Isaya
54:1 Hlabelela, O oyinyumba, wena ongazalanga; qhumuka ngokuhlabelela, futhi
khala kakhulu, wena ongazange ube nemihelo, ngokuba baningi
abantwana bomukelwe kunabantwana bomfazi oshadileyo, kusho
iNkosi.
54:2 Yandisa indawo yetende lakho, futhi ubavumele welule amakhethini
ungayeki, welule izintambo zakho, uqinise izintambo zakho
izigxobo;
54:3 Ngokuba uyakwephuka ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo; kanye nawe
inzalo iyakudla ifa lezizwe, yenze imizi eyincithakalo ibe-yize
kuhlala abantu.
54:4 Ungesabi; ngokuba awuyikuba namahloni; okwe
awuyikujabhiswa, ngokuba uyakukhohlwa ihlazo lakho
ubusha bakho, awusayikukhumbula ihlazo lobufelokazi bakho.
54:5 Ngoba uMenzi wakho ungumyeni wakho; nguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe; kanye nawe
Mhlengi oNgcwele ka-Israyeli; uyakuba nguNkulunkulu womhlaba wonke
ebizwa.
54:6 Ngokuba uJehova ukubizile njengowesifazane oshiyiwe futhi odabukile emoyeni.
nomfazi wobusha, lapho walahlwa, usho uNkulunkulu wakho.
54:7 Ngomzuzwana omncane ngikushiyile. kodwa ngesihawu esikhulu ngizakwenza
qoqa wena.
54:8 Ngolaka oluncane ngabufihla ubuso bami kuwe isikhashana; kodwa nge
umusa waphakade ngiyakuba nomusa kuwe, usho uJehova wakho
Mhlengi.
54:9 Ngoba lokhu kunjengamanzi kaNowa kimi, ngoba njengoba ngifungile ukuthi
amanzi kaNowa akufanele esahamba phezu komhlaba; kanjalo ngifungile ukuthi mina
ngeke ngikuthukuthelele, noma ngikusole.
54:10 Ngoba izintaba ziyomuka, namagquma asuswe; kodwa wami
umusa awuyikusuka kuwe, nesivumelwano sami
ukuthula makususwe,” usho uJehova okuhawukelayo.
54:11 O ohluphekileyo, opheshulwa isiphepho, futhi ongaduduzi, bheka,
beka amatshe akho ngemibala emihle, ubeke izisekelo zakho ngawo
amasafire.
54:12 Futhi ngiyokwenza amafasitela akho nge-agathe, namasango akho nge-carbuncles, futhi
yonke imikhawulo yakho ngamatshe amahle.
54:13 Futhi bonke abantwana bakho bayofundiswa uJehova; futhi uyakuba mkhulu
ukuthula kwabantwana bakho.
54:14 Uyoqiniswa ngokulunga, wena uyakuba kude
ukucindezelwa; ngoba kawuyikwesaba; ngoba ngeke
sondela kuwe.
54:15 Bheka, ngokuqinisekile bayobutha ndawonye, kodwa hhayi ngami: noma ubani
bayakubuthana ngokumelene nawe bayakuwa ngenxa yakho.
54:16 Bheka, Ngidalile umkhandi ovuthela amalahle emlilweni, futhi
okhipha insimbi yomsebenzi wakhe; futhi ngidale i
umchithi ukubhubhisa.
54:17 Asikho isikhali esenzelwa wena esiyophumelela; nezilimi zonke
oyakuvukela ekwahlulelweni uyakulahla. Lena yi-
ifa lezinceku zikaJehova, nokulunga kwazo okuvela kimi;
usho uJehova.