U-Isaya
42 Le yinceku yami+ engiyincedisayo!*
Okhethiweyo wami+ esengimamukele!+
Uzaletha ukulunga ngokuthembeka.+
4 Ukukhanya kwakhe akusoze kufiphale futhi kasoze ahlifizwe aze enze ukuthi kube lokulunga emhlabeni,+
Izihlenge ziqhubeka ziwulindele umthetho* wakhe.
5 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu weqiniso, uMdali wamazulu,
Onguye Omkhulu, yena owelula amazulu,+
Owendlala umhlaba lakho konke okukuwo,+
Onika abantu abakuwo ukuphefumula,+
Labahamba kuwo umoya:+
6 “Mina Jehova ngikubize ngokulunga,
Ngakubamba ngesandla sakho.
Ngizakulinda njalo ngizakwenza ube yisivumelwano phakathi kwami labantu,+
Ngikwenze ube yikukhanya kwezizwe,+
7 Ukuze uvule amehlo angaboniyo,+
Ukhiphe isibotshwa entolongweni,
Njalo ubakhiphe ejele labo abahlezi emnyameni.+
8 NginguJehova. Leli yilo ibizo lami,
Inkazimulo yami ngeke ngiyinike omunye,*
Lodumo lwami ngeke ngilunike izithombe ezibaziweyo.+
9 Khangela, izinto zakuqala sezenzakele,
Khathesi sengimemezela izinto ezintsha.
Ngikutshela ngazo zingakenzakali.”+
10 Hlabelelani uJehova ingoma entsha,+
Limdumise ngengoma kuze kuyefika emikhawulweni yomhlaba,+
Lina elehlela phansi elwandle kanye lakho konke okukulo,
Lina zihlenge lalabo abahlala kuzo.+
Akuthi izakhamizi ezihlala ezindaweni ezilamadwala zimemeze ngentokozo,
Labaphezulu ezintabeni kabamemeze.
12 Bonke kabamkhazimulise uJehova,
Bamdumise lasezihlengeni.+
13 UJehova uzaphuma njengendoda elamandla.+
Uzavuselela ukutshiseka kwakhe njengeqhawe.+
Uzakhwaza, enze umsindo wempi,
Atshengise ukuthi ulamandla ukwedlula izitha zakhe.+
14 “Sengilesikhathi eside ngithule.
Bengilokhu ngithule njalo ngizibamba.
Ngizabubula, ngikhefuzele futhi ngiphefuzele,
Njengowesifazana obelethayo.
15 Ngizadiliza izintaba lamaqaqa,
Ngomise konke okumila phezu kwazo.
Ngizatshintsha imifula ibe yizihlenge,
Ngomise lamachibi alemihlanga.+
Ngizatshintsha ubumnyama obuphambi kwazo bube yikukhanya,+
Ngitshintshe lendawo elamagodigodi ibe yindawo echayileyo.+
Lokhu yikho engizakwenza kuzo njalo kangisoze ngizitshiye.”
17 Labo abathembe izithombe ezibaziweyo,
Abathi ezithombeni zensimbi: “Lingonkulunkulu bethu,”+
Bazabuyela emuva futhi bazayangeka baswele lokuthi bangene ngaphi.
18 Lalelani lina zacuthe,
Khangelani libone lina ziphofu.+
19 Ngubani oyisiphofu ngaphandle kwenceku* yami,
Oyisacuthe njengesithunywa engisithumayo?
Ngubani oyisiphofu njengalowo othole umvuzo,
Oyisiphofu njengenceku kaJehova?+
20 Wena ubona izinto ezinengi kodwa kawuqhubeki ulindile.
Uyazivula indlebe zakho kodwa awulaleli.+
21 Ngenxa yokulunga kwakhe,
UJehova ukuthandile ukukhulisa umthetho* lokuwenza ukhazimule.
22 Kodwa laba ngabantu abakhuthuziweyo bathathelwa impahla yabo ngenkani,+
Bathathelwe inotho yabo njalo akulamuntu ongabakhulula,+
Bathethwe futhi kakho othi: “Baphendukiseni!”
23 Ngubani phakathi kwenu ozakuzwa lokhu?
Ngubani ozathiya indlebe alalelisise ukuze ancedakale ngesikhathi esizayo?
24 Ngubani obangele ukuthi uJakhobe athunjwe,
Wanikela abako-Israyeli kubaphangi?
Kayisuye yini uJehova esamonelayo?
Abavumanga ukuhamba ezindleleni zakhe,
Abawulalelanga umthetho* wakhe.+
25 Yikho waqhubeka ethululela ulaka lwakhe kubo,
Lentukuthelo yakhe kanye lempi evuthayo.+
Yatshaya yalobisa konke okwakuseduze kwabo kodwa kabazange babe lendaba.+
Yavutha phezu kwabo kodwa akuzange kuthi thiki kubo.+