Isaya
46:1 UBeli uyakhothama, uNebo uyakhothama; izithombe zabo ziphezu kwezilwane;
phezu kwezinkomo: izinqola zenu zazisindwa; bangumthwalo kubo
isilo esikhatheleyo.
46:2 Bayakhothama, bakhothame kanyekanye; abakwazanga ukukhulula umthwalo,
kodwa bona bathunjiwe.
46:3 Lalela kimi, O ndlu kaJakobe, futhi yonke insali yendlu kaJakobe
Israyeli, abathwalwa yimi kwasesiswini, abasuswa esandleni sami
isibeletho:
46:4 Futhi ngisho nasekugugeni kwenu nginguye; ngisho nasezinweleni ezimpunga ngiyakuthwala
Mina ngenzile, futhi ngiyakuthwala; nami ngiyakuthwala, ngikhulule
wena.
46:5 Nizongifanisa nobani, futhi ngenze ngilingane, futhi ungiqhathanise, ukuze sikwazi
kube njengaye?
46:6 Bakhipha igolide esikhwameni, futhi bakala isiliva esilinganisweni, futhi
qasha umkhandi wegolide; ulenza libe ngunkulunkulu;
ukukhonza.
46:7 Bamthwala ehlombe, bamthwale, bambeke kweyakhe
indawo, futhi uyasukuma; kayikusuka endaweni yakhe, yebo, munye
uyakukhala kuye, kepha akanakuphendula, noma amsindise kowakhe
inkathazo.
46:8 Khumbulani lokhu, futhi nibonise amadoda, nikubuyisele engqondweni, O nina
abephula umthetho.
46:9 Khumbulani izinto zakuqala zasendulo, ngokuba mina nginguNkulunkulu, akakho omunye;
nginguNkulunkulu, akakho onjengami;
46:10 Umemezela ukuphela kusukela ekuqaleni, futhi kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo izinto
ezingakenziwa, ethi: Iseluleko sami siyakuma, futhi ngizokwenza konke
kubonga mina:
46:11 obiza inyoni ephangayo empumalanga, umuntu owenza iseluleko sami.
ezweni elikude; yebo, ngikukhulumile, ngiyakukwenza futhi;
ngikuhlosile, futhi ngizokwenza.
46:12 Ngilaleleni, nina eniqinile ngenhliziyo, enikude nokulunga.
46:13 Ngisondeze ukulunga kwami; akuyikuba kude, nensindiso yami
angiyikulibala; ngiyakubeka insindiso eSiyoni ku-Israyeli inkazimulo yami.