Isaya 65

“Ngatembula kulabo lababengazange bangicele,

ngatfolwa ngulabo lababengazange sebangifune.

Esiveni lesingazange silibite Libito lami,

ngatsi: ‘Ngilapha, ngilapha.’

₂Lonkhe lilanga ngelule tandla tami

kubantfu labanenhloko lelukhuni,

labahamba etindleleni letimbi,

bacoshana nemicabango yabo,

₃bantfu labachubeka nekungicunula njalo nje

embikwami ngibuka,

banikele ngemihlatjelo etivandzini,

batfuncise nemphepho emalatini etitini,

₄labahlala emkhatsini wemadliza,

bacitse busuku babo emilindzelweni leyimfihlo,

badle inyama yetingulube,

nemabhodo abo aphatse bubendze

benyama lengcolile ngekwemtsetfo,

₅bese batsi: ‘Suka, ungasondzeli kimi,

ngobe ngingcwele kakhulu kunawe!’

Bantfu labanjalo bayintfutfu emakhaleni ami,

umlilo lohlala uvutsa lilanga lonkhe.

₆“Buka la, kuhlala kubhaliwe embikwami, kutsi:

Ngingeke ngibindze,

kodvwa ngitakukhokhela ngalokugcwele,

ngitakukhokhela ematsangeni abo,

₇yebo, tono tabo netono taboyise,” kusho Simakadze.

“Njengobe bashisa imihlatjelo etintsabeni,

bangihlambalata emagcumeni,

ngiyawukala umvuzo wabo

ngiwehlisele ematsangeni abo ngalokuphelele,

ngenca yetono tabo takadzeni.”

“Njengobe kutfolakala luju lwemagelebisi

esikhehleni semagelebisi, bantfu batsi:

‘Ungasibulali, kusekhona lokuhle kuso,’

ngitakwenta kanjalo nami ngenca yetinceku tami;

ngingeke ngitibhubhise tonkhe.

₉Ngiyawuveta titukulwane kuJakobe,

nakuJuda labo labayawuba tindlalifa tetintsaba tami;

sive sami lesikhetsiwe siyawutidla,

tinceku tami tiyawuhlala lapho.

₁₀ISharoni iyawuba lidlelo lemihlambi yetimvu netimbuti,

kutsi Sigodzi sase-Akhori sibe yindzawo yekuphumula

imihlambi yetinkhomo,

yebantfu bami labangifunako.

₁₁“Kodvwa nine lenilahla Simakadze,

nikhohlwe intsaba yami lengcwele,

nine lenendlala litafula

nendlalele sithico lesinguNhlanhla,

nigcwalise tindziwo ngeliwayini lelididiyelwe,

nitigcwalisele sithico lesinguSimiselo,

₁₂ngiyawunimisela inkemba,

nonkhe niyawukhotsamela kuhlatjwa,

ngobe nganibita,

kodvwa anizange nisabele,

ngakhuluma,

kodvwa anizange nilalele.

Nenta lokubi emehlweni ami,

nakhetsa loko lokungangijabulisi.”

“Tinceku tami tiyawudla,

kodvwa nine niyawulamba;

tinceku tami tiyawunatsa,

kodvwa nine niyawukoma;

tinceku tami tiyawujabula,

kodvwa nine niyawuhlazeka, nijabhe.

₁₄Tinceku tami tiyawuhlabela

ngenca yekujabula lokuphuma etinhlitiyweni tato;

kodvwa nine niyawukhala

ngenca yekudzabuka kwetinhlitiyo,

nilile ngenca yekudzabuka kwemoya.

₁₅Libito lenu niyawulishiya

kulabakhetsiwe bami libe sicalekiso:

iNkhosi Simakadze iyawunibulala.

Kodvwa tinceku tayo iyawutinika lelinye libito.

₁₆Lowo loncenga sibusiso eveni

uyawutibusisa ngaNkulunkulu lowetsembekile;

lowo lowenta sifungo eveni

uyawufunga ngaNkulunkulu lowetsembekile.

Ngobe tinhlupheko letendlulile tiyawukhohlakala,

tifihlakale emehlweni ami.”

₁₇“Buka la, ngiyawudala

emazulu lamasha nemhlaba lomusha.

Tintfo takadzeni tingeke tikhunjulwe,

futsi tingeke tisabuya nasengcondvweni.

₁₈Kodvwa jabulani nitfokote phakadze naphakadze

ngaloko lengiyawukudala,

ngobe iJerusalema ngiyawuyidala ibe yintfokoto,

nebantfu bayo babe yinjabulo.

₁₉Ngiyawutfokota ngeJerusalema,

ngijabule ngebantfu bami,

umsindvo wekulila newekukhala

awuyiwuphindza uvakale kuyo.

₂₀“Kungeke kuphindze kube nemntfwana kuyo

loyawuphila emalangana lambalwa,

nome kube nelichegu lelingeke likhule lize likhokhobe.

Umuntfu loyakufa aneminyaka lelikhulu ngebudzala

uyawutsatfwa ngekutsi abesemusha,

lowo longayiwufika eminyakeni lelikhulu budzala

uyawutsatfwa ngekutsi ucalekisiwe.

₂₁Bantfu bayakwakha tindlu, bahlale kuto,

bayawuhlanyela tivini, badle titselo tato.

₂₂Bangeke baphindze bakhe tindlu,

bese kuhlala labanye bantfu kuto,

nome bahlanyele, bese kudla labanye.

Ngobe njengemalanga esihlahla

ayawuba njalo-ke nemalanga ebantfu bami.

Labakhetsiwe bami bayawutijabulisa sikhatsi lesidze

ngemisebenti yetandla tabo.

₂₃Bangeke bashikanekele lite

nome batale bantfwana labayawudliwa sehlakalo;

ngobe bayawuba sive lesibusiswe nguSimakadze,

bona kanye netitukulwane tabo.

₂₄Bayawutsi bangakangibiti, ngisabele,

bayawutsi basakhuluma, ngive.

₂₅Imphisi nelizinyane lemvu

kuyawudla edlelweni linye,

nelibhubesi liyawudla tjani njengenkhomo,

kodvwa lutfuli luyawuba kudla kwenyoka.

Kute lokuyawulimata nalokuyawuba yingoti

kuyo yonkhe intsaba yami lengcwele,” kusho Simakadze.