U-Isaya 41:2-12 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

2. “Ngubani ovusile ukulungakuphume empumalanga,akubize ukuba kumlandele,anikele izizwe phambi kwakhe,amenze ukuba abuse amakhosi,abenze babe njengothuli ngenkemba yakhe,nanjengamabibi aphephezeliswayongomnsalo wakhe, na?

3. Uyabaxosha, adlule kahlengezindlela angazihambanga ngezinyawo.

4. Ngubani okusebenzileyo, wakwenza, na?Nguye owazibiza izizukulwane kwasekuqaleni:mina Jehova engingowokuqalanenginguye nakwabokuphela.”

5. Iziqhingi ziyakubona, ziyesaba;imikhawulo yomhlaba iyathuthumela;isondele, isifikile.

6. Yilowo nalowo usiza umakhelwane wakhe;uthi komfowabo: “Yiba nesibindi.”

7. Umbazi uqunga umkhandi isibindi,nololonga ngesando uqunga oshaya isikhandelo isibindi,ethi ngokunamathelisa: “Kuhle,”ekubethela ngezipikili,funa kunyakaziswe.

8. “Kepha wena Israyeli, nceku yami,wena Jakobe engikukhethileyo,nzalo ka-Abrahama othandiweyo wami,

9. wena engikuthathile emikhawulweni yomhlaba,ngakubiza emagumbini awo,ngathi kuwe:‘Wena uyinceku yami,’ngikukhethile, angikulahlanga;

10. ungesabi, ngokuba mina nginawe;ungapheli amandla,ngokuba mina nginguNkulunkulu wakho;ngiyakuqinisa, futhi ngiyakusiza,yebo, ngiyakusekela ngesandla sokunene sokulunga kwami.

11. “Bheka, bonke abafuthekela wenabayakuba namahloni, bajabhe;abamelene nawe bayakuba njengento engelutho,babhubhe.

12. Uyakubafuna, ungabafumani kodwa,labo bantu abaxabana nawe;abalwa nawe bayakuba njengento engelutho nanjengeze.

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