Isaya
49 Ngilalelani nina nhlengele,
Ngilalelani nina narha ezikude.+
UJehova wangibiza ngaphambi kobana ngibelethwe.+
Nangisesibelethweni sakamma wabiza igama lami.
2 Wenze umlomami njengesabula ebukhali;
Wangifihla emthunzini wesandla sakhe.+
Wangenza umcibitjholo ololiweko;
Wangifihla esikhwameni sakhe semicibitjholo.
4 Kodwana ngathi: “Ngisebenzele ilize.
Ngisebenzise amandlami entweni engekho, entweni elilize.
Kodwana ngokuqinisekileko uJehova nguye ozongahlulela,*
Nomrholwami uvela kuZimami.”+
5 Nje-ke uJehova, loyo owangibumba ngisesibelethweni wangenza incekwakhe,
Uthe kimi, buyisa uJakopo kimi,
Bona u-Israyeli abutheleleke kuye.+
Ngizokuphazinyuliswa emehlweni kaJehova,
Begodu uZimami uzokuba mamandlami.
6 Wathi: “Akukaneli bona uyincekwami
Bona uyokuvusa iinkoro zakaJakopo
Begodu ubuyise abasindileko* bakwa-Israyeli.
7 Nakhu uJehova, uMhlengi ka-Israyeli oCwengileko+ akutjhoko kiloyo amnyenyako,+ kiloyo onyenywa sitjhaba nesisebenzini sababusi:
“Amakhosi azokubona begodu asikime,
Amakhosana azokukhothama
Ngebanga lakaJehova, othembekileko,+
OCwengileko ka-Israyeli, okukhethileko.”+
8 Ngilokhu uJehova akutjhoko:
“Ngesikhathi sokuba nomusa ngakuphendula,+
Ngakusiza ngelanga lesindiso;+
Bengisolo ngikuvikela bona ngikunikele njengesivumelwano ebantwini,+
Bona ngivuselele inarha,
Bona ngibenze bahlale elifeni labo elilahliweko,+
9 Bona uthi kwababotjhiweko, ‘Phumani!’+
Begodu uthi kwabasebumnyameni,+ ‘Zivezeni!’
Bazokudlela eendleleni,
Amadlelwabo azokuba seendleleni* lapho kudlula khona abanengi.
11 Ngizokwenza zoke iintaba zami zibe yindlela,
Neendlela ezikulu zizokuphakanyiswa.+
12 Qala! Abantu bavela kude,+
Abanye bavela etlhagwini bese abanye bavela etjingalanga,
Abanye bavela enarheni yeSinimi.”+
13 Rhuwelela ngethabo wena zulu begodu thaba wena phasi.+
Iintaba azithabe zirhuwelele ngethabo.+
14 Kodwana iZiyoni beyisolo ithi:
“UJehova ungilahlile,+ uJehova ungilibele.”+
15 Kghani umma angamlibala na umntwanakhe omunyako
Namkha angabi nesirhawu endodaneni ayibelethileko?
Ngitjho nanyana abafazaba bangalibala, mina angekhe ngikulibale.+
16 Qala! Ngitlole igama lakho ezandleni zami.
Amabodakho aphambi kwami ngaso soke isikhathi.
17 Amadodanakho abuya arhabile.
Labo abakuwisileko bakutjhabalalisa, bazokusuka kuwe.
18 Phakamisa amehlwakho, uqalaqale.
Bazokuhlangana ndawonye.+
Beza kuwe.
“Ngifunga ngokuphila kwami,” kutjho uJehova,
“Uzobambatha boke njengemikghabiso,
Begodu uzozibopha ngabo njengombana kwenza umakoti.
19 Ngitjho nanyana iindawo zenu zitjhatjalalisiwe, zinganalitho nenarhenu imarubhi,+
Nje abahlala lapho bazokuminyana khulu kizo,+
20 Amadodana owabelethe ngesikhathi uhlongakalelwe azokuthi ulalele,
‘Indawo le iminyene khulu bona ngihlale kiyo.
Ngenzela indawo bona ngihlale lapha.’+
21 Uzokuthi ehliziywenakho,
‘Ngubani ubaba wabantwanaba enginikelwe bona,
Njengombana ngingumma ohlongakalelwe bantwana begodu oyinyumba,
Obekadingisiwe bese wafakwa ejele?
Ngubani okhulise abantwanaba?+
22 Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ekutjhoko:
“Qala! Ngizokuphakamisela iintjhaba isandla sami,
Bengiphakamisele iintjhaba itshwayo lami.+
Zizokuletha amadodanakho ezandleni zazo*
Bezithwale amadodakazakho emahlombazo.+
23 Amakhosi azokuba batlhogomeli bakho,+
Amakhosazana abe bahlengikazi bakho.
Bazokukhothamela ubuso babo buqale phasi+
Begodu bazokukhotha ithuli eenyaweni zakho,+
Uzokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova;
Labo abathembele kimi angekhe bahlaziswa.”+
24 Kghani abathunjiweko bangathathwa emuntwini onamandla,
Namkha labo abathunjwe babantu abanelunya bangasindiswa?
25 Kodwana uJehova uthi:
“Ngitjho nalabo abathunjwe mumuntu onamandla, bazokuthathwa,+
Nalabo abathunjwe mumuntu onelunya, bazokusindiswa.+
Ngizokuphikisana nalabo abaphikisana nawe,+
Ngizokusindisa amadodanakho.
26 Ngizokwenza labo abakuphatha kumbi badle inyamabo,
Begodu bazokudakwa ziingazi zabo ngasuthi liwayini elitjha.