U-Isaya 40

₁Duduzani, nibaduduze abantu bami,

usho uNkulunkulu wenu.

₂Qungani iJerusalema isibindi,

nimemeze kulo ukuthi ukulwa kwalo sekuphelile

nokuthi buhlanguliwe ububi balo,

ngokuba lamukeliswe esandleni sikaJehova ngokuphindiweyo

ngazo zonke izono zalo.

₃Izwi liyamemeza lithi:

“Lungisani ehlane indlela kaJehova,

nihlelembe oqwathuleni umgwaqo

kaNkulunkulu wethu.

₄Zonke izigodi ziyakuphakanyiswa,

zonke izintaba namagquma kuyakwehliswa;

amagebhugebhu ayakuhlelenjwa,

nemigoxigoxi iyakuba yithafa.

₅Inkazimulo kaJehova iyakubonakaliswa,

yonke inyama ikubone kanyekanye,

ngokuba umlomo kaJehova ukhulumile.”

₆Izwi liyakhuluma lithi: “Memeza!”

Ngathi: “Ngiyakumemezani na?”

Inyama yonke ingutshani,

bonke ubuhle bayo bunjengembali yasendle.

₇Utshani buyabuna,

imbali iyavuthuluka,

ngokuba umoya kaJehova uyaphephetha kukho.

Impela abantu bangutshani.

₈Utshani buyabuna,

imbali iyavuthuluka,

kepha izwi likaNkulunkulu wethu

limi kuze kube phakade.

₉Khuphukela entabeni ende,

wena, Siyoni, obika okujabulisayo,

uphakamise ngamandla izwi lakho,

wena Jerusalema obika okujabulisayo,

uliphakamise ungesabi,

usho emizini yakwaJuda ukuthi:

“Bhekani, nangu uNkulunkulu wenu.”

₁₀Bhekani, iNkosi uJehova iyeza ngamandla;

ingalo yayo iyakumbusela;

bhekani, umvuzo wayo inawo,

inkokhelo yayo iphambi kwayo.

₁₁Iyakwalusa umhlambi wayo njengomalusi,

ibuthe amawundlu ngemikhono yayo,

iwagone esifubeni sayo,

ihole kahle izindlezane.

₁₂Ngubani olinganise amanzi ngentende yesandla sakhe,

walinganisa izulu ngeminwe eyeluliweyo,

wahlanganisa uthuli esilinganisweni,

walinganisa izintaba ngezikalo*

namagquma ngezisindo, na?

₁₃Ngubani oqondisile uMoya kaJehova,

wamfundisa engumluleki wakhe, na?

₁₄Walulekana nobani waze wamqondisa,

wamfundisa indlela yokwahlulela,

wamnika ukwazi,

wamazisa indlela yokuqonda, na?

₁₅Bheka, izizwe zinjengethonsi kwasesitsheni,

zibalwa njengothuli lwesilinganiso;

bheka, iziqhingi uyaziphakamisa njengothuli olucolekileyo.

₁₆ILebanoni alanele ukubaswa,

nezilwane zalo azanele ukuba zibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa.

₁₇Zonke izizwe zinjengento engelutho

phambi kwakhe,

zibalwa njengokungelutho nokuyize kuye.

₁₈Niyakumfanisa uNkulunkulu nobani,

nimlinganise namuphi umfanekiso, na?

₁₉Yisithombe yini esibunjiwe yisisebenzi,

sanamekwa ngegolide ngumkhandi,

sancibilikiselwa amaketanga esiliva, na?

₂₀Ompofu kunokuba anikele ngomnikelo onjalo

uyakhetha umuthi ongaboliyo,

azifunele isisebenzi esihlakaniphileyo

ukuba simise isithombe esibaziweyo esingenakuzanyazanyiswa.

₂₁Anazi yini? Anizwa yini?

Anitshelwanga yini kwasekuqaleni,

aniqondanga kwasekusekelweni komhlaba, na?

₂₂Nguye ohlezi esiyingelezini somhlaba –

abakhile kuwo banjengezintethe –

noweneka izulu njengendwangu,

alelule njengetende ukuba kuhlalwe kulo,

₂₃nowenza izikhulu zibe yinto engelutho,

nabahluleli ukuba babe yize.

₂₄Yebo, banele ukutshalwa nje,

yebo, banele ukuhlwanyelwa nje,

yebo, isiqu sanele ukugxila emhlabathini,

abesephephetha kubo, babune,

isivunguvungu sibasuse njengamabibi.

₂₅“Niyakungifanisa

nobani ukuba ngifane naye?”

usho oNgcwele.

₂₆Phakamiselani amehlo enu phezulu, nibone.

Ngubani odalile lezo zinto na?

Nguye okhipha ibandla lazo ngezibalo,

abize zonke ngamagama;

ngobuningi bamandla akhe

nangobukhulu bezikhwepha zakhe

ayisilali neyodwa.

₂₇Usholoni wena Jakobe,

ukhulumelani wena Israyeli, ukuthi:

“Indlela yami isithekile kuJehova,

ilungelo lami lidlulile kuNkulunkulu wami,” na?

₂₈Awazi yini? Awuzwanga na?

UJehova unguNkulunkulu ongunaphakade;

udalile imikhawulo yomhlaba;

akapheli amandla, akakhathali,

nokuqonda kwakhe akunakuphenywa.

₂₉Nguye omupha oyethileyo amandla,

nakongenamandla uyandisa izikhwepha.

₃₀Izinsizwa ziyaphela amandla,

zikhathale,

nabasha bawa nokuwa,

₃₁kepha abamethembayo uJehova

bayathola amandla amasha,

bayakhuphuka ngamaphiko njengezinkozi,

bagijime bengakhathali,

bahambe bengapheli amandla.