U-Isaya 66 - Ndebele Contemporary Bible 2022

Ukwahlulela Lethemba

1Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

“Izulu liyisihlalo sami sobukhosi,

lomhlaba uyisenabelo sami.

Ingaphi indlu elizangakhela yona na?

Indawo yami yokuphumula izakuba ngaphi na?

2Isandla sami kasizenzanga zonke lezizinto

ukuze zibe khona na?”

kutsho uThixo.

“Engimbukayo ngulo:

lowo othobekileyo ozisolayo emoyeni,

olesabayo ilizwi lami.

3Kodwa lowo onikela ngenkunzi

ufana lomuntu obulala omunye umuntu,

lalowo onikela ngewundlu,

ufana lowephula intamo yenja;

lowo onikela ngamabele

ufana lonikela ngegazi lengulube,

lalowo otshisa impepha yesikhumbuzo

ufana lokhonza isithombe.

Sebekhethe izindlela zabo,

lemiphefumulo yabo ithokoziswa yizinengiso zabo;

4ngakho-ke lami ngizakhetha ukubaphatha kalukhuni,

ngibehlisele lokho abakwesabayo.

Ngoba kwathi lapho ngibiza, kakho owasabelayo,

lapho ngikhuluma, kakho owalalelayo.

Benza okubi phambi kwami,

bakhetha okungicunulayo.”

5Zwanini ilizwi likaThixo

lina elilesabayo ilizwi lakhe. Uthi,

“Abafowenu abalizondayo,

labalixwayayo ngenxa yebizo lami, sebethe,

kadunyiswe uThixo

ukuze sibone intokozo yenu!

Kodwa bazayangiswa.”

6Zwanini ukuxokozela okusedolobheni,

zwanini umsindo osethempelini!

Ngumsindo kaThixo

ephindisela ezitheni zakhe ngakho konke okuzifaneleyo.

7“Uthi engakahelelwa,

abelethe;

ubuhlungu bungakamfikeli,

azale indodana.

8Ngubani owake wezwa into enje na?

Ngubani owake wabona izinto ezinje na?

Ilizwe lingazalwa ngelanga elilodwa

loba isizwe sizalwe ngesikhatshana na?

Ikanti iZiyoni ithi ngokuhelelwa nje

ihle ibazale abantwana bayo.

9Kambe ngifikisa esikhathini sokukhululeka

ngingabe ngisabelethisa na?”

kutsho uThixo.

“Ngiyasivala na isibeletho

ngesikhathi sengibelethisa na?”

kutsho uThixo

10“Thokozani leJerusalema lilithabele,

lonke lina elilithandayo;

thokozani kakhulu lalo lonke

lina elilililelayo.

11Ngoba lizamunya lisuthe

emabeleni alo aduduzayo;

lizanatha kakhulu,

lithokoze ngenala yalo enengi.”

12Ngoba lokhu yikho okutshiwo nguThixo:

“Ngizaletha ukuthula kini okugeleza njengesifula esigcweleyo

lomnotho wezizwe njengesifula esithelayo,

limunye liphethwe ngengalo yazo

njalo lidlaliswe emathangazini azo.

13Njengomama eduduza umntanakhe,

kanjalo lami ngizaliduduza,

njalo lizaduduzeka eJerusalema.”

14Lapho libona lokhu, inhliziyo zenu zizathokoza,

lani likhule njengotshani;

isandla sikaThixo sizakwazakala ezincekwini zakhe

kodwa ulaka lwakhe luzabonakaliswa ezitheni zakhe.

15Khangelani, uThixo uza ngomlilo,

izinqola zakhe zempi zinjengesivunguzane;

ulaka lwakhe uzalwehlisela phansi ngokufuthelana,

lokukhuza kwakhe kwehle ngamalangabi omlilo.

16Ngoba ngomlilo langenkemba yakhe

uThixo uzakwahlulela abantu bonke,

njalo abanengi bazakuba yilabo ababulewe nguThixo.

17“Labo abazahlukanisayo, bazihlambulule ukungena emasimini belandela lowo ophakathi kwalabo abadla inyama yengulube lamagundwane kanye lezinye izinto ezinengisayo, isiphetho sabo sizafika sikhathi sinye,” kutsho uThixo.

18Ngenxa yezenzo zabo lemicabango yabo, sekuseduze ukuthi ngizebutha izizwe zonke lezindimi zonke; njalo bazakuza babone inkazimulo yami.

19“Ngizabeka isibonakaliso phakathi kwabo, ngithumele abanye balabo abasalayo ezizweni zeThashishi, kumaLibhiya, lamaLudi (alodumo ekusebenziseni imitshoko), eThubhali leGrisi lasezihlengeni ezikhatshana ezingakaluzwa udumo lwami kumbe zibone inkazimulo yami. Bazamemezela udumo lwami phakathi kwezizwe.

20Njalo bazababuyisa bonke abafowenu entabeni yami engcwele eJerusalema njengomnikelo kuThixo bevela ezizweni zonke, bephezu kwamabhiza, izinqola zempi, imbongolo lamakamela,” kutsho uThixo. “Bazababuyisa njengabako-Israyeli beletha iminikelo yabo yamabele ethempelini likaThixo ngezitsha ezihlambulukileyo ngokomkhuba.

21Ngizakhetha abanye babo ukuba labo babe ngabaphristi labaLevi,” kutsho uThixo.

22“Njengamazulu amatsha lomhlaba omutsha engikwenzayo kuzakuma kokuphela phambi kwami,” kutsho uThixo, “ngokunjalo ibizo lakho lenzalo yakho izakuma kokuphela.

23Kusukela ekuThwaseni kwenye iNyanga kusiya ekuthwaseni kwenye, njalo kusukela kwelinye iSabatha kusiya kwelinye abantu bonke bazakuza bakhothame phambi kwami,” kutsho uThixo.

24“Bazaphuma babone izidumbu zabantu abangihlamukelayo; impethu yazo kayiyikufa, lomlilo wazo kawuyikucitshwa, njalo zizakwenyanyeka ebantwini bonke.”