U-Izaya 45

45 ¹Usho kanje uBaba wethu kogcotshiweyo wakhe, kuKoreshi, engibambe isandla sakhe sokunene ukuze ngithobise izizwe phambi kwakhe, ngihlubule amakhosi izingubo zawo zempi, ngivule iminyango phambi kwakhe ukuze amasango angavalwa: ^a a v1 UKoreshi, inkosi yamaPheresiya, nguye yedwa umbusi wezinye izizwe imiBhalo embiza ngokuthi “ogcotshiweyo” kaBaba wethu — ukhethwe njengethuluzi lakhe lokukhulula u-Israyeli ekuthunjweni, hhayi uMesiya othenjisiwe. ²Ngiyakuhamba phambi kwakho ngilungise izintaba; ngiyakuphihliza iminyango yethusi, nginqume imigoqo yensimbi. ³Ngiyakukunika ingcebo yobumnyama nemfihlo egcinwe ezindaweni ezisithekile, ukuze wazi ukuthi nginguBaba ka-Israyeli, okubiza ngegama lakho. ⁴Ngenxa yenceku yami uJakobe, no-Israyeli okhethiweyo wami, ngikubizile ngegama lakho; ngikunika isiqu sodumo, nakuba ungangazi. ⁵NginguBaba, akekho omunye; ngaphandle kwami akekho. Ngikuhlomisela impi, nakuba ungangazi, ⁶ukuze abantu bazi, kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga kuze kube sendaweni yokushona kwalo, ukuthi akekho omunye ngaphandle kwami. NginguBaba, akekho omunye. ⁷Ngibumba ukukhanya, ngidale ubumnyama, ngenze inhlalakahle, ngidale inhlekelele; nginguBaba, owenza zonke lezi zinto. ^b b v7 Igama elihunyushwe lapha ngokuthi “inhlekelele” lisho ingozi noma ubunzima — okuphambene nenhlalakahle okukhulunywe ngayo eceleni kwalo — hhayi ububi bokuziphatha. UBaba wethu ubusa zonke izimo, ngisho nezibuhlungu. ⁸Thululani, nina mazulu, nivela phezulu, nesibhakabhaka sithulule ukulunga; umhlaba mawuvuleke, ukuze insindiso ithele izithelo, nokulunga kuhlume ndawonye. Mina, uBaba, ngikudalile. ⁹Maye kulowo ophikisana noMenzi wakhe— udengezi lwebumba phakathi kwezindengezi zomhlaba! Kanti ibumba lingasho yini kolibumbayo ukuthi: “Wenzani?” noma: “Umsebenzi wakho awunazo izibambo”? ^c c v9 Imbiza engenazibambo yayithathwa njengenesici nengelusizo — yayingeke iphakanyiswe noma ithululwe. ¹⁰Maye kulowo othi kuyise: “Uzala ini?” noma kowesifazane: “Ubeletha ini?” ¹¹Usho kanje oNgcwele ka-Israyeli—uBaba wethu— nalowo owambumbayo, uthi: Niyakungibuza yini ngabantwana bami, ninginike imiyalo ngomsebenzi wezandla zami? ¹²Mina ngenza umhlaba, ngadala abantu phezu kwawo. Kwakuyizandla zami ezelula amazulu, ngayala onke amabutho awo. ¹³Ngimvusile ngokulunga, ngiyakuqondisa zonke izindlela zakhe. Uyakuwakha kabusha umuzi wami, akhulule abathunjwa bami, kungabi ngenani noma ngomvuzo, usho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini.

¹⁴UBaba wethu uthi: Ingcebo yaseGibhithe nempahla yaseKushi, namaSebha, amadoda amade, ayakuza kuwe, abe ngawakho; ayakulandela ngemuva kwakho, eze ebotshwe ngamaketanga. Ayakukhothama kuwe, akunxuse, athi: “Ngempela uNkulunkulu unawe, akekho omunye; akekho ngaphandle kwakhe.”

¹⁵Ngempela wena unguBaba ozifihlileyo, uBaba ka-Israyeli, uMsindisi. ¹⁶Bonke bayajabhiswa, bayahlazeka; abenzi bezithombe bahamba ndawonye besanganisekile. ¹⁷Kodwa u-Israyeli uyasindiswa nguBaba wethu ngensindiso engunaphakade; anisoze naba namahloni noma nihlazeke kuze kube phakade.

¹⁸Ngokuba usho kanje uBaba, owadala amazulu—nguye uBaba!—owabumba umhlaba, wawenza; wawumisa wona. Akawudalanga ube yize; wawubumbela ukuba uhlalwe: NginguBaba, akekho omunye. ¹⁹Angikhulumanga ngasese, ezweni lobumnyama; angishongo enzalweni kaJakobe: “Ngifuneni ngeze.” Mina, uBaba wenu, ngikhuluma okulungileyo; ngimemezela okuyiqiniso. ²⁰Buthanani nize; sondelani, nina enisindileyo ezizweni! Abanalwazi—labo abathwala izithombe zabo zokhuni, abalokhu bethandaza kunkulunkulu ongakwaziyo ukusindisa. ²¹Memezelani niveze icala lenu; mababonisane ndawonye! Ngubani owakubikezela lokhu kudala, wakumemezela kwasendulo? Akusimi yini, uBaba? Akekho omunye ngaphandle kwami—uBaba olungileyo noMsindisi; akekho ngaphandle kwami. ²²Phendukelani kimi nisindiswe, nina nonke mikhawulo yomhlaba! Ngokuba nginguBaba, akekho omunye. ²³Ngizifungile ngokwami; izwi seliphumile emlonyeni wami ngokulunga, elingayikubuya: Kimi onke amadolo ayakuguqa, zonke izilimi ziyakufunga ukwethembeka. ^d d v23 UPawulu usebenzisa leli vesi ngoJesu kweyabaseFilipi 2:10-11 — egameni likaJesu onke amadolo ayaguqa, zonke izilimi zivume ukuthi uJesu Khristu uyiNkosi, kube ludumo kuBaba wethu. Lokho uBaba wethu akufunga ngegama lakhe, ukwabelane neNdodana yakhe. ²⁴Bayakusho ngami bathi: “KunoNkulunkulu kuphela okukhona ukulunga namandla.” Kuye bonke ababemthukuthelela bayakuza, babe namahloni. ²⁵KuBaba wethu bonke abantwana baka-Israyeli bayakulungisiswa, baziqhayise kuye.