Isaiah 57

1Olungileyo uyabhubha, njalo kakulamuntu okubeka enhliziyweni a; njalo abantu abalomusa bayasuswa b, engekho okunanzayo ukuthi olungileyo c ususiwe d ngaphambi kobubi. 2Uzangena ekuthuleni. Bazaphumula emibhedeni e yabo, ngulowo lalowo ehamba ebuqothweni f bakhe.

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3Kodwa lina sondelani lapha, madodana omthakathikazi g, nzalo yesifebe, lawe wule h , i. 4Lidlala j limelene lobani? Livulela bani umlomo ube banzi k, likhupha ulimi? Alisibantwana besiphambeko yini, inzalo yenkohliso l, 5lizitshisa phakathi kwezihlahla zama-okhi* m ngaphansi kwaso sonke isihlahla esiluhlaza, libulalela abantwana n ezihotsheni ngaphansi kwezingoxo zamadwala o? 6Isabelo sakho siphakathi kwamatshe abutshelezi esifula; wona, wona ayinkatho yakho; njalo kiwo uthululele umnikelo wokunathwayo, waletha umnikelo wokudla. Ngizazisola ngalezizinto yini? 7Phezu kwentaba ende lephakemeyo p ubekile umbheda wakho q; ngitsho lapho wenyukela khona ukuyanikela umhlatshelo. 8Langemva kwesivalo lensika yomnyango r wabeka isikhumbuzo sakho s; ngoba uzivezile komunye kulakimi t, wenyuka, waqhelisa umbheda wakho u, wazenzela isivumelwano labo; wathanda umbheda wabo v lapho uwubona w. 9Waya enkosini x ulamafutha y, wandisa z amakha akho aa, wathuma izithunywa zakho ab khatshana, wazehlisela esihogweni. 10Wadinwa ac yibukhulu bendlela yakho, kodwa kawutshongo ukuthi: Kakulathemba ad; wathola impilo yesandla sakho ae, ngakho-ke kawuphelanga amandla. 11Njalo wesaba bani watshaywa luvalo af, ukuthi uqambe amanga ag, ungangikhumbuli ah, ungakufaki enhliziyweni yakho ai? Kangithulanga yini aj ngitsho kwasendulo, njalo mina ungangesabi? 12Mina ngizamemezela ukulunga kwakho, lemisebenzi yakho; ngoba kakuyikukusiza.

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13Lapho ukhala, amaxuku akho kawakukhulule! Kanti umoya uzawaphephula wonke, ize lizawathatha. Kodwa othemba kimi ak uzakudla ilifa lelizwe al, adle ilifa lentaba yami engcwele am. 14Azakuthi: Buthelelani, buthelelani an, lungisani indlela ao , ap, susani isikhubekiso endleleni yabantu bami. 15Ngoba utsho njalo ophezulu lophakemeyo, ohlala ephakadeni aq, obizo lakhe lingoNgcwele ar, uthi: Ngihlala endaweni ephakemeyo as lengcwele at, njalo kanye laye olomoya odabukileyo au lozithobayo, ukuvuselela umoya wabathobekileyo av, lokuvuselela inhliziyo yabadabukileyo. 16Ngoba kangiyikulwisa kuze kube phakade aw, kangiyikuthukuthela njalonjalo; ngoba umoya ax ungaphela amandla phambi kwami ay, lemiphefumulo az mina engiyenzileyo ba. 17Ngenxa yobubi bokufisa kwakhe bb ngathukuthela, ngamtshaya bc, ngazifihla, ngathukuthela bd; kodwa waqhubeka ehlubuka ngendlela yenhliziyo yakhe. 18Ngizibonile izindlela zakhe, njalo ngizamsilisa be, ngimkhokhele, ngibuyisele izinduduzo kuye labalilayo bakhe bf. 19Ngidala izithelo zezindebe bg; ukuthula, ukuthula bh , bi kokhatshana bj , bk loseduze bl, itsho iNkosi; njalo ngizamsilisa bm. 20Kodwa ababi bn banjengolwandle olutshukumayo; ngoba kalulakuphumula, lamanzi alo akhafula udaka lengcekeza. 21Kakulakuthula bo, utsho uNkulunkulu wami, kwababi.

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