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.