U-Isaya 45:1-18 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

1. “Usho kanje uJehova kogcotshiweyo wakhe, kuKoresi,osandla sakhe sokunene ngisibambileukuba ngahlule izizwe phambi kwakhe,ngithukulule izinkalo zamakhosi,ngivule iminyango phambi kwakhe,amasango angabe esavalwa.

2. Mina ngiyakuhamba phambi kwakho,ngihlelembe amagebhugebhu,ngaphule izivalo zethusi,nginqume imigoqo yensimbi.

3. Ngiyakukunika ingcebo yobumnyama,nemfuyo ethukusiweyo ezindaweni ezisithekileyo,ukuba wazi ukuthi nginguJehovaokubiza ngegama lakho,uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

4. Ngenxa yenceku yami uJakobe,u-Israyeli okhethiweyo wami,ngikubizile ngegama lakho,ngikunikile igama lodumo, ungakangazi.

5. Mina nginguJehova, akakho omunye;ngaphandle kwami akakho uNkulunkulu;ngiyakubhincisa ungakangazi,

6. ukuze bazi kusukela empumalanga nasentshonalangaukuthi akakho ngaphandle kwami;mina nginguJehova, akakho omunye;

7. yimi engenza ukukhanya nengidala ubumnyama,ngenza ukuthula, ngidala okubi;nginguJehova owenza konke lokho.

8. “Consani, mazulu, phezulu,amafu athuntulule ukulunga;umhlaba mawuvuleke,kuthelwe ukusindiswa,kumile nokulunga;mina Jehova ngikudalile.

9. “Wo kuye olwa noMenzi,udengezi phakathi kwezindengezi zomhlaba!Ibumba liyakusho kolibumbayo ukuthi:‘Wenzani na?’nomsebenzi wakho ukuthi:‘Akanazo izandla,’ na?

10. Wo kuye osho kuyise ukuthi:‘Uzalani na?’nakowesifazane ukuthi:‘Unemihelo ngani na?’

11. “Usho kanje uJehova,oNgcwele ka-Israyeli noMenzi wakhe, uthi:Ningibuza ngezinto ezizayo, ngabantwana bami,ningiyaleze ngomsebenzi wezandla zami, na?

12. Yimi engiwenzile umhlaba,ngadala abantu phezu kwawo;mina ngezandla zami ngeneka izulu,nebandla lalo lonke ngiliyalezile.

13. Mina ngimvusile lona ngokulunga;ngiyakuhlelemba zonke izindlela zakhe;yena uyakuwakha umuzi wami,avumele abathunjwa bami ukuba bahambe,kungabi ngenkokhelo nangesipho,usho uJehova Sebawoti.”

14. Usho kanje uJehova, uthi:“Okukhandlekelweyo kwaseGibithenokuzuziweyo kwaseKushe,nangamaSheba, abantu abade,kuyakungena kuwe,kube ngokwakho;bayakukulandela, bafike beboshwengamaketanga,bakhothamele kuwe, bakhuleke kuwe, bathi:‘UNkulunkulu ukuwe kuphela,akakho omunye,akakho ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu.’ ”

15. Impela unguNkulunkulu ozifihlayo,wena Nkulunkulu, Msindisi.

16. Bayakujabha, babe namahloni bonkekanyekanye;bayakuhamba benamahloni bonke abenza izithombe.

17. Kepha u-Israyeli uyakusindiswa nguJehovangokusindiswa okuphakade;aniyikujabha, aniyikuba namahlonikuze kube phakade.

18. Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova,owalidala izulu, onguNkulunkulu,owawubumba umhlaba, wawenza,wawumisa, engawudalelanga ize,wawubumba ukuba kuhlalwe kuwo, uthi:“NginguJehova, akakho omunye.

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