U-Izaya 32

32 ¹Bhekani, inkosi iyakubusa ngokulunga, nababusi bayakubusa ngobulungiswa. ²Yilowo nalowo uyakuba njengesivikelo somoya, isiphephelo esivunguvungwini, njengemifula yamanzi endaweni eyomileyo, njengesithunzi sedwala elikhulu ezweni elikhatheleyo. ³Khona-ke amehlo ababonayo awayikuvalwa, nezindlebe zabezwayo ziyakulalela. ⁴Ingqondo ejahayo iyakuqonda ulwazi, nolimi olungingizayo luyakukhuluma ngokukhululeka nangokucacileyo. ⁵Isiwula asisayikubizwa ngokuthi singoqotho, nesixhwanguxhwangu asisayikuthiwa sihloniphekile. ⁶Ngokuba isiwula sikhuluma ubuwula, nenhliziyo yaso iceba okubi: ukwenza izenzo zokungamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, ukukhuluma amanga ngoBaba wethu, ukushiya olambileyo engenalutho nokuncisha owomileyo okuphuzwayo. ⁷Izikhali zesixhwanguxhwangu zimbi; siceba amacebo amabi ukuze sibhubhise abampofu ngamazwi amanga, noma oswelayo ethethelela indaba yakhe ngokulungileyo. ⁸Kodwa umuntu oqotho uceba izinto eziqotho, nangezinto eziqotho uyakuma.

Vukani, Madodakazi Anethezekileyo

⁹Nina besifazane enethezekileyo, vukani nizwe izwi lami; nina madodakazi eningakhathaliyo, lalelani lokhu engikushoyo.

¹⁰“Emva konyaka nezinsukwana niyakuthuthumela, nina besifazane eningakhathaliyo, ngokuba ukuvunwa kwamagilebhisi kuyakwehluleka, kungabikho ukubutha. ¹¹Thuthumelani, nina enethezekileyo; qhaqhazelani, nina eningakhathaliyo! Zihlubuleni nibe nqunu nifake izingubo zokulila okhalweni lwenu. ¹²Zishayeni izifuba ngenxa yamasimu amahle, ngenxa yomvini othelayo, ¹³ngenxa yezwe labantu bami, lapho ameva nokhula olunameva kumila khona; yebo, ngenxa yazo zonke izindlu zokuthokoza emzini ojabulayo. ¹⁴Ngokuba isigodlo siyakushiywa, umuzi oxokozelayo ulahlwe; iqaqa nombhoshongo wokulinda kuyakuba yizindawo ezingenalutho kuze kube phakade, intokozo yezimbongolo zasendle, idlelo lemihlambi, ¹⁵kuze kuthululwe uMoya kaBaba wethu phezu kwethu uvela phezulu, nehlane libe yinsimu ethelayo, nensimu ethelayo ibalwe njengehlathi. ¹⁶Khona-ke ubulungiswa buyakuhlala ehlane, nokulunga kuyakuhlala ensimini ethelayo. ¹⁷Umsebenzi wokulunga uyakuba ngukuthula, nemiphumela yokulunga ibe yukuzola nokulondeka kuze kube phakade. ¹⁸Abantu bami bayakuhlala ekhaya elinokuthula, ezindaweni zokuhlala ezilondekileyo, ezindaweni zokuphumula ezingaphazanyiswa. ¹⁹Noma isichotho sibhuqa ihlathi, nomuzi udilizelwe phansi ngokupheleleyo, ²⁰nibusisiwe nina enihlwanyela ngasemanzini onke, enivumela inkabi nembongolo zidle zikhululekile.”