uIsaya
55:1 Wenani, nonke nina ninxaniweyo, yizani emanzini, nabangenawo.
imali; yizani, thengani, nidle; yizani nithenge iwayini nobisi ngaphandle kwemali
kwaye ngaphandle kwexabiso.
55:2 Yini na ukuba nilinganisele imali ngento engesonka? nomsebenzi wakho
ngenxa yoko kunganelisiyo? Phulaphulani kum ninyameke, nidle
oko kulungileyo, umphefumlo wakho uxhamle ukutyeba.
55:3 Thobani iindlebe zenu, nize kum; yivani, uphile umphefumlo wenu; kwaye
Ndiya kwenza nani umnqophiso ongunaphakade, iinceba ezinyanisekileyo
UDavide.
55:4 Yabona, ndimnikele ukuba abe lingqina ebantwini, inkokeli kunye
umphathi ebantwini.
55:5 Yabona, uya kubiza uhlanga ongalwaziyo, neentlanga ukuba
ubungazi ukuba wena uya kugidima uze kuwe ngenxa kaYehova uThixo wakho
OyiNgcwele kaSirayeli; ngokuba ukuzukisile.
55:6 Mfuneni uYehova esenokufunyanwa, nimbize esesekhoyo
kufutshane:
55:7 Ongendawo makashiye indlela yakhe, indoda enobutshinga mayishiye iingcinga zayo;
abuyele kuYehova, woba nemfesane kuye; kwaye
kuThixo wethu, ngokuba woxolela ngokukhulu.
55:8 Kuba iingcinga zam asizizo iingcinga zenu, neendlela zenu asizizo iindlela zam.
utsho uYehova.
55:9 Kuba njengoko izulu liwuphakamele umhlaba, ngokunjalo iindlela zam ziphakamile kunomhlaba
Iindlela zenu, neengcinga zam ngaphezu kweengcinga zenu.
55:10 Kuba njengoko kusihla imvula, nekhephu ezulwini, kwaye ingabuyi
khona, kodwa unkcenkceshela umhlaba, kwaye uvelise kwaye uvelise, oko kukuthi
linokumnika imbewu umhlwayeli, limnike isonka odlayo;
55:11 liya kuba njalo ilizwi lam, eliphuma emlonyeni wam;
libuyele kum lilambatha, lingakwenzanga endikuthandayo, lingakwenzanga oko
uya kuphumelela entweni endilithumele kuyo.
55:12 Kuba niya kuphuma ninovuyo, nithundezwe ninoxolo: ezintabeni
neenduli ziya kugqabhuka zimemelele phambi kwenu, nazo zonke izinto
imithi yasendle iqhwabe izandla.
55:13 Esikhundleni somqaqoba kuya kuphuma umsipres, esikhundleni somsipres;
Kuya kunyuka ukhakakhaka ummirtile, ibe ke kuYehova ibe lilifa
ngumqondiso ongunaphakade ongayi kunqunyulwa.