UISAYA 40

₁“Thuthuzelani, bathuthuzeleni abantu bam,”

utsho kaloku uThixo wenu.

₂“Thethani kakuhle neJerusalem;

dandulukani niyixelele ukuba umzabalazo wayo ufezekile.

Kaloku izono zayo zixolelwe;

*uNdikhoyo uyibonelele ngaphezu kunobugwenxa bayo.”

“UNdikhoyo mhlahleleni indlela entlango;

uThixo wethu mgeceleni uhola kwelibharhileyo.

₄Zonke izigingqi mazidityelelwe,

iintaba neenduli zidilizwe zibe ngamathafa,

ke zona izixhobo zigqalwe zibe ziintili,

amageduka aletyelwe abe zizithabazi.

₅Ke ubungangamsha bukaNdikhoyo buya kutyhileka,

lonke uluntu lububone.

Kaloku lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.”

₆Ndeva ilizwi lisithi:

“Suka udanduluke uthethe.”

Ndibuze ndathi: “Ndithethe ndithini na?”

“Yithi: ‘Bonke abantu banjengengca;

ubomi babo bulingana nobeentyatyambo.

₇Kaloku ingca iyabuna, ivuthuluke intyatyambo

yakubethwa ngumoya kaNdikhoyo.

Ngenene uluntu nqwa nengca.

₈Ingca iyatshaza, yona ke intyatyambo ibune,

ke lona ilizwi loThixo wethu lohlala lihleli.’ ”

₉Phakama unyukele entabeni, wena Ziyon,

sigidimi seendaba ezimnandi.

Danduluka umemeze, wena Jerusalem,

mvakalisi weendaba ezimnandi.

Sukoyika, danduluka umemeze.

Yithi kwiidolophu zelakwaJuda:

“Nanko ke uThixo wenu.”

₁₀Kaloku iNkosi uNdikhoyo iza ngokomelela;

iya kutsho ngolawulo olungqongqo.

Kananjalo iphethe neziqhamo zomsebenzi wayo;

ewe, ihamba nebuyambo lemigudu yayo.

₁₁Yona njengomalusi iyawulondoloza umhlambi;

amatakane iwaqokelela iwafunqule,

ke zona ezanyisayo izithundeze.

₁₂Ngubani okhe alinganise amanzi ngethende lesandla,

okanye olinganisa isibhakabhaka ngesandla?

Mlinganiselo mni ongavalela uthuli lomhlaba,

isisiphi isikali sokulinganisa iinduli neentaba?

₁₃Ngubani ongaze amazi ncam uNdikhoyo,

ingubani khona omcebisayo?

₁₄Kakade uThixo lo ubhenela kubani,

ingubani ongamfundisa okusesikweni?

Ngubani ke omphokozela ulwazi,

aze ambonise indlela yobulumko?

₁₅Ngenene izizwe zifana nethontsi lamanzi ethungeni,

nqwa nothuli azivakali nasesikalini;

neziqithi ngokukwanjalo.

₁₆Amahlathi aseLebhanon akawanele umlilo,

neenyamakazi zakhona azilanele idini elitshiswayo.

₁₇Izizwe zonke azinto kuThixo;

yena akazazele nto konke-konke.

₁₈Angalinganiswa nabani na uThixo?

Khona, angafanekiswa nantoni?

₁₉Akafani nomfanekiso oqingqwa yingcibi,

uze utyatyekwe ngegolide ngumnyibilikisi,

uhonjiswe ngamakhonkco esiliva.

₂₀Ihlwempu elingenasiliva nagolide

lithatha umthi ongàdliwayo yimpehla,

lifune ichule lomchweli,

lona loqingqa umfanekiso ongashukumiyo.

₂₁Ngaba anazi na?

Ngaba zange nive na?

Zange nixelelwe na kwamandulo?

Anikuqaphelanga ukusekwa kwehlabathi?

₂₂Kaloku ladalwa ngulo ungqendeve esihlalweni

emajukujukwini ngaphaya kwesibhakabhaka;

kuye uluntu olu lunjengentothoviyane.

Ngumtwabululi-sibhakabhaka njengomkhusane,

asaneke njengentente yokuhlala.

₂₃Iinkosi uzitsho zigqush' eluthulini,

izithwala-ndwe azivuthulule zingabi nto yanto.

₂₄Zithi zingekatyalwa nokutyalwa,

ewe, zingekamili nokumila oku,

suka azibhudle ngomoya zibune,

isaqhwithi simke nazo njengomququ.

₂₅“Ngubani ke eningandilinganisa naye,

ingubani endingade ndifane naye?”

Uyabuza uThixo onguYedwa.

₂₆Khawujonge phezulu esibhakabhakeni;

zidalwe ngubani ezi zinto?

Lo uzikhokela njengomkhosi iinkwenkwezi

yena uyalazi nenani lazo.

Uzibiza ngamagama zonke ngazinye;

ewe, akanganganto amandla akhe,

ngoko akunakulahleka nob' ibe nye.

₂₇Ngani ke, Yakobi, ukuba ukhalaze,

nditsho wena, Sirayeli, ukuba uthi:

“UNdikhoyo akabuqondi ubume bam;

uThixo wam akandazeleleli nganto”?

₂₈Kanti ngaba awazi na?

Ngaba zange uve na?

UNdikhoyo nguThixo onguSonini-nanini;

yena ngumdali wehlabathi jikelele.

Yena soze adinwe atyhafe,

nengqiqo yakhe ayiphengululeki.

₂₉Yena ngumhlaziyi wâbo batyhafileyo,

umomelezi wâbo bangenamandla.

₃₀Kanti ke nolutsha luyadinwa lutyhafe,

abafana bakhubeke bawe,

₃₁kambe ke bona abakholosa ngoNdikhoyo

bosuka bahlaziyeke bomelele.

Bosuka bantinge baxel' ukhozi;

noba sebebaleka, soze badinwe;

ewe, baya kuhamba bangaze batyhafe.