U-Izaya 63

63 ¹Ngubani lo ovela e-Edomi, egqoke izingubo ezingcoliswe zaba bomvu klebhu, evela eBhozra, lo onobukhosi ezingutsheni zakhe, ohamba ngamandla akhe amakhulu? “Yimi—uJesu—omemezela ukulunga, onamandla okusindisa.” ^a a v1 Umphostoli uJohane wabona uJesu, egqoke ingubo egxanyuswe egazini, enyathela isikhamo sewayini sentukuthelo kaYise — IsAmbulo 19:11-15.

²Kungani izingubo zakho zibomvu, nezingubo zakho zifana nezalowo onyathela esikhamweni sewayini?

³“Nginyathele isikhamo sewayini ngedwa, kwathi ezizweni kwakungekho noyedwa onami; ngabachoboza ngolaka lwami ngabanyathela entukuthelweni yami; igazi labo lokuphila lachaphazela izingubo zami, ngangcolisa zonke izingubo zami. ⁴Ngokuba usuku lwempindiselo lwalusenhliziyweni yami, nonyaka wabahlengiweyo bami wawusufikile. ⁵Ngabheka, kodwa kwakungekho osiza; ngethuka ukuthi akekho owangisekelayo; ngakho ingalo yami uqobo yangilethela insindiso, nentukuthelo yami yangisekela. ⁶Nganyathela izizwe ngolaka lwami; ngabadakisa entukuthelweni yami, ngathululela igazi labo lokuphila emhlabeni.”

Ngizolandisa Ngothando lukaBaba wethu

⁷Ngizolandisa ngomusa kaBaba wethu, izindumiso zakhe, njengakho konke akwenzileyo kithi, nobuhle obukhulu abubonakalise endlini ka-Israyeli, njengesihawu sakhe, njengomusa wakhe omkhulu.

⁸Ngokuba wathi: “Ngempela bangabantu bami, abantwana abangeyikukhohlisa.” Waba nguMsindisi wabo.

⁹Kukho konke ukuhlupheka kwabo naye wahlupheka, nesithunywa sobukhona bakhe sabasindisa; ngothando lwakhe nangesihawu sakhe wabahlenga; wabaphakamisa wabathwala zonke izinsuku zasendulo. ¹⁰Kodwa bavukela badabukisa uMoya wakhe oNgcwele; ngakho waphenduka waba yisitha sabo, yena ngokwakhe walwa nabo. ¹¹Wayesekhumbula izinsuku zasendulo, ezikaMose nezabantu bakhe. Uphi lowo owabakhuphula elwandle, kanye nabelusi bomhlambi wakhe? Uphi lowo owabeka uMoya wakhe oNgcwele phakathi kwabo, ¹²owelula ingalo yakhe ekhazimulayo ngakwesokunene sikaMose, owahlukanisa amanzi phambi kwabo ukuze azenzele igama elingunaphakade, ¹³owabahola phakathi kwamanzi ajulileyo? Njengehhashi ehlane, abazange bakhubeke. ¹⁴Njengemfuyo eyehlela esigodini, uMoya kaBaba wethu wabaphumuza. Ngokunjalo wabahola abantu bakho, ukuze uzenzele igama elikhazimulayo.

Bheka Phansi Usezulwini

¹⁵Bheka phansi usezulwini ubone, usendaweni yakho yokuhlala engcwele nekhazimulayo. Uphi umfutho wakho nezenzo zakho zamandla? Ukushukuma kwenhliziyo yakho nesihawu sakho kugodliwe kimi. ¹⁶Ngokuba wena unguBaba wethu, noma u-Abrahama engasazi thina no-Israyeli engasamukeli thina; wena unguBaba wethu; uMhlengi wethu kwasendulo yigama lakho. ¹⁷Kungani, Baba wethu, usiyeka siduke ezindleleni zakho wenze inhliziyo yethu ibe lukhuni, size singakwesabi? Buya ngenxa yezinceku zakho, izizwe zefa lakho. ¹⁸Isikhashana nje abantu bakho abangcwele babephethe ifa; izitha zethu zinyathele indawo yakho engcwele. ¹⁹Sesinjengalabo ongazange ubabuse, njengalabo abangabizwa ngegama lakho.