Isaiah 51 (BONCB)

1 “Lalelani kimi lina elilandela ukulungalidinga LOTHIXO:Khangelani edwaleni elacezulwa kulolasegodini lamatshe elambiwa kulo; 2 khangelani ku-Abhrahama, uyihlo,lakuSara owalizalayo.Ekumbizeni kwami wayemunye,ngambusisa ngamandisa. 3 Ngeqiniso UTHIXO uzaduduza iZiyoniabe lesihawu kuwo wonke amanxiwa alo;uzakwenza izinkangala zalo zibe njenge-Edeni,amazwe alo alugwadule afane lesivande sikaThixo.Ukuthaba lentokozo kuzafunyanwa kulo,kanye lokubonga lelizwi lokuhlabela. 4 Lalelani kimi, bantu bami;ungizwe lawe sizwe sami:Kuzaphuma umthetho uvela kimi;ukulunga kwami kuzakuba yikukhanya ezizweni. 5 Ukulunga kwami kusondela ngokuphangisa,insindiso yami iyeza,ingalo yami izaletha ukulunga ezizweni.Izihlenge zizakhangela kimi,zilinde zithembe amandla ami. 6 Phakamiselani amehlo enu phezulu emazulwini,likhangele lasemhlabeni phansi;amazulu azanyamalala njengentuthu;umhlaba uzaguga njengesigqokoabakhe kuwo bafe njengempukane.Kodwa insindiso yami izakuba khona kuze kube nininini,ukulunga kwami akuyikuphela. 7 Ngizwani lina elikwaziyo okulungileyolina bantu abagcina umthetho wami ezinhliziyweni zenu:Lingakwesabi ukugconwa ngabantu,kumbe lethuswe yizithuko zabo. 8 Ngoba inondo izabadla njengesigqoko;impethu ibadle njengewulu.Kodwa ukulunga kwami kuzakuba khona kuze kube nininini;lensindiso yami ikhona kuzizukulwane zonke.” 9 Vuka, vuka, wena ngalo KATHIXO;uzigqokise ngamandla akho!Vuka njengasezinsukwini zendulo,lanjengakuzizukulwane zakudala.Kayisuwe yini owaquma uRahabi waba yiziqa,wagwaza lesilo lesiyana na? 10 Kawusuwe yini owomisa ulwandle,amanzi atshona kakhulu,wenza umgwaqo ezinzikini zolwandleukuze abahlengiweyo bachaphe na? 11 Labahlengiweyo BAKATHIXO bazabuyela.Bazangena eZiyoni behlabelela,intokozo engapheliyo izakuba ngumqhele emakhanda abo.Bazakuba lokuthula lenjabulo,usizi lokububula kuzaphela. 12 “Mina, mina uqobo, nginguye oliduduzayo.Ungubani wena ukuba wesabe abantu abafayo,amadodana abantu, abutshani nje, 13 uze ukhohlwe UTHIXO, uMenzi wakho,owendlala amazuluwabeka lezisekelo zomhlaba,ukuthi uhlale ngokwesaba okungapheliyo nsuku zonkengenxa yolaka lomncindezeli,ohlose ukuchitha na?Ngoba lungaphi na ulaka lomncindezeli? 14 Izibotshwa ezitshotshobeleyo zizakhululwa masinyazana,aziyikufela emajele azo,kumbe ziswele ukudla. 15 Ngoba mina NGINGUTHIXO uNkulunkulu wakho,ophehla ulwandle ukuze amagagasi alo ahlokome,ibizo lakhe NGUTHIXO uSomandla. 16 Ngifake amazwi ami emlonyeni wakhongakwembesa ngomthunzi wesandla sami,mina engabeka amazulu endaweni yawo,ngabeka izisekelo zomhlaba,njalo othi kuZiyoni, ‘Lina lingabantu bami.’ ” 17 Vuka, vuka!Phakama wena Jerusalema,wena onathe enkezweni esandleni SIKATHIXOinkezo yolaka lwakhe,wena oyikhoce wafika enzeceni zayo;inkezo eyenza amadoda adiyazele. 18 Kuwo wonke amadodana eliwazeleyo,kayikho eyayingalikhokhela;kuwo wonke amadodana elawondlayo,kayikho eyayingalibamba ngesandla. 19 Lezizingozi ezimbili zikwehlele;ngubani ongakududuza na?Incithakalo lokubhujiswa, indlala lenkemba,ngubani ongakududuza na? 20 Amadodana akho asephele amandla,aselala ezihlokweni zemigwaqo yonkenjengebhalabhala elibanjwe ngumambule.Agcwele ulaka LUKATHIXOlokukhuza kukaNkulunkulu wakho. 21 Ngakho-ke zwana lokhu wena ohluphekayo,lodakisiweyo kodwa kungasingewayini. 22 Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi bakho,uNkulunkulu wakho ovikela abantu bakhe:“Khangela, sengiyisusile esandleni sakhoinkezo ekwenza udiyazele;leyonkezo engeyolaka lwami,awuyikunatha ngayo futhi. 23 Ngizayibeka ezandleni zabakuhluphayo,abathi kuwe,‘Cambalala ukuze sihambe phezu kwakho.’Wena-ke wenza umhlane wakho waba njengenhlabathi,lanjengomgwaqo okungahanjwa kuwo.”

Isaiah 51 (BONCB)

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