Isaya
44 “Lalela Jakopo ncekwami,
Nawe Israyeli engimkhethileko.+
3 Ngizokuthululela amanzi kowomileko+
Ngigelezise imilanjana endaweni eyomileko.
Ngizokuthululela ummoyami esizukulwaneni sakho+
Neembusiso zami eenzukulwaneni zakho.
4 Zizokukhula hlangana notjani obuhlaza,+
Njengemithi yomdubi ehlanu kwemilanjana yamanzi.
5 Umuntu uzokuthi: “NgingewakaJehova.”+
Omunye uzozibiza ngegama lakaJakopo,
Bese kuthi omunye atlole esandleni sakhe ukuthi: “NgingewakaJehova.”
Begodu uzokuthatha igama laka-Israyeli.’
‘Ngingewokuthoma begodu ngingewamaswaphela.+
Akekho uZimu ngaphandle kwami.+
7 Ngubani ofana nami?+
Akaziveze, akhulume bekangitjengise ubufakazi balokho!+
Kusukela ngesikhathi engenza ngaso abantu bakade,
Abatjho kokubili izinto ezisezako
Nezinto ezisazokwenzeka.
8 Ningathukwa,
Begodu ningahlengezeli ngebanga lokusaba.+
Akhenge nginitjele na begodu ngimemezele kusese ngaphambili?
Nibofakazi bami.+
Ukhona na omunye uZimu ngaphandle kwami?
Awa, alikho elinye iDwala;+ alikho engilaziko.’”
9 Boke abenza iinthombe ezibaziweko abasililitho,
Begodu izinto zabo abazithandako angekhe zizuzise ngalitho.+
10 Ngubani ongenza uzimu namkha isithombe sesimbi
Esingeze sazuzisa?+
11 Qala! Boke abazihlanganisa naye bazokuhlaziswa!+
Iinsebenzi zobukghwari zibabantu nje.
Boke abahlangane begodu bajame endawenabo.
Bazokusaba, boke bazokuhlaziswa.
12 Isisebenzi sesimbi esinekghono sisebenza ngesimbi phezu kwamalahle ngethulusi laso.
Siyikhanda ngeenondo,
Sisebenza kiyo ngomkhonwaso onamandla.+
Siyalamba begodu siphelelwa mamandla;
Asiseli amanzi begodu siyadinwa.
13 Umbazi wesigodo ulula intambo yokulinganisa phezu kwesigodo, asitshwaye ngetjhogo ebomvu.
Usibaza ngetjhizela bese asitshwaye ngekhamphasi.
14 Kunomuntu othileko osebenza ukuqunta imisedari.
Ukhetha imihlobo ethileko yomuthi, i-owuku,
Uwenza ukhule uqine hlangana nemithi yehlathi.+
Utjala umuthi begodu izulu liyawukhulisa.
15 Ngemva kwalokho, umuntu uthatha iinkuni bona abase.
Uthatha ingcenyazo azifuthumeze ngazo;
Ubasa umlilo bese abhage uburotho.
Wenza uzimu begodu amlotjhe.
Umenza abe sithombe esibaziweko begodu akhothame phambi kwaso.+
16 Ingcenyazo uyitjhisa emlilweni;
Ingcenye leyo ubasa ngayo inyama ayidlako bese aneliseke.
Uyazifuthumeza, athi:
“Arha! Ngifuthumele njengombana ngiqale umlilo.”
17 Eziseleko wenza ngazo uzimu bona abe sithombe esibaziweko.
Uyasikhothamela begodu uyasilotjha.
Uthandaza kiso begodu athi:
“Ngisindisa ngombana wena unguzimami.”+
18 Abazi litho, abazwisisi litho,+
Ngombana amehlwabo avaliwe begodu ababoni,
Neenhliziyo zabo azinalemuko.
19 Akekho okhumbulako ehliziywenakhe
Namkha onelwazi namkha ozwisisako, othi;
“Ingcenyazo ngiyitjhise ngomlilo,
Begodu emalahlenazo ngibhage uburotho ngabasa nenyama bona ngidle.
Kghani kufuze eziseleko ngizenze into enyenyisako?+
Kghani kufuze ngilotjhe isiqephu sesigodo semthini?”
20 Udla umlotha.
Ihliziywakhe ekhohlisako imlahlekisile.
Akakghoni ukuzisindisa namkha athi:
“Awekho na amala ngesidleni sami?”
21 Khumbula izintwezi Jakopo, nawe Israyeli,
Ngombana uyincekwami.
Ngakudala begodu uyincekwami.+
Angekhe ngikukhohlwe Israyeli.+
22 Ngizokufihla imitjhaphwakho ngelifu+
Begodu ngizokufihla izono zakho ngelifu elikhulu.
Buyela kimi ngizokuhlenga.+
23 Rhuwelela ngethabo wena zulu,
Ngombana uJehova uthethe igadango!
Rhuwelela ngebanga lokuthumba wena kuzika kwephasi!
Rhuwelelani ngethabo nina ntaba,+
Wena hlathi nayo yoke imithakho!
Ngombana uJehova ukuhlengile Jakopo,
Begodu utjengise iphazimulwakhe ku-Israyeli.”+
24 Nakhu uJehova uMhlengakho+
Owakubumba kusukela usesibelethweni akutjhoko:
“NginguJehova, owenze koke.
Ngubani obekanami?
25 Ngitjharaganisa amatshwayo wabaphorofidi bamala,
Begodu ngenza abathukuli baziphathe njengeendlhadlha;+
Ngitjhabalalisa abantu abahlakaniphileko
Begodu ngiphendula ilwazi labo libe budlhayela;+
26 Loyo owenza ilizwi lencekwakho liphumelele
Begodu ozalisa iimemezelo zeenthunywa zakhe;+
Othi ngeJerusalema, ‘Izokuhlalwa,’+
Namadorobho wakwaJuda, ‘Azokwakhiwa kabutjha,+
Begodu ngizokuvuselela amarubhayo’;+
27 Loyo othi emanzini azikileko, ‘Yoma’
Begodu ngizokomisa yoke imilambakho’;+
28 Loyo othi kuKoretjhi,+ ‘Ngumelusami,
Begodu uzokufeza intandwami’;+
Loyo othi ngeJerusalema, ‘Izokwakhiwa kabutjha,’
Nothi ngethempeli, ‘Kuzokubekwa isisekelo sakho.’”+