U-ISAYA 57 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

¹ Abalungileko bayabhubha, akakho ocabangako ngalokho; abantu abathembekileko kuZimu bayahlongakala kungabikhona ozwisisako: Ngebanga lobumbi abalungileko bayahlongakala.

² Labo abakhamba ngobuqotho bazakulala ngokuthula, baphumule emikghadinabo.

³ Kodwana nina madodana wesanusi, nzalo yesihlobongi esingwadlako, tjhidelani lapha!

⁴ Ngubani enimenza ihlaya lo? Ngubani enimkhamisela imilomo, nimkokomeje na? Anisibantwana bokonakala, nenzalo yekohliso na?

⁵ Ngitjho nina enitjhiswa yikanuko hlangana nemithi ye-owuku, ngaphasi kwayo yoke imithi esitjhutha, nibulala abantwana emirhobeni ngemipharwini yamadwala.

⁶ Isiphetho sakho dorobho, sisematjeni abutjhelelezi emrhobeni, iye, wona ngiwo asisabelo sakho ngombana bewuyawaphahlela, uwanikela neminikelo yeenthoro. Alo, nithi angihlekele koke lokho na?

⁷ Uqhise amalalwakho embundwini omude nophakemileko, wenyuka kobana unikele imihlabelo.

⁸ Ngemva komnyango negoseni, ubeke itshwayo lakho labosingazimu bembeleko. Lokha nawugade ukude nami, wembule umkghadakho owukhulisileko, wangena kiwo. Uvumelene namadodakho ngekokhelo; wathanda ukuwembulela amabhayi waqalana nobubhunubhunu bawo.

⁹ Watjhemelelela uMoleki uphethe amafutha we-oliva, wandisa amakha wakho. Wathumela abazenda bakho kude, ngitjho nendaweni yabafileko.

¹⁰ Bewudiniwe ngebanga leendlela zakho, kodwana azange uthi: “Akusizi ngalitho.” Ufumene ukuvuseleleka kwamandlakho, ngalokho azange unyefe.

¹¹ Ngubani onevalo nowesabako ngaye kobana ungabeze ukhulume amanga, bewungasangikhumbula, namkha ucabange ngalokho na? Awusangesabi ngombana ngithule isikhathi eside na?

¹² Mina ngizakudalula imisebenzakho nalokho okuthiwa kulunga kwakho! Abosingazimu bakho angeze bakubhadekela.

¹³ Isiqhenyana sabosingazimu bakho asikusize nawulila ufuna isizo! Ummoya uzabadudula boke njalo, baphetjhulwe mphefumulo nje kwaphela. Kodwana umuntu ongenza isiphephelo sakhe, uzakuzuza inarha, athumbe intabami ecwengileko njengelifa lakhe.

Ukududuzwa kwabagandelelweko

¹⁴ USomnini wathi: “Lelezani, lelezani, nilungise indlela! Susani iinliyo endleleni yabantu bami.”

¹⁵ Kodwana kwanje, nakhu okutjhiwo nguZimu ophakemeko nophezulu, ophila nini nanini, obizo lakhe licwengile, uthi: “Ngihlala endaweni ephakemeko necwengileko, godu ngihlala naloyo onommoya owephukileko nothobekileko. Ngivuselela ummoya waloyo odanileko, nehliziyo yowurubajekileko.

¹⁶ Yeke angeze ngalwa mndundu, namkha ngihlale ngitjhuqile, ngombana ummoya womuntu uvela kimi, uzakunyefa, khisibe ngimi owanikela ipilo emuntwini.

¹⁷ Bengithukuthele ngebanga lecala labantu bami abarhubhela kesabo. Ngabadula bengafihla ubuso bami ngokuthukuthela, kodwana baragela phambili ngokuhlubuka, balandela iinkanuko zehliziywabo.

¹⁸ Ngizibonile iindlela zabo, nokho ngizabelapha, ngibahlahle, ngibavuze ngenduduzo. Kilabo abalilako

¹⁹ ngizakukhuluma amezwi wenduduzo ngithi, ‘Ukuthula, iye, ukuthula kilabo abakude nabaseduze.’ Mbala ngizabelapha.” Watjho njalo uSomnini.

²⁰ Iinkhohlakali zinjengelwandle eliyalukako: Alikghoni ukuphumula, amanzalo ayaluka amabibi nedaka.

²¹ UZimami uthi: “Akuzukuba nokuthula eenkhohlakalini.”