U-Isaya 49 - Ndebele Contemporary Bible 2022

Inceku KaThixo

1Ngilalelani lina zihlenge;

zwanini lokhu lina zizwe ezikude:

uThixo wangibiza ngingakazalwa;

kusukela ekuzalweni kwami ubelitsho ibizo lami.

2Wenza umlomo wami waba njengenkemba eloliweyo,

wangifihla emthunzini wesandla sakhe.

Wangenza ngaba ngumtshoko ololiweyo,

wangifihla emxhakeni wakhe wemitshoko.

3Wathi kimi, “Wena Israyeli uyinceku yami,

engizabonakalisa inkazimulo yami ngayo.”

4Kodwa mina ngathi, “Mina ngisebenzele ize;

amandla ami ngiwachithele ize lobala,

ikanti okufanele mina kusesandleni sikaThixo,

lomvuzo wami ukuNkulunkulu.”

5Khathesi uThixo uthi,

yena owangibumbayo esiswini ukuba ngibe yinceku yakhe

ukuze ngibuyisele uJakhobe

kuye lokuqoqela u-Israyeli kuye,

ngoba ngiphakanyisiwe emehlweni kaThixo

njalo uNkulunkulu wami ubengamandla ami

6uthi:

“Kuyinto encane kakhulu kuwe ukuba yinceku yami

ukuze uvuselele izizwe zikaJakhobe

ubuyise labako-Israyeli engibalondolozileyo.

Ngizakwenza ube yikukhanya kwabeZizwe,

ukuze ufikise usindiso lwami emikhawulweni yomhlaba.”

7Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo,

uMhlengi loNgcwele ka-Israyeli,

utsho kuye oweyiswa, wenyanywa yisizwe,

kuyo inceku yababusi:

“Amakhosi azakubona asukume,

amakhosana azakubona akhothame,

ngenxa kaThixo othembekileyo,

oNgcwele ka-Israyeli okukhethileyo.”

Ukubuyiselwa Kuka-Israyeli

8Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

“Ngesikhathi esifaneleyo kimi ngizakuphendula,

langosuku lwensindiso ngizakusiza.

Ngizakulondoloza ngikwenze

ube yisivumelwano sabantu,

ukubuyisela ilizwe

lokwaba kutsha amafa abo achithekayo,

9uthi kwabathunjiweyo, ‘Phumani,’

kulabo abasemnyameni uthi, ‘Khululekani!’

Bazadlela emaceleni emigwaqo

bathole amadlelo kuwo wonke amaqaqa alugwadule.

10Kabayikulamba kumbe bome,

lokutshisa kwasenkangala kumbe okwelanga kabayikukuzwa.

Lowo obazwela isihawu uzabakhokhela

abase emithonjeni yamanzi.

11Izintaba zami zonke ngizazenza zibe yizindlela,

imigwaqo yami izaphakamela phezulu.

12Khangelani, bazakuza bevela khatshana,

abanye bevela enyakatho, abanye bevela entshonalanga

labanye bevela emangweni wase-Asiwani.”

13Hlabelelani ngentokozo lina mazulu;

jabula lawe mhlaba;

tshayani ingoma lina zintaba.

Ngoba uThixo uyabaduduza abantu bakhe

njalo uzakuba lesihawu kwabahluphekayo bakhe.

14Kodwa iZiyoni yathi, “UThixo ungilahlile,

uThixo usengikhohliwe.”

15“Owesifazane angamkhohlwa umntanakhe omunyayo na,

angabi lesihelo emntwaneni amzeleyo na?

Lanxa engamkhohlwa,

mina angiyikukukhohlwa!”

16Khangela, sengikudwebe ezintendeni zezandla zami;

imiduli yakho ihlezi iphambi kwami.

17Amadodana akho aphanga emuva,

lalabo abakuchithayo bayasuka kuwe.

18Phakamisa amehlo akho ukhangele emaceleni wonke,

wonke amadodana akho ayaqoqana eze kuwe.

UThixo uthi, “Ngeqiniso elinjengoba ngiphila,

bonke uzabagqiza njengezigqizo,

ucece ngabo njengomlobokazi.

19Lanxa nje wadilizwa waba lunxiwa

lelizwe lakho lachithwa,

khathesi uzakuba mncane kakhulu ebantwini bakho;

lalabo abakuchithayo bazakuba khatshana.

20Abantwana abazalwa ngesikhathi sokufelwa kwakho

bazakutsho lawe usizwa bathi,

‘Indawo le incinyane kakhulu kithi;

siphe enye njalo indawo yokuhlala.’

21Lapho-ke uzakuthi enhliziyweni yakho,

‘Ngubani owangizalela laba na?

Ngafelwa njalo ngaba njengongazalanga;

ngaxotshwa elizweni, ngalahlwa.

Laba bondliwa ngubani?

Mina ngangisele ngedwa,

kodwa laba-ke, bavele ngaphi?’ ”

22Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

“Khangela, ngizaqhweba abeZizwe.

Ngizaphakamisela uphawu lwami ebantwini;

bazaletha amadodana akho bewagonile,

amadodakazi akho bewathwele ngamahlombe abo.

23Amakhosi azakuba ngoyihlo bokukukhulisa,

amakhosikazi awo abe ngonyoko bokukondla.

Bazakhothama phambi kwakho ubuso babo buphansi, emhlabathini,

bazakhotha uthuli ezinyaweni zakho.

Lapho-ke uzakwazi ukuthi mina nginguThixo;

labo abangithembayo abayikudaniswa.”

24Amabutho angemukwa impango na,

kumbe abathunjiweyo bahlengwe kwabesabekayo na?

25Kodwa nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

“Yebo, abathunjiweyo bazathathwa emabuthweni

lempango izahluthunwa futhi kwabesabekayo,

ngoba ngizamelana lalabo abamelana lawe,

abantwabakho ngizabahlenga.

26Ngizakwenza abancindezeli bakho badle inyama yemizimba yabo;

bazadakwa ngelabo igazi njengewayini.

Lapho-ke izizwe zonke zizakwazi

ukuthi mina Thixo, nginguMsindisi wakho,

uMhlengi wakho, uMninimandla kaJakhobe.”