Isaya
48 Lalela lapha wenandlu yaJakobe,
Wena lotibita ngekutsi ungu-Israyeli+
Wena lochamuka emtfonjeni wakaJuda*
Wena lofunga ngelibito laJehova,+
Wena lobita Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli,
Ngisho nome loko ungakwenti ngeliciniso nangekulunga.+
2 Ngobe batibita ngelidolobha lelingcwele+
Futsi bafuna lusito lwaNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli,+
Libito lakhe lelinguJehova wemabutfo.
3 “Nganitjela kadzeni tintfo letendlulile.*
Taphuma emlonyeni wami,
Futsi nganitjela tona.+
Ngatsatsa sinyatselo ngekushesha futsi tenteka.+
4 Ngobe bengati kutsi unenkhani kangakanani
Bengati kutsi intsamo yakho ingumsipha wensimbi futsi libunti lakho lilitfusi,+
5 Ngakutjela kadzeni.
Ngakutjela kusengakenteki,
Kuze ungakhulumi utsi: ‘Loku kwentiwa sithico sami;
Sithico sami lesibatiwe nesithico sami sensimbi* ngito letatsi akwenteke loko.’
6 Ukuvile konkhe loku futsi wakubona.
Angeke yini ukumemetele?+
Kusukela nyalo kuchubeke, ngimemetela tintfo letinsha kuwe,+
Timfihlo lebewungatati.
7 Tisadalwa nanyalo futsi atidalwanga kadzeni,
Tintfo leningakaze nitive kuze kube ngulamuhla,
Kuze ningasho nitsi: ‘Besengivele ngitati.’
8 Cha, awukaze utive letintfo+ futsi awutati,
Futsi esikhatsini lesendlulile tindlebe takho betivalekile.
9 Kodvwa ngenca yelibito lami, ngitayibamba intfukutselo yami;+
Kuze ngidvunyiswe, ngitatibamba nginganenti lutfo
Futsi angeke nginicotfule.+
10 Ngikucwengile, kodvwa hhayi ngendlela lisiliva lelicwengwa ngayo.+
Ngikuvivinye* embawuleni lencibilikisako yetinhlupheko.+
11 Noma kanjani ngitawutsatsa sinyatselo ngenca yelibito lami,+
Ngobe ngingakuvumela kanjani kutsi ngihlanjalatwe?+
Kute lengimnika inkhatimulo yami.*
12 Lalela wena Jakobe, wena Israyeli, lengikubitile.
Mine angishintji.+ Ngiwekucala futsi ngiwekugcina.+
13 Sandla sami lucobo lwaso lesabeka sisekelo semhlaba,+
Futsi sandla sami sangesekudla sawendlala emazulu.+
Nangiwamemeta, ayasukuma kanye kanye.
14 Butsanani ndzawonye nonkhe nilalele.
Ngubani emkhatsini wabo lomemetele letintfo?
Jehova umtsandzile.+
Uyawukwenta loko Nkulunkulu latsandza kukwenta lokumelene neBhabhulona,+
Futsi sandla sakhe siyawumelana nemaKhaledi.+
15 Mine lucobo lwami ngikhulumile futsi ngimbitile.+
Ngimletsile futsi indlela yakhe iyawuphumelela.+
16 Sondzela lapha kimi, ulalele naku.
Kusukela ekucaleni angikafihli lutfo.+
Ngesikhatsi kwenteka bengikhona.”
Nyalo iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova, ingitfumile kanye nemoya wayo.
17 Naku lokushiwo nguJehova, uMhlengi wakho, Longcwele waka-Israyeli:+
“Mine Jehova, nginguNkulunkulu wakho,
Loyo lokufundzisako kuze uzuze,*+
Loyo lokucondzisa endleleni lokufanele uhambe ngayo.+
18 Kube mane bewungayilalela imiyalo yami!+
Ligama laso litawuhlala likhona futsi angeke libhujiswe embikwami.”
20 Phumani eBhabhulona!+
Balekelani emaKhaledi!
Kumemeteleni ngenjabulo lenkhulu! Kumemeteleni!+
Kumemeteleni emikhawulweni yemhlaba.+
Tsanini: “Jehova uyihlengile inceku yakhe Jakobe.+
21 Abazange bome ngesikhatsi abahola etindzaweni letonakele.+
Wabangela kutsi emanti abo aphume edvwaleni;
Washaya lidvwala, kwaphuma emanti lamanyenti.”+
22 Jehova utsi: “Kute kuthula kulababi.”+