uIsaya
44:1 Kaloku ke yiva, Yakobi mkhonzi wam; noSirayeli, endimnyulileyo;
44:2 Utsho uYehova, uMenzi wakho, uMbumbi kwasesizalweni, owathi
uya kukunceda; Musa ukoyika, mkhonzi wam Yakobi; nawe, Yeshurun, endimthembayo
ukhethe.
44:3 Ngokuba ndiya kugalela amanzi phezu konxaniweyo, nemiqukuqela yamanzi phezu kowomileyo
Ndiya kugalela uMoya wam phezu kwembewu yakho, nentsikelelo yam phezu kwakho
inzala:
44:4 Kwaye baya kuntshula phakathi kotyani, njengemingculuba ngasemanzini
izifundo.
44:5 Omnye uya kuthi, NdingokaYehova; nomnye uya kuzibiza ngegama
igama likaYakobi; omnye abhale ngesandla sakhe kuYehova;
Wazithiya ke yena igama likaSirayeli.
44:6 Utsho uYehova, uKumkani wakwaSirayeli, uMkhululi wakhe, uYehova
ababuki zindwendwe; ndingowokuqala, ndingowokugqibela; akukho Thixo ingendim.
44:7 Kwaye ngubani na, njengoko mna, uya kubiza, kwaye uya kuxela, yaye uya kuwumisela
Kususela koko ndimisela abantu basendaleni? kunye nezinto ezikhoyo
beza, beza, mababonise bona.
44:8 Musani ukoyika, musani ukoyika; Andinixelelanga na kwangelo xesha?
sele uyixelile? ningamangqina am. Ngaba kukho uThixo ngaphandle kwam?
ewe, akukho Thixo; Andazi namnye.
44:9 Abayili bemifanekiso eqingqiweyo bonke bephela baluchuku; kunye nabo
izinto ezinqwenelekayo aziyi kunceda nto; kwaye bona bangamangqina abo;
ababoni, abazi; ukuze badane.
44:10 ngubani na oyile uthixo, watyhida umfanekiso otyhidiweyo, olungele ukusetyenziswa?
akukho nto?
44:11 Yabona, onke amadlelane awo aya kudana, neengcibi ezo zezasebantwini;
Mabahlanganisane bonke, beme; ukanti bona
baya kunkwantya, badane kunye.
44:12 Ingcibi yesinyithi isebenza ngamalahle omabini, isenjenjalo iwenza amalahle;
esebenza ngezando, esebenza ngamandla eengalo zakhe;
ulambile, omelele; akaseli manzi, uyatyhafa.
44:13 Ingcibi yemithi yolula ulutya lwakhe; Usirhweba ngentambo; yena
Usifaka iinqwelo, usirhwebe ngekhampasi;
usenza ngokomfanekiselo womntu, ngokobuhle bomntu;
ukuze ihlale endlwini.
44:14 Ugawula imisedare, uthabatha umsipres nomoki, awawugawulayo.
Uqhayisela phakathi kwemithi yehlathi;
uthuthu, nemvula iwukhulise.
44:15 Woba ke yinto yokuba umntu aphembe umlilo, athabathe kuwo, othe
yena ngokwakhe; ewe, uyawubasa, ayosa isonka; ewe, wenza uthixo;
waqubuda kuyo; wenzela umfanekiso oqingqiweyo, asibekeke
apho.
44:16 Inxalenye yawo uyitshisa emlilweni; inxalenye yawo uyidla inyama;
Wosa, ahluthe; ewe, uyotha, athi,
Tshotsho, ndotha, ndiwubonile umlilo;
44:17 Oseleyo kuwo uwenza uthixo, umfanekiso wakhe oqingqiweyo;
waqubuda kuyo, aqubude kuyo, athandaze kuyo, athandaze kuyo
Ithi, Ndihlangule; ngokuba unguthixo wam wena.
44:18 abazi, abaqondi; ngokuba avingciwe amehlo abo;
ababoni; neentliziyo zabo, ukuba bangaqondi.
44:19 banganyamekeli entliziyweni yakhe, kungabikho kwazi, kungabikho kwazi, kungabikho kwazi na?
Ingqondo yokuba kuthiwe, Inxalenye yawo ndiyitshisile emlilweni; ewe, nam
Bosa isonka emalahleni ayo; ndosa inyama, ndadla;
oseleyo kuwo ndiya kuwenza amasikizi na? ndiya kuwa
ezantsi esitokhweni somthi?
44:20 Esukelana nothuthu, intliziyo edetshiselweyo imtyekisile.
angawuhlanguli umphefumlo wakhe, athi, Akukho buxoki na esandleni sam sokunene?
44:21 Khumbula ezi zinto, Yakobi, Sirayeli; ngokuba ungumkhonzi wam;
wakubumba; ungumkhonzi wam; Sirayeli, akuyi kulityalwa
yam.
44:22 Ndilucimile njengelifu elingqingqwa ukreqo lwakho, nanjengesithukuthezi.
lilifu, izono zakho; buyela kum; ngokuba ndikukhulule ngokukuhlawulela;
44:23 Memelelani, mazulu; ngokuba uYehova ekwenzile; duma, mazantsi alo
hlabathi; gqabhukani nimemelele, zintaba, hlathi nani nonke
ngokuba uYehova emhlawulele wamkhulula uYakobi, ezihombise ngawo
Sirayeli.
44:24 Utsho uYehova, uMkhululi wakho, uMbumbi wakho evela kuYehova
esizalweni, mna Yehova ndinguMenzi wezinto zonke; osolula isandla
izulu lodwa; uMtwabululi wehlabathi ndedwa;
44:25 uMtshitshisi wemiqondiso yabaphololoza into engeyiyo; ukuba
Ubuyisela umva izilumko, akubethe ngobudenge ukwazi kwazo;
44:26 uMmisi welizwi lomkhonzi wakhe, uMzalisi wecebo lakhe
abathunywa bakhe; uNdithi kwiYerusalem, Uya kumiwa; kwaye ku
Imizi yakwaYuda, Iya kwakhiwa, ndiyivuse ebolileyo
iindawo zayo:
44:27 uNdithi kumanzi enzonzobila, Yitshani, ndiyomise imilambo yakho;
44:28 uNdithi kuKoreshi, Ngumalusi wam;
besithi kwiYerusalem, Mayakhiwe; kwaye kwi
Itempile, isiseko sakho siya kubekwa.