46 – Isicaka esiphethwe gadalala

“Phulaphulani, nina banxanel' ubulungisa,

nina babongozana noNdikhoyo.

Khangelani kwiliwa enathwetyulwa kulo,

kuloo mqhokro navunjululwa kuwo.

₂Khanicinge ngoAbraham inyange,

nangoSara yena ungumawokhulu.

Ndambiza eyedwa kuphela,

ndaza ndamsikelela waba sisizwe.

₃Inene uNdikhoyo woyithuthuzela iZiyon,

akhathazeke ngenxa yamabhodlo ayo.

Elibharhileyo wolijika libe ngumyezo,

nentlango ibe njengomyezo waseIdeni,

khona kulawule uvuyo nemincili,

ibe yintsholo yengoma yokudumisa.

₄“Ndiphulaphuleni ke, bantu bam,

nibek' iindlebe, sizwe sam.

Mna ndowisa umthetho;

ulawulo lwam lukhanyisele izizwe.

₅Ngokukhawuleza ndiza kuhlengahlengisa;

usindiso lwam lusendleleni;

izizwe zolawulwa ndim ngenkqu.

Kaloku nezikude zindilindele;

nazo zikholose ngamandla am.

₆Khanijonge amazulu phezulu,

nijonge umhlaba phantsi.

Amazulu othi pheselele njengomsi,

umhlaba uguge njengengubo,

abantu bafe njengeempukane.

Ke lona usindiso lwam lohlala luhleli;

ubulungisa bam soze buthini.

₇“Ndiveni, nina babaziyo ubulungisa,

luhlangandini lunomthetho wam entliziyweni.

Sanukuzihlupha ngâbo baninyelisayo,

ningazidubi nangabo banithukayo.

₈Bonyamalala ngathi yingubo edliwe ngamanundu,

ngathi buboya begusha obudliwe ngumbungu.

Ubulungisa bam bona boma bumi;

usindiso lwam lukwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana.”

₉Hoyina, Ndikhoyo! Sihlangule!

Xhoba ngamandla akho usihlangule;

makube njengemihla yamandulo.

Kaloku nguwe owahlanganisela inabulele;

nguwe owamqwenga-qwengayo uRahabhi.

₁₀Nguwe owalomisayo nolwandle;

nguwe owavula indlela enzonzobileni,

baza badlula abakhululwa bakho.

₁₁Abo bahlawulelweyo nguNdikhoyo

baya kungena eJerusalem bechulumacha,

bengqungqa bememelela ngemihlali,

bathiwe jize ngovuyo ngonaphakade,

bonwabe babe nemincili,

bangaze babuye bazane neenzingo neenkxwaleko.

“Mna ndingulowo ukuthuthuzelayo;

ngani ke ukuba woyike umntu –

into evuthuluka njengengca?

₁₃Kanti umlibele na uNdikhoyo uMenzi wakho,

yena wawatwabululayo amazulu,

yena walisekayo ihlabathi?

Ngani ukuba uhlale ngedyudyu,

usoyika ingqumbo yomcinezeli?

Lowo uzungula ukukutshabalalisa

soze abe nako ukukuchukumisa.

₁₄Abo babanjiweyo sebeza kukhululwa;

abayi kufa, koko bodla ubomi obude,

bangalambi, koko baxhamle intlutha.

₁₅Mna ndinguNdikhoyo uThixo wakho;

mna ndiyalushukumisa nolwandle,

amaza alo atsho agragrame.

Igama lam nguNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke.

₁₆Mna ndawatwabulula amazulu,

ndazaneka iziseko zehlabathi.

KwiZiyon ke ndithi:

‘Ke wena ungowam;

imfundiso yam ndikunikile,

futhi ke ndiyakukhusela.’ ”

₁₇Vuka! Vuka, Jerusalem!

Phaphama ude uphakame!

Kaloku usizekile isohlwayo akuphathele sona *uNdikhoyo;

usiqongqoloze sada sakunxilisa.

₁₈Ngoku ke akakho okukhokelayo –

namnye kubantu bakho –

engekho nakoonyana obazeleyo;

tu umntu wokukurhuqa.

₁₉Kuwe ilishwa lishwabene ngokuphindiweyo:

umhlaba wakho uvukuzeliswe yimfazwe;

abantu bakho bamemethwa yindlala.

Ngubani ke onokukuthuthuzela?

₂₀Oonyana bakho zizigede eziyobayo;

bathe tywaa ezitalatweni phaya.

Sebefana nenxala emgibeni.

Batyakatywa yingqumbo kaNdikhoyo;

umsindo woThixo wakho uphezu kwabo.

₂₁Yiva, Jerusalem ebandezelekileyo,

wena ugxadazela ungaselanga.

₂₂Utsho uMhlekazi uNdikhoyo,

nditsho uThixo wakho lo ukuthethelelayo:

“Ngoku ndiyayisusa kuwe le ndebe,

ingqumbo le ndakuseza yona,

le isuke yakugxadazelisa;

ngoku sobe ube sayixhamla.

₂₃Ndoyinika abakuphakele ingcinezelo,

abo bakwenze umgaqo wokuhamba,

abo bakuxangxathe ngeenyawo,

abo bakuxovule njengomhlaba.”

₁Vuka! Vuka, Ziyon!

Khawuvath' amandla nokomelela;

khawufak' ezingayiwayo ngokundileka.

Awu, Jerusalem, sixekondini esingcwele,

kula masango soze babe sangena abangalukanga nâbo *bagqwalisekileyo.

₂Vuk' uvuthulul' uthuli olo;

mbanjwandini Jerusalem, khululeka.

Thukulul' amakhamandel' akukhonkxileyo,

ungqendeve, mthinjwandini Ziyon.

₃UNdikhoyo uthi:

“Ukungena kwenu ebukhobokeni zange nihlawulelwe,

ngoko ke naxa nikhululekayo akuyi kwenziwa mrhumo.”

₄Ewe, uMhlekazi uNdikhoyo uthi:

“Kuqala abantu bam bâya kuhlala eJiputa;

kamva ke bangena phantsi kwedyokhwe yama-Asiriya.

₅Ngoku ngaba yiyiphi ke le imeko?” utsho uNdikhoyo.

“Kaloku abantu bam baqweqwedisiwe

bangena ebukhobokeni ngaphandle kwentlawulo,

nabaphathi babo baphoxisa ngabo.

Igama lam lihlala linyeliswa imihla yonke.

₆Kwithuba elizayo abantu bam baya kulazi igama lam,

baqonde ukuba ndim owatshoyo,

ewe, ndim kanye!”

₇Hayi ubuhle beenyawo zesigidimi sibhijel' iintaba,

sipheth' iindaba ezimnandi,

sibhengeza sisithi: “Uxolo lufikile!

Yonk' intw' ilungile! Nal' usindiso!”

Ewe, sibhekisa kwiZiyon sisithi:

“UThixo wakho uyalawula.”

₈Abalindi batsho ngentswahla,

batsho ngenzwinini yovuyo ngazwi-nye.

Kaloku ngoku sebebona ngamehlo;

nanko uNdikhoyo engena eZiyon!

₉Dandulukani ngemivuyo nemincili

nani ke, mabhodlo aseJerusalem.

UNdikhoyo wobathuthuzela abantu bakhe,

ayikhulule iJerusalem.

₁₀Yena wosebenza ngamandla awodwa,

zibone zonke izizwe,

usindiso loThixo wethu lutyhileke kuzo zonke iintlanga.

₁₁Ke nina phumani, hambani nimke apho,

ningachukumisi nento le *enomlaza.

Phumani ningenabala nimsulwa,

baphathi bobuncwane bendlu kaThixo.

₁₂Namhla aniyi kuphuma magxabha-gxabha.

Kaloku animki ngakuba nibhaca,

koko nikhokelwa nguNdikhoyo.

UThixo kaSirayeli wonikhusela ngeenxa zonke.

“Isicaka sam sophumelela;

siya kuphakamela phezulu ngendumasi.

₁₄Ke abaninzi bomangaliswa bakusibona;

suka santleke-ntleke asazeka,

imbonakalo yaso ingachazeki,

singasafani nanyana wamntu.

₁₅Nangoku ke wochaphazela izizwe ezininzi,

izikumkani zikhumnqe zisik' umlomo.

Kaloku zobona zide ziqondisise nento ezingazange zayazi.”

“Ngubani ongékholiwe ludaba esiluvileyo?

Ngubani ongéwuqondile umnwe kaNdikhoyo?

₂Kaloku isicaka sikhule njengesithole kwelibharhileyo,

suke asabi namfaneleko nabunganga,

saba ngasijonga asabi namtsalane.

₃Abantu basidelile basibukula,

saba ngumntu wenkxwaleko nentlungu.

Saba njengalowo ufulathelwayo, engasiwa so;

saba ngulowo udeliweyo, nathi asasikhathalela.

₄“Kanti ngenene buthwelwe nguye ubuthathaka bethu,

inkxwaleko yethu yâsemagxeni akhe.

Ngenene thina besiba ubandezelekile,

sisithi uyabethwa nguThixo.

₅Phofu ke ungxwelerhwe ngenxa yokukreqa kwethu;

ewe, ubulewe ngenxa yobugwenxa bethu.

Ukohlwaywa kwakhe kusiphathele uxolo;

thina sinyangwe ngamanxeba akhe.

₆Sonke salahleka njengeegusha,

elowo wabhadula ngeyakhe indlela;

ke yena uNdikhoyo wamwisela ngobugwenxa bethu sonke.

₇“Ewe, yena waphathwa gadalala,

kodwa wathi cwaka, akakhalaza tu.

Waba njengexhwane eliya kuxhelwa,

wathi cwaka njengegusha ichetywa;

ewe, akawuvulanga umlomo wakhe.

₈Wanqanyulwa ngengcinezelo nesigwebo.

Kwisizukulwana sakhe ngubani oyiqondileyo le nto?

Inene, wanqanyulwa kwelabaphilayo;

wabethwa ngenxa yezikreqo zamawethu.

₉Engcwabeni walala nezikhohlakali,

ngokunjalo nesityebi ekufeni kwakhe,

nakuba wayengenzanga lugonyamelo,

engazange waba ngokhohlisayo.”

₁₀Kanti yintando kaNdikhoyo ukuba abandezeleke abulawe,

khon' ukuze ukufa kwakhe kube lidini lokungxengxezela izono.

Ngoko ke wobona nezizukulwana;

uya kukhula ade akhokhobe;

ngaye intando kaNdikhoyo yofezekiswa.

₁₁Ngenxa yembandezelo yakhe

wobuya axhamle ulonwabo.

Uthi uNdikhoyo:

“Ngokwazana nesi sicaka sam sindikholisayo

abaninzi bofumana ubulungisa.

Kaloku sona sibuthwele ubugwenxa babo.

₁₂Yena ndomabela isahlulo phakathi kweendwalutho,

abe nenxaxheba kumaxhoba ndawonye namagorha.

Kaloku waziqongqothela ekufeni,

wada wabalwa nabakreqi.

Kaloku usithwele isono sabaninzi,

wenza isingxengxezo ngenxa yabakreqileyo.”