Isaya 44 - Siswati 1996 BibleSimakadze nguye yedvwa longuNkulunkulu 1 “Kodvwa lalela, wena Jakobe, nceku yami, Israyeli, wena lengikukhetsile. 2 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, lowo lowakwenta, wakubumba esiswini, nalonguyena atakukusita, utsi: Ungesabi, wena Jakobe, nceku yami, Jeshuruni, lengimkhetsile. 3 Ngobe ngiyawutfululela emanti eveni lelomile, nemifula emhlabatsini lowomile; ngiyawutfululela Moya wami kubantfwana bakho, nesibusiso sami etitukulwaneni takho. 4 Bayawuhluma njengetjani emadlelweni, nanjengemabhabhabhulomu ngasemfuleni logeletako. 5 Lomunye uyawutsi: ‘Mine ngiwaSimakadze;’ lomunye utatibita ngelibito laJakobe; nalomunye uyawubhala esandleni sakhe, atsi: ‘NgiwaSimakadze,’ atsatse libito la-Israyeli.” Simakadze, hhayi tithico 6 “Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze, iNkhosi neMkhululi wema-Israyeli, Simakadze longuSomandla, utsi: Mine ngiwekucala newekugcina; ngaphandle kwami kute Nkulunkulu. 7 Ngubani-ke lofanana nami? Lowo akakumemetele. Akakumemetele, akubeke embikwami, loko lokwentekile kusukela ngasungula sive sami sakadzenidzeni, naloko lokuseta, yebo, akasho kucala phela kutsi kutakwentekani. 8 Ningatfutfumeli, ningesabi. Angizange ngikumemetele yini loku, ngakhuluma ngako kungakenteki kadzeni? Nine nibofakazi bami. Kukhona yini lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami? Cha, kute lelinye Lidvwala, kute nalinye lengilatiko.” Kukhonta titfombe kuyaphukutwa 9 Bonkhe labenta tithico balite, naletintfo letiligugu kangaka kubo tilite. Labo lababetikhulumela batimphumphutse, futsi abati lutfo, lokulihlazo kubo. 10 Ngubani lobumba sithico, asente asilolonge kahle, lesingeke simbuyisele lutfo? 11 Yena nalahambisana nabo bayawuhlaziswa; tingcweti kutekubumba atisilo lutfo, kodvwa tibantfu nje. Ababutsane ndzawonye bonkhe, beme kuloko labasime kuko; bayawehliselwa ekwesabekeni kwelihlazo lalokubi. 12 Umfuli utsatsa lithulusi asebente ngalo emalahleni; abumbe sithico ngetandvo, akubetsele ngemandla akhe onkhe. Uyalamba, aphelelwe ngemandla; anganatsi ngisho emanti, bese uyoma aze acaleke. 13 Umbati ulinganisa ngentsambo, ente luhlaka ngelutsi lwekubhala; akucandvule ngemashizolo, abekise ngemakhampasi. Ukubumba kube nesimo semuntfu, kufanane nemuntfu ngebunjalo bakhe bonkhe, entele kutsi kutewuhlaliswa endlini yetithico. 14 Ugawula imisedari, mhlawumbe atsatse umsayipuresi nome um-okhi. Uyakuyekela kukhule emkhatsini wetihlahla telihlatsi, nome ahlanyele sipheshula, imvula bese iyakukhulisa. 15 Umuntfu ukusebentisa ekubaseni umlilo; lokunye kwako akutsatse atifutfumete ngako, ubasa umlilo apheke sinkhwa. Kodvwa uphindze abate nkulunkulu wakhe, bese uyamkhonta; wenta sithico, bese ukhotsama kuso. 16 Incenye yaleso sigodvo usibasa emlilweni, alungise kudla kwakhe kulowo mlilo; wosa inyama yakhe kuwo, ayidle, esutse. Uphindze otse kuwo, atsi: “Inhhi! Sengifutfumele; ngibona umlilo.” 17 Kulesigodvo lesisele ubata nkulunkulu, lekusithico sakhe, akhotsame kuso, asikhonte. Uthandaza kuso atsi: “Ngisindzise; wena ungunkulunkulu wami.” 18 Abati lutfo, abacondzi lutfo; emehlo abo abhadziwe, kuze bangetiwubona, netingcondvo tabo tivaliwe, khona bangetiwucondzisisa. 19 Kute loke eme, acabangisise. Kute namunye lonelwati; kute nalonekucondza lotsi: “Incenye yalolukhuni ngiyibasile, ngidzimate ngapheka nesinkhwa kulamalahle alo, ngose inyama, ngayidla. Pho, ngingayenta yini intfo lesinengiso ngalolukhuni lolusele? Ngingasikhotsamela yini lesizemuzemu selugodvo?” 20 Utondla ngemlotsa, edukiswe yinhlitiyo lekhohlisiwe; angeke atisindzise nome atsi: “Lentfo lesesandleni sami sangesekudla ayisiwo yini emanga?” Simakadze nguMdali neMsindzisi 21 “Khumbula letintfo, wena Jakobe, ngobe uyinceku yami, wena Israyeli. Ngikwentile, wena uyinceku yami, ngingeke ngikukhohlwe, wena Israyeli. 22 Tikhubekiso takho ngitishanyele njengelifu. netono takho njengenkhungu yasekuseni. Buyela kimi, ngobe sengikuhlengile.” 23 Hlabelani ngekujabula, nine mazulu, ngobe loku kwentiwe nguSimakadze; memetani kakhulu, nine tindzawo temhlaba letijulile. Hlokomani ngengoma, nine tintsaba, nine mahlatsi, nato tonkhe tihlahla tenu. ngobe Simakadze sewuhlenge Jakobe, ubonakalisa bukhosi bakhe ka-Israyeli. IJerusalema itakwakhelwa bantfu 24 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi wakho, lowakubumba esiswini, utsi: NginguSimakadze, lowente tonkhe tintfo, yena yedvwa loweneke emazulu, lowendlala umhlaba ayedvwana, 25 lophuntisa tibonakaliso tebaphrofethi bemanga, labaphengulako abente tilima, acitse kufundza kwalabahlakaniphile, akugucule akwente kube ngumbhedvo. 26 Ngimi lofeza emavi etinceku takhe, aphumelelise tiphrofetho tetitfunywa takhe, lotsi ngeJerusalema: ‘Itawuhlalwa bantfu,’ nangemadolobha akaJuda atsi: ‘Atakwakhiwa,’ nangetindzala tawo atsi: ‘Ngitativusetela.’ 27 Ngimi lokhuluma nekujula kwemanti atsi: ‘Yoma, ngitakomisa imifudlana yakho.’ 28 Ngimi futsi lokhuluma ngaKhuresi atsi: ‘Ungumelusi wami, uyawukwenta konkhe loko lengikutsandzako; uyawukhuluma ngeJerusalema, atsi: “Ayakhiwe kabusha,” nangelithempeli atsi: “Akwakhiwe tisekelo talo.” ’ ” |
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