uIsaya
49:1 Phulaphulani kum, ziqithi; bazani indlebe, nina bantu bakude; INkosi
undibizile kwasesizalweni; wenze ezibilinini zikama
ukukhankanya igama lam.
49:2 Wawenza umlomo wam wanjengekrele elibukhali; emthunzini wesandla sakhe
undizinzisile, undenze utolo olukhazimlisiweyo; emphongolweni wakhe uzimele
mna;
49:3 wathi kum, Ungumkhonzi wam, Sirayeli, endiya kuba kuye
uzukisiwe.
49:4 Ndathi ke mna, Ndifumane ndazixhamla, ndawaphelisa amandla am
ndifumane ndafumana, noko; noko ibango lam likuYehova, nowam
sebenza noThixo wam.
49:5 Kaloku ke, utsho uYehova, owandibumba kwasesizalweni, ukuba ndibe ngumkhonzi wakhe;
ukuba ndibuyisele uYakobi kuye, nakuba uSirayeli engahlanganiswanga, mna ndiya
Ndizukiseke emehlweni kaYehova, uThixo wam abe ligwiba lam.
49:6 Wathi, Kuyinto elula ukuba ube ngumkhonzi kum
vusa izizwe zakwaYakobi, ubuyise abagciniweyo bakwaSirayeli: I
ndokunikela ube sisikhanyiso kuzo iintlanga, ukuze ube ngowam
usindiso kude kuse eziphelweni zehlabathi.
49:7 Utsho uYehova, uMkhululi kaSirayeli, oyiNgcwele wakhe, kuye
emdelelayo umntu, kulowo zimcekisileyo uhlanga, kumkhonzi wakhe
abalawuli, ookumkani baya kubona, basuke basuke, nabathetheli baqubude;
kaYehova othembekileyo, oyiNgcwele kaSirayeli, oya kuthi
khetha wena.
49:8 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngexesha elamkelekileyo ndikuvile, nangexesha elamkelekileyo
Imini yosindiso ndikuncedile, ndikugcine, ndikunike
ube ngumnqophiso wabantu, ukuba ulizinzise ihlabathi, ukuba ulenze
uwadle ilifa amanxuwa;
49:9 ukuze uthi kubabanjwa, Phumani; kwabo bangaphakathi
zibonakaliseni ebumnyameni. Baya kudla ezindleleni, kwanezabo;
amadlelo aya kuba sezigangeni zonke.
49:10 Abayi kulamba, abayi kunxanwa; nobushushu nelanga aliyi kubetha
ngokuba lowo unenceba kubo uya kubakhokela, ewe
uya kubakhaphela emithonjeni yamanzi.
49:11 Ndiya kuzenza zonke iintaba zam zibe yindlela, kwaye umendo wam uya kuba
uphakamile.
49:12 Yabona, aba baya kuvela kude; yabona, aba baya kuvela kwelasentla nasentla
ukusuka entshona; aba bavela ezweni lamaSinim.
49:13 Memelelani, mazulu; kwaye gcoba, Owu hlabathi; nigqabhuke nivume ingoma, O
ngokuba uYehova ubathuthuzele abantu bakhe, unenceba
phezu kwabaxhwalekileyo bakhe.
49:14 Ke yathi iZiyon, UYehova undishiyile, iNkosi yandilibala.
49:15 Umfazi angalulibala yini na usana lwakhe, ukuba angaluzali na?
Uvelane nonyana wesizalo sakhe? Nokuba bathe balibala, andiyi kubuya mna
libala wena.
49:16 Uyabona, ndikuvambile ezintendeni zezandla zam; zinjalo iindonga zakho
phambi kwam rhoqo.
49:17 Oonyana bakho bayakhawuleza; ababhuqi bakho nabakwenzileyo
inkunkuma iya kuphuma kuwe.
49:18 Phakamisa amehlo akho ngeenxa zonke, ubone;
kunye, size kuwe. Ndihleli nje, utsho uYehova, inene
yambathe ngawo onke njengezivatho, unxibe kuwe;
njengomtshakazi.
49:19 Ngenxa yamanxuwa akho neendawo zakho eziphanzileyo, nelizwe lakho eliphanzisiweyo;
kwanangoku iya kuxinana, ngenxa yabemi bayo, nababenayo
uya kuba kude.
49:20 abantwana oya kuba nabo emva kokuba ulahlekelwe ngomnye;
uya kuthi ezindlebeni zakho, Indawo ixinene kum, ndiphe
yindawo yam yokuhlala.
49:21 uya kuthi entliziyweni yakho, Ngubani na ondizalele aba, endibona nje?
Ndiphulukene nabantwana bam, kwaye ndiphanzile, ndingumthinjwa, kwaye ndifudukele kwaye
ukusuka? ngubani na ke lowo ubakhulisileyo? Uyabona, bendishiywe ndedwa; ezi,
bebephi?
49:22 Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndisiphakamisela kuYehova isandla sam
zintlanga, ndimise ibhanile yam ezizweni, zikuzise ezakho
oonyana besesifubeni, neentombi zakho zithwalwe phezu kwabo
amagxa.
49:23 Ookumkani baya kuba ngumondli wakho, nookumkanikazi babo babe ngumondli wakho
baya kuqubuda kuwe, ubuso babo bubheke emhlabeni;
ukhothe uthuli lweenyawo zakho; nazi ukuba ndinguYehova
Yehova, ngokuba abayi kudana abandilindileyo.
49:24 Ixhoba liya kuthatyathwa kwigorha, okanye abathinjwe ngokusemthethweni
zisiwe?
49:25 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Nabathinjwe ligorha baya kubanjwa
limke, namaxhoba omngcangcazelisi aya kusinda;
bambana naye obambana nawe, ndikusindise mna
abantwana.
49:26 Abakuxinzelela phantsi ndobadlisa eyabo inyama; kwaye bona
baya kunxila ligazi labo ngokungathi kungewayini enencasa, nenyama yonke
bazi ukuba mna, Yehova, ndinguMsindisi wakho, uMkhululi wakho, oligorha
Omnye kaYakobi.