Isaya
55:1 Hhawu, nonke nina owomileyo, wozani emanzini, nongenawo amanzi.
imali; wozani nithenge, nidle; yebo, wozani nithenge iwayini nobisi ngaphandle kwemali
futhi ngaphandle kwentengo.
55:2 Kungani nichitha imali ngalokho okungesona isinkwa? nomsebenzi wakho
ngalokho okungasuthisiyo? lalelani kimi, nidle
okuhle, umphefumulo wakho uthokoze ngamanoni.
55:3 Bekani izindlebe zenu, nize kimi: yizwani, futhi umphefumulo wenu uyophila. futhi
Ngiyakwenza nawe isivumelwano esiphakade, umusa oqinisekileyo we
UDavide.
55:4 Bheka, Ngimnike njengobufakazi kubantu, umholi kanye
umkhuzi kubantu.
55:5 Bheka, uyobiza isizwe ongasazi, nezizwe ukuthi
bengazi ukuthi uyakugijimela kuwe ngenxa kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho nangenxa
oNgcwele ka-Israyeli; ngoba ukudumisile.
55:6 Funani uJehova engase atholakale, nimbize kuye esekhona
eduze:
55:7 Omubi makashiye indlela yakhe, nomuntu ongalungile imicabango yakhe.
makabuyele kuJehova, futhi uyakuba nomusa kuye; futhi
kuNkulunkulu wethu, ngoba uyakwenza ukuthethelela kube kukhulu.
55:8 Ngoba imicabango yami ayisiyo imicabango yenu, nezindlela zenu azisizo izindlela zami.
usho uJehova.
55:9 Ngoba njengoba amazulu ephakeme kunomhlaba, kanjalo izindlela zami ziphakeme kunomhlaba
izindlela zenu, nemicabango yami kunemicabango yenu.
55:10 Ngoba njengoba imvula wehla, futhi iqhwa livela ezulwini, futhi ungabuyi
khona, kodwa anisele umhlaba, awenze uveze futhi umile, lokho
linganika ohlwanyelayo inhlanyelo, lodlayo isinkwa;
55:11 Ngakho liyoba njalo izwi lami eliphuma emlonyeni wami, ngeke
libuyele kimi lize, kepha liyakufeza lokho engikuthandayo, likwenze
lizaphumelela entweni engilithumele kuyo.
55:12 Ngoba niyophuma ngokujabula, futhi niholwe ngokuthula: izintaba
amagquma ayakuqhumuka ngokuhuba phambi kwenu, nakho konke
imithi yasendle iyoshaya ihlombe.
55:13 Esikhundleni sameva kuyovela umsayipuresi, futhi esikhundleni somtholo
uboba luyakumila umuthi wombomvana, kube yinsika kuJehova
igama, kube isibonakaliso esiphakade esingayikunqunywa.