Isaiah 48

UNkulunkulu uyiNkosi yezinto ezizayo

1Zwanini lokhu, lina ndlu kaJakobe, elabizwa ngebizo likaIsrayeli, elaphuma emanzini akoJuda a, elifunga b ngebizo leNkosi, elikhumbuza ngoNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli c, kodwa kungeyisikho ngeqiniso d, njalo kungeyisikho ngokulunga. 2Ngoba bazibiza ngokuthi bangabomuzi oyingcwele e, beseyama kuNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli f; iNkosi yamabandla libizo lakhe. 3Ngamemezela izinto zamandulo g kwasekuqaleni h, zaphuma emlonyeni wami, ngazizwakalisa; ngenza masinyane, zafika i. 4Ngoba ngangisazi ukuthi ulukhuni, lentamo yakho ingumsipha wensimbi j, lebunzi lakho lilithusi; 5ngitsho kwasekuqaleni k ngamemezela kuwe, kungakenzakali ngakwenza wakuzwa, hlezi uthi: Isithombe sami l sizenzile, lesithombe sami esibaziweyo, lesithombe sami esibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa sikulayile. 6Usuzwile, khangela konke lokhu; njalo kaliyikukumemezela yini? Ngikwenze uzwe izinto ezintsha kusukela khathesi, lezinto ezifihlakeleyo m obungazazi. 7Zidalwe khathesi, kungeyisikho ekuqaleni n; ngitsho lungakafiki lolusuku ungakezwa ngazo, hlezi uthi: Khangela, bengizazi o. 8Yebo, kawuzwanga; yebo, kawazanga p; yebo, kusukela ngalesosikhathi indlebe yakho yayingavulekanga q; ngoba bengisazi ukuthi uzakwenza lokwenza ngenkohliso r, wabizwa ngokuthi uyisiphambuki kusukela esizalweni s. 9Ngenxa yebizo lami t ngizaphuzisa ulaka lwami u , v, langenxa yodumo lwami ngizibambe ngawe, ukuze ngingakuqumi. 10Khangela, ngikuhlolile w, kodwa hatshi ngesiliva, ngikukhethile esithandweni senhlupheko x. 11Ngenxa yami y, ngenxa yami ngiyakwenza; ngoba ibizo lami lingangcoliswa njani z? Njalo kangiyikunika udumo lwami komunye aa.

UKoresi ungokhethiweyo yiNkosi

12Ngilalela, Jakobe, lawe Israyeli obiziweyo wami: Nginguye ab; ngingowokuqala, njalo ngingowokucina ac. 13Isandla sami ad laso sabeka isisekelo somhlaba, lesandla sami sokunene sendlale amazulu; lapho ngikubiza, kuyasukuma kanyekanye. 14Buthanani lina lonke, lizwe; ngubani phakathi kwabo omemezele lezizinto ae? INkosi imthandile af; izakwenza intando yayo eBhabhiloni ag, lengalo yayo ah izakuba phezu kwamaKhaladiya ai. 15Mina uqobo ngikhulumile; yebo ngambiza aj, ngimlethile, njalo uzaphumelelisa indlela yakhe.

INkosi izahlenga uIsrayeli

16Sondelani kimi, lizwe lokhu; kangikhulumanga ensitha ak kusukela ekuqaleni; kusukela kulesosikhathi kusenzeka, ngikhona. Khathesi-ke iNkosi uJehova al kanye loMoya wayo am ingithumile. 17Itsho njalo iNkosi an , ao, uMhlengi wakho ap, oNgcwele kaIsrayeli: NgiyiNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho, ekufundisa okukusizayo, ekukhokhela ngendlela aq ofanele ukuthi uhambe ngayo. 18Kungathi ngabe walalela imilayo yami ar! Khona ukuthula kwakho as kwakuzakuba njengomfula, lokulunga kwakho njengamagagasi olwandle. 19Inzalo yakho layo yayizakuba njengetshebetshebe at, lembewu au yemibilini yakho njengezinhlamvu zalo; ibizo lawo belingayikuqunywa kumbe lichithwe lisuke phambi kwami.

20Phumani eBhabhiloni av, libalekele amaKhaladiya aw, limemeze ngelizwi lokuhlabelela ax, likuzwakalise, likuphumisele ngasemkhawulweni womhlaba, lithi: INkosi ay , az ihlengile ba inceku yayo uJakobe bb. 21Njalo kabomanga bc lapho ibakhokhela bedabula izinkangala; yenza amanzi abagelezela evela edwaleni bd, futhi yaqhekeza idwala be, lamanzi ampompoza bf. 22Akulakuthula bg, itsho INkosi, kwabakhohlakeleyo.

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