U-Isaya 42:1-25
42 Le yinceku yami+ engiyincedisayo!*
Okhethiweyo wami+ esengimamukele!+
Sengifake umoya wami kuye,+Uzaletha ukulunga ezizweni.+
2 Kasoze amemeze loba akhweze ilizwi lakhe,Kasoze enze ukuthi ilizwi lakhe lizwakale emgwaqweni.+
3 Akulamhlanga ohlifiziweyo azawephula,Akulantambo ebhebha kancane azayicitsha.+
Uzaletha ukulunga ngokuthembeka.+
4 Ukukhanya kwakhe akusoze kufiphale futhi kasoze ahlifizwe aze enze ukuthi kube lokulunga emhlabeni,+Izihlenge ziqhubeka ziwulindele umthetho* wakhe.
5 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu weqiniso, uMdali wamazulu,Onguye Omkhulu, yena owelula amazulu,+Owendlala umhlaba lakho konke okukuwo,+Onika abantu abakuwo ukuphefumula,+Labahamba kuwo umoya:+
6 “Mina Jehova ngikubize ngokulunga,Ngakubamba ngesandla sakho.
Ngizakulinda njalo ngizakwenza ube yisivumelwano phakathi kwami labantu,+Ngikwenze ube yikukhanya kwezizwe,+
7 Ukuze uvule amehlo angaboniyo,+Ukhiphe isibotshwa entolongweni,Njalo ubakhiphe ejele labo abahlezi emnyameni.+
8 NginguJehova. Leli yilo ibizo lami,Inkazimulo yami ngeke ngiyinike omunye,*Lodumo lwami ngeke ngilunike izithombe ezibaziweyo.+
9 Khangela, izinto zakuqala sezenzakele,Khathesi sengimemezela izinto ezintsha.
Ngikutshela ngazo zingakenzakali.”+
10 Hlabelelani uJehova ingoma entsha,+Limdumise ngengoma kuze kuyefika emikhawulweni yomhlaba,+Lina elehlela phansi elwandle kanye lakho konke okukulo,Lina zihlenge lalabo abahlala kuzo.+
11 Akuthi inkangala lamadolobho ayo kuphakamise ilizwi,+Lani mizi ehlala abakoKhedari.+
Akuthi izakhamizi ezihlala ezindaweni ezilamadwala zimemeze ngentokozo,Labaphezulu ezintabeni kabamemeze.
12 Bonke kabamkhazimulise uJehova,Bamdumise lasezihlengeni.+
13 UJehova uzaphuma njengendoda elamandla.+
Uzavuselela ukutshiseka kwakhe njengeqhawe.+
Uzakhwaza, enze umsindo wempi,Atshengise ukuthi ulamandla ukwedlula izitha zakhe.+
14 “Sengilesikhathi eside ngithule.
Bengilokhu ngithule njalo ngizibamba.
Ngizabubula, ngikhefuzele futhi ngiphefuzele,Njengowesifazana obelethayo.
15 Ngizadiliza izintaba lamaqaqa,Ngomise konke okumila phezu kwazo.
Ngizatshintsha imifula ibe yizihlenge,Ngomise lamachibi alemihlanga.+
16 Ngizakhokhela iziphofu endleleni ezingayaziyo,+Ngizenze zihambe ezindleleni ezingazijayelanga.+
Ngizatshintsha ubumnyama obuphambi kwazo bube yikukhanya,+Ngitshintshe lendawo elamagodigodi ibe yindawo echayileyo.+
Lokhu yikho engizakwenza kuzo njalo kangisoze ngizitshiye.”
17 Labo abathembe izithombe ezibaziweyo,Abathi ezithombeni zensimbi: “Lingonkulunkulu bethu,”+Bazabuyela emuva futhi bazayangeka baswele lokuthi bangene ngaphi.
18 Lalelani lina zacuthe,Khangelani libone lina ziphofu.+
19 Ngubani oyisiphofu ngaphandle kwenceku* yami,Oyisacuthe njengesithunywa engisithumayo?
Ngubani oyisiphofu njengalowo othole umvuzo,Oyisiphofu njengenceku kaJehova?+
20 Wena ubona izinto ezinengi kodwa kawuqhubeki ulindile.
Uyazivula indlebe zakho kodwa awulaleli.+
21 Ngenxa yokulunga kwakhe,UJehova ukuthandile ukukhulisa umthetho* lokuwenza ukhazimule.
22 Kodwa laba ngabantu abakhuthuziweyo bathathelwa impahla yabo ngenkani,+Bonke bavalelwe emigodini, bafakwa* emajele.+
Bathathelwe inotho yabo njalo akulamuntu ongabakhulula,+Bathethwe futhi kakho othi: “Baphendukiseni!”
23 Ngubani phakathi kwenu ozakuzwa lokhu?
Ngubani ozathiya indlebe alalelisise ukuze ancedakale ngesikhathi esizayo?
24 Ngubani obangele ukuthi uJakhobe athunjwe,Wanikela abako-Israyeli kubaphangi?
Kayisuye yini uJehova esamonelayo?
Abavumanga ukuhamba ezindleleni zakhe,
Abawulalelanga umthetho* wakhe.+
25 Yikho waqhubeka ethululela ulaka lwakhe kubo,Lentukuthelo yakhe kanye lempi evuthayo.+
Yatshaya yalobisa konke okwakuseduze kwabo kodwa kabazange babe lendaba.+
Yavutha phezu kwabo kodwa akuzange kuthi thiki kubo.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “engiyisekelayo.”
^ Kumbe, “umlayo.”
^ Kumbe, “ngiyabelane lomunye.”
^ Kukhanya kutshiwo isizwe sako-Israyeli.
^ Kumbe, “umlayo.”
^ Kumbe, “bafihlwa.”
^ Kumbe, “umlayo.”
