Isaya
55 Yizani noke nina enomileko,+ yizani emanzini!+
Nina eninganamali, yizani, thengani bese nidle!
Iye, yizani, thengani iwayini nebisi+ ngaphandle kwemali nangaphandle kwentengo.+
2 Kubayini nibhadela ngemalenu lokho okungasiburotho,
Begodu kubayini nikhupha imirholweni kilokho okungalethi ukwaneliseka?
3 Ngilalelisisani bese nize kimi.+
Lalelani begodu nizokuphila,
Ngokuqinisekileko ngizokwenza nani isivumelwano esingapheliko+
Ngokuvumelana nethando lamambala* engalithembisa uDavida, isithembiswesi sithembekile.+
5 Qala! Uzokubiza isitjhaba ongasaziko,
Nabantu besitjhaba abangakhenge bakwazi bazokugijimela kuwe
Ngebanga lakaJehova uZimakho,+ oCwengileko ka-Israyeli,
Ngombana uzokuphazimulisa.+
6 Funani uJehova asafumaneka.+
Mbizeni asese seduze.+
7 Umuntu okhohlakeleko akatjhiye indlelakhe+
Nomuntu omumbi akatjhiye imicabangwakhe;
Akabuyele kuJehova, ozokuba nesirhawu kuye,+
KuZimethu, uzomlibalela ngokutjhaphulukileko.+
8 “Ngombana imicabangwami akusimicabangwenu,+
Neendlela zenu akusiziindlela zami,” kutjho uJehova.
9 “Ngombana izulu liphakeme kunephasi,
Yeke iindlela zami ziphakeme kuneendlela zenu
Nemicabangwami kunemicabangwenu.+
10 Njengombana izulu negabhogo zehlela phasi zivela ezulwini
Begodu zingabuyeli emva bekube kulapho zithambisa iphasi, zilenze likhiqize bese lihlume,
Zinikela otjalako imbewu noburotho kiloyo odlako,
11 Kuzokuba njalo ngelizwi eliphuma emlonyenami.+
Angeze libuyele emva kunganamphumela,+
Nakanjani lizokuzalisa lokho okungithabisako,+
Begodu lizokuphumelela kilokho engilithumela bona likwenze.
Iintaba nemibundu zizokuthaba phambi kwenu, zirhuwelele nangethabo,+
Begodu imithi yesimu izokubetha izandla zayo.+
13 Esikhundleni semithi yameva kuzokukhula umuthi womjunipha,+
Esikhundleni sameva ahlabako kuzokukhula umuthi womritlili.
Begodu kuzokuletha idumo kuJehova,+
Itshwayo elihlala ngokungapheliko elingeze litjhabalale.”