U-Isaya 40

UNkulunkulu uyababusisa abantu bakhe

1Duduzani, duduzani abantu bami, usho uNkulunkulu wenu.

2Zizwe ukhululekile ukukhuluma neJerusalema futhi umemeze kulo ukuthi impi yalo isiphelile, ukuthi ububi bayo buthethelelwe; ngokuba lamukeliswa okuphindwe kabili esandleni sikaJehova ngazo zonke izono zalo.

3Izwi lomemeza ehlane, lithi: Lungisani indlela kaJehova, niqondise ehlane umgwaqo kaNkulunkulu wethu.

4Zonke izigodi ziyakuphakanyiswa, nazo zonke izintaba namagquma kuyakwehliswa; izindawo ezimangelengele ziyakwenziwa ziqonde, izindawo ezimangelengele zilingane;

5Inkazimulo kaJehova iyakwambulwa, yonke inyama ibone kanyekanye, ngokuba umlomo kaJehova ukhulumile.

6Ilizwi lathi: Memeza. Wathi: “Ngizakuthini? Yonke inyama ingutshani, nakho konke okuhle kwayo kunjengembali yasendle;

7Utshani buyabuna, imbali iyabuna, ngokuba uMoya kaJehova uvunguza phezu kwabo; impela abantu bawutshani.

8Utshani buyabuna, imbali iyabuna, kepha izwi likaNkulunkulu wethu liyakuma kuze kube phakade.

9O Siyoni, oletha izindaba ezinhle, khuphuka intaba ende; Jerusalema, oletha izindaba ezinhle, phakamisa izwi lakho ngamandla; liphakamise, ungesabi; yisho emizini yakwaJuda ukuthi: ‘Nangu uNkulunkulu wenu!

10Bheka, iNkosi uJehova iyakuza ngesandla esinamandla, nengalo yayo iyobusa esikhundleni sayo; bheka, inkokhelo yakhe inaye, uyasebenza phambi kwakhe.

11Uyakwalusa umhlambi wakhe njengomalusi; iyobutha amawundlu ngengalo yayo, iwathwale esifubeni sayo, izihole ngobumnene ezizinyanelayo.

12Ngubani owalinganisa amanzi ngesandla sakhe, walinganisa amazulu ngobubanzi besandla, wathatha uthuli lomhlaba ngesilinganiso, wakala izintaba ngesilinganiso, namagquma ngesilinganiso, na?

13Ngubani owaqondisa uMoya kaJehova, wamfundisa, uma engumeluleki wakhe na?

14Weluleka nobani, futhi ngubani owamfundisa futhi wamfundisa indlela yokwahlulela nowamfundisa ulwazi futhi wambonisa indlela yokuqonda?

15Bheka, izizwe zinjengethonsi etsheni, zibalwa njengothuli lwesilinganiso; bheka, uphakamisa iziqhingi njengento encane.

16ILebanoni alanele ukuba lishiswe, nezilwane zalo azinele ukuba zibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa.

17Zonke izizwe zinjengento engelutho phambi kwakhe; babalwa kuye njengabancane kunalutho futhi kuyize.

18Pho lingamfanisa lobani uNkulunkulu? noma ningamfanisa nani na?

19Isisebenzi sincibilikisa isithombe esibaziweyo, nomkhandi wegolide usihuqa ngegolide, abumbe amaketanga esiliva.

20Ompofu kangangokuthi akanamnikelo wokudla, ukhetha umuthi ongaboli; uzifunela isisebenzi sobuqili ukuze silungise isithombe esibaziweyo esingantengantengi.

21Beningazi na? awuzwanga? anitshelwanga kwasekuqaleni na? aniqondanga izisekelo zomhlaba na?

22Nguye ohlezi esiyingelezini somhlaba, nabakhileyo kuwo banjengesikhonyane; oweneka izulu njengesihenqo, waleneka njengetende lokuhlala;

23Ichitha izikhulu; Ubenza ize abahluleli bomhlaba.

24Yebo, abayikutshalwa; yebo, abayikuhlwanyelwa; yebo, isizwe sabo asiyikumila izimpande emhlabeni; futhi uyophephetha phezu kwabo, futhi bayobuna, futhi isiphepho siyobasusa njengamabibi.

25Pho lingangifanisa lobani, kumbe ngilingane? Kusho uNgcwele.

26Phakamiselani amehlo enu phezulu, nibone ukuthi ngubani owadala lezi zinto, okhipha impi yazo ngokwesibalo; Uzibiza zonke ngamagama ngobukhulu bamandla akhe, ngokuba unamandla amakhulu; akukho neyodwa eyehlulekayo.

27Usholoni, Jakobe, uthi, Israyeli: Indlela yami isithekile kuJehova, nokulunga kwami kudlulile kuNkulunkulu wami?

28Beningazi na? Anizwanga yini ukuthi uNkulunkulu waphakade, uJehova, uMdali wemikhawulo yomhlaba, akakhathali, akakhathali? akukho ukuhlolwa komqondo wakhe.

29Unika okhatheleyo amandla; nakulabo abangenawo amandla, uyabandisa amandla.

30Ngisho nezinsizwa ziyokhathala futhi zikhathale, nezinsizwa ziyowa ngokuphelele.

31Kepha abamethembayo uJehova bathola amandla amasha; bayakukhuphuka ngamaphiko njengezinkozi; bayogijima bangakhathali; futhi bayohamba bangadangali.

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