U-Izaya 28

28 ¹Maye kuwo umqhele oziqhenyayo wezidakwa zakwa-Efrayimi, nakuyo imbali ebunayo yobuhle bawo obukhazimulayo, emile phezu kwenhloko yesigodi esivundile sabehlulwe yiwayini! ²Bheka, iNkosi uBaba unaye onamandla noqinileyo; njengesiphepho sesichotho, isivunguvungu esibhubhisayo, njengesiphepho samanzi anamandla achichimayo, uyakuwuphosela phansi emhlabeni ngesandla sakhe. ³Umqhele oziqhenyayo wezidakwa zakwa-Efrayimi uyakunyathelwa phansi ngezinyawo. ⁴Imbali ebunayo yobuhle bawo obukhazimulayo, emile phezu kwenhloko yesigodi esivundile, iyakuba njengekhiwane lokuqala elivuthiwe ngaphambi kwehlobo—othi elibona aligwinye lisesesandleni sakhe. ⁵Ngalolo suku uBaba wamabutho asezulwini uyakuba ngumqhele wenkazimulo nomnqwazo wobuhle kuyo insali yabantu bakhe, ⁶nomoya wobulungiswa kulowo ohlezi ekwahluleleni, namandla kulabo ababuyisela impi emuva esangweni.

⁷Nalaba futhi bayadengezela ngewayini badiyazele ngophuzo olunamandla: umpristi nomprofethi badengezela ngophuzo olunamandla, badidekile yiwayini, badiyazela ngophuzo olunamandla, bayadengezela lapho bebona imibono, bayakhubeka ekukhipheni izinqumo zabo. ⁸Ngokuba onke amatafula agcwele amahlanzo angcolileyo, kungasekho ndawo ehlanzekileyo.

⁹“Ngubani ayakumfundisa ulwazi, nokuthi ngubani ayakumchazela umlayezo? Yilabo abasanda kulunyulwa ebisini, labo abasanda kususwa ebeleni? ¹⁰Ngokuba kungumthetho phezu komthetho, umthetho phezu komthetho, umugqa phezu komugqa, umugqa phezu komugqa, kancane lapha, kancane laphaya.” ^a a v10 Lokhu kuphindaphinda okunjengengoma cishe kugcona indlela umprofethi afundisa ngayo—izifundo ezidinayo nezibethelwe kaningi, ababusi ababengavumi ukuzithatha njengezibalulekile.

¹¹Impela, ngabantu abanezindebe ezingajwayelekile nolimi lwolunye uhlanga uyakukhuluma kulesi sizwe,

¹²ayethe kuso: “Lokhu kungukuphumula; phumuzani odiniwe; yile indawo yokuphumula”—kodwa babengavumi ukulalela. ¹³Ngakho izwi likaBaba wethu liyakuba kubo umthetho phezu komthetho, umthetho phezu komthetho, umugqa phezu komugqa, umugqa phezu komugqa, kancane lapha, kancane laphaya, ukuze bahambe bakhubeke bawele emuva, baphuke, bacushwe, babanjwe.

¹⁴Ngakho-ke zwanini izwi likaBaba wethu, nina bagconi enibusa lesi sizwe eJerusalema! ¹⁵Ngokuba nithe: “Senze isivumelwano nokufa, nethuna sivumelene; lapho isikhukhula esikhulu sidlula, ngeke sisifinyelele thina, ngokuba senze amanga aba yisiphephelo sethu, sazifihla enkohlisweni”,

¹⁶ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uBaba: “Bhekani, ngibeka eZiyoni itshe, itshe elivivinyiwe, itshe legumbi eliyigugu, isisekelo esiqinileyo: okholwayo akayikwethuka. ^b b v16 UPawulu noPetru bobabili basebenzisa leli vesi kuJesu—kweyabaseRoma 9:33 nakweyoku-1 kaPetru 2:6. Itshe legumbi uBaba wethu alibeka eZiyoni liyiNdodana yakhe, isisekelo okweyeme kuso wonke okholwayo. ¹⁷Ngiyakwenza ubulungiswa bube ngumucu wokulinganisa nokulunga kube yintambo yokuqondisa; isichotho siyakukhukhula isiphephelo samanga, amanzi ayakugcwala indawo yokucasha. ¹⁸Khona isivumelwano senu nokufa siyakwesulwa, nokuvumelana kwenu nethuna ngeke kume; lapho isikhukhula esikhulu sidlula, niyakunyathelwa phansi yiso. ¹⁹Njalonje lapho sidlula, siyakunibamba; ngokuba ukusa nokusa siyakudlula, emini nasebusuku, kuyakuba ngukwesaba kuphela ukuzwa nje lowo mbiko.”

²⁰Ngokuba umbhede mfushane kakhulu ukuba umuntu azelule kuwo, nengubo incane kakhulu ukuba umuntu azembese ngayo. ²¹Ngokuba uBaba wethu uyakuvuka njengasentabeni iPherazimi, uyakushukumiseka njengasesigodini saseGibeyoni, ukuze enze umsebenzi wakhe—uyisimanga umsebenzi wakhe!—nokuba afeze isenzo sakhe—sihlukile isenzo sakhe! ²²Ngalokho-ke ningagconi, funa amaketanga enu aqiniswe; ngokuba ngizwile isimemezelo sokubhujiswa esivela kuBaba wamabutho asezulwini, ngokumelene nezwe lonke.

²³Lalelani, nizwe izwi lami; nakani, nizwe amazwi ami. ²⁴Umlimi ulima usuku lonke na ukuze atshale? Uhlala eqhekeza elima umhlabathi wakhe na? ²⁵Lapho eseyilinganisile ingaphezulu lawo, akayisakazi yini idili ahlwanyele ikhumini, atshale ukolweni ngemigqa, nebhali endaweni yayo, nespelithi emaphethelweni? ²⁶uBaba wakhe umqondisa kahle; uBaba wakhe uyamfundisa. ^c c v26 Even a farmer's everyday wisdom comes from our Father—he is the teacher behind all skill and good judgment. ²⁷Idili alibhulwa ngesibhulo, nesondo lenqola aligingqwa phezu kwekhumini; kodwa idili lishaywa ngenduku, nekhumini ngothi. ²⁸Okolweni kwesinkwa kumelwe kugxotshwe, kodwa akakubhuli phakade; uqhuba isondo lenqola yakhe namahhashi phezu kwako, kodwa akakugxobi kube yimpuphu. ²⁹Nalokhu futhi kuvela kuBaba wamabutho asezulwini; uyamangalisa ekwelulekeni, ukhulu ekuhlakanipheni.