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.