Isaiah 48 (BONCB)

1 “Zwana lokhu, wena ndlu kaJakhobe,lina elibizwa ngebizo lika-Israyelielingabosendo lukaJuda,lina elifunga NGOTHIXO,licele usizo kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,kodwa kungasingeqiniso loba ngokulunga, 2 lina elibizwa ngokuthi lingabasedolobheni elingcwele,lethembe uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, UTHIXO uSomandla yilo ibizo lakhe: 3 Ngamemezela ngezinto zakuqala endulo,ngazitsho ngomlomo wami, ngazenza zazakala.Ngazenza ngokuphangisa, zahle zenzakala. 4 Ngoba ngangikwazi ukuthi ulenkani,imisipha yentamo yakho zinsimbi,ibunzi lakho lithusi. 5 Ngakho-ke ngakutsho kudala ngalezizinto,ngakwazisa ngazo zingakenzakaliukuze wena ungaze wathi,‘Izithombe zami yizo ezazenzayo;izithixo zami zezigodo lonkulunkulu wensimbi yibo abakumisayo.’ 6 Usuzizwile lezizinto; zikhangele zonke.Awuyikuzivuma na? Kusukela khathesi ngizakutshela ngezinto ezintsha,izinto ezifihlakeleyo wena ongazaziyo. 7 Zidalwe khathesi nje, hatshi endulo;awuzange uzwe ngazo mandulo.Ngakho awungeke uthi,‘Yebo, kade ngizazi.’ 8 Kawuzange uzwe kumbe uqedisise;kusukela endulo indlebe yakho ibingavulekanga.Ngikwazi kuhle ukuthi wena uyingozi;kwathiwa ungumhlamuki kusukela ekuzalweni kwakho. 9 Ngenxa yebizo lami, ngiyaluphuzisa ulaka lwami;ngenxa yodumo lwami ngiyalubamba ukuba lungehleli kuwe,ukuze ngingakubhubhisi. 10 Khangela, ngikulungisile lanxa kunganjengesiliva;ngikuhlole emlilweni wokuhlupheka. 11 Ngenxa yami, ngenxa yami, ngenza lokhu.Ngingavuma njani ukuba ibizo lami ligconwe na?Angiyikunika omunye udumo lwami.” 12 “Ngilalela wena Jakhobe,Israyeli, engikubizileyo:Mina nginguye;ngingowokuqala njalo ngingowokucina. 13 Isandla sami sabeka izisekelo zomhlaba,isandla sami sokudla sendlala amazulu;lapho ngikubiza,kuyasukuma konke kanyekanye. 14 Buthanani ndawonye lonke lilalele:Yisiphi sezithombe esamemezela ngalezizinto ngaphambilini na?Umsekeli KATHIXO okhethiweyouzafeza inhloso yakhe yokuhlasela amaKhaladiya;ingalo yakhe izamelana lamaKhaladiya. 15 Mina, mina ngokwami, sengikhulumile;yebo ngimbizile.Ngizamletha,njalo uzaphumelela kuyo inhloso yakhe. 16 Sondelani kimi lizwe lokhu:Kusukela esimemezelweni sakuqala angikhulumelanga ensitha;lapho kusenzakala, mina ngikhona.” Khathesi UTHIXO Wobukhosi ungithumilengoMoya wakhe. 17 Nanku UTHIXO akutshoyo,uMhlengi wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli:“Mina NGINGUTHIXO uNkulunkulu wakho,okufundisa lokho okuhle kakhulu kuwe,ekutshengisa indlela okumele uhambe ngayo. 18 Aluba wawulalele imilayo yami nje,ukuthula kwakho kwakuzakuba njengomfula,ukulunga kwakho kunjengamagagasi olwandle. 19 Inzalo yakho yayizakuba ngangetshebetshebe,abantwabakho babe ngangezinhlamvu zalo ezingeke zibalwe;ibizo labo belingayikwesulwakumbe lidilizwe phambi kwami.” 20 Sukani eBhabhiloni,libalekele amaBhabhiloni!Bikani lokhu lihlaba umkhosi ngentokozonjalo likumemezele.Kufikiseni emikhawulweni yomhlaba;lithi, “UTHIXO uyihlengile inceku yakhe uJakhobe.” 21 Kabomanga ekubaholeni kwakhe bedabula ezinkangala;wabenzela amanzi agelezayo ephuma edwaleni,wadabula idwalaamanzi ampompoza. 22 UTHIXO uthi, “Akukho ukuthula kwababi.”

Isaiah 48 (BONCB)

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