Isaya
29:1 Wo kuyo Ariyeli, Ariyeli, umuzi lapho uDavide wahlala! yengezani unyaka nonyaka;
mabahlabe imihlatshelo.
29:2 Nokho ngizoyicindezela i-Ariyeli, futhi kuyoba khona usizi nosizi
kuyakuba kimi njenge-Ariyeli.
29:3 Futhi ngizomisa ngokumelene nawe nxazonke, futhi ngiyokuvimbezela
wena ngentaba, futhi ngiyokumisela izinqaba ngokumelene nawe.
29:4 Futhi uyokwehliswa, futhi uyokhuluma usuka emhlabathini, futhi
izwi lakho liyakuba ngeliphansi liphuma othulini, izwi lakho libe kungathi ngelezwi
onedlozi, aphume emhlabathini, ukukhuluma kwakho kuyakuba khona
hleba othulini.
29:5 Futhi isixuku sabafokazi bakho kuyoba njengothuli oluncane, futhi
isixuku sabasabekayo siyakuba njengamakhoba adlulayo;
yebo, kuyakuba ngokuzumayo ngokuzumayo.
29:6 Uyobe uvakashelwe uJehova Sebawoti ngokuduma, futhi
ukuzamazama komhlaba, nomsindo omkhulu, nesiphepho nesiphepho, nelangabi le
umlilo oqothulayo.
29:7 Futhi uquqaba zonke izizwe ezilwa ne-Ariyeli, ngisho bonke
abalwa nalo nenqaba yalo, nabalicindezelayo, bayakuba khona
njengephupho lombono wasebusuku.
29:8 Kuyakuba njengalapho olambile ephupha, futhi bheka, edla;
kepha uyavuka, umphefumulo wakhe ube yize, nanjengokomileyo
uyaphupha, bheka, uyaphuza; kodwa uyavuka, futhi, bheka, ukhona
edangale, nomphefumulo wakhe ulambe; kanjalo noquqaba lwabo bonke
yizizwe ezilwa nentaba yaseSiyoni.
29:9 Hlalani nimangale; khalani, nikhale; badakiwe, kodwa
hhayi ngewayini; bayadiyazela, kodwa hhayi ngesiphuzo esinamandla.
29:10 Ngoba uJehova uthululele phezu kwenu umoya wobuthongo obukhulu, futhi uye
nivale amehlo enu: unabaprofethi nababusi benu ababoni
ehlanganisiwe.
29:11 Futhi umbono wabo bonke ube kini njengamazwi encwadi
kwaphawulwa, abanikela ngakho kokwaziyo, bethi: Funda lokhu, mina
ncenga: Wathi: “Angikwazi; ngoba livaliwe.
29:12 Futhi incwadi inikezwe ongafundile, ukuthi: Funda lokhu!
ngiyakuncenga: athi: Angifundile.
29:13 Ngakho-ke iNkosi yathi: "Njengoba laba bantu besondela kimi
umlomo wabo, nezindebe zabo bayangidumisa, kepha bazisusile
inhliziyo ikude nami, nokungesaba kwabo kufundiswa ngomthetho kaJehova
amadoda:
29:14 Ngakho, bheka, Ngizokwenza umsebenzi omangalisayo phakathi kwalokhu
abantu, umsebenzi omangalisayo nesimangaliso, ngenxa yokuhlakanipha kwabo
abahlakaniphileyo bayakubhubha, nokuqonda kwabahlakaniphileyo babo kuyakubhubha
kufihlwa.
29:15 Maye kulabo abafuna ngokujulile ukufihla iseluleko sabo kuJehova, futhi
imisebenzi yabo isebumnyameni, bathi: Ngubani osibonayo? futhi ngubani owaziyo
thina?
29:16 Ngokuqinisekile, ukuguqula izinto zakho zibheke phansi ziyothathwa njenge
ubumba lombumbi: ngokuba umsebenzi uyakuthi ngowenzayo: 'Wangenza.'
akunjalo? noma into ebunjiwe ithi ngowayiqambayo: Akabanga na?
ukuqonda?
29:17 Ingabe akukabi yisikhathi esincane kakhulu, futhi iLebanoni izoguqulwa ibe yin
insimu ethelayo, nensimu ethelayo iyakuthiwa ihlathi?
29:18 Futhi ngalolo suku abayizithulu bayokuzwa amazwi encwadi, kanye namehlo
izimpumputhe ziyakubona esekufipheleni nasebumnyameni.
29:19 Abathobekileyo futhi bayokwandisa injabulo yabo eNkosini, futhi abampofu phakathi
abantu bayakwethaba koNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
29:20 Ngoba owesabekayo uyenziwa ize, futhi isideleli siphelile.
nabo bonke abalinda ububi bayakunqunywa;
29:21 abenza umuntu onecala ngezwi, bambeke ugibe labo
uyasola esangweni, achezukise olungileyo ngeze.
29:22 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova, owahlenga u-Abrahama, mayelana
wena ndlu kaJakobe, uJakobe akayikuba namahloni manje, nobuso bakhe abuyikuba namahloni
manje phaphatheka.
29:23 Kodwa lapho ebona abantwana bakhe, umsebenzi wezandla zami phakathi
bayakungcwelisa igama lami, bangcwelise oNgcwele kaJakobe,
lizamesaba uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
29:24 Futhi labo abadukile emoyeni bayothola ukuqonda, futhi bona
ababubulayo bayakufunda isifundiso.