Isaya
57 Olungileko utjhabalele,
Kodwana akekho okufaka ehliziyweni lokho.
Ngebanga lehlekelele.
2 Ufumana ukuthula.
Baphumula emibhedenabo,* boke abakhamba ngokulunga.
3 “Kodwana nina tjhidelani eduze,
Nina madodana womloyi,
Nina bantwana besifebe nengwadla:
4 Ngubani enihlekisa ngaye?
Ngubani enimvulela umlomo nimkokomeje na?
Anisibantwana besono na,
Abantwana bekohliso,+
5 Labo abatjhiswa yikanuko hlangana nemithi,+
Ngaphasi kwayo yoke imithi ehlaza,+
Abahlahlela abantwana emirhobeni,+
Ngaphasi kwamarharha wamatje amakhulu?
6 Ingcenyakho imamatje abutjhelelezi emrhobeni.+
Iye, asisabelo sakho.
Ngitjho nakiwo unikela iminikelo esiselo nezipho.+
Yeke kufuze zingithabise na* izintwezi?
8 Ubeke isikhumbuzo sakho ngemva komnyango negoseni.
Ungitjhiyile begodu wazembula;
Wenze umbhedakho waba mkhulu.
Begodu wenze isivumelwano nabo.
9 Wehlele kuMeleki* namafutha
Namakha amanengi.
Uthumele iinthunywa zakho kude,
Bewehlela eThuneni.*
10 Usebenze budisi ekulandeleni indlela ezinengi,
Kodwana akhenge uthi, ‘Akunathemba!’
Ufumene amandla amatjha.
Kungebangelo ungakhenge uphele amandla.
11 Ngubani okuthusako nomsabako
Bona uthome ukuleya amala?+
Akhenge ungikhumbule.+
Akhenge ufake litho ehliziyweni.+
Akhenge ngihlale ngithulile na, ngifihle nezenzo zakho?+
Akhenge ungisabe.
13 Nawulilela isizo,
Iinthombe zakho angekhe zikusindise.+
Umoya uzoziphephula zoke,
Ukuphefumula komuntu kuzozivuthela,
Kodwana ophephela kimi uzokuzuza inarha
Uzokuhlala entabenami ecwengekileko.+
14 Kuzokuthiwa, ‘Yakha, yakha indlela! Lungiselela indlela!+
Susa nanyana ngiziphi iinqabo endleleni yabantu bami.’”
“Ngihlala endaweni ephezulu necwengileko,+
Nakilabo abaphukileko nabagandelelekileko emmoyeni,
Bona ngivuselele abagandelelekileko emmoyeni
Begodu ngivuselele iinhliziyo zalabo abaphukileko.+
16 Angekhe ngiphikisane nabo ngokungapheliko
Begodu angekhe ngihlale ngibakwatele;+
Ngombana ummoya womuntu uzokubogaboga ngebanga lami,+
Ngitjho neendalwa eziphefumulako engizenzileko.
17 Bengisilingwe sisono sakhe sokufuna ukuzuza okungakathembeki,+
Nje-ke ngambetha, ngafihla ubuso bami, bengisilingekile.
Kodwana bekasolo akhamba njengomuntu olahle ukukholwa,+ alandela indlela yehliziywakhe.
19 “Ngenza isithelo somlomo.
Ukuthula okungapheliko kuzokunikelwa okude noseduze,”+ kutjho uJehova,
“Begodu ngizomlapha.”
20 “Kodwana abakhohlakeleko bafana nelwandle eliya phasi phezulu elingathuliko,
Begodu amanzalo asolo akhupha ukusilaphala nedaka.
21 Abakhohlakeleko abanakho ukuthula,” kutjho uZimami.+