U-Isaya
40 “Duduzani abantu bami, baduduzeni,” kutsho uNkulunkulu wenu.+
2 “Khulumani okuzaduduza iJerusalema,*
Limemezele kuyo ukuthi ukucindezelwa kwayo sekuphelile,
Lokuthi icala layo selihlawulelwe.+
UJehova useyiphe umvuzo wayo ogcweleyo* ngenxa yazo zonke izono zayo.”+
3 Ilizwi lalowo omemeza esenkangala lithi:
Lungiselani uNkulunkulu wethu umgwaqo omkhulu oqondileyo,+ odabula enkangala.+
4 Zonke izigodi kaziphakanyiselwe phezulu,
Zonke izintaba lamaqaqa akwehliswe.
Umhlabathi olamagodigodi kawendlaleke,
Lendawo elamatshe kayibe ligceke.+
6 Lalela! Kulomuntu othi: “Memeza!”
Omunye uyabuza uthi: “Ngimemeze ngisithini?”
“Bonke abantu babutshani* obuluhlaza.
Uthando lwabo* lonke lunjengokuqhakaza kweluba leganga.+
Abantu babutshani obuluhlaza sibili.
8 Utshani obuluhlaza buyoma,
Leluba liyabuna
Kodwa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu wethu lihlala kuze kube nini lanini.”+
9 Wena wesifazana oletha izindaba ezinhle eZiyoni,+
Qansa uye phezu kwentaba ephakemeyo.
Wena wesifazana oletha izindaba ezinhle eJerusalema,
Khweza ilizwi lakho umemeze ngamandla
Likhweze, ungesabi.
Bika emadolobheni akoJuda uthi: “Nangu uNkulunkulu wenu.”+
Umvuzo ewunikayo usesandleni sayo,
Lomholo ewuholisayo uphambi kwayo.+
11 Uzakwelusa* umhlambi wakhe njengomelusi,+
Aqoqe* imvana,
Azithwale esifubeni sakhe.
Lezimvu ezimunyisayo uzazikhokhela kuhle.+
12 Ngubani ongathwala wonke amanzi olwandle ngesandla sakhe?+
Ngubani oseke walinganisa amazulu ngobubanzi besandla* sakhe?
Ngubani oseke wafaka uthuli esikalini?+
Ngubani oseke wafaka izintaba ezilinganisweni,
Kumbe amaqaqa ezikalini?
14 Ngubani ake wambuza efuna ukuzwisisa?
Ngubani omfundisa indlela yokwahlulela kuhle?
Ngubani ongamfundisa ukuze abe lolwazi?
Ngubani ongamtshengisa indlela yokuzwisisa?+
15 Izizwe zinjengethonsi lamanzi enkonxeni,
Zibalwa njengothuli olungatsho lutho oluphezu kwezikali.+
Uphakamisa izihlenge angathi luthuli olucolekileyo.
16 ILebhanoni kayeneli ukugcina umlilo ubhebha,*
Izinyamazana zeganga ezikuyo kazeneli umnikelo wokutshiswa.
17 Phambi kwakhe zonke izizwe zifanana lento engekhoyo,+
Uzibona zingatsho lutho njalo zingasilutho.+
18 Kambe ngubani elingamqathanisa loNkulunkulu?+
Kuyini elingakumisa eceleni kwakhe lithi ufanana lakho?+
20 Umuntu ukhetha isihlahla ukuthi sibe ngumnikelo wakhe,+
Isihlahla esingasoze sibole.
Udinga ingcitshi yomsebenzi
Ukuze ibaze isithombe esingasoze siwe.+
21 Kalikwazi yini?
Kalizwanga yini?
Kalikutshelwanga yini kusukela ekuqaliseni?
Kalikuzwisisanga yini kusukela kubekwa izisekelo zomhlaba?+
Welula amazulu njengelembu elilula,
Awelule njengetende lokuhlala.+
23 Wehlisa iziphathamandla zisale zingasilutho,
Enze amakhosi omhlaba abe* yinto engatsho lutho.
24 Bathi besanda kugxunyekwa,
Besanda nje kuhlanyelwa,
Isiqu sabo singakajulisi impande emhlabathini,
Bayaphephethwa ngumoya, bome qha!
Umoya uyabaphephula ubathwale njengamahlanga awomileyo.+
25 “Kambe ukhona yini elingamfanisa lami lithi ulingana lami?” kutsho oNgcwele.
26 “Phakamisani amehlo enu likhangele phezulu.
Ngubani odale izinto zonke lezi?+
Ngulowo okhokhela ibutho lazo, abale yinye ngayinye;
Azibize zonke ngamabizo azo.+
27 Awu Jakhobe kungani usitsho njalo, We Israyeli kungani usithi,
‘Indlela yami ifihlakele phambi kukaJehova,
UNkulunkulu kalandaba lokuthi ngiphathwa kubi’?+
28 Kalikwazi yini? Kalizwanga yini?
UJehova, uMdali wemikhawulo yomhlaba unguNkulunkulu kuze kube nini lanini.+
Kadinwa njalo kapheli amandla.+
Akulamuntu ongaqedisisa ukuzwisisa kwakhe.+
30 Abafana bazadinwa baphele amandla,
Lamajaha azakhubeka awe,
31 Kodwa labo abathemba uJehova bazaphinda babe lamandla.
Bazaphapha baqonge angathi balempiko njengezinkozi.+
Bazagijima kodwa bangadinwa,
Bazahamba kodwa bangapheli amandla.”+