U-Isaya
48 Zwanini lokhu lina abendlu kaJakhobe,
Lina elizibiza ngebizo lika-Israyeli,+
Eliyizizukulwane zikaJuda.
Lina elifunga ngebizo likaJehova,+
Elikhuleka kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,
Lanxa lingakwenzi ngeqiniso langokulunga.+
2 Lina elizibiza ngokuthi lingabedolobho elingcwele,+
Elidinga uncedo kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.+
UJehova wamabutho yilo ibizo lakhe.
3 “Izinto zakuqala ngalitshela ngazo kudala.
Zaphuma khona kanye emlonyeni wami,
Ngenza ukuthi zaziwe.+
Ngathatha inyathelo ngokuphangisa, zasezisenzakala.+
4 Ngoba ngangikwazi ukuthi ulenkani,
Lokuthi umsipha wentamo yakho unjengensimbi, lebunzi lakho liyikhopha.+
5 Ngakutshela kudala.
Ngenza ukuthi ukuzwe lokhu kungakenzakali,
Ukuze ungathi, ‘Kwenziwe yisithombe sami,
Kukhulunywe yisithombe sami sensimbi lesithombe sami esibaziweyo.’
6 Ukuzwile wakubona konke lokhu.
Awusoze ukutshele abanye yini?+
Kusukela khathesi sengimemezela izinto ezintsha kuwe,+
Izinto owawungazazi ezazigcinwe ziyimfihlo.
7 Izinto lezi kazenzakalanga kudala kodwa sezisenzakala khathesi,*
Ubungakaze uzizwe kuze kufike lamuhla,
Ukuze ungathi, ‘Bengivele ngizazi.’
8 Kawuzange uzwe+ njalo ubungakwazi,
Futhi kusukela kudala ubungazivulanga indlebe zakho.
9 Kodwa ngizalubamba ulaka lwami ngenxa yebizo lami,+
Ngizazibamba ngenxa yodumo lwami
Kangisoze ngikutshabalalise.+
10 Khangela sengikucengile kodwa hatshi njengesiliva.+
Ngakuhlola* esithandweni somlilo wokuhlupheka.+
11 Ngenxa yebizo lami, ngithi ngenxa yebizo lami ngizathatha inyathelo,+
Kambe ngingavuma ukuthi ibizo lami lingcoliswe?+
Ngeke nginike omunye* inkazimulo yami.
12 Awu Jakhobe ngilalela, wena Israyeli engikubizileyo.
Ngilokhu nginguye.+ Ngingowokuqala futhi ngingowokucina.+
Nxa ngikubiza konke kuyasukuma kanye kanye.
14 Buthanani ndawonye lonke lilalele.
Ngubani phakathi kwabo obike izinto lezi?
UJehova umthandile lowomuntu.+
15 Mina ngokwami sengikhulumile njalo sengimbizile.+
Sengimlethile futhi akwenzayo kuzaphumelela.+
16 Sondelani eduze kwami, lizwe lokhu.
Kusukela ekuqaleni kangizange ngikhulumele ensitha.+
Ngangikhona kusukela kusenzakala.”
Khathesi iNkosi Enkulu uJehova ingithumile kanye lomoya wayo.
17 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, uMhlengi wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli:+
18 Aluba ubungayilalela imithetho yami,+
19 Abantwabakho bebezakuba banengi* njengetshebetshebe,
Lezizukulwane zakho zibe njengenhlamvu zayo.+
Ibizo labo belingasoze lisuswe kumbe litshabalaliswe phambi kwami.”
20 Phumani eBhabhiloni!+
Balekani lisuke kumaKhaledi!
Kubikeni ngentokozo lokhu! Kumemezeleni!+
Lithi: “UJehova useyihlengile inceku yakhe uJakhobe.+
Kwenzeni kwaziwe lasemikhawulweni yomhlaba.+
21 Abazange bome ngesikhathi ebakhokhela bedabula ezindaweni eziyinkangala.+
Wenza ukuthi amanzi ageleze ephuma edwaleni esenzela bona,
22 “Abenza okubi kabalakho ukuthula,” kutsho uJehova.+