U-Izaya 48

48 ¹Lalelani lokhu, nina ndlu kaJakobe, nina enibizwa ngegama lika-Israyeli, enaphuma osendweni lukaJuda; nina enifunga ngegama likaBaba wethu nibize uBaba wethu—kodwa kungesikho ngeqiniso nangokulunga. ²Ngokuba bazibiza ngokuthi bangabantu bomuzi ongcwele, beyame kuBaba wethu—uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, yilona igama lakhe.

³“Ngazimemezela izinto zakuqala kudala; zaphuma emlonyeni wami, ngazenza zaziwa. Khona-ke ngokuzumayo ngenza, zagcwaliseka. ⁴Ngokuba ngangazi ukuthi uyinkani kangakanani—umsipha wentamo yakho uqinile njengensimbi, ibunzi lakho liqinile njengethusi.’ ⁵Ngakutshela lezi zinto kudala; zingakenzeki ngazimemezela kuwe, ukuze ungaze uthi, ‘Isithombe sami senze lokhu; umfanekiso wami obaziweyo nesithombe sami esibunjiweyo zakuyala lokhu.” ⁶Ukuzwile lokhu; manje bheka konke lokhu. Awuyikukuvuma yini? Kusukela manje kuya phambili ngiyakukutshela izinto ezintsha, izinto ezifihliweyo obungazazi.’ ⁷Zidalwa manje, hhayi kudala; ngaphambi kwanamuhla ubungakezwa ngazo, ukuze ungabe usathi, ‘Bengivele ngizazi.’ ⁸Awuzange ukuzwe, awuzange ukwazi; kudala indlebe yakho yayingavulekile. Ngokuba ngangazi ukuthi uyakwenza ngokukhohlisa kanjani—wena ubizwe ngokuthi uyisihlubuki kusukela ekuzalweni. ⁹Ngenxa yegama lami ngibambezela ulaka lwami; ngenxa yodumo lwami ngiyaluthiba kuwe, ukuze ngingakunqumi. ¹⁰Bheka, ngikucwengile, kodwa hhayi njengesiliva; ngikuvivinyile esithandweni sokuhlupheka. ¹¹Ngenxa yami, ngenxa yami, ngiyenza—ngokuba kungani igama lami lingangcoliswa? Inkazimulo yami angiyikuyinika omunye.

Ngingowokuqala Nowokugcina

¹²“Lalela kimi, Jakobe, nawe Israyeli, engakubizayo: nginguye; ngingowokuqala, futhi ngingowokugcina. ¹³Isandla sami sabeka isisekelo somhlaba, nesandla sami sokunene saneka amazulu; lapho ngiwabiza, ema ndawonye.”

¹⁴Buthanani ndawonye, nonke, nilalele: ngubani phakathi kwabo oke wamemezela lezi zinto? Lowo engimthandayo uyakufeza injongo yami ngeBhabhiloni, nengalo yakhe iyakumelana namaBhabhiloni. ^a a v14 “Lowo engimthandayo” ubhekisa kuKoresi, inkosi yamaPheresiya uNkulunkulu ayeyivusa ukuba inqobe iBhabhiloni, ikhulule u-Israyeli.

¹⁵Mina, mina ngokwami, ngikhulumile; yebo, ngibizile yena. Ngilethile yena, futhi uyakuphumelela endleleni yakhe.

¹⁶Sondelani kimi, nizwe lokhu: kwasekuqaleni angizange ngikhulume ekusithekeni; kusukela ngesikhathi lokho kwaba khona, bengikhona. Manje-ke iNkosi uBaba usethumile mina—kanye noMoya wakhe. ^b b v16 Abaningi bezwa uJesu ekhuluma kulo mugqa — iNceku uBaba wethu asezoyembula ezahlukweni ezilandelayo, ethunywe kanye noMoya oNgcwele eceleni kwakhe.

¹⁷Usho kanje uBaba wethu—uMhlengi wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli: NginguBaba wakho, okufundisa ngenxa yokuhle kwakho, okuhola ngendlela okufanele uhambe ngayo. ¹⁸“Sengathi ngabe wawunakile imiyalo yami! Khona-ke ukuthula kwakho ngabe kwageleza njengomfula, nokulunga kwakho njengamagagasi olwandle. ¹⁹Abantwana bakho ngabe babenjengesihlabathi, nenzalo yakho njengezinhlamvu zaso; igama labo belingasoze linqunywe noma libhujiswe phambi kwami.”

²⁰Phumani eBhabhiloni! Balekelani amaBhabhiloni! Ngokumemeza kwenjabulo kumemezeleni, nikusakaze; nikuthumele emkhawulweni womhlaba. Yithini, ‘UBaba wethu uyihlengile inceku yakhe uJakobe!’ ²¹Abazange bome lapho ebahola edabula izinkangala; wenza amanzi ageleza kubo ephuma edwaleni. Waqhekeza idwala, amanzi ampompoza.

²²“Akukho ukuthula,” kusho uBaba wethu, “kwababi.”