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.