Isaiah 56
1 THUS saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
Itsho njalo iNkosi: Gcinani isahlulelo, lenze ukulunga, ngoba usindiso lwami luseduze ukuthi lufike, lokulunga kwami ukuthi kubonakaliswe.
2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.
Ubusisiwe umuntu owenza lokhu, lendodana yomuntu ebambelela kukho; ogcina isabatha engalingcolisi, egcina isandla sakhe ukuthi singenzi loba yikuphi okubi.
3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying, The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
Kayingakhulumi-ke indodana yowezizweni, ezihlanganise leNkosi, isithi: INkosi ingehlukanise ngokupheleleyo labantu bayo; lomthenwa kangathi: Khangela ngiyisihlahla esomileyo.
4 For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi kubathenwa abagcina amasabatha ami, abakhetha engikuthandayo, lababambelela esivumelwaneni sami:
5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
Ngizabanika labo endlini yami langaphakathi kwemiduli yami indawo lebizo elingcono kulelamadodana lakulelamadodakazi; ngizabanika ibizo elingapheliyo, elingayikuqunywa.
6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
Lamadodana awemzini azihlanganisa leNkosi ukuyikhonza lokuthanda ibizo leNkosi, ukuba zinceku zayo, wonke ogcina isabatha engalingcolisi, lababambelela esivumelwaneni sami;
7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
lalabo ngizabaletha entabeni yami engcwele, ngibathokozise endlini yami yomkhuleko; iminikelo yabo yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo yabo kuzakwemukeleka phezu kwelathi lami, ngoba indlu yami izabizwa ngokuthi yindlu yomkhuleko yabantu bonke.
8 The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.
INkosi uJehova oqoqa abaxotshiweyo bakoIsrayeli uthi: Ngisezabuthelela abanye kuye ngaphandle kwababuthiweyo bakhe.
9 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
Lina lonke zilo zeganga, wozani lidle, lina lonke zilo eziseguswini.
10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Abalindi bakhe bayiziphofu, bonke kabalalwazi; bonke bayizinja eziyizimungulu, bangeke bakhonkothe; balele, bacambalele, bathanda ukuwozela.
11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
Yebo bayizinja ezihahayo, ezingasoze zisuthe; njalo bangabelusi abangakwaziyo ukuqedisisa; bonke baphendukela kweyabo indlela, ngulowo lalowo enzuzweni yakhe ephethelweni lakhe.
12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
Uthi: Wozani, ngizaletha iwayini, sinathe kakhulu okunathwayo okulamandla; lekusasa izakuba njengalamuhla, kwengezelelwe ngokukhulukazi.
