Isaiah 49

Inceku yeNkosi

1Ngilalelani, zihlenge a; lizwe, lina bantu abakhatshana b: INkosi c ingibizile ngisesiswini d; ngisemibilini kamama yaqamba ibizo lami. 2Yasisenza umlomo wami e waba njengenkemba ebukhali f, yangifihla ngaphansi komthunzi wesandla sayo g; yangenza ngibe ngumtshoko ololiweyo h, yangifihla esambeni sayo semitshoko. 3Yathi kimi: Uyinceku yami i, Israyeli, engizazidumisa ngayo j. 4Ngasengisithi mina: Ngitshikatshikele ize k, amandla ami ngiwachithele okungelutho lokuyize l; qiniso, isahlulelo sami m siseNkosini, lomvuzo wami ukuNkulunkulu wami.

5Khathesi-ke itsho iNkosi n, eyangibumba o kwasesiswini p ukuba yinceku yayo yokubuyisela uJakobe kuyo; lanxa uIsrayeli engabuthwanga, kube kanti ngizadunyiswa q emehlweni eNkosi; njalo uNkulunkulu wami uzakuba ngamandla ami. 6Yasisithi: Kuyinto encane r ukuthi ube yinceku yami yokuvusa izizwe zikaJakobe, lokubuyisela abalondoloziweyo bakoIsrayeli s; ngizakupha futhi ube yikukhanya kwabezizwe t, ukuze ube lusindiso lwami u kuze kube semkhawulweni womhlaba.

7Itsho njalo iNkosi v, uMhlengi kaIsrayeli, oNgcwele wakhe, kumphefumulo odelelwayo w, kuye onengwa yisizwe, kunceku yababusi: Amakhosi azabona asukume x, iziphathamandla lazo zizakhonza, ngenxa yeNkosi ethembekileyo y, oNgcwele kaIsrayeli, ekukhethileyo z.

UIsrayeli uzabuyiselwa elizweni lakhe

8Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngesikhathi esemukelekayo aa ngikuphendulile, langosuku losindiso ngikusizile; njalo ngizakulondoloza, ngikunike ube yisivumelwano sabantu ab, ukuvuselela umhlaba, ukubenza badle amafa achithekileyo ac, 9ukuze uthi kuzibotshwa ad , ae: Phumani; kwabasemnyameni af: Zivezeni. Bazakudla ezindleleni, ledlelo labo libe semadundulwini wonke. 10Kabayikulamba, kumbe bome ag, njalo ukutshisa kumbe ilanga kakuyikubatshaya ah , ai, ngoba yena olesihawu kibo uzabakhokhela aj, lemithonjeni yamanzi ak uzabaqondisa al. 11Njalo ngizakwenza zonke intaba zami am zibe yindlela, lemigwaqo yami iphakame. 12Khangela laba bazavela khatshana an, njalo khangela laba ngasenyakatho ao langasentshonalanga ap, lalaba elizweni leSinimi.

13Hlabelelani aq, mazulu, uthokoze ar, lawe mhlaba, lihlokome ngokuhlabela as, lani zintaba at, ngoba iNkosi ibaduduzile abantu bayo, izakuba lesihawu kwabahluphekileyo bayo. 14Kodwa iZiyoni au yathi: UJehova ungidelile, njalo iNkosi yami ingikhohliwe. 15Owesifazana angamkhohlwa yini umntanakhe omunyayo, ukuba angabi lasihawu kuyo indodana yesisu sakhe av? Yebo, bona bangakhohlwa aw, kodwa mina kangiyikukukhohlwa ax. 16Khangela, ngikubhale ay ngokugubha ezintendeni zezandla; imiduli yakho ihlezi iphambi kwami. 17Abantwana bakho bazaphangisa; abachithi bakho az labakumotshayo bazaphuma kuwe.

18Phakamisa amehlo akho ba inhlangothi zonke, ukhangele; bonke laba bayabuthana bb, beze kuwe. Kuphila kwami, itsho iNkosi bc, isibili, uzazigqokisa bd ngabo bonke njengesiceciso, uzibhince ngabo be njengomakoti bf. 19Ngoba indawo zakho ezichithekileyo lamanxiwa akho bg, lelizwe lencithakalo yakho bh, isibili khathesi lizaminyana kakhulu ngenxa yabahlali bi; lalabo abakuginyayo bj bazakuba khatshana. 20Abantwana bk bokufelwa kwakho bazakuthi futhi endlebeni zakho: Lindawo iminyene kakhulu kimi; ngivulela indawo ukuze ngihlale bl! 21Khona uzakuthi enhliziyweni yakho: Ngubani ongizalele laba bm, njengoba ngafelwa ngabantwana, ngaba njengenyumba bn, ngingumthunjwa, ngisiwa le lale? Njalo ngubani okhulise laba? Khangela mina ngangisele ngedwa; laba babengaphi? 22Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Khangela bo, ngizaphakamisela izizwe isandla sami bp, ngimise uphawu lwami ebantwini bq; njalo bazaletha amadodana akho br esifubeni, lamadodakazi akho bewetshete bs. 23Lamakhosi bt azakuba ngabondli bakho, lezindlovukazi zawo zibe ngabalizane bakho. Bazakukhothamela ngobuso emhlabathini bu , bv, bakhothe uthuli lwezinyawo zakho bw. Njalo uzakwazi ukuthi mina ngiyiNkosi, ngoba abangithembayo kabayikuyangeka bx.

24Impango by izathathwa yini kolamandla, kumbe umthunjwa ngokomthetho akhululwe? 25Kodwa itsho njalo iNkosi: Yebo, abathunjiweyo beqhawe bazathathwa, lempango yabesabekayo izakophulwa; ngoba mina ngizalwisana laye olwisana lawe bz, mina-ke ngisindise abantwana bakho. 26Njalo ngizadlisa abacindezeli bakho eyabo inyama ca, badakwe ngelabo igazi cb kungathi ngewayini elimnandi. Njalo yonke inyama izakwazi ukuthi mina Nkosi nginguMsindisi wakho cc, loMhlengi wakho cd, oLamandla kaJakobe ce.
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