Isaiah 29

Okuzakwenzeka eJerusalema

1Maye kuyo iAriyeli a, kuyo iAriyeli umuzi uDavida b amisa kuwo inkamba c! Yengezelelani umnyaka emnyakeni; kayibhode d imikhosi e. 2Kanti ngizayicindezela iAriyeli f, njalo kube khona ukulila losizi; njalo kuzakuba njengeAriyeli kimi g. 3Njalo ngizamisa inkamba h inhlangothi zakho zonke i, ngikuvimbezele j ngedundulu k, ngikumisele izinqaba l ezimelene lawe. 4Njalo uzakwehliselwa phansi m, ukhulume usemhlabathini, lenkulumo yakho izakuba phansi ethulini n, lelizwi lakho lizakuba njengeloledlozi o liphuma emhlabathini, lenkulumo yakho ibe ngumlozwi ophuma othulini p. 5Njalo ixuku labezizwe bakho lizakuba njengothuli olucholekileyo q, lexuku labalesihluku r njengamakhoba adlulayo s. Yebo, kuzahle kube masinyane t. 6Uzakwethekelelwa yiNkosi yamabandla u ngomdumo, langokuzamazama komhlaba, lomsindo omkhulu, isivunguzane, lesiphepho v, lelangabi lomlilo oqothulayo w.

7Lexuku lezizwe zonke x elilwa limelene leAriyeli y, ngitsho zonke ezilwa zimelene layo lezinqaba zayo z, leziyicindezelayo, zizakuba njengephupho, umbono wobusuku aa. 8Kuzakuba lanjengolambileyo ephupha ab , ac, khangela-ke, uyadla, kodwa aphaphame ad, lomphefumulo wakhe ungelalutho; loba njengowomileyo ephupha, khangela-ke, uyanatha, kodwa aphaphame, khangela-ke uphelelwa ngamandla, lomphefumulo wakhe uyalangatha ae; lizakuba njalo ixuku lazo zonke izizwe ezilwa zimelene lentaba iZiyoni.

Ukuphumputheka kukaIsrayeli

9Manini, lithithibale; zithokoziseni liphumputheke; badakiwe af, kodwa hatshi ngewayini ag; bayadiyazela, kodwa hatshi ngenxa yokunathwayo okulamandla. 10Ngoba iNkosi ah ithululele phezu kwenu umoya wobuthongo obunzima ai, yavala amehlo enu aj; abaprofethi lezinhloko zenu, ababoni, ibagubuzele.

11Lawo wonke umbono ak usube kini njengamazwi ogwalo olunanyekiweyo al okuthi balunika owazi umbhalo, besithi: Bala lokhu siyakuncenga; yena athi: Ngingeke, ngoba lunanyekiwe am. 12Ugwalo beselunikwa ongazi umbhalo, besithi: Bala lokhu, siyakuncenga; yena athi: Kangiwazi umbhalo.

13INkosi yasisithi: Ngenxa yokuthi lababantu besondela ngomlomo wabo an langezindebe zabo bengihlonipha ao, kodwa babeka inhliziyo yabo khatshana lami, lokungesaba kwabo kufundiswa ngumlayo wabantu ap; 14ngakho, khangela, ngizaqhubeka ukukwenza ngokumangalisayo lalababantu, umsebenzi omangalisayo lesimanga; ngoba inhlakanipho aq yabahlakaniphileyo babo izaphela, lokuqedisisa kwabaqedisisayo babo kucatshe. 15Maye kulabo abajula besuka eNkosini ukuze bafihle icebo labo ar, lemisebenzi yabo isemnyameni, bathi: Ngubani osibonayo? Njalo ngubani osaziyo? as 16Ukugonqomisa kwenu kuthiwa kunjengebumba lombumbi! Ngoba umsebenzi at uzakutsho yini ngaye owenzileyo ukuthi: Kangenzanga? Kumbe okubunjiweyo au kungatsho yini ngombumbi wakho ukuthi: Kaqedisisi?

17Kakuseyisikhatshana esifitshane av yini, ukuthi iLebhanoni aw iphendulwe ibe yinsimu ethelayo, lensimu ethelayo ax ithiwe injengehlathi? 18Njalo ngalolosuku ay izacuthe az zizakuzwa amazwi ogwalo, lamehlo eziphofu abone ekufiphaleni lemnyameni. 19Abathobekileyo ba labo bazakwandisa intokozo eNkosini, labangabayanga ebantwini bb bathokoze koNgcwele kaIsrayeli. 20Ngoba olesihluku bc uzaphela bd, lodelelayo be uqediwe bf, labo bonke abalindele okubi baqunyiwe; 21abenza umuntu one ngelizwi, bambekele umjibila okhuzayo esangweni bg, baphambule olungileyo bh ngento engelutho bi.

22Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi eyahlenga uAbrahama, ngendlu kaJakobe: Khathesi uJakobe kayikuba lanhloni, lobuso bakhe khathesi kabuyikuhloba. 23Ngoba lapho ebona abantwana bakhe, umsebenzi wezandla zami bj, phakathi kwakhe, bazangcwelisa ibizo lami bk; bangcwelise oNgcwele kaJakobe, besabe uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli bl. 24Lalabo abaduhayo emoyeni bazakwazi ukuqedisisa, labangungunayo bm bazafunda imfundiso bn.

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