U-Isaya 29

₁Wo kuwe Ariyeli,* Ariyeli,

umuzi lapho amisa khona uDavide.

Yengezelani umnyaka emnyakeni,

imikhosi iyingilize,

₂ngize ngilicindezele i-Ariyeli,*

kube khona ukukhala nokububula,

libe njenge-Ariyeli kimi.

₃Ngiyakumisa, ngikuhaqe nxazonke zakho,

ngikuvimbezele ngezinqaba,

ngikumisele izindonga.

₄Uyakubhidlizelwa phansi,

ukhulume usemhlabathini;

ukukhuluma kwakho kuyakuthotshiselwa phansi,

kuphume othulini,

izwi lakho libe njengelonedlozi livela emhlabathini,

ukukhuluma kwakho kubethe imilozi othulini.

₅Kodwa isixuku sezitha zakho

siyakuba njengebhuqu elicolekileyo,

noquqaba lwabacindezeli njengamakhoba adlulayo,

yebo, kuyakwenzakala ngokuzumayo ngokuphazima kweso.

₆Uyakuhanjelwa nguJehova Sebawoti ngokuduma nangokuzamazama,

nangomsindo omkhulu, nangesivunguvungu, nangesiphepho,

nangelangabi lomlilo oqothulayo.

₇Isixuku sezizwe zonke ezisukela i-Ariyeli,*

ezisukela lona kanye nenqaba yalo, nezilicindezelayo,

siyakuba njengephupho nombono wasebusuku.

₈Kuyakuba njengolambileyo ephupha ukuthi uyadla,

kepha evuka usenephango,

noma njengowomileyo ephupha ukuthi uyaphuza,

kepha evuka uyethile, womile;

siyakuba njalo isixuku sezizwe zonke

ezisukela intaba yaseSiyoni.

₉Zimangaliseni, nimangale;

ziphuphuthiseni, niphuphutheke;

badakiwe, kepha kungengewayini,

bayatengezela, kodwa kungengaphuzo olunamandla.

₁₀Ngokuba uJehova uthulule phezu kwenu

umoya wobuthongo obunzima;

uwavalile amehlo enu,

usibekele abaprofethi benu nezinhloko zenu ababoni.

“Ngenxa yokuba laba bantu besondela,

bangidumise ngemilomo yabo nangezindebe zabo,

kodwa bazidedisele kude nami izinhliziyo zabo,

nokungesaba kwabo kungumyalo wabantu abawufundisiweyo nje,

₁₄ngalokho ngiyakubuye

ngenzele laba bantu izenzo ezimangalisayo,

izimangaliso impela;

ukuhlakanipha kwabahlakaniphileyo babo kuyakuphela,

nokuqonda kwabaqondileyo babo kuyakusitheka.”

₁₅Wo kubona abajula ukuba basithezele uJehova isu labo,

abamisebenzi yabo isebumnyameni,

nabasho ukuthi: “Ngubani osibonayo,

ngubani osaziyo, na?”

₁₆O ukuphendukezela kwenu!

Ibumba liyakulinganiswa nombumbi yini,

ukuze okwenziweyo kusho ngokwenzileyo ukuthi:

“Yena akangenzanga,” na?

noma okubunjiweyo kusho ngokubumbileyo ukuthi:

“Akanakuqonda,” na?

₁₇Akuseyisikhashana nje

iLebanoni lize liphenduke insimu,

nensimu ithiwe ihlathi, na?

₁₈Ngalolo suku izithulu ziyakuzwa amazwi encwadi,

namehlo ezimpumputhe ayakubona,

engasenakufiphala ngesigayegaye nabumnyama.

₁₉Abathobekileyo bayakwandisa intokozo yabo kuJehova,

nabampofu kubantu bayakujabula koNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

₂₀Ngokuba umcindezeli akasayikuba khona,

nesideleli siyakube singasekho,

nabo bonke abazulumba ububi bayakube beqothuliwe,

₂₁ababemtholisa umuntu icala ngezwi nje,

bambekela ugibe yena owathetha amacala esangweni,

bachezukisa olungileyo ngento engelutho.

“UJakobe akasayikuba namahloni,

nobuso bakhe abusayikuphaphatheka.

₂₃Ngokuba lapho ebona abantwana bakhe,

umsebenzi wezandla zami phakathi kwakhe,

bayakungcwelisa igama lami,

yebo, bayakungcwelisa oNgcwele kaJakobe,

bamesabe uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

₂₄Abaduka emoyeni bayakwazi, baqonde,

nabakhononayo bayakufunda, bakwamukele.”