Isaiah 65 (BONCB)
1 “Ngaziveza kulabo abangangicelanga;ngafunyanwa yilabo abangangidinganga.Isizwe esingakhulekanga kimingathi kuso, ‘Ngilapha, ngilapha.’ 2 Ilanga lonke ngelula izandla zamiebantwini abayiziqholo,abahamba ngezindlela ezingalungangabelandela iminakano yabo, 3 abantu abahlezi bengicunulabengikhangele,benikela imihlatshelo emasimini,betshisa impepha phezu kwezitina; 4 abahlala emangcwabenibalale besenza imilindelo eyimfihlo ebusuku;abadla inyama yengulube,abambiza zabo zigcina umhluzi wenyama engcolileyo; 5 abathi, ‘Hlala khatshana, ungasondeli phansi kwami,ngoba ngingcwele kulawe!’Abantu abanjalo banjengentuthu emakhaleni ami,umlilo ovuthayo ilanga lonke. 6 Khangela, kulotshiwe phambi kwami ukuthi:Angiyikuthula, kodwa ngizaphindisela ngokugcweleyo;ngizaphindisela ngokupheleleyo, 7 kokubili izono zenu lezono zabokhokho benu,”kutsho UTHIXO.“Ngoba batshisa imihlatshelo phezu kwezintababangihlambaza phezu kwamaqaqa.Ngizaphindisela kubo ngokugcweleyongenxa yezenzo zabo abazenza ngaphambili.” 8 Nanku akutshoyo UTHIXO:“Njengalapho umhluzi usatholakala ehlukuzweni lamavinilabantu besithi, ungalibhidlizi,kusekhona okuhle kulo,ngizazenzela okunjalo izinceku zami;angiyikuzibhubhisa zonke. 9 Ngizaletha isizukulwane esivela kuJakhobe,lakoJuda kuvele abazakuba ngabanikazi bezintaba zami;zizakuba yilifa labakhethiweyo bami,izinceku zami zizahlala khona. 10 ISharoni izakuba ngamadlelo emihlambilesiGodi sase-Akhori sibe yindawo yokuphumulela imihlambi,yabantu bami abangidingayo. 11 Kodwa lina elilahla UTHIXOlikhohlwe intaba yami engcwele;liphakele unkulunkulu uNhlanhla ukudlalibuye ligcwalisele unkulunkulu uSimiselo iwayini elixutshiweyo, 12 ngizalimisela inkemba,njalo lonke lizakhothamela ukubulawa,ngoba ngamemeza kodwa kalisabelanga,ngakhuluma kodwa lina kalilalelanga.Lenza okubi phambi kwamilakhetha okungicunulayo.” 13 Ngakho-ke UTHIXO Wobukhosi uthi:“Izinceku zami zizakudla,kodwa lina lizalamba;izinceku zami zizanatha,kodwa lina lizakoma;izinceku zami zizathokoza,kodwa lina lizayangiswa. 14 Izinceku zami zizahlabelelangentokozo yezinhliziyo zazo,kodwa lina lizakhalangobuhlungu bezinhliziyonjalo lilile ngokudabuka komoya. 15 Lizatshiya ibizo lenunjengesithuko kwabakhethiweyo bami; UTHIXO Wobukhosi uzalibulala,kodwa izinceku zakhe uzazinika elinye ibizo. 16 Lowo okhulekela isibusiso elizweniuzakwenza lokho ngoNkulunkulu weqiniso;lalowo owenza isifungo elizweni,uzafunga ngoNkulunkulu weqiniso.Ngoba inhlupheko ezedlulayozizakhohlakala zifihlakale emehlweni ami.” 17 “Khangelani, ngizadalaizulu elitsha lomhlaba omutsha.Izinto zakuqala aziyikukhunjulwa,kumbe zifike engqondweni. 18 Kodwa thabani lijabule kokuphelangalokho engizakudala,ngoba ngizadala iJerusalema libe yintokozolabantu balo babe yinjabulo. 19 Ngizathokoza ngeJerusalemanjalo ngijabule ngabantu bami;ukulila lokukhalaakusayikuzwakala kulo futhi. 20 Kulo akusayikuba khona futhiusane oluphila insuku ezilutshwanekumbe umuntu omdala ongaphelelisi iminyaka yakhe;lowo ofa elekhulu leminyakauzakhangelwa njengomntwana nje;lowo ongafikiyo ekhulwiniuzakhangelwa njengoqalekisiweyo. 21 Bazakwakha izindlu bahlale kuzo;bazahlanyela izivini badle izithelo zazo. 22 Kabasayikwakha izindlu zihlalwe ngabanyekumbe bahlanyele, kudle abanye.Ngoba njengezinsuku zesihlahla,zizakuba njalo insuku zabantu bami;abakhethiweyo bami bazakholisaumsebenzi wezandla zabo okwesikhathi eside. 23 Kabayikusebenzela ize,kumbe abantwababo bazalelwe ukuhlupheka,ngoba bazakuba ngabantu ababusisiweyo NGUTHIXO,bona kanye lezizukulwane zabo. 24 Ngizabaphendula bengakakhuleki;ngibezwe besakhuluma. 25 Impisi lewundlu kuzakudla ndawonye,lesilwane sizakudla utshani njengenkomo,kodwa inyoka izakudla uthuli.Kaziyikulimaza kumbe zibhubhisekuyo yonke intaba yami engcwele,”kutsho UTHIXO.