Isaya
41 “Lalelani nithulile, nina nhlengele;
Iintjhaba azifumane amandlazo godu.
Azitjhidele; ngemva kwalokho zikhulume.+
Asihlanganeni ndawonye ngebanga lesahlulelo.
Bona anikele iintjhaba kuye
Bona amenze ahlule amakhosi?+
Ngubani obehlisela ethulini phambi kwesabulakhe,
Njengomhlanga ophetjhulwa mumoya phambi komsubelakhe?
3 Uyazigijimisa, adlule ngaphandle kwesithiyo
Eendleleni iinyawo zakhe ezingakhenge zikhambe kizo.
4 Ngubani othethe igadango bese wenza lokhu,
Obize iinzukulwana kusukela ekuthomeni?
5 Iinhlengele zikubonile lokhu, zathukwa.
Amaphethelo wephasi athoma ukuhlengezela.
Iintjhaba ziyatjhidela begodu ziza phambili.
6 Omunye nomunye usiza umnganakhe
Begodu uthi kumfowabo: “Yiba namandla.”
7 Yeke isisebenzi sobukghwari siqinisa isisebenzi sesimbi;+
Loyo owenza isimbi ibe butjhelelezi ngenondo yokukhanda
Uqinisa loyo osebenza ngenondo.
Uthi kiloyo osebenza ukuhlanganisa iinsimbi: “Kuhle.”
Ngemva kwalokho, ihlanganiswa ngeempikiri bona ingawi.
8 “Kodwana wena Israyeli, uyincekwami,+
Wena Jakopo, engimkhethileko,+
Sizukulwana saka-Abrahama umnganami,+
9 Wena engikuthethe emaphethelweni wephasi,+
Wena engikubize eengcenyeni ezikude zephasi.
10 Ungasabi ngombana nginawe.+
Ungatshwenyeki ngombana nginguZimakho.+
Ngizokuqinisa, ngizokusiza,+
Ngizokubamba ngesandla sami sangesidleni sokulunga.’
11 Qala! Labo abakukwatelako bazokuphathiswa iinhloni bese bahlaziswe.+
Labo abalwa nawe bazokwenziwa ilize, batjhabalale.+
12 Uzokufuna abantu abalwa nawe kodwana angekhe ubafumane;
Abantu abasepini nawe bazokuba njengento engekho, njengelize.+
13 Ngombana mina Jehova uZimakho, ngibambe isandla sakho sangesidleni,
Ngithi kuwe, ‘Ungasabi. Ngizokusiza.’+
14 Ungasabi, wena sibungu* Jakopo,+
Nina bantu bakwa-Israyeli, ngizonisiza,” kutjho uJehova, uMhlengenu,+ oCwengileko ka-Israyeli.
15 “Qala! Ngikwenzele isigodo sesileyi,+
Isisetjenziswa esitjha sokubhula esisika mahlangothi womabili.
Uzokugadanga iintaba bese uziphahlaze
Wenze nemibundu ibe njengeenhluba.
16 Uzozihlukanisa
Begodu umoya uzoziphephula;
Isiwuruwuru sizoziphadlhalaja.
17 “Abatlhogako nabatlhagako bafuna amanzi kodwana awekho.
Ilimu labo lomile.+
Mina Jehova ngizobaphendula.+
Mina Zimu ka-Israyeli angekhe ngibalahle.+
Ngizokwenza ummango ube mlambo onemihlanga
Nenarha enganamanzi ibe mithombo yamanzi.+
19 Ngizokutjala umuthi womsedari erhalawumbeni,
Umuthi womunga, womritlili, nomuthi wamaphehlo.+
Ngizokutjala umuthi womjunipha emmangweni othabaleleko.
Kuhlanganise nomuthi womthidari* nomuthi womsayipurasi,+
20 Bona abantu bababone begodu bazi
Balalelisise bese bazwisise
Bona sisandla sakaJehova esenze lokhu,
Begodu ngoCwengileko ka-Israyeli okubumbileko.”+
21 “Thula indabakho,” kutjho uJehova.
“Veza iimpikiswano zakho,” kutjho iKosi kaJakopo.
22 “Veza ubufakazi begodu usitjele izinto ezizokwenzeka.
Sitjela ngezinto zakade,
Bona sicabange ngazo begodu sazi umphumelazo.
Namkha memezela izinto ezizako.+
23 Sitjelani bona kuzokwenzekani ngengomuso,
Ukuthi sazi bona nibozimu.+
Iye, yenzani okuthileko, okuhle namkha okumbi,
Bona sirareke nasikubonako.+
24 Qalani! Niyinto engekho,
Nokuphumelela kwenu kulilize.+
Nanyana ngubani onikhethako uyanyenyisa.+
Uzokugadanga ababusi ngasuthi balibumba,+
Njengombumbi obumba umdaka omanzi.
26 Ngubani obikezele lokhu kusukela ekuthomeni, bona sazi,
Namkha kusukela eenkhathini zakade bona singathi, ‘Uqinisile’?+
Kunjalo, akekho oyibikezeleko!
Akekho oyimemezeleko!
Akekho oyizwe kini!”+
27 Bengingewokuthoma owathi eZiyoni: “Qala! Napa!”+
Begodu ngizokuthumela umuntu othwele iindaba ezimnandi eJerusalema.+
28 Kodwana bengisolo ngiqala begodu bekunganamuntu;
Bekunganamuntu hlangana nabo onganikela iseluleko.
Begodu bengisolo ngibawa bona baphendule.
29 Qala! Boke bayinto engekho.
Imisebenzabo ililize.
Iinthombe zabo zimumoya nento engasi ngeyamambala.+