Isaya 41:1-29
41 “Lalelani nithulile, nina nhlengele;Iintjhaba azifumane amandlazo godu.
Azitjhidele; ngemva kwalokho zikhulume.+
Asihlanganeni ndawonye ngebanga lesahlulelo.
2 Ngubani ovuse othileko epumalanga,+Ombizele ekulungeni eenyaweni zakhe,*
Bona anikele iintjhaba kuyeBona amenze ahlule amakhosi?+
Ngubani obehlisela ethulini phambi kwesabulakhe,Njengomhlanga ophetjhulwa mumoya phambi komsubelakhe?
3 Uyazigijimisa, adlule ngaphandle kwesithiyoEendleleni iinyawo zakhe ezingakhenge zikhambe kizo.
4 Ngubani othethe igadango bese wenza lokhu,Obize iinzukulwana kusukela ekuthomeni?
Mina Jehova, ngingewokuThoma;+Nakilabo bokugcina ngiyafana.”+
5 Iinhlengele zikubonile lokhu, zathukwa.
Amaphethelo wephasi athoma ukuhlengezela.
Iintjhaba ziyatjhidela begodu ziza phambili.
6 Omunye nomunye usiza umnganakheBegodu uthi kumfowabo: “Yiba namandla.”
7 Yeke isisebenzi sobukghwari siqinisa isisebenzi sesimbi;+Loyo owenza isimbi ibe butjhelelezi ngenondo yokukhandaUqinisa loyo osebenza ngenondo.
Uthi kiloyo osebenza ukuhlanganisa iinsimbi: “Kuhle.”
Ngemva kwalokho, ihlanganiswa ngeempikiri bona ingawi.
8 “Kodwana wena Israyeli, uyincekwami,+Wena Jakopo, engimkhethileko,+Sizukulwana saka-Abrahama umnganami,+
9 Wena engikuthethe emaphethelweni wephasi,+Wena engikubize eengcenyeni ezikude zephasi.
Ngithe kuwe, ‘Uyincekwami;+Ngikukhethile; akhenge ngikwale.+
10 Ungasabi ngombana nginawe.+
Ungatshwenyeki ngombana nginguZimakho.+
Ngizokuqinisa, ngizokusiza,+Ngizokubamba ngesandla sami sangesidleni sokulunga.’
11 Qala! Labo abakukwatelako bazokuphathiswa iinhloni bese bahlaziswe.+
Labo abalwa nawe bazokwenziwa ilize, batjhabalale.+
12 Uzokufuna abantu abalwa nawe kodwana angekhe ubafumane;Abantu abasepini nawe bazokuba njengento engekho, njengelize.+
13 Ngombana mina Jehova uZimakho, ngibambe isandla sakho sangesidleni,Ngithi kuwe, ‘Ungasabi. Ngizokusiza.’+
14 Ungasabi, wena sibungu* Jakopo,+Nina bantu bakwa-Israyeli, ngizonisiza,” kutjho uJehova, uMhlengenu,+ oCwengileko ka-Israyeli.
15 “Qala! Ngikwenzele isigodo sesileyi,+Isisetjenziswa esitjha sokubhula esisika mahlangothi womabili.
Uzokugadanga iintaba bese uziphahlazeWenze nemibundu ibe njengeenhluba.
16 UzozihlukanisaBegodu umoya uzoziphephula;Isiwuruwuru sizoziphadlhalaja.
Uzokuthaba ngoJehova,+Begodu uzozikhakhazisa ngoCwengileko ka-Israyeli.”+
17 “Abatlhogako nabatlhagako bafuna amanzi kodwana awekho.
Ilimu labo lomile.+
Mina Jehova ngizobaphendula.+
Mina Zimu ka-Israyeli angekhe ngibalahle.+
18 Ngizokwenza imilambo igeleze emibundwini enganalitho+Nemithombo emirhobeni ethabaleleko.+
Ngizokwenza ummango ube mlambo onemihlangaNenarha enganamanzi ibe mithombo yamanzi.+
19 Ngizokutjala umuthi womsedari erhalawumbeni,Umuthi womunga, womritlili, nomuthi wamaphehlo.+
Ngizokutjala umuthi womjunipha emmangweni othabaleleko.
Kuhlanganise nomuthi womthidari* nomuthi womsayipurasi,+
20 Bona abantu bababone begodu baziBalalelisise bese bazwisiseBona sisandla sakaJehova esenze lokhu,Begodu ngoCwengileko ka-Israyeli okubumbileko.”+
21 “Thula indabakho,” kutjho uJehova.
“Veza iimpikiswano zakho,” kutjho iKosi kaJakopo.
22 “Veza ubufakazi begodu usitjele izinto ezizokwenzeka.
Sitjela ngezinto zakade,Bona sicabange ngazo begodu sazi umphumelazo.
Namkha memezela izinto ezizako.+
23 Sitjelani bona kuzokwenzekani ngengomuso,Ukuthi sazi bona nibozimu.+
Iye, yenzani okuthileko, okuhle namkha okumbi,Bona sirareke nasikubonako.+
24 Qalani! Niyinto engekho,Nokuphumelela kwenu kulilize.+
Nanyana ngubani onikhethako uyanyenyisa.+
25 Ngivuse umuntu ngetlhagwini begodu uzokuza,+Ngivuse umuntu epumalanga+ ozokubiza igama lami.
Uzokugadanga ababusi ngasuthi balibumba,+Njengombumbi obumba umdaka omanzi.
26 Ngubani obikezele lokhu kusukela ekuthomeni, bona sazi,Namkha kusukela eenkhathini zakade bona singathi, ‘Uqinisile’?+
Kunjalo, akekho oyibikezeleko!
Akekho oyimemezeleko!
Akekho oyizwe kini!”+
27 Bengingewokuthoma owathi eZiyoni: “Qala! Napa!”+
Begodu ngizokuthumela umuntu othwele iindaba ezimnandi eJerusalema.+
28 Kodwana bengisolo ngiqala begodu bekunganamuntu;
Bekunganamuntu hlangana nabo onganikela iseluleko.
Begodu bengisolo ngibawa bona baphendule.
29 Qala! Boke bayinto engekho.
Imisebenzabo ililize.
Iinthombe zabo zimumoya nento engasi ngeyamambala.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kutjho ukumlotjha.
^ Kutjho ukungakwazi ukuzilwela nokuba phasi.
^ Mumuthi omkhulu oba mamitha ali-15 ubude, unamakari ahlaza neempande ezinjengomlotha.
