U-Isaya 40

¹Duduzani, libaduduze abantu bami,

²Khulumani ngomusa kulo iJerusalema,

³Ilizwi lomemezayo lithi:

⁴Zonke izigodi zizaphakanyiswa,

⁵Inkazimulo kaThixo izabonakaliswa,

⁶Ilizwi lithi, “Memeza!”

⁷Utshani buyabuna amaluba ayakhithika,

⁸Utshani buyabuna, amaluba ayakhithika,

⁹Wena oletha izindaba ezinhle eZiyoni,

¹⁰Khangelani, uThixo Wobukhosi uza elamandla,

¹¹Welusa umhlambi wakhe njengomelusi:

¹²Ngubani olinganise amanzi entendeni yesandla sakhe,

¹³Ngubani osewazwisisa imicabango kaThixo,

¹⁴Ngubani owake wacelwa nguThixo ukuba ameluleke,

¹⁵Ngeqiniso izizwe zinjengethonsi emgqonyeni;

¹⁶ILebhanoni kalaneli imililo ye-alithare,

¹⁷Phambi kwakhe zonke izizwe zinjengeze;

¹⁸Pho ngubani elingamfanisa loNkulunkulu na?

¹⁹Isithombe sibunjwa yingcwethi,

²⁰Umuntu ongumyanga onganelisiyo ukunikela ngomnikelo onjalo

²¹Kalazi yini?

²²UThixo uhlezi ebukhosini ngaphezu kwendingiliza yomhlaba,

²³Udiliza amakhosana,

²⁴Banele ukugxunyekwa nje,

²⁵“Ngubani elizangilinganisa laye na?

²⁶Phakamisani amehlo enu likhangele phezulu:

²⁷Kungani usithi, we Jakhobe,

²⁸Kalazi yini?

²⁹Abakhatheleyo uyabanika amandla,

³⁰Labatsha baphelelwa ngamandla bakhathale,

³¹kodwa labo abathemba uThixo