April 6, 2012, Ukufunda Okokuqala

The Book of the Prophet Isaiah 52: 13-53: 12

52:13 Bheka, inceku yami izakuqonda; uyakuphakanyiswa, aphakanyiswe, futhi uzobe esezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu.
52:14 Njengoba nje babekhungathekile phezu kwakho, kanjalo ubuso bakhe buyakuba-nankazimulo phakathi kwabantu, nokubukeka kwakhe, phakathi kwamadodana abantu.
52:15 uyofafaza izizwe eziningi; amakhosi azovala imilomo yawo ngenxa yakhe. Nalabo akachazwanga kubo, ngibonile. Nalabo abangezwanga, sebecabangile.

Isaya 53

53:1 Ubani okholwe umbiko wethu? Futhi ingalo yeNkosi yembulelwe kubani?
53:2 Futhi uyovuka njengesitshalo esithambile emehlweni akhe, nanjengempande emhlabathini owomileyo. Akukho buhle noma ubuhle kuye. Ngoba simbhekile, futhi kwakungekho sici, ukuze simfise.
53:3 Udelelekile futhi omncane phakathi kwabantu, umuntu wosizi owazi ubuthakathaka. Ubuso bakhe babufihliwe, budelelekile. Ngenxa yalokhu, asizange simhloniphe.
53:4 Ngempela, ubususile ubuthakathaka bethu, futhi yena uzithwalele usizi lwethu. Futhi sasicabanga ngaye sengathi unochoko, noma sengathi ushaywe nguNkulunkulu futhi wathotshiswa.
53:5 Kodwa yena ngokwakhe walinyazwa ngenxa yobubi bethu. Walinyazwa ngenxa yobubi bethu. Isiyalo sokuthula kwethu sasiphezu kwakhe. Nangamanxeba akhe, siphilisiwe.
53:6 Sonke sidukile njengezimvu; yilowo nalowo uphambukele endleleni yakhe. Futhi uJehova ubeke bonke ububi bethu phezu kwakhe.
53:7 Wanikelwa, ngoba kwakuyintando yakhe. Futhi akazange awuvule umlomo wakhe. Uyoyiswa ekuhlatshweni njengemvu. Futhi uyoba yisimungulu njengewundlu phambi komgundi wakhe. Ngoba ngeke awuvule umlomo wakhe.
53:8 Waphakanyiswa osizini nasekwahlulelweni. Ubani ozochaza impilo yakhe? Ngoba ususiwe ezweni labaphilayo. Ngenxa yobubi babantu bami, Ngimshayile.
53:9 Futhi uyonikwa indawo kanye impious ukungcwatshwa kwakhe, kanye nabacebileyo ekufeni kwakhe, nakuba engenzanga bubi, nenkohliso yayingekho emlonyeni wakhe.
53:10 Kodwa kwakuyintando yeNkosi ukumchoboza ngobuthakathaka. Uma edela ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yesono, uzabona inzalo ephila isikhathi eside, futhi intando yeNkosi iyoqondiswa ngesandla sayo.
53:11 Ngoba umphefumulo wakhe ukhandlekile, uzobona, aneliseke. Ngolwazi lwakhe, inceku yami elungileyo izalungisisa abanengi, futhi yena ngokwakhe uyothwala ububi babo.
53:12 Ngakho-ke, ngizomabela isibalo esikhulu. Futhi uyohlukanisa impango kwabanamandla. Ngoba unikele umphefumulo wakhe ekufeni, futhi wayedume phakathi kwezigebengu. Futhi uye wasusa izono zabaningi, futhi ubakhulekele abephula umthetho.