Isaya
29 Maye! Ariyeli,* Ariyeli, idorobho lapho uDavida bekahlome khona amatende!+
Ragela phambili umnyaka nomnyaka
Ragelani phambili nenza iminyanya+ qobe minyaka.
2 Kodwana ngizokuletha ukugandeleleka e-Ariyeli,+
Kuzokuba nokuzila nokulila,+
Begodu izokuba njengeziko le-aldara lakaZimu kimi.+
3 Ngizokuhloma amatende mahlangothi woke bona ngilwe nawe,
Ngizokuvimbezela ngesibiyelo esineenkhonkhwani
Begodu ngizokwakha amaboda amakhulu bona ngikusahlele.+
4 Uzokwehliswa;
Uzokukhuluma usehlabathini,
Begodu okutjhoko kuzokuvalwa ngethuli.
Ilizwi lakho lizokuzwakala ehlabathini+
Njengelizwi lomuntu obuza kwabafileko,
Begodu amezwakho azokurhuwelela avela ethulini.
5 Isiqubuthu samanabakho sizokuba njengepuphu esefiweko,+
Isiqubuthu sabantu abanelunya sizokuba njengeenhluba eziphephukako.+
Kuzokwenzeka msinya, kungakalindeleki.+
6 UJehova wamabutho uzokuhlenga
Ngomdumo, ngokusikinyeka kwephasi nangetjhada elikhulu,
Ngomoya ovunguza ngamandla, ngesiwuruwuru nangamalangabi womlilo orhiribidelako.”+
7 Isiqubuthu sazo zoke iintjhaba ezilwa ne-Ariyeli+
Boke labo abalwa nayo,
Imibhotjhongo yokulivimbezela,
Nalabo abaligandelelako
Bazokuba njengebhudango, umbono webusuku.
8 Kuzokuba njengalokha umuntu olambileko abhudanga adla,
Kodwana avuke alambile,
Njengalokha umuntu owomileko abhudanga asela,
Kodwana avuke adiniwe begodu omile.
Kuzokuba njalo ngesiqubuthu sazo zoke iintjhaba
Ezilwa neNtaba iZiyoni.+
Badakiwe kodwana abakadakwa liwayini;
Bayatherezela kodwana abatherezeliswa butjwala.
10 Ngombana uJehova uthele ummoya wobuthongo obukhulu kini;+
Uvale amehlwenu baphorofidi,+
Begodu ugubuzese iinhloko zenu nina baboni bemibono.+
11 Yoke imibono iba njengamezwi wencwadi evaliweko.+ Nabayinikela umuntu okwazi ukufunda, bathi: “Sibawa ufundele phezulu,” uzokuthi: “Angikghoni ngombana ivaliwe.” 12 Nabanikela umuntu ongakwazi ukufunda bathi kuye: “Sibawa ufunde lokhu,” uzokuthi; “Angikwazi ukufunda.”
13 UJehova uthi: “Abantwaba bangilotjha ngemilomabo
Begodu bangidumisa ngemilomabo,+
Kodwana iinhliziyo zabo zikude khulu nami;
Ukungisaba kwabo kusekelwe emiyalweni yabantu abafundiswe yona.+
14 Ngalokho, ngimi ozokwenza izinto ezimangalisako ngabantwaba godu,+
Ngesimangaliso phezu kwesimangaliso;
Begodu ukuhlakanipha kwabahlakaniphileko kuzokutjhabalala,
Nokuzwisisa kwabantu babo abanelemuko kuzokufihlwa.”+
15 Maye! Kilabo abenza koke abangakwenza bona bafihlele uJehova amanwabo.+
Benza izinto ebumnyameni,
Bazitjela bathi: “Ngubani osibonako?
Ngubani owaziko ngathi?”+
16 Nihlanekela izinto!
Kghani umbumbi kufuze afaniswe nebumba na?+
Kghani okwenziweko kufuze kuthi ngomenzako:
“Akakangenzi”?+
Kghani okubunjiweko kufuze kuthi ngombumbako:
“Akazwisisi”?+
17 Esikhathini esingaphelisi ihliziyo, iLibhanoni izokuba yisimu yemithi yeenthelo,+
Begodu isimu yemithi yeenthelo izokuba njengehlathi.+
19 Abathobekileko bazokuthaba khulu ngebanga lakaJehova,
Nabatlhagileko bazokuthaba khulu ngebanga loCwengileko ka-Israyeli.+
20 Ngombana onelunya angeze asaba khona,
Ozikhakhazisako uzokuqedwa,
Nabo boke abahlala balindele ukwenza okulimazako bazokutjhatjalaliswa,+
21 Labo abasola abanye ngokubaleyela amala,
Ababekela ozivikelako iinthiyo esangweni ledorobho,+
Nalabo abadima olungileko ubulungiswa ngeempikiswano ezingatjho litho.+
22 Ngilokhu uJehova owahlenga u-Abrahama,+ akutjhoko endlini kaJakopo:
23 Nakabona abantwana bakhe,
Abamsebenzi wezandla zami, banaye,+
Bazokucwengisa igama lami;
Bazokucwengisa oCwengileko kaJakopo,
Bazokusaba uZimu ka-Israyeli.+
24 Labo abaphambukileko bazokufumana ukuzwisisa,
Nalabo abanghonghoyilako bazokwamukela isinqophiso.”