U-Isaya 49:1-12 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

1. Ngilaleleni nina ziqhingi,niqaphele nina bantu abakude;uJehova ungibizile kwasekuzalweni,waqamba igama lami kwasezibilinini zikamame.

2. Wawenza umlomo wami njengenkemba ebukhali,wangithukusa ethunzini lesandla sakhe,wangenza umcibisholo ophucuziweyo,wangithukusa esambweni sakhe.

3. Wathi kimi: “Uyinceku yami,u-Israyeli, engiyakuzidumisa kuye.”

4. Kepha ngase ngithi mina:“Ngikhandlekele ize,amandla ami ngiwachithele okuyizenokungelutho;nokho ilungelo lami likuJehova,nomvuzo wami ukuNkulunkulu wami.”

5. Manje uthi uJehovaowangibumba kwasekuzalweni ukubangibe yinceku yakheyokubuyisela kuye uJakobe,kubuthelwe kuye no-Israyeli futhingidunyisiwe emehlweni kaJehova,uNkulunkulu wami waba ngamandla ami

6. yebo, uthi:“Kuyinto elula ukuba ube yinceku yamiukuvusa izizwe zakwaJakobe,nokubuyisa abaseleyo bakwa-Israyeli;ngalokho ngiyakukubeka ube ngukukhanya kwabezizwe,ube yinsindiso yami kuze kube semkhawulweni womhlaba.”

7. Usho kanje uJehova,uMhlengi ka-Israyeli noNgcwele wakhe,kodelelwa nokudelelwa noyisinengiso esizweni,koyinceku yababusi, uthi:“Amakhosi ayakubona, asukume,izikhulu zibone, zikhothamengenxa kaJehova othembekile,oNgcwele ka-Israyeli okukhethileyo.”

8. Usho kanje uJehova, uthi:“Ngiyakuphendula ngesikhathi somusa,ngosuku lokusindiswa ngiyakusiza;ngiyakukulondoloza, ngikubekeube yisivumelwano sabantusokubuyisa izwenokubenza badle amafa achithekileyo,

9. uthi kwababoshiweyo: ‘Phumani,’nakwabasebumnyameni: ‘Velani.’“Bayakuklaba ngasezindleleni,amadlelo abo abe semagqumeni onke.

10. Abayikulamba, abayikoma,abayikushaywa yisifudumezi nelanga,ngokuba yena onomusa kubo uyakubahola,abayise emithonjeni yamanzi.

11. Ngiyakuzenza zonke izintaba zami zibe yizindlela,imendo yami iphakame.

12. Bheka, laba bayakuvela kude;bheka, laba bayakuvela enyakatho nasentshonalanga,nalaba ezweni laseSinimi.”

U-Isaya 49