April 7, 2012, Umlindelo wePhasika, Fifth Reading

Incwadi yoMprofethi u-Isaya 55: 1-11

55:1 Nina nonke enizomile, woza emanzini. Nawe ongenamali: shesha, thenga udle. Indlela, ukuthenga iwayini nobisi, ngaphandle kwemali futhi ngaphandle kokuhwebelana.
55:2 Kungani nichitha imali ngalokho okungesona isinkwa, futhi nichithe umshikashika wenu kulokho okunganelisi? Lalela kahle kimi, futhi nidle okuhle, khona-ke umphefumulo wakho uyojabula ngesilinganiso esigcwele.
55:3 beka indlebe yakho usondele kimi. Lalela, futhi umphefumulo wakho uyophila. Futhi ngizokwenza nawe isivumelwano esiphakade, ngomusa othembekileyo kaDavide.
55:4 Bheka, Ngimethule njengofakazi kubantu, njengomkhuzi nomfundisi ezizweni.
55:5 Bheka, uyobiza isizwe owawungasazi. Nezizwe ebezingakwazi zizophuthuma kuwe, ngenxa yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli. Ngoba ukukhazimulisile.
55:6 Funani iNkosi, ngenkathi ekwazi ukutholakala. Mbize, eseseduze.
55:7 Omubi makashiye indlela yakhe, nomuntu omubi imicabango yakhe, futhi makabuyele eNkosini, futhi uyomhawukela, nakuNkulunkulu wethu, ngoba mkhulu ekuthetheleleni.
55:8 Ngokuba imicabango yami akuyona imicabango yenu, nezindlela zenu azisizo izindlela zami, Isho iNkosi.
55:9 Ngoba njengoba nje amazulu ephakeme phezu komhlaba, kanjalo izindlela zami ziphakeme kunezindlela zenu, nemicabango yami ngaphezu kwemicabango yenu.
55:10 Futhi ngendlela efanayo njengoba imvula neqhwa kwehla ezulwini, angabe esabuyela khona, kodwa cwilisa umhlaba, futhi uyichelele, futhi ibangele ukuba iqhakaze futhi inike ohlwanyelayo imbewu nesinkwa kwabalambile,
55:11 liyakuba njalo nezwi lami, elizaphuma emlonyeni wami. aliyikubuyela kimi lingenalutho, kodwa izofeza noma yini engiyithandayo, futhi liyophumelela emisebenzini engilithumele kuyo.