U-Isaya 44

₁“Kepha yizwa manje, Jakobe, nceku yami,

wena Israyeli engikukhethileyo.

₂Usho kanje uJehova owakudalayo,

wakubumba kwasesiwini, oyakukusiza, uthi:

Ungesabi, Jakobe, nceku yami,

wena Jeshuruni engikukhethileyo.

₃Ngokuba ngiyakuthela amanzi phezu kokomileyo,

nezikhukhula phezu kokushileyo,

ngithulule uMoya wami phezu kwenzalo yakho,

nesibusiso sami phezu kwabantwana bakho;

₄bayakuhluma phakathi kotshani

njengeminyezane ngasemifudlaneni yamanzi.

₅Omunye uyakuthi: ‘NgingokaJehova;’

omunye uyakuzibiza ngegama likaJakobe,

omunye azilobele uJehova esandleni sakhe,

azidumise ngegama lika-Israyeli.”

₆“Usho kanje uJehova,

iNkosi ka-Israyeli,

noMhlengi wakhe, uJehova Sebawoti, uthi:

Ngingowokuqala, ngingowokugcina,

ngaphandle kwami akakho uNkulunkulu.

₇Ngubani ongabiza njengami, akumemezele,

akubeke phambi kwami,

kusukela ekusekeleni kwami abantu basendulo, na?

Yebo, okuzayo nokuyakwenzeka mabakumemezele.

₈Ningesabi, ningabi naluvalo;

angithi ngikuzwisile kusukela endulo,

ngakumemezela, na?

Nina ningofakazi bami.

Kukhona uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami na?

Cha, alikho iDwala; angilazi.”

₉Abenza isithombe esibaziweyo bayize bonke;

izinto zabo ezithandekayo aziyikusiza;

ofakazi babo ababoni, futhi abazi;

bayakujabhiswa.

₁₀Ngubani owenzile uNkulunkulu,

ngubani obumbile isithombe esibaziweyo

esingesokusiza na?

₁₁Bheka, bonke abangane bakhe bayakujabha,

nezisebenzi zingabantu nje.

Mabahlangane bonke, beme;

bayakwesaba, bajabhe kanyekanye.

₁₂Umkhandi wensimbi wenza imbazo,

asebenze emalahleni,

ayibumbe ngezando,

ayisebenze ngamandla ezingalo zakhe;

uyalamba, angabikho amandla;

akaphuzi amanzi, uyadangala.

₁₃Umbazi uyelula intambo,

adwebe umuthi ngokubomvu,

awenze ngezibazo,

adwebe ngekompasi,*

awenze ngomfanekiso womuntu,

ngobuhle bomuntu,

ukuba uhlale endlini.

₁₄Uyazigawulela imisedari,*

athathe imikhoba nama-oki,*

awaqinise phakathi kwemithi yehlathi;

uyatshala umfire,* imvula iwukhulise.

₁₅Bese kuba ngokomuntu ukuba abase ngakho;

uthatha kuwo, othe;

uyawuphemba, enze isinkwa;

wenza unkulunkulu, akhuleke kuye,

enze nesithombe esibaziweyo,

akhothambele kuso.

₁₆Ushisa inxenye yawo emlilweni;

phezu kwale nxenye uyadla inyama,

ose izoso, asuthe;

yebo, uyotha athi:

“Halala! Sengifudumele,

ngibonile umlilo.”

₁₇Ngokuseleyo kuwo uyakwenza unkulunkulu nesithombe;

uyakhothamela kuso, akhuleke kuso,

athandaze kuso, athi:

“Ngophule; ungunkulunkulu wami.”

₁₈Abazi, abaqondi,

ngokuba unamekile amehlo abo ukuze bangaboni,

nezinhliziyo zabo ukuze bangaqondi.

₁₉Akakho okhumbulayo,

nokwazi nokuqonda akukho kokuba kuthiwe:

“Ngishisile inxenye yawo ngomlilo,

ngenzile isinkwa phezu kwamalahle awo,

ngosile inyama, ngayidla;

ngingenza okuseleyo kuwo kube yisinengiso,

ngikhothamele umbhuku womuthi,” na?

₂₀Udla umlotha;

inhliziyo ekhohlisiweyo imdukisile;

akanakophula umphefumulo wakhe nokuba athi:

“Akukho yini amanga kwesokunene sami na?”

₂₁“Khumbula lezi zinto, Jakobe,

wena Israyeli, ngokuba uyinceku yami;

ngikubumbile, uyinceku yami;

Israyeli, angiyikukhohlwa.

₂₂Ngesulile iziphambeko zakho njengefu,

nezono zakho njengemilaza;

buyela kimi, ngokuba ngikuhlengile.”

₂₃Thokozani, mazulu,

ngokuba uJehova ukwenzile,

nijabule nina zindawo eziphansi zomhlaba,

niqhumuke ngokuhlabelela nina zintaba,

nawe hlathi nayo yonke imithi ekuwe,

ngokuba uJehova umhlengile uJakobe,

ngokuhlabelela wazidumisa ngo-Israyeli.

₂₄Usho kanje uJehova uMhlengi wakho

nowakubumba kwasesiswini, uthi:

“NginguJehova owenza konke,

oweneka izulu yedwa,

nowendlala umhlaba ngokwakhe,

₂₅oshafisa izibonakaliso zabaprofethi bamanga,

enze ababhuli ukuba bahlanye,

obuyisela emuva abahlakaniphileyo,

enze ukwazi kwabo kube ngubuwula;

₂₆ogcwalisa izwi lenceku yakhe,

afeze ukululekana kwezithunywa zakhe,

oshoyo ngalo iJerusalema, athi:

‘Liyakuba nabantu,’

nangemizi yakwaJuda ukuthi:

‘Iyakwakhiwa,

ngibuye ngivuse incithakalo yakhona;’

₂₇oshoyo kuwo umsinga ukuthi:

‘Yisha, ngiyakomisa imifula yakho;’

₂₈oshoyo ngoKoresi ukuthi:

‘Ungumalusi wami,

uyakufeza konke okwentando yami,

athi ngeJerusalema: Liyakwakhiwa,

nakulo ithempeli:

Isisekelo sakho siyakubekwa.’ ”