Isa 44 | NdeIBE | STEP | “Kodwa khathesi lalela, wena Jakhobe, nceku yami, Israyeli, engikukhethileyo.

‏ Isaiah 44

U-Israyeli Okhethiweyo

1 “Kodwa khathesi lalela, wena Jakhobe, nceku yami, Israyeli, engikukhethileyo.

2 Nanku akutshoyo uJehova – yena owakwenzayo, owakubumba esiswini, njalo yena ozakusiza, uthi: Ungesabi, wena Jakhobe, nceku yami, Jeshuruni engikukhethileyo.

3 Ngoba ngizathela amanzi elizweni elomileyo, lezifula emhlabathini owomileyo. Ngizathela uMoya wami phezu kwenzalo yakho lezibusiso zami phezu kwezizukulwane zakho.

4 Zizahluma njengotshani emadlelweni, lanjengemiyezane ezifuleni ezigelezayo.

5 Omunye uzakuthi, ‘Mina ngingokaJehova;’ lomunye azibize ngebizo likaJakhobe; omunye laye uzaloba esandleni sakhe ukuthi, ‘OkaJehova,’ azinike ibizo lika-Israyeli.

UJehova Hatshi Izithombe

6 “Nanku akutshoyo uJehova – iNkosi loMhlengi ka-Israyeli, uJehova uSomandla: Mina ngingowokuqala njalo ngingowokucina; ngaphandle kwami kakho uNkulunkulu.

7 Pho ngubani onjengami? Kakumemezele lokho. Katsho, achaze phambi kwami okwenzakalayo kusukela ekubekeni kwami abantu bami bendulo; akutsho lokuzakwenzakala; ye, kakuqambe okuzayo.

8 Lingaqhaqhazeli, lingesabi. Lokhu angikutshongo ngabika ngakho kudala na? Lina lingofakazi bami. Kulomunye uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami na? Hatshi, kalikho elinye iDwala; kalikho engilaziyo.”

9 Bonke abenza izithombe kabasilutho, lezinto abaziqakathekisayo ziyize labo abangabakhulumela bayiziphofu, Kabazi, kulihlazo kubo.

10 Ngubani obaza unkulunkulu abumbe isithombe, okungeke kumsize ngalutho?

11 Yena labanjengaye bazayangiswa; izingcitshi kazisilutho, ngabantu nje. Kaziqoqane zonke zime ndawonye; Bazakuba lokwesaba kanye lehlazo.

12 Umkhandi uthatha insimbi ayifake emalahleni; enze isithombe ngezando, asikhande ngengalo yakhe elamandla. Uyalamba aphelelwe ngamandla. Anganathi manzi, amandla aphele.

13 Umbazi ulinganisa ngentambo enze isifanekiso ngolutho lokudweba; asibaze ngetshizela asidwebe ngensimbi yokudweba, abaze isifanekiso somuntu, umuntu olobuhle bonke, ukuba sihlale endlini yokukhonzela.

14 Ugamula isihlahla somsedari, loba athathe umsayiphresi kumbe um-okhi. Uyasikhulisa phakathi kwezihlahla zegusu, kumbe ahlanyele esamapulanka, izulu lisikhulise.

15 Lapho-ke siba zinkuni zomuntu zokubasa; okunye kwaso uyathatha othe, ubasa umlilo abhake izinkwa. Kodwa, njalo, wenza unkulunkulu amkhonze; abaze isithombe asikhothamele.

16 Ingxenye yezinkuni ubasa ngayo umlilo, apheke ngawo ukudla kwakhe. Ose inyama yakhe adle asuthe. Njalo uyawotha athi, “Ha! Ngiyakhudumala; ngiyawubona umlilo.”

17 Ngeziseleyo wenza unkulunkulu, isithombe sakhe; uyasikhothamela, asikhonze. Uyakhuleka kuso athi, “Ngisindisa, ungunkulunkulu wami.” 18 Kabazi lutho, kabaqedisisi lutho; amehlo abo abhadiwe ukuze bangaboni lezingqondo zabo zivalekile ukuze bangaqedisisi.

19 Kakho oke ame acabange, kakho olokwazi loba ukuzwisisa ukuba athi, “Ingxenye yazo ngabasa ngayo umlilo; ngaze ngabhaka izinkwa emalahleni awo, ngosa inyama ngayidla. Ngokuseleyo ngizakwenza into enengisayo na? Ngizasikhothamela na isigodo nje?

20 Udla umlotha, inhliziyo ekhohlisekileyo iyamlahla, angeke azihlenge, kumbe athi, “Into le esesandleni sami sokudla kayisimanga na?”

21 “Khumbula lezizinto, wena Jakhobe. Ngoba uyinceku yami, wena Israyeli. Ngakubumba, uyinceku yami; wena Israyeli, angiyikukukhohlwa.

22 Ngesule iziphambeko zakho njengeyezi, ngesula izono zakho njengenkungu yekuseni. Buyela kimi, ngoba ngikuhlengile.”

23 Hlabelelani ngentokozo, lina mazulu, ngoba uJehova usekwenzile lokhu; Hlaba umkhosi, wena mhlaba ngaphansi. Tshayani ingoma lina zintaba, lina mahlathi lazo zonke izihlahla zenu, ngoba uJehova usemhlengile uJakhobe, ubonakalisa udumo lwakhe ko-Israyeli.

Kuzahlalwa eJerusalema

24 “Nanku akutshoyo uJehova – uMhlengi wakho, owakubumbayo esiswini: Mina nginguJehova, owenza izinto zonke, owenza amazulu eyedwa, owendlala umhlaba eyedwa,

25 ofojisa izibonakaliso zabaphrofethi bamanga, enze izanuse zibe yizithutha, ochitha ulwazi lwezihlakaniphi alwenze lube yibuthutha,

26 ofeza amazwi ezinceku zakhe aphelelise amacebo ezithunywa zakhe, athi kulo iJerusalema, ‘Kuzahlalwa kulo,’ ngamadolobho akoJuda athi, ‘Azakwakhiwa.’ Ngamanxiwa awo uthi, ‘Ngizawavusa,’

27 athi enzikini yamanzi, ‘Tshana, ngizakomisa izifula zakho.’

28 athi ngoKhurosi, ‘Ungumalusi wami, uzafeza konke engikufunayo; uzakuthi ngeJerusalema, “Kalakhiwe futhi,” ngethempeli athi, “Izisekelo zalo kazakhiwe.” ’