Isaya
66:1 Usho kanje uJehova: Izulu liyisihlalo sami sobukhosi, futhi umhlaba ungowami
Iphi indlu eningakhela yona na? futhi ikuphi
indawo yami yokuphumula?
66:2 Ngoba zonke lezi zinto isandla sami senziwe, futhi zonke lezi zinto
” kusho uJehova, “kodwa kulo muntu ngiyobheka kuye okhona
ompofu onomoya ophukile, futhi uyathuthumela ngezwi lami.
66:3 Ohlaba inkomo unjengobulala umuntu; onikelayo a
iwundlu, sengathi linquma intamo yenja; onikela ngomnikelo njengokungathi
wanikela ngegazi lezingulube; oshisa impepho njengobusisayo
isithixo. Yebo, bazikhethele izindlela zabo, futhi umphefumulo wabo uyathokoza
izinengiso zabo.
66:4 Futhi ngizokhetha ukuduka kwabo, futhi ngiyoletha ukwesaba kwabo phezu
bona; ngoba lapho ngibiza, kakho owaphendulayo; lapho ngikhuluma, abazange
yizwani, kepha benza okubi emehlweni ami, bakhetha lokho mina engikukho
ngajabulanga.
66:5 Yizwani izwi likaJehova nina enithuthumela ngezwi lakhe. Abafowenu
owanizondayo, owanixosha ngenxa yegama lami, wathi: 'Makube nguJehova.'
kodwa yena uzabonakala ekuthokozeni kwenu, njalo zizakuba khona
enamahloni.
66:6 Yizwi lomsindo elivela emzini, izwi elivela ethempelini, izwi leNkosi
uJehova ophindisela izitha zakhe.
66:7 Ngaphambi kokuba abelethe, wazala; ngaphambi kokuba ubuhlungu bakhe bufike, wayekhona
wazala umntwana wesilisa.
66:8 Ngubani oke wezwa into enjalo? ngubani oke wabona izinto ezinjalo? Ingabe umhlaba
azalwe ngalusuku lunye? Kuzazalwa isizwe masinyane na?
ngokuba iSiyoni lithe selibeletha, lazala abantwana balo.
66:9 Ingabe mina ukuletha ekuzalweni, futhi ngingazalisi? kusho i
Jehova, ngizazala, ngivale isizalo na? usho uNkulunkulu wakho.
66:10 Jabulani kanye neJerusalema, futhi nijabule kanye nalo, nonke nina eniyithandayo.
jabulani kanye nayo, nina nonke eniyililelayo;
66:11 Ukuze nincele futhi nisuthe ngamabele enduduzo yalo.
ukuze nisenge, nijatshuliswe ukuchichima kwenkazimulo yalo.
66:12 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi: Bheka, Ngiyokwelulela ukuthula kuye njengokungathi a
umfula, nenkazimulo yabezizwe njengomfula ogobhozayo;
niyancela, nizalwe ezinhlangothini zayo, nibelethelwe phezu kwayo
amadolo.
66:13 Njengomuntu unina amduduza, kanjalo mina ngiyoniduduza. futhi niyakwenza
niduduzwe eJerusalema.
66:14 Futhi lapho nibona lokhu, inhliziyo yenu iyojabula, futhi amathambo akho ngeke
kuhluma njengotshani: isandla sikaJehova siyakwaziwa ngakuso
izinceku zakhe, nentukuthelo yakhe ezitheni zakhe.
66:15 Ngoba, bheka, uJehova uyofika ngomlilo, futhi nezinqola zakhe njenge-a
isivunguvungu, ukuze abuyisele intukuthelo yakhe ngokufutheka, nokukhuza kwakhe ngamalangabi
umlilo.
66:16 Ngoba ngomlilo nangenkemba yakhe uJehova uyokwahlulela inyama yonke
ababulewe nguJehova bayakuba baningi.
66:17 Labo abazingcwelisa, futhi bazihlanze emasimini
emva kwesihlahla esiphakathi, esidla inyama yengulube, lesinengiso;
negundane liyakuphela kanyekanye,” usho uJehova.
66:18 Ngoba ngiyazazi izenzo zabo nemicabango yabo
butha zonke izizwe nezilimi; bayakuza, babone inkazimulo yami.
66:19 Futhi ngiyobeka isibonakaliso phakathi kwabo, futhi ngiyothumela labo abaphunyukayo
kubo ezizweni, eTharishishi, ePhuli, naseLudi, abansala umnsalo
iThubali neJavani eziqhingini ezikude, ezingalizwanga udumo lwami;
futhi aniyibonanga inkazimulo yami; bayakumemezela inkazimulo yami phakathi kwezizwe
Abezizwe.
66:20 Futhi bayokhipha bonke abafowenu njengomnikelo eNkosini
bezizwe zonke begibele amahhashi, nezinqola, nangamalatha, naphezu
iminyuzi, naphezu kwezilwane ezinejubane, entabeni yami engcwele eJerusalema,” usho uJehova
Jehova, njengalokho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli beletha umnikelo ngesitsha esihlambulukileyo
endlini kaJehova.
66:21 Futhi ngizothatha kubo abapristi namaLevi, kusho uJehova
NKOSI.
66:22 Ngoba njengoba izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha, engiyokwenza, kuyoba
hlalani phambi kwami,” usho uJehova, “iyakuba njalo inzalo yenu negama lenu
hlala.
66:23 Futhi kuyokwenzeka, ukuthi kusukela ekwethwaseni kwenyanga kuye kwenye, futhi kusukela
isabatha kwenye, yonke inyama iyakuza ukukhuleka phambi kwami, kusho
iNkosi.
66:24 Futhi bayophuma, futhi bayobheka phezu izidumbu zamadoda
baphambuka kimi, ngokuba impethu yabo ayiyikufa, futhi ayiyikufa
umlilo wabo ucime; ziyakuba yisinengiso kuyo yonke inyama.