Isaya
47:1 Yehla, uhlale othulini, ntombi emsulwa, ndodakazi yaseBhabhiloni;
umhlabathi, asikho isihlalo sobukhosi, ndodakazi yamaKaledi;
ngeke kusabizwa ngokuthi ithenda futhi intekenteke.
47:2 Thatha amatshe okugaya, ugaye impuphu;
umlenze, vula ithanga, weqe imifula.
47:3 Ubunqunu bakho buyakwambulwa, yebo, ihlazo lakho liyobonakala
phindisela, futhi angiyikuhlangana nawe njengomuntu.
47:4 Ngokuqondene uMhlengi wethu, nguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe, oNgcwele we
Israyeli.
47:5 Hlala uthule, futhi ungene ebumnyameni, O ndodakazi
AmaKaledi, ngokuba awusayikubizwa ngokuthi inkosikazi yemibuso.
47:6 Ngabathukuthelela abantu bami, Ngilingcolisile ifa lami, futhi wanika
esandleni sakho; awubahawukelanga; phezu kwabadala
ubeke ijoka lakho elinzima kakhulu.
47:7 Futhi wena wathi, "Ngiyoba inkosikazi kuze kube phakade," kangangokuthi awuzange walala
lezi zinto enhliziyweni yakho, awukhumbulanga ukugcina kwakho.
47:8 Ngakho-ke, yizwa manje lokhu, wena ophiwe izinjabulo, ohlala
oshoyo enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi: Yimi, akakho omunye ngaphandle kwami; I
angiyikuhlala njengomfelokazi, nokulahlekelwa abantwana angiyikwazi;
47:9 Kodwa lezi zinto ezimbili ziyofika kuwe ngomzuzwana, ngosuku olulodwa, ukulahlekelwa
zabantwana, nobufelokazi; ziyakwehlela phezu kwakho ngezono zabo
ukuphelela ngobuningi bemilingo yakho nangenxa yezinkulu
ubuningi bemilingo yakho.
47:10 Ngoba uthembele ebubini bakho.
Ukuhlakanipha kwakho nolwazi lwakho kukuphambukile; futhi ushilo
enhliziyweni yakho, nginguye, akakho omunye ngaphandle kwami.
47:11 Ngakho ububi buyakukwehlela; ngeke wazi lapho ivela khona
uyavuka; ububi buyakukwehlela; ngeke ukwazi ukubeka
uyakukwehlela ngokuzumayo incithakalo oyakukwehlela
angazi.
47:12 Yima manje nge imilingo yakho, futhi ngobuningi bakho
imilingo, owakhandleka ngayo kwasebusheni bakho; uma kunjalo
uyakuba namandla okuzuza, uma kungenzeka unqobe.
47:13 Ukhathele ngobuningi bamacebo akho. Vumela manje
ababhula ngezinkanyezi, abahlola izinkanyezi, ababikezeli benyanga, basukume, futhi
ngikusindise kulezizinto ezizakukwehlela.
47:14 Bheka, bayoba njengamabibi; umlilo ubashise; bazokwenza
bangazikhululeli emandleni elangabi;
amalahle okufudumeza kuwo, nomlilo wokuhlala phambi kwawo.
47:15 Ngakho ziyoba kuwe labo oye wakhandleka, ngisho yakho
abathengisi kwasebusheni bakho;
akakho oyakukusindisa.