U-Isaya 65

₁“Ngafunwa ngabangangicelanga,

ngafunyanwa ngabangangifunanga,

ngathi: ‘Ngibhekeni, ngibhekeni,’

kuso isizwe esingabizwanga ngegama lami.

₂Ngizelulile izandla zami

usuku lonke kubantu abahlubukayo,

abahamba ngendlela engenhle

nangokwemicabango yabo,

₃abantu abangithukuthelisa ebusweni

bami njalo,

behlabela ezivandeni,

beshisa impepho phezu kwezitini,

₄abahlala emathuneni,

balale ezindaweni ezisithekileyo,

badle inyama yezingulube,

benomhluzi wezinto ezinengekayo ezitsheni zabo,

₅abathi: ‘Hlehla, ungasondeli kimi,

ngokuba ngingcwele kuwe;’

banjengomusi emakhaleni ami,

umlilo ovutha usuku lonke.

₆“Bheka, kulotshiwe phambi kwami ukuthi:

Angiyikuthula, ngiyakuphindisela,

yebo, ngiphindisele ezifubeni zabo

₇ububi babo nobubi bawoyise kanyekanye,” usho uJehova,

“abashisa impepho ezintabeni,

bangihlambalaza emagqumeni;

ngiyakulinganisa kuqala umvuzo wabo

ezifubeni zabo.”

“Njengalokhu iwayini litholwa ehlukuzweni,

bese kuthiwa: ‘Malingachithwa,

ngokuba isibusiso sikulo,’

kanjalo ngiyakwenza ngenxa yenceku yami:

angiyikubabulala bonke.

₉Ngiyakuveza inzalo kuJakobe,

nendlalifa yezintaba zami kuJuda;

abakhethiweyo bami bayakulidla,

nezinceku zami ziyakwakha khona.

₁₀ISharoni liyakuba yisibaya sezimvu,

nesiGodi sase-Akori indawo yokubuthisa kwezinkomo

kubantu bami abangifunayo.

₁₁“Kepha nina enimshiya uJehova,

nikhohlwe intaba yami engcwele,

nihlelele iNhlanhla* itafula,

nigcwalisele isiMiselo* iwayini elixutshanisiweyo,

₁₂ngiyakuninqumela inkemba,

nikhothamele nonke ukuhlatshwa,

ngokuba lapho nganibiza, aniphendulanga,

nalapho ngakhuluma, anizwanga,

kepha nenza okubi emehlweni ami,

nakhetha lokhu engingathokozanga ngakho.”

“Bhekani, izinceku zami ziyakudla,

kepha nina niyakulamba;

bhekani, izinceku zami ziyakuphuza,

kepha nina niyakoma;

bhekani, izinceku zami ziyakuthokoza,

kepha nina niyakujabha;

₁₄bhekani, izinceku zami ziyakujabula

ngokwenama kwenhliziyo,

kepha nina niyakuklewula ngokwaphuka komoya,

nikhale ngobuhlungu benhliziyo.

₁₅Niyakulishiya igama lenu

libe yisiqalekiso kwabakhethiweyo bami,

iNkosi uJehova inibulale,

izibize izinceku zayo ngelinye igama,

₁₆ukuze kuthi ozibusisa emhlabeni

azibusise kuNkulunkulu weqiniso,

nofunga emhlabeni,

afunge uNkulunkulu weqiniso,

ngokuba izinhlupheko zakuqala zikhohlakele

nangokuba zisithele emehlweni ami.”

₁₇“Ngokuba bheka,

ngiyadala izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha;

izinto zakuqala aziyikukhunjulwa,

zingene enhliziyweni.

₁₈Kepha jabulani,

nethabe kuze kube phakade ngengikudalayo,

ngokuba bheka, ngilidala iJerusalema

libe ngukwethaba,

nabantu balo babe yinjabulo.

₁₉Ngiyakwethaba ngeJerusalema,

ngijabule ngabantu bami,

kungabe kusezwakala izwi lokulila

nezwi lokukhala.

₂₀“Kusukela lapho

akusayikuba khona ingane yezinsuku nje

nexhegu elingazigcwalisanga izinsuku zalo,

ngokuba omusha uyakufa eneminyaka eyikhulu yobudala,

isoni siqalekiswe sineminyaka eyikhulu.

₂₁Bayakwakha izindlu, bahlale kuzo;

bayakutshala izivini,

badle izithelo zazo.

₂₂Abayikwakha, kuhlale omunye;

abayikutshala, kudle omunye,

ngokuba izinsuku zabantu bami

ziyakuba njengezinsuku zomuthi,

nomsebenzi wezandla zabakhethiweyo bami

uyakugugela kubo.

₂₃Abayikushikashikela ize,

bazalele izinhlupheko,

ngokuba bayinzalo yababusisiweyo bakaJehova,

nabantwana babo bayakuba nabo.

₂₄Kuyakuthi bengakangibizi,

mina ngiphendule;

besakhuluma, mina ngiyakuzwa.

₂₅Impisi iyakudla ndawonye newundlu,

ingonyama idle utshani njengenkomo,

uthuli lube ngukudla kwenyoka;

aziyikulimaza,

zingachithi kuyo yonke intaba yami engcwele,” usho uJehova.