U-Isaya 44 - isiZulu 1959/1997

1“Kepha yizwa manje, Jakobe, nceku yami,

wena Israyeli engikukhethileyo.

2 Usho kanje uJehova owakudalayo,

wakubumba kwasesiwini, oyakukusiza, uthi:

Ungesabi, Jakobe, nceku yami,

wena Jeshuruni engikukhethileyo.

3 Ngokuba ngiyakuthela amanzi phezu kokomileyo,

nezikhukhula phezu kokushileyo,

ngithulule uMoya wami phezu kwenzalo yakho,

nesibusiso sami phezu kwabantwana bakho;

4 bayakuhluma phakathi kotshani

njengeminyezane ngasemifudlaneni yamanzi.

5Omunye uyakuthi: ‘NgingokaJehova;’

omunye uyakuzibiza ngegama likaJakobe,

omunye azilobele uJehova esandleni sakhe,

azidumise ngegama lika-Israyeli.”

UJehova yedwa unguNkulunkulu

6 “Usho kanje uJehova,

iNkosi ka-Israyeli,

noMhlengi wakhe, uJehova Sebawoti, uthi:

Ngingowokuqala, ngingowokugcina,

ngaphandle kwami akakho uNkulunkulu.

7 Ngubani ongabiza njengami, akumemezele,

akubeke phambi kwami,

kusukela ekusekeleni kwami abantu basendulo, na?

Yebo, okuzayo nokuyakwenzeka mabakumemezele.

8 Ningesabi, ningabi naluvalo;

angithi ngikuzwisile kusukela endulo,

ngakumemezela, na?

Nina ningofakazi bami.

Kukhona uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami na?

Cha, alikho iDwala; angilazi.”

Izithombe

9 Abenza isithombe esibaziweyo bayize bonke;

izinto zabo ezithandekayo aziyikusiza;

ofakazi babo ababoni, futhi abazi;

bayakujabhiswa.

10 Ngubani owenzile uNkulunkulu,

ngubani obumbile isithombe esibaziweyo

esingesokusiza na?

11 Bheka, bonke abangane bakhe bayakujabha,

nezisebenzi zingabantu nje.

Mabahlangane bonke, beme;

bayakwesaba, bajabhe kanyekanye.

12Umkhandi wensimbi wenza imbazo,

asebenze emalahleni,

ayibumbe ngezando,

ayisebenze ngamandla ezingalo zakhe;

uyalamba, angabikho amandla;

akaphuzi amanzi, uyadangala.

13 Umbazi uyelula intambo,

adwebe umuthi ngokubomvu,

awenze ngezibazo,

adwebe ngekompasi,*

awenze ngomfanekiso womuntu,

ngobuhle bomuntu,

ukuba uhlale endlini.

14Uyazigawulela imisedari,*

athathe imikhoba nama-oki,*

awaqinise phakathi kwemithi yehlathi;

uyatshala umfire,* imvula iwukhulise.

15Bese kuba ngokomuntu ukuba abase ngakho;

uthatha kuwo, othe;

uyawuphemba, enze isinkwa;

wenza unkulunkulu, akhuleke kuye,

enze nesithombe esibaziweyo,

akhothambele kuso.

16Ushisa inxenye yawo emlilweni;

phezu kwale nxenye uyadla inyama,

ose izoso, asuthe;

yebo, uyotha athi:

“Halala! Sengifudumele,

ngibonile umlilo.”

17Ngokuseleyo kuwo uyakwenza unkulunkulu nesithombe;

uyakhothamela kuso, akhuleke kuso,

athandaze kuso, athi:

“Ngophule; ungunkulunkulu wami.”

18 Abazi, abaqondi,

ngokuba unamekile amehlo abo ukuze bangaboni,

nezinhliziyo zabo ukuze bangaqondi.

19Akakho okhumbulayo,

nokwazi nokuqonda akukho kokuba kuthiwe:

“Ngishisile inxenye yawo ngomlilo,

ngenzile isinkwa phezu kwamalahle awo,

ngosile inyama, ngayidla;

ngingenza okuseleyo kuwo kube yisinengiso,

ngikhothamele umbhuku womuthi,” na?

20Udla umlotha;

inhliziyo ekhohlisiweyo imdukisile;

akanakophula umphefumulo wakhe nokuba athi:

“Akukho yini amanga kwesokunene sami na?”

Intokozo ngokuhlengwa kuka-Israyeli

21 “Khumbula lezi zinto, Jakobe,

wena Israyeli, ngokuba uyinceku yami;

ngikubumbile, uyinceku yami;

Israyeli, angiyikukhohlwa.

22 Ngesulile iziphambeko zakho njengefu,

nezono zakho njengemilaza;

buyela kimi, ngokuba ngikuhlengile.”

23 Thokozani, mazulu,

ngokuba uJehova ukwenzile,

nijabule nina zindawo eziphansi zomhlaba,

niqhumuke ngokuhlabelela nina zintaba,

nawe hlathi nayo yonke imithi ekuwe,

ngokuba uJehova umhlengile uJakobe,

ngokuhlabelela wazidumisa ngo-Israyeli.

UKoresi umalusi

24 Usho kanje uJehova uMhlengi wakho

nowakubumba kwasesiswini, uthi:

“NginguJehova owenza konke,

oweneka izulu yedwa,

nowendlala umhlaba ngokwakhe,

25 oshafisa izibonakaliso zabaprofethi bamanga,

enze ababhuli ukuba bahlanye,

obuyisela emuva abahlakaniphileyo,

enze ukwazi kwabo kube ngubuwula;

26ogcwalisa izwi lenceku yakhe,

afeze ukululekana kwezithunywa zakhe,

oshoyo ngalo iJerusalema, athi:

‘Liyakuba nabantu,’

nangemizi yakwaJuda ukuthi:

‘Iyakwakhiwa,

ngibuye ngivuse incithakalo yakhona;’

27 oshoyo kuwo umsinga ukuthi:

‘Yisha, ngiyakomisa imifula yakho;’

28 oshoyo ngoKoresi ukuthi:

‘Ungumalusi wami,

uyakufeza konke okwentando yami,

athi ngeJerusalema: Liyakwakhiwa,

nakulo ithempeli:

Isisekelo sakho siyakubekwa.’ ”