U-Isaya 43:5-16 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

5. Ungesabi, ngokuba nginawe;ngiyakuyiletha inzalo yakho iphume empumalanga,ngikubuthe nasentshonalanga.

6. Ngiyakusho kuyo inyakatho,ngithi: ‘Balethe,’nakuyo iningizimu: ‘Ungabagodli.’Lethani amadodana ami akude,namadodakazi amiukuba aphume emikhawulweni yomhlaba,

7. onke abizwe ngegama lami,nengiwadalele inkazimulo yami,engiwabumbile nengiwenzile.”

8. Lethani abantu abayizimpumputhe abanamehlonezithulu ezinezindlebe.

9. Izizwe zonke mazibuthelwe ndawonye,abantu bonke babuthane;ngubani phakathi kwabo ongamemezela lokhu,asizwise izinto zakuqala;mabalethe ofakazi babo ukuba balungisiswe,bezwe, bathi: “Kuyiqiniso.”

10. “Ningofakazi bami,” usho uJehova,“nenceku yami engiyikhethileyoukuba nazi, ningethembe,niqonde ukuthi nginguye;ngaphambi kwami akwenziwanga uNkulunkulu,nangasemva kwami akayikuba khona.

11. Mina, mina nginguJehova,ngaphandle kwami akakho umsindisi.

12. Ngimemezele, ngisindisile, ngizwisile,kungakabikho unkulunkulu wabezizwe phakathi kwenu;yebo, ningofakazi bami,” usho uJehova,“mina nginguNkulunkulu.

13. Yebo, kwasendulo nginguye;akakho ongophula esandleni sami;lapho ngisebenza,ngubani ongakuvimbela na?”

14. Usho kanje uJehova, uMhlengi wenu,oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, uthi:“Ngenxa yenu ngithumele eBabele,ngiyakwehlisa bonke njengababaleki,namaKaledi ngemikhumbi yokujabula kwawo.

15. NginguJehova oNgcwele wenu,uMdali ka-Israyeli, iNkosi yenu.”

16. Usho kanje uJehova owenza indlela elwandle,nomkhondo emanzini anamandla,

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