Isaya
57 Lolungile sewushabalele,
Kodvwa kute lokufaka enhlitiyweni loko.
2 Ungena endzaweni lenekuthula.
Baphumula emibhedzeni* yabo, bonkhe labahamba ngekulunga.
3 “Kodvwa nine sondzelani,
Nine madvodzana emtsakatsi,
Nine bantfwana besiphingi nengwadla:
4 Nihlekisa ngabani?
Ngubani lona lenimvulela imilomo yenu futsi nimkhokhele lulwimi lwenu?
Anisibo yini bantfwana labatfolwe ngesono,
Bantfwana benkhohliso,+
5 Labo labashiswa yinkhanuko etihlahleni letinkhulu,+
Ngephansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letinhle,+
Labo lababulala bantfwababo etihosheni,+
Nasemkhatsini wemadvwala?
6 Ematje labusheleleti alesihosha asabelo sakho.+
Yebo vele, asabelo sakho.
Ngisho nawo uwatsela ngeminikelo yalokunatfwako futsi uwaphe tipho.+
Kufanele yini mine ngenetiswe* nguletintfo?
7 Entsabeni lendze nalephakeme, wendlale umbhedze wakho,+
Futsi ukhuphukele lapho kuze unikele umhlatjelo.+
8 Ngemuva kwesivalo nasensikeni yesivalo ubeke sikhumbuto sakho.
Ungishiyile, wakhumula waba ngcunu;
Ukhuphukile wenta umbhedze wakho waba mkhulu.
Wente sivumelwane nabo.
9 Wehlele kuMeleki* nemafutsa
Kanye nemakha lamanyenti.
Utfumele titfunywa takho khashane
Kuze wehlele eThuneni.*
10 Usebente kamatima ekulandzeleni tindlela takho letinyenti,
Kodvwa awukakhulumi watsi, ‘Kute litsemba!’
Utfole emandla lavusetelwe.
Kungako ungaphelelwa ngemandla.*
11 Ngubani lona lokhatsateke ngaye nalomesabako
Kangangekutsi bewungaze ucale kucamba emanga?+
Wena ungikhohliwe.+
Kute lokufake enhlitiyweni.+
Angikachubeki yini ngibindzile futsi ngangasho lutfo?*+
Ngaleyondlela awukakhombisi kungesaba.
13 Nawukhalela lusito,
Letinhlobonhlobo tetithico takho angeke tikusindzise.+
Umoya utatiphephula tonkhe,
Umoya nje lophuma ngemakhala utatiphephula,
Kodvwa loyo lokhosela kimi utawutsatsa lelive libe lifa lakhe
Aphindze atsatse intsaba yami lengcwele ibe yakhe.+
14 Kutawutsiwa, ‘Yakhani, yakhani umgwaco! Lungisani indlela!+
Khweshisani nome ngabe ngusiphi siphazamiso endleleni yebantfu bami.’”
15 Naku lokushiwo nguLosetulu naLophakeme,
“Ngihlala endzaweni lephakeme nalengcwele,+
Kodvwa nginalabo labephukile nalabanemoya lophansi,
Kuze ngivusetele umoya walophansi
Futsi ngivuselele inhlitiyo yalabo labephukile.+
16 Ngobe angeke ngimelane nabo kuze kube phakadze
Nobe ngihlale ngibatfukutselele;+
Ngobe umoya wemuntfu bewungaba phansi ngenca yami,+
Ngisho netilwane lengitidalile betingaphefumula kalukhuni.
17 Ngamtfukutselela ngenca yemkhuba wakhe wekufuna inzuzo ngekungetsembeki, ngenca yekwenta sono,+
Ngako ngamshaya, ngafihla buso bami futsi bengitfukutsele.
Kodvwa wachubeka ahamba njengelihlubuka,+ alandzela inhlitiyo yakhe.
18 Sengitibonile tindlela takhe,
Kodvwa ngitamelapha+ futsi ngimhole+
Ngitawuphindze* ngimdvudvute,+ yena kanye nalabo labamlilelako.”+
19 “Ngidala sitselo setindzebe.
Kuthula lokuchubekako kutawuniketwa loyo lokhashane naloyo lodvutane,”+ kusho Jehova,
“Futsi ngitamelapha.”
20 “Kodvwa lababi bafana nelwandle loluyalutelako lolungeke luthule,
Emanti alo achubeka aphakamisa lukhula neludzaka lwelwandle.
21 Kute kuthula kulababi,” kusho Nkulunkulu wami.+