Isaya
40 Nkulunkulu wenu utsi: “Dvudvutani, dvudvutani bantfu bami.+
2 Khulumani nebantfu baseJerusalema nize nitsintse tinhlitiyo* tabo,
Memetelani kubo kutsi umsebenti labaphocelelwe kutsi bawente sewufezekile,
Memetelani kutsi licala labo selihlawulelwe.+
Sebayitfole yonkhe inkhokhelo* yesono sabo esandleni saJehova.”+
3 Livi lalomemetako ehlane litsi:
“Lungisani indlela yaJehova!+
Yakhelani Nkulunkulu wetfu umgwaco lomkhulu locondzile+ lowendlula elugwadvule.+
4 Tonkhe tihosha atiphakanyiswe,
Tonkhe tintsaba nemagcuma akwehliswe.
Indzawo lenetindvudvuma ayilingane,
Indzawo letigodzigodzi ayibe sihosha.+
5 Inkhatimulo yaJehova itakwembulwa,+
Futsi bonkhe bantfu* batayibona kanyekanye+
Ngobe umlomo waJehova ukhulumile.”
6 Lalela! Kukhona lotsi: “Memeta!”
Lomunye uyabuta utsi: “Ngimemete ngitsini?”
“Bonkhe bantfu* banjengetjani lobuluhlata.
Konkhe kwetsembeka* kwabo kufana nembali yesiganga.+
Kuyacaca kutsi labantfu batjani lobuluhlata nje.
8 Tjani lobuluhlata buyoma,
Imbali iyabuna,
Kodvwa livi laNkulunkulu wetfu lihlala kuze kube phakadze.”+
9 Khuphukela entsabeni lephakeme,
Wena mfati loletsa tindzaba letimnandzi eSiyoni.+
Memeta kakhulu,
Wena mfati loletsa tindzaba letimnandzi eJerusalema.
Memeta ungesabi.
Memetela emadolobheni akaJuda utsi: “NanguNkulunkulu wenu.”+
Umvuzo wayo ukuyo,
Nemholo lewubhadele usembikwayo.+
11 Utawunakekela* umhlambi wakhe njengemelusi.+
Ngemkhono wakhe utawubutsela ndzawonye emazinyane etimvu,
Futsi utawabeka esifubeni sakhe.
Utatihola ngesineke leto letimunyisa emazinyane ato.+
Ngubani lobutsise lutfuli lwemhlaba walufaka esikalini+
Nobe lokale tintsaba ngetikali
Nalokale emagcuma ngetikali?
14 Ngubani latsatsise kuye kuze atfole kucondza,
Nome ngubani lomfundzisa indlela yekwehlulela ngekulunga,
Nome amfundzise lwati,
Nome amkhombise indlela yekucondza lokungiko?+
15 Tive tifana nelitfonsi lemanti ebhakedeni,
Futsi titsatfwa njengenhlavu yelutfuli etikalini.+
Uphakamisa tichingi njengelutfuli lolucolisakele.
16 Ngisho neLebanoni ayikeneli kutsi ingenta umlilo uhlale uvutsa,*
Netilwane takhona tesiganga, atikeneli kutsi tingaba ngumnikelo wekushiswa.
18 Ungamcatsanisa nabani Nkulunkulu?+
Yini longamfananisa nayo?+
19 Umbati wenta sithico,*
Losebenta ngensimbi usihuca ngeligolide,+
Aphindze ente tinketane telisiliva.
20 Ukhetsa sihlahla latawunikela ngaso,+
Sihlahla lesingeke sibole.
Ufunisisa umbati lonelikhono
Kuze akhe sithico lesingeke siwe.+
21 Anati yini?
Anikeva yini?
Anitjelwanga yini kusukela ekucaleni?
Anizange nicondzisise yini kusukela kwasekelwa umhlaba?+
22 Kukhona lohlala ngetulu kwendingilizi lengumhlaba,+
Futsi bantfu labahlala kuyo bafanana netintsetse.
Welula emazulu njengendvwangu lecolisakele,
Awendlale njengelithende lokuhlalwa kulo.+
23 Wehlisa tikhulu letiphakeme atente tibe lite
Wenta behluleli* bemhlaba babe yintfo lengekho.
24 Abakahlanyelwa,
Abakatjalwa,
Ticu tabo atikamili timphandze emhlabeni,
Baphuphutsiwe futsi boma,
Umoya ubaphephule njengetinhlanga.+
25 Longcwele utsi: “Ningangifananisa nabani, futsi ngubani leningangilinganisa naye?
26 Phakamiselani emehlo enu ezulwini nibone.
Ngubani lodale letintfo?+
NguLoyo lokhipha libutfo lato atibale ngayinye ngayinye;
Tonkhe utibita ngemagama.+
Ngenca yebukhulu bemandla akhe nangenca yemandla akhe lamangalisako,+
Kute ngisho nayinye lesalako.
27 Kungani wena Jakobe, nawe Israyeli nitsi,
‘Indlela yami ifihlekile kuJehova,
Futsi Nkulunkulu akayinaki indlela lengehlulelwa kabi ngayo’?+
28 Awati yini? Awukeva yini?
Jehova, uMdali wemikhawulo yemhlaba, unguNkulunkulu kuze kube phakadze.+
Akadzinwa futsi akakhatsali.+
Kucondza kwakhe akuphenyeki.+
30 Bafana batawudzinwa futsi bakhatsale,
Nemajaha atawugileka awe,
31 Kodvwa labo labetsembele kuJehova batawutfola emandla kabusha.
Batawukhuphuka ngetimphiko njengetinsweti.+
Batawugijima bangadzinwa;
Batawuhamba bangaphelelwa ngemandla.”+