U-Isaya 45

₁“Usho kanje uJehova kogcotshiweyo wakhe, kuKoresi,

osandla sakhe sokunene ngisibambile

ukuba ngahlule izizwe phambi kwakhe,

ngithukulule izinkalo zamakhosi,

ngivule iminyango phambi kwakhe,

amasango angabe esavalwa.

₂Mina ngiyakuhamba phambi kwakho,

ngihlelembe amagebhugebhu,

ngaphule izivalo zethusi,

nginqume imigoqo yensimbi.

₃Ngiyakukunika ingcebo yobumnyama,

nemfuyo ethukusiweyo ezindaweni ezisithekileyo,

ukuba wazi ukuthi nginguJehova

okubiza ngegama lakho,

uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

₄Ngenxa yenceku yami uJakobe,

u-Israyeli okhethiweyo wami,

ngikubizile ngegama lakho,

ngikunikile igama lodumo, ungakangazi.

₅Mina nginguJehova, akakho omunye;

ngaphandle kwami akakho uNkulunkulu;

ngiyakubhincisa ungakangazi,

₆ukuze bazi kusukela empumalanga nasentshonalanga

ukuthi akakho ngaphandle kwami;

mina nginguJehova, akakho omunye;

₇yimi engenza ukukhanya nengidala ubumnyama,

ngenza ukuthula, ngidala okubi;

nginguJehova owenza konke lokho.

₈“Consani, mazulu, phezulu,

amafu athuntulule ukulunga;

umhlaba mawuvuleke,

kuthelwe ukusindiswa,

kumile nokulunga;

mina Jehova ngikudalile.

₉“Wo kuye olwa noMenzi,

udengezi phakathi kwezindengezi zomhlaba!

Ibumba liyakusho kolibumbayo ukuthi:

‘Wenzani na?’

nomsebenzi wakho ukuthi:

‘Akanazo izandla,’ na?

₁₀Wo kuye osho kuyise ukuthi:

‘Uzalani na?’

nakowesifazane ukuthi:

‘Unemihelo ngani na?’

₁₁“Usho kanje uJehova,

oNgcwele ka-Israyeli noMenzi wakhe, uthi:

Ningibuza ngezinto ezizayo, ngabantwana bami,

ningiyaleze ngomsebenzi wezandla zami, na?

₁₂Yimi engiwenzile umhlaba,

ngadala abantu phezu kwawo;

mina ngezandla zami ngeneka izulu,

nebandla lalo lonke ngiliyalezile.

₁₃Mina ngimvusile lona ngokulunga;

ngiyakuhlelemba zonke izindlela zakhe;

yena uyakuwakha umuzi wami,

avumele abathunjwa bami ukuba bahambe,

kungabi ngenkokhelo nangesipho,

usho uJehova Sebawoti.”

“Okukhandlekelweyo kwaseGibithe

nokuzuziweyo kwaseKushe,

nangamaSheba, abantu abade,

kuyakungena kuwe,

kube ngokwakho;

bayakukulandela, bafike beboshwe

ngamaketanga,

bakhothamele kuwe, bakhuleke kuwe, bathi:

‘UNkulunkulu ukuwe kuphela,

akakho omunye,

akakho ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu.’ ”

₁₅Impela unguNkulunkulu ozifihlayo,

wena Nkulunkulu, Msindisi.

₁₆Bayakujabha, babe namahloni bonke

kanyekanye;

bayakuhamba benamahloni bonke abenza izithombe.

₁₇Kepha u-Israyeli uyakusindiswa nguJehova

ngokusindiswa okuphakade;

aniyikujabha, aniyikuba namahloni

kuze kube phakade.

₁₈Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova,

owalidala izulu, onguNkulunkulu,

owawubumba umhlaba, wawenza,

wawumisa, engawudalelanga ize,

wawubumba ukuba kuhlalwe kuwo, uthi:

“NginguJehova, akakho omunye.

₁₉Angikhulumanga ekusithekeni,

endaweni emnyama emhlabeni;

angishongo enzalweni kaJakobe ukuthi:

‘Ngifuneni ngeze.’

Mina Jehova ngikhuluma ukulunga,

ngimemezela okuqotho.

₂₀“Buthanani nize,

nisondelane ndawonye

nina bakhululekileyo bezizwe;

abawuthwala umuthi wezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo abanakwazi,

bakhuleka kunkulunkulu ongenakusindisa.

₂₁Kumemezeleni, nikuveze;

yebo, balulekane kanyekanye.

Ngubani owakuzwisa lokhu endulo,

wakumemezela kwasesikhathini samandulo na?

Akusimina Jehova na?

Akakho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami,

uNkulunkulu olungileyo noMsindisi,

akakho ngaphandle kwami.

₂₂“Phendukelani kini, nisindiswe,

nonke nina majukujuku omhlaba,

ngokuba nginguNkulunkulu,

akakho omunye.

₂₃Ngizifungile mina,

kuphumile izwi emlonyeni wami ngokulunga,

aliyikubuya,

lokuthi: Kimina ayakuguqa onke amadolo,

nezilimi zonke ziyakufunga.

₂₄Kuyakuthiwa:

‘KuJehova kuphela

nginokulunga namandla.’ ”

Bayakufika kuye,

bajabhe bonke abamvuthelayo.

₂₅KuJehova yonke inzalo kaJakobe yakwa-Israyeli

iyakulungisiswa, ibe nodumo.