Isaya
49:1 Lalela, O ziqhingi, kimi; lalelani nina bantu bakude; INkosi
wangibiza kwasesiswini; wenzile ezibilinini zikamame
ukusho igama lami.
49:2 Wenzé umlomo wami njengenkemba ebukhali; emthunzini wesandla sakhe
ungithukusa, wangenza umsele ophucuziweyo; emphongolweni wakhe ucashile
mina;
49:3 Wathi kimi: "Wena uyinceku yami, O Israyeli, engiyoba kuye
khazinyulisiwe.
49:4 Ngase ngithi: "Ngikhandlekele ngeze, Ngisebenzise amandla ami
ngeze, ngeze: nokho ukwahlulela kwami kukuJehova, nokwami
sebenza noNkulunkulu wami.
49:5 Manje, kusho uJehova, owangibumba kusukela esizalweni ukuba ngibe inceku yakhe.
ukuze ngibuyisele uJakobe kuye, Noma u-Israyeli engaqoqwa, mina ngiyobe
ngikhazimulise emehlweni kaJehova, uNkulunkulu wami abe yinqaba yami.
49:6 Wathi, "Kuyinto elula ukuba ube yinceku yami."
ngivuse izizwe zakwaJakobe, nokubuyisela abalondoloziwe bakwa-Israyeli: I
ngizakukunika ube ngukukhanya kwabezizwe, ukuze ube ngowami
insindiso kuze kube sekugcineni komhlaba.
49:7 Usho kanje uJehova, uMhlengi ka-Israyeli, futhi oNgcwele wakhe, kuye
umuntu omdelelayo, kuye isizwe esimenyanyayo, encekwini yakhe
ababusi, Amakhosi ayakubona, asukume, nezikhulu ziyokhuleka, ngokuba
yeNKOSI ethembekileyo, loNgcwele kaIsrayeli, njalo izakwenza
khetha wena.
49:8 Usho kanje uJehova: "Ngesikhathi esamukelekayo, Ngikuzwile, futhi in a
usuku lwensindiso ngikusize, futhi ngizokulondoloza, futhi ngikunike
wena ube yisivumelwano sabantu, ukumisa umhlaba, ukuwenza
ifa eliyincithakalo;
49:9 Ukuze uthi eziboshweni: 'Phumani; kulabo abaphakathi
ubumnyama, Zibonakaliseni. Ziyoklaba ezindleleni, nokwazo
amadlelo ayakuba kuzo zonke izindawo eziphakemeyo.
49:10 Ngeke balambe noma bome; nokushisa nelanga akuyikushaya
ngoba yena olesihawu kibo uzakubahola, yebo
iyakubahola ngemithombo yamanzi.
49:11 Futhi ngiyokwenza zonke izintaba zami zibe indlela, futhi imigwaqo yami kuyoba
uphakeme.
49:12 Bheka, lezi ziyovela kude, futhi bheka, lezi zivela enyakatho futhi
kusukela entshonalanga; laba bavela ezweni laseSinimi.
49:13 Hlabelelani, O mazulu; futhi jabula, O mhlaba; futhi niqhume ngokuhlabelela, O
izintaba, ngokuba uJehova ubaduduzile abantu bakhe, uyakuba nomusa
phezu kwabahluphekileyo bakhe.
49:14 Kodwa iZiyoni wathi: "UJehova ungishiyile, futhi iNkosi yami ungikhohliwe.
49:15 Owesifazane angakhohlwa umntanakhe oncelayo, ukuthi akufanele abe
uhawukele indodana yesizalo sakhe? yebo, bangakhohlwa, kepha mina angiyikukhohlwa
khohlwa wena.
49:16 Bheka, Ngikubhalile ezintendeni zezandla zami; izindonga zakho zinjalo
phambi kwami njalo.
49:17 Abantwana bakho bayakushesha; abachithi bakho nabakwenzayo
kuyakuphuma incithakalo kuwe.
49:18 Phakamisa amehlo akho nxazonke, futhi bheka: bonke laba bayabuthana
kanyekanye, ngize kuwe. “Kuphila kwami,” usho uJehova, “uyakuba yikho impela
zembathise zonke njengemvunulo, uzibophe phezu kwakho.
njengoba kwenza umakoti.
49:19 Ngenxa yezindawo zakho eziyincithakalo, nezindawo zakho eziyincithakalo, futhi izwe lokubhujiswa kwakho.
namanje iyakuba minyene kakhulu ngenxa yabakhileyo, nalabo abanjalo
ukugwinyile uyakuba kude.
49:20 Abantwana oyakuba nabo, ngemva kokuba ulahlekelwe omunye.
uyakuthi ezindlebeni zakho: Indawo iminyene kimi;
indawo yami lapho ngihlala khona.
49:21 Uzakuthi enhliziyweni yakho: Ngubani ongizalele laba, njengoba mina
ngilahlekelwe ngabantwana bami, futhi ngingenalutho, ngiyisithunjwa, futhi ngidingisiwe
kusukela? ngubani okhulise laba na? Bheka, ngase ngisele ngedwa; lezi,
kade bekuphi?
49:22 Itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu: Bheka, Ngizophakamisa isandla sami phezu
bezizwe, ngimise ibhanela lami kubantu, bakulethe okwakho
amadodana ezandleni zawo, namadodakazi akho ayakuthwalwa phezu kwawo
emahlombe.
49:23 Futhi amakhosi ayoba umhlengikazi oyihlo, futhi izindlovukazi zabo kuyoba umhlengikazi wakho
omama: bayakukhothamela ubuso babo bubheke phansi;
ukhothe uthuli lwezinyawo zakho; lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova
Jehova, ngokuba abayikujabha abangilindayo.
49:24 Ingabe impango izothathwa kwabanamandla, noma abathunjwa okusemthethweni
ilethiwe?
49:25 Kodwa itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngisho nabathunjwa abanamandla bayothathwa
kude, futhi impango yabesabekayo iyokhululwa, ngokuba ngizokwenza
phikisana nophikisana nawe, mina-ke ngiyakukusindisa
izingane.
49:26 Futhi ngizobondla labo abakucindezelayo ngenyama yabo siqu; futhi bona
bayakudakwa yigazi labo siqu, kungathi kungewayini elimnandi, nayo yonke inyama
bayokwazi ukuthi mina Jehova nginguMsindisi wakho noMhlengi wakho onamandla
Omunye kaJakobe.