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66:1 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Amazulu ayitrone yam, ihlabathi lelam;
Iyini na le ndlu, niya kundakhela yona? kwaye uphi na
indawo yam yokuphumla?
66:2 Ngokuba zonke ezo zinto sazenza isandla sam, zabakho ke zonke ezo zinto
utsho uYehova; ke ndiya kukhangela kule ndoda, kokhoyo
ulusizana, komoya waphukileyo, kwaye uyagubha ngelizwi lam.
66:3 Oxhela inkomo unjengesixabela-mntu; obingelelayo a
ixhwane, linjengenja enqunyulwe intamo; osondeza umsondezo, ngathi
wanikela ngegazi lehagu; oqhumisela ngesiqhumiso njengosikelelayo
isithixo. Ewe, bazinyulele iindlela zabo, umphefumlo wabo wawukholiswa zizo
amasikizi abo.
66:4 nam ke ndiya kunyula iimfeketho zokufeketha ngabo, ndizizise izinto ezibanxunguphalisayo
bona; ngokuba ndabizayo, akwabakho usabelayo; ndathetha, abenzanga
yivani; besuka benza ububi emehlweni am, bayinyula endiya kuyenza
andonwabanga.
66:5 Liveni ilizwi likaYehova, nina nigubhayo ngelizwi lakhe; Abazalwana bakho
onithiyayo, abanigxothayo kubo ngenxa yegama lam, wathi, Makavumele uYehova
kodwa uya kubonakala eluvuyweni lwenu;
uneentloni.
66:6 Phulaphulani isandi esiphuma kuwo umzi, ilizwi eliphuma etempileni, ilizwi likaYehova
NguYehova ophindezela impatho yeentshaba zakhe.
66:7 Ingekazibhijabhiji, yazala; ngaphambi kokuba kufike intlungu yakhe, wayekho
wazala umntwana oyindoda.
66:8 Ngubani na okhe weva kunjalo? Ngubani na okhe wabona izinto ezinjalo? Ngaba umhlaba
Kuya kuzalwa ngamini-nye na? Kuya kuzalwa uhlanga kwakanye?
ngokuba iZiyon iya kubeleka, yazala abantwana bayo.
66:9 Mna ndingavelisisa na, ndingazalisi? utsho u
Yehova, ndingazalisa na, ndisivale isizalo? utsho uThixo wakho.
66:10 Vuyisanani neYerusalem, nigcobe nayo, nonke bayithandayo.
yenzani imihlali nibe nemihlali, nonke bayenzalayo isijwili;
66:11 ukuze nanye, nihluthe libele leentuthuzelo zayo;
ukuze nanye, nixhamle ukuphuphuma kozuko lwayo.
66:12 Ngokuba utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndisingisa uxolo kuyo njengendoda
ubuqaqawuli beentlanga bunjengomlambo oqukuqelayo
niya kwanya, niya kubelekwa emacaleni, nixhaswe phezu kwayo
ngamadolo.
66:13 Njengomntu othu thuzelwa ngunina, ndiya kwenjenjalo mna ukunithuthuzela; nani niya kuyenza
nithuthuzeleke eYerusalem.
66:14 Kwaye xa nikubona oku, iya kuba nemihlali intliziyo yenu, namathambo enu
Aya kuhluma njengohlaza, sazeke isandla sikaYehova phezu kwalo
abakhonzi bakhe, nokuzicaphukela iintshaba zakhe.
66:15 Kuba, yabonani, uYehova uya kuza ngomlilo, kunye neenqwelo zakhe zokulwa
umoya ovuthuzayo, ukuze abuyekeze umsindo wakhe ngobushushu, nokukhalima kwakhe ngamalangatye
umlilo.
66:16 Kuba uYehova uya kuyigweba ngomlilo nangekrele lakhe inyama yonke
ababuleweyo nguYehova baya kuba baninzi.
66:17 Abo bazingcwalisayo, kwaye bazihlambulule emiyezweni
emva komnye umthi ongaphakathi, isidla inyama yehagu, nento enezothe;
iphele kunye impuku kunye; utsho uYehova.
66:18 Ngokuba ndiyazazi izenzo zabo neengcinga zabo;
hlanganisa zonke izizwe neelwimi; kwaye baya kuza babubone ubuqaqawuli bam.
66:19 Ndiya kumisa umqondiso phakathi kwabo, kwaye ndiya kubathumela abasindileyo
ezintlangeni, eTarshishe, nasePuli, nakwaLudi, abatyedi besaphetha;
iTubhali neYavan, eziqithini ezikude, ezingaluvanga udaba lwam;
anibubonanga ubuqaqawuli bam; ziya kubuxela uzuko lwam phakathi kwezizwe
abeeNtlanga.
66:20 babakhuphe bonke abazalwana benu, babe ngumrhumo kuYehova
zonke iintlanga zikhwele amahashe, neenqwelo zokulwa, nezithutha, naphezu
naphezu kwamarhamncwa, niye entabeni yam engcwele eYerusalem, utsho uYehova
Yehova, njengoko oonyana bakaSirayeli bewuzisa umnikelo ngesitya esihlambulukileyo
indlu kaYehova.
66:21 Ndothabatha nakuzo ezo, zibe ngababingeleli nabaLevi; utsho uYehova
NKOSI.
66:22 Kuba njengoko amazulu amatsha nehlabathi elitsha endiza kuwenza, uya kwenza
hlalani phambi kwam, utsho uYehova, ibe njalo imbewu yenu negama lenu
hlala.
66:23 Kwaye kuya kuba, ukusuka enyangeni entsha ukuya kwenye, kwaye ukusuka
isabatha kwenye, iya kuza inyama yonke, ukuba iqubude phambi kwam;
iNkosi.
66:24 Kwaye baya kuphuma bakhangele izidumbu zamadoda
ngokuba iimpethu zabo aziyi kufa, zingayi kufa
umlilo wabo uya kucinywa; zibe lisikizi kwinyama yonke.