uIsaya
40:1 Thuthuzelani, bathuthuzeleni abantu bam, utsho uThixo wenu.
40:2 Thethani kakuhle neYerusalem, nimemeze kuyo, nithi, ukuphuma kwayo umkhosi
buxolelwe ubugwenxa bayo, ngokuba úthabathile;
isandla sikaYehova siphindwe kabini ngenxa yezono zayo zonke.
40:3 Izwi lodandulukayo entlango, lisithi, Yigeceni entlango indlela!
Yehova, yenzela uThixo wethu umendo enkqantosini.
40:4 Zonke iintlambo ziya kuphakanyiswa, kwaye zonke iintaba neenduli ziya kwenziwa
iindawo ezimagqagala zibe zithabazi, nemixawuka ibe ziintili;
40:5 Kwaye ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova buya kutyhilwa, ibubone inyama yonke
kunye, ngokuba uthethile umlomo kaYehova.
40:6 Lathi ke ilizwi, Memeza. Wathi, Ndimemeze ntoni na? Yonke inyama yingca;
Bonke ubuhle balo bunjengentyantyambo yasendle.
40:7 Ingca iyoma, intyantyambo iyabuna; ngokuba uMoya kaYehova
Uvuthela phezu kwayo; inene, abantu babutyani.
40:8 Ingca iyoma, intyantyambo iyabuna;
yima ngonaphakade.
40:9 Wena Ziyon, mshumayeli weendaba ezilungileyo, nyuka uye entabeni ephakamileyo;
Yerusalem, mshumayeli weendaba ezilungileyo, liphakamise ilizwi lakho
amandla; yiphakamise, musa ukoyika; Yithi kwimizi yakwaYuda,
Nanko uThixo wakho!
40:10 Uyabona, iNkosi uYehova iya kuza inesandla esithe nkqi, kwaye ingalo yayo iya kulawula
uyabona, umvuzo wakhe unawo, nomsebenzi wakhe uphambi kwakhe.
40:11 Iya kuwalusa umhlambi wayo njengomalusi; iya kuwabutha ngayo amatakane
ingalo yakhe, abathwale ngesifuba sakhe, kwaye uya kubakhokela ngothantamisa abo
bakunye nabancinci.
40:12 Owalinganisele amanzi entendeni yesandla sakhe, walinganisa;
izulu ngomolulo weminwe, waluqonda uthuli lomhlaba ngomolulo weminwe
ulinganise, wazilinganisa iintaba ngezikali, neenduli ngeenduli
ibhalansi?
40:13 Ngubani owalungisa uMoya kaYehova, waba ngumcebisi wakhe?
wamfundisa?
40:14 Wacebisana naye, ngubani na owamlulekayo, wamfundisa khona
umendo wesiko, wamfundisa ukwazi, wamazisa indlela yobulungisa
ukuqonda?
40:15 Yabona, iintlanga zibalelwa ekubeni zinjengethontsi emphandeni, njengethontsi emphandeni
Uthuli oluncinane esikalini; yabona, iziqithi zinjengothuli oluzinyusayo
into encinci.
40:16 ILebhanon ayilingene kubaswa, neenyamakazi zayo azilingene
libe lidini elinyukayo.
40:17 Zonke iintlanga zinjengento engento phambi kwakhe; kuye zibalelwa ngaphantsi
kunento engento, namampunge.
40:18 Ningamfanekisa ke nabani na uThixo? Ningathelekisa mfanekiselo mni na?
yena?
40:19 Umfanekiso oqingqiweyo utyhidwa yingcibi, awaleke umnyibilikisi;
negolide, ayinyibilikisa amatyathanga esilivere.
40:20 Ukuba lihlwempu kakhulu, ukuba akukho umnikelo, ukhetha umthi
ayiyi kubola; uzifunela ingcibi esebenzayo, ukuba imlungisele ukrolo
umfanekiso ongenakushukunyiswa.
40:21 Anazi na? anivanga na? anixelelwanga na evela kuThixo
ukuqala? aniqondanga na kwasekusekweni kwehlabathi?
40:22 Lowo uhleli phezu kwesazinge sehlabathi, nabemi kulo
banjengeentethe; uManeki wezulu njenge
ikhuselo, uwatwabulule njengentente yokuhlala;
40:23 ulozenza izidwangube ukuba zingabi nto; Nguye owenza abagwebi behlabathi
njengamampunge.
40:24 Ewe, abayi kuhlwayelwa; ewe, abayi kuhlwayelwa;
asiyi kundelisela isiphunzi emhlabeni; naye uya kuvuthela
ziya kubune, nomoya ovuthuzayo uzithabathe
iindiza.
40:25 Niya kundifanisa nabani na, ndilingane? utsho oyiNgcwele.
40:26 Phakamiselani amehlo enu phezulu, nibone, odale ezi zinto?
ulokhupha umkhosi wazo ngamaqela, uzibiza zonke ngamagama
nobukhulu bobungangamsha bakhe, ngokokuba ekhaliphile ngamandla; hayi enye
uyasilela.
40:27 Yini na ukuba uthi, Yakobi—uthethe uthi, Sirayeli— Indlela yam isithele esihlangwini?
Yehova, nebango lam lidlule kuThixo wam na?
40:28 Akwazi na? akuvanga na, ukuba uThixo ongunaphakade nguThixo?
UYehova, uMdali weziphelo zehlabathi, akatyhafi, akapheli
udiniwe? ayinakugocwagocwa ingqondo yakhe.
40:29 Umnika otyhafileyo amandla; kwanabo bangenamandla, wabamisela
kwandisa amandla.
40:30 Namadodana atyhafe adinwe, nabafana batyhafe;
ukuwa ngokupheleleyo:
40:31 ke bona abathembele kuYehova baya kuhlaziyeka emandleni; baya kuthi
nyukani ngamaphiko njengeenkozi; baya kugidima bangadinwa; kwaye
baya kuhamba bangatyhafi.