U-Izaya 65

65 ¹Ngazivumela ukufunwa yilabo ababengabuzanga ngami; ngazivumela ukutholakala kulabo ababengangifuni. Ngathi: “Ngilapha, ngilapha,” esizweni esasingalibizi igama lami. ^a a v1 UPawulu uveza leli vesi kweyabaseRoma 10:20 njengesimemo esivulekile sikaBaba wethu esifinyelela abeZizwe — izizwe ezazingabizwa ngegama lakhe ziyamthola. ²Usuku lonke ngizelulele izandla zami kubantu abahlubukayo, abahamba ngendlela engalungile, belandela amacebo abo, ³abantu abangicunulayo ebusweni bami njalonjalo, benikela imihlatshelo ezivandeni beshisa impepho ezitinini; ⁴abahlala phakathi kwamathuna balale ubusuku ezindaweni ezifihlakele; abadla inyama yezingulube, kukhona umhluzi wezinto ezinqatshelwe ezimbizeni zabo; ⁵abathi: “Hlala wedwa, ungasondeli kimi, ngokuba ngingcwele kakhulu kunawe.” Laba bantu bayintuthu emakhaleni ami, umlilo ovutha usuku lonke. ⁶Bheka, kulotshiwe phambi kwami: Ngeke ngithule, kodwa ngizaphindisela; ngizaphindisela esifubeni sabo, ⁷kokubili izono zenu nezono zokhokho benu kanyekanye, kusho uBaba wethu; ngokuba bashisa impepho ezintabeni bangithuka emagqumeni, ngizalinganisela esifubeni sabo umvuzo ogcwele wezenzo zabo zakudala.

⁸Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wethu: Njengoba iwayini elisha litholakala exhunjini, othile athi: “Ungalichithi, ngokuba kukhona isibusiso kulo,” kanjalo ngizakwenza ngenxa yezinceku zami, ngingazibhubhisi zonke. ⁹“Ngizaveza inzalo kuJakobe, nakwaJuda indlalifa yezintaba zami; abakhethiweyo bami bazakudla ifa, nezinceku zami zizakuhlala khona. ¹⁰ISharoni izakuba lidlelo lezimvu, neSigodi sase-Akori sibe yindawo yokuphumula imihlambi yezinkomo, ngenxa yabantu bami abangifunayo. ¹¹Kodwa nina eningishiyayo, enikhohlwa intaba yami engcwele, enilungisela iNhlanhla itafula, enigcwalisela iSabelo izinkezo zewayini elixutshiweyo. ^b b v11 INhlanhla neSabelo kwakungonkulunkulu bezizwe benhlanhla nesabelo — abantu babalungisela amadili esikhundleni sokuthemba uBaba owayebalandele. ¹²Ngizanimisela inkemba, nonke nizakukhothama ekuhlatshweni, ngokuba ngabiza ningaphendula, ngakhuluma ningalaleli; nenza okubi emehlweni ami, nakhetha lokho engangingakuthokozeli.”

¹³Ngakho-ke nakhu akushoyo iNkosi uBaba: Bhekani, izinceku zami zizakudla, kodwa nina nizakulamba; izinceku zami zizakuphuza, kodwa nina nizakoma; izinceku zami zizakujabula, kodwa nina nizakujabhiswa; ¹⁴“bhekani, izinceku zami zizakuhlabelela ngenjabulo yenhliziyo, kodwa nina nizakukhala ngobuhlungu benhliziyo, nilile ngomoya owaphukile. ¹⁵Nizakushiya igama lenu kwabakhethiweyo bami libe yisiqalekiso, iNkosi uBaba izakunibulala; kodwa izinceku zayo izakuzibiza ngelinye igama, ¹⁶ukuze noma ngubani ozibusisayo ezweni azibusise ngoBaba weqiniso, noma ngubani ofunga ezweni afunge ngoBaba weqiniso; ngokuba izinhlupheko zakudala sezikhohlakele, zafihlwa emehlweni ami.

Amazulu Amasha, Umhlaba Omusha

¹⁷“Ngokuba bhekani, ngidala amazulu amasha nomhlaba omusha, izinto zakudala ngeke zisakhunjulwa, zingafiki engqondweni. ^c c v17 UJohane ubona lesi sithembiso sigcwaliseka embonweni wakhe wezulu elisha nomhlaba omusha — IsAmbulo 21:1. UPhethro usibiza ngokuthi “ikhaya lokulunga” esililindele — 2 Phethro 3:13. ¹⁸Kodwa thokozani nijabule kuze kube phakade ngalokho engikudalayo; ngokuba bhekani, ngidala iJerusalema libe yintokozo, nabantu balo babe yinjabulo. ¹⁹Ngizakuthokoza ngeJerusalema, ngijabule ngabantu bami; akusayikuzwakala kulo umsindo wokukhala, nomkhulungwana wosizi. ²⁰Akusayikuba khona kulo usana oluphila izinsuku ezimbalwa nje, nexhegu elingapheleli iminyaka yalo; ngokuba insizwa izakufa ineminyaka eyikhulu ubudala, nalowo ongafinyeleli ekhulwini uzakuthiwa uqalekisiwe. ²¹Bazakwakha izindlu bahlale kuzo; bazakutshala izivini badle izithelo zazo. ²²Abayikwakhela omunye ukuba ahlale, bangatshaleli omunye ukuba adle; ngokuba izinsuku zabantu bami zizakuba njengezinsuku zomuthi, abakhethiweyo bami bazakuthokozela isikhathi eside umsebenzi wezandla zabo. ²³Abayikusebenza ngeze, bangazaleli ukwethuka okuzumayo, ngokuba bayinzalo yalabo uBaba wethu ababusisileyo, nenzalo yabo kanye nabo. ²⁴Bengakabizi, ngizaphendula; besakhuluma, ngizakuzwa.” ²⁵Impisi newundlu kuzakudla ndawonye, ibhubesi lizakudla utshani njengenkabi, kodwa uthuli luzakuba ngukudla kwenyoka. Aziyikulimaza nokubhubhisa nakuphi entabeni yami engcwele, kusho uBaba wethu.