U-Isaya 57:1-21
57 Olungileyo usetshabalele,Kodwa akulamuntu ozihlupha ngakho.
Abantu abaqotho bayanyamalala,*+Njalo kakho oqedisisayo ukuthi olungileyo usefile,Ngenxa yohlupho.*
2 Usethole ukuthula.
Bonke abahamba ngobuqotho bayaphumula emibhedeni* yabo.
3 “Kodwa lina sondelani eduze,Lina bantwana bomthakathikazi,Lina bantwana besifebe kanye lewule:
4 Ngubani elimenza inhlekisa?
Ngubani lo elimvulele umlomo kangaka limhoza lize limkhiphele lolimi phandle?
Kanti lina kalisibo bantwana abayizoni yini,Abantwana abangamaqili?+
5 Ayisini yini elitshiswa yimizwa lingaphansi kwezihlahla ezinkulu,+Ngaphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziluhlaza,+Libulalela abantwabenu ezigodini,+Ezingoxweni zamadwala?*
6 Isabelo sakho ngamatshe abutshelezi asesigodini.+
Yiwo kanye owaphiweyo.
Uthela kuwo iminikelo yokunathwayo uwaphe lezipho.+
Kambe kumele ngisuthiswe yizinto* lezi yini?
7 Walungisa umbheda wakho entabeni ende njalo ephakemeyo,+Waqansa wayanikela umhlatshelo khonale phezulu.+
8 Wamisa isikhumbuzo* sakho ngemva kwesivalo lomgubazi.
Wangitshiya futhi wazinqunula;Waqansa wayaqhelisa umbheda wakho.
Wenza isivumelwano lezithandwa zakho.
Wawukuthanda ukulala embhedeni wazo,+Njalo wawubuka isitho sowesilisa.*
9 Wehla waya kuMeleki* ulamafuthaLamakha amanengi.
Wathumela izithunywa zakho khatshana,Waze wehlela engcwabeni.
10 Wasebenza nzima uhamba ngezindlela zakho ezinengi,Kodwa awuzange uthi, ‘Lokhu akuncedi lutho!’
Wavuselela amandla akho.
Yikho ungakhalali.*
11 Ngubani owawumesaba futhi umqhuqhaWaze waqalisa lokuqamba amanga?+
Kawuzange ungikhumbule.+
Akulalutho owawulufaka enhliziyweni yakho.+
Bengilokhu ngizithulele ngivale owami.+
Yikho ungazange ungesabe.
12 Ngizakuveza egcekeni ukulunga kwakho+ kwamanga kanye lemisebenzi yakho,+Njalo akusoze kukuncede.+
13 Izithombe zakho owaziqoqayo kazisoze zikukhulule+Nxa usukhalela usizo.
Zonke zizaphetshulwa ngumoya,Zizaphetshulwa ngokungumoyana nje okungatsho lutho,Kodwa lowo ophephela kimi uzathola ilifa lelizwe,Intaba yami engcwele izakuba ngeyakhe.+
14 Kuzathiwa, ‘Lungisani, lungisani umgwaqo! Lungisani indlela!+
Susani loba yini engagwenxa abantu bami endleleni yabo.’”
15 Lowo Ophezulu njalo Ophakemeyo,Ohlala kuze kube nini lanini+ futhi olebizo elingcwele+ uthi:
“Ngihlala endaweni ephakemeyo lengcwele,+Kodwa ngihlala labadabukileyo labathobekileyo emoyeni,Ukuze ngivuselele umoya wabathobekileyoNgivuselele inhliziyo zalabo abadabukileyo,+
16 Phela kangisoze ngimelane labo kuze kube nini laniniKangisoze ngihlale ngizondile,+Ngoba umuntu angaphela amandla ngenxa yami,+Lezidalwa eziphefumulayo engazenzayo.
17 Ngangimzondele ngenxa yesono sakhe sokuthanda inzuzo yobuqili,+Yikho ngamtshaya ngamfihlela ubuso bami ngithukuthele.
Kodwa waqhubeka ephila njengomhlamuki,+ elandela lokho okufunwa* yinhliziyo yakhe.
18 Ngizibonile izindlela zakhe,Kodwa ngizamsilisa,+ ngimkhokhele,+Ngiphinde ngimduduze+ yena kanye lalabo abakhala laye.”+
19 “Sengisenza kube lezithelo zezindebe.
Ukuthula okungapheliyo kuzaphiwa oseduze kanye lalowo okhatshana kakhulu,”+ kutsho uJehova,“Njalo ngizamsilisa.”
20 “Kodwa abenza okubi bafanana lolwandle olugubhazela lungathuli,Olulamanzi aqhubeka ekhafula ingcekeza lodaka.
21 Abenza okubi kabalakho ukuthula,”+ kutsho uNkulunkulu wami.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “Ukuze angaluboni uhlupho.”
^ Kumbe, “bayathathwa.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo engcwabeni.
^ Kumbe, “Ngaphansi kwezingoxo zamadwala.”
^ Kumbe, “ngiziduduze ngezinto.”
^ Lokhu kungabe kwakuyisithombe sokukhonza kwamanga.
^ Lapha kungabe kutshiwo izithombe zesitho sesilisa ezazisetshenziswa ekukhonzeni kwamanga.
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “enkosini.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ungadinwa.”
^ Kumbe, “indlela efunwa.”
