U-Izaya 11

11 ¹Kuyophuma ihlumela esiphundwini sikaJese; empandeni zakhe iGatsha liyothela izithelo. ^a a v1 UPawulu ubiza uJesu ngempande kaJese izizwe ezithemba kuyo — Roma 15:12; IsAmbulo 5:5; IsAmbulo 22:16. ²UMoya kaBaba wethu uyohlala phezu kwakhe—uMoya wokuhlakanipha nokuqonda, uMoya weseluleko namandla, uMoya wolwazi nokwesaba uBaba wethu, ³uyothokoza ekwesabeni uBaba wethu. Ngeke ahlulele ngalokho akubonayo ngamehlo akhe, noma anqume ngalokho akuzwayo ngezindlebe zakhe, ⁴kodwa uyokwahlulela abampofu ngokulunga, anqumele ngobuqotho abathobekileyo bomhlaba. Uyoshaya umhlaba ngenduku yomlomo wakhe, abulale ababi ngomoya wezindebe zakhe. ⁵Ukulunga kuyoba yibhande elibhince ukhalo lwakhe, nokuthembeka kube yibhande elisinqeni sakhe. ⁶Impisi iyohlala newundlu, ingwe ibuthise nembuzi, ithole nengonyama nenkomo ekhuluphele kanyekanye— umntwana omncane abe ngumalusi wazo. ⁷Inkomazi nebhere kuyokudla, amazinyane azo abuthise kanyekanye, ingonyama idle utshani njengenkabi. ⁸Umntwana osancela uyodlala emgodini wemfezi, nomntwana olunyuliweyo afake isandla sakhe emgodini wenhlangwana. ⁹Ngeke kulimaze noma kubhubhise kuyo yonke intaba yami engcwele, ngokuba umhlaba uyogcwala ulwazi lukaBaba wethu njengamanzi asibekela ulwandle.

¹⁰Ngalolo suku impande kaJese—uJesu— iyoma njengophawu ezizweni; izizwe ziyomfuna, nendawo yakhe yokuphumula iyokhazimula. ^b b v10 UPawulu ucaphuna leli vesi likaJesu — impande kaJese evukela ukubusa izizwe, abeZizwe abathemba kuyo (Roma 15:12). ¹¹Ngalolo suku iNkosi uBaba uyokwelula isandla sakhe ngokwesibili ukuze abuyise insali yabantu bakhe abasele— e-Asiriya, eGibhithe, ePhatrosi, eKushe, e-Elamu, eShinari, eHamati, naseziqhingini zolwandle. ¹²Uyophakamisela izizwe uphawu, abuthe abadingisiweyo bakwa-Israyeli; aqoqe abahlakazekileyo bakwaJuda emagumbini amane omhlaba. ¹³Umona wakwa-Efrayimi uyonyamalala, nezitha zakwaJuda zinqunywe; u-Efrayimi ngeke abe nomhawu ngoJuda, noJuda ngeke abe yisitha ku-Efrayimi. ¹⁴Bayohlasela emathambekeni amaFilisti ngasentshonalanga; bakhuthuze ndawonye abantu basempumalanga. Bayothumba u-Edomi noMowabi, nama-Amoni abe ngaphansi kwabo. ¹⁵UBaba wethu uyobhubhisa nya ingalo yoLwandle lwaseGibhithe; ngomoya oshisayo uyozamazisa isandla sakhe phezu koMfula iYufrathe. Uyowuhlukanisa ube yimifudlana eyisikhombisa ukuze abantu bawuwele benezicathulo. ^c c v15 ULwandle lwaseGibhithe luwuLwandle Olubomvu; izingalo zalo ezisenyakatho zihlanganisa iTheku laseSuwezi neTheku lase-Akhaba. ¹⁶Kuyoba khona umgwaqo omkhulu wensali yabantu bakhe abasasele e-Asiriya, njengoba kwaba njalo kwa-Israyeli ngosuku abenyuka ngalo bevela ezweni laseGibhithe.