U-Izaya 48

₁“Yizwa lokhu wena ndlu kaJakobe,

obizwa ngegama lika-Israyeli,

ovela okhalo lukaJuda,

ofunga igama likaSimakade,

nobiza uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli

kungengaqiniso nakulunga.

₂Ngokuba bazibiza ngomuzi ongcwele,

bencika kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,

nguSimakade Wamabandla, igama lakhe.

₃Ngimemezele izinto zakuqala esikhathini esedlule,

ezaphuma emlonyeni wami;

ngazizwakalisa, ngazenza,

zenzeka ngokuphazima.

₄Ngokuba bengazi ukuthi ninenkani,

nentamo yenu ingumsipha wensimbi,

nebunzi lenu liyithusi;

₅ngazimemezela kini kwasemandulo

zingakenzeki, ngazizwakalisa,

ningaze nithi:

‘Yisithombe sami esizenzile,

isithombe sami esibaziweyo,

nesithombe sami esibunjiweyo, esiyalezile.’

₆Nizwile, manje bhekani konke lokhu;

aniyukukumemezela na?

“Kusukela manje ngizokwazisa okusha,

yebo, nokusithekileyo ongazange ukwazi.

₇Kudalwe manje, hhayi emandulo;

awukaze uzwe ngakho

ngaphambi kwalolu suku,

funa uthi:

‘Bheka, bengikwazi.’

₈Yebo, awukaze ukuzwe,

awukaze ukwazi,

kwasemandulo indlebe yakho ayivulwanga,

ngokuba bengazi ukuthi ukhohlakele,

nokuthi kwasesibelethweni wabizwa ngomhlubuki.

₉Ngenxa yeGama lami,

ngiyoyilibazisa intukuthelo yami;

nangenxa yodumo lwami,

ngizakuyibambela wena,

ukuze ngingakunqumi.

₁₀Bheka, ngikucwengisisile,

kodwa hhayi njengesiliva;

ngakuvivinya esithandweni sezinhlupheko.

₁₁Ngenxa yami,

impela ngenxa yami, ngiyokwenza.

Kungani iGama lami lingcoliswa na?

Angiyukuyinika omunye inkazimulo yami.

₁₂“Ngilalele, Jakobe,

wena Israyeli, obiziweyo wami;

ngisenguye, ngingowokuqala,

futhi ngingowokugcina.

₁₃Yebo, isandla sami

sibekile isisekelo somhlaba,

nesokunene sami saleneka izulu.

Lapho ngikubiza,

kuma ndawonye.

₁₄“Qoqanani nina nonke, nizwe;

ngubani phakathi kwabo

omemezele lezi zinto na?

USimakade uyamthanda,

uyoyifeza intando yakhe

eBhabhele,

nengalo yakhe imelane namaKhaledi.

₁₅Mina, Mina ngikhulumile,

futhi ngimbizile,

ngimlethile, uyoyenza iphumelele indlela yakhe.

₁₆“Sondelani kimi, nizwe lokhu;

angikushongo yini ekusithekeni kwasekuqaleni na?

Kusukela esikhathini okwenzeka ngaso, ngangikhona.”

Manje uSimakade uNkulunkulu

ungithumile, kanye noMoya wakhe.

₁₇Usho kanje uSimakade uMhlengi wakho

oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, uthi:

“NginguSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho

okufundise okukusizayo,

nokuholile ngendlela okumele uhambe ngayo.

₁₈Sengathi ngabe wayilalelisisa imiyalo yami!

Khona ukuthula kwakho

bekuyokuba njengomfula,

nokulunga kwakho njengamanzi olwandle,

₁₉nezizukulwane zakho zibe ngangesihlabathi,

nabantwana bezibilini zakho

babe njengezinhlayiya zaso.

Igama labo belingayukuqedwa,

belingeke lashabalala phambi kwami.”

₂₀Phumani eBhabhele nibalekele amaKhaledi;

kumemezeleni lokho ngezwi lokujabula,

nikuzwakalise,

nikuphumisele nasemikhawulweni yomhlaba, nithi:

“USimakade uyihlengile inceku yakhe, uJakobe.”

₂₁Kabazange bome lapho ebahola

ezindaweni ezigagadekile;

wenza ukuba amanzi agobhozele edwaleni;

waqhekeza idwala,

amanzi ampompoza.

₂₂“Akukho ukuthula kwababi,” kusho uSimakade.