U-Izaya 40

40 ¹Duduzani, duduzani abantu bami, kusho uBaba wenu. ²Khulumani kamnene neJerusalema, nimemezele kulo ukuthi inkonzo yalo enzima isiphelile, ukuthi icala lalo selithethelelwe, ukuthi lamukele esandleni sikaBaba wethu okuphindwe kabili ngenxa yazo zonke izono zalo.

³Izwi liyamemeza: Ehlane, lungisani indlela kaBaba wethu; lungiselani uBaba wethu umgwaqo oqondile ogwadule. ^a a v3 Wonke amaVangeli amane asebenzisa lesi siprofetho sezwi elimemezayo ehlane kuJohane uMbhapathizi olungisa indlela kaJesu (uMarku 1:3, uMathewu 3:3, uLuka 3:4, uJohane 1:23). Lowo ondlela yakhe ilungiswayo nguJesu, uBaba wethu afika ngaye ebantwini bakhe. ⁴Zonke izigodi ziyophakanyiswa, zonke izintaba namagquma kwehliswe; umhlaba ongalingani uyoba yisicaba, nezindawo ezimagebhugebhu zibe yithafa. ⁵Inkazimulo kaBaba wethu iyokwembulwa, bonke abantu bayoyibona kanyekanye, ngokuba umlomo kaBaba wethu ukhulumile.

⁶Izwi lithi: “Memeza!” Ngathi: “Ngimemezeni?” Bonke abantu banjengotshani, nakho konke ukwethembeka kwabo kunjengembali yasendle. ⁷Utshani buyabuna, imbali iyavuthuluka lapho umoya kaBaba wethu uphephetha phezu kwako; impela abantu bangutshani. ⁸Utshani buyabuna, imbali iyavuthuluka, kodwa izwi likaBaba wethu limi kuze kube phakade.

⁹Khuphukela entabeni ende, Siyoni, mthunywa wezindaba ezinhle; phakamisa izwi lakho ngamandla, Jerusalema, mthunywa wezindaba ezinhle. Liphakamise, ungesabi; yisho emadolobheni akwaJuda: “Nangu uBaba wenu!” ¹⁰Bhekani, uBaba oyiNkosi uyeza ngamandla, ingalo yakhe iyambusela; bhekani, umvuzo wakhe unaye, nenkokhelo yakhe ihamba phambi kwakhe. ¹¹Uyowelusa umhlambi wakhe njengomalusi; uyoqoqela amawundlu ezingalweni zakhe, awathwale eduze nenhliziyo yakhe; uyozihola kahle ezincelisayo. ^b b v11 uBaba wethu ungumalusi oqoqela amawundlu akhe awathwale eduze nenhliziyo yakhe. UJesu wakuthatha lokhu kunakekela okufanayo komalusi lapho ethi: “Mina ngingumalusi omuhle” (uJohane 10:11). ¹²Ngubani olinganise amanzi entendeni yesandla sakhe, walinganisa amazulu ngobubanzi besandla sakhe, wavalela uthuli lomhlaba esilinganisweni, walinganisa izintaba ngesikali namagquma ngesikali? ¹³Ngubani oqondise uMoya kaBaba wethu, noma njengomeluleki wakhe owamfundisa? ¹⁴Wabonisana nobani, ngubani owamenza waqonda? Ngubani owamfundisa indlela yokwahlulela okulungileyo, wamfundisa ulwazi, wamkhombisa indlela yokuqonda? ¹⁵Izizwe zinjengethonsi elivela ethunjini, zibalwa njengothuli olusesikalini; uphakamisa iziqhingi njengothuli olucolekileyo. ¹⁶ILebhanoni alanele ukubasa umlilo, nezilwane zalo azanele umnikelo oshiswayo. ¹⁷Zonke izizwe zinjengento engekho phambi kwakhe; zithathwa nguye njengokungaphansi kokungekho nanjengeze. ¹⁸Pho niyomfanisa nobani uBaba wethu? Noma niyomlinganisa namfanekiso muni? ¹⁹Isithombe! Umkhandi uyasibumba, umkhandi wegolide asinameke ngegolide, asibumbele namaketanga esiliva. ²⁰Lowo ompofu kakhulu ongeke akwazi umnikelo onjalo ukhetha ukhuni olungeke lubole; ufuna umkhandi onekhono ukuba amisele isithombe esingeke siwe. ²¹Anazi yini? Anizwa yini? Anitshelwanga yini kusukela ekuqaleni? Anikuqondanga yini kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba? ²²Uhlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi ngaphezu komkhathi womhlaba, abantu bawo abangezansi banjengezintethe; wendlala amazulu njengelensi elincane, wawamisa njengetende lokuhlala. ²³Wenza izikhulu zibe yize, enze ababusi bomhlaba babe yize. ²⁴Basand' ukutshalwa, basand' ukuhlwanyelwa, isiqu sabo sisand' ukugxila emhlabathini, lapho ebaphephethela bese bebuna, isivunguvungu sibakhukhule njengamakhoba.

²⁵“Pho niyongifanisa nobani, ukuba ngifane naye?” kusho oNgcwele.

²⁶Phakamiselani amehlo enu emazulwini nibone: ngubani owadala lezi? Yena okhipha amabutho azo ngenani, ezibiza zonke ngamagama; ngenxa yokuthi mkhulu ngamandla enamandla amakhulu, akukho ngisho noyodwa osilelayo. ²⁷Usholoni, Jakobe, ukhononde, Israyeli: “Indlela yami ifihliwe kuBaba wethu, uBaba akanandaba nelungelo lami”? ²⁸Anazi yini? Anizwanga yini? UBaba wethu unguBaba ophakade, uMdali wemikhawulo yomhlaba. Akapheli amandla, akakhathali; akekho ongaqonda ukuqonda kwakhe. ²⁹Unika abakhatheleyo amandla, andisela abangenamandla izikhwepha. ³⁰Ngisho nezinsizwa ziyophela amandla zikhathale, namajaha ayokhubeka awe; ³¹kodwa labo abalindele uBaba wethu bayovuselela amandla abo; bayondiza ngamaphiko njengokhozi; bayogijima bangakhathali; bayohamba bangapheli amandla.