Isaya
41:1 Thula phambi kwami, O ziqhingi; futhi abantu mabavuselele yabo
amandla: mawasondele; khona-ke mabakhulume: masisondele
ndawonye ekwahlulelweni.
41:2 owavusa olungileyo empumalanga, wambiza ezinyaweni zakhe.
wanikela izizwe phambi kwakhe, wamenza abuse phezu kwamakhosi? wabanika
njengothuli enkembeni yakhe, nanjengezinhlanga eziphonswayo emnsalweni wakhe.
41:3 Wabaxosha, futhi wadlula ngokuphepha. nangendlela abengahambanga ngayo
nezinyawo zakhe.
41:4 Oye wasebenza futhi wakwenza, ebiza izizukulwane kusukela
iqala? mina Jehova, owokuqala nowokugcina; nginguye.
41:5 Iziqhingi zakubona, futhi zesaba; imikhawulo yomhlaba yethuka, yadonsa
eduze, futhi weza.
41:6 Basiza, kwaba yilowo nalowo umakhelwane wakhe; bathi, ngulowo lalowo kumfowabo.
Yiba nesibindi.
41:7 Ngakho umbazi wakhuthaza umkhandi wegolide, futhi lowo bushelelezi nge
isando oshaya intuba, ethi: 'Sesilungele uJehova.'
wawuqinisa ngezipikili, ukuze unganyakaziswa.
41:8 Kodwa wena, Israyeli, inceku yami, uJakobe, engimkhethile, inzalo ka
U-Abrahama umngane wami.
41:9 Wena engikuthathile emikhawulweni yomhlaba, futhi ngakubiza kusukela
izinduna zayo, yathi kuwe: Wena uyinceku yami; ngine
wakhetha wena, futhi akazange akulahle.
41:10 Ungesabi; ngokuba mina nginawe; ungapheli amandla; ngokuba mina nginguNkulunkulu wakho;
uyakukuqinisa; yebo, ngizokusiza; yebo, ngiyakusekela
ngesandla sokunene sokulunga kwami.
41:11 Bheka, bonke labo ababekuthukuthelele bayoba namahloni futhi
bajabhile: bayakuba njengento engelutho; nabaphikisana nawe
izobhubha.
41:12 Uyobafuna, futhi ngeke ubathole, ngisho labo ababephikisana
nawe: abalwa nawe bayakuba njengento engelutho, nanjengama
into engelutho.
41:13 Ngoba mina Jehova, uNkulunkulu wakho, obamba isandla sakho sokunene, ngithi kuwe: 'Yesaba
hhayi; ngizokusiza.
41:14 Ungesabi, wena sibungu Jakobe, futhi amadoda akwa-Israyeli. ngizokusiza, usho
uJehova, uMhlengi wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
41:15 Bheka, Ngiyakukwenza isibhulo esisha esibukhali, esinamazinyo.
uyakubhula izintaba, uzicolise, wenze izintaba
amagquma njengamakhoba.
41:16 Uyowaphephula, futhi umoya uyozithwala kude, futhi the
isivunguvungu siyabahlakaza; wena uyakujabula kuJehova, uthokoze
liyakuzibonga ngoNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
41:17 Lapho abampofu nabampofu befuna amanzi, futhi awekho, nolimi lwabo
baphelelwe ukoma, mina Jehova ngiyakubaphendula, mina Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngiyakubaphendula
ungabalahli.
41:18 Ngiyovula imifula ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, nemithombo phakathi kwezwe
izigodi: Ngiyakwenza ihlane libe yichibi lamanzi, nomhlabathi owomileyo
iziphethu zamanzi.
41:19 Ngiyakutshala ehlane umsedari, nomtholo, nomtholo.
ummbomvana, nomuthi wamafutha; ngiyakubeka ehlane umsayipuresi, nemisayipuresi
uphayini, nesihlahla sebhokisi ndawonye:
41:20 Ukuze babone, futhi bazi, futhi bacabangele, futhi baqonde ndawonye, ukuthi
isandla sikaJehova sikwenzile lokhu, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli wenze lokhu
wadala.
41:21 Lethani indaba yenu, kusho uJehova; veza izizathu zakho ezinamandla,
isho iNkosi kaJakobe.
41:22 Mabawakhiphe, futhi asibonise lokho okuzokwenzeka
izinto zakuqala, ukuthi ziyini, ukuze sizicabange, sizazi
ukuphela kwabo; noma simemezele izinto ezizayo.
41:23 Bonisani izinto ezizayo ngemva kwalokho, ukuze sazi ukuthi nikhona
onkulunkulu: yebo, yenzani okuhle, noma nenze okubi, ukuze sesabe, sikubheke
ndawonye.
41:24 Bheka, nina niyize, futhi umsebenzi wenu ize
lokho kukhetha wena.
41:25 Ngivuse omunye kusukela enyakatho, futhi uyofika: kusukela ekuphumeni
kusukela elangeni uyakubiza igama lami, futhi uyofika phezu kwezikhulu njengoba
phezu kodaka, nanjengombumbi enyathela ubumba.
41:26 Ubani oye wamemezela kusukela ekuqaleni, ukuze sazi? futhi ngaphambili,
ukuze sithi: Ulungile? yebo, akakho obonisayo, yebo,
akakho omemezelayo, yebo, akakho ozwa izwi lakho
amazwi.
41:27 Owokuqala uyokuthi eSiyoni: 'Bheka, ngibanikeze.'
iJerusalema eliletha izindaba ezinhle.
41:28 Ngoba ngabona, futhi kwakungekho muntu; ngisho naphakathi kwabo, futhi kwakungekho
umeluleki, ukuze, lapho ngibabuza, ngiphendule izwi.
41:29 Bheka, bonke bayize; imisebenzi yabo iyize;
izithombe zingumoya nokudideka.