Isaya 40:1 Duduzani, niduduze abantu bami, kusho uNkulunkulu wenu. 40:2 Khulumani kahle eJerusalema, futhi nikhale kuye, ukuthi impi yalo kugcwalisekile, ukuze ububi balo buthethelelwe, ngokuba lamukelisiwe isandla sikaJehova siphindwe kabili kuzo zonke izono zalo. 40:3 Izwi lomemezayo ehlane, Lungisani indlela ye Jehova, lungisa ehlane umgwaqo kaNkulunkulu wethu. 40:4 Zonke izigodi uyophakanyiswa, futhi zonke izintaba namagquma kuyokwenziwa izindawo ezimangelengele ziqonde, izindawo ezimangelengele zibe yithafa; 40:5 Futhi inkazimulo kaJehova iyokwambulwa, futhi yonke inyama uyoyibona kanyekanye, ngokuba umlomo kaJehova ukhulumile. 40:6 Izwi lathi, Memeza. Wathi: “Ngikhalelani na? Yonke inyama ingutshani, bonke ubuhle balo bunjengembali yasendle; 40:7 Utshani buyabuna, imbali iyabuna, ngoba umoya kaJehova uphephetha phezu kwawo: isibili abantu bawutshani. 40:8 Utshani buyabuna, imbali iyabuna, kodwa izwi likaNkulunkulu wethu liyovuna yima kuze kube phakade. 40:9 O Siyoni, oletha izindaba ezinhle, khuphukela entabeni ende. Jerusalema, wena oletha izindaba ezinhle, phakamisa izwi lakho amandla; liphakamise, ungesabi; yithi emadolobheni akoJuda: Bheka uNkulunkulu wakho! 40:10 Bheka, iNkosi uJehova iyofika ngesandla esinamandla, futhi ingalo yakhe iyobusa bheka, umvuzo wakhe unaye, nomsebenzi wakhe uphambi kwakhe. 40:11 Uyakwalusa umhlambi wakhe njengomalusi, futhi uyobutha amawundlu nge ingalo yakhe, futhi abathwale esifubeni sakhe, futhi uyobahola ngobumnene labo unabancane. 40:12 Ngubani oye walinganisa amanzi enhlotsheni yesandla sakhe, futhi walinganisa izulu ngobude beminwe, waqonda uthuli lomhlaba e linganisa, yakala izintaba ngezikali, namagquma nge ibhalansi? 40:13 Oye waqondisa uMoya kaJehova, noma ukuba umeluleki wakhe has wamfundisa? 40:14 Wacebisana nobani, futhi ngubani wamyala, futhi wamfundisa endleleni indlela yokwahlulela, wamfundisa ukwazi, wamazisa indlela ye ukuqonda? 40:15 Bheka, izizwe zinjengethonsi ebhakedeni, futhi zibalwa njengethonsi uthuli oluncane esikalini; bheka, uphakamisa iziqhingi njengothuli into encane. 40:16 Futhi iLebanoni akwanele ukuba ashiswe, futhi nezilwane zayo akwanele kube ngumnikelo wokushiswa. 40:17 Zonke izizwe zinjengeze phambi kwakhe; futhi kubalelwa kuye okuncane kunalutho, nokuyize. 40:18 Pho ningamfanisa nobani uNkulunkulu? noma nifanekisa siphi isimo yena? 40:19 Isisebenzi sincibilikisa isithombe esibaziweyo, futhi umkhandi wegolide uyasinweba ngegolide, namaketanga esiliva. 40:20 Lowo ompofu kangangokuthi akanawo umnikelo ukhetha umuthi ukuthi ngeke ukubola; uzifunela isisebenzi esihlakaniphileyo ukuba silungise isithombe esibaziweyo umfanekiso, ongayikunyakaziswa. 40:21 Anazi na? anizwanga na? kanitshelwanga yini evela eNtabeni iqala? aniqondanga kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba na? 40:22 Nguye ohlezi phezu kwesiyingi somhlaba, kanye nabakhileyo banjengezintethe; oweneka amazulu njenge isilenge, uyeneka njengetende lokuhlala; 40:23 Owenza ize izikhulu; uyabamisa abahluleli bomhlaba njengeze. 40:24 Yebo, ngeke zitshalwe; yebo, abayikuhlwanyelwa: yebo, yabo isihlahla asiyikumila izimpande emhlabeni, kepha uyakuvuthela phezu kwayo bona, futhi bayobuna, futhi isivunguvungu uyozisusa njengoba izinhlanga. 40:25 Khona-ke nizongifanisa nobani, noma ngizolingana naye? kusho oNgcwele. 40:26 Phakamiselani amehlo enu phezulu, nibone ukuthi ngubani owadala lezi zinto? okhipha impi yawo ngenani, azibize zonke ngamagama ubukhulu bamandla akhe, ngokuba unamandla ngamandla; hhayi noyedwa uyehluleka. 40:27 Usholoni, Jakobe, ukhulumelani, Israyeli, uthi: Indlela yami isithekile ebusweni bomhlaba? Jehova, ukwahlulela kwami kudlulile kuNkulunkulu wami na? 40:28 Awazi na? awuzwanga yini ukuthi uNkulunkulu ongunaphakade, unguNkulunkulu UJehova, uMdali wemikhawulo yomhlaba, akakhathali, akapheli ukhathele? akukho ukuphenywa kokuqonda kwakhe. 40:29 Uyabapha amandla; lakwabangelamandla yena kwandisa amandla. 40:30 Ngisho nabasha bayophelelwa amandla futhi bakhathale, futhi izinsizwa ngeke ukuwa ngokuphelele: 40:31 Kodwa labo abamethembayo uJehova bayothola amandla amasha; bazokwenza khuphukani ngamaphiko njengezinkozi; bayakugijima, bangakhathali; futhi bayakuhamba, bangapheli amandla.