uIsaya
42:1 Mboneni ke umkhonzi wam endimxhasayo; umnyulwa wam, lowo ngaye umphefumlo wam
iyayonwabisa; Ndibeke uMoya wam phezu kwakhe; uya kuzisa okusesikweni
kwiiNtlanga.
42:2 Akayi kunkqangaza, aliphakamise, alivakalise phakathi kwelizwi lakhe
isitalato.
42:3 Ingcongolo etyumkileyo akayi kuyaphula, neflakisi eqhumayo akayi kuyaphula.
uya kukuphumelelisa okusesikweni ngokwenyaniso.
42:4 Akayi kukha ayeke, akayi kuqhiphuka umbilini, ade amise isigwebo emandleni
ehlabathini; neziqithi ziwulindele umyalelo wakhe.
42:5 Utsho uThixo, uYehova, udala izulu, alaneke;
ngaphandle; uMtwabululi wehlabathi, neziphuma kulo; yena
ulonika abantu abakulo ukuphefumla, unika abahambayo umoya
apho:
42:6 Mna, Yehova, ndikubizile ngokobulungisa, ndakubamba ngesandla;
ndiya kukugcina, ndikwenze umnqophiso wabantu, ube ngumnqophiso ongunaphakade
ukukhanya kweentlanga;
42:7 ukuba uvule amehlo eemfama, ukuba ukhuphe abakhonkxiweyo ekuvalelweni, kwaye
abo bahleli ebumnyameni bephuma entolongweni.
42:8 NdinguYehova, lilo elo igama lam; andiluniki omnye uzuko lwam;
Indumiso yam ingayi kwimifanekiso eqingqiweyo.
42:9 Izinto zokuqala, yabona, zifikile, ndixela izinto ezintsha;
ingekantshuli ndiyanixelela.
42:10 Vumani kuYehova ingoma entsha, indumiso yakhe kwaseziphelweni zehlabathi;
nina bahla baye elwandle, neento zonke ezikulo; iziqithi, kunye ne
abemi bayo.
42:11 Mayiphakamise izwi layo intlango, nemizi yayo;
Imizana ehleli amaKedare; mabacule abemi bengxondorha.
mabadanduluke encotsheni yeentaba.
42:12 Mabamzukise uYehova, baxele indumiso yakhe kuYehova
iziqithi.
42:13 UYehova uya kuphuma njengegorha, uya kuxhoxha ikhwele
indoda yemfazwe: uya kuduma, ewe, uya kugquma; uya kumayisa owakhe
iintshaba.
42:14 Kususela kwakude ndithe quthu; Ndiye ndathi tu, ndazibamba;
ngoku ndiya kukhala njengozalayo; ndiya kutshabalalisa kwaye
qwenge kwangoko.
42:15 Ndobharhisa iintaba neenduli, ndiyitshise yonke imifuno yazo; kwaye nam
imilambo ndiya kuyenza iziqithi, ndiwatshise amadike.
42:16 Ndozihambisa iimfama ngendlela ezingayaziyo, ndizihambise ngendlela ezingayaziyo; ndiya kubakhokela
Ezindleleni abangazaziyo, ubumnyama ndibenza ukukhanya ngaphambili
kubo, kwaye izinto ezigoso zithe tye. Ezi zinto ndiya kuzenza kubo, kwaye
musani ukubashiya.
42:17 Baya kubuya umva, badane kakhulu abo bakholose ngabo
imifanekiso eqingqiweyo, abathi kwetyhidiweyo, Ningoothixo bethu.
42:18 Yivani, nina zithulu; khangelani, zimfama, ukuze nibone.
42:19 Ngubani na oyimfama, ingenguye umkhonzi wam? osisithulu na, njengomthunywa wam endamthumayo? I-WHO
uyimfama njengogqibeleleyo na, oyimfama njengomkhonzi kaYehova?
42:20 Ubona izinto ezininzi, akazigcini noko; wazivula iindlebe, kodwa yena
akeva.
42:21 UYehova uthande ngenxa yobulungisa bakhe; uya kwenza mkhulu
uwubeke umthetho, uwubeke.
42:22 Ke bona ngabantu abaphangiweyo, abahluthiweyo; bonke bephela barhintyelwe
afakwe ezintolongweni, abe lixhoba, akukho
uyahlangula; uya kuphangwa, akwabakho uthi, Buyisa.
42:23 Ngubani na kuni oya kukubekela indlebe oko? abaya kubaza indlebe, beve ngenxa kaYehova
ixesha elizayo?
42:24 Ngubani na owamnikela uYakobi ukuba aphangwe, noSirayeli kubaphangi? Akazange uYehova,
Lowo sone kuye? ngokuba abavumanga ukuhamba ngeendlela zakhe;
kananjalo babengawuthobeli umthetho wakhe.
42:25 Ngoko wathulula phezu kwakhe ubushushu bomsindo wakhe, nobushushu bakhe;
wamlenya ngomlilo ngeenxa zonke, wayesazi
hayi; wamtshisa, noko akakunyamekela oko ngentliziyo.