< U-Isaya 43 >
1 Kodwa khathesi itsho njalo iNkosi eyakudalayo, wena Jakobe, leyakubumbayo, wena Israyeli: Ungesabi, ngoba ngikuhlengile, ngakubiza ngebizo lakho; ungowami.
Koma tsopano, Yehova amene anakulenga, iwe Yakobo, amene anakuwumba, iwe Israeli akuti, “Usaope, pakuti ndakuwombola; Ndinakuyitanitsa mokutchula dzina lako, ndiwe wanga.
2 Lapho udabula emanzini ngizakuba lawe, lemifuleni, kayiyikukukhukhula; lapho uhamba udabula emlilweni, kawuyikutsha, lelangabi kaliyikukulumathisa.
Pamene ukuwoloka nyanja, ndidzakhala nawe; ndipo pamene ukuwoloka mitsinje, sidzakukokolola. Pamene ukudutsa pa moto, sudzapsa; lawi la moto silidzakutentha.
3 Ngoba ngiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, oNgcwele kaIsrayeli, uMsindisi wakho. Nginikele iGibhithe libe lihlawulo lokuthula lakho, iEthiyophiya leSeba esikhundleni sakho.
Chifukwa Ine Yehova, Mulungu wako, Woyera wa Israeli, ndine Mpulumutsi wako. Ndinapereka Igupto pofuna kuti ndiwombole iwe, ndinapereka Kusi ndi Seba mʼmalo mwa iwe.
4 Njengoba wawuligugu emehlweni ami, wawudumile, njalo mina ngikuthandile. Ngakho ngizanika abantu esikhundleni sakho, lezizwe endaweni yempilo yakho.
Popeza kuti ndiwe wamtengowapatali wolemekezeka ndi wapamtima panga, ndipo chifukwa ndimakukonda, ndidzapereka anthu mʼmalo mwa iwe, ndidzapereka mitundu ya anthu pofuna kuwombola moyo wako.
5 Ungesabi, ngoba ngilawe; ngizaletha inzalo yakho ivela empumalanga, ngikubuthe uvela entshonalanga;
Usachite mantha, pakuti Ine ndili nawe; ndidzabweretsa ana ako kuchokera kummawa, ndipo ndidzakusonkhanitsani kuchokera kumadzulo.
6 ngizakutsho kuyo inyakatho: Phana; lakuningizimu: Ungagodli; lethani amadodana ami akhatshana, lamadodakazi ami asemkhawulweni womhlaba,
Ndidzawuza a kumpoto kuti, ‘Amasuleni,’ ndidzawuza akummwera kuti, ‘Musawagwire.’ Bweretsani ana anga aamuna kuchokera ku mayiko akutali, ana anga a akazi kuchokera kumalekezero a dziko lapansi;
7 wonke obizwa ngebizo lami; ngoba ngimdalele udumo lwami, ngimbumbile, yebo ngimenzile.
onsewo amadziwika ndi dzina langa; ndinawalenga chifukwa cha ulemerero wanga, ndinawawumba, inde ndinawapanga.”
8 Khuphani abantu abayiziphofu abalamehlo, lezacuthe ezilendlebe.
Tulutsa anthu amene ali nawo maso koma sakupenya, anthu amene ali nawo makutu koma sakumva.
9 Izizwe zonke kazibuthane ndawonye, labantu bahlangane. Ngubani phakathi kwabo ongamemezela lokhu, asenze sizwe izinto zamandulo? Kabalethe abafakazi babo, ukuze balungisiswe, kumbe bezwe bathi: Kuliqiniso.
Mitundu yonse ya anthu isonkhane pamodzi, anthu a mitundu ina akhale pamodzi pabwalo la milandu. Ndani wa iwo amene ananeneratu zimenezi? Ndani wa iwo anatifotokozerapo zinthu zakalekale? Abweretu ndi mboni zawo kuti adzatsimikizire kuti ananena zoona, kuti anthu ena amve ndi kunena kuti, “Ndi zoona.”
10 Lingabafakazi bami, kutsho iNkosi, lenceku yami engiyikhethileyo; ukuze lazi, lingikholwe, liqedisise ukuthi nginguye; ngaphambi kwami kakubunjwanga unkulunkulu, langemva kwami kayikuba khona.
Yehova akunena kuti, “Inu Aisraeli ndinu mboni zanga, ndi mtumiki wanga amene ndinakusankha, kuti mundidziwe ndi kundikhulupirira, ndipo mudzamvetsa kuti Mulungu ndine ndekha. Patsogolo panga sipanapangidwepo mulungu wina, ngakhale pambuyo panga sipadzakhalaponso wina.”
11 Mina, mina ngiyiNkosi; langaphandle kwami kakulamsindisi.
Akutero Yehova, “Ine, Inetu ndine Yehova, ndipo palibe Mpulumutsi wina koma Ine ndekha.
12 Ngimemezele, ngasindisa, ngazwakalisa, kungakabikho unkulunkulu wezizwe phakathi kwenu; ngakho lingabafakazi bami, kutsho iNkosi, ukuthi nginguNkulunkulu.
Ndine amene ndinaneneratu, amene ndinakupulumutsa; ndine, osati mulungu wina wachilendo pakati panu amene ndinalengezeratu. Inu ndinu mboni zanga, kuti Ine ndine Mulungu,” akutero Yehova.
13 Yebo, kungakabi khona usuku, mina nginguye; njalo kakho ongakhulula esandleni sami; ngizasebenza, njalo ngubani ongakubuyisela emuva?
“Ine ndine Mulungu kuyambira nthawi yamakedzana, ndipo ndidzakhalabe Mulungu ku nthawi zonse. Palibe amene angathe kuthawa mʼmanja mwanga, ndipo chimene ndachita palibe angathe kuchisintha.”
14 Itsho njalo iNkosi, uMhlengi wenu, oNgcwele kaIsrayeli: Ngenxa yenu ngithumele eBhabhiloni, ngehlisele phansi bonke ababalekayo babo, lamaKhaladiya okukhala kwawo kusemikhunjini.
Yehova akuti, Mpulumutsi wanu, Woyerayo wa Israeli akuti, “Chifukwa cha inu ndidzatuma gulu lankhondo kukalimbana ndi Babuloni ndi kukupulumutsani. Ndidzagwetsa zitseko zonse za mzindawo, ndipo kukondwa kwa anthu ake kudzasanduka kulira.
15 NgiyiNkosi, oNgcwele wenu, uMdali kaIsrayeli, inkosi yenu.
Ine ndine Yehova, Woyera wanu uja, Mlengi wa Israeli. Ine ndine Mfumu yanu.”
16 Itsho njalo iNkosi, eyenza indlela olwandle, lomkhondo emanzini alamandla,
Yehova anapanga njira pa nyanja, anapanga njira pakati pa madzi amphamvu.
17 ekhupha inqola lebhiza, ibutho lamandla; kuzalala ndawonye, kakuyikuvuka; kuzaphela du, kucitshe njengentambo yesibane.
Iye anasonkhanitsa magaleta, akavalo, gulu lankhondo ndi asilikali amphamvu, ndipo onse anagwa pamenepo, osadzukanso anazimitsidwa kutheratu ngati chingwe cha nyale. Yehova ameneyu akuti,
18 Lingakhumbuli izinto zakuqala, linganakani ngezinto zendulo.
“Iwalani zinthu zakale; ndipo musaganizirenso zinthu zimene zinachitika kale.
19 Khangelani, ngizakwenza into entsha; khathesi izahluma, kaliyikuyazi yini? Yebo, ngizakwenza indlela enkangala, imifula ogwaduleni.
Taonani, Ine ndikuchita zinthu zatsopano! Tsopano zayamba kale kuoneka; kodi simukuziona? Ine ndikulambula msewu mʼchipululu ndi kupanga mitsinje mʼdziko lowuma.
20 Inyamazana zeganga zizangidumisa, imigobho lamadodakazi ezintshe; ngoba nginika amanzi enkangala, imifula ogwaduleni, ukunathisa abantu bami, abakhethiweyo bami.
Nyama zakuthengo, nkhandwe ndi akadzidzi zinandilemekeza. Ndidzayendetsa mitsinje mʼdziko lowuma kuti ndiwapatse madzi anthu anga osankhidwa.
21 Lababantu ngizibumbele bona; bazalandisa udumo lwami.
Anthu amene ndinadziwumbira ndekha kuti aziyimba nyimbo yotamanda Ine.
22 Kanti kawungibizanga, Jakobe, kodwa udiniwe ngami, Israyeli.
“Komatu simunapemphera kwa Ine, Inu a mʼbanja la Yakobo, munatopa nane, Inu Aisraeli.
23 Kawulethanga kimi izimvu zomnikelo wakho wokutshiswa, kawungihloniphanga ngemihlatshelo yakho. Kangikwenzanga wakhonza ngomnikelo, kangikudinisanga ngempepha.
Simunabweretse kwa Ine nkhosa za nsembe zopsereza, kapena kundilemekeza ndi nsembe zanu. Ine sindinakulemetseni pomakupemphani zopereka za chakudya kapena kukutopetsani pomakupemphani nsembe zofukiza.
24 Kawungithengelanga umhlanga olephunga elimnandi ngemali, njalo kawungisuthisanga ngamahwahwa emihlatshelo yakho; kodwa ungenze ngasebenza ngezono zakho, wangidinisa ngeziphambeko zakho.
Simunandigulire bango lonunkhira kapena kundipatsa Ine mafuta okwanira a nsembe zanu. Koma inu mwandilemetsa Ine ndi machimo anu ndipo mwanditopetsa Ine ndi zolakwa zanu.
25 Mina, mina nginguye owesula iziphambeko zakho ngenxa yami, kangiyikuzikhumbula izono zakho.
“Ine, Inetu, ndi amene ndimafafaniza zolakwa zanu, chifukwa cha Ine mwini, ndipo sindidzakumbukiranso machimo anu.
26 Ngikhumbuza; kasehlulelane; landisa wena, ukuze ulungisiswe.
Mundikumbutse zakale, ndipo titsutsane nkhaniyi pamodzi; fotokozani mlandu wanu kuti muonetse kuti ndinu osalakwa.
27 Uyihlo wokuqala wona, labachasisi bakho baphambukile bemelene lami.
Kholo lanu loyamba linachimwa; ndipo Atsogoleri anu achipembedzo anandiwukira.
28 Ngakho ngingcolise iziphathamandla zendlu engcwele, nganikela uJakobe ekutshabalalisweni, loIsrayeli ekuthukweni.
Chifukwa chake Ine ndidzanyazitsa akuluakulu a Nyumba yanu ya mapemphero, ndipo ndidzapereka Yakobo kuti awonongedwe ndi Israeli kuti achitidwe chipongwe.”