U-Isaya 41:14-24 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

14. Ungesabi wena mpethu, Jakobe,nani bantu bakwa-Israyeli;mina ngiyakukusiza,” usho uJehova;uMhlengi wakho ungoNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

15. “Bheka, ngiyakukwenza ukuba ube yisibhuloesisha esibukhali esinamazinyo;uyakubhula izintaba, uzicolisise,wenze amagquma abe njengamakhoba.

16. Uyakuwahlakaza, umoya uwasuse,isivunguvungu siwachithe;wena uyakuthokoza ngoJehova,uzibonge ngoNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

17. “Abampofu nabaswelayo bafuna amanzi, kepha awakho,nolimi lwabo luphele ukoma;mina Jehova ngiyakubaphendula,mina Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli angiyikubashiya.

18. Ngiyakuvula imifula emadulini angenaluthonemithombo phakathi kwezigodi;ngiyakwenza ihlane libe yichibi lamanzi,nomhlabathi owomileyo ube yiziphethu zamanzi.

19. Ngiyakutshala umsedari* ehlane,umtholo, nombomvana, nomnqumo,ngibeke kwahlongasibi umsayipuresi,*nomthidari,* nomkhoba kanyekanye,

20. ukuze babone, bazi,baqaphele, baqonde kanyekanyeukuthi isandla sikaJehova sikwenzile lokhunokuthi oNgcwele ka-Israyeli wakudala.

21. “Lethani indaba yenu,” usho uJehova,“nisondeze izizathu zenu,” isho iNkosi kaJakobe.

22. “Mabazisondeze,basitshele okuyakwenzeka;izinto zakuqala ziyini na?Mabasitshele zonaukuba sizibeke ezinhliziyweni zethu,sazi ukuphela kwazo,noma nisizwise okuzayo.

23. Sitsheleni okuzayo ngesikhathi esizayo,sazi ukuthi ningonkulunkulu;yebo, yenzani okuhle noma okubi,simangale, sikubone kanyekanye.

24. Bhekani, nivela kokungekho,nemisebenzi yenu ayiyinto yalutho;uyisinengiso onikhethileyo.

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