Isaya 44:1 Nokho manje yizwa, O Jakobe, nceku yami; no-Israyeli engimkhethileyo. 44:2 Usho kanje uJehova, owakwenza, futhi wakwenza kusukela esibelethweni, okuyinto uzokusiza; Ungesabi, Jakobe, nceku yami; nawe Jeshuruni, mina abakhethiwe. 44:3 Ngoba ngizothela amanzi phezu kowomileyo, nezikhukhula phezu kowomile umhlabathi: ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami phezu kwenzalo yakho, nesibusiso sami phezu kwakho inzalo: 44:4 Futhi bayokhula njengoba phakathi kotshani, njengeminyezane ngasemanzini izifundo. 44:5 Omunye uyakuthi: "Mina ngingokaJehova. omunye uzakuzibiza ngaye igama likaJakobe; omunye alobe ngesandla sakhe kuJehova; futhi azibize ngegama lika-Israyeli. 44:6 Usho kanje uJehova, iNkosi yakwa-Israyeli, nomhlengi wakhe, uJehova ababungazi; Mina ngingowokuqala, futhi ngingowokugcina; futhi akakho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami. 44:7 Futhi ngubani, njengoba mina, ngeke ukubiza, futhi uyokumemezela, futhi ihlele ukuze mina, selokhu ngamisa abantu basendulo na? nezinto ezikhona abezayo, abafike, bababonise. 44:8 Ningesabi, futhi ningesabi: Angizange ngikutshele kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, futhi sebekumemezele? ningofakazi bami. Ukhona yini uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami? yebo, akekho uNkulunkulu; Angazi lutho. 44:9 Abenza izithombe ezibaziweyo bayize; kanye labo izinto ezithandekayo aziyikusiza; futhi bangofakazi babo; ababoni, abazi; ukuze babe lenhloni. 44:10 Obumbe unkulunkulu, noma oncibilikise isithombe esibaziweyo esiwusizo lutho? 44:11 Bheka, bonke abangane bakhe bayakuba namahloni, futhi izisebenzi, zivela madoda: mababuthene bonke, basukume; kodwa bona bayakwesaba, bajabhe kanyekanye. 44:12 Umkhandi wezinsimbi usebenza emalahleni, awabumbe. ngezando, akusebenze ngamandla ezingalo zakhe; ulambile, namandla akhe ayaphela, akaphuzi manzi, uyadangala. 44:13 Umbazi welula ukubusa kwakhe; uyawukhangisa ngomucu; yena ihlome ngezindiza, ayithengise ngekhampasi, futhi ulenza ngomfanekiso womuntu, njengobuhle bomuntu; ukuze ihlale endlini. 44:14 Ugawulela imisedari, wathatha umsayipuresi nama-oki, awadlayo. uyaziqinisa phakathi kwemithi yehlathi; umlotha, nemvula iyawunothisa. 44:15 Khona-ke kuyoba umuntu ukuba ashise, ngoba uyothatha kuwo futhi afudumale yena ngokwakhe; yebo, uyawubasa, abhake isinkwa; yebo, wenza unkulunkulu, futhi alikhonze; ulenza isithombe esibaziweyo, awe phansi lapho. 44:16 Ingxenye yawo uyishisa emlilweni; ngenxenye yawo udla inyama; wosa, asuthe; yebo, uyotha, athi; Aha, ngiyafudumala, ngibonile umlilo; 44:17 Okuseleyo kuwo uwenza unkulunkulu, nesithombe sakhe esibaziweyo; akhothamele kuyo, ayikhuleke, akhuleke kuyo, futhi ithi: Ngikhulule; ngoba wena ungunkulunkulu wami. 44:18 Abazange bazi futhi baqonde, ngoba uye wavala amehlo abo, ukuthi ababoni; nezinhliziyo zabo, ukuze bangakwazi ukuqonda. 44:19 Futhi akekho ocabangela enhliziyweni yakhe, futhi akukho ulwazi noma ukuqonda ukuthi: Ngishisile inxenye yawo emlilweni; yebo, nami ngibhake isinkwa phezu kwamalahle awo; ngosa inyama, ngadla ngiyakwenza okuseleyo kwawo kube yisinengiso na? ngizowa phansi esitokweni sesihlahla? 44:20 Udla umlotha; inhliziyo ekhohlisiwe imphambukile, ukuze angaphumi. akanakophula umphefumulo wakhe, angasho ukuthi: Akukho manga esandleni sami sokunene na? 44:21 Khumbula lezi, O Jakobe, futhi Israyeli. ngokuba uyinceku yami; wakwenza; uyinceku yami; Israyeli, awuyikukhohlakala wami. 44:22 Ngesula, njengefu elimnyama, iziphambeko zakho, futhi, ifu, izono zakho: buyela kimi; ngoba ngikuhlengile. 44:23 Hlabelelani, O mazulu; ngokuba uJehova ukwenzile; memezani nina zindawo eziphansi mhlaba: qhumukani ngokuhlabelela nina zintaba, hlathi, nani nonke ngokuba uJehova umhlengile uJakobe, uzikhazimulisile Israyeli. 44:24 Usho kanje uJehova, uMhlengi wakho, futhi lowo owakubumba kusukela esizalweni, nginguJehova owenza zonke izinto; owelula i izulu lodwa; owendlala umhlaba ngedwa; 44:25 Ochitha izimpawu zabaqamba amanga, futhi ohlanyisa ababhuli. lokho ubuyisela emuva abahlakaniphileyo, enze ulwazi lwabo lube buthutha; 44:26 Oqinisa izwi lenceku yakhe, futhi ufeza iseluleko izithunywa zakhe; othi eJerusalema: Lizahlalwa; futhi ku imizi yakwaJuda, Niyakwakhiwa, futhi ngiyakuvusa ebolile izindawo zakhona: 44:27 Lowo othi otwa: Komisa, futhi ngizomisa imifula yakho. 44:28 Lowo othi ngoKoresi: "Ungumalusi wami, futhi uyokwenza konke yami ukuthokoza: ngisho kulo iJerusalema: Liyakwakhiwa; futhi ku ithempeli, isisekelo sakho siyakubekwa.