Isaya
47 Yehlela phasi uhlale ethulini,
Wena ntombi yeBhabhiloni.+
Abantu angeze basathi uthambile begodu uyadedesa.
2 Thatha ilitje lokusila usile iflowuru.
Susa itjhila elivale ubuso bakho.
Hlubula isikete sakho, yembula imilenzakho.
Uyame imilambo.
3 Ubuhlubule bakho buzokubonwa.
Ihlazo lakho lizokubonakala.
Ngizozibuyiselela+ begodu akekho umuntu ozokujama endlelenami.*
Angekhe usabizwa ngokuthi uyiNdlovukazi yemiBuso.+
6 Abantu bami bangisilinga khulu.+
Kodwana akhenge ube nomusa kibo.+
Ubeke ijogi elibudisi ngitjho nebantwini abalupheleko.+
7 Uthe: “Ngizokuhlala ngiyiNdlovukazi bekube phakade.”+
Akhenge ufake izintwezi ehliziyweni;
Akhenge ucabange ngokuthi kuzokuphetha njani.
8 Akhulalele la, wena othanda ukuzithabisa,+
Wena uhlala ngevikeleko, othi ehliziywenakhe:
“Ngimingimi akekho omunye.+
Angekhe ngibe mhlolokazi.
Angeze ngazi ukulahlekelwa bantwana.”+
9 Kodwana izintwezi zizokwehlela ngelanga linye kungakalindeleki:+
Ukulahlekelwa bantwana nokuba mhlolokazi.
Zizokwehlakalela ngesilinganiso esipheleleko+
Ngebanga labaloyi bakho abanengi nabo boke ubuthakathi bakho obunamandla.+
10 Uthembele ekukhohlakaleni kwakho.
Wathi: “Akunamuntu ongibonako.”
Ukuhlakanipha nelwazi lakho ngikho okukuphambukisileko,
Begodu uthi ehliziywenakho: “Ngimingimi begodu akekho omunye.”
11 Kodwana ihlekelele izokufikela,
Begodu angeze ukghone ukuyilawula bona ikhambe.
Ukugandeleleka kuzokwehlela; angeze ukghone ukukubalekela.
Uzokutjhabalala kungakalindeleki ngasuthi bewungazi.*+
12 Ragela phambili nobuthakathi bakho nabaloyi bakho abanengi,+
Obusebenzele budisi kusukela ebutjheni.
Mhlamunye uzokukghona ukuzuza;
Mhlamunye uzokwenza abantu bakusabe.
13 Uphelelwe mamandla ngebanga labeluleki bakho abanengi.
Abasikime nje begodu bakusindise,
Labo abalotjha izulu,* abaqala iinkwekwezi,+
Labo abakhupha ilwazi nakuvela inyanga etja
Malungana nezinto ezizokwehlela.
14 Qala banjengomhlanga.
Umlilo uzobatjhisa.
Abakghoni ukuzisindisa emandleni welangabi.
La akusimalahle wokuzifuthumeza,
Begodu akusimlilo wokuthi uhlale phambi kwawo.
15 Abaloyi bakho bazokuba,
Ngilabo osebenzelane nabo kusukela ebutjheni bakho.
Bazokukhambakhamba, omunye nomunye aye endlelenakhe
Akunamuntu ozokusindisa.+