Isaiah 52

UNkulunkulu uzakhulula iZiyoni

1Vuka, vuka a, wembathe amandla akho, Ziyoni! Yembatha izembatho zakho ezinhle b, Jerusalema, muzi ongcwele c! Ngoba kakusayikungena kuwe futhi ongasokanga longcolileyo d. 2Zithintithe usuke othulini e, sukuma, uhlale phansi, Jerusalema! Zikhulule fkuzibopho zentamo yakho, ndodakazi ethunjiweyo yeZiyoni! 3Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi: Lathengiswa g ngeze h; njalo lizahlengwa ngaphandle kwemali i. 4Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Abantu bami j behlela eGibhithe esikhathini sendulo ukuhlala njengabezizwe khona, njalo iAsiriya yabacindezela ngaphandle kwesizatho. 5Khathesi-ke, ngilani lapha, itsho iNkosi, ukuthi abantu bami bathethwe ngeze? Labo abababusayo babenza baqhinqe isililo, itsho iNkosi, lebizo lami k liqhubeka lihlanjazwa lonke usuku l. 6Ngakho abantu bami bazalazi ibizo lami; ngakho ngalolosuku m bazakwazi ukuthi yimi engikhulumayo n; khangela, yimi.

7Zinhle kangakanani o phezu kwezintaba inyawo zalowo p oletha izindaba ezinhle q, omemezela ukuthula, oletha indaba ezinhle zokulunga r, ozwakalisa usindiso, othi kuyo iZiyoni: UNkulunkulu wakho uyabusa s. 8Ilizwi labalindi bakho! Bazaphakamisa ilizwi, bahlabele kakhulu kanyekanye, ngoba bazabona ilihlo ngelihlo t, lapho iNkosi izabuyisa iZiyoni.

9Qhamukani ngentokozo u, lihlabelele kanyekanye, lina manxiwa eJerusalema v, ngoba iNkosi isibaduduzile abantu bayo w, iyihlengile iJerusalema x. 10INkosi yembule ingalo yayo engcwele y emehlweni azo zonke izizwe, njalo z imikhawulo yonke yomhlaba izabona usindiso lukaNkulunkulu wethu.

11Sukani, sukani aa, liphume lapha, lingathinti okungcolileyo, phumani phakathi kwayo, banini ngabahlambulukileyo, lina elithwala izitsha zeNkosi ab. 12Ngoba kaliyikuphuma ac ngokuphangisa ad, kumbe lihambe ngokubaleka, ngoba iNkosi izahamba phambi kwenu ae, loNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli uzakuba ngumvikeli wenu ngasemuva af.

Ukuhlupheka kwenceku yeNkosi

13Khangela, inceku yami ag izakwenza ngenhlakanipho, iphakeme njalo iphakanyisiwe ah, iphakeme kakhulu. 14Njengoba abanengi babethithibele ngawe ai; ukukhangeleka kwayo aj kwakonakele kangaka, okwedlula loba nguwuphi, lesimo sayo okwedlula amadodana abantu. 15Ngokunjalo izafafaza izizwe ezinengi ak; amakhosi al azayivalela umlomo wawo; ngoba lokho abangakulandiselwanga bazakubona am, lalokho abangakuzwanga bazakuqedisisa.
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