U-Isaya 57

₁Olungileyo uyabhubha,

akakho okubeka enhliziyweni;

abantu abanomusa bayasuswa,

kungaqondi muntu.

Olungileyo uyasuswa ebubini,

₂angene ekuthuleni;

abahambe ngobuqotho bayakuphumula emibhedeni yabo.

₃“Kepha sondelani

nina madodana abahlola imihlola,

inzalo yomphingi neyesifebe.

₄Nidlala nobani,

nikhamisela bani umlomo,

ninyalizela bani, na?

Anisibo abantwana beziphambeko,

inzalo yamanga yini,

₅nina enisha phakathi kwama-oki*

phansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza,

enibulala abantwana ezigodini

phansi emifantwini yamadwala, na?

₆Isabelo sakho siphakathi kwamatshe abushelezi asesigodini;

wona yiwo angawenkatho yakho;

nakuwona uthululele umnikelo wokuphuzwa,

wenza umnikelo wempuphu.

Ngiyakwaneliswa ngalokhu na?

₇Entabeni ende nephakemeyo

uwubekile umbhede wakho;

futhi wakhuphukela khona

ukunikela ngomhlatshelo.

₈Wabeka isithombe sakho emva kwezicabha nezinsika,

wazambulela omunye kunami,

wakhwela embhedeni, wawandisa,

wavumelana nabo,

wayithanda imibhede yabo,

wazibonelela indawo.

₉Waya kuMoloki uphethe amafutha,

wawandisa amakha akho;

wathumela kude izithunywa

zakho, wazehlisela nasendaweni yabafileyo.

₁₀Wakhathala ngobude bendlela,

kepha awushongo ukuthi: ‘Kuyize.’

Wathola amandla aneleyo,

ngalokho awuphelanga amandla.

₁₁“Washaywa luvalo ngobani, wamesaba,

waze waqamba amanga,

awangikhumbula,

futhi ungakubekanga enhliziyweni yakho, na?

Angithi njengokuba ngithulile kwasendulo,

awungesabi, na?

₁₂Mina ngiyakumemezela ukulunga

kwakho nemisebenzi yakho;

kepha akuyikukusiza.

₁₃Ekukhaleni kwakho izixuku zezithombe zakho mazikophule,

kepha umoya uzakuzisusa zonke,

ukuphefumula kuzithathe;

kodwa othemba kimi uzakudla ifa lezwe,

adle nefa lentaba yami engcwele.”

₁₄Kuyakuthiwa:

“Hlelani, hlelani, nilungise indlela,

nisisuse isikhubekiso endleleni yabantu bami.”

₁₅Ngokuba usho kanje ophakamileyo nophezulu,

ohlala kuze kube phakade,

ogama lakhe lingoNgcwele, uthi:

“Ngihlala endaweni ephakemeyo nengcwele,

kepha nakuye onomoya ochotshoziweyo nothobekileyo,

ukuvuselela umoya wabathobekileyo

nokuphilisa izinhliziyo zabachotshoziweyo.

₁₆Ngokuba angiyikulwa kuze kube phakade,

angiyikuthukuthela njalonjalo,

ngokuba umoya ubuyakuphela phambi kwami,

leyo miphefumulo engiyenzileyo.

₁₇Ngenxa yobubi bokuhaha kwakhe ngathukuthela,

ngamshaya, ngazisitheza ngisathukuthele,

kepha waqhubeka wahlubuka ngendlela yenhliziyo yakhe.

₁₈Ngizibonile izindlela zakhe, ngiyakumphilisa;

ngiyakumhola, ngimduduze yena nabamlilelayo,

₁₉ngidala izithelo zezindebe zomlomo ngokuthi:

Ukuthula, ukuthula kuye okude nakuye oseduze,” usho uJehova;

“ngiyakumphilisa.”

₂₀Ababi banjengolwandle olunyakazisiweyo,

ngokuba alunakuphumula,

namanzi alo akhipha udaka nobishi.

₂₁“Akukho ukuthula kwababi,” usho uNkulunkulu wami.