U-Isaya
57 Olungileyo usetshabalele,
Kodwa akulamuntu ozihlupha ngakho.
2 Usethole ukuthula.
Bonke abahamba ngobuqotho bayaphumula emibhedeni* yabo.
3 “Kodwa lina sondelani eduze,
Lina bantwana bomthakathikazi,
Lina bantwana besifebe kanye lewule:
4 Ngubani elimenza inhlekisa?
Ngubani lo elimvulele umlomo kangaka limhoza lize limkhiphele lolimi phandle?
Kanti lina kalisibo bantwana abayizoni yini,
Abantwana abangamaqili?+
5 Ayisini yini elitshiswa yimizwa lingaphansi kwezihlahla ezinkulu,+
Ngaphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziluhlaza,+
Libulalela abantwabenu ezigodini,+
Ezingoxweni zamadwala?*
6 Isabelo sakho ngamatshe abutshelezi asesigodini.+
Yiwo kanye owaphiweyo.
Uthela kuwo iminikelo yokunathwayo uwaphe lezipho.+
Kambe kumele ngisuthiswe yizinto* lezi yini?
7 Walungisa umbheda wakho entabeni ende njalo ephakemeyo,+
Waqansa wayanikela umhlatshelo khonale phezulu.+
8 Wamisa isikhumbuzo* sakho ngemva kwesivalo lomgubazi.
Wangitshiya futhi wazinqunula;
Waqansa wayaqhelisa umbheda wakho.
Wenza isivumelwano lezithandwa zakho.
9 Wehla waya kuMeleki* ulamafutha
Lamakha amanengi.
Wathumela izithunywa zakho khatshana,
Waze wehlela engcwabeni.
10 Wasebenza nzima uhamba ngezindlela zakho ezinengi,
Kodwa awuzange uthi, ‘Lokhu akuncedi lutho!’
Wavuselela amandla akho.
Yikho ungakhalali.*
11 Ngubani owawumesaba futhi umqhuqha
Waze waqalisa lokuqamba amanga?+
Kawuzange ungikhumbule.+
Akulalutho owawulufaka enhliziyweni yakho.+
Bengilokhu ngizithulele ngivale owami.+
Yikho ungazange ungesabe.
12 Ngizakuveza egcekeni ukulunga kwakho+ kwamanga kanye lemisebenzi yakho,+
Njalo akusoze kukuncede.+
13 Izithombe zakho owaziqoqayo kazisoze zikukhulule+
Nxa usukhalela usizo.
Zonke zizaphetshulwa ngumoya,
Zizaphetshulwa ngokungumoyana nje okungatsho lutho,
Kodwa lowo ophephela kimi uzathola ilifa lelizwe,
Intaba yami engcwele izakuba ngeyakhe.+
14 Kuzathiwa, ‘Lungisani, lungisani umgwaqo! Lungisani indlela!+
Susani loba yini engagwenxa abantu bami endleleni yabo.’”
“Ngihlala endaweni ephakemeyo lengcwele,+
Kodwa ngihlala labadabukileyo labathobekileyo emoyeni,
Ukuze ngivuselele umoya wabathobekileyo
Ngivuselele inhliziyo zalabo abadabukileyo,+
16 Phela kangisoze ngimelane labo kuze kube nini lanini
Kangisoze ngihlale ngizondile,+
Ngoba umuntu angaphela amandla ngenxa yami,+
Lezidalwa eziphefumulayo engazenzayo.
17 Ngangimzondele ngenxa yesono sakhe sokuthanda inzuzo yobuqili,+
Yikho ngamtshaya ngamfihlela ubuso bami ngithukuthele.
Kodwa waqhubeka ephila njengomhlamuki,+ elandela lokho okufunwa* yinhliziyo yakhe.
19 “Sengisenza kube lezithelo zezindebe.
Ukuthula okungapheliyo kuzaphiwa oseduze kanye lalowo okhatshana kakhulu,”+ kutsho uJehova,
“Njalo ngizamsilisa.”
20 “Kodwa abenza okubi bafanana lolwandle olugubhazela lungathuli,
Olulamanzi aqhubeka ekhafula ingcekeza lodaka.
21 Abenza okubi kabalakho ukuthula,”+ kutsho uNkulunkulu wami.