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.