U-Isaya
29 “Maye kuyo i-Ariyeli,* i-Ariyeli idolobho uDavida amisa kulo isihonqo sakhe.+
Qhubekani minyaka yonke;
Lihlale lisenza imikhosi yenu.+
2 Kodwa ngizakwenza ukuthi i-Ariyeli ihlupheke,+
Kuzakuba lokukhala lokulila,+
Izakuba njengeziko le-alithare kimi.+
3 Ngizakugombolozela ngezihonqo zami emaceleni wonke,
Ngikuvimbezele ngothango lwezigodo ezicijileyo
Ngiphinde ngikuvalele ngemiduli.+
4 Uzakwehliselwa phansi,
Ukhulume usemhlabathini,
Ozakutsho kuzaphelela ethulini.
Ilizwi lakho lizazwakala emhlabathini+
Njengelizwi lomuntu oledlozi.
Ilizwi lakho lizatshiyoza ethulini.
5 Amaxuku ezitha zakho azakuba njengothuli olucolekileyo,+
Amaxuku alabo abalesihluku abe njengomule ophephukayo.+
Lokhu kuzakwenzakala masinyane, ngokucwayiza kwelihlo.+
6 UJehova wamabutho uzakukhulula.
Nxa esekwenza lokhu kuzakuba lomdumo wezulu lokuzamazama komhlaba kanye lomsindo omkhulu,
Kube lomoya olamandla lesiphepho esilolaka lomlilo otshabalalisayo.”+
7 Ngemva kwalokhu ixuku lezizwe zonke lizalwisana le-Ariyeli,+
Bonke abalwa layo,
Lemiphotshongo yokuyivimbezela emisiweyo,
Kanye lalabo abayicindezelayo
Bazakuba njengephupho, umbono webusuku.
8 Kuzakuba njengomuntu olambileyo ophupha esidla,
Kodwa avuke elokhu elambile,
Kube njengomuntu owomileyo ophupha enatha,
Kodwa avuke elokhu ewomile njalo ediniwe.
Yikho okuzakwenzakala exukwini lezizwe zonke
Elihlasela intaba iZiyoni.+
Badakiwe kodwa abadakwanga liwayini,
Bayadiyazela kodwa akubangelwanga butshwala.
10 UJehova usethululele umoya wobuthongo obukhulu phezu kwenu,+
Uselivale amehlo lina baphrofethi,+
Waligubuzela amakhanda lina elibona imibono.+
11 Yonke imibono kini iba njengebhuku elivaliweyo.+ Nxa ibhuku lelo bangalipha umuntu okwazi ukubala besebesithi: “Sicela ubalele phezulu,” yena uzakuthi: “Angenelisi ngoba livaliwe.” 12 Besekusithi nxa ibhuku lelo bangalipha umuntu ongenelisiyo ukubala, bathi: “Sicela ulibale,” yena uzakuthi: “Angikwazi ukubala.”
13 UJehova uthi: “Abantu laba bangikhonza ngemilomo yabo kuphela,
Bangidumisa ngezindebe zabo kuphela,+
Kodwa inhliziyo zabo zikhatshana kakhulu lami,
Bangesaba ngenxa yemilayo abayifundiswe ngabantu.+
14 Ngakho yimi engizaphinda ngenze izinto ezimangalisayo ebantwini laba,+
Kube yisimanga phezu kwesimanga,
Ukuhlakanipha kwezihlakaniphi zabo kuzatshabalala,
Lokuzwisisa kwabantu babo abakhaliphileyo kuzafihlwa.”+
15 Maye kulabo abazama ngazo zonke izindlela ukufihlela uJehova amacebo abo.+
Izenzo zabo bazenza emnyameni,
Besithi: “Kambe ngubani osibonayo?
Ngubani okwaziyo esikwenzayo?”+
16 Litshila izinto sibili!
Umbumbi kungathiwa ufanana lebumba yini?+
Okwenziweyo kungakhuluma yini ngomenzi wakho kuthi,
“Kangenzanga”?+
Lokubunjiweyo kungakhuluma yini ngalowo okubumbileyo kuthi,
“Kazwisisi”?+
19 Abamnene bazathokoza kakhulu ngenxa kaJehova,
Labayanga bathokoze ngenxa yoNgcwele ka-Israyeli.+
20 Ngoba olesihluku uzabe engasekho,
Lozikhukhumezayo uzatshabalala,
Bonke abahlala belindele ukwenza okubi bazabhujiswa,+
21 Bonke abenza abanye babe lecala ngokukhuluma ilizwi elingamanga,
Abafaka imijibila yokuthiya lowo owethula udaba lwakhe egedini ledolobho,+
Labahlulela kubi olungileyo ngezimpikiswano ezingelancedo bazabhujiswa.+
22 Ngakho uJehova, yena owahlenga u-Abrahama+ uthi kwabendlu kaJakhobe:
23 Uzathi ebona abantwabakhe
Abangumsebenzi wezandla zami bebuthene kuye,+
Balingcwelise ibizo lami;
Bazamngcwelisa sibili oNgcwele kaJakhobe,
Njalo bazamesaba uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.+
24 Abaphambukileyo bazazwisisa,
Labasolayo bazavuma ukufundiswa.”