Isaya
43:1 Kodwa manje usho kanje uJehova, owakudalayo, O Jakobe, futhi lowo
ngikubumbile, Israyeli, ungesabi, ngokuba ngikuhlengile, ngikubizile
ngegama lakho; ungowami.
43:2 Lapho udabula emanzini, mina ngizoba nawe; futhi ngokusebenzisa
imifula, ayiyikukukhukhula; lapho uhamba phakathi kwakho
umlilo, ungashi; nelangabi aliyikuvutha
wena.
43:3 Ngoba mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, uMsindisi wakho
IGibhithe libe yinhlawulo yakho, iTopiya leSeba ngawe.
43:4 Njengoba wawuyigugu emehlweni ami, uye waba ohloniphekile, futhi mina
ngikuthandile; ngalokho ngiyakukunika abantu esikhundleni sakho, nabantu esikhundleni sakho
ukuphila.
43:5 Ungesabi, ngokuba mina nginawe; ngiyakuletha inzalo yakho ivela empumalanga,
ukubuthe ngasentshonalanga;
43:6 Ngiyothi enyakatho, 'Dedela; naseningizimu: 'Ungagodli; letha.'
amadodana ami avela kude, namadodakazi ami emikhawulweni yomhlaba;
43:7 Ngisho wonke obizwa ngegama lami, ngoba mina ngimdalele ukuba wami
inkazimulo, ngimbumbile; yebo, ngimenzile.
43:8 Letha abantu abayizimpumputhe abanamehlo, futhi izithulu abanamehlo
izindlebe.
43:9 Izizwe zonke mazibuthwe ndawonye, futhi ake abantu babe
ngubani phakathi kwabo ongamemezela lokhu, asibonise izinto zakuqala, na?
mabalethe ofakazi babo, ukuze bathiwe balungile;
bezwa, bathi: Kuyiqiniso.
43:10 Ningofakazi bami, usho uJehova, nenceku yami engiyikhethile.
ukuze nazi, nikholwe yimi, niqonde ukuthi nginguye, phambi kwami
akubunjwanga uNkulunkulu, nangemva kwami kakuyikuba khona.
43:11 Mina, yebo mina, nginguJehova; futhi ngaphandle kwami akakho umsindisi.
43:12 Ngimemezele, futhi ngisindise, futhi ngibonisile, lapho kwakungekho
“Ngalokho ningofakazi bami,” usho uJehova.
ukuthi nginguNkulunkulu.
43:13 Yebo, ngaphambi kosuku nginguye; futhi akekho ongakhulula
esandleni sami: ngiyakusebenza, ngubani oyakuyeka na?
43:14 Usho kanje uJehova, uMhlengi wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli. Okwakho
ngenxa yalokho ngithumele eBhabhiloni, futhi ngehlise zonke izikhulu zabo, futhi
amaKaledi, okukhala kwawo kusemikhumbini.
43:15 NginguJehova, oNgcwele wenu, uMdali ka-Israyeli, iNkosi yenu.
43:16 Usho kanje uJehova, owenza indlela olwandle, nendlela olwandle.
amanzi anamandla;
43:17 Okhipha inqola nehhashi, impi namandla; bona
ziyakulala phansi kanyekanye, aziyikuvuka; ziphelile, seziphelile
kucinywe njengokudonsa.
43:18 Ningazikhumbuli izinto zangaphambili, futhi ningacabangi izinto zasendulo.
43:19 Bheka, Ngizokwenza into entsha; khathesi lizahluma; ngeke yini
ngiyakwazi? Ngiyakwenza indlela ehlane, nemifula ezweni
ugwadule.
43:20 Isilo sasendle uyongidumisa, Dragons nezikhova.
ngoba nginika amanzi enkangala, lemifula enkangala, ukuze
phuzisa abantu bami, abakhethiweyo bami.
43:21 Lesi sizwe ngizibumbele mina; bayakumemezela udumo lwami.
43:22 Kodwa awuzange ungibize, O Jakobe; kodwa udiniwe
mina, Israyeli.
43:23 Awungilethelanga izimvu zomnikelo wakho wokushiswa;
awungidumisanga ngemihlatshelo yakho. angibanganga
ukukhonza ngomnikelo, ungakukhathazi ngempepho.
43:24 Awungithengelanga umhlanga omnandi ngemali, futhi awuzange ugcwalise
ngami ngamanoni emihlatshelo yakho, kepha ungenze ukuba ngikhonze
izono zakho, ungidinisile ngobubi bakho.
43:25 Mina, yebo, mina nginguye owesula iziphambeko zakho ngenxa yami.
njalo kayikukhumbula izono zakho.
43:26 Ngikhumbuze, ake siphikisane;
kungase kuthethelelwe.
43:27 Uyihlo wokuqala wonile, futhi abafundisi bakho baphambukile
mina.
43:28 Ngakho-ke ngiye ngingcolise izikhulu zendlu engcwele, futhi nginikeze
uJakobe esiqalekisweni, no-Israyeli esithukweni.