U-Isaya 43:1-28
43 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova,UMdali wakho wena Jakhobe, yena owakubumbayo, wena Israyeli:+
“Ungesabi ngoba sengikuhlengile.+
Sengikubize ngebizo lakho.
Wena ungowami.
2 Lapho udabula emanzini amanengi ngizabe ngilawe,+Lalapho uchapha imifula ayisoze ikukhukhule.+
Lapho uhamba phakathi komlilo awusoze utshe,Ilangabi kalisoze likuhaqaze.
3 Ngoba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,ONgcwele ka-Israyeli, uMsindisi wakho.
Senginikele iGibhithe ukuthi ibe yinhlawulo yakho,Nganikela ngeTopiya leSebha ukuze uhlengwe.
4 Waba ligugu kimi,+Waphiwa udumo njalo ngikuthandile.+
Ngakho ngizanikela abantu ukuze ngikusindise,Nginikele langezizwe ukuze ngihlenge impilo yakho.
5 Ungesabi ngoba ngilawe.+
Ngizaletha abantwabakho bevela* empumalanga,Ngizalibuthanisa ndawonye kusukela entshonalanga.+
6 Inyakatho ngizakuthi kuyo, ‘Bayekele bahambe,’+
Ngitshele leningizimu ngithi, ‘Ungabavimbeli.
Lethani amadodana ami asezindaweni ezikhatshana kanye lamadodakazi ami asemikhawulweni yomhlaba,+
7 Wonke umuntu obizwa ngebizo lami,+Engamdalela inkazimulo yami,Engambumbayo njalo ngamenza.’+
8 Lethani abantu abayiziphofu lanxa belamehlo,Abayizacuthe lanxa belendlebe.+
9 Zonke izizwe kazibuthane endaweni eyodwa,Abantu bonke kababuthane ndawonye.+
Ngubani phakathi kwabo ongakukhuluma lokhu?
Ngubani kubo ongenza sizwe izinto zakuqala?*+
Kabalethe ofakazi babo ukuze kukhanye ukuthi baqinisile,Abanye labo kabezwe bathi, ‘Liqiniso sibili.’”+
10 “Lingofakazi bami,”+ kutsho uJehova,“Inceku yami engiyikhethileyo,+Ukuze likwazi njalo likholwe kimi,*Lizwisise lokuthi angitshintshi.+
Ngaphambi kwami kakho uNkulunkulu owayekhona,Langemva kwami kakho omunye oseke waba khona.+
11 Mina, mina uqobo nginguJehova+ njalo akula omunye umsindisi ngaphandle kwami.”+
12 “Yimi engabikayo, ngasindisa njalo ngenza kwaziwaNgesikhathi kungela loyedwa unkulunkulu wezizweni phakathi kwenu.+
Yikho lingofakazi bami,” kutsho uJehova, “njalo mina nginguNkulunkulu.+
13 Kanti njalo angisoze ngitshintshe,+Kakho ongahluthuna loba yini esesandleni sami.+
Nxa sengisenza okuthile ngubani ongakuvimba?”+
14 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, uMhlengi wakho,+ oNgcwele ka-Israyeli:+
“Ngizathumela ibutho eBhabhiloni ngisenzela lina futhi ngizawisela phansi imigoqo yamagedi,+AmaKhaledi azakhala kabuhlungu ngenxa yosizi esemikhunjini yawo.+
15 NginguJehova, oNgcwele wenu,+ uMdali ka-Israyeli+ njalo ngiyiNkosi yenu.”+
16 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova,Yena ovula indlela elwandleAvule lomgwaqo emanzini ageleza ngamandla,+
17 Okhipha inqola yempi kanye lebhiza,+Akhiphe ibutho kanye lamaqhawe alamandla:
“Bazalala bangavuki,+
Bacitshwe njengentambo yesibane ebhebhayo.”
18 “Lingakhumbuli izinto zakuqala,Lingabi lilokhu licabanga ngezinto ezenzakala kudala.
19 Khangelani! Sengisenza okutsha,+Lakhathesi sekuqalisile ukwenzakala.
Kanti alikuboni yini?
Ngizavula indlela endaweni eyinkangala,+Lemifula endaweni elugwadule.+
20 Inyamazana zeganga zizangipha udumo,Amakhanka lezintshe lakho kuzangipha udumo,Ngoba ngenza kube lamanzi enkangala,Kanye lemifula ezindaweni ezilugwadule,+Ukuze abantu bami abakhethiweyo+ banathe,
21 Abantu engazibumbela bonaUkuze bangidumise.+
22 Kodwa kawuzange ungibize, wena Jakhobe,+Ngenxa yokuthi wawusudiniwe ngami, wena Israyeli.+
23 Kawuzange ungiphathele izimvu zomnikelo wakho wokutshiswa ogcweleyo,Kawuzange ungikhazimulise ngemihlatshelo yakho.
Angizange ngikubambe ngamandla ukuthi ungiphathele isipho,Kangizange ngikudine ngokukutshela ukuthi ungilethele inhlaka yokwenza impepha.+
24 Kawuzange ungithengele umhlanga onukelelayo* ngemali yakho,Kawuzange ungenze ngisuthiseke ngamafutha emihlatshelo yakho.+
Kodwa wangithwalisa nzima ngezono zakhoWangidinisa ngamacala akho.+
25 Mina, mina uqobo yimi engizesulayo iziphambeko zakho*+ ngenxa yebizo lami,+Njalo kangisoze ngizikhumbule izono zakho.+
26 Ngikhumbuza; kasihlafune udaba esimangalelana ngalo,Landisa eyakho indaba ukuze utshengise ukuthi awulacala.
27 Ukhokho wakho wokuqala wona,Abakhulumeli* bakho bangihlamukele,+
28 Ngakho ngizangcolisa izikhulu zendawo engcwele,Ngizakwenza ukuthi uJakhobe atshabalaliswe,Ngenze u-Israyeli athukwe.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “inzalo yakho ivela.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo izinto ezizakuza kuqala esikhathini esizayo.
^ Kumbe, “lingithembe.”
^ Akwaziwa ukuthi ibizo lomhlanga lo eliqondileyo yiliphi sibili.
^ Kumbe, “izenzo zakho zokuhlamuka.”
^ Kungenzeka kutshiwo abafundisi boMthetho.
