Uisaya 44:13-22 Ibhayibhile (XHO96)

13. Kanti ke umchweli uyawulinganisa umthi. Uzoba loo nto afuna ukuyenza ngetshokhwe; usebenzisa izixhobo zakhe ewukrola, aze ke akhuphe into efana nomntu (inzwana yomfo) ayithathe ayifake endlwini.

14. Ehlathini phaya uthatha nawuphi na umthi; ingangumsedare, um-oki, okanye ipayini. Kanti usengatyala nawuphi na umthi, awulinde ukhuliswe yimvula.

15. Inxalenye yomthi umntu uyayithatha abase enze umlilo, aze kwangaloo mthi enze umfanekiso awunqule. Ewe, wotha umlilo awubase ngomthi; aze kwalapho apheke isonka atye; kanti ngenxalenye yaloo mthi uza kwenza umfanekiso, awunqule esithi nguthixo.

16. Kwangaloo mthi uyabasa, ose inyama, atye ade adikwe. Ewe, wotha umlilo ade ancome athi: “Kutsho kwamnandi; kufudumele.”

17. Kanti ke oseleyo umthi uza kweza umfanekiso ngawo, ajike akhahlele kuwo. Uzibika kuwo athi: “Nceda undihlangule, thixo wam!”

18. Abantu abanjalo ke zizititsi ezingayaziyo into eziyenzayo. Amehlo nengqondo yabo ivaleke mba; abayazi inyaniso.

19. Umntu oqingqa umfanekiso aze awunqule uncitheke kangangokuba angabi nabuganga bakuthi: “Ikwangulo mthi lo ndiwubasayo ndipheke ngawo, ndize ngokunjalo ndose inyama ndiyitye. Ndingathini ukwenza kwangawo intw' enezothe, ndize ndikhahlele isikhuni somthi?”

20. Ufana nomntu otya uthuthu. Ubhanxeke mpela; ngoku uyaphuphutheka, futhi akukho buyambo. Kaloku akavumi ukuba le nto ayiphetheyo ngamampunge.

21. Utsho *uNdikhoyo ukuthi:“Zikhumbule ezi zinto kaloku, Yakobi;kaloku wena usisicaka sam, Sirayeli.Ndakudalela ukuba ube sisicaka sam;ndaye ke andisoze ndikulibale.

22. Ukundivukela kwakho ndikuphuthisile;isono sakho sithe shwaka okwenkungu.Buyela kum; ndim umkhululi wakho.”

Uisaya 44