U-Isaya 48

₁“Yizwa lokhu wena ndlu kaJakobe

obiziwe ngegama lika-Israyeli,

waphuma emanzini akwaJuda,

ofunga igama likaJehova,

odumisa uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,

kungengaqiniso nakulunga kodwa.

₂Ngokuba bazibiza ngomuzi ongcwele,

bencika kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,

nguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe.

₃Ngimemezele izinto zakuqala zamandulo,

zaphuma emlonyeni wami, ngazizwakalisa;

ngazenza ngokuzumayo, zenzeka.

₄Ngokuba bengazi ukuthi unenkani,

nentamo yakho ingumsipha wensimbi,

nebunzi lakho liyithusi,

₅ngazimemezela kwasendulo,

ngazizwisa kungakenzeki,

funa usho uthi: ‘Isithombe sami sizenzile,

isithombe sami esibaziweyo,

nesithombe sami esibunjiweyo siziyalezile.’

₆Wawukuzwile konke lokho; wakubona;

awuyikukumemezela na?

“Ngikuzwisile okusha kusukela namuhla,

yebo, nokusithekileyo ongakwazanga.

₇Kudaliwe manje, kungesendulo;

awukuzwanga ngaphambi kwalolu suku,

funa uthi: ‘Bheka, bengikwazi.’

₈Yebo, awuzwanga, awazanga,

kwasendulo indlebe yakho ayivulwanga,

ngokuba bengazi ukuthi wawukhohlisa nokukhohlisa,

wabizwa ngokuthi umhlubuki kwasekuzalweni.

₉Ngenxa yegama lami

ngiyakulibazisa intukuthelo yami,

ngizibambele wena ngodumo lwami

ukuba ngingakunqumi.

₁₀Bheka, ngikucwengisisile,

kungavelanga isiliva kodwa;

ngikuvivinyile esithandweni sezinhlupheko.

₁₁Ngenxa yami, ngenxa yami ngiyakwenza,

ngokuba igama lami lingcoliselwani na?

Anginiki omunye inkazimulo yami.

₁₂“Ngilalele, Jakobe,

wena Israyeli, obiziweyo wami;

ngisenguye, ngingowokuqala,

futhi ngingowokugcina.

₁₃Yebo, isandla sami sisibekile isisekelo somhlaba,

nesokunene sami silenekile izulu;

lapho ngikubizayo,

kuma ndawonye.

₁₄“Buthanani nina nonke, nizwe;

ngubani phakathi kwabo omemezela lezi zinto na?

Amthandayo uJehova uyakuyifeza intando yakhe ngeBabele,

nengalo yakhe iyakuba phezu kwamaKaledi.

₁₅Mina, mina ngikhulumile,

yebo, ngimbizile,

ngimlethile, uyakuphumelela endleleni yakhe.

₁₆“Sondelani kimi, nizwe lokhu;

angikhulumanga ekusithekeni kwasekuqaleni;

kusukela esikhathini sokuba kwenzeke, ngangikhona.”

Manje uJehova uNkulunkulu ungithumile kanye noMoya wakhe.

₁₇Usho kanje uJehova uMhlengi wakho,

oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, uthi:

“NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho

okufundisile okukusizayo,

okuholile ngendlela omelwe ukuhamba ngayo.

₁₈Sengathi nga ulalele imiyalo yami!

Khona ukuthula kwakho kwakuyakuba njengomfula,

nokulunga kwakho njengamaza olwandle;

₁₉nenzalo yakho yayiyakuba ngangesihlabathi,

nabantwana bezibilini zakho njengezinhlamvu zaso;

igama lakhe nga linganqunywanga,

lachithwa ngaphambi kwami.”

₂₀Phumani eBabele,

nibalekele amaKaledi,

nimemezele lokhu ngezwi lokujabula,

nikuzwakalise lokhu,

nikuphumisele nasemikhawulweni yomhlaba, ngokuthi:

“UJehova uhlengile inceku yakhe uJakobe.”

₂₁Kabomanga lapho ebahola emahlane,

wenza ukuba amanzi abagobhozele edwaleni;

futhi waliqhekeza idwala,

amanzi ampompoza.

₂₂“Akukho ukuthula kwababi,” usho uJehova.