U-Izaya 43

43 ¹Kodwa manje, nakhu akushoyo uBaba wethu—yena owakudalayo, wena Jakobe, yena owakubumbayo, wena Israyeli: Ungesabi, ngokuba ngikuhlengile; ngikubize ngegama lakho, ungowami. ²Lapho udabula emanzini, ngiyakuba nawe; nasemifuleni, ngeke ikukhukhule. Lapho uhamba emlilweni, ngeke usha, nelangabi ngeke likushwabadele. ³Ngokuba nginguBaba wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, uMsindisi wakho. Nganikela ngeGibhithe njengesihlengo sakho, iKushi neSheba esikhundleni sakho. ^a a v3 IKushi (iSudan ne-Ethiyophiya yanamuhla) neSheba kwakuyizifunda ezaziseduze enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Afrika. ⁴Ngenxa yokuba uyigugu emehlweni ami, futhi uhlonishwa, futhi ngiyakuthanda, nginikela ngabantu esikhundleni sakho, nezizwe esikhundleni sokuphila kwakho. ⁵Ungesabi, ngokuba nginawe. Empumalanga ngiyakuletha abantwana bakho, nasentshonalanga ngiyakukubutha. ⁶Ngiyakuthi enyakatho: Bakhulule, nakweningizimu: Ungabe usababamba; buyisa amadodana ami avela emazweni akude namadodakazi ami avela emikhawulweni yomhlaba, ⁷bonke ababizwa ngegama lami, engabadalela inkazimulo yami, engababumba ngabenza. ⁸Khipha abantu abanamehlo kodwa beyizimpumputhe, nabanezindlebe kodwa beyizithulu. ⁹Zonke izizwe ziyabuthana ndawonye, nabantu bayaqoqana. Ngubani phakathi kwabo ongamemezela lokhu asitshele izinto zakuqala? Izizwe mazilethe ofakazi bazo ukuze kufakazelwe ukuthi ziqinisile, ukuze abanye bezwe bathi: Kuyiqiniso. ¹⁰Ningofakazi bami, kusho uBaba wethu, nenceku yami engiyikhethileyo, ukuze nazi futhi ningithembe niqonde ukuthi nginguye. Akekho unkulunkulu owabunjwa ngaphambi kwami, futhi akukho oyakuza emva kwami. ¹¹Mina, nginguBaba wakho, ngaphandle kwami akukho msindisi. ¹²Ngamemezela ngasindisa ngashumayela, kungekho unkulunkulu wezizwe phakathi kwenu; futhi ningofakazi bami, kusho uBaba wethu, nami nginguBaba wenu. ¹³Kusukela kulolu suku nginguye; akekho ongakhulula esandleni sami. Ngiyasebenza, ngubani ongakubuyisa emuva?

Indlela Edabula Ihlane

¹⁴Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wethu—uMhlengi wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli: Ngenxa yenu ngithumela eBabiloni ngibehlisele phansi bonke njengababalekayo, amaBabiloni, emikhunjini abaziqhenya ngayo. ¹⁵NginguBaba wakho, oNgcwele wakho, uMdali ka-Israyeli, iNkosi yakho.

¹⁶Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wethu—yena owenza indlela olwandle, nomkhondo emanzini anamandla,

¹⁷owakhipha inqola nehhashi, impi neqhawe ndawonye— balala phansi, abasukumi, bacimekile, bacishiwe njengentambo yesibani: ¹⁸Ungakhumbuli izinto zakuqala, ungacabangi ngezinto zakudala. ¹⁹Bheka, ngenza into entsha; manje iyahluma—awukuboni yini? Ngiyakwenza indlela ehlane nemifula ogwadule. ²⁰Izilwane zasendle ziyakungidumisa, izimpungushe nezintshe, ngokuba nginikela ngamanzi ehlane nemifula ogwadule, ukuze nginathise abantu bami engibakhethileyo, ²¹abantu engazibumbela bona, ukuze bamemezele indumiso yami.

²²“Kodwa awungibizanga, Jakobe; usukhathele yimi, Israyeli. ²³Awungilethelanga izimvu zeminikelo yakho yokushiswa, awungidumisanga ngemihlatshelo yakho. Angikuthwesanga umthwalo ngeminikelo yempuphu, angikukhathazanga ngempepho. ²⁴Awungithengelanga umhlanga onephunga elimnandi ngemali, awungisuthisanga ngamanoni emihlatshelo yakho. Kunalokho, ungithwese umthwalo ngezono zakho; ungikhathazile ngobubi bakho.

²⁵“Mina, nginguye osula iziphambuko zakho ngenxa yami, futhi ngeke ngizikhumbule izono zakho. ^b b v25 Phakathi nkqo nokubeka icala, uBaba wethu uyangena ukuze athembise intethelelo yamahhala — esula izono ngenxa yakhe, ekhetha ukungaphindi aziphakamise futhi. ²⁶Ngikhumbuze; masiphikisane ndawonye; beka icala lakho, ukuze ufakazelwe ukuthi ulungile. ²⁷Uyihlo wokuqala wona, nabakhulumeli bakho bangihlubuka. ^c c v27 Uyihlo wokuqala cishe ubhekisela kuJakobe noma ku-Abrahama, ukhokho osungula u-Israyeli. ²⁸Ngakho ngazingcolisa izikhulu zendlu engcwele; nganikela ngoJakobe ekubhujisweni, no-Israyeli ekudeleleni.”