Isaya
49 Ngilaleleni nine tichingi,
Nilalelisise nine tive letikhashane.+
Jehova wangibita ngingakatalwa.*+
Kusukela ngisesiswini samake, wakhuluma ngelibito lami.
2 Yena wenta umlomo wami wafanana nenkemba lekhaliphile;
Wangifihla emtfuntini wesandla sakhe.+
Wangenta ngaba ngumcibisholo lolotiwe;
Wangifihla emgodleni wakhe.
4 Kodvwa ngatsi: “Ngisebentele lite.
Ngisebentise emandla ami entfweni lengekho nalelite.
5 Manje-ke, Jehova, Loyo lowangibumba esiswini ngaba yinceku yakhe,
Utsite kufanele ngibuyisele Jakobe kuye,
Kuze Israyeli abutselwe ndzawonye kuye.+
Ngiyawukhatinyuliswa emehlweni aJehova,
Futsi Nkulunkulu wami sewube ngemandla ami.
6 Nkulunkulu watsi: “Akukeneli kutsi uyinceku yami
Kuze ukhulise tive taJakobe
Futsi ubuyisele emuva labo labebalondvolotiwe baka-Israyeli.
Ngiphindze ngakwenta waba kukhanya kwetive,+
Kuze insindziso yami ifike kuto tonkhe tincenye temhlaba.”+
7 Naku Jehova uMhlengi wa-Israyeli, Longcwele wakhe,+ lakushoko kuloyo lowedzelelwe,+ kuloyo lowenyanywa tive, kuloyo losisebenti sebabusi utsi:
“Emakhosi atawubona futsi asukume,
Netikhulu titawuguca
Ngenca yaJehova lowetsembekile,+
Longcwele waka-Israyeli lokukhetsile.”+
8 Naku lokushiwo nguJehova:
“Ngakuphendvula ngesikhatsi semusa,+
Futsi ngakusita ngelilanga lensindziso;+
Ngachubeka ngikuvikela kuze ube sivumelwane sebantfu bami,+
Kuze balungise lelive,
Kuze batsatse lifa labo lelilahliwe,+
9 Kuze utsi etiboshweni, ‘Phumani!’+
Futsi utsi kulabo labasebumnyameni,+ ‘Tiveteni!’
Bayawudla eceleni kwemigwaco,
Eceleni kwetindlela letibhodvukile* kuyawuba nemadlelo abo.
11 Ngiyawugucula tonkhe tintsaba tami tibe ngumgwaco,
Nemigwaco yami lemikhulu iyawuphakanyiswa.+
12 Labanye bachamuka khashane,+
Futsi labanye bachamuka enyakatfo nasenshonalanga,
Bese kutsi labanye bachamuke eveni laseSinimu.”+
13 Memetani ngenjabulo nine mazulu, ujabule wena mhlaba.+
Tintsaba atimemete ngenjabulo.+
14 Kodvwa iSiyoni yachubeka yatsi:
“Jehova ungilahlile+ futsi Jehova ungikhohliwe.”+
15 Umfati angamkhohlwa yini umntfwana wakhe losamunya
Nobe angeke yini amvele buhlungu umntfwana lowaphuma esiswini sakhe?
Ngisho nome angakhohlwa, mine angeke kwenteke ngikukhohlwe.+
16 Mine ngikudvwebile etandleni tami.
Lubondza lwakho luhlala lusembikwami.
17 Emadvodzana akho abuyela emuva ngekushesha.
Labo labakubhidlitile futsi bakubhubhisa batawuhamba, basuke kuwe.
18 Phakamisa emehlo akho ubuke yonkhe indzawo.
Bonkhe bayahlangana.+
Beta kuwe.
Jehova utsi: “Ngitifunga mine,
Utatihlobisa ngako konkhe kufanane nekutsi utihlobise ngebucwebe
Futsi utakugcoka njengamakoti.
19 Ngisho nome ngabe indzawo yakho yabhidlitwa futsi yangasahlali muntfu yase iba tindzala,+
Nyalo itawuba yincane kakhulu kulabo labahlala kuyo,+
20 Bantfwana labatalwa ngesikhatsi uhluphekile batawukhuluma uva, batsi,
‘Lendzawo seyincane kakhulu kutsi ngingahlala kuyo.
Ngicela indzawo lengitawuhlala kuyo khona la.’+
21 Uyawutsi enhlitiyweni yakho,
‘Ngubani babe walaba,
Njengobe ngingumfati loshonelwe bantfwana futsi ngingasabatfoli bantfwana,
Ngitfunjiwe futsi ngisiboshwa?
Ngubani lokhulise laba?+
22 Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova:
23 Emakhosi atakunakekela,+
Nemadvodzakati awo ayawuba banakekeli bakho.
Ayawukhotsama kuwe, buso bawo butsintse phansi+
Akhotse lutfuli lolusetinyaweni takho,+
Uyawukwati kutsi mine nginguJehova;
Labo labetsembele kimi angeke bahlazeke.”+
24 Labo lasebavele batfunjiwe, bangatsatfwa yini echaweni lelinemandla,
Nobe bangakhululwa yini bantfu labatfunjwe ngumbusi locindzetelanako?
25 Naku lokushiwo nguJehova:
“Ngisho netitfunjwa telichawe lelinemandla tiyawukhululwa,+
Nalabo labatfunjwe ngumbusi locindzetelanako bayawukhululwa.+
Ngiyawumelana nalabo labamelene nawe,+
Futsi ngiyawusindzisa emadvodzana akho.
26 Ngitakwenta labo labakuphatsa kabi kutsi badle inyama yabo,
Futsi njengeliwayini lelinongotelako, batawudzakwa yingati yabo.