Isaya 48:1 Yizwani lokhu, O ndlu kaJakobe, obizwa ngegama lika-Israyeli. baphumile emanzini akwaJuda, abafunga igama kaJehova, nikhulume ngoNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, kungabi ngeqiniso; noma ngokulunga. 48:2 Ngoba bazibiza ngomuzi ongcwele, futhi bahlala phezu uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli; NguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe. 48:3 Ngimemezele izinto zakuqala kusukela ekuqaleni; bahamba ziphuma emlonyeni wami, ngazibonisa; ngazenza ngokuzumayo; kwenzeka. 48:4 Ngoba ngangazi ukuthi unenkani, futhi intamo yakho ingumsipha wensimbi. nebunzi lakho libe yithusi; 48:5 Ngimemezele kuwe kusukela ekuqaleni. ngaphambi kokuthi kufike dlula ngikutshengisile, hlezi uthi: Isithombe sami senze wona, nesithombe sami esibaziweyo, nesithombe sami esibunjiweyo, kuyayalile. 48:6 Uzwile, bona konke lokhu; aniyikukumemezela na? ngibonisile izinto ezintsha kusukela kulesi sikhathi, izinto ezifihliwe, futhi awuzange yazi. 48:7 Zidaliwe manje, futhi hhayi kusukela ekuqaleni; nangaphambi kosuku lapho ungazizwanga; hlezi uthi: Khangela, ngangazi bona. 48:8 Yebo, awuzwanga; yebo, wawungazi; yebo, kusukela ngaleso sikhathi indlebe yakho ayivulekanga, ngokuba ngangazi ukuthi uzokwenza kakhulu ngobuqili, wabizwa ngokuthi uyisihlubuki kwasesizalweni. 48:9 Ngenxa yegama lami ngiyakulibazisa intukuthelo yami, futhi ngenxa yodumo lwami ngiyokwenza zibambele, ukuze ngingakuqumi. 48:10 Bheka, Ngikucwengisile, kodwa hhayi ngesiliva; ngikukhethe phakathi isithando somlilo sokuhlupheka. 48:11 Ngenxa yami, ngenxa yami siqu, ngizokwenza, ngoba igama lami lingcoliswe? futhi kangiyikunika omunye udumo lwami. 48:12 Lalela kimi, O Jakobe, futhi Israyeli, obiziweyo wami. nginguye; ngingowokuqala, nami ngingowokugcina. 48:13 Isandla sami futhi uye wabeka isisekelo somhlaba, futhi isandla sami sokunene weneka izulu; lapho ngizibiza, zisukuma kanyekanye. 48:14 Buthanani nonke, nizwe; elimemezele phakathi kwabo lezi zinto? UJehova umthandile; uyakwenza intando yakhe kuyo iBabiloni, nengalo yakhe iyakuba phezu kwamaKaledi. 48:15 Mina, yebo mina, ngikhulumile; yebo, ngimbizile: ngililethile, futhi uyakuphumelelisa indlela yakhe. 48:16 Sondelani kimi, nizwe lokhu; angikhulumanga ekusithekeni okuvela kuJehova isiqalo; kusukela esikhathini salokho, ngikhona: manje iNkosi uJehova loMoya wakhe ungithumile. 48:17 Usho kanje uJehova, uMhlengi wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli. nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho okufundisile okukusizayo, okuholayo endleleni ukuthi uhambe. 48:18 O ukube ubuyilalele imiyalo yami! ngabe ukuthula kwakho kwaba khona njengomfula, nokulunga kwakho njengamaza olwandle; 48:19 Inzalo yakho yayiyakuba ngangesihlabathi, nenzalo yamathumbu akho amatshe awo; igama lakhe bekungafanele linqunywe noma libhujiswe phambi kwami. 48:20 Phumani eBhabhiloni, nibalekele amaKaledi, ngezwi memezelani ukuhlabelela, nikusho lokhu, nikukhulume kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba; anothi: UJehova uhlengile inceku yakhe uJakobe. 48:21 Futhi abazange bome lapho ebahola ogwadule: wabangela amanzi ukuba agobhoze edwaleni ngenxa yabo; waqhekeza idwala, futhi amanzi ampompoza. 48:22 Akukho ukuthula kwababi, usho uJehova.