakuboni lokho begodu abakuyeleli;

nje-ke bazakuhlaziswa.

₁₀Ngubani ongabumba usingazimu,

akhande isithombesibunjwa esinganabubhadekelo na?

₁₁Qalani-ke, boke abalandeli baso bazakuhlaziswa,

ngitjho nabososino abababantu nje.

Lokha nababuthana ndawonye; bavele ebandla,

bazaba nokwesaba bebahlaziswe.

₁₂Umkhandisimbi usebenza ngesitlabagelo

emalahleni avuthako;

ubumba isiga ngeenondo,

asiqoqode ngeemphanga zakhe.

Naye uyalamba, aphelelwe mamandla;

nangaseli amanzi uyatsirimezeka.

₁₃Umbazi ulinganisa isigodo ngentambo,

athale isimo sakazinyana ngomukhwa,

asigobhodlhe ngeentjhizela,

atshwaye ngesilinganisi.

Ubumba kube mfanekiso womuntu,

iye, kube mumuntu azihlalele

kobana ayokutshimalalisa

ngendlini yabosingazimu.

₁₄Ubegade agawula emisedarini,

nakungasinjalo athathe umsayipurusi

nanyana i-owuku.

laphokhunye bekazikhulisela ipayini ayitjalileko

hlangana nemithi yehlathi,

ikhuliswe lizulu.

₁₅Kanengi bekuba ziinkuni zokubasa,

yeke bekathatha ingcenye yazo

azifuthumeze ngazo.

Godu bekabasa umlilo apheke isikwa.

Kodwana khonapho bekajika abaze usingazimu

ukuze amguqele!

Iye, bekenza isithombesibazwa

bese uyasikhothamela.

₁₆Ingcenye yeenkunezo wabasa ngazo umlilo;

iye, ngengcenye leyo wadla inyama:

Wabasa ngayo inyama yokubaswa,

wadla wasutha nti.

Godu wazifuthumeza bewathi:

“Hayi, ngifuthumele,

ngizizwela ukuvutha kamnandi komlilo!”

₁₇Ngeengodo eziseleko, wenze uzinyana,

okusithombesibazwa sakhe!

Wasikhothamela, wahloma ihloko phasi

phambi kwaso,

wasithandaza wathi:

“Akhese ungisindise

ngombana wena unguzimami.”

₁₈Abantwaba abazi litho, abalemuki litho.

Mbala, amehlwabo avalwe abe atshidzwa,

yeke ababoni begodu neengqondo zabo zivalekile,

iye, abatlhadlhuleki.

₁₉Akakho namunye ocabangisisako,

akakho olemukako nonomkhumbulo wokuthi:

“Tjhephana ingcenye yazo

ngabasa ngayo umlilo,

godu bengapheka isikwa ngamalahle wakhona,

ngabasa nenyama ngadla.

Alo-ke ngingenza njani isinyenyiso ngokuseleko,

ngikhothamele isigodo sakogodo na?”

₂₀Umuntu loyo semlunga athandaza nomlotha!

Udurhiswa yihliziyo ekhohlisiweko!

Isigodweso asikwazi ukusindisa ipilwakhe!

Abe akazibuzi athi:

“Into engesidleni sami le,

ayisimamala na?”

“Khumbula izintwezi wena Jakopo

ngombana uyincekwami.

Ngakubumba kobana ube yincekwami,

nje-ke angeze ngakukhohlwa,

wena Israyeli.

₂₂Iimphambeko zakho ngizithanyele njengelifu

nezono zakho njengekungu.

Buyela kimi ngombana ngikuhlengile.”

₂₃Hlokomani, nina mazulu

ngombana lokho kwenziwe nguSomnini;

rhuwelelani nani nsika zephasi.

Thakasani ngengoma nina ntaba,

nani mahlathi nayo yoke imithenu

ngombana uSomnini umhlengile uJakopo,

ngalokho waziphazimulisa kwa-Israyeli.

₂₄Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini umhlengakho,

owakubumba ngaphakathi kwesibeletho, uthi:

“NginguSomnini owenza zoke izinto,

ngimi ngedwa owathabulula amazulu,

ngaqhisa iphasi.”

₂₅Iye, uSomnini utjharaganisa iimbonakaliso

zabaphorofidi bamala,

wenza izangoma isiphoqo,

izazi zifulathele

ngombana ilwazi lazo lisihlekiso.

₂₆Uzalisa ilizwi lencekwakhe

aphumelelise ihlelo elamenyezelwa ziinthunywa zakhe,

uthi ngeJerusalema, “Izakuhlalwa babantu”;

athi ngamadorobho wakwaJuda, “Azakuvuselelwa;

iye, ngizakwakha butjha ebekubhuruziwe.”

₂₇USomnini nguye owakhuluma nokuzika wathi: “Yoma kere!”

Godu wathi: “Imilambakho wena Bhabheli, ngizoyomisa!”

₂₈Nguye owathi kuKoretjhi:

“Ungumelusami, uzakuphumelelisa koke engikuthandako.”

Wathi ngeJerusalema:

“Izakwakhiwa butjha.”

Godu wathi ethempelini:

“Iinsekelo zakho ziyakujanyiswa.”