U-Izaya 49

49 ¹Ngilaleleni, nina ziqhingi; nakani, nina zizwe ezikude. UBaba wethu wangibiza—mina Jesu—ngisesesizalweni; ngisese esiswini sikamame wangiqamba igama. ^a a v1 INceku ekhuluma kulesi sahluko inguJesu — iTestamente eLisha lisebenzisa la mavesi kuye ngokuqondile (Luka 2:32; IzEnzo 13:47). ²Wenza umlomo wami waba njengenkemba ebukhali; emthunzini wesandla sakhe wangifihla. Wangenza umcibisholo ololiwe; emgodleni wakhe wangisitha.

³Wathi kimi: “Uyinceku yami—wena Jesu, u-Israyeli weqiniso—engiyobonakalisa kuwe inkazimulo yami.”

⁴Kodwa ngathi: “Ngisebenzele ize; ngichithe amandla ami ngokungenanzuzo nangeze. Kodwa impela ubulungiswa bami bukuBaba, nomvuzo wami ukuBaba.”

⁵Manje-ke uBaba wethu uthi—yena owangibumba ngisesesizalweni ukuba ngibe yinceku yakhe, ukubuyisela uJakobe kuye, ukuze u-Israyeli abuthwe kuye, ngokuba ngihlonishwa emehlweni akhe, futhi uBaba usengamandla ami,

⁶uthi: “Kuyinto encane kakhulu ukuba ube yinceku yami ukuvusa izizwe zikaJakobe nokubuyisa labo abalondolozwe kwa-Israyeli; ngiyokwenza futhi ube ukukhanya kwezizwe, ukuze insindiso yami ifinyelele emikhawulweni yomhlaba.” ^b b v6 USimeyoni waphatha uJesu esewusana wambiza ngokuthi “ukukhanya kwezizwe” (Luka 2:32), futhi uPawulu wasebenzisa leli zwi elifanayo emsebenzini wakhe kwabezizwe (IzEnzo 13:47). ⁷Nakhu okushiwo nguBaba wethu, uMhlengi ka-Israyeli, oyiNgcwele yakhe, kulowo odelelwe kakhulu, onengwa yisizwe, encekwini yababusi: Amakhosi ayobona asukume; izikhulu ziyokhothama, ngenxa kaBaba wakho othembekile, oyiNgcwele ka-Israyeli, okukhethile.

Isivumelwano Sabantu

⁸Nakhu okushiwo nguBaba wethu: Ngesikhathi somusa ngakuphendula, nangosuku lwensindiso ngakusiza; ngiyokulonda ngikunikele ube yisivumelwano sabantu, ukuvuselela izwe, ukwaba amafa achithekile, ⁹uthi kiziboshwa: ‘Phumani,’ nakulabo abasebumnyameni: ‘Zivezeni.’ Bayokudla ezindleleni, nasezindaweni zonke eziphakeme ezingenalutho kuyoba yidlelo labo.

¹⁰Ngeke balambe noma bome, futhi ngeke bashaywe umoya oshisayo noma ilanga, ngokuba lowo onenhliziyo ehawukelayo uyobahola, uyobaqondisa emithonjeni yamanzi bona. ¹¹Ngiyokwenza zonke izintaba zami zibe yindlela, nemigwaqo yami emikhulu iyophakanyiswa. ¹²Bheka—laba bayovela kude; bheka, laba bavela enyakatho nasentshonalanga, nalaba bavela ezweni laseSinimi. ^c c v12 ISinimi liyizwe elikude kakhulu, cishe yiSiyene (i-Aswan yanamuhla) eningizimu yeGibhithe — kuqanjwa umkhawulo okude lapho abantwana bakaBaba wethu bebuya khona. ¹³Hlabelelani ngenjabulo, mazulu, ujabule, mhlaba; qhumukani ngokuhlabelela, zintaba! Ngokuba uBaba wethu ubaduduzile abantu bakhe, nenhliziyo yakhe iyabahawukela abahluphekayo bakhe.

¹⁴Kodwa uSiyoni wathi: “UBaba wethu ungishiyile; iNkosi uBaba ungikhohliwe.”

¹⁵“Ingabe owesifazane angalukhohlwa usana lwakhe aluncelisayo, ukuba inhliziyo yakhe ingayihawukeli indodana yesibeletho sakhe na? Yize bona bengase bakhohlwe, kepha mina ngeke ngikukhohlwe. ^d d v15 Kuwo wonke amavesi embula inhliziyo kaBaba wethu, leli lingelinye lamnene kunawo wonke. Ngisho nothando lukamama othembeke kakhulu lungase lwehluleke — kodwa olukaBaba wethu alusoze. ¹⁶Bheka—ngikuqophe ezintendeni zezandla zami; izindonga zakho zihlala ziphambi kwami. ¹⁷Abantwana bakho bayaphuthuma bebuya; labo abakudilizile bakuchitha bayahamba kuwe. ¹⁸Bheka nxazonke kuwe ubone: bonke bayabuthana beza kuwe. Ngempela, njengoba ngiphila, kusho uBaba wethu, uyobagqoka bonke njengomhlobiso; uyobabophela njengomakoti. ¹⁹Impela amanxiwa akho nezindawo zakho ezichithekile nezwe lakho elibhujisiwe—impela manje liyoba lincane kakhulu kubahlali bakho, nalabo abakugwinyile bayoba kude. ²⁰Abantwana abazalwa ngesikhathi sokufelwa kwakho basayokuthi uzwe: “Le ndawo incane kakhulu kimi; ngenzele indawo ukuze ngihlale.” ²¹Khona-ke uyothi enhliziyweni yakho: “Ngubani ongizalele laba? Ngangifelwe ngiyinyumba, ngidingisiwe ngilahliwe—ngubani okhulise laba? Ngangisele ngedwa; laba bavelaphi na?”

²²Nakhu okushiwo yiNkosi uBaba: Bheka—ngiyophakamisela isandla sami ezizweni, ngiphakamisele uphawu lwami ebantwini; bayoletha amadodana akho ezingalweni zabo, namadodakazi akho ayothwalwa emahlombe abo. ²³Amakhosi ayoba ngoyihlo abakukhulisayo, namakhosikazi awo abe ngonina abakuncelisayo. Ngobuso obubhekise phansi ayokukhothamela akhothe uthuli lwezinyawo zakho. Khona-ke uyokwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wakho; abangilindele ngeke babe namahloni.”

²⁴Ingabe impango ingathathwa konamandla, noma iziboshwa zesidlova zingakhululwa na?

²⁵Kodwa nakhu okushiwo nguBaba wethu: Ngisho iziboshwa zonamandla ziyothathwa, nempango yesidlova ikhululwe; ngokuba mina ngokwami ngiyophikisana nalabo abaphikisana nawe, futhi ngiyosindisa abantwana bakho. ²⁶Ngiyokwenza abacindezeli bakho badle inyama yabo siqu, badakwe yigazi labo njengewayini elimnandi. Khona-ke yonke inyama iyokwazi ukuthi mina nginguMsindisi wakho—uBaba wakho—noMhlengi wakho, oNamandla kaJakobe.