Isaya
41 “Ngilaleleni nithulile* nine tichingi;
Tive atitfole emandla ato kabusha.
Atisondzele bese tiyakhuluma.+
Asihlangane ndzawonye sitokwehlulelwa.
2 Ngubani lophakamise umuntfu emphumalanga,+
Wambita ngekulunga etinyaweni takhe,*
Kuze anikele tive kuye
Futsi amente ancobe emakhosi?+
Ngubani loyo lowasakata ngenkemba yakhe kube shengatsi lutfuli,
Awasakate njengetinhlanga letipheshulwa ngumoya embikwebutjoki bakhe?
3 Uyawacosha, endlule angaphazamiseki
Uwacosha etindleleni langazange anyatsele kuto.
4 Ngubani lotsetse sinyatselo futsi wenta loku,
Lobite titukulwane kusukela ekucaleni?
5 Tichingi tikubonile loku tase tiyesaba.
Imikhawulo yemhlaba ibese icala kuchachatela.
Iyasondzela futsi iyeta.
6 Nguloyo naloyo usita umngani wakhe
Bese utsi kumnakabo: “Cina.”
7 Indvodza lenelikhono emisebentini yetandla icinisa umuntfu losebenta ngensimbi;+
Loyo lowelula tintfo asebentisa ihhamela
Ucinisa loyo logandza insimbi lenkhulu ngehhamela.
Utsi ngetintfo letishiselwako: “Muhle lomsebenti.”
Ngemuva kwaloko, uticinisa ngetipikili kuze tingawi.
8 “Kodvwa wena, Israyeli, uyinceku yami,+
Wena, Jakobe lengikukhetsile,+
Wena ntalelwane* ya-Abrahama umngani wami,+
9 Wena lengakutsatsa emikhawulweni yemhlaba,+
Wena lengakubita etindzaweni tawo letikhashane.
10 Ungesabi ngobe mine nginawe.+
Ungakhatsateki ngobe mine nginguNkulunkulu wakho.+
Ngitakucinisa, nome kanjani ngitakusita,+
Nakanjani ngitakubamba ngesandla sami sangesekudla sekulunga.’
11 Bonkhe labatfukutselela wena batawuba nemahloni futsi batawuhlazeka.+
Labo labalwa nawe batakwentiwa lite futsi batawushabalala.+
12 Utawufuna emadvodza latawulwa nawe imphi, kodvwa angeke uwatfole;
Emadvodza lalwa nawe atawuba lite, atawufana nentfo lengekho sanhlobo.+
13 Ngobe mine Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho ngibamba sandla sakho sangesekudla,
Mine ngitsi kuwe: ‘Ungesabi, ngitakusita.’+
14 Ungesabi wena sibungu* lesinguJakobe,+
Nine ma-Israyeli ngitanisita,” kusho Jehova uMhlengi wenu,+ Longcwele waka-Israyeli.
15 “Ngikwente sihliphi sekubhula,+
Lithuluzi lelisha lekubhula lelinematinyo etinhlangotsini totimbili.
Utakwehla tintsaba uphindze utibhidlite
Utakwenta emagcuma afanane nemakhoba.
16 Utawela,
Futsi umoya utawaphephula;
Sivunguvungu sitawasakata.
17 “Labeswele netimphuya bafuna emanti kodvwa kute.
Lulwimi lwabo lomile ngenca yekweswela emanti.+
Mine Jehova ngitabaphendvula.+
Mine Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, angeke ngibalahle.+
Ngitawugucula lihlane libe sitiba semanti lesigcwele umhlanga
Netindzawo letingenamanti tibe tiyalu temanti.+
19 Elugwadvule ngitawuhlanyela sihlahla semsedari,
Semgamba, samabovana nesesipheshula.+
Elugwadvule ngitawuhlanyela sihlahla semjunipha,
Kanye nesihlahla semferi nesemsayipuresi,+
20 Kuze bonkhe bantfu babone futsi bati,
Banakisise futsi bacondze
Kutsi sandla saJehova lesente loku,
Nekutsi Longcwele waka-Israyeli ukudalile loko.”+
21 “Letsani indzaba yenu,” kusho Jehova.
“Letsani tikhalo tenu,” kusho iNkhosi yaJakobe.
22 “Letsani bufakazi futsi nisitjele tintfo letitakwenteka.
Sitjeleni tintfo letendlulile,*
Kuze sicabangisise ngato, sati nemiphumela yato.
Nobe nimemetele kitsi tintfo letiseta.+
23 Sitjeleni lokutakwenteka esikhatsini lesitako,
Kuze sati kutsi nibonkulunkulu.+
Yentani lokutsite, kungaba ngulokuhle nome lokubi,
Kuze simangale nasikubona.+
24 Nine niyintfo lengekho,
Lenikufezile akusilutfo.+
Nome ngubani lonikhetsako, uyenyanyeka.+
25 Ngisukumise lotsite enyakatfo futsi utawuta,+
Ngisukumise lotsite lovela emphumalanga+ lotawubita libito lami.
Utawugcobagcoba babusi* kube shengatsi balubumba,+
Abagcobagcobe njengembumbi lobhuca lubumba lolumanti.
26 Ngubani lowakhuluma ngaloku kusukela ekucaleni, kuze sitewukwati,
Nome kusukela etikhatsini letendlulile, kangangekutsi singatsi: ‘Ucinisile’?+
Kute lowakumemetela!
Kute lowakhuluma ngako!
Kute umuntfu loweva lokutsite kuwe!”+
27 Ngimi wekucala lowatsi eSiyoni: “Naba sebakhona!”+
EJerusalema ngitawutfumela lotawuletsa tindzaba letimnandzi.+
28 Kodvwa ngachubeka ngibuka futsi bekute muntfu;
Bekute ngisho namunye kubo longakhipha seluleko,
Futsi ngachubeka ngibacela kutsi baphendvule.
29 Bonkhe bayintfo lengekho.
Imisebenti yabo ilite.