Uisaya 44:5-12 Ibhayibhile (XHO96)

5. Uthile wothi: ‘NdingokaNdikhoyo;’omnye azibandakanye nendlu kaYakobi;wumbi agximfizwe ‘Ndikhoyo’ esandleni,naye azibize ngokuba ngumSirayeli.”

6. UNdikhoyo uKumkani kaSirayeli noMkhululi wakhe,nditsho uSomandla-onke, uthi:“Ndingowokuqala;ndikwangowokugqibela;akukho Thixo wumbi ngaphandle kwam.

7. Kakade ngubani onjengam? Makavele!Makakuvakalise kaloku okwênzekáyookoko ndamisela abantu bam mandulo.Makazixele iziganeko ezizayo;ewe, makazixele!

8. Sanukuphakuzela, musan' ukuxhalaba;kaloku ndatsho kwamandulo, unangoku ke.Kambe nina ningamangqina am.Ngaba kukho Thixo wumbi na?Ngaba likho na elinye iXhadi?Unotshe! Mna andizange ndilibone.”

9. Akanto yanto umntu oqingqa *umfanekiso; naloo mfanekiso azidla ngawo yimfeketho. Abo bayithelelayo ziimfama; abaliqondi ihlazo labo.

10. Kunceda ntoni ukuqingqa umfanekiso uwenze *uthixo?

11. Wonke umntu owenza loo nto uhlazekile. Andithi na kaloku le mifanekiso iqingqwa ngabantu? Mabeze enkundleni kaloku, uya kubona bosuka barhwaqele – abakho lihlazo.

12. Umkhandi uthatha ubhedu, alusebenze ngomlilo. Ngezo zigalo zakhe uthatha isando, alukhande elulungisa. Esasebenza njalo uyanxanwa, uyalamba, uyadinwa, yonke loo nto.

Uisaya 44