Isaiah 45 (BONCB)
1 “Nanku akutshoyo UTHIXO kogcotshiweyo wakhe,uKhurosi, engibamba isandla sakhe sokudlaukuba nginqobe izizwe eziphambi kwakhe,ngithathele amakhosi izihlangu zawo,ngivule iminyango phambi kwakheukuze amasango angavaleki: 2 Ngizahamba phambi kwakhongenze izintaba zendlaleke.Ngizadiliza amasango ethusi,ngifohle emigoqweni yensimbi. 3 Ngizakupha inotho yobumnyama,lenotho egcinwe ezindaweni ezifihlakeleyoukuze wazi ukuthi mina NGINGUTHIXO,uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, okubiza ngebizo. 4 Ngenxa kaJakhobe inceku yami,lo-Israyeli okhethiweyo wami,ngikubiza ngebizongikunike ibizo lokuhlonipha,lanxa wena unganginakanga. 5 Mina NGINGUTHIXO, njalo kakho omunye;ngaphandle kwami akulaNkulunkulu.Ngizakuqinisa,lanxa wena unganginakanga, 6 ukuze kuthi kusukela empumalangakusiya entshonalanga,abantu bakwazi ukuthi kakho omunye ngaphandle kwami.Mina NGINGUTHIXO, njalo kakho omunye. 7 Ngenza ukukhanya njalo ngidale umnyama,ngiletha ukuphumelela njalo ngidale incithakalo;mina THIXO ngiyazenza zonke lezizinto. 8 Lina mazulu angaphezulu, nisani ukulunga;amayezi kawakuthululele phansi.Umhlaba kawuvuleke kabanzikuhlume ukusindiswa,ukulunga akukhule lakho;mina, UTHIXO, ngikudalile. 9 Maye kulowo ophikisa uMdali wakhe,kulowo oludengezi njephakathi kwendengezi emhlabathini.Ibumba liyatsho na kumbumbi lithi,‘Kuyini okubumbayo?’Umsebenzi wakho uyatsho na uthi,‘Kalazandla?’ 10 Maye kulowo othi kuyise,‘Kuyini owakuzalayo?’loba athi kunina,‘Kuyini owakubelethayo?’ 11 Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO,oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, loMdali wakhe uthi:Mayelana lezinto ezizayo,uyangibuza ngabatwabami na,loba uyangilawula emsebenzini engiwenzayo na? 12 Yimi engadala umhlaba,ngenza labantu abahlala kuwo.Ezami izandla yizo ezananabula amazulu;ngahlela amaxuku ezinkanyezi zawo. 13 Ngizamvusa uKhurosi ngokulunga kwami,ngenze izindlela zakhe zonke ziqonde.Uzalakha futhi idolobho lami,akhulule abami abaxotshwayo elizweni,kodwa kungekho nhlawulo kumbe umvuzo,kutsho UTHIXO uSomandla.” 14 Nanku akutshoyo UTHIXO:“Izithelo zaseGibhithe lempahla ethengiswayo yaseKhushilamaSebhina lawana amade,bazakuza kuwebabengabakho,bazakhasabula ngemva kwakho,beze kuwe bebotshwe ngamaketane.Bazakukhothamelabakuncenge besithi,‘Ngempela uNkulunkulu ulawe, kakho omunye,kakho omunye uNkulunkulu.’ ” 15 Ngeqiniso unguNkulunkulu ozifihlayo,Nkulunkulu loMsindisi ka-Israyeli. 16 Bonke ababaza izithombe bazayangiswa badumazeke;bonke bazahamba beyangekile. 17 Kodwa u-Israyeli uzasindiswa NGUTHIXOngensindiso engapheliyo;kaliyikuyangiswa kumbe libe lehlazokuze kube nininini. 18 Ngoba nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXOyena owadala amazulu,unguNkulunkulu,yena owabumba umhlaba wawenza,wawusekela;kawudalanga ukuba ungabi lalutho,kodwa wawenza ukuba kuhlalwe kuwo,uthi:“Mina NGINGUTHIXO,kakho omunye. 19 Angikhulumanga ensithakwenye indawo elizweni lomnyama;angizange ngithi kuzizukulwane zikaJakhobe,‘Ngidingani lingangitholi.’Mina THIXO ngikhuluma iqiniso;ngitsho okuqotho. 20 Qoqanani ndawonye lize kimi;buthanani lina elabaleka ezizweni.Labo abahamba bethwele izithombe zezigodo kabazi lutho;labo abakhuleka kubonkulunkulu abangeke babasize.” 21 Memezelani okufanele kube yikho, likubike,kabemukele izeluleko ndawonye.Ngubani owabika lokhu endulo,ngubani owamemezela ngakho kudala le?Kwakungayisimi mina THIXO na?Njalo kakho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami,uNkulunkulu olungileyo onguMsindisi;kakho omunye, yimi kuphela. 22 “Phendukelani kimi lisindiswe,lonke lina mikhawulo yomhlaba;ngoba mina nginguNkulunkulu,njalo kakho omunye. 23 Ngifunge ngami,ngobuqotho bonkeumlomo wami ukhulume ilizwi elingayikwesulwa.Amadolo wonke azaguqa phambi kwami;izindimi zonke zizafunga ngami. 24 Zizakutsho ngami zithi, ‘Ukulunga lamandla KUTHIXO kuphela.’ ”Bonke abamthukuthelelayobazakuza kuye bayangiswe. 25 Kodwa THIXO yonke inzaloka-Israyeli izafunyanwa ilungile,ithokoze iziqhenya ngaye.