Isaiah 29 (BONCB)

1 Maye kuwe Ariyeli, Ariyeli,idolobho uDavida ahlala kulo!Yengezelela umnyaka emnyakeniWenze ukulandelana kwemikhosi yakho kuqhubeke. 2 Ikanti i-Ariyeli ngizalivimbezela,lizakhala lilile,kimi lizafana leziko le-alithari. 3 Ngizakuhlasela amacele wonke,ngizakuzungeza ngemiphotshongongikuvimbezele ngemisebenzi yokukuhlasela. 4 Nxa usudilizelwe phansi, uzakhuluma uphansi,inkulumo yakho ayiyikuzwakala ivela othulini.Ilizwi lakho lizafana lelethonga liphuma phansi emhlabathini.Ilizwi lakho lizanyenyeza liphuma othulini. 5 Kodwa izitha zakho ezinengi,zizakuba njengothuli olucolekileyo,amaxuku alesihluku afane lamakhoba aphephukayo.Masinyazana, ngesikhatshana nje, 6 UTHIXO uSomandla uzafikangomdumo langokunyikinyeka komhlaba langomsindo omkhulu;ngesiphepho langesivunguzane langamalangabi omlilo oqothulayo. 7 Lapho-ke amaxuku ezizwe zonke ezilwa le-Ariyeli,ayihlaselayo kanye lezinqaba zayo,njalo eyizungezile, azakuba njengephupho,lilombono webusuku, 8 njengomuntu olambileyo ephupha esidla,kodwa aphaphame ukulamba kwakhe kulokhu kunjalo,lanjengalapho umuntu owomileyo ephupha enathakodwa aphaphame engelamandla, ukoma kwakhe kungaphelanga.Kuzakuba njalo lakumaxuku ezizwe zonkeezilwa leNtaba iZiyoni. 9 Thithibalani limangale,zenzeni iziphofu lingabe lisabona;dakwani kodwa kungabingenxa yotshwala. 10 UTHIXO ulehlisele ubuthongo obukhulu:uwavalile amehlo enu (abaphrofethi);wagubuzela amakhanda enu (izanuse). 11 Kini umbono wonke lo kawusilutho kodwa amazwi nje avalelwe encwadini egoqiweyo. Njalo nxa incwadi leyo liyiqhubela umuntu okwaziyo ukubala lithi kuye, “Ake ubale lokhu,” uzaphendula athi, “Anganelisi, ngoba ivaliwe.” 12 Loba nxa incwadi leyo liyiqhubela umuntu ongakwaziyo ukubala lithi kuye, “Ake ubale lokhu,” uzaphendula athi, “Angikwazi ukubala.” 13 UThixo uthi:“Abantu laba basondela kimi ngemilomo yabobangikhonze ngezindebe zabo,kodwa inhliziyo zabo zikude lami;ukungikhonza kwabokwenziwa kuphela nje ngemilayo abayifundiswa ngabantu. 14 Ngakho-ke abantu laba ngizaphinda ngibethusengesimanga phezu kwesimanga;inhlakanipho yabahlakaniphileyo izaphela,ulwazi lwezazi lunyamalale.” 15 Maye kulabo abatshona phansi ukubabafihlele UTHIXO amacebo abo,abenzela imisebenzi yabo emnyameni bacabange bathi,“Ngubani osibonayo? Ngubani ozakwazi?” 16 Lina lihlanekela izinto kubesengathi kucatshangwa ukuthi umbumbi unjengebumba.Okubunjiweyo kungatsho yini kokubumbileyo kuthi,“Kangibumbanga”?Imbiza ingatsho na kumbumbi ithi,“Kazi lutho”? 17 Ngesikhatshana esifitshane nje,iLebhanoni kayiyikuphendulwa ibe yinsimu evundileyo,kuthi insimu evundileyo ifane legusu na? 18 Ngalolosuku izacuthe zizawezwa amazwi omqulu,njalo ekukhanyeni lebumnyameniamehlo eziphofu abone emnyameni omkhulu. 19 Abathobekileyo bazathokoza futhi KUTHIXO,abaswelayo bazathokoza koNgcwele ka-Israyeli. 20 Abalesihluku bazanyamalala,abahleka usulu abayikuba khona,bonke abathanda ukwenza okubi bazabhujiswa, 21 labo abenza umuntu abe lecala ngokufakaza amanga,abathiya umvikeli enkundleni yamacala,kuthi ngobufakazi obungamangabenze omsulwa angehlulelwa ngemfanelo. 22 Ngakho-ke lokhu yikho UTHIXO owahlenga u-Abhrahama akutshoyo kwabendlu kaJakhobe:“UJakhobe kasayikuba lenhloni,ubuso bakhe kabusayikudana. 23 Lapho bebona abantwana babo,umsebenzi wezandla zami,bazakwenza ibizo lami libengcwele;bazabubona ubungcwele boNgcwele kaJakhobe,njalo bazamesaba uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 24 Abalahlekileyo emoyeni bazakuba lokuzwisisa;abasolayo bazavuma ukufundiswa.”

Isaiah 29 (BONCB)

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