< U-Isaya 47 >
1 Yehla, uhlale othulini, ntombi emsulwa, ndodakazi yeBhabhiloni; hlala emhlabathini; akulasihlalo sobukhosi, ndodakazi yamaKhaladiya; ngoba kawusayikubizwa ngokuthi uthambile njalo ubuthakathaka.
“Omuwala wa Babulooni embeerera, kakkana wansi otuule mu nfuufu, tuula wansi awatali ntebe ya bwakabaka, ggwe omuwala w’Abakaludaaya. Ekibuga ekitawangulwangako. Toliddayo nate kuyitibwa kyatika oba nnalulungi.
2 Thatha amatshe okuchola, uchole impuphu, wembule isimbombozo sakho, ukhwince ilogwe, uveze umlenze, uchaphe imifula.
Ddira olubengo ose obutta. Ggyako akatimba ku maaso, situla ku ngoye z’oku magulu oyite mu mazzi.
3 Ubunqunu bakho buzakwembulwa, yebo, ihlazo lakho libonakale. Ngizaphindisela, ngingahlangani lawe njengomuntu.
Obwereere bwo bulibikkulwa; obusungu bwo bulyeraga. Nzija kuwoolera eggwanga; tewali muntu yenna gwe ndirekawo.”
4 UMhlengi wethu, iNkosi yamabandla libizo lakhe, oyiNgcwele kaIsrayeli.
Omununuzi waffe Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye lye linnya lye, ye Mutukuvu wa Isirayiri.
5 Hlala ngokuthula, ungene emnyameni, ndodakazi yamaKhaladiya; ngoba kawusayikubizwa ngokuthi: Nkosikazi yemibuso.
“Tuula mu kasirise yingira mu kizikiza ggwe omuwala w’Abakaludaaya, tebakyakuyita kabaka omukazi afuga obwakabaka obungi.
6 Ngabathukuthelela abantu bami, ngangcolisa ilifa lami, ngabanikela esandleni sakho; kawubenzelanga izihawu; walenza laba nzima kakhulu ijogwe lakho phezu komdala.
Nnali nsunguwalidde abantu bange, ne nyonoonesa omugabo gwange. Nabawaayo mu mikono gyo, n’otobasaasira n’akatono. N’abakadde wabateekako ekikoligo ekinene ennyo.
7 Wena wathi: Ngizakuba yinkosikazi njalonjalo; kawukabeki lezizinto enhliziyweni yakho, kawukhumbulanga isiphetho sakho.
Wayogera nti, ‘Nzija kubeera kabaka omukazi emirembe gyonna,’ naye n’otolowooza ku bintu bino wadde okulowooza ku kyali kigenda okubaawo.
8 Khathesi-ke zwana lokhu, wena ozithokozisayo, ohlezi uvikelekile, othi enhliziyweni yakho: Yimi, njalo kakho omunye ngaphandle kwami; kangiyikuhlala okomfelokazi, kangiyikwazi ukufelwa ngabantwana.
“Kale nno kaakano wuliriza kino, ggwe awoomerwa amasanyu ggwe ateredde mu mirembe gyo, ng’oyogera mu mutima gwo nti, ‘Nze ndiwo era tewali mulala wabula nze. Siribeera nnamwandu wadde okufiirwa abaana.’
9 Kodwa lezizinto ezimbili zizakwehlela ngokucwayiza kwelihlo ngasuku lunye: Ukufelwa ngabantwana lobufelokazi; kuzakwehlela phezu kwakho ngokuphelela kwakho, ngenxa yobunengi bobuthakathi bakho, ngenxa yobunengi obukhulu bamalumbo akho.
Ebintu bino byombi birikutuukako mangu nnyo mu lunaku lumu, eky’okufiirwa abaana n’okufuuka nnamwandu. Birikutuukako mu kigera kyabyo ekituufu, newaakubadde obulogo bwo nga bungi okuyitirira, n’eby’obufumu byo nga bigenze wala.
10 Ngoba wathembela ebubini bakho, wathi: Kakho ongibonayo. Inhlakanipho yakho lolwazi lwakho khona kwakuphambula, wathi enhliziyweni yakho: Yimi, njalo kakho omunye ngaphandle kwami.
Weesiga obutali butuukirivu bwo, n’olowooza nti, ‘Siriiko annondoola.’ Amagezi go era n’okumanya kwo byakuwabya, bwe wayogera nti, ‘Nze ndiwo, era teri mulala wabula nze.’
11 Ngakho ububi buzakwehlela, kawusoze wazi lapho obenyuka khona; lengozi izakwehlela, ongelakho ukwenza inhlawulo yokuthula ngayo; lencithakalo ihle yehlele phezu kwakho, ungazi.
Kyokka ensasagge erikujjira era tolimanya ngeri yakugyeggyako; n’okuzikirira kw’otoliyinza kweggyako na muwendo gwa nsimbi; akabi k’otolirabirawo kalikutuukako amangu ddala.
12 Mana khathesi ngamalumbo akho langobunengi bobuthakathi bakho otshikatshike kukho kusukela ebutsheni bakho; mhlawumbe uzakuba lakho ukuba lenzuzo, mhlawumbe unqobe.
“Weeyongere nno n’obulogo bwo n’obufumu bwo obwayinga obungi, bwe wanyiikiriramu okuva mu buto bwo. Oboolyawo olibaako kyoggyamu, oboolyawo olikolawo ekyobulabe.
13 Udiniwe ebunengini bamacebo akho; kakuthi basukume khathesi abahloli bamazulu, abakhangela izinkanyezi, abazisa ngezinyanga, bakusindise kwezizakwehlela.
Amagezi ago g’ofuna gakukooya bukooya. Abalagulira ku munyeenye basembera, n’abo abakebera emmunyeenye, era aboogera ebiribaawo buli mwezi, babadduukirire mu bigenda okubatuukako.
14 Khangela, bazakuba njengamabibi; umlilo uzabatshisa; kabayikuzophula emandleni elangabi; lingabikho ilahle lokotha, umlilo wokuhlala phambi kwawo.
Laba, bali ng’ebisusunku era omuliro gulibookya! Tebalyewonya maanyi ga muliro. Tewaliiwo manda ga kukubugumya wadde omuliro ogw’okwota!
15 Bazakuba njalo kuwe labo owatshikatshika labo, owathengiselana labo kusukela ebutsheni bakho; bazazulazula, ngulowo lalowo ngendlela yakhe; kakuyikuba lomsindisi wakho.
Ekyo kye bayinza okukukolera kyokka; b’obonyeebonye nabo b’oteganidde okuva mu buto bwo. Buli muntu alikwata ekkubo lye nga yeeyongera okukola ebibi bye era tewali n’omu ayinza okukulokola.”