uIsaya
65:1 Ndangxokeka kwababengandifuni; Ndifunyenwe ngabo
bendisithi, Ndikho, ndikho, kuhlanga olungekhoyo
ubizwe ngegama lam.
65:2 Ndazolula izandla zam imini yonke kubantu abaneenkani
uhamba ngendlela engalungileyo, ngokweengcinga zabo;
65:3 Abantu abandiqumbisayo ngamaxesha onke, ebusweni bam; ukuba
babingelela emiyezweni, baqhumisela ezibingelelweni zezitena;
65:4 abaseleyo phakathi kwamangcwaba, balale emangcwabeni, badle;
yinyama yehagu ezityeni zazo, nomhluzi wezinto ezinezothe;
65:5 Bathi, Yima, ungasondeli kum; ngokuba ndingcwele kunam
wena. Bangumsi ezimpumlweni zam, umlilo otsha imini yonke.
65:6 Yabona, kubhaliwe phambi kwam, kwathiwa, Andiyi kuthi tu, ndiya
imbuyekezo, imbuyekezo esifubeni sabo;
65:7 Ubugwenxa benu, nobugwenxa booyihlo kunye, utsho uYehova
Yehova, uqhumisele phezu kweentaba, wandingcikiva
ngako oko ndiya kuwulinganisela umvuzo womsebenzi wabo wokuqala phezu kweenduli
esifubeni.
65:8 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Njengokuba incindi ifunyanwa esihlokweni, nasinye
Ithi, Musa ukuyonakalisa; ngokuba kukho intsikelelo kuyo, ndiya kwenjenjalo ke kwam
ngenxa yabakhonzi, ukuze ndingabatshabalalisi bonke.
65:9 Kwaye ndiya kuvelisa inzala kwaYakobi, kwaye kwaYuda
indlalifa yentaba yam, ilidle ilifa abanyulwa bam, balidle ilifa abam
kuya kuhlala khona abakhonzi.
65:10 iSharon yoba likriwa lempahla emfutshane, nentili yeAkore ibe yindawo.
ukuba ibuthe imihlambi yabantu bam abandiquqeleyo.
65:11 Ke nina nimshiyileyo uYehova, niyilibale intaba yam engcwele;
abalungisela umkhosi isithebe, balungisela umnikelo othululwayo
kwelo nani.
65:12 ndinimisele ikrele, niqubude kuni nonke
ngenxa enokuba ndanibizayo, anasabela; xa ndithetha,
anivanga; nesuka nenza okubi emehlweni am, nanyula loo nto
endingayoliswanga yiyo.
65:13 Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Yabonani, abakhonzi bam baya kudla, ke nina
niya kulamba; yabonani, abakhonzi bam baya kusela, ke nina niya kusela
ninxaniwe; yabonani, abakhonzi bam baya kuvuya, ke nina niya kudana;
65:14 Yabonani, abakhonzi bam baya kumemelela ngokuchwayitha kwentliziyo, ke nina niya kukhala
Uya kubhomboloza kukwaphuka komoya.
65:15 Niya kulishiya igama lenu libe sisishwabulo kubanyulwa bam, ngenxa yeNkosi
UYehova wokubulala, ke abakhonzi bakhe ababize ngelinye igama;
65:16 ukuze athi ozisikeleleyo elizweni, azisikelele ngoThixo;
yenyaniso; athi ofungayo elizweni, afunge uThixo we
inyaniso; ngokuba zilityelwe iimbandezelo zangaphambili, ngokuba sezikho
Ndisithekile emehlweni am.
65:17 Ngokuba, niyabona, ndidala amazulu amatsha nehlabathi elitsha;
azikhunjulwa, zingangeni entliziyweni.
65:18 Hayi, yibani nemihlali, nigcobe nanini yiloo nto ndiyidalayo;
Ndiyayidala iYerusalem ukuba igcobe, nabantu bayo ukuba babe nemihlali.
65:19 Ndiya kugcoba ngeYerusalem, ndibe nemihlali ngabantu bam;
Akusayi kuba saviwa kuyo ukulila nelizwi lokukhala.
65:20 Akuyi kuba savela khona usana oluneentsuku, nexhego;
engayizalisanga imihla yakhe; ngokuba umntwana uya kufa engominyaka ilikhulu ezelwe;
Uqalekisiwe umoni engominyaka ilikhulu ezelwe.
65:21 Baya kwakha izindlu, bazihlale; baya kutyala
nezidiliya, nidle iziqhamo zazo.
65:22 Abayi kwakha, kuhlale bambi; abayi kutyala, kwaye
kuba njengemihla yomthi iya kuba njengemihla yomthi imihla yabantu bam;
Badle into esetyenzwe zizandla zabo abanyulwa bam.
65:23 Abayi kuzixhamla ngokulambathayo, bazalele ukhwankqiso; ngokuba bona
imbewu yabasikelelweyo nguYehova, nabaphume ezibilinini zabo banabo.
65:24 Kuya kuthi bengekabizi, ndisabele; kwaye
bathi besathetha, ndive.
65:25 Kuya kudla ndawonye ingcuka nemvana, ingonyama idle umququ
njengenkunzi yenkomo; inyoka ibe luthuli isonka sayo. abayi
yenzani nokonakalisa kuyo yonke intaba yam engcwele; utsho uYehova.