Isaiah 41

Umsizi Ka-Israyeli

1“Thulani lithi zwi phambi kwami lina zihlenge!
Izizwe kazivuselele amandla azo!
Kazisondele phambili zikhulume;
kasihlanganeni sonke endaweni yokwahlulela.

2Ngubani osevuse lowo ovela empumalanga,
embizela emsebenzini wakhe ngokulunga na?
Unikela izizwe kuye,
anqobe amakhosi phambi kwakhe.
Ngenkemba yakhe uwenza abe luthuli,
ngedandili lakhe awenze abe ngamakhoba aphetshulwa ngumoya.
3Uyawaxotsha yena adlule engathintwanga lutho,
endleleni angakaze ahambe ngayo.
4Ngubani owenze lokhu wakuphumelelisa,
ebiza izizukulwane kusukela ekuqaleni na?
Mina uThixo, kusukela kwesokuqala sazo
kanye lesokucina, nginguye.”

5Izihlenge zikubonile njalo ziyesaba;
imikhawulo yomhlaba iyathuthumela,
iyasondela ize ngaphambili;
6yilowo lalowo usiza omunye
athi kumfowabo, “Woba lesibindi!”
7Umbazi ukhuthaza umkhandi wegolide,
lalowo ololonga ngesando
utshotshozela otshaya ihandila.
Mayelana lokunusela uthi, “Kulungile.”
Ubethelela isithombe phansi
ngezipikili ukuze singawi.

8“Kodwa wena we Israyeli, nceku yami,
Jakhobe, wena engikukhethileyo,
wena nzalo ka-Abhrahama, umngane wami,
9ngakuthatha emikhawulweni yomhlaba,
ngakubiza usemakhoneni akhatshana kakhulu.
Ngathi, ‘Wena uyinceku yami’;
ngikukhethile njalo angikulahlanga.
10Ngakho ungesabi, ngoba ngilawe;
ungakhathazeki, ngoba nginguNkulunkulu wakho.
Ngizakuqinisa, ngikusize;
ngizakusekela ngesandla sami sokudla esiqotho.

11Bonke abakuthukutheleleyo,
ngoqotho bazayangeka babe lenhloni;
labo abakuphikisayo
bazakuba njengeze, babhubhe.
12Lanxa izitha zakho uzidinga,
awuyikuzithola.
Labo abalwa impi lawe
bazakuba yize.
13Ngoba mina nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wakho,
okubamba ngesandla sakho sokudla
athi kuwe: Ungesabi;
ngizakusiza.
14Ungesabi, wena mpethu enguJakhobe,
wena Israyeli omncinyazana, ungesabi,
ngoba mina ngokwami
ngizakusiza,” kutsho uThixo,
uMhlengi wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
15“Khangela, ngizakwenza
ube yisileyi sokubhula esitsha
njalo esibukhali esilenhlendla ezinengi.
Uzabhula izintaba uzibhidlize.
Wenze amaqaqa abe ngamakhoba.
16Uzawahlungula, umoya uwathathe,
isavunguzane siwaphephulele khatshana.
Kodwa wena uzathokoza kuThixo
njalo uzibule koNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

17Abayanga labaswelayo badinga amanzi,
kodwa kawakho;
inlimi zabo sezitshile ngokoma.
Kodwa mina Thixo ngizabaphendula;
mina, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, angiyikubalahla.
18Ngizakwenza amanzi ageleze emiqolweni engelalutho
lemithombo phakathi kwezigodi.
Ngizaguqula inkangala ibe yiziziba zamanzi,
lomhlabathi owomileyo ube yimithombo yamanzi.
19Enkangala ngizamilisa khona
imisedari lemi-akhakhiya,
amamithili kanye lama-oliva.
Ogwaduleni ngizamisa izihlahla zamaphayini,
ndawonye lemifiri kanye lemisiphresi,
20ukuze abantu babone njalo bazi,
bacabange bazwisise
ukuthi isandla sikaThixo yiso esenza lokhu,
lokuthi oNgcwele ka-Israyeli ukudalile.

21Bikani indaba yenu,”
kutsho uThixo.
“Bekani izizatho zenu,”
kutsho iNkosi kaJakhobe.
22“Lethani izithombe zenu
zisitshele okuzakwenzakala.
Sitsheleni izinto zendulo ukuthi zaziyini
ukuze sizihlole,
sazi isiphetho sazo.
Loba sitsheleni izinto ezizayo,
23lisazise okuqukethwe yizinsuku ezizayo,
ukuze sazi ukuthi lingonkulunkulu.
Yenzani okuthile, okuhle kumbe okubi,
ukuze sithuthumele, sibe lokwesaba.
24Kodwa lina liyize,
lemisebenzi yenu kayisilutho,
okhetha lina uyisinengiso.

25Sengithukuthelise omunye enyakatho, njalo uyeza
omunye ovela empumalanga obiza ibizo lami.
Lowo unyathela phezu kwababusi
kube sengathi baludaka,
kube angathi ngumbumbi evoxa ibumba.
26Ngubani owabika lokhu kwasekuqaleni,
ukuze sazi,
kumbe ngaphambilini
ukuze sithi, ‘Wayeqinisile na’?
Kakho owabika ngalokhu,
kakho owakutsho ngaphambilini,
kakho owake wezwa amazwi aphuma kuwe.
27Mina yimi engaba ngowokuqala
ukutshela iZiyoni ukuthi,
‘Khangela, nampa lapha!’
Nganika iJerusalema
isithunywa sezindaba ezinhle.
28Ngiyakhangela kodwa akulamuntu,
kakho phakathi kwabo onganika iseluleko,
kakho ongaphendula lapho ngibabuza.
29Khangela, bonke bayize!
Izenzo zabo kazisilutho;
izithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo
zingumoya lensambatheka.”