Isaiah 25

Dumisani UThixo

1Oh Thixo, wena unguNkulunkulu wami;
ngizakudumisa ngibabaza ibizo lakho
ngoba ngokuthembeka okupheleleyo,
wenze izinto ezimangalisayo,
izinto ezamiswa endulo.
2Wenze idolobho laba yinqwaba yemfucuza;
idolobho elivikelweyo laba lunxiwa,
inqaba yabezizweni kayiseyilo dolobho;
kayiyikwakhiwa futhi.
3Ngakho-ke abantu abalamandla bazakudumisa,
amadolobho ezizwe ezilolunya azakwesaba.
4Ubuyisiphephelo sabayanga,
isiphephelo soswelayo osizini lwakhe,
isivikelo phakathi kwesiphepho
lomthunzi ekutshiseni kwelanga.
Ngoba umoya wabalesihluku
unjengesiphepho sitshayeka emdulini,
5lanjengokutshisa kwasenkangala.
Wena uthulisa umsindo wabezizweni;
njengokutshisa kusehliswa ngumthunzi weyezi,
ithuliswa kanjalo lengoma yaba lesihluku.

6Phezu kwale intaba uThixo uSomandla uzakwenzela
abantu bonke idili lokudla okumnandi,
idili lewayini elidala,
inyama enhle kakhulu lewayini elihle kakhulu.
7Phezu kwale intaba uzadiliza
isembeso esimboze abantu bonke,
ilembu elembese izizwe zonke;
8uzakuginya kokuphela ukufa.
UThixo Wobukhosi uzakwesula inyembezi
ebusweni babantu bonke;
uzasusa ihlazo labantu bakhe
emhlabeni wonke.
UThixo usekhulumile.
9Ngalolosuku bazakuthi,

“Ngempela lo nguNkulunkulu wethu;
sethemba kuye, wasikhulula.
Lo nguThixo, sethemba kuye;
kasithokozeni sithabe ngokusisindisa kwakhe.”

10Isandla sikaThixo sizahlala phezu kwalintaba;
kodwa uMowabi uzanyathelelwa ngaphansi ezweni lakhe
njengotshani bunyathelelwa phansi emqubeni.
11Bazakwelulela izandla zabo kuye,
njengenhlambi iselula izandla zayo ukuba intsheze.
UNkulunkulu uzakuqeda ukuzigqaja kwabo
phezu kokuhlakanipha kwezandla zabo.
12Uzadiliza izinqaba zenu eziphakemeyo
azibhidlizele phansi;
uzazidilizela phansi emhlabathini,
kulo kanye uthuli.
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