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Bible Reading Plan – Day 182

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U-Isaya 23

Isiprofetho ngeTire

1Isiprofetho ngeTire.

Klewulani nina,

Mikhumbi yaseTharishishi,

ngokuba lichithekile;

indlu ayisekho,

nokungena akusenakwenzeka;

kwambulelwe kubo kuvela ezweni laseKitimi.

2Thulani nina enakhileyo ngasogwini,

nina abathengisi baseSidoni abanigcwalisile

bedabula elwandle.

3Emanzini amaningi imbewu yaseSihori

nokuvuna kweNayile

kwakuyinzuzo yalo;

laliyindawo yokuthenga kuzo izizwe.

4Yiba namahloni wena Sidoni,

ngokuba lukhulumile ulwandle,

inqaba yolwandle, ngokuthi:

“Angibanga namihelo, angizalanga,

angikhulisanga izinsizwa,

angondlanga izintombi.”

5Lapho kubikwa eGibithe,

bayakuthuthumela ngokuzwa ngeTire.

6Welani niye eTharishishi;

klewulani nina enakhileyo ngasogwini.

7Yilowo ongumuzi wenu ojabulayo,

ubudala bawo busukela ezinsukwini zasendulo,

owayiswa kude yizinyawo zawo

ukuba uhlale khona, na?

8Ngubani ocebe lokhu ngeTire eliqhelisayo,

elibathengi balo bayizikhulu,

nabahwebi balo bangabadumileyo bomhlaba, na?

9NguJehova Sebawoti okucebileyo

ukuba konakaliswe ukuziphakamisa kwabo bonke ubukhosi,

badeleleke bonke abadumileyo bomhlaba.

10Dabula izwe lakho njengeNayile,

ndodakazi yaseTharishishi;

akusekho bhande.*

11Welulile isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle,

wazamazamisa imibuso;

uJehova uyalezile ngeKhanani

ukuba kuchithwe izinqaba zalo.

12Wathi: “Awusayikujabula

wena ntombi ehlazisiweyo,

ndodakazi yaseSidoni;

vuka, uwelele eKitimi;

nalapho awuyikuthola ukuphumula.”

13Bheka, izwe lamaKaledi,

leso sizwe esingasekho,

esanqunyelwa yi-Asiriya izilwane zasehlane,

limisa imibhoshongo,

lizenza ize izindlu zaso zamakhosi,

lenza laba yincithakalo.

14Klewulani nina mikhumbi yaseTharishishi,

ngokuba inqaba yenu ichithekile.

15Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku iTire likhohlakale iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa njengezinsuku zankosinye. Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa kuyakuba khona kulo iTire njengasesihlabelelweni sesifebe:

16“Thatha ihabhu,* uhambahambe emzini

wena sifebe esikhohlakeleyo,

ubethe kamnandi,

uhlabelele izihlabelelo eziningi,

ukuze ukhunjulwe.”

17Kuyakuthi ngasekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa uJehova ahambele iTire, lona libuyele enzuzweni yalo, lifebe nayo yonke imibuso yezwe ebusweni bomhlaba. 18Intengo yalo nenzuzo yalo iyakuba ngcwele kuJehova; ayiyikunqwabelwa, ilondolozwe, ngokuba intengo yalo iyakuba ngeyabahlala phambi kukaJehova, ukuze badle basuthe, babe nezingubo ezinhle.

U-Isaya 24

Ukwahlulelwa kwezwe

1Bheka, uJehova wenza ize umhlaba, awuchithe,

agumbuqele ubuso bawo,

ahlakaze abakhileyo kuwo.

2Kuyakuthi njengakubantu kube njalo kumpristi,

nanjengasencekwini kube njalo enkosini yayo,

nanjengasencekukazini kube njalo enkosikazini yayo,

nanjengakumthengi kube njalo kumthengisi,

nanjengakotshelekayo kube njalo kobolekayo,

nanjengakobiza inzalo kube njalo kokhokha inzalo.

3Umhlaba uyakuba yize leze,

uphangwe nokuphangwa,

ngokuba uJehova ukhulumile izwi lakhe.

4Umhlaba uyalila, ubune;

izwe liyaphela amandla, linyamalale,

abaphakemeyo bomhlaba badangale.

5Umhlaba wonakalisiwe phansi kwabakhileyo kuwo,

ngokuba beqile imithetho,

badlulile ezimisweni,

baphulile isivumelwano esiphakade.

6Ngalokho isiqalekiso sidlile umhlaba,

nabakhileyo kuwo batholiswa icala;

ngalokho abakhileyo emhlabeni bayashiswa,

kusale abantu abayingcosana nje.

7Iwayini elisha liyalila,

umvini uyahhuma,

bonke ababethokoza ngenhliziyo bayabubula.

8Ukujabula kwezigubhu kunqamukile,

ukuxokozela kwabajabulayo kuphelile,

nenjabulo yehabhu* ikhawukile.

9Abasayikuphuza iwayini ngesihlabelelo;

uphuzo olunamandla luyakubaba kubo abaluphuzayo.

10Umuzi oyihlane ubhidliziwe;

zonke izindlu zivaliwe

ukuba kungangeni muntu.

11Kukhalwa ngewayini ezitaladini;

yonke intokozo inyamalele;

injabulo yezwe idlulile.

12Emzini kusele incithakalo;

isango livithiziwe, lachithwa.

13Ngokuba kuyakuba njalo emhlabeni phakathi kwabantu,

njengokushaywa kweminqumo

nanjengokukhothoza,

lapho sekuvuniwe.

14Laba bayaphakamisa izwi labo, bamemeze;

bajabula ngobukhosi bukaJehova entshonalanga.

15Ngalokho mdumiseni uJehova empumalanga,

nasogwini lolwandle

igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

16Siyezwa amahubo avela emikhawulweni yomhlaba, athi:

“Udumo malube koLungileyo!”

Kepha mina ngithi: “Ngifile, ngifile!

Maye kimi!”

Abakhohlisi bakhohlisile,

yebo, abakhohlisi bakhohlisile nokukhohlisa.

17Ukwesaba, nomgodi, nogibe kuphezu kwakho

wena owakhileyo emhlabeni.

18Kuyakuthi obalekela umsindo wokwesaba

awele emgodini;

okhuphuka emgodini uyakubanjwa lugibe,

ngokuba amafasitele aphezulu avuliwe,

nezisekelo zomhlaba ziyazamazama.

19Umhlaba uyaphuka nokwaphuka,

umhlaba uyavithizwa nokuvithizwa,

umhlaba uyazanyazanyiswa nokuzanyazanyiswa.

20Umhlaba uyatengezela nokutengezela njengesidakwa,

uyantengantenga njengexhiba;

isiphambeko siyakuba nzima phezu kwawo,

uwe, ungabe usavuka futhi.

21Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku uJehova ahambele

ibandla lasezulwini phezulu,

namakhosi omhlaba emhlabeni.

22Bayakubuthelwa ndawonye

njengeziboshwa zibuthelwa emgodini,

bavalelwe etilongweni,

bajeziswe emva kwezinsuku eziningi.

23Inyanga ekhazimulayo isiyakuyangaza,

nelanga elinkemuzelayo liyakujabha,

ngokuba uJehova Sebawoti uyakuba yinkosi

entabeni yaseSiyoni naseJerusalema,

abe yinkazimulo phambi kwamalunga akhe.

U-Isaya 25

Insindiso kaJehova

1Jehova, unguNkulunkulu wami;

ngiyakukuphakamisa,

ngidumise igama lakho,

ngokuba wenzile izimangaliso,

namasu asendulo, nokuthembeka, neqiniso.

2Ngokuba wenzile umuzi waba yinqwaba,

nomuzi obiyelweyo waba yincithakalo;

indlu yamakhosi abafokazi ayiseyiwo umuzi,

ayisayikwakhiwa futhi kuze kube phakade.

3Ngalokho abantu abanamandla bayakukudumisa,

imizi yezizwe ezinonya zikwesabe.

4Ngokuba ubuyinqaba kwabampofu,

inqaba kwabaswelayo ekucindezelweni kwabo,

isiphephelo esivunguvungwini,

umthunzi ekubaleleni,

ngokuba umoya waba nonya,

unjengesivunguvungu odongeni,

5nanjengokushisa endaweni eyomileyo.

Uyathobisa umsindo wabafokazi;

njengokubalela ngomthunzi wefu,

kanjalo ihubo labanonya liyakudanjiswa.

6UJehova Sebawoti uyakwenzela abantu bonke

idili lokukhulupheleyo kule ntaba,

idili lewayini elinenhlese,

okukhulupheleyo okunomnkantsha,

iwayini elinenhlese elicwengekileyo.

7Uyakuchitha kule ntaba ingaphandle

lesimbozo esimboza abantu bonke,

nomgubuzelo ogubuzela zonke izizwe.

8Uyakugwinya ukufa kuze kube phakade;

iNkosi uJehova iyakwesula izinyembezi ebusweni bonke,

isuse amahloni abantu bakhe emhlabeni wonke,

ngokuba uJehova ukhulumile.

9Kuyakuthiwa ngalolo suku:

“Bheka, lo unguNkulunkulu wethu;

simhlalele, uyakusisindisa;

lo unguJehova; simhlalele;

siyakujabula, sithokoze ngensindiso yakhe.”

10Ngokuba kule ntaba isandla sikaJehova siyakuphumula,

noMowabi uyakunyathelwa phansi endaweni yakhe

njengotshani bunyathelwa emgodini womquba.

11Noma elula izandla zakhe phakathi kwawo

njengohlambayo elula ukuba ahlambe,

uyakuthobisa ukuziphakamisa kwakhe

kanye nobuhlakani bezandla zakhe.

12Izinqaba eziphakemeyo zezingange zakho

uyakuzibhidliza, azithobise,

azenze ukuba zithintane nomhlabathi nothuli.

U-Isaya 26

Isihlabelelo sokusindiswa nokwahlulelwa

1Ngalolo suku lesi sihlabelelo siyakuhlatshelelwa ezweni lakwaJuda sokuthi:

Umuzi onamandla sinawo;

uyasimisela insindiso ibe yizingange nezindonga.

2Vulani amasango ukuba isizwe esilungileyo

esigcina iqiniso singene.

3Inhliziyo eqinileyo uyayilinda ngokuthula okupheleleyo,

ngokuba yethemba kuwe.

4Thembani kuJehova kuze kube phakade,

ngokuba uJehova,

yebo, uJehova uyidwala elingunaphakade.

5Ngokuba uthobisile ababehlezi phezulu,

umuzi ophakemeyo;

uyawubhidliza, uyawubhidliza kuze kube semhlabathini,

awusondeze nasothulini.

6Unyawo luyakuwunyathela phansi,

izinyawo zabaswelayo,

izinyathelo zabampofu.

7Indlela yabalungileyo iqondile,

umkhondo wabaqotho ulungile,

uyawenza ukuba ulingane.

8Yebo, ezindleleni zezahlulelo zakho, Jehova,

sikuhlalele.

Umphefumulo uyalangazelela

igama lakho nesikhumbuzo sakho.

9Ngomphefumulo wami ngikulangazelela ebusuku,

yebo, ngomoya wami ophakathi kwami ngiyakufunisisa,

ngokuba lapho izahlulelo zakho zisemhlabeni,

abakhileyo bezwe bafunda ukulunga.

10Uma omubi ephiwa umusa,

akafundi ukulunga;

ezweni lobuqotho uyakwenza ukonakala,

angaboni ukuphakama kukaJehova.

11Jehova, isandla sakho siphakeme,

kepha kababoni;

kodwa mababone ukushisekela kwakho abantu,

babe namahloni;

yebo, umlilo uyakuqeda izitha zakho.

12Jehova, uyakusimisela ukuthula;

ngokuba nayo yonke imisebenzi yethu

senzelwe yona nguwe.

13Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu,

amanye amakhosi angaphandle kwakho asibusile,

kepha kuwena wedwa siyadumisa igama lakho.

14Abafileyo ababuyi baphile,

izithunzi azibuyi zivuke;

ngalokho wabahambela, wabachitha,

wenza ukuba konke ukukhunjulwa kwabo kuphele.

15Wandisa isizwe, Jehova,

wandisa isizwe, wadunyiswa,

wavula yonke imikhawulo yezwe.

16Jehova, besekuhluphekeni bakuhambela,

bazethula ngemikhuleko lapho belaywa nguwe.

17Njengokhulelweyo osondela

ukuba abelethe ezwiswa ubuhlungu,

saba njalo phambi kobuso bakho, Jehova.

18Sasikhulelwe, sasinobuhlungu,

sabeletha kungathi umoya nje;

asenzanga insindiso emhlabeni,

nabayakwakha ezweni abasazalwa.

19Kepha abafileyo bakho bayakubuye baphile,

izidumbu zabo zivuke.

Phaphamani, nijabule nina enihlala othulini,

ngokuba amazolo akho angamazolo okukhanya,

nomhlaba uyakubakhipha abafileyo.

20Wozani, bantu bami,

ningene emakamelweni enu,

nizivalele iminyango,

nicashe ngokuphazima kweso,

kuze kudlule ulaka.

21Ngokuba bhekani,

uJehova uyaphuma endaweni yakhe

ukuba ahambele ububi babakhileyo emhlabeni;

umhlaba uyakubonakalisa igazi lawo,

ungabe usabasibekela ababuleweyo babo.

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