Isaya
43 Nje-ke nakhu uJehova akutjhoko,
UMdali wakho Jakopo, okwenzileko Israyeli:+
“Ungasabi ngombana ngakuthenga.+
Ngakubiza ngegama lakho.
Ungewami.
Nawukhamba hlangana nomlilo, angeze ukutjhise,
Namalangabi angeze akurhabule.
3 Ngombana nginguJehova uZimakho,
Ocwengileko ka-Israyeli, uMsindisakho.
Nginikele ngeGibhide bona ibe sihlengo sakho,
ITopiya neSeba esikhundleni sakho.
Ngizokunikela abantu esikhundleni sakho
Iintjhaba esikhundleni sokuphila kwakho.
5 Ungasabi ngombana nginawe.+
Ngizokuletha isizukulwana sakho sepumalanga
Nginihlanganise etjingalanga.+
6 Ngizokuthi etlhagwini, ‘Balethe!’+
Ngithi esewula, ‘Ungabavimbi.
Buyisa amadodanami wakude, amadodakazami wemaphethelweni wephasi,+
7 Woke umuntu obizwa ngegama lami+
Engimdalele iphazimulwami,
Engimbumbileko bengamenza.’+
8 Letha abantu abangaboniko kodwana banamehlo,
Abangezwako kodwana baneendlebe.+
9 Zoke iintjhaba azihlangane ndawonye,
Begodu iintjhaba azibuthane ndawonye.+
Ngubani hlangana nazo ongatjho lokho?
Namkha ongabangela bona sizwe izinto zokuthoma?+
Abaveze abofakazi babo baqinisekise bona balungile,
Namkha bezwe begodu bathi, ‘Kuliqiniso!’”+
10 “Nibofakazi bami,”+ kutjho uJehova,
“Incekwami engiyikhethileko,+
Bona nazi bese nithembele kimi
Begodu ngifuna nizwisise ukuthi ngisese nguye loya.+
Ngaphambi kwami akakho uZimu owabunjwako,
Nangemva kwami akhenge abe khona.+
11 NginguJehova,+ ngaphandle kwami akunamsindisi.”+
12 “Ngimi owamemezelako, wasindisa begodu wenza kwaziwa
Ngesikhathi kunganazimu weentjhaba hlangana nani.+
Nibofakazi bami,” kutjho uJehova, “begodu nginguZimenu.+
Nangenzako, ngubani ongakuvimbela lokho?”+
14 Ngilokhu uJehova, uMhlengakho,+ oCwengileko ka-Israyeli akutjhoko:+
Ngebanga lakho ngizokuthumela eBhabhiloni, ngigirize nazo zoke iinsimbi zamasango,+
NamaKhaledi* asemikhunjinayo, azokurhuwelela ngebanga lokugandeleleka.+
15 NginguJehova, oCwengilekwakho,+ uMdali ka-Israyeli,+ iKosakho.”+
16 Ngilokhu uJehova akutjhoko,
Loyo owenza indlela hlangana nelwandle
Loyo owenza indlela hlangana namanzi asilingekileko,+
17 Loyo okhupha ikarana yepi nenjomani,+
Ohlanganisa ibutho neengorho:
“Bazokulala phasi begodu bangavuki.+
Bazokucinywa njengentambo yesibani esivuthako.”
18 “Ningakhumbuli izinto ezidlulileko,
Begodu ningasolo nibambelela ezintweni ezidlulileko.
19 Qala! Ngenza into etja;+
Sikhuluma nje iyavela.
Aniyiboni na?
20 Isibandana sizongihlonipha,
Iimpungutjha neenciliba,
Ngombana nginikela ummango amanzi,
Irhalawumba imilambo,+
Bona abantu bami abakhethiweko basele,+
21 Abantu engizenzele bona
Bona bamemezele iphazimulwami.+
23 Akhenge ungilethele imvu bona ibe mnikelwakho wokutjhiswa opheleleko
Namkha ungiphazimulise ngemihlatjelwakho.
Akhenge ngikukatelele bona ungilethele isipho,
Begodu akhenge ngikwenze udinwe ngokuthi ngifune ipepho emhlophe.+
Kunalokho ungidisibeze ngezono zakho,
Wangenza ngadinwa ngemitjhaphwakho.+
26 Ngikhumbuza; omunye nomunye akeze nendabakhe;
Khuluma ihlangothi lakho lendaba utjengise ukuthi uqinisile.
28 Ngizokusilaphaza amakhosana wendawo ecwengileko,
Begodu ngizokunikela uJakopo ekutjhatjalalisweni
Ngizokunikela u-Israyeli emezwini ahlambalazako.+