U-Isaya 63:1-19
63 Ngubani lo ovela ko-Edomi,+Ovela eBhozira+ egqoke izembatho ezilemibalabala,*Olezigqoko ezinhle kakhulu,Omatsha ngamandla amakhulu?
“Yimi kanye engikhuluma ngokulunga,Lowo olamandla amakhulu okusindisa.”
2 Kungani izigqoko zakho zibomvu?
Kungani izembatho zakho zinjengezalowo ovoxa amagilebisi esikhamelweni sewayini?*+
3 “Nginyathenyathele okusegodini lokukhamela amagilebisi ngingedwa.
Kakho loyedwa obelami.
Bengilokhu ngibagxobagxoba ngizondile,Ngaqhubeka ngibavoxavoxa ngolaka lwami.+
Izembatho zami zachaphakelwa ligazi labo,Konke engikugqokileyo sekungcolile.
4 Usuku lokuphindisela lusenhliziyweni yami,+Umnyaka wabahlengiweyo bami usufikile.
5 Ngakhangela kodwa kwakungelamuntu owayenganceda,Kwangimangalisa ukuthi kakho owayefuna ukuncedisa.
Ngakho ingalo yami yaletha insindiso,*+Ulaka lwami lwangincedisa.
6 Ngagxobagxoba izizwe ngizondile,Ngazenza zadakwa ngolaka lwami,+Ngathululela igazi lazo emhlabathini.”
7 Ngizakhuluma ngezenzo zikaJehova zothando oluqotho,Izenzo okumele uJehova adunyiswe ngazo,Ngenxa yakho konke uJehova asenzele khona,+Izinto ezinengi ezinhle azenzele abendlu ka-Israyeli,Ngenxa yesihawu sakhe lothando lwakhe oluqotho.*
8 Wathi: “Ngeqiniso bangabantu bami, amadodana azahlala eqotho.”*+
Yikho waba nguMsindisi wabo.+
9 Kulo lonke usizi lwabo, laye waba losizi.+
Isithunywa sakhe sabasindisa.*+
Wabahlenga ngenxa yothando lwakhe lozwelo lwakhe,+Wabaphakamisa wabathwala kuzo zonke izinsuku zakudala.+
10 Kodwa bahlamuka,+ badabukisa* umoya wakhe ongcwele.+
Wasephenduka waba yisitha sabo,+Walwa labo.+
11 Basebekhumbula izinsuku zakudala,Insuku zenceku yakhe uMosi, bathi:
“Ungaphi lowo owabachaphisa elwandle+ kanye labelusi bomhlambi wakhe?+
Ungaphi lowo owafaka umoya wakhe ongcwele kuye,+
12 Owenza ukuthi ingalo yakhe ekhazimulayo iphelekezele isandla sokudla sikaMosi,+Wehlukanisa amanzi phambi kwabo+Ukuze azenzele ibizo laphakade?+
13 Ungaphi lowo owabenza badabula ezinzikini zamanzi,Bahamba bengakhubeki,Njengebhiza elihamba endaweni eligceke?*
14 Umoya kaJehova wabenza baphumula+Njengezifuyo ezehlela emagcekeni.”
Le yiyo indlela owakhokhela ngayo abantu bakhoUkuze uzenzele ibizo elihle.*+
15 Khangela phansi usezulwini ubone,Khangela usendaweni yakho ephakemeyo, engcwele lekhazimulayo.*
Kungaphi ukutshiseka kwakho lamandla akho?
Lungaphi uzwelo* lwakho+ lesihawu sakho?+
Konke ngikufihlelwe.
16 Wena unguBaba wethu;+Lanxa kungenzakala ukuthi u-Abrahama angasaziLo-Israyeli angasinanzeleli,Wena Jehova unguBaba wethu.
Kusukela kudala ubulokhu ubizwa ngokuthi unguMhlengi wethu.+
17 Awu Jehova, kungani uvumela ukuthi siphambuke* ezindleleni zakho?
Kungani uvumela ukuthi inhliziyo zethu zibe lukhuni, sicine singasakwesabi?+
Phenduka ubuye ngenxa yezinceku zakho,Izizwana ezililifa lakho.+
18 Ilizwe laba ngelabantu bakho abangcwele okwesikhatshana.
Izitha zethu sezinyathenyathele indawo yakho engcwele.+
19 Sesilesikhathi eside sinjengabantu ongakaze ubabuse,Lanjengabantu abangakaze babizwe ngebizo lakho.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “ezibomvu gebhu.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo indawo okuvoxelwa kuyo amagilebisi.
^ Kumbe, “ukunqoba.”
^ Kumbe, “lobukhulu bothando lwakhe oluqotho.”
^ Kumbe, “angasoze angilahlise.”
^ Kumbe, “Ingilosi yobukhona bakhe yabasindisa.”
^ Kumbe, “badanisa.”
^ Kumbe, “eyinkangala?”
^ Kumbe, “elilodumo.”
^ Kumbe, “lenhle.”
^ Kumbe, “Kungaphi ukuqubuka kozwelo.”
^ Kumbe, “usiyekela siphambuka.”
