Isaiah 41

UNkulunkulu uzamlondoloza uIsrayeli

1Thulani phambi kwami a, zihlenge b, kakuthi abantu bavuselele amandla c; kabasondele; babesebekhuluma; kasisondele kanyekanye kusahlulelo. 2Ngubani owavusa d olungileyo ngasempumalanga e? Wambizela enyaweni lwakhe f; wanikela izizwe g phambi kwakhe, wamenza wabusa phezu kwamakhosi h, wawanikela enkembeni yakhe njengothuli i, edandilini lakhe njengezibi eziqhutshelwayo j. 3Waxotshana lawo, wedlula ephephile, ngendlela angayihambanga ngenyawo zakhe. 4Ngubani okusebenzileyo, wakwenza k, ebiza izizukulwana kwasekuqaleni? Mina iNkosi ngingowokuqala l, njalo ngilabokucina; nginguye m. 5Izihlenge n zakubona, zesaba; imikhawulo yomhlaba yathuthumela; yasondela, yafika. 6Basiza, ngulowo lalowo umakhelwane wakhe, wonke wasesithi kumfowabo: Qina! 7Umbazi o waseqinisa umkhandi wegolide, lololonga ngesando lowo otshaya isikhandelo, esithi: Kulungele ukunuselwa; wakuqinisa ngezipikili ukuze kunganyikinyeki p.

8Kodwa wena Israyeli q, nceku yami r, Jakobe engikukhethileyo s, nzalo kaAbrahama t isithandwa sami, 9wena engakubambayo kwasemikhawulweni yomhlaba, ngakubiza ezikhulwini zawo u, ngathi kuwe: Uyinceku yami v, ngikukhethile w, kangikulahlanga; 10ungesabi x, ngoba ngilawe y, ungathalathalazi z, ngoba mina nginguNkulunkulu wakho; ngizakuqinisa aa, yebo ngizakusiza ab, yebo ngizakusekela ngesandla sami sokunene esokulunga kwami. 11Khangela bonke abakuthukuthelelayo ac bazayangeka badaniswe ad, bazakuba njengento engesilutho ae; labantu abalwa lawe bazabhubha. 12Uzabadinga, ungabatholi; abantu abaphikisana lawe bazakuba njengento engesilutho af, labantu abalwa lawe bazakuba njengeze ag. 13Ngoba mina Nkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho, ngibamba isandla sakho sokunene ah, ngisithi kuwe: Ungesabi ai, mina ngizakusiza aj. 14Ungesabi ak, mpethu enguJakobe al, bantu bakoIsrayeli; mina ngizakusiza am, kutsho iNkosi, lomhlengi wakho an, oNgcwele kaIsrayeli ao. 15Khangela, ngizakwenza ap ube lubhulo olubukhali olutsha aq, olubukhali nhlangothi zombili ar; uzabhula izintaba uzichoboze as, wenze amaqaqa abe njengamakhoba; 16uzawela at, lomoya uzawasusa, lesivunguzane siwachithachithe; njalo wena uthokoze ngeNkosi, uzidumise au ngoNgcwele kaIsrayeli av.

17Abayanga labaswelayo badinga amanzi, kodwa engekho; ulimi lwabo lome ngokoma aw; mina Nkosi ngizabaphendula; mina Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ax kangiyikubadela. 18Ngizavula imifula ay emadundulwini az, lemithombo phakathi kwezigodi ba; ngizakwenza bb inkangala bc ibe yisiziba samanzi, lomhlabathi owomileyo ube yiziphethu zamanzi bd , be. 19Ngizamisa enkangala umsedari bf, isihlahla sesinga bg, lemiteli*, lesihlahla samafutha; ngibeke egwaduleni isihlahla sefiri bh, umangwe bi, lomsayiphuresi* ndawonye; 20ukuze babone, bazi bj, baqaphelise, baqedisise kanyekanye bk, ukuthi isandla seNkosi sikwenzile lokhu, loNgcwele kaIsrayeli ukudalile.

Abanye onkulunkulu bayize

21Sondezani indaba yenu, itsho iNkosi, lisondeze izizatho zenu eziqinileyo bl, itsho iNkosi kaJakobe. 22Kabasondeze, basitshele okuzakwenzakala bm; kabakhulume izinto zamandulo bn, ukuthi ziyini, ukuze sizibeke enhliziyweni yethu, sazi isiphetho sazo; loba yenza ukuthi sizwe izinto ezizayo. 23Tshonini izinto ezizakuza bo ngasemuva bp, ukuze sazi ukuthi lingonkulunkulu bq; yebo, yenzani okuhle kumbe lenze okubi br, ukuze simangale bs, sikhangele kanyekanye. 24Khangelani, livela kokungekho bt, lomsebenzi wenu uvela emayeni; uyisinengiso olikhethayo.

25Ngimvusile buovela enyakatho bv, njalo uzafika, evela lapho eliphuma khona ilanga bw uzabiza ibizo lami bx; njalo uzakwehlela phezu kweziphathamandla njengodaka, lanjengombumbi evoxa ibumba. 26Ngubani owabikayo kwasekuqaleni by, ukuze sazi, langaphambili ukuze sitsho ukuthi: Ulungile? Yebo, kakho obikayo, yebo, kakho ozwakalisayo, yebo, kakho owezwayo amazwi enu. 27Owokuqala bz uzakuthi eZiyoni ca: Khangela, ubakhangele; njalo ngizanika iJerusalema oletha izindaba ezinhle cb. 28Ngoba ngakhangela cc, njalo kwakungelamuntu, laphakathi kwabo kungekho umeluleki, ukuthi, lapho ngibabuza, baphendule ilizwi. 29Khangela, bonke bayize cd; imisebenzi yabo kayisilutho ce; izithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo zingumoya lokusanganiseka.

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