Isaya
29 “Maye nge-Ariyeli,* i-Ariyeli lidolobha Davide lamisa kulo emathende.+
Chubekani umnyaka ngemnyaka;
Imijikeleto yemikhosi+ ayichubeke.
2 Kodvwa ngitawuletsa kucindzeteleka etikwe-Ariyeli,+
Futsi kutawukhalwa kulilwe,+
Kimi itawufana nelitiko leli-al’thare laNkulunkulu.+
3 Ngitawumisa emathende kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi takho,
Ngitakuvimbetela ngelutsango lwetingodvo
Futsi ngitakwakha tintfo tekukuvimbetela.+
4 Wena utawutfotjiswa;
Utawukhuluma uphansi emhlabatsini,
Futsi lokushoko kutawudliwa lutfuli.
Livi lakho litawusuka phansi emhlabatsini+
Njengelivi lesangoma,
Emavi akho atawunswininita avela elutfulini.
5 Sicumbi setitsa* takho sitawufana nemphuphu lecolisakele,+
Sicumbi sebabusi labacindzetelanako sitawufana ncamashi netimphephelezi letipheshulwa ngumoya.+
Loko kutakwenteka ngekuphatima kweliso, ngekushesha lokukhulu.+
6 Jehova wemabutfo utawugucukela kuwe
Ngekudvuma kwelitulu, ngekutamatama kwemhlaba nangemsindvo lomkhulu,
Ngemoya wesiphepho, ngesivunguvungu nangemalangabi emlilo locotfulako.”+
7 Ngemuva kwaloko, sicumbi sato tonkhe tive letilwa imphi ne-Ariyeli,+
Tonkhe leto letilwa nayo,
Imibhoshongo yekuyivimbetela,
Nalabo lababanga kucindzeteleka kuyo,
Batawuba njengeliphupho, babe njengembono wasebusuku.
8 Kutawufana nalapho umuntfu lolambile aphupha adla,
Kodvwa avuke alambile,*
Futsi kutawufana nalapho umuntfu lowomile aphupha anatsa,
Kodvwa avuke adziniwe futsi omile.*
Kutakwenteka ngaleyondlela esicunjini sato tonkhe letive
Letilwa imphi neNtsaba iSiyoni.+
Badzakiwe kodvwa abakadzakwa liwayini;
Bayayendza kodvwa abayendziswa tjwala.
10 Ngobe Jehova utfululele umoya webutfongo lobukhulu kini;+
Uvale emehlo enu, baphrofethi,+
Umbonye tinhloko tenu, baboni bemibono.+
11 Wonkhe umbono kini ufana nemagama lasencwadzini levaliwe.+ Nabayiniketa lotsite lokhonako kufundza, batsi: “Sicela ufundze nayi incwadzi, ufundze kuvakale,” yena utawutsi: “Angeke ngikhone ngobe ivaliwe.” 12 Nabayiniketa lotsite lencwadzi longakwati kufundza, batsi: “Sicela ufundze nayi incwadzi,” yena utawutsi: “Angikwati sanhlobo kufundza.”
13 Jehova utsi: “Labantfu bakhuluma nami ngemilomo yabo
Futsi bayangidvumisa ngetindzebe tabo,+
Kodvwa inhlitiyo yabo ikhashane kakhulu nami;
Futsi kungesaba kwabo kusekelwe emiyalweni labayifundziswe bantfu.+
14 Ngako, ngimi lotawuphindze ente tintfo letimangalisako ngalabantfu,+
Ngesimangaliso etikwesimangaliso;
Futsi kuhlakanipha kwebantfu bakhona labahlakaniphile ngitakwenta kushabalale,
Nekucondza kwebantfu babo labanekucondza, kutawufihlwa.”+
15 Maye kulabo labahamba emabanga lamadze kute bayofihlela Jehova emachinga*+ abo.
Imisebenti yabo yentelwa endzaweni lemnyama,
Babe batsi: “Ngubani losibonako?
Ngubani lowatiko ngatsi?”+
16 Niguculela tintfo!*
Umbumbi angafananiswa yini nelubumba?+
Loko lokwentiwe kungakhuluma yini ngaloyo lokwentile kutsi:
“Akazange angakhe”?+
Loko lokubunjiwe kuyasho yini ngembumbi wako kutsi:
“Akati lutfo”?+
17 Ngesikhashana nje, iLebanoni itawentiwa insimu yetitselo,+
Futsi lensimu yetitselo itawutsatfwa njengelihlatsi.+
18 Ngalelolanga, labangeva etindlebeni bataweva emavi alencwadzi,
Futsi emehlo alabangaboni atawubona ebumnyameni lobukhulu.+
19 Labamnene batawujabula kakhulu ngaJehova,
Labeswele batawujabula ngaLongcwele waka-Israyeli.+
20 Ngobe umbusi locindzetelako ngeke asaba khona,
Nemuntfu lotishaya sifuba utawuphela,
Nabo bonkhe labahlale balungele kwenta umonakalo batawubhujiswa,+
21 Labo labakhuluma emanga kuze bente labanye balahlwe licala,
Labambekela lugibe loyo loteka emacala egedeni lelidolobha,+
Nalabo labamehlulela kabi lolungile ngekusebentisa timphikiswane letilite.+
22 Ngako-ke, naku Jehova lakushoko endlini yaJakobe, loyo lowahlenga Abrahama:+
23 Ngobe nakabona bantfwana bakhe,
Labangumsebenti wetandla tami, emkhatsini wabo,+
Batawungcwelisa libito lami;
Nakanjani batawungcwelisa Longcwele waJakobe,
Futsi batakuma bamangaliswe nguNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.+
24 Labo labanhlanhlatsako batawutfola kucondza,
Futsi labo labakhononako batakwemukela sicondziso.”