Isaya
45:1 Usho kanje uJehova kogcotshiweyo wakhe, kuKoresi, osandla sakhe sokunene ngiphethe
bamba, ukuze kwehliselwe phansi izizwe phambi kwakhe; futhi ngizokhulula izinkalo ze
amakhosi, ukuvula phambi kwakhe amasango amabili anemvubelo; namasango awasoze
vala;
45:2 Ngizohamba phambi kwakho, futhi ngiqondise izindawo ezigwegwile
niphahlaze amasango ethusi, ninqume imigoqo yensimbi;
45:3 Futhi ngizokunika ingcebo ebumnyameni, kanye nengcebo efihliweyo
izindawo ezisithekileyo, ukuze wazi ukuthi mina Jehova okubizayo
ngegama lakho, nginguNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
45:4 Ngenxa yenceku yami uJakobe, futhi u-Israyeli okhethiweyo wami, Ngibizile
wena ngegama lakho: ngikuqambe ngesibongo, noma ungakangazi.
45:5 NginguJehova, futhi akekho omunye, akekho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami
ngikubhincile, nakuba ungakangazi;
45:6 Ukuze bazi kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga, futhi kusukela entshonalanga, ukuthi
akakho ngaphandle kwami. nginguJehova, akakho omunye.
45:7 Mina ngakha ukukhanya, futhi ngidala ubumnyama;
uJehova uyazenza zonke lezi zinto.
45:8 Donsa phansi, O mazulu, kusukela phezulu, futhi ake isibhakabhaka sithulule
ukulunga: umhlaba mawuvuleke, kuveze insindiso;
nokulunga makukhule kanyekanye; mina Jehova ngikudalile.
45:9 Maye kulowo ophikisana noMenzi wakhe! Vumela udengezi luphokophele
izindengezi zomhlaba. Ubumba luzakutsho yini kobumbayo
wona, Wenzani? Noma umsebenzi wakho, Akanazandla na?
45:10 Wo kulowo othi kuyise, 'Uzalani?' noma ku
owesifazane, Uzeleni na?
45:11 Usho kanje uJehova, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, uMenzi wakhe, uthi:
izinto ezizayo mayelana namadodana ami, futhi mayelana nomsebenzi wezandla zami
ngilayani.
45:12 Ngenzile umhlaba, futhi ngadala umuntu phezu kwawo: Mina, yebo izandla zami, babe
oweneka izulu, nebutho lawo lonke ngiyalile.
45:13 Ngimvusile ngokulunga, futhi ngizoqondisa zonke izindlela zakhe.
uyakuwakha umuzi wami, akhulule abathunjwa bami, kungabi ngenani
nomvuzo, usho uJehova Sebawoti.
45:14 Usho kanje uJehova: Umsebenzi waseGibhithe, futhi ukuthengiswa Ethiopia
namaSheba, amadoda aphakemeyo, ayakwehlela kuwe, nawo
bayakuba ngabakho, bakulandele; bayakuza beboshwe ngamaketanga
bayakukhuleka kuwe, bakhuleke
kuwe, ethi: Impela uNkulunkulu ukuwe; futhi akakho omunye, lapho
akasiye uNkulunkulu.
45:15 Impela wena unguNkulunkulu ozifihlayo, O Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, Msindisi.
45:16 Bayoba namahloni, futhi bajabha, bonke kubo: bayohamba
ukudideka kanyekanye abenzi bezithombe.
45:17 Kodwa u-Israyeli uyakusindiswa ngoJehova ngensindiso yaphakade
Izwe aliyikuba namahloni, aliyikuba namahloni, izwe elingenasiphelo.
45:18 Ngoba usho kanje uJehova, owadala amazulu. UNkulunkulu ngokwakhe lokho
wawenza umhlaba, wawenza; ukumisile, akakudalanga
walibumba ngeze ukuba kuhlalwe kulo; nginguJehova; futhi akekho
okunye.
45:19 Angizange ngikhulume ekusithekeni, endaweni emnyama emhlabeni
enzalweni kaJakobe: Ngifuneni ngeze; mina Jehova ngiyakhuluma
ukulunga, ngimemezela ukulunga.
45:20 Hlanganani nize; sondelani kanyekanye nina eniphunyukileyo
abezizwe, ababazi abamisa izinkuni ezibaziweyo zabo
nikhuleke kunkulunkulu ongenakukusindisa.
45:21 Yisho, futhi nibasondeze; yebo, mabacebisane kanyekanye: ngubani
ukumemezele lokhu kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo? ngubani owakukhuluma kusukela kuleso sikhathi?
angithi mina Jehova? futhi akakho omunye uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami; uNkulunkulu olungileyo futhi
uMsindisi; akakho ngaphandle kwami.
45:22 Bhekani kimi, futhi nisindiswe, nonke imikhawulo yomhlaba, ngoba nginguNkulunkulu.
futhi akekho omunye.
45:23 Ngizifungile ngokwami, izwi liphumile emlonyeni wami
ukulunga, akuyikubuya, ukuze kimi amadolo onke aguqe;
zonke izilimi ziyafunga.
45:24 Ngokuqinisekile, omunye uzothi: "ENkosini nginokulunga namandla.
ngisho kuye abantu bayakuza; nabo bonke abamthukuthelele bayakwenza
ube namahloni.
45:25 NgoJehova yonke inzalo ka-Israyeli uyolungisiswa, futhi uyokhazimula.