Isaiah 65

Ukwahlulela LeNsindiso

1“Ngaziveza kulabo abangangicelanga;
ngafunyanwa yilabo abangangidinganga.
Isizwe esingakhulekanga kimi
ngathi kuso, ‘Ngilapha, ngilapha.’
2Ilanga lonke ngelula izandla zami
ebantwini abayiziqholo,
abahamba ngezindlela ezingalunganga
belandela iminakano yabo,
3abantu abahlezi bengicunula
bengikhangele,
benikela imihlatshelo emasimini,
betshisa impepha phezu kwezitina;
4abahlala emangcwabeni
balale besenza imilindelo eyimfihlo ebusuku;
abadla inyama yengulube,
abambiza zabo zigcina umhluzi wenyama engcolileyo;
5abathi, ‘Hlala khatshana, ungasondeli phansi kwami,
ngoba ngingcwele kulawe!’
Abantu abanjalo banjengentuthu emakhaleni ami,
umlilo ovuthayo ilanga lonke.

6Khangela, kulotshiwe phambi kwami ukuthi:
Angiyikuthula, kodwa ngizaphindisela ngokugcweleyo;
ngizaphindisela ngokupheleleyo,
7kokubili izono zenu lezono zabokhokho benu,”
kutsho uThixo.
“Ngoba batshisa imihlatshelo phezu kwezintaba
bangihlambaza phezu kwamaqaqa.
Ngizaphindisela kubo ngokugcweleyo
ngenxa yezenzo zabo abazenza ngaphambili.”
8Nanku akutshoyo uThixo:

“Njengalapho umhluzi usatholakala ehlukuzweni lamavini
labantu besithi, ungalibhidlizi,
kusekhona okuhle kulo,
ngizazenzela okunjalo izinceku zami;
angiyikuzibhubhisa zonke.
9Ngizaletha isizukulwane esivela kuJakhobe,
lakoJuda kuvele abazakuba ngabanikazi bezintaba zami;
zizakuba yilifa labakhethiweyo bami,
izinceku zami zizahlala khona.
10ISharoni izakuba ngamadlelo emihlambi
lesiGodi sase-Akhori sibe yindawo yokuphumulela imihlambi,
yabantu bami abangidingayo.

11Kodwa lina elilahla uThixo
likhohlwe intaba yami engcwele;
liphakele unkulunkulu uNhlanhla ukudla
libuye ligcwalisele unkulunkulu uSimiselo iwayini elixutshiweyo,
12ngizalimisela inkemba,
njalo lonke lizakhothamela ukubulawa,
ngoba ngamemeza kodwa kalisabelanga,
ngakhuluma kodwa lina kalilalelanga.
Lenza okubi phambi kwami
lakhetha okungicunulayo.”
13Ngakho-ke uThixo Wobukhosi uthi:

“Izinceku zami zizakudla,
kodwa lina lizalamba;
izinceku zami zizanatha,
kodwa lina lizakoma;
izinceku zami zizathokoza,
kodwa lina lizayangiswa.
14Izinceku zami zizahlabelela
ngentokozo yezinhliziyo zazo,
kodwa lina lizakhala
ngobuhlungu bezinhliziyo
njalo lilile ngokudabuka komoya.
15Lizatshiya ibizo lenu
njengesithuko kwabakhethiweyo bami;
uThixo Wobukhosi uzalibulala,
kodwa izinceku zakhe uzazinika elinye ibizo.
16Lowo okhulekela isibusiso elizweni
uzakwenza lokho ngoNkulunkulu weqiniso;
lalowo owenza isifungo elizweni,
uzafunga ngoNkulunkulu weqiniso.
Ngoba inhlupheko ezedlulayo
zizakhohlakala zifihlakale emehlweni ami.”

Izulu Elitsha Lomhlaba Omutsha

17“Khangelani, ngizadala
izulu elitsha lomhlaba omutsha.
Izinto zakuqala aziyikukhunjulwa,
kumbe zifike engqondweni.
18Kodwa thabani lijabule kokuphela
ngalokho engizakudala,
ngoba ngizadala iJerusalema libe yintokozo
labantu balo babe yinjabulo.
19Ngizathokoza ngeJerusalema
njalo ngijabule ngabantu bami;
ukulila lokukhala
akusayikuzwakala kulo futhi.

20Kulo akusayikuba khona futhi
usane oluphila insuku ezilutshwane
kumbe umuntu omdala ongaphelelisi iminyaka yakhe;
lowo ofa elekhulu leminyaka
uzakhangelwa njengomntwana nje;
lowo ongafikiyo ekhulwini
uzakhangelwa njengoqalekisiweyo.
21Bazakwakha izindlu bahlale kuzo;
bazahlanyela izivini badle izithelo zazo.
22Kabasayikwakha izindlu zihlalwe ngabanye
kumbe bahlanyele, kudle abanye.
Ngoba njengezinsuku zesihlahla,
zizakuba njalo insuku zabantu bami;
abakhethiweyo bami bazakholisa
umsebenzi wezandla zabo okwesikhathi eside.
23Kabayikusebenzela ize,
kumbe abantwababo bazalelwe ukuhlupheka,
ngoba bazakuba ngabantu ababusisiweyo nguThixo,
bona kanye lezizukulwane zabo.
24Ngizabaphendula bengakakhuleki;
ngibezwe besakhuluma.
25Impisi lewundlu kuzakudla ndawonye,
lesilwane sizakudla utshani njengenkomo,
kodwa inyoka izakudla uthuli.
Kaziyikulimaza kumbe zibhubhise
kuyo yonke intaba yami engcwele,”
kutsho uThixo.