Ukubizwa Kweentlanga
Umoyisi uvela empumalanga, zaza iintlanga zangxamela ukubethelela izithixo zazo ngezikhonkwane ukuze zingashukumi. Kunoko uBawo ubamba isandla sikaSirayeli, embiza ngokuba ngumbungu uYakobi, emxelela ukuba angoyiki. Izithixo zicelwa umngeni wokuxela nokuba yintoni na, zingaphenduli nto.
41 1Ndiphulaphuleni ngokuthi tu, ziqithi; zihlaziyeke emandleni izizwe. Mazisondele zithethe; masisondelelane ndawonye ukuze kugwetywe.
2Ngubani na owavusa lowo uvela empumalanga, embizela ebulungiseni ukuba amlandele? Uzinikele kuye iintlanga, abathobe ookumkani phambi kwakhe; ubenze babe luthuli ngekrele lakhe, babe ziindiza eziphetshethwa ngumoya ngesaphetha sakhe. 3Uyabasukela, agqithe engenazibi, ngendlela angazanga ayihambe ngeenyawo zakhe. 4Ngubani na owakwenzayo wagqiba oku, ezibiza izizukulwana kwasekuqaleni? Ndim uBawo—owokuqala, nalowo wokugqibela; ndinguye.
5Ziyibonile iziqithi zoyika; iziphelo zehlabathi ziyangcangcazela; ziyasondela zisiza. 6Ngamnye uncedisa ummelwane wakhe, athi kumnakwabo: “Yomelela!” 7Ingcibi ikhuthaza umnyibilikisi wegolide, nalowo utyibilikisa ngesando lowo ubetha isinyithi, besithi ngokunamathiselwayo: “Kulungile”; bakuqinise ngezikhonkwane ukuze kungashukumi.
8Ke wena, Sirayeli, mkhonzi wam, Yakobi, endikunyulileyo, mbewu ka-Abraham, umhlobo wam, a a v8 USirayeli ubizwa apha njengomkhonzi kaBawo wethu; umfanekiso owahlukileyo woMkhonzi ezingomeni zamva zika-Isaya (uIsaya 42, 49, 50, 52–53) nguYesu, uSirayeli wokwenene ozalisekisa ubizo olo. 9wena endakuthabathayo eziphelweni zehlabathi, ndakubiza kumancam akude alo, ndathi kuwe: “Ungumkhonzi wam; ndikunyulile andikucekisanga”. 10“Musa ukoyika, kuba ndinawe; musa ukuqhiphuka umbilini, kuba ndinguBawo wakho. Ndiya kukomeleza, ndiya kukunceda, ndiya kukuxhasa ngesandla sam sokunene sobulungisa. b b v10 Amazwi athi “ndinguBawo wakho” achaza isivumelwano sesiHebhere esithi “ndinguThixo wakho” — uBawo wethu uzibophelela ebantwini bakhe kungekhona njengothixo okude, kodwa njengoBawo.
11Yabona, bonke abakuqumbelayo baya kudana babe nehlazo; abo baphikisana nawe baya kuba njengento engento batshabalale. 12Uya kubafuna abo balwa nawe, kodwa akuyi kubafumana; abo bakuchasayo baya kuba njengento engento nje konke.” 13Kuba mna, Bawo wakho, ndibambe isandla sakho sokunene; ndim lowo uthi kuwe: “Musa ukoyika, ndim lowo ukuncedayo.” 14Musa ukoyika, wena mbungu Yakobi, nina madoda akwaSirayeli! Ndim lowo ukuncedayo, utsho uBawo wethu; uMkhululi wakho yiNgcwele yakwaSirayeli—uBawo wakho. c c v14 “INgcwele yakwaSirayeli” sisibizo sikaIsaya esikhethekileyo sikaBawo wethu — ongcwele ozibophelele ngomnqophiso ebantwini ababizela ngabakhe. 15“Yabona, ndikwenza isileyi sokubhula, esitsha nesibukhali, esineenkangala ezininzi; uya kuzibhula iintaba uzityumze, iinduli uzenze zibe njengomququ. 16Uya kuzela, uwuthabathe umoya, zisaphazeke sisaqhwithi. Kodwa wena uya kugcoba ngoBawo wethu; uya kuzingca ngeNgcwele yakwaSirayeli.
17Xa amahlwempu nabaswele befuna amanzi, kungekho, iilwimi zabo zitshe linxano, mna, uBawo wenu, ndiya kubaphendula bona; mna, uBawo kaSirayeli, andiyi kubashiya. 18Ndiya kuvula imilambo ezindulini ezize, nemithombo ezantsi ezintilini; ndiya kwenza intlango ibe ngamachibi amanzi, nomhlaba owomileyo ube yimithombo egobhozayo. 19Ndiya kutyala entlango umsedare, umnga, umtile, nomnquma; ndiya kumisa enkangala umsipres, umpleyini, nomphayini kunye, 20ukuze babone bazi, bagqale baqonde kunye, ukuba isandla sam senze oku, ukuba mna, oyiNgcwele kaSirayeli, ndikudalile.”
21Zisani phambili ityala lenu, utsho uBawo wethu; zisani ubungqina benu, utsho uKumkani kaYakobi. 22Mabazise, basixelele into eza kwenzeka. Sixeleleni izinto zangaphambili, ukuba zaziyintoni na, ukuze sizigqale, sisazi isiphelo sazo; okanye nisixelele izinto ezizayo. 23Sixeleleni okuya kuza emva koku, ukuze sazi ukuba ningoothixo; yenzani okulungileyo, okanye yenzani okubi, ukuze sikhwankqe, sizaliswe luloyiko kunye. 24Khangelani, aniyonto nina, nomsebenzi wenu uluchuku; lowo unikhethayo lisikizi.
25Ndixhokonxe omnye ovela entla, weza, evela empumalanga lowo obiza igama lam; unyathela abalawuli njengodaka, njengombumbi onyathela udongwe. 26Ngubani na owakuxelayo kwasekuqaleni, ukuze sazi, nangaphambili, ukuze sithi: “Ulungile”? Bekungekho namnye owakuxelayo, kungekho namnye owavakalisayo, kungekho namnye owawevayo amazwi enu. 27Ndaba ngowokuqala ukuthi kwiZiyon: “Khangela, nanga apha!” ndaza ndayinika iYerusalem umshumayeli weendaba ezilungileyo. 28“Kodwa xa ndibona, akukho namnye; phakathi kwaba akukho mcebisi onokuthi, xa ndibuza, anike impendulo. 29Khangela, bonke bayinkohliso; imisebenzi yabo ililize; imifanekiso yabo etyhidiweyo ngumoya olilize.”
