Isaiah 48
1 “Yizwa lokhu wena ndlu kaJakobe, obizwa ngegama lika-Israyeli, ovela okhalo lukaJuda, ofunga igama likaSimakade, nobiza uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli kungengaqiniso nakulunga.
2 Ngokuba bazibiza ngomuzi ongcwele, bencika kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, nguSimakade Wamabandla, igama lakhe.
3 Ngimemezele izinto zakuqala esikhathini esedlule, ezaphuma emlonyeni wami; ngazizwakalisa, ngazenza, zenzeka ngokuphazima.
4 Ngokuba bengazi ukuthi ninenkani, nentamo yenu ingumsipha wensimbi, nebunzi lenu liyithusi;
5 ngazimemezela kini kwasemandulo zingakenzeki, ngazizwakalisa, ningaze nithi: ‘Yisithombe sami esizenzile, isithombe sami esibaziweyo, nesithombe sami esibunjiweyo, esiyalezile.’
6 Nizwile, manje bhekani konke lokhu; aniyukukumemezela na? “Kusukela manje ngizokwazisa okusha, yebo, nokusithekileyo ongazange ukwazi.
7 Kudalwe manje, hhayi emandulo; awukaze uzwe ngakho ngaphambi kwalolu suku, funa uthi: ‘Bheka, bengikwazi.’
8 Yebo, awukaze ukuzwe, awukaze ukwazi, kwasemandulo indlebe yakho ayivulwanga, ngokuba bengazi ukuthi ukhohlakele, nokuthi kwasesibelethweni wabizwa ngomhlubuki.
9 Ngenxa yeGama lami, ngiyoyilibazisa intukuthelo yami; nangenxa yodumo lwami, ngizakuyibambela wena, ukuze ngingakunqumi.
10 Bheka, ngikucwengisisile, kodwa hhayi njengesiliva; ngakuvivinya esithandweni sezinhlupheko.
11 Ngenxa 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.
13 Yebo, 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.
15 Mina, 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.
17 Usho kanje uSimakade uMhlengi wakho oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, uthi: “NginguSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho okufundise okukusizayo, nokuholile ngendlela okumele uhambe ngayo.
18 Sengathi ngabe wayilalelisisa imiyalo yami! Khona ukuthula kwakho bekuyokuba njengomfula, nokulunga kwakho njengamanzi olwandle,
19 nezizukulwane zakho zibe ngangesihlabathi, nabantwana bezibilini zakho babe njengezinhlayiya zaso. Igama labo belingayukuqedwa, belingeke lashabalala phambi kwami.”
20 Phumani eBhabhele nibalekele amaKhaledi; kumemezeleni lokho ngezwi lokujabula, nikuzwakalise, nikuphumisele nasemikhawulweni yomhlaba, nithi: “USimakade uyihlengile inceku yakhe, uJakobe.”
21 Kabazange bome lapho ebahola ezindaweni ezigagadekile; wenza ukuba amanzi agobhozele edwaleni; waqhekeza idwala, amanzi ampompoza.
22 “Akukho ukuthula kwababi,” kusho uSimakade.