UKoreshe, Obizwe Ngegama

Ukumkani wasemzini ongamaziyo uBawo ubizwa ngegama aze athunywe ukukhulula abathinjiweyo ngaphandle kwentlawulo. Abaphikisi bangumdongwe ophikisana nombumbi. Emva koko isimemo siyanaba: guqukelani kum, nonke ziphelo zomhlaba.

Isahluko 45.

Utsho uBawo wethu komthanjiswa wakhe, kuKoreshe, endisibambileyo isandla sakhe sokunene ukuze ndithobe iintlanga phambi kwakhe, ndihlube ookumkani iingubo zabo zemfazwe, ndivule iingcango phambi kwakhe ukuze amasango angavalwa, uthi: ^a Ndiya kuhamba phambi kwakho, ndizithabaze iintaba; ndiya kuziqhekeza iingcango zobhedu, ndiyinqumle imivalo yesinyithi. Ndiya kukunika ubuncwane bobumnyama, nobuncwane obuvingcelwe ezindaweni ezisithileyo, ukuze wazi ukuba ndinguBawo kaSirayeli, okubiza ngegama lakho. Ngenxa yomkhonzi wam uYakobi, noSirayeli onyulwa wam, ndikubizile ngegama lakho; ndikunika isihlonelo, nangona ungandazi. NdinguBawo, akukho wumbi; ngaphandle kwam akukho namnye. Ndiyakuxhobisa emfazweni, nangona ungandazi, ukuze abantu bazi, kuthabathela ekuphumeni kwelanga kuse ekutshoneni kwalo, ukuba akukho wumbi ngaphandle kwam. NdinguBawo, akukho wumbi. Ndibumba ukukhanya, ndidale ubumnyama, ndenze impumelelo, ndidale intlekele; ndinguBawo, owenza zonke ezi zinto. ^b Nethani, mazulu, ngaphezulu, nesibhakabhaka sivuze ubulungisa; makuvuleke umhlaba, uvelise usindiso ngesiqhamo, bakhule bobabini nobulungisa. Mna, Bawo, ndikudalile oku. Yeha lowo ophikisana noMenzi wakhe— aludengu phakathi kwezinye izingceba zodongwe lomhlaba! Lona udongwe luthi na kolubumbayo: “Wenza ntoni na?” nokuba luthi: “Umsebenzi wakho awunamagxa”? ^c Yeha lowo othi kuyise: “Uzala ntoni na?” nokuba athi kumfazi: “Uzisa ntoni na emhlabeni?” Utsho oyiNgcwele kaSirayeli—uBawo wethu—nalowo wambumbayo, ukuthi: Niya kundibuza na ngabantwana bam, nindiwisele umthetho na ngomsebenzi wezandla zam? Ndenze umhlaba, ndadala abantu phezu kwawo. Zazizandla zam ezawolula amazulu, ndawuwisela umthetho wonke umkhosi wawo. Ndimvuselele ngobulungisa, ndiya kuzilungelelanisa zonke iindlela zakhe. Yena uya kuwakha kwakhona umzi wam, akhulule abathinjwa bam, kungekhona ngexabiso okanye ngomvuzo, utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini.

Utsho uBawo wethu: Ubutyebi baseYiputa norhwebo lwaseKushi, namaSabha, amadoda amade, aya kuza kuwe abe ngawakho; aya kukulandela, eze ekhonkxiwe ngemixokelelwane. Aya kuqubuda kuwe, akubongoze, esithi: “Inene uThixo unawe, akukho wumbi; akukho namnye ngaphandle kwakhe.”

Inene wena unguBawo ozifihlileyo, uBawo kaSirayeli, uMsindisi. Bonke bephela badanile banehlazo; abenzi bemifanekiso bemka kunye besesidubedubeni. Ke yena uSirayeli usindiswa nguBawo wethu ngosindiso olungunaphakade; aniyi kudana ningabi nahlazo kuse ephakadeni.

Kuba utsho uBawo, owadala amazulu—nguye uBawo!—owabumba ihlabathi walenza; walizinzisa. Akazanga alidale lize; walibumba ukuba limiwe: Ndinguye uBawo, akukho wumbi. Andithethanga emfihlekweni, ezweni lobumnyama; andithanga kwinzala kaYakobi: “Ndifuneni ngelize.” Mna, Bawo wakho, ndithetha okulungileyo; ndixela okuyinyaniso. Hlanganisanani nize; sondelani, nina basindileyo beentlanga! Abanakwazi—abo bathwele imifanekiso yabo yemithi, bathandaza kuthixo ongenakusindisa. Xelani nize nithethe isimangalo senu; mabacebisane! Ngubani na owakuxela oku kwakudala wakuxela kwasephakadeni? Asindim na, Bawo? Akukho wumbi ngaphandle kwam—uBawo olilungisa noMsindisi; akukho wumbi ngaphandle kwam. Bhekani kum nisindiswe, nonke ziphelo zehlabathi! Kuba ndinguye uBawo, akukho wumbi. Ndizifungele mna; liphumile ilizwi emlonyeni wam ngobulungisa elingayi kubuya: Kum lonke idolo liya kuguqa, lonke ulwimi luya kufunga. ^d Baya kuthi ngam: “Nguye kuphela uThixo onobulungisa namandla.” Kuye baya kuza bonke abavutha ngumsindo kuye, badane. KuBawo wethu bonke abantwana bakaSirayeli baya kugwetyelwa, baze bazukiswe kuye.

Imibhalo esemazantsi

^aUIsaya 45:1 — UKoreshe, ukumkani wasePersi, nguye kuphela umlawuli wolunye uhlanga iziBhalo ezimbiza ngokuba "ngothanjiswa" kaBawo wethu — enyulwe njengesixhobo sakhe sokukhulula uSirayeli ekuthinjweni, kungekhona uMesiya othenjisiweyo.
^bUIsaya 45:7 — Igama eliguqulelwe apha ngokuthi "intlekele" lithetha intshabalalo nokubandezeleka — okuchaseneyo nempumelelo ekhankanywe kunye nalo — kungekhona ububi obusesimilweni. UBawo wethu ulawula iimeko zonke, nkqu nezibuhlungu.
^cUIsaya 45:9 — Imbiza engenamagxa yayigqalwa njengesilelekileyo nengasebenziyo — yayingenakuphakanyiswa okanye igalele.
^dUIsaya 45:23 — UPawulos uyisebenzisa le ndinyana kuYesu kumaFilipi 2:10-11—egameni likaYesu lonke idolo liyaguqa, lonke ulwimi luvume ukuba uYesu Krestu uyiNkosi, kuzuko lukaBawo wethu. Oko uBawo wethu wakufungayo ngegama lakhe, ukwabelene ngako noNyana wakhe.