Isaya 57:1 Olungileyo uyabhubha, akakho okubeka enhliziyweni; bayasuswa, akakho ocabangela ukuthi olungileyo ususiwe ububi obuzayo. 57:2 Uyongena ekuthuleni: bayohlala emibhedeni yabo, ngamunye ehamba ngobuqotho bakhe. 57:3 Kodwa sondelani lapha, nina madodana isangoma, inzalo ka isiphingi nesifebe. 57:4 Nidlala ngokumelene nobani? enimvulele umlomo obanzi; futhi ukhiphe ulimi? anisibo abantwana besiphambeko, inzalo ka amanga, 57:5 Nivutha ezithombeni phansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza, nizibulala abantwana ezigodini ngaphansi kwemifantu yamadwala? 57:6 Phakathi kwamatshe abushelelezi emfudlaneni kukhona isabelo sakho. bona, bangabakho inkatho: uthululile kuzo umnikelo wokuphuzwa, unikele ngawo umnikelo wenyama. Ingabe kufanele ngithole induduzo kulokhu? 57:7 Phezu kwentaba ende nephakemeyo ubeke umbhede wakho wenyukela ukunikela ngomhlatshelo. 57:8 Ngemva kweminyango nezinsika wamisa isikhumbuzo sakho. ngoba uzibonakalise komunye ngaphandle kwami, wenyuka; wandise umbhede wakho, wazenzela isivumelwano nabo; wena wawuthanda umbhede wabo lapho owawubona khona. 57:9 Futhi wena waya enkosini ngamafutha, futhi wandisa yakho amakha, wathuma kude izithunywa zakho, walulaza nawe kuze kufike esihogweni. 57:10 Ukhathele ngobuningi bendlela yakho; kanti awushongo ukuthi: "Lapho." akukho ithemba; ufumene ukuphila kwesandla sakho; ngalokho wawuyikho engadabuki. 57:11 Futhi ngubani uye wesaba noma wesaba, ukuthi uqambe amanga, futhi awungikhumbulanga, noma ukubeke enhliziyweni yakho na? angizange ngibambe owami ukuthula kwasendulo, awungesabi na? 57:12 Ngizomemezela ukulunga kwakho kanye nemisebenzi yakho. ngoba ngeke zuzisa wena. 57:13 Lapho ukhala, amaviyo akho makakukhulule; kodwa umoya uyokwenza basuse bonke; okuyize kuyakuthatha, kepha obeka okwakhe ithemba kimi bayakulidla izwe, badle ifa lentaba yami engcwele; 57:14 Futhi uyothi: "Bumbani, nqwabelani, lungisani indlela, thathani ithempeli." isikhubekiso endleleni yabantu bami. 57:15 Ngoba usho kanje ophakemeyo, ohlezi phakade, igama liNgcwele; ngihlala endaweni ephakemeyo nasendaweni engcwele, naye okhona lomoya odabukileyo nothobekileyo, ukuvuselela umoya wabathobekileyo, kanye ukuvuselela izinhliziyo zabadabukileyo. 57:16 Ngoba ngeke ngilwe kuze kube phakade, futhi ngeke ngithukuthele njalo umoya uyakuphela phambi kwami, nemiphefumulo engiyenzile. 57:17 Ngenxa yobubi bokuhaha kwakhe ngathukuthela, ngamshaya, ngacasha. wami, wathukuthela, wahamba ngendlela yenhliziyo yakhe ephambuka. 57:18 Ngizibonile izindlela zakhe, futhi ngizomphulukisa, futhi ngizomhola, futhi buyisela induduzo kuye nakubo abalilayo. 57:19 Ngidala isithelo sezindebe; Ukuthula, ukuthula kuye okude, futhi kulowo oseduze,” usho uJehova; ngiyakumphulukisa. 57:20 Kodwa ababi banjengolwandle oluyaluzayo, lapho ayikwazi ukuphumula, kabani amanzi achitha udaka nenhlabathi. 57:21 Akukho ukuthula, kusho uNkulunkulu wami, kwababi.