U-Isaya 45:1-25
45 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova kogcotshiweyo wakhe uKhoresi,+Lowo ambambe isandla sokudla+Ukuze anqobe izizwe eziphambi kwakhe,+Athathele amakhosi izikhali zawo,Avule leminyango elezivalo ezimbili phambi kwakhe,Ukuze amagedi angavalwa:
2 “Ngizahamba phambi kwakho.+Ngizadiliza amaqaqa abe ngumhlabathi owendlalekileyo.
Ngiphahlaze izivalo zekhopha zibe yizicucu,Ngiqume lemigoqo yensimbi.+
3 Ngizakunika amagugu asezindaweni ezimnyama,Lamagugu afihlwe ezindaweni ezicatshileyo,+Ukuze ukwazi ukuthi nginguJehova,UNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli okubiza ngebizo lakho.+
4 Ngikubiza ngebizo lakho,Ngisenzela inceku yami uJakhobe, yena u-Israyeli engimkhethileyo.
Ngikunika ibizo elihloniphekayo lanxa ubungangazi.
5 NginguJehova kakho omunye.
Akula omunye uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami.+
Ngizakuqinisa lanxa ubungangazi,
6 Ukuze abantu bakwaziKusukela empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga*Ukuthi kakho omunye ngaphandle kwami.+
NginguJehova kakho omunye.+
7 Ngenza ukukhanya,+ ngidale lobumnyama,+Ngiletha ukuthula,+ ngidale lomonakalo;+Mina Jehova, yimi engizenzayo zonke lezizinto.
8 Lina mazulu yenzani ukuthi izulu line,+Amayezi kawathulule ukulunga.
Lomhlaba kawuvuleke uthele izithelo zensindiso,Wenze lokuthi ukulunga kube khona ngasikhathi sinye.+
Mina Jehova ngikudalile lokhu.”
9 Maye kulowo oxabana loMenzi wakhe,*Ngoba yena ulucezu nje lwesitsha esibunjiweyoOluphakathi kwezinye incezu zaso eziphansi!
Kambe ibumba lingabuza uMbumbi walo* lithi: “Kanti wenzani?”+
Into oyenzileyo ingakhuluma yini ithi:* “Kalazandla”?
10 Maye kulowo othi kubaba womuzi: “Uzakuba ngubaba womntwana onjani?”
Athi kowesifazana: “Kuyini ozakubeletha?”
11 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli,+ yena onguMbumbi wakhe:
“Alingithembi yini nxa ngilitshela ngezinto ezizayo?
Lingangitshela okokwenza yini ngamadodana ami+ langomsebenzi wezandla zami?
12 Yimi engadala umhlaba,+ ngadala labantu abakuwo.+
Ngelula amazulu ngezandla zami,+Njalo konke okusemkhathini ngikupha* imilayo.”+
13 “Sengikhethe* umuntu othile ngenxa yokulunga kwami,+Ngizakwenza izindlela zakhe zonke ziqonde.+
Nguye ozangakhela idolobho lami,Akhulule labathunjiweyo bami+ kungelambadalo kumbe ukufunjathiswa,”+ kutsho uJehova wamabutho.
14 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
“Inzuzo yaseGibhithe* lempahla ethengiswayo yaseTopiya* kanye lamaSabhini, amadoda amade,Konke kuzabuya kuwe kube ngokwakho.
Bazahamba ngemva kwakho bebotshwe ngamaketane.
Bazakuza bakukhothamele.+
Bakhulume lawe ngenhlonipho bathi, ‘UNkulunkulu ulawe sibili,+Kakho omunye, kakho omunye uNkulunkulu.’”
15 Kuyacaca ukuthi wena unguNkulunkulu ogcina izindlela zakhe zifihlakele,*Wena Msindisi, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.+
16 Bonke bazayangiswa babe lenhloni,Bonke abenza izithombe bazasuka beyangekile.+
17 Kodwa wena Israyeli, uJehova uzakusindisa ngensindiso engapheliyo.+
Awusoze uyangiswe loba wenziwe ube lenhloni kuze kube nini lanini.+
18 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova,UMdali wamazulu,+ uNkulunkulu weqiniso,Lowo owabumba umhlaba, uMenzi wawo owawumisa waqina,+Ongawudalelanga ukuthi ungabi lalutho kodwa owawubumba ukuze kuhlalwe kuwo:+
“NginguJehova, kakho omunye.
19 Kangizange ngikhulume ngisendaweni ecatshileyo,+ elizweni lobumnyama,Kangizange ngithi ebantwaneni bakaJakhobe,‘Ake lingidinge lanxa lingasoze lingithole.’
NginguJehova, ngikhuluma okulungileyo ngimemezele okuqotho.+
20 Buthanani ndawonye libuye.
Lina lonke elibaleke ezizweni sondelani.+
Labo abahamba bethwele izithombe ezibaziweyo kabazilutho,Bakhuleka kunkulunkulu ongeke abasindise.+
21 Lethani umbiko wenu, yethulani udaba lwenu.
Hlanganisani amakhanda.
Ngubani owazikhulumayo izinto lezi endulo,Wazimemezela kusukela kudaladala?
Kayisimi yini uJehova?
Kakho omunye uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami,NginguNkulunkulu olungileyo loMsindisi,+ kakho omunye ngaphandle kwami.+
22 Buyani kimi lisindiswe,+ lina lonke mikhawulo yomhlaba,Ngoba yimi uNkulunkulu kakho omunye.+
23 Sengifunge ngami uqobo;Ilizwi seliphume emlonyeni wami ngokulunga,Kalisoze liphenduke:+
Wonke amadolo azangiguqela,Bonke abantu bazafunga ukuthi baqotho kimi,+
24 Bathi, ‘UJehova ulungile sibili njalo ulamandla.
Bonke abamzondeleyo bazakuza kuye beyangekile.
25 Kuzakhanya ukuthi bonke abantwana baka-Israyeli* balungile ngenxa kaJehova,+Bazaziqhenya ngezinto azenzileyo.’”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “ekuphumeni kwelanga kusiya ekutshoneni kwalo.”
^ Kumbe, “lalowo owambumbayo.”
^ Kumbe, “lowo owalibumbayo.”
^ Kumbe, “Umsebenzi wakho uthi.”
^ Kumbe, “lonke ibutho lawo ngilipha.”
^ Kumbe, “Sengivuse.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “Izisebenzi zaseGibhithe.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “labathengisi baseTopiya.”
^ Kumbe, “unguNkulunkulu ozifihlayo sibili.”
^ Kumbe, “yonke inzalo ka-Israyeli ilungile.”
