U-Isaya 55

₁“We nina nonke enomileyo,

wozani emanzini;

nani eningenamali

wozani nithenge, nidle;

wozani nithenge ngaphandle kwemali,

yebo, iwayini nobisi,

kungabizwa lutho.

₂Niyichithelani imali kukho okungesiso isinkwa,

nenzuzo yenu kukho okunganelisiyo, na?

Ngilaleleni nokungilalela,

nidle okuhle,

umphefumulo wenu ujabule ngamanoni.

₃Bekani izindlebe, nize kimi,

nizwe, uyakuphila umphefumulo wenu;

ngiyakwenza nani isivumelwano esiphakade,

izenzo zomusa oqinisekileyo zikaDavide.

₄Bheka, ngimnike abe ngufakazi kubantu,

umholi nomyali kubantu.

₅Bheka, uyakubiza izizwe ongazaziyo,

nezizwe ebezingakwazi ziyakugijimela kuwe

ngenxa kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho

nangenxa yoNgcwele ka-Israyeli,

ngokuba ukudumisile.”

₆Mfuneni uJehova esenokutholwa,

nimbize eseseduze.

₇Omubi makashiye indlela yakhe,

nomuntu owenza okubi imicabango yakhe,

abuyele kuJehova,

uyakuba nomusa kuye,

yebo, abuyele kuNkulunkulu wethu,

ngokuba uyakwenza ukuthethelela kube kukhulu.

₈“Ngokuba imicabango yami

ayisiyo imicabango yenu,

nezindlela zenu

azisizo izindlela zami,” usho uJehova.

₉“Ngokuba njengamazulu ephakeme kunomhlaba,

kanjalo izindlela zami ziphakeme kunezindlela zenu,

nemicabango yami kunemicabango yenu.

₁₀Ngokuba njengokwehla kwemvula neqhwa ezulwini,

kungabuyeli khona,

kepha kuwunethisa umhlaba,

kuwenze ukuba uthele, uhlume,

unike ohlwanyelayo inhlwanyelo nodlayo isinkwa,

₁₁liyakuba njalo izwi lami

eliphuma emlonyeni wami:

aliyikubuyela ze kimi,

lingakafezi lokhu engikufunayo,

liphumelele kulokhu engilithumele kukho.

₁₂Ngokuba niyakuphuma ngokuthokoza,

niholwe ngokuthula;

izintaba namagquma kuyakuqhumuka

ngokuhlabelela phambi kwenu,

nemithi yonke yasendle iyakushaya ihlombe.

₁₃Esikhundleni sogagane kuyakumila umsayipuresi,*

nasesikhundleni samakhakhasi kuyakumila umbomvana.

Kuyakuba yigama kuJehova,

nesibonakaliso esingapheliyo esingayikunqunywa.”