U-Isaya 30:11-24 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

11. phambukani endleleni,nichezuke emkhondweni,nimdedisele kithi oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.”

12. Ngalokho usho kanje oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, uthi:“Njengokuba nilidelela leli zwi,nethemba kukho ukucindezela nakukho okuphambeneyo,nencike kukho,

13. ngalokho lobu bubibuyakuba njengokomfantu lapho sekuzakuwa,kuvokomele ogangeni oluphakemeyo,ukudilika kwalo kufike ngokuzumayo ngokuphazima kweso.

14. Luyabhidlizwa njengokuphahlazwa kwesitsha sombumbi,esichotshozwa singahawukelwa,kungabe kusatholakala phakathi kwezihlephunodengezi lokuthatha umlilo eziko,nolokucakula amanzi emgodini.”

15. Ngokuba yasho njalo iNkosi uJehova, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, yathi:“Niyakusindiswa ngokuphenduka nangokuphumula,amandla enu abe ngukuthula nangokwethemba;kepha anithandanga.

16. Kodwa nasho nathi: ‘Qha, siyakubaleka ngamahhashi,’ngalokho niyakubaleka:‘Sikhwele anejubane,’ngalokho abanixoshayo bayakuba nejubane.

17. Inkulungwane iyakubaleka ngokusongela koyedwa;ngokusongela kwaba yisihlanu niyakubaleka,nize nishiywe njengensika esiqongweni sentabananjengebhanela* phezu kwegquma.”

18. Ngalokho uJehova uyakulindelaukuba abe nomusa kini;nangalokhu uyakuphakama ukuba abe nesihe kini,ngokuba uJehova unguNkulunkulu wokwahlulela;babusisiwe bonke abamhlalelayo.

19. Ngokuba wena sizwe esakhe eSiyoni eJerusalema ungabe usakhala nokukhala; uyakuba nomusa impela kuwe ngezwi lokudazuluka kwakho; lapho elizwa, uyakuphendula.

20. Noma iNkosi iyakukunika isinkwa sosizi namanzi okuhlupheka, abafundisi bakho abasayikucasha, kodwa amehlo akho ayakubabona abafundisi bakho,

21. nezindlebe zakho ziyakuzwa izwi emva kwakho, lithi: “Nansi indlela; hambani ngayo,” noma niphambuka ngakwesokunene, noma niphambuka ngakwesokhohlo.

22. Niyakujivaza okunamekiweyo kwezithombe zenu ezibaziweyo zesiliva nesimbozo sezithombe zenu ezibunjiweyo zegolide; uyakuzihlakaza njengokungcolileyo, uthi kukho: “Suka lapha.”

23. Uyakunika imbewu yakho oyakuyihlwanyela emhlabathini imvula, aveze nesinkwa ezithelweni zomhlabathi oyakuvunda, uthele kakhulu; ngalolo suku izinkomo zakho ziyakuklaba emadlelweni abanzi.

24. Izinkabi nezimbongolo ezilima umhlabathi ziyakudla ukudla okuyolisiweyo, okweliweyo ngefosholo nangembenge.

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