Isaiah 51

INkosi iyaduduza iZiyoni

1Lalelani kimi a, lina elidingisisa ukulunga b, lina elidinga iNkosi; khangelani edwaleni c elacezulwa kulo, lemlindini wegodi elagejwa kuwo. 2Khangelani kuAbrahama uyihlo d, lakuSara owalizalayo e; ngoba ngambiza f eyedwa g, ngambusisa h , i, ngamandisa j. 3Ngoba iNkosi izayiduduza iZiyoni k, iduduze wonke amanxiwa ayo l, njalo izakwenza inkangala yayo ifanane leEdeni m, logwadule lwayo lufanane lensimu yeNkosi n; injabulo lentokozo kuzatholakala kuyo, ukubonga lelizwi lokuhlabelela o.

4Lalelani kimi p, bantu bami, libeke indlebe kimi q, sizwe sami; ngoba umlayo r uzaphuma kimi, njalo ngizakwenza ukwahlulela kwami s kuphumule kube yikukhanya t kwabantu. 5Ukulunga kwami kuseduze u, usindiso lwami luphumile, lengalo zami v zizakwehlulela abantu; izihlenge w zingilindele, zithembele engalweni yami. 6Phakamiselani amehlo enu emazulwini x, likhangele emhlabeni phansi; ngoba amazulu azanyamalala njengentuthu y, lomhlaba uguge njengesembatho z, labahlezi kuwo bafe ngokunjalo aa; kodwa usindiso lwami luzakuba phakade, lokulunga kwami kakuyikuchithwa.

7Lalelani kimi ab, lina elazi ukulunga, abantu abamlayo wami usenhliziyweni yabo ac; lingesabi ad ukusola kwabantu, kumbe lethuswe yizithuko zabo. 8Ngoba inundu ae izabadla njengesembatho, lempethu ibadle njengoboya bezimvu, kodwa ukulunga kwami kuzakuba laphakade, losindiso lwami esizukulwaneni lezizukulwana.

9Vuka, vuka af, uzembathise amandla ag, wena ngalo yeNkosi ah; vuka njengensukwini zendulo ai, ezizukulwaneni zaphakade. Kawusuwe yini lowo owaquma aj iRahabi ak, wagwaza umgobho al? 10Kawusuwe yini lowo owomisa ulwandle am, amanzi enziki enkulu, owenza ukujula kolwandle kwaba yindlela yokuchapha kwabahlengiweyo an? 11Ngakho abahlengiweyo beNkosi ao bazaphenduka, beze eZiyoni ngokuhlabelela ap; lentokozo elaphakade aq izakuba phezu kwekhanda labo; bazazuza intokozo lenjabulo ar, usizi lokububula kuzabaleka as.

12Mina, mina nginguye oliduduzayo at; ungubani wena au ozakwesaba umuntu ozakufa av, lendodana yomuntu ezakwenziwa ibe njengotshani aw? 13Ubusukhohlwa iNkosi ax , ay, umenzi wakho az, eyendlala amazulu ba, yabeka izisekelo zomhlaba bb, uqhubeka usesaba usuku lonke ngenxa yentukuthelo yomcindezeli bc, kungathi uzimisele ukuchitha? Ingaphi-ke intukuthelo yomcindezeli bd? 14Isibotshwa esithunjiweyo be siyaphangisa ukuze sikhululwe; singafeli bf emgodini bg, lokudla kwaso kungasweleki. 15Ngoba ngiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho eyavusa ulwandle bh , bi ukuze amagagasi alo ahlokome; iNkosi yamabandla libizo layo bj. 16Njalo ngifakile amazwi ami bk emlonyeni wakho, ngakusibekela emthunzini wesandla sami bl, ukuze ngihlanyele amazulu, ngibeke izisekelo zomhlaba bm, ngithi kuyo iZiyoni: Wena uyisizwe sami bn.

17Vuka, vuka, usukume, Jerusalema bo, wena onathe bp esandleni seNkosi inkezo yolaka lwayo bq, wanatha br inzece bs zenkezo yokudengezela bt, wazikhoca bu. 18Kakho bv ongayikhokhela kuwo wonke amadodana ewazeleyo; njalo kakho ongayibamba ngesandla kuwo wonke amadodana ewakhulisileyo. 19Lokhu kokubili kukwehlele bw, ngubani ozakuzwela usizi bx? Incithakalo, lokubhujiswa, lendlala, lenkemba; ngizakududuza ngobani by , bz? 20Amadodana akho aphelelwe ngamandla ca, alele esihlokweni sezitalada zonke, njengenkunzi yendle cb embuleni cc; agcwele ulaka lweNkosi, ukukhuza kukaNkulunkulu wakho.

21Ngakho khathesi zwana lokhu cd, wena ohluphekayo ce lodakiweyo cf , cg, kodwa hatshi ngewayini. 22Itsho njalo iNkosi yakho, uJehova ch loNkulunkulu wakho olabhelela udaba lwabantu bakhe ci: Khangela, ngisusile esandleni sakho inkezo cj yokudengezela ck, inzece zenkezo yolaka lwami cl, kawusayikuyinatha futhi. 23Kodwa ngizayibeka esandleni salabo abakuhluphayo cm, abathe emphefumulweni wakho: Khothama, ukuze sedlule phezulu cn; usubeke umhlana wakho njengomhlabathi co, lanjengesitalada kwabadlula phezulu.

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