Isaya
40 “Duduzani, duduzani abantu bami,” kutjho uZimenu.+
2 “Duduzani iJerusalema,
Memezelani bona umsebenzakhe wokugandelela sewuzalisekile,
Umtjhaphwakhe sewubhadelwe.+
Ufumene umvuzwakhe opheleleko wezono zakhe zoke esandleni sakaJehova.”+
3 Ilizwi lomuntu orhuwelela emmangweni lithi:
“Lungisani indlela kaJehova!+
Yenzelani uZimu indlela ekulu, enqophileko ekhamba hlangana nerhalawumba.+
4 Yoke imirhoba ayiphakanyiswe,
Zoke iintaba nemibundu akwehliswe.
Nehlabathi eneendunduma kufuze ilelezeke,
Begodu ihlabathi enamatje kufuze ibe mrhoba othabaleleko.+
5 Iphazimulo kaJehova izokwambulwa,+
Boke abantu bazoyibona kanyekanye,+
Ngombana uJehova ukhulumile.”
6 Lalelani! Kunomuntu othi: “Memezelani!”
Omunye uthi: “Kufuze ngimemezele ini?”
Boke abantu babutjani obuhlaza.
Loke ithando labo elithembekileko linjengethuthumbo lesimini.+
Ngokuqinisekileko abantu babutjani obuhlaza.
8 Utjani obuhlaza buyoma,
Ithuthumbo liyatjhwaba,
Kodwana ilizwi lakaZimethu lihlala ngokungapheliko.”+
9 Khuphukelani entabeni ephakemeko,
Nina bafazi abaletha iindaba ezimnandi eZiyoni.+
Phakamisani ilizwi lenu ngamandla,
Nina bafazi abaletha iindaba ezimnandi eJerusalema.
Liphakamiseni, ningathukwa.
Yazisani amadorobho wakwaJuda ukuthi: “Nangu uZimenu.”+
10 Qalani! IKosi ePhakemeko uJehova iza ngamandla,
Nomkhonwayo uzokubusa esikhundleni sayo.+
Qalani! Umvuzwayo unayo,
Nomrholo ewubhadelako uphambi kwayo.+
11 Uzokutlhogomela umhlambakhe njengomalusi.+
Uzokubuthelela ndawonye iimvana ngesandla sakhe,
Begodu uzozigona esifubeni sakhe.
Uzozirhola ngomusa ezimunyisako.+
12 Ngubani ongafumbatha woke amanzi welwandle ngesandla sakhe+
Nongalinganisa izulu ngesipani* sesandla sakhe?
Ngubani ohlanganisa ithuli lehlabathi esilinganisweni+
Namkha obeka iintaba esilinganisweni
Nemibundu eenkalini?
14 Bekabonisana nobani bona azwisise,
Namkha ngubani omfundisa indlela yobulungiswa,
Namkha omfundisa ilwazi,
Namkha omtjengisa indlela yokuzwisisa kwamambala?+
15 Qala! Iintjhaba zinjengethosi lamanzi elivela ethungeni,
Begodu uziqala njengethoro yehlabathi eenkalini.+
Qala! Uphakamisa iinhlengele njengehlabathi esefiweko.
16 Ngitjho neLibhanoni ayinazo iinkuni ezaneleko bona zenze umlilo uhlale uvutha,
Neembandana zayo azikaneli bona kwenziwe ngazo umnikelo otjhiswako.
17 Zoke iintjhaba zinjengento engekho phambi kwakhe;+
Uziqala njengelize, njengento engasi ngeyamambala.+
18 Ungamfanisa nobani uZimu?+
Yini efana naye ongayibeka eqadi kwakhe?+
19 Isisebenzi sobukghwari senza isithombe,
Isisebenzi sesimbi sisinameka ngegolide,+
Begodu sikghadlha iinketani zesiliva.
20 Ukhetha umuthi bona ube mnikelwakhe,+
Umuthi ongeze wabola.
Ufuna isisebenzi sobukghwari esinekghono
Bona senze isithombe esibaziweko esingeze siwe.+
21 Anazi na?
Anikezwa na?
Anikatjelwa na kusukela ekuthomeni?
Anikazwisisi na kusukela eensekelweni zephasi?+
22 Kunaloyo ohlala ngaphezu kwephasi eliyindulungu,+
Izakhamuzi zalo zinjengeentethe.
Ulula izulu njengetjhila elisefelako,
Begodu uyalindlala njengetende lokuhlala.+
23 Wehlisa iinkhulu bona zingabi lilitho
Begodu wenza abahluleli bephasi into engasi ngeyamambala.
24 Abakatjalwa kuhle,
Abakahlanyelwa kuhle,
Isiqu sabo asikadzimeleli ephasini,
Bayavuthelwa begodu bayoma,
Umoya ubaphephulela kude njengomhlanga.+
25 “Ungangifanisa nobani bona ngilingane naye?” kutjho oCwengileko.
26 “Phakamiselani amehlwenu ezulwini nibone.
Ngubani odale izintwezi?+
Ngiloyo okhupha ibutho lazo ngesibalo;
Uzibiza zoke ngamagama.+
Ngebanga lamandlakhe amakhulu namandlakhe ababazekako,+
Akukho nayinye elahlekileko.
27 Maye! Jakopo, kubayini uthi, maye! Wena Israyeli kubayini umemezela uthi,
‘Indlelami ifihlekile kuJehova,
Begodu angifumani ubulungiswa obuvela kuZimu’?+
28 Awazi na? Awukezwa na?
UJehova, uMdali wamaphethelo wephasi, unguZimu ohlala ngokungapheliko.+
Akadinwa namkha aphelelwe mamandla.+
Ukuzwisisa kwakhe akuphenyeki.+
29 Unikela odiniweko amandla
Begodu aqinise khulu amandla waloyo obuthakathaka.+
30 Abesana bazokudinwa bese baphelelwe mamandla,
Amasokana azokukhutjwa bese awe,
31 Kodwana abathembela kuJehova bazokufumana amandla.
Bazokuphapha ngeempiko njengamakhozi.+
Bazokugijima begodu angekhe baphelelwe mamandla;
Bazokukhamba begodu angekhe badinwe.”+