Isaya 51 - Siswati 1996 BibleEmavi endvudvuto kuyo iJerusalema 1 “Lalelani kimi, nine lenifunisisa kulunga, nalenifuna Simakadze: Bukani kulelo dvwala lenacetulwa kulo nakuleyo nkwali lenacotwa kuyo, 2 bukani ku-Abrahama, uyihlo, nibuke nakuSara lowanitala. Ngesikhatsi nangimbita abesemunye kuphela, ngambusisa, ngamenta waba mnyenti. 3 “Ngempela, Simakadze uyakuyidvudvuta iSiyoni, uyawutibuka ngesihawu tonkhe tindzala tayo; emahlane ayo uyakuwenta abe njenge-Edeni, tindzawo tayo letilihlane atente tibe njengensimi yaSimakadze. Kujabula nekutfokota kuyawutfolakala kuyo, yebo, kubonga kanye nemsindvo wekuhlabela. 4 “Lalelani kimi, bantfu bami, ngiveni, sive sami: Umtsetfo uyawuphuma kimi, umtsetfocotfo wami uyawuba kukhanya etiveni. 5 Kulunga kwami kusondzela ngekushesha, insindziso yami isendleleni, ngiyakwehlulela tive ngemkhono wami. Tichingi tiyawubuka kimi, tilindzele ngekwetsemba umkhono wami. 6 Phakamiselani emehlo enu emazulwini, niwubuke nemhlaba phansi; emazulu ayawunyamalala njengentfutfu, nemhlaba uguge njengengubo, nalabahlala kuwo bafe njengetimphungane. Kodvwa insindziso yami iyawukhonsa phakadze naphakadze, kulunga kwami ngeke kuphele. 7 “Ngilaleleni, nine lenati kutsi kuyini lokulungile, nine bantfu leninemtsetfo wami etinhlitiyweni tenu: Ningakwesabi kusolwa bantfu, ningetfuswa ngisho natinhlamba tabo. 8 Ngobe umvunya uyawubadla njengengubo, imphetfu iyawubamita njengensontfo. Kodvwa kulunga kwami kuyawukhonsa phakadze naphakadze, nensindziso yami iyakuma titukulwane ngetitukulwane.” 9 Vuka, vuka! Tembatsise ngemandla, wena mkhono waSimakadze; vuka, ube nguloku bewungiko kucala, njengasetitukulwaneni takadzeni. Kwakungesiwe yini lona lowacoba Rahabi waba ticucu, lowagwaza leso silwane lesikhulu nalesesabekako? 10 Kwakungesiwe yini lowa lowomisa lwandle, emanti alapho kushona khona kakhulu, lowenta umgwaco ekujuleni kwelwandle, kuze labahlengiwe bewelele ngesheya? 11 Labahlawulelwe baSimakadze bayawubuya. Bayawungena eSiyoni ngekuhlabela nangekujabula kwaphakadze lokuyawuba ngumchele etinhloko tabo. Kutfokota nekujabula kuyawuba kubo, lusizi nekububula kubabalekele. 12 “Mine, mine ngekwami, nginguye lonidvudvutako. Benibobani-ke nine kutsi ningesaba bantfu lababhubhako, emadvodzana ebantfu, latjani nje, 13 kutsi ningakhohlwa Simakadze, uMenti wenu, loweneka emazulu, wabeka tisekelo temhlaba, kutsi seningahlala ngekutfutfumela onkhe emalanga ngenca yelulaka lwemcindzeteli, lotilungiselela kunibhubhisa? Ngobe lukuphi nje lulaka lwemcindzeteli? 14 Labo labatiboshwa batawukhululwa masinyane; bangeke bafele kulomgodzi welijele labo, futsi bangeke bakweswele kudla. 15 Ngobe nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, lonyakatisa lwandle kubhodle emagagasi alo, nguSimakadze longuSomandla libito lakhe. 16 Ngibeke emavi ami emlonyeni wakho, ngakusibekela ngemtfunti wesandla sami; mine lengibeke emazulu endzaweni yawo, nalengabeka tisekelo temhlaba, ngikhuluma neSiyoni ngitsi: ‘Wena usive sami!’ ” Siphetfo sekuhlupheka kweJerusalema 17 Vuka, vuka, sukuma, wena Jerusalema, wena lonatse esandleni saSimakadze indzebe yentfukutselo yakhe, wena lominyele sinatfo lesiseludziweni lesenta bantfu badzayitele. 18 Kuwo onkhe emadvodzana lowawatala kwabate nayinye yekukucondzisa endleleni; kuwo onkhe emadvodzana lowawakhulisa, kwabate nayinye leyakubamba ngesandla sakho. 19 Lamaphindze etinhlekelele ehlele etikwakho, ngubani nje longakudvudvuta? Kulokuphihlitwa nekubhujiswa, kuyo indlala kanye nenkemba, ngubani longakudvudvuta? 20 Emadvodzana akho acalekile, adzindzibele ekugcineni kwato tonkhe titaladi njengenyamatane ibanjwe elugibeni. Emadvodzana akho ehlelwe yintfukutselo yaSimakadze, ahlaselwa kwekhutwa nguNkulunkulu wakho. 21 Ngako-ke, vani naku, wena lohlushwako, nalosadzakisiwe, kodvwa hhayi ngeliwayini. 22 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, lovikela sive sakhe, utsi: “Uyabona, sengiyisusile esandleni sakho indzebe beyikwenta udzayitele; kuleyo ndzebe, ludziwo lwentfukutselo yami, ungeke uphindze unatse kuyo futsi. 23 Ngiyakuyifaka etandleni tebahluphi bakho, labakhuluma kuwe batsi: ‘Khotsama phansi, khona sitewuhamba etikwakho.’ Umhlane wakho uwente ufanane nesiyilo, ufanane nemgwaco lekungahanjwa etikwawo.” |
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