U-Isaya
43 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova,
UMdali wakho wena Jakhobe, yena owakubumbayo, wena Israyeli:+
“Ungesabi ngoba sengikuhlengile.+
Sengikubize ngebizo lakho.
Wena ungowami.
Lapho uhamba phakathi komlilo awusoze utshe,
Ilangabi kalisoze likuhaqaze.
3 Ngoba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,
ONgcwele ka-Israyeli, uMsindisi wakho.
Senginikele iGibhithe ukuthi ibe yinhlawulo yakho,
Nganikela ngeTopiya leSebha ukuze uhlengwe.
Ngakho ngizanikela abantu ukuze ngikusindise,
Nginikele langezizwe ukuze ngihlenge impilo yakho.
5 Ungesabi ngoba ngilawe.+
6 Inyakatho ngizakuthi kuyo, ‘Bayekele bahambe,’+
Ngitshele leningizimu ngithi, ‘Ungabavimbeli.
Lethani amadodana ami asezindaweni ezikhatshana kanye lamadodakazi ami asemikhawulweni yomhlaba,+
7 Wonke umuntu obizwa ngebizo lami,+
Engamdalela inkazimulo yami,
Engambumbayo njalo ngamenza.’+
8 Lethani abantu abayiziphofu lanxa belamehlo,
Abayizacuthe lanxa belendlebe.+
9 Zonke izizwe kazibuthane endaweni eyodwa,
Abantu bonke kababuthane ndawonye.+
Ngubani phakathi kwabo ongakukhuluma lokhu?
Ngubani kubo ongenza sizwe izinto zakuqala?*+
Kabalethe ofakazi babo ukuze kukhanye ukuthi baqinisile,
Abanye labo kabezwe bathi, ‘Liqiniso sibili.’”+
10 “Lingofakazi bami,”+ kutsho uJehova,
“Inceku yami engiyikhethileyo,+
Ukuze likwazi njalo likholwe kimi,*
Lizwisise lokuthi angitshintshi.+
Ngaphambi kwami kakho uNkulunkulu owayekhona,
Langemva kwami kakho omunye oseke waba khona.+
11 Mina, mina uqobo nginguJehova+ njalo akula omunye umsindisi ngaphandle kwami.”+
12 “Yimi engabikayo, ngasindisa njalo ngenza kwaziwa
Ngesikhathi kungela loyedwa unkulunkulu wezizweni phakathi kwenu.+
Yikho lingofakazi bami,” kutsho uJehova, “njalo mina nginguNkulunkulu.+
Nxa sengisenza okuthile ngubani ongakuvimba?”+
14 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, uMhlengi wakho,+ oNgcwele ka-Israyeli:+
“Ngizathumela ibutho eBhabhiloni ngisenzela lina futhi ngizawisela phansi imigoqo yamagedi,+
AmaKhaledi azakhala kabuhlungu ngenxa yosizi esemikhunjini yawo.+
15 NginguJehova, oNgcwele wenu,+ uMdali ka-Israyeli+ njalo ngiyiNkosi yenu.”+
16 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova,
Yena ovula indlela elwandle
Avule lomgwaqo emanzini ageleza ngamandla,+
17 Okhipha inqola yempi kanye lebhiza,+
Akhiphe ibutho kanye lamaqhawe alamandla:
“Bazalala bangavuki,+
Bacitshwe njengentambo yesibane ebhebhayo.”
18 “Lingakhumbuli izinto zakuqala,
Lingabi lilokhu licabanga ngezinto ezenzakala kudala.
19 Khangelani! Sengisenza okutsha,+
Lakhathesi sekuqalisile ukwenzakala.
Kanti alikuboni yini?
20 Inyamazana zeganga zizangipha udumo,
Amakhanka lezintshe lakho kuzangipha udumo,
Ngoba ngenza kube lamanzi enkangala,
Kanye lemifula ezindaweni ezilugwadule,+
Ukuze abantu bami abakhethiweyo+ banathe,
21 Abantu engazibumbela bona
Ukuze bangidumise.+
23 Kawuzange ungiphathele izimvu zomnikelo wakho wokutshiswa ogcweleyo,
Kawuzange ungikhazimulise ngemihlatshelo yakho.
Angizange ngikubambe ngamandla ukuthi ungiphathele isipho,
Kangizange ngikudine ngokukutshela ukuthi ungilethele inhlaka yokwenza impepha.+
24 Kawuzange ungithengele umhlanga onukelelayo* ngemali yakho,
Kawuzange ungenze ngisuthiseke ngamafutha emihlatshelo yakho.+
Kodwa wangithwalisa nzima ngezono zakho
Wangidinisa ngamacala akho.+
25 Mina, mina uqobo yimi engizesulayo iziphambeko zakho*+ ngenxa yebizo lami,+
Njalo kangisoze ngizikhumbule izono zakho.+
26 Ngikhumbuza; kasihlafune udaba esimangalelana ngalo,
Landisa eyakho indaba ukuze utshengise ukuthi awulacala.
28 Ngakho ngizangcolisa izikhulu zendawo engcwele,
Ngizakwenza ukuthi uJakhobe atshabalaliswe,
Ngenze u-Israyeli athukwe.+