U-Isaya 47:4-13 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

4. Igama loMhlengi wethu linguJehova Sebawoti,oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

5. “Hlala uzithulele,ungene ebumnyameni,wena ndodakazi yamaKaledi,ngokuba awusayikubizwa ngokuthi iNkosikazi Yemibuso.

6. Ngabathukuthelela abantu bami,ngalingcolisa ifa lami,ngalinikela esandleni sakho;awubahawukelanga,walenza ijoka lakho ukuba lisinde kakhuluphezu kwabadala.

7. Wathi wena: ‘Ngiyakuba yinkosikazi njalonjalo.’Ngalokho awubekanga lezi zinto enhliziyweni yakho,awukhumbulanga ukugcina kwazo.

8. “Manje yizwa lokhu wena ozijabulisayo,ohlala ulondekile,othi enhliziweni yakho:Yimi, akakho omunye;angiyikuhlalisa okomfelokazi,nokufelwa abantwana angiyikukwazi.

9. Kodwa lokhu kokubili kuyakufika kuwengokuphazima kweso ngalusuku lunye,ukufelwa, kwabantwana nobufelokazikufike phezu kwakho ngokugcweleyophakathi kobuningi bamalumbo akho,nobuningi beziphonso zakho.

10. Wethembile ebubini bakho, wathi:‘Akakho ongibonayo.’Ukuhlakanipha kwakho nokwazi kwakho kukudukisile;wathi enhliziyweni yakho:‘Yimi, akakho omunye.’

11. Kepha ububi buyakukwehlela,awuyikwazi lapho buvela khona;nengozi iyakuwela phezu kwakho,awuyikuba namandla okuyichezukisa,incithakalo ifike phezu kwakho ngokuzumayo,ungazi.

12. “Yima manje neziphonso zakhonobuningi bamalumbo akhookhandlekile kukho kwasebusheni bakho;mhlawumbe uyakusizakala,mhlawumbe uyakubanga uvalo.

13. Ukhathele ngobuningi bamacebo akho;mabasukume, bakusindise abadabula izulu,nababheka izinkanyezi,nabazisa ngezinyanga ezintsha ukuthikuphi lapho kuzakuvela khona lokhu okuzakukwehlela.

U-Isaya 47