UISAYA 41

₁“Yithini cwaka niphulaphule, ziqith' ezikude;

lungelani ukuxoxa, nina zizwe.

Sondelani nizithethelele;

yizani ke sihlangane, sinik' isigwebo.

₂“Ngubani lo uqhway' iqhaji empumalanga,

lo ulinik' indwe konke nje jikelele?

Nguban' olenza loyis' izizwe nezikumkani,

omkhonto wakh' uzenza zifane nothuli?

Iintolo zakhe zibatsho bathi saa,

basarhake okomququ emoyeni.

₃Libasukelisa libaleqe lula nje.

Asimendu! Ntaka yakwabani!

₄Yaz'ba ngubani na umphembi wale ntlekele?

Ngubani owasimiselayo esi sishiqi?

Mna *Ndikhoyo, yaba ndim kwasekuqaleni;

ewe, yoba isendim nasekugqibeleni.”

₅Iziqith' ezikude nazo zibonile;

ewe, iziphelo zomhlaba zitsho zarhwaqela zangcangcazela.

Nâzo ziqokelelana zisiza.

₆Ziyancedana esinye nesinye;

ewe, zikhuthazana ngelithi: “Yomelelani!”

₇Umchweli ukhuthaza umnyibilikisi,

nàlo ugudisa umfanekiso ukhuthaza lo uwudibanisayo.

Uthi: “Hayi, ngunonca!”

Batsho babethelele isikhonkwane, uqine nkqi umfanekiso.

₈“Ke wena, sicaka sam Sirayeli,

nditsho wena, ndlu kaYakobi,

wena uluhlanga endilunyulileyo,

uyinzala yesihlobo sam uAbraham.

₉Ndakulanda eziphelweni zehlabathi,

ndakubiza kwiindawo ezisekudeni,

ndaza ndathi: ‘Usisicaka sam.’

Andikubukulanga; ndakunyula.

₁₀Ngoko ke ndinawe, sukoyika;

ndinguThixo wakho, sukuphakuzela.

Ndiza kukomeleza ndikusize,

amandla am asindisayo akuxhase akukhusele.

₁₁“Ke bona abo bakusunduzayo baya kuhlaziswa;

ewe, abakulwayo soze babe nto.

₁₂Iintshaba zakho uya kuzifuna,

kambe ke sobe uzifumane.

Abalwa nawe bophel' emehlweni.

₁₃Mna ndinguNdikhoyo, uThixo wakho;

ndokugcina ndikomeleze,

ndithi kuwe: ‘Sukuphaphazela, ndiza kukunceda.’

₁₄“Ewe, mna Ndikhoyo ndithi:

‘Ubuthathak' unjalo, Yakobi,

nimbalwa ninjalo, Sirayeli,

kodwa sukoyika, ndiza kukusiza.

Mna Yedwa, Thixo kaSirayeli,

ndim okukhululayo.’

₁₅Ndokutsh' ube ngathi usisileyi sokubhula

esinangayiway' amazinyo amatsha.

Wozicol' iintaba uzivuthulule,

iinduli uzicole zibe luthuli.

₁₆Uya kuzijiwuza emoyeni,

ke won' umoya uzitsho ziphephetheke;

uqhwithelo lozithatha lumke nazo.

Ke wena utsho wonwatyiswe nguNdikhoyo,

undidumise mna Yedwa kaSirayeli.

₁₇“Abahlelelekileyo bam bofuna amanzi bancame;

sebekhothekile bona lunxano.

Ke mna Ndikhoyo ndosisabela isikhalo sabo –

mna Thixo kaSirayeli soze ndibalahle.

₁₈Ndogqabhuz' imilambo emqwebedini,

kutsho kumpompoz' imithomb' ezintilini,

intlango ndiyijike ibe yimigxobhozo,

umqwebedu utsho unkcenkcez' amanzi.

₁₉Entlango kokhul' imisedare,

ibe ngumngampunzi, umnquma, nemetile.

Elibharhileyo lokhula ipayini,

isipresi, nomgalagala.

₂₀Boyibona abantu le nto baqonde,

baqaphele bazi,

bathi nguNdikhoyo lo uyenzileyo.

Ewe ngenene, botsho baqonde ukuba oku kudalwe nguYedwa kaSirayeli.”

₂₁“Nina *zithixo zeentlanga, ethe ubungqina benu;” utsho *uNdikhoyo.

Ewe, uKumkani kaSirayeli uthi: “Khaniyibeke apha ingxoxo yenu, sive.

₂₂Yizani kaloku, xelani izinto ezizayo;

chazelan' inkundla iziganeko zamandulo;

ewe, zichazeni nentsingiselo yazo.

₂₃Khanisixelele ngekamva kaloku;

khona nathi sotsho sithi ningoothixo.

Yenzani noba yentle okanye ebuhlungu;

nathi sitsho sirhwaqele, soyike.

₂₄Okokwenu nina niyinkunkuma,

nemisebenzi yenu yimfitshi-mfitshi.

Bangamasikizi abo banichongayo.

₂₅“Ke mna ndixhokonxe umfo wasentla; uyeza –

ondihloniphayo nanko evela empumalanga.

Iziphathamandla uzixovula ngathi ludongwe,

ngathi ngumbumbi exonxa udongwe.

₂₆Le nto ngubani oyazise kwantlandlolo kuni,

owasilumkisayo ukuze siningqinele?

Akukho namnye wakha wayixela,

engekho nowakha wayithi thupha.

₂₇Ndim mna kuqala owayixelelayo iZiyon,

ndathi: ‘Nâbo besiza.’

Ndathumela isigidimi eJerusalem,

umvakalisi weendaba ezimnandi.

₂₈Ndakuzikhangela ke izithixo ezo

zonke ndifika zisik' umlomo,

kungekho nasinye sinako ukundiphendula.

₂₉Zonke ziyimfeketho nje.

Hayi, azinakwenza nto mpela-mpela;

ngamabhetye-bhetye nje emifanekiso.”