U-Izaya 63

₁Ngubani lona ovela kwa-Edomi,

enezingubo ezibomvu zaseBhozira;

lona ohlobe ngezembatho zakwanokusho,

ohamba ngamandla amakhulu na?

“Yimina engikhuluma ngokulunga,

nenginamandla okusindisa.”

₂Kungani izembatho zakho zibomvu,

nezingubo zakho zinjengezonyathela

esikhamweni sewayini na?

₃“Isikhamo sewayini ngisinyathele ngingedwa;

kwakungekho noyedwa kubantu owayenami;

ngabanyathela ngentukuthelo yami,

ngabaciphiza ngolaka lwami,

negazi labo lachaphazela izingubo zami,

ngazingcolisa zonke izembatho zami.

₄Ngokuba usuku lokuphindisela lwalusenhliziyweni yami;

unyaka wokuhlenga kwami usufikile.

₅Ngabheka, kodwa kwakungekho ongisizayo;

ngamangala, kodwa kwakungekho osekelayo;

yayisingisindisa ingalo yami,

nolaka lwami lwangisekela.

₆Ngase nginyathela izizwe ngentukuthelo yami,

ngazichoboza ngolaka lwami,

ngalithululela phansi igazi lazo.”

₇Ngiyakuwukhumbula umusa kaSimakade,

ngimdumise uSimakade ngakho konke asenzele khona,

nokuhle okuningi phezu kwendlu ka-Israyeli

ayenzele khona,

ngobubele bakhe nangobuningi bomusa wakhe.

₈Wathi:

“Ngempela bangabantu bami,

abantwana abangenankohliso;”

waba nguMsindisi wabo,

₉kuzo zonke izinhlupheko zabo.

Ingelosi yobukhona bakhe yabasindisa.

Wabahlenga ngenxa yothando lwakhe, nesihawu sakhe;

wabetshatha, wabathwala zonke izinsuku zasemandulo.

₁₀Nokho bahlubuka,

bawudabukisa uMoya wakhe oNgcwele,

waphenduka isitha sabo, walwa nabo.

₁₁Abantu bakhe base bekhumbula izinsuku zakuqala zikaMose,

bathi: uphi lowo owabakhipha olwandle

nabelusi bomhlambi wakhe na?

Uphi lowo owabeka uMoya wakhe oNgcwele

phakathi kwabo,

₁₂owenza ukuba ingalo yakhe emangalisayo

ihambe ngakwesokunene sikaMose,

owehlukanisa amanzi phambi kwabo,

ukuba azenzele igama eliphakade;

₁₃owabadabulisa olwandle njengehhashi ehlane,

ukuze bangakhubeki na?

₁₄Njengezinkomo zehlela ethafeni,

uMoya kaSimakade wabaphumuza.

Wabahola kanjalo abantu bakho,

ukuze uzenzele igama elimangalisayo.

₁₅Bheka usezulwini,

ubone usendaweni yobukhosi bakho

neyodumo lwakho:

kuphi ukushisekela kwakho,

nemisebenzi yakho yamandla na?

Ukuvutha kwesihe sakho

nobumnene bakho kugodliwe kimi.

₁₆Ngokuba Wena unguBaba,

nakuba u-Abhrahama engasazi,

no-Israyeli engasivumi,

kodwa Wena Simakade unguBaba;

igama lakho unguMhlengi wethu waphakade.

₁₇Simakade, kungani usidukisile ezindleleni zakho,

uzenza lukhuni izinhliziyo zethu,

zize zingakwesabi na?

Buya ngenxa yezinceku zakho,

izizwe zefa lakho.

₁₈Abantu bakho abangcwele

balidla ifa okwesikhashana;

izitha zethu ziyigxobagxobile indawo yakho engcwele.

₁₉Sinjengalabo ongazange ubuse phezu kwabo,

nabangabizwanga ngeGama lakho.