U-Isaya 44:10-25 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

10. Ngubani owenzile uNkulunkulu,ngubani obumbile isithombe esibaziweyoesingesokusiza na?

11. Bheka, bonke abangane bakhe bayakujabha,nezisebenzi zingabantu nje.Mabahlangane bonke, beme;bayakwesaba, bajabhe kanyekanye.

12. Umkhandi wensimbi wenza imbazo,asebenze emalahleni,ayibumbe ngezando,ayisebenze ngamandla ezingalo zakhe;uyalamba, angabikho amandla;akaphuzi amanzi, uyadangala.

13. Umbazi uyelula intambo,adwebe umuthi ngokubomvu,awenze ngezibazo,adwebe ngekompasi,*awenze ngomfanekiso womuntu,ngobuhle bomuntu,ukuba uhlale endlini.

14. Uyazigawulela imisedari,*athathe imikhoba nama-oki,*awaqinise phakathi kwemithi yehlathi;uyatshala umfire,* imvula iwukhulise.

15. Bese kuba ngokomuntu ukuba abase ngakho;uthatha kuwo, othe;uyawuphemba, enze isinkwa;wenza unkulunkulu, akhuleke kuye,enze nesithombe esibaziweyo,akhothambele kuso.

16. Ushisa inxenye yawo emlilweni;phezu kwale nxenye uyadla inyama,ose izoso, asuthe;yebo, uyotha athi:“Halala! Sengifudumele,ngibonile umlilo.”

17. Ngokuseleyo kuwo uyakwenza unkulunkulu nesithombe;uyakhothamela kuso, akhuleke kuso,athandaze kuso, athi:“Ngophule; ungunkulunkulu wami.”

18. Abazi, abaqondi,ngokuba unamekile amehlo abo ukuze bangaboni,nezinhliziyo zabo ukuze bangaqondi.

19. Akakho okhumbulayo,nokwazi nokuqonda akukho kokuba kuthiwe:“Ngishisile inxenye yawo ngomlilo,ngenzile isinkwa phezu kwamalahle awo,ngosile inyama, ngayidla;ngingenza okuseleyo kuwo kube yisinengiso,ngikhothamele umbhuku womuthi,” na?

20. Udla umlotha;inhliziyo ekhohlisiweyo imdukisile;akanakophula umphefumulo wakhe nokuba athi:“Akukho yini amanga kwesokunene sami na?”

21. “Khumbula lezi zinto, Jakobe,wena Israyeli, ngokuba uyinceku yami;ngikubumbile, uyinceku yami;Israyeli, angiyikukhohlwa.

22. Ngesulile iziphambeko zakho njengefu,nezono zakho njengemilaza;buyela kimi, ngokuba ngikuhlengile.”

23. Thokozani, mazulu,ngokuba uJehova ukwenzile,nijabule nina zindawo eziphansi zomhlaba,niqhumuke ngokuhlabelela nina zintaba,nawe hlathi nayo yonke imithi ekuwe,ngokuba uJehova umhlengile uJakobe,ngokuhlabelela wazidumisa ngo-Israyeli.

24. Usho kanje uJehova uMhlengi wakhonowakubumba kwasesiswini, uthi:“NginguJehova owenza konke,oweneka izulu yedwa,nowendlala umhlaba ngokwakhe,

25. oshafisa izibonakaliso zabaprofethi bamanga,enze ababhuli ukuba bahlanye,obuyisela emuva abahlakaniphileyo,enze ukwazi kwabo kube ngubuwula;

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