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.