U-Isaya
49 Ngilalelani lina zihlenge,
Lithiye indlebe lina zizwe ezikhatshana.+
UJehova wangibiza ngingakazalwa.*+
Waqamba ibizo lami ngisesesiswini sikamama.
2 Wenze umlomo wami waba njengenkemba ebukhali,
Ungifihle ngaphansi komthunzi wesandla sakhe.+
Ungenze ngaba ngumtshoko ololiweyo,
Wangifihla emxhakeni wakhe wemitshoko.
4 Kodwa mina ngathi: “Ngisebenzele ize.*
Ngiqedele amandla ami entweni engekhoyo, engelancedo.
5 Khathesi uJehova, yena owangibumbayo esiswini ukuthi ngibe yinceku yakhe
Ungitshele ukuthi ngibuyisele uJakhobe kuye,
Ukuze u-Israyeli aqoqelwe kuye.+
Ngizakhazinyuliswa phambi kukaJehova,
LoNkulunkulu wami uzabe esengamandla ami.
6 Yena wathi: “Akwenelanga ukuthi uyinceku yami
Ezavusa izizwana zikaJakhobe,
Ibuyisele abalondoloziweyo bako-Israyeli.
Sengiphinde ngakwenza waba yikukhanya kwezizwe,+
Ukuze insindiso yami ifike emikhawulweni yomhlaba.”+
7 UJehova uMhlengi ka-Israyeli, iNkosi yakhe eNgcwele,+ utshela lowo okhangelelwa phansi,+ ozondwa yisizwe njalo oyinceku yamakhosi athi:
“Amakhosi azabona asukume,
Iziphathamandla zizakhothama
Ngenxa kaJehova yena othembekileyo,+
ONgcwele ka-Israyeli osekukhethile.”+
8 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
“Ngakuphendula ngesikhathi sami sokuba lomusa,+
Ngakunceda ngelanga lensindiso,+
Ngaqhubeka ngikulindile ukuze ube yisivumelwano phakathi kwami labantu,+
Ukuze ilizwe lilungiswe,
Lokuthi bathole ilifa labo elaselideliwe.+
9 Izibotshwa zizatshelwa ukuthi, ‘Phumani!’+
Labasemnyameni batshelwe ukuthi,+ ‘Phumani libe segcekeni!’
Bazakudla ezindleleni,
Lamadlelo abo azakuba kuzo zonke izindlela ezihanjwa ngabanengi.*
11 Ngizakwenza zonke izintaba zami zibe ngumgwaqo,
Lemigwaqo yami emikhulu izaphakanyiswa.+
12 Khangelani! Laba bavela khatshana,+
Abanye bavela enyakatho, abanye entshonalanga,
Abanye bavela elizweni leSinimi.”+
13 Memezani ngokuthaba lina mazulu, jabula lawe mhlaba.+
Izintaba kazithokoze ngomsindo wokujabula.+
14 Kodwa iZiyoni ibilokhu isithi:
“UJehova usengitshiyile,+ uJehova usengikhohliwe.”+
15 Kambe owesifazana angamkhohlwa yini umntanakhe omunyayo?
Angayekela yini ukuyizwela indodana ayithwala ngesisu sakhe?
Lanxa owesifazana engakhohlwa, mina kangisoze ngalikhohlwa loba sekutheni.+
16 Sengikubhale entendeni zezandla zami.
Imiduli yakho ihlala iphambi kwami.
17 Abantwabakho sebebuyela ngokuphangisa.
Labo ababekudilizile bakubhidliza bazasuka kuwe.
18 Phakamisa amehlo akho ukhangele yonke indawo.
Bonke sebebuthana ndawonye.+
Sebesiza kuwe.
“Ngifunga ngokuphila kwami,” kutsho uJehova,
“Uzabagqoka bonke njengemiceciso,
Ucece ngabo njengalokho okwenziwa ngumakoti.
19 Lanxa izindawo zakho zachithwa zasala zingelalutho, lelizwe lakho lasala lingamanxiwa,+
Khathesi ilizwe lizaminyana, abahlala kulo baswele indawo,+
Labo ababekuchitha*+ bazakuba khatshana lawe.+
20 Abantwana abazelwe ngemva kokuba usufelwe ngabantwabakho bazakhuluma usizwa bathi,
‘Indawo le incane kakhulu kithi.
Sinikeni indawo lapha ukuze sihlale.’+
21 Wena uzakhulumela enhliziyweni uthi,
‘Ngubani ubaba wabantwana laba esengibaphiwe
Njengoba mina ngingowesifazana owafelwa ngabantwana njalo nginjengongazalanga?
Phela ngathunjwa ngaba yisibotshwa.
Pho ngubani okhulise abantwana laba?+
22 Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
23 Amakhosi azakugcina,+
Lamakhosazana awo akondle.
Azakuthi mbo phansi akukhothamele,+
Akhothe uthuli enyaweni zakho.+
Kuzamele ukwazi ukuthi nginguJehova,
Abangithembayo kabasoze bayangeke.”+
24 Abantu asebethunjiwe bangathathwa yini endodeni elamandla?
Abathunjwe ngumuntu olesihluku bona bangakhululwa yini?
25 Kodwa nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
Ngizahlasela abantu abakuhlaselayo,+
Ngizasindisa amadodana akho.
26 Ngizakwenza ukuthi abakuphatha kubi badle inyama yabo,
Bazadakwa ligazi labo angathi badakwe liwayini elimnandi.