U-Isaya 49
49
U-Isaya 49
Inceku yeNkosi
1Ngilaleleni nina ziqhingi; lalelani nina zizwe ezikude. UJehova wangibiza kwasesiswini; ezibilinini zikamama wabiza igama lami.
2Wawenza umlomo wami waba njengenkemba ebukhali; ethunzini lesandla sakhe wangithukusa, wangenza isiqu esiphucuziweyo; wangithukusa emgodleni wakhe;
3wathi kimi: Uyinceku yami, Israyeli, engizodunyiswa ngayo.
4Ngase ngithi: “Ngishiyile, ngichithe amandla ami, ngazikhandla ngeze; nokho ilungelo lami likuJehova, nomsebenzi wami ukuNkulunkulu wami.
5Manje, usho uJehova, owangibumba kwasesiswini ukuba ngibe yinceku yakhe, ukuze ngibuyisele uJakobe kuye: Noma u-Israyeli engaqoqwa, nokho ngiyoba yinkazimulo emehlweni kaJehova, futhi uNkulunkulu wami uyakuba amandla ami.
6Wathi: “Kuyinto elula ukuba ube yinceku yami ukuvusa izizwe zakwaJakobe nokubuyisela abalindi bakwa-Israyeli; ngizakukunika ube ngukukhanya kwabezizwe, ukuze ube yinsindiso yami. Ekupheleni komhlaba.
7Usho kanje uJehova, uMhlengi ka-Israyeli, noNgcwele wakhe, kuye odelela umuntu, kuye isizwe esimenyanyayo, encekwini yezikhulu: Amakhosi ayakubona lokhu, asukume, nezikhulu zikhuleke ngenxa yalokho. KaJehova othembekileyo noNgcwele ka-Israyeli, uyakunikhetha.
8Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngesikhathi sokuthokoza ngakuzwa, nangosuku lwensindiso ngakusiza; amafa alahliwe;
9ukuze uthi kuzo izibotshwa: Phumani; kwabasebumnyameni zibonakaliseni. Bayoklaba emigwaqweni emikhulu, namadlelo abo ayoba phezu kwazo zonke izindawo eziphakemeyo.
10Abayikulamba, noma bome; futhi ukushisa nelanga ngeke kubashaye; ngokuba lowo onomusa kubo uyakubahola, abahole ngasemithonjeni yamanzi.
11Ngiyakwenza zonke izintaba zami zibe umgwaqo, nezindlela zami ezinkulu ziphakame.
12Bheka, bayakuza bevela kude, bheka, bavela enyakatho nasentshonalanga; nokuthi kuvela ezweni laseSinimi.
13Hlabelelani nina mazulu! futhi jabula, O mhlaba! niqhume ngokujabula, zintaba; ngokuba uJehova wabaduduza abantu bakhe, waba nomusa kwabampofu bakhe.
14Kodwa iZiyoni yathi: INkosi ingitshiyile, leNkosi yami ingikhohliwe.
15Owesifazane angamkhohlwa yini umntanakhe osancela, angayihawukeli indodana yesizalo sakhe? yebo, bangakhohlwa, kepha mina angiyikukukhohlwa wena.
16Bheka, ngikubhalile ezintendeni zezandla zami; izingange zakho ziphambi kwami njalo.
17Abantwana bakho bayakushesha; abachithi bakho nabakuchithayo bayakuphuma kuwe.
18Phakamisa amehlo akho nxazonke, ubone: bonke bayabuthana, beza kuwe. Kuphila kwami,” usho uJehova, “ufanele ugqokise bonke njengemvunulo, uzibophe kuwe njengomlobokazi.
19Ngoba incithakalo yakho nezindawo zakho eziyincithakalo nezwe lakho eliyincithakalo liyoba ncane kakhulu ngisho namanje ngenxa yabakhileyo, nalabo abakushwabadelayo bayoba kude.
20Abantwana oyakuba nabo, emva kokuba ulahlekelwe ngomunye, bayophinde bathi phambi kwezindlebe zakho: Indawo incane kakhulu kimi; nginike indawo yokuhlala.
21Uzakuthi enhliziyweni yakho: Ngubani ongizalele lokhu, mina ngilahlekelwe ngabantwana bami, ngilahliwe, ngiyisibotshwa njalo ngizulazula? futhi ubani oveze lokhu? Bheka, ngisele ngedwa; laba, bebekuphi na?
22Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bhekani, ngiyakuphakamisela isandla sami kwabezizwe, ngiphakamisele abantu ibhanela lami, balethe amadodana enu ezingalweni zabo, namadodakazi enu athwalwe emahlombe abo.
23Amakhosi ayakuba ngoyise, nezindlovukazi zabo zibe ngonyoko; bayakukhothama phambi kwakho ubuso babo bubheke phansi, bakhothe uthuli ezinyaweni zakho; futhi niyokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, ngoba abalindele kimi ngeke babe namahloni.
24Impango iyothathwa yini kwabanamandla, noma isiboshwa esisemthethweni sisindiswe?
25Kodwa isho kanje iNkosi, ithi: Ngisho nabathunjwa babanamandla bayothathwa, futhi impango yowesabekayo iyosindiswa;
26Abanicindezelayo ngiyakudlisa eyabo inyama; futhi bayodakwa yigazi labo siqu ngokungathi kungewayini elimnandi, futhi yonke inyama iyokwazi ukuthi mina, Jehova, nginguMhlengi wakho kanye noMhlengi wakho, uMninimandla kaJakobe.
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