U-Isaya 44:4-16 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

4. bayakuhluma phakathi kotshaninjengeminyezane ngasemifudlaneni yamanzi.

5. Omunye uyakuthi: ‘NgingokaJehova;’omunye uyakuzibiza ngegama likaJakobe,omunye azilobele uJehova esandleni sakhe,azidumise ngegama lika-Israyeli.”

6. “Usho kanje uJehova,iNkosi ka-Israyeli,noMhlengi wakhe, uJehova Sebawoti, uthi:Ngingowokuqala, ngingowokugcina,ngaphandle kwami akakho uNkulunkulu.

7. Ngubani ongabiza njengami, akumemezele,akubeke phambi kwami,kusukela ekusekeleni kwami abantu basendulo, na?Yebo, okuzayo nokuyakwenzeka mabakumemezele.

8. Ningesabi, ningabi naluvalo;angithi ngikuzwisile kusukela endulo,ngakumemezela, na?Nina ningofakazi bami.Kukhona uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami na?Cha, alikho iDwala; angilazi.”

9. Abenza isithombe esibaziweyo bayize bonke;izinto zabo ezithandekayo aziyikusiza;ofakazi babo ababoni, futhi abazi;bayakujabhiswa.

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.”

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