Isaiah 51

Insindiso Engapheliyo YeZiyoni

1“Lalelani kimi lina elilandela ukulunga
lidinga loThixo:
Khangelani edwaleni elacezulwa kulo
lasegodini lamatshe elambiwa kulo;
2khangelani ku-Abhrahama, uyihlo,
lakuSara owalizalayo.
Ekumbizeni kwami wayemunye,
ngambusisa ngamandisa.
3Ngeqiniso uThixo uzaduduza iZiyoni
abe lesihawu kuwo wonke amanxiwa alo;
uzakwenza izinkangala zalo zibe njenge-Edeni,
amazwe alo alugwadule afane lesivande sikaThixo.
Ukuthaba lentokozo kuzafunyanwa kulo,
kanye lokubonga lelizwi lokuhlabela.

4Lalelani kimi, bantu bami;
ungizwe lawe sizwe sami:
Kuzaphuma umthetho uvela kimi;
ukulunga kwami kuzakuba yikukhanya ezizweni.
5Ukulunga kwami kusondela ngokuphangisa,
insindiso yami iyeza,
ingalo yami izaletha ukulunga ezizweni.
Izihlenge zizakhangela kimi,
zilinde zithembe amandla ami.
6Phakamiselani amehlo enu phezulu emazulwini,
likhangele lasemhlabeni phansi;
amazulu azanyamalala njengentuthu;
umhlaba uzaguga njengesigqoko
abakhe kuwo bafe njengempukane.
Kodwa insindiso yami izakuba khona kuze kube nininini,
ukulunga kwami akuyikuphela.

7Ngizwani lina elikwaziyo okulungileyo
lina bantu abagcina umthetho wami ezinhliziyweni zenu:
Lingakwesabi ukugconwa ngabantu,
kumbe lethuswe yizithuko zabo.
8Ngoba inondo izabadla njengesigqoko;
impethu ibadle njengewulu.
Kodwa ukulunga kwami kuzakuba khona kuze kube nininini;
lensindiso yami ikhona kuzizukulwane zonke.”

9Vuka, vuka, wena ngalo kaThixo;
uzigqokise ngamandla akho!
Vuka njengasezinsukwini zendulo,
lanjengakuzizukulwane zakudala.
Kayisuwe yini owaquma uRahabi waba yiziqa,
wagwaza lesilo lesiyana na?
10Kawusuwe yini owomisa ulwandle,
amanzi atshona kakhulu,
wenza umgwaqo ezinzikini zolwandle
ukuze abahlengiweyo bachaphe na?
11Labahlengiweyo bakaThixo bazabuyela.
Bazangena eZiyoni behlabelela,
intokozo engapheliyo izakuba ngumqhele emakhanda abo.
Bazakuba lokuthula lenjabulo,
usizi lokububula kuzaphela.

12“Mina, mina uqobo, nginguye oliduduzayo.
Ungubani wena ukuba wesabe abantu abafayo,
amadodana abantu, abutshani nje,
13uze ukhohlwe uThixo, uMenzi wakho,
owendlala amazulu
wabeka lezisekelo zomhlaba,
ukuthi uhlale ngokwesaba okungapheliyo nsuku zonke
ngenxa yolaka lomncindezeli,
ohlose ukuchitha na?
Ngoba lungaphi na ulaka lomncindezeli?
14Izibotshwa ezitshotshobeleyo zizakhululwa masinyazana,
aziyikufela emajele azo,
kumbe ziswele ukudla.
15Ngoba mina nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wakho,
ophehla ulwandle ukuze amagagasi alo ahlokome,
ibizo lakhe nguThixo uSomandla.
16Ngifake amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho
ngakwembesa ngomthunzi wesandla sami,
mina engabeka amazulu endaweni yawo,
ngabeka izisekelo zomhlaba,
njalo othi kuZiyoni, ‘Lina lingabantu bami.’ ”

Inkezo Yolaka LukaThixo

17Vuka, vuka!
Phakama wena Jerusalema,
wena onathe enkezweni esandleni sikaThixo
inkezo yolaka lwakhe,
wena oyikhoce wafika enzeceni zayo;
inkezo eyenza amadoda adiyazele.
18Kuwo wonke amadodana eliwazeleyo,
kayikho eyayingalikhokhela;
kuwo wonke amadodana elawondlayo,
kayikho eyayingalibamba ngesandla.
19Lezizingozi ezimbili zikwehlele;
ngubani ongakududuza na?
Incithakalo lokubhujiswa, indlala lenkemba,
ngubani ongakududuza na?
20Amadodana akho asephele amandla,
aselala ezihlokweni zemigwaqo yonke
njengebhalabhala elibanjwe ngumambule.
Agcwele ulaka lukaThixo
lokukhuza kukaNkulunkulu wakho.

21Ngakho-ke zwana lokhu wena ohluphekayo,
lodakisiweyo kodwa kungasingewayini.
22Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi bakho,
uNkulunkulu wakho ovikela abantu bakhe:
“Khangela, sengiyisusile esandleni sakho
inkezo ekwenza udiyazele;
leyonkezo engeyolaka lwami,
awuyikunatha ngayo futhi.
23Ngizayibeka ezandleni zabakuhluphayo,
abathi kuwe,
‘Cambalala ukuze sihambe phezu kwakho.’
Wena-ke wenza umhlane wakho waba njengenhlabathi,
lanjengomgwaqo okungahanjwa kuwo.”